Commission recommends short-term rental at 302 Farley Street after housekeeping changes to house rules
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Summary
The commission recommended approval of a specific-use permit for a short-term rental at 302 Farley Street (Higher Solutions Properties LLC) after staff and the applicant agreed to revise house rules to clarify occupancy and parking limits; staff reported mixed mail responses and no recent police complaints.
The Waxahachie City Commission voted to recommend a specific-use permit for a short-term rental at 302 Farley Street, subject to staff conditions and a change to the property's house rules to clarify occupancy and parking.
Planning staff explained the application, filed as ZDC-161-2024 for Higher Solutions Properties LLC and requested by Julissa Lopez. Staff said the subject property is in an SF-2 zoning district on approximately 0.275 acres, contains a primary structure of about 1,772 square feet, and had not been operated as a short-term rental; the property is not recorded as a homestead. Staff reported that 100 notices were mailed, with four letters of support and two letters of opposition (two oppositions were within the 200-foot buffer). Staff also stated there were no police complaints related to a short-term rental at that address within the past 12 months.
Commissioners raised a discrepancy between the paperwork and the floor plan: the report listed two bedrooms while the floor plan showed three. Staff acknowledged the discrepancy, stating it was an oversight and that the materials would be updated before council. Commissioners also questioned parking: the house rules attached to the application listed three parking spaces but the staff report noted only two; staff and the applicant agreed to clarify parking rules and to explicitly prohibit on-street parking in the house rules.
Applicant Julissa Lopez told the commission she and her husband own the property in an LLC (Higher Solutions Properties LLC) and that they moved their residence to a different location before proposing the short-term rental. Lopez said she would update the house rules to reflect agreed clarifications.
After closing public comment with no speakers, a commissioner moved to recommend approval of ZDC-161-2024 for a short-term rental use "subject to the conditions of the staff report, authorizing the mayor and or city manager to execute all documents and with the change in the house rules." A second was made; the motion carried by voice/hand vote.
The commission's recommendation advances the SUP to council; if approved there, the applicant must complete the registration process, comply with occupancy limits as clarified, and follow the city's short-term rental ordinance and any reporting requirements.
