Planning commission forwards Deos Santos replat on Harrison Avenue to city council

The Groves Planning and Zoning Commission voted to send a proposed replat for properties at 4000 Harrison Avenue to the City Council for final approval, after staff and commissioners said the parcels meet R‑1 zoning and minimum lot-size requirements.

Commission business at the meeting included a motion, made by a committee member, “I make a motion we accept the minutes…” and a separate motion to receive the replat request. A commissioner seconded the replat motion; the chairman and commissioners voted to forward the application to council for approval.

A staff member reviewed the survey and site flags and said the submission covers tracks 1A, 1B, 2A and 2B, totaling 0.8243 acres. The staff member described lot dimensions shown on the survey: roughly 75 feet of frontage on 39th Street, depths around 144.3 feet, and individual corner-lot widths reported as about 54.9 feet and 59.8 feet. The reviewer said the area is zoned R-1 and that the replat parcels exceed the minimum lot-size threshold for single-family dwellings.

Commissioners asked about utilities and whether separate water or sewer taps would be required if additional houses were built. Staff and one participant named Reed indicated utilities and services run along 39th and the rear of the lots; commissioners were told that tap work might be needed but that service appears available. The commission also discussed that survey flags denote property lines (not building lines) and noted a standard five-foot setback would apply.

After commissioners expressed no unresolved concerns, the commission voted to forward the replat application to the City Council for final action. The motion carried; the chairman recorded his vote as “I,” and other commissioners registered their affirmative votes.

Next steps: the City Council will consider the replat application in a future meeting; the commission’s action was to forward the request for the council’s approval.