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OKAY. CHAIR IT'S 3:33, AND WE'RE READY.
[Zoning Board of Adjustments on December 7, 2022.]
AHEAD. ALL RIGHT.HERE WE GO. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.
REGULAR MEETING AT WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER THE SEVENTH.
AND AT THIS TIME, I WILL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AND ASK FOR AN ATTENDANCE, PLEASE.
NEXT, WE'LL GO TO THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
WE DO HAVE TWO SETS OF MINUTES TO APPROVE.
ANYONE HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST? ALL RIGHT. SORRY ABOUT THAT.
NOW WE'LL GO TO THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
WE DO HAVE TWO SETS OF MINUTES TO APPROVE.
SO AT THIS TIME, I'M TRYING TO THINK.
I MOVE. WE APPROVE THE MEETING.
THE MINUTES FOR THE MEETING OF OCTOBER THE FIFTH.
ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF OCTOBER THE FIFTH.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING? NONE. THEN ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
I'M ALREADY ON THE NEXT. I APOLOGIZE.
THAT MOTION PASSES THE MINUTE FOR 11/9.
DO I HEAR A MOTION? AND THEY'VE APPROVAL.
SECOND, THEY HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MINUTES ON 11 NINE OF 2022.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR.
ANY ABSTENTIONS? YES. MOTION PASSES? YES. THANK YOU.
NO PUBLIC COMMENT WAS RECEIVED.
WE HAVE EVERYBODY SO WE DON'T HAVE TO GIVE THAT LITTLE SPIEL.
ALL RIGHTY. FIRST CASE IS 22Z-011.
THIS IS A VARIANCE REQUEST FOR LOT DIMENSIONS AND AREA.
THERE WERE 24 PUBLIC NOTICES SENT.
NONE WERE RETURNED. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE.
INTRODUCE MINIMUM LOT LENGTH OF 100 FOOT LONG.
THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO REDUCE MINIMUM LOT AREA TO 1007 AND 13 SQUARE FOOT IN 2142 SQUARE FOOT IN ORDER TO PLACE EACH STRUCTURE ON A SEPARATE LOT TO THE LOTS WILL BE 40 FOOT BY 42.83 FOOT.
TOTAL AREA IS APPROXIMATELY 5568 SQUARE FOOT.
THE EXISTING SURVEY AND PLAT ARE GIVEN AN EXHIBIT A OF THE STAFF REPORT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? DANIEL, IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA, WHAT IS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT FOR A RESIDENTIAL ONE LOT? I MEAN, THIS ZONING IS ACTUALLY COMMERCIAL, BUT R-1 IN THIS AREA WOULD BE JUST 2500 SQUARE FOOT AREA.
SO IF WE'RE PLANNING ON DIVIDING THIS PARCEL INTO THREE LOTS, EACH ONE WOULD NOT MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT, RIGHT, FOR 2500 SQUARE FOOT R ONE LOT IT WOULD NOT.
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RIGHT. RIGHT. BUT MY I GUESS MY QUESTION IS THAT THERE'S NO ALTERNATE AVENUE COURSE OF ACTION TO TAKE HERE.LIKE IF THE APPLICANT WERE TO ASK FOR AN R-1 ZONING CHANGE, IT STILL WOULDN'T MEET THE R -1 ZONING REQUIREMENTS THAT WOULD BE CORRECT.
BUT OF COURSE, THE APPLICANT HAS CHOSEN TO GO FOR A VARIANCE.
ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THE STAFF. ALL RIGHT.
AT THIS TIME, I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO COME FORWARD? AND I'M SORRY.
WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK TO.
IS THE APPLICANT AVAILABLE? I'M SORRY. THERE YOU GO.
ALL RIGHT. JOSH WOODALL REPRESENTATIVE ON 4502 MR. DANIELS GOT IT ALL PRETTY MUCH SQUARED AWAY.
THE LAST STEP IS OBVIOUSLY THAT ALLEYWAY WAS ABANDONED.
WE SHOWED THAT THROUGH THE DEED AS WELL AS THE SURVEYS ITSELF.
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO BEEN WORKING WITH YOU ALL A LONG TIME.
WE SPLIT THESE UP AND GRANT YOU ALL AN EASEMENT FOR THAT ALLEYWAY.
WE DO HAVE UTILITIES RUNNING THROUGH IT.
I'LL GIVE YOU ALL OF THE EASEMENT AS MUCH AS YOU WANT FOR THAT RIGHT HAND SIDE.
OUR ALLEYWAY IS BACK IN PLACE.
OTHER THAN THAT, AS YOU SEE, THEY ARE PRETTY MUCH THREE RESIDENTIAL HOMES.
IT IS A COMMERCIAL ZONE ON THAT WHOLE STREET THERE.
AND IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M ALL EARS.
ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION.
YES, MA'AM. WHEN WAS THIS A CORNER STORE? DO YOU KNOW? DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER HISTORY OF IT? I TRULY DON'T. I KNOW THE BUILDING WAS BUILT, I THINK IN 1886.
THE BLUE ONE WAS THE TWO ADDITIONAL ONES WERE BUILT IN 1946.
BUT YOU'RE INTENDING FOR THIS CORNER STORE TO BE CONVERTED TO A RESIDENTIAL USE? YES, MA'AM, THAT'S CORRECT.
THERE IS A RULE OR A CODE THAT STATES AS LONG AS IT IS ZONED COMMERCIAL, WE CAN STILL.
SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENT CAN STILL STAY THERE.
THAT OPTION THROUGHOUT? YES, MA'AM. YES.
YES, MA'AM. SO HAS IT ALWAYS BEEN LIKE IT IS NOW? I MEAN, WHY WAS IT ZONED COMMERCIALLY IN THE FIRST PLACE? DO WE KNOW? I THINK IT'S JUST A MAIN DRAG IF YOU LOOK IN THE CITY OF GALVESTON.
DANIEL CAN CLARIFY THIS BETTER FOR ME THAN I COULD.
BUT TYPICALLY, YOU KNOW, THAT'S 45TH STREET TO MAIN DRAG.
SURE. TYPICALLY THAT WHOLE FIRST ROW RIGHT THERE, YOU'LL JUST HAVE IT ALL ZONED COMMERCIAL.
OKAY. AND SO WITH RESPECT TO THE EASEMENT, SO WILL EACH SEPARATE HOUSE BE SEPARATELY METERED AND THE ALL OF THE UTILITIES WILL RUN THROUGH THE EASEMENT IN THE ALLEY TO EACH HOUSE.
SO THIS HOUSE, ONE'S PLUMBING, WON'T RUN UNDER HOUSE TWO'S AND GO TO HOUSE THREE.
PLUMBING IS SEPARATE FROM THEM.
NOW, TO THAT POINT, I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP.
SO I WASN'T WORRIED SO MUCH ABOUT THE POWER LINE.
FOR THE MAIN PART ABOUT THE ALLEYWAY IS THERE IS A TEN INCH MAIN SEWER LINE THAT.
DOWN THAT ALLEY RIGHT NOW IT IS NOT RECORDED.
TECHNICALLY, IT'S OUR PROPERTY.
BUT AGAIN, YOU KNOW, LET'S LET'S JUST PUT IT IN THERE AND.
MA'AM, I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION BECAUSE I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHERE THE EASEMENT IS.
OKAY. SO IF YOU GOT THAT SURVEY, YOU GOT THE SURVEY, I THINK WE MAY HAVE ANOTHER.
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THERE WE GO. SO IF YOU WILL LOOK TO THE NORTH OF THE PROPERTY, SO TO SPEAK, WHERE YOU SEE THAT ONE STORY RAISED, FRAME HOUSE 2215, YOU'LL SEE THAT SMALLER LITTLE PARCEL, WHICH IS THE ABANDONED PART OF THE ALLEY, THE NORTH TEN FOOT OF THE ALLEY IS STILL EXTENT AND THE SANITARY SEWER LINE RUNS IN THAT AREA.IT WOULD BE BASICALLY JUST KIND OF TO THE EDGE OF THAT EXISTING HOUSE.
SO IT WOULDN'T BE MUCH OF AN EASEMENT.
AND OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT DID EXPRESS THE DESIRE TO HAVE THAT.
BUT YEAH, THAT'S WHAT THE APPLICANT IS TALKING ABOUT.
THE SANITARY SEWER RUNS THAT HOLE FOR ALL THAT BLOCK TO SERVE IT.
IT RUNS IN THAT NORTHERN TEN HALF THAT'S REMAINING.
I SEE YOU RIGHT THERE. YEAH. YEAH, I CAN POINT IT.
YEAH, IT'S JUST A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT HE OWNS, BUT HE GIVES THE CITY THE RIGHT.
YOU KNOW, YOU CAN GRANT AN EASEMENT FOR A POWER COMPANY.
YEAH. SO, LONG STORY SHORT, THIS ALLEYWAY WAS ABOUT 20 FOOT WIDE BACK IN THE SEVENTIES, I BELIEVE.
DANIEL, YOU HAVE TO SPEAK INTO THAT.
I'M SORRY. YOU'VE GOT TO SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE FOR THE RECORDING.
SO BACK IN THE SEVENTIES, THEY DID DEED HALF OF THAT ALLEY TO OUR INDEED LOT.
SO WE WERE GRANTED TEN FOOT OF IT.
THE NEIGHBOR ON THE ADJOINING SIDE WAS PROBABLY GRANTED ANOTHER TEN FOOT.
RIGHT. AND THAT'S WHAT WE WERE SHOWING IN THE DEEDS AND WELL, IT WAS NEVER RECORDED IN THE CITY.
SOME OF THEM SHOWED. YES, SOME OF THEM SHOWED NO.
WE WERE ABLE TO VERIFY IT'S NOT RECORDED.
IT WASN'T THERE, BUT IT WASN'T A DEED.
SO, YOU KNOW, IN ORDER TO JUST, YOU KNOW, YOU ALL NEED A RECORDING, LET'S YOU KNOW, I CAN GRANT YOU ALL BASICALLY ANYTHING FROM THE FROM THAT TEN FOOT PORTION OVER. I CAN GET YOU ANY KIND OF EASEMENT YOU WANT.
WE HAVE A RECORDED DOCUMENT IN THE CITY.
IT'LL SHOW UP ON ANY CITY MAP.
SO WHAT PROBLEM ARE WE TRYING TO ADDRESS HERE? SO YOU HAD THESE THREE BUILDINGS ON THIS ONE LOT.
AND WHY? WHY NOW? BECAUSE RIGHT NOW I CAN'T I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO MEET ANY ZONING CODES, ZONING STATES AND COMMERCIAL.
RIGHT. AS WELL AS THE UTILITY ISSUE AS WELL.
I DON'T I HAVEN'T GOTTEN THAT FAR YET, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S GOING TO WORK.
AS FAR AS THE FINAL PERMITTING, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, PUBLIC WORKS HAS ADDRESSED THE SAME ISSUES.
SO. AND THE FINAL PERMITTING FOR WHAT I'M SORRY, THE FINAL INSPECTIONS.
SO WHEN WE GO TO GET OUR OUR WATER HOOKED UP, ANYTHING LIKE THAT, IF THAT COULD BE A UTILITY ISSUE WITH PUBLIC WORKS, I'M KIND OF BEEN TALKING WITH THEM AS WELL. IT'S THEIR DESIRE AS WELL THAT, HEY, IF WE CAN GET ANY SORT OF EASEMENT HERE THAT WILL HELP GAIN THEM ACCESS AND HERE AND IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
SO ARE THOSE HOUSES OCCUPIED RIGHT NOW? NO, MA'AM. SO YOU'RE GOING TO RENOVATE THE HOUSES? YEP. WE'RE GOING TO FIX THEM ALL UP, MAKE THEM NICE.
THAT STREET WAS RECENTLY JUST REDONE.
YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE OF THOSE THAT HAS ALL THE NEW CURBS, NEW STOPLIGHTS AND ALL THAT.
WE'RE FIXING THEM ALL UP. ANYONE ELSE.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR.
ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? ALL RIGHT. I'LL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO US.
CAN I MAKE A MOTION EVEN THOUGH I CAN'T? NO, NO, NO.
I WROTE IT OUT AND EVERYTHING.
HMM. DO I HEAR A MOTION? I'M GONNA, UM. I MEAN, SORRY.
MOVE THAT WE HAVE APPROVED THE REQUEST FOR THE VARIANCE.
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UH.OKAY. THE REQUEST FOR THE VARIANCE IS ROOTED IN SPECIAL CONDITIONS ON THE PROPERTY THAT DON'T GENERALLY EXIST ON OTHER PROPERTIES IN THE SAME ZONING DISTRICT.
IN THAT THREE LOTS WOULD HAVE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USE.
UM, SO THE LITERAL ENFORCEMENT OF THE STRICT TERMS IS THE LVR REGULATIONS.
IT DOESN'T HAVE A DETRIMENTAL IMPACT ON THE CURRENT OR FUTURE USE OF THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES FOR PURPOSES FOR WHICH THEY ARE ZONED UPON PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE OR SERVICES AND PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, MORALS IN GENERAL, WHERE THE WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY.
THE VARIANTS WILL NOT BE USED TO CIRCUMVENT OTHER PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS.
WITH THESE REGULATIONS, IT SHOULD BE USED FOR THE SAME OR COMPARABLE.
I'LL SECOND THAT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? YES. I'VE GOT A QUESTION FOR STAFF TO MAKE SURE I'M CLEAR IN MY MIND.
THIS IS ON COMMERCIAL RIGHT NOW.
AND SO THEREFORE, ANY OF THESE BUILDINGS OR ALL OF THEM COULD BE USED FOR ANYTHING THAT'S APPROPRIATE IN THAT PARTICULAR ZONING CLASSIFICATION. SEE? IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.
AFTER IT'S SPLIT, IT'LL STILL BE ZONED COMMERCIAL SO THAT IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT IT'S GROSSLY UNDER THE REQUIREMENT, EACH OF THEM COULD STILL BE USED FOR COMMERCIAL.
THEN MY COMMENT IS TYPICALLY WHEN WE COME ON THESE SITUATIONS WHERE.
I'M TYPICALLY IN AGREEMENT WITH WITH ALLOWING THE SPLIT ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.
THIS ONE CONCERNS ME BECAUSE IT'S SO DRAMATICALLY.
I'M NOT SURE OF THE REMEDY, BUT.
ANYWAY, THAT'S JUST A COMMENT.
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THIS SOME MORE.
IF THEY COULD MEET THOSE LIMITED USE STANDARDS, THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO USE THE PROPERTIES FOR THAT.
SOME ARE PERMITTED BY RIGHT THEY HAVE NO STRINGS ATTACHED AS WELL.
OKAY. SO TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT, WHY WOULDN'T IT BE MORE REASONABLE TO REZONE THEM AS RESIDENTIAL? IF YOU'VE GOT THREE HOUSES THAT YOU'RE PLANNING TO USE RESIDENTIALLY, WHY NOT HAVE THEM? EVEN THOUGH IT'S STILL SMALL FOR RESIDENTIAL? IT'S BARELY SMALL FOR RESIDENTIAL.
IT SOUNDED LIKE HE'D BEEN WORKING WITH YOU ON THIS, SO.
SO IN THIS CASE HE IS ONLY ASKING FOR THE THE VARIANCE IN LOT AREA.
THAT WAS THAT WAS THE APPLICANT'S CHOICE.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION YOU CAN DISCUSS? YOU CAN DISCUSS.
THANK YOU. SUSAN, CAN I DISCUSS THIS WITH YOU? I THOUGHT ABOUT THAT AS WELL.
THAT WAS MY FIRST GUT REACTION WAS THERE ARE ONES WHY NOT JUST TURN THEM INTO R-1S? BUT THEY WOULDN'T MEET THE LOT STANDARDS FOR AN R ONE ANYWAY.
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AND IN MY MIND, IF YOU'RE GOING FOR A VARIANCE, YOU MIGHT AS WELL JUST GO FOR THE WHOLE THING RATHER THAN GO JUMP THROUGH THE HOOPS OF GOING TO PLANNING COMMISSION, ASKING FOR A VARIANCE, GOING TO CITY COUNCIL AND CHANGING THE ZONING.IT'S NOT IT'S VERY UNUSUAL TO GO FROM A COMMERCIAL TO AN R-1.
IT HAPPENS, BUT THE USES THE LAND VALUE IS TIED TO THE USE, RIGHT? THE MARKET VALUE OF A PROPERTY IS TIED TO ITS USE, AND OWNERS ARE VERY RELUCTANT IN MY MIND TO GO TO A MORE LIMITED USE BECAUSE IT AFFECTS THE LAND VALUES.
SO, I MEAN, YOU TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION TOO, WHEN YOU DECIDE THIS CASE.
BUT IN MY MIND IT WAS EASIER AND MORE PRUDENT FOR THE OWNER, MAYBE NOT FOR US, BUT FOR THE OWNER TO TAKE THIS ROUTE.
AND THAT'S THAT'S WHERE I LANDED ON THAT.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. THIS TIME WE WILL TAKE A VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF GRANTING THE VARIANCE IN WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF GRANTING THE VARIANCE.
EXTENSIONS. ANY ABSTENTIONS? WE HAVE TWO VOTES IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSE, TWO ABSTENTIONS.
THE MOTION FAILS DUE TO A LACK OF FOUR AFFIRMATIVE VOTES.
ANY OTHER? YEAH. IS THERE ANY OTHER MOTION? HEARING? NONE, I GUESS. SO.
NEXT CASE IS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR FRONT SETBACK.
THE ADDRESS IS 22127 GOLF DRIVE.
ONE OF THOSE RETURNED IN OPPOSITION.
IN THIS CASE, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO REDUCE THE REQUIRED FROM YOUR SETBACK FROM 20 FEET TO 19.2 FEET IN A RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY R-1 ZONING DISTRICT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LDR.
A FRONT YARD FRONT YARD EXCEPTION MAY BE REQUESTED WHERE THE EXISTING FRONT YARD SETBACKS OF THE VARIOUS LOTS IN THE SAME BLOCK ARE NOT UNIFORM, SO THAT ANY ONE OF THE EXISTING FRONT YARD SETBACKS SHALL FOR A BUILDING HEREAFTER CONSTRUCTED OR EXTENDED, BE THE REQUIRED MINIMUM FROM YOUR DEPTH.
AGAIN, THE REQUEST IS FOR A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR THE FRONT SETBACK.
THE REQUIREMENT IS 20 FEET AND THE PROPOSAL IS 19.2 FEET.
PLEASE NOTE THE APPLICANT'S JUSTIFICATION ON PAGE TWO OF YOUR REPORT.
THIS IS AN AERIAL IMAGE OF THE SUBJECT SITE.
THIS IS THE SURVEY PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT.
SOME ARE 16 FEET, SOME ARE 12.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AGAIN, PICTURES OF THE GENERAL VICINITY LOOKING WEST, EAST AND NORTH.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE.
I'LL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IS THE APPLICANT IN THE ROOM? COME FORWARD, PLEASE. STATE YOUR NAME.
I'M DANNY TERRY WITH COASTAL COTTAGE HOMES.
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GO AHEAD. YEP.GIVE US. WELL, BASICALLY, WE DIDN'T WHEN WE HAD TO.
WE WENT FOR A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT VARIANCES THROUGH THE HOA BECAUSE OF THE LOT THE WAY THE LOT WAS SITUATED AND POINTING AT THE PILING SURVEY IN TIME AND IT WAS JUST DECIDING IS OVER. SO ALL THE PILINGS FELL WITHIN THE THE SURVEY.
SO IT'S ONLY OVER EIGHT INCHES.
THAT'S ALL THE VARIANCE WE'RE LOOKING FOR JUST EIGHT INCHES.
IS. IS THIS A NEW HOME? YES, SIR. OH, OKAY.
DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT.
I'D LIKE TO. ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS? ALL RIGHT, THIS TIME, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, BRING IT BACK TO US, AND ASK FOR A MOTION.
I MOVE WE APPROVED THE REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE BASED ON THE FACT THAT THE LOT THE SETBACKS ON ON OTHER HOMES IN THE AREA APPEAR TO VARY SIGNIFICANTLY.
AND THIS ONE IS A MINOR VARIANCE.
THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT. I HEAR A SECOND.
SO TO APPROVE A SPECIAL EXCEPTION, THE COMMISSION HAS TO FIND THAT THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION WILL NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT THE VALUE AND THE USE OF ADJACENT AND ADJOINING PROPERTY, OR WILL NOT BE CONTRARY TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST.
SO IF YOU JUST INCLUDE ONE OF THOSE IN YOUR MOTION, WE CAN DO THAT.
THE SPECIAL EXEMPTION WILL NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT THE VALUE OR USE THE ADJACENT OR NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES BECAUSE THE HOMES APPEAR TO BE SIMILAR AND IN FACT IS NOT CONTRARY TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE ARE SIMILAR VARIANCES THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
DO I HEAR A SECOND NOW? I'LL SECOND THAT. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, I LEFT FOR A VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF GRANTING THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
SAME SIGN THE VOTE IS UNANIMOUS.
ALL RIGHT. WHAT ELSE WE GOT? I JUST HAVE ONE. I THOUGHT WE HAD AN ANNOUNCEMENT.
GO AHEAD. I AM SAD TO ANNOUNCE THAT PATRICK COLLINS IS LEAVING US.
SO WE'LL MISS HIM. BUT THANK HIM FOR HIS ALL HIS WORK AND ALL HIS HELP ALL THESE YEARS.
WE DO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO.
YOU KNOW, IT GETS COLD UP THERE.
THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.