Texas-side Council to be briefed on zoning, permitting requests

TEXARKANA, Texas — During a regular meeting Monday, the City Council will hear of first briefings on a variety of zoning and permitting matters. They include:

■ rezoning 2725 Page St. and granting a special use permit to allow a manufactured home there,

■ rezoning 3011 Clover Lane and granting a special use permit to allow a manufactured home there,

■ rezoning land at Richmond Road and Airline Drive, granting a special use permit and approving a site plan to allow mixed-use retail there,

■ rezoning land in the 3100 block of Bender Road to allow duplexes there,

■ rezoning land in the 700 block of Ward Avenue and granting a special use permit to allow a manufactured home there, and

■ granting a special use permit for a business at 4410 Texas Blvd. to allow a permanent cosmetics business there.

The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday and will be conducted online because of coronavirus concerns. It will be live streamed through the city’s website, ci.texarkana.tx.us.

Those wishing to participate in a public hearing may do so through audio/ video conferencing or by telephone.

A/V conferencing may be accessed using an internet browser, going to the Zoom platform at tinyurl.com/TXKTEX092820, following the registration instructions, and completing the registration process. Registration must be completed by 5 p.m. on the day of the meeting.

Telephone conferencing may be accessed by calling toll free 1-888-788-0099 or 1-877-853-5247, and when prompted enter Meeting ID 957-5993-3124 and passcode 09232020..

Public hearing participants should be ready to comment by following the mayor’s instructions during the meeting when he opens each public hearing.

Anyone who wishes to speak before the Council may use the telephone conferencing access numbers and codes above and should be ready to comment by following the Mayor’s instructions during the meeting when reaching the Open Forum segment of the agenda.