Public Hearing and Ordinance - Z0426-0448

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

A public hearing was held for Zoning Application No. Z0426-0448. Adam Bailey, Director of Planning and Development Services, stated that the applicant requests a change of zoning to allow Matrix Electric Company, Inc., to continue operating an electrical contractor office/warehouse with accessory outdoor storage while establishing modified development standards. The business has operated at 1406 Rodeo Center Boulevard since 2011, and the applicant recently acquired the adjacent vacant property at 1402 Rodeo Center Boulevard to expand operations. Mr. Bailey stated that the proposal includes combining the two properties into a single lot, constructing a screened parking and outdoor storage area for company vehicles, trailers, and equipment, and completing related site improvements. The proposed ordinance would establish a Planned Development (PD) based on the General Retail district, along with a nontransferable Conditional Use Permit (CUP) that includes specific standards for screening, parking, accessory outdoor storage, and fencing. Applicant Ricky Ponton, representing Matrix Electric Company, Inc., stated that improvements will be made to the building and property. No one appeared regarding the proposed application. Mr. Hubacek moved to approve Zoning Application No. Z0426-0448, as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission, with certain stipulations, and to approve Ordinance No. 5260, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MESQUITE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE MESQUITE ZONING ORDINANCE BY APPROVING A CHANGE OF ZONING FROM GENERAL RETAIL TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT - GENERAL RETAIL WITH A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW AN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE WITH ACCESSORY OUTDOOR STORAGE WITH MODIFIED DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1402 AND 1406 RODEO CENTER BOULEVARD SUBJECT TO CERTAIN FINDINGS AND STIPULATIONS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $2,000.00; PROVIDING PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Motion was seconded by Mr. Smith and approved unanimously. (Ordinance No. 5260 recorded in Ordinance Book No. 137)

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.8/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).