Central Wichita Falls Revitalization Area Committee Minutes - 01/21/2025 MINUTES
Central Wichita Falls Neighborhood Revitalization Committee
January 21, 2025
PRESENT:
Councilor Robert Brooks •Councilor
Wendy Browder •Vice Chair
Councilor Whitney Flack •Councilor
Larry Fox •Member
Jose Garcia •Member
Mike Mitchell •Chairman
Nadia Menchaca •WFAAC Liaison
Terry Floyd, Development Services Director •City Staff
Kinley Hegglund, City Attorney •City Staff
Fabian Medellin, Planning Manager ♦City Staff
Christal Cates, Neighborhood Revitalization Coordinator •City Staff
Alex Borrego, Code Enforcement Administrator •City Staff
Mike Moreno, Code Enforcement Officer •City Staff
ABSENT:
Andrea Robles •Member
Ann Arnold-Ogden •Member
GUEST:
Doug McCulloch, Planning&Zoning Commissioner •Guest
Steve Wood, Planning&Zoning Commissioner •Guest
Heather Langford •Guest
Mr. & Mrs. Ricky Lowe, Developer •Guest
David Lee ♦Guest
Don Caldwell •Guest
Jack Browne •Guest
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Mike Mitchell called the meeting to order at 1:31 p.m., and all attendees
were introduced.
II. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Chairman Mitchell asked if any members of the public wished to speak. Mr. Alex
Borrego, Code Enforcement Administrator, introduced Mr. Mike Moreno, Code
Enforcement Officer for the Heart of the Falls Neighborhood Revitalization Area.
III. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES
Chairman Mitchell asked if there were any public comments regarding the minutes.
With no comments, Chairman Mitchell made a motion to approve the minutes from
January 7th, 2025, as presented. City Councilwoman Whitney Flack seconded. The
motion passed unanimously, 6-0.
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IV. REGULAR AGENDA
1. Zoning in the Neighborhood Revitalization Area
Staff briefly reviewed the zoning districts located within the Heart of the Falls
Neighborhood Revitalization Area and the uses that those districts allowed.
Staff asked if the Committee had any recommendations for expansions of those
zoning districts. The Committee asked if staff had any recommendations for
consideration. Mr. Fabian Medellin stated he believed the General Commercial
(GC) zoning district along 9th Street through 11'h Street should be extended down
9th Street to change what was currently zone Limited Commercial (LC). The
Committee, staff, and Planning and Zoning Commission members present
discussed the uses allowed under both zoning districts and the potential impacts
those could have on the neighborhood. After much discussion, the Committee
agreed to extend the General Commercial (GC) zoning district over what was
currently zoned as Limited Commercial (LC), from north to south, 9th and 10th
Street, from west to east, Polk Street to 2600 and 2601 9th Street, east of Kemp
Boulevard.
The next area discussed was centrally located inside the revitalization area that is
predominantly zoned Single Family-2 (SF-2) Residential. Some areas along
Harrison are primarily zoned Limited Commercial (LC) with only a couple of gaps
zoned Single Family-2 (SF-2). The same issue exists on a portion of Monroe
Street. After discussions, the Committee agreed to extend the Limited Commercial
(LC) zoning district to the entire length of the east portion of Harrison Street and
both sides of Monroe Street from Avenue H, north to Avenue E.
Another area suggested was the expansion of Limited Commercial (LC) along
Kemp Boulevard, running south from 10th Street north to Seymour Highway, to fill
the zoning gap. City Attorney, Kinley Hegglund stated the zoning area south of 10th
Street that was currently zoned as Commercial Corridor (CC) stipulated the
allowance of General Commercial (GC) uses but also had building material
requirements. The State of Texas no longer allows municipalities to regulate the
use of specific building materials, essentially making the Commercial Corridor (CC)
General Commercial (GC) in all but name. After discussions, staff and the
Committee agreed it would make sense for the community to change the
Commercial Corridor (CC) zoning to General Commercial (GC); therefore, the new
zoning designation would be along Kemp Boulevard, from Avenue M north to
Avenue C, and Limited Commercial (LC) from 8th Street to Seymour Highway.
The last area discussed was the Limited Commercial (LC) zoning district running
east to west along the north side of Kell Boulevard. There were currently a couple
of properties in gaps that had the Single Family-2 (SF-2) Residential zoning. Staff
stated that along the busy highway, most properties were being rezoned to either
Limited Commercial (LC) or General Commercial (GC). There was much discussion
regarding the intense uses allowed by General Commercial (GC) zoning versus
Limited Commercial (LC) and potential negative and positive impacts to the
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neighborhood. The Committee decided to leave the zoning as is was along Kell
Boulevard for the time being.
Staff advised they would have proposals from all previous meetings for the
Committee to vote on recommendations to the City Council at the next regular
meeting for Neighborhood Revitalization.
V. OTHER BUSINESS
a. Wichita Falls Alliance for Arts and Culture & Bridwell Park Update:
Nadia Menchaca from the Alliance for Arts and Culture stated a Request for
Qualifications (RFQ) for the Bridwell Park Futsal Court Mural Project had been
released. Ms. Menchaca stated it would be open for 6 weeks while the WF
Alliance staff reviewed applications to ensure artists were eligible for the
project and will then contact City staff to schedule a time to review the eligible
applications from potential artists.
VI. ADJOURN
Staff advised the next regularly scheduled meeting would be on Tuesday, February
4(", 2025 at 1:30 pm at the Travel Center Conference Room.
Chairman Mitchell adjourned the meeting at 2:45.
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