PUBLIC NOTICE: City of Wilmer Planning & Zoning, City Council public hearing to better define and classify which zoning districts are appropriate for Travel Center uses Feb. 13, 2020.

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE 

PLANNING & ZONING 

COMMISSION and CITY COUNCIL

City of Wilmer, Texas

In accordance with Chapter 211 of the Texas Local Government Code, the Planning & Zoning Commission and the City Council of the City of Wilmer, Texas will hold public hearings to consider a request initiated by Tri Gaz, Inc. (represented by Zak Kassem) to amend applicable sections of the text of the City’s Zoning Ordinance, Ordinance No. 12.6.88, as amended, to better define and classify which zoning districts are appropriate for Travel Center uses. The proposed amendments may also include the addition of special development standards for Travel Centers in some, or possibly all, of the City’s nonresidential zoning districts.  

The following sections of the Zoning Ordinance may, or may not, be amended as a result of these proceedings:  Section 4 (Definitions), Section 13 (C1 Restricted Commercial District), Section 14 (C2 General Commercial District), Section 15 (I1 Light Industrial District), Section 16 (I2 Heavy Industrial District), Section 21 (Supplementary District Regulations), Section 23 (Parking Space Regulations), and any other applicable Zoning Ordinance sections, if necessary.

The first public hearing, and possible consideration/action, on this Zoning Ordinance text amendment request will be held before the Wilmer Planning & Zoning Commission on Thursday, February 13, 2020 at 7:00 p.m.

A second public hearing, and possible consideration/action, on this Zoning Ordinance text amendment request will be held before the Wilmer City Council on Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 7:00 p.m.

Both public hearings will be held in the regular meeting place, the City of Wilmer Community Center, located at 101 Davidson Plaza in Wilmer, Texas.

All persons interested in the proposed zoning request are invited to attend one or both of the public hearings and to provide their comments at that time.  Comments may also be submitted in writing (or via fax or email) to the City at least 24 hours prior to the beginning of each public hearing at the following address:

Mayra Ortiz, City Secretary – City of Wilmer, Texas

128 N. Dallas Avenue – Wilmer, Texas  75172

Phone: (972) 441-6373 - Fax: (972) 441-3061

Email: mortiz@cityofwilmer.net