Crockett council approves zone change for parcel at North Fourth Street after resident questions

The Crockett City Council approved a zoning change request to reclassify an approximately 0.95‑acre parcel at or near 2402 North Fourth Street from AR (Agricultural Residential) to C2 (Commercial).

James Carter Hall, identifying himself as a nearby resident, raised several concerns during the public hearing: he said residents had not received answers about enforcement of residential‑district (RD) codes, whether modular buildings or mobile homes would be allowed, the location of commercial entrances off Norman Lane and potential impacts on residential property values. Hall told council that if code provisions (permanent stick‑built construction, fencing, screening and restrictions on modular units) were enforced, he would support the change; if not, he would oppose it.

City staff responded that the planning process and ordinance requirements would address fencing and screening, and that TxDOT had agreed that the commercial entrance would be routed off Highway 287 rather than down Norman Lane, reducing commercial traffic through the neighborhood. Staff also said commercial structures would be required to be permanent rather than modular when the property is used for an office or similar use. A council member moved to approve the rezoning; a second followed, and the chair announced the motion carried.

The record does not show a recorded roll‑call tally. The council did not attach additional conditions in the public record beyond the ordinances and TxDOT coordination discussed during the hearing.