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Weatherford council designates Santa Fe Depot a local landmark; abandons portion of Anne Street
Summary
At its Feb. 13 meeting, the Weatherford City Council adopted a resolution to designate the city‑owned Santa Fe Depot at 401 Fort Worth Highway as a local historic landmark and approved an ordinance vacating part of Anne Street in the Stonegate plat. Both actions passed after public hearings with no public comment.
The Weatherford City Council on Feb. 13 adopted Resolution R2025-04 to designate the Santa Fe Depot at 401 Fort Worth Highway as a local historic landmark and approved Ordinance 2025-06 to close and abandon a portion of Anne Street in the Stonegate plat.
The designation covers the city-owned depot, originally constructed in 1908 and marked with a Texas state historic marker in 1960. City staff told the council the property meets the age requirement (at least 50 years) and satisfies four of the local landmark criteria; the Historic Preservation Commission recommended approval and staff supported the designation. City staff said the local landmark status would allow the city to place a short administrative stay on demolition — described in staff remarks as a 9‑day limitation — to give the Historic Preservation Commission and city council time to act if demolition is proposed.
Caleb Kettner, director of development and neighborhood services, presented the staff report on the landmark request and on the Anne Street vacation. Kettner said the depot served as a transportation hub and that staff had reviewed the property against the local criteria. Monica Johnson, senior planner, was identified for the record as part of that presentation. The council opened and closed public hearings on both items with no members of the public speaking.
Councilmember Matt Tiscus made the motion to adopt the resolution designating the Santa Fe Depot as a local landmark; Councilmember Zach Smith seconded. The council voted to approve the resolution. The meeting record does not include a roll-call tally in the transcript for that motion.
On the Anne Street item, staff said the street was never installed though the right-of-way was dedicated on the recorded plat (Stonegate, plat records vol. 362‑A, page 76). Staff recommended adoption of Ordinance 2025-06 to vacate and abandon the specified portion; city staff noted that existing utility easements would be retained. A councilmember moved to approve the ordinance “as presented,” the motion was seconded, and the ordinance passed. The transcript does not include a roll-call vote tally for the Anne Street ordinance in the audio record.
Routine business at the start of the meeting included approval of the Jan. 28 regular session minutes and approval of the Jan. 30 joint special executive session minutes (Item 5a and 5b). Luke Williams moved to approve both; Matt Tiscus seconded. The minutes passed with one recusal noted on the record. The council also approved the consent agenda (Items 6a–6gs) on a motion by Zach Smith and a second by Luke Williams.
There were no requests for future agenda items, no citizen comments, and Mayor Paul Paschal was absent for the meeting.
