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YIKES A MIC, CALL THIS MEETING OF THE GALVESTON PLANNING COMMISSION TO ORDER AT 3:30 P.M.
[1. Call Meeting to Order]
ON TUESDAY, MARCH 22ND.[2. Attendance]
WE'VE TAKEN ATTENDANCE BY SIGNING IN COMMISSIONERS ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.[3. Conflict of Interest]
I HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON CASE 22P-016, ALTHOUGH NOT A DIRECT CONFLICT OF INTEREST.CONFLICT OF INTEREST MY HUSBAND DOES REPRESENT ROBERT JONES ON OTHER MATTERS.
SO TO AVOID EVEN THE APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY, I WILL DECLARE A CONFLICT ON THAT CASE.
COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONS, CORRECTIONS ON THE MINUTES OF THE MARCH 8TH
[4. Approval of Minutes: March 8, 2022]
MEETING? SEEING NONE WE'LL ACCEPT THOSE MINUTES AS WRITTEN, MEETING FORMAT.[5. Meeting Format (Staff)]
ANY COMMENTS? NO COMMENTS ON THE MEETING FORMAT.WE'RE BACK TO OUR IN-PERSON MEETINGS.
I WILL NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT SEVERAL OF OUR CASES TODAY HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN.
SO THOSE ARE CASES, 22P-013, CHANGE OF ZONING FOR THE DRIFTWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD.
21P-074, 1128 SEAWALL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT.
22BF-023 A PUBLIC HEARING [INAUDIBLE] SLOW DOWN.
SO IT'S 22P-013, 22P-074, 22P-074, YES . 22BF-025 AND THEN 22P-015 AND WE'LL ANNOUNCE THOSE AS THEY COME UP.
NO ACTION WILL BE NEEDED BY THE COMMISSION.
[6. Public Comment]
PUBLIC COMMENT.WE HAVE RECEIVED ALL PUBLIC COMMENT THAT WAS SUBMITTED IN WRITING PRIOR TO 11 A.M..
ALL COMMISSIONERS RECEIVED THAT THIS AFTERNOON FROM PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF.
AND RIGHT NOW, ANY ONE WHO IS HERE PRESENT WILL BE INVITED TO COME UP AND SPEAK AT THE TIME THE CASES ARE CALLED.
AND ANYONE WHO IS HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK NOW ON ANY NON AGENDA ITEMS IS INVITED TO COME UP AND SPEAK AT THIS TIME.
WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK ON NON AGENDA ITEMS? AND NO ONE WOULD. THANK YOU VERY KINDLY.
AND RIGHT NOW WE WILL CALL CASE 22P-007.
[7. 22P-007 (Adjacent to 828 Postoffice / Avenue E) Request for a Permanent License to place landscape planter walls, ADA ramp/egress stair, light fixtures, and parking garage foundation in the City street right-of-way. Adjacent properties are legally described as Lots 9 – 13, and part of Lot 9 and South half of adjacent alley, Block 488; and the North 95 Feet of Lot 1 (1-1), South 25 Feet of Lot 1 (1-2), and Lots 2 through 7, Block 428, in the City and County of Galveston, Texas. Adjacent Property Owner: Shriners Hospital for Children Applicant: Kirksey Architecture, c/o Rick De La Cruz Easement Holder: City of Galveston]
[INAUDIBLE] HERE WE GO.THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A PERMANENT LICENSE TO USE PLANTER WALLS, ADA RAMP/EGRESS STAIR, LIGHT FIXTURES, AND PARKING GARAGE FOUNDATION AND LIGHTS, FIXTURES AND PARKING GARAGE FOUNDATION IN THE CITY STREET RIGHT OF WAY.
THIS TIME, STAFF IS REQUESTING THAT THE REQUEST BE DEFERRED TO THE MAY 3RD, 2022 MEETING IN ORDER FOR THE APPLICANT TO REVISE THE LICENSE TO USE NARRATIVE AND SUPPORTIVE DOCUMENTS. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE MEMORANDUM REFERENCES APRIL 5TH.
HOWEVER, STAFF HAS BEEN IN CONVERSATION WITH THE APPLICANT AND WE ARE MOVING FORWARD FOR THE MAY 3RD, 2022 MEETING THAT CONCLUDES STAFFS REPORT.
SO I APPRECIATE THAT THAT WE'VE GIVEN OURSELVES A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME ON ON THAT ONE TO REQUEST THAT TO MAY 3RD.
ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF AT THIS TIME ON THAT ONE? NO QUESTIONS FOR STAFF.
SO WE'LL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON 22P-007 AT 3:34 P.M..
ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON CASE 22P-007.
SEEING NONE WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING ON 22P-007 AT 3:34 P.M..
I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO DEFER UNTIL MAY 3RD.
SO MOVED BY COMMISSIONER FINKLEA A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER HUMPHREY ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
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NO ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN.[8. 22P-008 (24125 FM 3005) Request for Beachfront Construction Certificate and Dune Protection Permit for proposed construction of an uncovered deck addition and staircase to an existing habitable structure. Property is legally described Abstract 121 Hall & Jones Survey, Tract 23, Acres 0.47, AKA Lot 1, San Luis Pass Road Subdivision, in the City and County of Galveston, Texas. Applicant: Scott Williams Property Owner: Same]
NEXT WE HAVE CASE 22P-008 AND I SEE MR. COLE, I SEE YOUR FACE.YOU'RE HERE. SO GOOD AFTERNOON.
AND HOW ARE YOU PLANNING COMMISSIONERS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
SO THIS IS FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
A REQUEST FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN UNCOVERED DECK ADDITION AND STAIRCASE TO AN EXISTING HABITABLE STRUCTURE.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY IS ABSTRACT.
121 HALL AND JONES SURVEY TRACT 23, AKA LOT ONE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED IN THE SAN LUIS PASS ROAD SUBDIVISION.
A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING IS LOCATED TO THE EAST AND A BEACH AND DUNE SYSTEM ARE LOCATED TO THE SOUTH OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
ACCORDING TO THE BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, THE AREA IS ERODING AT A RATE OF 1 TO 2 FEET PER YEAR. THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF THE ADDITIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY 33 FEET FROM THE NORTH TOE OF THE CRITICAL DUNE AREA AND 213 FEET FROM THE LINE OF VEGETATION.
THIS IS LANDWARD OF THE DUNE PROTECTION LINE AND WITHIN THE PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEW AREA. ACCORDING TO THE APPLICATION MATERIALS, THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES APPEAR TO BE LANDWARD OF ALL DUNES AND DUNE VEGETATION.
THEREFORE, MITIGATION ACTIVITIES ARE NOT PROPOSED.
THE REQUEST CONFORMS TO THE CITY'S OF GALVESTON'S DUNE PROTECTION AND BEACH ACCESS PLAN AND EROSION RESPONSE PLAN.
UPON CONSIDERATION OF ALL PERTINENT COMPONENTS OF THE CHAPTER 29 PLANNING AND BEACH ACCESS, DUNE PROTECTION AND BEACHFRONT CONSTRUCTION AND THE GLOS COMMENTS RECEIVED IN THE COURSE OF CONSIDERING THIS PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS APPLICATION WITH CONSIDERATIONS.
STAFF WILL INCLUDE AND REQUIRES ADHERENCE TO THE GLOS COMMENT LETTER WITHIN THE ACTION LETTER, WHICH SERVES AS BEACHFRONT CONSTRUCTION CERTIFICATE AND DUNE PROTECTION PERMIT.
STAFF REPORT PAGE TWO LISTS THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL AND NOW STAFF HAS PREPARED PHOTOS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FOR YOUR REVIEW.
FIRST WE SEE THE AERIAL IMAGE, WHICH SHOWS THE SLIGHTLY ERODING NATURE OF THE SHORELINE AT THE SITE, AS WELL AS PERSPECTIVE FOR THE DISTANCES FROM THE DUNES, VEGETATION.
AND THEN ON THE NEXT SLIDE, WE SEE THE SAME WITHOUT THE FLOOD OVERLAYS.
ON THE NEXT SLIDE, WE SEE THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN IN RELATION TO THE PROPERTY BOUNDARIES AND DISTANCES TO THE DUNES.
PLEASE NOTE THE ONLY EXCEPTIONAL THING IN THIS CASE IS THEY ARE DOING WORK ON BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE HOUSE HERE.
THE WORK ON THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE IS OUTSIDE THE PURVIEW OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION AS ITS FURTHER THAN 75 FEET FROM THE NORTH TOE OF THE DUNE.
SO WE'RE NOT CONSIDERING THAT, AND MATERIALS FOR THAT HAVE BEEN OMITTED.
ON THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU AGAIN HAVE THAT SURVEY AS WELL AS A RENDERING OF THE CURRENT EXISTING SOUTH DECK, AS WELL AS THE PROPOSED ADDITION AS A BIT OF PERSPECTIVE FOR WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED HERE.
ON THE NEXT SLIDE, THE PROPOSED LAYOUT, WHICH SHOWS THE EXACT DISTANCE OF THAT DECK FROM THE 25 FOOT OFFSET AND SHOWING THAT IT IS THAT FULL EIGHT FEET AWAY FROM THE 25 FOOT OFFSET. SO YOU'VE GOT A 33 FOOT DISTANCE FROM THE NORTH TOE HERE.
ON THE NEXT SLIDE IT'S THAT SAME DRAWING.
JUST I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE EASIER TO SEE ON THESE TVS IF I ZOOMED IN A BIT.
AND FINALLY, ON THE NEXT TWO SLIDES, WE'VE GOT PHOTOS OF THE BACKYARD SHOWING THE DISTANCE FROM THE DUNES HERE AND THEN JUST STANDING AT THAT DUNE LINE SHOWING THE BACKYARD. A FINAL COMMENT IN YOUR STAFF PACKETS AFTER SECTION C SITE PLANS AND DRAWINGS, YOU SHOULD HAVE TWO NOTES FROM THE APPLICANT WHO WAS UNFORTUNATELY UNABLE TO MAKE IT TODAY, BUT WHO HAS INCLUDED NARRATIVES DETAILING BOTH THE DESIRE TO PUT IN THIS DECK, AS WELL AS ADDRESSING ONE POTENTIAL CONCERN THAT THE DECK BOARDS WILL BE SPACED SO AS NOT TO IMPACT HYDROLOGY IN THE AREA.
THIS CONCLUDES THE STAFF REPORT, AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
I HAVE ONE QUESTION COMMENT JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THIS RIGHT ON THE RECORD.
I SEE 22P-008 I SEE 21P-008 HERE AND I SEE 22BF-008 IN THE BODY OF THE REPORT.
LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE GET IT RIGHT.
FOR THE RECORD, IT IS 22P-008, 22P-008.
LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE GET IT ON THE RECORD CORRECTLY.
PLEASE EVERYBODY OKAY 22P-008.
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SO IT'S CORRECT ON THE AGENDA.COMMISSIONER'S QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? ONE REAL QUICK ONE DO FENCESE REQUIRE A CONSTRUCTION, A DUNE CONSTRUCTION DEAL.
JUST REALLY CURIOUS, BECAUSE HE HAS A FENCE IN HIS PLAN.
FENCES DO REQUIRE BEACHFRONT CONSTRUCTION PERMIT.
OK THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS? SEEING NONE WE'LL OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON 22P-008 AND THE APPLICANT IS NOT HERE , YOU SAID.
ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON 22P-008? SEEING NONE. THAT MEANS WE'LL OPEN AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON 22P-008 AT 3:41 P.M.
AND I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS CASE.
SORRY. I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT PROPOSAL 22P-008 AS WRITTEN.
APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS. APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS, YES.
SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER HUMPHREY DISCUSSION COMMISSIONERS? SEEING NO DISCUSSION WE'LL CALL THE VOTE.
[8. 22P-016 (1201 and 1228 Harborside Drive) Request for a change of zoning from Commercial (C) to Heavy Industrial (HI) zoning district. Properties are legally described as Lots 8 – 14, Southeast Block 732, and Part of Adjacent 12th Street, in the City and County of Galveston Texas. Applicant: Gregory Lewis, AIA, Lewis Deign Group, PLLC Property Owners: Robert and Mary Jones]
LET'S SEE.I WILL HAND IT OVER COMMISSIONER WILDER, TO YOU FOR 22P-016 AND I AM LEAVING THE PODIUM.
[INAUDIBLE] ALL RIGHT CASE 22P-016.
ADRIEL, CAN YOU GIVE US A STAFF REPORT? YES, SIR. 22P-016 IS 1201 AND 1228 HARBORSIDE DRIVE.
THERE WERE 18 PUBLIC NOTICES SENT AND NONE OF THOSE WERE RETURNED.
THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE OF ZONING FROM COMMERCIAL TO INDUSTRIAL.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THIS CHANGE AND THE INTENT IS TO DEVELOP THE PROPERTY AS A PARKING LOT COMMERCIAL SURFACE PARKING AREA LAND USE.
PLEASE NOTE THE ZONING AND LAND USE TABLE AS, AS WELL AS THE INTERPRETATION OF USE CLASSIFICATION ON PAGE TWO OF YOUR REPORT.
THE COMPATIBILITY WITH SURROUNDING LAND USES AND ZONING.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS SURROUNDED BY COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL USES.
THEREFORE, THIS REQUEST DOES NOT AFFECT COMPATIBILITY WITH SURROUNDING USES AND ZONING.
PLEASE NOTE THE CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL ON PAGES TWO AND PAGE TWO OF YOUR STAFF REPORT.
IN THIS CASE, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED CHANGE OF ZONING FROM COMMERCIAL TO HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT.
AND NOW WE HAVE SOME PHOTOGRAPHS.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? CAN WE JUST RUN THROUGH THE PHOTOS REAL QUICK.
POWER POINT REAL QUICKLY. WE'LL RUN THROUGH IT.
I STILL DIDN'T HEAR YOU. THE PHOTOGRAPHS WE'LL RUN THROUGH THEM REAL QUICKLY BEFORE THAT.
OH, I'M SORRY. I THOUGHT YOU WERE DONE.
IT'S FINE. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE SHOWING THE COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT ABUTTING THE HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS IS SUBJECT PROPERTY.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. UH, SURROUNDING PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST.
AND THAT INCLUDES STAFFS REPORT.
THANKS, ADRIEL. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? YES, SIR. WE'RE CURIOUS AS TO WHY THEY'RE SWITCHING OVER TO HEAVY INDUSTRIAL JUST FOR A PARKING LOT. PARKING LOTS ALLOWED IN COMMERCIAL, CORRECT? NEGATIVE. THIS IS A COMMERCIAL SURFACE PARKING AREA WHICH IS NOT ALLOWED IN THE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.
UH, IT IS A LIMITED USE IN THE INDUSTRIAL LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, THEN WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC MEETING FOR CASE 22P-016 AT 3:44.
ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND SIGN IN.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS GREG LEWIS, LUIS DESIGN ARCHITECTS HERE IN GALVESTON, HERE REPRESENTING THE THE OWNER, MR. ROBERT JONES. THESE TWO PIECES OF PROPERTY AND I'LL SIGN IN HERE.
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AND MR. JONES OWNS THE PROPERTY.ONE IS VACANT AND UNDEVELOPED.
AND THE LOT NEXT TO IT IS 1228.
THERE'S A SMALL CMU CONCRETE BLOCK BUILDING THERE THAT IS AN ELEVATOR COMPANY, STORAGE UNIT, MAYBE SMALL OFFICE, BOTH ZONED CURRENTLY ZONED COMMERCIAL.
AND HE WOULD LIKE TO PUT IN SURFACE PARKING CONCRETE OR ASPHALT SURFACE PARKING ON 1201.
FOR OBVIOUSLY POTENTIAL CREWS PARKING, PUBLIC PARKING, THAT TYPE THING.
AND SO HE WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE THE REQUEST, THE ZONING BE CHANGED TO HEAVY INDUSTRY UPON RECOMMENDATION OF STAFF THAT THAT WOULD BE THE BEST THING TO ALLOW HIM TO USE THAT PROPERTY. AND SINCE HE OWNS 1228 AS WELL, I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE GOOD JUST TO COMBINE THE TWO SO THAT THEY'RE BOTH THEY'RE BOTH CHANGED TO HEAVY INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRY, WHICH WOULD BE MORE COMPATIBLE TO THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES.
AND EVENTUALLY, OBVIOUSLY ONCE APPROVED, WE WOULD DEVELOP ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING PLANS FOR LANDSCAPING AND DRAINAGE AND ALL THAT TIME, ALL THOSE THINGS TO COMPLY WITH ALL THE CITY REQUIREMENTS, CODE REQUIREMENTS.
VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHERS FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING? BEING NONE WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE 22P-016 AT 3:46 P.M.
AND OPEN IT UP TO THE PANEL FOR A MOTION.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT CASE 22P-016 AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF.
MOTION HAVE BEEN MADE AND SECONDED TO ACCEPT THE PROPOSAL AS PRESENTED.
ANY DISCUSSION? BEING NONE. LET'S TAKE A VOTE.
WELL DONE. FOR THE RECORD, CITY COUNCIL HAS THE FINAL DECISION MAKING FINAL DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY IN THIS CASE.
AND THEY WOULD HEAR THIS CASE ON APRIL 28TH.
NICELY DONE, COMMISSIONER WALLA.
I DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD CARE WHAT I THINK, BUT YOU DID A NICE JOB.
AND DOES THAT MEAN SWEET. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? THAT'S A RECORD. DOES THIS MEAN WORLD RECORD? I SHOW IT AS BEING 3:49 P.M..
WE'RE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.