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IT IS 2 31[Call to Order]
ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH, 2022.WE HAVE A QUORUM HERE AT THE TABLE.
UM, THIS IS A MEETING OF THE HOUSTON PLANNING COMMISSION.
I'M THE COMMISSION CHAIR, MARTY STEIN.
UM, FOR THE RECORD, IT LOOKS LIKE COMMISSIONERS GARZA, ALLMAN, BALDWIN, AND VICTOR WILL BE ABSENT TODAY.
WE MAY HAVE SOME OTHER ABSENCES THAT, BUT I DON'T KNOW OF THEM.
UM, ARE COMMISSIONER KANE AND DALTON WITH US VIRTUALLY? NO, MA'AM.
SO TH THEY ARE AT THIS POINT ABSENT AS WELL.
UM, TO EVERYONE ELSE JOINING US, WELCOME.
UM, IF YOU'RE HERE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON A SPECIFIC ITEM, UH, YOU CAN FIND THE FINAL AGENDA WITH THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION ON THEIR WEBSITE.
UM, ANY COMMENTS THAT WERE SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT BEFORE NOON YESTERDAY ARE INCLUDED IN OUR PACKET? WE HAVE THOSE.
UM, IF YOU DO WISH TO SPEAK, WE ASK THAT YOU GO TO THE FRONT TABLE AND GET A LITTLE RECTANGULAR PIECE OF PAPER THAT MS. GEER WILL HOLD UP AND FILL THAT OUT.
THAT'LL HELP US GET YOU QUEUED UP APPROPRIATELY TO SPEAK.
IF YOU'RE WITH US ON COMPUTER OR PHONE, WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP YOUR DEVICE MUTED UNTIL YOU'RE CALLED ON TO SPEAK.
AND OUR VIDEO QUALITY IS BETTER IF YOU KEEP YOUR CAMERAS OFF AS WELL.
YOU'RE WELCOME TO TURN THEM ON THOUGH WHEN YOU'RE ADDRESSING US.
I THINK ONLY ONE ITEM HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN FROM THE AGENDA TODAY, AND THAT'S ROMAN NUMERAL FOUR.
IT'S A HOTEL VARIANCE, UM, THAT WAS WITHDRAWN BY THE APPLICANT.
[Director’s Report ]
THAT, WE'LL GO TO THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT, DIRECTOR WALLACE BROWN.GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS.
MY NAME IS MARGARET WALLACE BROWN.
I'M SECRETARY OF THIS COMMISSION AND DIRECTOR OF THE HOUSTON PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
UM, FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA SAY THAT FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DRESSED UP TODAY FOR THE PHOTOGRAPH, I APOLOGIZE FOR THE LATE NOTICE OF CANCELING THE PHOTOGRAPH.
PLEASE COME EARLY ON DECEMBER 1ST, AND WE WILL TAKE THE COMMISSION PHOTO THAT TIME.
SO PLEASE BE HERE ON AT TWO 15 ON DECEMBER 1ST.
UM, OUR 2023 DATES, IF YOU BE, IF YOU POPULATE YOUR PERSONAL COMPUTERS FROM LAST CYCLE'S ADOPTED PLANNING COMMISSION DATES, PLEASE NOTE THAT WE'RE GONNA CLARIFY THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE PLAN DATES AND TIMES BASED PARTIALLY ON THE NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS WE RECEIVED.
SO WE ARE CURRENTLY PLANNING THOSE MEETINGS TO BE AT 1:00 PM PRIOR TO YOUR TWO 30 START, BUT WE MAY ASK YOU TO CONSIDER, UM, RECOMMENDATIONS ON SEPTEMBER 21ST INSTEAD OF SEPTEMBER 7TH.
WE'RE GONNA CONFIRM ALL THESE DATES AS WE GET CLOSER, BUT THIS IS JUST A HEADS UP THAT THERE MAY BE A FEW OF THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE PLAN DATES CHANGING.
UM, I ALSO WANNA REMIND YOU THAT OUR NEXT MEETING IS DECEMBER 1ST, WHICH IS THREE WEEKS FROM TODAY, NOT TWO DUE TO THE 30 DAY TIME LIMIT FOR YOUR ACTION.
THE ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA THAT HAVE BEEN DEFERRED ONCE CANNOT BE DEFERRED.
AGAIN, YOU HAVE TO TAKE ACTION.
AND, UM, IN CLOSING, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, UM, PARTICULARLY ABOUT PLANNING RELATED THINGS, CALL THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AT (832) 393-6600, OR YOU CAN CALL THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PLANNER OF THE DAY AT 8 3 2 3 9 360 6 24.
YOU CAN ALWAYS VISIT OUR WEBSITE@HOUSTONPLANNING.COM.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR THE DIRECTOR? IF NOT,
[Approval of the October 27, 2022 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes]
WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE MINUTES FROM OCTOBER 27TH, 2022.UH, THERE, THESE WERE IN YOUR PACKET.
IF THERE ARE NO ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THOSE MINUTES, IS THERE A MOTION FOR TO ACCEPT THEM? MOTION CLARK SECOND JONES.
ROMAN NUMER ONE, AS YOU CAN SEE, HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN.
THIS WAS TO BE PRESENTATION OF, UH, UH, THE COMMENTS WE'VE RECEIVED ON THE BUFFERING ORDINANCE.
WE ARE STILL ON SCHEDULE GOING FORWARD WITH THIS.
WE JUST HAVE SOME OUTSTANDING COMMENTS.
WE'RE WAITING TO GET, UH, THE DEPARTMENT'S PRETTY MUCH READY, BUT WE HAVE SOME STAKEHOLDERS THAT, THAT ARE GETTING US SOME LAST MINUTE COMMENTS ON THINGS.
SO IN ORDER TO GIVE THEM TIME AND FINALIZE ALL THE DETAILS, WE DECIDED TO WAIT AND WE'LL PROBABLY DO THIS ON DECEMBER 1ST.
[Platting Activities a & b]
TO PLATTING ACTIVITY, ROMAN NUMERAL TWO, UH, COMMISSIONERS.ARE THERE ANY ITEMS IN SECTIONS A AND B WE NEED TO CONSIDER SEPARATELY? COMMISSIONER SIGLER? UM, ITEM SIX THROUGH 10.
I NEED TO ABSTAIN FROM SIX, UH, SIX THROUGH 10, 16, AND 45.
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OKAY.UM, SO I DO KNOW WE HAVE SPEAKERS ON ITEM 19, WHICH IS ON THE CONSENT, SO WE WILL TAKE THAT SEPARATELY.
UH, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANY OF THE ITEMS IN SECTIONS A AND B? THAT'S ITEMS ONE THROUGH 1 31, THE CONSENT AND RELAS.
UM, LET'S GO AHEAD AND IS SOMEBODY GONNA MAKE A PRESENTATION ON ITEM 19 OR, I THINK WE'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH IT, YEAH.
OKAY, THEN I WILL GO AHEAD AND CALL THE SPEAKERS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP IN ADVANCE.
TRAVIS BROWN DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE PRESENT.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN GO RIGHT AHEAD.
YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE? OKAY, GREAT.
WELL, ACTUALLY, WHAT I WANTED TO DO IS, SINCE I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS NOW BEING DEFERRED UNTIL DECEMBER 1ST, OR AT LEAST THAT'S THE RECOMMENDATION, I WOULD LIKE TO DEFER MY COMMENTS UNTIL THAT DATE.
UM, THEN IF NO ONE ELSE WANTS TO SPEAK ON THE REPL ITEMS, UH, WE WILL GO TO THE REMAINING, UH, WE CAN VOTE ON THE CONSENT ITEMS. UH, AND WE NEED A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION ON ALL ITEMS IN SECTIONS A AND B SAVE.
AND EXCEPT FOR ITEMS SIX THROUGH 10, 16 AND 45, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION HERE? SECOND MAR.
UM, AND THEN ON THE REMAINDER, WHICH WILL BE ITEM SIX THROUGH 10, 16 AND 45, ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? POS PERLE JONES? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
NOTE THAT COMMISSIONER SIGLER AND HE ABSTAINED.
[c. Replats requiring Public Hearings with Notification (Dorianne Powe-Phlegm, Devin Crittle, and John Cedillo)]
OKAY, THAT WILL TAKE US TO RELAS REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARINGS.GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
ITEM 1 32 IS JACKSON HILL GROVE, THE SIZE LOCATED SOUTH ALONG GIBSON STREET, EAST OF JACKSON, HILL STREET, NORTH OF FEGAN STREET IN HOUSTON'S CORPORATE LIMITS.
THE REASON FOR RE PLAT IS TO CREATE FOUR NARROW FRONT LOADING SINGLE FAMILY LOTS.
STAFF ASKED THE APPLICANT WHAT HE WOULD CONSIDER A SHARED DRIVEWAY LAYOUT OF THIS PLA AND THE APPLICANT RESPONDED THAT THE OWNER PREFERRED, UH, THE FRONT LO LOADER LAYOUT.
THERE ARE NO VARIANCE REQUESTED WITH THIS PLAT.
THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT WOULD NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT PER THE CBC 1 0 1 FORM.
STAFF DID NOT RECEIVE ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS.
STAFF DID RECEIVE ADVANCED COMMENTS, UM, CONCERNING THIS PLOT CONCERNING DENSITY ON STREET PARKING AND MORE, UH, TOWN HOMES IN THE AREA.
THIS PERSON WAS AGAINST THEM DOING TOWN HOMES.
MADAM CHAIR PLEASES COMMISSION.
YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 1 32, JACKSON HILL GROVE IS OPEN.
I HAVE NO ONE WHO'S SIGNED UP IN ADVANCE TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE LISTENING WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 32? NOT THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS.
ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE? OH, YES.
SO IT, IT LOOKS LIKE MAYBE THE RIGHT OF WAY EXCHANGES FROM FIGAN TO THE PROPERTY.
SO WILL THE DEVELOPER REQUIRED TO DO ANY IMPROVEMENTS ON THAT TO HIT THE DRIVEWAY OR TO REACH THE DRIVEWAY? AM I LOOKING AT THAT PLAQUE CORRECTLY? IF YOU GO TO THE, LIKE FROM FIGAN, YEAH, THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO, IT'S, THEY WOULD HAVE TO, I GUESS I'M LOOKING AT THAT.
SO IN ORDER TO CONNECT THE DRIVEWAYS TO THE, THE RIGHT OF WAY, THERE'S SOME, I GUESS SOME IMPROVEMENTS THAT NEED TO BE DONE OR I'M JUST A LITTLE CONFUSED AT HOW IT CONNECTS TO FIGAN.
CAN YOU GO IN A LITTLE BIT? THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE IT'S LOCATED.
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OF COURSE.THEY WOULD HAVE TO BUILD A DRIVEWAY AND STUFF.
YEAH, THEY WOULD HAVE TO SOMETHING.
SO THEY'LL HAVE TO EXTEND IT OUT.
I'M, I'M JUST CONFUSED WHERE IT CONNECTS TO FIGAN AND HOW IT CONNECTS FROM THAT, THAT PLAT OF THAT'S THE LIMITS TO THE PLAT TO, YEAH.
SHOULD, I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED WITH THE PUBLIC RIGHT AWAY.
CAN YOU, UM, GO TO THE EXISTING CONDITION SURVEY TO PLAID BACK? SO THEY SHOWED THAT IT, IT, IT CONNECTS DIRECTLY TO IT AND THEY MENTIONED THAT.
IS THAT A TH DORIAN MAY I GUESS, PLEASE, TORI, DON'T THEY HAVE ACCESS FROM GIBSON? AREN'T THEY CONNECTING TO GIBSON? THEY ARE CONNECTING TO GIBSON, BUT THEY WILL NEED ACCESS FROM FIGAN AS WELL.
IT'S TWO LOTS FROM FIGAN AND, AND TWO LOTS FROM JACKSON.
OR IS THAT AN EXTENDED RIGHT OF WAY? I MEAN, IT'S AN OPEN GREEN SPACE.
IT IT IS, IT'S CONSIDERED, IT'S CONSIDERED THE RIGHT OF WAY THAT'S IN FRONT OF THE PROPERTY IS CONSIDERED FIGAN.
I GET YOUR QUESTION, BUT YEAH, THAT'S JUST AN EXTENDED WELL, AND REALLY MY QUESTION WAS JUST IF THEY HAVE TO DO ANY IMPROVEMENTS IN THAT TOO? NO, NO, THEY DON'T.
JUST CONNECT THE DRIVEWAY TO THE EXISTING ROAD, RIGHT? YES.
YEAH, BUT THEY'RE NOT TAKING ACCESS.
IT'S JUST BE CONSIDERED A LONG DRIVEWAY.
THEY JUST HAVE TO CONNECT IT TO THE PAVING SECTION.
SO IT'LL JUST BE A, A REALLY LONG DRIVEWAY.
LET ME MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND.
SO TWO LOTS ARE CONNECTING SOUTH ON FAGAN AND TWO LOTS ARE CONNECTING NORTH ON GIBSON? YES.
THEY, AND SO THEY DO HAVE TO CONNECT THEIR DRIVEWAYS TO THE EXISTING ROAD OF FAGAN? YES, THEY DO.
WELL, THAT ON THE IPAD, IT DOES SHOW IT THAT, THAT IS A LITTLE DIS DISTURBING SHOW.
DO WE HAVE THE SAME SEE THERE? YEAH.
THAT'S A BETTER REPRESENTATION.
IF THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, UM, WE DID CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS.
IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION JONES SECOND CLARK.
ITEM 1 33 IS MARISOL SECTION FOUR THE SIZE LOCATED EAST OF KATY HOCKLEY ROAD ALONG STOCKTON SCHOOL ROAD EAST, I'M SORRY, WEST OF YELLOW RAYS TRAIL IN HOUSTON, EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION IN HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS.
THE REASON FOR RELAID IS TO ABSORB A PORTION OF TWO RESERVES WITHIN MARISO SECTIONS ONE AND TWO TO CREATE 49 LOTS AND FIVE RESTRICTED RESERVES.
THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING TWO VARIANCES WITH THIS REPL.
THE FIRST VARIANCE IS TO ALLOW A REPLAT A PORTION OF A DRAINAGE RESERVE HIGHLIGHTED IN LIGHT BLUE ON YOUR SCREEN INTO SINGLE FAMILY LOTS.
THE SECOND VARIANCE IS TO EXCEED THE NUMBER OF VEHICLE TRIPS PER DAY AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE CUL-DE-SAC WITH A THROUGH STREET BY 140 ADDITIONAL TRIPS PER DAY.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF BOTH REQUESTS.
THE SUBJECT SITE IS A RE PLAT OF A DRAINAGE RESERVE AND LANDSCAPE RESERVE CREATED IN, UH, 2020 WITH A MARIAL SECTION ONE PLOT AND A PORTION OF A DRAINAGE RESERVE CREATED IN 2020 WITH THE MARISOL SECTION TWO PLAN.
SECTION FOUR IS A PART OF THE MARISOL GENERAL PLAN THAT WAS APPROVED IN SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR.
PER SECTION 42 DASH 1 31, A CUL-DE-SAC COULD, SHALL NOT SERVE A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT WOULD GENERATE MORE THAN 350 VEHICLE TRIPS A DAY AT THE INTERSECTION OF ONE CUL-DE-SAC WITH A THROUGH STREET.
THE PROPOSED PLAT WILL GENERATE 140 MORE TRIPS A DAY WITH 49 LOTS INSTEAD OF 35 LOTS ON THE CUL-DE-SAC.
THE PROPOSED PLAT IS PART OF THE MARISOL GENERAL PLAN, AND IN 2019 RECEIVED A SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO EXCEED INTERSECTION SPACING ALONG KATY HOCKLEY ROAD.
THERE ARE SEVERAL POINTS OF ACCESS THAT THE SUBDIVISION CAN, THAT SUBDIVISION CAN EXIT.
THERE IS ADEQUATE TRAFFIC CIRCULATION THROUGH THE EXISTING STREET GRID,
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WHICH STOCK SCHOOL ROAD TO THE NORTH OF KATIE HOCKLEY CAUGHT OFF ROAD TO THE EAST AND KATIE HOCKLEY TO THE WEST HARRIS COUNTY ENGINEER'S OFFICE POSED NO OBJECTIONS TO THIS REQUEST.THE HOLMAN'S ASSOCIATION FOR THE MARISOL SUBDIVISION POSED NO OBJECTION TO THE REQUEST REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS FILED SEPARATELY.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUEST OF VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLAT PER THE CBC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR THIS PLAT, MADAM CHAIR PLEASES COMMISSION.
YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR 1 33 MARISOL SECTION FOUR IS OPEN.
I HAVE SPEAKERS, THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT, AND THEN WE HAVE A SPEAKER WHO SIGNED UP IN ADVANCE.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? WE CAN HEAR YOU GO RIGHT AHEAD.
AND SO MY CONCERN IS I LIVE ON YELLOW RAY TRAIL AND THAT THAT DISH THAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT, THAT BAGS UP, IT'S GONNA BE BACK.
THEY, THEY'RE GONNA UTILIZE THAT IS UTILIZED FOR OUR DRAINAGE WHEN WE ARE INITIALLY BOUGHT A MARISOL.
WHEN I INITIALLY BOUGHT A MARISOL IN 2020, WE WERE TOLD THAT THAT LAND WAS GONNA BE UTILIZED TO CATCH THE WATER, UM, TO, FOR THE DRAINAGE TO KIND OF HELP SUPPORT IF ANY FLOODING TAKES PLACE.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW WHO, UH, IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN DOWN STOCK NICK ROAD, IF YOU GO DOWN STOCKTON ROAD DURING HARVEY STOCK, NICK ROAD FLOODED EXTREMELY BAD.
AND SO MY MY QUESTION IS, THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT RELOCATING THIS DITCH, BUT WHAT IS THAT GONNA, UM, WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO THE RESIDENTS, RESIDENTS THAT ARE ALREADY THERE? BECAUSE THAT PROPERTY IS GONNA BACK UP TO YELLOW RAYS.
IT, ARE YOU GUYS PLANNING ON DOING SOMETHING TO PREVENT FLOODING FROM TAKING PLACE? YES.
THERE, THE, THE PROJECT HAS TO BE REVIEWED BY THE FLOOD, BY THE DRAINAGE.
THE DRAINAGE REVIEW WILL HAPPEN LATER IN THE PROCESS.
IT, IT'LL BE, UM, THIS IS IN THE COUNTY, CORRECT? COMMISSIONER SMITH IS, CAN YOU ELUCIDATE WHEN THAT'LL BE OR, YEAH.
THANK, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS, SIR.
UH, WHEN THE APPLICANT, UH, SPEAKS TO US IN A MOMENT, I'LL GET SOME CLARIFICATION, BUT IN THE, THE DIAGRAM WE'RE REVIEWING RIGHT NOW, UH, THE ONE ON THE SCREEN PRESENTLY SHOWS THE FORMER DRAINAGE EASEMENT THAT WOULD, UH, CATCH WATER FLOWING FROM THE WEST TOWARD, TOWARD YOUR BACK FENCE.
UH, AND I, OKAY, I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN ABOUT THAT GOING AWAY AND BEING, UH, REPLACED BY HOMES AND LOTS.
BUT IF YOU'LL NOTICE ON THE, UH, LEFT SIDE OF THE PICTURE OR THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY, UH, THERE'S A LINEAR DEDICATION OF A STRIP OF LAND THERE, UH, IT'S LABELED OKAY.
UH, AND WE'LL TALK WITH THE APPLICANT IN A MOMENT TO, UH, CONFIRM MY HUNCH THAT, UH, THAT'S INTENDED TO DO THE SAME PURPOSE AS THE DITCH THAT'S PRESENTLY BEHIND YOUR BACK FENCE.
SO, SO WHAT, WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS, IN OTHER WORDS, THEY'RE GONNA RELOCATE THAT DITCH SO THAT THOSE HOMES WILL NOW BAG UP TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE OFF ORIGINALLY OFF OF YELLOW RAYS, CORRECT? CORRECT.
AS FAR AS THEY, THEY'LL SHARE A FENCE WITH US, CORRECT? UH, THAT'S, THAT'S THE WAY I'M INTERPRETING IT.
WE'LL, WE'LL GET CLARIFICATION FROM THE APPLICANT.
WE'LL ASK THE APPLICANT IN JUST A MINUTE IF YOU STAND BY AND LISTEN.
BUT JUST TO ASSURE YOU THAT THE DEVELOPMENT HAS TO MEET ALL THE NEW STRINGENT, UH, REQUIREMENTS FOR DRAINAGE.
AND THAT WILL BE REVIEWED AND WILL HAPPEN.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING THE PLANNING COMMISSION DOES, BUT IT HAPPENS LATER IN THE, IN THE PROCESS OF, OF BUILDING.
LET ME GO AHEAD AND CALL THE APPLICANT.
KATIE HARRIS IS HERE AND SHE'S COMING TO THE MIC.
KATIE HARRIS WITH LJA ENGINEERING.
CAN YOU HAPPY TO ANSWER? CAN YOU CONFIRM YES THESE PLANS A LITTLE BIT? YES.
SO I HAVE NOT SEEN THE DRAINAGE OR DETENTION PLAN SPECIFICALLY, BUT THERE WILL BE A NEW DETENTION POND LOCATED ALONG THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE PLAT.
AND LLOYD, YOU WERE CORRECT, WE ARE JUST FLIP-FLOPPING THAT RESERVE FROM BASICALLY THE EAST SIDE OF THE PLAT TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE PLAT.
AND THE PLAN IS FOR IT TO ESSENTIALLY DO THE SAME THING THAT IT'S CURRENTLY DOING.
AND DO YOU KNOW IF THERE'LL BE FENCES ALONG THE, THE LINE FROM EVERYTHING I UNDERSTAND THEY WILL SHARE A FENCE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? OKAY.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US AND, UH, MR. WATSON, I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS.
UM, WE CAN GET YOU THE CONTACT INFORMATION OF STAFF IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS IN THE FUTURE AND YOU CAN HOOK UP WITH THEM.
UH, IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 33 MARISOL SECTION FOUR? IF NOT, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCES AND APPROVE THE PLA SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS.
ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION SMITH.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND FOR PERLE? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
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OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES.ITEM 1 34 AT SOUTHLAND TERRACE.
THE SITE IS LOCATED SOUTH ALONG KILGORE STREET, WEST OF ALLEGHENY STREET IN HOUSTON.
THE REASON FOR PLAT IS TO CREATE THREE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS OFF 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 WOULD NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT PER THE CBC 1 0 1 FORUM CONDITIONS.
STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM.
MADAM CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR 1 34 SOUTHLAND TERRACE IS OPEN.
I HAVE NO ONE WHO IS SIGNED IN ADVANCE.
IS THERE ANYONE LISTENING WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 34? HEARING NO RESPONSE, THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE CLOSED.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS.
ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MA SECOND CLARK, CLARK.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE HOUSTON PLANNING COMMISSION.
ITEM 1 35 IS SONARA, SECTION 14 PARTIAL REPL NUMBER ONE.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN WALLER COUNTY ALONG DALE SOUL RIDGE LANE IN EAST OF TWILIGHT GREEN DRIVE.
THE PURPOSE OF THE RE PLAT IS TO REVISE A STREET NAME.
THERE ARE NO VARIANCES BEING 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.
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 ADVANCED COMMENTS.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR 1 35, UH, OR YEAH, 1 35.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON 1 35 HEARING? NO RESPONSE TO PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT.
UH, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? JONES.
IS THERE A SECOND? NELSON? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ITEM 1 36, ITEM 1 36 IS TOWN LAKE, SECTION 63 PARTIAL REPL NUMBER ONE.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN HARRIS COUNTY AND SOUTH ALONG LAKE POINT RIDGE LANE AND SOUTH OF CYPRESS, NORTH HOUSTON ROAD AND EAST OF GREENHOUSE ROAD.
THE PURPOSE OF THE REPLAY IS CREATE ONE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOT AND TO ALSO REQUEST A REDUCED BUILDING LINE VARIANCE FROM THE 10 FOOT.
REQUIREMENT REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLATTER.
HOWEVER, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER THE PLAT TO ALLOW ADDITIONAL TIME FOR LEGAL REVIEW.
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 ADVANCED COMMENTS.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 1 36 TOWN LAKE SECTION 63 IS OPEN.
I HAVE NO ONE WHO IS SIGNED TO SPEAK.
ANYBODY WANNA SPEAK THIS WEEK ON 1 36? UH, OKAY.
UM, WITH THAT, SINCE LEGALS OR SINCE THE STAFF ARE RECOMMENDING DEFERRAL? YES.
COMMISSIONER CLARK? I JUST HAVE A CLARIFICATION QUESTION.
SO YOU SAID THAT, UM, IT MEETS THE DEED RESTRICTIONS, BUT YET WE'RE RECOMMENDING DEFERRAL FOR ADDITIONAL LEGAL REVIEW.
WHAT ARE THEY REVIEWING? SO IT DOESN'T VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS IS TECHNICALLY WHAT I MEANT, BUT THEY'RE STILL REVIEWING, UH, EXCUSE ME, WHAT I SHOULD HAVE SAID.
THERE'S, WE NEED ADDITIONAL TIME FOR REVIEW.
THAT'S WHAT I SHOULD HAVE SAID.
WE NEED ADDITIONAL TIME FOR REVIEW.
BUT DOES IT, DOES IT VIOLATE DEED RESTRICTIONS OR NOT? IT DOES NOT.
WE, WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN WORD THAT IT DOES VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS.
WE, AND I'M STILL CONFUSED, SO, SO YOU DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER? THAT'S THE ANSWER.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE WAITING.
SO YOU DON'T KNOW IF IT, OKAY, WE'RE STILL WAITING FROM LEGAL TO HEAR IF IT VIOLATES RESTRICTIONS OR NOT.
UH, IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION
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IS TO DEFER.IS THERE A MOTION TO DEFER AND CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING MOTION HINES SEGLER.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
MY NAME IS JOHN PHILLIPS CLIO AND IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE ALL IN FRONT OF YOU ALL.
AGAIN, I WAS JUST GONNA SAY WE HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN A LONG TIME.
UH, ITEM 1 37 IS TRINITY AT SPRING HILL.
THIS SITE IS LOCATED IN THE HOUSTON CORPORATE LIMITS AT THE SOUTHWEST INTERSECTION OF MOUNT PLEASANT STREET AND SPRING HILL STREET, EAST OF STATE HIGHWAY 2 88 AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10.
THE PURPOSE OF THE RE PLAT IS TO CREATE THREE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS.
THERE ARE NO VARIANCES OF REQUESTED REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM AND HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
HOWEVER, REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THE PLAT WILL VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS SEPARATELY FILED.
UH, WE HAVE NO ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR THIS APPLICATION EXCEPT OR WE DO HAVE ADVANCED COMMENTS WITH CONCERNS OF SOLID WASTE PICKUP HEALTH AND SAFETY.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO DISAPPROVE THE PLAT AS IT VIOLATES THE 5,000 SQUARE FOOT MINIMUM LOT SIZE, UH, D RESTRICTIONS, RESTRICTIONS AMONGST OTHERS.
MADAM CHAIR, IF IT PLEASE THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY CONTINUE WITH THIS PUBLIC HEARING WITH THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR 1 37 TRINITY AT SPRING HILL IS CONTINUED.
MS. ALEXANDER, MS. ALEXANDER DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE PRESENT.
ANDREW FORD DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE PRESENT.
UH, DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 37 TRINITY AT SPRING HILL? IF NOT, THEN I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DISAPPROVE FOR A VIOLATION OF DEED RESTRICTIONS.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION TO DISAPPROVE MOTION? MA? IS THERE A SECOND? ROBIN ROBINS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ITEM 1 38 IS REN WOOD PARTIAL RELA NUMBER FIVE.
THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE HOUSTON CORPORATE LIMITS, UH, EAST ALONG WYCLIFFE DRIVE EAST OF BRIMORE, WEST OF BRIMORE ROAD AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10.
THE PURPOSE OF THE RELAID IS TO CREATE SEVEN FRONT LOADING SINGLE FAMILY LOTS.
THERE ARE NO VARIANCES REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM AND THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THE PLAT DOES NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED.
SEPARATELY, WE HAVE RECEIVED SOME ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR THE PLAT REGARDING CONCERNS WITH TRAFFIC AND SAFETY.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
MADAM CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY CONTINUE WITH THIS PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING, UH, FOR 1 38 REN WOOD IS CONTINUED.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED IN ADVANCE.
IS THERE ANYONE LISTENING WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON 1 38? HEARING NO RESPONSE TO PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS.
IS THEIR DISCUSSION? IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION JONES SECOND CLARK.
[d. Subdivision Plats with Variance Requests (Geoff Butler, Aracely Rodriguez, John Cedillo, and Tammi Williamson)]
SECTION D VARIANCES.CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE HOUSTON PLANNING COMMISSION.
ITEM 1 39 IS BUFFALO WAVE VILLAS.
THE SITE IS LOCATED IN HOUSTON'S CORPORATE LIMIT ALONG WEST AIRPORT BOULEVARD, WEST OF BUFFALO SPEEDWAY, AND EAST OF HIRAM CLARK.
THE APPLICANT PROPOSES A 79 LOT SINGLE FAMILY COMMUNITY ON PRIVATE STREETS.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO EXCEED INTERSECTION SPACING REQUIREMENTS ALONG WEST AIRPORT BY NOT EXTENDING WHITE HEATHER DRIVE THROUGH THE SITE AND STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST.
THE SITE IS LOCATED ALONG WEST AIRPORT, NORTH OF THE BRENTWOOD SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY.
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WAS DEVELOPED WITH WHITE HEATHER DRIVE TERMINATED AT, WITH A DEAD END AT THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE SUBJECT SITE.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUIRED TO EXTEND THE STREET TO CONNECT WITH AIRPORT IN ORDER TO CONFORM TO INTERSECTION SPACING AND STREET EXTENSION REQUIREMENTS.
THE AREA BOUND BY HIRAM CLARK AND BUFFALO SPEEDWAY FEATURES TWO PLATTED CONNECTIONS IN GLEN WICK AND LANDMARK DRIVES.
THERE ARE ALSO MULTIPLE INTERNAL CONNECTIONS THAT ALLOW FOR SUFFICIENT ACCESS AND CIRCULATION WITH THE EXISTING STREET SYSTEM.
IN ADDITION, EXTENDING WHITE HEATHER WOULD CREATE AN INTERSECTION WITH AIRPORT AT THE CREST OF A CURVE AND THE LANDING OF A BRIDGE OVER A NEARBY DRAINAGE CHANNEL.
THIS WOULD PRESENT CHALLENGES WITH SITE DISTANCE ALONG A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE.
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APPLICANT HAS ALSO AGREED TO CONDITIONS THAT WOULD PRESERVE ACCESS WITH THE PROPOSED CUL-DE-SAC ALLOWING FOR INTERNAL CONNECTIVITY WITHOUT CREATING ADDITIONAL INTERSECTION WITH AIRPORT BOULEVARD.STAFF FINDS THE REQUEST TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE INTENT OF CHAPTER 42 AND PROTECTING HEALTH, EXCUSE ME, PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY AND WELFARE STAFF RECOMMENDS GRANT THE VARIANCE IN APPROVING THE PLAT FOR THE CPC ONE ONE FORM CONDITIONS.
STAFF HAS RECEIVED NO ADVANCED WRITTEN COMMENT, THOUGH THERE WERE MUL MULTIPLE PHONE CALLS EXPRESSING THE DESIRE TO NOT EXTEND WHITE HEATHER DRIVE.
THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPRESENTATION.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. BUTLER? UM, IF NOT, WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC SPEAKER.
UM, PATSY TAYLOR? YES, I'M HERE.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? WE SURE CAN GO RIGHT AHEAD.
I AM THE, UH, SECRETARY OF THE HYAM CLARK CIVICS CLUB.
UH, AND I'M A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF THE AREA.
AFTER READING THE VER THE, UH, INVITATION VIA THE RECENT DISTRICT K NEWSLETTER FOR RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING ON, UH, APPLICANT VARIANCE REQUEST APPLICATION.
AND I'M SURE YOU KNOW THAT MANY OF US WERE SURPRISED BY AND CONCERNED ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF LANDMARK DRIVE FOR VEHICULAR CIRCULATION.
AS REFERENCED IN ITEMS THREE AND FOUR FOR THE RECORD, RESIDENTS DO NOT WANT LANDMARK DRIVE DEVELOPED.
HOWEVER, AFTER SPEAKING WITH, UH, A GENTLEMAN, MR. JOHN JOHNSONVILLE AND THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, WE NOW UNDERSTAND THAT, UH, AS NEW DEVELOPERS BRING PROJECTS INTO THE AREA, THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE CITY OF HOUSTON'S RULES AND REGULATIONS AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT PLAT.
WE ARE REQUESTING OR INVITING SOMEONE FROM THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO MAKE, UM, UH, UM, MEET AT, UH, OUR HIGHLAND CLARK CIVICS CLUB MEETINGS TO EDUCATE OUR RESIDENTS ABOUT THE CITY'S REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR DEVELOPERS THAT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE BRENTWOOD COMMUNITY.
UM, WE ARE NOT QUITE SURE HOW TO LEAVE, UH, OUR CONTACT INFORMATION.
WE HAVE A WEBSITE AND, UH, MR. KEITH TAYLOR IS THE PRESIDENT OF OUR CIVICS CLUB.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
I'M GONNA, UM, ASK OUR DIRECTOR, UH, MARGARET WALLACE BROWN TO RESPOND.
I'M PRETTY SURE I KNOW WHAT SHE'LL SAY.
WE WOULD BE LOVE, WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO COME MEET WITH YOUR GROUP.
UH, YES, WE WOULD VERY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH YOU AND TO TALK WITH YOU ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S HAPPENING IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, I'M NOT SURE WHO THE BEST PERSON FOR YOU.
CAN SOMEONE, CAN YOU PUT YOUR INFORMATION IN THE CHAT AND WE WILL CALL YOU? IS THAT THE BEST WAY WE HAVE THE CONTACT? YES, I CAN OH, THE INFORMATION THROUGH THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS SO WE CAN REACH OUT TO THEM.
OKAY, MA'AM, WE WILL REACH OUT TO YOU NEXT WEEK.
AND SHOULD THEY REACH OUT TO YOU, MS. TAYLOR, OR TO, UH, KEITH? UM, I CAN'T REMEMBER HIS, TAYLOR.
UM, I CAN LET, LET'S DO TWO NUMBERS.
PATSY TAYLOR IS THE SECRETARY AND MR. TAYLOR WILL, UH, HAS A VERY BUSY SCHEDULE AND I, I ALWAYS, UH, KEEP TRACK OF ANY, ANY NOTIFICATIONS FOR HIM.
WE'LL, WE WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH YOU THEN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US TODAY, AND THANK YOU.
IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WANTED TO SPEAK ON BUFFALO WAY VILLAS? PERDITA DAVIS WITH CITY COUNCIL.
TATUM IS, UH, WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON, I'M SORRY, I CAN'T HEAR YOU PER PERDITA DAVIS WITH CITY COUNCIL, UH, WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 39.
WHERE IS OKAY? AND I THINK WE HAVE, THANK YOU MADAM.
WE'LL GET TO YOU IN JUST A MINUTE.
AND IT'S PURITA CHAVIS, C-H-A-V-I-S, AND I AM THE COUNCIL CHIEF OF STAFF FOR VICE MAYOR PRO TEM CASTEX TATUM, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT K IN REFERENCE TO, UM, ITEM 1 39.
UM, VICE MAYOR PRO TEM IS IN SUPPORT WITH THE, UH, CONCERNS OF THE CONSTITUENTS TO NOT EXTEND, UM, WHITE HAIR DRIVE AND ALSO TO MS. TAYLOR'S REQUEST.
OUR OFFICE IS HAPPY TO ALSO ASSIST WITH COORDINATING A MEETING, UM, IN ANY WAY THAT WE CAN WITH REFERENCE TO CONCERNS, UM, ON DEVELOPMENT, UM, IN THE COMMUNITY.
ALSO, UM, THANK, UH, THE PLANNING STAFF ESPECIALLY, UM, PLANNER JEFF BUTLER FOR HIS, UM, ASSISTANCE IN PROVIDING INFORMATION AND UPDATES ON THIS, UM, PLAT APPLICATION.
THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING TODAY.
AND, AND WE MIGHT TAKE YOU UP ON YOUR OFFER TO HELP COORDINATE THE MEETING.
AND I THINK WE HAVE SOMEBODY IN THE AUDIENCE.
DID YOU WANNA SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? OKAY.
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THIS IS WILLA EVANS.JUST A MOMENT, MS. WE HAVE SOMEBODY HERE IN THE ROOM WHO'S GONNA SPEAK NEXT.
I'LL, I'LL CALL ON YOU IN A MINUTE.
I'M, I'M JUST A SIMPLE CITIZEN AND A RESIDENT IN THE, CAN YOU, ONE SECOND.
COULD WE HAVE YOU STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD? OH, I'M SORRY.
I'M RESIDENT AT THE BRENT BRENTWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD.
I MOVED, UM, RECENT, UH, TWO YEARS AGO TO THAT, UH, PROPERTY THINKING THAT THAT WOULD BE MY RETIREMENT, UH, PLACE.
AND I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY OF THE RESIDENTS THERE ARE, AT LEAST ON THE SECTION WHERE I LIVE, ARE, UM, RETIRED PEOPLE.
AND MOST OF US ARE MINORITIES, HISPANICS AND LA AFRICAN-AMERICANS.
I DON'T KNOW HOW IS A SELECTION TO, TO, TO DO THIS KIND OF PROJECT? IF, IF IT, IF THAT IS BASED ON DEMOGRAPHICS AND, UM, AND ALSO THE OTHER THING, WHAT'S THE REASON TO OPEN A STREET IN AN AREA THAT HAS SO MANY ALTERNATIVES TO, TO TO, I MEAN, TO JUST DRIVE YOUR CAR? IT'S NOT THAT WE SEE CONGESTIONS AS, AS WE SEE ON, ON SOME INTERSECTIONS TAKING US TO MAIN, UM, UM, FREEWAYS TO, TO COME TO DOWNTOWN OR WHERE I, I DON'T SEE THAT.
SO I WAS IN SHOCK WHEN I LEARNED THAT.
AND I WANT TO KNOW HOW MANY PROPERTIES ARE GONNA BE AFFECTED AND, AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO BE PAID FOR THAT.
UM, IF, IF THE, I DON'T KNOW WHO'S GONNA BUY THE PROPERTIES.
AND CONSIDERING THAT WE PROBABLY BOUGHT THOSE, UH, HOUSES AT A VERY LOW INTEREST RATE AND NOW THEY'RE PUSHING US OUT TO FIND A PLACE WHEN, IN A MARKET THAT IS COMPLETELY TIED AND WITH HIGH INTEREST RATES AND CAUSING US A LOT OF STRESS.
I, SO TO, TO ADDRESS YOUR FIRST QUESTION, AND I INVITE ANY OF THE COMMISSION WHO WANTS TO SPEAK, WE DON'T.
THE, THE PEOPLE WHO SELECTED THIS PROJECT ARE THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY WHO DECIDED THAT THEY WERE GONNA BUILD HOUSES THERE, AND THAT'S THEIR RIGHT AS PROPERTY OWNERS.
THE CITY'S ROLE IN THIS IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DEVELOPMENT IS, IS BUILT IN CONCORDANCE WITH ALL THE EXISTING RULES AND REGULATIONS.
SOME OF THOSE HAVE TO DO WITH CONNECTING STREETS.
SOME OF THOSE HAVE TO DO WITH, WITH OTHER MOBILITY ISSUES, DRAINAGE, LOTS OF THINGS.
THIS DEVELOPMENT SHOULD, IN NO WAY, IT, IT, I GOT THE IMPRESSION YOU THINK IT'S GONNA PUSH YOU OUT OF YOUR HOME, UH, IN A WAY YEAH.
OR IT'S GOT, YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
NOW IT, NO, I, I THOUGHT THAT THAT WAS THE, THE SOME, THE, THE PURPOSE OF SENDING US THAT LETTER THAT IS GOING TO IMPACT AND WE'RE GONNA BE NO, THAT, THAT'S NOT, UH, LET ME SET YOUR MIND AT REST.
THIS DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD YOU LIVE IN RIGHT NOW, EXCEPT THAT IT'S VERY CLOSE TO IT.
IT'S JUST THAT, SO THE EFFECT ON YOU, YOU WILL BE GONNA HAVE A LOT OF NEW NEIGHBORS AND, UM, AND WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S DEVELOPED IN A WAY WHERE EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW, WHERE IT'S A GOOD THING, MORE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, KNOW MORE, MORE KIDS IN THE SCHOOLS, UH, ACCESS, YOU KNOW, THAT WHERE YOU CAN GET TO FRIEND'S HOUSE WITHOUT HAVING TO DRIVE HUNDREDS OF MILES.
I WOULD SAY YOU ARE A GREAT CANDIDATE TO ATTEND THIS MEETING THAT WE'RE GONNA BE SETTING UP TO KIND OF EXPLAIN HOW DEVELOPMENT WORKS AND KIND OF, IT'S VERY SCARY WHEN YOU GET A LETTER LIKE THAT, BUT IT, IT'S REALLY NOT A BAD THING ONCE YOU KIND OF UNDERSTAND, I THINK WHAT THE PARAMETERS ARE.
SO I JUST CAME BACK FROM CALIFORNIA AND MY BROTHER IN-LAW DOES HIS HOUSE.
WELL, HE HAD TO SELL HIS PROPERTY BECAUSE THEY WERE EXPANDING, UH, A ROAD.
BUT IN CALIFORNIA IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE WHEN YOU HAVE SO MUCH TRAFFIC, BUT SORRY IF I ALL MISUNDERSTOOD THE SENSE OF THE LEFT.
NOBODY'S TAKING YOUR PROPERTY IN, IN ANY WAY HERE.
SO COMMISSIONER MODEST, WELL JUST ADDITIONAL, UH, CLARIFICATION FOR YOU.
THE, THE REASON WHY THE DEVELOPERS HERE ASKING FOR THIS, UH, VARIANCE REQUEST IS SO THAT ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC DOESN'T GO THROUGH YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
THIS REQUEST IS TO PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING SO THAT THERE'S NOT A CUT THROUGH.
SO YOU, UM, IT'LL IN SOME WAYS KIND OF KEEP THE DEVELOPMENTS SEPARATE TRAFFIC WISE FROM EACH OTHER.
AND THAT'S WHY THIS REQUEST IS HERE TODAY.
THANK YOU AND SIR FOR THE CONFUSION.
AND MAKE SURE YOU, YOU GET IN ON THAT, THAT IT MAYBE GET IN TOUCH WITH THE, UH, COUNCIL OFFICE IF YOU CAN.
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IS, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER CASTEX TATUM, AND SHE'LL HAVE THE INFORMATION ON THIS.APPRECIATE IT MR. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON 1 37? I'M SORRY, IS THAT RIGHT? 1 37.
IF I COULD JUST ADD TO COMMISSIONER MAR, I'M SORRY, 0.1 39.
YOU, YOU ARE CORRECT IN THAT IT'S NOT GONNA BE A CONTIGUOUS PUBLIC STREET.
THERE IS ACCESS FROM INTERNALLY TO THE CUL-DE-SAC, SO IT'S LIKE, YEAH.
ANYBODY ELSE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON 1 39? THIS IS WILLA EVANS AND I REQUESTED TO SPEAK ON 1 39.
I'M JUST GOING TO FOLLOW UP ON WHAT MS. TAYLOR MENTIONED, OF COURSE, REQUESTING THE MEETING WITH HAR CLARK, UH, CIVIC CLUB, BUT I AM CONCERNED AS MY OTHER NEIGHBORS ARE.
I'M A 40 YEAR RESIDENT OF THIS, OF BRENTWOOD AND I LIVE ONE BLOCK FROM LANDMARK DRIVE, WHICH WAS REFERENCED IN THIS APPLICATION AND ITEM NUMBER THREE AND FOUR INDICATING THAT THERE WOULD BE A DEVELOPMENT OF LANDMARK DRIVE, WHICH WE DO NOT WANT.
HOWEVER, WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE SOME REGULATIONS WITH THE CITY OF HOUSTON THAT MAY REQUIRE THAT.
UM, SO I AM ASKING OR LETTING YOU KNOW THAT ITEM NUMBER FIVE THERE ON THAT APPLICATION, WHICH SAYS, UM, THAT IT WILL NOT BE INJURIOUS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE BY CLOSING WHITE HEATHER.
AND BECAUSE YOU ARE GOING TO BE DEVELOPING LANDMARK DRIVE BY DEVELOPING LANDMARK DRIVE, WE FEEL THAT THAT WILL BE INJURIOUS TO THOSE OF US WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF BRENTWOOD.
AND SO PLEASE HAVE SOMEONE CONTACT US TO PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE REGULATIONS AND TO GET SOME INPUT FROM US AND OUR CONCERNS.
WE WANT TO ALSO MAINTAIN THE WALKABILITY OF OUR COMMUNITY AS SEEING, UH, SOMETHING THAT THE CITY KEEPS SAYING THAT THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO DO IN OUR COMMUNITIES, AND THAT WE WANT TO HAVE GREEN SPACES.
WELL, OUR GREEN SPACES HAVE DIMINISHED GREATLY AND CONTINUE TO DO SO.
SO PLEASE MAKE SURE WE GET THE PERSON WHO CAN EXPLAIN TO US.
AND WE KNOW SOME OF THIS INFORMATION IS ONLINE, BUT AS THE, UH, LADY PRIOR TO ME INDICATED THAT A NUMBER OF, UH, US ARE SENIOR CITIZENS AND THEY ARE SOME WHO ARE, ARE NOT, UM, DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE USING COMPUTERS TO GO IN AND TRY TO READ LEGISLATION THAT MOST OF US WOULD NEED SOMEONE TO, UM, INTERPRET IT FOR US IN A LAY LAYMAN'S FASHION.
SO, UH, THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TODAY.
I'M GONNA LET OUR DIRECTOR WALLACE BROWN RESPOND TO YOUR COMMENT.
MA'AM, THIS IS MARGARET WALLACE BROWN.
I, I THINK TO JUST CLARIFY WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY, THE STRICT INTERPRETATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT RULES THAT THIS PROJECT WOULD HAVE TO FOLLOW, UH, REQUIRE THAT THEY PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE ROUTE NORTH AND SOUTH BETWEEN LANDMARK AND GLEN WICK.
AND THEY HAVE ASKED FOR AN EXCEPTION NOT TO DO THAT.
AND AT THE PRESENT TIME, THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS SUPPORTING THEIR APPLICATION NOT TO DO THAT.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING TO THE COMMISSION, THAT THE COMMISSION GIVE THEM PERMISSION NOT TO, UM, NOT TO NOT TO IMPROVE LANDMARK DRIVE.
SO I, I THINK, I THINK WHAT YOU ARE ASKING US TO DO IS WHAT WE ARE IN FACT ASKING THE COMMISSION TO DO.
AND WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT THEY WILL FOLLOW OUR RECOMMENDATION.
SO, OKAY, LET, LET ME, DID DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD, MR. BUTLER? JUST TO ADD THAT THE LANDMARK DRIVES RELEVANCE TO THIS APPLICATION.
IT'S JUST THAT IT'S THERE AS A RIGHT OF WAY.
IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS, BUT IT'S JUST TO POINT OUT THAT THERE ARE RIGHT OF WAY CONNECTIONS EXISTING TO AIRPORT.
SO, SO THERE'S LAND THAT HAS BEEN SET ASIDE.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA, WELL, WE PROBABLY KNOW WHEN, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHEN, A LONG TIME AGO, WHICH IS CALLED RIGHT OF WAY MEANS THAT YOU CAN'T BUILD ANYTHING ON TOP OF IT.
BUT THAT IF AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE SOMEBODY, WE NEED A ROAD THERE, YOU COULD BUILD A ROAD, BUT THERE'S NO PLAN TO BUILD THAT ROAD NOW.
SO I, I URGE YOU, I I THINK YOUR TIME IS UP, BUT I'M GONNA URGE YOU TO, YOU KNOW, WE ARE GONNA HAVE A MEETING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND TRY TO, WE CAN GET INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ABOUT HOW THESE UH, PROJECTS WORK, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING WITH US TODAY
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AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESPONSE.DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE ON 1 39? MADAM CHAIR? I HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF.
UM, BASED ON THE PLAT THAT I'M LOOKING AT, WHITE HEATHER LOOKS LIKE THE CLEAR ACCESS FOR THAT PROPERTY AND THE CONNECTION FOR THAT PROPERTY.
SO WHY IS, SORRY, WHAT'S THE STATUS OF WHITEHEAD WITH REGARDS TO THE DEVELOPER'S, UH, PLAN AND HIS PREFERENCE? SO THE CURRENT CONFIGURATION OF WHITEHEAD THERE IS, IT TERMINATES AS A DEAD END RIGHT AT THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE PLAT.
THE APPLICANT IS GOING TO BUILD A CUL-DE-SAC TO TERMINATE IT WITH A VEHICULAR TURNAROUND AND, UH, HAVE PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR ACCESS FROM THERE.
SO, SO THE DEVELOPER PREFERS NOT TO EXTEND WHITEHEAD? CORRECT.
AND THE COMMUNITY IS ALSO IN FAVOR OF THAT IT SEEMS FROM, FROM BASED ON THE FEEDBACK WE'VE HEARD.
UH, ANY, UH, LET'S GET THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION UP ON THE SCREEN.
I THINK, UH, OH WELL I'LL JUST SAY IT.
IT'S TO GRANT THE VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLAT.
UH, APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS.
IS THERE DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION THEN FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION SLAR SIGLER.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
MY NAME IS A RODRIGUEZ, ITEM ONE 40 CARVER LANDING.
THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE CITY LIMIT, A LAUNCH CARVER ROAD AND SOUTH OF VICTORY DRIVE.
THE APPLICANT PROPOSED A CHAIR DRIVER DEVELOPMENT WITH 18 LOT AND FORWARD RESERVE RESTRICTED TO PARKING AND OPEN SPACE WITH ACCESS TO MAJOR, MAJOR COLLECTOR CARBON ROAD.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARI TO NOT EXTEND OR TERMINATE NORTH STAR STREET, BUT TO TERMINATE IT WITH IT WITH ANOTHER TURNAROUND LAYOUT INSTEAD OF THE REQUIRE COOL DOCK AT THIS TIME.
ADDITIONAL TIME IF NEEDED, TO ALLOW STAFF TO CONTINUE COORDINATING THE PROPOSED TURNAROUND AND EMERGENCY ACCESS ALONG NORTH STAR STREET WITH HOUSTON PUBLIC WORK AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND ALSO TO ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO PROVIDE REVISED INFORMATION BY NOON NEXT WEDNESDAY.
SO THAT RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER THE PLAQUE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. RODRIGUEZ BEFORE WE CALL? WE HAVE SPEAKERS.
THE FIRST SPEAKER IS WITH US TODAY IS BERNADETTE BAKER.
I'M BERNADETTE BAKER, B-A-K-E-R.
I'M A LONG TERM RESIDENT OF HOME.
I DO NOT LIVE THAT NOW, BUT I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MY MOTHER.
RUTH EASTLAND LIVED AT 25 29 WALL STREET.
I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THIS WITH, THEY'RE GONNA PUT 18 HOUSES IN HERE.
I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING FOR DRAINAGE AND SINCE WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT DRAINAGE IN HOUSTON, THAT'S A MAJOR ISSUE FOR ME.
AND WE'LL, WE'LL TRY TO ADDRESS THAT, UH, AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SPEAKERS.
UM, THE NEXT SPEAKER IS, UH, LORRAINE DAVIS COOK, LORRAINE DAVIS.
UH, FIRST NAME IS SPELLED L-O-U-R-I-N-E AND DAVIS COOK.
AND I'M SPEAKING ON, UH, THE CARVER LANDING ISSUE.
I'M OPPOSED TO THE DEVELOPER'S REQUEST NOT TO EXTEND NORTH STAR THROUGH THE MAIN, UH, ROAD TO SOUTH VICTORY AS IT PUTS, UH, KAREN AND NEW NEW RESIDENT AT A SAFETY RISK FOR EMERGENCY.
THIS ROAD IS ALREADY SO NARROW THAT MOST PEOPLE CANNOT PASS WITH TWO-WAY TRAFFIC, WITHOUT ONE PAUSING TO MOVE SLIGHTLY OFF THE ROAD.
ADDING ADDITIONAL 18 UNITS IS LIKELY TO ADD TWO ADDITIONAL VEHICLES PER UNIT.
UM, AND FOR EMERGENCY EVACUATIONS HAVE ONE WAY OUT, UH, PUTS THIS RE RESIDENT AT EVEN MORE SIGNIFICANT RISK.
IF YOU HAVE A, A MAJOR FIRE THERE AND YOU HAVE THE FIRE TRUCKS ON ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO GET OUT AND IT'S ALREADY, UH, NARROW, THAT CAN BE A CONCERN IF THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL, UH, WAY OUT.
SO, UH, THEY ALREADY HAD A, A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE WHEN HARVEY FLOODED THAT THEIR ONE WAY OUT WAS VERY DIFFICULT
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AND THE ELDERLY RESIDENTS COULDN'T, UH, GET OUT.SO I DO NOT FEEL LIKE THE UNDUE HARDSHIP OF THE DEVELOPERS SHOULD, UM, TAKE PRECEDENCE OF THE SAFETY OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY.
OKAY, THANK YOU MS. COOK OR MS. DAVIS.
APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE TODAY.
HI, MY NAME IS BRENDA ADDISON AND I'M A CURRENT RESIDENT OF ACRE HOME.
I'M, I I'M LOCATED RIGHT IN FRONT OF WHERE THEY'RE PROPOSING IT.
ONE OF THE THINGS, UH, JUST LIKE LOREEN POINTED OUT ABOUT THIS NARROW STREET, THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT ADDING 18 ADDITIONAL ONES AND ON THE BACKSIDE IS CARVER ROAD.
THEY MENTIONED THAT IN IT, UH, CARVER ROAD IS A DITCH, THERE'S A DITCH DOWN.
AND THUS, THUS FAR THEY HAVE, THEY, WELL, THEY HAVE ONE HOME THAT'S FACING THE DITCH, WHICH WITH THE DRIVEWAY WHERE IT STILL GOES, THAT DITCH IS IMPORTANT 'CAUSE IT HAS PREVENTED FLOODS DURING HARVEY.
IT KEPT, KEPT THOSE HOMES FROM FLOODING.
NOW, WHEN THEY KEEP TAKING UP ALL THE LAND AND PUTTING HOUSES, AND YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT 18 HOUSES FROM WHAT I, FROM THE LETTER THAT I RECEIVED, AND BY THE WAY, MOST OF THE PEOPLE IN THAT AREA DID NOT RECEIVE A LETTER NOTIFIED OF THIS.
BUT FROM THE LETTER THAT WHEN THEY PUT 18 ON TWO LOTS, THAT'S A LOT ON A STREET THAT IS VERY SMALL.
SO YOU HAVE OLDER CITIZENS THERE, THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT DOING TWO DRIVEWAYS.
THE CITY REQUIRES THAT THEY EITHER OPEN IT UP, I BELIEVE, FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD, OR DO SOMETHING ELSE.
IF THEY'RE GOING TO DO IT, THEY NEED TO MAKE PROVISIONS BECAUSE OTHERWISE IT'S GONNA BE A WHOLE, I MEAN, IT'S JUST GONNA BE DANGEROUS FLOODING AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THAT, THOSE THINGS ARE EMPTY.
UM, THE LAST SPEAKER I HAVE SIGNED IN ADVANCE IS, UH, RENITA DAVIS AND MS. DAVIS, ARE YOU THERE? SHE WAS
UH, THOSE ARE THE SPEAKERS THAT I HAD FOR ITEM ONE 40.
UM, OH, THERE'S ALSO, UH, ALSO TINA RUSSELL.
TINA RUS, ELL, TINA RUSSELL, I'M HERE.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? WE CAN GO RIGHT AHEAD.
UH, BEING A A ACTUALLY LIVING ON NORTH STAR, MY CONCERN IS THE FACT THAT THE ROAD IS NARROW.
SO HOW ARE THEY GOING TO ADDRESS A TURNAROUND OR EVEN A CUL-DE-SAC WHEN YOU KNOW THE STREET IS NARROW AND THERE IS FLOODING FROM DORIGHT, UH, AS WELL AS CARVER.
SO THE DITCHES, YOU KNOW, DID OF COURSE OVERRUN AND CAUSED FLOODING IN THE BACKYARD.
SO MY CONCERN IS BEING THAT WE ARE LOW, HOW ARE THEY GOING TO, UH, FIX THIS PROBLEM? YOU KNOW, SHOULD THEY GO FORWARD WITH 18 UNITS? OKAY.
WE'LL TRY TO GET SOME ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS.
DID WAS THAT, DID THAT CONCLUDE YOUR COMMENTS, MS. RUSSELL? YES, MA'AM.
UM, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE CHAT OR NOT THAT I SEE MADAM CHAIR.
FIRST OF ALL, ON THIS PROJECT, UM, THE, THE DRAINAGE THERE IS A, THERE WILL BE A DRAINAGE PLAN FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT AND A DRAINAGE REVIEW.
AND OF COURSE, THE CITY'S DRAINAGE REQUIREMENTS HAVE BECOME STRICTER THAN THEY USED TO BE.
WE HAVE SOME VERY, VERY STRICT, UH, RULES IN PLACE THEY WILL BE ADHERED TO.
THAT PROCESS IS, HAS STARTED, BUT IT WILL CONCLUDE AS THE PROJECT MOVES FORWARD INTO THE PERMITTING STAGE.
AND THAT IS HANDLED BY THE, THE, THE DRAINAGE REVIEW PEOPLE IN PUBLIC WORKS.
IT'S NOT A PLATING ISSUE, WHICH IS WHAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS DEALING WITH, BUT IT, IT'LL BE HANDLED FURTHER IN THE FUTURE.
UM, BUT WE CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THERE HAS TO BE A PLAN TO DRAIN THESE PROPERTIES.
UM, WELL NOW, UM, THE, I THINK STAFF IS RECOMMENDING A DEFERRAL BECAUSE WE ARE TALKING TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS ABOUT SAFETY ISSUES AND CONNECTIVITY ISSUES ON THE, THE ENTRANCE TO THE SOUTH OR THE, THE TURNAROUND.
OUR STAFF DIPTY MA'S NODDING YES, GO AHEAD, DIP.
MEMBERS CHAIR, UH, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION? MY NAME IS DIPTI MATHER.
UM, ALL, ALL WHAT WAS JUST SAID IS CORRECT.
WE ARE WORKING WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TURNAROUND PROVIDED WILL MEET THE STANDARDS.
WE HAVE SOME COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS.
I THINK COMMISSIONER SMITH WAS VARSITY, MS. UR OR, UH, THE PLANNER ON THE LINE, PERHAPS ZOOMING IN ON THIS, I, I SEE ON THIS, UH, DIAGRAM, IT'S KINDA HARD TO SEE, BUT THERE ARE SOME EAST, WEST LINES THAT APPEAR TO BE BETWEEN LOTS CALLED THE SHARED DRIVEWAY.
THEY ARE SHARED DRIVES AND THAT CONNECTS TO THE NORTH, SOUTH STREET ON THE WEST SIDE CARVER MM-HMM
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TRIANGLES OR ARROWS REPRESENTING WHAT I THINK IS THE, THE CONNECTION FROM THAT SHARED DRIVEWAY INTO A GARAGE FOR EACH OF THOSE UNITS.SO IS IT CORRECT TO CONCLUDE THAT THE 18 LOTS WILL NOT HAVE THE VEHICULAR ACCESS TO NORTH STAR? YES.
SO I THINK SOME OF OUR SPEAKERS ARE MISUNDERSTANDING THAT THAT'S WHAT, THAT THIS IS NOT ABOUT ADDING VEHICLES FROM THE DEVELOPMENT THERE.
IT'S MORE ABOUT HOW A, UH, VEHICLE MAKING A WRONG TURN ON THE NORTH STAR MIGHT TURN AROUND OR HOW A FIRE DEPARTMENT MIGHT GET TO ADJACENT PROPERTIES WITH THE ABILITY TO TURN AROUND.
THAT THEY DON'T, THEY STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT.
YEAH, THE, WHAT COMMISSIONER SMITH IS SAYING IS THEY'RE NOT GONNA ACCESS NORTH STAR, THEY'RE GOING TO ACCESS THE ROAD TO THE WEST OF THE PROPERTY.
THEY'LL NOT BE COMING THROUGH NORTH STAR AT ALL.
SO THERE'S A SHARED DRIVEWAY, THERE'S TWO SHARED DRIVEWAYS THAT GO THROUGH THE PROPERTY AND ALL OF THE GARAGES AND DRIVEWAYS GO ONTO THE SHARED DRIVEWAY AND THEN COME OUT ONTO CARVER, BUT NOT ONTO NORTH STAR.
THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO FIX THE TURNAROUND ON NORTH STAR.
FOR ANYONE THAT CAN ASK ACCESS IT TODAY, AS THIS PROPERTY GETS DEVELOPED, YOU GUYS, IF YOU WANNA GO DOWN AND TURN AROUND, THEY'RE TRYING TO FIND A GOOD WAY FOR YOU ALL TO BE ABLE TO TURN AROUND.
THAT'S ALL THAT IS AT THE CORNER OF THAT PROPERTY.
RIGHT? THEY'RE, THEY'RE SEEKING A VARIANCE TO NOT DO A, A VERY LARGE CUL-DE-SAC THERE AND INSTEAD TO HAVE KIND OF A, A THREE POINT TURNAROUND.
BUT WE ARE CHECKING TO MAKE SURE THAT'S OKAY WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT'S ABOUT TRAFFIC THAT WOULD COME UP AND SAY, OH NO, THIS IS A DEAD END.
WHAT DO I DO? THEY'LL, THERE'LL BE SPACE FOR THEM TO TURN AROUND.
SO, SO TRAFFIC BE ABLE TO I WAS DRIVING ON NORTH.
I MEAN, YOU GUYS NEED TO LOOK, I'M GONNA, I KNOW WE ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO DO THIS, BUT COULD YOU COME FORWARD SO WE CAN JUST ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS? THIS IS MS. ADDISON.
SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING TO DO THE TURNAROUND ONTO CARVER OR THE DRIVEWAY? NO, NO, THE TURNAROUND WOULD BE ON NORTH STAR.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE, THE PICTURE THAT SORT OF L-SHAPED MM-HMM
SHADED THING, THAT'S A TURNAROUND COMING OFF OF NORTH STAR.
SO I'M SAYING THAT I HAVE SOME PICTURES ON, BUT THEY'RE NOT, BUT IF THE TURNAROUND IS ON NORTH STAR, THAT STREET IS, IF YOU ARE, IF YOU'RE IN YOUR CAR ON NORTH STAR, THAT'S ALL THAT YOU COULD FIT.
SO WHERE ARE THEY GONNA PUT THE, WHERE ARE THEY GONNA PUT THE TURNAROUND? AND WOULD ANYBODY HAVE ACCESS TO THAT TURNAROUND? NOT FROM YOUR, NOT FROM THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
HUH? MAY I TRY? MAY I TRY? YEAH, MA'AM.
SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE SCREEN, THE, THE TURNAROUND IS BEING PROPOSED IN THE PRIVATE PROPERTY, IN THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION TODAY.
NOT WHAT IS EXISTING TODAY, BUT THEY'RE EXTENDING NORTH START TO PROVIDE A TURNAROUND.
IF YOU'RE DRIVING ON NORTH STAR, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO TURN AROUND AND GET BACK ON NORTH STAR AND HEAD OUT, BUT YOU'LL NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE FROM NORTH STAR INTO THE TURNAROUND, INTO THE SUBDIVISION TO CARVER.
COMMISSIONER HINES, UH, NORTH NORTH STAR IS A DEAD END RIGHT NOW.
THEY'RE GONNA ALLOCATE SOME OF THEIR LAND ON THEIR PROPERTY TO CREATE A, LET'S CALL IT A TURNAROUND, RIGHT? SORRY.
UM, SO THEY ARE GOING TO PROVIDE SOME SORT OF TURNAROUND ACCESSIBLE FROM NORTH STAR.
SO IF YOU DRIVE UP NORTH STAR RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE GONNA MAKE LIKE A 10 POINT TURNAROUND RIGHT.
TO, TO GET BACK SOUTH ON NORTH STAR.
WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING THAT IN INSTEAD OF A 10 POINT TURNAROUND, YOU ACTUALLY DO MAYBE A THREE POINT AND YOU HEAD BACK SOUTH THAT TURN, THAT THREE POINT TURN, THEY'RE GONNA ALLOCATE SOME OF THEIR LAND TO MAKE THAT POSSIBLE.
THE RESIDENTS, THE NEW RESIDENTS WILL ONLY HAVE ACCESS FROM CARVER.
THERE'LL BE TWO DRIVEWAYS, UH, THAT RUN EAST WEST ON THEIR PROPERTY AND ALL THE PROPERTY, THE, THE HOMES, THE CARS WILL USE THAT INTERNAL DRIVEWAY TO ACCESS CARVER.
SO THE RESIDENTS WILL HAVE, WILL ENTER AND EXIT HARBOR, IS THAT RIGHT? CORRECT.
AND THE, AND THE EXISTING RESIDENTS ON NORTH STAR WILL HAVE A TURNAROUND ON THEIR SIDE.
MORE SPACE ON THEIR SIDE IS CORRECT TO TO GET THERE, TO U-TURN BECAUSE DOWN, IF YOU DRIVE, IF YOU WERE TO DRIVE DOWN NORTH STAR NOW, THE ONLY WAY TO GET BACK IS
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TO TURN AROUND IN SOMEBODY'S DRIVEWAY.SO YOU HAD TO SPEND 10 MINUTES TURNING AROUND RIGHT.
TO COME AROUND AND THEN COME OUT.
SO THEY'RE PROPOSING TO ADD AND PROVE THAT TURNAROUND SO THEY GONNA RIDE THE STREET? NO, THEY ARE ACTUALLY ALLOCATING SOME OF THEIR LAND.
THIS IS THE END OF YOUR SUBDIVISION RIGHT NOW.
THE CAR WILL GO, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO GO BACK HERE, TURN AROUND AND GO HEAD OUT, BUT YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO GO FROM HERE.
WILL THE DITCH STILL BE THERE? DITCH STILL WILL BE THERE.
NO IMPROVEMENTS AT ALL ON THE ROAD? NOT NO IMPROVEMENTS HERE, JUST NO, NOTHING TO THE ROAD.
I I THINK WE BETTER GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON HERE.
BUT, UM, MS. MACHO, WOULD YOU MAKE SURE THAT WE GET CONTACT INFORMATION YES.
TO THESE LADIES AND SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION IF THEY NEED MORE DISCUSSION ABOUT IT? WE'LL DO, BUT I THINK WE'RE, I THINK WE'RE GETTING THERE IN TERMS OF THE UNDERSTANDING.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? THANK YOU COMMISSIONER HEINZ.
THAT WAS, YOU GOT US CLOSER, VERY BRIEFLY.
UM, IF THE STAFF IN THE DEFERRAL PERIOD WOULD INCLUDE PUBLIC WORKS IN THE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE PROPER MARKING OF NO PARKING ZONES IN THIS AREA.
SO THE FUNCTIONALITY IS WHAT WE'RE ALL INTENDING.
YEAH, IT, YOU KNOW, AND OF COURSE YOU LOOK AT THESE IN YOUR SLEEP, I KNOW, BUT IT MIGHT BE GOOD IF WE COULD HAVE A, SOMETHING WITH COLOR ON IT TO DELINEATE THAT THOSE ARE, YOU KNOW, THOSE RECTANGLES ARE ACTUALLY SHARED DRIVEWAYS SO THAT IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE APPARENT ON WHAT IT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE.
MAYBE IN THIS CASE THAT WOULD HELP.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION? UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION THEN ON ONE 40 CARVER LANDING IS TO DEFER.
THIS WILL BE UNTIL THE DECEMBER 1ST MEETING.
UM, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION TO DEFER HEINZ HINES? IS THERE A SECOND? JONES? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
HOPEFULLY IN THE DEFERRAL PERIOD WE CAN, UM, GET EVEN MORE CLARITY ON THIS WITH, WITH THE NEIGHBORS.
BUT THANK YOU FOR SHARING WITH US TODAY.
ITEM 1 41, I WOULD LIKE TO, UM, CONSIDER TOGETHER 1 41 AND 1 42.
1 41 IS INDIAN SPRING GP AND 1 42 IS INDIAN SPRING.
THE SITE IS ARE LOCATED IN HOUSTON, ETJ, IN HARRIS COUNTY, WEST OF LAKE HOUSTON PARKWAY, AND SOUTH OF AT CITA ROAD.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TWO VARIANCES.
ONE IS TO NOT EXTEND OR TERMINATE SILVER MOON TRAIL WITH THE CUL-DE-SAC AND SECOND TO EXCEED INTERSECTION BEIJING ALONG THE
INDIAN SPRING PROPOSES A RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WITH REVIEW RESERVE WITH ADEQUATE INTERNAL TRAFFIC STIPULATION AND ACCESS TO MAJOR THIRD FAIR LAKE HOUSTON PARKWAY AND LOCAL PUBLIC STREET.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUIRED TO HAVE EXTEND SILVER MOON 12 INTO THE PROPERTY AND TO PROVIDE A NORTH, SOUTH PUBLIC STREET ALONG THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY TO MEET CHAPTER 42 REQUIREMENTS.
HOWEVER, ALONG THE SOUTHERN GP AREA, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO PROVIDE A LARGE DETENTION POND AND A WATER WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLAN DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE PIPELINE AND EXISTING, UM, ALPHA CHANNEL AT THIS LOCATION, THE RUNOFF OF THIS FACILITY CAN DRAIN DIRECTLY TO THE ALPHA CHANNEL TO THE SOUTH.
THE GRANTING OF THE VARIANCES WOULD NOT BE INJUS TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE AS THIS FACILITY ARE NEEDED TO SERVE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OVERALL, THE GP WILL PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE TRAFFIC CIRCULATION WITH MULTIPLE ASSETS WITHIN THE AREA.
HARRIS COUNTY ENGINEER DEPARTMENT REVIEW THIS PROPOSAL AND IS, IS IN SUPPORT OF THE VARI REQUEST WITH THE CONDITION TO CHAIN A STREET NAME ON ONE EXISTING STREET SUPER PRIOR TO RECOMMENDATION.
THAT RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUEST OF VARIANCES AND APPROVE THE GP AND SESSION SUBJECT TO THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITION.
STAFF DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT IN EVENT AND THEY CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION.
UH, ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. RODRIGUEZ? UH, IF NONE, WE DON'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS SIGNED UP ON THIS.
UM, SO WE WILL GO RIGHT TO, UH, VOTING.
UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION, UM, FOR THE GP IS TO APPROVE THE VARIANCES AND APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CONDITION, WHICH THE, THE SAME FOR, UH, THE SECTION ONE.
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IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION CLARK? IS THERE A SECOND JONES? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.ITEM 1 43 IS KENNA BREW AND BRITAIN ESTATES.
THIS SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON'S CORPORATE LIMIT AT THE SOUTHEASTERN INTERSECTION OF HARDY AND MORRIS STREET.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING THREE NARROW FRONT LOADING SINGLE FAMILY LOTS.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO NOT PROVIDE FIVE FEET OF WIDENING TO MORRIS STREET.
A 50 FOOT WIDE STREET STAFF RECOMMENDS DEFERRAL, MEANING THIS ITEM WILL NEED TO BE ACTED ON AT THE NEXT PLANET COMMISSION MEETING.
THE SITE IS LOCATED ALONG HARDY STREET, WHICH INCLUDES THE SOUTHBOUND SEGMENT OF A PROTECTED BIKEWAY BETWEEN DOWNTOWN AND THE SIX 10 LOOP.
THE SITE IS OPPOSITE A CONVENIENCE STORE WHICH USES MORRIS FOR A VEHICULAR ACCESS PER CHAPTER 42.
FIVE FEET OF WIDENING IS REQUIRED FOR BLOCKS, INCLUDING COMMERCIAL USES.
STAFF FINDS THAT WIDENING WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO PRESERVING PUBLIC SAFETY AS HEAVIER TRAFFIC GENERATED WOULD HAVE MORE ROOM TO CIRCULATE.
THIS IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT IN THIS LOCATION CONSIDERING THE PROXIMITY OF THE NEARBY BIKEWAY STAFF ALSO FINDS THAT A SHARED DRIVEWAY WOULD ADDRESS SOME OF THESE CONCERNS BY KEEPING MORE STREET THE, EXCUSE ME, THE MORE STREET PUBLIC REALM FREE OF CURB CUTS.
STAFF WILL USE THE DEFERRAL PERIOD TO COORDINATE WITH THE APPLICANT AND OTHER AGENCIES TO IDENTIFY A SOLUTION THAT WOULD BE MORE, THAT WOULD ALLOW MORE BUILDABLE AREA WHILE PRESERVING PUBLIC SAFETY.
STAFF RECOMMENDS DEFERRAL FOR FURTHER STUDY AND REVIEW.
WE'VE RECEIVED NO ADVANCED WRITTEN COMMENT ON THIS ITEM, AND THIS CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.
QUESTIONS FOR MR. BUTLER? UM, THE APPLICANT, UH, JOYCE OWENS IS PRESENT.
MS. OWENS, DO YOU WANNA SPEAK OR JUST FOR QUESTIONS? YOU NOT HEARING HER? UM, AND I ASSUME THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS.
UM, IF THERE IS, ARE NO OTHER PUBLIC SPEAKERS WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 43? UM, STAFF MEMBERS.
I, I'M, I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. OWENS? WE DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER, UM, WHICH WILL BE A THREE WEEK AND THE ONLY DEFERRAL FOR THE ITEM.
UM, IS THERE DISCUSSION OR THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THAT WE WANT STAFF TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION IN THE DEFERRAL PERIOD? IF NOT, IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION, IS THERE A MOTION TO DEFER MOTION CLARK? IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.
ITEM 1 44, ITEM 1 44 LATINA LUNA.
THE SITE IS LOCATED IN HOUSTON, ETJ IN HARRIS COUNTY EAST OF ERLAND DRIVE AND NORTH OF AL THE MAIL ROUTE.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING ONE UNRESTRICTED RESERVE AND IS REQUESTING A VARIANT TO EXCEED INTERCESSION FACING ALONG
IN 2020, PLANNING COMMISSION GRANTED A VARIANT TO NOT EXTEND HOLMAN STREET.
THIS PLOT WAS NEVER RECORDED AND THE VARIANT EXPIRED SO THE APPLICANT IS NOW READJUSTING THE SAME VARIANCE.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUIRED TO EXTEND HOLMAN STREET THROUGH THE SITE TO ADDRESS THE EXCESSIVE INTERSECTION FACING.
HOWEVER, EXTENDING HOLMAN STREET WOULD BICEP EXISTING DEVELOPMENT, MAKING AN IMP PRACTICAL SITE EXTENDING HOLMAN STREET WOULD NOT SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE OVERALL TRAFFIC CIRCULATION AS TRAFFIC CIRCULATION IS ALREADY BEING ADDRESSED BY THE EXISTING STREET PATTERN, WHICH PROVIDE GOOD CIRCULATION AND CONNECTIVITY IN THIS AREA TO GRANTING OF THE VARIANT WILL NOT BE INJURIOUS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE AS THE AREA HAS ADEQUATE ACCESS TO ADJACENT PUBLISHED STREET, HARRIS COUNTY ENGINEER DEPARTMENT HAS NO OBJECTION FOR THIS REQUEST.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLA SUBJECT TO THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITION.
STAFF DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT IN ADVANCE AND THEY CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. RODRIGUEZ? UM, I DON'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP.
IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE CHAT WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON THIS? NO MA'AM.
UM, THEN STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS.
IS THERE DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION FOR PERLE? IS THERE A SECOND? SIGLER? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
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I'M BACK.THE SUBJECT SITE IS A 17.9 ACRE PROPERTY IN THE HARRIS COUNTY EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION EAST ALONG MAJOR THOROUGHFARE, PITTS ROAD, SORRY, WEST ALONG MAJOR THOROUGHFARE, PITTS ROAD AND SOUTH OF FARM TO MARKET ROAD 5 29.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A 15.6 ACRE UNRESTRICTED RESERVE AND IS DEDICATING A 60 FOOT WIDE EAST WEST, UH, SORRY, EAST, WEST, RIGHT OF WAY CALLED ALTA LANE.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THREE VARIANCES.
ONE TO ALLOW PROPOSED ALTA LANE TO BE LESS THAN 600 FEET, UH, INTERSECTION SPACING MINIMUM ON MAJOR THOROUGHFARE PITS ROAD FROM THE PROPOSED RIGHT OF WAY UP TO THE EAST CALLED TREE MALLOW DRIVE.
NUMBER TWO IS TO DE NOT DEDICATE ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY WIDENING FOR PITTS ROAD, WHICH IS CURRENTLY AN 80 FOOT WIDE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE AND THREE TO NOT PROVIDE A NORTH SOUTH STREET THROUGH THE PROPERTY.
THERE IS CURRENTLY A DISCREPANCY IN THE DIMENSION OFFSET BETWEEN PROPOSED ALTA LANE AND THE PROPOSED TREE MILE DRIVE TO THE EAST.
THE DIMENSION OF OFFSET IS PIVOTAL FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THE REQUESTED VARIANCES.
AS WELL AS THAT REQUEST VARIANCE AS WELL AS THE OTHERS.
WE HAVE RECEIVED NO ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR THIS APPLICATION.
STAFFER RECOMMENDS DEFERRING THE PLAT FOR TWO WEEKS TO ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO COORDINATE WITH THE ANISTON GP TO THE EAST AND HARRIS COUNTY ENGINEER TO DETERMINE THE TRUE INTERSECTION OFFSET AND ALIGNMENT OF THOSE PROPOSED RIGHT OF WAYS.
MA'AM, CHAIR, THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
AND FOR CLARIFICATION, IT'S A THREE WEEK DEFERRAL? CORRECT.
UH, ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. CILLO? IF NOT, I DON'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK AND I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANYBODY.
UM, IT'S LIKE THEY'RE CAUGHT IN THE LITTLE CHAT BOX SOMEPLACE.
UM, WITH THAT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER, IT'S A THREE WEEK DEFERRAL AND IT'LL BE THE ONLY DEFERRAL.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR STAFF BEFORE WE DEFER IT? IF NOT, UH, IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION, IS THERE A MOTION TO DEFER A, IS THERE A SECOND? MAR ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ITEM 1 46 IS MORTON 180 TRACK GP.
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN DEFERRED TWICE.
THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE WALLER COUNTY ETJ, BETWEEN, BETWEEN CLAY AND MORTON ROADS WEST OF PITTS.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A GENERAL PLAN OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES ALONG PUBLIC STREETS.
IS MAKING FOUR REQUESTS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO EXCEED INTERSECTION SPAC ALONG THE WESTERN BOUNDARY.
A VARIANCE DID NOT DEDICATE 30 FEET OF RIGHT OF WAY WIDENING THE KATY, KATY PRAIRIE DRIVE ALONG THE EASTERN BOUNDARY.
A VARIANCE TO EXCEED INTERSECTION S FACING ALONG THE WESTERN BOUNDARY, EXCUSE ME, EASTERN BOUNDARY.
AND THE FOURTH, A VARIANCE TO TERMINATE HALL THOMPSON ROAD WITHOUT A CUL-DE-SAC STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF EACH REQUEST.
THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN WALLER COUNTY ON A BLOCK BISECTED BY TWO PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY THAT WERE CREATED IN TWO SUBDIVISIONS TO THE EAST OF THE SUBJECT TRACT.
KATY PRAIRIE DRIVE IS A 30 FOOT UNIMPROVED RIGHT OF WAY ALONG THE EASTERN BOUNDARY AND HALL THOMPSON ROAD IS AN IMPROVED PUBLIC STREET THAT TERMINATES AT THE EASTERN BOUNDARY.
KATY PRAIRIE DRIVE IS CURRENTLY BEING USED AS A BY THE COUNTY FOR DRAINAGE HALL.
THOMPSON ROAD IS GATED FROM ACCESS FROM PITS PREVENTING TRAFFIC CIRCULATION TO THE EAST.
THE APPLICANT IS PROVIDING AN EAST TO WEST STUBB STREET, WHICH CAN SERVE AS A POINT OF ACCESS WHEN EXTENDED EASTWARD.
THE APPLICANT IS ALSO PROVIDING A PUBLIC STREET SYSTEM WITHIN THE GP TO ALLOW FOR NORTH-SOUTH CIRCULATION IN LIEU OF KATY PRAIRIE DRIVE.
THE PROPOSED STREET SYSTEM CAN PROVIDE FOR SAFE CIRCULATION AND ACCESS AS INTENDED, INTENDED BY CHAPTER 42 IN LIE OF STRICT INTERPRETATION OF THE ORDINANCE.
WHILE OUR COUNTIES EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR GRANTING THESE REQUESTS AND STAFF RECOMMENDS GRANTING THE REQUESTS AND APPROVING THE GP PER THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS, WE'VE RECEIVED NO ADVANCED WRITTEN COMMENT.
THIS ITEM, THIS CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.
QUESTIONS FOR MR. BUTLER? UM, THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT.
BRAD SCHWEITZER FOR QUESTIONS IF ANYONE HAS QUESTIONS? NO.
DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS WHO'VE SIGNED UP IN THE CHAT? NO MA'AM.
UM, THEN WE WILL GO AHEAD AND, OH, HERE IT IS.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCES AND APPROVE THE PLAT.
ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION JONES SECOND CLARK.
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ITEM 1 47 IS NEW, EXCUSE ME.THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON'S CORPORATE LIMIT ALONG GRAY STREET EAST OF EMANCIPATION AVENUE.
THE APPLICANT PROPOSES A RESERVE FOR A SENIOR LIVING FACILITY AND DAYCARE CENTER.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO TERMINATE NAGLE STREET AT THEIR NORTHERN BOUNDARY, UTILIZING A T TURNAROUND EASEMENT RATHER THAN A CUL-DE-SAC.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST.
THE SITE IS LOCATED AT THE NORTHWESTERN INTERSECTION OF GRAY AND SOUR STREETS SOUTH OF THE SOUTHBOUND GULF FREEWAY FEEDER ROAD.
THE SITE WAS RECENTLY SUBJECT OF A JOINT REFERRAL COMMITTEE APPLICATION TO ABANDONED SEGMENTS OF CHACO AND NAGLE STREETS.
THIS ABANDONMENT LEFT NALE IS A DEAD END STREET AT ONE BLOCK SOUTH OF THE FEEDER ROAD.
THE JOINT REFERRAL COMMITTEE'S APPROVAL WAS CONTINGENT ON THE APPLICANT PROVIDING FOR A MEANS OF VEHICULAR TURNAROUND AT THE STUB OF NAGLE.
THE RESULT IS A T-SHAPED TURNAROUND EASEMENT, WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR SAFE MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES AND PUBLIC ACCESS TO THIS LOCATION.
STAFF FINDS THE REQUEST TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE INTENT OF CHAPTER 42 AND RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
WE'VE RECEIVED NO ADVANCED WRITTEN COMMENT IN THIS ITEM.
THIS CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.
UM, I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP ON THIS ITEM.
UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO, UH, GRANT THE VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLAT.
ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? ABRAHAM? IS THERE A SECOND? MA? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THAT TAKES US TO ITEMS 1 48 AND 1 49, WHICH I BELIEVE WE WILL TAKE TOGETHER.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
ITEM 1 48 IS PORTMAN CENTER STREET EAST AND ITEM 1 49 IS PORTMAN CENTER STREET WEST.
THE SITES ARE LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON'S CORPORATE LIMITS IN HARRIS COUNTY, NORTH OF WASHINGTON AVENUE, EAST OF HEIGHTS BOULEVARD, ALONG CENTER STREET AND ON BOTH SIDES OF HARVARD STREET.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING ONE UNRESTRICTED RESERVE ON THE EAST SIDE OF HARVARD STREET AND ONE UNRESTRICTED RESERVE ON THE WEST SIDE OF HARVARD STREET AND TWO PLAT APPLICATIONS.
BOTH ARE REQUESTING THE SAME VARIANCE TO ALLOW A REDUCED BUILDING LINE OF ZERO FEET INSTEAD OF THE REQUIRED 10 FEET ALONG HARVARD STREET FOR WIDTH OF A LITTLE OVER NINE FEET.
FOR PROPOSED PEDESTRIAN SKYBRIDGE STAFF REQUESTS, BOTH ITEMS BE DEFERRED AS, AND THIS IS THE ONLY DEFERRAL POSSIBLE.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL WITH STRUCTURED PARKING TO THE NORTHEAST.
THE DEVELOPMENT SITS ON BOTH SIDES OF HARVARD STREET.
SO TO MAKE A SAFE PEDESTRIAN CONNECTION ACROSS HARVARD STREET, A MULTI-STORY PEDESTRIAN SKYBRIDGE IS BEING PROPOSED.
ON THE SCREEN, YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE RENDERINGS OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT.
OVERALL STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE DUAL BUILDING LINE OF ZERO FEET FOR THE SKYBRIDGE ENCROACHMENT.
CURRENTLY THE APPLICANT IS WORKING ON REVISED DRAWINGS TO MODIFY THE REQUESTED AREA OF ENCROACHMENT TO ENSURE THE ENTIRE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE STRUCTURE IS WITHIN THE DEMARCATED AREA.
ALSO, PUBLIC WORKS HAS REQUESTED SOME COORDINATION WITH THE APPLICANT FOR THE PROPOSED RIGHT OF WAY ENCROACHMENT.
THEREFORE, STAFF RECOMMENDS TO DEFER BOTH APPLICATIONS FOR THREE WEEKS.
PENDING THE REVISED INFORMATION AND THE COORDINATION FROM THE APPLICANT STAFF HAS RECEIVED ONE COMMENT IN ADVANCE CONCERNING PARKING.
AND THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
QUESTIONS FOR MS. WILLIAMSON? NO.
UM, I'M A DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AT STAR PIZZA ON, UH, WASHINGTON AT CENTER STREET.
SINCE WE OPENED AT, AT 77 HARVARD, UH, EVERY NEIGHBOR THAT WE'VE HAD HAS COME TO US AND REQUESTED ADDITIONAL PARKING FROM US BECAUSE IT APPEARS THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF PARKING WHEN WE'RE BUSY.
WE DON'T, UM, WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY OPPOSED TO THE VARIANCE, BUT WE WOULD REQUEST THAT THE COMMISSION PLACE A FEW REASONABLE CONDITIONS ON, UH, THE PROJECT BEFORE GRANTING THE VARIANCE THAT MIGHT LESSEN THE TRAFFIC AND PARKING IMPACT ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND ITS NEIGHBORS.
UH, WE WOULD REQUEST, UH, A TRAFFIC FLOW SURVEY OR STUDY, UM, AND THE,
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THE SKY BRIDGE IS, IS REALLY NOT SOMETHING THAT'S BAD.WE'RE, WE'RE HAPPY THAT THE COMPLEX IS COMING.
THERE'S BEEN INCREDIBLE POPULATION DENSITY BROUGHT TO THE AREA.
SOMETIMES THAT MEANS NEW CUSTOMERS, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T.
UM, BUT WE HAVE SEEN THE NEIGHBORHOOD TRANSFORM AND DO HAVE A LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT THE CONGESTION IN THE AREA.
THE BUFFALO HEIGHTS HEB BUILDING ACROSS WASHINGTON FROM US REALLY CHANGED THE INTERSECTION OF HARVARD AT WASHINGTON FOR THE WORST.
UM, THERE'VE BEEN A LOT OF ACCIDENTS.
THERE'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC, A LOT OF BACKUPS THERE.
IF ANYBODY'S BEEN THROUGH THERE IN THE AFTERNOON OR IN THE MORNING DURING RUSH HOUR, IT'S A, IT'S A NIGHTMARE.
UM, I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE, BUT WE WOULD HOPE THAT SOME OF THOSE, UH, IF WE COULD CONTINUE A DISCUSSION WITH COUNSEL AT SOME POINT OR BE DIRECTED TO SOMEBODY TO TALK TO ABOUT THAT TRAFFIC STUDY, WE'D BE INTERESTED TO, TO PURSUE THAT.
THANK, THANKS FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
I'LL ASK MS. WILLIAMSON TO, UM, DOES THIS REQUIRE A TRAFFIC ANALYSIS, THIS PROJECT THAT WOULD BE UP TO PUBLIC WORKS? I'M NOT SURE.
COMMISSIONER ABRAHAM, IS THE APPLICANT REQUESTING A VARIANCE ON PARKING? NO, SIR.
COMMISSIONER CAN USE YOUR MICROPHONE.
UM, I I THINK WE SHOULD POINT OUT TO THE LAST, UH, THE APPLICANT IS NOT REQUESTING A, A VARIANCE ON PARKING.
HE ALSO, WHERE THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PARKING.
SO I THINK I, SINCE THE RECOMMENDATION IS GONNA BE TO DEFER THIS, I THINK WE'LL ASK STAFF TO, TO COME BACK IN THE DEFERRAL PERIOD WITH A DISCUSSION ABOUT TRAFFIC AND, AND YOU KNOW HOW THAT WILL BE ADDRESSED.
IT'S UP TO PUBLIC WORKS MAINLY, BUT LET'S HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT IN THE MEANTIME.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER JONES? YEAH, ONLY, UH, THE SUGGESTION THAT MAYBE WE GET PUBLIC WORKS INVOLVED IN OUR, IN OUR MEETING, WHETHER IT'S THE CITY ENGINEER OR SOMEONE TO ASSIST IN, IN STAFF AND PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION.
WE DO HAVE A, A PUBLIC WHO IS OUR AHMED? YES.
COULD YOU COME TO THE MIC PLEASE? HERE'S OUR PUBLIC WORKS REPRESENTATIVE.
IT'LL DEPEND ON THE SIZE OF THE DEVELOPMENT.
MOST LIKELY WE'LL ASK FOR TRAFFICKING BACK STUDY, BUT IT'S GONNA COME LATER IN THE PROCESS.
SO, BUT IF WE, BUT IF YOU'D LIKE TO PUT IN THE CBC 1 0 1 WILL HELP US, UM, COULD WE ASK YOU TO CONNECT WITH MR. PITMAN WHO JUST SPOKE AND SORT OF EXPLAIN TO HIM THE PROCESS AND PERHAPS CONNECT WITH HIM SO YOU CAN HELP HIM UNDERSTAND? SURE.
COMMISSIONER ROSENBERG, DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT? OKAY.
UM,
COMMISSIONER NELSON? NO, HE'S JUST WAVING.
COMMISSIONER CLARK, JUST A QUICK COMMENT.
IF, UM, WE COULD ALSO HELP THE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM STAR PIZZA UNDERSTAND THAT EVEN IF THIS GOT APPROVED TODAY AS IT IS, THAT WON'T CHANGE ANYTHING REQUIRING THE TRAFFIC STUDY.
AND, AND I KNOW HE IS TALKING TO PUBLIC WORKS, BUT MAKE SURE THAT HE EXPLAINS THAT AND HE UNDERSTANDS.
I SPOKE HIM ON THE PHONE EARLIER LAST WEEK.
I THINK, UM, JUST TALKING ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW.
THEY, IT'S, IT WILL HAVE TO MEET ALL THE OTHER DEVELOPMENT RULES.
NOTHING ELSE IS BEING REQUESTED.
UM, OKAY, SO ANY OTHER COMMENTS? DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE WHO'S SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS? I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY.
UM, OKAY, SO STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER BOTH ITEMS 1 48 AND 1 49.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS REQUESTS FOR STAFF IN THE INTERIM? IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION TO DEFER MA? SECOND MARK.
MADAM CHAIR, WAS THAT DEFERRAL FOR BOTH ITEMS? YES.
WE HAVE NO ITEMS UNDER E SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS.
[f. Reconsiderations of Requirement (Devin Crittle)]
RECONSIDERATION REQUIREMENTS ONE 50.THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN ETJF HARRIS COUNTY ALONG KIRKDALE ROAD, SOUTH OF FM 1960 AND NORTH OF BAMA WOOD DRIVE.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT AND IS SEEKING A RECONSIDERATION OF REQUIREMENT TO ALLOW AN INTERSECTION SPACING OF LESS THAN 600 FEET ALONG A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE.
KIRKDALE ROAD STAFFS RECOMMENDS DEFERRING THE APPLICATIONS PER HARRIS COUNTY ENGINEERING'S OFFICE REQUEST.
WE'VE RECEIVED NO ADVANCED COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM.
AND THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
UH, QUESTIONS FOR MR. CRIDDLE? UH, BRAD SCHWEITZER, THE
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APPLICANT IS PRESENT.UM, IF ANYBODY HAS QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT, NO.
UM, THEN I WOULD SEE IF THERE'S A MOTION TO DEFER.
[Platting Activities g - i]
ON SECTIONS, GH AND I.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? YES, PLEASE.
SECTION G EXTENSIONS OF APPROVAL CONSISTS OF ITEMS 1 51 THROUGH 1 54 SECTION H.
NAME CHANGES HAS NO ITEMS AND SECTION I CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE CONSISTS OF ITEMS 1 55 THROUGH 1 59.
THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REQUESTS THE APPROVAL OF ALL OF STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SECTIONS GH AND I.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS TAKEN OUT OF ORDER PER STAFF AND NO CHANGES IN STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
UM, IF THERE IS NO DISCUSSION, IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION ON ALL ITEMS IN SECTIONS GH AND I? MOTION CLARK.
IS THERE A SECOND? JONES JONES.
[k. Development Plats with Variance Requests(Ramon Jaime-Leon and Jacqueline Brown)]
K DEVELOPMENT PLOTS WITH VARIANCE REQUEST ITEM ONE 60.GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
ITEM 1 64 1 1 CAL GATE STREET.
THE SITE IS LOCATED EAST OF FULTON STREET AND ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF CAL GATE STREET AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF CAL GATE STREET AND BECK STREET.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW A 14 FOOT BUILDING LINE IN LIEU OF THE ORDINANCE REQUIRED 25 FOR A NEW, UH, GARAGE APARTMENT ALONG CAL GATE STREET.
AND THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUESTED VARIANCE.
THE LOT WAS PLOTTED WITHIN IRVINGTON SUBDIVISION WITH NO PLOTTED BUILDING LINES ALONG CALVA GATE STREET.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A NEW GARAGE APARTMENT ALONG CALVA GATE STREET.
CALVA GATE STREET IS A 100 FEET WIDE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE WITH SPEED ZONE OF 30 MILES PER HOUR AND IN LINE WITH MOSTLY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS ALONG THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF ADE UM, STREET.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING THE REQUIRED TURNAROUND FOR THE MANEUVERING OF VEHICLES.
THIS WILL ALLOW RESIDENTS AND THEIR GUESTS TO PARK AND TURN AROUND SAFELY WITHIN THE PROPERTY AND NOT BACK ONTO THE MAJOR FER.
THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS IN KEEPING WITH THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND AS MOST RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES ARE CONSTRUCTED AT A LESSER BUILDING LINE ALONG ADE.
ADDITIONALLY, THE APPLICANT HAS AGREED TO REDUCE THE DRIVEWAY WIDTH TO 17 FEET AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE REQUESTED VARIANCE TO ALLOW OR REDUCE GARAGE BUILDING LINE OF 14 FEET IN LIEU OF THE ORDINANCE REQUIRED 25 LINE, UH, 25 FOOT BUILDING LINE ALONG CAL GATE STREET STAFF RECEIVE ADVANCED COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION TO THE REQUEST.
IT WAS REGARDING FLOODING ISSUES.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
ANY QUESTIONS? UM, WE DO HAVE A SPEAKER.
UH, MY NAME IS VIRGINIA RAMIREZ.
UH, THEY SEND ME THIS AND I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND, I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE'S ASKING.
I KNOW HE'S SUPPOSED, IT'S NEW CONSTRUCTION, SO THEY ASKING THE, UH, SAT BACK 25 FEET.
SO HE, IS HE TRYING TO MOVE HIS, THE CONSTRUCTION, THE BUILDING TO 10 FEET TOWARDS CADE? IS HE WANNA TAKE SOME OF THE PART FROM THE EASTMAN? I MEAN, AND THEN IF HE, IF IT'S NEW CONSTRUCTION, WHAT ABOUT THE AB UH, ABLATION ABOUT WE BUILDING UP THE BUILDING? IS IT GONNA BE HIGHER THAN MY PROPERTY IF IT'S GONNA FLOOD? BECAUSE I KNOW EVERYWHERE THEY BUILD IN NEW CONSTRUCTIONS, IT FLOODS.
SO, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW, UH, VERY MUCH ABOUT THIS.
SO, SO I'M ASKING, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE Y'ALL GONNA DO TO PROTECT MY PROPERTY? NOT TO FLOOD BECAUSE IT'S SMALL AND IF IT GOES HIGHER, IT'S GONNA FLOOD IT.
AND THEN THE, HIS PROPERTY AND MY PROPERTY, THE ALLEY SEPARATES IT.
HE WANTS TO TAKE PART OF THAT ALLEY OR WHAT IS IT HE WANNA DO?
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OKAY, HETHERE'S, WE ARE BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER ONE VARIANCE HERE AND IT'S TO HAVE A, A SMALLER SETBACK FOR THE GARAGE ONTO CAVALCADE STREET.
TO MOVE THE PROPERTY TOWARDS CAVALCADE IS, THAT'S WHAT HE WANTS TO DO? YES.
HE WANTS TO HAVE IT CLOSER TO CAVALCADE, CLOSER THAN 25 FEET.
AND WHAT IS IT GONNA BE? 14 FEET DID YOU SAY MR. HAMMI LOON? YES.
UH, OKAY, JUST TO CLARIFY, IT'S ALREADY AN EXISTING, UH, SITE AND THEY'RE PROPOSING TO DEMO THE EXISTING GARAGE, WHICH IS AT 14 FEET.
DEMO THE EXISTING GARAGE PROPOSE A NEW GARAGE WITH A SECOND STORY.
SO THEY'RE GONNA BUILD A TWO STORY.
UM, BUT IT WILL MIRROR THE EXIST WHERE THE EXISTING GARAGE IS TODAY.
OH, SO THE BUILDING IS GONNA BE EXACTLY WHERE THE, UH, THE GARAGE IS.
AUGUST IS GONNA ASK TO COME FORWARD TOWARDS CADE.
AND WHAT ABOUT IT'S GONNA BE HIGHER.
IT'S GONNA BE HIGHER, BUT, AND THEY CAN DO THAT.
THAT'S, THAT'S THEIR PREROGATIVE ON THE DRAINAGE ISSUE.
THE PROJECT WILL HAVE TO MEET ALL THE CURRENT DETENTION REQUIREMENTS, WHICH ARE NEW STRICTER REQUIREMENTS.
IT WILL HAVE TO MEET ALL THOSE REQUIREMENTS THAT WILL BE PERMITTED AND REVIEWED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IN THE FUTURE WHEN THE, WHEN THE PROJECT IS ACTUALLY BUILT.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE ACT ON TODAY, BUT THAT IS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS IS A DRAINAGE REVIEW.
AND THEY WILL HAVE TO MEET THE NEW STRICTER REQUIREMENTS.
I GUARANTEE DO I HAVE THAT? YOU'RE GONNA DO YOUR JOB? I CAN'T ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, MA'AM.
I I THINK WE ALMOST ALWAYS DO OUR JOBS.
WHAT CAN I GO TO? BECAUSE I'M GONNA GO AND SEE WHEN THEY OVER HERE, YOU KNOW, BUILDING THE BUILDING THAT THEY DO IT RIGHT.
AND WHO DO I GO TO TO COMPLAIN IF THEY'RE NOT DOING IT RIGHT? AND IF IT RAINS, I SEE THE WATER COMING UP.
I THINK YOU SHOULD GET IN TOUCH WITH THE APPLICANT.
WE CAN GET YOU THOSE CONTACT INFORMATION AND YOU SHOULD COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY WITH HIM.
NO, I DON'T WANT Y'ALL, YOU'RE GONNA GIVE HIM THE PERMISSION TO DO IT THEN.
Y'ALL, THE CITY OF HOUSTON TO BE RESPONSIBLE.
I'LL ASK COMM OR DIRECTOR WALLACE BROWN TO RESPOND.
MAY I, MAY I SUGGEST THAT IT, THAT YOU KEEP AN EYE ON THE CONSTRUCTION AS THE PROGRESS CONTINUES AND CALL 3 1 1 WHEN YOU SEE THINGS THAT YOU BELIEVE ARE INAPPROPRIATE TO WHAT THEIR BUILDING PLANS ARE.
3 1 1 IS THE APPROPRIATE WAY TO, UM, LODGE A COMPLAINT.
IT'LL TAKE YOU TO THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WHO WILL COME OUT AND LOOK AT IT.
IT'S AN EASY NUMBER TO REMEMBER.
AND BELIEVE ME, IF I DON'T, IF I SEE THAT Y'ALL DON'T DO ANYTHING CITY OF HOUSTON, I WILL CALL THE NEWS MEDIA.
AND THAT I CAME OVER HERE AND Y'ALL VOLUNTEERS AND Y'ALL SAID, WELL, WE DO VOLUNTEER.
UM, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS ON 4 1 1 CAVALCADE? ANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS? IF NOT, OKAY, COMMISSIONER.
I WANT TO JUST SHARE WITH THE, YAHOO HAD THE COMMENTS ABOUT CONSTRUCTION AND THAT IS THE CITY HAS A PERMIT CENTER.
AND, AND FROM THAT, UH, MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, YOU, YOU NAME IT, UH, STRUCTURAL, THEY'RE ALL INVOLVED AND, AND THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO COME OUT AND INSPECT EVERY PHASE OF THAT BUILDING.
AND IF IT'S NOT BY CODE, WHETHER IT'S ELECTRICAL CODE OR EVEN LOCATION WISE, THEY WILL NOTE THAT.
SO, YOU KNOW, I JUST RECOMMEND THAT, YOU KNOW, JUST PAY ATTENTION.
BUT YES, THE CITY IS INVOLVED AND THE PERMIT CENTER WILL VERY WELL BE, BE VERY ACTIVE IN THAT PROJECT.
AND IF I MAY SAY THEY DO THEIR JOBS VERY WELL.
OKAY, ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? UH, IF NOT, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE VARIANCE REQUEST.
IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION SIGLER.
IS THERE A SECOND? ROBINS? ROBINS.
ITEM 1 61, UH, ITEM 1 61 69 0 4 VAN EDEN, UH, ROAD STREET, SORRY.
THE, UH, SITE IS LOCATED NORTH OF OLD SPANISH TRAIL AND AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF VAN EDEN STREET AND LOCKETT AVENUE.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE NOT TO PROVIDE A 28 FOOT PRIVATE STREET FOR A GARDEN STYLE APARTMENT.
LEGAL DEPARTMENT HAS REVIEWED THE APPLICATION AND THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS IN VIOLATION OF EXISTING DEED
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RESTRICTIONS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO DENY THE REQUESTED VARIANCE.
STAFF HAS RECEIVED MULTIPLE COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION TO THE REQUEST.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? STAFF? UM, OKAY.
I HOPE EVERYONE HEARD STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DENY THE REQUESTED VARIANCE BECAUSE IT DOES VIOLATE DEED RESTRICTIONS.
UH, WITH THAT WE HAVE NUMEROUS SPEAKERS.
I'M GONNA CALL YOU ONE AT A TIME.
UM, THE FIRST IS BRIDGET, UH, LE LE L-E-I-F-E-S-T-E.
DID I PRONOUNCE THAT SO BADLY? OKAY.
VINNE SHANDRA CHANDRA NOT PRESENT.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU.
UH, UH, I'M A DIRECTOR WITH THE HOMELESS ASSOCIATION.
I'M ALSO A NEIGHBOR HERE, OF COURSE.
UH, THIS SAME PROPERTY HAS BROUGHT, IS BROUGHT UP BEFORE PLANNING COMMISSION FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES.
AND OUR COMMUNITY HAS EXPRESSED, UH, OUR SAME CONCERN EVERY TIME.
MULTIPLE FAMILY HOME IS NOT, UH, CONFORMING WITH OUR SUBDIVISION SINGLE FAMILY HOME DIS RESTRICTIONS.
SO THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE 28 FOOT ROAD VARIANCE OR OTHER VARIANCES THAT HAVE BEEN PROPOSED IN THE PAST.
IT'S ABOUT BEING SINGLE FAMILY HOME.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE LAST MEETING, THIRD MEETING AND FOURTH MEETING, THE CITY OF HOUSTON ATTORNEY RECOMMENDED AGAINST THIS.
AND WE'RE DOING IT AGAIN THAT IT VIOLATES THE HOME RESTRICTIONS.
SO OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, OUR RESIDENTS WENT THROUGH UPDATING OUR HOME RESTRICTIONS.
I PERSONALLY MET WITH 23 HOMEOWNERS AND THEY ALL SAID THE SAME THING.
WE WANT BETTER HOME RESTRICTIONS, BUT NUMBER ONE THING IS SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
OKAY? SO WE ALL REAFFIRMED THAT.
AND ALL THE OTHER DIRECTORS MET WITH EQUAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE.
SO, UH, OVERWHELMINGLY WE SAY IT IS SINGLE FAMILY HOME.
IT IS NOT MULTI-FAMILY HOMES, WHICH IS THE ISSUE.
AND IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP DIFFERENT WAYS AT DIFFERENT TIMES WITH VERY LITTLE NOTICE LIKE TODAY.
'CAUSE WE DIDN'T GET A NOTICE, WE DIDN'T GET THE SIGNAGE.
AND IF THAT WASN'T ENOUGH, THEN THERE'S SOME SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS.
THE CITY OF HOUSTON HAS DONE SO MUCH TO TRY AND ALLEVIATE TRAFFIC AT THIS INTERSECTION.
AND NOW WITH TRYING TO GET MULTIFAMILY HOMES AT THAT CORNER AND SPECIFICALLY, BUT ANYWHERE REALLY IN OUR SUBDIVISION, IT JUST GOES COUNTERPRODUCTIVE TO WHAT THE CITY HAS BEEN DOING FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS FOR US.
SO WE AGREE TO THAT THIS SHOULD BE TOTALLY, UH, DISAPPROVED BECAUSE IT, IT THAT VIOLATES OUR DE RESTRICTIONS.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO MY COMMENTS.
AND I THINK YOU MAY HAVE BEEN IN THE PROCESS OF CONNECTING BEFORE I SPEAK, BUT THE, UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DENY THE REQUESTED VARIANCE ON THE GROUNDS THAT IT DOES VIOLATE DEED RESTRICTIONS, WHICH WE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO DO UNDER STATE LAW.
SO AS SOON AS WE GET TO VOTE ON IT, I THINK WE PROB THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT WE WILL BE DOING.
UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS DANIEL GOLDBERG.
MR. GOLDBERG NOT IS SURE HE'S, I MEAN, HE'S CAN YOU DO MR. GOLDBERG? WE CAN'T HEAR YOU.
OH, ARE THESE, ARE THESE PEOPLE IN ARE VIRTUAL? YES, MA'AM.
UM, HERARDO, IS IT, UH, GAETAN G GAETAN? YES.
I THINK THAT, UM, THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.
HE JUST, HE HE'S MUTED RIGHT NOW.
IF SOMEONE, CAN SOMEONE UNMUTE MR. GOLDBERG? STAR SIX TO UNMUTE BY PHONE.
CLICK ON THE ICON TO CONNECT YOUR MICROPHONE IF YOU'RE ON THE COMPUTER.
HE'S, HE'S NOT MUTED ON TEAMS. HE'S OH, MS.
OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON TO, UM, IS GER GERARDO, UH, GAAN PRESENT? YEAH.
I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY AGREEMENT TO THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO DENY, AS PREVIOUS SPEAKER HAS MENTIONED, IT HAS GONE THROUGH SEVERAL DEFERRALS.
UM, AND I APPRECIATE THIS VOTE TO FINALLY DENY THIS REQUEST TO PROTECT THE CHARACTER OF OUR COMMUNITY OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR COMMENTS.
UH, THE NEXT SPEAKER IS VASANT GAR VASANT.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK.
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I'M ALSO A NEIGHBOR IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.UH, WE'VE BEEN PRESENT IN MULTIPLE MEETINGS IN THE PAST WHERE IT'S BEEN DEFERRED.
UM, JUST TO, FOR THE EVALUATED SITUATION, I AGREE WITH THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION TO DENY THE REQUEST.
UM, ONE WE HAD NO, UH, OR THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY DIDN'T PROVIDE ANY NOTICE, UH, THAT THIS MEETING WAS GONNA OCCUR TODAY.
WE JUST HAPPENED TO STUMBLE UPON IT.
AND AS A COMMUNITY, WE, UM, NOTIFIED EACH OTHER TO ATTEND TODAY'S MEETING.
UH, YOU KNOW, TWO, I, IT'S AGAINST RDS IN TERMS OF HAVING MULTIPLE FAMILIES.
IT'S GONNA CHANGE THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THINK IT, YOU KNOW, THE PLANS ARE TO ELIMINATE A SIDEWALK, WHICH, YOU KNOW, MOST OF US USE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, IT'S GONNA CHANGE THE TRAFFIC.
BUT YOU KNOW, IN SUMMARY, I AGREE WITH THE COMMITTEE'S DECISION AND THANK YOU FOR MAKING THAT DECISION.
APPRECIATE YOUR BEING WITH US TODAY.
UH, THE LAST SPEAKER I HAVE IS MEGAN RYAN.
I RESIDE AT 6 9 2 2 VAN ETTEN STREET.
I HAVE LIVED IN CENTRAL CITY HOUSTON SINCE 2007.
I APPRECIATE YOUR VOTE TO DENY THIS VARIANCE REQUEST FROM THE DEVELOPER.
VINAY SEAN DRAKE, ARE YOU WITH US? NO.
MR. GOLDBERG, CAN YOU UNMUTE? I SEE YOU TALKING THERE.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DENY, SO I, I HOPE THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT.
MR. GOLDBERG DID COMMENT THAT HE'S APPEARED IN THE PAST AND HE IS OPPOSED.
OKAY THEN WITH THAT WE WILL TURN TO THE ITEM.
UM, AGAIN, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DENY AFTER OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT HAS ADVISED THIS DOES VIOLATE DEED RESTRICTIONS.
IS THERE A MOTION? A IS THERE A SECOND? MAD.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE HOUSTON PLANNING COMMISSION.
ITEM 1 62 IS 3 0 3 WILL CHESTER BOULEVARD.
THE SITE IS LOCATED SOUTH OF MEMORIAL DRIVE, WEST OF BELTWAY EIGHT.
AND AT THE NORTHWEST INTERSECTION OF BOHEME DRIVE AND WILL CHESTER BOULEVARD.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW A 10 FOOT GARAGE BUILDING LINE IN LIEU OF THE ORDINANCE REQUIRED 20 FOOT GARAGE BUILDING LINE ALONG LO LOCAL STREET BOHEME DRIVE.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER THE VARIANCE PER APPLICANT REQUEST.
STAFF HAS RECEIVED ADVANCED COMMENTS AND OPPOSITION.
AND THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
UM, ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? IF NOT, OH, JUST, UH, DO WE KNOW COMMISSIONER MORRIS, IT'S IN VIOLATION OF THE ANY DEEDS YET? AS OF RIGHT NOW, NO.
ANY OTHER, UH, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS TO LOOK INTO BE IN THE DEFERRAL PERIOD? IF NOT, AND I ASSUME WE DON'T HAVE ANY SPEAKERS OR YOU.
UM, THEN STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.
IS THERE A MOTION TO DEFER? MOTION CLARK? IS THERE A SECOND? HEINZ.
[III. Establish a public hearing date of December 15, 2022]
THE HO, OH, I'M SORRY.WE GO TO ROMAN NUMERAL THREE, WHICH IS TO ESTABLISH A PUBLIC HEARING DATE OF DECEMBER 15TH, 2022 FOR THE FOLLOWING.
ALBERTA VILLA FOSTER CROSSING GEORGE HEIGHTS.
REPL NUMBER ONE GULICK PLACE, HYDE PARK, MAIN EDITION PARTIAL REPL.
LAKEVIEW RETREAT, SECTION ONE, PARTIAL REPL NUMBER ONE OAK FOREST SECTION ONE PARTIAL REPL.
NUMBER FIVE, REED TERRACE, PARTIAL REPL NUMBER FOUR.
IS THERE A MOTION TO SET DECEMBER 15TH FOR THE HEARINGS? MOTION FOR PER, IS THERE A SECOND? I HEAR ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ROMAN NUMERAL FOUR HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN.
UH, ROMAN NUMERAL FIVE IS PUBLIC COMMENT.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
DO WE HAVE ANYBODY IN THE CHAT? NO, MA'AM.
UM, WE DO NOT NEED TO ACT ON ROMAN SIX BECAUSE ALL THE COMMISSIONERS LISTED ARE PRESENT TODAY.
AND THAT TAKES US TO ROMAN SEVEN, WHICH IS ADJOURNMENT.
IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOTION? CLARK.
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AYE.UH, AND THAT CLOCK IS AN HOUR AHEAD.