May 04, 2026 Planning and Zoning

ALRIGHT,

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[OPENING ITEMS]

SO I CALL THIS ORDER OR THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT 3 31.

THE FIRST ITEM ON TODAY'S AGENDA IS OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

SO IF Y'ALL WILL PLEASE STAND WITH ME.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC OF WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FRAUD.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD.

ONE AN INDIVISIBLE.

THANK YOU.

NEXT WE WILL HAVE OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

DURING THIS TIME WE WILL RECEIVE COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO DESIRE TO ADDRESS THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REGARDING ITEMS ON THE PRESENT AGENDA FOR WHICH PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL NOT BE HELD.

IF YOU COME SPEAK, PLEASE LIMIT YOUR RESPONSE TO THREE MINUTES.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? PUBLIC COMMENT.

ALRIGHT, I'M NOT SEEING

[CONSENT AGENDA]

SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS TWO THROUGH SIX.

WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO PULL, UH, ONE OF THESE ITEMS TO CONSIDER SEPARATELY? OKAY, I'M NOT SEEING ANY.

ALRIGHT, THEN I WILL ENTERTAIN SOME MOTIONS.

MOTION FURTHER.

I'LL SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE OUR CONSENT AGENDA FROM COMMISSIONER BARRY AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER GARZA.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MATTER? OKAY, LET'S VOTE.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU.

NEXT WE WILL MOVE TO OUR

[7. - Hold a public hearing and consider a request by Press Café, LLC, on behalf of Lusso Real Estate, LLC, for a Specific Use Designation with Term for the sale of all alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption, in a restaurant, for an 8,822-square-foot portion of Lot 1, Block 12, Westridge Park Addition, Section 49, City and County of Midland, Texas. (Generally located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Deauville Boulevard and Avalon Drive.) (DISTRICT: 4) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

LET ME GO AHEAD AND OPEN THIS AND READ IT.

OUR PROCEDURE FOR CONDUCTING PUBLIC HEARINGS IS AS FOLLOWS.

FIRST, THE STAFF WILL PRESENT ITS EVALUATION OF THE REQUEST.

THE APPLICANT WILL PRESENT THE REQUEST AND RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.

NEXT, THOSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE REQUEST WILL ADDRESS THE THE COMMISSION.

THEN THOSE WHO ARE OPPOSED TO THE REQUEST OR WHO WISH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL ADDRESS THE COMMISSION.

THE APPLICANT WILL THEN HAVE A FINAL OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS ANY OF THE REMARKS FROM THE PUBLIC.

THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL THEN BE CLOSED.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC WILL BE HEARD ONLY IF A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION DESIRES TO DIRECT A QUESTION EITHER TO THE APPLICANT OR A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC.

FINALLY, THE COMMISSION WILL CONSIDER ALL OF THE INFORMATION PRESENTED AND VOTE ON THE MATTER.

TODAY'S FIRST PUBLIC HEARING IS ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.

HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER A REQUEST BY PRESS CAFE LLC ON BEHALF OF LUSO REAL ESTATE.

LLC FOR A SPECIFIC USE DESIGNATION WITH TERM FOR THE SALE OF ALL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION IN A RESTAURANT FOR AN 8,822 SQUARE FOOT PORTION OF LOT.

ONE BLOCK 12 WESTRIDGE PARK EDITION, SECTION 49.

CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF DONVILLE BOULEVARD AND AVALON DRIVE.

THANK YOU CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS.

ALEXIS TO PRESENT ITEM NUMBER SEVEN MALIAS FOR A SPECIFIC USE DESIGNATION FOR A BUILDING ON 1601 AVALON DRIVE.

THIS IS FOR A NEW RESTAURANT.

THE AREA OF THE BUSINESS IS 8,822 SQUARE FEET.

THE SERVICEABLE AREA WILL BE 65 45 SQUARE FEET.

HOURS OF OPERATION WILL BE MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY FROM SEVEN TO 2:00 AM BUT THE SALES OF ALCOHOL WILL BE MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SEVEN TO TWO AND SUNDAY 10 TO TWO.

THE CURRENT ZONING IS REGIONAL RETAIL.

THE SURROUNDING ZONING SOUTH NORTHWEST ARE REGIONAL RETAIL TO THE EAST IS A PLANNED DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT FOR A SHOPPING CENTER.

THE CURRENT USE IS, UH, VACANT, SORRY, IT WILL BE A A RESTAURANT SURROUNDING USES TO THE NORTH IS A MEDICAL CLINIC, WEST IS A COMMERCIAL USE.

EAST IS RETAIL STORES AND SHOPS.

AND THEN SOUTH IS AN AUTOMOTIVE.

THIS IS A LOOK ON HIGHWAY 1 91 LOOKING SOUTH.

IT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE TULSA TOMORROW PLAN.

THERE IS NO CHURCHES, PUBLIC SCHOOLS OR ANYTHING WITHIN 300

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NO OBJECTIONS.

NO OBJECTIONS WERE RECEIVED.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS SUD WITH THE STANDARD CONDITIONS.

THANK YOU.

AND I'M OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

OPENING UP THE PUBLIC HEARING, IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? YOU DON'T SEE THE APPLICANT? IS THERE ANY OH, THERE IS.

WOULD YOU, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME SPEAK ON THE MATTER AT ALL OR JUST DEFER TO STAFF? WELL, I'LL SAY OKAY.

MIGHT AS WELL INTRODUCE NA NAME AND ADDRESS.

THANK YOU.

MY NAME'S ALBERT HUNDO WITH UH, SEWELL FAMILY OF COMPANIES, WHICH IS OPERATING PRESS CAFE, LSC AND WE'RE AT 4,400 PARS LAGADO, ODESSA, TEXAS.

YOU PROBABLY WANTED THE PERSONAL ADDRESS.

I HOPE THAT WOULD DO.

THAT'S PERFECT.

UH, WE'RE EXCITED TO BRING MIDDLE LEES.

THIS IS THE NEW CONCEPT.

IT'S A PRESS CAFE, DBA.

IT'S COMING TO MIDLAND.

IT'S GONNA BE UM, MUCH SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY, HIGHER END, UH, DINING EXPERIENCE AND AS YOU SAW SOME OF THE HOURS, WE'LL PROBABLY BE FLEXIBLE WITHIN THOSE HOURS.

BUT WE'LL INCLUDE BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DINNER, UM, HAVE A FULL SERVICE BAR, FULL SERVICE RESTAURANT.

SO IT'S OFF OFF OF OUR MIDLAND CAMPUS, WHICH INCLUDES LIKE THE CADILLAC AND BMW DEALERSHIPS.

AND SO WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE IN MIDLAND AND IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US, LET US KNOW.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS REQUEST? SEEING NONE.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO IS OPPOSED OR WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION? SEE NONE.

I WILL CLOSE OUR PUBLIC HEARING.

WE WILL GO TO THE COMMISSION.

I MOTION TO APPROVE.

I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REQUEST FROM COMMISSIONER OFIELD.

SECOND.

A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER MARTIN.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MATTER? OKAY, LET'S VOTE.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM NUMBER EIGHT,

[8. - Hold a public hearing and consider a Preliminary Plat of Racquet Club South, Section 6, being a replat of Lots 27, 28, 31, and 32, Block 1B, Racquet Club South, Section 3, City and County of Midland. Texas. (Generally located on the north side of Racquet Club Drive, approximately 350 feet west of North L Street.) (DISTRICT: 3) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

27, 28, 31 AND 32 BLOCK ONE B RACKET CLUB SOUTH SECTION THREE.

CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS.

GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF RACKET CLUB DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 350 FEET WEST OF NORTH L STREET.

GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONERS.

MADELINE HAWKES PLANNER TO PRESENT.

ITEM EIGHT.

ITEM EIGHT ON THE AGENDA IS A PRELIMINARY PLA SUBMITTED BY SIERRA LAND SURVEYING FOR A PROPERTY LOCATED AT 27 57, 27 59, 28 0 5 AND 28 0 9.

RACKET CLUB DRIVE TWO, COMBINE TWO EXISTING LOTS INTO ONE AND TWO ADJUSTED LOT LINES OF THE REMAINING TWO LOTS TO IMPROVE OVERALL LOT CONFIGURATION.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO PLOT 1.1 26 ACRES INTO THREE LOTS.

THE CURRENT ZONING IS PD PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT SURROUNDING SONY INCLUDES SF ONE AND PD FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.

THE CURRENT USE IS SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES WITH RESIDENTIAL USES SURROUNDING IT.

HERE ARE THE SITE PHOTOS ON RACKET CLUB DRIVE THE TALL CITY TOMORROW.

LAND USE DESIGNATION IS URBAN RESIDENTIAL LOW, WHICH SUPPORTS RESTRICTIVE LAND USE EMPHASIZING ON SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED A ZONE CHANGE REQUEST FOR THESE PROPERTIES TO AMEND THE CURRENT PD PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IS SCHEDULED FOR THE MAY 18TH, 2026 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING.

NO OBJECTIONS WERE RECEIVED AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.

THANK YOU.

AND I'M OPEN FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

UM, HOW MANY, HOW MANY DID I SEE THAT IT'S FOUR LOTS CURRENTLY? YES.

AND IT'S GONNA BE THREE LOTS.

YES.

ARE THEY ALL OWNED? IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S AN EASEMENT OR AN ALLEYWAY THAT'S IN BETWEEN, IS THAT CORRECT? YES.

THEY'RE DIFFERENT PROPERTY OWNERS, BUT ONE OF THEM IS COMBINING, IT'S GONNA DEMOLISH ONE OF THE HOMES AND COMBINING THE LOT.

AND THEN WHY DOES THAT HAVE TO, WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ALLEY AND THE OTHER OWNER? SO THE OTHER TWO, UM, THE FENCE WAS NOT GOING WITH THE PROPERTY LINE, SO THEY'RE JUST ADJUSTING THAT LINE TO MATCH THEIR FENCE.

OKAY.

SO IT HAD TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT BOTH.

I UNDERSTAND.

YES.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? THANK YOU MADEAM.

THANK YOU.

OPENING UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO DEFER TO STAFF? SURE.

IF YOU'LL GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

MARK WELLON

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UH, I'M HERE REPRESENTING ALL THE APPLICANTS.

UH, IT WAS PRETTY WELL COVERED ALREADY, BUT JUST TO CLARIFY, UH, YES, THEY'RE DEMOLISHING ONE BUILDING AND UH, THAT WILL BE AN OUTBUILDING ON THAT PROPERTY AND THAT WAS NECESSARY TO CREATE THE OUTBUILDING BECAUSE OF THE, UH, ORDINANCES.

MM-HMM .

OKAY.

THE OTHER TWO LOTS, LIKE SHE SAID, IT WAS JUST, UH, WHEN THIS WAS, THE ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION CAME ABOUT 30 OR 40 YEARS AGO.

I DON'T KNOW WHY.

IT WAS JUST A VERY STRANGE LOT LINE.

SO, UM, WE'RE STRAIGHTENING OUT THE LOT LINE TO MAKE IT A MORE BUILDABLE LOT AND UH, I'M THE ARCHITECT FOR BOTH PROJECTS, SO I'M PRETTY WELL AWARE OF EVERYTHING.

BUT I JUST THOUGHT IN CASE ANYBODY HAD ANY QUESTIONS, YOU COULD ASK ME ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? OKAY, APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS REQUEST? SEEING NONE.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO IS OPPOSED OR WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION? SEEING NONE.

I'LL CLOSE OUR PUBLIC HEARING AND ENTERTAIN SOME MOTIONS.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REQUEST FROM COMMISSIONER LA FOY.

I'LL SECOND IN A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER BARRY.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? LET'S VOTE.

MR. BARRY, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO VOTE? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU.

ITEM NUMBER NINE,

[9. - Hold a public hearing and consider a request by Dunaway Associates, on behalf of Black Family Partnerships, for a Zone Change from AE, Agricultural Estate District to PD, Planned Development District for a Housing Development on Lots 10 and 11, Block 2, Solomon Estates, Section 2, City and County of Midland, Texas. (Generally located at the southeast corner of the intersection of North A Street and Mockingbird Lane.) (DISTRICT: 1) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

SOLOMON ESTATES, SECTION TWO, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH A STREET AND MOCKINGBIRD LANE.

GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONERS.

MADELINE HAWKES PLANNER TO PRESENT.

ITEM NINE.

ITEM NINE ON THE AGENDA IS SOUND CHANGE REQUEST SUBMITTED BY MELANIE MARTINEZ WITH DONAWAY ASSOCIATES FOR A PROPERTY LOCATED AT 54 0 7 AND 53 15 CHEVAL LANE TO CREATE A PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION.

THE PROPERTY, SORRY, THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONE AE.

THE SURROUNDING ZONING INCLUDES PD FOR RECREATION CENTER TO THE NORTH PD FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT TO THE WEST, SF ONE TO THE SOUTH AND CE TO THE EAST.

THE PROPOSED ZONING IS PD PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.

THE CURRENT USE IS SINGLE FAMILY SURROUNDING USES INCLUDE A PRIVATE RECREATION CLUB TO THE NORTH AND SINGLE FAMILY TO THE SOUTHEAST AND WEST.

THE PROPOSED USE IS SINGLE FAMILY.

HERE'S A SITE PHOTO ON ALIEV LANE LOOKING WEST, THE TALL CITY TOMORROW.

LAND USE DESIGNATION IS URBAN RESIDENTIAL LARGE LOT, WHICH SUPPORTS NEIGHBORHOODS WITH LARGE LOTS EMPHASIZING SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.

THE REQUEST IS PARTIALLY COMPATIBLE WITH THE TALL CITY TOMORROW.

PLAN 28 OBJECTIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED WITH ONLY SEVEN OBJECTIONS COUNTING TOWARDS THE OBJECTION PERCENTAGE, WHICH RESULTED IN A 14.66 OBJECTION PERCENTAGE.

PROTESTERS VOICE CONCERNS ABOUT INCREASED TRAFFIC SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT.

NOISE AND WATER.

DUE TO THEIR CONCERNS, THE APPLICANT REVISED THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN AND OPEN AN ENTRY ON MOCKINGBIRD LANE TO ALLEVIATE THE TRAFFIC AND SAFETY CONCERNS.

I ALSO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THIS HAS BEEN ROUTED TO THE CITY DEPARTMENTS LIKE THE TRANSPORTATION AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND THE DEPARTMENTS DON'T SEE ANY ISSUES WITH THE CONCERNS MENTIONED ABOVE.

THE PRELIMINARY PLA FOR THIS PROPERTY WAS APPROVED AT THE DECEMBER 15TH, 2025 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING.

SO SEVEN OBJECTIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED THAT DUE COUNT TOWARDS THE OBJECTION PERCENTAGE.

SHOULD THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION APPROVE THE ZONE CHANGE STAFF RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING CONDITION.

THANK YOU.

AND I'M OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF AT THIS TIME? I JUST HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE OBJECTION.

SO JUST LOOKING AT THE MAP, IT LOOKS LIKE THOSE SEVEN ARE ALL TO THE EAST, BUT HOW ARE WE ONLY GETTING 14.6%? THE PERCENTAGE COMES FROM THE ACREAGE OF THE LOTS.

SO A BIG PART OF THAT ACREAGE IS THE PROPERTY ITSELF, THE EASEMENT AND THE COUNTRY CLUB.

OKAY.

SO IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO HAVE ANYTHING LARGER THAN THAT PERCENTAGE? YES.

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ANYTHING ELSE FOR STAFF? THANK YOU.

MADEAM? NO.

YES, AT THIS TIME I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.

I WOULD ASK THE APPLICANT IF TO COME UP AND SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

MR. TIM HERE.

GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

MY NAME'S TIM HAR, I'M WITH DUNAWAY ASSOCIATES, WE'RE THE APPLICANT.

UM, IN ADDITION, MADELINE COVERED IT REALLY WELL.

I WANTED TO PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF A TIMELINE AND MAYBE SOME CONTEXT AROUND COMING BACK TO YOU TODAY.

SO THIS ZONE CHANGE WAS APPROVED, UH, FEBRUARY 2ND OF THIS YEAR.

WE WERE THEN SET TO GO TO CITY COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 10TH.

WHEN WE CAME IN THAT MORNING, WE WERE MADE AWARE OF NUMEROUS OBJECTION LETTERS THAT HAD COME IN THE DAY BEFORE OVERNIGHT.

AND ACTUALLY SITTING IN THE BACK OF THIS ROOM AND WORKING WITH LANDON, WE REQUESTED A DEFERRAL OF THE ITEM AT THAT TIME FROM CITY COUNCIL IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO START TALKING TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, LEARN ABOUT THE, THE SOURCE OF THE OBJECTIONS, WHAT REALLY THE CONCERNS ARE AND, AND HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THOSE.

UM, TOWARDS THE END OF FEBRUARY, WE STARTED MAKING CONTACT WITH, UH, WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND TRYING TO SET UP A MEETING.

IT DID TAKE SOME TIME FOR THAT TO COME TOGETHER, SO WE, UH, AT THAT TIME WERE, WERE SCHEDULED FOR CITY COUNCIL MARCH 24TH.

AS OF THEN, WE HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE THE MEETING WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, SO WE PUSHED TO APRIL 14TH.

THAT NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING CAME TOGETHER, UH, APRIL 11TH.

SO JUST BEFORE THE COUNCIL DATE.

UM, WHERE WE LEARNED REALLY THE, THE MAIN CONCERNS AS WERE LISTED IN STAFF'S REPORT WERE A TRAFFIC CONSTRUCTION, UH, WATER WELLS AND DENSITY AND REALLY WITH THE DENSITY, I THINK THERE WERE SOME EARLY PERCEPTIONS THAT THIS WAS A TOWNHOUSE DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE THERE ARE A FEW LOTS THAT ARE, THAT ARE RELATIVELY SMALL, BUT THEY'RE CONCEIVED TO BE VERY HIGH END STILL DETACHED, UH, SINGLE FAMILY STRUCTURES.

IF THIS WAS ALL A TOWNHOUSE DEVELOPMENT, THERE WOULD BE 245 UNITS ON THIS PROPERTY.

THERE'S 36 AND SO WITH A, UH, A DENSITY OF 1.6 UNITS PER ACRE, THAT IS LESS THAN SF ONE, WHICH IS THE DEVELOPMENT TO THE SOUTH.

AFTER WE PUSHED ON CITY COUNCIL FOR APRIL 14TH AND, AND HAVING THAT MEETING WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WE REALLY STUDIED THE SITE PLAN AND, AND WANTING TO ACCOUNT FOR THE NEIGHBOR'S CONCERNS.

AND SO THAT LED REALLY TO THREE CHANGES.

THE FIRST WAS THE ENTRY AND EXIT TO AND FROM MOCKINGBIRD, WHICH IS RIGHT TURN ONLY.

THAT'S WHAT NECESSITATED, UH, COMING BACK IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY.

THAT ALSO RESULTED IN THE REMOVAL OF ONE LOT.

AND SO WHILE IT'S NOT GIGANTIC, GOING FROM 37 TO 36 DOES CHANGE THE ECONOMICS OF THE PROJECT.

UM, WE ALSO DESIGNATED THAT AS THE CONSTRUCTION ENTRY SO THAT CONSTRUCTION WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO GO DOWN ALLY SHEBA.

UM, AND WE'VE ALSO IN TALKING WITH CITY STAFF, UH, ARE INVESTIGATING AND, AND I THINK WE HAVE ALL AGREEMENT ON A FOUR-WAY STOP AT ALLY SHEBA AND SIR BARTON, WHICH IS THE ENTRY POINT FROM ALL SHEBA.

WE ALSO STUDY THE TRAFFIC VOLUME.

SO JUST DUE TO TIME AND KIND THE STOP START NATURE, WE WERE NOT ABLE TO GET TRAFFIC COUNTS, DO A FULL TRAFFIC STUDY.

UM, BUT OUR TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, UM, DID LOOK AT TRIP GENERATION WITH THE NEW DEVELOPMENT.

IT IS NOT AN EXCESSIVE INCREASE, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU FACTOR THE MOCKINGBIRD ENTRY AND EXIT.

UM, AND REALLY ANYBODY WHO'S WANTING TO GO DOWNTOWN, IT WAS, IT WAS BROUGHT TO US BY THE NEIGHBORS IS PROBABLY GONNA GO OUT MOCKINGBIRD, GO TO BIG SPRING AND COME DOWNTOWN.

SO WE FEEL LIKE THAT RELIEVED EVEN THE POSSIBILITY OF EXCESSIVE TRAFFIC ON ALL SHEBA.

AND SO REALLY, YOU KNOW, THAT LEFT WATER, ONE OF THE, THE ONLY THE LARGER LOTS NORTH OF ONE ACRE ARE GONNA BE ALLOWED TO HAVE WATER WELLS.

THE REST ARE GONNA BE DESIGNED TO BE, UH, LOW WATER USE LANDSCAPES.

THEY'RE GONNA BE ON CITY WATER.

SO WANTED TO ALLEVIATE THAT CONCERN FROM THE NEIGHBORS, THE RIGHTFUL CONCERN JUST WITH THE DEVELOPMENT IN THAT AREA OF THEIR WATER WELLS DROPPING.

SO WITH THAT, YOU KNOW, THE, A LOT OF THE OBJECTIONS, I THINK AT LEAST THE ONES WE WERE SENT THIS AFTERNOON DUE DATE BACK TO FEBRUARY, MARCH.

I THINK THERE WAS A COUPLE RECEIVED HERE RECENTLY, BUT I FEEL LIKE THE PROJECT TEAM REALLY HAS GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND, UH, IN ADDRESSING THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S CONCERNS AND TRYING TO CREATE A DEVELOPMENT THAT WE FEEL LIKE IS GOING TO BE SAFE, WELCOMING AND ADDITIVE TO PROPERTY VALUES OF THE AREA.

WITH THAT, I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS? ANYTHING I CAN ANSWER? JUST LOOKING AT THE ENTRANCES, IT SEEMS THE MAIN OBJECTION AS HAVING THE ALI SHEBA ENTRANCE.

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WHY IS IT NOT POSSIBLE JUST TO HAVE A MOCKINGBIRD ENTRANCE? SO IT, THERE'S REALLY TWO REASONS AND I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF, OF CITY STAFF AND TALKING WITH THEM.

YOU KNOW, THE ORIGINAL PLAN HAD TWO BOTH ENTRY POINTS ON ALI.

SHEBA REALLY LIKE TO HAVE TWO ENTRY POINTS FOR FIRE, RIGHT? ALI SHEBA IS A COLLECTOR ROAD, UM, JUST LIKE SOLOMON.

AND SO CITY STAFF FELT LIKE THE TRAFFIC COULD BE HANDLED BY ALI SHEBA.

UM, MOCKINGBIRD, ONE OF THE CHALLENGES IS AS IT EXPANDS, IT'S A MAJOR ARTERIAL.

AND SO THE CITY'S VISION ZERO PLAN, COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY ACTION PLAN REALLY WANTS TO NOT HAVE RESIDENTIAL STREETS TYING DIRECTLY INTO ARTERIALS.

IT CREATES A LOT OF LEFT TURN TRAFFIC MOVEMENTS, ESPECIALLY WITH WHERE WE'RE LOCATED, UM, CLOSE TO THE INTERSECTION OF MOCKINGBIRD AND A THAT'S GOING TO HAVE MEDIANS MOCKINGBIRD WILL.

AND SO WE'D BE INTRODUCING A LOT OF MOVEMENT INTO THAT INTERSECTION ON A MAJOR EAST WEST CORRIDOR FOR THE CITY.

UM, AND THEN A STREET REALLY THE SAME, WE WEREN'T ABLE TO AND WE, WE STUDIED IT, BUT WE WEREN'T ABLE TO ALIGN AN ENTRY WITH SADDLE CLUB LAKES ACROSS FROM IT BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE DRAINAGE, UH, EASEMENT SITS.

SO WE WOULD'VE BEEN SLIGHTLY OFFSET AND FELT LIKE THAT WOULD'VE CAUSED MORE SAFETY PROBLEMS THAN IT ACTUALLY SOLVED.

THANK YOU.

SURE.

I NOTICED, AND YOU MENTIONED THIS, THAT MANY OF THESE, UM, OPPOSITION LETTERS ARE DATED BEFORE, UH, BEFORE Y'ALL WERE ABLE TO MAKE THE, THE UPDATES AND BEFORE YOU WERE ABLE TO HAVE THE MEETING WITH THE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

IS THAT CORRECT? YES.

OF THE ONES THAT I'VE SEEN? YEAH.

YES, SIR.

OKAY.

BECAUSE THE, IF YOU'LL NOTE, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS NOTICE THIS, BUT A LOT OF 'EM ARE DATED FROM BACK IN MIDDLE OF MARCH.

SO JUST YEAH, I WONDER, I I'LL JUST BE WONDERING, YOU KNOW, IF, IF THE OPINIONS HAVE CHANGED FOR ANY OF THESE PEOPLE DURING THAT TIME BASED OFF OF THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO IN THAT IN THE MEANTIME.

BUT I WOULD HOPE SO.

UH, ONE OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS, ALICE CAMILLA, WAS KIND OF REALLY SPEARHEADING THAT PUBLIC OUTREACH AND FROM, JUST FROM HIS FEEDBACK TO US, IT SEEMED LIKE THAT WAS THE CASE THAT ONCE THE, THE REALLY, THE PROJECT WAS CHANGED BASED ON THE CONCERNS.

UM, NOT THAT IT, IT CHANGES EVERYBODY'S ATTITUDE, RIGHT.

AND, AND WE TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT.

UM, BUT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ALLEVIATE A LOT OF, A LOT OF THOSE CONCERNS, HOPEFULLY.

OKAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? YEAH, YEAH, JUST ONE MORE TOO.

I, I KNOW THERE'S BEEN SOME CONCERN ABOUT THE, I THINK IT'S LOT SEVEN, THE LARGEST ONE.

A FEAR OF PERHAPS IT BEING REDEVELOPED A HIGHER DENSITY.

RIGHT NOW IT'S NOT PART OF THE PLAN, BUT IS THERE, IS THERE ANY GUARANTEE THAT WOULD BE, WOULD REMAIN THE SAME AS IT'S CURRENTLY? UM, I, I CAN'T SPEAK TO LONG-TERM WHAT HAPPENS.

I CAN TELL YOU THAT IS CERTAINLY NOT THE INTENT WITH THIS PROJECT.

AND SO THE, I GUESS TWO THINGS ON THAT.

SO THE DEVELOPER OF THIS PROJECT IS THE DEVELOPER OF SOLOMON ESTATES.

UM, AND, AND THEIR INTENT IS, IS NOT TO TEAR DOWN THAT HOUSE.

IT'S BEEN A, A MAINSTAY, A LANDMARK IN MIDLAND FOR A LONG TIME.

UM, AND SO I CAN SAY THAT WITH ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE.

I I CAN ALSO SAY ANY CHANGE TO THIS PLAN BECAUSE IT'S A PD, WE'LL HAVE TO COME BACK BEFORE THIS BODY AND CITY COUNCIL.

OKAY.

WELL THAT'S HELPFUL.

SURE.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YES SIR.

THANK Y'ALL.

ALRIGHT, IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS REQUEST? I DO HAVE ONE THAT SAYS THAT THEY ARE IN SUPPORT BUT DON'T WISH TO SPEAK.

SO WE'LL HAVE THAT ON RECORD.

ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS REQUEST? YEAH, THESE, THESE ARE ALL IN OPPOSITION? I BELIEVE SO.

ALL RIGHTY.

THEN WE'LL MOVE TO THOSE WHO ARE OPPOSED.

I HAVE A MR. JACK REED, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME UP.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME AND SPEAK AT THIS TIME? SURE.

FOR THE SAKE.

THANK YOU.

SORRY, I JUST BEFORE, BEFORE YOU GET STARTED FOR THE, FOR THE SAKE OF, UH, THE PROCEEDINGS, LET'S TRY AND KEEP THINGS AT THREE MINUTES.

NO PROBLEM.

THANK YOU.

MY NAME IS JACK REED.

I LIVE AT 5 0 6 CHARISMATIC, UH, IN SOLOMON ESTATES.

AND, UM, I'M OPPOSED

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AS YOU'LL NOTICE, UH, IF WE HAD THE MAP UP THERE, THERE'S A 24 FOOT WIDE INGRESS, RIGHT LANE ONLY INGRESS, BUT ONLY A 15 FOOT EGRESS, WELL HEAVY EQUIPMENT THAT'S GONNA BE MOVING OVER MOCKINGBIRD INTO THE DEVELOPMENT.

15 FEET IS NOT WIDE ENOUGH TO ALLOW THAT EGRESS UNLESS IT CROSSES INTO THE OTHER LANE ON MOCKINGBIRD.

SO IT'S GONNA CREATE A TREMENDOUS, IN MY OPINION, A HAZARD POTENTIAL HAZARD FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC THAT'S TRAVELING EAST TO WEST ON MOCKINGBIRD.

SO I WOULD, UH, HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT THAT THAT BE EXPANDED IF YOU APPROVE THIS, THAT THAT WOULD BE A CONDITION OF THE, UM, APPROVAL BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

THAT HA THAT HAS TO BE EXPANDED.

UM, I'D ADDITIONALLY LIKE TO SAY THAT, UM, I THINK AN ENTRANCE, A MAIN ENTRANCE ON AVENUE A IS MUCH PREFERRED.

THERE'S ALREADY, UH, TWO LAKE LAKES DEVELOPMENT ENTRANCES ON, UM, MOCKINGBIRD, I MEAN ON AVENUE A, UM, I SEE NO HARM IN MAKING ANOTHER ONE THAT LEADS INTO THIS PROPERTY.

UM, IT COULD BE DONE AND IT COULD BE DONE, UM, JUST A LITTLE BIT NORTH OF THE LAKES ENTRANCE THAT THAT'S ACROSS FROM IT, THE NORTH LAKES ENTRANCE.

UM, I THINK THAT'S, WOULD BE MY PREFERENCE TO HAVE THAT, THAT WAY IT'LL RESULT IN A REDRAWING OF THE PLATING, BUT I DON'T CARE.

, I I THINK THAT MAKES MORE SENSE FOR A TRAFFIC FLOW.

THERE'S ALREADY A RIGHT, IF YOU'VE TRAVELED A, THERE'S ALREADY A, UH, RIGHT HAND LANE, UH, BASICALLY AVENUE A FROM THE LOOP NORTH IS FOUR FOUR LANE, TWO LANES EACH SIDE.

AND FURTHER UP THE ROAD IT TURNS INTO A, A RIGHT HAND ONLY.

SO THE RIGHT HAND ONLY IS ALREADY IN EXISTENCE.

THEY COULD PUT IN THE ENTRANCE THERE AND IT'D BE ACCESSIBLE.

SO THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

NEXT, UH, WOULD LA DENISE PORTER LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK? HELLO, MY NAME IS DENISE PORTER.

I LIVE AT 5 25 SIR BARTON PARKWAY IN SOLOMON ESTATES.

AND I'LL TRY TO TALK QUICKLY.

UM, I'M SORRY WE WEREN'T HERE FOR SOME OF THE OTHER PLANNING AND ZONING MEETINGS.

WE WERE NOT AWARE OF THOSE AND PARTICULARLY BECAUSE, UH, THEY WERE POSTED ON A STREET AND MOST OF US DON'T DRIVE TO GET INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE DON'T HAVE ACCESS OFF OF A STREET.

WE'RE ALL ACCESSED OFF OF ALLEY SHEBA MOCKINGBIRD.

AND, UH, SO I DON'T KNOW.

I I CAN SPEAK FOR A LOT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD THAT JUST ABSOLUTELY WE DIDN'T KNOW OR WE WOULD'VE ABSOLUTELY BEEN HERE.

UH, THE MAJORITY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO THERE'S SOME PETITIONS THAT ARE NOT ON THIS MAP.

I HAVE COPIES OF ALL THOSE HERE IF Y'ALL NEED ANY OF THOSE.

UH, SO IT'S A, IT'S A LARGER GROUP.

IT'S THE MAJORITY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S PROTESTING THIS.

UM, WE PROTEST, WE'VE BEEN CONSISTENT IN OUR PROTEST WITH, UM, WITH THE, WE'VE MET WITH, UH, ONE OF THE, NOT THE DEVELOPER WE MET WITH, UM, ONE OF THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM , UH, THE DESIGN REPRESENTATIVE.

WE'VE MET WITH OUR COUNCILMAN AND, UM, WE ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE DENSITY OF THIS, THE OVERCROWDING OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE ALL BOUGHT OUR HOMES OUT THERE UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF OUR CURRENT RESTRICTIONS.

ALLOW FOR ONE, ONE ACRE, YOU, YOU MUST HAVE ONE ACRE MINIMUM PROPERTY OUT THERE.

AND WE WERE ALL UNDER THE, UNDER PRESSURE, UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT EVERYONE NEEDED ONE ACRES.

WE DID NOT KNOW THAT THE BLACK FAMILY HAD CUT THEIR SELF OUT OF THAT DEAL AND SAID THEY CAN DO WHATEVER ELSE THEY WANT.

SO THAT WAS, THAT WAS AN INCONSISTENCY WHEN WE ALL BROUGHT OUR PROPERTY.

UM, WE, WE ARE, AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE A, A MOVEMENT GOING CALLED KEEP SOLOMON STATE, UH, SAFE.

WE WANNA KEEP OUR KIDS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE HAVE A LOT OF CHILDREN HERE.

A LOT OF, WE ARE GRAND.

I'M A GRANDPARENT.

MY KIDS ARE THERE.

I LOTS OF KIDS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WE ARE NOT READY FOR THIS KIND OF, OF HUNDREDS OF TRIPS PER DAY COMING IN THAT, THAT ALL SHEVA WOULD CAUSE IF WE, IF ONCE THIS DEVELOPMENT IS DONE, IT WILL, WE HAVE DONE SOME OF OUR OWN PRELIMINARY STUDIES TO KNOW THAT IT WILL BE SEVERAL HUNDRED PER DAY ON THAT

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SO I DON'T THINK WE'RE ASSIGNED FOR THAT.

UM, WITH THAT BEING SAID, I THINK THAT WE JUST NEED TO SAY THAT THIS IS A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE.

I THINK OUR CITY IS WORKING HARD TO KEEP US A SAFE TOWN.

AND I, I THINK THIS IS PUBLIC SAFETY FIRST AND FOREMOST.

AND I, I HOPE YOU'LL DENY THIS PARTICULAR PLAN.

WE'RE NOT OPPOSED TO THE DEVELOPMENT, WE JUST ARE OPPOSED TO WHAT THE ENTRANCE ON ALI SHEBA AND, UH, TOO MANY, TOO MANY, UM, PROPERTIES INSIDE THAT DEVELOPMENT.

AND I HOPE YOU'LL GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK OUT A RESOLUTION BY DENYING THIS REQUEST.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

APPRECIATE IT.

NEXT I HAVE, UH, MR. ROB ROY MCDONALD, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME SPEAK AT THIS TIME.

ROB ROY MCDONALD.

I LIVE AT FOUR 12 AFFIRMED HERE IN MIDLAND.

UH, TO MR. BERRY'S POINT, I HAVE A LITTLE PROBLEM WITH THE PR INVOLVED WHERE IT CLAIMS ONLY 14% AND IT LOOKED LIKE SEVEN TO NINE OWNERS.

SO THAT'S REALLY ALMOST 80%.

I THINK THAT'S SHOULD BE NOTED.

AND LIKE EVERYONE ELSE HAS SAID THIS, THIS THING NEEDS TO COME OFF A STREET.

IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE.

IT HAS THE INFRASTRUCTURE READY A STREET AND MOCKINGBIRD MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.

, THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

I THEN HAVE A JENNY MCDONALD IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK.

I, HI JENNY MCDONALD.

THE FOUR 12 AFFIRMED.

THEY'VE PRETTY MUCH COVERED EVERYTHING.

I DID WANNA POINT OUT THAT I DON'T THINK THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS BEEN CONTACTED BY THE DEVELOPER.

THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT MEETINGS AND THAT OUR OPPOSITION HASN'T CHANGED, HAS CHANGED POST MEETINGS, BUT THEY'RE ONLY CONTACTING THE PEOPLE IN THAT, SORRY, THAT MAP'S NOT UP THERE IN THOSE SEVEN HOUSES NEARBY.

THEY'RE NOT ACTUALLY CONTACTING THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT OPPOSITION IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD STILL.

EVEN THOUGH OUR THINGS WERE SUBMITTED AT THE FIRST MEETING, THAT THOSE OPINIONS HAVE NOT CHANGED.

UM, THE BIGGEST THING IS, WELL FOR ME IS SAFETY, BUT THE TRAFFIC CAN ON ALI SHIBA CANNOT SUPPORT, IT'S GOING FROM ABOUT 12 HOMES TO 40 SOMETHING HOMES.

UM, SO AGAIN, A STREET WOULD BE A BETTER OPTION IN MOCKINGBIRD.

THE OTHER THING IS WE BOUGHT IN THIS AREA OF LOW DENSITY DEVELOPMENT WITH MINIMUM ONE ACRES.

SO I WOULD ASK THAT ANY PLAN GOING FORWARD BE HELD TO THAT DENSITY OF A MINIMUM OF A ONE ACRE LOT.

ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THAT IN THE FUTURE, THAT LARGE LOT COULD AGAIN BE SUBDIVIDED TO HIGHER DENSITY THAN WE CAN CURRENTLY HOLD WITH OUR TRAFFIC AND STREETS.

UM, AND OUR, OUR, UM, REAL ESTATE VALUES, JUST LARGER LOTS WERE INTENDED WHEN WE BOUGHT IN THERE LARGER LOTS WERE INTENDED FOR THE STREET DEVELOPMENT AND NOW WE'RE TAKING A ONE ACRE, I MEAN A ONE HOME DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGING IT INTO 36 PROPOSED HOMES.

SO THAT'S WHY I JUST DON'T THINK THAT IT SHOULD BE PASSED AS IT CURRENTLY STANDS.

AND THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU.

SORRY.

THANK YOU.

NEXT, I'D LIKE TO CALL OR INVITE MR. WILLIAM MEYER TO COME SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

NAME AND ADDRESS PLEASE.

THANK YOU LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE FOR HEARING ME OUT.

MY NAME IS WILLIAM MEYER.

I AM A RESIDENT AT 5 0 9 AFFIRMED AVENUE, A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY.

AND YOU KNOW, MIDLAND IS SUCH A WONDERFUL PLACE.

I MOVED HERE TO LIVE, UH, ALMOST 15 YEARS AGO NOW.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE DISCOVERED HERE IS THAT REALLY PEOPLE DO BUSINESS AND CONDUCT THEMSELVES VERY HONESTLY.

'CAUSE WE RUN INTO EACH OTHER ALL THE TIME.

I MEAN, THIS IS A VERY NICE COMMUNITY IN THAT REGARD.

AND WHAT WE, YOU KNOW, I CAN'T SPEAK FOR ALL THE HOMEOWNERS, BUT WHAT I FEEL THAT WHAT HAS OCCURRED HERE IS WE REALLY FEEL CHEATED.

YOU KNOW, THIS, UH, AREA IS CALLED, SO IT IS CALLED SOLOMON ESTATES AND IT'S CALLED SOLOMON ESTATES BECAUSE THE INTENT WAS FOR THERE TO BE ESTATES THERE.

AND THE UM, DEVELOPER OF THIS SITE IS ATTEMPTING TO DEVELOP TOWN HOMES IN AN AREA THAT THEY BRANDED, THAT THEY MARKETED AND THAT THEY SOLD WITH PROTECTIONS AND

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AND THAT SAY A FEW THINGS, YOU KNOW, NUMBER ONE, THE BUILDING STRUCTURES, NO OTHER BUILDING OTHER THAN A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING.

WELL, A TOWN HOME IS NOT A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING.

YOU KNOW, THAT WASN'T THE INTENT OF THAT.

NUMBER TWO, MINIMUM LOT SIZE ONE ACRE.

VERY SIMPLE.

YOU KNOW, NUMBER THREE, SIZE OF RESIDENCE MINIMUM 3,400 SQUARE FEET.

NUMBER FOUR, BUILDING LOCATIONS AND SETBACKS.

THE FRONT BUILDING SETBACK SHALL BE THE GREATER OF 35 FEET FROM THE FRONT LINE OR AS ZONING MAY OTHERWISE REQUIRE.

THERE ARE OTHER COVENANTS THAT PROTECT OUR HOME OWNER, UH, VALUE, BUT THESE ARE THE KEY ONES.

AND IT'S JUST INCREDULOUS THAT AFTER CREATING THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, MARKETING IT WITH THESE PROTECTIONS, ALL OF US INVESTING SIGNIFICANT SUMS WITH THESE PROTECTIONS IN MIND IN THESE HOMES.

AND THEN ONCE THE AREA IS FULLY DEVELOPED, TURNING AROUND AND SAYING, SURPRISE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A SPECIAL LEGAL PROVISION ON OUR PROPERTY THAT'S ANCHORING THIS ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD AND WE CAN DO WHATEVER WE WANT WITH IT.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S SIMPLY NOT CORRECT.

AND IT SETS THE STAGE FOR WHAT WE BELIEVE WILL BE PHASE TWO OF THIS DEVELOPMENT, WHICH WILL BE THE SALE AND FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE REMAINING FIVE ACRES.

SO WE'RE REALLY NOT TALKING ABOUT 36 OR 37 HOMES.

WE COULD BE TALKING ABOUT 60 HOMES AT THIS LOCATION.

NOW WE DON'T OPPOSE DEVELOPMENT.

WE THINK THAT THE, YOU KNOW, THE DESIGNS ARE FINE, BUT WE BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULDN'T BE PART OF ALI SHIBA ESTATES.

IT SHOULD HAVE ITS INTERESTS EXCLUSIVELY ON MOCKINGBIRD AND A STREET AND NOT BE A PART OF OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME IN OPPOSITION? NAME AND ADDRESS PLEASE.

HI, UM, CHRISTINA ERICKSON, 4 0 1 SIR BARTON PARKWAY.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE MAP, THE SIR BARTON ENTRANCE IS, IS GONNA, IS GONNA BE SO BUSY.

AND I HAVE MY SON HERE HOLDING A SIGN AND HIS, HIS FRIEND AS WELL, THEY RUN TO EACH OTHER'S HOUSES ALL THE TIME.

AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, I'M A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS ABOUT 50 OR 60 MORE CARS ON OUR STREET.

UM, I'M NOT OPPOSED TO GROWTH, BUT I FEEL LIKE THIS, THIS DEVELOPMENT IS, IT DOESN'T, JUST DOESN'T FIT THE AREA.

THERE'S LOTS OF PLACES YOU COULD PUT A DEVELOPMENT LIKE THIS WHERE THERE'S REALLY DENSE LUXURY HOMES, BUT PUTTING IT RIGHT NEXT TO ONE ACRE LOTS WITH SUPER BIG HOMES, LIKE, IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE A LOT OF SENSE.

AND I FEEL LIKE IT CREATES KIND OF A HODGEPODGE LOOK IN MIDLAND.

AND, AND I, I KNOW THAT'S NOT WHAT ANYONE REALLY HAS IN MIND, I DON'T THINK.

UM, I JUST FEEL LIKE KEEPING THE FENCE IS NOT ENOUGH TO, TO MAKE IT, UM, SO THAT IT'S SEPARATE.

I THINK THAT WHAT EVERYONE HAS SAID ABOUT HAVING AN ENTRANCE ON A STREET AND MOCKINGBIRD TO KEEP, TO KEEP THE THE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFE MAKES SO MUCH SENSE.

AND, UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU.

NEXT.

YES MA'AM.

THANK YOU.

AND SORRY I DIDN'T PUT IN AHEAD OF TIME, BUT I'M LESLIE AARON AND I'M AT 4 1 9 SIR BARTON PARKWAY.

AND JUST A FEW THINGS CAME UP.

I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I VOICED SOME OF MY CONCERNS.

UH, WHEN HE TALKED ABOUT UPDATES, I HAVE SEEN EVERYTHING THAT'S COME OUT AND THEY, THE, THE DEVELOPER HAS TRIED TO MAKE SOME CHANGES, BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH.

YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST NOT ENOUGH FOR ME.

AND I WAS ONE OF THOSE PETITIONS THAT WAS SENT IN BACK IN MARCH PROBABLY.

AND MY OPINION HAS NOT CHANGED AT ALL.

THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE DONE.

AND I HEARD, I THINK I HEARD THE, AT THE OPENING THERE WAS COMPARISONS TO PROPERTIES TO THE SOUTH, NORTH, AND WEST.

WELL, WITH THE ENTRANCE ON ALLEY SHEBA, IT'S OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND AS THE GENTLEMAN THAT SPOKE LAST OF THE SCHEDULED SPEAKERS, THIS IS NOT WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

IT'S TOTALLY DIFFERENT.

SO I JUST WANTED YOU TO HEAR THAT.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

YES, PLEASE.

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SO MY NAME IS PETER RINKEL.

UM, I LIVE AT 52 16 ALL SHEBA.

AND UM, I JUST WANNA MAKE SOME COMMENTS AROUND THE SAFETY OF THE TRAFFIC FLOW.

SO, YOU KNOW, THE CAR TRAFFIC IS, IS, IS PRETTY BAD NOW.

I MEAN, WE ARE BASICALLY TREATED AS A CUT THROUGH STREET TO GO FROM, UM, MOCKINGBIRD TO, UM, SOLOMON LANE.

ALLY SHEBA IS OKAY.

AND SO THIS DOESN'T REALLY IMPACT ME DIRECTLY 'CAUSE I'M OLD.

MY KIDS ARE GROWN.

I DON'T HAVE KIDS RUNNING, PLAYING IN MY FRONT YARD.

I SPEND MY LIFE IN MY BACKYARD.

BUT WHAT I SEE IS A WHOLE BUNCH OF YOUNG FAMILIES WALKING ALONG THE STREET, THEY COME FROM THE APARTMENT COMPLEXES.

'CAUSE THIS IS A GREAT AREA TO WALK.

I ALSO SEE, YOU KNOW, 10 AND 12 YEAR OLDS, YOU KNOW, ON, YOU KNOW, THESE MOTORIZED BICYCLES.

AND ALSO I SEE 14 YEAR OLDS ON, YOU KNOW, ATVS.

IS THAT WHAT YOU CALL 'EM? THE, THE, UM, YOU KNOW, THE THINGS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE ON A RANCH ANYWAY, THEY'RE RUNNING AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN THOSE.

SO IF YOU INCREASE THE TRAFFIC, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE JUST INCREASING THE ODDS THAT SOMETHING REALLY BAD IS GONNA HAPPEN.

OKAY? AND AGAIN, IT DOESN'T IMPACT ME, YOU KNOW, MY FAMILY AND I'M ON ALL SHEBA, BUT I SEE IT ALL THE TIME AND THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT CUT THROUGH NOW AND, YOU KNOW, THEY DRIVE 40, 45 MILES AN HOUR JUST GOING THROUGH FROM MOCKINGBIRD TO GET TO SOLOMON ON ALLEY SHEBA.

SO I LOVE THE IDEA OF THE, THE FOUR OH WAY STOP.

OKAY.

AND MAYBE WE NEED TO PUT STOP SIGNS ALONG ALLEY SHEBA AT ALL OF THE STREETS COMING OFF OF IT SO IT DISCOURAGES PEOPLE FROM, YOU KNOW, USING US AS A CUT THROUGH STREET.

SO THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT TO SAY.

THANK YOU.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME? ALRIGHT, CAN I SAY ONE MORE THING? UH, UNFORTUNATELY YOU'VE USED YOUR TIME.

OKAY.

IF SOMEONE WOULD LIKE TO DIRECT A QUESTION TO YOU LATER, THEN WE WILL, WE WILL DO THAT.

SO AT THAT TIME, THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THIS REQUEST OR WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE, I WILL INVITE THE APPLICANT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME SPEAK TO ANYTHING THAT HAS BEEN TALKED ON.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME BACK UP.

UM, AND I'LL SAY THIS TOO, THANK YOU'ALL FOR YOUR COMMENTS AS A TEAM, WE WERE TRYING TO GET COMMENTS AND ENGAGEMENT EARLY ON, AND SO IF IT DIDN'T REACH YOU OR YOU DID, NOBODY CAME BY TO TALK, UM, ON, ON BEHALF OF KIND OF THE PROJECT TEAM.

I'LL APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

IT WASN'T ME OUT WALKING THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT, BUT STILL I UNDERSTAND, UH, WHAT THAT FEELS LIKE AND NOT BEING HEARD.

UM, A COUPLE OF POINTS IN HERE THAT I REALLY CAN TOUCH ON.

THERE ARE A FEW THAT I CAN'T.

UM, JUST BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND THE DEVELOPER'S INTENT, RIGHT? UM, MR. REED BROUGHT UP THE INGRESS EGRESS OFF OF MOCKINGBIRD AND THE, THE DIMENSION OF THOSE DRIVES, UM, THOSE, THE DIMENSION OF THOSE DRIVES ARE, ARE NOT SET BY, BY THIS PLAN.

THOSE WILL BE APPROVED WITH CITY ENGINEERING REVIEW.

WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN INTO THAT YET JUST BECAUSE OF THE, THE PACE OF, OF KIND OF GETTING HERE TODAY.

BUT THAT'S A, A GREAT COMMENT THAT WE'LL CERTAINLY IMPLEMENT.

UM, I THINK ONE OF 'EM, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE BIG COMMENTS HAS BEEN ACCESS OFF OF MOCKINGBIRD AND A STREET EXCLUSIVELY.

AND, YOU KNOW, AS A TEAM WE LOOKED AT THAT AND I KIND OF TOUCHED ON IT IN, UH, IN MY OPENING, BUT REALLY THOSE, THOSE CONNECTION POINTS WANT TO BE RIGHT IN RIGHT OUT ONLY.

AND SO IF OFF OF A STREET, IF IT'S AN OFFSET INTERSECTION FROM SADDLE CLUB LAKES ACROSS THE STREET, REMEMBERING THAT IT'S A, IT'S A MAJOR ARTERIAL, UM, IF WE DON'T HAVE LEFT HAND MOVEMENTS OUT OF EITHER ONE OF THOSE, THEN WE DON'T, WE DON'T HAVE ANY LEFT HAND MOVEMENTS.

EVERYBODY'S GOING DOWN MOCKINGBIRD BECAUSE THERE'S NO OTHER WAY TO GET OUT UNLESS YOU, YOU KNOW, EVENTUALLY GO A STREET AND ONE DAY WHEN MOCKINGBIRD CONNECTS, YOU COULD TAKE MOCKINGBIRD TO THE WEST.

UM, BUT IT REALLY LIMITED THE TRAFFIC FLOW.

AND IN DISCUSSION WITH, UH, WITH THE CITY ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, WE FELT

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UM, AS FAR AS THE, THE, THE PERCENTAGE OF OBJECTIONS, I HOPE THAT THE, THE EXPLANATION FROM THE CITY DIDN'T MAKE IT FEEL LIKE THAT WAS SPIN ON OUR BEHALF.

I THINK IT WAS YOU MR. ROBROY.

IT DOES, UM, THAT THE CITY CALCULATES THOSE FOR US.

SO WE'RE WE'RE TOLD OF THOSE JUST LIKE Y'ALL ARE.

I'M NOT BLAMING ANYBODY, JUST MAKING SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THE MAP.

YES, SIR.

UM, YOU KNOW, REALLY, I, I WOULD JUST REITERATE AS WELL THAT, THAT THERE ARE NOT TOWN HOMES, UH, PROPOSED ON THIS DEVELOPMENT.

WHILE THEY ARE MORE DENSE LOTS, THE, THE TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC REALLY FOR THOSE LOTS IS FOLKS WHO ARE, WHO DO NOT HAVE YOUNG KIDS IN SCHOOL ESSENTIALLY.

AND, AND THERE'S ACTUALLY A WAITING LIST FOR THEM.

BUT FOLKS WHO TRAVEL OFTEN WHO WANT TO HAVE A NICE HOME, THE THE CUMULATIVE SQUARE FOOTAGE, I DON'T BELIEVE WOULD, WOULD BE BELOW WHAT'S, WHAT'S REQUIRED FOR THE ORIGINAL SOLOMON ESTATES.

UM, BUT A, A REALLY WELL DONE HOME ESSENTIALLY WITH MINIMAL OUTDOOR SPACE THAT REQUIRES MAINTAINING.

SO I THINK THOSE WERE, WERE REALLY THE BIG ONES.

I LIKED THE IDEA OF STOP SIGNS AT MULTIPLE PLACES ALONG ALLEY SHEBA.

IF WE HAD ANY CONTROL OF THAT, WE WOULD CERTAINLY ADVOCATE FOR IT.

UM, THAT GOES THROUGH THE CITY'S TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, BUT WE'LL, WE'LL CERTAINLY BRING IT UP WITH THEM.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ME? WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

AT THIS TIME I WILL CLOSE OUR PUBLIC HEARING.

DO I HEAR ANY MOTIONS OR DOES ANYONE WANT TO SPEAK TO ANY OF THESE, UM, CONCERN CITIZENS OUT HERE DIRECTLY? I'LL, I'LL GO AHEAD AND ASK.

UM, I'M SORRY, I, I DON'T REMEMBER YOUR NAME, BUT YOU ASKED, YOU SAID THAT WHAT THEY'VE DONE IS NOT ENOUGH.

WOULD YOU MIND COMING UP AND EXPLAINING WHAT WOULD BE ENOUGH? WHAT WOULD BE ENOUGH IS FOR IT TO FIT THE ORIGINAL IN INTENT, INTENT OF SOLOMON ESTATES? SO ACRE, LOTS, THE SQUARE FOOTAGE.

MM-HMM .

THEN I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT THAT PLAN BEFORE I'D SAY I WAS A HUNDRED PERCENT COMMITTED TO THAT FOR AN EXIT, FOR THERE TO BE AN ENTRANCE AND AN EXIT OFF ALLEY SHEBA.

BUT I WOULD BE MORE MINDFUL, UH, AND LOOK AT IT WITH AN OPEN MIND IF IT WAS MORE IN THE SPIRIT OF WHAT SOLOMON ESTATES ALREADY IS.

OKAY.

SO IT, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S THE SPIRIT OF OF SOLOMON ESTATES.

YOU FEEL LIKE THIS DEVELOPMENT IS GOING AGAINST THAT? I DO.

AND WE HA I DON'T HAVE YOUNG KIDS ANYMORE, BUT WE DO HAVE GRANDKIDS THAT COME A LOT.

AND WHEN WE MOVED FROM HOUSTON, WE WERE ON A CUL-DE-SAC WHEN WE LIVED IN COLORADO, WE WERE ON A CUL-DE-SAC AND WE WERE FOR A REASON BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC AND JUST THE ENJOYMENT OF BEING ABLE TO BE OUT AND WE DIDN'T BUY ON A CUL-DE-SAC 'CAUSE WE SAID THIS IS GREAT, THIS IS A GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC.

AND I JUST FEEL THAT THIS TAKES AWAY FROM EVERYTHING.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

AND CAN I ADD ONE MORE THING PLEASE? I WAS JUST GONNA SAY THE MEETING THAT HE TALKED ABOUT, I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT A MEETING.

NO ONE EVER CAME TO TALK TO ME.

OKAY.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

I WILL JUST GO AHEAD AND MENTION FOR THOSE WHO ARE TALKING ABOUT MEETINGS AND, AND THINGS OF THAT SORT FROM THE CITY STANDPOINT, THE STATE MANDATES, UH, WHAT PERIMETER AROUND, UH, GETS NOTIFICATIONS, WHICH IS WHY CERTAIN NOTIFICATIONS WERE ONLY SENT TO THOSE WHO WERE DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE PROPERTY.

AND THOSE WHO ARE OUTSIDE OF THAT LINE WOULD'VE NOT BY, BY LAW DID NOT NEED TO BE NOTIFIED.

NOW, THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE DEVELOPER OR ANYTHING IN THEIR NOTIFICATIONS, BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE POINTED OUT THAT, UH, THAT THAT'S SEPARATE THAN WHAT THE CITY IS BY LAW SUPPOSED TO NOTIFY.