Planning commission approves array of plats and two alcohol use requests; votes recorded unanimously on most items

The Midland Planning and Zoning Commission approved a slate of consent and public-hearing items, including final and preliminary plats, and two specific-use designations (SUDs) for on-premises sale of all alcoholic beverages.

Consent and largely uncontested items approved on the record include: items listed for approval in the consent motion (items 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7), the final plat for Sheeler Addition Section 11 (item 8), a specific-use designation for alcohol at 106 South A Street (item 9), a specific-use designation for Casablanca Ballroom at 1110 East Garber Drive (item 10), preliminary plats for Stonebridge Addition Section 5 (item 12), Buckeye Addition (item 14), and Campgrounds Addition Section 4 (item 15). Staff recommended approval on each item and reported no objections from the public for the items that went to public hearing.

Highlights from staff presentations: - Sheeler Addition Section 11 (item 8): Senior planner Britt Murray said the applicant proposes to replat 0.436 acres at 1310 Good Street into two lots for future residential development in a manufactured housing (MH) zoning district; staff recommended approval. The recorded vote on the plat was 7-0.

- Specific-use designation, Latricia Satterwhite (item 9): Staff described an existing bar at 106 South A Street seeking a specific-use designation to sell all alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption. The proposed serviceable area and hours were described in the staff report; staff recommended approval and noted the prior SUD for the location (Buffalo Joe’s) expires May 10, 2026. Commissioners discussed, and staff said no additional security-officer condition was proposed for the new business at this time. The commission approved the SUD, recorded as 7-0 in the transcript.

- Specific-use designation, Casablanca Ballroom (item 10): Staff said the property at 1110 East Garber Drive is an existing event center; staff recommended approval with the conditions listed in the report. The commission approved the SUD, recorded as 7-0.

- Stonebridge Addition Section 5 (item 12): Planner reported the preliminary plat covers 90.43 acres and will require city council approval because it exceeds 25 acres; staff recommended approval subject to conditions and noted the item was scheduled for the June 24 City Council meeting. The commission’s recorded vote was 7-0.

- Buckeye Addition (item 14) and Campgrounds Addition Section 4 (item 15): Staff presented both preliminary plats and recommended approval; both carried 7-0 on the record.

Votes at a glance (as recorded in the meeting transcript): - Consent items (2, 3, 4, 5, 7): Approved (recorded as 7-0). - Item 8, Sheeler Addition Section 11 (final plat): Approved (recorded as 7-0). - Item 9, Specific-use designation for 106 South A Street (Latricia Satterwhite): Approved (recorded as 7-0). - Item 10, Specific-use designation for Casablanca Ballroom (1110 East Garber Drive): Approved (recorded as 7-0). - Item 12, Stonebridge Addition Section 5 (prelim plat): Approved (recorded as 7-0). - Item 14, Buckeye Addition (prelim plat): Approved (recorded as 7-0). - Item 15, Campgrounds Addition Section 4 (prelim plat): Approved (recorded as 7-0).

Staff presentations noted standard technical conditions and, where relevant, that items exceeding 25 acres must proceed to City Council for final action; in those cases staff identified the next steps on the record. No public speakers objected to the items that required public hearing on the record, and commissioners asked only routine clarification questions in most cases.