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FROM CITY HALL ANNEX.IT'S THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING RIGHT HERE ON HTV.
[Call to Order]
HI, GOOD AFTERNOON.IT IS TWO O'CLOCK, UH, ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2023.
THE MEETING OF THE HOUSTON PLANNING COMMISSION IS CALLED TO ORDER.
I'M COMMISSION CHAIR MARTY STEIN.
AND TO VERIFY THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM, I'LL CALL THE ROLE THE CHAIR IS PRESENT.
UH, BUT, UH, COMMISSIONER ALLMAN PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER CLARK IS NOT PRESENT AT THE MOMENT.
COMMISSIONER POROUS PERLE PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER ROBBINS? HERE IS HERE.
COMMISSIONER, UH, VIRA BLAND IS NOT PRESENT AT THE MOMENT, BUT I THINK SHE WILL BE BACK WITH US VIRTUALLY.
COMMISSIONER KANE PRESENT, VIRTUALLY PRESENT VIRTUALLY.
COMMISSIONER DALTON WILL BE ABSENT.
COMMISSIONER MANKA WILL BE ABSENT.
UH, AND DIRECTOR OF MARGARET WALLACE BROWN PRESENT.
UM, 18 MEMBERS OF RESPONDED TO ROLL CALL.
WE HAVE A QUORUM, UM, TO EVERYONE ELSE JOINING US TODAY.
UM, IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA TODAY, PLEASE COME TO THE FRONT DESK HERE AND MAKE SURE YOU FILL OUT ONE OF THESE LITTLE FORMS WITH YOUR NAME AND THE NUMBER OF THE ITEM YOU'RE SPEAKING ON.
UM, ALL OF STAFF'S FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS WERE POSTED WITH THE FINAL AGENDA EARLIER TODAY.
UM, AND ALL ADVANCED COMMENTS THAT WERE RECEIVED ON ANY ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, IF WE RECEIVED THEM BEFORE NOON, BEFORE NOON YESTERDAY, THEY HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE COMMISSIONER'S PACKETS.
UM, WE ASK THOSE OF YOU CONNECTED BY PHONE OR COMPUTER TO KEEP YOUR DEVICES MUTED UNTIL YOU ARE CALLED ON TO SPEAK, AND ALSO KEEP YOUR CAMERAS OFF UNTIL YOU'RE CALLED ON.
IT HELPS OUR, OUR VIDEO QUALITY.
UM, SEVERAL ITEMS HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN UNDER PUBLIC HEARINGS.
ITEM ONE 15 NEW ORLEANS ESTATES AND 1 21 WILLIAMS ON COMMERCE UNDER VARIANCES.
THESE ITEMS HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN AND THERE'LL BE NO OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON THESE.
[Director’s Report ]
GO TO THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT, DIRECTOR WALLACE BROWN.GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS.
MY NAME IS MARGARET WALLACE BROWN.
I AM SECRETARY OF THIS COMMISSION AND DIRECTOR OF THE HOUSTON PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
THE LIVABLE PLACES PACKAGE FOR, UH, CHAPTERS 42 AND 26 WAS ON CITY COUNCIL AGENDA YESTERDAY FOR THE FIRST TIME AND WAS POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN SPEAKING, UM, ABOUT THE CHANGES, YOU MAY SIGN UP AT THE CITY SECRETARY OFFICE BY 3:00 PM ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH.
YOU CAN CALL 8 3 2 3 9 3 1100 OR GO TO THE CITY SECRETARY OFFICE AT CITY HALL ANNEX 900 BAGBY.
THE PROFESSIONAL SURVEYS EDUCATION FOUNDATION, OR AS IT'S AFFECTIONATELY CALLED PEACE CEFI, WILL PRESENT THE ANNUAL 2023 PLATTING WORKSHOP ALL DAY ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26TH AT THE UNITED WAY ON WA DRIVE.
THE DEPARTMENT'S DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIVISION WILL BE THE COURSE INSTRUCTORS AND TOPICS WILL INCLUDE PLANNING BASICS, RESEARCH TOOLS, SHARED DRIVEWAY DETENTION, AND LIVABLE PLACES CHANGES.
THE WORKSHOP IS OPEN TO ALL INTERESTED LAND PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS AND PROCE 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/P
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CEFI 2023.UM, OR CONTACT FRANK AT LANDTECH.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT CAN BE REACHED AT (832) 393-6600, OR YOU CAN CALL THE PLANNING SERVICES PLANNER OF THE DAY AT 8 3 2 3 9 3 6 6 24.
AS ALWAYS, VISIT OUR WEBSITE@HOUSTONPLANNING.COM FOR DETAILS AND SEE.
LET'S TALK HOUSTON.ORG FOR MORE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INFORMATION.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT? UM, THE NEXT ITEM
[Consideration of the September 7, 2023 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes]
ON THE AGENDA IS CONSIDERATION OF THE SEPTEMBER 7TH PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES, WHICH WERE IN YOUR PACKETS.IF THERE ARE NO ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE VICTOR SECOND TAHIR TAHIR? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
WE'RE GONNA GO TO PLATTING ACTIVITY, BUT, UM, IT'S COME TO MY ATTENTION.
SO, UH, COMMISSIONER HI HAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THAT, UH, WE WERE TOLD THAT ONE 15 NEW ORLEANS STREET ESTATES HAD BEEN WITHDRAWN, BUT OUR PACKET DOES NOT REFLECT THAT.
IT SHOWS ONE 13 CITY OF HOUSTON SHARPSTOWN WATER WELL BEING WITHDRAWN.
SO THERE'S A MISCOMMUNICATION OR MISUNDERSTANDING SOMEWHERE, SO WE JUST NEED TO KNOW.
IS IT ONE 13 OR ONE 15 THAT IS BEING WITHDRAWN? I WAS WORKING OFF, UH, MS. MACHAR, I WAS WORKING OFF YOUR SPREADSHEET YESTERDAY.
SO WHICH ONE HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN? SO CURRENTLY ONE 13 AND ONE 15 HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN.
BUT THE, UH, BUT THE PRINTED VERSION OF IT DOESN'T SAY ONE 15 HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN, BUT IT DOES SAY ONE 13 HAS BEEN BOTH.
SO WE'RE GONNA CHANGE THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION ON 1 15, 1 15 TO WITH WITHDRAWN.
EAGLE EYE HINES OVER THERE? YES.
[Platting Activities a & b]
PLANNING ACTIVITY.UH, GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
SECTIONS A AND B ARE PRESENTED AS ONE GROUP, WHICH INCLUDES CONSENT AND REPLANT ITEMS. NOW REQUIRING NOTIFICATION, SECTIONS A AND B ARE ITEMS ONE THROUGH 1 0 9 SECTION A.
CONSENT ITEMS ARE NUMBERS ONE THROUGH 58 AND SECTION B REPLANT ITEMS ARE NUMBERS 59 THROUGH 1 0 9.
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.
SO WE DO HAVE SPEAKERS ON ITEM 29, UM, HOUSTON YOUTH SPORTS GROUP, UM, WHICH WAS A, A VARIANCE LAST WEEK, BUT THE VARIANCE WAS DROPPED, SO IT WAS MOVED TO THE CONSENT PART OF THE AGENDA AND SO SQUARE THAT WE'LL HANDLE THAT ONE SEPARATELY.
UM, COMMISSIONERS, ANY ITEMS THAT WE NEED TO, UH, TAKE SEPARATELY? COMMISSIONER SIGLER, UM, NINE, 10 AND 11.
COMMISSIONER? HE YES, MADAM CHAIR ITEMS 3, 9, 10, 11, 24, 26, 33, AND 1 0 9.
UM, OKAY, SO LET'S START WITH ITEM 29.
ARE WE GONNA HAVE A LITTLE PRESENTATION ON 29? AND BY LITTLE I MEAN SHORT
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
SO ITEM 29 IS HOUSTON YOUTH SPORTS GROUP.
THIS IS LOCATED IN HOUSTON'S CORPORATE LIMITS IN HARRIS COUNTY NORTH OF MILLS BRANCH DRIVE, SOUTH EAST FORK OF SAN BETWEEN KINGWOOD AND WESTLAKE.
SO THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING ONE UNRESTRICTED RESERVE, AND IT WAS SUBMITTED WITH VARIANCE REQUESTS BASED ON INFORMATION AT THE TIME.
BUT DURING THE FIRST, THE PREVIOUS MEETING, DURING THAT REVIEW CYCLE, WE DISCOVERED THAT IT'S ACTUALLY A PUBLIC STREET, SO NO VARIANCES WERE NEEDED, BUT WE DEFERRED IT AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING TO CLARIFY SOME INFORMATION THAT HAS ALL BEEN WORKED OUT.
SO THIS HAS NO VARIANCE NEEDED.
IT MEETS CHAPTER 42 REQUIREMENTS.
THEREFORE OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CBC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
OKAY, SO THIS IS A SHALL APPROVE, IT'S A SHALL THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
SO WE'LL GO AHEAD UNLESS THERE ARE QUESTIONS FOR MS. WILLIAMSON.
UM, I'LL GO AHEAD AND, AND CALL THE PUBLIC SPEAKERS.
AND BECAUSE IT'S A CONSENT ITEM, THEY WILL ONLY HAVE ONE MINUTE.
FIRST SPEAKER IS EDWARD DIXON.
I WANTED TO SPEAK ON, UH, THE SUBDIVISION SOUTHWEST MANOR.
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UH, UH, SINCE 1958, I THINK IT WAS.MR. DIXON, ARE YOU HERE ON, ON, UH, THE HOUSTON YOUTH ON GROUP? YES.
UH, THE SUBDIVISION, UH, THEY ARE TRYING TO PUT ANOTHER SUBDIVISION IN IT FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD, UH, AERIAL PLACE.
CAN WE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE FEEDBACK, MA'AM? I'M IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE, WHICH HE'S SPEAKING OF.
I LIVE NEXT DOOR TO THE PROPERTY.
DOES, DO EITHER OF YOU HAVE A TELE, UH, CELL PHONE ON WHO? ME EITHER.
THAT'S WHAT'S CAUSING THE, THE REVERB? MY, MY CELL PHONE HAS BEEN CUT OFF.
BUT YOU IN WOOD, SPRING FOREST OR INSIDE? I THINK IT'S DONE.
NO, SOUTHWOOD, THAT'S NOT THIS ITEM.
THIS IS FOR THE, THE SPORTS FACILITY? YEAH, OR DUNHAM, NEAR KINGWOOD.
BUT SHE CALLED US UP HERE TO, YEAH, PUT US UP NOELLE'S PLACE.
THAT'S WHAT WE NO, PUT IN NOELLE'S PLACE.
THAT'S A DIFFERENT APPLICATION.
SO I HAVE FIVE SPEAKERS SIGNED UP FOR THIS ITEM.
WELL, AT LEAST WHAT THEY SAID, IT'S FOR NOELLE'S PLACE.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOUR OTHER THREE LISTED.
LET ME JUST DO A QUICK, MR. DIXON, I HAVE FREDDY PHILLIPS, I HAVE CHRISTIAN CALLANS, I HAVE SHARI PETITE AND TRIANA CALLANS.
SO I KNOW MS. PETITE WAS FOR DUNHAM, UM, AND SHE SPOKE LAST TIME.
AND, UM, MR. BROWN WITH PUBLIC WORKS SPOKE TO HER IN THE INTERIM, AND I THINK ALL HER QUESTIONS WERE ANSWERED.
UM, IF SHE IS HERE TO SPEAK, OBVIOUSLY.
OKAY, LET ME GO AHEAD AND CALL.
SHARI POTI ON HOUSTON SPORTS GROUP DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE PRESENT.
UM, CHRISTIAN CALLANS OR TRIANA CALLANS.
WE'LL TRY THEM AGAIN WHEN WE GET TO NOEL PLACE.
AND THEN MR. DIXON WE KNOW IS NOEL PLACE AND MR. PHILLIPS IS NOEL PLACE.
SO I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS ON NUMBER 29.
UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT CONDITIONS.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE ITEM? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? JUST WANTED, OH, SORRY.
SO I KNOW IT'S, IT'S A SHALL APPROVE, BUT I, UM, I WAS JUST WONDERING IF, UM, SO ROBERT SMITH WAS ABLE TO TOUCH BASE WITH THE SPEAKERS ABOUT THEIR PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS AND I, ROBERT BROWN.
THEIR NAMES ARE JUST TOO VANILLA FOR US.
UM, AND, AND I SAW IN THE, THE BIG PACKET, THEY, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE CONCERNS WAS THAT THERE WERE SOME 3 1 1 CALLS THAT WERE GOING IGNORED ABOUT DUNHAM ROAD, WHICH IS, UH, RELATED TO THAT AREA.
SO ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO, THAT'S ALL, I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT UP TO SEE IF, UH, SOMEBODY FOR PUBLIC WORKS HAS, UM, HERE'S MR. BROWN, CONNECTED WITH THEM.
WE'RE GONNA CHANGE YOUR NAME TO JONATHAN OR SOMETHING WITH A LITTLE MORE, MORE, YEAH.
FLAIR TO GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR COMMISSIONERS.
UH, MS. PETIT AND I HAD SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS.
WE HELP DEFINE THE 3 1 1 PROCESS TO WHERE YOU LOG IN, YOU USE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS TO FOLLOW AND TRACK AND GET THE UPDATES, AND I'LL HELP FACILITATE AND LIAISE LIAISON HER WITH ANY OF THOSE CONCERNS THAT WE ADD FOR A, A LIST OF THINGS.
UM, ALSO, WE, UH, WE ALSO LOOKED AT THE CONCERNS WITH FIRE.
SO ONE OF THE RESULTS OF MS. PETITS, UH, ELEVATING THESE THINGS AND SHOWING US THE FIRE CONCERNS.
I STARTED WITH THE FIRE SERVICE AT THE CITY 18 YEARS AGO.
TODAY WE HAVE A LIAISON FROM FIRE WITH US JOINING US THE FIRST TIME, MR. OLIVER, AS SO NOW WHEN WE HAVE FIRE QUESTIONS, MS. PETIT'S CONCERNS HAVE HELPED ELEVATE AND BRING FIRE FORTH.
SO ALL OF THE ISSUES HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED, BUT WE WILL CONTINUE TO ADDRESS THEM.
A LOT OF THE CONDITIONS ARE STILL THERE.
SAY THE NAME OF THE FIRE LIAISON AGAIN.
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IS OLIVER.AM I SAYING THAT RIGHT? YOU ARE, SIR.
I JUST, I JUST WANTED TO SAY WELCOME.
THANK YOU FOR, FOR AGREEING TO BE A LIAISON WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
THAT'LL BE VERY, VERY HELPFUL TO THIS BODY.
SO WE APPRECIATE IT AND APPRECIATE YOU MR. BROWN, FOR GETTING THAT HAPPENING.
I, WE RECOGNIZE THAT A LOT OF THESE THINGS SOMETIMES GET PAST, THEY, THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE WORKS ON MULTIFAMILY DWELLINGS, BUT NOW WE HAVE THE PURVIEW FOR EVERYTHING WE SEE IN THE COMMISSION HERE TO, TO ADDRESS IT.
UH, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION ON NUMBER 29? MOTION GARZA GARZA, ALLMAN ALLMAN.
OKAY, NOW WE ARE ON THE REMAINDER, UM, OF THE ITEMS AND HOLD ON.
I GOTTA GET MY CHEAT SHEET HERE.
SO, UM, WE WE'RE GONNA VOTE ON EVERYTHING IN A AND B AND IT WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION ON ALL ITEMS. SAVE AND ACCEPT FOR ITEMS 3 9 10 11, 24, 26, 33, AND 1 0 9.
IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION FOR PERLE? IS THERE A SECOND? CLARK? CLARK.
AND THEN ON THE REMAINDER, WHICH ARE AGAIN, ARE 3 9 10 11 24, 26, 33 AND 1 0 9, IS THERE A MOTION? MAD SECOND.
NOTING THAT COMMISSIONER SIGLER AND, UH, ABSTAINED ON THOSE ITEMS AND WHO JOINED US? UH, WE NOTE THAT COMMISSIONER CLARK JOINED US.
I DON'T SEE COMMISSIONER VERA BLAND.
[c. Replats requiring Public Hearings with Notification (Devin Crittle, Arum Lee, John Cedillo, and Dorianne Powe Phlegm)]
HEARINGS.GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE HOUSTON PLANNING COMMISSION.
THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON CITY LIMITS AT THE SOUTHEAST INTERSECTION OF KIRBY DRIVE AND ALDEN STREET JUST SOUTH OF BISSONNET STREET.
THE PURPOSE OF THE REPLANT IS TO CREATE ONE UNRESTRICTED RESERVE.
THE APPLICANT IS ALSO REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW A REDUCED DUAL BUILDING LINE FOR AN EXISTING STRUCTURE REVIEW.
BY LEGAL INDICATES THIS PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLATTER.
THIS ITEM WAS DEFERRED AT THE PREVIOUS PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING FOR FURTHER STUDY AND REVIEW AND TO ALLOW TIME FOR THE APPLICANT TO PROVIDE REVISED INFORMATION.
DURING THIS TIME, THE APPLICANT DID NOT UPDATE THE TWO NOTICE SIGNS LOCATED ON THE PROPERTY.
THEREFORE, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DISAPPROVE THE PLAT.
MADAM CHAIR, THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND YOU MAY CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM ONE 10, ARCHIMEDES IS O OR IS CONTINUED? I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE 10? HEARING NO RESPONSE? THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DISAPPROVE PER NOTICE.
UM, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? THIS IS ONE THEY COULD HAVE ASKED FOR US FOR SOME SPECIAL DEAL, RIGHT.
TO ISN'T THIS ONE OF THESE EXAMPLES WHERE WE COULD HAVE GIVEN 'EM A DEFERRAL FOR A MONTH? I'M JUST WONDERING 'CAUSE WE'VE DONE THIS A TIME OR TWO IF THEY HAD ASKED BUT THEY DIDN'T ASK, DID THEY? NO.
SO TYPICALLY THAT'S MORE RELATED TO VARIANCES, BUT THE STATE CODE DOESN'T ALLOW THAT MUCH OF FLEXIBILITY.
AND THE DEFERRAL WOULDN'T HELP 'EM BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MEET, CORRECT.
AND, AND I THINK WE HAVE KIND OF TATTED ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY ON POSTING OF SIGNS.
SO IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION TO DISAPPROVE ITEM ONE 10.
MOTION BALDWIN BALDWIN, SECOND GARZA.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
ITEM ONE 11 IS BRICK AND STONE AT LYDIA, PARTIALLY PLAT NUMBER TWO.
THE SITE IS LOCATED NORTH ALONG LYDIA STREET, WEST OF SCOTT STREET IN HOUSTON.
THE REASON FOR RELA IS TO CREATE FOUR NARROW FRONT LOADING SINGLE FAMILY LOTS.
THE APPLICANT IS ALSO REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO REPL A PARKING RESERVE INTO A
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SINGLE FAMILY LOT.THE PLAT IS THE RELAID OF THE BRICK AND STONE AT LYDIA SUBDIVISION THAT WAS CREATED IN 2021 WITH 12 LOTS AND TWO PARKING RESERVES.
THE LOTS TOOK ACCESS VIA A 18 FOOT SHARE DRIVEWAY.
STAFF IS REQUESTING A DEFERRAL TO ALLOW THE APPLICANT TIME TO CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE LAYOUT TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CURB CUTS WITH THE PRESENT PROPOSAL AND TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO ARTICULATE A HARDSHIP FOR THE VARIANCE THAT IS NOT SOLELY ECONOMICALLY PLACED.
REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT DOES NOT VIOLATE ANY RESTRICTIONS FILED SEPARATELY.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS DEFER THE PLAT FOR FURTHER SITE REVIEW AND, AND PROVIDE REVISED INFORMATION BY NOON.
STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR CONCERNING THIS PLAT MADAM CHAIR, BUT PLEASE TO COMMISSION YOU MAY OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM ONE 11 BRICK AND STONE AT LYDIA IS OPEN.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
UH, IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE 11? HEARING NO RESPONSE? UM, THE COMMISSION, UH, IF THE COMMISSION VOTES TO DEFER, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION TO CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND DEFER THE ITEM? COMMISSIONER GARZA MADAM CHAIR, I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION, BUT I JUST WANNA BE CLEAR THAT WE ARE GOING FROM ONE DRIVEWAY TO FOUR DRIVEWAYS.
I DON'T SEE ME VOTING FOR A VARIANCE ON THIS.
SO ANYWAY, SO I MADE THE MOTION.
IS THERE A SECOND TO DEFER? TO DEFER? MM-HMM
UM, SO THIS IS A, A USE VARIANCE BECAUSE THEY'RE CONVERTING WHAT WAS A PARKING RESERVE IN THE OLD PLAT RIGHT? TO A LOT.
AND WEREN'T THERE FOUR OTHER MORE UNITS, FOUR OTHER UNITS THAT WERE PART WHAT? THE THE, THE ORIGINAL PLAT WAS A BIGGER AREA, IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH, IT WAS 12.
IT WAS 12 LOTS ORIGINALLY THAT WAS A SHARED DRIVEWAY.
AND HOW DID IT END UP BEING JUST FOUR.
WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR? THEY CAME IN WITH THE SAME VARIANCE.
UM, AND, AND THEY WERE, UM, THEY RECEIVED THE VARIANCE.
UM, THE VARIANCE WAS GRANTED FOR THE LAST, FOR THE ONE LAST YEAR.
SO THE ONE ON YEAH, ON THE, ON THE LEFT.
SO THE ONES THEY, THEY SPLIT IT INTO TWO? YES, THEY DID.
AND ARE THERE SEPARATE OWNERS OR, YEAH.
WELL THAT'S WHAT I'M GETTING AT.
IT IS SEPARATE OWNERS NOW, YES.
SO THEY HAVE SEPARATE OWNERS, BUT MM-HMM
BY DOING THAT, THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO THE DETENTION.
THE DETENTION, RIGHT? MM-HMM
MAY I ASK A QUESTION? IS THIS THE MORNING? YEAH.
AS THEY GO THROUGH WITH PUBLIC WORKS, DO WE HAVE A WAY OF NOTIFYING PUBLIC WORKS THAT THIS SEPARATION HAS HAPPENED? YES.
AND WE WILL NOTIFY PUBLIC WORKS.
WE'LL BE IN CONTACT WITH THEM, UM, NEXT WEEK.
UM, SO ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION TO DEFER? UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
IT IS DEFERRED AND THE PUBLIC HEARING CONTINUED.
ITEM ONE 12 IS KANO ESTATES AT COCHRANE STREET.
THE SITE IS LOCATED WEST ALONE, COCHRANE STREET, WEST OF HARDY STREET, NORFOLK EQUIPMENT STREET IN HOUSTON.
THE REASON FOR RE PLAT IS TO CREATE TWO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS.
REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT DOES NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY, THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM.
MADAM CHAIR, PLEASE THE COMMISSION.
YOU MAY OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLA PER THE CBC 1 0 1 FARM CONDITIONS.
UH, THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ONE 12 CON ESTATES AT COCHRANE ROAD OR COCHRANE STREET IS OPEN.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED IN ADVANCE.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ONE 12 HEARING? NO RESPONSE.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS.
ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? SECOND BARK.
ITEM ONE 13 HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN.
ITEM ONE 14 IS LUCKY GARDENS REPL NUMBER ONE.
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PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON, CEDAR LIMITS SOUTH ALONG LUCKY STREET, EAST OF KNOX STREET AND WEST OF DRE STREET.THE SITE WAS ORIGINALLY PLATTED AS TWO NARROW FRONT LOADING LOTS.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPL IS TO TAKE THOSE NARROW LOTS AND CREATE FOUR LOTS ALONG THE SHARED DRIVEWAY.
REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THIS PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLATTER.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVING THE PLAT SUBJECT TO THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
MADAM CHAIR, IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION.
YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM ONE 14 LUCKY GARDENS IS OPENED.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ONE 14? THERE'S NO RESPONSE.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS.
ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION GARZA GARZA.
UH, ITEM ONE 15 IS ALSO WITHDRAWN.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
THE SUBJECT SITE IS AN OVER 16,000 SQUARE FOOT PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE HOUSTON CITY LIMIT AT THE NORTHEAST INTERSECTION OF CANDLESTICK STREET AND JORDAN STREET NORTH OF ORUM DRIVE AND EAST OF POST OAK ROAD.
THE PURPOSE OF THE REPLANT IS TO CONVERT AN UNDEVELOPED WATER PLANT SITE TO CREATE TWO LARGE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL 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, THAT THE, UH, CURRENT PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY, WE HAVE RECEIVED SOME ADVANCED COMMENTS FROM VICE MAYOR PROM CASTEX TATUM, WITH CONCERNS OF DE RESTRICTION VIOLATION WITH THE DEVELOPER'S INTENT TO PLACE A DUPLEX ON EACH LOT.
WE RECEIVE A LETTER FROM THE CIVIC CLUB AFTER THE DEADLINE REQUIRE, UH, REGARDING THE DE RESTRICTIONS AND PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER THE PLAT FOR TWO WEEKS PER THE REQUEST OF VICE MAYOR PROM KASEK STADIUM, TO ALLOW FURTHER COORDINATION WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND FURTHER DELIBERATION OF THE DEED RESTRICTIONS.
MA'AM CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS ITEM.
UM, WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM NOW, AND I'M GONNA CALL FIRST, UM, PERDITA CHAVEZ, WHO IS, UH, COUNSEL, UH, DISTRICT K.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
I AM PIDA CHAVIS, THE CHIEF OF STAFF FOR VICE MAYOR PRO TIMM.
MARTHA CASTEX TATUM IN ACKNOWLEDGING THE DEFERRAL, JUST WANT TO, UM, THANK THE RECOMMENDATION ON BEHALF OF VICE MAYOR PRO.
THE NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE EDWARD DIXON.
MR. DIXON, SORRY ABOUT THAT CONFUSION BEFORE.
SO ARE WE, SO ARE WE, I KNOW IT, BUT, UH, ON JOHN STREET IS A RESIDENTIAL AREA, A FAMILY AREA, AND THEY DON'T TAKE TWO LOTS.
AND HE JUST SAID A DUPLEX IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA.
WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN NOW I'VE BEEN NOW OVER 40 YEARS.
AND ON THE DEAD END, MR. PHILLIPS, Y'ALL, THE PLANT WAS CLOSED 23 YEARS AGO.
AND WHAT HE DID LONGER THAN THAT? WELL, A LITTLE LONGER, BUT HE TOOK THE LOT FOR 23 YEARS KEEPING IT, I MEAN, IMMACULATE.
AND WHEN Y'ALL SOLD IT, WE WAS THINKING ABOUT MAKING A PARK THERE, BUT THE PRICE WAS WHAT THEY DIDN'T SAY.
THEY NEVER SAID IT SAID THEY WOULD GIVE BACK WITH US.
THAT'S WHY THE CIVIC CLUB IS FIGHTING THAT.
I DON'T THINK NO ONE WANT A DUPLEX NEXT TO THEIR HOUSE.
THEY GOT SINGER EVIDENCE THERE.
BEEN THERE FOR, I'VE BEEN THERE FOR FOUR, EIGHT YEARS.
MR. PHILLIPS, HOLD ON ONE SECOND.
I'LL CALL ON YOU SO YOU CAN STAND IN FRONT OF THE MIC.
LET ME ASK IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. DIXON.
NOW, FREDDY PHILLIPS, THAT'D BE ME.
WE WANNA BE ABLE TO HEAR EVERY WORD.
UH, I'VE LIVED THERE FOR 48 YEARS.
UH, THE LAST TIME THE CITY, SINCE I'M OUT, OUT TO MANAGE THAT PROPERTY WAS OCTOBER, 1999.
LEE MAYOR, I MEAN, LEE BROWN WAS RUNNING FOR MAYOR LAST TIME.
SO HAVING WATCHED IT GET TO BE KNEE HIGH AND WAIST HIGH, I DECIDED TO CUT IT MYSELF.
THEY TALKED ABOUT MAKING A PARK OUT OF IT.
NOBODY GOT BACK WITH US ON THERE.
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE DUPLEXES SHOWING UP THERE.
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SUBDIVISION EVER SINCE I'VE BEEN THERE.AND NOW IT'S GONNA BE ANOTHER SUBDIVISION WITHOUT, WITHIN A SUBDIVISION JUST BECAUSE OF TWO LOTS.
UH, WHY IS THIS? IS THIS SOMETHING TAKEN AN UNDERTAKEN? I WANT TO KNOW WHY IS IT GOT TO BE RENAMED WITHIN OUR SUBDIVISION AND WHY THEY NEVER SENT ANYONE OUT TO MAINTAIN IT.
I FIGURE MR. RAMIREZ, WHO LIVES DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM IT, I LIVE NEXT DOOR TO IT.
I FIGURE WE OUGHT TO BE IN ON THAT, UH, COMMISSION THAT Y'ALL GOT FOR SELLING IT.
UH, AND THAT'S THE REASON I'M HERE.
AND I DON'T WANNA SEE A DUPLEX.
I COULD SEE A, A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING HOME LIKE ALREADY THERE.
BUT A DUPLEX, I DON'T THINK SO.
AND I'M GOING TO FIGHT IT IF I CAN, IF THERE'S ANYONE DOWN HERE GOT AN OBJECTION TO MY FIGHT, UH, I'LL TAKE IT ON.
NO, THAT'S, THAT'S WHY WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING OKAY.
WELL, I SEE IT'S BEEN DEFERRED.
I WANT, I WANT TO HEAR EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON FROM THIS DAY FORWARD, IF YOU DON'T MIND.
AND I THINK IN ADDITION TO THE REQUEST FROM VICE MAYOR PRO TEM, UM, CAS SIX TATUM, WE ALSO ARE, OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT IS REVIEWING THE DEED RESTRICTIONS AND PO YOU KNOW, JUST TO, TO SEE IF, IF THIS IS A LEGAL REQUEST.
WELL, THEY GOT MY EMAIL ADDRESS.
I'D LIKE TO BE DEALT WITH ACCORDINGLY FROM THIS DAY FORWARD, IF YOU DON'T MIND.
WE'LL, WE'LL BE BACK HERE WITH THIS IN TWO WEEKS AND TWO WEEKS.
AND WE HOPE YOU CAN COME BACK.
UM, THE NEXT SPEAKER IS, UH, TRIANA CALLANS.
TRIANA CALLANS, WHO MAY BE VIRTUAL.
HOW ABOUT CHRISTIAN CALLANS? C-A-L-L-A-N-S-E-N-S.
THEY DO NOT APPEAR TO BE PRESENT.
UH, THOSE ARE THE ONLY, OH, YEAH, THOSE ARE THE ONLY SPEAKERS I HAVE SIGNED.
DO WE HAVE ANYBODY IN THE CHAT? IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE 16 NOEL PLACE THIS WEEK? IF NOT, WE'LL TURN TO THE COMMISSION.
WHEN YOU SAY ONE 16 NOAH PLACE, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE LOCATION ON THORN STREET OR YOU ADDRESSING THAT LOCATION? YES.
OKAY, BECAUSE I'M ON SPEAKERPHONE.
THIS IS RENEE JONES AND I'M SPEAKING IN REGARDS TO, I WANNA SPEAK IN REGARDS TO THAT.
CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME AGAIN? RENEE.
SO I, YOU WERE SPEAKING KIND OF FAST, SO I'M GONNA ASK YOU TO KIND OF SLOW DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT.
WHEN YOU STATED THAT YOU'RE GOING TO TRY TO PLACE A DUPLEX, IS THAT WHAT'S GOING ON? I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I GET EVERYTHING BECAUSE IT WAS GOING REALLY FAST.
THE, UH, THE DEVELOPER INTENDS TO CREATE TWO LOTS OUT OF THE WATER PLANT SITE AND IN SO INTENDS TO PLACE A DUPLEX ON EACH LOT.
A DUPLEX APARTMENT OR A DUPLEX HOME, OR HAVE, IT WOULD BE A DUPLEX HOME.
SO BASICALLY TWO DWELLING UNITS UNDER ONE ROOF AS A, AS A HOME, AS A HOME, BUT A DUPLEX.
IT'S NOT A RESIDENTIAL SINGLE STORY HOME.
BUT IT'S NOT A RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY HOME, OR IS IT TWO SINGLE FAMILY HOMES? I'M, I'M KIND OF PER THE DEFINITIONS OF CHAPTER 14.
RIGHT NOW, CHAPTER 42, WHICH IS OUR DEVELOPMENT CODE, DEFINES A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE CAN HAVE UP TO TWO DWELLINGS.
SO A, A DUPLEX, WHICH MEANS TWO DWELLINGS WOULD BE, WOULD AT, YOU KNOW, AT FIRST GLANCE, BE BE ALLOWED ON SOMETHING THAT HAD SINGLE FAMILY RESTRICTIONS.
AND THIS PAST, RECENTLY, THIS CHAPTER 42, WELL, IT RECENTLY, WELL, IT HASN'T BEEN APPROVED YET.
I MEAN, WE'RE CONSIDERING CHAPTER SINCE OH YEAH.
CONSIDERING CHAPTER 42, THAT'S THE LAW.
IT'S BEEN THE LAW FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.
BUT IT HASN'T BEEN APPROVED TO PLACE A TWO, TWO DWELLING, TWO A DUPLEX, TWO LOTS ON THAT LOCATION RIGHT NOW.
WELL, YEAH, BUT WE WE'RE TRYING TO, AND I, I WANNA MANAGE YOUR EXPECTATIONS.
WE'RE, WE'RE REVIEWING THIS FROM THE LEGAL STANDPOINT, BUT IT MAY BE MM-HMM
THAT THIS MEETS ALL THE CONDITIONS OF CHAPTER 42.
AND WE HAVE TO APPROVE IT, THAT IT'S A, A SHALL APPROVE, WHICH IS A KIND OF A STATE LAW, BASICALLY.
NOT KIND OF, IT'S A STATE LAW YOU HAVE TO PROVE.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S, YOU HAVE TO APPROVE, WELL, NOT, WE DON'T KNOW YET.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE DEFERRING IT FOR TWO WEEKS
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SO THAT OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT CAN CONTINUE TO LOOK INTO IT TO SEE IF THIS IS A, UH, APPLICATION THAT MEETS ALL THE CURRENT REQUIREMENTS.ONCE WE'VE MADE THAT DETERMINATION, WE'LL HAVE A RECOMMENDATION AT OUR NEXT MEETING IN TWO WEEKS.
AND DO WE HAVE A DATE SET FOR THAT NEXT MEETING IN TWO WEEKS? DO WE HAVE A SET DATE AND TIME? YEAH, IT'S TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY.
OCTOBER 5TH, IT'S 2:30 PM OKAY.
ALL THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TODAY.
I'M NOT, I'M NOT FINISHED SPEAKING.
WELL, I THINK YOUR TIME'S EXPIRED, MA'AM.
HOW MUCH TIME DO WE HAVE? COME BACK IN TWO WEEKS IF YOU WANT.
AND YOU'RE WELCOME TO, YOU KNOW, SEND ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS AS WELL.
IN THE MEANTIME, IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION YOU THINK THE STAFF NEEDS TO KNOW, I'M ASKING WHO IS SPEAKING RIGHT NOW? WHO, WHO IS SPEAKING RIGHT NOW? WHO AM I SPEAKING WITH RIGHT NOW? THE CHAIR.
I'M THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
SO YOUR TITLE? M-A-R-T-Y-S-T-I-N.
SO WE WELCOME BACK IN TWO WEEKS AND IF YOU HAVE INFORMATION TO SHED SOME LIGHT ON THIS, BY ALL MEANS EITHER CALL THE STAFF DURING THE WEEK, MR. JOHN SEDILLO, OR SEND AN EMAIL TO THE DEPARTMENT.
AND WHERE'S YOUR OFFICE LOCATED, MA'AM? YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I NEED.
WE'LL PUT THE INFORMATION IN THE CHAT OR WE'LL REACH OUT TO YOU.
UH, IF YOU YEAH, I'M NOT ON THE CHAT.
I'M ON WE'LL, DO WE HAVE YOUR, HER PHONE NUMBER? THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT PHONE NUMBER, MA'AM, IF YOU'D LIKE TO CALL US IS (832) 393-6600.
YOU CAN ASK TO SPEAK WITH JOHN CILLO AND WE'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS AFTER THE MEETING.
WE, I THINK WE'VE LOST THE MEETING.
ONE MOMENT WHILE I ADDRESS TECHNICAL ISSUES.
YEAH, SO YOU WANNA GO BACK? WELL, EITHER THAT OR I STILL SEE IT ON MY COMPUTER.
CAN I, IT APPEARS WE'RE HAVING AN HTV ISSUE WITH MICROSOFT TEAMS, SO I LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE RESTARTING TEAMS ON THEIR COMPUTER.
SO THE TEAMS MEETING IS WORKING.
PEOPLE ARE IN THE MEETING, YEAH, BUT IT'S JUST NOT BEING SHOWN ON THE SCREENS RIGHT NOW.
YEAH, I HAVE IT ON MY COMPUTER.
OKAY, SO IS UH, MS. JONES STILL THERE? OKAY, WELL, MS. JONES, TIME EXPIRED, BUT, UM, MR. CILLO, IF YOU COULD, UH, WORK WITH MS. GEER.
I THINK SHE ANNOUNCED, I, I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN SORT OF FIND A WAY TO REACH HER.
I'LL REACH OUT TO THE PACIFIC CLUB AND SEE IF THERE'S ONE.
UM, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE WHO IS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
ITS STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION IN THE DEFERRAL PERIOD? COMMISSIONER GARZA? YEAH.
SO, UM, MR. CILLO, JUST FOR THE SAKE OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT ONE GENTLEMAN MENTIONED A SUBDIVISION NAME AND THIS DOES NOT, THIS CHANGE DOES NOT TAKE IT OUT OF THE SUBDIVISION.
ANY DEED RESTRICTIONS WOULD STILL APPLY TO THIS PLOT OF LAND.
SO IT IS NOT A SEPARATE SUBDIVISION, ALTHOUGH IT HAS TO BE IDENTIFIED BY NAME.
DEED RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN PLACE WILL ALSO BE ON THIS PROPERTY AS THEY HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST.
IS THAT CORRECT, MR. SAD? YEAH, THAT IS CORRECT.
THE, THE NEW SUBDIVISION, AS IT IS NAMED, WILL STILL BE SUBJECT TO THE DEED RESTRICTIONS AS THEY'RE PLACED ON THE ORIGINAL SUBDIVISION.
THERE IS NOTATION ON THE PLAT THAT ALSO REFERS TO THAT.
ALRIGHT, SO THAT'S ONE PIECE OF INFORMATION.
THE OTHER TWO ARE, UM, TO MAKE, TO BE CLEAR, MRS. JONES BROUGHT UP THE QUESTION ABOUT, UM, A DUPLEX AND VERSUS A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING.
ACCORDING TO CITY ORDINANCE, A DUPLEX IS A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING.
AND THEN LASTLY, THE, THE LAST PIECE OF INFORMATION THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED IS, DO THE DEED RESTRICTIONS CURRENTLY IN PLACE PROHIBIT A DUPLEX? IF THEY ALLOW SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING, THIS WOULD FIT UNDER CITY ORDINANCE.
BUT IF YOUR DEED RESTRICTIONS SPECIFICALLY DO NOT ALLOW FOR A DUPLEX OR LARGER, THAT WOULD COME INTO PLAY IN OUR MEETING IN TWO WEEKS, CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.
THOSE ARE THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE IN MIND FOR OUR TWO MEETINGS.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO CAME.
WE WILL TRY VERY HARD TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
OKAY, WITH THAT, IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE? COMMISSIONER
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MODEST QUESTION.SO, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THE, THE PROPERTY WERE ORIGINALLY INTENDED FOR SOMETHING ELSE, BUT HAS IT ALWAYS, IS IT CLASSIFIED RESIDENTIAL AND ALWAYS BEEN RESIDENTIAL? NO, IT IS ORIGINALLY PLANTED AS A WATER PLANT SITE.
AND HAS NEVER BEEN DEVELOPED OTHERWISE.
SO, SO THERE HAS NO BEEN RESIDENTIAL USE ON IT? RIGHT? IT'S CURRENTLY A GREEN FIELD.
I GUESS I'M TALKING ABOUT THE PLA CLASSIFICATION.
I MEAN, IT'S, IT WAS RECORDED AS A, OR THE RESERVE WATER PLANT SITE.
YEAH, IT WAS BASICALLY A RESERVE FOR WATER PLANTS.
IT WAS ORIGINALLY RECORDED AS A RESERVE FOR A WATER PLANT SITE.
COULD YOU PUT YOUR MIC ON MS. MICKELSON? IT IS ON.
COULD YOU SPEAK LOUDER? YES, I'M SORRY.
IT WAS ORIGINALLY PLATTED FOR A RESERVE WATER PLANT SITE.
SO, BUT IT IS, MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT IS WITHIN THE SUBDIVISION THAT HAS THE DEED RESTRICTIONS ON IT.
SO THAT WOULD REVERT, IT REVERSED.
I I GUESS THAT'S WHAT PICKING UP.
THE FIRST DEED OUT THAT HAD THE RESTRICTIONS IN IT SPECIFICALLY SAID THAT IF IT WAS ABANDONED AS A WATER PLANT OR NEVER USED THIS ONE, THEN IT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THE DEED RESTRICTIONS AS A RESIDENTIAL BLOCK.
THAT WAS MY POORLY REWARDED QUESTION, BUT THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I WAS TRYING TO GET AT.
DID YOU WANNA SPEAK, ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? OKAY.
UH, ANYBODY ELSE? I, I DO JUST, UH, UH, COUNSEL, HAVE YOU REVIEWED THE, SOUNDS LIKE YOU'VE RE REVIEWED THE DEED RESTRICTIONS ALREADY, RIGHT? I HAVE.
UM, ANYTHING NOTICEABLE, NOTABLE IN THAT REVIEW, UH, THAT COULD INFORM OUR UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THIS ISSUE? UM, I DO NOT RECALL SEEING ANYTHING IN THERE THAT PROHIBITED, UH, DUPLEXES IN THIS SUBDIVISION, BUT I AM GOING TO GO BACK THROUGH THE DEED RESTRICTIONS GIVEN THE ISSUES RAISED TODAY JUST TO ENSURE THAT OUR REVIEW IS ACCURATE.
IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, IS THERE A MOTION TO DEFER ITEM ONE 16? MOTION GARZA GARZA.
IS THERE A SECOND? MAD? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ITEM ONE 17 NORTH BRIAN PARK, ITEM ONE 17 IS NORTH BRYAN PARK RE PLAT NUMBER ONE.
THE SUBJECT SIDE IS AN OVER HALF ACRE PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE HOUSTON CITY LIMITS AT THE NORTHWEST INTERSECTION OF BRYAN STREET AND AVENUE J SOUTH OF NAVIGATION BOULEVARD AND EAST OF LOCKWOOD DRIVE.
THE PURPOSE OF THE RE PLAT IS TO CREATE 15 LOTS ALONG TWO SHARED DRIVEWAYS, ALTERING THE PLATTED SHARED DRIVEWAY LAYOUT AND REMOVING A PARKING RESERVE.
THERE ARE NO VARIANCES REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM, AND THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
IT HAS BECOME APPARENT THAT THE FENCE HAS BEEN BUILT WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY, DEDICATED WITH THE PREVIOUS PLAT AND PUBLIC WORKS TRAFFIC ESSAY THAT THEY ARE NOT IN SUPPORT OF THE APPLICANT'S PROPOSED PARKING PLAN TO UTILIZE ON STREET PARKING REVIEW.
BILINGUAL INDICATES THAT THE OVERALL PLAT WILL NOW 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 PROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CBC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS AS THIS IS A PRELIMINARY APPLICATION.
CONDITIONS INCLUDE REMOVING THE FENCE FROM THE DEDICATED RIGHT OF WAY AND EITHER REPLACING THE PAR, UH, REPLACING THE PARKING RESERVE BACK WITHIN THE BOUNDARY OF THE PLAT, OR PROVIDING A VIABLE PARKING PLAN WITH THE FINAL APPLICATION.
MADAM CHAIR, IF THIS PLEASED TO THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ONE 17 IS CONTINUED.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED IN ADVANCE.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE 17? HEARING? NO RESPONSE? THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO WAIT.
WOULD THAT BE FOR JERMAINE LINO? I'M SORRY.
I COULDN'T, I COULDN'T HEAR YOU.
COULD YOU STATE YOUR NAME? WOULD THAT, WOULD THAT BE FOR JERMAINE LINO? NO, NO MA'AM.
DOES THIS OKAY, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NORTH BRYAN PARK REPL NUMBER ONE.
NO, I WAS WAITING ON ANOTHER ONE.
SO ONCE AGAIN, A CALL FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE 17 NORTH BRIAN PARK.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, COMMISSIONER? UM, I, I GUESS I'M ACTUALLY A LITTLE CONFUSED WHY WE WOULD APPROVE IT IF THEY DON'T SHOW THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
IT'S, IT'S A CONDITION, BUT I'M I'M STILL A LITTLE CONFUSED.
SO THE ORIGINAL, UH, RECORDED PLAT SHOWED THE TWO SHARED DRIVEWAYS AS THEY ARE THE, THE
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ONLY THING THAT'S CHANGING WITH THIS IS THE SLIGHT ALIGNMENT OF ONE OF THE SHARED DRIVEWAYS AND THEY ARE TRYING TO REMOVE ONE OF THE PARKING RESERVES AND PLACE IT AS ON STREET PARKING.THE REQUIREMENT WILL BE ALONG WITH APPROVAL IF THEY CANNOT PROVIDE A VIABLE PARKING PLAN AS THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN DEFERRED TWICE.
AND WE MUST MAKE A DECISION THAT, UM, THEY MUST, THEY MUST EITHER, THEY MUST REPLACE A PARKING SPACE WITHIN THE, THE SOLUTION WITH THE FINAL, WITHIN THE PLAT WITH THE FINAL APPLICATION.
SO IF THEY CAN'T DO THAT BEFORE FINAL, THEY, IT DOESN'T HAPPEN.
I MEAN, IF THEY CAN'T DO THAT, THERE WILL BE NO APPROVAL OF A FINAL PLAN.
YEAH, THIS IS OUR SECOND DEFERRAL.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION QUESTIONS? UM, IS THERE A MOTION THEN FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION, WHICH IS TO APPROVE SIGLER SECOND ALLMAN.
[d. Subdivision Plats with Variance Requests (Aracely Rodriguez, Geoff Butler, Devin Crittle, and John Cedillo)]
ITEM ONE 18.A GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
ITEM NUMBER ONE 18 IS PATENT PARK PARTIAL REPL NUMBER ONE.
THE SUBJECT SIDE IS A ONE THIRD ACRE PROPERTY IN HOUSTON CITY LIMITS ON ROBERTSON STREET EAST OF IRVINGTON AND SOUTH OF CAVALCADE.
THE PURPOSE OF THE REPL IS TO CREATE TWO FRONT LOADING SINGLE FAMILY LOTS.
THERE ARE NO VARIANCES REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM, AND THE PLAT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
WE HAVE RECEIVED NO ADVANCED COMMENTS REGARDING THE PLAT REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES 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 THE ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ONE 18.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED IN ADVANCE.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE 18? PAT PARK? THERE'S NO RESPONSE.
UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO, SO THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS.
ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION? VICTOR SECOND NELSON.
ARNOLD AT LYONS AVENUE, THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE HOUSTON CITY LIMIT AT THE SOUTHEAST INTERSECTION OF LYONS AVENUE AND LEGIAN STREET.
THE PURPOSE OF THE REPLANT IS TO CREATE ONE RESERVE.
REVIEW BY LEGAL HAS DETERMINED THAT THIS REQUEST DOES VIOLATE THE RESTRICTIONS.
THIS ITEM WAS PREVIOUSLY DEFERRED AT THE PREVIOUS COMMISSION.
UH, THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
THERE ARE NO VARIANCES REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM.
UH, WE HAVE RECEIVED NO ADVANCE COMMENTS FOR THE PLAT STAFF.
RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER THE PLANT AT THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST PER CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
MADAM CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ONE 19 ST.
ARNOLDS BILL AT LYONS AVENUE IS OPEN.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ONE 19? UH, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER, UH, FOR FURTHER REVIEW.
UM, IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION, IS THERE A MOTION TO CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND DEFER COMMISSIONER VICTOR? SO THEY, UM, IT DOES NOT MEET THE DEED RESTRICTIONS, RIGHT? UH, YEAH, IT VIOLATES THE DEED RESTRICTIONS.
SO WHY, WHY ARE WE GIVING THEM TO, UH, I BELIEVE, UH, THE CLIENT IS HAVING HIS OWN ATTORNEY, UM, REVIEW THE DEED RESTRICTIONS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY, THEN.
IS THERE A MOTION TO DEFER ITEM ONE 19 AND CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING MOTION HINES HINES? SECOND TO HEAR.
ITEM ONE 20, ITEM ONE 20, UH, SECOND AMENDED MAP OF LIVE OAKS PARTIAL REPL.
THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE HOUSTON CITY LI LIMIT SOUTH OF SOUTH SHEPHERD DRIVE WEST OF MCDUFFY STREET AND SOUTH ALONG NEW HOUSE.
THE PURPOSE OF THE REPL IS TO CREATE ONE RESERVE.
REVIEW BY LEGAL HAS DETERMINED THAT THIS REQUEST IS NOT VIOLATE D 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.
IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM.
AT THIS TIME, THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ONE 22ND AMENDMENT MAP OF LIVE OAKS IS OPEN.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
DOES ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE 20? I JUST HAD, I JUST HAD A QUICK QUESTION.
IF THERE WAS, UM, HOLD ON, HOLD ON.
YOU HAVE TO COME FORWARD AND TALK TO THE MIC AND WE NEED YOU TO STATE YOUR NAME PLEASE FOR THE RECORD.
I LIVE RIGHT DOWN THE STREET FROM THIS.
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AND WHAT I COULDN'T HEAR WHAT YOU SAID WAS THE REASON FOR THIS WAS TO CREATE WHAT? UH, ONE RESERVE.WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? UM, THEY'RE JUST PLATTING IT AS SOMETHING THAT'S NOT SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE.
SO IT'S AN EXISTING RESTAURANT.
THEY'RE PLANNING IT SO THAT THEY CAN, UM, UPON BUILDING, I THINK REMODELING.
UPON BUILDING OF THE WOOD? YEAH.
ACTUALLY THE EXISTING RESTAURANT IS SUPPOSED TO BE DEMOED FOR PARKING AND THEY'RE BUILDING A NEW RESTAURANT ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.
SO I, WE NEED YOU TO SAY THAT INTO THE MICROPHONE IF YOU WOULD.
THEY'RE DEMOING THE CURRENTLY EXISTING RESTAURANT AND THEN BUILDING A NEW RESTAURANT ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.
SO THAT PROBABLY REQUIRES A REPL FOR PERMITTING AND ALL THAT STUFF.
DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? MS. DO.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS NOT GONNA BE A MULTI HIGHRISE GOING UP RIGHT THERE.
YOU STICK AROUND? YEAH, JUST RIGHT.
DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE 20? IF NOT, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION ISH.
UH, ITEM 1 21 HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN.
MADAM CHAIR, THIS IS COMMISSIONER KANE.
I'M GONNA BE LEAVING THE MEETING.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE HOUSTON PLANNING COMMISSION.
ITEM 1 22 IS ALDEAN COMMERCE PARK.
GP SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE ETJ WITHIN HARRIS COUNTY SOUTH OF ALDEEN BENDER, WEST OF JFK AND NORTH OF GREENS.
GP PROPOSES A COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO EXCEED INTERSECTION SPACING REQUIREMENTS BY NOT PROVIDING ANY NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST PUBLIC STREETS THROUGH THE SITE.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST.
THE JUSTIFICATION FOR GRANTED THE VARIANCE IS BASED ON THE EXISTING CONDITION AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.
THE PROPOSED GP IS BOUNDED BY BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL PARK TO THE WEST GREENS BIO TO THE SOUTH AND A DRAINAGE CHANNEL AND PLATTED COMMERCIAL RESERVES TO THE EAST GRIND.
THE VARIANCE WOULD NOT BE IN JURIS TO PUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE.
ALL ADJACENT PROPERTIES WILL EITHER HAVE PUBLIC STREET FRONTAGE OR EXISTING CLUSTERS UNDER COMMON OWNERSHIP WITH PUBLIC STREET ACCESS.
HARRIS COUNTY ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT POSES NO OBJECTION TO THIS REQUEST AND STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE GP SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS WE'VE RECEIVED NO ADVANCE WRITTEN COMMENT IN THIS ITEM.
THIS CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.
QUESTIONS FROM MR. BUTLER? UH, I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED ON THIS ITEM.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS FOR 1 22 ALDEN COMMERCE PARK? IF NOT, UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS BEFORE YOU ON THE SCREEN.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION GARZA GARZA.
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN DEFERRED TWICE AND WAS GRANTED A 30 DAY EXTENSION AT THE AUGUST 24TH MEETING.
THE ITEM CANNOT BE DEFERRED OR EXTENDED.
AGAIN, THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON'S CORPORATE LIMIT ALONG WEST CROSS TIMBERS BETWEEN SHEPHERD AND YALE.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A ZERO FOOT DUAL BUILDING LINE ALONG CROSS TRIMERS AND TRUMAN FOR RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED EVENT HALL.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS REQUEST PER CONDITIONS.
THE SITE CONSISTS OF AN APPROXIMATELY 3,200 SQUARE FOOT EVENT HALL AND REAR ACCESSORY STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTED IN 2018.
THIS WAS DONE IN EXCESS OF A PERMIT APPROVED TO REPAIR A SMALLER STRUCTURE THAT USED TO EXIST ON THE SITE.
THE NEW STRUCTURES WERE BUILT ALONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH PROPERTY LINES OVER THE REQUIRED SETBACKS.
STRICT INTERPRETATION OF CHAPTER 42 WOULD REQUIRE SET A 25 FOOT SETBACK ON CROSS TIMBERS AND 10 ALONG TRUMAN.
STAFF PASS SUGGESTED THAT THE APPLICANT PROVIDE A SEVEN FOOT SIDEWALK AND FOUR FOOT BUFFER WITH STREET TREES ALONG CROSS TIMBERS.
THE APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT AN APPROXIMATELY FIVE INCH TALL CONCRETE REMNANT OF THE DEMOLISHED BUILDING WOULD HINDER THEIR ABILITY TO PROVIDE THIS.
THEY HAVE SUBMITTED AN ENGINEER'S REPORT ASSERTING THAT THIS FEATURE IS INTEGRAL TO THE EXISTING STRUCTURE AND CANNOT BE EASILY REMOVED.
STAFF HAS ADDED AN APPROVAL CONDITION OF A SIX FOOT SIDEWALK IN TWO FOOT BUFFER IN FRONT OF THE EXISTING BUILDING.
IN ORDER TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS IMPEDIMENT, THE APPLICANT WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A SEVEN FOOT SIDEWALK AND FOUR FOOT BUFFER WITH TREES ALONG THE PEDESTRIAN REALM FRONTING THE PARKING LOT.
THERE IS ALSO A CONDITION THAT THE APPLICANT OBTAINED A CONSENT TO ENCROACH AGREEMENT FOR THE EXISTING SLAB TO ALLOW IT TO REMAIN IN THE RIGHT OF WAY AFTER DEDICATION OTHER APPROVAL CONDITIONS THAT INCLUDE AN ABANDONMENT OF UTILITY EASEMENTS
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UNDERNEATH THE EXISTING STRUCTURES, NARROWING AN EXISTING CURB CUT AND PROVIDING A NEW SIDEWALK AND STREET TREES ALONG THE TRUMAN SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.STAFF HAS LISTED ALL THE APPROVAL CONDITIONS ON THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM AS WELL AS ITEMS THAT WILL LIKELY NEED TO BE ADDRESSED AT PERMITTING.
STAFF RECOMMENDS GRANTING THE VARIANCE FOR A DUAL BUILDING LINE, EXCUSE ME, A ZERO FOOT DUAL BUILDING LINE PER CONDITIONS LISTED.
WE'VE RECEIVED ONE WRITTEN COMMENT EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THIS APPLICATION.
THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
QUESTIONS FOR MR. BUTLER? THAT'S QUITE A, A, A LIST THAT YOU HAVE PROVIDED THERE.
THAT'S, THAT WILL BE VERY HELPFUL.
UH, THE APPLICANT, CARLOS, UH, ESPINOSA IS HERE FOR QUESTIONS.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? AND THEN WE HAVE, UM, BILL R JOHNSON.
DID YOU WISH TO SPEAK MR. JOHNSON? HE'S VIRTUAL.
MADAM COMMISSIONER, I, I APPRECIATE THAT.
IF YOU'RE READY FOR ME, I'M READY TO SPEAK.
GOOD, GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.
UM, AND ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
UH, I JUST WANNA MAKE A COUPLE OF CLARIFICATIONS.
UM, THERE WAS SOME ISSUES WITH RESPECT TO WHETHER OR NOT, OR STATEMENTS REGARDING THE DEMOLITION OF THIS BUILDING AND A AN ADDITIONAL SOUNDS LIKE A FOUNDATION.
THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL FOUNDATION OR ANYTHING.
THE EXISTING FOOTPRINT IS THE EXISTING FOOTPRINT.
UM, THE ONLY THING THAT WAS DONE WAS THE OUTSIDE WAS, WAS REMODELED AND, AND BASICALLY BEAUTIFIED, UH, FROM OUR STANDPOINT BECAUSE IT WAS A UGLY STRUCTURE, BUT THE, THE, THE BUILDING WAS NOT DEMOLISHED.
AND SO I THINK WE NEED TO GET THAT ON THE RECORD.
A FENCE WAS ALSO PUT UP TO PROTECT THE PROPERTY FROM A BREAK-IN, BECAUSE PRIOR TO THAT POINT IT HAD BEEN BROKEN INTO.
UH, WE DID ASK THAT THE, THE CURRENT, UM, WHAT THEY CONSIDER THAT LITTLE SLAB THERE, THAT PATIO WHERE THEY WANTED A CUTAWAY, THE LETTER FROM THE, THE ARCHITECT DID INDICATE THAT, THAT WE'RE GONNA BE CUTTING INTO THAT STRUCTURE AND WOULD PROBABLY, UM, UH, DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD.
AND SO THOSE ARE THE, THOSE ARE KIND OF LIKE THE ISSUES HERE.
AND WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CLARIFYING THAT THERE WAS NO DEMOLITION HERE.
UH, WE DID NOT DESTROY THE EXISTING STRUCTURE.
EVEN THE CITY'S OWN INSPECTOR WHO CAME OUT SAID THAT IT WAS AN EXISTING STRUCTURE WITH AN ADD-ON.
AND SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CLEAR ON THIS STUFF SO THAT WHEN WE CONTINUE TO, UH, REQUEST THAT WE DO MORE AND MORE AND MORE AND REMOVE THE FENCE, UH, THAT FENCE IS THERE FOR SECURITY AND FOR SAFETY PURPOSES.
YOU'LL SEE THAT IF YOU'RE ALONG THAT AREA THERE ON THE SIDEWALK ACROSS NUMBERS, IT'S, YOU CAN WALK RIGHT INTO THE BUILDING AND, UH, WE CANNOT KEEP THAT LOCKED AT ALL TIMES.
AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE SECURITY THERE AND THAT WE, WE ARE PROTECTING THE, THE PUBLIC FROM FOLKS JUST WALKING IN OFF THE STREET BECAUSE THAT IS UTILIZED THERE FOR, UM, UH, OUTSIDE SERVICES.
SO JUST WANTED TO MAKE, UH, SOME OF THOSE CLARIFICATIONS CLEAR.
ONCE AGAIN, UH, UH, UH, THANK THE CITY FOR WORKING WITH US.
UH, THEY DID PUT A WHOLE LOT OF CONDITIONS, UH, ON THIS THING AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY TO GET ALL OF THOSE CLEARED.
AND, UM, WE HOPE THAT, UH, WE CAN MOVE THIS THING FORWARD WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL, UH, REQUIREMENTS.
BUT THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK.
AND I'M OPEN FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE SPEAKER? COMMISSIONER BALDWIN? NO, JUST, JUST AS LONG AS YOU RECOGNIZE WE COULD MAKE YOU PUT THAT BUILDING 25 FOOT BACK ALSO, AND THAT I'M SURE YOU DON'T WANT THAT.
SO WE'VE TRIED TO WORK VERY HARD WITH YOU IN THE CONDITIONS THAT WE HAVE.
SO WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE BEING GENEROUS, NOT REQUIRING YOU TO TEAR OUT 25 FEET OF THAT BUILDING.
RIGHT? YEAH, NO, AND WE COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THAT.
AND THAT, THAT, THAT THAT'S NOT, THAT WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT ARGUING THAT POINT.
AND I DON'T WANT THE COMMISSIONER TO, TO, TO FEEL THAT SOMEHOW WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE ARGUING THAT POINT.
WE'RE JUST SAYING THAT WE WANTED THE RECORD TO BE CLEAR AS TO WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED WITH THE FACILITY AND WE WANTED THE RECORD TO BE CLEAR THAT, THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH THE CITY TO GET EVERYTHING DONE.
AND, AND YOUR REMARKS ARE PART OF THE RECORD.
YOU HAVE CLARIFIED THAT AND WE APPRECIATE IT.
UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. JOHNSON? THANK YOU, MR. OH, COMMISSIONER ROSENBERG.
WE HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR STAFF COMMISSIONER ROSENBERG.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS ON THIS, UH, UNLESS MR. ESPINOZA WANTS TO SPEAK, WHICH HE SAYS HE DOESN'T.
SO, UH, COMMISSIONER ROSENBERG, THE FENCE IS STILL SOMETHING I'M A LITTLE UNCLEAR ON.
WHY ARE WE ALLOWING THE FENCE TO REMAIN WHERE IT IS OR WAS INCORRECTLY PUT JUST FROM A PRECEDENT STANDARD.
I JUST WANT TO GET CLEAR WHAT, WHAT THE STORY IS SPECIFICALLY WITH THE FENCE.
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AREA CURRENTLY OCCUPIED BY THE FENCE WILL BE PUBLIC RIGHT AWAY WHEN THE FIVE FEET OF RIGHT OF AWAY DEDICATION IS PROVIDED, THE FENCE CANNOT EXIST.WHERE IT IS NOW, THE FENCE WILL GO AWAY.
IN THIS APPROVAL THE FENCE COMES OUT.
THEY ARE FREE TO REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER FENCE ON THE PARKING LOT, BUT IT COMES OUT OF THE RIGHT OF WAY.
THAT'S THE, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WAS HAPPENING.
YEAH, I, AND THANK YOU MR. BUTLER.
YOU'VE WORKED VERY TIRELESSLY WITH THE COOPERATION OF THE APPLICANT TO, YOU KNOW, TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
IT WAS A, A DIFFICULT PROJECT.
UH, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS? UM, OKAY, SO, AND CHAIR, UH, YES.
I NOTE THAT IN THE SURVEY, THE, THE PROPERTY OF THE BOUNDARY SURVEY, THERE'S A REFERENCE TO NOTE SIX, WHICH IS THAT 40 FOOT EASEMENT.
AND IT SAYS HERE THAT THAT EASEMENT, UH, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING, MAINTAINING, AND OPERATING SEWER, WATER AND OTHER UTILITY LINES TOGETHER WITH RIGHTAWAY ING GAS GRAS.
SO WE HAVE AN ENCROACHMENT ISSUE, DON'T WE? YES.
THAT'S ALSO AN APPROVAL CONDITION THAT, THAT'S ABANDONED PROPERLY BEFORE THIS CAN BE RECORDED.
SO WE HAVE CONDITIONS TO BE ADDRESSED PRIOR TO RECORD RECORDATION AND THEN SOME TO BE VERIFIED AT PERMITTING, AND THEN A LIST OF STUFF TO JUST BE AWARE OF THAT COULD BE PROBLEM PROBLEMATIC.
THAT HOPEFULLY WILL HELP THIS.
I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF CONDITIONS, BUT IT WILL IN THE LONG RUN HELP THE PROJECT PROCEED SMOOTHLY.
UM, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON ITEM 1 23? DAVIS WORLD STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS BEFORE YOU ON THE SCREEN ALL, UH, IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION BALDWIN BALDWIN.
IS THERE A SECOND? HINES HINES.
ITEM 1 24, UH, FORT BEND COUNTY SPORTSPLEX.
THE SITE IS IN THE HOUSTON CITY LIMIT, WEST OF SOUTH POST OAK ROAD, NORTH OF MCCART ROAD AND SOUTH OF LONG HOBBY ROAD.
THE PURPOSE OF THE PLAT IS TO CREATE ONE RESERVE ON AN EXISTING RECREATIONAL FACILITY.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO EXCEED INTERSECTION SPACING BY NOT EXTENDING NOR TERMINATING IN A CUL-DE-SAC BENCHMARK DRIVE.
STAFF RECOMMENDS DEFERRING THE VARIANCE SO THAT NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS CAN BE MET.
STAFF HAS RECEIVED NO ADVANCE WRITTEN COMMENT ON THE ITEM.
THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. LEE? UM, I DON'T HAVE, OH, I DO HAVE, UM, I DO HAVE A SPEAKER ON THIS, I'M SORRY.
PURITA CHAIS FROM, UH, MAYOR VICE MAYOR PRO TEM CASTEX TATUM'S OFFICE.
GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
JUST WANTED TO, I AM PIDA CHAVIS, CHIEF OF STAFF FOR VICE MAYOR PRO, TIM MARTHA CASTEX TATUM, AND AGAIN, IN ACKNOWLEDGING THE DEPARTMENT, JUST WANTED TO THANK THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, UM, STAFF FOR RECOMMENDATION, UM, BECAUSE THE VICE MAYOR PRO TEAM DID REQUEST A DEFERRAL SO THAT, UM, PROPER NOTIFICATION COULD BE MET.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TODAY.
UM, I DON'T HAVE ANYONE ELSE SIGNED TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 24.
UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER IF THERE ANY DISCUSSION QUESTIONS BEFORE WE DEFER.
IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION TO DEFER? MOTION GARZA GARZA.
ALL ALLMAN? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ITEM 1 25 IS FRIENDSWOOD HARAM.
THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON ZTJ WITHIN HARRIS COUNTY ALONG FM 2351 EAST OF HIGHWAY 45.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING VARIANCES TO ALLOW PROPOSED PRIVATE STREET TO HAVE DIRECT ACCESS ON AN ACCESS EASEMENT INSTEAD OF THE REQUIRED PUBLIC STREET AND TO EXCEED INTERSECTION SPACING REQUIREMENTS BY NOT DEDICATING NORTH, SOUTH, OR EAST WEST PUBLIC STREETS.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THESE REQUESTS.
IN 2021, THE PLANNING COMMISSION GRANTED THESE VARIANCE FOR THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
THE PLAT EXPIRED AND THE APPLICANT SUBMITTED A NEW APPLICATION AS READDRESSING THE SAME VARIANCES.
THE APPLICANT PROPOSES A TYPE TWO PAE DEVELOPMENT 50 LOTS.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FRONTS FM 21, EXCUSE ME, 2351, BUT CURRENTLY TAKES ACCESS FROM AN EXISTING PERPETUAL NON-EXCLUSIVE ACCESS EASEMENT FOR SAFETY PURPOSES.
TXDOT DID NOT APPROVE OF A NEW DRIVEWAY CONNECTION TO THE HIGHWAY DUE TO THE SHORT DISTANCE BETWEEN THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND THE ADJACENT EXISTING DRIVEWAYS.
THE PROPERTY CANNOT TAKE DIRECT ACCESS FROM FM 2351 AND MUST CONTINUE TAKING ACCESS FROM THE ACCESS HE SPENT.
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REASON, THE APPLICANT IS UNABLE TO DEDICATE A NORTH SOUTH PUBLIC STREET TO MEET INTERSECTION SPACE HERE.REQUIREMENTS, THE APPLICANT IS ALSO REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN EAST WEST PUBLIC STREET PROVIDING THE REQUIRED EAST WEST STREET WOULD BISECT THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT AND MULTIPLE SMALLER TRACKS CREATING AN IMPRACTICAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE FUTURE IN EAST WEST STREET CAN BE ADDRESSED ON PROPERTIES TO THE SOUTH.
THE HARRIS COUNTY ENGINEER DEPARTMENT PROPOSES NO OBJECTIONS AND STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCES AND APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO THE CCPC 1 0 1 FORM.
CONDITIONS WE'VE RECEIVED NO ADVANCE WRITTEN COMMENT.
THIS ITEM, THIS CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.
QUESTIONS FROM MR. BUTLER? UM, I DON'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED.
IS THERE ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON 1 25? IF NOT, UH, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO IS BEFORE YOU ON THE SCREEN, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION GARZA GARZA SECOND MAD.
ITEM 1 26 IS MALO ACRES ESTATES.
THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY, EAST OF CULLIN, NORTH OF REED ROAD.
THE APPLICANT IS NO LONGER REQUESTING A VARIANCE AND SUBMITTED A NEW PLAT MEETING OFF CHAPTER 42 REQUIREMENTS.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM.
WE'VE RECEIVED NO ADVANCED WRITTEN COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.
THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION QUESTION FOR MR. BUTLER.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? UM, DID YOU SAY SOMETHING? OH, OKAY.
UM, I DON'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED.
DO WE HAVE ANYBODY IN THE CHAT ON THIS? OKAY.
UM, SO STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT.
UH, I ITEMS 1 27 THROUGH ITEM 1 29 HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN.
ITEM ONE 30 IS QUALITY OCEAN CYPRUS.
THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE HARRIS COUNTY ETJ, NORTH OF CYPRESS, NORTH HOUSTON, WEST OF HUFFMEISTER.
THE APPLICANT PROPOSES A RESERVE FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING AN RV PARK.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING VARIANCES TO EXCEED INTERSECTION SPACING REQUIREMENTS BY NOT EXTENDING TWO STOP STREETS TO THE SITE.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST.
THE SITE IS LOCATED AT THE TERMINUS OF KING CEMETERY ROAD.
THIS APPROXIMATELY 1500 FOOT LONG PUBLIC STREET WILL CONNECT THE SITE TO THE ADJACENT MAJOR THOROUGHFARE GRID.
THE APPLICANT IS PROVIDING A CUL-DE-SAC TERMINUS IN THE STREET ALLOWING FOR SAFE MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES.
THE ABUTTING SUB STREETS ARE A PART OF AN ESTABLISHED UNRECORDED SUBDIVISION.
THESE STREETS FEATURE PAVED VEHICULAR TURNAROUNDS WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY, SO ADDITIONAL TURNAROUNDS ARE NOT NECESSARILY WITHIN THIS SITE.
SIMILAR VARIANCES WERE APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION LAST YEAR.
THOUGH THE APPLICANT HAS CHANGED THE PROPOSED USE AND ELIMINATED A SEGMENT OF PUBLIC STREET STAFF FINDS THE REQUEST TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE INTENT OF THE ORDINANCE AND RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
WE'VE RECEIVED NO ADVANCE WRITTEN COMMENT IN THIS ITEM.
THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
OKAY, UM, I DON'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS.
UH, IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ONE 30? IF NOT, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS BEFORE YOU ON THE SCREEN.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? VICTOR SECOND JONES JONES.
[f. Reconsiderations of Requirement (Devin Crittle)]
ITEM 1 31.ITEM 1 31 IS VETERANS MEMORIAL BUSINESS PARK.
THE SUBJECT SITE IS A 32.8 ACRE PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE HARRIS COUNTY EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION EAST ALONG, UH, EAST OF WEB VETERANS MEMORIAL DRIVE IN NORTH OF FALLBROOK DRIVE.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING AN UNRESTRICTED RESERVE INTENDED FOR WAREHOUSE AND DISTRIBUTION USE AND IS REQUESTING TWO VARIANCES.
ONE TO EXCEED INTERSECTION SPACING BY NOT EXTENDING NOR TERMINATING IN A CUL-DE-SAC STUB, STREETS, LAND ENTRYWAY AND SUMMERBROOK DRIVE AND TWO, TO TAKE ACCESS VIA ACCESS EASEMENT IN LIEU OF PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY.
FRONTAGE STAFF AND HARRIS COUNTY ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT ARE NOT IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST OF VARIANCES.
THE SITE INTENDS TO TAKE ACCESS THROUGH RESERVE G OF FALLBROOK.
SECTION THREE, A DEED RESTRICTED SUBDIVISION WITH SINGLE FAMILY RESTRICTIONS.
THE SUBJECT SITE AND THE RESERVE ARE UNDER, ARE UNDER COMMON OWNERSHIP AND THE VARIANCE AS PRESENTED.
CIRCUMVENTED PUBLIC HEARING AND NOTIFICATION THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED WITH THE REPL OF RESERVE G AND PRESENTS NO TRUE HARDSHIP BEYOND THE INTENDED ACCESS.
THE SITE PLAN SHOWS THE INTENT TO CONNECT TO THE EXISTING CUL-DE-SAC AND TO ADD PARKING THAT WOULD EXCEED THE SCOPE OF THE ACCESS EASEMENT RESERVE.
G SHOULD BE REP PLATTED IN WHOLE OR IN PART AS PART OF THE PROPOSED PLAT AND COMPLY WITH CHAPTER 42 FRONTAGE REQUIREMENTS AND SUBMIT TO THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS.
STAFF RECOMMENDS DEFERRING THE PLAT FOR TWO WEEKS PER APPLICANT REQUEST TO ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO COORDINATE WITH HARRIS COUNTY ENGINEERING AND STAFF FOR OR TO CONSIDER ALTERNATE SOLUTIONS.
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MADAM CHAIR, THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. SEDILLO? UM, DO WE, I DON'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP.
UM, SO STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE THE DEFERRAL PERIOD SINCE WE'VE ALREADY DEFERRED THIS ONCE.
IF NOT, UH, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO DEFER MA SECOND ALLMAN? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ITEM NUMBER 1 32 FLAGSTONE GP.
THE SUBJECT SITE IS A 103 ACRE GP LOCATED IN HOUSTON'S ETJ IN HARRIS COUNTY NORTH OF FM 1960 AND WEST OF CYPRESSWOOD DRIVE.
THE PURPOSE OF THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION IS TO EXCEED INTERSECTION SPACING AT A LENGTH OF 1,780 FEET.
IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF THE GP IS CYPRESS CREEK WITH A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE TO THE EAST.
THE APPLICANT IS PROVIDING DIRECT ACCESS TO THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE.
AN ADDITIONAL STUB IS JUST SOUTH OF THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION AREA WITH TURKEY CREEK PARK TO THE NORTH AND GREEN AND THE PORTION WITHIN THE PLAT BOUNDARY THAT'S SHOWN AS BLUE BEING DEDICATION, UH, DEDICATED AS DETENTION.
THE ORANGE AREA, THE ORANGE ARROW IS A, UH, THE PROPOSED STUB AND SO ANYTHING TO THE NORTH WOULD NOT MAKE SENSE BECAUSE IT WOULD REQUIRE BACKTRACKING TO GET AROUND THE EXISTING HARRIS COUNTY PARK.
THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT AND APPROVE PER CPPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. WILSON? UM, I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO GRANT AND APPROVE IS ON THE SCREEN.
ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION SIGLER.
[Platting Activities g - i]
RECONSIDERATION OF REQUIREMENTS.MADAM CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, WE'D LIKE TO TAKE THE NEXT TWO ITEMS TOGETHER AS THEY ARE RELATED.
OKAY, ITEM 1 33 IS TEXAS TOY BOX STORAGE, BRIDGELAND GP AND ITEM 34 IS TEXAS TOY BOX STORAGE BRIDGELAND SECTION ONE.
BOTH SITES ARE LOCATED WITHIN HARRIS COUNTY AT THE NORTHWEST INTERSECTION OF JACK ROAD AND MAJOR THEORY FOR KATY HOCK ROAD IN HARRIS COUNTY.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A RECONSIDERATION OF REQUIREMENT TO ALLOW EXCESSIVE INTERSECTION SPACING ALONG THE NORTHERN G BOUNDARY.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS REQUEST.
THE SITE IS A VACANT 100 ACRE TRACT PLAN FOR A COMMERCIAL STORAGE FACILITY.
THE GP IS BOUNDED BY A VACANT TRACT OF LAND TO THE NORTH KATIE HOCKLEY TO THE EAST JACK ROAD TO THE SOUTH AND AN APPROVED GP TO THE WEST.
A VARIANCE WAS GRANTED WITH THAT APPROVED GP FOR A RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT TO ALLOW AN INTERSECTION SPACING OF 2,700 FEET ALONG THE WESTERN PLAT BOUNDARY.
THIS PLACES TWO FUTURE EAST WEST CONNECTIONS NORTH OF THE SUBJECT PLAT.
CURRENTLY, THE LARGE UNDEVELOPED LAND HAS FRONTAGE ALONG THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARES AND DOES NOT WARRANT A STREET CONNECTION THROUGH THIS COMMERCIAL GP.
ONCE THIS VACANT TRACT OF LAND IS DEVELOPED TO THE NORTH, WE'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXTEND THE TWO STREET CONNECTIONS TO KATY HOCKLEY ROAD.
INTERSECTION STATION IS ALREADY ADDRESSED ALONG THE SOUTHERN GP BOUNDARY AND THIS GP DOES PROVIDE A STREET CONNECTION TO HELP RELIEVE TRAFFIC ALONG THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE.
HARRIS COUNTY HARRIS COUNTY'S OFFICE HAS VOICED NO OBJECTION TO THIS REQUEST AND STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE RECONSIDERATION OF REQUIREMENT AND APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. CRIDDLE? UH, I DON'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED.
WE DON'T HAVE SPEAKERS ON THIS.
UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS BEFORE YOU ON THE SCREEN, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION ON ITEMS 1 33 AND 1 34 JONES JONES SECOND ALLMAN.
UM, BEFORE WE GO TO SECTIONS GH AND I, I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE TO INTRODUCE A MASTERCLASS FROM UM, TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY.
ARE YOU GUYS HERE? AH, IF YOU WOULD STAND, WE'D LIKE TO WELCOME YOU.
UM, WILLIAM IS, UH, THE SON OF A FORMER COWORKER OF MINE WHEN I WAS WITH THE CITY AND, UM, UH, HAVE GREAT, GREAT MEMORIES OF THAT AND I'M HAPPY TO WELCOME
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YOU.GOOD AFTERNOON MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
IF HE PLEASES THE COMMISSION, STEPH WOULD LIKE TO TAKE SECTIONS.
THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REQUESTS THE APPROVAL OF ALL STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SECTIONS GH H AND I.
OKAY, I THINK WE MIGHT HAVE SOME, UH, I THINK WE MIGHT HAVE SOME ABSTENTIONS.
COMMISSIONER HY? YES, MADAM CHAIR.
I'M GONNA ABSTAIN FROM ITEMS 1 35 THROUGH 1 38 AND 1 42.
UM, IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL ON ALL ITEMS IN SECTIONS GHNI? BALDWIN? IS THERE A SECOND? POS PER ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES NOTING THAT COMMISSIONER HEIS ABSTAINED ON THOSE, UH, FIVE ITEMS. UM, NOTHING UNDER ADMINISTRATIVE.
[k. Development Plats with Variance Requests (Tammi Williamson and Geoff Butler)]
TAKE US TO SECTION K DEVELOPMENT PLOTS WITH VARIANCE REQUESTS.MY NAME IS TAMMY WILLIAMSON AGAIN.
UM, SO ITEM 1 54 IS 27 19 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 FIVE FEET FROM TXDOT RIGHT OF WAY IN LIEU OF THE ORDINANCE REQUIRED 25 FEET BUILDING LINE STAFF RECOMMENDS TO APPROVE THE REC REQUESTED VARIANCE.
THIS ITEM WAS DEFERRED AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING DUE TO THE THEN PROPOSED BUILDING LINE OF THREE FEET, WHICH DID NOT MEET THE SEPARATELY FILED RESTRICTIONS PER LEGAL REQUIRING A FIVE FOOT REAR BUILDING LINE.
THE APPLICANT HAS SINCE REVISED THEIR SITE PLAN AND LEGAL HAS CONFIRMED THAT THE NEW REQUEST DOES NOT VIOLATE SEPARATELY FILED RESTRICTIONS.
THE PROPERTY WAS PLATTED WITH THE MOODY GARDENS FIRST SECTION SUBDIVISION IN 1941.
TDOT ACQUIRED A PORTION OF THIS LOT IN 1965 FOR THE CONTROLLED ACCESS HIGHWAY FACILITY.
THE 250 SQUARE FOOT GAME ROOM, LOSING MY VOICE, SORRY.
THE 250 SQUARE FOOT GAME ROOM BUILDING IS PROPOSED APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET FROM THE ELEVATED TRAVEL LANES.
IF TXDOT DE DECIDES TO EXTEND FAIRBANKS STREET TO INTERSECT EITHER MILWAUKEE OR JENSEN IN THE FUTURE, THERE WILL BE AMPLE SPACE FOR THE FUTURE PAVEMENT WITHIN THE TXDOT RIGHT OF WAY AND FAIRBANK STRENGTH FUNCTIONS ONLY TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE NORTHERN LOTS AND DOES NOT CONNECT DIRECTLY TO THE FREEWAY LANES.
THEREFORE, STAFF RECOMMENDS TO APPROVE THE REQUESTED VARIANCE TO ALLOW A FIVE FOOT BUILDING LINE FOR THE DETACHED GAME ROOM ACCESSORY STRUCTURE ALONG IH SIX 10 AND STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS IN ADVANCE.
AND THIS CONCLUDES PRESENTATION O.
OKAY, ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. WILLIAMSON? UM, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY SIGN NO SPEAKERS.
UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS THERE ON THE SCREEN TO APPROVE ANY DISCUSSION.
IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION MOTION BALDWIN SECOND NELSON NELSON.
ITEM 1 55, ITEM 1 55 IS 37 10 BROYLE STREET.
THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON'S CORPORATE LIMIT AT THE INTERSECTION OF BROYLES AND BERTHA STREETS.
THE APPLICANT PROPOSES A ONE STORY SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING TO REPLACE ONE DAMAGED BY FLOODING.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A REDUCED BUILDING LINE IN LIEU OF THE 25 FOOT BUILDING LINE REQUIRED FOR MAJOR THOROUGHFARES.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS REQUEST.
THE STUDY'S LOCATED WITHIN THE OREGON SUBDIVISION WITHIN THE CASHMERE GARDENS COMPLETE COMMUNITY.
THIS SEGMENT OF BROILS IS LINED WITH MOSTLY SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
THE STREET WAS WIDENED WITH RIGHT OF WAY AND CUTBACKS DEDICATED FROM THE EAST SIDE OF THE STREET LIMITING THE DEVELOPABLE AREA.
THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING TO CONSTRUCT A NEW HOME TO REPLACE THE ONE THE DAMAGED ONE BY FLOODING.
THE REDUCED BUILDING LINE ALLOWS FOR THE APPLICANT TO LOCATE OFF STREET PARKING AT THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY INSTEAD
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OF THE FRONT.THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A, A SAFER PEDESTRIAN REALM WITH A CURB CUT REMOVED FROM A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE REVIEW.
BY LEGAL INDICATES THIS APPLICATION WILL NOT VIOLATE CONDITIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVING THE VARIANCE, EXCUSE ME.
STAFF FINDS THE REQUEST TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE INTENT OF THE BUILDING LINE REQUIREMENT AND RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
UH, WE RECEIVE NO ADVANCE WRITTEN COMMENT IN THIS ITEM.
THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
QUESTIONS FOR MR. BUTLER? UM, I DON'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE BEFORE YOU ON THE SCREEN ANY DISCUSSION.
IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION MAR SECOND ALLMAN ALLMAN.
[II. Establish a public hearing date of October 19, 2023]
OKAY.WITH THAT WE'LL GO TO, UH, SECTION, UH, ROMAN NUMERAL TWO AND ESTABLISH A PUBLIC HEARING DATE OF OCTOBER 19TH, 2023 FOR THE PLAT APPLICATIONS THAT ARE LISTED ON THE SCREEN.
UM, IS THERE A MOTION TO SET OCTOBER 19TH? MOTION GARZA GARZA.
I DON'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
IS THERE ANYONE LISTENING OR HERE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANYTHING? IF NOT, A MOTION TO ADJOURN WOULD BE AN ORDER.
FOUR 30 WITH MAJOR THOROUGHFARE.
THAT WAS HARRY HAYES, WHO'S LIKE ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS.
WHAT, WHAT OTHER HARRY IS, HARRY DOESN'T HAVE A SON AS YOUNG AS TSU DOES.