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[CALL TO ORDER]
PLANNING COMMISSION, AND I'M CALLING THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT 2:32 PM ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16TH, 2025.THIS IS AN IN-PERSON MEETING TAKING PLACE AT 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 THE STAFF NEAR THE FRONT DOOR.
CONSENT AND REPEAT SPEAKERS ARE ALLOWED FOR ONE MINUTE.
NEW SPEAKERS ARE TIMED FOR TWO MINUTES.
SPEAKER RULES ARE FOUND ON THE TOP PORTION OF THE SPEAKER SIGN IN FORM ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA.
COUNCIL MEMBERS SPEAKING ON AN ITEM ARE NOT TIMED.
APPLICANTS HAVE THEIR ALLOTTED TWO MINUTES TIME AS WELL AS REBUTTALS.
NON APPLICANTS OR GENERAL SPEAKERS ARE ALLOWED TWO MINUTES TIME.
THERE'S NOT AN OPTION FOR A REBUTTAL.
EVEN IF YOU DID NOT USE YOUR FULL TWO MINUTES, YOU'LL NOT BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK AGAIN AND TIME CANNOT BE ALLOTTED TO ANOTHER SPEAKER.
TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM OF 11, I'LL CALL THE ROLE CHAIR CLARK IS PRESENT.
CHAIR BAL UH, COMMISSIONER BALDWIN BALDWIN PRESENT, COMMISSIONER HINES PRESENT, COMMISSIONER KHALI KLI PRESENT, COMMISSIONER MAREZ.
MODEST PRESENT, COMMISSIONER PO PERLE POROUS PERLE PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER ROSENBERG PRESENT, COMMISSIONER SIGLER PRESENT, COMMISSIONER VICTOR VICTOR.
SO WE HAVE A QUORUM OF EXACTLY 11.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.
[Director’s Report]
THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT.GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR CLARK, COMMISSION MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC.
I AM VON TRAN, SECRETARY OF THIS COMMISSION AND DIRECTOR OF THE HOUSTON PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
I HAVE ONE REMINDER FOR Y'ALL TODAY.
UH, FIRST OF ALL, THE 2025 PFI PLANNING WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD, UH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23RD.
THAT'S NEXT WEEK FROM 8:00 AM TO 4:00 PM AT THE THIRD WARD MULTI-SERVICE CENTER IN THE AUDITORIUM, ROOM 1 29.
THE ADDRESS IS 36 11 INA STREET, HOUSTON, TEXAS 7 7 0 4.
YOU CAN REGISTER STILL, I BELIEVE, AT HOUSTON PLANNING.COM.
AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO YIELD THE REMAINING TIME FOR THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT AND INVITE DIRECTOR ANGEL PONSE, UH, TO THE PODIUM TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THE OFFICE.
UM, I'M SORRY TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THE HOUSTON CHAMPION OF INCLUSION, UH, AND TO PRESENT SOME AWARDS.
SO WITH THIS WELCOME DIRECTOR NCEE, WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE.
UH, THANK YOU, DIRECTOR TRAN, UM, AND CHAIR LISA CLARK.
UH, AND, UH, MEMBERS OF THE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR ALLOWING ME TO COME HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ABOUT A VERY, VERY IMPORTANT RECOGNITION.
UM, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO, UH, SAY A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO MR. JOHN BROWN WITH THE, UM, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT FOR, UH, WORKING WITH ME TO GET THIS DONE TODAY.
UH, I ALSO WANNA THANK OUR, UH, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR MARK CUEVAS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF OF, UH, NEIGHBORHOODS FOR COMING HERE TODAY TO SUPPORT THIS, THIS AWARD.
UM, I THINK MEMBERS OF MY TEAM ARE ALREADY BEHIND ME.
I'M ALSO GONNA ASK, UM, MEMBERS OF THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIVISION TO ALSO JOIN ME ON MY LEFT HAND SIDE.
UH, IF POSSIBLE, PLEASE WALK UP TO THE PODIUM EVERY YEAR.
THE, UH, HOUSTON CHAMPION OF INCLUSION AWARDS, UM, WE, WITH THIS AWARD, WE SEEK TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE COMMITTED TO PROMOTING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSION THROUGHOUT THEIR ORGANIZATION AND THROUGHOUT THEIR COMMUNITIES.
THE HOUSTON PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIVISION HAS DEMONSTRATED A COMMITMENT TO MAINTAINING A MODEL SERVICE TO THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY AND HAS SHOWN THROUGH THEIR LEADERSHIP TO EXCEED THE A DA ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS EXPECTATIONS IN THEIR DAILY WORK.
IT BRINGS ME SO MUCH JOY AND IT MAKES ME REALLY PROUD TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH THESE INDIVIDUALS.
UM, AND I'M GONNA SAY JUST A FEW NAMES JUST TO RECOGNIZE THEM BECAUSE I THINK IT'S
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VERY IMPORTANT FOR FOLKS TO KNOW WHO THEY ARE.UH, KIMBERLY BOWIE, RAMON, JAIME LEON, UH, ROVAN LUM WILSON CULVERT, AND ALSO ASSISTANT DIRECTOR HECTOR RODRIGUEZ, WHO I'VE BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS AND HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS SUPPORT WITH OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
THESE INDIVIDUALS ENSURE THAT ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IS CONSIDERED AND PRIORITIZED WHENEVER THEY ARE REVIEWING AND APPROVING PLANS.
THIS GREAT TEAM IS ALSO A PART OF THE SIDEWALK AND PEDESTRIAN REALM COMMITTEE, ALONGSIDE WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND THE HOUSTON PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
LET ME JUST SAY THAT THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT JUST HELPFUL AND COLLABORATIVE.
THEY ARE RESPONSIVE AND THAT SHOWS THAT THEY HAVE A PASSION FOR WHAT THEY DO EVERY SINGLE DAY.
THEY ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO GO OVER PROJECTS AND PROVIDE VALUABLE AND MEANINGFUL RECOMMENDATIONS.
THERE'S A COMMON PHRASE OUT THERE WITHIN THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY THAT SAYS NOTHING ABOUT US WITHOUT US, AND THIS DIVISION DOES JUST THAT.
BECAUSE OF THIS, PEOPLE WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON HAVE THE ABILITY TO TRAVEL, WORK, SHOP, AND SOCIALIZE INDEPENDENTLY AND WITH DIGNITY.
ALSO, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ARE ABLE TO ACCESS ESSENTIAL SERVICES SUCH AS HEALTHCARE, FACILITIES, EDUCATION, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND GOVERNMENT OFFICES.
TODAY I AM PROUD TO PRESENT THIS MEANINGFUL PIECE OF, UH, AWARD THANK YOU TO THE DEPARTMENT, TO THE HOUSTON PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIVISION.
LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE COMMITTEE, AND IF, UM, IF I MAY, DIRECTOR AND CHAIR, IF I, IF IT WOULD BE OKAY FOR ANY OF THEM TO SHARE JUST A, A FEW REMARKS.
UM, IF YOU WOULD ALLOW THAT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
HELLO, UH, COMMITTEE MEMBERS, UH, CHAIR, UH, IT'S AN HONOR TO RECEIVE THIS REWARD AND IT'S, UH, MOTIVATION TO KEEP DOING GOOD WORK.
CAN YOU REPEAT THAT ONE MORE TIME?
UM, SO IT'S AN HONOR TO RECEIVE THIS REWARD AND IT'S MOTIVATION TO KEEP DOING GOOD WORK FOR EVERYBODY IN HOUSTON.
WELL, WE APPRECIATE YOUR WORK, SO CONGRATULATIONS AND AGAIN, UH, DIRECTOR CHAIR COM, UH, COMMISSION MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO EVERY SINGLE DAY.
THOSE PLANS, UH, THOSE STRATEGIES THAT YOU PUT IN PLACE, UH, TO MAKE THE CITY A MORE ACCESSIBLE PLACE TO LIVE IS SEEN, IS UNDERSTOOD, AND WE VALUE YOUR LEADERSHIP.
WE VALUE WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND COMMITMENT BECAUSE THIS IS NOT AN EASY JOB.
DID YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING ELSE? THANK YOU DIRECTOR NCEE.
AND, UM, WE ALWAYS ALSO WANT TO EXTEND OUR GREAT GRATITUDE TO THE WORK THAT YOUR OFFICE DOES AS WELL FOR THE, THE CITY OF HOUSTON.
AND WE'RE SO HONORED THAT OUR TEAM AND ALL OF US HERE SITTING HERE, UM, ARE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO, UH, THE GREATER GOODS FOR THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND ACCESSIBILITY.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING ATTENTION, UH, TO THIS AND ALSO TO, UM, UH, CONGRATULATE MY TEAM MEMBERS, WILSON VO, UH, AND RAMON.
HECTOR SITTING OUT THERE AND I THINK KIMBERLY IS STILL AT HER DESK, HARD AT WORK SOLVING OTHER PROBLEMS FOR US.
OKAY, THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO START COMMISSION MEETING FOR SURE.
[Consideration of October 2, 2025, Planning Commission Meeting Minutes]
SO NOW COMMISSION IS A CONSIDERATION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES, UM, FOR OUR MEETING OCTOBER 2ND, 2025.MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? MOTION COLLE.
ALL IN FAVOR? A OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.
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NOW WE'LL MOVE ON[ Platting Activities a & b]
TO PLANNING ACTIVITY.MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
MY NAME IS MARIA, SECTIONS A AND B ARE PRESENTED AS ONE GROUP, WHICH INCLUDES CONSENT AND REPL.
ITEMS NOT REQUIRING NOTIFICATION.
SECTIONS A AND B ARE ITEMS ONE THROUGH 88 SECTION A.
CONSENT ITEMS ARE NUMBERS ONE THROUGH 49 AND SECTION B REPL ITEMS ARE NUMBERS 50 THROUGH 88.
NO ITEMS NEED TO BE TAKEN OUT OF ORDER AND THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS.
MADAM CHAIR, IF THERE ARE NO INDIVIDUALS ASSIGNED TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS, THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REQUESTS THE APPROVAL OF ALL STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONSENT AND REPL ITEMS NOT REQUIRING NOTIFICATION.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON ANY OF THESE ITEMS? OKAY.
COMMISSIONERS, DO I HAVE ANY, UM, OH, DIDN'T SEE THE HAND.
CAN YOU COME FORWARD PLEASE AND I'LL NEED YOU TO STATE YOUR NAME, BUT LET'S FIGURE OUT WHICH ONE YOU'RE SPEAKING ON FIRST.
'CAUSE I'LL HAVE TO PULL THAT SEPARATE.
YOU CAN JUST SPEAK INTO THE MIC.
SO I HOPE THAT I'M IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
THIS IS FOR THE SPRING NER COM COMMERCE CENTER.
I HAVE SOME HANDOUTS I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU.
I NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE IN THE RIGHT SECTION.
LET'S, IT'S ONE OH ONE, SO WE'LL CALL THAT IN JUST A LITTLE BIT, OKAY? OKAY.
UM, AND IF YOU HA, HAVE YOU SIGNED UP? UH, NO MA'AM.
IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND SIGNING UP AND THEN WE'LL CALL YOUR NAME.
OKAY, COMMISSIONERS, DO I HAVE ANY, UM, RECUSALS, I BELIEVE.
ITEM 3, 10, 19, 20, 21, 22, 32, 51, AND 56.
ANYONE ELSE? OKAY, SO I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR ALL ITEMS UNDER A AND B.
ITEM 3, 10, 19, 20, 21, 22, 32, 51, AND 56.
10 19 THROUGH 22, 32, 51 AND 56.
[c. Replats requiring Public Hearings with Notification (Aracely Rodriguez, Dorianne Powe-Phlegm, Ken Calhoun, and John Cedillo)]
WE'LL MOVE TO C RELAS REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARINGS WITH NOTIFICATION.GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
MY NAME IS ELIA RODRIGUEZ, ITEM 89 BRADFORD VILLAGE.
THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE CITY LIMIT WEST OF I 45 AND NORTH OF PARK PLACE BOULEVARD.
THE PURPOSE OF THE WE PLA IS TO CREATE TWO SINGLE FAMILY LOTS.
NO VARIANCES ARE BEING REQUESTED.
WITH THIS ITEM, THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT AND PARALEGAL.
THE PROPOSED PLOT WILL NOT VIOLATE APPLICABLE RESTRICTION.
SO THAT RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO THE CCPC 1 0 1 INFORMED CONDITION.
AND THAT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS IN ADVANCE.
SO MADAM CHAIR IS TO PLEASE WITH THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 89 IS OPEN.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO HEARING NONE? I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
WE PLA NUMBER ONE, THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE CITY LIMIT, NOR ARE WEED ROAD AND E OF JUTLAND ROAD.
THE PURPOSE OF THE WE OF THE WE PLA IS TO CREATE 10 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LODGE AND TWO PARKING RESERVE AND TO REVISE THE DENSITY TABLE.
NO VARIANCES ARE BEING REQUESTED.
WITH THIS ITEM, THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND PARALEGAL.
THE PROPOSED PLA WILL NOT VIOLATE APPLICABLE RESTRICTION.
SO STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLA SUBJECT TO THE CCPC 1 0 1 INFORMED CONDITION.
STAFF DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS IN ADVANCE.
MADAM CHAIR IS TO PLEASE OF THE COMMISSION.
YOU MAY CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 90 IS CONTINUED.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK? HEARING NONE? I'LL CLOSE A PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.
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STAFF.THIS WAS ONE OF THE EXAMPLES THAT CAME OUT OF THE WALKABLE PLACES INITIATIVE.
THE LIVABLE PLACES INITIATIVE.
AND SO THEY WERE ABLE TO GET, WHAT, ONE OR TWO MORE HOUSES THAN THEY NORMALLY WOULD'VE BEEN ABLE TO AND REDUCE PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
UM, THEY WERE ABLE TO PROPOSE 15 DWELLING UNIT WHEN PREVIOUSLY THEY WERE ONLY LIMITED TO 10.
WE DO SETBACK AT FIVE FEET ALONG THE LOCAL PUBLIC STREET.
UH, REDUCTION IN PARKING WILL BE ONE EVERY SIX DWELLING UNITS, BUT WE PICKED UP FIVE EXTRA UNITS.
THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE CITY LIMIT EAST OF SCO STREET AND NOR OF I TICK 10.
THE PURPOSE OF THE WEEP PLOT IS TO CREATE TWO SINGLE FAMILY LOT.
NO VARIANCES ARE BEING REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM.
AND THE APPLICANT HAS MADE ALL THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT PER LEGAL, THE PROPOSED REPLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE APPLICABLE RESTRICTION AND STAFF DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT IN ADVANCE.
THOSE THAT RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLED SUBJECT TO THE CCP C 1 0 1 FORM CONDITION.
MADAM CHAIR IS TO PLEASE FOR THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 91 IS OPEN.
I DO HAVE, UM, MS. OWENS HERE IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY.
SEEING NONE, I HAVE NO SPEAKERS THAT WISH TO SPEAK.
I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.
AND YOU DID NOTE THAT, UH, COMMISSIONER TAHIR HERE.
THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE CITY LIMIT EAST OF HOMESTEAD ROAD AND SET OF KEWELL VOTE.
THE PURPOSE OF THE WE PLOT IS TO CREATE TWO SINGLE FAMILY LODGE.
NO VARIANCES ARE BEING REQUESTED.
THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS PER LEGAL.
THE PROPOSED PLA WILL NOT VIOLATE APPLICABLE RESTRICTION AND STAFF DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT IN ADVANCE.
SO THAT RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLEAD.
SUBSTITUTE THE CCP C 1 0 1 INFORMED CONDITION.
MADAM CHAIR IS TO PLEASE THE, IS TO PLEASE TO THE COMMISSION.
YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 92 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 POURS PER SECOND, VICTOR.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE HOUSTON PLANNING COMMISSION.
ITEM 93 IS FAIRVIEW PATIO HOMES.
UH, THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON CITY LIMITS, UH, EAST OF SHEPHERD AT THE SOUTHEAST INTERSECTION OF FAIRVIEW STREET AND HOLD STREET.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS RE PLAT IS TO CREATE TWO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS.
THERE ARE 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 STAFF RECOMMENDS DEFERRING THE APPLICATION IN ORDER TO MEET THE 20 DAY NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.
THE PLA CONTAINS MINOR MARKUPS AND WILL BE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVED ACT THE OCTOBER 30TH COMMISSION MEETING.
MADAM CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
AND IT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 93 IS OPEN.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO HEARING NONE? I WILL CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
MOTION BALDWIN SECOND MATTERS.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
THE SITE IS IN HOUSTON, CORPORATE LIMITS AT THE NORTHWEST INTERSECTION OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 45 AND PARK PLACE.
REASON FOR REPLY IS TO CREATE ONE COMMERCIAL RESERVE.
THE PLA WAS DEFERRED AT THE LAST PLANNING COMMISSION PER THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST TO CONFER WITH LEGAL CONCERNING SEPARATELY FILED DEED RESTRICTIONS.
LEGAL REVIEW INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT VIOLATES RESTRICTIONS FILED SEPARATELY.
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THERE ARE NO VARIANCE REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM.THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM.
MADAM CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE HEAR UH, PUBLIC HEARING IS CONTINUED.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
IS THERE ANY ANYONE THAT WISHES TO YES, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD PLEASE.
HELLO, MY NAME IS MATTHEW SIGMAN AND I'M THE APPLICANT FOR THIS UH, PLAT.
UM, SO I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE, UM, THE DECISION FROM NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES YESTERDAY AND WAS ABLE TO HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH KIM ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT.
WE HAVEN'T, UH, GOT INTO THE MEAT OF IT, BUT I HAVE GOT AN ATTORNEY, THE ATTORNEY THAT WE HIRED TO DO THE AMENDMENT OF THE DEED RESTRICTIONS IS RETIRED.
AND I HAVE A PERSON WHO'S GOING TO TAKE OVER AND WORK WITH NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES TO GET THIS FIGURED OUT.
AND, UM, WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR IS A 30 DAY EXTENSION BECAUSE, UH, THE, THE, THE WAY THAT WE ARE INTERPRETING THE AMENDMENT TO THE DEED RESTRICTIONS IS NOT MATCHING UP WITH THE WAY THAT, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES INTERPRETED IT.
UM, DID YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING MS. MICKELSON? YEAH, I'LL, I'LL ADD, WE DID SPEAK BRIEFLY ABOUT THIS YESTERDAY WHEN I GOT THE, THE REQUEST FOR FROM MATTHEW.
AND I'VE COORDINATED AND AND RAISED THE ISSUE AGAIN WITH NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES.
SO AS HE'S MENTIONED, HE'S, THEY HAVE REQUESTED THIS EXTENSION IN WRITING AS OF YESTERDAY.
AND, UM, WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT FOR, TO ALLOW THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THEIR ATTORNEY AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES TO GET TOGETHER.
MR. BALL, WHEN I SEE YOU GOT YOUR FINGER READY TO GO? YES.
I'LL MOVE THE 30 DAY EXTENSION.
AND WE HAVE A MOTION FOR 32ND, UH, MOTION BALL.
OKAY, MOVING ALONG TO ITEM 95.
GOOD AFTERNOON MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
ITEM 95 IS HAZARD STREET VISTA.
THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON CITY LIMITS WEST ALONG HAZARD STREET BETWEEN VERMONT AND FAIRVIEW.
THE PURPOSE OF THE RELA IS TO CREATE TWO SINGLE FAMILY LOTS.
THERE ARE NO VANS REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM AND THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION.
REQUIREMENT REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THE PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY.
STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED WRITTEN COMMENTS REGARDING THIS APPLICATION.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER THE PLAT PER THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST TO ALLOW TIME FOR THEM TO COORDINATE WITH LEGAL REGARDING THE TWO FOOT SIDE BUILDING LINE D RESTRICTION.
MADAM CHAIR, IF IT PLEADS THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 95.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO HEARING NONE? I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC.
I'LL CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
MOTION FOR MOTION POURS PEARL SECOND HINES.
I WANTED TO JUST MAKE A NOTE THAT WE ARE EXACTLY 11 SITTING HERE.
UM, COMMISSIONER ROSENBERG STEPPED OUT SO PLEASE DON'T ANYBODY ELSE STEP OUT UNTIL HE STEPS BACK IN.
THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE CITY LIMIT EAST OF SHEPHERD DRIVE AND NORTH OF WESTHEIMER DRIVE.
THE PURPOSE OF THE WE PLA IS TO CREATE TWO SINGLE FAMILY LOT.
NO VARIANCES ARE BEING REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM.
AND THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS PER LEGAL.
THE PROPOSED PLA WILL NOT WILL VIOLATE APPLICABLE RESTRICTION BECAUSE IT DOES NOT REFLECT THE REQUIRES TWO FEE SITE BORDERLINE BETWEEN THE TWO LODGE.
SO THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED TO DEFER THE PLAT FOR A SECOND TIME TO CONTINUE COORDINATING WITH LEGAL.
SO STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER THE PLAT PER THE APPLICANT REQUEST.
AND STAFF DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT IN ADVANCE.
MADAM CHAIR IS APPRECIATE THE COMMISSION.
YOU MAY CONTINUE WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CONTINUED FOR ITEM 95.
I DIDN'T SEE THE EXHIBIT THAT ACTUALLY SHOWS THEY'RE BREAKING THE LOT IN TWO, CORRECT? YES.
AND SO IT'S THE MIDDLE LOT LINE THAT THEY NEED THE TWO FOOT ON EACH SIDE, CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.
SO I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK FOR THIS ITEM.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO HEARING NONE? I WILL CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
MOTION VICTOR SECOND VERA BLAND.
ALL IN FAVOR OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM 96, ITEM 97 LUCA RESIDENT.
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IN THE ETJ IN HARRIS COUNTY EAST OF DALE ROAD AND NORTH OF CREEKSIDE FOREST DRIVE.THE PURPOSE OF THE WE PLAN IS TO CREATE ONE SINGLE FAMILY LOT.
NO VARIANCES ARE BEING REQUESTED.
WITH THIS ITEM, THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT PER LEGAL, THE PROPOSED PLA WILL NOT VIOLATE APPLICABLE RESTRICTION AS LONG THE APPLICANT HAS APPROVAL FROM THE HOA DESIGN REVIEW.
SO STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLA SUBSTITUTE THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITION.
STAFF DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT IN EVENT.
AND MADAM CHAIR IS TO APPRECIATE THE COMMISSION.
YOU MAY CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 97 IS CONTINUED.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO HEARING NONE? I WILL CLOSE A PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES ITEM 98.
THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON CITY LIMITS EAST ALONG NANTUCKET DRIVE SOUTH OF SAN FELIPPE STREET.
THE PURPOSE OF THE RELA IS TO CREATE EIGHT SINGLE FAMILY LOTS AND ONE PARKING RESERVE ALONG AN 18 FOOT SHARED DRIVEWAY.
THERE ARE NO ADVANCE REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM AND THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THE PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY.
STEPH HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED WRITTEN COMMENTS REGARDING THIS APPLICATION.
AND STATUTE OF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
MADAM CHAIR, IT PLEADS THE COMMISSION.
YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
ITEM 98 IS THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 90 98 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.
BALL WENT ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES ITEM 99.
THE SITE IS IN HOUSTON, EX EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION IN HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS WEST ALONG DOULA LANE NORTH OF MILE STREET SOUTH OF CYPRESS, NORTH HOUSTON ROAD.
THE REASON FOR REPLY IS TO CREATE ONE LOT AND ONE COMMERCIAL RESERVE REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLA PER THE CBC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
THERE ARE NO VARIANTS REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM.
THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
THE PLA WAS DEFERRED AT THE LAST PLANNING COMMISSION FOR QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE PERMIT HISTORY OF THE SITE.
HARRIS COUNTY ENGINEER'S REPRESENTATIVE IS HERE AND CAN SPEAK CONCERNING THE PERMITS FOR THIS PROPERTY.
STAFF HAS RECEIVED ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM CONCERNING REPLETING THE PORTION OF THE LOT INTO A COMMERCIAL USE THE EXISTING COMMERCIAL USE ON THE PROPERTY NOISE, ALCOHOL POLICY, PUBLIC SAFETY, AND THE ADDRESS LISTING.
MADAM CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 99 IS CONTINUED.
MY FIRST SPEAKER IS ANGELA NICKS BEFORE THEY COME, CAN I HAVE YES.
YOU WANT HARRIS COUNTY TO COME UP FIRST? YES, PLEASE.
GOOD AFTERNOON MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
UM, LAST TIME AS DORIAN SAID, I WAS TASKED WITH LOOKING AT PERMITTING, UH, FOR THIS SITE.
UH, I WAS ABLE OF THE PERMITS THAT I WAS ABLE TO FIND, I WAS ABLE TO FIND EIGHT PERMITS.
UM, ONE IS A VERY OLD PERMIT AND SO I WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS AND WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY DOCUMENTATION IN TERMS OF WHAT IT WAS.
THE OTHER ONE IS IN 2020, WHICH IS A PUBLIC WORKS RIGHT OF WAY.
ESSENTIALLY IF THEY'RE GONNA DO WORK IN THE RIGHT OF WAY, THEY HAVE TO SUBMIT A PUBLIC WORKS RIGHTWAY NOTIFICATION.
THE OTHER SIX PERMITS THAT I WAS ABLE TO FIND ARE CLASSIFIED UNDER RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION AND ONSITE SEWAGE SEPTIC SYSTEM ALSO, OR YEAH.
OR ALSO KNOWN AS SEPTIC SYSTEMS. SO THOSE WERE THE EIGHT PERMITS I WAS ABLE TO FIND FOR THIS SITE.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN AND ABSOLUTELY NO COMMERCIAL PERMITS WHATSOEVER.
YEAH, NOTHING THAT INDICATES THAT THERE WAS AN ANY SITE DEVELOPMENT THAT WOULD BE RELATED TO PER, UH, TO COMMERCIAL.
AND DID WE DO ANY RESEARCH TO SEE IF THEY ARE USING IT CURRENTLY COMMERCIALLY? UM, I DID NOT LOOK INTO THAT PERSONALLY.
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OTHER QUESTIONS? YES, COMMISSIONER.SO IF IT IS BEING USED AS COMMERCIAL AND, AND THEY ONLY HAVE RESIDENTIAL PERMITS, UM, ARE THERE NEXT STEPS FOR THE COUNTY THEY WOULD HAVE TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITH, UM, OUR PERMITTING.
DO THEY GET GET LIKE A RED TAG OF SOME SORT OR, OR, UH, I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE HOW THAT, HOW THAT PROCESS WORKS.
UM, I GUESS I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE FOLLOW UP
AND IT MAY NOT BE THE PURVIEW OF THIS COMMISSION, I REALIZE THAT, BUT IT, IT SEEMS LIKE THERE SHOULD BE SOME KIND OF FOLLOW UP.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF IF YOU'RE GONNA TAKE THE LEAD ON THAT OR, OR NOT, BUT UM, UH, JUST DON'T, I FEEL LIKE IT'S A LITTLE OPEN-ENDED AT THE MOMENT.
SO THE QUESTION FROM THE COMMISSION IS WHEN YOU LEAVE HERE, ARE YOU GONNA LOOK INTO THIS BUILDING BEING USED AS COMMERCIAL CHECK WITH IF TURN IT INTO THE RIGHT PERSON? YEAH, I CAN CHECK WITH OUR PERMITTING TO SEE, UM, WHAT THE NEXT STEPS ARE.
DOES THAT SATISFY EVERYONE? ANY OTHER QUESTION? I MEAN, I THINK CLEARLY IT'S BEING USED AS COMMERCIAL, BUT WHAT I'M ALSO CURIOUS, WHEN WE RE I I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SHALL APPROVE AND WE, WE HAVE TO APPROVE IT.
BUT WHEN THEY GO BACK TO USE THIS BUILDING AND THEY'RE HAVING 250 PEOPLE, THERE'S SOME PARKING REQUIREMENT.
RIGHT? I MEAN SOMEONE CAN CHECK INTO WHETHER OR NOT THEY MEET THE PARKING CRITERIA.
YOU KNOW, I DID, UH, ON THE PLAT, I MADE A COMMENT FOR THEM TO HAVE TO POSSIBLY DO A-A-T-I-A IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR HARRIS COUNTY REGULATIONS.
OKAY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY.
I MAY CALL YOU BACK IF THERE'S OTHER QUESTIONS THAT COME UP.
SO OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS ANGELA NICKS.
MY NAME IS ANGELA NICKS, I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE 10 HOMEOWNERS ON EAST MORGAN DRIVE.
WE ALL BACK UP TO THIS PROPERTY.
THE SLIDES THAT I'M PROVIDING TODAY, THIS FIRST ONE IS AN AERIAL VIEW FROM GOOGLE EARTH THAT SHOWS THERE'S 47 DESIGNATED PARKING SPACES, BUT THE PROPERTY HOLDS 250 IN THE PARTY HALL.
UM, THE UPDATE SINCE I WAS HERE LAST TIME IS WE CALLED RESIDENTIAL PERMITTING.
THEY FOUND THREE DEVELOPMENT VIOLATIONS.
UM, THE OTHER SLIDE THAT I'M SHOWING YOU IS AS OF A WEEK AGO, IT WAS STILL AN ACTIVE RECEPTION HALL ACCORDING TO THEIR WEBSITE.
UM, AND BASED ON WHERE I LIVE, I BACK, BACK UP TO THEM.
THEY'VE BEEN HAVING PARTIES FOR ABOUT THREE AND A HALF YEARS ON A REGULAR BASIS.
UM, OH, THE BUILDING SIZE IS 7,000 SQUARE FEET PER HCA, BY THE WAY.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ALGORITHM IS FOR, HOW MANY PARKING SPOTS DO YOU GET FOR THAT? BUT, UM, ALSO ONE THING I NOTICED THAT I THOUGHT WAS INTERESTING IS THE PLAT CHANGE REQUEST IS 4 1 1 8 2 7 DOULA LANE.
BUT ON THE WEBSITE FOR THE BUSINESS IT SAYS THE RECEPTION HALL IS 1 1 8 2 1 DOULA LANE.
SO ARE THEY ACTUALLY TRYING TO GET THE RESIDENCE, CHANGED IT TO COMMERCIAL? LIKE WHAT, WHAT ARE THEY TRYING TO GET REPLANTED AS COMMERCIAL? THAT WAS CONFUSING TO ME.
SO HONESTLY I JUST, I REALLY HOPE IT DOESN'T GET SWITCHED TO COMMERCIAL.
THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN FLYING UNDER THE RADAR FOR QUITE A LONG TIME.
THE NOISE IS UNBELIEVABLE AND I FEEL THAT IF THEY'RE GIVEN A GREEN LIGHT TO GO COMMERCIAL, IT'S JUST HONESTLY A RED CARPET FOR MORE PARTIES, TICK, TICK TICKETED EVENTS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING IN AND SHARING COMMENTS.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JEREMY CREWE.
IF I MISPRONOUNCE ANYBODY'S NAME, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CORRECT ME.
GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
UH, I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF MR. PEDRO.
UH, I'VE LIVED ON DOULA LANE FOR 33 YEARS.
WE HAVE TAKEN CARE OF WITH NO CITY SERVICES OF DOULA LANE.
DOULA LANE IS COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
THEY'VE COME AND THEY'VE TORN UP OUR ROAD AND THEY'RE TRYING TO TAKE OUR LAND AWAY FROM US.
WE ALL OPERATE A BUSINESS ON DULA LANE.
MY FATHER HAS BEEN A BLACKSMITH AND AN IRONWORKER FOR THE PAST 33 YEARS ON OUR PROPERTY.
I HAVE A SHOP, WE MAKE LOTS OF NOISE.
I'VE NEVER ONCE HEARD MR. PEDRO'S HALL TO WHERE IT WAS ABOVE A LEVEL IN WHICH IT DISRUPTED ANY OF MY FAMILY.
I HAVE TWO CHILDREN, I HAVE A WIFE.
UM, AND THAT PLACE HAS BEEN INHABITED FOR THE PAST 33 YEARS.
SO, UM, I'M NOT QUITE SURE, UH, WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT HE'S VERY RESPECTFUL, UH, OF ALL OF US AS NEIGHBORS.
AND WE ARE, UM, JUST AS CLOSE, IF NOT CLOSER THAN SOME OF THESE RESIDENTS THAT ARE BEHIND HIM.
UM, I DO APPRECIATE YOUR TIME, UH, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR, UH, CONSIDERATION IN THIS MATTER.
THANK YOU FOR COMING IN AND SHARING YOUR COMMENTS.
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ARE MOST OF THE PROPERTIES FROM THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION UP TO CYPRESS NORTH HOUSTON? ARE MOST OF THOSE COMMERCIAL OF SOME SORT? EVERY SINGLE UH, BUSINESS IS, IS A BUSINESS, UH, SLASH HOME.UH, WHETHER IT'S RESIDENTIAL INPUT, EVERYONE THERE HAS A BUSINESS.
AND THAT HAS BEEN LIKE THAT FOR THE PAST 30, 30 PLUS YEARS.
OUR NEXT, NEXT SPEAKER IS PEDRO FLORES.
I'M, UH, THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY AND UH, YES, UM, I WAS RUNNING IT LIKE A COMMERCIAL BUSINESS, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW THE RULES AND REGULATIONS.
BUT RIGHT NOW I'M WORKING WITH THE HARRIS COUNTY, WITH THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE TO GET IT ALL PERMITTED LIKE I'M SUPPOSED TO.
AND ONE OF THE STEPS IS TO MAKE THIS COMMERCIAL RESERVE BECAUSE IT IS GONNA BE USED AS COMMERCIAL PROPERTY.
AND ABOUT THE NOISE AND STUFF, I MEAN, I BROUGHT LIKE, UH, SO THAT MY NEIGHBORS COULD SEE THESE ARE MY RULES, THESE ARE MY RULES THAT I'VE SET TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THEM A LITTLE BIT OF RESPECT BECAUSE THEY ARE, IT'S TRUE, THEY'RE PRETTY CLOSE TO THE HALL, BUT I'VE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY TO MAKE IT SOUNDPROOF.
AND ALSO, UM, I DON'T ALLOW, LIKE IN THE HARRIS COUNTY, WE DON'T HAVE LIKE, UH, RULES ON THE SOUND, BUT I'VE ADOPTED HOUSTON, UH, IT'S 68 DECIBELS AND I'M DOING 58 DECIBELS, WHICH IS 10 DECIBELS LESS TO THE PROPERTY LINE.
AND, AND I HAVE A SOUND METER AND I ALWAYS DO THAT JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT I DON'T BUG ANYBODY 'CAUSE THEY LIKE BEING RESPECTFUL.
BUT, UM, I AM DOING EVERYTHING TO GET UP TO DATE WITH MY PERMITS.
I'M SURE HARRIS COUNTY WILL BE GLAD FOR THAT.
COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY.
THE LAST SPEAKER I HAVE SIGNED TO SPEAK IS MAX KEY.
MY NAME'S MAX KEY AND I LIVE NEXT DOOR AT 11 8 2 5 ULA LANE.
I ALSO HAVE THE ADDRESS OF 11 EIGHT, UH, TWO SEVEN AND ON 11 8 2 9.
NOW WHENEVER GOOGLE COUNTY MAIL PEOPLE, WHOEVER DID THE ADDRESSES, THEY TOOK ONE OF MY ADDRESSES AND GAVE IT TO PEDRO AND HIS IS ACTUALLY 8 2 1 AND, UH, BECAUSE 8 2 7 IS ON HIS, HIS WEBSITE OR WHATEVER HOW IT ENDED UP.
PEOPLE ALWAYS DRIVING UP TO MY DRIVEWAY 10 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT, FLASHING THEIR LIGHTS, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE TO GO.
AND ANYWAY, THAT'S A DIFFERENT DEAL.
BUT, UM, PRESENTATION VIEW, PLEASE.
I'VE NEVER HAD TO GO NEXT DOOR AND TELL PEDRO TO TURN THE MUSIC DOWN.
AND IT NEVER GOES PAST MIDNIGHT.
AND IT'S ALWAYS REAL RESPECTFUL AND UM, YOU KNOW, UH, HE DOES HIS BEST OVER THERE AND, AND WE HAVE NO COMPLAINTS.
NONE OF THE NEIGHBORS ON THE STREET, WERE NOT PART OF THE PEOPLE BEHIND US BECAUSE THEY HAVE A HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION AND WE DON'T.
AND WHEN I WAS BUILDING MY PROPERTY, UH, THE LADY THAT LIVED BEHIND ME AT THE TIME, WHICH CALLED THE COUNTY INSPECTOR EVERY DAY AND HE'D COME OUT TO MY PROPERTY AND, AND HE'D PULL, GO GET OUTTA HIS TRUCK.
AND I GO, WHAT? NOW? HE GOES, YOU KNOW, MR. MAX, THEY CALLED.
I SAID, YEAH, I KNOW IT'S THAT LADY BEHIND ME GO.
I CAN'T SAY THAT, BUT THEY CALLED EVERY DAY FOR EIGHT MONTHS AND THAT GUY WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE OUT THERE, YOU KNOW, SO WE'VE BEEN GETTING HARASSED BY THEM PEOPLE BEHIND US FOR A WHILE.
AND, UH, BUT AS FAR AS THE PARTY HALL, IT'S, IT'S REAL RESPECTFUL, YOU KNOW, AND HE HAS, IF THERE'S ALCOHOL BEING SERVED AT THAT EVENT, THERE'S POLICE OFFICERS THERE.
ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY, I HAVE NO ONE ELSE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO ALL RIGHT, THEN I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES QUESTION.
IS THERE SOME WAY IF THEY DON'T HAVE A PERMIT FOR THE COMMERCIAL BUSINESS THAT SOMEONE COULD CHECK INTO THE COMMERCIAL BUSINESS THAT MAYBE STOP IT UNTIL THEY GET A PERMIT? IS THERE SOMEONE THEY CAN TALK TO? ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEA? WELL, IT IS WITH HARRIS COUNTY AND THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM HARRIS COUNTY SAID HE WOULD FOLLOW UP ON IT.
WHEN HE LIVES HERE, I MEAN, THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO RUN A BUSINESS TODAY, CORRECT?
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UH, I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK INTO WHAT THE VIOLATIONS ARE AND I DON'T KNOW THE RULES EXACTLY ON IF THE VIOLATIONS MINOR, IF THEY CAN CONTINUE TO OPERATE OR NOT.UM, SO I REALLY CAN'T SPEAK ONTO THAT REGARDS.
BUT CAN YOU CHECK INTO IT? YES.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
DID I TAKE A VOTE? OKAY, THANK YOU.
OKAY, MOVING ON THEN TO ITEM 100.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
MY NAME IS JOHN PHILLIPS CILLO.
ITEM 100 IS NEWPORT GREEN ACRES.
THE SUBJECT SIDE IS NEARLY SIX AND A HALF ACRE PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE HARRIS COUNTY EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION AT THE NORTHEAST INTERSECTION OF CHART DRIVE AND HORIZON DRIVE WEST OF GOLF CLUB DRIVE AND NORTH OF SOUTH DIAMONDHEAD BOULEVARD.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TWO LARGE LOTS RANGING FROM TWO AND A HALF TO FOUR ACRES.
THERE ARE NO VARIANCES REQUESTED WITH THIS APPLICATION AND THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.
THIS IS A PARTIAL REPLAT OF UNRESTRICTED RESERVE D OUT OF THE NEWPORT.
SECTION FOUR SUBDIVISION REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THE PLAT DOES NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY AS LONG AS THE PROPOSED PLAT WAS PREEMPTIVELY APPROVED BY THE HOA ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL COMMITTEE, WHICH IS YET TO BE PROVIDED.
THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER THE PLAT FOR TWO WEEKS TO ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SUCH AS THE VERIFIED APPROVAL OF THE PLAT BY THE HOA AND ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL COMMITTEE.
MADAM CHAIR PLEASES THE COMMISSION.
YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 100 IS OPEN.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO HEARING NONE? I'LL CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM 1 0 1 IS SPRING EWER COMMERCE CENTER.
THE SUBJECT SITE IS A 15 ACRE PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE HARRIS COUNTY EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION SOUTHEAST ALONG SPRING EWER ROAD WEST OF AVALON, CREST LAKE CREST NORTHWEST OF 99 GRAND PARKWAY.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A RESTRICTED RESERVE TO COMMERCIAL USE, INTENDED FOR WAREHOUSE AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, UH, AND IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO EXCEED INTERSECTION SPACING BY NOT EXTENDING NOR TERMINATING WITH THE CUL-DE-SAC.
MARY MYRTLE STREET STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST.
STAFF HAS RECEIVED CORRESPONDENCE FROM AN ATTORNEY STATING NOTIFICATION WAS NOT RECEIVED BY THEIR CLIENTS.
HOWEVER, STAFF HAS VERIFIED ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIRES HAVE BEEN MET, REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET.
AND JUST PRIOR TO THE MEETING I SPOKE WITH A NEIGHBOR WHO IS IN OPPOSITION TO THE VARIANCE.
THIS IS A FULL REPLAT OF BORE PLAZA.
UH, THE SINGULAR LOT CREATED IN THIS ORIGINAL PLAT HAS WHAT TRIGGERED IS WHAT HAS TRIGGERED THE PUBLIC HEARING REQUIREMENTS.
REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THE PLAT DOES NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY.
UH, THE RESULTING INTERSECTION SPACING ALONG MAJOR THOROUGH FAIR SPRINGSTEEN WOULD BE 3000 FEET, WHICH WOULD ONLY BE A 15% DEVIATION FROM THE STANDARD.
MARY MYRTLE ROAD LEADS TO A SINGLE FAMILY SUBDIVISION THAT DOES NOT HAVE A CONNECTION TO GRANT PARKWAY.
SO ANY INCURRED COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC WOULD STILL BE LED BACK TO SPRING STUEBNER THE SAME VARIANCE WAS GRANTED IN 2022 AND THE PLAT, BUT THE PLAT WAS NEVER RECORDED.
HARRIS COUNTY ENGINEER ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT HAS NO OBJECTION TO THIS VARIANCE.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUEST OF VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CCP C 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
MA'AM CHAIR, IF YOU PLEASE THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
I'M GONNA OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 1 0 1.
I DO HAVE SOME SPEAKERS SIGNED.
CAN, CAN I GET CLARITY ON WHAT THE USE WILL BE AGAIN? WHAT? WAREHOUSE? WAREHOUSE DISTRIBUTION.
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSE DISTRIBUTION.
SO OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS SABAS LE.
THANK YOU MADAM CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.
I OWN PROPERTY DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM SPRING STUEBNER.
THE, THE AREA IS A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND COMMERCIAL, UH, FOR THE MOST PART WITH WITHIN ALL THE, THE, THE ROAD.
UM, I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF TODAY OF MYSELF PLUS A COUPLE OF NEIGHBORS, UH, ONE OF WHOM IS JOINING ME TODAY.
AND WE WOULD, AND THEY, AND SOME OF THEM WILL BE SUBMITTING COMMENTS VIA EMAIL.
UH, WE STRONGLY URGE YOU TO REJECT THE VARIANCE REQUEST ASSOCIATED WITH APPLICATION NUMBER 2025 DASH 1471 FOR THE SPRING STUDENT COMMERCE CENTER.
UH, THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST AVOID EXTENDING MARY AL STREET IS BASED ON A SELF-IMPOSED HARDSHIP RESULTING FROM THEIR BUSINESS DECISION TO BUILD A LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.
THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT SHOWS, UH, AND I HAVE SOME DIAGRAMS HERE, DOCUMENT CAMERA PLEASE, SHOWS A SPACE OR PARKING SPACE FOR ABOUT 54 OR 50 SEMI TRUCKS, LIKE 18 WHEELERS OR WHAT LOOKED LIKE 18 WHEELERS, WHICH DOESN'T SEEM NECESSARILY
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LIKE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL.WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC INCREASE DUE TO DISTRIBUTION CENTERS.
UH, THEY SHOW, UH, 50,000 PLUS WAREHOUSES SPACES AND THEY ALL THE ROAD IS TRAFFICKED BY, UH, RESIDENTIAL, UM, GRANTING THESE VARIS WOULD GO AGAINST THE VERY PURPOSE OF CHAPTER 42, WHICH IS TO ENSURE SAFE AND ORDERLY DEVELOPMENT.
IT WOULD CREATE A DISCONNECTED 15.3 ACRE COMMERCIAL SITE OR INDUSTRIAL SITE AND FORCE ALL OF ITS NEW TRAFFIC, INCLUDING INDUSTRIAL RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE ENTRANCE OF THE GATED COMMUNITY THAT I'M REPRESENTING.
AND, UH, IT'S A CONCERN ON SAFETY.
THE, GIVEN THAT THE, UH, TRAFFIC OR THE SKULL BUS TRAFFIC AND STOP IS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF WHERE THE ENTRANCE FOR THIS 18 WHEELERS WOULD, UH, PASS, UH, THE APPLICANT'S CLAIM.
EXPLAIN THE STREET WOULD BE HAZARD 30 SPECULATIVE.
YEAH, YOU CAN FINISH UP REAL QUICK.
WHEREAS THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF PER CONNECTIVITY AND LIMITED EMERGENCY VEHICLE ACCESS IS A WELL ESTABLISHED PLANNING CONCERN.
UM, OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MATT HECKLER.
SO I REPRESENT, UH, THE LARGE PIECE OF PROPERTY RIGHT NEXT DOOR, UH, WHICH IS ROUGHLY 17 PLUS, UH, MINUS ACRES.
SO, UH, WE'RE ASKING FOR A DEFERRAL OBVIOUSLY.
UH, WE ARE LOOKING AT A POTENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA, UH, IN THE FUTURE.
AND US NOT BEING ABLE TO HAVE THAT EXTRA ACCESS POINT, UH, WOULD OBVIOUSLY, UH, HURT THE VALUE OF OUR PROPERTY.
AND THEN ALSO LOOKING AT THE FIRE CODE AS FAR AS THE, UH, THE POTENTIAL ENTRANCE AND EXIT AS WELL.
SO, UH, THAT'S KIND OF OUR POINT, UH, OUR POINT.
THAT'S THE FIRST THAT I'D KIND OF HEARD, UH, AS FAR AS THE 18 WHEELERS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT PULLING IN AND OUT OF SPRING S STUEBNER, IT'S NOT NEAR WIDE ENOUGH AT ALL.
UH, FOR 18 WHEELERS TO BE PULLING IN AND OUT ON A REGULAR BASIS, UH, IT'S VERY, VERY NARROW.
SO ANYWAYS, THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU FOR COMING IN AND SHARING YOUR COMMENTS.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS STACY PERITZ.
OKAY, I HAVE NO ONE ELSE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO YES, PLEASE COME FORWARD DOCUMENT CAMERA PLEASE.
HELLO, DIRECTOR AND CHAIRS AND COMMISSION MEMBERS.
THANKS FOR GIVING ME THE TIME.
I LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ACROSS THE STREET FROM THIS DEVELOPMENT AND I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I HAVE A, A TEENAGE DAUGHTER WHO GOES TO HIGH SCHOOL AND THIS IS HER BUS STOP.
ESSENTIALLY IT'S A TWO LANE ROAD AND YOU CAN SEE THIS IS MY VEHICLE.
IT'S A SMALL TACOMA AND THERE ARE NO SHOULDERS, THERE ARE NO, UH, SIDEWALKS AND THERE'S STEEP DRAIN DITCHES THAT HAVE BEEN SEVERAL CARS PULLED OUT OF THERE.
AND THEY'RE JUST NORMAL SMALL VEHICLES.
I CANNOT IMAGINE THERE BEING 18 WHEELERS GOING IN AND OUT OF THIS, UH, PROPERTY THAT'S BEING PROPOSED.
SO THIS IS THE, UH, PHOTO OF THE ACTUAL BUS STOP.
THESE ARE TWO VEHICLES ON THIS SMALL LANE ROAD.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY CAN BARELY FIT.
I CAN'T IMAGINE RIGHT ACROSS THIS.
ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THIS PHOTO IS ONE OF THE EXITS THAT'S PROPOSED FOR THESE 18 WHEELERS.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO TURN ON THIS STREET.
UM, THERE ARE SEVEN OTHER YOUNGER, UM, STUDENTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND, UH, THEY HAVEN'T, THEY HAVEN'T YET BEEN IN SCHOOL AGE YET, BUT THEY WILL BE HAVING, WE'LL BE HAVING THAT.
SO WE'RE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THEM AS WELL.
WE ASKED FOR A TRAFFIC ANALYSIS THERE.
WHAT HAS NOT BEEN ONE PERFORMED YET? WE DESPERATELY NEED SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO HAPPEN BEFORE THIS GOES ON.
SORRY I'M SPEAKING FAST 'CAUSE I HAVE TWO MINUTES.
I'D LIKE TO BRING A COUPLE OF OF ITEMS TO YOUR ATTENTION HERE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THE BUS STOP IS NOTED ON THE TOP LEFT.
IT POINTS THOSE TWO YELLOW DOTS DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE RED ONE.
THAT IS ONE OF THE PRO PROPOSED ENTRANCE OR EXIT.
UH, IT'S ALSO, THIS PROPERTY IS BETWEEN TWO BLIND TURNS.
YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTOS ON THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT THAT IT LOOKS LIKE THE ROAD GOES STRAIGHT INTO TREES.
WELL, IT DOESN'T, THAT'S BECAUSE THERE'S A BLIND TURN.
THERE ARE SEVERAL SIGNS THAT SAY, YOU KNOW, THE ARROWS LIKE SLOW DOWN TURN, THERE'S A TURN COMING UP.
I CAN'T IMAGINE THERE BEING 18 WHEELERS
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ON THIS STREET.I NEED YOU TO WRAP UP REALLY QUICKLY.
THANK YOU FOR COMING IN AS FAR AS THE TIA, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WILL BE LOOKED AT PAST PLATTING.
UM, IS THIS IN THE COUNTY? IT'S, YEAH.
SO, UM, THE GENTLEMAN WITH THE COUNTY IS HERE.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO HIM, HE CAN TALK YOU THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
I HAVE NO ONE ELSE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WISHES TO YES, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
I'M THE REA MY FAMILY'S THE REASON WHY ALL THIS IS GOING ON.
I DEAR MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT IN HARRIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT.
I RESIDE IN THAT PICTURE 7 6 11 SPRING STU ROAD, FORMERLY KNOWN AS BOUDREAUX.
WE ALL HAVE MEMORIES OF WHEN WE GREW UP AND HOW MANY AND MANY OF US WISH WE KNEW NOW.
WHAT WE KN KNEW THEN HOW ABOUT OUR COMMUNITIES WOULD CHANGE.
IT FEELS LIKE TODAY WE'RE ALL FIGHTING AGAINST FORCES MUCH LARGER, LARGER THAN OURSELVES.
BUT I STILL BELIEVE IN KINDNESS, COMMUNITY AND FAIRNESS.
THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TO VOICE MY STRONG CONCERNS REGARDING THE PROPOSED PUBLIC VARIANCE AND NEW WAREHOUSE AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN BORDERED TO MY PROPERTY.
THE LAST TIME I ATTENDED A VARIANCE MEETING, I WAS INFORMED, UH, IN 22 BY THE ENGINEERS OF WORKERS UNDER COMMISSIONER JACK CAGLE THAT THE PROJECT WAS BEING DELAYED ONLY FOR CLARIFICATION.
WHAT FOLLOWED WAS A TOLLWAY FROM 29 20 TO KIRKDALE, WHICH HAS NOW TURNED MY QUIET STREET INTO A BUSY CUT THROUGH ROUTE FOR DRIVERS AVOIDING TOLLS.
THE INCREASE IN NOISE, DANGER AND CONSTANT TRAFFIC HAS CHANGED OUR QUALITY OF LIFE DRAMATICALLY.
NOW THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT THREATENS TO MAKE THINGS EVEN WORSE.
THE PROJECT SITE WHICH WAS SOLD FOR BETWEEN FIVE AND 10 MILLION SITS IN THE MIDDLE OF NEW RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
IT'S DEEPLY CONCERNING THAT SUCH A LARGE SCALE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE PLACED WITHOUT CARE FOR CONSIDERATION FOR THE REMAINING HOMEOWNERS AND THE ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY.
WHEN HIGHWAY 99 WAS BUILT, OUR STREET FLOODED ON BOTH ENDS, TRAPPING RESIDENTS FOR DAYS.
ALTHOUGH OUR PROPERTIES NEVER FLOODED, BECAUSE WE ARE NOT IN THE FLOOD PLAIN, THIS WAS ONLY DUE TO NATURAL DRAINAGE.
GO, GO AHEAD AND WRAP UP PLEASE.
UM, THIS WAS ONLY DUE TO NATURAL DRAINAGE THAT HAS EXISTED BETWEEN MY PROPERTY AND THE NEIGHBORS.
HOWEVER, MY NEIGHBOR HAS BEEN ADDING TRUCKLOADS OF FIELD DIRT WITHOUT VISIBLE PERMITS.
AND I'VE, I'M ONE OF THOSE GUYS THAT HAVE CALLED FOR THE LAST FIVE DAYS.
BUT I'VE REPORTED THIS DAILY AND I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT THESE CHANGES WILL REDIRECT STORM WATER TOWARD OUR PROPERTY.
THAT BORDERS INCREASING THE RISK OF FLOODING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN 60 YEARS.
ADDITIONALLY, THE REMOVAL OF TREES WILL STRIP AWAY THE FEW NATURAL BUFFERS WE HAVE LEFT.
THESE TREES PROVIDE OXYGEN, SHADE, WILDLIFE HABITAT, NOISE REDUCTION FROM HIGHWAY 99.
THEIR LOSS WILL DEGRADE BOTH THE ENVIRONMENT AND LIVABILITY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
A 24 HOUR WAREHOUSE OPERATION WILL BRING CONSTANT LIGHT POLLUTION, SEMI-TRUCK TRAFFIC, AND ROUND THE CLOCK NOISE ONTO AN ALREADY CONGESTED TWO-LANE ROAD.
WE ARE ALREADY SEEING DAILY TRAFFIC INCIDENTS DUE TO CUT THROUGH DRIVERS AND THE PROJECT WOULD ONLY INCREASE THE DANGER.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU RECONSIDER OR CLOSELY REVIEW THIS VARIANCE AND ENSURE THAT COMMUNITY SAFETY, DRAINAGE, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, AND RESIDENT QUALITY OF LIFE ARE PRIORIT PRIORITIZE PRIORITIZED.
I NEED YOU TO WRAP IT UP OVER INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION.
I NEED YOU TO WRAP UP QUICKLY 'CAUSE YOU'RE WAY OVER TIME.
IF DEVELOPMENT MUST, I SPENT A COUPLE OF DAYS WRITING THIS.
PLEASE PUT YOURSELF IN OUR SHOES OF THE OATHS THAT LIVED HERE OUR ENTIRE LIVES.
I'VE SPENT OVER SIX DECADES IN THIS COMMUNITY.
I'VE RETIRED AND I HATE DOING THIS, BUT I'M GONNA HAVE TO CUT YOU OFF.
YOU'RE, YOU'RE LIKE WAY, WAY, WAY OVER.
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SO MUCH.I HAVE NO ONE ELSE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO, OKAY, MR. SAD, I'M GONNA HAVE TO ASK YOU TO REPEAT, UH, WHAT THE, UH, STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS AND COMMISSIONER GARZA HAS SOME QUESTIONS.
CURRENT STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE SUBJECT TO CCP C 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
OKAY? YES, COMMISSIONER GARZA.
SO THE VARIANCE IS ONLY FOR MARY MYRTLE STREET AND THAT IS GONNA BE CLOSED OFF COMPLETELY FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD? CORRECT.
SO, SO NO EMERGENCY GATE, NO ACCESS.
UM, THE OTHER THING IS YOU CAN SEE THE ROADWAY IS VERY NARROW THERE.
IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN, I DON'T KNOW, UH, WIDEN THE DRIVEWAYS SO THAT THEY ACTUALLY CAN HAVE, YOU KNOW, KIND OF COME OUT AT AN ANGLE BECAUSE FOR THEM TO COME OUT STRAIGHT MEANS THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO HIT THE STREET, THEY WILL CROSS THE STREET SHOW.
WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT THAT? ANYTHING? YEAH, I THINK THAT'S A HARRIS COUNTY QUESTION.
WOULD YOU MIND COMING UP THE ORIGINAL PLAT SHOW? THE ORIGINAL PLA UH, WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAT, UH, THAT WAS DONE IN, I THINK THIS IS 2010.
THERE WAS A DEDICATION OF WIDENING TO SPRING STORM.
IT IS A MAJOR THOROUGH AFFAIRS, SO IT IS IS THING WIDE HERE.
OF COURSE, THAT HAS NOT BEEN IMPROVED AS OF YET, BUT THERE IS THAT INTENTION TO MAKE THIS A FULLY FUNCTIONING MAJOR THOROUGHFARE.
OKAY, BUT THAT HASN'T HAPPENED YET? NOT YET.
AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY TIMELINE OF WHEN THAT MIGHT HAPPEN, CORRECT? YES SIR.
UH, IN REGARDS TO THE DRIVEWAYS, SO HARRIS COUNTY DOES HAVE DRIVEWAY REGULATIONS.
HOWEVER, WHAT WE ALLOW IS, UM, TURNING TEMPLATES TO BE USED TO JUSTIFY LARGER DRIVEWAYS IF NEEDED.
SO IN THIS CASE, MORE THAN LIKELY A LARGER DRIVEWAY WILL BE NEEDED.
SO TURNING TEMPLATES WILL HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED WITH SITE PLANS TO JUSTIFY AND SHOW THAT, UM, THE DRIVEWAYS ARE SUFFICIENT FOR THE VEHICLES ENTERING AND EXITING.
ALSO, BEFORE YOU GO AGAIN, SINCE THIS IS OUTSIDE OF HARRIS COUNTY AND THE HARRIS, UH, THE RULES DON'T, UH, CITY, EXCUSE ME, THE RULES DON'T APPLY.
UM, CAN WE TALK ABOUT SHIELDING LI SHIELDED LIGHTING AND FENCING FROM THE NEIGHBORHOODS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE PROTECTED? UM, SO I KNOW IN OUR REGULATIONS THERE ARE SOME FOR, UM, WHEN COMMERCIAL ABUTS RESIDENTIAL THAT THERE'S SOME TYPE OF FENCING OR VEGETATION THAT'S REQUIRED.
I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE SHIELDED LIGHTING.
UM, I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK INTO THAT TO SEE IF, IF WE HAVE THAT.
BUT I DO KNOW THAT THE FENCING SLASH VEGETATION IS SOMETHING IN OUR REGULATIONS.
SO LET ME ASK, SINCE IT'S A VARIANCE REQUEST, CAN WE REQUEST SHIELDED LIGHTING IN LIEU OF THE VARIANCE REQUEST? I REALIZE IT'S NOT A PART OF THE DEAL, BUT WE CAN ASK FOR WHAT WE CAN ASK FOR.
CAN'T WE? WELL, WE'D HAVE TO HAVE HARRIS COUNTY ASK FOR THAT.
WE CAN'T REALLY ASK HARRIS COUNTY TO DO SOMETHING.
SO IF WE CAN, I'D LIKE TO HAVE SHIELDED LIGHTING FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
IF I CAN'T, WELL THEN I CAN'T.
BUT IF WE'RE, AS LONG AS WE HAVE FENCING WIDER DRIVEWAYS, I THINK THAT'S THE BEST THAT WE CAN DO AT THIS POINT IN TIME BECAUSE THE VARIANCE IS ONLY FOR CUTTING OFF THE STREET ACCESS TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH WE WANT TO GO THROUGH.
DID YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER VICTOR? UM, SO I UNDERSTAND THAT TIA IS NOT THE PURVIEW OF THIS COMMISSION, BUT WOULD THE COUNTY LOOK INTO THE SAFETY? BECAUSE CLEARLY THE SCHOOL BUS STOPS ARE RIGHT THERE, IT'S VERY NARROW ROAD.
UM, SO CONSIDERING THE TRAFFIC THAT WILL BE CAUSED BY THIS DEVELOPMENT, WOULD COUNTY LOOK INTO THE TIA AND TALK TO THE APPLICANT AND MAKE SURE YEAH.
YEAH, SO I DID MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS PLAT, SINCE IT IS ON A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE THAT A TA MAY BE REQUIRED, YOU KNOW, UM, THOSE REQUIREMENTS ARE KIND OF BASED ON THE DEVELOPMENT THAT THAT COMES IN AND THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC THEY'RE GENERATING.
UH, YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW IT'S COMMERCIAL, BUT I, I CAN'T NECESSARILY SPEAK TO HOW MUCH TRAFFIC THEY'RE GONNA GENERATE, BUT I KNOW ON THE PLAT I DID MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT THE TIA, BUT IT'S NOT JUST THE TRAFFIC, HOW MUCH TRAFFIC, IT'S ALSO THE TYPE OF TRAFFIC, RIGHT? SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE IF THERE ARE BIGGER TRUCKS, UM, POTENTIALLY, AND IT'S SAFE ENOUGH FOR THE KIDS TO STAND.
SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IT'S SAFE ENOUGH FOR THE KIDS TO GO TO SCHOOL, RIGHT? I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LOOK INTO IN THE TIA ITSELF.
UM, IT'S, AND IT'S NOT FOR HARRY'S KIND OF QUESTION, BUT GOING BACK TO THE VARIANCE REQUEST ITSELF, WHICH IS JUST TO NOT HAVE MARY MYRTLE BE EXTENDED THROUGH THE PROPERTY.
VERY OFTEN NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE THE ONE TO THE SOUTH OF THE PROPERTY COME IN AND ADVOCATE FOR VARIANCES LIKE THIS BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT THAT KIND OF TRADITIONAL TRAFFIC GOING THROUGH THEIR COMMUNITY AND THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO IF WE WERE TO NOT APPROVE THIS AND FORCE THEM TO DO A CONNECTION BETWEEN GRAND LEWIS AND UH, SPRINGS STUEBNER, THAT MEANS ANYBODY COULD CUT THROUGH THERE.
COULD IT BE A PUBLIC ROAD? AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU GET ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC ON GRAND LEWIS, INDIGO RUTH, IT CAN'T GO OUT TO GRAND PARKWAY.
SO PEOPLE COULD JUST CUT THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO TRY TO, YOU KNOW, BEAT A BUS OR SOMETHING ALONG SPRING STUEBNER.
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OF THE TIME, COMMUNITIES ACTUALLY ASK US FOR THIS VARIANCE.SO IT'S A LITTLE INTERESTING THAT, THAT WE'RE BEING ASKED NOT TO BECAUSE WE'RE INC I WOULD SAY I'M INCLINED TO GRANT THE VARIANCE BECAUSE TYPICALLY IT'S SAFER FOR THE ADJACENT COMMUNITIES TO NOT HAVE CUT THROUGH TRAFFIC LIKE THIS.
SO I JUST WANTED TO, TO PUT THAT ON THE RECORD.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS? AND, AND I WOULD MAKE THE POINT, I, I DON'T KNOW IF, UM, SOME OF THE SPEAKERS WERE AGAINST THE VARIANCE ITSELF.
FROM WHAT I HEARD, IT WAS AGAINST THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, SO, RIGHT.
BUT, YOU KNOW, HARRIS COUNTY HAS AN ENTIRE SYSTEM THAT THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH.
SO ALL OF THE SPEAKERS, UM, THAT ARE CONCERNED WITH THE PROCESS.
HE CAN, YOU CAN TAKE HIS CONTACT INFORMATION, HE CAN TAKE YOURS AND YOU GUYS CAN STAY IN TOUCH AND, AND WORK THROUGH THE PROCESS.
I'M SO SORRY, THAT GUY FROM STAFF TO APPROVE THE, UH, GRANT REQUESTED VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE, UM, SUBMITTAL, WHICH IS 1 0 1.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BALDWIN.
ITEM 1 0 2 IS SPRINGDALE ESTATES.
THE SITE IS IN HOUSTON, CORPORATE'S LIMITS SOUTH ALONG SPRINGDALE STREET EAST, UH, SHREVEPORT BOULEVARD AND HOMESTEAD ROAD, WEST OF DARIEN STREET.
THE REASON FOR REPLAY IS TO CREATE TWO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER THE PLAT PER THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST.
REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT WOULD NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS FILED SEPARATELY IF THEY, IF THE, UM, IF THE LOTS HAVE A 20 FOOT FRONT BUILDING LINE.
AND, UH, SIX FEET SIDE BUILDING LINES.
THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED THE DEFERRAL TO CONFER WITH LEGAL CONCERNING THE SEPARATELY FILED DEED RESTRICTIONS.
THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCE COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM.
MADAM CHAIR, IT PLEASES COMMISSION.
YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 1 0 2.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO HEARING NONE? I'LL CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF.
ITEM 1 0 3 IS SPRINGDALE HILL.
THE SITE IS IN HOUSTON, CORPORATE LIMITS SOUTH OF ALONG SPRINGDALE STREET, EAST OF STREET, PORT BOULEVARD, AND HOMESTEAD ROAD, WEST OF DARIEN STREET.
THE REASON FOR REPLY IS TO CREATE TWO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS DE FURTHER PLAID PER THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST.
REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT WOULD NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS FILED SEPARATELY IF THEY PROVIDE A 20 FOOT FRONT BUILDING LINE AND SIX FEET SIDE BUILDING LINES.
THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED THAT THIS ITEM BE DEFERRED FOR.
THEY CAN CONFER WITH LEGAL CONCERNING THE SEPARATELY FILED DEED RESTRICTIONS.
THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM.
MADAM CHAIR, PLEASE THE COMMISSION.
YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 1 0 3 IS OPEN.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO HEARING NONE? I WILL CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF.
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ITEM 1 0 4, ITEM 1 0 4 IS SPRINGDALE PLACE.THE SITE IS IN HOUSTON, CORPORATE LIMITS SOUTH ALONG SPRINGDALE STREET, EAST OF SHREVEPORT BOULEVARD IN HOMESTEAD ROAD WEST OF DARIEN STREET.
THE REASON FOR REPLY IS TO CREATE TWO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS DEFER THE PLAT PER THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST.
THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED THAT THIS ITEM BE DEFERRED TO CONFER WITH LEGAL CONCERN OF THE SEPARATELY FILED DEED RESTRICTIONS.
REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTION ON THE FACE OF PLAT IF THE APPLICANT PROVIDES A SIX FOOT SIDE BUILDING LINE AND 20 FOOT, UM, FRONT BUILDING LINE.
THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM.
MADAM CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM.
AT THIS TIME, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN.
I KNOW THAT I BELIEVE MS. MICKELSON, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANNA SAY? YEAH, I WAS JUST GONNA CLARIFY.
THERE ARE, AS YOU CAN TELL, THESE ARE ALL FROM THE SAME SET OF DEED
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RESTRICTIONS.UM, AND IT'S VERY CLEAR THAT CERTAIN SETBACKS ARE REQUIRED.
UM, SINGLE FAMILY USE CERTAIN, UH, SQUARE FOOTAGE, UH, FLOOR AREA FOR THE SINGLE FAMILY DUPLEXES ARE NOT ALLOWED.
SO THOSE WERE THE NOTES MADE BY THE, BY THE ATTORNEYS ON ALL OF THOSE.
APPRECIATE THAT CLARIFICATION.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO OKAY.
HEARING NONE, I'LL CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
ITEM 1 0 5 IS JAMUL ESTATES THE SIZE OF HOUSTON CORPORATE LIMITS AT THE NORTHWEST INTERSECTION OF ARP AND NATE STREETS NORTH OF BELTWAY EIGHT.
THE REASON FOR APPLIED IS TO CREATE FOUR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS, THREE OPEN SPACE RESERVES AND ONE GUEST PARKING.
UM, 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 WILL INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF PLAT OF THOSE FILES.
SEPARATELY, THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM.
MADAM CHAIR, PLEASE THE COMMISSION.
YOU MAY OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 1 0 5 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.
COMMISSIONER POLL, CAN YOU JUST CLARIFY, SINCE THERE'S ONLY ONE PARKING SPOT, WHAT IS A AND WHAT IS B? YOU SAID ONE PARKING SPOT OPEN ONE.
SO THE, THE REST OF THE TWO THEY'RE DOING, UH, ONE PARKING SPACE AND THE THE OTHER THREE SPACE, THE OTHER THREE RESERVES ARE OPEN SPACE RESERVES.
CAN THEY USE THEM FOR PARKING IF THEY WANT TO? THEY WOULD HAVE TO DESIGNATE 'EM AS PARKING RESERVES AND HAVE TO MEET THE, UM, THE SIZE REQUIREMENTS PER CHAPTER 42 A LOOKS PRETTY SIMILAR TO B RIGHT NOW.
YEAH, I MEAN, I'M ALMOST RATHER HAVE THE PARKING SPACE TO GET THEM SOME GUEST PARKING THERE.
THAT, THAT NO, NO, I'M NOT
A IS THE PARKING AND B AND D ARE JUST GREEN SPACE? YES.
OKAY, SO I CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING, RIGHT? UM, YOU ARE NOW OKAY.
CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 1 0 5.
I NEED A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
MOTION SIGLER GARZA SECOND GARZA.
ITEM 1 0 6, ITEM 1 0 6 IS VAUGHN STREET PROJECT.
UH, THIS SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON CITY LIMITS, UH, WEST OF JENSEN ROAD AND SOUTH OF EAST CROSS TIMBER STREET.
UH, THE PURPOSE OF THE RELA IS CREATE SEVEN LOTS AND ONE RESERVE ALONG A SHARED DRIVEWAY.
REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLATTER.
THERE ARE NO VARIANCES BEING REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM, AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVING THE PLAT SUBJECT TO THE CPC 1 0 1 FOREIGN CONDITION.
UH, MADAM CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
AND, UH, COMMISSIONER BALDWIN, UH, JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT, THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF, UH, LIVABLE PLACES ALLOWING A GREATER DENSITY, UH, GOING FROM FOUR LOTS ON THE SHARED DRIVEWAY TO SEVEN LOTS.
AND WITHIN THOSE SEVEN LOTS, THERE'S, UH, 11 DWELLING UNITS, UH, WITHIN THOSE SEVEN LOTS.
SO, I, I UNDERSTAND ON THE PREVIOUS ONE THOUGH, THE VEHICULAR ACCESS WAS DENIED ALONG THE FRONTAGE OF THE STREET, BUT IT DOESN'T NOTE THAT HERE.
SO LET ME, LET ME OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, UH, WHILE WE'RE DOING THIS DISCUSSION.
SO THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 1 0 6 IS OPEN.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN, IS THERE A WAY TO NOTE THAT THE VEHICULAR ACCESS IS DENIED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO HAVE OFF STREET ON STREET PARKING? YES.
SO THERE'S A STANDARD, UH, PLA NOTE WITH, UH, ALL SHARE DROP WADE, UH, DEVELOPMENTS THAT, UM, LOTS THAT ARE TAKING ACCESS FROM THE SHARED DRIVEWAY, PRETTY MUCH HAVE TO.
UM, SO THERE, THERE'S PRETTY MUCH A STANDARD NOTE THAT'S GOING TO, UH, SAY THAT MUCH.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 0 6.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO HEARING NONE? I'LL CLOSE A PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
MOVING ALONG TO D SUBDIVISION PLAS WITH VARIANCE REQUESTS.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE HOUSTON PLANNING COMMISSION.
UH, ITEM 1 0 7 IS ACE AND IVY RIVER OAKS.
THE ITEM HAS BEEN DEFERRED TWICE AND MUST BE ACTED UPON TODAY.
THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON'S CORPORATE LIMIT ALONG WEST ALABAMA, NORTH OF RICHMOND, WEST OF KIRBY, AND SOUTH OF WESTHEIMER.
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THE APPLICANT PROPOSES A RESERVE FOR A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT.THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW FOR A ZERO FOOT BUILDING LINE ALONG THREE PUBLIC RIGHTS OF AWAY FRONTAGES.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST.
THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE UPPER KIRBY COMMUNITY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE CITY'S TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT AREAS.
AS SUCH, THE SITE IS NEAR NUMEROUS RECENT DEVELOPMENT THAT HAVE OPTED INTO THE CITY'S PERFORMANCE STANDARDS WHERE PEDESTRIAN ENHANCEMENTS ARE ALLOWED.
IN LIEU OF SPECIFIC SETBACK REQUIREMENTS, THE APPLICANT HAS ASSERTED THAT THEIR DEVELOPMENT WILL PROVIDE SIMILAR BENEFITS TO THE PEDESTRIAN REALM.
IN THE RECENT DEFERRAL PERIOD, THE APPLICANT PROVIDED REVISED MATERIALS DEMONSTRATING CONSISTENCY WITH THE EXISTING REDUCED BUILDING LINE STANDARDS ALONG ALABAMA AND BAML.
THE APPLICANT IS PROVIDING TRANSPARENCY, PEDESTRIAN ROUTE ELEMENTS AND ACCESS SIMILAR TO WHAT WOULD BE REQUIRED IF OPTING INTO THE TOD STANDARDS.
THIS ACCOMPANIES AN INTERIOR PUBLIC PLAZA, WHICH WILL FRONT BOTH STREETS ALONG EAST SIDE.
THE APPLICANT IS PROVIDING A SIDEWALK AND BUFFERING AS PRESCRIBED, ALBEIT WITH FIRST FLOOR PARKING OF VEHICULAR ACCESS ALONG THE GROUND FLOOR.
THIS CONDITION WOULD BE PERMITTED IN CHAPTER 42 AS LONG AS THE OTHER FRONTAGES WERE OPTING INTO THE REQUIREMENTS.
THE APPLICANT HAS ALSO REVISED THE GROUND FLOOR PLAN TO MOVE COLUMNS IN A PROPOSED RESTAURANT FURTHER AWAY FROM THE WESTERN VISIBILITY TRIANGLE, ADDING TO THE PEDESTRIAN COMFORT AT THIS INTERSECTION, STAFF FINDS THE DEVELOPMENT TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE INTENT OF CHAPTER 42 AND RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
STAFF HAS RECEIVED WRITTEN COMMENTS WITH RESIDENTS EXPRESSING CONCERN OVER TRAFFIC, DRAINAGE AND NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER STAFF HAS ALSO RECEIVED WRITTEN SUPPORT FROM THE UPPER KIRBY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, INTS CITING COMPATIBILITY WITH THE COMMUNITY AND FUTURE STREET IMPROVEMENTS AND THE RIVER OAKS BAPTIST SCHOOL CITING THE BENEFIT TO THEIR PE PROGRAM.
THE FIRST SPEAKER, STACY PERITZ.
AND UM, WOULD YOU MIND STATING YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD? OH, I'M SORRY.
UM, SO FAR AS RIVER OAKS BAPTIST WRITING A LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION, THEIR SCHOOL IS NOWHERE NEAR THIS DEVELOPMENT AND THAT REALLY DOESN'T MAKE A WHOLE LOT OF SENSE.
OTHER THAN THAT THE DEVELOPER'S CHILDREN DO ATTEND THAT PUBLIC PRIVATE SCHOOL.
UM, THE TRAFFIC IN THIS AREA IS ALREADY SO HORRIBLE.
I WAS ON EAST SIDE THIS MORNING FROM WESTHEIMER TO RICHMOND AND IT WAS BUMPER TO BUMPER, BOTH WAYS YOU COULDN'T MOVE.
AND THEN IT WENT AROUND THE CORNER ONCE IT GOT TO RICHMOND.
SO THIS IS GONNA BE A PROBLEM.
AND THERE ARE CHILDREN, BUSES AND CARS ALL UP AND DOWN EAST SIDE FROM WESTHEIMER TO RICHMOND.
I HAVE A BUNCH OF OTHER STUFF WRITTEN DOWN, BUT BASICALLY, WELL, YOU'RE NOT DONE WITH YOUR TIME SO YOU CAN CONTINUE.
WELL, IT'S MAINLY THE TRAFFIC AND THERE ARE THREE SCHOOLS IN THE AREA, ONE OF WHICH IS LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL.
THEY'RE GONNA HAVE THREE DRIVEWAYS ON EAST SIDE, WHICH IS RIGHT AT A CORNER WITH TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND ARMS DOWN TO CONTROL THE ENTRANCE TO THE GARAGES.
WELL, WE ALL KNOW THAT YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE ARM TO GO UP AND DOWN AND IN THE MEANTIME CARS BACK UP AND THAT'S JUST ADDED TRAFFIC TO WHAT IS ALREADY A TERRIBLE MESS.
MAYBE YOU COULD SPEAK WITH THE FOLKS THAT ARE SPEAKING TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND WHERE THIS GOES FROM HERE AND YOU KNOW, HOW TRAFFIC WILL BE LOOKED AT AND ALL OF THAT.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS WILSON HO.
I'M THE, UH, OWNER AND, UH, SPONSOR OF THIS PROJECT.
UM, I'LL RESPOND TO HER CONCERNS IN A SECOND.
I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW, UM, KIND OF WHY I, I WANNA DO THIS PROJECT.
UM, I DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS PROJECT.
I'M NOT A DEVELOPER, BUT I LOVE PICKLEBALL AND I LOVE OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, AND PICKLEBALL IS A BLESSING FOR ME.
LIKE, UH, EXERCISE IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
I CAN'T STAND RUNNING OR RIDING
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ON THE BIKE, BUT PICKLEBALL PLAY FOR FIVE HOURS AND THAT YIELDS A LOT OF HEALTH BENEFITS AND IT'S THE FASTEST GROWING SPORT IN THE COUNTRY FOR THAT REASON.THERE'S 14 MILLION PEOPLE THAT PLAY IT, UM, IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS.
SO SUPER IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY.
UM, THERE'S, THERE'S NO PICKLEBALL CLUB.
SO THESE ARE ALL THE CLUBS THAT HAVE OPENED IN THE HOUSTON AREA IN THE PAST TWO YEARS.
UM, AND THE REASON I GOT THIS PIECE OF LAND IS I, BECAUSE SHE'S RIGHT.
I HAVE A KID, HE LOVES PICKLEBALL, BUT THERE'S NOWHERE TO TAKE HIM.
IT TAKES 30, 45 MINUTES AFTER SCHOOL.
SO THERE'S 11,000 KIDS THAT, THAT LIVE WITHIN 15 MINUTES AFTER SCHOOL OF THIS PROPERTY.
AND I BUILT IT 'CAUSE I WANT TO, I WANT TO DEVELOP A YOUTH PROGRAM TO HELP THESE KIDS.
THE REASON WHY RIVER OAKS BAPTIST, I TALKED TO LAMAR, BY THE WAY.
UM, RIVER OAKS BAPTIST IS SUPPORTED BECAUSE IT'S G I'M GONNA DO A YOUTH PROGRAM.
AND MY KID'S GREAT AT IT, AND HIS, HIS FRIENDS WANNA PLAY.
THERE'S JUST NOWHERE FOR THEM TO PLAY IN THIS AREA.
UM, LAMAR, RITA GRAVES SUPPORTS THIS, UH, PROJECT.
IT'S HER, HER KIDS ARE, YOU KNOW, WALKING THROUGH THESE CROSS STREETS, WHICH IS NOT, WHICH IS A RED HERRING.
UM, AND SHE SUPPORTS IT, BUT SHE CAN'T WRITE A LETTER BECAUSE THAT'S NOT HER, LIKE FACILITY'S GUY WRITES IT, BUT RITA GRAVES DOESN'T WRITE IT, BUT SHE TOLD ME SHE SUPPORTS IT.
UM, AND JUST IN TERMS OF THE KIDS WALKING BY, LIKE, I, I STOOD OUT THERE ON OCTOBER 25TH AND I COUNTED HOW MANY KIDS, THERE WAS ONLY 28 KIDS ON MY, ON MY SIDE OF THE STREET.
THERE WAS 140 KIDS ON THAT SIDE.
THEY, THEY SAY ON THEIR SIDE AND THERE AREN'T THAT MANY KIDS THAT WALK BY.
THERE'S THE RISK IS LIKE, YOU KNOW, AND RITA SAID THEY, AND THEY HAD A SINGLE ACCIDENT ON HER SIDE.
SHE'S GOT SIX CURB, SIX CURB CUTS AND HUNDREDS OF KIDS WALK BY EVERY DAY.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE 28 KIDS, THREE CURB CUTS.
NO ONE'S GOING FAST, NO ONE'S GONNA GET HURT.
UM, I NEED YOU TO WRAP UP PLEASE.
THE TRAFFIC ENDS AT 8 35 AND THE TRAFFIC ENDS AT FOUR 20.
SO IT'S ONLY ABOUT A 20 MINUTE WHERE IT'S A BACKUP 'CAUSE THE PARENTS PICK UP.
BUT AFTER THAT, LIKE NO ONE DRIVES ON EAST SIDE OR BAML, LIKE, IT'S, IT'S PRETTY GOOD.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS HARRIS BENSON.
UH, THANK YOU FOR, UH, LISTENING TO US.
I'M JUST A, A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC.
I'M ALSO INVOLVED WITH THE PROJECT, BUT I FREQUENT THIS AREA.
UM, I DO AGREE THAT TRAFFIC IS REALLY NOT AN ISSUE OUTSIDE OF THOSE TWO 20 MINUTE SLOTS.
AND I STRONGLY BELIEVE IN, IN HIS MISSION, YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT A, A MONEY MAKING PROJECT.
THIS IS REALLY SOMETHING THAT HE TRULY BELIEVES IN HIS HEART THAT'S GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY.
AND I THINK IT'S GONNA HELP CREATE A MORE VIBRANT AREA FOR THAT SECTION.
AND IT'S GOING TO CREATE A PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO GO TO THAT DON'T HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY TO THE HEIGHTS, UM, THAT CAN STAY IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND IT'LL HELP REVITALIZE IT FOR THE FUTURE.
SO I'M, I'M DEFINITELY HERE IN SUPPORT NOT ONLY AS SOMEBODY OF A MEMBER OF OF THE COMMUNITY, SOMEONE WHO'S A MEMBER OF THE REAL ESTATE COMMUNITY, BUT SOMEBODY WHO JUST WANTS TO SEE OUR CITY THRIVE AND THE COMMUNITY GROW.
AND I THINK THIS IS PART OF THAT GROWTH.
OUR LAST SPEAKER IS JAIN CAR CARMANI.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK? PLEASE COME FORWARD AND IF YOU'D STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
I'M THE ARCHITECT ON THE PROJECT WITH HOUSE AND ROBERTSON, AND I'M MOSTLY HERE TO SAY I THANK YOU TO THE PLAING, UH, COMMUNITY WITH JEFF AND SAVITA WHO SAT DOWN WITH US FOR TWO HOURS AND LET US WALK THROUGH WHAT MAKES A PROJECT SUCCESSFUL AND THAT IS WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW.
EXPANDED SIDEWALKS, GREENWAY PLAZAS, INVITATIONS TO THE CENTER OF A PROJECT, NOT A HARD WALL AROUND ALL THREE MAJOR STREETS THAT SAY YOU GUYS STAY ON THE CURB.
AND SO IF YOU JUST KIND OF LOOK AT OUR SITE PLAN, WHICH WE TRIED TO DIAGRAM IT TO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE, I GUESS FUN AND INVITING AND THAT SITE PLAN.
THAT SITE PLAN STARTS TO SHOWCASE THAT THIS IS DEFINITELY A GRAVITY TO ITS CENTER.
AND IF THAT'S THE CASE, WE DON'T EXPECT ANY KIDS TO BE HANGING OUT IN THAT CORNER, WHICH HAS BEEN PULLED BACK TO EXPAND THE VISIBILITY.
WHAT YOU HAVE NOW IS PRETTY TOUGH TO SELL.
THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE IMPROVEMENT ARCHITECTURALLY AND A RESPONSE TO THE EXISTING CONCERNS FROM BEFORE.
HOW MANY, HOW MANY COURTS WILL THERE BE AT THE MOMENT? WE HAVE 11.
UM, AND JEFF MIGHT HAVE SAID IT, BUT IS ALL THE REQUIRED PARKING ACCOUNTED FOR ONSITE? YES, UH, WE HAVE A FULL, UH,
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UH, PARKING ANALYSIS, INCLUDING THE PEAK TIMES.WE ARE AT THE MOMENT BASED ON OUR DESIGNED, UH, 90 SPACES OVER THE MINIMUM TO MAKE SURE, AND I KNOW THE CURB CUTS ARE A CONCERN, THEY'RE NOTHING WE'RE IGNORING OR PRETENDING TO SNEAK IN THE CURB.
CUTS ARE BECAUSE WE'RE WILLING TO TAKE IN THE BACKLOG WITHIN THE DRIVE OF THE PROJECT.
THAT'S AN ALLEVIATION, NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD SPILL OUT INTO, INTO THE STREET.
I HAVE NO ONE ELSE, UH, SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WISHES TO COME UP? OKAY.
COMMISSIONERS, YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION IN FRONT OF YOU TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLOT.
THANKS FOR THE NUMBER OF CURB CUTS.
THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT THAT IT NEEDS TO BE THREE ON EAST SIDE, RIGHT? NO.
UM, AND I UNDERSTAND WHAT, UH, THE GENTLEMAN SPOKE BEFORE, BUT, RIGHT.
IT'S BECAUSE LAMAR IS RIGHT THERE.
MAYBE JUST, I, I UNDERSTAND DESIGN'S NOT OUR PURVIEW, BUT AT LEAST LOOK INTO THE CURB CUTS BECAUSE WITH LAMAR RIGHT THERE AND THE, THE CURB CUT, THE FIRST ONE BEING RIGHT NEAR THE INTERSECTION MIGHT CREATE CHALLENGES.
SO WE DID DISCUSS THAT WITH THEM DURING THE DEFERRAL PERIOD.
UM, ULTIMATELY WE, WE SUPPORT IT WITH THE THIRD.
UM, AND OUR FINDINGS ARE, THAT'S A SPECIAL DESIGNATED AREA FOR SHORT-TERM PARKING.
THAT'S FOR, UM, RIDESHARE, THAT'S FOR, YOU KNOW, DROP OFF AND PICKUP.
AND IT'S GONNA BE CONTROLLED ACCESS TOO, SO THAT THEY ARE INTENDING TO SEPARATE THAT FROM THE LONGER TERM PARKING IN THE BACK AND THE RESIDENT PARKING.
AND THAT KEEPS THOSE KIND OF QUICK DELIVERIES AND PICKUPS OFF THE STREET AND ONSITE.
WE DID OUR MOTION, WE DID OUR SECOND OUR VOTE.
SO WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM 1 0 8.
ITEM 1 0 8 IS ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US.
THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE ETJ WITHIN HARRIS COUNTY, NORTH OF CYPRESSWOOD, WEST OF KIRKENDAL, AND SOUTH OF LUTA.
THE APPLICANT PROPOSES A LOT IN TWO RESERVES FOR AN EXISTING HOME AND BUSINESS AND A PROPOSED COMMERCIAL USE.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO EXCEED INTERSECTION SPACING REQUIREMENTS BY NOT EXTENDING SPRINGTON STREET THROUGH THE SITE.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST.
THE SITE IS LOCATED ALONG WESTRAC DRIVE WITHIN NORTHWOOD FARM, AN UNRECORDED SUBDIVISION.
THIS COMMUNITY WAS DEVELOPED IN THE 1950S BEFORE THE INTERSECTION SPACING REQUIREMENT.
IN THE SEVENTIES, THE TERRANOVA COMMUNITY WAS RECORDED TO THE WEST, CREATING SUBST STREET INTERSECTING THE SUBJECT SITE.
THE APPLICANT IS NOW SEEKING IT TO PLAT AN UNRECORDED TRACK TO, TO SUBDIVIDE AN EXISTING HOME AND BUSINESS AND A FUTURE BUSINESS.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO NOT EXTEND SPRINGTON THROUGH THEIR PROPERTY DUE TO CONNECT TO WEST TRACK DRIVE.
THE SUBJECT SITE IS WITHIN AN AREA OF SEVERAL LONGSTANDING COMMERCIAL USES.
WHILE THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE WEST HAS REMAINED ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY SINGLE FAMILY CONNECTING, SPRINGTON WOULD CREATE CONFLICTS WITH COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC USING RESIDENTIAL STREETS.
IN ADDITION, THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO CYPRESSWOOD DRIVE AND THE ABUTTING NEIGHBORHOOD FEATURES MULTIPLE STREET CONNECTIONS TO THREE ABUTTING THOROUGHFARES STAFF FINDS THE REQUEST TO BE JUSTIFIED BY THE EXISTING STREET SYSTEM AND FINDS THE SEPARATION OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC TO BE PRACTICAL.
HARRIS COUNTY'S EXPRESSED NO OBJECTION AND WE'VE RECEIVED NO ADVANCE WRITTEN COMMENT.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM EITHER.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO OKAY.
COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I'LL SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
ITEM 1 0 9 OH, ITEM 1 0 9 IS BUILDING HOPE REPL NUMBER ONE.
THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON'S CORPORATE LIMIT ALONG HAMMERLY BOULEVARD, WEST OF BENGAL AND EAST OF HOLLISTER.
THE APPLICANT PROPOSES A RESERVED FOR AN EXISTING NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY CENTER.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW FOR A 14 FOOT DUAL BUILDING LINE FOR A CANOPY ENCROACHMENT OVER THE 25 FOOT BUILDING LINE FOR MAJOR THOROUGHFARES.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST.
THE SITE CONSISTS OF A COMMUNITY CENTER SPECIALIZING IN COMBATING FOOD INSECURITY FOR CHILDREN.
THE DEVELOPMENT WAS PART OF A RECENT PLAT WITH IMPROVED CONSTRUCTION PERMIT.
DURING THE ONGOING REVIEW RELATED TO THIS PROJECT, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A CANOPY BUILT WAS BUILT OVER A WALKWAY, WAS APPROXIMATELY 11 FEET OVER THE 25
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FOOT BUILDING LINE ALONG HAMMERLY, THE APPLICANT IS NOW SEEKING A DUAL BUILDING LINE TO ADDRESS THIS DEFICIENCY.THE CANOPY STRUCTURE MEASURES 13 FEET TALL AND IS ON SIX INCH COLUMNS AND IS PART OF AN INTERNAL WALKWAY SYSTEM.
THIS DOES NOT PRESENT ANY OBVIOUS TRAFFIC CONFLICTS OR VISUAL OBSTRUCTIONS ALONG HAMMERLY.
THE USE OF SEMI OPAQUE FENCING ALLOWS FOR INTERACTION BETWEEN THE INTERNAL WALKWAY AND THE PEDESTRIAN REALM.
STAFF FINDS THE REQUEST TO BE JUSTIFIED BASED ON THE COMPATIBILITY WITH THE PEDESTRIAN REALM AND THE LIMITED SCALE OF THE ENCROACHMENT.
AND WE'VE RECEIVED NO ADVANCE WRITTEN COMMENT.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK ON THIS EITHER.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO PLEASE COME FORWARD? PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
I REPRESENT, UH, I'M THE OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE AND PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE KIDS MEALS PROJECT.
THIS IS A NEW 50,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING KIDS MEALS.
UM, FEEDS KIDS, UH, UP TO FIVE YEARS OLD THAT ARE FOOD INSECURE.
LAST YEAR THEY, THEY FED 3 MILLION MEALS TO KIDS IN THE, IN THE HOUSTON AREA.
UH, WE JUST FINISHED THIS BUILDING.
THERE'S A, A 10,000 SQUARE FOOT SPACE WHERE VOLUNTEERS COME EVERY DAY AND, AND MAKE FOOD.
AND, UH, THEN DRIVERS DISTRIBUTE IT.
THE GOAL WAS TO GET A WOW FACTOR FOR THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING AND AS YOU WALK IN THE BUILDING, YOU WALK INTO A BIG BROWN PAPER BAG BECAUSE THEY JUST OWN THE PAPER BAG.
AND, UM, THE SECOND WOW FACTOR WAS THIS CANOPY IN THE FRONT AND IT JUST TURNED OUT TO BE TOO BIG OF A WOW FACTOR.
SO, UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
I'M, I'M JUST GONNA SAY I LIVE NEAR THIS AND I DROVE BY IT TWO WEEKS AGO AND ALMOST DID A DOUBLE TAKE AT THE BUILDING.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS YOU ASK? HOW'S THIS FUNDED? I'M JUST CURIOUS TODAY,
UM, IT'S REALLY HARD TO, TO SAY NO TO FEEDING KIDS.
IT'S, IT'S ALL PRIVATE AND ACTUALLY AT THE LAST MINUTE, UM, EXXONMOBIL CAME IN AND KICKED IN $3 MILLION WOW.
BUT YEAH, IT'S, IT'S YOUR, YOU KNOW, TOP 20 FAMILY DONORS THAT YOU SEE ON EVERY SINGLE WALL.
PLUS, PLUS THE LITTLE DONORS AND PLUS, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE THAT COME THERE EVERY DAY.
IF, IF THERE WEREN'T 40,000 VOLUNTEERS A YEAR TO COME THERE AND MAKE SANDWICHES, THEY, THEY COULDN'T DO THIS FOR YEAH.
FOR THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT THEY DO IT FOR.
WELL, I APPRECIATE YOU AND EVERYONE THAT HAS DONATED AND EVERYONE THAT VOLUNTEERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SO, AND UM, COMMISSIONER ROSENBERG, UM, YEAH, JUST OUTTA CURIOSITY, WAS THIS A POST DESIGN APPROVAL DESIGN? DIDN'T GO THROUGH THE PERMING PHASE WITH IT? WELL, SO THERE IS A TIMELINE IN YOUR PACKET WHERE THE APPLICANT SUBMITTED JUST EXPLAINING THE STEPS OF WHERE IT WENT AWRY AND IT WAS JUST A MISCOMMUNICATION WITHIN THEIR SYSTEM WHERE IT WAS, IT WAS PERMITTED, UH, WITHOUT THE ENCROACHMENT.
AND THEN AS IT WAS BEING REVIEWED, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE ENCROACHMENT WAS, OR THAT THE CANOPY WAS TOO FAR INTO THE, THE SETBACK AREA.
SO YOU HAVE A, A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL TO GRANT THE VARIANCE AND APPROVE THIS.
UH, PLAT DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION MATTERS.
GOOD AFTERNOON MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
ITEM ONE 10 IS TGE TRACTED GP.
THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON'S EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION IN NORTHERN HARRIS COUNTY WEST OF TGE ROAD, EAST OF BARKER, CYPRESS ROAD, SOUTH OF FM 29 20 AND BISECTED BY FUTURE HOLDER EARTH ROAD.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A 440 ACRE GENERAL PLAN INTENDED FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES AND IS REQUESTING TWO VARIANCES TO EXCEED INTERSECTION SPACING REQUIREMENTS ALONG THE NORTHWESTERN GP BOUNDARY BY NOT PROVIDING A STUB STREET WESTWARD AND NORTHWARD AND TO EXCEED INTERSECTIONS FACING ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERN BOUNDARY BY NOT PROVIDING AN, AN ADDITIONAL STUB STREET SOUTHWARD STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUESTS THE APPLICANT'S IS PROPOSING FOR THE OVERALL SITE'S MAIN DRAINAGE TO BE PLACED ALONG THE WESTERN GP BOUNDARY NORTH OF HOLDER ROAD WITH ADDITIONAL SITE DETENTION AREAS ABUTTING IT.
HOWEVER, STRICT INTERPRETATION OF THE ORDINANCE WOULD REQUIRE PUBLIC STREET CONNECTIONS AT LEAST EVERY 1400 FEET OR EVERY HALF MILE IF THE DRAINAGE AREA IS LOCATED WITHIN A RECORDED DRAINAGE EASEMENT.
CURRENTLY THE DRAINAGE EASEMENT IS NOT RECORDED, ONLY PROPOSED THEREFORE TWO PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY CONNECTIONS WESTWARD WOULD
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BE REQUIRED AND ONE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC STREET NORTHWARD WITHIN THE GENERAL PLAN'S BOUNDARY.THE PROPOSED INTERSECTION SPACING FROM FM 29 20 WALLER TOMBALL ROAD TO HOL EARTH ROAD IS APPROXIMATELY 5,000 FEET IN THE INTERSECTION.
SPACING FROM CEDAR LANE, BARKER CYPRESS TO THE NORTHERNMOST WESTERN GP BOUNDARY IS APPROXIMATELY 2,600 FEET.
PUBLIC STREET CONNECTIONS TO THE UNRECORDED DEVELOPED TRACKS ARE COMPLICATED BY THE EXISTING KRON LANE.
A PRIVATE ACCESS ROADWAY, WHICH IS NOT DEDICATED FOR PUBLIC USE AND IS NOT MAINTAINED BY HARRIS COUNTY.
THERE IS ONE LARGE ACREAGE TRACK NORTH OF THE SITE TO WHICH THE GP IS PROPOSING ONE CONNECTION.
THERE'S ALSO AN ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR THE MINOR COLLECTOR EAST OF TGE GRACE VIEW DRIVE TO BE EXTENDED INTO THIS LARGER ACREAGE TRACK FOR FURTHER CONNECTIVITY.
THE SECOND VARIANCE IS TO EXCEED INTERSECTION SPACING ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERN BOUNDARY.
THE PRIMARY JUSTIFICATION PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT FOR BOTH VARIANCE REQUESTS IS ABOUT THE DRAINAGE OF THE SITE.
THE PROPOSED DRAINAGE CHANNELS BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH OF RITH ARE ROUGHLY IN THE SAME AREA AND DIRECTION AS THE NATURAL DRAINAGE COURSE TO WILLOW CREEK, LIKE THE DESIGN NORTH OF HOLDER EARTH.
IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING AN APPROXIMATELY 400 FOOT WIDE DRAINAGE CHANNEL WITH THE BUDDING DETENTION AREAS.
BESIDES THE TWO STU STREETS SOUTH BEING PROPOSED, THIS WOULD LEAVE AN INTERSECTION SPACING OF APPROXIMATELY 2,870 FEET FROM TGE ROAD TO THE EASTERN MOST PROPOSED STUBB STREET.
THE AREA SOUTH OF OF THE GENERAL PLAN IS PREDOMINANTLY WITHIN THE 100 YEAR FLOODPLAIN OR THE FLOODWAY.
FUTURE PUBLIC STREET CONNECTIVITY CAN STILL BE ACHIEVED FROM THE TWO PUBLIC STREETS TO FAGAN LANE AND BETWEEN BARKER'S CYPRESS AND TGE ROADS.
HARRIS COUNTY ENGINEERING HAS NO OBJECTIONS TO THE REQUEST.
THEREFORE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCES AND APPROVE THE GENERAL PLAN SUBJECT TO CPC 1 0 1 CONDITIONS.
STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS IN ADVANCE AND THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? OKAY.
COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I'LL SEEK A MOTION.
THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON'S CORPORATE LIMIT ALONG ERNESTINE STREET NORTH OF LELAND AND SOUTH OF POLK.
THE APPLICANT PROPOSES A RESERVE FOR AN INDOOR ATHLETIC FACILITY.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TWO VARIANCES, ONE TO ALLOW FOR A REDUCED BUILDING LINE ALONG ERNESTINE AND FASHION STREETS AND TWO, TO NOT REQUIRE 30 FEET OF RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION TO FASHION.
A 30 FOOT LOCAL STREET STAFF RECOMMENDS DEFERRAL PER THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST.
UH, STAFF DID RECEIVE WRITTEN COMMENT FROM THE EAST END DISTRICT AND COUNCIL DISTRICT I THAT WHICH SHOULD BOTH WRITTEN IN SUPPORT.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE 11? OKAY.
COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS IF NOT? YES.
TIFF, ISN'T THAT IN FIFTH WARD? NOT EAST END.
I THINK IT'S IN FIFTH WARD, ISN'T IT? THIS IS RIGHT NEAR EB CAPE.
WHERE? UH, TELEPHONE WHERE LELAND TURNS INTO TELEPHONE.
SO MR. BUTLER, UM, I LIVE CLOSE BY.
UM, SO MODEST AND I, YOU KNOW, REALLY CLOSE.
SO, UM, QUESTION I HAVE IS THE ENTIRE AREA SHORT OF, I GUESS IT'S, UM, A VFW CENTER JUST NORTH OF IT.
THE QUESTION I HAVE IS IF THIS BUSINESS FAILS, WHAT CAN GO IN THERE? ANYTHING? 'CAUSE IT'S COMMERCIAL, CORRECT? YOU MEAN IF IT'S CONSTRUCTED WELL, IT'S, LET'S JUST SAY IT'S APPROVED AND IT'S CONSTRUCTED RIGHT AND THEN FIVE YEARS FROM NOW IT FAILS.
RIGHT? THAT WOULD, SO WE ARE GIVING, LET'S JUST SAY WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA GIVE THEM, UH, A 10 FOOT, UH, WE'RE GONNA CHANGE THE EASEMENT FROM 25 TO FIVE OR 10, WHATEVER.
SO IF IN FACT THAT HAPPENS BUT THE NEW TENANT IS STILL COMMERCIAL, IT JUST STAYS EXACTLY THE SAME.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY, YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION IN FRONT OF YOU? DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO DEFER GARZA.
ITEM ONE 12 IS MAHARAJ PROPERTIES.
THE SUBJECT SIDE IS A 10 ACRE PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE HARRIS COUNTY EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION NORTH ALONG WOLF ROAD AND EAST OF FM 2100 AND JUST EAST OF THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE ALIGNMENT FROM MILLER WILSON ROAD.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TWO LOTS AND IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO NOT PROVIDE A NORTH SOUTH STREET THROUGH THE PROPERTY.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST.
THE INTERSECTION SPACING BETWEEN MILLER WILSON AND SCOTT STREET IS 3,300 FEET WITH THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY
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BEING BORDERED BY AN ELECTRICAL EASEMENT CORRIDOR AND A NATURALLY OCCURRING FLOODPLAIN DRAINAGE COURSE.THE SPACING BETWEEN THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE ALIGNMENTS OF MILLER WILSON AND TROT, UH, WOLF TROT IS 6,900 FEET.
THE SPARSE DENSITY OF THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES AND THE POTENTIAL, UH, ALIGNMENT TO EXTEND THE EXISTING COLLECTOR OF SCOTT STREET SHOW EXTENSION OF A NORTH SOUTH STREET RIGHT OF WAY WOULD NOT GREATLY IMPACT THE EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY NETWORK OR IMPROVE THE TRAFFIC CIRCULATION AT THIS SITE.
HARRIS COUNTY, HARRIS COUNTY ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT HAS NO OBJECTION TO THIS VARIANCE.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUEST OF VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS MATTER.
THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK FOR ONE 12.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO? ALRIGHT.
COMMISSIONERS, IF YOU HAVE NO QUESTIONS, DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION.
ITEM ONE 13 IS SENTINEL SELF STORAGE NEBO ROAD.
THIS SITE IS LOCATED IN THE ETGF HARRIS COUNTY NORTH OF US TWO 90 IN EAST OF FM 360 2.
THE APPLICANT PROPOSES ONE COMMERCIAL RESERVE AND IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO EXCEED INTERSECTION SPACING BY NOT PROVIDING A NORTH SOUTH STREET THROUGH THE TRACT.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS REQUEST.
THE SITE IS A FIVE ACRE TRACT INTENDED FOR A COMMERCIAL S STORAGE DEVELOPMENT.
THE SITE HAS FRONTAGE ALONG NEVILLE ROAD AND THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES ARE LARGE MULTI ACRE TRACKS EITHER UNDEVELOPED OR HAVE A LOW DENSITY USE.
THIS PLANET COMMISSION GRANTED A SIMILAR VARIANCE IN 2020 FOR A PROPERTY JUST EAST OF THIS SITE TO EXCEED NORTH SOUTH INTERSECTION SPACING.
JUSTIFICATION FOR SUPPORTING THAT VARIANCE WAS THE LOW DENSITY USES IN THE AREA AND SUFFICIENT ACCESS TO THE STREET STREET NETWORK.
ALSO, ADDITIONAL RECORDED PLATS NEARBY FURTHER LIMITS THE PROXIMITY OF THE STREET TO FM 360 2.
THERE'S AN EXISTING PIPELINE THAT BISECTS THE PROPERTY.
EXCUSE ME, THERE'S AN EXISTING PIPELINE THAT BISECTS THE BLOCK AND ANY NORTH SOUTH STREET CONNECTION FROM NEWVILLE ROAD WILL BE, WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BY ORDINANCE TO CROSS THIS PIPELINE.
KNOWING THIS INFORMATION OR NORTH SOUTH STREET THROUGH THE PROPOSED PLAT WILL NOT GREATLY IMPROVE TRAFFIC CIRCULATION.
IN ADDITION, THE OAKWOOD SUBDIVISION TO THE EAST WAS RECENTLY APPROVED AND HAS SUFFICIENT CONNECTIVITY WITHIN ITS OWN STREET GRID.
HARRIS COUNTY HAS VOICED NO OBJECTION TO THIS REQUEST AND STAFF RECOMMENDS GRANTING THE REQUESTED VARIANCE IN APPROVING THE PLAT SUBJECT TO THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED FOR THIS ITEM.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT.
COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, CAN I SEEK A MOTION FOR ONE 13? MOTION FOR PER MOTION FOR PER SECOND TO HEAR.
A OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES ITEM ONE 14.
ITEM ONE 14 IS TOBY ROAD MANUFACTURING FACILITY OFFSITE.
THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE ETJ OF HARRIS COUNTY, SOUTH OF US TWO 90 AND WEST OF TOBY ROAD.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING ONE UNRESTRICTED RESERVE AND REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW THIS RESERVE TO TAKE ACCESS FROM AN EXISTING ACCESS EASEMENT.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS REQUEST.
THE SITE IS AN EXISTING OPERATION USED TO STORE HEAVY INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT.
THE APPLICANT IS SUBMITTING THIS PLAT IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A PERMIT TO REGRADE THE PROPERTY AND IMPROVE THE DRAINAGE.
THIS SITE HAS BEEN IN ITS CURRENT CONFIGURATION SINCE 2012 AND HAS ALWAYS TAKEN ACCESS FROM THIS RECORDED EASEMENT.
THIS PAVED EASEMENT IS 128 FEET WIDE AND HAS DIRECT ACCESS TO MAJOR FAIR, FAIR TEL ROAD.
IN ADDITION, THE ADJACENT GENERAL PLAN RECEIVED MULTIPLE VARIANTS TO NOT EXTEND OR PROVIDE STREET CONNECTIONS THROUGH THIS THROUGH THE GP.
THE GRANTING OF THOSE VARIANCES LIMITED THE FUTURE OPPORTUNITY FOR A PUBLIC STREET TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THIS PROPOSED PLAT.
OVERALL, THIS IS AN EXISTING CONDITION SINCE 2012 AND HARRIS COUNTY HAS VOICED NO OBJECTION TO THIS REQUEST AND STAFF RECOMMENDS GRANTED THE REQUEST OF VARIANCE AND APPROVING THE PLAT SUBJECT TO THE CCPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
ONE SIGN FOR TO SPEAK FOR ONE 14.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO OKAY.
COMMISSIONERS YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION AK.
[f. Reconsiderations of Requirement (Devin Crittle)]
IS NOTHING UNDER E SUBDIVISION PLATS WITH SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS.SO WE'LL MOVE TO F RECONSIDERATION OF REQUIREMENTS.
ITEM ONE 15 IS OAK VIEW HEIGHTS.
THE SUBJECT SITE IS A NEARLY THREE ACRE PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE HOUSTON CITY LIMITS NORTH ALONG PAUL QUINN STREET, WEST OF SEBER STREET AND NORTH OF WEST TIDWELL ROAD.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING 52 LOTS AND EIGHT PARKING RESERVES
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WITH THE REQUIREMENT, UH, TO PROVIDE A NORTH SOUTH STREET.THEY ARE REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO PROVIDE A 40 FOOT WIDE RIGHT OF WAY IN LIEU OF THE 50 FOOT WIDE REQUIRED STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUESTS AND SINCE I KNOW YOU LOVE MOBILITY STUDIES, THE SITE IS WITHIN THE ACRES HOME MOBILITY STUDY AND IS PROVIDING A NORTH SOUTH STREET WITHIN THE INTENT OF THAT STUDY.
THE DRAINAGE CHANNEL IMPACTING THE EASTERN BOUNDARY IS INTERSECTING.
UH, AND THE INTERSECTING PACING, UH, SPACING FROM SEABRA MAKES THIS AN IDEAL ALIGNMENT FOR THE PROPOSED RIGHT OF WAY.
THE LOTS OF THE NORTH WOULD, UH, THIS EXTEND THIS RIGHT OF WAY, ARE INDIVIDUALLY OWNED AND 70 FEET WIDE AND WOULD LOSE MOST FEASIBLE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITH AN EXTENSION OF A 50 FOOT WIDE RIGHT OF WAY.
AS PART OF THE ACRES HOMES AND BILLY STUDY, THERE WERE MULTIPLE PROPOSED ENGINEERING LAYOUTS FOR 40 FOOT AND 30 FOOT WIDE RIGHT OF WAYS THAT COULD BE DEDICATED IN PART ON HOLE TO TO PROVIDE THE MUCH NEEDER RIGHT OF WAY, UH, NETWORK THAT WOULD BE LESS IMPOSING ON THE COMMONLY 70 FOOT WIDE, 70 FOOT WIDE, UH, ACRES.
HE PROPOSED 40 FOOT WIDE RIGHT OF WAY FALLS IN LINE WITH THE INTENT OF THE ACRES HOME MOBILITY STUDY AND IT'S ALLOWED ENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS FOR RIGHT OF WAY SUCH AS TO BE, UH, SUCH AS THAT BEING PROPOSED.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUEST OF VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CCPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS INCLUDING THE ADHERENCE TO THE DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES SET FOR 40 FOOT WIDE RIGHT OF WAYS PER THE ACRES HOME MOBILITY STUDY.
MA'AM CHAIR, THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK ON ONE 15.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO OKAY.
COMMISSIONERS, YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF? DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION? VICTOR? SECOND HINES.
[Platting Activities g - j]
THANK YOU.MOVING ON TO G EXTENSION OF APPROVAL.
GOOD AFTERNOON MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, STAFF WOULD LIKE TO TAKE SECTIONS GHI AND J AS ONE GROUP THAT PLEASES US.
EXTENSIONS OF APPROVAL CONSISTS OF ITEM ONE 16 THROUGH 1 24 SECTION H.
NAME CHANGES CONSISTS OF ITEM 1 25 SECTION I CERTIFICATE.
CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE CONSISTS OF ITEM 1 26, SECTION J.
ADMINISTRATIVE CONSISTS OF NO ITEMS. THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REQUESTS THE APPROVAL OF ALL STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SECTIONS GHI AND J.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BUREAU.
YES, I THINK THAT'S, WE'RE DOWN TO.
[II. Establish a public hearing date of November 13, 2025]
NOW WE'LL MOVE ALONG TO ROMAN NUMERAL TWO.ESTABLISH A PUBLIC HEARING DATE OF NOVEMBER 13TH, 2025 FOR CH CHAUSER EAST ENGLAND COURTS.
IT STATES AT WOODING STREET, FERNDALE LANDING, LOCKETT MANOR MARINO PLACE.
REPL NUMBER ONE, PRINCE GARDENS QUITMAN COURT, SPRING BRANCH ESTATES NUMBER TWO, PARTIAL REPL NUMBER 18.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? I MOVED BALDWIN.
OUR NEXT ITEM IS PUBLIC HEARING.
I HAVE NO ONE PUBLIC'S COMMENT.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK IS ISRAEL.
OKAY, OUR NEXT ITEM IS ADJOURNMENT.
WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 4:15 PM THANK YOU EVERYONE.