[CALL TO ORDER]
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MY NAME IS LISA CLARK.I'M THE CHAIR OF THE HOUSTON PLANNING COMMISSION, AND I'M CALLING THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT 2:34 PM ON A THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1ST, 2026.
THIS IS AN IN-PERSON MEETING TAKING PLACE AT THE CITY HALL ANNEX AT 900 BAGBY.
YOU MAY ALSO MONITOR THIS IN FUTURE MEETINGS AT VIA HTV SPEAKERS.
IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON AN ITEM, PLEASE FILL OUT THE SPEAKER'S FORM BEFORE THE ITEM IS CALLED AND TURN IT INTO STAFF NEAR THE FRONT DOOR.
CONSENT AND REPEAT SPEAKERS ARE ALLOWED ONE MINUTE.
NEW SPEAKERS ARE TIMED FOR TWO MINUTES.
OUR 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 TWO MINUTES OF ALLOTTED TIME AS WELL AS REBUTTALS AND NON APPLICANTS AND GENERAL SPEAKERS ARE ALLOWED.
THERE'S NOT AN OPTION FOR REBUTTAL.
EVEN IF YOU DID NOT USE YOUR FULL TWO MINUTES, YOU WILL ALSO NOT BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK AGAIN AND TIME CANNOT BE ALLOTTED TO ANOTHER SPEAKER.
TO ESTABLISH THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM OF 11 MEMBERS, I WILL CALL THE ROLE CHAIR CLARK IS PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER FAM PRESENT GOING DOWN THE LIST.
COMMISSIONER JONES, I CALLED YOU RIGHT? YES.
WHO DID I MISS? MONDA PAKA, COMMISSIONER MONDA, PAKA PRESENT AND SECRETARY TRAN PRESENT.
OH, SORRY, MY NAME SARA DIDN'T, I DIDN'T CALL SARM.
SO DO WE HAVE 12 OR 11? AND COMMISSIONER RIM PRESENT.
I DO WANNA LET YOU KNOW THAT WE DO HAVE ONE ITEM THAT HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN.
THAT'S ITEM, UH, ROOM NUMERAL 6 9 13 SHARPSTOWN CENTER.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS IT'S BEEN WITHDRAWN, SO WE WILL NOT HEAR ANYTHING ON THIS ITEM, NOR WILL WE TAKE ANY ACTION.
[Director’s Report]
ALL RIGHT.AND I, NOW I WILL ASK THE DIRECTOR FOR HER UPDATE.
GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR CLARK, COMMISSION MEMBERS, STAFF, AND THE PUBLIC.
I AM VON TRAN, SECRETARY OF THIS COMMISSION AND DIRECTOR OF THE HOUSTON PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
I HAVE THREE ANNOUNCEMENTS TODAY.
FIRST CITY COUNCIL HAS PASSED THE 2026 MAJOR THOROUGHFARE AND FREE PLAN AMENDMENTS ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, AS APPROVED BY THIS COMMISSION ON SEPTEMBER 3RD.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S, UH, FEEDBACK AND, UM, PROS, UH, RECOMMENDATION FOR PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS.
STAFF IS WORKING ON SOME OF THOSE PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE COMING YEAR, AND, UH, WE ADDITIONALLY, WE ARE BEGINNING, UH, TO RECEIVE, UH, SOME ADDITIONAL ALREADY, UM, I GUESS AMENDED AMENDMENTS TO THE, UM, FOR NEXT YEAR.
I'M SORRY, I'M LOSING MY PLACE.
STAFF WILL ALSO SOON PUBLISH THE AMENDED MAPS AND HIERARCHY TABLE FOR THE PUBLIC TO USE.
OKAY, I HAVE TWO OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS, WHICH ARE REALLY REMINDERS.
THE FIRST ONE IS THE UPCOMING PLA PLATTING WORKSHOP ON OCTOBER 22ND.
IT WILL BE HELD, UM, AT THE THIRD WARD MULTI SERVICE CENTER AT 36 11 ENUS STREET.
THE PIFI WORKSHOP PROVIDES CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS AND UPDATES FOR SUBDIVISION PLANNING PROFESSIONALS PROCEEDS SUPPORT THE LONE STAR COLLEGE SURVEYING GROUP.
INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE PROVIDED BY STAFF AND CITY OF HOUSTON DEPARTMENTS HARRIS COUNTY, AS WELL AS CENTER POINT ENERGY.
WE HAVE RESERVED, COMPLIMENTARY, COMPLIMENTARY PASSES FOR COMMISSION MEMBERS, SO WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ATTEND THE SECOND, UH, REMINDER.
UM, WE ANNOUNCED THIS LAST TIME AND I THINK IT'S GONNA BE CONTINUING.
UH, PLEASE REMEMBER AND BE CAREFUL WITH PHISHING ALERTS.
UH, YOU MAY BE RECEIVING MALICIOUS EMAILS, WHICH ARE TARGETING AT APPLICANTS WHO LIST THEIR EMAIL ADDRESSES ON THE PDF SUBMISSIONS.
SO REMEMBER, THESE MESSAGES FALL FALSELY APPEAR TO COME FROM THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND REQUEST PAYMENT THROUGH FRAUD FRAUDULENT SETTLEMENT IN
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INVOICES.LEGITIMATE PLAT PAYMENTS ARE HANDLED ONLY THROUGH PLAT TRACKER OR ON THE DEPARTMENT'S FINANCE TEAM.
SO, AND THE DEPARTMENT NEVER SENDS OUT SETTLEMENT INVOICE EMAILS.
SO IF YOU ARE RECEIVING THESE SUSPICIOUS, UH, MESSAGE MESSAGES, PLEASE UH, GET ONTO THE PLA TRACKER AND VERIFY OR CALL ONE OF OUR PLANNER OF THE DAY AT 8 3 2 3 9 3 6 6 2 4.
AS ALWAYS, UH, PLEASE, YOU CAN REACH US AT 8 3 2 3 9 3 6 6 0 0, UM, AND THE PLANNER OF THE DAY, AS WELL AS VISIT OUR WEBSITE@HOUSTONPLANNING.COM.
[Consideration of September 17, 2026, Planning Commission Meeting Minutes]
NEED TO, UH, LOOK AT OUR MINUTES AND THAT WERE ATTACHED TO YOUR AGENDA.AND I NEED A MOTION FOR THE SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2026 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING.
[Items I & II]
TO ROMAN NUMERAL ONE PRESENTATION AND CONSIDERATION OF THE 2027 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING DATES.GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT BOTH ROMAN NU ONE AND TWO TOGETHER, IF YOU PLEASE WITH THE COMMISSION.
ITEM ROMAN, UH, ONE AND TWO ARE THE PROPOSED 2027 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING DATE AND THE 2027 CHAPTER 26 SUBMITTAL DATE.
STAFF IS REQUESTING TO DEFER BOTH ITEMS TO ALLOW ADDITIONAL TIME TO MAKE MODIFICATION TO THE PROPOSED SUBMITTAL DATE AND MEETING DATE.
UM, AND THEY WILL CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION.
AND THEY JUST NEED A LITTLE BIT OF TIME.
THE HOLIDAYS GOT A LITTLE GNARLY, SO, UM, WE'LL HEAR IT NEXT TIME.
UM, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU HAVE THE DATES IN YOUR PACKAGE AND THE REASON WE'RE DEFERRING THESE IS WE HAVE THREE, THREE WEEK CYCLES DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON AND UNFORTUNATELY THERE'S NO WAY TO GET PAST IT BECAUSE STAFF NEEDS TIME TO REVIEW ALL THE ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED.
SO ON SO FORTH, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S OTHER DATES, BUT, UM, I HAVE THROWN OUT LOOKING AT DECEMBER 23RD AS OPPOSED TO DECEMBER 30TH.
IT'S NOT GOOD, BUT THE VERY LEAST IT WOULD BE FOR THE CHRISTMAS NEW YEAR'S WEEK AS OPPOSED TO BEING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CHRISTMAS NEW YEAR WEEK.
SO I JUST WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT THAT FOR YOUR PLANS FOR NEXT YEAR BECAUSE IT WILL BE IMPERATIVE THAT WE HAVE QUORUM.
AND I REALIZE IT WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR EVERYONE BECAUSE EVERYONE WILL POTENTIALLY BE ON VACATION.
SO EXCEPT FOR MAD, WHO WILL PROBABLY BE IN PARIS, I'M NOT JEALOUS.
SO IF YOU WOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THIS VIS-A-VIS YOUR OWN, UH, HOLIDAY CALENDARS, BECAUSE FROM BEFORE THANKSGIVING TO, TO DECEMBER.
I MEAN, JUST, IT'S A THREE WEEK CYCLE EVERY WEEK.
SO TAKE A SPECIAL LOOK IF YOU DON'T MIND.
DO I NEED A MOTION TO DEFER? YES.
[Platting Activities a & b]
ON TO REEL NUMERAL THREE, PLANNING ACTIVITY.GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
SECTIONS A AND B ARE PRESENTED AS ONE GROUP, WHICH INCLUDES CONSENT AND REPL ITEMS NOT REQUIRING NOTIFICATION.
SECTIONS A AND B ARE ITEMS ONE THROUGH 75 SECTION A.
CONSENT ITEMS ARE NUMBERS ONE THROUGH 49 AND SECTION B REPL ITEMS ARE NUMBERS 50 THROUGH 75.
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 ON THESE ITEMS, THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REQUESTS THE APPROVAL OF ALL STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONSENT AND REPL ITEMS NOT REQUIRING NOTIFICATION.
I DO HAVE SPEAKERS ON ITEM 24, SO WE'LL TAKE THAT ONE OUT AND, UH, I KNOW THAT I HAVE SOME ABSTENTIONS.
COMMISSIONER MAREZ, ITEM NUMBER 26.
ARE THERE ANY OTHERS? OKAY, SO I NEED A MOTION SAVE AND ACCEPT ITEMS 24 AND 26.
UH, NOW WE WILL, I NEED A MOTION ON ITEM 26.
DO I HAVE TO APPROVE MOTION GARZA SECOND HINES.
OKAY, I HAVE TWO SPEAKERS FOR ITEM 24.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS GABRIEL OLSON.
DID YOU WANNA SPEAK MS. BANDY BEFOREHAND? YES, MA'AM.
WELL, YEAH, YOU DO NEED TO DO A PRESENTATION THAT WOULD HELP
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GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.ITEM 24, ARD HOLMES ENCLAVE SITE IS LOCATED SOUTH OF SOUTHWEST FREEWAY ALONG HAZAR STREET, AND IT'S LOCATED TO THE WEST OF HAZAR STREET.
THIS IS A CLASS TWO PLA, IT'S A SHARED DRIVEWAY DEVELOPMENT WITH EIGHT LOTS AND ONE GUEST PARKING RESERVE.
ORIGINALLY, THE APPLICANT SUBMITTED THIS APPLICATION WITH THE VARIANCE REQUEST TO DO A SHARED DRIVEWAY LONGER THAN 200 FEET.
HOWEVER, IN COORDINATION WITH THE APPLICANT, THE APPLICANT WITHDREW THAT VARIANCE REQUEST.
SO THIS IS A CONSENT ITEM WITH NO VARIANCE ATTACHED AND THE APPLICATION MEETS CHAPTER 42 REQUIREMENTS.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
GOOD AFTERNOON, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
UM, I AM A NEIGHBORING RESIDENT OF, I'M SORRY, COULD YOU STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD? SURE.
MY NAME IS GABRIEL OLSON AND I'M A RESIDENT ON BANKS STREET.
AND I'M ALSO WITH A GROUP OF OTHER RESIDENTS, ABOUT FIVE OF US, UH, THAT ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT.
UM, I SUBMITTED COMMENTS, UH, WITH, WITH A LIST OF, UM, SPECIFIC CONCERNS, BUT I'LL JUST HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE GIVEN THE TIME RESTRICTION.
UM, AND, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THESE ARE REQUESTS FOR CLARIFICATION OR POSSIBLY CONSIDERATION OF DELAY UNTIL WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION.
UM, THE SITE APPEARS TO BE A FORMER RAILROAD DEPOT THAT COULD POTENTIALLY PRESENT ENVIRONMENTAL SITE HAZARDS IN THE SOIL.
AND IT'S NOT CLEAR WHETHER OR NOT THAT WILL BE ADDRESSED OR HOW THAT WILL BE ADDRESSED AND THE RISKS THAT POSES TO ADJACENT, UH, RESIDENTS AND, YOU KNOW, THOSE, THOSE TYPES OF CONCERNS.
UM, THE SEPARATION THAT IS APPEARS TO BE PROPOSED FOR EACH OF THE LOTS IS EXTREMELY MINIMAL.
UM, IT'S, IT'S DOWN TO I THINK, 36 INCHES FOR EACH OF THE LOTS.
UM, AND, UH, ESSENTIALLY IT CREATES A SERIES OF TOWNHOMES MASQUERADING AS A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS AS PROPOSED, UM, THAT MAY NOT PROVIDE PROPER FIRE PROTECTION AND SEPARATION.
UH, ONE CRITICAL ITEM THAT I THINK IS PROBABLY WORTH NOTING ABOVE ALL, UH, DOES NOT APPEAR TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED SETBACK FOR THE CENTER POINT UTILITY LINES AT THE SOUTH EDGE OF THAT PROPERTY, WHICH I BELIEVE REQUIRES A 10 FOOT, UH, OFFSET.
AND THE WAY THAT I SEE THIS, THIS DIAGRAM AND MY ACTUAL FENCE LINE, THE WIRES ARE RIGHT AT THE EDGE AND THERE IS NO, UM, SPACE ALLOWED FOR THAT.
UM, THAT WOULD BE A SIGNIFICANT CONCERN FOR, FOR THEIR PROJECT.
UM, THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT THE DRIVEWAY LENGTH AND EMERGENCY ACCESS.
I BELIEVE THAT THE LENGTH OF THE STREET ACTUALLY IS, UM, YOU KNOW, POSSIBLY EXCEEDS, UH, STANDARD FIRE HOSE LIMITS, UH, WHICH COULD PRESENT, UM, LIFE SAFETY AND EMERGENCY VEHICLE ACCESS HAZARDS.
UM, THERE'S TRAFFIC CONFLICTS AND A NUMBER OF OTHER THINGS.
UM, UH, ONE IMPORTANT THING IS THE, THE VICINITY MAP, UH, APPEARS TO BE, UM, A POSSIBLE PROCEDURAL DEFECT.
IT IS NOT ACCURATE AND DOES NOT, UH, REPRESENT, UH, ACCURATELY THE OTHER PARCELS IN THESE, IN THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, AND THAT MAY JUST BE WORTH CONSIDERATION.
UH, ONE CONSIDERATION WOULD BE TO, UH, SWAP THE, THE NORTH AND SOUTH ALIGNMENT OF THE PROPOSED ROAD ACCESS.
SO INSTEAD OF HAVING THE ROAD ON THE NORTH SIDE COULD BE PUT AT THE SOUTH SIDE, WHICH WOULD PROVIDE A BUFFER BETWEEN THE PROPOSED STRUCTURES AND THE EXISTING HOMES DIRECTLY TO THE SOUTH.
UM, THE REST OF MY COMMENTS ARE IN THE LETTER.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING IN AND SHARING YOUR COMMENTS TODAY.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ALEJANDRO LEVIN.
I'M ACTUALLY SHARE THE A, A A PROPERTY LINE WITH, UH, MR. OLSON.
UM, I ALSO SENT AN EMAIL, UH, TO THE COMMISSION FOR CONSIDERATIONS WITH SIMILAR POINTS.
AND, UM, I'M NOT SO SURE THAT I HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO WHAT GABRIEL SAID, GABRIEL OLSON.
UM, WE, WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THIS IS GOING TO BE DE DEVELOPED.
WE'RE NOT TRYING TO BE, UH, IN OPPOSITION TO, WE ARE NOT INFORMED EXACTLY AS, UH, HOW THE PROJECT IS INTENDED TO BE.
AND, UM, AND, UH, WE ARE ASKING FOR A VERY CAREFUL CONFIGURATION ON, ON, ON YOUR SIDE.
AND, AND JUST SO YOU ALL KNOW, WE DO GET ALL OF THE COMMENTS IN A PACKET PRIOR TO THE MEETING.
UM, SO I DID READ BOTH OF YOUR COMMENTS AND I'M SURE THAT THE REST OF THE COMMISSION DID AS WELL.
SO THANK YOU FOR COMING IN AND SHARING THAT.
DO I HAVE ANYONE ELSE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM 24? OKAY, HEARING NONE.
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OH, OKAY.AND IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND STATING YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
MY NAME IS GEORGE RODRIGUEZ AND I
MY NAME IS GEORGE RODRIGUEZ AND I TOO, UH, HAVE, I DON'T PERSONALLY OWN IT, BUT A COMPANY THAT I CONTROL DOES OWN A PROPERTY THAT IS, UH, BUFFERING OR RIGHT NEXT TO WHAT WOULD BE PROPOSED AS CURRENTLY, CURRENTLY IS PROPOSED AS THE DRIVEWAY AS I UNDERSTAND IT.
I, UM, ALSO HAVE ALL OF THE CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN MENTIONED AND THAT WERE MENTIONED IN THE, IN THE COMMUNICATIONS TO YOU.
I DID READ THOSE, I CAN'T RECALL IF THIS WAS MENTIONED OR NOT, BUT IT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED.
AND THAT IS THAT THERE'S A FAIR AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC ON HAZARD STREET AS IT IS CURRENTLY.
AND OF COURSE IT'S RIGHT BY THE FREEWAY.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT, SO THERE'S JUST A LOT OF TRAFFIC RIGHT THERE AND RIGHT DOWN THE STREET, I WOULD SAY NOT EVEN TWO BLOCKS.
THERE'S A LITTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
AND CERTAINLY WHEN IT'S TIME TO PICK UP THE KIDS AND TIME TO DROP OFF THE KIDS IN ANY SCHOOL EVENT, THERE IS A LOT OF TRAFFIC AND, AND THERE'S SAFETY CONCERNS IN THAT REGARD.
SO I WOULD ASK YOU TO CONSIDER THAT COMMENT AS WELL.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK? YES, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
I DON'T KNOW WHO RAISED THEIR HAND FIRST, BUT, AND THEN THERE'S ONE.
I AM NICHOLAS COLLINS, A RESIDENT OF BANK STREET AS WELL.
I DO NOT BORDER THE PARTICULAR PROPERTY IN QUESTION, BUT THESE ARE MY NEIGHBORS.
UH, I SUPPORT EVERYTHING THEY'VE SAID SO FAR.
I'D JUST LIKE TO ADD, UH, ANOTHER CONCERN.
THE, UH, IT SOUNDS LIKE TRAFFIC WAS MENTIONED, THE SCHOOL WAS MENTIONED THAT DRIVEWAY ACCESS, I BELIEVE IT'S 42 DASH 180 8, UH, THAT'S BIG ON NOT ALLOWING EXTRA CUTS INTO THOROUGHFARES.
UM, ALSO TRASH THOUGH TRASH PICKUP.
UH, IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFICULT TO MANAGE EIGHT RECYCLE BINS AND EIGHT TRASH CANS RIGHT THERE AT THAT SITE ON HAZARD.
WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON, TRAFFIC IS ALREADY, UH, NEAR IMPOSSIBLE DURING SCHOOL DROP OFF AND PICKUP TIMES AS MENTIONED.
APPRECIATE YOU COMING IN AND I THINK THERE WAS ONE MORE PERSON.
HELLO, MY NAME IS MATTHEW SIGMAN.
I'M THE APPLICANT FOR THIS SUBMISSION.
UH, I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT WHILE WE ORIGINALLY DID SUBMIT WITH A VARIANCE TO HAVE, UH, UH, 234 FOOT LONG DRIVEWAY, THAT VARIANCE HAS BEEN, UH, WITHDRAWN.
AND WE ARE SUBMITTING A PLAT THAT IS TO THE STANDARDS OF CHAPTER 42.
UH, I HEARD THE DIFFERENT CONCERNS ABOUT, UH, TRAFFIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD.
AND, UH, AS FAR AS, UH, SOIL TESTS, THAT'S A GEOTECHNICAL SURVEY THAT'LL BE HANDLED DURING PERMITTING.
AND THEN, UH, THE CONCERNS ABOUT THE DISTANCE BETWEEN, UH, THE HOUSES OR THE, THE DENSITY.
UM, WERE NOT PROPOSING ANYTHING THAT VIOLATES ANY PART OF CHAPTER 42.
AND ALL THE CIVIL PLANS AND ARCHITECTURAL PLANS WILL GO THROUGH CITY OF HOUSTON'S REVIEW PROCESS.
AND I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT THEM WANTING ADDITIONAL VARIANCES WHEN THEY GET TO THAT.
SO I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS BEING DESIGNED PER, PER THE IDM AND PER CHAPTER 42.
THANK YOU FOR THOSE CLARIFICATIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF.
UM, SO, UM, UH, MS. BANDY, GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY UNDERSTANDING OF COURSE IS UM, THAT THIS IS CURRENTLY, UH, MEETS ALL THE ORDINANCES IN, IS WHAT WE CALL THE SHALL APPROVE.
UM, MR. LEVIN OLSON AND MR. RODRIGUEZ, UH, CAME UP AND SPOKE.
WAS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU HEARD THAT WOULD CHANGE, UH, YOUR RECOMMENDATION AT THIS TIME? THERE IS NOTHING THAT, UM, REQUIRES CHANGE IN RECOMMENDATION.
COUPLE OF THINGS WERE BROUGHT UP.
THAT'S, IT IS A MARKUP AND THAT WILL DEFINITELY BE UPDATED.
UH, THERE WAS, UH, A CONCERN BROUGHT UP ABOUT UTILITY EASEMENTS ON THE DRAWING.
THE APPLICANT IS NOT SHOWING ANY UTILITY EASEMENTS, HOWEVER, THAT IS PART OF A REQUIREMENT.
IF THE TITLE REPORT SHOWS ANY UTILITY EASEMENTS, THEY HAVE TO BE IDENTIFIED ON THE PLAT.
SO I DON'T SEE A NEED FOR THE PLAT TO BE DEFERRED.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES, COMMISSIONER MAREZ.
I MEAN, I GUESS MORE OF A COMMENT AND MAYBE A COMMENT FOR THE AUDIENCE.
UM, 'CAUSE STAFF MENTIONED SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BASED ON THE CONDITIONS LISTED ON CPC
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1 0 1.AND JUST SO OTHER PEOPLE KNOW THERE, THERE ARE COMMENTS ON THAT, THAT THE APPLICANT WOULD HAVE TO ADHERE TO AND TAKE INTO ACCOUNT.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, CENTER POINT HAS REVIEWED THIS, THEY'VE GOT SOME COMMENTS BACK.
THE CLEARANCE THAT WAS MENTIONED BY AN AUDIENCE MEMBER IS KIND OF ADDRESSED IN SOME OF THOSE COMMENTS.
SO, UM, JUST JUST KNOW THERE ARE ALREADY CONDITIONS AL ALREADY AT THIS EARLY IN THE PHASE THAT THEY ARE GONNA HAVE TO ACCOUNT FOR.
UM, DOESN'T ADDRESS EVERYTHING.
BUT THERE, THERE'S ACTUALLY QUITE A BIT OF FEEDBACK HERE THAT THEY'LL BE WORKING ON.
COMMISSIONER? UH, THE OVERHEAD UTILITIES COMMENT FROM CENTER POINT, THE APPLICANT WILL HAVE TO WORK HOW THE UTILITIES WILL WORK OUT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT.
AND THAT IS A LITTLE BIT LATER IN THE PROCESS.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT HAS ANY, WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE? HEARING NONE, I'LL CLOSE A PUBLIC HEARING.
WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION GARZA.
MR. BROWN, MAYBE YOU COULD GET WITH A GROUP OF RESIDENTS AND TALK THROUGH SOME OF THE PERMITTING, HOW THAT WORKS.
WHAT'LL BE LOOKED AT, UM, YOU KNOW, THE GEOTECH AND SO ON SO FORTH.
[c. Replats requiring Public Hearings with Notification (Ken Calhoun, Aracely Rodriguez, and Dorianne Powe-Phlegm)]
OKAY.NOW WE'LL MOVE ALONG TO RELAS REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARINGS WITH NOTIFICATION.
UH, I NEED A REC CUE FROM ITEM 76.
AND THAT UNCLE IS HERE, BY THE WAY.
AND I BELIEVE YOU'VE GOT COMMISSIONER NOHO.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
ITEM 76 IS BRIDGELAND CREEK LAND VILLAGE, SECTION 22.
THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HARRIS COUNTY ETJ, SOUTH OF LONG STAR GAZING TRAIL.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO CREATE 80 LOTS AND FIVE 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.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
MADAM CHAIR PLEADS THE COMMISSION.
YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN FOR ITEM 76.
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.
I DO HAVE A SPEAKER, BUT IS THE APPLICANT THANK GOD.
MS. HARRIS, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO ADD? NO, I'M GOOD.
SHOULD I GO AHEAD? YES, PLEASE.
ITEM 77 ISCA PARK TWO B PLA NUMBER ONE.
THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE CITY LIMIT SOUTH OF E LITTLE GEORGE ROAD AND WEST OF AIRLINE DRIVE.
THE PURPOSE OF THE WE PLOT IS TO CREATE ONE WEAK RECREATIONAL RESERVE.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THREE VARIANCES TO ADDRESS SECTION 1 93 BY WE PLOTTING ONE SINGLE FAMILY LOT INTO A WEAK RECREATIONAL RESERVE AND TO ALLOW THE RESERVE TO BE LESS THAN 5,000 SQUARE FEET AND TO HAVE FRONTAGE LESS THAN 50 FEET.
AT THIS TIME, THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED TO DEFER THE PLOT TO ALLOW MORE TIME TO REVIEW THE SITE PLAN FOR COMPLIANCE.
SO THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT AND STAFF DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT.
IN EVENT SO STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER THE PLA PER THE APPLICANT REQUEST.
MADAM CHAIR IS TO APPRECIATE THE COMMISSION.
YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 77 IS OPEN.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO HEARING NONE? I'LL CLOSE THE, I'LL CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION OF DEFERRAL MOTION.
ITEM 78, HADIK PLACE THE SITE LOCATED IN THE CITY LIMIT SOUTH OF PARKER ROAD AND EAST OF WAYSIDE DRIVE.
THE PURPOSE OF THE WE PLOT IS TO GRADE THREE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LODGE.
NO VARIANCES ARE BEING REQUESTED FOR THIS ITEM AND THE APPLICANT HAS FAILED TO MEET ALL THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO DISAPPROVE THE PLA MADAM CHAIR TO APPRECIATE THE COMMISSION.
YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 78 IS OPEN.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
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THAT WISHES TO? NO.UM, WE'RE JUST BARELY MEETING QUORUM, SO EVERYONE STAY SEATED.
IF I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK, I WILL, UM, CLOSE A PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
MOTION BALLARD SECOND MATTERS.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
MY NAME IS DORIAN PAUL PHLEGM.
ITEM 79 IS PECAN VILLAS PARTIAL REPL NUMBER ONE.
THE SITE IS IN HOUSTON, CORPORATE LIMITS SOUTH ALONG PECAN VILLAS DRIVE WEST OF GUNLOCK DRIVE SOUTH OF BELFORT AVENUE.
THE REASON FOR RELA IS TO CREATE TWO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS.
THERE ARE NO VARIANCE REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM.
LEGAL REVIEW INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED.
SEPARATELY, THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT PER THE CBC 1 0 1 FORM.
STAFF HAVE RECEIVED ONE COMMENT IN ADVANCE CONCERNING THE DEED RESTRICTIONS.
HOWEVER, LEGAL HAS CONFIRMED THAT THIS PLAT DOES NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY.
MADAM CHAIR, PLEASE THE COMMISSION.
YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 79 IS OPEN.
I DO HAVE A SPEAKER, UH, WILL BURN EANS.
AND, AND IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND STATING YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD FOR ME.
MY NAME IS WILBUR ES AND I'M JUST GONNA READ FROM MY COMMENTS THAT I SUBMITTED.
I AM WILBUR SA 33 YEAR RESIDENT OF 77 30 PECAN VILLAS.
I AM AGAINST THIS PECAN V PARTIAL REPL NUMBER ONE ADDRESS 78 38 PECAN V DRIVE.
I BELIEVE THIS PARTIAL REPL IS BEING USED TO CIRCUMVENT OUR VALID RECORDED DEED RESTRICTIONS, WHICH STATES ONLY ONE MAIN BUILDING SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED ON EACH ONE OF SAID LOTS.
AND SAME SHALL BE USED FOR RESIDENCE PURPOSES ONLY AND SHALL NOT BE A DUPLEX APARTMENT, HOUSE, TOURIST COURT, GARAGE, APARTMENT, OR ANY OTHER MANNER OF STRUCTURE OTHER THAN A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE.
TO SUPPORT MY BELIEF ON APRIL THE 21ST, 23, THE CITY OF HOUSTON LEGAL DEPARTMENT HAD TO STOP CONSTRUCTION OF A DUPLEX AT 78 38 PECAN VILLAGES, WHICH VIOLATED OUR DEED RESTRICTIONS.
THIS REPL WILL REMOVE OUR TOOL TO ENFORCE OUR DEED RESTRICTIONS OF ONE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE PER LOT.
TWO LOTS EQUAL TO RESIDENCIES.
PLEASE DO NOT APPROVE THIS REPL ATTACHED IS A COPY OF MY DEED RESTRICTIONS.
UM, MS. KIM ON BEHALF OF LEGAL, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS AS TO WHY THIS DOESN'T MEET RESTRICTIONS? I KNOW THAT QUESTION WAS COMING.
UM, OUR REVIEW OF THE RESTRICTIONS, UM, I BELIEVE IT'S THE SAME SET THAT WE REVIEWED THAT YOU SUBMITTED, SIR.
UM, IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY PROHIBITION AGAINST, UH, SUBDIVISION OF THE LOTS.
AH, WHICH IS WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED HERE.
UM, I DID HAVE A QUESTION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE, UM, SUBDIVISION EVER APPLIED FOR MINIMUM LOT SIZE APPLICATION, WHICH WOULD IMPACT AND AFFECT THIS APPLICATION DIFFERENTLY.
SO DID YOU UNDERSTAND THE FINDING IS THERE'S NOT A REGULATION IN YOUR DEED DEED RESTRICTIONS THAT SAYS YOU CAN'T SUBDIVIDE THE LOT.
BUT ONCE IT'S SUBDIVIDED, IT'S GONNA BE TWO HOUSES, CORRECT? CORRECT.
WHAT YOU NEED IS SPECIAL MINIMUM LOT.
WILL YOU PUT YOUR MIC ON COMMISSIONER BALDWIN? YEAH.
YOU UNDERSTAND? SO YOU DON'T HAVE A MINIMUM LOT SIZE IN YOUR RESTRICTIONS? I DON'T THINK SO.
SO IF YOU COULD, YOU KNOW, MAYBE VISIT WITH THE STAFF ABOUT SPECIAL MINIMUM, LOT SIZE WOULD BE A PROTECTION THAT IS AVAILABLE TO YOU TO MM-HMM
TO MAKE AN APPLICATION AND THEN THAT WOULD PRESERVE WHAT FOR THE PREVAILING LOT SIZE IS MM-HMM
AND THAT STREET OR BLOCK FACE OR OR NEIGHBORHOOD, HOWEVER MANY SIGNATURES YOU COULD GET IN SUPPORT.
SO THAT WOULD NOT HELP YOU WITH TODAY'S APPLICATION.
BUT IT WOULD HELP YOU WITH ANYTHING IN THE FUTURE.
UM, YOU COULD PROTECT YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD OR BLOCK FACES AND WHOEVER YOU CAN GET, YOU KNOW, TO WORK WITH YOU.
AND IF YOU GET TO 10%, THEN THE CITY KIND OF TAKES OVER AND THE RULE GOES INTO EFFECT UNTIL IT PLAYS OUT.
SO WHEN THESE SUBDIVISIONS START, THERE'S OFTEN MORE SUBDIVISIONS THAT HAPPEN RIGHT AFTER THAT.
SO THE SOONER ONE COULD MAKE APPLICATION
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TO PRESERVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD THE BETTER.AND IF I MAY, YES, COMMISSIONER GARZA, THE GOOD NEWS IS ORDINANCE HAS CHANGED OVER TIME.
WHICH MEANS YOU DON'T HAVE TO, YOU AND YOUR VOLUNTEERS DON'T HAVE TO GATHER ALL THE HOUSES OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
YOU CAN LITERALLY DO IT A BLOCK FACE AT A TIME.
SO AGAIN, BUT TO COMMISSIONER BALDWIN'S POINT AND TO THE CHAIRS, ONCE YOU FILE MM-HMM
EVERYTHING HAS TO, NOT TO SAY EVERYTHING STOPS, BUT NOW THAT'S IN THE FILE.
ANYONE WHO'S COMING IN NEW WANTS TO DO ANYTHING ELSE HAS TO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.
SO YOU CAN DO IT, YOU CAN DO IT QUICKLY AND YOU CAN DO IT PIECE BY PIECE.
'CAUSE IT IS A TOTAL VOLUNTEER NEIGHBORHOOD SORT OF THING.
BUT AS COMMISSIONER SAYS, THE, THE CITY WILL STEP IN AND HELP YOU.
SO PLEASE SPEAK WITH MS. FLM WHEN SHE'S DONE WITH THE PRESENTATION.
AND SHE CAN HELP YOU OUT WITH THAT.
I HAVE NO ONE ELSE SIGNED TO SPEAK ON ITEM 79.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO OKAY.
HEARING NONE? I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF.
ITEM 80 IS RESERVES AT PARK PLACE THE SIZE OF HOUSTON CORPORATE LIMITS BOUNDED BY INTERSTATE 45 PARK PLACE, BOULEVARD, GULF STREET, KINGSLEY STREET AND BROADWAY STREET.
THE REASON FOR REPLY IS TO CREATE TWO UNRESTRICTED RESERVES.
THERE ARE NO VARIANCE REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM.
THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
THE PLAT WAS DEFERRED AT THE LAST PLANNING COMMISSION.
THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED THAT THIS ITEM BE DEFERRED.
AGAIN, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO DEFER THE PLAT PER THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST.
STAFF HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY OF THE, ANY COMMENTS IN ADVANCE.
MADAM CHAIR, PLEASE THE COMMISSION.
YOU MAY CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
I DO HAVE SEVERAL SPEAKERS SIGNED UP.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS DEBORAH KETNER.
I'M HERE TO, UM, TO OPPOSE A PLAN FOR ANY GAS STATION THERE ALONG THE TRAFFIC CIRCLE NEAR WHAT OUR BEAUTIFUL, WHAT WE CONSIDER OUR TOWN SQUARE.
THAT AREA WHERE THE, IT'S THE REGIONAL LIBRARY.
THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, OUR WONDERFUL, UH, TAQUERIA DEL SOUL, ST.
CHRISTOPHER'S, UH, CATHOLIC CHURCH AND CHARLTON PARK.
WE, WE DO NOT WANT TO SEE A GAS STATION THERE.
UM, WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE BUILDING, UM, PRESERVED.
SO WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER NOT ALLOWING ANYTHING LIKE A GAS STATION TO BE ABLE TO BE PUT IN THAT PLACE.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JILL BERRY.
I'M THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF HOUSTON BOTANIC GARDEN.
AND AS AN ANCHOR IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND CURRENTLY ATTRACTING 150,000 VISITORS A YEAR AND PROJECTING TO BE OVER HALF A MILLION AS WE GET ESTABLISHED.
THE ROUNDABOUT IS A CHALLENGE ON ANY DAY.
UM, ADDING DUPLICATE SERVICES SUCH AS A GAS STATION OR CONVENIENCE STORES WILL FURTHER COMPLICATE THIS DANGEROUS INTERSECTION AS THE GARDEN.
WE ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT WOULD LIKE THOUGHTFUL AND ADDITIVE AMENITIES.
THANK YOU FOR COMING IN TODAY.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MARIA GOMEZ.
I AM AGAINST THE GAS STATION TO BE BUILT ON PARK PLACE BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC CONGESTION.
IT'S ALREADY BAD AS IT IS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE FREEWAY IS CLOSED FOR MAINTENANCE OR, UH, UH, ACCIDENT.
EVERYBODY GOES THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THEY EXIT THE FREEWAY, THEY GO THROUGH RIVER DRIVE, THROUGH, UH, MERIDIAN STREET, WHICH I LIVE OFF OF MERIDIAN IN OGDEN.
IT'S A NIGHTMARE GETTING OUT OF THERE.
THE LINE IS SO LONG, LIKE FOUR BLOCKS LONG ON MERIDIAN.
THEY'RE TRYING TO CROSS PARK PLACE AND THEY CAN'T BECAUSE THERE'S TRAFFIC COMING FROM ALL DIRECTIONS AND THEY TRY TO CROSS BROADWAY.
ALSO, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY.
THERE'S A ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THERE'S A, THE LIBRARY, UH, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
I'M AFRAID THAT IT'LL BRING CRIME TO THE AREA AND HOMELESS PEOPLE.
THERE'S A GAS STATION ON THE CORNER OF, UH, RIVER DRIVE AND THE FEEDER ROAD AT 45.
THEY'VE BEEN BROKEN AND SO MANY TIMES THEY GO TO THE BACK AND CUT OUT THE WALL.
THERE'S ALREADY GAS STATIONS ON, UM, PARK PLACE, THEN PARK PLACE AT LEY.
THERE'S TWO OTHER GAS STATIONS BEING BUILT ON BELFORT
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AND BROADWAY.WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE GAS STATIONS IN THE AREA.
WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING IN TODAY.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JOHN SULLIVAN.
YOU WERE PUT IN THE WRONG PLACE.
AND THE LAST SPEAKER I HAVE IS REBECCA SALANS.
MY NAME IS REBECCA SELLS AND I LIVE AT, UH, 81 81 RIVER DRIVE.
I'VE BEEN A, A PROUD RESIDENT OF PARK PLACE FOR, EXCUSE ME, FOR OVER 50 YEARS.
I'M HERE TODAY TO URGE YOU TO DENY THE THE PLAN APPLICATION FOR THE RESERVE AT PARK PLACE AT 38 27 BROADWAY STREET.
EXCUSE ME, I'VE GOT A, I'M, YES, I'M SORRY.
IN MY HALF CENTURY OF LIVING IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, I'VE WATCHED ITS INFRASTRUCTURE EVOLVE AND I UNDERSTAND EXACTLY HOW IT HANDLES SEVERE WEATHER AND TRAFFIC.
I KNOW THIS BODY DOES NOT ENGINEER, UH, DRAINAGE, BUT HOWEVER, UNDER CHAPTER 42, YOU'RE LEGALLY TASKED WITH ENSURING THAT A PLATT'S PHYSICAL LAYOUT DOES NOT CREATE AN IMMEDIATE HAZARD TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND TRAFFIC FLOW.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHY THIS LAYOUT MUST BE REJECTED.
THE DEVELOPER WANTS TO TAKE A 3.2 ACRE HISTORIC PROPERTY, EXCUSE ME, THAT CURRENTLY FEATURES, UH, SUBSTANTIAL ABSORBENT GREEN LAWN SPACE AND STRIP AWAY FROM ITS PERMEABLE SURFACE.
UM, THEY INTEND TO WRAP NEARLY THE ENTIRE THREE ACRES IN A MASSIVE IMPERMEABLE CONCRETE SLAB FOR A GAS STATION.
UH, BY COMPLETELY ELIMINATING THIS NATURAL DRAINAGE SPONGE.
THE PHYSICAL DESIGN OF THIS PLAT WILL FORCE THOUSANDS OF GALLONS OF UNABSORBED STORM WATER, EXCUSE ME, UH, RUNOFF TO SHEET AND INSTANTLY OFF THE LOT THAT WATER WILL PULL HEAVILY RIGHT AT THE THROAT OF THE, UM, BROADWAY TRAFFIC CIRCLE, ALSO KNOWN AS SUICIDE CIRCLE.
AS A 50 YEAR, EXCUSE ME, RESIDENT.
I CAN TELL YOU FIRSTHAND THAT THE TRAFFIC CIRCLE IS, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND WRAP UP THAT.
THE TRAFFIC CIRCLE IS ALREADY ONE OF THE MOST CHAOTIC HAZARDOUS BOTTLENECKS IN HOUSTON, FORCING DAILY COMMUTERS, BUSES, PEDESTRIANS, AND FAMILIES TO NAVIGATE BLINDING, UH, FUEL SLICKED STREET FLOODING RIGHT AT THE ENTRANCE OF AN ALREADY DANGEROUS CIRCLE IS A MAJOR TRAFFIC SAFETY FAILURE.
TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, THIS LAYOUT INTRODUCES HIGH VOLUME COMMERCIAL DRIVEWAYS RIGHT INTO THAT EXACT BOTTLENECK.
LESS THAN 300 FEET AWAY FROM OUR PUBLIC LIBRARY SCHOOL WALKS, CHARLESTON PARK, OTHER CHURCHES, OUR BELOVED TACO REAL DEAL SOUL.
WE DO NOT NEED A REDUNDANT GAS STATION, EXCUSE ME, THAT INTRODUCES SEVERE TRAFFIC CONFLICT POINTS AND SEVERE STREET FLOODING TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
PLEASE PROTECT THE SAFETY OF OUR STREETS.
HONOR THE ONGOING LEGAL DEED RESTRICTION REVIEW AND VOTE NO ON THIS APPLICATION.
I HAVE NO ONE ELSE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WISHES TO PLEASE COME FORWARD? GOOD AFTERNOON.
IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND STATING YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
YES, MY NAME IS ELAINE RODRIGUEZ.
AS A PARK PLACE RESIDENT, I HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS REGARDING THIS PLAN, BOTH FROM A TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND HAZARD PERSPECTIVE, AS WELL AS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR US, ESPECIALLY OUR CHILDREN.
THAT INTERSECTION OF PARK PLACE BROADWAY GULF FREEWAY IS KNOWN AS SUICIDE CIRCLE FOR GOOD REASON.
WE LITERALLY TAKE OUR LIVES IN OUR OWN HANDS TRYING TO NAVIGATE THIS CIRCLE, WHICH IS ALREADY A DANGEROUS INTERSECTION.
ADD THE HAZARD OF CARS WANTING TO TURN INTO THIS GAS STATION ABRUPTLY AS WELL AS THOSE EXITING INTO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC WILL RESULT IN MORE ACCIDENTS AND FURTHER CONGESTION.
AS OTHERS HAVE STATED, THERE IS A CATHOLIC CHURCH AND SCHOOL, PUBLIC SCHOOL AND PUBLIC LIBRARY AND A PARK ALL WITHIN HALF A MILE, AS IS THE CASE WITH GAS STATIONS ALONG THE FEEDER FROM BROADWAY TO THE BELTWAY.
THERE ARE VARIOUS TYPES OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY FROM PROSTITUTION, DRUG DEALING, PEOPLE PASSED OUT FROM INGESTING DRUGS, SLEEPING, URINATING
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AND DEFECATING IN PUBLIC, BEING ACCOST AND IN HARASSED BY THE HOMELESS THEFTS AND ASSAULTS.AND EVEN THE MURDER OF A TACO TRUCK OWNER PARKED AT THE CHEVRON GAS STATION LOCATED A COUPLE EXITS DOWN AT 85 24 GULF FREEWAY AT THE MONROE EXIT.
IT WON'T BE A PLEASANT SITE TO THOSE THAT ARRIVE AND DEPART HOBBY AIRPORT AND THOSE VISITING OUR BEAUTIFUL HOUSTON BOTANIC GARDEN, WHICH IS A THREE MINUTE DRIVE FROM THIS PROPOSED GAS STATION.
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE DO NOT WANT THIS ADDITIONAL CRIMINAL ACTIVITY IN OUR ALREADY UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOOD, SO CLOSE TO WHERE OUR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN WORSHIP AND LEARN.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? YES, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
I'M ALSO A RESIDENT OF THE PARK PLACE AREA.
UM, AND UM, I AM OPPOSED TO THE GAS STATION, UH, WITH RETAIL SPACE.
UH, THE AREA THAT, UM, FOR THE PROPOSED GAS STATION, I THINK IT WOULD, WE HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT COME IN FROM HOBBY AIRPORT AND IT'S A SHAME THAT IF THERE WOULD BE A GAS STATION THERE, I THINK IT SHOULD BE MORE OF A WELCOMING AREA WHERE PEOPLE WILL REALIZE, YOU KNOW, HEY, THIS IS HOUSTON, OR YOU KNOW, THERE'S THAT
THERE'S A BOT GARDEN AND IF ANY OF Y'ALL HAVE NEVER BEEN, Y'ALL SHOULD DEFINITELY GO.
YOU WON'T EVEN KNOW THAT YOU'RE IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON.
SO IT'S JUST AN AREA THAT I THINK WOULD BE A SHAME IF IT BECOMES A GAS STATION.
IT SHOULD ACTUALLY BE MORE OF A WELCOMING STATION WHERE PEOPLE CAN SEE, AH, THIS IS HOUSTON, LET ME TRY TO EAT HERE.
LET ME GO TO THE BAT GARDEN, LET ME GO TO CHARLTON PARK.
AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, A PLACE WHERE, YOU KNOW, KIDS CAN FEEL SAFE.
DON'T, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BRUSH OR FEEL LIKE YOU'RE GONNA GET RUN OVER OR IT, IT SHOULD JUST, I'M OPPOSED TO IT.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? YES, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
I AM ALSO A PARK PLACE RESIDENT.
I'D JUST LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT.
THIS WILL BE THE SECOND DELAY.
UM, WHAT IS, WHAT IS THE TIMELINE FOR THE DELAY? IS THAT IT'S TWO WEEKS.
AND WHAT IS THE REASON FOR THE DELAY? IT WAS A, THE APPLICANT REQUESTED THE DELAY.
WELL, UM, I'M ALSO OPPOSED FOR THE GAS STATION, BUT, UM, LIKE SOME OF THE, I JUST WANNA MAKE A COMMENT THAT WE DO HAVE 11 RESIDENTS HERE TODAY, MAYBE 12 THAT I COUNT HERE PERSONALLY.
SO THIS IS A REAL BIG ISSUE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, COME ON, WE HAVE THE HOUSTON BATAN GARDEN.
THERE IT IS THE GATEWAY AND YOU HAVE HOBBY AND AIRPORTS.
WHEN PEOPLE COME FROM ALL OVER UNITED STATES OR INTERNATIONAL, THEY COME INTO HOUSTON.
THE LAST THING YOU WANNA SEE IS A GAS STATION.
SO THAT, THAT IS OUR IN, THAT'S THE ENTRY PORT FOR THE CITY OF HOUSTON.
YOU HAVE BUSH AND YOU HAVE HOBBY.
SO WE SHOULD HAVE A REALLY NICE ENTRANCE FOR OUR GUESTS THAT COME TO HOUSTON.
THANK YOU FOR COMING IN, SHARING YOUR COMMENTS.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK WHEN YOU GUYS COME BACK IN TWO WEEKS, WOULD YOU MIND PLEASE SIGNING UP AND HANDING YOUR SIGN IN SHEETS TO THE STAFF JUST HELPS KEEP US ORGANIZED, UM, WITH NO OTHER SPEAKERS.
I WILL CLO OR CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION OF DEFERRAL.
I'M LIKE, WHO DID I HEAR FIRST? ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO ITEM 81.
WAS THERE ANY UPDATE ON THE LEGAL REVIEW OF ANY POTENTIAL DEED RESTRICTIONS OR NOT REALLY? IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IT'S, UH, RESTRICTED TO RESIDENTIAL USE, BUT WE'RE LOOKING INTO THE QUESTION OF THEN HOW THIS CHURCH CAME TO BE.
THAT, THAT'S REALLY THE QUESTION? YES, POSSIBLY YES.
OKAY, MOVING ON TO 81 ITEM 81 RIVER WEAVE.
THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE CITY LIMIT EAST OF JAIL STREET AND NORTH OF CROSS TIMBER STREET.
THE PURPOSE OF THE WEAVE FLAT IS TO CREATE ONE UNRESTRICTED RESERVE INTENDED FOR OFFICE DEVELOPMENT WITH AN APARTMENT AND ONE RESERVE RESTRICTED TO DRAINING DETENTION AND OPEN SPACE.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THREE VARIANCES TO TERMINATE A POINT DRIVE WITH AN ALTERNATIVE TURNAROUND INSTEAD OF EXTENDING THE
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STREET OR PROVIDING A 60 FOOT CUL-DE-SAC TO ALLOW THE RESERVE TO FUND AND TAKE ASSETS FROM ARROW POINT VIA THE TURNAROUND.AND THIRD, TO ADDRESS SECTION 180 3 BY CHANGING A COMMON AREA RESERVE INTO TWO OTHERS RESERVES STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST.
THE SITE IS THE V PLOT OF RESERVE.
F RESTRICTED THE COMMON AREA WITHIN WHITNEY PLATE WEST SUBDIVISION AND RECORDED IN 1991, THE RESERVE IF NOT LONGER, UNDER THE HOA OWNERSHIP AND WAS SOLD TO THE CURRENT PROPERTY OWNER DUE TO DELINQUENT TAXES.
THE DEVELOPER PROPOSES TO ESTABLISH TWO RESERVE, ONE UNRESTRICTED RESERVE FOR OFFICE USE WITH AN APARTMENT FOR PRIVATE USE AND ONE RESERVE RESTRICTED TO DRAINING DETENTION AND OPEN SPACE.
ABOUT HALF OF THE PROPERTY WILL REMAIN AS OPEN SPACE.
THE APPLICANT HAS ALSO OFFERED TO PROVIDE A 10 FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFER ADJACENT TO THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOT TO PROVIDE PRIVACY TO THE NEIGHBORS DURING THE DEFERRAL PERIOD.
THE APPLICANT REVIVED THE SITE PLAN TO ADD AN ALTERNATIVE TURNAROUND WITHIN THE SITE.
AIRPLANE DRIVE IS A PLOTTED 60 FOOT PUBLISHED STREET AND IS THE ONLY POINT OF ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY.
THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE REVIEWED THIS PROPOSED TURNAROUND AND HAS NO OBJECTION.
THIS DESIGN WOULD MEET THE IDM REQUIREMENT, IT WOULD PROVIDE ADEQUATE VEHICLE ASSETS AND MANEUVER.
HARRIS COUNTY PREVIOUSLY FORECLOSED ON REFERRED, UH, DUE TO QUENT TAXES AND THE APPLICANT PURCHASED THIS PROPERTY AT A PUBLIC AUCTION.
OVERALL, THIS PROPOSAL IS A LOW DENSITY DEVELOPMENT.
WE HAVE TO DECIDE AS REMAINING AT OPEN SPACE.
THE APPROVAL OF THE VARIANT IS CONTAINED UPON THE SITE PLAN PROVIDED AND ANY FUTURE MODIFICATION TO THE PROPOSED YOUTH WILL REQUIRE RECONFIGURATION FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEW.
MY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THE PLOT WILL NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTION ON THE FACE WITH THE PLAT, ALTHOUGH FILED SEPARATELY, THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT AND THAT RECEIVED FEW PUBLIC COMMENTS FEW CYCLE AGO, I MEAN THE LAST CYCLE EXPRESSING CONCERN RELATED TO SAFETY, TRAFFIC FLOODING AND, AND THE PROPOSED VIEW.
SO THAT RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCES AND APPROVE THE PLA SUBSTITUTE THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITION.
MADAM CHAIR IS TO PLEASE TO THE COMMISSION.
YOU MAY CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 81 IS CONTINUED.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS MAGGIE PORT.
I'M THE LANDOWNER AND I'M JUST HERE IN SUPPORT.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MATTHEW SIGMAN.
I'M THE APPLICANT FOR THIS APPLICATION.
UM, UH, YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO, UM, REITERATE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING A BUFFER TO THE RESIDENTIAL, UM, UH, THE FOUR HOUSES THAT WE BACK UP TO, TO THE SOUTH THERE.
AND, UH, IT'S GONNA REMAIN OPEN SPACE AND LANDSCAPING AREA.
UH, I HAVE AN AGREEMENT THE, THE PEOPLE TO THE SOUTH OF US, UH, HAVE KIND OF ENCROACHED INTO OUR PROPERTY WITH BACK PORCHES.
AND SO THAT'S ANOTHER REASON THAT WE'RE, THAT WE'RE NOT DEVELOPING OR LEAVING THAT AS OPEN SPACE IS 'CAUSE I DON'T WANT TO GO TEAR THEIR PORCHES OUT AND DEAL WITH ALL THAT.
SO, UH, WE'VE MADE AN AGREEMENT WITH THEM THAT THEY WILL ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT'S NOT THEIR PROPERTY AND I WON'T MAKE THEM MOVE THEIR FENCES AND PORCHES AND, UH, YEAH, THAT'S REALLY ABOUT IT.
UM, I'M JUST CURIOUS, LIKE NO INTENTION OF PUT ANY KIND OF GATE OR ANYTHING THERE AT THAT ENTRY? UM, AT THE ENTRY, YES.
I WOULD LIKE TO PUT A GATE AT THE ENTRY, BUT, UH, WE'RE DEDICATING THAT BLUE TURNAROUND AREA TO THE PUBLIC, SO THE GATE WOULD BE TO THE WEST.
ON THE OUTSIDE SO ANYBODY COULD COME DOWN AND TURN AROUND AND GET THAT UP.
THAT'S KIND OF WHAT MY QUESTION WAS.
UH, ONE, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT BUFFER SPACE SURE.
BUT MY OTHER CONCERN IS BEFORE I HAD THAT INFORMATION IS, UH, HAS FENCING, IS FENCING UP, HAS FENCING BEEN TORN DOWN? IS THERE GONNA BE TEMPORARY FENCING? WHAT'S YOUR PLAN FROM
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FENCING WISE TO SEPARATE YOUR PROPERTY FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD? UM, ARE WE TALKING ABOUT JUST THAT, THAT SOUTHERN SIDE WHERE THE NEIGHBORHOOD, SO RIGHT NOW THERE IS NO FENCING.UH, YOU CAN WALK FROM CHRIS AND ANGELA'S LOTS, UH, RIGHT INTO OUR PROPERTY.
UM, ONCE WE, UH, GET OUR PERMITS ISSUED, WE'LL PUT UP TEMPORARY FENCING OKAY.
UH, IN AS THE CITY LIKE US TO DO.
AND THEN, UH, WE DO WANT TO PUT A PERMANENT FENCE THERE AFTER CONSTRUCTION.
AND, UH, THERE'S SOME MORE TREES THAT NEED TO BE REMOVED DOWN THERE THAT APPARENTLY FELL ON ONE OF THE PEOPLE'S HOUSES.
UH, BUT ONCE ALL THAT'S CLEARED UP AND EVERYTHING'S GOOD TO GO, WE'RE GONNA PUT A PERMANENT FENCE ALONG THE SOUTH, BUT 10 FEET INTO OUR PROPERTY TO ALLOW THEM TO KEEP THE AREA THAT THEY'VE BEEN USING.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JOHN GIBBS.
HOW ARE YOU? UM, THAT SOUND LIKE A VERY GOOD PRESENTATION, BUT AS OF TODAY, THEY HAVE NOT SUBMITTED ANY, UH, PERMITS.
UM, I, I JUST LEFT OVER THERE TODAY.
MY NUMBER WAS 8 0 2 8 0 1 AND THEY, THEY SUBMITTED DR.
STORM DRAINS, PLUMBING, UTILITIES, TRAFFIC, ALL BEEN DENIED AS OF EIGHT TO 20 20, 26.
HERE WE ARE OCTOBER THE FIRST AND THEY LEFT A GAPING HOLD ON THE BACK FENCE.
UH, MR. BROWN CAME OUT, ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE OF US.
WE RODE THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND WHAT YOU HEAR, JUST NOT WHAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE.
UH, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE TO THE GEORGE DEION, HIS FAMILY, I THINK THEY SUBMITTED PAPERWORK BACK IN JULY, PUT PICTURES AND EVERYTHING TO EVERYBODY HERE.
AND THIS IS NOT WHAT'S BEING DONE.
SO THE, THE PUBLIC WORKS AND THE, THEY HAVE NOT GET ANY PERMITS.
WHAT THEY DID OUT THERE, THEY TORE DOWN A FENCE, LEFT THE FENCE OPEN, AND THIS IS WHAT OUR, THIS IS WHAT I'M SAYING, THEY'RE NOT GOOD NEIGHBORS NOW, NOW THEY WENT OUT THERE AND CUT DOWN TREES, NO THINGS THAT THEY'VE DONE PUT DIRT IN THE, IN THE, IN THE, IN THE FIELD WITH NO PERMITS.
SO THEY'VE ALREADY IN VIOLATION OF ORDINANCES AND YET INSTEAD ANSWER YOU FOR A REPLANT TO SAY THEY'RE GOOD NEIGHBORS.
I ASK THAT YOU DISAPPROVE THIS.
WE, WE WENT THROUGH THIS FOUR OR FIVE YEARS AGO.
AND, UH, WE DON'T WANT THIS PROBLEM IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
40, 42 HOUSES ON, ON THE CUL-DE-SAC.
THIS IS GONNA CHANGE THE WHOLE CULTURE OF WHO WE ARE.
AND WE'VE BEEN THERE FOR YEARS.
DO I HAVE ANYONE ELSE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? OKAY.
MADAM CHAIR, MAY I ASK THAT MR. BROWN, UM, COME FORWARD AND KIND OF SINCE HE WAS ON PROPERTY, MAYBE GIVE US A WALKTHROUGH OF WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE PROPERTY? THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS.
I HAVE MADE SEVERAL SITE VISITS TO THIS PROPERTY, UH, TO THE NEIGHBOR'S REQUEST OVER THE LAST WEEK.
MET WITH THE NEIGHBORS, DROVE THE ENTIRE PROPERTY AND THEN I WENT OUT LATER JUST TO REALLY KIND OF BUSH WHACK AND COVER THE ENTIRE PROPERTY.
AND I DID CHECK ON OUR SYSTEM AT PUBLIC WORKS AT THE PERMITTING CENTER.
THERE HAVE BEEN NO PERMITS ISSUED.
PERMITS HAVE BEEN, YOU KNOW, THE PROJECT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED, BUT NO PERMITS ISSUED AND MY VISITS OUT THERE, FENCES WERE DOWN.
BASICALLY THE LOT HAD BEEN CLEAR CUT WITHOUT CONSENT FROM FORESTRY.
UM, THE, BASICALLY A LOT OF ILLEGAL DUMPING BOATS, UH, PILES OF SPOILS AND CONCRETE AND PIPE THERE BETWEEN HOUSES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THE AIR POINT ROAD IS.
UM, MANY, MANY, MANY THINGS WERE WRONG, ESPECIALLY TO NOT BE PERMITTED AND DO THIS TYPE OF WORK AHEAD OF TIME.
SO I HAVE CONTACTED CODE ENFORCEMENT AND I GUESS WE'LL JUST WAIT ON CODE ENFORCEMENT AND PERMITTING TO VET OUT THE PERMITTING PROCESS.
DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WANNA COVER? THANK YOU.
I HAVE NO ONE ELSE SIGNED TO SPEAK, SO I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE I SAY THE RIGHT THING.
I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
THERE'S A RECOMMENDATION TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLAT.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MADAM CHAIR? YES.
IF MAY MR. GARZA, I'M HAPPY TO MAKE THE MOTION, BUT YOU KNOW, MY QUESTION IS UNDERSTANDING THAT PERMITS HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED, WORK HAS BEGUN, TREATS HAVE BEEN CLEAR CUT.
I PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE GET A TWO WEEK DEFERRAL SINCE THERE'S STILL ONE ALLOWED FOR US.
AND, AND HAVE THE APPLICANT COME BACK AND SHOW US A PLAN FOR REMEDIATION FOR ALL OF THESE THINGS.
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OUTSIDE OUR PURVIEW, BUT THIS IS A VARIANCE REQUEST.SO I WOULD LIKE TO DO, YOU KNOW, HOW I FEEL ABOUT THINGS OUTSIDE OF OUR PURVIEW, BUT IF THAT'S A MOTION, I'LL PUT IT IN FRONT OF THE COMMISSION APPLICANT, UH, POSSIBLE TO RESPOND TO YOUR, WELL THE APPLICANT CAN COME UP FOR, FOR, UH, A REBUTTAL.
SO IT TO, TO REPEAT WHAT I SAID, LET HIM STATE HIS NAME FIRST.
I'M THE APPLICANT FOR RIVERS REEF.
LET LET COMMISSIONER GARZA ASK THE QUESTION.
SO MY QUESTION IS, UH, AGAIN, THERE'S BEEN DISCUSSION ABOUT PERMITS, WORK HAS BEGUN CLEAR CUTTING WITHOUT APPROVAL, DUMPING, SO ON AND SO FORTH.
UM, I THINK THE, UM, THE NEIGHBORHOOD DESERVES TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO TO REMEDIATE THOSE PROBLEMS. AND AGAIN, STAFF HAS RECOMMENDED APPROVAL, BUT BECAUSE YOU'RE ASKING FOR A VARIANCE, THAT GIVES US A LITTLE BIT OF LAY LEEWAY TO COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES.
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS SIR? YES SIR.
SO THE DEVELOPER SUBMITTED PERMITS TO START THE DEVELOPMENT AND THE PERMITS, ALL COMMENTS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED AND PERMITS ARE READY TO BE APPROVED.
THE REASON THAT WE REMOVED TREES WAS BECAUSE TWO OF THE DIFFERENT OWNERS THAT BACK UP TO US SAID THAT THEY HAD HAD LIMBS FROM DEAD TREES FALLING ON THEIR HOUSE.
AND SO WE WENT TO REMOVE THOSE.
WE HAD AN INSPECTOR COME OUT AND SAY, YOU GUYS ARE WELCOME TO REMOVE THE TREES, BUT WHAT IS ALL THIS STUFF OUT THERE? LIKE, LIKE THEY SAID, THERE'S BOATS IN THE PROPERTY.
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DUMPING OUT THERE FOR DECADES.
THIS PROPERTY'S BEEN UNDEVELOPED FOR 24 YEARS.
AND SO THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE'VE PILED UP IN THE MIDDLE SO THAT WE CAN REMOVE THEM AS SOON AS WE'RE GRANTED THE PERMIT TO BE ABLE TO DO SO.
AND THAT PERMIT IS CONTINGENT ON PLAT APPROVAL.
I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU WOULD ALLOW US TO GET THIS PLAT DONE, WE COULD GET EVERYTHING OUT OF THERE AND REMOVE THE REST OF THE DEAD TREES.
'CAUSE THERE'S STILL ANOTHER ONE THAT I WAS MADE AWARE OF LAST WEEK.
ALRIGHT, SO LEMME JUST ASK THIS.
WHAT IS YOUR TIMETABLE FOR DOING THAT? IF THIS GETS APPROVED TODAY FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WHAT IS YOUR TIMETABLE FOR TAKING ACTION ON ALL OF THOSE ITEMS TOMORROW? AND HOW LONG WILL THAT TAKE YOU TO DO? UH, WE'VE ALREADY SUBMITTED ALL OUR PERMITS.
WE'VE ALREADY ADDRESSED ALL COMMENTS.
I'M EXPECTING LESS THAN A WEEK TO GET THE PERMITS ISSUED AND THEN I CAN HAVE MY CONTRACTORS BACK OUT THERE TO REMOVE ALL THE TRASH AND, UH, GET THE REST OF THE TREES DOWN AND THAT KIND OF STUFF.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YOU'RE SMILING.
THE PERMITS WON'T BE THAT SOON.
I MEAN, THAT, THAT'S AN AMBITIOUS TIMETABLE FROM THE PLAING PROCESS TO THE PURPOSE, RIGHT? HONESTLY MM-HMM
IT'D PROBABLY BE IN A MATTER OF A COUPLE OF WEEKS IF EVERYTHING'S SUBMITTED, BUT YEAH.
AS, AS FAST AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE IS HOW FAST WE WOULD LIKE TO GO.
I'M SORRY, YOU'VE ALREADY SPOKEN SO YOU CAN'T SPEAK AGAIN.
I JUST, I JUST WANNA REITERATE, THERE ARE NO PERMITS, NO PERMITS HAVE BEEN APPROVED.
I HEAR HIM SAYING PERMITS AND THERE ARE NO PERMITS.
NO, I THINK WHAT HE SAID WAS IT'S BEEN APPLIED FOR AND COMMENTS CAME BACK AND THEY RESPONDED TO COMMENTS.
HE DIDN'T SAY HE HAD A PERMIT THOUGH.
AND I WANT TO BE CAREFUL THAT THIS ISN'T PERMISSION TO CONTINUE WORK, WHETHER IT COMES CLEARING TREES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
I MEAN THERE ARE, I'M I'M JUST, I HAVE ONE QUESTION AND IT'S ABOUT SURE.
THE PILES OF SPOILS, THE CONCRETE AND SPOILS THAT WERE DUMPED BETWEEN THE TWO HOUSES, ABOUT SIX FOOT HIGH ON ARROW POINT.
IT'S A, IT'S A LONG PILE OF SPOILS OF CONCRETE AND TUBING AND PIPE.
WAS THAT THERE BEFORE THEY STARTED WORK OR NOT? I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT THE APPLICANT SAID WAS THAT THERE WAS A BUNCH OF DEBRIS AND DUMPING AND BOATS AND SO ON SO FORTH.
CAN YOU COME FORWARD TO THE MICROPHONE PLEASE? ALL THE WAY TO THE MICROPHONE AND YOU HAVE TO STATE YOUR NAME AGAIN.
OH, MY NAME IS MATTHEW SIGMAN AGAIN.
I'M, I'M APPLICANT FOR RIVERS REEF.
UH, OUR CONTRACTOR SENT US PICTURES OF ALL THE CRAZY AMOUNT OF STUFF OUT THERE.
I DON'T HAVE ANY BOATS I'M TRYING TO THROW AWAY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
NO TIRES, NO CONCRETE? NO, NO, NO.
SO, UH, FOR MR. SIGMAN AND MR. BROWN, ARE PERMITS NEEDED TO CLEAN UP ALL THAT MESS? SO WE, I DON'T KNOW.
DID NOT BELIEVE SO, BUT WE GOT A STOP WORK ORDER UNTIL THE PERMITS CAN BE ISSUED AND I DIDN'T WANNA RISK, IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT DEAD TREES COULD COME DOWN AND THE TRASH COULD BE TAKEN AWAY.
IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT PROCESS, AN INSPECTOR CAME OUT AND ISSUED US A STOP WORK ORDER.
SO I HAVEN'T FOUGHT WITH THE CITY ON WHETHER OR NOT I CAN CONTINUE, BUT I'M TRYING TO JUST EXPEDITE THE PLAT PROCESSES.
UH, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A CONUNDRUM,
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OBVIOUSLY WE WANT THE WORK, YOUR WORK AND AT LEAST AS FAR AS THE CLEANUP IS CONCERNED TO CONTINUE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.AT THE SAME TIME, I'M NOT EDUCATED ENOUGH TO KNOW HOW THIS WORKS FROM A PERMITTING PERSPECTIVE.
MR. BROWN, MIGHT YOU BE ABLE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION? HERE'S MY CARD.
AGAIN, JOHN BROWN PUBLIC WORKS.
I WOULD BE GLAD TO MEET THEM AT THE PERMITTING CENTER AND SEE THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS THAT HE NEEDS TO SEE FOR ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS.
I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWERS TO THEM ALL, BUT I KNOW ALL THE PEOPLE THAT DO THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
PERMITTING CENTER, THAT'D BE REALLY HELPFUL.
HE NEEDS SUPPLY BEFORE YOU CAN DO ANYTHING.
SO THAT, THAT'S THE NEXT PART OF THIS CONVERSATION.
SO WE NEED TO MOVE THIS FORWARD SO THAT THAT WORK CAN BEGIN.
THEY CAN ACTUALLY ENFORCE MORE THE WAY IT IS.
WELL THEN MADAM CHAIR, IF I MAY, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING AND YOUR CONTINUED WORK IN HELPING THE APPLICANT TO HELP THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE CITY LIMIT EAST OF HOMESTEAD ROAD AND NORTH OF LANE ROAD.
THE PURPOSE OF THE WE PLAT IS TO CREATE TWO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS.
NO VARIANCES ARE BEING REQUESTED FOR THIS ITEM.
THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT AND STAFF DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS IN ADVANCE REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATED THAT THE PLOT WILL NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTION ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO THE CCPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITION.
MADAM CHAIR, IT'S APPRECIATE THE COMMISSION.
YOU MAY CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CONTINUED FOR ITEM 82.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
IS THERE ANY, ANYONE THAT WISHES TO HEARING NONE? I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
ITEM 83 IS WESTVIEW LANDING DETENTION.
THE SIZE OF HOUSTON EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION IN HARRIS COUNTY SOUTH ALONG WEST ROAD, NORTH ALONG UPLAND WILLOW AVENUE.
THE REASON FOR REPLY IS TO CREATE ONE RESERVE RESTRICTED TO LANDSCAPE, OPEN SPACE DETENTION AND DRAINAGE, AND TO REMOVE AN UNIDENTIFIED LINE WITHIN THE ORIGINAL RESERVE.
THERE ARE NO VARIANCE 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.
THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT PER THE CC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
STAFF HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY COMMENTS IN ADVANCE.
MADAM CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
THE PUBLIC PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 83 IS OPEN.
UH, I WAS, I WAS WONDERING, SO WHAT Y'ALL GONNA DO WITH OPEN SPACE, IF YOU'RE GONNA COVER THE, THE PIPING AND, UH, THE PIPING WITH NEW LAND? WELL, WE DON'T DO ANYTHING.
UM, MS. PFL, CAN YOU ANSWER THAT QUESTION? DO YOU KNOW, I'M SORRY.
ASK HER THE QUESTION ONE MORE TIME.
UM, WHERE ARE YOU GONNA ADD ANYTHING ONTO THE LAND THAT'S GONNA BE COVERED UP, LIKE THAT'S GONNA COVER UP THE PIPING.
I, I DOUBT IT 'CAUSE IT'S JUST DETENTION, LANDSCAPING, OPEN SPACE AND DRAINAGE.
SO TYPICALLY WITH AN AREA LIKE THAT, IT'LL BE FOR DETENTION, EITHER DRY OR WET.
SO IT'LL CAPTURE THE RAINWATER AND SEND IT OUT WHERE IT NEEDS TO GO.
AS FAR AS LANDSCAPING, THEY CAN PUT TREES, UM, PLANTINGS, GRASS, ALL OF THAT OUT THERE.
THEY COULD PUT BARK PARK BENCHES, THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT THEY CANNOT PUT A BUILDING IN THE DETENTION UNLESS THEY BUILD THE SYSTEM TO WORK UNDERGROUND UNDERNEATH OF A BUILDING.
UM, KIND OF, UM, SO, UM, I KNOW Y'ALL PROBABLY NOT AWARE OF THIS, BUT, UM, WE HAVE A CURRENT LIKE, DRAINING SYSTEM IN THERE.
IS THAT GONNA BE LIKE, COVERED UP OR LIKE TAKEN APART? IF, IF, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T
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KNOW THAT.THE WATER THROUGH THE PIPE, RIGHT? THE WATER'S COLLECTING IT IN THE SUBDIVISION AND IT'S COMING TO THESE PIPES.
THESE ARE, THIS IS WHY THE WATER'S GETTING INTO THE DETENTION POND.
SO THEY'RE NOT GONNA COVER THAT UP.
THEY WOULDN'T BE ALLOWED TO DO THAT RIGHT.
THEY WOULDN'T BE ALLOWED TO DO THAT.
THEY CAN'T BLOCK FLOW FROM A NEIGHBOR, UM, ADJACENT TO THEM.
WAIT, WAIT, CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION.
YOUR CONCERN ABOUT THE PIPE, IS IT AESTHETIC OR YOU, OR IS THERE, IS IT A LIFE SAFETY CONCERN? UM, WHAT ARE YOU TR YOU'RE, YOU'RE REALLY INTO THESE PIPES.
I'M JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN.
'CAUSE FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, BECAUSE I, I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE SEE THERE, I JUST SAW THE SIGN ON MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
I WAS LIKE, BECAUSE THEY GOT RID OF A BUNCH OF WATER IN THAT AREA TO MAKE WAY FOR THOSE LIKE LITTLE, LIKE, LIKE SCOPES.
AND I WAS JUST WONDERING LIKE IF IT'S JUST GONNA BE LIKE COVERED UP OR LIKE, OR, OR IS THERE GONNA BE SOMETHING LIKE CHANGING IN THAT AREA? BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S GONNA, Y'ALL GONNA PUT LANDSCAPES LIKE, I DON'T KNOW, IT COULD BE A DRY DETENTION WHERE YOU'LL JUST SEE GRASS.
IT COULD BE A WET DETENTION WHEN, WHERE IT LOOKS LIKE A SWIMMING POOL ALL THE TIME.
DEFINITELY WHEN IT RAINS IT'S GONNA BE A WET DETENTION.
BUT THOSE, THOSE PIPES ARE INTENDED TO, UH, BRING THE WATER IN.
AND THEN, I DON'T KNOW, THE PERCOLATION RATE, THAT'S HOW THE SOIL ABSORBS WATER, HOW LONG IT TAKES THAT WATER TO DISAPPEAR.
UH, BUT IT SHOULD EFFECTIVELY MAYBE STAY JUST LIKE THIS WHEN IT'S DRY AND, AND THEN DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF WATER, THERE MIGHT BE SOME BUILDUP.
AND THEN THE INTENT IS THE WATER DISAPPEARS OR PERCOLATES INTO THE SOIL AT SOME POINT.
DID YOU, UM, TRY TO CALL THE NUMBER ON THE BIG SIGN WHEN YOU SAW IT? UM, I WAS INTENDING TO, BUT YOU KNOW.
YOU KNOW, DAYS PASS BY SO FAST.
WHO, WHO WOULD BELIEVE THAT? SO I DID WANNA CALL SO THAT I, I WOULD, THAT'S GONNA BE MY RECOMMENDATION IS CALL THE NUMBER ON THE SIGN.
MS. PFL CAN GIVE YOU CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE APPLICANT.
THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE GONNA REALLY UNDERSTAND THIS BETTER.
'CAUSE WHILE WE LOOK AT IT, WE KNOW WHAT TYPICALLY HAPPENS.
WE DON'T OWN THE PROPERTY AND WE AREN'T INVOLVED IN THE PLANNING.
YEAH, I WAS, I WAS AWARE 'CAUSE THE SIGN HAD CALLED THIS NUMBER.
I WAS LIKE, I WAS LIKE, I'VE BEEN MEANING TO CALL.
BUT, AND, AND THEY'RE USUALLY TYPICALLY VERY GOOD ABOUT TAKING YOUR CALL AND TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, DISCUSS WHAT'S GOING ON.
SO THAT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION.
BUT LIKE I SAID, MS. POPE POPE FLYNN CAN ALSO HELP YOU WITH CONTACT INFO.
WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING IN TODAY AND THANK YOU FOR BEING CONCERNED.
VERY, JUST MY IMPRESSION FROM THE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH, THIS DETENTION POND IS ALREADY THERE.
AND IT MAY BE, AND MAYBE MR. BROWN CAN HELP OR, OR, UH, MS. PROFE IF IN FACT IT'S SIMPLY JUST NOT BEEN PLATTED AND THAT THE GOING THROUGH THE STEPS NOW POST THE DETENTION.
'CAUSE THIS LOOKS LIKE IT'S PROBABLY BEEN THERE FOR A LONG TIME AND IT'S JUST, JUST WASN'T PLATTED AT THAT PERIOD.
AND NOW THEY'RE FOLLOWING THROUGH WITH THAT.
JUST CURIOSITY AND MORE OF A, A, A REACTION TO WHAT I SEE IN THE AERIAL PHOTO.
WELL, YES, IT IS A REPL OF, UH, TWO DIFFERENT, UM, RESERVES.
ONE RESERVE AT THE TOP WAS A DRAINAGE RESERVE.
THE ONE AT THE BOTTOM IS DETENTION.
AND SO NOW THEY'RE COMBINING TO MAKE IT ONE RESERVE.
AND IT'S BEEN EXISTING SINCE 2017.
SO MOST LIKELY ABOVE GROUND YOU WON'T SEE MUCH.
BUT I WOULD AGAIN, ENCOURAGE, UH, TALKING TO THE APPLICANT.
WE TOOK A VOTE, RIGHT? NO MOTION.
SO I'M GONNA CLOSE A PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 83 AND SEEK A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
[d. Subdivision Plats with Variance Requests (Petra Hsia, Devin Crittle and John Cedillo)]
ON TO D SUBDIVISION PLATS WITH VARIANCE REQUESTS.GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
ITEM 84 IS NORTHWEST HARRIS COUNTY MUD 21 AND 22.
THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF HOUSTON, ETJ HARRIS COUNTY NORTH OF VETERANS MEMORIAL DRIVE, SOUTH OF TERRY CHASE BOULEVARD AND EAST ALONG BAMMO NORTH HOUSTON ROAD.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TWO RESERVES, A RESERVE RESTRICTED TO WATER WELL SITE, AND A LANDSCAPE AND OPEN SPACE RESERVE, AND IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO NOT EXTEND NOR TERMINATE TASSEL WOOD LANE IN A CUL-DE-SAC.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST.
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LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE RECORDED SINGLE FAMILY SUBDIVISION OF TORRY PINES AND HAMILTON TO THE EAST WITH AN ESTABLISHED STREET NETWORK CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY TO THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARES OF VETERANS MEMORIAL DRIVE AND BAMMELL NORTH HOUSTON ROAD, REQUIRING THE EXTENSION OF TASSEL WOOD LANE WOULD INTRODUCE THE COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC ALONG BAMMELL NORTH HOUSTON ROAD INTO THE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY.IN ADDITION, THIS SEGMENT OF TASSEL WOOD LANE IS NOT REQUIRED TO MEET INTERSECTION SPACING REQUIREMENTS ALONG A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE.
HARRIS COUNTY HAS NO OBJECTIONS TO THIS REQUEST.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO THE CPC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
I'M THE, UH, ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR RECORD ON THIS PROJECT.
UH, SANDERS ENGINEERS IS THE, UH, ENGINEER THAT SUBMITTED THIS FOR US.
UH, IT WAS JUST HELPING US GET, GET THROUGH SOME, UM, OVERLOAD PRODUCTS THAT WE'RE HAVING.
AND, UH, BUT I, BUT IT, I AM THE ENGINEERS.
JNS ENGINEERS WILL BE THE ENGINEER OF RECORD WHEN, WHEN YOU SEE THE, THE PLA AND I'LL BE THE ENGINEER OF RECORD FOR THE SURVEYING PART.
BUT, UH, I AGREE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION.
THIS PLAT HAS BEEN BEFORE Y'ALL BEFORE, UH, AND IT, AND WE RAN OUT OF EXTENSIONS.
AND, UH, THIS WILL'S GONNA BE CONSTRUCTED PROBABLY THE NEXT SIX MONTHS.
SO WE APPRECIATE ALL ALL Y'ALL ARE DOING AND ALL YOUR SERVICES THAT Y'ALL DO FOR THE PUBLIC.
YOUR AND YOUR STAFF WAS GREAT.
COMMISSIONER GARZA, I JUST WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE, UH, MR. STRANGE, WHO IS A FORMER COMMISSIONER HERE.
IT'S BEEN A MINUTE SINCE WE'VE SEEN YOU SIR.
ALL RIGHT, COMMERS, ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.
WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION TO GRANT THE REQUEST OF VARIANCE.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION? MAD GARZA.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
MY NAME IS JOHN PHILLIPS LIO, ITEM 85 AS WESTHEIMER SUBDIVISION, PARTIAL REPL NUMBER ONE.
THE SUBJECT SIDE IS A 7,500 SQUARE FOOT PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE HOUSTON CITY LIMITS EAST ALONG STER STREET NORTH OF WESTHEIMER ROAD AND EAST OF DUN LAVY.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING AN UNRESTRICTED RESERVE AND IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TWO VARIANCES.
ONE TO ALLOW A ZERO FOOT BUILDING LINE ALONG A 25 FOOT PORTION OF THE SITE FRONTAGE ALONG ER STREET.
AND TO ALLOW A 6.4 DUAL BUILDING LINE ALONG THE SOUTHERN FRONTAGE OF ER STREET STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUESTS.
THE SITE PLAN SHOWS THE INTENT TO CONSTRUCT A WALKWAY WITH THE CANOPY AND WALK-IN COOLER, UH, WITHIN THE REDUCED BUILDING LINE.
THE BACK CURB DISTANCE TO THE PROPERTY LINE AT THAT POINT WOULD BE 16.4 FEET.
WHILE THE SURVEY SHOWS THE EXISTING STRUCTURE BUILT IN 2019 DOES ENCROACH THE BUILDING LINE UP TO 6.4 FEET OF LEAVING 18.5 TO 19.2 FEET FROM BACK OF CURB TO THE EXISTING STRUCTURE IN THAT AREA.
ER STREET ITSELF IS ONLY 300 FEET IN LENGTH AND SPANS BETWEEN WESTHEIMER ROAD AND MISSOURI STREET.
THE EXISTING STRUCTURE IS THE ONLY PROPERTY THAT TAKES SOLE ACCESS FROM ER STREET AS THE OTHER SURROUNDING SITES ARE ABLE TO TAKE ACCESS FROM EITHER MISSOURI OR FROM WESTHEIMER ROAD DIRECTLY.
ER STREET IS A LOW TRAFFIC RIGHT OF WAY AND THE REDUCED BUILDING LINE DOES, UH, WOULD NOT BE INJURIOUS TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY AS A COOLER ITSELF IS UNINHABITABLE.
THE SITE ALSO ALLOWS STREET PARKING, WHICH PROVIDES A ADDITIONAL BUFFER BETWEEN THE STRUCTURES AND TRAFFIC.
RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUEST OF, UH, VARIANCES AND APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CCP C 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
MA'AM, CHAIR, THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
IF YOU HAVE NO QUESTIONS, DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION MOTION BALDWIN SECOND BALLARD.
ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.
WE HAVE, UH, NO ITEMS UNDER EF
[f. Reconsiderations of Requirement]
RECONSIDERATION OF REQUIREMENTS ITEM 86.ITEM 86 IS K-D-I-S-D, SUNDOWN ELEMENTARY.
THE SUBJECT SITE IS AN OVER EIGHT ACRE PROPERTY LOCATED IN HARRIS COUNTY, EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION NORTH ALONG ALMS ROAD WEST OF FRY ROAD.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A RESERVE RESTRICTED TO SCHOOL USES AND IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO EXCEED INTERSECTION SPACING BY NOT PROVIDING A NORTH SOUTH STREET THROUGH THE SITE.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST.
THE SITE IS AN EXISTING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAT IS PLATING TO OBTAIN PERMITS FOR UPDATED AND REVISED UTILITIES WITH NO CURRENT INTENT FOR ADDITIONS OR EXPANSION OF THE STRUCTURE.
THE CURRENT INTERSECTION SPACING ALONG THE MAJOR THOROUGH FAIR OF PSALMS IS 3,300 FEET.
WITH ALL OF THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES PLATTED AND RECORDED TO THEIR CURRENT USE, THE EXISTING SITES ALL HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED AND UTILIZED THE EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY NETWORK WITH WITHOUT HINDERED ACCESS.
GRANTING THE REQUEST WOULD, UH, NOT CAUSE UNDUE BURDEN TO THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES OR THE RIGHT OF WAY.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUESTED, UH, VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CBC 1 0 1 FORM CONDITIONS.
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MADAM CHAIR, THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION MAD.
[Items g - j]
MOVING ON TO G EXTENSION OF APPROVAL CHAIR.YES, I DO HAVE SUBMITS EXTENSIONS.
COMMISSIONER, I WOULD CUE FROM ITEMS 89 96 AND 1 0 2.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, STAFF WOULD LIKE TO TAKE SECTIONS G, H AND J AS ONE GROUP? YES, PLEASE.
SECTION G EXTENSION OF APPROVALS CONSIST OF ITEMS 87 THROUGH 1 0 3 SECTION H.
NAME CHANGES CONSIST OF NO ITEMS. SECTION I, UH, CER UH, CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE CONSISTS OF NO ITEMS AND SECTION J ADMINISTRATION CONSISTS OF NO ITEMS. THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REQUESTS THE APPROVAL OF ALL STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SECTIONS G-H-I-N-J.
SO I GUESS WE NEED TO TAKE A MOTION AND TAKE OUT ITEM 89 96 AND 1 0 2.
SO DO I HAVE A MOTION ON THOSE THREE ITEMS? MOTION JONES SECOND BALDWIN.
NOW I NEED A MOTION FOR ITEMS 87 THROUGH 1 0 3 A SAVE AND ACCEPT.
[k. Development Plats with Variance Requests (Malcolm Oliver and Ed Buckley)]
ON TO DEVELOPMENT PLOTS WITH VARIANCE REQUESTS.ITEM 1 0 4 1 2 8 0 6 BOHEME DRIVE.
THE SITE IS, THE SITE IS SOUTHWEST OF MEMORIAL DRIVE AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF BOHEME DRIVE IN BELLWAY EIGHT.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A NEW SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE AND IS REQUESTING A 15 FOOT BUILDING LINE IN LIEU OF THE ORDINANCE REQUIRE 25 FOOT BUILDING LINE ALONG BELTWAY EIGHT.
A MAJOR FER SA SUPPORTED THE REQUEST.
THE PROPERTY WAS PLATTED, SORRY, THE PROPERTY, THE PROPERTY WAS PLATTED AS A INTERIOR LOT BUT BECAME A CORNER LOT WHEN THE FOOTPRINT OF BELTWAY EIGHT EXPANDED TODAY EXPANDED TODAY.
THE PROPERTY FRONTS THE FRONTS, THE ON RAMP TO BELTWAY EIGHT, WHICH HAS A 40 MILE SPEED LIMIT COMPARABLE TO MANY MAJOR, UH, TO MANY MAJOR THOROUGH FIRSTS WHILE THE FREEWAY ITSELF IS LOW GRADE.
THE INITIAL VARIANCE REQUEST AT THIS SITE WAS FOR A 10 FOOT SETBACK, BUT THE APPLICANT HAS AGREED TO 15, WHICH IS IN LINE WITH THE ORDINANCE ALLOWABLE SETBACKS ALONG MAJOR THOROUGH FIRST, UH, 80 FOOT IN WIDTH OR LESS.
A 15 FOOT BUILDING LINE LEAVES APPROXIMATELY 45 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE PROPOSED HOUSE TO THE, UH, TO THE ON RAMP CURVE.
THE REQUESTED SETBACK WILL BE COMPARABLE TO SOME OF THE STRUCTURES IN THE AREA OF FRONTING BELWAY.
VEHICLE ACCESS IS FROM THE LOCAL STREET ONLY.
AND BECAUSE OF THE 45 FOOT CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE PROPOSED RESIDENCE AND THE TRAVEL LANE, THERE ARE MINIMAL CONCERNS ABOUT VISIBILITY OBSTRUCTIONS.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE REQUEST.
I DO HAVE THE APPLICANT IS HERE.
MR. SULLIVAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP? I MEAN, IF YOU HAVE NO COMMENTS? NO.
OKAY, COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. SULLIVAN? OKAY.
SO YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BALDWIN.
ITEM 1 0 5, ITEM 1 0 5 23 6 0 RISE BOULEVARD.
THIS SITE IS LOCATED ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF RICE BOULEVARD BETWEEN KIRBY DRIVE AND GREENBRIAR DRIVE.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A CANOPY AND STAIRS ADDITION TO A NEW MULTIFAMILY BUILDING AND THE, AND IS REQUESTING A ZERO FOOT BUILDING LINE IN THE IN BUILDING LANE FOR THE STAIRS AND CANOPY IN LIEU OF THE ORDINANCE REQUIRED 10 FOOT BUILDING LINE.
THE BUILDING IS PARTIALLY CONSTRUCTED UNDER PERMITS AND DID NOT INCLUDE A CANOPY AND A AND THAT, AND THAT ROUTED THE STAIRS TO THE SIDE TO COMPLY WITH.
THE ORDINANCE ALLOWABLE FIVE FOOT ENCROACHMENT OF THE 10 FOOT BUILDING LINE, UH, FOR OPEN STAIRS.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE FOR A ZERO FOOT SETBACK SO THAT THE STAIRS CAN, UH, FACE THE STREET, WHICH ALLOWS FOR SAFER EGRESS AND BETTER IN INTERACTION WITH THE PEDESTRIAN REALM.
THE FOOT, THE ZERO FOOT, ZERO FOOT, UH, SETBACK FOR THE CANOPY ALLOWS, UH, IT TO SERVE AS A DECORATIVE FUTURE AND BETTER PROVIDES, UH, PROTECTION FROM THE ELEMENTS.
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CONFIGURATION.UH, CONFIGURING THE STAIRS TO FACE THE STREET ALLOW ALSO ALLOWS FOR A LARGER 20 FOOT WIDE PEDESTRIAN VISIBILITY BUFFER BETWEEN THE STAIRS AND THE EXIT DRIVEWAY, WHICH EXCEEDS THE ORDINANCE MINIMUM OF 14, UH, FOOT WIDE CLEARANCE BECAUSE, UH, THE PROPOSED ZERO FOOT BUILDING LINE FOR THE CANOPY AND THE STAIRS PROVIDES IMPRO INTERACTION WITH THE, UM, PEDESTRIAN REALM, SHELTERED FROM THE ELEMENTS.
SAFER EGRESS AND BETTER PEDESTRIAN VISIBILITY.
THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE REQUEST.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN, CAN WE GET CLARITY? THE, THE, THE CANOPY IS HOW HIGH? 22 FEET UP, 17 FEET UP.
WHAT IS IT? UH, CAN YOU, THERE'S PRETTY HIGH UP BRIAN.
I MEAN, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
DO YOU HAVE A PLAN THAT SHOWS THAT? MM, LEMME SEE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY, I DO HAVE SOME SPEAKERS.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS JOHN CADEN HEAD.
I'M THE APPLICANT, SO, OKAY, I'LL PUT YOU AT THE BACK OF THE LINE.
UH, JOE FISHER, GOOD AFTERNOON.
I'M JOE FISHER AND I OPPOSE THIS VARIANCE.
THE APPLICANT STATES THE AREA REQUIRED FOR THE ENTRANCE STAIRS IS DUE TO THE ELEVATED HEIGHT DRIVEN BY FLOODPLAIN REQUIREMENTS AND THE HARDSHIP IS NOT IMPOSED ON THEM.
I PULLED THE PERMITS TO SEE AND IT PROVIDES IMPORTANT CONTEXT.
THE MAY, 2025 ELEVATION CERTIFICATE IDENTIFIED THE PROPERTY'S FLOOD ZONE.
THE APPLICANT'S PERMIT DRAWINGS SHOW ONE THE 500 YEAR FLOODPLAIN ENTRANCE STAIRS WERE DESIGNED FOR THE ELEVATED FIRST FLOOR AND THE STAIRS WERE WITHIN THE FIVE FOOT BUILDING LINE ENCROACHMENT CHAPTER 42 FACE PLACES THE BURDEN ON THE APPLICANT.
YET THEY HAVE NOT ANSWERED THE THRESHOLD QUESTION, WHAT CHANGED FROM THEIR PERMITTED DESIGN THAT WAS OUTSIDE OF THEIR CONTROL AND MADE THEIR PERMITTED STAIR CONFIGURATION NO LONGER FEASIBLE.
AND THEIR DESIGN AND ANY CHANGE IS ON THEM.
FURTHERMORE, WHY ELIMINATE 100% OF THE FRONT BUILDING LINE BASED ON THOSE QUESTIONS AND THE FACTS? THE ELEVATION CERTIFICATE, THE PERMITTED STAIR DESIGN AND THE APPLICANT'S OWN STATEMENTS, THE APPLICANT HAS NOT DEMONSTRATED THE CRITERIA REQUIRED FOR THE COMMISSION TO GRANT.
THE VARIANCE HAVE BEEN MET AND IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME THAT THE STAFF HAS APPROVED THIS VARIANCE.
CHAPTER 42 IS VERY SPECIFIC THAT ITEMS ONE A AND B, ALL ITEMS TWO THROUGH FIVE MUST BE MET BY THE APPLICANT.
THE ONLY THING THE APPLICANT HAS DONE IS SAID THERE'S A FLOODPLAIN.
WE LIVE IN HOUSTON AND THEY SAID THERE'S A HARDSHIP.
THEY ALSO HAVEN'T SHOWN WHY A ZERO BUILDING LINE IS REQUIRED.
WHY DIDN'T THEY SHOW US PLANS FOR A SIX FOOT ENCROACHMENT? AGAIN, THAT'S BURDEN IS ON THEM.
AND THE APPLICANT HAS HAD AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVE THEIR CASE.
THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I'VE CAME HERE.
THE SECOND TIME THE APPLICATION WAS WITHDRAWN.
I THEREFORE ASK THE COMMISSION TO DENY THE VARIANCE.
SIR, I THINK THERE'S A QUESTION FOR YOU, MR. FISHER.
I MEAN I'VE HEARD YOU EVERY TIME THAT YOU COME HERE.
I DON'T THINK YOU REALLY LIKE THE PROJECT, BUT WE LOOK AT IT THAT IT ENHANCES THE WALKABILITY AND IT MAKES IT MORE FAVORABLE FOR PEOPLE FROM THE SIDEWALK TO ENTER THE BUILDING AND IT PROVIDES A LEVEL OF SHADE IN HOUSTON.
SO I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY, WHAT SPECIFICALLY DON'T YOU LIKE ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE STAIRCASE WOULD THEN BE NEXT TO THE SIDEWALK WHERE THE PUBLIC IS AND THAT THEY WOULD BE COVERED? WHAT, WHAT ABOUT THOSE TWO THINGS DO YOU NOT LIKE? WELL, SO WHAT I DON'T LIKE IS THAT CITY OF HOUSTON HAS CODE AND DEVELOPMENT PLANS AND THE BUILDER DECIDED TO PUT THE BUILDING RIGHT UP TO THE 10 FOOT ENCROACHMENT.
THEY COULD HAVE MOVED THE BUILDING BACK, THEY COULD HAVE MOVED THE STAIRS BACK.
FURTHERMORE, WHEN THE STAFF SAID THAT THE CANOPY PROVIDES SHELTER, THAT'S NOT TRUE.
IT'S ANGLED TOWARDS THE SIDEWALK.
AND IF YOU'RE IN A WHEELCHAIR, MOST OF THE RAMP IS NOT COVERED.
YOU ARE ACTUALLY GOING UP TO THE SIDE, ACROSS THE BUILDING AND OVER TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING.
AND PLENTY OF BUILDINGS HAVE ENTRANCES ON THE SIDE.
BUT AGAIN, THIS SHOULDN'T BE ABOUT DESIGN.
IT SHOULD BE ABOUT WE HAVE ORDINANCES, WE HAVE SETBACKS.
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UNLESS THERE'S A VALID REASON, WE DON'T, WE JUST SHOULDN'T GRANT VARIANCES JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE WANTS ZERO.BUT WE ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF GRANTING VARIANCES.
THAT'S WHAT THIS COMMISSION IS FOR.
AND I LOOK AT THE VARIANCES, IS IT IN THE PUBLIC'S BEST INTEREST? AND I WALK DOWN THE VILLAGE AND THESE SIDEWALKS FREQUENTLY AND I WOULD RATHER HAVE THE SIDEWALK BE ADJACENT TO THE STAIRCASE.
AND I'D LIKE A LITTLE COVER FROM THE 99 DEGREE TEMPERATURES IN THE SUN ALSO.
SO I THINK AS A PEDESTRIAN, IT'S, THIS IS A BETTER FIX THAN WHAT THE ORDINANCES CALLED FOR WITHOUT THE VARIANCE.
I MEAN, THAT'S THE WAY I'M LOOKING AT IT.
I, I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, IT'S, IT'S FOR 33 UNITS.
I DON'T SEE THE PUBLIC HAVING HIGH ACCESS TO THIS BUILDING.
I DON'T SEE THE CANOPY PROVIDING RELIEF FOR THE SHORT DISTANCE ON THE SIDEWALK WITH IF YOU'RE GONNA WALK THE REST OF THE VILLAGE.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS GUY STREET, FIELD STRET FIELD.
GOOD AFTERNOON MADAM CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
UM, THIS BUILDING NEXT TO OUR STORE, CAN I INTERRUPT YOU ONE SECOND.
CAN YOU REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD PLEASE? YEAH, MY NAME IS GUY REFIELD AND I'M THE OWNER OF BRITISH ISLES.
WHICH YOU WOULD'VE WALKED PAST AS YOU ARE ON THE WAY TO THE BUILDING.
UH, I UNDERSTAND THAT MAYBE FOR THE BUILDING ITSELF, UH, THE CANOPY PROVIDES SOME SHELTER OR WHATEVER, BUT FOR PEOPLE COMING TO OUR STORE AND FOR THE REST OF THE VILLAGE, THIS IS JUST NOT THE CASE.
AND WE'VE HAD PROBLEMS EVER SINCE THE BUILDING WENT UP.
IT'S 17,500 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE AND THEY BUILD WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BE IN A 12 STORY BUILDING.
SO THEY'RE SQUEEZED INTO THAT SPOT, EDGE TO EDGE, FRONT TO FRONT.
AND WHILE IT'S BEEN BUILT, WE'VE HAD, WE'VE HAD A NIGHTMARE OF PEOPLE TRYING TO, WELL FIRST OF ALL, THEY CAN'T WALK DOWN THE SIDEWALK ANYMORE 'CAUSE THE SIDEWALK'S BEEN TAKEN OVER THE, UM, THE EXTRA LINE OF TRAFFIC HAS BEEN, UH, DIVERTED AND FOR WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE TEMPORARY.
AND NOW IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR.
WE'VE HAD THIS AWFUL ACCESS PROBLEM, VISIBILITY PROBLEM TO THE REST OF THE VILLAGE, TO OUR STORE IN, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR STORE.
WE HAVE THIS SIGN NEXT TO THE BUILDING, WHICH YOU DON'T SEE BECAUSE THEY'VE OBLITERATED IT ON ALL THE, ALL THE LITERATURE.
THE SIGN, WHICH IS LITERALLY ABOUT SIX INCHES TO A FOOT AWAY FROM THE BUILDING, WHICH I DUNNO WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN, BUT, UH, IT
AND, UM, UH, THAT AS WELL AS BEING, UH, BLOCKED AS TO, YOU CAN'T SEE IT FROM THE COMING IN FROM THE EAST.
IT IS ALSO A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD FOR NOT ONLY THE BUILDING, BUT FOR OUR BUILDING AS WELL.
SO FOR ALL THOSE ISSUES, WE ARE ADAMANTLY OPPOSED TO THIS, UH, CANOPY.
BUT DOES THE CANOPY HURT YOUR BUSINESS IN ANY WAY BEING UP 17 FEET UP IN THE AIR? DOES IT IMPACT YOUR BUILDING AT ALL OUT IN IT? IT IMPACTS THE VISIBILITY.
IT IMPACTS THE VISIBILITY, YES.
IF YOU'RE COMING FROM RICE UP, UP, UH, COMING FROM THE EAST, UH, YOU CAN'T SEE OUR SIGN FOR A START.
AND YOU, YOU, THE ACCESSIBILITY IS, IS, IS RESTRICTED.
AND, UM, IT, IT IS A, IT IS AN IMPEDIMENT TO OUR, TO OUR, TO OUR TO OUR, UM, THE MARKET SQUARE.
AND I JUST WANNA TO BE CLEAR, UH, THE BUILDING IS BUILT, THE CANOPY IS 21 FOOT NINE AND THREE QUARTER INCHES FROM GRADE.
I'M JUST LOOKING AT THIS THING AND THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE ASKING ABOUT WHAT, FOR A PEDESTRIAN WHO'S AVERAGE EYE LEVEL IS FIVE AND A HALF FEET.
I'M TALKING ABOUT THE VISIBILITY AS WELL AS THE, I AM TALKING ABOUT THE VISIBILITY AS WELL.
FOR THE CANOPY, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, NOT THE BUILDING.
WELL, EVERYTHING IS GONNA GO RIGHT UP TO THE EDGE OF THE, OF THE SIDEWALK.
NOW I GET THAT THE CANOPY IS 21 FOOT NINE AND THREE QUARTER INCHES ABOVE GRADE.
THE AVERAGE PEDESTRIAN'S EYE HEIGHT IS ABOUT FIVE FEET.
BUT I'M GONNA LET THIS QUESTION GO TO THE, UH, MY LANDLORD WHO HAS, UH, ALL I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IS THE ACCESSIBILITY AND THE VISIBILITY TO OUR STORE, WHICH HAS BEEN IMPACTED VERY, VERY BADLY.
AND YOU MEAN CAMERA BY THE BUILDING? BY, UH, TO OUR CUSTOMERS WHO ARE, BUT THEY'RE ASKING THE VISIBILITY AS DAMAGED BY THE BUILDING.
CORRECT? THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? YES.
AND, AND ALL THESE ADDITIONAL THINGS WHICH HAVE COME ON AT THE, AT THE END WE, UH, THERE ARE HUGE PROBLEMS. DOCUMENT CAMERA.
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DOES PROBABLY DOESN'T COME, COME AS A SURPRISE THAT WE ARE NOT HAPPY ABOUT THE BUILDING THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE.AND THERE AND THERE HAVE BEEN ISSUES, BUT WE ARE PARTICULARLY NOT TROUBLED BECAUSE THINGS KEEPING ADDED ON TO SOMETHING WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE.
ANY OTHER COMMISSION QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS? NO.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CHRIS GIBBS.
MY NAME IS, WILL YOU RAISE THAT UP A LITTLE BIT FOR HIM THERE? YEAH.
UH, I REPRESENT THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY AT 2366 RICE BOULEVARD.
SINCE WE LAST SPOKE, MY COMPANY HAS SETTLED ITS LITIGATION WITH THE APPLICANT.
WE WERE FORCED TO DEFEND OUR PROPERTY AGAINST THEIR FALSE CLAIMS AFTER I CAUGHT THEM JACKHAMMERING HOLES IN SETTING FENCE POSTS IN OUR DRIVEWAY.
AND I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT WE HAVE TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY PREVAILED THIS, UH, BOUNDARY LINE STIPULATION DOCUMENT CAMERA.
THIS BOUNDARY LINE STIPULATION SAYS THAT WE WERE AT THE ENTIRE TIME AND THEIR PLANS AND PERMITS ARE BASED ON THEIR OWN ERRONEOUS SURVEY THAT PURPORTED TO PUT THE PROPERTY LINE INTO OUR PROPERTY.
SO IT IS DISAPPOINTING, BUT PERHAPS NOT SURPRISING TO SEE THAT THEY'RE STILL RELYING ON IT.
THESE, UH, PAGES FROM THE NOTICE HAVE TODAY'S DATE, BUT STILL THEIR OWN ERRONEOUS SURVEY.
THEREFORE, I BELIEVE IT'S IMPROPER TO CONSIDER THIS APPLICATION BECAUSE IT IS PLACED ON PLANS AND SURVEY THAT ARE SIMPLY INCORRECT.
ADDITIONALLY, THE BOUNDARY LINE STIPULATION CONFIRMS THAT THE BUILDING DOES NOT MEET THE MINIMUM SITE SETBACK REQUIRED BY THE CODE AND FURTHER HINDERING ACCESS TO THAT PART OF THE BUILDING WITH THE REQUESTED VARIANCE WOULD ONLY MAKE THAT WORSE.
FINALLY, IN LEAVING ASIDE THOSE DEFICIENCIES, I BELIEVE THIS REQUEST IS NEITHER DESIRABLE NOR NECESSARY ON ITS OWN.
IT'S UNDESIRABLE 'CAUSE IT CREATES A HAZARD FOR PEDESTRIANS.
UH, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, MY DRIVEWAY IS A LOT MORE BUSY THAN THE 20 CONDO DRIVEWAY.
WE HAVE, UH, GARBAGE TRUCKS, DELIVERY TRUCKS, TENANTS AND CUSTOMERS IN AND OUT ALL THE TIME.
AND SO FURTHER, UH, DISTRACTING THEM WITH THE STAIRS THAT ARE HARD TO SEE AROUND, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THAT OTHER SHEET, UH, I THINK WOULD CREATE A REAL PEDESTRIAN HAZARD.
AND FRANKLY, THE ACCESS TO THE BUILDING IS JUST GONNA BE PEOPLE DRIVING INTO THE GARAGE AND THEN GOING UP THE ELEVATOR, NOT THE STAIRS.
WRAP UP IF YOU'VE GOT A SMIDGE MORE TO SAY.
UH, NO, IT'S, AND THEN IT'S, IT'S NOT NECESSARY.
'CAUSE THEY ALREADY HAVE A PERMIT WITH PERFECTLY FINE ACCESS.
COMMISSIONER GARZA, YOU HAVE YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR MR, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING SIR? OVER HERE? SO, UM, YOU MENTIONED A LAWSUIT THAT YOU'D WANT.
WELL, WE SETTLED FOR THE BOUNDARY LINE THAT WE SAID IT WAS THE WHOLE TIME.
THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO CLAIM OUR PROPERTY, BUT THEY DID NOT REVISE THEIR SURVEY AS THEY PRESENTED TO STAFF, OR ARE YOU AWARE? UH, I, I HAVE IT IN, IN THIS, THIS IS THE NOTICE FOR THE APPLICATION, WHICH REFLECTS THEIR ERRONEOUS SURVEY.
AND, AND THIS ONE YOU CAN SEE THE LINE GOES RIGHT THROUGH OUR SIGN INSTEAD OF RIGHT.
SO NOW LET ME JUST ASK STAFF, STAFF A QUESTION.
ARE WE AWARE OF THAT INFORMATION AND A REVISED SURVEY? AND IF, IF WE WERE, WOULD IT CHANGE ANY DECISIONS THAT WERE MADE? WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO DEFER PART OF IT TO LEGAL, BUT, UH, TO THE SURVEY THAT WE HAVE, UM, AT THE, THE, YEAH, THE BOUNDARY LINE IS OUTSIDE OF THE, UH, THE STRUCTURE IS NOT WITHIN THE, THE POINT THAT I MAKE IS IT DOESN'T CHANGE ANYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE SO FAR.
COMMISSIONERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY, THANK YOU.
OUR LAST SPEAKER IS JOHN CADEN.
I'M ONLY HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DESIGN FROM THE COMMISSIONERS, BUT IT, UM, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER BALDWIN AND STAFF HAVE, HAVE SUMMED IT UP PRETTY WELL.
SO IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ME, I'M HAPPY TO, UH, ANSWER THOSE.
ANY QUESTIONS? YES, COMMISSIONER MAREZ.
CAN YOU CLARIFY FOR ME, ARE YOU JUST WANTING TO ADD ADDITIONAL STAIRS OR WERE THE STAIRS A REQUIREMENT THAT YOU NEEDED TO GO BACK AND ADD? THE STAIRS ARE A REQUIREMENT TO, TO REACH THE ELEVATION OF THE BUILDING, WHICH IS TWO FEET ABOVE THE 500 YEAR, UH, FLOODPLAIN.
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WE DID HAVE A, A, A SITE PLAN THAT DID TECHNICALLY MEET THE REQUIREMENTS, BUT WITH THE VARIANCE PROCESS, WE'RE ALLOWED TO ENHANCE THAT CONDITION BY ALLOWING THAT STAIR TO FACE THE PUBLIC REALM.UM, PROVIDE SAFER ACCESS TO THE BUILDING, BETTER VISIBILITY, AND THEN OF COURSE THE CANOPY, WHICH JUST PROTECTS IT FROM WEATHER.
UM, AND JUST MAKES IT A NICER EXPERIENCE JUST FOR HEALTH SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE RESIDENTS, THEIR FAMILIES.
SO, AS COMMISSIONER BALDWIN, UH, MENTIONED EARLIER, OFTENTIMES WE WANNA CONSIDER THESE KIND OF VARIANCE IF WE THINK IT ENHANCE TO THE GRO.
IF WE WERE TO NOT DENY THIS, WHAT DID THAT END UP LOOKING LIKE? DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA? UH, YES.
THERE WAS, THERE WAS A PLAN THAT WAS PRESENTED IN, IN, IN STAFF'S, UM, UH, PRESENTATION.
I CAN PULL UP A DIFFERENT ONE IF YOU LIKE.
WELL, THIS THE REQUEST THAT YOU HAVE OR THIS IS WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE WITHOUT THE VARIANCE.
THIS IS WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE WITHOUT THE VARIANCE.
THAT'S WHY THE PRESENTATION IS WITH THE VARIANCE.
I CAN SHOW YOU WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE WITHOUT IT, BUT I'D RATHER NOT.
WELL, OR JUST KIND OF GIVE US AN IDEA.
I MEAN, BECAUSE I, I THINK WE'RE JUST TRYING TO, IT'S, THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET ACROSS IS JUST HAIR.
YOU KNOW, IT'S WHAT WE AS COMMISSIONER ARE TRYING TO DECIDE IS WHAT'S A BETTER AESTHETIC FOR THE PUBLIC REALM.
AND SO IT'S NOT GONNA STOP THEM FROM DOING THE STAIRS.
IT'S JUST WHAT IS THE STAIRS GONNA LOOK LIKE? LIKE IT CHANGES THE CONFIGURATION.
HOW AESTHETIC ARE THEY GONNA BE? SO AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURE RIGHT THERE, THE STAIR WOULD COME OUT FIVE FEET, MAKE AN IMMEDIATE LEFT TOWARDS THE DRIVEWAY, AND IN WHICH CASE HE WOULD'VE TO TURN RIGHT TO GET TO.
IT'S, IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT CONFIGURATION OF THE STAIR.
SO RATHER THAN PRESENTING THE, THE, THE STAIR TOWARDS THE PUBLIC REALM, IT'S THE SIDE OF THE STAIR TO THE PUBLIC REALM.
AND THAT, THAT'S JUST KIND OF WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET ACROSS.
AND SO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND FOR WHERE WE'RE COMING FROM IS WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE IS THE MOST AESTHETIC OPTION, EVEN IF IT REQUIRES A VARIANCE BECAUSE THE STAIRS ARE GONNA HAPPEN NO MATTER WHAT.
'CAUSE IT'S A REQUIREMENT FOR YOU TO DO IT.
SO IT'S JUST WHAT'S THE BEST CONFIGURATION FOR IT? THAT IS CORRECT, YES.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF.
DO WE HAVE TO GIVE A VARIANCE TO GRANT A ZERO BUILDING LINE ACROSS THE ENTIRE FRONT OR CAN WE JUST DO IT FOR THE STAIRS? IT, UM, IT'S JUST FOR THE STAIRS.
SO IT'S WRITTEN THAT WAY THAT IT'S, IT'S WRITTEN FOR THE STAIRS AND THE CANOPY ONLY, ONLY FOR THE OPEN STAIRS AND THE CANOPY.
THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT.
WE HAVE A REC RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF TO APPROVE.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BALDWIN.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
ITEM 1 0 6 IS 3 23 WHITECLIFF DRIVE.
THE SITE IS LOCATED SOUTH OF MEMORIAL DRIVE AND EAST OF NORTH WILCREST DRIVE AT THE CORNER OF INDIAN CREEK ROAD AND WHITECLIFF DRIVE.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A NEW SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE AND IS REQUESTING A 10 FOOT GARAGE BUILDING LINE IN LIEU OF THE ORDINANCE REQUIRED 20 FOOT GARAGE BUILDING LINE.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER THE VARIANCE AT THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST.
COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION OF DEFERRAL.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION GARZA.
I HAVE MY PARTNER AND BUILDER WITH ME.
IS THAT OKAY IF HE SPEAKS? YES.
IF YOU COULD COME OUT AND, UH, STATE YOUR NAME.
UH, BASICALLY WE'RE ASKING TO BUILD THE HOUSE IN THE SAME EXACT LINE THAT IS CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW.
AND ALL THE OTHER HOMES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT HAVE BEEN JUST AS NEW AS OURS OR LIKE A FEW YEARS BEHIND ARE ESSENTIALLY IN THE SAME LOCATION.
SO WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR MORE OF A BUILDING LINE.
WE'RE ASKING TO FOLLOW THE CURRENT BUILDING BUILDING LINE THAT IT IS IN RIGHT NOW.
THERE ARE NO SIDEWALKS IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
THERE ARE NO SIDEWALKS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND WHAT DO WE NEED THE DEFERRAL FOR? YOU'RE ASKING FOR THE DEFERRAL, RIGHT? WHAT IS, UH, WE WERE DENIED.
THE DEFERRAL IS TO ALLOW TIME TO ARTICULATE A MORE SPECIFIC HARDSHIP AND TO CONSIDER POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES TO ATTEMPT FOR GARAGE BUILDING LINE.
YEAH, BECAUSE IT IS A NEW HOUSE.
SO THE QUESTION IS WHAT IS THE
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HARDSHIP? SO, OKAY.DID YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS? YES.
YOU, YOU UNDERSTAND YOU'RE GONNA WORK WITH THE STAFF TO SEE WHAT THE BEST OUTCOME IS AND WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IF THERE WERE SIDEWALKS SOMEDAY THAT WE'RE NOT BLOCKING A SIDEWALK.
I'M NOT SURE THAT THERE ARE GONNA BE SIDEWALKS THERE, BUT THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE PROBABLY NEED TO CONSIDER OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS FOR THE BEST CONFIGURATION.
SURE YOU CAN, YES, YOU'RE THE APPLICANT.
YOU CAN COME BACK UP THE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD BANNED SIDEWALKS.
OKAY, GOOD, GOOD INFORMATION TO HAVE.
OKAY, SO WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION OF DEFERRAL FROM STAFF.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION GARZA.
[IV. Establish a public hearing date of October 29, 2026]
OKAY, MOVING ON TO NUMERAL FOUR.ESTABLISH A PUBLIC HEARING DATE OF OCTOBER 29TH, 2026 FOR JUTLAND HOLMES COFFEE COMMONS, PARTIAL REPL OF SANDALWOOD SECTION TWO AND THREE, PARTIAL REPL NUMBER ONE, RICHLAND DRIVE, VILLAS AND S VILLA COMMERCIAL.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BALLARD.
ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.
[V. Consideration of an Off-Street Parking Variance at 3208 Austin Street (Ed Buckley)]
MOVING ON TO ROMAN NUMERAL FIVE.ROMAN NUMERAL FIVE IS 32 0 8 AUSTIN STREET.
THE SITE IS NORTH OF FRANCIS STREET AND EAST OF CAROLINE STREET AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF ELGIN AND AUSTIN STREETS.
THE APPLICANT'S PROPOSING A NEW SPECIAL RESIDENTIAL BUILDING AND IS REQUESTING TO PROVIDE 23 PARKING SPACES IN LIEU OF THE ORDINANCE REQUIRED 31 SPACES.
STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST.
PLANS CALL FOR NINETY NINE ONE BEDROOM UNITS, WHICH UNDER A SPECIAL RESIDENTIAL PARKING CALCULATION WOULD REQUIRE 30 PARKING SPACES PLUS ONE PARKING SPACE FOR EACH OF FOUR STAFF MEMBERS ON THE LARGEST SHIFT.
EXTRA BICYCLE SPACES ARE PROVIDED FOR THE 10% PARKING REDUCTION ALLOWABLE BY ORDINANCE.
I LEFT OUT THAT, UH, THE, THE PROPOSED USE IS INTENDED FOR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.
SO THE, THE RESIDENTS ARE GOING TO BE PEOPLE, UM, WHO ARE RECENTLY UNHOUSED AND ARE MOVING INTO MORE PERMANENT HOUSING.
UM, THE APPLICANT'S PROVIDED A STUDY OF SIMILAR USES IN THE MIDTOWN AREA THAT OPERATES SUCCESSFULLY WITH FEWER PARKING SPACES.
AND THE SITE IS WELL CONNECTED BY PUBLIC TRANSIT, INCLUDING THE METRO RED LINE.
IT'S APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET FROM THE BOUNDARY OF THE MARKET-BASED PARKING AREA, WHICH DOES NOT HAVE MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE RESIDENTS OF THE FACILITY ARE NOT LIKELY TO OWN PERSONAL VEHICLES.
AND BECAUSE THE SITE IS WELL CONNECTED TO ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION, STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE VARIANCE REQUEST.
UM, IN THE FUTURE, SHOULD THAT YOUTH OF THE, THE, UH, PROPERTY CHANGE, THEY WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK HERE AND, UM, DISCUSS THE PARKING AGAIN? YES.
SO IF IT WAS TO BE CONVERTED INTO A TRADITIONAL MULTIFAMILY BUILDING, FOR EXAMPLE, IT WOULD HAVE A DIFFERENT PARKING REQUIREMENT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY, SO YOU HAVE A MOTION TO, I MEAN, A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BALDWIN.
ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.
DID YOU WANNA SPEAK? YEAH, YOU NEED TO SIGN UP BEFOREHAND.
YOU CAN COME UP, BUT WE DID, WE DID SIGN UP.
MAKE IT, I DUNNO CONSIDERS HOW YOU THINK OF US.
WELL, WE'VE HAD OUR UPS AND DOWNS ALL DAY.
UM, BASICALLY, LONG STORY SHORT, I'M THE, UH, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FOR MAGNIFICA.
WE OWN A LOT OF PROPERTY DOWN THERE AND PARKING IS AWFUL DOWN THERE.
WE HAVE LITERALLY NO PARKING SPACES ON THE STREET THAT AREN'T, THAT AREN'T BASICALLY AREN'T PAID PARKING STREETS, UH, PLACES FOR THE STREET.
UM, NUMBER ONE, IF YOU GO FROM 23 TO 31 PARKING SPACES, THAT'S A 33% REDUCTION, NOT A 25% REDUCTION.
SO WE'VE GOT 99, UH, BASICALLY APARTMENTS FOR WHAT THEY'RE CALLING HOMELESS PEOPLE.
WELL, TRADITIONALLY THEY'RE SAYING HOMELESS PEOPLE DON'T HAVE CARS.
WHAT WE DO FOR A LIVING, BY THE WAY, IS WE TAKE CARE OF HOMELESS PEOPLE AND WE'VE BEEN AROUND FOR 68 YEARS, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO WE KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOMELESS PEOPLE.
WHAT THEY'RE PLANNING TO DO IS, UH, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FACILITY.
WHAT? BUT THERE'S NO SUPPORTIVE IN THERE.
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SO WE DO ALL THAT.WE, THEY'RE SAYING HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GONNA BE THERE AND NEED, NEED PARKING? WHAT'D THEY SAY? FOUR OR FIVE CARS? YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT EMPLOYEES? WE DON'T HAVE, WE DO A LOT MORE CARS OF OUR SUPPORTIVE PEOPLE THAN WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR AND WHAT WE DO FOR A LIVING.
UM, SO THE ALSO ACROSS THE STREET IS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
WELL, THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PARKING, SO THEY PARK THEIR CARS ON THE STREET.
THEY'VE ALSO, GO AHEAD, GO AHEAD AND WRAP UP.
THEY'VE ALSO GOT SOME MORE, UM, PARKING THAT THEY'VE GOTTEN FROM THE COLLEGE.
SO WE ARE GONNA ASK THAT YOU DENY THEM LOWERING THE NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES THEY HAVE ON THIS SEVENTH STORY BUILDING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING IN.
SIR, DID YOU WANNA SPEAK? PLEASE COME FORWARD.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
I'M, UH, THE ARCHITECT WORKING WITH A CLIENT.
UM, THE CLIENT WITH THIS PROJECT IS, UH, BREAD OF LIFE.
SO THIS IS KIND OF A THIRD PROJECT FOR THEM IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, THE TWO PREVIOUS PROJECTS, UM, ONE WITH 95 UNITS AND THE OTHER WITH 37 UNITS.
UM, THE 95 UNIT, UM, PROJECT HAS A TOTAL OF SIX PARKING SPOTS.
THE, UH, UH, KNOWLES ROLAND HOUSE HAS ZERO PARKING SPOTS BECAUSE IT IS ON THIS ADJACENT SITE, UM, WITH THEIR MAIN HEADQUARTERS.
UM, WE ARE PROPO, UH, WE'VE MAXIMIZED PARKING ON THE GROUND LEVEL AND, UM, AND, UH, UH, CHRIS BARNES, WHO'S WITH, UH, BREAD OF LIFE, UM, HELPING US WITH THIS PROJECT.
UM, HE SAID A TOTAL, UH, THE PROJECT, THE 95 UNIT PROJECT, UM, HAS A TOTAL FOUR RESIDENTS WITH CARS.
AND SO, UM, THE APPROACH THAT I, I GUESS THE POPULATION THAT THEY TYPICALLY HAVE UTILIZED, UM, HAS NOT NEEDED ANY PARKING.
THEY ALSO, SINCE THEIR HEADQUARTERS IS LESS THAN A MILE AWAY, THEY HAVE PROPOSED THAT IF THERE WAS ANY ISSUE A SHUTTLE COULD TAKE EMPLOYEES.
WE UNDERSTAND YOU CAN'T DO THAT WITH THE RESIDENTS, BUT THAT WOULD, UH, MAKE UP FOR ANOTHER FOUR OF THE PARKING SPACES.
AND I'M OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU ALL FOR THANK YOU COMMISSIONER BALDWIN.
AND IF WE DENY YOU, WHAT HAPPENS? YOU BUILD LESS UNIT TO MORE PARKING SPOTS OR WHAT HAPPENS IN REALITY? UM, I, I, IF IT WAS DENIED, I THINK IT WOULD CHANGE THE, THE, THE GRANTS AND THE KIND OF THE FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT AND THE NUMBERS WOULD LIKELY NOT EVEN OUT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY.
SO YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION IN FRONT OF YOU FOR APPROVAL.
DID I, I'VE SAID, DID I HAVE A MOTION? IT WAS COMMISSIONER BALDWIN THE MOTION.
ROMAN NUMERAL SIX HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN.
ROMAN NUMERAL SEVEN PUBLIC COMMENT.
DO I HAVE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT? ALL RIGHT.
HEARING NONE, I WILL ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 4:22 PM THANK YOU EVERYONE.