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North Richland Hills Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting - February 19, 2026

City Council & Boards — Thursday, February 19, 2026
BodyNorth Richland Hills, Texas
SessionCity Council & Boards
DateThursday, February 19, 2026
StatusFILED
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Speaker 1

2:45

Good evening.

2:46

It is six oh one PM, and I call the Thursday, February nineteenth, twenty twenty-six Planning and Zoning Commission work session to order.

Unassigned speaker

2:55

A

Speaker 1

2:55

quorum of the planning and zoning commission is present, and the meeting has been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act of the Texas Government Code.

3:02

Staff will discuss the items on tonight's work session agenda.

Speaker 2

3:12

Yes, sir.

3:15

Sure.

3:16

Um, actually, no.

Unassigned speaker

3:17

I

Speaker 2

3:17

take that back.

3:18

I was saying sure, but I forgot Jay is going to be here.

3:20

She'll just be a couple minutes late for the work session.

3:22

Um, but she is coming.

Speaker 3

3:28

If

Speaker 2

3:28

we know somebody's gonna be out, though, it's fine

Speaker 3

3:30

to

Unassigned speaker

3:30

kind

Speaker 2

3:31

of cram everybody a little bit closer together.

Speaker 3

3:35

Okay.

Speaker 2

3:44

But just a few items of interest, uh, early voting has begun for the primaries.

3:49

You've probably seen people in and out of city hall if you've been here at

Unassigned speaker

3:52

all the

Speaker 2

3:52

last couple of days.

3:53

Um, this is one of your voting locations as well as the Northeast Courthouse in Kellertown Hall.

3:58

Uh, that will run through the 27th,

Unassigned speaker

4:01

uh,

Speaker 2

4:01

with the election day being March the third.

Unassigned speaker

4:05

These

Speaker 2

4:05

are a couple of things we mentioned at the last meeting, but we're getting really close to this weekend here.

4:08

We have a spring garden seminar on Saturday morning.

4:11

This is a free event at the Common Ground Community Garden.

4:14

And then Saturday evening, we have the Dad or Daddy Daughter uh annual dance.

4:18

Um, and there are still tickets available for uh both of the age ranges shown there.

4:22

So feel free to check out the website and get your tickets

Unassigned speaker

4:25

down.

Unassigned speaker

4:26

The

Speaker 2

4:26

library uh is having another visit from the esteemed author CJ Box for his newest uh Joe Pickett novel.

4:33

I think this is the twenty-sixth book in the series that has been ongoing since 2001.

4:37

Uh, but we're lucky enough to get uh Mr.

4:39

Box to come back and visit with all of his new book releases, so that's always a really good crowd and a good time at the library.

4:44

And that's coming up on February

Speaker 3

4:46

the twenty-fifth.

Speaker 2

4:49

Just to update you on some of the items that have come before you.

Unassigned speaker

4:52

Um, the zoning change for the property on North Forty Road uh was approved by the city council, so we can move forward with processing a plat and um future building plan for that single family residence in the future.

Unassigned speaker

5:03

Uh

Speaker 2

5:03

the text amendment related to rear yard open space standards was approved by the city council in the way that it was recommended from this body

Unassigned speaker

5:10

uh

Speaker 2

5:10

with no changes.

5:12

Um, and then the um building inspections team also took forward updates to all of our

Unassigned speaker

5:18

uh

Speaker 2

5:18

international building codes and national electric code at the last meeting.

5:22

So there were no additions of any new codes from the slate that we already had in place that was just an upgrade from the 2018 code to 2024.

5:30

We usually skip a cycle in between with those updates, and so that was approved at the last meeting by the city council as

Unassigned speaker

5:36

well.

Unassigned speaker

5:38

I'll

Speaker 2

5:38

let Clayton come up and talk about this uh SUP here for this evening.

Unassigned speaker

5:47

All

Speaker 4

5:47

right, very briefly.

5:48

This is a special use permit request on commercial drive.

5:51

We've seen a couple of those recently for a couple of roofing contractors.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Zoning Regulations█████████████████████████████████████████████56%
Procedural███████████14%
Government Ethics██████7%
Economic Development██████7%
Rental Regulations█████6%
Engineering And Infrastructure██3%
Sign Ordinance██2%
Transportation Safety██2%
Public Engagement█1%
Summary of Proceedings

North Richland Hills Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting - February 19, 2026

The meeting consisted of a work session (6:00 PM – 7:02 PM) and a regular session (7:07 PM – 7:28 PM) on February 19, 2026. The commission approved the minutes from the February 5 meeting and a special use permit for an assembling operations facility. A training presentation on zoning and planning law was also conducted.

Consent Calendar

  • Minutes of February 5, 2026: Approved unanimously (7-0).
  • No other consent items.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public comments were made during either the work session or the regular meeting.

Discussion Items

  • Planning Director Report (Work Session): Director Cori Reaume announced early voting dates, upcoming community events (Spring Garden Seminar, Daddy-Daughter Dance, author visit), and updates on recent City Council actions (approval of a zoning change on North Forty Road, text amendment on rear yard open space, and adoption of updated building codes from 2018 to 2024).
  • Training Presentation (Work Session): Annabelle Ackling of Taylor Olson Adkins Sralla & Elam LLP presented the annual training covering zoning and land use, the role of the commission, legal issues in zoning and platting, meeting and voting procedures, and conflicts of interest. The training included discussion on the distinction between zoning (legislative) and platting (ministerial), the impact of HB 3167 (30-day "shot clock" for plats), and conflict of interest thresholds ($2,500 in real property or 10% ownership in a business entity).
  • Accessory Structure Regulations (Work Session): Director Reaume presented an overview of current regulations and possible revisions. After discussion, the commission decided to continue the discussion at the next work session (March 5) before scheduling a public hearing, allowing members time to review the presentation materials.
  • Special Use Permit ZC25-0154 (Regular Meeting): The commission held a public hearing for a request from MJ Commercial Holdings LLC (represented by Howard Wiles of MavTel Global) for a special use permit to operate an assembling operations (wire harness manufacturing) at 5113 Commercial Drive on a 0.616‑acre lot with a 12,000‑square‑foot building. The building, built in 1979, previously held warehouse/distribution uses. The applicant stated the facility will employ up to 30 people, operate 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM, involve no exterior work, noise, or emissions, and produce no pollution. The property is zoned C-2 (commercial) and the use does not meet by-right criteria, thus requiring an SUP. Surrounding properties are all commercial or industrial; no residential adjacency. The Development Review Committee recommended approval. No public testimony was offered.

Key Outcomes

  • Approval of Minutes: Motion by Commissioner Welborn, second by Commissioner Epperley; carried 7-0.
  • Approval of Special Use Permit ZC25-0154: Motion by Commissioner Pekurney, second by Vice Chair Carpenter; carried 7-0. The item will go to City Council on March 9, 2026.
  • Accessory Structure Discussion Continued: The commission will revisit the topic at the March 5, 2026 work session and schedule a public hearing at a later date.
  • Training Completed: The annual training session was conducted; no action taken.

Meeting Transcript

Good evening. It is six oh one PM, and I call the Thursday, February nineteenth, twenty twenty-six Planning and Zoning Commission work session to order. A quorum of the planning and zoning commission is present, and the meeting has been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act of the Texas Government Code. Staff will discuss the items on tonight's work session agenda. Yes, sir. Sure. Um, actually, no. I take that back. I was saying sure, but I forgot Jay is going to be here. She'll just be a couple minutes late for the work session. Um, but she is coming. If we know somebody's gonna be out, though, it's fine to kind of cram everybody a little bit closer together. Okay. But just a few items of interest, uh, early voting has begun for the primaries. You've probably seen people in and out of city hall if you've been here at all the last couple of days. Um, this is one of your voting locations as well as the Northeast Courthouse in Kellertown Hall. Uh, that will run through the 27th, uh, with the election day being March the third. These are a couple of things we mentioned at the last meeting, but we're getting really close to this weekend here. We have a spring garden seminar on Saturday morning. This is a free event at the Common Ground Community Garden. And then Saturday evening, we have the Dad or Daddy Daughter uh annual dance. Um, and there are still tickets available for uh both of the age ranges shown there. So feel free to check out the website and get your tickets down. The library uh is having another visit from the esteemed author CJ Box for his newest uh Joe Pickett novel. I think this is the twenty-sixth book in the series that has been ongoing since 2001. Uh, but we're lucky enough to get uh Mr. Box to come back and visit with all of his new book releases, so that's always a really good crowd and a good time at the library. And that's coming up on February the twenty-fifth. Just to update you on some of the items that have come before you. Um, the zoning change for the property on North Forty Road uh was approved by the city council, so we can move forward with processing a plat and um future building plan for that single family residence in the future. Uh the text amendment related to rear yard open space standards was approved by the city council in the way that it was recommended from this body uh with no changes. Um, and then the um building inspections team also took forward updates to all of our uh

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