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Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes - 06/10/2026 MINUTES PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION June 10, 2026 PRESENT: Jeremy Woodward •Chairman Blake Haney •Vice-Chair Brady Enlow •Member Michael Grassi •Member Matt Marrs •Member Doug McCulloch •Member Naomi Barron •Alternate#2 Councilor Tom Taylor •Council Liaison Teresa Rose •SAFB Liaison Paul Menzies, Assistant City Manager •City Staff Fabian Medellin, Director of Development Services •City Staff Rita Miller, Assistant Director of Development Services •City Staff Kinley Hegglund, City Attorney •City Staff Monica Aguon, Deputy City Attorney ♦City Staff Pat Hoffman, Property Management Administrator •City Staff Christal Cates, Neighborhood Revitalization Coordinator Planner II •City Staff Ricky Branum, Development Coordinator Public Works •City Staff Robin Marshall, Admin Assistant •City Staff ABSENT: Alan Sizemore •Member Jack Browne •Member Lisa Stephens-Musick •Member Luz Lerma •Alternate el I. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairman, Mr. Jeremy Woodward, at 2:00 p.m. II. PUBLIC COMMENTS Chairman Woodward asked if there were any comments from the public for items not on the agenda. No one came forward to make any comments. III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Chairman Woodward called for a motion to adopt the May 13, 2026, minutes. Commissioner Matt Marrs made a motion to approve the minutes as presented and Commissioner Blake Haney seconded the motion. With no comments from the public or the Commission, the motion passed unanimously with a vote of 7-0 in favor. IV. REGULAR AGENDA C 26-10 2210 Grant Street— Office over 1,200sf. Consider taking action on a request to allow for an office over 1,200 sf. in a Limited Commercial (LC)zoning district. Applicants: Harrison & Jessica Paull Ms. Christal Cates presented the case informed the Commission that staff met with Mr. & Mrs. Paull for a pre-development meeting. The meeting included discussion of rehabbing the warehouse building and demoing the primary structure to make way for Mrs. Paull's CPA business. Staff advised the clients that the property is located in a Limited Commercial zoning district and an office that is larger than 1,200 square feet in size will need a conditional use approval from the Commission. The location of the property and photos of the site were shown to the Commission. The property is a unique shape and located in the central area of town, southwest of the Grant Street/Avenue M intersection. A site plan that Mr. Paull submitted was presented to the board showing the proposed structure that showed the interior plans for the building that would be used for the CPA business. (The business will be mostly by appointment only.) The square footage of the building will be approximately 1,329 sf and an additional 10-foot lean-to will be located off the front of the building which will be utilized for covered parking. Current photos of the property were shown, which showed the area where they had the one building Demolished. Ms. Cates spoke about the retail sales and warehouse across the street from the subject site and noted that the structures that are/were on the Paull's property were legally nonconforming structures. Ms. Cates pointed out the distance between the storage building and the home next to it. There was a nonconforming status because that is a single-family residential use there. Typically, there is a required increased setback, but the nonconforming status was there because these structures were built about 45 years before the city adopted their zoning ordinances, so it is considered to be legally nonconforming. After the Paull's took ownership of the property, they realized that the warehouse could not be rehabbed. There was a lot of deterioration which deemed the building unsafe, so they obtained a demo permit and ended up demoing both structures. When they demolished the warehouse, they lost that nonconforming use, so now they would have to have an increased setback of 30 feet from the residential use which is in our ordinance. That is when staff gave him his options, and the best option would be petitioning the Zoning Board of Adjustments for a reduction in that 30-foot increased setback because the lot overall is very small. It would be difficult for any development there. In addition, staff asked for a reduction of five feet from the front setback. So, instead of the required 25-foot setback it would have a 20- foot setback. Ms. Cates said the request for the change in setbacks will be going in front of the Zoning Board of Adjustments the following week. Staff sent notifications to the 24 surrounding properties within that 200-foot notification area and only received one response which was in favor of the development. 8 Ms. Cates informed the board that staff does recommend the approval of this request to allow for an office that exceeds the 1,200 square foot maximum limit in a Limited Commercial zoning district, contingent on their approval with their variance case, with the following conditions: • The subject property must submit a site plan for review, subject to the standards of Section 7100, which does comply with all the required site improvements and building codes. • The applicant must provide and maintain adequate parking for the development. • Any lighting shall be directed away from single-family residential dwellings and roadways. Chairman Woodward asked if the applicant would like to add anything, and he came forward and gave a brief overview of the planned CPA office/business. Discussion was opened to the public but had no additional comments. A motion to approve case C26-10 was made by Commissioner Matt Marrs and seconded by Commissioner Blake Haney. Chairman Woodward took the motion to vote, and it passed 7-0. C 26-11 3101 Armory Road — Non-conforming use Consider taking action on a request to allow for a reinstatement of a non- conforming use in a General Commercial (GC)zoning district. Applicants: Pigg Towing A motion to approve case C26-11 was made by Commissioner Brady Enlow and seconded by Commissioner Blake Haney. Ms. Cates stated that staff met with Jeremy Pigg to discuss reopening the development that was previously the site of Big Daddy's Towing, which did have an approved conditional use permit in 2016. The permit that was approved was for outside storage, which she noted is not a use staff would approve for current use. Staff advised Mr. Pigg that since the previous use had ceased for more than two years that he would have to come back before the Planning and Zoning Commission to get an approved conditional use to reinstate that non-conforming use. She showed photos of the site and explained that it is located in the southwest part of Wichita Falls, south of the Jacksboro Highway/Armory Road intersection. The photos showed the neighborhood around the property and pointed out that there are some scattered residential uses to the north and west, and there is an adolescent home for kids nearby. Also noted were some vacant uses to the south. Additional views of the site were shown to the board, and Ms. Cates informed the board that the property is in the General Commercial zoning district. s Staff researched the impacts to the surrounding neighborhood and the citizens there, and the most intense use would be the storage of impounded vehicles. There is a fence currently on the property, and the owner plans to make some more improvements to the site as well. Staff reviewed the conditional use under criteria under Section 7235 and found it does meet compatibility in the neighborhood with no negative impacts to the surrounding neighbors. Twenty-nine notices were sent out to the surrounding property owners within 200 feet, and we received two responses back, which were in favor of this petition. Staff does recommend the approval of the conditional use to allow reinstatement of nonconforming use in the General Commercial zoning district, with the following conditions: • An outdoor storage yard shall be kept and maintained in such a manner that it will not hinder or obstruct firefighting operations. • Access to each area of storage shall be provided by means of a roadway and/or aisle as required by the Fire Chief. • Areas around or under outdoor storage materials or buildings shall be kept free and clear of accumulations of grass, weeds, brush, or other uncultivated vegetation. • The outdoor storage must be on an improved surface. Gravel shall be considered for the outdoor storage yard. • Lights provided to illuminate any parking facility or paved area should be designed to reflect away from any residential use and/or the public street. • Obtain all necessary permits in accordance with city ordinances and the adopted building code provisions. • And prior to the storage of inoperable vehicles, parts, items not exempt from screening requirements, a 6-foot solid screening device approved by the Planning Division shall be installed to obscure the view of the stored items. Gates to access storage yards less than 20-foot wide are not required to be screened. Chairman Woodward offered the applicant to add any additional comments, and he just added that they are excited to start cleaning up the property. Chairman Woodward opened the floor to any public comments, and with nothing added discussion among the Commission was opened up. The only question was in regard to the screening and it was verified that screening would be in place. Chairman Woodward took the motion to vote, and it passed 7-0. Chairman Woodward informed the Commission that cases C26-12, 13, 14 & 15 will be heard together because they are very similar in nature, but each case will need to have a separate motion and will be voted on individually. Ms. Cates started the presentation by explaining that each of the four following cases has the exact building footprint, as the owners plan on building the same duplex on each property. The properties are all within the same block as well. Two of the properties are adjacent to each other (1507 & 1509 31st Street), and the other two properties are directly across the street from each other (1514 & 1515 31 st Street). Views of each of the properties were shown, as well as zoning/land 10 use maps that showed the properties are all located in the Single Family-2 zoning district. Properties near the proposed sites were shown that included some light industrial uses, warehousing, manufacturing, a veterinary clinic and an apartment complex. The following number of notices were sent out to property owners within 200 feet of each site: 1507 31st Street—28 Notices; Zero responses 1509 31st Street—32 Notices; Zero responses 1514 31st Street—30 Notices; Zero responses 1515 31st Street—34 Notices; Zero responses After researching the neighborhood petitions, staff believe that the developments are conforming and will fit with no negative impacts on the utilities or surrounding uses there. Staff does recommend approval to allow a duplex at 1507, 1509, 1514, and 1515 31st Street, with the following conditions that will be for each property: • The applicants must provide and maintain adequate parking for the development, and the structure must comply with all applicable building codes, regulations, permitting, and inspections leading to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. Mr. Patrick Kemp spoke on behalf of the owners, and thanked the Commission for their time, and then spoke of other similar developments that they have had. They are trying to improve the neighborhood by creating high end housing offered at low cost to the renters. Chairman Woodward opened the floor to comments from the public, and then to the Commission but there were no additional comments from either. A motion for each case was made, and a vote was taken separately for each request. C 26-12 1507 31st Street - Duplex A motion to approve case C26-12 was made by Commissioner Matt Marrs and seconded by Commissioner Blake Haney. Chairman Woodward took the motion to vote, and it passed 7-0. C 26-13 1509 31st Street - Duplex A motion to approve case C26-13 was made by Commissioner Matt Marrs and seconded by Commissioner Blake Haney. Chairman Woodward took the motion to vote, and it passed 7-0. C 26-141514 31st Street - Duplex A motion to approve case C26-14 was made by Commissioner Matt Marrs and seconded by Commissioner Blake Haney. Chairman Woodward took the motion to vote, and it passed 7-0. C 26-15 1515 31st Street - Duplex A motion to approve case C26-15 was made by Commissioner Matt Marrs and seconded by Commissioner Blake Haney. Chairman Woodward took the motion to vote, and it passed 7-0. V. EXECUTIVE SESSION Chairman Woodward announced the time of 2:22 p.m. on June 10, 2026, and the Planning and Zoning Commission would recess the open meeting and convene in a closed executive session pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Texas Open Meetings Act to discuss privileged legal advice on how recent laws impact procedural due process and the commission's potential legal liabilities. The Chairman then announced that the Planning and Zoning Commission had completed its executive session. The time was 3:14 p.m. on June 10, 2026, and declared the open meeting reconvened. VI. ADJOURN Chairman Woodward adjourned the meeting at 3:15 pm. K-- -,4011.1"' 7j8 ice ydw.rd-Chairman Date - --- __----n— 7-8-2.L n Medellin, AICP— Director of Development Services Date 12