Feb 26, 2026 Planning & Zoning Commission

[CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL]

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IT'S SIX. IT'S 6:00. CALL TO ORDER. THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE BEDFORD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR TODAY, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH, 2026. ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

ROGER GALLENSTEIN, PRESENT. DOROTHY CRAWFORD, PRESENT.

KATE BARLOW, PRESENT. TOM JACOBSEN, PRESENT. BRUCE EMERY, CHAIRMAN.

JR. SMITH, PRESENT. DUKE LOPER, PRESENT. AARON LEE, PRESENT.

MIKE INGRAHAM, PRESENT. GREETINGS, COMMISSIONERS.

ALL RISE FOR THE INVOCATION AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE ASK THAT YOU BLESS THIS MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND ALL THOSE PRESENT.

GUIDE US AND HELP US IN OUR REVIEW. IN DECISION MAKING TONIGHT.

WE ALSO ASK YOU TO WE PRAY FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, OUR FIRE AND THE POLICE AND ALL OF THE CITIZENS OF BEDFORD.

WE ASK THESE THINGS IN CHRIST'S NAME. AMEN. AMEN, AMEN.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY TONIGHT. WE'VE GOT A FULL, FULL TABLE.

BECAUSE WE HAVE ALL THE EVERYONE PRESENT. THE ALTERNATES WILL NOT BE VOTING THIS EVENING.

THIS IS A POINT TO NOTE. FIRST ITEM IS TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETINGS FROM OUR MEETING OF FEBRUARY 12TH.

[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

CHAIRMAN EMERY, I'VE, I WOULD LIKE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED.

I'LL SECOND. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR RISE YOUR HAND.

OKAY. MINUTES FROM THE 12TH HAVE BEEN APPROVED.

[2. Consider approval of a final plat of Schumac Lane Estates Addition, Block 1 Lots 1 and 2 being 5.651 acres out of the J.W. Shacklee Survey, Abstract 1390. The property is located south of Schumac Lane and Shannon Lane. (PLAT-25-3)]

SHACKLEE SURVEY, ABSTRACT 1390. PROPERTIES LOCATED SOUTH OF SCHUMAC LANE AND SHANNON LANE.

THIS IS PLAT-25-3. WE HAVE OUR CHIEF, WES MORRISON.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. COMMISSION MEMBERS, THIS IS A FINAL PLAT.

THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED OFF OF SCHUMAC AND SHANNON HAS ACCESS FROM BOTH.

I'M JUST GOING TO BREEZE THROUGH SOME OF THE BACKGROUND REAL QUICK.

OBVIOUSLY IF YOU'VE SEEN THE PROPERTY, YOU KNOW, IT'S HEAVILY WOODED. THERE'S A LARGE DRAINAGE CHANNEL THAT RUNS THROUGH IT, WHICH IS DESIGNATED AS FLOODPLAIN. APPLICANTS PROPOSING TO SUBDIVIDE THE LOT INTO TWO DIFFERENT LOTS FOR SINGLE FAMILY USES, ACCESS BEING FROM SHANNON LANE. THERE IS A WATERLINE EXTENSION THAT IS A PART OF THIS TO ADDRESS WATER PRESSURE AND FIRE PROTECTION ISSUES.

I TRIED TO MARK UP THE PLAT TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT HERE.

YOU'VE GOT OBVIOUSLY THE RED LINE OUTLINES THE BOUNDARIES OF LOT 1, WHICH IS ABOUT FIVE ACRES.

LOT 2 IS OUTLINED IN BLUE THERE. AND YOU CAN SEE THE YELLOW PORTION IS THE PROPOSED ACCESS EASEMENT FOR BOTH LOTS.

SO LOT ACCESS IS COMING OFF SHANNON LANE. TO DO A LITTLE BIT DEEPER DIVE AND INSTEAD OF MARKING IT UP, I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE EASIER JUST TO SHOW YOU A COPY OF THE FLOODPLAIN MAP FOR THIS AREA.

AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE ALONG SUMACH AND EXTENDING TOWARD THE SOUTH, THE THE FLOODPLAIN AND FLOODWAY.

THE FLOODPLAIN IS IN THE LIGHT BLUE AND BROWNISH SHADED AREAS, AND THEN THE FLOODWAY IS IN THE HATCHED AREA.

SITE. I'M SURE PEOPLE MOST PEOPLE ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE PROPERTY, BUT THOSE ARE JUST VISUALS FROM THE STREET RIGHT OF WAYS.

STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. IT DOES MEET ALL THE ZONING AND SUBDIVISION REQUIREMENTS OF THE, OF LOCAL ORDINANCES AND THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.

WE ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL WITH FIVE CONDITIONS.

ONE IS THAT THERE'S AN OVERHEAD POWER LINE THAT EXTENDS ON LOT 1 THAT JUST NEEDS TO BE SHOWN IN AN EASEMENT.

THERE'S SOME DEDICATED EASEMENTS THAT ARE ALREADY ON THIS PROPERTY.

WE NEED TO HAVE THE RECORDING INFORMATION ON THOSE.

AND THEN THERE'S A NOTE AND I'LL TRY TO SHOW YOU WHERE THIS IS, SO YOU CAN SEE.

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THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A FLOODPLAIN EASEMENT. THERE'S A DRAINAGE EASEMENT, AND THERE'S FLOODPLAIN. THOSE ARE BOTH CLEARLY SHOWN ON HERE.

SO THAT NOTE JUST NEEDS TO BE REMOVED. AND THEN DRAINAGE NEEDS TO COVER THE ENTIRE CREEK AREA AND THEN THE APPROVAL BLOCK.

THIS STARTED OUT AS A MINOR PLAT, WHICH MEANS THEY WEREN'T GOING TO HAVE TO EXTEND SERVICES.

BUT AFTER WATER PRESSURE TEST AND TALKING TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO EXTEND A WATER LINE.

SO THIS TURNED INTO A FINAL PLAT. SO THAT CHANGED THE APPROVAL BLOCK.

SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE REQUESTING THE APPROVAL BLOCK BE CHANGED ON IT AS WELL. WITH THAT I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

YES. I THINK THIS IS PROBABLY BEFORE YOU CAME HERE AND BEFORE MOST OF US ON PLANNING AND ZONING.

AND I CAN'T TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT THE REQUEST WAS, BUT I THINK IT'S THE SAME PLAT, AND IT WAS TURNED DOWN BECAUSE OF FLOODPLAIN ISSUES.

DO YOU HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THAT? LIMITED KNOWLEDGE, THERE WAS A PRELIMINARY PLAT THAT WAS APPROVED ON THIS PROPERTY YEARS AGO.

THAT SUBDIVIDED PRETTY MUCH. I CAN GO BACK, AND I FORGET HOW MANY LOTS, BUT IT WAS A NUMBER OF LOTS.

THAT CLEARLY DIDN'T TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE FLOODPLAIN ISSUES THAT WE HAVE ON THIS PROPERTY.

AND SO THAT'S JUST NOT A FEASIBLE PLAN. SO THAT PRELIMINARY PLAT NEVER WENT PAST THAT STAGE.

IT SEEMS TO ME, AND I'M TRYING I CAN'T REMEMBER HOW MANY YEARS AGO YOU PROBABLY GOT SOME RECORDS ON THAT, BUT IT WENT BACK. I REMEMBER A NUMBER OF NEIGHBORS COMING, AND I THINK THEY WERE OPPOSED, AND I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT GOING DOWN THE WRONG PATH.

NO, THAT I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN OPPOSED.

THERE WASN'T A ZONING CHANGE TO IT. THEY MAY HAVE JUST BEEN OPPOSED BECAUSE THEY WANT SOMETHING IN THEIR BACKYARD, WHICH, AS YOU KNOW, HAPPENS. BUT THIS MEETS CURRENT ZONING.

YOU'VE GOT ONE LOT AGAIN, THAT'S FIVE ACRES. YOU'VE GOT ONE ANOTHER LOT THAT'S OVER HALF AN ACRE.

THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE IN THE ZONING DISTRICT IS 9000FT².

SO CLEARLY, WE MEET ALL THE ZONING REQUIREMENTS.

THERE, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S A QUESTION ABOUT TREES, THERE ARE A LOT OF TREES ON THIS LOT.

WE'VE WORKED WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER. THEY'VE PROVIDED US WITH A TREE SURVEY, BUT WITH THE NUMBER OF TREES THAT THEY'RE PLANNING TO TAKE OUT, IT WON'T COME ANYWHERE NEAR NEEDING TO MITIGATE ANYTHING BECAUSE THERE'S ALREADY SO MANY TREES ON THE LOT.

SO I'M, I MEAN, I CAN'T STAND UP HERE AND SAY THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD IS GOING TO BE HAPPY ABOUT THE WOODED LOT BEING TURNED INTO TWO LOTS.

I JUST REMEMBER THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE MAY HAVE BEEN THAT THE ISSUE OF FLOODPLAIN CAME UP, AND I THINK THAT I DON'T KNOW IF THIS GENTLEMAN WILL LET HIM COME UP AFTER YOU SPEAK.

HE KEEPS RAISING HIS HAND, BUT I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE I DON'T REMEMBER IT WELL ENOUGH.

I JUST REMEMBER IT TOOK PLACE AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY YEARS AGO.

I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT TIME, YEAH. BUT IN, WE'RE TALKING TWO LOTS.

AND THEN THIS ONE LOT KIND OF CURLS BACK. I'M TRYING TO FIGURE WHO WOULD WANT THAT FIVE ACRE LOT.

UNLESS THEY'RE PLANNING. YOU'RE NOT PLANNING ON SUBDIVIDING THAT FIVE ACRE? WELL, IF YOU LOOK AT IT LIKE FROM THAT BOTTOM PICTURE THERE FROM SCHUMAC, THAT'S PRETTY. IT GETS PRETTY ELEVATED AS FAR AS YOU GO BACK.

SO THEY'RE THEY'VE PROVIDED CIVIL PLANS ALREADY THAT ENGINEERING IS LOOKING AT THAT KIND OF SHOW WHERE THAT HOUSE IS GOING TO THE HOUSE ON LOT ON THE FIVE ACRES IS GOING TO BE FURTHER BACK. SO IT'S NOT GOING TO BE NEAR THE FLOODPLAIN.

IT'S GOING TO BE FURTHER BACK TO THE SOUTH. RIGHT.

YEAH, YEAH. AGAIN, BOTH LOTS ARE BEING ACCESSED OFF OF THAT ACCESS EASEMENT THERE THAT'S IN YELLOW.

HOUSE WITH A VERY DEEP BACKYARD, SO TO SPEAK.

OR DEEP FRONT YARD, BIG FRONT YARD, WHICHEVER HOWEVER YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT.

OKAY, I SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. OKAY. I WISH I COULD REMEMBER MORE.

I JUST REMEMBER THE MEETING AND SEEING IT. YEAH.

I MEAN, THE WAY THIS IS CURRENTLY LAID OUT, AND BY THE LOOKS OF THE PLANS THAT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED, THE PROPERTIES ON SHANNON, OTHER THAN A WATER LINE GOING BEHIND THEM, THERE WON'T BE A WHOLE LOT OF CHANGE.

OKAY. AND THERE WAS. DID THIS REQUIRE NOTIFICATION TO THE.

NO, NO, IT DID NOT. OKAY. AGAIN, IF THIS MEETS ALL OF OUR REQUIREMENTS, THIS IS PURELY AN ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL.

OKAY. OKAY. WITH RESPECT TO THE FLOODPLAIN, IS THAT AN ACTIVE CREEK OR A DRY CREEK BED? IT IS AN ACTIVE CREEK. IT'S I VENTURE STATE PROBABLY HAS WATER IN IT, EVEN DURING THE DRIEST OF THE MONTH.

OKAY, LET ME BRING UP A CRAZY ISSUE. WHEN I WAS WITH TXU, WE HAD WE BUILT A 129 MILE RAILROAD, AND WE ENCOUNTERED HALF A DOZEN STREAMS, OF WHICH THE CORPS OF ENGINEER, CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXERCISED CONTROL OVER EVERY BLOODY ONE OF THEM.

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THAT SAID, THAT IF THE WATERWAY HAS A RELATIVE, IS RELATIVELY PERMANENT WITH STANDING OR CONTINUOUSLY FLOWING WATER, THAT IT NEEDS THAT YOU NEED TO DEAL WITH THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS OR AT LEAST CONTACT THEM.

IS THAT IS THAT BEEN DONE AS FAR AS YOU KNOW? NO, BUT THEY'RE NOT CHANGING ANYTHING ON THIS.

SO THEY'RE NOT THEY'RE NOT DOING ANY WORK IN THE FLOODPLAIN AT THIS POINT.

SO OR THE FLOODWAY. SO OUR CITY ENGINEERS REVIEWED THIS.

IT MEETS ALL OF OUR STANDARDS. SO THERE'S REALLY NO CONCERN FROM A STAFF STANDPOINT.

OKAY. SO THERE WILL BE NO, NO CONSTRUCTION OF ANYTHING IN THAT FLOODPLAIN.

AND THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS SHOULD BE PERFECTLY HAPPY, AND WE DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THEM. I MEAN, THEY COULD HANG A SWING ON A TREE, THAT'S NOT GOING TO MATTER, RIGHT? OKAY. WES AS A MECHANICAL VIEWPOINT, WHEN WE MAKE THE MOTION, DO WE NEED TO DELINEATE VERBALLY THE FIVE CONDITIONS, OR? YOU CAN JUST SAY AS PRESENTED OR. YEAH, OKAY.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT EASY FOR YOU. YEAH. JUST WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE IT RIGHT.

SURE THING. OKAY. COMMISSIONERS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO THIS ITEM.

I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE PLAT APPLICATION NUMBER PLAT-25-3 WITH THE CONDITIONS AS PRESENTED BY THE STAFF.

SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT, THAT PASSES THE PLAT IS APPROVED.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS. WES, DO WE, YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE FOR US? AND WHILE WE'RE BEING ALL ENERGETIC, WE HAVE ONE MORE MOTION TO ENTERTAIN.

LIKE, WHAT'S FOR SUPPER? WHO'S ON FIRST? YEAH, I MOVE THAT.

WE ADJOURN. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 6:12.

RECORD.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.