Weatherford
Weatherford City Council (Planning & Zoning Commission - special joint session), Feb. 15, 2024: 2 items; a report, hold a discussion, and provide feedback to staff regarding the 2023 Weatherford
0 consent items, 2 regular items. Written from the minutes.
2.a: Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide feedback to staff regarding the 2023 Weatherford Housing Market Analysis. Director of Development and Neighborhood Services Kaleb Kentner provided background information regarding this item and introduced the City’s consultants Jason Claunch and Chris Branham with Catalyst Commercial. Mr. Branham reviewed existing conditions of the housing market to include mortgage rates, mortgage affordability, housing affordability, housing market index, and the housing demand and supply over the next five years. Mr. Claunch reviewed the City’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats relative to the current housing market. The following suggestions were given regarding multi-family housing: • Be selective and diverse with respect to location, keeping tabs on quantity • Consider alternative options outside of traditional apartment complexes • Strengthen/clarify the standards or requirements to amenities • Be aware of the impact of cost to capital • Protect Weatherford’s brand and identity • Consider the impact to services, schools • Research maintenance responsibility for future ownership • Target 250-300 units per year; monitor the percentage to overall rate • Decide what Weatherford wants for its citizens, knowing demand is evident • Add to the SWOT analysis the strength of our public safety departments, and parks department [...]
2.b: Discuss establishing a new Corridor Overlay District along Interstate Highway 20. Mr. Kentner explained that Catalyst Commercial would also assist in updating the Weatherford General Plan, which was last updated in 2018. Specifically, looking at an I-20 corridor overlay plan to better facilitate growth. Mr. Claunch explained that existing standards in the I-20 corridor contain broad uses along the corridor that the City may want to evaluate. The following recommendations were offered in response to outcomes desired from the I-20 Corridor overlay process: • Weatherford’s character should not be defined by the appearance of the I-20 Corridor • The quality of businesses should determine the uses allowed • Consider current use, future use, and sustainability • Protect tax rate • Continue the momentum of economic development The following recommendations were given regarding key or strategic focus areas that need additional attention: • Santa Fe & I-20 • Areas where truck stops exist • The entire stretch of I-20 • Ric Williamson & I-20 • Pay respect to Bankhead Drive The following recommendation was offered in response to uses that need to be excluded or regulated: • Vape shops, anything to protect youth Marina Sears, 602 S. Main, provided background information related to her development project and its inclusion of private parks; and encouraged the Council and Commission to [...]
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Sources: City of Weatherford: council minutes, Feb. 15, 2024 (Granicus); Agenda for this meeting (Granicus); Meeting video (Granicus)