[00:00:01] >> IT'S 3:30, WE'RE GOING TO CALL [1. Call Meeting To Order] THE DECEMBER 5TH CITY GALVESTON PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER. WE'VE TAKEN ATTENDANCE BY SIGN AND VOTE. WE HAVE ONE COMMISSIONER WHO IS ABSENT, BUT WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. AS I STATED, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A COUPLE OF CHANGES ON OUR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER B2, WE WILL HEAR FIRST, THAT'S FOR CASE 23P-086. AND THEN ITEM NUMBER C1, WHICH IS 23P-087, WE WILL HEAR THAT CASE SECOND. ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST? [3. Conflict Of Interest] >> NO. >> I'M GOING TO STATE THAT I WILL HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH 23P-086. I LIVE IN ONE OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS, SO I'M GOING TO STEP DOWN FOR THAT AND WE'LL LET STEVEN TAKE OVER AS CHAIR ON THAT MEETING. DO WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES, [4. Approval Of Minutes] ARE THERE ANY CHANGES OR ADDITIONS TO THE MINUTES? SEEING NONE, WE WILL APPROVE THOSE. THERE'S ALSO A CHANCE IF YOU ARE HERE TO SPEAK ON A NON-AGENDA ITEM. [5. Public Comment] I ALWAYS TELL YOU IF YOU'RE HERE TO GIVE SUFFICIENT REPORT, THIS IS WHEN YOU GET TO COME SPEAK YOUR PEACE. IF YOU'RE HERE TO SPEAK ON A NON-AGENDA ITEM, THIS IS YOUR TIME TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANYBODY HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM THAT IS NON-AGENDA? MR. EASTERWOOD. >> YES. GOOD AFTERNOON. LET ME SIGN IN HERE, THEN WE'LL GET STARTED. I'M BRAX EASTERWOOD, I'M AT 123 25TH STREET. I WAS HERE TO LISTEN TO THE WORKSHOP ESSENTIALLY, I DON'T REALLY HAVE A COMMENT ON ANY OF THE CASES OR ANYTHING ELSE TODAY. THE WORKSHOP PIQUED MY INTEREST BECAUSE I FEEL, FIRST OF ALL, I'D SAY I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT NEITHER OF THE COUNCIL PERSONS THAT BROUGHT THOSE ISSUES FORWARD FOR YOU ALL TO CONSIDER WERE NOT HERE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONVERSATION. THAT'S DISAPPOINTING, BUT I WOULD SAY THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF WORK DONE ON BROADWAY, AND BROADWAY HAS NOT SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED. WE'VE HAD SOME DEVELOPMENT THEN WE'VE LOOKED AT THAT TODAY, A LITTLE BIT WITH TACO BELL, FOR INSTANCE, LET'S TAKE TACO BELL. GREAT LANDSCAPING, NOT A GREAT SITE LAYOUT. FAMILY DOLLAR, SAME THING. THEY TORE DOWN A BEAUTIFUL APARTMENT BUILDING TO BUILD THAT FAMILY DOLLAR AND PUT A PARKING LOT RIGHT UP ON BROADWAY. I DO THINK THAT THERE ARE ISSUES ON BROADWAY, BUT REALLY EVEN IF WE DO LOOK AT FAMILY DOLLAR AS AN EXAMPLE, I THINK THAT THE ISSUES ON BROADWAY ARE REALLY MORE ABOUT ENFORCEMENT THAN THEY ARE ABOUT THE DESIGN STANDARDS. YOU'VE GOT TACO BELL, THEY GOT GREAT LANDSCAPING, AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE REALLY HAPPY ABOUT. BUT THEN YOU GO DOWN THE STREET AND YOU LOOK AT FAMILY DOLLAR OR ONE OF THE OTHER DEVELOPMENTS, OR EVEN EAST OF 19TH STREET, YOU'VE GOT SOME DEVELOPMENTS THERE THAT DON'T COMPLY WITH LANDSCAPING REGULATIONS, AND IF THEY DID, THEN I THINK THAT WE'D BE WAY BETTER OFF. LIKE FOR INSTANCE, I'VE HEARD PEOPLE SAY THAT I CAN'T IMAGINE WHY ANYBODY WOULD WANT TO WALK DOWN BROADWAY, I USED TO HAVE AN OFFICE ON BROADWAY, I LOVED WALKING DOWN BROADWAY IN THE EAST END. I'D LIKE TO HAVE A HOUSE ON BROADWAY AT SOME POINT. I JUST DON'T THINK THAT REHASHING THE SAME THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING, WE'VE DONE IT FOUR TIMES WITH BROADWAY. I JUST DON'T THINK THAT THAT'S WHAT THE ISSUE IS, I THINK THAT IT'S MORE OF AN ENFORCEMENT ISSUE, AND I THINK THAT IF WE CAN ENFORCE LANDSCAPING ON BROADWAY, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. IF WE CAN'T DO THAT, THEN I THINK THAT I'M SORRY. >> MORE SECONDS. >> IF WE CAN'T DO THAT THEN MAYBE THERE'S A CITY INITIATIVE THAT COULD HELP OFF, NOT JUST ON THE MEDIA BUT ON THE SITES AS WELL. >> THANK YOU BRAX. DULY NOTED. [00:05:05] BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THESE CASES, JUST TO LET THE FOLKS IN THE AUDIENCE KNOW, I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF YOU GUYS THAT ARE HERE TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS AND WE WANT TO HEAR YOUR COMMENTS. THEY MATTER, THEY ARE IMPORTANT TO US, BUT PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT YOUR COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES AND THAT IT IS NOT A QUESTION-AND-ANSWER SESSION. UNFORTUNATELY, THE COMMISSIONERS CANNOT ANSWER OR STAFF, ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING. AS A COURTESY TO THE OTHERS, WE JUST ASK THAT PLEASE IF YOU GET TO THE THREE-MINUTE MARK, PLEASE WRAP IT UP VERY QUICKLY AND WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT FOLK. WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO STEVEN. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, RUSTY. LET'S GO AHEAD WITH OUR FIRST CASE HERE, 23P-086. [7.B.2. 23P-086 (4211 Sunbird Beach Drive And Adjacent Vacant Tract) Request For A Planned Unit Development (PUD) Overlay District To Construct A New Townhouse Residential Development With A Private Road. Properties Are Legally Described As Abstract 121, Commercial Reserve 1 (0-8), Acres 2.809, And Landscape Reserve 1 (0-1), Acres 0.759, Sunset Cove (2005), In The City And County Of Galveston Texas. Applicant: Matthew Sigmon Property Owner: Zus Investment, LLC] >> THIS IS 4211 SUNBIRD BEACH AND ADJACENT VACANT TRACT. THERE WERE 53 PUBLIC NOTICES SENT, 12 THOSE RETURNED, ALL 12 AN OPPOSITION. I'D LIKE TO STATE FOR THE RECORD THAT WE DID RECEIVE NUMEROUS NOTICES OR COMMENTS OUTSIDE OF THE NOTIFICATION AREA, AND THOSE WERE PROVIDED TO THE COMMISSION EARLIER TODAY. IN THIS REQUEST, THE APPLICANT IS ASKING TO INCORPORATE A PUD OVERLAY DISTRICT TO A COMMERCIAL BASE ZONING DISTRICT FOR A TOWNHOUSE DEVELOPMENT COMPRISED OF 34 UNITS. THE INTENT OF THE PUD IS TO ESTABLISH A PRIVATE ROAD AND PROVIDE FOR THE FOLLOWING DEVIATIONS. DEVIATION 1, IS TO DEVIATE FROM THE MINIMUM LOT WIDTH REQUIRED. NUMBER 2, DEVIATE FROM THE MINIMUM LOT DEPTH REQUIRED. THREE TO DEVIATE FROM THE MINIMUM LOT AREA REQUIRED. FOUR, REDUCED THE SIDE YARD SETBACK REQUIREMENT. FIVE, REDUCE THE WIDTH OF THE PRIVATE STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY FROM 60 FEET TO 38. AND THE 6TH DEVIATION WOULD BE TO ELIMINATE THE DEAD-END STREET REQUIREMENT OF THE LDR, WHICH REQUIRES A PERMANENT DEAD-END-STREETS TO PROVIDE A TURNAROUND RADIUS OF AT LEAST 50 FEET. THE SUBJECT SITE IS A 2.8 ACRE TRACT, COMMERCIAL RESERVE IN THE SUNSET COVE SUBDIVISION. THE SITE IS CURRENTLY ACCESSED FROM SUNBIRD BEACH DRIVE. COMPATIBILITY WITH BASE AND SURROUNDING ZONING AND LAND USES. STAFF FINDS THAT THIS DEVELOPMENT IS GENERALLY COMPATIBLE WITH SURROUNDING USES AND ZONING. THE SUBJECT SITE AND ZONE COMMERCIAL, THE USE OF TOWNHOUSE IS A PERMANENT LAND USE IN THE COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT. PLEASE NOTE THE PUD DEVELOPMENT PLAN ON PAGES 2 THROUGH 4 OF YOUR STAFF REPORT. ALSO, NOTE THE CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL ON PAGE 4 OF YOUR STAFF REPORT. STAFF RECOMMENDATION. STAFF RECOMMENDS CASE 23P-086 BE APPROVED WITH THE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS LISTED IN YOUR REPORT AS ONE THROUGH FOUR AND THE STANDARD CONDITIONS LISTED AS FIVE THROUGH SEVEN ON PAGES 5 AND 6 OF YOUR REPORT. NOW WE HAVE SOME PHOTOGRAPHS. THIS IS AN AERIAL IMAGE OF THE SUBJECT SITE, THIS IS THE SUBJECT SITE'S ENTRANCE, AND THIS IS THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT. NOW WE HAVE SOME PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES. THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ADRIEL. NOW WE'LL HAVE COMMISSION QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. I'LL START ADRIEL, ON THAT PHOTO THAT WAS UP OF THE PROPERTY, THOSE STREETS, THEY'RE NOT CONNECTING TO WEST SUNSET BAY DRIVE, IS THAT CORRECT? >> THE SUBJECT SITE IS SHOWING, THE [INAUDIBLE]. >> PERFECT. THANK YOU. I DID NOT RECALL SEEING ANYTHING SPECIFIC ON HERE IN REGARDS TO COMMENTS FROM FIRE MARSHAL OR FROM ANYBODY WITH UTILITIES. BECAUSE THESE ARE PRIVATE STREETS, IS THAT SOMETHING TYPICALLY NOT DONE? >> WE PROVIDE THE DETAILS PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT WHICH YOU HAVE IN YOUR REPORT, TO ALL THOSE DEPARTMENTS INCLUDING THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE, AND THE FIRE MARSHAL DID NOT HAVE AN OBJECTION, THEY WANTED ADDITIONAL DRAWINGS TO BE PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT, AND ALSO STATED THAT IF THERE WERE NOT TWO ACCESS POINTS THAT THE SUBDIVISION WOULD HAVE TO BE FULLY SPREAD. [00:10:02] >> OKAY. THAT'S NOT PART OF THE PLAN, THAT'S THE DIFFERENT. >> YEAH. THAT'S ALL PART OF THE REVIEW PROCESS THAT WOULD COME AFTER. >> YES. OKAY, PERFECT. THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS SUFFICIENT, JOHN? >> DO YOU KNOW THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION OF THIS SITE? >> ONLY THE APPLICANT CAN SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE TO THAT, THIS ONE HAS VARIOUS POINTS OF ELEVATION. SOME PARTS IT WOULD BE ESSENTIALLY AN X ZONE, AND IN OTHER PARTS, IT WOULD HAVE TO MEET A CERTAIN CRITERIA. >> [BACKGROUND]. >> IT IS I. >> VERY GOOD. >> CAN I ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? >> WELL, YOU DON'T HAVE A BASE FLOOD ELEVATION IN TERMS OF FEET. >> IT VARIES ON THE SITE. >> IS IT A VE ZONE OR AE ZONE? >> AGAIN, IT VARIES ON THE SITE. I BELIEVE IT'S A VE ZONE AS WELL IN CERTAIN PARTS AND THEN IN OTHER PARTS OF IT'S ESSENTIALLY AN X. >> YOU CAN HAVE LIVING AREA FROM NATURAL GROUND UP OR IT HAS TO BE ELEVATED? >> ANYTHING CONSTRUCTION FROM A CONSTRUCTION STANDPOINT WOULD HAVE TO MEET BFE. THE APPLICANT HAS STATED IN THERE PORT PLAN THAT THEY WILL MEET BFE. >> THANK YOU, JOHN. COMMISSIONER HUMPHREY. >> JUST FOR MY EDIFICATION, DO YOU HAVE INFORMATION OR KNOWLEDGE OF ANY OTHER PUDS THAT IN WITH DEAD-END STREETS NO TURNAROUNDS, DO WE HAVE RE-APPROVED IN OR THOSE IN THE PAST? >> YES, I COULD THINK OF AT LEAST, I BELIEVE TWO THAT HAVE SUBMITTED FOR THIS DEVIATION AS WELL. >> WHICH TWO? CAN YOU CALL THEM? >> I THINK MARINA WOULD BE ONE AND I CAN THINK OF THE OTHER ONE RIGHT NOW, BUT I THINK THERE HAS BEEN TWO. >> THANKS. CAN WE ASK THE APPLICANT? >> NOT YET. >> NOT YET? >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? NO? SEEING NONE, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP THE HEARING TO THE APPLICANT HERE AT 3:42. IF YOU WILL PLEASE SIGN IN, THEN STATE YOUR NAME AS WELL, PLEASE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON TO ALL OF YOU AND [INAUDIBLE] THE CEO OF ZEUS INVESTMENTS. ALONG WITH ME ARE MY WIFE SARAH AND MY DAUGHTER LEILA. WE ARE THE DEVELOPERS OF THIS BEAUTIFUL PROJECT COMING UP. LET ME SEE, ADDRESS. THIS IS A POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT WE HAVE STUDIED RATHER WELL. BEFORE WE ATTEMPTED TO EVEN COME ACROSS OR EVEN PURCHASE THE PROPERTY, WE FOLLOWED THE GUIDELINES AND RESTRICTIONS THAT THE SELLER OF THE PROPERTY MR. ROSS NOVELLI HAD IN THE CONTRACT THAT HE NEEDS TO BASICALLY HAVE THE FINAL SAY ON THE APPROVAL OF ONE OF OUR PROJECTS THAT CAN BE DEVELOPED ON THE PROPERTY, AND VERY CLEARLY ON OUR APPLICATION ON OUR CONTRACT, THE OFFICIAL LEGALLY STATE BONDING SALE CONTRACT, SO TO SPEAK, WE'LL SAY CONTRACT, IT VERY CLEARLY STATES IT WILL BE A PUD DEVELOPMENT OF TOWN HOMES. MR. NOVELLI APPROVED IT AND SIGNED OFF ON IT THAT THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WILL HAPPEN BECAUSE HE DID NOT WANT ANY OTHER DEVELOPMENT TO COME IN AND TAKE AWAY FROM THE BEAUTY AND THE AESTHETICS OF SUNSET COVE THAT HE HAS WORKED EXTREMELY HARD TO GET IT TOWARDS THAT. WITH THAT BEING SAID, THEN WE CAME IN AND MET WITH SEVERAL CITY OFFICIALS. MR. LUNSFORD WAS ONE OF THEM, THEN MR. WANACKY AND A COUPLE OF OTHER FOLKS WITHIN THE CITY STAFF AND BASICALLY LAID OUT EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED TO DO. AT THAT TIME, THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OR THE PROPOSED PLAN DEVELOPMENT WAS ACTUALLY 41 UNITS, IT WAS EXTREMELY DENSE. WE GOT AWAY FROM THAT AND EVEN AS EARLY AS SIX WEEKS AGO, WE WENT FROM A 20-FOOT STREET TO A 28-FOOT STREET TO BASICALLY FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES AND THE REQUESTS AND THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE BY VARIOUS OFFICIALS WITHIN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND THE FIRE MARSHAL AND SO ON. WE LOST MORE UNITS TO ACCOMMODATE, OF COURSE, [00:15:03] WHAT THE CITY GUIDELINES ARE AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTION AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE VARIOUS CITY OFFICIALS. THIS WILL BE A CLASS A PROJECT. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ANYTHING LESS THAN PHENOMENAL LOOK IN HOMES. YES, THEY ARE TOWN HOMES THAT WOULD FILL A UNIQUE NEED AND VOID ON THE WEST END OF GALVESTON. I'LL LEAVE THAT DISCUSSION TO MY WIFE SARAH, SHE'S VERY WELL VERSED INTO THAT AND SHE WILL ADDRESS THOSE TYPES OF ISSUES AND EXPLAIN THE PROJECT IN FURTHER DETAILS. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ANYONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE OR THE STAFF OR THE GUESTS IN THE ROOM. WE ARE HERE TO WORK WITH THE CITY AND TO WORK WITHIN THE GUIDELINES OF THE CITY TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WE DO WILL ADD TO THE CITY AND NOT TAKE AWAY FROM IT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> YES, SIR. >> I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP FOR THE COMMISSIONER EDWARD. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, I APPRECIATE IT. >> YES, MA'AM. >> I GUESS MY FIRST QUESTION IS, CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO US WHAT WAS THE THINKING BEHIND THE DEAD-END STREETS? >> MR. NOVELLI REALLY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE NO ACCESS TO SUNSET COVE STREETS, WHICH WOULD BE I THINK SUNSET DRIVE OR WEST BAY OR WHATEVER IT'S CALLED, AND THAT WAS OUR ONLY HOPE OF HAVING AN EMERGENCY EXIT POINT FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLE. THEY SAID ABSOLUTELY NOT. THEIR HOA DID NOT LIKE THAT. WE ARE ABIDED BY THAT AND WE FOUND A WAY TO CREATE A TURN WITHIN THE 150-FOOT ROAD, SO TO SPEAK, THAT THE FINAL MARSHAL REQUESTED. THAT'S WHY THERE ARE TWO TURNS AND TWO BREAKS WITHIN THE PLAN, IF WE CAN SEE THE PROJECT, I'LL BE ABLE TO POINT THEM OUT FOR YOU. IF WE COULD SEE THE LOOK OF THE SITE PLAN, THEY'RE VERY CLEARLY STATED ON THE SITE PLAN THAT THOSE ARE EMERGENCY VEHICLES TURNAROUNDS, THE SIDE PLAN RIGHT THERE. YOU CAN SEE THE ONE ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT THERE, THAT'S A VERY WIDE TURNAROUND AND HE CAN SEE THE ONE ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE PROJECTS AS WELL. THOSE ARE EMERGENCY VEHICLES TURNAROUND THAT FALL WITHIN THE GUIDELINES THAT THE FIRE MARSHAL STATED. >> I'M HAVING A HARD TIME READING THIS ON MY SIDE. I'M NOT ABLE TO READ MINE VERY WELL. >> KEEP GOING DOWN. >> NO, I KNOW HE'S SAYING RIGHT THERE. HE TELLS ME WHERE IT IS NOW, BUT I CAN SEE IT, BUT MINE IS REALLY BLURRY. >> WOULD YOU LIKE FOR ME TO WALK TO THE SCREEN? >> NO. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW. >> THERE IS ANOTHER DRAWING ON THE NEXT PAGE, RIGHT THERE. >> MAYBE THAT ONE'S CLEAR. >> I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO SO, MAY I? >> CERTAINLY. YES, PLEASE. >> CHAIRMAN. LET ME JUST SAY SOMETHING. >> I'M SORRY, I NEED EVERYBODY'S ATTENTION, ONE SECOND. YES, MA'AM. >> I NEED YOU TO ADDRESS THE AUDIENCE THAT THERE'S A MICROPHONE LITERALLY RIGHT ABOVE THEIR HEADS. WHATEVER MURMURINGS, WHATEVER CONVERSATIONS THEY'RE HAVING, THEY'RE BEING PICKED UP MORE SO OVER THE APPLICANT'S BEING PICKED UP. DO RESPECT TO THE PERSON WHO'S PRESENTING, THIS IS THE COMMISSIONERS ABILITY TO ASK QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT. THE APPLICANT IS NOT RECEIVING QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE. THE AUDIENCE IS NOT CALLING OUT TO THE APPLICANT OR TO THE COMMISSIONERS. THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE AUDIENCE MEMBERS TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSIONERS AFTER THE PRESENTATION OF THE APPLICANT. >> I'LL JUST NOTE FOR THE APPLICANT'S SAKE THAT HE CAN POINT OUT AT THE SCREEN, BUT HE CAN'T SPEAK THERE BECAUSE THAT IS NOT PICKED UP BY THE MICROPHONE. >> YES. MRS. FAIRWEATHER, THANK YOU. >> QUESTION AGAIN, PLEASE, MA'AM. >> NO, I WAS ASKING ABOUT THE THINKING BEHIND THE DEAD-END STREETS. >> YOU CAN POINT OUT WHERE THE DEAD-END STREETS ARE, BUT TO ANSWER THE QUESTION, YOU'LL HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE MICROPHONE. >> THIS IS ONE AND THAT'S THE OTHER. >> THE APPLICANT IS INDICATING ON THE SCREEN WHERE THE TURNAROUNDS ARE. >> I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING FROM THE FIRE MARSHAL, WHICH WAS CONCERNING TO ME BECAUSE I WANTED TO HEAR WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY ABOUT SHRINKING THE STREET AND ABOUT THE TURNAROUNDS IN THERE. I GET WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. WE'LL HAVE TO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION FOR FURTHER CONVERSATION. >> THE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL, MR. ADRIEL JUST TOLD US THAT THE FIRE MARSHAL HAS REVIEWED THE PROJECT EXTENSIVELY MORE THAN ONCE. THOSE COMMENTS ABOUT THESE TURNAROUNDS WERE FROM THE FIRE MARSHAL THAT THEY MUST BE WITHIN X NUMBER OF FEET ACCORDING TO CITY GUIDELINES, AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE THEY FALL, WITHIN THOSE NUMBER. >> YOU ALSO SAID, BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE TWO EXITS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SPRINKLE THE WHOLE [OVERLAPPING] >> THAT'S PERFECTLY FINE. THAT WILL BECOME WITHIN THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE. WHEN THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE IS PLANNED AND PUT TOGETHER, THEN THE SPRINKLING SYSTEM WILL BE PART OF WHAT WE WILL DO. >> WELL, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO SPRINKLE IT ANYWAY BECAUSE THESE ARE TOWN HOMES AND THEY'RE ALL [OVERLAPPING] >> CORRECT. [00:20:03] >> I'LL COME BACK ON MY NEXT QUESTION. >> ALL RIGHT DEAR. ANYBODY ELSE? >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER LIGHTFOOT. >> ARE THESE UNITS BEING BUILT TO SELL OR THEY'RE BEING BUILT AS RENTALS? >> THEY WILL BE BUILT TO SELL. >> SELL? >> YES, SIR. >> WHERE IS YOUR GUEST PARKING? >>WE HAVE ENOUGH PARKING AS THE CODE CALLS FOR ONLY ONE PARKING SPACE PER UNIT. WE HAVE TWO PER UNIT THAT'S UNDERNEATH EACH UNIT. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE HAVE THE STREET PARKING AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THE STREETS BECAME WIDER THAN 20-FOOT. THERE'S PLENTY OF PARKING WITHIN THE UNITS. THIS IS MY WIFE, SARAH ALMATY, AND SHE WILL BE ADDRESSING ANY OTHER COMMENTS THAT MAY COME UP WITH ME. >> I'M SHORT, SO I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REACH THAT. >> CAN YOU PLEASE [INAUDIBLE] >> MY NAME IS SARAH ALMATY. I'M [INAUDIBLE]. >> I'M SORRY, SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE. THANK YOU. >> I WARNED YOU AHEAD OF TIME I'M SHORT. MY NAME IS SARAH ALMATY. I'M [INAUDIBLE] WIFE AND PARTNER IN THE PROJECT. I'M ALSO A LOCAL REALTOR ON THE ISLAND AND WORK ONLY ISLAND REAL ESTATE. AS MY HUSBAND ALREADY STATED, PRIOR TO PURCHASING THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY I HAD EXTENSIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE REPRESENTATIVE OF MR. ROSS NOVELLI, AND WE DISCUSSED WHAT THE PLAN WAS GOING TO BE FOR THIS PIECE OF LAND BECAUSE MR. NOVELLI MADE IT VERY CLEAR THAT IT HAD TO BE WITHIN HIS DEED RESTRICTIONS. WE NEEDED TO MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER WE PUT THERE WAS NOT GOING TO INTERFERE WITH THE BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY OF SUNSET COVE, THE ESTATES OF SUNSET COVE, AND THEN ALSO THE BEACHFRONT COMMUNITY, SANDHILL SHORES, AND ALSO THE BEACH FRONT OF SEA ISLE. UPON DISCUSSION, WE SAID THAT WE WERE GOING TO BE DOING A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT WITH TOWNHOMES. THAT WAS PUT IN OUR CONTRACT EXECUTED ON JANUARY 28, WITH MR. NOVELLI'S SIGNATURE. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS DONE ACCORDINGLY, SO WE DID OUR DUE DILIGENCE TO MEET WITH THE FIRE MARSHAL, TO MEET WITH MULTIPLE CITY OFFICIALS AND THAT'S WHY IT TOOK FROM JANUARY TILL NOW TO ACTUALLY GO THROUGH THE PUD PROCESS BECAUSE WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DID EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO PRESERVE THE WEST END, WHICH IS ACQUAINT COMMUNITY. WE DID NOT WANT TO PUT A STRIP CENTER OR A HIGH-DENSITY CONDOMINIUM THERE BECAUSE WE FELT LIKE AS LONG-TERM VISITORS AND LOVERS OF GALVESTON, THAT WOULD REALLY TAKE AWAY FROM THE LOOK OF THE WEST END. YES, WE COULD HAVE MADE MORE MONEY DOING IT THAT WAY, BUT THAT WAS NOT THE INTENTION. WE WANT IT TO FILL A GAP THAT WE FELT WAS NECESSARY FOR BUYERS ON THE WEST END. THAT GAP IS TOWNHOMES. ON THE WEST END, WE HAVE NOTHING TO OFFER BUYERS OR RETIREES LOOKING TO MOVE TO THE WEST END THAT DO NOT WANT THE MAINTENANCE COSTS OF HAVING A FULL SINGLE-FAMILY HOME AND LOTS OF YARD SPACE, BUT THEY ALSO DON'T WANT NECESSARILY THAT CONDO FEEL BECAUSE MOST OF THEM ARE DOWNSIZING. THEY'RE GOING FROM BEAUTIFUL BIG HOMES IN DIFFERENT CITIES ALL OVER THE NATION AND THEY'RE COMING TO RETIRE IN GALVESTON. WE WERE TRYING TO FIND A NICE, HAPPY MEDIUM THAT WOULD PRESERVE THE AREA AND ALSO GIVE PURCHASERS WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR. GOING TO THE STR USAGE BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THAT IS A HUGE ISSUE ON THE ISLAND RIGHT NOW. I KNOW AS A REALTOR ON THE ISLAND. WE HAVE BASICALLY SOLD SO MANY PROPERTIES DURING COVID TIMES THAT IT HAS BASICALLY QUADRUPLED AND PROBABLY MORE THE STR USAGE AND IT'S GOTTEN OUT OF CONTROL. WE UNDERSTAND THAT. WE ARE NOT TRYING TO BUILD A COMMUNITY THAT'S GOING TO HAVE A CONSTANT FLOW OF STRS IN AND OUT OF THE COMMUNITY. WE DO NOT WANT THAT. ALL WE WANT IS TO HAVE THE OWNERS THE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO OFFSET SOME OF THEIR EXPENSES IF THEY ARE INDEED USING THEM AS SECOND HOMES. IN OUR DEED RESTRICTIONS AND IN OUR HOA BYLAWS AND COVENANTS, WE WILL BE STRICTLY STATING WHAT THOSE GUIDELINES WILL BE AND WE WILL VERY LIKELY BE REFERRING TO CONDOS LIKE OCEAN GROVE WHO HAS A VERY STRICT POLICY WHEN IT COMES TO THEIR STR USAGE. THEY REQUIRE THAT YOU ONLY HAVE ONE SET OF RENTERS PER SEVEN DAYS. WHAT THAT DOES IS IT PREVENTS HAVING THAT DAILY TURNAROUND THAT WE ARE SO OFTEN SEEING ON THE WEST END RIGHT NOW AND ALSO IN THE CITY OF GALVESTON. WE WANT THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE TIME TO GET THE TRASH OUT OF THE WAY, TO CLEAN IT UP, TO MAKE IT LOOK GOOD FOR THE NEXT SET OF RENTERS THAT MAY COME IN THE NEXT WEEK, [00:25:03] NOT THAT DAILY TURNAROUND. WE'RE NOT MARKETING TO INVESTORS, WE'RE NOT MARKETING TO PEOPLE THAT WANT A CASH COW. THIS WILL NOT BE IT. THIS WILL NOT BE A CASH COW FOR OUR STR USAGE. WE JUST WANT THE COMMUNITY AND THOSE THAT LIVE IN SUNSET COVE TO UNDERSTAND WE HEAR THEIR PAIN, WE UNDERSTAND THEIR PAIN AND WE'RE NOT TRYING TO ADD TO THAT. WE KNOW SUNSET COVE DOES NOT ALLOW IT AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GO IN LINE, BUT STILL ALLOW SOME BUT NOT GO CRAZY WITH IT. HOPEFULLY THAT TALKS ABOUT THE STR USAGE FOR IT. >> RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COMMISSIONER LIGHTFOOT? >> YES. I WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK TO THE PARKING, A QUESTION. I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU MEET THE CITY MINIMUM REQUIREMENT, BUT FROM A PRACTICAL STANDPOINT, IF I OWN A UNIT IN YOUR PROJECT AND I HAVE A GUEST WHO COMES TO VISIT ME, WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO PARK? BECAUSE YOU MENTIONED THEY CAN PARK IN THE STREET, THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE BECAUSE YOU HAVE 34 DRIVEWAYS THAT INTERSECT THE STREET. IF YOU DO THE MATH ON THE 24-FOOT WIDE LOT, WHAT'S THE MINIMUM DRIVEWAY? IS IT NINE OR TEN FEET? >> [INAUDIBLE] >> NINE FEET. YOU HAVE 15 FEET. YOUR GARAGES ARE IN THE MIDDLE SO THAT ONLY LEAVES 7.5 FEET. A CAR CANNOT PARK ON THE STREET WITHOUT BLOCKING SOMEBODY'S DRIVEWAY. WHERE COULD A VISITOR PARK? >> WE HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL PARKING THAT'S GOING TO BE RIGHT THERE NEAR THE MAILBOXES. IF YOU LOOK AT S1, THAT RED BUILDING RIGHT IN THE CENTER TO THE LEFT, THOSE FEW LITTLE SPOTS RIGHT THERE FOR ANY OVERFLOW. BUT WE'RE ALSO GOING TO RESTRICT THE AMOUNT OF CARS THAT ARE GOING TO BE ALLOWED IN EACH INDIVIDUAL TOWNHOME IN THOSE DEED RESTRICTIONS. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT, FOR EXAMPLE, BEACH TOWN, YOU LOOK AT THEIR TOWNHOMES, VERY SIMILAR SITUATION. THEY HAVE THEIR PARKING UNDERNEATH THEIR HOME AND THEN THEIR DRIVE AND THERE ISN'T MUCH ROOM TO PARK ANYWHERE ELSE. EVIA IS THE SAME SITUATION WITH THEIR TOWNHOMES. THEY'RE NOT PARKING ALL OVER THE STREET BECAUSE THOSE ARE BEING RESTRICTED. THAT'S A RESTRICTED SPACE. AGAIN, WE KNOW THAT'S AN ISSUE, BUT WE ARE ABIDING BY THE GUIDELINES. WE'RE DOUBLING THE GUIDELINE AND WE'RE NO DIFFERENT THAN EVERY OTHER TOWNHOME THAT IS IN THE EAST END AND IN EVIA. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YES, COMMISSIONER REUS. >> THANKS FOR BEING HERE TODAY. IS THERE ANY PARTICULAR REASON THAT THIS COULDN'T BE DONE UNDER THE TOWNHOUSE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT R-2 AS OPPOSED TO COMMERCIAL? YOU'D MEET ALL THE CRITERIA UNDER TOWNHOUSE RESIDENTIAL R-2, AND I'M JUST CURIOUS IF YOU HAD CONSIDERED CHANGING THAT. >> ABSOLUTELY. THAT WAS ACTUALLY A DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD PRIOR TO ACTUALLY CLOSING ON THE LAND. WE SPOKE WITH THE CITY MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY ACTUALLY GUIDED US SAYING THAT THE POND WAS THE EASIEST WAY TO GO ABOUT IT AND DOING AN OVERLAY. THAT'S WHY WE WENT THAT DIRECTION. WE'RE FOLLOWING THE R-2 GUIDELINES. WE'RE NOT TRYING TO PUT ANYTHING IN THERE OTHER THAN ESSENTIALLY R-2. THAT WAS OUR ORIGINAL PLAN. BUT WHEN WE WENT BY THE GUIDANCE OF THE CITY, THE POND OVERLAY WAS RECOMMENDED TO GO THAT ROUTE. THAT'S AGAIN, WHAT WE CHOSE TO DO. >> BUT THIS WAS TO MAKE THE REQUEST FOR THE DEVIATIONS? >> CORRECT. THE ONLY DEVIATIONS BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT IT, ARE LOT SIZES COMPARED TO R-2. OUR LOT SIZES CURRENTLY ARE GOING TO RANGE FROM 1,440-1,925 SQUARE FEET. R-2 REQUIREMENTS ARE 1,600 SQUARE FEET. THEREFORE, ONLY ABOUT 10 OF OUR UNITS WILL DEVIATE FROM THAT SIZE BY VERY LITTLE. THEN IF YOU LOOK AT THE SETBACKS, WE ACTUALLY EXCEED THE SETBACKS AS WELL. WE'RE DOING 10 FOOT IN THE FRONT, 10 FOOT IN THE REAR, ESPECIALLY ON SUNBIRD BEACH DRIVE. ON THE INTERIOR PRIVATE ROADS WE'RE DOING FIVE FOOT AND 10 FOOT. ZERO LOT LINES AGAIN WITH R-2. PARKING, WE ALREADY DISCUSSED THAT. THEN ALSO ANOTHER THING, R-2 REQUIRES A 20-FOOT WIDTH LOT. WE'RE DOING 24 TO 27.5 FOOT WIDTH LOTS. WE'RE EXCEEDING THAT MINIMUM REQUIREMENT AS WELL. I KNOW R-2 REQUIRES 100 IN DEPTH AND WE'RE GOING A LITTLE BIT SHORTER, BUT THE OVERALL SQUARE FOOTAGE IS VERY MUCH IN LINE WITH R-2. >> ON THE ACCESS HERE ON SUNSET BAY DRIVE, IS THAT A PERMANENT BARRIER AT THAT DEAD END STREET? [00:30:03] >> WHICH ONE ARE YOU REFERRING TO? >> RIGHT HERE, WESTERN SUNSET BAY DRIVE [OVERLAPPING] ON THE TOP RIGHT THERE BY S1. >> THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY IS GATED. THAT IS ALL GATED, THERE IS NO ACCESS POINT THERE. >> BUT IS THAT A PERMANENT BARRIER OR CAN IT BE OPENED? >> NO, IT'S PERMANENT. IT CANNOT BE OPENED BECAUSE UPON THE CONVERSATION WITH MR. NOVELLI, HE MADE IT VERY CLEAR THAT THE HOA DID NOT WANT ANYONE TO HAVE ANY ACCESS TO SUNSET COVE. WE MADE SURE TO ABIDE BY THAT AND THAT IS A PERMANENT STRUCTURE, THERE IS NO WAY FOR ANYONE TO GO BEYOND THAT INTO SUNSET COVE. >> IS THIS CONSIDERED SUNSET COVE? >> NO, SIR, IT'S NOT. IT'S ACTUALLY OUTSIDE OF THE HOA RESTRICTIONS, BUT WE FALL WITHIN DEED RESTRICTIONS FOR THE ACTUAL LOT ITSELF THAT THE DEVELOPER MADE SURE THAT WE FOLLOW. >> THEN ONE OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS WAS AROUND NOISE AND LIGHT POLLUTION REGARDING THE POOL AREA. NOW I KNOW RIGHT NOW THE WAY THAT LOT LOOKS, YOU'VE GOT THIS BIG BUM THING SITTING THERE. I KNOW THAT BASICALLY ABUTS THE BOATS THERE. >> CORRECT. >> WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS TO DEAL WITH THAT PARTICULAR ISSUE? >> I THINK PROBABLY BECAUSE I DID READ A LOT OF THE COMMENTS AND WE DEFINITELY WANT TO HEAR THE PEOPLE. BECAUSE AGAIN, WE WANT TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY. I THINK MAYBE SOMEHOW COMING UP WITH A PLAN TO HAVE SOME TIMER SYSTEM THAT OCCURS THAT THOSE LIGHT SHUT OFF AT A CERTAIN TIME AND THE POOL IS SHUT DOWN AT A SPECIFIC TIME. THAT WILL HELP ALLEVIATE ANY LIGHT THAT WOULD INTRUDE ON THE NEIGHBORING HOMES. >> HOW FAR BACK IS THAT FROM SUNSET BAY DRIVE. >> FORTY ONE FEET. >> FORTY ONE FEET. >> WE PURPOSELY PUT IT RIGHT THERE. I KNOW IT DOESN'T LOOK THAT WAY, BUT WE PUT IT RIGHT THERE PURPOSELY IN FRONT OF THE BOAT SLIPS, SO IT WOULDN'T BE NEXT TO SOMEONE'S HOME. WE DID NOT WANT THE POOL TO BE RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO SOMEONE'S PROPERTY BECAUSE AGAIN, THAT'S INTRUSIVE TO THEIR PRIVACY AND THEIR HOME. >> LITERALLY ANYWHERE ELSE YOU REPOSITION THAT POOL, IT'LL BE IN FRONT OF SOMEONE ELSE'S HOME FROM SUNSET COVE. THAT IS THE ONE AREA THAT IN FRONT OF IT IS NOTHING OTHER THAN BOAT SLIPS AND WATER AND IT'S 41 FEET AWAY FROM THE EDGE. >> POTENTIAL OWNERS WOULD ENTER HERE WHERE THE GATE CURRENTLY EXIST OFF OF 005? >> YES, SIR. >> WE'RE NOT MOVING THAT GATE AT ALL. THAT GATE WILL REMAIN, IT WILL NOT BE BEYOND THE CURRENT GATE, ALL IT'S GOING TO DO IS JUST ANGLE. THAT GATE IS THERE AND IT WILL GO AT AN ANGLE. >> THANK YOU. >> YES SIR. >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THEM? >> I HAVE COUPLE. I HAD SOME PEOPLE EMAIL ME OR TEXT ME ABOUT THIS AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I GOT EVERYBODY'S CONCERNS. IS IT ON? NO, IT'S ON. I'M USUALLY LOUD ENOUGH, MAYBE NOT TODAY. [LAUGHTER] TELL ME, FROM THE VIEW THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS INSIDE OF THE DEVELOPMENT, WILL THIS DEVELOPMENT HAVE TO HAVE A RETAINING WALL? >> NO, MA'AM. >> IT WILL NOT HAVE TO HAVE A RETAINING WALL? >> NECESSARY BY BUILDING CODES IS THAT IT COULD TAKE AWAY FROM THE BEAUTY OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO BUILD AND THE BEAUTY OF THE NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES. >> IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE 50 FOOT TALL, WHICH IS HOW TALL YOUR STRUCTURES ARE GOING TO BE AT THE END. >> FROM THE BFA, IT'S JUST UNDER 50. >> JUST UNDER 50 WHAT? LIKE ABOUT 48. >> 48.2. >> 48.2 IS HOW TALL THE STRUCTURES ARE GOING TO BE. YOU'RE GOING TO LANDSCAPE AROUND THE EXTERIOR OF THE PROPERTY, RIGHT? >> OF COURSE. >> ONCE YOU DO THE LANDSCAPING AROUND THE EXTERIOR OF THE PROPERTY, EXPLAIN TO US HOW YOU'RE GOING TO BE LIGHTING THE PROPERTY SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE THE ISSUE, BECAUSE I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION ABOUT THE LIGHTING AS WELL, ABOUT HEADLIGHTS SHINING INTO RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES CREATING A NUISANCE. >> NO LIGHTS WILL BE SHINING OUT, ALL LIGHTS TECHNICALLY SHINE EITHER DOWN OR STRAIGHT UPWARD, IT'S AN AESTHETIC LIGHT. I'M A BUILDER, WE'RE BUILDERS AND SO IT'S NOT OUR FIRST RODEO, SO TO SPEAK. WE UNDERSTAND THE AESTHETICS AND THE NUISANCE FROM A LIGHT SHINING OUT INTO SOMEBODY'S FACE, SO TO SPEAK, ON SOMEBODY'S WINDOW. WE UNDERSTAND ALL THOSE THINGS. CERTAIN LIGHTS ARE WITHIN A CERTAIN NUMBER OF LUMENS THAT THEY'RE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO CARRY PAST A CERTAIN DISTANCE. IN A COMMERCIAL BUILDING I OWN, I HAVE THE SAME THING. MY NEIGHBORS BEHIND ME ARE RESIDENTIAL AND I'M A COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND THE LIGHTS THAT WE HAVE HAVE A CANOPY ON THEM THAT THEY SHINE ONLY STRAIGHT DOWN AND THEY DON'T CARRY PAST THE 20 FOOT FENCE THAT I HAVE. OUR ENGINEERS THAT ARE WORKING WITH US ON THIS, THEY'RE VERY EXPERIENCED AND ALL THE LIGHTS THAT WILL BE SELECTED [00:35:04] WILL MEET THE LIGHTING CRITERIA GUIDELINES THAT THE CITY WOULD IMPOSE. JUST NORMAL COMMON SENSE A NEIGHBORLY BEHAVIOR WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT, THIS SLIDE IS SHINING TOO MUCH THAT WAY, CHANGE IT, PUT A CANOPY ON IT, FIND A DIFFERENT LIGHT AND WHAT HAVE YOU. BUT ALSO THE NUMBER OF LUMENS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT WE WILL ABIDE BY. >> I'M JUST GOING THROUGH THE LIST OF [OVERLAPPING] WHAT I HAVE HERE. >> SURE. [OVERLAPPING] ABSOLUTELY. >> GIVE ME A SECOND FIND WHAT I WANT TO TALK. ANOTHER QUESTION THAT WAS PRESENTED WAS ABOUT, WHEN PEOPLE DRIVE INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, SINCE THIS ISN'T GOING TO BE AN ELEVATED NEIGHBORHOOD, THE QUESTION IS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT CAR LIGHTS, TRUCK LIGHTS, VEHICLE LIGHTS WILL BE SHINING INTO THE RESIDENT OR THE NEIGHBORS' HOUSES. >> AS SOON AS THEY DRIVE IN THE COMMUNITY, THEIR LIGHTS, THE HEADLIGHTS OF THEIR VEHICLES WILL BE SHINING ON THE BUILDINGS THAT THEY LIVE IN, NOT ON THEIR NEIGHBORS IN SUNSET COVE. THERE IS NO WAY SOMEBODY'S HEADLIGHTS ARE GOING TO CARRY PAST THOSE BUILDINGS THAT ARE NEARLY 40 FEET, 50 FEET TALL, SO TO SPEAK, INTO SUNSET COVE NEIGHBORHOOD OR ANY OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THAT MATTER. IT'S LITERALLY A COUPLE OF 200, 300, 400 FEET AND THEY'RE INTO THEIR HOME, THEY PARK AND THE HEADLIGHTS ARE GONE. IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S AN OPEN AREA AND THERE'S A HOUSE DOWN IN THE DISTANCE AND MY HEADLIGHTS ARE SHINING INTO THE HOUSE. THAT IS NOT THE CASE. >> OKAY. >> THAT IS NOT THE CASE FOR SURE. >> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I GET EVERYTHING. CAN YOU SPEAK ABOUT THE DRAINAGE PLAN THAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO BE USING ON 3WO5. >> FORTUNATELY, THE DRAINAGE PLAN FOR THIS COMMUNITY WAS DONE AS A MATTER OF FACT BECAUSE THIS WAS MR. LOVE, ELLIE'S DREAM THING THAT HE WANTED TO DO FOR THIS VERY SAME TRACT OF LAND THAT WE BOUGHT FROM HIM. ALL THIS DRAINAGE WAS FIGURED OUT PRETTY MUCH WHEN HE DEVELOPED SUNSET COVE AS A WHOLE. THE ENGINEER OF RECORD, MR. MARCUS MAGNA, THAT ONE THAT DESIGNED AND DID ALL THE DRAINAGE FROM US AND THE VILLAS DEVELOPMENT BACK IN 2005. WHEN HE STARTED THAT DEVELOPMENT, IT HAS BEEN WORKING WITH US ON THIS AND HE SAYS EVERYTHING IS PRETTY MUCH DONE, SO TO SPEAK, IT WILL NOT IMPACT IN ANY NEGATIVE WAY THE EXISTING DRAINAGE THAT WE HAVE. IF OBVIOUSLY THE STUDIES WILL BE DONE BY THE ENGINEERS THAT ARE DOING THIS, AND IF THERE'S ADDITIONAL DRAINAGE THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. WE HAVE PLENTY OF SPACE ON THE PROPERTY TO DRAIN IT INTO THE EXISTING DRAINAGE THAT'S OUT THERE THAT'S GOING STRAIGHT INTO THE BAY. STRAIGHT INTO US GALVESTON BAY. THAT BECAUSE THAT WAS DONE ORIGINALLY WHEN THE BIG DEVELOPMENT WAS DONE, THE DRAINAGE FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT WAS DONE BACK THEN. BECAUSE WHAT MR. KELLY WANTED TO BUILD WITH SOMETHING A WHOLE LOT MORE DENSE THAN WHAT IT IS NOW. A BUNCH OF HOTEL AND A BUNCH OF CONDOS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. THAT WAS THE PLAN THING FOR THIS. WITH US AS A MATTER OF FACT, IS A GENTLEMAN WHO WAS IN TALKS WITH MR. NOVELLI IN NOT TOO LONG AGO, ABOUT DEVELOPING THIS PROPERTY FOR HIM BEFORE WE BOUGHT IT FOR THE VERY SAME THING. >> I GUESS, MY QUESTION SURROUNDING THAT YOU JUST MADE ME THINK OF ANOTHER QUESTION WHICH IS, DOES THIS PROPERTY HAVE TO HAVE A RETAINING UPON? >> NO, MA'AM. >> NO. >> NO, AND IF IT DOES, WE DO HAVE THE GREEN THE LANDSCAPE RESERVED DOWN THERE. THAT WILL BE RIGHT THERE IF IT DOES. IF MR. WONKY DICTATES THAT, AND BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH WATER SO TO SPEAK, TO RETAIN ENOUGH WATER AND THEN FILTER IT OUT, THEN THAT'S WHERE IT WILL GO ON, THAT'S MORE THAN ENOUGH SPACE. >> WE ALSO HAVE PERMEABLE STRUCTURES. >> WE ALSO HAVE DISCUSSED AND LOOKED AT EXTENSIVELY THE PERMEABLE STRUCTURES, BASICALLY A LOT OF STRUCTURES THAT ABSORB WATER, SO TO SPEAK, AND WE HAVE THOSE WITHIN OUR ENGINEERING SCOPE. >> OKAY. >> YEAH. >> OKAY. >> THERE'S, GOING TO BE MORE THAN ENOUGH GREEN SPACE. NO WATER WILL SIT ANYWHERE IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR LITERALLY THE MINUTE IT HITS THE GROUND, IT'S GOING TO FILTER OUT SOMEHOW SOME WAY. >> OKAY. [LAUGHTER] LET ME ASK YOU ANOTHER QUESTION. THIS IS JUST A THOUGHT. WHEN YOU HAVE A, IF YOU ARE NOT BUILDING IT FOR STRS, YOU'RE BUILDING IT FOR INDIVIDUAL USE, FOR SALE. BUT SAY, I'M JUST GOING TO USE A SMALL CRAZY NUMBER. 25% OF THE PEOPLE DECIDE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO USE THEM AS STRS AND YOU HAVE YOUR RESTRICTIONS. RESTRICTIONS ARE THEY CAN ONLY STAY FOR SEVEN DAYS, BUT ON A ROTATING BASIS THAT COULD HAPPEN EVERY DAY, THAT THERE CAN BE CHANGED OUT OF CUSTOMERS OR VACATION RENTALS. >> THEY HAVE TO WAIT, SO SORRY. THEY ACTUALLY HAVE TO WAIT. SAY YOU, AND I'M GOING TO USE AN EXAMPLE. SAY YOU HAVE A RENTER THAT COMES IN ON A FRIDAY AND THEY WERE CHECKING OUT ON A SUNDAY. [00:40:04] PER THE DEED RESTRICTIONS, THEY WOULD HAVE TO WAIT THE OWNER HAS TO WAIT INTO THE FOLLOWING NEXT WEEK, A FULL SEVEN DAYS FROM THAT TIME BEFORE THEY CAN RENT IT AGAIN. IF SOMEBODY CHECKS OUT ON A SUNDAY, NO ONE CAN CHECK IN ON US ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON OR MONDAY OR TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, THEY HAVE TO WAIT THAT SEVEN DAYS. WHETHER THOSE PEOPLE STAY FOR TWO DAYS OR SEVEN AND WHAT THEY MAY END UP DOING AND WE MAY END UP GOING THAT ROUTE IS JUST LIKE A LOT OF PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANIES REQUIRE A MINIMUM RENTAL TIME. A MINIMUM AMOUNT OF DAYS. WE MAY END UP GOING THAT ROUTE AS WELL, BECAUSE WE DO NOT WANT TO BOMBARD THE COMMUNITY WITH A TON OF PEOPLE THERE. WE DON'T WANT THAT AT ALL. >> I GUESS THE REASON WHY I ASKED THE QUESTION, IS BECAUSE I CAN FORESEE THAT IF YOU HAVE 25% OF YOUR HOMEOWNERS DECIDED TO MAKE THOSE STRS, THAT IF THEY ALL HAVE VACATION RENTALS THERE AND EACH PERSON HAD, THREE PEOPLE THAT HAD THEIR OWN CAR THAT YOU COULD EASILY OVERWHELM YOUR STREETS AND PARKING THERE EASILY AND QUICKLY. I'M WONDERING HOW YOU'RE GOING TO MANAGE. HOW MANY CARS HAS IT TAKEN THAT OFF PARKING THAT YOU GUYS PUT THERE? >> I THINK IT'S FOUR OR FIVE. >> FOUR OR FIVE VEHICLES TO THAT SPOT RIGHT THERE. AGAIN, UNDERNEATH EACH UNIT, EVERY UNIT THERE'S TWO PARKING SPOTS TO THE CODE CALLS FOR ONE. >> RIGHT. >> AT LEAST ONE OR TWO IN FRONT OF THE UNIT IN THE DRIVEWAY OF THAT UNIT. YOU HAVE TWO UNDERNEATH AND TWO ON THE DRIVEWAY. THAT'S FOR VEHICLES PER UNIT. >> YOU CAN HAVE FOUR VEHICLES FOR EACH ONE OF THE UNITS? >> YES MA'AM. >> EVEN IF WE HAD TO GO THE ROUTE AND THIS IS SOMETHING FOR US TO THINK ABOUT, AND WE'RE DEFINITELY OPEN TO THINKING ABOUT THOSE THINGS AND LOOKING AT THOSE OPTIONS. TO EVEN PUTTING THAT TOWING SIGNS THAT IF PEOPLE ARE PARKING, ALONG CERTAIN AREAS SO THAT THEY CAN BE TOWED, AND THAT GIVES RESONANCE THE RIGHT TO CALL AND HAVE THOSE VEHICLES TOWED. >> OKAY. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> OKAY, GOOD. ALL RIGHT, ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. OH I'M SORRY. >> ONE MORE COMMENT. WE HAVE CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC ASSESSMENT AS REQUESTED BY THE CITY ENGINEER, AND THERE'S LITTLE OR NO IMPACT WHATSOEVER ON THE TRAFFIC. BECAUSE OF THIS POTENTIAL, THE PROPOSED COMMUNITY. ZERO AND I HAVE THE TRAFFIC STUDY RIGHT HERE. VERY LITTLE OR NO IMPACT WHATSOEVER. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. >> ALL RIGHT, WE ARE GOING TO OPEN UP OUR PUBLIC COMMENT HERE AT 4:12 PM A REMINDER THAT WE CAN THIS ISN'T A QUESTION AND ANSWER. EACH APPLICANT OR EACH SPEAKER WILL GET THREE MINUTES. IF THEY WILL COME UP TO THE DANCE AND AND SIGN-IN, STATE THEIR FIRST AND LAST NAME SIGN-IN AND THEN YOUR THREE MINUTES, WE'LL START. YES. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> I BELIEVE SHE'S GOING TO SPEAK. LET'S HAVE HER FIRST, IF THAT'LL WORK. ALL READY, COUNCILWOMAN ROB IS WITH US VIA ZOOM AND WE COULD GO AHEAD AND PLEASE HAVE HER COMMENTS FIRST. >> OKAY, CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> YES, WE CAN. >> COUNCIL MARIE ROBB FOR ONE-ON-ONE ROM DAY. I WANT TO COMMENT FIRST AND FOREMOST THAT I'M OPPOSED TO THIS DEVELOPMENT. I'M OPPOSED TO THE DENSITY, MY POSE, THE DEVIATION FROM LOT SIZE, BOTH WIDTH AND LENGTH. THE DEVIATION FROM THE STREET SIDES SIZE, AND BASICALLY ALL THE WELL THERE'S A TOTAL OF SIX DEVIATIONS THAT ARE CITED. I THINK IT IS INDEED A SAFETY ISSUE. LOOKING AT HAVING STUDIED THIS PACKET FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS, THERE IS NO WAY THAT YOU COULD TURN A FIRE TRUCK IN THE SUB-DIVISION. I'VE HEARD THE APPLICANT NOW SAY THAT, WELL, WE'RE ONLY GOING TO ALLOW SEVEN-DAY RENTALS OF, BUT WE MAY DO TWO-DAY RENTAL. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU WOULD EVER PARK SHORT-TERM RENTALS. EVEN IF THEY DID RESTRICT IT SHORT-TERM RENTALS, MOST FAMILIES HAVE THREE TO FOUR CARS. IF YOU PUT A CAR ON A 28 FOOT STREET, YOU CANNOT FIT AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE DOWN THAT STREET. [00:45:03] I THINK THIS IS JUST WAY TOO DENSE 34 TOWNHOUSES ON THREE ACRES. IT MAKES ME ACTUALLY WANT TO DO AWAY WITH PATHS BECAUSE I THINK WE'RE JUST ALLOWING PEOPLE TO DO WHATEVER THEY WANT. I DON'T KNOW WHY WE HAVE RULES. ONE, WE HAVE TWO EXTREME DEVIATIONS. I'M OPPOSED TO IT. I HAVE RECEIVED PROBABLY 30 LETTERS, TEXTS, PHONE CALLS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE OPPOSED TO IT. I SUPPORT THEM IN THEIR OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCILWOMAN ROB. READY. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND START OUR PUBLIC. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND START ON THIS SIDE HERE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, COME ON UP TO THE STAND. COME ON UP, AGAIN STATE YOUR NAME, WRITE IT DOWN ON THE PAPER AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> MY NAME IS JONATHAN VANGER. I AM REPRESENTATIVE OF THE APPLICANT BEFORE YOU IN THIS PUBLIC HEARING. I ACKNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS OF THE SPEAKERS BEFORE ME AND HAVE NO OPPOSITION TO THESE CONCERNS. I'D LIKE TO MAKE AVAILABLE SOME RESEARCH THAT I BELIEVE IS APPLICABLE FOR THIS HEARING. THIS PARCEL HAS BEEN UNDEVELOPED FOR DECADES NOW. THE LAST PROPOSED SUBDIVISION WAS ASKING FOR A MIX OF MULTIPLE COMMERCIAL USES, INCLUDING OFFICE, RETAIL, AND RESTAURANT. THAT APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED IN 2006 AND WAS NOT APPROVED. SINCE THEN, GLENN HAS REMAINED UNDEVELOPED AND UNBIND OFFICIAL FOR THE CITY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. WHILE WE REALIZE THE POTENTIAL CONCERNS THAT A TOWNHOME DEVELOPMENT COULD HAVE WITH THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. WE ALSO HAVE TO ASK OURSELVES, AT WHAT POINT SHOULD CITY STAFF, COUNCIL, AND COMMISSION ALLOWED TODAY'S FREE MARKET TO DECIDE THE BEST AND HIGHEST USE OF THE TRACK, SHOULD WE LET THIS CONTINUE TO BE THE BENEFIT OF NO ONE IN THIS PROPER TIME TO ALLOW AN EAGER AND READY DEVELOPER TO BUILD, PUT THE LAND HE PAID FOR AND PAYS TAXES ON, AS HE BELIEVES HIS BUS. I RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS BUT REQUEST AND HOPE THAT MY COMMENTS ARE NOT TAKEN IN OPPOSITION TO THE OTHER OPINIONS EXPRESSED HERE TODAY. THANK YOU. ALSO, ALL DEVELOPMENT-RELATED QUESTIONS MAY BE ANSWERED BY THE DEVELOPER WHO'S IN ATTENDANCE. QUESTIONS REGARDING THE SITE PLAN AND OR ENGINEERING MAY BE DIRECTED TOWARDS THE ENGINEER SURRENDER, WHO IS ALSO WITH US TODAY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. CONTINUING ON THIS SIDE. >> MY NAME IS PAUL ABANASCII. MY WIFE AND I ARE ON TRACKS BOTH IN THE ESTATES OF SUNSET COVE AND ALSO HAVE A BOAT DOCKS ACROSS DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE DEVELOPMENT. I FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU GUYS FOR HEARING US OUT. I JUST HAVE THREE POINTS TO MAKE. SUNSET COVE IS AMAZING PLACE. WE'VE LIVED ON VARIOUS PLACES ON GALVESTON ISLAND AND THE LOW DENSITY, THE QUALITY OF EVERYTHING. IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A HOUSE THERE, YOU GOT TO GO THROUGH THE SEVEN LABORS OF HERCULES TO GET EVERYTHING DESIGNED. YOU HAVE TO GO TO THEIR ARB FIRST BEFORE YOU CAN EVEN COME HERE. YOU CAN'T DO IT SIMULTANEOUSLY. WE HAVE SETBACKS. YOU CAN DRIVE THROUGH THERE AND YOU CAN SEE THE FUTURE BECAUSE IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL, IT'S WELL-KEPT AND EVERYTHING ELSE, AND THAT'S WHERE IT ATTRACTED I THINK MOST OF THESE FOLKS THAT THE LIVE THERE. MY WIFE AND I HAD A PLACE IN JAMAICA BEACH. WE ACTUALLY REDESIGNED THE MARINA THERE. WE WERE ON AN ACRE TRACK THERE AND WE HAD A REALLY NICE LITTLE AREA. ONE THING THAT HITS ME IS THAT THE DESIGNS HERE, [00:50:06] IT'S A COMMON SENSE THING THAT GENTLEMAN HERE, MR. LIFE, HAD ASKED A QUESTION ABOUT PARKING WITH FRIENDS COMING. ONE THING WE'VE LEARNED IN JAMAICA BEACHES THAT THERE'S NO WAY TO POLICE STRS, NO WAY. YOU CAN HAVE ALL RATIOS. YOU CAN HAVE PEOPLE AND BECAUSE IT WASN'T SET UP ORIGINALLY TO SOMEHOW POLICE IT, THAT THERE'S NO WAY TO POLICE IT. PEOPLE WILL SAY, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TWO OR THREE PEOPLE, THAT'S ALL WE CAN HAVE AND THEY'LL BE 10 CARS ON THE STREET AND THERE'S TRASH ALL OVER THE PLACE. THEY'RE SHORT-TERM THERE'S NO WAY TO POLICE WHEN THEY'RE COMING. WHO WOULD YOU CALL HERE TO EVEN SAY, HEY, ARE YOU HEAR SOMEBODY GOING TO GO AROUND AND CHECK IDS, THAT'D BE A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR EVERYBODY THERE. IT'S OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS THE WAY THIS THING IS DESIGNED, THAT THERE'S NOT ENOUGH PARKING ON WEEK ON HOLIDAYS, FOURTH OF JULY, MEMORIAL DAY. EVERYBODY BRINGS THEY BRING THEIR FRIENDS, THEY BRING BOATS, THEY RENT GOLF CARTS. EVERYONE BRINGS A CAR. ON WEST END OF THE ISLAND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET THERE. WHEN YOU GET THERE WHERE YOU CAN PARK, IT'S VERY EASY TO GET INTO SUNSET COVE. MANY TIMES I'VE GONE IN THERE, THERE'S SOMEBODY BEHIND ME AND THEY COME IN OR I GO BEHIND SOMEONE ELSE. NO ONE USES THE COATS. THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK ACROSS THE I THINK THE FENCE THERE AND SAY, HEY, HERE'S SOME PARKING RIGHT HERE, WHERE WOULD YOU PARK? FIRE. WE'RE SECOND POINT ON THE WHERE WE LIVED BEFORE WE HAD A MAJOR FIRE NEXT DOOR, YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD ABOUT IT. IT WAS ON A BAY FRONT DRIVE. OUR NEIGHBOR'S SON WAS KILLED AND IT FIRES HAVE 530. THERE WAS A TURNAROUND NEXT TO IT. THERE'S A FIRE HYDRANT CROSS THE STREET. WE HAVE A GREAT FIRE DEPARTMENT AND VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS. YOU MAKE A BEACH. THEY COULDN'T GET THERE IN TIME. THEY WERE THERE WITHIN 10 MINUTES AND THE PLACES IN GOLF. THE WIND COMES UP OFF THE GOLF AND WAS LIKE A BLOW TORCH. IT WOUND UP HITTING A HOUSE, TWO HOUSES AWAY. IT BURNED THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE DOWN AND COMPLETELY LEVELED PLACE CUT THEIR DOCK. THERE'S NO WAY ON EARTH YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SAVE SOMETHING. IF THERE'S A FIRE, SOMEONE'S CARELESS THERE, THAT WOULD BE A BIG PROBLEM. LASTLY, I THINK GOOD NEIGHBORS NECESSARILY BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR HERE. I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS TO SAY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. NOW THERE'S AT LEAST ONE MORE PERSON ON THIS SIDE HERE. >> THANKS FOR HAVING CALLS ME ON ANOTHER 4103 SEAGRASS LINE. I DO BELIEVE I COULD THROW THE PAPER AIRPLANE. >> WHO IS GOING TO BE? I'M GOING TO JUMP AROUND A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE WE'VE GOT A FEW FOLKS THAT ARE GOING TO TALK IN A MORE BROAD SCOPE. I'M GOING TO ADDRESS RIGHT AWAY THE POOL. THE POOL, IF YOU'VE BEEN TO THE PROPERTY, IS LITERALLY GOING TO BE ELEVATED LOOKING OVER. FROM A SOUND PERSPECTIVE, UNLESS THEY INTEND TO PUT SOME SOUND BARRIER, WHICH THEY'RE NOT, THAT SOUND IS GOING TO BASICALLY TRAVEL RIGHT TO MY FRONT YARD. NOW IN MY FRONT YARD, BUT THEIR HOMES, SEVERAL HOMES CLOSER THAN ME. YOU HAVE A NOISE NUISANCE THAT THEY JUST CAN'T THERE'S NO WAY TO GET AROUND IT. MAYBE THEY CAN MOVE THE POLE TO THE BEACHSIDE. MAYBE THEY CAN DO A PLAN WHERE IT'S CIRCULAR AND THE POOLS IN THE MIDDLE. BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE A DRAMATIC IMPACT TO THE SUNSET COVE RESIDENCE LIKE MYSELF THAT LIVE IN THAT AREA. THERE ARE HOMES WITHIN 40 FEET OF THAT PROPERTY, BUT THERE ARE MULTIPLE HOMES SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE EXPOSED TO WHATEVER IS GOING ON IN THAT POOL AT ALL TIMES OF THE DAY AND NIGHT. I APPLAUD THE DEVELOPER WANTS TO SAY THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A TIMER THAT TURNS OFF. PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GO OUT THERE. YOU CAN'T POLICE THAT. THEY'RE GOING TO GO OUT TO THE POOL. THEY'RE GOING TO GO TURN THE RADIO, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BRING THEIR LITTLE SPEAKER BOX. THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. THAT'S THE CONCERN WE HAVE WITH THE POOL. THERE IS NO THIS HIGH-DENSITY CONDO TOWN HOMES, ANYTHING ANYWHERE NEAR SUNSET CODE. THERE'S NOT. IF YOU'RE GOING TO FIND WHEN YOU HAVE TO GO EAST, YOU'LL FIND THEM WITH A HOLIDAY INN IS WHERE IT'S A WHOLE COMMUNITY OF TOWNHOMES HIGH-RISES IS MULTIPLE. IF YOU GO DOWN TO THE POINT WEST THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE ONE WITH THIS DENSITY. IT'S NOT CONSISTENT AT ALL, WAS SENSITIVE CO. THERE'S NO CONSISTENCY WHATSOEVER. PARKING HAS BEEN ADDRESSED. THAT WILL BE A NIGHTMARE, BUT THAT'S JUST WHEN PEOPLE GO DOWN TO THE BEACH, THE WEST END IS FINE GAUSSIANS STONE GREAT. BUT WHEN YOU GO DOWN, YOU GO DOWN WITH YOUR KIDS. YOU GO DOWN THERE WITH YOUR FAMILY? I HAVE A HOUSE RIGHT THERE. IT'S JUST MY FAMILY, MY THREE SONS, GUESS WHAT? WHEN WE HAVE A GET TOGETHER, THEY BRING THEIR FRIENDS. I GOT SIX CARS IN MY DRIVEWAY AND THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO BE THAT'S NORMAL. THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GO DOWN TO THE BEACH. THEY DON'T HAVE THE ROOM TO HAVE THIS FACILITY AND BE ABLE TO HOUSE THE PARKING SAFELY AND ADEQUATELY. ANOTHER THING IS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THE 48 FEET HIGH AND ALMOST EDWARDS TALKED ABOUT THAT. [00:55:02] BUT IT SITS ON TOP OF THAT LOT IS RAISED ABOUT 10,12 FEET. THE PROJECT ITSELF IS GOING TO LOOK CLOSER TO 60 FEET TALL. >> I'M SORRY. WE HAVE TO CHECK. >> WELL, IF THE PROJECT IS 48 FEET SIR, YOU'RE GOING TO BE BUILDING IT UP BY 10 FEET. TO CONTINUE, IT'S GOING TO BLOCK TRADE WINDS. IT'S GOING TO BLOCK THE PREVAILING WIND IS A SOUTHEAST WIND, IT'S GOING TO BLOCK THAT. I DON'T GET THAT WINDOW ANYMORE NOW, THAT WHOLE AREA DOESN'T GET THAT WIN BECAUSE THERE'S GOING TO BE, IN MY OPINION, IS 60-FOOT BUILDING. WHAT ELSE? WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SAFETY UTILITIES. I ALREADY WITH THAT. I DIDN'T GET THOSE MISSILE FRIDAY, ROSS IS MY NEIGHBOR. MY TWO HOUSES DOWN. YOU BOUGHT THEM IN JANUARY. I JUST WANTED SOMETHING TODAY. YOU DIDN'T TELL ME AND WE DIDN'T FIND OUT FOR THE HOA UNTIL FRIDAY. LIKE LITTLE MORE TIME. I GOT HAD A COUNSELOR. I'VE GOT TO GET PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO REPRESENTATIVES LIKE [INAUDIBLE] ON THE HEARING, JARED, I'M SORRY, I WENT TOO LONG. I APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. WE HAVE ANOTHER SPEAKER. >> GOOD EVENING. >> BE SURE. SIGN-IN. [LAUGHTER] >> I'LL SIGN IN QUICK. [LAUGHTER] MY NAME IS BLU WHIPPLE. MY WIFE IS LISA AND WE WERE ONE OF THE FIRST PURCHASERS IN SUNSET COVE. WE BOUGHT THERE IN SEPTEMBER 2011. PANORAMIC VIEWS, BEAUTIFUL PLACE. I HAVE NO ILL WILL TOWARDS THE DEVELOPERS OR TO MR. NOVELLI AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN TO SELL HIS PIECE OF PROPERTY. HOWEVER, AS THEY SUGGESTED TODAY, MR. NOVELLI IS INTERTWINED WITH THIS NEW PROCESS. AS A DEVELOPER OF SUNSET COVE, AND AS A SINGLE LANDOWNER OF THIS PROPERTY, SIMILAR TO THESE FOLKS. I GOT NOTICE FRIDAY AFTERNOON LATE. IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS SENT ON NOVEMBER 27TH. NOW, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE NOTICE PROVISIONS ARE IN GALVESTON. I'M A LAWYER IN HOUSTON AND EIGHT DAYS SEEMS TO BE REALLY QUICK. I WAS ON VACATION FOR A WEEK OVER THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. HAVEN'T EVEN HAD A CHANCE TO REALLY LOOK AT THIS. BUT SITTING HERE TODAY, I HAVE MORE QUESTIONS THAN I HAD BEFORE I GOT HERE. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO GET A GARBAGE TRUCK DOWN THAT STREET? JULY 4TH WEEKEND AS SUNSET COVE OWNERS WE KNOW WE HAVE VAST AMOUNTS OF PROPERTY. IT'S HARD TO FIND A PARKING SPOT ON THE STREET THERE. I'M JUST ASKING FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO LOOK AT THE IMPACTS AND MAYBE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE HAD THEY APPROACHED THE HOA AND THE BOARD, PUT SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA AND ASKED, HEY, WHY DON'T WE WORK WITH YOU GUYS? MAYBE WE CAN WORK SOMETHING OUT HERE THAT WORKS FOR US AND WORKS FOR YOU. THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING FOR. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COME ON IN. >> I'M JIMBO CARR. I'M A LOCAL CONTRACTOR HERE. >> BE SURE TO SIGN IN. >> HELLO. I'M JIMBO CARR. I'M A LOCAL CONTRACTOR HERE. I'VE KNOWN ROSS NOVELLI FOR A LONG TIME. I DROVE SOME OF THE FIRST PYLONS IN SUNSET COVE WITH ROSS. I USED TO HUNT WITH HIM THERE BEFORE THE DEVELOPMENT EVER STARTED. WE HAVEN'T HAD NO TOWN-HOMES BUILT ON THAT WEST END. I'VE BEEN WORKING OUT THERE SINCE I WAS 15 YEARS OLD AND THAT WAS SOME TIME AGO. THE ONLY TOWNHOUSE SUBDIVISION OUT THERE IS THE ONES NEXT TO ACAPULCO VILLAGE. WE'RE LOOKING AT 45 YEARS THAT WE HAD ANYTHING DEVELOPED AS TOWNHOUSES ON THE WEST END. LIKE I AGREED WITH MR. [INAUDIBLE], THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO MAINTENANCE, SO THEY DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH BIG HOMES. THEY WANT TO JUST COME DOWN AND ENJOY THE PROPERTY. I WOULD SPOKE WITH MR. NOVELLI BEFORE MR. [INAUDIBLE] BOUGHT THE PROPERTY ABOUT BUILDING TOWNHOUSES ON THAT PROPERTY AND MANAGING THE JOB FOR HIM. WE WERE GOING TO BUILD THEM ON THE GROUND BECAUSE 90% OF THAT IS AN X-ZONE AND WE THOUGHT THAT PEOPLE MIGHT WANT TO PULL UP INTO THE GARAGES, BE ABLE TO WALK RIGHT INTO THEIR HOUSES. YES, THIS WAS IN ROSS NOVELLI'S MIND OF US BUILDING TOWNHOUSES THERE. I SPOKE WITH HIM SEVERAL TIMES ON THE ISSUES, AND I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING FOR GALVESTON. IT'S A GOOD THING FOR THEIR TAXES HERE. I DON'T SEE THAT THERE SHOULD BE ANY ISSUES WITH THE WAY THAT MR. [INAUDIBLE] WANTS TO PUT THIS THING TOGETHER. I'M A CONTRACTOR AND I'M HOPING TO HELP HIM OUT WITH THIS PROJECT, AND I THINK THAT IT WOULD DO THE GALVESTON SOME GOOD. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYBODY ELSE ON THIS SIDE OF THE ROOM HERE? [01:00:27] >> MY NAME IS TIM KROPP. I HAVE A RESIDENCE AT 4106 BLUEWING TEAL. I THINK MY ASK IS THAT THEY JUST COMPLY WITH THE WAY IT'S ZONED. I THINK THE SETBACKS AND REMOVING THE SETBACKS AND ASKING FOR THE DEVIATIONS, AND BUILDING TOWNHOMES THERE IS COUNTER TO THE REST OF THE DEVELOPMENT IN THAT AREA WHERE THERE IS SPACE. I THINK ROSS'S MAIN THING WAS NOT OBSTRUCTING ANYBODY ELSE'S VIEW WHEN WE DID BUILD OUR HOUSE AND WE GO THROUGH ARTICLE REVIEW BOARD. HE WAS VERY PRECISE ON WE DON'T WANT A TOWNHOME LOOK HERE. WE WANT TO SPREAD THEM OUT. WE WANT TO HAVE EVERYONE TO HAVE A VIEW. THE OTHER CONCERN I HAVE IS FIRE. THESE ARE BUILT ON A HIGHER ELEVATION. IF THEY DO CATCH FIRE, ALL THAT DEBRIS IS GOING TO BE BLOWING TOWARDS THE OTHER HOUSES IN THE SUBDIVISION. SECOND ISSUE IS TRASH. LOT OF TIMES WHEN YOU SET OUT YOUR TRASH CANS AND THE AUTOMATIC TRASH GUY COMES THROUGH, IF YOUR CAR IS PARKED THERE AND EVERYTHING, THEY JUST MISS THE CANS. THEY MAY COME BACK A COUPLE OF DAYS. WE HAVE A PREVAILING SOUTH WIND, BLOW THE CANS OVER ALL THAT TRASH TO GET BLOWN DOWN THAT STREET. THE WAY THEY COULD DESIGN IT, IT'S A NICE BREEZEWAY THAT CARRIES IT ALL RIGHT INTO THE GALVESTON BAY. I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE POLLUTION, THE TRASH AND THE WIND-BLOWN LOOK THERE. THE DEED RESTRICTIONS, CALLS FOR ANNUAL LEASE IS ONLY IN SUNSET COVE, SO AND I'M NOT SURE THAT THEY REVIEWED ALL THE DEED RESTRICTIONS. I KNOW SOME OF THEM THEY MIGHT HAVE GOT A WAIVER IN THEIR CONTRACT, BUT I'M THINKING THAT THE DEED RESTRICTIONS MAY REQUIRE AN ANNUAL LEASE VERSUS A SEVEN-DAY ROUND PERIOD. I'D ASK THE PLANNING COMMISSION GO BACK AND READ VERY CAREFULLY. SOME OF IT WAS NOT UPDATED WHEN SOME OF THE OTHER ATTACHMENTS WERE, SO I ASK THE PLANNING STAFF GO BACK AND TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. THAT'S IT FOR ME. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WHO ELSE OVER HERE ON THIS SIDE? >> THANK YOU. I'M HUGH TUCKER. I LIVE AT 20908 EAST SUNSET BAY DRIVE. MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT IN SUNSET COVE IN 2010. ONE OF THE MAIN ATTRACTIONS OF SUNSET COVE IN ADDITION TO THE GREAT SCENERY WAS THE LACK OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS. TO COME UP WITH A TOWNHOUSE DEVELOPMENT RIGHT ON THE EDGE OF THE DEVELOPMENT I THINK IS SOMETHING THAT IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTING USES IN THAT AREA WHICH IS I THINK A CRITERIA THAT YOU HAVE IN REVIEWING DEVIATIONS FROM THE ZONING RESTRICTIONS, AND THEY'VE ASKED FOR A LOT OF DEVIATIONS. I DO THINK THAT THERE MAY BE A COMPATIBLE TOWNHOUSE DEVELOPMENT THAT CAN BE BUILT ON THAT SITE, BUT THE DENSITY OF IT IS WAY TOO MUCH FOR A COUPLE OF ACRES, AND IS CERTAINLY OUT OF KEEPING WITH THE REST OF THE AREA. IT'S UNCLEAR HOW STABLE THAT SITE IS. I'M SURE THAT THE DEVELOPER WILL HAVE A LOT OF ENGINEERING STUDIES TO DO IT, BUT IT'S GOING TO CREATE A NUISANCE FOR THE SURROUNDING AREAS. WITH ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU'VE HEARD BEFORE, I THINK THAT IS A BIG PROBLEM FOR THOSE OF US WHO'VE LIVE THERE AND ENJOY THE AREA. I THINK MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THE SHORT-TERM RENTALS. I ALSO THINK THAT THEIR ABILITY TO ACCESS OUR SUBDIVISION IS GOING TO BE HARD FOR US TO KEEP THAT MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE THAT CLOSE TO OUR SUBDIVISION OUT. TYPICALLY, WE ALL KNEW WHEN WE BOUGHT THAT THERE WAS A COMMERCIAL RESERVE THERE. THIS WAS NOT THE USE THAT WE WOULD HAVE ANTICIPATED. USUALLY WHEN THERE'S ONLY ONE COMMERCIAL RESERVE FOR A SUBDIVISION, [01:05:01] THAT RESERVE IS USED FOR A COMMERCIAL USE THAT SERVES THE BENEFIT OF THE SUBDIVISION, NOT SOMETHING THAT RUNS COUNTER TO EVERYTHING THAT THE SUBDIVISION STOOD FOR PRIOR TO THIS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. AS SAID BEFORE, MOST OF US IN THE SUBDIVISION DID NOT RECEIVE NOTICE OF THIS UNTIL A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. WE HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO REALLY STUDY IT IN GREAT DETAIL, SO THERE MAY BE THINGS THAT THE DEVELOPER CAN ANSWER FOR US TO SATISFY OUR CONCERNS AND WE'RE HAPPY TO WORK WITH THEM ON THAT. BUT AT THIS POINT, THE WAY THAT DEVELOPMENT IS PROPOSED IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE AND INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE REST OF THE DEVELOPMENT IN THAT AREA. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYBODY ELSE ON THIS SIDE OF THE ROOM? GO AHEAD. >> MY NAME IS RANDY [INAUDIBLE] I'M A RESIDENT OF SUNSET COVE I'VE BEEN A PROPERTY OWNER THERE BUILT IN 2010, AND ACTUALLY OWNED PROPERTY THERE. I THINK WE CLOSED ON OUR LOT IN 2004, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I AM ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF THE MUD 30, WHICH IS THE AREA, THE MUD DISTRICT THAT ENCOMPASSES THE PROPOSED TRACT. AND SHOWMARK ENGINEERING, WHO IS THE ENGINEERING COMPANY THAT DID SUNSET COVE, WAS ALSO THE ENGINEERING COMPANY THAT WAS REFERRED TO BY THE APPLICANT. I HAVE SOME GENERAL QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS ABOUT THE DRAINAGE. WHEN THE DEVELOPMENT WAS PUT IN, ROSS'S HAD ENVISIONED THAT BEING A JUST AS SOME OTHERS HAD DESCRIBED MORE USE FOR A STORE, CLEANERS, SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES RATHER THAN HIGH DENSITY TOWNHOUSES. AND THAT'S THE WAY IT WAS DEVELOPED. BASED ON HIS VISION MANY YEARS AGO, I HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS BASED ON OUR CURRENT DRAINAGE SYSTEM, WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE AN AREA THAT'S ALMOST 50% CONCRETE THAT WILL NOW BE FLOWING INTO WHAT WE HAVE FOR OUR DRAINAGE DISTRICTS. SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AND HEAR FROM MARCUS IF YOU HAVE THAT AVAILABLE, WHAT IS PROPOSED AND HOW THAT'S GOING TO BE HANDLED. IT IS A CONCERN. OBVIOUSLY, IT'S GOING TO IMPACT OUR TAX BASE FOR THE DISTRICT AS WELL. SO THAT'S A CONCERN. I WILL ALSO REITERATE THAT I HAVE THE SAME CONCERNS HAVE BEEN EXPRESSED BY MANY THAT JUST THE SAFETY OUT THERE. WE HAVE THE WIND. AS WE ALL KNOW HERE IN GALVESTON AND BLOWS CONSTANTLY. AND SO ANYTHING THAT'S ON 3W5 OFTEN ENDS UP IN THE BAY. SO THAT'S A BIG CONCERN OR HOW THEY'RE GOING TO CONTROL THAT. THAT'S ALL REALLY HAD. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> ALL RIGHT. FORGIVE ME I JUMPED THE GUN BEFORE. DON'T START ME. HI. >> REMEMBER SIGN-IN. >> I DID. >> THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT. YOU FIRST ONE. >> I GET CREDIT? >> [LAUGHTER] GO AHEAD. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS JOHN MOVES AND THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME TALK. I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. SOUNDS LIKE COVE. I'M VERY OPPOSED TO IT. WE'D BEEN THERE FOR 10 YEARS. I PERHAPS OFFER A BIT OF A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE. MY PROFESSION IS I'M SENIOR MANAGING PARTNER AND CITY HEAD FOR THE GLOBAL REAL ESTATE FIRM OF HEINZ FOR INVESTMENT IN DEVELOPMENT. WERE ACTIVE IN OVER 300 MARKETS AND GLOBALLY IN 30 COUNTRIES. YOU WOULD KNOW IS BETTER FOR DEVELOPING PROPERTIES SUCH AS THE GALLERIA, SUCH AS THE WATER WALL, WILLIAMS TOWER, PENNZOIL PLACE, CHASE TOWER. BACK IN 2003, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF LEADING THE DEVELOPMENT TOYOTA CENTER FOR THE HOUSTON ROCKETS. I'M CURRENTLY PARTNERED WITH THE HOUSTON ASTROS. I'M TRANSFORMING THE LAND ADJACENT TO MID-MAY PARK. I UNDERSTAND DEVELOPMENT DEEPLY AND INTRINSICALLY ACROSS MANY MARKETS. I'M USUALLY THE ONE SPEAKING, ASKING FOR THINGS LIKE THIS. WE USUALLY VERY CAREFUL AND ENGAGING THE PUBLIC REALM AROUND US AND THE NEIGHBORS. I AM SHOCKED TO SAY THAT I LEARNED OF THIS ON THURSDAY. NORMALLY WE ARE TALKING WITH NEIGHBORS MONTH IN ADVANCE TO THIS, TO GO TALK ABOUT THE EFFICACY OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT, HOW IT MAY IMPACT THEM, WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE IT BETTER? NONE OF THAT ENGAGEMENT HAS HAPPENED TO MY KNOWLEDGE. I'M HERE TO TALK BRIEFLY ON VARIANCES, [01:10:03] DENSITY, AND DESIGN. ON VARIANCES, I LECTURE AT RICE UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON ON THINGS LIKE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, THAT CARRY WITH IT VARIANCES. AND THE REASON WHY IS MOST OF THE STUDENTS DON'T UNDERSTAND THE VAGUE WORLD AROUND ENTITLEMENTS AND AROUND PLANNING AND ZONING. BASICALLY, ONE OF THE CONCEPTS WE SAY IS ON A COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, THE MORE ZONING THAT IS GRANTED, THE MORE VARIANCES THAT ARE GRANTED USUALLY NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING CONVEYED FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD. PERHAPS IT'S MORE GREEN SPACE. PERHAPS IT'S A CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS THAT ESTABLISHES JOBS. PERHAPS IT'S TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT. NONE OF THOSE CONVEYANCES ARE HERE. SO THEY'RE FROM TRYING TO WONDER WHY SO MANY VARIATIONS TO THE PROPERTY CODE ARE GRANTED FOR THIS ONE DEVELOPMENT. I DON'T NEED TO SPEAK TO THE RELATIVE VALUE OF THE DEVELOPMENT. THAT'S NOT MY PLACE TO SAY. ON DENSITY, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT A LOT. I'VE TRIED TO MAP THIS OUT. I'VE ACTUALLY USED ONE OF MY ARTWORK TO LOOK AT THIS, TO SAY HOW IN GOD'S NAME, AS WE LOOK AT WEEKEND IN GALVESTON, TEXAS, WHERE THE AVERAGE UNIT BRINGS IN 6-8 CARS BECAUSE I KNOW MY DOES I KNOW MY NEIGHBORS DO. WHY ARE THESE ANY DIFFERENT? I CAN'T FATHOM WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO PARK THAT MANY CARS IF EVEN HALF OF THE UNITS ARE BEING USED. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO DO THE MATH. THE DENSITY IS COMPLETELY INAPPROPRIATE AND WRONG. AND SAFETY. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SAFETY A LOT. DESIGN. WHEN I COME TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, I USUALLY TALK AND BRING ELEVATIONS THAT SHOW PERSPECTIVE WITH PEDESTRIANS IN IT. I DON'T THINK THE APPLICANT WANTS TO DO THAT BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO SHOW THAT THIS IS A FORTRESS. IT SAYS HERE THAT IT'S BUILT TO 17 FEET TALL. AS I DO THE MATH AND I'VE DONE A LOT OF STRUCTURES, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU GET TO THAT WITHOUT HAVING A RETAINING WALL, ASSUMING YOU'RE EIGHT FEET TALL OFF OF THE GROUND TO BEGIN WITH. IT'S JUST MATH. FINALLY, IN MY 38 YEARS OF DOING THIS, I'VE NEVER SEEN AN APPROVAL FROM STAFF FOR SOMETHING THAT RIDES THIS HARD OVER LAND PURVIEW IN THE REGULATIONS. THANK YOU [INAUDIBLE] >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE ON THIS SIDE OF THE ROOM HERE? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND, YES, GO AHEAD RIGHT OVER HERE ON THIS SIDE OF THE ROOM HERE. >> CAN YOU ALL HEAR ME? THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER AND GETTING US ALL OUT HERE. I LIKE THE OTHER FOLKS HERE. I'VE JUST RECEIVED THE NOTICE ON THURSDAY, AND IT WAS A VERY QUICK PANIC. SO I CONTACTED THE HOA AND IT MADE PEOPLE AS I COULD TO INFORM THEM OF THIS PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING. ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT MAYBE WE HAVEN'T REALLY DISCUSSED IN GREAT DETAIL BECAUSE WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE ISSUES IS RAWLS DID A GREAT JOB ON DEVELOPING THIS PROPERTY. AND HE'S, I THINK BILLY, I BELIEVE AT THIS POINT IN TIME, HE SOLD ABOUT ALL THE LAND IN THE DEVELOPMENT. AND THIS WAS ONE OF THE LAST PARCELS. SO HE'S PROBABLY, MY OPINION IS HE'S PROBABLY READY TO MOVE ON. AND NO OFFENSE AGAINST RAWLS FOR MOVING ON OR GETTING TOGETHER. MAYBE ANOTHER PROJECT. BUT HE'S SOMEWHAT CONFLICTED. AND YEAH, THIS WAS ORIGINALLY TO BE A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY. AND THAT'S WHAT IT WAS SET OUT TO BE, NOT CONDOMINIUMS STACKED UP ON ONE ANOTHER. AND OR TOWN HOME STACKED UP ON ONE ANOTHER. AND MY LAST POINT WILL BE, IF YOU DRIVE DOWN 305, AS WE GO EAST, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF TOWN HOMES AND THINGS OF THAT MATTER ON THE FRONT OR 305. THEY'RE NOT WELL-MAINTAINED. GENERALLY, THE MATERIALS ARE SHODDY. AND IF YOU'VE LIVED DOWN HERE AS I HAVE, I'VE HAD MY HOME SINCE 2013, SO A LOT OF MAINTENANCE TO KEEP THE HOUSE LOOKING NICE. AND IF SOMEBODY COMES IN HERE AND BUYS FIVE OR SIX OF THESE UNITS, THEY'RE GOING TO BE BUYING THEM FOR RENTALS. AND MY GUESS IS THEY'RE REALLY NOT GOING TO DO A GREAT JOB OF KEEPING IT UP. SO HERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO USE THESE TOWN HOMES IN FRONT OF OUR SUBDIVISION, WHICH PROBABLY AREN'T GOING TO BE WELL KEPT AFTER A COUPLE OF YEARS. AND THOSE ARE SOME POINTS I WANTED TO MAKE THAT MAYBE EVERYONE CAN THINK ABOUT. SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [01:15:13] >> I'LL BE SHORT, I PROMISE. I'M DAVID ZARA, BEEN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR, SINCE 2011, 2012 AND I'VE GOT JUST A REAL SIMPLE SOLUTION. ALTHOUGH I'M OPPOSED. AS THE ONE GENTLEMAN HAD COME UP AND SAID THAT THERE'S A REASON THAT THIS HAS BEEN UNDEVELOPED FOR 20 YEARS AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS IT JUST NEVER WAS REALLY DEVELOPED OUT THE WAY ROSS HAD EXPLAINED IT TO A LOT OF US WISH IT WAS IT WAS COMMERCIAL. IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE, HE SAID A COFFEE SHOP OR COULD BE A BAIT STORE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I THINK THAT THE SOLUTION COULD BE VERY SIMPLE, THAT YOU JUST TAKE THE FENCE DOWN AND JUST HAVE IT JOIN OUR HOA THEN THAT WAY WE DIDN'T HAVE TO COME IN HERE. WE ALREADY HAVE ALL THE RULES SET OUT AND WHETHER OR NOT THAT WOULD BE ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE NEW DEVELOPERS. THERE IS A RULE BOOK THAT WE ALREADY HAVE AND THE FENCE THEY THEY PUT THE FENCE UP AND I REMEMBER WHEN THEY DID THAT AND I THOUGHT, WELL, THAT'S WEIRD AND I THINK THAT WAS JUST A SYMBOLIC MEANING OF, HEY LOOK, THIS IS SEPARATE. IT'S NOT PART OF SUNSET CODE WHEN IT REALLY SHOULD BE. ITS ADJACENT. IT'S RIGHT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WHETHER WHATEVER IT LOOKS LIKE, IT IS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. WE'VE ALL BEEN ON IT PRIOR TO THE FENCE AND I WOULD BE ALL FOR AS AS A SOLUTION AND AS A POTENTIAL SOLUTION IS JUST TO TAKE THE FENCE DOWN INHABIT JOINED THE HOA WITH ALL THE RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT ARE ALREADY THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN LAID OUT AND HAVE BEEN PROVEN FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS INSIDE SUNSET COVE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WELL, ON THIS SIDE HERE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS SCOTT SECRET. I'M A RESIDENT OF SUNSET COVE. I LIVE AT 20919 WEST SUNSET BAY. MY WIFE AND I HAD THE DISTINCTION OF BEING THE LONGEST LAWN TO FULL-TIME RESIDENTS IN SUNSET COVE SO WE'D BEEN THERE AWHILE. I'VE ALSO BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR OVER 10 YEARS AND I'M ON THE DREADED ARCHITECTURAL COMMITTEE. RIGHTLY OR WRONGLY, AND MY PARTNER IN CRIME PROBABLY WILL GET UP AND SPEAK AS WELL. WE WORK HARD TO PRESERVE THE VISION OF SUNSET COVE THAT IS SIGHT LINES, THE THINGS YOU SEE. WE'VE TALKED ALREADY ABOUT THE FIRE HAZARDS, THINGS LIKE THE DEVELOPMENT CAN COME BUT WE REALLY SPEND A LOT OF TIME MAKING SURE THAT THE VIEW CORRIDORS AND THE THINGS THAT WERE INTENDED TO KEEP THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY TO BE THE NICE RESONANCE IT IS WHILE STILL HAVING NICE HOMES AND HAVING A LOT OF DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRESS, WE MAKE SURE THAT WE WORK WITH RESIDENTS TO MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND THE VISION AND COMPLETE THE VIEW CORRIDORS. MY BIGGEST CONCERN ON THAT IS THE FACT THAT IT IS CREATING A WALL AND IT IS WALLING. I STARTING PART OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT HAS NO VIEW NOW. IF YOU LOOK AT THE STREETS AND YOU CAN PUT THE MAP UP, THERE ARE FULL STREETS NOW THAT WILL BE BLOCKED AND HAVE NOTHING BUT A VIEW OF SOME POOLS AND HE BACK OF A TOWN HOME COMPLEX. THAT IS NOT THE VISION THAT WAS SUNSET COVE IS AND I DON'T THINK MOST OF THE RESONANCE THAT BOUGHT THERE WAS THEIR RESIDENCY THERE AND I DON'T THINK IT DOES JUSTICE TO THE WEST AND THE GALVESTON ISLAND TO TO BLOCK THAT AS WELL. ADDITIONAL CONCERNS. WE DID TALK ABOUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEIR ABILITY TO TURN AROUND AND I'VE BEEN IN THE BEVERAGE BUSINESS AND I BOUGHT TRUCKS. THERE'S NO WAY YOU CAN TURN AROUND A SINGLE AXLE TRUCK IN THAT SMALL TIME-FRAME ESPECIALLY ON A HOLIDAY WEEKEND, IF YOU HAVE EXTRA PEOPLE PARKED ON THE STREET, THAT IS A HUGE CONCERN TO ME. THE OTHER IS DURING THE DEVELOPMENTAL PHASE I DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE TO PUT IN A PLAN ON HOW THEY'RE GOING TO GET ALL THE VENDORS, WORKERS, AND CONTRACTORS IN AND OUT OF THERE. IF YOU PULL UP TO THAT DEVELOPMENT IS VERY SHORT AND THERE'S A GATE THAT ENTERS ON A SUNBIRD THAT COMES INTO SUNSET COVE AND THE ENTRANCE TO THIS PROPERTY IS RIGHT NEXT TO IT. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO PUT ALL THOSE PEOPLE WERE ALREADY TALKING ABOUT, THERE'S NO PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO PARK NOW WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE PARKING SPOTS UNDERNEATH WHERE ALL THE WORKERS THAT ARE GOING TO DEVELOP THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY GOING TO PARK. MY CONCERN IS THAT THAT'S GOING TO BLACKOUT ON 3005 AND CAUSE A MAJOR ISSUE. I DON'T WANT TO SLOW PROGRESS IN THE WEST END. I THINK WE CAN BE REASONABLE. IT WOULD'VE BEEN HELPFUL IF WE COULD HAVE SIT DOWN AND TALKED ABOUT THROUGH THESE THINGS. I MYSELF, LIKE I SAID, I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT THERE FOR OVER 10 YEARS OR 14 YEARS NOW. I DIDN'T RECEIVE NOTICE AND I'M ON THE BOARD. MY NEIGHBOR GOT THE LETTER IN THE MAIL. I'M ON THE HOA. THAT'S HOW WE FOUND OUT ABOUT IT AND THAT WAS EARLY LAST WEEK. WE'RE ALL SCRAMBLING TO FIGURE THIS OUT [01:20:01] AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN COME TO SOME RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> I'M CHUGS HAX AND LIKE THE REST OF THE PEOPLE HERE, I'VE LIVED IN THE COMMUNITY A LONG TIME. I WILL SAY THAT I DID GET THE LETTER. I WAS ONE THAT GOT THE LETTER AND I DID SEND IT BACK. ANYWAY, THE CONCERN THAT WE ALL SHARE IS REALLY IT'S ONE OF SAFETY. IT'S ONE OF VASA PRACTICALITY. AS THIS THING GOES FORWARD AND THEY GET THERE. WHO WANTS TO HAVE YOUR VISITORS AND YOUR NEIGHBORS BACK IN INTO YOUR DRIVEWAY? I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU GUYS LIVE, BUT SHOW YOUR NEIGHBOR BACKS IN YOUR DRIVEWAY FROM TIME-TO-TIME, BUT IT'S NOT AN EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE, EVERY NIGHT OCCURRENCE SOMEBODY COMES IN. NOT ONLY NOW, DO WE HAVE JUST THE TRAFFIC FROM THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE BUT IN TODAY'S WORLD, WE HAVE THE AMAZON, WE HAVE THE FEDEX. WE HAVE MUCH MORE TRAFFIC THAN WHAT WE'VE EVER HAD IN THE PAST AND IT'S GOING BE AN ISSUE. I'M JUST SAYING THAT I FEEL THAT THESE ROADS NEED TO BE LOOKED AT STRONGLY BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION. WE NEED TO HAVE TURNAROUNDS FOR SAFETY AND IT'S IMPERATIVE NOT ONLY FOR US AS THE NEIGHBORS, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE GOING TO BUY THE HOUSES? THEY MAY NOT HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT IT AS MUCH AS WE HAVE. IT'S NOT THAT WE'RE THERE KEEPER, BUT WE ARE IN A SENSE THEY'RE KEEPER LOOKING OUT FOR THEIR BEST INTERESTS AS WELL. WITH ALL THAT BEING SAID, I JUST WANTED TO GO ON RECORD AS SAYING THAT I'M OPPOSED TO THE PROJECT AS IT STANDS AND I'M NOT GOING TO SAY THAT THERE COULDN'T BE SOME MAJOR TWEAKING. BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, ALL OF YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. WHO ELSE ON THIS SIDE HERE? >> HI. MY NAME IS CAROL CHAMPAGNE. MY HUSBAND AND I ARE A FULL-TIME RESIDENT IN SUNSET COVE. WE'RE AT 4111 SAND HILL, WERE STRONGLY OPPOSED TO THIS PROJECT FOR ALL THE SAME REASONS THAT YOU'VE BEEN HEARING. THE DENSITY IS WAY TOO HIGH. TYPICALLY, WE WOULD SEE PROBABLY SIX UNITS PER ACRE. THIS HAS GOT OVER 10 UNITS PER ACRE. OUR STREETS RIGHT NOW AND SUNSET COVE OR THE STANDARD, IF TWO PEOPLE ARE PARKING ON EITHER SIDE, THE GARBAGE TRUCKS CAN BARELY GET DOWN. THIS PLACE TRAFFIC IS GOING TO BE UNBEARABLE FOR US. IF WE THINK ABOUT THE SHORT-TERM RENTALS, THEY COULD HAVE 200 PEOPLE AT THAT POOL EVERY WEEKEND. WE'VE GOT OUR SUNSET COVE HOUSES 40 FEET FROM THEIR POOL. THE NOISE, THE TRAFFIC IS GOING TO BE TOO MUCH. THEN WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE LIGHTS, EVERYBODY DRIVING DOWN THOSE ROADS ARE GOING TO SHINE RIGHT IN TO THE HOUSES AND SUNSET COVE AND BECAUSE IT'S ELEVATED, WRITE IT RIGHT INTO THE HOMES SO WERE STRONGLY OPPOSED. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS MICHAEL BURKE. AS A RETIRED FIREMAN IN A FIRST RESPONDER, I WOULDN'T PULL A FIRE TRUCK IN THERE. ESPECIALLY IF IT'S ON FIRE, YOU'D HAVE TO RUN HOSES IN THERE AND YOU NEED A FIRE HYDRANT PRETTY CLOSE. I'VE LIVED IN SEATTLE FOR A LONG TIME AND THEN I MOVED OVER TO SUNSET AND I BUILT A HOME. THE SHORT-TERM RENTALS OVER THERE JUST ABOUT DROVE ME OUT BECAUSE OF THE NOISE. NOW I SEE IT'S GETTING A LITTLE BIT CLOSER AND I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW OPPOSE THIS PROJECT AND I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING ALL DAY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> WHETHER YOU HEARD IT FROM A FIREFIGHTER, THE NARROW ROADS AND YOU'VE HEARD IT FROM ALL THE NEIGHBORS THAT TALL BUILDINGS, [01:25:01] THE NARROW STREETS, THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. >> [OVERLAPPING] I'M SORRY, SIR, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. SIGN IT. >> SIGN IT. TAKEN AWAY FROM MY THREE MINUTES BECAUSE I'M GOING TO NEED ALL OF THEM. I'M RUSTY WALLACE OF 4118 SAND HILL COURT. BUT THE NARROW STREETS, THE JOHN, THE COMMISSIONER LIGHTFOOT IS SPOT ON. THE PARKING IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THIS. THE HOUSES ARE 15 FEET FROM THE STREET. YOU CANNOT PARK A CAR IN THAT DRIVEWAY. THE LOTS ARE TOO NARROW. THERE WILL BE NO ON STREET PARKING. THE FEW THAT THEY'VE PROVIDED ADDITIONAL IS IN NO WAY GOING TO BE SUFFICIENT. THIS IS EVERYTHING TO THE MAX. JUST TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE, THERE ARE NARRATIVE HAS THAT THREE-PLUS BEDROOMS. WELL, I CAN TELL YOU 3+=44\, 4*34 IS 136 BEDROOMS. THE GALVEZ HAS 266 ROOMS. WHY DON'T I JUST TAKE TWO-THIRDS OF THE GALVEZ AND JUST GO SET IT OVER THERE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO GET. AT LEAST IF THE GALVEZ THERE, I'VE GOT STAFF. THERE'S GOING TO BE NOBODY THERE TO OVERSEE THESE STRS. IF THESE GUYS ARE SAYING THAT THEY DON'T LIKE STRS OR THEY'RE GOING TO LIMIT THEM, THEN LET'S LIMIT THEM. JUST THIS DEVELOPER EITHER OWNS OR MANAGES A NUMBER OF VRBOS. SIX BEDROOMS SLEEPS 30, FOUR BEDROOMS, SLEEP 16, FOUR BEDROOM SLEEPS 20, FOUR BEDROOM SLEEPS 28, SIX BEDROOMS SLEEPS 40, SEVEN BEDROOM SLEEPS 30 WITH TWO BATHROOMS. HOW DOES THAT WORK? THE DENSITY ON THIS IS JUST OFF THE CHART, AND TO ANSWER A COUPLE OF THINGS, THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THIS TRACT IS UNIQUE. IT'S ELEVATED. ONE OR TWO THINGS IS GOING TO HAVE TO HAPPEN. HE'S EITHER GOING TO HAPPEN BECAUSE HE IS OUT TO THE EDGES. HE'S EITHER GOING HAVE TO RETAINING WALLS OR HE'S NOT GOING TO HAVE RETAINING WALLS. HE'S GOING TO REMOVE THE DIRT AND HE'S GOING TO HAVE NO SWIMMING POOL BECAUSE YOU CAN'T PUT A SWIMMING POOL WITHIN 1,000 FEET OF THE BEACHFRONT AT THAT LEVEL. HE NEEDS TO EXPLAIN THAT AT THE VERY LEAST. THE DRAINAGE, I DON'T KNOW THAT THIS IS IN THE MUD. >> IT IS. >> IT IS? >> YEAH. >> THEN THE DRAINAGE IS ANOTHER ISSUE, BUT THE CARS ARE NOT GOING TO FIT. I'M JUST GUYS ARE CITY IS STRUGGLING WITH STRS?. THIS IS NOT GOING TO HELP US. IT IS HORRIBLE. WE ALL KNOW THIS IS GOING TO BE LARGELY STRS. IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE. THERE'S, WE'VE GOT TO WORK ON FIXING THAT ISSUE AND THIS IS NOT THE DIRECTION TO GO. I HOPE THAT YOU WOULD VOTE TO OPPOSE THIS AND SEND THAT RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WHO ELSE ON THIS SIDE OF THE ROOM OVER HERE? >> I'M NOT GOING TO TALK AS MUCH AS HE DID. I MEAN, ALL THE POINTS HAVE BEEN SAID. >> NAME. >> I'M SORRY. SHANNON WALLA. >> THANK YOU. >> EVERYONE'S HIT ON ALL OF MY CONCERNS. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE DENSITY. I'M CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS IS AND I WISH THE MAP WAS UP. IT'S IN MY BACKYARD. I DIDN'T GET A NOTICE. I'M 250 FEET PROBABLY FROM IT, BUT WHEN WE BUILT OUR HOME THERE, YOU CAN'T HAVE RENTALS. THAT'S WHY WE BUILT OUR HOME THERE. NOW I'M GOING TO SIT ON MY PORCH AND BASICALLY BE LOOKING AT RENTALS AND PARTYING AND THE POOL AND THAT'S NOT WHAT I SIGNED UP FOR. ANOTHER THING IS THAT I DON'T THINK ANYBODY MENTIONED IS THE WE SIT NEXT DOOR TO THE, I CAN'T THINK OF THE NAME THE AUDUBON BIRD SANCTUARY. WE ENJOY GOING OVER THERE AND LOOKING AT THE BIRD. I AM CONCERNED ALSO ABOUT THE LIGHT AND HOW THAT WILL AFFECT THE BIRDS THAT MIGRATE, AND LIKE I SAID, I'M NOT GOING TO SAY MUCH MORE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> GOOD EVENING. I'M TERESA ANDERSON. I'M A FULL-TIME RESIDENT AT SUNSET COVE. WE RETIRED THERE IN 2015, 2016. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE HIGH DENSITY AND I'M ALSO I DID SEND YOU ALL AN EMAIL AND HAD A LIST OF THINGS THAT WE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT. I AM OPPOSED TO ALL THE DEVIATIONS THAT ARE BEING REQUESTED. [01:30:04] SOMEWHAT DISAPPOINTED THAT WE ALREADY SAY, HEY, WE CAN DO THIS. I AM PERSONALLY TIRED OF PEOPLE OR GROUPS THAT HAVE OVERSIGHT ON THINGS SAYING, WE CAN CHANGE WHAT HAS BEEN SAID AS GOOD PRACTICE, GOOD BUILDING PRACTICES. WE CAN SHORTEN DOWN THE STREETS. WE CAN SHORTEN DOWN THE LOTS. ONE THING HADN'T BEEN REALLY TALKED ABOUT, WHERE ARE THE PEOPLE CAN PUT THE TRAILERS. YOU HAVE A SHORTENED DRIVEWAY, YOU HAVE TANDEM PARKING BASICALLY IN THESE TOWN HOMES. EVERYBODY IS GOING TO HAVE A 24, 25 FOOT BOAT BEHIND THEM. THEY'D BE PULLING A TRAILER OVER. ATVS ARE BRINGING THEIR OWN GOLF CARTS. THERE IS NOT ENOUGH PARKING IN THIS FACILITY AND THEY GO OFF STREET PARK INTO THE GATE AREA, THUS BLOCKING ACCESS TO SUNSET COVE FOR PEOPLE LIKE US, FIRE DEPARTMENT AMBULANCES AND THEN WE CAN CALL A TOTAL COMPANY. IT TAKES AN HOUR FOR A TOTAL COMPANY TO GET OUT THERE. THOSE ARE SOME OF THE CONSIDERATIONS. I DO APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND YOUR EFFORT IN THIS. I DO HOPE YOU DO READ MY EMAIL I SENT IN. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [BACKGROUND] >> I'M MALCOLM DAVIS, LIVE AT 4114 SOUTH SUNSET BAY DRIVE. COULD YOU PUT THAT MAP UP? >> NO. >> CAN'T DO IT. WHAT IS THE SETBACK ON THE DRIVEWAY? HOW LONG IS THE DRIVEWAY? THE DRIVEWAY IT'S A SETBACK 10 FEET. THE DRIVEWAY IS 10 FEET. YOU TOUCHED THE GARAGE WITH THE EXTRA CAR. MY TRUCK IS A NORMAL CHEVROLET PICK UP 1,500. IT'S 19 FEET LONG. WE HAD THE SHERIFF LOOK IT UP. I'LL BE OUT IN THE STREET ALREADY FOUR FEET. THESE DRIVEWAYS A LOT OF THEM ARE DRIVEWAY TO DRIVEWAY. MAYBE A LITTLE OFFSET SO YOU'VE ALREADY LOST THAT MUCH MORE ON YOUR STREET WHENEVER IT WAS SAID YOU JUST PARK IN THE DRIVEWAY. WELL, YOU DON'T JUST PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, YOUR PARKING IN THE DRIVEWAY AND THE STREET JUST WITH WHAT WAS PRESENTED. IF THE MAP WAS UP, THE STREETS POINT STRAIGHT AT HOUSES EVERY TIME SOMEBODY COMES IN THIS PLACE IT'S GOING TO BE SHINING AND THEY'RE ELEVATED, SHINING RIGHT INTO PEOPLE'S HOUSES EACH OF THOSE TWO ROADS GO TO. CONVENIENTLY, THIS SIDE OF THE MAP WAS COVERED UP WITH SOMETHING. BUT THERE'S HOUSES THERE THERE'S HOUSES OVER HERE. THE SWIMMING POOL WAS PRESENTED AS BEING NOT NEXT TO THE HOUSES. THE SWIMMING POOL STRAIGHT OUT IS THE WATER, BUT TO THE LEFT ARE HOUSES TO THE RIGHT ARE HOUSES. I DON'T BELIEVE IT. ANYWAY. THANK YOU. I DON'T WANT THIS PUT IN. MY WIFE AND I RETIRED. I'M SORRY >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYBODY ELSE ON THIS SIDE OF THE ROOM HERE? GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE. ANYBODY THAT DID NOT SPEAK THAT WISHES TO SPEAK. ALRIGHT. WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. YES. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 5:04 AND THEN THE APPLICANT WILL COME BACK. YES. >> FIRST OF ALL, I COULDN'T BE MORE GRATEFUL FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TRULY. LET ME JUST KIND OF. >> PLEASE ADDRESS THE COMMISSION. >> YES, SIR. WELL, I JUST WANTED TO LET THEM KNOW, I'M NOT GIVING YOU MY BACK TYPE OF THING. FIRST AND FOREMOST, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IS WE HAVE REQUESTED FROM MR. ROSS NOVELLI AS HE PRESENTED HIMSELF AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE HOA, MORE THAN ONCE IN WRITING, VERBAL, ON THE PHONE, TO ALLOW US A MEETING WITH THE HOA, TO ALLOW US A WAY TO ADDRESS THE HOA, [01:35:01] TO TALK TO THE HOA, TO SEE IF WE COULD TALK A LITTLE BIT AND SEE IF WE CAN AT LEAST LET THEM KNOW WHAT THE PLANS ARE. I'M SORRY. WELL, WE WERE TOLD HE WAS. THAT'S THE FIRST THING. SECONDLY, THIS PARTICULAR PARCEL OF LAND DOES NOT FALL WITHIN THE GUIDELINES OF THE HOA OF SUNSET COVE. IT HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO. IT'S A COMPLETELY SEPARATE PARCEL OF LAND AND DOES NOT FALL UNDERNEATH THE GUIDELINES OF THE HOA OF SUNSET COVE. THE TURNAROUND AND THE FIRE TRUCKS, THE FIRE MARSHALL LOOKED AT ALL OF THAT STUFF, AND ACCORDING TO THE STAFF THAT HAVE INFORMED US OF THIS LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, THAT HE SEEMS TO BE OKAY WITH THE DESIGN THE WAY IT IS. IF HE HAS ANY MORE QUESTIONS, WE'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ADDRESS THOSE. WHATEVER CHANGES THE FIRE MARSHAL WANTS US TO DO WE'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO SO. THE ENTIRE PROJECT WILL BE SPRINKLERED THE CONSTRUCTION CODES CALL FOR. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF OTHER POINTS WHAT WERE THEY THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT. THE PEOPLE WHO HAD SUGGESTED THAT TAKE THE FENCE DOWN OR SOMEBODY PUT A FENCE UP? WE DID NOT PUT THE FENCE UP. WE BOUGHT THE PROPERTY EXACTLY AS IT IS, WHERE IT IS, THE WAY IT IS. THE ONLY THING WE HAVE DONE IS CONSTANTLY ONCE A MONTH OR ONCE EVERY 3 TO 4 WEEKS I BELIEVE, MOW THE LOT BECAUSE THE GRASS GOES UP AS EVERYONE KNOWS. WE JUST CONTINUED THE MAINTENANCE OF THE LOT, BUT WE HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING AS FAR AS FENCING OR SO FORTH AND SO ON. THAT FENCE EXISTED WHEN WE PURCHASED THE PROPERTY. LET ME REMIND EVERYONE THAT ACCORDING TO THE REAL ESTATE CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE WITH MR. NOVELLI THAT'S SIGNED AND THAT PARTICULAR CONDITION IS INITIALED NEXT TO IT BY MR. NOVELLI. HE WAS VERY MUCH UNDERSTANDING IN A VERY CLEAR PLAIN ENGLISH THAT THIS WILL BE A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT TOWN-HOMES, AND THAT'S WHY HE APPROVED THE PURCHASE CONTRACT. HE HAD THE RIGHT TO REJECT IT, I'M SURE HE HAS RECEIVED MANY OTHERS. FINALLY, BY VIRTUE OF THE RIGHT OF OWNERSHIP TO THIS PROPERTY, THAT IT'S ZONED COMMERCIAL. WE DID NOT WANT TO COME IN WITH A BUNCH OF TOWN-HOME BUILDINGS AND REALLY GET TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF DENSITY WITHOUT HAVING TO GO THROUGH THE APPROVAL PROCESS, WITHOUT HAVING TO COME TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. BECAUSE RIGHTFULLY WE OWN THE LAND, THIS IS WITHIN THE ZONE. THIS IS WHAT WE WANT TO PUT ON IT AND WE DIDN'T WANT TO DO THAT. WE DIDN'T WANT TO COME IN AND PUT A RINKY-DINK SHOPPING CENTER LIKE SOME PEOPLE HAVE SUGGESTED, WE DIDN'T WANT TO PUT A GAS STATION. WE WANTED TO PUT SOMETHING THAT WE FEEL AESTHETICALLY WOULD ADD TO THE VALUE OF THE COMMUNITY THAT'S ADJACENT TO US. YES, THE LOT ELEVATES GOES FROM 10.6 AS THE LOWEST POINT, TO ALMOST 17 FEET AT THE HIGHEST POINT. WE HAVE A GREAT ENGINEERING FIRM THAT HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THIS. WE WERE ONLY NOTIFIED THAT WE ARE ABOUT TO APPEAR IN FRONT OF THIS COMMISSION THIS PAST MONDAY AFTERNOON AT 4:30 IN THE AFTERNOON WHEN WE'RE NOTIFIED. WE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THE NEIGHBORS, TO TALK TO THE NEIGHBORS BECAUSE THIS WAS JUST AN IDEA, A PROPOSED IDEA HERE IT IS. HERE'S WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO. ONCE THIS GETS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION, THEN WE GO TO THE NEIGHBORS AND SAYS, HERE'S WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO BEFORE WE GO TO CITY COUNCIL AND PRESENT THIS TO THE COUNCIL. WE ARE HERE TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY. WE'RE NOT HERE TO BE OPPOSED. WE'RE NOT HERE TO BE A FIGHT WITH, BUT THAT'S NOT IT. THAT IS NOT IT. EVERYTHING WE DO EVERYTHING WE PLANNED TO DO EVERYTHING WE'LL PROPOSE TO DO WILL FALL WITHIN THE CITY CODES AND GUIDELINES AND WILL ADD TO THE 2011 GREATER PLAN FOR GALVESTON AS A BEAUTIFUL CITY. WE WILL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN WITH OUR HOA RULES AND GUIDELINES TO BE AS RESTRICTIVE AS WE CAN ON STRS. WE UNDERSTAND THAT NOT EVERYONE LIKES THEM. WE HAVE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THOSE ISSUES AND ADDRESSED THOSE ISSUES TO THE VERY BEST OF OUR ABILITY. AGAIN, FOR THE PARKING, THE CITY CODE FOR TOWN-HOME DEVELOPMENTS, UNDER R2 CALLS FOR ONE PER UNIT. WE WILL BE TWO UNDERNEATH THE HOUSE AND A MINIMUM OF ONE OR TWO IN THE DRIVEWAY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE WE CAN DO, FOLKS. WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO KNOW THAT THIS WAS PRESENTED TO US BY THE OWNER OF THE LAND, THAT THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF A DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE SOMETHING HE WOULD BE A CHAMPION FOR. THAT'S EXACTLY THE COMMENTS THAT WE RIGHT WITHIN THE GUIDELINES OF WHAT HE'S LOOKING FOR. AGAIN BY VIRTUE OF OWNERSHIP AND THE CURRENT ZONING, IT'S ZONED COMMERCIAL. [01:40:02] I CAN COME IN AND POP UP CONDOMINIUM BUILDINGS AND STRIPS IN FRONT OF THEM AND STUFF LIKE THAT, BUT THAT'S JUST NOT WHAT THIS COMMUNITY NEEDS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING THE COMMUNITY ANYTIME THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO MEET, I WILL DO WHATEVER I CAN TO ARRANGE A MEETING TO MEET WITH EVERYBODY AT ANY GIVEN POINT, ANY GIVEN TIME, WHEREVER WE ARE, TO HOPEFULLY WORK TOGETHER AND TRYING TO COME UP TO AN AMICABLE SOLUTION. MAYBE THEY CAN HELP ME TWEAK IT HERE AND THERE, WHERE THEY ALL WOULD BECOME SOMEWHAT IN FAVOR OF IT, NOT NECESSARILY OPPOSED TO IT. AGAIN, I WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH YOU GUYS. I REALLY WOULD. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING AGAIN AT 5:10 PM. BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION FOR A MOTION. >>I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. IN ORDER TO HAVE THE KIND OF DISCUSSION THAT WE NEED TO HAVE IT'S GOT TO BE A MOTION TO APPROVE OR CAN IT BE A MOTION TO DENY? >> IT CAN BE ANY MOTION. IT WOULD NEED TO BE SECONDED, THEN DISCUSSION. >> GOT YOU. >> IS THERE A MOTION? >> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE 23P-086 AND FORWARD IT TO CITY COUNCIL. >> AS WRITTEN OR AS PRESENTED? >> I HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS THING. IS THAT NOT THE WAY TO DO IT? >> NO, WE NEED A SECOND, BEFORE WE CAN DISCUSS. IS THERE A SECOND? LOOKS LIKE THAT WILL DIE FOR A SECOND. IS THERE ANOTHER MOTION? >> I'LL DO IT THE OTHER WAY. I MOVE THE PLANNING COMMISSION DENY 23P-086. >> ANY REASONS FOR DENIAL? >> THE REASONS FOR DENIAL ARE ACCESS, EMERGENCY SERVICES, AND EXCESSIVE DEVIATIONS FROM THE EXISTING LDRS. >> I SECOND IT. >> A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER EDWARDS FIRST. DISCUSSION. COMMISSIONER. >> THE FIRST ISSUE THAT CAUGHT MY MIND WAS THIS NO TURNAROUND, THE ACCESS AND AVAILABILITY FOR FIRE EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT. AS SOMEBODY POINTED OUT, WE HAD THE JAMAICA BEACH FIRE NOT THAT LONG AGO. THE ABILITY TO GET COMPLETELY AROUND SOME OF THESE IF THERE'S A FIRE WE WENT THROUGH THIS WHEN WE LOOKED AT ABANDONING THE ROAD BEHIND THE GALVEZ, REMEMBER? IF YOU RECALL, ONE OF THE THINGS WE WERE CONCERNED WITH WAS ACCESS BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. NOW, WE JUST HAD A FIREMAN COME IN HERE AND SAY, WELL, I DON'T LIKE THE WAY THIS STREET IS LAID OUT AND THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY PROBLEM AND CONCERN SINCE THE VERY BEGINNING. THE STREET LAYOUT DOES NOT GIVE ME A WARM, COMFORTABLE FEELING AND I DON'T WANT TO BE THE ONE THAT SAYS, I TOLD YOU SO IF GOD FORBID, A FIRE OCCURS, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WE HAVE A LOSS OF LIFE. I JUST THINK THAT THE JAMAICA BEACH THING, I'VE GOT A VERY CLOSE FRIEND THAT WAS RIGHT NEXT TO THAT HOME. IT HIT THEM REALLY HARD AND THEY REALLY HAD ISSUES WITH GETTING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THERE AND GETTING BACK THERE IN TIME. THAT'S MY CONSIDERATION. MY PRIMARY CONSIDERATION IS JUST THE SAFETY ASPECT OF IT RIGHT NOW. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COMMISSIONER RIOS, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? >> SURE. I GUESS MY BIGGEST CONCERNS BECAUSE WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION WITH THE PREVIOUS PROJECT ABOUT THE DENSITY OF THE PROJECT, ABOUT ACCESS, ESPECIALLY FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT THE CITY IS GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH GIVEN THE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE WHO COME TO GALVESTON. IT'S A VALID CONCERN. I THINK A LOT OF THE CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED ARE VALID AND THEY DO NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE BOUND BY THE EXISTING LDRS AND I KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD THIS CONVERSATION BEFORE ABOUT DEVELOPERS REQUESTING A PUD, WHICH GIVES THEM MORE LEEWAY, AND AGAIN, WE'RE BOUND BY THESE CONSTRICTIONS OF THE LDR. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THE WIDTH OF THE ROADWAYS. I THINK THAT'S WAY TOO SMALL FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES. THE PARKING, I THINK ANYWHERE YOU LIVE IN GALVESTON, YOU'RE GOING TO DEAL WITH PARKING, BUT THAT'S MY BIGGEST CONCERN, IS THE ACCESS FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES. THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY IN AND ONE WAY OUT ON THESE EXISTING DRAWINGS TO THE PROPERTY. [01:45:06] AGAIN, IT'S JUST A LOT OF DEVIATIONS FROM THE LDRS AND I WAS GOING TO ASK CATHERINE IF THERE WAS MORE DETAIL IN THE SECTION 1.309 OF COMMERCIAL MIXED-USE IN THE LDRS THAT WE CAN LOOK AT, OR DO YOU HAVE ACCESS TO READILY? >> I'M NOT FOLLOWING YOUR QUESTION. SECTION 1.40 WHAT? >> IT SAID 1.309 IS ZONING COMMERCIAL SEA THAT COVERS THIS UNDER THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. I GUESS MY THING IS LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER WITH THE APPLICANT IS THAT THEY CAN DO ALL OF THIS UNDER TOWNHOUSE RESIDENTIAL TOO. THAT'S ONE ISSUE I HAVE, BUT I THINK THE BIGGEST THING AND I JUST COME BACK TO THAT IS ACCESS FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES. I THINK THE ROADWAYS ARE WAY TOO NARROW FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT AND I KNOW IN SOME OF THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED TO THE COMMISSION IS THAT THEY REDUCED THE NUMBER OF UNITS ALREADY BECAUSE OF THE WIDTH OF THE STREET. THE STREETS HAVE BEEN NARROWED SO THEY CAN HAVE MORE UNITS BUT I JUST THINK THAT'S NOT THE RIGHT WAY TO GO AS WE REALLY NEED TO TAKE SAFETY INTO CONCERN, ESPECIALLY ON THE WEST END OF THE ISLAND. THERE'S JUST ONE WAY IN AND ONE WAY OUT OF THE WEST END AND THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY IN AND ONE WAY OUT OF THIS PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT. I'M ALL FOR PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERSHIP. I WISH MR. NOVELLI WAS HERE. I SAW IN THE COMMENTS THAT WERE RETURNED TO THE CITY THAT HE'S MARKED OPPOSED THREE OR FOUR DIFFERENT WAYS TO THIS PROJECT THAT HE SOLD. I'M VERY CONFUSED ABOUT WHAT I'M HEARING FROM THE OWNERS AND RESIDENTS OF SUNSET COVE AND WHAT I'VE SEEN IN WRITING FROM MR. NOVELLI. [BACKGROUND] I'M JUST VERBALIZING THIS HERE BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT I SAW IN THE COMMENTS THAT WERE RETURNED TO THE CITY. THERE ARE A LOT OF THEM. NOW I WILL NOTE THAT ONLY 15 OF THE COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION WERE FROM OWNERS WITHIN THE 200-FOOT DELINEATION. ALL THE REST OF THEM CAME FROM OTHER RESIDENTS OF THE SUBDIVISION. BUT AT ANY RATE, I THINK THAT'S THE BIGGEST ONE, IS ACCESS AND INGRESS AND EGRESS TO THIS PROPERTY AND TO ANY DEVIATIONS FROM THE LDRS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COMMISSIONER EDWARDS. >> I KNOW IF IT WASN'T FOR THE ROADWAYS, I BELIEVE THAT THIS PROJECT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT I COULD GET WITH. I UNDERSTAND THE DENSITY, I UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING ABOUT IT, BUT IT ACTUALLY DOES MEET THE STANDARD BUT WHERE I THINK IT FALLS OFF THE ROAD FOR ME IS IS THAT SAME THING. IT'S THE WHOLE THING ABOUT THE STREET. MAYBE YOU GUYS WANT TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THAT AGAIN. MAYBE YOU WANT TO LOOK AT HOW MANY UNITS YOU HAVE OUT THERE AND I UNDERSTAND THAT IF YOU JUST WENT COMMERCIAL WE HAVE THIS CONVERSATION ALL THE TIME UP HERE. WE UNDERSTAND THAT IF YOU JUST LEFT AT COMMERCIAL, THAT YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING MUCH MORE DENSE THAN WHAT YOU'RE CURRENTLY ASKING FOR. THAT'S SOMETHING THE COMMUNITY OVER THERE NEEDS TO BE AWARE OF, THAT IF YOU MAKE IT SO HARD THAT THEY DON'T DO THIS PROJECT, YOU COULD GET SOMETHING SO MUCH WORSE OVER THERE WITH SO MUCH MORE DENSITY IN THAT AREA. THAT IS SOMETHING DEFINITELY TO BE CONSIDERED OVER THERE. FOR ME, I THINK THAT IT SEEMS LIKE A GOOD PROJECT, BUT I DO THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I CAN'T GO WITH. THE STREETS ARE MY MAJOR PROBLEM. >> COMMISSIONER LIGHTFOOT. OKAY, WORD. >> THANK YOU. >> WITH NO OFFENSE TO THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY. >> CAN I JUST REMIND THE BOARD THESE ARE COMMENTS AMONGST YOURSELVES, AND NOT TO THE APPLICANT OR TO THE AUDIENCE SO PLEASE ADDRESS THE COMMENTS AMONGST YOURSELVES BECAUSE YOU'RE LOOKING STRAIGHT AT THEM, THEY'RE GOING TO WANT TO RESPOND AND THAT'S NOT THE PROCESS AT THIS POINT IN TIME. >> UNDERSTOOD. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> [NOISE] I HAVE BEEN IN A SIMILAR POSITION. THREE PROJECTS VERY SIMILAR TO THE ONE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW. SAME DENSITY, 10 UNITS PER ACRE ON A SEVEN-ACRE SITE, A FIVE-ACRE SITE, AND A FOUR-ACRE SITE. ALL OF MY PROJECTS, I WAS ABLE TO PUT IN A ROAD PATTERN THAT WE HAD AN ENTRY, WE CIRCLED 360 DEGREES AND WE CAME BACK OUT. IT COST US SOME UNITS. I COULD HAVE GOTTEN A HIGHER DENSITY BUT I WAS IN AN AREA THAT WAS CONSIDERED AN IN-FIELD DEVELOPMENT. ALL THE THINGS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN MENTIONED I HAD [01:50:02] THOSE SAME CONCERNS BUT THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THAT I THINK THIS PROJECT FAILS TO MEET THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE CITY OF GALVESTON, WHICH REQUIRES COMPATIBILITY. IT IS TOTALLY INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA. LARGE SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES ON BIG LOTS. THIS DENSITY DOES NOT BELONG IN THAT AREA. I THINK IT WOULD BE A TRAVESTY TO ALLOW THIS TO OCCUR. THERE ARE TWO THINGS THAT COULD MOVE THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE IN THE DIRECTION OF THE OWNERS. THAT WOULD BE TO REDUCE THE DENSITY AND TO PROHIBIT SHORT-TERM RENTALS LIKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT THEY ADJOIN. THOSE TWO THINGS I THINK WOULD JUSTIFY ANOTHER LOOK BUT WITHOUT THAT, IT JUST DOESN'T FIT. IT DOESN'T BELONG. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COMMISSIONER LIGHTFOOT. I FOUND THE APPLICANT'S BUSINESS CASE VERY COMPELLING. THE CONDOS AND WANTING TO DOWNSIZE OR NOT WANTING THE MAINTENANCE OF A TRADITIONAL HOME ON THE WEST END WAS VERY COMPELLING. ALSO SEEMED VERY SINCERE IN THEIR WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH THE NEIGHBORS BUT AGAIN, I WON'T CONTINUE TO BELABOR THE POINT OF DENSITY, EMERGENCY ACCESS, PARKING, THOSE THINGS JUST INCOMPATIBLE WITH SO MANY OF THOSE FACTORS. THAT BEING SAID, LET'S GO AHEAD AND WE HAVE A MOTION FOR DENIAL OF THIS CASE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND HOLD A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF DENIAL, RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT LOOKS TO BE UNANIMOUS. AGAIN, THE CITY COUNCIL HAS FINAL SAY IN THIS. >> YEAH, THEY HAVE THE FINAL DECISION AUTHORITY IN THIS CASE, AND THEY WILL HEAR THIS CASE ON JANUARY 25TH, 2024. >> THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND I APPRECIATE THAT. >> THAT WAS ITEM 1 ON THE AGENDA. [LAUGHTER] >> WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A BRIEF [OVERLAPPING] FIVE-MINUTE RECESS. >> FOLKS, THANKS FOR BEING SO PATIENT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO [7.C.1. 23P-087 (12223 San Luis Pass Road / FM 3005) Request For A Preliminary Plat To Establish A New Subdivision. Properties Are Legally Described As Part Of Lots Part 308, 325 And 326 (325-2), Trimble And Lindsey, Section 2, In The City And County Of Galveston Texas. Applicant: Frank Southall, Cobalt Engineering & Inspections, LLC Property Owner: Talasek Development Galveston, LLC] C123P-87 AND THIS IS A PLAT [OVERLAPPING] I'M SORRY. >> TWO, 3, 4. WE CAN'T CONTINUE WITHOUT HER. >> FOR THE RECORD, COMMISSIONER HUMPHREY HAD TO LEAVE THE MEETING, SO HE'S NO LONGER WITH US. WE DO STILL HAVE A QUORUM SO WE'RE GOING TO PROCEED WITH 23P-087. THIS IS A PLAT. 23P-087, ITS A 12223 SAN LUIS PASS ROAD FM 3005, 35 PUBLIC NOTICES WERE SENT. IN THIS REQUEST, THE APPLICANT ASKED HIM TO ESTABLISH A NEW SUBDIVISION CONSISTING OF NINE RESIDENTIAL LOTS, FOUR RESERVES ON A PUBLIC STREET. THE SUBJECT'S SIDE IS ADJACENT TO SPANISH GRANT AND HERSHEY BEACH. THE SITE IS COMPRISED OF MORE THAN TWO ACRES AND IS CURRENTLY ACCESSED FROM FM 3005. PLEASE NOTE THE ZONING AND LAND USE TABLE ON PAGE 2 OF YOUR REPORT, AS WELL AS THE BEACHFRONT CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS ON PAGE 3. I'D LIKE TO STATE FOR THE RECORD THAT NO SUBDIVISION VARIANCE IS BEING REQUESTED AS PART OF THIS SUBMISSION AND STAFF RECOMMENDS CASE 23P-087 BE APPROVED WITH SPECIFIC CONDITIONS LISTED ON YOUR REPORT AS ONE THROUGH FOUR IN STANDARD CONDITIONS LISTED AS FIVE THROUGH 10 AND NOW WE HAVE SOME PHOTOGRAPHS. >> ONE SECOND. >> HERE'S AN AERIAL IMAGE OF THE SUBJECT SITE. THIS IS THE SUBJECT SITE AND THIS IS [01:55:05] THE PROPOSED PRELIMINARY PLAT AND THAT CONCLUDES THAT REPORT. >> THANK YOU, ANDREW. THIS IS A PLAT. >> IS THERE A VOTE BY THE OTHERS? >> THERE'S AN ACTION BY THE COMMISSION IN THIS CASE. >> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? >> I'VE A QUESTION. THIS CAME BEFORE US BEFORE. HOWEVER, WAS THAT A PAD? >> YES, IT CAME BEFORE YOU GUYS AS A PAD. >> I DON'T RECALL SEEING THAT BREAK RIGHT THERE, THE 50-FOOT WIDE RIGHT-OF-WAY BREAK THERE, IS THAT SOMETHING NEW THAT WAS ADDED WHERE THAT TRACK 1 AND TRACK 2 IS DIVIDED? >> YEAH, I KNOW. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN IN THAT MANNER. THAT APPEARS TO BE AN OLD COUNTY RIGHT-OF-WAY. BUT YEAH, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN THAT WAY. >> I SEE. THE ENTRANCE WILL BE FARTHER DOWN THERE INTO. >> WHISPERING SHORES? >> WHISPERING SHORES. I SEE WHERE THAT IS NOW. >> CORRECT. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? >> JUST FOR MY OWN CLARIFICATION, THIS PROPERTY IS ALL IN ONE ZONE OR IS IT MULTIPLE ZONES? >> IT'S ALL COMMERCIAL PROPERTY. >> I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION ANDREW. THE LOTS AS THEY'RE PLATTED, SINCE THIS IS COMMERCIAL AND IT IS IN THEIR RESIDENTIAL IS PERMITTED IN THE COMMERCIAL ZONE. ARE THESE LOTS THE SIZE THAT'S PERMITTED IN COMMERCIAL OR ARE THEY THE LOTS THAT SIZE THAT WOULD BE PERMITTED IN? IF YOU'RE COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL ARE R1 RESIDENTIAL, ARE YOU R3 RESIDENTIAL? THOSE LOTS HAVE DIFFERENT SIZES SO MY QUESTION REALLY IS IS WHAT DETERMINES THE LOT SIZES AND ARE THEY IN COMPLIANT WITH THE ZONING REGULATIONS? >> WHAT DETERMINES LOT SIZES IS THE BASE ZONING DISTRICT. AGAIN, BASE ZONING DISTRICT. IN THIS CASE, THE BASE ZONING DISTRICT IS COMMERCIAL. THAT IS WHAT DETERMINES THE LOT SIZE AREA REQUIREMENTS, WHICH IN THIS CASE IT WILL BE 40 BY 100. >> THAT'S WHY THEY'RE 4,000 SQUARE FEET IN LIEU OF THEM BEING 5,000 IF THEY WERE R1. >> CORRECT. >> THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? WE'LL MOVE ON THEN. WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS AT 5:35. ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM ON THIS SIDE OF THE ROOM? PLEASE COME FORWARD. I'M SORRY IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? >> YES. >> SORRY ABOUT THAT. PLEASE COME FORWARD. >> [BACKGROUND] MY NAME IS JUSTIN TORASSIC WITH TORASSIC DEVELOPMENT. I'M THE APPLICANT. AS YOU GUYS KNOW, WE'RE HERE TO JUST REALLY DO THE RE-PLAT OF THE NINE LOTS. SORRY, I'M JUST GOING TO READ SOME HERE BECAUSE I THINK IT'S BETTER THAT WAY. OUR UNDERSTANDING IS THE DEVELOPMENT HAS MET ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON. ADDITIONALLY, WE FOLLOWED ALL REGULATIONS PUBLISHED IN THE 2015 LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. OF COURSE, ALL STAFF AND RECOMMENDATIONS AND COMMENTS HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED IN ADDRESS RESPECTIVELY. THEN ALSO, ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 212, AN APPLICATION MEETING OF MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY REQUIREMENTS SHALL NOT BE DENIED BY CITY COUNCIL OR ANYBODY THAT HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO APPROVE OR DENY A PLAT APPLICATION. THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHERE WE STAND FROM THE LEGAL SIDE OF THIS DEVELOPMENT, AND THAT'S IT. >> ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? NONE, THANK YOU, SIR. >> THANK YOU. >> WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THIS UP. I SEE, MARIE, ARE YOU BACK WITH US AGAIN? >> YES, I'M. >> WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? >> SURE. YES, EVERYONE. >> THANK YOU. >> HI, I'M MARIE ROBB, 4101 RUM BAY AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT I'M OPPOSED TO THIS PLAT. [02:00:06] FIRST AND FOREMOST, I DO NOT THINK THAT THE BEACH ACCESS HAS BEEN ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED. THE PROPERTIES THAT'S VERY CLOSE TO THE PARKING RIGHT UP TO THE SPANISH GRANTS SUBDIVISION AND I THINK THERE COULD BE ISSUES WITH REGARDS TO FLOOD AS PEOPLE WALKING AND TRESPASSING ONTO OTHER PEOPLE'S HOUSES. ALSO, WHEN I READ THE RESIDENTIAL REQUIREMENTS IN A COMMERCIAL ZONING, IT STATED THAT A LOT HAD TO BE 100 FEET LONG, 40 FEET WIDE AND YET THERE APPEARED ON AT LEAST WHAT I SAW AND I AGREE WITH WHOEVER MADE THIS STATEMENT AWARE THAT OUR COPIES ARE NOT VERY EASY TO READ, THAT THERE ARE ONE OR TWO THAT DO NOT MEET THAT REQUIREMENT. BUT FIRST AND FOREMOST, I DO NOT THINK THE BEACH ACCESS OR I ALSO DON'T THINK THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED TEXTS DOT APPROVAL FOR THE ENTRANCE SO CLOSE TO ANOTHER ENTRANCE. WITH THAT, I'M OPPOSED. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. MOVING ON IF THERE'S ANYBODY HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM ON THIS SIDE OF THE ROOM, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND SIGN IN PLEASE, SIR. THANK YOU. >> MY NAME IS FRANK SALVOUR WITH COBALT ENGINEERING. I'M JUST GOING TO WRITE THAT REAL QUICK HERE. WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY, JUST AN ANSWER TO THE QUESTION OR THE COMMENT THAT WAS JUST BROUGHT UP, TYPICALLY WITH THE TEXT DOT. NOW FROM THE 50 FOOT WIDE RIGHT AWAY THERE, THAT IT'S UNIMPROVED RIGHT AWAY. BUT IT IS 250 FEET TO WHISPERING SHORES. TYPICALLY, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT TEXTILE REQUIRES. THEY LOOK AT IT AT LEAST BEING 250. THEN UNDER THAT, [NOISE] THOSE START TO LOOK AT IT DIFFERENTLY. WE DID THINGS HERE DIFFERENTLY THIS TIME AROUND AND COMPARISON TO THE POD, GOING WIDER FOR WHISPERING SHORES, ADDING MORE OF THE CUL-DE-SAC AREA. ALL THE LIGHTS BEING LONGER THAN 100 FOOT AND WIDER THAN 40. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION THIS TIME AROUND. EVERYTHING THAT WAS BROUGHT UP THROUGH THE POD, AND THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE BASICALLY WENT BACK AND ADDRESSED. JUST WANTED TO STATE THAT. REGARDING THE BEACH ACCESS, WE TALKED WITH THE CITY AND THEN KNOWING TOO, THAT WE DON'T HAVE A BEACH ACCESS. HOWEVER, A PLAN WE MADE HERE, YOU CAN SEE IT'S A RESERVE SEE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THIS PLANET. WE WERE HOPING TO MAYBE AT SOME POINT HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH THE CITY, AND WE'RE CALLING IT A FIVE-FOOT PEDESTRIAN ACCESS, TO HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH THE CITY TO SEE IF WE COULD ACCESS THROUGH THE TWO LOTS THAT ARE OWNED AND THEREBY THE CITY. THAT'S WHY IT'S 41 AND 42. THEN BASICALLY, WE CAN MAKE A WALKWAY. BUT THAT WOULD BE A DISCUSSION AT A LATER TIME. BUT FOR NOW, WE'VE ADDRESSED EVERYTHING THROUGH THE CODE AND ADHERING TO THOSE REGULATIONS AND SIZES AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. ANYBODY ELSE ON THIS TILE ROOM WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? THEN WE'LL GO OVER HERE. ANYBODY ON THIS SIDE OF THOSE FLUXES SPEAK ON US? PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME IS SIMON. I'M TERRY MUNIS. I LIVE AT SPANISH GRANT. THANK YOU ALL FOR PREVIOUSLY LISTENING TO OUR CONCERNS FOR THE POD. APPRECIATE THAT. BUT I'VE COME BACK WITH SOME ADDITIONAL CONCERNS OR FOLLOW UP WITH THE CONCERNS THAT WE HAD LAST TIME. THEY WEREN'T THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. UNFORTUNATELY, I'M STILL JUST AS CONCERNED WITH SOME OF THOSE MAJOR ITEMS. IT IS ZONED COMMERCIAL AND [02:05:02] IT SEEMED LIKE THERE'S JUST NO COMMERCIAL BUILDING BEING PUT ON THE SLIDE. THAT BEHOOVES ME HOW YOU CAN HAVE A RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION ON A COMMERCIAL LOT WITH NOTHING COMMERCIAL BUILT ON IT. THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT THOUGH, IT IS A COMMERCIAL -HDDZ ZONED AREA. WHEN I LOOK AT HDDZ, IT SEEMS LIKE HDDZ PROVIDES THE BUFFER THAT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE ANYTHING BUILT ON THAT COMMERCIAL LOT TO RESPECT THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE DENSITIES AND SO FORTH WITH BETTER SETBACKS. WHAT I DID, I WAS PRIVY TO WHAT THE LAYOUT. IS GOING TO BE FOR THAT AREA OF WHICH I KNOW IT'S ONLY A PLAT, BUT IF THE INTENT IS TO BUILD PER THE DRAWING THERE WAS PROVIDED AND I'VE OVERLAID AND IT MATCHES PERFECTLY. IT'S AS YOU CAN TELL, THAT THERE'S A SPANISH GRANT OF 1, 2, 3, 4 HOMES. THERE'S 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 HOMES THAT ARE GONNA BE BUILT. THERE 47 FEET HIGH. THE PATIOS AND THE LIVING AREAS ARE GOING TO BE A BUDDING SPANISH GRANT SO THAT THEY CAN LOOK OUT TOWARDS THE WATER. THAT'S THE AREA WE'VE ALL BEEN TALKING ABOUT, THE STRS AND IN THE EVENING AND SO FORTH. JUST 20 FEET BETWEEN MY HOME AND THE BACK, I'M GOING TO HAVE A HOUSE AND A HALF. WHILE IN THE EVENING, ALL THE PARTIES AND EVERYBODY'S GOT TO GO WITH PATIOS BOTH ON THE FIRST LEVEL AND THE SECOND LEVEL. YOU CAN TELL FROM THIS DRAWING THAT IN SPANISH GRANT, YOU'VE GOT 40 FEET BETWEEN THE FIRST ROW AND THE SECOND ROW. THAT'S NOWHERE NEAR WHERE THESE HOMES ARE BEING LOCATED. THERE BEING LOCATED RIGHT DIRECTLY BEHIND OUR HOMES. YOU CAN TELL THE SPACING AND SPANISH GRANT. IT'S A LOT MORE AREA WAY BETWEEN THE HOMES WHICH IS NOT BEING PROVIDED AND ALL THE HOMES THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED IN A BUCKET RIGHT NEXT TO SPANISH GRANT. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S GOT TO COMPLY WITH THE RULES. I'M JUST CONFUSED ABOUT HDDZ BECAUSE HDDZ THIS ADDRESS THE DESIGN ELEMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN YOUR BUILDINGS ARE BUILT, THAT THE EXISTING RESIDENTIAL HOMES AND THEN NEW DEVELOPMENTS COMPATIBLE AND HEIGHT MASS SCALE WITH THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD. TO ME, THAT PROPOSED SUBDIVISION DOES NOT COMPLY. ALSO IN THE GALVESTON DESIGN GUIDELINES, IT TALKS ABOUT ADDRESSING THE ARRANGEMENT OF THE BUILDING SO THAT THE PROPERTIES RELATE TO THE NEIGHBORS AND TO BE IT DOESN'T COMPLY. I BELIEVE THE STAFF REPORT TALKS ABOUT HDDZ. THANK YOU, MA'AM. ANYBODY ELSE ON THIS SIDE. I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. PLEASE COME FORWARD, SIGN-IN AND STATE YOUR NAME. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS BRAD [INAUDIBLE]. IS IT NOT ON? THERE YOU GO. I HAD THAT THIS DRAWN UP AND I THINK I'M SCRAPPING IT, BUT IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY SO FAR. BUT MY MAIN CONCERN, MY HEART OF HEARTS, [NOISE] IS THAT THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A FAN OF FENCE SEPARATING THE SUBDIVISIONS. BEFORE WHEN IT WAS PROPOSED TO POD, THE PLANNING COMMISSION ADDED THAT AS AN AMENDMENT. I REALLY DO THINK THERE SHOULD BE A FENCE BECAUSE IT'S A SEPARATE SUBDIVISION. IF THEY DO GAIN BEACH ACCESS, EVEN IF THEY DO IT AT THE RESERVE C THERE'S A FIVE-FOOT SPACE FOR THAT, IF THEY CAN GET THAT WORKED OUT. [NOISE] IT'S STILL THOSE PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING TO WALK DOWN THE ROAD AND GO DOWN THAT PATHWAY. THEY'RE GOING GO BETWEEN THE HOUSES AND SPANISH GRANT. THAT MY OTHER PROBLEM IS DRAINAGE. WELL, BACK TO THAT. WE HAVE PROBLEMS NOW WITH SO MANY PEOPLE BEING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, RENTALS AND TRASHED AND ALL THAT. THAT'LL BE ANOTHER ISSUE. BUT THE DRAINAGE, WHICH WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT'S GOING TO BE, BUT I AM SURE THAT THERE'S A PROCESS AND I TRUST THAT THE CITY AND THE YELLOW WILL MAKE SURE THAT THE PROPOSED DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS CONFORM. ANYWAY, MY MAIN CONCERN IS NO FENCE, [02:10:03] AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF YOU ALL WOULD APPROVE THAT IT'S AN AMENDMENT TO THIS PLANT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MA'AM. ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO COME SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? NOBODY LEFT. [LAUGHTER] [INAUDIBLE] >> WELL, COME ON. >> HI. >> YOU KNOW WHAT RICKY BOBBY SAID? >> NO, WHAT? >> YOU'RE NOT FIRST, YOU'RE LAST, RIGHT? >> WHAT? WHAT DID HE SAY? >> [LAUGHTER] >> NOT FIRST YOU'RE LAST. >> YOU'RE NOT FIRST, YOU'RE LAST. >> WELL, HOW ABOUT YOU'RE NOT TIMING ME OR NOT? WHAT ABOUT IF YOU'RE NOT AT THE TABLE, YOU'RE ON THE MENU? >> I LIKE [OVERLAPPING]. >> THAT'S THE ONE I REALLY LISTEN TO. OKAY. >> WHAT DO YOU GOT FOR US, PEGGY? >> HOPEFULLY, COMPELLING STORY. MY NAME IS PEGGY SAILOR, 12520 EAST VENTURA. I AM GOING TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE SGB BOARD. I'M A DIRECTOR AND I AM THE CITY LIAISON. I DO BELIEVE THAT PAST BEHAVIOR IS INDICATIVE OF FUTURE BEHAVIOR. IF YOU REMEMBER, WE HAD BEEN THROUGH THIS PROCESS IN SOME FORM OR ANOTHER OVER TWO YEARS. AT THE LAST PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, YOU DIRECTED THE DEVELOPER TO TALK TO US BECAUSE THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED AND THAT DID HAPPEN. SO WE WENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL IN AUGUST. THE POD WAS DENIED AND THERE WAS NO COMMUNICATION WITH THE BOARD UNTIL THE END OF SEPTEMBER. I WILL PERSONALLY SAY AS A RECIPIENT OF THE COMMUNICATION, THERE WILL ULTIMATUMS ISSUED TO ME. THERE WERE DIRECTIVES THAT SAID IF I DIDN'T DO THIS BY THIS CERTAIN TIME, THIS IS WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. THAT WAS THE EXTENT OF THE DISCUSSION. NO NEW INFORMATION. BASICALLY, IF YOU DON'T ACCEPT THE PAD, THIS IS WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. I WOULD SAY TO YOU, WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IS THAT IF WE'RE GOING TO LIVE TOGETHER AS NEIGHBORS, THERE HAS TO BE TRUST AND THERE HAS TO BE RESPECT. FROM MY PERSPECTIVE BASED ON WHAT'S HAPPENED THUS FAR, IT'S NOT THERE. I THINK THAT IS VERY UNFORTUNATE BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT WE IN SGB HAVE ACCOMPLISHED WHAT WE WANTED BECAUSE I STOOD BEFORE YOU AND I SAID ONE OF OUR GOALS IS TO GET TO THE POINT WHERE WE UNDERSTAND THE DEVELOPMENT AND THERE ARE NO VARIANCES. WHAT I DIDN'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT IS AS WE WORKED TOWARD NOT HAVING ANY VARIANCES, I WAS GOING TO HEAR FROM MY NEIGHBORS THAT THEY WERE HEARING THINGS LIKE, WE'RE GOING TO MEET THE MINIMUM STANDARDS. YOU HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A POD GET WHAT YOU WANTED THE FENCE, THE OTHER THINGS, GUESS WHAT? YOU DIDN'T WANT THE PUD SO THIS IS WHAT YOU'VE GOT. WHAT I WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK OF YOU IS IF YOU APPROVE THIS, HAVE A CONDITION THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE COMMUNICATION BECAUSE I THINK ANYONE WHO IS FAMILIAR WITH THE WEST END AND KNOWS THAT A COMMUNITY IS ADVERTISED AS A BEACH COMMUNITY, THERE IS AN EXPECTATION THAT THERE WILL BE BEACH ACCESS. THERE IS NOT, AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU IF YOU APPROVE THIS, THEN MAKE IT A REQUIREMENT THAT BEACH ACCESS BE PROVIDED AS THE FIRST HOUSES OR DEVELOPED BECAUSE I HAVE CHECKED WITH THE MARSHALL'S OFFICE AND HE SAYS IT'S TRESPASSING IF THOSE FOLKS GO THROUGH MY PROPERTY. I TRUST THAT HE'S CORRECT BUT I'M ASKING YOU DON'T CAUSE US ANY MORE FRUSTRATION. THERE IS NO COMMUNICATION. >> THANK YOU. PEGGY. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? YOU KNOW WHAT, I'LL GET THE APPLICANT A CHANCE TO COME BACK FORWARD. IS THAT OKAY, DONNA? DO I GET TO COME BACK? OKAY. NO, MA'AM. JUSTIN, I'M GOING TO START OFF WITH TELLING YOU THAT I'VE DONE DEVELOPMENTS WHERE ME AND MY NEIGHBORS DID NOT GET ALONG. IT HAS GONE ON FOR A DECADE AND IT'S NOT GOOD FOR ANYONE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON BETWEEN YOU GUYS AND I'M NOT HERE TO SETTLE THAT, BUT I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW I'VE BEEN IN THAT SITUATION. THESE GUYS HAVE BEEN WITH ME. SOME OF THESE STAFF MEMBERS HAVE BEEN WITH ME IN THAT SITUATION AND IT'S HORRIBLE, SO YOU GUYS FIGURE THAT OUT. I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. IS THE RESERVES THAT YOU HAVE ON HERE, ARE THOSE LANDSCAPE RESERVES OR ARE THEY DRAINAGE RESERVES? [02:15:04] YOU HAVE AN A AND A B? CAN YOU ANSWER THAT QUESTION? >> FRANKLIN THE COBALT TEAM WOULD BE ABLE TO HELP ME BETTER WITH THAT. >> YOU HAVE A RESERVE A THAT IS A DRAINAGE RESERVE AND THEN YOU HAVE RESERVED B THAT AS LANDSCAPE. >> THANK YOU. IT WAS SMALL, COULDN'T SEE IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY OTHER COMMENTS, JUSTIN, ARE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? >> I THINK IT'S FAIR AT FIRST OF ALL, I DO APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S TIME. I KNOW IT'S LATE TONIGHT, SO THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR COMING AND ACTUALLY SPENDING YOUR YOUR TIME WITH US TONIGHT. I DO APPRECIATE IT. THE PUD WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE HOMEOWNERS AND A DEVELOPER FOR US TO WORK TOGETHER. WE GAVE MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE HOMEOWNERS TO AGREE WITH WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS MORE THAN FAIR. THEY LEFT US WITH NO CHOICE BUT TO STICK TO THE LAW AND SO UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S WHERE WE ARE. WE'RE PER LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS WERE PER THE TEXAS STATE LAW SO WE DID OUR BEST AND WE JUST WE JUST COULDN'T COME TO AN AGREEMENT AND UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S WHERE WE STAND TODAY. >> UNDERSTOOD, JUSTIN. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. I GOT A STAPH QUESTION. IS THERE A BEACH ACCESS REQUIRED ON A PLAT? [INAUDIBLE] I'M ASKING STAFF. THANK YOU. YEAH. THEY DON'T HAVE ANY BEACH FRONT IT SO THERE'S NO REQUIREMENT KOLAR CAN EXPAND ON THAT IF YOU'D LIKE, BUT YEAH, THERE'S THERE'S NO THEY DON'T HAVE DIRECT BEACH FRONTAGE, SO THERE'S NO ACCESS REQUIRE REQUIREMENT. >> THOUGH THIS ISN'T A HDZ, WHEN IT GOES RESIDENTIAL, THOSE REQUIREMENTS BECOME EXEMPT. IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH. HDZ ONLY APPLIES TO IF YOU LOOK AT THE APPLICABILITY SECTION OF THE HCPC STANDARDS, THIS SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT FOR SINGLE-FAMILY PLATTER LOTS, HDDZ DOES NOT APPLY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THEN I'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION FOR ACTION. GO AHEAD, SIR. >> I MOVE THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED 23P-087 AS WRITTEN. >> I'LL SECOND THAT. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PLAT AS PRESENTED, AND I HAVE A SECOND, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? >> HE SENT THE LETTER OF THE LAW. >> HE DID JOHN. THAT'S WHAT IT APPEARS TO ME. >> ME TOO. >> I THINK THAT WE HAVE SOME DUTY AT STATE LAW WHERE WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF LEEWAY ON THIS, BUT THAT'S WHAT I SEE. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? BEING NONE, WE'LL HAVE A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. THAT UNANIMOUS, SO THE MOTION PASSES. BACK TO THE REST OF OUR AGENDA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [6.A.1. 23P-085 (4919 Austin) Request For A Minor Plat To Increase The Number Of Lots From One To Two. Property Is Legally Described As Abstract 628 Page 98, Lot 61, Palm Gardens, In The City And County Of Galveston, Texas. Applicant: Jordan Alcocer, Tricon Land Surveying Property Owners: Christopher Ibey And Jessica Miller-Ibey] WE'RE GOING TO GO TO PUBLIC HEARINGS. WE GOT 23P-085. >> ALL READY. THIS IS AT 4919 AUSTIN. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR MINOR PLAT FROM ONE LOT TO TWO. AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, AND NO ACTION IS REQUIRED BY PLANNING COMMISSION. HAVING SAID THAT THERE WERE 29 PUBLIC NOTICES SENT OUT. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A MINOR PLAT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF LOTS FROM 1-2. THE EXISTING PARCEL CONTAINS TWO SEPARATE HIGH RISE, SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED HOUSES WITH PARKING UNDERNEATH. OF COURSE WHEN MINOR PLATS INCREASE LOT DENSITY AND SINGLE-FAMILY AND ZONING DISTRICT LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE DOES REQUIRE PUBLIC HEARING. GENERALLY SPEAKING, THE SURROUNDING AREA ZONED SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND CONTAINS SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED DWELLINGS OF THE PAWN GARDEN SUBDIVISION WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE MID 1920S, AND MANY OF THE HOUSES IN THE AREA DATE FROM THE 1920S TO THE 1950S. BOTH WHATSOEVER HAVE ACCESS TO MUNICIPAL WATER LINES LOCATED EITHER IN MYELOMA OR AUSTIN RIGHT-OF-WAY, A FIVE-FOOT WAY UTILITY EASEMENT IS PROPOSED TO ALLOW THE REAR HOUSE DIRECT ACCESS TO SANITARY SEWER, IN THE AUSTIN DRIVE RIGHT-OF-WAY. ALSO, PLEASE NOTE THAT NONE OF OUR OTHER DEPARTMENTS HAD ANY COMMENTS ABOUT THE PROPOSAL. THE RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY ZONING DISTRICT REQUIREMENTS BETWEEN 25TH AND 61ST STREET, BETWEEN BROADWAY AND SEAWALL OR MIDDLE OF 2,500 SQUARE FOOT WITH NO WIDTH OR LENGTH REQUIREMENTS, AND THE MINOR PLAN MEETS OR EXCEEDS THESE MINIMUM STANDARDS ACCORDING TO ARTICLE 3. IT DIDN'T KNOW FOR OUR LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, BOTH PLOTS WILL BE AT LEAST 2,500 SQUARE FOOT, AS SHOWN IN THE STAFF REPORT. [02:20:01] THUS THE PLAT WILL BE APPROVED WITH A SPECIFIC CONDITION ONE AND STANDARD CONDITIONS 2-3 OF THE STAFF REPORT, AND WE HAVE SOME PHOTOS. HERE ON THE LEFT WE HAVE THE EXISTING SURVEY SHOWING THE ORIENTATION LOCATION OF THE TWO PROPERTIES, AND THEN ON THE RIGHT WE HAVE THE PROPOSED RE-PLOT SHOWING HOW THOSE TWO LOTS WOULD BE DIVIDED. THE VICINITY MAP, OF COURSE, IN THE CORNER. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THE SUBJECT PHOTO SHOWING ONCE AGAIN, THOSE TWO HOUSES AS THEY SIT FRONT-TO-BACK, AND THE PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH, THE SOUTH, AND THE WEST, AND THAT CONCLUDES TEST REPORT. >> THANK YOU DANIEL. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? BEING NONE. WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 05:55. IS THERE ANYONE HERE? IS THE APPLICANT PRESIDENT? WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND HAVE ANY COMMENTS? >> MY NAME IS JESSICA MILLER IVE, AND THIS IS MY HUSBAND, CHRISTOPHER IVE. WE RESTORE HOUSES AND NORMALLY WE DO LARGE VICTORIANS THAT ARE 3,600 SQUARE FEET TO 54 OUR LARGEST. WE RECENTLY STARTED DOING SMALLER HOMES AND JUST MAKING THEM A LOT NICER THAN HOW THEY WERE WHEN WE PURCHASED THEM, AND WE JUST FEEL THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS EXPRESSED THAT THEY DON'T LIKE SHORT-TERM RENTALS, [NOISE] AND WE'VE HAD A RESTAURANT OWNER IN TOWN ASK US IF SHE COULD PURCHASE A HOUSE IN A 250 RANGE WITH US, AND SHE CAME OVER AND LOOKED AT IT, AS WELL AS ANOTHER PROPERTY THAT WE'RE RESTORING. I JUST FEEL THIS PROVIDES AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND THEY'RE GREAT BUILDINGS AND THEY DESERVE A LOT OF LOVE AND RESTORATION, AND WE TAKE ALL THE CRACKED, DRY WELL AND MOLD OR WHATEVER IS GOING ON. WE TAKE IT DOWN TO THE WOOD, AND WE PUT NOT JUST HOME DEPOT MATERIALS IN IT, BUT WE PUT REALLY HIGH-END LIGHTING, ITALIAN WALLPAPER, REALLY NICE TILE, AND THE BLUE HOUSE, IF YOU LOOK IT UP ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE, YOU CAN SEE IT LOOKS LIKE A MINI VICTORIAN INSIDE. IT HAS ACTUALLY LAMBORGHINI WALLPAPER IN THE BEDROOM. BUT IT'S GOING TO BE IN THE 250 RANGE, 270 MAYBE. BUT IT'S GOT A WASHER DRYER DOWNSTAIRS, AND IT HAS POTENTIAL THAT THEY COULD ACTUALLY MAKE IT INTO A TWO-BEDROOM. SO WE'RE HAVING FUN WITH IT BECAUSE THEY'RE SMALL, AND WE CAN DUMP SOME MONEY INTO THEM AND MAKE THEM REALLY NICE, BUT YET AFFORDABLE FOR SOMEONE WHO IS WORKING HARD AND WANTS TO FEEL THEY'RE LIVING THE GOOD LIFE. >> GREAT. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT. I KNOW THAT THAT TYPE OF HOUSING THAT IS AFFORDABLE IS SCARCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. >> I JUST WANTED TO SAY WE LOVE TO PRESERVE THE OLD AND KEEP IT ORIGINAL AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AS WELL. LIKE THE WOOD FLOORS AND WE DON'T USE LAMINATE. WE REALLY TRIED TO PRESERVE THE AUTHENTICITY OF IT. >> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? THANK YOU, MA'AM. >> I'M SORRY. QUICK QUESTION ON THE PICTURE HERE WHERE IT SAYS TOP-LEFT SUBJECT. IS THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE BLUE HOUSE ARE THE ONES WE'RE TALKING ABOUT? >> YES. >> THAT'S FACING, THIS IS, MYELOMA STREET OR IS THIS AUSTIN? >> THAT IS MYELOMA STREET. >> COOL. THANK YOU. >> WE DID ADD A DRIVEWAY TO THE FRONT HOUSE. IT'S ACTUALLY WIDER THAN NINE BY 20. WE PAVED IT GOING UP UNDERNEATH THE HOUSE. SO IT'S ACTUALLY, I THINK 12 BY 30. IT'S QUITE LARGE. >> THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? THEN WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT SIX O'CLOCK. NO ACTION ON THIS AUTUMN BY BY PLANNING COMMISSION, SO THANKS AGAIN. MOVING ON WE WERE GOING TO GO TO 23P-082. [7.A.1. 23P-082 (17427 Bristow) Request For Beachfront Construction Certificate And Dune Protection Permit To Include Proposed Construction Of A New Single-Family Residence. The Property Is Legally Described As Abstract 121, Hall & Jones Survey, West 1/2 Of Lot 33 (33-1), Gulf Palms, A Subdivision In The City And County Of Galveston, Texas. Applicant: Ryan Gannon Property Owner: Gannon Investments, LLC] SOME BEACH FRONT [INAUDIBLE]. >> THERE WE GO. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, PLANNING COMMISSIONERS THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. IT'S INTERESTING BEING THIS LATE AND OUT OF THE ORDER. SO IT'S INTERESTING [LAUGHTER] >> WON'T TAKE GETTING USED TO IT. [02:25:02] >> [INAUDIBLE]. THIS IS REQUEST FOR AND YOU SINGLE-FAMILY HOME ADDRESS. DESCRIBE HALF OF LOT 33_1 GULF PALMS, A SUBDIVISION LOCATED IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS. THE SUBJECT'S SITE IS LOCATED IN THE GULF PALM SUBDIVISIONS. SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLINGS ARE LOCATED TO THE EAST AND WEST ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. A BEACH IN DUNE SYSTEM ARE LOCATED TO THE SOUTH OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. ACCORDING TO THE BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, THIS AREA IS ERODING AT A RATE OF 4-5 FEET PER YEAR. STAFF HAS PREPARED EXHIBITS AND PHOTOS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FOR YOUR VIEWING. ON SCREEN, WE HAVE THE FIRM AND BEG MAP SHOWING THE DISTANCE OF THE STRUCTURE FROM THE DUNE SYSTEM AND ITS POSITION RELATIVE TO THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES. ON THE NEXT SLIDE IS THE PROPERTY SURVEY. THE PROPOSED RESIDENCE IS LOCATED 70.7 FEET FROM THE NORTH TO THE DUNE AND 149.8 FEET FROM THE LINE OF VEGETATION. ON THE NEXT SLIDE. THE FOLLOWING SIDE WE HAVE THE PROPOSED PROJECT DRAWING AS WELL AS SUMMARIZED SCOPE OF WORK. THE PROPOSED RESIDENTS WILL HAVE FIVE RECRUIT UNDERNEATH. NEXT SLIDES ARE THE AERIAL SIDE VIEWS. THIS ONE FIRST ONE IS LOOKING SOUTH, EAST, NORTH, AND WEST. FINALLY, WE HAVE FIVE PHOTOS FOR YOU. FIRST, LOOKING AT THE LINE OF VEGETATION JUST DIRECTLY SOUTH OF THE PROJECT. NEXT IS THE VIEW NORTH, THE VIEW EAST, THE VIEW SOUTH AND THE VIEW WEST AND THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU HUNTER. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? SEEING NONE, WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 06:03. IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME FORWARD TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND SIGN-IN, SIR. >> [NOISE] MY NAME IS RYAN CANON. HOW'S EVERYONE DOING TONIGHT? THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. YES. [LAUGHTER] I'M TIRED. I DROVE HERE FROM DALLAS THIS MORNING AND I'LL BE DRIVING BACK ONCE I GET OUT OF HERE SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR LETTING ME JOIN THIS MEETING. MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN COMING DOWN HERE FOR YEARS. I'VE COME TO GALVESTON. I COULD REMEMBER MY DAD LIVED IN HOUSTON, WHENEVER I'D COME VISIT WE'D ALWAYS COME DOWN HERE. SO I HAVE LOTS OF GOOD CHILDHOOD MEMORIES THAT I'M TRYING TO CREATE WITH MY CHILDREN. WE HAPPEN TO COME DOWN THIS PAST SUMMER AND MY WIFE AND I JUST STARTED DISCUSSING, YOU KNOW, IT'D BE GREAT TO HAVE A SECOND VACATION HOME HERE SO WE STARTED LOOKING AND LOW AND BEHOLD. THERE WAS A LOT RIGHT NEXT TO WHERE WE WERE STAYING. WE WENT, LOOKED AT IT AND I CALLED THE REALTOR AND HERE I AM. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED AND WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT AND, YOU KNOW, I'VE I'VE ALREADY MADE LOTS OF CONTEXTS DOWN HERE. THE REPRESENTATIVE, THE JLL HAVE BEEN VERY HELPFUL AS WELL AS PEOPLE AT THE CITY. SO I'M JUST TRYING TO TAKE IT STEP-BY-STEP AND DO EVERYTHING THE RIGHT WAY. SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? THANK YOU, SIR. IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 06:05 AND BRING IT BACK TO COMMISSION FOR ACTION. >> A MOVE THAT WE APPROVE 23P_082 AS PRESENTED. >> SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE 23P_082. ANY DISCUSSION? >> JUST A QUICK COMMENT. >> YES, SIR. >> THERE A LOT OF MOSQUITOES OUT THERE. [LAUGHTER]. >> SO THE ONLY THE ONLY THING IS THAT AND THIS HAPPENS A LOT IN GALVESTON, BUT ADDRESSES DON'T LINE UP. SO I KNOW THIS ONE SAYS 47 BUT I THINK NEXT TO IT TO THE LEFT IS 31 AND IT SHOULD BE GOING THE OTHER WAY. THAT'S ALL. [LAUGHTER] >> WELL, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THE CITY GIVES YOU YOUR ADDRESS. SO ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? YES, SIR. NO. SEEING NONE WE'LL TAKE A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AND THAT'S UNANIMOUS. 23P_082 PASSES. SO THE NEXT ONE IS 23P_083. [7.A.2. 23P-083 (26015 Flamingo) Request For Beachfront Construction Certificate And Dune Protection Permit To Include Proposed Construction Of A New Single-Family Dwelling. Property Is Legally Described As Pointe West Section 1 (2005), Abstract 121, Block 1, Lot 5, Acres 0.289, In A Subdivision In The City And County Of Galveston, Texas. Applicant: Alta Vista Development Property Owner: Carl Pickett] >> ROUND TWO. THIS IS AWAY FOR THE SLIDES. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SINGLE-FAMILY HOME WITH A CONCRETE BRICK PAVER DRIVEWAY AND A CONCRETE FOOTER OR THE ADDRESS IS 206015 FLAMINGO DRIVE. [02:30:03] THE PROPERTY IS LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS POINT WEST SECTION 1 2005. ABSTRACT 121 BLOCK 1 LOT 5 ACRES, 0.289 AND A SUBDIVISION LOCATED IN THE CITY IN COUNTY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS. THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED IN THE POINT WEST SUBDIVISION. SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLINGS ARE LOCATED TO THE EAST AND WEST OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. A BEACH AND DUNE SYSTEM ARE LOCATED TO THE SOUTH OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. ACCORDING TO THE BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, THIS AREA IS RUNNING AT A RATE OF ONE TO TWO FEET PER YEAR. STAFF HAS PREPARED PREPARED EXHIBITS AND PHOTOS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FOR YOUR VIEWING. THE ONE ON SCREEN IS THE FIRM AND BEG MAP SHOWING THE DISTANCE OF THE STRUCTURE FROM THE DUNE SYSTEM AND IT'S POSITIONED RELATIVE TO THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES. >> ON THE NEXT SLIDE IS THE PROPERTY SURVEY. THE PROPOSED RESIDENCE IS LOCATED 25 FEET FROM THE NORTH TO OF THE DUNE AND 684.2 FEET FROM THE LINE OF VEGETATION. ON THE FOLLOWING SLIDE WE HAVE THE PROPOSED PROJECT DRAWING AS WELL AS THE SUMMARIZED SCOPE OF WORK. THE FIRST SLIDE IS SITE AND PILING PLAN. SO ON THAT LAST ONE. THE DOTTED LINE, THE SECOND DOTTED LINE THAT'S CLOSEST TO THE SOUTHERNMOST POINT OF THE BUILDING. THAT'S THAT 25 FOOT OFFSET NORTH TO THE DUNE. JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT FOR YOU ALL. ON THE NEXT SLIDE. JUST SHOWING THAT THE CONCRETE DRIVEWAY, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A CONCRETE DRIVEWAY WITH BRICK PAVERS ROUND IT AND THEN UNDERNEATH THE HOME WILL BE CONCRETE AS WELL. THE TWO STAIR LANDINGS FOR IT WILL BE PERMEABLE BRICK PAVERS. THE NEXT SLIDE. SO WE HAVE THE AREA OF CROSS SECTIONS ON THIS ONE IS FROM THE NORTH AND THEN THE EAST, THE SOUTH AND THE WEST AND FINALLY, WE HAVE PHOTOS. THIS ONE'S A LINE OF VEGETATION. WE HAVE A VIEW FROM THE NORTH, A VIEW FROM THE EAST, A VIEW FROM THE SOUTH, AND A VIEW FROM THE WEST. THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU, HUNTER, ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? >> I HAVE ONE QUESTION. >> YES, MA'AM. >> I GUESS I CAN'T TELL BY THE DRAWINGS WHETHER OR NOT THE FENCE LINE INTRUDES ON NORTH TO OR THE DUNE? >> THERE'S NO FENCE PROPOSED. >> WHAT DOES THAT ON THE SITE THERE? MAYBE YOU CAN'T SEE IT. >> IT'S ON PAGE 16. SO LIKE A RETAINING WALL? RIGHT HERE. WHAT IS THIS? >> WELL, THAT'S JUST THE GRADE. >> [OVERLAPPING] JUST A GRADE? >> YEAH. >> OH, BECAUSE WHEN I LOOK AT IT. >> BECAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING IS THERE'S NO PROPOSED FENCE. >> OKAY. >> THAT LOOKS GOOD TO ME. >> BUT THERE'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT. >> YEAH. I'VE NEVER SEEN IT LIKE THAT BEFORE, SO I THOUGHT IT WAS A FENCE. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? SEEING NONE, WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 06:09. IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? YOU DON'T MIND. STATE YOUR NAME AND SIGN-IN FOR US. >> GOOD EVENING. I'M KEVIN GABRIEL. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE HOMEOWNER ON THE CONTRACTOR. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ON FENCE, THERE IS LIKE A DUNE FENCE SOMEBODY HAS BUILT IT. GO BACK TO THAT PICTURE THAT RUNS ALL ALONG THERE BUT IT'S LIKE A LITTLE THREE-FOOT DUNE FENCE. >> OKAY. I WAS GOING TO SAY I THOUGHT IT LOOKED LIKE A FENCE. >> KEEP GOING. YOU CAN ALMOST SEE IT IN THE BACKGROUND. A LITTLE A LITTLE FENCE THERE, BUT THEY HAVE NO PROPOSAL FOR A FENCE ON THIS PROPERTY. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> ANYTHING ELSE? >> NO, SIR. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? THANK YOU, SIR. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THIS CASE? SEEING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 06:11 AND BRING IT BACK TO COMMISSION FOR ACTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE 23P_083 AS PRESENTED BY STAFF. >> I SECOND. >> SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE IN A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, WE WILL TAKE A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. THAT'S UNANIMOUS. 23P_083 IS APPROVED OR IT PASSES. 23P_051 HAS BEEN DEFERRED. [7.B.1. 23P-051 (3027 Broadway/Avenue J) Request For A Planned Unit Development (PUD) Overlay District To Construct A “Restaurant, Drive-In / Through”. Property Is Legally Described As M.B. Menard Survey, Lots 1 & 2, Block 150, In The City And County Of Galveston, Texas. Applicant: Ernesto Quintanilla Property Owner: World Wide Land Devel Corp C/O Ryan LLC] >> WE STILL HAVE TO TAKE A MOTION ON IT. >> YES, MA'AM. >> STAFF IS REQUESTING DEFERRAL OF THIS CASE TO THE DECEMBER 19TH PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING IN [02:35:02] ORDER FOR THE APPLICANT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. >> VERY GOOD. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO DEFER 23P_051 INTO THE DECEMBER 19TH MEETING AND SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO DEFER ANY DISCUSSION. SEEING NONE. WE'LL TAKE THE VOTE. THOSE IN FAVOR AND THAT'S UNANIMOUS. 23P_051 IS DEFERRED. I LIKE THIS. WE'RE GOING TO GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE BOTTOM. 23P_088. [7.C.2. 23P-088 (17101 San Luis Pass Road / FM 3005) Request For Replat To Increase The Number Of Lots From One To Twelve. The Property Is Legally Described As The Hall And Jones Survey, Tract 78-1, 8.59 Acres And Undivided 1/3 Interest, In The City And County Of Galveston, Texas. Applicant: Dana Lee Property Owners: Dana Lee And Jayson Johnson] >> THIS IS 17101 ST. LOUIS PASS ROAD, F3 TO 514 PUBLIC NOTICES WERE SENT. IN THIS CASE, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO REAPPLY IT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF LOTS FROM 1-12 IN AN R1 ZONING DISTRICT. SUBJECT SIDE IS A 8.5 ACRE TRACT IN AN R1 ZONING. GENERAL VICINITY IS COMPRISED MOSTLY RESIDENTIAL USES, AN RV PARK TO THE NORTH AND THE GULF OF MEXICO TO THE SOUTH. PLEASE NOTE THE BEACH FROM CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS AS WELL AS THE APPROVAL CRITERIA REQUIREMENT ON PAGE 3 OF YOUR REPORT. THIS PLOT WILL BE APPROVED WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS AND THOSE CONDITIONS ARE LISTED AS 1-2 ON YOUR REPORT AND STANDARD CONDITIONS 3-4. AND NOW WE HAVE SOME PHOTOGRAPHS. THIS IS THE PRELIMINARY PLAT PROPOSED? OR THE RE-PLAT PROPOSED? THIS IS THE SUBJECT SITE, AND THIS IS THE PROPOSED RE-PLAT. PROPERTIES IN THE NEAR VICINITY. THAT CONCLUDES DASHBOARD. >> THANK YOU, ANDREW. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? >> I DO HAVE A QUESTION. I'M SORRY. >> CERTAINLY, GO AHEAD. >> THE EXTREMELY LONG LOTS. THE BUILDING LINE. YOU'VE GOT A 15 FOOT EASEMENT. WHEN THEY GO OR WHEN THE DEVELOPER GOES TO BUILD, THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF DISTANCE FROM THE BEACH. THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING AT HERE. >> DEFINITELY. >> DEFINITELY. OKAY. >> YEAH. 611 FEET. >> YEAH. THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY CONCERN, BUT YEAH, NO, ABSOLUTELY. ONCE YOU LOOK AT IT. THAT PICTURE, YEAH. >> GOOD. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANDREW, QUICK QUESTION. THIS IS PROPERTY WAS PREVIOUSLY PLATTED, SO THIS IS A RE-PLAT. THEREFORE, THAT'S WHY WE'RE NOT SEEING A PRELIMINARY PLAT, CORRECT? >> YES, SIR. >> AL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? THEN WE'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:14. IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? >> I WOULD. >> YOU DIDN'T BRING WHATABURGER DID YOU? [LAUGHTER] >> HARDLY. >> SOME ONION RINGS WOULD BE AMAZING RIGHT NOW,. >> I STARTED THIS PROCESS ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS AGO WITH THE PRE-DEVELOPMENT MEETING AND WORKED WITH DANIEL [INAUDIBLE] FOR THE EXTENT. ALSO, WORKED WITH KYLE AND HUNTER AND THE COASTAL RESOURCES DIVISION. I'VE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, THE GLO AND TXDOT; AND I FEEL LIKE WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANY VARIANCES; AND TO ADDRESS THE LONG LOTS, THE ACTUAL BUILDING PART OF THE LOT WILL BE ABOUT IN THE MIDDLE OF WHAT YOU SEE THERE. A LOT OF THESE LOTS EXTEND OUT ONTO THE BEACH. THE PROPERTY DOES. SO THAT'S NOT BUILDABLE. SO IT'S SORT OF A SKEWED VIEW OF IT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE PLAT. THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT. I'M HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MIGHT HAVE. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? >> NO. >> ALL RIGHT THEN. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? YES, SIR. PLEASE COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND SIGN IN. WHAT ABOUT A BAG OF CHIPS? >> I THOUGHT IF WE STAY THIS LATE WE GOT DINNER. >> YEAH. [LAUGHTER]. >> MY NAME IS STEVE MAY. I OWN SOME PROPERTY IN-BETWEEN JAMAICA BEACH AND JAMAICA BEACH RV PARK. WE OPPOSE THIS RE-PLAT FOR TWO BASIC REASONS. [02:40:01] ONE, THE 3005 NARROWS DOWN TO TWO LANES AT THIS POINT. HE'S GOT TWO CURB CUTS. OUTSIDE OF SOME SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, THERE'S ONLY, MAYBE FOUR HOUSES THAT HAVE A CURB CUT. MOST OTHER SUBDIVISIONS ARE SUBSTANTIALLY LARGER THAT HAVE TWO CURB CUTS. I'M A DEVELOPER, I'M NOT SURE TXDOT WILL GIVE THEM THOSE. I WILL OPPOSE IT WITH TXDOT, BUT WE THINK THERE SHOULD BE ONE CURB CUT. AND THEN THE SAME QUESTIONS YOU GUYS HAD ON SUNBIRD. WHERE IS FIRE ACCESS? IF WE'RE BUILDING PROPERTY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF 3005, WHERE IS FIRE ACCESS? HE'S ONLY PUT A 15 FOOT EASEMENT IN THERE SO WHERE DO FIRE TRUCKS GET DOWN THE ROAD? BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE ACCESS FOR A FIRE TRUCK TO COME FROM THE ROAD ONTO EACH LOT. SO THEREFORE, HE'S GOTTA HAVE AN INTERNAL ROAD FOR A FIRE TRUCK TO GO EAST, WEST, OR NORTH-EAST OR SOUTH-WEST ON THE PARCEL TO BE ABLE TO GET ACCESS TO ALL THOSE PARCELS. SO OUR CONCERN IS, HOW'S A FIRE TRUCK GET THERE IF THERE'S A FIRE ON ONE OF THE PROPERTIES TO KEEP IT FROM GOING UP AND CAUSING FIRE TO GET BLOWN INWARD LIKE WE'VE ALL TALKED ABOUT AND HEARD ABOUT TONIGHT. SO, CURB CUTS, I DON T THINK THAT HE'LL GET TWO WITH TXDOT. AGAIN, WE'LL OPPOSE THAT, BUT ONE CURB CUT IS WHAT WE'D LIKE TO SEE. OUR PROPERTY, WHICH IS GOING TO HAVE QUITE A FEW MORE LOTS IN THIS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON WILL HAVE ONE PRIMARY CURB CUT AND WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO HAVE A SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION. SO THAT'S MY QUESTION, WHY IS HE GETTING TWO CURB CUTS AND THEN SECONDARILY, WHERE IS FIRE ACCESS AND HOW ARE FIRE TRUCKS IS GOING TO GET ACCESS TO EACH OF THE LOTS. >> THANK YOU, SIR. ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? THOUGHT YOU WERE RETIRED, RON? >> SEMI-RETIRED. >> SEMI? >> [INAUDIBLE] PROPERTY AND WE'RE DOING A BIG PROJECT, SO NOT HERE TO GALVESTON BUT YEAH, NO IT'S NOT AT ALL. ANYWAY, I'M NOT RETIRED. BUT ANYWAY, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE IS KIND OF THE SAME THING AS STEVE. I OWN LAND NEXT TO STEVE, AND THEN ALSO ACROSS THE STREET RIGHT NEXT TO THE PROPERTY THERE. I WOULD PROPOSE ONE ACCESS POINT THAT WOULD BE DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE RV PARK JUST BECAUSE IT'S HARDER WHEN YOU HAVE ACCESS POINTS HERE, ANOTHER ONE OVER HERE, ANOTHER ONE HERE, WITH THE CONGESTION THAT IS ON THAT ROAD AND ESPECIALLY YOU GET IN ON WEEKENDS AND ADDED, TO HAVE MULTIPLE ACCESS POINTS. MAYBE IF YOU HAD TWO, IT PROBABLY WOULDN'T LINE UP WITH OURS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. SO YOU'VE GOT DIFFERENT POINTS OF INTERESTS AND SO GETTING IN AND OFF THAT HIGHWAY WOULD JUST BE HARDER WITH TWO. ONE STRAIGHT ACROSS. IT'S JUST LIKE AN INTERSECTION. YOU HAVE ONE INTERSECTION, YOU DON'T HAVE THE INTERSECTION STAGGERED. IT JUST MAKES IT EASIER TO GET TO SEE THE TRAFFIC. THAT'S MY MAIN POINT THERE. >> CERTAINLY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND SEE YOU LATER. >> ALRIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:19. I HAVE A STAFF QUESTION. CAN I ASK A STAFF QUESTION OR WE NEED TO GET A MOTION HERE? OKAY. [INAUDIBLE] CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, WHEN WE'RE DOING THIS RE-PLAT AND THERE'S PROPERTY FRONT, SAY PUBLIC ROAD, EVEN THOUGH HE HAS A EASEMENT DRAWN IN THERE, THE PLAT IS TO THE PUBLIC STREET; IS THAT CORRECT? IS THAT WHAT WOULD MAKE IT COMPLIANT? >> BOTH SCENARIOS MAKE IT COMPLIANT, ACTUALLY. BOTH SCENARIOS MAKE A COMPLIANCE. SO THE LDR STATES THAT YOU CAN FRONT ON A PUBLIC STREET, YOU CAN FRONT IN AN ALLEY, YOU CAN FRONT ON A PRIVATE ACCESS WAY, WHICH IS WHAT THEY HAVE. >> BUT REALLY HIS PROPERTY IS GOING TO FRONT ON THE PUBLIC STREET? >> YEAH. >> ALL OF THOSE LOTS? >> YES. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAD. SO WE'RE GOING TO BRING THIS BACK TO THE COMMISSION FOR ACTION AND WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE 23P-088. DISCUSSION? >> IN THE PLAT, IT WOULD NOT SHOW SOME OF THOSE THOSE ACCESS POINTS, BUT WHEN IT GOES TO DEVELOPMENT IT WOULD DO THAT. >> THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. >> YEAH. CORRECT. >> I DIDN'T THINK WE WERE DISCUSSING THE ACCESS POINTS, I THOUGHT WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE PLAT. [OVERLAPPING] >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> THIS IS VERY GOOD PLATTING. DOES IT MEET THE STANDARDS OF THE CITY? >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> I THOUGHT WE WERE TALKING JUST ABOUT THE PLAT NOT ABOUT THE ACCESS. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? I'M SEEING NONE. [02:45:01] WE'LL HAVE A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THAT'S UNANIMOUS. 23P-088 IS APPROVED. SO WE'RE MOVING TO OUR DISCUSSION ITEMS. [8. Discussion Items] >> I JUST HAVE ONE ITEM AND THAT IS THE 24 SCHEDULE. KARINA WILL PASS IT OUT. WE HAVE, I THINK, THREE SCHEDULED BREAKS. WE USUALLY TAKE A BREAK WHEN THE MEETING DATE FALLS AROUND A HOLIDAY. AND WE HAVE A COUPLE OF MEETINGS THAT AREN'T ON THE TYPICAL MEETING DATE. SO IF THERE'S A LITTLE ASTERISKS NEXT TO THE DATE, THEN THAT MEANS IT'S BEEN MOVED DOWN A WEEK. SO, FOR THE EASE OF ADMINISTRATION WE LIKE TO KEEP THE MEETINGS, STAFFED TO THREE BOARDS; WE LIKE TO KEEP THOSE MEETINGS ALL IN THE SAME WEEK. PAY ATTENTION, YOU'LL GET IT OFF THE SCHEDULE A COUPLE OF TIMES THROUGH THE YEAR. >> OKAY. GREAT. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD A DISCUSSION ITEM TO ONE OF OUR MEETINGS. WE HAVE A PRETTY FULL AGENDA NEXT WEEK. NOT NEXT WEEK. OUR NEXT AGENDA. SO THIS WILL BE ON THE 9TH, CORRECT? >> 9TH SO FAR IS NOT VERY. >> OKAY. SO HERE'S WHAT I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS, GUYS. I'D LIKE TO HAVE JUST A LITTLE DISCUSSION AMONGST THE COMMISSIONERS AND WITH STAFF ABOUT HOW WE ARE PROCEEDING WITH PUD ACTIONS. BRIEFLY, I JUST WANT TO KIND OF CLARIFY THAT OUR JOB IS TO PRESENT RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL AND I'D JUST LIKE TO HAVE A LITTLE DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT AND PERHAPS HAVE LEGAL KIND OF GIVE US SOME INPUT AS TO, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE CAN AND CAN'T DO. SO, IF WE CAN ADD THAT TO OUR JANUARY 9TH CALENDAR, I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. I'LL GET WITH YOU GUYS ON KIND OF WHAT MY IDEAS ARE SO YOU ALL HAVE SOME ANSWERS FOR US. YES, MA'AM. >> CAN WE ALSO JUST ADD ON THE PROCESS A LITTLE BIT, NOT TO BEAT A DEAD HORSE BUT HOW WE ADDRESS THE AUDIENCE, WHEN TO ADDRESS THE AUDIENCE AND WHEN TO DISCUSS AMONGST YOURSELVES? ALSO HOW TO ADDRESS THE FOLKS THAT ARE PRESENTING. AS AN EXAMPLE, COUNCILWOMAN ROB IS NOT PRESENTING US A COUNCIL QUESTION. >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> YES, MA'AM. >> THEN CALL PEOPLE BY THEIR FIRST NAMES INSTEAD OF THEIR LAST NAMES. >> YOU DON'T LIKE THAT? >> ETIQUETTE. >> MS. FAIRWEATHER, YOU LIKE THAT? YOU DO GET GRUMPY AFTER 6:00. BUT THAT'S OKAY. [BACKGROUND] ANY OTHER BUSINESS? HERE'S WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO LIKE, THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.