[A. Call to Order and Announce that a Quorum is Present.]
[00:00:05]
>> ALL RIGHT, IT IS NOW 6:30. I WILL CALL TO ORDER THE TUESDAY OCTOBER 20G9 2026 REGULAR SESSION OF THE CITY OF LEWISVILLE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
[B. Approval of Minutes]
WE DO HAVE QUORUM PRESENT. AT THIS TIME I WILL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE MINUTES. CONSIDER THE MINUTES OF OCTOBER 6TH 2026 REGULAR MEETING. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ORCHANGING TO MAKE? >> MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> OKAY MOTION BY JOSH. SECOND BY JACK.
[C. Regular Hearing]
FIRST UP A REGULAR HEARING. CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS TO I35 OVERLAY CORRIDOR SUB DISTRICT REGULATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY. BY GOVERNMENT ENTITY AND PARKING STANDARDS. ON .7 H 7291 ACRES LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS BLOCK A PART ONE PART OF THE ORICK FREEMAN EDITION. LOCATED AT 647 WEST MAIN STREET. ZONED GENERAL BUSINESS GB DISTRICT. AS REQUESTED BY JASON KILPATRICK RIDING ASSOCIATE INCORPORATED THE APPLICANT ON BEHALF OF SHELDON ANDERSON OF SEA HOLDING COMPANY LLC THE PROPERTY OWNER. CASE NUMBER 26-10-11-ALL THESTANDARD. >> GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS.
THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT NORTHWEST CORNER OF WEST MAIN STREE LAST OCCUPIED BY IHOP. THEY HAD VARIABLE RIGHT OF WAY ACQUIRED BY THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ALONG NORTH AND SOUTH AS PART OF THE I35 WIDENING PROJECT.
THIS RESULTED IN MODIFICATIONS. IT INCLUDES PARTICULAR PROVISIONS APPLIES TO PROPERTIES AFFECTED BY ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY BY A GOVERNMENT ENTITY SUCH AS TEX DOT THAT REQUIRE A TEN FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFER TO BE PROVIDED IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION AREA BETWEEN ANY PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY AND ANY PARKING LOT.
TO THIS LOT IN PARTICULAR IT APPLIES TO THE WEST AND SIDE OF THE PROPERTY FACING I35. AND TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY FACING WEST MAIN STREET.
WHICH IS NOT TECHNICALLY A TECH STOP RIGHT OF WAY.
BUT HAD TEXAS DOT ACQUIRED RIGHT OF WAY AS PART OF THE I35 WIDENING PROCESS. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TWO ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS TO ADDRESS SITE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES AND MAINTAIN THE EXISTING PARKING CONFIGURATION ON THE SITE IN ORDER TO RATE IT AS A JEWELRY STORE. THE FIRST ALTERNATIVE STANDARD REQUESTED IS AN ENCROACHMENT OF 77.92 SQUARE FEET OF PAVEMENT ONTO THE REQUIRED TEN FOOT LANDSCAPE STRIP.
THIS PRESENTS AN APPROXIMATE 23.14% MODIFICATION FROM THE REQUIRED LANDSCAPE BUFFER AREA. AND THUS REQUIRES AN ALTERNATIVE STANDARD BY THE APPROVED ZONING PLANNING COMMISSION. REQUESTED MODIFICATION MAINTAINS EXISTING PARKING LOT, FIRE LANE AND SIDE ACCESS CON FIGURESATION ON SITE AND IN ORDER TO MITIGATE REDUCTION OF LANDSCAPE APPLICANT PROPOSING ADDING 873.93 SQUARE FEET OF ADDITIONAL BUFFER LOCATED BETWEEN REQUIRED TEN FOOT BUFFER AND THE PARKING LOT SHOWN AS BLUE IN THE SITE EXHIBIT ON YOUR SCREENS RIGHT NOW.
STAFF FINDS THIS CONSISTENT WITH THE GENERAL INTENT OF APPLICABLE REGULATION. DEMONSTRATES INTENT TO PROVIDE LANDSCAPE OPPORTUNITY IN THE RIGHT OF WAY IN THE PARKING LOT WHILE CONFIRMING TO THE EXISTING PARKING LOT CONFIGURATION. AND NOT TO IMPOSE ANY UNDUE BURDEN AS PART OF THE REQUIREMENT.
AND STAFF FINDS THE REQUEST GENERALLY COMPATIBLE WITH ANY OTHER LONG TERM PLANS FOR THE PARCEL.
PERMITTED FOR THE USE AND ALTERNATIVE PLANNING BY THE ZONING COMMISSION. THIS IS THE EXTENDED PART.
LOOKING FOR AN ALTERNATIVE STANDARD.
THE NUMBER OF SPACES ON SITE. AS WELL.
THEREFORE STAFF RECOMMENDS PLANNING AND ZONING APPROVE OF THE TWO ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS. AND-- HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO? OKAY.
AND MOTION PASSES 7-0. >> COMMISSIONERS, THIS ITEM DOES NOT REQUIRE CITY COUNCIL ACTION.
THE ACTION RENDERED BY THE PNZ TONIGHT IS THE FINAL ACTION REQUIRED FOR THIS REQUEST. THANK YOU.
[D. Public Hearing ]
[00:05:03]
>> ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
CONSIDERATION OF A RECOMMENDATION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE LEWISVILLE CITY COUNCIL AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 0786-25-SUP IN ORDER TO EXPAND THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT GRANTED THEREBY TO ALLOW TWO AUTOMOBILE REPAIR MINOR USES ON PORTIONS OF AN APPROXIMATELY 0.972 ACRE TRACT.
LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS BENNETT PARK CENTRE.
LOT ONE BLOCK A LOCATED AT 519 BENNETT LANE AND ZONED LIGHT INDUSTRIAL LI DISTRICT. PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE, REPEALER, SERVERABILITY, A PENALTY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE AS REQUESTED BY CESAR CORDOVA THE TENANT AND KJS PROPERTIES LLC THE PROPERTY OWNER. CASE NUMBER 26-09-11-SUP.
>> GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. GO FIX IS A MOBILE CAR REPAIR BUSINESS LOOKING TO LOCATE WITHIN LEWISVILLE AT 519 BENNETT LANE. MOBILE CAR REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED UNDER THE AUTOMOBILE REPAIR MINOR USE AND THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE. THERE IS ALREADY A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR AUTO MOTIVE REPAIR MINOR AT THIS PROPERTY WHICH WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 8TH 2025.
THAT SUP STIPULATED THAT THE AUTOMOBILE REPAIR MINOR USE COULD ONLY APPLY TO 750 CONTINUOUS SQUARE FEET WHICH WAS THE SIZE OF THAT PARTICULAR SUITE THAT THAT BUSINESS INTENDED ON OCCUPY OING. THUS GO FIX THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING AN AMENDMENT TO THAT PREVIOUS APPROVED SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO INCREASE THIS LIMIT UP TO 1750 TO INCORPORATE THE SPACE THAT THEY INTEND ON OCCUPYING.
AS A MOBILE CAR REPAIR BUSINESS, GO FIX WILL NOT REPAIR OR MAINTAIN ANY VEHICLES ON SITE.
THE PROPOSED SUITE WHICH THEY WILL BE OCCUPYING WILL MAINLY BE USED FOR OFFICE SPACE IN THE STORAGE OF MATERIALS INCIDENTAL TO CAR REPAIR. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS SURROUNDED BY OTHER COMMERCIAL AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USES.
STAFF DOES NOT ANTICIPATE THIS USE WILL HAVE ANY DETRIMENTAL OR SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT ON THE SURROUNDING AREA.
STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT. I'M HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
>> ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF?
>> HAS THE CITY RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC INQUIRIES?
>> ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY, WITH NO QUESTIONS WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY FOR THE RECORD.
WE'LL BE HAPPY TO HEAR FROM YOU.
OKAY, NO ONE COMING FORWARD, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
COMMISSIONERS? ANYONE READY TO MAKE A MOTION?
>> MOTION TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT AS
>> MOTIONED BY JOSH. SECONDED BY RICK.
AND MOTION PASSES 7-0. >> COMMISSIONERS, THIS ITEM WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL WHO WILL HOLD A SECOND PUBLIC HEARING AND MAKE A FINAL DECISION ON MONDAY NOVEMBER 16TH 2026 AT 7 O'CLOCK P.M. THANK YOU.
[E. Announcements]
>> RICHARD, DO WE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS EVENING?
>> YES, WE DO HAVE SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS.
WE HAD A COUPLE COMMISSIONERS AND A COUNCIL MEMBER JOIN THE MAJORITY OF STAFF AT THE ANNUAL STATE PLANNING CONFERENCE HELD BY THE AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION TEXAS CHAPTER OF LOS COLINAMENT IS CONVENTION CENTRE IN IRVING.
AND ON FRIDAY, WAS THE AWARDS CEREMONY AND MANY TEXAS CITIES RECEIVED VARIOUS REWARDS. BUT I'M REALLY PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT LEWISVILLE RECEIVED A PLANNING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLANNING SILVER LEVEL FOR THE LEWISVILLE BUSINESS 121 CORRIDOR PLAN.
SO LIKE TO THANK FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR ALL OF OUR PLANNING INITI INITIATIVES.
PLANNING ALSO RECOGNIZED. THE PROGRAMS FOR TEXAS COMMUNITIES. WE RECEIVED THAT HONOUR AGAIN AND CONSISTENTLY OVER THE PAST 25 YEARS.
SO WE ARE PROUD OF THAT ACHIEVEMENT AS WELL.
>> HAS CITY STAFF PUT THAT ON SOCIALS YET?
PLEASE. IF WE CAN GET ON THAT.
[00:10:01]
I'D LOVE TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT.>> WE'LL WORK WITH THE COMMUNICATION STAFF.
>> YEAH I'M GOING TO HAVE TO PING JEN AND SAY GIVE ME
SOMETHING TO SHARE. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. I THINK THE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO SEE ESPECIALLY WITH THE 121 CORRIDOR.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE HEARD ESPECIALLY WITH 2035 NOTHING HAPPENING WITH NOTHING GOING ON.
IF WE'RE BEING RECOGNIZED FOR THOSE EFFORTS I'D REALLY LOVE
TO BE ABLE TO. >> THE IMPLEMENTATION TAKES SOMETIMES MANY YEARS OR DECADES.
JUST LIKE OLD TOWN WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON OLD TOWN FOR 30 YEARS AND IT'S STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS.
>> THAT'S GREAT. GREAT JOB GUYS.
ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE? CONGRATS. DESERVES A PAT ON THE BACK FOR THAT ONE. ALL RIGHT WE'RE RATED ADJOURN?
>> MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> THERE DWE WE HAVE GO.
>> SECOND BY RICK.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.