Planning & Zoning Commission

THE STATE OF TEXAS § CITY OF BROWNSVILLE § COUNTY OF CAMERON § David Betancourt, Commissioner Aida L. Rodriguez, Commissioner Ruben O’Bell, Commissioner Eliseo Davila, Secretary Eliza Vasquez, Commissioner David A. Ramirez, Commissioner Troy Whittemore, Interim Chairman NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BROWNSVILLE Pursuant to Chapter 551, Title 5 of the Texas Government Code, the Texas Open Meetings Act, notice is hereby given that the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Brownsville, Texas, has scheduled a Regular Meeting on Thursday, October 5, 2023, at 5:30 P.M., in the Commission Chambers, on the Second Floor of the Brownsville City Hall – Old Federal Building, located at 1001 East Elizabeth Street, Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, 78520. Members of the public who submitted a “Public Comment Form” will be permitted to offer public comments as provided by the agenda and as permitted by the presiding officer during the meeting. A recording of the meeting will be made and will be available to the public in accordance with the Open Meetings Act. **************** REGULAR MEETING: 5:30 P.M. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: **************** 1. Updates/Comments 2. Approval of the Minutes for the Regular Meeting on September 7, 2023 3. Approval of the Minutes for the Special Meeting on September 14, 2023 ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION: 1. Consideration and Action to grant a subdivision waiver exempting AGM Ranch Subdivision Phase 1, located in the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of the City of Brownsville, from the municipal platting process and solely proceeding with Cameron County Jurisdiction. 2. Consideration and Action to grant a subdivision waiver exempting Silva Subdivision, located in the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of the City of Brownsville, from the municipal platting process and solely proceeding with Cameron County Jurisdiction. 3. Consideration and Action to grant a subdivision waiver exempting C&M Estates Subdivision, located in the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of the City of Brownsville, from the municipal platting process and solely proceeding with Cameron County Jurisdiction. Agenda October 5, 2023 – Page 1 of 3  4. Consideration and Action to grant a subdivision waiver exempting Magnolia Ranch Subdivision, located in the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of the City of Brownsville, from the municipal platting process and solely proceeding with Cameron County Jurisdiction. 5. Consideration and Action to grant a subdivision waiver exempting Ranchito 3G’s Subdivision Phase 1, located in the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of the City of Brownsville, from the municipal platting process and solely proceeding with Cameron County Jurisdiction. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS: 1. Consideration and Action: Sutter Estates Subdivision, Preliminary Plat 2. Consideration and Action: Villas at 511 Subdivision, Master Plan 3. Consideration and Action: Villas at 511 Subdivision Phase 1, Preliminary Plat 4. Consideration and Action: Summer Lakes Subdivision, Master Plan 5. Consideration and Action: Summer Lakes Subdivision Phase 3, Preliminary Plat 6. Consideration and Action: Blue Bonnet Estates, Preliminary Plat PUBLIC HEARINGS: 1. Public Hearing and Action on Ordinance Number 235-2023-026: To rezone from Residential Transition (R-3) to Commercial Corridor (CC) to allow a commercial plaza for 0.7487 acres of Lot 3, Block 1, Diamond Point II Subdivision, Cameron County, Texas, located at 3201 West Alton Gloor Boulevard, Brownsville, Texas 78526. 2. Public Hearing and Action on Ordinance Number 235-2023-027: To rezone from Commercial Corridor (CC) to Regional Center (RC) to allow a plasma center for Lot 3, Block 1, Re-plat of Lots 1, 3 and 5, Strawberry Square Subdivision, Cameron County, Texas, located at 2921 Boca Chica Boulevard, Brownsville, Texas 78521. 3. Public Hearing and Action on Ordinance Number 235-2023-028: To rezone from Residential Transition (R-3) to Commercial Corridor (CC) to allow a commercial plaza for 2.01 acres out of Lot 32, containing 18.34 acres, more or less, of the El Jardin Subdivision of the Brownell Tract Subdivision, Share 28, Espiritu Santo Grant, Cameron County, Texas, located on North Minnesota Avenue, Brownsville, Texas 78521. 4. Public Hearing and Action on Ordinance Number 235-2023-029: To rezone from Residential Estate (RE) to Residential Transition (R-3) to allow a multi-family development for a 2.389-acre tract out of Lots 122, 121, and part of Boulevard Lot 120, a portion of abandoned Guerra Boulevard, and a portion of the Resaca de la Guerra, Brownsville Land and Improvement Company Subdivision, Cameron County, Texas, located at 221 Wild Rose Lane, Brownsville, Texas 78520. 5. Public Hearing and Action on Ordinance Number 235-2023-030: To rezone Residential Estate (RE) to Commercial Corridor (CC) to allow an administrative office for an electric business, Lot 10, Jose Almaraz Subdivision, Cameron County, Texas, located at 1420 West Alton Gloor Boulevard, Brownsville, Texas 78520. 6. Public Hearing and Action on Ordinance Number 235-2023-031: To rezone from Agriculture (AG) to Residential Single-Family (R-1) to allow a Single-Family Development for a 21.64-acre tract, more or less, out of a 568.83-acre tract, Espiritu Santo Grant, Share 14, Cameron County, Texas, located at Summerhill Boulevard, Olmito, Texas 78575. Agenda October 5, 2023 – Page 2 of 3  **************** ADJOURNMENT: NOTE: This Commission Chair has the authority to change the sequence of certain items listed above. NOTE: The City of Brownsville does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admission of, access to, treatment of, or employment in its programs, activities, or public meetings. Any individual with a disability in need of accommodations is encouraged to contact the ADA Coordinator at (956)548-6037 (voice or Relay TX) by Monday, no later than 5:00 P.M., to make proper arrangements. I certify that a copy of the October 5, 2023, Agenda of items to be considered by the Planning and Zoning Commission was posted on the Bulletin Area at City Hall – Federal Building, on September 29, 2023. I further certify that the agenda was posted on the City’s website and can be downloaded by accessing. _______________________________________ Martin Vega Assistant Director of Land Development Services Agenda October 5, 2023 – Page 3 of 3