* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. IT'S CALLED TO ORDER. [00:00:01] I'M COMMISSION [Call to Order] CHAIR MARTY STEIN. AND TO ESTABLISH WE HAVE A QUORUM OF 11, I'LL CALL THE ROLE THE CHAIR IS PRESENT. VICE CHAIR GARZA IS NOT PRESENT. COMMISSIONER ABRAHAM IS NOT PRESENT. COMMISSIONER ALLMAN WILL BE ABSENT. COMMISSIONER BALDWIN PRESENT IS PRESENT. COMMISSIONER CLARK IS NOT PRESENT. COMMISSIONER, HE WILL BE ABSENT. COMMISSIONER HINES. PRESENT IS PRESENT. COMMISSIONER JONES. PRESENT. PRESENT COMMISSIONER IS PRESENT. COMMISSIONER NELSON NELSON. PRESENT IS PRESENT. COMMISSIONER POROUS PERLE WILL BE ABSENT. COMMISSIONER ROBBINS HERE IS PRESENT. COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ IS NOT PRESENT. COMMISSIONER ROSENBERG. PRESENT IS PRESENT. COMMISSIONER SIGLER. PRESENT IS PRESENT. COMMISSIONER TAHIR IS NOT PRESENT. COMMISSIONER VICTOR. PRESENT IS PRESENT. COMMISSIONER KANE. PRESENT IS PRESENT. COMMISSIONER DALTON, PRESENT IS PRESENT. COMMISSIONER SMITH PRESENT IS PRESENT AND SITTING IN FOR DIRECTOR, UH, WALLACE BROWN IS JENNIFER OSLAND. PRESENT IS PRESENT. SO 14 HAVE RESPONDED TO ROLL CALL. WE HAVE A QUORUM. UM, OUR MEETING FORMAT ALLOWS THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO, UM, BE CONDUCTED EITHER IN PERSON OR VIRTUALLY ON MICROSOFT TEAMS. TO COMPLY WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS LAW, THE CHAIR OR ACTING CHAIR MUST BE PRESENT IN THE ROOM. UM, ALL COMMISSIONERS PAR PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY MUST BE BOTH AUDIBLE AND VISIBLE. AND COLLECTIVELY, WE MUST MAINTAIN A QUORUM. UM, COMMISSIONERS, IF YOU'RE WITH US ON TEAMS, REMEMBER TO SPEAK UP IF YOU NEED TO LEAVE THE MEETING SO WE CAN, UH, STOP COUNTING YOU FOR QUORUM. TO EVERYONE ELSE WHO'S JOINING US TODAY, WELCOME. WE'RE, IF YOU'RE HERE TO ADDRESS THIS, THE COMMISSION ON A SPECIFIC ITEM, YOU CAN CHECK THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE FOR THE FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS. UM, ALL ADVANCED WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED BY NOON YESTERDAY ARE INCLUDED WITH THE FINAL AGENDA. UM, WE ASK THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE CONNECTED BY PHONE OR COMPUTER TO PLEASE KEEP YOUR DEVICE MUTED UNTIL YOU'RE CALLED ON TO SPEAK. AND, UH, ALSO, OUR VIDEO QUALITY WILL BE BETTER IF YOU KEEP YOUR CAMERA OFF. UM, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COURSE, OF THE COMMISSIONERS WHO NEED TO LEAVE, THERE'S ON, UM, THERE ARE SEVERAL ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN FROM TODAY'S AGENDA UNDER PUBLIC HEARINGS. ITEM 1 35, DUNVILLE VILLAGE. ITEM 1 39 LONG POINT ACRES AND ITEM 1 44. WESTHEIMER ESTATES HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN UNDER VARIANCES. ITEM 1 53, NEXUS LOGISTICS PARK HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. THESE ITEMS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AND THERE'LL BE NO OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON THEM. WITH THAT, WE GO TO [Director’s Report] THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT. MS. OSLAND, THANK YOU. UH, GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. MY NAME'S JENNIFER OSLAND. I AM DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND ACTING SECRETARY OF THIS COMMISSION TODAY. UM, THE, UH, SO AS FAR AS ANNOUNCEMENTS, UM, WE WILL HAVE A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE AND FREEWAY PLAN WORKSHOP COMING UP. UM, THAT'S THURSDAY, MAY 12TH FROM ONE TO 2:30 PM UM, THIS IS, IF YOU RECALL, I THINK ALL OF YOU HAVE BEEN TO ONE BEFORE. SO THIS IS OUR ANNUAL WORKSHOP. UM, WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF UPDATING THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE AND FREEWAY PLAN. THIS MEETING, UM, DOES REQUIRE A QUORUM. UM, THIS PORTION WILL HAPPEN BEFORE YOUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. UM, THE WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD IN PERSON AND ONLINE VIRTUALLY VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS. UH, NOTE THAT THERE IS A SEPARATE TEAMS LINK FOR THE TWO 30 COMMISSION MEETING THAT SAME DAY. SO YOU, THERE'S TWO LINKS. ONE FOR THE MAJOR THIRD AND FREEWAY PLAN WORKSHOP, AND ONE FOR THE REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MAJOR THOROUGH FAIR AND FREEWAY PLAN UPDATE, PLEASE VISIT HOUSTON TX.GOV/PLANNING/TRANSPORTATION. UM, AND YOU CAN JUST GO TO THE HOUSTON PLANNING.COM. ALSO, UH, THE LIVABLE PLACES ACTION COMMITTEE VIRTUAL MEETING SCHEDULED FOR MAY 3RD HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO WEDNESDAY, MAY 11TH AT [00:05:01] 3:00 PM THERE IS STILL TIME TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SELF-GUIDED DESIGN ELEMENT TOUR AND TO PROVIDE YOUR FEEDBACK THROUGH THE RELATED SURVEY. THE SURVEY WILL CLOSE APRIL 30TH, WHICH IS THIS SATURDAY. UH, SEE THE LET'S TALK HOUSTON SECTION OF OUR WEBPAGE FOR MORE DETAILS. UM, REGARDING THE CHAPTER 42 TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS THAT, UM, WE PRESENTED TO PLANNING COMMISSION, UM, A WHILE AGO THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR A LONG TIME. UM, WE, THAT WAS THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS FOR THE LIVABLE PLACES ACTION COMMITTEE, UM, WHICH THEY VETTED. UM, WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO CITY COUNCIL QUALITY OF LIFE COMMITTEE TWICE, AND WE EXPECT IT TO BE, UH, GO BEFORE CITY COUNCIL ON MAY 11TH. SO WE HAVE A SPOT ON THEIR AGENDA, AND HOPEFULLY THAT WILL STICK AND WE CAN, CAN, WE CAN GET THOSE APPROVED. UM, SO WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT TO FINALLY HAPPEN. WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THOSE FOR A LONG TIME. UM, AND IF YOU HAVE, UH, QUESTIONS ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE, PLEASE CALL THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AT (832) 393-6600. OR YOU MAY CALL THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT'S, UH, PLANNER OF THE DAY SERVICE AT 8 3 2 3 9 3 6 6 2 4, OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE@HOUSTONPLANNING.COM. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY DIRECTOR'S REPORT. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? YES, COMMISSIONER SMITH. UH, MS. OSLAN, UH, I ASSUME THE COUNCIL ACTION WILL BE STYLED WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE. COULD YOU KINDA WALK US THROUGH AS COMMISSION MEMBERS, WHAT WE WOULD ANTICIPATE IN TERMS OF THINGS THAT HAPPENED BEFORE THAT AND HOW PLATT'S COMING TO US FOR REVIEW MIGHT BE AFFECTED BY THAT? UM, YES. AND ACTUALLY, I THINK I, IT'S, IT'S ACTUALLY A PUBLIC HEARING. THERE'LL BE, IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING AND MAYBE DIPTI, CAN I DEFER TO YOU FOR DETAILS? SURE. I DON'T WANNA SAY THE WRONG THING. GOOD AFTERNOON PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS. MY NAME IS DIPTI MATHER. I'M SORRY, I MISSED YOUR QUESTION. SO WE WERE BRIEF THAT, THAT COUNSEL WILL SOON BEGIN TO CONSIDER THE, THE CHAPTER 42 CHANGES. YES. SO THE RULE BOOK IS CHANGING FOR APPLICANTS, FOR THE STAFF AND FOR THE COMMISSION. AND, AND, UM, FROM A COMMISSIONER'S PERSPECTIVE, WHAT WHAT MIGHT WE ANTICIPATE OR NEED TO WATCH FOR OR BE AWARE OF AS, AS THAT MOVES FORWARD TO EXECUTION? I THINK, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS ACTUALLY DEALING WITH THIS MORNING IS THERE WILL BE, AND WE WILL BRING TO YOU DURING OUR DIRECTOR'S REPORT, WE'LL BRING TO YOU AND, UH, SOME NOTICES TO THE APPLICANTS, THE TIMELINE FOR VARIANCE APPLICATIONS VARIANCE, SPECIAL EXCEPTION RECONSTRUCTION OF REQUIREMENTS. THE TIMELINE WOULD CHANGE BECAUSE THE, ONE OF THE ONE, ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS IS TO ALLOW 20 DAY NOTICE NOTICE PERIOD, WHICH, UH, IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS, ALTHOUGH PUBLIC HEARING IS A LONGER PROCESS. SO 45 DAYS, THEY HAVE TO WAIT, BUT THERE WON'T BE A WAIT HERE, THERE'LL BE JUST A 20 DAY NOTIFICATION. SO SOME THINGS IN THE PLA TRACKER APPLICATION SYSTEM WILL CHANGE. UM, WHICH, WHICH IS, WHICH IS WHERE THE APPLICANTS WILL COME INTO PLAY, THAT THEY HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT THEIR TIMELINE WILL CHANGE A LITTLE BIT. THE NOTIFICATION AREA WILL RE, WILL BE A LITTLE BIT SMALLER, SO THEY WILL PAY LESS FEE FOR NOTIFICATION. SO THAT IS THE BIGGEST CHANGE THAT THEY WILL NOTICE ON PLA SUBMITTAL THINGS. BUT I THINK WE DON'T, I DON'T, I THINK LLOYD IS ASKING WHEN THESE CHANGES WILL BE EFFECTIVE, WHAT'S, WHAT'S THE EFFECTIVE DATE? AND SO I'M NOT SURE, KIM, DO YOU, WE MIGHT HAVE TO GET BACK WITH YOU ON THAT. I'VE NOT BEEN ADVISED THAT THERE'S GONNA BE A DEFERRED DEFECT EFFECTIVE DATE. SO IT WOULD BE, THE ORDINANCE WOULD BE OFFICIALLY ADOPTED WITHIN A, WITH A ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHARTER. YEAH. UM, EITHER THE DAY THE MAYOR SIGNS IT OR FIVE DAYS THEREAFTER. THE QUESTION WILL BE IS PROBABLY FROM A POLICY STANDPOINT, THE DEPARTMENT MAY CHOOSE TO, YOU'LL ESTABLISH A CUTOFF DATE FOR APPLICATIONS WHERE THE OLD SYSTEM APPLIES VERSUS THE NEW, AND I THINK WE MAY, KIM, WE MAY, UH, SORRY, MS. MICKELSON, WE MAY WANT TO HAVE A 30 DAY PERIOD JUST BECAUSE THERE ARE, THERE ARE, UH, TECHNICAL THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE HANDLED AFTER THE ORDINANCE BECOMES EFFECTIVE. SO WE WILL HAVE TO DISCUSS THOSE THINGS AS THE ITEM MOVES TOWARDS THE COUNCIL AGENDA. YEAH. SO WE WILL, WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THERE PEOPLE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME AND NOTICE. AND SO YEAH. RIGHT. WE WILL GET BACK TO EVERYBODY WITH THE, WITH THE FIRM ANSWER ON THAT. AND YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA, IT'S BEEN SOME TIME SINCE THE COMMISSION APPROVED THESE TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS, AS YOU POINTED OUT, UM, MAYBE PRIOR TO THE NEXT MEETING, WHICH IS MAY 12TH. RIGHT. IF YOU COULD SEND US, EMAIL US A REFRESHER ON WHAT THOSE TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS WERE, WE CAN DO THAT. UM, AND THEN WE CAN LOOK AT 'EM AND THEN IN CASE THERE'S DISCUSSION AT CITY COUNCIL, [00:10:01] IT'LL BE, YOU'LL BE, HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO, YOU KNOW, REMEMBER WHAT THOSE WERE. I, I THINK COMMISSIONER HINES MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN ON THE COMMISSION WHEN WE PASSED THOSE. YEAH. SO LET'S, LET'S KIND OF REFRESH US A LITTLE BIT. 'CAUSE JUST BECAUSE OF THE TIME, THE TIME PERIOD, AND WE'VE DONE, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD DIFFERENT TRANCHES, I THINK IT'S SORT OF CONFUSING. YEAH. MADAM CHAIR, MADAM CHAIR, I'LL, I'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE COMMISSIONER TA'S QUESTION. HI, COMMISSIONER TAHIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ARE YOU JUST REPORTING THAT YOU'RE THERE? THAT YOU'RE HERE? I AM JUST REPORTING THAT I AM PART OF THE MEETING. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. YES, MS. MICHELS. THANK YOU. I WAS JUST GONNA ADD, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH STAFF OVER THE COURSE OF THE TIME SINCE YOU'VE SEEN THESE, UM, AMENDMENTS THROUGH SEVERAL ITERATIONS OF ADDITIONAL CHANGES AND EDITS AND JUST, YOU KNOW, WORDS FINAL WORDSMITHING. I THINK I EVEN HAVE A FINAL FEW FROM LAST WEEK. SO, UM, WE'LL CO COORDINATE THOSE. I PLAN TO GET THOSE OFF OF MY DESK TOMORROW, SO I THINK STAFF COULD SUBMIT THEM AND SEND THEM AROUND TO Y'ALL AS WELL. GREAT. THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. WE WOULD, UH, WE WOULD LIKE LIKELY ALSO SEND A SISTER DOCUMENT WITH IT, WHICH WILL, INSTEAD OF JUST THE ORDINANCE, WE'LL SEND YOU A SISTER DOCUMENT, WHICH WOULD BASICALLY EXPLAIN WHAT THE CHANGES ARE IN A COMMON TERMINOLOGY. I'M SURE IT'LL ALL COME RIGHT BACK TO US AS SOON AS WE SURE. OR THE ORDINANCE WILL HELP YOU FALL ASLEEP AT NIGHT. . THANK YOU. RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CHAPTER 42 AMENDMENT? OKAY, THANK YOU, MS. MUTTER. UM, I WOULD SAY I, ON THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE WORKSHOP, UM, I, I ASKED STAFF, UH, EARLIER THIS WEEK, UM, BECAUSE WE WERE DOING THE WORKSHOP ON THE SAME DAY AS A COMMISSION MEETING. AND NORMALLY THAT'S FINE. LAST TIME WE UNFORTUNATELY HAD LIKE A HUNDRED SPEAKERS ON AN ITEM ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA, AND IT WAS A VERY, VERY LONG DAY. AND SO REMEMBERING THAT, UM, I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF WE ASK THE STAFF WHO ARE PRESENTING THE WORKSHOP TO CONDENSE, THEY USUALLY GO THROUGH ALL THE KIND OF BOILERPLATE NUTS AND BOLTS ABOUT WHAT THE DIFFERENT ABBREVIATIONS MEAN AND THE TIMELINE. AND I ASK THEM TO MAYBE OMIT THAT FROM THEIR PRESENTATION. BUT SEND US THE POWERPOINT AHEAD OF TIME, AND I WOULD ASK ALL OF YOU TO PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO REFRESH YOUR MEMORY ON THAT STUFF BEFORE THE WORKSHOP. THEN WE'LL HAVE MORE TIME TO ACTUALLY TALK ABOUT THE SUBSTANTIVE AMENDMENTS AND NOT HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, BE HEADED OUTTA HERE OR HEAD OUT TO COME BACK TO PLANNING COMMISSION. SO YOU'RE GONNA GET THAT NEXT WEEK. AND, UM, AND YOU HAVE TO READ IT. IT'S HOMEWORK. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE ON THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT? YES. I JUST WANTED TO ADD, JUST TO REMIND, UM, COMMISSIONERS THAT THE PURPOSE OF THIS WORKSHOP IS REALLY JUST TO GIVE YOU A FIRST GLANCE AT THE, UM, THE AMENDMENTS THAT ARE COMING THROUGH. SO YOU CAN, UM, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS THAT DAY OR QUESTIONS FOLLOWING THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, WE CAN WORK THAT INTO OUR RESEARCH SO THAT IT, IT'S NOT PRESENTATIONS FROM THE APPLICANTS OR ANYTHING. IT'S REALLY THIS ONE. IT'S JUST ABOUT GIVING YOU AN INITIAL LOOK. IT'S THE REAL WORK. YES. DO WE INTEND TO HAVE THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS AGAIN, LIKE WE DID DECADES AGO BEFORE A PANDEMIC ? THERE IS THE COMMUNITY, THE WORKSHOP WHERE THEY MAKE THEIR PRESENTATIONS? I THINK IT'S GONNA BE VIRTUAL. IS IT STILL VIRTUAL OR IS IT NO. OR WE'RE NOT DOING THAT. OKAY. WE DON'T KNOW. LIKE GOING TO, WE'LL, WEST GRADE YOU ON THAT ONE SERVICE CENTER, LIKE WE USED TO HAVE THOSE COMMUNITY MEETINGS FOR THE MAJOR THERAPISTS. ARE WE NOT DOING THAT? I'M NOT. I, I DON'T KNOW. OKAY. WE'LL, I'LL GET BACK WITH YOU ON THAT. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT. UH, WITH [Approval of the April 14, 2022 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes] THAT THEN WE GO TO APPROVAL OF THE APRIL 14TH PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. MINUTES. IF THERE ARE NO, UH, ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE BALDWIN? IS THERE A SECOND? JONES SECOND TO HEAR. JONES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. UM, WE WILL GO TO ROMAN [Platting Activities A & B] NUMERAL ONE. PLANNING ACTIVITY SECTIONS A AND B. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS ARAM LEE. SECTIONS A AND B ARE PRESENTED AS ONE GROUP, WHICH INCLUDES CONSENT AND REPLANT ITEMS NOT REQUIRING NOTIFICATION. SECTIONS A AND B ARE ONE, ITEMS ONE THROUGH 1 32 SECTION A. CONSENT ITEMS ARE NUMBERS ONE THROUGH 70, AND SECTION B REPLANT ITEMS ARE NUMBER 71 THROUGH 1 32. NO ITEMS NEED TO BE TAKEN [00:15:01] OUT OF ORDER AND THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS MADAM CHAIR, IF THERE ARE NO INDIVIDUALS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS, THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REQUESTS THEIR APPROVAL OF ALL STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONSENT AND REPLANT ITEMS NOT REQUIRING NOTIFICATION. THANK YOU. UM, I DON'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED IN ADVANCE. IS THERE ANYONE HERE OR LISTENING WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ANYTHING? UM, FROM ITEM ONE TO ITEM 1 32? IF NOT, UM, WE WILL GO. EXCUSE ME. HELLO? HELLO. HI, THIS IS, HI. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME. ALL I HAVE IS A REFERENCE NUMBER, SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT FALLS UNDER ITEM A OR B. UM, WHAT'S THE, WHAT'S THE, UH, THE NAME OF THE ITEM? DO YOU KNOW THE NAME? IT JUST SAYS REFERENCE NUMBER AND IT HAS THE NUMBER AND IT HAS THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION. CAN WE, UM, WHAT'S THE REFERENCE NUMBER? 2 0 2 2 DASH 0 7 5 6. WE ARE LOOKING IT UP. THANK YOU. THAT IS ITEM 1 34. WE HAVE, THAT'LL PROBABLY ATTEND TO LATER. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON THE CONSENT ITEMS. UM, COMMISSIONERS, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS WE NEED TO TAKE SEPARATELY? COMMISSIONER SIGLER? UM, YES. ITEM 6, 10, 11, 12, 22, 31, 32, 57 THROUGH 63 AND 89. OKAY. UM, AND COMMISSIONER DALTON? YES. MADAM CHAIR. ITEM 44. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? ANY OTHER ITEMS WE NEED TO TAKE SEPARATELY? UM, THEN WE'LL PROCEED WITH VOTING ON SECTIONS A AND B. WE'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION ON ALL ITEMS IN SECTIONS A AND B. SAVE AND ACCEPT FOR ITEMS SIX 10 THROUGH 12 22, 31, 32, 44, 57 THROUGH 63 89. IS THERE DISCUSSION? IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION? BALDWIN? IS THERE A SECOND? ROBINS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES. AND NOW ON THE REMAINDER, THIS WILL BE ITEM SIX 10 THROUGH 12 22, 31, 32, 44, 57 THROUGH 63 AND 89. IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MAD SECOND JONES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES WITH COMMISSIONERS DALTON AND SIGLER ABSTAINING. UM, THAT WILL TAKE [c. Replats requiring Public Hearings with Notification (Dorianne Powe-Phlegm, Devin Crittle, John Cedillo, and Geoff Butler)] US TO SECTION C, PUBLIC HEARINGS. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS DORIAN POPLE FL. ITEM 1 33 IS ISHARE EDITION, SECTION ONE, PARTIAL REPL NUMBER TWO, THE SIZE LOCATED WEST OF TED LINK BOULEVARD EAST OF ACADEMY STREET ALONG LANDMARK STREET AND HOUSTON CORPORATE LIMITS. THE REASON FOR RE PLAT IS TO CREATE TWO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS. THERE ARE NO VARIANCE REQUESTED WITH THIS PLAT. THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. LEGAL REVIEW IS PENDING. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER THE PLAT PER LEGAL REVIEW. STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM, MADAM CHAIR, BUT PLEASES THE COMMISSION. YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. OKAY, THANK YOU. THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 1 33 ISHARE EDITION IS OPEN. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANYONE LISTENING OR IN THE ROOM WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON 1 33? OKAY. HEARING NO RESPONSE, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER. IF THERE IS NO DISCUSSION, IS THERE A MOTION TO DEFER AND CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING MOTION? SIGLER SIGLER. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. NELSON HEES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 1 33 IS DEFERRED. UH, 1 34. ITEM 1 34 IS CLAREMONT PLACE, SECTION ONE PARTIAL RE PLAT NUMBER SIX. THE SITE IS LOCATED ALONG RICHLAND DRIVE, WEST OF DENTON STREET IN HOUSTON. CORPORATE LIMITS. THE REASON FOR RE PLAT IS TO CREATE TWO SINGLE FAMILY LOTS AND TO REDUCE THE FRONT BUILDING LINE. THERE ARE NO VARIANCE REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM. REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILES SEPARATELY. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION THIS PLAT, THIS APPLICANT [00:20:01] HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS THAT THIS, UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO D IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT PER THE CBC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS. MADAM CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR 1 34 CLAREMONT PLACE IS OPEN. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 34? I AM PRESENT AND I WISH TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 34. OKAY. COULD YOU GO AHEAD AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND SPELL YOUR LAST NAME? VICKI MARTIN. M-A-R-T-I-N. OKAY, GO RIGHT AHEAD. I SIT ON THE, I SIT ON THE BOARD OF SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 49 50 AND ALSO CLAREMONT PLAY CIVIC CLUB. UH, WE DO HAVE SOME RESTRICTIONS AND THE NEIGHBORS, UH, SURROUNDING THE PROPERTY ARE NOT IN FAVOR OF THE REPL. THEY'RE OPPOSED. OKAY. DOES THAT CONCLUDE YOUR COMMENTS, MS. MARTIN? UH, WELL, WE DO HAVE SETBACK LINES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WE ARE OPEN TO SPEAK TO THE DEVELOPER SO THE DEVELOPER CAN GIVE US MORE INFORMATION ON WHAT THEY HAVE IN MIND, BUT WE DO HAVE SOME RESTRICTIONS AND SOME SETBACK LINES AND SOME DEFINITIONS OF WHAT WE LIKE OUR LOTS TO LOOK LIKE. THANK YOU. OKAY. UM, SO LET ME JUST CONFIRM WITH THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT THAT THIS ITEM HAS BEEN REVIEWED FOR DEED RESTRICTIONS AND IT DOES MEET ALL THE CONDITIONS. YES, IT HAS AND IT DOES. OKAY. UM, IF THERE ARE OTHER DEED RESTRICTIONS IT WOULD, IT'S, IT'LL HAVE TO COMPLY. CORRECT? ANYTHING THAT'S BUILT THERE HAS TO COMPLY WITH DEED RESTRICTIONS. CORRECT. ANYTHING THAT WOULD BE BUILT WOULD HAVE TO COMPLY WITH ANY DEED RESTRICTIONS THAT GOVERN THE STRUCTURES, THE LOCATIONS, ET CETERA. BUT IN THIS CASE, I THINK THERE WERE NO DEED RESTRICTIONS LIMITING THE LOT SIZE. OKAY. UM, SO MS. MARTIN, THIS ITEM DOES, UM, APPEAR TO MEET ALL THE CONDITIONS THAT, UM, THAT WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO CONSIDER IN MAKING OUR DECISION. AS SUCH, IT'S A, WHAT WE CALL A SHALL APPROVE BY STATE LAW. WE ARE OBLIGATED TO APPROVE THIS. UM, STAFF CAN PUT YOU IN TOUCH, GIVE YOU INFORMATION TO PUT YOU IN TOUCH WITH THE BUILDER OR DEVELOPER, UM, AND MS. FLM, UM, I'LL ASK YOU TO, YOU KNOW, PUT YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION OR JUST CALL THE MAIN NUMBER AT, AT THE DEPARTMENT AND ASK FOR, UM, DORIAN FLM. AND SHE CAN GIVE, GIVE YOU THE CONTACT INFORMATION SO YOU CAN PERHAPS MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. BUT THIS IS A SHALLOW PROOF FOR US AT THIS POINT. UM, ARE THERE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 34 CLAREMONT PLACE? UH, IF YOU GIVE ME THE SPELLING OF THE LAST NAME FOR DORIAN, PLEASE. UH, P-O-U-G-G-H GO. YOU DO IT. POE. POWE HYPHEN PHLEGM, P-H-L-E-G-M. OKAY. AND I CAN LOOK THAT UP. THE PHONE NUMBER OF CONTACT INFORMATION. IT'S, IT'S 8 3 2 MM-HMM . 3 9 3 6 5 7 0. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TODAY. IF NO ONE ELSE WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 34, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS IS THEIR DISCUSSION. IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION JONES? IS THERE A SECOND? ROBIN ROBINS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. A. AYE. OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 1 35 HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. ITEM 1 36, ITEM 1 36 AND 1 37 IS HAYDEN TERRACE, PARTIALLY PLAT NUMBER TWO. AND HAYDEN TERRACE PARTIAL. RE PLA NUMBER THREE. WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THESE ITEMS TOGETHER, UM, BUT WE WOULD HAVE TO VOTE ON YOU. YOU ALL WOULD HAVE TO VOTE ON THEM SEPARATELY. OKAY. OKAY. HAYDEN TERRACE, PARTIALLY PLA NUMBER TWO. AND HAYDEN TERRACE, PARTIAL REPL NUMBER THREE. BOTH SITES ARE LOCATED ALONG A STREET SOUTH OF LODGE AVENUE AND HOUSTON CORPORATE LIMITS. THE REASON FOR RELAID IS TO CREATE ONE SINGLE FAMILY LOT WITH HAYDEN TERRACE, PARTIAL REPL NUMBER TWO WITH HAYDEN TERRACE, PARTIAL REPL. NUMBER THREE, THE APPLICANT IS CREATING, I'M SORRY, THE, FOR WITH HAYDEN TERRACE, PARTIAL REPL NUMBER TWO, THE APPLICANT IS CREATING TWO LOTS AND WITH HAYDEN TERRACE, PARTIAL REPL. NUMBER THREE, THE APPLICANT IS CREATING, UH, ONE LOT. AND THE REASON WHY WE ARE, UM, PRESENTING THEM TOGETHER BECAUSE IT WAS A THREE LOT SUBDIVISION AND THE ONLY REASON WHY THEY ARE RE PLATTING, UM, THIS SUBDIVISION [00:25:01] WITH ONE LOT, UH, SEPARATE FROM THE OTHER TWO LOTS IS BECAUSE OF, UM, THE LENDING ORGANIZATION. THE LENDING INSTITUTION ASKED FOR THIS TO BE DONE. UM, REVIEW. LEGAL INDICATES THAT, THAT THESE PLATS WILL NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT. ARE THOSE FILES SEPARATELY? UM, THEY HAVE MET ALL. NOTE, THE, THEY HAVE MET ALL NOTIFICATION, UH, REQUIREMENTS AND STAFFS, AND WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY PREVIOUS, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR EITHER ITEMS. UH, STAFF, UH, WOULD LIKE TO, UM, RECOMMEND APPROVAL FOR BOTH ITEMS. SO, MADAM CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 1 36. HAYDEN TERRACE, PARTIAL REPL NUMBER TWO AT THIS TIME. OKAY, THANK YOU. UM, THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 1 36, HAYDEN TERRACE, PARTIAL REPL NUMBER TWO IS OPEN. I DON'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON 1 36? HEARING NO RESPONSE? UM, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT CONDITIONS. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? OH, I'M SORRY. IS THERE A MOTION AHEAD OF MYSELF. MOTION MATTER SECOND BALDWIN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. NOW, UH, IS IT OKAY TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON 1 37? YES. OKAY. PUBLIC HEARING ON 1 37 IS OPEN. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON 1 37? IF NOT, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS. IS THERE DISCUSSION? MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION BALDWIN SECOND MODEST. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THAT'LL TAKE US TO 1 38. ITEM 1 38 IS HIGHLAND GARDENS REPL NUMBER ONE. THE SITE IS LOCATED ALONG WILBER FOREST STREET, EAST OF CARVER STREET AND HOUSTON CORPORATE LIMITS. THE REASON FOR RE PLAT IS TO CREATE THIRD THREE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS AND EIGHT RESTRICTED RESERVES. THERE ARE NO VARIANCE REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM. REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED. SEPARATELY, THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT PER THE CBC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS. STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM. MADAM CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 1 38, HIGHLAND GARDENS IS OPEN. I DO HAVE A SPEAKER. CARRIE STATIN. S-T-A-T-I-N. MR. STATIN, COME FORWARD. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY IN REGARDS TO THAT REQUEST. WE ADAMANTLY REQUEST THAT THIS BE DENIED. DENIED ON THE PURPOSE, ON THE BASIS THAT WE HAVE NOT SEEN ANY ECONOMIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT. WE ARE NOT, UH, SEEN ANY, UH, UM, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS. WE HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING FROM THIS DEVELOPER. WE HAVE NOT BEEN COMMUNICATED WITH IN ANY WAY. UH, THIS IS A ACRE LOT. ALL OF THE LOTS ALONG RIVER FOREST ARE ACRE LOT. WE'VE ALREADY EXPERIENCED THE DETRIMENT OF ONE WITH 32 PO UH, POINTS ON IT BEFORE. WE'VE ALREADY SPOKE AGAINST ONE THAT WAS REQUESTED FOR 10. SO WE ABSOLUTELY ADAMANTLY REQUEST THAT THIS BE DENIED AND BE PUT ON HOLD UNTIL THE COMMUNITY CAN STRICTLY BE COMMUNICATED WITH AS TO THE PURPOSE AND THE REASON FOR 33 UNITS ON A SINGLE ACRE LOT, AND THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT THAT IT WOULD DO TO THE RESIDENTS IMMEDIATELY ON WILBERFORCE, LET ALONE THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE SPEAKER? THANK YOU MR. STATON. UM, ANYONE ELSE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 38? COME FORWARD PLEASE. DID YOU, DID YOU FILL OUT ONE OF THESE? NO MA'AM. OKAY. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME COMING. I WAS JUST, GO AHEAD. STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND SPELL YOUR LAST NAME, PLEASE. OH, UH, MY NAME IS RONALDO EVANS. OKAY. E-V-A-N-S. THANK YOU. AND, UM, I'M ACTUALLY HERE FOR MY AUNT 'CAUSE OUR PROPERTY IS ON 1825 WILBERFORCE. OKAY. AND I WAS JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THIS ONE WAS AT ON WILBERFORCE. THAT'S ALL. OKAY. UM, I MEAN, WHAT, WHAT, I MEAN, WHAT'S CONSIDERED THE ADDRESS FOR THAT PROPERTY? 'CAUSE I KNOW IT'S DOWN THE STREET FROM, IT'S ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF WILBERFORCE GOING TOWARD CAR ROAD TWO BLOCKS DOWN. PROBABLY THAT WAS JUST CLEARED. OKAY. [00:30:01] IT WAS NEXT TO THE, WHERE THERE'S TWO LOTS WHERE YOU SEE THE STABLES. OKAY. AND THAT'S THE PROPERTY THAT WAS CLEARED OFF NEXT TO THE STATE. OKAY. I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE IT'S AT. THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO KNOW. THAT'S YOUR QUESTION. OKAY. YES, MA'AM. GREAT. THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN. ANYONE ELSE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 38 HIGHLAND GARDENS? UM, SO MR. STATIN, IN RESPONSE TO YOUR REQUEST FOR DENIAL, THIS, UM, APPLICATION AT THIS POINT IN THE DEVELOP MEET MEETS ALL THE CRITERIA UNDER CHAPTER 42, OUR BUILDING OR OUR DEVELOPMENT CODE AND ANY DEED RESTRICTIONS. SO WE, THIS IS A SHALL APPROVE FOR US THERE. UM, THERE'S REALLY NO RECOURSE FOR US AT THIS POINT TO DENY IT. WE, WE CANNOT DO THAT LEGALLY. UM, WE DO, UH, WE WILL, MS. PFL CAN HELP YOU IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE DEVELOPER TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THAT, THAT ORGANIZATION TO SEE IF YOU CAN HAVE SOME INPUT INTO WHAT AND HOW THE, THE PROPERTY WILL BE DEVELOPED. BUT, UM, THIS, THIS MEETS ALL THE REQUIREMENTS. WELL, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR INDULGENCE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. UM, IF WE HAVE NO OTHER SPEAKERS ON ITEM 1 38, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? OH, GEEZ. I DID IT AGAIN. IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION BALDWIN? IS THERE A SECOND? NELSON JONES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 1 39 LONG POINT HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. UH, ITEM ONE 40. ITEM ONE 40 IS RIVERSIDE TERRACE, SECTION 11, PARTIAL RELAID. NUMBER THREE, THE SIGN LOCATED ALONG OLD SPANISH TRAIL, A PRINCIPAL MAJOR RAFA AND SECONDARY TRANSIT CORRIDOR, STREET AND HOUSTON CORPORATE LIMITS. THE REASON FOR RELAID IS TO CREATE ONE UNRESTRICTED RESERVE. THE APPLICANT IS REPLYING TWO AND A HALF LOTS INTO AN UNRESTRICTED RESERVE AND SEEKING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW A REDUCED BUILDING LINE OF 10 FEET. INSTEAD OF THE REQUIRED 25 FEET, THE APPLICANT HAS WITHDRAWN. THE REQUEST HAS, HAS, HAS WITHDRAWN THE, UH, VARIANCE REQUEST AND SUBMITTED A REVISED DRAWING AND SITE PLAN TO OPT IN. OPT IN TO THE TRANSIT ORDINANCE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. THE SITE IS LOCATED ALONG A SECONDARY TRANSIT CORRIDOR STREET, AND THE APPLICANT HAS THE, A APPLICANT CAN PROVIDE A SPACIOUS PEDESTRIAN REALM THAT WILL IMPROVE THE WALKING EXPERIENCE AND GROUND FLOOR FACADE THAT WOULD BE PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY AND, AND PROVIDE MORE EYES ON THE STREET. THE PLAT IS A SHELL. THE PLAT, THE APPLICANT HAS WITHDRAWN THE VARIANCE REQUEST, SUBMITTED A REVISED DRAWING IN THE SITE PLAN TO OPT INTO THE, TO, TO THE TRANSIT OR ORDINANCE DEVELOPMENT. UH, THIS PLAT IS A SHELL APPROVED PLAT AND MEETS THE RULES. REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO PROVE THE PLAT PER THE CBC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS. STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS CONCERNING THIS, UM, ITEM, MADAM CHAIR AND THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION RULES. MADAM CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM ONE 40 RIVERSIDE TERRACE IS OPEN. UH, WE HAVE A SPEAKER WITH US. MR. STACY HUNTER. GOOD AFTERNOON. MADAM CHAIRPERSON. I'M MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I AM HERE AS A CONCERN FOR RIVERSIDE TERRACE, UH, WITH THIS PROPERTY. MY WIFE AND I JUST OBTAINED A PROPERTY DIRECTLY SOUTH, RIGHT BEHIND THIS PROPERTY. AND WE RECEIVED ALL THE PLANS OF SHOWING WHAT THEIR INTENTIONS ARE FOR THIS PROPERTY. AND WE HAVE SOME CONCERNS. WE'RE NOT AGAINST IT, BUT WE WOULD LIKE THE CONCERNS TO BE ADDRESSED AND NOT JUST STATED THAT, WELL, THEY MEET ALL THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS, SO WE'RE GONNA, UH, APPROVE IT ANYWAY. IF THAT MAKES SENSE. SO, ONE, WE'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT TYPE OF HOUSING IS THIS DEVELOPMENT, UH, PLANNED FOR? IS IT PLANNED FOR LOW INCOME? IS IT PLANNED FOR SECTION EIGHT HOUSING? WE'D LIKE TO KNOW THAT IF IT'S DESIGNED FOR 100% SECTION EIGHT HOUSING OR LOW INCOME, WE'RE 100% AGAINST THIS DEVELOPMENT. UH, TWO IS, WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT TYPE OF, UM, LANDSCAPING AROUND THE EDGE IT'S GONNA BE. WE'D LIKE TO KNOW AS FAR AS THE, UH, WITH OUR HOUSING THAT'S GONNA BE BUILT DIRECTLY BEHIND IT WHERE THE PARKING LOT IS SITUATED. WE'D LIKE TO KNOW HOW HIGH THE FENCE IS GONNA BE. AND WE DIDN'T [00:35:01] SEE THIS IN THE PLAN THAT WAS SENT OUT TO US, SO WE'D LIKE SOMEONE TO ADDRESS THAT FOR US. OKAY. HAVE YOU SEEN, UM, THE PLAN, THE, THE NEW PLAN THAT MEETS THE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT? I BELIEVE THE LAST PLAN THAT YOU HAD UP, UH, INDICATING THE BUILDING ON THE, UH, THE, THE EAST SIDE WITH THE PARKING LOT? YES. ON THE WEST SIDE? YES, WE HAVE. THAT'S THE ONE, YES. OKAY. UM, MS. FL, DO WE KNOW IF THE APPLICANT IS WITH US TODAY? YES, I AM. MY NAME IS. OKAY. COULD, UM, WE CAN ASK SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? SURE. AND THEN I'LL HAVE TO ASK YOU TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THEM DIRECTLY TO GET, YOU KNOW, MAYBE TO GET SOME OTHER ANSWERS. BUT LET'S GO AHEAD. UM, SO THE APPLICANT, COULD YOU STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD? YES. I'M SORRY. MY NAME IS STACY. OH, NO, NO, I'M SORRY. THE APPLICANT. YEAH. HELLO, MY NAME IS JAMIL, J-A-M-I-L. MY LAST NAME IS HASAN, H-A-S-A-N. AND ANSWER TO THE FIRST QUESTION, THERE WILL BE NO SECTION EIGHT, UH, UM, HOUSING OR LOW INCOME FAMILY HOUSING. THIS WILL BE MOSTLY DEVELOPED FOR THE MEDICAL STUDENTS. THERE ARE BILL FOR UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON. WE ARE A PREMIUM STUDENT HOUSING FOR PROFESSIONAL AND MEDICAL STUDENTS. THANK YOU. OKAY. THAT ANSWERED MY FIRST QUESTION. OKAY. HOW HIGH IS THE FENCE GONNA BE? I, I'M, THAT I DO NOT KNOW. I WOULD'VE TO REFER TO THE ARCHITECT, BUT TOD HAVE VERY SPECIFIC FOR TRANSIT CORRIDOR, UH, UH, DEVELOPMENT. SO WE'LL MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENT FOR, TO MAKE IT LOOK PRETTY. IT'LL BE DEFINITELY BETTER THAN THE STANDARD FENCING BECAUSE OF THE TOD UH, REQUIREMENTS. I DON'T KNOW OFF MY HEAD, BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT IT'LL BE MORE THAN APPEALING TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. UH, SURE. AND EXACTLY HOW HIGH WILL THE FENCE BE? IF YOU COULD ADDRESS THAT FOR US, PLEASE. IT'S DICTATED BY THE ORDINANCE. AGAIN, 50. IT'LL BE DICTATED BY THE ORDINANCE. YES. IT'S A D ORDINANCE WILL DICTATE THAT. HOW FAR WE CAN EIGHT FEET OBSCURED FOR THE BACK IN THE FRONT. OH YEAH. IT'S SMALLER IN THE FRONT AND LARGER IN THE BACK OR WHATEVER, BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO HAVE TRANSPARENCY AT THE FRONT SO THAT PEOPLE CAN SEE THROUGH THERE. 'CAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO SLOW THE CARS DOWN SURE. BY MOVING THE BUILDING FORWARD. OKAY. THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THE ORDINANCE. SURE. SO IF I UNDERSTAND THAT CORRECTLY, IT'S FOUR FEET IN THE FRONT, EIGHT FEET IN THE BACK. WE, WE CAP THE HEIGHT AT FOUR FEET IN THE FRONT SO THAT IT CANNOT BE LARGER THAN FOUR FEET. THEY COULD EXCEED THE EIGHT FOOT IN THE BACK IF THEY GO THROUGH THE ENGINEERED PLAN TO PERMIT SOME SOMETHING HIGHER THAN EIGHT. OKAY. IT COULD BE, I'LL SAY, BUT IT COSTS THEM MORE MONEY. SO TYPICALLY IT'S ONLY EIGHT. I'LL JUST BE HONEST WITH YOU. I UNDERSTAND . SO IT COULD BE, SO IF I UNDERSTAND THIS CORRECTLY, IT COULD BE FOUR FEET IN THE BACK. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE INDICATING IT CAN BE. OKAY. NO, IT HAS TO BE EIGHT, EIGHT FEET AT THE BACK AND HAS TO BE EIGHT FEET BACK. OKAY. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I, UH, AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR TAKING THE TIME TO BE HEARING ABSOLUTELY. QUESTIONS. UM, I WOULD ASK IF MS. FLM WOULD HELP GET THE CONTACT INFORMATION FOR, UM, JAMAL HASSAN SO THAT YOU CAN HAVE THAT CONVERSATION IN, IN PERSON AND THAT WOULD BE GREAT. AND MAYBE GET INTO MORE DETAIL ON IT. GREAT. UM, BUT THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN TODAY. THAT ANSWERS MY CONCERNS. THANK. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR. HASSAN. UH, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON UH, ONE 40? IF NOT, UH, CHAIR. COMMISSIONER GARZA. OH, HI. IS THAT COMMISSIONER GARZA? IT IS. MADAM CHAIR. I JUST JOINED THE MEETING AT 3 0 6. I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW I'M HERE. OKAY. THANK YOU. WELCOME, WELCOME BACK. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, OKAY. SO, UH, WHERE ARE WE? WE ARE CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON RIVERSIDE TERRACE. UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, COMMISSIONER BALDWIN, DID THEY ORIGINALLY COME IN OPTING FOR THE TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT OR DID WE COERCE THEM INTO THE TOD PERFORMANCE? AMP? NOT COERCE. COERCE. DID WE ENCOURAGE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TOD AS BECAUSE WE'RE HOPING YEAH, WE DID ENCOURAGE THEM, HOPING THAT PEOPLE WOULD OPT INTO THIS PERFORMANCE STANDARD AND WE'RE KIND OF KEEPING TRACK OF THE NUMBERS THAT DO OPT IN SO THAT WE COULD FURTHER PROMOTE THIS PERFORMANCE STANDARD. THEY WERE VERY CLOSE. OKAY. ORIGINALLY, SO THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO DO TOO MUCH. IT WORKED. RIGHT. RIGHT. AND THEY COULD DROP THE VARIANCE AT THAT POINT. UM, OKAY. MAY I ALSO SPEAK? YES, MR. HASSAN? I WILL RESPOND TO THE COMMISSIONER. BEFORE EVEN WE BOUGHT THE LAND, WE LOOKED AT THE TOD AND WE FAILED THAT THIS IS THE RIGHT AREA TO DO A TOD DEVELOPMENT. SO WE ARE VERY MUCH, UH, OPT INTO IT FROM THE BEGINNING. THERE MIGHT BE SOME LANGUAGE THAT WE DID NOT UNDERSTAND ON THE VARIANCE REQUEST AND WHEN WE WENT FOR REPLANT, BUT I [00:40:01] ANSWER TO THE COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS THAT WE ARE VERY MUCH IN FAVOR OF TOD DEVELOPMENT. WE'RE VERY MUCH IN FAVOR OF YOU DOING IT ALSO. SO YES. THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE THAT. OKAY. ANY, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS. IS THERE A MOTION? BALDWIN? IS THERE A SECOND? ROBINS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? AYE. OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES ITEM 1 41. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE HOUSTON PLANNING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS DEVIN CRIDDLE. ITEM 1 41 IS SHAMROCK MANNER PARTIAL RELA NUMBER TWO. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST INTERSECTION OF SWINGLE ROAD AND DONGA WAY WITHIN HOUSTON CITY LIMITS. THE PURPOSE OF THE RELA IS CREATE THREE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS AND MODIFY THE BUILDING LINE. THERE ARE NO VARIANCES BEING REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM. REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT DOES NOT VIOLATE ANY RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS. MADAM CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. AND STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR 1 41 SHAMROCK MANOR IS OPEN. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS CHARLIE HAMILTON, H-A-M-I-L-T-O-N. GOOD EVENING TO EACH OF YOU ALL. UM, I RECEIVED A LETTER. MY NAME IS CHARLIE HAMILTON. I RECEIVED A LETTER A FEW DAYS BACK AND IT WAS STATING THAT THEY WANTED TO CHANGE MY ADDRESS. I'VE BEEN THERE SOMEWHAT ABOUT 20 YEARS OR BETTER, AND THEY TALKING ABOUT CHANGING THEIR ADDRESS. THAT'S WHY I'M HERE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY WANT TO CHANGE IT AFTER THIS MANY YEARS. UM, DO, WHERE DO YOU LIVE ON A CORNER OR? NO, I LIVE IN PLOT NUMBER FIVE AND SIX IN SHAMROCK MANOR. OKAY. MR. CRIDDLE, CAN YOU HELP SEE IF THAT MR. HAMILTON'S PROPERTY IS ACTUALLY, I MEAN, IT'S NOT IN THIS PLAT FIVE AND SIX, THERE'S TWO NEW HOMES THAT'S BEEN BUILT WITHIN THE LAST TWO YEARS, AND THERE'S ONE ON MY RIGHT THAT'S BEEN BUILT IN THE LAST 12 YEARS. COME ON UP TO THE, UH, WELL, OKAY, MR. CRIDDLE, SO THIS IS, UM, THIS IS A REPL OF LOTS, FIVE AND SIX OF BLOCK THREE. DO YOU KNOW IF YOU'RE BLOCK, ARE YOU WITHIN BLOCK THREE? UH, OR IS THIS YOUR, DO YOU KNOW IF THIS IS YOUR PROPERTY RIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION? NO, I'M DOWN FROM THE INTERSECTION. I'M IN BETWEEN MY, MY ADDRESS IS 31 13 1 0 7 DONGA WAY. OKAY. SO THIS IS, SO THIS IS, UH, THIS ISN'T HIS SPECIFIC PROPERTY, BUT THE NOTICE. SO, UM, JUST TO CLARIFY, SIR. SO THIS PROPERTY, UH, WE SENT THE NOTICE FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROPERTY TO NOTIFY THE CHANGE OF, UH, THE LOT. SO, UM, I'M NOT SURE WHICH EXACT NOTICE YOU GOT, BUT THE STANDARD NOTICE THAT WE PUT OUT IS FOR THIS SPECIFIC, UH, TRACTOR. AND WHEN YOU SAY THIS, IT'S THE ONE THAT IN RED, RIGHT? YEAH. HIGH HIGHLIGHTED, HIGHLIGHTED IN RED AT THE CORNER. RIGHT. MR. HAMILTON, DO YOU KNOW WHO SENT YOU THE LETTER? WHO SIGNED IT OR WHAT WAS ON THE LETTERHEAD? IT, EXCUSE ME, MADAM CHAIR, IF YOU DON'T MIND. UM, STAFF WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE THE RECOMMENDATION TO DEFER FOR TWO WEEKS, UH, IF THAT'S POSSIBLE. OKAY, SURE. WHILE HE'S HERE. MADAM CHAIR? YES. WHO'S THAT? I'M SORRY. THIS IS JOYCE OWENS, THE APPLICANT? YES. MS. OWENS, GO AHEAD. OKAY. UM, I WOULD LIKE TO, IF, IF DEVIN, IF YOU COULD GIVE MR. HAMILTON MY PHONE NUMBER, I'LL GET IN TOUCH WITH HIM AND SEE WHERE HIS LOT IS. YES, MA'AM. AND WHAT IS THE REASON FOR DEFERRAL, PLEASE? UH, IT'S, WE MAY BE LOOKING, LOOKING FURTHER INTO THE DEED RESTRICTIONS. LEGAL NEEDS MORE TIME WITH THE DEED RESTRICTIONS. CORRECT. OKAY. SO MR. HAMILTON, COULD YOU COME FORWARD? YES, MA'AM. DO SO WHO SIGNED YOUR LETTER? I HAVE A, UH, A LETTER FROM A, A PLANNING COMMISSIONER, UH, MEETING [00:45:01] INFORMATION ON THE 28TH OF THIS MONTH. OKAY. AND SO I DON'T THINK THAT THAT LETTER MEANS THAT THEY'RE, YOU'RE, THEY'RE CHANGING YOUR ADDRESS. THAT LETTER IS ABOUT THIS DEVELOPMENT, THE ONE THAT'S IN THE ORANGE RECTANGLE ON THAT. JUST THIS, JUST FOR THAT SPECIFIC PIECE OF PROPERTY. THEY WANNA BUILD THREE HOUSES ON THAT PROPERTY AND IT WON'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH YOUR PROPERTY. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO WE'RE GONNA DEFER IT JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S, IT MEETS THE DEED RESTRICTIONS. OKAY. UM, DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 41 SHAMROCK MANNER? MADAM CHAIR? YES. MADAM CHAIR. WE HAVE, UH, SOMEONE SIGNED UP IN THE CHAT. UH, JENNIFER MENDEZ. OKAY. JENNIFER MENDEZ. IS THAT M-E-N-D-E-Z? THAT'S CORRECT, YES. OKAY, GO RIGHT AHEAD. SURE. UM, I AM, UH, THE OWNER OF A PROPERTY ALONG SWINGLE, UM, ALMOST GETTING TO COLON, I SUPPOSE. UM, AND I AM OPPOSED TO THIS REPL. UM, WE HAVE SEVERAL COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES ALONG THAT AREA. UM, AND SO THAT WOULD BE ONE OF MY CONCERNS. IN PARTICULAR, THERE'S LIKE A CONCRETE READY MIX, UM, BUSINESS THERE. THERE'S A TRUCK AND TRAILER SERVICES. THERE'S SOUTH AND SOUTH SIDE AUTO PARTS. AND SO I'D JUST BE CONCERNED ABOUT HAVING EVEN MORE RESIDENTIAL LOTS ALONG THAT, UM, WAY AND SAFETY CONCERNS. I'M ALSO INTERESTED IN, UM, LEARNING ABOUT WHAT EXACTLY IS, UM, THE PLAN FOR THE RESIDENTIAL, UM, THE RESIDENTIAL LOTS. UM, KIND OF SIMILAR TO WHAT, WHAT THE PREVIOUS ITEM NUMBER. IS THERE ANYTHING DIFFERENT? I GUESS ANYTHING THAT'S ACCESSIBLE, THAT'S AFFORDABLE FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE AREA THAT WOULD POSSIBLY CHANGE OUR MINDS AS COMMERCIAL OWNERS, UM, THEN I'D BE INTERESTED IN, IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THAT. BUT AS IT STANDS, UH, THEN I AM OPPOSED, UM, FOR CONCERNS ABOUT THE, THE, THE COMMERCIAL USE IN THE AREA AND THAT SWITCHING OVER TO JUST RESIDENTIAL. OKAY. THANK YOU. UM, WE ASK STAFF TO GET MISS IS THAT ME? THAT ME. OKAY. OKAY. IS THAT BETTER? IS THAT BETTER? LEMME TRY THIS. HI. IS THIS BETTER? OKAY. UM, MS. MENDEZ, UM, WE, THE, THE, THE SITE PLAN THAT WE HAVE SHOWS THREE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES TO BE BUILT ON THIS PROPERTY. UM, I WILL, UM, ASK MR. CRIDDLE TO GET MS. OWEN'S INFORMATION WHO IS THE APPLICANT TO YOU, AND YOU CAN CONTACT HER FOR MORE INFORMATION IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO. AND I, I BELIEVE HER INFORMATION SHOULD HAVE, SHOULD BE IN THE LETTER, RIGHT? YES. SO, OKAY. UM, BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR, FOR BEING HERE TODAY. AND I THINK SAS RECOMMENDATION NOW IS TO DEFER THIS, TO LOOK INTO DEED RESTRICTIONS. SO WE'LL HAVE THIS ON OUR AGENDA AGAIN IN TWO WEEKS PROBABLY. UM, DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON 1 41 SHAMROCK MANOR? IF NOT, UM, IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION, IS THERE A MOTION TO DEFER AND CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING? JONES JONES. IS THERE A SECOND? SIGLER SIGLER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES AND 1 41 IS DEFERRED. ITEM 1 42. ITEM 1 42 IS SPRING FABRICATORS. REPL NUMBER ONE, THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST INTERSECTION OF MAJOR AIRFARE. WARREN WARREN RANCH ROAD AND MAJOR FAIR AIRFARE BASE ROAD IN HARRIS COUNTY'S ETJ. THE PURPOSE OF THE REPL IS TO RECONFIGURE THE SINGLE FAMILY LOT LINES AND THE RESERVE LINES. THERE ARE NO VARIANCES BEING REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM. REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT DOES NOT VIOLATE ANY RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS. MADAM CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. AND STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCE COMMENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR 1 42 SPARKS, FABRICATORS IS OPEN. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK. DO WE HAVE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 42? HEARING NO RESPONSE? THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS. IS THEIR DISCUSSION, [00:50:02] IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? JUST A QUICK QUESTION. YES. SOME OF IT SAYS SPARKS FABRICATOR, SOME OF IT SAYS SPRING FABRICATOR. SO DOES THAT IT SHOULD, WHAT DO YOU SEE? UM, LIKE THE APPLICATION SAYS SPARKS IT SHOULD IT, IF I SAID SPRING, I, I MEANT SPARKS THE APPLICATION SHOULD BE SPARKS, BUT, BUT THE LETTER THAT WENT OUT, OUT, UM, THE PUBLIC HEARINGS THAT SPRING, AND I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW IF IT MATTERS. IT JUST, IT'S A DISCREPANCY IN THE NAME ON THE LETTER. IT, YEAH, IT SHOULD BE SPARK. I I THINK THE WORDING OF THE, THE NAME OF THE COMPANY IS NOT A PROBLEM SO LONG AS A NOTICE PROBLEM. SO LONG AS THE REST OF THE INFORMATION IN THE NOTICE LETTER IS CORRECT. AND DO WE FEEL THAT THE REST OF THE INFORMATION IS CORRECT? LEGAL DESCRIPTION? YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. COMMISSIONER SMITH, UH, ANOTHER QUESTION FOR MR. K CRIDDLE. THE, UH, THE INFORMATION WE HAVE HERE SHOWS THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE PLAN RUNNING EAST WEST, UH, UH, ALONG THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY. AND THE PLAT IS SUBMITTED, DID NOT DEDICATE RIGHT AWAY. IS THAT ONE OF THE CPC 1 0 1 CONDITIONS THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECOMMENDATION. SO THE ORIGINAL PLAT, UH, THE, THE PLAT THAT'S ON THE SCREEN DEDICATED THE ORIGINAL 50 FEET. UH, SO THIS PLAT SPECIFICALLY ACTUALLY DEDICATED THE EAST WEST MAJOR AIRFARE AND HALF OF THE NORTH SOUTH, UH, MAJOR AIRFARE. SO THIS SPECIFIC PLAT WOULD NOT NEED TO, TO DEDICATE BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL PLAT, UH, ALREADY DEDICATED, HAVE A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? UH, YES, MR. I JUST WANNA MR. SIGLER BE SURE THAT WE'RE UNDERSTANDING BECAUSE THE NAME OF THE PLA, WHICH WOULD BE PART OF THE LEGAL IS SPARKS FABRICATORS REPL NUMBER ONE, BUT IT'S REFERRED TO SPRINGS FABRICATOR REPL NUMBER ONE. AND YOU'RE SAYING THAT'S OKAY IN IN THE NOTICE LETTERS? YES. I, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT'S THE ONLY PLACE THAT, THAT IS WHERE, WHERE THAT MISTAKE WAS MADE. IS THAT, DO WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE A CONSULTATION GOING ON HERE? GOOD AFTERNOON PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS. UM, AGAIN, I, I, I ALSO AGREED WITH, UH, WITH THE, WITH MS. MICKELSON THAT IT IS OKAY BECAUSE THE NOTICE LETTER, UM, GIVES THE INFORMATION TO GIVE THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY. THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS CORRECT, THE DATE IS CORRECT, AND THEN THERE ARE MULTIPLE NUMBERS THAT THEY COULD CALL AND IF, IF, IF IT GIVES YOU ANY COMFORT WHEN IT GOES TO FINAL, SOMETIMES THEY COULD EVEN CHANGE THE NAME OF THE PLAT. SO, SO NAME OF THE PLAT, THE NEW NAME OF THE PLAT IS NOT A PROBLEM. IF THE OLD NAME WAS NOT CORRECT, I THINK THEN IT IS MORE PROBLEMATIC THAN THE NEW NAME. THE QUESTION REALLY BECOMES FROM A NOTICE PERSPECTIVE, IS SOMEONE GOING TO OBJECT BECAUSE IT WAS NAMED SPARKS VERSUS SPRING? IF THEY GOT THE NOTICE AND THEY WOULDN'T OBJECT, MY GUESS IS THE RISK OF THAT IS LIGHT. UM, I MIGHT OBJECT IF IT WAS MICKELSON ESTATES, BUT, OR FABRICATORS, BUT YEAH, . OKAY. GOOD DISCUSSION. ANYBODY ELSE? UM, OKAY, WHERE WERE WE? DID WE CLOSE? I DID CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, DID I NOT? OKAY. UM, SO STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS. IF THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION. MODEST SECOND. WHO SAID THAT? SMITH. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. A OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 1 43. ITEM 1 43 IS SPRING FABRIC. OH, EXCUSE ME. EXCUSE ME. WE JUST, WE JUST WENT THROUGH THIS THERE. JUST MAKING SURE YOU WAS PAYING ATTENTION. ALRIGHT. UM, EXCUSE ME. 1 43 IS TEXANS ESTATE REPL NUMBER ONE. UH, THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED SOUTH ALONG ROO STREET, SOUTH OF SUNBEAM STREET AND EAST OF JUTLAND ROAD. THE PURPOSE OF THE RE PLAT IS TO CREATE SIX NARROW FRONT LOADING RESIDENTIAL LOTS. THERE ARE NO VARIANCES BEING REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM. REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT DOES NOT VIOLATE ANY RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS. MADAM CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 1 43 TEXANS ESTATE IS OPEN. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON 1 43? MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE SOMEONE SIGNED UP FROM THE CHAT. [00:55:01] OKAY. UH, KATIE? KATIE QUINLAN. Q-U-I-N-L-A-N. OKAY. KATIE QUINLAN. MS. QUINLAN? YES, MA'AM. YES. GO RIGHT AHEAD. SO MY CONCERN IS THE NUMBER OF HOUSES GOING IN THIS AREA, THE STREETS ARE NOT DESIGNED FOR THE TRAFFIC THAT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS KIND OF CONSTRUCTION, NOR IS IT DEVELOPED FOR MULTIPLE VEHICLES AT ANY ONE RESIDENCE IN THIS AREA. SO IS THERE A WAY TO CONFIRM THAT DRIVEWAYS WILL BE LONG ENOUGH THAT CONSTRUCTION CREW WILL NOT BE BLOCKING ROADS? UM, THAT NOISE VIOLATIONS WON'T HAPPEN AFTER HOURS AND TO NOT PUT SO MANY RESIDENCES, I'M ASSUMING THESE ARE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES IN SUCH A SMALL AREA THAT'S NOT CAPABLE OF HANDLING THIS KIND OF TRAFFIC OR POPULATION. OKAY. UM, SO YOUR CONCERNS ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE AND NOISE ARE NOT REALLY THE, THE PURVIEW OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, BUT, UM, THERE ARE TWO THINGS. I MEAN, A CONVERSATION WITH THE BUILDER IS, IS PROBABLY A GOOD IDEA ON BEHALF OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THEN ANY OF THOSE EXCESSIVE NOISE COMPLAINTS OR CONSTRUCTION IMPACTING THE MOBILITY. YOU KNOW, YOU CALL 3 1 1 AND REPORT IT AND, AND THAT'S THE WAY TO HANDLE IT. UM, WE, I WILL SAY THAT, UM, THIS RE PLAT MEETS ALL THE CONDITIONS, THE CURRENT CONDITIONS THAT, THAT WE, UH, HAVE TO CONSIDER. WE DO HAVE CONCERNS GENERALLY ABOUT NARROW FRONT LOADING LOTS. UM, IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE TRYING TO CHANGE, UM, A LITTLE BIT AT, AT OUR LIVABLE PLACES COMMITTEE. UM, THE DRIVEWAYS WILL HAVE TO MEET THE CURRENT STANDARDS FOR DRIVEWAYS, WHICH IS SOMETHING THEY'LL BE PERMITTED GOING FORWARD BY PUBLIC WORKS. UM, BUT WE SHARE YOUR CONCERNS ABOUT, WE, WE WANT DENSE DEVELOPMENT, BUT WE'RE D FRONT LOADING DRIVEWAYS LIKE THIS ARE EXACTLY WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN A LOT OF INNER CITY NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE REALLY PUT A BURDEN ON THE CITY'S RIGHT OF WAY PEDESTRIAN REALM, UM, AND DRAINAGE AND OUR DRAINAGE ABILITIES BECAUSE WE'RE THE DRIVEWAY APRONS OR TAKEN OVER OR, UM, IMPERVIOUS COVER. UM, WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS RIGHT NOW THOUGH WITH THE CURRENT REGULATIONS. THIS MEETS IT AND THIS, I THINK THIS PROPERTY, WHERE IS THIS IN NEAR SUNNYSIDE OR, UM, IT IS, IT'S A SMALL SECTION OF STREETS OFF OF SUNBEAM. AND THE ONLY ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY IS EITHER FROM CULLEN ONTO SUNBEAM, MLK, ONTO SUNBEAM OR FROM JUTLAND, WHICH HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AND IS EXTREMELY, UM, IN NEED OF REPAIR NORTH OF SUNBEAM. SO IT'S A SMALL, LIKE CORNERED OFF SECTION THAT HAS NOT DEVELOPED FOR A VERY LONG TIME UNTIL RECENTLY. IT'S NOW TAKING OVER WITH THESE MULTIPLE HOUSES ON EACH LOT AND OVERRUNNING THE STREETS. THERE'S NOT SIDEWALKS FOR THE CHILDREN. UM, IT'S, I BELIEVE TEARING APART THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF WHAT WAS A ONCE A NICE NEIGHBORHOOD. YEAH, I MEAN WE, WE WE SHARE YOUR CONCERNS. THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THIS DEVELOPMENT IS, IS SPREADING TO ALL PARTS OF THE CITY. AND, UM, WE ARE TRYING TO WORK ON, UM, WAYS TO IMPROVE IT A LITTLE BIT. UM, UNFORTUNATELY, OR, YOU KNOW, I, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S UNFORTUNATE, BUT THE FACT IS THAT AT THIS TIME, THIS MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS AND WE REALLY, UM, WE, WE CAN'T DENY IT. UM, WE'D LIKE THEM TO BUILD THESE UNITS ON A SHARED DRIVEWAY, BUT APPARENTLY MR. CRIDDLE, DID WE ADDRESS THAT WITH THE APPLICANT? WAS THERE? YES MA'AM. UH, THIS WAS THE CONFIGURATION THAT WAS PREFERRED BY THE DEVELOPER AND THIS IS WHAT THEY WANNA DO. UM, BUT THANK YOU FOR, FOR, FOR COMING TODAY AND, AND, UH, PUTTING YOUR COMMENTS IN THE RECORD. UH, UH, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DO THAT. COMMISSIONER SMITH HAS A QUESTION OR COMMENT. I I WOULD JUST POINT OUT TO THE, TO THE CALLER THAT THE DIMENSIONS ON THE DIAGRAM WE HAVE WOULD SUGGEST THAT THERE'S, UM, A ADEQUATE ROOM IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE DOORS. WHAT WE SEE ON THE SCREEN RIGHT NOW IS A BUILDING LINE THAT IS SET BACK FROM THE LOT LINE, WHICH IS SET BACK FROM THE EDGE OF PAVEMENT. UM, SO THE, THE INFORMATION HERE [01:00:01] WOULD SUGGEST THERE'S CERTAINLY ROOM FOR CARS TO PARK, UH, IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE DOORS WITHOUT EXTENDING BACK TO A SIDEWALK OR, OR INTO THE STREET. SO THEY, THEY DO HAVE SOME ONSITE PARKING OF EACH UNIT, COR, THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S CORRECT. ANYBODY ELSE? UM, THANK YOU MS. QUINLAN. WE APPRECIATE YOUR BEING HERE TODAY. UM, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON 1 43? UH KAY. WITH THAT, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION. MOTION JONES SECOND. BALDWIN. BALDWIN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 1 44 HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. ITEM 1 45 REN WOOD. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS JOHN PHILLIPS . ITEM 1 45 IS REN WOOD PARTIAL REPL NUMBER FOUR. THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE HOUSTON CORPORATE LIMITS WEST ALONG WHITE CLIFF DRIVE WEST OF BRIMORE ROAD AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10. THE PURPOSE OF THE RELA IS TO CREATE FOUR LOTS ON A SHARED DRIVEWAY. THERE ARE NO VARIANCES REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM AND THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THE PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE ANY RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY. UM, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR THE PLAT STAFF. RECOMMENDATION IS TO PROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CBC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS. MADAM CHAIR, IF YOU PLEASE THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. THE PUBLIC HEARING ON 1 45 REN WOOD IS OPENED. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANYBODY WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 45? HEARING NO RESPONSE? THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION HINES. IS THERE A SECOND? ROBIN? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THANK THE MOTION CARRIES. THAT'LL TAKE US TO [d. Subdivision Plats with Variance Requests (Geoff Butler and Aracely Rodriguez)] SECTION D VARIANCES WITH BEGINNING WITH ITEM 1 46. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING PLANNING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS JEFF BUTLER. ITEM 1 46 IS AVENUE MEADOWS ON MATTY. THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON'S CORPORATE LIMIT NORTH OF THE SIX 10 LOOP IN WEST OF FULTON STREET. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES EIGHT SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS FOR AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO HAVE THESE LOTS ACCESSIBLE BY A 12 FOOT BY 20 FOOT EASEMENTS RATHER THAN FRONTAGE ON A PUBLIC STREET. STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS REQUEST. THE SITE IS LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF BERRY ROAD AND MATTY DRIVE NORTHEAST OF THE TERMINUS OF METRO'S RED LINE RAPID TRANSIT ROUTE. THE SITE IS SEPARATED FROM THE MATTY RIGHT OF WAY BY THE JANOWSKI DITCH, A 20 FOOT DRAINAGE AREA THAT THE CITY OWNS IN FEE. THE APPLICANT HAS RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM THE CITY'S JOINT REFERRAL COMMITTEE TO PURCHASE EASEMENTS ACROSS THE THIS AREA FOR ALL LOT ACCESS. THE APPLICANT WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE SIDEWALK ALONG BOTH FRONTAGES. ONCE THIS PROJECT ADVANCES TO PERMITTING, THE PROPOSED HOMES WILL FEATURE 12 FOOT WIDE DRIVEWAYS TO MEET PARKING REQUIREMENTS. AND WE SET BACK APPROXIMATELY 45 FEET FROM THE DRAINAGE AREA. THERE WILL ROUGHLY BE AN ADDITIONAL 52 FEET OF DISTANCE BETWEEN THE PROPERTY LINE AND THE PAVING SECTION, ALLOWING AMPLE ROOM FOR PARKING THAT DOES NOT DISRUPT THE PEDESTRIAN REALM. IN ADDITION, THE 12 FOOT DRIVEWAYS ALLOW FOR LANDSCAPE BUFFERS OVER 20 FEET WIDE FOR MOST OF THE LOTS. PRESERVING THE LANDSCAPING ALONG THE PEDESTRIAN REALM. STAFF FINDS A UNIQUE SITE CONDITIONS, DEEPER SETBACK, AND SINGLE CAR WITH DRIVEWAY ACCESS ALLOW FOR DEVELOPING AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITY THAT ENCOURAGES WALKABILITY NEAR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. STAFF FINDS REQUEST TO BE CONSISTENT WITH SOUND PUBLIC POLICY AND RECOMMENDS GRANTING THE VARIANCE AND APPROVING THE PLAT FOR THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM. CONDITIONS. STAFF HAS RECEIVED ONE ADVANCED WRITTEN COMMENT EXPRESSING GENERAL CONCERN FOR FLOODING IN THE AREA. THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION. OKAY, THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. BUTLER? OKAY. UM, I DON'T HAVE ANYONE WHO W HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON 1 46, BUT IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON IT? IF NOT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CONSIDER. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO, UH, GRANT THE VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS, WHICH ARE BEFORE YOU ON THE SCREEN. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? [01:05:01] MOTION BALDWIN. BALDWIN. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. SIGLER SIGLER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES CHAIR. SORRY FOR THE LATE NOTICE, BUT I NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM 1 47. OKAY, WE WILL HAVE AN ABSTENTION FROM COMMISSIONER MORRIS ON 1 47. GO AHEAD. ITEM 1 47 IS CENTER POINT ENERGY RIVERSIDE SUBSTATION. THIS ITEM WAS DEFERRED AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING. THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE HARRIS COUNTY ETJ, NORTH OF THE BEAUMONT HIGHWAY IN WEST OF THE SAN JACINTO RIVER. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES A RESERVE FOR A POWER SUBSTATION, IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ACCESS THE SITE BY EASEMENT RATHER THAN A PUBLIC STREET. STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS REQUEST. THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE SHAMAN POWER GENERAL PLAN. THIS GP WAS APPROVED WITH VARIANCES TO NOT PROVIDE ANY PUBLIC STREETS TO THE PROPERTY, PRECLUDING THE SUBDIVISION FROM ADDRESSING INTERSECTION SPACING REQUIREMENTS. THE SITE IS CURRENTLY ACCESSIBLE BY A RECORDED ACCESS EASEMENT WITH ASPHALT PAVING THE SUB. THE SUBSTATION IS UNMANNED AND THE LARGER SITE IS SECURED. LIMITING TRAFFIC TO ROUTINE MAINTENANCE STAFF FINDS THE REQUEST TO UTILIZE AN EASEMENT TO BE SOUND PUBLIC POLICY CONSIDERING THE RESTRICTED USE OF THE SITE AND THE LACK OF TRAFFIC GENERATED. HARRIS COUNTY'S EXPRESSED NO OBJECTION TO THIS APPLICATION AND STAFF RECOMMENDS GRANTING THE VARIANCE IN APPROVING THE PLAT FOR THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS. STAFF HAS RECEIVED NO ADVANCE WRITTEN COMMENT ON THIS ITEM AND THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. BUTLER? UH, I DON'T HAVE ANYONE WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON 1 47. ANYBODY WHO WISHES TO, UM, THEN WE'LL GO TO STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION, WHICH IS TO GRANT THE VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS WHICH ARE ON THE SCREEN. ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION JONES. SECOND. ALL ROBINS ROBINS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES WITH COMMISSIONER MODEST ABSTAINING. UH, 1 48. ITEM 1 48 IS CITY PLACE RESIDENTIAL ZONE GP. THIS ITEM WAS DEFERRED AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING. THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE HARRIS COUNTY ETJ, ALONG THE GRAND PARKWAY, WEST OF SAWMILL AND SOUTH OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY LINE. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES A MIXED USE GENERAL PLAN AS REQUESTING VARIANCES TO EXCEED INTERSECTION SPACING REQUIREMENTS AT THREE LOCATIONS. STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS REQUEST. THE SITE IS LOCATED ALONG THE GRAND PARKWAY NEAR SAWMILL IN NORTH NORTHERN HARRIS COUNTY. THE APPLICANT INITIALLY REQUESTED VARIANCES AT SEVEN LOCATIONS, BUT HAS SINCE LIMITED THE REQUEST TO THREE WITH THE REMAINING VARIANCES TO BE SUBMITTED AT A LATER DATE. THE FIRST LOCATION IS TO EXCEED INTERSECTION SPACING ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF EAST MOSSY OAKS ROAD. THIS AREA BUTTS A FLOOD WAVE AND PROPOSED DRAINAGE AREAS LIMITING THE NEED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL STREETS. THE SECOND LOCATION IS ALONG THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY, WHICH ABUTS A PARTIALLY GRADE SEPARATED SEGMENT OF THE GRAND PARKWAY. THE APPLICANT ASSERTS THAT THE GRAND PARKWAY IS NOT ACCESSIBLE AT THIS LOCATION, WHICH WOULD MAKE THE INTERSECTION HERE INFEASIBLE. THE THIRD LOCATION INVOLVES CREATING A LOOP CIRCULATION SYSTEM IN LIEU OF PROVIDING NORTH, SOUTH AND EAST WEST STREETS. THE LAND PLAN SUBMITTED SHOWS THAT MOST OF THESE LOTS WILL BE ACCESSIBLE BY PAE, REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC CONFLICTS WITHIN THE LOOP SYSTEM. THE APPLICANT IS ALSO PROVIDING A MULTIPURPOSE TRAIL SYSTEM, REDUCING THE BURDEN ON THE PUBLIC STREETS. STAFF FINDS EACH OF THESE INTERSECTIONS FACE A REQUESTS TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE INTENT OF CHAPTER 42. STAFF RECOMMENDS GRAINING THE VARIANCE AND APPROVING THE CPC, THE THE GP PER THE CCP C 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS STAFF HAS RECEIVED NO ADVANCED WRITTEN COMMENT. THIS ITEM AND THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION. OKAY. QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. IF NOT, UM, DO WE HAVE ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 48 CITY PLACE RESIDENTIAL ZONE ONE? IF NOT, UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS BEFORE YOU ON THE SCREEN IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION. IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION HINES. IS THERE A SECOND? ROBINS? ROBINS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 1 49. ITEM 1 49 IS CUMBERLAND BUSINESS CENTER GP. THE SITE WAS DEFERRED AT THE PREVIOUS PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE HARRIS COUNTY ETJ, ALONG THE GRAND PARKWAY NORTH OF US TWO 90. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES A GENERAL PLAN OF COMMERCIAL USES ALONG PUBLIC STREETS. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING VARIANCES TO EXCEED INTERSECTIONS FACING REQUIREMENTS IN THREE LOCATIONS. STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS REQUEST. THE SITE IS LOCATED ALONG THE GRAND PARKWAY NORTH OF TWO 90. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES A SERIES OF RESERVES FOR COMMERCIAL USES. THE APPLICANT WILL DEDICATE A SEGMENT OF CUMBERLAND RIDGE DRIVE AS REQUIRED BY [01:10:01] THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE AND FREEWAY PLAN. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A SECOND EAST TO WEST LOCAL STREET, WHICH WILL BE CONNECTED TO CUMBERLAND RIDGE BY A THIRD NORTH SOUTH STREET. THESE THREE SEGMENTS WILL ALLOW FOR INTERNAL CIRCULATION WHILE RESTRICTING ACCESS TO THE SITE, TO BOWER ROAD AND THE GRAND PARKWAY. THIS WILL LIMIT TRAFFIC CONFLICTS WITH THE NEARBY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES. IN ADDITION, THE SITE IS BOUND BY SHIELD PARK AND A PLATTED RESERVED ON THE NORTH AND EAST. THE SITE IS BOUND ON THE SOUTH BY AN UNRECORDED SINGLE FAMILY SUBDIVISION WITH NO SUBST STREETS. CONSIDERING THESE SITE BARRIERS, THE CIRCULATION PROVIDED BY THE PROPOSED STREETS AND THE USE OF THE SITE STAFF FINDS THE REQUEST TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE INTENT OF CHAPTER 42. HARRIS COUNTY'S EXPRESSED NO OBJECTION TO GRANTING THIS REQUEST AND STAFF RECOMMENDS GRANTING THE VARIANCE IN APPROVING THE GP PER THE CCPC. ONE. ONE FORM CONDITIONS STAFF HAS RECEIVED NO ADVANCE WRITTEN COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS FOR MR. BUTLER? IF NOT, UM, I DON'T THINK, IS THERE ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON 1 49 CUMBERLAND BUSINESS CENTER? HEARING NO RESPONSE? UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS WHICH ARE ON THE SCREEN IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION. IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION SIGLER SIGLER. IS THERE A SECOND? JONES JONES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES. ITEM ONE 50 ELSAS VILLAS GOOD. CAN YOU ACTIVATE THE MICROPHONE? WOULD YOU MIND? OH, SORRY. SHOULD I SAY THAT AGAIN? UM, MY NAME IS ELLI RODRIGUEZ. ITEM ONE 50 EL C VILLAS. THE SITE IS LOCATED IN HOUSTON CITY LIMIT EAST OF HAMPSTEAD ROAD AND NORTH OF WASHINGTON AVENUE. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TWO VARIANCES. ONE IS TO ALLOW AN EIGHT FEET RIGHT AWAY, DEDICATION ALONG WALL STREET AND TO NOT PROVIDE ANY RIGHT AWAY DEDICATION ALONG LET STREET STAFF IS NOT IN SUPPORT OF THE WE COULD. THE APPLICANT IS RE PLOTING PORTION OF TWO LOT TO CREATE FOUR ONE LOADING SINGLE FAMILY LOT. LET STREET IS A 50 FEET RIGHT AWAY AND WALL STREET WAS PLOTTED AT 17 FEET WIDE RIGHT AWAY PER THE PLAT AS SHOWN ON THE SCREEN. FIRST CHAPTER 42, THE APPLICANT REQUIRE TO DEDICATE FIVE FEET ALONG LATHING STREET AND 13 FEET ALONG WALL STREET. THE CURRENT PROPOSAL CONSISTS OF FOUR UNLOADING LOG THAT DOESN'T MEET THE INTENT OF THE ORDINANCE. THIS PROPOSED DESIGN WOULD CREATE MULTIPLE DRIVEWAYS AND WILL OBSTRUCT THE SIDEWALK. LAST CYCLE. THE APPLICANT SUBMITTED A PLAT WITH A SHARED DRIVEWAY AND STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS SHARED DRIVEWAY DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL. THE SHARED DRIVEWAY DEVELOPMENT WILL REDUCE THE CRIP CUT FROM FOUR FOUR TO TWO WOULD INCREASE PUBLIC SAFETY BY PROVIDING ICE ON THE STREET AND WILL HELP TO PRESERVE SIDEWALK AND ON STREET PARKING WITH THE AP WIDENING ALONG WALL STREET. IT WILL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE ADJACENT RIGHTWAY ALIGNMENT ALONG THE BLOCK. IN THE FUTURE. AT THE PROPERTIES TO THE WEST, WE DEVELOPED THERE COULD BE A POSSIBILITY TO WIDEN THE RIGHT OF WAY TO 55 FEET. HOWEVER, THE APPLICANT DECIDED NOT TO PROCEED WITH THE CHAIR DRIVER DEVELOPMENT AND IS NOW PROPOSING FOR UNLOADING LOT. THE CURRENT PROPOSAL WITH ONE LOADERS WILL BE INJURIOUS TO PUBLIC SAFETY, DOES NOT MEET THE INTENT AND THERE'S NO HARDSHIP WAS PRESENTED AS THE APPLICANT STILL HAS THE OPTION TO DEVELOP A CHAIR DRIVEWAY WITH THE SAME NUMBER OF LOTS. THE APPLICANT'S JUSTIFICATION REGARDING THE LARGE TREES ALONG TON STREET CANNOT BE CONSIDERED AS A HARDSHIP AS THIS STREET IS NOT PROTECTED ON DECODE AND THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE ENFORCEMENT FOR, UM, ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM FOR SINGLE FAMILY PROPERTY REMOVING TREES WITHIN PRIVATE PROPERTY. THEREFORE, THAT RECOMMENDATION IS TO DENY THE, THE VAN REQUEST AND VISIT PUT THE PLOT STAT. DID RECEIVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT IN EVENT WHO IS IN OPPOSITION OF THE VARIANT REQUEST AND VOICE A CONCERN REGARDING THE WIDTH OF WALL STREET. THIS CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FROM MS. RODRIGUEZ BEFORE WE GET STARTED? [01:15:01] I KNOW THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS FROM LAST WEEK. COMMISSIONER SMITH COULD, COULD, SPEAKING OF STREET, THAT'S GONNA BE MY PRIMARY INTEREST. COULD YOU REVIEW THE, THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT AND SETBACKS AND PLATTING HISTORY FOR OTHER LOTS ALONG RAW STREET WHERE IT'S THIS VERY UNUSUAL NARROW WIDTH. SO WALL STREET, AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S ONLY TWO BLOCK, RIGHT? AND, UM, THE, THE PROPERTY, THE BLOCK TO THE NORTH, IT STILL HAS NOT BEEN REDEVELOPED. SO THEY ONLY HAVE SEVEN FEET, 17 FEET IN FRONT OF IT. AND THE PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH WAS WE PLOTTED AND THEY ONLY DEDICATED EIGHT FEET. AND THAT'S, UM, PRETTY MUCH THE WHOLE INFORMATION I HAVE AT WALL STREET. AND SO THE EIGHT FEET THAT WAS PLATTED IMMEDIATELY TO THE SOUTH, UM, THE, THE STAFF IS NOT IN FAVOR OF A SIMILAR RIGHT OF WAY WIDTH DEDICATION TO MATCH THAT FOR THIS PROPERTY. SO STAFF IS IN FAVOR OF THE EIGHT FEET, WHICH MATCHES THE RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION TO THE STOUT, BUT IT'S NOT IN FAVOR OF THE FOR FRONT LOADING LOT. SO BECAUSE THE APPLICANT IS RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE PROPOSING FOUR LOT HAVING DIRECT VEHICLE ACCESS TO THE STREET INSTEAD OF THE SHARED DRIVEWAY. SO THAT'S WHY STAFF IS NOT IN SUPPORT OF THE VAN REQUEST. WE ARE IN SUPPORT OF THE RIGHTAWAY DEDICATION, BUT WITH THE SHARED DRIVEWAY DEVELOPMENT, THEY WOULD GRANT THEM THE EIGHT FEET WITH THE SHARED DRIVE. THAT WOULD BE THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE STAFF. THAT'S MY RECOMMENDATION. YEAH. YEAH. AND, AND SPECIFICALLY THE VARIANCE. I I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT PAYING CLOSER ATTENTION. THE VARIANCE ON THAT IS REQUESTED IS WHAT? EIGHT FEET RIGHTWAY DEDICATION INSTEAD OF 13 ALONG WALL STREET AND NO RIGHTWAY DEDICATION ALONG L STREET, WHICH IS THE ON THE NORTH. THANK YOU. AND TO CLARIFY, I THINK STAFF WOULD ALSO BE OKAY WITH NO DEDICATION ON LA TEAM? YES, THAT IS CORRECT. IF, IF IT WASN'T A SHARE, IF IT WAS A SHARED DRIVER, YES. OKAY. ALRIGHT. UH, FURTHER, UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE WE HAVE SPEAKERS? SO, OKAY, THANK YOU. UH, THE FIRST SPEAKER I BELIEVE IS THE APPLICANT, SAEED ELIS SSIS. DID I PRONOUNCE THAT CORRECT? COME FORWARD. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS ED SSIS AND TODAY I'M HERE TO PRESENT MYSELF AND KINDLY ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL OF THE REPLY AND VARIANCE REQUEST. BASED ON THE FOLLOWING POINTS, MY NEIGHBOR TO THE SOUTH SIDE DEDICATE EIGHT FEET TO THE RIGHT OF WAY AND DID NOT PROVIDE THE SIDEWALK. I'M DEDICATING EIGHT FEET TO THE RIGHT OF WAY ALONG ROAD STREET WITH A SIDEWALK. INITIALLY. OUR SIDE PLAN, UH, PROVIDE A FIVE FEET SIDEWALK AND FOUR FEET PEDESTRIAN BUFFER WITHIN THE EIGHT FEET. BUT I WAS INFORMED THAT THE CITY WILL NOT ALLOW ANY PAVEMENT IMPROVEMENT ALONG ROLL STREETS. THEREFORE, I WILL NEED TO DEDICATE IN ADDITION FIVE FEET EASEMENT FROM THE EXISTING PAVEMENT FOR A SIDEWALK WITHIN MY PROPERTY. AND I'M WILLING TO DO THIS. THERE ARE 250 YEARS OLD, OLD LARGE OAKS TREES THAT I'M TRYING TO PRESERVE AND WORK AROUND THEM AND SAVE THEM. THE EXISTING HOUSE LOCATED ON LOT FOUR IS BEING RENOVATED FOR MY FAMILY HOME. AND I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO HELP ME KEEP THIS MATURE TREES FOR MY FAMILY TO ENJOY FOR YEARS TO COME. ALMOST ALL NEIGHBORING PROPERTY DO NOT HAVE A SHARED DRIVEWAY. I'M ONLY ASKING TO BE ALLOWED TO MATCH MY NEIGHBOR AND MATCH EXISTING CONDITION. THE CITY IS WILLING TO SUPPORT THE VARIANCE WITH SHARED DRIVEWAY, BUT THIS OPTION WILL FORCE ME TO CUT THE TWO, THE TWO LARGER TREES OR POSSIBLY, POSSIBLY MORE TO DEVELOP THE REST OF THE LOT. I MEAN, I HAVE, I I ALSO BROUGHT PICTURE OF THE TREE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHOOT FOR YOU TO, TO SHOW DOCUMENT CAMERA PLEASE. HTV. AND, AND, AND THIS IS, UH, THE SHARED DRIVEWAY. ALSO PICTURE. THIS IS, THIS IS A THREE. OKAY. SORRY. TIME. OKAY. AND, AND, AND, UH, THE LAST ONE, I JUST WANNA SEE IF WE DO THE SHARED DRIVEWAY. UH, YOU'LL HAVE TO SPEAK INTO THE MIC 'CAUSE WE CAN'T HEAR YOU. SORRY. SORRY. IF WE DO [01:20:01] THE SHARED DRIVEWAY AS, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE TWO, THREE, THAT'S ARE ON THE WAY. SO WE HAVE TO GET RID OF THESE TWO BIG THREE. OKAY. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? OKAY. STANDBY. THERE MAY BE SOMETHING IN A MINUTE. UM, AND THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ANAN AMI. MR. AMI? YES, SIR. MADAM CHAIR AND, AND, AND, UH, AND COMMISSION. UM, UH, MY NAN KAMI, I AM HELPING, UH, SAYED DESIGN THE PROJECT. I AM, I LIVE IN THE, IN THE CLOSE VICINITY AND FRIENDS WITH HIM AND, AND HIS NEIGHBOR, PAUL, UH, HENDRICKS, WHO, WHO IS, UH, ADAMANTLY OPPOSED TO LOSING THE TREES. UM, AND, AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT THIS COMES TO IS, IS TRYING TO KEEP THE MATCH THE EXISTING CONDITION AND TRYING TO KEEP PEACE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD BY, BY KEEPING THESE TREES. UM, AND, UH, AND SO THE, THE CITY IS, IS VERY MUCH ENCOURAGING A, A PARTICULAR ROUTE IN THIS DEVELOPMENT. UM, AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT THIS COMES DOWN TO IS, IS THAT, UH, THE DEVELOPMENT CAN HAPPEN IN A, IN A CERTAIN WAY. UM, BUT IF IF HE PURSUES THAT WAY, THEN IT'S, IT'S GOING TO, UM, REALLY DAMAGE THE ENVIRONMENT, DAMAGE HIS NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, PAUL IS DIRECTLY NEXT DOOR TO HIM. UM, AND, AND IT WOULD, IT WOULD REALLY CREATE A LOT OF, UH, HAVOC. SO, UM, THERE IS A, A PROVISION THAT ALLOWS FOR EVERYTHING TO PROCEED THAT, THAT DOESN'T SEEM THAT IT'S GOING TO, TO HAVE, UM, ANY NEGATIVE IMPACT. THERE AREN'T, THERE AREN'T SIDEWALKS ALONG ROLLS, UM, EVEN THOUGH HE WOULD, HE WOULD BE ADDING ONE. UM, SO IT DOESN'T SEEM THAT HIS APPROACH WELL WOULD BE DAMAGED, RATHER IT WOULD MAINTAIN THIS BEAUTIFUL TREE CANOPY THAT THIS, THAT THIS LITTLE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS. OKAY, THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE SPEAKER? THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US. UM, THE NEXT SPEAKER IS, UM, PHILLIP, UM, GORO. GORO. YEAH. HI. YES. UH, I'VE SPOKEN ON, UH, I'VE SPOKEN ON THIS, UH, PREVIOUSLY IN, IN OPPOSITION TO THIS AND, AND MY POSITION HASN'T REALLY CHANGED. UM, WHAT, WHAT I WAS MOSTLY OPPOSED WAS, UH, THE SIDEWALK BASICALLY BEING IN, IN THE STREET, UM, AS SOMEBODY ELSE, UH, WITHIN THE, UM, I GUESS DEPARTMENT HAD HAD ALSO NOTED. UM, AND, AND HE DID SAY THAT HE WOULD DEDICATE MORE AREA IN HIS LOT FOR THE SIDEWALK, BUT THAT, THAT'S GONNA BE RIGHT IN LINE WITH WHERE THE TREES ARE. SO, UM, I, I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE. I, I JUST, AGAIN, WANTED TO, TO VOICE MY OPPOSITION FOR THE, THE SIDEWALK BEING IN RAW STREET, WHICH, UH, WOULD EFFECTIVELY TURN RAW STREET INTO A ONE-WAY STREET. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US, US. UM, THOSE ARE THE SPEAKERS I HAVE LISTED. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON ELS VILLAS? ITEM ONE 50. YES, MADAM. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR. OH, WE HAVE, UM, SOMEBODY SIGNED UP IN THE CHAT FIRST. OKAY. GEORGE FRY, FREY. OKAY. MR. FRY? YES. HELLO. I SPOKE IN OPPOSITION TO THIS THE PREVIOUS TIME AS WELL, AND, UH, AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT FOR AND ALL THE PUBLIC WORKS, UH, DEPARTMENTS FOR GOING THROUGH AND PROVIDING THEIR COMMENTS. MY, MY COMMENT, MY CONCERN THE PREVIOUS TIME WAS THAT THIS INFORMATION WAS SHARED TO US LIVE AND, AND AGAIN, IT'S BEING SHARED TO US LIVE. SO UNFORTUNATELY THERE'S, THERE'S NEVER A COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY TO, TO VOICE TO, TO, TO HAVE A WELL THOUGHT OUT, UH, OPINION ON THE, THE TOPIC. UH, I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THE, THAT THIS IS A, WE'RE 17 OR 20 FOOT, UH, WIDE STREET RIGHT NOW. AND SO BY EXTENDING THE SIDEWALK INTO THE, THE STREET, YOU'RE, YOU'RE, WELL, AS PHILLIP ALSO MENTIONED, IT'S YOU'RE TURNING THIS INTO A ONE-WAY STREET AND THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. THE PLANNING TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT DIDN'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON IT, BUT WE'D DEFINITELY STILL LIKE TO HEAR THE COMMENTS WE, WE REQUESTED LAST, LAST TIME AND, AND WOULD LIKE TO HEAR WHERE THAT'S COMING FROM. UM, IF THERE'S ANOTHER COMMUNITY, THE, THE COMMUNITY ON THE OTHER SIDE IS, IS A VERY LARGE TRACT OF LAND READY FOR REDEVELOPMENT. UM, IT'S BEING PREPARED FOR REDEVELOPMENT. SO TURNING THIS INTO A, AN ALLEYWAY, ESSENTIALLY AN ALLEYWAY DEFINITELY HAS SOME PLANNING IMPACTS TO IT. TIME THAT WE'D LIKE TO UNDERSTAND. I'D, I'D ALSO LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THERE'S A SIDEWALK ORDINANCE THAT WENT INTO EFFECT SINCE THE, SINCE THE NEIGHBORING BUILDINGS WERE CONSTRUCTED. AND SO BY ALLOWING A VARIANCE, YOU'RE IGNORING THE, THE VAR, THE ORDINANCE [01:25:01] THAT WAS RECENTLY PASSED. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND WE'VE ENCOURAGE YOU TO FOLLOW THE ORDINANCES. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE SPEAKER? THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON ELSE'S VILLAS? GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR. I HOPE YOU CAN HEAR ME. THIS IS MARY VILLAREAL WITH THE INTER FIELD GROUP. OKAY. UM, AGAIN, GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS MARY VILLAREAL. I AM WITH THE INTER FIELD GROUP ON BEHALF OF, UH, OWNER SAEED AND D ANALYSIS. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK STAFF FOR THE REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION OF THE VARIANCES BEING REQUESTED TODAY, EVEN THOUGH THEY THEMSELVES WERE UNDER CERTAIN CONSTRAINTS AND HAD TO DENY THE VARIANCES AND DISAPPROVE THE PLAT, WE UNDERSTAND THIS IS A UNIQUE AND DIFFICULT TRACT AS DESCRIBED. THE DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF FOUR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES WITH, UH, SOME ATTACHED GARAGES. THE ASSIST FAMILY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF RENOVATING THE EXISTING RESIDENCE FOR THEIR FAMILY HOME. WE UNDERSTAND, UM, STAFF WAS KIND ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE VARIANCE REQUEST WITH A SHARED DRIVEWAY. HOWEVER, WE BELIEVE THE INITIAL AMOUNT OF RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION ON THIS SIDE. THE TRACK IS SUFFICIENT FOR A HARDSHIP, BUT ADDING A SHARED DRIVEWAY TO THE MIX MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT. IN ADDITION TO THE DIFFICULTY OF ADDED OF THE ADDED SHARED DRIVEWAY, WE HAVE THE ISSUE THAT THE OWNER CANNOT MODIFY THE EXISTING PUBLIC STREET PAVING. SO IN ORDER TO MEET THE SIDEWALK REQUIREMENT, HE WOULD, HE IS BEING ASKED TO SHIFT THE FOUR FOOT SAFETY BUFFER AND A FIVE FOOT SIDEWALK WITHIN THE PLAT BOUNDARY. THERE IS APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE PAVEMENT TO THE PLAT BOUNDARY AFTER THE EIGHT FOOT DEDICATION TO THE NEW PROPERTY LINE. THIS MEANS THAT WE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO CREATE APPROXIMATELY SEVEN FOOT, SEVEN FOOT SIDEWALK EASEMENT WITHIN THE PROPERTY. THEREFORE, THE ACTUAL DEDICATION ALONG WALL STREET WOULD BE A TOTAL DEDICATION OF APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET. SO SUPPORT OF A VARIANT ALONG WALL STREET FOR OUR UH, EIGHT FEET IS ACTUALLY NOT EIGHT FEET. THE OTHER, UH, ISSUE CREATED WITH A SHARED DRIVEWAY DEVELOPMENT IS CHAPTER 42 REQUIRES A SHARED DRIVEWAY TO INTERSECT WITH THE PUBLIC STREET HAVING A MINIMUM PAVE SECTION OF 18 FEET. CURRENT WIDTH IS JUST UNDER THIS. IN ORDER TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, PUBLIC WORKS WOULD REQUIRE, WOULD LIKELY REQUIRE THE PAVEMENT SECTION TO BE WIDENED. OWNER NOT BEING ABLE TO IMPROVE THE EXISTING PAVEMENT SECTION WOULD DENY HIM THE ABILITY TO OBTAIN A SITE WORK PERMIT, WHICH WOULD BE NEEDED FOR SITE UTILITIES AND A PAVEMENT PLAN FOR THE CONCRETE PAVING THAT WOULD BE UTILIZED TO ACCESS ANY INK. PROPOSED LOTS ACCESSING THE PUBLIC STREET THROUGH A SHARED DRIVEWAY. BECAUSE OF THE EXISTING CONDITIONS OF THIS AREA, THE ISSUE OF, UH, SHARED DRIVEWAY DEVELOPMENT WOULD HAVE TO MEET WITH PUBLIC WORK REQUIREMENTS. AND THE ABILITY FOR THIS OWNER TO DEVELOP HIS PROPERTY WOULD BE MORE FEASIBLE. WITH A SITE LAYOUT BEING PRESENTED TO YOU TODAY ELSE'S VILLAS, IT WILL PROVIDE A PEDESTRIAN BUFFER ALONG LAINE STREET WITH THREE INCH CALIBER TREES AND A SIDEWALK, AND IS WILLING TO PROVIDE A FIVE FOOT SIDEWALK WITH APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET SIDEWALK EASEMENT BEING SHOWN. IN ADDITION TO THE EIGHT FEET IN THE DEDICATION ALONG WALL STREET, THE ASSIST FAMILY IS REQUESTING THAT YOU KINDLY CONSIDER THEIR HARDSHIP AND APPROVE THE VARIANCES PRESENTED TO YOU. TODAY WE ARE OPEN TO DISCUSS ANY SUGGESTIONS THE, THE COMMISSION MAY HAVE TO MAKE THIS DEVELOPMENT FEASIBLE FOR THIS FAMILY. ALRIGHT. UM, WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION OF THE REQUESTED VARIANCES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY, THANK YOU MS. VIEL. ANY QUESTIONS FOR, FOR MS. VI VILLAREAL? RIGHT. GOOD. APPRECIATE IT. COMMISSIONER SMITH. UH, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT OR FOR, FOR STAFF IN, IN, IN THE DIMENSIONS ON THE DRAWING HERE. IT'S VERY HARD FOR ME TO DESCRIBE 'EM, BUT IS THE CURRENT PAVED ROADWAY SURFACE INSIDE THE LOT PRESENTLY? HAS THE, IS THE CITY ROAD ENCROACHING ONTO PRIVATE PROPERTY AT YES. AT PRESENT TIME? YEAH. HOW DID THAT FIGURE INTO YOUR CONSIDERATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS? UH, THE CITY AND THE RESIDENTS HAVE BENEFITED FROM THIS ENCROACHMENT ONTO THE PRIVATE PROPERTY OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS. I ASSUME THE, IS IT, IS IT MATERIAL TO YOU CAN, OKAY, I CAN YOU REPEAT ONE MORE TIME THE QUESTION PLEASE. , I'D BE HAPPY TO. THE EXISTING PAVEMENT YEAH. UH, IS NOT WITHIN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY AS DEDICATED, IT IS OFFSET OR THE WIDTHS ARE SUCH THAT THE PAVEMENT, THE ACTUAL DRIVING SURFACE THAT THE PUBLIC HAS ACCESS TO LIES PARTIALLY ON THIS APPLICANT'S PRIVATE PROPERTY. YEAH. SO THERE'S AN ENCROACHMENT OF THE PUBLIC USE ONTO PRIVATE PROPERTY PRESENTLY, CORRECT? YEAH. BUT AFTER THE EIGHT FEET RIGHT AWAY DEDICATION, THE PAVEMENT WILL BE WITHIN PUBLIC RIGHT AWAY. CORRECT? CORRECT. SO, CORRECT THE WAY I CONSIDER IT, THIS IS AN OPINION NOW. YEAH. UM, THE APPLICANT IS [01:30:01] PROVIDING TO THE PUBLIC A RIGHT OF A WRONG, THAT WAS NOT HIS, THAT WAS ESSENTIALLY A HISTORICAL FACT OF THE PLACEMENT OF THE PAVEMENT AND THE, THE, THE ROAD IS NOW IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. SO THE CITY RECEIVES THAT BENEFIT FROM THE DEDICATION. NOW THE COMMISSION IS BEING ASKED TO DETERMINE WHETHER EIGHT FEET OR THE 13 FEET, BASED ON A REALLY ODD RIGHT OF WAY, SITUATION IS NECESSARY. AND THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS COMING BACK ESSENTIALLY TO THE ADDITION OF ONE DRIVEWAY TO RAWS JUSTIFYING SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO, TO, UH, TO THE WIDTH AND CONSEQUENTLY JEOPARDIZING THE TREE. SO I I I'M HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IN THAT IT, IT SEEMS, IT SEEMS NOT NECESSARILY PUNITIVE, BUT IT DOES SEEM OUT OF BALANCE TO SOME DEGREE AS TO THE MIX OF INTERESTS HERE BETWEEN THE PUBLIC, UH, IN THE TERMS OF THE ROAD RIGHT AWAY, THE PUBLIC IN TERMS OF, OF THE REGULATIONS AND THE VARIANCES AND SO ON. SO I'M, I'M STRUGGLING CHAIR. SO YEAH, I AGREE WITH MR. SMITH. I JUST WOULD SAY IT'S A CARROT IN A STICK. WE'RE ENTITLED TO 13 FEET UNDER THE ORDINANCE AND WE'RE USING THE ABILITY TO REDUCE OUR 13 FEET BY FIVE FEET IN EXCHANGE FOR BETTER RIGHT OF WAY FOR GUESTS AND EVERYONE ALONG THE PUBLICLY OWNED RIGHT OF WAY. SO THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO IS EXCHANGE THREE DRIVEWAYS FOR ONE, IN ORDER TO GET US MORE OFF STREET PARKING AS THE CITY GAINS MILLIONS OF MORE PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE A HUGE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT NEXT DOOR, YOU ARE GONNA NEED MORE OFF STREET PARKING. THAT, THAT'S THE WAY I LOOKED AT IT. RIGHT. AND I DON'T RECOGNIZE THAT MY, MY CONSIDERATION IS, IS INFLUENCED SIGNIFICANTLY BY THE ADJACENT PROPERTY NOT HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO MATCH THAT. SO, BUT THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO MATCH IT. THE SAME 13 FEET WOULD COME FROM THEM AND THAT WOULD GET US A 30 FOOT TO THE SOUTH. THIS ONE RIGHT HERE WHEN THIS ONE DEVELOPS, I'M SPEAKING TO THE ONE, TO THE SOUTH, DEDICATED EIGHT. AND THAT'S, THAT'S DONE, THAT'S RELATIVELY CONSTRUCTION. STILL HAVE WEIGHT TO CONTINUITY. SCREWED UP EASTERN BOUNDARY. UH, IN MY THINKING ABOUT IT. DOES COMMISSIONER ROSENBERG QUESTION, COMMISSIONER ROSENBERG COMMISSIONER, UM, BEING REMOTE, IT'S A LITTLE HARD TO FOLLOW. UH, ARE IS THE PLAN TO KEEP THE EXISTING TREES AND MAKE IT WORK WITH THEM, 'EM, BECAUSE LOOKING AT THE TREES THAT ARE THERE, THEY'RE OTHER BIG IN CANOPY, THEY'RE NOT IN GREAT SHAPE. AND I THINK GETTING THE PEDESTRIAN REALM RIGHT, BECAUSE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT MANY, MANY, MANY ACRES THAT WERE REDEVELOPED, THE EVIDENCE IS THERE GETTING THE CORRECT PEDESTRIAN, UM, SECTION IN THESE STREETS, GETTING A BASIS SET THAT CAN BE REPLICATED AND REPEATED THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, MAKE IT EQUALLY, UH, CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THIS VERY, VERY, VERY LARGE AREA. THAT IS DEFINITELY GONNA RE UM, PREDEVELOPED SOON. GETTING THE SIDEWALKS IN RIGHT, GETTING THINGS LAID OUT RIGHT, UM, MAKES THE MOST SENSE TO ME. AND I'D RATHER GET SOME NEW TREES IN THE RIGHT SPOT THAT HAVE A CHANCE TO SURVIVE, UM, BECAUSE THESE TREES AREN'T GONNA MAKE IT VERY MUCH LONG. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER ROSENBERG. I, AND ONE QUESTION I HAD ASKED IS, WE DON'T HAVE ANY WAY GOING FORWARD TO ENSURE THAT THOSE TREES WILL REMAIN, THEY'RE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AND SO WE CAN'T PUT A NOTE ON THE PLAT, SO THEY'RE LIVING THINGS. SO, UM, IT'S SORT OF A, A GAMBLE COMMISSIONER, UM, JONES, DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT? YES. UH, KIND OF TIES TO THE REFERENCE TO SIDEWALKS, AND I'M, I'M COMING FROM EXPERIENCE HAVING GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS, BUT THERE IS A VARIANCE MECHANISM WITH SIDEWALKS TO, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN POSSIBLY ELIMINATE THE BUFFER. THERE'S A FEE PROCESS INVOLVED IN THAT, BUT YOU CAN REDUCE THE BUFFER. UM, THERE'S ALSO A CONSIDERATION WHERE YOU MAY BE ABLE TO REDUCE THE WIDTH, BUT THAT HAS TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS TO DO THAT. UH, BUT, UH, YOU, I'VE SEEN SUCCESS WHERE THERE WERE VARIANCES GRANTED FOR COMMON SENSE REASONS, LIKE, WE DON'T WANT TO TAKE A TREE OUT AND THEREFORE, IN MY PARTICULAR CASE, THE, THE VARIANCE THAT WAS GRANTED WAS A ZERO BUFFER TO GO AROUND THE TREE. UM, SO I JUST OFFER THAT UP, NOT NECESSARILY TO, UH, STAFF, BUT REALLY TO THE APPLICANT TO THINK THAT THROUGH AND MAYBE THROUGH YOUR, UH, CONSULTANT, KIND OF FIGURE OUT HOW YOU CAN MAKE THAT WORK AND, AND ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS OF THE STAFF IN THE CITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT'S A GOOD POINT. COMMISSIONER MAR. UM, SO JUST LIKE COMMENT FOR DISCUSSION, BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENT, I MEAN, IT'S A PERFECT FISHBOWL EXAMPLE OF [01:35:01] WHY WE'RE PUSHING FOR SHARED DRIVEWAYS BECAUSE YOU CAN ALREADY SEE THE DAMAGE THAT'S BEEN DONE MM-HMM . SO IT'S LIKE, DO WE TRY TO START RECTIFYING IT NOW WITH, WITH THIS, I MEAN, THERE'S ALREADY BEEN DAMAGED THAT BEEN DONE WITH THESE FRONT LOADING DRIVEWAYS. UM, A LOT OF TIMES WE DON'T HAVE ANY RECOURSE TO STOP THAT UNFORTUNATELY, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE CHANGING CHAPTER 42. BUT, UM, IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF, UH, WHICH OF THE LESSER ARE TWO EVILS FOR, UM, BUT WE'VE ALREADY DONE A LOT OF DAMAGE WITH THESE FRONT LOADING DRIVEWAYS, AND THEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ADDING FOUR MORE. SO I DON'T KNOW THAT THE, THE SOLUTION THAT STAFF IS BRINGING UP IS THE RIGHT SOLUTION, QUITE FRANKLY. UM, BUT I DON'T KNOW, ADDING FOUR MORE DRIVEWAYS IN A CORNER, UH, UH, INTERSECTION IS ALSO THE RIGHT SOLUTION AS WELL. SO, UM, I DON'T HAVE THE SOLUTION, BUT I DON'T THINK ADDING FOUR MORE FRONT LOADING DRIVEWAYS IN THIS ALREADY CONGESTED FRONT LOADING AREAS MAY BE THE RIGHT THING TO CONSIDER. SO THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. UH, NEITHER OF YOU. NO, NO, SURE. COMMISSIONER SEGLER. I, I, I JUST WANTED TO NOTE TOO THAT THEY HAVE A, UM, A HUNDRED, IT LOOKS LIKE A HUNDRED FEET OF RIGHT OF WAY A LONG RAW, AND THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE PROPOSING TWO DRIVEWAYS, WHICH IS PRETTY TYPICAL IN THE CITY. IF YOU HAVE A 50 FOOT LOT AND YOU HAD ONE HOME, YOU'D BE PUTTING ONE DRIVEWAY. UM, AND THEN I THINK THEY HAVE ABOUT 90 ON THE OTHER WHERE THEY'RE PUTTING TWO. OKAY. COMMISSIONER SMITH QUESTION, QUESTION, UH, FOR MS. RODRIGUEZ, AND IF, IF, IF I'M ASKING YOU TO SPECULATE BEYOND YOUR BOUNDARY, I, I UNDERSTAND, BUT, UH, THE CALLERS OR THE, THE, UH, THE FOLKS HAVE, HAVE SAID THAT THE PROPERTY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF RAWS TO THE WEST IS A CANDIDATE FOR REDEVELOPMENT. UM, THAT FRONTAGE TO THE WEST IS FRONTING ON INADEQUATE RIGHT OF WAY, AND THERE'LL BE A RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION OF THAT. YES, THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO DEDICATE 30 FEET FROM THEIR SIDE. HOW WILL 30 FEET BE MEASURED GIVEN THAT THERE IS NO ESTABLISHED CENTER LINE HERE? OKAY, SO, UM, THE, CAN I CAN WESTERN LINE BEFORE YOU JUMP INTO THE DETAILS? YEAH. LET, LET ME EXPLAIN. IS ONE WAY TO MEASURE THE RESULTING RIGHT OF WAY WIDTH YEAH. WOULD BE FROM THE RIGHT OF WAY LINE THAT WAS DEDICATED TO THE SOUTH, WHICH WAS REPRESENTED AN EIGHT FOOT DEDICATION. ONE COULD GO WEST FROM THERE TO COME TO A WIDTH. IF THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION GOES, WE HAVE A FIVE FOOT DIFFERENT LINE OF 13 FEET OF DEDICATED LINE THERE, I ASSUME THE PLAT WILL HAVE TO HAVE A STRAIGHT LINE. SO I, I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND, A, WOULD A STRAIGHT LINE BE REQUIRED AT SOME POINT, AND B, WOULD THAT DEVELOPER HAVING FULL FRONTAGE ALONG THE ENTIRETY OF RAWS BE REQUIRED TO DEDICATE A SIDEWALK OR TO BUILD A SIDEWALK AS A RESULT OF HIS POWER? THE PROPERTY TO THE WEST WILL BE REQUIRED TO DEDICATE THE REMAINDER HALF OF THE 60 FEET RIGHT AWAY. AND YES, THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO PUT A SIDEWALK. SO THIS, I WILL SAY CHAIR, THIS IS, THIS IS INFLUENTIAL IN THAT A PROPERTY OF THE NATURE THAT'S TO THE WEST AND IT'S YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR DEVELOPMENT WILL RESULT IN A SIDEWALK ON THE OTHER SIDE INFLUENCES MY DECISION ON THE, ON THE REQUEST. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS, COMMISSIONER JONES PICK UP ON, UH, COMMISSIONER SMITH'S, UH, REFERENCE TO SIDEWALKS, AND IT'S BECAUSE IT MAY, THERE WILL BE A COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. JONES CAN NOT BE , IT COULD BE A COMMERCIAL. THEN MIGHT THERE BE A REQUIREMENT FOR SIX FOOT WIDE SIDEWALK VERSUS A FIVE? WE CAN CERTAINLY ASK, OR THEY HAVE, YOU CAN ASK FOR IT AND IT'S CERTAINLY NOT REQUIRED, BUT JUST TRYING, TRYING TO SEE A WAY IN A COMPROMISE THAT WOULD MAKE IT WORK FOR BOTH SIDES. MS. MATER, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING TI MATTER AGAIN, UH, COMMISSIONER JONES, THE SIDEWALK REQUIREMENT FOR LOCAL STREET IS STILL FIVE FEET. SO EVEN IF IT'S A COMMERCIAL OR A SINGLE FAMILY, THEY'LL STILL BE REQUIRED A FIVE FEET RIDE, A FIVE FEET SIDEWALK. AND, UM, YEAH. SO WE, WE MAY ASK, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF WE'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK. WE ARE ABLE TO DISCUSS THIS ITEM AT THIS LENGTH BECAUSE THIS IS A VARIANCE. UM, EVERY OTHER PROJECT THAT, UH, YOU ALL HAVE DISCUSSED ABOUT THE OTHER FRONT LOADERS IN THIS AREA, YOU ALL DID NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION BECAUSE THOSE WERE ALL, UH, SHALL APPROVES TO. ARE YOU READY FOR A MOTION? UH, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, UM, I, I'M READY. SO I'LL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION IN CONSIDERATION OF COMMISSIONER SIGLER'S POINT ABOUT THE ACTUAL [01:40:01] DISTANCE OF THE DRIVEWAYS, UH, THE POTENTIAL FOR A DRIVEWAY ON THE OTHER SIDE AND THE, THE SETBACK THAT WAS A PRECEDENT GRANTED BY THE PLAT APPROVED BY THIS COMMISSION TO THE SOUTH. AND APPARENTLY A VARIANCE TO, UH, NO SIDEWALK TO THAT ONE. I WOULD SAY THOSE ARE FACTORS THAT WOULD LEAD ME TO VOTE, UH, IN FAVOR OF THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST AND AGAINST THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. OKAY. COMM, UH, I'M LOOKING TO OUR LEGAL COUNSEL, MS. MICKELSON. YEAH. UM, COMMISSIONER, I'D ASK FOR A COUPLE OF CLARIFICATIONS. FIRST OF ALL, MAYBE A QUESTION BETTER FOR STAFF, IF YOU GIVE ME JUST A MINUTE TO GET THROUGH. THE WHOLE THOUGHT IS, IS WHETHER OR NOT THE SIDEWALK REQUIREMENT WAS REQUIRED WHEN THE EIGHT FOOT WAS DEDICATED ON THE PROPERTY OF THE SOUTH? I'M, I'M NOT SURE WHERE THAT IS IN THE TIMING. UM, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S AN INFLUENTIAL FACTOR, BUT IF YOU ARE RECOMMENDING AGAINST STAFF RECOMMENDATION, PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING THE FINDINGS, UM, THAT ARE REQUIRED BY THE ORDINANCE, UM, FOR UNDUE HARDSHIP, NOT SELF-IMPOSED, ET CETERA. SO THE, THE, IT SEEMS TO ME THE APPLICANT HAS, HAS MADE THE CASE THAT THE HARDSHIP RESULTS NOT ONLY FROM THE, THE IMPACT OF THE DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS SELF-IMPOSED, UH, BUT AS THE DISCUSSION CONTINUED, THE HARDSHIP IS ALSO BEING INFLUENCED BY THE NARROWNESS OF THE RIGHT OF WAY, WHICH IS NOT SELF-IMPOSED, AND THE EXTENSION OF THAT EXISTING PAYMENT BEYOND THE PROPERTY, WHICH IS INFLUENCING THE, THE REQUEST WIDTH FOR THE DEDICATION. SO I, UH, I I THINK THE UNUSUAL NATURE OF THIS VERY NA UH, NARROW ONE IS NOT A SELF-IMPOSED CONDITION THAT DOES ADD TO THE HARDSHIP, UH, SITUATION. OKAY. SECOND. OKAY. AND TO CLARIFY, THE MOTION IS TO GRANT THE VARIANCE FOR NO DEDICATION ON LA LAINE AND A AN EIGHT FOOT DE, UH, DEDICATION ALONG RAWS, CORRECT? YES. TWO VARIANCES. SO WE HAVE A MOTION COMMISSIONER SMITH, A SECOND, COMMISSIONER ROBBINS. UM, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. CAN I AYE, HAVE A SHOW OF HA. OKAY. I THINK WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL. OKAY. COMMISSIONER GARZA NA A VOTES NO. COMMISSIONER BALDWIN NO VOTES, NO. COMMISSIONER HINES VOTES? NO. COMMISSIONER JONES? YES. VOTES? YES. COMMISSIONER MODEST NO VOTES? NO. COMMISSIONER NELSON? NO VOTES? NO. COMMISSIONER ROBBINS? YES. VOTES? YES. COMMISSIONER ROSENBERG. COMMISSIONER ROSE ROSEBERG? YES. VOTES? YES. OKAY. COMMISSIONER SIGLER? YES. VOTES? YES. COMMISSIONER TAHIR? NO VOTES? NO. COMMISSIONER VICTOR? YES. VOTES? YES. COMMISSIONER KANE? YES. VOTES? YES. COMMISSIONER DALTON? YES. YES. VOTES? YES. COMMISSIONER SMITH? YES. VOTES? YES. SEVEN EIGHT. THAT'S EIGHT YESES. AND 1, 2, 3, 6, 6 NOS. SO THE MOTION PASS C MOTION CARRIES. I, I'D, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE STAFF FOR GETTING THIS THROUGH A VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION HERE. UH, MS. RODRIGUEZ, YOU DID WELL. THIS WAS, AND THE DISCUSSION WAS EXCELLENT AND I THINK WE KIND OF UNDERSTAND THOUGH WHERE WE'RE COMING FROM IN TERMS OF TRYING TO, TRYING TO GET RID OF NARROW FRONT LOADER. SO THANK YOU. AND DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT MS. RODRIGUEZ? NO, I'M WAITING FOR THE LEFT ONE. OH, SORRY, I THOUGHT MORE FUN AHEAD. RIGHT. OKAY. UM, THE NEXT ITEM IS 1 51 ITEM 1 51 HARRIS COUNTY MUD NUMBER 2 85, WATER PLANT NUMBER TWO. THE SITE IS LOCATED IN HOUSTON, A TJ IN HARRIS COUNTY EAST OF BELWOOD EIGHT AND SOUTH OF US HIGHWAY 90. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW A RESERVE RESTRICTED TO WATER PLANT TO TAKE ASSETS FROM AN ASSET EASEMENT INSTEAD OF A PUBLISHED TREE. STEP IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST. THERE IS A WATER PLANT ON THE PROPERTY THAT HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR MANY YEARS. A 50 TO 60 Y PER PERPETUAL NON-INCLUSIVE ASSET EASEMENT WAS CREATED TO PROVIDE ASSETS TO THIS PROPERTY FROM AL PATH LANE. [01:45:01] THE ASSET EASEMENT WILL BE AN ALL WEATHER ROAD AS REQUIRED BY THE TESTED COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. AND AT THIS TIME, THE APPLICANT IS PLANNING TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE EXISTING WATER PLAN TO CONTINUE SERVING THE ADJACENT COMMUNITY. THE GRANTING OF THE VARIANT WILL NOT BE IN J TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE. HARRIS COUNTY ENGINEER DEPARTMENT POSTED NO OBJECTION TO THE REQUEST. STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLANS SUBJECT TO THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITION. OKAY, THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. RODRIGUEZ? UM, DO WE HAVE ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 51? IF NOT, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS BEFORE YOU ON THE SCREEN IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION. IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION JONES. IS THERE A SECOND? MODEST? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES ITEM 1 52, ITEM 1 52 MIDTOWN CENTRAL SQUARE. THE SITE IS LOCATED IN HOUSTON CITY LIMIT SOUTH OF GRAY STREET, EAST OF MILAM STREET AND WEST OF TRAVIS STREET. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TWO VARIANCES TO ALLOW A ZERO FOOT DUAL BORDERLINE ON A PORTION OF GRAY STREET, MILAM STREET, RAPTURE STREET AND TRAVIS STREET. AND SECOND TO NOT PROVIDE A VISIBILITY TRIANGLE AT THE INTERSECTION OF GRAY STREET AND TRAVIS STREET. THAT RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER THE PLOT TO ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSAL BY NOON NEXT WEDNESDAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE DEFERRAL PERIOD OR COMMENTS? UM, DO WE HAVE ANYONE WHO WANTED TO ADDRESS US ON MIDTOWN CENTRAL SQUARE? ITEM 1 52. OKAY. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER. IS THERE A MOTION? BALDWIN? IS THERE A SECOND? ROSENBERG. ROSENBERG. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES. 1 52 IS DEFERRED. UH, 1 53 NEXUS LOGISTICS PARK IS WITHDRAWN. ITEM 1 54. ITEM 1 54 IS RAMSEY LOOP ESTATES. THE SUBJECT'S SITE IS A 16.35 ACRE PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE HARRIS COUNTY EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION ALONG RAMSEY LOOP ROAD, EAST OF RAMSEY ROAD AND NORTH OF PROPOSED FOLEY ROAD AND EXISTING HAIR COOK ROAD. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING SEVEN SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS AND ONE LANDSCAPE RESERVE WITH LOTS RANGING BETWEEN ONE AND THREE ACRES. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO EXCEED 1400 FOOT INTERSECTION SPACING TO 2,290 FEET BY NOT PROVIDING A NORTH SOUTH STREET THROUGH THE PROPERTY. STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST. THE PROPERTY IS PLACED WITHIN THE ESTABLISHED RIGHT OF WAY GRID SHOWN IN GREEN THAT PROVIDES SUFFICIENT ACCESS AND CONNECTIVITY WITH MAJOR DO RAMSEY ROAD BEING ONLY 657 FEET TO THE WEST OF THE PROPERTY. THE PROPOSED LARGE HOMESTEAD LOTS ARE IN CHARACTER WITH LOW DENSITY AND AGRICULTURAL LAND USE OF THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES AND PROVIDING A NORTH SOUTH STREET THROUGH THE PROPERTY WOULD DO LITTLE TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC, CONNECTIVITY AND CIRCULATION. GRANTING OF THE VARIANCE WOULD NOT PLACE ANY BURDEN ON THE EXISTING RIGHTWAY NETWORK, NOR WOULD IT BE INJURIOUS TO PUBLIC HEALTH OR SAFETY. STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR THE PLAT APPLICATION. HARRIS COUNTY ENGINEER HAS UH, STATED NO OBJECTIONS. STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE REQUESTED VARIANCE AND SORRY TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS. MADAM CHAIR, THIS CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FROM MR. CILLO? UM, I DON'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 54 RAMSEY LOOP ESTATES? IF NOT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS BEFORE YOU ON THE SCREEN. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION SMITH. SMITH. IS THERE A SECOND? MAD? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 1 55. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR. ITEM 1 55 IS SHAW ROAD, BTR. THE SITE IS LOCATED IN HARRIS COUNTY'S ETJ WEST OF MAJOR AIRFARE SHAW ROAD AND NORTH OF MAJOR FAIR, FAIR, MAJOR AIRFARE NORTH POINT BOULEVARD. [01:50:01] THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A PRIVATE STREET DEVELOPMENT AND IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO NOT EXTEND NOR TERMINATE DRIVE WITH THE CUL-DE-SAC STAFFS. RECOMMENDS DEFERRING THE PLAT FOR TWO WEEKS TO ALLOW TIME FOR THE APPLICANT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BY NOON OF NEXT WEDNESDAY. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. OKAY. QUESTIONS FOR STAFF AND THE DEFERRAL PERIOD? NO. UH, IS THERE ANYONE WHO WANTS TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ITEM 1 55 SHAW ROAD BTR? IF NOT, UH, IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO DEFER? MOTION SIGLER SIGLER. IS THERE A SECOND? ROBINS? ROBINS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 1 56. ITEM 1 56 IS STANFORD PLACE ESTATES. THIS SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE HARRIS COUNTY ETJ, NORTH OF MAY AND WEST OF FIELDSTONE FIELD STORE. EXCUSE ME. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO CREATE THREE LOTS WITHIN AN UNRECORDED SUBDIVISION. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING VARIANCES TO NOT DEDICATE EAST TO WEST OR NORTH SOUTH STREET AND TO ALLOW FOR ACCESS BY AN ACCESS EASEMENT RATHER THAN CREATING A NEW RIGHT OF WAY. STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THESE REQUESTS. THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN NORTHWEST HARRIS COUNTY, JUST EAST OF THE ET J'S LIMIT. THE SITE CONSISTS OF A LOT WITHIN AN UNRECORDED SUBDIVISION SURROUNDED BY AGRICULTURAL TRACKS. THE SITE HAS BEEN ACCESSIBLE BY STANFORD PLACE, A 60 FOOT ACCESS EASEMENT. SINCE THE PROPERTY WAS DEVELOPED IN THE 1950S, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO SPLIT AN APPROXIMATELY 10 ACRE SITE INTO THREE LOTS WHILE RETAINING THE EXISTING ACCESS. STAFF FINDS THE REQUEST TO BE A PRACTICAL ALTERNATIVE TO PROVIDING NEW PUBLIC STREETS AS THIS REQUIRE COORDINATING WITH SEVERAL BUTING PROPERTY OWNERS IN AN AREA WHERE TRAFFIC CIRCULATION IS SUFFICIENT. HARRIS COUNTY HAS EXPRESSED NO OBJECTION TO THIS REQUEST AND STAFF RECOMMENDS GRANTING THE VARIANCE IN APPROVING THE PLAT FOR THE CPC. ONE. ONE FORM CONDITIONS STAFF HAS RECEIVED NO ADVANCED WRITTEN COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION. OKAY, THANK YOU. QUESTIONS FOR MR. BUTLER? UM, IS THERE ANYONE WHO WANTS TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON STANFORD PLACE ESTATES ITEM 1 56. OKAY. IF NOT, UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT AND APPROVE THE CONDITIONS ARE BEFORE YOU ON THE SCREEN. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION BALDWIN BALDWIN. SECOND JONES JONES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 1 57, ITEM 1 57 IS TRAVIS PARTNERS CAPITAL REPL NUMBER ONE. THIS SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON'S CORPORATE LIMIT AT THE NORTHWEST INTERSECTION OF TRAVIS AND FRANCIS STREETS. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES A RESERVE FOR AN OFFICE BUILDING. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING VARIANCES TO CREATE A SIX AND A HALF FOOT VISIBILITY TRIANGLE RATHER THAN THE REQUIRED 15 FEET. STAFF RECOMMENDS DEFERRAL TO ALLOW THE APPLICANT TIME TO SUBMIT REVISED MATERIALS. STAFF HAS RECEIVED ONE ADVANCE WRITTEN COMMENT WITH TRAFFIC SAFETY AND THE IMPACT OF CONSTRUCTION AS CONCERNS. THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION. OKAY. QUESTIONS FOR STAFF BEFORE I CALL SPEAKERS. UM, THE FIRST SPEAKER IS THE APPLICANT. WILLIAM NELSON. MR. NELSON. OH, MR. NELSON OR ROGER? UH, MARCO. ARE EITHER OF YOU, DO EITHER OF YOU WANNA SPEAK? OKAY. MY NAME IS WILLIAM NELSON. I'M WITH ARCON CORPORATION AND WE ARE, UH, REPRESENTING OUR CLIENT, UH, TRAVIS MIDTOWN PARTNERS. AND WE'RE JUST, UH, WORKING, WE'RE WORKING THROUGH SOME THINGS ACTUALLY RIGHT NOW WITH, UH, MS. SO WE MAY GO ALONG WITH THE RECOMME TO DEFER AND, UH, WORK THROUGH THOSE THINGS. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. UH, MR. MARCO, ARE YOU JUST, I'M IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT AFTER OUR DISCUSSION, SO I THINK WE HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT WE NEED TO PROVIDE OKAY. TO GET TO THE NEXT STEP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE, THE NEXT SPEAKER IS, UH, DAN. IS IT ARJO? MR. ARJO? IT'S ARJO. I'M SORRY. IT'S AR ARJO. OKAY. GO RIGHT AHEAD. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR AND THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS FOR, UH, ALLOWING US TO SPEAK. I AM REPRESENTING, UH, MR. BUTLER DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF DESCRIBING THE PROPERTY ITSELF. I WANT TO GIVE YOU SOME FACES BEHIND THAT DEVELOPMENT. [01:55:01] UH, IT IS SIX, UH, TOWN HOMES OVER 20 YEARS OLD. SOME OF US HAVE BEEN THERE FOR THE MAJORITY OF THOSE YEARS AND WE'VE INVESTED IN MIDTOWN. MIDTOWN HAS GROWN, UH, AS WE ALL KNOW. AND AT TIMES WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE BEING SWALLOWED UP. THERE ARE, UH, TOWN HOMES. ALL OF US ARE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS. WE HAVE CHILDREN UNDER THE AGES OF NINE YEARS OLD, AND TRAFFIC HAS BECOME HORRENDOUS. NOW. WE ARE NOT AGAINST DEVELOPMENT. UH, ON THE CONTRARY, WE WANT SMART DEVELOPMENT TO COME IN. BUT, UM, MR. NELSON AND THE PARTNERSHIP HAVE BEEN, HAVE BEEN ABSENT AS FAR AS GIVING US ANY KIND OF INFORMATION IN TERMS OF WHAT'S BEING DEVELOPED. UH, WE WERE TOLD, UH, A WEEK AND IT WAS BY ACCIDENT THAT THEY WERE, THEY WERE GOING TO DEMOLISH THE BUILDING NEXT TO US, WHICH HAS CAUSED SOME DAMAGE TO THE PROPERTIES, OUR PROPERTIES. UH, SOME OF, UH, THE DOORS ARE JAMMING ON OUR BOTTOM FLOORS. UH, SO THE DEMOLITION WENT ON WITHIN A WEEK ADVANCE. AND IT WAS, UH, NOTICED AND IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT I HAPPENED TO BE WALKING, UH, FROM WORK. UH, AND, UH, MR. NELSON AND I BELIEVE THE DEMOLITION SUPERVISOR WERE, WERE WALKING THROUGH THE, MY PROPERTY OR OUR PROPERTIES AND SAID, OH, BY THE WAY, NEXT WEEK WE WILL BE TEARING THIS DOWN IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, GIVE, YOU KNOW, UH, BUT IT WAS GONNA HAPPEN ANYWAY. AND, UH, IT IT'S JUST, THERE'S JUST A LOT OF PROBLEMS. AND I KNOW THAT I BRING THIS UP THAT THIS IS NOT WHAT WE'RE HERE TODAY FOR, BUT WE'RE HERE ABOUT SAFETY FOR CHILDREN AND THE PEDESTRIANS THAT WALK THROUGH THERE. THE VARIANCE, UH, SINCE WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT, WE DON'T KNOW HOW IT'S GOING TO AFFECT US. WE ARE ASKING THE COMMISSION TO DEFER THIS PROJECT UNTIL WE CAN HAVE DECENT DIALOGUE ABOUT WHAT IS GOING TO BE BUILT, UH, HOW LONG THE PROJECT'S GONNA BE, HOW IS IT GOING TO BE, UH, HOW IS IT GONNA BE A BENEFIT TO THE HOMEOWNERS? AND MOST OF ALL, HOW IS IT GONNA IMPACT OUR, UH, UH, OUR PROPERTIES. THERE'S, AGAIN, SIX FAMILIES, UH, ALL HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND WE ARE CONCERNED THAT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME OUT OF OUR SCHEDULE TO GET INVOLVED. BUT, UH, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO THE COMMISSION, I WOULD SAY, I WOULD SAY THAT, UM, SOME OF THE SPEAKERS THAT I'VE HEARD TODAY ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. THESE DEVELOPERS DO NOT HAVE, UH, THEY, THEY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO GIVE US INFORMATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT, MR. ARJO. AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S PART OF THE PROCESS OR NOT YOUR TIME, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU MR. ARJO. YOUR TIME IS UP, BUT, UM, I WILL SAY THAT THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER THE ITEMS. SO YOU'D HAVE A TWO WEEK PERIOD AND I WOULD ASK THAT MR. NELSON OR MR. MARCO MAKE A POINT TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE NEIGHBORS AND, UM, CAN ALSO MAKE JUST A THIRD, SECOND TO CONS THAT NOT LET ME FINISH. OKAY. UM, WE'LL WE, WE WILL GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO REBUT IN A SECOND, BUT IN THE MEANTIME, WE SUGGEST THAT YOU TRY TO HAVE SOME COMMUNICATION WITH THE, THE NEIGHBORS TO YOUR NORTH IN THE MEANTIME. AND MR. UM, ARGI, YOU HAVE A COUPLE WEEKS AT LEAST TO, TO DEAL WITH THAT, BUT THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING WITH US, MA'AM, TODAY. YES MA'AM. UM, OKAY. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR AND CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU. OKAY, MR. NELSON, YOU AS THE APPLICANT, YOU GET TO HAVE A REBUTTAL, SO I'M GONNA GIVE YOU 30 SECONDS. I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT I PERSONALLY POSTED THE NOTIFICATIONS, YOU KNOW, ON OUR NEIGHBOR'S DOORS PRIOR TO THE DEMOLITION. UH, IT IS A ZERO LOT LINE. UH, WE EMPLOYED JTP DEMOLITION, THEY CAME IN, THE CMU WALL WAS TAKEN APART ONE STONE AT A TIME. WE DID NOT BRING A BIG DOZER IN AND DEMO AND MESS EVERYTHING UP. UM, BUT IT WAS A ZERO LOT LINE, SO WE HAD TO BE VERY CAREFUL WITH IT. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT IT. BUT IF, IF THERE'S SOME DAMAGE OR SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN SHOW US, WE'LL BE HAPPY TO HELP THEM, SO. OKAY. AND AND I THINK MORE IMPORTANTLY IS JUST DISCUSSING WHAT'S COMING. YEAH, AND THAT'S THE OTHER THING, THE FUTURE. I DID SPEAK WITH HIM YESTERDAY I BELIEVE, AND OFFERED, UH, HE COULD COME TO HAN'S OFFICE. WE'LL BE HAPPY TO SHOW HIM THE ENTIRE PROJECT, HIM AND THE ENTIRE, ALL OF THE NEIGHBORS OR I CAN COME TO THEM. UH, I DO THINK THAT THE DEVELOPMENT IS GONNA BE AN IMPROVEMENT FOR HIM. UM, WE'RE GONNA BE, UH, REPLACING THE SIDEWALKS. UM, THERE'S GONNA BE ONE LESS DRIVEWAY, SO IT'S GONNA BE LESS CONGESTION GOING IN AND OUT AND WE'RE GONNA BE [02:00:01] ADDING UNDERGROUND DETENTION, WHICH IS GONNA HELP IN THIS FLOODING SITUATION. SO I THINK IT'S A BENEFIT TO THE COMMITTEE. GOOD. SO THAT INFORMATION PROBABLY HELPED THINGS. OKAY. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER NELSON. UH, ROBINS, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR? I DO. IN WHAT CONDITIONS DO YOU GRANT THE REDUCED VISIBILITY TRIANGLE? SO WE LOOK AT THE, THE AMOUNT OF SPACE THAT THERE IS BETWEEN THE PROPOSED BUILDING AND THE CURB OF THE TRAVEL LANES. AND, AND IN THIS CASE WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT THE FACT THAT ONE OF THE STREETS IS ONE WAY GOING IN THE OTHER DIRECTION. IT'S GOING FROM THE, WHAT I SAW EARLIER. IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS GOING NORTHBOUND ON TRAVIS. GOT IT. THANK YOU. OKAY. OKAY. DO I DON'T HAVE ANY ELSE, MADAM CHAIR, MAY I ADD SOMETHING? NO, I'M SORRY. OUR TIME MADAM CHAIR MAY TO SPEAK IS NEXT, BUT YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME BACK IN TWO WEEKS AND SPEAK AGAIN OR, OKAY, THANK YOU. IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS YOU WANNA DO, YOU CAN SEND THEM INTO THE, UM, YOU KNOW, EMAIL, SEND AN EMAIL INTO THE DEPARTMENT AND THEN THAT'LL BE PART OF OUR PACKET. WE'LL SEE IT IN THE, IN THE DEFERRAL PERIOD. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. UM, AND DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER NEW SPEAKERS WHO WISH TO SPEAK? OKAY, SO WE'RE BACK TO RECOMMENDATION AND STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER. IS THERE FURTHER DISCUSSION BY THE COMMISSION? IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION TO DEFER MOTION? HINES. HINES. IS THERE A SECOND? ROSENBERG. ROSENBERG. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. UM, WE HAVE NO SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS. WE HAVE NO RECONSIDERATION OF REQUIREMENTS. THAT'LL [Platting Activities G - I] TAKE US TO SECTIONS G AND H. YOUR NAME IS MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS MARTIN MAREZ PEREZ. IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, STAFF WOULD LIKE TO TAKE SECTIONS. GHAI AS ONE GROUP. OKAY. SECTIONS G EXTENSIONS OF APPROVAL CONSISTS OF ITEMS 1 58 THROUGH 1 64 AND NAME CHANGES CONSIST OF 1 65 AND 1 66. AND CERTIFICATE COMPLIANCE HAS NO ITEMS. THE PLANNING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REQUESTS APPROVAL OF AFRICAN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SECTIONS, GH AND I. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION? EXCUSE ME SECOND. SORRY, CAN I, UM, I'M GONNA ABSTAIN A NUMBER. UM, 1 58. OKAY. PLEASE NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT COMMISSIONER SIGLER WILL ABSTAIN ON 1 58. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO IS THERE A MOTION JONES? IS THERE A SECOND MA? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. AND WE HAVE NOTHING UNDER SECTION K EITHER. SO WE GO TO ROMAN [II. Establish a public hearing date of May 26, 2022] NUMERAL TWO, WHICH IS TO ESTABLISH A PUBLIC HEARING DATE OF MAY 26TH, 2022 FOR THE FOLLOWING ALLENDALE TOWN SITE SECTION A PARTIAL REPL NUMBER EIGHT, AMENDED PLAT OF ALAMEDA PLACE PARTIAL REPL NUMBER 13 BRADBURY FOREST, SECTION NINE PARTIAL REPL. NUMBER ONE BRINKMAN PLACE EASTWOOD EDITION PARTIAL REPL. NUMBER THREE, FOSTER PLACE PARTIAL REPL. NUMBER 28, FOSTER PLACE PARTIAL REPL. NUMBER 29 LEVITT GREEN SECTION THREE NANTUCKET RESIDENCES, PINE TRAILS SECTION NINE, PARTIAL REPL NUMBER ONE PINE TRAILS SECTION NINE, PARTIAL REPL NUMBER TWO, ROSA ESTATES REPL NUMBER ONE. AND SPRING OAKS REPL NUMBER ONE, PARTIAL REPL. NUMBER SEVEN. IS THERE A MOTION TO ESTABLISH MAY 26TH FOR THE HEARINGS MOTION BALDWIN BALDWIN, SECOND ROBINS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER ROBBINS JUST NOTED THAT NANTUCKET IS NOT LISTED ON THE, THE SCREEN, ALTHOUGH IT'S POSTED ON OUR AGENDA. IS THAT A PROBLEM? NO. POSTING ON THE AGENDA IS WHAT COUNTS. OKAY. THANK YOU THOUGH. WE HAVE SOME GOOD DETAIL WORK. I WANNA COMMEND EVERYONE THIS WEEK THIS. WE KNOW WHO'S READING THE AGENDA. OKAY. UH, ROMAN NUMERAL THREE [III. Establish a public hearing date of May 26, 2022 for Hotel Saint Augustine located at 4118 Loretto Drive] IS TO ESTABLISH A PUBLIC HEARING DATE ALSO MAY 26. 2022 FOR A HOTEL. ST. AUGUSTINE LOCATED AT 4 1 1 8 LORETTO DRIVE. IS THERE A MOTION TO ESTABLISH THE PUBLIC HEARING? BALDWIN? IS THERE A SECOND? MODEST. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? AYE. [02:05:01] AYE. OH, SORRY. OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES. UM, ROMAN [IV. Public Comment] NUMERAL FOUR IS PUBLIC COMMENT. I DO NOT HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP. IS I HAVE A GOING TO COMMENT. HOLD ON ONE SECOND. OKAY. IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? HEARING NONE. IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE COMMISSION WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? I JUST WANTED TO STAND CORRECTED ON OUR FENCE FOR TOD. I LOOKED IT UP, BUT THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT IS 54 INCHES WHERE WE SAID IT WAS 48 INCHES. SO I JUST WANTED TO GO ON THE RECORD THAT IT COULD BE AS HIGH AS 54 INCHES. OKAY. ON THAT OLD SPANISH TRAIL. I JUST WANTED TO STAND CORRECTED. THANK YOU FOR THE CORRECTION. MORE DETAIL WORK. MORE DETAIL WORK. YES. DIRECT DEPUTY DIRECTOR OSLAND. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. I DO HAVE A COMMENT. UM, I WANT TO LET COMMISSIONERS KNOW THAT, UM, THIS IS MARTINE'S LAST COMMISSION MEETING. DID YOU SEE STILL THERE? YES. UM, MARTINE HAS, UM, WHO YOU JUST HEARD FROM, HAS BEEN A VALUABLE MEMBER OF OUR TEAM FOR ABOUT A YEAR, BUT HAS DECIDED TO GO WORK FOR THE CITY OF ROULETTE, TEXAS. UM, HE'S BEEN A VALUABLE MEMBER OF OUR TEAM. WE HATE TO SEE HIM GO, BUT WE WISH HIM ALL THE BEST. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, MARTINE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MARTINE. GOOD LUCK. ROULETTE. DID I PRONOUNCE IT RIGHT? WHERE IS THAT? NORTH I THINK UP. FIND DALLAS. I OH YEAH, THE LITTLE BIRD UP THERE. OKAY. , NORTHERN BIRD. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? IF NOT, A MOTION TO ADJOURN IS AN ORDER. MOTION. SIGLER. SIGLER. SECOND. AYE. HEINZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. GOOD MEETING. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.