Planning and Zoning

PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA Notice is hereby given that the Rockport Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a meeting on Monday, December 14, 2020, at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be held using the video conferencing application ZOOM. No in-person meeting will be conducted at the Rockport Service Center. A temporary suspension of the Open Meetings Act to allow telephone or video conference public meeting has been granted by Governor Greg Abbott. These actions are being taken to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 by avoiding meetings that bring people into a group setting and in accordance with Section 418.016 of the Texas Government Code. Video conferencing capabilities will be utilized to allow individuals to address the Planning & Zoning Commission. Members of the public are entitled to participate remotely via Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83083803998 or scan the QR code to the right. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the attorney general has said: “statutes that may be interpreted to require face-to-face interaction between members of the public and public officials are suspended; provided, however, that the governmental bodies must offer alternative methods of communicating with their public officials.” Public participation is valued and citizens wishing to express their views on agenda items can either electronically submit a citizen participation form in order to register to speak by going to https://rockport.seamlessdocs.com/f/BoardsCitizenParticipation or scanning the QR code to the right. Using the same form, citizens can also provide written comments to the Community Planner by 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. The Chair will read the comments and they will be summarized in the minutes of the meeting. The matters to be discussed and acted upon are as follows: Opening Agenda 1. Call meeting to order. Regular Agenda 2. Deliberate and act on approval of the regular meeting minutes of November 16, 2020. 3. Deliberate and act on a request to rezone property located at 607 South Church Street; also known as the south 35 feet of Lot 2, all of Lot 3, and the north half of Lot 4, Block 61, Mathis Subdivision, City of Rockport, Aransas County, Texas, to R-2 (2nd Single Family Dwelling District) to preserve residential feel of neighborhood; currently zoned B-1 (General Business District). 4. Deliberate and act on a request to rezone property located at 1123 West Market Street; also known as Lot 7 and Lots 16-20, Block 4, West Terrace Subdivision Unit 1, City of Rockport, Aransas County, Texas; to B-1 (General Business District) to bring land use into a conforming zoning district; currently zoned R-1 (1st Single Family Dwelling District). December 14, 2020, Planning & Zoning Commission Agenda Page 1