Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes
Meeting Held September 30, 2015
A regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Tioga, Texas was held on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at Tioga City Hall, 600 Main Street, Tioga, Texas.
Call to Order: The public meeting was called to order at 7:01 p.m.
Prayer: Given by Janet Sloane
Declaring a Quorum: A quorum was declared. The committee members present were Arlene Joice, Janet Sloane, Dale Cavin, Kristi Staples and Patrick Coyle. Patrick Coyle’s first meeting, new member. Guests, James Hilliard and Gretchen Coyle.
Approval of Minutes: Minutes from the June 2015 meeting reviewed and approved with corrections to be made. Motion made by Janet Sloane and seconded by Kristi. All ayes. August 2015 meeting minutes were reviewed and approved. Dale Cavin made the motion, Janet seconded. All ayes.
Discuss and Consider Request for Zoning Change
James Hilliard was present to discuss his request to change his property located at 103 and 105 Ray Roberts Parkway from C-3 to C-2.
James Hilliard presented his case to the Planning and Zoning Committee for a zoning change. His cousin is wanting to put a car lot at the above mentioned address. Donna from City Hall informed them that the property was improperly zoned for this type of business. James Hilliard informed the committee that he has already contacted community members, whose properties are zoned C-2 and who are near his property. He claims that the neighboring community members are fine with the change. He also said that there will be no junk cars on the lot, that they are looking to make it into a true car dealership. They will not be a full service repair shop but will do detailing and minor repairs such as headlights and taillights. He claims the business will be good for the City of Tioga and will add value through its many benefits.
Patrick Coyle spoke out with concerns about rezoning 103 and 105 Ray Roberts Parkway, citing that changing the zoning to C-2 could compromise the integrity of the city square proper (downtown area).
No action was taken. Next step is to set a public hearing. This will be in conjunction with the regularly scheduled Planning and Zoning meeting on October 28, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.
Citizen Survey
A video presentation has been posted on All Things Tioga by Janet Sloane. The video was posted to open discussion by Tioga community members on the topic of the Tioga 377 Corridor and to get an informal survey of the communities views and ideas of what they want our town to look and feel like.
It was decided that we would do a survey using Survey Monkey to try to get community input on what they would like to see as our town grows.
Patrick Coyle agreed to draft an introduction to the survey. Arlene Joice agreed to collect and write the questions. Any questions from the Planning and Zoning Committee to include in the survey should be sent to Arlene by October 17, 2015. The questions and introduction should be unbiased and should not be leading. Surveys that are to be written will be dropped in a sealed drop box.
Janet Sloane also had the opportunity to talk with some people about our continued discussion plan for our lake area, working towards trails, walking and/or horse, educational services, picnicking, kayaking, etc. She spoke with Carol Nichols with the Lake Ray Roberts Equestrian Trail Association and Chris True with the Texas Parks and Wildlife. Chris True said that he would be willing to come and speak to us at one of our regularly scheduled meetings. Janet will ask him if he is available to speak with us at the November meeting, to be held on November 18th.
Next meeting set for October 28, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.
Motion to adjourn by Kristi Staples, seconded by Patrick Coyle. Motion carried, all ayes. Meeting adjourned at 8:04 p.m.
Call to Order: The public meeting was called to order at 7:01 p.m.
Prayer: Given by Janet Sloane
Declaring a Quorum: A quorum was declared. The committee members present were Arlene Joice, Janet Sloane, Dale Cavin, Kristi Staples and Patrick Coyle. Patrick Coyle’s first meeting, new member. Guests, James Hilliard and Gretchen Coyle.
Approval of Minutes: Minutes from the June 2015 meeting reviewed and approved with corrections to be made. Motion made by Janet Sloane and seconded by Kristi. All ayes. August 2015 meeting minutes were reviewed and approved. Dale Cavin made the motion, Janet seconded. All ayes.
Discuss and Consider Request for Zoning Change
James Hilliard was present to discuss his request to change his property located at 103 and 105 Ray Roberts Parkway from C-3 to C-2.
James Hilliard presented his case to the Planning and Zoning Committee for a zoning change. His cousin is wanting to put a car lot at the above mentioned address. Donna from City Hall informed them that the property was improperly zoned for this type of business. James Hilliard informed the committee that he has already contacted community members, whose properties are zoned C-2 and who are near his property. He claims that the neighboring community members are fine with the change. He also said that there will be no junk cars on the lot, that they are looking to make it into a true car dealership. They will not be a full service repair shop but will do detailing and minor repairs such as headlights and taillights. He claims the business will be good for the City of Tioga and will add value through its many benefits.
Patrick Coyle spoke out with concerns about rezoning 103 and 105 Ray Roberts Parkway, citing that changing the zoning to C-2 could compromise the integrity of the city square proper (downtown area).
No action was taken. Next step is to set a public hearing. This will be in conjunction with the regularly scheduled Planning and Zoning meeting on October 28, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.
Citizen Survey
A video presentation has been posted on All Things Tioga by Janet Sloane. The video was posted to open discussion by Tioga community members on the topic of the Tioga 377 Corridor and to get an informal survey of the communities views and ideas of what they want our town to look and feel like.
It was decided that we would do a survey using Survey Monkey to try to get community input on what they would like to see as our town grows.
Patrick Coyle agreed to draft an introduction to the survey. Arlene Joice agreed to collect and write the questions. Any questions from the Planning and Zoning Committee to include in the survey should be sent to Arlene by October 17, 2015. The questions and introduction should be unbiased and should not be leading. Surveys that are to be written will be dropped in a sealed drop box.
Janet Sloane also had the opportunity to talk with some people about our continued discussion plan for our lake area, working towards trails, walking and/or horse, educational services, picnicking, kayaking, etc. She spoke with Carol Nichols with the Lake Ray Roberts Equestrian Trail Association and Chris True with the Texas Parks and Wildlife. Chris True said that he would be willing to come and speak to us at one of our regularly scheduled meetings. Janet will ask him if he is available to speak with us at the November meeting, to be held on November 18th.
Next meeting set for October 28, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.
Motion to adjourn by Kristi Staples, seconded by Patrick Coyle. Motion carried, all ayes. Meeting adjourned at 8:04 p.m.
CITY OF TIOGA
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING
Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Tioga, Texas will be held September 30, 2015 at Tioga City Hall, 600 Main Street, Tioga, Texas, beginning at 7:00 p.m.. This is an OPEN MEETING, open to the public, subject to the OPEN MEETING LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS and, AS REQUIRED BY LAW, is hereby posted at the Tioga City Hall on September 25, 2015, giving notice of date, time, place and agenda thereof.
AGENDA:
1. Call to order.
2. Prayer
3. Declaring of a quorum.
4. Discuss and consider minutes of June 24, 2015 and August 26, 2015.
5. Discuss and Consider a request for a zoning change from C-3 to C-2 at 103 and 105 Ray Roberts Parkway by James Hilliard.
6. Discuss Citizen survey and input for Tioga's future projects.
7. Open discussion and planning for future meetings.
8. Adjourn
