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GOOD AFTERNOON. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYBODY TO THE LANDMARK COMMISSION REGULAR SCHEDULE MEETING.

[Landmark Commission on July 18, 2022.]

TODAY IS MONDAY, JULY 18TH, THE YEAR 2022, AND THE TIME IS 405.

I'D LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER WITH ATTENDANCE.

CLYDE WOOD IS STEPPING OFF THE COMMISSION.

AND WE'RE VERY SAD ABOUT THAT.

WE'VE REALLY ENJOYED YOU, CLYDE.

BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH AND A PLEASURE TO GET TO KNOW PERSONALLY.

CLYDE IS WITH THE TEXAS FREEMASONS.

HE IS THE DEPUTY GRAND MASTER AND HAS BEEN GIVEN A MUCH LARGER ROLE WITHIN THAT ORGANIZATION IN CHARGE OF SEVERAL LOCATIONS.

SEVEN. DID YOU TELL ME? YES. SEVEN.

OKAY, I'M OVERSEEING GALVESTON COUNTY, WHICH IS A BIG RESPONSIBILITY.

SO BECAUSE OF THAT AND TO HONOR HIS COMMITMENT TO THAT INCREDIBLE ORGANIZATION, HE IS MOVING ON FROM LANDMARK, WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONTRIBUTION.

SOMETIMES WE BAT THE BALL BACK AND FORTH, BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO.

WE'RE NOT ALL SUPPOSED TO GET UP HERE AND AGREE WITH EACH OTHER.

WE'RE SUPPOSED TO, YOU KNOW, IN A WAY, HAMMER IT OUT AND COME AT THE BEST CONCLUSION.

AND YOU CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN A GREAT CONTENDER IN THIS BATTLE, SERVED ON A LOT OF BOARDS AND COMMITTEES IN THE CITY OF GALVESTON.

AND I REALLY ENJOYED MY TIME ON LANDMARK.

YOU'RE REALLY DOING SOMETHING PURPOSEFUL, AND I'M ONLY ABLE TO BE DEPUTY GRAND MASTER ONCE IN A LIFETIME, SO AND IT TAKES UP A LOT OF TIME. SO REGRETFULLY, I'M GOING TO STEP DOWN.

BUT I KNOW LOOKING AROUND ME THAT THE CITY'S HISTORICAL STRUCTURES ARE IN GOOD HANDS.

YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THE TIME AND THANK YOU FOR VOLUNTEERING.

WE WISH YOU WELL.

WE WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK.. MOVING ALONG. WE ARE AT CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH ANY OF OUR CASES? SEEING NONE. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.

HAS EVERYBODY HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE MINUTES? DO YOU FIND THAT THERE ARE ANY CORRECTIONS? SEEING NONE, THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED AS SUBMITTED, AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

CATHERINE, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NO PUBLIC COMMENT WAS RECEIVED.

OK IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT NON AGENDA ITEMS? SEEING NONE. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OLD BUSINESS AND ASSOCIATED PUBLIC HEARINGS.

THIS IS CASE 22LC-019 1117 MARKET.

THERE'S A REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION.

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21 NOTICES WERE SENT, ONE RETURNED THAT ONE IN FAVOR AT THE JUNE 6TH LANDMARK COMMISSION MEETING.

THIS CASE WAS DEFERRED TO TODAY'S MEETING.

IN ORDER FOR THE APPLICANT TO RESPOND TO STAFF'S COMMENTS, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS IN ORDER TO CONSTRUCT A NEW SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING.

THE SUBJECT SITE IS CURRENTLY VACANT.

AT THE TIME OF THE 1969 HISTORIC DISTRICT SURVEY, THE FRONT STRUCTURE WAS STILL STANDING.

A PICTURE OF THAT STRUCTURE WAS INCLUDED AS ATTACHMENT A IN YOUR STAFF REPORT.

THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE IS A ONE STOREY SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING ON A PIER AND BEAM FOUNDATION WITH A FULL PORCH.

THE LIST OF MATERIALS IS IN YOUR STAFF REPORT.

PLEASE NOTE THE DESIGN STANDARDS FOR HISTORIC PROPERTIES.

CONFORMANCE STAFF FINDS THAT THE NEW CONSTRUCTION GENERALLY CONFORMS TO THE DESIGN STANDARDS.

THE FOLLOWING MODIFICATIONS WILL ENSURE THAT THE MASSING AND SCALE OF THE NEW CONSTRUCTION WILL BE IN KEEPING WITH SURROUNDING HISTORIC STRUCTURES.

STAFF HAS CONCERNS ABOUT THE PLACEMENT OF THE HOUSE IN RELATION TO THE FRONT PROPERTY LINE.

THE FRONT PORCH IS PLACED FOUR FEET FROM THE FRONT PROPERTY LINE.

THE APPLICANT STATES THAT THE PLACEMENT IS WITHIN THE ESTABLISHED RANGE OF FRONT YARD SETBACKS AND CITES THE HOUSE ON THE WESTERN CORNER AS HAVING A ZERO SETBACK.

HOWEVER, THAT HOUSE, WHICH IS ADDRESSED 404 12TH STREET, FACES ONTO 12TH STREET AND THE PROPERTY LINE ADJACENT TO MARKET IS THEIR SIDE PROPERTY LINE.

THE STANDARD STATE THAT NEW CONSTRUCTION SHOULD NOT BE LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE ESTABLISHED RANGE OF FRONT YARD SETBACKS ON THE BLOCK.

STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE RANGE BE ESTABLISHED BY ELIMINATING THE HOUSE AT 404 12TH STREET AND THAT THE FRONT END SHOULD BE LOCATED WITHIN THAT RANGE.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION STAFF RECOMMENDS CASE.

THERE'S A MISTAKE IN THE STAFF REPORT.

22LC-019. BE APPROVED WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.

SPECIFIC CONDITION ONE THE APPLICANT SHALL CONFORM TO THE DESIGN MATERIALS AND PLACEMENT INDICATED ON ATTACHMENT B IF THE STAFF REPORT WITH THE FOLLOWING MODIFICATIONS, THE FRONT EDGE OF THE FRONT PORCH SHALL BE LOCATED WITHIN THE RANGE OF FRONT SETBACKS ON THE BLOCK PHASE, EXCLUDING 404 12TH STREET ITEMS 12 THREE SORRY, 236 OR STANDARD.

AND WE HAVE SOME PICTURES.

THIS IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

THIS IS A SITE PLAN SHOWING THAT PROPOSED NEW CONSTRUCTION IS THE FRONT AND REAR ELEVATIONS, SIDE ELEVATIONS. AND PROPERTY TO THE EAST, TO THE NORTH AND TO THE WEST.

AND THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT.

OKAY. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? OKAY. WELL, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK IF THE PROPERTY OWNER IS PRESENT, EITHER MICHAEL GARTNER OR KIMBERLY CHEN.

CAN YOU BEFORE YOU START, CAN YOU SIGN IN AFTER YOU ANNOUNCE YOUR NAME? YEAH. CAN YOU SIGN IN, PLEASE? GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS KIMBERLY CHEN, AND MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT THIS LOT ALMOST IN THE LATE EIGHTIES.

SO IT'S BEEN A WHILE ABOUT ALMOST, I THINK MORE THAN 30 YEARS.

BUT BECAUSE MY HUSBAND WAS IN THE MILITARY, WE MOVED AROUND A LOT AND FINALLY WHEN HE RETIRED AND WE DECIDED TO GO IN TO RETIRE HERE IN THE HOUSTON GALVESTON AREA.

AND SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO BUILDING THIS HOUSE.

AND SO I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR ARCHITECT, MICHAEL GARDNER.

THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON.

MY NAME IS MICHAEL GARTNER AND I AM THE ARCHITECT.

AND I DO RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR CONSIDERATION OF STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION ABOUT THE ABOUT THE FRONT YARD.

AND I DON'T HAVE A CLICKER.

DO I HAVE A CLICKER? HOW DO I GO FORWARD? OKAY. YOU CAN SCROLL THROUGH.

YOU CAN SCROLL THROUGH THE NEXT.

WE'RE JUST GOING TO TAKE A LOOK. THIS IS THE HOUSE AT 404 12TH STREET.

AND THAT'S THE ONE THAT'S BUILT RIGHT UP NEXT TO THE PROPERTY LINE.

AND YOU CAN JUST GO RIGHT ON THROUGH THE REST OF THEM.

THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR, THE LOT WHERE THIS HOUSE WILL GO, THE HOUSE THAT'S IMMEDIATELY TO THE EAST OF US.

AND YOU CAN GO RIGHT ON THROUGH THE REST OF THEM, THE REST OF THE HOUSES THAT MAKE UP THIS BLOCK.

SO THE WHAT IT SAYS IS THAT THE THE STRUCTURE SHOULD FIT WITHIN THE RANGE OF FRONT YARD SETBACKS ON THE BLOCK.

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AND WHEN IT SAYS THE BLOCK, IT DOESN'T SAY THE BLOCK FACE, IT SAYS THE BLOCK.

SO IT DOESN'T MATTER WHICH FACE WE'RE ON IN PARTICULAR.

BUT WHAT I'M GOING TO PUT TO YOU IS THAT ALL OF WHAT WE DO WITH THE DESIGN GUIDELINES IS ABOUT HOW THINGS ARE GOING TO LOOK.

WE WANT IT TO LOOK LIKE IT FITS IN.

AND SO IT'S ABOUT THE VISUAL INTERPRETATION, PERHAPS, MAYBE NOT NECESSARILY THE LITERAL INTERPRETATION OF WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.

AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS BLOCK FACE, WHAT YOU SEE IS THE FIRST THING THAT YOU SEE IF YOU'RE COMING FROM THE WEST IS YOU SEE A HOUSE THAT'S BUILT RIGHT UP NEXT, IT'S 16 FEET FROM THE STREET. IT'S RIGHT UP NEXT TO THE PROPERTY LINE.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

THE OTHER THING. SO THE THE GUIDELINES TALK ABOUT HOW WHERE THE ESTABLISHED RANGE IS ON THE BLOCK.

AND THE OTHER THING THAT I'M GOING TO POINT OUT HERE IS THAT JUST LOOKING AT THE VISUAL OF IT, BECAUSE IT'S NOT DESCRIBED IN WORDS, IS THAT IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE FRONT PORCHES ARE NOT THAT THOSE ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RANGE OF SETBACKS.

GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE PLACE.

AND SO THIS WHEN IT SHOWS US THE CONSISTENT SETBACK ON THE BLOCK, YOU'LL SEE THAT ALL OF THE FRONT PORCHES EXTEND PAST THE SO CALLED CONSISTENT SETBACK. AND AGAIN, THIS IS JUST THE VISUAL IMAGERY THAT'S IN THE DESIGN GUIDELINES.

NEXT SLIDE. SO HERE WE ARE.

THE BLOCK IS FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN BECAUSE THE FACE IS NORTH.

BUT YOU CAN SEE THE RANGE OF SETBACKS ON THE BLOCK, INCLUDING THE HOUSE AT 404 12TH STREET, AND THAT WE WOULD FALL WITHIN THE RANGE OF THOSE.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE VISUAL IMPRESSION OF WHAT YOU SEE WHEN YOU GLANCE DOWN THAT BLOCK WHERE ALL THE DIFFERENT FRONTS APPEAR TO BE TO ALL THE HOUSES.

SO IT'S WHEN YOU SEE IT, IT'S WHERE IT IS IN RELATION TO THE OTHER FACES ON THE BLOCK.

UNLESS YOU'RE VERY ASTUTE, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DRIVE DOWN THE STREET AND GO, OH, THAT'S A SIDE YARD.

THAT'S WHY IT'S SO CLOSE TO THE STREET.

YOU'RE GOING TO LOOK AT IT AND SEE WHERE THE WHERE THE BUILDING FRONTS APPEAR TO BE, AND YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE YOUR JUDGMENT ACCORDINGLY.

SO WITH THAT IN MIND, WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE HOUSE BE ALLOWED TO BE PLACED AS SHOWN IN THE DRAWINGS.

AND I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE FOR ME.

OK. I GUESS THE ONE OBSERVATION THAT I HAVE IS THAT THE HOUSES ON THIS BLOCK PREDATE THE DESIGN GUIDELINES.

SO A LOT OF THEM WERE BUILT AT A TIME WHEN WE DIDN'T REALLY CONSIDER WHAT THE CHARTER AND NORM SHOULD BE.

PEOPLE JUST BUILT HOUSES AND NOBODY COULD EVEN HAVE A CITY TO COME IN AND APPROVE YOUR PLANS.

YOU JUST BUILT IT. SO I THINK THAT THE REQUEST THAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR IS REASONABLE, BUT I MIGHT MAYBE ADD SOME EXTRA LIGHT THAT THE REASON THAT WE'RE SEEING THIS HAPPENED TO YOUR CASE IS BECAUSE THIS HOUSE IS NEW CONSTRUCTION AND BEING BUILT WITHIN THE DESIGN GUIDELINES WHERE THE REST OF THEM WEREN'T.

AND SO AS THE CITY GOES FORWARD, YOU'RE TRYING TO KIND OF MAINTAIN CONTINUITY.

BUT I APPRECIATE YOUR PERSPECTIVE.

IT REALLY IS UP TO THE COMMISSION ON WHAT THEY WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT IT AS A WHOLE.

ALL OF US AS A GROUP.

AND THEN I HAD ONE OTHER QUESTION.

THE SIDELINES ARE REALLY TIGHT.

YOU KNOW, THE PROPERTY LINES ARE VERY, VERY TIGHT.

WHERE IS THE AC COMPRESSOR GOING ON THIS PROPERTY? I DIDN'T SEE IT ON THE DRAWINGS.

IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO GO IN BACK IN THE BACK.

OKAY. I DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD BE ON THE SIDE, BUT SOMETIMES IT CAN GO ON THE SIDE.

I MEAN, IT COULD GO ON THE SIDE.

IT WOULD BE ALLOWED.

BUT WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE A LITTLE BIT LARGER SETBACK THAN WHAT IS IN THE REST OF THE BLOCK.

THE BUILDING CODE REQUIRES WHEN YOU GET CLOSER THAN THREE FEET TO THE SIDE YARD, YOU START HAVING TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF OPENINGS AND MAKE FIRE RATED ASSEMBLIES AND ALL KINDS OF THINGS LIKE THAT. SO WE WANT TO STAY MORE THAN THREE FEET FROM THE SIDE YARD, FROM THE SIDE YARD PROPERTY LINES.

WELL, I APPRECIATE THAT THE DRAWING THAT YOU ALL HAVE PRODUCED TO THE DESIGN THAT YOU HAVE PRODUCED WILL FIT NICELY WITHIN AN HISTORIC DISTRICT.

IT IS A LITTLE BIT MORE STYLISH, I SHOULD SAY, ARE TIMELY.

I THINK IT'LL FIT NICELY WITHIN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT.

THANK YOU. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

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NONE. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

SO I'M GOING TO OPEN UP A PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK IF THERE'S ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT.

NO. OKAY.

I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

I'M GOING TO BRING THIS BACK TO THE COMMISSION, GIVE IT SOME THOUGHT, AND ASK IF THERE'S ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION ON CASE 22LC-019 1117 MARKET AVENUE D.

I THINK WE'RE ALL WEIGHING THE BALANCE.

IT'S AN IMPORTANT DECISION, SO JUST GIVE US A MINUTE.

OKAY, IS THERE ANYBODY THAT LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? A QUESTION ABOUT THE WINDOW.

WELL, I WOULD NEED TO REOPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING HIM UP, AND I'M TRYING TO DO THAT.

NO, NO, NO, THAT'S FINE. IT WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT POPPED IN MY HEAD.

NEVER MIND. ANYBODY ELSE? NO. OKAY, WELL, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE.

CASE 22LC-019 WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION.

AND I'LL SECOND.

DISCUSSION? I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IT'S A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE.

I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE ASKING.

BUT AGAIN, THE DESIGN GUIDELINES, THOSE HOUSES OUT THERE PREDATE THE DESIGN GUIDELINES.

AND ONCE THE DESIGN GUIDELINES COME INTO PLACE, I THINK THEY COME IN PLACE FOR AN IMPORTANT REASON.

AND WE SET A PRECEDENT WHEN WE GO OUTSIDE OF IT WITHOUT A REASONABLE EXPLANATION AS TO WHY WE STEPPED OUT.

SO I HOPE YOU'LL UNDERSTAND.

THAT'S WHERE THE DECISION THAT I CAME UPON.

ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY? OKAY, WE'LL TAKE A VOTE AT THIS TIME.

EVERYBODY IN FAVOR.

SHOW YOUR HANDS.

THE VOTE IS UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ALL RIGHT. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS.

WE'RE MOVING ON TO PAGE 22LC-025 1511 WINNING AVENUE G REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS.

THIS IS A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW GARAGE APARTMENT.

EIGHT NOTICES WERE SENT, ZERO RETURNED.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL TO CONSTRUCT A GARAGE APARTMENT IN THE REAR YARD.

THE LIST OF MATERIALS IS IN YOUR STAFF REPORT ALONG WITH THE DESIGN STANDARDS.

CONFORMANCE STAFF FINDS THAT THE REQUEST GENERALLY CONFORMS TO THE DESIGN STANDARDS.

THE PROPOSED ACCESSORY STRUCTURE WILL BE SUBORDINATE TO THE PRIMARY AND LOCATED AGAINST THE REAR PROPERTY LINE, WHICH IS THE TYPICAL PLACEMENT IN HISTORIC DISTRICTS.

STAFF FINDS THE SIZE AND LOCATION APPROPRIATE.

WE DO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROPOSED MATERIALS.

THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING BOARD AND PATENT FOR THE SITING, BUT NO SKIRTING THE DESIGN STANDARDS STATE THAT BOARD AND PATENT IS THE APPROPRIATE SKIRTING TREATMENT FOR A STRUCTURE IS ELEVATED MORE THAN FOUR FEET.

STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE BOARD AND BATTEN SIDING BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE THE SKIRTING.

IF A PERSON, DOOR OR GARAGE DOOR IS DESIRED, THE DESIGN SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.

SPECIFIC CONDITION ONE THE APPLICANT SHALL CONFORM TO THE DESIGN, MATERIALS AND PLACEMENT INDICATED ON EXHIBIT A WITH THE FOLLOWING MODIFICATIONS.

A THE ELEVATED FOUNDATION SHALL BE SCREENED WITH BOARD AND BATON SKIRTING, AND B THE DESIGN OF ANY OPENINGS IN THE SKIRTING, SUCH AS A PERSON DOOR OR A GARAGE DOOR, SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE STORE PRESERVATION OFFICER ITEMS TWO THROUGH SIX OR STANDARD.

AND WE HAVE SOME PICTURES.

THIS IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY THAT'S A NON CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURE TO THE HISTORIC DISTRICT BUILT IN THE 1950S.

THIS IS THE AREA ALONG THE ALLEY WHERE THE NEW CONSTRUCTION WILL BE GOING.

IT'LL BE BEHIND THAT EXISTING STRUCTURE THAT WILL REMAIN.

THIS IS THE OPEN AREA WHERE THE GARAGE APARTMENT WILL BE LOCATED.

WE HAVE THE SITE PLAN. IT'S A LITTLE HARD TO READ ON THE SCREEN, BUT IT SHOWS THE LOCATION ALONG THE ALLEY.

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AND THEN WE HAVE THE ELEVATION.

AND THE PROPERTIES TO THE EAST AND WEST.

AND I THINK THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT.

OKAY. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? NO. THEN I THIS TIME I'M GOING TO ASK IF THE APPLICANT, STEPHEN HYMAN, IS AVAILABLE.

APPLICANT IS NOT AVAILABLE.

DO WE WANT TO TAKE A MOTION TO SEE TO DEFER THIS CASE TILL THE NEXT HEARING TO SEE IF THE APPLICANT WANTS TO BE PRESENT? MAYBE THERE WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING ABOUT DATE TIMES OR STUCK IN TRAFFIC.

GIVE HIM AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK.

SURE. OH, THAT'S UP TO THE COMMISSION.

ALL RIGHT. THAT WOULD BE AN APPROPRIATE MOTION IF YOU SO WISH TO DO SO.

OKAY. OKAY.

WELL. I MYSELF FEEL THAT IF THERE WAS ANYTHING REALLY COMPELLING THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER WOULD WANT TO SPEAK TO THE COMMISSION ABOUT, HE MIGHT HAVE REACHED OUT AND CONTACTED THE CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT OR HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER AND SAID, I CAN'T MAKE IT.

PLEASE ASK THEM TO DEFER MY CASE.

SO WITH THAT, I DON'T WANT TO HOLD UP HIS CASE FOR THAT REASON, SO.

SO IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS CASE? NO. WELL, I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

I'M GOING TO BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION AND ASK FOR A MOTION ON THIS CASE.

22LC-025 GARAGE APARTMENT.

I KNOW YOU JUST SAID THE CASE NUMBER, BUT I HAVE TO LOOK AT IT.

OKAY, I REMEMBER THAT WE APPROVE CASE 22LC-025 WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION AND SPECIFIC CONDITIONS THAT THE ELEVATED FOUNDATION IS SCREENED WITH THE BOARD AND BATON SKIRTING, AND IF THERE'S ANY OPENINGS THAT NEED TO GO IN APPROVED BY A HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER, WE HAVE A SECOND DISCUSSION.

I THINK THIS PROJECT IS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.

I THINK IF THERE WAS ANYTHING IN THERE WE THOUGHT WAS REALLY OUT OF THE REALM OF THE DESIGN GUIDELINES, WE'D PROBABLY CONSIDER THAT WE SHOULD RESCHEDULE THIS SO THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER CAN BE PRESENT TO DISCUSS THOSE THINGS THAT WE HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT.

BUT THIS IS PRETTY CLEAN.

IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD, AND I WOULDN'T WANT TO HOLD UP THE PROGRESS OF THIS PROJECT BECAUSE OF SOMETHING UNFORESEEN.

SO THAT IS WHY I HOPE THE PROPERTY OWNER IS OKAY, THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO PROCEED WITHOUT HIM.

BUT THAT SAID, ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY? ALL RIGHT. WE ARE READY TO TAKE A VOTE.

EVERYBODY THAT IS APPROVING THIS CASE, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

EVERYBODY AGREES. RAISE YOUR HAND.

OK VOTE IS UNANIMOUS.

WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO CASE 22LC-026 1412 ROSENBERG 25TH STREET.

IT'S A REQUEST FOR APPROPRIATENESS FOR REVISIONS TO A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED GARAGE APARTMENT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

YEAH, AS STATED. 1412 ROSENBERG.

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR APPROPRIATENESS FOR REVISIONS.

AS AS YOU SAID, THERE WERE SIX PUBLIC NOTICES SENT, ONE OF THOSE RETURNED AND THAT ONE IN FAVOR.

SO DECEMBER 17, 2010, LANDMARK COMMISSION REVIEWED A COA FOR THIS SAME SCOPE OF WORK, BASICALLY FOR MODIFICATIONS TO PREVIOUS APPROVAL.

THIS GOES BACK A FEW CASES.

THERE'S BEEN SOME CHANGES HERE AND THERE THAT REQUESTED LAPSED, CITING ABOVE BOARD AND BATON AND SKIRTING.

THAT REQUEST WAS DENIED.

MORE RECENTLY, IN APRIL 19, 2021, LANDMARK COMMISSION REVIEW TO COA FOR MODIFICATIONS TO THE MAIN HOUSE AND CONSTRUCT A NEW GARAGE APARTMENT.

THAT REQUEST WAS APPROVED WITH THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC CONDITIONS FOR THE GARAGE APARTMENT.

THE SIGN SHALL BE HARDY, ARTISAN OR SIMILAR PRODUCT LAP SIDING, AND THEN THE SKIRTING SHALL BE BOARD AND BATON BELOW, WHICH IS TYPICAL FOR DESIGN STANDARDS.

THE APPLICANT IS NOW REQUESTING A COA TO CHANGE EXTERIOR DETAILS.

WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED IN THAT APRIL 19, 2021 REQUEST? ACCORDING TO THE APPLICANT, THE PROPOSED CHANGES INCLUDE RELOCATING THE HVAC PLATFORM, CHANGING SINGLE HOME WINDOWS ON THE LEFT SIDE, ELEVATION TO CLEAR STORE WINDOWS, MODIFYING THE GARAGE DOOR LAYOUT A LITTLE BIT, BASICALLY SWAPPING THEM CHANGE THE DOOR AND WINDOW CONFIGURATION ON THE WEST ELEVATION.

REMOVE THE EYEBROW AND DORMERS IN THE WEST ELEVATION A LARGE COVERED PORTION GABLE TO THE WEST ELEVATION AND ADD SOLAR PANELS TO THE REAR ACCESSORY STRUCTURE ROOF.

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NOTE THAT THERE WERE NO PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE MAIN HOUSE.

THIS IS JUST GOING TO BE FOR THE NEW GARAGE APARTMENT.

THE ELEVATION DRAWINGS PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT INDICATE THAT THE MATERIALS WOULD BE HARDY LAP SIDING ABOVE SMOOTH HARDY BOARD AND BATTEN COMPOSITION ROOFING WOOD DECK STAIRS, HANDRAILS, FIBERGLASS AND VINYL WINDOWS AND DOORS METAL OVERHANG GARAGE DOORS.

PLEASE NOTE ALSO THE EXHIBITS IN THE STAFF REPORT AND THE DESIGN STANDARDS.

STAFF FINDS THAT THE REQUEST GENERALLY CONFORMS TO DESIGN STANDARDS.

THE APARTMENT IS IN LOCATION D AND A TYPICAL VISIBLE RAIL FOR REAR FACADE, WHICH OF COURSE IS WHERE MORE FLEXIBILITY MAY BE CONSIDERED.

PROPOSED MATERIALS ARE CONFORMANCE WITH THE DESIGN STANDARDS AS PERMITTED FOR NON HISTORIC NEW ACCESSORY STRUCTURES NOT VISIBLE FROM THE STREET.

PROPOSED HANDRAILS APPEAR TO BE THE SIMPLE SQUARE DESIGN THAT WE TYPICALLY RECOMMEND FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION AND MORE.

MOST OF THE PREVIOUS ORNAMENTATION THAT WAS APPROVED HAS BEEN REMOVED, SO THE RENDITION IS UNLIKELY TO BE MISTAKEN FOR A STORE.

CONSTRUCTION STAFF HAS CONCERNS WITH THE WINDOW DESIGN HAS SHOWN THE APPLICANT'S ELEVATION.

THE SASH WINDOWS SHOWN APPEAR TO BE IN A TWO OVER TWO CONFIGURATION.

I BELIEVE THAT THE PREVIOUS LANDMARK COMMISSIONED CAA INCLUDED THAT AS AN APPROVED CONDITION.

HOWEVER, THE DESIGN STANDARDS DO PREFER A ONE OVER ONE FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF 2012 C REGARDING CERTIFICATE APPROPRIATENESS WITH SPECIFIC CONDITIONS ONE AND STANDARD CONDITIONS TWO THROUGH SEVEN.

AND WE DO HAVE SOME PHOTOS.

SO OF COURSE WE HAVE THE MAIN HOUSE HERE JUST FOR REFERENCE AND THE VICINITY MAP.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. HERE WE HAVE THE SITE PLAN WHICH, YOU KNOW, THE LOCATION PLACEMENT HASN'T CHANGED.

HOWEVER, YOU CAN SEE FROM THE THE OVERHEAD KIND OF HOW THE FOOTPRINT OF THE PROPOSED REAR STRUCTURE HAS CHANGED A LITTLE BIT.

YOU CAN SPECIFICALLY SEE THE STAIR CONFIGURATION THAT CHANGED AND THE NEW GABLE THAT FACES THE BACK OF THE MAIN HOUSE.

WE ALSO HAVE SOME OBLIQUE DRAWINGS FROM THE THE ARCHITECT SHOWING KIND OF WHERE THOSE CHANGES WOULD BE AND WHAT THINGS WOULD LOOK LIKE FROM THE ALLEY FACING SIDE AND FROM THE INTERIOR, YOU KNOW, REAR YARD FACING SIDE.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. NOW WE HAVE PROPERTY TO THE NORTH, TO THE SOUTH, TO THE WEST.

AND THAT CONCLUDES STAFF REPORT.

OK. THANKS, DANIEL.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ABOUT THIS APARTMENT? NO. OKAY.

WELL, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK THE PROPERTY OWNER OR REPRESENTATIVE AS PRESENT.

I'M BRAD EASTWOOD AT 123 25TH STREET, REPRESENTING THE OWNER HERE TODAY.

AGAIN ON THIS THIS PROJECT.

HOPEFULLY, THIS IS OUR LAST TIME.

IT'S THE FOURTH TIME THAT YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN IT.

AND IT'S CHANGED JUST EXACTLY THE WAY THAT DANIEL DESCRIBED.

THERE'S AN ADDITION WITH A COVERED PORCH AND THEN REMOVED SOME SMALLER DORMERS THAT WERE MORE DECORATIVE THAN THAN THIS ONE IS MORE FUNCTIONAL.

AND THAT'S REALLY KIND OF WHAT IT CAME DOWN TO IS THE OWNER JUST WANTED SOMEPLACE SHADIER TO HANG OUT.

SO CAN'T BLAME THEM ON THESE HOT DAYS, CAN'T WE? YEAH. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR BRAX? NO, THANKS, BRAX.

YOU BET. WELL, I WON'T ASK ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE BECAUSE THERE ISN'T ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE.

SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION AND ASK IF THERE IS ANY OF MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION ON 22LC-026 1412 ROSENBERG AVENUE.

SHARON? I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE 22LC-026 PER STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS AND WE HAVE A SECOND DISCUSSION.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING THEY WANT TO SAY ABOUT IT? NO. AGAIN, ANOTHER CLEAN CUT PROJECT, REALLY NOT MUCH TO TALK ABOUT.

SO I THINK THAT MAKES OUR JOB A LITTLE EASIER, DOESN'T IT? OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO GO FOR A VOTE.

EVERYBODY IN FAVOR. RAISE YOUR HAND.

VOTE IS UNANIMOUS.

THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT.

MOVING ON TO DISCUSSION ITEMS, WE HAD ASKED THAT WE GET AN UPDATE ON OUR ATTENDANCE.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF STAFF HAS THAT OR DO WE WANT TO.

YEAH, PATRICK HAS PUT THAT TOGETHER.

YAY. SO WHILE HE'S PULLING THAT UP, I WILL JUST MAKE A BRIEF ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT BRAX EASTWOOD.

HE JUST WON AN AA AWARD FROM THE HOUSTON CHAPTER 2022 DESIGN AWARDS.

TAKING HIM DOWN. BRAX IT WAS FOR HIS WORK WITH THE 59TH STREET PUMP STATION.

SO CITY OF GALVESTON.

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CONGRATULATIONS. IT'S ALSO INVOLVED.

SO I'M VERY PROUD OF IT.

WE'RE AROUND HOLLYWOOD TODAY.

SO WE HAVE ON THE SCREEN THE BREAKDOWN OF ABSENCES FOR THE YEAR SO THAT AN X MARKS A MISSED MEETING.

THE RULES FROM THE CITY CODE SAY THAT COMMISSIONERS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND 75% OF THE MEETINGS IN A CALENDAR YEAR.

WE DO TRACK THAT INFORMATION AND THEN WHEN APPROPRIATE, SEND THAT ON TO THE CITY SECRETARY AND THE MEETINGS RUN TO OCTOBER 30TH. I THINK IT JUST SAYS A CALENDAR YEAR, MAYBE ON THE CALENDAR.

IS IT OUR CALENDAR? I THINK IT'S JUST WITHIN THE LAST YEAR.

YEAH. SO DOES OUR.

IS IT THE VERIFICATION, THE CALENDAR OF LANDMARK, WHICH IS OCTOBER, SEPTEMBER 1ST TO OCTOBER 30TH? OR IS IT WITHIN THE YEARLY CALENDAR OF JANUARY TO DECEMBER? IT'S A ROLLING YEAR.

YEAH, THAT'S PROBABLY 12, RIGHT.

WHEREVER IT STARTS.

OKAY. SO 1212 IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

SO IN ANY 12 MONTHS.

OH, WITHIN A 12 MONTH PERIOD.

GOT IT. OKAY. OKAY.

SO TODAY, I THINK I THINK THAT'S CORRECT.

THAT'S WHAT THE CITY SECRETARY HAS TOLD ME IN THE PAST.

OKAY. SO YOU CAN'T MISS MORE.

YOU HAVE TO MEET AT LEAST 75% OF THE MEETINGS WITHIN A 12 MONTH PERIOD, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THAT SCALE IS.

SO IN THAT VIEW OF 12 MONTHS, YOU MUST BE PRESENT 75% OF IT.

AND WE HAVE 22 MEETINGS A YEAR GENERALLY UNLESS WE HAVE MEETINGS.

SO WHEN WE HAVE A LOT OF MEETINGS THAT HAVE BEEN CANCELED BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANY APPLICATIONS ON IT, IT ACTUALLY MAKES THAT NUMBER SEEM LIKE IT'S A LITTLE HIGHER.

YOU CAN ACTUALLY MISS LESS MEETINGS BECAUSE THERE'S LESS MEETINGS OVERALL.

SO SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT, BUT NO.

OKAY. IS THERE ANYTHING ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT MEETING FOR US TO DISCUSS? LET ME NOTE THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY CASES SUBMITTED FOR THE NEXT AGENDA, SO WE'LL GET ANOTHER BREAK, GUYS.

I'VE NEVER HAD THIS IN MY 16 YEARS THAT WE'VE HAD TWO MEETINGS IN A YEAR WHERE NOBODY HAS SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS.

SO IT'S A LITTLE ODD.

SO WE WON'T BE MEETING UP HERE.

WE WILL. NOT THREATENING TO LEAVE.

WE LOVE THAT. WE WILL NOT BE MEETING ON AUGUST 1ST.

OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE AUGUST 15TH.

SO WE HAVE FOUR WEEKS OFF.

ALL RIGHT. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS I'D LIKE TO SAY? NO. OKAY. WE'LL SEE YOU IN FOUR WEEKS.

THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.