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Votes and outcomes (selected):

- Ordinance 3094 (PD25‑03, Vulcan planned development for ~502.6903 acres): Council overruled Planning & Zoning and denied the planned development as submitted; motion to require a specific use permit (SUP) failed/approved? — motion to deny/require SUP passed 4–1. (Effect: applicant may return with SUP; new public notices and P&Z review required.)

- Ordinance 3093 (rezoning 15780 State Highway 205 from AG to C; 5.045 acres): Approved unanimously. (Applicant intends to market the building for commercial rental; staffs said certificates of occupancy/tenant uses will be handled with building official.)

- Ordinance 3092 (10701 County Road 305: HC to C, 12.13 acres): Approved unanimously. (Applicant proposes indoor fabrication of building kits; P&Z 7–0.)

- Ordinance 3098 (15001 State Highway 205: PD event center to C, 4.54 acres): Approved unanimously. (Owner intends to relocate landscaping/nursery business to this property; SUP to follow as needed.)

- Ordinance 3099 (Comprehensive Plan / thoroughfare plan update — chapter addition for future transportation plan): Approved unanimously. (Updates maps and recommended alignments including 429 reroute concepts.)

- Ordinance 3091 (Establish zoning on newly annexed 282.42 acres as Light Industrial): Approved 4–1. (Annexation contingent on development agreement; construction-plans and TIAs to follow.)

- Ordinance 3103 (Designate Reinvestment Zone No. 5 / TIRZ): Approved unanimously. (TIRZ board appointed; project/finance plan adopted as framework for developer‑funded infrastructure reimbursed from tax increment.)

- Resolution 2217 (Consent to MUD annexation, 276.6 acres): Approved unanimously.

- Ordinance 3102 (ETJ expansion to include remainder of proposed TIRZ area): Approved unanimously.

Other council actions: the council agreed to extend or reprocure certain administrative services (staff recommended a two‑year extension for the food-service/retail inspection contractor) and approved a $35,000 not‑to‑exceed appropriation for expanded holiday downtown lighting and decorations in FY2026. Two items were postponed for later meetings (Kaufman County juvenile detention bond discussion and a mowing contract detail); staff will return with details.

What’s next: Several items require follow-up: developers must submit construction plans, traffic-impact analyses, drainage studies and SUP applications where required. TIRZ board meetings and development‑agreement steps will follow the ordinance adoptions.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Regular City Council - Apr 08 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Roundup of ordinances, resolutions and formal motions decided at the April 8 Terrell City Council meeting, with outcomes and key notes.","taxTitle","Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas","taxId",58110,"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},6083369,"Terrell moves to annex Fairfield MUD area, creates Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone to fund future roads and utilities",2071,8424000,10495000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2934897-d5b5224758d8d1fc537cb7e168c585d1&start=8424&end=10495","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2934897-d5b5224758d8d1fc537cb7e168c585d1/thumbnail_8424000.jpg","/articles/6083369/Terrell/Kaufman-County/Texas/Terrell-moves-to-annex-Fairfield-MUD-area-creates-Tax-Increment-Reinvestment-Zone-to-fund-future-roads-and-utilities","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6083369-62c2aa064602f614861f75e5e23675f2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771197847&Signature=UNbq80LAO5~VQ1SRN3gTqDiaheGMmEz7N87U9ADyZeaRtC0UcvXO3RXi~WoS28t6VLSQSKZaktdMrN9kBx6mcG-k03KEN~oR-W04Xc2h~fvdJnFTvZjtDRzOmBbV1QdnfhdwqtxFDjEWqfeiN-X99l6rvj3O6UvWLjjNjQQ~5vTG7QvJzNNX-DEQJbTbhU5fGz-DeJ0OTsObbKqHmKDJCdrhw0U4xXJgzVlcts~45m0cLnVYU~pw8RbcuUsC~MdENAJy89LNkLAorgE7dqXHoozvSYTmmb4StFo21eRDyIP4IYo6C~vmUMye2K4DpXQlGtj1lCOCpQRPyKVt0B24Xg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Terrell, Texas — The Terrell City Council on April 8 advanced a package of measures to bring large tracts of the Fairfield Municipal Utility District (MUD) into the city and to create a tax increment reinvestment zone (TIRZ, called Reinvestment Zone No. 5) to finance future public infrastructure.

Why it matters: The actions together set the legal and financial framework the city expects to use to support major industrial and distribution development along Airport Road and the east side of town without issuing general-obligation debt. The developer and the MUD would construct roads, drainage, water and sewer; a portion of the incremental property tax revenue from the area (the tax increment) will be used to repay those public improvements over time.

What the council did: Council approved multiple related items during the meeting:
- Ordinance 3091: Established light-industrial zoning for 282.42 acres that will be annexed into the city contingent on execution of a development agreement. The vote was 4–1 in favor.
- Ordinance 3103: Formally designated Reinvestment Zone No. 5 (the TIRZ) with the boundaries, board and project/finance plan. The council appointed the same TIRZ board that oversees existing zones and set the proposed term and percentage capture in the plan. The vote was unanimous.
- Resolution 2217: Authorized the city’s consent to annexation of the 276.6-acre inland portion of the MUD and related findings; the resolution passed unanimously.
- Ordinance 3102: Expanded the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction in a small area so the entire TIRZ boundary is either in city limits or the ETJ. That ordinance passed unanimously.

Developer presentation and staff analysis: City staff and the developer presented maps, a draft project and finance plan and a spreadsheet showing taxable-value projections. City staff said the full project cost estimate included roughly $400 million in potential public improvements within the zone; the plan assumes incremental property-value growth of about $2 billion across the TIRZ area and proposed TIRZ captures and percentages to repay infrastructure over a defined period.

Public comment and discussion: The council held a public hearing on the TIRZ. Supporters, including representatives of the development firm, said voluntary annexation and a TIRZ are tools to ensure infrastructure is built to city standards and to keep development inside the city’s regulatory framework. Tyler Lowe, a representative of a prospective tenant or owner, said the designation matches the city’s future land-use plan and helps deliver necessary materials and capacity.

Opponents did not mount a campaign at this hearing, though council members asked to see detailed traffic and phasing analyses before construction plan approvals. Several council members emphasized that the thoroughfare plan and a future alignment to connect 429, Airport Road and Wilson Road will be long-range projects and not immediately built; the TIRZ is designed to fund infrastructure as the district develops.

Next steps: Staff will finalize the project finance plan and the TIRZ board will meet to consider next steps; developers will work with city staff on annexation steps and subsequent construction plan and permitting items, including traffic impact analyses and drainage studies. The MUD will remain in place as a financing and maintenance vehicle for certain improvements, while water and sewer infrastructure will be conveyed to the city.

Ending: The package gives the city a financing pathway to support significant east‑side growth while keeping critical infrastructure under municipal standards and oversight. Council members asked staff to track environmental, traffic and public‑safety impacts as development proceeds.","Council designated a reinvestment zone covering Fairfield MUD, approved maps and appointed the TIRZ board; council also approved annexation and related ETJ adjustments, enabling developer-funded road and utility work paid through captured tax increment.",{"_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},6083375,"Terrell council denies Vulcan planned development after hours of resident opposition; council asks company to return with SUP",4989,1118000,6107000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2934897-d5b5224758d8d1fc537cb7e168c585d1&start=1118&end=6107","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2934897-d5b5224758d8d1fc537cb7e168c585d1/thumbnail_1118000.jpg","/articles/6083375/Terrell/Kaufman-County/Texas/Terrell-council-denies-Vulcan-planned-development-after-hours-of-resident-opposition-council-asks-company-to-return-with-SUP","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6083375-8e3a4bef139983c082625fa29d7272dc/orig.mp4?Expires=1771197847&Signature=MnCWTDc80rYou0~CguTzeKPCNiQe2a1Wx79D9Am9UkEKl67IkoIhjal~0A7Lhy20yYqc-Km1rIZcFRMQ-B~qPF7yUefi-YbBgAYjckhd~m8t3QShPLkSrW1VOGjWa7~LvYbPn7I1WZxnlChqkUk0M73ipVzc46t3ZdVsEOjDzRjTtJVk9rOfjWSfwak9ti2D-9k3IOUfEHJrEYIizfDy8GZcyWc24skZ5TrL6c11JmQq2U2Zt1yCfpAoLgoAZ3m7QOStWEd29x0HFwNjRXO5~se1juy5Yz5qftf7IA~fOHXjtSHjXkEg3-b5GVNg4yGHKBhBSH8-fXu2oOJWiMZlfw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Terrell, Texas — After more than two hours of public comment, the Terrell City Council on April 8 voted 4–1 to overrule the Planning & Zoning Commission and deny a proposed planned development by Vulcan Materials Co., sending the company back to the city to apply for a specific use permit (SUP).

The proposal covered five parcels totaling about 502.6903 acres along U.S. 80 and FM 429. Business development manager Dana Wampler introduced the application to the council as a rezoning request to allow a planned development with industrial uses including a rail yard, batch plant and stone sales.

Why it matters: Residents who live along FM 429 said a large aggregate operation would sharply increase heavy-truck traffic on narrow, winding two-lane roads without shoulders, creating safety, dust, noise and property-value concerns. Supporters, including Vulcan representatives, said the operation would supply aggregates needed for area growth and that the company would use mitigation measures for dust, lighting and noise.

Residents pressed safety and quality-of-life concerns during the public hearing. “That is a massive impact,” said Jay Holloman, a resident of FM 429 who said fully loaded trucks would pass near his home “every two minutes the entire workday Monday through Friday.” Cash Lockhead, who owns property bordering the Vulcan parcels, told councilors the company told him it planned to move “a million tons annually,” a figure he used to illustrate the scale of expected truck traffic. Many other neighbors described blind curves, steep ditches and school bus stops along FM 429 that they said make heavy-truck traffic unsafe.

Vulcan said it had chosen the site because the city’s 2017 comprehensive plan identifies an “East Side industrial business park” at that location and because the company’s product is needed to support local construction and infrastructure. “The reason we came to Terrell, or we want to come to Terrell, is there’s growth happening here, and growth requires aggregate, and we wanna be a responsible partner in that,” said Tyler Lowe, a Vulcan representative.

Council debate and action: Planning & Zoning had recommended approval. At council, members discussed process options including requiring an SUP that would allow the council to set conditions and require specific mitigation. Mayor Pro Tem Stephanie Holmes Thomas moved to overrule Planning & Zoning’s recommendation, deny the planned development as submitted, and require Vulcan to return with a specific use permit application. The motion carried 4–1.

What the council’s action does: The council’s vote does not permanently ban industrial use on the property. Instead it denies the developer’s chosen route (a planned development ordinance) and requires the applicant to seek an SUP if it wants to pursue the proposed operations. An SUP process would require another public notice period, review by Planning & Zoning and a new council vote; it also would allow the council to attach specific conditions (hours, route restrictions, screening, dust controls, expiration terms and similar measures).

Officials noted next steps: City staff said that if Vulcan returns with an SUP or a different proposal, the developer will be required to provide a construction plan, traffic impact analysis, drainage study and other technical exhibits during that later phase of review. Several council members asked staff to make sure any follow‑up application include a traffic study describing estimated truck volumes and routing before the council acts.

Voices from the hearing: Speakers included dozens of nearby residents (several named above), Planning & Zoning members and business representatives. Planning & Zoning board member Matthew Malone, a local real-estate broker, explained the P&Z role: its charge is to judge proposals against the city’s comprehensive plan and ordinances; the board recommended the PD because it fit the existing land‑use designation.

Ending: The developer may now choose to submit an SUP application or alter its proposal. Council members said they would expect detailed traffic and mitigation studies with any revised application, and residents said they will continue to press for routing and safety protections for FM 429 and downtown roadways.","After a three-hour public hearing with dozens of residents citing traffic, safety and dust concerns, Terrell City Council voted 4–1 to overrule the Planning & Zoning recommendation and deny Vulcan Materials’ planned development application, asking the company to return with a specific use permit.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Terrell City Council, April 8, 2025

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