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WELCOME.[CALL TO ORDER]
IF UM, THOSE OF YOU ARRIVING WOULD PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEATS.I'M SONNY GARZA, VICE CHAIR OF HOUSTON PLANNING COMMISSION, AND I'LL BE CHAIRING TODAY'S MEETING IN THE ABSENCE OF OUR CHAIRMAN LISA CLARK.
I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT 2 32 ON THURSDAY THE 29TH OF MAY, 2025.
THIS IS AN IN-PERSON MEETING TAKING PLACE IN THE CITY HALL ANNEX 900 BAGBY.
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 TURNED IT INTO STAFF AT THE FRONT DOOR.
IT LOOKS LIKE THIS AND, AND I ASK YOU TO PRINT LEGIBLY.
YOU CANNOT BELIEVE WHAT I HAVE TO TRANSPOSE HERE.
SO DO WRITE, UH, PUT YOUR NAME IN THE ITEM NUMBER IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK TODAY.
CONSENT AND, UH, REPEAT SPEAKERS ARE ALLOWED ONE MINUTE.
NEW SPEAKERS ARE TIMED FOR TWO UH SPEAKERS.
RULES ARE FOUND ON THE TOP PORTION OF THE SPEAKER SIGN IN FORM ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, SPEAK FOR THEIR CONSTITUENCY AND ARE NOT TIMED.
APPLICANTS HAVE ALLOTTED TWO MINUTES AS WELL AS REBUTTALS AND NON APPLICANTS GENERAL SPEAKERS ARE ALLOWED.
UH, THERE IS NOT AN AN OPPORTUNITY FOR REBUTTAL, HOWEVER, IF THE ITEM IS DEFERRED, YOU CAN SPEAK AGAIN AT THE NEXT MEETING FOR ONE MINUTE.
NOW TO ESTABLISH QUORUM OF 11 MEMBERS, I WILL NOW CALL THE ROLE.
UH, COMMISSIONER BALDWIN PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER VAR CULVER PRESENT.
UH, COMMISSIONER JONES PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER PO PERLE RIS PER PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER ROBBINS ROBBINS PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER SIGLER SIGLER PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER VICTOR VICTOR PRESENT, UH, COMMISSIONER VIRA BLAND WILL NOT BE IN ATTENDANCE TODAY.
UM, I DON'T SEE YOU SKIPPED YOUR RS I'M SORRY.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, UH OH, I'M SO SORRY.
COMMISSIONER ROSENBERG, I SAW YOU STANDING THERE AND MISSED YOU COMPLETELY.
UM, AND AT THAT POINT WE'LL GO TO I DON'T SEE MANKA NOR GARCIA.
UM, WITH THAT WE WILL GO ON TO OUR SECRETARY, UH, TRAN, TRAN PRESENT, WHICH GIVES US, UM, 14 MEMBERS, UM, AGAINST R 11, UM, QUORUM.
ALRIGHT, HAVING DONE ALL OF THAT, WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO,
[Director’s Report]
IF WE MAY, THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT.GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR GARZA, COMMISSION MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC.
I AM VON TRAN, SECRETARY OF THIS COMMISSION AND DIRECTOR OF THE HOUSTON PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
I JUST HAVE ONE REMINDER ABOUT THE MTFP.
THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT ADMINISTERS 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.
AT THE LAST COMMISSION MEETING ON THURSDAY, MAY 15TH, WE HAD A WORKSHOP.
THERE WILL BE AN OPEN HOUSE AND THIS MEETING IS VIRTUAL ONLY AND IT IS SET FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11TH AT 6:00 PM THERE WILL, UH, BE ALSO A PUBLIC HEARING ON THURSDAY, JULY 24TH AT 1:00 PM FOLLOWED BY AN APPLICATION UPDATE MEETING ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 21ST AT 1:00 PM AND THEN FINALLY RECOMMENDATION AND AN ACTION MEETING ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH AT 1:00 PM.
IN CLOSING, THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT CAN BE REACHED AT (832) 393-6600 OR YOU CAN CALL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PLANNERS PLANNER OF THE DAY AT 8 3 2 3 9 3 6 6 2 4.
YOU MAY, UH, VISIT OUR WEBSITE@HOUSTONPLANNING.COM AND UH, THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
NOW BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD, I WANNA MAKE NOTE THAT THERE ARE FOUR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA THAT HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN.
THEY ARE NUMBERS 4 78, 85 AND 89, AND THEY WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED TODAY.
SO IF YOU'RE HERE FOR THOSE ITEMS, KNOW THAT THEY WILL NOT BE DISCUSSED, WE'LL NOW
[Consideration of May 15, 2025, MTFP Workshop and Planning Commission Meeting Minutes]
MOVE ON TO CONSIDERATION OF THE MAY 15TH, 2025 MTFP WORKSHOP, MEETING MINUTES, COMMISSIONERS, THEY'RE IN YOUR PACKET.IF THERE ARE NO CHANGES OR CORRECTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? MOTION.
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YOU.ALL THOSE OPPOSED THE MOTION PASSES.
WE'LL NOW DO CONSIDERATION OF THE MAY 15TH, 2025 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES AGAIN IF THERE ARE CHANGES OR CORRECTIONS.
IS THERE A MOTION? TAHIR? SECOND.
[Platting Activities a & b]
NOW MOVE ON TO PLATTING ACTIVITY, UH, A AND B, CONSENT AND REPL.GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
SECTIONS A AND B ARE PRESENTED AS ONE GROUP, WHICH INCLUDES CONSENT AND REPLAY.
ITEMS THAT REQUIRE NOT REQUIRING NOTIFICATION.
SECTIONS A AND B ARE ITEMS ONE THROUGH 75 SECTION A.
CONSENT ITEMS ARE NUMBERS ONE THROUGH 49 AND SECTION B REPLAY ITEMS ARE NUMBERS 50 THROUGH 75.
NO ITEMS CAN BE TAKEN OUTTA ORDER AND NO CHANGES TO STAFF.
RECOMMENDATIONS MR. CHAIR, IF THERE ARE NO INDIVIDUALS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS, THE PLANNING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REQUESTS THEIR APPROVAL.
ALL STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONSENT AND REPLAY ITEMS NOT REQUIRING NOTIFICATION.
UM, COMMERS, ARE THERE ITEMS TO BE TAKEN FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION? COMMISSIONER HE YES.
I'M GONNA ABSTAIN FROM ITEMS FIVE THROUGH NINE 15 THROUGH 2038 AND 53.
COMMISSIONER MARRE? YES, I WILL ABSTAIN FROM 6 7 25 43, 44, 45 AND 53 AND 53.
ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONERS, ARE THERE ANY OTHERS? ABSTENTIONS.
ALRIGHT, HEARING THAT WE ARE GONNA BE VOTING ON MR. CALHOUN, WOULD YOU GIVE ME THE NUMBERS AGAIN? THE FILE NUMBERS A THROUGH B ONE THROUGH 75.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WILL BE MAKING A VOTE ON ONE THROUGH 75.
SAVE AND ACCEPT FIVE THROUGH NINE 15 THROUGH 20, 25, 38, 43 THROUGH 45 AND 53.
IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION JONES SECOND KLIK.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE.
WE'LL NOW VOTE ON THOSE SEPARATE, UH, ITEMS FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION.
THEY ARE FIVE THROUGH NINE 15 THROUGH 20, 25, 38, 43 THROUGH 45 AND 53.
IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION POROUS PERLE.
ROSENBERG, THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING TODAY BY THE WAY, MR. ROSENBERG
ALL THOSE OPPOSED HEARING NONE.
UH, STAFF, IF YOU WOULD NOTE THAT COMMISSIONER HINZ HAS ARRIVED.
[c. Replats requiring Public Hearings with Notification (Dorianne Powe-Phlegm, Aracely Rodriguez, Devin Crittle and John Cedillo) ]
TO C REPLANTS REQUIRING, UH, PUBLIC HEARINGS.GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
THE SITE IS IN HOUSTON, CORPORATE LIMITS NORTHWEST INTERSECTION OF ALICE AND ENGLAND STREETS.
THE REASON FOR THE RELIGHT IS TO CREATE TWO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT PER THE CBC 1 0 1 FORM.
CONDITIONS, THERE ARE NO VARIANCE 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.
IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 76, ALICE VILLAS IS OPEN.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? SEEING NONE, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR, FOR APPROVAL OF THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS.
ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION? BALDWIN SIGLER.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED HEARING NONE.
THE SITE IS IN HOUSTON, CORPORATE LIMITS NORTH ALONG DOLORES STREET, EAST OF CHIMNEY ROCK ROAD.
THE REASON FOR RE PLAT IS TO CREATE SIX SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS AND ONE PARKING RESERVE.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT PER THE CBC 1 0 1 FORM.
CONDITIONS THERE ARE NO VARIANCE 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, THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM.
MR. CHAIR OF THE PLEASES COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
WE'RE ON ITEM 77, DOLORES CROSSING, UM, THE PUBLIC.
UM, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OFFICIALLY OPENED.
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NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? HEARING NONE.
I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL ON 77 DOLORES CROSSING.
ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING NONE.
IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? MARS SECOND.
VICTOR, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED, HEARING NONE.
NUMBER 78 IS STATES OF M**K ALPINE HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN.
ITEM 79 IS FOSTER PLACE, PARTIAL REPL.
THE SUBJECT SIDE IS OVER 7,700 SQUARE FOOT PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE HOUSTON CITY LIMITS EAST OF SCOTT STREET, WEST OF CO BOULEVARD.
THE PURPOSE OF THE REPLAY IS TO CREATE FOUR SINGLE FAMILY LOTS.
TAKE ACCESS FROM A 16 FOOT SHARE DRIVEWAY.
THERE ARE NO VARIANCES REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM AND THE APP APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATIONS, NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THE APPLICATION DOES NOT VIOLATE SEPARATELY FILED D RESTRICTIONS OR THOSE ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT.
STEPH HAS NO NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS REGARDING THIS APPLICATION AND STATUTE OF RECOMMENDATIONS TO PROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CPC FORM CONDITIONS MR. CHAIRMAN PLEASES THE COMMISSION.
YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 79 FOSTER PLACE IS OPEN.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL.
ARE THERE COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? MOTION JONES JONES.
ALL OPPOSED, THE MOTION PASSES ITEM 80, GARDEN HEIGHTS LANDING ITEM 80 IS GUARD GARDEN HEIGHTS LANDING REPL NUMBER ONE.
THIS ITEM WAS DEFERRED AT THE LAST PLANNING COMMISSION TO ALLOW TIME FOR FURTHER LEGAL REVIEW.
THE SUBJECT SITE IS OVER 6,500 SQUARE FOOT PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON CITY LIMITS EAST OF NORTH DURHAM DRIVE AND WEST OF NORTH SHEPHERD DRIVE.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO CREATE FOUR SINGLE FAMILY LOTS ALONG AN 18 FOOT SHARE DRIVEWAY.
NO VARIANCES ARE BEING REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM AND THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THE APPLICATION DOES NOT VIOLATE SEPARATELY FILE DEED RESTRICTIONS OR THOSE ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS REGARDING THIS APPLICATION.
SEPARATE RECOMMENDATIONS TO PROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CPC FORUM CONDITIONS MR. CHAIR FOR PLEASE COMMISSION.
YOU MAY CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CONTINUED ON ITEM 80 GARDEN HEIGHTS LANDING.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THIS ITEM? HEARING NONE THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
COMMISSIONERS ARE THERE QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE.
IS THERE A MOTION? YE HAYS ROBBINS, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED HEARING NONE.
ITEM 81 HARRIS COUNTY, WCID GOOD AFTERNOON WITH MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE HOUSTON PLANNING COMMISSION.
ITEM 81 IS HARRIS COUNTY, WCID NUMBER ONE 19 WATER PLANT NUMBER TWO.
UH, THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE ETJ OF HARRIS COUNTY WEST OF CHAMPION FOREST DRIVE AND NORTH OF GREEN HOLLOW LANE.
THE PURPOSE OF THE REPLANT IS TO CREATE ONE RESERVE RESTRICTED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.
THERE'S ONE VARIANCE BEING REQUESTED FROM 42 DASH 1 93 TO ALLOW THE REPLANTING OF THE RESERVE RESTRICTED TO ACCESS LANDSCAPE AND OPEN SPACE AND UTILITIES INTO A RESERVE RESTRICTED FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT.
THE SITE HAS BEEN USED AS A WASTEWATER PLANT SINCE THE 1970S PREDATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SURROUNDING SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION.
THE REPLANT IS REQUIRED TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE FOR PERMITTING PURPOSES.
HOWEVER, THE APPLICANT DID NOT MEET THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT AS THE REASON FOR REPL WAS NOT ACCURATELY STATED.
AS A RESULT, THE APPLICANT REQUESTED TWO DEFERRALS TO ALLOW TIME FOR THE PROPER NOTIFICATION PER LEGAL REVIEW, THE, THE PROPOSED PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE DEED RESTRICTIONS AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER THE PLAT PER THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST.
UM, MR. CHAIR, YOU MAY CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 81 HAS BEEN DEFERRED.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO HERE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? YES SIR.
UH, CHAIR, I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED WHETHER THIS IS A WATER PLANT OR SEWER PLANT BECAUSE THE, THE, THE IDENTIFICATION FOR BOTH A WATER PLANT AND A WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT SITE.
MR. CRILE, WE HAD DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS AND SO WE NEEDED SOME CLARIFICATION.
SO, UM, THE APPLICATION WAS OR ORIGINALLY SUBMITTED AS A WATER PLANT.
UM, AFTER REVIEW AND SPEAKING WITH THE APPLICANT, WE LEARNED THAT IT'S ACTUALLY UP FOR WASTEWATER.
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WE RESENT THE NOTICE TO SPECIFY THAT IT'S THE REASON FOR A RE REPLANT IS FOR A WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND NOT A WATER PLANT.UH, SO IT WOULDN'T BE MISLEADING.
SO THAT'S THE REASON FOR THE, UH, DEFERRAL TO CLARIFY THAT.
COMMISSIONER SIGLER, WILL THE, UM, NAME OF THE PLOT CHANGE? YES.
SO BECAUSE IT WAS ESTABLISHED WITH THIS NAME, UH, WE COULDN'T CHANGE IT, BUT WHEN, SINCE THIS IS A PRELIMINARY APPLICATION, WE WILL CORRECT THE NAME AT THAT FINAL YES MA'AM.
COMMISSIONERS, ANYONE ELSE? ALRIGHT, AGAIN, WE'RE ON ITEM 81.
I HAVE NO ONE TO SIGN TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
UH, WITH THAT WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEFERRAL AND TO CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION, BALDWIN, BALDWIN, AND VICTOR? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 82.
KIM MICKELSON, UH, CITY LEGAL DEPARTMENT.
WE HAD SENT THIS ITEM, UM, THIS WAS DEFERRED AT LEGAL'S REQUEST LAST WEEK.
UM, WE HAD SENT THIS ITEM FOR SOME ADDITIONAL LEGAL REVIEW.
I'M HOPING TO GET THAT OPINION BY THE END OF, UH, MAYBE PUBLIC HEARING.
IF YOU DON'T MIND, UM, DEFERRING THIS ITEM OR MOVING, MOVING PA NOT DEFERRING IT.
POSTPONE IT TILL LATER IN THE ITEM.
TILL LATER IN THE MEETING AND WE'LL, WE'LL HOPEFULLY HAVE THAT.
UH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM 83.
DO I NEED ONE? I DON'T THINK SO.
UH, JUST SO YOU KNOW, IN YEARS PAST, UM, WE HAD A ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER AND I BELIEVE THE ANSWER IS YOU'RE THE CHAIR.
YOU CAN DO WHATEVER THAT YOU WANT.
HELL, YOU CAN DO WHATEVER THE HELL YOU WANT.
SO ANYWAY, UH, WE'RE JUST GONNA POSTPONE IT.
IS THERE A CONSENSUS? LET ME ASK THAT QUESTION.
IS THERE A GENERAL CONSENSUS TO POSTPONE UNTIL WE GET MORE INFORMATION FROM LEGAL? THOSE ARE ALL NODS OF A YES.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO UH, NUMBER 83.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
ITEM 83 IS HYDE PARK PARTIAL REPL NUMBER 12.
THE SUBJECT SITE IS AN OVER, IS AN OVER 6,200 SQUARE FOOT PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE HOUSTON CITY LIMITS NORTH ALONG INDIANA AVENUE, WEST OF WALL DRIVE AND SOUTH OF GRAY STREET.
THE PURPOSE OF THE RE PLAT IS TO CREATE THREE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS ON A 16 FOOT SHARED DRIVEWAY.
THERE ARE NO VARIANCES REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM AND THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
REVIEW BY INDICATES THAT PLAT DOES NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT.
ARE THOSE FILES SEPARATELY? THIS WAS DEFERRED LAST CYCLE FOR CONTINUED LEGAL REVIEW, WHICH HAS BEEN RESOLVED.
SVE HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS.
S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CCPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS, MR. CHAIR FOR PLEASES THE COMMISSION.
YOU MAY CONTINUE THIS PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CONTINUED ON ITEM 83 HYDE PARK.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? ALRIGHT, SEEING NONE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE HAVE, UH, WE'RE ON 83 HYDE PARK WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL.
I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AS WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS.
UM, COMMENTS? IS THERE A MOTION? JUST ONE COMMENT.
JUST TO NOTE CLARIFICATION AT LEAST ON MY, UH, MY DEVICE HERE.
THE AGENDA ITEM IS NOTED AS NUMBER 80, WHICH IT'S, THAT'S JUST ON THIS DEVICE, ON THE UH, THE PACKET? YEAH.
ALRIGHT, SO AGAIN, WE'RE ON ITEM 83.
I HAVE CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? A SECOND.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED HEARING NONE.
NUMBER 84 LITTLE THICKET PARK HOMES.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
ITEM 84 IS LITTLE THICKET PARK HOMES.
THE SITE IS A TWO ACRE PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON'S CORPORATE LIMITS WEST OF ELLA BOULEVARD, NORTH OF TC JESTER BOULEVARD SOUTHEAST OF IH SIX 10 FRONTING ON BOTH WEST 23RD AND WEST 24TH STREET.
THE PURPOSE OF THE REPL IS TO SUBDIVIDE PORTIONS OF LOTS.
THEIR DRIVEWAYS TO TAKE ACCESS FROM A TYPE TWO PAE STREET STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST.
THE SITE IS CURRENTLY PARTIALLY DEVELOPED NEAR THE DEAD END STREETS OF WEST 23RD AND WEST 24TH STREETS ADJACENT TO LITTLE THICKET PARK.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A TYPE TWO PERMANENT ACCESS DEVELOPMENT WITH 12 LOTS TAKING ACCESS FROM TWO 18 FEET WIDE SHARED DRIVEWAYS.
THE ORDINANCE REQUIRES A SHARED DRIVEWAY TO INTERSECT WITH A PUBLIC STREET OR A TYPE ONE PAE.
THE STREET NETWORK PROPOSED MEETS THE INTENT
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OF THE ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS.A TYPE TWO PAE IS PAID FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE 28 FEET WIDTH AND CAN FUNCTION AS A FIRE LANE.
THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF RESTRICTING WHERE SHARED DRIVEWAY CAN CONNECT AND ITS MAXIMUM LENGTH IS FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES PURPOSES TO ENSURE ADEQUATE PROTECTION AND ACCESS.
AZURE PARK LANE IS A POOL THROUGH STREET CONNECTING TO BOAST WEST 23RD AND WEST 24TH.
STREETS NOT REQUIRING AN INTERNAL TURNAROUND.
HOSE LAY REQUIREMENTS ARE MET DUE TO THE LIMITED PROPOSED DEPTHS OF THE SHARED DRIVEWAYS.
ADDITIONALLY, THE PAVEMENT WIDTHS OF BOTH PUBLIC STREETS WILL BE REQUIRED TO MEET ALL PUBLIC WORKS REQUIREMENTS AND THE APPLICANT HAS STATED THAT THE PERMIT FOR IMPROVING WEST 24TH IS ALREADY BEING REVIEWED AT THE PERMITTING CENTER.
LIKEWISE, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO ADD SIDEWALKS ON BOTH WEST 23RD AND WEST 24TH STREETS.
REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THE APPLICATION DOES NOT VIOLATE SEPARATELY FILED RESTRICTIONS.
HOUSTON PUBLIC WORKS HAS NO OBJECTION TO THE REQUEST.
STAFF HAS RECEIVED SIX PUBLIC COMMENTS IN ADVANCE, PRIMARILY WITH CONCERNS ABOUT TRAFFIC AND PARKING ON THE NARROW DEAD END STREETS AND FLOODING.
THEREFORE, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS AND INCLUDING THAT PARKING IS NOT TO BE ALLOWED ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE ZERO PARK LANE FOR FIRE SAFETY PURPOSES.
MR. CHAIR, WE ARE AWARE THAT PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE AREA WILL BE PROTESTING APPROVAL OF THIS RELA WHEN THIS HAPPENS.
THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE REQUIRES WRITTEN PROTESTS BE PROVIDED TO US PRIOR TO AND DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING TO DETERMINE IF A SUPER MAJORITY VOTE OF THE COMMISSION IS NECESSARY TO APPROVE THIS REPL.
ELIGIBLE WRITTEN PROTEST MUST COME FROM PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN A PROTEST AREA OF 200 FEET FROM THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND EQUAL 20% OR MORE OF THE LAND WITHIN THE PROTEST AREA.
THE PROTEST AREA SIZE IS ALSO LIMITED TO THE BOUNDARY COVERED BY THE ORIGINAL SUBDIVISION, SHADY ACRES SECOND EDITION.
SECOND SECTION, A MAP OF THE PROTEST AREA IS SHOWN ON THE SCREEN.
A SUPER MAJORITY VOTE TO APPROVE MEANS AT LEAST 75% OF THE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS PRESENT TODAY WILL BE REQUIRED TO VOTE AFFIRMATIVELY TO APPROVE THE REPL.
WE ALREADY HAVE VALID WRITTEN PROTESTS FROM SIX PROPERTY OWNERS REPRESENTING 5% OF THE PROTEST AREA.
AS OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS COME FORTH TO VOICE THEIR OBJECTION TODAY DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING, WE WILL ASK THEM TO COMPLETE A PROTEST FORM SO WE CAN RECALCULATE THE PROTEST.
MR. CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE UM, ITEM 84 LITTLE THICKET PARK HOMES IS, UH, OFFICIALLY OPEN.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
UH, IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO DIRECT, UM, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS TO THE COMMISSION? AGAIN, WE'RE ON 84 LITTLE THICKET PARK HOMES.
ALRIGHT, HEARING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLATS SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS.
ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COMMISSIONERS SEEING NONE? YES.
COMMISSIONER, SO I SEE THIS ONE'S IN A FLOODPLAIN AND IT'S CURRENTLY, UM, WHAT LOOKS LIKE PRIMARILY JUST GREEN RIGHT NOW? I MEAN IT'S NOT PAVED SO CAN CAN YOU JUST MENTION A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THAT'S WHAT SOME OF THE COMMENTS WERE ABOUT THAT ARE IN OUR PACKET.
CAN YOU JUST MENTION THAT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THE PLAN IS TO MITIGATE THE FLOODING CONCERNS FOR THE NEIGHBORS? YEAH, SO, UM, LITTLE THICKET BAYOU RUNS THROUGH LITTLE THICKET PARK, WHICH IS THEIR PROPERTY IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THIS.
UM, AND IT IS PARTIALLY WITHIN THE 100 AND MOSTLY WITHIN THE 500.
THE APPLICANT HAS ALREADY RECEIVED AN APPROVED DRAINAGE PLAN FOR PLATING PURPOSES AND IT WAS UPLOADED WITH THIS PRELIMINARY APPLICATION.
THEY WILL, BY ORDINANCE STILL BE REQUIRED TO UPLOAD THE SAME DRAWING WHEN THEY SUBMIT THE FINAL.
SO THAT PART OF MAKING SURE THAT ADEQUATE DRAINAGE AND DETENTION AND ALL OF THAT IS STILL HANDLED THROUGH THE PERMITTING PROCESS, BUT THEY HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED THAT VERY FIRST STEP TO US.
DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? IT DOES.
ANYONE ELSE? ALRIGHT LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE ON ITEM 84 LITTLE THICKETT PARK HOMES WITH A RECOMMENDATION TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCE.
IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, IS THERE A MOTION FOR PERLE? SECOND ROSENBERG JONES.
ALRIGHT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED, HEARING NONE.
THIS ITEM WAS GRANTED A 30 DAY EXTENSION TO ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO MEET, UH, SEPARATELY FILE D RESTRICTIONS.
THIS ITEM IS A NEARLY 13,000 SQUARE FOOT PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON'S ETJ IN HARRIS COUNTY, EAST OF I 45 AND SOUTH OF SIX 10.
THE PURPOSE OF THE REPLAY IS TO CREATE TWO SINGLE FAMILY LOTS, NO VARIANCE THAT ARE BEING REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM AND THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION
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REQUIREMENTS.REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT APPLICANT THE APPLICATION DOES NOT VIOLATE SEPARATELY FILE DE RESTRICTIONS OR THOSE ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT.
STEPH HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS REGARDING THIS APPLICATION.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CPC FORM CONDITIONS.
YOU MAY CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT THE ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 86 MCKINNEY ENCLAVE IS CONTINUED.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGN TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? HEARING NONE THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THIS.
THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS LISTED.
ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? HEARING NONE.
IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? K KALIK, SECOND HINES, HINES, ALL THOSE
ARE THERE YAYS? ARE THERE NAYS? ALL THOSE WHO WANT YAY FOR APPROVAL.
UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
HOW DID I GET HERE? UH, ALL THOSE OPPOSED HEARING NONE.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO 87 NOLO STUDIOS.
ITEM 87 IS NOLA STUDIOS REPL, NUMBER ONE, THE SIZE OF HOUSTON CORPORATE LIMITS SOUTH ALONG MANSFIELD STREET, WEST OF WHEATLEY STREET.
THE PURPOSE OF THE, UH, RELIGHT IS TO CREATE 42 LOTS AND SIX AND 15 RESERVES.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER THE PLAT PER CHAPTER 42.
THERE ARE NO BEARINGS REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM.
REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT WOULD NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF PLAT OR THOSE FILED.
SEPARATELY, THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCE COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM.
IF IT PLEASES COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPENED ON 87 NOLO STUDIOS.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? ALRIGHT, HEARING NONE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION TO DEFER THIS AND CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING, UH, FOR CHAPTER 42, PLANNING STANDARDS.
ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER MAREZ? YEAH, COULD YOU JUST LET ME KNOW WHAT MAYBE THEY'RE NOT MEETING ON THE STANDARDS OR WHAT THE ISSUE IS? THERE ARE SEVERAL.
THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS
UM, THE TOP OF THE, BETWEEN THE TWO STREETS THERE, THEY'RE NOT, THEY'RE NOT MEETING THE INTERSECTION SPACING AND THAT MAY VARY, AFFECT THE LAYOUT OF THE LOTS OR THEY MAY HAVE TO LOSE SOME LOTS.
BUT THEY HAVE A LOT OF OTHER THINGS AND THAT THEY'VE NOT PROVIDE FIRE, FIRE HOSE, FIRE HYDRANTS AND THEY'RE NOT MEETING FIRE HYDRANTS AND EVERYTHING AND FIRE AND HOSE LAY AND FIRE PROTECTION.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS? ALRIGHT, AGAIN, WE'RE ON ITEM 87, NO LOW STUDIOS.
WE'VE GOT A RECOMMENDATION TO DEFER AND CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, IS THERE A MOTION FOR DEFERRAL? MOTION BALDWIN.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED HEARING NONE.
CORPORATE LIMITS NORTH LONG PARK PLACE WEST OF GALVESTON ROAD.
THE PURPOSE OF THE RELA IS TO CREATE ONE MULTIFAMILY RESERVE.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT PER THE CBC 1 0 1 FORM.
CONDITIONS THERE ARE NO VARIANCE REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM.
THIS PLAT WAS DEFERRED AT THE LAST PLAN COMMISSION PER THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST.
THE PLAT, UM, THE APPLICANT PROVIDED A NEW DRAWING WITH A RESERVE RESTRICTED TO MULTIFAMILY USE AND REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT.
ARE THOSE FILED SEPARATELY? THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
STEPH HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR THIS PLOT FOR THIS ITEM.
MADAM, UM, MR. CHAIR
YOU MAY CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR NUMBER 88 PARK PLACE CENTER IS CONTINUED.
UM, WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION NOW.
CORRECT ME? DID I MISHEAR WE HAVE A, WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL ON THIS TIME, CORRECT? YES.
SO AGAIN, WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL ON 88.
UH, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW HAS CONTINUED.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION CHAIR? YES.
I NEED TO STEP AWAY, COMMISSIONER.
COMMISSIONER RAMAD WILL BE RECUSING FROM THIS ITEM.
ALRIGHT, WITH NO OTHER SPEAKERS.
ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? AGAIN? WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL ON,
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ON ITEM NUMBER 88.IS THERE A MOTION? JONES SECOND KLI.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED HEARING NONE.
WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO, UH, ITEM 89.
PEPPER MILL HOMES HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN.
ITEM 90 IS SPRING OAKS REPL NUMBER ONE, PARTIAL REPL NUMBER EIGHT.
UH, THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON CITY LIMITS SOUTH OF LONG POINT DRIVE AND EAST ALONG BAY RAM DRIVE.
UH, THE PURPOSE OF THE PLT IS TO REVISE THE PLATTED 35 FOOT BUILDING LINE TO A 25 FOOT BUILDING LINE.
UH, THERE HAVE NO VARIANCES BEING REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM.
AND REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLATTER.
THOSE FILED SEPARATELY, UH, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
UH, MR. CHAIR, IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION.
YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
UM, THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 90, SPRING OAKS REPL NUMBER ONE IS, UM, OPEN.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? HEARING NONE.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE PLA.
AGAIN, WE'RE ON ITEM 90, SPRING OAKS REPL.
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? UH, IF NONE, IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? MOTION HAY.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED HEARING NONE.
ITEM 91 IS SPRING OAKS REPL NUMBER ONE, PARTIAL REPL NUMBER NINE.
UH, JUST ONE BLOCK OVER FROM THE PREVIOUS APPLICATION.
UH, THE SITE IS LOCATED IN HOUSTON, CITY LIMITS, UH, SOUTH, SOUTH OF LONG POINT DRIVE.
UH, THE PURPOSE OF THE REPL IS TO REVISE A PLATTED 35 FOOT BUILDING LINE TO A 25 FOOT BUILDING LINE.
UH, THERE ARE NO VARIANCES BEING REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM AND REVIEWED BY LEGAL INDICATES THIS PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLATTER.
THOSE FILED SEPARATELY, UH, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
UH, MR. CHAIR, IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION.
YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 91 IS NOW OPEN.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? SEEING NONE, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE ON ITEM 91, SPRING OAKS REPL, NUMBER ONE WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL.
ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IS THERE A MOTION? BALDWIN AND JONES? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED HEARING NONE.
UM, ITEM NUMBER 92 STEEPLECHASE SECTION ONE.
STEEPLECHASE SECTION ONE, PARTIAL RELA NUMBER THREE.
UH, THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE ETJ OF HARRIS COUNTY, UH, WEST OF JONES ROAD AND NORTH ALONG STEEPLECHASE BOULEVARD.
UH, THE PURPOSE OF THE RE PLAT IS TO CREATE ONE UNRESTRICTED RESERVE.
AND ARE THERE ARE NO VARIANCES BEING REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM? UH, THIS ITEM WAS PREVIOUSLY DEFERRED AT THE PLAN.
THIS ITEM WAS DEFERRED AT THE PREVIOUS PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING.
UH, REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY, UH, STAFFS RECOMMENDS, UH, APPROVING THE PLAT SUBJECT TO THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
UH, MR. CHAIR, I BELIEVE ON YOUR ONE-LINERS IT MAY SHOW TO, UH, DEFER, BUT WE DID CONFIRM WITH LEGAL THAT UH, THIS DOES NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS.
SO OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE, UM, IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
ALRIGHT, WE'RE, UH, CONTINUING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 92.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONERS, ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON ITEM 92? ALRIGHT, WITH THAT I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
WE'VE GOT A RECOMMENDATION, UH, TO APPROVE.
AND THIS IS FOR ITEM 92 STEEPLECHASE SECTION ONE.
IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? ROBINS SECOND.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED HEARING NONE.
[d. Subdivision Plats with Variance Requests (Tammi Williamson, John Cedillo and Geoff Butler)]
WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO SECTION D, SUBDIVISION PLA WITH VARIANCE REQUESTS NUMBER 93 MI.MR. CHAIR, I DO NOT HAVE A RESPONSE YET FROM MR. CRENSHAW.
I'M HAPPY TO, IF YOU WISH TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE HOSKINS PLACE NUMBER 82.
I'M HAPPY TO EXPLAIN WHERE WE ARE ON THIS AND I, I'M GONNA RECOMMEND SINCE WE ARE IN A HURRY BASICALLY.
BUT, UM, IF, IF WE CAN GO THROUGH ANOTHER, ANOTHER, I DON'T KNOW, 13 ITEMS AND GET AN ANSWER, WE CAN, WE CAN.
SO I'M GONNA PUT YOU WHILE WE DO 1 0 3, WE'LL BE THE LAST ONE AND THEN WE'LL CHECK BACK WITH YOU AGAIN.
CLEARWATER GP OH, 93 94 CAN WE TAKE THEM TOGETHER? YES.
WELL I WOULD BE ASKING YOU CAN WE TAKE THEM TOGETHER? CAN WE TAKE THEM TOGETHER MS. WILLIAMSON? YES WE CAN.
ITEM 93 IS CLEARWATER GP AND ITEM 94 IS CLEARWATER SECTION ONE.
THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON'S CORPORATE LIMITS IN SOUTHEASTERN HARRIS
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COUNTY SOUTHWEST OF IH 45 ALONG BEAMER ROAD BETWEEN FM 2351 AND EL DORADO BOULEVARD.THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A GENERAL PLAN OF 134 ACRES AND IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO EXCEED INTERSECTION SPACING ALONG THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY.
DURING THE REVIEW PERIOD, STAFF COORDINATED WITH THE APPLICANT TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL SUBSTRATE AND NOW THE APPLICATION NO LONGER REQUIRES A VARIANCE REQUEST.
THEREFORE, STAFF RECOMMENDS TO APPROVE THE GP AND SECTION ONE PLAT PER CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS IN ADVANCE AND THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
UM, I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED, UM, TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? RIGHT, SEEING NONE.
COMMISSIONERS WERE ON ITEM 92 AND 93 CLEARWATER GP AND 93 AND 94.
UM, GP AND UH, SECTION ONE, ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALRIGHT, WITH THAT, IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL ON MOTION JONES KLIK AND JONES JONES, SIR.
OKAY, WHAT AM I NEW? OKAY, HOLD ON.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED HEARING NONE.
THE SUBJECT SIDE IS A 7,500 SQUARE FOOT PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE HOUSTON CORPORATE LIMITS AT THE SOUTHEAST INTERSECTION OF MCKINNEY STREET AND PALMER STREET, WEST OF YORK STREET AND NORTH OF POLK STREET.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING ONE COMMERCIAL RESERVE AND IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW A REDUCED BUILDING LINE OF 1.4 FEET FOR A PORTION OF PALMER STREET AND TO NOT PROVIDE THE VISIBILITY TRIANGLE STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST.
THERE IS AN EXISTING 100-YEAR-OLD BUILDING ON THE SITE THAT IS BEING RENOVATED TO BECOME A CLOTHING RETAIL STORE SHOWN IN PINK OR NOT, SORRY, THIS IS THE OLD PRESENTATION.
UM, THE STRUCTURE PREDATES THE ORDINANCE AND DOES NOT REQUIRE A VARIANCE TO ENCROACH THE 10 FOOT BUILDING LINE.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING AN ADDITION THAT WILL ENCROACH THE REQUIRED 10 FOOT BUILDING LINE ALONG PALMER AT 1.4 FEET FOR A PROPERTY LINE DRAWN, UM, FROM THAT PROPERTY LINE FOR A WIDTH OF NINE AND A HALF FEET.
THE DISTANCE FROM BACK OF CURB UP TO THE PROPERTY LINE RANGES FROM 14 FEET ALONG MCKINNEY TO 26.6 FEET ALONG PALMER GIVEN THAT PEDESTRIAN REALM WIDTH ALONG PALMER AND THE REDUCED BUILDING LINE WOULD NOT BE, UH, DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE ORDINANCE OR THE CHARACTER OF THE SITE.
THE ADDITION WILL HOUSE THE CODE REQUIRED STAIR EGRESS AND FIRE SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE.
AS THE EXISTING BUILDING IS IMPROVED, THE OWNER INTENDS TO REFACE THE FACADE BUT IS LEAVING THE STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS INTACT.
THEY HAVE NOT BEEN, THEY HAVE BEEN GRANTED SOME PERMITS, BUT THE ADDITION IS REQUIRING THE VARIANCE IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE INTENDED IMPROVEMENTS.
THE SITE WILL MAINTAIN A 10 FOOT BUILDING LINE FOR THE REST OF THE WORK RIGHT OF WAY FRONTAGE SO THAT SHOULD THE EXISTING STRUCTURE EVER BE DEMOLISHED, ANY NEW DEVELOPMENT WOULD MEET THE 10 FOOT BUILDING LINE OR HAVE TO COME BACK TO COMMISSION FOR A VARIANCE REQUEST.
THE APPLICANT HAS WORKED EXTENSIVELY WITH PERMITTING AND PUBLIC WORKS TO ADDRESS THE ALL REQUIRED PERMITS AND SITE PLAN REVIEW.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUEST OF VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CCP C 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
MR. CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? ALL RIGHT, HEARING NONE COMMISSIONERS ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING NONE.
IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? BALDWIN SECOND.
TAHIR TAHIR ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED HEARING NONE.
ITEM 96 IS DOUBLE OAK COMMONS.
THE SUBJECT SITE IS A 15.3 ACRE PROPERTY LOCATED IN HARRIS COUNTY, EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION SOUTH ALONG FM 29 20 BETWEEN BOWER ROAD AND BECKER ROAD, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING AN UNRESTRICTED RESERVE AND IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO EXCEED INTERSECTION SPACING BY NOT PROVIDING A NORTH SOUTH STREET THROUGH THE PROPERTY.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUESTED VARIANCE.
THE SITE IS A PORTION OF THE PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED GENERAL PLAN DOUBLE OAKS COMMON GP WHICH WAS GRANTED THE SAME VARIANCE IN 2019 IF, UH, WITH, IF PLATS ARE NOT RECORDED WITHIN THE BOUNDARY OF THE GENERAL PLAN, IT IS, IT EXPIRES AFTER FOUR YEARS REQUIRING THE APPLICANT TO ONCE AGAIN REQUEST A VARIANCE SIX YEARS AFTER APPROVAL THE SITE IS WITHIN A ONE MILE GRID OF MAJOR THOROUGHFARES AND ANY EXTENSION OF THE RIGHT OF WAY WOULD BE HINDERED BY THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENTS AND OTHER GRANTED VARIANCES.
WASHINGTON AND PROVINCE SQUARE TO THE SOUTH ARE UNRECORDED BUT DENSE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS THAT WOULD MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR ANY RIGHT OF WAY TO EXTEND SOUTH OF THE SITE IN 2021.
WISE ACRES GENERAL PLAN TO THE SOUTHWEST WAS GRANTED A VARIANCE TO NOT PROVIDE ANY RIGHT OF WAYS THROUGH THE PROPERTY AND BECKER BUSINESS PARK TO THE WEST WAS GRANTED A VARIANCE TO NOT PROVIDE ANY EAST WEST STREET THROUGH THE, THE PROPERTY IN EARLY 2025.
THE THIS LEAVES A NORTH SOUTH STREET RIGHT OF WAY, UH, WITH NO VIABLE CONNECTIVITY WITHIN THE GRID OF MAJOR THOROUGHFARES.
THE UH, PROPERTY OWNER IS BEING REQUIRED TO PLAT IN ORDER TO ACQUIRE PERMITS
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FOR IMPROVEMENTS.STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUEST OF VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CCB.
SUBJECT TO CBC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
UH, THIS CONCLUDES SAS PRESENTATION.
WE'RE ON ITEM 96 OH OH COMMONS.
UM, I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THIS ITEM? ALRIGHT, HEARING NONE COMMISSIONERS THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING NONE.
IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? VICTOR SECOND.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED HEARING NONE.
THE SUBJECT SIDE IS A FIVE ACRE PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE HARRIS COUNTY EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION SOUTH OF EMMETT ROAD, WEST OF ELRIDGE PARKWAY AND SOUTH OF FM 5 29.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING ONE RESERVE RESTRICTED TO INDUSTRIAL USE AND IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO NOT PROVIDE THE REQUIRED 60 FOOT PUBLIC STREET ACCESS AND FRONTAGE FOR AN INDUSTRIAL TRACT.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST OF VARIANCE.
THE PLATTING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR FIVE YEARS WITH THE SAME REQUEST BEING SUBMITTED TO AND APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION IN 2020 AND 2023.
THE SUBJECT SITE IS ONE OF FIVE SITES TAKING ACCESS SOLELY THROUGH A 50 FOOT WIDE ROADWAY EASEMENT CALLED WESCO WAY.
THE LARGE INDUSTRIAL COMPOUND TO THE SOUTH DRILL QUIP HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR INTERSECTION SPACING VARIANCES IN BOTH 2005 AND 2009.
THE GRANTED VARIANCES AND WIDE DETENTION FACILITY TO THE SOUTH MAKE ANY EXTENSION OF THE RIGHT TO THE SOUTH INFEASIBLE.
THE VARIANCE IS BEING REQUESTED NOT TO ADDRESS ADDRESS INTERSECTION SPACING REQUIREMENTS BUT ADDRESS ACCESS REQUIREMENTS.
THE SITE HAS SUFFICIENT ACCESS FROM WESCO ROADWAY WAY ROAD EASEMENT AND REQUIRING THE DEDICATION OF A PORTION OF A RIGHT OF WAY WHEN SUFFICIENT ACCESS IS PROVIDED WILL BE CONTRARY TO SOUND PUBLIC POLICY.
HARRIS COUNTY ENGINEERING HAS NO OBJECTION TO THE VARIANCE.
RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUEST OF VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CCP C 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
MR. CHAIR, THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
AGAIN, WE'RE ON ITEM 97 HIGH TECH MACHINE WITH A RECOMMENDATION TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCE.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? COMMISSIONERS ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? HEARING NONE.
IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? MOTION JONES SECOND TO HEAR.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED HEARING NONE.
90 98 IS LEGACY ESTATES OF BROOKS MEADOWS.
THE SUBJECT SITE IS AN OVER 10.7 ACRE PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE FORT BEND COUNTY EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION SOUTH ALONG ROADWAY EASEMENT WILLOW LANE BETWEEN KATY WELLEN ROAD KNOWN AS CINCO TRACE AND GASTON ROAD.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING FIVE LARGE LOTS AND A DETENTION RESERVE ALONG A TYPE ONE PAE PRIVATE STREET AS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW THOSE LOTS RESERVED AND PRIVATE STREET TO TAKE ACCESS FROM A 60 FOOT WIDE PERPETUAL ROADWAY EASEMENT KNOWN AS WILLOW LANE.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS REQUEST.
WILLOW LANE ITSELF IS A PUBLICLY DEDICATED BUT STILL UNDER IS PUBLICLY DEDICATED BUT IS STILL UNDER THE OWNERSHIP OF THE ACCESSING PROPERTIES.
THE SIZE OF THE LOTS RANGES FROM 0.8 TO 3.9 ACRES WHICH MEETS THE CHARACTER OF THE OTHER LOTS.
TAKING ACCESS FROM WILLOW LANE, THE APPLICANT IS DEDICATING THEIR PORTION OF WILLOW LANE, UH, ROAD EASEMENT AS TO MAKE IT A A COUNTY MAINTAINED RIGHT OF WAY PORT BEND COUNTY ENGINEERING HAS NO OBJECTION TO THE REQUEST SET.
RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUEST OF VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CPC ONE ONE FORM CONDITIONS.
MR. CHAIR, THIS CONCLUDES THE ASKS PRESENTATION.
WE'RE ON ITEM 98 LEGACY ESTATES OF BROOKE MEADOWS.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? SEEING NONE.
COMMISSIONERS ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IS THERE A MOTION? HI ROBINS ROBBINS.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED HEARING NONE.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE HOUSTON PLANNING COMMISSION.
THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON'S CORPORATE LIMIT SOUTH OF US HIGHWAY 59 WEST OF MAIN STREET AND NORTH OF ROSEDALE STREET.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TWO LOTS AND IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW FOR A REDUCED BUILDING LINE OF 10 FEET ALONG US HIGHWAY 59.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST.
THE TWO PROPOSED LOTS ARE LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF 59 ALONG MILAM STREET WHERE AT DEAD ENDS.
EVEN THOUGH THESE LOTS ARE LOCATED ALONG THE US 59 RIGHT OF WAY, THE PROPERTY AND TRAFFIC LANES ARE SEPARATED BY AN EXISTING TDOT DETENTION POND AND A NINE FOOT BRICK WALL, A BUFFER OF APPROXIMATELY 130 FEET.
IN ADDITION, ALONG 59 THERE ARE OTHER PROPERTIES WITH EXISTING STRUCTURES LOCATED LESS THAN 10 FEET FROM THE RIGHT OF WAY, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCE AND APPROVE OF THE PLAT SUBJECT TO THE CCPC ONE ONE FORM CONDITIONS AND WE'VE RECEIVED NO ADVANCE WRITTEN COMMENT IN THIS ITEM.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
I THE APPLICANT IS HERE FOR QUESTIONS.
COMMISSIONERS SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY, IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE
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COMMISSION ON THIS ITEM? ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION MOTIONS? SIGLER.ALL THOSE OPPOSED HEARING NONE THE MOTION PASSES.
WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 100.
ITEM 100 IS NORTHGATE CROSSING MUD RESERVES.
THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN IN THE HOUSTON ETJ NORTH OF THE HARDY TOLL ROAD AND EAST OF NORTHGATE CROSSING BOULEVARD.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TWO RESERVES RESTRICTED TO DRAINAGE DETENTION AND A PUMP STATION IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW THE RESERVE RESTRICTED TO A PUMP STATION TO TAKE SOLE ACCESS FROM A 20 FOOT ACCESS EASEMENT.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST.
THE SITE CONTAINS AN EXISTING PUMP STATION, A DETENTION POND FOR THE NORTHGATE CROSSING MUD NUMBERS ONE AND TWO.
SINCE THE TWO MUDS ARE PLANNING ON MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PUMP STATION, THEY'RE NOW REQUIRED TO PLA THE PROPERTY TO OBTAIN PERMITS.
THE PUMP STATION HAS TAKEN THE SOLE ACCESS BY A 20 FOOT ACCESS EASEMENT WITH PAVED CONCRETE TO CREEK NOLL BOULEVARD TO THE SOUTH FOR ALMOST 50 YEARS AND PLANS TO CONTINUE THIS ACCESS.
HARRIS COUNTY HAS EXPRESSED NO OBJECTION AND STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCE AND APPROVE OF THE PLAT PER THE CC ONE ONE FORM CONDITIONS AND WE'VE RECEIVED NO ADVANCE WRITTEN COMMENT.
ALRIGHT, UM, I HAVE THE APPLICANT HERE, MATT TUCKER.
MR. TUCKER FOR QUESTIONS ONLY.
ALRIGHT LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE ON ITEM 100 NORTHGATE CROSSING MUD RESERVES WITH A RECOMMENDATION TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLAT.
ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IS THERE A MOTION? JONES AND TAHIR.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED HEARING NONE THE MOTION PASSES.
ITEM 1 0 1, ITEM 1 0 1 IS PALMETTO PARK SECTION TWO.
THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE ETJ WITHIN FORT BEND COUNTY ALONG CHIMNEY ROCK NORTH OF LAKE OLYMPIA AND EAST OF THE FORT BEND TOLLWAY.
THE APPLICANT PROPOSES A SUBDIVISION OF SINGLE FAMILY LOTS.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING VARIANCES TO ALLOW FOR A 385 FOOT OFFSET OF DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO STREETS ALONG A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE AND TO EXCEED INTERSECTION SPACING ALONG THE WESTERN BOUNDARY BY NOT PROVIDING A SUB STREET.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF BOTH REQUESTS.
THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE PALMETTO PARK GENERAL PLAN ALONG A RECORDED SEGMENT OF CHIMNEY ROCK ROAD.
THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TWO PUBLIC STREET CONNECTIONS TO CHIMNEY ROCK SEPARATED BY 385 FEET INSTEAD OF THE REQUIRED 600 FEET.
THE APPLICANT ASSERTS THAT THIS IS THE MOST PRACTICAL INTERSECTION SPACING DISTANCE CONSIDERING THE BARRIERS POSED BY A DRILL SITE TO THE SOUTH AND MULTIPLE PIPELINE EASEMENTS TO THE NORTH.
THE APPLICANT IS ALSO REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO NOT PROVIDE STUBS STREET ALONG THE WESTERN BOUNDARY CITING MUSTANG BAYOU IN A SERIES OF LARGE RADIO TOWERS AS BARRIERS.
THE APPLICANT IS PROVIDING A SUBST STREET TO THE SOUTH WITHIN THEIR GP AND IS DEDICATING A SEGMENT OF A PROPOSED EAST WEST MAJOR THOROUGHFARE TO THE NORTH.
STAFF FINDS THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST TO BE PRACTICAL, ALTERNATIVE TO STRICT INTERPRETATION OF THE ORDINANCE CONSIDERING THE EXISTING BARRIERS AND FUTURE STREET DEDICATION.
STAFF RECOMMENDS GRINDING THE VARIANCES AND APPROVING THE PLAT FOR THE CCPC ONE OH FORM CONDITIONS.
UH, FORT BEND COUNTY'S EXPRESSED NO OBJECTION AND WE'VE RECEIVED NO ADVANCE WRITTEN COMMENT.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WANTS TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? COMMISSIONERS ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON ITEM 1 0 1 PALMETTO PARK SECTION TWO.
IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SIGLER SECOND ROBINS.
ROBINS ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED HEARING NONE.
ITEM 1 0 2 ITEM 1 0 2 IS VICTORY LANDING.
THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON'S CORPORATE LIMIT ALONG SOUTH VICTORY WEST OF UH, NORTH SHEARD AND EAST OF WHEATLEY.
THE APPLICANT PROPOSES A RESERVE FOR MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL AND IS SEEKING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW FOR A 20 FOOT BUILDING LINE ALONG VICTORY AS OPPOSED TO THE REQUIRED 25 FEET.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST.
THE SITE IS LOCATED THE SOUTHWEST INTERSECTION OF SOUTH VICTORY INTO PRIEST.
THE APPLICANT PROPOSES A DEVELOPMENT UTILIZING THE CITY'S NEW STANDARDS FOR SMALL MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT.
THESE PROVISIONS INCLUDE OPTIONAL 15 FOOT BUILDING LINE ALONG MAJOR THOROUGHFARES WITH A PLAN RIGHT OF WITH OF 80 FEET OR LESS.
THE APPLICANT ALL BUT MEETS THESE STANDARDS THOUGH SOUTH VICTORY IS NOT A QUALIFYING THOROUGHFARE.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A REDUCED BUILDING LINE OF 20 FEET ASSERTING THAT THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE INTENT OF THE ORDINANCE AND MATCHES THAT OF THE PRECEDING PLAT.
THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL FEATURE SIMILAR QUALITIES ENVISIONED IN THE MUR REDUCED BUILDING LINE STANDARDS, ALBEIT WITH A ON A WIDER STREET.
THESE INCLUDE WALK-UP ACCESS FROM THE PEDESTRIAN REALM AND NO VEHICULAR ACCESS OR PARKING FACING THE STREET.
IN ADDITION, THE DESIGN WILL FEATURE A 35 FOOT BACK A CURB DISTANCE TO THE STRUCTURES ALLOWING FOR AMPLE DISTANCE BETWEEN VEHICLE TRAVEL LANES AND THE SITE STAFF FINDS THE APPLICATION
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TO MEET THE INTENT OF CHAPTER 42 AND RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.AND WE'VE RECEIVED NO ADVANCED WRITTEN COMMENT.
AGAIN LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE ON ITEM 1 0 2 VICTORY LANDING.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? ALRIGHT, HEARING NONE COMMISSIONERS, ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON 1 0 2? VICTORY LANDING.
IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION JONES JONES, VICTOR, VICTOR ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED HEARING NONE.
ITEM 1 0 3, ITEM 1 0 3 IS VIRGINIA LANDING.
THIS WAS DEFERRED AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING.
THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON'S CORPORATE LIMIT SOUTH OF WESTHEIMER, WEST OF KIRBY AND NORTH OF ALABAMA.
THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TWO SINGLE FAMILY LOTS ALONG A 55 FOOT RIGHT AWAY.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO NOT PROVIDE FIVE FEET OF RIGHT OF AWAY DEDICATION REQUIRED FOR STREETS OF NONS.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS REQUEST.
THE SITE IS LOCATED ALONG A BLOCK OF VIRGINIA STREET, JUST WEST OF THE CITY'S STREET WITH EXCEPTION AREA.
THIS DESIGNATION ALLOWS FOR MIXED USE STREET SEGMENTS TO PROVIDE FOR 50 FEET OF RIGHT AWAY DUE TO INHERENT ADVANTAGES IN THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM INCLUDING SHORT BLOCK LENGTHS, DENSITY AND ACCESS TO TRANSIT.
THOUGH THE SITE IS NOT TECHNICALLY WITHIN THE STREET WITH EXCEPTION AREA, THE NEIGHBORHOOD FEATURES MANY COMMON CHARACTERISTICS.
THE SITE IS LOCATED ON A BLOCK FEATURING MOSTLY MULTI-FAMILY AND COMMERCIAL USES ON THE EAST AND SINGLE FAMILY HOMES IN THE WEST.
MOST OF THE SINGLE FAMILY SIDE HAS BEEN RECENTLY REDEVELOPED WITHOUT PROVIDING THEIR FIVE FEET OF DEDICATION.
THIS HAS RESULTED IN A 50 TO 55 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY WITH FEW OPPORTUNITIES TO ACQUIRE A NEW RIGHT OF WAY IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
STRICT INTERPRETATION OF CHAPTER 42 WOULD RESULT IN A SMALL DEDICATION AT THE APPLICANT'S PROPER PROPERTY WITH A LOW LIKELIHOOD OF USEFUL EXTENSIONS.
STAFF FINDS THE REQUEST TO BE JUSTIFIED AS THIS RESULT WOULD BE IMPRACTICAL.
STAFF RECOMMENDS GRANT THE VARIANCES IN APPROVING THE PLAT FOR THE CCC 1 0 1 1 FORM CONDITIONS AND WE'VE RECEIVED NO ADVANCE WRITTEN COMMENT.
AGAIN, WE'RE ON ITEM 1 0 3 VIRGINIA LANDING.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD UH, LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? SEEING NONE.
COMMISSIONERS ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON ITEM 1 0 3? IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? BALDWIN SECOND KALE? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED HEARING NONE.
WE'VE GOT NO ITEMS IN SECTION E SUBDIVISION PLATS.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO FI WILL ASK LEGAL MS. MICKELSON, DO WE HAVE ANY INFORMATION AS YET? EASY? NO, NOTHING NEW.
BUT AGAIN I'M HAPPY TO NOT AT ALL.
UM, WE ARE MOVING ON TO UH, SECTION F RECONSIDER RECONSIDERATION OF REQUIREMENT ITEM 1 0 4.
SO MR. CHAIR, UH, THIS IN YOUR MATERIALS WE'LL SAY THERE'S A RECOMMENDATION TO DEFER BUT STAFF HAS CHANGED THE RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE.
THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HARRIS COUNTY ETJ, ALONG A PROPOSED SEGMENT OF EAST LAKE HOUSTON PARKWAY.
THE APPLICANT PROPOSES A SUBDIVISION OF SINGLE FAMILY LOTS.
THERE ARE NO VARIANCES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REQUEST.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A RECONSIDERATION OF THE PLAT REQUIREMENT TO RECORD THE SOUTHMOST SEGMENT OF E EAST LAKE HOUSTON PARKWAY.
WITH THIS PLAT STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST.
THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED A COMMITMENT LETTER DETAILING THE PLATTING AND CONSTRUCTION TIMETABLE FOR EAST LAKE HOUSTON PARKWAY WITHIN THEIR GP.
THE APPLICANT HAS ALSO SUBMITTED AN EXTENSION OF APPROVAL REQUEST FOR THE SUBJECT SEGMENT OF RIGHT OF WAY, WHICH WILL KEEP THE EXISTING PLAT ACTIVE FOR ANOTHER YEAR.
THIS CAN BE SEEN IN SECTION G ITEM 1 0 9 IN TODAY'S AGENDA.
AFTER COORDINATING WITH THE HARRIS COUNTY ENGINEER'S OFFICE AND THE APPLICANT STAFF FINDS THE COMMITMENT LETTER AND RELATED EOA APPLICATION TO BE A SUFFICIENT SUBSTITUTE FOR THE PLAT CONDITION TO RECORD THIS RIGHT OF WAY SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH SUNOVA SECTION FOUR AND WE'VE RECEIVED NO ADVANCE WRITTEN COMMENT.
UM, AGAIN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE ON ITEM 1 0 4 SUNOVA.
UH, IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS, ARE THERE SEEING NONE, I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK OTHER THAN MR. TUCKER WHO IS HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
UH, IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THIS ITEM? ALRIGHT, HEARING NONE.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL ON ITEM 1 0 4.
IS THERE A MOTION? K KALIK SECOND JONES.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED HEARING NONE.
[Platting Activities g - j]
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIR.MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, STAFF WOULD LIKE TO TAKE SECTIONS.
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OF APPROVAL CONSISTS OF ITEMS 1 0 5 THROUGH 1 25 SECTION H.NAME CHANGES CONSISTS OF ITEM 1 26 SECTION I.
CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE CONSISTS OF ITEM 1 27 AND SECTION J.
ADMINISTRATIVE HAS NO ITEMS. THE PLANNING AND DEVELOP DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REQUESTS THE APPROVAL OF ALL STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SECTIONS G-H-I-N-J.
ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON ANY OF THESE ITEMS? COMMISSIONER, CHAIR, GARZA.
I'LL ABSTAIN FROM ITEMS ONE 10 AND ONE 11.
ALRIGHT, IS THAT IT? ALRIGHT LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, UM, WE'VE GOT A RECOMMENDATION FOR STAFF FOR APPROVAL ON GHI AND J.
IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION? BALDWIN.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE.
[k. Development Plats with Variance Requests (Ed Buckley, Malcom Oliver and Geoff Butler) ]
MOVE ON TO K DEVELOPMENT PLATS WITH VARIANCE REQUESTS.ITEM 1 28 IS 1212 ANDREW STREET.
THIS SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON'S CORPORATE LIMIT ALONG ANDREW STREET BETWEEN I 45 AND GENESEE STREET.
THE SUBJECT SITE CONSISTS OF A RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE ON A 50 FOOT WIDE TRACT.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A DEVELOPMENT PLANT VARIANCE TO ALLOW FOR A ZERO FOOT BUILDING LINE INSTEAD OF THE REQUIRED 20 FEET.
FOR RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED CARPORT STAFF IS NOT IN SUPPORT OF THIS REQUEST.
THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY'S FOURTH WARD COMMUNITY.
THIS AREA FEATURES SPECIAL DESIGNATION, ALLOWING FOR NO RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION ON NARROWER STREETS.
ANDREW STREET MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET WIDE WITH A 20 FOOT SEGMENT OF BRICK PAVING AND A FIVE FOOT SIDEWALK FRONTING THE SITE.
THE NARROWER WIDTH IS ALLOWED BASED ON THE HISTORICAL NATURE AND WALKABILITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
CHAPTER 40 TWO'S BUILDING LINE REQUIREMENT IS INTENDED TO PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY BY PROVIDING SAFE DISTANCES BETWEEN PEDESTRIANS AND VEHICLES.
THIS IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT IN THIS CASE AS THE NARROWER STREET WIDTHS ARE INTENDED TO PROTECT THE UNIQUE WALKABILITY AND CHARACTER OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
STAFF FINDS THE APPLICANT'S JUSTIFICATION IS LARGELY SELF-IMPOSED HARDSHIP AND DOES NOT OFFER ANY IMPROVEMENTS THAT WOULD MITIGATE LOCATING A CARPORT FROM BEING SITUATED WITH NO SETBACK IN THIS AREA.
STAFF RECOMMENDS DISAPPROVING THE VARIANCE.
WE'VE RECEIVED WRITTEN COMMENT WITH A NEIGHBOR SUPPORTING, CITING THE APPLICANT'S REASONABLE USE OF THE LAND AND THOSE IN OPPOSITION, OPPOSITION, CITING THE HISTORICAL AND PEDESTRIAN AND FRIENDLY QUALITIES OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
UH, AGAIN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE ON ITEM 1 28, 12 12 ANDREW STREET.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
IS THERE SOMEONE HERE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? GOOD AFTERNOON, GENTLEMEN.
FIRST OF ALL, BOTH OF YOU'RE SPEAKING, SO I NEED ONE IN ORDER.
SO YOUR NAME, SPELL YOUR LAST NAME FOR STAFF, AND THEN YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES.
YOU SAID YOU NEEDED ME TO SPELL IT.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU TODAY.
UM, UM, I'M ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT, UH, FOR GRANTING A SIMPLE VARIANCE TO ALLOW US TO KEEP THE CARPORT THAT STAND ON OUR PROPERTY.
A STRUCTURE THAT BECOME, THAT HAS BECOME ESSENTIAL TO MY FAMILY'S HEALTH, SAFETY, AND DIGNITY.
THIS CARPORT WAS FIRST BUILT OUT OF URGENT NECESSITY.
MY, MY WIFE WAS EXPERIENCING A HIGH, EXPERIENCING A HIGH RISK PREGNANCY, AND DOCTORS WANTED US THAT EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT OR COLD COULD BE DANGEROUS.
WE NEEDED A WAY TO GET HER IN AND OUT OF OUR HOME WITHOUT PUTTING AT RISK.
THAT CARPORT BECAME, UH, MORE THAN JUST A COVER FOR OUR CARS.
IT BECAME A SHIELD FOR MY FAMILY.
SINCE THEN, IT HAS PROTECTED US FROM HOUSTON'S BRUTAL WEATHER, TORNADO, DERECHO, HELL STORMS, FLOODS, HURRICANE FOR BARREL, AND EVEN A SNOW STORM.
BUT NOW I'M BEING TOLD BY THE CITY THAT BECAUSE THEY TECHNICALLY HAVE A GARAGE, DESPITE CONVERTING IT TO THE LIVING SPACE TO ACCOMMODATE MY GROWING FAMILY, OUR PROTECTION MUST BE TORN DOWN.
THIS ISN'T JUST INCONVENIENT, UH, IT'S FRIGHTENING.
YOU SEE, OUR DAUGHTER, OLIVIA MARISOL SANCHEZ, IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING TESTING FOR WHAT WE SUSPECT MAY BE A CONGENITAL HYPOTHALAMIC DISORDER AND ILLNESS THAT AFFECTS TEMPERATURE REGULATION AMONG OTHER VITAL FUNCTIONS.
WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH COSTLY AND UNCERTAIN DIAGNOSTIC PROCESS, BUT ONE THING IS ALREADY CLEAR.
SHE CANNOT BE SAFELY EXPOSED TO EXTREME, UH, TEMPERATURES.
WE BELIEVE OUR FAMILY AND OUR VULNERABLE DAUGHTER AT THE MERCY OF HOUSTON'S INCREASINGLY UNPREDIC UNPREDICTABLE CLIMATE.
EVEN THOUGH I AM JUST REQUESTING FOR A 10 FEET VARIANCE OF WHAT I ALREADY CAN USE, THE CITY ARGUES THAT I SHOULD HAVE EXPENDED IN A DIFFERENT WAY, ONE THAT BETTER SUITS THEIR PREFERENCES, YET JUST ONE STREET AWAY.
NEW FOR-PROFIT TOWN HOME DEVELOPMENTS ARE BEING APPROVED WITH ZERO LOT VARIANCES.
WHY IS THAT? THOSE PROJECTS WITH AL OUTDOOR, WHICH ALTER THE CHARACTER OF OUR HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD AND GENERATE PROFIT ARE GRANTED MORE LENIENCY.
THAT A FAMILY SIMPLY CHINA SURVIVE.
THAT DOESN'T JUST FEEL UNFAIR.
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IT FEELS LIKE THE CITY'S TELLING ME HOW TO, HOW I MUST LIVE IN MY OWN HOME AND HOW I'M ALLOWED TO PROTECT MY FAMILY.ALL I CAN SAY WITH CONFIDENCE, IF THE PEOPLE OPPOSING THIS VARIANCE WERE IN MY POSITION, WATCHING OVER A MEDICALLY VULNERABLE CHILD, SUPPORTING A PREGNANT SPOUSE CARING FOR AGING PARENTS, THEY WOULD NEVER ACCEPT THE LIMITATIONS BEING POSTED ON ME.
GRANT GRANTING THIS VARIANCE COST THE CITY NOTHING, NOT A SINGLE DOLLAR.
AND IN RETURN IT SHOWS SOMETHING.
A CITY DESPERATELY NEEDS MORE OF COMPASSION.
IF YOU WOULD WRAP UP MR. SAND.
YES, I'M A FATHER AND JUST LIKE ANY FATHER IN MY POSITION, I WILL DO MY WHAT I MUST TO PROTECT MY FAMILY.
I HAVE, IF I HAVE TO FIGHT THIS DECISION ALL THE WAY TO THE TEXAS SUPREME COURT, I WILL.
NOT BECAUSE I WANT CONFLICT, BUT BECAUSE MY FAMILY DESERVES FAIR FAIRNESS, SAFETY AND RESPECT.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, I'M, UH, I'M SORRY.
I'M NOT ASKING FOR SPECIAL TREATMENT.
I'M ASKING TO BE TREATED LIKE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WANTS THE SAFETY SHELTER, THE PEOPLE THEY LOVE.
I'M ASKING FOR A VARIANCE THAT RESPECTS OUR REALITY, HONORS THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD'S HISTORY, AND OPPOSES THE DIGNITY OF FAMILIES JUST LIKE A MINE ACROSS HOUSTON.
PLEASE LET THIS CARDBOARD STAND.
NOT BECAUSE IT'S CONVENIENT, BUT BECAUSE IT'S RIGHT.
QUESTIONS FOR MR. SANCHEZ? COMMISSIONERS.
THE NEXT SPEAKER? UH, I'M NOT SPEAKING.
UM, AGAIN, SO THAT WAS, UH, MR. SANCHEZ, WHO IS THE APPLICANT? WE'RE ON ITEM 1 28, 12 12 ANDREWS.
UM, AGAIN, I HAVE, UH, NO ONE ELSE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THIS ITEM? ALRIGHT, MR. BUTLER, IF YOU WOULD, UM, MAKE YOUR RECOMMENDATION AGAIN, UH, CERTAINLY STAFF RECOMMENDS, UH, DISAPPROVING THE VARIANCE.
QUESTIONS FOR STAFF FOR MR. BUTLER.
AND TO BE CLEAR, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
COMMISSIONER MARRE, WELL JUST, UM, SO WAS IT NOT PERMITTED AND RED TAGGED AND THAT'S HOW WE EVEN DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS AN ISSUE 'CAUSE THEY DIDN'T DO IT PROPERLY TO BEGIN WITH.
ANYONE ELSE? COMMISSIONER ROBBINS, HOW FAR DOES IT EXTEND BEYOND THE, UM, CURRENTLY ALLOWED SETBACK? SO THIS HOME WAS BUILT BEFORE THE, UH, GARAGE PORTAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS WERE ALTERED.
THE GARAGE PORTAL SETBACK 17 FEET AS WAS REQUIRED AT THE TIME.
THIS TAKES IT AND BRINGS IT ALL THE WAY TO THE PROPERTY LINE.
TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION MORE DIRECTLY, IT'S 17 FEET FROM THE PROPERTY LINE.
ANYONE ELSE? ALRIGHT, AGAIN, UH, WE'RE ON ITEM 1 28, 12 12 ANDREW STREET WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DISAPPROVAL.
ARE THERE MORE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COMMISSIONERS.
IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION OR OTHER ROBIN BALDWIN BALDWIN BALDWIN FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? YES.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE.
UM, MY NAME IS MALCOLM OLIVER.
ITEM 1 29 IS 1 3 0 2 7 BOEM STREET.
THE SITE IS SOUTH OF MEMORIAL DRIVE AND EAST OF NORTH WILCREST DRIVE AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF WINCHESTER BOULEVARD AND BOHAM STREET.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE, WHICH INCLUDES A GR A NEW GARAGE BUIL, OR, SORRY, A NEW GARAGE DOOR THAT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THE CURRENT GARAGE DOOR BUILDING LINE REQUIREMENTS.
THEREFORE, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A 10 FOOT BUILDING LINE FOR THE GARAGE IN LIEU OF THE ORDINANCE REQUIRED 20 FOOT GARAGE BUILDING LINE ALONG WINCHESTER BOULEVARD.
THE SUBDIVISION WAS PLATTED BEFORE THE 20 FOOT GARAGE BUILDING LINE ORDINANCE WAS ESTABLISHED AND THE PLATE SHOWED A 10 FOOT BUILDING LINE WHEN RECORDED.
THE EXISTING HOME WAS CONSTRUCTED WITH THE GARAGE DOORS AT THE PLATO 10 FOOT BUILDING LINE AND THE PROPOSED GARAGE DOOR WOULD BE IN, BUILT IN LINE WITH THE EXISTING HOMES, DOORS.
UH, THIS, OR SORRY, IT WOULD ALSO BE BUILT TO A SETBACK CONSISTENT WITH A SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE SITE IS SURROUNDED BY LOCAL STREETS AND IS LOCATED WITHIN AN EXISTING WELL-DEVELOPED NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE REQUESTED SETBACK LEAVES APPROXIMATELY 27 FEET BETWEEN THE HOME AND THE STREET AND 18 FEET.
IF A FIVE FOOT SIDEWALK AND FOUR FOOT SAFETY BUFFER ARE BUILT IN THE FUTURE, STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE VARIANCE REQUEST.
ALRIGHT, AGAIN, WE'RE ON ITEM 1 29 BOEM DRIVE.
JENNIFER POOLE, WERE YOU HERE FOR QUESTIONS? JUST FOR QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONERS.
I HAVE NO ONE ELSE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? COMMISSIONERS? WELL, I, I'LL COMMENT.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN, I NORMALLY WOULDN'T LIKE TO PROVE THIS, BUT THERE ARE NO SIDEWALKS IN THAT SUBDIVISION AND THERE'S NO PLANNED SIDEWALKS ANYTIME SOON IN THAT SUBDIVISION, CORRECT? YES.
ANYONE ELSE? ALRIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE ON ITEM 1 29 BOEING DRIVE WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR STAFF FOR APPROVAL.
IF THERE'S NO OTHER, UH, QUESTION OR COMMENT, IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION? JONES.
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AYE.ALL THOSE OPPOSED, HEARING NONE.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
ITEM ONE 30 IS 25 34 MARIAL STREET.
THE SITE IS NORTH OF NORTH BRASSWOOD BOULEVARD AND SOUTH OF WEST HOLCOMB BOULEVARD ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE INTERSECTION OF MARIAL STREET AND KIRBY DRIVE.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A NEW SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE AND IS REQUESTING A 10 FOOT BUILDING LINE IN LIEU OF THE ORDINANCE REQUIRED 25 FOOT BUILDING LINE ALONG KIRBY DRIVE, AS WELL AS TO TAKE VEHICULAR ACCESS FROM A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE.
THE EXISTING HOUSE IS BUILT TO A 10 FOOT PLATTED SETBACK ALONG KIRBY DRIVE, AND THE REQUESTED VARIANCE FOR A 10 FOOT BUILDING LINE FOR THE NEW RESIDENCE IS CONSISTENT WITH OTHER HOMES ALONG KIRBY DRIVE.
AN ATTACHED GARAGE IS THE ONLY PORTION OF THE HOUSE THAT WOULD ENCROACH THE ORDINANCE 25 FOOT BUILDING LINE, WHICH ALIGNS WITH AN ORDINANCE EXCEPTION TO THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE BUILDING LINE FOR DETACHED UNINHABITED.
THE EXISTING HOUSE TAKES ACCESS FROM KIRBY DRIVE AND MATURE TREES TO BE PRESERVED BLOCKED DRIVEWAY ACCESS FROM MAR NIRO STREET, A LOCAL STREET.
THE APPLICANT'S PROPOSING A VEHICULAR TURNAROUND SO THAT CARS DO NOT BACK OUT INTO THE ROAD AND HAS AGREED TO LOCATE THE PROPOSED DRIVEWAY APPROACH TO AVOID DAMAGING A STREET TREE.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE A 10 FOOT BUILDING LINE ALONG KIRBY DRIVE AND TO APPROVE VEHICULAR ACCESS FROM A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE.
UM, I HAVE ONE SPEAKER SIGNED UP.
MS. ARCHER, PLEASE? YES, I'M HERE.
AND, UH, YOU CAN PULL THAT MICROPHONE DOWN,
AND IF YOU WOULD STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
I'M MARILYN ARCHER AND I AM A RESIDENT OF OLD BRAESWOOD AND I LED THE, UH, ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW FOR 12 YEARS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND I'M HERE REPRESENTING MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO WOULD LIKE TO WITHHOLD, WITHHOLD APPROVAL OF THIS.
WE WANT TO SEE, UH, THE ORDINANCES IN PLACE.
WE BELIEVE THAT BEING THAT CLOSE TO KIRBY DRIVE THE TRAFFIC IS, AS MOST PEOPLE KNOW, VERY, UH, HEAVY AND BACKING OUT OR DRIVING EVEN STRAIGHTFORWARD OUT OF A DRIVEWAY THAT CONNECTS TO KIRBY DRIVE, WE THINK IS VERY DANGEROUS.
UH, WE ALSO HAVE MEASURED EVERY SINGLE HOME IN OLD BRAVEWOOD THAT FACES KIRBY DRIVE ON THE WEST SIDE.
NONE OF THEM ARE LESS THAN 25 FEET, SO THAT I DISAGREE WITH THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER.
ALRIGHT, SO WE WE ARE VERY MUCH IN FAVOR OF UPHOLDING THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON.
IS THAT A MOMENT? MS. ARCHER? QUESTIONS FOR OUR SPEAKER? MS. ARCHER QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU MS. ARCHER, WE APPRECIATE YOUR BEING HERE.
ALRIGHT, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THIS ITEM? IT IS ITEM 1 30 25, 34.
ALRIGHT, SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE FORWARD LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
WE'RE ON ITEM ONE 30 WITH A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE.
UM, MR. BUCKLEY, WE, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE IDEA THAT THERE IS A MAJOR OAK TREE.
I BELIEVE THAT IS WHERE A POTENTIAL DRIVEWAY WOULD GO AND THE CURB CUT ALREADY EXISTS ON KIRBY.
SO I THINK THOSE WERE THE TWO OVERRIDING FACTORS.
SO ACTUALLY, UH, THE APPLICANT SENT ME A NEW SITE PLAN SINCE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON THAT MOVES THE DRIVEWAY TO AVOID IMPACTING THAT TREE.
SO AGAIN, QUESTIONS OF STAFF? YES, COMMISSIONER.
SO WHERE DID THEY MOVE THE DRIVEWAY TO? IT'S STILL ALONG KIRBY OR ALONG? IT'S STILL ALONG KIRBY.
UM, THE REASON THAT WE ARE COMFORTABLE WITH THEM TAKING ACCESS FROM KIRBY IS BECAUSE IF THEY WERE TO TAKE ACCESS FROM THE LOCAL STREET, THEY WOULD HAVE TO REMOVE LARGE MATURE STREET TREES.
ANYONE ELSE? COMMISSIONER BALDWIN, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? ALRIGHT, AGAIN, WE'RE ON ITEM ONE 30, UH, MAYOR O'NEAL STREET WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL.
IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? MOTION BALDWIN, BALDWIN, SECOND VICTOR.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED NA SO, ALRIGHT.
SO MAD AND HINES ARE IN OPPOSITION, CORRECT? YES.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 1 31 MERRILL STREET.
ITEM 1 31 IS 1133 MERRILL STREET.
THE SITE IS NORTH OF WHITE OAK DRIVE AND SOUTH OF EAST 11TH STREET AT THE NORTH SIDE OF THE INTERSECTION OF MERRILL STREET AND STUDEWOOD STREET.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING AN OFFICE CONVERSION AND REMODEL AND IS REQUESTING AN 18 FOOT BUILDING LINE FOR THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE WITH A 28 INCH SECOND FLOOR CANTILEVER, AS WELL AS A 12 FOOT BUILDING LINE FOR AN OPEN PORCH AND STAIRS.
IN LIEU OF THE ORDINANCE REQUIRED 25 FOOT BUILDING LINE ALONG STU WOOD, A MAJOR
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THOROUGHFARE STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER FOR FURTHER STUDY AND LEGAL REVIEW.ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MR. BUCKLEY.
I HAVE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THE SITE AND WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE APPLICANT.
UH, AARON LADAY AND MR. LADAY.
I'M FROM LOUISIANA, SO WE DON'T PRONOUNCE THAT.
IS THAT THE WAY YOU PRONOUNCE IT? LADETTE? THERE YOU GO.
I AM THE, UH, APPLICANT SLASH DESIGN PROFESSIONAL, UH, ON THIS PROJECT.
THIS IS A CONVERSION OF A RESIDENTIAL, UH, LOT THAT'S GONNA BE CONVERTED TO A FAMILY LAW OFFICE.
THE, UM, THE EXISTING, UH, BUILDING LINE, UH, ON HERE IS REQUIRED AT 2020 FEET.
THE EXISTING BUILDING ITSELF ALREADY INTRUDES INTO THAT 20 FEET, UH, BECAUSE IT SITS AT A 18 FOOT EIGHT INCHES.
SO THERE'S A TWO FOOT, TWO INCH THAT'S ON THIS EXISTING STRUCTURE THAT WAS BUILT AROUND 1952.
UH, WE'RE NOT ASKING TO, UH, CONSTRUCT OR, UH, HAVE ANY VERTICAL WORK THAT IMPEDES, UH, ANY FURTHER INTO THAT.
WE'RE ONLY ASKING TO ACTUALLY, UH, EXPAND THE RESIDENTIAL PATIO TO MAKE A, UH, EXPAND IT STRAIGHT ACROSS, UH, FIVE MORE FEET TO MAKE IT AN ENTRANCE FOR A BUSINESS.
UH, SO THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL, UH, IMPEDE INTO THE, UH, THE BUILDING LINE.
UM, THE EYELASH THAT, UH, WE'RE ACTUALLY ADDING IS AN AESTHETIC PIECE THAT IS ABOUT TWO FOOT, UH, FOUR INCHES, UM, EXTENDED, BUT IT'S ABOVE THE EXISTING PATIO THAT ALREADY, UH, IS AT THE, UM, THE, THE 18 FOOT EIGHT, UM, YEAH, AT THE 18 FOOT FIVE.
DOES THAT CONCLUDE YOUR REMARKS, MR. LADAY? YES, SIR.
QUESTIONS FOR MR. LADAY? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SIR.
UH, THE NEXT PERSON IS BASH SHARMA.
WHO IS THE APPLICANT? THERE YOU ARE, SIR.
IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD, GO RIGHT AHEAD, SIR.
I'M ACTUALLY ONE OF THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY.
UM, I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT THE COMMISSION DECIDED TO, UM, DEFER, UH, DECISION ON THIS PROPERTY.
UH, I DON'T SEE ANY REASON WHY, UM, QUITE FRANKLY, I UNDERSTAND SOMEBODY FILED AN OBJECTION AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHO THIS PORTION IS.
I WAS NOT PROVIDED THAT INFORMATION.
DO THEY QUALIFY TO OBJECT? DO THEY LIVE WITHIN 200 FEET OF THIS BUILDING? ARE THEY PROPERTY OWNER? I DON'T KNOW.
SECONDLY, I DON'T THINK THIS PROPERTY NEEDS, UM, VARIANCE TO BEGIN WITH AFTER I, I'M, I'M AN AUTHORITY BY THE WAY, AFTER I RESEARCHED THE CHAPTER 42, I REALIZED THAT UMSTUDY WOOD IS A STREET WITHIN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT OF HEIGHTS.
I HAVE THREE DAUGHTERS LIVING IN HEIGHTS.
THEY'RE ALL AUTHORITIES THAT ARE GONNA WORK THERE.
UM, ACCORDING TO THIS CHAPTER, 42 DASH 1 51 GENERAL BUILDING LINE REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE IT'S, UM, IT, UM, IT'S A STREET WITHIN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.
JUST IN CASE THERE IS A COMMISSIONER BELIEVES THERE IS.
THEN NUMBER ONE, I'D SAY THAT WE ARE NOT EXTENDING THE FOOTPRINT OF THE BUILDING LIKE MR. ADE SAYS.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL HAVE A COPY OF THIS.
UM, I DON'T KNOW HOW I CAN PUBLISH THAT.
YOU GIVE IT TO THE PERSON ON YOUR RIGHT AND THEY'LL PUT IT ON THE OVERHEAD.
BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE BUILDING, THERE'S A LITTLE GUY SITTING ON THE STEP THAT'S THAT STEP THERE THAT WE JUST GONNA EXTEND IT LATERALLY ALONGSIDE THE STREET GOING PARALLEL TO THE STREET.
SO WE ARE NOT IN INCREASING THE FOOTPRINT OF THE BUILDING TOWARDS THE STREET.
UM, THE SECOND THING IS THE STEP IS ALREADY THERE.
THAT LITTLE PATIO IS ALREADY THERE.
WE'RE GONNA PUT A, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE SECOND EXHIBIT, WE ARE GONNA PUT, UM, THE DOOR IS JUST GONNA GO IN THE MIDDLE THERE.
UM, WE ARE NOT, WE JUST GONNA USE THE EXISTING WALKWAY THROUGH THE DOOR.
WE ARE NOT BUILDING ANOTHER WALKWAY.
AND, UM, UNDER THE, UM, GRANDFATHER CLAUSE 1 51, THAT H IT'S GRANDFATHERED IN.
SO I'M NOT SURE WHY WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THIS AND WHY THERE'S SO MUCH OBJECTION.
AND I'D ASK YOU TO CHANGE YOUR, UM, DECISION AND TO DEFER, TO GO AHEAD AND APPROVE IT.
WE ARE GONNA APPROVE A VERY UGLY EYESORE
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BUILDING TO MAKE INTO A VERY NICE LAW OFFICE FOR ONE TENANT FOR ATTORNEYS.UH, QUESTIONS FOR MR. SHARMA? ANYONE? COMMISSIONER CULVERT.
SO THE EXTENSION OF THE WALKWAY, DOES IT INCREASE WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY TO THE BUILDING? WE ARE GONNA DO THAT IN THE BACK ALSO.
RIGHT NOW IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY OF THAT.
ANYONE ELSE? ALRIGHT, SO MR. SHARMA, JUST A QUESTION.
UH, I KNOW MR. LADAY HAS BEEN WORKING WITH STAFF.
HAVE YOU BEEN INTERACTING WITH STAFF? NO, I WAS NOT.
SHE WAS WORKING WITH MR. LADAY.
I DIDN'T THINK THIS WAS GONNA BE AN ISSUE.
SO I JUST, WELL, I WILL APOLOGIZE FOR THE SURPRISE, BUT AGAIN, STAFF ARE THE EXPERTS HERE.
AND SO I THINK THE RECOMMENDATION HERE IS SIMPLY TO DEFER IT FOR TWO WEEKS SO THAT YOU AND MR. LADAY CAN MEET WITH STAFF, MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE BUGS HAVE BEEN WORKED OUT AND IT IT'S IN FULL COMPLIANCE.
AND AGAIN, IF YOU'RE CORRECT, IT SHOULD BE A WALK IN THE PARK.
SO I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU MEET WITH MR. BUCKLEY OR WHOMEVER IS ASSIGNED TO YOU.
AND IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, I'M SURE YOU COULD COME BACK WITH QUOTE A CLEAN SLATE AND GET IT APPROVED.
I, I SENT MR. UM, BUCKLEY AN EMAIL EXPLAINING ALL THIS STUFF TO HIM.
I SAID I'D LIKE TO SEE WHO'S OBJECTING.
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? WELL, I, YOU, YOU'LL FIND OUT WHEN YOU MEET WITH STAFF AND I'M SURE WE CAN GET EVERYTHING CLEARED UP FOR YOU, BUT THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE TODAY.
ALRIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, UH, I HAVE NO ONE ELSE ASSIGNED.
FORGIVE ME IF I READ OFF MY PHONE SOME PREPARED NOTES.
UM, GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION.
MY NAME IS MICHAEL GRAVES AND I'M HERE TODAY IN MY CAPACITY AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE WOODLAND HEIGHTS CIVIC ASSOCIATION.
YOU SHOULD HAVE BEFORE YOU IN YOUR PACKAGE OF INFO ON THIS, A LETTER FROM STACY COMMENCE, WHO'S THE WHCA DEED, UH, DIRECTOR OF DEED RESTRICTIONS.
THIS DETAILS OUR OPPOSITION TO THE VARIANCE REQUEST.
UH, WITH RESPECT TO 1133 MERRILL AND NOW SOME BACKGROUND.
UH, WOODLAND HEIGHTS IS AN AMALGAMATION OF A NUMBER OF OLDER, SMALLER NEIGHBORHOODS.
1133 MERRILL IS IN AN AREA THAT KNOWN AS THE NOR HILL ANNEX.
THE NOR OR NOR HILL EDITION, THE NOR HALL EDITION HAS THE NEWEST SET OF DEED RESTRICTIONS IN THE WOODLAND HEIGHTS.
THESE WERE PUT IN PLACE ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO AND THEY'RE ALL AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE.
WE BELIEVE THAT THESE DEED RESTRICTIONS ARE QUITE CLEAR ABOUT BOTH THE BUILDING LINE ISSUE AND STIPULATING EXCLUSIVELY RESIDENTIAL USE FOR PROPERTIES IN THIS PART OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE FURTHER BELIEVE THAT WE ARE DUTY BOUND TO RESPECT AND SEEK ENFORCEMENT OF THESE DEED RESTRICTIONS.
UH, WE ARE CONCERNED THAT ALLOWING THIS VIRULENT VARIANCE WOULD ESTABLISH A PRECEDENT THAT MAY HINDER OUR ABILITY TO SEEK ENFORCEMENT IN THE FUTURE.
ALRIGHT, QUESTIONS FOR OUR SPEAKER, MR. GRAVES? ALRIGHT.
YOU WON'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY IF THIS ITEM IS DEFERRED, UH, FOR TWO WEEKS, YOU'LL HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO COME BACK AND ADDRESS THE COMMISSION.
MS. NI NICHOLSON, CAN YOU WEIGH IN? I REMEMBER A COUPLE MONTHS AGO WE HAD AN ISSUE AND THIS NOR HILL ANNEX AND IT WAS DEEMED THAT THESE DEED RESTRICTIONS WERE INVALID.
IS THAT NOT CORRECT? THAT I DON'T RECALL.
WE WERE NOT ASKED IN LEGAL TO, UH, PRIOR TO THIS MEETING TO REVIEW THE DEED RESTRICTIONS ON THIS ITEM.
THOSE HAVE BEEN SENT TO US, UM, SINCE THIS QUESTION HAS COME BACK UP.
YEAH, IT WAS 1003 BAILIN, WHICH IS JUST TWO BLOCKS SOUTH OF THERE.
WE DETERMINED THAT THAT SAME DEED RESTRICTION WAS NOT VALID, BUT THAT, I'M, YOU'LL CHECK INTO IT.
BUT WE WILL GO BACK TO THE ATTORNEYS WHO REVIEWED THAT.
UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONERS, WE ARE ON ITEM, UH, 1 31 MERRILL STREET WITH A RECOMMENDATION TO DEFER.
DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER? YES, SIR.
AGAIN, THIS IS ON MERRILL STREET.
IF YOU WOULD STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
UM, I'M PROPERTY OWNER DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET.
DEFINITELY WITHIN THE 200 FEET.
UM, I, UH, AM ONE OF THE, THE PEOPLE WHO'S TRYING TO OPPOSE THIS AS WELL.
UM, ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT I WANNA POINT OUT THAT, UM, THAT MR. GRAVES, UM, UH, DIDN'T JUST ME, UH, MENTION WAS, UH, THE VARIANCE REQUEST THAT WAS MAILED OUT TO ALL THE NEIGHBOR.
UH, ALL THE NEIGHBORS, UM, LISTED THIS AS AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL PROPERTY THAT WOULD RETAIN ITS, UH, ITS, UH, STATUS AS A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY.
IT'S NEVER BEEN A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY.
IT'S NOT A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY.
NOW, UM, ACTUALLY WHENEVER IT WAS LISTED, UM, WHENEVER, UH, IT WAS LISTED AND, AND IT WAS PURCHASED THIS TIME, IT WAS AT ONE POINT LISTED ON LOOPNET.
UM, I BROUGHT UP TO THE REALTOR WHO LISTED IT THAT IT'S NOT A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, IT'S STEVE RESTRICTED.
UM, THEY TOOK DOWN THE LOOPNET LISTING, UM, APOLOGIZED, UH, TOOK THEMSELVES OFF OF THE LISTING ALTOGETHER AND THEY PUT IT ON HA ON OTHER MLS SITES AS RESIDENTIAL ONLY 'CAUSE IT'S RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.
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THIS IS ALSO, UM, THE DRIVEWAY TO THE ENTRANCES BUSINESS IS ON, UH, ON MERRILL STREET.AND IT'S WHERE ABOUT HUNDREDS OF, OF STUDENTS WALK BY EVERY DAY AT 8:00 AM TO GO TO HOG MIDDLE SCHOOL.
UM, IF THIS IS A DRIVEWAY FOR A BUSINESS, I ASSUME 8:00 AM IS WHEN ALL THE PEOPLE WILL ARRIVE.
UM, SO IT'S DANGEROUS FOR THEM.
UM, AND AGAIN, IT'S UH, IT, IT VIOLATES THE LONGSTANDING RESIDENTIAL RESTRICTIONS.
UM, IT, IT UNDERMINES HISTORIC RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBOR OF CARE OF THE RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
UH, THREATENS HOME VALUES IN CHRISY TRAFFIC.
WE GOT A LOT OF REASONS THAT WE, WE DON'T SUPPORT IT.
UM, AND THERE'S A, ALL THE NEIGHBORS WHO ARE WITHIN THE 200 FEET, I'M, I'M WELL AWARE, I'VE SPOKEN WITH ALL OF 'EM.
I'VE GOT 314 SIGNATURES ON A CHANGE.ORG, UM, UH, LISTING.
I GET SIGNATURES FROM EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM.
ALRIGHT, MR. BASS, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.
QUESTIONS, UH, FOR MR. BASS BATES.
ALRIGHT, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE WHO WANTED TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THIS ITEM? ALRIGHT, AGAIN, WE'RE ON ITEM 1 31 MERYL STREET WITH A RECOMMENDATION TO DEFER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
COMMISSIONERS, I GUESS QUESTION FOR LEGAL.
SO, UH, YOU KNOW WHAT BROUGHT BEFORE US TODAY IS, IS, IS TALKING ABOUT THE, THE BUILDING LINES AND ALL THAT, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THEY'RE THE LARGER QUESTION THAT Y'ALL NEED TO REVIEW NOW IN TERMS OF ITS USAGE.
THAT IS WHAT I UNDERSTAND FROM, FROM DISCUSSING THIS ITEM WITH STAFF YESTERDAY.
UM, WE DID REVIEW THE, THE LETTER FROM, UH, MS. ETTES.
I HOPE I'M PRONOUNCING THAT RIGHT.
UM, BUT THE, BY THE TIME THE DEED RESTRICTIONS, THIS WAS DURING THE CHAIR CALL.
SO WE'VE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO HAVE, HAVE LEGAL LOOK AT THOSE.
THE WAY THE ASSIGNMENTS ARE MADE IS THE ATTORNEYS WHO REVIEW THE DEED RESTRICTIONS ARE REALLY SPECIALIZED IN THAT AR IN THAT REGION.
SO IT WILL GO BACK TO THE SAME ATTORNEY WHO WOULD'VE REVIEWED THE BAILIN ONE.
SO THAT MR. BALDWIN HAS A GREAT MEMORY TO HEAR.
UH, JUST FOLLOW UP QUESTION, WOULD THAT BE A CONCERN WITH NOTICE OR NO? UM, PARDON? WOULD THAT BE A CONCERN WITH NOTICE IF IT WAS, WE'LL ALSO REVIEW NOTICE.
THAT, THAT WAS THE FIRST I HAD HEARD ABOUT THE NOTICE QUESTION.
AND THE USE AND WHAT IT WAS USED FOR.
WE MAY HAVE TO LOOK INTO THE PERMITTING ISSUES.
SO ASSUMING IF THE DEED RESTRICTIONS ARE NOT VALID AND IF THE USAGE IS ALLOWED.
IS THERE ANY OTHER OBJECTION? STAFF DID NOT HAVE OBJECTIONS TO THE, THE VARIANCE REQUEST FOR THE BUILDING LINE.
UM, BUT THE DEFERRAL IS FOR LEGAL REVIEW.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS? ALRIGHT, WELL AGAIN, WE'RE ON ITEM 1 31 MERYL ST.
STREET WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEFERRAL.
IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, IS THERE A MOTION TO DEFER? MOTION HEINS HEINS.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED HEARING NONE.
WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 1 32 WA DRIVE.
THE SITE IS NORTH OF WEST GRAY STREET AND SOUTH OF WEST CLAY STREET AT THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST CORNER OF WA DRIVE AND WEST BELL STREET.
THE APPLICANT'S PROPOSING A NEW MULTIFAMILY BUILDING AND IS REQUESTING TO ALLOW UPPER FLOORS CANTILEVER 30 INCHES INTO THE BUILDING LINE TO CONTAIN MORE THAN 50% HABITABLE SPACE.
PER CHAPTER 42, A BUILDING CAN CANTILEVER INTO A CITY ORDINANCE SETBACK BY UP TO 30 INCHES AS LONG AS THE ENCROACHMENT IS NINE FEET ABOVE THE FOUNDATION AND HAS A HABITABLE LIVING AREA, LESS THAN 50% OF THE TOTAL AREA OF THE BUILDING FACADE FOR THAT FLOOR.
THE APPLICANT PROPOSES AN ENCROACHMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 80% HABITABLE SPACE ALONG WEST BELL STREET AND APPROXIMATELY 52% HABITABLE SPACE ALONG WALL DRIVE.
NO GROUND FLOOR ENCROACHMENTS OF THE BUILDING LINE ARE PROPOSED AND THE SITE WILL COMPLY WITH THE VISIBILITY TRIANGLE REQUIREMENT.
SO THE REQUEST DOES NOT POSE A SAFETY CONCERN.
THE APPLICANT HAS AGREED TO PROVIDE AN EIGHT FOOT SIDEWALK AND FOUR FOOT SAFETY BUFFER ALONG WALL DRIVE, AS WELL AS A SIX FOOT SIDEWALK ON WEST BELL STREET, ALONG WITH THREE INCH CALIPER STREET TREES, ALL OF WHICH ARE ENHANCEMENTS TO THE PEDESTRIAN REALM EXCEEDING THE STANDARD ORDINANCE REQUIREMENT BECAUSE THE BUILDING WILL COMPLY WITH THE ORDINANCE SETBACKS ON THE GROUND FLOOR AND THE PROJECT WILL SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVE THE PEDESTRIAN REALM.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE VARIANCE REQUEST.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MR. BUCKLEY.
UH, WE ARE ON ITEM 1 32 14 0 1 WA DRIVE WITH A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE, UH, THE APPLICANT.
MARY, UH, VIAL IS HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
ARE THERE ANY COMMISSIONER MAREZ? SO YOU MENTIONED 52% VERSUS, UH, THE STATUTE OF 50 ON ONE SIDE, BUT 80 VERSUS BUT WHAT'S I, I GUESS DO WE LOOK AT IT FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND OR DO WE LOOK AT IT IN TOTALITY? AND I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED WHY WE WOULD, THE ORDINANCE ISN'T CLEAR IN WHAT WOULD HAPPEN ON A CORNER LOT, SO WE CHOSE TO LOOK AT IT PER FACADE FACING EACH STREET.
UM, THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE DIFFERENCE
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PER FLOOR IS ABOUT 60 SQUARE FEET, 60 SQUARE FOOT OF HABITABLE VERSUS, WELL, 60 SQUARE FEET OVER WHAT THE ORDINANCE WOULD ALLOW IN FOR HABITABLE AREA.AND WHAT'S THAT PERCENTAGE? UH, THE, THE TOTAL PERCENTAGE BETWEEN THE TWO.
SO MR. BUCKLEY, JUST A QUESTION.
UM, IF IT'S 50 AND 80, I MEAN, WOULD WE AVERAGE THOSE TWO TOGETHER AND SAY IT'S APPROXIMATELY 65 VERSUS 50? I MEAN, COULD YOU DO THAT? I, I THINK THAT THAT'D BE A FAIR WAY TO THINK ABOUT IT, YES.
ANYONE ELSE? UH, AND AGAIN, THE APPLICANT IS HERE IF WE HAVE QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MR. BUCKLEY.
ALRIGHT LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE ARE ON ITEM 1 32, UH, WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL FROM STAFF AND, UM, ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? HEARING NONE.
IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL TO HEAR SECOND BALDWIN BALDWIN? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED HEARING NONE.
WE'LL NOW GO BACK TO LEGAL FOR NUMBER 82.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO JUST WALK THROUGH IT FOR US? I REALLY WANNA TALK ABOUT THIS
AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE ANYBODY HERE IN THE AUDIENCE ABOUT IT.
UM, LET ME EXPLAIN THE TWO COMPETING OPINIONS THAT WE HAVE.
WE HAVE A RATHER EMPHATIC OPINION ON HOSKINS PLACE THAT, UM, UH, THE ATTORNEY WHO REVIEWED THE DEED RESTRICTIONS FEELS VERY STRONGLY THAT IT VIOLATES DEED RESTRICTIONS LIKE THIS VERY CLEARLY VIOLATES DEED RESTRICTIONS.
UM, IT'S A VERY THOROUGH OPINION.
WE DID RECEIVE, UM, EITHER THE END OF LAST WEEK OR BEGINNING OF THIS WEEK A LETTER, AN ATTORNEY OPINION LETTER FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER'S ATTORNEY SAYING, NO, THIS DOESN'T VIOLATE DEED RESTRICTIONS AND THIS IS WHY.
SO HE CLAIMS THAT THERE IS A CHUNK CUT OUT OF THE OVERALL LARGE ORIGINAL PLAT.
DO WE HAVE, DO WE HAVE THAT ON? YEAH, THERE WE GO.
SO HE CLAIMS THAT THIS RED LINE AREA, UM, THE AREA OF THE REPL, THE HIGHLIGHTED LOT SHOWS THE LOT THAT IS CURRENTLY BEFORE YOU TODAY WAS CARVED OUT OF THIS AT AN EARLIER STAGE.
HE, HE DOES DISCUSS IN THE LETTER HOW THIS WAS A VERY STRANGE NUMBERING SYSTEM AND PROCESS AND SO FORTH.
UM, IT LOOKED ODD ENOUGH TO ME THAT I SENT IT BACK TO, UM, NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES TO LOOK AT.
AND UM, SO WE HAVE THOSE TWO COMPETING OPINIONS.
THE ATTORNEY WHO DID THE FIRST REVIEW IS OUT ON MEDICAL LEAVE OR HAS BEEN THIS WEEK AND HASN'T, YOU KNOW, SO HAS NOT BEEN AVAILABLE.
UM, HER BOSS INDICATED THAT HE WOULD TRY TO GET TO IT, UM, IN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS BUT HAS NOT HAD A CHANCE.
WE DO HAVE AN ATTORNEY OPINION LETTER, WHICH I GENERALLY THINK HAS A LOT OF WEIGHT, BUT THEY ARE SO OPPOSITE THAT, UM, I WOULD REALLY ASK FOR ANOTHER DEFERRAL SO THAT WE CAN STRAIGHTEN THAT OUT AND PERHAPS DISCUSS IT WITH THEIR ATTORNEY.
SO, UM, BECAUSE WE'RE BACK ON ITEM NUMBER 82 AND IT REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING.
LET ME GO AHEAD, AHEAD AND THE PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS MOMENT.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO DISCUSS NUMBER 82 HOSKINS PLACE? OKAY, SEEING NONE, WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEFERRAL ON THIS ITEM.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS? ALRIGHT, WITH THAT, UH, WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR A DEFERRAL.
IS THERE A MOTION COBAR? AND TO HEAR ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, THE MOTION PASSES.
THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CONTINUED AS WE HAVE DEFERRED THIS ITEM.
[II. Establish a public hearing date of June 26, 2025 ]
YOU ALL.I'LL NOW MOVE ON TO ROMAN TWO.
AND YOU KNOW, THIS SHOULD BE MY JOB ALL THE TIME AS VICE CHAIR JUST TO READ ROMAN TWO JUST SO I HAVE SOMETHING TO DO IN THE MEETINGS.
SO, ROMAN TWO ESTABLISHED A PUBLIC HEARING DATE OF JUNE 26TH, 2025 FOR HAMLET LOTS, LANGWOOD, PARTIAL REPL NUMBER TWO, LOCKWOOD COMMERCIAL PLAZA, MANOR COVE, MANSFIELD OAKS, REPL NUMBER ONE, MAYFLOWER RESIDENCE, SHADY VILLA HOMES AND REN WOOD PARTIAL REPL.
IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION? HI, SECOND TO HEAR.
I CAN'T DECIDE IF EVERYONE IS JUST QUIET OR ASLEEP.
WHAT DO YOU THINK IT IS? I DON'T KNOW.
UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED HEARING NONE.
WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO ROMAN THREE
[III. Consideration of an Off-Street Parking Variance at 4000 North Shepherd Drive (Geoff Butler)]
CONSIDERATION OF AN OFF STREET PARKING VARIANCE AT 4,000 NORTH SHEPHERD DRIVE.MR. BUTLER, THE SITE IS LOCATED ALONG NORTH SHEPHERD, WEST OF MAIN STREET
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AND NORTH AND EXCUSE ME, SOUTH OF CROSS TIMBERS.THE APPLICANT PROPOSES A RETAIL COMMERCIAL CENTER.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE FROM THE OFF STREET PARKING AND LOADING ORDINANCE TO ALLOW FOR 417 PARKING SPACES RATHER THAN REQUIRED 500 2529 STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST.
THE STUDY IS LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST INTERSECTION OF NORTH SHEPHERD AND CROSS TIMBERS AT THE SITE OF THE FORMER SEARS DEPARTMENT STORE.
THE APPLICANT RECENTLY PLATTED THE PROPERTY FOR A NEW STORE AND WAS GRANTED VARIANCE FOR REDUCED BUILDING LINE ALONG SHEPHERD.
THE ORDINANCE REQUIRES 529 PARKING SPACES BASED ON THE USE IN SQUARE FOOTAGE.
THE APPLICANT ASSERTS THAT UNIQUE SITE CHARACTERISTICS AND AN ANALYSIS OF SIMILAR STORES JUSTIFIES A REDUCTION TO 417 SPACES.
THE APPLICANT PROVIDED A LIST OF PARKING COUNTS RELATIVE TO SQUARE FOOTAGE OF SIMILAR OPERATIONS.
ILLUSTRATING THE APPLICANT'S NEED IS SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN THE STANDARD.
IN ADDITION, STAFF FINDS THE DIRECT ACCESS TO FOUR BUS LINES AND NEARBY MULTI-FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS INCREASES THE SITE'S CAPACITY FOR MULTIMODAL ACCESS.
THE APPLICANT IS ALSO PROTECTING A MATURE TREE WITHIN THEIR BOUNDARY, WHICH WOULD DISPLACE POTENTIAL PARKING ON SITE.
FURTHERMORE, THE SITE'S LOCATION ALONG A BUSY AND WIDE SEGMENT OF SHEPHERD SERVES AS A BARRIER DISCOURAGING ANY SPILLOVER PARKING FROM THE AFFECTED SINGLE FAMILY COMMUNITIES TO THE WEST STAFF RECOMMENDS GRANTING THE VARIANCE TO ALLOW 417 SPACES AS OPPOSED TO THE REQUIRED 5 29.
WE HAVE RECEIVED WRITTEN COMMENT INDICATING SUPPORT BASED ON THE ACCESS TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, AND WE RECEIVE COMMENT FROM THE OFFICE OF SALLY ACORN EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THIS APPLICATION AS WELL.
I HAVE TWO SPEAKERS SIGNED UP.
SOMEBODY CAME BY AND SAID, WHAT ARE YOU HERE TO FIGHT TODAY? WHICH I THINK IS SO WRONG.
ACTUALLY, I STOOD HERE BEFORE WHEN THEY CAME IN, UM, ORIGINALLY.
AND, UH, Y'ALL, UM, THEY, THE REAL REASON I'M HERE IS PLEASE GIVE 'EM THE VARIANCE BECAUSE THEY SAVED THE TREE AS YOU SAW THE WONDERFUL A HUNDRED YEAR OLD TREE AND THE STRUCTURE WITH THE, UH, SEARS SIGN ON IT.
THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WE HAVE FOUND SOMEONE THAT CAN COME TAKE THE SEARS LETTERS OFF THEIR NEON AND BE ABLE, WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO CRATE THEM UP AND STORE THEM SOMEWHERE AND THEN WE HOPE REPURPOSE THEM BACK OUT INTO NEIGHBORHOODS AS SOME KIND OF ART OR, OR REMEMBRANCE.
SO I REALLY AM HERE TO THANK, UM, FIDELIS AND ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THIS FOR BEING SO, UM, SENSITIVE TO TOO, UM, WHAT WE'VE ASKED, THEY'VE BEEN WONDERFUL.
WE'RE ALL WAITING TO SEE WHO'S GONNA MOVE IN.
UH, WE HAVE A LITTLE POOL GOING IF YOU WANNA JOIN IN AS TO WHO IT MIGHT BE.
UM, THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S JUST THRILLED AND WE HAD PROBABLY OVER 200 LETTERS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT THAT WROTE IN FAVOR OF SAVING THE TREE.
MAINLY TO SAY TO FIDELIS AND THEM, THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND MAYBE THIS SETS A NEW STANDARD AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN NEIGHBORHOODS ABOUT HOW PEOPLE IN NEIGHBORHOODS CAN HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH PEOPLE IN DEVELOPMENT AND RETAIL AND COME TO AN AGREEMENT WHERE EVERYBODY WINS, WHICHEVER STORE GOES IN THERE.
I GUARANTEE YOU THE NEIGHBORHOOD WILL BE VERY GRATEFUL AND SHOW HOW GRATEFUL THEY ARE, I'M SURE, BY SHOPPING THERE.
BUT TO COME AND SAY THANK YOU TO THEM, THIS IS, I THINK, SOMEWHAT HISTORIC AND THANK YOU FOR, UM, PRESERVING.
WE ALSO HAVE HEARD THAT METRO HAS AGREED TO GO BACK, UM, WHEN IT'S READY AND, AND, AND PUT THE STOP BACK IN OVER THERE.
UH, SO WE'LL HAVE A METRO STOP AS IT ORIGINALLY WAS.
SO, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY AND EMILY'S HERE FROM PRESERVATION HOUSTON.
SHE ISN'T GONNA SPEAK, BUT TO THANK THEM FOR BEING A PART AND BEING AN ADVOCATE ON THIS TO ALL THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR BE SUPPORT AND THANK YOU TO FIDELIS.
UM, I AM THRILLED THAT, UM, YOU'VE GOT A GOOD PLAN TO SAVE BOTH THE HISTORIC SIGN AND THE TREE.
UM, I THINK THE TREE WILL BE A BIG BENEFIT FOR ANYBODY THAT'S WAITING AT THAT BUS STOP FOR ONE
UM, ASIDE FROM, UM, O OBVIOUSLY OTHER BENEFITS, I, I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION AS FAR AS, UM, A DA PARKING, WHAT PERCENT ARE, ARE WE USING FOR THE NUMBER OF A DA SPACES? I DON'T KNOW.
THERE, THERE ARE PEOPLE HERE THAT CAN ANSWER THAT.
YEAH, THEY CAN ANSWER THAT FOR YOU.
BUT I DO THI THIS WHEN WE, WHEN THEY TORE DOWN SEARS AND WE WANT, WE STARTED, WE NEVER REALLY DREAMED THAT IT, WE WOULD END UP WHERE WE ARE.
TH THIS HAS BEEN A TRUE EFFORT AND I WANT THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING SUPPORTIVE OF THIS.
AND AGAIN, I HOPE WE SET A STANDARD KUDOS.
THEY CAN ANSWER YOUR PART, OF COURSE, UH, MR. BUTLER CAN DO THAT.
BUT LET ME, WE'LL, UH, WE'LL WAIT FOR THAT.
MR UH, COMMISSIONER TAHI, I JUST, I JUST WANNA THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER LOVELL, FOR YOUR CONTINUED ACTIVISM.
I THINK THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO SEE IN OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS ONCE THEY'RE NOT ELECTED ANYMORE.
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ME FROM SITTING AT HOME AND EATING AND GOING SHOPPING, SO THANK YOU KNOW.THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMPLIMENT, COMMISSIONERS.
WE SO APPRECIATE YOUR BEING HERE.
THE NEXT SPEAKER, SPEAKER IS CRYSTAL CASEY.
HI, CHAIR GARZA AND DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
I'M JUST UP HERE TO PARROT WHAT, UM, SUE SAID, UM, I'M WITH UNICORN AND WE WERE PART OF THIS WHOLE PROCESS AND I HAVE ENJOYED THOROUGHLY WORKING WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD HOOD AND WORKING WITH FIDELIS.
THIS IS, I'M A THIRD GENERATION FROM THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, SO THIS HAS BEEN AMAZING AND I JUST ENCOURAGE EACH OF YOU TO PLEASE VOTE FOR THE PARKING VARIANCE.
THIS IS GONNA BE AN AMAZING ADDITION TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND, UH, ALSO WANNA SHOUT OUT TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, SALLY ALCORN AND UH, MARIO CASTILLO AND SEVERAL OTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN IN SUPPORT OF THIS.
SO THANK YOU AND THANK YOU TO THE PLANNING STAFF.
Y'ALL HAVE BEEN WONDERFUL TO WORK WITH AND WE'RE JUST GRATEFUL.
QUESTIONS FOR OUR SPEAKER? ANYONE? ALRIGHT, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THIS ITEM? OKAY, MR. BUTLER, THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT PARKING.
SO, UM, THEY'RE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE 2% OF THE ORIGINAL STANDARD, WHICH IN THIS CASE WORKS OUT TO ABOUT 10 AND A HALF.
UM, SINCE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S PROVI THAT THE STATE ENFORCES, I'M NOT SURE IF THEY ROUND UP OR DOWN.
SO THE APPLICANT IS OPEN TO ADDING, UH, MORE SPACES TO PUT IT OVER.
ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONERS, UH, WE ARE ON A ROMAN THREE CONSIDERATION OF OFF STREET PARKING VARIANCE FOR 4,000 NORTH SHEPHERD DRIVE.
ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALRIGHT, HEARING NONE.
IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? CULVERT, CULVERT.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE.
THANK YOU LADIES AND GENTLEMEN AND CONGRATULATIONS.
[IV. Excuse the Absence of Commissioners Sami Khaleeq and Kevin Robins ]
ITEM ROMAN FOUR IS, EXCUSE THE ABSENCE OF COMMISSIONERS, UH, KALIK AND ROBINSON AS THEY'RE HERE.WE WILL NOT HAVE TO TAKE ACTION ON THAT MOTION.
UM, WE ARE NOW OPEN TO, YOU'RE HERE.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION DURING PUBLIC COMMENT? ALRIGHT, SINCE THERE IS NONE, WE WILL NOW GO ON TO ITEM SIX.
THANK YOU LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.