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Pharr planning commission approves three plats including Veterans Industrial Park
Summary
The Pharr Fire Planning Zone Commission approved one final plat and two preliminary plats — Black Diamond Subdivision, Lot 1 Blue Beacon, and Veterans Industrial Park — with development services recommending approval and unanimous votes to carry the motions.
The Pharr Fire Planning Zone Commission approved one final plat and two preliminary plats at a regular meeting in Pharr, Hidalgo County.
Development services recommended approval for the three items, which cover roughly 21.19 acres of land intended for retail, a truck-wash facility and warehousing. The commission voted to carry each motion with no recorded roll-call objections.
The first item approved was the final plat of the Black Diamond Subdivision. According to staff, Cara San Cara Consulting Engineering, representing Armando Guerrero Chapa, president of Black Diamond Services LLC, requested final plat approval for a 3.91-acre tract out of Lot 237 of the Kelly Forest Subdivision, located in the 2800 block of South Cage Boulevard. The property is currently zoned planned unit development (PUD) and is designated for commercial use in the land use plan. Development services recommended final plat approval; the commission approved the motion. The item will proceed to the City Commission on March 3, 2025.
The commission then approved a preliminary plat for Lot 1, Blue Beacon Subdivision, a 3.4-acre parcel out of Lot 93, Kelly Forest Subdivision, in the 5000 block of North Interstate Highway 69C. Staff said the property is zoned limited industrial (LI) and is designated for industrial use in the land use plan. The proposed use is a truck wash; no variances were requested. During discussion, a staff member asked, “No moratorium on car washes?” and the reply recorded in the transcript was, “No, sir.” Development services recommended preliminary plat approval, and the commission approved the motion.
The final approved item was the preliminary plat for Veterans Industrial Park, a 14.88-acre tract that is a portion of Lot 5, Klausner Subdivision, located in the 1700 block of South Veterans Boulevard. The property is currently zoned heavy industrial; adjacent zones include city limits and agriculture/open space (AO). The property is designated for industrial use in the land use plan and the proposed use is warehousing. No variances were requested. Development services recommended preliminary plat approval subject to conditions presented to the commission; the commission approved the motion.
Votes at a glance - Black Diamond Subdivision (final plat): Motion to approve carried. Outcome: approved. - Lot 1, Blue Beacon Subdivision (preliminary plat): Motion to approve carried. Outcome: approved. - Veterans Industrial Park (preliminary plat): Motion to approve carried. Outcome: approved.
All three items were presented by planning staff and carried after motions and seconds; no members recorded a “no,” and no abstentions were recorded in the meeting transcript. The meeting included a roll call at the start that listed members as present, establishing a quorum.
The commission had no public testimony signed up for the agenda and recorded no additional discussion beyond the staff presentations and the routine motions to approve. The approved plats will follow required administrative and City Commission review where applicable.
