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Votes at a glance: Midland council approves rezones, annexation, CDBG amendment, speed changes and other items
Summary
In a single meeting the Midland City Council approved multiple rezoning ordinances, a CDBG action plan amendment, an annexation, code changes and speed-limit alterations; most votes were unanimous (6-0). Item 26 was deferred to June.
The Midland City Council voted on multiple ordinances, rezoning requests and other items during the meeting. Most votes were unanimous (6-0). The listing below summarizes each action, the council outcome and key details as recorded on the meeting agenda and in the public record.
- Consent agenda: Approved (motion carries 6 to 0). Items on the consent agenda were not pulled for separate discussion.
- Item 22 (Ordinance): Rezoned Lot 1 Block 1 Lone Star Business Park Section 1 from O-1 (Office) to LR (Local Retail) at the southeast corner of Maverick Lane and North State Highway 349. Motion carried 6-0.
- Item 23 (Ordinance): Rezoned a 15.44-acre tract out of Section 31 from RR (Regional Retail) to Allied Light Industrial District generally on the north side of State Highway 191 about 220 feet west of Holdridge Road. Motion carried 6-0.
- Item 24 (Ordinance): Rezoned a 0.994-acre tract at the southeast corner of West Wall Street and South Midgiff Road (mix of RR/Commercial to RR). Motion carried 6-0.
- Item 25 (Ordinance): Rezoned Lot 3 Block 45 Fairmount Park Edition Section 13 from PD (planned development for shopping center) to RR (Regional Retail). Motion carried unanimously.
- Item 26 (Ordinance): Specific use designation for east 50 feet of lots 10-12, Block 61 (sale of all alcoholic beverages for on-premise consumption at a lounge). This item was deferred to the June meeting; council did not take action today.
- Item 27 (Ordinance): Rezoned Lots 6-9 Block 121 Southern Edition from RR to MH (Manufactured Home Housing). Motion carried 6-0.
- Item 28 (Resolution): Amendment to City of Midland 2024-25 Action Plan (CDBG) to reallocate funds, increasing funding for the Dunigan restroom facility (originally $150,000; total project just over $300,000); resolution to appropriate additional contingency and unassigned funds passed 6-0.
- Item 29 (Ordinance): Rezoned Lot 1 Block 28 Greenwood Addition from C (Commercial) to SF-3 (Single-Family) generally at New York Ave and South Stonewall Street. Motion carried 6-0.
- Item 30 (Ordinance): Rezoned a 16.5-acre tract out of Section 32 from AE (Agricultural Estate) to SF-1 (Single-Family) on the east side of Todd Drive; public comment raised concerns about groundwater availability; motion carried 6-0.
- Item 31 (Ordinance): Rezoned 0.43 acre Lot 3 Block 1 South Park Addition Section 6 from MF-22 (Multifamily) to 2F (Duplex) on East Montgomery and South Fort Worth. Motion carried 6-0.
- Item 32 (Ordinance): Rezoned Lot 8 Block 28 Moody Addition from MF-22 to SF-3 (102 North Madison Street). Motion carried 6-0.
- Item 33 (Ordinance): Rezoned Lot 2 Block 48 Westbridge Park Edition Section 55 from PD (planned development) to C (Commercial) at the southwest corner of Thomason Drive and Loop 250 West; intended future use included a convenience store/gas station; motion carried 6-0.
- Item 34 (Ordinance): Annexation of a 0.4282-acre tract (county-owned right-of-way near CR 120 and CR 1232) to allow the city to maintain a future traffic signal; motion carried 6-0.
- Item 35 (Ordinance): Rezoned two properties at 2305 and 2307 Cloverdale Road from townhouse (TH) to SF-3 for two single-family residences; motion carried 6-0.
- Item 36 (Ordinance): Rezoned Lot 2 Block 8 Greenwood Addition Section 2 from C to SF-3 (302 South Stonewall Street); motion carried 6-0.
- Item 37 (Ordinance): Consolidated split zoning to RR (Regional Retail) for Lot 20A Block 109 Wilshire Park (Thomason Drive near Loop 250 West); public question about carwash water recycling prompted Utilities Director Carl Kreger to say most new car washes recycle water; motion carried 6-0.
- Item 38 (Ordinance): Rezoned a 29.19-acre tract at 6301 West I-20 from BPI-20/PD to Allied Light Industrial District (near I-20 West); motion carried 6-0.
- Item 39 (Ordinance): Adopted new Chapter 14 (third-party plan review and inspection) as a pilot limited to Zoo Midland (see separate article). Motion carried 6-0.
- Item 40 (Ordinance): Altered prima facie speed limits on certain city streets; authorized installation of appropriate signs; motion carried 6-0.
Notes: Where the transcript or agenda text did not supply identifying detail (for example, ordinance numbers, exact fine language or the mover/second names), those items are reported here as described in the meeting record and flagged as "not specified" for missing elements. Several motions were carried unanimously 6-0; Item 26 was deferred to June.
