[CALL TO ORDER ]
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WELCOME TO THE HOUSTON PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING.MY NAME IS LISA CLARK AND I'M THE CHAIR OF THE HOUSTON PLANNING COMMISSION AND I'M CALLING THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT 2:33 PM ON THURSDAY, APRIL 16TH, 2026.
THIS IS AN IN-PERSON MEETING TAKING PLACE AT THE CITY HALL ANNEX AT 900 BAGBY.
YOU MAY ALSO MONITOR THE MEETING BY VIEWING 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 FOR ONE MINUTE.
NEW SPEAKERS ARE TIMED FOR TWO MINUTES AND 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 AS WELL AS REBUTTALS.
NON APPLICANTS AND GENERAL SPEAKERS ARE ALLOWED TWO MINUTES TIME AND THERE IS NOT AN OPTION FOR REBUTTAL.
EVEN IF YOU DO NOT USE YOUR FULL TWO MINUTES, YOU WILL 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.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN PRESENT, COMMISSIONER BALLARD PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER PIERCE? NOT HERE.
COMMISSIONER POROUS BURLE PRESENT.
PRESENT? NO ONE FROM THE COUNTY AND SECRETARY VON TRAN.
IT'S 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 31.
OKAY, SO WE HAVE 16 MEMBERS PRESENT.
MY VICE CHAIR'S NOT HERE AND HE USUALLY HELPS ME OUT THERE.
I DO WANNA LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT WE DO HAVE ONE WITHDRAWAL AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE WON'T HEAR ANYTHING ON THIS ITEM AND WE'LL MAKE TAKE NO ACTION.
SO IT'S ITEM 92, WHICH IS 6 0 9 AND SIX 17 OXFORD STREET COMMISSIONERS
[Consideration of April 2, 2026, Planning Commission Meeting Minutes ]
IN YOUR PACKET FOR THE MEETINGS FOR THE PRIOR MEETING OF APRIL 2ND, 2026.DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? MOTION SECOND BALLARD.
[Director’s Report]
NOW WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE DIRECTOR TRAN FOR HER REPORT.GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSION MEMBERS, STAFF, AND THE PUBLIC.
I AM VON TRAN, SECRETARY OF THIS COMMISSION AND DIRECTOR OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
I HAVE JUST ONE ANNOUNCEMENT THIS TIME THE MTFP AMENDMENT WORKSHOP IS SCHEDULED FOR MAY THE 14TH AT 1:00 PM HERE AT THIS LOCATION.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING OUR FINDINGS WITH YOU.
IN CLOSING, FOR ASSISTANCE, PLEASE CALL THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AT 8 3 2 3 9 3 6 6 0 0.
TO REACH THE PLANNER OF THE DAY, PLEASE CALL 8 3 2 3 9 3 6 6 2 4.
YOU MAY VISIT US ONLINE@HOUSTONPLANNING.COM.
[Platting Activities a & b]
OKAY, WE'LL MOVE ON TO PLATTING ACTIVITY, BUT I KNOW THAT WE HAVE UH, SOME ABSTENTIONS BUT LET'S GO AHEAD AND HAVE STAFF COME UP FOR A AND B.GOOD AFTERNOON MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
SECTIONS A AND B ARE PRESENTED AS ONE GROUP WHICH INCLUDES CONSENT AND RELA ITEMS NOT REQUIRING NOTIFICATION.
SECTIONS A AND B ARE ITEMS ONE THROUGH 64 SECTION A.
CONSENT ITEMS ARE NUMBERS ONE THROUGH 28 AND SECTION B REPL ITEMS ARE NUMBERS 29 THROUGH 64.
IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, STAFF WOULD LIKE TO MOVE CONSENT ITEM NUMBER NINE, HARRIS COUNTY MUD 5 66 UTILITY RESERVES SECTION ONE WITH ITEM 77 BECKER TRACK GP.
IN THE VARIANCE SECTION THERE ARE NO ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN OUTTA ORDER AND THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS MADAM CHAIR, IF THERE ARE NO INDIVIDUALS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS, THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REQUESTS THE APPROVAL OF ALL STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONSENT AND REBUT ITEMS NOT REQUIRING NOTIFICATION.
SAVE AND ACCEPT ITEM NUMBER NINE.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK EITHER.
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HEI? YES, MADAM CHAIR.I'M GONNA ABSTAIN FROM ITEMS THREE AND 15.
COMMISSIONER MAREZ? YES, I ABSTAIN FROM ITEMS 13 AND 20.
OKAY, COMMISSIONER SYKES? UH, ITEM 26.
OKAY, ARE THERE ANY OTHERS? OKAY, SO I NEED A MOTION SAVE AND ACCEPT ITEMS 3, 9, 13, 15, 20 AND 26.
OKAY, SO NOW WE'LL DO THE, ALL THE OTHERS EXCEPT FOR ITEM NINE.
UM, SO NOW I NEED A MOTION FOR ITEMS 3 15, 13, 15, 20, AND 26.
WHO IS THAT MOTION? PORT SECOND JONES.
[c. Replats requiring Public Hearings with Notification (Ken Calhoun, Aracely Rodriguez, John Cedillo, and Dorianne Powe-Phlegm) ]
C RELAS REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARINGS WITH NOTIFICATION ITEM 65, CHAIR CLARK, CAN WE RECOGNIZE UH, MANKA 10? OH YES.YES, THANK YOU FOR NOTICING THAT.
AND WELCOME COMMISSIONER MANKA.
GOOD AFTERNOON MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON CITY LIMITS WEST ALONG BALBO STREET.
THE PURPOSE OF THE RE PLAT IS TO CREATE TWO SINGLE FAMILY LOTS AND TWO LANDSCAPE RESERVES.
THERE ARE NO VARIANCE 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 RE REGARDING THIS APPLICATION.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO PROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CBC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
MADAM CHAIR, IF IT PLEASE THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 65 IS OPEN.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK COMMISSIONERS.
MS. UH, MONICA FONTANO POINDEXTER IF YOU ALL HAVE QUESTIONS, IF NOT, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
ITEM 66 66 IS DEVELOPMENT ON NORTH SHEPHERD.
THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON CITY LIMITS AT THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH SHEPHERD AND HIGHWAY SIX 10.
THE PURPOSE OF THE REPL IS TO CREATE ONE COMMERCIAL RESERVE.
THERE ARE NO VARIANCE REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM AND THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THE PLAT WOULD NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILES SEPARATELY.
STAFF'S 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.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 66 IS OPEN.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK IS, IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO HEARING NONE? I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
GOOD AFTERNOON MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
57 OF THIRD ACRES PARTS TWO
THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE CITY LIMIT AT THE INTERSECTION OF WEST MONTGOMERY ROAD AND ESRA DRIVE NORTH OF SOUTH VICTORY DRIVE.
THE PURPOSE OF THE WE PLOT IS TO CREATE TWO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOT AND TWO OPEN SPACE LANDSCAPE RESERVES.
NO VARIANCES ARE BEING REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM AND THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATE THAT THE RE PLAT DOES NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTION ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY.
STAFF DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT IN ADVANCE.
AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT.
SUBSTITUTE THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITION MADAM CHAIR TO PLEASE OF THE COMMISSION.
YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 67 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.
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CARRIES.THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE CITY LIMIT EAST OF ULA BOULEVARD, SOUTH OF YELLOWSTONE BOULEVARD AND NORTH OF I SIX 10.
THE PURPOSE OF THE WE PLOT IS TO CREATE TWO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LODGE.
THERE ARE NO VARIANCE THAT REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM.
THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATE THAT THE PLOT DOES NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTION ON THE FACE OF THE PLOT OR THOSE FILES SEPARATELY.
STAFF DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS IN ADVANCE.
MADAM CHAIR TO PLEASE THE COMMISSION.
YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 68 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.
OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES ITEM 69, ITEM 69 GRAND PRAIRIE HIGHLANDS RESERVE NUMBER ONE.
THE SITE IS LOCATED IN HOUSTON ETJ IN HARRIS COUNTY SOUTH OF BECU ROAD AND WEST OF KICKAPOO ROAD.
THE PURPOSE OF THE WELA IS TO CREATE ONE UNRESTRICTED RESERVE.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARI TO ALLOW THE PROPOSED RESERVE TO HAVE ASSETS VIA AN ASSET EASEMENT INSTEAD OF THE REQUIRED 60 FOOT PUBLISHED STREET.
VANTAGE STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST.
THE PROPOSED WE SERVE IS INTENDED FOR UM, TO ACCOMMODATE TELECOMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WILL SERVE THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.
THE SITE OF BEING WE PLOTTED OUT OF AN ASSISTING PLOTTED UNRESTRICTED ASSURE AND CHAPTER 42 ALLOWS SUBDIVISION OF THE PLOTTED UNRESTRICTED ASSURE BY MEAT AND BOUND.
HOWEVER THE APPLICANT HAS CHOSEN TO SUBDIVIDE THE PROPERTY OR THE PLOT OF RESERVE BY PLOT.
SO GRANTING THE VARIANT WILL STILL MEET THE INTENT OF THE ORDINANCE.
THE RECORDED 50 FEET WIDE NON-INCLUSIVE ASSET EASEMENT CONNECT TO BED CUT ROAD WHICH IS A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE PROVIDING ADEQUATE ASSETS TO THE SUBSET.
SITE REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THE PLOT DOES NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTION ON THE FACE OF THE PLOT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY.
THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND STAFF DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT IN ADVANCE.
SO STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLA SUBJECT TO THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITION.
MADAM CHAIR PLEASE THE COMMISSION YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
I DO WANNA NOTE THAT COMMISSIONER MARRE IS ABSTAINING.
SO THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 69 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.
ITEM 70 AND PLEASE NOTE THAT UH, COMMISSIONER MAREZ IS ABSTAINING FROM THIS ONE AS WELL.
GOOD AFTERNOON MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
MY NAME IS JOHN PHILLIPS CILLO.
ITEM 70 IS GRAND PRAIRIE HIGHLANDS, SECTION 13 POST REPL NUMBER ONE AND EXTENSION.
THE SUBJECT SIDE IS A NEARLY 7.3 ACRE PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE HARRIS COUNTY, EXTRA TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION WEST ALONG THE ALIGNMENT OF KICKAPOO ROAD JUST NORTH OF PROPOSED BATH ROAD.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING 41 SINGLE FAMILY LOTS AND THREE RESERVES AND IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE FROM 42 1 93 TO ALLOW LOTS RESERVE AND RESERVES RESTRICTED TO LANDSCAPE AND OPEN SPACE AND TO CHANGE TO LOTS LANDSCAPE AND OPEN SPACE AND COMPENSATING OPEN SPACE.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST.
STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS REGARDING THE APPLICATION AND THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.
THIS IS A PARTIAL REPL OF GRAND PRAIRIE HIGHLAND SECTION 13 BEING LOTS ONE THROUGH 12 RESERVE D AND A PORTION OF RESERVE E AND EXTENDS TO INCLUDE ACREAGE TO THE EAST.
THAT ACREAGE WAS INITIALLY INTENDED FOR A SCHOOL SITE.
IN THE GENERAL PLAN, THE DEVELOPER IS CREATING A COMPENSATING OPEN SPACE TO COMPLY WITH CHAPTER 42 REQUIREMENTS WHILE CONTINUING THE INTENDED USE OF LOTS AND LANDSCAPE AND OPEN SPACE RESERVES.
THE CREATION OF THE EXTENSION OF SECTION 13 REQUIRED THE RECONFIGURATION OF RESERVES AND UH, OF RECONFIGURATION OF THE ORIGINAL LAYOUT WHICH CONVERTED SOME, SOME PORTIONS OF RES OF LANDSCAPE RESERVES TO LOTS AND VICE VERSA.
HAD THIS LAYOUT BEEN PRESENTED AS PART OF THE ORIGINAL PLAT, THERE WILL NOT BE A VARIANCE REQUIRED.
UH, REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THE PLAT DOES NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY.
HARRIS COUNTY ENGINEERING HAS NO OBJECTION TO
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THE VARIANCE.STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUESTED 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.
PLEASE NOTE THAT COMMISSIONER PIERCE HAS JOINED US.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 70 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.
ALL IN FAVOR OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES ITEM 71.
ITEM 71 IS HIGHLINE ENCLAVE RE PLAT NUMBER ONE THE SUBJECT SITE IS A 5,000 SQUARE FOOT PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE CITY LIMITS AT THE NORTHEAST INTERSECTION OSHO STREET AND ROY STREET NORTH OF CENTER STREET AND WEST OF DURHAM DRIVE.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO CHANGE THE TWO DWELLING UNITS FOR THE TWO LOTS TO THREE DWELLING UNITS FOR THE TWO LOTS.
THERE ARE NO VARIANCES REQUESTS WITH THIS ITEM AND THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
THIS IS A FULL REPLAT OF HIGHLINE ENCLAVE WITH THE DWELLING UNIT COUNT BEING THE ONLY CHANGE TO THE PLAT REVIEW.
LEGAL IN THE CASE OF PLAT DOES NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED.
STAFF HAS RECEIVED, UH, ADVANCED COMMENTS REGARDING DRAINAGE AND DETENTION AND ACCESS, STATING THAT THE DEVELOPMENT IS TOO LARGE FOR THE SITE 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.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 71 IS OPEN.
I HAVE, UH, NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK OTHER THAN THE APPLICANT.
IF THERE'S QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I'LL SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
DID I CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? I THINK I CLOSED IT.
WELL I'M CLOSING IT AND SEEKING A MOTION AND IT WAS COMMISSIONER JONES.
ALL IN FAVOR OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES ITEM 72.
ACTUALLY THE HEIGHTS UH, THE SUBJECT SIDE IS A 30 ACRE PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE HOUSTON CITY LIMITS SPANNING BETWEEN MAGNOLIA POINT DRIVE AND SHADOW SHORE.
SHADOWS DRIVE WEST OF HUFF CLEMAN ROAD.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING 112 SINGLE FAMILY LOTS AND SIX RESERVES.
THERE ARE NO VARIANCES REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM AND THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.
THIS IS A FULL REPLAT OF RANCH AT MAGNOLIA POINT.
THE ORIGINAL 24 LOTS AVERAGED 0.9 ACRES IN SIZE WHILE THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT HAS AN AVERAGE LOT SIZE OF 5,400 SQUARE FEET PER LOT REVIEW B LEGAL INDICATES THE PLAT DOES NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY, SAF HAS RECEIVED ADVANCED COMMENTS REGARDING THE DECREASED PROPERTY VALUE AND INCREASED CRIMINAL S THAT THE UH, DEVELOPMENT WOULD INCUR AND RECEIVED CURRENT OR UH, JUST RECENT UH, CONCERNS FROM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT, UH, POTENTIAL EPA CONCERNS, UM, STAFF HAD STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
MADAM CHAIR PLEASE THE COMMISSION.
YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 72.
I DO HAVE THE APPLICANT HERE FOR QUESTIONS AND I HAVE TWO SPEAKERS.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS JOHNNY ZEBERT AND IF I MISPRONOUNCE THAT, PLEASE CORRECT ME.
IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND STATING YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
MY NAME IS JOHNNY LEE ZEBERT AND WE'VE BEEN IN HEAD AND NECK OVER 60 YEARS.
AND THE MAIN THING, THE ROADS IN THERE ALREADY BEEN SINCE 2000, ONLY GOT REPAID.
USED TO JUST BE SHELL ROADS IN THERE AND IF THEY'RE GONNA TRY TO MAKE A ROAD IN THERE, THEY NEED TO REDO THE ROADWAYS IN THERE AND DEVELOP IT.
AND THE MAIN THING IS ABOUT THE FLOODING THAT GOES IN THERE.
IT'S OVER A HUNDRED YEAR FLOOD PLAIN IN THERE.
WE WANNA KNOW THE ROAD OR THE WATER COMING OUT OF THIS SUBDIVISION IF THE LAKE'S RIGHT BEHIND TO US ON OUR PROPERTY AND WE ARE ON THE TOP VIEW OF THE LAKE AND WE AIN'T GONNA FLOOD THE PEOPLE IN THE SUBDIVISION OUT, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE A DETENTION POND OR WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DEVELOP IN THERE 'CAUSE THEY DON'T GOT NO SEWER DRAINAGE IN THERE.
IN 2010 THEY HAD TO PUT NEW SEWAGE IN THE SUBDIVISION BECAUSE IT WAS GOING INTO THE LAKE HOUSTON AND RED REDO THIS WHEN ON ON HEAD AND NECK LANE.
THEY FINALLY REDID THE TANK UP THERE.
THAT'S THE MAIN CONCERN I'M WORRIED ABOUT.
SO THESE PEOPLE DO NOT GET FLOODED OUT THERE AND YOU GONNA HAVE, WHEN WE'RE AT, IT'S IN A FLOOD ZONE ALREADY, YOU GOTTA GET A A FLOODED ELEVATION TO BUILD A HOUSE IN THERE.
SO THAT'S THE MAIN CURE WHERE THESE PEOPLE ARE GONNA BUILD THIS OVER HERE IS HOW THE WATER'S GONNA COME TO THESE PEOPLE AND HEAD LANE.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY MA'AM.
WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING IN AND MAKING COMMENTS AND LIKE I SAID, WE DO HAVE THE APPLICANT HERE SO WE'LL GET YOU GUYS TOGETHER AT THE END OF THE MEETING.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CALVIN ZEBERT.
UM, MY NAME IS CALVIN ZEBERT AND AS MY BROTHER, HE'S YOUNGER THAN ME.
UH, WHEN THE SUBDIVISION OF UM, HIDDEN ECHOES ACTUALLY STARTED.
UH, IT'S GONNA BE COMING DOWN, UM, A PIECE OF UH, A TAIL OF IT COMING AT THE END.
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HOW'S IT GONNA GET INTO THE LAKE? UM, JUST THROUGH A DITCH YOU'RE GONNA DRAIN, UM, 30 PLUS ACRES, UH, THROUGH ONE DITCH.I MEAN, I DON'T SEE WHERE ELSE IT CAN GO.
UM, IT'S GONNA IMPACT, UH, THE NEIGHBORHOOD ALSO WITH THE TRAFFIC.
I MEAN, UM, HE'S GOING WITH 116 VERSUS, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT WAS 26 LOTS BEFORE.
SO I MEAN IT'S GONNA BE FOUR AND FIVE TIMES THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC.
UM, YOU'RE LOOKING AT TWO OR THREE UH, CARS PER HOUSEHOLD.
UM, THE LITTLE ROADS IN THERE, YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER TO LET SOMEBODY PASS.
UM, THERE WASN'T EVEN ROADS BACK IN THERE TILL 2010 AS MY BROTHER HAD STATED.
UM, SO IT'S IMPACTING THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
IT'S MOSTLY A RETIREMENT COMMUNITY.
MOST OF THE PEOPLE ARE, UH, I'M 66 AND MOST OF 'EM ARE
I'M ONE OF THE YOUNGEST
SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S UH, MOSTLY PEOPLE THAT ARE RETIRED.
UM, THERE'S ALREADY A HIGH CRIME RATE IN THERE IS AT 163% OF THE AVERAGE, UH, MOSTLY THEFTS.
SO WITH ANOTHER 116 HOUSES, I MEAN, I DON'T SEE IT GOING DOWN.
UH, THE NOISE, THE TRAFFIC, UH, POLLUTION COMING, UH, FROM DRIVEWAYS AND OIL AND GASOLINE GOING INTO THAT RETENTION POND.
AND THEN, UH, YOU KNOW, WE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA BE FISHING 300 FEET FROM WHERE THAT IS AND IT'S GONNA HAVE TO DRAIN RIGHT INTO THE LAKE.
HOW ARE THEY GONNA STOP ALL THAT? UH, ANOTHER QUESTION WHEN THEY CLEAR IT, WE HAVE SOMEWHERE EVERY, EVERY NIGHT, BUT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN, GO AHEAD AND WRAP IT UP.
UH, TWO TO THREE, UH, DOZEN, UH, DEER ON OUR PROPERTY EVERY NIGHT THEY COME OUT OF THOSE WOODS.
WHERE'S THE WILDLIFE GONNA GO? I MEAN, UH, THAT'S A QUESTION ALSO THAT I HAVE 'CAUSE I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IT, BUT IT'S THE WATER AND WHAT IT'S GONNA BE DOING.
I MEAN, IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN OVERNIGHT, BUT IN FIVE YEARS WHEN ALL THOSE HOUSES ARE BUILT, YOU KNOW, WHAT DO WE DO THEN? HOW DO WE COME BACK AND CORRECT IT? OKAY.
SO I'VE GOT, UM, IS IT CAMERON AMRON, THE EHRA REPRESENTATIVE? THE APPLICANT.
I'M SORRY, I CAN'T, I CAN'T READ YOUR NAME SO PLEASE IF YOU SAY IT FOR THE RECORD.
I'M ALSO THE APPLICANT, UM, AS WELL AS CARMEN.
AND, UM, I CAN HELP ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
YEAH, WELL YOU, YOU HEARD THE QUESTIONS? YES.
AND IF YOU COULD ANSWER SOME OF THOSE QUICKLY AND THEN WHAT I'LL DO IS I'LL GET YOU AND, UM, I DON'T SEE MR. BROWN TODAY, HERE HE IS.
I'D LIKE FOR YOU AND MR. BROWN WITH PUBLIC WORKS TO GO OUTSIDE AND SPEAK TO THE CALVERTS AND HELP THEM UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND HOW IT'S GONNA PROCEED AND TRY TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.
UM, SO IN TERMS OF, UH, SOME OF THE DRAINAGE CONCERNS THAT WERE MENTIONED, UH, WE WILL BE PERFORMING A DRAINAGE ANALYSIS THAT'S REQUIRED FOR, UH, THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND ENSURING THAT THERE WILL BE NO NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON, UH, ANYONE LIVING IN THE SURROUNDING AREA.
AND, UH, I CAN ALSO MAKE SURE WE CAN GET WITH OUR ENGINEERS TO KIND OF GET IN CONTACT WITH THEM, UH, TO TRY TO EASE ANY OF THOSE CONCERNS FOR SURE.
AND THEN, UH, THE OTHER QUESTION WAS ABOUT, UH, TRAFFIC.
SO WE ALSO ARE REQUIRED TO DO A TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS WHENEVER WE'RE DOING THESE SORT OF DEVELOPMENTS.
UH, SO WE CAN PROVIDE, UH, THAT SORT OF DOCUMENTATION TO THEM AS WELL AND ENSURE THAT THERE WON'T BE ANY NEGATIVE IMPACTS.
WE TYPICALLY IN THESE SCENARIOS HAVE TO IMPROVE THE, UH, LOCAL ROADS IN ORDER TO, UH, INSTALL THESE DEVELOPMENTS.
SO, UM, I CAN, I CAN HELP ENSURE, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AFTER THIS MEETING FOR SURE.
THAT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU GET WITH THEM.
UM, OUTSIDE, UM, I THINK MR. SADIA IS PROBABLY DONE.
I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS, BUT IF YOU COULD DO THAT AND EXPLAIN TO THEM WHAT A TIA IS AND WHAT A DIA IS AND YOU KNOW, JUST GET, GET THEM COMFORTABLE WITH, UH, THE ROADWAYS AND THE DRAINAGE AND THEN YOU CAN ANSWER THE OTHER QUESTIONS THEY HAD.
COMMISSIONERS, YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY, THANK YOU.
OKAY, I HAVE NO ONE ELSE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANY ONE ELSE THAT WISHES TO? OKAY, HEARING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF THE PLAT SUBJECT TO SUBJECT TO THE CPC 1 0 1 MOTION.
OPPOSED? MOTION? CAN I ABSTAIN SYKES STAFF? I, SORRY, I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED THAT.
SO COMMISSIONER SYKES HAD ABSTAINED,
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UM, SO WE HAD A MOTION.ANYONE AGAINST? ANYONE OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT.
I HAVE A REALLY BAD HEAD GOLD SO I CAN'T READ OR THINK TODAY.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
ITEM 74 IS RESERVE AT WESTHEIMER.
THE SITE IS IN HOUSTON, CORPORATE LIMITS AT THE SOUTHEAST INTERSECTION OF WESTHEIMER ROAD AND WOODHEAD STREET.
THE REASON FOR RE PLAT IS TO CREATE ONE UNRESTRICTED RESERVE.
REASON FOR RE PLAT IS TO CREATE AN UNRESTRICTED RESERVE.
THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING A VARIANCE TO NOT DEDICATE FIVE FEET OF RIGHT OF WAY ALONG WESTHEIMER ROAD.
LEGAL REVIEW INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO FURTHER THE PLAT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
STAFF HAS NOT RE STAFF HAS RECEIVED ADVANCED COMMENTS OPPOSING THE VARIANCE REQUEST.
COMMENTS WERE EXPRESSED CONCERNING PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND WALKABILITY.
MADAM CHAIR, IF THE PLEASES COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 74 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.
DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? NOT, NOT A QUESTION, BUT WHEN WE COME BACK, YOU KNOW HOW WHEN WE DO SAN FELIPE, WE HAVE A LITTLE MAP AND IT SHOWED ALL THE RIGHT OF WAY THAT WE'VE TAKEN OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS OR SO? I MEAN, IT'S A VERY TIGHT AREA, THERE'S NO DOUBT.
BUT ARE WE EVER GONNA GET ANY MORE RIGHT OF WAY, YOU KNOW, IN THAT AREA? SO COULD WE HAVE A LITTLE MAP OF THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN DEDICATED IN THE LAST DECADE OR SO? YES.
I HAVE NO ONE OPPOSED FOR THE VOTE.
ITEM 75 IS SOUTH PO POST OAK COMMERCIAL RESERVE THE SIZE OF HOUSTON CORPORATE LIMITS IN FORT BEND COUNTY, EAST ALONG SOUTH POST OAK ROAD, SOUTH OF COURT STREET.
THE REASON FOR RE PLAT IS TO CREATE ONE UNRESTRICTED RESERVE.
THERE ARE NO VARIANTS REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM.
REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY.
COUNCIL MEMBER MAYOR PROTI MULTICAST TATUM HAS REQUESTED THAT THIS ITEM BE DEFERRED TO ALLOW TIME FOR THE COMMUNITY TO REVIEW THE, TO CONTINUE TO REVIEW THE PLAT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO DEFER THE PLAT PER THE COUNCIL MEMBER'S REQUEST, STAFF HAS RECEIVED ADVANCED COMMON OPPOSING THE PLAT BECAUSE THE INTENT OF THE SITE IS TO BUILD A WAREHOUSE AND AN AN OFFICE BUILDING.
AND THERE ARE SAFETY CONCERNS WITH SO MANY WAREHOUSES ALREADY BUILT IN THIS AREA.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS A DEFER PLAID FOR THE COUNCIL MEMBER'S REQUEST.
AND ALSO NOTED THAT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, UM, THE COUNCIL MEMBER'S REPRESENTATIVE IS HERE.
SO I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 75 AND, UH, MS. CHAVEZ, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME FORWARD, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.
I'M PURITA CHAVIS, CHIEF OF STAFF FOR MAYOR PRO TEM MARTHA CASTEX TATUM.
SHE'S A COUNCIL MEMBER OF DISTRICT K AND AS, UM, THE PLANNER PHLEGM STATED THAT, UM, MAYOR PRO TEM HAS REQUESTED THIS, UH, APPLICATION BE DEFERRED.
UM, DUE TO CONCERNS BROUGHT FORTH BY THE COMMUNITY.
UM, THERE WAS MENTION OF THE INFLUX OF, UM, INDUSTRIAL, UM, DEVELOPMENT CLOSE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THERE ARE ALSO CONCERNS BROUGHT FORTH TO HER ABOUT THE PROXIMITY OF THE DEVELOP BEING BUYING SIM SIMS BAYOU AND THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE LONG TERM IMPACT, POTENTIAL IMPACT THAT THE DEVELOPMENT COULD HAVE, UM, ENVIRONMENTALLY AND ALSO, UH, INFRASTRUCTURALLY.
UM, WE DO APPRECIATE THE RECOMMENDATION AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
OKAY, I HAVE NO ONE ELSE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WISHES TO? ALRIGHT.
HEARING NONE, I WILL CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
MOTION BALDWIN SECOND BALLARD.
ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.
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76 IS WOODLAND PLAZA.CORPORATE LIMITS NORTH ALONG WOODLAND ROAD, EAST OF EAST OF LIVING STREET AND MEZA DRIVE.
THE REASON FOR REPLAY IS TO CREATE TWO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS.
THERE ARE NO VARIANCE REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM.
THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT PER THE CBC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM.
MADAM CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES TO COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 76 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.
[d. Subdivision Plats with Variance Requests (Petra Hsia, John Cedillo, Tammi Williamson)]
ON TO ITEM D, SUBDIVISION PLOTS WITH VARIANCE REQUESTS.GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
ITEM 77 IS BECKER ROAD TRACK GP AND ITEM NINE IS HARRIS COUNTY MUD 5 66 UTILITY RESERVE SECTION ONE.
THE SITES THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE HOUSTON ETJ IN HARRIS COUNTY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY TWO 90 AND WEST OF BECKER ROAD.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A GENERAL PLAN ENCOMPASSING APPROXIMATELY 1100 ACRES OF LAND AND IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW A CENTER LINE RADIUS OF 1,750 FEET ALONG THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARES OF BASE ROAD AND MOUND ROAD AND A SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO ALLOW AN INTERSECTION SPACING OF 460 FEET ALONG BECKER ROAD.
A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE BETWEEN THE EXISTING GLEN MILLS REACH DRIVE AND A PROPOSED FUTURE STREET STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF BOTH REQUESTS THROUGH COORDINATION BETWEEN THE APPLICANT AND HARRIS COUNTY ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.
THE PROPOSED ALIGNMENT WAS DEVELOPED WITH THE MINIMUM ACHIEVABLE DEVIATION RESULTING IN A 1,750 FOOT CURVE RADIUS AT THE BASE AND MOUND ROAD INTERSECTION IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A 90 DEGREE INTERSECTION AT MOUND ROAD AND MEET THE CURVATURE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BATH ROAD ALIGNMENT AS IDENTIFIED ON THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE AND FREEWAY PLAN.
THE APPLICANT IS ALSO REQUESTING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO ALLOW AN INTERSECTION SPACING OF APPROXIMATELY 460 FEET ALONG THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE OF BECKER ROAD BETWEEN THE EXISTING GLEN MILLS REACH DRIVE TO THE EAST AND A PROPOSED STREET TO THE WEST BETWEEN THESE TWO STREETS.
ON THE WEST SIDE OF BECKER ROAD IS AN EXISTING EXISTING HARRIS COUNTY DETENTION POND THAT IS NOT PART OF THE GP BOUNDARY.
THEREFORE, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING THE FUTURE PUBLIC STREET TO RUN ALONG THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF THIS OUT TRACK TO AVOID CREATING NARROW STRIPS OF LAND BETWEEN THE PROPOSED STREET AND THE OUT TRACK.
HARRIS COUNTY HAS NO OBJECTIONS.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPRO GRANT THE REQUEST OF VARIANCE IN SPECIAL EXCEPTION AND APPROVE THE GP AND ALSO THE PLA SUBJECT TO THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
IF NOT, I'LL SEEK A MOTION FOR ITEM NINE AND SEVEN.
THE SUBJECT SIDE IS A 35 30 33 0.5 ACRE PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE HARRIS COUNTY, EXTRA TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION EAST ALONG MAJOR COLLECTOR ELLA BOULEVARD, SOUTH OF RUSHMORE CREEK.
THE APPLICANT'S PROPOSING TWO LARGE UNRESTRICTED RESERVES AND IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO EXCEED INTERSECTION SPACING ALONG ELLA BOULEVARD.
BY NOT EXTENDING NOR HARMING WITH THE CUL-DE-SAC FORCE EDGE DRIVE, SAP IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS REQUEST.
THE SITE IS INTENDED FOR COMMERCIAL USE INCLUDING WAREHOUSE AND DISTRIBUTION AND MUST ADDRESS THE PIPELINE THAT DIAGONALLY BISECTS THE SITE SHOWN IN YELLOW.
BOTH RESERVES WILL HAVE DIRECT ACCESS TO ILLA BOULEVARD.
THE SITE ITSELF IS SURROUNDED BY MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT TO THE NORTH AND THE EAST, WHICH ALL HAVE DIRECT ACCESS TO NORTHBOROUGH DRIVE AND MAJOR COLLECTOR.
THE SITE IS BORDER TO THE SOUTH AND WEST BY GREEN'S BAYOU AND TRIBUTARIES WHILE MAY ONLY BEING 534 FEET FROM THE INTERSECTION OF RUSH CREEK, UH, DRIVE AND ELLA BOULEVARD AND WOULD NOT NORMALLY BE BURDENED WITH INTERSECTION SPACING REQUIREMENTS SAY FOR THE 4,300 UH, FOOT SPACING CAUSED BY GREEN'S BAYOU NATURAL BARRIER.
THE GRANTING OF THE VARIANCE WOULD DENY MULTI-FAMILY, UH, DEVELOPMENTS DIRECT ACCESS TO TO ELLA BOULEVARD.
BUT THOSE DEVELOPS DO HAVE ACCESS TO THE MAJOR COLLECTOR OF NORTHBOROUGH AND CAN ACCESS ELLA BOULEVARD TO THE WEST AND I 45 TO THE EAST THROUGH NORTHBOROUGH VIA RUSH CREEK AND WEST GREENS ROAD.
HARRIS COUNTY, HARRIS COUNTY ENGINEERING HAS NO OBJECTION TO THE, THE VARIANCE SAF RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUEST OF VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
MADAM CHAIR, THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I'LL SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
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MOTION SYKES.ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM 79 IS WINWARD FALLS GENERAL PLAN.
THE GENERAL PLAN IS 145 ACRE PROPERTY LOCATED IN HARRIS COUNTY, EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION AT THE NORTHWEST INTERSECTION OF MAJOR THOROUGH AFFAIRS H KATY HOCKLEY ROAD AND LOG BALL ROAD.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT ALONG WITH LARGE DETENTION RESERVES AND IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO EXCEED INTERSECTION SPACING BY NOT EXTENDING A STUB STREET THROUGH THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY.
THE SITE IS MOSTLY WITHIN THE 100 YEAR FLOODPLAIN AND IS PLACED WITHIN THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE GRID.
THE APPLICANT'S REQUESTING THE VARIANCE AS A MEANS TO LEAVE THE LARGE DETENTION RESERVES UNIMPEDED BY THE ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO FURTHER PLAT FOR TWO WEEKS PER STAFF AND COUNTY ENGINEERING TO ALLOW TIME FOR FURTHER REVIEW OF THE DRAINAGE AND THE DETENTION IMPACT AS WELL AS THE TRAFFIC IMPACT THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
MAD CHAIR, THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I'LL SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
SO WE WILL SKIP E 'CAUSE THERE'S NOTHING UNDER IT.
[f. Reconsiderations of Requirement (Devin Crittle, and Tammi Williamson) ]
A RECONSIDERATION OF REQUIREMENTS.AND COMMISSIONER, MAD YOU'RE RECUSING FROM ITEM 80.
DO I NEED TO OKAY, I'LL SAY THAT IN JUST A SECOND.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE HOUSTON PLANNING COMMISSION.
THE SITE IS LOCATED IN SOUTHEAST HOUSTON NORTH ALONG FUQUA STREET AND EAST OF COTTINGHAM STREET.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE FROM 42 DASH 180 8 TO ALLOW NARROW FRONT LOADING LOTS ALONG A PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY FOR TRACKS LARGER THAN 15,000 SQUARE FEET.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS REQUEST.
THE SITE IS A VACANT 12 ACRE TRACK INTENDED FOR 92 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL HOMES.
THE LOTS IN THE SUBDIVISION ARE 33 FEET AND WIDTH WITH 12 FOOT DRIVEWAYS ALONG THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY.
STRICT INTERPRETATION OF THE ORDINANCE REQUIRES TRACKS OVER 15,000 SQUARE FEET TO PROVIDE REAR ACCESS OR SHARED ACCESS WHEN PROPOSING FRONT LOADING LOTS LESS THAN 44 FEET IN WIDTH.
THE RECENT LIVABLE PLACES ORDINANCE CHANGES WERE ESTABLISHED IN 2023.
THE INTENT OF THESE NARROW LOT REGULATIONS WAS TO REQUIRE LARGER INFIELD DEVELOPMENTS TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE ACCESS SUCH AS SHARED DRIVEWAYS, PRIVATE STREETS, AND ALLEY ACCESS TO PRESERVE THE CONTINUITY OF THE PEDESTRIAN REALM ALONG THE EXISTING STREET GRID.
THIS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS A GREENFIELD THAT IS UNDEVELOPED AND WILL BE ESTABLISHING A NEW PUBLIC STREET SYSTEM.
ADDITIONALLY, THE DEVELOPER OF THIS SITE IS ALSO THE DEVELOPER OF THE ADJACENT GP ALONG THE EASTERN BOUNDARY, WHICH WAS APPROVED IN 2021.
PRIOR TO THE LIVABLE PLACES ORDINANCE CHANGES RANGES, THE LOTS IN THAT GENERAL PLAN RANGE FROM 34 FEET TO ABOUT 40 FEET IN WIDTH.
AND THE DEVELOPER IS SIMPLY EXTENDING THAT DEVELOPMENT TO HAVE A CONSISTENT HOUSING PRODUCT.
STAFF'S MAIN JUSTIFICATION FOR SUPPORTING THE VARIANCE IS THE INTENT OF LIVABLE PLACES.
ORDINANCE IS FOR INFIELD DEVELOPMENT STAFF RECOMMENDS GRANTED THE REQUESTED VARIANCE AND APPROVING THE PLAT SUBJECT TO THE CCPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
IF YOU HAVE NO QUESTIONS, I'LL SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION, BUT TO BE CLEAR THEY'RE THREE.
SO YOU HAVE A QUESTION
I MEAN THE 33 FEET WIDE WITH A 12 FOOT WIDE DRIVEWAY, SO THERE'S STILL 21 FOOT OF RIGHT OF WAY FRONTAGE, RIGHT? YEAH, YEAH.
AND, AND MR. CRIDDLE ISS RIGHT WHEN LIVABLE PLACES WAS IN IT WAS, IT WASN'T FOR THIS KIND OF MM-HMM.
THE LARGER DEVELOPMENT, CORRECT? IT WAS FOR INFILL PROJECTS, YES MA'AM.
COMMISSIONERS, IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I'LL SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES ITEM 81 AND PLEASE NOTE THAT COMMISSIONER SYKES AND COMMISSIONER SHEPHERD ARE ABSTAINING.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
ITEM 81 IS ISLA DISTRICT SECTION EIGHT.
THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON'S EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, WEST OF US 59 AND NORTH OF FM 1314.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A SUBDIVISION OF 21 LOTS AND IS SEEKING A RECONSIDERATION OF REQUIREMENT AND REQUESTING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO ALLOW MORE THAN 150 LOTS WITH ONE POINT OF ACCESS.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST.
SECTION SIX AND SEVEN WERE APPROVED AS FINAL APPLICATIONS
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EARLIER THIS YEAR PROPOSING A TOTAL OF 135 LOTS.THE INCLUSION OF SECTION EIGHT WITH ITS 21 LOTS PROPOSES TO HAVE 156 LOTS WITH SOLE ACCESS THROUGH FLOWERING CRAB.
APPLE DRIVE TO AZALEA BOULEVARD.
THE ORDINANCE PERMITS DEVELOPMENTS TO HAVE A SINGLE POINT OF ACCESS AS LONG AS THE LOT COUNT DOES NOT EXCEED 150.
OTHERWISE, AN ALTERNATIVE PUBLIC STREET MUST BE PROVIDED.
THE PLANTING, THE PLANNING COMMISSION GRANTED A SPECIAL EXCEPTION IN DECEMBER OF 2025 TO ALLOW A TEMPORARY ACCESS EASEMENT THROUGH ONE LOT IN SECTION SIX TO CONNECT TO VALLEY RANCH PARKWAY.
THAT WOULD PROVIDE EMERGENCY ACCESS UNTIL EITHER SECTION NINE OR SECTION 10 IS RECORDED AT WHICH TIME A SECOND PUBLIC STREET CONNECTION WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT.
AND THE EASEMENT NO LONGER NEEDED.
HOWEVER, A DELAY HAS OCCURRED OBTAINING APPROVALS FROM ENTERGY FOR THE ACCESS EASEMENT TO CROSS THEIR EASEMENT.
SO THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A RECONSIDERATION FROM THE PREVIOUS CONDITION TO ALLOW THE 20 FOOT WIDE TEMPORARY ACCESS EASEMENT TO INSTEAD BE PERMITTED TO FOLLOW THE FUTURE SECTION NINE PUBLIC STREET PATTERN TO CONNECT TO AZALEA BOULEVARD.
WHEN SECTION NINE IS RECORDED, THE PUBLIC STREET SYSTEM MEETING, THE ORDINANCE REQUIRED SECOND POINT OF ACCESS WILL BE PROVIDED IN PLACE OF THE EASEMENT.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY ENGINEERING HAS NO OBJECTIONS TO THE REQUEST, THEREFORE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUESTED SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO ALLOW 156 LOTS WITH ONE POINT OF PUBLIC STREET ACCESS AND A TEMPORARY ACCESS EASEMENT FOR THE SECOND POINT OF ACCESS AND APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS IN ADVANCE AND THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK EITHER.
COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I'LL SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION MOTION.
ITEM 82 IS HARRIS COUNTY MUD NUMBER 67 LIFT STATION.
THE SITE IS LOCATED IN HOUSTON CITY LIMITS AT THE NORTHEAST INTERSECTION OF I 45 AND DIXIE FARM ROAD, WHICH IS ALSO FM 1959.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW A REDUCED BUILDING LINE OF 10 FEET ALONG A MAJOR AIRFARE INSTEAD OF THE REQUIRED 25 FEET.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS REQUEST.
THE SITE IS A PARTIAL REPL OF A RESERVE RESTRICTED TO NON-RESIDENTIAL USE RECORDED WITH THE ELLINGTON GULF BREEZE PARK SUBDIVISION.
THIS 6,000 SQUARE FOOT TRACK CONTAINS A CITY OPERATED LIFT STATION IN ORDER TO BETTER SERVE THE PUBLIC.
THE LIFT STATION INFRASTRUCTURE IS BEING IMPROVED AND REQUIRES A PERMIT.
THE CURRENT LIFT STATION WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT MEETING A 10 FOOT SETBACK REQUIREMENT.
HOWEVER, OVER TIME THAT ADJACENT RIGHT OF WAY WAS UPGRADED TO A MAJOR AIRFARE WHICH TRIGGERS A 25 FOOT SETBACK REQUIREMENT APPROVING THIS SIM, EXCUSE ME, APPROVING THIS, THE 10 FOOT SETBACK WOULD ALLOW THE LIFT STATION TO MEET THE NEW 10 FOOT BUILDING LINE REQUIREMENT.
ALSO, THERE'S ROUGHLY 50 FEET BETWEEN THE TRAVEL LANES OF THE ROADWAY AND THE PROPERTY LINE, WHICH WILL HELP MITIGATE CONCERNS WITH THE REDUCED BUILDING LINES.
OVERALL, STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REQUEST AND STAFF RECOMMENDS GRANTING THE REQUEST OF VARIANCE IN APPROVING THIS PLAT SUBJECT TO THE CCPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO YES, I'M SORRY.
[Platting Activities g - j]
MOVING ON TO G EXTENSIONS OF APPROVAL AND I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA WANNA DO THESE ALL IN IN ORDER.UM, WILL NOTE THAT ON ITEM 84, COMMISSIONER SHEPHERD, MAREZ, AND ISH ARE GOING TO ABSTAIN.
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? YES MA'AM.
SECTIONS G EXTENSIONS OF APPROVAL CONSISTS OF ITEM 83 THROUGH 88, SECTION H.
NAME CHANGES CONSISTS OF NO ITEMS. SECTION I CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE CONSISTS OF NO ITEMS. SECTION J ADMINISTRATIVE ALSO 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 LINES.
[k. Development Plats with Variance Requests (Devin Crittle, Tammi Williamson, Ed Buckley, and Ramon JaimeLeon) ]
ON TO K DEVELOPMENT PLATS WITH VARIANCE REQUESTS.[00:45:06]
ITEM 89 IS A DEVELOPMENT PLAT VARIANCE FOR A PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2015 ALABAMA STREET.THIS SITE IS LOCATED IN HOUSTON CITY LIMITS IN THE THIRD WARD AREA ALONG ALABAMA STREET NEAR S 59.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW REDUCED 16 FOOT BUILDING LINE INSTEAD OF THE REQUIRED 25 FEET BUILDING LINE ADJACENT TO T.PROPERTY STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER THE APPLICATION FOR TWO WEEKS TO ALLOW TIME FOR THE APPLICANT TO COORDINATE WITH TEXDOT REGARDING VEHICULAR ACCESS TO THIS SITE.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BALDWIN.
MOTION BALDWIN SECOND SHEPHERD.
ITEM 90, ITEM 90 IS 78 19 EDGE WAY DRIVE.
THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON'S CORPORATE LIMITS IN HARRIS COUNTY ALONG THE EASTERN SIDE OF WART ROAD NORTH OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 10 AND SOUTH OF WESTVIEW DRIVE.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO REMODEL THE EXISTING RESIDENCE THAT ENCROACHES INTO THE ORDINANCE REQUIRED 25 BU BUILDING LINE ALONG WART ROAD.
AND IN ADDITION TO THE SIDE AND REAR THE HOME THAT COMPLIES WITH THE BUILDING LINE REQUIREMENTS, STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST.
THE PROPERTY IS WITHIN THE BERKER WOODS.
SECTION TWO RECORDED SUBDIVISION PLAT WITH A PLATTED SIDE BUILDING LINE OF 10 FEET ALONG WART ROAD AND A 30 FOOT FRONT BUILDING LINE ALONG EDGE WAY DRIVE.
THE EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE IS CONSTRUCTED AT THE 10 FOOT BUILDING LINE ALONG WART ROAD AS AND IS INTENDED TO REMAIN.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO REVISE THE ROOF FRAMING TO REPLACE THE HIP ROOF WITH A SINGLE SLOPED ROOF AND SOME FENESTRATION FRAMING ALONG WT ROAD.
A VARIANCE IS REQUIRED TO BE ADDRESSED DUE TO THE STRUCTURAL CHANGES OCCURRING WITHIN THE 25 FOOT BUILDING LINE ALONG WT ROAD.
EVEN IF THE WALL ITSELF IS PROPOSED TO REMAIN, THE PROPOSED ADDITION WILL MEET ALL ORDINANCE AND PLAT REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE THE PORTION OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE WITHIN THE ORDINANCE REQUIRED 25 FOOT BUILDING LINE IS INTENDING TO REMAIN WITH ONLY MINOR ALTERATIONS.
STAFF FINDS THE REQUEST TO BE REASONABLE AND OF SOUND PUBLIC POLICY TO ALLOW FOR REMI A MINOR REMODEL TO A HOME THAT WHEN CONSTRUCTED MET THE RULES OF THE TIME.
HOUSTON PUBLIC WORKS HAS VOICED NO OBJECTION TO THE REQUEST.
THEREFORE, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE REQUEST.
STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS IN ADVANCE AND THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
THE SITE IS ALONG A CUL-DE-SAC AT THE END OF FOXWOOD ROAD, NORTH OF WEST 18TH STREET AND SOUTH OF TC JESTER BOULEVARD.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A RESIDENTIAL ADDITION AND IS REQUESTING A 24 FOOT BUILDING LINE IN LIEU OF THE ORDINANCE REQUIRED 25 FOOT BUILDING LINE ALONG WEST 18TH STREET, A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE.
THE ADDITION IS ALREADY CON CONSTRUCTED BUT IS IN LINE WITH THE EXISTING HOUSE AND IS CONSISTENT WITH MANY OTHER STRUCTURES ALONG THIS PART OF WEST 18TH THAT WERE BUILT TO A 20 FOOT PLATTED BUILDING LINE.
A VARIANCE FOR A 20 FOOT BUILDING LINE WAS APPROVED TWO BLOCKS WEST AND OCTOBER OF 2025.
A 24 FOOT STEPBACK IS APPROXIMATELY 34 FEET BETWEEN THE STRUCTURE AND THE STREET CURB.
A SEPARATION THAT INCLUDES FENCING AND LANDSCAPING, SO IMPACTS THE VISIBILITY.
PUBLIC SAFETY OR THE STREETSCAPE ARE MINIMAL BECAUSE THE REQUESTED VARIANCE IS A MINOR CHANGE FROM THE ORDINANCE REQUIRED BUILDING LINE AND ALLOWS A SIGNIFICANT SETBACK FROM THE EDGE OF THE STREET AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT THE ADDITION IS IN LINE WITH THE EXISTING HOUSE AND OTHER STRUCTURES IN THE AREA.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE REQUEST.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I'LL SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
MOTION BALDWIN SECOND SHEPHERD.
ALL IN FAVOR? A OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM 92, UH, 6 0 9 OXFORD STREET HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN.
ITEM 93 IS 1420 OXFORD STREET.
THE SITE IS EAST OF HEIGHTS BOULEVARD AND NORTH OF 14TH STREET AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF OXFORD STREET AND ALL GREG STREET.
THE APPLICANT'S PROPOSING A NEW SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE AND IS REQUESTING A THREE FOOT BUILDING LINE AND 13 FOOT GARAGE BUILDING LINE IN LIEU OF THE ORDINANCE.
REQUIRED 10 FOOT BUILDING LINE AND 20 FOOT GARAGE BUILDING LINE.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO DE FURTHER REQUEST FOR FURTHER STUDY AND REVIEW.
I DO HAVE SOME SPEAKERS SIGNED ON THIS ITEM.
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OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS JULES KENNEDY.UM, I'M JULES KENNEDY AND I OWN THE PROPERTY NEXT DOOR TO THIS PROJECT AT 1416 OXFORD AND I HAVE OWNED THIS PROPERTY FOR 49 YEARS.
I'M KIND OF CONFUSED ABOUT THIS.
THIS GENTLEMAN IS A REAL ESTATE INVESTOR DEVELOPER.
I KNOW HE IS BOUGHT SEVERAL PROPERTIES IN THE HEIGHTS NOW THE SIZE OF THIS PROPERTY.
BEFORE HE KNEW THE SIZE OF THIS PROPERTY BEFORE PURCHASING IT AND THE REQUIRED MINIMUM SETBACKS, YET HE HAD A HOUSE DESIGN THAT DOESN'T FIT WITHIN THOSE SETBACKS.
I HAD HEARD IT'S A 3,700 SQUARE FOOT STRUCTURE ON A 39 SQUARE, 3,900 SQUARE FOOT LOT.
AND NOW HE WANTS TO REWRITE THE CITY REQUIRED SETBACKS TO MAXIMIZE HIS PROFITS.
SO THERE'S NO UNDUE HARDSHIP ON THIS APPLICANT.
HE SHOULD HAVE CONSIDERED THE RAMIFICATIONS WHEN HE BOUGHT THIS TINY LOT AND DECIDED TO BUILD THIS HUGE HOUSE ON IT THAT IMPACTS THE NEIGHBORS.
WHY SHOULD HE CARE? HE'S GONNA SELL IT.
SO THIS HOUSE DOESN'T CONFORM TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND IT DOES NOT MAINTAIN THE HARMONY, HARMONY AND CHARACTER OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
HE'S AN OPPORTUNIST WHO BOUGHT THE LOT AT A FIRE SALE PRICE DUE TO THE OWNER'S PASSING AND NOW HE WANTS TO CHANGE THINGS TO SUIT HIS OWN PURPOSE.
HIS PROFIT AND HE WANTS TO PROFIT WITH NO CONSIDERATION FOR THE IMPACT TO THE NEIGHBORS.
AND THEN ON MY SIDE, HE'S ASKING FOR THREE FOOT VARIANCE, THREE FOOT RESTRAIN, UH, SETBACK WITH A SIX INCH GUTTER ON TOP OF THAT, WHICH IS TWO AND A HALF FEET FROM ME.
SO MY PROPERTY WILL FLOOD EACH TIME IT RAINS.
BUT I GUESS THAT'S MY PROBLEM.
SO THIS IS NOT A REASONABLE USE OF THIS LAND, IN MY OPINION.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DAVID, UH, LEVEL LEVAL AND SUZANNE JENNINGS.
UH, DUE TO MY RECENT, UH, VISION LOSS, UH, MY WIFE WILL BE READING OUR RESPONSE.
I'M SUZANNE JENNINGS AND I'M GOING TO BE READING ON BEHALF OF JOHN ROGERS AND SUZANNE BAR, UH, LAB BARTH WHO ARE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS ARCHITECTS AND ARE IN JAPAN.
UH, TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, MY NAME IS JOHN ROGERS AND I LIVE AT 6 0 5 L ALL GREG STREET DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AS A RESIDENT OF THE HOUSTON HEIGHTS SINCE THE EARLY 1980S AND AN ARCHITECT WITH OVER 40 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL DESIGN, INCLUDING PROJECTS WITHIN HISTORIC DISTRICTS.
I'M WRITING TO FORMALLY COMMENT ON THE PENDING APPLICATION.
THE CURRENT PROPOSAL APPEARS TO UTILIZE STOCK DRAWINGS FROM 2017 THAT ARE ILL SUITED FOR A CORNER LOT.
IN ADDITION, THE APPLICANT SEEKS TO REDUCE THE MINIMUM SETBACK ALONG ALL GREG STREET TO THREE FEET.
I STRONGLY OPPOSE THIS REQUEST.
NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES INCLUDING OUR OWN ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND THE HOUSES TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES EAST, MAINTAIN SETBACKS OF AT LEAST 10 FEET.
ALLOWING THIS REDUCTION WOULD ENABLE A STRUCTURE THAT PROTRUDES WELL BEYOND THE ESTABLISHED BLOCK FACE BLOCKING NEIGHBORS AND DRIVER'S VIEWS.
FURTHERMORE, IT'S WORTH NOTING THAT THE APPLICANT RECENTLY REMOVED A MATURE PECAN TREE FROM WITHIN THE CITY OF HOUSTON RIGHT OF WAY, WHICH WOULD'VE OTHERWISE IMPEDED THIS VARIANCE REQUEST.
THE APPLICANT IS ALSO REQUESTING A REDUCED SETBACK FOR THE GARAGE.
REDUCED GARAGE SETBACKS OFTEN LEAD TO VEHICLES OVER OVERHANGING OR BLOCKING THE SIDEWALK.
GIVEN THE DEPTH OF THE LOT, THE APPLICANT CAN EASILY COMPLY WITH STANDARD SETBACKS TO ENSURE THE SIDEWALK REMAINS ACCESSIBLE FOR PEDESTRIANS AND WHEELCHAIR USERS.
TO THAT NOTE, IN THE PLOT THAT WE RECEIVED, THERE WAS NO SETBACK.
I UNDERSTAND THAT'S UNDER DISCUSSION.
I IMPLORE YOU ALL TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS, AS WE HAVE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND ELDERLY PEOPLE WHO USE THIS UH, PATHWAY ALL THE TIME, THE BLOCK IS FULL OF FAMILIES AND VERY SMALL CHILDREN AND STROLLERS.
UH, I'M GONNA SWITCH OVER AND READ FROM HIS WIFE SU SUZANNE,
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WHO, UH, OKAY, SO WE'RE GONNA START YOUR TWO MINUTES NOW FOR THIS ONE.OH YEAH, YOU GET, YOU'RE SPEAKING ON BEHALF THEN I'M GONNA UP A COUPLE PEOPLE, SO I'M GONNA BE GENEROUS AND GIVE YOU TWO MORE MINUTES.
UM, THERE'S AN IMPACT ON A MATURE WATER OAK.
A MATURE WATER OAK IS LOCATED NEAR THE EASTERN PROPERTY LINE.
THE PROPOSED SITE PLACES THE NEW TWO STORY STRUCTURE, WHICH REQUIRES DEEP GRADE BEAMS DIRECTLY AGAINST THE TREE.
THIS CONSTRUCTION WILL INEVITABLY SEVER THE ROOT SYSTEM, EVENTUALLY KILLING THE TREE AND CREATING A SIGNIFICANT FALL HAZARD.
IT'S IRRESPONSIBLE TO BUILD THIS CLOSE TO THE TREE WITHOUT ACKNOWLEDGING THE LONG-TERM LIABILITY AND SAFETY RISKS TO FUTURE HOMEOWNERS AND THE PUBLIC.
I URGE THE COMMISSION TO CONSIDER THESE IMPACTS ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S SAFETY, CHARACTER AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND DENY THE REQUESTED VARIANCES.
AND HE APOLOGIZES FOR BEING OUT OF TOWN.
SWITCHING OVER TO SUZANNE, HIS WIFE'S NOTES, AND I'LL JUST DO A QUICK SUMMARY HERE.
SHE SAYS, BOTTOM LINE IS THAT VARIANCES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE HARDSHIPS.
IT'S JUST A LAZY AND GREEDY WAY THAT THE BUILDER CAN, UH, BECAUSE THE BUILDER DIDN'T OBTAIN A DESIGN THAT FITS ON THE RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE.
THE NUMBER ONE RULE IN ARCHITECTURE IS TO FIND OUT WHAT THE CONSTRAINTS OF THE SITE ARE AND PLAN THE BUILDING TO FIT WITHIN THEM.
HE APPEARS TO HAVE OBTAINED A STOCK PLAN FROM A COMPANY THAT SELLS GENERIC PLANS AND DIDN'T PICK ONE THAT FITS THE SITE.
IT SHOWS A LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO WORK WITHIN THE RULES.
UNDERSTANDING ALL THE PARAMETERS IS THE ONLY PROPER WAY TO DESIGN AND BUILD ON ANY SITE.
UM, AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR REMARKS.
WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING IN AND SHARING ALL THE COMMENTS.
MR. BUCKLEY, COULD YOU OR MR. BROWN GET WITH THEM ABOUT THEIR CONCERNS ON THE TREES PLEASE? YES.
I HAVE NO ONE ELSE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
COMMISSIONERS, IF YOU HAVE NO QUESTIONS, UM, DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION HINES.
[II. Establish a public hearing date of May 14, 2026 ]
ON TO ROMAN NUMERAL TWO.ESTABLISH A PUBLIC HEARING DATE OF MAY 14TH, 2026 FOR AZUA VILLAS.
ASLAN PLACES CARA AT MID LANE CREEK.
MONT BRANCH REPL NUMBER ONE, JACQUELINE GROVE LAVANT HOLMES AT AUSTIN MADEIRA SUITES RESIDENCES AT SNOWDEN VISTA ICARE, WALKER STORAGE YARDS AND WESTERN OAKS PARTIAL REPL NUMBER ONE TO HAVE A MOTION.
ALL IN FAVOR OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.
[III. Consideration of an Off-Street Parking Variance at 9700 Hillcroft Avenue (Devin Crittle) ]
YOU.ROMAN NUMERAL THREE CONSIDERATION OF AN OFF STREET PARKING VARIANCE AT 9,700 HILLCROFT AVENUE.
UH, ROMAN NUMERAL THREE, UH, 9,700 HILLCROFT AVENUE.
UH, THIS IS A PARKING VARIANCE.
THE SITE IS LOCATED AT 9,700 HILLCROFT AVENUE SOUTH OF BRASSWOOD, UH, BAYOU AND WEST ALONG HILLCROFT ROAD.
UH, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A PARKING VARIANCE FOR A WALMART SUPERMARKET TO REDUCE THE PARKING REQUIREMENT FROM 210 SPACES TO 193 SPACES.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS REQUEST.
THIS WALMART SUPERMARKET WAS FIRST CONSTRUCTED IN 2002 AND WAS LATER REMODELED IN, UH, 2011.
THE APPLICANT HAS EXPRESSED A GROWING DEMAND FOR ONLINE GROCERY SHOPPING FOR PICKUP.
TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, WALMART IS PROPOSING TO EXPAND ITS EXISTING FACILITY TO BETTER ACCOMMODATE GROCERY, GROCERY PICKUP SERVICES.
THE EXPANSION IS ROUGHLY 2000 SQUARE FEET, WHICH REQUIRES AN ADDITIONAL 10 SPACES PUT IN THE PARKING REQUIREMENT.
AT 210 TOTAL SPACE SPACES, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO PROVIDE ONLY 193 SPACES, WHICH IS A SLIGHT 8% REDUCTION.
AND DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR, THIS COMMISSION APPROVED A SIMILAR PARKING REDUCTION OF 6% FOR WALMART LOCATED ALONG WESTVIEW DRIVE.
BASED ON THE SAME EXACT JUSTIFICATION, ALSO THE PARKING ANALYSIS PROVIDED TO STAFF INDICATES THAT 20 PARKING SPACES WILL BE ALLOCATED FROM GENERAL PARKING TO ONLINE PICKUP ONLY.
OVERALL STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REQUEST AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVING THIS REQUESTED VARIANCE.
AND MADAM CHAIR, THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
I DO HAVE THE APPLICANT HERE, COMMISSIONERS, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
IF NOT, I'LL SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
I ONLY HEARD A LITTLE BIT OF THAT.
UM, WHO MADE THE MOTION? YEAH, I HAVE SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR? A OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.
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UH, ROMAN NUMERAL FOUR.WE DON'T NEED BECAUSE COMM THE BOTH COMMISSIONERS ARE HERE.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT? ALL RIGHT.
IF NOT, I'M ADJOURNING THIS MEETING AT THREE 30, 3:00 PM THANK YOU EVERYONE.
AND MS. JENNINGS, MR. BROWN CAME IN AND HE CAN HELP YOU WITH THE CONCERNS ON THE TREES AND, AND, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO HE'S RIGHT THERE IN THE BACK AND HE'LL GET WITH YOU GUYS.