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[1. Call to Order ]
WE WILL CALL TO ORDER TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH, 2026, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING WHERE OUR FOCUS WILL BE THE BEST AND HIGHEST USE OF THE LAND OF WAXAHATCHEE, TEXAS.IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE STAND FOR THE INVOCATION, WHICH WILL BE LED BY COMMISSIONER SIMPSON.
LORD, WE COME BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING, THANKFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF WAXAHATCHEE.
WE PRAY FOR GUIDANCE AND WISDOM TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS TONIGHT.
BLESS THIS MEETING WITH CIVILITY AND PURPOSE AND GUIDE US AS WE WORK TO STRENGTHEN AND SUSTAIN THE CITY.
PEOPLE THAT HAVE SUBMITTED A PUBLIC APPEARANCE CARD MAY ADDRESS THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON ANY ISSUES.
THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE TIME FOR CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANY CONCERN WHETHER ON THIS AGENDA OR NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.
THE COMMISSION MAY NOT COMMENT OR DELIBERATE SUCH STATEMENTS DURING THIS PERIOD EXCEPT AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 5 51 0.042.
TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SPEAKERS MUST OBSERVE THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.
WE HAD ZERO PEOPLE SIGN UP TO SPEAK DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS AND WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE NEXT AGENDA.
[4. Consent Agenda ]
NEXT IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER ITEM FOUR ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION.
THERE WILL NOT BE SEPARATE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THESE MATTERS.
APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AUTHORIZES THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONER TO EXECUTE ALL MATTERS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT EACH ITEM.
ANY ITEM MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION BY ANY MEMBER OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION I MOVE TO APPROVE THE AGENDA SUBJECT TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF STAFF.
SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
MOTION CARRIES ITEMS FIVE AND SIX ON THE AGENDA.
[7. Public Hearing on a request by Jorge Restrepo, for a Specific Use Permit (SUP) for a Short-Term Rental use within a Single Family-3 zoning district located at 810 S College Street (Property ID 172443) - Owner: Jorge Restrepo (ZDC-175-2025)]
SO WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS A PUBLIC HEARING ON A REQUEST BY JORGE REPO.
UM, FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A SHORT TERM RENTAL USE WITHIN A SINGLE FAMILY THREE ZONING DISTRICT LOCATED AT EIGHT 10 SOUTH COLLEGE STREET.
OWNER JORGE REPO, ZDC DASH 1 75 DASH TWO TWO.
ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS.
SO THE APPLICANT REQUESTS TO THE PROPERTY FROM SINGLE FAMILY THREE TO SINGLE FAMILY, THREE WITH AN SUP FOR A SHORT TERM RENTAL.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT EIGHT 10 SOUTH COLLEGE STREET HAS FOUR BEDROOMS AND A DETACHED TWO CAR GARAGE.
THE GARAGE WILL NOT BE ACCESSIBLE TO THE GUESTS, BUT THERE IS SUFFICIENT SPACE IN THE DRIVEWAY TO ACCOMMODATE FOUR CARS.
UM, THERE WOULD BE A MAXIMUM OF 10 GUESTS ALLOWED.
UM, AND ECAT DOES NOT IDENTIFY THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AS A HOMESTEAD.
I MEAN, DOES IDENTIFY THE, UM, SUBJECT PROPERTY AS A HOMESTEAD AND THE APPLICANT IS AWARE THAT THE, UM, HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION HAS TO BE REMOVED BEFORE REGISTERING THE STR.
UM, SO THE EXISTING DRIVEWAY ALSO DOES NOT CONNECT FULLY TO DEBERRY STREET AND IS SEPARATED BY APPROXIMATELY SIX FEET OF GRASS.
SO, UM, THE APPLICANT IS AWARE THAT THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE CORRECTED.
UM, IT, IT NEEDS TO CONNECT TO THE STREET, THE IMPROVED SURFACE DOES, UM, AS WELL.
AND THAT THIS IS THE, UH, FRONT OF THE PROPERTY HERE AND THIS IS THE SITE PLAN.
AND SO THAT'S THE IMPROVED SURFACE WHERE THE CARS WILL BE PARKED, UM, AND AS WELL, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT, UH, APPROACH RIGHT THERE DOES NOT CONNECT ALL THE WAY TO DEBERRY STREET AND THAT'S WHAT WE'LL REQUIRE THE APPLICANT TO.
UM, CORRECT BEFORE REGISTERING THE SHORT TERM RENTAL STAFF.
UM, AT THE TIME OF THIS, UM, PUBLISHING THIS STAFF RECEIVED ZERO LETTERS OF SUPPORT OR, AND ZERO LETTERS OF APPROVAL.
AND SHOULD THE COMMISSION CONSIDER APPROVAL STAFF HAS PROVIDED CONDITIONS IN THE REPORT BOARD AND I'M SORRY,
UM, I'M OPEN TO ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS AND THE APPLICANT IS ALSO HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
DAVID, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? STAFF? DO YOU HAVE THE SATURATION MAP FOR HOW MANY SHORT TERM RENTALS ARE NEAR THIS PROPERTY? YES.
ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH DAVID.
MR. REPO, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR
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RECORD.MY CURRENT ADDRESS IS A 15 SOUTH COLLEGE STREET, SO I'M DOWN THE STREET FROM, FROM HERE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? DID Y'ALL DO THE RENOVATIONS TO THAT PROPERTY OR WAS IT LIKE THAT WHEN YOU PURCHASED IT? UH, THE HOUSE WAS ALREADY, UH, REMODELED.
UH, WE RESTORED THE FLOORS, THE WOOD FLOORS, UH, SO THOSE ARE FULLY RESTORED AND PRETTY MUCH, UH, JUST NOW IT'S FULLY FURNISHED AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT.
EVERYTHING ELSE WAS ALREADY THERE.
SO THE OWNER IS AWARE OF THE CONDITIONS AND HE'S PREPARED TO MEET THOSE CONDITIONS? YES, MA'AM.
YEAH, AND, AND THAT'S WHY WE SUBMITTED ALL THE APPLICATION AND EVERYTHING JUST TO MAKE SURE WE WERE, YOU KNOW, COUNTING EVERYTHING THAT WAS PART OF THE APPLICATION.
UM, AND SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH DAVID ON THAT AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE EVERYTHING SET IN STONE FOR IT.
SO WERE THEY LIVING THERE AS A, AND USING IT AS A HOMESTEAD? AND THEN THEY'VE THEY'VE MOVED, HAVE THEY MOVED OUTTA TOWN? THE, THE PRIOR OWNERS WERE, YEAH.
AND THEN MY BROTHER AT SOME POINT HE WANTS TO MOVE TO WAXAHATCHEE.
UH, YEAH, I LIVE DOWN THE STREET, SO IT'S A HISTORICAL HOME.
AND SO, UH, EVERYBODY, EVER SINCE WE MOVED TO WAX THE HATCH, EVERYBODY'S BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE GREENHOUSE AND HOW THEY WOULD LOVE THAT TO BE A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN STAY.
AND SO WHEN MY BROTHER, UH, BOUGHT IT FOR RIGHT NOW, HE SAID THAT THAT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA, YOU KNOW, TO, TO MAKE IT A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN STAY AND ENJOY IT.
AND SO WE RESTORED IT TO BE, YOU KNOW, LIKE A HISTORICAL EXPERIENCE.
MY WIFE DID ALL THE DESIGN AND SO WE HAVE PICTURES OF HOW IT LOOKS NOW WITH THE FURNITURE AND UH, YEAH, THAT'S KIND OF THE PLAN.
I ALREADY GOT ONE TO MOVE HERE, SO I'M HOPING THE OTHER ONE WILL MOVE HERE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER RENTAL PROPERTY? UH, I DO PERSONALLY, UH, IN, IN DALLAS.
UH, I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER HERE IN WAXAHATCHEE, BUT I DO HAVE ONE, UH, THAT WE ALSO RUN THROUGH AIRBNB AS WELL.
ARE YOUR PROPERTIES IN DALLAS, ARE THEY SHORT TERM RENTALS OR ARE THEY LONG TERM? UH, MY IS A CONDO AND I, I HAVE IT BOTH AS A SHORT TERM AND MIDTERM.
THE HOPE WITH THIS ONE IS EITHER SHORT TERM OR MIDTERM, DEPENDING ON WHAT GOES FIRST, BUT, UH, BUT YEAH, WE JUST WANNA MAKE IT AVAILABLE FOR EITHER WE, WE REALIZE THERE'S A LOT OF TOURISM HAPPENING, UM, AND I THINK THERE IS LIKE TWO OR THREE AIRBNBS ON THIS SIDE OF THE RAIL, THE TRAIL, UH, ROADS.
AND SO THIS, I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY OTHER ONE THAT HAS THIS, UH, AMOUNT OF SPACE.
AND SO WE WERE HOPING THIS COULD, YOU KNOW, BIGGER FAMILIES COULD STAY THERE.
THAT'S KIND OF THE, THE THOUGHT PROCESS.
ANY MORE QUESTIONS? THANK YOU SO MUCH SIR.
THE COMMISSION RECOGNIZES ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO HAS SUBMITTED A PUBLIC APPEARANCE CARD TO SPEAK DURING ITEM NUMBER SEVEN ZDC 1 7 5 2 0 2 5 2 5.
SPEAKERS MUST OBSERVE THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.
WE HAD ZERO PEOPLE SIGN UP TO SPEAK DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS, THEREFORE WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
[8. Consider recommendation of ZDC-175-2025]
THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.I MOVE TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF ZDC DASH 1 75 DASH 2025.
A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A SHORT-TERM RENTAL USE SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE STAFF REPORT AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND OR CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS ACCORDINGLY.
SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
OKAY, NOW FOR STAFF AND COMMISSION COMMENTS.
UM, TRINITY, WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TODAY.
ALL RIGHT, ZACH, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COMMISSIONER UNDERWOOD, UH, GO WALK SATCHIE INDIANS IN THE BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS THAT
UM, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE KNOWS THAT UM, EARLY VOTING IS TAKING PLACE RIGHT NOW AND ELECTION DAY IS TUESDAY.
ALRIGHT, I'LL SECOND THAT GO VOTE PLEASE.
COUNCILMAN, JUST QUICKLY, UH, MR. PORCH IS NOT HERE TONIGHT.
UM, HE IS TAKING THE BAR EXAM AND FINISHED HIS FIRST DAY TODAY.
SO JUST WISH JIMMY THE BEST OF LUCK AND I KNOW HE DOESN'T NEED IT.
HE IS BEEN STUDYING AND SO JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW WHERE HE IS AT.
ALL RIGHT, WELL THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYONE, AND WE APPRECIATE YOU FOR ATTENDING THIS EVENING.
AND IS THE COMMISSION'S HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO SERVE THE CITY AND THE CITIZENS OF WAXAHATCHEE? THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.