The proposed rezoning, especially the LEDA property, falls short, Anderson said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is going against the 2040 plan that was adopted by the City of Lubbock. We\u2019ve already seen one where you reneged on the plan when you put Leprino on East 19th Street. There was not supposed to be any other industrial unit built over on the east and northern Lubbock. And that\u2019s the reason why I\u2019m against that,\u201d Anderson said.<\/p>\n
First time \u2013 something like this<\/p>\n
Sager told the commission, \u201cThis is the first time we have done something like this.\u201d<\/p>\n
Even breaking it up by district, the project is still huge.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had to break this up into a few different maps because, like I said, about 96 different parcels total,\u201d Sager said of the District 1 rezoning.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are a couple where the recommended zoning did not change from the current zoning,\u201d Sager said.<\/p>\n
But most did.<\/p>\n
The zoning map analysis was completed in October. The process started before that in August with a town hall meeting and a survey.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnfortunately, we did not have anyone at the town hall nor respond to the survey,\u201d Sager told the Lubbock City Council on September 23.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have not had anyone reach out to us,\u201d Sager also told the council.<\/p>\n
LubbockLights.com might have discovered a reason for minimal public participation early in the process.<\/p>\n
The city scheduled a press release for August 11. Getting ready for this article, LubbockLights.com tried to find the press release in our emails, but it was missing. When we reached out to the city, we found out the press release coincided with a cyber security threat. A spokesperson for the city believes the press release possibly \u201cfell through the cracks\u201d because the city could not send emails through its normal system for several days.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt may have caused us to not have as much participation,\u201d Sager told LubbockLights.com on Tuesday upon hearing about the press release.<\/p>\n
Notification letters to local residents near the District 1 zoning changes (within 400 feet) went out in December, Sager told the commission.<\/p>\n
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What\u2019s next for disputed properties?<\/p>\n
The three properties we mentioned earlier with written opposition need a supermajority of City Council support on January 27, Sager said.<\/p>\n
However, the LEDA property on East 4th Street only needs a simple majority \u2013 even though the commission voted it down, Sager said. That\u2019s because there was not written opposition by nearby residents in response to the city\u2019s official notification.<\/p>\n
LEDA will ask the council to approve the zoning change, Osborne said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe site does have oil wells. \u2026 So, it\u2019s not likely to be residential,\u201d Osborne told LubbockLights.com.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe think that it\u2019d be good for a distribution center to go there,\u201d Osborne said.<\/p>\n
But if the council insists on keeping that area as residential, then LEDA is committed to finding someone who can develop it \u201cin the right manner for that area,\u201d Osborne added.<\/p>\n
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