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I NEED YOU TO GET ME.[I. CALL TO ORDER]
THIS IS THE MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, AND I THINK IT IS NOW 5:32, SO WE'RE READY TO OPEN THE MEETING.MS. ARIES, WE'LL START WITH YOU.
I THINK WITH THE MINUTES, AM I CORRECT? UM, WE WILL START.
PEACHE, YOU WANT TO GIVE US THE INVOCATION TODAY, SIR?.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH YOU STAND, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD.
LET THE RECORDS REFLECT THAT WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.
READY FOR UNFINISHED BUSINESS, MS. ARIES? THERE IS NONE, COMMISSIONER.
[VI. CONSENT AGENDA ]
CONSENT AGENDA.OH, AND ALSO THE MINUTES THAT I HAVE SEPARATE FROM YOUR AGENDA ARE THE CORRECT MINUTES.
IT TOOK US A WHILE TO KIND OF TRANSCRIBE THE MINUTES, BUT WE FINALLY GOT IT.
SO THE ONES THAT ARE SEPARATE FROM THE AGENDA ARE THE MINUTES.
I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND IT'S BEEN SECONDED THAT WE ACCEPT THE MINUTES WITH THE CORRECTION, CORRECT? YES, SIR.
NOW, ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN AND CO-CHAIRMAN.
SO - I WOULD LIKE TO - THE FLOOR IS NOW OPEN FOR NOMINATIONS.
I'D LIKE, I, I MOVE THAT WE NOMINATE, I MOVE AND I NOMINATE DR.
UH, OUR MEETINGS HAVE BEEN GOING VERY WELL AND I SEE NO NEED FOR THEM TO NOT - I SECOND.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT DR.
TAVIL REMAIN THE, UM, CHAIRMAN OF OUR COMMISSION.
WE HAVE ONE OPPOSITION, BUT YOU LOSE.
REALLY? YES, SHE'S RES - SHE OFFICIALLY RESIGNED.
SO WE CAN MAKE ANOTHER NOMINATION.
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY, DR.
TAVIL? NO, JUST THAT I HAVE ENJOYED WORKING WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, MS. ARI MILO, MS. VICTORIA HERNANDEZ, AND YOUR SECOND IN COMMAND BOSS, MR. LARRY.
YOU GUYS HAVE REALLY BEEN A PLEASURE IF I WERE TO WORK AGAIN OR PAY AS IT WOULD BE IN YOUR DEPARTMENT.
MAY I ASK HOW MANY YEARS YOU SERVED, DINA? PLUS SIX MONTHS.
WELL, LET US THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
AND WE WISH YOU GOD SPEED AND, UM, AT THE NEXT LEVEL.
WELL, WE'RE BACK TO NOMINATING AGAIN FOR CHAIRPERSON.
ANY NOMINATIONS? ANY MOTIONS FOR ANY NOMINATIONS FOR CHAIRMAN? CAN I MAKE A NOMINATION? YEAH.
I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE ZALIMA ESCOBEDO.
WE HAVE ONE NOMINATION FOR MS. ZALIMA ESCOBEDO.
ARE YOU DECLINING OR YOU STILL WANT YOUR NAME ON THE LIST HERE? I'M GONNA DECLINE, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ROOSEVELT PITRE AS OUR CHAIRPERSON.
UH, ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? IF NOT, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? OKAY, THE AYES HAVE IT.
UH, I NOMINATED YOU BECAUSE I BELIEVE YOU IN YOU.
AND I NOT, I DID NOT KNOW YOU WAS GOING, BUT I, UNTIL YOU SAID IT, BUT I STILL, I NOMINATED YOU AHEAD OF TIME,
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OR I WANTED YOU BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN YOU, DOC.AND, UM, UH, SO AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I'M GONNA ASK FOR ANY NOMINATIONS FOR CO-CHAIR.
[VII. NON-CONSENT AGENDA ]
SO UNDER - NON-CONSIDER AGENDA, UH, PUBLIC HEARING.CAN WE SAY, CAN WE JUST SAY SOME WORDS BECAUSE I'M STILL BAFFLED THAT DR.
I ALMOST WANNA CRY, SO I'M NOT GONNA SAY ANYTHING ELSE BECAUSE I'LL CRY.
THE PROPERTY OWNER IS THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR.
THE SURVEY IS RSL TECH SURVEYORS AND ENGINEERS.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED NORTHWEST OF 4TH STREET AND SOUTH OF AUSTIN AVENUE, JK PARCEL NUMBER 89063.
THE REQUEST TYPE IS AN APPROVAL OF A REPLAT IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER A RE-PLAT REQUEST FOR THE FOLLOWING: REPLAT OF ALL OF LOTS 13 THROUGH 24, BLOCK 139, CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, THE NEW TRACK NAME.
TRACK 13-8, RE-PLAT OF ALL OF LOTS 13 THROUGH 24.
BLOCK 139, CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS.
THE LOT DIMENSIONS ARE 300 FEET BY 140 FEET, TOTALLING INTO 42,000 SQUARE FEET.
THE TOTAL ACREAGE IS 0.9651 ACRES OF LAND.
THE CURRENT ZONING IS THE DOWNTOWN CORE DISTRICT.
THE ABUTTING ZONES, NORTH, EAST, AND WEST ARE THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT AND SOUTH IS PLANNED DEVELOPMENT 11.
AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPLAT IS TO COMBINE ALL LOTS FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS.
AN APPLICATION FOR A RE-PLAT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND ZONING ON OR AROUND OCTOBER 1ST, 2026.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS RE-PLAT IS TO COMBINE ALL LOTS FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.
ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8TH, 2026, NINE NOTICES WERE MAILED TO ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN A 200-FOOT RADIUS AND PUBLISHED IN A PORT OUT THE NEWSPAPER A MINIMUM OF 15 DAYS BEFORE THE P&Z HEARING SCHEDULED FOR TODAY, NOVEMBER 2ND, 2026.
AND THAT IS ALL, COMMISSIONERS.
I'M OVERLOOKING SOMETHING, BUT YOU HAVE R23-33 AND IT SHOULD BE R26-32.
AM I CORRECT? ON WHICH ONE? ON THE FIRST ONE.
WHAT PAGE ARE YOU ON? UM - ONE OF NINE.
IS IT ONE OF NINE? I HAVE, THAT'S ALL.
ONE OF NINE, 26-32, CORRECT? YES.
UH, THIS IS THE CITY'S PROPERTY.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE PLANS ARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT? I HAVE NO IDEA.
I JUST KNOW THAT THEY'RE PLATTING IT FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AND, UM, I'M NOT SURE, BUT I CAN ASK PAM AND GET BACK WITH YOU - OKAY.
IF THERE ARE ANY FUTURE PLANS.
BUT MOST TIME THEY'RE JUST PLATTING THE PROPERTY WITH, UM, NO PLAN AT ALL.
BUT, UM, IT'S, IT'S SMARTER SOMETIMES TO JUST PLAT IT.
QUESTIONS? NO, WHAT DIFFERENCE DID IT MAKE TO SEND NINE NOTICES SINCE IT'S ALREADY OWNED BY THE CITY? WHO WERE THE NOTICES, THE SURROUNDING? YEAH, THE SURROUNDING AREAS.
THERE ARE SOME PROPERTY OWNERS, UM, AROUND THE AREA THAT AREN'T THE CITY.
UM, YES, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF CORPORATIONS AND JUST REGULAR PROPERTY OWNERS THAT I'M LOOKING AT, UM, THAT DO OWN SOME OF THE PROPERTY, UM, AROUND THE AREA.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION.
ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE NO DISCUSSION ON THE FAVOR SIDE? AYE.
THE PROPERTY OWNER IS BEATRICE THOMAS.
THE SURVEYING COMPANY IS CELLTEX SURVEYORS AND ENGINEERS.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 4433 AND 4435 LEWIS DRIVE, JCAD PARCEL NUMBER 63852.
THE REQUEST TYPE IS AN APPROVAL OF A REPLAT IN THE MARION EDITION NUMBER TWO.
THE PLAN AND ZONING COMMISSION IS BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER A RE-PLAT REQUEST FOR THE FOLLOWING: REPLAT OF ALL OF LOT ONE, MARIAN EDITION NUMBER TWO, CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS.
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NAMES, TRACKS 1-A AND 1-B, RE-PLAT OF ALL OF LOTS 13 THROUGH 24, BLOCK 139, CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS.THE LOT DIMENSIONS ARE 200 FEET BY 100 FEET, TOTALLING INTO 2,000, 20,000 SQUARE FEET.
THE TOTAL ACREAGE IS 0.458 ACRES OF LAND.
THE CURRENT ZONING IS MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
THE ABUTTING ZONES ARE NORTHWEST AND SOUTH MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND EAST COMMERCIAL RETAIL.
AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPLAT IS TO DIVI - DEFINE AND DIVIDE INTO TWO LOTS FOR EXISTING DUPLEXES.
AN APPLICATION FOR A REPLAT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND ZONING ON OR AROUND OCTOBER 9TH, 2026.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPLAT IS TO DEFI- DEFINE AND DIVIDE INTO TWO PLOTS FOR EXISTING DUPLEXES.
ON OCTOBER 19TH, 2026, 14 NOTICES WERE MAILED TO ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN A 200-FOOT RADIUS AND PUBLISHED IN THE PORT ARTHUR NEWSPAPER A MINIMUM OF 15 DAYS BEFORE THE PNZ PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR TODAY, NOVEMBER 2ND, 2026.
AND THAT'S ALL, COMMISSIONERS.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? IT'S A MOTION TO APPROVE.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
UM, WHERE IS THIS PROPERTY? IT'S ON THE CORNER OF LEWIS DRIVE AND TRINITY.
SO IT'S ACTUALLY TWO DUPLEXES SITTING ON ONE LOT.
AND SO WHAT THE PROPERTY OWNERS WERE TRYING TO DO IS MAKE IT RIGHT BY, UM, ACTUALLY, UM, DIVIDING THAT LOT INTO TWO, BECAUSE YOU CAN'T HAVE TWO SETS OF DUPLEXES ON ONE LOT.
SO THEY WERE, THEY WERE TRYING TO MAKE IT CORRECT, UM, ACTUALLY FOR A SALE SO THEY CAN COMPLETE A TRANSACTION.
SO, BUT, UM, WE DID GUIDE THEM THROUGH THE PROCESS TO LET THEM KNOW THEY ARE NOT COMPLIANT LEGALLY, SO THEY JUST WANTED TO FIX THE, UM - THE ISSUE? YES, MA'AM.
THERE ARE TWO DUPLEXES ALREADY ON HERE? YES.
AND TWO DUPLEXES SITTING ON IT, WHICH IS, IS NOT CONFORMING.
SO THEY'RE JUST DIVIDING IT SO THAT IT CAN LEGALLY CONFORM.
SO LEGALLY, ONCE THEY CONFORM - UH-HUH.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY.
UM, THERE ARE NO OTHER CONSENT ITEMS. STAFF REPORT.
THERE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A MEETING ON NOVEMBER 16TH, BUT WE DID MISS THE DEADLINE FOR, UM, PUBLICATION.
UM, SO WE WILL HAVE OUR MEETING THE FIRST MONDAY IN DECEMBER.
AND I WILL BE SURE TO COMMUNICATE, UM, THAT INFORMATION TO YOU ALL ONCE WE GET ALL THE REPORTS AND EVERYTHING TOGETHER.
IS THAT THE FIRST MONDAY IN DECEMBER? THE FIRST MONDAY IS A TUESDAY.
THE FIRST MONDAY WOULD BE FOLLOWING THE NEXT WEEK BECAUSE THE FIRST IN DECEMBER, I DON'T THINK IS ON THE MONDAY.
OH, THE FIRST MONDAY IN DECEMBER.
SO IT'D BE NOVEM - DECEMBER 7TH.
NOT THE, NOT DECEMBER 1ST, BUT THE FIRST MONDAY IN DECEMBER, WHICH IS DECEMBER 7TH.
AND OF COURSE, I'LL SEND REMINDERS AND REPORTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT TO YOU ALL, UM, BEFOREHAND.
OH, AND MR. DIXON, IF YOU WANT YOUR, UM, AGENDA DELIVERED, HAND DELIVERED, JUST EMAIL ME YOUR ADDRESS AND WE'LL GET IT TO YOU.
BUT IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH EMAIL, WE'RE OKAY WITH IT TOO.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE A MEETING THE THIRD MONDAY OF DECEMBER? UM, WE M - WE MAY.
UM, WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANYTHING IN YET FOR IT, BUT, UM, AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE ARE HAVING A MEETING DECEMBER 7TH.
BUT I'LL LET YOU KNOW, OF COURSE, WHEN DECEMBER 16TH ROLLS AROUND.
SO WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE THE OTHER NOVEMBER MEETING? RIGHT.
FOR NOVEMBER THIS ONE HERE, THIS MEETING.
A COUPLE THINGS I WANNA MENTION, UH, IS THE BYLAWS.
UH, THAT WE GET A COPY OF THE BYLAWS.
SO WE CAN START GETTING SOME INPUT.
I DO KNOW, UM, LARRY DID DRAFT SOME BYLAWS.
THEY ARE IN THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, AND I WILL TOUCH BASES WITH HER ON THAT AND SEE WHERE SHE'S MOVED AT WITH THAT.
AND IF YOU DON'T MIND, IF YOU CAN ASK THE MEMBERS - YES.
IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN HOUSTON.
WE HAVE THAT NATIONAL - UH-HUH.
AND MAYBE WE CAN ASK THEM IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN THAT.
DID YOU ALL RECEIVE THAT EMAIL FOR THE, UM, APA NATIONAL IN HOUSTON IN APRIL? WE DID.
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KNOW VICTORIA'S ACTIVELY WORKING ON IT WITH THE CITY MANAGER, SO, UM, I'LL ASK HER AGAIN TOMORROW.I DON'T THINK, UH, MR. DIXON WAS HERE AT THE TIME THOUGH.
WELL, WE WILL, UM, GET THAT EMAIL SENT OUT AGAIN, BECAUSE WE DEFINITELY DON'T WANNA LEAVE YOU OUT, FOR SURE.