Jul 25, 2024 Planning Commission

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IT'S THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING RIGHT HERE ON HTV.

LADIES

[CALL TO ORDER ]

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, .

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, CAN I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE? GOOD AFTERNOON.

MY NAME IS LISA CLARK.

I'M THE CHAIR OF THE HOUSTON PLANNING COMMISSION.

IT IS 2 41 ON THURSDAY, JULY 25TH, 2024.

AND I'M CALLING THIS MEETING TO ORDER AS AN IN-PERSON MEETING AT CITY HALL ANNEX 900 BAGBY.

UM, COULD YOU CLOSE THAT DOOR PLEASE? THANK YOU.

ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO LONGER A VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION OPTION, YOU MAY MONITOR THE MEETING BY VIEWING HTV AND THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA SPEAKERS, EVEN IF YOU'VE SIGNED UP IN ADVANCE TO SPEAK AND WISH TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON AN ITEM.

PLEASE FILL OUT THE SPEAKER'S FORM BEFORE THE ITEM IS CALLED AND TURN IT INTO STAFF NEAR THE FRONT DOOR.

TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM OF 11 MEMBERS.

I'LL CALL THE ROLE.

I'M CHAIR CLARK AND I'M PRESENT.

VICE CHAIR GARZA.

PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER ALLMAN ALLMAN.

PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER BALDWIN, UH, BALDWIN PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER VAR IS NOT PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER? HE WILL BE ABSENT.

COMMISSIONER JONES JONES.

PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER KLIK KLI.

PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER MAREZ IS ABSENT.

COMMISSIONER RIS PERLE.

RIS PERLE PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER ROBBINS ROBINS PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER ROSENBERG IS, UH, NOT PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER SEGLER SEGLER PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER STEIN IS NOT PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER TAHIR TAHI.

PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER VICTOR IS NOT HERE.

VIC.

COMMISSIONER VERA BLAND IS NOT HERE.

COMMISSIONER MON PACA.

ABSENT.

COMMISSIONER DALTON.

ABSENT.

COMMISSIONER KAIN ABSENT.

AND SECRETARY JENNIFER OLAN PRESENT.

THANK YOU.

OH, I'M SORRY.

I'M REALLY GOOD AT MISSING PEOPLE ON THE AGENDA.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

COMMISSIONER HINES HINES PRESENT.

I SAVED THE BEST FOR LAST.

HOW'S THAT? OKAY, SO WE HAVE A QUORUM OF 12.

OKAY.

MEMBERS.

UM, IF YOU NEED TO STEP US, STEP OUT, PLEASE LET US KNOW BECAUSE WE ARE VERY CLOSE TO NOT HAVING QUORUM.

WE HAVE 12 MEMBERS.

WE NEED 11.

SO IF YOU NEED TO STEP OUT, LET US KNOW.

AND THEN ALSO STATE, SO, UH, INTO THE MICROPHONE.

ALL RIGHT.

SO WE HAVE A FEW ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

THOSE ARE ITEMS, NUMBER SE 74 7 79.

SORRY.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

UM, NOW SEE, I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING AND I'M GETTING CONFUSED UP HERE.

SO 74 IS QUIMBEE LANDING.

79 IS VALERO HOUSTON REFINERY, REPL NUMBER ONE, ITEM 88, LABOUR ESTATES PARTIAL REPL NUMBER ONE, AND ROMAN NUMERAL FIVE, WHICH WAS A LANDSCAPE VARIANCE FOR BRIMORE ROAD.

ALL HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN AND WILL NOT BE HEARD TODAY.

SO AT THIS TIME, I AM GONNA TAKE A MINUTE OFF OF, OFF OF THE AGENDA BECAUSE I WANT TO THANK, UH, JENNIFER OLIN, WHO IS RETIRING AFTER 32 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE CITY IN HER LEADERSHIP ROLES

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AND I WOULD LIKE TO READ HER ACCOLADES THAT ARE SUMMARIZED IN A PROCLAMATION FROM THE CITY OF HOUSTON.

THAT'S THE SURPRISE PART, .

WHEREAS JENNIFER OLIN, INTERIM DIRECTOR OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAS DEDICATED HER 32 YEAR CAREER IN SERVICE TO THE CITY OF HOUSTON.

WE RECOGNIZE HER CONTRIBUTIONS AND CELEBRATE HER RETIREMENT.

AND WHEREAS SHE BEGAN HER CAREER AS A PLANNER IN 1992 AND CONTINUOUSLY DEMONSTRATED PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND VALUE TO THE DEPARTMENT, RISING IN THE RANKS OF LEADERSHIP TO INTERIM DIRECTOR.

AND WHEREAS JENNIFER OLIN'S CAREER HAS SPANNED THE SPECTRUM OF PROFESSIONAL PLANNING EXPERTISE, INCLUDING IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, COMMUNITY PLANNING, TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS, AND ADMINISTERING THE CITY'S SUBDIVISION PLANNING AND SITE PLAN REGULATIONS.

AND WHEREAS SHE HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF SIGNIFICANT LONG RANGE PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE CITY'S FIRST GENERAL PLAN PLAN, HOUSTON COMPLETE COMMUNITIES, THE NORTH HOUSTON HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, AND RECENT UPDATES TO THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS THAT ENCOURAGE WALKABILITY, AFFORDABILITY, AND EQUITY IN HOUSTON NEIGHBORHOODS.

AND WHEREAS JENNIFER OSLAND'S LEADERSHIP AND MENTORSHIP OVER THREE DECADES HAVE LEFT AN INDELIBLE MARK ON COLLEAGUES AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS HOUSTON.

JENNIFER OSLAND, WHO HAS CHOSEN TO BEGIN HER WELL EARNED RETIREMENT ON JUNE 26TH, 2024, EXCUSE ME, JULY 26TH, 2024.

THE CITY OF HOUSTON IS GRATEFUL FOR THE IMMEASURABLE CO IMMEASURABLE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY SUCH A DEPENDABLE AND TALENTED LEADER, AND EXTENDS BEST WISHES TO JENNIFER OSLAN FOR A LONG AND HAPPY RETIREMENT.

AND THIS WAS DONE BY OUR, UH, MAYOR JOHN WHITMEYER PROCLAMATION MADE ON JULY 26TH, 2024.

AND WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR THE CITY OF HOUSTON.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THANK YOU EVERYBODY.

I, YES.

I WASN'T EXPECTING THIS AND ALL OF OUR, YOU WERE PROBABLY SCARING THE COMMISSIONERS.

UM, YOU PROBABLY THOUGHT THERE WAS A HUNDRED SPEAKERS OUT THERE.

YOU, I MEAN, THE, THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT'S BEEN AMAZING.

IT'S BEEN AMAZING WORKING, UM, WITH THE COMMISSIONERS OVER THE YEARS.

SOME OF YOU, FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

MEGAN AND I WERE REMINISCING ABOUT BEING AT 1801 MAIN STREET MANY YEARS AGO.

UM, IT'S JUST BEEN AN INCREDIBLE JOURNEY THESE 32 YEARS, AND I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH WORKING WITH EVERYBODY, UM, WITH THE PUBLIC, OTHER DEPARTMENTS.

UM, YOU KNOW, I'M DEFINITELY GONNA MISS A LOT, MISS FACES, BUT I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

SO I HOPE TO RUN INTO FOLKS AROUND TOWN AND DOING OTHER THINGS.

SO, WONDERFUL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I'M GONNA ASK YOU TO GO INTO THE HORSESHOE WITH ME, BECAUSE I DO HAVE YOUR PROCLAMATION FROM THE MAYOR AND FROM CITY COUNCIL, AND WE HAVE A LITTLE GIFT FOR YOU.

AND THEN BEAR WITH US, 'CAUSE WE'RE GONNA DO A COUPLE PICTURES.

I'M GONNA ASK OKAY.

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SO WE'LL CONTINUE ON WITH THE MEETING.

WE WILL

[Director’s Report ]

MS. OSLAND.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS.

I'M JENNIFER OSLAND, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.

AND, UM, FOR MY REPORT TODAY, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE EVERYBODY TO OUR NEW PLANNING DIRECTOR, MS. BOND TRAM.

WOULD YOU COME UP AND SAY HELLO? YEAH.

YEAH.

WE ARE SO HAPPY TO HAVE HER.

WE'VE, SHE STILL, SHE HADN'T LEFT US AFTER FOUR DAYS .

SO, JENNIFER, I WAS GONNA HOLD OFF.

THIS IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL MOMENT FOR YOU.

I DIDN'T WANNA RUIN IT.

AND WE WERE JUST GONNA HOLD OFF UNTIL NEXT WEEK BECAUSE, UM, IT'S YOUR MOMENT.

WE'RE CELEBRATING YOUR, ALL OF THESE BEAUTIFUL YEARS IN SERVICE, AND I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR YOU AND YOUR HELP WITH THE TRANSITION THIS WEEK.

AND, UH, THE TEAM ADORES YOU.

I DON'T KNOW HOW IN THE WORLD I'M GONNA STEP INTO YOUR SHOES, .

UH, I HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO, UH, SO I WANTED TO CONGRATULATE YOU AS WELL, BUT HONESTLY, I REALLY DIDN'T WANNA STEAL THE LIMELIGHT.

YOU DESERVE EVERY SHINING MOMENT.

AND SO, MS. TRAN, WE TOLD EVERYONE EXCEPT FOR JENNIFER .

SO, SO, AND I KIND OF WENT, OH, WELL, YEAH, WE TOLD EVERYBODY ABOUT JENNIFER, SO WE'LL, WE WELCOME YOU, BUT WE'RE GOING TO OFFICIALLY WELCOME YOU IN TWO WEEKS NEXT WEEK.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE IT.

YOU AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE COMMISSION AND, UH, SERVING THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU.

GREAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

LIGHT BACK ON JENNIFER, PLEASE.

THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S RIGHT.

SPOTLIGHT HERE.

UH, THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

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OKAY.

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OKAY, GREAT.

UH, COMMISSIONERS,

[Consideration of the July 11, 2024, Planning Commission Meeting Minutes ]

SO I WOULD, UH, I WOULD LIKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

MOTION KALIK.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER KLIK.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? GARZA GARZA.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

YES.

ALL RIGHT, JUST MAKING SURE I'M FOLLOWING ALONG WITH THE AGENDA HERE.

ALL RIGHT.

ROMAN

[I. July 2024 Draft Semi-Annual Report on the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee on Water/Wastewater Impact Fees]

WE'RE GOING TO REVIEW THE JULY 24 DRAFT SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, MS. VAN LANGAN.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

MY NAME IS DEIDRE VAN LANGAN FROM HOUSTON PUBLIC WORKS, AND I'M HERE TO TODAY, TODAY TO PRESENT THE JULY, 2024 SEMI-ANNUAL WATER AND WASTEWATER REPORT TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 3 9 5, TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED ORDINANCES TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES TO ADMINISTER THE CITY'S IMPACT FEE PROGRAMS. APPROVAL OF MOTION 90 DASH 0 6 4 BY CITY COUNCIL APPOINTED THE PLANNING COMMISSION AS THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

THIS REPORT DOCUMENTS CHANGES THAT OCCURRED BETWEEN THE PERIOD OF NOVEMBER 1ST, 2023 THROUGH APRIL 30TH, 2024 OF THE 20 20 20 30 IMPACT FEE PROGRAM.

IN SUMMARY OF THE SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT, I OFFER THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS, A TOTAL OF $17,086,464 AND 97 CENTS WAS GENERATED FROM REVENUES AND INTEREST FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER IMPACT FEES ACCRUED AND THE IMPACT FEE ACCOUNTS BETWEEN NOVEMBER 1ST, 2023 AND APRIL 30TH, 2024.

THE SECOND HALF OF THE FOURTH YEAR OF THE 20 20, 20 30 IMPACT FEE PROGRAM, THE CURRENT WATER AND WASTEWATER IMPACT FEE OF $3,743 AND 76 CENTS PER SERVICE UNIT FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER IS A 33.71% OF THE MAXIMUM FEES ALLOWED BY CURRENT LAW.

THE WATER AND WASTEWATER IMPACT FEES, IN EFFECT FOR THIS REPORTING PERIOD HAVE BEEN IN EFFECT SINCE JULY 1ST, 2023.

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A TOTAL OF 700 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTS WERE EXEMPT FROM PAIN IMPACT FEES AND WERE GRANTED TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTS BELOW THE MEDIAN HOUSING PRICE.

DURING THIS PERIOD.

EXAMINATION OF DATA REGARDING THE USE CONSUMPTION OF NOVEMBER 1ST, 2023 AND THROUGH APRIL 30TH, 2024, INDICATES SIGNIFICANT CAPACITY REMAINS IN THE WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEM TO SUPPORT THE ANTICIPATED DEMAND THROUGH OCTOBER 31ST, 2024, THE END OF THE NEXT REPORTING PERIOD.

BASED ON THESE FINDINGS, I RECOMMEND THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION ACTING AS THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE AUTHORIZE THE APPROPRIATION TO DEBT RETIREMENT FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF REVENUES AND INTEREST GENERATED FROM WATER AND WASTEWATER IMPACT FEES DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD IN THE SUM OF $17,086,464 AND 97 CENTS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND I NOW MAKE MYSELF AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONERS QUESTIONS.

COMMISSIONER JONES.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

UH, WANNA EMPHASIZE THAT NOT ONLY 700 HOMES EXEMPTIONS THIS YEAR, BUT OVER 32,000 SINCE 1997 WHEN THE WHOLE PROGRAM STARTED, WHICH IS JUST PHENOMENAL.

UH, AT THIS POINT, YOU KNOW, I RECOMMEND THAT OUR GROUP, OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPROVE, UM, THE TRANSFER OF THE 17 MILLION AND SOME CHANGE, UH, FOR DEBT SERVICE, UM, AND WE MOVE FORWARD.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, GREAT.

SO, MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY JONES.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND SIGLER.

SECOND ALLMAN.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

AND WE'LL MOVE ON WITH,

[II. July 2024 Draft Semiannual Report of the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee on Drainage Impact Fees]

TWO.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

MY NAME IS DEIDRE LINGEN FROM HOUSTON PUBLIC WORKS, AND I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE JULY, 2024 SEMI-ANNUAL DRAINAGE IMPACT FEE REPORT TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 3 9 5, TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCES, CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED ORDINANCES TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES TO ADMINISTER CITY'S IMPACT FEES PROGRAMS. APPROVAL OF MOTION 90 DASH 0 6 4 BY CITY COUNCIL APPOINTED THE PLANNING COMMISSION AS THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

THE REPORT DOCUMENTS CHANGES BETWEEN THE PERIODS OF NOVEMBER 1ST, 2023 AND APRIL 30TH, 2024 OF THE DRAINAGE IMPACT FEE PROGRAM.

IN SUMMARY OF THIS SEMI NRO REPORT, I OFFER THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS, A TOTAL OF $400,555 AND 92 CENTS IN DRAINAGE IMPACT FEES WAS PURCHASED BETWEEN NOVEMBER 1ST, 2023 AND APRIL 30TH, 2024.

A TOTAL OF $6,278,528 AND 7 CENTS WAS PURCHASED SINCE PROGRAM INCEPTION.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND I NOW MAKE MYSELF AVAILABLE IF MAY, IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONERS.

DO I HAVE QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER JONES, MADAM CHAIR.

THANK YOU.

UH, ON BEHALF OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, I DO WANT NOT ONLY 400,000 THAT'S REFERRED TO OVER ALMOST $7 MILLION IN, IN DRAINAGE IMPACT FEES HAVE BEEN PAID, UH, WHICH CERTAINLY IS A TREMENDOUS IMPACT AND BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY.

UH, ANYWAY, RECOMMEND THAT WE APPROVE THE REPORT WITH, UM, ADVISE ACCORDINGLY.

GREAT.

THANK YOU.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY JONES.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? HINES SECOND HINES.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, NOW WE'LL MOVE ALONG TO ROMAN NUMERAL

[Platting Activities a & b]

GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

MY NAME IS KEN CALHOUN.

SECTIONS A AND B ARE PRESENTED AS ONE GROUP, WHICH INCLUDES CONSENT AND RE REPLIED.

ITEMS NOT REQUIRING NOTIFICATION.

SECTIONS A AND B ARE ITEMS ONE THROUGH 83 SECTION A.

CONSENT ITEMS ARE NUMBERS ONE THROUGH 40 AND SECTION B RE REPLIED, ITEMS ARE NUMBER 41 THROUGH 83.

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 REPLAY ITEMS NOT REQUIRING NOTIFICATION.

THANK YOU.

I HAVE, UH, COMMISSIONER BALDWIN WILL ABSTAIN FROM ITEM 1 27.

COMMISSIONERS.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER ABSTENTIONS?

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SO MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR ALL ITEMS IN SECTIONS A THROUGH B AND B, WHICH IS ITEM ONE THROUGH GOTTA MAKE MY FINGERS WORK FASTER.

SORRY.

OH MY GOODNESS.

YES.

83.

SAVE AND ACCEPT.

ITEM 1 27.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION GARZA.

MOTION GARZA.

SECOND.

SECOND POROUS PORTAL.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

SO NOW I'LL NEED A MOTION FOR ITEM 1 27.

OH, YES IT IS.

THANK YOU.

I LISTED THE NUMBERS AND JUST KEPT ON GOING.

ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD.

SO NOW

[c. Replats requiring Public Hearings with Notification (John Cedillo, Aracely Rodriguez, and Devin Crittle ]

GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

MY NAME IS JOHN PHILLIPS LIO.

ITEM 84 IS A DEAL OF GARDENS REPL NUMBER ONE.

THE SUBJECT SIDE IS AN OVER 10,000 SQUARE FOOT PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE HOUSTON CITY LIMITS NORTH ALONG ALDER FIRST STREET, EAST OF S SCOTT STREET, OR NORTH OF QUAY STREET.

THE PURPOSE OF THE RE PLAT IS TO CREATE THREE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS AND A PARKING RESERVE ALONG A SHARED DRIVEWAY.

THERE ARE NO VARIANCES REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM, AND THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THE APPLICATION DOES NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY.

WE HAVE, UH, STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR THIS APPLICATION.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CCP C 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.

MADAM CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.

THANK YOU, MR. CILLO.

UH, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN FOR ITEM 84.

ADI DELIA GARDENS.

I HAVE NO ONE SIGN.

I DO HAVE SOMEONE SIGN TO SPEAK.

UM, CRAIG TAYLOR.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. TAYLOR? YES.

COULD YOU STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD? CRAIG TAYLOR.

THANK YOU.

35 0 1 AL DEFER STREET.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

GOOD EVENING.

UH, FIRST WANNA APOLOGIZE.

UM, I'VE JUST ACTUALLY JUST GOTTEN THIS NOTICE.

I DO A LOT OF FOREIGN MISSION TRIPS.

I'VE BEEN BACK AND FORTH OUT OF THE COUNTRY, SO I WANNA APOLOGIZE TO THE GENTLEMAN ALSO.

UM, BUT JUST TRYING TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE AREA, UH, BECAUSE NOW SO MANY THINGS ARE GOING ON IN THAT AREA, UH, CAME TO WITHOUT, UH, OUR KNOWLEDGE AND IT'S CAUSED A LOT OF FLOODING, ESPECIALLY IN MY BACKYARD.

AND SO THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO COME AT LEAST TRY TO MEET WITH, UH, MR. JOHN OR SOMEONE TO GET A BETTER IDEAL, UH, ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION THAT IS GOING ON IN THAT AREA.

UH, BECAUSE IT HAS CHANGED DRAMATICALLY.

JUST 12 YEARS AGO, MY, MY A LOT WAS MARKETED AT 6,000 IN TAXES.

NOW IT'S 78,000.

UH, I THINK IT'S 700% INCREASE JUST OVER 12 YEARS.

AND, UH, I KNOW THAT'S GONNA CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THESE TYPES OF HOME BEING BUILT, UH, IN OUR AREA.

SO I JUST WANTED TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING ABOUT WHAT TYPE OF, UM, CONSTRUCTION IS GONNA BE DONE IN THAT AREA BECAUSE IT IS AFFECTING, UH, MANY OF US THAT HAVE BEEN THERE WHEN THERE WAS JUST COUNTRY LAND AND WE ARE ACTUALLY BEING TAXED OUT.

SO I WANT TO KIND OF GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING, UH, IN THAT LAND BECAUSE I RIGHT NEXT TO IT, I HAVE FOUR LOTS AND THE AVERAGE LOT, BECAUSE OF THESE TYPES OF HOMES HAVE GONE ONE LOT HAS GONE UP 767%, ANOTHER 787, AND ONE 823% ALONE IN TAXES.

SO JUST, UH, WANT TO EVEN HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THAT AREA.

GREAT.

UH, MR. SADO? YES.

THANK YOU, MR. TAYLOR.

I WILL GO OVER THIS WITH YOU AND AS WELL AS EXPLAIN RIGHT NOW TO THE SITUATION.

UM, THIS IS A RELA OF AN EXISTING PLAT THAT WAS DONE AT THE TAIL END OF 20 22, 3 LOTS ALONG A SHARED DRIVEWAY WITH THREE INTENDED DWELLING UNITS.

THIS IS A RELA OF THAT TO CREATE, UH, TO INCREASE THE DENSITY TO SIX DWELLING UNITS WITH THE INTENTION TO DO DUPLEXES ON EACH LOT.

AND OF COURSE, INCLUDE THE ADDITIONAL PARKING RESERVE THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR THOSE SIX DWELLING UNITS.

SO THIS DOESN'T REALLY CHANGE TOO MUCH FORMATION OF THE LOTS AS THEY ARE, BUT IT IS ADDING THE ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR THE, UH, PARKING RESERVE.

THIS IS THE INTENT TO DO, UH, DUPLEX, UH, TOWNHOMES ON THESE INDIVIDUAL LOTS.

UH, AND THAT'S CURRENTLY WHAT THE INTENDED, UH, UH, DEVELOPMENT IS FOR, FOR THIS SITE.

AND IT WOULD'VE BEEN HELPFUL, HELPFUL IF THE CHAIR OF THIS COMMISSION HAD ALLOWED YOU TO DO THAT PRESENTATION BEFORE SHE CALLED SPEAKERS.

BUT IF YOU WOULD PLEASE, UM, GET

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SIR, WE'RE ON ALL WE'RE YES, SIR.

OKAY, GREAT.

HE'LL GET WITH YOU AS SOON AS, AS HE'S GOT A MINUTE.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, I'M GOING TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY OTHER SPEAKERS, EXCUSE ME, UH, THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 85 84.

SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

I, I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

YES, COMMISSIONER, CAN YOU JUST, UM, REMIND ME OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR DUPLEX? UM, SO WE DO HAVE TWO PARKING SPACES PER DWELLING UNIT, UH, FOR, FOR THESE.

SO THERE WILL BE FOUR PARKING SPACES PER LOT.

FOUR PARKING.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

GREAT, THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY, I CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR ITEM 84? GARZA SECOND.

SECOND ROBINS.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES ITEM 85.

ITEM 85 IS BMORE SECTION 27 PARTIAL RELA NUMBER ONE.

THE SUBJECT SIDE IS AN OVER 8.3 ACRE PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE HARRIS COUNTY EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION NORTH ALONG BE MORROW HARBOR AND SOUTH ALONG COPELAND MILLS DRIVE.

THE PURPOSE OF THE RE PLAT IS CREATE 105 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS AND 12 RESERVES IN A PRIVATE AND PUBLIC STREET DEVELOPMENT.

IN COORDINATION WITH CENTERPOINT, THE APPLICANT IS RE PLATTING THE PROPERTY INTO INCORPORATE INCIDENTAL UTIL USE AND UTILITY EASEMENTS NEEDED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT.

THERE ARE NO VARIANCES REQUESTS WITH THIS ITEM AND THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

REVIEW BAL INDICATES THAT THE PLAT DOES NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY.

STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR THIS APPLICATION.

SAY FOR THOSE WITH CONCERNS OF, UH, SMALLER PLA DEVELOPMENT, UH, REVIEW B LEGAL, I'M SORRY.

UH, STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CCPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.

MADAM CHAIR, THIS, UH, PLEASE COMMISSION.

YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.

THANK YOU.

THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN FOR ITEM 85, BOR SECTION 27.

I HAVE A FEW SPEAKERS SIGNED, BUT ONLY FOR QUESTIONS.

ARE THERE ANY SPEAKERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 85? OKAY.

HEARING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

COMMISSIONERS ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY, IS THERE A MOTION STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION ALLMANS SECOND GARZA.

ALL IN FAVOR? A OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM 86 IS ESTATES AT KERRY STREET.

THE SUBJECT SIDE IS AN OVER 26,000 SQUARE FOOT PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE HOUSTON CITY LIMIT SOUTH ALONG KERRY STREET, NORTHEAST OF BENNINGTON AND WEST OF HOMESTEAD ROAD.

THE PURPOSE OF THE RE PLAT IS TO CREATE FIVE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS AND A PARKING RESERVE ALONG A SHARED DRIVEWAY.

THERE ARE NO VARIANCE REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM AND THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

THE PLAT HAS BEEN DEFERRED TWICE.

REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THE APPLICATION WILL VIOLATE SEPARATELY FILE D RESTRICTIONS RESTRICTING THE WHOLE OF LOT FOUR SHOWN IN GREEN TO A SINGLE DWELLING UNIT NOT TO BE SUBDIVIDED.

STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY OTHER ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR THIS APPLICATION.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO DISAPPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CPC ONE, ONE FORM CONDITIONS.

UH, I'M SORRY, SHOULD I JUST TO DISAPPROVE, UH, MADAM CHAIR FOR PLEASE THE COMMISSION.

YOU MAY CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM.

AT THIS TIME, THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 86 IS, IS CONTINUED.

I HAVE NO SPEAKER SIGNED TO SPEAK.

IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM 86? PLEASE COME FORWARD.

HI.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

WOULD YOU MIND STATING YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD PLEASE? YES.

MADAM CHAIR.

MY NAME IS KATIE ANN FIGUEROA.

I'M THE REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY OVERSEEING THIS PROJECT.

UM, I RECENTLY GOT ON BOARD ABOUT A WEEK OR TWO AGO BEFORE WE GOT THE DEFERRAL NOTICE.

WE WERE JUST HERE TO ASK FOR A 30 DAY EXTENSION SO I COULD MAKE CONTACT WITH THE HOA TO SEE IF THEY WOULD BE OPEN TO A NO OBJECTION LETTER.

IF THAT DOESN'T WORK, THEN WE'RE OKAY WITH LETTING THE PROJECT GO.

UM, BUT WE JUST WANTED A LITTLE MORE TIME TO MAKE CONTACT WITH HER.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONERS.

ANY QUESTIONS QUESTION? SURE.

THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS IS ON PAPER, IS IT NOT? HAS THAT BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT? THE 30 DAY REQUEST? THE REQUEST HAS TO BE IN WRITING IT.

IT WAS, IT WAS IN WRITING.

OKAY.

UM, THROUGH EMAIL, BUT THEY TOLD US TO THAT WE HAVE TO REQUEST.

OH, THAT'S GREAT.

WE JUST HAVE TO CONFIRM THAT IT WAS IN WRITING.

YES.

YES.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY.

YES.

SO THERE'S A, A REQUEST TO EXTEND FOR 30 DAYS.

IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION BALDWIN.

MOTION BALDWIN.

SECOND.

SECOND HINES.

ALL IN FAVOR FOR 30 DAY EXTENSION.

AYE.

OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ITEM 87.

ITEM 87 IS HOUSTON GARDENS ESTATES.

THE SUBJECT SIDE IS AN OVER 19,000 SQUARE FOOT PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE HOUSTON CITY LIMIT SOUTH OF ALONG KERRY STREET, NORTHEAST OF BENNINGTON AND WEST OF OSA ROAD, DIRECTLY EAST OF THE PREVIOUS ITEM.

THE PURPOSE OF REPLAT

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THERE ARE NO VARIANCES REQUESTED OF THE ITEM AND THE APPLICANT HAS MET ON NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THE APPLICATION WILL VIOLATE SEPARATELY FILED DE RESTRICTIONS RESTRICTING THE WHOLE OF LOT FOUR AGAIN SHOWN IN GREEN TO A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING TO A SINGLE DWELLING UNIT, NOT TO BE SO DIVIDED.

STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR THIS APPLICATION.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER THE PLAT PER APPLICANT REQUEST TO ALLOW THEM TO COORDINATE WITH LEGAL REGARDING THE RESTRICTIONS.

MADAM CHAIR FOR PLEASE THE COMMISSION.

YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM.

AT THIS TIME, THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 87 IS OPEN.

I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.

IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK? YES, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

AND AGAIN, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

THANK YOU.

MADAM CHAIR.

MY NAME IS KATIE ANN FIGUEROA.

I AM THE REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY OVERSEEING THIS PROJECT AS WELL.

UM, SAME CIRCUMSTANCES BEFORE, UH, THE HOA IS OBVIOUSLY IN THE SAME AREA, SO WE'D LIKE A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH HER FOR THE 30 DAYS.

UM, AND IF NOT, WE'RE WILLING TO LET IT GO AS WELL.

SO IT HAS DEFERRALS THAT WE CAN DO THE OTHER ONE.

NO LONGER HAD ANY MORE DEFER.

OKAY.

OKAY.

SO THIS IS NOT A 30 DAY EXTENSION.

THIS IS A, A DEFER.

DEFER.

MY APOLOGIES.

YES, THAT'S OKAY.

OKAY.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS.

ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.

I HAVE NO ONE ELSE SIGNED TO SPEAK.

SEEING NONE, WE WILL CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING COMMISSIONERS.

THERE'S A, UH, RECOMMENDATION FOR DEFERRAL PER APPLICANT REQUEST TO HAVE A MOTION.

MOTION.

MOTION TO HEAR SECOND JONES.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

88 89.

KEEP ME GOING.

COMMISSIONER BALDWIN, PLEASE.

GOOD AFTERNOON, ONE OF THOSE DAYS.

AFTERNOON.

I'M SORRY.

THANK YOU.

THAT'S OKAY.

YEAH, GO RIGHT AHEAD.

CHAIR, I GO AHEAD.

YES.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

MY NAME IS RA RODRIGUEZ, ITEM 89, MALDONADO PROPERTY.

THE SITE IS LOCATED IN HOUSTON, ETJ IN HARRIS COUNTY, SOUTH OF WEST GULF BANK ROAD AND WEST OF ANTOINE DRIVE.

THE PURPOSE OF THE WE PLOT IS TO CREATE TWO SINGLE FAMILY LOT.

NO VARIANCES ARE BEING REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM.

AND REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATE THAT THE PROPOSED FEE FLAT WILL VIOLATE APPLICABLE RESTRICTION.

THE LOT CANNOT BE SUBDIVIDED AND A MINIMUM 25 FEET ABOVE LINE IS REQUIRED ALONG LONG LEAVE DRIVE.

SO STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER THE PLA PER THE APPLICANT REQUEST TO ALLOW TIME TO COORDINATE WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER AND TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BY NOON NEXT WEDNESDAY.

SO MADAM CHAIR, IF THE PLEASE OF THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.

AND STAFF DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS IN EVENTS.

THANK YOU.

THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 89 MALANO MALDONADO PROPERTIES IS OPEN.

I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.

IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK? HEARING NONE, UH, WE WILL CONTINUE, CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THERE IS A MO, UH, RECOMMENDATION TO DEFER.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION ALLMAN SECOND SIGLER.

ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM 90, ITEM 90.

NORWOOD CROSSING.

THE SET IS LOCATED IN HOUSTON CITY LIMIT NOR ALONG NICHOLAS STREET AND EAST OF HOMESTEAD ROAD AND SOUTH OF MOUND HOUSTON ROAD.

THE PURPOSE OF THE WE PLA IS TO CREATE A SURE DRIVER DEVELOPMENT WITH THREE SINGLE FAMILY LOTS.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANT TO ALLOW THE WE PLATTING OF LOTS THAT WERE ORIGINALLY RE PLATTED FROM A WATER WELL SITE TO BE.

WE PLOTTED INTO SMALLER LOT THAN THE TYPICAL LOSS SIZE FOUND IN THE ORIGINAL SUBDIVISION.

THE PROPOSED PLOT IS THE WE PLOT OF LOT TWO OF THE NORWOOD MANUAL, SECTION TWO PARTIAL REAPER NUMBER ONE SUBDIVISION, WHICH WAS RECORDED IN 2009.

THIS IS THE WE PLOT OF THE WATER WELL SITE.

SO THE APPLICANT REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW THE PROPOSED LOT TO BE SMALLER IN SIZE THAN THE TYPICAL LOT SIZES FROM THE ORIGINAL SUBDIVISION.

THAT IS NOT IN SUPPORT OF THIS REQUEST.

THE PROPOSED LAYOUT DOES NOT ALIGN WITH THIS CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE APPLICANT HAS NOT PROVIDED ANY LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM THE AVIATION PROPERTY OWNERS.

SO REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS RE PLOTT WILL NOT VIOLATE SEPARATE FILE DE RESTRICTION OR THOSE ON THE FACE OF THE PLOT.

THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT AND THAT RECEIVED, UH, MULTIPLE PUBLIC COMMENT IN EVENTS HAVING CONCERN ABOUT FLOODING AND DRAIN ISSUES.

SO THAT RECOMMENDATION IS TO DISAPPROVE THE PLOT.

HOWEVER, THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED

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MADAM CHAIR, IT'S A POLICE COMMISSION.

YOU MAY CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.

THANK YOU.

THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 90 IS CONTINUED.

I DO HAVE A SPEAKER SIGNED UP.

MR. WOODS.

FRED WOODS.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND PLANNING COMMISSIONERS.

UH, MY NAME IS FRED WOODS.

I'M THE PRESIDENT OF NORTHWOOD MANOR CIVIC CLUB.

UH, I ASK THAT YOU FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE AND, UH, DISAPPROVE OR DENY THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST.

UM, IF YOU HAVE TO DO THE 30 DAYS AND BELABOR THE POINT, THEN SO BE IT.

UH, BUT AGAIN, I RECOMMEND THAT YOU DENY, DENY, DENY THE REQUEST FOR THE REASONS THAT WERE SUBMITTED.

UH, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU MR. WOODS.

APPRECIATE THAT.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 90? YES, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

MY NAME IS CAROLINE CROW.

GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS.

UM, AND I THOUGHT I'D SUBMITTED A, UM, SPEAKER REQUEST.

SO MY APOLOGIES.

I'M AN ATTORNEY FOR THE NORTHWOOD MAINOR CIVIC CLUB AND I SUBMITTED WRITTEN COMMENTS.

AND I'M ALSO, WE ARE ALSO IN SUPPORT OF, UM, THE COMMISSION DENYING THIS REQUEST.

FOR ALL THE REASONS STATED, THERE'S DEFICIENT PUBLIC NOTICE LESS THAN TYPICAL LOT SIZE, AND WE BELIEVE IT WOULD VIOLATE THE FILED RESTRICTIONS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WISHES, WISHES TO SPEAK? YES, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

HELLO? UH, MY NAME IS KATIE ANN FIGUEROA.

I'M THE REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY WHO WAS WORKING ON THE VARIANCES FOR THIS ONE AND THE NEXT ONE.

UM, I'VE BEEN SPEAKING WITH MR. WOODS OVER THE PHONE AND I KNOW THEY'RE AGAINST WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE.

UM, BUT HE WAS, HE DID SUGGEST THAT HE WAS OPEN TO SEEING OUR CLIENT'S PLANS, ARCHITECTURAL AND DRAINAGE PLANS.

AND THIS LOT WE WERE, IF WE WERE TO DIVIDE IT INTO TWO INSTEAD OF THE THREE, IT WOULD BE WITHIN THE LOT SIZES, UM, THAT ARE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

UM, WE JUST WOULD LIKE THE CIVICS ASSOCIATION TO SIGN OFF ON THE ARCHITECTURAL PLANS AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE OKAY WITH EVERYTHING.

SO IF WE COULD GET ANOTHER 30 DAYS, THEY HAVE THEIR NEXT MEETING ON TUESDAY, UM, I BELIEVE, UM, AND WE CAN HAVE OUR APPLICANT GO THERE AND, AND TRY TO WORK SOMETHING OUT WITH THE CIVICS CLUB.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

UH, COMMISSIONER GARZA? YES.

YES.

THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.

UH, MR. FIGUEROA, WE LOOKED AT THIS NOW TWICE AND I THINK FROM THE VERY OUTSET, THE RECOMMENDATION BY STAFF WAS TO, UM, GO TO TWO, UM, UH, TWO LOTS VERSUS THE THREE.

WHY HAS THAT NOT BEEN DONE IN THIS TIME? YEAH, SO OUR CLIENTS ARE VERY PUSHY.

OBVIOUSLY WE TRY TO DO THE BEST FOR THEM.

UM, WE TRY TO DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE ON THAT END.

BUT AFTER SPEAKING, WHEN WE GOT THE RESTRICTIONS, WE WEREN'T AWARE THAT THERE WAS A CIVICS CLUB.

THE RESTRICTIONS DIDN'T SHOW ANY HOA RESTRICTIONS ON THE CITY PLANNING LETTER.

UM, SO IT'S KIND OF BEEN A BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE CLIENT, THE ARCHITECT, AND THE ENGINEER AND EVERYBODY INVOLVED.

UM, AGAIN, I WAS THE ONE WHO SIGNED UP FOR THE VARIANCE.

UM, AND LIKE I SAID, I SPOKE WITH MR. WOODS ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO.

HE WAS RECEPTIVE.

UM, THIS WOULD BE THE LAST REQUEST FOR THE 30 DAYS.

AGAIN, WE WOULD BE OKAY JUST DROPPING THIS ONE IF THEY DON'T AGREE WITH US.

DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? WELL, UM, NO, AGAIN, I GO BACK TO I THINK STAFF RECOMMENDATION.

UH, YOU KNOW, THE FIRST TIME WAS TO GO BACK TO TWO LOTS BECAUSE IT VIOLATED DE RESTRICTIONS.

SO THE QUESTION I HAVE IS, AND I REALIZE WE ALL HAVE CLIENTS WHO CAN BE DIFFICULT, BUT I THINK STAFF KEPT, UNLESS I'M WRONG, MS. RODRIGUEZ STAFF KEPT SAYING TWO LOTS AND YOUR CLIENT KEPT COMING BACK WITH THREE.

SO I'D HAVE TO DEFER TO THE SURVEYOR FOR THAT QUESTION.

I WASN'T INVOLVED UNTIL THE LAST MONTH OR SO WHEN WE FILED THE VARIANCE, THE VERY FIRST ONE, I WASN'T AWARE THAT THERE WAS PUSHBACK FROM THE PLANNERS.

UM, I GOT ALL OF THAT MORE RECENTLY.

UM, OBVIOUSLY I CAN APOLOGIZE ON BEHALF OF OUR COMPANY AND, AND THE SURVEYOR WHO'S DOING THE, THE LOTS.

BUT, UM, I DON'T REALLY HAVE AN ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION, SIR.

OKAY.

SO IN 30 DAYS, OSTENSIBLY, YOU'RE GONNA COME BACK IN 30 DAYS AND ASK FOR TWO LOTS? YES SIR.

IF MR. WOODS APPROVES WITH THE ARCHITECTURE AND THE DRAINAGE PLANS THAT WE HAVE.

ALRIGHT.

AND THAT WILL MEET THE DEED RESTRICTIONS? TWO LOTS.

YES, SIR.

SO IF WE WERE TO, TO DIVIDE THIS LOT INTO TWO, IT WOULD BE BETWEEN THE 62 TO 6,600, WHICH ALL THE LOTS ARE, UM, IN THAT AREA.

OKAY.

AND THEN LAST QUESTION, YOU'VE TURNED IN THE 30 DAY PAPERWORK? YES, SIR.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER ROBBINS, CAN YOU REMIND ME WHAT THE PURPOSE OF THE 30 DAY EXTENSION IS AND WHEN IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE UTILIZED? BECAUSE I I'M CERTAIN IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE AN EXTRA DEFERRAL.

WELL, I'M GONNA WR DEFER TO LEGAL AND LET HER EXPLAIN THE

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UM, AND OUR YEAH.

RIGHT.

WE SEEM TO BE HAVING THEM MORE AND MORE.

YES.

RIGHT.

THE UM, APPLICANT IS ABLE TO ASK FOR 30 DAY EXTENSIONS IF THEY FEEL LIKE THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE WORK OR THEY NEED TO WORK WITH STAFF OR WITH A NEIGHBORHOOD MORE ON AN APPLICATION.

AND IT'S SOLELY WITH THE APPLICANT THAT THEY CAN EXTEND BEYOND THE TWO DEFERRALS BY STATUTE, THEY'RE ALLOWED TO REQUEST THAT AND IT'S UP TO THE COMMISSION TO APPROVE OR NOT APPROVE THE REQUEST.

CAN I ASK A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION? YOU SURE CAN.

YES.

THANK YOU.

DOES THE STATUTE GIVE ANY, UM, GUIDANCE TO US ABOUT WHEN OR HOW TO EXERCISE OUR DISCRETION? OR IS IT COMPLETELY WITHIN OUR DISCRETION? IT'S WITHIN YOUR DISCRETION.

EXCELLENT.

THANK YOU, .

OKAY.

COMMISSIONER GARZA OF LEGAL.

SO, UM, WHAT I'VE NOTICED IS WHEN WE ASK FOR GENERALLY SPEAKING, NOT, NOT FOR YOU, MS. FIGUEROA, NO WORRIES.

UM, THAT THEY KEEP POPPING UP EVERY TWO WEEKS.

SO CAN WE SET A DEADLINE THAT SAYS, I DON'T WANT YOU TO SEE YOU FOR 30 DAYS.

I DON'T WANNA SEE YOU TILL THE SECOND OR THIRD MEETING.

CAN WE DO THAT? YOU DID SAY IT WAS UP.

OKAY.

I'M NOT SURE EXACT.

SO YOU'RE SAYING YOU DON'T WANT THEM TO COME BACK? IF THEY WANT 30 DAYS, THEN LET'S, LET, LET'S, MY IDEA IS TO GIVE THEM THE FULL 30 DAYS.

LET'S LET MS. WE DON'T SEE IT OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

SO, GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF PLANNING COMMISSION.

MY NAME IS TI MATH.

UH, SO WE DID WORK OUT THAT A LITTLE BIT TO ASSIST YOU AND, UH, TO GIVE THAT, YES.

SO COMMISSIONER GARZA, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, UH, AS YOU, UH, AS THE COMMISSION GRANTS THOSE 30 DAYS, WHAT YOU WOULD SEE CHANGED IN THE AGENDA NOW ONWARDS IS JUST IF YOU WOULD LOOK TOWARDS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER, UM, AND HOPE TO NOT SEE THIS MORE AND MORE.

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, UH, WE JUST SAID NO ACTION NEEDED UNTIL AUGUST 8TH, 2024.

SO YOU DID NOT TAKE ANY ACTION ON IT BECAUSE YOU DEFERRED IT LAST TIME FOR 30 DAYS.

SO WE WOULD START DOING THAT.

SO TO AVOID THESE DIS TO AVOID THIS MORE DISCUSSIONS AND DO NOT ALLOW YOU TO LIKE HAVE A DISCUSSION IF YOU ALREADY DEFERRED FOR 30 DAYS.

OKAY, SO IF I MAY, YES.

SO THAT LEADS THE QUESTION THAT STAFF HAS TO THEN WORK ON THIS EVERY TWO WEEKS.

EVEN IF YOU'RE JUST LISTING IT, INSTEAD OF JUST SAYING NO, WE'LL SEE YOU ON AUGUST 20.

THE, THE IDEA IS TO ALLOW THE APPLICANT AND THE STAFF FOR THAT 30, DURING THAT 30 DAYS SOME WORK HAS BEEN DONE.

SO EITHER IN THIS, IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, UH, OR OR THE CASE OF AN APPLICATION BEFORE THAT A SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING IS HAPPENING.

SO THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING DURING THAT 30 DAYS.

SO YES, THE STAFF IS WORKING DURING THAT TIME AND THE APPLICANT IS WORKING DURING THAT TIME.

SO THAT IS HAPPENING.

IT IS JUST THAT THE COMMISSION MAY OR MAY NOT TAKE ANY ACTION.

ALRIGHT.

MY THOUGHT WAS JUST TO MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF WORK STAFF HAS TO DO IN BETWEEN.

'CAUSE THEY COULD SHOW UP IN TWO WEEKS INSTEAD OF IN FOUR WEEKS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.

BUT, UM, WE'LL JUST GO WITH THE WAY IT IS TODAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

BUT IT IS WITHIN THE COMMISSION'S PURVIEW TO EITHER ACCEPT A 30 DAY EXTENSION OR NOT TO ACCEPT THE 30 DAY EXTENSION.

AND SO IN AN INSTANCE WHERE STAFF IS REC RECOMMENDING DISAPPROVAL AND OR THEY'RE RECOMMENDING DEFERRAL, I FEEL AS A COMMISSIONER COMMISSION CHAIR THAT WE SHOULD GIVE THAT DEEP CONSIDERATION BECAUSE STAFF HAS VETTED IT OUT, LEGAL HAS VETTED IT OUT AND THEY'VE BROUGHT THAT RECOMMENDATION TO US.

SO, UM, THAT'S MY FOOD FOR THOUGHT FOR THE COMMISSION.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER ROBBINS, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE? OKAY.

OKAY.

YES, YES, GO AHEAD, JENNIFER.

I JUST WANNA SAY THAT WE, UM, HAVE TALKED BRIEFLY WITH THE CHAIR AND LEGAL DEPARTMENT ABOUT MAYBE, UM, ESTABLISHING SOME POLICY GUIDANCE FOR, UM, COMMISSIONERS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT WHEN IT'S APP, WHEN IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO CONSIDER A 30 DAY EXTENSION AND MAYBE WHEN IT'S NOT.

SO WE'LL BE WORKING ON THAT.

MM-HMM .

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER BALDWIN.

COULD I JUST GET CLARITY ON THE STAFF'S WEIGHING IN ON THE LOT SIZE? WHAT, WHAT IS THE AVERAGE LOT SIZE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD? IS IT REALLY 62 TO 65 OR SO? THE LOT, WELL, IN THIS SUBDIVISION, IT KIND OF OLD AND IT VARY BETWEEN 6 2, 6, 6,000, 200 FEET, BUT THEY'RE ALSO A LOT FROM 8,000 FEET APPROXIMATELY.

UM, SO IT VARIES.

IT'S NOT, UM, A CONSISTENT NUMBER THROUGHOUT THE SUBDIVISION.

AND IF THEY SUBDIVIDED IN TWO, WHAT WOULD THAT NUMBER BE? DO YOU KNOW? IT WOULD BE ABOUT LIKE 6,000, 6,200, MAYBE

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YEAH.

BE, YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT BEYOND THE CUSP.

OKAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UH, YES.

UH, THE APPLICANT SAID THAT THE ASSOCIATION MR. WOODS, THAT UP ON REVIEWING THE ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS, THE PLANS, UM, DRAINAGE, UM, YOU GUYS MAY BE AMENABLE TO, UM, LOOKING AT IT FAVORABLE IF IT MEETS THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE.

IS THAT THE CASE, SIR? NOT FOR THE PLAN OR THE, COULD YOU STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD? I'M SORRY.

YES, NO PROBLEM.

NO, NO, NO PROBLEM.

MADAM CANAM CHAIR.

THANK YOU.

FRED WOODS, UH, NORTHWOOD MANOR CIVIC CLUB PRESIDENT, UH, COMMISSIONER HINES.

UH, NOT, UH, WITH THE PLANS AS WRITTEN, THE PLANS AS WRITTEN CALL FOR THREE LOTS A SUBDIVISION INTO THREE LOTS, SO ABSOLUTELY NOT.

AND I ALSO WANNA MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THAT OUR CURRENT DEED RESTRICTIONS FOR SIX SECTION TWO CLEARLY STATE THAT THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE SHOULD BE NO LESS THAN 6,600 SQUARE FEET, ALTHOUGH THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED.

UH, AND THAT THERE IS A VARIANCE, UH, OR A VARI SIZE BETWEEN 6,200 AND, AND WHATEVER, 6,600 SQUARE FEET IS THE MINIMUM SIZE PER THE DEED RESTRICTIONS.

THIS COMMUNITY WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1959 AS WERE THE DEED RESTRICTIONS.

THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU.

MR. WOODS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO WEIGH IN? I KNOW THAT THERE IS SOME ARGUMENT ABOUT THE DEED RESTRICTIONS IN THEIR APPLICABILITY TO THE, THIS PROPERTY OR THESE TWO NEXT PROPERTIES.

THESE PROPERTIES ARE COMING OUT OF RESERVE A AND THE DEED RESTRICTIONS SPECIFICALLY ACCEPTED OUT RESERVE A FROM THE RESTRICTIONS.

IN OTHER RESTRICTIONS, WHEN THERE'S A RESERVE THAT MIGHT BE, UH, REPLANTED INTO RESIDENTIAL LOTS, THEY WILL MENTION SOMETHING AND SAY, BUT IF THESE BECOME RESIDENTIAL LOTS, THEN THEY'RE, THEY ARE SUBJECT TO THE DEED RESTRICTIONS THAT WAS NOT IN THIS DOCUMENT.

SO LEGAL'S OPINION IS THAT THIS LAND, THIS PROPERTY IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE DEED RESTRICTIONS, ALTHOUGH I KNOW THE SUBDIVISION, THE HOA OR THE CIVIC CLUB DISAGREE WITH THAT.

BUT THAT'S THE POSITION RIGHT NOW.

SO THE FACT THAT THE DEED RESTRICTIONS MAY SAY THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE IS 6,600.

WE DO NOT BELIEVE THIS PROPERTY IS SUBJECT TO THAT.

BUT I THINK WHAT'S HAPPENING IS THAT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING AT THE SUBDIVISION AS A WHOLE AND THE LOT SIZES, THE PREVAILING LOT SIZE IS THERE.

SO THAT'S WHERE THAT COMES INTO THIS WHOLE, UM, EQUATION.

THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD A COMMENT THAT, UM, BEFORE THE MEETING I SPOKE WITH THE APPLICANT, RIA FIGUEROA, AND HE DID MENTION THAT DURING THE 30 DAY EXTENSION, HE WOULD PROBABLY WILLING TO JUST COME BACK WITH A DRAMA TRUE LOT.

SO THAT'S ANOTHER ONE.

I JUST WANNA BRING IT UP.

OKAY.

MADAM CHAIR? YES.

HOLD ON ONE SECOND.

COMMISSIONER BALDWIN.

AND JUST SO I'M CLEAR, AND IF WE DISAPPROVE IT, THEY CAN JUST RESUBMIT WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? IS IT ADDITIONAL COST AND TIME INVOLVED, OR WHAT'S REALLY INVOLVED? JUST SO WE'RE CLEAR.

IT'S THE, IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING, SO IT'S A PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

AND OF COURSE THEY'D HAVE TO PAY THE APPLICATION FEES.

WE COUPLE HUNDRED, A FEW, SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS CIVIL MM-HMM .

COMMISSIONER JONES, MADAM CHAIR.

THANK YOU.

AND THIS IS A QUESTION FOR LEGAL MS. WOOD, GIVEN WHAT YOU HAVE SAID THAT THIS WAS A, AN UNRESTRICTED RESERVE OR MAYBE JUST A, JUST A, EVEN A RESTRICTED RESERVE, BUT AT THAT POINT IN TIME IT WAS NOT PART OF THE HOMER ASSOCIATION.

IN ORDER FOR THE ASSOCIATION TO HAVE, I SEE THAT THE TABLE OR JURISDICTION, SHOULD IT BE ANNEXED INTO THE HOA? SHOULDN'T IT BE WHAT , YOU KNOW, ANNEXED IN, IN A SENSE SO THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE, WHETHER IT'S SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS, SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, JUST KIND OF, UH, THAT THEY CAN FORM WITH A RESTRICTION.