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Fort Worth Zoning Commission Meeting - June 10, 2026

City CouncilWednesday, June 10, 2026
BodyFort Worth, Texas
SessionCity Council
DateWednesday, June 10, 2026
StatusFILED
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0:00

All right.

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Looks like everybody is here.

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Thank you all for coming today.

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We'll go ahead and get started.

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Reminder to my fellow commissioners, these mics are just always on as usual, so no need to turn it on.

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So watch your sneezes and coughs in front of the mic.

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And I'll leave it up to you.

0:18

Mr.

0:18

Chairman, will you please call the meeting to order?

0:22

Yes.

0:23

Today is June 10th, 2026.

0:25

Welcome everybody to the zoning commission.

0:27

We're glad you're here.

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We love public participation.

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We even have some interns here today, and we have some uh high school folks here that have taken their summer off that are working with the city.

0:38

So glad y'all are here as well.

0:41

Um that is all I have, so we will call the meeting to order at 108 p.m.

0:48

Welcome to the June 10th, 2026.

0:52

Zoning Commission Public Hearing.

0:56

Today's meeting can be found online at Fort Worth Texas.gov.

1:01

Speaker registration forms must have been turned in prior to the start of the meeting.

1:06

Today's public hearing is being documented by cable television, and a recording will be available on the city's website.

1:14

Cases heard at this public hearing are to be heard at the June 23rd City Council hearing unless otherwise stated on the agenda.

1:23

To achieve a timely and orderly meeting, the commission requests that the following rules of procedure be respected.

1:31

Each case will be called in the sequence listed on the agenda unless otherwise directed by the chair.

1:38

All ensuing dialogue shall be directed to the commission only.

1:43

After staff presentation, the applicant and support will be given a maximum total of five minutes to present their case.

1:53

Opposition may then speak for a maximum total of seven minutes.

1:57

At the conclusion of opposition, the applicant will be provided two minutes for rebuttal.

2:05

Those that are not able to speak today are encouraged to submit comments or sign up to speak at City Council.

2:11

Sign-ups to speak or comment at City Council begin the Friday before the scheduled hearing.

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Continuation beyond the speaker's allotted time will be subject to the chairman's sole discretion and approval.

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All other meeting procedures will adhere to board adopted rules of procedure to the extent possible.

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Following the official close of each case hearing, the commission will remain an open session to discuss and vote upon the item in question.

2:40

During this time, no further public testimony or commentary will be allowed unless directed by the chair.

2:48

A closed executive session may be held with respect to posted agenda items to enable the commission to receive advice from legal staff.

2:57

For additional information on any case on today's agenda, you may contact the Development Services Department by calling 817-392-222.

3:11

Mr.

3:11

Chair, the first order of business is roll call.

3:14

The zoning commission requires a quorum of six members to be present and available for voting.

3:20

Please be advised that it takes six members to approve a zoning case.

3:24

The following members are present today.

3:28

Chairperson Reigns.

3:58

Alright, thank you very much.

3:59

We are open for uh a motion to approve our minutes from May 13th.

4:04

If there's no discussion, I move approval.

4:06

Second.

4:07

Alright, we have a motion by uh Commissioner Edmonds and a second by Commissioner Robinson to approve our minutes.

4:15

Commissioners, how do you vote?

4:18

Commissioner Rains.

4:19

Aye.

4:19

Commissioner Trujillo.

4:21

Aye.

4:21

Commissioner Welch.

4:22

Aye.

4:23

Commissioner Edmonds.

4:24

Aye.

4:25

Commissioner Robinson?

4:26

Aye.

4:27

Commissioner Pierce.

4:28

Aye.

4:29

Commissioner Rogers.

4:30

Aye.

4:31

Commissioner Werman.

4:32

And Commissioner Castro.

4:33

Aye.

4:35

With a vote of nine to zero, the minutes are approved.

4:43

Next case on the year, or the first case on the agenda is ZC-25-183R.

4:50

The address is 1-1-661 Alta Vista Road.

4:54

Yeah, the owner is Roman Abundis.

4:58

The applicant is City of Fort Worth.

5:01

The request was from E neighborhood commercial with a conditional use permit for a stone yard building stone cutting or sawing or storage with a development waiver for five parking spaces, site plan approved, to e neighborhood commercial and add a conditional use permit for a stone yard building, stone cutting, sawing, or storage with a development waiver for 29 parking spaces, site plan included.

5:29

To introduce this case and to just to reiterate the reason that it's on the agenda, if you will notice the similarity between what the current zoning is and what the request is to the current approval that was approved by City Council early this year, only included five parking spaces.

5:49

That was just a difference in semantics.

6:00

So staff brought this case uh before the commission to clearly articulate that the applicant was providing 29 parking spaces as uh shown on their site plan.

6:16

So the applicant submitted a revised site plan to staff late last night that provided the normal amount of parking that would be required, which is uh 34 spaces.

6:28

Again, there was no change to the zoning and land use um request.

6:33

The applicant did not change or modify the request in any way.

6:38

This was staff that had brought the request to in an attempt just to clean up the language on what the number of parking spaces that was gonna be required with the submittal of the site plan that shows that the development meets the parking requirements of the city.

6:56

Uh Mr.

6:57

Chairman, we would ask that uh the commission accept the withdrawal of this case.

7:03

Okay, knowing that now there is no waiver for the five parking spaces uh and that they are going to meet the requirements with all 34.

7:12

Um, does anybody have any opposition to us uh go ahead and accepting the removal?

7:19

Okay, in that case, we accept the removal of this case.

7:26

Next case is SP-26-008.

7:32

The address is 4213 Miller Avenue.

7:36

The applicant is zone group Inc.

7:38

and Jake Petrie.

7:40

The request is to amend the approved site plan for PD 311 plan development for e-neighborhood commercial uses plus car wash and auto repair to add a new auto repair facility in the stop six residential overlay.

7:55

Is the applicant present?

7:57

And as we read these cases, if you hear your case being called, if you were the applicant, if you would just come on up and that'll save us a little bit of time.

8:04

We appreciate it.

8:05

Welcome, sir.

8:07

Afternoon.

8:08

Thank you, Chair Commissioners.

8:09

My name is Shake Petrie.

8:10

I'm with 1836 Commercial.

8:12

I'm the developer of this project at 4213 Miller Avenue.

8:16

Uh we are before you this afternoon for case SP 2608, a site plan amendment to PD 311.

8:24

Um a brief history about this site.

8:27

Let's just go to my side.

8:30

Uh the brief history of the site.

8:32

This was a uh this went to a plan development uh that was approved in 2019 under CC 18.116 for automotive repair along with detail and car wash use.

8:43

Building permit was issued in 2021, but was uh construction was halted due to COVID-19 reasons, and then the owner reactivated the project earlier this year, which uh he contacted me to uh to get this cleaned up and back into the permitted stage.

8:59

I was not the consultant um beforehand.

9:02

As we were working through the the permitting process, it was evident that there were a bunch of errors in the plans that were previously approved, and a lot of it was site plan um issues.

9:14

So, in order to clean up the uh the site plan, a site plan amendment process was um was is the path that we have to go down, and that's why we're here today.

9:30

Um so uh with some of the issues that were on the the approved site plan back in 2019, um there was two driveways.

9:40

Um now the standard uh my staff was to put one driveway in, was to put a 10-foot sidewalk instead of a five-foot extend of residential buffer, screen dumpster, and the the parking and landscape um requirements were uh more intense, and due to that we had to slow squeeze down the square footage of the building in order to meet those um uh criteria.

10:04

Where the original building was seven bays with one bay on the east side, which is facing a residential district, and then six bays on the front.

10:12

So we removed the the overhead bay door on the east side so it wouldn't face the uh residential district, and then we had to squeeze down.

10:22

We had to lose one of the bay doors on the front on square footage, so now we're at a total of a five bay doors for this project, and this is the new um site plan that you guys have in your packets as well.

10:35

We reached out to the three neighborhood associations, Eastland gave conditional support as long as we struck out the automotive detail component from the business, which we did that in the journal notes on the site plan that was site that was number 23, which limits the use of automotive repair use only any future car washer detail use requires a separate approval that was given uh we're we worked with staff on it to figure out the best way to uh put that in the site plan without having to change or go through a zoning change process, but we're restricting the use on the site plan.

11:08

Uh Village Creek, uh we met with them, discussed with them.

11:12

We had a we had a great conference call.

11:14

They just wanted to understand what was going on.

11:16

There was no, to my knowledge, at the end of the call, there was still no issues that they wanted me to work with them on Fair Haven.

11:24

Uh they opposed the use, but since this is a site plan application, I I told them I was like, hey, we'll do everything we can to be a good neighbor for you.

11:32

But the use has already been approved, and this is just a site plan application or amendment process.

11:38

Um so today we're asking for respectfully asking for your approval of the site plan, and I'm here to answer any questions you may have.

11:44

All right, thank you.

11:45

Uh there is no opposition scheduled uh for this case to speak.

11:48

Uh so commissioners, if you have questions.

11:53

I just have a comment.

11:54

Uh, thank you for working within uh the constraints of what we put on you and not asking for waivers, so appreciate you.

11:59

Yeah, no problem.

12:00

Thank you very much.

12:01

Um, well, no questions.

12:03

We will close the public hearing, and Commissioner Castro, this one is yours.

12:10

Yeah, I think they did their due diligence, and he answered the question that I was gonna have if he did make engage with the neighborhood associations.

12:18

It looks like uh you're very amendable, and uh we appreciate that.

12:22

I think that this would be a good uh pick for this part of our community.

12:28

Uh, with that, if there are any other commentary or questions from anyone else, okay.

12:34

So I would like to make the motion to go ahead.

12:36

Uh approval of SP-26-008.

12:43

Second.

12:45

All right.

12:46

Uh we have a motion to approve by Commissioner Castro and a second by Commissioner Trujillo.

12:54

Commissioners, how do you vote?

12:56

Chairperson Reigns.

12:58

Aye.

12:58

Commissioner Trujillo.

13:00

Aye, Commissioner Welch.

13:02

Commissioner Edmonds.

13:03

Hi.

13:04

Commissioner Robinson.

13:05

I.

13:06

Commissioner Pierce?

13:07

Aye.

13:07

Commissioner Rogers.

13:08

I Commissioner Warman.

13:10

Aye.

13:10

And Commissioner Castro.

13:11

Aye.

13:11

With a vote of nine to zero, motion passes.

13:17

Next case, C C-26-022.

13:22

The address is 7640 Jacksborough Highway.

13:25

The applicant is the hide and live in trust.

13:27

TOR Texas LLC.

13:29

The request is from A5 One Family Residential and E neighborhood commercial to E neighborhood commercial and add a conditional use permit for retail landscape supply with outdoor sales and a recycling center transfer station for organic material with outdoor processing and stockpiling with development waivers for outdoor storage between the building and the street.

13:51

Existing six-foot tall chain link fencing in the front yard, no screening fence adjacent to a residential district and less than 75% of the required landscaping within the front yard as depicted on the site plan.

14:05

Site plan included.

14:07

Welcome to the zoning commission.

14:09

Thank you.

14:09

My name is Tim Sanson.

14:11

I'm with the organic recycler.

14:13

Um I'm gonna go through our presentation here.

14:18

So our facility, the site is located at 7640 Jacksborough Highway.

14:23

There's approximately 50 to 60,000 vehicles per day that cross in front of that highway.

14:29

We believe that this is an ideal location for this business for several reasons.

14:34

The community enjoys enhancing their homes and landscaping, and the majority primary focus for our business is retailing landscape materials, aggregates, mulches, soils, compost, different products like that at this site.

14:53

I'm sorry, real quick.

14:54

It's nestled between a metal recycler, an adult toy shop, and then Lake Worth in the north, and then the highway on the south.

15:02

Although the waivers may mention residential next door, we're over 700 feet away from the nearest home.

15:09

Uh, we're over a thousand feet from the nearest trail, and majority of the site is surrounded by woods and uh and highway.

15:19

The site is laid out to focus on visibility of our products that we're trying to retail.

15:25

Just like if you go to home depot in Lowe's, you'll see that they have mulches and products outdoors so that people can see that.

15:31

The same goal applies here.

15:32

We're trying to provide landscaping enhancement in the front, uh, products that people can see, and then in the rear of the site is where we would have any brush material that we would recycle.

15:42

So the goal is that a landscaper may come to your house, they may do some tree trimming, uh they may have some limbs that they want to drop off, and then pick up some product that they would then install in your property.

15:56

These are the type products that we would have in the front.

15:59

Our goal is to have a very clean site, it's concrete, it's organized.

16:04

We don't have products being washed away, it's all in bins, it's organized.

16:10

We have six six sites within the Dallas Fort Worth area.

16:13

This would be our seventh site.

16:15

Uh, we have another site in Fort Worth in Alliance.

16:18

We believe that as the community continues to grow, there is a strong demand for enhancing the properties and doing it the right way.

16:26

It's very important to us.

16:28

Uh, this is the Alliance property.

16:31

Uh, up there at 1301 Old Denton Road.

16:34

You can kind of see what we we have on site with the bins nicely organized and uh palletized product.

16:39

So the same goal would apply here.

16:43

Some of the key things that we've done uh in the process to be here today.

16:47

Uh, last year we met with council member Hill and discussed the property and the goals, and she gave us recommendations to the community on who we should reach out to.

16:57

We met with the scenic scenic shores neighborhood association and uh Deanne, the president, uh Tom, and a few other members of the community uh got together, we walked the site, we went through the plan, and uh they were very much supportive.

17:12

They wrote letters of recommendation to the council.

17:15

Uh so we we felt like we did our due diligence to meet with the community and try and uh try and appease everybody with the layout.

17:22

We did make several modifications to limit impact and improve the site.

17:28

I'm gonna go back here to the view here while I talk about that.

17:32

Uh, you can notice that the wood grinding area is behind a concrete wall.

17:36

Our plan is to have that, you're not you won't see it from the street, and then protection between us and the forward nature center.

17:45

Uh, we have a landscape buffer where we have we're planting trees, so not only is it a thousand feet from the Earth's trail, but we're also planting additional trees.

17:54

We have 50 feet setback from the nearest limb that we would store on site, and then you have those trees that would add additional sound barriers.

18:02

Um, you know, from we received some opposition comments that I'm sure you're aware of uh that regarding noise.

18:11

This is not a concern that I think is uh a showstopper for us.

18:16

We had the same concern that when we did Alliance, and I went with Rusty Phil Rusty Fuller with the North Fort Worth Alliance community.

18:24

He came out to the site, he saw our grinders, and at first he was opposed to our site, and then after seeing the site, he was he said it was fine.

18:33

We've been in operation there for over a year, and I don't think we've had a single complaint.

18:37

So noise may be a concern at first when you think about it, but after seeing the operation, um I I hope that those people would realize that it's not as big of a concern.

18:48

Uh and we met with uh Megan with the Fort Worth Nature Center, friends with the Fort Worth Nature.

18:54

She came out to our site, she looked at the piles of trees that we have at Site and Alliance.

18:58

Um we talked about mitigation strategies, and we're on board to improve the site if there's additional changes that she would like to impose, but we have not heard of anything to date uh about that.

19:09

Um other things about our goals.

19:14

Um, sorry, yeah.

19:18

Our goal is to just final thoughts.

19:20

Sorry, you'll have more time in a minute.

19:22

Thank you.

19:22

Well, I'll respect the committee.

19:24

Thank you for your time.

19:25

Thank you very much.

19:27

Alright, and any questions so far before we hear from the opposition.

19:31

We do have uh one person signed up, and so if the opposition will come up.

19:35

Uh Judy, I think you're it.

19:38

Yes.

19:42

Welcome.

19:48

Um, I'm Judy Harman.

19:50

Uh, 22.

19:51

I don't have to get my address to you.

19:53

You can't, yeah.

19:54

Okay.

19:55

Um I am representing Scenic Fort Worth, which is an organization that's worked in this community for 30 years to enhance how this city is developed and the quality of life and um economic development elements and uh ordinances that have been put in place.

20:15

We are particularly concerned with the safety and with the um being a good neighbor to this community and to the surrounding area.

20:27

The noise which has been mentioned, I don't know whether scientifically that can be defended.

20:34

I don't know that, but what I have read is that this level of noise is damaging to people who come on the site who are on the site, and when you are very close to some very fragile uh environment and animals in the nature center, how is this going to impact both the people who are there for the serenity and enjoying the space and to the uh animals that are living there?

21:01

It's also adjacent to two other public parks.

21:06

So I love circle park and um uh uh the beach area right across the highway.

21:15

Another element is the fact that this location is on a scenic corridor, these are areas that are designated by the city of Fort Worth to be particularly aware of how they are developed and what kind of physical structures are put upon these roads, the Atlanta we've read so far, which may be changed, which would be wonderful.

21:37

Is that there seems to be very little um care about being a good neighbor and presenting a physically um an asset to this community?

21:50

It is asking for exceptions for some very important um standards for the city, front yard parking, chain leaf, uh, not much parking, but there are storage, and these are things that do not enhance community or the road, or do they enhance the value of the property for other property owners along the area in the city?

22:14

So um, unless there are some major changes, and one is scientific solid information that the noise is not going to be damaging to people, how it would impact the animals in the nature center, and a more sensitive, thoughtful effort to be a real asset to the community.

22:35

Thank you, Judy.

22:36

And Tim, you have two minutes to uh finish your comments, and if you want to address any of those comments, you're welcome to.

22:44

Thank you.

22:44

Judy, thank you very much for coming and sharing your thoughts.

22:47

Uh I don't have scientific proof today.

22:52

Uh, however, I do have 13 years of experience operating around grinders.

22:56

My hearing is just fine.

22:58

So I don't think that the grinding machine is damaging or impact.

23:04

We operate grinders all across Texas, Oklahoma, and uh noise may be a concern at first, but then after people see it, it's not.

23:13

In addition, we do not plan to grind here every day.

23:16

This would be a one to two days a month type of operation.

23:21

Um it's a very small site for us.

23:23

We're trying to add this as a service to our customers and not not be the focus of our business.

23:31

Any questions for the council?

23:34

Uh commissioners, uh questions.

23:38

Yeah, so with regards to the noise, I'm sure your operators are probably wearing air protection.

23:44

What about the customers that are going to be driving to the back?

23:47

So we're going to wall it's open to the public access back there.

23:53

I um commissioner, I I have operate around grinders and uh whether technically we should or scientifically majority of our team does not wear.

24:04

Actually, I don't think anybody wears air protections at our site.

24:06

It's just not the the grinder is not a loud uh machine where you're worried about standing next to it and it's loud.

24:13

You can have a conversation right in front of it.

24:15

It's not uh is the grinder like, you know, when a tree trimmer comes to your home and they throw the tree branches in the thing and it chips them up.

24:25

Is it the same thing?

24:26

Uh it's similar idea.

24:28

It's a little bit bigger than that, but yes, similar.

24:31

Um regarding the noise, so we noticed the the large um you know, trucks that are gonna, you know, pull I guess debris and uh or you know, material organic material out of trucks and into your your piles and vice versa.

24:45

Uh can you talk about the noise those make?

24:47

Sure.

24:49

Yeah, absolutely.

24:50

I mean, they're uh the typical customer would be a pickup truck and a trailer dropping off limbs, and then after it's ground, we'll have a semi-truck with a uh a wheel loader that would load it and then we'll haul it out.

25:02

Um I don't I don't know that that truck makes any more noise than a pickup truck, but uh you know it's um you know it it is a highway that we're we're right adjacent to 50 some odd thousand vehicles a day.

25:16

It's not the the additional traffic we have is very minimal.

25:21

Yeah, I guess I'm talking about the the the motor from the big diesel tractor, you know, more than anything, the front loader that's gonna have the backup beep and all that going on in addition to it starting up and you know it's it's loud.

25:33

And I understand the comment about the the freeway noise.

25:36

Uh I think that's uh uh more ambient, you know, than the sound of a wood chipper or you know a diesel tractor.

25:47

Absolutely, you're right.

25:48

There is, there is a difference.

25:50

Um again, it's short term.

25:51

I I would be open to the idea if the council wanted to limit us to a certain number of days a month that we could have a grinder there.

25:58

I I'm also open to you permit us to operate for three years, and if we don't uh address any noise concerns, you know, we want to be a good partner.

26:10

The only reason we can be here today is because I believe we've proven that at Alliance and our other facilities.

26:16

Um, very important to us that we do the right thing.

26:19

Right.

26:19

Um, some of the the correspondence that we received, I'm sure you saw it, was uh about the uh possible infestation from stuff brought onto your site, you know, getting on to the nature center site somehow, whether that's through the air when it's being ground or if it's runoff after floods or rains.

26:38

Um can you talk about that?

26:40

What mitigation do you guys plan to do for that type of thing?

26:44

I am not allowed to have anything leave the site.

26:48

Texas Commission of Environmental Quality, we've applied for a permit on this site.

26:52

It takes six months to a year to get that permit.

26:54

We are days away from receiving it.

26:57

Um and we are not allowed to have anything leave the site.

27:00

There's no runoff that leaves your site.

27:02

Uh any water that leaves the site has to be clean.

27:05

We can't have there's a limit of total suspended solids.

27:08

There's a limit of biological oxygen demand that has to be tested.

27:11

Um all of that is regulated that you know.

27:15

Right, got it.

27:15

Yeah, and we really have very the that's stuff that that I want to talk about because I know the public is concerned about it, and that's part of our jobs to make sure we're asking these questions.

27:25

Um, and uh, but we really don't have a whole lot of there are other regulatory agencies that handle that, not us.

27:32

Um, but from a land use compatibility standpoint, is this another is for this one?

27:41

Okay.

27:43

Um but uh we have to look at land use and the comp plan.

27:47

We just had a whole presentation about the the complan.

27:50

Um, and you know, while you can look at the map and you can make a good argument that this fits right in with existing businesses, if not an improvement.

27:58

Um but uh but that's not where we want to go as a city.

28:02

Um and the land use, um, while I'll take you at your word that y'all are going to be good neighbors and you're gonna take care of it.

28:10

Um, maybe you don't work there forever, you know, or maybe the company changes hands.

28:18

Um, and that's just such an environmentally sensitive area.

28:21

Um that's what gives me pause and makes me worry about the land use compatibility.

28:26

So I tend to kind of agree with staff.

28:28

Um it looks like you have a great company and y'all are doing great work.

28:31

I just don't love the site, um be for those reasons.

28:35

Um, but uh I don't have any other questions right now, but there is somebody here from they're from the parks department or forward nature center is here.

28:44

Do y'all have any questions that you want to bring this person up?

28:47

They're just here if you have questions.

28:49

Would y'all like to hear from this individual?

28:51

Yes, okay.

28:52

Yeah, so if I could thank you very much.

28:54

I can hear from them from the uh.

28:56

So, Jared, if you would come up, maybe just tell us a little bit about this project from your perspective, and then we'll open it up for questions if that's alright with you.

29:06

Yeah, so thank you, Chairman.

29:07

Thank you, commissioners, and thank you to Mr.

29:09

Sansom, who has been communicating with our our friends board, uh, which I really appreciate.

29:16

Noise, uh, sawdust, things like that have been mentioned, and we're just starting to talk about the pests or the disease introduction issue.

29:26

And if you don't know, the nature center has been infected in the past by a neighboring property that had wood storage, uh, which introduced the emerald ash bore beetle that wiped out the majority of our ash trees that we're still dealing with today, both from an operational standpoint and from a natural resource management standpoint.

29:47

So when you look at pest spread, which is often done like oak wheel Dutch Elm disease through beetles that can move a quarter mile, that's exacerbated by wind, which pushes them even farther, uh, not to mention invasive seeds.

30:02

And just in the past two years, we spent close to 240,000 on invasive pest removal, invasive brush removal.

30:11

Uh, and that's just on the private side on the city side, we've spent at least that in forestry equipment.

30:16

So it's outside of the public trail maintenance, invasive species management mitigation is a major component of our operation to protect um the largest city owned nature center in the entire state of Texas and one in the country.

30:30

Uh so it's it's pest management, disease management that we are most concerned about, looking at Texas Forest Service recommendations.

30:38

You don't transport material beyond county lines to try to mitigate those risk, uh and and that's what we're most interested in just from a scientific natural resource management perspective.

30:51

I'll I'll take any questions you have about other potential considerations that we can have.

30:56

What about the noise?

30:59

Noise.

30:59

I I mean I've looked at the the statistics and I've talked to Mr.

31:03

Sansome.

31:03

I I haven't seen the machine in person.

31:06

Uh he's about 200 yards this facility from our our major trailhead for Canaan Ridge Trail, which is a hot spot for us.

31:14

Uh and you know, noise is consideration, that plus the highway would probably be around a hundred decibels, which carried across the 200 yards or so, maybe 50 decibels.

31:26

And you know, I'm not here to speculate, it's just it is a consideration, and you know, the impact to wildlife adjacently on the perimeter, we just don't have that scientific data.

31:38

We'd have to to do further studies and analysis on those noise issues, thank you.

31:45

Any other questions?

31:46

I appreciate your insight.

31:48

Um any other questions for uh the applicant after hearing that?

31:54

Okay.

31:55

Uh at this time we'll close the public hearing and open it up for discussion.

31:59

Um, as you could probably tell by my questioning and um what I was saying, I I would have a really hard time supporting this.

31:58

Um I hope that doesn't discourage the business owner.

31:58

Um I want you in Fort Worth, I want your business to do well.

32:14

We want your business to do well.

32:16

I just don't think it's worth the risk on this particular site.

32:19

Um I'm just trying to look at this big picture long term.

32:23

Um it's just that's such a special place in our city, and it's as you can tell by what's around, it's already kind of been abused, and I don't think we'd be doing our current and future residents a good service by saying, well, stuff's already here that's worse, so let's just continue.

32:37

Um so uh I can't support it unfortunately.

32:41

Um but again, I hope that you'll stay with us in Fort Worth, and I hope you'll work with our staff to find a location that we can fit you in if things don't go your way.

32:50

And uh we're not the final say, uh city council, you know, we'll still get to make the sign the final call on this.

32:56

So those of you for or against this, I hope you'll uh attend the next hearing as well.

33:01

Make sure your voice is heard, uh Mr.

33:05

Chairman.

33:06

If there's no discussion, I'd like to make a motion.

33:08

Time out.

33:08

Sorry, sorry.

33:09

Oh, we got one more comment.

33:14

I tend to feel like this could be supported if we treated it the same way we treat lay down yards during construction.

33:23

Because if there is going to be development out there and we continue to do it, yes, we need it.

33:27

He said he was open to a CUP.

33:30

I feel like something short term is doable.

33:33

I don't know if we're gonna get support for it here, but it does, you know, if we treat it that same way, it feels very palatable.

33:41

It has even more restrictions, I think, than the lay down yards.

33:46

And I understand it's adjacency to some things, but it's just no thought that I'm having about this.

33:53

Uh, yeah.

33:54

That's a good point.

33:56

Okay.

33:56

And even if you did a cup and you got rid of maybe just the mulching part of it, which is a big environmental risk, you could still sell everything else.

34:05

And I don't know that you have to remove the mulching part.

34:08

You know, he even offered up restrict it.

34:10

You know, I'll do it on, you know, Wednesday when the storm siren goes off that first Wednesday every month or something like that where it's not gonna happen on a Saturday or I'm talking more from the you know restriction, you know, the recommendation from the State Forest Service and everybody as far as material coming in from you know outside the county, you can't regulate that.

34:30

So that is a risk to continue to happen, and you know, yeah, and it's still outdoor storage, so I would still have that concern, even if they're not doing the shipping and stuff on site, just by moving that stuff and the wind blows, you know, there's there's that potential as well.

34:44

I mean, but that's like you said, that's beyond our hundred percent.

34:48

I just but it is what they're using it for, so land use I still think comes into play there on some level, the type of work that's happening there because there's I mean there's not going to be any positive redevelopment there in the next three years.

35:01

I agree.

35:02

Yeah, and and I I understand that side and I wouldn't disagree with with what your line of thinking.

35:06

I just I personally think it'd be worth waiting and not saying well, let's just put something there and it and work in it.

35:14

I don't think the risk reward is there, not for me personally.

35:17

This something happened during that time.

35:20

We can't go back on it.

35:23

I don't know.

35:23

That's just one way to look at it.

35:24

I'm not saying I'm wrong.

35:25

Yeah, I don't know.

35:26

My concern is the infestation of anything coming into the nature center, and the city paying for that.

35:33

They had to just pay put pay for something recently, and we're gonna do it.

35:38

We could infect it again, and then the city has to pay their portion.

35:42

So we have to be fiscal responsible if that happens.

35:49

Alright, thank you all very much.

35:51

Uh this is in my district, but I can't make the motion.

35:54

So, uh Mr.

35:55

Chairman.

35:55

Uh I think um, commissioners have made a number of good points.

36:00

Um my motion is gonna be based on the testimony from the Nature center and their previous experience with similar situations where um the city's been paying considerable amount of expense to the nature center to remedy uh things that they think might emanate from the site.

36:24

So it's not anything about the company.

36:26

And their experience, their previous experience, which is real.

36:29

And based on that, I make a motion that we deny ZC 2602.

36:29

Second.

36:44

We have a motion to deny by Commissioner Edmonds and a second by Commissioner Robinson.

36:50

Commissioners, how do you vote?

36:52

Commissioner Reigns.

36:54

Aye.

36:54

Commissioner Trujillo?

36:55

Aye.

36:56

Commissioner Welch?

36:57

Aye.

36:58

Commissioner Edmonds?

36:59

Aye.

37:00

Commissioner Robinson.

37:01

Aye.

37:02

Commissioner Pierce?

37:03

Aye.

37:03

Commissioner Rogers.

37:06

Commissioner Warman.

37:07

Aye.

37:08

Commissioner Castro.

37:09

Aye.

37:10

With a vote of seven to two.

37:12

Motion passes.

37:14

Next case, ZC-26-055.

37:19

The address is 8715 and 8801 Wagley Robertson Road.

37:26

The applicant is Mike Wendham and Donnie Kurt.

37:29

Represented by Mary Nell Poole of Townsite.

37:32

The request is from AG Agricultural.

37:38

From AG Agricultural and A21 1 Family Residential to A5 1 Family Residential.

37:45

Good afternoon, Commissioners.

37:46

Marionell Poole Townsite 2918 Wingate here in Fort Worth.

37:51

This site plan may look familiar to you since I was here last fall for the larger portion of this case.

37:57

My client is proposing to build a single family development on land that was previously agricultural, and we successfully rezoned to A5.

38:05

This case involves two properties that lie within the development area and were offered for sale after the zoning case.

38:12

The original development was going to be 166 homes on typical lot sizes of 50 by 110 with several much larger lots.

38:22

The addition of these two parcels will allow for a maximum of 204 lots, though once civil engineering is complete, we'll probably be under 200.

38:32

The homes will be one and two-story designs and will be priced competitively with comparable uh surrounding housing stock.

38:40

The amenity area in the middle of the site provides both detention and a pond with walking trails with other amenities to be added as the area is designed.

38:49

As you can see at the top of the site plan, is the future heritage trace parkway, which is currently under the under design and may actually be complete by now.

39:00

Our civil engineers have worked with the city's engineers to discuss grade and other design criteria.

39:08

I believe our entry points are even actually uh included on their drawings.

39:13

The construction of this roadway is essential to this development as it provides the needed access to the rear of the site.

39:21

By adding these two parcels, the new development will be more cohesive and have better mobility throughout the site.

39:27

I did reach out to the neighborhood associations and answered their questions.

39:31

They did not have any issues with adding these two lots.

39:35

I would ask for your approval and I'm happy to answer any questions.

39:39

Thank you very much.

39:40

Uh there is no one signed up in opposition for this case.

39:43

Um so are there any questions, Commissioners for the applicant?

39:49

All right, thank you, Mary Nell.

39:51

Chairman, if there's no further discussion, I'd like to make a motion.

39:54

Go for it.

39:56

In case DC 2605, I move for approval.

40:01

Second.

40:02

Alright, there is a motion to approve by Commissioner Edmonds and a second by Commissioner Worman.

40:08

Commissioners, how do you vote?

40:10

Commissioner Rains.

40:11

Aye.

40:12

Commissioner Trujillo?

40:13

Aye.

40:13

Commissioner Welch.

40:14

Aye.

40:15

Commissioner Edmonds?

40:16

Aye.

40:16

Commissioner Robinson.

40:17

Aye.

40:17

Commissioner Pierce.

40:20

Aye.

40:20

Commissioner Rogers.

40:22

Commissioner Werman?

40:23

Aye.

40:23

Commissioner Castro.

40:25

Aye.

40:25

With a vote of nine to zero.

40:27

Motion passes.

40:28

Next case, ZC-26-061.

40:33

The address is 151 Hughley Boulevard.

40:36

The applicant is Texas Health Hughley Inc., Teagnolan Perkins, Anthony Milbitz.

40:40

The request is from AG Agricultural to CF Community Facilities.

40:50

Hello, I'm Anthony with Colin Perkins representing hospital.

40:56

The purpose of this zoning change is to lean into your mic just a little bit.

40:56

Sorry, they're real sensitive.

40:56

The purpose of this zoning change is to go from ag to community facilities.

41:10

This is really just to match the surrounding properties on the hospital campus.

41:18

And that's really it.

41:20

If you have any questions, I'm happy to answer.

41:24

And there is no one signed up in opposition for this case.

41:28

You're good.

41:29

Alright.

41:30

Thank you very much.

41:30

We appreciate it.

41:31

Thank you.

41:32

Alright, at this uh point we will close the public hearing and leave it open for discussion or a vote.

41:40

And Commissioner Pierce, this one is yours.

41:43

Okay.

41:44

Any comments from fellow commissioners?

41:47

Okay.

41:47

I'll make a motion.

41:49

In case of ZC 26061, I move for approval.

41:53

Second.

41:54

All right.

41:54

We have a motion to approve by Commissioner Pierce and a second by Commissioner Rogers.

41:59

Commissioners, how do you vote?

42:00

Commissioner Rains.

42:02

Aye.

42:02

Commissioner Trujillo?

42:03

Aye.

42:04

Commissioner Welch.

42:05

Aye.

42:05

Commissioner Edmonds.

42:06

Aye.

42:06

Commissioner Robinson.

42:07

Aye.

42:08

Commissioner Pierce.

42:09

Aye.

42:09

Commissioner Rogers.

42:10

Aye.

42:11

Commissioner Warman.

42:12

Aye.

42:12

And Commissioner Castro.

42:14

Aye.

42:14

The vote of 9 to 0.

42:16

Motion passes.

42:17

Next case, DC-26-063.

42:22

The address is 2204 to 2400 Evans on Kentrail Sampson Road.

42:29

The applicant is Lumber Miller LP.

42:32

Marie Louise Holes Muller.

42:35

Radulusview.

42:37

Peggy's Faley LP, MMSG Limited Partnership, and Madison Decker Limited, the Charles Gapa and Anne Gapa 2022 Family Trust, Rayo Jeski with Kelly Hart and Hallman LLP, James Melody with the Hanover Company.

42:53

The request is from AG Agricultural C medium density multifamily and G Intensive Commercial to I Light Industrial.

43:01

Welcome, Mr.

43:01

Rojesky.

43:02

That's a lot of applicants.

43:03

That is a lot of applicants, Dave.

43:05

Congratulations for successfully getting through that.

43:09

Chairman, members of the commission, Ray O'Jeski representing Hanover Company, the proposed developer here.

43:15

This slide is a perfect example of what uh challenges this side, and that is the 100-year flood zone, uh FEMA flood zone that really forces development of this property to the rear of the property and in fact the uh proposed development.

43:35

Uh this is a little bit busy, but if you look at the bottom, uh the three warehouse type facilities are all set forth uh to the bottom, you know, to honor this 100-year uh flood zone uh away from the neighborhoods that are on the north side of Cantrell Sampson Road.

43:55

There is additional development there to the south uh of existing industrial ready, so uh for a change.

44:01

I actually get to bring you a case that's consistent with the future land use plan.

44:05

So happy about that today.

44:07

Uh I don't have anything else.

44:09

Uh certainly answer any questions you have today.

44:13

All right, any questions, commissioners?

44:15

There is no one here signed up to speak in opposition, so we'll leave this up to you.

44:21

Thank you.

44:21

All right, thank you, Ray.

44:23

Um seeing none, then uh we will close the public hearing and Commissioner Trujillo.

44:28

This one is yours, sir.

44:29

For ZZ 26-062, I move for approval.

44:33

Second.

44:34

We have a motion to approve by Commissioner Trujillo and a second by Commissioner Warman.

44:39

Commissioners, how do you vote?

44:41

Commissioner Reigns.

44:42

Aye.

44:42

Commissioner Trujillo?

44:43

Aye.

44:43

Commissioner Welch.

44:44

Aye.

44:45

Commissioner Edmonds.

44:46

Aye.

44:46

Commissioner Robinson?

44:47

Aye.

44:48

Commissioner Pierce.

44:49

Aye.

44:49

Commissioner Rogers?

44:50

Aye.

44:50

Commissioner Warman.

44:51

Aye.

44:52

And Commissioner Castro.

44:53

Aye.

44:54

With a vote of nine to zero, motion passes.

44:56

Next case, ZC-26-063.

45:00

The address is 9700 Oxen Free Drive.

45:03

The applicant is SP Capstone Group, LLC, Guggenheim Development Services, Kurt Overmeyer, JM Civil Engineering, Andre Sutiano.

45:12

The request is to add a conditional use permit in E neighborhood commercial for automotive repair and oil change facility with a development waiver for Bay Doors facing a one-family residential district, site plan included.

45:29

Welcome to the zoning commission.

45:30

Good afternoon, Chairman.

45:33

Commission members, sorry.

45:34

Hi, I'm Kurt Overmeyer with Guggenheim Development Services.

45:38

We're the applicant.

45:39

We are proposing an oil change facility at this location and requesting approval of C UP with the development waiver as previously mentioned.

45:48

And I'd be happy to answer any questions you may have.

45:52

Any questions, Commissioners?

45:53

There is no one signed up to speak in opposition for this case.

45:57

Is Oxen for you two lanes or is it four lanes?

46:00

I believe it's two.

46:01

Is that right, Steph?

46:02

It's two.

46:04

And it looks like they're uh the they're gonna do the same screening, that organic screening with the the shrubs that match the discount tire.

46:13

Um, and uh that'll be the entrance and then the that A5 that's adjacent.

46:19

As you can see, there's the two-lane road that you just mentioned, Commissioner, and then there's a little bit of a what is that?

46:25

Some sort of an easement there that backs up behind, and then that'll be the backyard correct of that is the residences that are yet to be built.

46:35

What are the typical hours for this facility?

46:38

Typical hours are Monday through Saturday, dawn to dusk, like 8 a.m.

46:43

6 p.m.

46:43

It's determined by location, and then limited hours on Sunday if they're even open on Sunday.

46:51

Yeah, I was thinking about this one and that discount tire as far as if noise is a concern.

46:56

That's gonna they're gonna be a lot louder than an oil change place.

47:00

I know there were some comments um that I want to address that were sent to us about the number of oil change places.

47:06

Um unfortunately, we don't have uh anything in our capacity and zoning that really limits once it's uh an automotive use, something like that.

47:15

We can't say yes to this business and no to this other business.

47:19

So um while I understand there's a lot of competition that's up to the applicant to determine do their market research, and they might think differently.

47:28

So it's a little bit I understand that comment, but uh there's a little bit on zoning that we can do about that.

47:34

So, just wanted to address that.

47:37

Alright, thank you very much.

47:38

We appreciate you being here.

47:39

Thank you.

47:40

Um, and at this point I will close the public hearing, and this one is also mine, uh, so someone else will have to make the motion.

47:47

Uh Mr.

47:48

Chairman, based on the discussion of the commissioners, uh, I would like to make a motion that we approve ZC 26063.

47:57

Second.

47:58

We have a motion by Commissioner Edmonds and a second by Commissioner Warman to approve.

48:02

Commissioners, how do you vote?

48:03

Commissioner Reigns, aye.

48:05

Commissioner Trujillo?

48:07

Aye.

48:07

Commissioner Welch.

48:08

Commissioner Edmonds.

48:09

Aye.

48:10

Commissioner Robinson.

48:11

Aye.

48:11

Commissioner Pierce?

48:12

Aye.

48:13

Commissioner Rogers.

48:15

Commissioner Warman.

48:16

Aye.

48:16

Commissioner Castro.

48:18

Aye.

48:18

The vote of nine to zero, motion passes.

48:22

Next case, ZC-26-065.

48:26

The address is 1419 College Avenue.

48:29

The applicant is Fort Worth ISD, Master Plan Consultants, Carl Crawley, and Crystal Lemus.

48:35

The request is from C Medium Density Multifamily with a historic and cultural district overlay to CF Community Facilities with a historic and district cultural overlay.

48:47

Alright, and I know the applicant is not present.

48:49

About the same applicant for this one and the next one.

48:52

This is Commissioner Rogers' case.

48:55

If you would like to wait and have them speak about this, if you want to hear more about it, we can delay it to next month, or if you have already made up your mind, we can go ahead and make the vote.

49:05

I don't have any difficulty moving forward unless someone else on the commission wants.

49:09

I mean, it's going from what it always should have been to what it is.

49:14

Yeah, so I'm I'm with you on that.

49:16

Anybody?

49:18

No.

49:18

All right.

49:19

We'll close the uh and there is no one here to speak in opposition for either case, just to give you a heads up on this one or the next one.

49:26

So we wouldn't close the public hearing for this one and leave it up to you, sir.

49:30

I think a motion on ZC 26065 for approval.

49:34

Second.

49:35

Alright, we have a motion to approve approve by Commissioner Rogers and a second by Commissioner Trujillo.

49:40

Commissioners, how do you vote?

49:42

Commissioner Reigns.

49:43

Aye.

49:43

Commissioner Trujillo?

49:44

Aye.

49:45

Commissioner Welch.

49:45

Aye.

49:46

Commissioner Edmonds.

49:47

Commissioner Robinson.

49:48

Aye.

49:49

Commissioner Pierce.

49:50

Aye.

49:50

Commissioner Rogers.

49:51

Aye.

49:51

Commissioner Worman.

49:52

Aye.

49:53

And Commissioner Castro.

49:54

Aye.

49:54

With a vote of nine to zero, motion passes.

49:57

Next case, Z C-26-067.

49:59

The address is 1405 Alston Avenue.

50:05

The applicant is Fort Worth ISD, Master Planning Consultants, Carl Crawley and Crystal Lemus.

50:10

The request is from A5 One Family Residential with the Historic and Cultural District Overlay to CF community facilities with a historic and cultural district overlay.

50:20

And again, the same thing applies to the representative not here.

50:24

So we will close the public hearing and leave it open again to you, Mr.

50:27

Rogers.

50:27

Same song, second virus.

50:29

Anybody have anything to say to the conversation?

50:31

No.

50:31

Okay.

50:39

All right.

50:40

We have a motion to approve by Commissioner Rogers and a second by Commissioner Worman.

50:45

Commissioner, how do you vote?

50:47

Commissioner Rains.

50:48

Hi.

50:48

Commissioner Trujillo.

50:50

Aye.

50:50

Commissioner Welch.

50:51

Aye.

50:52

Commissioner Edmonds.

50:53

Alright.

50:53

Commissioner Robinson.

50:54

Aye.

50:55

Commissioner Pierce?

50:56

Aye.

50:56

Commissioner Rogers.

50:57

Aye.

50:58

Commissioner Werman.

50:59

Aye.

50:59

And Commissioner Castro.

51:00

Aye.

51:01

The vote of 9-0.

51:02

Motion passes.

51:04

Next case.

51:05

ZC-26-070.

51:08

The address is 2115 Bell Avenue.

51:12

The applicant is CareBridge Health Services LLC.

51:16

Yuzoshi and Eleanor Anicom.

51:20

The request is from CF Community Facilities to E-Nighborhood Commercial.

51:26

Welcome to the Zoning Commission.

51:27

Hello, I'm a little nervous.

51:29

Oh, that's all right.

51:30

Take your time.

51:32

This is I better have Dr.

51:34

Newcomb.

51:35

Uh we purchased this proper.

51:36

Can you hear me?

51:37

Yeah, you these mics are hard to pick up.

51:39

I kind of gotta talk right into them.

51:40

You're good.

51:42

Okay.

51:42

We purchased this property um uh uh several months back, and we are just trying to beautify it.

51:52

It's currently it was it was a Masonic Lodge, a meeting place, and so we are just trying to change the classification to um an event.

52:02

Well, I guess formally see an event space.

52:07

So that's that's pretty much what we're we're trying to do.

52:11

Uh we have ample parking, so it's pretty much going to follow in in the current um format that it currently is.

52:22

So I didn't think that it was um a far stretch from what it currently is, all right.

52:33

Uh there is no one signed up to speak in opposition for this case, so I'll leave it open for questions.

52:39

Did you have a do you want to do your presentation?

52:41

We have one.

52:42

Yes.

52:42

Okay, so go for it.

52:43

Yeah, let's go through it.

52:56

I think they're getting our projector set up right now.

52:58

So give us just a minute and we'll be able to flip through these with you.

53:06

Oh, yes, this is currently the facade.

53:14

Um, right, click it.

53:17

No, you just have to ask them the flip.

53:19

Yes, I just we got a manual thing going on.

53:22

Okay, okay.

53:25

So um, so yes, it's a beautification project.

53:28

It's been it's been vacant for several years, and so we are happy to take on um it take on the project to beautify the space um and also job creation.

53:44

Uh it's it's it's in uh one second.

53:59

That's really it to be honest with you.

54:01

I I didn't think there was much to it.

54:04

Um, if there was anything to say, you guys reached out to any of the community associations in that area?

54:12

Yes, yes, I did.

54:13

Um I emailed several of them.

54:15

I haven't emailed the school that was close by.

54:19

Um I just got a receipt email.

54:22

I didn't get any opposition.

54:24

So you didn't actually have a conversation.

54:27

I didn't.

54:28

You didn't have any back and forth with anybody.

54:30

No, ma'am.

54:31

No admin.

54:32

No back and forth.

54:35

So one of the concerns that I had wasn't about your project necessarily itself, it's just the zoning.

54:41

Um so when you move to that classification of zoning, you know, if one day y'all decided to to move on and and get into another business venture or you know, sell that business, or you know, a lot of things can happen.

54:55

Um that zoning classific classification opens it up to all types of businesses, so uh uh 7-Eleven could buy it and uh could turn to a gas station, and um being right there in the neighborhood um, you know, could pose some issues, um, those types of businesses.

55:11

Um there's a whole that just named one, there's all kinds of businesses that could open under that classification.

55:18

Um, and I I do have a concern though about traffic and just being that that is kind of in the middle.

55:23

The only way to get in that to get to your business would be through those neighborhood streets.

55:28

There's not like a major thoroughfare, um, so just the kind of traffic that that might bring into the neighborhood.

55:35

Uh can you speak about that at all?

55:37

So, so the current the current traffic would probably be what would it would normally be with somebody's signed to call it was a meeting, it was a gathering place.

55:45

Right.

55:45

So it's the same occupancy, the same meeting.

55:48

We're meeting in the evenings as well.

55:50

So nothing really ch is changing per se um with how it's how it's run in the last I don't know, 30 years.

55:59

So it's just could do they met in the evenings as well.

56:03

Um and we're gonna have even more ample parking.

56:07

Uh our current site plan has more parking.

56:10

Okay.

56:10

And so we don't have any lighting outside, no music outside.

56:15

We're gonna have um uh arm security, so it's it's nothing we don't have any uh facing windows where the neighbors are gonna be uh disturbed per se.

56:30

So we have created or or trying to create measures in which there's no disruption.

56:39

So um it so disruptions as that is something that came to mind.

56:42

Uh and maybe we go to different weddings, but I know weddings can get kind of uh get kind of rowdy at times uh when people are leaving.

56:48

Um, and uh, you know, if it was a a larger wedding, say it was maxed out at 120 people, um, you know, and people are heading out and hanging out in the parking lot before they take off.

56:59

Um how what kind of measures do you have in place or would you put in place to make sure that the neighbors across the street on those two sides aren't disturbed?

57:09

Uh I I think the the flow of how the guests are gonna be parked, that's uh it's going to the pe the guests are going to only gonna be able to um disembark from the back, so there'll be nothing going on in front.

57:24

That's kind of how we have positioned it.

57:27

Uh and like I said, we're gonna have security.

57:30

Uh that's gonna be standard in every rental.

57:34

Uh we're gonna have like armed uh security.

57:37

Okay.

57:38

Yeah.

57:39

Neither in neither in defense nor opposition of this application.

57:43

I will point out though that you don't really have to go through the neighborhood at all to get to this.

57:48

You come right in off one in nine one ninety-nine, turn north on Bell, you pass a very large um gas well to the left, and you pass a huge industrial complex on the right, which is a um Zimmer display.

58:00

It's like a triple lot.

58:01

Yes, it has five loading docks facing Bell, and they're diagonally across the street from the industry.

58:07

So I don't think you ingress and egress through a neighborhood.

58:10

If it's like you say, if you have a off-duty police officer required by your guests, whoever's hosting the event, direct traffic.

58:18

One keep them out of the parking lot, and two direct them south, take them straight to 199.

58:22

It would not just start the neighborhood.

58:24

There's no housing across the street at all.

58:26

And then torn down.

58:27

Okay, good point.

58:28

I have a comment real quick.

58:30

Um so this is currently uh a Masonic Losh, correct?

58:34

Yes, ma'am.

58:35

So being on the square, I understand.

58:38

The different meetings, the grand sessions that they've already had in that community, right?

58:43

So typically Masonic events, red balls, they have a lot of ballot and events there.

58:47

The community should be used to the type of traffic because they have a lot of events at Masonic Lodges a lot.

58:55

Um they do a lot of charity event, a lot of people rent out the facilities, so I just wanted to make that comment.

59:01

That's something that that community should be used to with the Masonic Lodge being there.

59:05

Yes, and that was one of our our my proposition also is for the community, like it 'cause right now how we intend to beautify it and also where we uh tr plan on hosting um uh like the prom we're open to like community events and yeah, it's just to make it really pretty.

59:27

Yeah.

59:28

Thank you.

59:29

Thank you.

59:30

Any questions?

59:31

So is there other zoning that would fit this better than neighborhood commercial because I mean as it is right now with that designation, it opens up to a can of worms, like we approve it and tomorrow they can open up you know liquor store, restaurant, bank, whatever they want.

59:48

Then it definitely doesn't fit.

59:50

I need to look at the use table.

59:51

I wouldn't want to speculate here on, you know, whether or not, you know, some uh uh some down zone.

59:58

There very likely could be just it would I would be giving you incomplete information if I gave you any.

1:00:03

So for for for liquor store for s for certain you you would not be able to to do it in the other question for the applicant.

1:00:10

Would you be open to just to help your application a little better?

1:00:13

Um, open to a continuance so that you could work number one with your neighborhood association immediately around you to get their buy-in, I think that would help your application immensely, and two to work with staff to see if there is a way to pick a better zoning or if there is a better zoning for what you want to do that's l less open to things your neighborhood is not going to want in their neighborhood.

1:00:35

Should you sell or, you know, in the future.

1:00:38

I'm open to that.

1:00:39

Um I guess my question would be, um if we did a continuance is what you're saying.

1:00:46

Um what are there like stipulations whereby we can get the approval, but then maybe if we did was to sell it like you said the seven eleven can erupt.

1:01:00

To do your homework, you know, and go out and talk to the neighborhood, work with staff, figure out maybe a better zoning um or even like a plan with you know, just to kind of come with a better for a stronger application for what you're trying to do.

1:01:13

You're asking us to approve something that's very broad, it includes things like liquor stores, gas stations, things that your neighborhood is not gonna want with next door to.

1:01:21

It's very hard for us to give you a point of approval for that.

1:01:24

And that's not what you're really intending to do.

1:01:26

But should you sell the next person who buys it down the line would have those by right.

1:01:29

Okay.

1:01:30

Which is concerning.

1:01:31

So I just want to make sure, because I know that it's been said like at least twice.

1:01:34

Liquor stores are not allowed anyway.

1:01:37

But liquor sales and remember E we we just adopted a proliferation ordinance that took a lot of those unwanted, undesirable uh uses out of E and re and placed them in F.

1:01:50

So I just wanted to make sure that everyone just is aware of that and the applicant is aware of that.

1:01:55

So a lot of the undesirable uses that uh that were in E and uh were in E were were removed out.

1:02:03

So I just wanted to make it.

1:02:04

Yeah, so so to clarify that, like, uh, but I think your point still holds um the the broader point that I think you're trying to make, it still allows E and E, you can still do alcohol sales for off-premise consumption as part of food service.

1:02:17

Um so that's still allowed by right in E.

1:02:21

My other thing with this with this application is that I don't really know what else you could do with this building, and I do think that this building holds some historical significance to it.

1:02:29

Um, especially in 20, 30 years, it's gonna be it's it's a beautiful building, and I'd hate to lose it.

1:02:35

I don't know what else you could really do with what is already there on that lot, other than events, community service, that kind of stuff.

1:02:43

Well m my issue is they've already been having events there, so it's a Masonic Lodge.

1:02:47

So she's doing an event soon.

1:02:49

I don't see the point of a continuance when they've already been having events here for years.

1:02:53

She just more or less is renovating it.

1:02:55

It's not the same event type under the zone that you it's because of the zoning change, because it goes from C F where that's all you can do is kind of have the Masonic Lodge can have those type events to go into straight uh E neighborhood commercial, which allows all types of uses.

1:03:09

So in the event that they ever sold it, it's still zoned E, and then it could a restaurant could open up there or a gas station could open up there.

1:03:18

Um and that wouldn't be maybe necessarily so good for the neighborhood.

1:03:21

So what they're planning on doing, you know, doesn't sound terrible for the neighborhood, but so I I see your point.

1:03:27

It's just that we're worried about what could happen if we change that that base zoning.

1:03:29

Well, I'm sure that Masonic Lodge they had weddings.

1:03:29

You understand, but I'm saying it wouldn't felt down with Sonic Lodges.

1:03:37

But the Masonic Lodge can't have like a gas station all of a sudden or a restaurant open up, and if we change the zoning to E like they're requesting, they could that could happen.

1:03:45

Um so what we're hoping uh the if if you're open to it is maybe like a 30 day continuance where you come back next month and in that time.

1:03:52

Um, but also reach out to your councilman too because you know he can help Carlos.

1:03:58

Perhaps figure out a way to kind of limit the uses.

1:04:01

Um to still be able to do what you want to do, but kind of make the community feel better and maybe some of our concerns um about what could happen if y'all decide to sell or are there situations whereby they could be it could still be granted, but they could be a stipulation saying okay, if we s if if this business wasn't to exist anymore, yeah that that's something you'd have to work with staff.

1:04:23

There are ways to do that.

1:04:24

Yeah, you can work out with staff, yes.

1:04:26

If there's a way that could if that if that's the concern where by if we were to sell somebody wasn't gonna come and knock down the building.

1:04:39

So the changes are tied to the property and not the owner, right?

1:04:42

The and and you we wouldn't be able to put any stipulations, that's more like a deed restriction.

1:04:47

So I would I'm referring to like if they did a CUP or something.

1:04:51

Yes, that's different than an example.

1:04:54

That's an option that's open to them.

1:04:55

That is a that is an overlay district, so it's not a stipulation.

1:04:58

So I just wanted to make sure that the applicant understands that a stipulation is essentially is something that the city would not be able to do in a sense of if you do this or if the following acts occur, then it would revert back.

1:05:11

That is that that is not something that the that the city would entertain itself.

1:05:15

That's not how it works.

1:05:16

So I know this sounds daunting, but if you want to jot it down, what I would do is I would contact staff this week and jump on it, especially if it's gonna be a 30 day.

1:05:25

I would get with your council member, get their buy-in between the two, figure out where you need your zoning to be.

1:05:30

And if you need a C UP or not, then come back, then get your neighborhood association buy-in, and then come back to zoning with your new proposal.

1:05:39

What what what what would a class feature are you guys comfortable with?

1:05:44

You need to get with staff to figure out.

1:05:45

Yeah, staff would be able to help you figure out the right fit for that without opening the door to all the different other things that can go into the five area.

1:05:55

Okay.

1:06:00

The other option is we we can just make a decision, um, and it's not a decision, it's uh it's a recommendation.

1:06:06

Uh and then city council ultimately uh they make the actual call.

1:06:11

Um so then you can you know do these things that um Beth is speaking about uh and perhaps have some more buy-in before you get to council.

1:06:21

So it's it's totally up to you, just trying to give you your options.

1:06:24

Yeah, I I understand.

1:06:24

I guess I would just more so I I and just to to be clear, uh I think what you're the specific thing that you're trying to do, I don't think there's a ton of opposition for that.

1:06:41

I think it's what could happen because of the base zoning.

1:06:44

So that the E opens up a lot of doors for what could happen in the future.

1:06:50

So that that's what our concern is.

1:06:52

Yeah, I think it's wise to talk to our cancelman and um talk to staff, and then we'll come back in 30 days if that's okay.

1:07:00

Okay, would you be open to that commissioner?

1:07:02

Yeah, we can do a continuance for the next meeting and then just keep in mind council doesn't meet next month.

1:07:07

So that's right, August.

1:07:09

Yeah.

1:07:09

So if you weren't able to start this project till August, is that cause a problem for you?

1:07:16

Yeah, we're planning to if approve because we have things that we lined up to do if we get the approval.

1:07:23

So it might delay the things that we want to do because we want to refurbish them all.

1:07:27

So I think Newcomb's fifth did break days next year.

1:07:29

So I was trying to have a break.

1:07:32

It's gonna get delayed anyways because we're not here in any cases in July.

1:07:36

What I would like to ask of staff is how we've treated these in the past.

1:07:42

I would love to have seen that solution on this slide from the start, or at least an idea, and maybe the conversation happened, but I'm over here thinking about the multiple event centers we've done.

1:07:50

We're sticking them in F, we're restricting uses on top of that, we're you know, adding things.

1:07:55

There's there were so many pieces we would never get this done today.

1:07:58

Um but the solutions already exist.

1:08:01

I was trying to find some of the cases while we were talking.

1:08:03

I just can't type fast enough.

1:08:05

Um, but it's gonna work out perfectly wherever it is.

1:07:59

We just have to tighten it up.

1:08:12

Um, but I think we need to get it going.

1:08:17

All right, thank y'all very much.

1:08:18

We appreciate it.

1:08:20

Um, and we'll close the public hearing.

1:08:23

With a continuance to the next meeting, or do you want to say August, right?

1:08:28

We'll still have our meetings, so technically.

1:08:33

Is the next meeting in 30 days or in 60 days?

1:08:36

We have a meeting in July, so if we if you were to come back in July, then you would go perhaps in front of council in August.

1:08:46

They come in August and still go before council in August.

1:08:50

They would come to zoning commission in July.

1:08:53

And then the uh city council meeting in August, first meeting.

1:08:56

Okay.

1:09:01

You're open to that.

1:09:02

Okay.

1:09:03

Thank you all very much.

1:09:04

Appreciate it.

1:09:06

Continuance.

1:09:07

And yes, we will need a motion for continuance.

1:09:09

Uh so now I'll close the public hearing uh and uh leave it open for either more discussion or if you're ready to make a motion.

1:09:17

For continuance.

1:09:18

So for ZZ 26070, I move for continuance to next meet month's meeting.

1:09:23

Second.

1:09:24

Alright, we have a motion uh for continuance to our July meeting by Commissioner Trujillo and a second by Commissioner Welch.

1:09:32

Commissioners, how do you vote?

1:09:34

Commissioner Rains.

1:09:35

Aye.

1:09:35

Commissioner Trujillo.

1:09:37

Aye.

1:09:37

Commissioner Welch.

1:09:38

Aye.

1:09:38

Commissioner Edmonds, aye.

1:09:40

Commissioner Robinson.

1:09:41

Aye.

1:09:41

Commissioner Pierce?

1:09:42

No.

1:09:44

Commissioner Rogers.

1:09:45

Aye.

1:09:45

Commissioner Warman.

1:09:46

Aye.

1:09:47

Commissioner Castro.

1:09:48

Aye.

1:09:49

With a vote of 8 to 1, motion passes.

1:09:53

Next case, ZC-26-071.

1:09:59

The address is 1297 to 1309 odds, Cantraw Samson Road, the applicant CMC and Janet Brister, Hopewell Development 2, L O L P.

1:10:09

Kimley Horn and Associates, Inc., Brandon Middleton.

1:10:12

The request is from F, General Commercial and K Heavy Industrial to I Light Industrial.

1:10:19

Welcome.

1:10:21

Thank you, Chair and Commissioners, for your time.

1:10:24

I am here on behalf of the applicant, Hopewell Development 2 today.

1:10:30

Over the course of this zoning case, we've had discussions with members of the community, staff, as well as council member Flores.

1:10:40

And over the course of those conversations, we've realized that we'd like to take this case into a PD.

1:10:48

So we'd be requesting today a continuance to the next meeting in order to get organized and um be able to tailor PD to those conversations that we've been having.

1:10:59

So we would just request your consideration for a continuance.

1:11:03

Okay.

1:11:04

Uh, there is no one signed up in opposition.

1:11:06

Um, so if you want to ask any questions, Commissioner uh Trujillo, this and yours or other commissioners, if you have questions before that, we are open to that.

1:11:15

The question would be how long a continuance do you need?

1:11:18

Next meeting.

1:11:19

Just to the next meeting, sir.

1:11:22

Okay.

1:11:23

Thank you very much.

1:11:24

Appreciate it.

1:11:24

Uh we will close the public hearing at this time, and Commissioner Trujillo.

1:11:28

Leave it up.

1:11:29

Ready.

1:11:30

For Z Z 26-071, I move for continuance to July's meeting.

1:11:35

Second.

1:11:36

We have a motion to continue to our July meeting by Commissioner Trujillo and a second by Commissioner Worman.

1:11:42

Commissioners, how do you vote?

1:11:43

Commissioner Reigns.

1:11:45

Aye.

1:11:45

Commissioner Trujillo?

1:11:46

Aye.

1:11:47

Commissioner Welch.

1:11:48

Commissioner Edmonds.

1:11:49

All right.

1:11:50

Commissioner Robinson.

1:11:51

Aye.

1:11:51

Commissioner Pierce?

1:11:52

Aye.

1:11:53

Commissioner Rogers.

1:11:54

Commissioner Werman.

1:11:55

Aye.

1:11:56

And Commissioner Castro.

1:11:57

Aye.

1:11:58

The vote of 9 0.

1:11:59

Motion carries.

1:12:00

All right.

1:12:00

Alright, we will uh adjourn at 2 17.

1:12:04

That's right.

1:12:05

2 17.

1:12:06

New land speed record for the zoning commission.

1:12:09

Uh thank you all for your attendance.

1:12:11

Uh, thank you all for your service to the city.

1:12:13

We appreciate it very much.

1:12:16

Very impressive.

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Summary of Proceedings

Fort Worth Zoning Commission Public Hearing - June 10, 2026

The Fort Worth Zoning Commission held a public hearing on June 10, 2026, at 1:08 PM. The meeting covered nine zoning cases, including approvals, one denial, one withdrawal, and two continuances. All votes were recorded with roll call. The meeting adjourned at 2:17 PM.

Consent Calendar

  • The commission unanimously approved the minutes from the May 13, 2026 meeting with a 9-0 vote.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Case ZC-26-022 (organic recycler): Judy Harman from Scenic Fort Worth spoke in opposition, citing concerns about noise, environmental impact on the nearby Fort Worth Nature Center, and the site's location on a scenic corridor. She requested scientific evidence on noise and a more sensitive development.
  • Case ZC-26-022: Jared from the Fort Worth Nature Center provided testimony on the risks of pest and disease introduction, referencing a past emerald ash borer infestation from a neighboring property that cost the city significant resources. He noted the site is about 200 yards from a major trailhead and raised concerns about noise and invasive species.

Discussion Items

  • Case ZC-25-183R (withdrawal): Staff introduced this case to clarify parking spaces. The applicant submitted a revised site plan meeting the required 34 parking spaces, eliminating the need for a development waiver. The commission accepted the withdrawal without objection.
  • Case SP-26-008 (site plan amendment for auto repair): Applicant Jake Petrie explained the amendment to correct errors in the previously approved plan for a car wash and auto repair use. Changes included reducing bay doors from seven to five, adding a 10-foot sidewalk, and removing auto detail use per neighborhood association request. The commission praised the applicant's cooperation and approved unanimously 9-0.
  • Case ZC-26-022 (organic recycler with CUP): Applicant Tim Sanson presented plans for a retail landscape supply and organic recycling center at 7640 Jacksborough Highway. He noted the site is over 700 feet from the nearest home and surrounded by industrial uses and highway. He stated support from the Scenic Shores Neighborhood Association and that the wood grinding operation would be limited to one to two days per month. He offered to accept restrictions on grinding days or a three-year permit. Opposition focused on noise, environmental risks to the nature center, and land use compatibility. Commissioners expressed concerns about pest introduction, citing the nature center's past costly infestation. A motion to deny passed 7-2.
  • Case ZC-26-055 (residential rezoning): Applicant Mary Nell Poole requested rezoning from AG Agricultural and A21 One Family Residential to A5 One Family Residential to add two parcels to a planned single-family development, increasing potential lots from 166 to approximately 200. No opposition. Approved unanimously 9-0.
  • Case ZC-26-061 (hospital campus rezoning): Applicant Anthony Milbitz requested a change from AG Agricultural to CF Community Facilities to match surrounding hospital campus uses. No opposition. Approved unanimously 9-0.
  • Case ZC-26-062 (industrial rezoning): Applicant Ray O'Jeski requested a change from AG Agricultural, C Medium Density Multifamily, and G Intensive Commercial to I Light Industrial for a development consistent with the future land use plan. No opposition. Approved unanimously 9-0.
  • Case ZC-26-063 (oil change facility with CUP): Applicant Kurt Overmeyer requested a conditional use permit for an oil change facility with a development waiver for bay doors facing residential. Commissioners noted noise concerns but found the use compatible with neighboring uses. Approved unanimously 9-0.
  • Case ZC-26-065 and ZC-26-067 (FWISD rezoning): Fort Worth ISD requested rezoning to CF Community Facilities for two properties at 1419 College Avenue and 1405 Alston Avenue, both with historic overlay. No applicant was present. Commissioners noted the zoning change was appropriate. Both approved unanimously 9-0.
  • Case ZC-26-070 (event space rezoning): Applicant Dr. Newcomb requested a change from CF Community Facilities to E Neighborhood Commercial to operate an event space in a former Masonic Lodge. Commissioners expressed concern that the broad E zoning could allow undesirable future uses (e.g., gas stations, restaurants) if the property is sold. Discussion included a possible continuance for the applicant to work with staff and the neighborhood on a more restrictive zoning or a conditional use permit. The applicant agreed to a continuance. Motion to continue to the July 2026 meeting passed 8-1 (Commissioner Pierce voted no).
  • Case ZC-26-071 (industrial rezoning to Planned Development): Applicant requested a continuance to the next meeting to prepare a Planned Development (PD) after discussions with the community and council member. No opposition. Motion to continue passed unanimously 9-0.

Key Outcomes

  • Case ZC-25-183R: Withdrawn by staff after applicant met parking requirements.
  • Case SP-26-008: Approved (9-0).
  • Case ZC-26-022: Denied (7-2).
  • Case ZC-26-055: Approved (9-0).
  • Case ZC-26-061: Approved (9-0).
  • Case ZC-26-062: Approved (9-0).
  • Case ZC-26-063: Approved (9-0).
  • Case ZC-26-065: Approved (9-0).
  • Case ZC-26-067: Approved (9-0).
  • Case ZC-26-070: Continued to July 2026 meeting (8-1).
  • Case ZC-26-071: Continued to July 2026 meeting (9-0).

Meeting Transcript

All right. Looks like everybody is here. Thank you all for coming today. We'll go ahead and get started. Reminder to my fellow commissioners, these mics are just always on as usual, so no need to turn it on. So watch your sneezes and coughs in front of the mic. And I'll leave it up to you. Mr. Chairman, will you please call the meeting to order? Yes. Today is June 10th, 2026. Welcome everybody to the zoning commission. We're glad you're here. We love public participation. We even have some interns here today, and we have some uh high school folks here that have taken their summer off that are working with the city. So glad y'all are here as well. Um that is all I have, so we will call the meeting to order at 108 p.m. Welcome to the June 10th, 2026. Zoning Commission Public Hearing. Today's meeting can be found online at Fort Worth Texas.gov. Speaker registration forms must have been turned in prior to the start of the meeting. Today's public hearing is being documented by cable television, and a recording will be available on the city's website. Cases heard at this public hearing are to be heard at the June 23rd City Council hearing unless otherwise stated on the agenda. To achieve a timely and orderly meeting, the commission requests that the following rules of procedure be respected. Each case will be called in the sequence listed on the agenda unless otherwise directed by the chair. All ensuing dialogue shall be directed to the commission only. After staff presentation, the applicant and support will be given a maximum total of five minutes to present their case. Opposition may then speak for a maximum total of seven minutes. At the conclusion of opposition, the applicant will be provided two minutes for rebuttal. Those that are not able to speak today are encouraged to submit comments or sign up to speak at City Council. Sign-ups to speak or comment at City Council begin the Friday before the scheduled hearing. Continuation beyond the speaker's allotted time will be subject to the chairman's sole discretion and approval. All other meeting procedures will adhere to board adopted rules of procedure to the extent possible. Following the official close of each case hearing, the commission will remain an open session to discuss and vote upon the item in question. During this time, no further public testimony or commentary will be allowed unless directed by the chair. A closed executive session may be held with respect to posted agenda items to enable the commission to receive advice from legal staff. For additional information on any case on today's agenda, you may contact the Development Services Department by calling 817-392-222. Mr. Chair, the first order of business is roll call. The zoning commission requires a quorum of six members to be present and available for voting. Please be advised that it takes six members to approve a zoning case. The following members are present today. Chairperson Reigns. Alright, thank you very much. We are open for uh a motion to approve our minutes from May 13th. If there's no discussion, I move approval. Second. Alright, we have a motion by uh Commissioner Edmonds and a second by Commissioner Robinson to approve our minutes. Commissioners, how do you vote? Commissioner Rains.

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