* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:04] AFTERNOON. [CALL TO ORDER] MY NAME IS LISA CLARK. I'M CHAIR OF THE HOUSTON PLANNING COMMISSION, AND I'M CALLING THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT 2:34 PM ON THURSDAY, JUNE 12TH, 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 TURN IT INTO STAFF NEAR THE FRONT DOOR. CONSENT AND REPEAT SPEAKERS ARE ALLOWED ONE MINUTE. NEW SPEAKERS, OR TIME FOR TWO MINUTES. UH, RULES ARE FOUND ON THE TOP PORTION OF THE SPEAKER SIGN IN FORM ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA. COUNCIL MEMBERS SPEAKING ON AN AGENDA ITEM ARE NOT TIMED AND THEY'RE USUALLY TAKEN. UH, FIRST APPLICANTS HAVE THEIR ALLOTTED TWO MINUTE TIME AS WELL AS REBUTTALS. NON APPLICANTS OR GENERAL SPEAKERS ARE ALLOWED TWO MINUTES TIME. THERE IS NOT AN OPTION FOR REBUTTAL. EVEN IF YOU DID NOT USE YOUR FULL TWO MINUTES, YOU'LL NOT BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK AGAIN AND TIME CANNOT BE ALLOCATED TO ANOTHER SPEAKER. TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM OF 11 MEMBERS, I WILL CALL THE ROLE CHAIR. CLARK IS PRESENT. VICE CHAIR IS ABSENT. COMMISSIONER BALDWIN PRESENT. COMMISSIONER VAR. PRESENT COMMISSIONER. HE PRESENT. COMMISSIONER HINES IS NOT HERE. COMMISSIONER JONES IS ABSENT. COMMISSIONER KLIK KAL PRESENT. COMMISSIONER MAREZ IS PRESENT. COMMISSIONER PO PERLE PORT'S PER PRESENT. COMMISSIONER ROBINS NOT HERE. COMMISSIONER ROSENBERG PRESENT. COMMISSIONER SIEGLER PRESENT. COMMISSIONER TAHIR IS NOT HERE. COMMISSIONER VICTOR NOT HERE. COMMISSIONER VIRA BLAND, VIRA BLAND PRESENT. AND I'M GONNA TAKE A MOMENT TO GIVE A BIG WELCOME TO COMMISSIONER HUGO SANCHEZ WITH FORT BEND COUNTY. WE WELCOME YOU AND, UH, GLAD YOU COULD JOIN US. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN, LET'S SEE, WHO AM I MISSING? UH, DIRECTOR CH, OUR SECRETARY PRESENT. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE HAVE A QUORUM OF ELE OF 12. SO WE MEET THE QUORUM REQUIREMENTS. UH, I'M GONNA MAKE A NOTE. THERE'S A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN, SO WE WILL NOT HEAR OR VOTE ON ANY OF THESE EITHER OF THESE ITEMS TODAY. ITEM NUMBER 95 LAVERNE STREET HOMES. REPL, NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER 1 20 11 33 MERRILL STREET HAVE BOTH BEEN WITHDRAWN. [Director’s Report] AND NOW I'LL CALL FOR THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT. DIRECTOR TRAN. GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR CLARK COMMISSION MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC. AND ALSO WELCOME HUGO SANCHEZ. IT'S NICE TO HAVE YOU HERE. I HOPE YOU ENJOY OUR COMMISSION. IT'LL BE A FAIRLY NORMAL ONE, HOPEFULLY . I HAVE TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS TODAY. FIRST, UH, REMINDER DATES FOR THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE AND FREEWAY PLAN. THE VIRTUAL PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE WAS HELD YESTERDAY AT 6:00 PM THE NEXT PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE ON THURSDAY, JULY 24TH AT 1:00 PM AFTER THAT, AN APPLICATION UPDATE MEETING WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 21ST AT 1:00 PM AND THEN FINALLY, RECOMMENDATION OR ACTION MEETING WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH AT 1:00 PM. SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT IS THAT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT IS AWARE OF AN ISSUE AFFECTING APPLICANTS, PARTICULARLY A APPLICANTS SUBMITTING DEVELOPMENT PLAT VARIANCES, RECEIVING MALICIOUS PHISHING EMAILS THAT APPEAR TO BE AUTHENTIC BUT ARE FAKE FROM EMAIL ADDRESSES NOT BELONGING TO THE CITY. THESE EMAILS REQUEST PAYMENT VIA SETTLEMENT INVOICES IN EXCHANGE FOR PLOT APPROVAL. FOR CLARIFICATION, PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT DOES NOT SEND SUCH EMAILS WITH INVOICES AND REQUESTS FOR PAYMENT. IN THE MEANTIME, THE CITY'S IT DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING THIS MATTER TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND POTENTIAL SCAMS. WE RECOMMEND NOT OPEN ANY ATTACHMENTS OR RESPOND TO THESE EMAILS REQUESTS. IF YOU RECEIVE A MALICIOUS EMAIL RELATED TO YOUR PLAT APPLICATION, PLEASE NOTIFY OUR DEPARTMENT IMMEDIATELY OR THE PERSON YOU WERE WORKING WITH FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR UPDATES REGARDING YOUR APPLICATION. PLEASE ALWAYS CALL OUR POD LINE, UH, FOR ASSISTANCE OR THE PLANNER THAT YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH, IN CLOSING, THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT CAN BE REACHED AT EIGHT THREE TWO THREE NINE THREE SIX SIX ZERO. OR YOU CAN CALL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PLANNER OF THE DAY AT 8 3 2 3 9 3 6 6. YOU MAY VISIT [00:05:01] OUR WEBSITE@HOUSTONPLANNING.COM. THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR TRAN. UH, COMMISSIONERS PRIOR [Consideration of May 29, 2025, Planning Commission Meeting Minutes] MEETING MINUTES OF THE MAY 29TH, 2025 MEETING WERE POSTED TO THE AGENDA. MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL? MOTION. MOTION MAD. SECOND HA. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. [Platting Activities a & b] NOW WE'LL MOVE ALONG TO 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 REPL, ITEMS NOT REQUIRING NOTIFICATION. SECTIONS A AND B ARE ITEMS ONE THROUGH 88 SECTIONS A CONSENT ITEMS ARE NUMBERS ONE THROUGH 55 AND SECTION B REPL ITEMS ARE NUMBERS 56 THROUGH 88. NO ITEMS NEED TO BE TAKEN OUT OF ORDER AND THERE ARE NO CHANCE TO STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS MADAM CHAIR, IF THERE ARE NO INDIVIDUALS SIGNED TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS, THE PLANNING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REQUEST THE APPROVAL OF ALL STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONSENT AND REPL ITEMS NOT REQUIRE NOTIFICATION. THANK YOU MR. CALHOUN. I WANTED TO TAKE A SECOND TO, TO NOTE THAT COMMISSIONER TAHE AND COMMISSIONER HINES JOINED US. YEAH, I THINK THOSE ARE THE ONLY TWO THAT CAME IN. THANK YOU. OKAY. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK ON ANY OF THE CONSENT ITEMS. UM, DO I HAVE ABSTENTIONS COMMISSIONER? HE YES. MADAM CHAIR, I WILL ABSTAIN FROM ITEM 6, 7, 13, 16, AND 17. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER MAREZ. UM, ITEM NUMBER FOUR. DO I HAVE ANY OTHERS? OKAY, SO I NEED A MOTION SAVE AND ACCEPT. ITEM 6 4 6 7 13, 16 AND 17. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION HEINS. MOTION HEINS QUESTION? YES. COMMISSIONER COVAR. ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 20, THE HYDE PARK, THERE WAS A PUBLIC COMMENT ABOUT A PROTECTED TREE IN THE RIGHT OF WAY. HAS THAT BEEN RESOLVED OR ADDRESSED? MR. BUTLER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION? SO YEAH, THEY, THEY JUST, THIS WAS A PUBLIC HEARING. UH, THAT'S A FINAL APPROVAL FOR TODAY. IT'S ON CONSENT. THE PUBLIC COMMENT WAS JUST KIND OF KEEPING A WATCH ON THE TREE THAT'S IN FRONT OF WHERE THIS IS BEING DEVELOPED. BUT THEY'RE JUST SAYING THAT THE APPLICANT AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO KEEP THE TREE PROTECTED. SO THANK YOU. OKAY. I GOT A MOTION FOR THAT IN A SECOND. I'LL SECOND THEN. OKAY. ALRIGHT. DID YOU GET THE MOTION IN SECOND? THERE WAS SOMEBODY OVER HERE. WASN'T DID YOU SECOND COL, MS. COLVARD. OKAY. OKAY. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. NOW I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR ITEMS 4 6, 7, 13, 16 AND 17. MOTION FOR IS PERLE SECOND SIGLER. ALL IN FAVOR OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. [c. Replats requiring Public Hearings with Notification (Dorianne Powe-Phlegm, John Cedillo, and Aracely Rodriguez)] MOVING ALONG TO C RELAS REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARINGS WITH NOTIFICATION. I, I WAS TALKING VERY SLOWLY. . GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON MADAM CHAIR, THE MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS AR RODRIGUEZ. ITEM 89 IS ELEVATE LIVING. THIS SITE IS LOCATED IN THE CITY LIMIT SOUTH OF REED ROAD AND EAST OF STATE HIGHWAY 2 88. THE PURPOSE OF THE RELA IS TO CREATE FIVE SINGLE FAMILY LOT. THERE ARE NO VARIANTS THAT REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM. AND PER LEGAL REVIEW, THE PROPOSED RE PLAT WILL VIOLATE APPLICABLE DE RESTRICTION. SO THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED TO DEFER THE PLOT TO ALLOW MORE TIME TO COORDINATE WITH LEGAL. SO STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER THE PLAT PER THE APPLICANT REQUEST. MADAM CHAIR IS PLEASE THE COMMISSION. YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU MR. RODRIGUEZ. I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 89, ELEVATE LIVING. I DO HAVE ONE SPEAKER SIGNED EARLY BELL. YES MA'AM. WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK IT? IT IS BEING RECOMMENDED FOR DEFERRAL, BUT UH, YOU CAN COME UP AND TALK TO US. GOOD AFTERNOON TO EVERYONE. I HAVE A VERY SIMPLE QUESTION. I OWN LOT FIVE. I OWN LOT 23 AND LOT 22. WILL I LOSE ANY OF MY PROPERTY WHEN THEY DO THIS REPLANTING? UM, YOU CAN'T LOSE ANY OF YOUR PROPERTY UNLESS YOU'RE THE ONE DOING THE REPL. OKAY. OR THERE'S BEEN SOME KIND OF IMMINENT DOMAIN THERE. THAT'S NOT WHAT'S GOING ON. THEY'RE REPL THEIR PROPERTIES. THEIR PROPERTIES. YES MA'AM. OKAY. THAT'S MY QUESTION. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU FOR COMING IN. DO I HAVE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK [00:10:01] ON ITEM 89? HEARING NONE, I WILL CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION. MOTION. MOTION MATTERS. SECOND VI BLAND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 90, ITEM 90, HARRIS COUNTY, WCID NUMBER ONE 19 WATER PLANT NUMBER TWO. THE SITE IS LOCATED IN HOUSTON, ETJ IN HARRIS COUNTY, SOUTH OF SPRING, CYPRESS ROAD AND WEST OF CHAMPION FOREST DRIVE. THE PURPOSE OF THE WE PLOT IS TO CREATE ONE RESERVE FOR A WASTE WATER PLANT. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARI TO SECTION 42 DASH 180 3 TO ALLOW THE WE PLOTTING OF A RESERVE RESTRICTED TO ACCESS LANDSCAPING OPEN SPACE AND UTILITY UTILITY PURPOSES INTO A RESERVE. WAS ED FOR A WASTE WATER PLAN. STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST. THE SITE HAS BEEN IN USED FOR A WASTEWATER PLAN SINCE 1970, PREDATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SURROUNDING SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION TO THE NORTH, SOUTH, AND WEST. THE WE PLOT IS REQUIRED TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE FOR PERMITTING PURPOSES AND HARRIS COUNTY IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST PER LEGAL REVIEW, THE PROPOSED PLT WILL NOT VIOLATE APPLICABLE DATE RESTRICTION AND THAT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS IN EVENTS. THIS APPLICATION HAS BEEN THE FIRST TWICE TO RESEND THE NOTIFICATION LETTER TO CLEARLY STATE THE CORRECT REASON FOR RE PLAT AND THE PLA. THE APPLICANT IS NOW MEETING ALL THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT. SO THAT RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITION AND TO REVIVE THE SUBDIVISION NAME TO HARRIS COUNTY, WCID NUMBER ONE 19 WAKE WATER PLAN NUMBER TWO WITH THE FINAL PLA SUBMITTAL. SO MADAM CHAIR IS DEPLETED THE COMMISSION. YOU MAY CONTINUE WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU MS. RODRIGUEZ. I'LL CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK ON ITEM 90. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO OKAY. HEARING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION. MOTION TAHIR SECOND COLLEAGUE. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES ITEM 91. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS JOHN PHILLIPS. ITEM 91 IS HOSKINS PLACE. THE SUBJECT SITE IS AN OVER 25,000 SQUARE FOOT PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE HOUSTON CITY LIMITS WEST ALONG HOSKINS ROAD NORTH OF HAMMERLY BOULEVARD AND EAST OF BLADELOCK ROAD. THE PURPOSE OF THE REPL IS TO CREATE 12 SINGLE FAMILY LOTS AND TWO PARKING RESERVES ON THAT TYPE TWO PAE PRIVATE STREET DEVELOPMENT. THERE ARE NO VARIANCES REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM AND THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTICE REQUIREMENTS. UH, THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN DEFERRED TWICE FOR CONTINUED LEGAL REVIEW AND LEGAL HAS INDICATED THAT THIS DOES NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY. S HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY OTHER ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR THE APPLICATION. STAFF. RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUB TO CCPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS. MADAM CHAIR, PLEASE THE COMMISSION. YOU MAY CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU MR. CILLO. I'M GONNA CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 91. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO OKAY. HEARING NONE. I'M GONNA CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION MOTION SECOND VE OF BLAND. ALL IN FAVOR OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES ITEM 92. ITEM 92 IS IDLE WOOD PARTIAL REPL NUMBER THREE. THE SUBJECT SITE IS NUMBER 14,000 SQUARE FOOT PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE HOUSTON CORPORATE LIMITS SOUTH ALONG FAIRFIELD STREET AND EAST OF WESTSIDE DRIVE. THE PURPOSE OF THE RE PLAT IS TO CREATE TWO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS. THERE ARE NO VARIANCES REQUEST WITH THIS ITEM AND THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTICE REQUIREMENTS. REVIEW BGO INDICATES THE PLAT DOES NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY. STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CCP C 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS MA'AM CHAIR FOR PLEASE THE COMMISSION. YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 92. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO HEARING NONE? I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION. MOTION. MOTION POURS PER SECOND MAD. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 93. ITEM 93 IS LARK SPUR LANDING. THE SUBJECT SITE IS A NEARLY 7,000 SQUARE FOOT PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE HOUSTON'S CORPORATE LIMITS SOUTH ALONG LARK, SPUR STREET, EAST OF SCOTT STREET AND NORTH OF REED ROAD. THE PURPOSE OF THE RE PLAT IS TO CREATE ONE MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL RESERVE. THERE ARE NO VARIANCES REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM AND THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTICE REQUIREMENTS. REVIEW. LEGAL INDICATES THE PLAT DOES NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY. STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY EVENTS. COMMENTS REGARDING THE APPLICATION. STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLA SUBJECT TO CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS. MADAM CHAIR, IF YOU PLEASE THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 93 [00:15:01] IS OPEN. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO HEARING NONE? I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION. MOTION BALDWIN. UH, SECOND SIGLER. ALL IN FAVOR? A OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES ITEM 94. ITEM 94 IS LARKSBURG PLACE. THE SUBJECT RESIDE IN NEARLY 6,000 SQUARE FOOT PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE HOUSTON CITY LIMITS SOUTH ALONG LARKSBURG STREET, EAST OF SCOTT AND NORTH OF REED ROAD. THE PURPOSE OF THE PLAT IS TO CREATE ONE MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL RESERVE. THERE ARE NO VARIANCES OR REQUESTS OVER THE ITEM AND IT HAS MET ALL NOTICE REQUIREMENTS. REVIEW BGO INDICATES IT DOES NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS FILED SEPARATELY OR ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT SEVEN HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS REGARDING THIS APPLICATION. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS. MADAM CHAIR PLEASES THE COMMISSION. YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 94 IS OPEN. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO HEARING NONE? I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION. MOTION BALDEN. BUT I WAS JUST CURIOUS, JOHN, IF YOU KNEW HOW MANY UNITS THEY WERE GONNA PUT THERE. UH, NOT AT THIS MOMENT, NO. OKAY. OKAY. MOTION BALDWIN. SECOND. FEAR PLANNED. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 95 HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. MOVING TO 96. ITEM 96 IS MCGREGOR RESIDENCES. THE SUBJECT SITE IS AN OVER 20,000 SQUARE FOOT PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE HOUSTON CORPORATE LIMITS NORTH ALONG NORTH MCGREGOR WAY AND WEST OF SAY, HIGHWAY 2 88. THE PURPOSE OF THE RE PLAT IS TO CREATE EIGHT SINGLE FAMILY LOTS AND TWO RESERVES ON A SHARED DRIVEWAY. THERE ARE NO VARIANCES REQUESTED OF THIS ITEM AND THE HAS MET ALL NOTICE REQUIREMENTS. REVIEW. REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES IT DOES NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS FILED SEPARATELY OR ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS. STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CCPC ONE, ONE FORM CONDITIONS MANDATORY. PLEASE. THE COMMISSION. YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM. AT THIS TIME, THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 96 IS OPEN. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO HEARING NONE? I'LL CLOSE IT PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION. MOTION SECOND TO HEAR. ALL IN FAVOR OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 97. THANK YOU. I NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF. PLEASE NOTE THAT COMMISSIONER MAREZ IS RECUSING. ITEM 97. MY CLEN PARK, VILLAGE. PARK. WE PLANT NUMBER ONE. THE SITE IS LOCATED IN HOUSTON, ETJ IN HARRIS COUNTY WEST ALONG STATE HIGHWAY SIX AND NORTH OF WEST PARK. TOLL WAY, THE PURPOSE OF THE PL IS TO CREATE ONE RESERVE RESTRICTED TO LIP STATION AND A VARIANT IS BEING REQUESTED FOR SECTION 180 3 TO CHANGE THE YOUTH FROM A SMALL PORTION OF A DETENTION RESERVE FOR A LEAVE STATION RESERVE. THE LEAVE STATION I MEAN SUPPORT THE REQUEST. THE PROPOSED STATION IS NEEDED TO MEET THE NEED OF THE ADJOINING COMMUNITY. THE APPLICANT HAS MADE ALL THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT AND STAFF DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS. IN EVENT, HOWEVER, THAT RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER THE PLA PREFER TO THE RESTRICTION REVIEW. MADAM CHAIR IS TO APPRECIATE THE COMMISSION. YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 97 IS OPEN. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO OKAY. HEARING NONE. I WILL CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION. MOTION. MOTION SIGLER. SECOND TO HEAR. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 98. ITEM 98 IS MEDINA MAGNOLIA PLACE. THE SUBJECT SIDE IS A 9.7 ACRE PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE FORT BEND COUNTY, EXTRA TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION, NORTH LONG EVERGREEN ROAD AND WEST OF COLORADO STREET. THE PURPOSE OF THE REPL IS TO CREATE ONE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOT AND ONE UNRESTRICTED RESERVE. THERE ARE NO VARIANCES REQUESTED FOR THIS ITEM AND THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTICE REQUIREMENTS REVIEW BY LEGAL IS STILL ONGOING AND ADDITIONAL TIME AS REQUIRED FOR CONTINUED LEGAL REVIEW. STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS REGARDING THE APPLICATION. STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER THE PLAT FOR TWO WEEKS TO ALLOW LEGAL MORE TIME FOR REVIEW OF THE RESTRICTIONS. MADAM CHAIR, IF YOU PLEASE THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 98 IS OPEN. I HAVE TWO SPEAKERS. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS OSCAR VILLA. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. UH, YES. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS OSCAR AL. UH, THANK YOU, UH, FOR TAKING THE MOMENT, UH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN FROM THE HOUSTON PLANNING AND COMMISSION DEPARTMENT. UH, SO WE ARE, SO I'M A RESIDENT FROM THE FRESNO COMMUNITY AND, UH, ME AND MY WIFE WERE DRIVING DOWN THIS LOCATION AND WE SAW A SIGN POSTED. WE HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS GOING ON. AND, UH, WE DID SOME INVESTIGATION, YOU KNOW, SOME, SOME RESEARCH. AND, UH, WE FOUND OUT THAT A WELDING SHOP WAS GONNA BE BUILT IN THIS PLACE. A THING, A 10,000 SQUARE FOOT WELDING LOCATION, UH, SHOP THERE. AND I DO HAVE A CONCERN, YOU KNOW, BEING [00:20:01] A A A RESIDENT OF THE COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, I HAVE CHILDREN. WE ALL HAVE KIDS, AND I DO HAVE A CONCERN FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY. YOU KNOW, I WANNA KNOW WHAT TYPE OF, UH, IMPACT THIS IS GONNA HAVE IN, IN THE ENVIRONMENT, UH, CONSIDERING THAT A WELDING SHOP DOES CREATE FUMES, UH, YOU KNOW, CHEMICALS AND THINGS OF THAT SORT. AND IT'S RIGHT IN THE COMMUNITY, LIKE RIGHT IN THE HEART OF THE LOCATION. SO I LIVE RIGHT ACROSS FROM THAT PLACE. SO I DO HAVE A CONCERN AND I'VE, UH, SPOKEN TO MY NEIGHBORS AS WELL. AND, UH, WE WE'RE ALL VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS, UH, CONSIDERING THAT WE AS A GROWING COMMUNITY, I MYSELF AM A BUSINESS OWNER. UM, BUT YOU KNOW, WHEN I DO, UH, HAVE INFORMATION THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA AFFECT US AND OUR, AND OUR AND OUR HEALTH AND OUR SAFETY, YOU KNOW, I DO WANNA BRING OUT, UH, MY CONCERNS TO YOU ALL AND WHOEVER'S IN CHARGE OF THIS AND TO LET YOU KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, I WANNA KNOW WHAT TYPE OF IMPACT THIS GONNA HAVE TO THE ENVIRONMENT OF OUR LOCATION. AND, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'LL, WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO IT. WE ALREADY STARTED A PETITION. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE PEOPLE, UH, YOU KNOW, VOICING THEIR CONCERN AS WELL. UH, SO I JUST WANTED TO COME UP HERE AND, AND LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, WE ARE CONCERNED AND THAT WE ARE PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT'S GOING ON. WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING IN. SO AT THIS BODY, ALL WE DO IS THE PLATTING OF IT. WE DON'T DO ANYTHING WITH USE. BUT I'M GONNA ASK YOU, MR. BROWN, WOULD YOU STAND UP? MR. BROWNBECK, HERE'S WITH PUBLIC WORKS AND HE CAN KIND OF WALK YOU THROUGH. WHAT ARE YOU POINTING AT ME FOR? IT WOULD BE FORT BEND COUNTY. ETJ. SO WOULDN'T IT BE WITH THE CITY? OH, IT WOULDN'T BE. YOU'RE RIGHT. IT'S FORT BEND COUNTY. ETJ. SO MR. SANCHEZ, COMMISSIONER SANCHEZ, WOULD YOU MIND SPEAKING WITH THIS GENTLEMAN AFTER THIS PRESENTATION JUST TO LET HIM KNOW HOW THE FORT BEND COUNTY PROCESS GOES REGARDING USE AND WHO THEY CAN TALK TO AND ALL OF THAT? YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. NO PROBLEM. AND THEN OUR SECOND SPEAKER WAS, I BELIEVE IT'S YOUR WIFE. YES, I'M RIGHT HERE. DID YOU WANNA SPEAK? UH, NO. HE SAID EVERYTHING I WANTED TO SAY. WE DID RE REACH OUT TO, UM, I GUESS THE ENGINEERS THAT ARE TAKING OVER, UM, OF WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN HERE. AND THEY DID SAY THAT IT'S GONNA BE A WELDING SHOP, SO THIS IS WHY WE WANTED TO COME INTO THE MEETING AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON. RIGHT. AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO STOP IT. 'CAUSE WE'RE LITERALLY, THERE'S HOMES RIGHT AROUND THIS, UH, THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, SO. RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE IT AND WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS COMING IN AND SHARING YOUR CONCERNS AND THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER SANCHEZ? YES. UH, MS. MICKELSON. KIM MICKELSON FROM THE CITY LEGAL DEPARTMENT. I'LL ADD THAT. WHAT TRIGGERED THE DELAY IN THE LEGAL REVIEW? WE HAD COMPLETED THAT AND THEN WERE PROVIDED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION EARLIER THIS WEEK ABOUT IT BEING AN UNRESTRICTED RESERVE. SO THAT REQUIRED SOME ADDITIONAL REVIEW WITH WITHIN THE DEED RESTRICTIONS TO MAKE SURE IT WAS ALSO COVERED BY THOSE RESTRICTIONS. OKAY. IN WHICH CASE THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO THAT. BUT, BUT THAT'S STILL UNDER REVIEW. AND SO YOU UNDERSTOOD WHAT SHE'S SAYING. SO THIS WILL COME BACK BEFORE THIS BODY. YEAH. IT'S BEING DEFERRED. OKAY. IT'S RECOMMENDED FOR DEFERRAL. IS IT BEING DEFERRED BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY PLAN ON DOING WITH IT? IT'S BEING DEFERRED FOR FURTHER REVIEW FOR DEED RESTRICTIONS. YEAH. YEAH. YEAH. OKAY. DO I HAVE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 98? YES. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. I'M GOING TO CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION. MOTION MAD. SECOND. SECOND. VERA BLAND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. AND THANK YOU FOR THAT CATCH. UH, MR. SADIA. I DIDN'T EVEN LOOK AT THE LOCATION. SORRY ABOUT THAT. ITEM 99, ITEM 99 MOB ESTATE. THE SITE IS LOCATED IN HOUSTON, CITY LIMIT EAST OF LOCKWOOD DRIVE, AND NOR OF I 10. THE PURPOSE OF THE WELA IS TO CREATE TWO SINGLE FAMILY LOTS. NO VARIANCES ARE BEING REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM. LEGAL REVIEW, THE PROPOSED WELA WILL NOT VIOLATE THE RESTRICTION. THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND STAFF DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT IN ADVANCE. STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLUS SUBJECT TO THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITION. MADAM CHAIR, IF YOU PLEASE THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 99 IS OPEN. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO HEARING NONE? I'LL CLOSE A PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION. MOTION COLLE. SECOND VERA OF BLAND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES ITEM 100. ITEM 100 LEDGE STUDIO'S. WE PLOT NUMBER ONE, THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE CITY LIMIT SOUTH OF THE SODA ROAD AND WEST OF WHEATLEY STREET. THE PURPOSE OF THE WE PLAT IS TO GRADE 42 SINGLE FAMILY LOT IN 17 RESERVES. NO VARIANCES ARE BEING REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM. AND PER LEGAL REVIEW, THE PROPOSED REFL WILL NOT VIOLATE APPLICABLE RESTRICTION AND THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. STAFF DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT IN EVENTS. STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLUS SUBJECT TO THE CCPC 1 0 1 FORM. CONDITION MADAM CHAIR, [00:25:01] TO APPRECIATE THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 100 IS CONTINUED. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO? ALL RIGHT. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION. MADAM CHAIR COULD? YES. CAN WE VERIFY THE 17 RESERVES? WHAT, WHAT ARE 17 RESERVES? THERE ARE MULTIPLE PARKING SPACES. INSTEAD OF HAVING INTENTION, I SEE ALL THOSE LITTLE, LITTLE ONES UP ON THE TOP LEFT. YEAH. AND THEN THEY'VE GOT SOME LITTLE RESERVES ON THE BOTTOM BOTTOM. THERE'S A TOTAL OF 10 PARKING SPACES, 10 PARKING SPACES. THE REST IS DRAINAGE OR DETENTION OR SOMETHING? YEAH. YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. YEAH. YEAH. . OKAY. SO I HAD A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BALDWIN. DO I HAVE A SECOND HAY? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ITEM 1 0 1. ITEM 1 0 1 IS SAME BOOK ESTATE. THE SITE IS LOCATED IN HOUSTON CITY LIMIT EAST OF POST O ROAD AND NORTH OF WOODWAY STREET. THE PURPOSE OF THE WE PLA IS TO CREATE 26 LOT AND TWO RESERVE FOR DETENTION AND OPEN SPACE. NO VARIANCES ARE BEING REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM. AND THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT. STAFF DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS. IN EVENT, PER LEGAL REVIEW, THE PROPOSED WE PLOT WILL NOT VIOLATE APPLICABLE RESTRICTION AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLUS SUBJECT TO THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITION. MADAM CHAIR IS TO PLEASE TO THE COMMISSION. YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 1 0 1 IS OPEN. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO OKAY. HEARING NONE? I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK, UH, MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION. MOTION TO HEAR SECOND MAD. ALL IN FAVOR. BLESS YOU. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 1 0 2, ITEM ONE. TO SPRINGDALE PLACE THE SITE LOCATED IN THE CITY LIMIT ALONG SPRINGDALE STREET EAST OF HOMESTEAD ROAD. THE PURPOSE OF THE WE PLOT IS TO CREATE A SHARED DRIVEWAY DEVELOPMENT WITH THICK LOT AND TWO PARKING SPACES. NO VARI ANSWERS ARE BEING REQUESTED. WITH THIS ITEM PER LEGAL REVIEW, THE PROPOSED WE PLOT WILL NOT VIOLATE APPLICABLE RESTRICTION. THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT AND STAFF DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS. IN EVENT STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLUS SUBJECT TO THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM. CONDITION. MADAM CHAIR IS TO PLEASE OF THE COMMISSION. YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 1 0 2 IS OPEN. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO HEARING NONE? I'LL CLOSE A PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION. I'LL MOVE, BUT ONE MORE QUESTION. YES. WE'RE LEARNING TODAY. WE ARE THIS VEHICLE ACCESS DENIED ON A BCD. THEY'RE NOT PARKING SPACES OR WHAT ARE THEY? THEY'RE OPEN SPACES. RESERVE. UM, THEY'RE OPEN PAPERS RESERVE AND THE PARKING SPACES IS WITHIN, UM, IT'S IN THE MIDDLE BETWEEN TWO PARK OPEN SPACE RESERVE. OKAY. BUT THEY CAN'T PARK THERE. THEY CANNOT PARK ON THE OPEN SPACE. THEY CAN ONLY PARK ON THE GUEST PARKING SPACES, WHICH ARE IN THE MIDDLE BETWEEN THE OPEN SPACES. YEAH. YEAH. SO, SO YOU'VE GOT OPEN SPACE RESERVES LIKE LANDSCAPING OKAY. ON EACH SIDE AND PARKING IN THE MIDDLE. INTERESTING. AND WE ARE LEARNING TODAY. YOU'RE RIGHT. YES. . SO I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BALDWIN. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. VEER BLAND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. MOVING ALONG [d. Subdivision Plats with Variance Requests (Devin Crittle and Geoff Butler) ] TO D SUBDIVISION PLATS WITH VARIANCE REQUESTS. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE HOUSTON PLANNING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS JEFF BUTLER. ITEM 1 0 3 IS BEAMER BUSINESS COMPLEX. UH, THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE HARRIS COUNTY ETJ, SOUTH OF BELTWAY EIGHT AND WEST OF THE GULF FREEWAY. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES A RESERVE FOR RETAIL DEVELOPMENT. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW FOR NO RIGHT OF WAY WIDENING OR CUTBACK DEDICATION TO A 30 FOOT PAPER STREET ABUTTING. THE WESTERN BOUNDARY STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST. THE SITE IS LOCATED THE SOUTHWEST INTERSECTION OF BEAMER ROAD AND DIXIE FARM ROAD. THE SITE IS APPROX, IS IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF THE FORMER BRIO REFINERY, WHICH HAS BEEN DESIGNATED SUPERFUND SITE SINCE THE 1980S. THIS CONTAINMENT FACILITY IS MAINTAINED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND WILL UNLIKELY BE DEVELOPED FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. THE PAPER STREET TERMINATES APPROXIMATELY HALF MILE SOUTH OF THE SITE WHERE THE ABUTTING OWNERS HAVE BEEN GRANTED VARIANCES TO TERMINATE THE STREET AND TO NOT WIDEN IT. CONSIDERING THE UNIQUE SIZE OF THE SUBJECT SITE, A 30 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY, DEDICATION WITH CORNER CUTBACK TO AN UNAPPROVED STREET WOULD BE IMPRACTICAL. STAFF RECOMMENDS GRINDING THE VARIANCE AND APPROVING THE PLAT FOR THE CBC. ONE, ONE FORM CONDITIONS. AND WE'VE RECEIVED NO ADVANCE WRITTEN COMMENT. THANK YOU MR. BUTLER. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON 1 0 3. IS THERE [00:30:01] ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WISHES TO? OKAY. COMMISSIONERS. WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION BY STAFF. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION COLLE. MOTION COLLE. SECOND. SECOND HACH. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 1 0 4, MADAM CHAIR, I'M GONNA RECUSE FROM ITEM 1 0 4. OKAY. PLEASE NOTE. THANK YOU. ITEM 1 0 4 IS GIDDY UP AT KARBACH. THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON'S CORPORATE LIMIT ALONG MAGNUM ROAD, SOUTH OF THE NORTHWEST FREEWAY AND NORTH OF HEMPSTEAD ROAD. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES A RESERVE ENCOMPASSING AN EXISTING REGIONAL BREWERY. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW FOR A SMALL SECTION OF THE CAR BOX STREET FRONTAGE TO BE SET BACK FOUR FEET FROM THE PROPERTY LINE INSTEAD OF 10 FEET. STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST. THE SITE IS LOCATED ALONG KARBACH, JUST SOUTH OF TACOMA STREET. THE SITE CONSISTS OF A BREWERY UNDERGOING AN EXPANSION. THIS WILL INCLUDE UPGRADING THEIR ONSITE WATER PROCESSING TO CONFORM A CITY REGULATIONS. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES LOCATING A PH POLISHING TANK ALONG CARBO STREET TO TIE IN WITH THE EXISTING SANITARY CONNECTION. SINCE THIS WILL BE LOCATED WITHIN THE SETBACK LINE, THE APPLICANT MUST OBTAIN A VARIANCE FROM THE 10 FOOT BUILDING LINE. THE APPLICANT HAS ASSERTED THAT THE BREWERY'S INTERNAL WASTEWATER SYSTEM AND PLANT LAYOUT MAKE THIS THE ONLY PRACTICAL LOCATION FOR THE PROPOSED TANK. IN ADDITION, THE SITE IS WITHIN A MOSTLY INDUSTRIAL AREA WITH NUMEROUS ENCROACHMENTS THAT WERE BUILT BEFORE THE CITY'S BUILDING LINE REQUIREMENT. STAFF FINDS THE REQUEST TO BE JUSTIFIED AND RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. WE'VE RECEIVED NO ADVANCE WRITTEN COMMENT. AND MADAM CHAIR, JUST TO CLARIFY SOMETHING IN YOUR MATERIALS, UH, THE STAFF REPORT AND THE MARKED COPY WILL MAKE REFERENCES TO SPECIFIC SQUARE FOOTAGE ON THE FIRST FEW LINES. THAT IS INCORRECT. AND WHEN THE ACTION REPORT IS DONE, THAT'LL BE CORRECTED. OKAY. THANK YOU MR. BUTLER. COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE THE APPLICANT, MR. GRISSOM HERE IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION. MOTION POURS PERLE. I'M SORRY. WHO SECONDED? SECOND COVAR. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 1 0 5, ITEM 1 0 5 IS HUGH AKER. THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE HARRIS COUNTY ETJ NORTH OF BELTWAY EIGHT, WEST OF THE NORTH, NORTH FREEWAY, AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 2 49. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES ONE LOT AND AN UNRESTRICTED RESERVE. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING VARIANCES TO EXCEED INTERSECTION SPACING BY NOT CREATING AN EAST, WEST STREET AND TORA RESERVE AID TO HAVE 55 FEET OF STREET FRONTAGE RATHER THAN THE REQUIRED 60 FEET. STAFF IS IN SUPPORT. THE SUPPORT OF BOTH REQUESTS. THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE COUNTY ALONG HUE EAST OF TRICKY. THE SITE CURRENTLY CONSISTS OF A SINGLE FAMILY HOME AND A ROOFING CONTRACTOR. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES A NEW BATTERY STORAGE FACILITY AT THE NORTHEASTERN CORNER OF THE PROPERTY. THIS WILL PROVIDE POWER GENERATION CAPACITY FOR THE ABUTTING TRANSMISSION CORRIDOR. IN NEARBY SUBSTATION TO THE NORTH, THE APPLICANT IS REQUIRED TO REPL THE PROPERTY DUE TO THE CHANGE OF USE. THE SITE IS DIRECTLY WEST OF AN ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION CORRIDOR, WHICH IS PRECLUDED FROM INTERSECTION SPACING. REQUIRE THE INTERSECTION SPACING REQUIREMENT IF OWNED IN FEE BY THE UTILITY PROVIDER. THESE PARTICULAR LINES ARE WITHIN AN EASEMENT, BUT THE RESULT WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE INTENT OF THE ORDINANCE. THE APPLICANT IS LIMITED TO THE EXISTING FRONTAGE ON HUE DUE TO THE LONGSTANDING HOME ON THE EAST AND A DRAINAGE AND UTILITY CONNECTION TO THE WEST. THE EXISTING CONTRACTOR HAS LONG OPERATED WITH THIS FRONTAGE AND THE BATTERY STORAGE CENTER WILL NOT GENERATE SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC. STAFF FINDS THE REQUEST TO BE JUSTIFIED AND RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. AND WE'VE RECEIVED NO ADVANCE WRITTEN COMMENT. THANK YOU. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK. COMMISSIONERS. ANY QUESTIONS? YES. COMMISSIONER MAREZ. IS THIS TO GENERATE POWER AND FILL IT BACK TO THE GRID? MY UNDERSTANDING IS YES. IT'S, IT'S TO, UM, BACK UP THE SUBSTATION THAT'S ON GEARS. UM, AND, AND THE STRIP, THE, THE LINES THAT ARE JUST IMMEDIATELY TO THE EAST OF THIS CONNECT WITH THAT. I GUESS I'M CONFUSED BY GENERATE BACKUP FOR LIKE THE, IT'S NOT A, THE UTILITY, THE, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS, I GUESS AT CENTER POINT, BUT THIS IS NOT THIRD PROJECT. THIS IS A THIRD PARTY PROJECT. I, I BELIEVE SO. AND EXCUSE ME IF MY, I MAY HAVE NO, IT'S OKAY. I, THAT WHY IM ASKING THE TERMINOLOGY MAY NOT BE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. I NEED A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION. MOTION MATTERS SECOND. VERA BLAND. ALL IN FAVOR? A OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 1 0 6. ITEM 1 0 6 IS THE PORTER VITALITY CENTER, SECTION ONE. THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HARRIS COUNTY ETJ ALONG PORTER, SOUTH OF STOCKTON SCHOOL. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES A RESERVE FOR RETAIL DEVELOPMENT. THE APPLICANT INITIALLY REQUESTED A VARIANCE FOR INTERSECTION SPACING. STAFF FINDS HIS TRACK MEETS THE INTERSECTION SPACING REQUIREMENTS AND THE APPLICANT HAS WITHDRAWN THE VARIANCE REQUEST THE PLAT BEFORE HE HAS BEEN FOUND TO MEET CHAPTER 42. PER THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AND WE RECEIVED NO ADVANCE WRITTEN COMMENT. THANK [00:35:01] YOU MR. BUTLER. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 0 6. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS? IF NOT, I'LL UH, ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION. MOTION HINES. MOTION HINES SECOND HIGH. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 1 0 7, MADAM CHAIR. I'M GONNA RECUSE FROM 1 0 7 AND I ROMAN NUMERAL FOUR IF IT'S TAKEN AT THE SAME TIME. GREAT. THANK YOU. GOOD, GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR. UH, WELCOME. COMMISSIONER SANCHEZ AND MEMBERS OF THE HOUSTON PLANNING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS DEVIN K CRIDDLE. UH, MADAM CHAIR. IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE ITEM 1 0 7 RESERVE AT HOUSTON HEIGHTS AND ROMAN NUMERAL FOUR TOGETHER AS THEY ARE RELATED. PLEASE. YES, PLEASE. . SORRY I WAS OVER HERE READING SOMETHING. I'M SORRY. MR. K CRIDDLE . NO WORRIES, NO WORRIES. UH, THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON CITY LIMITS AT THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH NORTH SHEPHERD DRIVE, WEST 13TH, WEST 14TH, AND LAIRD STREET. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING ONE RESERVE AND IS REQUESTING A DUAL BUILDING LINE VARIANCE ALONG LAIRD STREET AND TO ALLOW A FOUR FOOT BUILDING LINE FOR A AWNING AND A 10 FOOT BUILDING LINE FOR THE STRUCTURE FOR A PORTION OF THE SITE ALONG NORTH SHEPHERD DRIVE. THE APPLICANT IS ALSO REQUESTING A VARIANCE FROM CHAPTER 28 TO ALLOW A HOTEL TO BE LOCATED WITHIN A RESIDENTIAL AREA TO ALLOW THE HOTEL, HOTEL TO BE LOCATED ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL USES TO ALLOW THE HOTEL TO BE LOCATED NEAR PROTECTED USE AND TO ALLOW ACCESS FROM A TWO LANE RESIDENTIAL STREET. STAFF IS IN SUPPORT STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF ALL THE REQUESTED VARIANCES. THE APPLICANT IS DEVELOPING A VACANT TWO ACRE TRACK INTENDED FOR A RESTAURANT AND HOTEL USE. THE SITE HAS FRONTAGE ALONG MULTIPLE RIGHT OF WAYS AND THE MAIN ACCESS TO THE RESTAURANT IS ALONG NORTH SHEPHERD DRIVE, WHICH IS A 80 FOOT WIDE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE. NORTH SHEPHERD DRIVE PROVIDES 20 FEET OF, EXCUSE ME, NORTH SHEPHERD DRIVE PROVIDES A 2023 FOOT WIDE PEDESTRIAN REALM AND LANDSCAPING BUFFER WITH A SIX FOOT UNOBSTRUCTED SIDEWALK. THE STRUCTURE OF THE RESTAURANT WOULD BE LOCATED AT THE 10 FOOT SETBACK ALONG NORTH SHEPHERD AND OUR AWNING IS BEING PROPOSED AT THE FOUR FOOT BUILDING LINE TO HELP SHELTER CUSTOMERS FROM THE ELEMENTS. THE REQUEST FOR REDUCED BUILDING LINE ALONG SHEPHERD DRIVE IS SIMILAR TO PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE 80 FOOTER, LESS MADAM CHAIR. I'D ALSO LIKE TO NOTE THAT THIS SPECIFIC RE REQUEST WAS RECENTLY GRANTED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION FROM THE PREVIOUS SUBMITTAL. THE HOTEL ITSELF IS LOCATED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF WEST 14TH STREET AND LAD STREET. THE PREVIOUS DESIGN SHOWED ORANGE STREET VALET SERVICE ALONG LAIRD STREET. SINCE THEN, THE ORANGE STREET VALET HAS BEEN RELOCATED INTO A PARKING LOT AT THE INTERSECTION OF LAIRD AND WEST 14TH. ACCESS TO THE HOTEL IS FROM AN EXISTING DRIVEWAY NEAR THE INTERSECTION AND LAIRD STREET IS A 50 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY. AND THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL FIVE FEET OF RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION, RESULTING IN A 20 FOOT PEDESTRIAN REALM WITH SIX FOOT SIDEWALKS AND THE EIGHT AND A HALF FOOT LANDSCAPING BUFFER. THE HOTEL ITSELF OFFERS 14 ROOMS AND IS A UNIQUE ACCOMMODATION TO THE HEIGHTS AREA. THIS DEVELOPMENT MEETS THE PARKING REQUIREMENT AND OUR PARKING WILL BE LOCATED ON THE SITE. STAFF HAS RECEIVED, UH, MULTIPLE ADVANCED WRITTEN COMMENTS FROM 14 RESIDENTS ALONG LAIR STREET IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST AND TWO LETTERS OF OPPOSITION, UH, RELATED TO TRAFFIC AND SAFETY, WHICH CAN BE LOCATED IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PACKET. MADAM CHAIR STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCE FROM CHAPTER 28 AND CHAPTER UH, 42 AND APPROVE THE VARIANCE SUBJECT TO THE CCPC 1 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS. UH, THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND THE APPLICANT HAS MADE THEMSELVES AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR. CRIDDLE. I DO HAVE A SPEAKER. MR. STRICKLAND. KEVIN STRICKLAND. UH, MR. STRICKLAND, I JUST RECEIVED YOUR SIGN-IN SHEET A FEW MINUTES AGO AND YOU ALSO HAD ITEM 28 LITTLE THICKET. YOU DO REALIZE THAT WE'VE ALREADY VOTED ON THAT AND MOVE THAT FORWARD, CORRECT? YES. BUT, UM, I THOUGHT I MIGHT JUST ABUSE MY FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS TO COMMENT ON IT. YOU CAN'T COMMENT ON 28 'CAUSE WE'VE ALREADY ENOUGH CONDUCTED BUSINESS. FAIR ENOUGH. UM, I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE TO TALK ABOUT THE RESERVE. SO, UM, AS YOU MAY REMEMBER, I'M PRESIDENT OF THE GREATER HEIGHTS SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD AND WE HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE WITH THESE PROJECTS. MY SUPPORT, THOUGH TODAY IS FROM ME PERSONALLY. UM, THE DEVELOPER'S DONE A FANTASTIC JOB OF ENGAGING WITH THE COMMUNITY. UM, YOU JUST SAW WHERE THE RESIDENTS ON LAIRD HAVE NOW, UM, OFFERED THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE PROJECT. UM, THEY CHOSE THIS AREA BECAUSE THE HEIGHTS IS WALKABLE AND VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT THE DEVELOPERS HAVE WORKED WITH THE MEMORIAL HEIGHTS REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR THEIR PROJECT TO BE CONSISTENT. IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING ON SHEPHERD DURHAM, AND I'M SURE YOU ARE PHASE ONE, MOSTLY COMPLETE PHASE TWO, UM, IT'S FANTASTIC THAT THIS PROJECT WILL BE CONSISTENT [00:40:01] WITH THE RECONSTRUCTION OF PHASE TWO, BUT IT'S ALSO FANTASTIC THAT IT'S NOT ANOTHER STRIP SHOPPING CENTER OR APARTMENT BUILDING. UM, THE HOTEL VARIANCES ARE OLD. I KNOW YOU CAN'T FIX THOSE TODAY, BUT I AM, UH, I HOPE THAT YOU WILL APPROVE THEIR, THEIR, UH, VARIANCES FOR THE HOTEL. UM, LASTLY, 13TH AND 14TH ARE TERRIBLE STREETS TO WALK OR BIKE ON. I LIVE FOUR BLOCKS AWAY. UM, ONCE THE PROJECT IS DONE, THEY WILL BE IN GREAT SHAPE. SO WHEN THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO, UM, SPREAD MISINFORMATION OR FEAR MONGERING THAT THIS PROJECT, IT SOMEHOW PRESENTS A UNIQUE RISK TO PEOPLE WALKING, ESPECIALLY THE LOVE ELEMENTARY. THAT IS COMPLETELY FALSE. I LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, WHEN THE PROJECT'S DONE AND PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO WALK AND, UH, BIKE SAFELY THERE. LASTLY, UM, WHEN THE DEVELOPER, WHEN THE CONSTRUCTION HAPPENS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE TIMING WILL BE WITH, UH, PHASE TWO OF SHEPHERD DURHAM, BUT IT SIMPLY ASKED THE DEVELOPER, THE, UH, CONTRACTORS TO BE MINDFUL OF KEEPING 13TH OPEN SO THAT PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO STILL GET AROUND. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU MR. STRICKLAND. COMMISSIONERS. ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU FOR COMING IN. ALRIGHT. I HAVE ALSO, MR. YOUNGBLOOD, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO REVIEW OR JUST QUESTIONS? LOVE FIRST QUESTION. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, I HAVE NO ONE ELSE SIGNED TO SPEAK. IS THERE ONE ELSE THAT WISHES TO? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. I'LL SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION. COMMISSIONER KHALI? YEAH. UM, I JUST HAVE A, UM, A COUPLE QUESTIONS. MAYBE IT'S JUST FOR STAFF. DO YOU HAVE BY CHANCE PICTURES OF BEFORE AND AFTER FOR THE 14TH STREET? I THINK IT IS, YES. I DO HAVE A, LIKE, JUST THE VIEW YOU SHOWED THE THAT IS THE, WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE NOW? THAT'S CORRECT. YES, MA'AM. AND SO NOW IT'S GONNA BE ADDITIONAL, UM, SIDEWALK THE WHOLE WAY THROUGH AND MORE WALKABLE OVER TO LOVE STREET SINCE THIS IS YES, MA NEXT TO THE SCHOOL. THAT'S, I MEAN, YES. LOVE ELEMENTARY. THEY'RE ALSO PROVIDING, SORRY TO CUT YOU OFF. UH, THEY'RE, THEY'RE ALSO PROVIDING ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION TO LAD STREET, UH, 13TH STREET AND 14TH STREET. AND IT'LL ESSENTIALLY SAY WHAT YOU JUST SAID. THEY'LL CON, UH, CONNECT MOST OF THE SIDEWALKS. THEY DON'T OWN ALL THE WAY TO THE, UM, THEY DON'T OWN ALL THE PROPERTY TO LAIR STREET, BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE SITE WILL, UH, GET IMPROVEMENTS TO THE, UH, PEDESTRIAN REALM. OKAY. THAT'S, THAT'S GREAT. UM, AND THEN WHAT ABOUT, UM, THE CONCERNS ABOUT PARKING ALONG LAIRD? I KNOW THAT THE, IN IT'S NOW LONGER, UM, ONSITE VALET AT LAIRD, BUT THERE IS STILL AN ENTRANCE AND EXIT THERE. AND I WAS JUST WONDERING, IS THERE A PLAN MAYBE FOR NO PARKING? IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT'S ONE OF THE CONCERNS FOR THE REMAINING TWO RESIDENTS THAT SUBMITTED CONCERNS. I WOULD PROBABLY LEAN TOWARDS PUBLIC WORKS ABOUT WHAT SIGNAGE WILL BE A, UM, RIGHT NOW IT'S A, IT'S A NARROW RIGHT OF WAY. AND WITH THE FIVE FEET OF DEDICATION, UH, THERE MAY BE THE, UH, OPPORTUNITY TO WIDENING THAT PAVEMENT, THAT PAVEMENT ON LAIRD STREET. BUT, UM, THERE HASN'T BEEN A SPECIFIC DISCUSSION ABOUT NO PARKING SPECIFICALLY ON, ON LAIRD STREET. OKAY. SO I CAN LOOK INTO THAT. UM, MIGHT BE SOMETHING YEAH, MAYBE ON 14TH TOO, JUST SINCE I KNOW THAT'S WHAT FOLKS SEEM TO BE WORRIED ABOUT. BUT THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. YES, THANK YOU. BUT YES, COMMISSIONER MAREZ, JUST, UM, PLEASE REMIND THEY, THEY, THEY'RE NOT, WELL, THIS IS NOT A PARKING VARIANCE. THEY, THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE PROVIDING ALL THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS, MA'AM. OKAY. YES. THANK. YEP. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. I HAD A BUNCH OF MOTIONS AND SECONDS AND SO LET ME ASK AGAIN, DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BALDWIN. OKAY. HE RAISED HIS PEN FIRST. COMMISSIONER KLIK SECOND BALDWIN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM, UH, ITEM 1 0 8 IS WASHINGTON CENTER RESIDENCES. UH, THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE CITY LIMITS AT THE NORTHEAST INTERSECTION OF STE DRIVE, WHICH IS A MAJOR FAIR AIRFARE AND CENTER STREET, UH, WHICH IS JUST ONE BLOCK NORTH OF WASHINGTON AVENUE. UH, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW ZERO FOOT BUILDING LINE FOR A 12 BY 10 PORTION OF CENTER STREET FOR A PROPOSED, UH, SKY BRIDGE WITH SUPPORT COLUMNS. UH, STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS REQUEST. UH, THE SITE IS A VACANT FOUR ACRE TRACT INTENDED FOR A MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT. EACH RESERVE ON EITHER SIDE OF CENTER STREET, UH, FEATURES A FIVE STORE RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CONNECTED BY SKY BRIDGE THAT CROSSES OVER CENTER STREET. THIS DESIGN WILL ALLOW PEDESTRIANS TO SAFELY TRAVEL ACROSS THE SITES WITHOUT CROSSING VEHICULAR TRAFFIC AT THE GROUND LEVEL. THE SKY BRIDGE IS NINE FEET WIDE AND IS LOCATED ON THE THIRD AND THE FIFTH FLOOR WITH A CLEARANCE LEVEL OF 25 FEET MEASURED FROM THE GROUND LEVEL OF THE TRAVEL LANES. CENTER [00:45:01] STREET IS A 60 FOOT LOCAL STREET AND PROVIDES SIX FOOT SIDEWALKS AND FOUR FOOT LANDSCAPING BUFFER WITH A PEDESTRIAN ROUND RANGING FROM 13 FEET TO 23 TO 20 FEET. THE GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE BUILDING LINE IS MAINTAINED AS THE STRUCTURE OF THE RESIDENTIAL UH, BUILDING IS SET BACK AT THE 10 FOOT BUILDING LINE. UH, THE SKY BRIDGE DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY HABITABLE AREA AND DOES NOT IMPACT SAFETY IN THE SAME MANNER AS AN ENCROACHMENT ON THE GROUND LEVEL. PUBLIC WORKS HAS VOICED NO OBJECTION TO THE 25 FOOT CLEARANCE FOR THE SKY BRIDGE. AND STAFF RECOMMENDS GRANTING THE REQUESTED VARIANCE AND APPROVING A PLAT SUBJECT TO THE CPC 1 0 1, UH, FORUM CONDITIONS. UH, MADAM CHAIR, THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED, UH, ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM. THANK YOU MR. CRIDDLE. I DO HAVE, LET'S SEE, FOR QUESTIONS ONLY, MR. JEFF PATTON COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YES. COMMISSIONER ROSENBERG FOR STAFF OR MR. PATTON GENERAL? PROBABLY HAVE MORE FOR STAFF. MS. MICKELSON. . OKAY. THERE'S MY, UH, FIRST SKYBRIDGE I'VE SEEN AND, UH, JUST OUTTA CURIOSITY, MUCH LIKE ANY OTHER EASEMENT, AN AERIAL EASEMENT, IS THERE AN ACQUISITION WITH CITY REAL ESTATE OR ANYTHING THAT REVOLVES AROUND THIS? UM, JUST SEEMS LIKE THEY'RE USING CITY SPACE AND ANY OTHER EASEMENT PEOPLE WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR. SO JUST MAKING SURE THAT'S ALL COORDINATED AND MY OWN KNOWLEDGE. LIKE WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE? YEAH. UH, THERE WILL BE A CONSENT TO ENCROACH, RIGHT. THAT INVOLVES, UH, PUBLIC WORKS. UM, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAD ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO NO. T TYPICALLY ANY CITY WOULD ENTER INTO SOME SORT OF AN LICENSE AGREEMENT. SO A RIGHT TO ENCROACH A LICENSE, DIFFERENT CITIES CALL IT DIFFERENT THINGS. SO, UM, YES, THEY WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND COMPENSATE ACCORDINGLY, BUT FOR USE OF THAT AERIAL SPACE. YEAH. JUST SEEMS LIKE THAT APPROVAL SHOULD COME BEFORE LIKE OH, WE WOULD GIVE WHEN IT CAN BE COMING. THE BUILDING PERMIT AT THAT PROCESS. YEAH. YEAH, YEAH. THAT'S PART OF THE, RIGHT. SO IT'S A PART OF A PLA GOTCHA. YEAH, IT'S JUST PART OF THE PLA RIGHT NOW, SO YEAH, IT'S, YEAH, JUST, JUST ONE OF THOSE INTRICACIES. IT IS AN ODD IT, WE DON'T SEE THESE OFTEN, SO YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. YEAH. NOT LONG AGO. WELL, WHATEVER, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WORRY ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS IN THOSE CITIES. JUST MINNEAPOLIS, YOU SEE THESE A LOT, BUT YEAH. YEAH. COMMISSIONER ROSENBERG, WE WILL REQUIRE, UM, THAT APPROVAL, UH, THAT CONSENT TO ENCROACH AT THE TIME OF RECORDATION WHEN THEY COME TO RECORD THE PLAN. YEAH. COOL. IT'S JUST, IT'S VERY COMPLICATED AND I PROBABLY KNOW ENOUGH TO BE DANGEROUS. THAT'S WHY I WAS CURIOUS. THANKS. OKAY. ALRIGHT. I HAD NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK. YOU HAVE ANY COMMISSIONERS? YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. SO I HAVE A RECOMMENDATION BY STAFF. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION MOTION. VERA BLAND. SECOND BALDWIN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM E, WE HAVE NO, UH, SUBMITTALS. [f. Reconsiderations of Requirement (Geoff Butler) ] ITEM F, RECONSIDERATION OF REQUIREMENTS. ITEM 1 0 9 IS MYCARD ROAD TRACK SECTION ONE. THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN FORT BEND COUNT THE FORT BEND COUNTY, ETJ, SOUTH OF THE BELTWAY AND WEST OF STATE HIGHWAY 2 88. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES A SECTION OF RESERVES FOR INDUSTRIAL USES. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING RECONSIDERATION OF THE REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE ACCESS BY EASEMENT RATHER THAN A 20 FOOT, EXCUSE ME, 20 FEET OF FRONTAGE ON A PUBLIC STREET. STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS REQUEST. THE STUDIES AT THE INTERSECTION OF MYCARD AND CHIMNEY ROCK ROADS, THE INDUSTRIAL USES WILL BE ON UNRESTRICTED RESERVES FRONTING THE PUBLIC STREET SYSTEM. THE DRAINAGE RESERVE WILL BE AT THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY TO BE MANAGED BY REGIONAL, OR EXCUSE ME, TO MANAGE REGIONAL STORMWATER DETENTION AND TO BE REGULATED BY THE MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT. THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED A RECORDED ACCESS EASEMENT AND A SITE PLAN SHOWING THE RESERVE WILL BE CONNECTED BY A PAVED DRIVEWAY THROUGH THE INDUSTRIAL TRACKS. STAFF FINDS THIS TO BE A MORE PRACTICAL SOLUTION THAN STRICT INTERPRETATION OF CHAPTER 42 AND RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. AND WE'VE RECEIVED NO ADVANCE WRITTEN COMMENT. THIS ITEM. THANK YOU. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 0 9. COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I'LL SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION. MOTION. MOTION SIGLER SECOND. VERA BLAND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES G EXTENSION [Platting Activities g - j] OF APPROVAL. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS MALCOLM OLIVER. FOR PLEASE OF THE COMMISSION STAFF WILL LET YOU TAKE SECTIONS, GHI AND JS ONE GROUP SECTION G. EXTENSIONS OF APPROVAL CONSISTS OF ITEMS 110 THROUGH 119 [00:50:01] SECTION H. NAME CHANGES HAS NO ITEMS. SECTION I CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE HAS NO ITEMS AND SECTION J ADMINISTRATIVE ALSO HAS NO ITEMS. THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REQUESTS THE APPROVAL OF ALL STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SECTION GH, I AND J. THANK YOU MR. THANK YOU. MR. OLIVER. PLEASE NOTE THAT COMMISSIONER MAREZ IS RECUSING FROM ITEM ONE 16. WITH THAT IN MIND, DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION FOR MOTION FOR HIS PER SECOND HINES SECOND HINES. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. OKAY, SO ITEM K DEVELOPMENT PLATS WITH VARIANCE REQUESTS. THAT WAS WITHDRAWN. ITEM ONE 20. SO NOW [II. Establish a public hearing date of July 10, 2025] WE'LL MOVE ALONG TO ESTABLISH ROMAN NUMERAL TWO, ESTABLISH A PUBLIC HEARING DATE OF JULY 10TH, 2025 FOR CARR STREET ESTATES COASTAL ENCLAVE. REPL NUMBER ONE, ALBERTA VILLA'S REPL NUMBER ONE, FAVO CROSSING PLACE. MAYFLOWER MANOR PARK AT CHAMPIONS PARK. PEPPER MILL HOMES URBAN EDGE AT BLAYLOCK AND VIVA BLOT DEVELOPMENT. DO HAVE A MOTION. MOTION TO HEAR SECOND MARS. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. [III. Consideration of a Landscape Variance at 5905 E Sam Houston Parkway S (Ed Buckley) ] ITEM ROMAN NUMERAL THREE. CONSIDERATION OF A LANDSCAPE VARIANCE AT 59 0 5 EAST SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY, SOUTH. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS ED BUCKLEY. ROMAN NUMERAL THREE IS 59 0 5 EAST SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY SOUTH. THE SITE IS ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF BELTWAY EIGHT, NORTH OF GALVESTON ROAD AND SOUTH OF GENOA RED BLUFF ROAD. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING AN OFFICE WAREHOUSE DEVELOPMENT AND IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO NOT MEET THE FULL STREET TREE PLANTING REQUIREMENT ALONG THE BELTWAY EIGHT FRONTAGE ROAD AND GRAYSON DRIVE. BECAUSE THE FREEWAY RIGHT OF WAY IS OWNED BY TXDOT STREET, TREES MUST BE PROVIDED IN THE PRIVATE PROPERTY WITHIN THE FRONT BUILDING SETBACK. HOWEVER, THE FIRST ROUGHLY 100 FEET OF PRIVATE PROPERTY FRONTAGE ALONG THE FREEWAY IS LINED WITH A COMBINATION OF UTILITY PIPELINE AND RELATED EASEMENTS AND EASEMENTS MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 70 TO 80 FEET WIDE LINE GRAYSON ROAD, WHICH WILL BE BUILT OUT AS PART OF THE PROJECT. SCOPE OF WORK BASED ON THE FRONTAGE OF THE SITE, 107 STREET TREES MUST BE PLANTED FOR THIS PROJECT. CHAPTER 33 ALLOWS TREE PLANTING CREDITS TO BE PURCHASED FOR UP TO 30% OF THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF TREES, WHICH THE APPLICANT HAS AGREED TO DO. THE VARIANCE REQUEST IS FOR THE REMAINING 75 STREET TREES, THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO PLANT THREE INCH CPER PARKING LOT TREES, WHICH HAS DOUBLED THE MINIMUM 1.5 INCH WIDTH AND IS MEETING THE FULL SHRUB PLANTING REQUIREMENT DUE TO CONSTRAINTS POSED BY MULTIPLE EASEMENT EASEMENTS ALONG THE PARTS OF THE SITE FRONTING PUBLIC STREETS. STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE VARIANCE REQUEST TO NOT MEET THE FULL STREET TO YOUR REQUIREMENT. THANK YOU MR. BUTLER. YES. COMMISSIONER ROSENBERG, THIS IS ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION, CORRECT? YES. YES. SO IF THEY CAN'T PLANT AN EASEMENT, THEY MOVE THE BUILDING BACK. THAT IS, I MEAN, IT'S A SELF-IMPOSED CHALLENGE THAT THEY'RE DEALING WITH. IT IS. UM, SO THE REASON THAT WE FEEL COMFORTABLE SUPPORTING THE REQUEST IS THAT THEY ARE CONSTRAINED. THEY'RE, THEY'RE ESSENTIALLY LOSING A LOT OF THEIR PLANTABLE AREA TO EASEMENTS THAT ARE, UM, DID THEY EXIST BEFORE THEY BOUGHT THE PROPERTY OR ARE THEY ALL NEW? ARE THEY THEIR EASEMENTS ABOUT 60 FEET OF EASEMENTS ALONG THE FREEWAY EXISTED WHEN THEY BOUGHT THE PROPERTY. BUT THE ONE THAT'S FURTHEST INTO THE PROPERTY THAT'S, UM, CLOSEST TO WHERE THEY'RE BUILDING IS A PROPOSED, UM, CITY OF HOUSTON WATERLINE EASEMENT. SO THAT ONE IS ONE THAT THE CITY'S ACTUALLY REQUESTING THAT THEY PUT IN AS PART OF THIS DEVELOPMENT. WELL, OKAY. MAYBE THAT ONE IN MY OPINION COULD BE, BUT EVERYTHING ELSE WAS KNOWN IN MY OPINION. SO I JUST WANTED TO GET THAT, UH, CLEAR. THANKS COMMISSIONER. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY. DO I HAVE A RECOMMEND? I HAVE A RECOMMENDATION BY STAFF. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION S MOTION SIGLER SECOND. AYE SECOND. HI. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? PLEASE NOTE COMMISSIONER ROSENBERG AS OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. WE HEARD ROMAN NUMER FOUR, UH, ROMAN NUMERAL FIVE PUBLIC COMMENT. DO I HAVE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO, UH, SPEAK FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? OKAY. HEARING NONE. WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 3:28 PM THANK YOU VERY MUCH. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.