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Waco council approves permits, rezonings and two ordinances; several items passed with little discussion
Summary
The Waco City Council on April 21 approved a consent agenda and multiple individual items including special permits for a short-term rental and a childcare facility, several rezones and two ordinances on second reading; council also approved an alley abandonment and a rezoning withdrawal. Several council members filed affidavits of substantial interest on specific resolutions, as noted in the record.
WACO — The Waco City Council approved a broad set of routine and land-use items during its April 21 business session, moving through the consent agenda and a slate of public hearings, individual resolutions and two ordinances on second reading.
The consent agenda — described by the mayor as including resolutions 2026-214 through 2026-243 with specified exceptions — was moved, seconded and approved. The motion included a revision authorizing the mayor to finalize employment terms for the item referenced as resolution 2026-215. The record shows the motion passed on a recorded roll call.
Director Peters presented several public hearings that the council approved after staff recommendations and no public opposition. The council approved a special permit for a Type 1 short-term rental at 716 Col Country Club Road under resolution 2026-244 and granted a five-year renewal of a special permit for a childcare facility (Blatchel Properties LLC dba Kids Our Kids) at 1033 Parker Springs Drive (public hearing 2026-245).
Council approved an ordinance and land-use designation change to rezone multiple parcels (approximately 2.365 acres near North 14th/15th Street and Columbus Avenue) to C4 central commercial (public hearing 2026-246). An unrelated rezoning application for roughly 21.853 acres at 2600 West Lakeshore Drive was withdrawn at the applicant’s request and the council approved that withdrawal (public hearing 2026-247). The council also approved an ordinance to abandon a 20-foot alley in the Barnard subdivision (approx. 0.161 acres) with conditions preserving a 20-foot sanitary sewer easement or requiring the developer to relocate utilities at their expense (public hearing 2026-248).
In individual consideration, the council moved and approved a series of resolutions that had been pulled from the consent agenda. The record notes that Council Member Border filed affidavits of substantial interest on several items (listed in the meeting record) and Council Member Chase filed an affidavit on resolution 2026-225; those filings are recorded in the proceedings.
On ordinances, the council approved Ordinance 2026-249 (amending sections of city code governing smoking regulations to add definitions and include cigar bars/lounges and verification of revenue thresholds) on second reading. The council also approved Ordinance 2026-250 on second reading to allow appointment of up to eight alternate members to the Building and Standards Commission.
The meeting record indicates the motions were seconded and approved by roll call votes; the minute-by-minute transcript records the council’s assent. Where council members had filed affidavits of substantial interest, the record notes those conflicts for the relevant items.
What’s next: no further action or contested votes were recorded on these items during the meeting; matters approved on second reading become effective according to the city’s ordinance schedule.
