May 14, 2026 Planning Commission

NOW I'LL CALL FOR THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT.

UM, BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I DO WANT TO LET YOU KNOW WE'VE GOT ONE WITHDRAWAL ITEM 1 0 7 RESIDENCES AT SNOWDEN, WHICH MEANS WE WILL NOT HEAR ANYTHING ON THIS OR TAKE ANY ACTION ON THAT ITEM.

AND

[Director’s Report]

GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR CLARK, COMMISSION MEMBERS, STAFF, AND THE PUBLIC.

I AM VON TRAN, SECRETARY OF THIS COMMISSION AND DIRECTOR OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

WELCOME.

I HAVE TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS TODAY.

THE FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT, THE CITY OF HOUSTON PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WILL BE HOSTING A, A LIVE WEBINAR ON MICROSOFT TEAMS, UH, TO TALK ABOUT THE IDM CHANGES THAT RELEASED IN 2026.

IT IS AVAILABLE ON THE HOUSTON PERMITTING CENTER WEBPAGE.

THE DATE OF THE SEMINAR IS THURSDAY, MAY 21ST FROM NOON UNTIL 3:00 PM YOU CAN REGISTER AT, UH, TRAINING HOUSTON PERMITTING CENTER WEBPAGE.

UH, PLEASE SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH OTHERS.

WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD FOR A FULL ATTENDANCE.

THE OTHER ANNOUNCEMENT IS I'M SO EXCITED, UH, TO MAKE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

THE NATIONAL AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE OF 2027 WILL BE HELD HERE IN HOUSTON ON MAY 15TH THROUGH 18TH, UH, NEXT YEAR OF 2027.

SO, IN CLOSING, UM, AS ALWAYS, UH, PLEASE CALL THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AT (832) 393-6600, UH, FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

UH, YOU MAY ALSO CALL PLANNER OF THE DAY AT 8 3 2 3 9 3 6 6 2 4.

AND OUR WEBSITE IS HOUSTON PLANNING.COM.

THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

NOW WE'LL CONSIDER THE MEETING MINUTES OF APRIL 30 OR APRIL 30TH, 2026, PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING THAT WERE ATTACHED TO YOUR AGENDA.

THANK YOU, DIRECTOR TRAN.

UM,

[Consideration of April 30, 2026, Planning Commission Meeting Minutes]

DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION MODEST.

MOTION MODEST.

SECOND, VICTOR.

NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO, UM, ROMAN NUMER ONE PUBLIC HEARING IN CONSIDERATION OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 42, DIVISION SEVEN PARKS AND PRIVATE PARKS TO COMPLY WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

[I. Public Hearing and Consideration of the proposed amendments to Chapter 42, Division 7- Parks & Private Parks to comply with Local Government 212.201-212. (Vonn Tran)]

2 1 2 0.201.

UM, DIRECTOR TRAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GIVE US AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE HEARD LAST MEETING? UH, YES, CERTAINLY.

SO THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR ATTENDANCE TODAY.

IF YOU RECALL AT THE, UH, AT THE LAST PLANNING COMMISSION, DIRECTOR ALLEN, WHO IS IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY, UM, AND MYSELF PRESENTED THE, UH, PROPOSED CHANGES, UH, TO THE PARKS AND PRIVATE PARKS ORDINANCE IN ORDER TO MEET WITH CHAPTER TWO 12 OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, UH, BEFORE YOU ON THE SCREEN ARE THE PROPOSED CHANGES.

TODAY'S PURPOSE A PUBLIC HEARING IS TO HEAR FROM YOU, UM, ON, UH, YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT OUR PROPOSED CHANGES, AS WELL AS ANYTHING ELSE RELATED TO THE PARTS AND PRIVATE PARTS PRESENTATION.

SO WITH THAT SAID, UM, I WELCOME, UH, CHAIR CLARK TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

HE IS OPEN TO A FEE INCREASE.

THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN.

I DO HAVE SOME SPEAKERS.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS COUNCIL MEMBER ALCORN.

GOOD

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AFTERNOON.

GOOD AFTERNOON, AND THANK YOU CHAIR AND GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THE CHANGES TO THE OPEN SPACE ORDINANCE.

THIS ORDINANCE HAS BEEN LARGELY UNCHANGED SINCE 2007, AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE ATTENTION IT IS BEING GIVEN AS IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR OUR HOUSTON PARKS.

IN ADDITIONS TO THE UPDATES THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN, I AM HERE TO THAT, THAT WILL ALIGN US WITH STATE LAW.

I AM HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR AN INCREASE TO THE FEE.

THIS FEE OF $700 A DOOR HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE 2007.

NOW, I CAN'T REALLY NAME TOO MANY THINGS IN MY LIFE WHERE THE COST HAS NOT CHANGED IN ALMOST 20 YEARS.

UM, THIS FEE HAS NOT BEEN CHANGED IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT THE ORDINANCE CALLS FOR AN ANNUAL ANALYSIS OF THE TAXABLE VALUE OF LAND AND AN ACCOMPANYING PRESENTATION TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

THE ORDINANCE FURTHER STATES THAT THE PARKS AND PLANNING DIRECTORS MAY RECOMMEND AN INCREASE TO THE FEE BASED ON INCREASES IN APPRAISED VALUES.

SINCE 2009, PARKS AND REC HAS COLLECTED A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS IN FEES WITH THIS FUNDING, 199 PARKS, 52% OF OUR 382 CITY PARKS HAVE BEEN IMPROVED, AND 65 ACRES OF PARKLAND HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED BY ORDINANCE.

THESE FUNDS ARE TO BE USED FOR THE ACQUISITION AND IMPROVEMENT OF PARKS, NOT FOR PARK MAINTENANCE OR CITY STAFF.

OVERHEAD EXPENSES, 5% IS SET ASIDE FOR INDIRECT COSTS LIKE DESIGN.

IN RECENT DISCUSSIONS WITH THE PARKS DIRECTOR, THAT'S NOT QUITE ENOUGH OF A PERCENTAGE FOR DESIGN.

HE'S NOT ABLE TO DO THE PROJECTS THAT NEED DONE WITHOUT A LITTLE MORE MONEY.

SO THAT'S ANOTHER THING THAT I THINK SHOULD WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT IN WHEN WE'RE OPENING UP THIS, THIS ORDINANCE, HOUSTON PARKS AND REC ESTIMATES CURRENT UNMET NEEDS OVER THE LAST, NEXT ABOUT SEVEN YEARS OF OVER $700 MILLION.

THIS NUMBER INCLUDES $34 MILLION IN CRITICAL UNMET.

IMMEDIATE NEEDS, $105 MILLION FOR PLAYGROUNDS, $210 MILLION FOR COMMUNITY CENTERS, $120 MILLION FOR AQUATIC FACILITIES, $90 MILLION FOR BASKETBALL FOR BILLIONS NINE, AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON.

THESE ARE BIG NUMBERS, AND THAT'S NOT TO MENTION THE NEED FOR ACQUIRING ADDITIONAL PARK LAND TO ACCOMPLISH EACH PARK'S GOAL OF HAVING EVERYONE IN HOUSTON LIVE WITHIN A 10 MINUTE WALK TO A PARK.

CURRENT ESTIMATES FROM THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND SHOW THAT ONLY 64% OF HOUSTONIANS MEET THAT STANDARD.

A WORLD CLASS CITY NEEDS, WORLD CLASS PARKS, AND NOT JUST OUR SIGNATURE PARKS LIKE MEMORIAL AND HERMAN AND EMANCIPATION, BUT HOW ABOUT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS, THE ONES NEAR PEOPLE'S HOMES AND APARTMENTS? I THINK THE SUCCESS WE'VE HAD ALONG THE BAYOU GREENWAYS AND AT HERMAN AND MEMORIAL AND OTHERS KIND OF MASKS THE TRUE NEED OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS.

AS AN AT LARGE COUNCIL MEMBER, I TRAVEL ALL TO ALL CORNERS OF THIS CITY, AND I SEE THAT THE CONDITION IN MANY OF OUR PARKS IS DEPLORABLE, BROKEN SWING SETS, BUSTED LIGHTS, RUSTY PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, DAMAGED BASKETBALL, PAVILION, SPORTS FIELDS AND DISARRAY, RUNDOWN COMMUNITY CENTERS.

YOU KNOW, WE SEE, WE SEE A WHOLE LOT, AND IT TAKES A LOT OF FUNDING TO GET THOSE THINGS IMPROVED.

THERE IS A CASE DEFINITELY TO BE MADE FOR INCREASING THE FEE.

THE CITY'S COSTS HAVE CERTAINLY GONE UP OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS.

ADJUSTING THE FEE FOR INFLATION WOULD BRING IT TO $1,113.

BASED ON APPRAISED LAND VALUE INCREASES, THE FEES SHOULD BE $1,470.

NOW, THERE'S A STATE, STATE LEGISLATION THAT CAPS US AT 1295, AUSTIN, DALLAS, EL PASO, FORT WORTH, ALL, ALL CHARGE CONSIDERABLY HIGHER FEES.

WHILE OUR NEEDS ARE GREAT, I ALSO UNDERSTAND THESE FEES IMPACT THE COST OF DEVELOPMENT AND WILL ULTIMATELY PASS BE PASSED ALONG TO HOUSTONIANS.

THAT IS NOT LOST ON ME.

AFFORDABILITY IS A BIG ISSUE THESE DAYS AND ONE WE CAN'T IGNORE.

SO I'M, I'M NOT ADVOCATING WE GO TO THE VERY TOP.

I DO THINK IT IS REASONABLE TO ASK TO GO TO THE ADJUSTED TO CPI, UM, OF $1,113.

THE PLANNING AND PARKS DIRECTOR SUBMITTED THEIR REPORT AT THE LAST COMMISSION MEETING, AND THIS RE THIS REPORT SHOWED OUR CURRENT FEE.

YOU CAN SEE UP ON THE SCREEN, UH, THE FEES THAT WERE SHOWN ACCORDING TO CHAPTER TWO, SECTION 2 53 C.

THE REPORT SHALL INCLUDE AN ANALYSIS OF CHANGING IN THE TAXABLE VALUE OF LAND.

IT FURTHER STATES THE PLANNING COMMISSION SHALL REVIEW THE REPORT, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ON ANY RECOMMENDED INCREASE IN THE FEE AND ISSUE A FINAL REPORT.

THE COMMISSION SHALL FILE ITS REPORT, WHICH SHALL, SHALL ADVISE ON THE NEED ON OF THE NEED TO INCREASE THE FEE IN LIEU OF DEDICATION WITH THE CITY COUNCIL.

ULTIMATELY, THE FEE INCREASE WILL BE APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL.

NOW, THE DIRECTORS REPORT TWO WEEKS AGO DIDN'T RECOMMEND A CHANGE.

THEY KIND OF STAYED SILENT ON THE FEE ISSUE.

I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WITH MAYOR WHITMEYER.

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HE WANTS TO HEAR FROM STAKEHOLDERS, HE WANTS TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC.

HE WANTS TO HEAR FROM THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY, UM, ABOUT KIND OF WHAT THAT, WHAT THE MOST REASONABLE FEE WOULD LOOK LIKE.

SO YOU, HOWEVER, THIS COMMISSION WANTS TO HANDLE IT.

UM, AND I'VE SPOKE WITH DIRECTOR TRAN AND MARLENE GAFFER AND DIRECTOR ALLEN.

YOU KNOW, YOU CAN EITHER PERHAPS DELAY CONSIDERATION OF ALL THE CHANGES TO HAVE MORE DISCUSSION.

WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF BUDGET SEASON RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE NOT GONNA INCREASE A FEE RIGHT NOW WE'RE, BUT, BUT LATER IN THE SUMMER, I THINK WE REALLY OUGHT TO TAKE THIS UP AND REALLY MAKE SURE WE HEAR FROM ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS.

UM, ALSO THE, THE 5% AND INDIRECT COSTS, I THINK THAT'S WORTHY OF DISCUSSION.

SO WE EITHER, DEPENDING ON WHAT THE ADMINISTRATION WANTS TO DO, UM, PASS THE, PASS THE, THE EARLIER CHANGES THAT YOU SAW ON THE SCREEN NOW AND COME BACK TO YOU IN A COUPLE MONTHS WITH, WITH THE, THE ADDITIONAL MATTERS OR JUST PUT THE WHOLE THING OFF THAT, THAT'S NOT UP TO ME.

THAT'S UP TO YOU GUYS.

I'M JUST HERE ON RECORD TO, TO REALLY TALK ABOUT, UH, HOW WE NEED THIS FEE BETTER.

AND MORE PARKS MEANS SAFER COMMUNITIES AND IMPROVED PROPERTY VALUES AND ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL.

HOUSTONIANS.

PARKS ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THIS.

CITY PARKS ARE PUBLIC TREASURES.

EVERY RESIDENT AND FAMILY IN HOUSTON SHOULD BE ABLE TO ENJOY A NICE SAFE PARK NEARBY WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR IMPROVEMENTS AND NEW PARKLAND, THE CITY WILL BE IN A MUCH BETTER POSITION TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER.

WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING IN.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS HUEY GERMAN WILSON CHAIRMAN.

CAN I GET CLARITY ABOUT THE 5%? IS IT DESIGNATED IN THE ORDINANCE? DO WE HAVE A SAY THERE OR IS THAT JUST DETERMINED LATER? IS THE FIVE, I THINK THE 5% IS IN THE ORDINANCE.

I COULDN'T FIND IT IN THAT'S APPLIED TO THE, UM, DESIGN, BUT IS THAT, WHAT SECTION IS THAT IN? OKAY.

WELL, I WAS LOOKING, I DIDN'T, I, THE 700, I DIDN'T SEE THE 5% DESIGNATED BY ORDINANCE, BUT I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF IT REALLY WAS OR NOT.

LET ME GET THE, I I HAVE IT RIGHT HERE.

I'LL LOOK IT UP.

IT IS IN HERE SOMEWHERE.

WE'LL WORK ON THAT WHILE WE GO THROUGH OUR NEXT SPEAKER.

PERFECT.

UM, MR. WILSON NOT HERE YET.

MY NAME IS ED PETIT.

I AM A RESIDENT OF THIRD WARD, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE THIRD WARD SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, FOUNDER OF A NONPROFIT CALLED FRIENDS OF COLUMBIA TAP.

AND I'M ALSO AN URBAN PLANNER.

I AM HERE TO SUPPORT THE, UH, FEE INCREASE.

I'M ALSO HERE TO SUPPORT THE 70 30 SPLIT.

UM, I WAS ACTUALLY THE RESIDENT WHO BACK IN 2021, FILED A PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT REQUEST TO ACTUALLY GET A BREAKDOWN OF THE PARK DEDICATION FUNDS BECAUSE THEY HADN'T BEEN PRESENTED TO THE COMMISSION OR TO CITY COUNCIL FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS.

AND IT WAS FROM THAT PIA THAT I WAS ABLE TO PRESENT THE DATA TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

AND I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT EVER SINCE THEN, UH, SALLY ELKHORN HAS BEEN A GREAT ADVOCATE AND ALLY, UH, TO THE CITIZENS OF HOUSTON IN RECTIFYING THIS LONG OVERDUE UPDATE.

UM, I SUPPORT AS SALLY ELKHORN LAID OUT AN INCREASE THAT'S MORE, UM, UH, AMENABLE TO THE ADJUSTED LAND VALUE CHANGE BECAUSE IT'S THE PARKS THEMSELVES THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THAT INCREASE IN PROPERTY VALUES.

STUDY AFTER STUDY SHOW THAT ACCESS TO QUALITY PARKS INCREASES PROPERTY VALUES.

WE'VE DONE STUDIES ON THE BAYOU GREENWAYS.

YOU CAN JUST LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND LEVY PARK, AROUND EMANCIPATION PARK, AROUND ALL OF OUR TRAIL, THE MKT TRAIL AND THE HEIGHTS.

WE OWE IT TO OUR RESIDENTS TO REINVEST BACK IN PARKS, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE AT THE GENERAL FUND LEVEL, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN SEEING CUTS YEAR AFTER YEAR.

AND SO AT THE VERY LEAST, THIS FUND, WE NEED TO, UM, NOT ONLY STAY UP WITH INFLATION, BUT WE NEED TO LOOK AT, UH, WHERE WE SHOULD BE IN TERMS OF PROPERTY VALUES IN OUR PEER CITIES.

UM, IN TERMS OF THE 70 30 SPLIT, WE SHOULD NOT BE LOCKING THESE PARKS FUNDS INTO BOUNDARIES THAT WERE ESTABLISHED BECAUSE OF OUR LOCATION OF HIGHWAYS.

OUR NEED FOR PARKS SPACE DOES NOT END AT THE HIGHWAY, AND THOSE HIGHWAY BOUNDARIES WERE THEMSELVES, UH, PLACED OVER HISTORIC REDLINING.

SO THE 70 30 SPLIT HELPS TO RECTIFY SOME OF THAT HISTORIC INJUSTICE, AND I SUPPORT THAT FULLY.

HAS HUEY COME IN YET? SOMEBODY JUST GIMME A THUMBS UP.

I'LL HOLD THAT NAME ASIDE.

UH, CODY MILLER.

MEMBERS ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE PAID INTO THE FEE, UH, SINCE 2007.

UH, CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS.

UH, MY, MY NAME'S CODY MILLER.

I WORK FOR THE GREATER HOUSTON BUILDERS ASSOCIATION.

WE'RE A TRADE ASSOCIATION OF 1500 MEMBERS THAT WORK IN SINGLE FAMILY HOME BUILDING ACROSS OUR REGION.

UM, AND OUR

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AND I, I'LL SAY THAT OUR MEMBERS ARE NOT NECESSARILY AGAINST A FEE INCREASE, UM, A NOMINAL FEE INCREASE.

HOWEVER, LIKE ED HAD JUST MENTIONED, THE BIG ISSUE THEY HAVE IS THEY'VE SPENT THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND DON'T HAVE ANY, AND HAVE NOT HAD A, AND HAVE NOT SEEN WHAT THAT MONEY'S BEEN SPENT ON ANNUALLY LIKE THE ORDINANCE REQUIRES.

SO I THINK IF THERE'S A PROMISE THAT THAT, UH, THE WHAT THE MONEY'S BEEN SPENT ON IS REPORTED MORE CONSISTENTLY TO THE COMMISSION AND TO THE COUNCIL, I THINK WE CAN BE MORE AMENABLE TO, UM, A NOMINAL FEE INCREASE.

BUT LIKE THE COUNCIL MEMBER MENTIONED, UM, EVEN THOUGH $300 OR $400 MIGHT NOT SEEM LIKE A LOT PER SINGLE FAMILY HOME, WHEN YOU ADD THAT ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER FEES TO BUILD A SINGLE FAMILY HOME INSPECTION FEES AND, AND PLATTING, UM, IT ADDS UP OVER TIME.

UM, AND I LIKE TO SAY IT'S LIKE IT COULD BE LIKE DEATH BY A THOUSAND PAPER CUTS.

SO, UM, I, I HOPE, UM, THAT THAT'S TAKEN INTO, INTO CONSIDERATION.

UM, WE'RE, WE'RE NOT ANTI A FEE INCREASE.

WE JUST WANT TO BE, BE SURE THAT WHAT THE FEES ARE BEING COLLECTED ARE ACTUALLY BEING SPENT TO, UM, MAKE OUR CITY AND OUR PARKS GREAT PLACES TO BE IN.

SO THANK YOU.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KIMBERLY PHELPS MCCALL.

I AM SURE I PRONOUNCED THAT INCORRECTLY, BUT CORRECT ME PLEASE.

KIMBERLY PHIPPS NICHOL AND IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.

NO WORRIES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UM, SO, UH, I WAS DELIGHTED TO TO SEE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ALCORN HERE.

UM, SO I A HOUSTONIAN, I AM A NEIGHBOR TO LEVY PARK, WHICH I LOVE.

AND I AM ALSO A DESIGN AND PLANNING PROFESSIONAL AND VICE PRESIDENT OF FRIENDS OF COLUMBIA TAP.

AND I ALSO AM A HUGE FAN OF THE 70 30 SPLIT, UH, BECAUSE I THINK MORE PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE A LEVY PARK IN THEIR BACKYARD.

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT AND I DON'T SEE WHY OUR FRIENDS IN OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS WHO DO NOT, UH, HAVE NATURAL OCCURRING DOLLARS COMING FROM THE HIGHER END DEVELOPMENTS BENEFITING THE PARKS.

THE PARKS ARE THE LUNGS OF OUR CITIES.

THEY DO HEAVY LIFTING FOR THE INDUSTRY THAT WE CONDUCT HERE, AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE INVEST IN THOSE.

DEFINITELY A FAN OF THE EXTENSION OF THE THREE, FROM THREE TO FIVE YEARS ON, UH, USE OF THAT.

I LOVE HEARING, UH, INDUSTRY FOLKS SAYING THAT THEY'RE OKAY WITH A NOMINAL FEE INCREASE.

UH, 'CAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE THAT IT WILL MAKE THINGS UNAFFORDABLE TO ALSO HAVE A, UH, RESPONSIBLE FEE INCREASE.

AND SO I AM A FAN OF WHETHER LIKE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER SAID, WHETHER YOU DO IT NOW AS AN ADD-ON OR YOU REVISIT IT, PLEASE, UM, FOR THOSE OF US WORKING WITH THE SMALL PARKS, THE ONES THAT ARE ACTUALLY ACCESSIBLE THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE THROUGH TO AND PAY TO PARK FOR OUR HOUSTONIANS, UH, PLEASE INCREASE THIS FEE.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS BEN MCFALL.

UH, MY NAME IS BEN MCFALL.

I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE HOUSTON DEPARTMENT ASSOCIATION.

UH, THE HOUSTON DEPARTMENT ASSOCIATION IS MADE UP OF OVER 1500 MEMBERS WHO REPRESENT OVER 750,000 DOORS OR UNITS IN THE GREATER HOUSTON REGION.

UH, AND FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK Y'ALL FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK ON THIS PROPOSED CHANGE TO THE OPEN SPACE ORDINANCE.

WHILE IT'S NOT IN THE CURRENT PROPOSAL, THE INCREASE IN THE PARK DEDICATION FEE RAISES CONCERNS FOR HAA MEMBERS.

GREATER DEVELOPMENT COSTS, INCLUDING ON PROJECTS WITH HUNDREDS OF UNITS, WOULD HAVE AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON OUR MEMBERS' ABILITY TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON AT A TIME WHEN AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS NEEDED THE MOST.

FOR EXAMPLE, INCREASING THE FEE FROM $700 POTENTIALLY AS HIGH AS $1,200 FOR A PROJECT THAT IS CURRENTLY COMING ONLINE WITH 388 UNITS WOULD ADD $194,000 IN DEVELOPMENT COST.

THIS IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE FOR ONE PROPERTY, BUT WHEN APPLIED INDUSTRYWIDE, THIS WOULD AMOUNT TO A SIGNIFICANT COST TO A, A MEMBERS AND SUBSTANTIALLY IMPACT THE ABILITY TO DELIVER AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

AS THIS COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER THESE AMENDMENTS TO THE OPEN SPACE ORDINANCE, WE ASK THAT YOU BE MINDFUL OF THE IMPACT THESE DECISIONS WOULD HAVE ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN HOUSTON MOVING FORWARD.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SYLVIA RIVAS.

THE SAME LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT AS OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY.

MY NAME IS SYLVIA RIVAS, PRESIDENT FOR THE BRAY OAK SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL REPRESENTING SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL 36, REPRESENTING 39 COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD BOUNDARIES, THE COLLECTION OF PARK DEDICATION, PARKLAND DEDICATION FEES UNDER CHAPTER 47, DIVISION SEVEN HAS BEEN COMPARATIVELY LIMITED BECAUSE BRAYZE OAKS, LIKE MANY AREAS THROUGHOUT THE HOUSTON, HAS NOT EXPERIENCED

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ALLOWING UP TO 30% OF THE FEES THAT ARE COLLECTED FROM PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARK REQUIREMENTS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE WOULD PROVIDE A CRITICAL FUNDING SOURCE TO HELP SUPPORT THE CONTINUED IMPROVEMENTS, EXPANSION AND MAINTENANCE, UM, OF COMMUNITY PARKS IN ALL AREAS.

THIS FLEXIBILITY WOULD HELP ADDRESS LONGSTANDING DISPARITIES, UH, IN PARK INVESTMENTS, ENHANCE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR HOUSTON RESIDENTS, AND ENSURE THAT GROWING COMMUNITIES NEEDS CAN BE MET DESPITE LOWER RATES OF NEW DEVELOPMENT, IT ADDRESSES INEQUITY DIRECTING FUNDS TO UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS RATHER THAN JUST WHERE THE DEVELOPMENT IS OCCURRING.

IT'S RESPONDING TO RAPID GROWTH BY PRIOR PRIORITIZING CRITICAL NEEDS AND HIGH DENSITY AREAS THAT LACK SUFFICIENT GREEN SPACE AND THE STRATEGIC MAINTENANCE THAT'S TACKLING A CITY'S MOST URGENT PARK REPAIRS.

REGARDLESS OF THE LOCATION, OUR PARKS CREATE SHARED SPACES WHERE PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT AGES AND BACKGROUNDS CAN MEET, INTERACT, AND BUILD STRONGER COMMUNITIES.

UH, THESE AREAS CAN HELP MANAGE STORM WATER TO HELP REDUCE FLOODING THAT'S IMPACTED SO MANY OF OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE HOUSTON AREA.

WELL MAINTAINED PARKS CAN REDUCE NEGLECTED SPACES, IMPROVE NEIGHBORHOODS APPEARANCES THAT CONTRIBUTES TO GREATER SENSE OF SAFETY AND CIVIC PRIDE.

I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION TODAY.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LETICIA GRANT.

MY NAME IS LETICIA GRANT.

I CURRENTLY SERVE AS THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE PRESIDENT CHAIR, AS WELL AS THE ACRES, ACRES HOME SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL PRESIDENT.

AND BY DAY I AM A REAL ESTATE BROKER.

I AM IN FAVOR OF THE INCREASE OR PRICE ADJUSTMENT OF THE FEE THAT WAS PROPOSED BY COUNCILWOMAN SALLY ALCORN.

AND I ALSO WANNA THANK HER FOR HER STRONG COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITIES.

I WANNA PAINT A PICTURE FOR EVERYONE.

OUR COMMUNITY IS COMPRISED OF MOSTLY SENIORS.

SENIORS THAT HAD HISTORICALLY BEEN AFRAID OF GOING TO THE PARKS BECAUSE MANY OF OUR PARKS, UNLIKE THE PARKS THAT ARE KNOWN TO THE MAJORITY OF HOUSTONIANS, WAS LACKING SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS STREET LIGHTS.

MANY OF OUR PARKS GO WITHOUT THE GRASS BEING CUT REGULARLY.

NOW WE CAN SAY THAT'S ANOTHER ISSUE OR HANDLED BY A SEPARATE DEPARTMENT, BUT THE FACT IS MANY OF OUR PARKS IN OUR LOW TO MODERATE INCOME COMMUNITIES HAVE GONE OVERLOOKED FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.

I AM DEFINITELY IN FAVOR OF THE 70 30 SPLIT.

I DO BELIEVE THAT IT WOULD GIVE US WHAT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO SERVICE OUR COMMUNITY PROPERLY.

I'M ALSO AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING SPECIALIST IN MY CAREER, AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, PRICES, SALES, PRICES OF HOMES AND SALES, PRICES OF APARTMENTS, RENTAL PRICES ARE CONTINUOUSLY GOING UP AND THAT FEE HAS REMAINED THE SAME AT $750.

I DO NOT FEEL THAT THE FEE IS SIGNIFICANTLY, UH, A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE, BUT I DO FEEL THAT IT IS MANDATORY FOR OUR COMMUNITIES TO CONTINUE TO THRIVE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

AND THEN THE LAST SPEAKER I HAVE SIGNED IS HUEY GERMAN WILSON.

NO.

ALL RIGHT.

ANYONE ELSE? OH YEAH, ANSWER.

UH, YEAH, GO AHEAD.

DR.

DI, DIRECTOR TRAN GOT AN ANSWER FOR COMMISSIONER BALDWIN'S QUESTION.

UH, YES.

SO I BELIEVE YOUR QUESTION IS YOU DID NOT SEE THE 5% CAP ON INDIRECT COSTS IN THE ORDINANCE.

IT IS IN SECTION 42 DASH 2 55 PARK AND RECREATION DEDICATION FUND.

UM, DDD.

SO INDIRECT COSTS REASONABLY INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH PARK ACQUISITION IMPROVEMENT SUCH AS APPRAISAL FEES, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT COSTS, LEGAL EXPENSES, ENGINEERING AND DESIGN COSTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO NOT MORE THAN 5% OF THE TOTAL ACQUISITION OR IMPROVEMENT COSTS OR FEE IN LIEU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WISHES TO YES, PLEASE COME FORWARD ONE AT A TIME AND IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.

SURE.

GOOD AFTERNOON, DIRECTOR AND COMMISSIONERS.

I'M TAYLOR VALLEY PRESLEY, THE PARKS EQUITY ANALYST AND ADVOCATE FOR THE COALITION OF ENVIRONMENT EQUITY AND RESILIENCE, AND ALSO A FORMER HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLANNER HERE AT THE CITY.

SO IT'S WEIRD BEING ON THE OTHER SIDE.

HERE IN HOUSTON, WE LOVE OUR PARKS AND WANT TO SEE THEM CONTINUOUSLY GROW AND FLOURISH FROM THE SMALLEST NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS TO THE LARGER MORE WELL-KNOWN PARKS.

HOWEVER, WE ARE AWARE THAT CUTS TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT FROM THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR CONTINUING INTO

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2027 BUDGET CYCLE, HAVE MADE PARK RESOURCES SCARCE.

AND WE WANT TO EXPLORE EVERYTHING WE CAN TO BRING RESOURCES AND EQUITY TO OUR PARKS SEER.

AND OUR PARTNERS SUPPORT THE REV, THE PROPOSED REVISIONS SUCH AS THE 70 30 SPLIT AND THE LONGER TIME OBLIGATION TO ALLOCATE THE COLLECTED FUNDS.

BUT WE WANT TO SEE THE CITY RAISE THE DEVELOPER'S FEES THAT GO TOWARDS THE PARKLAND DEDICATION FUND.

THE CITY CAN STILL RAISE THE FEE FROM THE CURRENT $700 PAIR DWELLING UNIT WHILE STILL BEING CONSIDERED A LOW FEE OPTION, WHICH WAS DEFINED AS LESS THAN 2% OF THE MEDIUM FAMILY INCOME AS LONG AS IT'S, AS LONG AS IT DOES NOT EXCEED 1000 296 26.

THE APPROXIMATE ADJUSTED IN ADJUSTED INFLATION FROM $700 IN 2007 TO 2026 IS JUST A LITTLE OVER $1,100.

UM, LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER ALCORN, UM, SPECIFIED EARLIER, AND THAT'S STILL BELOW THE, UM, 12 96 26 QUOTED IN THE LAST PRESENTATION.

THERE HAS BEEN HESITANCY TO RAISE THESE FEES DUE TO THE BELIEF THAT THIS COULD FURTHER ENCOURAGE UNAFFORDABILITY BY DEVELOPERS RAISING THEIR PRICING BASED ON THESE HIGHER FEES FOR THEM.

BUT EVEN THE SMALLEST RAISE FROM THE CURRENT $700 CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE TOWARDS OUR PARKS THROUGH THE PARKLAND DEDICATION FUND, WHILE BOTH STAYING IN COMPLIANCE AND KEEPING HOUSING WITHIN AFFORDABLE MARGINS, WE BELIEVE THE INFLATION AND RAISE IN LAND VALUE FROM TWO THOU FROM 2007 TO 2026, NEARLY 20 YEARS LATER WARRANTS A FEE RAISE TO BENEFIT OUR HOUSTON PARKS.

WE THINK WE DESERVE THAT.

AND I THINK I HAD ONE MORE SPEAKER THAT WANTED TO COME FORWARD.

IF YOU STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.

MY NAME IS RITA ROBLES AND I AM FROM DENVER HARBOR.

I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR THE CIVIC CLUB, BUT I ALSO AM A CLIMATE AMBASSADOR WITH SR.

UH, MY COLLEAGUE THERE, COALITION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY AND RESILIENCE.

SO WE ARE IN FAVOR OF RAISING THE FEE.

WE ARE ADVOCATING FOR MORE FUNDING TO GO TOWARDS THE PARKLAND DEDICATION FUND BY RAISING THE, THE RAISING THE LOO FEES THAT DEVELOPERS PAY, WHICH HAVE NEVER BEEN RAISED SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE ORDINANCE IN 2007.

WHILE WE HIGHLY SUPPORT THE 70 30 SPLIT OF THE COLLECTED FUNDS AND THE EXPANDED AMOUNT OF TIME TO OBLIGE THE COLLECTED FUNDS FROM DEVELOPERS, WE STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT WITH THE INFLATION AND RAISES IN LAND VALUE THAT HAVE OCCURRED SINCE 2007, THAT THE CURRENT FEE OF $700 PER DWELLING UNIT IS HIGHLY OUTDATED AND A RAISE IS WARRANTED.

THE FEE CAN BE RAISED EVEN IF EVEN SLIGHTLY WHILE STILL BEING AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LOW FEE OPTION AND NOT MAKING THE PRICES OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS TO SKYROCKET WHILE MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR PARKS.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE, SORRY, .

SORRY.

I HOPE THAT YOU WOULD, UH, REALLY, UH, THINK ABOUT THIS FEE.

GREAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING IN.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? OKAY, ONE LAST CALL FOR HUEY GERMAN WILSON.

OH, SHE'S WALKING OVER.

SHE WAS IN THE WRONG BUILDING.

UM, I MEAN, SHE'S OUR LAST SPEAKER.

UM, CAN SHE GIVE US WRITTEN COMMENTS? SHE WAS WALKING OVER.

MAYBE YOU CAN CLOSE IT AND THEN OPEN IT A LITTLE EASIER SAID THAN DONE.

YEAH, EASIER SAID THAN DONE.

SORRY.

I MEAN, WALKING OVER COULD BE TWO MINUTES OR 10 MINUTES, JUST, I DON'T KNOW WHERE WALKING OVER IS, BUT, UM, CHAIR CLARK? YES.

UH, WE MAY ALSO RECEIVE THE COMMENTS THROUGH WRITTEN COMMENTS.

RIGHT.

ALSO, RIGHT.

UH, IF THAT IS WHAT THE COMMISSION WOULD LIKE IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO THAT, BECAUSE WHEN WE DO FORWARD THIS TO CITY COUNCIL, ALL THE COMMENTS, WHETHER THEY WERE WRITTEN OR WHETHER THEY WERE STATED HERE WILL BE INCLUDED IN THAT PACKET THAT GOES TO CITY COUNCIL FIVE .

WE GOT, OKAY.

SO I'M GONNA CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN, UM, MAKE A, SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE A MOTION TO HAVE TIME TO CONSIDER WHAT WE'VE HEARD TODAY AND POSTPONE ACTION UNTIL SUCH TIME.

IS THAT, IS THAT YOUR PREFERENCE TO POSTPONE? THAT'S MY PREFERENCE, YES.

AND, AND HOW LONG WOULD YOU LIKE TO POSTPONE IT? AT LEAST TILL THE NEXT MEETING.

I'LL MOVE THAT.

WE POSTPONE FOR TWO WEEKS TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT PUBLIC COMMENTS AND SEEK MORE INFORMATION ABOUT IMPACT OF RAISING THE FEE AND ADJUSTING THE 5% TO 10% THAT I'D LIKE TO

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PROPOSE .

ALRIGHT.

I ALMOST SECOND THAT MOTION, BUT YEAH, I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BALDWIN, A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARZA.

COMMISSIONER BALDWIN, COULD WE SEE THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF RAISING THE FEE TO $1,000? WHAT ADDITIONAL MONEY WOULD WE RAISE BY MAKING IT $1,000, WHICH IS STILL BELOW THE INFLATIONARY RATE? I JUST WOULD LIKE A NUMBER ASSOCIATED WITH $1,000, WHICH IS A $300 INCREASE.

IS THAT POSSIBLE? EASILY.

I DON'T WANT TO CAUSE A LOT OF PROBLEMS. YEAH.

WHEN YOU SAY ECONOMIC IMPACT, ARE YOU THE ADDITIONAL MONEY THAT IF WE, WHAT WOULD $300 MORE LOOK LIKE? BRING IN? YES.

OH, OKAY.

IN TERMS OF REVENUES BRING YES.

BY NEXT COMMISSION, CERTAINLY.

IF WE RAISE THE FEE TO 1000 VERSUS 700 VERSUS I, I THINK WE CAN DO A REALLY QUICK ANALYSIS YEAH.

OKAY, GREAT.

ROMAN NUMERAL TWO PLATING ACTIVITY.

ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY, MOVING ALONG TO WE VOTE.

WE DID.

OH, WE DID, WE DID.

NO, WE DID.

I, I, I, YEAH, WE DID.

SEE, Y'ALL THOUGHT YOU CAUGHT ME THIS TIME, BUT I AM ON GAME TODAY.

UM,

[Platting Activities a & b]

UM, SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT PLAS.

YEAH, IT, IT WAS THAT.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR.

MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

MY NAME IS AISA JAJU.

SECTION A AND B ARE PRESENTED AS ONE GROUP, WHICH INCLUDES CONSENT AND REPLAY ITEMS NOT RE REQUIRING NOTIFICATION.

SECTIONS A AND B ARE ITEMS ONE THROUGH 98 SECTION A.

CONSENT ITEMS ARE NUMBERS ONE THROUGH 49 AND SECTION B REPL ITEMS ARE NUMBERS 50 THROUGH 98.

NO ITEMS NEED TO BE TAKEN OUT OF ORDER AND THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS MADAM CHAIR, IF THERE ARE NO INDIVIDUALS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK FOR THESE ITEMS, THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REQUEST THE APPROVAL OF ALL STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONSENT AND REPL ITEMS NOT REQUIRING NOTIFICATION.

SO I KNOW I HAVE RECUSALS, SO I'M JUST GONNA CALL ON THE COMMISSIONERS THAT I KNOW OF.

IF I MISS ANYBODY, THEN LET ME KNOW AT THE END.

COMMISSIONER, HE YES.

MADAM CHAIR, I'M GONNA ABSTAIN FROM ITEMS EIGHT THROUGH 11 16, 17, 18, 25 THROUGH 28, 43 AND 64.

COMMISSIONER SHEPHERD, EIGHT THROUGH 11.

COMMISSIONER MAREZ? YES, I WILL CHANGE FROM ITEM FOUR AND 38.

AND COMMISSIONER PIERCE, ITEM 16, 17, AND EIGHT.

ANYONE ELSE? OKAY, SO I NEED A MOTION SAVE AND ACCEPT ITEMS FOUR EIGHT THROUGH 1116 THROUGH 18, 25 THROUGH 28, 38, 43 AND 64.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? 58.

DID I SAY, DID I SKIP 58? MM-HMM .

I DID SKIP 58, 58 AND 64.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION.

MOTION FOUND.

MOTION FAM SECOND GARZA.

NOW I NEED A MOTION FOR ITEMS FOUR EIGHT THROUGH 1116 THROUGH 1825 THROUGH 28, 38, 43, 58, AND 64 MOTIONS.

MOTION POURS PER SECOND, NOT ON HOST SECOND.

ON TO REPL REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARINGS.

MOVING

[c. Replats requiring Public Hearings with Notification (Aracely Rodriguez, Ken Calhoun, and Dorianne Powe-Phlegm)]

GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

MY NAME IS ELLI RODRIGUEZ, ADAM, 99 ADAMS LANDING.

THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE CITY LIMIT AT THE INTERSECTION OF CANAL STREET AND ADAMS STREET SOUTH OF NAVIGATION BOULEVARD AND EAST OF LOCKWOOD DRIVE.

THE PURPOSE OF THE WE PLOT IS TO CREATE ONE UNRESTRICTED RESERVE ON A SHARED DRIVE, DEVELOP A FOUR LOT AND REMOVE AN ASSISTING WAREHOUSE THAT SIT ON LOT FOUR, WHICH IS A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOT.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARI TO NOT PROVIDE RIGHT AWAY DEDICATION ALONG NOR ADAM STREET, TO PREVENT THE UNRESTRICTED RESERVE TO BE LESS THAN 5,000 SQUARE FEET.

STAFF SUPPORT THE REQUEST, I MEAN THE PROJECT PER CHAPTER 42.

THE UNRESTRICTED RESERVE ALONG NORTH ADAM STREET MUST PROVIDE A FIVE FOOT RIGHT AWAY DEDICATION AND MUST MAINTAIN A MINIMUM SIZE OF 5,000 SQUARE FEET.

HOWEVER, THERE IS A WAREHOUSE ON THE SITE THAT HAS BEEN IN PLAY

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AT LEAST BY 1970S AND SIT ON THE PROPERTY LINE AND PREDATE THE ORDINANCE.

PROVIDING THE REQUIRED RIGHT OF AWAY DEDICATION AT THIS TIME WOULD CAUSE THE BUILDING TO ENCROACH INTO THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY AND WOULD ALSO WOULD REDUCE THE BROCHURE BELOW THE MINIMUM LOSS SIZE REQUIREMENT, MAKING IT NONCOMPLIANCE.

THEREFORE, STAFF RECOMMEND THAT THE REQUIRED RIGHTWAY DEDICATION TO BE APPLIED AS A CONDITIONAL WIDENING TO BECOME EFFECTIVE ONLY AFTER THE BUILDING ENCOURAGEMENT INTO THE RIGHT OF WAY IS DEMOLISHED AND SUPPORT THE VARIANT TO ALLOW THE RESERVE TO BE LEFT IN 5,000 SQUARE FEET.

REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THE PLOT DOES NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTION ON THE FACE OF THE PLOT OR THOSE FILE SEPARATELY.

STAFF DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT.

IN EVENT AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE VARIANT TO ALLOW A CONDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION, ALLOW THE RESERVE TO BE LESS THAN 5,000 SQUARE FEET AND APPROVE THE PLA SUBSTITUTE THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITION.

MADAM CHAIR IS TO PLEASE WITH THE COMMISSION.

YOU MAY CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.

THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 99 IS CONTINUED.

I DO HAVE THE APPLICANT HERE, COMMISSIONERS, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM 99? OKAY.

HEARING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.

MOTION.

MOTION JONES SECOND BALDWIN.

SECOND BALDWIN.

OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES ITEM 100.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

MY NAME IS KEN CALHOUN.

ITEM 100 IS AUSA VILLAS.

THE SUB, THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON CITY LIMITS NORTH OF LONG MADERA BETWEEN TRUMPET AND THORN STREET.

THE PURPOSE OF THE REPLAY IS TO CREATE TWO SL FAMILY FRONT LOADING LOTS.

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.

STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED WRITTEN COMMENTS REGARDING THIS APPLICATION.

STATUTE RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT FOR THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.

MADAM CHAIR FOR PLEASE COMMISSION.

YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.

THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 100 IS OPEN.

IS THERE NO ONE THAT WISHES TO HEARING NONE? I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.

MOTION.

MOTION HIKES SECOND HINES.

MOTION PSYCHS.

SECOND HINES.

ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM 1 0 1.

ITEM 1 0 1 IS LYN PLACES.

THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON CITY LIMITS NORTH ALONG MADERA BETWEEN TRUMPET AND THORN STREET.

THE PURPOSE OF THE RE PLAT IS TO CREATE TWO SINGLE FAMILY FRONT LOADING LOTS.

THERE ARE NO VANS 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.

UH, STAFF STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED WRITTEN COMMENTS REGARDING THIS APPLICATION.

STATUTE RECOMMENDATION IS TO PROVE THE PLAT PER THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.

UH, MADAM CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.

THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 1 0 1 IS OPEN.

IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO HEARING NONE? I'LL CLOSE A PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.

MOTION FA.

SECOND.

ITEM 1 0 2, ITEM 1 0 2, CARA AT MID LANE.

THE SITE IS LOCATED IN HOUSTON CITY LIMIT SADDLE WESTHEIMER ROAD AND EAST OF I SIX 10.

THE PURPOSE OF THE WE FLAT IS TO CREATE SIX SINGLE FAMILY LOT AND JUAN PARKER RESERVE AND TO MODIFY THE BORDERLINE.

THERE ARE NO VARIANTS THAT REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM.

THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.

REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATE THAT THE PLOT DOES NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTION ON THE FACE OF THE PLOT, ALTHOUGH FILE SEPARATELY.

STAFF DID RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENT IN A VAN VOICING CONCERN REGARDING TO TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, AND THE APPLICANT HAS ALSO ADDRESSED THIS.

UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLA SUBJECT TO THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITION.

MADAM CHAIR IS TO PLEASE THE COMMISSION.

YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.

THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 1 0 2 IS OPEN.

CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.

IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO HEARING NONE? I'LL

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OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES ITEM 1 0 3, ITEM 1 0 3 EQUIPMENT BRANCH B PLOT NUMBER ONE.

THE SITE IS LOCATED IN HOUSTON CITY LIMIT NORTH OF PINELAND DRIVE AND EAST OF ANTOINE DRIVE.

THE PURPOSE OF THE WE PLA IS TO CREATE 54 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOT AND NINE RESERVES.

THERE ARE NO VARIANCES REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM.

THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THE PLOT DOES NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTION ON THE BASE OF THE PLOT OR THOSE FILE SEPARATELY.

STAFF RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENT IN EVENT FORCING CONCERN ABOUT HIGH DENSITY AND PARKING.

STAFF.

RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLA SUBJECT TO THE CCP C 1 0 1 FORM CONDITION.

MADAM CHAIR, IS IT PLEASE WITH 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 DO HAVE A, UH, SPEAKER STEVEN MCGUIRE.

AFTERNOON.

UH, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

YOU'VE HAD A LOT OF IMMINENT PEOPLE THAT HAVE COME UP HERE AND I'M JUST A, A NORMAL MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC.

AND, UH, SO, UH, 1 0 3, UH, IS A APPLICATION TO ADD, UH, 56 OR SO NEW UNITS TO THE STREET.

AND, UH, I KNOW THAT YOU DON'T LIVE THERE, SO YOU DON'T KNOW THAT THE WATER JUST BARELY TRICKLES OUT OF THE WATER FAUCET.

YOU CAN'T HARDLY CLEAN YOURSELF OFF WHEN YOU TAKE A SHOWER BECAUSE THE, THE WATER JUST WANTS TO DRIBBLE.

SO THE PLUMBING PROVIDED BY THE CITY IS ALREADY INADEQUATE, OKAY.

TO SUPPLY THE WATER.

AND WHEN IT RAINS HARD, THE CLEAN OUTS ON THE SEWER LINE BLOW UP OUT OF THE GROUND AND YOU'LL FIND 'EM 20 OR 30 FEET AWAY BECAUSE THE BACK PRESSURE IN THE SEWER LINE ON PINE MONT AND, AND EVERYTHING JUST RUNS RIGHT BACK UP THE SEWER AND BLOWS THINGS UP.

SO I'M NOT OPPOSED TO DEVELOPING ADDITIONAL PLACES.

I'M JUST SAYING THAT IF YOUR CURRENT UTILITIES ARE ALREADY MARGINAL, SUBSTANDARD, YOU, YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU GOT LEAKING PIPES THAT HAVE PROBABLY BEEN IN THERE FOR 50 YEARS AND, UH, THEY'RE GETTING READY TO GO DOWN THAT ROAD AND TEAR UP.

ANTOINE, YOU KNOW, WOULDN'T IT BE NICE IF INSTEAD OF PUTTING THE NEW ROAD IN AND THEN TEARING IT UP AGAIN TWO YEARS FROM NOW TO PUT IN BIGGER PIPES IF THEY THOUGHT IT THREW UP FRONT AND PUT BIGGER PIPES IN WHEN THEY'RE GONNA TEAR UP THE STREET.

ANYWAYS, I, I KNOW THAT SOUNDS UNREASONABLE, BUT YOU KNOW, I'M AN ENGINEER AND, AND I'VE WATCHED FOR YEARS.

YOU KNOW, THEY'LL COME IN AND PUT A NEW STREET IN AND THEN THE WATER COMPANY WILL TEAR IT UP AND THEN WHEN THEY'RE DONE, THE GAS COMPANY WILL TEAR IT UP AND THEN THE SEWER COMPANY WILL TEAR IT UP AND BEFORE YOU'RE DONE, IT'S WORSE THAN IT STARTED.

AND THANK YOU.

WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING IN.

MR. BROWN, WOULD YOU MIND CATCHING UP WITH MR. MCGUIRE AND TALKING TO HIM ABOUT HIS ISSUES? PLEASE APPRECIATE IT.

AND JUST MR. MCGUIRE.

SO YOU KNOW, MR. BROWN REPRESENTS PUBLIC WORKS AND SO HE'S THE GENTLEMAN IN THE BACK AND HE'LL COME AND TALK TO YOU.

THERE YOU GO.

MAYBE Y'ALL CAN GO OUTSIDE AFTER WE'RE DONE HERE.

I HAVE NO ONE ELSE SIGNED TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 0 3.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WISHES TO OKAY.

HEARING NONE, I'LL CLOSE A PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.

ITEM 1 0 4, ITEM 1 0 4, JACQUELINE GROVE.

THE SITE IS LOCATED IN HOUSTON CITY LIMIT SOUTH OF WESTHEIMER ROAD AND EAST OF NORTH OF WESTVIEW DRIVE AND WEST OF DRIVE.

THE PURPOSE OF THE WE PLA IS TO CREATE TWO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LODGE.

THERE ARE NO VARIANTS THAT REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM.

THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THE PLOT DOES NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTION ON THE FACE OF THE PLA, ALTHOUGH FILED SEPARATELY, STAFF DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT IN ADVANCE.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLUS SUBJECT TO THE CCPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITION.

MADAM CHAIR.

IF SO, PLEASE SHOULD THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.

THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 1 0 4 IS OPEN.

IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO HEARING NONE? I'LL CLOSE A PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.

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ITEM 1 0 5, ITEM 1 0 5, LVO HOLMES AT ALTRO.

THE SITE IS LOCATED IN HOUSTON CITY LIMIT WEST OF JAIL STREET AND START WEST 11TH STREET.

THE PURPOSE OF THE WE PLAN IS TO CREATE TWO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LODGE.

THERE ARE NO VARIANCE THAT REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM AND 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, ALTHOUGH VIRAL SEPARATELY STAFF DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS IN ADVANCE.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLA SUBSTITUTE THE CCPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITION.

MADAM CHAIR, IT'S TO PLEASE OF THE COMMISSION.

YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.

THEY'RE NOT INSIGNIFICANT HOMES.

THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 1 0 5 IS OPEN.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY.

I'M A LITTLE SHORTER.

UM, I'M GONNA SPEAK TO THE HISTORY OF THE HOUSTON HEIGHTS BECAUSE THIS PROPERTY I UNDERSTAND IS LOCATED WITHIN OUR REALM AND, UH, THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT HISTORY TO, TO THE CITY OF HOUSTON.

UH, YOU MIGHT RECOGNIZE THE NAME DR.

DENTON COOLEY, WHOSE GRANDFATHER WAS THE TREASURER FOR THE OMAHA AND SOUTH TEXAS LAND COMPANY THAT DEVELOPED THE HOUSTON HEIGHTS.

UH, THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER FAMOUS PEOPLE FROM THE HOUSTON HEIGHTS.

I WON'T GO INTO ALL THOSE.

RACE HORSE SAINTS WAS REALLY A CHARACTER.

I GOT TO HAVE DINNER WITH HIM A LOT IN THE AND LOTS, UM, YALE PHARMACY.

MILDRED, UH, DUPREE WAS QUITE POSSIBLY THE FIRST WOMAN PHARMACIST IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

THERE'S A LOT OF VERY RICH HISTORY IN THE HOUSTON HEIGHTS.

UM, THE DEVELOPMENT AS IT HAPPENS, I, UM, MY OWN PROPERTY, UM, THE, THE FATHER OF THE MAN THAT I SAY THE MAN, THE WOMAN REALLY BUILT THE HOUSE.

UM, THAT HOUSE, BUT THE, THE FATHER OF, OF THE OWNER WAS, UH, THE ONE OF THE FIRST STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS FOR THE CITY OF HOUSTON.

OUR, OUR HOME IS PROTECTED BECAUSE WE ARE A LANDMARK HOUSE.

MANY OF THE HOMES ARE SMALLER AND THEY'RE NOT PROTECTED BY THAT DESIGNATION.

IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO GET THAT DESIGNATION.

NOW.

ALSO, THERE'S SO MANY GOOD COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE AND A LOT OF THE HISTORIC BUILDINGS.

UM, AND IN THIS NEW DEVELOPMENT, IT'S HUGE.

IT'S, IT'S A HUGE TAX BURDEN TO THE PEOPLE THAT OWN SMALLER HOMES.

THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL HOMES.

THEY'RE HISTORIC HOMES AND THEY'RE VERY IMPORTANT TO THE HISTORY OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON TOO.

UM, IT WAS INCORPORATED IN 1890, WELL, IT WAS DEVELOPED IN 1891.

IT WAS INCORPORATED AS A CITY OF HOUSTON HEIGHTS IN 18, UM, IN 1908, I'M SORRY, IN 1896.

AND IN 1908 IT WAS INCORPORATED INTO THE CITY OF HOUSTON.

A GRAVE MISTAKE IN MY OPINION, FROM WHAT I SEE HAPPENING NOW.

SO I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION THAT THERE ARE ALL INCOME LEVELS IN THE HEIGHTS.

AND MITCHELL, YOU REMEMBER MITCHELL, THE DEVELOPER IN GALVESTON AND IN THE WOODLANDS SAID, IF YOU WANNA HAVE A HEALTHY COMMUNITY, YOU NEED TO HAVE ALL INCOME LEVELS.

THIS HUGE BUILDING DELETES THE MIDDLE CLASS AND THE LOWER CLASSES IN ANY DEVELOPMENT.

SO THINK ABOUT THAT.

NOBODY'S GONNA DRIVE FROM KATIE OR LIBERTY TO COME CLEAN YOUR HOUSE.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING IN.

THE APPLICANT IS HERE AS WELL.

UM, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK ALI, I'M, I'M, I'M SURE I'M MESSING THAT UP.

PLEASE.

ARE YOU THE APPLICANT? WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR COMMISSIONERS? ANY QUESTIONS? NO.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WISHES TO? ALL RIGHT.

HEARING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 1 0 5 AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF.

RECOMMENDATION GARZA.

THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

ITEM 1 0 6.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

MY NAME IS DORIAN FLM.

ITEM 1 0 6 IS MADERA SUITES.

THE SITE IS IN HOUSTON, CORPORATE LIMITS AT THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST INTERSECTION OF BAYOU PARK VIEW DRIVE AT MACAU PINE STREETS.

THE REASON FOR REPLY IS TO CREATE TWO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS.

THERE ARE NO BEARING REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM.

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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 OF THE PLEASES OF COMMISSION.

YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.

NOW I'D LIKE TO CORRECT MYSELF THAT IT'S, IT, IT'S, UM, ALONG, UM, MADERA, UM, UH, MADERA STREET.

WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR 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.

MOTION GARZA.

SECOND BALLARD.

ITEM 1 0 7 IS WITHDRAWN.

ITEM 1 0 8, ITEM 1 0 8 IS SOUTH POST OAK COMMERCIAL RESERVE.

THE SITE IS IN HOUSTON.

CORPORATE LIMITS IN FORT BEND COUNTY EAST ALONG SOUTH POST OAK ROAD SOUTH OF COURT ROAD.

THE REASON FOR RE PLAT IS TO CREATE ONE UNRESTRICTED RESERVE.

THE PLAT WAS DEFERRED AT THE LAST PLANNING COMMISSION PER COUNCIL MEMBER MAYOR PRO TEM MARTHA T'S TATUM'S REQUEST.

THERE ARE NO VARIANCES REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM.

THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT PER THE CBC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS STAFF HAS RECEIVED ADVANCED COMMON SUPPOSING THE PLAT BECAUSE THE INTENT OF THE SITE IS TO BUILD A WAREHOUSE AND OFFICE BUILDINGS AND THERE ARE SAFETY AND CONCERNS WITH, UH, SO MANY WAREHOUSES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND ALSO DRAINAGE CONCERNS.

MADAM CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.

THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 1 0 8 IS CONTINUED.

UH, COMMISSIONERS.

I DO HAVE THE APPLICANT'S HERE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.

COMMISSIONER GARZA.

SO, UH, ACTUALLY MS. FLM, SO, UM, THIS IS GONNA BE WAREHOUSING BACKING UP TO A NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO ORDINANCE WILL REQUIRE THAT THEY HAVE FENCING AND LIGHTS HAVE TO BE SHIELDED FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

IT'S ALL THAT GONNA BE STANDARD OR DO WE NEED TO, YOU KNOW, DO WE NEED TO GO FURTHER OR ASK FOR THAT? I, IT'LL BE STANDARD.

SO ALL THAT SHIELDED FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD FENCING.

SO THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS SOME BUFFER, SO TO SPEAK, BETWEEN THE TWO, BUT IT'S NOT A VARIANT, SO WE CAN'T ASK FOR IT.

I'M SORRY.

ANYTHING? NO, SHE ASKED WAS IT IN THE COUNTY? IT'S IN THE CITY IN FORT BEND COUNTY.

IT, SO YEAH, BUT IT'S NOT A VARI, SO WE CAN ASK FOR EXTRA, BUT, BUT AGAIN, THE NEIGHBORHOOD WILL BE PROTECTED TO THE DEGREE THAT THE ORDINANCE ALLOWS.

AND, UM, JOSEPH THAYIL AND JERRY THAYIL, DID YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING OR JUST HERE FOR QUESTIONS? YOU HAVE? UH, QUESTIONS.

ALRIGHT.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WISHES TO? ALL RIGHT.

I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 1 0 8 AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.

ITEM 1 0 9, ITEM 1 0 9 IS VISTA EYECARE.

THE SITE IS THE HOUSTON CORPORATE LIMITS AT THE NORTHEAST INTERSECTION OF LITTLE YORK ROAD AND MEADOW YORK STREET.

THE REASON FOR REPL IS TO CREATE TWO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS.

THERE ARE NO VARIANCE REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM.

THE REASON FOR REPL, I'M SORRY.

I'M SORRY.

THE REASON FOR REPL IS TO, UM, CREATE ONE UNRESTRICTED RESERVE AND TO ABANDON A UTILITY EASEMENT.

I, I TOTALLY APOLOGIZE.

THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVANCED COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM.

STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT PER THE CC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.

MADAM CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.

THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 1 0 9 IS OPEN.

IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO HEARING NONE? I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.

ITEM ONE 10.

ITEM ONE 10 IS WALKER STORAGE YARDS THE SIZE OF HOUSTON CORPORATE LIMITS SOUTH ALONG QUA STREET, EAST OF CULLEN BOULEVARD.

THE REASON FOR RELIGHT IS TO CREATE ONE UNRESTRICTED RESERVE.

THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

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.

THERE ARE NO VARIANCE REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM.

MADAM CHAIR, PLEASE THE COMMISSION.

YOU MAY OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.

THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM ONE 10 IS OPEN.

IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO THIS ONE? HEARING NONE.

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PLEASE COME FORWARD AND IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND STATING YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.

NAME IS MATTHEW DAVIS.

I'M THE PASTOR, NEW BEGINNING CHURCH AND PRESIDENT OF TURNING HEARTS MINISTRIES.

WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GONNA BE PUT THERE AND THAT'S WHY WE ARE, WE'RE HERE.

IS THE APPLICANT HERE, MS. FLM, DO YOU KNOW IF THE APPLICANT'S HERE? APPARENTLY NOT.

MS. FLM CAN GET YOU CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE APPLICANT AND THE OWNER SO THAT YOU CAN SPEAK TO THEM AND THEY CAN HELP YOU OUT.

OKAY, SO NOW I'M CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEKING A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.

MOTION FORS PER MOTION FORS PERLE.

SECOND.

SECOND MAD.

ITEM ONE 11.

ITEM ONE 11 IS WESTERN OAKS PARTIAL RE PLAT NUMBER ONE THE SIZE OF HOUSTON CORPORATE LIMITS WEST OF ALONG DURANGO DRIVE SOUTH OF LONG POINT ROAD.

THE REASON FOR RE PLAT IS TO CREATE ONE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOT.

THERE ARE NO BEARING REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM.

REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY, THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO PROVE THE PLAT PER THE CC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.

STAFF RECEIVED AN ADVANCED COMMENT CONCERNING DEED RESTRICTED BUILDING LINES.

WE CONSULTED, UH, WITH THE APPLICANT AND HE PROVIDED THE REVISED DRAWING THAT IS BEFORE YOU ON THE, AT THE OR HERE AT THE PLANET COMMISSION SHOWING A 25 FEET FRONT BUILDING LINE AND FIVE FOOT SIDE BUILDING LINES.

MADAM CHAIR, PLEASE OF COMMISSION.

YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.

SAME CONCERN, DIFFERENT CONCERN.

THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM ONE 11 IS OPEN.

I HAVE A COUPLE OF SPEAKERS.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS KAY VINCENT.

UM, I HAD SIGNED UP NOT KNOWING THAT THERE, THERE HAD BEEN A CHANGE TODAY WITH THE DEFERMENT TO THE 25 FEET.

SO I DON'T NEED TO SAY ANYTHING.

THAT WAS THE BIG CONCERN.

FOR A LOT OF US.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MARTHA JOHNSON.

IT WAS KIND OF SCRATCHED, THEY WE'RE GUESSING.

SO OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE NOT MARTHA, IF YOU WOULD MATTHEW JOHNSON? YES.

IF YOU WOULD JUST STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

MATTHEW JOHNSON.

AND I'VE BEEN CALLED WORSE, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UH, NO AGAIN, I'M HERE TO, UH, SPEAK OUT AN APPROVAL OF THE NEW, OF THE REVISED PLAT FOR THE LOT ON OUR GREAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH ASSOCIATION.

ALL RIGHT.

ANYBODY ELSE THAT WISHES TO? YES.

UH, WELL YOU CAN COME FORWARD.

UHHUH .

I'M PAM RAY AND I AM, I LIVE IN WESTERN OAK.

SAY I'M SORRY.

YEAH, YOU HAVE TO SPEAK IN THE MIC FOR ME, PLEASE.

I'M PAM RAY.

AND I, UH, LIVE IN WESTERN OAKS AND I HAVE QUITE A FEW OF MY NEIGHBORS HERE ALSO FROM WESTERN OAKS.

AND I WANNA THANK THE COMMISSION AND ALSO THE PLANNING STAFF AND AMY PECK'S OFFICE FOR Y'ALL'S DILIGENT EFFORTS AND ALSO ESPECIALLY MS. DORIAN PALLE FOR Y'ALL'S ATTENTION TO THE REQUESTED CHANGES WE MADE, UH, THAT JUST NEEDED TO BE REVISED FOR THE SETBACK INFORMATION SO THAT YOU WOULDN'T ADOPT A SETBACK INFORMATION THAT ALLOWED PEOPLE TO BUILD IN THE DITCH IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE.

AND SO I JUST WANNA THANK EVERYBODY AND ASK YOU PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU'RE VOTING ON THE REVISED PLAT THAT'S, I THINK SUBMITTED THIS MORNING.

IT'S THE REVISED PLAT WE'RE ASKING FOR YOU TO DO.

THANK YOU ALL.

YES MA'AM.

AND IT IS AS MS. FL SUBMITTED IT AND, AND RECOMMENDED TO US, IT'S THE REVISED ONE.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WISHES TO HEARING NONE? I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.

MOTION BALLARD SECOND HINES.

I HEARD THREE THERE.

MOTION JONES, SECOND BALLARD AND HINES.

YOU'LL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL NEXT TIME.

NO WORRIES.

UM, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

THANK

[d. Subdivision Plats with Variance Requests (Petra Hsia and Tammi Williamson)]

YOU.

MOVING ON TO D SUBDIVISION PLOTS WITH VARIANCE REQUESTS.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

MY NAME IS PETRA SHAW.

ITEM ONE 12 IS ALAMEDA MALLS SOUTH.

THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE HOUSTON CITY LIMITS.

HARRIS COUNTY EAST OF CLICKY DRIVE NORTH OF KINGS POINT ROAD AND SOUTHWEST OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 45.

THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING THREE UNRESTRICTED RESERVES AND IS REQUESTING TWO VARIANCES TO EXCEED LOCAL INTERSECTION SPACING REQUIREMENTS ALONG CLICKY DRIVE AND KINGS POINT ROAD.

BY NOT PROVIDING AN EAST, WEST STREET AND A NORTH SOUTH STREET THROUGH THE PROPERTY.

HOWEVER, THE MAIN MALL STRUCTURE ITSELF WILL REMAIN IN PLACE.

THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED AT ALAMEDA MALL.

PORTIONS OF THE MALL ARE CURRENTLY BEING RE REDEVELOPED WHILE OTHER AREAS ARE PLANNED FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION.

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ADDITIONALLY, THE SITE IS CONSTRAINED BY EXISTING DEVELOPMENTS IN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 45, WHICH IS A CONTROLLED ACCESS FREEWAY.

AS A RESULT REQUIRING BOTH A NORTH SOUTH STREET AND AN EAST WEST STREET THROUGH THE SUBJECT SITE WOULD BE IN INFEASIBLE GIVEN THE EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS AND SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENT.

STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.

STAFF HAS RECEIVED PUBLIC COMMENTS AHEAD OF TIME, CITING TRAFFIC CONCERNS.

YOU HAVE A, A RECOMMENDATION TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCE, UH, AND APPROVE THE PLAT.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION.

MOTION MAREZ SECOND THERE ON HO.

ALL IN FAVOR? A OPPOSED.

MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM ONE 13.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

MY NAME IS TAMMY WILLIAMSON.

ITEM ONE 13 IS ARC AT ION.

THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON'S CORPORATE LIMITS IN HARRIS COUNTY, LOCATED ON THE BLOCK BOUNDED BY MAIN STREET, WHEELER STREET, FANON STREET, AND EAGLE STREET WITHIN THE MIDTOWN PLACE AREA.

THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING ONE UNRESTRICTED RESERVE AND REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW REDUCTION IN THE SIZE AND HEIGHT OF THE VISIBILITY TRIANGLES LOCATED AT MAIN STREET AND EAGLE STREET AND FANON STREET AND EAGLE STREET.

IN THE DRAFT AGENDA PACKET, THE APPLICANT WAS ALSO REQUESTING ADDITIONAL VARIANCES FOR REDUCED BUILDING LINES.

ALONG MAIN FAN AND EAGLE, BUT THESE ARE NO LONGER BEING REQUESTED.

THE PROPERTY IS A RE PLAT OF THE 2019 PLAT APPLICATION ION, WHICH HAD VARIANCES GRANTED FOR DUAL BUILDING LINES FOR THE EXISTING STRUCTURE, NEW ADDITIONS AND FOOTPRINT AND FLOORS AND NEW CANOPIES.

NOW THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A NEW BUILDING ON THE NORTH PORTION OF THE SAME SITE ALONG EAGLE STREET AND REQUESTING A VARIANCE RELATED TO THIS SCOPE OF WORK.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A REDUCTION IN THE HEIGHT REQUIREMENT OF THE VISIBILITY TRIANGLES LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF MAIN STREET AND EAGLE STREET AND FANON STREET AND EAGLE STREET FROM 20 FEET TO 17 FEET, NINE INCHES WALK PLACE, AND TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT STREETS ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN A MINIMUM PEDESTRIAN REALM HEIGHT OF AT LEAST 10 FEET, WHICH THIS PROPOSAL MEETS.

ADDITIONALLY, THE ORDINANCE PERMITS A REDUCTION IN THE VISIBILITY TRIANGLE HEIGHT TO 10 FEET FOR LOTS AND MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES WHEN COMPLYING WITH REDUCED BUILDING LINE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.

THE REDUCED HEIGHT BEING PROPOSED OF 17 FEET NINE INCHES MEETS THE INTENT OF THE ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR ALLOWING CLEAR AND SAFE SITE LINES FOR ALL ROAD USERS.

THE APPLICANT IS ALSO REQUESTING A REDUCTION IN THE ORDINANCE REQUIRED VISIBILITY TRIANGLE SIZE AT THE SAME INTERSECTIONS AS THE HEIGHT REDUCTION.

THE ORDINANCE REQUIRES THE MINIMUM VISIBILITY TRIANGLE SIZE OF 15 FEET BY 15 FEET TO AVOID A COLUMN ENCROACHMENT AT EACH CORNER AT MAIN STREET AND EAGLE STREET.

THE REQUEST IS FOR 13 FEET BY 13 FEET AND AT FANON STREET AND EAGLE STREET IS FOR SEVEN AND A HALF FEET BY SEVEN AND A HALF FEET.

THESE REQUESTED REDUCTIONS IN THE VISIBILITY TRIANGLES ARE IN KEEPING WITH THE INTENT OF THE ORDINANCE.

THE VISIBILITY ALONG FANIN STREET IS NOT IMPACTED BY THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE DUE TO THE ONE WAY TRAFFIC COMING NORTH, THE VISIBILITY AT MAIN STREET IS SUFFICIENT DESPITE THE REDUCTION BY TWO FEET BECAUSE ALL ROAD USERS ARE ABLE TO VIEW BOTH AHEAD OF THE COLUMN AND BETWEEN THE COLUMN AND THE BUILDING, WHICH IS SET BACK FURTHER FROM THE PROPERTY LINE.

HOUSTON PUBLIC WORKS HAS VOICED NO OBJECTION TO THE REQUEST.

THEREFORE, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUEST VARIANCE 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.

IF YOU HAVE NO QUESTIONS, THEY'LL SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.

MOTION BALDWIN.

MOTION BALDWIN SECOND HINES.

SECOND HINES.

MOVING ON TO ITEM ONE 14.

ITEM ONE 14 IS EMBRY STATES.

THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON'S CORPORATE LIMITS IN HARRIS COUNTY NORTH OF BOUNDARY STREET AND EAST OF NORTH MAIN STREET IN THE NEAR NORTH SIDE.

THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TWO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS AND REQUESTING TWO VARIANCES, ONE NOT TO EXTEND OR TERMINATE IN A CUL-DE-SAC ENBURY STREET AND TWO TO ALLOW LOT TWO NOT TO HAVE ANY FRONTAGE ON A STREET OR SHARED DRIVEWAY.

STAFF RECOMMENDS TO DEFER THE APPLICATION FOR TWO WEEKS TO ALLOW FOR CONTINUED COORDINATION WITH THE APPLICANT AND HOUSTON PUBLIC WORKS FOR ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS FOR ACCESS FOR LOT TWO.

STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS IN ADVANCE AND THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.

IF YOU HAVE NO QUESTIONS, I'LL SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION OF DEFERRAL MOTION BALDWIN SECOND.

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ITEM ONE 15.

ITEM ONE 15 IS GARAM INDUSTRIES INDUSTRIAL PARK.

THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON'S EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION IN HARRIS COUNTY LOCATED ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF WEST HARDY ROAD AND SOUTH OF ALDEEN BENDER ROAD.

THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TWO UNRESTRICTED RESERVES AND REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW A 20 FOOT PUBLIC ALLEY TO TERMINATE AS A DEAD END.

THE PROPERTY IS ORIGINALLY PART OF THE ALDEEN TOWNSHIP RECORDED IN 1907 WITH PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY AND ALLEYS.

THE PROPERTY WAS REPLANTED IN 2004 AS CORNETT BUSINESS PARK WITH A VARIANCE GRANTED TO TERMINATE HOLLY STREET AND THE TWO ADJACENT PUBLIC ALLEYS AS A DEAD END INSTEAD OF EXTENDING OR TERMINATING WITH A TURNAROUND.

NOW THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A REPL OF OLIVE RESERVE, BA PORTION OF RESERVE A.

THEY NOW ABANDONS SIXTH STREET AND TWO LOTS FROM THE ORIGINAL ALDE SUBDIVISION.

A VARIANCE IS REQUIRED FOR THE TERMINATION OF THE PUBLIC ALLEY BETWEEN SWEENEY ROAD AND WEST HARDY ROAD.

THE ALLEY BETWEEN SWEENEY ROAD AND WEST HARDY ROAD IS NOT IMPROVED AND HAS ENCROACHMENTS WITHIN IT, SO IS NOT UTILIZED FOR ADJACENT ACCESS.

THE APPLICANT WILL BE REQUIRED TO RECEIVE APPROVAL FROM HARRIS COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT FOR THE ABANDONMENT OF THE 20 FOOT PUBLIC ALLEY.

PRIOR TO RECORDATION, HARRIS COUNTY ENGINEERING'S OFFICE HAD VOICED NO OBJECTION TO THE REQUEST.

THEREFORE, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CCP C 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.

STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS IN ADVANCE AND THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.

IF YOU HAVE NO QUESTIONS, I'LL SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION MOTION SYKES.

MOVING TO ONE 16.

GOOD AFTERNOON MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

ITEM ONE 16 IS GREEN SCAPES.

THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE HOUSTON ETJ HARRIS COUNTY EAST OF KATY, FORT BEND ROAD, NORTH OF FRANZ ROAD, WEST OF PORTER ROAD ALONG K TEX BOULEVARD.

THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING AN UNRESTRICTED RESERVE AND IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW THE RESERVE TO HAVE FRONTAGE AND TAKE ACCESS FROM A 60 FOOT ACCESS EASEMENT INSTEAD OF A PUBLIC STREET.

STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST PER THE ORDINANCE AND UNRESTRICTED RESERVE IS REQUIRED TO HAVE FRONTAGE AND TAKE ACCESS FROM A 60 FOOT WIDE PUBLIC STREET.

K TEX BOULEVARD IS A 60 FOOT WIDE PAVED ACCESS EASEMENT THAT PROVIDES PERPETUAL NON-EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO THE SUBJECT SITE AND PROPERTIES ALONG IT STAFF FINDS THE PROPOSED ACCESS CONSISTENT WITH THE INTENT OF THE ORDINANCE.

HARRIS COUNTY HAS NO OBJECTIONS.

STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.

IF YOU HAVE NO QUESTIONS, I'LL SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION MOTION SHEPHERD.

SECOND.

WHO WAS THE FIRST ONE? UH, OKAY.

MOTION SHEPHERD.

SECOND, AKA.

MOVING ON TO ONE 17.

ITEM ONE 17 IS SHELDON DAVALA INDUSTRIAL GP.

THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON'S EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION IN EASTERN HARRIS COUNTY LOCATED ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF SOUTH SHELDON ROAD, SOUTH OF MARKET, STREET AND INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 10 AND WEST OF THE SAN JACINTA RIVER.

THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A GENERAL PLAN OF APPROXIMATELY 200 ACRES INTENDED FOR COMMERCIAL USE AND IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO EXCEED INTERSECTION SPACING ALONG SOUTH SHELDON ROAD, A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE AND DAYS OF ROAD, A LOCAL STREET BY NOT PROVIDING ANY PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY THROUGH THE SITE.

GENERAL PLAN SUBJECT TO CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.

THE SITE IS CURRENTLY USED AS A PIPE YARD.

THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO REDEVELOP THE SITE AS A DISTRIBUTION AND LOGISTICS FACILITY WITH VEHICULAR ACCESS FROM SHELDON ROAD AND DE ZAVALA ROAD.

THE INTENT OF THE INTERSECTION SPACING REQUIREMENTS IS TO ENSURE ADEQUATE CONNECTIVITY, UM, AND CONTIGUOUS STREET NETWORK TO ACCOMMODATE THE TRAFFIC GENERATED BY THIS DEVELOPMENT AND THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES.

ALTHOUGH THE INTERSECTION SPACING ALONG BOTH SOUTH SHELDON ROAD AND DZA ROAD IS EXCESSIVE WITH NO PUBLIC STREETS IN THE AREA, THE SITE IS ENCUMBERED BY CARPENTER BAYOU TO ITS SOUTH, WHICH IS WIDE AND DEEP ENOUGH TO BE USED FOR BARED SHIPPING TRAFFIC.

LIKEWISE, THE TRACKS SOUTH OF DAVALA ROAD AND BETWEEN BELTWAY EIGHT AND THE SANGIO CENTER RIVER ARE PRIMARILY DEVELOPED AS LARGE ACREAGE COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL USES.

THIS LAND USE PATTERN REQUIRES LESS PUBLIC STREET CONNECTIONS THAN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT WOULD.

HARRIS COUNTY ENGINEERING HAS VOICED NO OBJECTION TO THE REQUEST.

THEREFORE, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE

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STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS IN ADVANCE AND THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.

UM, COMMISSIONERS, IF YOU HAVE NO QUESTIONS, I'LL SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.

MOTION AK.

MOTION MANKA SECOND MAD.

SECOND MADRE.

RECONSIDERATION OF REQUIREMENT.

OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES NOTHING UNDER EF

[f. Reconsiderations of Requirement (Tammi Williamson and Devin Crittle) ]

ITEM ONE 18 IS CORALVILLE COMMERCIAL PARK.

THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON'S EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION IN HARRIS COUNTY LOCATED ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF HUFF SMITH, CORALVILLE ROAD, SOUTH OF THE GRAND PARKWAY AND NORTH OF NORTH POINT BOULEVARD.

THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING ONE UNRESTRICTED RESERVE AND REQUESTING A RECONSIDERATION OF REQUIREMENT WITH A VARIANT TO EXCEED INTERSECTION SPACING ALONG HUFF SMITH CORALVILLE ROAD.

BY NOT EXTENDING NOR TERMINATING IN A CUL-DE-SAC.

SEVEN SISTERS DRIVE STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST.

THE EXISTING INTERSECTION SPACING ALONG HUFF SMITH CORALVILLE ROAD IS APPROXIMATELY 2,880 FEET.

THIS REPRESENTS A 10% DEVIATION FROM THE STANDARD REQUIREMENT OF AN INTERSECTION ALONG A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE AT LEAST EVERY 2,600 FEET.

THE NORTHERN POINT SUBDIVISION TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE STIC SITE HAS PUBLIC STREET CONNECTIONS BOTH TO HUFF SMITH, CORALVILLE ROAD, AND NORTH POINT BOULEVARD.

THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A COMMERCIAL WAREHOUSE DEVELOPMENT REQUIRING SEVEN SISTERS DRIVE TO EXTEND THROUGH THE SITE AND INTERSECT WITH HUSS MILL.

CORVO ROAD WOULD BE IMPRACTICAL.

THE EXISTING RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION AND THE PROPOSED LARGE COMMERCIAL WAREHOUSE ARE IN INCOMPATIBLE USES.

ADDITIONALLY, THE SUB STUB STREET SEVEN SISTERS DRIVE IS ONLY ONE LOT IN DEPTH, APPROXIMATELY 110 FEET AND NEITHER LOT USES IT FOR ACCESS.

REQUIRING A TURNAROUND IS UNNECESSARY BECAUSE THE DEAD END CONFIGURATION IS CLEAR FROM RIP RIPPLING BROOK LANE HARRIS COUNTY ENGINEERING HAS VOICED NO OBJECTION TO THE REQUEST.

THEREFORE, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCE 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.

IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS, I'LL TAKE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.

ITEM ONE 19.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE HOUSTON PLANNING COMMISSION.

MY NAME IS DEVIN CRIDDLE.

ITEM ONE 19 IS OATS MEADOW.

THE SITE IS LOCATED IN NORTHEAST HOUSTON IN THE CITY LIMITS.

WEST ALONG OAKS ROAD JUST SOUTH OF BEAUMONT HIGHWAY.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A RECONSIDER RECONSIDERATION OF REQUIREMENT TO NOT EXTEND OR TERMINATE AN UNIMPROVED STUB STREET WITH THE CUL-DE-SAC STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS REQUEST.

THE PROPERTY IS AN EXISTING INDUSTRIAL SITE IN NEED OF PERMITS FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT.

THE ADJACENT SUBDIVISION OAK LANE ACRES IS A SMALL UNRECORDED RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION FIRST DEVELOPED IN THE 1960S.

DURING THAT TIME, AUB STREET WAS CREATED BUT WAS NEVER IMPROVED OR DEVELOPED.

STRICT REQUIREMENTS OF THE ORDINANCE REQUIRES THE STREET TO BE EXTENDED OR TERMINATED WITH A CUL-DE-SAC.

ANY EXTENSION OF THIS STU STREET WOULD ALLOW INDUSTRIAL TRAFFIC TO USE THIS RESIDENTIAL STREET.

THE UNRECORDED SUBDIVISION AND THIS PROPOSED INDUSTRIAL SITE BOTH HAVE ACCESS ALONG MAJOR FAIR, FAIR OS ROAD, WHICH IS THE OPTIMAL CHOICE TO TRAVEL IN THE NORTH, NORTH SOUTH DIRECTION.

IN ADDITION, MULTIPLE PROPERTIES HAVE BEEN PLATTED, WHICH WOULD PREVENT A CONSISTENT STREET CONNECTION FROM BEAUMONT HIGHWAY TO VILLE ROAD.

STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REQUEST.

THEREFORE, STAFF RECOMMENDS GRANTED THE REQUESTED RECONSIDERATION OF REQUIREMENT TO NOT EXTEND THE ST.

SUB STREET AND SUBJECT TO THE CCPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.

IF YOU HAVE NO QUESTIONS, I'LL SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.

MOTION MODEST.

MOTION MAD SECOND BALLARD SECOND BALLARD.

G EXTENSION OF APPROVAL CHAIR.

MOVING ON TO

[Platting Activities g - j]

GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

MY NAME IS GRAYLAND COOK JR.

AND I'M A MEMBER OF THE PLANNING TEAM OVER AT THE HOUSTON PERMITTING CENTER.

IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, STAFF WOULD LIKE TO TAKE SECTIONS.

G-H-I-N-J AS ONE GROUP.

THERE ARE NO ITEMS TAKEN OUTTA ORDER.

ALRIGHT, SECTIONS G.

EXTENSION OF APPROVAL CONSISTS OF ITEMS 120 THROUGH 126 SECTION H.

THERE WELL, THERE ARE NO ITEMS FOR SECTION H TODAY.

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SECTION I.

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE CONSISTS OF ITEMS 127 THROUGH 129 AND THERE WON'T BE ANY ITEMS FOR SECTION J TODAY.

THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REQUESTS THE APPROVAL OF ALL STAFF.

STAFF RECOMMENDA RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SECTIONS G-H-I-N-J.

COMMISSIONER MAREZ.

I BELIEVE YOU HAVE A RECUSAL.

ITEMS 1 26.

DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE G-H-I-N-J.

MOTION HINES.

SECOND VICTOR.

ON TO K DEVELOPMENT PLATS WITH VARIANCE REQUESTS.

MOVING

[k. Development Plats with Variance Requests (Devin Crittle, Ramon Jaime-Leon, and Tammi Williamson)]

THE FIRST DPV IS ITEM ONE 30, UH, 2015 ALABAMA STREET.

UH, THIS APPLICATION WAS DEFERRED AT THE PREVIOUS PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS.

UH, THIS SITE IS LOCATED IN THE THIRD WARD AREA ALONG ALABAMA STREET AND NEAR US 59.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW A REDUCED BUILDING LINE OF 16 FEET INSTEAD OF THE REQUIRED 25 FEET.

STAFF IS NOT IN SUPPORT OF THIS REQUEST.

THE SITE IS A PORTION OF TWO LOTS FROM THE HOLMAN OUTLAW SUBDIVISION RECORDED AROUND THE NINE 1890S.

SINCE THEN, US 59 WAS CONSTRUCTED AND CREATED A NEW SIDE BUILDING LINE REQUIREMENT OF 25 FEET.

TEXDOT HAS PROVIDED DOCUMENTATION SHOWING THAT THE PREVIOUS PROPERTY OWNER CONVEYED THE RIGHTS TO USE THIS DRIVEWAY ALONG ALABAMA STREET.

IN SHORT, THE APPLICANT CANNOT PROPOSE A DRIVEWAY ALONG ALABAMA.

ONCE THE APPLICANT WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS SITUATION.

THEY'VE ATTEMPTED TO FIND AN ALTERNATIVE ACCESS TO THE SITE, BUT COULD NOT GET APPROVAL FROM ANY OF THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS TO PROVIDE A ACCESS EASEMENT.

SINCE THE APPLICANT DOES NOT HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION FOR PROPER ACCESS TO THE SITE, THIS LEAVES STAFFS WITH NO OPTION BUT TO DENY THE CURRENT DESIGN THAT SHOWS ACCESS FROM ALABAMA STREET STAFFS RECOMMENDS DENYING THE REQUEST.

AND THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

IF YOU HAVE NO QUESTIONS, I'D SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

COMMISSIONER GARZA.

MR. CRILE, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT IN THE POSITION OF REDESIGNING PLATS AT ALL, BUT, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT THIS AND SINCE HE DOESN'T HAVE ACCESS, COULD THIS OWNER, AND AGAIN, THIS IS OFF THE CUFF, DO A PARKING PAD JUST IN FRONT TO THE, TO THE EAST OF THE OVERHEAD POWER LINES, LIKE IN OTHER WORDS, ON THE EASTERN BORDER, THEY COULD DO A DRIVEWAY SLASH PARKING PAD AND STILL HAVE ACCESS TO THEIR PROPERTY.

THE IT, I THINK WOULD BE DIFFICULT.

UM, WHEN YOU PROVIDE THE PARKING PAD, YOU'RE ESSENTIALLY, HOW DO YOU GET TO THE PARKING PAD? RIGHT.

AND IT WOULD REQUIRE SOME TYPE OF VEHICULAR ACCESS FROM, SO THEY COULDN'T ACCESS A PARKING PAD FROM ALABAMA STREET ON THE EASTERN MOST, IN OTHER WORDS, ON THE SOUTHERN BORDER OF THE SOUTHEASTERN BORDER OF THEIR PROPERTY.

YEAH.

SO REALLY THEIR ONLY OPTION, UM, THEY COULD EITHER ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY THAT'S DIRECTLY IN THE REAR OR THEY COULD WORK WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER TO GET AN ACCESS EASEMENT FROM THE REAR.

BUT, UH, IT WOULDN'T BE APPROPRIATE FROM ALABAMA STREET.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

YES, SIR.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

I JUST WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, I JUST HATE THIS IDEA, BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS.

YES, SIR.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.

MOTION GARZA.

FA SECOND FAM SECOND.

ITEM 1 31.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

MY NAME IS RAMON LEON.

ITEM 1 31 14 20 OX OXFORD STREET.

THE SITE IS, UM, THE SITE IS EAST OF HEIGHTS BOULEVARD AND NORTH OF 14TH STREET AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF HOR STREET AND ALRE STREET.

THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A NEW SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE AND IS REQUESTING A THREE FOOT BUILDING LINE AND A 13 FOOT GARAGE BUILDING LINE IN LIEU OF THE ORDINANCE REQUIRED 10 FOOT BUILDING LINE AND A 20 FOOT GARAGE BUILDING LINE.

THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO DIS APPROVE THE REQUEST.

THE REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS DEVELOPMENT PLA WILL VIOLATE SEPARATELY FILE DEED RESTRICTIONS.

UM, THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED A 30 DAY EXTENSION IN WRITING AND IS PRESENT TODAY.

OKAY, I HAVE A COUPLE OF SPEAKERS.

OUR FIRST ONE IS STEVE FURLONG.

I MEAN, HE DIDN'T SIGN UP I DON'T THINK.

I THINK, UH, THE, THE STAFF ALSO FOUND THAT.

MY NAME IS STEVE FURLONG.

I AM A RESIDENT OF HOUSTON HEIGHTS AND ALSO A MEMBER OF THE HOUSTON HEIGHTS ASSOCIATION LAND USE COMMITTEE.

AND, UM, WE SUBMITTED A LETTER WITH SOME OBJECTIONS TO THIS ONE, SO I THOUGHT I WOULD JUST SUMMARIZE THOSE REALLY QUICKLY AND, AND WE'LL MOVE ON FROM THERE.

UM, AS MENTIONED, UM, THERE WAS A DEED RESTRICTION THAT WAS FILED.

WE FOUND THAT AND

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SO THAT WAS, THAT WAS GOOD THAT THAT WAS, UM, KIND OF DISCOVERED.

UM, THE MAIN THING OUTSIDE OF WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN DISCUSSED BY, UM, STAFF IS THAT THERE, THE PLAN DOES NOT ALLOW FOR A SIDEWALK AT ALL.

AND THIS IS WITHIN A BLOCK OF HOUSTON HEIGHTS, UM, THE, THE HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL THERE.

SO WE CAN'T, YOU KNOW, IN GOOD CONSCIENCE AS A LAND USE COMMITTEE IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER ISSUES WITH THIS ONE, UM, SUPPORT THE, UM, LACK OF SIDEWALKS SO CLOSE TO THE HIGH SCHOOL WHERE KIDS WILL BE WALKING EACH DAY.

IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM SAFE.

SO I APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION AND THANK YOU.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JOHN ROGERS.

WE CAN LIVE WITH AND THEN ALSO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

HI, MY NAME IS JOHN ROGERS.

UH, I LIVE AT 6 0 5 ALL GREG ACROSS THE STREET FROM THIS SUBJECT PROPERTY.

AND I'M ALSO AN, UH, ARCHITECT.

UM, THIS, THIS, I ALSO HAVE TAUGHT ARCHITECTURE AT UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON AND TEXAS A AND M.

AND I WOULD SAY IF THIS DESIGN WERE A STUDENT PROJECT, IT WOULD PROBABLY FAIL.

I MEAN, IT'S, I'M, YOU KNOW, I'M SORRY TO MAKE FUN OF IT, BUT IT'S, IT IS PARTICULARLY BOXY AND UGLY.

UM, THE APPLICANT IS ASKING FOR A REDUCED THREE FOOT BUILDING LINE.

THE, THE PREVIOUS HOUSE THAT WAS THERE DID NOT MEET THE, THE DEED RESTRICTIONS YET THAT OWNER HAD SIGNED THE DEED RESTRICTIONS KNOWING THAT THEY WOULD BE APPLIED IN THE FUTURE.

THE EXISTING HOUSE WAS A LITTLE ONE STORY BUNGALOW.

THE THE APPLICANT BOUGHT THE HOUSE, TORE THAT BUILDING DOWN.

IF THAT BUILDING WERE LEFT, SHE COULD HAVE HAD THAT SETBACK THAT WAS THERE AND ADDED ON AND MODIFIED THE HOUSE DIDN'T DO THAT.

UM, A 10 FOOT SIDE SETBACK ALONG THAT STREET SEEMS ENTIRELY REASONABLE AND IT'S TYPICAL IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE HOUSE IMMEDIATELY ACROSS THE STREET ON THE NORTH EAST CORNER OF OXFORD.

AND AL, GREG, UH, ACTUALLY HAS A WRAPAROUND PORCH FRONTS.

BASICALLY, EVEN THOUGH THE ADDRESS IS OXFORD, IT FRONTS TOWARD AL GREG STREET AND THE HAS A REASONABLE, A LARGE SETBACK AS DO THE HOUSES IMMEDIATELY TO THE EAST OF THIS SUBJECT PROPERTY.

SO BY ALLOWING IT TO JUST HAVE A THREE FOOT SETBACK, IT WOULD JUST COMPLETELY THROW OFF THE BLOCK FACE OF ALL THE ADJOINING HOUSES DOWN THAT BLOCK.

UH, LASTLY I WANTED TO MENTION MY, GIVE MY COMMENTS ABOUT THAT THE SIDEWALK, WHICH I SEE IN THIS REVISED DRAWING.

THERE IS A SIDEWALK SHOWN THERE, BUT I I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE NEEDS TO BE A 23 FOOT DEEP GARAGE ON THIS PROPERTY.

I, I THINK THAT THERE'S, THERE'S A, I'LL SAY ONE LAST THING AND GET, GO AWAY.

THERE IS A, AN ELDER, A AN ASSISTED LIVING ON, ON THAT SAME BLOCK AND THE PEOPLE CURRENTLY HAVE TO GO OUT INTO THE STREET TO MAKE IT AROUND THE BLOCK.

AND IF A CAR IS BLOCKING THAT SIDEWALK, WHICH WILL HAPPEN, IF THERE'S A REDUCED GARAGE SETBACK, THEY'LL STILL BE HAVING TO GO OUT INTO THE STREET.

SO JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT COMMENT.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER BALDWIN, JOHN AND OTHERS.

I, I MEAN, I JUST WANNA BE CLEAR, WE FOUND THOSE DEED RESTRICTIONS AND THE 10 FOOT SIDE SETBACK AND THE FRONT SETBACK, WE HAVE NO ABILITY TO GRANT THAT VARIANCE.

SHE CAN'T BUILD A HOUSE CLOSER THAN 10 FEET TO THE SIDE.

SO I MEAN THAT SHE CAN ASK FOR A VARIANCE FOR SOMETHING ELSE, BUT I DON'T HOW THE, I KNOW HOW WORKS, BUT SHE'S NOT GONNA GET A 10 FOOT.

I MEAN, IT'LL BE A 10 FOOT SIDE SET BACK AND IT'LL BE THE FRONT, WHATEVER THE DEED RESTRICTIONS SAY.

WE CAN'T INVALIDATE THE DEED RESTRICTIONS OR GRANT ANY VARIANCE.

OKAY, THE LAST SPEAKER I HAVE SIGNED IS TRACY BULL WARE.

I'M SURE I MISPRONOUNCED THAT.

CORRECT ME PLEASE IF YOU'RE HERE.

UM, WE'RE ASKING FOR A EXTENSION AND THE REASON BEING IS WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF MISINFORMATION ABOUT THE DEED RESTRICTIONS FROM THE TITLE COMPANY.

UM, AND WE'RE LEADING TO A REDESIGN AND WE'RE STILL IN NEED OF THE DE DEVELOPMENT PLAT VARIANCE, BUT WE ARE IN NEED OF AN EXTENSION TO REVISE A PROPOSAL.

UM, THERE IS ANOTHER VARIANCE AND I BELIEVE IT HAS TO DO WITH THE GARAGE SETBACK.

UM, BUT I NEED TO CHECK WITH THE ARCHITECT.

THIS ALL CAME ABOUT THIS WEEK, SO THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE ARE ASKING FOR A 30 DAY EXTENSION.

AND I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH MR. THOMAS AND HE'S BEEN OUT TO THE SITE AS WELL.

AND, UM, TRYING TO COME UP WITH SOME EQUITABLE SOLUTIONS THAT

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APPRECIATE IT.

THANK Y'ALL.

AND WE DO HAVE THAT IN WRITING, CORRECT? THE 30 DAY EXTENSION YOU REQUESTED IN WRITING? YES.

UM, IF YOU EMAILED IT, THAT'S IN WRITING? YES.

ALRIGHT, GREAT.

UM, SO COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU.

THE RECOMMENDATION WAS DISAPPROVAL, BUT WE'VE GOT A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR A 30 DAY EXTENSION.

MOTION GARZA.

MOTION GARZA FOR 30 DAYS.

SECOND HINES.

AND THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.

MOVING ON TO ITEM 1 32.

ITEM 1 32 IS 2360 RICE BOULEVARD.

THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON'S CORPORATE LIMITS IN HARRIS COUNTY ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF RICE BOULEVARD BETWEEN KIRBY DRIVE AND GREENBRIAR DRIVE.

THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A NEW HIGH RISE MULTIFAMILY STRUCTURE AND IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW ZERO FOOT BUILDING LINE FOR A CANOPY.

STAIRS AND RAMP IN LIEU OF THE ORDINANCE REQUIRED 10 FOOT BUILDING LINE ALONG RISE BOULEVARD.

STAFF REQUEST TO DEFER THIS ITEM PER THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST AS THIS IS THE SECOND DEFERRAL STAFF WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A BRIEF PRESENTATION.

THE SITE IS BEING DEVELOPED AS A HIGHRISE MULTIFAMILY STRUCTURE ALONG RICE BOULEVARD, A DESIGNATED MAJOR COLLECTOR WITH AN ORDINANCE ACQUIRED BUILDING LINE OF 10 FEET.

THE ORDINANCE PERMITS ENCROACHMENTS INTO THE BUILDING LINE FOR OPEN STAIRWAYS AND RAMPS OF FIVE FEET AND CANTILEVERED CANOPIES OF 30 INCHES.

THE SITE HAS APPROVED PERMIT DRAWINGS THAT MEET THE ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW A ZERO FOOT BUILDING LINE IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE PROPERTY FOR A RAMP ENTRY STAIRS AND CANTILEVERED CANOPY IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE FUNCTIONALITY AND THE VISUAL CHARACTER OF THE ENTRY FEATURE OF THE BUILDING TO ENGAGE MORE DIRECTLY WITH THE PEDESTRIAN REALM.

THE PROPOSED CANOPY STRUCTURE IS APPROXIMATELY 22 FEET IN HEIGHT FROM GRADE AND 19 FEET FROM THE BUILDING'S FINISHED FLOOR ELEVATION.

THERE IS AN EXISTING PROTECTED RIGHT OF WAY TREE INTENDED TO REMAIN.

HOUSTON'S URBAN FORESTRY HAS STATED THAT THE LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED CANOPY STRUCTURE WOULD APPEAR TO NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE CANOPY OF THE TREE DURING THE DEFERRAL PERIOD.

STAFF MET WITH THE APPLICANT TO DISCUSS OUR CONCERNS AND ALTERNATIVES.

THE APPLICANT IS WORKING ON REVISIONS TO THE APPLICATION, THEREFORE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER THE APPLICANT FOR TWO WEEKS PER THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST.

STAFF HAS RECEIVED TWO PUBLIC COMMENTS IN ADVANCE, WHICH WERE THE SAME AS THE PREVIOUS COMMISSION CONCERNING PUBLIC SAFETY, VISIBILITY AND WALKABILITY.

I HAVE A SPEAKER, MR. GIBBS.

UM, I NOTE I SEE THAT YOU SAID YOU'LL DEFER UNTIL NEXT MEETING IF THIS GETS DEFERRED, I CAN'T GUARANTEE IT, BUT THAT'S THE RECOMMENDATION.

YOU CAN SPEAK TODAY AND YOU CAN ALSO SPEAK FOR ONE MINUTE AT THE NEXT MEETING.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TODAY OR JUST COMPLETELY DEFER? UH, SURE.

SINCE I'M HERE.

COME ON .

I SAT THROUGH THE WHOLE MEETING.

THAT'S RIGHT.

YOU SAT HERE THIS WHOLE TIME.

THAT'S RIGHT.

IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK.

UH, SORRY TO DARKEN YOUR DOOR AGAIN ON THIS.

UM, SO I'LL REALLY FOCUS AT THIS TIME.

I, I THINK THIS VARIANCE IS UNNECESSARY.

THEY ALREADY HAVE PERMITTED STAIRS.

THE BUILDING IS TOPPED OUT.

UH, THEY'RE ALMOST DONE.

AND IF THEY WANTED THIS GRANDER LOOKING ENTRY, I THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF THAT WHEN THEY'RE GETTING THEIR INITIAL PERMITS AND ACTUALLY BUILDING IT.

SO I THINK IT'S UNNECESSARY.

I THINK MOST USERS WILL DRIVE THEIR CAR INTO THE GARAGE AND TAKE THE ELEVATOR INSTEAD OF USING THE STAIRS ANYWAY.

UM, IT'S NOT DESIRABLE BECAUSE IT'S I THINK A SAFETY HAZARD FOR CARS, TRUCKS, EVERYTHING USING MY DRIVEWAY.

PEDESTRIANS COMING UP AND DOWN, HAVE TROUBLE SEEING THE CARS.

THE CARS HAVE TROUBLE SEEING THE PEDESTRIANS.

AND THEN FINALLY, THE SMALL BUSINESS THAT ARE, MY TENANTS RELY ON THE VISIBILITY OF PEOPLE COMING BY TO SEE THEIR BUSINESSES.

THEY'VE ALREADY BLOCKED OFF, UH, MOST OF THE SIGN AND LIKE TAKING THE REST OF THE WAY I THINK WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO THEIR BUSINESSES.

SO, UH, THAT'S WHY I'M FOCUSING ON THIS.

OKAY, GREAT.

I DON'T HAVE ANYONE ELSE SIGNED TO SPEAK.

SO COMMISSIONERS, YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION TO DEFER.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION? VICTOR SECOND BALDWIN.

REMOVING TO ROMAN NUMERAL THREE, ESTABLISH A PUBLIC HEARING DATE OF JUNE 11TH, 2026 FOR CHARLES MONT PLACE, CULVER RESIDENCE, DAVENPORT MANOR GARAGE, ULTIMATE WESTVIEW LC PARK, MADEIRA VILLAGE ROYAL PLAZA AND WOODLAND ACRES PARTIAL REPL.

[III. Establish a public hearing date of June 11, 2026]

NUMBER FIVE.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION PIERCE.

THAT WAS A LOT AT ONCE.

UM, SYKES AND THEN PIERCE.

TO NUMERAL FOUR, CONSIDERATION OF AN OFF STREET PARKING VARIANCE.

MOVING

[IV. Consideration of an Off-Street Parking Variance at 235 N. Norwood Street (Devin Crittle)]

AT 2 35 NORTH NORWOOD STREET.

THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.

UH, ROMAN NUMERAL FOUR IS A PARKING VARIANCE, UH, LOCATED

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THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON CITY LIMITS NEAR THE SECOND WARD AREA SOUTH OF ALONG NAVIGATION BOULEVARD AND EAST OF LOCKWOOD STREET.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A PARKING REDUCTION FROM 1077 SPACES TO 584 SPACES FOR A COMMERCIAL RETAIL SPACE.

STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS REQUEST.

THE SITE IS THE LOCATION OF A HISTORIC FOLGERS COFFEE PLANT BUILT IN THE 1930S.

THE COFFEE PLANT HAS A RICH HISTORY AND ITS HISTORIC LANDMARK ON THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL.

THE DEVELOPER INTENDS TO RENOVATE THE BUILDING WITH AN ADAPTIVE REUSE OF RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL USE INSTEAD OF A DEMOLITION AND A REBUILD.

IN TOTAL 1077 SPACES ARE REQUIRED AND THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO ONLY PROVIDE 584.

THE DEVELOPER WILL RENOVATE A PORTION OF THE BUILDING TO CONSTRUCT A SIX TO SEVEN STORY PARKING GARAGE AND WILL KEEP THE EXISTING SURFACE LEVEL PARKING.

THE SITE WILL DEVELOP IN PHASES WITH PHASE ONE BEING THE FRANK LU ACADEMY FOR MUSIC AND ART STUDIO.

UH, PHASE ONE OF THE DEVELOPMENT CAN MEET THE EXISTING PARKING REQUIREMENTS.

PHASE TWO WILL CONSIST OF COMMERCIAL RETAIL USE, WHICH TRIGGERS THE NEED FOR THE PARKING VARIANCE.

THE SITE DOES CONTAIN PHYSICAL RESTRAINTS THAT LIMIT THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY PARKING.

FIRST.

THE FOOTPRINT OF THE EXISTING BUILDING MAKES UP THE MAJORITY OF THE SURFACE AREA ON THE SITE.

ALSO, THE SITE IS LOCATED NEAR BUFFALO BAYOU, WHICH LIMITS THE SUB-LEVEL PARKING OPTIONS.

THIS SEGMENT OF NAVIGATION NEAR TURKEY BEND IS MADE UP OF MOSTLY INDUSTRIAL USES AND THERE'S NO DIRECT ACCESS TO THE RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISIONS THAT ARE SOUTH ALONG CANAL STREET.

THE FEAR FOR SPILLOVER PARKING SHOULD BE GREATLY REDUCED GIVEN THIS FACTOR BEING WITHIN CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE HARRISBURG RAIL HIGH DEMAND BUS ROUTE ALONG CANAL AND DESIGNATED BIKE LANES NEARBY.

THIS IS A PRIME LOCATION TO EXERCISE VARIOUS MODES OF TRANSPORTATION, ALLOWING THE REUSE OF THE BUILDING WILL HELP KEEP THE CULTURAL AND EN ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE AREA.

IN ADDITION TO THE EFFORTS MADE BY THE BUFFALO BAYOU PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL, DISTRICT H AT LARGE COUNCIL MEMBER SALLY ALCORN AND ALEJANDRO SALINAS, ALONG WITH BUFF BUFFALO BAYOU PARTNERSHIP, HAVE ALL PROVIDED LETTERS OF SUPPORT FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT.

STAFF HAS SEE, HAS RECEIVED ONE LETTER OF OPPOSITION FROM THE PUBLIC.

UH, MADAM CHAIR, CH EXCUSE ME, MADAM CHAIR.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVING THE PARKING REDUCTION FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT.

AND THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF SPEAKERS.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS ADAM WILLIAMS. GOOD AFTERNOON.

UM, MY NAME'S ADAM WILLIAMS. I'M A NEAR NORTHSIDE RESIDENT.

UM, I ALSO A DESIGN DIRECTOR AT LUBBOCK COMMERCIAL.

SOMETHING I LOVE ABOUT THE WORK WE DO IS LEARNING ABOUT HOUSTON'S HISTORY, UM, FROM AN ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN POINT OF VIEW, BUT ALSO A COMMUNITY POINT OF VIEW.

UM, WHEN WE UNDERTOOK THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE BARBARA JORDAN POST OFFICE, UH, JUST A FEW BLOCKS AWAY, I REALIZED HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO SHOWCASE OUR HISTORY WHILE ENCOURAGING FUTURE GROWTH AND NOT LET THINGS STAGNATE OR AS IS TOO FREQUENT IN OUR CITY.

GET TORN DOWN.

UM, SINCE THEN I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN A NUMBER OF OTHER ADAPTIVE REUSE PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE, UH, HOUSTON POST NEWSPAPER BUILDING IN, UM, AND MANY OTHERS.

AND LEMME TELL YOU, THESE ARE TRICKY PROJECTS, BUT THEY'RE REALLY WORTH IT.

UM, WHEN WE STARTED LOOKING AT KIND OF THE DESIGN FOR THE FOLGERS COFFEE BUILDING, I LEARNED IT WAS THE THIRD FOLGERS PLANT IN THE COUNTRY AFTER SAN FRANCISCO AND KANSAS CITY.

UH, WHEN IT OPENED IN 1930S, IT COINCIDED WITH AN EXPANSION OF THE SHIP CHANNEL.

AND AT THE TIME, COFFEE WAS HOUSTON'S NUMBER ONE IMPORT, UH, THROUGH THE PORT.

UM, WHICH I JUST FOUND FASCINATING AS AN ECONOMIC DRIVER FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND AN EXISTING LEGACY THAT WE HAVE.

SO WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO REINTRODUCE THIS PIECE OF HISTORY TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND TO THE CITY.

AND, UM, WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION.

UM, I'VE ALSO, UH, INCLUDED A FEW MORE, UH, LETTERS OF SUPPORT, UH, THAT WE HAVE FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS, ALCORN CASTILLO, AND SALINAS, UH, AS WELL AS THE EAST END DISTRICT AND BUFFALO BAYOU PARTNERSHIP.

YOU CAN GIVE THOSE TO MR. BUTLER.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DENNIS WOK.

OH, YOU'RE NOT GONNA SPEAK.

WE DON'T NEED FURTHER.

AND THEN, UH, NATHAN DIETRICH, YOU TWO JUST HERE TO SET THROUGH THE MEETING.

TO THE VERY END.

HUH? VERY GOOD.

SO COMMISSIONERS, YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION IN FRONT OF YOU.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BALDWIN.

ALL

[V. Public Comment]

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RIGHT.

NOW MOVING ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

I HAVE TWO SPEAKERS.

TAYLOR VAL PRESLEY, MADAM CHAIR.

THOSE WERE FOR, UM, OH, THE PAUL FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING.

MY SHUFFLER OF SPEAKERS FAILED ME TODAY.

WITH ALL OF THAT IN MIND.

UM, I GUESS THE SECOND PUBLIC SPEAKER WAS RITA ROBLES.

SAME THING.