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Harlingen Commission approves annexation, two special-use permits, SRO extension and city street, parks measures
Summary
The Harlingen City Commission voted on multiple ordinances and land-use requests, approved a voluntary annexation and extended the school resource officer interlocal agreement while unanimously approving neighborhood traffic-calming and park maintenance items; Commissioner Renee Bettis abstained on the SRO agreement extension.
The Harlingen City Commission approved a package of ordinances and land-use items Tuesday evening, voting to annex 88.4 acres into city limits, adopt special-use permits for a tattoo studio and a community residential facility, extend an interlocal agreement with the school district for school resource officers and approve neighborhood speed-hump installations and routine consent items.
The items moved quickly through the agenda. The commission approved on second and final reading an ordinance annexing 88.4 acres out of portions of Blocks 15 and 16 (Harlingen Land & Water Company Subdivision C) located along Kroger and Lafayette avenues west of Chester Park Road. The ordinance binds the annexed land to city acts, ordinances and regulations and approves an annexation services agreement.
Planning staff also presented two separate special-use permit requests. One authorizes an adult-business tattoo studio at 1706 E. Tyler Ave., Suites 8 and 9 (Tyler Place Subdivision). The commission approved the request on first reading. A second special-use permit allowing a community residential facility on about 5.9236 acres at the southeast corner of…
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