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Elizabeth, park planner for the City of Laredo Parks Department, said the group — a joint subcommittee of the parks board and the planning and zoning board — met Aug. 15, Aug. 28 and Oct. 23 and solicited input from developers. \"We met again on the 28th August, and then we met later in October, on 23rd. So we've met with the parks board and the planning and zoning board. They were combined together to form a committee to give feedback on this, and we also had some feedback from the developers. And it was very informative and helpful. And right now, we are currently formulating the new table of pricing,\" Elizabeth said.

Elizabeth described an adjustment in the amount of land per population the city would seek through dedication requirements. \"Currently in Laredo, we actually provide 5 acres per 1,000 population. What we're currently asking for is 1 acre per 1,000 population, and 2.5 is somewhere in between what we already provide and what we currently ask for,\" she said, framing the change as a compromise between current provision and an earlier proposed minimum.

Commissioners asked about public engagement and timing. One commissioner recommended that when the draft is returned it be presented in the commission packet at least one week in advance so developers and other stakeholders can review it. A commissioner also recommended a public hearing at the Planning and Zoning Commission when the draft is presented so stakeholders may comment before the item moves to the council.

Jesus Reese asked whether the subcommittee would meet again before a draft is circulated; staff replied the plan is to conclude the subcommittee's meetings and bring the draft back to the full commission, with internal staff discussions ongoing. Staff and commissioners agreed the draft should be included in the commission packet when it returns.

Why it matters: Park-dedication and parking standards affect development costs, the amount of land preserved for parks, and how new residential or commercial projects mitigate their impacts. The commission's request for a public draft hearing and advance circulation signals an intent to solicit broad stakeholder input before any ordinance changes are forwarded to council.

","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting 010225","oneSentenceSummary","City parks staff told the Planning and Zoning Commission that a joint subcommittee is drafting revised park-dedication and parking requirements, including a new pricing table, and staff plans to return a draft to the commission for public review.","taxTitle","Laredo, Webb County, Texas","taxId",2820,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6401476,"Commission backs rezoning east of Loop for apartment site despite neighborhood opposition",691,408000,1099000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2064378-01b14b5120c9a1fcbf976426688e1bd5&start=408&end=1099","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2064378-01b14b5120c9a1fcbf976426688e1bd5/thumbnail_408000.jpg","/articles/6401476/Laredo/Webb-County/Texas/Commission-backs-rezoning-east-of-Loop-for-apartment-site-despite-neighborhood-opposition","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6401476-98bd41364fedd28ac65b04c71bbd016c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770562004&Signature=b2htwtaXr~eipx5LiqY2vjQgHO3vbZ~yNEQmtb88sWAiVDKVDGaf3gohXlKQ4XKJjHDmoj6YXA4b0tyc4imgHhtkC94ozfz3770Do3Acd0n03Ci1N7PXWyaI0N6BrBORtM7gioRvNTzeHk128IvI0slcSa5spy75bxTLnLNjIypmRuyda5ah~D54mLHJ1x0ECK4MQF5IBWbb3ic0ntoC7Ge3qUlZWTveEe8dwoogX34WXYXT-yqHhTWLCEh7GQ~vJpdOoHsLJXQBvyPD8j7T7bQwXFA-h52d16KHdTbd~Yekbxx9ZNH~5y9gZvtHDQu9ERKs7N2LO6dc3~DMffEv2Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning and Zoning Commission on Jan. 2 recommended approval of a zone change for about 3.8 acres located east of the Loop and south of Deep Palm Drive, moving the property from R-1 (single-family residential) to R-2 (multifamily residential) for a proposed apartment development.

Staff supported the request and presented public-notice figures; the commission closed the public hearing and approved staff's recommendation by voice vote.

Orlando Nalabo, representing the applicant, said the parcel is a small piece of a larger development called \"The Coves\" that the applicant is trying to consolidate to a single R-2 zone for future sale. \"What we have here is there's a little bit of history. This is the Coves development that we're doing. There was an annexation that had happened for this property and there was a second annexation to bring in this portion of land,\" Nalabo said. He added the contiguous piece of the development already carries an R‑2 designation and the request is intended to make the zoning consistent across the tract.

Several residents spoke in opposition at the public hearing. Sammy Maya asked commissioners to \"consider the vote of the people\" and said many neighbors could not attend earlier hearings. Rosie Maya, who said she lives directly adjacent, said the mailed notice referenced apartments and that she distributed flyers to her neighbors. \"Schools are already overcrowded in the area, and to bring more population into the area by packing them into apartments could also cause some problem with the schools,\" Rosie Maya said. She also raised concerns about privacy, crime and property values.

Staff read portions of written opposition and summarized the public response. The transcript records mailing/response figures in staff remarks as: \"The letter sent, 35, inside 200 feet, 40 against 17. Outside 200 feet is against 187.\" (staff reading of the record is unclear in the transcript; numbers quoted here mirror the meeting record). Staff also explained that setbacks and easements affect where buildings could be sited and noted code provisions that increase setbacks if height exceeds certain thresholds.

Commissioners voted to close the hearing and to accept staff's recommendation. The meeting record shows the motion carried on a voice vote; no roll-call tally was read into the transcript.

Why it matters: The rezoning would permit multifamily development adjacent to an existing neighborhood and near local schools. Neighbors raised concerns about traffic, overcrowded schools and property values; the developer said the rezoning aligns the parcel with adjacent R-2 zoning and facilitates a future sale and development.

","The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval to rezone roughly 3.8 acres east of Loop and south of Deep Palm Drive from R-1 to R-2 for apartments. Representatives said the rezoning squares off an existing R-2 area; multiple residents spoke against the change citing traffic, school capacity and property values.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6401481,"Planning panel approves rezoning at 5601 Lago De Valle Drive; applicant says proposal reduces density",276,122000,398000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2064378-01b14b5120c9a1fcbf976426688e1bd5&start=122&end=398","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2064378-01b14b5120c9a1fcbf976426688e1bd5/thumbnail_122000.jpg","/articles/6401481/Laredo/Webb-County/Texas/Planning-panel-approves-rezoning-at-5601-Lago-De-Valle-Drive-applicant-says-proposal-reduces-density","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6401481-82a66c5d2002c9f24b5b33f37a88013f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770562004&Signature=D4O6YlY7EI2rDScrg3tFfwsvZ4olS7xnldawRpeHzOhGETDgVzhmBG0bgJETj9NajStyk-9aPTGii92FqZUnMsP8LFqP0jbcyf0zO4Co5yI4vDjx1ixiNIMxyJAm-Dn0VJ90Pu921oTHTNdSxXCTzrMHzpOmXTzFqtWk8UDY-bCXbr3Fer0R7NxWAS5Ckg0XpRl9lwHg4tW2XxkwCzngzFls6h0WSwetvMMiTjVSTXrrA8oBd-X0C4olX7krNgGzt7X75I8SxJXxHgP-hvRZFpbDhhEr6rPb6wCgu6JLSPAh8kCyEZzBNxtxF~fFJJ56WRjA7~~6Tc~aOKmrqmH0zQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval Friday of a zone change for about 1.59 acres at 5601 Lago De Valle Drive, moving the property from R-1A (single-family reduced area) to R-1B (single-family high density).

The recommendation, made at the commission's Jan. 2 meeting, follows staff support for the request and a public hearing at which the applicant's representative said the project would reduce, not increase, housing density originally approved under a prior PUD overlay. The commission closed the public hearing and approved staff's recommendation by voice vote.

Juan Salinas, the project's representative, told the commission the site was originally approved under a PUD overlay for about 24 townhome units. \"What we're proposing to do was zone where we're going from and this sign was already up. So I think what happened is all the neighbors probably see the sign, and they see that we're going in with the zone change and they think that we're going from an R‑1A to the townhomes. We're actually going from the townhomes, which we already have approved. We're moving down to, 15 single family homes in the area. So it goes from the townhome to a but I think the residents, might have been, you know, they might have seen the sign and kinda assume that that's what it was for, but we're actually down zoning, technically,\" Salinas said.

During the staff presentation, planning staff reported neighborhood notice and public response numbers. The staff summary noted notice was mailed and indicated a mix of responses; the transcript records the outreach numbers as: \"Letter sent for 43. We have 6 ins we have 6 against inside the 200 feet, and we have 33 against that are outside the 200 feet.\" The staff recommendation supported the zone change, citing prior city council and commission action related to a PUD in 2022.

Salinas also described proposed lot sizes, saying the average lot for the new single-family layout would exceed the R-1A minimum. \"We're R‑1B, but our average lot size is over 4,700 square feet,\" he said, noting the R‑1A minimum is 4,500 square feet.

Commissioners moved to close the public hearing and to recommend approval subject to staff comments; the motion carried on a voice vote. The motion record in the meeting did not list individual roll-call tallies.

Why it matters: The change formalizes a residential layout the applicant says will be lower density than an earlier PUD-approved plan and adjusts the zoning map for a small neighborhood parcel. The commission's recommendation will go to the city council for final action if the city's process requires council consideration.

Provenance: Transcript excerpts introducing and concluding the item appear in the public record for the Jan. 2 meeting.

","The Planning and Zoning Commission on Jan. 2 recommended approval to rezone about 1.59 acres at 5601 Lago De Valle Drive from R-1A to R-1B. Applicant representative Juan Salinas told the commission the change would allow 15 single-family lots and is a technical downzoning from an earlier PUD for townhomes.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6401466,"Planning commission approves replats, preliminary plats and final subdivisions; motions carried",516,1106000,1622000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2064378-01b14b5120c9a1fcbf976426688e1bd5&start=1106&end=1622","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2064378-01b14b5120c9a1fcbf976426688e1bd5/thumbnail_1106000.jpg","/articles/6401466/Laredo/Webb-County/Texas/Planning-commission-approves-replats-preliminary-plats-and-final-subdivisions-motions-carried","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6401466-230c44459cbd7654ba8dc8d7ef53b84e/orig.mp4?Expires=1770562004&Signature=V9ng1RmFMS6-jrdxEgm92NP19RFz4zeqXlonhowjBn3w0V~4eXveqbRUUEGMf7NPtcdp~eVzEdjihiuc6gWBoVG7GXpqy2W9dHbL8ylRSu8acdHcazlqXaDX3TCbFxrZYa6uyYHfH69rrICOJUprmUg556STGBcJmwIPC4z6P1g6YhB3tO7ZSDMmrWL3hlcRpInE0zpF2goa373Ffzq7dfiHVbcqP6H8KZBEukiGSIw3Vxby9AeJbzLkfpk56Bfk0fh9EKoyChH0zXpYEcMFJZgZ4xt-Amf-cmvbn52sF2tP6rb4327oezPq8gEDIjpDfDRAfLOTc0PpVe2AJkZ28w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning and Zoning Commission on Jan. 2 approved a series of plats and subdivision items, acting on preliminary replats, preliminary plats and final subdivision plats. Commissioners voted to approve each item subject to staff comments where noted.

Highlights from the meeting record:

- Replat (Item 8a): The commission approved a preliminary replat to combine Lot 22 and Lot 23, Block 9, D and J Alexander Subdivision Unit 3 and Lot 24, Block 9, Unit 6, into Lot 22A, Block 9, Unit 3. The applicants, Ivan and Diana Medeiros, represented by engineer Ramos Engineering, said the owners already occupy a home across the three lots and want to combine them into a single lot. Staff comments were included; the commission approved the recommendation.

- Preliminary plat (Item 9a): A preliminary consideration for Lot 12, Lot 8, Alexander Commercial Subdivision Phase 15 (143-lot residential development zoned agricultural) was presented; the engineer (Howland Engineering) concurred with staff comments and the commission approved the item subject to staff recommendations.

- Preliminary plat (Item 9d): A commercial-lot plat for Lot 12, Block 8, Alexander Commercial Subdivision Phase 15 (zoned AB-3 Community Business District) was presented by Premier Engineering; the commission approved the plat subject to staff comments.

- Final plats (Items 10a and 10b): The commission granted final approval for La Porta Subdivision (58 lots; applicant Kalib Group LTV; engineer Pew Consulting) and Loma Verano Subdivision (87 lots; applicant Summers Family Partnership; engineer Advanced Engineering), both zoned R-1 single-family residential. Motions to approve were passed by voice vote.

Each of the items was presented with staff comments and a proposed motion; in each case the commission moved, seconded and approved the staff recommendation by voice vote. The meeting transcript does not include detailed roll-call tallies in its record for those motions.

Why it matters: Approvals of replats and subdivision final plats allow property owners and developers to consolidate lots, advance residential and commercial development, and proceed toward permitting and construction under the city's standards and any conditions noted in staff comments.

","At the Jan. 2 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting the body approved several plats and subdivisions, including a three‑lot replat (to combine three single‑family lots into one) and final approvals for multiple residential subdivisions. Staff comments were attached to approvals.","actionData","errors"]

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