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SHALL REMOVE FROM THIS MEETING ANYBODY THAT BECOMES UNRULY OR PREVENTS US FROM CONDUCTING AN ORDERLY MEETING. THE COMMISSION MEMBERS HAVE REVIEWED EACH OF THESE ITEMS IN A PREVIOUS WORK SESSION THAT WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THE RECOMMENDATIONS WE MAKE TONIGHT WILL BE BASED ON THE WORK SESSION, AS WELL AS ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PRESENTED TONIGHT. AFTER COMPLETING THE HEARING ON EACH ITEM, THE COMMISSION WILL CONSIDER ACTION ON THE ITEM AND THE ACTION TAKEN TONIGHT ON ALL ITEMS, EXCLUDING PLATS, WILL BE IN THE FORM OF A RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL. CITY COUNCIL WILL ALSO CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARINGS ON AGENDA ITEMS, EXCLUDING PLATS, ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 20TH, 2026, IN THE THEATER OF THE WACO CONVENTION
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CENTER, 100 WASHINGTON AVENUE. THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF OUR NOVEMBER 17TH, 2025 WORK SESSION AND BUSINESS MEETINGS. ARE THERE ANY CHANGES OR ADDITIONS? SEEING NONE, THEY STAND APPROVED AS WRITTEN. THE FIRST ITEM IS Z DASH 2544[PUBLIC HEARINGS]
CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS MEETING CITY STAFF. WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDATION? DOES IT WORK? YES. ALL RIGHT. TEST. MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. AGENDA ITEM ONE IS A CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING FROM NOVEMBER 17TH, 2025 TO CONSIDER A REQUEST FROM JONATHAN CANNON OF WALKER PARTNERS TO AMEND APPROXIMATELY 10.54 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, OF THE VILLAGE PUD CONCEPT PLAN, LOCATED BETWEEN RITCHIE ROAD AND THE SINGLE FAMILY AREA, BY ONE CHANGING THE LAND USE OF 4.29 ACRES ALONG RITCHIE ROAD FROM COMMERCIAL LAND USE TO MULTIFAMILY COMMERCIAL FLEX LAND USE, AND TWO AMENDING THE PUD NARRATIVE. THE CONCEPT PUD AMENDMENT INCLUDES THE MODIFICATION OF A 4.29 ACRE AREA THAT IS CURRENTLY RESTRICTED TO COMMERCIAL LAND USE ONLY, TO ALLOW FUTURE USE AS EITHER MULTIFAMILY, RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL. IN ADDITION, THE AMENDMENT WILL ALLOW FOR THE MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL LAND USE AREAS TO HAVE THE OPTION OF DEVELOPING WITH PUBLIC STREETS AND INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTIAL LOTS WITH SHARED WALL STRUCTURES. NO INCREASES IN DEVELOPMENT DENSITY FROM THE CURRENT ALLOWABLE LAND USES ARE INCLUDED IN THIS AMENDMENT, NOR DOES IT CHANGE THE ALLOWABLE USES. THE PROPERTY ADJACENT ON THE PROPERTY ADJACENT TO THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AREA. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGES TO THE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS OR HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS. THE TOTAL AREA SUBJECT TO THE AMENDMENT LIES BETWEEN RITCHIE ROAD AND THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PORTION OF THE VILLAGE. PLANNING SERVICES RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE AMENDED CONCEPT PUD BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS.FINDING NUMBER ONE THAT IT CREATES MORE FLEXIBLE DEVELOPMENT. NET FRAMEWORK THE PROPOSED RECONFIGURATION OF THE MULTIFAMILY AND COMMERCIAL LAND USE COMPONENTS WITHIN THE PUD CREATE A MORE FLEXIBLE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY BY ADDING THE MULTIFAMILY, RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL FLEX LAND USE AND REPLACING THE EXISTING COMMERCIAL LAND USE ON THE 4.29 ACRE PARCEL NUMBER TWO COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND ZONING REGULATION. CONSISTENCY. THE PROPOSED PUD AMENDMENT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE LAND USE COMPONENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THE PURPOSES OF CHAPTER 28, ZONING CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WACO AND THE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS NUMBER THREE. SITE REGULATIONS REMAIN CONSISTENT.
THERE IS NO DEVIATION IN SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS OR REGULATIONS FROM THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED CONCEPT PUD, INCLUDING STANDARDS FOR BUILDING HEIGHT, SETBACKS, DENSITY, ETC. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS. NUMBER ONE, THE FINAL PUD MUST MEET ALL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS CONSISTENT WITH THE CONCEPT PUD PLAN AND THE SITE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PLAN REVIEW COMMITTEE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING. SITE GRADING AND DRAINAGE SIGN REGULATIONS. PARKING SITE COVERAGE. ACCESS AND CIRCULATION. LANDSCAPING, REFUSE LOCATION AND ACCESS AND FIRE PROTECTION, LOCATION AND ACCESS. AND NUMBER TWO, THE PROPERTY SHALL BE PLATTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE. PRIOR TO ISSUING BUILDING PERMITS, 231 NOTICES WERE MAILED ON NOVEMBER 6TH, 2025, INCLUDING OFFICIAL NOTICE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. ONE NOTICE WAS RETURNED IN NOVEMBER FOR THE NOVEMBER PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING IN OBJECTION, AND THEN ONE WAS SUBMITTED IN OBJECTION. AFTER THAT MEETING, HOWEVER, WE WE EMAILED THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AGAIN FOR THIS
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DECEMBER MEETING, AND WE ALSO NOTIFIED THE THREE INDIVIDUALS WHO REGISTERED TO SPEAK AT THE NOVEMBER 17TH, 2005 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. THANKS, LAURA. IS THE APPLICANT OR THE REPRESENTATIVE HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THIS ITEM? PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS CLEARLY. FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JONATHAN CANNON. I'M A CIVIL ENGINEER WITH WALKER PARTNERS, REPRESENTING THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. ADDRESS 823 WASHINGTON AVENUE. I'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE TONIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANKS. ANYONE ELSE PRESENT HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THIS ITEM? YES. MY NAME IS CHARLES HERRON.I LIVE AT 2104 STINSON COURT IN LORENA, BACK RIGHT UP TO THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO REZONE. YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE ABLE TO EXPOUND ON WHAT THE PLAN IS HERE AS FAR AS WHAT THEY'RE PLANNING ON BUILDING. CHARLES, CAN YOU ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ONLY, PLEASE, SIR? YES, YES. WELL, THAT'S WHAT I'D REALLY LIKE TO KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, IS WHAT THEY PLAN ON BUILDING BACK THERE. AND AS I STATED BEFORE, AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING, I THINK THERE'S ENOUGH APARTMENT COMPLEXES IN THAT AREA NOW, BRAND NEW ONES THAT HAVEN'T EVEN OPENED. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S IN THE PLAN AS FAR AS A MULTIFAMILY UNIT, BUT OBVIOUSLY I'D BE A BIT CONCERNED WITH A THREE STORY BUILDING LOOKING IN MY BACKYARD THAT'S PROBABLY A COUPLE FEET FROM MY BACK FENCE. AND I DON'T THINK ANY OF YOU, IF YOU'RE IN THE SAME POSITION, WOULD PROBABLY THINK OTHERWISE. THESE ARE NOT INEXPENSIVE HOUSES THAT BACK UP TO THAT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIR PLAN IS AS FAR AS WHAT THEY WANT TO BUILD OUT THERE. THEY'RE CERTAINLY ROOM OUT THERE TO PUT IN OTHER HOUSES LIKE EXIST IN THAT SUBDIVISION. OBVIOUSLY. I'M SURE THE LAND'S WORTH A LOT MORE AS A MULTIFAMILY THAN IT IS IN A SINGLE, SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT, COMMERCIAL OR RESIDENTIAL. I MEAN, THERE'S A, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF KIDS IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. I'M NOT SURE. AGAIN, I CAN ONLY ADDRESS THE PANEL, NOT THE GENTLEMAN BEHIND ME, AS TO WHAT IS PLANNED TO BE PUT IN THERE. OBVIOUSLY, IT'S ALREADY BEEN ZONED LIKE IT IS. IT'S JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT COMMERCIAL OR RESIDENTIAL AS OPPOSED TO, I MEAN, COMMERCIAL OR MULTIFAMILY AS OPPOSED TO JUST COMMERCIAL AS THE STATES.
BUT AGAIN, I KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD SOMETHING THERE. THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT.
IT'S A QUESTION OF WHAT AND HOW HIGH THOSE BUILDINGS WILL BE. SO AND DEFINITE OPPOSITION TO A 3 OR 4 STORY APARTMENT APARTMENT COMPLEX THERE. AGAIN, AS I STATE AND YOU ALL ALREADY KNOW THIS, THERE'S TWO BRAND NEW APARTMENT COMPLEXES WITHIN TWO MILES OF THAT LOCATION, VERY LARGE APARTMENT COMPLEXES. I DON'T THINK WE NEED ANY MORE OUT THERE AT THIS PERIOD OF TIME. SO ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MISS LAURA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADDRESS THE HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE ALREADY IN PLACE FOR THAT? YES. YES, SIR. SO THE CALLAN VILLAGE IS RESTRICTED TO ALL OF THE VILLAGE IS RESTRICTED TO 1 OR 2 STORIES, MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 35FT, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AREA, AS WELL AS A THREE STORY MULTIFAMILY WOULD NOT BE PERMITTED. OKAY. AND THEN ONE MORE CLARIFICATION FOR YOU, SIR.
WE NORMALLY WOULD HAVE A VISUAL UP THERE, BUT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE PLAT RIGHT UP THERE, RIGHT NEXT TO THE FENCES THAT'S ALREADY ZONED. MULTIFAMILY IS NOT A PART OF THIS PARTICULAR.
IT'S ALREADY ZONED MULTIFAMILY. OKAY. SO THAT'S NOT ACTUALLY CHANGING. THIS IS NOT ACTUALLY CHANGING ANYTHING OTHER PART OF IT. YES. OR JUST THE FRONT PART OF THAT PARCEL. AND SORRY, WE NORMALLY HAVE A PICTURE UP THERE I COULD POINT TO. YEAH. YEAH OKAY. PERFECT. SO I JUST COULDN'T I JUST COULDN'T HEAR YOU TOO. WELCOME BACK THERE. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU WERE CLEAR THAT THIS ISN'T EVEN THE PARCEL UP NEXT TO YOUR YOUR FENCE, WHICH I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN ABOUT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. IS ANYONE ELSE HERE PRESENT TO SPEAK FOR THIS ITEM? DOES ANYONE ELSE PRESENT THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AGAINST THIS ITEM? SIR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO A CHANCE TO REBUT? YES. THANK YOU. SO AS LAURA SAID THAT THAT WAS GOOD INFORMATION. SO THERE IS A HEIGHT RESTRICTION CURRENTLY IN PLACE, AND THERE'LL BE A MAXIMUM OF 35FT AT THE MOMENT. AND THEN AS FAR AS THE PLANS FOR THE PROPERTY, THERE'S NOTHING SET IN STONE YET. RIGHT NOW, THIS IS STILL PRELIMINARY WITH A CONCEPTUAL PUD. AND SO
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IF WHEN SOMETHING WERE TO MOVE FORWARD, A FINAL PUD WOULD BE SUBMITTED AT THAT TIME. AND LAURA, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, I BELIEVE THAT NOTICES WOULD BE SENT OUT AGAIN AND THERE WOULD BE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE ANOTHER LOOK AT WHAT THE FINAL PRODUCT WOULD BE. MAKING SURE YOU WANT ME TO ANSWER THAT. YES, THE FINAL PUD DOES REQUIRE PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEW. IN THE CASE OF A FINAL PUD, WE WOULD ONLY SEND OUT NOTICE TO THOSE WITHIN 200FT OF THE BOUNDARY OF THAT FINAL PUD, SO THE ENTIRE VILLAGE WOULD NOT BE NOTIFIED, BUT UP TO PAST 200FT FROM THE ACTUAL PROPERTY OF THAT DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE NOTIFIED. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.DOES ANYONE ELSE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. DEBBIE VARDAMAN I LIVE AT 2500 GLENEAGLES, WHICH IS NOT IN THE VILLAGE. IT'S IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ADJOINING. SO MY I GUESS MY CONCERN IS REALLY MORE THE TRAFFIC FLOW IN THAT AREA WITH THE ADDITION OF THE MULTIFAMILY, WE ALREADY HAVE QUITE A BIT GOING ON WITH THE RITCHIE ROAD AND THE PANTHER WAY. THAT FOUR WAY STOP IS HORRIBLE. IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO NEED A TRAFFIC LIGHT IF THEY'RE GOING TO ADD THAT MANY MULTIFAMILY UNITS GOING ON. WE HAVE THE FIRE STATION RIGHT THERE. IT PROBABLY NEEDS A POLICE STATION TO ADD THERE WITH THE THE WAY THEY SPEED DOWN RITCHIE ROAD COMING THROUGH THAT FOUR WAY STOP, IT'S HORRIBLE. SO THAT WOULD I HOPE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT GETS TO BE ADDRESSED IF AND WHEN THEY DECIDE TO ADD THAT MULTIFAMILY IN THERE. AND THEN MY OTHER QUESTION WOULD BE WITH THAT MULTIFAMILY, I THINK YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING IN THE WHEN YOU WERE READING OFF WHAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO WITH SHARED WALL STRUCTURES. I THINK WHEN THEY ADDED THE I THINK IT WAS PHASE TWO. IT'S A SECTION OF THE VILLAGE. IT'S ACTUALLY BEHIND THE THIRD STREET IN THE STONEHENGE SUBDIVISION THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE TOWNHOMES BACK THERE, WHICH I BELIEVE IS CONSIDERED THE SHARED WALL STRUCTURES THAT ENDED UP BEING ALL DUPLEXES AND THEY'RE ALL RENTED OUT. NOW, NOT NOT TO SAY THAT THEY'RE NOT NICE STRUCTURES. THEY ARE VERY NICE, BUT IT'S ALL DUPLEXES BACK THERE AND NOT TOWNHOMES, WHICH IS WHAT WE WERE TOLD ORIGINALLY. SO MY QUESTION WOULD BE, IS THIS GOING TO BE THE SAME KIND OF THING, OR IS THIS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE TOWNHOMES AND NOT DUPLEXES? SO THOSE ARE SOME CONCERNS THAT I HAVE ABOUT WHAT'S GOING TO BE PUT IN THERE. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.
THANK YOU. AS FAR AS LIKE LIKE OUR APPLICANT WAS SAYING, WE'RE REALLY NOT DIVING INTO WHAT EXACTLY IS BEING BUILT TONIGHT. THAT'S BEYOND WHAT WE'RE BEING CALLED HERE TO DO. THIS IS JUST THE ZONING OF WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO THERE. BUT THE TRAFFIC QUESTION IS A GOOD ONE, MISS DEBBIE, AND IT COMES UP OFTEN ON THESE THESE REQUESTS LIKE THIS. LAURA, REMIND ME WHEN WHEN DO THEY SOMETIMES SUGGEST A TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS OR THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS WAS DONE ORIGINALLY WITH THE LAND USE DESIGNATIONS BASED ON OUR TRAFFIC REVIEW COMMENT KIND OF PORTION OF THE 4.29 ACRES, WHICH COULD HANDLE ABOUT 64 UNITS, WHICH YIELDS ABOUT. LET'S SEE. SORRY. NEXT SENTENCE DOWN. THIS LAND USE WAS ALREADY CONSIDERED IN THE ORIGINAL TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS. ONE SHARED DRIVE APPROACH WILL BE PERMITTED ON CALLAN BOULEVARD FOR THE ENTIRE MULTIFAMILY, MULTIFAMILY, COMMERCIAL LAND USE ACREAGE.
AND THEN SOME DISCUSSION ON THE RIGHT IN RIGHT OUT DRIVE. SO THAT IS ALL REVIEWED THROUGH OUR TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT. BUT YEAH, THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS WAS DONE WHEN THE DESIGNATION WAS SET IN 2018. ALREADY. THANK YOU. MISTER APPLICANT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE? I THINK I'M GOOD. THANK YOU ALL ADDRESSED IT. THANK YOU. DOES ANYONE ELSE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THIS ITEM? DO ANY OF THE COMMISSION MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM IS NOW CLOSED. IS THERE A MOTION I MOVE THAT WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL BASED ON STAFF FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS. I SECOND, THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY MR. SMITH AND SECONDED BY MISS GIBBONS. PLEASE PULL THE COMMISSION.
GIVENS. YES. ELLIS. YES. ENGLAND. YES. INGRAM. YES. LOZANO. YES. RODRIGUEZ. YES.
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ROGERS. YES. SALOME. YES. SMITH. YES. EMBRY. YES. MOTION CARRIES. THE SECOND ITEM IS Z. DASH 25.DASH 53. WHAT IS THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MR. CHAIR? MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.
AGENDA ITEM TWO IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A REQUEST FROM MATT CARSON TO REZONE FROM C2 COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TO O3 OFFICE LIMITED COMMERCIAL DISTRICT FOR APPROXIMATELY 0.242 ACRES. DESCRIBED AS LOT ONE B BLOCK G FARM, LOT 31 FOR THE MCLENNAN COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT, KNOWN AS 2120 WASHINGTON AVENUE, THE PROPERTY IS SURROUNDED BY A MIX OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL USES, WITH THE AREA TRANSITIONING TO MORE MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THE PAST DECADE. THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY DESIGNATED AS MIXED USE FLEX, AND THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE TO O3 IS CONSISTENT WITH THAT LAND USE DESIGNATION.
PLANNING SERVICES RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST TO CHANGE THE ZONING FROM C2 TO O3, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS. NUMBER ONE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ALIGNMENT THAT THE PROPOSED ZONING IS IN KEEPING WITH THE LAND USE COMPONENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. NUMBER TWO, SUPPORTED BY EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE, THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE WILL BE ADEQUATE TO PROVIDE FOR THE USES ALLOWED IN THE O3 ZONING DISTRICT. NUMBER THREE COMPLIANCE WITH DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS. THE PROPERTY DOES MEET ALL AREA AND WIDTH REQUIREMENTS FOR THE O3 ZONING. DISTRICT FOUR COMPATIBILITY WITH SURROUNDING ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS.
THERE IS O3 IN THE VICINITY TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND FIVE IT REMEDIATES THE NON-CONFORMING RESIDENTIAL USE THAT CURRENTLY EXISTS ON THE PROPERTY BRINGS IT INTO CONFORMANCE. 37 NOTICES WERE MAILED ON DECEMBER 3RD, 2025, INCLUDING THE OFFICIAL NOTICE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. ZERO WERE RETURNED AT THE TIME OF REPORT PREPARATION. WE STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY TO DATE. THANK YOU. IS THE APPLICANT OR THE REPRESENTATIVE HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THIS ITEM? YES, SIR. IF YOU'D LIKE, YOU CAN TAKE THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. YEAH. HI. MATT CARSON. MY ADDRESS IS 2252 IDLEWILD DRIVE IN FRISCO, TEXAS. SO, YES, WE ARE REQUESTING A REZONING OF THIS PROPERTY. I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHAT ELSE I NEED TO SAY, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE SHE HAD IT COVERED PRETTY WELL. GREAT.
STICK AROUND FOR QUESTIONS, IF YOU LIKE. SURE. OKAY. DOES ANYONE ELSE PRESENT WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THIS ITEM? IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THIS ITEM? DO ANY OF MY COMMISSION MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM IS NOW CLOSED. IS THERE A MOTION MOVE THAT WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL BASED ON STAFF FINDINGS? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. SMITH AND A SECOND BY MR. LOZANO. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE POLL THE COMMISSION. CAMPBELL. YES. EVENTS. YES. ELLIS. YES.
ENGLAND. YES. INGRAM. YES. LOZANO. YES. RODRIGUEZ. YES. ROGERS. YES. SALOME. YES. SMITH.
YES. EMBRY. YES. MOTION CARRIES. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS AB 2505. WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF CITY STAFF? MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, AGENDA ITEM THREE IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A REQUEST FROM KAYLA WILLIAMS OF STEVE, INC. ON BEHALF OF THE METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOME FOR THE ABANDONMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 0.082 ACRES OF THE ALLEY KNOWN AS BARREN ALLEY, LOCATED BETWEEN NORTH FIFTH STREET AND NORTH SIXTH STREET, APPROXIMATELY 235FT SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF WEST WACO DRIVE AND NORTH FIFTH STREET.
PLANNING SERVICES RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ABANDONMENT REQUEST BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS. FINDING NUMBER ONE THAT THE ALLEY ABANDONMENT TRACT IS UNDEVELOPED AND IS NOT CURRENTLY BEING USED AS AN ALLEY NUMBER TWO. FOLLOWING ABANDONMENT, THE PROPERTY COULD BE REPLATTED WITH THE ADJACENT PARCELS TO CREATE A DEVELOPABLE
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RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OR OTHER USE, IN THIS CASE PROMOTING INFILL DEVELOPMENT. NUMBER THREE. THE ABANDONMENT OF THIS ALLEY RIGHT AWAY WILL NOT NEGATIVELY IMPACT UTILITY ACCESS FOR SURROUNDING PROPERTIES. AND NUMBER FOUR, THERE WILL BE NO ADVERSE IMPACT ON THE SURROUNDING STREET AND ALLEY SYSTEM. STAFF IS REQUESTING THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS. NUMBER ONE, ANY UTILITY LINES PRESENT WITHIN THE ABANDONMENT AREA SHALL BE ACCOMMODATED WITH RETAINED EASEMENTS DURING DEVELOPMENT, OR THE LINES MAY BE RELOCATED AT THE DEVELOPER'S EXPENSE. COORDINATION WITH THE APPROPRIATE UTILITY PROVIDER IS REQUIRED, AND NUMBER TWO, PROPERTY OWNER SHALL COORDINATE WITH WACO FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR FIRE ACCESS DURING SITE DEVELOPMENT. 13 NOTICES WERE MAILED ON DECEMBER 3RD, 2025, INCLUDING THE OFFICIAL NOTICE TO THE DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, AND ZERO NOTICES HAVE BEEN RETURNED. THANK YOU. AS THE APPLICANT OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVE HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THIS ITEM. I'M HERE, BUT I'LL JUST ANSWER QUESTIONS IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY. IS ANYONE ELSE HERE PRESENT THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR THIS ITEM? IS ANYONE PRESENT WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THIS ITEM? DO ANY OF THE COMMISSION MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM IS NOW CLOSED. IS THERE A MOTION MOVE THAT WE RECOMMEND? APPROVAL BASED ON STAFF FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. SMITH AND A SECOND BY MISS GIVENS. ANY DISCUSSION, PLEASE PULL THE COMMISSION. CAMPBELL. YES.GIVENS. YES. ELLIS. YES. ENGLAND. YES. INGRAM. YES. LOZANO. YES. RODRIGUEZ. YES.
ROGERS. YES. SALOME. YES. SMITH. YES. EMBRY. YES. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS SUBDIVISION PLAT. FINAL PLAT OF THE BLUEBONNET CROSSING ADDITION. WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY STAFF, SIR? MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. AGENDA ITEM FOUR IS A REQUEST TO CONSIDER THE FINAL PLAT OF BLUEBONNET CROSSING ADDITION. PHASE ONE. THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF WACO'S. EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.
THE 96.35 ACRE SITE IS LOCATED ALONG COTTON BELT PARKWAY, APPROXIMATELY 2800FT SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 84. THE PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT RECEIVED APPROVAL BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION UNDER THE PREVIOUS NAME OF COTTON BELT CROSSING. PHASE ONE IS COMPRISED OF 231 RESIDENTIAL LOTS FOR OPEN SPACE LOTS, ONE ACCESS LOT AND ONE NONRESIDENTIAL LOT. PLAT REVIEW WAS COMPLETED AND REVIEW LETTER WAS PROVIDED ON DECEMBER 10TH, 2025, OUTLINING THE CONDITIONS AND COMMENTS NECESSARY TO BE ADDRESSED PRIOR TO FINAL PLAT APPROVAL BEING ISSUED. PLANNING SERVICES DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS OF THE FINAL PLAT OF BLUEBONNET CROSSING PHASE ONE, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OUTLINED IN THE REVIEW LETTER DATED DECEMBER 10TH, 2025, WE WILL BE RECORDING A MEETING WITH THE DEVELOPERS TO ASSIST GOING THROUGH THOSE CONDITIONS. IS THE APPLICANT OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVE HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THIS ITEM? PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. HELLO ADRIAN DONATUCCI WEB DEVELOPMENT, 109 WEST SECOND STREET, GEORGETOWN, TEXAS. HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ALONG WITH OUR ENGINEERS FROM Y'ALL ENGINEERING. IS ANYONE ELSE HERE PRESENT WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR THIS ITEM? IS ANYONE ELSE PRESENT THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THIS ITEM? DO ANY OF THE COMMISSION MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM IS NOW CLOSED. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS? THE FINAL SECOND? WE HAVE A MOTION BY MISS SALOME AND A SECOND BY MR. CAMPBELL. ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE PULL THE COMMISSION.
CAMPBELL. YES. GIVENS. YES. ELLIS. YES. ENGLAND. YES. INGRAM. YES. LOZANO. YES.
RODRIGUEZ. YES. ROGERS. YES. SALOME. YES. SMITH. YES. EMBRY. YES. MOTION CARRIES. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM NUMBER FIVE, THE PRELIMINARY PLAT OF THE SKY COUNTRY
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ADDITION. WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF CITY STAFF? MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, AGENDA ITEM FIVE IS A REQUEST TO CONSIDER THE PRELIMINARY PLAT OF SKY COUNTRY ADDITION. LOTS ONE THROUGH NINE, BLOCK ONE. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN THE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THE CITY OF WACO. THE 31.46 ACRE SITE IS LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE ORION ROAD AND OLD SCHOOL PARKWAY INTERSECTION. THE PLAT CONTAINS NINE LOTS WITH FOUR LOTS RANGING FROM 2.02 ACRES TO 2.68 ACRES FRONTING ALONG ORION ROAD, AND FIVE LOTS RANGING FROM 4.39 ACRES TO 4.53 ACRES FRONTING ALONG OLD SCHOOL PARKWAY OR FM.HIGHWAY 3268 PLAT REVIEW WAS COMPLETED AND A REVIEW LETTER WAS PROVIDED ON DECEMBER 10TH, 2025 OUTLINING THE CONDITIONS AND COMMENTS NECESSARY TO BE ADDRESSED PRIOR TO PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL BEING ISSUED. PLANNING SERVICES RECOMMENDS APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS OF THE PRELIMINARY PLAT OF SKY COUNTRY ADDITION LOTS ONE THROUGH NINE, BLOCK ONE, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OUTLINED IN THE REVIEW LETTER DATED DECEMBER 10TH, 2025. THANK YOU LAURA, THE APPLICANT OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVE HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THIS ITEM. IS ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THIS ITEM? DO ANY OF THE COMMISSION MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM IS NOW CLOSED. IS THERE A MOTION? MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS BASED ON STAFF FINDINGS. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. ELLIS AND IT'S BEEN SECONDED BY MR. SMITH. ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE PULL THE COMMISSION. CAMPBELL.
YES. GIVENS. YES. ELLIS. YES. ENGLAND. YES. INGRAM. YES. LOZANO. YES. RODRIGUEZ. YES.
ROGERS. YES. SALOME. SMITH. YES. EMBRY. YES. MOTION CARRIES. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM NUMBER SIX. LAURA. DISCUSSION OF APPOINTMENT OF THE FORM BASED CODE SUBCOMMITTEE. I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN THE WORK SESSION. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE FOR US TO DO HERE? I WOULD JUST LIKE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPOINT NATHAN EMBRY, THOMAS ELLIS, JANESSA GIVENS, MEG SALOME AND CHASE SMITH AS OUR FORM BASED CODE SUBCOMMITTEE. GREAT. SO MOVED.
SECOND, I THINK OUR NEWEST COMMISSIONER GOT THE SECOND. AND SO THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY MR. SMITH, AND IT'S BEEN SECONDED BY MR. SCOTT ROGERS. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? PLEASE PULL THE COMMISSION. CAMPBELL. YES. GIVENS. YES. ELLIS. YES. ENGLAND. YES.
INGRAM. YES. LOZANO. YES. RODRIGUEZ. YES. ROGERS. YES. SALOME. YES. SMITH. YES. EMBRY.
YES. MISS. LAURA. THAT LOOKS LIKE IT CONCLUDES THE AGENDA. ANYTHING ELSE? FOR THE GOOD OF
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THE GROUP. WISH EVERYBODY A SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS. WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT YEAR. AND I'D LIKE TO THANK OUR WACO PD OFFICER FOR KEEPING US SAFE EVERY MEETING. SO WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. THIS MEETING IS* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.