Commercial Motor Vehicle Parking at S. Central Expy. (26-189A)
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An application for a new Specific Use Permit for Commercial Motor Vehicle Parking on property zoned CS Commercial Service District with Special Use Permit 890 for a radio, television, or microwave tower, on the southwest line of S. Central Expy., between Youngblood Road and Lyndon B. Johnson Fwy. Staff Recommendation: Approval for a 10-year period with eligibility for automatic renewals for additional ten-year periods, subject to a site plan and conditions. Applicant: Masterplan - Andrew Ruegg U/A From: December 4, 2025. Planner: Oscar Aguilera Council District: 8 Z-25-000152
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Verify Central Expressway truck ordinance cap before Council vote
Why now: Commissioner Wheeler-Reagan's friendly amendment changing the daily vehicle limit from six to ten was accepted by maker Franklin and is part of the unanimous 13-0 record from the January 15 City Plan Commission hearing.
What to do: Pull the draft City Council ordinance for this commercial motor vehicle parking case and confirm the vehicle cap reads ten per day — not six — before the item is placed on the Council agenda. If the original draft was prepared before the January 15 hearing, it may still reflect the pre-amendment limit, creating a discrepancy between the commission's approved record and what Council votes on.
Act before: After City Council votes on the ordinance
Request records on who doubled the Central Expressway truck limit
Why now: Wheeler-Reagan made the friendly amendment raising the commercial motor vehicle cap to ten per day, accepted by maker Franklin, but the public record does not identify who initiated the change or whether affected parties were consulted before the commission vote.
What to do: File a public records request for the January 15 City Plan Commission audio and any pre-hearing applicant correspondence — the unanswered question is whether the applicant requested the cap increase from six to ten, or whether Commissioner Wheeler-Reagan proposed it independently without public notice to corridor property owners who attended expecting to weigh in on a six-vehicle limit.
Act before: After records request response (typically 10 business days)
Tell City Council the Central Expressway truck cap was doubled
Why now: The January 15 City Plan Commission voted 13-0 to approve the case with Wheeler-Reagan's amendment doubling the daily vehicle limit; City Council holds the final vote and written public comment is accepted before that vote.
What to do: Submit written comments to City Council noting that the commercial motor vehicle limit was raised from six to ten per day during the January 15 commission hearing — public notice for this case referenced the original six-vehicle proposal, so Council members may not realize residents were never formally notified of the higher limit before the commission approved it.
Act before: After City Council votes on the ordinance
Timeline
An application for a new Specific Use Permit for Commercial Motor Vehicle Parking on property zoned CS Commercial Service District with Special Use Permit 890 for a radio, television, or microwave tower, on the southwest line of S. Central Expy., between Youngblood Road and Lyndon B. Johnson Fwy. Staff Recommendation: Approval for a 10-year period with eligibility for automatic renewals for additional ten-year periods, subject to a site plan and conditions. Applicant: Masterplan - Andrew Ruegg U/A From: December 4, 2025. Planner: Oscar Aguilera Council District: 8 Z-25-000152
Vote: 13 for, 0 against, 2 absent
recommend approval of SUP for Commercial Motor Vehicle Parking for five-year period with conditions
Friendly amendment by Wheeler-Reagan to change commercial motor vehicle limit from six to ten per day; accepted by Franklin (maker). Commission heard item 22 (26-192A) next, out of order.