Good afternoon and welcome to the regular session of the City of Weatherford Planning and Zoning Commission.

Today is a Wednesday, July 16th, 2025.

I am Chair Brian McCallan, and I call this meeting to order at 2 30 p.m.

to announce that a quorum is present.

Commissioners are joined today by Director of Public Works, Matt Lepler and City Secretary Andrew McDonald.

Before we begin working through today's agenda, I would like to remind all applicants and interested parties that cases considered by this commission today will also be considered by the city council.

City Council agendas are posted at City Hall at least 72 hours prior to meetings.

City Council agendas can also be found on the City of Weatherford website at Weatherford TX.gov slash meetings.

Okay, let's start with item 2A consider approval of the minutes of the planning and zoning commission meeting held June 11th, 2025.

Make a motion though.

I'll second.

Motion by Mr.

Hinton and a second by Mr.

Craig.

And the motion passes unanimously.

Moving on to item 3A, which is to hold a public hearing to review a request by Robertina Sandoval regarding regarding a request for a conditional use permit for a pawn shop use on an approximately 0.435 acre tract being generally located at 1205 South Main Street in the city of Weatherford, Parker County, Texas.

C UP 25-0008.

Mr.

Leppla.

Good afternoon, Chair.

Members of the Commission.

My name is Matt Lepl.

I'm the director of public works filling in.

The item for you is a request for a conditional use permit at 1205 South Main Street.

The subject property highlighted in yellow on your screen is located on a.435 acre tract.

The proposed use for this permit is a pawn shop.

The current zoning is C1 General Commission, which aligns with this use.

However, at this time, staff is recommending disapproval of the conditional use permit based on it not being compatible with surrounding commercial uses.

Specifically, eating establishments, restaurants, and school K through 12.

This location is also in close proximity to an existing pawn shop on South Main.

If the commission chooses to consider approval, staff has provided recommending conditions for your reviews.

With that, I'll be happy to answer any questions.

Also, the applicant is here if you have any specific questions.

Thank you.

Any questions for city staff before we have the applicant come up?

Okay, great.

We want to have the applicant come forward and uh we'll put five minutes uh on the clock for your presentation.

And please let us know your name and address before beginning.

Okay, my name is Robert Tina Sandom, and my address is 9220 Mariana Way in Alvaredo, Texas.

Okay, good afternoon.

My name is Tina Sandoval, and I am here representing Cash Plus Pond.

It is a privilege to have the opportunity to speak with you today and share information about our company.

Cash Plus Pond is a family-owned business that began in Mansville, Texas in 1992.

Our journey since then has been marked by steady growth, strong community ties, and commitment to providing exceptional services.

In April of 2005, we expanded further with our second location in Mansville, and today we proudly operate 11 thriving locations across the Dallas Fort Worth area.

We have them in Mansfield, Grand Prairie, North Fort Worth, South Fort Worth, Burleson, North Arlington, South Arlington, Cleaverne, and the furthest away from our starting point is Stephenville.

Our ability to maintain all these locations is a testament to our dedication to customer satisfaction and our ability to integrate seamlessly into the communities we serve.

The decision to expand into Weatherford has been carefully considered, step in our growth.

We initiated the conditional use permit process in May of this year.

Finding the right location has been a tech meticulous process.

As our expansion strategy has always prioritized the needs and dynamics of each community.

Unlike unlike our previous expansions, which required only zoning confirmations, Weatherford's process introduced us to new steps for us.

The pre-development meeting offered valuable insights, especially regarding proximity to an existing businesses and schools.

And everything initially aligned with our expectations.

However, some concerns have since arisen, and I am here to address them if needed.

I know one of the concerns raised in that proposed uh was the for the proposed location for pawn shop use was that we had a golden pond that was very close to the location.

Um we also they said that we weren't compatible because there was a lot of um eating establishments such as restaurants, which we noticed in nearby financial institutions such as Western Finance and the cash store.

Even if we were perceived as different from certain establishments, diversity among businesses can enrich community, offering residents a variety of services and options.

Whether for its growing population and the traffic on South Main Street gives us um we believe that it's enough to be um for both pawn shops to be able to be to thrive in this area.

Consumer proximity fosters healthy competition.