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FROM CITY HALL ANNEX.IT'S THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING RIGHT HERE ON HTV.
UH, IT IS NOW TWO 30 ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH.
[Call to Order]
THE MEETING OF THE HOUSTON PLANNING COMMISSION.UH, I AM COMMISSION CHAIR MARTY STEIN, AND I'M GOING TO CALL A ROLE TO VERIFY THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM.
COMMISSIONER NELSON WILL BE ABSENT.
COMMISSIONER? UH, POROUS PERLE.
COMMISSIONER ROBBINS WILL BE ABSENT.
COMMISSIONER ROSENBERG PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER DALTON, PRESENT VIRTUALLY.
COMMISSIONER MANKA IS PRESENT.
AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR JENNIFER OSLAND.
WE HAVE 20 MEMBERS WHO RESPONDED TO ROLL CALL, I GUESS.
WE HAVE A QUORUM, UM, TO EVERYONE ELSE JOINING US TODAY, EITHER HERE OR VIRTUALLY WELCOME.
UM, IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON A SPECIFIC ITEM AND YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO, OR YOU HAVE NOT SIGNED UP EARLY, PLEASE FILL OUT ONE OF THESE LITTLE WHITE FORMS. YOU CAN GET IT FROM THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SITTING RIGHT AT THE FRONT HERE.
THAT'LL HELP US TAKE YOU IN THE CORRECT ORDER.
UM, THE FINAL AGENDA WAS POSTED ON THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE WITH ALL STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS.
UM, YOU CAN GET THAT NOW IF YOU NEED IT.
UM, AND ALL ADVANCE COMMENTS ON ANYTHING ON THE AGENDA THAT WAS RECEIVED BY WEDNESDAY AT NOON IS IN OUR PACKETS, AND WE HAVE THAT PUBLIC COMMENT IN WRITING.
UM, WITH THAT, WE ASK IF YOU'RE CONNECTED BY PHONE OR COMPUTER TO PLEASE KEEP YOUR DEVICES MUTED AT ALL TIMES UNTIL YOU ARE CALLED ON TO SPEAK.
AND ALSO, OUR VIDEO QUALITY IS MUCH BETTER IF YOU KEEP YOUR CAMERAS OFF UNTIL YOU'RE CALLED ON.
UM, EXCEPT FOR THE COMMISSIONERS, THEY GET TO KEEP THEIR CAMERAS ON THE WHOLE TIME.
UM, WE ONLY HAVE ONE ITEM UNDER PUBLIC HEARINGS THAT HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN.
THAT'S ITEM ONE 16 WEST AVEN SPACE, SORRY, WEST HAVEN PLACE.
THERE'LL BE NO OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON THAT.
[Director’s Report]
THAT, WE GO TO THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT BY, UH, DEPUTY DIRECTOR JENNIFER OSLAND.UH, GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS.
I'M JENNIFER OSLAND, ACTING SECRETARY OF, UH, THIS COMMISSION TODAY.
UM, ONE OF THE ITEMS ON YOUR AGENDA IS AN UPDATE ON THE MARRIAGE, YOUR THOROUGHFARE AND FREE MATE FREEWAY PLAN APPLICATIONS, UH, THAT WERE PRESENTED TO YOU EARLIER IN THE SUMMER.
UM, IT TODAY IS JUST AN UPDATE.
WE WILL BE PRESENTING RECOMMENDATIONS TO YOU, UM, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST AT 1:00 PM UM, UH, IN, UH, SO THAT'S A QUORUM IS REQUIRED FOR THAT MEETING.
AND WE'LL BE NOTI, YOU KNOW, GETTING IN TOUCH WITH YOU BY EMAIL, UH, TO CONFIRM ATTENDANCE, UH, THE PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS EDUCATION FOUNDATION, UH, WHICH WE CALL PFI.
WE'LL PRESENT THE ANNUAL 2023 PLANNING WORKSHOP ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26TH AT THE UNITED WAY 50 WA DRIVE.
UH, IT'LL BE 8:00 AM TO 4:30 PM UH, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT STAFF ARE PREPARING PRESENTATIONS ON TOPIC SUCH AS PLATING, BASICS, BASICS, RESEARCH TOOLS, SHARED DRIVEWAY DETENTION, AND ANY CHANGES.
UM, RECENT CHANGES TO CHAPTER 42, THE WORKSHOP IS OPEN TO ALL INTERESTED LAND PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS, PROFESSIONALS AND PROCEEDS BENEFIT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON.
SEE REGISTRATION DETAILS ON OUR LET'S TALK HOUSTON WEBPAGE AT WWW DOT LET'S TALK HOUSTON.ORG/PS EFI DASH 2023, OR JUST GO TO THE, UH, HOUSTON PLANNING DEPARTMENT, UH, OR HOUSTON PLANNING.COM, EXCUSE ME, OR CONTRACT CONTACT FRANK AT LANDTECH.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, UH, ABOUT GENERAL QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING ON TODAY'S AGENDA, THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
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DEPARTMENT CAN BE REACHED AT (832) 393-6600, OR YOU CAN CALL THE PLANNER OF THE DAY AT 8 3 2 3 9 3 6 6 2 4.ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? OKAY, WITH THAT, UM, WE'LL GO TO ROMAN
[I. MTFP Application Update (David Fields)]
NUMERAL ONE, WHICH IS OUR MAJOR THOROUGHFARE AND FREEWAY PLAN, UH, AMENDMENT APPLICATION UPDATE.AND I THINK, OH, HERE HE IS, DEPUTY DIRECTOR DAVID FIELDS WILL BE PRESENTING.
CONGRATULATIONS, BY THE WAY, ON YOUR, YOUR NEW TITLE.
UH, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.
UH, I'M HERE TODAY TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE 2023 MAJOR THOROUGHFARE AND FREEWAY PLAN APPLICATION PROCESS.
AS YOU KNOW, MYSELF AND MY TEAM, UH, CAME BACK TO YOU ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND TOLD YOU WHERE THINGS WERE.
THE APPLICANTS GAVE EACH OF THEIR, UH, PRESENTATIONS.
WE LET YOU KNOW WHERE STAFF WAS AT THAT POINT.
WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME AND UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS BEFORE WE COME WITH RECOMMENDATIONS IN TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY.
UM, USUALLY YOU'LL SEE ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU, UH, THIS IS KIND OF AN ADD-ON MEETING.
WE THINK THIS IS A GOOD IDEA, SO KEEP YOU UP TO DATE ON WHAT'S GOING ON.
WE'RE THINKING WE'LL INCORPORATE THIS INTO FUTURE YEARS PROCESS.
AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN ON ANY OF THESE ITEMS TODAY.
THIS IS JUST WORKSHOP, BASICALLY.
UH, SO THIS YEAR'S MTFP APPLICATIONS INCLUDED 10 DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS AT THIS POINT.
UH, STAFF AND THE APPLICANTS ARE IN AGREEMENT ON FOUR RECOMMENDATIONS TO YOU.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO PRESENT THOSE TO YOU TODAY.
UM, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH EACH OF THOSE AND WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE IN A GOOD PLACE TO PRESENT THEM TO YOU NEXT TIME.
THREE HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN, SO THOSE WILL ALSO NOT BE PRESENTED TO YOU EITHER TODAY OR NEXT TIME.
BUT WE DO WANNA SPEND A COUPLE OF MINUTES ON THE THREE OUTSTANDING ONES THAT AFTER MANY ROUNDS OF COORDINATION BETWEEN STAFF, DIFFERENT AGENCIES AND THE APPLICANTS, WE ARE NOT IN AGREEMENT YET.
SO THE FIRST ONE IS WEST GREENS ROAD.
UH, THE APPLICANT IS META PLANNING AND DESIGN.
UM, AND THIS APPLICATION IS A PROPOSED DELETION OF THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE, UM, WHICH GOES THROUGH THEIR PROPERTY SITE AS WELL AS THROUGH THE ADJACENT SITE WHERE RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS HAD BEEN BUILT PREVIOUSLY.
UM, THE CONCERN ON STAFF SIDE IS THAT ELIMINATING THIS, UH, LINK, UH, WILL IN THE FUTURE IMPACT CONNECTIVITY AND ABILITY TO, UH, ACCOMMODATE MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION THROUGHOUT THE REGION.
WE HAVE, UH, BEEN WORKING WITH THE APPLICANT.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE DIFFERENT AGENCIES.
WE HAVE BEEN CONSIDERING WHETHER WE CAN COME UP WITH A REALIGNMENT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT'S ON THE CURRENT MTFP, BUT THAT COULD, UH, WORK OR DOWNGRADING THE ROAD, UH, TO A MAJOR COLLECTOR.
UM, SO THAT, THAT THERE'S A WAY TO KEEP THE CONNECTION, UM, BUT ALSO ALLOW THE DEVELOPMENT, UH, AS PROPOSED BY THE APPLICANT.
WE ARE NOT AT AGREEMENT ON ANY OF THOSE ALTERNATIVES TO DATE.
UM, I THINK WHAT WE HAD SAID, MANAGER, IS YOU WANTED ME TO GO THROUGH ALL THREE AND THEN WE'LL TAKE QUESTIONS ON EACH.
UM, SO THAT IS WHERE WE ARE, UH, TODAY, BUT WE CONTINUE, UH, TO WORK WITH THE APPLICANT TO SEE WHAT WE CAN, CAN COME UP WITH TO MEET BOTH THEIR, UH, PROPOSALS AS WELL AS WHAT WE NEED TO CONNECTIVITY FOR THE CITY.
UH, NUMBER TWO, UH, APPLICATION B WILCREST DRIVE.
UM, THIS IS A DOWNGRADING OF, UM, OF WILCREST.
THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE PARTS OF THE APPLICANT TEAM HAVE COME AND SAID THAT IT IS UNSAFE.
THERE'S A HISTORY OF CRASHES HERE.
UM, IT IS ON THE CITY'S VISION ZERO HIGH INJURY NETWORK.
UM, AND SO THEY'VE REQUESTED THEY, WE DOWNGRADED ON THE MTFP UH, PLAN.
WHAT WE HAVE TOLD THEM IS WE CERTAINLY, UH, ACKNOWLEDGE THE SAFETY ISSUES ON THIS STRETCH.
UM, BUT CHANGING THE, UH, DESIGNATION ON THE MT.
MTFP IS NOT GOING TO GET THEM THE RESOLVE THAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR.
WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS MAKE A SAFER STREET, WHICH WE CAN DO REGARDLESS OF HOW IT'S CLASSIFIED ON THE MTFP.
UM, WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING INSTEAD IS, UH, TO COME UP, UH, TO MOVE THIS INTO THE VISION ZERO CONNECTIVITY STUDY PROGRAM, WHICH IS A FOCUSED EFFORT TO WORK WITH A COMMUNITY ON A SHORT STRETCH TO SAY, WHAT IS UNSAFE HERE, WHERE ARE YOU TRYING TO GO TO THAT YOU CAN'T, WHAT ARE THE CONDITIONS? AND IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME, COME UP WITH MORE SMALL SCALE IMPROVEMENTS THAT DON'T REQUIRE, YOU KNOW, A FIVE YEAR STUDY, FIVE YEARS OF LOOKING FOR FUNDS, EVENTUALLY INTO THE CIP WITH POTENTIAL, UH, YOU KNOW, PRO UH, PROJECT 10 OR 15 YEARS DOWN THE LINE.
WE WOULD PROPOSE TO WORK ON THIS WITH THE COMMUNITY AS THE APPLICANTS, THE COUNCIL MEMBER, UM, AS WELL AS THE INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT WHO'S IN THAT AREA.
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AND THEN THE LAST ONE, BAPTIST ENCAMPMENT ROAD, UNNAMED MAJOR THOROUGHFARE.UH, THIS IS A PROPOSAL, UM, SORRY, I CAN'T ACTUALLY READ FROM HERE.
UH, TO, UH, TO RECLASSIFY AS WELL AS, UH, REMOVE DIFFERENT PARTS OF IT.
UM, CITY STAFF IS ACTUALLY IN SUPPORT OR COULD BE IN SUPPORT OF THIS.
THE CONCERN HERE IS THAT THE COUNTY, UH, THEIR MAJOR THOROUGHFARE PLAN IS NOT REFLECTED OF A, OF THE PROPOSAL, AND THE COUNTY HAS SAID THEY DO NOT WANT TO UPDATE IT BASED ON THIS PROPOSAL.
UH, YOU HAVE DIRECTED US IN THE PAST TO BE AS CONSISTENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE COUNTY'S PLANS AS POSSIBLE.
SO WE DON'T WANNA MOVE FORWARD KNOWING THAT THIS WOULD CREATE AN INCO CONSISTENCY.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE APPLICANT TO HELP THEM WORK WITH THE COUNTY, UM, TO SEE IF WE CAN ALL COME TO AGREEMENT, BUT IF WE DON'T HAVE THE COUNTY ON BOARD ALSO, WE'RE NOT PREPARED TO SUPPORT IT EITHER.
THANK YOU FOR THAT BRIEF PRESENTATION.
DO WE, ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR NEED MORE INFORMATION ON ANY OF THESE ITEMS AT THIS POINT? COMMISSIONER ALLMAN? YEP.
THE FIRST ONE, THE WEST GREENS ONE.
AND YOU HAD MENTIONED THAT THERE WERE THREE OR THERE'S SOME ALTERNATIVES, AND COULD YOU KIND OF DESCRIBE THOSE IN MORE DETAIL, UM, AND LET US KIND OF KNOW MAYBE WHERE THINGS ARE HEADED MORE THAN, OR MAYBE NOT WHERE THEY'RE HEADED, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN, GIVE US A SURE.
GIVE US A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
SO, UM, THE ONE OPTION IS TO REALIGN IT AS LONG AS IT, UH, STILL MAINTAINS ITS CONNECTIONS ON EITHER END OF THE PROPERTY.
UM, TO DO THAT, UH, IT WOULD NEED A COUPLE OF THINGS.
IT WILL NEED TO MEET THE CITY'S ENGINEERING SPECIFICATIONS ON CURVATURE, THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT ALSO MOVE ENOUGH OUT OF THE WAY THAT THE, THE APPLICANT IS SATISFIED THAT IT GETS THEM SOMETHING.
UM, YOU KNOW, JUST DIPPING DOWN A LITTLE BIT OR CURVING A LITTLE BIT OUTTA THE WAY ISN'T GOING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM HERE.
UM, BECAUSE, UH, YOU KNOW, IT CUTS DIRECTLY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE PARCEL TODAY, WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO COME UP WITH THAT ALIGNMENT YET.
UM, THE OTHER OPTION IS TO DOWNGRADE IT SO IT WOULD NEED LESS RIGHT OF WAY WIDTH, LEAVING MORE AVAILABLE SPACE FOR, UH, DEVELOPMENT.
AND PROBABLY A PAIRING OF THE DOWNGRADING AND THE REALIGNMENT IS WHERE WE THOUGHT WE COULD GO, BUT HONESTLY, WE, WE JUST HAVEN'T COME UP WITH ONE THAT'LL WORK YET, UM, ON THAT ONE.
AND SO THE DIFFERENCE, IF YOU WERE LIKE TO BUILD OUT ULTIMATE, UM, CROSS SECTION ON, I'M SORRY, I DON'T HAVE THAT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT WE CAN CALCULATE THAT FOR THE REPORT, UM, BECAUSE YES, THAT WOULD, I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL IN EVALUATING THAT.
I REALIZE THAT THE MAJOR COLLECTORS NEED A DIFFERENT CURVATURE.
WE GIVE THEM VARIANCES ON THAT AS WELL.
UH, MS. FIELDS, UM, SUPER JOB.
UH, IT'S GREAT TO MINIMIZE JUST DOWN TO A FEW, MAKES IT EASIER WHEN THE MEETINGS COME ALONG TO GO THROUGH 'EM.
BUT MY QUESTION HERE IS EVERY TIME THE THIRD HER PLAN IS UPDATED, IS THERE A DOCUMENT FILED IN REAL PUBLIC RECORDS THAT IS THEN SUBJECT TO, YOU KNOW, TITLE COMPANY, UH, INITIAL, NOT INITIALLY TITLE POLICY, BUT A TITLE REPORT SO THAT EXAMINERS WOULD PICK UP MATTERS LIKE, LET'S, FOR THE APPLICANTS FOR SURVEYORS, WHOMEVER, TO CHECK INTO THE STATUS OF MAYBE THERE MAY BE A, A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE WITHIN THE LIMITS OF PROPERTY.
UM, I BRING IT UP JUST BECAUSE OF THE, THE, UH, UH, PLUMBING COMPANY WITH THE BURKE ROAD WHERE IT APPEARED FROM THE MEETING HERE.
UH, WHEN THEY PRESENTED, THEY WERE SURPRISED.
THEY DIDN'T KNOW IT THAT IT EXISTED AND THEY FOUND OUT THE HARD WAY.
UM, SO IS THERE DOCUMENTS RECORDED THAT THE PUBLIC CAN BE MADE AWARE? UM, SO ALL OF THE DECISIONS MADE BY, UH, RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE COMMISSION THEN GO TO CITY COUNCIL AND THEY ARE APPROVED AS ORDINANCE, WHICH UPDATES THE PLAN, THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE FREEWAY PLAN, ALL THAT MATERIAL IS UPDATED ON BOTH THE CITY'S WEBSITE AS WELL AS PLA TRACKER.
UM, SO ANYBODY WHO'S DOING THEIR DUE DILIGENCE SHOULD FIND ALL OF THAT INFORMATION.
IF YOU'RE DOING ANY KIND OF LAND DEVELOPMENT, THOSE ARE THE BASIC TOOLS YOU START WITH IN THE CITY.
WHAT I CAN'T SAY IS THAT ANY INDIVIDUAL APPLICANT DOES ALL THE STEPS THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO, AND I'M, I'M NOT CASTING ASPERSION, BUT THAT IS ONUS IS ON THEM TO CHECK THOSE SITES.
WELL, YOU KNOW, THAT'S MY WORLD, YOU KNOW, TO DIAL INTO THAT.
BUT IF, IF I'M, AND I ALWAYS WOULD AND, AND ALWAYS HAVE, BUT TO SOMEONE LIKE THIS, UH, SOMEONE BUYING PROPERTY FOR
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PERSONAL USE, THEY WOULDN'T NECESSARILY KNOW WHAT TO DO.THEY WOULDN'T KNOW TO COME TO CITY HALL.
THEY WOULD JUST SIMPLY GO TO TITLE COMPANIES TO, TO VERIFY AND GET A TOP REPORT.
UH, MAYBE NOT EVEN GET AN ATTORNEY INVOLVED.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT THEIR DESIRES ARE OR WHAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEY, UM, THE OBJECTIVE.
BUT I JUST FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO PROVIDE SOMETHING OF PUBLIC RECORD THAT WOULD HELP THE PUBLIC UNDERSTAND AT LEAST A NOTICE THAT IT'S THERE.
UM, HAVE SOMEBODY LOOK INTO IT, MAYBE A SMALL PIECE, BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER.
YOU COULD LOSE THAT WHOLE PARCEL.
SO I, I JUST WOULD LIKE THE CITY TO LOOK INTO THAT.
I JUST THINK THAT'S CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO THE PUBLIC.
ANYBODY ELSE? I HAD A QUESTION, MR. FIELDS.
SO ON THE, ON THE FIRST ONE ON WEST GREEN, UM, THAT APARTMENT COMPLEX IS THERE AND IT'S LIKE THAT'S AN IMPEDANCE, YOU KNOW, IT'S THERE NOW.
BUT TELL US YOUR THINKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT KI YOU KNOW, THE MAJOR, THE MAJOR OR FAIR AND FREEWAY PLANT IS A BIG HIGH LEVEL, LONG-TERM DOCUMENT.
WHAT'S YOUR THINKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THERE? YEAH, THERE'S AN APARTMENT COMPLEX THERE, BUT HOW OLD IS IT? IS IT 10 YEARS OLD NOW? IT'S NOT PARTICULARLY OLD.
UM, I THINK TO YOUR POINT IS THE MTFP IS THE CITY'S LONG-TERM VISION FOR WHERE OUR ROADS WILL BE.
YOU CAN TAKE ANY SECTOR AND FIND PROPERTIES WITH A LINE THROUGH IT THAT TODAY WE WOULD NOT BUILD THAT ROAD.
EITHER WE WOULD'VE TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY OR, UH, THAT LAND WOULD NEED TO REDEVELOP FOR DIFFERENT REASONS.
AS HOUSTON'S VERY AWARE, WE HAVE MAJOR WEATHER EVENTS, WHICH CAUSE FLOODING.
UM, YOU KNOW, THINGS HAPPEN TO OUR BUILDINGS, SO WE ERR ON THE SIDE OF NOT REMOVING A LINE OFF THE MAP BECAUSE THOSE CONDITIONS MAY CHANGE, WHERE AT THAT POINT WE STILL NEED IT.
SO IT, IT PROTECTS THE CITY'S INTEREST IN GETTING THAT RIGHT OF WAY AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE IF WE NEED IT CORRECT AND IF IT'S AVAILABLE.
ANYBODY ELSE, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? OKAY, WITH THAT, WE'LL CALL, WE HAVE TO HAVE PUBLIC SPEAKERS ON THESE.
UM, STAY BY JUST IN CASE THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
BUT THANK YOU AND THANK YOU MS. MOSES BURNSIDE FOR, UM, THIS, THIS IS A LITTLE EXTRA STEP THIS YEAR, BUT I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA, SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT.
UH, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS? I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY WHO'S SIGNED UP.
UH, THIS IS ON WILCREST, ROLANDO WADO.
MR. WADO, GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS, MADAM CHAIR.
UM, I JUST, UH, WANTED TO FOLLOW UP ON THE COMMENTS THAT YOU JUST HEARD FROM MR. FIELDS AND, UM, UH, I AM IN SUPPORT OF ANY PROGRESS AND IMPROVEMENTS IN RESEARCH AND ONGOING PROJECTS THERE, OF COURSE, WITH THE DENIAL OF THIS APPLICATION THAT STILL LEAVES US IN OUR ORIGINAL SITUATION.
AND, UM, JUST SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, WHEN SHE OUGHT TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE CLOCK IS STILL TICKING EVERY NIGHT, WE STILL ARE, UH, AT RISK OF THESE PROPERTY DAMAGES AND PERSONAL INJURIES AND, AND THE CHAOS THAT WE'VE HAD FOR MANY YEARS.
SO, UM, AND WE JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW, I JUST REMEMBER THIS DAY BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY AND WE'LL BE WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND OUR DISTRICT J OFFICE AND MR. FIELDS'S OFFICE AND JUST ACCOUNTABILITY.
IT'S JUST, THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
THE CLOCK IS TICKING AND WE ARE AVAILABLE AS A RESOURCE.
WE KNOW THAT OUR DISTRICT COUNCIL JAY OFFICE IS, IS, UH, HAS BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE.
SO I JUST WOULD HOPE AND EXPECT THAT, UM, WE CAN HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY FROM THIS DAY MOVING FORWARD.
I KNOW THERE'S NO PROMISES OF TIMELINES AT THIS TIME, BUT, UM, UH, MR. FIELDS DOES REALIZE THAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR, UM, SOMETHING THAT'S EXPEDITIOUS AND, AND, AND WHAT'S POSSIBLE AND THE CONSTRAINTS OF BUREAUCRACY.
SO, UM, THAT, THAT'S, THAT'S JUST BASICALLY IT.
I JUST WANT THAT REMINDER OUT THERE THAT I KNOW THIS IS KIND OF FREE OF YOUR HANDS AT THIS MOMENT AFTER, UH, THE DECISION AT THE END OF THE MONTH, BUT, UM, UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING ON THIS PROJECT AND MAKING IT SAFE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
AND, AND YOUR COMMENTS ARE VERY TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY BY THIS COMMISSION.
WE, AND I THINK WE ALL WOULD APPLAUD THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD HAS DONE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.
WE'RE JUST, RIGHT NOW WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THAT.
SO, BUT THANK YOU FOR ANYTHING, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE SPEAKER? OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON ONE OF THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE AND FREEWAY PLAN ITEMS COME FORWARD? OKAY.
CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND SPELL YOUR LAST NAME PLEASE? YES, MY NAME IS PEDRO PEKA AND THAT'S L-I-P-E-T-A.
UM, TALKING ABOUT THE BAPTIST ENCAMPMENT, UNNAMED MAJOR THOROUGHFARE.
UM, AND I JUST WANTED TO LET Y'ALL KNOW THAT WE ARE WORKING DILIGENTLY WITH THE COUNTY TO COME UP WITH AN AGREEMENT FOR THIS.
UM, THE COUNTY IS LOOKING AT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AS A WHOLE, SO THEY'RE LOOKING AT OTHER FACTORS IN ADDITION TO THE MAJOR
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THOROUGHFARE PLANS.UM, AND WE ARE HOPING THAT THOSE PIECES OF THIS PUZZLE WOULD BE WORKED OUT.
UM, THEY'D ALL COME TOGETHER, UM, AT THIS TIME, BUT SOME OF THOSE PIECES ARE JUST TAKING A BIT LONGER TO BE WORKED THROUGH.
SO WE'RE STILL WORKING WITH THE COUNTY AND WE'RE HOPING TO GET THEIR SUPPORT SOON.
UM, AND I'M HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
WE HOPE YOU CAN WORK SOMETHING OUT.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE OKAY WITH THAT? UH, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION FROM THE COMMISSION, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH ROMAN NUMERAL TWO PLATTING ACTIVITY.
NO, I JUST WANTED TO SAY, AND I KNOW YOU SAID THAT I THINK THIS IS, WAS REALLY A VERY IMPORTANT STEP TO ADD TO THE MAJOR THOROUGH, FAIR AND FREEWAY AMENDMENT PROCESS AND I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
SO, UM, AND I THINK ALL OF US DO SO GREAT.
[Consideration of the August 24, 2023 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes ]
WE, WE NEED TO, UH, APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM LAST, OH, SORRY, DID I SKIP OVER THAT? OKAY.SO THE NEXT ITEM WILL BE CONSIDERATION OF THE AUGUST 24TH PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES, WHICH WERE IN YOUR PACKET.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES? IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION CLARK AND THEN SECOND VICTOR.
[Platting Activities a & b]
MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.SECTIONS A AND B ARE PRESENTED AS ONE GROUP, WHICH INCLUDES CONSENT AND REPLANT ITEMS NOT REQUIRING NOTIFICATION.
SECTIONS A AND B ARE ITEMS ONE THROUGH 1 0 4 SECTION A.
CONSENT ITEMS ARE NUMBERS ONE THROUGH 57 AND SECTION B REPLANT ITEMS ARE NUMBERS 58 THROUGH 1 0 4.
NO ITEMS NEED TO BE TAKEN OUT OF ORDER AND THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS MADAM CHAIR, IF THERE ARE NO INDIVIDUALS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS, THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REQUESTS THE APPROVAL OF ALL STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONSENT AND REPLANT ITEMS NOT REQUIRING NOTIFICATION.
I DON'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS.
DO WE HAVE ANYBODY IN THE CHAT? WE DO NOT.
IS THERE ANYONE LISTENING WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON ANYTHING FROM ITEM ONE TO 1 0 4? IF NOT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THESE.
UM, COMMISSIONERS, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS WE NEED TO TAKE SEPARATELY? COMMISSIONER SIGLER? YES.
ITEM UM, NUMBER 1, 20 21 AND 24.
UH, COMMISSIONER HYS? YES, MADAM CHAIR.
ITEMS 14, 16, 17, 20, 21, 52, 53 AND 60.
UM, THEN WE WOULD, UH, ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION ON ALL ITEMS IN SECTIONS A AND B SAVE.
AND EXCEPT FOR ITEMS 1, 14, 16, 17, 20, 21, 24, 52, 53, 57 AND 60.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION POROUS PERLE SECOND.
ALL ALLMAN? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AND NOW ON THE REMAINDER, WHICH WILL BE ITEMS 1, 14, 16, 17, 20, 21, 24, 52, 53, 57 AND 60.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION MAD? IS THERE A SECOND? CLARK? CLARK, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
PLEASE NOTE THAT COMMISSIONERS SIGLER AND DALTON ABSTAINED ON THOSE ITEMS. WITH THAT WE GO
[c. Replats requiring Public Hearings with Notification (Devin Crittle, John Cedillo, Arum Lee, Dorianne PowePhlegm and Wilson Calvert ]
TO SECTION C, PUBLIC HEARINGS.MR. CRIDDLE, GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE HOUSTON PLANNING COMMISSION.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON CITY LIMITS AT THE NORTHEAST INTERSECTION OF ENGLAND STREET AND ALLEY STREET.
THE PURPOSE OF THE RE PLAT IS TO CREATE THREE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS.
THERE ARE NO VARIANCES BEING REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM.
AND REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE ANY RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY STAFFS RECOMMEND APPROVING THE PLAT SUBJECT TO THE CPC 1 0 1 FORUM CONDITION.
MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM.
AND THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
THE PUBLIC HEARING THEN ON ITEM 1 0 4 IS OPENED.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE IN THE CHAT.
WE HAVE ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON 1 0 5 ALICE MANOR.
IF NOT, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS.
ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION SIGLER.
IS THERE A SECOND? JONES? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
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1 0 6, ITEM 1 0 6 IS ARC MEDS.THE PROPERTY IS ALSO LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON CITY LIMITS AT THE SOUTHEAST INTERSECTION OF KIRBY DRIVE AND ALBANS ROAD, WHICH IS SOUTH OF BISSONNET STREET.
THE PURPOSE OF THE REPLAYS CREATE ONE COMMERCIAL RESERVE.
THE APPLICANT IS ALSO REQUESTING A DUAL BUILDING LINE VARIANCE FOR A STRUCTURE TO ENCROACH INTO THE BUILDING LINE.
STAFF IS RECOMMENDING TO DEFER FOR FURTHER STUDY AND REVIEW.
SO FAR OUR FINDINGS INDICATE FURTHER RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION MAY BE REQUIRED, WHICH WILL PLACE THE BUILDING WITHIN PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY.
STAFF WILL COORDINATE WITH THE APPLICANT AT HOUSTON PUBLIC WORKS DURING THE DEFERRAL PERIOD.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
UM, THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 1 0 6, EDES IS, UH, OPEN.
DO WE HAVE ANYBODY IN THE CHAT? NO.
UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER, BUT IS THERE ANYONE LISTENING WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 0 6? IF NOT, THEN DO WE, COULD WE GET A MOTION FOR DEFERRAL OF THE ITEM AND CONTINUANCE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING MOTION CLARK? SECOND, SECOND MAD.
ITEM 1 0 7, ITEM 1 0 7 IS BONNER ENCLAVE, PARTIAL REPL NUMBER ONE AND EXTENSION.
THIS ITEM WAS DEFERRED AT THE TWO PREVIOUS PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS, EAST ALONG BONNER STREET AND JUST NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW A REDUCED BUILDING LINE ALONG THE SOUTHERN PLAT BOUNDARY ADJACENT TO TXDOT PROPERTY.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPLAY IS TO CREATE SEVEN SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS AND TWO RESERVES ALONG A SHARED DRIVEWAY.
A TWO FOOT WIDE SOUND BURIAL WALL SEPARATES TEX PROPERTY AND THIS DEVELOPMENT, THE SOUND WALL SPANS THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE SOUTHERN BLOCK AND DENIES VEHICULAR ACCESS TO THE SERVICE ROAD.
THERE'S A 70 FOOT DISTANCE BETWEEN THE SOUND WALL AND THE SERVICE ROAD ALONG I 10 SIMILAR REDUCED SETBACK VARIANCES HAVE BEEN GRANTED NEARBY AND OVERALL STAFF IN, OH, EXCUSE ME.
OVERALL STAFF IS IN SUPPORTIVE OF THE REQUEST AND HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY OBJECTION FROM HOUSTON PUBLIC WORKS REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE ANY RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY.
STAFF RECOMMENDS GRANTING THE VARIANCE AND APPROVING THE PLAT SUBJECT TO THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CONTINUED ON 1 0 7 BONNER ENCLAVE.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
DOES ANYBODY WANNA SPEAK ON BONNER ENCLAVE 1 0 7? IF NOT, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED AND STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS.
ANY DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONER, MODEST.
UM, AND I KNOW IT'S NOT REALLY PART OF THE APPROVAL, BUT YOU KNOW, CENTER POINT HAD THE COMMENT ABOUT THE FIVE FOOT BUILDING LINE REQUIREMENT.
SO ARE THEY GONNA BE ABLE, SINCE IT'S SUCH A TIGHT, UM, SITE, ARE THEY GONNA BE ABLE TO ADHERE TO THAT, UH, OFF, EXCUSE ME, OFF OF, UH, BONNA STREET OR WITH THE SHARED DRIVEWAY? YES, THEY SHOULD.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION THEN FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION ON ITEM 1 0 7? MAD? IS THERE A SECOND? RA BLAND.
OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES ITEM 1 0 8.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
ITEM 1 0 8 IS CONNELLEY MANOR.
THE SUBJECT SITE IS, UH, 5,100 SQUARE FOOT PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE HOUSTON CITY LIMIT AT THE SOUTHEAST INTERSECTION OF FAULKNER STREET AND CONLEY STREET SOUTH OF YELLOWSTONE BOULEVARD AND EAST OF SCOTT STREET.
THE PURPOSE OF THE RE PLAT IS TO CREATE TWO SINGLE FAMILY LOTS.
THERE ARE NO VARIANCES REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM AND THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THE CURRENT PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY.
WE HAVE RECEIVED NO ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR THIS APPLICATION.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
MADAM CHAIR, PLEASE THE COMMISSION.
YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR 1 0 8 IS OPEN.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE IN THE CHAT.
DOES ANYBODY WANNA SPEAK ON 1 0 8 CONLEY MANOR HEARING? NO RESPONSE TO PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS.
ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? JONES JONES.
ITEM 1 0 9, ITEM 1 0 9 IS EAST 13TH STREET GROVE PARTIAL REPL NUMBER ONE AND
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EXTENSION.THE SUBJECT SITE IS A NEARLY 14,000 SQUARE FOOT PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE HOUSTON CITY LIMIT SOUTH OF SOUTH ALONG EAST 13TH STREET WEST OF STUDY WOOD STREET AND NORTH OF 11TH.
THE PURPOSE OF THE REPL IS TO CREATE ONE SINGLE FAMILY LOT.
THERE ARE NO VARIANCES REQUEST WITH ITEM AND THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THE CURRENT PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS, THOSE ON THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY.
WE HAVE RECEIVED SOME ADVANCED COMMENTS ON THE, FOR THE APPLICATION REGARDING THE FENCE WALL AND CARPORT STRUCTURE ENCROACHMENTS ALONG THE 12 AND A HALF STREET.
THE APPLICANT WAS NOTIFIED THAT ANY FENCE WITHIN THE BUILDING LINE MUST BE NON-STRUCTURAL AND IN THE ENCROACHING CARPORT BUILT IN THE LAST YEAR MUST BE BUILDING LINE REQUIREMENTS.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CCPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
MADAM CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
I HAVE A SPEAKER SIGNED, UH, LINDA, SHE, UH, WHO WILL BE VIRTUAL, I THINK MS. SHE S-H-E-A-D.
UH, YEAH, AS NOTED ON MY NAME IS LINDA, SHE, I LIVE ACROSS THE STREET ON EAST 12TH AND A HALF STREET, A COUPLE LOTS OVER.
UM, AND I REQUEST THAT THIS REPL NOT BE GRANTED UNTIL THE CONDITIONS ARE MET.
UM, THIS IS BECAUSE ESPECIALLY THAT THIS PARTICULAR LOT AND CONSTRUCTION, UH, HAVE HAS BEEN RED TAGGED NUMEROUS TIMES AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO, UM, CONNECT WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE AND PERMITTING TO FIND OUT IF THERE ARE ANY OUTSTANDING, UH, RED TAGS.
BUT THEY'VE BEEN RETAG TAGGED AND RETAGGED FOR NUMEROUS, UH, INCIDENTS AND BEEN IGNORED BASICALLY MANY, MANY TIMES.
UM, SO I URGE YOU NOT TO COUNT ON COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS TO GRANT THIS REPL THAT, UM, THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY OWNER HAS, DOES NOT HAVE A HISTORY OF OF COMPLYING WITH REQUIREMENTS.
AND I'M, IT'S, UM, IT'S AN EYESORE FOR ALL OF US, ALL OF US ON 12TH AND A HALF STREET.
IT'S NOT CONSISTENT WITH REST OF THE BUILDINGS ON, ON THIS BLOCK.
UH, THE SETBACK OF THE FENCE DOESN'T MATCH THE SET.
THE FENCE IS MORE, WALL IS TALLER THAN REQUIRED AND YOU CAN SEE THAT ROOF LINE OF THAT CARPORT BEHIND THE GARAGE DOOR.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
UM, THAT'S THE ONLY SPEAKER I HAVE SIGNED UP.
IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 0 9? EAST 13TH STREET GROVE.
UM, OKAY THEN I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND, UH, CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND, UM, I THINK MAYBE WE'LL HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF.
SO MR. CILLO, THE TWO THINGS SHE, UH, NOTIFIED US OF ARE THE TWO THINGS ON THE CPC.
THE CARPORT HAS TO BE REMOVED.
UM, AND THE FENCE THAT SHE REFERENCES, SAME? YES.
UH, THE, THE FENCE MUST MEET THE NON-STRUCTURAL STANDARDS OF OFFENSE IN ORDER TO BE ENCC BUILDING LINE.
UM, THEY HAVE BEEN RED TAGGED.
I DID SPEAK WITH PERMITING, UNFORTUNATELY WAS UNCON CONFIRMED WHAT THE ACTUAL RED TAGS WERE SPECIFICALLY STATED FOR, BUT THAT'LL BE A PART OF OUR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CPC.
SO THANKS FOR EXPLAINING THAT.
AND, UM, JUST FOR THE, UM, SPEAKER TO UNDERSTAND WE CAN'T CONTROL THE PERMITS HERE AT, AT THIS COMMISSION.
UM, BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE, YOU COULD LEAVE YOUR INFORMATION IN THE CHAT AND MR. SADO CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU AND POSSIBLY GET YOU IN TOUCH WITH THE RIGHT PERSON.
HE HAS BEEN HELPFUL, BUT IT'S JUST HASN'T WORKED OUT.
COMMISSIONER COOK? YEAH, I WAS GOING TO JUST SAY THE SAME THING.
WE CAN PUT YOU IN TOUCH WITH A PERSON IN PUBLIC WORKS ON THE PERMITTING SIDE, BUT THAT'S NOT REALLY THE PURVIEW OF THIS COMMISSION.
AND THIS, THIS PLAT APPLICATION MEETS ALL OUR REQUIREMENTS.
SO IT'S FOR US, IT'S A SHALL APPROVE AT THIS TIME.
BUT WE THANK YOU FOR PUTTING YOUR COMMENTS ON THE RECORD AND WE HOPE YOU CAN, UH, FOLLOW UP WITH PUBLIC WORKS ON THE PERMITTING SIDE.
AND THANK, THANK YOU FOR THE POSITIVE COMMENT ABOUT STAFF.
AND MR. SIO IS ALWAYS VERY HELPFUL, SO THANK YOU.
UM, THEN THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED.
WE HAVE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS.
ANY DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONERS? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? CLARK? IS THERE A SECOND? HEINZ? WHO SAID THAT? SIGLER.
OKAY, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
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ITEM ONE.MADAM CHAIR, THIS IS, I'M SORRY, MADAM CHAIR, THIS IS RICHARD SMITH OF PUBLIC WORKS.
IF MR. CILLO CAN, CAN GET THAT INFORMATION TO JOHN BROWN, WHO I BELIEVE IS IN ATTENDANCE TODAY.
UM, WE WILL GET BACK WITH HER TO COORDINATE WHAT THE ISSUES ARE, WHATEVER IS HAPPENING WITH THE RED TAGS AND TRY TO FILL IN THAT INFORMATION FOR HER MA'AM.
AND YES, MR. CILLO JUST GAVE US A HIGH SIGN THAT HE WILL GET IN TOUCH WITH HER INFORMATION.
UM, OKAY, ONE 10 ITEM ONE 10 HOLIDAY STATE, THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE CITY, UH, WEST OF MONROE ROAD, SOUTH OF ALAMEDA, GENOA, AND A LONG HOLIDAY LANE.
THE PURPOSE OF THE REPLANT IS TO CREATE ONE LOT 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 THE PLAT STAFF.
RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT PER CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
MADAM CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM ONE 10 HOLIDAY ESTATE IS OPEN.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK, NOBODY IN THE CHAT.
IS THERE ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE 10 HEARING NO RESPONSE? THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS.
ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? ALLMAN ALLMAN.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
ITEM ONE 11 IS MALI BAR PLACE PARTIAL REPL NUMBER ONE.
THE SITE IS LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST INTERSECTION OF BENGAL ROAD AND CYL DRIVE AND HOUSTON CORPORATE LIMITS.
THE PURPOSE OF THE RE PLAT IS TO CREATE ONE UNRESTRICTED RESERVE, A ABANDON A PORTION OF A 10 FOOT UEE WITH A FIVE FOOT BY 20 FOOT AE AND REVISE THE BUILDING LINES.
THE APPLICANT IS ALSO REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO REPL LOTS INTO AN UNRESTRICTED RESERVE.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS REQUEST.
THE PLAT IS A REPL OF TWO LOTS, LOTS 21 AND 22 AND A PORTION OF A LOT THE SOUTH 36.6 67 FEET OF LOT ONE BLOCK ONE OUT OF THE MALI BAR PLACE SUBDIVISION THAT WAS CREATED IN 1955.
A GAS STATION HAS EXISTED ON THE SITE SINCE 1969.
THE OWNER IS COMBINING THE LOTS TO REMODEL THE GAS STATION AND CONVENIENCE STORE.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED ALONG BENGAL ROAD AND MAJOR RAFFA AND EAST OF CEDAR DRIVE WHERE THERE ARE SEVERAL SIMILAR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS.
THE OWNER HAS AGREED TO PLACE AN EIGHT FEET HIGH FENCE AND LANDSCAPE BUFFER PURSUANT TO SECTION 33
AND A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS CONDUCIVE TO THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS ALONG BINGLE ROAD AND WILL BE A BENEFIT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
PUBLIC WORKS HAS POED NO OBJECTIONS TO THE REQUEST REVIEW.
MY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS FILED SEPARATELY.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLAT PER THE CBC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS CONCERNING THIS PLAT.
MADAM CHAIR, PLEASE THE COMMISSION.
YOU MAY OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ONE 11 MALI BAR PLACE IS OPEN.
IS THERE ANYONE LISTENING WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE 11 MALI BAR PLACE HEARING NO RESPONSE TO PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED AND STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE VARIANCES AND IT'S ALL ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU.
UM, ANY DISCUSSION ON THE ITEM? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION JONES SECOND MODEST.
ITEM ONE 12 IS NORTH BRYAN PARK RE PLATT NUMBER ONE.
THE SUBJECT SIDE IS OVER A 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 AND ALONG TWO SHARED DRIVEWAYS, UH, ALTERING A PLATTED SHARED DRIVEWAY LAYOUT AND REMOVING A PARKING RESERVE.
THERE ARE NO RANGES REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM AND HAS BECOME APPARENT THAT THE FENCE THAT WAS BUILT, A FENCE THAT WAS BUILT WAS WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATED BY THE PREVIOUS PLAT AND PUBLIC WORKS.
UH, TRAFFIC HAS STATED THAT THEY ARE NOT IN SUPPORT OF THE APPLICANT'S PROPOSED PARKING
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PLAN TO UTILIZE ON STREET PARKING.REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THE OVERALL PLAT DOES NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT.
OF THOSE FILED SEPARATELY, WE HAVE RECEIVED NO ADVANCE COMMENTS REGARDING THE APPLICATION STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER THE PLAT FOR TWO WEEKS TO ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO COORDINATE WITH PUBLIC WORKS TRAFFIC REGARDING THE VIABLE PARKING PLAN.
MADAM CHAIR, IF IT PLEASE LET COMMISSION, YOU MAY CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM ONE 12 NORTH BRYAN PARK IS CONTINUED.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED, NO ONE IN THE CHAT.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE 12? HEARING NO RESPONSE? UH, WE'LL TURN TO THE COMMISSION TO SEE IF WE HAVE A MOTION TO DEFER AND CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING UNLESS THERE'S DISCUSSION.
IS THERE A MOTION FOR DEFERRAL FOR PERLE? SECOND PUL VER ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ARVILLE AT LYONS AVENUE, THE PLAT IS LOCATED IN THE HOUSTON CITY LIMIT AT THE SOUTHEAST INTERSECTION OF LYONS AVENUE AND EAL STREET.
THE PURPOSE OF THE RE PLAT IS TO CREATE ONE RESERVE.
REVIEW BY LEGAL HAS DETERMINED THAT THIS REQUEST DOES VIOLATE DE 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 DEFER THE PLAT AT THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST PER CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
MADAM CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ONE 13 ST.
ARNOLDS V AT LYONS AVENUE IS OPEN.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
ANYONE LISTENING WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE 13? SAINT ARNOLDS STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER.
UM, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION TO DEFER AND CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING? ALLMAN ALLMAN SECOND CLARK.
ITEM ONE 14 IS SECOND REPL OF JOHN D REAPER, SECTION ONE PARTIAL REPL NUMBER ONE.
THIS ITEM WAS DEFERRED AT THE PREVIOUS TWO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON CITY LIMITS SOUTH ALONG CHEVY CHASE, DRIVE AND EAST OF YORKTOWN STREET.
THE SITE IS A REPL OF A LOT FROM THE SECOND REPL OF JOHN DRAPER'S SEC.
SECTION ONE SUBDIVISION RECORDED IN 1977.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS RELAID IS TO SUBDIVIDE ONE 14,000 SQUARE FOOT LOT TO CREATE FOUR SINGLE FAMILY LOTS ALONG A SHARED DRIVEWAY.
THE LOT TAKES ACCESS FROM A 22 AND A HALF FOOT PUBLIC ALLEY AND PROVIDES ACCESS TO ROUGHLY 15 HOMES IN THE SUBDIVISION.
A VARIANCE IS REQUIRED FOR THE SHARED DRIVEWAY TO HAVE ACCESS FROM THIS PUBLIC ALLEY.
EACH LOT IN THIS REPL IS OVER 3,500 SQUARE FEET, WHICH IS LARGER THAN MOST EXISTING LOTS.
TAKING ACCESS FROM THE ALLEY, ALLOWING A SHARED DRIVEWAY CONFIGURATION REDUCES THE NUMBER OF DRIVEWAYS TO ONLY ONE CURB CUT ALONG THE ALLEY.
THE SITE PLAN SHOWS THIS PLAT WILL MAINTAIN PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO THE EXISTING COURTYARD TO THE WEST.
AND THE APPLICANT HAS INDICATED ON THE PLAT THAT THE CER, EXCUSE ME, THE APPLICANT HAS INDICATED THE SUBDIVISION WILL HAVE PRIVATE TRASH COLLECTION SERVICES.
REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THIS PLAT, THIS RE PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLATTERS.
THOSE FILED SEPARATELY STAFFS RECOMMEND GRANTING THE REQUESTED VARIANCE TO ALLOW THE SHARED DRIVEWAY TO HAVE ALL ACCESS AND APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE RECEIVED OPPOSITION TO THIS REQUEST LOCATED IN YOUR PACKETS AND THE APPLICANT AND THE ARCHITECT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
WE ALSO HAVE EVIDENCE OF ONE PROPERTY OWNER WITHIN THE REPL THAT HAS PROTESTED A TOTAL OF THREE TO FOUR PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN THE ORIGINAL PLAT IS REQUIRED TO TRIGGER THE THREE FOURTH MAJORITY VOTE.
MOST OF THE PROTESTS WE HAVE RECEIVED WAS OUTSIDE OF THE ORIGINAL PLAT, WHICH DOES NOT RE-TRIGGER, EXCUSE ME.
THAT DOES NOT TRIGGER THE MAJORITY VOTE.
MADAM CHAIR, THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
UM, SO WE WILL CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON, UH, ONE 14 SECOND REPLAT OF JOHN DRAPER PLACE.
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I HAVE THE ARCHITECT REP REPRESENTING THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT.RAJ PIK, DID YOU WANNA SPEAK NOW OR AT THE END? I'M JUST HERE IF YOU NEED ME TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS I CAN ADDRESS, UH, THE DESIGN INTENT OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU MIGHT NEED.
THEN THEIR FIRST SPEAKER, OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS BRIAN ROSS.
MR. ROSS I THINK IS VIRTUAL ROSS.
BRIAN ROSS IS NOT PRESENT OR IS MUTED? CHRISTINA ROSS.
PATRICIA MURCHISON I THINK IS HERE.
UM, HI, MY NAME IS PATRICIA MURCHISON, BUT MY FELLOW SPEAKER, CONNIE SANCHEZ WAS GONNA, SHE'S ON THE NEXT ON THE LIST AND WE WERE HOPING SHE COULD GO FIRST AND THEN I COULD ADD TO WHAT SHE SAID.
HI, MY NAME IS CONNIE SANCHEZ AND UM, THIS IS MY FIRST TIME, SO PLEASE BEAR WITH ME.
COMMISSIONERS, UM, I LIVE IN DEL MONTE PLACE, WHICH IN THE SUBDIVISION THAT A BUDS UP TO THE LAND, UM, THAT IS IN QUESTION IN THE APPLICATION AND THE WANNA TALK ABOUT THE EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY TO THE PROPERTY.
THE SURVEY TALKS ABOUT 22 AND A HALF FEET, THAT ALLEYWAY OF A CHEVY CHEVY CHASE.
BUT WE'VE MEASURED IT AND IT'S ACTUALLY 18.9 FEET.
IT'S VERY SMALL AND THE CONCERN IS THAT, YOU KNOW, THE CONSTRUCTION, UM, AND YOU KNOW, THE DAMAGE THAT POTENTIALLY COULD HAPPEN, WHICH WE'VE SEEN WITH THE DEMOLITION.
YOU CAN SEE THE ALLEY RIGHT THERE WITH THE DEMOLITION OF THE, THE PRIOR PROPERTY ON THERE.
IN THE PAST, THE CITY HAS ACTUALLY DETERMINED THAT THEIR TRASH AND RECYCLE TRUCKS CAN'T GO DOWN THAT ALLEY BECAUSE IT'S TOO NARROW AND IT'S CAUSED DAMAGE TO SOME OF THE PROPERTIES SUCH THAT NOW WE HAVE TO TAKE OUR TRASH CANS EITHER TO THE, YOU KNOW, TO THE, THE WEST END OR THE EAST END OF THE SUBDIVISION FOR COLLECTION.
UH, FURTHER TO THAT, WE, I MEAN, WE CAN'T EVEN GET A FIRETRUCK TO COME DOWN THERE.
THEY HAVE TO COME TO THE FRONT OR THE BACK AND MANUALLY, UM, BRING THEIR HOSES OR WHATEVER THEY NEED TO DO.
LARGER AMBULANCES HAVE ISSUES WHEN PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HURT.
AND SO WE'VE JUST SEEN A LOT OF DAMAGE AND WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC, YOU KNOW, FURTHER, YOU KNOW, DAMAGING THE CURBS AND PEOPLE'S HOMES IN, IN THAT AREA.
AND SO WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO COME UP WITH IS, IS A WAY THAT, YOU KNOW, IS THERE, ARE THERE OTHER ACCESS POINTS THAT CAN BE EVALUATED PRIOR TO APPROVING THIS VARIANCE? BECAUSE THERE ARE, JOHN DRAPER IS A VERY LARGE, I THINK IT'S A, A NORMAL STREET, WHAT YOU WOULD CALL A STREET VERSUS AN ALLEY.
AND THERE'S, THERE ARE OTHER PROPERTIES AROUND THERE THAT ARE EMPTY THAT CAN, YOU KNOW, IF THEY CAN COORDINATE PERHAPS A MUTUAL ACCESS POINT.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE SPEAKER? OKAY, WE'LL GO TO, UH, THE NEXT SPEAKER, WHICH IS WHO IS PATRICIA MURCHISON? UM, HI PATRICIA MURCHISON.
I LIVE AT, UM, 54 19 CHEVY CHASE.
ON THAT PICTURE, I WAS A LITTLE RED CAR.
UM, I'M ACROSS THE ALLEY, DIRECTLY ACROSS THE ALLEY FROM THE ENTRANCE TO THIS PROPERTY.
AND I JUST MEASURED IT TODAY FROM CURB TO CURB.
I HAD THE, UM, PLEASURE OF WITNESSING ALL THE DEMOLITION, UM, WHEN THEY WERE TEARING DOWN THE HOUSE AND, UH, THEY, THE DEMOLITION GUYS WERE NICE, BUT THERE WAS NO WAY THEY COULD MAKE THAT TURN.
THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE RADIUS TO MAKE THE TURN, SO THEY HAD TO KEEP BACKING UP OVER THE CURBS AND THEY CRACKED THE CURB, UM, ON OUR DRIVEWAY.
IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY'RE GONNA STAGE THAT CONSTRUCTION EITHER, SUCH THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY HAD PARKED THE DUMPSTER ON THE SIDE OF THE ALLEYWAY.
IF WE EVER HAD AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE THAT HAD TO GET DOWN THERE, THERE WOULD BE LITERALLY NO WAY TO DO IT.
UM, SO THAT IS MY OBJECTION IS THAT, AND IN THE VARIANCE REQUEST IN READING IT, IT SAID 22 AND A HALF FEET, BUT CURB TO CURB 18 FEET, NINE INCHES.
THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION.
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UM, OKAY, I THAT, THOSE ARE THE ONLY SPEAKERS I HAVE.DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE CHAT? I'LL TAKE ONE MORE SHOT AT CHRISTINA OR BRIAN ROSS, ARE YOU THERE? OKAY, IF NOT, THEN, UM, I WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WE'LL TURN TO THE COMMISSION.
MR. MR. CRIDDLE, WHAT ABOUT THE MEASUREMENT OF THE, OF THE ALLEY? YEAH, SO THE ALLEY WAS PLATTED, UH, AS A 22 AND A HALF FOOT ALLEY.
SO THE, THE DEDICATION IS 22 AND A HALF FEET, BUT I CAN UNDERSTAND IF IT'S SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THAT FROM CURB TO CURB.
BUT IT WAS PLATTED AS A 22 AND A HALF ALLEY.
BUT, SO THE BUT THE, THE, THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO THE DEDICATION ON THE 22 FEET? NO, NO MA'AM.
NOT, NOT TO, NOT TO THE ALLEY.
IF IT WAS A PUBLIC STREET, THEY WOULD, BUT NOT FOR THE ALLEY.
WELL, ONE THING, JUST FOR THE RECORD, I JUST WANNA POINT OUT CENTER POINT'S, COMMENTS AGAIN ABOUT THE FIVE FOOT BUILDING LINE AND THEN FOR THE APPLICANT TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE, THE CODE CLEARANCE OF 10 FOOT ON CHEVY CHASE.
SO BECAUSE IF THEY CREATE A CODE CLEARANCE ISSUE, IT WOULD BE, UH, INCUMBENT UPON THEM TO, TO DEAL WITH THAT WITH CENTER POINT.
SO THAT'S JUST FOR THEIR INFORMATION.
UM, AND I KNOW THIS DOESN'T REALLY FALL WITHIN OUR PREVIEW, BUT I'M JUST GONNA ASK THE QUESTION.
HOW DO WE ENSURE, BECAUSE IT'S A, THE PEOPLE ON CHEVY CHASE, UM, THAT THE, THE GARAGE TO FACE OPPOSITE, IT'S A COURTYARD IN THE FRONT, CORRECT? IS IT THE SIDE, UH, ON THE, ON THE SIDE TECH? NO, BUT I'M TALKING ABOUT, I GUESS TO THE WEST.
SO HOW DO WE IN, SO THEY ONLY HAVE ACCESS, IN OTHER WORDS, TO THEIR HOMES FROM THE BACK GARAGE, IS THAT CORRECT? OKAY.
UH, I'M, I'M LOOKING AT THE SPEAKER.
THEY ONLY HAVE ACCESS FROM THE HOMES, FROM THE BACK GARAGE.
SO I GUESS IS THERE ANY JUST WAY TO ENSURE DURING CONSTRUCTION THAT THEY DON'T GET BLOCKED IN? I DON'T, I, I WOULD SAY MY, MY CONCERN IS MORE DURING THE CONSTRUCTION ITSELF THAN ONCE IT'S BUILT.
'CAUSE I DON'T SEE HOW THAT HAPPENS.
SO I JUST, I GO, I'M JUST GONNA THROW IT OUT THERE, EVEN THOUGH I KNOW IT'S NOT PART OF OUR PURVIEW.
MAYBE WE'LL TALK TO PUBLIC WORKS.
I SEE COMMISSIONER ROSENBERG HAS HIS HAND UP.
UM, ALL OF THE CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE ACCESS AND STAGING IS ALL PART OF CONSTRUCTION.
NO, I'M, I'M JUST, I WANNA MAKE IT CLEAR TO EVERYBODY THAT THE USE OF THE PROPERTY TO BUILD FOUR HOMES, HOW THEY GET BUILT IS UNFORTUNATELY NOT NECESSARILY PART OF OUR PURVIEW, BUT THE RIGHTS OF THE PROPERTY OWNER, WHETHER OR NOT OUR, THAT THE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT IS APPROPRIATE.
I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND OUR LIMITS OF, UM, ABILITY.
THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF COORDINATION.
THE CONTRACTORS NEED TO DO ALL KINDS OF STUFF AND THAT'S THEIR RESPONSIBILITY.
COMMISSIONER TAHIR AND THEN COMMISSIONER COOPER ON THE SAME LINE.
I THINK MAYBE WE NEED PUBLIC WORKS INPUT.
DON'T THEY NEED TO PULL A PERMIT FOR DEMOLITION? UH, AH, YES.
THE DEMOLITION'S DONE AND THOSE YEAH, BUT EVEN DURING CONSTRUCTION, I THINK PERMITTING CAN, CAN INTERVENE.
WOULD YOU, SHOULD WE CALL ON PUBLIC WORKS? MR. SMITH, ARE YOU THERE OR IS MR. BROWN HERE? I DIDN'T SEE HIM.
HIDING AGAIN,
OKAY, SO CAN YOU RESPOND TO COMMISSIONER TA'S QUESTION ABOUT THERE, I, I ASSUME THERE WAS A PERMIT FOR DEMOLITION, BUT THAT'S IN THE PAST, RIGHT? YES.
SO WHAT ABOUT GOING FORWARD IN TERMS OF PERMITTING THIS SO THAT IT'S LESS INVASIVE TO THE EXISTING HOMES THERE? RICHARD, ARE YOU THERE? YES, MA'AM.
UM, WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY IS THAT WE CAN, I CANNOT CONTROL HOW THE, HOW THAT IS DONE.
HOWEVER, I KNOW THE ARCHITECT AND THE DEVELOPER WERE ON THE, UM, SIGN IN SHEET AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DEFINITELY WORK WITH THEM AND TRY TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO MAKE THAT MORE TOLERABLE AND TALK TO THEM ABOUT STAGING IT SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE THAT WORK FOR THE HOMEOWNER ACROSS THE STREET.
I THINK THAT WOULD DEFINITELY BE SOMETHING THAT THEY COULD ALSO, WE WOULD ENCOURAGE THEM TO WORK WITH THAT HOMEOWNER SO THAT THAT HOMEOWNER WOULD BE AWARE WHEN CERTAIN THINGS WERE HAPPENING, YOU KNOW, GIVEN A LITTLE BIT OF LIKE A WEEK'S NOTICE THAT SOMETHING MAJOR WAS GONNA HAPPEN.
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KNOW THAT THEY'LL HAVE TO DO CONCRETE PORES, THINGS LIKE THAT, WHICH WILL TAKE UP SOME ROOM.BUT AGAIN, I THINK THAT THAT COULD BE COORDINATED WITH THOSE HOMEOWNERS SO THAT THEY WOULD BE AWARE OF WHEN THOSE WOULD BE BE HAPPENING, WHICH WOULD CREATE LESS OF AN IMPACT.
HOPEFUL, WELL MAYBE NOT CREATE LESS OF AN IMPACT, BUT AT LEAST BE GIVEN NOTICE SO THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO PLAN AROUND THOSE KIND OF ITEMS. OKAY, THANK YOU.
UH, COMMISSIONER COLVARD AND THEN COMMISSIONER VICTOR, JUST KIND OF PROCESSING, I THINK IT'S A LEGITIMATE CONCERN THAT MAYBE EMERGENCY VEHICLES WOULD HAVE DIFFICULTY GETTING THROUGH.
UM, AND SO I APPRECIATE THAT MOST OF THE CONCERN IS AROUND THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD, UM, MOVING FORWARD.
UM, I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT, WHAT CAN BE DONE IF THERE'S UM, NO PARKING SIGNS, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I JUST WONDER WHAT CAN BE DONE IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
UM, I HAD ALSO SEEN A COMMENT ABOUT SIDEWALKS.
AND I'M, I'M WONDERING IF, IF YOU COULD JUST GO INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ABOUT WHAT THE PLAN IS FOR SIDEWALKS, JUST TO YOUR PREVIOUS POINTS.
UH, COMMISSIONER THE, I HAD THE TDO GO OUT AND INSPECT THE AREA FOR STREET SIGNAGE.
I NOTICED FROM THE PHOTOS THAT MR. K CRIDDLE HAD, SOME OF THOSE SIGNS WERE HOMEMADE OR NOT CITY SIGNS.
SO WE HAD, UH, WE HAD OUR CREWS GO OUT, DO FIELD CHECKS, REPLACE SIGNS THAT ARE FADED.
AND WE ALSO TRIED, WE MITIGATED BY HAVING NOT ONE WAY SIGNS IN THE ALLEY.
WE, WE DON'T RECOMMEND THAT, BUT WE HAD TURN SIGNS PUT ON THE SURROUNDING STREETS TO HELP DIRECT THAT FLOW AND THOSE ARE BEING FABRICATED AND WILL BE INSTALLED ALSO.
I REACHED OUT TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND MET WITH THEM LAST WEEK.
I'M STILL WAITING ON A CALLBACK.
THEY GENERALLY ALWAYS HAVE CONCERNS OF SOME SORT AND SO I, I STARTED MY CAREER WITH FIRE, SO I'M WAITING ON THAT RETURN CALL FOR THEM TO VOICE ANY CONCERNS THEY HAVE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO ADDRESS BECAUSE THOSE ARE ONGOING, THAT REALLY DOESN'T, IT'S, IT'S A VALID POINT.
SO WE WANNA MAKE IT AS SAFE AS WE CAN.
SO FIRE WILL BE FOLLOWING UP WITH ME, THE ASSISTANT CHIEF, TO LET ME KNOW WHAT THEIR CONCERNS ARE SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO, TO TRY TO MAKE IT AS SAFE AS WE CAN AND HAVE THE BEST ACCESS FOR FIRE SERVICE.
AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED DURING THE, THE PERMITTING PROCESS.
THEN THE, IF FIRE HAS CONCERNS, THAT'S THAT, WHAT DO WE DO IF THEY HAVE CONCERNS, THAT'S ALL THAT JUST, WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF FIRE.
SO THAT, THAT IS GOING TO BE AN ONGOING THING THAT I WILL BE MEETING WITH FIRE.
THEY REACHED OUT TO ME TODAY LETTING ME KNOW THAT THEY WILL GET BACK WITH ME, UH, TODAY SOMETIMES.
SO REGARDLESS OF WHAT GOES ON HERE, I WILL PURSUE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS THAT FIRE MAKES.
COMMISSIONER VICTOR? OH, I, I HAD A SECOND, SECOND.
QUESTION ABOUT, UH, SIDEWALKS AS WELL.
THOSE ARE, I'M NOT SURE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, I'M, I'M ASKING WHAT IS THE PLAN FOR MR. CRILE MAY HAVE AN ANSWER TO THAT.
UM, THERE'S NO SIDEWALK REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PUBLIC ALLEY, BUT I JUST, DURING THE SITE VISIT, I DID SEE, UM, CERTAIN SIDEWALKS IN CERTAIN LOCATIONS, BUT IN GENERAL IT, IT'S NOT A REQUIREMENT FOR PUBLIC ALLEYS.
YEAH, NO, I, AND I'M JUST REALLY RESPONDING TO A COMMENT FROM A, IN ONE OF THE CITIZEN PACKET, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS.
UM, IT SAYS, UM, AS ATTACHMENTS TO THE SUBJECT APPLICATION SHOW AND HIS RESIDENT SUBMISSION OF PRIOR CORRESPONDENCE, THE SUBJECT APPLICATION INCLUDES ADDITIONAL SIDEWALKS IN THE COMMON AREA, WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED BY THE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION.
I'M NOT THAT, THAT'S PROBABLY WITHIN THE COURTYARD, UM, WHAT YOU SEE HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN, UM, MAYBE OUTSIDE OF THIS PLATT'S RESPONSIBILITY, BUT I CAN STILL LET THE APPLICANT OR MAYBE THE APPLICANT CAN BETTER RESPOND TO THAT.
WE CAN, I WAS GONNA CALL ON THE ARCHITECT AFTERWARDS.
I THINK VIC COMMISSIONER VICTOR'S NEXT.
I, I HAD SEEN COMMENTS AS, UH, COMMISSIONER
IS THAT CORRECT? FROM THE PUBLIC AT LEAST.
SO WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THAT GETS ADDRESSED BECAUSE I DID DRIVE THROUGH THIS AREA AFTER HARVEY.
I COULD, IT IS VERY, VERY TIGHT AREA.
SO I AM REALLY CONCERNED THAT WE DON'T WANNA COMPOUND, UH, THE PROBLEM WITH, I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY CAN PLA FOUR HOMES AND IT'S POSSIBLE, BUT IT MAY ACTUALLY COMPOUND THE PROBLEM THAT THEY ACTUALLY HAVE CURRENTLY.
SO JUST IN REGARDS TO PUBLIC SAFETY, IF WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
AND JUST, JUST TO PIGGYBACK OFF AGAIN, YOU KNOW, I MEAN I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU PUT, YOU KNOW, MULTIPLE HOMES ON ONE LOT IS THAT THEY HAVE GUESTS THAT COME AND PARK.
IT'S, YOU KNOW, OR MAYBE THE PROPERTY OWNER
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HAS MORE THAN TWO CARS, YOU KNOW, EVEN SO, UM, YEAH, I MEAN THAT'S WHY I WAS, UM, PROPOSING MAYBE SOME KIND OF NO PARKING SIGNS OR SOMETHING JUST TO TRY TO LIMIT THE IMPACT ON THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORS AS WELL.AND DO THEY PUT THE TRASH PICK UP ON, IS THERE A DEDICATED AREA? BECAUSE TRASH PICKUP DOESN'T HAPPEN ON THAT STREET ON CHEVY CHASE.
SO IT'LL BE, UM, A PRIVATE GROUP THAT COLLECTS THE TRASH SERVICE AND NOT THE CITY OF HOUSTON.
UM, I MAY DEFER HOW THAT HAPPENS.
I MAY HAVE THE APPLICANT ANSWER THAT, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THERE WOULD BE ANY, NO PARKING SIGNS, UH, PLACED OR ERECTED.
THERE WOULDN'T BE ANY NO PARKING SIGNS.
UH, ANY OTHER COMMENTS BEFORE I CALL ON THE ARCHITECT? OH, SORRY.
YES, MR. SMITH, THIS IS RICHARD SMITH, AGAIN, WITH PUBLIC WORKS.
UM, THE BIGGEST ISSUE IF WE ARE FORCED, ARE REQUIRED TO GO OUT AND LOOK AT THIS.
IF WE END UP HAVING TO REPLACE NO PARKING SIGNS BASED ON OUR ROADWAY REQUIREMENTS, WE WOULD END UP RESTRICTING PARKING ON BOTH SIDES ALL THE WAY AROUND CHEVY CHASE.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE ARE HAPPY TO DO THAT.
HOWEVER, I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE RESIDENTS WOULD BE HAPPY WITH THE RESULT OF THAT.
UM, AND SO THEREFORE, YOU KNOW, WE CAN AND WOULD BE WILLING TO GO OUT, LOOK AT IT AND PROBABLY END UP DOING THAT IF NECESSARY.
HOWEVER, AGAIN, THAT WOULD BE TO THE DETRIMENT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THAT WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S WHERE THEY WOULD LIKE TO GO AT THIS TIME.
BUT THE, BUT AGAIN, FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL REVIEW, WILL BE REVIEWING THIS AS PART OF THE, UH, PERMITTING REVIEW PROCESS.
UM, DOES ANYBODY WANNA HEAR FROM THE, UH, ARCHITECT FROM RAJ PARIC? ARE YOU THERE, MR. PARIC? YES, MA'AM.
SO, UM, I THINK PART OF THE CONCERN HERE, AND WE, WE, WE UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN OF THE RESIDENTS AND, UM, HAVE YOU REACHED OUT, HAVE, HAS THERE BEEN SOME COMMUNICATION BETWEEN YOU ALL AND, AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD ABOUT HOW THE CONSTRUCTION'S GONNA BE MANAGED GOING FORWARD? I MEAN, I, I THINK SOME, SOME UNDERSTANDINGS GOING FORWARD AND MAYBE SOME COMMITMENTS FROM YOU ABOUT HOW IT WILL BE CONDUCTED MIGHT BE HELPFUL.
SO THAT WAS KIND OF MY QUESTION.
UM, AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, RESPOND TO ANY OF THE OTHER ISSUES THAT THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE BROUGHT UP, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
UH, THE, THE, THE DEVELOPER HAS REACHED OUT TO THE HOA AND I KNOW HAS BEEN TALKING TO A NUMBER OF THEM.
UM, SOME HAVE, UH, KIND OF, UH, TALKED WITH HIM, SOME I HAVEN'T.
UM, BUT, UH, SO I DO KNOW THERE'S BEEN DISCUSSION THE DEVELOPER AND THEN ALSO THE CONTRACTOR, UH, THAT WE'RE GOING TO SELECT, UH, FOR, FOR THE PROJECT.
UM, REGARDING SOME OF YOUR OTHER QUESTIONS, UM, WE DO HAVE, SO THE PRIMARY ACCESS IS THROUGH THE COURTYARD.
SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE, THE SITE PLAN, YOU'LL ALSO NOTICE THAT THE, UM, THE, IN THE SITE PLAN, UH, SO MOST OF THE, UM, THE ACCESS TO ALL THE ADJACENT, UM, UH, TOWN HOMES, THEY HAVE FRONT DOORS OFF OF THE GREEN, UM, CALL IT A MUSE, THE OLD DEFINITION.
UM, AS WELL AS, UH, ONE OF OURS WE ALSO HAVE AN ACCESS, AND THAT WAS THE ADDITIONAL SIDEWALK.
SO I'M SURE WE'LL HAVE TO DISCUSS WITH THE HOA WHEN THAT HAPPENS.
BUT TO HAVE THE ACCESS THAT COMES INTO THAT CENTRAL COURTYARD, UM, SO THAT THEY'LL STILL ALL WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS THAT COURTYARD, UM, THROUGH THERE.
AND SO YOU'LL SEE THAT ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT ON THE INSIDE.
UH, YOU'LL SEE KIND OF THAT ACCESS THAT WOULD GO INTO THE, UM, SECOND SECTION.
UM, AS FAR AS, UH, TRASH CANS, IF YOU WOULD LOOK AT THE SITE PLAN, UH, THE, THE, THERE ARE TRASH CANS LOCATED ON THERE.
I'VE, UH, ALREADY PLACED THEM ALL, WHICH EVEN AT THIS STAGE,
SO WE, WE DID WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THERE WOULD BE ALWAYS AN AREA FOR THE TRASH CAN SO THEY WOULDN'T BE OUT AND ABOUT.
UM, AND, AND DEFINITELY NOT VISIBLE, UH, FOR ANY OF THE OTHER NEIGHBORS.
AND THEN YOU'LL ALSO NOTICE THAT THERE'S EXTRA DRIVEWAY, UM, IN FRONT OF, UH, THE GARAGES.
AND THAT, OF COURSE, IT'S NOT CONSIDERED OFFICIAL PARKING, BUT IT WOULD ADDRESS THE ISSUES THAT I KNOW ONE OF THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS MENTIONED ABOUT HAVING FRIENDS OR HAVING MORE THAN ONE CAR, UH, SO THAT NOBODY IS PARKING.
SO THAT EACH PER, EACH RESIDENT CAN NOW HAVE TWO ADDITIONAL SPOTS THAT WOULD PARK BE ABLE TO PARK AND NOT BLOCK ANY OF THE OTHER THREE, UH, PARKING WAYS.
SO THAT'S WHY YOU'LL NOTICE IT'S A VERY SIZABLE DRIVEWAY THAT'S SHOWN IN THE, IN THE, UM, IN, IN THE SITE PLAN THERE, UH, RATHER THAN JUST THE, THE NARROW NORMAL
SO THAT WAY NOBODY WILL BE PARKING ON, UM, CHEVY CHASE.
UM, AND SO I BELIEVE I HIT ALL OF THEM ON MY LIST.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES, COMMISSIONER CLARK,
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JUST TO REQUEST, SO, UM, YOU'VE HEARD ALL OF THE COMMENTS AND CONCERNS FROM THE RESIDENTS AS WELL AS FROM THE COMMISSION.AND SO I WOULD ASK YOU TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPER AND THE CONTRACTOR TO SPEAK WITH THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GONNA BE DIRECTLY AFFECTED ON THIS, UH, SHARED DRIVE.
I MEAN, ON THE, UM, ALLEY ON CHEVY CHASE IT BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR, I GUESS IS WHAT I'M RECOMMENDING.
IT'LL MAKE YOUR LIFE A LITTLE EASIER WHILE YOU'RE TRYING TO DEVELOP AND IT'LL DEFINITELY MAKE THE RESIDENTS LIVES A LITTLE LITTLE EASIER.
SO IF YOU COULD HELP COORDINATE THAT, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT.
ANYBODY ELSE FOR, FOR THE ARCHITECT? UM, OKAY.
SO DID I CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS? I THINK I DID.
UM, COMMISSION STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCES AND APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT CONDITIONS, WHICH ARE BEFORE YOU ON THE SCREEN DISCUSSION.
WELL, THE, UM, ONLY COMMISSIONER COIN, THE ONLY POINT I WANT TO REALIZATION THAT I HAVE IS WE WILL DEFINITELY HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THESE HIGHER DENSITY COURTYARD DEVELOPMENTS OFF OF A NON, UM, RIGHT OF WAY AN ALLEY.
THIS IS JUST CLEARLY PRESENTING THE CONCERN ABOUT ACCESS.
UM, I THINK THERE COULD BE SOME HARD HARDSHIP FOR THE EXISTING RESIDENTS.
IF FIRE STARTS LOOKING AT THIS, I'M VERY CONCERNED, MAYBE I DON'T WANNA CALL IT AMENITY, MAYBE, UM, EASE OF PARKING.
FIRE'S GONNA LOOK AT THIS AND SAY, WELL, MAYBE WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS, YOU KNOW, UH, TAKE A DIFFERENT APPROACH ABOUT PARKING AT ALL, UM, IN THE ALLEY.
SO, AND I DON'T KNOW, IN COMMITTEE OR WHATEVER, WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT HIGHER DENSITY COURTYARD DEVELOPMENTS OFF OF AN, AN ALLEY.
'CAUSE WE'RE DEFINITELY, I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT PART OF OUR LIVABLE PLACE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE TRYING TO PROMOTE COURTYARD DEVELOPMENT.
IT KIND OF BEGS THE QUESTION, UM, MR. CRIDDLE OR MR. SMITH, WHAT HAPPENS IF IN THE PERMITTING PROCESS AND FIRE DEPARTMENT IS REVIEWING THIS AND THEY SAY, YOU KNOW, WAIT, WE CAN'T THIS, WE CAN'T DO THIS.
WHAT HAPPENS? THEY WON'T BE GIVEN A, AT THAT POINT, POINT, THEY WON'T GET A PERMIT.
SO THAT'S, YOU KNOW, THAT IT'S NOT FOR US TO DETERMINE TODAY WHETHER IT'S SAFE FOR FIRE, BUT FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL ABSOLUTELY DO THAT AND THEY WILL STOP IT IF IT'S JUST BECAUSE WE APPROVE A PLA DOESN'T MEAN THEY HAVE TO ISSUE A PERMIT IF, IF THEY FEEL IT VIOLATES THEIR ABILITY TO, TO, TO FIGHT A FIRE.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION THEN? UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION AGAIN IS TO GRANT AND APPROVE.
UM, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, WILL SOMEONE MAKE A MOTION OF SOME KIND, PLEASE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION.
WE HAVE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES AND IT IS APPROVED.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE HOUSTON PLANNING COMMISSION.
ITEM NUMBER ONE 15 IS VIEWS AT LAURA COPY.
THE SUBJECT SIDE IS A 7,000 SQUARE FOOT PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE HOUSTON CITY LIMITS ON LAURA COPY ROAD EAST OF WAYSIDE AND SOUTH OF TIDWELL.
THE PURPOSE OF THE RE PLAT IS TO CREATE TWO NARROW FRONT LOADING SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS.
THERE ARE NO VARIANCES REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM AND THE PLAT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
WE HAVE RECEIVED NO ADVANCED COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PLAT REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATED THAT THE PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
MADAM CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ONE 15 VIEWS AT LAURA COPY IS OPEN.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
UH, IS THERE ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON ONE 15 HEARING NO RESPONSE? THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT.
IS THERE DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION JONES.
IS THERE A SECOND?
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ONE 16 HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN.ITEM ONE 17 IS WILLIAMS ON COMMERCE.
ITEM ONE 17 IS WILLIAMS ON COMMERCE PARTIALLY PLA NUMBER ONE.
THE SITE IS LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST, UM, ALONG COM, COMMERCE STREET, WEST OF ST.
CHARLES STREET AND HOUSTON CORPORATE LIMITS.
THE REASON FOR RE PLAT IS TO CREATE 16 LOTS.
THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED THAT THIS ITEM BE DEFERRED.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER THE APPLY PER THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST.
STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM.
MADAM CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES COMMISSION, YOU MAY CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ONE 17 WILLIAMS ON COMMERCE IS CONTINUED.
DOES ANYBODY WANT TO SPEAK ON ONE 17 HEARING? NO RESPONSE.
UH, IS THERE A MOTION TO DEFER THE ITEM AND CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING MOTION FOR IS FERTILE.
ALL ALLMAN? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
UH, THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC HEARINGS.
[d. Subdivision Plats with Variance Requests (Aracely Rodriguez, Wilson Calvert, Tammi Williamson, Devin Crittle, Arum Lee, Petra Hsia, and John Cedillo)]
D VARIANCES, ITEM ONE 18.GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM JUDGE, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
ITEM ONE 18 ALDEN COMMERCE PARK GP.
THE SITE IS LOCATED IN HOUSTON, ETJ IN HARRIS COUNTY, SOUTH OF SOUTH OF ALDI, BENDER ROAD, AND WEST OF JOHN F. KENNEDY BOULEVARD.
ALDI INCOMING PARK DP PROPOSES A COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND IS REQUESTING A VARI TO NOT PROVIDE ANY NORTH, SOUTH AND EAST WEST PUBLIC STREET.
THAT RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER THE GP TO ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND TO ALLOW MORE TIME FOR HARRIS COUNTY ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT TO DO MORE RESEARCH ON A, ON A, AN ASSISTING WITH ON RECORDED SUBDIVISION THAT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE PROPERTY.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. RODRIGUEZ? UH, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS.
UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER ANY DISCUSSION.
IS THERE A MOTION FOR DEFERRAL? BUREAU OF BLAND, SECOND MAN.
THE SITE IS LOCATED IN HOUSTON, ETJ IN HARRIS COUNTY WEST ALONG BAUER ROAD AND SOUTH OF BINGS ROAD.
THE APPLICANT REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO EXIT INTERSECTION FACING BY NOT PROVIDING NORTH, SOUTH, AND EAST WEST PUBLISHED STREET STOP IS IN SUPPORT THE REQUEST IN JUNE, IN JUNE, 2023, PLANNING COMMISSION GRANTED THIS THEM TO NOT PROVIDE ANY NORTH, SOUTH OR EAST WEST PUBLIC STREET THROUGH THE SITE.
THE APPLICANT WAS SUBMITTED THE APPLICATION TO ADD A DETENTION RESERVE TO MEET HARRIS COUNTY REGULATION, WHICH IS HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE.
SO STAFF IS STILL IN SUPPORT AS THE JUSTIFICATION HAS NOT BEING SHANE IS STILL THE SAME.
UM, IT'S LOCATED IN A LOW DENSITY AREA.
THE NORTH SOUTH STREET IS CANNOT BE DEDICATED AT THE PROPERTY TO THE SOUTHWEST ALREADY GRANTED A AREA NOT TO DO A NORTH, SOUTH STREET AND TO THE WEST, THERE'S ALREADY AN ASSISTANCE SUBDIVISION.
AND GRANTED AT THE VARI WILL NOT BE DUES TO PUBLIC SAFETY BREAK WORK CAN BE EXTENDED TO ADDRESS TRAFFIC CIRCULATION IN THE FUTURE.
SO HARRIS COUNTY IS IN SUPPORT AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANT AND APPROVE THE PLA SUBJECT TO THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITION.
UM, THE APPLICANT, UM, IS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
UM, IF ANYONE HAS QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT, UH, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS.
UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLOT.
ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION THEN FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION, MIND, PA MIND.
IS THERE A SECOND? ALL ALLMAN.
ITEM ONE 20, ITEM ONE 20 GRAND PRAIRIE HIGHLANDS GP THE IS LOCATED IN HOUSTON, ETJ IN HARRIS COUNTY, SOUTH OF BECCA ROAD AND WEST OF FUTURE CAREER ROAD.
THE APPLICANT REQUESTS AN ADVANTAGE TO NOT PROVIDE RIGHT AWAY DEDICATION ALONG BECCA ROAD AT DESIGNATED MAY THOROUGHFARE.
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THERE IS AN ASSISTANT, A DP WISE CENTER POINT EASEMENT ALONG BECCA ROAD.SO STAFF NEED ADDITIONAL, ADDITIONAL TIME TO CONTINUE COORDINATING WITH HARRIS COUNTY AND CENTER POINT.
SO STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER THE GP FOR FURTHER STUDY AND REVIEW.
WHO IS THE APPLICANT? MATT STOOPS.
DID YOU WANNA SPEAK OR? YES MA'AM.
COME, COME RIGHT FORWARD PLEASE.
I'M THE APPLICANT, MATT STOOPS WITH LJA.
UH, THIS IS ON BEHALF OF FRIENDS WITH DEVELOPMENT.
THEY'RE THE DEVELOPER FOR THE PROJECT.
WE BROUGHT THIS, UH, GENERAL PLAN AND FIRST PHASE ONE PRELIMINARY PLATS, UH, TWO PLANNING COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL BACK IN SEPTEMBER OF 22.
UM, AT THE TIME THIS MATTER WAS FIRST BROUGHT UP, AS SOON AS WE KNEW ABOUT IT, WE BROUGHT IT UP TO STAFF AND TO COUNTY STAFF AND TOLD THEM, LOOK, WE'VE GOT A PROBLEM HERE.
WE CANNOT POSSIBLY PROVIDE WIDENING FOR, UH, BECCA ROAD TO THE SOUTH BECAUSE THE 80 FOOT EASEMENT IS ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF BECCA ROAD.
UH, IT'S AN 80 FOOT TRANSMISSION EASEMENT.
IT IS NOT A, YOU KNOW, THREE-PHASE LINE THAT'S EASILY MOVABLE.
THIS IS A MAJOR TRANSMISSION CORRIDOR.
UM, STAFFS, BOTH COUNTY STAFF AND CITY STAFF ASK FOR US TO WORK WITH CENTER POINT EASEMENT, OR EXCUSE ME, CENTER POINT TO GET, UH, A RIGHT OF WAY WIDENING WITHIN THEIR EASEMENT.
WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO SO FOR A YEAR.
WE HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING IMAGINABLE, BUT THEY SAID FLAT OUT, NO, WE'VE GOT DOCUMENTATION OF THAT THAT WE PROVIDED TO STAFF.
UH, GIVEN THIS THE LOCATION OF THE EASEMENT IN THAT IT IS FRANKLY IMPOSSIBLE TO WIDEN IT TO THE SOUTH, WE'D ASK THIS NOT BE DEFERRED AND THAT THE VARIANCE BE GRANTED.
THIS IS THE DEFINITION OF A HARDSHIP FOR, FOR A VARIANCE.
SO, UM, THE, UH, EASEMENT, THE CENTER POINT EASEMENT IS NOT A NEW TRANSMISSION EASEMENT.
THE TRANSMISSION EASEMENT WAS PUT INTO PLACE IN 1970.
BECCA ROAD WAS NOT PUT ON THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE PLAN UNTIL 76.
SO THIS IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM EITHER.
UH, NOW I KNOW THAT OF COURSE STAFF LOOKS AT THIS STUFF AS PROGRESS AS DEVELOPMENT PROGRESSES ALONG.
SO THE FACT THAT THEY DIDN'T ADDRESS IT UP TILL NOW IS NO CONCERN.
BUT WHEN IT POINTED OUT WE THINK THAT THIS IS A TEXTBOOK REASON FOR A VARIANCE AND IT SHOULD NOT BE DEFERRED BECAUSE STAFF HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS CONDITION FOR WELL OVER A YEAR NOW AND THEY DO HAVE A, A FIRM KNOW YOU CANNOT, WE HAVE A FIRM NO, FROM CENTER POINT EASEMENT.
WE HAVE DOCUMENTATION THAT THEY SAID THEY WILL NOT ALLOW FOR THE WIDENING IN THE, IN THEIR EASEMENT.
LET ME ASK IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS.
COMMISSIONER CLARK? YEAH, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF.
SO IF THEY HAVE A FIRM NO IN WRITING FROM CENTER POINT, FROM MY EXPERIENCE THAT WILL NOT CHANGE, UM,
BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH THE RIGHTWAY DEDICATION IS GIVEN THE EAST, IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE EASEMENT HAVE TO BE RELOCATED.
SO IF STAFF IS NEEDING ADDITIONAL TIME TO COORDINATE, JUST TO VERIFY THAT THIS INFORMATION IS CORRECT AND WHAT IS THE REASONING BEHIND THAT? THE RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION CANNOT BE DONE.
ESPECIALLY THAT THIS IS THE MAY OF THOROUGH FAIR AND UM, WE DON'T WANNA EASILY GIVE UP THE MAY OF THOROUGH FAIR.
AND ALSO WE MAY BE LOOKING TO THE POSSIBILITY TO SEE HOW WE CAN ACQUIRE THE ADDITIONAL RIGHT AWAY DEDICATION TO MAKE IT A HUNDRED.
SO COULD WE NOT DO SOME KIND OF AGREEMENT WITH THE APPLICANT? AND I KNOW THIS IS NOT NORMAL, BUT SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX THAT THEY SAY, IF YOU GUYS ARE ABLE TO TWIST CENTERPOINT'S ARM AND YOU CAN GET THEM TO DEDICATE IT OR GET THEM TO AGREE THAT THEY'LL DEDICATE IT WHEN IT'S AGREED UPON.
I MEAN, 'CAUSE IN TWO WEEKS I CAN GUARANTEE YOU'RE NOT GONNA RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM.
SO THEN WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO? AND THIS IS PROBABLY A, A FRED OR A DIPTY QUESTION.
UM, YEAH, I WAS GONNA ASK IF, IF MR. MATHIS WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING FROM HARRIS COUNTY.
I'M SORRY MR. MATHIS, I SHOULD HAVE ADDRESSED YOU AS MR.
I TENDED BECAUSE WE'RE FRIENDS.
UM, WHEN MR. STOOP SAID, UH, LJ HAS COORDINATED WITH THE COUNTY IN TERMS OF THE CENTER POINT SAYING THAT THEY WOULD DENY EASEMENT, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE HEARD ABOUT THIS.
SO WHEN WE HEARD ABOUT THIS JUST NOW, UH, WE'VE GOTTEN WITH OUR PEOPLE AND WE'RE GONNA GET WITH THE CITY AND WE'RE GONNA DISCUSS WHAT WE, WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? WHEN CENTER POINT SAYS THAT THEY'RE DENIED EASEMENT, DO THEY HAVE THE LEGAL RIGHT TO DO THAT? I DON'T KNOW.
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TO DISCUSS.WOULD THE COUNTY BE WILLING TO LET THEM PROCEED? 'CAUSE THEY'RE NOT GONNA START DIGGING IN THE DIRT TOMORROW.
WOULD THE COUNTY BE WILLING TO LET THEM PROCEED WITH THE, WITH A WRITTEN AGREEMENT THAT SAYS IF THIS GET WORK GETS WORKED OUT, THAT THEY WILL DEDICATE THAT SPACE? AN ENCROACHMENT AGREEMENT MAY BE AN OPTION, BUT I CAN'T SAY FOR SURE IF WE WOULD GRANT THAT.
IF, IF I MIGHT BE ABLE TO FILL IN YEAH, GO AHEAD.
WE DID HAVE A MEETING WITH THE COUNTY A YEAR AGO TO DISCUSS THIS.
AND IF THAT WAS THE CA IT WAS AT THE COUNTY'S DIRECTION THAT WE PURSUE THE POSSIBILITY OF, OF TALKING WITH CENTER POINT AND WORKING THROUGH IT TO GET AN ENCROACHMENT AGREEMENT TO DEDICATE THE RIGHT OF WAY.
THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR A YEAR.
CENTER POINT HAS, IN TYPICAL CENTER POINT FASHION BOUNCED US AROUND FOR A WHILE AND UH, SO THAT TOOK A COUPLE OF MONTHS, BUT THEN WE GOT TO THE POINT WHERE, UH, WE COULD NOT, THEY THEY JUST SET UP FLAT OUT.
UM, AND SO THAT'S WHEN WE CAME BACK TO THE CITY.
NOW THE BIGGEST PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE AT THE MOMENT IS, IS WE'VE GOT CONSTRUCTION PLANS THAT ARE BEING HELD UP BECAUSE OF THIS ONE ISSUE.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE, WE'VE COMPLIED WITH WHAT EVERYBODY ASKS US TO DO AND WE'RE GETTING NOS IN EVERY DIRECTION, BUT WE DON'T FEEL LIKE OUR CONSTRUCTION PLAN SHOULD BE HELD UP BECAUSE OF SOMETHING WE CAN'T GET BECAUSE OF NOTHING THAT WAS A PREEXISTING CONDITION.
WELL THIS IS KIND OF OUT OF THE NORM.
AND I I KEEP SAYING MS. MATH STAND UP, MAYBE SHE CAN, UM, GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS OF PLANNING COMMISSION.
UM, I I WE HAVE NOT HAD THIS KIND OF ISSUE AT THE TABLE FOR SOME TIME.
WHAT, WHAT I MAY SUGGEST THAT WE LOOK AT, AND I'D LIKE THE APPLICANT AND COUNTY TO, TO THINK IF THAT IS AN OPTION.
WHAT IF, UH, THE COMMISSION GRANTED THE VARIANCE LIKE COMMISSIONER CLARK SUGGESTED AND IF WE WERE ABLE TO DISCUSS IT OUT WITH CENTER POINT? 'CAUSE WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO TALK TO THEM AS WELL.
SO WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A COORDINATION WITH THEM TO SEE IF THAT IS AN OPTION OR NOT.
I TRUST THE APPLICANT THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED A NO FROM THE CENTER POINT, UH, THAT THEY CANNOT DEDICATE.
HOWEVER, IF THE APPLICANT IS READY TO LEAVE THAT CORRIDOR, THAT SPACE AS SOME SORT OF A RESERVE AND JUST NOT JUST TO JUST HAVE THAT AS A, SOME LANDSCAPE RESERVE OR SOMETHING OF THAT SORT.
SO IT IS STILL AN OPEN, BECAUSE IF THEY'RE READY TO PLOT, THEN WE DON'T WANT THEM TO PLOT RIGHT AT THE LINE OF THE A HUNDRED FEET RIGHT.
OF A, IF THEY PLOT IT RIGHT AT THAT POINT, THEN UH, THE HOMES WILL BE BUILT TOO CLOSE.
IF EVEN WE GOT THE DEDICATION.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS GOT IT, BUT, SO 80 FEET RIGHT OF AWAY AND CENTER POINT 20 FEET SPACE.
IF THE HOMES WERE BUILT AT 20 FEET, THEN THERE IS NO BUILDING SETBACK FROM FUTURE RIGHT OF WAY.
SO IF THE APPLICANT CAN AGREE TO SOME SORT OF, THERE'S AN 80 FOOT IF I, I WAS GONNA CLARIFY.
YOU CAN'T 80, THERE'S, THERE'S, YOU CAN'T BUILD UP TO, THERE'S A SOUTHERN RIGHT? THERE'S A SOUTHERN YEAH, IF I MAY, THERE'S THE SOUTHERN RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF CCA ROAD, THE EXISTING WHERE IT IS TODAY, THEN THERE'S AN 80 FOOT POWER LINE EASEMENT.
WE CAN'T GET ANYTHING ANY CLOSER THAN 80 FEET TO THAT RIGHT OF WAY RIGHT NOW TODAY.
WE'D BE HAPPY TO PLA THAT ENTIRE STRIP OF THAT, UM, THAT EASEMENT AS AN UNRESTRICTED RESERVE AND THEN THE COUNTY CAN GO DO WHATEVER THEY WOULD LIKE WITH THAT RESERVE.
WELL THAT SEEMS LIKE A RESOLUTION.
UM, WELL I I I THINK SOMETHING COULD BE ARRANGED TO MAKE THAT VERY SIMPLE TO DO
BUT POINT BEING IS, UH, I, I DON'T KNOW THAT FOR SURE.
I'M SPEAKING FOR MY CLIENT HERE, SO.
BUT I THINK WE COULD COME UP WITH SOME VERY QUICK AND EASY SOLUTION FOR THAT.
BUT THE BIGGEST THING IS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WITH THE COUNTY IS THAT WITH THE APPROVAL OF THIS VARIANCE THAT THE CONSTRUCTION PLANS ARE APPROVED.
'CAUSE THIS IS THE ONLY ITEM THAT IT'S HOLDING THIS UP.
AND WE'VE GOT A DELAY OF CONSTRUCTION GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
SO MR. MATHIS, NOT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, BUT HOW DOES THIS ALL SOUND TO YOU? IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE WORKABLE FOR THE COUNTY? THAT DOES PUT ME ON THE SPOT.
YOU KNOW, I REALLY DON'T MIND PUTTING YOU ON THE SPOT, BUT I WAS NICE ABOUT IT,
I MEAN IF THEY LEAVE IT AS AN UNRESTRICTED RESERVE, DOES THAT, DOES THAT GIVE YOU WHAT YOU NEED? I MEAN, THAT WOULD GIVE YOU THE TIME TO WORK WITH CENTERPOINT.
IT WOULD'VE TO GO IN AND COORDINATE AND BUY THE, BUY THE LAND FROM, UH, FRIENDSWOOD IN THE FUTURE.
AND THAT'S, I'M NOT SURE THAT THEY'D WANNA WANNA SELL YOU THAT LAND.
THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH IT.
BUT I GUESS WHAT I'M ASKING IS HOW COULD WE NOT HOLD THEM UP AGAIN AND FIND A WAY TO MOVE FORWARD? 'CAUSE THIS IS A HARDSHIP THAT REALLY IS NOT OF THEIR DOING AND THEY'VE WORKED FOR 12 MONTHS TO TRY TO WORK THIS OUT AND
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THEY'VE GOTTEN A HARD NO.SO WE SHOULDN'T KEEP PUNISHING THEM.
WE, WE OUGHT TO FIND A WAY TO WORK THROUGH IT WITHOUT BINDING EVERYONE'S HANDS UP.
I, AND I THINK A SALIENT POINT YOU KIND OF ALLUDED TO BEFORE IT, ARE WE GONNA FIX THIS IN TWO WEEKS? ARE WE, WHAT ARE WE GONNA KNOW IN TWO WEEKS THAT WE DON'T KNOW TODAY? IT SO I MEAN IF THERE'S AN ANSWER TO THAT, THEN NOW US, THAT WOULD BE A REASON TO, IT JUST GIVES TIME.
WELL IT ALSO GIVES OUR ATTORNEYS TIME TO LOOK AT THE DEED DOCUMENTS TO, TO SEE IF THEY, IF IT'S SOMETHING IN THE DEED DOCUMENTS THAT SAYS THEY CAN REFUSE THE RIGHT TO GRANT RIGHT AWAY.
BUT ISN'T THAT AN ARGUMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY YEAH.
AND CENTER POINT AND NOT THE APPLICANT COMMISSIONER RAM? CAN I KIND OF CHIME IN? UM, FIRST I'M ACTUALLY SHOCKED AT THIS AN AND NOT A FEE STRIP BECAUSE TYPICALLY WOULD TRANSMISSION LINES, IT IS ALWAYS A CENTER POINT OWNED FEE STRIP.
SO THIS IS REALLY WEIRD IN THAT SENSE.
BUT EVEN WITH SMALLER DISTRIBUTION, NEVER LESS THREE PHASE AND TRANSMISSION CENTERPOINT DOES NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO KIND OF ZIGZAG CIRCUITS IN AND OUT OF INDIVIDUAL PROPERTIES LIKE THAT.
SO THAT WILL NEVER BE KIND OF RE YOU KNOW, ADJUSTED TO THE SOUTH COME BACK LIKE THAT.
THAT IS NOT, I MEAN I, I CAN'T SPEAK FOR CENTER POINT OFFICIALLY ANYMORE, BUT I, THAT IS NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
AND IF IT TRULY IS AN EASEMENT IN WHICH EVERY SINGLE PROPERTY IS IMPACTED ALONG THAT WAY, YOU WOULD HAVE TO TURN AROUND AND LET CENTER POINT BUY AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT A HUNDRED FOOT FEE STRIP TO RELOCATE THE ENTIRE JUST TRANSMISSION LINE TO EVEN CLEAR UP THAT RIGHT OF WAY.
AND, AND THE ODDS AND THE MONEY TO TAKE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN ARE, YOU KNOW, SO I MEAN, I'M ALWAYS KIND OF THE FIRST ONE TO PUSH BACK ON VARIANCE REQUEST.
BUT THE REALITY OF THIS, UM, IT IS, IT'S NOT REALISTIC FOR, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'RE KIND OF PUTTING THE APPLICANT THROUGH.
UM, AGAIN, I'M ACTUALLY SHOCKED IT'S AN EASEMENT IF IT TRULY IS AN EASEMENT, IT ALMOST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
BUT THEY'RE, THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO RELOCATE, COME BACK AND THEN GO TO THE NEXT PROPERTY DOWN LATER.
THAT'S JUST IT, IT'S JUST NOT GONNA HAPPEN THAT WAY.
IT, A CENTER POINT'S GONNA GIVE YOU A FLAT NO, JUST LIKE THEY'VE GIVEN YOU AND THEY'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO GIVE THAT TO EVERY PROPERTY OWNER DOWN THE ROAD.
SO I, I DON'T, NOT TO SPEAK FOR THEM, BUT I JUST DON'T SEE THAT MOVING TRANSMISSION LINES.
AND THEN WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SOME ENCROACHMENT LANGUAGE IN HERE, BUT THEY ARE EXTREMELY STRICT.
WE, THE CODE CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS ON NOT ONLY DISTRIBUTION BUT TRANSMISSION LINES.
SO THIS IS A WHOLE LEVEL OF DUE DILIGENCE EVEN VERSUS YOUR NORMAL SMALLER DISTRIBUTION.
SO I, I'M KIND OF WITH COMMISSIONER CLARK AND THE APPLICANT IN THAT.
UM, THIS IS NOT REALLY A REALISTIC SCENARIO IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE TO REQUEST THAT.
AND, AND OF MY SHORT TIME ON THIS COMMISSION, THIS SEEMS LIKE A CLEAR HARDSHIP
SO IF THERE WERE SOME LANGUAGE A HUNDRED PERCENT AGREE WITH YOU, THIS IS PROBABLY THE ONE TIME THAT I'M GONNA SAY IT'S A CLEAR HARDSHIP, RIGHT? WHAT WOULD BE THAT QUALIFYING LANGUAGE? WHAT WHAT, WHAT, WHAT'S THE LENGTH? I HAVE ONE POINT TO MAKE IF I COULD GO AHEAD.
THERE WAS A PLAT RIGHT ADJACENT TO THIS, UM, WHICH GOT RECORDED AND RIGHT AWAY WAS DEDICATED.
WHY DIDN'T CENTER POINT SOUTH THAT, THAT'S ONE POINT I WANNA TRY TO MAKE.
NO, IT'S ON, IT'S ON THE SOUTH SIDE IS RIGHT ADJACENT TO SECTION SIX OF FI DON'T KNOW, BUT PERRY HIGHLANDS AND WHAT, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT SEEING THE DOCUMENT AND AND CENTER POINT DOES NEED TO SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.
BUT IN PARTICULAR WITH TRANSMISSION FACILITIES, THEY ARE EXTREMELY STRICT ABOUT CLEARANCES AND ENCROACHMENTS.
THEY TEND TO FIGHT THAT VERY HARD.
UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE LEGALITY THAT I ONLY IF I CAN SPEAK TO YOU, I'M NOT A LAND RIGHT AWAY AGENT, BUT THIS IS NOT A DISTRIBUTION, YOU KNOW, WOODEN POLE FACILITY THAT CAN KIND OF BE RELOCATED OR EVEN HAVE SOME ADJUSTMENT IN IT.
TYPICALLY THESE ARE, UM, STRAIGHT SHOT LARGE ASSETS THAT NEED TO REQUIRE CODE CLEARANCE.
SO, UM, THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE GONNA PROBABLY BE VERY STRICT ABOUT AND, AND WHATEVER LEGALITY THEY HAVE IN THEIR, THEIR BACK POCKET, THEY'RE, THEY'RE GONNA PUSH BACK ON THIS QUITE A BIT BECAUSE THIS WILL BE EXTREMELY, I MEAN, EACH ONE OF THOSE POLLS IS PROBABLY CLOSE TO A MILLION DOLLARS EASILY FOR A POLL.
I MEAN IT'S, IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE.
SO I DO RECALL ABOUT A YEAR AGO I HAD LJA DO AN ANALYSIS IF WE HAD A FULL BUILT OUT ULTIMATE RIGHT OF WAY AND THE 20 FEET WAS DEDICATED WITH THAT IMPACT, THE, UH, CENTER POINT TOWERS AND THEY SAY IT WOULD NOT IMPACT THE TOWERS, IT WOULD COME WITHIN A FEW FEET, BUT IT WOULD NOT IMPACT THE TOWERS.
YOU KNOW, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT,
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I'VE HAD TO PAY SOMEONE TO GO OUT AND HAND DIG AROUND THE FEET OF THOSE TOWERS BECAUSE THEY WERE INCHES OFF IN THE CLEARANCE OF THE HEIGHT.SO THERE, THESE TRANSMISSION CORRIDORS, MR. MATHIS, I CAN'T TELL YOU WHY MAYBE ONE GOT DONE AND THEY'RE REFUSING TO DO THIS ONE.
BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE APPLICANT, NO MATTER WHO THE APPLICANT IS, THEY WILL NEVER RESOLVE THIS IN TWO WEEKS.
AND SO WE'RE GONNA BE HERE IN TWO WEEKS AND THEN ARE WE GONNA HAVE TO DENY THEM FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY HAVE NO CONTROL OVER? AND AND I HEARD YOUR CONCERN ABOUT THE HOUSES AND I WOULD AGREE WITH YOU, BUT BECAUSE IT'S AN 80 FOOT RIGHT AWAY, YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THE RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THAT EASEMENT.
THEIR HOMES ARE NOT GONNA REFLECT THAT.
SO I'M SURE THAT THE APPLICANT WOULD STILL WORK WITH YOU AND DEDICATE IT, BUT I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW LONG WE CAN HOLD THESE GUYS UP FOR WITH NO RESOLUTION FOR A HARDSHIP THING THAT'S NOT THERE.
WELL, EVEN IF EASEMENT WAS DEDICATED, THERE'S NO PLANS TO BUILD OR IMPROVE BECCA ROW AT THIS TIME.
IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT ON THE CIP PROJECT LIST.
SO IT'S NOT LIKE A ROAD'S GONNA BE BUILT TOMORROW THERE.
WELL, AND I GUESS THAT'S WHY I'M SAYING YOU NEED TO CONVINCE CENTER POINT 'CAUSE
WELL IF, IF I MAY THE, UM, COME TO THE MIC EXHIBIT PLEASE.
THE EXHIBIT THAT MR. MATHIS WAS REFERRING TO THAT WE DID ABOUT A YEAR AGO TO SHOW OKAY, IF THE RIGHT OF WAY COULD BE, UH, DEDICATED, WHERE WOULD THE PAVING GO? THAT EXHIBIT WAS ALSO SHARED WITH CENTERPOINT AND THEY SAID, NO WAY ARE YOU GETTING THAT CLOSE TO THOSE TOWERS
SO THAT'S PART OF THE REASON WHY THAT WE WAS LIKE, THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THEY SAID NO.
'CAUSE THEY SAID YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET THAT CLOSE TO THE TOWERS.
OH, NOW THE, FROM A RIGHT OF WAY EXPANSION STANDPOINT, IT'S NOT LIKE THIS IS, THIS THOROUGHFARE IS LOCKED INTO 60 FEET FOREVER.
AND I KNOW THIS IS NOT TYPICALLY THE WAY IT'S DONE, BUT IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, THIS IS THE WAY IT'S DONE.
INSTEAD OF 20 FEET BEING TAKEN OFF BOTH SIDES, YOU TAKE 40 FEET OFF ONE SIDE.
IT IT WHEN YOU REACH, WHEN YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT CANNOT BE MOVED ON ONE SIDE OF A RIGHT OF WAY, THAT'S THE POLICY.
THAT'S WHAT'S BEEN DONE FOR DECADES.
IT, WELL IT IS THERE ALSO A A, AN EASEMENT ON THE OTHER SIDE THOUGH? IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE POLES.
NO, UH, THERE, THERE ARE POWER POLES, BUT THAT'S JUST A TYPICAL THREE PHASE LINE THAT CAN BE EASILY MOVED.
SO THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ASSETS THAT ARE IN PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY YEAH.
THAT THE COMPANY HAS TO RELOCATE AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE AND ASSETS THAT ARE AN EASEMENT.
WHETHER IT'S A FEE STRIP OR AN EASEMENT.
EVEN IF HARRIS COUNTY ASKED CENTER POINT TO GO MOVE IT CENTER POINT WOULD TURN AROUND AND SAY YOU NEED TO PAY ME X AMOUNT OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO MOVE IT BECAUSE WE HAVE PREVAILING RIGHTS DUE TO OUR EASEMENT RIGHTS DIFFERENT.
DO YOU THINK THAT THEY HAVE A LEGAL RIGHT TO DENY? DO WE WELL I'M NOT A LAND RIGHT AWAY AGENT, BUT REGARDLESS OF THAT, I WILL SAY THEY HAVE A LEGAL RIGHT TO REIMBURSEMENT IF THEY EVER GOT ASKED TO MOVE MS. MICKELSON.
COULD YOU SPEAK ON THAT? THAT WAS PERFECT SUMMARY.
AND I HAD THE SAME QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER THIS WAS REALLY AN EASEMENT OR WHETHER IT WAS, UH, OWNED IN FEE BECAUSE FOR THIS SIZE, THE SIZE OF TRANSMISSION, MAYBE THAT'S WHAT THEY DID IN THE SEVENTIES WAS AN, WAS JUST AN EASEMENT, ESPECIALLY OUT IN THIS AREA.
BUT I WOULD BE SURPRIS THAT'S THE KEY MS. MICKELSON.
'CAUSE I HAD A PROPERTY OUT WEST MM-HMM
WHERE A PORTION OF IT WAS FEE STRIPP 50 AND ANOTHER PORTION OF IT EASEMENT.
YEAH, IT WAS EASEMENT AND IT MAY JUST BE WHAT THEY WERE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE FROM THE THEN PROPERTY OWNERS WHEN THIS WAS FARMLAND IN.
SO IN YOUR ESTIMATION, WOULD IT BE WORTH IT TO DELAY THIS FOR TWO WEEKS TO INVESTIGATE WHETHER OR NOT, OR IS THAT YOU, YOU KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION? I I HAVE TO SAY THIS IS, THIS IS TRULY A HARDSHIP.
I'M CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT THOSE DOCUMENTS SAY.
BUT THAT'S NOT GONNA BE A DECISION THAT WE CAN THEN SAY, YEAH, GIVE US THE RIGHT OF WAY.
YOU KNOW, WHAT IT DOES ON THIS ROAD IS MAKE THE ACQUISITION OF THE RIGHT OF WAY WHEREVER WE GET IT FROM OR WHEREVER THE COUNTY GETS IT FROM.
MORE EXPENSIVE BECAUSE YOU'RE EITHER MOVING TRANSMISSION LINES TO GO ON BOTH SIDES OR YOU'RE TAKING IT AND PURCHASING IN ALL LIKELIHOOD AND THE BULK OF IT FROM THE OTHER SIDE.
AND WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE PLAN TO SEE IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT REALLY NEEDS TO STAY ON THERE IF, IF IT CAN'T EVER BE BUILT.
SO, WHICH IS A WHOLE DIFFERENT ISSUE.
MADAM CHAIR, I WOULD ADD THAT I THINK THAT COMMISSIONER CLARK, COMMISSIONER CLARK'S SUGGESTION THAT THERE BE, YOU KNOW, SOME SORT OF A CONDITION THAT THIS BE, UH, DEDICATED.
HE'S NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO BUILD ANYTHING WITHIN THAT EASEMENT EITHER.
UM, WHETHER IT'S DEDICATED AS OPEN SPACE OR WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN LEFT OPEN.
BUT I THINK THAT'S GONNA BE A FUNCTION OF JUST WHAT'S IN THE CENTER POINT DOCUMENT ANYWAYS.
WE COULD DEDICATE IT, WE COULD, WE COULD TAKE WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE SHOWN, UM, ON THE PRELIMINARY PLATS.
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OF WIDENING BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE CITY AND COUNTY HAD US DO ORIGINALLY.UM, WE CAN TAKE THAT, THAT STRIP AND INSTEAD TURN IT INTO AN UNRESTRICTED RESERVE AS A SEPARATE RESERVE.
AND THEN IF WHETHER IT'S THREE MONTHS FROM NOW OR SIX YEARS FROM NOW, THE COUNTY SOMEHOW GETS THAT WORKED OUT GREAT, THEN WE CAN, WE CAN GIVE THEM THE RESERVE.
SO THE CONDITION WOULD BE THAT YOU WOULD IN THE FUTURE PLANT THAT AS NON-RESTRICTED RESERVE, RESERVE PLANT THAT STRIP AS AN UNRESTRICTED RESERVE AND LET IT OPEN AND THAT WAY IT CAN'T BE, THE COUNTY CAN DO WHATEVER THEY WANT NEED TO WITH IT.
DOES THAT SOUND REASONABLE TO EVERYBODY? MS. MARTHA, GO AHEAD.
I I THINK THE, THE RIGHT WAY TO UH, PROBABLY HANDLE THE RESERVE WOULD BE THAT IT REMAINS, UH, EITHER AN OPEN SPACE RESERVE OR, OR UNRESTRICTED RESERVE AUTOMATICALLY SORT OF SHOWS THAT IT COULD BE USED FOR SOME OTHER PURPOSE.
OPEN SPACE RESERVE AND, UH, I WOULD SAY NOT BE PLOTTED IN FUTURE BUT BE PLOTTED NOW, UH, ALONGSIDE THE SECTIONS THAT THEY'RE PLANNING TO PLOT.
I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT, WHAT MR. STOOP SAID HE WOULD DO.
SO IF IT SP PLATTED WITH THESE SECTIONS OR SEPARATELY AS A OPEN SPACE RESERVE, UM, THE BEST FOR BOTH, UH, PUBLIC ENTITIES WOULD BE THAT THEY PLATTED AS, UH, SOME, UH, DEDICATED EASEMENT FOR RIGHT OF WAY OR SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THAT.
WE CAN'T DEDICATE AN EASEMENT WITH WITHIN THAT EASEMENT.
THEY CAN THAT YEAH, WE CAN DEDICATE A RESERVE.
YES, YOU CAN DEDICATE A RESERVE.
IF YOU DO A RESERVE, THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM.
SO IN THAT CASE, IF IT HELPS THE COMMISSION, THE STAFF WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR RECOMMENDATION REFLECTS THAT WE WILL STAFF RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO APPROVE SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS THAT, UH, FIRST OF ALL THE HARDSHIP IS MET HERE.
AND SO WE WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE OUR RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE AND UH, THE CONDITION WOULD BE THAT, UH, A 20 FEET RESERVE OPEN SPACE RESERVE BE DEDICATED WITH THE PLATS ALONG THIS CORRIDOR.
DOES EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND THE MOTION? YES.
UH, CLARK IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.
UM, I WON'T RESTATE THE MOTION ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION PLAN.
SO RESERVE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
HELLO, ITEM 1 21 IS HOUSTON ELECTRIC VEHICLE MONTROSE.
THE SUBJECT SITE IS A ROUGHLY 1.38 ACRE PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE HOUSTON CITY LIMITS AND THE MONTROSE AREA ALONG COMMONWEALTH JUST SOUTH OF GRAY STREET.
THE PURPOSE OF THE REPL IS TO CREATE ONE ACRE COMMERCIAL RESERVE IN THREE LOTS.
THE APPLICANT HAD ORIGINALLY REQUESTED A REDUCED FOUR FOOT BUILDING LINE ALONG HADDEN STREET, BUT HAS WITHDRAWN THEIR VARIANCE REQUESTS AND THEIR APPLICATION IS NOW MEETING ALL OF CHAPTER 42 STAFF.
RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
MADAM CHAIR, THIS CONCLUDES STAFF PRESENTATION.
ANY QUESTIONS? UH, WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS.
IS THERE A MOTION? BALDWIN? IS THERE A SECOND? JONES? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES ITEM 1 22.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
ITEM 1 22 IS YOUTH HOUSTON YOUTH SPORTS GROUP.
THE SITE IS LOCATED IN HOUSTON'S CORPORATE LIMITS IN HARRIS COUNTY NORTH OF NORTH OF NORTH OF MILLS BRANCH DRIVE, SOUTH OF THE EAST FORK, SAN JACINTA RIVER BETWEEN KINGWOOD DRIVE AND WESTLAKE HOUSTON PARKWAY.
THE APPLICANTS IS PROPOSING ONE UNRESTRICTED RESERVE AND HAD REQUESTED TWO VARIANCES BASED ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT DUNHAM ROAD WAS A PRIVATE ROAD.
DUNHAM ROAD, HOWEVER, IS A PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY.
THE APPLICANT HAS SINCE PROVIDED A REVISED PLAT DRAWING SHOWING THE ORDINANCE REQUIRED 15 FOOT DEDICATION OF RIGHT OF WAY WIDENING.
THEREFORE, THIS PROPOSED PLAT WOULD MEET ALL ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS.
THERE'S ONE REMAINING QUESTION THAT COULD AFFECT THE PLAT BOUNDARY.
SO THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED THIS ITEM BE DEFERRED FOR TWO WEEKS, THEREFORE STAFF RECOMMENDS TO DEFER THE APPLICATION.
WE HAVE RECEIVED THREE PUBLIC COMMENTS IN ADVANCE CONCERNING THE USE OF THE SITE AND ROAD AND TRAFFIC CONDITIONS ON DUNHAM ROAD.
THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
ANY QUESTIONS? UH, WE DO HAVE SPEAKERS.
UM, I THINK THE FIRST TWO ARE VIRTUAL, UH, CHRISTIAN CALLENS.
HI, GO RIGHT AHEAD, COMMISSIONER.
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HI.UM, SO YOU, YES, WE, UH, WE OWN OUR PROPERTY, UH, BORDERS THE DEVELOPMENT TO THE WEST OF IT AND, YOU KNOW, EXPRESSED SOME CONCERNS, PARTICULARLY WITH THE, UM, I'LL SAY THE OVERALL, UH, DEVELOPMENT AND, AND SOME OF THE USE OF THIS PROPERTY THAT GRANTING THE VARIANCE WOULD ALLOW FOR USAGE OF THE, UM, OF THE PROPERTY.
IT WASN'T IN ORIGINALLY INTENDED THIS FOR-PROFIT.
YOU KNOW, SPORTS COMPLEX HAS BROUGHT A LOT OF TRAFFIC TO THE AREA.
IT'S CREATING A LOT OF, UM, OTHER ISSUES INCLUDING NOISE, LIGHT, UH, POLLUTION, ET CETERA.
I UNDERSTAND THE CITY NOW HAS SUBORDINATES TO DEAL WITH THE LIGHT POLLUTION, SO WE'LL BE LOOKING INTO THAT.
BUT, YOU KNOW, BEYOND THAT, EVEN LOOKING AT THE MOST RECENT PLAT, YOU'LL SEE, YOU KNOW, WHILE I SUSPECT THE, UH, ORDINANCES MAY ALLOW THE DEVELOPMENT TO HAVE A, UM, YOU KNOW, NON-PERMANENT PARKING AREA EXTEND INTO THE 30 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY PLAN ON PUTTING A PARKING LOT RIGHT UP NEXT TO, YOU KNOW, RESIDENTIAL FENCES WHERE YOU HAVE CHILDREN PLAYING IN THE BACKYARDS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
SO AGAIN, JUST REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL DO.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO UNDERSCORE THE ISSUES RAISED BY MS. PETIT AND, UM, AND MR. HIRSCH REGARDING, YOU KNOW, WHO ARE RESIDENTS ALONG DUNHAM ROAD.
I DO NOT SEE HOW IN THE WORLD A, UH, EMERGENCY VEHICLE COULD FIT ON THAT ROAD AT THE SAME TIME AS ANY OTHER TRAFFIC.
AND I CANNOT IMAGINE WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE TO LIVE ON THAT STREET WHEN ALL THE TRAFFIC IS, UM, COMING AND GOING FROM THESE FACILITIES.
SO THAT WOULD JUST, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, ASK THE COMMISSION TO STRICTLY ENFORCE ANY EXISTING, UM, RESTRICTIONS AND, AND NOT GRANT ANY VARIANCES.
'CAUSE I, AT A MINIMUM, I THINK THAT IS WHAT THE PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE SIGNED UP FOR, BUT GRANTING, YOU KNOW, ANY, ANY ALLOWING FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THIS IS GONNA HAVE A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HEARD MS. WILLIAMSON'S, UM, UH, BRIEFING AT THE BEGINNING, BUT THE, THE APPLICANT HAS WITHDRAWN ANY VARIANCE REQUESTS.
SO, UM, THEY ARE GOING TO DO THE BUILDING LINE AT THE, AT WHAT IS REQUIRED IN THE CODE.
AND SO THIS AGAIN, BECOMES A SHALL APPROVE, UM, ITEM FOR US.
UM, THERE WILL BE SOME OPPORTUNITY IN, IN THE PERMITTING.
IT'LL BE REVIEWED FOR BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUBLIC WORKS, YOU KNOW, THERE'LL BE OTHER REVIEWS THAT THAT WILL HAPPEN AS IT GOES DOWN THE ROAD IF IT IS IN FACT CONSTRUCTED.
UM, BUT AT THIS PLATING STAGE, THIS MEETS ALL THE REQUIREMENTS.
BUT THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TODAY.
UM, I'M KIND OF CONFUSED NOW BECAUSE MY THING WAS OVER THE VARIANCE AND NOW IT'S SAYING THAT IT'S PULLED, UM, BUT THEY'RE STILL APPARENTLY PLOTTING IT.
SO MY FEAR IS ARE THEY STILL GONNA BRING ALL THE THE VEHICLES DOWN DUNHAM ROAD? I'LL LET STAFF RESPOND.
DO YOU WANNA GO AHEAD AND RESPOND MS. WILLIAMSON? OKAY.
SO, HOW THE VARIANCES WERE BASED, THEY ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THAT DUNHAM ROAD WAS STILL A PRIVATE ROADWAY, WHICH WAS HOW IT WAS ORIGINALLY SET UP.
DUNHAM PLACE IS AN UNRECORDED SUBDIVISION.
AND SO DUNHAM ROAD WAS SET UP AS AN EASEMENT, A PRIVATE EASEMENT FOR THE USE OF THE SUBDIVISION.
BUT IN THE LATE 1990S, HOUSTON ACTUALLY ACQUIRED IT WARRANTY DEED.
IT IS OFFICIAL PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, STILL AT 30 FEET.
SO THAT CHANGES ALL OF THE VARIANCES THAT THEY HAD REQUESTED BECAUSE IT WASN'T THAT NOT DOING A PUBLIC STREET AND NOT HAVING A RESERVE HAVE PUBLIC STREET FRONTAGE.
IT DOES HAVE PUBLIC STREET FRONTAGE.
THERE IS A PUBLIC STREET, SO THAT ISN'T PART OF THEIR QUEST.
AND SO THEY ARE DEDICATING THE HALF OF THE REQUIRED WIDTH THAT THE ORDINANCE REQUIRES THEM TO, WHICH IS 15 FEET TO THE EXISTING 30.
SO THIS WILL MEET ONCE WE GET THIS OTHER ISSUE RESOLVED, IT WILL MEET ALL CHAPTER 42 REQUIREMENTS STILL BEING AS A SPORTS FIELD.
CAN I STILL SPEAK? DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION AT ALL? WELL, IT KIND OF DOES, BUT NOW I STILL HAVE EVEN MORE CONCERNS.
UM, FIRST OF ALL, IN, IN THEIR APPLICATION THERE WAS A LOT OF FALSE INFORMATION.
NUMBER ONE SHE CLARIFIED, THEY DID REALIZE IT'S NOT A PRIVATE ROAD, IT IS A PUBLIC ROAD, BUT ALSO IN THERE THEY PUT THAT IT'S A 30 FOOT WIDE ROAD.
UM, THEY ALSO PUT IN THERE THAT THERE IS A PUBLIC TURNAROUND AT THE END.
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IS A CUL-DE-SAC.THERE IS NOT DUNHAM ROAD, DEAD ENDS.
THERE'S LIKE AN IMAGINARY LINE.
THE ROAD NARROWS DOWN TO LIKE 12 FOOT WIDE AND THERE'S LIKE A SIX FOOT DROP OFF ON EACH SIDE.
THERE'S NO TURNAROUND FOR ANY KIND OF OUTSIDE TRAFFIC.
BUT THE BALLPARK BRINGS A TON OF TRAFFIC DOWN THERE.
AND WE HAVE A RIVER DOWN THERE, WHICH BRINGS, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY'S INTERESTED.
THEY WANNA GO CHECK OUT THE WATER AND STUFF.
UH, THE CITY OF HOUSTON CAME IN AND DID A MAJOR DRAINAGE PROJECT AND TOTALLY FUMBLED IT LESS THAN A YEAR AGO OR RIGHT OUT A YEAR AGO.
UH, THE, THE, THE, WE'RE CONSTANTLY DIGGING PEOPLE OUT OF THE DITCHES AND STUFF.
I MEAN, OUR RESIDENTS RESPECT EACH OTHER.
THE BALLPARK, UH, TRAFFIC DOES NOT.
THEY, THEY, THEY FLY OUT OF THOSE DRIVEWAYS.
THEY DON'T YIELD TO, TO THE RESIDENTS OF DUNHAM ROAD.
AND, UM, IT'S JUST A VERY DANGEROUS ROAD.
I WE HEAR YOU AND I THINK SOME OF YOUR CONCERNS ARE SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA MAYBE HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE CITY OF HOUSTON PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
AND I'LL ASK MAYBE MR. BROWN CAN, UM, MEET WITH YOU.
AFTER THIS AND, AND KIND OF ONE YOU MAY, YOU MAY HAVE TO SEEK SOME OTHER REDRESS FOR THE PROBLEMS THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
SHE SAID THAT, THAT THEY, Y Y'ALL WILL DEDICATE 15 FOOT THAT IS IN THE, THE EASEMENT OF THE, THE, UH, POWER LINES AND, AND THE STORM SEWER AND CABLE LINES.
AND HOW WOULD THAT WORK? GO AHEAD.
SO THE DEDICATION FOR PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY JUST GIVES THE SPACE FOR PUBLIC USE.
AND SO THAT COULD INCLUDE UTILITIES, THAT CAN INCLUDE SIDEWALKS, THAT INCLUDES EVERYTHING ELSE.
IT'S NOT JUST THE PAVEMENT ITSELF, WHICH IS WHY SO DUNHAM IS A 30 FOOT RIDE RIGHT OF WAY, EVEN IF THE PAVEMENT ITSELF IS MUCH NARROWER.
AND SO DEDICATING FOR ADDITIONAL RIDE OF WAY GIVES SPACE FOR THOSE PUBLIC USES.
BUT THE DROP OFF DRAINAGE, I MEAN, WOULD THAT BE COVERED UP? IT WOULD BE IN THE RIGHT OF WAY.
WELL, NO, IT WOULD JUST BE WITHIN THE SPACE THAT IT BECOMES PUB'S PROPERTY.
NOBODY COULD BUILD ANYTHING OVER IT OR IT'S STILL JUST, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE, IT'S THE DRAINAGE SPACE WOULD BE MAINTAINED FOR DRAINAGE AND SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PURPOSES.
BUT THAT STILL WOULDN'T HELP WITH VEHICLES GETTING THROUGH OR GETTING BY.
THAT'S WHAT YOU NEED TO TALK TO MR. MR. SMITH ABOUT, I MEAN, MR. UH, BROWN ABOUT, BUT I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND CALL THE NEXT SPEAKER.
DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON UH, THIS ITEM, WHICH IS 1 22? OH, THERE YOU ARE, MR. BUTTE.
JUST WANTED TO SAY AS, AS THE APPLICANT, YES.
EVEN THOUGH THE VARIANCES ARE WITHDRAWN BASED ON THE NEW INFORMATION FOR DUNHAM, I'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE THE CITIZEN'S INFORMATION AND PUT THEM IN CONTACT WITH THE DEVELOPER.
COMMISSIONER SIGLER, THE, UM, THE ADJACENT USES LOOK LIKE THEY'RE ALSO ATHLETIC FIELDS.
IS THAT PART OF THE SAME? IT'S SO WHY ISN'T THAT ONE ONE PLOT, ONE GENERAL PLAN? THERE ARE TRACKS IN BETWEEN EACH OF THEM THAT AREN'T OWNED BY THE SAME OWNER.
OKAY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UM, OKAY.
THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER AND TELL ME WHY WE'RE DEFERRING IT AGAIN.
SO IF YOU GO TO THE PLAT, THERE'S A STRIP OF LAND THAT WE DON'T KNOW WHO THE OWNER IS.
UM, AND SO RIGHT NOW IT'S, IT'S, IT, THE GAP.
THERE'S THAT STRIP BETWEEN WHAT'S KNOWN AS LOT 25 I THINK.
AND THEIR PROPERTY, THEIR WARRANTY DEED DOESN'T SHOW IT AS THEIRS, BUT IT WAS PART OF THE UNRECORDED SUBDIVISION.
AND SO RIGHT NOW IT WOULD BE A STRIP OF UNBUILDABLE SPACE.
AND SO WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHOSE OWNERSHIP AND WHERE IT BELONGS.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? COMMISSION QUESTIONS? UM, IS THERE A MOTION TO DEFER THE ITEM? MOTION.
ITEM 1 23
THIS ITEM WAS DEFERRED AT THE PREVIOUS PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING.
THE SITE IS LOCATED IN WALLER COUNTY NORTH ALONG MAJOR FAIR AIRFARE CLAY ROAD, WEST OF BARTLETT ROAD AND SOUTH OF SENTARA SHORES
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DRIVE.THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING VARIANCE TO EXCEED INTERSECTION SPACING BY NOT PROVIDING A NORTH, SOUTH PUBLIC STREET THROUGH THE SCHOOL SITE.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS REQUEST.
THE SITE IS A VACANT 19 ACRE TRACT LAND AND THE APPLICANT INTENDS TO BUILD AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON THE SITE.
THE RESERVE HAS FRONTAGE ON SENTARA SHORE'S DRIVE TO THE NORTH AND MAJOR TH MAJOR AIRFARE CLAY ROAD TO THE SOUTH AND A RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION TO THE WEST.
THE CURRENT INTERSECTION SPACING IS 2,800 FEET ALONG CLAY ROAD, WHICH QUALIFIES AS A, AS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION PROVIDING A NORTH SOUTH STREET WOULD BOIC THE SCHOOL SITE AND COULD DISRUPT DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITIES.
THE APPLICANT HAS WORKED WITH STAFF TO REVISE THE PLA TO ABANDON THE STUBB STREET.
INSTEAD OF REQUESTING, REQUESTING A SECOND VARIANCE TO TAKE ACCESS FROM THE STUBB STREET.
THE INTERNAL DESIGN SHOWS PARENT DROP OFF AND PICKUP LOCATED IN A MANNER THAT ALLOWS FOR VEHICLES TO SIT WITHIN THE SCHOOL SCHOOL SITE WITHOUT STACKING ONTO THE LOCAL STREET.
ULTIMATELY, STAFF HAS RECEIVED NO OBJECTION TO THIS VARIANCE REQUEST AND STAFF RECOMMENDS GRANTING THE VARIANCE SUBJECT TO PROVIDING COMMISSIONER COURT APPROVAL FOR THE STUB STREET ABANDONMENT AT THE TIME OF RECORDATION.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. CRILE? UH, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS.
UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS BEFORE YOU ON THE SCREEN, ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? RA BLAND? IS THERE A SECOND? ALLMAN ALLMAN.
STATE THE SITE LOCATED IN THE CITY ALONG GIMME ONE SECOND.
EAST OF COOLING BOULEVARD AND NORTH OF WHEAT ROAD, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING FOUR SINGLE FAMILY LOT WITH EIGHT DWELLING UNIT AND IS ALSO REQUESTING A VARI TO ALLOW THIS LOT TO BE LESS THAN THE REQUIRED MINIMUM LOT SIZE.
HOWEVER, STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER THE PLOT AT THIS TIME TO ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BY NOON NEXT WEDNESDAY.
STAFF DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS IN ADVANCE.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. RODRIGUEZ? UM, JUST A COMMENT.
MAKE SURE THAT THE APPLICANT SEES THAT, UM, COMMENT FROM CENTERPOINT 'CAUSE THEY'RE ENCROACHING ON AN EASEMENT.
SO AGAIN, THEY WOULD HAVE TO GET THAT RELEASED AND ALL THAT.
MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THE APPLICANT IS AWARE AND IS COORDINATING WITH SANTA.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? UM, DO WE HAVE ANY, WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED IN THE CHAT.
UM, SO STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER, IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION HIDES MORRIS SECOND HINES.
YES, YOU MAY TAKE ITEM 1 25 1.
THANK GOOD AFTERNOON MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
ITEMS 1 25 THROUGH 1 27 INCLUDE MUSTANG MEADOWS, GP, MUSTANG MEADOWS, SECTION ONE AND MUSTANG MEADOWS SECTION TWO.
THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE HOUSTON ETJ IN HARRISON, WALLER COUNTY NORTH OF BECCA ROAD, EAST OF MATHIS ROAD AND SOUTH OF BURTON CEMETERY ROAD.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A GP WITH TWO SECTIONS AND IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO EXCEED INTERSECTION SPACING TO THE WEST BY NOT EXTENDING AN EAST WEST STREET INTO THE WESTERN BOUNDARY.
ONE OF MUSTANG MEADOWS IS PROPOSING 105 LOTS WITH NO VARIANCE REQUESTS AND SECTION TWO IS PROPOSING 102 LOTS AND IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW MORE THAN 150 LOTS WITH ONE POINT OF ACCESS AS THE TOTAL NUMBERS OF LOTS WITHIN MUSTANG MEADOW.
THE APPLICANT IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON, UM, PROVIDING NEW DRAWINGS AND A NEW PROPOSAL AND NEW VARIANCE REQUESTS.
THEREFORE, STAFF RECOMMENDS DEFER DEFERRAL TO WORK WITH THE APPLICANT ON ACCESS AND TO GIVE THE APPLICANT TIME TO PROVIDE THEIR REVISED PROPOSAL AND VARIANCE REQUESTS.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM MS. CHA? ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? ANY DISCUSSION? WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, RIGHT? OH, THERE YOU ARE.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER ANY FUR ANY DISCUSSION.
IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION CLARK SECOND.
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MOTION CARRIES.ITEM 1 28, ITEM 1 28 PORTER ROAD INVESTMENTS AT S 59.
THE SITE IS LOCATED EAST OF S 59 WEST OF LOOP 4 94 AND SOUTH OF THE GRAND PARKWAY WITHIN MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO NOT PROVIDE A NORTH SOUTH STREET ALONG MONTGOMERY PINE PINES ROAD.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS REQUEST.
THE 37 ACRE SITE IS LOCATED BETWEEN TWO PARALLEL TEXT MAJOR THOROUGHFARES US 59 AND TEXAS LOOP 4 94 4 WITH A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 2,220 FEET APART.
THE, THE ADJACENT PROPERTY TO THE NORTH CONSISTS OF AN EXISTING MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT AND THE ADJACENT PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH CONSISTS OF AN EXISTING PERMANENT DETENTION POND, BOTH OF WHICH WOULD PREVENT A THROUGH STREET FROM MAKING CONNECTIONS WITH THE PLA.
THE APPLICANT IS EXTENDING THE EXISTING MONTGOMERY PINES ROAD THROUGH THE SITE AND CONNECTING IT TO S 59 TO THE WEST.
ADDITIONALLY, A MAJOR COLLECTIVE STREET JUST SOUTH OF THE ADJACENT DETENTION BOND WILL PROVIDE FUTURE CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN US 59 AND LOOP 4 94.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY HAS VOICED NO OBJECTION TO THE VARIANCE REQUEST.
STAFF RECOMMENDS GRANTING THE VARIANCE AND IMPROVING THE PLAT PER THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
STAFF HAS RECEIVED NO ADVANCE WRITTEN COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.
THIS CONCLUDES STAFF PRESENTATION.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. LEE? UM, NO SPEAKERS RIGHT.
UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS BEFORE YOU ON THE SCREEN, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION? BALDWIN SECOND JONES.
ITEM 1 29, ITEM 1 29 SPRING PARK WEST.
THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON'S ETJ IN HARRIS COUNTY NORTH OF SPRING CYPRESS ROAD, FM 29 20 EAST OF HOLSWORTH DRIVE IN WEST OF IH 45.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ONLY HAVE FRONT ENGINE ACCESS FROM AN ACCESS EASEMENT.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS REQUEST.
THE SURROUNDING AREA OF THIS PROPERTY IS AN UNRECORDED SUBDIVISION OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES.
PROVIDING ACCESS TO THESE TRACKS IS AN 80 FOOT WIDE NON-EXCLUSIVE IN INGRESS EGRESS EASEMENT KNOWN AS SPRINGTOWN DRIVE.
ACCORDING TO A RIGHT OF WAY AGREEMENT RECORDED IN 1986, SPRINGTOWN DRIVE WAS CONSTRUCTED TO HARRIS COUNTY SPECIFICATIONS AND WAS DEDICATED TO THE COUNTY.
UM, THE 80 FOOT, 80 FOOT WIDE ACCESS EASEMENT SERVES A SIMILAR PURPOSE AS A PUBLIC STREET AND IS SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY ACCESS TO THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES.
STAFF RECOMMENDS GRANTING THE VARIANCE AND PROVING THE PLAT PER THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM.
CONDITIONS HARRIS COUNTY HAS VOICED NO, UH, OBJECTION TO THE VARIANCE REQUEST.
STAFF HAS RECEIVED NO ADVANCE WRITTEN COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.
THIS CONCLUDES STAFF PRESENTATION.
ANY QUESTIONS? UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDA, NO SPEAKERS STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS BEFORE YOU ON THE SCREEN.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION MOTIONS, SIGLER.
ITEM ONE 30, ITEM ONE 30 IS VETERANS MEMORIAL BUSINESS PARK.
THE SUBJECT SIDE IS A 32.8 ACRE PROPERTY LOCATED IN HARRIS COUNTY, EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION, EAST LAWN MEMORIALS VETERAN, I'M VETERANS MEMORIAL DRIVE AND NORTH ON FALLBROOK DRIVE.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING AN UNRESTRICTED RESERVE INTENDED FOR WAREHOUSE DISTRIBUTION USE AND IS REQUESTING TO, UH, ESSENTIALLY TWO VARIANCES.
ONE TO EXCEED INTERSECTION SPACING BY NOT EXTENDING NOR TERMINATING IN A CUL-DE-SAC, SUB STREETS, LAND ENTRYWAY AND SUMMERBROOK DRIVE AND TO TAKE ACCESS VIA AN ACCESS EASEMENT IN LIEU OF PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY.
FRONTAGE THE SITE INTENDS TO TAKE ACCESS THROUGH A RESERVE IN FALLBROOK SECTION THREE SUBDIVISION, WHICH DOES HAVE DEED RESTRICTIONS.
THE HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL, UH, DISTRICT EASEMENT AND A PORTION OF THE CEMETERY TO THE NORTH ALSO APPEAR TO BE PART OF THIS PROPERTY UNDER COMMON OWNERSHIP.
STAFF RECOMMENDS DEFERRING THE PLAT FOR TWO WEEKS TO ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO COORDINATE WITH HARRIS COUNTY TO CONFIRM THE STATUS OF THE NORTHERN PROPERTY AND TO ALLOW REVIEW OF THE DEED RESTRICTION OF THE SOUTHERN SUBDIVISION THROUGH WHICH THEY INTEND TO TAKE ACCESS.
MADAM CHAIR, THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
QUESTIONS FOR MR. CILLO? UM, DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
WE DO NOT, UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER ANY DISCUSSIONS OR QUESTIONS.
IS THERE A MOTION TO DEFER MON, IS THERE A SECOND? MODEST.
UM, WE HAVE NO SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS.
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CHAIR, THIS IS COMMISSIONER DALTON.PLEASE NOTE THAT COMMISSIONER DALTON WILL ABSTAIN ON THIS ITEM.
ITEM 1 31 IS BINET STREET AND TRI STREET, DEDICATION AND RESERVE SECTION TWO.
THE SUBJECT SIDE IS A 6.9 ACRE PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE FORT BEND COUNTY, EXTRA TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION BEING PART OF BINET STREET AND EAST OF HARLEM ROAD.
THE PLAT PROPOSES TWO LARGE LANDSCAPE AND OPEN SPACE RESERVES CONTAINING MULTIPLE EASEMENTS, AS WELL AS THE DEDICATION OF A LOCAL STREET AND A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE AND IS REQUESTING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO EXCEED MINIMUM INTERSECTION SPACING TO BE 510 FEET ALONG A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE RE REQUESTED SPECIAL EXCEPTION.
THE PROPOSED PLAT IS DEDICATING A LENGTH, A LENGTH OF BUSINESS STREET, AND MAJOR THOROUGHFARE TO BE INTERSECTED BY TRILLIUM GLADE DRIVE, WHICH IS ONLY 510 FEET FROM DAISY STREAM DRIVE TO THE EAST.
THE APPLICANT HAS COORDINATED WITH FORT BEND COUNTY AND CENTER POINT IN REGARDS TO THE ALIGNMENTS OF BISSONNET AND TRILLIUM GLADE AS BOTH CROSS LARGE CENTER POINT EASEMENTS.
THE PROPOSED SPACING IS ONLY A 15% DEVIATION FROM THE 600 FOOT REQUIREMENT AND IS NOT DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE STANDARD.
THE PROPOSED LAND USE OF THE RESERVES IS FOR LANDSCAPE AND OPEN SPACE WHERE THERE IS NO INTENDED CONSTRUCTION BEYOND THE EXISTING TRANSMISSION TOWERS, WHICH PROVIDES A LARGELY UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW OF TO THE VEHICLES ON AT THE INTERSECTION OF BISSONNET AND TRILLIUM.
GLAD FORT BEND COUNTY ENGINEERING HAS NO OBJECTION TO THE REQUEST.
STAFF RECOMMENDS GRANTING THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION AND APPROVING THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
MADAM CHAIR, THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. CILLO? WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE TO SIGN UP TO SPEAK ON THIS, UH, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS BEFORE YOU ON THE SCREEN.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? VICTOR SECOND MODEST.
UH, COMMISSIONER DALTON ABSTAINING.
THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HARRIS COUNTY WEST ALONG HIGHWAY 90 AND NORTH OF RUDBERG STREET.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING, REQUESTING A RECONSIDERATION OF REQUIREMENT TO NOT PROVIDE A NORTH, SOUTH NOR EAST WEST STREET THROUGH THE RESERVE.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS REQUEST.
THE SITE IS A VACANT 10 ACRE TRACK THAT IS INTENDED FOR A TRUCK LAY DOWN YARD.
THE SITE TAKES ACCESS FROM US 90, WHICH IS A ONE-WAY TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND DIRECTLY WEST OF THE SITE IS A MOBILE HOME PARK THAT'S BEEN IN, BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE THE EARLY TWO THOUSANDS.
NEARBY LAND TO THE SOUTH IS OWNED BY HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND WOULD LIKELY PREVENT ANY SUB STREET FROM CROSSING ANYA.
FURTHER, THE AREA IS LARGELY UNDEVELOPED AND LOW DENSITY IN NATURE.
STRICT APPLICATION OF THE ORDINANCE WOULD REQUIRE RIGHT OF WAYS TO STEP INTO TRACKS THAT HAVE A LOW CHANCE OF BEING EXTENDED IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
SINCE THE SITE ONLY HAS ACCESS THROUGH THE SOUTHBOUND SERVICE ROAD, THE PUBLIC IS MORE LIKELY TO USE HOT 90 IF THEIR DE IF THEIR DESTINATION IS NORTH OF THE SITE.
HARRIS COUNTY ENGINEERING HAS VOICED NO OBJECTION TO THIS REQUEST AND STAFF RECOMMENDS GRANTING THE REQUEST OF VARIANCE AND APPROVING THE PLAT SUBJECT TO THE CP CPC 1 0 1 FOREIGN CONDITIONS.
MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
I SHOULD KNOW THIS, BUT WHAT'S A TRUCK LAID DOWN YARD.
LAY DOWN SORT OF, UM, THEY HOUSE TRUCKS AND DO WORK ON, UM, PICK LIKE PICK UP TRUCK, LIKE MAYBE 18 WHEELERS.
UM, THEY HOUSE LIKE 18 WHEELERS AND OKAY.
SERVICE THEM IN A WAY THEY HAVE TO PAVE IT AND EVERYTHING.
I MEAN, IS IT A MOST LIKELY IT? OKAY.
WELL THE APPLICANT MAY BE BETTER TO ANSWER THAT, BUT I'M ASSUMING THEY'LL, THEY'LL NEED A PERMIT OFF OF A T STOP PROPERTY.
DOES THAT ANSWER EVERYBODY'S QUESTIONS? GOOD.
UM, IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR NO FURTHER DISCUSSIONS, WE DON'T HAVE ANY SPEAKERS ON THIS.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLA SUBJECT CONDITIONS WHICH ARE ON THE SCREEN.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION AKA SECOND.
ALL ALLMAN? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
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SECTIONS, GH AND I.GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, STAFF WOULD LIKE TO TAKE SECTIONS.
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G EXTENSIONS OF APPROVAL CONSISTS OF, I CONSISTS OF ITEMS 1 33 THROUGH 1 61 SECTION H.NAME CHANGES CONSISTS OF ITEMS 1 62 AND 1 63 AND SECTION I CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE CONSISTS OF ITEMS 1 64 AND 1 65.
THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT RE REQUEST THE APPROVAL OF ALL STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SECTION G, H AND I.
WE HAVE SOME ITEMS THAT WITH SOME ABSTENTIONS.
COMMISSIONER HYS? YES, MADAM CHAIR.
I'M GONNA ABSTAIN FROM ITEMS 1 33, 1 36 AND 1 37.
MADAM CHAIR ITEMS 1 56, 1 61, 1 62 AND 1 63.
UM, IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION ON ALL ITEMS IN SECTIONS GH AND I MOTION WHO SAID THAT MODEST CLARK IS SECOND.
OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES WITH COMMISSIONERS.
HE DALTON AND SIGLER ABSTAINING ON THE RESPECTIVE ITEMS AS STATED.
[k. Development Plats with Variance Requests (Tammi Williamson) ]
OR DEVELOPMENT PLATS WITH VARIANCE REQUESTS.ITEM 1 66, ITEM 1 66 IS 1435 HEWITT DRIVE.
THE SITE IS LOCATED ALONG HEWITT DRIVE, NORTH OF WEST 30, WEST 43RD STREET, SOUTH OF PINE MOUNT 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 ULU LANE FOR REMODEL AND ADDITION TO A SINGLE FAMILY HOME.
LEGAL HAS STATED THAT THIS APPLICATION WILL NOT VIOLATE SEPARATELY FILED RESTRICTIONS.
STAFF, HOWEVER, RECOMMENDS TO DENY THE REQUESTED VARIANCE.
THE LOT WAS PLOTTED WITH OAK FOREST EDITION SECTION NINE IN 1950 WITH A PLOTTED 25 FOOT BUILDING LINE ON HEWITT AND 10 FOOT BUILDING LINE ALONG.
CURRENTLY THE EXISTING GARAGE HAS ITS VEHICULAR 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 BE A FRONT LOADING GARAGE DIRECTLY FROM RICHIE LOU LANE AND TO ADD A SECOND FLOOR ADDITION ABOVE THE GARAGE.
STAFF RECOMMENDS TO DENY THE VARIANCE FOR LACK OF STATED HARDSHIP.
THE EXISTING RESIDENCE WITH ATTACHED GARAGE WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 2013.
THE SECOND FLOOR ADDITION CAN STILL PROCEED AS IT WOULD MEET THE ORDINANCE REQUIRED MINIMUM BUILDING LINE.
THE GARAGE AND ITS CURRENT CONFIGURATION ALSO MEETS THE ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS DENYING THE REQUEST WOULD NOT DEPRIVE THE APPLICANT'S REASONABLE USE OF THE LAND.
ADDITIONALLY, THE INTENT OF THE GARAGE BUILDING LINE ORDINANCE IS TO ENSURE SAFETY, SAFE, WALKABLE PEDESTRIAN REALM FOR ALL ROAD USERS.
THE DISTANCE FROM THE PROPOSED GARAGE FACE TO THE PROPERTY LINE IS 12 FEET FOUR INCHES.
ALTHOUGH RICHIE LU LANE AT THIS LOCATION DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE A SIDEWALK, AS NEW HOMES ARE BEING CONSTRUCTED, THAT MUST COMPLY WITH THE SIDEWALK ORDINANCE.
MORE AND MORE SEGMENTS OF SIDEWALK ARE BEING CONSTRUCTED IN OAK FOREST.
IF THE VARIANCE IS GRANTED PARKED VEHICLES IN THE DRIVEWAY WOULD BE WITHIN THE PEDESTRIAN REALM AND MAY EVENTUALLY OBSTRUCT A FUTURE SIDEWALK.
THEREFORE, STAFF RECOMMENDS TO DENY THE REQUESTED VARIANCE TO ALLOW A 10 FOOT GARAGE BUILDING LINE ALONG ULU LANE.
STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS IN ADVANCE AND THIS CONCLUDES PRESENTATION.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. WILLIAMSON? WE HAVE A COUPLE SPEAKERS.
UH, WANT TO JUST KIND OF GET INTO THE MATH AND UNDERSTAND MM-HMM
THE SIDE ROAD IS PROBABLY A 28 FOOT BACK TO BACK.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S A 60 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY, BUT WHEN YOU DO THE MATH, YOU SAY A A 12 FOOT GARAGE OFF THE SIDE TO THE PROPERTY LINE.
WELL, IF IT'S A 28 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY PAVEMENT 14 BEING HALF AND AND HALF OF THE RIGHT OF WAY BEING 30, YOU'VE GOT 16 PLUS 12 OR 28 FEET FROM THE GARAGE.
29 FOOT SIX FROM THE BACK OF CURB TO THE PROPOSED GARAGE FACE.
SO THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM TO PARK A CAR AND STILL ALLOW FOR A SIDEWALK IF IT'S AT THE MINIMUM OF WHAT WOULD BE BUILT WITH THE FOUR FOOT SAFETY BUFFER AND A FIVE FOOT SIDEWALK.
AND THEN YOU WOULD HAVE THE REQUIRED, UM, DISTANCE OF AT LEAST 20 FEET IF WE KNEW THAT THE SIDEWALK WAS GOING TO BE RIGHT THERE.
THAT NEIGHBORHOOD HAS 'EM ALL MUCH FURTHER IN.
YEAH, IT WORKS JUST LIKE THE FRONT.
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THE SPEAKERS NICHOLAS JOHNSON, WHO IS THE OWNER.UM, THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR AND THE COMMISSION FOR GIVING ME THE TIME TO SPEAK ABOUT THE MERITS OF THE PROJECT AND THE VARIANCE REQUEST.
UH, I'M THE HOMEOWNER AND I SUPPORT THE VARIANCE OF COURSE, UH, AT, AT THE HEART OF THE PROJECT.
THE GOAL IS SIMPLY TO SHIFT MY GARAGE DOOR TO FACE THE STREET TO GIVE MY KIDS A LITTLE BIT OF A PLAY AREA BEHIND THE HOUSE WHERE THE, IT'S CURRENTLY CONCRETED, UH, BEYOND INCREASING PERMEABLE AREA TO REDUCE FLOODING AND REMOVING A UTILITY EASEMENT INFRINGEMENT.
CURRENTLY WITH THE CURRENT DRIVEWAY, THIS PROJECT HAS TWO KEY SAFETY IMPACTS FOR THE COMMUNITY.
FIRST, THE CURRENT DRIVEWAY CONFIGURATION REQUIRES ME TO CONDUCT A BLIND 90 DEGREE PLUS BACK UP DOWNHILL CURVED EXIT FROM MY GARAGE WHILE AVOIDING A MUNICIPAL STREETLIGHT AND A SPEED BUMP UPON ENTRY INTO THE ROADWAY.
DURING THIS TIME, I'M HINDERED FROM SCANNING FOR BOTH PEDESTRIANS AND OTHER VEHICLES.
THIS PRESENTS A CURRENT AND ONGOING HARDSHIP WHOSE REMEDY IS THE MAIN RATIONALE FOR THE ENTIRE PROJECT.
THE BONUS ROOM CONSTRUCTION IS JUST THAT, IT'S JUST A BONUS TO THE PROJECT.
UM, SECONDLY, BECAUSE THE CURRENT ORIENTATION, I CANNOT MOVE, MAKE THE TURN TO FIT BOTH VEHICLES IN MY GARAGE AND THEREFORE PARKED MY SECOND VEHICLE ON THE STREET.
CONSIDERING THAT ALL PEDESTRIANS ON RESOU, WHICH HAS RECENTLY UPDATED HOUSES THAT DO NOT HAVE FRONT SIDEWALKS, UM, ALL PEDESTRIANS WALK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, MY VEHICLE BEING PLACED ON THE STREET, UH, DECREASES DRIVER VISION OF POTENTIAL PEDESTRIANS, ENFORCES ANY PEDESTRIAN INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, BOTH INCREASING THE RISK OF PEDESTRIANS BEING STRUCK BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC.
BY COMPLETING THIS PROJECT, I CAN PARK BOTH MY CARS IN THE GARAGE, REMOVING THE OBSTRUCTION FROM THE STREET AND IMPROVING PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.
YET AGAIN, ANY DECISION TO DENY THIS FOR VARIANCE IN, IN MY MIND, UH, IS SACRIFICING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF MYSELF AND PEDESTRIANS HERE AND NOW FOR A PERCEIVED POTENTIAL MAYBE FUTURE ISSUE.
ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
UH, THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JOSHUA ROMERO, WHO IS THE APPLICANT.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO TOUCH BASE ON THE SIDEWALKS ON RICHARD LU.
UM, I GATHERED THERE'S 32 HOUSES THAT HAVE BEEN UPDATED OR BUILT IN THE LAST 10 YEARS THAT DO NOT HAVE SIDEWALKS ON THE STREET.
UM, MOST RECENTLY THE BACK NEIGHBOR TO THE LOT IN QUESTION WAS BUILT IN 2019 AND ALSO DOESN'T HAVE A, UH, SIDEWALK.
AND FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, AFTER SPEAKING TO THE, UH, TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT, MR. MOHAMED WHO REVIEWED OUR PLANS, UH, WENT AHEAD AND ASSURED ME THAT BECAUSE THIS, THIS PRO OR THIS PROPERTY DOESN'T HAVE, UH, SIDEWALKS AND NO ONE ELSE WITHIN THAT AREA HAS SIDEWALKS, WE WOULDN'T BE REQUIRED TO PUT SIDEWALKS.
HOWEVER, AFTER SPEAKING WITH MY CLIENT, MR. NICHOLAS, IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, WE'D BE WILLING TO DO IT AND STILL GRANT SIGNIF, UH, SUFFICIENT ROOM FOR US TO BE ABLE TO PARK A VEHICLE AND NOT ENCROACH IN THE SIDEWALK.
UH, I THINK, UM, SOMEBODY MENTIONED EARLIER THAT THERE IS 29, A LITTLE BIT OVER 29 FEET FROM THE CURB TO THE DRIVE, UH, TO THE GARAGE.
SO WE WOULD BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE A SIDEWALK AND STILL MEET THOSE 17 FEET AND NOT HAVE TO ENCROACH WITH THE BUILDING LINES.
I THINK WE HAD DISCUSSED THAT.
IF, IF THAT WAS A, AN OPTION THAT WE COULD GO AHEAD AND TAKE CARE OF THAT.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER BALDWIN? NO, I'LL WAIT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR THE SPEAKER? THANK YOU.
UM, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? UM, SO MS. WILLIAMSON WOULD, THAT WOULD HAVING A SIDEWALK THERE, UM, I MEAN OUR, I THINK WHAT I HEARD YOU SAY IS THE ISSUE HERE IS THAT THERE YOU ARE, THERE'S NO HARDSHIP.
UM, BY, IN TERMS OF HOW WE DEFINE HARDSHIP IN OUR ORDINANCE, BUT WOULD THE ADDITION OF A SIDEWALK, UM, PROVIDE BENEFIT THAT I WOULD ALL LIVE ALWAYS LOVE A SIDEWALK.
ONE SIDEWALK DOESN'T GAIN US ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, BUT IF THEY PAID THE FEE IN LIEU OF THE SIDEWALK, WE HAVE FINALLY GOTTEN AND GARDEN OAKS SOME SECTIONS THAT ARE NOW GETTING SIDEWALKS, ESPECIALLY BY THE SCHOOLS, WHICH WAS THE FIRST PLACE THAT YOU WOULD NATURALLY WANT TO WANNA PUT THEM.
SO ONE SIDEWALK TO NOWHERE DOESN'T GET US ANYTHING OTHER THAN ONE SIDEWALK THAT WE WOULD PROBABLY BE PIECEMEALED.
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FEE IN LIE PROGRAM IS IDEALLY SITUATED FOR THESE NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE WE WOULD GO BACK AND DO A BLOCK AT A TIME, WHICH MAKES THE MOST SENSE JUST IN URBAN PLANNING IN GENERAL.JUST SAYING THAT, ALTHOUGH THIS IS A CORNER LOT, SO IF YOU'RE GONNA START SOMEWHERE, THEY HAVE A, THEY DON'T HAVE A FRONT SIDEWALK OR ALREADY THEY HAVE A FRONT SIDEWALK ON HUIT A FRONT.
WHAT SHE WAS SAYING IS YOU'RE STARTING AT THE CORNER.
AND FOR THAT BLOCK IS WHAT SHE'S SAYING.
AND, OKAY, UH, LET ME DO ROSENBERG, COMMISSIONER ROSENBERG AND THEN MODEST.
UM, I THINK THE FEE IN LIEU OF SIDEWALK STUFF WORKS GREAT WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO ADD SIDEWALKS.
THE PRIVATE DEVELOPERS CAN BUILD SIDEWALKS QUICKER AND FASTER THAN US, AND WE BEGIN TO FILL IN PATCHWORKS OVER TIME AND THEY GET DONE IMMEDIATELY.
SO ANYTIME WE CAN GET A FREE SIDEWALK, I THINK WE SHOULD TAKE IT AND MOVE FORWARD.
I, AGAIN, IT, IT'S VERY SITE SPECIFIC.
UM, AND SO THIS CASE I WOULD URGE LETTING THEM BUILD, PROVIDE A SIDEWALK AND MOVE ON DOWN THE ROAD.
COMMISSIONER MORRIS, I JUST WANNA BE CRYSTAL CLEAR.
SO THE PROPOSAL IS NOT CHANGING THE FOOTPRINT OF THE STRUCTURE IN ANY WAY, CORRECT? IT'S JUST THE DOOR, RIGHT? IT'S MOVING THE DOOR, BUT, BUT THE STRUCTURE'S NOT MOVING ANY CLOSER OR FURTHER? NO.
YEAH, I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO CHECK THAT.
IF WE GET THE SIDEWALK NOW THAT WE WOULD BE ASSURED THAT YOU'D HAVE THE, UM, CORRECT DISTANCE BETWEEN THE GARAGE DOOR, PROPOSED GARAGE DOOR AND THE SIDEWALK AND THAT THERE WOULD BE CLEARANCE.
AND SO THAT WOULD BE A GOOD THING.
SO I'M GONNA MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE REQUIRE THE SIDEWALK ON THE SIDE, WHICH IS ON OU MM-HMM
AND ALLOW FOR THE VARIANCE REQUEST.
SO YOU PROBABLY NEED ME TO STATE THAT BETTER, BUT, UM, AND MORE SPECIFICALLY WITH DIMENSIONS WHERE THE SIDEWALK, YEAH.
DON'T LET ME REDO THEM MATH, BUT YES.
WITH THOSE SPECIFIC DIMENSIONS, A MINIMUM FOUR FOOT BUFFER, YOU FIVE FOOT AND FIVE FOOT.
ALLOWING FOR AT LEAST A CLEARANCE OF 20 FEET OR GREATER FOR THE GARAGE DOOR.
SO IT IS APPROVAL OF THE REQUESTED VARIANCE WITH THE CONDITION MM-HMM.
THAT A SIDEWALK BE CONSTRUCTED WITH THE CURRENT THINGS.
UM, AND TO BE CLEAR, WE'LL GET THE HANDICAP APPROVED SIDEWALK JUST LIKE WE HAVE.
I MEAN, IT WON'T JUST BE THE SIDEWALK THAT DIES THERE.
IT'LL HAVE TO BE TO MEET THE CODE.
IT WOULD BE THE ONE WHERE THE WHEELCHAIR THAT ACTUALLY INTERSECTS.
I WAS GONNA SAY YOU'LL, YEAH, IT'LL INTERSECT THERE.
SO YOU'LL MARK THE PLAN UP AND THEY'LL HAVE TO MEET THAT.
UM, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
WAS THERE A SECOND? WAIT, WAIT, WHAT? THE SECOND IT WAS CLARK AND VAR.
WE ALWAYS LIKE TO GET SOMETHING FOR A VARIANCE.
ITEM 1 67 IS 2 7 1 9 MILWAUKEE STREET.
THE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF MILWAUKEE STREET SOUTH AND ALONG NORTH IH SIX 10 EAST AND WEST OF JENSEN DRIVE.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW A NEW DETACHED GAME ROOM BUILDING ACCESSORY TO A RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL HOME TO BE BUILT THREE FEET FROM TXDOT RIGHT OF WAY IN LIEU OF THE ORDINANCE REQUIRED 25 FEET.
STAFF RECOMMENDS TO DEFER THE APPLICATION FOR TWO WEEKS.
WE RECEIVED, UM, LEGAL'S RESPONSE THIS AFTERNOON AND WE WOULD LIKE TIME TO LOOK INTO THE APPLICABLE RESTRICTIONS AND COORDINATE WITH BOTH CENTER POINT AND THE APPLICANT.
QUESTIONS OR CLARIFICATION? UH, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER ALL THE, UH, IS THERE A MOTION TO DEFER MOTION? BALDWIN.
THAT CONCLUDES PLATTING ACTIVITY AND ROMAN NUMERAL
[III. Establish a public hearing date of October 5, 2023 ]
THREE IS, UH, TO ESTABLISH A PUBLIC HEARING DATE OF OCTOBER 5TH, 2023 FOR THE PLAT APPLICATIONS THAT ARE LISTED ON THE SCREEN.IS THERE A MOTION FOR OCTOBER 5TH, CLARK? IS THERE A SECOND? VICTOR? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AND, UH, ROMAN FOUR IS PUBLIC COMMENT.
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SIGNED TO SPEAK.DO WE HAVE ANYBODY WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR? IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOTION TO ADJOURN.