* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. OKAY. [CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:03] ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. UH, MY NAME IS SONNY GARZA. I'M VICE CHAIR OF THE HOUSTON PLANNING COMMISSION, AND I'M CALLING THIS MEETING TO ORDER TODAY AT 2:30: 41, 2:41. UH, IT IS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15 OF 2026, AND THIS IS AN IN-PERSON MEETING TAKING PLACE IN THE CITY HALL ANNEX AT 900 BAGBY. YOU MAY ALSO MONITOR THE MEETING BY VIEWING, UH, HTV. UM, A LITTLE HOUSEKEEPING, AND THIS IS IMPORTANT IF YOU'RE SPEAKING TODAY. IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON AN ITEM, PLEASE FILL OUT A SPEAKER'S FORM. THEY'RE AT THE FRONT DESK, THEY LOOK LIKE THIS, AND PENMANSHIP IS IMPORTANT, BECAUSE I NEED TO READ THEM OUT LOUD, AND WE'LL BOTH BE EMBARRASSED. UM, SO PLEASE FILL OUT THE SPEAKERS 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 TIME FOR TWO MINUTES. UH, THE RULES ARE FOUND, UH, THE SPEAKER RULES ARE FOUND ON THE TOP PORTION OF THE SPEAKER SIGN-IN FORM ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA. UH, PLEASE NOTE THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, ARE NOT TIMED WHEN THEY'RE SPEAKING AS THEY'RE SPEAKING FOR THEIR CONSTITUENCY. APPLICANTS HAVE TWO MINUTES TIME AS WELL AS REBUTTALS. NON-APPLICANTS AND GENERAL SPEAKERS ARE ALLOWED TWO MINUTES TIME. THERE IS NOT AN OPTION FOR REBUTTAL EVEN IF YOU DID NOT USE YOUR FULL TWO MINUTES. YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK AGAIN, AND TIME CANNOT BE ALLOTTED TO ANOTHER SPEAKER. NOW, TO ESTABLISH QUORUM OF 11 MEMBERS, I WILL, UH, CALL THE ROLL. UM, THE CHAIR IS NOT PRESENT. THE VICE CHAIR GARZA IS PRESENT. UM, COMMISSIONER BALDWIN? PRESENT. COMMISSIONER BALLARD. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER CARROLL. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER HEISH IS NOT HERE TODAY. COMMISSIONER HINES IS ABSENT. COMMISSIONER JONES? PRESENT. UM, COMMISSIONER MATTES WILL NOT BE IN ATTENDANCE TODAY. UH, COMMISSIONER NARANJO WILL NOT BE IN ATTENDANCE. COMMISSIONER PHAM? PRESENT. COMMISSIONER PIERCE IS NOT IN ATTENDANCE. UH, COMMISSIONER PORS-PURTLE WILL NOT BE ATTENDING TODAY. UH, COMMISSIONER SAREM? PRESENT. ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER SAREM. AND COMMISSIONER SHEPHERD? PRESENT. COMMISSIONER SIEGLER? PRESENT. UM, COMMISSIONER SYKES? PRESENT. UH, COMMISSIONER VICTOR? PRESENT. NUMBER 11. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. AND, UH, LET ME SEE HERE. COMMISSIONER VICTOR, AND THEN WE HAVE, UH, COMMISSIONER MONDIPANKA IS NOT IN ATTENDANCE. AND THEN OUR SECRETARY VON TRAN. PRESENT. UH, WE HAVE 12, AND THEREFORE WE HAVE QUORUM. [Director’s Report] ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, UM, WHICH IS THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT. DIRECTOR TRAN. GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR GARZA, COMMISSION MEMBERS, STAFF, AND THE PUBLIC. I AM VON TRAN, SECRETARY OF THIS COMMISSION AND DIRECTOR OF THE HOUSTON PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. WELCOME. I HAVE ONE REMINDER ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY. THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, MPSEFI, WILL HOST A FULL DAY PLANNING WORKSHOP NEXT THURSDAY FROM 8:00 AM TO 4:30 PM AT THE THIRD WORD MULTI-SERVICE CENTER. THE ADDRESS IS 3611 ENIS STREET. THE WORKSHOP PROVIDES CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS AND UPDATES FOR SUBDIVISION PLANNING PROFESSIONALS, PROCEEDS SUPPORT, LONE STAR COLLEGE SURVEYING GROUP. INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE STAFF OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON DEPARTMENTS, AS WELL AS HARRIS COUNTY AND CENTERPOINT ENERGY. WE HAVE RESERVED COMP- COMPLIMENTARY PASSES FOR ALL COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL WHO HAVE RSVP'D. WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR ATTENDANCE. IN CLOSING, FOR ASSISTANCE, PLEASE CALL THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AT 832-393-6600. TO REACH THE PLANNER OF THE DAY, PLEASE CALL 832-393-6624. YOU MAY VISIT US ONLINE AT HOUSTONPLANNING.COM. THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [Consideration of October 1, 2026, Planning Commission Meeting Minutes] ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT ITEM, UM, ON THE AGENDA IS A CONSIDERATION OF THE OCTOBER ONE, 2026 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES. UH, COMMISSIONERS, THEY'RE IN YOUR PACKET. UH, UNLESS THERE ARE CHANGES OR CORRECTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? I HAD A QUESTION. YES, MA'AM. UM, CHAIR, SO I WAS JUST GOING... I WASN'T PRESENT AT THE MEETING, BUT, UH, LOOKING AT THE MINUTES, I'M SURE YOU GUYS HAD A QUORUM, BUT THE, THE ABSENT AND PRESENCE DON'T LINE UP. THERE ARE ONLY NINE PRESENTS, SO MAYBE SOME THINGS ARE MISSING SOMEWHERE. DO WE HAVE A CORRECTION? [00:05:01] MARVETTE? OKAY. OKAY. JUST MAKING SURE. WE MADE A NOTATION. WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE MAKE A CORRECTION AND DOUBLE CHECK THEM. WE DID HAVE QUORUM, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE JUST HAD THAT DISCUSSION. YEAH. I'M ASSUMING THIS WAS SOMETHING. OKAY. SO THERE'S ONE CORRECTION. ANY OTHERS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN? ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THOSE MINUTES WITH THE CORRECTION? MOTION. OKAY. UH, BALDWIN AND BALLARD. ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. UM, WE'LL [Items I & II] MOVE ON TO ROMAN ONE, WHICH IS PRESENTATION AND CONSIDERATION OF THE 2027 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING DATES. ARACELI RODRIGUEZ. YEAH. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIRS AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS ARACELI RODRIGUEZ. STAFF WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT ROMAN NUMERAL ONE AND TWO TOGETHER IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION. PLEASE DO. YEAH. BEFORE YOU TODAY FOR CONSIDERATION ARE THE PROPOSED 2027 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING DATES AND THE 2027 CHAPTER 26 SUBMITTAL DATE. ALL PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING ARE HELD IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER CITY HALL ANNEX BEGINNING AT 2:30 PM ON THURSDAY. FOLLOWING A TYPICAL BIWEEKLY SCHEDULE, THREE WEEK CYCLE WILL HAPPEN AROUND THE CITY ADOPTED HOLIDAY SCHEDULE SHOWED AS THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS, AND NEW YEAR. SUBDIVISION PLAT SUBMITTAL PERIOD OPEN AT 6:00 AM ON THE FRIDAY FOLLOWING EACH COMMISSION MEETING AND CLOSE AT 11:00 AM ON MONDAY. IF A CITY HOLIDAY FALLS ON A MONDAY, THE SUBMITTAL PERIOD IS EXTENDED TO TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY. THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE AND FREEWAY PLAN AMENDMENT MEETINGS ARE ALSO NOTED ON THE CALENDAR. ALSO INCLU- INCLUDED FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ARE THE 2027 CHAPTER 26 SUBMITTAL DATE USED FOR SUBMITTING PARKING VARIANCES AND SPECIAL PARKING AREA APPLICATION. THIS ADOPTED SUBMITTAL AND MEETING DATE WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSPAPER BEFORE JANUARY 1ST, 2027. THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE BOTH THE 2027 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING DATES AND THE 2027 CHAPTER 26 SUBMITTAL DATE. MR. CHAIR, THIS CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION AND I'M OPEN TO QUESTION. THANK YOU, MS. RODRIGUEZ. QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS? AGAIN, I POINT OUT TO YOU AS I DID LAST MEETING, THESE DATES ARE GONNA BE DIFFICULT DURING THE HOLIDAY PERIOD. SO, UM, COMMISSIONER MATTES IS NOT HERE FOR ME TO JUMP ON ABOUT HER GOING TO PARIS. SO, UM, DO MAKE NOTE. I KNOW IT'S A YEAR AWAY, BUT IT'S DIFFICULT TO GET QUORUM SOMETIMES, AND SO I DO NEED YOU TO PAY ATTENTION WITH YOUR CALENDARS AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE AVAILABLE. ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY, UH, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS? IF NONE, IS THERE A, A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? MOTION. SECOND, CAROL. WAIT, IT WAS, UH - IT'S VICTOR. IT'S VICTOR AND JONES. OH. ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ROMAN TWO, PRESENTATION AND CONSIDERATION OF THE 2027 CHAPTER 26 SUBMITTAL DATES. MS. RODRIGUEZ, IS THIS YOU AGAIN? THANK YOU. UM, ACTUALLY, IT WAS ALSO PART OF MY PRESENTATION ITEM NUMBER SIX. DID IT ALREADY? YES. APOLOGIES. OKAY. OBVIOUSLY, MY MIND IS ELSEWHERE. BUT WE'LL TAKE A SEPARATE VOTE. UH, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT, THE PRESENTATION OF THE, UH, UH, CHAPTER 26 SUBMITTAL DATES? NONE? ALL RIGHT. UM, IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION PASS. FAM, SECOND? CAROL. CAROL, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, THAT MOTION PASSES AS WELL. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, I'M ALWAYS GONNA MAKE AT LEAST ONE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I'M NERVOUS. I DON'T DO THIS ALL THE TIME. ALL RIGHT, SO NEXT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO, UH... FIRST, BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO, UH, ROMAN THREE PLATTING ACTIVITY, I WANNA NOTE THAT ITEM ONE AND 72 HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN. THEY WILL NOT BE DISCUSSED TODAY. UM, AND SO THEY'RE, AT THIS POINT IN TIME, MOOT. WE DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE COMING BACK AND IF THEY'LL BE BACK IN TWO WEEKS. SO JUST SO YOU KNOW, ITEM ONE AND 72 ARE NOT BEING DISCUSSED TODAY. [Platting Activities a & b] ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO PLATTING ACTIVITY, SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT PLATS, A AND B. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF, OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS RANDY LILLY. SECTIONS A AND B ARE PRESENTED AS ONE GROUP, WHICH INCLUDES CONSENT AND REPLAT ITEMS NOT REQUIRING NOTIFICATION. SECTIONS A AND B, UH, ARE ITEMS ONE THROUGH 66. CONSENT ITEMS ARE, UH, ONE THROUGH 35 AND REPLAT ITEMS ARE 36 THROUGH 66. MR. CHAIR, WE HAVE A, UH, CHANGE IN THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION FOR ITEM 53, PARA ESTATES AT N - UH, NAYLAND STREET FOR APPROVAL TO DEFER PER THE COUNCIL MEMBER'S REQUEST. UH, STAFF WOULD ALSO LIKE TO TAKE OUT OF ORDER ITEM 52, [00:10:01] NAYLAND MANORS. A PRESENTATION WILL FOLLOW UP AFTER THIS. UH, THERE ARE NO OTHER ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN OUT OF ORDER. UH, MR. CHAIR, IF THERE ARE NO INDIVIDUALS SIGN UP TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS, THE PLANNING COMMISSION... PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REQUESTS APPROVAL OF STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONSENT AND REPLAT ITEMS NOT REQUIRING NOTIFICATION, SAVE AND ACCEPT ITEM 52. THANK YOU, MR. LILLY. COMMISSIONERS, ARE THERE ITEMS FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION? ALL RIGHT. WE'RE LOOKING AT ITEMS ONE THROUGH 56. WE'RE GOING TO PULL OUT OF ORDER 52 AND 53 TO BE VOTED ON SEPARATELY. ALL RIGHT. OH, I'M SORRY. DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING? I JUST HAVE TO ABSTAIN FOR TWO OF THEM. WHICH TWO? 32 AND 33. 32 AND 33. ALL RIGHT. WOULD IT BE APPROPRIATE TO HAVE A SMALL PRESENTATION ON 53 ALSO? I DON'T KNOW IF STAFF IS PREPARED WITH A PRESENTATION FOR 53. OKAY. UH, 52 FOR SURE. I DON'T KNOW. ALL RIGHT. SO, UM, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE GONNA VOTE ON ITEMS ONE THROUGH 56 IN A AND B, SAVE AND ACCEPT 32, 33, 52, AND 53. IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION SYKES. SYKES, SECOND. CAROL. SECOND. CAROL. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT, HEARING NONE, THE MOTION PASSES. WE'LL NOW VOTE ON ITEM 32 AND 33. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? WE HAVE A REUSAL FROM COMMISSIONER SHEPARD. UH, IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? MOTION JONES. JONES AND VICTOR. JONES AND VICTOR. UM, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 52 AND 53. MR. CEDILLO, DO WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR 53 OR STRICTLY FOR 52 AT THIS POINT? WE DO HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR 52, SIR, BUT WE ALSO, UH, WANT TO VERIFY THAT 76, UH, RESERVES AT PARK PLACE HAS ALSO BEEN WITHDRAWN. OH, I DIDN'T SEE THAT. 76. THANK YOU. SO, JUST TO REPEAT - THAT'S NOT IN THE SECTION. NO, BUT, BUT WE WANTED TO REPORT. SO, AGAIN, WITHDRAWALS ARE ONE, 72, AND 76. LET ME TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. OH, THERE IT IS. APOLOGIES, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. AGAIN, IF YOU ARE HERE FOR ANY ONE OF THOSE THREE ITEMS, ONE, 72 OR 76, THEY WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED TODAY. IF YOU WILL MAKE NOTE THAT COMMISSIONER MADIPACA HAS ARRIVED. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO, UH, YES, SIR. THE COUNCIL MEMBER'S OFFICE WOULD LIKE TO COME DOWN AND SPEAK ON 52, SO I'M JUST LETTING YOU KNOW. ARE THEY HERE? THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO, LET'S, UH, LET'S GO ON WITH ITEM 52. ITEM 52, NAYLAND MANOR, THIS IS THE CLASS TWO WE PLAT IN THE CITY, SOUTH ACROSS TIMBER AND EAST OF MAIN STREET. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO SUBDIVI- SUBDIVIDE ONE LOT INTO TWO LOT. THE PLAT MEET ALL CHAPTER 42 REQUIREMENT AND STEP RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER THE PLAT PER COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO REQUEST. ALL RIGHT. UM - THIS IS COUNCIL MEMBER'S REPRESENTATIVE. ALL RIGHT. I'M GONNA OPEN, UH, UP FOR SPEAKERS. UM, DOES THE COUNCIL MEMBER HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE? IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD, PLEASE. IF YOU'D STAY - CAN I ASK THE STAFF ONE QUESTION? OH, OF COURSE. GO AHEAD. MS. RODRIGUEZ, ARE WE SURE THIS IS TWO UNITS AND IT'S NOT BEING SUBDIVIDED INTO THREE? IS THAT CORRECT? CAN YOU JUST VERIFY? SORRY. MIKE. COULD YOU VERIFY THE PLAT MAP THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS ACCURATE AND WE'RE SUBDIVIDING INTO TWO TRACKS, NOT THREE TRACKS, WHICH I BELIEVE SOME OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS CONCERNED ABOUT. YEAH, THERE'S SUBDIVIDING ONE TRACK INTO TWO TRACKS. OKAY, PERFECT. THANK YOU. OKAY. NOW, UH, IF YOU WOULD STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. UH, TY KEKO, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF. UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS REQUESTING TO DEFER THIS ITEM TO REALLY GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF IT AND TO SPEAK WITH THE COMMUNITY AS A COMMUNITY HAS ALSO EXPRESSED SOME DISCOMFORT AND SOME LACK OF UNDERSTANDING AS WELL. SO THAT WOULD BE THE COUNCIL MEMBER'S REQUEST. ALL RIGHT. ALSO, ARE YOU PREPARED TO TALK ABOUT ITEM 53 WHEN THAT COMES UP? UH, I AM, YES. IT WOULD BE THE SAME RESPONSE. OKAY. WELL, I'M STILL GONNA CALL YOU UP SO YOUR, YOUR, UH - YES, SIR. YOUR SPEECH WILL BE ON THE RECORD. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. SO, UM, WE'RE ON ITEM 52. I HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. JOYCE OWENS. MS. OWENS, COME FORWARD, PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU. GOOD, GOOD AFTERNOON. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL AS WELL. MY NAME IS JOYCE OWENS TO THE CHAIR AND THE COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS JOYCE OWENS AND I REPRESENT THE, UH, DEVELOPER. SO THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, UH, AT 604 NALEN, THE, UH, OWNER WANTS TO TAKE ONE LOT AND DIVIDE IT INTO TWO. UH, WE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION YESTERDAY AFTERNOON THAT THE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER HAD ASKED FOR A DEFERRAL FOR MORE INFORMATION, AND I GOT RIGHT ON IT. SO WE, UM, WENT BACK AND FORTH. I'VE EMAILED WITH TY, AND THIS MORNING, UH, THE PRESIDENT OF THE INDEPENDENCE [00:15:01] HEIGHTS, MS. TANYA, UH, WELLS, SHE AND I SPOKE. AND SO IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE REASON FOR THE DEFERRAL WAS TO GET INFORMATION AND TO HAVE A COMMUNITY MEETING, WHICH I CAN SAY THAT WE HAVE THAT SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY AT ONE O'CLOCK FOR THE COMMUNITY MEETING. I HAVE ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, HAVE ONE OF THEIR STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT. AND I DO UNDERSTAND THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT THE CHANGING, UH, INDEPENDENCE HEIGHTS, TO MY UNDERSTANDING, I'M A KANSAN, IS THE, WAS THE FIRST, UH, UH, BLACK HISTORICAL NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THEY WANNA PRESERVE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND SO, AND, AND I AGREE WITH THAT BEING, I WAS ONE, TOLD THEM I WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD PRESIDENTS, SO I DO HAVE A PASSION FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. BUT JUST A LITTLE HISTORY ON THIS PLAT. WE SUBMITTED THE PLAT THE FIRST TIME, OUR FIRST CYCLE, AND THERE WAS THE, THE HOUSTON HEIGHTS ACTUALLY HAS OXFORD PLACE AND THEIR DEED RESTRICTIONS. SO WE WERE INCOMPLETE AT THAT CYCLE, AND WE WORKED WITH ARVA HOWARD TO LOOK AT ALL THE PROPERTY CODES, AND SO WE HAD THAT SAY THIS IS NOT PART OF THAT SUBDIVISION. A PUBLIC HEARING IS NOT REQUIRED. SO I PROMOTED IT TO THE AGENDA, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WAS A GLITCH IN THE PLAT TRACKER, SO IT WASN'T ON LAST COMMISSION'S AGENDA, SO THIS IS THE THIRD TIME WE'RE COMING BACK AROUND AGAIN. AND SO IT MEETS ALL OF THE CHAPTER 42 REQUIREMENTS. MY REQUEST IS THAT YOU APPROVE IT TODAY, AND IF WE COULD ADD A CONDITION TO THE CPC 101 TO HAVE A MEETING WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, WE'VE WORKED WITH SOME OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS ON DEED RESTRICTIONS IN THE PAST, AND, AND I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER MY SERVICES THERE TO ASSIST THEM IN ANY WAY. YES, THANK YOU. QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS? WILL THIS HAVE TO COME BACK TO US AGAIN? IF IT'S DEFERRED, YES. NO, NO. IF, IF WE APPROVE IT, IS IT, IS THIS THE FIRST AMENDMENT OR WILL THERE BE A SECOND TIME? IT'LL COME BACK - IT'S A CLASS, UH, TWO, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO COME UP THERE, SORRY. IT'S A CLASS THREE PRELIMINARY, SO THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A CLASS THREE FINAL PLOT. NO, IT'S NOT A PUBLIC HEARING. YEAH. CLASS THREE AND IT'S PRELIMINARY. NO, THIS IS A CLASS TWO PLOT. OH, I'M SORRY. IT'S A CLASS TWO ART. I'M THINKING SOMETHING. IT'S A CLASS 2R, IT WILL NOT COME BACK. THIS IS A FINAL PLOT. SORRY FOR THE CONFUSION. OKAY. UH, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. YES, SIR. ANYONE ELSE HAVE A QUESTION? CONCERN? ALL RIGHT. UH, COME ON UP. DID YOU SIGN UP TO SPEAK? YES, I DID. OH, YOU DID? I'M ABOUT TO CALL YOU. MS. WELLS? YES. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS TANYA WELLS. I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE INDEPENDENT HEIGHTS REDEVELOPMENT COUNCIL. UH, WE ARE REQUESTING THAT FOR ITEMS 52 AND 53, THAT THESE ARE, UM, TABLED AND/OR DEFERRED, AS YOU ALL SAY, UNTIL THE DEVELOPERS MEET DIRECTLY WITH THE INDEPENDENT HEIGHTS COMMUNITY. AS MS. OWENS HAS SAID, INDEPENDENT HEIGHTS IS THE FIRST BLACK MUNICIPAL- MUNICIPALITY IN TEXAS AND DESERVES THAT RESPECT. WHAT WE ARE DEALING WITH NOW IS AN ERASURE OF THE BLA - OF THE BLACK FOOTPRINT THAT ESTABLISHED THIS VERY AREA. OUR COMMUNITY HOLDS A SIGNIFICANT PLACE IN HISTORY, YET CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT THREATENS TO ERASE OUR BLACK HISTORY, HERITAGE, AND CULTURAL FOOTPRINT. WE ARE NOT AGAINST DEVELOPMENT. WE ARE AGAINST DEVELOPMENT THAT EXCLUDES THE VERY PEOPLE WHOSE COMMUNITY IS BEING TRANSFORMED. OUR RESIDENTS DESERVE A VOICE IN DECISIONS AFFECT OUR HOMES, NEIGHBORHOODS, AND FUTURE. WE URGE THIS COMMISSION TO POSTPONE THESE APPROVALS UNTIL DEVELOPERS AND RESIDENTS CAN WORK TOWARD A WIN-WIN SOLUTION THAT RESPECTS OUR HERITAGE WHILE ALLOWING RESPONSIBLE GROWTH. DEVELOPMENT SHOULD STRENGTHEN INDEPENDENT HEIGHTS, NOT ERASE ITS IDENTITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MS. WELLS. QUESTIONS FOR OUR SPEAKER, MS. WELLS? ANYONE? J- JUST A COMMENT THAT - COMMISSIONER BALDWIN? THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN. I DID SPEAK TO COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO WHO WAS OUT OF THE COUNTRY, AND I KNOW THAT HE WANTS THAT MEETING ALSO AND THAT HE DOES WANT THIS DEFERRAL. SO THANK YOU. YES. AS SHE MENTIONED, WE DO HAVE A MEETING ON MONDAY AT 1:00. HOWEVER, WE HAVE THIS CONTINUANCE OF DEVELOPERS COMING IN. THEY MAKE MONEY OFF OUR COMMUNITY. THERE'S NO ENGAGEMENT. AND WHAT WE'RE LEFT IS CHANGE IN INFRASTRUCTURE THAT CAUSES FLOODING. WE HAVE SENIORS WHO ARE NOW HAVING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR, UM, PROPERTY TAXES THAT GO UP WHO DO NOT HAVE SUPPLEMENTED INCOME TO COVER THAT. AND THEN AGAIN, IT'S THE ERASER OF THE COMMUNITY. AND THIS IS A COMMUNITY THAT BLACK PEOPLE FORM BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT GET HOMES ANYWHERE ELSE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MS. WELLS. AGAIN, QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, COMMISSIONERS? ALL RIGHT. WE ARE ON ITEM 52. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK TO THE COMMISSION ON THIS ITEM? MS. OWENS? AS THE APPLICANT, UM, YOU CAN SPEAK AGAIN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MUCH OBLIGE. UM, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I, UH, MS. TANYA AND I DID SPEAK ABOUT THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE ORDINANCE AS WELL AS THE MINIMUM BUILDING LINE ORDINANCE. I KNOW AND, AND I'M BLACK, SO I UNDERSTAND THE, UM, WANTING TO PRESERVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT ALSO KNOW THAT THE CITY HAS PUT THOSE PARAMETERS AND GUIDELINES IN PLACE. AND SO [00:20:01] WHEN WE COME BACK IN TWO WEEKS, IF WE DEFER, WE'LL STILL HAVE THE SAME TWO LOTS. I DON'T SEE THAT ANYTHING IS GONNA CHANGE OTHER THAN WE HAVE AGREED TO HAVE THE MEETING. MM-HMM. UM, SO, UM, I APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MS. OWENS. AGAIN, QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? AGAIN, ANYONE ELSE WANTING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 52? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON FROM HERE. UH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, UM, IS... THE STAFF HAS RECOMMENDED DEFERRAL BASED ON THE COUNCIL MEMBER'S REQUEST. IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENT, IS THERE A MOTION FOR DEFERRAL? MOTION BALDWIN. BALDWIN, SECOND. CAROL. CAROL? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT HEARING NONE, THE MOTION PASSES. THIS ITEM IS DEFERRED. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 53. ITEM 53 IS ESTATE AT NALAN. THIS IS A CLASS TWO REPLAT IN THE CITY ALONG NEYLAND STREET EAST OF CAFTER STREET. THEY'RE SUBDIVIDING THE PROPERTY ONTO THREE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOT WITH A 16-FOOT CHAIR DRIVEWAY. INSTEAD MEET ALL CHAPTER 42 REQUIREMENT AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT... ACTUALLY, IT'S TO DEFER THE PLAT PER COUNCIL MEMBER REQUEST. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MS. RODRIGUEZ. YEAH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE ON ITEM, UH, 53. UH, MS. WELLS, I HAVE YOU SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. DID YOU WANT TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? SO AGAIN, MY NAME IS TANYA WELLS. I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE INDEPENDENT HIGH STREET DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL. THE SAME CONCERNS THAT WE, UM, ARE ADDRESSING FOR, UM, NALEN MANOR. WE ARE ALSO ADDRESSING FOR PARRA ESTATES AT NALEN STREET. AGAIN, WE DO NOT HAVE MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT. AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE, UM, PARTICULAR PLANS TO CHANGE, THAT CHANGES OUR FOOTPRINT. WE HAVE ALREADY LOST A HISTORIC HOME IN INDEPENDENT HEIGHTS IN OUR STARK WEATHER HISTORIC DISTRICT. SO WE ARE NOW COMING TO THE TABLE TO ENSURE THAT THE REST OF OUR COMMUNITY IS NOT LOST AS WELL. WE DESERVE THAT, UM, INDIVIDUALS, DEVELOPERS, THAT THEY COME INTO OUR COMMUNITY AND THEY ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND WHERE THEY ARE DEVELOPING. AGAIN, WE ARE NOT AGAINST GROWTH. WE ARE AGAINST A, A RATIO OF A PEOPLE WHO WERE SELF-DETERMINED, WHO WHEN THEY COULD NOT GET HOMES ANYWHERE ELSE, THEY WENT TO INDEPENDENT HEIGHTS WHERE THEY COULD GET HOMES. AND NOW, PEOPLE WANT TO FORCE THEM OUT BY CHANGING THE AESTHETIC OF INDEPENDENT HEIGHTS. SO WE DO WANNA HAVE A MEETING AS WELL WITH THIS DEVELOPER SO THAT, AGAIN, WE CAN HAVE A WIN-WIN SITUATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. WELLS. UH, QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS, FOR OUR SPEAKER? ANYONE? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MS. WELLS. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THIS ITEM? YES, SIR, PLEASE COME FORWARD. IF YOU'D BE SO KIND TO STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AGAIN, PLEASE. TY KAKO WITH COUNCILOR CASTILLO'S OFFICE. UH, COUNCILOR CASTILLO'S REQUESTING A DEFERRAL ON THIS ITEM TO HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF IT AND FOR MORE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, UH, COMMISSIONERS, WE'RE ON ITEM 53. IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION WHICH IS DEFERRAL AT THE COUNCIL MEMBER'S REQUEST? MOTION BALDWIN. BALDWIN, SECOND. VICTOR. VICTOR? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, THE MOTION PASSES. THIS ITEM IS DEFERRED. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S A AND B IN ROMAN THREE. WE'LL [c. Replats requiring Public Hearings with Notification (Ken Calhoun, Aracely Rodriguez, and Dorianne Powe-Phlegm)] MOVE TO C, RE-PLATS REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARINGS WITH NOTIFICATION. MR. CALHOUN. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS KEN CALHOUN. ITEM 67 IS ALAMEDA GENOA COMPLEX. OOPS, SORRY. THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON CITY LIMITS AT THE CORNER OF MONROE AND ALAMEDA GENOA. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO CREATE ONE UNDERSTRICTED RESERVE. THERE ARE NO VARIANCE REQUESTS 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 101 FORM CONDITIONS. MR. CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN FOR ITEM 67 ALAMEDA GENOA COMPLEX. UM, I HAVE, UH, JOYCE OWENS SIGNED TO SPEAK FOR QUESTIONS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THIS, ON THIS ITEM? UM, 67 ALAMEDA GENOA COMPLEX. SEEING NONE, UH, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AGAIN, WE'RE ON ITEM 67 WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL. IS THERE... IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? MOTION JONES. JONES. SECOND SYKES. SECOND SYKES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, 68. [00:25:02] ITEM 68 IS AMPLIFIED PROPERTIES. THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON CITY LIMITS AT THE CORNER OF REDBUD AND VERALU STREET. THE APPLICANT'S PROPOSING TO CREATE TWO SINGLE FAMILY 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 NO LONGER VIOLATE DEED RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT. ARE THOSE FILED SEPARATELY? STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CPC 101 FORM CONDITIONS. MR. CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU, SIR. THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 68, AMPLIFIED PROPERTIES IS OPEN. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO... OH, I DO. I'M SORRY. UM, I HAVE MR. DAVID WHITE. MR. WHITE, ARE YOU HERE?. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, SO MR. WHITE IS HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. WE'RE ON ITEM 68, AMPLIFIED PROPERTIES, WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL. ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM, COMMISSIONERS? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND, UH, I WILL ASK FOR A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. MOTION, SARAM. SARAM, SECOND. SHEPHERD. SHEPHERD. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR, FOR BEING HERE. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO, UH, ITEM 69. ITEM 69 IS BAR ACRE REPLAT NUMBER ONE. THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HARRIS COUNTY ETJ, EAST ALONG HOMISH ROAD. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO CREATE ONE UNDERSTRICTED RESERVE. THERE ARE NO VARIANCE REQUESTS WITH THIS ITEM, AND THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. REVIEW BY LEGAL... REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THE PLAT WILL NO- NO LONGER VIOLATE A RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CPC 101 FORM CONDITIONS. MR. CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN FOR ITEM 69, BAR ACRE REPLAT NUMBER ONE. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK FOR A MOTION- MOTION BALLARD. FOR APPROVAL. BALLARD? SECOND MONDAPACA. MADIPACA. THANK YOU. UM, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU, MS. BALLARD AND MANDIPACA. ITEM 70. ITEM 70 IS BAYOU GLEN PARTIAL REPLAT NUMBER ONE. THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE CITY NORTH ALONG WOODWAY DRIVE AND WEST OF SAKE DRIVE. THE PURPOSE OF THE REPLAT IS TO COMBINE PORTION OF TWO LOTS TO CREATE ONE SINGLE FAMILY LOT. THE APPLICANT REQUESTING A VARIANT TO ALLOW THIS LOT OF LESS THAN ONE ACRE TO HAVE DIRECT VEHICULAR ACCESS TO A MAYOR THOROUGHFARE WOODWAY DRIVE. STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST. THE PORTION OF THE LOT BEING COMBINED WERE PLOTTED IN BAYOU GLEN IN 1950 AND WERE ALREADY LEFT THAN ONE ACRE INSIDE WITH FURNISHED ALONG WOODWAY DRIVE, WHICH IS A DESIGNATED AS A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE. UNDER THE CURRENT ORDINANCE, A LOT MUST BE AT LEAST ONE ACRE IN SITE TO HAVE DIRECT ACCESS TO A MAYOR THOROUGHFARE. HOWEVER, IN THIS CASE, THE APPLICANT, APPLICANT CANNOT ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL LAND TO MEET THE ORDINANCE. WOODWARD DRIVE IS THE SOLE ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY. THEY ARE PROVIDING THE REQUIRED RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION TO ACHIEVE THE ULTIMATE RIGHT OF WAY WIDTH, AND A TURNAROUND WILL BE PROVIDED WITHIN THE SITE TO PREVENT VEHICLE FROM BACKING OUT ONTO THE MAYOR THOROUGHFARE. REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THE PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTION ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILES SEPARATELY. THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND STAFF DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT IN EVENT. SO STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO THE CPC 101 FORM CONDITION. MR. CHAIR IS TO PLEASE THE COMMISSION. YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU, MS. RODRIGUEZ. THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 70 BAYOU GLEN PARTIAL REPLAT NUMBER ONE IS OPEN. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 70. ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, COMMISSIONERS? HEARING NONE, IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION SIGLER. SIEGLER? SECOND? BALLARD. BALLARD. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. ITEM 71. ITEM 71, EASTER HAVEN. THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE CITY LIMIT NORTH OF LITTLE YORK AND WEST OF CARVER ROAD. THE PURPOSE OF THE WE PLAT IS TO CREATE TWO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOT AND TWO LANDSCAPE AND OPEN SPACE RESERVES. NO VARIANCES ARE BEING REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM. WE ADD APPLICANT HAS MET ALL THE [00:30:01] NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. STAFF DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT IN ADVANCE. REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THE PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTION ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY. STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO THE CPC 101 FORM CONDITION. MR. CHAIR, IT'S A PLEASURE OF THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 71, EASTER HAVEN IS OPEN. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK. IS THERE SOMEONE HERE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THIS ITEM? HEARING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK FOR A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS. FAM? SECOND? SECOND JONES. JONES. QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. ITEM 72 HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED TODAY. 73. ITEM 73, FERRARI OF HOUSTON. THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE CITY LIMIT NORTH OF US 59, SOUTH OF RICHMOND AVENUE AND WEST OF CHIMNEY ROCK ROAD. THE PURPOSE OF THE WE PLAT IS TO CREATE ONE UNRESTRICTED RESERVE. NO VARIANCES ARE BEING REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM. THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT AND STAFF DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT IN EVENT. REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THE PLAT WILL NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTION ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY. THAT RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO THE CPC 101 FORM CONDITION. MR. CHAIR, IS THE PLEASURE OF THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 73, FERRARI OF HOUSTON IS OPEN. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? HEARING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION BALLARD. BALLARD, SECOND. CAROL. CAROL. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. ITEM 74. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS DORIANNE POPLAM. ITEM 74 IS HIGHLAND CROSSING REPLAT NUMBER ONE. THE SITE IS IN HOUSTON CORPORATES LIMITS AT THE SOUTHWEST INTERSECTION OF TIDWELL ROAD AND SAM ROSE, SAM ROSE STREET. THE REASON FOR REPLAT IS TO CREATE 18 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS AND SIX RESERVES. REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT WOULD NOT VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE FACE OF PLAT OR THOSE FILED SEPARATELY. THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAT PER THE CBC 101 FORM CONDITIONS. STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY COMMENTS IN ADVANCE. MR. CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU MS. FLAM. THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 74, HIGHLAND CROSSING REPLAT NUMBER ONE IS OPEN. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? HEARING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF FOR APPROVAL OF THE PLAT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS. IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENT, IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? MOTION BALLARD. BALLARD, SECOND. FAM SECOND. FAM. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 75. ITEM 75 IS MILL RIDGE VILLAGE SECTION ONE. THE SITE IS IN HOUSTON EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION IN HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, SOUTH OF EXISTING REGENCY WOOD DRIVE AND REGENCY GREEN DRIVE WEST OF MILL RIDGE DRIVE. THE REASON FOR REPLAT IS TO CREATE 147 LOTS AND 15 RESERVES. THE APPLICANT IS ALSO REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW REGENCY WOOD DRIVE TO TERMINATE IN A CUL-DE-SAC AND NOT PROVIDE A NORTH SOUTH STREET THROUGH THE SUBJECT TRACT. THE APPLICANT IS REPLATTING A PORTION OF A SINGLE FAMILY LOT THAT WAS RECORDED IN 2018 WITH THE REGENCY GREEN PLACE SUBDIVISION. THE APPLICANT HAS MET ALL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED THAT THIS ITEM BE DEFERRED. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER THE PLAT PER THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST. STAFF HAS RECEIVED COMMENTS CONCERNING DRAINAGE AND POINTS OF ACCESS AND TRAFFIC CONGESTION FROM RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY OR FROM PERSONS WHO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY. MADAM CHAIR... I MEAN, MR. CHAIR. YOU ALL OWE ME FIVE BUCKS. IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU, MS. VOFLAM. YOU'RE WELCOME. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE ARE ON ITEM 75, MILL RIDGE VILLAGE SECTION ONE WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEFERRAL. [00:35:01] I DO NOT, UH, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. I DO NOT HAVE ANYONE SIGNED TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO ADRESS THE COMMISSION? HEARING NONE, WE'LL MOVE FORWARD AGAIN. UM, COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEFERRAL. ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT THEN. IF THERE ARE MOTION, UH, TO DEFER AND CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING. MOTION MONDE PACA. BALDWIN, MANDY PACA AND BALDWIN. ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, THE MOTION PASSES. ALL RIGHT. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I SEE THAT A NUMBER OF PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR ITEM 76, WHICH I MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. IT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED TODAY AND THERE WILL NOT BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. I WILL, HOWEVER, THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT TODAY. IN FACT, IF YOU'RE STILL HERE AND LET YOU KNOW THAT, UH, YOU CAN SPEAK AT PUBLIC COMMENT ABOUT ANYTHING THAT YOU'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION. BUT AGAIN, ITEM 76 HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. PARDON ME. IT'S BEEN WITHDRAWN AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED TODAY. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 77. AND YOU, COULD YOU CLARIFY THAT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE RESUBMITTED? IT CAN'T BE ON IN TWO WEEKS. YES. THE ENTIRE, UH, PROCESS WILL HAVE TO BEGIN ANEW. SO IT MAY NOT BE ON IN TWO WEEKS. IT MAY NOT EVER COME UP AGAIN. WE DO NOT KNOW. UH, AGAIN, THE ITEM HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN BY THE APPLICANT. ANYTHING ELSE COMMISSIONER BALDWIN? NO, BUT IT CAN'T BE ON IN TWO WEEKS, CAN IT? NO, IT CANNOT. NO, NO, NO. IT'S BEEN COMPLETELY WITHDRAWN. ALL RIGHT. ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT. UM - THE COUNCIL MEMBER DID, UM, SHE JUST SENT ME AN EMAIL - AH. UM, CONCERNING THIS ITEM AND SHE JUST WANTED TO, UM, UH, LET... SHE WANTED THE, THE DEVELOPER TO MEET WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND, UM, AND SHE WAS NOT IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. EVEN THOUGH WE'RE NOT DISCUSSING THAT TODAY, MS. FLEMING . I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU IT WAS FROM THE COUNCIL MEMBER. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE AUDIENCE. AGAIN, WE ARE NOT DISCUSSING THIS ITEM. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S, UH, THE RESERVES AT PARK PLACE, UH, WHICH WE ARE NOT DISCUSSING TODAY. WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM 77, RONSON LANDING. ITEM 77 IS RONSON LANDING. THE SIGN IS IN USE AND CORPORATE LIMITS AT NORTH, AT THE NORTHWEST INTERSECTION OF RONSON ROAD AND WATERBURY DRIVE. THE REASON FOR REPLAT IS TO CREATE ONE LOT. THERE ARE NO VARIANCE REQUESTED WITH THIS ITEM. REVIEW BY LEGAL INDICATES THAT THIS PLAT WOULD 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 101 FORM CONDITIONS. STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY COMMENTS IN ADVANCE. MR. CHAIR, IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, YOU MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MS. PHILPHLEM. JUST SO YOU ALL KNOW, THIS IS LIKE THE FUNNEST MEETING AT CITY HALL, JUST SO YOU KNOW. ALL RIGHT, SO WE ARE ON ITEM 77, RONSON LAN - UH, LANDING. I WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THIS ITEM? UM, THEN HEARING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 77. COMMISSIONERS, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? HEARING NONE, IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL? MOTION SAREM. SARAM, SECOND. VICTOR? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, THAT MOTION PASSES. [d. Subdivision Plats with Variance Requests (Petra Hsia, Devin Crittle, Tammi Williamson and John Cedillo)] WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO SECTION D, SUBDIVISION PLATS WITH VARIANCE REQUEST. ITEM 78. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS PETRA SHAW. ITEM 78 IS BARKER MANOR. THIS SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON CITY LIMITS, HARRIS COUNTY, OUTSIDE OF 610 WEST OF NORTH WAYSIDE DRIVE ALONG BACKER STREET. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A LOT AND IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE FOR A FIVE-FOOT BUILDING LINE ALONG A 60-FOOT UNNAMED, UNDEVELOPED LOCAL STREET, AND TO ALLOW A LOT IN THE CITY TO BE LESS THAN 3,500 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER THE PLAT PER THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, AND THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE ON ITEM 78, UH, BARKER MANOR WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEFERRAL. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? ALL RIGHT. AGAIN, UH, IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON, UH, ITEM 78, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO DEFER? MOTION PSYCHS. MOTION PSYCH, SECOND. FAM. FAM. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, THE MOTION PASSES. THIS ITEM IS DEFERRED. ITEM 79. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE HOUSTON PLANNING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS DEVIN CRIDDLE. ITEM 79 IS BENDERS CREEK GENERAL PLAN. THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON CITY LIMITS NORTH OF AIRPORT BOULEVARD AND NORTH OF SIMS BAYOU AND EAST OF, UH, MARTIN LUTHER KING BOULEVARD. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW NARROW LOTS TO HAVE DIRECT VEHICULAR ACCESS TO A PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY AND TO EXCEED INTERSECTION SPACING BY NOT EXTENDING [00:40:01] TWO PUBLIC STUB STREETS. STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF BOTH REQUESTS. THE PROPOSED GENERAL PLAN COVERS 190 ACRES DESIGNED FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. THE SITE IS BOUNDED BY SIMS BAYOU TO THE SOUTH, A CENTER POINT FEE STRIP TO THE EAST AND AN EXISTING SUBDIVISION TO THE NORTH. THIS PROPOSAL IS INTENDED TO EXPAND THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD AND DEDICATE THE REQUIRED MAJOR THEREFARES AS SHOWN ON THE MAJOR THEREFARE AND FREEWAY PLAN. THE CITY ORDINANCE REQUIRES FRONT LOADING LOTS ON A PROPERTY OF THIS SIZE TO HAVE A MINIMUM OF 44 FEET OF FRONTAGE. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING AN AVERAGE OF 34 FEET OF FRONTAGE FOR EACH LOT IN THE SUBDIVISION. THIS REQUEST IS SUPPORTED BY PREVIOUSLY APPROVED SECTIONS WITHIN THE GENERAL PLAN THAT INCLUDE NARROW FRONT LOADING LOTS. THE APPLICANT ALSO NOTES THAT THE DRIVEWAYS ARE PLACED CLOSER TOGETHER TO INCREASE THE SPACING BETWEEN CURB CUTS TO ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL ORANGE STREET PARKING AS SHOWN ON THE EXHIBIT. APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST WILL ALLOW THE DEVELOPER TO MAINTAIN A CONSISTENT HOUSING PRODUCT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT. VARIANCE NUMBER TWO, THE APPLICANT'S JUSTIFICATION FOR NOT EXTENDING THE EXISTING STUB STREET IS BASED ON SITE CONDITIONS AND PROPOSED LAND USE. THE AREA ADJACENT TO THE STUB STREET IS PLANNED FOR DETENTION AND EXTENDING THE STUB STREETS WOULD REQUIRE THE CROSSING OF A CENTER POINT FEE STRIPS, EXCUSE ME, CENTER POINT FEE STRIP, WHICH BISECTS THE GENERAL PLAN. UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, A STREET EXTENSION WOULD NOT CONNECT TO ANOTHER PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY AND WOULD ONLY INCREASE THE LENGTH OF A DEAD END STREET. STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REQUEST AND STAFF RECOMMENDS GRANTING THE REQUESTED VARIANCE AND APPROVING THE PLAT SUBJECT TO THE CPC 101 FORM CONDITION. UH, MR. CHAIR, STAFF WILL ALSO PLACE A CONDITION TO LIMIT THE WIDTH OF THE DRIVEWAYS. UH, THIS NOTE WOULD BE ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT AND THE CPC 101 FORM. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, MR. CRIDDLE. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE ON ITEM 79, BENDERS CREEK GP. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK. IS THERE SOMEONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THIS ITEM? HEARING NONE, WE'LL MOVE FORWARD. AGAIN, COMMISSIONERS, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON ITEM 79? HEARING NONE, IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SECOND. SHEPHERD? SECOND? JONES. JONES, AGAIN, STAFF RECOMMENDATION. PARDON ME. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. ITEM 80, CYPRESS TRAILS. UH, CHAIR, I NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF. YES, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER SHEPARD FOR RECUSING HERSELF ON THIS ITEM. DO WE HAVE QUORUM ISSUES? WE DO. NO, WE HAVE QUORUM. OKAY. WE'RE COUNTING. SORRY. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIR. I DRAG HER BACK IN HERE AND SHE WOULD JUST NOT VOTE IF THAT WAS A QUESTION. TRUE. AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, MY NAME IS TAMMY WILLIAMSON. ITEM 80 IS CYPRESS TRAILS AT BAUER LANDING SECTION TWO. THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN HOUSTON'S EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION IN NORTHWESTERN HARRIS COUNTY ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF BAUER ROAD, NORTH OF FM 2920 AND SOUTH OF SPRING CREEK. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A SUBDIVISION OF 158 LOTS AND FIVE RESERVES AND IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW TWO GROUPINGS OF SIX LOTS TO TAKE SOLE VEHICULAR ACCESS FROM A FLAGSTAFF IN MOVE THE ORDINANCE REQUIRED MAXIMUM OF FOUR LOTS PER FLAGSTAFF. STAFF REQUESTED DEFERRAL FOR TWO WEEKS PER THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST. STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS IN ADVANCE AND THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, MS. WILLIAMSON. AGAIN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE ON ITEM 80, CYPRESS TRAILS AT BAUER LANDING SECTION TWO WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEFERRAL. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF FOR DEFERRAL. IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, IS THERE A MOTION FOR DEFERRAL? MOTION MONDEPAC. MANDIPACA, SECOND. HERE. BALLARD. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, THE MOTION PASSES. THIS ITEM IS DEFERRED. ITEM 81. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS JOHN PHILLIPS. ITEM 81 IS GARDNER LIGHT CITY PLACE GENERAL PLAN. THE SUBJECT SITE IS A 450 ACRE PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE HARRIS COUNTY EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION NORTH ALONG GR - UH, GRAND PARKWAY 99 AND WEST OF HALLSWORTH SAWMILL ROAD. THE GENERAL PLAN IS INTENDED FOR SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT AND LARGE DETENTION RESERVES AND IS REQUESTING TWO VARIANCES. ONE, TO EXCEED MINIMUM INTERSECTION SPACING BY ALLOWING 459 FEET BETWEEN EAST MOSSY ROAD AND LIGHTSHADE CROSSING, AND TWO, TO NOT EXTEND NOR TERMINATE THE CUL-DE-SAC JUNIPER LANE. SECTIONS ONE AND THREE OF THE GENERAL PLAN ARE ALSO GOING TO BE CONSIDERED TODAY AND SHOW THE INTENT TO TAKE ACCESS ALONG MAJOR THOROUGHFARE SPRINGWOODS VALLEY PARKWAY [00:45:01] AT 459 FEET FROM THE INTERSECTION OF VALLEYWOOD, UH, SPRINGWOODS VILLAGE AND EAST MONSEY OAKS, WHICH POTENTIALLY CREATES A DANGEROUS TRAFFIC SITUATION ALONG A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE THAT DIRECTLY CONNECTS TO 99 GRAND PARKWAY. THE JUSTIFICATION GIVEN IS THE PROPOSED ACCESS COMES AT THE ONLY GIVEN BREAK IN THE EXISTING MEDIAN ALONG SPRINGWOODS VILLAGE. CITY STAFF AND HARRIS COUNTY ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AGREE THE MEDIAN OPENING COULD BE SHIFTED TO THE SOUTH TO COMPLY WITH THE INTERSECTION SPACING STANDARDS OR MORE COULD BE DONE TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERNS. JUNIPER LANE, TO THE WEST, PARTIALLY STUBS INTO THE WESTERN BOUNDARY OF THE GENERAL PLAN AND EXTENDING THE RIGHT OF WAY COULD PROVIDE A MUCH NEEDED CONNECTION TO THE PROPOSED MAJOR COLLECTOR OF EAST MOSSY ROAD. THE SUBDIVISION TO THE WEST CURRENTLY ONLY HAS ONE POINT OF ACCESS AND WOULD, UH, HAVE TO TRAVEL MILES TO ACCESS GRAND PARKWAY ITSELF. STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER THE GENERAL PLAN FOR TWO WEEKS PER APPLICANT REQUEST TO ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO COORDINATE WITH STAFF, HARRIS COUNTY ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT FOR FURTHER REVIEW OF THE VARIANCES AND CONSIDER OTHER POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS. MR. CHAIR, THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, MR. CEDILLO. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE ON ITEM 81, GARDEN LIGHTS, UH, CITY PLACE GP. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO ADRESS THE COMMISSION? HEARING NONE, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS ITEM? IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR DEFERRAL? MOTION MONAPARKA. MANDIPACA, SECOND. CAROL. WHO... CAROL? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, THE MOTION PASSES. THIS ITEM IS DEFERRED. ITEM 82. STAFF WOULD LIKE TO TAKE ITEMS 82, 83, AND 84 AS ONE PRESENTATION. PLEASE DO. UH, ITEMS 82 THROUGH 84 ARE GARDEN LIGHT CITY PLACE SECTIONS ONE, TWO, AND THREE. THE SUBJECT SITES ARE LOCATED IN THE HARRIS COUNTY EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION NORTH ALONG GRAND PARKWAY 99 AND WEST OF HALLSWORTH SAWMILL ROAD. THESE SECTIONS PROPOSE SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT AND ACCOMPANYING RESERVES, AND SECTIONS ONE AND THREE ARE REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW LOTS TO TAKE ACCESS VIA A PRIVATE ALLEY IN LIEU OF PUBLIC STREET FRONTAGE. SECTION TWO DOES NOT HAVE A REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE FOR US, BUT IS ATTACHED TO THE APPROVAL OF THE GENERAL PLAN WHICH HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR DEFERRAL. SECTION ONE PROPOSES A TOTAL OF 208 LOTS AND INTENDS FOR 84 OF THOSE LOTS TO TAKE ACCESS VIA THE PRIVATE PRO - UH, A - PRIVATE ALLEY PROPOSED SHOWN IN RED. AND SECTION THREE SHOWS A TOTAL OF 94 LOTS WITH THE INTENT FOR 51 OF THOSE LOTS TO TAKE ACCESS VIA A PRIVATE ALLEY. BOTH SECTIONS ONE AND THREE ARE ATTACHED TO THE INTERSECTION SPACING VARIANCE ON THE GENERAL PLAN WHICH HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR DEFERRAL AND SHOULD BE, UH, AND SHOULD THE VARIANCE BE DENIED, THE ACCESS AND RIGHT OF WAY ALIGNMENT SHOWN ON THE PLAT WOULD BECOME INVALID. HARRIS COUNTY ENGINEERING HAS CONCERNS AS TO SOME OF THE ALLEY LOTS SHOWN IN PINK THAT MAY NOT COMPLY WITH SAFETY STANDARDS, UH, SAFETY, FIRE SAFETY CON - UH, REQUIREMENTS. THE OFFICE OF CITY ENGINEER HAS ALSO STATED CONCERNS TO ADDRESS UTILITY ACCESS AS THE ALLEY LOTS ARE, UH, COMPLETELY SEGREGATED FROM THE RIGHT OF WAY BY A TWO-FOOT WIDE LANDSCAPE EASEMENT. SITE RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFER THE PLATS FOR TWO WEEKS PER THE APPLICANT REQUEST TO ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO COORDINATE WITH STAFF AND HARRIS COUNTY CON - UH, HARRIS COUNTY ENGINEERING FOR FURTHER REVIEW OF THE VARIANCES AND FIRE SAFETY CONCERNS AS WELL AS UTILITY ACCESS. MR. CHAIR, THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, SIR. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE ON ITEMS 82, 83, AND 84, GARDEN LIFE CITY PLACE SECTIONS ONE, TWO, AND THREE, WHICH ARE RECOMMENDED FOR DEFERRAL. ARE... I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON. COMMISSIONERS, ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THESE ITEMS? ALL RIGHT. AGAIN, WE HAVE A STAFF RECOMMENDATION TO DEFER AT THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION MONDAPAKA. MADIPACA, SECOND? SECOND, BALLARD. BALLARD. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, THE MOTION PASSES. THIS ITEM IS DEFERRED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 85, SPRING CYPRESS WAREHOUSES. ITEM 85 IS SPRING CYPRESS WAREHOUSES SECTION ONE, REPLAT NUMBER ONE. THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF HOUSTON, ETJ, HARRIS COUNTY, EAST OF T.C. JESTER BOULEVARD, WEST OF SENTARA LAKES BOULEVARD, AND NORTH ALONG SPRING CYPRESS ROAD. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING AN UNRESTRICTED RESERVE AND A LOT AND IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW THE LOT TO TAKE ACCESS FROM A 40-FOOT PRIVATE ACCESS EASEMENT. STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST. THE SITE WAS PLATTED ENTIRELY AS AN UNRESTRICTED RESERVE BACK IN 2024. THE APPLICANT N- NOW PROPOSES TO REDEVELOP A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY FOR WAREHOUSE USE WHILE RETAINING THE EXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE, REQUIRING THE PROPERTY TO BE RE-PLATTED INTO AN UNRESTRICTED RESERVE IN A LOT. THE RESIDENCE HAS EXISTED ON THE PROPERTY SI- SINCE 1998 AND HAS ACCESS TO PROPERTY VIA THE RECORDED 40-FOOT PRIVATE ACCESS EASEMENT SINCE THAT TIME. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW THE PROPOSED LOT CONTAINING THE EXISTING RESIDENCE TO CONTINUE TAKING ACCESS FROM THE EASEMENT. HARRIS COUNTY HAS NO OBJECTIONS. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCE AND APPROVE THE PLAT SUBJECT TO THE CPC 101 [00:50:01] FORM CONDITIONS. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. SHAW. UM, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE ON ITEM 85, SPRING CYPRESS WAREHOUSE IS SECTION ONE, REPLAT NUMBER ONE. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THIS ITEM? HEARING NONE, WE'LL MOVE FORWARD. COMMISSIONERS, IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION MONDAPAKA. MADIPACA, SECOND. BALLARD. BALLARD. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. WE'LL NOW THERE... MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SECTION. THERE'S NOTHING IN E, NOTHING IN [Items g - j] F. WE'LL MOVE ON TO G, H, I, AND J. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS RANDY LILLY. IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION, STAFF WOULD LIKE TO TAKE SECTIONS G, H, I, AND J AS ONE GROUP. PLEASE DO SO. SECTION G, EXTENSION OF APPROVAL CONSISTS OF ITEMS 86 THROUGH 89. SECTION H, NAME CHANGES CONSIST OF NO ITEMS. SECTION I, CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE CONSISTS OF NO ITEMS. UH, SECTION J, ADMINIS- ADMINISTRATIVE CO- CONSISTS OF NO ITEMS. THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, UH, DEPARTMENT REQUESTS THE APPROVAL OF ALL STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SECTIONS G, H, I, AND J. THANK YOU, SIR. COMMISSIONERS, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? HEARING NONE, IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION ON G, H, I, AND J? MOTION PHAM. JONES AND FAM. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. WE'LL NOW [k. Development Plats with Variance Requests (Malcolm Oliver and Ed Buckley)] MOVE ON TO... WHERE AM I? NOT ITEM 90. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS ED BUCKLEY. ITEM 90 IS 801 MCGOWAN STREET. THE SITE IS LOCATED IN MIDTOWN AT THE SOUTH END OF A BLOCK BOUNDED BY MILAM, TRAVIS, AND MCGOWAN STREETS. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A CONVENIENCE STORE, RETAIL BUILDING, AND GAS CANOPY AND IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW AUTO-RELATED USES WITHIN THE PEDESTRIAN REALM BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS AND MCGOWAN STREET, A DESIGNATED PRIMARY WALKABLE PLACES STREET. DUE TO NOTICE SIGNS BEING POSTED AFTER THE ACQUIRED TIMEFRAME, STAFF RECOMMENDS DEFERRAL OF THIS ITEM AT THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST TO ALLOW THE FULL NOTICE PERIOD TO BE MET. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. BUCKLEY. UM, COMMISSIONERS, QUESTIONS OF, UH, MR. BUCKLEY AT THIS POINT? COMMISSIONER BALDWIN? WE'RE GONNA LET THE PUBLIC SPEAK FIRST, I GUESS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. I DO HAVE PEOPLE SIGNED UP, UH, TO SPEAK, AND SO I WILL CALL YOU, UH, IN ORDER. I'VE GOT MR. I GUESS I WOULD, YES. JUST FOR THE CONTEXT OF THE PUBLIC, I MEAN, I SPENT YEARS OF MY LIFE WORKING ON THIS WALKABLE PLACES ORDINANCE SO THAT WE WOULD HAVE APPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENT IN THESE VERY SPECIFIC AREAS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO BE THE MOST WALKABLE IN OUR ENTIRE CITY. A- AND I KNOW THAT'S A LOT OF THE CONCERN THAT WE'RE GONNA HEAR ABOUT. A- AND WHAT WE DID WAS FLIP THE PENDULUM WHERE THEY HAD TO GET THE VARIANCE TO DO THE THINGS WITHOUT THE WALKABLE PLACES DESIGNATION. IS THAT AN EASY WAY TO DESCRIBE IT? YES. A- AND SO WE... I JUST WANNA REMIND US ALL, AND, AND MANY OF YOU ARE NEW TO THIS COMMISSION. WE, WE, WE WORKED VERY HARD WITH THE PUBLIC, WITH THE MEMBERS OF THOSE COMMUNITIES IN VERY SMALL GEOGRAPHIC AREAS WHERE WE WOULD PROTECT THE PEDESTRIAN REALM FOR THE PUBLIC, AND THAT THE DEVELOPMENT IN THESE AREAS WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOODS. I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE THAT CONTEXT WHEN WE START THIS CONVERSATION. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BALDWIN. ALL RIGHT, ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT. I'M GONNA CALL SPEAKERS NOW. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS CHRIS VALDEZ. MR. VALDEZ, WELCOME. IF YOU'D COME TO THE FRONT, STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES, SIR. THANK YOU. HI. UM, CHRIS VALDEZ HERE. UH, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK BEFORE THE COMMISSIONERS. UH, WHILE, UH, EVERYTHING I SAY TODAY MAY NOT BE GERMANE TO THIS PARTICULAR SITE, UH, IT IS GERMANE TO A LARGER CONVERSATION ABOUT THE PLACEMENT OF WHAT I BELIEVE IS INTENDED TO BE A GAS STATION, UM, IN THIS, IN THIS, UH, IN THIS LOCATION. SO, UH, AS A PLANNING COMMISSION, BROADLY, I WOULD LIKE TO S - UH, PROPOSE, UM, THAT YOU ALL CONSIDERING A PAUSE BEFORE APPROVING, UH, PROJECTS OR PLANS THAT INTEND TO BECOME FUELING INFRASTRUCTURE, ESPECIALLY THOSE NEAREST HOMES, SCHOOLS, PARKS, INCLUDING THE, THE PROPOSED STATIONS, UH, IN PARK PLACE, WHICH TODAY WAS, UM, DEFERRED. GAS STATIONS ARE NOT BENIGN, AND THAT'S WHY I WAS ORIGINALLY HERE, SO I SWITCHED AGENDA ITEMS. GAS STATIONS ARE NOT BENIGN. THEIR, THEIR VENTS AND PUMPS CONTINUOUSLY LEAK BENZENE, TOILING, AND OTHER TOXIC CHEMICALS. BENZENE IS A KNOWN CARCINOGEN, AND THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SAYS THERE'S NO SAFE LEVEL OF EXPOSURE. A 2019 PEER-REVIEWED STUDY FOUND VENT EMISSIONS HIGH ENOUGH TO BE HEALTH... A HEALTH CONCERN UP TO 525 FEET AWAY. THE EPA RECOMMENDS SCREENING FOR HEALTH RISKS WHEN HOMES, [00:55:01] SCHOOLS, OR PARKS ARE WITHIN 1,000 FEET OF A STATION. THE CITY ITSELF RECOGNIZES THE CONCERN HERE. THE HOUSTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT DID ITS OWN BENZENE S - UH, TESTING AND PRELIMINARY RESULTS NEAR AN OPERATING STATION FOUND ELEVATED LEVELS AT THE FENCE LINE. THOUGH THE STATUS OF THE STUDY IS UNCLEAR, THE CITY STILL PLANS AN ORDINANCE WITH SAFETY MEASURES FOR WHERE FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE CAN GO. NEIGHBORS ACROSS HOUSTON AGREE, MORE THAN 40 SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS AND CIVIC CLUBS SPANNING NINE COUNCIL DISTRICTS SIGNED A LETTER SUPPORTING A 90-DAY ADMINISTRATIVE HOLD ON STATIONS WITHIN 200 FEET OF HOMES. IN 2024, THE CITY PAUSED DEVELOPMENT DURING THE FIFTH WARD CANCER CLUSTER INVESTIGATION, AND THAT SAME CAUTION APPLIES HERE, WHICH IS TO SAY NOTHING OF THE CUMULATIVE IMPACTS WHEN GAS STATIONS ARE CITED WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES OF ONE ANOTHER. SO HERE'S MY REQUEST. IF A FORMAL PAUSE ISN'T IN PLACE, UH, PLEASE DELAY THESE PROJECTS UNTIL THE CITY CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND THE RISKS. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, MR. VALDEZ. COMMISSIONERS, QUESTIONS OF OUR SPEAKER? ANYONE? THANK YOU, SIR. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS GISELLE MARTINEZ. MS. MARTINEZ, WELCOME. IF YOU WOULD STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. GISELLE MARTINEZ. YOU CAN PULL THAT MIC DOWN IF THAT HELPS YOU A LITTLE BIT. THANK YOU. ALL THESE TALL PEOPLE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS GISELLE MARTINEZ, AND I AM A RESIDENT IN MIDTOWN, AS WELL AS A PRESIDENT OF THE MIDTOWN SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD, NUMBER 62. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND THE MIDTOWN STAKEHOLDERS WHO HAVE SUBMITTED A LETTER OPPOSING THE VARIANCE. WE ASK THAT YOU DENY THE VARIANCE FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 90, WHICH IS THE 801 MCGOWAN STREET, PROJECT NUMBER DPV26073533. VARIANCE EXISTS FOR SITES WITH REAL PHYSICAL HARDSHIP. THIS IS AN OPEN LOT WITH NO PHYSICAL CONSTRAINTS. THE DEVELOPER CAN REDESIGN IT TO FOLLOW HOUSTON'S WALKABLE PLACES RULES, WHICH THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED TO MAKE STREETS WELCOMING FOR PEOPLE ON FOOT, NOT TO PUT PARKING BETWEEN BUILDINGS AND SIDEWALKS. THE BUILDER BOUGHT THIS LOT IN JULY 2026, SO THEY KNEW THE RULES WHEN THEY BOUGHT IT. THEY HAVE NOT SHOWN THAT THIS VARIANCE IS NECESSARY TO DEVELOP THE LOT. THERE IS ALSO A SAFETY PROBLEM. MCGOWAN IS A 250-FOOT BLOCK WITH NO LEFT TURN LANE AND SIGNALS AT BOTH ENDS. A DRIVEWAY THERE WOULD PUT, UH, TURNING CARS IN THE PATH OF PEOPLE WALKING HOME FROM THE METRO RAIL STOP ONE BLOCK AWAY. VEHICLE ACCESS CAN COME FROM TRAVIS AND MILAM INSTEAD, AND THE APPLICANT'S SCHEMATIC SUGGESTS THEY DON'T INTEND TO MEET THE STREET-FACING WINDOW REQUIREMENT IN SECTION 42-651. THERE IS ALSO THE WRONG USE... THIS IS ALSO THE WRONG USE FOR THE SITE. IT SITS TWO BLOCKS FROM THE LIGHT RAIL. THERE ARE ALREADY FIVE GAS STATIONS WITHIN A QUARTER MILE. GAS STATIONS POLLUTE OUR SOIL AND AIR, AND THEY DO NOT SUPPORT THE LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT GIVE MIDTOWN ITS CHARACTER. WE WOULD WELCOME SOMETHING PEOPLE CAN ENJOY AS A STEP OFF THE TRAIN, BUT NOT THIS. THE CITY IS ALSO DRAFTING AN ORDINANCE ON THE LOCATION AND DENSITY OF GAS STATIONS. I ASK THAT YOU NOT GRANT AN EXCEPTION BEFORE THAT CONVERSATION HAPPENS. WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO SEVERAL CITY REPRESENTATIVES AND THEY ARE AWARE OF OUR CONCERNS. THEY HAVE SUBMITTED LETTERS OPPOSING THE VARIANCE AS WELL. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO READ THEIR LETTERS. PLEASE DENY THE VARIANCE AND REQUIRE THIS PROJECT TO FOLLOW THE CITY'S WALKABILITY RULES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. MARTINEZ. COMMISSIONERS, QUESTIONS FOR OUR SPEAKER? ANYONE? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MS. MARTINEZ. ALL RIGHT. UH, MY NEXT SPEAKER IS ALEXANDER SPIKE. IF YOU COME FORWARD, SIR, STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. HELLO, EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS ALEXANDER SPIKE, A-L-E-X-A-N-D-E-R S-P-I-K-E. UH, I AM THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR BUSINESSES AND INSTITUTIONS AT THE MIDTOWN SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, IT IS MY JOB TO SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES AND ADVOCATE FOR THEIR NEEDS. I'M ASKING YOU TODAY TO DENY OR DEFER, UH, THE VARIANCE REQUESTED FOR 801 MCGOWAN STREET, UH, BECAUSE IT CONFLICTS WITH THE INTENT AND SPIRIT OF THE WALKABLE PLACES INITIATIVE AND JEOPARDIZES THE PUBLIC HEALTH. THE VARIANCE REQUEST WOULD NOT PRESERVE THE GENERAL INTENT OF THE RULES. THE APPLICANTS ARGUE THAT BEING... THAT BRINGING THE BUILDING CLO - BUILDING CLOSER TO THE STREET OR TO MCGOWAN STREET, UH, WOULD CREATE A CONGESTED FEEL. BUT THAT'S THE POINT OF THE ORDINANCE. PUSHING BUILDINGS AWAY FROM THE STREET UNDERMINES WALKABILITY AND THE CHARACTER OF THE RULES, UH, AND THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE KNOW BRINGING THE BUILDING FORWARD IS BOTH PRACTICAL AND DESIRABLE. THE APPLICANT CLAIMED HARDSHIP COMES FROM THEIR PREFERRED... EXCUSE ME. THE APPLICANT'S CLAIMED HARDSHIP COMES FROM THEIR PREFERRED DESIGN, NOT AN UNAVOIDABLE PHYSICAL CONSTRAINT. THIS PROPERTY WAS PURCHASED IN JULY 2026. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS MAKING THE PROPERTY DEVELOP, UH, UNDEVELOPABLE IS THINGS LIKE SINKHOLES ON AN EVEN GRADING OR SOME OTHER PHYSICAL DEFORMITY, UM, BUT THIS IS A 37,000 SQUARE FOOT CONCRETE PAD, UH, WITH A ZERO-FOOT SETBACK, UH, REGULATION, WHICH IS VERY, VERY GENEROUS. WE DO NOT BUY THE, UH, CLAIM OF PHYSICAL HARDSHIP HERE. UH, THERE ARE ALSO SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS ALLUDED TO EARLIER. THIS BLOCK IS ONLY 250 FEET LONG WITH SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS, CROSSWALKS, AND SIGNALIZED PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS. UH, ADDING A DRIVEWAY ONTO MCGOWAN STREET WITH NO PROVISIONS FOR A LEFT TURN SIGNAL OR, UH, UH, COULD RESULT IN INCREASED CONFLICTS BETWEEN [01:00:01] PEDESTRIANS AND THE 35,000 PEOPLE WHO RIDE THE RED LINE EVERY SINGLE DAY ONLY A BLOCK AWAY. WE THEREFORE BELIEVE THAT GRANTING THIS VARIANCE WOULD BE INJURIOUS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH. MIDTOWN WELCOMES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. MIDTOWN IS ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE ENTIRE CITY, BUT IT MUST BE BALANCED, AND THAT GROWTH MUST BE BALANCED WITH PUBLIC HEALTH, WITH CONSISTENT INFORMAN - ENFORCEMENT OF THE CITY'S RULES. UH, WE'RE WILLING TO MEET WITH THE DEVELOPER AND THE APPLICANT TO DISCUSS FURTHER, UH, WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STATE REPRESENTATIVES ALSO REQUESTING A DEFERRAL AND ONGOING CI- CITY DISCUSSION ON GAS STA - GAS STATION REGULATIONS. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR THE DEFERMENT OF THIS HEARING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. SPIKE. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, COMMISSIONERS, QUESTIONS FOR OUR SPEAKER, MR. SPIKE. NONE. THANK YOU, SIR. I APPRECIATE YOUR COMING TODAY. OUR LAST SPEAKER ON THIS ITEM THAT I HAVE SIGNED UP IS MARIAN WRIGHT. MS. WRIGHT, WELCOME. STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD TO ME. HI, MARIAN WRIGHT. MARIAM WITH AN A. UM, SO EVERYONE ALWAYS PUTS AN O. BUT ANYWAY, UM, I'M HERE BECAUSE THIS IS JUST RIDICULOUS TO PUT A GAS STATION IN THAT SPACE, ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW WHILE CITY COUNCIL IS ACTUALLY REWRITING ORDINANCES OR TRYING TO DO AN ORDINANCE TO SAY HOW AND WHERE GAS STATIONS CAN BE PLACED. SO PLEASE WAIT UNTIL THAT ORDINANCE AT LEAST SAYS WHAT IT'S GONNA SAY. AND I JUST WANNA POINT OUT, ALEXANDER SPIKE AND I ARE USUALLY ON DIFFERENT SIDES. WHEN I WAS ON THE SIDE OF SAVE MONTROSE LIVE OAKS AND WHEN I WAS ON THE SIDE TO REDEVELOP 11TH STREET TO PUT THE BIKE LANES, UH, WE WERE ON DIFFERENT SIDES. SO WE, WHEN I WALKED IN AND SAW THAT WE WERE BOTH HERE FOR THE SAME ISSUE, THERE'S A PROBLEM. WHEN WE'RE BOTH HERE FOR THE SAME ISSUE - RIGHT. REALLY THINK ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU, MS. WRIGHT. UH, COMMISSIONERS, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NO, AT THIS POINT. THANK YOU, MS. WRIGHT. ALL RIGHT. UM, THOSE ARE ALL MY SIGNED UP SPEAKERS. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THIS ITEM, 801 MCGOWAN STREET? ALL RIGHT, HEARING NONE. ONE MORE COMMENT, JUST, JUST FOR PERSPECTIVE. GO RIGHT AHEAD COMMISSIONER BALDWIN. WE HAVE NEVER GRANTED A VARIANCE OF THIS TYPE IN A WALKABLE PLACES DESIGNATED AREA YET EVER IN THE HISTORIES OF THE CITY. JUST MAKING IT CLEAR, WE'VE NEVER GRANTED THIS VARIANCE BEFORE WHEN YOU GETS TIME TO VOTE. AND I'LL MOVE FOR THE DEFERRAL. ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE HAVE A MOTION FOR DEFERRAL FROM - SECOND BALLARD. COMMISSIONER BALDWIN, SECONDED BY BALLARD. IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THIS ITEM IS DEFERRED. THANK YOU. ITEM 91. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS MALCOLM OLIVER. ITEM 91 IS 4801 NORTH MAIN STREET. THE SITE IS LOCATED EAST OF STUDEWOOD STREET AND NORTH OF EAST 14TH STREET AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF NORTH MAIN STREET AND KERMIT STREET. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO CONVERT AN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE INTO AN OFFICE BUILDING WITH MINOR ADDITIONS TO THE STRUCTURE AND IS REQUESTING IT TO PROVIDE A SIX FOOT, OR SORRY, SIX FEET OF RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION IN LIEU OF THE ORDINANCE REQUIRED 9.5 FEET DEDICATION TO KERMIT STREET. STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST. KERMIT STREET WAS ORIGINALLY PLATTED WITH THE WIDTH OF 31 FEET AND IS A ONE BLOCK STREET THAT PROVIDES ACCESS FROM NORTH MAIN STREET TO ALGREG STREET TO THE SOUTH. THERE'S ONLY ONE OTHER COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT ALONG KERMIT STREET, WHICH ALSO HAS FRONTAGE ON NORTH MAIN WHILE THE REST OF THE STREET IS USED FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES. REQUIRING THE FULL RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION WOULD AFFECT THE SITE'S COMPLIANCE WITH THE IDM STANDARDS. THE MINIMUM WIDTH OF A ONE-WAY PARKING LOT DRIVE AISLE IS 12 FEET AND ONLY 10 FEET WOULD BE LEFT OVER AFTER THE DEDICATION. THE APPLICANT IS STILL ABLE TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED SIDEWALK WITHIN THE DEDICATION AREA AND EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY. THE PROJECT SCOPE IS ALSO LIMITED, UH, WITH THE ONLY EXTERIOR WORK CONSISTING OF A NEW PARKING LOT AND ADA ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS ALONG WITH THE NEW TRELLIS OVER THE FRONT ENTRANCE. BECAUSE THE APPLICANT HAS AGREED TO DEDICATE AS MUCH RIGHT OF WAY AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT AFFECTING CIRCULATION ON THE SITE, AND DUE TO THE RELATIVELY MINOR AMOUNT OF NEW CONSTRUCTION, STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE REQUEST. THANK YOU, MR. OLIVER. ALL RIGHT. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE ON ITEM, UH, 91, UH, 4801 NORTH MAIN STREET WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL. I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? COMMISSIONER, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT, HEARING NONE, WE'VE GOT, DO WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL? MOTION BALDWIN. BALDWIN, SECOND. JONES. JONES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. ITEM 92. ITEM 92 IS 323 WYCLIFFE DRIVE. THE SITE IS LOCATED SOUTH OF MEMORIAL DRIVE AND EAST OF NORTH WILCREST DRIVE AT THE CORNER OF INDIAN CREEK ROAD AND WYCLIFFE [01:05:01] DRIVE. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A NEW SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE AND IS REQUESTING A 13-FOOT GARAGE BUILDING LINE IN LIEU OF THE ORDINANCE REQUIRED 20-FOOT GARAGE BUILDING LINE. THE APPLICANT ORIGINALLY REQUESTED A 10-FOOT SETBACK, BUT HAS SINCE REVISED IT TO 13 FEET. THIS WOULD PROVIDE APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET BETWEEN THE GARAGE DOORS AND THE BACK OF CURB ALONG INDIAN CREEK ROAD AND WOULD REPRESENT A ONE AND A HALF FOOT INCREASE IN SETBACK COMPARED TO THE EXISTING GARAGE ON THE SITE. THE RESULTING 30-FOOT CLEARANCE ALLOWS ADEQUATE VISIBILITY FOR VEHICLES ACCESSING INDIAN CREEK ROAD, A LOCAL STREET, AND WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE CHARACTER OF NEARBY CORNER LOTS. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO SIDEWALKS ALONG INDIAN CREEK ROAD OR WYCLIFFE DRIVE, AND THIS PROJECT IS NOT REQUIRED TO INSTALL SIDEWALKS AS PART OF ITS SCOPE. HOWEVER, THE 13, THE PROPOSED 13-FOOT SETBACK WOULD ACCOMMODATE A FUTURE FIVE-FOOT SIDEWALK AND A FOUR-FOOT SAFETY BUFFER WHILE STILL MAINTAINING 21 FEET BETWEEN THE SIDEWALK EDGE AND THE GARAGE DOORS. THIS CONFIGURATION UPHOLDS THE INTENT OF THE ORDINANCE BY ENSURING THAT VEHICLES PARKED IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE WOULD NOT OBSTRUCT A FUTURE SIDEWALK. GIVEN THE SUBSTANTIAL DIFFERENT, DISTANCE THE 13-FOOT SETBACK PROVIDES TO THE STREET, THE ABILITY TO ACCOMMODATE A FUTURE SIDEWALK NETWORK, AND COMPATIBILITY WITH THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE VARIANCE REQUEST. THANK YOU, MR. BUCKLEY. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE ON ITEM 92. I DO NOT HAVE ANYONE SIGNED TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONERS, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON ITEM 92, 323 WYCLIFFE DRIVE? SEEING NONE, IS THERE A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION? MOTION SIGLER. SIGLER JONES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU, MR. BUCKLEY. [IV. Establish a public hearing date of November 12, 2026] ALL RIGHT. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO, UH, ROMAN FOUR, WHICH IS, UH, ESTABLISH A PUBLIC HEARING DATE OF NOVEMBER 12, 2026 FOR THE FOLLOWING: CHARLES MONT CORNER, DENTON STREET VILLAS, FOREST GREEN RESERVE, HADDOCK PLACE, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS GREEN, PARTIAL REPLAT NUMBER ONE, JDS HOPFEE, HOP- HOPE ROAD, SECTION FIVE, PARTIAL REPLAT NUMBER ONE, MONTROSE RESIDENCES, AND WHEELER RESIDENCES. IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? MOTION VICTOR. VICTOR, SECOND. SARAM. SAREM. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO ROMAN FIVE, PUBLIC COMMENT. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION DURING PUBLIC COMMENT? ALL RIGHT. NONE. HEARING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ROMAN SIX, WHICH IS ADJOURNMENT AT EXACTLY 3:48. THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY. WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL BEING HERE. AND STAFF, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.