GOOD MORNING. I WANT TO WELCOME EVERYBODY TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LANDMARK COMMISSION.
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TODAY IS TUESDAY, JUNE 20TH, AND THE TIME IS 9 A.M.AND WE'LL START WITH ROLL CALL.
COMMISSIONER ALBERSTADT IS CURRENTLY ABSENT.
COMMISSIONER BAKER IS LIVE STREAMED THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCE.
COMMISSIONER BOURGEOIS PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER FLINT-BUDDE WILL BE ABSENT TODAY.
COMMISSIONER JOHNSON ALTERNATE PRESENT.
CHAIRPERSON. PATTERSON PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER SWANSON IS ABSENT TODAY AND COMMISSIONER STETZEL-THOMPSON PRESENT.
COUNCIL MEMBER COLLINS PRESENT.
OKAY. DOES ANYONE HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST? I HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH THE SECOND CASE, WHICH IS ACTUALLY MY PROPERTY, SO I WILL BE RECUSING MYSELF FROM THAT ONE, WHICH IS CASE 23LC-028. OKAY.
HAS EVERYONE HAD A CHANCE TO READ THROUGH THE MINUTES? YES. DO WE SEE ANY CORRECTIONS OR CHANGES? NO. NO.
OKAY. THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED AS PRESENTED.
CATHERINE, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NO PUBLIC COMMENT WAS RECEIVED.
WE'RE GOING TO RUN ON TO NEW BUSINESS AND ASSOCIATED PUBLIC HEARINGS.
THE FIRST CASE IS A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS.
IT IS 2318 AVENUE, N AND A HALF.
THIS IS A REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR A GARAGE APARTMENT.
ONE IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED, AND ONE NO COMMENT.
THE BUILDING IS PROPOSED TO BE A METAL STRUCTURE WITH METAL SIDING AND ROOFING MATERIALS.
PLEASE NOTE THE DESIGN STANDARDS IN YOUR STAFF REPORT.
THE STANDARDS SPECIFICALLY STATE THAT METAL BUILDINGS ARE NOT PERMITTED.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION DUE TO NON CONFORMANCE WITH THE DESIGN STANDARDS STAFF RECOMMENDS THE REQUEST BE DENIED WITH THE FOLLOWING STANDARD CONDITION AND THE STANDARD CONDITION IS REGARDING APPEALS.
TAKE ME JUST A MINUTE TO GET THESE UP.
OKAY, SO THIS IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS HERE TO THE LEFT.
THIS IS A SHOT LOOKING DOWN THE SHARED DRIVE.
THIS IS THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN.
AND THE PROPOSED GARAGE STRUCTURE AND THE PROPOSED BUILDING MATERIALS.
THIS IS THE PROPERTY TO THE EAST.
AND THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT.
OKAY. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? NO. OKAY.
I'M GOING TO ASK IF THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT.
MS.. MORTON, ARE YOU PRESENT? COULD YOU COME ON UP AND SIGN IN AND STATE YOUR NAME? TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR PROJECT.
COULD YOU STATE YOUR NAME REAL QUICK OR DID.
THANK YOU. THE PROJECT IS AN EXCUSE ME, A GARAGE APARTMENT AND REMOVING A CURRENT GARAGE THAT'S STRADDLING A DRIVEWAY.
THAT WAS IT'S BEEN THAT WAS BUILT LIKE THAT IN THE 30S WHEN THE HOUSE WAS CONSTRUCTED.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT I NEED TO SAY.
I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT MY 20 VISITS TO THE CITY, THAT METAL BUILDINGS WERE NOT APPROVED.
SO I'M A LITTLE SURPRISED THIS MORNING.
OKAY. OKAY. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MRS. MARTIN? NO.
IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT THIS PROJECT?
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COULD YOU COME ON UP, STATE YOUR NAME AND SIGN IN, PLEASE.AND I DIDN'T SUBMIT THE FORM, BEING OPPOSED TO THE PROJECT.
BUT THE REASONS I HAVE CONCERN IS THE ALLEY ACCESS.
IT'S A BLIND ALLEY ONLY ACCESSIBLE OFF 24TH STREET.
I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING ON THE URL.
I LOOKED AT IT TO SEE WHAT WOULD BE DONE TO LESSEN ANY KIND OF ACTS OBSTRUCTION TO ALLEY ACCESS.
AND AGAIN, I AM A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT GOING AGAINST A HISTORIC DISTRICT, THE HISTORIC PROPERTIES RECOMMENDATIONS OF ALLOWING A METAL BUILDING.
WHAT'S COMING NEXT YOU REALLY DON'T KNOW AND HOW THAT WOULD AFFECT MY PROPERTY VALUE.
WELL, WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING IN.
I THINK THOSE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE FACTORED IN WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND THE DESIGN GUIDELINES THAT IT FITS HARMONIOUSLY WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND ALSO ERGONOMICALLY FOR PEOPLE TO USE.
OKAY. WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONCERN AND WE SHARE THEM.
THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS? PLEASE COME ON UP.
I LIVE TO THE WEST AT 23, 24 IN AND A HALF.
ONE OTHER POINT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE IS THERE'S A LOT OF UTILITIES IN THAT AREA AS WELL.
BUT THAT WAS JUST ONE OTHER ISSUE I WANTED TO BRING UP WITH THE LANDMARK COMMISSION.
OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. COCHRAN. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS CASE? PLEASE COME ON UP.
IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND SIGN IN.
GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS PETER MILLER.
I'M NOT AN OWNER AND I SEE THAT YOU DON'T NEED TO BE TO MAKE A COMMENT.
THE METAL BUILDING WAS BASICALLY TO SHOW THE SUPERSTRUCTURE.
IF THE EXTERIOR IS SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY NON-CONFORMIST OR NOT OF INTEREST, ABSOLUTELY WILLING TO LOOK AT WHATEVER DIRECTION I TRIED TO KEEP IT WITHIN THE REALM OF WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE ALLEYWAY 412 PITCH.
YOU KNOW, BASICALLY SAME CONFIGURATION, THE WILD WINDOWS.
OBVIOUSLY, THE METAL ROOF WILL PERFORM VERY WELL.
NO ROTTEN MILDEW ON THE INTERIOR.
IF IT WERE TO BE A STEEL STRUCTURE.
SO AS FAR AS THE ALLEYWAY, IT IS NOT A TWO SCALE DRAWING.
I DIDN'T SEE THAT THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY AT THIS POINT, SO I DIDN'T PROVIDE THAT.
I DON'T HAVE ANY INTENTIONS TO ENCROACH ON THE ALLEY.
THERE IS A LOT OF ACCESS THROUGH THE FRONT.
SO IF THERE WERE TO BE SOME BUILDING, I WOULD CERTAINLY PUT IN PLACE INGRESS AND EGRESS.
SO TO THAT, ANY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOU ALL WOULD HAVE? I'D BE HAPPY TO HEAR SOMETHING THAT WAS MORE CONFORMING.
I DID THINK I'M NOT SURE IF IT MADE IT IN THERE.
THERE'S A HOUSE ON 24TH, MRS. LISTER'S HOUSE. IT'S A BASICALLY A BLOCK HOUSE, TWO STORY GARAGE APARTMENT TYPE SITUATION, TOTALLY OPEN TO THAT AS WELL.
OKAY. I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT THE LANDMARK COMMISSION DOES NOT MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE ONLY SEE THE FINAL APPLICATION AND OFTENTIMES IT IS A PROCESS.
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SO YOU MAY GO BACK AND CHANGE MATERIALS AND CHANGE, YOU KNOW, WHAT HAVE YOU, AND THEN YOU RETURN TO PLANNING.AND THEN WHEN YOU HAVE A FINAL PLAN, THEN YOU COME BACK TO US.
BUT AS A COMMITTEE, WE DON'T MAKE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS.
SO THAT'S WHY IF WE'RE ALL LOOKING AT YOU WITH A BLANK FACE.
SO WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR EXACTLY? I MEAN, THERE WAS, YOU KNOW, SOME EXAMPLES THAT WERE JUST DRAWINGS AND AND DESCRIPTIONS.
WHEN YOU MAKE AN, OKAY AND LET ME KIND OF EXPEDITE THIS.
AND SO YOUR PROJECT IS COMPARED TO THE DESIGN STANDARDS AND THE DESIGN GUIDELINES OF WHAT'S ALLOWED.
AND BASED ON THAT, STAFF MAKES A RECOMMENDATION OF THIS OR THAT.
STAFF DOESN'T HAVE AN OPINION.
THEY ONLY HAVE A COMPARISON TO WHAT'S ALLOWED WITHIN THE DESIGN GUIDELINES.
SO WE TRY TO WORK WITHIN THOSE DITCHES.
SO SO DON'T BE FRUSTRATED IF YOU DIDN'T MAKE IT ON THE FIRST PASS.
I'M JUST TRYING TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING.
NO, THAT'S IT. AND SO I CAN CONCENTRATE THAT DIRECTION AND COME BACK THIS WAY.
ABSOLUTELY. I'M GOING THE OTHER WAY.
SO ABSOLUTELY BE OPEN MINDED ABOUT THAT.
AND THE BALL FIELD IS THE DESIGN GUIDELINES.
THANK YOU. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE A COMMENT THEY WANT TO MAKE ABOUT THIS CASE? NO. OKAY. I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
I'M GOING TO BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
SARAH, I MOVE THAT WE DENY CASE 23 LC 026 PER STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION.
DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? NO. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT THAT WE HAVE APPROVED MINI GARAGE APARTMENTS AND MANY ADDITIONS IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT, AND SOME OF THEM CAME BACK MORE THAN ONCE TO GET THEIR FINAL APPROVAL.
SO THIS ISN'T A PASS OR FAIL SITUATION.
IT'S JUST MORE OF A JOURNEY, IF YOU WILL.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU COME BACK AND TELL US WHAT YOU GOT.
SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO CASE 23 LC-.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO DENY WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS.
THANK YOU. OKAY, NOW, THANK GOD I GOT MY VICE CHAIR HERE.
SHE KIND OF KEEPS ME BETWEEN THE DITCHES.
OKAY, NOW WE'RE MOVING ON TO CASE 23LC-028 1601 BALL, WHICH IS MY HOUSE.
SO I'M GOING TO STEP DOWN FROM THE DAIS.
AND VICE CHAIR, YOU HAVE TO CALL THE CASE FROM THE BEGINNING WITH THE NUMBER AND EVERYTHING.
THE NEXT CASE IS FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS.
ALL RIGHTY. SO THIS IS AT 1601 BALL.
THERE WERE FIVE PUBLIC NOTICES SENT.
SO THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS TO REPLACE THE PORCH.
THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED SPECIFIC SPECIFICATIONS FOR MATERIAL, INCLUDING EXHIBIT A.
PLEASE NOTE THE DESIGN STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO THE PROJECT.
THE SPECIFICATIONS INDICATE THE PROPOSED MATERIAL LACKS AN EXAGGERATED RUSTICATED SURFACE OR PATTERNED SURFACE, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DESIGN STANDARDS FOR CEMENT, FIBERBOARD AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS.
IN ADDITION, ALTHOUGH HISTORIC MATERIALS STILL PREFERRED, THE DESIGN STANDARDS SPECIFICALLY PERMIT ALTERNATIVE MATERIAL WHEN PORCHES OR DECK BOARDS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY DETERIORATING.
ACCORDING TO THE APPLICANT SUBMITTAL, PROPOSED MATERIAL IS VISUALLY SIMILAR TO WOODWIND PAINTED DOES NOT SIGNIFICANTLY BOW OR WARP OVER TIME AND CONFORMS TO THE SAME DIMENSIONS AS WOOD DECKING.
SO HERE WE HAVE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. HERE WE HAVE THE AREA OF THE PROPOSED WORK THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED AND SOME
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DRAWING OF THE STRUCTURE FOR REFERENCE.ALSO A COUPLE OF THE ILLUSTRATIONS PULLED FROM THE MANUFACTURER'S WEBSITE.
HERE WE HAVE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AGAIN LOOKING THE OTHER FACADE OF THE HOUSE.
THEN THE PROPERTY TO THE NORTH, TO THE EAST.
TO THE WEST. AND THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT.
DO ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? NO. JULIE.
YES, MY NAME IS CONNIE PATTERSON AND I'M SIGNING IN FOR 1601 BALL, WHICH IS MY PROPERTY.
OKAY. I'D LIKE TO ASK IF, BY CHANCE, CAN WE GO BACK TO EXHIBIT A? FOR THOSE OF YOU, THAT WOULD BE THIS SHEET.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE THAT IN THE.
NO. OKAY, WELL, IT'S IN YOUR PACKET.
THERE WAS AS INDICATED, IT WAS A ONE STORY PORCH THAT LED, I THINK, FOR THE MAIDS AND HELPERS AND WORKERS. SO THE PROPERTY THERE WAS ALSO A DOUBLE GALLERY IN THE BACK.
THE ROOF LINES OVER THESE PORCHES ARE ORIGINAL TO THE HOUSE IN THAT AREA.
SO YOU'LL SEE IN THIS PICTURE THE HOUSE ORIGINALLY HAS A DOUBLE GALLERY IN THE BACK.
WHEN WE PURCHASED THE PROPERTY, THE UPSTAIRS PORCH WAS HALF COVERED BY A BATHROOM THAT WAS DONE IN THE 50S AND WE RESTORED THAT AREA BY OPENING THE PORCHES BACK UP AND RETURNING IT BACK TO WHAT IT WAS.
SO THE ALSO THE DIFFERENT THING WE DID WAS WE ADDED WE RETURNED THE STAIRCASE TO THE PROPERTY, WHICH WAS THERE ORIGINALLY AND WASN'T THERE WHEN WE PURCHASED THE HOUSE.
SO THAT MEANT WE HAD TO RECREATE THE WHOLE PORCH BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE AN OVERHANG AS YOU WENT TO THE STAIRS, THAT PORCH WAS PRESSURE TREATED WOOD AND IT LASTED ABOUT TWO YEARS.
SO THEN WE WENT AND PURCHASED SOME RECLAIMED LUMBER AND REBUILT THE WHOLE PORCH AGAIN.
AND THEN YOU CAN SEE FROM YOUR PICTURES IT IS IN STRUCTURAL FAIL.
SO WE ACTUALLY HAD TO GO AHEAD AND DEMO THE PORCH BECAUSE YOU CAN'T WALK ON IT ANYWAY.
YOU'D FALL THROUGH. SO OUR OPTIONS ARE TO CONTINUE TO DO THIS EVERY 2 OR 3 YEARS, WHICH GETS EXPENSIVE, OR JUST TAKE THE PORCH DOWN AND RESTORE IT TO WHAT IT WAS, WHICH WAS JUST A WALK THROUGH TO FOR THE HELP.
SO I DID AN EXTENSIVE RESEARCH BECAUSE THERE HAD TO BE SOME OTHER OPTION OUT THERE.
I KNOW THAT YOU CURRENTLY ALLOW ANOTHER PRODUCT FOR HISTORIC RESIDENCES, BUT THAT PRODUCT HAS A PREDETERMINED COLOR TO IT.
THIS PRODUCT IS SIMILAR IN THAT IT ALLOWS IT IS SYNTHETIC, BUT IT'S A PVC EXTRUSION WITH A 6% PULP TO IT, WHICH IS DIFFERENT THAN A POLYMER EXTRUSION.
IT DOESN'T WARP, IT DOESN'T TWIST, IT DOESN'T CUP, IT DOESN'T DO ANY OF THOSE.
SO TALKING TO THE MANUFACTURER LED ME TO TALK TO OAK ALLEY.
NOW OAK ALLEY IS ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES.
SO I CALLED AND ASKED TO SPEAK TO THE MANAGER.
THEY'VE HAD IT ON THERE SINCE, 08, 15 YEARS AND ALL THEY DO IS MOP IT WITH MURPHY'S OIL SOAP, WHICH I LOVE THE SOUND OF THAT THIS IS THE ONLY PRODUCT THAT CAN BE PAINTED.
NOTHING IN THE OTHER PRODUCTS TO DATE CAN BE PAINTED TO MATCH.
SO WHAT THAT MEANS TO ME IS HERE IS WHAT WE HAVE ON THE PORCH RIGHT NOW.
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THAT'S THIS PIECE THAT FAILED.THIS IS THE AERATIS TRADITIONS.
AND YOU'LL SEE BY PROFILE, IT'S AN EXACT MATCH.
BUT IF I WENT WITH ANOTHER PRODUCT, I'D HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE PORTRAIT, WOULDN'T MATCH.
WOULD I HAVE TO DO ALL THE PORCHES THEN? THIS ALLOWS ME TO DO JUST THAT PORCH.
IT CAN SADDLE RIGHT UP AGAINST WOOD PORCHES AND PAINT TO MATCH, AND YOU WON'T SEE IT ANYMORE.
IT CAN BE SANDED, IT CAN BE ROUTED, IT CAN BE CUT AND WORK JUST LIKE WOOD.
AND THE OTHER THING I THINK IS OUR LITTLE SISTER CITY, I BELIEVE, IS NEW ORLEANS, THE FRENCH QUARTER, BECAUSE THEIR DISTRICT IS FAR OLDER THAN OURS.
SO I THINK IT'S BEEN TESTED PRETTY WELL WHEN EVERY HISTORIC DISTRICT IN LOUISIANA WILL ALLOW THIS.
IT'S ALLOWED IN OAK ALLEY AND IT'S ALLOWED IN THE FRENCH QUARTER.
AND I THINK OBVIOUSLY MY PORCH UPSTAIRS HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED.
AND SO I NEED AN ANSWER TO THAT.
SO I'M ASKING YOU TO APPROVE THIS.
AND AGAIN, HERE IS THE PRODUCT, SAME PROFILE.
ANYBODY ELSE WANTS TO COMMENT? THIS IS IT. OKAY.
DO ANY COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? NO. OKAY.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? NO. OKAY.
I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK FOR A MOTION FROM THE COMMISSION.
GO AHEAD. AND MAKE A MOTION ON CASE 23 LC 028 TO APPROVE THIS WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS.
OKAY. DOES ANYBODY HAVE A SECOND? THANK YOU. SECOND.
OKAY. SO WE CAN TAKE A VOTE NOW.
RIGHT. ANY DISCUSSION? MY NOTES? NO.
THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THANK YOU. IT'S EARLY.
THANK YOU. AND I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THIS TO FIND THIS.
MOVING ON, WE'RE GOING TO GO TO CASE 23 LC-022.
THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION FOR A LICENSE TO USE.
AGAIN, THIS WILL GO ON TO CITY COUNCIL AFTER US.
SO WE'RE JUST MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL PLANNING COMMISSION, AND THEN PROBABLY COUNCIL TOO.
COUNCIL HAS ALWAYS GOT A HAND IN THIS.
SO ANYWAYS. OKAY, LICENSE TO USE CASE 23 LC-022 IS 2102 MECHANIC.
ALL RIGHTY. SO YEAH, THIS IS A REQUEST FOR RECOMMENDATION FOR A LTU CONSTRUCTION FENCING.
THIS HAS BEEN IN FRONT OF LANDMARK COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION TO PLANNING COMMISSION ONCE BEFORE.
SO IT'S TO RETAIN CONSTRUCTION FENCING IN THE RIGHT OF WAY ASSOCIATED WITH THE ONGOING RENOVATIONS.
I BELIEVE THIS IS THE COTTON EXCHANGE BUILDING.
UM, THE REQUEST WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED UNDER CASE 23LC-003.
THE FENCING IS INSTALLED ALONG THE 21ST STREET RIGHT OF WAY, ROUGHLY PARALLEL TO THE PROPERTY'S EAST PROPERTY LINE AND THEN ALONG MECHANIC, PREFERABLY PARALLEL TO PROPERTY SOUTH PROPERTY LINE.
THE FENCING ENCROACHES APPROXIMATELY 22FT INTO THE RIGHT OF WAY, WHICH ENCOMPASSES BOTH THE, YOU KNOW, THE VERY WIDE SIDEWALKS IN THAT AREA AND THE PARALLEL PARKING SPACES ADJACENT. APPLICANT REQUESTS.
UM, AND ONCE AGAIN, BECAUSE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS IN THE STRAND COUNTY HISTORIC DISTRICT LANDMARK COMMISSION MAY PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION TO PLANNING COMMISSION, BUT THEY WILL CONSIDER THE REQUEST LATER TODAY AT THEIR AFTERNOON MEETING.
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SO HERE WE HAVE THE, OF COURSE, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, AND YOU CAN SEE THE EXISTING CONSTRUCTION FENCING THAT HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR A WHILE NOW PER THE PREVIOUS REQUEST.HERE WE HAVE THE SITE PLAN, WHICH IS UNCHANGED.
THEY'RE REALLY JUST REQUESTING A LITTLE ADDITIONAL TIME.
AND THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT.
OKAY. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? NO, NO.
IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS CASE? SEEING NONE. I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR CASE 20 3-022 REGARDING A LICENSE TO USE FOR THE COTTON EXCHANGE.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION. SARAH IS GOING TO MAKE A MOTION.
I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE. CASE 23LC-022 PER STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION AND WITH THEIR SPECIFIC CONDITIONS.
OKAY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SHARON IS SECONDED THE MOTION.
DO WE HAVE DISCUSSION? NO. I THINK WE'VE ALL SEEN THIS BEFORE.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION RAISE YOUR HAND.
MOVING ON. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO CASE 23LC 023 ADJACENT TO 2302 MECHANIC AVENUE C REQUEST FOR A RECOMMENDATION REGARDING A LICENSE TO USE IN ORDER TO PLACE CONSTRUCTION, FENCING AND SCAFFOLDING AND THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY.
ALL RIGHTY. SO THIS IS A VERY SIMILAR SITUATION TO THE PREVIOUS CASE.
AND IN FACT, THIS WAS ALSO SEEN PREVIOUSLY.
JASON, 2302 MECHANIC, WHICH IS PART OF THE THE TREMONT HOTEL, ONCE AGAIN IS REQUESTING A LICENSE TO USE A KIND OF AN EXTENSION TO RETAIN THE CONSTRUCTION FENCING AND ASSOCIATED IN THE RIGHT OF WAY WITH ONGOING RENOVATIONS.
IN THIS CASE, THE PREVIOUS APPROVAL UNDER 23LC007 WAS UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30TH.
IN THIS CASE, THE APPLICANT IS ONLY ASKING FOR AN ADDITIONAL MONTH TO OCTOBER 30TH OF THIS YEAR.
SO THE CONSTRUCTION ITEMS IN THIS CASE ARE ALONG AVENUE C, ROUGHLY PARALLEL TO PROPERTY OF SOUTH PROPERTY LINE, AND ONCE AGAIN EXTENDING FROM THE FACADE OF THE BUILDING WESTWARD APPROXIMATELY 70FT ALONG THE RIGHT OF WAY ONCE AGAIN ENCOMPASSES THE WIDE SIDEWALKS AND ADJACENT PARKING SPACE SPACES, APPROXIMATELY 22FT.
THEY WILL CONSIDER THIS REQUEST AT THEIR REGULAR MEETING LATER TODAY, ON JULY SORRY, JUNE 20TH.
IN THIS CASE, THERE WAS AN ADDITIONAL SPECIFIC COMMENT BASED ON OUR TRANSIT DEPARTMENT THAT REQUESTED THE APPLICANT MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM FOR THE STEEL WHEELED TROLLEYS TO PASS.
AND WE HAVE SOME. SO THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT.
SO HERE WE HAVE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AND HERE WE HAVE THE THE RIGHT OF WAY LOOKING WEST OF THE EXISTING CONSTRUCTION FENCING IN PLACE, THE PROPERTIES TO THE EAST, TO THE SOUTH AND TO THE WEST, AND ALSO SHOWING THE SUBJECT PROPERTY THERE.
AND THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT.
WERE THERE ANY NOTICES SENT OUT THAT WERE NOT IN FAVOR? I'M SORRY. I MAY HAVE MISSED THAT.
THERE WERE 27 NOTICES SENT OUT.
OKAY, GREAT. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? SEEING NONE I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEE IF THERE'S ANYBODY FROM THE TREMONT HOTEL OR THE CITY OF GALVESTON THAT WANTS TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS CASE.
IN REGARDS TO CASE 23LC022, I RECOMMEND THAT WE WHAT, GO AHEAD.
I'M SORRY, I'M LOOKING AT THE WRONG 123023.
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I DO IT ALL THE TIME.OKAY. DO WE DISCUSSION? DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS TO MAKE ABOUT THIS? NO. OKAY THEN WE ARE READY FOR A VOTE.
OKAY. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THE AGENDA FOR MONDAY, JULY 3RD? OH, THAT. IS THAT A HOLIDAY? YEAH. SO WE WON'T BE MEETING THAT WEEK.
SO THE NEXT MEETING IS ON JULY 17TH.
OKAY, GREAT. SO WE'LL SEE EVERYBODY THE THIRD MONDAY IN JULY.
THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.