ALL RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYBODY TO THE LANDMARK COMMISSION'S REGULAR MEETING.
[Landmark Commission on November 7, 2022.]
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TODAY IS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH, AND THE TIME IS 4:00.AND PLEASE NOTE, DUE TO VICE CHAIR LANGE BEING ABSENT, COMMISSIONER FLINT BUDDY WILL BE VOTING TODAY.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST TODAY WITH ANY OF OUR CASES? NO. OK APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
HAVE EVERYBODY HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK OVER THE MINUTES? DO YOU SEE ANY CORRECTIONS OR ADDITIONS THAT SHOULD BE MADE? NO. OK MINUTES ARE APPROVED AS PRESENTED.
SO NEXT WE'LL GO INTO PUBLIC COMMENT.
CATHERINE, DO YOU HAVE ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT? NO PUBLIC COMMENT WAS RECEIVED.
OKAY. THEN WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS AND ASSOCIATED PUBLIC HEARINGS.
OUR FIRST CASE IS KS 22 LC-044.
THIS IS 1310 ROSENBERG OR 25TH STREET.
NINE PUBLIC NOTICES WERE SENT TWO RETURNED, ONE IN FAVOR AND ONE NO COMMENT.
REPLACE TWO WINDOWS, REMOVE FOUR WINDOWS AND REPLACE REAR DOORS.
THE HOUSE HAS TWO FRONT DOORS THAT ARE SEPARATED BY TRIM AND SIDING.
STAFF FINDS THE REQUEST GENERALLY CONFORMS TO THE DESIGN STANDARDS.
THE OTHER WINDOW AND DOOR CHANGES ARE LOCATED IN LOCATION.
SEE LESS VISIBLE SECONDARY WALL AND LOCATION.
DH NOT TYPICALLY VISIBLE REAR FACADE.
STAFF RECOMMENDS THE REQUEST BE APPROVED WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.
A ANY INFILL SITING SHALL MATCH THE EXISTING IN SIZE, MATERIAL AND AMOUNT OF REVEAL, AND THEN TWO, WOOD WINDOWS BEING REMOVED SHALL BE RETAINED ON SITE OR MADE AVAILABLE FOR RE-USE.
ITEMS THREE THROUGH SEVEN ARE STANDARD, AND WE HAVE SOME PICTURES.
TAKE ME A MINUTE TO GET THESE UP.
OKAY, THIS IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
THIS IS A MORE CLOSE UP PICTURE SHOWING THE CONDITION OF THE TWO FRONT DOORS.
SO THERE'S A DRAWING OF THE PROPOSED MODIFICATION.
THESE RED BUBBLES AND THEN A REAR FRENCH DOOR REPLACEMENT.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE OTHER WINDOWS AND DOORS.
YOU'VE GOT THE PROPERTY, PROPERTY TO THE NORTH, TO THE SOUTH AND TO THE EAST.
AND THAT CONCLUDES STAFF REPORT.
OK. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? NO, I HAVE JUST ONE COMMENT.
I THINK IT'S REALLY ODD THAT THE GHOSTING ON THE INSIDE LOOKS LIKE A GEORGIAN TYPE WINDOW.
BUT WHAT THEY'RE PUTTING BACK REALLY DOES SEEM TO FIT IT BETTER.
OK I'M GOING TO OPEN UP TO A PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK IF THE APPLICANT, MR. LASKOWSKI, OR THE PROPERTY OWNERS, MIKE AND CATHERINE BOVIAR, ARE PRESENT.
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GO AHEAD AND SIGN IN AND TELL US YOUR NAME.I KNOW WE KNOW IT, BUT FOR THE RECORD, FOR THOSE WATCHING US IN HOLLYWOOD, COULD YOU PLEASE LET US KNOW WHO YOU ARE? CHAIRPERSON, COMMISSIONERS, COUNCILMAN, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
FIRST OF ALL, I KNOW IT'S IT'S A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT THAT GOES INTO THIS, SO I APPRECIATE THAT.
I THINK CATHERINE DID A GOOD JOB ON STATING WHAT WE WANT TO DO HERE.
THIS WAS A DUPLEX, SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE ORIGINALLY CONVERTED TO A DUPLEX.
WE WANT TO BRING IT BACK TO THE SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU IF YOU HAVE THEM.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? AND THEN MIKE GUTIERREZ, THE OWNER WHO'S HERE AS WELL, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HIM.
WHEN WE PURCHASED OUR HOUSE, IT WAS IN 1887 AND IT WAS AN OPERATING BED AND BREAKFAST AND THE DOORS HAD BEEN MODIFIED AND IT WAS HEARTBREAKING BECAUSE THEY WERE A BIG WALK THROUGH WINDOWS. AND LO AND BEHOLD, THE CARPENTER AND I FOUND THEM IN THE ATTIC, THE FIVE FOOT TALL WINDOWS.
AND WE'RE ABLE TO TAKE THEM DOWN FROM THE ATTIC AND RESTORE THEM.
SO I LOVE THAT WE ASK THE OWNERS TO PRESERVE THOSE ORIGINAL WINDOWS, BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN SOMEONE'S GOING TO COME ALONG AND BE, YOU KNOW, REALLY WANT TO MAKE IT EXACTLY LIKE IT WAS OR HAVE THAT AS A REFERENCE POINT.
SO DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? NO. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION.
I SHOULD ASK, IS ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS CASE? NO. OKAY.
THEN I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION AND ASK FOR A MOTION ON CASE 22LC-044 1310 ROSENBERG.
I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE CASE 22LC-044 WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS.
I HAVE A SECOND, SHARON SECONDED, DISCUSSION.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR DISCUSSIONS? NO. OK. I THINK WE'RE READY FOR A VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
MOVING ON. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO CASE 22LC-045.
THIS IS A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR AN ALTERATIONS.
ALL RIGHT. SO THIS IS AT 1405 24TH STREET, I BELIEVE IT'S KNOWN AS THE GEORGE BALL HOUSE.
IT'S ONE OF OUR LANDMARKS IS REQUEST FOR US TO APPROPRIATE THIS FOR ALTERATION OF STRUCTURE.
NOTE THERE IS AN ERROR IN THE STAFF REPORT.
THEY ARE NOT REQUESTING A CHANGE OF ROOF MATERIALS ON THIS ONE.
SO THE APPLICANT REQUESTED CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS TO ENCLOSE AND EXTEND THE REAR OF THE HOUSE ON THE GROUND FLOOR AND THEN ADD A NEWPORT REAR PORCH AND THEN A WRAPAROUND DECK AND BALCONY ABOVE THAT PORCH.
ACCORDING TO THE APPLICANT'S SUBMITTAL, THERE IS A LIST OF PROPOSED MATERIALS WOOD LAMP SIGN TO MATCH EXISTING WOOD SHUTTERS TO MATCH EXISTING SHERMAN CROWN DETAILS TO MATCH EXISTING WOOD LAST SCURRYING TO MATCH EXISTING NEW DOUBLE HUNG TWO OVER TWO WOOD WINDOWS TO MATCH EXISTING WOOD HANDRAILS AND NOODLES AND WOOD LOUVERED PANELS TO ENCLOSE PROPOSED REAR PORCH. NOTE ALSO THE DESIGN STANDARDS AND THE STAFF REPORT.
SO STAFF FINDS THAT THEY'RE QUESTIONING CONFORMANCE TO THE DESIGN STANDARDS.
DO THE COMPLEXITY OF REQUESTS, WE'VE KIND OF BROKE IT DOWN.
THE STAFF REPORT PER EACH ITEM.
OF COURSE, MORE FLEXIBILITY AND TREATMENT MAY BE CONSIDERED, ESPECIALLY FOR COMPATIBLE REPLACEMENT OR ALTERATION, NOT VISIBLE FROM THE STREET DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF THE ADJACENT HOMES AND THE LONG, NARROW FORM OF THE STRUCTURE ITSELF.
PROPOSED ADDITIONS ARE HARDLY VISIBLE AT ALL, IF ANY.
MOVING ON TO THE PROPOSED SIDING AND TRIM, THEY NOTE, IS WOOD TO MATCH EXISTING.
THIS ALSO CONFORMS TO THE DESIGN STANDARDS.
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WOOD, WHICH IS AN ACCEPTABLE MATERIAL.THE SKIRTING FOR THE ADDITION SHALL BE LAST, WITH PANELS TO MATCH EXISTING AGAIN ACCEPTABLE.
HOWEVER, THE PLANS ALSO INDICATE THAT THREE EXISTING WINDOWS WILL BE REMOVED TO DOWNSTAIRS WHERE THE EXISTING BAY WINDOW IS THE THIRD UPSTAIRS TO BE REPLACED BY A NEW DOOR TO THE PROPOSED BALCONY ABOVE, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE EXISTING WINDOWS BE REUSED ON THE NEW ADDITION, IF POSSIBLE, OR IF NOT RETAINED FOR POSSIBLE FUTURE RE-USE.
SEE HERE. THE APPLICANT DID NOT PROPOSE A SPECIFIC DOOR DESIGN FOR THE PROPOSED DOORS.
ONE THING THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO NOTE IS THE PLANS LABEL THE DOORS AND WINDOWS AS A CHOICE OF WOOD.
IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT, WOOD IS NOT A PARTICULAR SPECIES.
IT'S YOUR TYPICAL YELLOW PINE OR SIMILAR WOOD, WHICH IS JUST TREATED IN A SPECIFIC WAY.
SO THEREFORE COY WOOD IS IS TRUE WOOD.
THE REQUEST STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL FOLLOWING SPECIFIC CONDITIONS.
ONE THE EXTERIOR MODIFICATION SHALL CONFORM TO THE DESIGN MATERIALS AND PLACEMENT PRESENTED.
EXHIBIT A THE STAFF REPORT WITH THE FOLLOWING MODIFICATIONS.
IF WE'RE USING THE WINDOWS IS NOT FEASIBLE.
NEW WINDOWS SHOW COMPLEMENT THE SCALE WITH THE WINDOWS LOCATED IN THE HISTORIC STRUCTURE, BUT SHALL BE OF A ONE OVER ONE CONFIGURATION TO DIFFERENTIATE NEW FROM OLD VERTICAL TRIM SHALL BE ADDED BETWEEN THE NEW AND HISTORIC PORTIONS OF THE HOUSE TO VISUAL DIFFERENTIATE AS WELL.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME PHOTOS.
SO HERE'S A SUBJECT PROPERTY IN THE VICINITY.
A MAP SHOWING ITS LOCATION ON THE BLOCK.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. HERE WE HAVE THE EXISTING FLOORPLAN ON THE TOP AND THE BOTTOM PROPOSED FLOORPLAN SHOWING THE RELATIVE AREAS THAT ARE GOING TO BE MODIFIED.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. ONCE AGAIN, THE SECOND FLOOR SHOWING HOW THE EXISTING FOOTPRINT LOOKS AND COMPARED TO THE PROPOSED ADDITIONS IN BALCONIES AND PORCHES.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. HERE WE HAVE SOME PHOTOS PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT SHOWING THE EXISTING DECK THAT'S ALREADY THERE IN THE AREA TO BE MODIFIED. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
AREA OF THE PROPERTY. TO THE NORTH.
AND THIS CONCLUDES THIS REPORT.
IT'S NOTED AT EACH ONE OF THOSE STEPS THAT HPO WILL HAVE.
FINAL PREVIEW OF THAT, CORRECT? YEAH, WE'VE DONE THAT BEFORE IN THE PAST WHEN WE'RE LACKING A BIT OF DETAIL.
YEAH, BUT I JUST KNOW THERE WAS SO MUCH DETAIL ON THAT PARTICULAR ONE.
BUT OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU ALL SEE FIT, WE COULD CERTAINLY DEFER.
NO, NO, I JUST, I KNOW THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL DIFFERENT STAGES.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS SPECIFIED IN EACH STAGE.
AND THEN DO WE KNOW THE ROOF MATERIAL OVER THE ADDITION? IS THAT A MATCH? I, I DO NOT RECALL OFFHAND IF THE APPLICATION STATED.
OKAY. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? NO. OKAY. WELL, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK IF THE REPRESENTATIVE, MR. OK, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND SIGNING IN, PLEASE.
AND I THINK Y'ALL ARE RIGHT TO THANK YOU.
WE DO OUR BEST. CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE ROOF THAT'S GOING TO GO OVER THAT ADDITION? DOES IT? YEAH. BASICALLY IT'LL BE A MODIFIED BITUMEN ROOF WITH A DECK ON TOP WITH ON.
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IT'LL BE TWO BY SIX ON SCREEDS AND THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A ROOF OVER THE UPSTAIRS DECK.LET'S ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS CASE? NO. I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION AND ASK IF THERE IS ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION ON 22 LQ 045 1405 24TH STREET SHARON.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE 22 LC 045 ACCORDING TO STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS.
JANE THE SECOND DISCUSSION TO BE HAVING A DISCUSSION ON IT.
I THINK WE'VE COVERED IT RIGHT.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
OKAY, GREAT. YEAH, GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.
DIDN'T WE HAVE A CASE? DIDN'T THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR COME TO US ONCE BEFORE? AND THEY WERE ACTUALLY USING THE DETAILS FROM THAT HOUSE TO REPLACE ON THEIR OWN? YEAH, BECAUSE THESE TWO HOUSES WERE JOINED TOGETHER AND CUT APART AT SOME POINT.
THIS TIME THERE ARE FIVE NOTICES SENT, ONE RETURN, THAT ONE IN OPPOSITION.
SEE, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A STAY OF APPROPRIATENESS TO ENCLOSE AND EXTEND THE REAR OF THE HOUSE AND TO CHANGE ROOF MATERIALS FROM COMPOSITION TO METAL, ACCORDING TO THE APPLICANT'S SUBMITTAL. THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF PROPOSED MATERIALS WOOD LAMP SIDING, WHICH IS BELIEVED TO BE EXISTING.
IT'S BELOW THE ASBESTOS SIDING ON THE HOUSE, WOOD FASCIA TRIM ITSELF AND TO MATCH EXISTING EXISTING TERM WOOD PORCH COLUMNS TO REMAIN WHICH [INAUDIBLE] WOOD HANDRAIL TO MATCH EXISTING. EXCUSE ME.
WOOD [INAUDIBLE] SKIRTING TO MATCH EXISTING NEW ONE OVER ONE WOOD WINDOWS NEW WOOD TRANSOM WINDOW OVER THE FRONT DOOR, NEW WOODEN FRONT DOOR, AND REBUILD THE FRONT STAIRS IN A DIFFERENT CONFIGURATION INSTEAD OF COMING STRAIGHT OUT TOWARD THE STREET.
ACCORDING TO GALVESTON HISTORICAL FOUNDATION, THE HOUSE IS NOT ORIGINAL TO THE PROPERTY.
THE HISTORIC SITES INVENTORY LISTS OF PROPERTY IS LOW BECAUSE IT WAS MOVED LET'S SEE HERE IN 2015.
EXTENSIVELY REMODELED IN THE 1960S.
NOTE BECAUSE THE STRUCTURE HAS LOST MUCH OF ITS HISTORIC INTEGRITY DUE TO PAST RENOVATIONS AND RELOCATION, THE HOUSE DOES HAVE A LOW PRIORITY RATING, ACCORDING TO OUR SITE'S INVENTORY. DESPITE BEING QUITE OLD.
OF COURSE, THE PLANS SUBMITTED BY THE APPLICANT IN THE CASE WOULD LAP SIDING AND TRIM TO MATCH EXISTING NOTE OF THE WOOD SIDING IS EXISTING IN ENCAPSULATING ENCAPSULATING THE ASBESTOS SHINGLES AND HOPEFULLY THAT IT CAN BE REUSED.
THE APPLICANT DID NOT INCLUDE SPECIFICS ON THE PROPOSED DOOR, BUT ONCE AGAIN THAT CAN BE REVIEWED BY OUR HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER AT THE TIME OF PERMIT. THE STYLE MATERIALS AND AGAIN THE PLANS DO CONFORM TO THE DESIGN STANDARDS OVERALL.
SIMILARLY, THE APPLICANT SUBMITTED THE CASE WOULD WINDOWS OF A 1 TO 1 CONFIGURATION, WHICH IS GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION WHEN NOT EASILY VISIBLE FROM THE STREET STANDING SEE METAL ROOF SUCCESSFUL IN HISTORIC DISTRICT AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO COMPOSITION ROOFING AND A NUMBER OF THEM HAVE BEEN APPROVED IN THE PAST.
FOUND THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO RECONFIGURE THE FRONT STAIRS.
STAFF DOES HAVE CONCERNS WITH A PROPOSAL TO DESIGN STAIRS, ALLOW DOGLEG STAIR LAYOUTS FOR ASYMMETRIC PORCHES, AND THE PORCH IN THIS CASE IS SYMMETRICAL AND EXTENDS ACROSS THE ENTIRETY OF THE FRONT FACADE.
AND SO STAIRS, WHICH IS SENT STRAIGHT FORWARD TO THE STREET AS THE EXISTING STAIRS DO, WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE BY THE LETTER OF THE DESIGN STANDARDS, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.
A NEW WINDOW SHALL COMPLIMENT THE SCALE THE WINDOWS LOCATE ON HISTORIC STRUCTURE.
WE HAVE A ONE OVER ONE LIGHT CONFIGURATION IS SHOWN.
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STREET PLUS TO ANY CONDITIONS TWO THROUGH FIVE.SO HERE WE HAVE THE EXISTING HOUSE AS SEEN FROM THE STREET, AND YOU CAN SEE THE BIG FRONT LAWN WHERE THE HOUSE THAT WAS MOVED IN 2015 DID SIT. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
HERE WE CAN SEE THE EXISTING SITE PLAN AT THE TOP AND THE PROPOSAL AT THE BOTTOM SHOWING THE ADDITION AND THE PLACE OF WHERE A LITTLE WALK OUT PORCHES NOW. AND ALSO YOU CAN SEE THAT THE STAIR GOES FROM BEING STRAIGHT OUT TO KIND OF PARALLEL TO THE FRONT OF THE OF THE HOUSE.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. HERE WE HAVE THE ELEVATIONS AND DETAILS PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. HERE ARE THE PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH, TO THE EAST AND TO THE SOUTH.
AND THIS CONCLUDES STAFF REPORT.
IT'S A LOT OF BLUSH AND LIPSTICK FOR THAT LITTLE HOUSE, ISN'T IT? IS THIS DO WE KNOW IF THIS IS A POST OR PRE 1900 STORM HOUSE? I BELIEVE IT IS A PRE 1900 STORM.
I BELIEVE IT'S CLOSE 150 YEARS OLD AT THIS POINT.
WOW. ACCORDING TO WHAT GHF FOUND.
BUT IT LOOKS A LOT OLDER THAN THAT.
OKAY. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? NO. I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK IF MR. RICE IS HERE OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE.
AND THANK YOU TO THE COMMISSION.
THANK YOU TO MR. LUNSFORD FOR YOUR WORK AND YOUR RECOMMENDATION TODAY.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
IT IS A SENSE OF REHAB ON THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY.
I'M GOING TO JUST ASK REQUEST THAT THE STAIRS REMAIN AS DESIGNED, AND IF THE COMMISSION CHOOSES FOR THEM TO GO OUT FRONT, THEN SO BE IT.
BUT THE REASON FOR THEM COMING DOWN THE SIDE IS JUST TO PRESERVE MORE YARD IN FRONT.
SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GIVE OURSELVES AS MUCH YARD IN BETWEEN.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE FLOORPLAN THAT SHOWS DIMENSIONS ON THERE, THE LENGTH OF THE STAIR IS FIVE FOOT SIX.
THE WIDTH OF THE STAIR HAS TO BE A MINIMUM OF THREE FEET.
SO IF YOU IF RIGHT NOW IT'S DESIGNED, I THINK WE HAVE A THREE FOOT NINE WIDE.
IT DOESN'T SHOW THERE, BUT IT'S ON THE THE REGULAR FLOOR PLAN.
IT'S NOT IN THE SLIDE SHOW, BUT.
ANYWAY. IT WOULD JUST EAT UP INTO INTO THE YARD MORE.
WE WOULD THEN NEED TO REDUCE THE FOOTPRINT OF THE PROPOSED NEW CONSTRUCTION.
OKAY. THAT'S THE ONLY REASON FOR THAT.
OKAY. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO. OKAY. OKAY. THANKS, BRAD.
SURE. YOU BET. WHAT? ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS CASE? NO. I AM GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION FOR A MOTION ON CASE 22 LC 046 1317 ROSENBURG.
MAYBE I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION ON THIS.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE.
CASE 22 LQ 046 1317 ROSENBERG WITH THE ALLOWING FOR THE STAIRS TO GO FORWARD AS REQUESTED TO THE SIDE.
UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO COME BACK IN FORCE AGAIN, WOULD YOU BE ASKING US TO REMOVE SOMETHING? SO THAT'S MY MOTION WITH THE AMENDMENT.
SECOND, SARAH OK ANY DISCUSSION? NO. WE'RE READY FOR A VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THIS DESIGNATION COMES BEFORE US, BUT IT ALSO GOES BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION AFTER US.
SO WE ARE NOT THE FINAL SAY SO ON THIS.
THIS IS KS 22 LQ 0473827 AVENUE L REQUEST FOR THE GALVESTON LANDMARK.
30 NOTICES WERE SENT, ZERO RETURNED.
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THE BUILDING WAS LISTED IN INSURANCE RECORDS AS A DWELLING OVER MERCANTILE.THE PEG ENERGY MARKET WAS OPERATED BY THE SAME FAMILY FROM 1922 UNTIL THE LATE 1970S.
THE SITE INCLUDES A RARE FEATURE, A MILITARY CALL BOX LOCATED UNDER THE CANOPY ALONG AVENUE ELM.
OKAY, SO THIS IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
SO THIS WOULD BE THE FIRST ONE I THINK WOULD BE A NICE ADDITION.
SO THIS IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
AND HERE YOU CAN SEE THE CALL BOX THAT'S MENTIONED IN YOUR STAFF REPORT.
AND THEN WE HAVE A PICTURE THAT WAS A AVENUE L, AND THIS IS A PICTURE ALONG 39TH STREET.
AND THAT CONCLUDES THE REPORT.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK IF MICHAEL OR ASHLEY CORDRAY OR PRESENT WOULD LIKE TO COME UP.
YEAH. SO YOU WOULDN'T MIND STATING YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
I THINK I ONLY REALLY WANTED TO ADD WHAT CATHERINE THERE ADDED IN THE END.
A FAIR AMOUNT OF OLD CORNER STORES THAT KIND OF PLAY INTO THE HISTORY OF GALVESTON.
THERE'S A LOT OF THEM AROUND, BUT NOT MANY OF THEM FUNCTION AS THEY ONCE DID.
I THINK THAT'S AS A AS A COMMERCIAL ENTITY OF SOME SORT.
AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR GALVESTON.
AND IT HAS THIS ORIGINAL CANOPY.
LOOKS LIKE IT FEELS LIKE IT SOMETIMES.
SEE A LOT OF WORDS. ALL RIGHT.
THE INSIDE OF IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S STILL PRETTY MUCH HIS ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION, BASICALLY.
YEAH. YEAH. STILL SEE THE GHOSTING OF THE OLD CORNER STORE SHELVES AND THINGS LIKE THAT? YOU MIGHT HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME.
I LIVE ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE DRUGSTORE.
I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT GOOD EXPERIENCE WITH MICHAEL AND ASHLEY.
HOWEVER, I'M VERY IRRITATED AT THE LACK OF RESIDENTIAL PARKING AVAILABLE BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF BUSINESS I HAVE IS THE RESIDENTIAL PARKING IS INADEQUATE FOR THE AMOUNT OF BUSINESS THAT THEY BRING INTO THEIR STORE.
I BELIEVE MY PERSONAL OPINION THAT IT'S, THERE'S NO SIGNIFICANT HISTORICAL VALUE TO THE PROPERTY.
MICHAEL EVEN STATED, THERE ALL OVER TOWN.
THERE'S NO SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE TO IT.
YOU HAVE TO FORGIVE ME. I'M A TYPE ONE DIABETIC.
MY BLOOD SUGAR HAS BEEN DROPPING IN THE LAST 30 MINUTES, AND I'M TRYING TO SLOW.
WHEN THE [INAUDIBLE] WERE BUILT.
I BOUGHT MY HOUSE YEARS BEFORE HE BOUGHT THAT BUILDING.
THE PREVIOUS OWNERS HAD STAIRS THAT CAME DOWN JUST A FEW FEET INTO THE PARK.
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THE SIDEWALK, HOWEVER, THE NEW STAIRS ARE BUILT.THEY ENCROACH HALF ON HALF OF THE PUBLIC SIDEWALK WHEN YOU HAVE TO WALK AROUND THEM ON THE SIDEWALK.
THE SIDEWALK IS ALSO DETERIORATING AND COLLAPSING.
BUT YOU CANNOT DO DIAGONAL PARKING WITH A SPACE LEFT WITH THIS.
IF YOU GET A LANDMARK, YOU CAN'T MODIFY THE EXTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE.
SO THE STAIRS ARE GOING TO BE PERMANENT, WHICH, BY THE WAY, I AM A HISTORICAL TRIM CARPENTER.
THAT'S WHAT I DO FOR A LIVING. THE STAIRS ARE NOT HISTORICALLY ACCURATE FOR THAT TIME PERIOD.
THERE'S COUNTLESS OTHER THINGS THAT I KNOW ARE NOT RELEVANT TO THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE.
THE CROSSWALKS, THE CROSSWALKS NEED TO BE REPAINTED ON ALL FOUR SIDES OF THE STREET.
I SEE PEOPLE ALMOST GET HIT ALL THE TIME TRYING TO CROSS THE STREET TO GO TO HIS BUSINESS.
I CALLED DOUG MCLEAN YESTERDAY AND PICKED HIS BRAIN.
I WASN'T AWARE THAT HE HAD RESIGNED HIS POSITION ON THE COUNCIL.
BUT DOUG DID GIVE ME SOME INSIGHT THAT MADE ME THE THINGS THAT I WERE NOT I DIDN'T THINK OF.
THE NEW CODES ALLOWING FOR THE SPACE ON THE DOOR WHEN ENTERING AND EXITING.
DOUG ASKED ME, ARE YOU SURE THOSE STAIRS WERE NOT ORIGINALLY THERE THAT SIZE? AND I ASSURED HIM 100%.
THE OLD CONCRETE PLATFORM IS STILL THERE UNDER THE DECK.
NOT TO MENTION THE DISTANCE THE STAIRS GO OUT.
I DON'T I DON'T HAVE ANY OBJECTION TO IT BEING LANDMARKED.
HOWEVER, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A LOT OF CHANGES IF THE STAIRS ARE LEFT CURRENTLY THE WAY THEY ARE WITH THE COLLAPSING SIDEWALK AROUND THEM BEING REPAIRED, THAT THE FIRE HYDRANT LANE BE READ THE CROSSWALK BE REPAIRED.
THE REALLY HAVE TO DO WITH THE CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
AND SO I WOULD I WOULD DIRECT YOU THERE TO TAKE UP SOME OF THOSE LIKE THE PARKING AND ALL THAT, BECAUSE THAT'S NOT REALLY IN OUR PURVIEW TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT YOU RAISE. ONE OF THE CONCERNS I HAVE ABOUT THE OLD STAIRS VERSUS THE NEW STAIRS IS THAT THE OLD STAIRS MAY NOT MEET CURRENT CODE AND WOULD NOT BE USABLE BECAUSE THEY'D BE TOO STEEP OR TOO SHORT AND SOMEONE COULD FALL AND GET HURT.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF TIMES THAT WE ALLOW ALLOWANCES LIKE THAT.
SO ALTHOUGH WE DO OUR BEST TO MAKE PRESERVATION A PRIORITY, WE ALSO HAVE TO BE REASONABLE ABOUT WHAT IS ALSO IN THE BEST INTEREST OF SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC. BUT I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TALK WITH DANIEL AFTER THE MEETING.
AND I THINK A LOT OF THE THINGS CORDRAY'S WOULD ADDRESS AS WELL, THEY WOULD ADDRESS AS WELL.
YEAH, RIGHT. AND IT'S IT ALL HAS TO DO WITH MONEY IN THE ENTERTAINMENT.
OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, BRIAN.
I APPRECIATE IT. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS CASE? NO. OK MR. CORDRAY, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO RESPOND TO ANY OF THOSE COMMENTS, YOU'RE WELCOME TO IT THIS TIME.
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OKAY. ALL RIGHT, THEN I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS POINT, BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION AND ASK FOR A MOTION.ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. THAT'S IT.
I DON'T SEE THAT WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
IS THERE ANYTHING ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THE AGENDA NEXT TIME FOR DISCUSSION ITEMS? NO. THERE'S NO MORE COMMENT.
THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.