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Haslet planning commission recommends approval of Holy Shepherd Lutheran Church final plat
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Summary
On June 24, 2020, the City of Haslet Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend city council approval of the final plat for Lot 1, Block A of the Holy Shepherd Lutheran Church addition after staff said the proposed plat provides a 25-foot utility easement and removes an unused interior easement.
Jenna, chair of the City of Haslet Planning and Zoning Commission, called the commission to order on June 24, 2020, and the body moved to consider the final plat for Lot 1, Block A of the Holy Shepherd Lutheran Church addition.
City staff explained that the original church plat covered the northern two acres and included a central easement reserved for potential future utilities. Miss Schlenke, a city staff member who presented the item, said the new plat combines the lots, removes the old interior easement and includes “a 25 foot utility easement across the front for any future utilities we might have and they did that, for us.” She told the commission staff and the city engineer had reviewed the plat and raised no objections.
Commissioners discussed whether to retain the center easement; staff said the easement had no existing underground or overhead infrastructure and could impede building placement, and that an abandonment process would likely be required later if it remained. Schlenke confirmed the zoning boundary runs down the middle of the newly platted lot: the north half is zoned PI (public institutional) and the south half is R2. She said both zoning categories allow church activities and buildings, and that the property owner may later apply separately if they seek to change the southern half to PI.
A commissioner moved that the commission recommend approval of the final plat, and another commissioner seconded. The commission voted to recommend approval; the commission’s action is a recommendation to the City Council, which retains final approval authority. The commission did not record individual roll-call votes in the transcript; the chair announced the motion “passes unanimously.”
The commission noted there were no structures encroaching on the zoning boundary and that both two-acre tracts are owned by the church. The matter will be forwarded to the City Council for final consideration. No budget, funding sources, or changes to city code were discussed in the recorded remarks.
