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Jeremy Steen, representing the buyer, said the intent was to \"scrape these buildings and build 4 to 5 smaller, warehouses\" and described the project as a low-intensity, light-industrial use with a 100-foot setback to the rear and a 15-foot buffer yard along any adjacent residential properties. \"His intent was to build a bit of, like, a small community there,\" Steen said.
Les Beatty, speaking for several neighbors, said he and longtime residents opposed the rezoning. \"We don't want storage units up next against us,\" Beatty said, adding that the surrounding road already has multiple storage developments and that the neighborhood has been occupied by residents for decades.
Staff noted that the future land-use map designates the area for low-density residential, but said the property is a nonconforming use today and that LI could align the site's legal zoning with how the block has developed. Because written opposition within the notification boundary exceeded 20 percent of the land area, the case will require a supermajority at City Council; the commission's 5-3 recommendation advances the case to Council for final consideration.
Commissioners who voted in favor said the proposed design, including large setbacks and buffer yards, would reduce direct impacts on adjacent homes; commissioners opposed cited concerns about precedent and loss of residential character.
The case will proceed to City Council for final action; the applicant and staff will provide the commission's record and the written opposition for Council consideration.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Planning & Zoning Committee Meeting 10 July 25","oneSentenceSummary","The commission voted 5-3 to recommend rezoning a block south of 130 Fourth Street from single-family to light industrial; the applicant wants to replace deteriorated trailers with four to five small warehouse/garage units, while neighbors oppose storage and worry about loss of residential character.","taxTitle","Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas","taxId",2806,"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},6174454,"Commission approves mixed neighborhood-commercial and office rezoning on Quaker Avenue despite neighbor opposition",525,1240000,1765000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5370066-d320fd69381ea8c8244d937e3871f961&start=1240&end=1765","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5370066-d320fd69381ea8c8244d937e3871f961/thumbnail_1240000.jpg","/articles/6174454/Lubbock/Lubbock-County/Texas/Commission-approves-mixed-neighborhood-commercial-and-office-rezoning-on-Quaker-Avenue-despite-neighbor-opposition","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6174454-c5498d4ff2120e653f8f42ef8f49d41b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770448196&Signature=CIngNH2SepaR8uC0ZB3371cNt0gylxbcMYbHxZjZK2YbkeCfBdbjm~60rnWWIHfypI~KhA0~wNg0nX8D4aVSIzAOa4Eh6P-AIyfWpIoEGIgEVZGzxsNpyPoXeNNBN8Fxd60-lr6D004V0j1hYJGaSB7UzKqaFDAK-Z4Bv-PfFlPzFs8m~N4QpfhWldVqTBl1c9CvZkygPpaxpKn56KTDaEhywxZmN4qDvYM1pRmSJ3G0vdofGTtInbFoKsKWrCAXpaTbwjSh36W9399gKewvHckd2S1sgstbUK2Mzffk31CQ4C7sTmnK7-AYbYtbM82N31SF~1OanBR5DTN5ROQpMQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7-1 to recommend a rezoning that would change the Quaker Avenue parcel at 120 Fourth Street from a mix of office, single-family and high-density residential to Neighborhood Commercial on the front half and Office District on the rear half (zone case 3525). The measure will go to City Council for final action; because written opposition exceeded the 20 percent threshold, the case will require a supermajority vote at Council.
Corey Doolin, speaking for the applicant (AMD Engineering on behalf of T Market Properties), said the applicant increased the buffer yard along the residential edge to 20 feet and removed an originally proposed gym from the plan. \"We've increased the buffer yard here along the residential area, to to 20 feet,\" Doolin said, describing the change as a concession after neighbor concerns.
Susan McIntyre Dillon, a nearby resident, objected that the requested Neighborhood Commercial zoning could allow higher-intensity uses such as drive-in restaurants, bars or 24-hour operations that would erode a long-standing, largely senior neighborhood. \"Please do not allow the negative impact this zoning would have on the quality of our lives,\" McIntyre Dillon said, adding that the neighborhood was home to several senior couples who value the area's quiet character.
Staff advised the commission that the future land-use map designates the area for low-density residential but that the proposed change \"is in moderate conformance\" because the property fronts an arterial and abuts existing commercial uses. Staff said it had no objection to the current request. The commission approved the rezoning motion 7-1; the case will go to City Council, with the applicant and staff aware of the written opposition and the potential requirement for a supermajority vote.","The commission voted 7-1 to recommend rezoning the front portion of a Quaker Avenue property to Neighborhood Commercial with the rear to Office District, after the applicant added a 20-foot buffer; nearby residents warned of traffic, noise and 24-hour uses but commissioners accepted the applicant's concessions.",{"_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},6174459,"Planning commission denies rezoning for commercial parking lot across from Worship Center after neighbors raise safety concerns",133,2505000,2638000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5370066-d320fd69381ea8c8244d937e3871f961&start=2505&end=2638","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5370066-d320fd69381ea8c8244d937e3871f961/thumbnail_2505000.jpg","/articles/6174459/Lubbock/Lubbock-County/Texas/Planning-commission-denies-rezoning-for-commercial-parking-lot-across-from-Worship-Center-after-neighbors-raise-safety-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6174459-9a45070a6a7bfd9601f2567025021fa6/orig.mp4?Expires=1770448196&Signature=aseuv6enSFixIj5ISxIT6My9ug-ECY7PXcUq0-1a8kxNkztUatWezv3pY2tFspSgCI1snwu2DIRy6w4vmNCOdfgiSk8Joc2cUujF2OJ8pq5kBoukTFfuRGE8TaUmueej7~Ayf1FbP27wgNREdfPkCcCKkJTvPK7lZKo2048bTjhwvpUrGtTHtLyOC29mKM41IFW50zGNqypZo5StcfeO5O~YsZ6fZRr42ZMENuaDhVbPq1oPHoS2RI-IeIxVLQlgf9CKmNyDZht16jyLJerAzofxBMVJ6KRw~JtUYrN8lIhDm2PuCn44FTXZ8OOWBbANh999LJU5Z-oDB3ioHxGv-g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning and Zoning Commission on July 22 voted 2-6 to deny a rezoning request (zone case 2993A) that would have changed a parcel east of Upland Avenue and south of 80 Second Street from Neighborhood Commercial to Auto Urban Commercial. The applicant said the change was required to construct a paved commercial parking lot to support the Worship Center; neighbors said the congregation already uses multiple parking areas and that added pavement and events would increase hazardous crossings and traffic congestion.
Tommy Harms, project engineer with Mount Top Engineering representing the Worship Center, told the commission: \"Currently, those current zoning designation does not allow for a parking lot to be constructed here. That's why we're switching from NC to AC.\" Harms said the church had coordinated with traffic engineering and planned to locate access points on 80 Second Street and to install a pedestrian crossing.
Keith Sumner, a resident who said he has lived near 80 Second and Saratoga for 23 years, described repeated traffic and pedestrian conflicts during services and other church events. \"It is very chaotic,\" Sumner said, adding that churchgoers now park in several off-site lots and cross 80 Second Street at multiple points. Sumner warned that larger, formalized parking could encourage larger events and more frequent crossings, and said law enforcement cannot prevent all unsafe crossings during peak activity.
City staff told the commission that the parcel is designated for commercial use on the future land-use map and that staff had no objection to the rezoning. The department clarified that a commercial parking lot as a primary use requires AC zoning; the applicant said the lot would provide safer, coordinated pedestrian crossings to the church and would be screened on the south side by a masonry wall.
Commissioners who opposed the rezoning voiced concerns about the parcel's proximity to residential lots, high traffic volumes on 80 Second Street and the risk of informal crossings despite a marked pedestrian crossing. One commissioner said that allowing a standalone paved parking lot at that location risked creating an open-use space that could be used for outdoor events, food trucks and similar activities.
The commission's denial means the current zoning remains in place; the case record will go to City Council on July 22 for consideration, per the commission's regular transmittal process.","Commission voted 2-6 to deny a request to rezone a vacant parcel east of Upland Avenue from Neighborhood Commercial to Auto Urban Commercial that the applicant said would allow a commercial parking lot for the adjacent Worship Center; residents said existing services and events already overwhelm nearby streets and crosswalks.",{"_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},6174465,"Planning commission approves most UDC changes but rejects larger parking-garage signs",5082,71000,5153000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5370066-d320fd69381ea8c8244d937e3871f961&start=71&end=5153","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5370066-d320fd69381ea8c8244d937e3871f961/thumbnail_71000.jpg","/articles/6174465/Lubbock/Lubbock-County/Texas/Planning-commission-approves-most-UDC-changes-but-rejects-larger-parking-garage-signs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6174465-0ede3f406e087b8e75ef05a619c65d51/orig.mp4?Expires=1770448196&Signature=VMHOvxbYJDirsIZ4y10aUnYvAOvzWTDStbRtnZdI7bh-8MJ4kbLLqgsIhLqAGZTIKWItLN1I5TqIgNcG0HLQlYDd-q59ByjTS6NBeR5YKCgv2JUv7Aeo0c64s2s16g5Ne8mtWE2aXz8Nj9tBK9dLjUuc2TrnCShIRNxV9LH~HxTCmsulQ65Z3Mnlib3TVfsD83omZMXLRmqeaGzgyZgz5YSbUK8-lGz22LRMkxicQMLwv4sd46UiS1K9FmREi66UMAS~FcudJozTUAi-y5r3-Jb4VwmQoaRNzEsJwf~T86GRgN7MIyRu579qSu6BHIKz2UeLb5FeH1ayt4uPE~l20Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Lubbock Planning and Zoning Commission on July 22 approved a package of staff-recommended amendments to the city's Unified Development Code but voted down a separate proposal to increase allowable sign area on parking-garage facades.
The commission approved the staff package, excluding item 31, by an 8-0 vote; a later motion to adopt amendment 31 failed in an 0-8 vote, meaning the proposed sign change will not be adopted by the commission and will go to City Council for consideration on Aug. 12.
The proposed sign change, referred to in the meeting as UDC amendment 31, would have increased the allowable sign area on building facades from 20 percent to 35 percent for the garage in question. Citizens and several commissioners said the amendment would amount to special treatment for a single property and could expose drivers and passersby to larger, permanent advertising on a major arterial.
Mary Kreitz, a resident who signed up for public comment, told the commission: \"This request is permanent, and it goes with the building for all for all time, no matter who the owner is.\" Kreitz cited the risk that future owners could display content the city cannot regulate and urged commissioners to \"reject this unfair and ill conceived amendment.\" Steven Falk, another resident, said the issue had been denied repeatedly by other boards and that public-safety concerns about motorists looking at large signs needed to guide the commission's decision. \"It needs to be, you need to take care of the health, safety, and welfare of not 1 person that is wanting to put those signs up there, but all the thousands of people that are going by on that freeway every day,\" Falk said.
Planning staff presented the recommended UDC changes as a broader package of clarifications and updates; commissioners agreed to adopt the remainder of the package without item 31. The staff presentation noted the amendments were developed through the city's regular code-review process and public comment period.
The commission's vote rejects the proposed change to allow larger garage signage at the commission level; the item will still be heard by City Council on Aug. 12. If Council adopts a different outcome, the city's UDC would be amended according to Council's decision. No changes to the city's sign content rules were made at the commission meeting.","The Lubbock Planning and Zoning Commission voted to adopt the bulk of staff-recommended Unified Development Code amendments but declined a proposed change that would allow larger signs on select parking garages, following public comment and debate about content, permanence and traffic safety.","actionData","errors"]

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