Crockett City Council adopts downtown zoning changes, approves park fees and property purchase
April 19, 2022 | Crockett, Houston County, Texas
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Crockett — The Crockett City Council on April 4, 2022 approved a package of measures aimed at supporting downtown revitalization, parks operations and small capital projects.
Council voted to adopt a text amendment to the C-3 City Center Shopping District zoning regulations that staff said will allow limited residential use above commercial storefronts. City staff told the council the change permits secondary mixed use — typically one or two residential units above a commercial front — while retaining controls to prevent large-scale conversions without further planning review. "If you have a commercial front downstairs ... you can have secondary mixed use, as a residence in the back of the property or upstairs, up to 2 residential units," a planning presenter said during the public hearing. The council moved, seconded and the mayor announced the motion carries.
Council also approved rental rules and rates for the newly completed splash pad and the adjacent pavilion. Under the adopted schedule the pavilion full day (6 a.m. to curfew) will rent for $150 and a half day for $75; the splash-pad party room is set at $100 for a full day and $50 for a half day. Staff said a $100–$150 damage deposit will be required and that deposits will be withheld if facilities are returned in poor condition. Council members asked staff to review operating costs and comparables and to revisit rates after several months of operation.
On property, council authorized the purchase of a lot adjacent to City Hall (described in the meeting as the parcel owned by Sherry Bravo) for $40,000 plus closing costs. Staff said the acquisition is intended to add daytime parking to support downtown businesses as part of the downtown master plan; the motion passed.
The council also designated the Messenger as the city’s official newspaper in a resolution under the city charter, approved the appointment of Wade Thomas to move from ex officio to board member of the Crockett Economic and Industrial Development Corporation, and awarded a grant-writing contract to Trailer and Associates to support applications to the Texas Division of Emergency Management’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
Council approved selection of an engineering firm for the TDEM applications after staff told members two proposals scored the same and recommended the locally identified firm. The council then recessed to an announced executive session.
The meeting record shows motions were regularly seconded and the mayor declared each vote "motion carries"; individual roll-call tallies were not specified in the recorded transcript.
Council voted to adopt a text amendment to the C-3 City Center Shopping District zoning regulations that staff said will allow limited residential use above commercial storefronts. City staff told the council the change permits secondary mixed use — typically one or two residential units above a commercial front — while retaining controls to prevent large-scale conversions without further planning review. "If you have a commercial front downstairs ... you can have secondary mixed use, as a residence in the back of the property or upstairs, up to 2 residential units," a planning presenter said during the public hearing. The council moved, seconded and the mayor announced the motion carries.
Council also approved rental rules and rates for the newly completed splash pad and the adjacent pavilion. Under the adopted schedule the pavilion full day (6 a.m. to curfew) will rent for $150 and a half day for $75; the splash-pad party room is set at $100 for a full day and $50 for a half day. Staff said a $100–$150 damage deposit will be required and that deposits will be withheld if facilities are returned in poor condition. Council members asked staff to review operating costs and comparables and to revisit rates after several months of operation.
On property, council authorized the purchase of a lot adjacent to City Hall (described in the meeting as the parcel owned by Sherry Bravo) for $40,000 plus closing costs. Staff said the acquisition is intended to add daytime parking to support downtown businesses as part of the downtown master plan; the motion passed.
The council also designated the Messenger as the city’s official newspaper in a resolution under the city charter, approved the appointment of Wade Thomas to move from ex officio to board member of the Crockett Economic and Industrial Development Corporation, and awarded a grant-writing contract to Trailer and Associates to support applications to the Texas Division of Emergency Management’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
Council approved selection of an engineering firm for the TDEM applications after staff told members two proposals scored the same and recommended the locally identified firm. The council then recessed to an announced executive session.
The meeting record shows motions were regularly seconded and the mayor declared each vote "motion carries"; individual roll-call tallies were not specified in the recorded transcript.
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