Hello Friends!
I want to welcome all residents to the ground breaking ceremony for the new City Hall Annex on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at 9:00 AM. It will be located at 410 South Rogers St., across the street from City Hall. This new building is a massive undertaking and will there to serve the citizens of Waxahachie for many, many years to come. I hope to see you there!
Now, let's get in to this week's meetings!
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Monday, October 11, 2021
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8:30 AM - Firemen's Relief & Retirement Board of Trustees Regular Meeting
Waxahachie Fire Station #2
1601 Cleaver St.
Agenda Packet: https://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/document-uploads-001/uploads/video/agenda_file/141239/10-11-21_FR_R_Agenda_Packet.pdf
This seems to be a pretty important meeting for our fire fighters.
5 - Canvass and accept firefighters' vote on Amendments #8, #9, #10 and #11
6 - Discuss and act on Amendment #8
7 - Discuss and act on Amendment #9
8 - Discuss and act on Amendment #10
9 - Discuss and act on Amendment #11
You can see the details of those amendments in the agenda packet, linked above. This is a public meeting and you are welcome to attend. It will not be live-streamed.
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Tuesday, October 12, 2021
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6:00 PM - Planning & Zoning Commission Briefing Session
Council Conference Room, City Hall
401 S. Rogers St.
This briefing is being held to discuss items for the 7:00 PM regular P&Z meeting. It is a public meeting and you are welcome to attend. It will not, however, be live-streamed.
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7:00 PM - Planning & Zoning Commission Regular Meeting
Council Chamber, City Hall
401 S. Rogers St.
Agenda Packet: https://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/document-uploads-001/uploads/video/agenda_file/141348/10-12-2021_P_Z_Agenda_Packet.pdf
There are several platting cases on the agenda for this evening, but there are two cases, in particular that I think many will be interested in.
27 & 28: Public hearing on a request by George Salvador for a zoning change from Single Family 1 (our largest single family lot sizes) to Planned Development - Single Family 3 (our smallest single family lot sizes) at 401 Ovilla Road. This case came before P&Z a few times and our P&Z Commission did a great job working out details; however, when it came before the Council, we denied this case. The density was too great and the overall benefits of this proposed development were not enough to overcome the density at that time. They have since made some changes to the proposed development, including removing alleys throughout, but are still not even meeting all SF3 standards as set by the city. That being said, staff is still recommending approval per comments.
29 & 30: Public hearing on a request by Josh Meredith, Van Trust Real Estate, for a Zoning Change from Planned Development - Commercial and Future Development to Planned Development - Light Industrial -1 to allow storage warehouse use, located just West of Interstate 35 and South of Butcher Road. (This is the location where Buc-ee's was going to be built.) The applicant intends to create a Planned Development to allow for an industrial business park on 73 acres. The proposed warehouse can be up to 1,215,200 sq. ft. in size. Though this size warehouse will be capable of housing multiple tenants, there are currently no confirmed tenants at this time.
From the staff report: "While staff recognizes the appeal of the subject site for the purpose of a warehouse and realizes the significance of extending Butcher Road to the West, staff is concerned that the overwhelming presence a building of this size will have will disrupt efforts to make the I-35E gateway to the City more visually appealing. City staff views the intersection of I-35E and Butcher Road as one of the most important intersections in the City. With only the warehouse use being proposed for this site, staff does not believe that this presents enough of an opportunity for the City to change the zoning..." There are more details in the agenda packet, linked above. Due to staff concerns, staff is recommending denial.
Personally, driving I-35E, I see factories and industrial sites, so a brand new warehouse, that will bring with it many, many jobs, is not that bad of a deal for the city and its residents. I do definitely agree with staff however, that the applicant can do better with the landscaping and screening that has been proposed, so I would like to see that change before approval.
While the P&Z meeting is a public meeting and open for you to attend, it will also be live-streamed here: https://www.waxahachie.com/government/city_council/city_council_meeting_live_stream.php
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Thursday, October 14, 2021
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5:30 PM - Heritage Preservation Commission Regular Meeting
Council Chamber, City Hall
401 S. Rogers St.
Agenda Packet: https://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/document-uploads-001/uploads/video/agenda_file/141325/10-14-21_HPA_Agenda_Packet.pdf
3 - Reorganize the commission
5 - Consider Certificate of Appropriateness for 100 N. College St.
6 - Consider Certificate of Appropriateness for 112-114 E. Main
7 - Consider Certificate of Appropriateness for 101 S. College
This is a public meeting and residents are welcome and encouraged to attend. This meeting will not, however, be live-streamed.
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That's all for this week. To see if any other meetings are added after this newsletter goes out, please refer back to the city's calendar at: https://www.waxahachie.com/calendar.php
I hope y'all have a great rest of your weekend and a wonderful week ahead!
Your Friendly Councilmember,
Melissa Olson, CMO
(text) 817-507-5162
molson@waxahachie.com
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