CITY OF LAREDO
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
M2000-R-32
PLANNING AND ZONING AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1110 HOUSTON STREET
LAREDO, TEXAS 78040
NOVEMBER 27, 2000
5:30 P.M.
I. CALL TO ORDER
With a quorum present Mayor
Elizabeth G. Flores called the meeting
to order.
II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Elizabeth G. Flores led in the Pledge of Allegiance.
III. ROLL CALL
In attendance:
Elizabeth G. Flores, Mayor
Louis H. Bruni, Council
Member, District II
John C. Galo, Council
Member, District III
Johnny Amaya, Council Member, District IV
Eliseo Valdez, Jr., Council
Member, District V
Joe A. Guerra, Mayor
Pro Tempore, District VI
Jose A. Valdez, Jr., Council
Member, District VII
Juan Ramirez, Council
Member, District VIII
Gustavo Guevara, Jr., City
Secretary
Larry Dovalina, City Manager
Cynthia Collazo, Assistant
City Manager
Jerry Bruce Cain, Assistant
City Attorney
Motion to excuse Cm. Agredano.
Moved: Cm. Galo
Second: Cm. E. Valdez
For: 7 Against: 0 Abstain: 0
IV. MINUTES
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V. COMMUNICATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS
Announcements
Mayor Flores publicly announced the
projects summary for FY00 from the Engineering Department as follows:
212 projects are presently under construction resulting in $128
million incurred for projects
that have been constructed or are under construction
1,167 blocks were paved for a total of 66 miles
647 blocks of sidewalks were completed for a total of 40 miles
703,800 linear feet of curb and gutter were placed for a total of
133 miles
68,034 tons of asphalt were placed for a total of 2,720 truck
loads
52,020 of cubic yards of concrete were used for a total of 5,780
truck loads
133 letters of credit were checked totaling $30 million for
construction projects
$43 million in private development has been initiated
1,968 acres were developed as subdivisions
2,574 lots were developed for construction
150,974 feet of sanitary sewer lines were placed for a total of 28
miles
120,632 feet of water main lines placed for a total of 22 miles
66,205 linear feet of storm sewer lines placed for a total of 12
miles
2,182 street cut permits were issued for a total of 102,000
166 subdivisions constructed
Mayor Flores announced that Mr. Frank Leach, former director of
the Laredo Development Foundation, passed away this morning and requested a
moment of silence in his memory.
Cm. Bruni submitted a Rain Enhancement
Report from the Southwest Texas Rain Enhancement Association for seeding flight
activity for October, 2000, along with minutes of the October 10, 2000 SWTREA
Board meeting. He mentioned that the
association has suspended the project for the rest of this year being that
November, December, and January have only one seedable rain event. They will resume the program on February 1,
2001. A detailed report is available at
the City Secretary’s Office for public review.
Cm.
Amaya publicly thanked the businesses that contributed to his first Annual
Turkey Give-Away to benefit the low income families and senior
citizens of District IV.
He
also thanked the Laredo Housing Authority Director Abraham Rodriguez, Jr. and
Administrative Assistant Mrs. Romy Dovalina for their assistance in
facilitating this event. He further
thanked the volunteers Aurora Rendon, Manuel Reyna, Francisco Llanes, Gilberto
Mancha, Rogelio Rodriguez, Pete Ramirez, and Lily Perez for their assistance.
Cm.
Jose A. Valdez, Jr. thanked Mrs. Gloria Sanchez Webber of Hamilton Trophies for
inviting him to be the starter at this year’s Guajolote 10K Run. He also thanked the Parks & Recreation
Department director and staff for their assistance in coordinating the
Recreation Center Thanksgiving holiday feast.
Invitations
Mayor Flores invited the public to attend the Christmas Tree
Lighting ceremony scheduled for Friday, December 1, 2000, at 7:00 p.m. at the
Laredo Center for the Arts. She
mentioned that there would be entertainment for the whole family.
Recognitions
a. Recognizing "The
Best Little Blood Drive on the Border." The City of Laredo and Webb
County came together to donate 315 pints of blood. These donations have the ability to help as
many as 1260 people as per the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center. The winner of this year's blood drive is the
City of Laredo with 184 pints of blood. Webb County donated 131 pints of blood.
There were a total of 42 people who registered to become bone marrow donors.
Congratulations City of Laredo and Webb County.
Dan
Migura, Administrative Services Department Director, provided some
statistics. He stated that this is a
joint initiative of Webb County and the City of Laredo and, in combination, are
one of the top contributors in the area as a result of this event. The South Texas Blood and Tissue Center was
able to collect 315 pints of blood between the county and the city. The City gained a four percent rise over
last year’s contribution. The number of
bone marrow donors also increased from 112 to 154 donors for this year. He mentioned that the Center expects to
assist approximately 1,260 people with these contributions.
Communiqués
Ron Whitehawk, speaking on behalf of the Hotel Operations Company,
Inc., read a letter on an appeal from a denial of a zoning designation on a
13.6-acre tract.
Dear Council Member Guerra:
On behalf of Hotel Operations Company, Inc., I would strongly
protest the Planning Department Director not placing the above-referenced
appeal before the City Council at tonight’s City Council meeting. This case was heard by the Planning and
Zoning Commission on November 2, 2000, and recommended for denial by the
Planning and Zoning Commission. An
appeal letter to the City Council was received by the Planning and Zoning
Department on November 7, 2000. Said
appeal letter should automatically have qualified our right to be heard this
evening. Instead, the Planning and
Zoning Department tried to reach me last Wednesday afternoon after having had
the appeal letter for 14 days to advise me that the rezoning case would not be
heard as per the schedule laid out in the appeal letter itself.
Planning and Zoning Department personnel advised me this morning
that the Planning and Zoning Department Director decided to not place this
zoning appeal before the City Council since it represented a substantial change
from the original rezoning application.
It does not seem to matter that the substantial change is going from
13.5 acres to a 4-acre rezoning change.
To my knowledge, in the past a reduction in area or a reduction in
zoning intensity was allowed to be presented to the City Council upon appeal
and decided by the City Council. I
strongly object to the Planning and Zoning Department Director taking it upon
himself to not place this before the City Council in a timely manner. If he had reasons to object to the reduction
in rezone area, he could have and should have presented them to the City
Council at tonight’s meeting and allowed the City Council to decide upon the
appropriate course of action. A real
estate closing was originally scheduled for mid-December and the possible
construction of a hospital is pending the City Council’s decision. There are good and practical reasons to
protest the Planning and Zoning Department Director’s decision and action in
this matter. On behalf of Hotel
Operations Company, Inc., I would like to ask you and the City Council to
instruct the Planning and Zoning Department Director to perform his ministerial
duty and place the applicant’s appeal before the City Council at your meeting
of December 4, 2000, so that said appeal can be heard by the proper governing
legal authority.
VI. APPOINTMENTS TO COMMISSION, BOARDS AND COMMITTEES
a. Appointment by Council
Member John C. Galo of Victor Sauceda and Ricardo Hinojosa,
Jr. to the
Redistricting Committee.
Motion to approve.
Moved: Cm.
Bruni
Second: Cm.
Amaya
For: 7 Against: 0 Abstain: 0
VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. Public hearing
concerning an application by Lauro and Olga Villareal amending the
Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning Lot 4 and
the W1/2 of Lot 5, Block 1394, Eastern Division, located at 2417 Kearney St.,
from R-1 (Single Family Residential District) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential
District). The Planning and Zoning
Commission recommended denial of the proposed zone change. This is an appeal from an unfavorable
recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
Amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the
City of Laredo by rezoning Lot 4 and the
W1/2 of Lot 5, Block 1394, Eastern Division, located at 2417
Kearney St., from R-1 (Single Family Residential District) to R-2 (Multi-Family
Residential District); providing for publication and effective date.
Motion to open the public hearing.
Moved: Cm. Bruni
Second: Cm. Galo
For: 7 Against: 0 Abstain: 0
Keith Selman, Planning and Zoning Director, stated that this item
came before the City Council on September 25, 2000, for consideration of an R-3
designation. At that time, the applicant
discussed the notion of attaching the unit as a duplex which would, therefore,
convert it to an R-2 designation. The
City Council, at that time, requested for this item to go back before the
Planning and Zoning Commission for its recommendation on the R-2 application.
Mrs. Olga Villarreal, petitioner, requested an R-2 zoning
designation for construction of a dwelling adjacent to the existing
property.
Motion to close the public hearing, override Planning and Zoning,
and approve the zone change and introduce.
Moved: Cm. Bruni
Second: Cm. E.
Valdez
For: 7 Against: 0 Abstain: 0
Ordinance Introduction:
Cm. Bruni
2. Public hearing
concerning an application by Lewis and Elaine Calk, amending the
Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning 110.003
acres, as further described by metes and bounds, located east of Ejido Ave. and
north of Eistetter Rd. (Wormser Rd.),
from R-1 (Single Family Residential District) to R-1A (Single Family Reduced
Area District). The Planning and Zoning
Commission recommended approval of the proposed zone change.
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
Amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the
City of Laredo by rezoning 110.003 acres,
as further described by metes and bounds, located east of Ejido
Ave. and north of Eistetter Rd.
(Wormser Rd.), from R-1 (Single Family Residential District) to R-1A
(Single Family Reduced Area District).
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the proposed
zone change; providing for publication and effective date.
Motion to open the public hearing.
Moved: Cm. Bruni
Second: Cm. Amaya
For: 7 Against: 0 Abstain: 0
There was no public input.
Motion to close the public hearing and introduce.
Moved: Cm. Bruni
Second: Cm. E. Valdez
For: 7 Against: 0 Abstain: 0
Ordinance Introduction:
City Council
3. Public hearing
concerning an application by Killam Oil Company amending the Zoning
Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning 56.4870 acres,
as further described by metes and bounds, located on the northwest corner of
Bob Bullock Lp. and Clark Blvd., from R-1 (Single Family Residential District)
to B-3 (Community Business District).
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the proposed
zone change.
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
Amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the
City of Laredo by rezoning 56.4870 acres,
as further described by metes and bounds, located on the northwest
corner of Bob Bullock Lp. and Clark Blvd., from R-1 (Single Family Residential
District) to B-3 (Community Business District); providing for publication and
effective date.
Motion to open the public hearing.
Moved: Cm. Bruni
Second: Cm. Galo
For: 7 Against: 0 Abstain: 0
There was no public input.
Motion to close the public hearing and introduce.
Moved: Cm. Bruni
Second: Cm. E.
Valdez
For: 7 Against: 0 Abstain: 0
Ordinance Introduction:
Cm. Bruni
4. Public hearing
concerning an application by B. B. Loop - 20 Property, Ltd. amending the
Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning 28.916
acres, as further described by metes and bounds, located east of Bob Bullock
Lp. and north of Maria Luisa Dr., from R-1 (Single Family Residential District)
to B-4 (Highway Commerical District).
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the proposed
zone change.
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
Amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by
rezoning 28.916 acres, as further described by metes and bounds, located east
of Bob Bullock Lp. and north of Maria Luisa Dr., from R-1 (Single Family
Residential District) to B-4 (Highway Commercial District); providing for
publication and effective date.
Motion to open the public hearing.
Moved: Cm. Galo
Second: Cm. Bruni
For: 7 Against: 0 Abstain: 0
Richard Haynes, developer, requested approval of the zoning
designation change.
Motion to close the public hearing and introduce.
Moved: Cm. Bruni
Second: Cm. Galo
For: 7 Against: 0 Abstain: 0
Ordinance Introduction:
Cm. Bruni
5. Public hearing
concerning an application by B. B. Loop - 20 Property, Ltd. amending the
Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning 8.084
acres, as further described by metes and bounds, located west of Bob Bullock
Lp. and north of Maria Luisa Dr., from R-1 (Single Family Residential District)
to B-1 (Limited Commercial District).
This item was presented to the Planning and Zoning Commission as a 31.931
acre tract, from R-1 to B-4. The Commission
recommended approval of a B-1 zone on this 8.084 acre tract.
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
Amending the Zoning
Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning 8.084 acres,
as further described by
metes and bounds, located west of Bob Bullock Lp. and north of
Maria Luisa Dr., from R-1 (Single Family Residential District) to
B-1 (Limited Commercial District);
providing for publication and effective date.
Motion to open the public hearing.
Moved: Cm. Galo
Second: Cm. Bruni
For: 7 Against: 0 Abstain: 0
There was no public input.
Motion to close the public hearing and introduce.
Moved: Cm. Bruni
Second: Cm. Amaya
For: 7 Against: 0 Abstain: 0
Ordinance Introduction:
Cm. Bruni
6. Public hearing
concerning an application by B. B. Loop - 20 Property Ltd. amending the
Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning 23.847
acres, as further described by metes and bounds, located west of Bob Bullock
Lp. and north of Maria Luisa Dr., from R-1 (Single Family Residential District)
to B-4 (Highway Commercial District).
This item was presented to the Planning and Zoning Commission as a
31.931 acre tract, from R-1 to B-4. The
Commission recommended approval of a B-4 zone on this 23.847 acre tract.
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
Amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by
rezoning 23.847 acres, as further described by metes and bounds, located west
of Bob Bullock Lp. and north of Maria Luisa Dr., from R-1 (Single Family
Residential District) to B-4 (Highway Commercial District); providing for
publication and effective date.
Motion to open the public hearing.
Moved: Cm. Bruni
Second: Cm. Galo
For: 7 Against: 0 Abstain: 0
There was no public input.
Motion to close the public hearing, concur with Planning and
Zoning with a B-4 zoning designation on Lot Number Six (6), and introduce.
Moved: Cm. Bruni
Second: Cm. Galo
For: 7 Against: 0 Abstain: 0
Ordinance Introduction:
Cm. Bruni
7. Public hearing
concerning an application by Lakeside Subdivision, L.L.C., amending the
Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning 73.0759
acres, as further described by metes and bounds, located east of Bob Bullock
Lp. and south of Lakeview Blvd., from AG (Agricultural District) to R-1 (Single
Family Residential District). The
Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the proposed zone
change.
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
Amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by
rezoning 73.0759 acres, as further described by metes and bounds, located east
of Bob Bullock Lp. and south of Lakeview Blvd., from AG (Agricultural District)
to R-1 (Single Family Residential District); providing for publication and
effective date.
Motion to open the public hearing.
Moved: Cm. Galo
Second: Cm. Bruni
For: 7 Against: 0 Abstain: 0
There was no public input.
Motion to close the public hearing and introduce.
Moved: Cm. Bruni
Second: Cm. Galo
For: 7 Against: 0 Abstain: 0
Ordinance Introduction:
Cm. Bruni
8. Public hearing
concerning an application by the Webb County Correctional Center
Public Facility Corp. amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the
City of Laredo by rezoning Lot 1, Block 1, Webb County Detention Center Plat,
located north of the City of Rio Bravo and west of South Highway 83, from R-1
(Single Family Residential District) to M-1 (Light Manufacturing
District). The Planning and Zoning
Commission recommended denial of the proposed zone change and recommended approval
of a Conditional Use Permit.
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
Amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by
rezoning Lot 1, Block 1, Webb County Detention Center Plat, located north of
the City of Rio Bravo and west of S. Hwy. 83, from R-1 (Single Family
Residential District) to M-1 (Light Manufacturing District); providing for
publication and effective date.
Motion to open the public hearing.
Moved: Cm. Galo
Second: Cm. Amaya
For: 7 Against: 0 Abstain: 0
Alfonso Garza and John Salazar representing WSBC Civil Engineers
inquired as to the restrictions imposed on the site.
Keith Selman, Planning and Zoning Department Director, reported as
follows:
1) the conditional use
permit shall be limited to the correctional facility only;
2) the conditional use
permit shall be issued to the Webb County Correctional Center
Facility Corporation;
and
3) the conditional use
permit shall not be transferable.
Motion to close the public hearing approving a conditional use
permit for the proposed use and introduce.
Moved: Cm. Galo
Second: Cm. Bruni
For: 7 Against: 0 Abstain: 0
Ordinance Introduction:
City Council
9. Public hearing
concerning an application by John S. Jacaman Cattle Company, Ltd.
amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by
rezoning 22.84 acres, as further described by metes and bounds, located east of
Sinatra Parkway and west of Bob Bullock Lp., from M-1 (Light Manufacturing
District) and R-1 (Single Family Residential District) to B-4 (Highway
Commercial District). The Planning and
Zoning Commission recommended approval of the proposed zone change.
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
Amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by
rezoning 22.84 acres, as further described by metes and bounds, located east of
Sinatra Parkway and west of Bob Bullock Lp., from M-1 (Light Manufacturing
District) and R-1 (Single Family Residential District) to B-4 (Highway
Commercial District); providing for publication and effective date.
Motion to open the public hearing.
Moved: Cm. Bruni
Second: Cm. Galo
For: 7 Against: 0 Abstain: 0
Ron Whitehawk, representing Sherfey Engineering, recommended
approval on the proposed zoning designation for commercial use (multi-purpose
area).
Cm. Bruni inquired whether the City of Laredo has received a
commitment from the Jacaman family to secure the necessary right-of-way to
increase the width of the street.
Larry Dovalina, City Manager, mentioned that the City of Laredo
has received approval on all of the tract of land, with the exception of the
one piece of property that was sold, from the owner. He is anticipating getting the other owner’s approval on that
particular tract which will secure the additional footage needed by the city.
Motion to close the public hearing and introduce.
Moved: Cm. Bruni
Second: Cm. Galo
For: 7 Against: 0 Abstain: 0
Ordinance Introduction:
Cm. Bruni
10.
Public hearing concerning an application by Enedina Carmona amending the
Zoning
Ordinance (Map) of the
City of Laredo by rezoning Lot 5, Block 1693, Eastern Division,
located at 2820 Clark
Blvd., from R-3 (Mixed Residential District) to B-1 (Limited
Business
District). The Planning and Zoning
Commission recommended denial of the
proposed zone
change. This is an appeal from an
unfavorable recommendation by the
Planning and Zoning
Commission.
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
Amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by
rezoning Lot 5, Block 1693, Eastern Division, located at 2820 Clark Blvd., from
R-3 (Mixed Residential District) to B-1 (Limited Business District); providing
for publication and effective date.
Motion to open the public hearing.
Moved: Cm. Galo
Second: Cm. Bruni
For: 7 Against: 0 Abstain: 0
Keith Selman, Planning and Zoning Department Director, reported
that there is an update to the communication.
There is a petition with 42 signatures in favor of the proposed zone
change. His department checked the petition
against the mail-out notices and there were 8 individuals in that petition that
were within the 200-foot mail-out.
Enedina Carmona, petitioner, requested the zone change approval in
order to set up a day care facility.
Diana Carmona spoke in favor of the zone change request.
Denisha Rodriguez spoke in support of the zone change request.
Eloy Rodriguez, owner of the property, requested approval of the
zone change designation. He stated that
he favors the regulations imposed on facilities to provide qualified child care
in the community. His wife, who is a
speech therapist, will be providing this type of service at the facility once
it opens.
Laura Vaughn requested approval of the zoning designation
change.
Motion to close the public hearing and introduce as a conditional
use permit specifically for use as a child day care facility.
Moved: Cm. Bruni
Second: Cm. E.
Valdez
For: 7 Against: 0 Abstain: 0
Ordinance Introduction:
Cm. Bruni
11.
Public hearing concerning an application by Fernando Sada Quiroz
amending the Zoning
Ordinance (Map) of the
City of Laredo by authorizing the issuance of a Special Use
Permit for
mini-storage warehouses on Lots 7, 8, 9, and 10, Block 431, Eastern Division,
located at 202 W. Saunders St. The current zoning for this site is B-3
(Community
Business
District). The Planning and Zoning
Commission recommended approval of the
proposed Special Use
Permit.
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
Amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by
authorizing the issuance of a Special Use Permit for mini-storage warehouses on
Lots 7, 8, 9, and 10, Block 431, Eastern Division, located at 202 W. Saunders
St.; providing for publication and effective date.
Motion to open the public hearing.
Moved: Cm. Galo
Second: Cm. Bruni
For: 7 Against: 0 Abstain: 0
Jesus Romero, of J. Romero Construction, was in agreement to
secure a special use permit from City Council.
Motion to close the public hearing and approve as a Special Use
Permit.