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Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes - 03/12/2025 P&Z Meeting March 12,2025 Minutes MINUTES PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION March 12, 2025 PRESENT: Blake Haney *Vice-Chair Michael Grassi *Member Alan Sizemore *Member Brady Enlow *Member Matt Marrs *Member Doug McCulloch •Member Jack Browne *Alternate No.1 Richard Milhollon ♦SAFB Liaison Paul Menzies, Assistant City Manager •City Staff Terry Floyd,Development Services Director •City Staff Fabian Medellin, Planning Manager •City Staff Kinley Hegglund,City Attorney •City Staff Robin Marshall,Admin Assistant •City Staff ABSENT: Jeremy Woodward *Chairman Steven Wood *Member Noros Martin *Member Aston Pecor *Alternate No.2 GUEST: Vicki Pratt,Economic Development Director •WF Chamber Tom Taylor,Councilman •City Council I. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Vice-Chairman Blake Haney at 2:01 pm. II. PUBLIC COMMENTS Vice-Chairman Haney asked if there were any comments from the public for any items not on the agenda. No one from the public had any comments. III. ADOPTION OF MINUTES Vice-Chairman Haney asked if any of the members of the Commission have a motion to approve the February 12,2025 meeting minutes. Commissioner Matt 1 P&Z Meeting March 12,2025 Minutes Marrs made the motion, and Commissioner Jack Browne seconded the motion. Vice-Chairman Haney asked if anyone from the public would like to make a comment. No one came forward with any comments. Vice-Chairman Haney then took the motion to approve the February 12, 2025 meeting minutes to a vote. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0 in favor. IV. CONSENT AGENDA Vice-Chairman Haney asked if there was anyone from the public that would like to make any comments about the consent agenda. No one came forward. Vice-Chairman Haney then asked if there were any items that were to be moved from the consent agenda to the regular agenda. Mr. Fabian Medellin stated that there were none. Vice-Chairman Haney then moved on to the regular agenda. V. Regular Agenda 1. Case R25-02—To consider an annexation zoning recommendation of a zoning designation of Light Industrial (LI) and a Land Use Plan classification of Light Industrial (LI) for a petitioned annexation at 330 & 415 Randy Road (33.18 Acres out of the Marino Carbajal Survey, A-44, Wichita County, Texas) Location: 330 & 415 Randy Drive Applicant: KBDWF, LLC. Vice-Chairman Haney opened the public hearing at 2:03 pm, and stated that no action will be taken at this time. Mr. Fabian Medellin presented the case and informed the Commission that staff had met with representatives of KBD, and also with the Economic Development Corp, to discuss the acquisition and development of the property. It was discussed that KBD would like to bring a new industrial prospect to Wichita Falls, and staff went over general development processes, procedures and guidelines for them to do their project. The subject parcel is at the end of Randy Drive, which is in the north eastern part of town. Mr. Medellin showed slides of the location of the property and pointed out that some of the land for the project is in the city limits (which is currently zoned Light Industrial), and some of it is not. The site is currently 2 P&Z Meeting March 12,2025 Minutes undeveloped. There are mesquite trees on the land, and there are some easements that run through the property. Through additional slides, it was shown that there are some neighboring properties with industrial use to the west of the subject property (Owens Corning facility and the Oncor station) and to the south of the site (Conoco Phillips Pipeline site). To the north east is undeveloped land that sits outside of the city limits (which leads up to Sheppard Air Force Base). As Mr. Medellin had mentioned, some of the proposed subject site sits within the city limits and is zoned Light Industrial (LI). As part of the annexation process, code will default any newly annexed property to the most restrictive zoning classification which is Single Family 1. In addition, it will be designated as the most restrictive Land Use Plan classification of low density residential. He suggested, for the sake of efficiency, that staff and the applicant would like to present the annexation petition with a recommendation from the Planning &Zoning Commission for industrial use of the land.A slide of a broader view of zoning districts and their boundaries was presented, which showed that the zoning districts in the area of the subject site are all light industrial or heavy industrial zoning. Mr. Medellin informed the Commission that staff received the petition annexation last month, and as part of that process (and for efficiency) we wanted to present this and get this ahead of the actual council item for the annexation. He added that only 33 acres of the subject tract are outside of city limits that are part of the petitioned annexation. Staffs request today is to make a zoning recommendation to extend the existing boundaries, to stay consistent with the portion of the tract that is within city limits, stay consistent with neighboring uses and neighboring designations, and recommending a Light Industrial district as well as a designation for a Land Use Plan of Light Industrial. With that, staff does recommend the permanent designation of Light Industrial zoning district for the property, and for a Land Use Plan classification of Light Industrial for 330 & 415 Randy Drive. Vice-Chairman Haney asked if the applicant was present and wanted to speak to the Commission.They were present, but did not make a statement. Vice-Chairman Haney opened the comments to the public, and no one came forward with any comments. Vice-Chairman Haney closed the public hearing at 2:10 pm and opened it to discussion with the Commission. Mr. Medellin gave some clarification to the Commission for the marks/lines/dashes and what they represented on the proposed annexation map that had been presented to the Commission. It was also clarified that the Oncor tract is not included in the proposed annexation. 3 P&Z Meeting March 12,2025 Minutes Commissioner Matt Marrs made the motion to recommend a zoning designation of Light Industrial (LI) and a Land Use Plan classification of Light Industrial (LI) for the petitioned annexation at 330 & 415 Randy Rd. Commissioner Jack Browne (Alt.) seconded the motion. Vice-Chairman Haney took the motion to vote, and it passed with a vote of 7-0. VI. STAFF UPDATE Mr. Medellin presented the staff update and told the Commission that at the next meeting there will be a discussion/workshop (agenda item) to look at aspects of our zoning ordinance that may need some updating, specifically with a couple of uses. Some of these will need updating because at the time the city adopted the zoning ordinances they weren't "a thing." Others may need updating because there is an oddity in the way that they are regulated or classified, and others may need updating because of case law that has now affected some of our ordinances. Mr. Terry Floyd added that some of these we will be monitoring out of the State Legislature as they are working on different bills regarding land use and different things. We first want to see what the State may or may not regulate. VII. ADJOURNMENT Vice-Chairman Haney adjourned the meeting at 2:14 pm. y92 J= y oo• ' ard, Chairm Date y-9 T F o ment Date ry , Director of Development 4