* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:02] TWO 30 ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 24TH, 2023. [Call to Order] UH, THIS MEETING OF THE HOUSTON PLANNING COMMISSION IS CALLED TO ORDER. I'M THE COMMISSION CHAIR, MARTY STEIN. AND, UH, TO VERIFY OUR QUORUM, I'M GONNA CALL THE ROLE THE CHAIR IS PRESENT. UH, VICE CHAIR GARZA WILL BE ABSENT. COMMISSIONER ALLMAN WILL BE ABSENT. COMMISSIONER BALDWIN. PRESENT IS PRESENT. COMMISSIONER CLARK. PRESENT. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER VAR. PRESENT. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER. HES PRESENT. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER HINES IS NOT PRESENT. COMMISSIONER JONES WILL BE ABSENT. COMMISSIONER MODEST PRESENT IS PRESENT. COMMISSIONER NELSON HERE IS PRESENT. COMMISSIONER POROUS PERLE IS BEHIND THE HORSESHOE. PRESENT. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER ROBBINS WILL BE ABSENT. COMMISSIONER ROSENBERG. COMMISSIONER ROSENBERG. ISN'T THAT HIM? PRESENT? PRESENT. OH, GOOD. OKAY. COULDN'T HEAR YOU FOR A MINUTE. HE IS PRESENT VIRTUALLY. COMMISSIONER SIGLER. PRESENT IS PRESENT. COMMISSIONER TAHIR WILL BE A LITTLE LATE. COMMISSIONER VICTOR PRESENT IS PRESENT. COMMISSIONER VERA BLAND IS PRESENT. COMMISSIONER KANE IS NOT PRESENT. COMMISSIONER DALTON WILL BE ABSENT. COMMISSIONER MANKA IS NOT PRESENT. AND DIRECTOR MARGARET WALLACE BROWN. PRESENT IS PRESENT. COMMISSIONER HINES CAME. OH, AND COMMISSIONER HINES IS PRESENT. THANK YOU. OKAY. 13 MEMBERS HAVE RESPONDED TO ROLL CALL. WE HAVE A QUORUM, UM, TO EVERYONE ELSE JOINING US TODAY. WELCOME. IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON A SPECIFIC ITEM, YOU CAN FIND THE FINAL AGENDA ON THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE WITH ALL THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS. UM, IF YOU'RE HERE IN THE ROOM TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND FILL OUT ONE OF THESE LITTLE, UH, WHITE FORMS THAT YOU CAN GET AT THE FRONT DESK. UM, UH, WE ASK THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE CONNECTED BY PHONE OR COMPUTER TO PLEASE KEEP YOUR DEVICES MUTED UNTIL YOU'RE CALLED ON TO SPEAK. AND ALSO, OUR VIDEO VIDEO QUALITY IS MUCH BETTER IF WE ALL KEEP OUR CAMERAS OFF ACCEPTING THE COMMISSIONERS UNTIL YOU'RE CALLED ON. UM, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY ITEMS ON THE AGENDA THAT HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN TODAY. SO WITH THAT, WE'LL GO [Director’s Report] TO THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT, DIRECTOR MARGARET WALLACE BROWN. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS MARGARET WALLACE BROWN AND I'M SECRETARY OF THIS COMMISSION AND DIRECTOR OF THE HOUSTON PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO TELL YOU THAT DAVID FIELDS, THE CITY'S CHIEF TRANSPORTATION PLANNER, HAS RECENTLY BEEN PROMOTED TO DEPUTY DIRECTOR IN OUR OFFICE. HE JOINS JENNIFER OSLAND AS OUR TWO DEPUTY DIRECTORS, AND, UM, I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH HIM FOR A LONG TIME. UM, WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR DAVID'S NUMEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR DEPARTMENT AND TO THE CITY AS A WHOLE. UM, LAST MEETING I GAVE YOU A TEASER ABOUT A DATE I WANTED YOU TO PENCIL INTO YOUR CALENDARS. WELL, I'M GONNA CHANGE THAT DATE TODAY, BUT WE'RE GOING IN WITH PENN NOW, UM, ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH AT TWO 30. UM, DURING YOUR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, WE'LL UPDATE YOU ON SOME OF THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE PLAN ITEMS. THESE ITEMS WILL BE PRESENTED BEGINNING, UM, AT THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME EARLY. AND THESE PRESENTATIONS ARE ONLY ON THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE AND FREEWAY PLAN ITEMS FOR WHICH WE ARE ASKING YOUR EXTRA CONSIDERATION THIS YEAR. AND THEN FOLLOWING THAT, THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE AND FREEWAY PLAN RECOMMENDATION OR ACTION MEETING WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST AT THE SCHEDULED TIME OF 1:00 PM I BELIEVE THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN, UM, PUT ON YOUR CALENDARS. A QUORUM IS REQUIRED FOR THAT MEETING. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT CAN BE REACHED AT (832) 393-6600. OR YOU CAN CALL THE PLANNING SER DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PLANNER OF THE DAY AT 8 3 2 3 9 3 6 6 2 4. AS ALWAYS, YOU CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE@HOUSTONPLANNING.COM OR SEE, LET'S TALK HOUSTON.ORG FOR MORE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INFORMATION. THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR DIRECTOR WALLACE BROWN? HEARING NONE WILL GO [Consideration of the August 10, 2023 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes] TO THE CONSIDERATION OF THE AUGUST 10TH, 2023 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. MINUTES. THEY WERE IN YOUR PACKET. IF THERE ARE NO ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES, IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL MOTION? CLARK. CLARK. IS THERE A SECOND MA? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES. UM, ROMAN [I. July 2023 Semiannual Report of the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee on Water and Wastewater Impact Fees (Nikkia Thomas)] NUMERAL ONE IS THE, UH, JULY, 2023 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON WATER AND WASTEWATER IMPACT FEES. THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS THE [00:05:01] CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT. AND, UM, I'M GONNA CALL ON OUR, OUR MAIN REPORT ANALYZER. COMMISSIONER NELSON. SO, OH, WE'RE NOT, ARE WE NOT GONNA HAVE A THAT'S WHAT I SAY. WHERE'S MY REPORTER? OKAY. SHOULD BE. THERE SHE IS. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR COMING. I THOUGHT MAYBE WE WERE SKIPPING YOU TODAY. OKAY, GO AHEAD. THIS IS NIKIA THOMAS. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM. NO. YES. OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMM COMMISSION. MY NAME IS NIKIA THOMAS FROM HOUSTON PUBLIC WORKS AND I'M HERE TODAY TO PRESENT THE JULY, 2023 SEMI-ANNUAL WATER AND WASTEWATER REPORT TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 3 95, TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED ORDINANCES TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES TO ADMINISTER THE CITY'S IMPACT FEE PROGRAMS. APPROVAL OF MOTION 90 DASH 6 0 6 14 BY CITY COUNCIL APPOINTED THE PLANNING COMMISSION AS THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THIS REPORT DOCUMENTS CHANGES THAT OCCURRED BETWEEN THE PERIOD OF NOVEMBER 1ST, 2022 TO APRIL 30TH, 2023 OF THE 2020 TO 2030 IMPACT FEES PROGRAM. IN SUMMARY OF THIS SUB SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT, I'LL OFFER THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS, A TOTAL OF TWENTY ONE MILLION THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY TWO AND $65 AND 65 CENTS WAS GENERATED FROM REVENUES OF INTEREST FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER IMPACT FEES ACCRUED IN THE IMPACT FEES ACCOUNTS BETWEEN NOVEMBER 1ST, 2022 AND APRIL 30TH, 2023. THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR OF THE 2020 AND 2030 IMPACT FEES PROGRAM. THE CURRENT WASTEWATER, THE CURRENT WATER, EXCUSE ME, AND WASTEWATER IMPACT FEE OF $3,320 AND 73 CENTS PER SERVICE UNIT FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER IS 29.9% OF THE MAXIMUM FEES ALLOWED BY CURRENT LAW. THE WATER AND WASTEWATER IMPACT FEE IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS REPORTING PERIOD HAS BEEN IN EFFECT SINCE JULY 1ST, 2022. WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2020 AND TO 2030 IMPACT FEE PROGRAM ADOPTED BY CITY COUNCIL, THE NUMBER OF SERVICE UNITS THAT GENERATED THE $21,313,452 AND 65 CENTS WAS 6,418 SERVICE UNITS FOR WATER AND 6,256 SERVICE UNITS FOR WASTEWATER. A TOTAL OF 736 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES WERE EXEMPTED FROM PAYING IMPACT FEES AND WERE GRANTED TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES BELOW THE MEDIUM HOUSING PRICE DURING THIS PERIOD. EXAMINATION OF DATA REGARDING SERVICE UNIT CONSUMPTION FROM NOVEMBER 1ST, 2022 TO APRIL 30TH, 2023 INDICATES SIGNIFICANT CAPACITY REMAINS IN THE WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT ANTICIPATED DEMAND THROUGH OCTOBER 31ST, 2023, THE END OF THE NEXT REPORTING PERIOD. BASED ON THESE FINDINGS, I RECOMMEND THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION ACTING AS THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE AUTHORIZED, EXCUSE ME, THE APPROPRIATION TO DEBT RETIREMENT FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF REVENUES AND INTEREST GENERATED FROM WATER AND WASTEWATER IMPACT FEES DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD IN THE SUM OF $21,313,452 AND 65 CENTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I, I'LL MAKE MYSELF AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU ALL MAY HAVE. THANK YOU, MS. THOMAS. UM, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, COMMISSIONER NELSON? NONE. WELL, YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO HAVE A FEW COMMENTS ABOUT THIS PROGRAM. I THINK, UH, THAT WHAT SHE'S SAID, IT CLEARLY 736 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES WERE WAIVED FROM IT BECAUSE THEY WERE LESS THAN THE MEDIAN PRICE. UH, $24 MILLION. 21 MILLION COLLECTED LIKE THAT TO ME AGAIN, INDICATES THAT THAT'S ONLY LESS THAN 30% OF WHAT COULD BE. AND YET TOGETHER OVER THESE YEARS, UH, WE'RE ALMOST $570 MILLION OF MONEY THAT, UH, DEVELOPERS ARE PAYING FOR THAT EXCESS CAPACITY THAT WAS BUILT AND ALLOWED THE DEVELOPMENT TO OCCUR. UM, WITH THAT, IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, I WOULD MOVE THAT [00:10:01] ACTING IN OUR CAPACITY AS THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. WE APPROVE THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS PER THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE STUDY. OKAY. THEN IF A MOTION FROM NELSON IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. VICTOR. VICTOR, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES AND PLEASE NOTE THAT COMMISSIONER MONKA HAS JOINED US. UM, OKAY [II. July 2023 Semiannual Report of the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee on Drainage Impact Fees (Nikkia Thomas)] WITH THAT STAY THERE. WE'LL GO TO ROMAN NUMERAL TWO, WHICH IS THE SAME THING ON DRAINAGE IMPACT FEES. MS. THOMAS. ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON. ONCE AGAIN. MY NAME IS NIKIA THOMAS FROM PUBLIC WORKS AND I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE JULY, 2023 SEMI-ANNUAL DRAINAGE IMPACT FEE REPORT OF TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THIS REPORT DOCUMENTS CHANGES THAT HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN THE PERIOD OF NOVEMBER 1ST, 2022 AND APRIL 30TH, 2023 OF THE DRAINAGE IMPACT FEES PROGRAM. IN SUMMARY OF THIS SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT, I OFFER THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS, A TOTAL OF $407,498 AND 81 CENTS IN DRAINAGE. IMPACT FEES WAS PURCHASED BETWEEN NOVEMBER 1ST, 2022 AND APRIL 30TH, 2023. A TOTAL OF 5,553,300 AND 307,000. UH, $307 AND 96 CENTS WAS PURCHASED SINCE PROGRAM INCEPTION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. AND NOW I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. OKAY? MM-HMM . THANK YOU. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? NONE. COMMISSIONER NELSON? HEARING NONE, I WOULD MOVE THAT ACTING IN OUR CAPACITY AS THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. WE APPROVE THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS AS RECOMMENDED IN THE STUDY AND REPORT. OKAY. UH, WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND IT. CAN I MAKE A REQUEST? YES, OF COURSE. UM, I, LET ME JUST SAY GO AHEAD. SECOND IS COMMISSIONER CLARK. GO AHEAD. I KNOW I'VE ASKED IN THE PAST THAT WE GET THESE REPORTS JUST A LITTLE BIT BEFORE PLANNING COMMISSION 'CAUSE YOU HAVE TO SIT HERE REALLY QUICK AND, AND READ 'EM IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE, YOU KNOW, THE DAY BEFORE. OKAY. UM, SO COULD YOU ALL GET THESE EMAILED TO US MAYBE A WEEK IN ADVANCE? JUST A WEEK, YEAH. GIVE US A COUPLE OF DAYS TO LOOK AT. I DON'T LIKE TO LOOK AT ANYTHING THAT QUICKLY. RIGHT. OKAY. I APPRECIATE IT. UNDERSTOOD. NO PROBLEM. THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE THOSE WHO TAKE THE TIME TO READ THE REPORTS. THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY, WITH THAT, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU MS. THOMAS. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOUR BEING HERE. THANK YOU. OKAY, WE MOVE TO [ Platting Activities a & b] ROMAN NUMERAL THREE PLANNING ACTIVITY. UM, ARE THERE ANY, UH OH, SORRY, I'M JUMPING AHEAD OF MYSELF. GO RIGHT AHEAD. OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS ARM LEE. 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 31 SECTION A. CONSENT ITEMS ARE NUMBERS ONE THROUGH 71 AND SECTION B REPLANT ITEMS ARE NUMBER 72 THROUGH 1 31. MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE A CHANGE IN STAFF. RECOMMENDATION FOR ITEM 61 TEXAS STORE, TEXAS TOY BOX STORAGE BRIDGELAND GP HAS BEEN CHANGED FROM APPROVED TO DEFER PER THE CCPC 1 0 1 FORM. CONDITIONS, NO ITEMS NEED TO BE TAKEN ON ORDER AND THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO NO OTHER CHANGES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS MADAM CHAIR, IF THERE ARE NO INDIVIDUALS SIGN UP TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS. THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REQUEST THE APPROVAL OF ALL STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONSENT AND REPLANT ITEMS NOT REQUIRING NOTIFICATION. OKAY, THANK YOU. UM, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS IN SECTIONS A AND B WE NEED TO CONSIDER SEPARATELY? COMMISSIONER SIGLER? YES. UM, ITEMS 2 34, 35 AND 36. OKAY. UH, COMMISSIONER? HE YES MA'AM. CHAIR ITEMS 3, 10, 18, 19, 23, 32 57, 1 0 7 AND ONE 30. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY. UM, I DO NOT HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ANYTHING IN SECTION A OR B. THAT'S ITEMS ONE THROUGH 1 31. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON ANY OF THOSE? UH, IF NOT THEN WE'LL GO AHEAD AND, UM, PROCEED WITH VOTING ON A AND B AND WE'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ALL STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS ON ALL ITEMS AND SECTIONS A AND B. SAVE AND ACCEPT FOR ITEMS 2, 3 10 18, 19, 23, 32, 34 THROUGH 36, 57, 1 0 7 AND ONE 30. THANK YOU. MOTION BALDWIN. IS THERE A SECOND? BORIS PERLE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES. AND THEN ON [00:15:01] THE REMAINDER, 2 3 10 18 19 23, 32, 34 THROUGH 36. 57. 1 0 7 AND ONE 30. IS THERE A MOTION? MA? IS THERE A SECOND? YEAH. RA BLAND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIED. CARRIES NOTING THAT COMMISSIONER AND SIGLER ABSTAINED ON THOSE ITEMS. WITH THAT WE GO TO SECTION [c. Replats requiring Public Hearings with Notification (Devin Crittle, Arum Lee, John Cedillo, and Dorianne Powe Phlegm)] C OR YEAH, IS THAT RIGHT? SECTION C, PUBLIC HEARINGS. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE HOUSTON PLANNING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS DEVIN CRIDDLE. THE FIRST ITEM ON TODAY'S AGENDA IS 1 32 BARNER ENCLAVE, PARTIAL RELA NUMBER ONE AND EXTENSION. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON CITY LIMITS EAST ALONG BONNER STREET AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10. THE PURPOSE OF THE RE PLAT IS TO CREATE SEVEN SINGLE FAMILY LOTS AND TWO RESERVES ALONG A SHARED DRIVEWAY. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW REDUCED BUILDING LINE ALONG A SOUND WALL ADJACENT TO T PROPERTY ALONG I 10. REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THIS PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY. STAFF RECOMMENDS DEFERRING THE PLAT PER THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. OKAY. UM, WE CAN GO AHEAD THEN AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 1 32 IS OPEN. UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK. WE HAVE NO ONE IN THE CHAT. DOES ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 32 BONNER ENCLAVE? UM, IF NOT, IN, IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO DEFER AND CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING ISH? IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. CLARK. CLARK. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 1 33, ITEM 1 33. CRAIG WOODS PARTIAL REPL NUMBER 39. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE HOUSTON CITY LIMIT EAST OF WT ROAD ON THE SOUTHWEST INTER INTERSECTION OF FLOWERDALE AND LENE LANE. THE PURPOSE OF THE REPL IS TO CREATE THREE LOTS. REVIEW BY LEGAL HAS DETERMINED THAT THIS REQUEST DOES NOT VIOLATE THE RESTRICTIONS. THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. THERE ARE NO VARIANCES REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM. WE HAVE RECEIVED NO ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR THIS PLAT. STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT PER CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS. MADAM CHAIR, IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION. YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR 1 33 IS OPEN. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK. DOES ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 33? YES, PLEASE. OKAY. UH, DO WE HAVE YOU SIGNED UP? NO, MA'AM. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL COME ON UP ONE AT A TIME PLEASE. AND IF YOU WOULD STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. YES. MY NAME IS EDDIE PROMO AND I LIVE AT 1 5 1 2 I LIEN LANE, WHICH IS ONE HOUSE OVER ACROSS THE STREET FROM, UH, THE LOT THAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT. OKAY, RIGHT AHEAD. I APOLOGIZE. I'VE, I HAVEN'T DONE THIS, UH, BEFORE, SO IF I'M BREAKING PROTOCOL, UH, PLEASE FORGIVE ME. UM, SO, UH, WE'VE TALKED TO SEVERAL OF OUR NEIGHBORS. WE MOVED INTO, UH, TO THE HOUSE THREE YEARS AGO. AND RIGHT NOW, ALL THE HOUSES ON ALENE LANE, UH, BOTH SIDES OF FLOWERDALE, THEY'VE TAKEN THE ORIGINAL, UH, LOTS AND JUST DIVIDED THEM INTO TWO. AND SO, UH, OUR CONCERNS AS NEIGHBORS THAT LIVE ON THAT STREET, IF YOU TAKE THIS PARTICULAR LOT AND DIVIDED INTO THREE, IT STARTS TO, UH, ONE, POSSIBLY DEFLATE THE VALUE OF OUR HOMES BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE TWO. THEY'RE GONNA HAVE THREE ON THIS LOT. AND THEN ALSO THEY'RE DOING THIS A COUPLE OF STREETS DOWN, AND I BELIEVE RIGHT BEHIND IT, THEY'VE GOT ONE THAT THEY CONVERTED INTO THREE HOUSES AND THAT, AND THAT'S ON FLOWERDALE. IT'S ALREADY GETTING VERY CONGESTED PEOPLE PARKING ON THE STREET AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO WE'RE CONCERNED THAT RIGHT NOW ALL THE HOUSES ON OUR LIEN, THEY'VE ONLY DONE SUBDIVIDED INTO TWO AND NOT THREE. AND WE'RE CONCERNED FOR TRAFFIC, WE'RE CONCERNED FOR CROWDING, AND WE'RE CONCERNED FOR OUR, OUR VALUE OF OUR HOMES. OKAY. SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO PUT THAT OUT FOR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU FOR PUTTING YOUR REMARKS ON THE RECORD. I, THIS DOES MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF OUR DEVELOPMENT CODE TO, TO SUBDIVIDE INTO THREE, SO IT'S KIND OF A SHALL APPROVE. UM, THERE'S NOT TOO MUCH WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT, BUT, UM, YOUR REMARKS ARE PART OF THE RECORD AND WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING DOWN. THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. OKAY. THANK YOU. UH, DID I SEE ANOTHER HAND? IT'S FINE. YOU'RE WITH HIM. THAT'S WHAT HE SAID. OKAY, GREAT. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON CRAIG WOODS? ITEM 1 33. OKAY. HEARING NO RESPONSE. THE PUBLIC HEARING THEN IS CLOSED AND STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONERS, [00:20:01] COMMISSIONER, MODEST, UM, I KNOW IT'S A SHALL APPROVE, BUT JUST FOR COMMENT, UM, HOLISTICALLY IN THIS AREA THERE IS A LOT OF REDEVELOPMENT. DO YOU KNOW IF STAFF REPUBLIC'S WORK IS, IS LOOKING AT A STUDY FOR SOME OF THE TRAFFIC CONCERNS AND, AND DRAINAGE REQUIREMENTS MAYBE IN THE FUTURE FOR ALL THE THREE DEVELOPMENT FOR SPECIFICALLY THIS DEVELOPMENT OR THE AREA? OH, I AM NOT SURE. OH, CAN I ADD TO THAT? I WAS JUST LOOKING AT THE PICTURE. I DON'T SEE HOW YOU SERVE LOT THREE. AND THE WHAT? FLOWERDALE. THE FLOWERDALE. IT'S JUST LIKE OF THE, DID THAT THAT AN, DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? YOU KNOW, IN GENERAL, I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT LIKE THIS EVERYWHERE, ESPECIALLY IN THE CENTER CITY. UH, THIS AS ALL OTHERS WILL GO THROUGH REVIEW FOR DRAINAGE AND, AND MAYBE NOT TRAFFIC, BUT, UH, DRAINAGE WILL BE HANDLED BY PUBLIC WORKS IN THE, IN THE PERMITTING. BUT, UM, YES, COMMISSIONER COLVARD, NOT REALLY A QUESTION, BUT JUST TO COMMENT PERHAPS, UM, IF IT HELPS. 'CAUSE I'M DEEPLY SYMPATHETIC TO THE CONSERVATIVE PARKING, UH, YOU KNOW, ON STREET PARKING CAUSING A LOT OF CONGESTION AND, UM, PERHAPS, UM, THAT MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A, UH, SOME NO PARKING AREAS IF NEEDED. YOU KNOW, THAT MAYBE THAT COULD BE FOR THE CITIZENS THAT THAT CAME TODAY TO TALK ABOUT IT. YOU MIGHT CONSIDER A THREE ONE ONE CALL IF THAT BECOMES AN ISSUE. GOOD POINT. GOOD POINT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? UM, OKAY. UH, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION THEN IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION SIGLER SIGLER. IS THERE A SECOND? CLARK? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES. UM, ITEM 1 34 EMERALD MEADOWS, ITEM 1 34 EMERALD MEADOWS, SECTION TWO. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE HOUSTON CITY LIMIT EAST OF MARTIN LUTHER KING BOULEVARD AND ALONG LINSKY ROAD. THE PURPOSE OF THE REPO IS TO CREATE 113 LOTS AND 18 RESERVES. REVIEW BY LEGAL HAS DETERMINED THAT THIS REQUEST IS NOT VIOLATE DUE RESTRICTIONS. THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. THERE ARE NO VARIANCES REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM. WE HAVE RECEIVED NO ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR THE PLAT STAFF. RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT PER CCP C 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS. MADAM CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. OKAY, THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 1 34, EMERALD MEADOWS IS OPEN. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANYONE LISTENING OR IN THE ROOM WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 34? HEARING NO RESPONSE. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR PER SECOND VICTOR? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 1 35. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS JOHN PHILLIPS . ITEM 1 35 IS THE STATE'S HONOR ARIBA. THE SUBJECT SITE IS A 17,000 SQUARE FOOT PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE HOUSTON CORPORATE LIMITS AT THE NORTHWEST INTERSECTION OF ARIBA AND CARVER ROAD SOUTH OF LITTLE YORK ROAD. THE PURPOSE OF THE RE PLAT IS TO CREATE THREE SINGLE FAMILY LOTS RANGING FROM 4,900 SQUARE FEET TO 7,400 SQUARE FEET. THERE ARE NO VARIANCES REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM, AND THE PLAT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. THE EXISTING PLAT HAS SIX SLOTS TAKING ACCESS FROM A SHARED DRIVEWAY, AND THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO CHANGE THAT TO THESE THREE. REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THE PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY, WE HAVE RECEIVED SOME ADVANCED COMMENTS CONCERNED WITH TOWN HOME DEVELOPMENT. STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS. MADAM CHAIR, IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION. YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR 1 35 IS OPEN. THIS IS A STATE ON ARIBA. WE DO HAVE SPEAKERS. THE FIRST IS DEBORAH DLE WASHINGTON, WHO I BELIEVE IS VIRTUAL MS. DLE WASHINGTON. YES. OKAY, GO RIGHT AHEAD. HELLO. I HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE, UH, WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THE PROPOSED HOMES WILL, UH, HAVE ADVERSE IMPACT ON THE PROPERTIES WHICH HAS HISTORIC PRESERVATION. UH, THE PROPERTY LOCKED DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE SUFFICIENT TO ACCOMMODATE THREE, TWO STORY HOMES, WHICH MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO PUT, AND I SAID THAT THESE, UH, HOMES WILL MORE LIKELY ACCOMMODATE MULTIFAMILIES, WHICH WILL AFFECT THE ACCESS [00:25:01] TO THE STREET BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT PARKING. AND I'M TOLD THAT THESE THREE, TWO STORY HOMES ARE VALUED OVER 300 K, WHICH WILL INCREASE THE TAXES FOR THE LONG TERM CI SENIOR CITIZENS IN THE COMMUNITY. AND AS A SINGLE FAMILY HOME OWNERS. THESE TWO STORY HOME OVERLOOK SINGLE STORY RESIDENTIAL HOMES AND I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE PRIVACY, UH, ISSUES THERE. THERE IS ALSO AN INCREASE FOR, UH, DIFFERENT HOMEOWNERS BECAUSE OF THE EXPENSIVE COSTS AND BECAUSE OF ADDING THESE THREE, TWO STORY HOMES ON BLOCK, YOU HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR POPULATING THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK. NO, I'M NOT TAKING THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. WE'VE GOT SOME OTHER SPEAKERS, SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL ON THEM AND THEN PERHAPS SOME OF THE COMMISSIONERS WILL HAVE COMMENTS. UM, OKAY. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS L DIXON. D-I-X-O-N-L. DIXON, ARE YOU THERE? L DIXON DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE PRESENT. AND THEN ARETHA AMOS A MOS, ARETHA AMOS. ARETHA AMOS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE PRESENT. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE LISTENING WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 35 AS STATES ON ARIBA? ANYBODY IN THE CHAT? UM, OKAY, WELL THIS, THIS PLAN? YES, I'D LIKE TO SPEAK MEDICAL SPEAKER. OH, HELLO. WHO IS THIS? UH, THIS IS QUENTIN WASHINGTON. OKAY. COULD IS THAT WASHINGTON NORMAL SPELLING? YES. NORMAL SPELLING. OKAY, GO RIGHT AHEAD. MR. WASHINGTON, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK. UH, I, I'M, I'M CONCERNED BECAUSE OF THE, THE HISTORICAL, UH, ASPECT OF THE COMMUNITY, UH, AS IT WAS, YOU KNOW, PURCHASED YEARS AGO, THE HOMEOWNERS HAD, UH, ONE HOUSE PER LOT AND ONE ACRE PER LOT. AND OVER THE YEARS THAT HAS CHANGED AND NOW IT'S, UH, TWO OR THREE AND IT'S JUST, UH, DEVASTATING THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE RESPECT OF, UH, THE HISTORICAL IMPLICATIONS. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR PUTTING YOUR COMMENTS ON THE RECORD. UM, LET ME JUST ASK STAFF THERE, THERE'S NO HISTORIC DISTRICT OR ANY KIND OF DECLARED AREA HERE, CORRECT? NO, MA'AM. NOT THAT I KNOW OF. OKAY. AND A LEGAL DEPARTMENT HAS REVIEWED, THERE ARE NO DEED RESTRICTIONS THAT WOULD PREVENT THIS KIND OF SUBDIVISION AT THIS POINT. OKAY. SO, UM, WELL, LET ME JUST CALL, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON 1 35 ESTATES ON ARETHA? UM, ARIBA, SORRY. IF, IF NOT THE PUBLIC HEARING THEN IS CLOSED. THIS APPLICATION IS A, UH, A SHALL APPROVE FOR THE COMMISSION. IT MEETS ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF OUR DEVELOPMENT CODE. UM, AND SO AS SUCH WE ARE, YOU KNOW, REQUIRED UNDER STATE LAW AND CITY ORDINANCE TO GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THIS. UM, THERE MAY BE SOME OTHER, UM, OTHER THINGS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD TO, UH, TO PREVENT THIS TYPE OF, UM, OF SUBDIVISION IN THE PAST. COMMISSIONER MODEST, DID YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT? YEAH, I'LL JUST MAKE THE COMMENT FOR THE SPEAKERS. UM, PERHAPS SOME OF Y'ALL CAN REACH OUT TO CITY STAFF. THERE IS SOMETHING CALLED A MINIMUM BLOCK SIZE, UH, REQUIREMENT. IT DOES REQUIRE YOU TO KIND OF COORDINATE AND ADVOCATE FOR THAT WITHIN YOUR NEIGHBORS, AND YOU CAN KIND OF GO BLOCK TO B IT'S MAYBE ONE AVENUE OF CONSIDERATION TO PROTECT, UM, SOME OF THE SUBDIVISION ACTIVITY. I KNOW IN THE PAST IT KIND OF SEEMED LIKE A LOT OF THAT WAS CENTERED AROUND THE HEIGHTS AND MIDTOWN AND MUSEUM DISTRICT, BUT MAYBE THOSE IN SPRING WRE AND OTHER AREAS ARE NOW THAT, THAT, THAT CONVERSATION NEEDS TO GO OUT. SO, UM, UH, FOR THOSE THAT YOU CALLED IN, MAYBE PUT YOUR INFORMATION IN THE CHAT AND SOMEBODY FROM STAFF CAN REACH OUT TO YOU. EXACTLY. AND YOU CAN FIND A LOT OF INFORMATION ON THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE PROGRAM ON THE, THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT WEBSITE. THERE'S A, A WEALTH OF INFORMATION ON HOW TO APPLY. UM, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER KOHL? JUST REALLY QUICKLY, I KNOW PART OF AKERS HOMES DID HAVE A PRESERVATION, HISTORIC PRESERVATION DISTRICT DESIGNATION? NO, MY, IT'S ONE OF, IT IS ONE OF THE SIX OPPOR, UH, AREAS THAT THE CITY HAS DESIGNATED AS A POTENTIAL CONSERVATION DISTRICT POTENTIAL, BUT IT IS NOT IN PLACE YET. I SEE. I'M JUST WONDERING IF, AND, AND WOULD THAT POTENTIAL COVER THIS AREA? I ACTUALLY DON'T KNOW. UM, THE STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND THE COMMUNITY HAS NOT [00:30:01] DETERMINED EXACTLY WHERE THEY THINK THE CONSERVATION DISTRICT SHOULD GO. OKAY, SO MAYBE ANOTHER AVENUE FOR THEM TO CONSIDER YES IS OKAY. UM, IF THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, I THINK, DID I CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? OKAY. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. WE ARE LOOKING AT ESTATES ON ARIBA STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION BALDWIN BALDWIN. IS THERE A SECOND? MODEST? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES ITEM 1 36. ITEM 1 36 IS GRAND WEST, SECTION TWO PARTIAL REPL NUMBER ONE. THE SUBJECT SIDE IS A NEARLY 1.2 ACRE PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE HOUSTON CORPORATE LIMITS EAST ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 2 88 AND NORTH OF AIRPORT BOULEVARD. THE PURPOSE OF THE REPL IS TO CREATE ONE LARGE OPEN SPACE AND LANDSCAPE RESERVE WITH A VARIANCE REQUEST TO ALLOW A THREE FOOT DUAL BUILDING LINE ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 2 88 TO ALLOW A 16 FOOT TALL SOUND BARRIER WALL WITHIN THE 25 FOOT BUILDING LINE STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUESTED VARIANCE DUE TO THE CLOSE VICINITY TO THE STATE HIGHWAY 2 88. THE DEVELOPER COORDINATED WITH TDOT TO HAVE A SOUND WALL BARRIER PLACED. HOWEVER, IN THAT COORDINATION, TDOT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PLACE THE SOUND BARRIER WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY. SO THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A 10 FOOT SOUNDWALL EASEMENT WITH A THREE FOOT SETBACK FROM THE PROPERTY LINE. TEXDOT HAS STATED TO THE APPLICANT THAT THEY'RE IN SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSED PLACEMENT OF THE WALL. THE PLAT WAS DEFERRED LAST CYCLE TO, AS THE PROPOSED DUAL BUILDING LINE WOULD VIOLATE THE DEED RESTRICTIONS AT THAT TIME. RECENT REVIEW FROM B LEGAL INDICATES THAT THE SUBMITTED AMENDMENTS TO THE DEED RESTRICTIONS WOULD ALLOW A SOUND BARRIER WALL TO BE PLACED WITHIN THE 25 FOOT BUILDING LINE SO THAT THE PLAT NO LONGER VIOLATES RESTRICTIONS. WE HAVE RECEIVED NO ADVANCED COMMENTS REGARDING THE PLAT. THE, AND THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. THE PROPOSED THREE FOOT DUAL BUILDING LINE WOULD PLACE THE PROPOSED SOUND WALL BARRIER BETWEEN 25 AND 65 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF PAVEMENT OF THE CURRENT OFF RAMP IN FRONTAGE ROAD, WHERE THE PROPOSED WALL TO BE SET BACK FURTHER THAN THREE FEET, THE WALL WOULD ENCROACH AT THE EXISTING DRAINAGE EASEMENT. SAF RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE, UH, THE REQUESTED VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CBC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS. MADAM CHAIR, IF YOU PLEASE THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU MR. SADIA. THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR 1 36 GRAND WEST SECTION TWO IS CONTINUED. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 36? HEARING NOW RESPONSE, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLOT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION VERA BLAND. IS THERE A SECOND? CLARK? CLARK. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES ITEM 1 37. ITEM 1 37 IS NORTH BRIAN PARK FOR REPL NUMBER ONE. THE SUBJECT SIDE IS AN OVER HALF ACRE PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE HOUSTON CITY LIMITS AT THE NORTHWEST INTERSECTION OF BRYAN STREET AND AVENUE J SOUTH OF NAVIGATION BOULEVARD AND EAST OF LOCKWOOD DRIVE. THE PURPOSE OF THE RE PLAT IS TO CREATE 15 LOTS ALONG TWO SHARED DRIVEWAYS ALTERING A PLAID SHARED DRIVEWAY LAYOUT AND REMOVING A PARKING RESERVE. THERE ARE NO VARIANCES REQUEST FOR THIS ITEM. THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS TO VERIFY THE PROPOSED SHARE DRIVEWAY. ALTERATION MEANING MEETS THE IDM STANDARDS AND HAS, AND IT HAS BECOME APPARENT THAT THE FENCE HAS BEEN BUILT WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATED WITH THE PREVIOUS PLAT AND THE INTENDED CONSTRUCTION MAY NOT BE OPERATING WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PLAT. REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THE OVERALL PLAT DOES NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY. AND WE HAVE RECEIVED NO ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR THE APPLICATION. STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER THE PLAT FOR TWO WEEKS TO ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO SUBMIT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. MADAM CHAIR, IF YOU PLEASES THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. OKAY, THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 1 37 NORTH BRYAN PARK IS OPEN. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANYONE HERE OR LISTENING WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 37 HEARING NO RESPONSE? WE, UH, WILL LOOK TO STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION, WHICH IS TO DEFER. IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION, IS THERE A MOTION TO DEFER THE ITEM AND CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING MOTIONS? SIGLER SECOND BALDWIN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 1 38. ITEM 1 38 IS SECOND REPAT OF JOHN D DRAPERY, SECTION ONE, PARTIAL REPLANT NUMBER ONE. THIS ITEM WAS DEFERRED AT THE PREVIOUS PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON CITY LIMITS SOUTH OF ALONG CHEVY CHASE, DRIVE SOUTH OF DEL MONTE STREET AND EAST OF YORKTOWN STREET. THE PURPOSE OF THE REPLANT IS TO CREATE FOUR SINGLE FAMILY LOTS ALONG [00:35:01] THE SHARED DRIVEWAY. THE APPLICANT IS ALSO REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO NOT DEDICATE RIGHT OF WAY TO CHEVY CHASE DRIVE. THE SITE IS A 14,000 SQUARE FOOT LOT BEING RE PLATTED INTO FOUR SINGLE FAMILY LOTS WITH A 16 FOOT SHARE DRIVEWAY. ACCESS TO THIS LOT IS FROM CHEVY CHASE DRIVE, WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY PLATTED AS A 22 AND A HALF FOOT PUBLIC ALLEY. OVER TIME, THE ALLEY HAS ACQUIRED THE NAME CHEVY CHASE DRIVE ON THE GROUND. THIS RIGHT OF WAY FUNCTIONS LIKE A ONE WAY PUBLIC STREET STAFF IS REQUESTING A SECOND DEFERRAL TO COORDINATE WITH VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS TO DETERMINE IF THIS RIGHT OF WAY HAS OFFICIALLY CHANGED ITS DESIGNATION FROM A PUBLIC ALLEY TO A PUBLIC STREET. THIS SITE IS, IS BEING EXPECTED BY THE TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT TODAY. MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE RECEIVED ADVANCED LETTERS OF OPPOSITION FROM RESIDENTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LOCATED IN YOUR PACKETS, AND WE DO HAVE SPEAKERS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. OKAY. UM, WITH THAT THEN, UM, THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR, UM, ITEM 1 38, JOHN DRAPER PLACE IS CONTINUED AND OPEN. UH, WE DO HAVE SPEAKERS. I THINK THE FIRST IS BRIAN ROSS, WHO WILL BE VIRTUAL. MR. ROSS. BRIAN ROSS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE PRESENT. UH, CHRISTINA ROSS. CHRISTINA ROSS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE PRESENT. AND RAJ? UM, PARIKH. P-A-R-I-K-H. PARIKH? YES. NICELY DONE. ? UH, YES. MADAM SPEAKER, I'M THE ARCHITECT FOR THE PROPERTY AND SO I WAS JUST, UH, HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT, UH, YOU OR, UM, THE COMMITTEE MIGHT HAVE. OKAY. WE, OUR, OUR SPEAKERS HAVE NOT MATERIALIZED TODAY, SO, UM, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSION FOR THE APPLICANT? IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT'S STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER. UM, SO WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER, ANOTHER SHOT AT THIS IN A COUPLE WEEKS. UM, BUT THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TODAY. UM, IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON 1 38? IF NOT, UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR THE DEFERRAL PERIOD. IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION TO DEFER AND CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING MOTION? HINES HINES. IS THERE A SECOND? NELSON? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 1 39. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS DORIAN FLM. ITEM 1 39 IS SING ESTATE. THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE HARRIS COUNTY EXTRA TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION ALONG KZ ROAD, WEST OF CYPRESS ROSE HILL ROAD, AND SOUTH OF A PROPOSED UNNAMED MAJOR, THE FL, WHICH WILL BE THE EXTENSION OF EXISTING GRANT ROAD. THE REASON FOR RELAID IS TO CREATE ONE FIVE ACRE COMMERCIAL RESERVE. THE APPLICANT IS ALSO REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO NOT DEDICATE A NORTH SOUTH STREET THROUGH THE SITE. STAFF IS SUPPORT OF THIS REQUEST. THE SITE IS LOCATED ALONG CASEY ROAD, A LOCAL STREET RUNNING NORTH AND PARALLEL TO LITTLE CYPRESS CREEK. THE PLAT WAS DEFERRED AT THE LAST PLANNING COMMISSION PER HARRIS COUNTY ENGINEERS REQUEST. HARRIS COUNTY ENGINEERS OFFICE HAS CONFERRED WITH STAFF AND HAS NO OBJECTIONS TO THE REQUEST. THE SITE IS SITUATED ON A BLOCK BOUNDED BY KZ ROAD, CYPRESS HILLS CIRCLE, CYPRESS ROSE HILL, ROSE HILL ROAD, AND A PROPOSED EXTENSION OF GRANT ROAD ONE. PHIL COMPLETED THE STREET SYSTEM SHOULD BE ADEQUATE TO ACCOMMODATE THE SUB, I'M SORRY, SHOULD BE ADEQUATE TO ACCOMMODATE THE PROPOSED COMMERCIAL RESERVE. THE PLAT IS A RE PLAT OF A ONE LOT SUBDIVISION RECORDED IN 2022. A VARIANCE WAS GRANTED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION IN 2021 TO NOT EXTEND A PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY THROUGH THE STATE. THE VARIANCE WAS REQUESTED WITH THIS APPLICATION BECAUSE THE CHANGE OF END USE FROM ONE LOT TO A COMMERCIAL RESERVE. OTHER SIMILAR DEVELOPMENTS RECENTLY APPROVED WITHOUT A NORTH-SOUTH STREET, INCLUDING THOSE WITH EXISTING PRIVATE STREET SERVICING, LARGE TRACK FLAG LOTS. IF DEVELOPMENT INTENSIFIES, THERE ARE ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO ADDRESS INTERSECTION SPACING THROUGH OTHER TRACKS. STAFF FINDS THAT GRANTING THE REQUEST OF VARIANCE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE INTENT OF CHAPTER 42 AS [00:40:01] THE EXISTING STREET SYSTEM IS ADEQUATE TO PROVIDE TRACK CIRCULATION REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT WOULD 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 GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLAT PER THE C BBC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS. STAFF HAS RECEIVED ADVANCED COMMENTS CONCERNING TRAFFIC AND USE OF THE PROPERTY AND THE LETTERS ARE, ARE SO IN THE PACKET THAT YOU ALL RECEIVED. MADAM CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES COMMISSION, YOU MAY CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. OKAY, THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 1 39 SING A STATE IS CONTINUED. WE HAVE SPEAKERS INCLUDING THE APPLICANT FOR QUESTIONS. UM, I'LL CALL ON THE FIRST SPEAKER. UH, MARK CAVAZOS, CA VS. MR. CSOS IS, DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE PRESENT. UM, THE NEXT SPEAKER IS LEE LONG, L-U-O-N-G. MR. LONG DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE PRESENT. UM, ERNEST, UH, URBANOVSKY. MR. URBANOVSKY, U-R-B-A-N-O-V-S-K-Y. MR. URBANOVSKY, WE'RE NOT HAVING ANY TECHNICAL ISSUES, ARE WE? OKAY. AND THEN DAWN KINDRED, K-I-N-D-R-E-D, DAWN KINDRED OR MIKE KINDRED. MIKE KINDRED. NEITHER APPEAR TO BE PRESENT. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON SING ESTATE? UM, MADAM CHAIR. HELLO. IT'S, IT'S KIM. OH, SORRY. . LOOKING INTO THE ETHER AND I DIDN'T SEE YOU THERE. I I THINK WE'VE HAD A COUPLE COMMENTS IN THE, IN THE CHAT THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO CONNECT OR, OR UNMUTE. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THEIR, WHAT THE ISSUE IS, BUT GOOD AFTERNOON MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF PLANNING COMMISSION. YEAH, I THINK THERE ARE SOME. SO LET US FIGURE SOME THINGS OUT. UH, LOOKS LIKE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO CONNECT THROUGH PHONE ARE NOT ABLE TO SPEAK. THOSE ARE THE, UH, COMMENTS ON THE CHAT. SO WE HAVE TO ASK THE IT TEAM TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON. OKAY. UM, SO I GUESS IS THERE A MOTION TO, UH, TO TABLE THIS ITEM FOR A LITTLE BIT? SIGLER, SIGLER, SECOND BALDWIN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSE THE MOTION CARRIES. OKAY THEN FOR THE PUBLIC, WE ARE, UH, TABLING ITEM 1 39, UM, FOR A SHORT TIME UNTIL WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT THE TECHNICAL ISSUE IS SINCE WE KNOW WE HAD SPEAKERS ON THOSE ITEMS ON THAT ITEM. UM, AND SO THAT TAKES US TO ITEM ONE 40. SOUTHGATE ITEM ONE 40 IS SOUTHGATE PARTIAL REPL NUMBER FOUR. THE SUBJECT SITE IS A OVER 16,000 SQUARE FOOT PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE HOUSTON CITY LIMIT AT THE SOUTHWEST INTERSECTION OF STOCKTON DRIVE AND GOLDSMITH STREET WEST OF MAIN STREET AND NORTH OF HOLCOMB BOULEVARD. THE PURPOSE OF THE RE PLAT IS TO CREATE TWO SINGLE FAMILY LOTS. THE PLAT IS WITHIN A MINIMUM LOSS SIZE ORDINANCE RECORDED IN 2017 AND MEETS THE 6,100 SQUARE FOOT REQUIREMENT. THERE ARE NO VARIANCES REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM AND THE PLAT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. WE REVIEW BILINGUAL INDICATES THAT THE PLAT DOES NOT VIOLATE ANY RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLA OF THOSE FILED SEPARATELY, WE HAVE RECEIVED NO ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR THE APPLICATION. STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CPC 1 0 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS. MADAM CHAIR PLEASE. THE COMMISSIONING, WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM ONE 40, SOUTHGATE PARTIAL REPL NUMBER FOUR IS OPEN. UM, THE APPLICANT, JOYCE OWENS IS PRESENT VIRTUALLY FOR QUESTIONS. UH, I HAVE ONE SPEAKER SIGN. MICHAEL BONDER. B-O-N-D-E-R. MR. BONDER. OKAY, SO THERE IS AN ADVANCED COMMENT. OKAY, SO WE DO HAVE AN ADVANCED COMMENT FOR MR. BONDER. SO WE WILL TAKE THAT COMMENT AS IN THE RECORD FOR TODAY. UM, I DON'T HAVE ANYONE ELSE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY IN THE CHAT? NO. IS THERE ANYONE LISTENING OR IN THE ROOM WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE 40? SOUTHGATE PARTIAL REPL NUMBER FOUR. MADAM CHAIR? [00:45:01] YES. THIS IS JOY OWENS. UM, AND AND TO THE COMMISSION. GOOD AFTERNOON. I JUST WANTED FOR THE RECORD TO STATE THAT WE DID CONTACT THE UH, HOA AND THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY CONCERNS. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE PUT THAT IN THE RECORD. THANK YOU. OKAY, THANK YOU FOR THAT OUTREACH. APPRECIATE IT. UM, OKAY. HEARING NO THAT WE HAVE NO OTHER SPEAKERS, THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ONE 40 WILL BE CLOSED. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS. ANY DISCUSSION? YES, COMMISSIONER MODEST. UM, NOT SPECIFIC TO THIS, BUT JUST A GENERAL COMMENT FOR THE RECORD. UM, SINCE WE MENTIONED MINIMUM LOT SIZE TO EARLIER, UH, NO I KNOW, BUT SINCE WE MENTIONED IT TO PEOPLE CALLED IN EARLIER, THIS IS AN EXAMPLE WHERE YES, IT WAS ABLE TO SUBDIVIDE. IT WAS ONLY ABLE TO SUBDIVIDE WITHIN THAT MINIMUM LOT SIZE REQUIREMENT. SO IF ANY OF THE FOLKS HAPPEN TO BE ON THE MEETING, THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THAT PROTECTION. OKAY, THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? UM, OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION THEN FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION ON ITEM ONE 40? MOTION BALDWIN. IS THERE A SECOND? CLARK? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES ITEM 1 41. ITEM 1 41 IS WEST HAVEN ESTATE SECTION TWO PARTIALLY PLAT NUMBER 12, THE SIZE LOCATED SOUTH ALONG SAN FELIPE STREET AND HOUSTON'S CORPORATE LIMITS. THE REASON FOR RE PLAT IS TO CREATE FOUR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS. THERE ARE NO VARIANCE REQUESTED WITH THIS PLAT. REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY STAFF, I'M SORRY. THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR THIS PLOT. MADAM CHAIR PLEASES COMMISSION. YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 1 41 WEST HAVEN ESTATES IS OPENED. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY IN THE CHAT? IS THERE ANYONE LISTENING WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 41 WEST HAVEN ESTATES HEARING NO RESPONSE. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS. ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? HAH. SECOND CLARK. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES ITEM 1 42. ITEM 1 42 IS WILLIAMS ON COMMERCE. PARTIALLY PLA NUMBER ONE. THE SITE IS LOCATED NORTHEAST ALONG COMMERCE STREET, WEST OF ST. CHARLES STREET IN HOUSTON. CORPORATES LIMITS THE SITE. THE REASON FOR RE PLAID IS TO CREATE 16 LOTS. THE APPLICANT IS ALSO REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO REDUCE THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE AND THE MINIMUM LOT WIDTH IN THE CITY. THE PLAID IS A RELAID OF LOTS OF NINE LOTS OUT OF A 31 LOT SHARED DRIVEWAY SUBDIVISION CREATED WITH THE WILLIAM ON COMMERCE SUBDIVISION CREATED IN 2017. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO ONLY REPLY THE PORTION OF THE EXISTING SHARED DRIVEWAY WITH THE COURTYARD STYLE LAYOUT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED AND INFORMATION CONCERNING THE REQUIRED ACCESS EASEMENT HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO LEGAL FOR REVIEW. REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT WOULD NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACEBOOK PLAT OR THOSE FILES SEPARATELY, STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS CONCERNING THIS PLAT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. DE FURTHER PLAT FOR ADDITIONAL AND INFORMATION AND FURTHER LEGAL REVIEW CONCERNING THE ACCESS EASEMENT AGREEMENT. MADAM CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. OKAY, THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 1 42 WILLIAMS ON COMMERCE IS OPEN. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK. DO WE HAVE ANYONE IN THE CHAT? OKAY. THANK YOU. UM, IS THERE ANYONE LISTENING WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 42? HEARING NO RESPONSE? THE PUBLIC HEARING, UH, WILL BE CONTINUED IF WE CAN HAVE A MOTION TO DEFER PER STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. BALDWIN SECOND SIGLER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 1 42 IS DEFERRED ITEM 1 43. ITEM 1 43 IS WINKA ESTATES. THE SITE IS LOCATED SOUTH ALONG WINKA STREET, SOUTH OF MARTIN LUTHER KING BOULEVARD AND HOUSTON CORPORATE LIMITS. THE REASON FOR RE PLAT IS TO CREATE FOUR LOTS. THERE ARE NO VARIANCE REQUESTED WITH THIS PLAT. THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS REVIEW BY I 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 CONCERNING THIS PLAT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS [00:50:01] TO APPROVE THE PLAT PER THE CBC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS. MADAM CHAIR, IT PLEASES COMMISSION. YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. OKAY. THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 1 43 WINNETKA ESTATES IS OPEN. I DO HAVE ONE SPEAKER, BUT HE'S VIRTUAL. HAVE WE FIGURED OUT OUR PROBLEM? I'M HERE IF I'M ABLE. CAN YOU ALL HEAR ME? THIS IS ROBERT ZY. OH, IT'S SO GOOD TO HEAR YOUR VOICE. . GO AHEAD. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS ROBERT VEY. V-E-A-Z-I-E. GO RIGHT AHEAD. THAT IS CORRECT. AND THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING MY COMMENT THIS AFTERNOON. I UNDERSTAND IT'LL BE APPROVED. THIS APPLICATION WILL BE APPROVED, BUT I MAY, I'M SPEAKING TODAY TO EXPRESS MY OPPOSITION OF THE REPL. I'M DITTO SOME OF THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER'S COMMENTS. WHEREAS THIS WILL BE RE PLATTERED INTO FOUR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, WHICH IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE INTEGRITY AND CHARACTER OF THE COMMUNITY. UM, I WOULD BE FOR, I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE THE COMMISSION TO HAVE THE APPLICANT CONSIDER TWO SINGLE FAMILY HOMES BOTH BLOCK FACING THE CURRENT APPLICATION WILL HAVE NONE OF THE HOMES BLOCK FACING. UM, AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HEAR FROM STAFF REGARDING THE MINIMUM, MINIMAL LOT SIZE APPLICATIONS PROCESS AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US MR. VEY. UM, IF YOU CAN PUT YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION IN THE, IN THE CHAT OR CALL THE MAIN NUMBER AT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. WE'LL HOOK YOU UP WITH STAFF WHO CAN HELP YOU ON THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE INFORMATION. UM, IF AN APPLICATION FOR THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING YOU'D WANNA PURSUE. I'M LOOKING AT THE DIRECTOR 'CAUSE I THINK SHE HAS COMMENTS. I I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD THAT THE CHANGES THAT WE WERE, UM, PUTTING FORTH TO CITY COUNCIL THAT YOU ALL AGREED TO A FEW MONTHS AGO, UM, WOULD REQUIRE THAT THE FRONT UNIT ACTUALLY HAVE A FACE TO THE FRONT. TO THE STREET. YES, GOOD POINT. WHEREAS IT WOULD BE IMPROVED, UM, FRONTAGE FOR THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IF IT WERE IN PLACE BY THEN. YEAH. SO YEAH, IN ADDRESSING PART OF YOUR CONCERN, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE ARE TRYING TO FIX. HASN'T HAPPENED YET, BUT WE'RE, WE'RE HOPING THAT HAPPENS SOON. UM, BUT THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TODAY, MR. VEY. UM, WE APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS AND THEY ARE PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD. UM, OKAY. AND MY CONTACT INFORMATION IS ON THE FORM. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, WE'LL ASK STAFF TO GET THAT CONTACT INFORMATION, UM, TO STAFF, TO THE APPROPRIATE STAFF ON THE LOT SITES. THANK YOU. UM, CARLOS G ESPINOZA IS, THE APPLICANT IS HERE FOR QUESTIONS. MR. ESPINOZA, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO COMMENT, SAY? UH, NO. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR, FOR STAFF FOR HELPING US THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS AND I'LL TALK TO THE ARCHITECT OF THE PROJECT SO WE CAN FIGURE OUT A WAY TO PLACE THE DOOR FACING THE STREET AND, AND HAVE MORE WINDOWS FACING IN THE STREET AS WELL. OH, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, OKAY, WE HAVE NOBODY ELSE SIGNED UP. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON 1 43 WINNETKA ESTATES? HEARING? NO RESPONSE. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION THEN IS TO APPROVE THE PLOT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS. ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION CLARK. IS THERE A SECOND? SIGLER? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. OKAY, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND IF EV NO OBJECTION. TAKE UP, UH, ITEM 1 39 WHERE WE LEFT OFF, AND I'LL RECALL THE SPEAKERS WHO SIGNED UP FOR THAT ITEM. WE'RE ON ITEM 1 39 SINGH ESTATE. THE FIRST SPEAKER IS MARK CAVAZOS, C-A-V-A-Z-O-S. MR. CSOS IS STILL NOT PRESENT. AND LEE LU WONG LEE LU WON NOT PRESENT. UM, ERNEST URBANOVSKI. ERNEST URBANOVSKI. OKAY. DAWN KINDRED. UH, IS THAT MR. URBANOVSKI? THAT'S MR. URBANOVSKI. I'M, I'VE BEEN TALKING TO MARK AVAS. HE DOES WANT TO SPEAK, BUT HE IS NOT ABLE TO LOG INTO YOUR SITE. I'M SORRY. COULDN'T UNDERSTAND YOU. COULD YOU REPEAT THAT? HE'S TRYING TO LOG INTO YOUR SITE, BUT THE SITE IS NOT ALLOWING HIM TO LOG IN. MR. CAVASSO IS, THIS IS MR. CAVAZOS. OH, THERE HE IS. OKAY. LET'S STEP BACK AND HEAR FROM MR. CAVAZOS. GO RIGHT AHEAD. [00:55:01] UH, HI. THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY PHONE CALL. UH, I WAS EMAILING THE COMMISSION REGARDING THE SIGN THAT I SAW ON KZ ROAD REGARDING, UH, A REVISED PLAT OF A, I BELIEVE, EIGHT ACRE SITE ON KZ ROAD AS A LONGTIME RESIDENT, UH, SINCE 1980. UH, ALONG WITH MANY OTHER NEIGHBORS ALONG THE STREETS THAT HAVE BUILT COMMUNITY OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS. WE ARE ALL VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS REPL, UH, ABOUT THE POTENTIAL USE OF IT FOR COMMERCIAL USE. IT'S A AND THERE'S MANY FACTORS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED AND THAT WE HAVE SAFETY CONCERNS OVER. AND NUMBER ONE BEING IS THAT IT IS A RESIDENTIAL TWO LANE COUNTY STREET WITH NO SIDEWALKS. AND LARGELY THERE ARE A LOT OF KIDS THAT RIDE THEIR BIKES UP AND DOWN KZ ROAD, WHICH IS A DEAD END STREET. AND IF YOU'RE PLANNING TO BRING IN ANY COMMERCIAL ZONES, ANY, UH, COMMERCIAL USE PLANS FOR ANY, UH, HEAVY ROADWAY TRUCKS, IT, IT WE'RE JUST ALL VERY CONCERNED THAT IT'S GONNA POSE A VERY MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD FOR, YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY AT, AT LARGE. UH, THAT'S NUMBER ONE. NUMBER TWO IS THAT AT THE END OF THE STREET THERE IS A DISABLED, UH, CHURCH THAT, UH, HELPS ORPHAN KIDS THAT DOES HAVE, UH, A SMALL BUS ROUTE DOWN THAT ROAD. AND WE'RE ALSO VERY CONCERNED THAT ANY COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC WOULD INCREASE THE RISK OF ANY POTENTIAL COLLISION ALONG KZ ROAD OR ANY, UH, ANY TRAFFIC OBSTRUCTION SINCE IT IS A DEAD END ROAD WITH A ONE WAY ACCESS TO THE, TO, UH, CYPRESS ROSE HILL. UM, SO THAT'S KINDA LIKE I, UH, LINE ITEM NUMBER TWO. LINE ITEM NUMBER THREE IS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALL CONCERNED ABOUT OUR PROPERTY VALUES. UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THEM GOING UP PAYING MORE TAXES. YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE RETIRED ON OUR STREET AND, UH, YOU KNOW, WITH THE, WITH THE RATE OF INFLATION AND THE RATE OF ALL THESE PROPERTY VALUES GETTING OUTTA CONTROL, WE'RE JUST MORE CONCERNED THAT SOME SORT OF COMMERCIAL USE IS GOING TO HINDER EVERYBODY'S ABILITY TO STAY WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN FOR A WHILE. AND SO, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THESE ISSUES, WE, WE, WE, WE WIDELY OPPOSE ANY REPL OF THAT LAND FOR COMMERCIAL USE. OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS MR. CAVASSO. UM, I'LL CALL THE NEXT SPEAKER. UH, EARNEST URBANOVSKI. MR. URBANOVSKI IS A PREVIOUS SPEAKER, SO TECHNICALLY WE'VE GOT ONE MINUTE. ARE YOU GONNA SPEAK MR. URBANOVSKI? APPARENTLY NOT. UM, LEE LE WONG, DAWN KINDRED, MIKE KINDRED. UM, AND THEN THE APPLICANT IS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT, UH, I HAVE NO ONE ELSE SIGNED TO SPEAK. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE CHAT? DOES THAT CONCLUDE THE PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 39? WITH THAT THEN THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR COMMENT? COMMISSIONER MAR? WELL, JUST I GUESS CLARIFICATION. SO THE VARIANCE IS PURELY FOR THE CUT THROUGH, BUT IN TERMS OF THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE PLAT, THAT THAT DOESN'T, UM, THERE'S NO ISSUE THERE FROM A LEGAL STANDPOINT FOR IT BEING COMMERCIAL. RIGHT? I DON'T REMEMBER. IT WAS ALWAYS COMMERCIAL, BUT YEAH. YEAH, IT'S IN THE COUNTY AND WE DON'T, RIGHT. IT'S IN THE COUNTY, SO WE CERTAINLY CAN'T REGULATE USE. THAT'S, THAT'S GOING TO BE WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE. WE DON'T, JUST DON'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY. YEAH. UM, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? YES, COMMISSIONER COLVARD. UM, SO YOU KNOW, I WAS LOOKING AT THE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND LISTENING TO THE GENTLEMAN THAT JUST SPOKE AND HE WAS MENTIONING, UM, I, YOU KNOW, SIDEWALKS OR I MEAN, SORRY, THE SAFETY ISSUES POTENTIALLY FOR THE KIDS IN THAT AREA. I'M JUST WONDERING, IS THERE A SCHOOL NEARBY? ARE THERE SIDEWALKS? UM, COULD THERE BE A SAFE SIDEWALK APPLICATION? IT'S IN THE COUNTY. AH, THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH. WELL, YEAH, . YEAH. OKAY. UM, ANY FURTHER OTHER COMMENT? UH, THEN WE, IS THERE A MOTION THEN FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION ON ITEM 1 39? UM, CHAIR, I JUST WANTED TO ADD ALSO THAT, UH, REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES IT DOESN'T VIOLATE DEED RESTRICTIONS, SO, UM, THERE IS NO RESTRICTIONS, UM, AGAINST IT BEING COMMERCIAL AS WELL. RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE HAD A MOTION, CLARK. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BALDWIN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES. [d. Subdivision Plats with Variance Requests (Aracely Rodriguez, Geoff Butler, Devin Crittle, and John Cedillo)] UM, THAT THEN WILL TAKE US TO SECTION D VARIANCES WITH ITEM 1 44 AMIRA WEST. UM, UM, WILL YOU NOTE MY EX ABSTENTION PLEASE? YES. NOTE THAT COMMISSIONER SIGLER WILL BE ABSTAINING ON THIS ITEM. [01:00:04] GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS ELLI RODRIGUEZ, ITEM 1 44 MIDDLE WEST GP. THIS SITE IS LOCATED IN HOUSTON, ETJ IN HARRIS COUNTY, NORTHWEST OF GRAND PARKWAY AND NOR OF BAUER HOCKLEY ROAD AMID WEST GP LOCATED IN THE NORTHWEST. HARRIS COUNTY IS PROPOSING A RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT. THE APPLICANT IS ALSO REQUESTING A VARIANT TO EXCEED INTERSECTION PACING ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN GP BOUNDARY AS SHOWN ON THE SCREEN. AND THAT IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST. THE DISTANCE BETWEEN HFE ROAD AND FUTURE MASON ROAD IS ABOUT 3,200 FEET. SO PER CHAPTER 42, AT LEAST TWO NORTH SOUTH PUBLIC STREET ARE REQUIRED TO MEET INTERSECTION FACING REQUIREMENTS, BUT IMMEDIATELY TO THE SOUTH THERE IS AN UNRECORDED RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION THAT WAS CREATED WITH NO NO NORTH SOUTH STREET CONNECTION. SO PROVIDING THE REQUIRED NORTH SOUTH PUBLIC STREET WAS STOP INTO THIS EXISTING DEVELOPMENT BY SETTING A SYSTEM HOME, CREATING AN IMPERICAL DEVELOPMENT. SO TRAFFIC CIRCULATION WILL BE ADDRESSED BY THE PROPOSED FUTURE MEDIA THOROUGH AFFAIRS AND ADJACENT PUBLIC STREET, WHICH WOULD MEET THE INTENT OF THE ORDINANCE. SO HARRIS COUNTY ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT POSTED NO OBJECTION TO THE REQUEST. STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUEST TO VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE GP SUBJECT TO THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITION. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. RODRIGUEZ? UM, I DON'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 44. UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLATS ON YOUR SCREEN. ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION FOR PERLE? IS THERE A SECOND HERE? A BLAND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 1 45. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS JEFF BUTLER BECKENDORF PLACE. THE SITE WAS DEFERRED AT THE PREVIOUS TWO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS. THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE HARRIS COUNTY ETJ, ALONG BECKENDORF WEST OF THE GRAND PARKWAY. THE SITE IS LOCATED, THE APPLICANT PROPOSES THREE SINGLE FAMILY LOTS ALONG A TYPE TWO PAE. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING VARIANCES TO ADDRESS INTERSECTION SPACING REQUIREMENTS AND TO ALLOW A PAE WITH NO TURNAROUND FOR A DISTANCE GREATER THAN 200 FEET. STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF BOTH REQUESTS. THE SITE IS LOCATED ALONG THE SOUTHERN BLOCK OF BECKENDORF ROAD AND CONSISTS OF THREE SINGLE FAMILY LOTS CONNECTED TO THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY BY A TYPE TWO PAE. THIS CONDITION IS TYPICAL IN THIS COMMUNITY CONSISTING MOSTLY OF LARGE TRACKS CONNECTED TO THE STREET BY A RELATIVELY LONG DRIVEWAY. THE PROPOSED LOTS WOULD HAVE MINIMAL IMPACT IN GENERATING TRAFFIC, SO STAFF FINDS THE REQUEST TO NOT PROVIDE A STREET TO BE JUSTIFIED. IN ADDITION, CHAPTER 42 REQUIRES PARTICULAR TURNAROUND TO BE PLACED ALONG TYPE TWO PAES 200 FEET FROM THE SUBDIVISION ENTRANCE. THIS REQUIREMENT IS INTENDED TO ALLOW FOR SAFE MOVEMENT OF TRAFFIC WITHIN HIGHER DENSITY DEVELOPMENTS. IN THIS CASE, THE DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF THREE SINGLE FAMILY LOTS GREATER THAN ONE ACRE IN SIZE THAT WOULD NOT GENERATE TRAFFIC DEVELOPMENT IN VISION. WITH THIS SECTION OF THE ORDINANCE, HARRIS COUNTY HAS NO OBJECTION TO STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. STAFF RECOMMENDS GRAIN THE VARIANCES IN IMPROVING THE PLAT FOR THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM. CONDITIONS WE'VE RECEIVED NO ADVANCE WRITTEN COMMENT IN THIS ITEM. THIS CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. UM, ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. BUTLER? YES, COMMISSIONER MORRIS. UM, NO NECESSARY ISSUE WITH THE DESIGN, BUT WHAT IF, WHAT IF THEY CAN'T GET THAT EASEMENT ENCROACHMENT FROM CENTERPOINT? THEY WOULDN'T. THE HOMES ARE EXISTING NOW, SO, OH, THEY'RE ALREADY EXISTING NOW AT POWER BY SOME OTHER MEANS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? UH, I DON'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY IN THE CHAT. UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION THEN IS ON THE SCREEN AND IT IS A GRANT AND APPROVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION? AMANDA PARKER. AMANDA MANKA. IS THERE A SECOND? HINES HINES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 1 46, ITEM 1 46 CORN. WHICH MONTH THE SITE IS LOCATED IN ETJ IN HOUSTON, ETJ IN FORT BEND COUNTY, NOR OF FARM MARKET 10 93 AND EASTERN FARM MARKET 1463. THE APPLICANT IS [01:05:01] PROPOSING ONE RESERVE FOR A PLANNED NURSERY AND REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW THE PROPOSED SERVE TO NOT HAVE PUNISH ON A PUBLISHED SHEET. STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST. THE SUBJECT SIDE IS THE V PLA OF A PORTION OF UNRESTRICTED ASSURE B HIGHLIGHTED IN ORANGE OF KATIE, PARTIAL PL NUMBER ONE THAT WAS RECORDED BACK IN 2017. PER CHAPTER 42, A PLOTTED UNRESTRICTED RESERVE CAN BE SUBDIVIDED BY MR. BOUND WITHOUT THE NEED OF A SUBDIVISION REPL. HOWEVER, THE APPLICANT IS STILL REQUIRES TO REPL THE PROPERTY TO MEET FOR BEND COUNTY. PLOTTING REGULATION FOR BEND COUNTY ENGINEER REVIEWED THIS PROPOSAL AND HAS NO OBJECTION TO THE VARIANCE REQUEST. PER THE PROPOSED PLOT, THE SUBSIST SIDE WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE FARM MARKET TO THE SOUTH VIA A 20 FEET WIDE PROPOSAL, A NON-EXCLUSIVE ASSET EASEMENT MEETING THE INTENT OF THE ORDINANCE. SO THAT RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLANS SUBJECT TO THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITION. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS FROM MS. RODRIGUEZ? UM, YEAH. DID SOMEBODY SAY, I'M SORRY, I'M HEARING THINGS OKAY. YEAH, WE HEARD SOMETHING. YEAH. , WE'RE IGNORING IT, WHATEVER IT WAS. OKAY. UM, I DON'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. NOBODY IN THE CHAT. IT DOESN'T APPEAR WE HAVE ANYONE TO SPEAK ON. 1 46 STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLAT ON AS IS LISTED ON THE SCREEN. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION TIE HERE. IS THERE A SECOND, VICTOR? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 1 47 DAVIS WORLD. THIS ITEM WAS DEFERRED AT THE PREVIOUS TWO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS. THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON'S CORPORATE LIMIT ALONG WEST CROSS TIMBERS BETWEEN SHEPHERD AND YALE. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING ADU A ZERO FOOT DUAL BUILDING LINE ALONG CROSS TIMBERS AND TRUMAN FOR A RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED EVENT HALL. STAFF HAS NOT IN SUPPORT OF THIS REQUEST. THE SITE CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 3,200 SQUARE FOOT EVENT HALL AND REAR ACCESSORY STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTED IN 2018. THIS WAS DONE IN EXCESS OF A PERMIT APPROVED TO REPAIR A SMALLER STRUCTURE THAT USED TO EXIST IN THE SITE. THE NEW STRUCTURES ARE BUILT ALONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH PROPERTY LINES OVER THE REQUIRED SETBACKS. STRICT INTERPRETATION IN CHAPTER 42 WOULD REQUIRE A SETBACK OF 25 FEET ALONG CROSS TIMBERS AND 10 ALONG TRUMAN STAFF HAS SUGGESTED THE APPLICANT PROVIDE A WIDER SIDEWALK AND BUFFER TO CREATE A MORE INVITING PEDESTRIAN REALM ALONG BOTH STREETS. THERE ARE ALSO UTILITY EASEMENTS WITHIN THE PROPERTY THAT WILL REQUIRE RELEASES BY AFFECTED UTILITIES AND OR JRC ACTION STAFF RECOMMENDS DISAPPROVING THE PLAT AND DENYING THE REQUESTED VARIANCES. STAFF HAS RECEIVED A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR A 30 DAY EXTENSION FROM THE APPLICANT. IF GRANTED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THIS WILL ALLOW THE PLAT TO BE CONSIDERED AGAIN AT THE SEPTEMBER 21ST PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. WE'VE RECEIVED ONE ADVANCED WRITTEN COMMENT EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THIS APPLICATION. THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION. OKAY. UM, THE APPLICANT HAS SIGNED UP AND WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THAT, ON THIS BEFORE I CALL HIM. UM, ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. BUTLER? NO. OKAY. UH, CARLOS ESPINOZA, ARE YOU THERE? MR. ESPINOZA? MR. ESPINOZA? OKAY. ARE WE MADAM CHAIR? UM, THE ATTORNEY, UM, BILL JOHNSON FOR DAVIS WORLD IS ALSO PRESENT FOR QUESTIONS, SAY THE ATTORNEY, BILL JOHNSON, THE ATTORNEY. OKAY. WOULD YOU THE ATTORNEY LIKE TO SPEAK? DO YOU WANNA, OKAY. YES, I, YES. UH, MADAM CHAIR, THIS ATTORNEY BILL JOHNSON. SO WHENEVER YOU'RE, GO AHEAD, UM, READY FOR ME TO SPEAK, I'LL SPEAK. I'M JUST HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. I, I BELIEVE THERE'S BEEN SOME MISCHARACTERIZATION WITH RESPECTS TO HOW THIS PROPERTY WAS DEVELOPED AND WHAT HAPPENED. IF WE LOOK AT THE HISTORY, AND, AND I WANNA SAY I, I APPRECIATE THE, THE CITY, UH, WORKING WITH US AND THE STAFF WORKING WITH US ON THIS ISSUE, BUT WHEN WE LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF THE PROJECT, UM, YES, THERE WAS A PERMIT ON THIS PROPERTY, BUT DID NOTHING WAS BUILT BEYOND, UH, THERE WAS A MITRE EXTENSION IN THE BACK, BUT NOTHING WAS BUILT BEYOND IN, IN FRONT OF THIS PROPERTY THAT EXTENDED BEYOND THAT SITE LINE. SO I'M JUST CONFUSED AS TO WHY WE KEEP HEARING THESE RE-CHARACTERIZATION OF THIS PROPERTY. AND, AND, AND MY HOPE IS THAT WE'RE GONNA WORK WITH THIS TO GET THIS PROJECT, UH, UH, COMPLETED BECAUSE IT IS A COMPLETED PROJECT. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET IT OPEN FOR THE COMMUNITY. OKAY. THANK YOU MR. JOHNSON. [01:10:01] I, AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS, IS THAT THE STAFF IS, HAS BEEN WORKING VERY HARD TO TRY TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. IT IS OUR HOPE THAT IT CAN BE WITH RESOLVE. MR. BUTLER, THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THOUGH A FENCE THAT WOULD BE IN THE, IN THE RIGHT OF WAY. CORRECT. WHICH IS AFTER DEDICATION. CORRECT. THERE WOULD BE SOME IMPROVEMENTS THAT WOULD BE IN THE RIGHT OF WAY. YEAH. SO, SO THE FENCE WOULD NEED TO BE RELOCATED. IT WOULDN'T HAVE TO GO AWAY, BUT YOU'D HAVE TO HAVE A, A FENCE THAT WASN'T IN THE RIGHT OF WAY THAT HAS BEEN DEDICATED. AND THAT'S KIND OF A, I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S A WAY WE CAN GET AROUND THAT. UM, AND I THINK IT WOULD BE A PROBLEM GOING FORWARD IN THE PERMITTING PHASE OF THIS PROJECT AS WELL. SO IS THAT THE, IS THAT SORT OF THE MAIN STICKING POINT OR? SO LET, LET, LET, LET GO AHEAD. WE, WE, I MEAN WE, WE'VE BEEN IN DISCUSSION WITH THE APPLICANT FOR A LONG TIME. WE'RE, WE'RE CERTAINLY IN FAVOR OF THE USE. UM, IT IT JUST THERE FOR A REDUCED BUILDING LINE. WE'RE, WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR SOME PEDESTRIAN REALM AMENITIES TO BE PROVIDED JUST SO A WIDER SIDEWALK AND BUFFER JUST SO THAT IT CAN BE A, A, YOU KNOW, CONSISTENT WITH OUR POLICY FOR OTHER REDUCED BUILDING LINES. AND IS THAT THE THING THAT REQUIRES THE FENCE TO BE MOVED? WELL, RIGHT WHEN THE, THERE'S THE DEDICATION, WHICH WOULD PUT WHERE THE FENCE IS NOW IN CITY PROPERTY. BUT AFTER DEDICATION, THERE'S GONNA BE ABOUT 13 FEET BETWEEN THE PROPERTY LINE AND THE BACK OF CURB. AND WE'RE JUST ASKING THAT SEVEN FEET BE OF THAT BE DEDICATED FOR A SIDEWALK AND THEN FOUR FEET TO BUFFER FROM THE, THE SIDEWALK TO THE, THE TRAVEL LANES. OKAY. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER BALDWIN. I, I, I WAS JUST COMMENTING, WE GET THESE THINGS ALL THE TIME. WE DON'T HAVE TO GRANT THIS VARIANCE AND IN EXCHANGE FOR GRANTING THE VARIANCE, WE ASK FOR ENHANCEMENTS TO THE PEDESTRIAN REALM. SO I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE STAFF CONTINUING TO WORK TO TRY AND GET THESE ENHANCEMENTS BECAUSE THE APPLICANT IS GETTING SOMETHING IN EXCHANGE FOR THAT, WHICH IS THE USE OF THE 25 FEET. SO YEAH, THAT, THAT'S A PRETTY STANDARD, STANDARD WAY WE OPERATE. UM, WHAT ABOUT THE, SO WE HAVE A, DO WE HAVE A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR A 30 DAY EXTENSION? CORRECT. UM, COMMISSION. HOW, HOW DO PEOPLE FEEL ABOUT A 30 DAY EXTENSION TO GIVE STAFF SOME MORE TIME ON THIS? DID WE HAVE THE OWNER SPEAK? MAYBE, MAYBE YOU COULD COME UP AND WE COULD BEFORE WE GRANT THAT HE SAID HE WANTED TO LEAVE IT TO HIS ATTORNEY. I'LL SPEAK, I'LL SPEAK. I'M HAPPY. DO YOU WANNA SPEAK? YEAH, I'M SPEAK. SURE. AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR. HI. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. I WANTED TO SHOW UP AND SHOW MY FACE AND LET LET EVERYONE KNOW IT'S A REAL PERSON BEHIND THIS YEAH. THIS PROJECT. AND SO I'M A NATIVE OF INDEPENDENCE HEIGHTS. UM, GREW UP IN INDEPENDENCE HEIGHTS. SO I DON'T KNOW, UM, I THINK, LIKE MY ATTORNEY MENTIONED THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN SOMEHOW MISREPRESENT THAT THE PROJECT HAS BEEN MISREPRESENTED. AND SO, UM, THE ONLY INTENT HERE WAS TO DEVELOP, TAKE A DILAPIDATED BUILDING, A EYESORE THAT VAGRANT WENT INTO TO MAKE IT BETTER. THAT'S WHAT I GREW UP THERE. SO I'M NOT A IMMIGRANT COMING IN. I'M, I HAVE NOTHING AGAINST IMMIGRANTS, BUT I'M, I'M, MY THING IS THAT I'M, I'M FROM THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, SO IF ANYBODY HAS THE BEST INTEREST OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, IT WOULD BE ME. SO FOR THE RECORD, THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO SAY. I'M HERE TO WORK WITH THE CITY AND WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO TO GET MY BUSINESS OFF THE GROUND, THIS BUSINESS, THE, THE WEALTH SUPPORTS MY FUNERAL HOME, PUT IN THE HEIGHTS. AND SO I'M HERE TO WORK WITH THE CITY AND I, THE FENCE ISSUE, I GET IT, BUT IT GOES BEYOND THE FENCE ISSUE. WE TAKE RELOCATE THE FENCE, THEN THERE'S A, THERE'S A PORTION OF THE BUILDING THAT'S A FOUNDATION ISSUE THAT'S A FOUND THAT'S PART OF THE FOUNDATION THAT, THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OFF ALSO. SO IT'S, IT'S, IT'S ONE EXTREME AFTER THE OTHER EXTREME. NOW I'M HEARING ABOUT IT, UH, EASEMENT. IT'S JUST, IT'S GETTING OVERWHELMING. AND SO I'M ASKING YOU GUYS TO WORK WITH ME AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THIS RESOLVED. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND WE, I THINK IT IS ABSOLUTELY OUR INTENT TO RESOLVE IT. WE THINK IT'S A GREAT PROJECT. WE LOVE THE DEVELOPMENT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO, BUT WE ALSO, WHEN WE GRANT VARIANCES, WE USUALLY PUT SOME CONDITIONS ON THEM TO DO SOMETHING THAT WILL ENHANCE THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN GENERAL. AND THAT PEDESTRIAN REALM IS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO GO FOR HERE. SO THAT'S, IT'S NOT JUST YOU, THAT'S KIND OF STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE. WHEN WE GRANT A VARIANCE, WE ASK FOR THESE TYPE OF IMPROVEMENTS. SO WE JUST WANTED YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT. OKAY, COMMISSIONER BALDWIN, IF YOU'RE GIVEN THE 30 DAYS, WILL YOU CONSIDER STRONGLY THESE PEDESTRIAN REALM ENHANCEMENTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO WANT FOR ANY APPROVAL? I MEAN, THAT'S, DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE EXCHANGE THAT WE'RE GETTING IN EXCHANGE TO GIVE YOU SOMETHING, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO GIVE US SOMETHING AND THAT'S TYPICALLY WHAT WE WOULD ASK FOR. OKAY. SURE. BUT I, I THINK IT GOES BEYOND THAT TOO BECAUSE NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EASEMENTS OR UTILITY EASEMENTS. SO IT'S, IT'S LIKE ONE EXTREME AFTER ANOTHER THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN TALKED ABOUT MONTHS AGO. YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT WERE WE GONNA DO ABOUT THAT? SO IT'S JUST ONE [01:15:01] THING AFTER ANOTHER. SO I'M FEELING REALLY PICKED UPON, YOU KNOW, IT, IT, IT'S, THAT'S NOT A GOOD FEELING MAN. IT'S NOT, ESPECIALLY, I'M TRYING TO INVEST INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU KNOW, SO OUR ALTERNATIVE IS TO DENY YOU AND LET YOU START ALL OVER. YEAH. SO WE'RE TRYING TO, WELL, THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING NOT TO DO RIGHT NOW. SO, SO IN EXCHANGE FOR THAT. YES. WILL YOU WORK WITH THEM? YES, I LIKE TO WORK. OKAY. CONTINUOUSLY WORK AND GET THIS DONE. YES SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. COMMISSIONER CLARK, THAT WAS GONNA BE MY REQUEST AS WELL. SO MR. BUTLER, WILL YOU CLEARLY STATE THE ISSUES THAT WE NEED TO RESOLVE THE PEDESTRIAN REALM SO THAT WHEN HE DOES COME BACK, 'CAUSE WE DON'T WANT YOU TO WASTE YOUR TIME AND WE DON'T WANNA WASTE ANYONE'S TIME, UM, COMING BACK AND HAVING THE SAME RESULT. SO LET'S BE CLEAR IN WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. THAT WOULD HELP ME. CERTAINLY IT, IT'S ON THE CPC 1 0 1, FORM TWO, WE'VE SUGGESTED A FOUR FOOT BUFFER, UH, ALONG CROSS TIMBERS AS WELL AS A SEVEN FOOT SIDEWALK ALONG CROSS TIMBERS. THAT'S JUST BASICALLY A FOOT MORE SIDEWALK THAN WHAT'S REQUIRED ORDINARILY. UM, AND THEN FOR THE TRUMAN SIDE, WE'RE JUST REQUESTING THAT THE STANDARD SIDEWALK IN THE STREET TREES, UE UE, IT NEEDS TO BE RELEASED OR ABANDONED. THAT'S REALLY NOTHING NEW. IT HAS TO BE DONE. CORRECT. OKAY. BUT THANK YOU. IT, IT'S NEW IN THAT IT WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THIS WEEK. RIGHT. BUT HAD IT BEEN BROUGHT TO YOUR ATTENTION IN THE BEGINNING, IT STILL WOULD'VE BEEN A REQUEST. CORRECT? I'M JUST TRYING TO, TO MAKE YOU UNDERSTAND, WE REALLY AREN'T PICKING ON YOU. WE DO WANT YOUR PROJECT, BUT WE DO HAVE TO BE CAREFUL AND CAUTIOUS FOR THE SAFETY OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON. SURE. THAT'S A TINY SIDEWALK. SURE. AND THAT'S A BUSY ROAD. SURE. AND SO, UM, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET THAT PEDESTRIAN REALM. OKAY. SO, SO I APPRECIATE YOUR, SO THE 30 DAYS IS TO KIND OF, WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO IS, IS TO DETERMINE THE PART THAT'S A PART OF MY BUILDING, WHETHER OR NOT THAT COULD BE REMOVED OR NOT. SO THAT'S, THAT'S OUR POSITION IN THAT PIECE. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO. I MEAN, SO THAT'S, WE'RE NOT GONNA MAKE YOU REMOVE YOUR BUILDING RIGHT? THAT WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT. WELL, THERE'S A PIECE OF THE BUILDING THAT'S IN THE I'LL MOVE THE FENCE BACK. I'M, I'M OKAY WITH THAT. YEAH. BUT WE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT, OKAY. THAT'S ALL I WANTED. BUILDING LINE OR SOMETHING WORKS WITH THAT. THAT'S ALL I WANTED. YEAH. WE, WE CAN FIGURE THIS OUT. OKAY. JUST THANK YOU. WE WANNA UNDERSTAND ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? YES. UM, AND JUST SO, UH, THE APPLICANT IS CLEAR, THE UTILITY EASEMENT IS NOT OWNED BY THE CITY OR MAINTAINED, SO YOU'RE ACTUALLY GONNA NEED TO COORDINATE WITH THE UTILITY COMPANIES THAT ARE WITHIN THAT EASEMENT BECAUSE IT'S ACTUALLY THEIR EASEMENT TO RELEASE NOT THE CITIES. OKAY. DO, DO YOU GUYS THINK THAT COULD BE CLEARED UP WITHIN THIS TIMEFRAME? BECAUSE, UM, YOU, YOU, YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY BE ABLE TO START THE CONVERSATION AND GET THAT BALL ROLLING IN TERMS OF THE LEGALITY OF CLEARING THAT UP. YOU KNOW, THAT'S VERY DIFFICULT, BUT I, I JUST DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK THAT THAT'S A CITY THING. YOU, IT'S ACTUALLY A, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO COORDINATE WITH THE UTILITY COMPANY. I WISH I WOULD'VE KNOWN THAT EARLY ON AND I GET IT. SO NO PROBLEM. I I UNDERSTAND WHAT IT'S, I, I, I AGREE WITH YOU COMMISSIONER MAREZ, AND YOU NEED TO GO DOWN IN PERSON TO THESE UTILITY COMPANIES. SURE. UH, UH, SHE'S WORKED WITH THEM. I WORK WITH 'EM. JUST DO IT IN PERSON. YOU MAY NOT HAVE THE ACTUAL RELEASE, BUT AT LEAST YOU'LL HAVE IT IN PROCESS. OKAY. AND THAT COULD BE PART OF LIKE FINAL APPROVAL. THANK YOU GUYS. MM-HMM . OKAY. UM, LET ME JUST, UH, IS MR. ESPINOZA, ARE YOU THERE? YES. ARE YOU ABLE TO HEAR ME? DID YOU WANNA SPEAK? UH, YES PLEASE. OKAY, GO RIGHT AHEAD. MS. UH, THIS IS CARLOS ESPINOSA, THE APPLICANT. THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR. YES, THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. UM, MEMBERS OF THE PLAN COMMISSION, WE ARE WORKING TO, TO RESOLVE ALL THOSE CONCERNS. UH, WE HAVE UPDATED THE, THE SITE PLAN AND WE HAVE IT READY TO GO FOR THE SEPTEMBER MEETING. UH, WE ARE WORKING WITH A PROP, A PROPERTY OWNER AND THE ARCHITECT AND THE ENGINEER TO RESOLVE THOSE ISSUES FOR THE NEXT MEETING. SO WE WANT TO GET APPROVED AND WE WOULD LIKE TO ACTUALLY REQUEST THE EXCEPTION FOR THE 30 MORE DAYS PER CHAPTER TWO 12. THANK YOU. OKAY, THANK YOU. UM, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONERS IS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO GRANT THE 30 DAY? OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION, VERA BLAND TO GRANT THE 30 DAY EXTENSION SECOND CLARK. UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES. YOU HAVE YOUR 30 DAY EXTENSION. THANK YOU. YES, THANK YOU. OKAY, ITEM 1 48. ITEM 1 48 IS KATY ISD ELEMENTARY NUMBER 48. THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN WALLER COUNTY NORTH OF MAJOR AIRFARE CLAY ROAD AND SOUTH OF LOCAL STREET SANTA SHORES DRIVE. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THREE VARIANCES WITH THIS APPLICATION TO ALLOW EXCESSIVE, EXCESSIVE INTERSECTION SPACING BY NOT EXTENDING A STUB STREET TO NOT TERMINATE THE STUB STREET WITH A CUL-DE-SAC AND ALLOW THE RESERVE TO TAKE ACCESS FROM A [01:20:01] PUBLIC STREET. I MEAN, EXCUSE ME, TO ALLOW THE RESERVE TO TAKE ACCESS FROM THE STUFF STREET WE'VE COORDINATED WITH THE APPLICANT REGARDING THESE REQUESTS. WE BELIEVE TWO OF THE THREE REQUESTS CAN BE REMOVED IF THE APPLICANT IS WILLING TO ABANDON THE STUB STREET WITH THIS PLAT, WITH THE, WHICH THE APPLICANT HAS AGREED SINCE. SINCE THIS IS A PROPOSED SCHOOL SITE, WE'VE ALSO PROVIDED COMMENTS REGARDING THE SIDEWALK AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS. STAFF RECOMMENDS DEFERRING THE PLA TO ALLOW THE APPLICANT TIME TO PROVIDE REVISED INFORMATION BY NOON NEXT WEDNESDAY. MADAM CHAIR, THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. CRIDDLE? UM, I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP. NOBODY IN THE CHAT. UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, DISCUSSION BEFORE WE HAVE A MOTION TO DEFER? DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO DEFER MOTION? CLARK. CLARK. SECOND HY HINES. SORRY THAT WAS HEIGHT. YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME. I WAS LOOKING AT HY. HE WAS TALKING LISTENING TO HY. OKAY. MULTITASKING. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AS SECOND TO DEFER. ITEM 1 48. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 1 49, ITEM 1 49 IS OLYMPIA FIELDS GP. THIS SITE IS LO LOCATED WITHIN FORT BEND COUNTY EAST ALONG MAJOR AIRFARE, CHIMNEY, ROCK ROAD, AND NORTH OF PROPOSED MAJOR AIRFARE, LAKE OLYMPIA PARKWAY. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO EXCEED LOCAL INTERSECTION SPACING BY NOT PROVIDING AUB STREET INTO THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE GP. STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS REQUEST. OLYMPIA FIELD'S GENERAL PLAN IS APPROXIMATELY 108 ACRE RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION LOCATED NORTH OF LAKE OLYMPIA PARKWAY AND EAST OF CHIMNEY ROCK ROAD AND SOUTH OF MUSTANG BAYOU. IT HAS ACCESS DIRECTLY OFF OF CHIMNEY ROCK ROAD TO THE WEST AND LAKE OLYMPIA PARKWAY TO THE SOUTH. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE GENERAL PLAN IS PLANNED FOR DETENTION AND WILL HELP ELIMINATE THE RISK OF RESIDENTIAL HOMES AND THE FLOOD PLAN AND THE FLOODWAY TWO ENTRANCES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO PROVI TO PROMOTE CONNECTIVITY AND SUFFICIENT ACCESS TO THE SITE AS WELL AS COMPLY WITH THE MINIMUM POINTS OF ACCESS REQUIREMENTS DUE TO THE EXISTING FLOODWAY LOCATED ALONG THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE PROJECT AND DESIGN CONSTRAINTS. THE ROADS ARE LOCATED IN THE MOST EFFICIENT LOCATIONS. THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL ACCESS POINTS LOCATED ALONG LAKE OLYMPIA PARKWAY AS THE DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES. FORT BEND COUNTY HAS VOICED NO OBJECT OBJECTION TO THIS REQUEST, AND STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS. STAFF RECOMMENDS GRANTING THE REQUEST OF VARIANCE AND APPROVING THE PLAT SUBJECT TO THE CCPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITION. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS FOR MR. CRIDDLE? I DON'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP, UH, ON THIS ITEM. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCE AND PROVE THE PLOT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS. ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION HINES HINES. IS THERE A SECOND? CLARK? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM ONE 50, ITEM ONE 50 IS SHELDON RIDGE GENERAL PLAN. THE GENERAL PLAN IS A IS A NEARLY 247 ACRE PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE HARRIS COUNTY, EXTRA TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION SOUTH ALONG GARRETT ROAD AND WEST OF SHELDON ROAD. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING AN EXTENSIVE GENERAL PLAN INCORPORATING SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT, LARGE DETENTION PONDS AND UNRESTRICTED AND RECREATION RESERVES, AND IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO EXCEED INTERSECTION SPACING ALONG THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY BY PROVIDING NO CONNECTING SUB THROUGH THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING, UH, SORRY, LOST MY CHANCE. THERE IS REQUESTING VARIANCE TO EXCEED INTERSECTION SPACING. SORRY, THIS GOT DOUBLED. DIDN'T MEAN TO DO THAT. STAFF IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUESTED VARIANCE, THE EXISTING CONDITIONS TO THE SOUTH OF THE PROPERTY HINDER ANY POTENTIAL EXTENSION OF RIGHT OF WAY AND THE CONNECTION WOULD NOT BE REQUIRED FOR TWO POINTS OF ACCESS TO THE SOUTHWEST. AS A HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL EASEMENT AND A UNITED GAS PIPELINE DIRECTLY TO THE SOUTH ARE EXISTING LARGE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS AND A TRAIN RAIL YARD THAT MAKE ANY EXTENSION SOUTH IMPROBABLE. THE PROPERTIES OF THE IMMEDIATE SOUTH TAKE ACCESS FROM A WELL-MAINTAINED 60 FOOT ACCESS EASEMENT AND WILL NOT BE BURDENED BY THE GRANTING OF THE VARIANCE. HARRIS COUNTY ENGINEERING HAS NO OBJECTION TO THE REQUESTED VARIANCE. STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THROUGH VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS. MADAM CHAIR, THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS FOR MR. CILLO? UM, WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE 50. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT AND APPROVE ON THE SCREEN. [01:25:02] UM, ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION AKA TAHIR? IS THERE A SECOND? THANK AKA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 1 51. ITEM 1 51 IS TWILIGHT PARK, UH, PARTIAL RE, OR EXCUSE ME, REPL NUMBER ONE. UH, THIS ITEM HAS BEEN DEFERRED TWICE. THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON'S CORPORATE LIMIT AT THE SOUTHWESTERN CORNER OF STU WOOD AND EAST 10TH AND A HALF STREET. THE APPLICANT IS CREATING A RESERVE FOR A RETAIL OFFICE BUILDING CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING DUAL BUILDING LINE VARIANCES FOR CANOPIES AND ELEVATED HARDSCAPING WITHIN THE BUILDING LINES OF BOTH STREETS. STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS REQUEST. THE SITE IS LOCATED ALONG STU WOOD WITHIN THE GREATER HOUSTON HEIGHTS COMMUNITY. THE STREET FEATURES A VARIETY OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL USES AND HAS SEEN SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTS IN MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES A THREE STORY MIXED USE STRUCTURE WITH PEDESTRIAN REALM AMENITIES TO COMPLIMENT THE WALKABLE COMMUNITY. THE APPLICANT INTENDS TO MEET THE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS INTENDED, EXCUSE ME, TO MEET THE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ALLOWING FOR A 15 FOOT BUILDING LINE ALONG STUDEWOOD, BUT DOES NOT QUALIFY AS SOME OF THE AMENITIES DO NOT FIT WITHIN THESE STANDARDS. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ACHIEVES A RESULT SIMILAR TO THAT ENVISION FROM THE RETAIL COMMERCIAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. THE ONLY DISTINCTION BEING THE PROPOSED CANOPIES ENCROACHING OVER THE 30 INCH LIMIT AND THE PRESENCE OF RAMPS AND RETAINING WALLS. ACCOUNTING FOR THE STRUCTURES HIGHER FINISHED FLOOR HEIGHT. STAFF ALSO FINDS THE PROPOSED TRANSPARENCY USE AND PEDESTRIAN REALM TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S GOALS OF ENCOURAGING A VARIETY OF TRANSPORTATION MODES. STAFF RECOMMENDS GRAINING THE VARIANCE AND APPROVING THE PLAT FOR THE CPC ONE ONE FORM CONDITIONS WE'VE RECEIVED NO ADVANCE WRITTEN COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS FOR MR. BUTLER. UM, THE, UH, ARCHITECT FOR THE PROJECT HAS SIGNED TO SPEAK. IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE ARCHITECT? IF NOT, WE HAVE NOBODY IN THE CHAT. UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION THEN IS TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLAT. ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION BALDWIN BALDWIN. SECOND SIGLER SIGLER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. I STILL ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GO BY. IT IS A COOL LOOKING BUILDING. YEAH. VERY COOL. WE TELL THAT TO THE ARCHITECT. , WE LIKE YOUR BUILDING. WE LIKE YOUR BUILDING. OKAY. [e. Subdivision Plats with Special Exception Requests (John Cedillo)] UH, WE'RE NOW ON SECTION E, SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS. ITEM 1 52. ITEM 1 52 IS EDGEWOOD VILLAGE EAST GP. THE GENERAL PLAN IS NEARLY 66.7 ACRE PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE HARRIS COUNTY EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION NORTH LONG HIGHWAY, US 90 WEST OF MILLER ROAD. NUMBER THREE. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WITH A LARGE DETENTION POND ALONG CARPENTER'S BAYOU AND AN EXISTING WIFE'S WATER TREATMENT PLANT. THE REQUEST IS FOR A SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO EXCEED MINIMUM INTERSECTION SPACING ALONG A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE BY PROVIDING INTERSECTION AT 454 FEET. AND THE REQUIRED 600 FOOT MINIMUM STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST OF SPECIAL EXCEPTION. PLEASE NOTE THE PROPOSED RIGHT OF WAY NETWORK IN YELLOW. THE PURPOSE OF THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION, UH, IS SPECIAL EXCEPTION REQUEST IS TO PROVIDE TWO POINTS OF ACCESS FOR THE PROPOSED LOT COUNT AS IT EXCEEDS 150 LOTS WITH THE PROPOSED SPACING BEING A 24% DEVIATION FROM THE STANDARD, A 130 FOOT WIDE FEE STRIP AND A WATER CANAL TO THE WEST. AND THE RECORDED SUBDIVISION HINDER ANY POTENTIAL CONNECTIONS TO THE WEST. THE GENERAL PLAN DOES PROPOSE AN ADDITIONAL STUB TO THE EAST THAT COULD EXPAND OR EXTEND, UH, AS ANOTHER CONNECTION UPON DEVELOPMENT OF THAT EASTERN PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY DOES ABUT, UH, BEAUMONT HIGHWAY TO THE NORTH, HOWEVER, THAT FULL FRONTAGE IS BLOCKED BY CARPENTERS BY YOU, UH, CUTTING OFF ANY POTENTIAL ACCESS. PROVIDING THE TWO RIGHT OF WAY CONNECTIONS BRINGS THE PROPOSED LOCK COUNT INTO COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER 42 STANDARD. BUT DUE TO THE LIMITED FRONTAGE ALONG S 90, THE SITE CANNOT PROVIDE THESE TWO POINTS OF ACCESS WHILE MEETING INTERSECTION SPACING MINIMUM EITHER WITHIN ITS OWN BOUNDARY OR WITH EDGEWOOD VILLAGE TRAIL TO THE WEST. AN ADDITIONAL CONDITION IS APPROVAL FROM TXDOT THAT MUST APPROVE THE PROPOSED CONNECTIONS PRIOR TO RECORDATION OF ANY SECTION. IF TDOT DISAPPROVES, THEN THE, UH, DISAPPROVES THE CONNECTIONS, THEN THE VARIANCE MAY NEED TO BE REVISITED. HARRIS COUNTY ENGINEERING HAS NO OBJECTION TO THE VARIANCE. STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT, GRANT THE, UH, SPECIAL EXCEPTION AND APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS. MADAM CHAIR, THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS FOR MR. CILLO? NONE. I DON'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT AND APPROVE, UM, ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION MOTION AMANDA PAKA. SECOND RA. BLAND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [01:30:01] OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. WE HAVE NO RECONSIDERATION OF REQUIREMENTS THAT TAKES [Platting Activities g - i] US TO G, H AND I. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS PETRA SHAW. IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, STAFF WOULD LIKE TO TAKE SECTIONS G AND I AS ONE GROUP PLEASE. SECTION G EXTENSIONS OF APPROVAL CONSISTS OF ITEMS 1 53 THROUGH 1 74 SECTION H. NAME CHANGES CONSIST OF ITEMS 1 75 AND 1 76 AND SECTION I CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE CONSISTS OF ITEM 1 77. THE PLANNING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REQUESTS THE APPROVAL OF ALL STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR SECTIONS GH AND I. THERE ARE NO ITEMS TAKEN OUT OF ORDER PER STAFF AND NO CHANGES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MS. SHAW. UM, ANY ITEMS THAT WE HAVE, UM, ABSTENTIONS ON? YES, MADAM CHAIR. ITEMS 1 57 AND 1 76. OKAY. ITEMS 1 59 AND ONE 60. OKAY. UM, THEN UH, WE'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL ON ALL ITEMS IN SECTIONS GHNI. VICTOR, IS THERE A SECOND MA? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. NOTE THAT COMMISSIONERS, HE AND SIGLER ABSTAIN ON THE ITEMS THAT THEY MENTIONED. NOTHING UNDER ADMINISTRATIVE SECTION [k. Development Plats with Variance Requests (Tammi Williamson)] K DEVELOPMENT PLOTS WITH VARIANCE REQUESTS. 1 78. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS TAMMY WILLIAMSON. ITEM 1 78 IS 1435 HEWITT DRIVE. THE SITE IS LOCATED ALONG HEWITT DRIVE, NORTH OF WEST 43RD STREET, SOUTH OF PINE DRIVE AND WEST OF ELLA BOULEVARD. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW A GARAGE FACE TO BE CONSTRUCTED AT THE 10 FOOT BUILDING LINE IN LIEU OF THE ORDINANCE REQUIRED 20 FOOT GARAGE BUILDING LINE ALONG RICHOU LANE FOR A REMODEL IN ADDITION TO A SINGLE FAMILY HOME. STAFF RECOMMENDS TO DEFER THE APPLICATION PER THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST TO ALLOW TIME TO FURTHER COORDINATE WITH THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT ABOUT APPLICABLE DEED RESTRICTIONS. CURRENTLY THE EXISTING GARAGE HAS ITS VEHICLE ACCESS FROM THE REAR OF THE STRUCTURE. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO REMODEL THE EXISTING GARAGE TO CHANGE THE VEHICULAR ACCESS FROM THE REAR TO DIRECTLY FROM OR DIRECTLY TO RICHIE LOU LANE. AND TO ADD A SECOND FLOOR ADDITION FROM THE GARAGE. THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THIS WILL VIOLATE SEPARATELY FILED RESTRICTIONS, WHICH DATE NO GARAGE CAN BE LOCATED NEAR THAN 25 FEET TO THE SIDE. PROPERTY LINES ABUTTING ON SIDE STREETS. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A DEFERRAL TO CONTINUE TALKING WITH LEGAL. THEREFORE, STAFF RECOMMENDS TO DEFER THE APPLICATION FOR TWO WEEKS. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS IN ADVANCE AND I BELIEVE THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, UM, HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. YES. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF BEFORE I CALL THE OWNER AND MAYBE BEFORE WE, IF IT GETS DEFERRED, WE COME BACK, WOULD THERE BE A SIDEWALK REQUIREMENT ALONG ULU WITH HIS REMODEL? SO CURRENTLY THAT, I MEAN THAT'S PART OF THE SIDEWALK ORDINANCE, BUT THEY COULD REQUEST HIM TO OKAY. THAT'S HOW THEY'D GET AROUND THAT. OKAY. OKAY. UH, THE APPLICANT IS HERE OR VIRTUALLY NICHOLAS JOHNSON. MR. JOHNSON, NICHOLAS JOHNSON, ARE YOU THERE? UH, IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE PRESENT. SO, UM, I JUST WANNA QUESTION ON THE DEFERRAL. OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT HAS SPOKEN ON THIS. IT IS, IT DOES VIOLATE DEED RESTRICTIONS AND THE OWNER OR THE APPLICANT UNDERSTANDS THAT. I MEAN, THEY JUST WANNA, I MEAN, WHAT, WHAT WILL CHANGE? SO WHEN I SPOKE WITH THE APPLICANT, UM, EARLIER THIS MORNING, HE WAS SAYING THAT HE WANTS TO GET THE HOA ATTORNEY BECAUSE THEIR INTERPRETATION OF THOSE SAME RESTRICTIONS IS DIFFERENT THAN OUR LEGAL'S INTERPRETATION. SO THEY'D LIKE TO SET UP AN ATTORNEY TO ATTORNEY MEETING. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. MR. JOHNSON, ARE YOU THERE? HE IS NOT PRESENT. UM, BUT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION TO DEFER BALDWIN SECOND SIGLER? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? THE ITEM IS DEFERRED. UH, THAT'LL [IV. Establish a public hearing date of September 21, 2023] TAKE US TO ROMAN NUMERAL OR WHICH IS TO ESTABLISH A PUBLIC HEARING DATE OF SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2023. ON THE, UH, ON THE APPLICATIONS LISTED ON THE SCREEN, IS THERE A MOTION TO SET SEPTEMBER 21ST? MOTION AYE. HI, SECOND CLARK. CLARK. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THAT'LL [V. Consideration of an Off-Street Parking Variance at 5715 Almeda Road (Wilson Calvert)] TAKE US TO ROMAN NUMERAL FIVE, WHICH IS IN CONSIDERATION OF [01:35:01] AN OFF STREET PARKING VARIANCE AT 57 15 ALAMEDA ROAD. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS WILSON CALVERT. ITEM ROMAN NUMERAL FIVE IS AN OFF STREET PARKING VARIANCE REQUEST AT 57 15 ALAMEDA. THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON'S CORPORATE LIMIT WEST OF 2 88 ALONG ALAMEDA, JUST EAST OF HERMAN PARK. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A NEWLY BUILT GYM AND IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE FROM THE OFF STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS TO PROVIDE 20 SPACES IN LIEU OF 22. STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS REQUEST. THE PROPOSED SITE IS 165 FEET FROM THEIR EXISTING GYM AND MANY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS LIVE WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE. THE APPLICANT IS PROVIDING 17 PARKING SPACES ON SITE AND IS LEASING THREE PARKING SPACES AT THE ENDOCRINE MEDICAL CLINIC ACROSS THE STREET. THE LEASE PARKING SPACES ARE JUST DOWN RIVERSIDE. THE GEM'S PARKING DEMANDS ARE AT THEIR PEAK BETWEEN FIVE AND 9:00 PM WHICH IS WHEN THE MEDICAL CLINIC'S PARKING DEMANDS ARE GREATLY REDUCED. THE SITE IS JUST OUTSIDE OF HAVING ACCESS TO TOD BASED PARKING REDUCTIONS FROM THE METRO RED LINE, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE AWAY. THE SITE IS IN A PARTICULARLY DENSE AREA SURROUNDING BY, SURROUNDED BY NUMEROUS HIGH DENSITY APARTMENTS AND HIGH RISE CONDO BUILDINGS, WHICH EQUATE TO ROUGHLY 2000 HOMES WITHIN A 10 MINUTE WALK OF THE SITE. STAFF HAS RECEIVED NO ADVANCED WRITTEN COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM. THE APPLICANT AND OWNER ARE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS FOR APPROVAL. THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION. OKAY, THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. CALVERT? UM, THE APPLICANT AND THE OWNER ARE BOTH PRESENT, UM, UH, TO SPEAK. JOSEPH GREEN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK AND KID ELLIS? I WILL GO LET KIDS SPEAK FIRST. HE'S OWNER. OKAY. HOWDY. HI. SO, UM, BASICALLY YEAH, WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR TWO LESS PARKING SPOTS. WE'VE OPERATED VERY CLOSE TO THE SPACE THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO BUILD ON FOR ALMOST FIVE YEARS NOW, AND WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY ISSUES WITH THE NEIGHBORING HOUSES OR BUSINESSES NEARBY INVOLVING OUR PARKING. UM, IF ANYTHING, WE'VE HAD TO USE STREET PARKING VERY RARELY, USUALLY AT 5:00 AM SO, UM, WE JUST WANT TO CONTINUE TO HELP GROW THE HEALTH AND FITNESS OF OUR COMMUNITY IN OUR AREA. AND WE BELIEVE BUILDING THIS BUILDING ALLOWS US TO DO THAT FOR A VERY LONG TIME. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. FORWARD. UH, JUST KIND OF REITERATING HIS COMMENTS RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE, I, I'M, UH, JOSEPH GREEN WITH THE GC RJT CONSTRUCTION OF THIS PROJECT. UH, RIGHT NOW THEIR CURRENT BUSINESS, I MEAN THEY MUST HAVE MAYBE 10 PARKING SPACES HERE AND THERE. 'CAUSE THE REST OF THE TRIBE IS COMING IN AND WALKING THE LOCATION'S VERY SIMILAR. IT'S VERY CLOSE. THE SIZE OF THE BUILDING'S ALMOST THE SAME. SO IT CREATES LIKE THE PERFECT TEMPLATE. HERE'S THIS AND HERE'S THIS. SO THE PARKING NEEDS ARE GONNA BE VERY SIMILAR RIGHT NOW IF THEY'RE AT 10, WE'RE DOUBLING THE PARKING TO 20. UH, SO I DON'T SEE ANY ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH PARKING OR IN THE AREA. AND IT WOULD BE MY HOPE TO THE COMMUNITY, TO THE BUSINESS AND THE CITY OF HOUSTON, UH, THAT THIS VARIANCE GET GRANTED. AND I HOPE THAT YOU CAN AGREE WITH MY ASSESSMENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR EITHER OF THE SPEAKERS? NO. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US. UM, OKAY, SO STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE VARIANCE. ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? OKAY. DO WE HAVE A MOTION THEN? MOTION HINES HINES. BILL MODEST. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES. SO THE VARIANCE IS APPROVED. [VI. Public Hearing and Consideration of a Special Minimum Lot Size Area for Portions of Riverside Terrace Subdivisions– MLS 831 (Abraham Zorrilla)] OKAY. THAT'LL WE'LL GO TO ROMAN NUMERAL SIX PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF A SPECIAL MINIMAL LOT SIZE AREA FOR PORTIONS OF RIVERSIDE TERRACE SUBDIVISIONS. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR. MR. THANK YOU. I'M MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS ABRAHAM. SO THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAVE RECEIVED AN APPLICATION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A 10,000 SQUARE FOOT SPECIAL MINIMAL OUTSIZE. THE APPLICATION BOUNDARY AREA EXTENDS TO THE NORTH WITH NORTH UH, NESS. DRIVE TO THE SOUTH CHARLESTON STREET, TO THE EAST BLYTHEWOOD STREET AND CALHOUN ROAD, AND THE WEST CAL, UH, COLEMAN STREET AND SCOTT STREET. STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO APPROVE THE APPLICATION AND FORWARD TO CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL. THE APPLICATION AREA CONSISTS OF 264 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOT REPRESENTING 97% OF THE APPLICATION AREA. A MINIMAL LOT SIZE OF 10,000 SQUARE FEET EXISTS ON 168 OF 273 LOTS, REPRESENTING 71% OF THE APPLICATION AREA. PER THE ORDINANCE, THE APPLICANT HAS [01:40:01] TO PROVIDE A PETITION OF SUPPORT SIGNED BY 10% OF PROPERTY OWNERS WITH A BOUNDARY OF THE AREA AND ACHIEVE 55% SUPPORT OF THE RESPONSE FORMS. UH, OF SUPPORT OF THE DESIGNATION. THE APPLICANT FOR THIS APPLICATION PROVIDED A PETITION SIGNED BY PROPERTY OWNERS REPRESENTING 21% OF THE TOTAL, TOTAL AREA. RESPONSE FORMS ARE RECEIVED IN SUPPORT FROM PROPERTY OWNERS, REPRESENTS 55% OF THE AREA. THERE WERE SEVEN RESPONSE FORMS RECEIVED IN OPPOSITION FOR THIS APPLICATION. MOST OF THE APPLICATION AREA IS LOCATED IN RIVERSIDE TERRACE, SUBDIVISION SECTIONS 12, 15, 17, 18, AND 20. THEY WERE PLANTED BETWEEN 1937 AND 1941. SOME OF THE HOMES WERE CONSTRUCTED IN THE 1940S. MADAM CHAIR, WITH THAT, WE ARE READY TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. OKAY. THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS SPECIAL MINIMUM LOT SIZE AREA, APPLICATION MLS 8 31 IS OPEN. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF SPEAKERS BEGINNING WITH THE HONORABLE DAVID M. MEDINA, JUSTICE MEDINA. UH, THANK YOU. COME FORWARD PLEASE. WELL, I'M GOING TO YIELD MY TIME TO LINCOLN CHEN. OKAY. LINCOLN CHEN, THANK YOU. WOULD YOU COME FORWARD? MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION? GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF STELLAR MANAGEMENT AND MR. VICTOR RIS, UH, TO REQUEST A COMMISSION CAMERA PLEASE. SORRY TO INTERRUPT. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. I'M HERE TO REQUEST A COMMISSION TO, UH, EXCLUDE FROM THE SPECIAL MINIMUM LOT SIZE AREA, THE BLOCK FACE OF MY CLIENT'S PROPERTY, UH, WHICH IS 48 26, UH, ROSE DRIVE, UH, PURSUANT TO SECTION 42 DASH 2 0 4 B THREE OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON'S, UH, CODE OF ORDINANCES. YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DO SO UNDER THIS PROVISION, AND WE'RE ASKING THE COMMISSION TO EXERCISE THAT AUTHORITY TODAY FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS. FIRST AND FOREMOST, UH, MY, MY CLIENT'S PROPERTY WAS NEVER INTENDED TO BE PART OF THIS APPLICATION. IN FACT, THE APPLICATION ITSELF, UH, THE WRITTEN DESCRIPTION ON THE APPLICATION ITSELF DOES NOT EVEN DIS UH, IDENTIFY MY CLIENT'S PROPERTY. MOREOVER, 77% OF THIS BLOCK FACE ACTUALLY VOTED AGAINST THIS APPLICATION. THIRD, AND PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANT TO THE COMMISSION, THE INCLUSION OF MY CLIENT'S PROPERTY IN THIS PROPOSED AREA, UH, WOULD ACTUALLY VIOLATE THE CITY OF CITY OF HOUSTON'S CODE OF ORDINANCES. WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT IS SECTION 42 DASH 2 0 4, SUBSECTIONS A FIVE A SIX, AND UH, C SIX. AND WHAT THESE SUBSECTIONS SAY IS IT SETS FORTH CERTAIN CRITERIA THAT MUST BE MET IN ORDER FOR A, A PROPERTY TO BE INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSED AREA. UH, ONE OF THESE CRITERIA. FIRST, IT CANNOT BE DEVELOPED FOR MULTIFAMILY MULTI-USE. SECOND, IT CANNOT BE OF A DIFFERENT CHARACTER FROM THE OTHER PROPERTY WITHIN THE PROPOSED AREA. AND THIRD, IT CANNOT FRONT A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE. IF ANY OF THESE CRITERIA ARE TRUE FOR OUR CLIENT'S PROPERTY, IT SHOULD BE EXCLUDED FROM THE APPLICATION. ALL THREE OF THESE CRITERIA ARE TRUE FOR MY CLIENT'S PROPERTY. IN FACT, MY CLIENT HAS SPENT OVER HALF A MILLION DOLLARS DEVELOPING THIS PROPERTY OVER THE COURSE OF OVER, OVER A DECADE, SPECIFICALLY FOR MULTIFAMILY MULTIUSE. HIS FAMILY HAS USED THIS PROPERTY FOR MULTIFAMILY MULTIUSE SINCE THE 1950S. IT'S BEEN USED AS A CARPENTRY SHOP. IT'S BEEN USED AS A LOCKSMITH SHOP, AS A NURSERY, AS AN ART STUDIO, AMONG OTHER THINGS. AND, UH, FINALLY MY CLIENT'S PROPERTY, UH, IS THE, IS UNIQUE IN THAT IT IS THE ONLY PROPERTY WITHIN THE PROPOSED AREA THAT FRONTS SOME MAJOR THOROUGHFARE. AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CALHOUN ROAD. IN FACT, LESS THAN A HUNDRED YARDS AWAY FROM MY CLIENT'S PROPERTY ALONG THE SAME ROAD IS A CUBE SMART, A COMMERCIAL STORAGE FACILITY THAT ENJOYS NO RESTRICTION. IN FACT, MY CLIENT'S, IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORS ALONG THE SAME ROAD ARE, UH, MULTIFAMILY COMM UH, COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES THAT ARE OWNED BY LLCS, YET NONE OF THEM ARE INCLUDED IN THIS APPLICATION. FOR WHATEVER REASON, OUR CLIENT'S, UH, PROPERTY WAS INCLUDED. WE'RE NOT ASKING THE COMMISSION FOR ANYTHING MORE THAN WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS ENJOY. WE'RE NOT ASKING THE COMMISSION FOR ANYTHING MORE THAN WHAT WE'VE BEEN USING THE PROPERTY FOR, FOR THE, FOR DECADES WITHOUT ANY COMPLAINTS FROM ANY OF THE NEIGHBORS. WE'RE NOT EVEN ASKING THE COMMISSION TO DENY THIS APPLICATION. WE'RE SIMPLY ASKING THE COMMISSION TO AMEND THE APPLICATION TO REMOVE OUR CLIENT'S PROPERTY, THE BLOCK FACE OF OUR CLIENT'S PROPERTY FROM THE APPLICATION, WHICH IT HAS THE AUTHORITY TO DO. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE SPEAKER? CAN WE JUST GET CLARITY THAT'S THE ONE LITTLE LOT ON CALHOUN, RIGHT? IS THAT WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT? YEAH, THE HATCHED AREA ON THE EXHIBIT THERE? YEAH, THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. UM, THE NEXT SPEAKER IS, UH, RICARDO RODRIGUEZ. THAT'S YOU. ALRIGHT, [01:45:01] YOU'RE RIGHT THERE. THE PRESENTATION, UH, PERSON. SO I'LL REITERATE WHAT LINCOLN WAS SAYING, UM, IN VERY BRIEF, UH, WORDS, THE COMMISSION MEMBERS AS, UH, YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO REVISE THE BOUNDARY AT THIS MEETING. UH, WE'RE NOT OPPOSING THE APPLICATION, WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR AN AMENDED BOUNDARY TO REMOVE THIS APPLICATION BECAUSE IT DOES NOT COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE ORDINANCE RULES. AND THAT'S IT. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? UH, THEN THE NEXT SPEAKER IS RUDOLPH PEARSON. MR. PEARSON, I, I GUESS BEFORE THESE GUYS GO, COULD WE GET CLARITY WHAT IS THE USE OF THIS PROPERTY AT THE MOMENT? WELL, LET ME, IS THAT, LET ME HEAR THE SPEAKER AND THEN OKAY. CAN YOU LET MR. PEARSON SPEAK? YES, PLEASE. PLEASE. UM, HI, HOW YOU DOING? UM, MY NAME IS RUDOLPH PEARSON. I ACTUALLY STAY ON, UH, 44 14 ROWS NEAT. AND I WAS JUST SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE. I THINK THAT, AS YOU ALL HAVE BEEN BRINGING UP EARLIER, THIS IS THE MECHANISM WE HAVE IN ORDER TO ENSURE WE KEEP THE CHARACTER OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT, UM, IDEA TO MOVE FORWARD TO IT. IT WILL HELP WITH A LOT OF, UH, TRAFFIC CONGESTED AND, UH, DIFFERENT ISSUES THAT COME WITH INCREASED DENSITY. AND WE WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THE CHARACTER OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS FOR MR. PEARSON? NO, THANK YOU. UH, THE NEXT SPEAKER IS, UH, TERRELL JEAN OR TERRELL. DID I PRONOUNCE THAT CORRECTLY? YOU DID. OKAY, MADAM CHAIRMAN, MY NAME IS TERRELL . I'M A RESIDENT OF RIVERSIDE TERRACE. I CAME TODAY TO, UH, VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE, UH, APPLICATION. UH, I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF IT. I THINK THE APPLICATION SHOWS THAT MOST OF THE RESIDENTS ARE ALSO SUPPORTIVE OF THIS AND I WOULD RECOMMEND, UH, TO THE COMMISSION THAT THEY APPROVE IT AS IT IS ONE OF THE FEW TOOLS THAT RESIDENTS AND NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE TO STOP, UH, FRANKENSTEIN DEVELOPMENT FROM OCCURRING IN THEIR NEIGHBORS. I'D ALSO LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE RE PROPERTY. I LIVE ACROSS THE STREET FROM IT. THAT PROPERTY HAS BEEN RESIDENTIAL. UH, MRS. REESE STAYED THERE, UH, UNTIL SHE MOVED AWAY, UH, A LITTLE WHILE AGO. AND SO I DO NOT AGREE WITH THEM, UH, NOT BEING PART OF THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE. I LIVE DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET AND THE PROPERTY HAS NEVER BEEN COMMERCIAL. THE COMPARISONS TO THE CUBE SMART THAT ARE ON THE CORNER ARE LIKE APPLES AND ORANGES. THAT AREA HAS, HAS ALWAYS BEEN COMMERCIAL WHERE THE MACRES STAY HAS NOT BEEN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. THANK YOU. UM, ROSALIE BUGS. ROSALIE BUGS IS VIRTUAL. ARE YOU THERE? MRS. BUGS? JESUS. UM, YES. GO GO RIGHT AHEAD. OKAY. MY NAME IS ROSALIE JOHNSON BUGS AND I'M IN FAVOR OF THE MINIMUM LINE DESIGNATION FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. UH, I AM ONE OF THE MANY SECOND GENERATION FAMILIES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE ALL APPRECIATE THE BEAUTY AND THE, UH, STABILITY OF THE AREA AND WISH TO MAINTAIN THESE QUALITIES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TODAY. UH, RUSSELL JACKSON. MR. JACKSON? YES, I'M LINE. UH, MY NAME IS DR. RUSSELLS JACKSON. I AM THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF THE WEST MCGREGOR HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION. AND I'M SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE APPLICATION FOR THE SUBDIVISIONS OF WEST OF RIVERSIDE TERRA THAT'S WITHIN THE WEST MCGREGOR AREA. I WANTED TO REINFORCE HOW MUCH SUPPORT THERE IS FOR MAINTAINING THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL NATURE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS HAS ALREADY BEEN SPOKEN TO. UH, FIRST OF ALL, WE OBTAINED A REQUIRED PERCENTAGE OF OUR NEIGHBORS WHO VOTED TO APPROVE THE MINIMUM LOSS SIZE APPLICATION. AND ALSO IN 2020, UH, WE DID A D RESTRICTION RENEWAL EFFORT FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD, MOST OF WHICH IS COVERED BY THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE APPLICATION, WE OBTAINED NOTARIZED SIGNATURES FOR WELL OVER 60% OF THE OWNERS WHO ALSO WERE MOVING TO DEMONSTRATE OUR DESIRE TO KEEP THE NEIGHBORHOOD MAINTAINING SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES ON OUR LOT. SO I SUPPORT THE APPLICATION, I BELIEVE IT REFLECTS THE DESIRE OF THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE RESIDENTS OF THESE SECTIONS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF RIVERSIDE TERRACE. AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION AND DECISION, UH, ON THIS APPLICATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU DR. JACKSON. UM, AND THEN THE FINAL SPEAKER I HAVE SIGNED IS, UM, THE, IS THE APPLICANT AND IS VICTOR [01:50:01] REESE? VICTOR REESE, DID YOU WISH TO SPEAK MA'AM? I HERE. OH, OKAY. ARE YOU VICTOR REESE? NO. . OKAY. IS VICTOR REESE THERE? I'LL CALL YOU LAST. VICTOR SON IS HERE. VICTOR'S SON IS HERE. HE'S ON THE OKAY. DID YOU WISH TO SPEAK? HE NEEDS TO LOG INTO THE TEAMS MEETING. OKAY. ONE SECOND. DON ON ZOOM. I DON'T KNOW WHY HE'S ON ZOOM. OKAY. MAYBE SHE'S ON THIS. I'LL CALL ON YOU IN NEXT WHILE, WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR THAT, WE HAVE EVIDENCE THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO SUBMIT. OKAY. I CAN'T, THAT'S JUST LIKE AN OPPORTUNITY. I CAN'T CALL ON YOU NOW. OKAY. UH, WOULD THE, WOULD THE LADY, CAN YOU COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND WE WILL CALL ON YOU? I'M JOANNE CRAWL, C-R-U-L-L. I'M HAPPY TO SPEAK TO YOU TODAY ABOUT OUR APPLICATION FOR THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE. I WAS CAUTIONED THAT INCLUDING SO MANY PROPERTIES 264 IN THE APPLICATION WOULD REQUIRE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS. BUT BELIEVING THAT EVERYONE'S TIME IS VALUABLE, I DECIDED TO RECRUIT A TEAM AND PRESS ON. ONCE THE APPLICATION WAS ACCEPTED AND THE LETTERS WERE SENT, THE REAL WORK BEGAN. WE SOON LEARNED THAT OWNERS DID NOT RECEIVE OR COULD NOT FIND THEIR LETTERS, SO WE WENT DOOR TO DOOR TO LET THEM KNOW HOW TO REQUEST A PROPERTY OWNER RESPONSE FORM. THANKS TO THE TEAM'S PERSISTENCE AND ABRAHAM ZIA HELP, WE WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE THE REQUIRED 55% APPROVAL FOR THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE. WE ARE HERE TODAY TO LET YOU KNOW HOW STRONGLY WE SUPPORT IMPLEMENTING A MINIMUM LOT SIZE FOR OUR HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD. YOU HAVE RECEIVED COMMENTS WHICH I HAVE ALSO GOTTEN SOME COPIES OF ELECTRONICALLY, STATING HOW IMPORTANT MAINTAINING THE EXISTING HERITAGE OF THIS AREA IS TO OUR FAMILIES AND NEIGHBORS. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY REASONS FOR PROTECTING THE WEST MCGREGOR PORTION OF RIVERSIDE TERRACE. THIS COMMUNITY WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE THIRTIES AND FORTIES AND DEED RESTRICTED TO SINGLE FAMILY HOMES ON LOTS LARGER THAN THE MAJORITY OF THE HOUSTON CITY LOTS. AS A RESULT, THE LOTS ARE, HAVE BECOME VALUABLE TO DEVELOPERS AND INVESTORS TO BE REPLANTED TO SMALLER LOTS WITH TOWN HOMES. BECAUSE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE CREATED IN THE EARLY 19 HUNDREDS, ADDITIONAL HOMESTEADS WOULD PUT A STRAIN ON THE EXISTING FACILITIES SUCH AS WATER AND DRAINAGE. THE PROXIMITY OF THE PROPERTIES TO, UH, BRAZE BAYOU AND THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WITH HURRICANE HARVEY. WE BELIEVE ADDING ADDITIONAL IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE WOULD FURTHER IMPACT DRAINAGE DURING FLOODING. IT'S BECAUSE OF THESE ISSUES. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO APPLY FOR THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE, NOT ONLY TO PROTECT THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND MITIGATE FUTURE FLOODING, BUT ALSO TO PROTECT THE TREE COVERAGE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. PROVIDED DURING THIS TIME OF CLIMATE CHANGE. MS. CROW, YOUR TIME'S EXPIRED. I NEED YOU TO WRAP UP. THANK PLEASE. THANK YOU. UM, I JUST WANNA THANK THE PEOPLE THAT HELPED ME GET HERE AND THE 55%, UH, RUDOLPH PEARSON, ROSALIE BUGS, NANCY GRAVES, PEGGY INGRAM. ALYSSA SAVANNAH, ALTON HUSTON, ALYSSA SMITH AND KIM, UH, BISHOP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. DID WE LOCATE MR. REESE? IS HE THERE? HE'S ON MR. REESE. VICTOR RE I BELIEVE HE'S ON MADAM CHAIR, BUT HE'S, UH, PERHAPS TECHNICAL. HE OKAY. MADAM CHAIR? YES. UM, WE HAVE SOMEONE WITH THEIR HAND RAISED LATONYA LOVE. OKAY. LATONYA LOVE. LOVE? CORRECT. OKAY. IS LATONYA LOVE THERE? YES, I'M ON THE ZOOM. OKAY, GO RIGHT AHEAD. YES. HI. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, I'M LATONYA LOVE. I LIVE AT 46 0 9 ROSE DRIVE AND I ALSO WANTED TO REITERATE MY SUPPORT FOR THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE AREA. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT IT IS APPROVED AS IS. I ALSO LIVE IN THE BLOCK OF THE RE RESIDENCE AND I WILL SAY THAT, UM, IF YOU DRIVE BY THEIR PROPERTY, IT HAS A HUGE COMMERCIAL SIGN THAT SAYS STELLA VICTORIAN. I AM NOT SURE THAT THEY, UH, REALLY CARE ABOUT THE CULTURE AND THE, UH, AESTHETICS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO PRESERVE. UM, WE REALLY, REALLY ASK THAT YOU REALLY CONSIDER THIS. WE ARE THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS ALSO FACING 17 TOWN HOMES BEING BUILT IN BETWEEN OUR HOUSES. SO WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO [01:55:01] TAKE MEASURES NOW TO BE PROACTIVE AND PREVENT ANYTHING LIKE THAT IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MS. LOVE. UM, OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK AT THE PUBLIC HEARING COME FORWARD? UH, THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. MY NAME IS KIMBERLY PHILLIPS. I AM THE CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, BUT ALSO I VOTED IN THE 4,600 BLOCK OF ROSENEY AT 46 0 2 IN SUPPORT OF THE APPLICATION AS, AS PROVIDED. SO I WOULD NOT BE IN SUPPORT OF AMENDING THE AREA. AND DR. LOVE HAS JUST VERY ELOQUENTLY SPOKEN ABOUT THE REASON OUR COMMUNITY TOOK THIS INITIATIVE. SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO US THAT WE NOT END UP WITH COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, UH, RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS EITHER HERE OR VIRTUALLY? YES. OKAY. MR. RE. THANK YOU MR. REESE. HE'S SPEAKING, BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE, I THINK YOU'RE MUTED. CAN YOU UNMUTE? CAN I I COME IN THROUGH MY PHONE TO THE MIC. I MEAN, IF YOU CAN DO IT RIGHT NOW. YES, I CAN. WE CAN'T HEAR YOU MR. REESE. YOU'RE MUTED. HELLO? YES, I'VE UNMUTED IT SO I'M NOT SURE. OKAY. I'M SORRY. I'M UNMUTED. CAN YOU, CAN YOU TURN OFF THE FEEDBACK TO TURN OFF? CAN CAN YOU TURN OFF THE FEEDBACK? WE OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY ELSE? WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON OH, OKAY. THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE ITEM. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DO YOU, ARE YOU SPEAKING? UM, THEY MUTED HIM. THEY, THEY FIGURED IT OUT. OKAY. YOU GOT LIKE TWO MI SOMEBODY HAS MUTED ME ON THAT SIDE. SO YOU MADE AT ME ON THAT SIDE. YOU'RE FINE NOW. SPEAK FOR TWO MINUTES PLEASE. SORRY. THANK YOU. YOU'VE ALREADY USED UP A COUPLE MINUTES. . WE'LL JUST, OKAY. I'M SORRY. MUTED. WE HAVE NO OTHER SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM HEARING? NO, NO RESPONSE. THEN THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED AND WE'RE GONNA TALK AMONGST OURSELVES AND CONSIDER THE ISSUE. MR. YEAH, MR. ZARIA, GO RIGHT AHEAD. JUST TO ANSWER YOUR UH, QUESTION, COMMISSIONER. ACCORDING TO THE, UH, HARRIS, UH, COUNTY AL DISTRICT, IT SHOWS A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. IT, IT SHOWS TWO UNITS, UH, HOMESTEAD, UH, HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS ALSO UNDER PERMITTING. I, WE, I COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING TO PROVE THAT THAT PROPERTY WAS A COMMERCIAL MULTIFAMILY. OKAY. AND WHAT ABOUT THAT? IT IS LOCATED ON A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE. SO PORT THE ORDINANCE PLANNING COMMISSION COULD REMOVE A CORNER LOT SITTING ON A MAYO AFA FOR A LOT THAT HAS USE OTHER THAN SINGLE FAMILY. SO I COULD, IF IT'S MULTIFAMILY OR COMMERCIAL ON A MAYO FER, UH, PLANNING COMMISSION HAS THE POWER TO REMOVE THAT LOT. OKAY. BUT LEGAL, LEGAL IS DETERMINED THAT IT IS A IS RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. MM-HMM . NO LEGAL HAS NOT BEEN ASKED TO OPINE ON THAT. UM, THAT'S THE RESEARCH THAT STAFF HAS DONE. OKAY. SO YOU'RE, YOU'RE, I HAVEN'T SEEN IT, BUT DOESN'T MEAN YOUR RESEARCH IS THAT IT'S SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, THEREFORE WE CANNOT REMOVE IT. THAT, THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. AND IT'S RECEIVING THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION AND IT HAS SOME EXCEPTIONS AS WELL. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DISCUSSION? UH, WE MAY HAVE 30 SECONDS. WE CAN REFUTE THAT WITH EVIDENCE, UH, THAT WE PREPARED. I'M SORRY. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED ON THE ITEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, OKAY. COMMISSION E EXPLAIN MR. BALDWIN THIS BLACK FACE THING ONE MORE TIME. IT JUST SEEMS ODD TO INCLUDE THIS PROPERTY. I, I JUST WANT, IT LOOKS VERY ODD TO ME AND SO ARE YOU TELLING ME I DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO CARVE IT OUT? WELL LET SPECIFICALLY WELL LET'S, UM, JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE MORE BACKGROUND STORY, UH, THE ORIGINAL BOUNDARY CONSISTED OF OTHER BLOCK PHASES THAT WERE ALREADY PROTECTED, THAT MINIMAL OUTSIDE. SO WHEN I TALKED TO THE APPLICANT AND REMOVED THOSE BLOCK PHASE, THAT'S THE BOUNDARY THEY ENDED UP WITH. NOW WITH A PLANNING COMMISSION PER THE ORDINANCE CAN REMOVE A BLOCK PHASE THAT DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH SUPPORT. OR IF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, THINKS OR DECIDES THAT THE BLOCK PHASE DOESN'T HAVE THE LOT SIZE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS PROPOSING THE MINIMUM OUT SIZE, THEN PLANNING COMMISSION HOUSE OR THE, THE AUTHORITY TO REMOVE A BLOCK FACE SO WE CAN REMOVE IT IF WE FIND THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE THE SAME CHARACTER. CORRECT. THAT THAT'S CORRECT. THE WHOLE, I THINK YEAH, FOR THE AUDIENCE, I MEAN I THINK WE'RE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF MINIMUM LOT SIZE, ESPECIALLY IN NEIGHBORHOODS JUST LIKE THIS. I MEAN WE, WE ALL ARE VERY SUPPORTIVE BUT WHEN THERE IS AN OUTLIER LIKE THIS WHERE THERE IS OPPOSITION, I HAVE OFTEN BEEN AN ADVOCATE FOR CARVING THOSE [02:00:01] AREAS OUT. AND I'LL MOVE THAT. WE ACCEPT THIS APPLICATION WITH THE CARVE OUT OF THAT ONE ON CALHOUN. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER SWIN SECOND. WERE YOU SECONDING SECOND TO HEAR FURTHER DISCUSSION? WELL CLARIFICATION. IS IT THE BLOCK OR JUST THE ONE LOT? THAT ONE LOT. WELL, AND IT SOUNDED LIKE WE COULDN'T DO THAT IF NO, THE ONLY ONE ON THAT BLOCK PHASE, NO, THERE ARE THREE UH, PROPERTIES ON THAT BLOCK PHASE. SO THE BLOCK PHASE INCLUDES, UH, AND I HAVE THE ADDRESS 46 0 2 ROTH NET, UH, DRIVE 46 0 8 AND 46 2 8. SO IF YOU REMOVE THE BLOCK PHASE, UM, BASICALLY THE 46 28, THE CORNER LOT ON, UH, CALHOUN WILL BE REMOVED. THE 46 0 8 AS WELL. THE ONE THE MIDDLE, UH, THE LOT IN THE MIDDLE. THE ONE THAT IS IN SUPPORT BECAUSE IT'S STILL INCLUDED IN BLACKWOOD, WILL STILL BE PART OF THE MINIMAL OUTSIZE AREA BOUNDARY. SO YOU JUST TAKE TWO AWAY, BASICALLY A LITTLE BITTY ONE THAT IS OBSOLETE ANYWAY BECAUSE IT'S NOT ANYWHERE CLOSE. SO THAT, THAT'S REALLY WHAT MY MOTION IS NOW TO TAKE THOSE TWO OUT. . DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? OKAY. ANY OTHER FURTHER DISCUSSION? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO, UH, APPROVE THE APPLICATION FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL WITH THE REMOVAL. AND LET'S BE CLEAR OF THE BLOCK FACE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE MAP. CORRECT? IT WOULD BE THE 4,600 BLOCK OF UH, ROSS NET DRIVE EAST SIDE. OKAY. UM, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. THAT TAKES US TO SECTION, UH, ROMAN SEVEN PUBLIC COMMENT. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY IN THE CHAT? UM, WE DO NOT NEED TO ACT ON ROMAN NUMERAL EIGHT. AND ROMAN NUMERAL NINE IS ADJOURNMENT. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION? CLARK? CLARK SECOND. AYE HE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.