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MY NAME IS LISA CLARK.[CALL TO ORDER ]
I'M THE CHAIR OF THE HOUSTON PLANNING COMMISSION, AND I'M CALLING THIS MEETING TO ORDER.CAN I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION? OKAY.
IT'S TWO 30, I'M SORRY, MY CLOCK STOPPED.
2:33 PM ON THURSDAY, MARCH 6TH, 2025.
AND THIS IS AN IN-PERSON MEETING TAKING PLACE AT THE CITY HALL ANNEX.
UH, YOU MAY ALSO MONITOR THE MEETING BY VIEWING VIA HTV SPEAKERS.
IF YOU 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.
CONSENT AND REPEAT SPEAKERS ARE ALLOWED ONE MINUTE AND NEW SPEAKERS ARE TIMED FOR TWO MINUTES.
TO ESTABLISH THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM OF 11 MEMBERS, I'LL CALL THE ROLE CHAIR.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN IS NOT HERE.
COMMISSIONER HINES IS COMING LATE.
COMMISSIONER KLIK IS NOT HERE.
COMMISSIONER ES MODEST PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER POR PERLE IS NOT HERE YET.
COMMISSIONER ROBBINS IS NOT HERE.
COMMISSIONER ROSENBERG PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER SIEGLER SEGLER PRESENT.
UM, WHO AM I MISSING? ANYONE? NOPE, THAT'S IT.
ALRIGHT, DO WE HAVE A QUO? HE'S NOT HERE.
I WANNA LET YOU KNOW THAT THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED TODAY.
NUMBER THREE, AVONDALE SQUARE, PARTIAL REPL.
ITEM 1 0 1 PADDOCK SILVER PROPERTY ITEM 1 0 4.
RE TERRACE PARTIAL REPL NUMBER THREE.
MOVING IN STORAGE OF HIRAM CLARK.
SO AGAIN, WE'LL NOT BE HEARING ANYTHING ON THOSE ITEMS TODAY.
[Director’s Report ]
CALL FOR THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT.GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR CLARK COMMISSION MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC.
I AM VON TRAN, SECRETARY OF THIS COMMISSION AND DIRECTOR OF THE HOUSTON PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
I HAVE ONLY ONE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE TODAY.
UH, THE APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2025 MTFP AMENDMENT PROCESS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY TOMORROW, FRIDAY, MARCH THE FIFTH AT 7:00 PM OH, I'M SORRY, MARCH THE SEVENTH AT 5:00 PM JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A BACKGROUND ON THE MTFP PROCESS.
THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT ADMINISTER AN ANNUAL PUBLIC REVIEW PROCESS FOR AMENDING THE CITY'S MAJOR THOROUGHFARE AND FREEWAY PLAN.
THE MTFP, THE PROCESS INCLUDES MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOLICITING AND INCORPORATING PUBLIC COMMENTS.
THE MTFP PRE-SUBMIT SUBMITTAL MEETINGS ENDED ON FEBRUARY 21ST.
SO TOMORROW IS THE FINAL DAY WHERE APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED AGAIN BY FIVE P 5:00 PM.
AFTER THAT, THE APPLICATIONS WILL BE REVIEWED FOR COMPLETENESS, COMPLETENESS, AND THE APPLICANT'S WILL BE NOTIFIED OF ANY MISSING OR REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION MEETING.
PLEASE ALSO MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THESE ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT DATES.
THURSDAY, MAY 15TH AT 1:00 PM FOR A WORKSHOP WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11TH AT 6:00 PM FOR A VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE.
THURSDAY, JULY 24TH AT 1:00 PM FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.
THURSDAY, A THURSDAY, AUGUST 21ST AT 1:00 PM FOR APPLICATION UPDATE MEETING.
AND THEN FINALLY THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH AT 1:00 PM FOR RECOMMENDATION AND ACTION MEETING.
IN CLOSING, THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT CAN BE REACHED AT (832) 393-6600 OR YOU CAN CALL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PLANNER OF THE DAY AT 8 3 2 3 9 3 6 6 2 4.
YOU MAY, YOU MAY ALSO VISIT OUR WEBSITE@HOUSTONPLANNING.COM AND TAKE A LOOK AT LET'S TALK HOUSTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.
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CONCLUDES MY REPORT.[Consideration of February 20, 2025, Planning Commission Meeting Minutes ]
ON TO COMM CONSIDERATION OF THE PLANNING PLANNING COMMISSION.PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 20TH, 2025.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL? MOTION.
[Platting Activities a & b]
A AND B PLANNING ACTIVITY.GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
MY NAME IS KEN CALHOUN, SECTIONS A AND B.
YOU'RE PRESENTED AS ONE GROUP WHICH INCLUDES CONSENT AND REPLAY ITEMS NOT REQUIRING NOTIFICATION.
SECTIONS A AND B ARE ITEMS ONE THROUGH 94 SECTIONS A CONSENT ITEMS ARE NUMBERS ONE THROUGH 55 IN SECTIONS B RELA ITEMS NUMBER 56 THROUGH 94.
NO ITEMS NEED TO BE TAKEN OUT OF ORDER AND THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS.
MAD CHAIR, IF THERE ARE NO INDIVIDUALS SIGNED TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS, THE PLANNING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REQUESTS THE APPROVAL OF ALL STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONSENT AND RELA ITEMS NOT REQUIRING NOTIFICATION.
WE DO HAVE A SPEAKER ON ITEM 74, SO WE'LL PULL THAT ONE TO THE SIDE AND THEN, UH, UH, HAVE SOME ABSTENTIONS.
COMMISSIONER MARADE? YES, MADAM CHAIR.
SO CONSENT ITEM 5 9 28 29, 45, 46, 47 AND WE REPLY ITEM 60, 61, 76 AND 77.
SO I NEED A MOTION FOR THE CONSENT ITEMS. UH, SAVE AND ACCEPT ITEM 5 9 28 29, 45, 46, 47, 60, 61, 76, 77, AND 74 TO HAVE A MOTION.
SO NOW WE'LL TAKE A VOTE ON EVERYTHING, UH, THAT I JUST MENTIONED.
DO I NEED TO REPEAT 'EM? EXCEPT FOR 74.
SO DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION.
MOTION, VICTOR SECOND TO HEAR.
AND THEN WILL YOU DO A PRESENTATION ON 74? OKAY.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF PLANNING COMMISSION.
ITEM NUMBER 74 IS IN THE CONSENT SECTION OF YOUR AGENDA FOR MASON GARDEN PLACE.
THE SITE IS 1.4 ACRE PROPERTY, WHICH IS LOCATED IN HARRIS COUNTY'S ETJ, UH, WEST, UM, ALONG SHILLINGTON DRIVE, SOUTH OF KING KINGSLAND BOULEVARD AND EAST OF WEST GREEN BOULEVARD, JUST SOUTH OF I 10.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPL IS TO CREATE 17 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS WITH FOUR RESERVES ALONG A TYPE TWO PRIVATE STREET.
UM, THIS IS A REPL, UH, FROM A PORTION OF AN UNRESTRICTED RESERVE.
B FROM THE SUBDIVISION THAT'S ON YOUR SCREEN CALLED NOTTINGHAM COUNTRY PLACE, COUNTRY SECTION SEVEN.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION AS THIS TIME IS TO DEFER THE PLAT FOR TWO WEEKS FOR THE APPLICANT TO PROVIDE REVISED INFORMATION.
IT IS TO MEET CHAPTER 42 REGARDING COS SPACE, COMPENSATING OPEN SPACE BECAUSE LOTS ARE LESS THAN 5,000 SQUARE FEET.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION ALSO WAS THIS PLA WAS, UH, BY THE APPLICANT ACCIDENTALLY, THEY POSTED A SIGN FOR VARIANCE.
UH, AND WHEN WE LOOKED AT IT DURING CHECK-IN PERIOD, THE VARIANCE WAS NOT REQUIRED.
THE VARIANCE WAS FROM INTERSECTION SPACING FOR A PRIVATE STREET.
AND THAT IS NOT REQUIRED BY THE ON.
SO THERE ARE NO, THERE'S NO VARIANCE REQUESTED.
AND SO YOU MAY HAVE SPEAKERS HERE, UH, BECAUSE THEY SAW THE SIGN POSTED ON THEIR PROPERTY.
UH, OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER.
I HAVE, UM, MONICA FONTANO SIGNED TO SPEAK.
MS. FONTANO, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND STATING YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
I'M THE APPLICANT AND I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO PUT UP A SIGN AND SO I DID.
BUT NOTWITHSTANDING THAT OUR PROJECT WE'RE REWORKING SOME THINGS TO, UM, REDUCE THE NUMBER OF LOTS.
AND SO WE'RE PREPARED FOR NEXT, UH, THE NEXT MEETING ON MARCH 20TH.
I WAS ONLY SIGNING UP TO ANSWER QUESTIONS BECAUSE I WAS TOLD A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE INTERESTED OR CONCERNED AND WE WANT TO PROVIDE ANSWERS TO ANYONE WHO HAS A QUESTION.
AND I'LL ASK IF THERE'S ANY OTHER SPEAKERS IN THE AUDIENCE.
SO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 74.
SO COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEFERRAL FROM STAFF TO HAVE A MOTION.
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MOTION CARRIES.[c. Replats requiring Public Hearings with Notification (Dorianne Powe-Phlegm and John Cedillo)]
WE'RE MOVING ALONG NOW TO C PUBLIC HEARINGS REQUIRING NOTIFICATION.GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
THE SITE IS LOCATED IN HOUSTON, CORPORATE LIMITS AT THE NORTHWEST INTERSECTION OF EDGAR AND ELWOOD STREETS SOUTH OF BELFORT STREET.
THE REASON FOR REPLY IS TO CREATE ONE MULTI-UNIT RESERVE AND REVISE THE BUILDING LINE.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO PROVE THE PLAT PER THE CBC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT WOULD NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY.
STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR THIS PLAT.
MADAM CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK ON ITEM 95.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK? OKAY.
HEARING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.
PLEASE NOTE THAT COMMISSIONER MAREZ IS RECUSING.
ITEM 96 IS EMAL MEADOW, SECTION TWO.
CORPORATE LIMITS EAST OF MARTIN LUTHER KING BOULEVARD AND STATE HIGHWAY 2 88 ALONG THE SOUTHWEST INTERSECTION OF ZELENSKY AND WE WEBER CREST ROADS.
THE REASON FOR RE PLAID IS TO CREATE 113 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS AND 18 RESERVES.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAID PER THE CBC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
THERE ARE NO VARIOUS REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM.
REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT WOULD NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY.
STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM.
MADAM CHAIR, IF THE PLEASES COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 96 IS OPEN.
I DO HAVE A SPEAKER SIGNED, UH, BISHOP AAL HICKMAN SENIOR.
AND IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND STATING YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, I'D APPRECIATE IT.
I'M BISHOP AAL HICKMAN, SENIOR PASTOR NEW COMMAND CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, LOCATED A FEW HUNDRED YARDS FROM THIS PROJECT ON WEBER CREST STREET.
UH, OUR PURPOSE IN BEING HERE TODAY IS TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE DO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT, BUT WE HAVE SOME CONCERNS.
WE, UH, WOULD LIKE TO, UH, LIST THOSE CONCERNS.
NOW, NUMBER ONE IS THAT THERE'S A SAFETY CONCERN RIGHT WHERE THE PROJECT BEGINS.
THERE'S A MIDDLE SCHOOL AT THE END OF THAT SAME STREET IS A, UH, CHARTER SCHOOL.
UH, THE NEXT STREET OVER IS A HIGH SCHOOL.
WE'RE ASKING THAT THE CORPORATION AND THE DEVELOPERS WILL WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY, WITH THE TRAFFIC OF THE KIDS GOING TO SCHOOL IN THE MORNING AND LEAVING IN THE EVENING.
ALSO, WE'RE ASKING THAT THE COMMUNITY WOULD BE NOTIFIED THAT SOMEBODY WOULD TELL US, UH, HOW LONG THE PROJECT WILL BE GOING AND THE THE TIME SPAN FOR THAT.
UH, NUMBER TWO, UH, DEAL WITH US BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN AN INCONVENIENCE AT ONE TIME, WEBER CREST WAS CUT DOWN TO ONE LANE, EIGHT AND A HALF FEET TO GO NORTH AND SOUTH.
IF WE COULD JUST BE WARNED IN THAT COMMUNITY.
NUMBER THREE, UH, THE DAMAGE TO THE ROAD IS HORRIFIC.
WE'LL, WE'LL, WE'RE CONCERNED THAT ONCE THE PROJECT IS FINISHED, WHO WILL BE THERE TO MAKE THE ROAD DRIVABLE AT RIGHT NOW.
WEBER CREST ITSELF A SPEED BUMP WHEN YOU GO DOWN THERE.
UH, NUMBER FOUR, UH, WE ASKING FOR COMMUNICATION, JUST COMMUNICATION FROM THE DEVELOPERS.
UH, WE APPRECIATE THE HOUSING PROJECT, BUT WE WANT COMMUNICATION AND SAFETY.
THOSE ARE ONE OUR TWO, OUR MAJOR CONCERNS.
UM, MR. SMITH, CAN YOU ADDRESS THE QUESTION ABOUT THE ROAD REPAIR FOR THE ROADWAY ITSELF? UM, WE, WE WOULD HAVE THE DEVELOPER BRING IT BACK AT LEAST TO ITS CURRENT CONDITIONS.
BUT IF IT'S AS BAD AS YOU SAY IT IS THAT AFTER THEY'RE DONE WITH CONSTRUCTION, THEY MAY BE LOOKING TO BRING IT, YOU KNOW, TO IMPROVE IT AT LEAST ALONG THEIR PROJECT.
HOWEVER, IF THEY NEVER USED THE ROADWAY WHATSOEVER, THEY MAY NOT, THE ONLY OTHER WAY WOULD BE THEN TO GO THROUGH 3 1 1 AND REQUEST, UM, THAT THE CITY REVIEW AND GET IT ON THEIR LOGS TO LOOK AT FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS DEPENDING UPON WHERE IT WOULD FALL OUT WITHIN OUR MATRIX OF ROADWAYS FOR REPAIR.
UH, ONE CONCERN THAT WE HAVE IS THAT WE WERE TOLD BECAUSE WE HAD TO DO A PROJECT ON THAT SAME ROAD, WE WERE TOLD THAT IF WE TOOK THE ROAD UP, WE HAD TO PUT IT BACK AT THE SAME QUALITY
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OF BETTER, UH, APPROXIMATELY HUNDREDS OF TRUCKS OF DIRT, SAND, STABILIZING SAND SELECT FIELD ARE BOUGHT IN THERE WEEKLY.SO WE'RE JUST ASKING CAN WE GET SOME TYPE OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CITY PLANNING AND THE DEVELOPER TO LET US KNOW WHAT'S THE PLAN.
THAT'S GONNA BE MY NEXT NEXT REQUEST FROM STAFF.
UM, IS THE APPLICANT HERE OR THE DEVELOPER? EITHER ONE.
UM, IT WOULDN'T NECESSARILY BE THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
UM, 'CAUSE PUBLIC WORKS WOULD, IF THE DEVELOPER'S ALREADY USING THE ROADWAY TO BRING IN TRUCKS AND STUFF, THEN YES, WE WOULD MAKE THEM BRING IT BACK TO THE CONDITION AT WHICH IT WAS BEFOREHAND OR PUT BACK A BETTER CONDITION.
AND THAT WOULD BE PART OF OUR INSPECTION PROCESS THROUGH PERMITTING.
SO IF THEY HAVE DAMAGED THE ROAD IN ANY WAY DURING EVEN WITHOUT CONSTRUCTION, YOU KNOW, JUST BRINGING IN FILL OR TAKING STUFF OUT, THEN YES, THAT WOULD BE PART OF THEIR REQUIREMENT WOULD BE TO PUT BACK THAT ROADWAY INTO, YOU KNOW, BUILT BACK NEW PROBABLY.
'CAUSE THAT'S ABOUT THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN GET IT BACK TO GOOD SHAPE.
SO HOW CAN THE CIVIC CLUBS GET INVOLVED AND, AND, AND THE CHURCHES.
HOW CAN WE GET INVOLVED IN THAT PROCESS? I CAN MEET WITH YOU IN A MOMENT ONCE THIS ITEM WRAPS UP AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT.
UM, I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU WOULD NECESSARILY BE INVOLVED, BUT AGAIN, THAT WOULD BE ON THE DEVELOPER IF THEY WOULD KEEP YOU INFORMED BECAUSE A LOT OF THIS REPAIR PROBABLY WON'T HAPPEN UNTIL AFTER THEY'VE GONE TO CONSTRUCTION AND MOST OF THEIR HEAVY CONSTRUCTION IS DONE, OR, YOU KNOW, TOWARDS THE END OF THEIR PROJECT, THEN THEY WOULD COME BACK BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE FOR THEM NECESSARILY TO GO IN AND FIX THE ROAD NOW AND THEN JUST TEAR IT UP AGAIN AND THEN COME BACK AND FIX IT.
SO IT'LL BE CLOSE OF COURSE TOWARDS THE END OF THAT PROJECT THEN THAT THEY WOULD PROBABLY COME AND DO REPAIRS, BUT IF THE DEVELOPMENT MARRIAGE DEONE OR IS IT UH, UH, WHAT DO WE SAY? YEAH, MARRIAGE IS THE OWNER.
SO MR. SMITH WILL GET WITH YOU AFTER THIS ITEM IS DONE.
MS. FLM, IS ANYONE HERE FOR THE, IS THE DEVELOPER? YES.
NO DEVELOPER OR APPLICANT OR ANYONE IS HERE? I DON'T SEE, BUT, UH, WE COULD ASK IF THE APPLICANT IS HERE AND YEAH, I WOULD IMAGINE BY THE SECOND OR THIRD TIME I'VE ASKED THAT THEY WOULD'VE RAISED THEIR HAND.
UM,
AND TRY TO HELP HIM GET IN TOUCH WITH HIM.
COMMISSIONER COVAR IS THERE, AND MAYBE I MISSED, MAYBE I DIDN'T LISTEN WELL ENOUGH, BUT FOR THOMAS MIDDLE SCHOOL IS ONE OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS THAT, UM, THE LAST SPEAKER JUST MENTIONED.
IS THERE, UM, SOME WAY THAT THERE COULD BE DISCUSSION ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE MINIMIZING IMPACT TO THAT SCHOOL AND THE CHARTER SCHOOL THAT, THAT HE REFERENCED? AS FAR AS TRAFFIC, UM, AND ALL THE CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES AND THAT SORT OF THING? UM, I, I DON'T KNOW MR. SMITH
WITHOUT THE APPLICANT BEING HERE, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO NEGOTIATE OR THAT WOULD BE DIFFICULT, LIKE YOU SAID, WITHOUT THE APPLICANT.
BUT AS THIS PROJECT DEVELOPS, I MEAN, EVENTUALLY THEY WILL BUILD INTO THE SITE.
SO AT FIRST THEY MAY NOT, IT MAY NOT BE EASY TO DO, BUT ONCE THEY GET INTO THE SITE, THEN THEY CAN BRING MOST OF THEIR CONSTRUCTION AND TRAFFIC OFF OF.
AND I THINK MOST OF THE TRAFFIC WOULD MAKE SENSE FOR 'EM TO COME FROM THE NORTH ANYWAY, BEING THAT IT'S RIGHT THERE ON THE NORTH SIDE ON ZELENSKY.
SO I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY'RE GOING TO, THAT THEIR CONSTRUCTION PEOPLE OR EQUIPMENT ARE GONNA WANT TO COME IN OFF OF THE SOUTH.
I MEAN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL IS ON THE NORTH SIDE.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE CHARTER SCHOOL IS.
UM, I DIDN'T SEE IT ON THE MAP.
BOTH ON THE NORTH? IT IS ON THE NORTH.
I THOUGHT THE SCHOOL WAS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF I'VE GOT IT BACKWARDS THEN.
UH, BUT WE CAN, THE SCHOOL WAS ON THE, ON THE NORTH.
YEAH, I WAS JUST GONNA FOLLOW UP ON, ON YOUR REQUEST THAT STAFF TALK TO THE APPLICANT AND MAKE SURE THAT THE APPLICANT KNOWS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN ASKED TO COMMUNICATE.
I THINK IN THESE PROJECTS THEY DO PRODUCE INCONVENIENCE FOR EVERYBODY.
IT'S JUST THE, IT'S JUST WHAT IT IS.
BUT TO BE NOTIFIED AND WARNED REALLY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO IF THEY COULD MAKE A CONTACT WITH THE CHURCH AND THE CIVIC CLUB JUST ONE PERSON, THEY JUST, YOU KNOW, IF THEY HAVE A POINT OF CONTACT, IT CAN MAKE A WHOLE DIFFERENCE.
SO IF YOU WOULD TAKE CARE OF THAT MS. POP FLYNN, THAT'D BE GREAT.
SO I HAVE NO, NO ONE ELSE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT ELSE, THAT WISHES TO SPEAK? OKAY, SO HEARING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND LOOK FOR A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL.
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AND I THINK YOU SAW THAT COMMISSIONER HINES HAS JOINED US.OKAY, ITEM 97 IS HIGHLAND VILLAGE, PARTIALLY PLAT NUMBER THREE.
THE SITE IS IN HOUSTON CORPORATE LIMITS AT THE SOUTHWEST INTERSECTION OF WESTHEIMER ROAD AND SFI STREET.
THE REASON FOR REPLIED IS TO CREATE ONE UNRESTRICTED RESERVE.
THE APPLICANT IS ALSO SEEKING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW A 10 FOOT BUILDING LINE ALONG WESTHEIMER ROAD AND A ZERO FOOT BUILDING LINE ALONG SULK ROAD.
THERE IS A NINE FOOT PROPOSED WALL THAT ENCROACHES INTO THE BUILDING LINE AND RIGHT AWAY ALONG S ROAD THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER THE PLAT TO ALLOW THE APPLICANT TIME TO PROVIDE A REVISED RE VARIANCE REQUEST AND SITE PLAN BY NOON NEXT WEDNESDAY.
THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
THERE ARE NO VARIANCE REQUESTED.
I MEAN, THERE ARE VARIANCES REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM.
REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT WILL VIOLATE, WILL NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT.
ARE THOSE FILES SEPARATELY? STAFF HAS RECEIVED THAT.
ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM ITEM FROM AN OFFICER WITH THE WEST LANE PLACE CIVIC ASSOCIATION.
SHE EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT THE HIGH LEVEL OF TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC SAFETY AS WELL AS, UH, THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING.
AND ALSO SHE REQUESTED THAT IF THERE'S EVER DEVELOPMENT IN THIS AREA THAT THEY WOULD DO A TRAFFIC STUDY, A TRAFFIC STUDY WOULD BE DONE.
MADAM CHAIR, IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION.
YOU MAY OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM.
AT THIS TIME, THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 97 IS OPEN.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK? HEARING NONE.
I WILL CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION OF DEFERRAL.
I I HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF.
UM, DURING DEF DURING DEFERRAL, UM, THERE, THERE'S BEEN A TRAFFIC SIGNAL THAT WAS INSTALLED AT THAT INTERSECTION MM-HMM
I, I THINK MAYBE EVEN SIX MONTHS AGO.
AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN TURNED ON.
UM, AND IT'S ALSO INCREDIBLY CLOSE TO A VERY ACTIVE RAILROAD.
UM, AND, AND JUST WOULD LOVE AN UPDATE ON HOW THAT COULD AFFECT THIS PROJECT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES, MR. SMITH? JUST CLARIFICATION, I DUNNO THAT ABOUT THE SIGNAL ITSELF HAVING BEEN TURNED ON, BUT USUALLY IF THEY'RE, DEPENDING UPON HOW CLOSE THEY ARE, THEY'RE USUALLY TIED INTO THE RAILROAD OPERATIONS WITH PREEMPTION AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO IF IT IS OF A CONCERN, I'M SURE OUR SIGNAL OPERATIONS GROUP WOULD'VE PROBABLY, I BELIEVE THAT'S A UNION PACIFIC LINE AND THEY WOULD'VE WORKED WITH UNION PACIFIC TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SIGNAL WOULDN'T, THAT SOMEHOW IT'S ASSOCIATED WITH THE FACT THAT THAT RAILROAD CROSSING, SO WHEN THE RAILROAD CROSSING IS ACTIVE, IT THEY TYPICALLY TALKING TO THE SIGNAL ITSELF.
SO THAT MAY BE PART OF WHY IT'S NOT TURNED ON, BUT I DON'T KNOW AT THIS TIME.
I WILL HAVE TO ASK AND FIND OUT.
SO I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION OF DEFERRAL.
ITEM 98 IS HLB HOMES ON BRINKLEY TITUS IS IS IN HOUSTON CORPORATE LIMITS SOUTH OF L BRINKLEY STREET, EAST OF SCOTT STREET.
THE REASON FOR RELA IS TO CREATE FIVE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER THE PLAT FOR NOTICE REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT ARE FILED SEPARATELY.
STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER THE, THE PLAT MADAM CHAIR, IT PLEASES TO COMMISSION.
YOU MAY CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
ITEM 98, UH, PUBLIC HEARING IS CONTINUED.
I HAVE THE APPLICANT HERE FOR QUESTIONS.
UH, KAREN KOTT, COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM 98? ALL RIGHT.
HEARING NONE, I WILL CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR 98 AND SEEK A MOTION FOR DEFERRAL FROM STAFF.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
ITEM 99 IS HLB HOMES ON NOLL STREET.
THE SUBJECT SIDE IS A NEARLY 9,000 SQUARE FOOT PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE HOUSTON CITY LIMITS SOUTH ALONG NOLL STREET, EAST OF HOMESTEAD ROAD AND NORTH OF LAY ROAD.
THE PURPOSE OF THE RE PLAT IS TO CREATE FOUR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS AND A FLAG LOT FORMATION.
THERE ARE NO BRAINER TO REQUEST WITH THIS ITEM AND THE APPLICANT HAS NOT FULLY MET THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THE APPLICATION DOES NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILES SEPARATELY.
AND STAFF HAS RECEIVED NO ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR THE APPLICATION.
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APPLICATION WAS DEFERRED IN THE PREVIOUS COMMISSION TO COMPLY WITH NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.AND THE IGN NATION IS AGAIN TO DEFER FOR TWO WEEKS TO ALLOW THAT THE COMPLETION OF SAID NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.
MADAM CHAIR, IF IT PLEASE THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 99 IS CONTINUED.
UH, AGAIN, I HAVE MS. KAREN KOTT HERE FOR QUESTIONS.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS? OKAY.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 99? HEARING NONE, I WILL CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION OF DEFERRAL.
THE SUBJECT SIDE IS NEARLY 2.3 ACRE PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE HOUSTON CITY LIMITS AT THE NORTHWEST INTERSECTION OF BEDFORD STREET AND DORN STREET SOUTH OF BELFORD AVENUE.
THE PURPOSE OF THE RE PLAT IS TO CREATE ONE LARGE UNRESTRICTED RESERVE.
THERE ARE NO VARIANCES REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM AND THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THE APPLICATION DOES NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY, STAFF HAS RECEIVED SOME ADVANCED COMMENTS REGARDING CONCERNS FOR THE TRAFFIC IMPACT THE DEVELOPMENT WOULD PLACE ON THE SURROUNDING RIGHT OF WAYS.
SITE PLAN IS SHOWING THE INTENT OF FOR WAREHOUSE AND DISTRIBUTION FOR FLOORING MATERIALS WITH THE INTENT TO TAKE PRIMARY ACCESS FROM BEDFORD STREET, WHICH CORRECTS CONNECTS DIRECTLY TO BELFORT AVENUE TO THE NORTH.
THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN DEFERRED TWICE, ONCE AT THE REQUEST OF VICE MAYOR PRO TIM, AND ONCE TO MEET NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
AGAIN, ALL NOTICE REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CCP C 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
MADAM CHAIR FOR PLEASE THE COMMISSION.
YOU MAY CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM.
AT THIS TIME, GONNA TALK REAL SLOW BECAUSE I BELIEVE I HAVE A SPEAKER COMING UP.
I'LL CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK FOR OUR SPEAKER.
UM, UH, I KNOW I'M GONNA MESS YOUR NAME UP.
UH, THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.
UM, JUST WANTED, I'M PITA CHAVIS, CHIEF OF STAFF FOR MAYOR PRO CASTEX TATUM.
AND JUST WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT.
UM, AND ALSO THANK THE PLANNING, UH, STAFF DE PLANNING DEPARTMENT STAFF, UH, JOHNSON DIO.
UM, THE CONCERN, AS HE MENTIONED, WAS, UM, WHETHER LARGE 18 WHEELERS WOULD BE, UM, TRAFFIC, UH, THERE WOULD BE TRAFFIC ON THAT STREET.
UM, KIND OF COMPROMISING THE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, BECAUSE ONE OF THE RESIDENTS, HER PROPERTY ABUT THAT, THAT PROPOSED, UM, DEVELOPMENTS.
SO AGAIN, HE JUST, HE DID CLARIFY THAT THE UM, OWNER DOES NOT ANTICIPATE HAVING THAT.
BUT WE WANTED TO ENSURE THAT THEIR SERVICES, UH, SOLID WASTE SERVICES AND, UM, EMERGENCY SERVICES WILL NOT BE COMPROMISED IF THAT DID OCCUR.
WE ALWAYS APPRECIATE YOU COMING IN.
I HAVE NO ONE ELSE SIGNED TO SPEAK ON ITEM 100.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WISHES TO OKAY.
HEARING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK FOR A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL.
ITEM 1 0 1 HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN.
ITEM 1 0 2 IS PARKWAY AT ELDRIDGE.
SECTION TWO, AMENDING PLAT NUMBER THREE, PARTIAL RE PLAT NUMBER ONE SUBJECT SIDE IS IN NEARLY 20,000 SQUARE FOOT PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE HOUSTON CITY LIMITS WEST ALONG PRIVATE STREET, CAMDEN CREEK LANE, NORTH OF WESTHEIMER ROAD AND WEST OF ELDRIDGE PARKWAY.
THE PURPOSE OF THE RET IS GRADE TWO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS.
THERE ARE NO VARIANCES REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM AND THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
REVIEW BGO INDICATES THE APPLICATION DOES NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILES SEPARATELY, STAFF HAS RECEIVED NO ADVANCED COMMENTS REGARDING THE APPLICATION.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CCPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
MADAM CHAIR, PLEASE THE COMMISSION.
YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 1 0 2 IS OPEN.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK? HEARING NONE.
I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF.
ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM 1 0 3 IS POND BERRY, SECTION ONE.
THE SITE IS IN HOUSTON, CORPORATE LIMITS WEST ALONG FANTON STREET, SOUTH OF HOLMES ROAD.
THE REASON FOR RELIGHT IS TO CREATE 80 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS IN FIVE RESERVES AND REMOVE A 10 FOOT AND 14 FEET UTILITY EASEMENTS.
THE APPLICANT IS ALSO SEEKING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW LOTS TO HAVE SOLE ACCESS FROM A PRIVATE ALLEY.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS DEFERRED APPLIED BECAUSE OF A TECHNICAL ISSUE WITH THE NOTIFICATION LETTER AND TO
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GIVE THE, THE COMMUNITY TIME TO BE INFORMED OF THE REQUEST AND HAVE THE APPLICANT PROVIDE REVISED INFORMATION BY NOON.REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY.
STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM.
MADAM CHAIR, PLEASE COMMISSION.
YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 1 0 3 IS OPEN.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK? OKAY.
I WILL CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF.
ITEMS 1 0 4 1 0 5 HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN.
[d. Subdivision Plats with Variance Requests (Tammi Williamson, Aracely Rodriguez, and Devin Crittle)]
D VARIANCES.ITEM 1 0 6 IS BEAMER BUSINESS PARK.
THIS ITEM WAS DEFERRED AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING.
THE SITE IS LOCATED IN HOUSTON, EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION IN SOUTHEAST HARRIS COUNTY SOUTHWEST ALONG BEAMER ROAD SOUTH OF FM 2351 NORTH OF EL WEST ELDORADO BOULEVARD AND EAST OF I 45.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A 13 ACRE UNRESTRICTED RESERVE AND IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO NOT PROVIDE ORDINANCE REQUIRED DEDICATION FOR WIDENING ALONG MAJOR, THOROUGH FAIR BEAMER ROAD STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUESTED VARIANCE CURRENTLY FOR MOST OF THE SITES.
FRONTAGE BEAMER ROAD IS A 60 FOOT WIDE RIGHT OF WAY WITH SOUTHEASTERN PORTION APPROXIMATELY A HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE, A HUNDRED TWENTY FEET WIDE.
IN 2014, HARRIS COUNTY ACQUIRED ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY SEGMENT SOLELY FOR THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF BEAMER FOR AN ULTIMATE UH, RIGHT OF WAY MEETING, UH, WHAT ULTIMATE RIGHT OF WAY MEETING MAJOR THOROUGH AND FREEWAY PLAN REQUIREMENTS FOR BEAMER ROAD FOR THOSE LOCATIONS GRANTING THIS VARIANCE WOULD BE KEEPING AND SOUND PUBLIC POLICY AS THE CONSTRUCTED ROADWAY CENTER LINE SOUTH AND NORTH OF THE SUBJECT SITE WITH THE BOULEVARD SECTIONS IS NOW ESTABLISHED.
WHEN THE PROPERTIES TO THE NORTHEAST WILL PLAT, THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO DEDICATE WIDENING PER ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS.
HARRIS COUNTY ENGINEERING HAS NO OBJECTION TO THE REQUEST.
THEREFORE, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUEST OF VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCE COMMENTS.
THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 0 6.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO OKAY.
IF WE HAVE NO QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS, I'LL SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
PLEASE NOTE THAT COMMISSIONER MAREZ WILL ABSTAIN.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
MY NAME IS RA RODRIGUEZ, ITEM 1 0 7, BROOKLYN WHITLAND VILLAGE GP.
THE SITE IS LOCATED IN HOUSTON, ETJ IN HARRIS COUNTY WEST OF GRAND PARKWAY, NORTH OF FUTURE NORTH BROOKLYN LAKE PARKWAY.
THE APPLICANT REQUESTED A VARIANT TO EXCEED INTERSECTION SPACING REQUIREMENT ALONG THE WESTERN GP BOUNDARY BY NOT PROVIDING AN EAST, WEST STREET BETWEEN JEFF ROAD AND THE SOUTH GP.
BOUNDARY STOP IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY CONSISTS OF 2000 ACRES GP THAT INCLUDE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER USES, ALL SUPPORTED BY A NETWORK OF LOCAL STREET WITHIN A GRID OF MAY 3RD AFFAIRS.
ABOUT HALF OF THE GP AREA LIES WITHIN THE FLOODWAY AND THE A HUNDRED YEAR AND 500 YEAR FLOOD PLAINS.
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN JACK ROAD AND NORTH BRI LAKE PARKWAY IS ABOUT 7,000 FEET.
SO REQUIRING AT LEAST ONE H WEST PUBLISHED STREET TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDINANCE.
HOWEVER, PROVIDING THIS STREET WOULD BE IMPRACTICAL AS IT WOULD NEED TO EXTEND ACROSS THE FLOODWAY AND CYPRESS CREEK.
ALSO, THE SOUTH PORTION OF THE GP AREA WHERE THE STREET IS REQUIRED IS DESIGNATED FOR FLOOD, FLOOD, PLAIN MITIGATION OPEN SPACE AREA.
THEREFORE, NOT PROVIDING THIS STREET WOULD NOT OVERTLY AFFECT OVER TRAFFIC CIRCULATION AT THE PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WILL HAVE ACCESS TO ADJACENT MAJOR AFFAIRS.
HARRIS COUNTY ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT HAS NO OBJECTION TO THE VARIANT REQUEST AND STA RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE GP SUBJECT TO THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITION.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 0 7.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK? OKAY.
COMMISSIONERS, I NEED A MOTION FOR, UM, STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
ITEM 1 0 8, ITEM 1 0 8 IS HELIX PARK, OST.
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THE STATE IS LOCATED IN HOUSTON CITY LIMIT NORTH ALONG OLD SPANISH TRAIL AND EAST OF NER AVENUE AND WEST OF STATE HIGHWAY 2 88.THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED A VARI TO ALLOW A ZERO FOOT BUILDER LINE ALONG OLD SPANISH TRAIL FOR A PROPOSED PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE THAT IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST.
THE APPLICANT IS PLANNING TO BUILD A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE TO PROVIDE A SAFE CROSSING OVER OLD SPANISH TRAIL CONNECTING MD ANDERSON SOUTH CAMPUS TO THE PROPOSED SITE.
THE INTENT IS TO REDUCE PEDESTRIAN INTERACTION WITH VEHICLE, UM, TRAFFIC ALONG OLD SPANISH TRAIL.
SO GRANTING THE VARIANT WILL NOT AVERTLY AFFECT PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE.
AND THE PROPOSED PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE WOULD NOT BE AN OBJECTION TO ANY PEDESTRIAN OR VEHICLE TRAFFIC.
SO THE AND THE APPLICANT WILL CONTINUE TO COORDINATE WITH TECH DOT AND HOUSTON PUBLIC WORK TO GET ANY CONSENT FOR ENCROACHMENT INTO THE RIGHT OF WAY BEFORE PERMITTING.
SO THAT RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCE AND APPROVED THE PLA SUBJECT TO THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITION AND STAFF DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS IN ADVANCE.
I DO HAVE THE APPLICANT, UH, ON ITEM 1 0 8.
DID YOU WANNA SPEAK OR WERE YOU HERE FOR QUESTIONS? HERE FOR QUESTIONS? OKAY.
COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 0 8? ALL RIGHT.
I NEED A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES ITEM 1 0 9, ITEM 1 0 9, ICON M TOWER.
THE SITE IS LOCATED IN HOUSTON CITY LIMIT AT THE NORTHEAST INTERSECTION OF MONROE BOULEVARD AND WEST CLAY STREET.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARI TO ALLOW A NINE FEET BUILDER LINE INSTEAD OF 25 BUILDER LINE ALONG MONROE BOULEVARD.
STAT IS NOT IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST.
A MINIMUM OF 25 FEET BORDERLINE IS REQUIRED ALONG MAY 3RD MONROE BOULEVARD, BUT THE APPLICANT SEEK A REDUCED NINE FEET BORDERLINE TO DEVELOP A 20 STORY HIGH RISE ON A HUNDRED BY 200 SMALL TRACK.
AND THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT FEATURES A GROUND LEVEL RETAIL RESTAURANT, SIX LEVEL OF PARKING AND 46 RESIDENTIAL UNIT STAFF RECOMMEND DENIAL OF THE VARIANCE REQUEST FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS.
THE APPLICANT FAILED TO ARTICULATE A HARDSHIP TO JUSTIFY THE VARIANT REQUEST.
THE VARIANT APPEARS TO BE DRIVEN SOLELY BY FINANCIAL CONSIDERATION.
SECOND, THE PROPOSED HIGH RISE DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE SIZE OF THE PROPERTY AND IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENT PATTERN.
AND THIRD, THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WOULD DISRUPT THE ASSISTING PEDESTRIAN ENVIRONMENT AND CREATE POTENTIAL SAFETY CONCERNS.
SO STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO DENY THE VARIANT REQUEST AND APPROVE THE PLAST SUBSTITUTE THE 25 BUILDER LINE ALONG MONROE BOULEVARD AND STAFF DID RECEIVE COMMENT ABOUT 19 COMMENT IN SUPPORT AND ABOUT 18 COMMENT THAT IS NOT IN SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT.
I DO HAVE SPEAKERS SIGNED TO SPEAK.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS KAREN GORDON.
GOOD AFTERNOON MS. GORDON, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND STATING YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
YEAH, MY NAME IS KAREN GORDON.
THERE WAS GONNA BE A TRAFFIC STUDY AND I WONDERED IF THERE WAS A WAY TO GET THE RESULTS OF THAT.
UM, I ALSO DID SUBMIT IN WRITING.
UM, THE PLAID IS SMALL AND ON THAT CORNER RIGHT THERE, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE PICTURE, YOU DON'T SEE WHARTON ELEMENTARY, WHICH IS A BIG SCHOOL.
UM, THERE'S A 400 UNIT APARTMENT COMPLEX ALSO, UH, ADJACENT.
IT'S A REALLY CONGESTED CORNER AS IT IS.
UM, AND IT'S A SAFETY CONCERN FOR SPEEDERS.
WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET SOME KIND OF SPEED MITIGATION.
I DID GO TO A NORTH MONTROSE CIVIC ASSOCIATION MEETING TO TRY TO ENGAGE WITH THE DEVELOPER, UM, ABOUT SOME OF THESE CONCERNS WE HAVE.
AND I GOT THE, WHAT I GOT AS A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE COULD SPEND A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND BUY, UM, SOME KIND OF TRAFFIC SPEED TRAP THAT MIGHT ONE DAY GENERATE REVENUE.
IT JUST DIDN'T SEEM LIKE A REALISTIC RESPONSE TO THE CORNER.
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UH, DEVELOPMENT.I'VE LIVED ON COLUMBUS STREET SINCE 1998.
ANYBODY WHO KNOWS, KNOWS THAT IT'S GONE VERTICAL.
BUT I JUST HAVE CONCERNS THE SAME ONES THAT YOU BROUGHT UP, WHICH IS, IT'S A SMALL PLAT, A HUNDRED BY 200 FOR A 20 FOOT, I MEAN A 20 STORY TOWER.
AND THAT'S A REALLY BUSY CORNER THERE, UH, ON MONTROSE, UH, IN BETWEEN WEST CLAY AND WEST DALLAS.
SO ANYWAYS, THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS.
UM, IF THERE WERE A WAY TO MITIGATE THAT, UM, I'D BE VERY INTERESTED IN KNOWING MORE ABOUT IT.
UM, BUT RIGHT NOW I JUST THINK THAT IT'S REALLY, AND THE OTHER THING IS THERE'S REALLY NO STAGING AREAS THERE.
SO TO BUILD SOMETHING THAT BIG AND TO HAVE THAT AMOUNT OF TRUCKS COMING IN AND OUT ON THAT REALLY DENSE CORNER, I JUST DON'T SEE HOW THEY WOULD, HOW THEY WOULD DO THAT.
AND MY CONFIDENCE WAS NOT, I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T FEEL CONFIDENT WHEN I TALKED TO THEM AT THE CIVIC ASSOCIATION MEETING.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ERIC S SAFARI.
HOW YOU DOING? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND STATING YOUR NAME, PLEASE? YES MA'AM.
ERIC SAFARI, LIKE A WILD SAFARI.
SO, UH, I'M IN FAVOR OF THIS, UH, BUILDING.
I'M ACTUALLY WITH THE DEVELOPER, SO THERE IS ALWAYS A HESITATION AROUND SCHOOLS.
SO WE'VE BUILT MAYBE TWO AROUND SCHOOLS.
UM, BUT WE'VE TALKED TO THE TOURS AND THEIR DEVELOPERS AND THEY ACTUALLY, UH, APPROVED AND ACTUALLY WANTED THE, THE SITE PLAN, HOW IT IS, THE WAY THE TRAFFIC COMES OFF OF FOR DELIVERIES FOR WEST, UH, WEST CLAY AS OPPOSED TO BEING IN A MONTROSE.
SO THE DEVELOPER AND THE, THE ENGINEERS FOR THE TOURS TALKED WITH, UH, THE ENGINEERS FOR THE DEVELOPERS.
AND THEY ACTUALLY WORK THE WAY, THE WHOLE SITE PLAN THAT ACTUALLY IS APPROVED BY THE TURS AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPER.
SO IF, YOU KNOW, WE TOOK IN CONSIDERATION THE SCHOOLS, UH, AND WE'LL PUT A SCHEDULE FOR DELIVERIES TO BE MADE, LIKE NOT DURING, UH, DURING SCHOOL HOURS, BUT NOT BEFORE OR AFTER WHEN THE KIDS GET OUT.
AND THEN WE'LL IMPOSE AN ACTUAL, UH, A FINE FOR THOSE DELIVERIES ON WHOEVER GETS A DELIVERY.
AND THEN WE CAN EITHER GIVE IT TO THE JURORS AS A CONTRIBUTION, UH, HOW WE CAN WORK THAT LEGALLY, UH, OR GIVE IT TO THE SCHOOL SO IT CAN BE A TRADE OFF.
UM, BUT AGAIN, THE SAFETY IS AROUND THE KIDS OF THE SCHOOL.
UM, BUT DURING SUMMERTIME TRAFFIC, I MEAN, IT IS WHAT IT IS, BUT THERE IS A, THERE, THERE'S A TOWNHOME DEVELOPMENT BEHIND IT THAT ACTUALLY HAS A, UH, A 15 FOOT, UH, SETBACK ON THAT FOR THE BUILDING LINE.
SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE JUST GOING FOR THE NINE FOOT SETBACK INSTEAD OF THE FULL 10 THAT THEY GRANTED THE TOWN HOME ASSOCIATION ON THAT DEVELOPMENT, THAT SAME STREET.
SO HOPEFULLY WE COULD, YOU KNOW, WORK WITH YOU GUYS AND THE TURS TO BUILD A A BEAUTIFUL PROJECT.
AND YOU KNOW, WITH ENGINEERING NOW YOU CAN BUILD, UH, A NICE HIGHRISE ON LIKE 30,000 SQUARE FEET.
SO IT'S NOT REALLY THAT SMALL OF A SPACE.
WE JUST HAVE TO WORK, YOU KNOW, THE IN AND OUT OF IT.
MR. SAFARI, I BELIEVE SHE'S GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU.
WHEN, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE OTHER DEVELOPMENT, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SHARING THE CLAY STREET, CORRECT? YEAH, JUST THE CLAY STREET.
SO THE CLAY STREET IS JUST FOR, UH, DELIVERIES OF TRUCKS, DUMP TRUCKS, YOU KNOW, ALL STAFF, THAT TYPE OF DEAL.
BUT THE NINE FOOT VARIANCE IS FOR MONTROSE, NOT CLAY.
SO THEY'RE 10 FOOT BUILDING LIKE THAT BACK IS REALLY NOT THE SAME CONVERSATION.
THAT TOWN HOME DEVELOPMENT IS ON MONTROSE.
SO THAT THEY ACTUALLY GOT A 15 FOOT SETBACK.
UH, WE'RE ACTUALLY JUST LOOKING FOR NINE.
SO THEY'RE ACTUALLY ON MONTROSE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY, NEXT SPEAKER IS SUE LOVELL.
I'M, I'M GLAD I FOLLOWED THIS GENTLEMAN BECAUSE I DID READ THE NARRATIVE WHERE THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT THE TOURS AND IN CONVERSATIONS WITH THE TUR TODAY, THERE HAS BEEN NO CONVERSATION WITH THE TOUR OF THE TUR BOARD CONCERNING THIS PROJECT.
THERE HAVE BEEN CONVERSATIONS WITH THE TUR ENGINEERS ABOUT THE MONTROSE DEVELOPMENT, THE PROJECT GOING ON MONTROSE BOULEVARD, BUT NOT SPECIFICALLY TO THIS.
THERE'S BEEN NO TALKS ABOUT, ABOUT ACCEPTING ANY MONIES BECAUSE I DON'T EVEN THINK THAT'S LEGAL TO DO.
SO THERE'S BEEN A NO ARRANGEMENT FOR THAT TO DO SO.
SO, UH, ALL ALL OF THAT IS, IS WRONG, ABSOLUTELY WRONG.
SO WE'RE NOT OPPOSING THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO DEVELOPMENT MIXED USE 'CAUSE IT'S ALL UP AND DOWN THE BOULEVARD.
IT'S WHAT IT'S APPROPRIATE IN THAT PLACE.
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THANK YOU FOR DEFERRING THIS BECAUSE IF YOU SEE, THEIR MAIN JUSTIFICATION IS SIMPLY FOR THEM TO HAVE ENOUGH SPACE TO GO UP AND DOWN IN THEIR GARAGE.THAT TELLS YOU IT'S A BAD DESIGN, NOT A CORRECT DESIGN.
IF YOU SEE THE GRANTING OF VARIANCES WILL NOT BE INJURIOUS TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE.
AND IT'S A PRETTY LARGE PARAGRAPH ABOUT ALL OF THAT.
THAT WOULD TELL YOU IT'S NOT AN APPROPRIATE PLACE AND ESPECIALLY 'CAUSE IT IS BY WHARTON SCHOOL.
AND ALSO THAT CROSSING THERE, THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM THAT CAME AND SPOKE ABOUT HOW DANGEROUS THAT CROSSING WAS FOR WHARTON STUDENTS.
AND ACTUALLY IN THE NEWS MANTRAS PROJECT, THERE'S GOING TO BE A HAWK LIGHT THERE TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE CAN WALK SAFELY BACK AND FORTH.
SO THE HAWK LIGHTS GOING IN FOR SAFETY ISSUES THAT'S BEING TAKEN CARE OF, BUT IT WILL NOT BE SAFE IF YOU HAVE ALL THOSE TRUCKS AND ALL THAT SERVICE GOING IN AND OFF CLAY.
'CAUSE CLAY IS THE ONLY WAY TO GET FROM MONTROSE BOULEVARD TO WHARTON WITHOUT GOING TO ALL THE WAY TO WEST GRAY OR TO DALLAS.
SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THESE OTHER ISSUES IN HERE, UM, THEY CALL UNFORTUNATE SPACES LIMITED.
THE UNFORTUNATE IS NOT FOR THEM, IT'S FOR THE PEOPLE ON THE TWO SIDES THAT LIVE AROUND THEM THAT HAVE LIVED THERE FOR 25 YEARS, HAVE AN EXPECTATION THE CITY WILL UPHOLD THE BUILDING.
UM, GUIDELINES, COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY, THANK YOU MS. LOVELL.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SARAH FRAZIER.
I'M PRESIDENT OF THE HYDE PARK CIVIC ASSOCIATION, WHICH IS ONE OF THREE CIVIC CLUBS IN MONTROSE, MOST IMPACTED BY THIS POTENTIAL TOWER, THE OTHERS BEING NORTH MONTROSE AND EAST MONTROSE.
UM, HYDE PARK HAS SUBMITTED A LETTER OPPOSING THIS PROJECT, UH, AS CURRENTLY, UH, PLANNED.
AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT NORTH MONTROSE HAS AS WELL THE PRESIDENT FROM NORTH MONTROSE.
SO NEITHER ONE OF OUR CIVIC CLUBS ROUTINELY DOES THAT AND IT'S A BIG DEAL.
UM, SO THE DEVELOPERS DID VISIT A NORTH MONTROSE, UM, CIVIC ASSOCIATION MEETING, WHICH I WENT TO SINCE THEY DID NOT VISIT HYDE PARK.
UM, THAT WAS A HOSTILE CROWD AS I THINK YOU ALREADY GOT AN IDEA.
UM, THERE WAS MUCH SKEPTICISM THERE.
UM, WHEN I HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT WITH MY NEIGHBORS AND DESCRIBED THE PLAN FOR THE SITE, UM, I'VE, UH, THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN INCREDULOUS.
UH, IT'S JUST SUCH A SORT OF OBVIOUS SORT OF INAPPROPRIATELY SMALL LOT FOR A 20 STORY TOWER.
UM, SO, UH, SO WE OPPOSE IT FOR THAT REASON.
UM, OBVIOUSLY THERE IS ECONOMIC HARDSHIP TO THE DEVELOPER, UM, HAVING CHOSEN THIS PLAN.
UM, THE, WHICH IT CLAIMS IS OVERCOME BY THE BENEFITS TO, UH, A MIXED USE URBAN BUILDING THAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD AND MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL TO ITS NEIGHBORS.
UM, BUT IN FACT, UM, THE AIMS OF, OF SORT OF MIXED USE PLANNING AND WALKABILITY THAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE, NOT REALLY OFFERED.
WERE TRADING IN INEXPENSIVE RESTAURANT THAT'S CURRENTLY THERE FOR AN EXPENSIVE RESTAURANT WITH A BUNCH OF LUXURY UNITS AND PENTHOUSES.
UM, WE ARE NOT REALLY SEEING THE BENEFIT TO THAT AS THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORS OF THIS PROPERTY UNLESS GENTRIFICATION IS CONSIDERED A BENEFIT AND IT IS NOT TO THE NEIGHBORS THAT I KNOW.
UM, SO, SO MUCH FOR THE BENEFIT.
UM, THE HARDSHIP ON THE OTHER HAND, UM, COMES FROM THE INCREASED TRAFFIC, THE LACK OF STAGING FOR CONSTRUCTION, UM, THE WALKING AROUND THE, THE, UH, THE SCHOOLS AS OTHERS HAVE ARTICULATED AT GREATER DETAIL THAN I HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ROCKY KE KEATON AND, UH, MR. KEATON.
AND I'M SURE I PRONOUNCED THAT WRONG, AND IF I DID CORRECT ME, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE AS YOU'RE A A REPEAT SPEAKER.
I'M ROCKY MA 30 YEAR, 33 YEAR RESIDENT IN MONTROSE, AND I URGE YOU TO DENY THE VARIANCE ON THE ICON M TOWER SETBACK.
THE PROJECT IS SIMPLY TOO BIG FOR THE SITE AND THE EXISTING NEIGHBORS WILL SUFFER FROM ITS COMPLETION.
THE TOWER WILL SQUAT ON A FOOTPRINT THAT PUTS IT RIGHT UP AGAINST EXISTING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES AFFECTING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.
AND MOST CERTAINLY, IT WILL LOWER THEIR PROPERTY VALUES.
THIS NARROW STREET COLUMBUS BEHIND IT WILL GET MORE VEHICULAR TRAFFIC FROM THE PROJECT.
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NEXT IMAGE PLEASE.THE PLAN ALSO CALLS FOR A SERVICE ENTRANCE, AN EXIT IN A SCHOOL ZONE, AND A SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL FOR PEDESTRIANS ROUTE ON WEST CLAY NEIGHBORS THAT EXPRESSED HOW DANGEROUS THIS CROSSING IS.
AND OF COURSE, THE CITY OF HOUSTON WILL BE ADDING A HAWK SIGNAL THERE.
NOTE THAT LARGE GARBAGE AND DELIVERY TRUCKS WILL BE BACKING IN AND OUT OF THIS BUILDING ON WEST CLAY AT ALL TIMES OF THE DAY AND POSSIBLY THE NIGHT.
THIS IS DANGEROUS FOR SCHOOL ZONE TRAFFIC AND A NUISANCE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
ANY QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS? OKAY, THANK YOU.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LAURA CONLEY CONLEY.
UM, I'M HERE AS A 40 YEAR, UH, RESIDENT OF MONTROSE AND TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE ICAH TOWER PROJECT.
UM, AS YOU MIGHT GUESS, LIVING FOR 40 YEARS IN MONTROSE, I'VE SEEN A LOT OF CHANGES, PARTICULARLY IN NORTH MONTROSE.
I LIVE VERY CLOSE TO THE PROJECT SITE AND YEAH, I MISS THE DAYS WHEN, UH, DISCO AND NEW WAVE USED TO BUMP OUT OF THE, THE PLACES ALONG WESTHEIMER, BUT THE NEIGHBORHOODS HAS CHANGED.
I'M OLD NOW, AND NOW YOUNG PEOPLE ARE MOVING INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH YOUNG FAMILIES AND YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AND, UM, TO BUILD WITH THE DENSITY TO PROVIDE THAT DENSITY WE NEED TO BUILD UP AND HAVE PLACES LIKE THIS TOWER.
I ACTUALLY HAVE A BUSINESS BA BASED ALL AROUND WALKING.
I WALK BY THIS PROJECT SITE AT LEAST ONCE OR TWICE, UM, EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS.
I, I TAKE THE BUS THERE, MY KIDS AND I RIDE AND WALK THERE ALL THE TIME.
BUILDINGS LIKE THIS ACTUALLY, UM, HELP AND ENHANCE WALKABILITY IN A NEIGHBORHOOD.
AS THOSE OF YOU KNOW, WHO ARE, UM, URBAN PLANNERS AND ENGINEERS.
WE NEED MORE EYES, WE NEED MORE PEOPLE OUT WALKING.
WE NEED MORE BUSINESSES ALONG THOSE THINGS INSTEAD OF JUST EMPTY LOTS THAT ARE THERE NOW.
THE SCHOOL IS ABSOLUTELY, UM, AND, AND SAFE WALKING TO SCHOOLS ABSOLUTELY IMPORTANT AS THOSE OF US WHO WALK WORK IN THE, UM, THE, I CALL IT THE, UM, WIV SPHERE, BUT THE ACTIVISM FOR SAFE WALKING KNOW VERY WELL.
HAVING A DEVELOPER COME IN THAT HAS THAT ALREADY IN MIND IS SUPER IMPORTANT, UM, AS THIS DEVELOPER HAS SHOWN TO US AND REACHING OUT.
AND I ALSO JUST WANNA CAUTION YOU WHEN YOU LISTEN TO PUBLIC COMMENT, WHEN PEOPLE SPEAK IN THE WE AS IF THEY'RE SPEAKING FOR ME OR MY NEIGHBORS IN MONTROSE, BE CAREFUL ABOUT THAT.
I SPEAK FOR MYSELF AND FOR MY FAMILY, AND I WISH THAT YOU WOULD LISTEN TO THAT WHEN PEOPLE COME TO MAKE COMMENT.
UM, THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT I'VE, THAT I'VE VOTED FOR OR DIDN'T VOTE FOR IN MY COMMUNITY.
THOSE WHO ARE NOT ELECTED DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK FOR ME IN THAT CAPACITY.
I URGE YOU TO CONTINUE, UM, TO APPROVE PLANS THAT COME INTO THE MONTROSE NEIGHBORHOOD TO BUILD UP, TO CREATE THIS URBAN, STRONG URBAN CORE OF DENSITY THAT WILL ENHANCE WALKABILITY AND SAFETY.
ANY QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS? ALL RIGHT, THANKS.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KEVIN STRICKLAND.
HELLO, HOW IS EVERYBODY TODAY? MY NAME IS KEVIN STRICKLAND.
I'M CO-FOUNDER OF WALK AND ROLL HOUSTON, A COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION TRYING TO CREATE A CITY WHERE HOUSTONIANS CAN WALK AND ROLL SAFELY AND EASILY OUTSIDE OF THE CAR AS WE NEED.
WE URGE YOU TO APPROVE THIS VARIANCE.
IT HAS A SEVEN FOOT BUFFER, SIX FOOT SIDEWALK, AND NINE FEET OF LANDSCAPING.
THAT'S A TOTAL OF 22 FEET TO THE CURB.
IF THE TREE, TWO SAD TREES IN FRONT OF THE PROJECT SURVIVE, THE MONTROSE REBUILD.
THE DEVELOPER IS COMMITTED TO KEEPING THEM.
THE OPPONENT'S CLAIM THAT THE ENTRANCE ON MONTROSE, BECAUSE IT WILL REQUIRE A U-TURN INTO THE PROJECT, IS DANGEROUS.
HAD THE ORIGINAL VERSION OF MONTROSE BOULEVARD GONE THROUGH WEST CLAY WOULD'VE BEEN CLOSED TO LEFT TURNS.
SO THIS IS A DISINGENUOUS ARGUMENT.
THEY OPPOSED CLOSING WEST CLAY.
THAT'S A CASE OF CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR.
ALL OF THE BUSINESSES AND APARTMENT BUILDINGS ON MONTROSE REQUIRE A U-TURN.
NOBODY HAS AN ENTRANCE DIRECTLY INTO THEIR PARKING LOT.
IF YOU LOOK AT GOOGLE MAPS, NICO NICOS, LA MEXICANA, THEY HAVE THEIR PARKING LOT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF MONTROSE.
THERE'S A GIANT APARTMENT BUILDING ACROSS THE STREET.
IT REQUIRES A U-TURN IN ORDER TO GET INTO THE APARTMENT BUILDING.
UM, KIDS WALK TO THREE SCHOOLS ON WEST CLAY.
YOU CAN'T PUT THE ENTRANCE THERE.
THAT'S WHY THE ARCHITECT PUT IT ON MONTROSE.
HE ALSO DESIGNED THE ENTRANCE SO THAT FOUR TO FIVE CARS COULD QUEUE UP FOR THE VALET TO ADDRESS ANY SAFETY CONCERNS.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE APARTMENT BUILDING ACROSS THE STREET, IT DOES THE SAME THING.
IT HAS A LONG DRIVE IN FRONT OF THE APARTMENT BUILDING SO PEOPLE CAN QUEUE UP.
UM, COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO YOU APPROVED
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THE SAME VARIANCE FOR SCAN SKIS PROJECT AT WESTHEIMER AND MONTROSE.THAT WAS ALSO A 25 LOOK, UH, SETBACK.
UM, REAL QUICK, YOU ASKED, YOU ASKED THE, UM, BUILDERS TO CONFIRM WITH THE TURS.
THE TURS BOARD IS NOT BUILDING THE PROJECT, THE ENGINEERS ARE.
SO WHEN THEY SAY THAT THEY HAVE ENGAGED WITH THE TURS, THIS IS IN FACT TRUE.
SO WE URGE YOU TO APPROVE THIS PROJECT.
ANY QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS? OKAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JOHN CADEN HEAD.
I'M SPEAKING AS THE ARCHITECT, UH, FOR THE PROJECT.
UM, SO I JUST WANNA SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE ASKING FOR A DIMINISHED, YOU KNOW, BUILDING SETBACK.
AND WHAT THAT'S GONNA DO IS REALLY ALLOW FOR A COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT CONSISTENT WITH THE WALKABLE MONTROSE NEIGHBORHOOD BY PROVIDING ENOUGH BUILDABLE FOOTPRINT FOR AN ENCLOSED PARKING STRUCTURE ON TWO, ON LEVELS TWO AND ABOVE.
UM, WITHOUT THAT NINE, WITHOUT THE NINE FOOT SETBACK, THAT WOULD ACTUALLY BE IMPOSSIBLE.
UH, AND LIKELY WHAT YOU WOULD SEE IS DEVELOP IT MORE CONSISTENT WITH, UH, WITH SURFACE PARKING LOT RIGHT UP AGAINST MONTROSE, RIGHT UP AGAINST WEST CLAY, WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR A SMALL BUILDING IN THE BACK.
SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS BASICALLY TRADING, SWAPPING OUT THAT SURFACE PARKING AREA FOR A NINE FOOT IMPROVED LANDSCAPE AREA.
UH, THE BUILDING WOULD BE AT LEAST 20 FOOT AWAY FROM ANY EXISTING TREES, UH, WHICH WE ALL PLAN TO REMAIN INTACT.
UNHARMED, UH, WITH NO IMPACT WHATSOEVER TO EXISTING OR PLANT TREES.
UH, I WANNA SAY THAT WE ALSO ARE, YOU KNOW, VERY ACTIVELY WORKING WITH THE TURS AND, UH, THE ENGINEERS THAT THEY HAVE HIRED, UH, GAUGE ENG, UH, GAUGE ENGINEERS IS WHAT THEY'RE CALLED.
AND I'M IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH THEM JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS WITH OUR PLANS.
UH, AND THEIR PLANS CURRENTLY, THERE ARE NOT, THERE IS ONE LIGHT POLE, UH, THAT THEY WILL BE INSTALLING.
WE WILL BE MOVING IT, UH, ABOUT NINE FEET.
AND AGAIN, NO OBJECTIONS TO MOVE THAT LIGHT POLE.
UH, I WANNA SAY CURRENTLY THE PROPERTY IS AT 3,200 SQUARE FOOT NEIGHBORHOOD RESTAURANT WITH 32 PARKING SPACES.
UH, THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS A 3,500 SQUARE FOOT NEIGHBOR NEIGHBORHOOD RESTAURANT, PLUS 45 NEW LUXURY FOR PURCHASE RESIDENCES.
126 PARKING SPACES ARE PROVIDED ON SITE.
THEY WILL APPROPRIATELY SERVE RESIDENTIAL AND RESTAURANT USES.
I ALSO SAY VEHICLE ACCESS IS PROVIDED OFF.
MACHOS REASON FOR THAT, UH, IS THE PUBLIC SIDE OF THE BUILDING.
WE WANTED ENOUGH SPACE TO QUEUE UP CARS SO CARS ARE NOT LINING UP ALONG MACHOS OR WEST CLAY.
UH, WE THOUGHT THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT.
ALSO, THE SERVICE DRIVE ON THE BACK, UH, IS LOCATED IN SUCH A WAY THAT WE CAN LIMIT ACCESS TO OFF PEAK, UH, PEDESTRIAN, UH, STUDENT TRAFFIC, UH, IN, IN THOSE TIMES.
AND THEN WITH THIS, WE CAN EVEN LIMIT THAT ACCESS TO TIME INTERVALS ENFORCED BY THE A HOA.
UM, IT SHOULD BE, SHOULD BE NO PROBLEM.
YOU CAN WRAP UP REAL QUICK IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE.
NO, I'M JUST SAYING, YOU KNOW, I MEAN THE REASON WHY WE'RE DOING THIS NINE FOOT SETBACK IS REALLY JUST TO CREATE A DEVELOPMENT THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE 25 FOOT SETBACK JUST DIMINISHES THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT JUST TOO MUCH.
AND ON JUST OUR STUDIES, UH, THERE WOULD BE NO WAY TO DO A VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT ON THIS PROPERTY.
UM, I KNOW GAGE PREVIOUSLY WAS GONNA MOVE THE, THE CENTERPOINT ELECTRIC PULSE TO THE RIGHT OF WAY.
ARE THEY NO LONGER DOING THAT? THEY ARE CURRENTLY IN THE RIGHT OF WAY.
WE DO HAVE THEIR CURRENT DRAWINGS.
THE CURRENT DRAWINGS ARE SHOWN AS A BACKGROUND, UH, ON THE SITE PLAN THAT YOU SEE, UH, UP HERE.
AND IT, UH, IT ACTUALLY DOES CALL OUT.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE, THE ENTRANCE ON THE FAR LEFT, THE, UH, THE, THE RIGHT IN, RIGHT OUT ENTRANCE, YOU WILL SEE THAT LIGHT POLE, UH, RELOCATED.
UH, AND, AND THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THEIR DESIGN, NOT THE LIGHT POLE.
I'M TALKING ABOUT THE POWER POLE THAT RUN NORTH SOUTH, UH, ADJACENT TO THE RIGHT OF WAY.
UH, THEY, THEY'RE CURRENTLY YEAH, THEY'RE SHOWING THOSE MOVED, I BELIEVE TO THE RIGHT OF WAY.
THEY ARE IN THE RIGHT OF WAY, CORRECT? CORRECT, CORRECT.
THEY'RE AT SEVEN FEET IN THE INSIDE RIGHT OF WAY.
WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE NOT PLANNING ON MOVING ANY UTILITY EASEMENTS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
WELL, I GUESS THE REASON WHY I ASK IS 'CAUSE IF THEY ARE GONNA BE MOVED TO THE RIGHT OF WAY UNDER THE MONTROSE BOULEVARD, THEN YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A CODE CLEARANCE ISSUE POTENTIALLY WITH CENTER POINT AT NINE FEET.
SO THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING IF THEY'RE THAT THAT'S CORRECT.
AND WE MAY, AND IF THAT WERE AN ISSUE, THAT WOULD BE A, A FIRETRUCK ACCESS ISSUE AS WELL.
AND SO WE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO GROUND THOSE LINES SOMEHOW.
SO I'M CONCERNED THAT, UH, YOU AND THE OTHER GENTLEMEN SAY YOU'RE DEALING WITH THE TURS ENGINEERS, BUT NOT THE TURS.
WHY IS THAT? WELL, WE, WE ARE DEALING WITH THE TURS, UM,
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UH, PATTY JOINER SPECIFICALLY WITH THE TURS, AND THEN THEY POINTED US IN THE DIRECTION OF THEIR ENGINEER WHO THEY ALLOWED TO SPEAK ON THEIR BEHALF.THE NAME IS DAVID GREENY WITH GAGE ENGINEERS.
AND SINCE HE HAS THE DRAWINGS, HE HAS THE CURRENT DESIGN, WE'RE ABLE TO SWAP BACK AND FORTH AND, YOU KNOW, COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT'S COMPATIBLE FOR THE TRAFFIC PLANS, THE CURRENT TRAFFIC PLANS, AND THEN OUR PLANS FOR IMPROVEMENTS.
BUT, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE APPROVAL FROM THE TURS AT THIS POINT.
YOU'RE SIMPLY TALKING TO THEIR ENGINEERS.
WE SIMPLY HAVE ENGINEERS DO MULTIPLE PROJECTS.
IT IS NOT IN THE PURVIEW OF THE T TO APPROVE OR NOT APPROVE A PROJECT LIKE THIS.
SO ALL THEY CAN SAY IS, HEY, WE HAVE NO OBJECTION TO IT.
I HAVE NO OTHER SPEAKERS SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK? YES, COMMISSIONER ROSENBERG.
UH, ONE OF THEM PROBABLY WON'T MAKE ME WITH ALL MY FRIENDS IN THE AUDIENCE, PROBABLY NOT TOO HAPPY WITH ME.
BUT, UM, WANT TO ASK A COUPLE QUESTIONS.
UM, IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S BEEN A VERY DIFFERENT PRESENTATION, THIS BUILDING FROM OUR STAFF BASED ON VERY SIMILAR PROJECTS IN THE FUTURE.
AS FAR AS I SEE THIS BUILDING DOES MEET WHAT WE ENVISION FOR THE PEDESTRIAN ENVIRONMENT.
HOW WE SAY IT'S NOT A QUALITY PEDESTRIAN ENVIRONMENT.
I MEAN, THIS PROJECT INTERNALIZES ALL THE SITE CIRCULATION AND PARKING, WHICH NORMALLY WOULD BE DONE IN THIS SETBACK.
UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S 45 RESIDENTIAL UNITS, INCREDIBLY SMALL.
IF IT WAS 10 TO 15 STORIES, WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 15 TO 20? SO I'M NOT SURE.
THAT MAKES A WHOLE LOT OF SENSE TO ME.
I DON'T RECALL MANY PROJECTS ASKING FOR A SETBACK, BEING A HARDSHIP REQUIREMENT.
I MEAN, WE DO THIS TO KEEP DEVELOPMENT TRENDS AND, AND, UM, BEING CONSISTENT WITH NEIGHBORING DEVELOPMENT, UM, UM, YOU KNOW, FROM WALKABLE COMMUNITIES, THE SIZE OF THE SIDEWALKS, ALL OF THIS STUFF, IT FITS THE DEVELOPMENT PATTERN.
THIS IS WHAT WE SPENT YEARS WITH THE LIVABLE CENTERS AND WALKABLE PLACES AND ALL THAT TRYING TO GET, UM, COMPLETED.
SO I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED BY OUR STAFF'S PERCEPTION OF, OF HOW THIS PROJECT DOESN'T MEET WHAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR OR WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT FOR YEARS.
UM, I COULD STOP THERE FOR NOW.
TO CLARIFY, UM, SO PREVIOUSLY WHEN THE VARIANT WAS EVALUATED, UM, AT THAT TIME THERE WAS AN ABSENT OF CONTEXT AND NOW THE CONTACT IS BEING ESTABLISHED.
RIGHT NOW WE ARE SEEING MORE DEVELOPMENT OF LOW AND MEAT RISES AND, UM, BUT MOST OF THEM ARE MEETING THE 25 FOOT PER RANGE.
IF YOU TALK ABOUT THE OTHER VARIANT THAT GOT A REDUCED 10 FEET OR 15 FOOT, THOSE CANNOT BE COMPARED TO THIS SITE BECAUSE THE OTHER ONE WHERE, UM, LARGER PROPERTY WITH ACCESS TO RESIDENTIAL STREET AND VERY LIMITED ACCESS TO M BOULEVARD.
WE JUST DID ONE ON WESTHEIMER NOT LONG AGO.
THEN WHEN YOU GET TO A PROJECT THIS SIZE, IT GETS GROUND FLOOR OF RETAIL.
THOSE PROJECTS WE'VE BEEN GRANTING VERY SMALL SETBACKS, HAVE NO GROUND FLOOR OF RETAIL.
I MEAN, THOSE ARE THE PUSHBACKS WE, WE GIVE.
THIS ONE SEEMS TO BE DOING ALL THE THINGS WE'VE BEEN PREACHING, I KNOW I HAVE FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.
SO AGAIN, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE A DIFFERENT STANDARD FOR SOME REASON.
AND THAT'S ONE THING THAT'S SITTING REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE, SITTING UNWELL WITH ME.
UM, AND WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK IS STAFF TO CONSIDER DEFERRING AND SEEING IF COMMUNICATION WITH THE, THE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE SCHOOL CAN BE DONE.
UM, RATHER THAN JUST FLAT OUT DENIAL.
I BELIEVE PLANNING COMMISSION CAN MAKE A MOTION TO DEFER.
UM, CURRENTLY STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO DENY BECAUSE, UM, THE OTHER REASON IS BECAUSE THE APPLICANT HAVE NOT GIVEN US A GOOD VALID HARDSHIP.
NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THE NINE FOOT BORDERLINE OR, BUT MAINLY BECAUSE ALSO, UM, BASED ON THE BEARING REQUEST THAT THEY WROTE IT BASED ON MAXIMIZING THE DEVELOPMENT, MAKING A LARGER STRUCTURE ON A SMALL PARCEL FOR THEIR OWN FINANCIAL BENEFIT.
SO STAFF IS LOOKING IN EVALUATING THE VAN REQUESTS AND THAT HOW STAFF CAME UP WITH A RECOMMENDATION TO NOT SUPPORT THE PROJECT.
SO, BUT STAFF WOULD BE RATHER NO GROUND FLOOR RETAIL
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SURFACE PARKING IN THE SETBACK AT A 15 STORY BUILDING.MAY, MAY I CHIME IN? I THINK ARACELLI, THANK YOU SO MUCH AND STAFF FOR EXPLAINING OUR POSITION FOR, UH, THE RECOMMENDATION.
UH, SO LET ME REITERATE, UM, ANN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR, UM, BRINGING UP YOUR QUESTIONS.
UH, SO WITH REGARDS TO WHAT'S CHANGED AND, UH, WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS PROJECT AND THE ONE THAT WE JUST APPROVED, UH, MONTROSE, UM, AT WESTHEIMER, UM, AS OUR STAFF, ELLI CLEARLY STATED THAT, UM, THE PROPORTIONALITY OF THE PROJECTS ARE VERY DIFFERENT.
UH, THE SITE IS VERY, VERY SMALL AND, UH, FOR THE HEIGHT AND THE, THE, THE, THE PROPORTION, UH, DOES NOT LINE UP.
SO WE CAN'T REALLY COMPARE THIS TO THE PROJECT THAT WE JUST APPROVED THE SCO PROJECT ON WESTHEIMER AND MONTROSE.
AND SECONDLY, WITH REGARDS TO CONTEXT, UH, THE CONTEXT WHERE IT IS HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED IN THE LAST TWO, TWO, A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN TWO YEARS ALONG MONTROSE ACROSS THE BLOCK, UH, THERE WERE ADDITIONAL NEW DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE MID-RISE AND, UH, THEY WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THEIR 25 FOOT SETBACK.
ADDITIONALLY, THE, THE NEW CONTEXT IS THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE MONTROSE BOULEVARD.
SO A LOT HAS CHANGED IN THE LAST TWO YEARS SINCE THIS PROJECT CAME UP.
SO OUR RECOMMENDATION IS BASED ON THE CURRENT CONTEXT NOW, WE DON'T THINK THAT THE TRADE OFF IS THE SAME IN TERMS OF TRYING TO ACHIEVE WHAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO.
OBVIOUSLY, UH, WE'RE BRINGING THIS RECOMMENDATION TO THE COMMISSION AND CERTAINLY, UH, THE COMMISSION IS WELCOME TO, UM, FURTHER DEBATE AND, UM, WE OBVIOUSLY WILL RESPECT THE DECISION OF THIS COMMISSION.
NO, I, I APPRECIATE THAT GREATLY.
AND, UM, SOMETIMES I GET A LITTLE MORE PASSIONATE ABOUT THESE THINGS THAN, UH, I PROBABLY SHOULD.
I MEAN, THERE'S MANY, MANY TOWERS IN HOUSTON BUILT ON 15,000 SQUARE FOOT SITES.
I MEAN, RESIDENTIAL TOWERS LIKE THIS, TO ME, IT JUST SEEMED VERY DIFFERENT THAN PROJECTS MUCH LIKE THIS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT FORTH AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN ON THIS, THIS PANEL.
AND I MEAN, THE MORE DEVELOPS THE MONEY THAT THE CITY IS INVESTING THROUGH THE TOURS INTO MONTROSE IS TO CREATE THIS ENVIRONMENT, RIGHT? NOT A SURFACE PARKING LOT IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING AND NO GROUND FULL OF RETAIL.
SO TO ME, IT JUST SEEMS, I PERCEIVE THE DEVELOPMENT OF MONTROSE AND SETBACKS MORE NECESSARY ON SMALLER SITES TO GET WHAT WE WANT VERSUS A BIG LARGE SITE THAT WANTS IT FOR A DIFFERENT REASON.
SO, UM, PERSONALLY, UM, I DO NOT SUPPORT THE, UH, OPINION OF STAFF, BUT, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF DEFERRING WOULD CHANGE ANYTHING.
SO, UH, YOU KNOW, MAYBE ASK FOR SOME DISCUSSION BEFORE I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT OR DENY WAIT AHEAD.
SO WHAT, WHAT, WHAT WAS THAT? SORRY, WHAT WAS YOU MAKE A MOTION FOR WHAT? OH, NO, I SAID MAYBE I, I'M ASKING FOR SOME OTHER CONVERSATION, SO OKAY.
WE COULD, I'M LIKE, I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE MOTION.
I DON'T WANNA MAKE A MOTION ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.
THE IDEA IS, IS THERE'S SOME CONVERSATION WE CAN HAVE TO SEE IF I'M THE ONLY ONE LIKE THIS, OR IS THERE OTHERS LIKE THIS AND WE PUSH FOR A, A, A DEFERRAL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT RATHER THAN JUST BLINDLY SAYING SOMETHING.
UM, SO FOR DISCUSSION
SO FULL DISCLOSURE, I USED TO WORK FOR GAGE ENGINEERING.
I WAS A UTILITY COORDINATOR FOR THIS SECTION OF MONTROSE BOULEVARD.
UM, THINGS ARE CHANGING AS WE SPEAK, AS YOU'RE ALL TALKING TO THE ENGINEER, BUT AT SOME POINT IN TIME, I WAS CHARGED WITH PUTTING THOSE POWER POLES AT THE RIGHT OF WAY LINE.
AND THAT'S MY, THAT'S WHY I SAY I, I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT NINE FOOT BECAUSE IF YOU ARE NINE FOOT OFF THE RIGHT OF WAY, AND THEN THEY HAVE TO GO PUT THOSE POWER POLES THERE, ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU'RE FORCING THEM MORE INSIDE OR A COUPLE FEET INSIDE THE RIGHT WAY, WHICH DIDN'T SEEM LIKE A BIG DEAL.
BUT WHEN YOU HAVE A CONSTRAINED RIGHT OF, AND YOU'RE TRYING TO FIT SHARED YOUTH PATH AND ROADWAYS AND EVERYTHING ELSE, ALL OF A SUDDEN LOSING TWO FOOT OF WIGGLE ROOM IN THAT RIGHT OF WAY BECOMES A BIG PROBLEM.
AND SO I JUST, I, I WORRY, I'M NOT GONNA SIT HERE AND SAY THAT THAT'S A DEFINITIVE PROBLEM, BUT I WORRY THAT ANY WIGGLE ROOM THAT WE HAVE IN THAT POTENTIAL ROADWAY DESIGN THAT IS BEING REEVALUATED AS WE SPEAK, UH, WE ARE POTENTIALLY HANDICAPPING OURSELVES A LITTLE BIT OF, OF BEING ABLE TO DO SOME OF THOSE THINGS.
IF THE VARIANCE WAS AT 15 FEET, HONESTLY THAT CONCERN KIND OF GOES AWAY.
EVEN THAT FIVE FOOT SIX FOOT DIFFERENCE MAKES A BIG DEAL WHEN YOU'RE DOING THIS CONSTRAINED
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RIGHT OF WAY.SO FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, I'M NOT COMFORTABLE AT THE NINE FEET.
UM, I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S PROBABLY A LIKELY VARIANCE COMING WITH WHATEVER WE DESIGN IN THIS AREA.
UM, BUT WITH THE MONTROSE BOULEVARD ROADWAY BEING DESIGNED AND REDESIGNED AND EVALUATED AS WE SPEAK, UM, WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT EXACTLY THAT'S GONNA BE A NEED, I'M NOT COMFORTABLE AT NINE FEET.
COMMISSIONER STEIN, JUST, I APOLOGIZE IF THIS WAS SOMETHING YOU'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED LAST TIME, BUT WHEN WE APPROVED, UH, THIS PLAT PREVIOUSLY, IT HAD A 25 FOOT SETBACK.
IS THAT CORRECT? MS. RODRIGUEZ? THIS PROPERTY, YOUR MICROPHONE'S FINE.
PREVIOUSLY WHEN IT WAS CAME IN FOR PLANNING COMMISSION, IT WAS REQUESTING A VARIANT FOR NINE FEET ON RO AND FIVE FEET ON CLAY.
AND AT THAT TIME, THAT VARIANCE WERE VERY GRANTED.
TODAY THEY'RE COMING BACK TO REQUEST THE VARIANT ON NINE FEET, ON NINE PEOPLE THAT ARE ON MONROE AND NO VARIANT ON CLAY.
THEY JUST MEETING THE 10 FEET.
SO PREVIOUS WE HAD APPROVED A PLAT WITH A NINE AND A FIVE WAY, WAY BACK.
I JUST WANTED TO GET THE CONTEXT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UM, COMMISSIONER BLA YEAH, SO IIII THINK I'M, I'M REALLY CURIOUS ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MIDTOWN TOURS AND ALL OF THESE ARRANGEMENTS AND DISCUSSION AND I THINK IF WE WERE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A DEFERRAL, I WOULD REALLY LOVE FOR THERE TO BE A LETTER OF SUPPORT OR DENIAL OR, YOU KNOW, WHAT HAVE YOU FROM MIDTOWN TOUR SO THAT WE CAN FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CONTEXT OF NEIGHBORHOOD SUPPORT OR, UM, OPPOSITION TO THIS PROJECT.
IS IT NOT MIDTOWN TOUR, WHICHEVER TOUR IT IS.
COMMISSIONER TEHIR, I HAD THE SAME POINT.
I THINK WE NEED MORE CLARIFICATION AS TO WHAT KIND OF SUPPORT THEY HAVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND ALSO IF WE GO FOR DEFERRAL, WHAT CAN PLANNING DEPARTMENT DO TO MAYBE INITIATE MORE DISCUSSION AMONG THE PARTIES AND MAYBE MORE RESEARCH? WOULD THAT HELP? I, I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT, UM, MADE IT CLEAR LAST TIME THAT NO MODIFICATION WOULD BE DONE TO THE SITE PLAN.
UM, SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT CAN WE GET WITH THE DEFERRAL.
THE, THE WAY I UNDERSTAND IT, YOU GUYS ACTUALLY MADE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS OR TRIED TO HAVE SOME DISCUSSIONS, BUT IT WAS JUST THIS IS THE SITE PLAN AND THAT'S HOW IT STAYS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I GUESS I'LL JUST COMMENT, UM, I'M PRO DENSITY, HOWEVER, I'M, I'M PRETTY PRACTICAL AS WELL.
AND AS OUR COMMISSIONER MYERS SAID, UH, THERE'S SOME PRACTICAL THINGS ABOUT UTILITIES.
UM, THE ARCHITECT AND THE TEAM KIND OF GLANCED OVER WHAT MIGHT BE THE FALLOUT OF BEING THAT MUCH CLOSER TO, UH, THE PROPERTY LINE.
AND SO IF ANYTHING IN A DEFERRAL, UH, BEYOND WHATEVER TURS IS IN CHARGE, UM, CAN SOME ADDITIONAL CONVERSATIONS BE HAD WITH THE UTILITIES SO THAT WE CAN UNDERSTAND THE IMPLICATIONS OF THAT.
YEAH, I NOTICED CENTERPOINT DIDN'T COMMENT HERE, BUT, BUT IT, I BELIEVE IT'S BECAUSE THE CURRENT POLE THAT THEY STAND TODAY ARE SEVEN FOOT INSIDE THE RIGHT OF WAY.
MONTROSE IS A LITTLE WEIRD LIKE THAT.
UM, AT, AT ONE POINT THE PLAN WAS TO PUT THE POLES AT THE RIGHT OF WAY.
NOW AGAIN, THINGS ARE CHANGING ON THAT.
SO I I, I CAN'T ATTEST TO WHETHER THAT IS STILL THE PLAN TODAY, BUT THAT WAS THE PLAN A YEAR AGO.
UM, BUT I'M ASSUMING WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT AND CURRENT CONDITIONS, THERE IS NO PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY'RE SEVEN FOOT INSIDE THE RIGHT OF WAY.
BUT THE MOMENT YOU START DESIGNING AND TRYING TO PUT THE SHARED, UH, SHARED USE PATH AND EVERYTHING ELSE THEY HAVE TO PUSH OUT, UM, AGAIN, TWO FOOT DON'T SOUND LIKE A BIG DEAL UNTIL IT'S A BIG DEAL.
UM, AND SO PERHAPS IT'S NO LONGER THE PLAN, DON'T GET ME WRONG, THAT I CANNOT ATTEST TO 'CAUSE I NO LONGER AM DOING THAT.
UM, BUT IT WAS A YEAR AGO, IT WAS THE PLAN.
AND SO BEFORE WE MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO GO WITH OR WITHOUT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION, I'D LIKE TO DEFER TO MS. MICKELSON TO REMIND US IF WE GO AGAINST STAFF RECOMMENDATION, WHAT IT IS THAT WE NEED TO PUT ON THE TABLE.
YEAH, JUST REMEMBER THIS IS A VARIANCE REQUEST UNDER SECTION 42 81 OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES, WHICH REQUIRES THAT THE COMMISSION MAKE FIVE FINDINGS.
YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF THAT THEY HAVE NOT ESTABLISHED THAT THIS IS AN UNDUE HARDSHIP, THAT THEY HAVE NOT ESTABLISHED INDIVIDUAL PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS INHERENT IN THE PROPERTY.
OTHER THAN THAT, IT'S THE SIZE IT IS.
UM, THAT'S, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE THINK OF CONDITIONS INHERENT IN THE PROPERTY, YOU MIGHT THINK OF A CREEK RUNNING THROUGH IT OR WHAT HAVE YOU, BUT OTHER PHY PHYSICAL, PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS.
SO, UM, IF YOU, ALL YOU COMMISSION MAY
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ALWAYS DEFER AN ITEM FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION.SO THAT IS CERTAINLY WITHIN YOUR AUTHORITY.
UM, IF YOU ARE GOING TO, IF THERE IS A MOTION TO GO AGAINST STAFF RECOMMENDATION, I REMIND YOU THAT YOU NEED TO COME BACK AND FIND THAT ALL OF THOSE CONDITIONS ARE MET AND HOW THOSE ARE MET.
UM, IT MAY HELP IN THE INTERIM IF YOU DO DEFER IT, THAT THE APPLICANT LOOK AT THOSE ITEMS AS WELL, BECAUSE I DIDN'T HEAR THAT DURING THE PRESENTATION.
SO IF, IF THE DEVELOPER AND OWNER ARE NOT WILLING TO ENTERTAIN ANY DISCUSSION OR MODIFICATION, THEN THE FACT FINDING IS THERE FROM THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO GO WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
COMMISSIONER GARZA, UM, UH, LEGAL BEAT ME TO THE PUNCH.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YOU'RE MUCH MORE ELOQUENT THAN I, BUT, UM, UH, I JUST GO BACK TO THE POINT THAT, UM, WHAT THIS IS REALLY CALLING FOR IN MY MIND IS A REDESIGN.
AND WE ARE NOT IN A POSITION TO BE DESIGNING THIS PROPERTY.
SO IF WE DEFER IT, IT GIVES THEM TWO WEEKS TO REDESIGN THE ENTIRE PROJECT.
AND IF WE DENY IT, THEY HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO RESUBMIT WITH A NEW DESIGN CLEARED.
AND THAT'S, THAT'S MY OPINION.
AGAIN, RIGHT NOW, THE ONLY VARIABLE THAT THEY'RE NOT MAKING IS FOR A VARIANCE, IS IT THERE'S NO FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.
AND THAT IS ONE OF THE FIVE CRITERIA THAT IS IN OUR CHARTER TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY MEET.
SO MY VOTE FOR THIS WILL BE TO DENY.
SO I, I, YES, COMMISSIONER, I SUPPOSE THAT WE DENY THE REQUEST.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO DENY THE REQUEST BY TAHIR.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? GARZA SECOND GARZA.
ALL IN FAVOR BY RAISE YOUR HAND.
OKAY, SO WE HAVE JONES TAHIR, VICTOR, SIGLER, COVAR GARZA, STEIN AND ALLMAN.
OPPOSED ES VERA BLAND AND ROSENBERG.
COMMISSIONER STEIN, WE WILL BE DENYING THE VARIANCE, BUT APPROVING THE PLAT, CORRECT? YES.
WE GOT, WE GOT OUR NOSE, CORRECT? YES.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE HOUSTON PLANNING COMMISSION.
ITEM ONE 10 IS MR. CAR WASH CROSS TIMBERS.
THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE CITY LIMITS EAST OF SHEPHERD DRIVE AT THE NORTHEAST INTERSECTION OF WEST CROSS, WEST CROSS TIMBER STREET AND VIN STREET.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO NOT PROVIDE FIVE FEET OF RIGHT OF WAY, DEDICATION ALONG MAJOR THE CROSS TIMBERS, AND TO ENCROACHING TO THE BUILDING LINE TO GO ALONG.
CROSS TIMBERS STAFF RECOMMENDS DEFERRING THE PLA TO ALLOW TIME FOR THE APPLICANT TO PROVIDE REVISED INFORMATION.
UH, THIS INFORMATION COULD POSSIBLY REMOVE ONE OF THE TWO VARIANCE REQUESTS BEFORE YOU TODAY.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND WE DID RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM.
IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND STATING YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD PLEASE.
I'M A RESIDENT, UH, JUST NORTH OF THE CAR WASH, UM, JUST OFF THE WA WEST CROSS STREET.
UM, MY, THE BIGGEST, SO FIRST OF ALL, I UNDERSTAND THAT THE, THE CAR WASH BUILDING IS ALREADY THERE.
UM, IT'S ACTUALLY A, I DUNNO IF YOU CAN SHOW THE EXHIBIT OR A PICTURE DOCUMENT CAMERA.
IT'S, UM, THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS, UM, SINCE THE MADERA, UM, BUILDING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PHOTO HAS BEEN BUILT THERE, THERE, UM, ACCESS ONLY ACCESS OUT IN AND OUT OF THAT IS OFF CROSS TIMBERS.
SO EVERYBODY COMING IN AND OUT HAS TO U-TURN AT WEST CROSS WEST.
THAT USED TO BE OUR WAY IN AND OUT OF OUR SUBDIVISION.
THERE'S ABOUT 200 HOMES OR SO THAT AGAIN, ONLY HAVE ACCESS TO WEST CROSS.
EVERYBODY'S U-TURN AT WEST CROSS.
NOW, KIND OF OUR ACCESS IS MOSTLY ON AVEN STREET.
UM, AND WHEN YOU'RE AT AVEN STREET TRYING TO TURN ON THE CROSS TIMBERS, THE UH, CAR WASH IS ON THE INSIDE OF A HORIZONTAL CURVE.
IT'S REALLY HARD TO SEE AROUND IT.
I MEAN, EVEN THE PHOTO ABOVE, YOU'RE ALREADY OUT INTO THE INTERSECTION BEFORE YOU CAN SEE ONCOMING TRAFFIC.
SO, UM, AGAIN, IT'S A, I'M GONNA SAY A LITTLE BIT OF A SAFETY HAZARD.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S NOT GOING AWAY, BUT AGAIN, WE, I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE, UM, THE COMMISSION TO KEEP THAT VARI THAT VARI, SORRY, THE SETBACK THERE IN CASE THERE IS A FUTURE DEVELOPMENT,
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MAYBE THAT PROBLEM COULD BE SOLVED IN THE FUTURE.AGAIN, I UNDERSTAND THIS WON'T, IT'S NOT GOING AWAY RIGHT NOW, BUT AGAIN, THAT'S MY REQUEST IS TO KEEP THAT BUILDING SETBACK, KEEP THE, OR THE SETBACK IN THE BUILDING LINE AS CURRENTLY IN THE, UM, CITY REGULATIONS.
SO THAT, AGAIN, FUTURE REGULATIONS, FUTURE DEVELOPMENT WOULD HOPEFULLY SOLVE THAT ISSUE THAT'S THERE.
THANK YOU FOR COMING IN, COMMISSIONERS.
ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY, THANK YOU.
SORRY, COMMISSIONER ROSENBERG.
UM, TRYING TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THIS ONE, THEY'RE ASKING TO ABANDON A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF, SORRY, IT'S NOT FOR YEAH, THIS IS FOR STAFF
CAN YOU, IS IT JUST A SETBACK VARIANCE? YES.
THAT'S BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE REDOING THE STREET AS WELL AND MY CONCERN IS THE ACCESS TO THE, THE SCHOOL AND THE CHURCH ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET.
SO, UM, WITHIN THE PAST YEAR, UM, ADVENT STREET WAS ORIGINALLY A 80 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY.
THEY'VE BEEN COORDINATING WITH JRC TO REDUCE THAT TO A 60 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY.
UH, BUT THAT'S NOT A REQUEST IN FRONT OF US TODAY.
UH, THE REQUEST TODAY IS TO NOT PROVIDE ANY, UH, RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION ALONG A WEST CROSS TIMBERS.
AND, UM, AND MAYBE WHAT YOU SEE HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW, THERE ARE GONNA BE SOME, UH, VACUUM CLEANING STATIONS, UH, THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING IF THEIR STRUCTURES OR NOT.
THAT WILL BE THE POSSIBLE, UH, SECOND VARIANT.
SO, UH, REDUCED BUILDING LINE AND RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION IS WHAT'S IN FRONT OF US TODAY.
AND ALSO, UM, WEST CROSS AS WELL IN THE, ON THE NORTH SIDE, UH, YOU SEE IT HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW, MAYBE A LITTLE HARD TO SEE.
BUT ON THE, ON THE NORTH SIDE, THERE'S ALSO, UM, A CLEANING STATION, UH, PROPOSED IN THAT, IN THAT AREA THAT'S WITHIN THE BUILDING LINE.
SO WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT ANYTHING ABOUT THE STREET TO THE THAT'S CORRECT.
IT'S S UH, WE'RE NOT ADDRESSING THAT TODAY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS? OKAY.
I HAVE NO ONE ELSE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? YES, PLEASE COME FORWARD IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
MATTHEWS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, LOCATED ADJACENT TO MR. CARL WASH.
THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE CHURCH.
UH, OUR BOARD MEMBERS HAVE DISCUSSED THIS IN DEPTH AND WE ARE DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE LINE OF SIGHT, UM, AS STATED BY OUR NEIGHBOR.
UH, WHEN YOU ARE EXITING FROM VINS OR VINS TO TURN ON CROSS TIMBERS, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE.
AND SO I EMAILED IN YESTERDAY SOME PHOTOS TO DEMONSTRATE HOW DIFFICULT, UH, IT IS TO SEE.
AND SO OUR CONCERN IS THAT IF, UH, MR. CAR WASH, WHICH WE REALLY DO, UH, LOVE HAVING THEM AS A NEIGHBOR, UH, BUT IF THEY WERE TO INCREASE THEIR CONSTRUCTION, THAT IT WOULD BE, UH, UNREASONABLE TO REDUCE THE SETBACK TO ZERO FEET BECAUSE WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SEE OUR CHURCH HAS A, A PRESCHOOL WITH 122 STUDENTS AND THE AONS EXIT IS A EMERGENCY EXIT IN CASE OF A FIRE OR AN ACTIVE SHOOTER OR ANY NUMBER OF OTHER THINGS.
AND SO THIS CREATES, UH, A DIRECT SAFETY CONCERN FOR US.
AND WHILE WE HATE TO OPPOSE THE PROSPERITY OF ANY BUSINESS, WE REALLY DO WANT THEM TO DO WELL WITH THEIR BUSINESS AND OUR CHURCH MEMBERS DO USE MR CAR WASH.
WE ARE OPPOSED TO A ZERO FOOT SETBACK BECAUSE IT SEEMS UNREASONABLE TO SET A ZERO FOOT SETBACK FOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.
I'M PASTOR LAIA SIMPSON FROM ST.
MATTHEWS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH.
THANK YOU FOR COMING IN TODAY.
ANY QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS? OKAY.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK? YOU KNOW, I DON'T SPEAK OUT ON THINGS TOO OFTEN, BUT I WOULD ADVISE ALL OF YOU IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE, IF YOU DON'T KNOW THIS AREA, IF WE'RE GONNA DEFER IT TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
I LIVE DOWN THE DOWN, UH, 43RD FROM THERE.
I FREQUENT THE CAR WASH THEY'RE BRINGING IN AND WE JUST APPROVED A SEARS BUILDING A, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE DOING A BIG BOX OVER THERE.
I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO GO TAKE A LOOK.
IT, IT'S A LITTLE DIFFICULT NOW TO SEE AS IT IS.
SO, UM, SINCE WE'RE GONNA DEFER, I THINK THAT WOULD MAYBE MAKE YOU UNDERSTAND THE, THE SITE PLAN BETTER.
SINCE, SINCE YOU HAVE PERSONAL INSIGHT OF THAT SITE, WHAT'S YOUR I WOULD PROBABLY NOT VOTE.
UM, NO, BUT FOR THE EVEN MORE REASON TO JUST GET LIKE, KNOW THE SITUATION, I WOULD PROBABLY NOT VOTE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE VARIANCE.
'CAUSE I, I WORRY WHEN I PULL OUT OF THERE MYSELF.
SO WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEFERRAL.
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I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION HINES.ALRIGHT, ITEM ONE 11 IS VICTOR ESTATES.
UH, THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE ETJ OF HARRIS COUNTY, UH, EAST OF MKI ROAD AND SOUTH OF JERGEN ROAD.
UH, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW TWO SINGLE FAMILY LOTS TO TAKE ACCESS FROM A RECORDED ACCESS EASEMENT.
UH, STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS REQUEST.
THE SITE IS HOME TO A TWO ACRE LOT WITH AN EXISTING RESIDENTIAL HOME ON THE PROPERTY.
AN ACCESS EASEMENT WAS CREATED IN 1978 TO PROVIDE INGRESS AND EGRESS TO MULTIPLE HOMES IN LIEU OF A PUBLIC STREET.
THE EASEMENT IS 30 FEET WIDE AND CONNECTS TO JERGEN ROAD, WHICH IS A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE.
THIS IS A LONG STANDING EXISTING CONDITION IN THE ADDITION OF ONE SINGLE FAMILY HOME.
DOES NOT DRASTICALLY INCREASE THE DENSITY ALLOWED ON THIS ACCESS EASEMENT.
HARRIS COUNTY HAS VOICED NO OBJECTION TO THIS REQUEST AND STAFF RECOMMENDS GRANTING THE REQUEST OF VARIANCE IN APPROVING THE PLAT SUBJECT TO THE CCPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE 11.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO OKAY.
HEARING NONE? UH, WE HAVE A, UH, RECOMMENDATION BY STAFF.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION JONES SECOND ALLMAN.
I SHOULD HAVE SAID TO GRANT THE REQUEST OF VARIANCE.
TO GRANT THE REQUEST OF VARIANCE MOVING ALONG TO
[e. Subdivision Plats with Special Exception Requests (Devin Crittle)]
EAST SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS.ALRIGHT, THE FIRST SPECIAL EXCEPTION IS SUNSET VALLEY EAST GP.
THE SITE IS LOCATED ALONG BINGS ROAD, EAST OF BOWER ROAD AND WEST OF MASON ROAD IN THE ETJF HARRIS COUNTY.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE FOR A REDUCED CENTER LINE RADIUS OF 1800 FEET FOR A MAJOR AIRFARE.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST.
THE SITE IS A VACANT 54 ACRE GENERAL PLAN INTENDED FOR A RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION.
THIS GENERAL PLAN IS LOCATED BETWEEN TWO DEVELOPMENTS THAT RECEIVE SIMILAR VARIANCES FOR A REDUCED CENTER LINE RADIUS ALONG BOTKINS ROAD, BINGS ROAD TO THE WEST WITHIN THE SUNSET VALLEY.
G IS RECORDED WITH THE 18 1800 FOOT CENTER LINE RADIUS BING DROVE TO THE EAST RECORDED WITHIN THE JDS HOP.
GENERAL PLAN IS ALSO HOME TO A RECORDED STREET DEDICATION.
THE LOCATION OF THE TWO RECORDED STREET DEDICATIONS DOES NOT LEAVE ENOUGH DISTANCE FOR THE REVERSE CURVE AND THIS GENERAL PLAN TO MEET THE CENTER LINE REQUIREMENT OF 2000 FEET IN SUCH A SHORT DISTANCE.
THIS REQUEST FOR A 1800 FOOT CENTER LINE RADIUS IS A SLIGHT 10 POINT HALF PERCENT DEVIATION FROM THE STANDARD.
HARRIS COUNTY HAS VOICED NO OBJECTION TO THIS REQUEST AND STAFF RECOMMENDS GRUNTING THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION IN APPROVING THE PLAT SUBJECT TO THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITION.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
I DON'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
DON'T SEE ANYONE IN THE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE EXCEPT FOR STAFF.
UM, SO WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCE TO HAVE A MOTION.
[f. Reconsiderations of Requirement (Petra Hsia)]
ITEM ONE 13 F RECONSIDERATION REQUIREMENTS ITEM ONE 13.GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
ITEM ONE 13 IS MODERN ESTATES VILLAGE.
THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE HOUSTON ETJ IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY NORTH ALONG ANTIQUE LANE EAST OF US 59 AND WEST OF LOOP 4 94.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TWO RESTRICTED RESERVES FOR COMMERCIAL USE AND IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW PROPOSED RESERVE B TO HAVE 30 FEET OF FRONTAGE ON A PUBLIC STREET INSTEAD OF THE REQUIRED 60 FEET.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST.
THERE IS CURRENTLY AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE ON THE SUBJECT SITE.
THE APPLICANT PLANS TO KEEP THE EXISTING COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE IN PROPOSED COMMERCIAL RESERVE A AND BUILD MOBILE HOMES IN THE PROPOSED COMMERCIAL RESERVE.
DUE TO THE EXISTING STRUCTURE BEING PRESERVED, THE APPLICANT IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE PROPOSED COMMERCIAL RESERVE B MORE FRONTAGE ON A PUBLIC STREET.
IN ADDITION, THE PROPOSED RESERVE B MEETS COUNTY'S MINIMUM ROAD FRONTAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR FLAG STYLE RESERVE CONFIGURATIONS.
ALSO PER MONTGOMERY COUNTY RESERVES CANNOT BE SUBDIVIDED BY MEETS AND BOUNDS.
THEREFORE, THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED A SUBDIVISION SUBDIVISION PLAT TO MEET COUNTY'S REQUIREMENTS.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY HAS NO OBJECTIONS.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
I DON'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
UM, DON'T SEE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE.
I HAVE A RECOMMENDATION BY STAFF TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT CONDITIONS.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION GARZA.
[Platting Activities g - j]
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MADAM CHAIR, I'M SORRY.I WILL NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM ONE 19.
UM, IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION STAFF WOULD LIKE TO TAKE SECTIONS GHI AND J AS ONE GROUP? YES MA'AM.
SECTION G EXTENSIONS OF APPROVAL CONSISTS OF ITEMS ONE 14 THROUGH 1 24 SECTION H, NAME CHANGES, SECTION I CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE AND SECTION J ADMINISTRATIVE HAVE NO ITEMS. THE PLANNING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REQUEST THE APPROVAL OF ALL STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SECTIONS G-H-I-N-J.
UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION VERA BLAND SECOND TO HEAR.
AND, UH, WILL NOTE THAT COMMISSIONER MAREZ ABSTAINED FROM ITEM ONE 19.
[k. Development Plats with Variance Requests (Ed Buckley)]
DEVELOPMENT PLOTS WITH VARIANCE REQUESTS.GOOD AFTERNOON MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
LORI DRIVE, THE SITE IS EAST OF BUFFALO SPEEDWAY AND WEST OF SOUTH MAIN STREET AT THE CORNER OF LORI DRIVE AND BLUE GATE COURT.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A NEW SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE AND IS REQUESTING A 10 FOOT BUILDING LINE IN LIEU OF THE ORDINANCE REQUIRED 20 FOOT GARAGE BUILDING LINE.
THE PROPOSED RESIDENCE WILL REPLACE AN EXISTING HOUSE WITH A GARAGE BUILT TO THE 10 FOOT PLATTED BUILDING LINE ALONG BLUE GATE COURT.
AN APPROVED SIDEWALK MODIFICATION ALLOWS THE APPLICANT TO CONSTRUCT A FIVE FOOT SIDEWALK AGAINST THE STREET IN LINE WITH OTHER SIDEWALKS IN THE SUBDIVISION.
AS SUCH, A 10 FOOT BUILDING LINE WOULD LEAVE APPROXIMATELY 19 FEET FROM THE GARAGE DOOR TO THE EDGE OF THE SIDEWALK, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE INTENT OF THE ORDINANCE.
GARAGE BUILDING LINE BLUE GATE COURT IS A SHORT LOCAL STREET WITH EIGHT OTHER LOTS TAKING ACCESS, LIMITING THE POTENTIAL FOR TRAFFIC CONFLICTS.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE VARIANCE REQUEST.
I HAVE ONE SPEAKER BUT IT'S THE APPLICANT FOR QUESTIONS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY, DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL? MOTION.
ITEM 1 26, ITEM 1 26 IS 1803 C SPRAY COURT.
THE SITE IS SOUTH OF WEST TC TC JESTER BOULEVARD ON SEA SPRAY COURT NORTH OF WEST 18TH STREET.
THE APPLICANT'S PROPOSING A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ADDITION AND REMODEL AND IS REQUESTING A 20 FOOT BUILDING LINE IN LIEU OF THE ORDINANCE REQUIRED 25 FOOT BUILDING LINE ALONG WEST 18TH STREET.
A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER THE REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT.
I DON'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
SO DO I HAVE A MOTION TO DEFER ITEM 1 26.
[II. Establish a public hearing date of April 3, 2025]
ROMAN NUMERAL TWO, ESTABLISH A PUBLIC HEARING DATE OF AUGUST, UH, APRIL 3RD, 2025 FOR AIRPORT GARDENS PARTIAL REPL NUMBER TWO, BLUE CREEK WATER PLANT DEARBORN PLACE, PARTIAL REPL.NUMBER FIVE, GENOA AT BARBERRY GRAND PRAIRIE.
SECTION TWO PARTIAL REPL NUMBER ONE, MCKINNEY ENCLAVE.
NORTH DURHAM ESTATES REPL NUMBER ONE, PACHO ESTATES AT CATO ROAD.
QUICKTRIP STORE 46 38 AND U-HAUL MOVING IN STORAGE.
HIRA CLARK DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION VELAND.
WE DO NOT NEED TO DO ROOM NUMERAL
[III. Excuse the Absence of Commissioner Martha L. Stein]
THREE AS COMMISSIONER STEIN IS HERE.[IV. Public Comment]
NO ONE SIGNED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK? YES, MR. SMITH.
JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK TO, UH, GOING BACK TO A COUPLE OF ITEMS WE DISCUSSED TODAY AND I JUST WANTED TO BRING SOME CLARIFICATION TO SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS ON 97 FOR HIGHLAND IN THE HIGHLAND VILLAGE, ONE AT WESTHEIMER AND SOFA, THE QUESTION ABOUT THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL THAT IS OUT BUILT OUT THERE AND NOT TURNED ON THAT SIGNAL IS NOT TURNED ON TODAY BECAUSE THE CITY UNION PACIFIC IS REQUIRING UPGRADES TO THE TRACK CROSSING, UM, SOME VERY EXPENSIVE SIGNAL UPGRADES IN ORDER TO PUT THE COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE SIGNAL AND THE CROSSING.
SO THAT'S WHY THAT SIGNAL HAS NOT BEEN TURNED ON AT THIS TIME AND OUR OPERATIONS GROUP COULDN'T TELL ME WHEN THAT MIGHT HAPPEN.
AGAIN, IT'S UH, AN ISSUE WITH UNION PACIFIC AND US DEALING WITH UNION PACIFIC.
UM, AND SO THAT ONE IS IT, AS I SAID BEFORE, I THOUGHT IT WAS TIED TO THE CROSSING.
UM, I DID WANT TO CLARIFY THAT AND THE ON NUMBER 1 0 9, WHICH I THINK YOU GUYS WAS THE MONTROSE ONE, I THINK YOU GUYS APPROVED THE, THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
THERE WAS A PROPOSED HAWK SIGNAL AT WEST CLAY IN MONTROSE THAT IT'S COMING IN AS PART OF I THINK THE MONTROSE REDEVELOPMENT.
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UM, SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE ALL CLEAR ON THOSE.UNLESS ANYBODY HAS ANYTHING ELSE, WE'RE ADJOURNED.