Planning commission approves special-use permit for oversized accessory structure at 711 S. College Street

The Waxahachie Planning and Zoning Commission on April 15 voted to recommend approval of a special-use permit allowing an accessory structure larger than 700 square feet at 711 South College Street.

City planning staff said the property is zoned Single-Family Dwelling-3 and the house on the 0.344-acre lot is a 2,490-square-foot primary structure. The applicant proposes an accessory building of about 1,975 square feet to be used for vehicle and equipment storage and to extend a concrete driveway roughly 15 feet from the existing gravel area.

Harper, a city planning staff member, told commissioners staff received no letters of support and no letters of opposition and provided a site plan and elevations in the meeting packet. Applicant Michael Evans, introduced himself as a registered professional land surveyor, explained the property’s gravel drive and concrete “runners” and said the gravel has been in place since about 1975. Evans said the new structure is intended to store a boat and personal equipment and is not meant as a primary dwelling or rental.

After a brief public hearing with no speakers, a commissioner moved to recommend approval of ZDC-215-2024 — the specific-use permit application for the oversized accessory structure — subject to the conditions in the staff report. The commission voted to carry the motion.

The decision is a recommendation to City Council; the council will take the final action in a later meeting. The city packet lists the property ID as 172399 and identifies the owners as Stephen and Cheryl Chambers.