[Call to Order]
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THE CHAIR IS PRESENT, VICE CHAIR GARZA.COMMISSIONER ABRAHAM PRESENT IS PRESENT VIRTUALLY.
COMMISSIONER ALLMAN IS NOT PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN WILL BE ABSENT.
COMMISSIONER CLARK PRESENT IS PRESENT.
PRESENT, COMM COMMISSIONER HINES WILL BE ABSENT.
COMMISSIONER MAR, PRESENT IS PRESENT.
NOW PRESENT IS PRESENT VIRTUALLY.
COMMISSIONER ROBS WILL BE ABSENT.
COMMISSIONER ROSENBERG PRESENT IS PRESENT VIRTUALLY.
COMMISSIONER TAHIR IS NOT PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER VICTOR IS NOT PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER KANE PRESENT IS PRESENT VIRTUALLY.
COMMISSIONER DALTON IS NOT PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER SMITH WILL BE ABSENT.
AND DIRECTOR MARGARET WALLACE BROWN PRESENT IS PRESENT.
13 MEMBERS HAVE RESPONDED TO ROLL CALL.
WE HAVE A QUORUM, UM, FOR THE RECORD.
OH, AND PLEASE NOTE THAT COMMISSIONER ALLMAN IS ALSO PRESENT, WHICH TAKES US TO 14.
UM, FOR THE RECORD, UM, OUR MEETING FORMAT ALLOWS THE PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, TO PARTICIPATE PAID EITHER VIRTUALLY OR IN PERSON.
UM, TO COMPLY WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS LAW, THE CHAIR OR ACTING CHAIR MUST BE PHYSICALLY PRESENT AND ALL COMMISSIONERS PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY MUST BE BOTH AUDIBLE AND VISIBLE.
UM, COLLECTIVELY, OF COURSE, WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN THE QUORUM COMMISSIONERS.
IF YOU'RE WITH US ON TEAMS, PLEASE REMEMBER TO KEEP YOUR CAMERA ON.
SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO COUNT YOU FOR QUORUM.
YOU CAN TURN YOUR, UM, MICROPHONE OFF UNLESS YOU'RE SPEAKING, BUT WE NEED YOU TO KEEP YOUR CAMERA ON.
UM, AND IF YOU NEED TO LEAVE THE MEETING TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY, JUST BREAK IN PLEASE AND ANNOUNCE FOR THE RECORD, UM, THAT YOU WILL BE LEAVING, UM, TO EVERYONE ELSE WHO'S JOINING US TODAY.
UH, IF YOU'RE HERE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON A SPECIFIC ITEM, YOU CAN FIND THE FINAL AGENDA ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.
ALL ADVANCE WRITTEN COMMENTS THAT WERE RECEIVED BY NOON WEDNESDAY.
UM, YES, THAT'S YESTERDAY ARE INCLUDED WITH THE FINAL AGENDA, AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAS ACCESS TO THOSE.
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.
OUR VIDEO QUALITY IS MUCH BETTER IF YOU KEEP YOUR CAMERA OFF UNTIL IT'S YOUR TURN TO SPEAK.
AND REMEMBER THAT THE CHECK, THE, UM, HAND RAISED FEATURE ON TEAMS IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR ANYONE EXCEPT FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS.
UM, IF YOU HAVE NOT SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ALREADY, PLEASE ENTER YOUR, UH, DESIRE TO SPEAK IN THE NUMBER IN THE CHAT SPACE.
FOUR ITEMS HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN FROM THE AGENDA TODAY.
ALL UNDER PUBLIC HEARINGS 1 25 BEAL STREET DEVELOPMENT 1 27 GLEN ELENA ESTATES 1 31 LONG POINT ACRES AND 1 31 REN WOOD, UH, REPL NUMBER FIVE HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN.
THERE WILL BE NO OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON THOSE.
[Director’s Report]
TAKE US TO THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT, DIRECTOR MARGARET WALLACE BROWN.GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS.
MY NAME IS MARGARET WALLACE, BROWN, SECRETARY TO THIS COMMISSION AND DIRECTOR OF THE HOUSTON PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
THE NEXT MAJOR FREE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE AND FREEWAY PLAN ACTIVITY IS RECOMMENDATIONS REVIEW ON 15 MAJOR THOROUGHFARE AND FREEWAY PLAN ITEMS. YOU WILL BE ACTING ON IT ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST DURING YOUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING.
UM, WE WILL, UH, BEGIN AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE MEETING.
IT'LL BE TOP OF YOUR AGENDA AT TWO 30.
WE ALSO HAVE 20 PUBLIC HEARINGS OR CLASS THREE PRELIMINARY PLATS REQUIRING NOTICES TO BE HEARD AT THAT SAME MEETING.
SO WE EXPECT IT TO BE ALONG ONE.
PLEASE MAKE PLANS TO STAY A LITTLE BIT LATER THAN NORMAL.
UM, REGARDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN MANUAL, THE HOUSTON PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS POSTED THE 2022 IDM AND ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF JULY, OF JULY OF THIS YEAR.
UM, THE NEW REQUIREMENTS GO INTO EFFECT ON OCTOBER 1ST.
YOU MAY WANNA READ UP ON THAT.
UM, THE CITY WILL HOST A LIVE WEBINAR VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS TO DISCUSS THE CHANGES TO THE IDM AND ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 22ND, FROM NOON
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TO 3:00 PM TO REGISTER, GO TO HOUSTON PERMITTING CENTER'S WEBPAGE AND CLICK ON THE IDM WEBINAR ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE BANNER.THIS CONCLUDES MY DIRECTOR'S REPORT.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT? YES, COMMISSIONER JONES.
UM, THANK, THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
UH, I JUST WANNA TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK A COUPLE OF PLANNING DEPARTMENT STAFF MEMBERS WHO HAVE HELPED ME SOME ACTIVITY ON THE WEST SIDE OF MEMORIAL CORRIDOR.
AND, UH, HECTOR RODRIGUEZ AND AND JEFF BUTLER WERE VERY HELPFUL FOR ME IN TRYING TO GET INFORMATION OUT TO THEM.
SO I WANT TO THANK BOTH OF THEM FOR THEIR HELP AND THEIR ASSISTANCE.
ANYBODY ELSE OKAY WITH THAT? THEN
[Approval of the August 4, 2022 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes]
WE WILL MOVE TO APPROVAL OF THE AUGUST 4TH PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES, WHICH ARE IN YOUR PACKET.UM, IF THERE ARE NO ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THOSE MINUTES, IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? BARK SECOND MAD.
[Platting Activities A & B]
THAT'LL TAKE US TO ROMAN NUMERAL ONE PLATTING ACTIVITY, THE CONSENT AND REPL ITEMS. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.SECTIONS A AND B ARE PRESENTED AS ONE GROUP, WHICH INCLUDES CONSENT AND REPLANT ITEMS NOT REQUIRING NOTIFICATION.
SECTIONS A AND B ARE ITEMS ONE THROUGH 1 24 SECTION A.
CONSENT ITEMS ARE NUMBERS ONE THROUGH 69 AND SECTION B REPLANT ITEMS ARE NUMBER 70 THROUGH 1 24.
STAFF WOULD LIKE TO TAKE OUT OF ORDER.
ITEM ONE, UH, ITEM 81, DESOTO ESTATES.
A PRESENTATION WILL FOLLOW AFTER THIS.
THERE ARE NO OTHER ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN 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 THE APPROVAL OF ALL STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONSENT AND REPLANT ITEMS NOT REQUIRING NOTIFICATION.
NO OTHER ITEMS. IS THERE ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON ANY OF THE ITEMS, UH, FROM ONE TO 1 24 WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 81? IF NOT, UH, WE'LL GO TO, WE'LL ASK COMMISSIONERS IF THERE ARE ANY ITEMS IN SECTIONS A AND B THAT WE NEED TO DO SEPARATELY.
ITEM 9, 10 20 29, 42, 43, 59 THROUGH 64.
MADAM CHAIR ADAMS 9, 10, 20 42, 43, AND 67.
ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY, THEN, UM, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND, UH, I GUESS WE SHOULD DO ITEM 81 FIRST.
UM, MR. RODRIGUEZ, ARE YOU GONNA GIVE US A PRESENTATION ON 81? YES, MA'AM.
UM, GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PINE COMMISSION.
UH, MY NAME IS HECTOR RODRIGUEZ.
UH, ITEM 81 IN THE CONSENT AGENDA IS DESOTO ESTATE.
THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE CITY, UH, SOUTH OF DESOTA STREET AND, UM, THE WEST OF WHEATLEY STREET.
THE PURPOSE OF THE REPLAY IS TO CREATE 30 SINGLE FAMILY ESSENTIAL LOT AND SIX RESERVES ALONG A PRIVATE, UH, STREET SYSTEM.
AND THERE IS THE, UM, THE, THAT'S THE AERIAL VIEW, AND THIS IS A RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO, UH, DESOTO.
THERE'S ITEM 1 43 THAT'S IN THE DESOTO HIGHLAND HEIGHTS.
SO THAT WILL BE HANDLING THAT LATER ON THE AGENDA.
AND, AND GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
I JUST WANNA POINT OUT ONE OTHER THING THAT THE, GO TO THE LAST ONE, JOHN.
THE MOBILITY STUDY CONDUCTED BY OUR TRANSPORTATION TEAM IDENTIFY POTENTIAL ROADS, IMPROVEMENTS AND EXTENSIONS FOR THIS PARTICULAR AREA.
UM, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM.
AND SO THE IS ARE THE GREEN, WHICH ARE THE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS THAT THE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS ARE IDENTIFIED? WELL, THE EXTENSIONS ARE DOTTED RIGHT THERE.
ALL OF THOSE ARE THE, THE EXTENSIONS OF, UH, POTENTIAL EXTENSIONS OF THE, OF THE, OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WOULD HAPPEN WITH SUBSEQUENT DEVELOPMENT.
WHEN, WHEN PEOPLE COME IN TO DEVELOP THOSE PARTICULAR AREAS.
AND THE GREEN BLOCK IS ITEM 81, RIGHT? EXACTLY.
ANY QUESTIONS? YES, COMMISSIONER.
UM, SO MR. RODRIGUEZ, JUST TO, FOR OUR FULL UNDERSTANDING, THIS IS A SHALL APPROVE, IT MEETS ALL OF CHAPTER 42.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? OKAY.
UH, THE SPEAKER I HAVE SIGNED IS, UM, IS IT GAGE CRANDALL OR CRANDALL GAGE? YES.
COME RIGHT, COME FORWARD PLEASE.
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GOOD.YOU HEAR ME? MISS, MS. JACKSON AND PJ? THEY KNOW IT.
YOU HEAR ME? I OWN THE LAND NEXT DOOR.
YOU HEAR ME? IT HAS A WATER TABLE.
YOU HEAR ME? I OWN IT FOR MY PARENTS OWNED IT SINCE I WAS, YOU HEAR ME? I'M 64.
SO WHEN I TELL YOU THIS LAND RIGHT HERE, THAT PICTURE IS NOT ACCURATE.
WHEN I TELL YOU THE VARIANCE SIGN, I, I LIVE THERE RIGHT NOW.
AND WHEN THEY, WHEN THEY DUG THAT FLAT OUT, THAT TRASH, MS. JACKSON HAS ALL THE PICTURES.
THERE'S NO ROAD IMPROVEMENTS BECAUSE THE SOTO IS ONE STREET GOING NORTH AND SOUTH.
PUT THE WA PUT THE, THE TRASH THERE.
YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I TOLD THEM THERE WAS A WATER TABLE THERE THAT'S NATURAL.
AND WHEN THEY DUG IT OUT, THEY MET THE WATER TABLE AND THEN THEY COVERED UP.
MS. JACKSON, MY REPRESENTATIVE HAS 'EM, I TOOK 'EM MYSELF.
I MEAN, NOT DOWN THE STREET FROM IT.
MY LAND HAS THE SAME PROBLEM THEY HAVE, SO IT'S CONDEMNED.
AND, AND I, I CAN'T, I DON'T HAVE THREE MINUTES TO TELL YOU'ALL I'M THE ONLY ONE BECAUSE EVERYBODY ELSE THAT SOLD OUT OR DIED, YOU KNOW WHAT MEAN? YEAH.
AND EVERYBODY THAT LIVED AROUND THERE, I GREW UP WITH LIKE MISS CHILDREN THAT AT 1501.
SHE GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL WITH MY DADDY.
YOU HEAR ME? I PLAYED WITH HER KIDS.
I'M TALKING WITH EMOTIONALLY BECAUSE I, I STILL GO THERE EVERY DAY.
AND THEN THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT A WATER, THE WATER MAIN.
THERE'S NEVER BEEN WATER OVER THERE.
YOU HEAR ME? SO WHEN I TELL, WHEN I TELL Y THESE THINGS AS ALMOST A 64-YEAR-OLD MAN, I'M NOT TELLING YOU ALL FROM DOCUMENTATION.
THANK, THANK YOU FOR SHARING WITH US.
SO YOU, YOU CAN ASK ME ANYTHING.
I'M JUST, I HAVE, SO THE ISSUE WITH THE WATER LINE YES, MA'AM.
IS SOMETHING THAT WILL BE, THAT ISN'T REALLY OUR, THERE'S PURVIEW THERE, CURVE THERE THAT HIT THE WATER TABLE.
WELL, THERE, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE WATER LINE.
IT'S NOT A WATERLINE WHERE THE WATER COMES FROM.
SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE WATER TABLE.
IT'S LIKE A LAKE UNDER THE GROUND.
SO YOU'RE SAYING IT FLOODS, IT'S FULL OF WATER ALL THE TIME? NO, IT, IT, IF YOU DIG 15, THE WATER, IT FILLS UP.
THE WATER, THE WATER TABLES HOT.
AND THEN ALL THE WAY DOWN, ALL THE WAY TO MANVILLE.
YOU ALSO MENTIONED THAT IT'S CONDEMNED.
WHO, WHO'S CONDEMNED FOR YOU? THE CITY.
YEAH, BECAUSE YOU, YOU SEE, IF YOU SEE THE PICTURE, YOU CAN'T SEE THE PICTURE.
IT'S NOT REAL CLEAR, RIGHT? MM-HMM
THERE'S NO, THERE'S NO TREES ON THAT LAND.
NO TREES ON MINE HAD IT CLEARED.
THE WATER TABLE AND THE TRASH IS TWO DIFFERENT ISSUES.
THEY DUG THE TRASH OUT AND THEY PUT IT IN A ROPE.
AND THEN WHEN THEY WENT ONE MORE FOOT OVER, IT'S FLOOD WITH WATER.
AND THERE'S NEVER BEEN WATER ON THAT SIDE.
THANK YOU, MR. IT'S NEVER BEEN A WATER.
YEAH, THEY, IT'S NOT SERVED BY CITY WATER.
IT'S, IT'S A, IT'S, IT'S, AND THEN NOW WHEN THEY DUG IT OUT, THEY LEFT IT ALL ON TOP OF, SO WHEN IT RAINED, I HAVE TO SMELL THE TOXIC.
DO YOU HEAR MY LUNGS RIGHT? YOU HEAR ME? UM, IS, IS YOUR, IS YOUR NAME, IS YOUR LAST NAME CRANDALL? OR IS IT, MY FIRST NAME'S CRANDALL.
MR. GAGE AND I, AND I OWN, I'M NOT RENTING.
LET ME JUST GO ASK ME ANYTHING.
OUR LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE, I MEAN THIS ISSUE ABOUT THE LAND HAVING BEEN CONDEMNED, DO WE HAVE DOCUMENTATION THAT THE CURRENT PLA APPLICANT OWNS THE PROPERTY AND, AND CAN I SAY SOMETHING? NO, MR. GAGE, YOU LET, LET US TALK A LITTLE BIT.
YOU KNOW, I CERTAINLY DON'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION TODAY.
THIS IS THE FIRST I'VE HEARD OF WHETHER OR NOT THE LAND HAS BEEN CONDEMNED BY ANY CONDEMNING AUTHORITY, UM, TO BE TRANSFERRED OVER TO PUBLIC USE.
HANG ON, LET ME, LET ME, LEMME GET YOUR CARD.
I CAN'T VERIFY OR DENY THAT WE, WE KNOW IF THE CITY HAD CONDEMNED IT HAD HAD TAKEN IT AND THAT THEY HAVE NOT.
RIGHT? NOT, NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF, BUT YOU OKAY.
AGAIN, WE HAVEN'T BEEN ASKED THIS QUESTION UNTIL JUST NOW.
SO THE WHAT WHAT WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT THOUGH IS THAT THE SUBDIVISION PLAT IS MERELY THE DEMARCATION OF THIS LAND BY MEETS AND BOUNDS ON THE GROUND.
WHETHER OR NOT THEY CAN BUILD, WHETHER OR NOT THEY SHOULD BUILD, WHETHER OR NOT IT'S CONDEMNED DOESN'T MEAN, YOU KNOW, IT CAN'T GO FORWARD FROM A SUBDIVISION STANDPOINT.
AND, AND WOULD ALSO, UM, THIS IS A QUESTION FOR STAFF.
DID THE APPLICANT HAND IN A TITLE REPORT WITH THE, WITH
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THE PLAT? AND THAT WOULD'VE HAD, UM, THAT WOULD'VE SHOWED IF CONDEMNATION WAS IN PROCESS.THE ONLY THING ABOUT CONDEMNATION, YOU KNOW, IS IF IT'S BEING INITIATED, IF THE SCENE IS TRYING TO GET IT CURRENTLY AND THEY HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO THE COURT FILING YET, THEY MAY BE IN NEGOTIATIONS.
DOES THIS MAKE THE LAND MORE VALUABLE THEN AND MORE EXPENSIVE TO THE CONDEMNING AUTHORITY WOULD BE THE, THE NEXT QUESTION AND WE JUST DON'T KNOW THAT.
BUT IF IT MEETS STATE LAW, UH, CASE LAW HOLDS THAT WE CAN'T DENY A PERMIT OR AN APPLICATION THAT THEY ARE OTHERWISE ENTITLED TO MERELY TO KEEP COSTS DOWN IN CON CONDEMNATION.
IF THEY MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF, OF THE STATE LAW AND CHAPTER 42 FOR WHAT'S SHOWN WITHIN THOSE PLAT BOUNDARIES, IT'S A, IT'S A MUST APPROVE FOR YOU.
AND, AND THE TITLE COMPANY, THE TITLE REPORT CAN'T BE MORE THAN HOW OLD WHEN YOU HANDED IT IN 30 DAYS.
SO IT WOULD HAVE, IT WOULD BE A VERY TIGHT WINDOW.
I'M SORRY MR. GAGE, YOUR TIME'S EXPIRED AND WE'VE GOT YEAH, WASTE MY TIME.
ALL THOSE THREE ACRES, MR. GAGE, THE ORIGINAL, WE REALLY HAVE TO MOVE ON.
THE ORIGINAL OWNER'S NAMES IS STILL ON THE TITLE.
THANK YOU MR. GAGE, APPRECIATE YOU COMMENT.
BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION.
LET US DELIBERATE HERE A LITTLE BIT.
SO WHAT WE WERE FINDING OUT IS THAT THERE IS A TITLE REPORT, IT HAS TO BE, CAN'T BE ANY OLDER THAN 30 DAYS.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY BASIS TO BELIEVE THAT THIS LAND HAS BEEN CONDEMNED.
AND, UM, THIS IS A SHALL APPROVE ITEM FOR US AND WE'RE LEGALLY BOUND TO APPROVE IT.
MADAM CHAIR, COMMISSIONER GARZA.
SO JUST ONE QUESTION FOR LEGAL.
SO WE APPROVE THIS TODAY AS IS OUR DUTY, UH, BY ORDINANCE.
AND SO MY QUESTION IS WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? DEPENDS ON WHERE THE PROPERTY IS IN EITHER A SALE OR A CONDEMNATION ACTION, IF THAT'S PROCEEDING.
UM, OR IF SOMEBODY IS REALLY GONNA TRY AND DEVELOP IT OR SELL IT FOR OTHER DEVELOPMENT MM-HMM
AND THEN THEY WILL GO TO PERMITTING THINGS LIKE WATER TABLE DRAINAGE, UM, ACCESS, WHAT FILL CAN BE PLACED OR NOT WILL ALL BE DETERMINED DURING PERMITTING AT THAT TIME.
JUST SO I UNDERSTAND AND EVERYONE HERE UNDERSTANDS WHAT THAT MEANS FROM OUR LEGAL ADVISOR IS IF WE APPROVE THIS TODAY, IT MOVES FORWARD.
THEY COULD DESIGN PLANS, THEY COULD DO ALL KINDS OF REPORTS.
THEY COULD SUBMIT THEIR PLANS TO PUBLIC WORKS, AND IF IT'S BEEN CONDEMNED AT THAT TIME OR THERE'S A WATER TABLE ISSUE OR WHATEVER THE ISSUE IS, THAT'S WHERE IT STOPS, RIGHT? YEAH.
WE'RE, THIS IS A VERY, VERY EARLY STAGE IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THIS PROPERTY.
SHOULD IT HAPPEN? COMMISSIONER JONES? YEAH, THANK YOU.
OH, A ANOTHER LAYER THAT WILL KICK IN FOR THIS PROJECT IS WITH CITY INSPECTIONS.
SO IF DURING CONSTRUCTION THEY HAVE OBTAINED PERMITS, THEN THERE ARE PER, THERE ARE INSPECTIONS THAT ARE REQUIRED IN SOME CASES WITHIN 24 HOURS.
SO YES, THERE ARE ADDITIONAL EYES AND EARS, UH, AND AUTHORITY INVOLVED IN THAT AS THIS PROCESS MOVES ALONG.
UM, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? UM, SO WHERE WE ARE THEN IS ON, UH, ITEM 81 DESOTO ESTATES.
IF THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS ON NUMBER 81 STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS.
IS THERE FURTHER DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION GARZA GARZA IS SECOND.
UM, THEN WE WILL GO AHEAD AND PROCEED WITH VOTING ON THE REST OF THE CONSENT ITEMS AND WE'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS ON ALL ITEMS IN SECTIONS A AND B.
AND EXCEPT FOR ITEMS 9, 10, 20 29, 42, 43, 59 THROUGH 64 AND 67, IS THERE DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION JONES.
IS THERE A SECOND? ALLMAN? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
UM, AND NOW ON THE REMAINDER, THESE WILL BE ITEMS 9 10, 20 29 42, 43 59 THROUGH 64 AND 67.
ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION? THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.
[c. Replats requiring Public Hearings with Notification (Dorianne Powe-Phlegm, Devin Crittle, Arum Lee, Aracely Rodriguez, and John Cedillo)]
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OH, SORRY.UM, I DIDN'T MEAN THAT THE WAY IT SOUNDED.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE HOUSTON PLANNING COMMISSION.
THIS ITEM WAS DEFERRED AT THE PREVIOUS PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON CITY LIMITS AT THE SOUTHEAST INTERSECTION OF RED BUD STREET AND ALBERTA STREET.
THE PURPOSE OF THE REPLAY IS TO CREATE FOUR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS.
THERE ARE NO VARIANCES BEING REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM.
REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT WILL VIOLATE SEPARATELY FILED DEED RESTRICTIONS PERTAINING TO THE LOT SIZE AND THE FRONTAGE REQUIREMENT.
STAFF RECOMMENDS DEFERRING THE PLAT FOR TWO WEEKS PER THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST.
MADAM CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
AND WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NEW COMMENTS, BUT WE DID RECEIVE, UH, ADVANCED COMMENTS DURING THE PREVIOUS, UH, DEFERRAL.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
UM, THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 1 26 ALBERTA VILLA IS CONTINUED.
I HAVE ONE SPEAKER WHO SIGNED AN ADVANCED RONALD ROBERTS.
MR. ROBERTS, ARE YOU WITH US IN PERSON OR VIRTUALLY? I DON'T THINK SO.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 26? ALBERTA VILLA? UH, HEAR.
HELLO? OKAY, HEARING NO RESPONSE, UM, WE WILL LOOK TO THE, THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO DEFER.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION TO DEFER THE ITEM AND CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING? MOTION ABRAHAM.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
THE SITE IS LOCATED EAST ALONG HAZARD STREET, NORTH OF VERMONT, VERMONT STREET, AND HOUSTON'S CORPORATE LIMITS.
THE REASON FOR RE PLAT IS TO CREATE TWO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS.
THERE ARE NO VARIANCE REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM.
REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT WILL 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.
STAFF HAS RECEIVED COM COMMON COMMENTS IN ADVANCE FROM ONE RESIDENT.
THE RESIDENT INDICATED THAT SHE WAS OPPOSED TO THE LOT BEING SUBDIVIDED INTO TWO LOTS AND, AND, UM, SHE'S OPPOSED TO AN ADDITIONAL HOME ON THE NEW LOT THAT PROPERLY WILL CAUSE MORE CARS TO BE PARKED ON THE STREET AND TRAFFIC ISSUES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
MADAM CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ONE FOR 1 28 HAZARD GREEN IS OPENED.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON 1 28? HAZARD GREEN HEARING? NO RESPONSE.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS.
IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION, IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION MOTION CLARK CLARK.
IS THERE A SECOND? GARZA GARZA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
ITEM 1 29 IS HUDSON PARK REPL, NUMBER ONE, THE SIZE LOCATED SOUTH ALONG BELL STREET.
I MEAN BELL STREET, I'M SORRY.
BELL STREET NORTH OF LELAND STREET AND HOUSTON CORPORATE LIMITS.
THE REASON FOR REPL IS TO CREATE FOUR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS AND ADJUST THE LOCATION OF A SHARED DRIVEWAY.
THERE ARE NO VARIANCE REQUESTED WITH THIS PLAT.
THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OF THOSE FILED SEPARATELY.
STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM.
MADAM CHAIR STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLA PER THE CBC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
MADAM CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR 1 29 HUDSON PARK IS OPEN.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED IN ADVANCE TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM
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1 29? IF NOT, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS.
IS THERE DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION SIGLER? IS THERE A SECOND JONES? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES ITEM ONE 30.
ITEM ONE 30 IS INWOOD PINES VILLAGE.
THE SITE IS LOCATED IN HARRIS COUNTY WEST ALARM TC JESTER NORTH OF MAYFIELD DRIVE AND EAST OF ATHLON DRIVE.
THE PURPOSE OF THE REPLAY IS TO CREATE 128 LOTS AND NINE RESERVES.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO EXCEED LOCAL INTERSECTION SPACING.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS REQUEST.
THE SITE IS A RELA OF A UNRESTRICTED RESERVE FROM THE INWOOD VILLAGE SUBDIVISION.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION WITH PRIVATE STREETS WITH MULTIPLE PARKING AND LANDSCAPE RESERVES.
STRICT INTERPRETATION OF CHAPTER 42 REQUIRES A PUBLIC STREET CONNECTION THROUGH THIS SITE TO T CJE MAJOR AIRFARE.
THE EXISTING SUBDIVISION ALREADY HAS TWO PUBLIC STREET CONNECTIONS.
TWO TWO TC JESTER BOTH TO THE NORTH AND TO THE SOUTH OF THE PROPOSED PLAT.
PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE TWO EXISTING STREETS WILL NOT DRASTICALLY IMPROVE TRAFFIC CIRCULATION IN THE AREA.
ALSO, THE EXISTING SUBDIVISION DOES NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC STREETS THAT STUB INTO THE PROPOSED PLAT.
ALL OF THE PROPOSED SINGLE FAMILY LOTS IN THE SUBDIVISION WILL TAKE ACCESS FROM PRIVATE STREETS.
CONNECTING TO MAYFIELD OAKS DRIVE THE STREET DESIGN ALLOWS FOR A QUICK CONNECTION TO THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE WITHOUT TRAVERSING THREE.
THE EXISTING SUBDIVISION 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 GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCE AND 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 WE DO HAVE SOMEONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM IN OPPOSITION OF JUDY HARWIN.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
UM, THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM ONE 30, INWOOD PINES VILLAGE IS OPEN.
MR. MUI, DID YOU WANNA SPEAK OR JUST QUESTIONS? DID YOU WANNA ADDRESS US OR DO YOU JUST HERE FOR QUESTIONS? NO, I MEAN, IF YOU, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HERE TO ANSWER NOW.
LET ME GO AHEAD AND CALL ON THE OTHER SPEAKER AND MAYBE WE'LL HAVE QUESTIONS THEN.
UH, THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JUDY HARDIN, H-A-R-D-I-N.
MS. HARDIN, ARE YOU WITH US? YES.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? WE CAN HEAR YOU GO RIGHT AHEAD.
UM, I'M TRYING TO MAKE IT QUICK.
I, I MYSELF AND THE MAJORITY OF THE INDIVIDUALS IN INWOOD PINES WOULD LIKE THAT STREET TO BE BUILT, ALTHOUGH THEY'RE STATING IT WOULD NOT HELP WITH THE TRAFFIC, IT WOULD HELP TREMENDOUSLY SIMPLY BECAUSE IT WOULD TAKE A LOT OF THE TRAFFIC THAT IS IN THE AREA NOW AWAY GIVING US ADDITIONAL, YOU KNOW, WAY TO GET TO TC JESTER OUT OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
I DON'T LIKE THE FACT THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO COME THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IN WHICH MOST OF THEM WILL BE DOING, COMING OUT THE BACK WAY, TAKING A SHORTCUT THROUGH OUR SUBDIVISION, BUT YET THEY DO NOT WANT TO ALLOW US TO COME THROUGH THEIR SUBDIVISION, WHICH I THINK IS TOTALLY WRONG.
THAT STREET WOULD BE AN ADVANTAGE TO THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND I, AND SO MANY OTHERS THAT ARE IN INWOOD PINES NOW WOULD LIKE THAT STREET BUILT.
IF THEY DON'T WANT TO BUILD A STREET AND WE REALLY DON'T WANT THEM BUILDING HERE ANYWAY, I THINK THEY SHOULD GO AND TAKE THEIR INDI, YOU KNOW, THEIR VILLAGE AND, AND BUILD IT SOMEPLACE ELSE BECAUSE EVERYONE IN EDWOOD PINES IS OPPOSED TO THAT SUBDIVISION BEING BUILT HERE.
AND I'M RIGHT OFF OF MAYFIELD OAKS AND THAT'S GOING TO INCREASE TRAFFIC.
IF THEY'RE GONNA BE USING MAYFIELD OAKS FOR THAT SUBDIVISION, IT'S GOING TO INCREASE THE TRAFFIC THAT'S ALREADY EXISTING IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE WANT THAT STREET BUILT AND WE REALLY DON'T WANT THEM IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC INCREASE AND OTHER THINGS THAT IT WILL CREATE, WHICH IS ALSO GOING TO BE CREATING ADDITIONAL FLOODING PROBLEM.
I KNOW THAT'S NOT ON YOU ALL'S CONCERN, BUT THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WILL HAPPEN IS THAT SUBDIVISION IS BUILT THERE.
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YOUR COMMENTS MS. HARDEN.UH, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE SPEAKER? UM, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND ASK STAFF TO, TO RESPOND AND PERHAPS SOMEBODY WILL WANNA HEAR FROM THE, THE APPLICANT.
UM, SO CAN MR. UM, CRIDDLE, CAN YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT THE STAFF'S RATIONALE FOR ALLOWING THE VARIANCE TO NOT BUILD THE STREET? THAT YES MA'AM.
UH, SO TO CLARIFY THE FIRST STATEMENT, UM, THE RIGHT OF WAY SHE'S SPEAKING OF IS TC JESTER THAT ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW, A PORTION OF IT IS NOT CONSTRUCTED.
SO THAT'S A DIFFERENT, THAT'S A DIFFERENT REQUEST THAN WHAT THE VARIANCE IS ASKING.
UM, SO JOHN, CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE PROPOSED PLAT? SO, UM, THERE'S 128 LOTS PROPOSED, UH, TO TAKE ACCESS FROM PRIVATE STREETS.
THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE OAKS DRIVE, WHICH YOU CAN SEE HERE, CONNECTS DIRECTLY TO, UH, TC JESTER.
UH, WHERE I THINK SHE'S GOING WITH ONE OF THE COMMENTS IS, UH, JOHN, GO TO AERIAL FOR ME, IF YOU DON'T MIND.
UH, JUST SOUTH OF THIS INTERSECTION.
YEAH, SO THERE'S A PORT, IF YOU CAN SEE THE PORTION OF TC JESTER BETWEEN THE PROPOSED PLAT AND TOWARDS THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN, UH, THAT'S GONNA BE DEVELOPED, UH, BY THE DEVELOPER.
UM, WITH THIS PLAT, EVEN THOUGH IT'S ALREADY DEDICATED, IT'S GONNA BE CONSTRUCTED UP TO MAYFIELD WITH THIS PROPOSED PLAT.
UH, I DON'T HAVE MUCH INFORMATION, UH, NORTH OF MAYFIELD ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION OF TC JESTER, BUT, UH, WHEN THIS IS SAID AND DONE, UH, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO TR TRAFFIC FROM THE PROPOSED SUBDIVISION.
WE'LL BE ABLE TO GO TO MAYFIELD TO THE SOUTH AND GO DIRECTLY TO TC JESTER WITHOUT GOING WEST.
SO THAT, THAT WOULD ELIMINATE THE WHAT WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT TRAFFIC GOING THROUGH.
THE EXISTING SUBDIVISION? YES, MA'AM.
UM, AND IT DID, IT SORT OF LOOKED, UM, ON THE SITE PLAN AS IF THE EXISTING SUBDIVISION HAD BEEN BUILT WITH CUL-DE-SACS AND THERE WERE, IS THERE A, THERE ARE NO STUB STREETS.
UM, JOHN, CAN YOU GO TO THE ORIGINAL PLAT IF YOU DON'T MIND? UH, THERE'S REALLY NO STUBB STREETS TO BE EXTENDED INTO THIS, UM, PROPOSED SITES.
THEY'RE, UM, PRETTY MUCH RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS AROUND ALL OF THOSE CUL-DE-SACS.
SO THERE'S NO UHUB STREET INTO THIS SPECIFIC, UH, PROPOSED PLAT.
SO IT WAS, OR ORIGINALLY AN UNRESTRICTED RESERVE, UH, WITHOUT ANY SUB STREETS.
AND THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING, UH, TO REDEVELOP.
SO THERE'S A PRETTY GOOD, THAT'S NOT GONNA DECREASE THE TRAFFIC, THAT DOESN'T DECREASE THE PLASTIC.
LET US GO AHEAD AND, AND DELIBERATE HERE.
WE'LL, WE'LL CALL FOR ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS IN A SECOND.
UM, ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. K CRILE? YES, COMMISSIONER GARZA.
SO, UM, SO ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT TC JESTER IS GOING TO BE FINISHED GOING SOUTH FROM THAT, UH, WHAT IS IT MAYFIELD? YES, SIR.
SO MAYFIELD AND TC JESTER ARE GONNA MEET ON THE EASTERN BOUNDARY AND GO SOUTH YEAH.
TO MAKE A CONNECTION GOING SOUTH ON TC JESTER? CORRECT? RIGHT.
IS MAYFIELD, IT LOOKS LIKE MAYFIELD FROM THE, FROM THE OVERHEAD RIGHT THERE, THAT MAYFIELD IS FINISHED ALL THE WAY UP TO WHAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE TC JESTER? THAT'S CORRECT.
YOU'RE JUST WAITING ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF TC JESTER TO MAKE THE CONNECTION, BUT, UH, MAYFIELD IS DEDICATED AND BUILT UP TO TC JESTER.
AND THEN WOULD THERE BE A TIMELINE INVOLVED IN THAT? THE, THE CONSTRUCTION AND FINISHING OF TC JESTER? I WOULD LEAN ON THE APPLICANT TO, UM, THEY MAY HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ON THE, ON THE TIMELINE.
DO YOU WANNA CALL THE APPLICANT? YES, I, I I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE APPLICANT TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION IF YOU, IF YOU COULD.
MR. MUEY OR, OR, OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE, WHOEVER, BUT STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD PLEASE.
UH, I'M KEVIN COBB WITH TOTAL SURVEYORS.
SO THE PROJECT, SO THE, ALL THE OFFSITE, THE UTILITIES AND THE PAVING WOULD BE PERMITTED PRIOR TO THE SITE WORK BEING DONE AND IT WOULD BE BUILT AT THE SAME TIME THE SITE WORK'S BEING BUILT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT.
SO BASICALLY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS NOT GOING TO HAVE TO WORRY BECAUSE THE ROAD IS GONNA BE IN PLACE.
AGAIN, PEOPLE CAN DRIVE WHEREVER THEY WANT, BUT THE EASY ACCESS TO TC JESTER WILL BE RIGHT THERE WHEN THE HOUSING IT BEGINS.
OKAY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER MAR? YEAH, I JUST, I GUESS HAVE A QUESTION.
ARE THESE GONNA BE PRIVATE STREET OR PUBLIC STREET PRIVATE STREETS? YES.
UM, WILL ACCESS INTO THE, WELL THE ENTRY THAT'S CLOSEST TO TFE JESTER, WILL THAT BE AN ENTRY ONLY? 'CAUSE I, I GET A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT THE DISTANCE TO THE INTERSECTION FOR PEOPLE MAKING A LEFT TURN THERE TO TRY TO GET TO TFE JESTER AND TIMES LIKE SCHOOL OR, YOU KNOW, WORK RUSH HOUR PEOPLE BEING ABLE TO, TO GET OUT AND, AND GET, SO I'M JUST TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, I'M TRYING TO ENVISION THAT DISTANCE THERE AND PEOPLE BEING ABLE
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TO EXIT THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND, AND MAKE IT TO TC GESTURE AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO ADEQUATELY MAKE THAT SAFE.UH, I MEAN, AT THE PRESENT TIME IT WAS PLANNED TO BE A TWO-WAY ON EACH STREET, BUT, UM, I GUESS THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE LOOKED AT.
IT'LL BE REVIEWED BY PUBLIC WORKS.
COMMISSIONER SER, I, I'M, THIS IS A QUESTION FOR STAFF.
IS THE, UM, THE, THE BUILDING OF TC JESTER TIED TO THE PLAT AND THE 1 0 1 OR WHAT'S THE COMMITMENT? UH, SO TC JUSTICE HAS ALREADY BEEN DEDICATED.
WE'RE, IT'S, WE'RE JUST DISCUSSING THE CONSTRUCTION OF IT.
SO, UM, AS OF NOW, THERE'S NO, I MEAN, WE CAN MAKE A, WE CAN ADD A REQUIREMENT, BUT AS WE SPEAK, THERE'S NO, UH, NOTHING ON THE CPC 1 0 1 2.
WELL, I, I GUESS THAT'S PART OF MY QUESTION.
WHAT, WHAT IF THEY DIDN'T BUILD IT? WE COULD WHAT? OKAY.
YEAH, I THINK IT, THAT'S GOOD IDEA TO ADD IT AS A, AS A CONDITION.
SO THAT'S A PROPOSAL TO ADD THE, THE CONSTRUCTION OF TC JESTER, UM, AS A, AS A ACTUAL AS REQUIREMENT? YES, MA'AM.
WOULD WE, WOULD WE REQUIRE IT TO BE BUILT AND OPEN AT THE SAME TIME THE COMMUNITY IS OPEN FOR HOME BUILDING? OR HOW WOULD YOU DO THAT? HOW DO YOU TIE IT? UM, I THINK THAT'S GONNA BE GOVERNED BY PUBLIC WORKS AND THE IDM.
UM, I'D SAY IF WE, I'D ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT IF WE ADD THAT TO THE CPC, THAT WE NOTE THAT THE APPLICANT HAS AGREED TO BUILD THIS BECAUSE THIS IS AN OFFSITE IMPROVEMENT AND WE REALLY CANNOT REQUIRE IT, UM, UNDER OUR ORDINANCES.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY HAVE TO DO.
FOR EXAMPLE, WE COULD NOT ASK THEM TO, TO IMPROVE THE ENTIRE REMAINING NORTHERLY PORTION THAT'S OUT OF PROPORTION TO THEIR DEVELOPMENT.
BUT, UM, YOU, WE, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO REQUIRE THE SOUTHERLY END, BUT I UNDERSTAND IN THE APPLICATION THAT THIS WAS THEIR OFFER.
COMMISSIONER SEGLER, I THINK JUST FOR LEGAL, SO THEIR, THEIR OFFER, THEIR CARROT WAS THEY WOULD BUILD THIS IF WE GRANTED THE VARIANT, I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S A QUID PRO QUO.
I I THINK IT'S A, THEY THEY NEED IT FOR BETTER ACCESS OKAY.
IF, UH, THAT LOOKS LIKE THE ONLY ACCESS FOR THEIR DEVELOPMENT, NO, UH, THE ACCESS IS TO THE PUBLIC STREET.
UH, MAYFIELD OAKS DRIVE CAN GO WEST, CORRECT? IT COULD, YEAH.
COMMISSIONER JONES? YES, THANK YOU.
I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY WHAT WE'RE REFERRING TO.
TC JESTER IS COMPLETING THE INTERSECTION BECAUSE, UH, MAYFIELD OAKS ACTUALLY IS ALSO TO THE EAST.
SO IT'S KEVIN'S SHAKING HIS HEAD.
SO IT'S, IT'S, AND IT'S BOTH LANES OF TC JESTER FROM NORTHBOUND AND SOUTHBOUND BUILD THE WEST LANE.
YEAH, THE EAST IS ALREADY THERE.
SO YEAH, SO JUST THE WEST LANE UP TO MAYFIELD OAKS IS, IS WHAT WE'RE DISCUSSING.
THE EAST LANE IS, IS TC JESTER TO THE SOUTH, NOT IN A BOULEVARD CONSTRUCTION.
SO WILL THE BOULEVARD BE BUILT BOTH SEPARATE LANES OR WILL THERE BE A COMBINED LET'S ASK COMBINATION OF THE TWO AT THE INTERSECTION, MR. COBB.
SO CURRENTLY THE EAST LANES OF, IT'S A BOULEVARD SECTION ALL THE WAY UP TO ONE BLOCK SOUTH OF MAYFIELD, AND WE WOULD COMPLETE THE WEST LANE TO COMPLETE THE BOULEVARD SECTION UP TO MAYFIELD.
SO YOU WOULD COMPLETE A FULL INTERSECTION AT MAYFIELD? YEAH.
YOU BUT ONLY ONE LANE AND NOT BOTH LANES? NO, BOTH LANES WOULD BE BUILT THE EAST LANES OF, OF THE BOULEVARD AND THE WEST LANES.
THE WEST LANE DOES NOT EXIST AND THE INTERSECTION NEEDS TO BE THAT'S CORRECT.
OKAY, SO I, I'M NOT 100% CLEAR.
I REALIZE LEGAL HAS JUST SAID WE CANNOT PUT THAT ON THE PLAT BECAUSE IT REALLY FALLS OUTSIDE THE BORDERS OF THEIR, OF THEIR PROJECT.
SO MY QUESTION IS, AS COMMISSIONER SIGLER SAID, WHAT, WHAT GUARANTEE DO WE HAVE? WHAT CAN WE DO THAT SINCE THE, THE, THE BUILDER, THE DEVELOPER HAS OFFERED? DO WE NEED A CONTRACT? DO WE NEED A, A LETTER OF AGREEMENT? DO I, I I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO COMPLICATE IT IN THAT WAY THOUGH.
OF COURSE LAWYERS GET PAID BY THE WORD AND YOU KNOW, WE'D LOVE TO DO THAT.
BUT, UM, NO, I THINK THAT PUTTING A STATEMENT ON THE CCPC 1 0 1 IS FINE.
I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT.
I JUST WOULD LIKE THE WORDING TO REFLECT THAT IT WAS BASED ON THE DEVELOPER'S REPRESENTATION THAT THEY WERE DOING THAT FOR THEIR DEVELOPMENT.
ALRIGHT, MR. CRIER, ARE WE GOOD WITH THAT ON THE CPC FORM? YES, SIR.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? UH, LET ME GO AHEAD AND SEE, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE 30 IN WOOD PINES VILLAGE? UH, HEARING NO RESPONSE, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLAT WITH THE LANGUAGE.
AS WE HAVE DISCUSSED ON THE CPC 1 0 1.
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FURTHER DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF? IS IT THIS COMMISSIONER ROSENBERG? YES, GO AHEAD, AHEAD.SORRY, I'M TRYING TO STILL PROCESS ALL OF THIS.
HAS, HAS PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTED ON THEIR VIEWS OF TC JESTER? I OBVIOUSLY WE HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY, BUT DID WE GET, DID, DID PLANNING STAFF REACH OUT TO PUBLIC WORKS AND GET ANY FEEDBACK FROM THEM ON VIABILITY PLANS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? UH, YES.
WE HAD A, A BRIEF DISCUSSION DURING OUR, UH, INITIAL MEETINGS AND MOST OF THE DISCUSSION, UH, WAS RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION.
LIKE I SAID, SINCE TC JESTER'S ALREADY BEEN DEDICATED, UH, THE DISCUSSION WAS AROUND THE CONSTRUCTION, BUT, UM, AS, AS YOU HEARD, THE, THE CONVERSATION, THAT'S, THAT'S NOT GONNA BE SOMETHING, UM, WE TAKE WITH THIS PLAT, UH, NORTH OF MAYFIELD OAKS DRIVE.
SO, UH, NO, NO REQUIREMENT, UH, AS FAR AS THE CONSTRUCTION FOR, FOR TC JESTER, BUT BY VIRTUE OF THE FACT THAT THE LAND HAS BEEN DEDICATED, IT IS THE INTENT OF THE CITY TO HAVE THAT OTHER LANE OF TC JESTER BUILT.
AND THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO GET THAT DONE.
AND, UH, TO BE TRANSPARENT, THE PREVIOUS PLAT DEDICATED THE SAME PLAT THAT MADE IT AN UNRESTRICTED RESERVE THAT WAS THE SAME PLAT THAT DEDICATED, UH, TC JESTER.
SO IT OH, SO WE KNOW IT'S, IT'S DEFINITELY DEDICATED.
IT'S DEFINITELY DEDICAT, MA'AM? YES, MAAM.
DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? COMMISSIONER ROSENBERG? YES, MA'AM.
I HAVE A JUST MAYBE A, A NOTE FOR HOLD.
OH, UM, MAYBE JUST FUTURE CONSIDERATION ON SOMETHING SIMILAR.
I JUST THINK I, I AGREE WITH NOT CONNECTING THE EAST WEST, BUT I THINK IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO HAVE HAD A, A STUB OUT OR SOMETHING ALONG THE POTENTIAL FUTURE CHIEF JESTER IN, IN CASE THAT EVER DOES GET BUILT.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE A, AN ENTRYWAY THERE FOR ACCESS IF, IF IT, YOU KNOW, NEEDED IT.
UM, AND I UNDERSTAND AT THIS POINT IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, MAYBE WE'RE TOO FAR DOWN THE ROAD, BUT I THINK IT'S JUST SOMETHING, MAYBE IT'S PART OF THE VARIANCE THAT LIKE IT, 'CAUSE ONCE, ONCE THIS GETS SPILLED THEY'LL NEVER HAVE THAT OPTION.
AND, AND IF, IF THAT INTERSECTION BELOW TO THE SOUTH ENDS UP BECOMING A MESS, THEY'LL NEVER HAVE THE OPTION TO ALLEVIATE THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO I JUST THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT.
IS THERE A MOTION THEN FOR, UH, STAFF RECOMMENDATION ZIGLAR? IS THERE A SECOND? CLARK NELSON? UH, I'VE GOT ZIGLAR AND CLARK.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
UM, ITEM 1 31 HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN.
ITEM 1 32, ITEM ONE THIRTY TWO IS MAIL BORN PLACE SECTION ONE PARTIAL RELA NUMBER FIVE.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED, SORRY.
UH, THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED EAST OF NORTH WAYSIDE DRIVE AND IT'S ALSO NORTH OF TIDWELL ROAD AND SOUTH ALONG STERLINGS SHIRE STREET.
THE PURPOSE OF THE REPLAY IS TO CREATE TWO NARROW FRONT LOADING SINGLE FAMILY LOTS.
THERE ARE NO VARIANCES BEING REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM REVIEWED BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT DOES NOT VIOLATE 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, IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION.
YOU MAY OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME AND STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
ITEM PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN FOR ITEM 1 32 MELBOURNE PLACE.
UM, I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE IN THE CHAT.
IS THERE ANYONE LISTENING WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON MELBOURNE PLACE? ITEM 1 32, HEARING NO RESPONSE.
THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS.
IS THERE DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION JONES.
ITEM 1 33 NANTUCKET RES RESIDENCES.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE CITY ALONG NANTUCKET DRIVE, SOUTH OF INWOOD DRIVE AND NORTH OF BERGO ROAD.
THE PURPOSE OF THE REPLANT IS TO CREATE TWO SINGLE FAMILY LOTS AND ALONG A SHARED DRIVEWAY.
THIS APPLICANT HAS MET ALL THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND THERE ARE NO VARIANCES REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM.
REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THE PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE ANY RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT.
WE HAVE RECEIVED NO ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR THE PLAN.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAN SUBJECT TO CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
MADAM CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY
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OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.ITEM, UH, THE PUBLIC HEARING'S OPEN FOR ITEM 1 33 NANTUCKET RESIDENCES.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE LISTENING WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 33? IF NOT, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS DISCUSSION.
A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION CLARK ALLMAN.
ITEM 1 34, ITEM 1 34 RICHLAND HEIGHTS.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE CITY ALONG RICHLAND DRIVE, SOUTH OF TIDWELL ROAD AND NORTH OF LAY ROAD.
THE PURPOSE OF THE RE PLAT IS TO CREATE TWO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS.
THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND THERE ARE NO VARIANCES REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM.
REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THE PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE ANY RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY, WE HAVE RECEIVED NO ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR THE PLAT STAFF.
RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO 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.
PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 1 34 RICHLAND HEIGHTS IS OPEN.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 34? HEARING NO RESPONSE? THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS.
IS THERE DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION ISH? IS THERE A SECOND MAD? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES ITEM 1 35.
GOOD AFTERNOON MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
ITEM 1 35 WHAT? HOUSTON EDITION PARCEL WE PLANT NUMBER TWO.
THE SITE IS LOCATED IN HOUSTON CITY LIMIT EAST OF KIRBY DRIVE AND SOUTH OF BI STREET.
THE PURPOSE OF THE WE PLA IS TO CREATE TWO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS.
NO VARIANCES ARE BEING REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM AND ALL THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS WERE MET.
REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATE THAT THE PROPOSED RE PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE ANY RESTRICTION ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OF THOSE FILES SEPARATELY, STAFF DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT IN ADVANCE.
THAT RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLUS SUBJECT TO THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITION.
MADAM CHAIR, IF YOU PLEASE THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR 1 35 WEST HOUSTON EDITION IS OPEN.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
DOES ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK ON 1 35 HEARING? NO RESPONSE? THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS DISCUSSION.
THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION GARZA GARZA SECOND JONES.
UH, ITEM 1 36 HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN.
ITEM 1 37 YELLOWSTONE LANDING.
THE SITE IS LOCATED IN HOUSTON CITY LIMIT AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF YELLOWSTONE BOULEVARD AND ST.
AUGUSTINE STREET, EAST OF SCOTT STREET.
THE PURPOSE OF THE V PLOT IS TO CREATE THREE SINGLE FAMILY LOT.
NO VARIANCES ARE BEING REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM AND ALL THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS WERE MET.
REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS PROPOSED WE PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE ANY RESTRICTION ON THE BASE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILES SEPARATELY THAT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS IN ADVANCE.
THAT RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLEDGE SUBJECT TO CCPT 1 0 1 FORM CONDITION.
MADAM CHAIR, IF YOU APPRECIATE THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR 1 37 YELLOW STONE LANDING IS OPEN.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 37? HEARING NO RESPONSE? THE PUBLIC HEARING'S CLOSED.
UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS.
IS THERE DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION CLARK? IS THERE A SECOND? ALLMAN? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.[d. Subdivision Plats with Variance Requests (Aracely Rodriguez and Geoff Butler) ]
TO SECTION D VARIANCES.ITEM 1 38, ITEM 1 38 BLAKE VISTA.
THE SITE IS LOCATED IN HOUSTON, ETJ IN FORT BEND COUNTY EAST OF CLOTHING ROAD AND NORTH OF WEST BELFOR STREET.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING SIX SINGLE FAMILY LOT AND IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW THIS LOT TO HAVE ASSETS AND FUNDERS ON A 20 FEET WIDE ASSETS EASEMENT AT THIS TIME, STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER THE PLA PER THE APPLICANT REQUEST TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
STAFF DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT IN ADVANCE.
AND THIS CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. RODRIGUEZ? UM, DO, UH, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER THIS ITEM.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANYONE WHO IS SIGNED UP.
IS THERE ANYONE LISTENING WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 38? IF NOT, UM, AND IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION, IS THERE A MOTION TO DEFER SIGLER? IS THERE A SECOND ISH? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ITEM 1 38 IS DEFERRED ITEM 1 39.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF EASTERN PLANNING COMMISSION.
THIS SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE HARRIS COUNTY ETJ EAST OF STATE HIGHWAY 2 49 WEST OF HUFF SMITH, CORALVILLE, AND SOUTH OF SOLOMON ROAD.
THE APPLICANT PROPOSES AN UNRESTRICTED RESERVE FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING THREE HOMES UNDER COMMON OWNERSHIP.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO EXCEED INTERSECTION SPACING REQUIREMENTS BY NOT DEDICATING THESE TO US STREET THROUGH THE SITE.
STAFF RECOMMENDS DEFERRAL TO ALLOW TIME FOR THE APPLICANT TO SUBMIT REVISED MATERIALS BY NOON NEXT WEDNESDAY.
STAFF HAS RECEIVED NO ADVANCE WRITTEN COMMENT.
THIS ITEM, THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. BUTLER? UM, AGAIN, WE'RE BEING ASKED TO DEFER THIS.
IS THERE ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 39 CARTER ESTATES? NOBODY IN THE CHAT? UM, THEN IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION, IS THERE A MOTION TO DEFER JONES? IS THERE A SECOND MAAS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ITEM ONE 40, ITEM ONE 40 IS GOSLING TRACTS.
THIS ITEM WAS DEFERRED AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING.
THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE HARRIS COUNTY ETJ ALONG GOSLING ROAD, NORTH OF WEST RAYFORD ROAD AND SOUTH OF CREEKSIDE FOREST DRIVE.
THE APPLICANT PROPOSES A SUBDIVISION OF SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS AND DETENTION RESERVES ALONG PRIVATE STREETS.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO EXCEED INTERSECTION SPACE AND REQUIREMENTS BY NOT DEDICATING A NORTH SOUTH STREET THROUGH THE SITE NOR AND TO NOT EXTEND PINE CREEK COVE DRIVE THROUGH THE SITE AS A PUBLIC STREET.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS REQUEST.
THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE HARRIS COUNTY ETJ ALONG GOSLING ROAD WEST OF THE GEORGE MITCHELL NATURE PRESERVE.
THE SITE IS BOUND BY PLATTED PROPERTY ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH, WHICH WOULD MAKE DEDICATING A NORTH SOUTH STREET IMPRACTICAL.
THE APPLICANT PROPOSES 128 LOT DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL OBTAIN WATER AND WASTEWATER FROM THE ADJACENT OAKMONT PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT.
AS A CONDITIONED TO THEIR ANNEXATION BY THE PUD, THE APPLICANT HAS AGREED TO TERMINATE THE ABUTTING SUBSTRATE AND PROVIDE A GATE SEPARATING THEIR DEVELOPMENT FROM THE EXISTING COMMUNITY.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A VARIANCE IN ORDER TO DO THIS AS IT WILL RESULT IN AN INTERSECTION SPACING INTERVAL GREATER THAN THAT ALLOWED BY CHAPTER 42.
STAFF MET WITH THE APPLICANT DURING THE DEFERRAL PERIOD TO DISCUSS ALTERNATIVES THAT WILL ALLOW FOR AN EAST WEST PUBLIC STREET CONNECTION.
THE APPLICANT HAS ASSERTED THAT THE ABUTTING PUD IS THE ONLY FEASIBLE METHOD TO OBTAIN UTILITY SERVICE.
THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO INCORPORATE NEW WA WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS AND CONNECTING THE TO A FURTHER SYSTEM WOULD PRESENT SIMILAR CHALLENGES.
STAFF FINDS THE REQUEST TO BE JUSTIFIED AS THE ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICES WOULD BE IMPRACTICAL.
HARRIS COUNTY'S EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR THIS APPLICATION AND STAFF RECOMMENDS GRANTING THE VARIANCE IN APPROVING THE PLAT FOR THE CC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
WE HAVE RECEIVED NO ADVANCE WRITTEN COMMENT IN THIS ITEM AND THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. BUTLER OR ALSO, UM, UH, FRED MATHIS FROM HARRIS COUNTY IS WITH US.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? UM, DO WE HAVE ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK
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ON GOSLING TRACT ITEM ONE 40? NOBODY IN THE CHAT? OKAY.UM, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS BEFORE YOU ON THE SCREEN TO GRANT THE VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLAT DISCUSSION.
IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION CLARK? MOTION CLARK.
ITEM 1 41, ITEM 1 41 IS HEIGHTS 26TH.
THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE CITY ALONG SHEPHERD AND DURHAM BETWEEN 26TH AND 27TH STREET.
THE APPLICANT PROPOSES AN UNRESTRICTED RESERVE FOR THE PURPOSE OF A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT.
THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED A VARIANCE TO CREATE 10 FOOT BUILDING LINES ON SHEPHERD AND DURHAM RATHER THAN THEIR REQUIRED 25.
STAFF RECOMMENDS DEFERRAL PER THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST.
STAFF HAS RECEIVED NO ADVANCE WRITTEN COMMENT.
THIS ITEM AND THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
UM, DO WE HAVE ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 41 HEIGHTS 26TH? IF NOT, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION, IS THERE A MOTION TO DEFER MOTION? ABRAHAM? ABRAHAM IS THERE A SECOND? GARZA GARZA.
ITEM 1 41 IS DEFERRED ITEM 1 42.
ITEM 1 42 IS MILLENNIUM ROAD EDITION.
THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE HARRIS COUNTY ETJ ALONG ALDE WESTFIELD, NORTH OF EAST AIR TAX AND SOUTH OF EAST RICHIE.
THE APPLICANT PROPOSES AN UNRESTRICTED RESERVE FOR AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL WAREHOUSE.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO CREATE THIS RESERVE ALONG A 60 FOOT ACCESS EASEMENT RATHER THAN A PUBLIC STREET.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST.
THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN AN INDUSTRIAL PARK ALONG ALDE WESTFIELD, WEST OF THE GEORGE BUSH AIRPORT.
THE SITE CONSISTS OF AN EXISTING FENCING COMPANY SITUATED ALONG AN ACCESS EASEMENT KNOWN AS MILLENNIUM ROAD.
THIS EASEMENT IS 60 FEET WIDE AND FEATURES AN APPROXIMATELY 28 FOOT CONCRETE PAVED ROADWAY.
THIS CONDITION HAS EXISTED SINCE 1999 AND SERVES A SIMILAR PURPOSE AS A PUBLIC STREET.
THE APPLICANT DOES NOT OWN THE ABUTTING PROPERTY AND NEARBY PUBLIC STREET SYSTEM AND, AND EXCUSE ME, ABUTTING THE PUBLIC STREET SYSTEM AND NO NEW STREETS ARE REQUIRED FOR INTERSECTION SPACING REQUIREMENTS.
THE REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH SELLING PUBLIC POLICY AS THE REQUEST IS A PRACTICAL ALTERNATIVE TO STRICT INTERPRETATION OF THE ORDINANCE.
HARRIS'S COUNTY HAS EXPRESSED NO OBJECTION TO THIS REQUEST AND STAFF RECOMMENDS GRAIN THE VARIANCE IN APPROVING THE PLAT FOR THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM.
CONDITIONS STAFF HAS RECEIVED NO ADVANCED WRITTEN COMMENT AND THIS CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.
QUESTIONS FOR MR. BUTLER? UM, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 42 AND MILLENNIUM ROAD EDITION? NOBODY IN THE CHAT.
UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS BEFORE YOU ON THE SCREEN.
IS THERE DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION GARZA GARZA, SECOND CLARK.
THAT WILL CONCLUDE OUR VARIANCE SECTION.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS.
[f. Reconsiderations of Requirement (Geoff Butler)]
F IS RECONSIDERATION OF REQUIREMENTS.ITEM 1 43 IS DESOTO STREET AT HIGHLAND HEIGHTS.
THIS SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY ALONG DESOTO WEST OF WHEATLEY AND NORTH OF TIDWELL.
THE APPLICANT PROPOSES A COMMUNITY OF 15 LOTS ALONG A TYPE TWO PAE.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING RECONSIDERATION OF THE REQUIREMENT TO MEET INTERSECTION SPACING REQUIREMENTS BY NOT DEDICATING A NORTH-SOUTH STREET THROUGH THE SITE.
STAFF RECOMMENDS DEFERRAL TO ALLOW TIME TO POST A CORRECTED NOTICE SIGN ON THE PROPERTY.
STAFF HAS RECEIVED COMMENTS IN PERSON AND OVER THE PHONE EXPRESSING NUMEROUS OBJECTIONS TO THIS APPLICATION.
THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
QUESTIONS FOR MR. BUCKLE? UM, DO WE HAVE ANYONE WHO HAS SIGNED UP FOR 1 43 IN THE CHAT OR, OKAY.
THE APPLICANT, MONICA FONTANO IS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
MONICA, LAST NAME AGAIN? FONT.
ARE YOU PR WITH US? MONICA FONTANO? YEAH.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? HELLO? I'M AVAILABLE.
I'M JUST ASKING THE COMMISSION IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS FOR, FOR YOU.
DOESN'T SEEM WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? THANK YOU SO MUCH.
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? OKAY.
UM, THE, UH, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER THE ITEM.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE THEN A MOTION FOR DEFERRAL.
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SECOND GARZA GARZA.THE ITEM IS DEFERRED UNTIL OUR NEXT MEETING.
[Platting Activities G - I]
YOU.THAT'LL TAKE US TO SECTIONS G, H AND I.
TOO BAD WE CAN'T KNOCK OFF SOME MAJOR THOROUGHFARE,
THAT POSTING THING IS SUCH A, SUCH A PESKY, PESKY PROBLEM.
WE FOOLED YOU BY FINISHING EARLY HERE.
GOOD AFTERNOON MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, STAFF WOULD LIKE TO TAKE SECTIONS, GH AND I AS ONE GROUP.
SECTION G EXTENSIONS OF APPROVAL CONSISTS OF ITEMS 1 44 THROUGH 1 55 SECTION H.
NAME CHANGES CONSIST OF ITEM 1 56 AND SECTION I CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE CONSISTS OF ITEMS 1 57 THROUGH 1 62.
THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REQUEST THE APPROVAL OF ALL STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SECTIONS GH AND I.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS TAKEN OUT OF ORDER PER STAFF AND NO CHANGES IN RECOMMENDATION.
I DO THINK WE HAVE SOME ABSTENTIONS ON THESE ITEMS. COMMISSIONER SIGLER? UM, YES.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THEY WILL BE ABSTAINING ON THOSE RESPECTIVE ITEMS. ITEMS UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE.
IS THERE A MOTION? OON? IS THERE A SECOND JONES HORSE HURDLE.
OKAY, WELL WE GOT JONES FIRST.
ALL THE, YOU HAVE TO BE PRETTY QUICK TO GET YOUR SECOND.
OKAY, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
UM, AND WE HAVE NOTHING AS USUAL FOR JJ ADMINISTRATIVE THAT TAKES US TO
[k. Development Plats with Variance Requests (Ramon Jaime-Leon and Jacqueline Brown)]
K DEVELOPMENT PLA WITH VARIANCE REQUESTS.GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAME CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
ITEM 1 63 52 0 4 EAST FREEWAY.
THE SITE IS LOCATED SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN LOCKWOOD DRIVE AND ROHAR STREET.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW A 17 FOOT BUILDING LINE IN LIEU OF THE ORDINANCE REQUIRED 25 ALONG INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 10 SERVICE ROAD FOR A NEW SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DUPLEX.
RECOMMENDATION IS TO SUPPORT THE REQUESTED VARIANCE.
THE LOT WAS PLOTTED WITHIN ROW.
ASHTON SUBDIVISION 1931 WITH NO PLOTTED BUILDING LINES ALONG THE NORTHERN PART OF LOT 10.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A NEW SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DUPLEX ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF INTERSTATE 10 SERVICE ROAD.
THE PROPOSED SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DUPLEX IS KEEPING THE EXISTING DRIVEWAY APPROACH ALONG ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF UH, 10 SERVICE ROAD WITH UM, A PROPOSED 16 WIDE DRIVE THAT WILL ALLOW VEHICLES TO TURN AROUND AND NOT BACK INTO THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE.
ADDITIONALLY, THE UH, DISTANCE FROM BACK OF CURB TO THE PROPOSED RESIDENCE IS APPRO APPROXIMATELY 45 FEET, WHICH WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR VEHICLES NOT TO OBSTRUCT THE SIDEWALK WHEN PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY.
AND THE PROPOSAL WILL NOT BE INJURIOUS TO PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY AND WELFARE AS STAFF.
RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE REQUESTED VARIANCE TO ALLOW A REDUCED BUILDING LINE OF 17 FEET IN, IN LIEU OF THE ORDINANCE REQUIRED 25 ALONG INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 10 SERVICE ROAD SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS LISTED A SIX FOOT SIDEWALK WITH THE FOUR FOOT SAFETY BUFFER AND THREE INCH CALIBER TREES.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
ANY QUESTIONS? UM, DO WE HAVE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 63 52 0 4 EAST FREEWAY? UM, THEN STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT.
IS THERE DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION MOTION? CLARK.
IS THERE A SECOND? JONES? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE HOUSTON PLANNING COMMISSION.
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THE SITE IS LOCATED NORTH OF WESTHEIMER ROAD, EAST OF KIRBY DRIVE AND ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF LOCK LANE, THE APPLICANT'S REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW A FOUR FOOT BUILDING LINE FOR A GARAGE ADDITION ALONG SAN SABA STREET IN LIEU OF THE ORDINANCE REQUIRED 10 FOOT BUILDING LINE.10 FOOT BUILDING LINE STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST.
THE PROPERTY WAS PLATTED WITHIN THE AVALON PLACE SUBDIVISION IN 1941 WITH NO BUILDING LINE ALONG SAN SABA STREET.
SAN SABA IS A LOCAL STREET LINED WITH RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL STRUCTURES.
THE BLOCK WHERE THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED, FRONTS ON TWO LOCAL STREETS LOCK LANE ALONG THE NORTH SIDE AND SAN SABA TO THE SOUTH.
THE PROPOSED VARIANCE IS IN KEEPING WITH THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS THERE ARE MANY STRUCTURES LOCATED WITHIN THE 10 FOOT BUILDING LINE AND SOME TAKING ACCESS FROM SAN SABA.
CURRENTLY THE PROPOSED LOT TAKES ACCESS FROM LOCK LANE AND THIS WILL NOT CHANGE SHOULD THE VARIANCE BE GRANTED.
THEREFORE, THIS REQUEST WILL NOT BE INJURIOUS TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE.
RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE REQUESTED VARIANCE TO ALLOW A FOUR FOOT BUILDING LINE ALONG SAN SABA IN LIEU OF THE ORDINANCE REQUIRED 10 FOOT BUILDING LINE FOR A GARAGE ADDITION.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
ANY QUESTIONS? UM, DO WE HAVE ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 64 25 11 CLAIM? UH, THIS IS JENNIFER PER I'M THE APPLICANT.
THE APPLICANT'S AVAILABLE? ANY QUESTIONS? NO.
I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS TO APPROVE THE VARIANCE.
IS THERE A MOTION SIGLER MAD? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ITEM 1 65, ITEM 1 65 IS 78 24 QUEEN STREET.
THE SITE IS LOCATED WEST OF NORTHWEST SIDE DRIVE AND ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF QUEEN STREET.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW A THREE FOOT BUILDING LINE FOR A NEW SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE IN LIEU OF THE ORDINANCE REQUIRED 25 FOOT BUILDING LINE ALONG NORTHWEST SIDE DRIVE.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST.
THE SITE WAS PLATTED WITHIN THE LIBERTY ROAD MANOR SUBDIVISION WITH NO BUILDING LINES ALONG QUEEN STREET.
NORTHWEST SIDE DRIVE IS A MAJOR THOROUGH AFFAIR WITH SUFFICIENT WIDTH LINED WITH SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS.
THE ADJACENT LOTS WERE PREVIOUSLY TAKEN BY THE CITY FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY PURPOSES, MAKING THE DISTANCE FROM THE BACK OF CURB TO THE PROPOSED LOT APPROXIMATELY 95 FEET AND THEREFORE WILL NOT BE INJURIOUS TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE STAFF'S.
RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE REQUEST TO ALLOW A THREE FOOT BUILDING LINE ALONG NORTH WAYSIDE DRIVE IN LIEU OF THE ORDINANCE REQUIRED 25 FOOT BUILDING LINE FOR A NEW SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE WITH THE CONDITION THE APPLICANT PROVIDES THREE INCH CALIPER STREET TREES.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
QUESTIONS FOR MS. BROWN? UM, DO WE HAVE ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON 78 24 QUEEN STREET? YES, WE DO.
WHO IS IT PLEASE? THE PERSON IS DANIEL ZARATE.
I'M, UH, THE DIRECTOR OF PRECONSTRUCTION WITH THE MERITEX HOME.
SO I'M JUST HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT MAY ARISE FROM THIS.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. ANTE? I DON'T THINK THERE ARE, BUT THANK YOU FOR COMING.
UM, ANYBODY ELSE ON 78 24 QUEEN STREET? IF NOT, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE VARIANCE.
IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION CO PERLE? YEAH.
CO PERLE, DO WE HAVE A SECOND ARM WRESTLE ON A SECOND? HI.
OKAY, I WAS THINKING THEY'D GET TWO
OKAY, SO WE HAVE PORSCHE PORTAL AND HAYS.
[II. Establish a public hearing date of September 15, 2022]
THAT WILL TAKE US TO A ROMAN NUMERAL TWO AND WE'D LIKE TO ESTABLISH A PUBLIC HEARING DATE AS SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2022 FOR THE FOLLOWING CLAREMONT PLACE, SECTION ONE, PARTIAL REPL.NUMBER 11, MCFARLAND COURT PARTIAL REPL NUMBER THREE, NORTH CHURCH RESERVE, SHEPHERD OAKS PARTIAL REPL NUMBER TWO, SPRING BRANCH ESTATES NUMBER TWO, PARTIAL REPL.
NUMBER 16, WAYBURN ESTATES WHISPERING PINES ESTATES PARTIAL REPL NUMBER 13 AND YOAKUM GARDENS PARTIAL REPL NUMBER TWO.
IS THERE A MOTION TO SET SEPTEMBER 15TH FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING MOTION? CLARK.
[III. Excuse the absences of Commissioner Abraham ]
NUMERAL THREE.WE WILL NOT HAVE TO ACT ON 'CAUSE COMMISSIONER ABRAHAM IS PRESENT.
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UH, DO WE HAVE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION UNDER PUBLIC COMMENT? WE HAVE NO ONE IN THE CHAT.IS THERE ANYONE LISTENING? UM, WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
IN WHICH CASE A MOTION TO ADJOURN WOULD BE IN ORDER.
IS THERE A SECOND? JONES? YAY.
AH, YOU'RE SO, YOU'RE SO LATE.
A OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.
EVERYBODY GO REST UP FOR OUR NEXT MEETING.