[INAUDIBLE]. ALL RIGHT. [1. Call Meeting To Order] [00:00:06] IT'S A LITTLE AFTER 3:30. WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER. HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE. AND WE'VE TAKEN ATTENDANCE, WE HAVE EVERYBODY'S HERE, SO WE HAVE A QUORUM. [4. Approval Of Minutes] WE HAVE THE MINUTES FOR BOTH THE DECEMBER 5TH AND THE DECEMBER 19TH MEETING. IS THERE ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, CHANGES OR CONCERNS WITH THOSE? SEEING NONE. WE WILL APPROVE THOSE MINUTES. I WILL MOVE ON TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION. IF THERE'S ANYBODY HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON A NON AGENDA ITEM, THIS IS YOUR MOMENT TO COME FORWARD AND ADDRESS THE COMMISSION. IS ANYONE PRESENT? SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON AND WE'LL GO TO OUR FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS. [6.A.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] ITEM 23P-051. IT'S 23P- 051 IS 3025. I'M SORRY 3027 BROADWAY. IT'S A REQUEST FOR A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT TO CONSTRUCT A RESTAURANT DRIVE-THRU. STAFF IS REQUESTING DEFERRAL OF THE ABOVE REFERENCE REQUEST TO THE FEBRUARY 6TH, 2004 NO. 2024 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING IN ORDER FOR THE APPLICANT TO PROVIDE A REVISED SITE PLAN. AND THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT. OKAY, SO WE HAVE A REQUEST FOR DEFERRAL ON THIS. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DEFER THIS. WHAT'S THE DATE CATHERINE? FEBRUARY 6TH. TILL FEBRUARY THE 6TH. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO DEFER. ALL THOSE AND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? SO THAT'S UNANIMOUS. SO THAT'S DEFERRED. MOVING ON TO ITEM 20 3P-089. [6.B.1. 23P-089 (20711 E. Sandhill Dr) Request For Beachfront Construction Certificate And Dune Protection Permit To Include Proposed Construction Of A Single-Family Residence. Property Is Legally Described As Sandhill Shores Addition (2000), Abstract 121, Lot 27, Acres 0.347, A Subdivision In The City And County Of Galveston, Texas. Applicant: Seaside Construction Property Owner: Lori And Michael S. Burke] GOOD AFTERNOON, PLANNING COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH A PAVED DRIVEWAY. THE ADDRESS IS 20711 EAST SANDHILL DRIVE. THE PROPERTY IS LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS SANDHILL SHORES ADDITION 2000, ABSTRACT 121 LOT 27 ACRES 0.347A SUBDIVISION LOCATED IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS. THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED IN THE SAND HILL SHORES SUBDIVISION. SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS ARE LOCATED TO THE EAST AND WEST OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY BEACH AND DUNE SYSTEM ARE LOCATED TO THE SOUTH OF THE PROPERTY. ACCORDING TO THE BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, THE AREA IS STABLE. STAFF HAS PREPARED PHOTOS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FOR YOUR VIEWING. FIRST WE HAVE THE FIRM AND BEG MAP SHOWING THE DISTANCE OF THE STRUCTURE FROM THE DUNE SYSTEM IS POSITIONED RELATIVE TO ADJACENT PROPERTIES. ON THE NEXT SLIDE IS THE PROPERTY SURVEY. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED 25FT FROM THE NORTH TOE OF THE DUNE. ON THE FOLLOWING FIVE SLIDES, WE HAVE THE PROPOSED PROJECT DRAWINGS. THE PLAN VIEW OF THE PROJECT. FRONT ELEVATION. REAR ELEVATION. ROUTE ELEVATION AND LEFT ELEVATION. FINALLY, WE HAVE FIVE PHOTOS OF THE PROJECT. [INAUDIBLE] THIS IS A PHOTO OF THE LINE OF VEGETATION LOOKING NORTH. THAT'S LOOKING NORTH AT THE PROPERTY. THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE PROPERTY. SOUTH VIEW FROM THE PROPERTY WEST FIELD THE PROPERTY. THIS CONCLUDES STAFF REPORT AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. ALRIGHT THANK YOU KYLE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? I HAVE A QUESTION. YES, MA'AM. WELL, I SEE IN THE GLO LETTER, IT SAYS THAT THE PROPOSED SWIMMING POOL AND SPA MUST BE ELEVATED ABOVE THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEMA, FREE OF OBSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS. HOW IS THE APPLICANT PROPOSING TO BUILD THIS POOL? WHAT'S THE BASE? HOW HIGH DOES IT HAVE TO BE AND HOW ARE THEY PROPOSING? IN THIS CASE, FLOOD ELEVATION IS IT STRADDLES 16FT AND 17FT. SO IT HAS TO BE 18IN ABOVE THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION. YOU TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ALSO THE TOPOGRAPHY, HEIGHT OF THE GROUND. SO WE COORDINATED WITH THE FLOODPLAIN ADMINISTRATOR. THE DESIGN MEETS THAT, BUT THEY ARE BUILDING DEPARTMENT ALSO REQUIRES, THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO BE A ELEVATION CERTIFICATE PRESENTED BEFORE SIGN OFF ON THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. SO YEAH WE LOOKED AT IT WITH THE FLOODPLAIN ADMINISTRATOR AND CLARIFIED ALL THAT. YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? GOT A COMMENT? [00:05:01] MORE OF A COMMENT. KYLE, THIS PAGE A1 AND THE, I DON'T KNOW WHICH WHICH ONE IS. IT'S GOT THE DRAINAGE PLAN. THE CLEARING PLAN. I FOUND THAT REALLY HELPFUL. JUST A COMMENT TO WHOEVER PREPARED THIS OR HAD THAT PUT INTO THERE, BECAUSE WE DON'T ALWAYS GET TO SEE THAT CLEARING PLAN AND THAT DRAINAGE PLAN AND SOME OF THAT DETAIL IN THERE WHEN WE GET THIS. SO THAT WAS APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I HAVE ONE FOR YOU, KYLE. SO I AS WAS NOTED, THE POOL IS TO BE ABOVE THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION. AND IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, THE CITY'S REQUIREMENT IS 18IN. I KNOW FOR A HOUSE STRUCTURE, IT'S 18IN ABOVE. THE LOWEST VERTICAL MEMBER HAS TO BE 18IN ABOVE THE BASE FLOOD, CORRECT? YES, SIR. AND SO I'M ASSUMING THAT WOULD BE THE PROBABLY BE THE SAME REQUIREMENT FOR THE POOL. YES. SO THE FLOODPLAIN ADMINISTRATOR, FOR THE CITY SAYS THEY WILL HAVE TO GET A, THEY'LL HAVE TO DO ONE FOR, ELEVATION CERTIFICATE FOR BOTH THE HOUSE AND THEN ONE ALSO FOR THE POOL. OH, OKAY. SO IT WILL BE THEY'LL HAVE TWO OF THEM. YES, SIR. YEAH. BECAUSE THAT BROUGHT ANOTHER. I DID HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE POOL THAT WAS REALLY GOOD. AND THAT SOME OF THE, IT SHOWS HOW HIGH THE HOUSES ARE IN FEET, BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE A REFERENCE TO THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATIONS. SO I'M ASSUMING DO WE HAVE THAT IN THE, THAT THE POOL BE UP 18IN ABOVE THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION IN OUR. WE CAN ADD THAT. SO WE CAN ADD THAT IN OUR STUFF OKAY. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. YES, SIR. WHAT IS THE REASONING BEHIND HAVING A POOL ABOVE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION? ANYTHING THAT CAN COLLECT ANY TYPE OF ALONG THE COAST, ANYTHING THAT CAN COLLECT STORM SURGE OR WAVE ACTION OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SO THAT'S FEMA REQUIREMENTS. BUT THE REQUIREMENT IS THAT. THE TOP OF THE POOL BE ABOVE BASE FLOOD. NO, IT'S THE LOWEST SUPPORTING. THIS IS IN [INAUDIBLE] THAT THE LOWEST HORIZONTAL MEMBER YES HAS TO BE ABOVE THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION. AND THEN IN THE A ZONE IT'S THE FINISHED FLOOR. NO. YEAH I UNDERSTAND THAT. WHAT IS THE, HEIGHT OF THIS HOUSE? SO ON THE POOL DO YOU HAVE THE CAPSTONE? IT'S ABOUT 10.5FT. BUT IF YOU TAKE IN, LIKE I SAID, THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE GROUND IN THAT AREA, AVERAGES ABOUT EIGHT AND A HALF TO NINE FEET. SO YEAH, HE'S PRETTY HIGH. YEAH. AND SO THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION IN THAT AREA IS 16. SO YOU'RE AT 18.5. THAT MEANS HE'D HAVE TO BE. THE THE BOTTOM OF HIS POOL IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE EIGHT FOOT 8.5FT ABOVE THE GROUND. SO IT'S TEN AND A HALF. IT'S TEN OR IT'S. YEAH, TO THE BOTTOM. HE'S A OKAY STRUCTURE. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? ALL RIGHT, THEN WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS. IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? YES, SIR. WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME? ANY COMMENTS? I DON'T THINK SO. I THINK YOU GUYS NAILED IT. OH. I'M SORRY, I NEED YOUR. IF YOU DON'T MIND. NAME AND SIGN IN, PLEASE. JEFF. OH, THANKS. MY NAME IS JEFF ERIC. AND I'M WITH SEASIDE CONSTRUCTION. I DON'T KNOW IF A DUAL ELEVATION CERTIFICATE WILL BE NECESSARY, BUT I'LL DO WHATEVER YOU ASK, BECAUSE THE ELEVATION CERTIFICATE IS GOING TO TELL US HOW HIGH THE LOWEST HORIZONTAL MEMBER OF THE STRUCTURE IS AND BECAUSE THE POOL IS PART OF THE STRUCTURE, IT'S AUTOMATICALLY GOING TO GO TO WHATEVER THAT LOWEST MEMBER IS. BUT IF YOU NEED IT, BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO PROVIDE IT. YEAH, IT'S PRETTY HIGH UP THERE FOR SURE. SO ROBUST STRUCTURE. BUT NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS UNLESS YOU GUYS GOT COMMENTS FOR ME OR QUESTIONS. SORRY. ARE YOU SAYING THAT THE POOL IS SOMEHOW CONNECTED TO THE HOUSE? OH YEAH. WELL, I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE I'M TRYING TO SEE IT IN HERE. I SEE IT ON THE SIDE, BUT I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND HOW IT'S CONNECTED. IT'S KIND OF ALL PART OF THE BACK DECK STRUCTURE. IT'S IN THE BACK DECK. IT'S GOT TO BE IN THIS FOOTPRINT HERE. YEAH. AND I THINK OUR CONCERN WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. [00:10:03] AND IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE VERY MUCH AWARE THAT POOL IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE ABOVE THE BASE. FELL OUT OF FLOOD ELEVATION. I DID THE MATH ON THIS. IT WORKS. AND THERE'S SOME STEPS IN THERE. AND I'M NOT REALLY SURE HOW ALL THAT STUFF WORKS, BUT YEAH, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S STEPS. THIS IS THE SECOND ONE THAT WE'RE THAT I'M BUILDING ON THE ISLAND. THE SECOND ELEVATED POOL. OKAY THE FIRST ONE WAS IN POINT WEST. AND, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THE ELEVATION IS CORRECT WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH CONCRETE. SO. YEAH, I'M ABSOLUTELY ON BOARD WITH MAKING THAT. AND WE DISCUSSED THAT AS WELL. OKAY. SO YOU DID THERE WAS A HOW LONG AGO DID YOU DO THE ELEVATED POOL IN POINT WEST JUST RECENTLY. THEN LAST YEAR? WELL IT'S BEEN UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR ABOUT A YEAR. OKAY. SO IT'S UP AND ANOTHER VERY BIG HOME. YES, I REMEMBER RIGHT. KIND OF IN A POINT OF A. YEAH. I'LL REMEMBER THAT ONE. YEAH. AND I THINK SOME OF THOSE SAME QUESTIONS CAME UP THEN. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. OH DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. SO GO AHEAD JEFF. THIS POOL IS ABOUT WHAT, 3.5FT DEEP. YEAH. IT'S A PLUNGE POOL. MAYBE FOUR FEET IF WE'RE LUCKY. YEAH OKAY. YEAH. IT'S JUST CURIOUS. THE ONE POOL KIND OF SET IT OFF. SO NOW EVERYBODY'S WANTS ONE OF THEM FOR THEMSELVES. SO IT'S WHATEVER YOU WANT. WELL, IF YOU'RE STARTING AT NINE FEET IT AND THAT LOT WHERE YOU'RE AT OVER IN POINT WEST IS A PRETTY HIGH ONE TOO. IF IT IS, IT IS. SO THAT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE. YEAH. SO YEAH, IT'LL THEY'LL BE ALL PRESTRESSED CONCRETE PILES FOR SURE. AND THEN THE WALLS WILL BE ABOUT EIGHT INCH, 8 TO TEN INCHES THICK OF CONCRETE. AND THEN THE POOL STUFF GOES INSIDE. SO ALL RIGHT THANK YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH GUYS. ANYBODY ELSE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS CASE? SEEING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING THIS BACK TO COMMISSION FOR ACTION. YEAH, WELL, I'LL MOVE THAT WE AS, EXCUSE ME, ACCEPT 23P-089 AS WRITTEN. [INAUDIBLE] YEAH. OH, SORRY. THAT. YES. THERE 18IN ABOVE BASE FLOOD. YES. SO THAT 23P-089. WITH THE EXCEPTIONS FOR THE POOL BEING ABOVE BASE, FLOOD BASE, FLOOD ELEVATION. OKAY, I'LL SECOND THAT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE 23P-089. AND WE ARE ALSO INCLUDING WITH THE STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS WITH AND INCLUDING, THE ADDITIONAL COMMENT THAT THE POOL BE ABOVE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION AS REQUIRED. AND ANY DISCUSSION. SEEING NONE WE'LL TAKE A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT'S UNANIMOUS. 23P-089 IS APPROVED. THANK YOU, SIR. GOOD LUCK WITH THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP, 23-094. [6.C.1. 23P-094 (Adjacent To 728 Seawall Boulevard) Request For A License To Use To Attach Decorative Cannons To The Existing Canopy In The Sewall Boulevard Right-Of-Way. Adjacent Property Is Legally Described As M.B. Menard Survey, Tract B, Ocean View Replat, AKA Part Of Lots 1, 2, 13, And 14 (13-0), Block 67, In The City And County Of Galveston, Texas. Applicant: Dat Nguyen Adjacent Property Red Sea L&N, LLC Easement Holder: City Of Galveston] ADJACENT TO 728 SEAWALL BOULEVARD. THERE ARE 19 PUBLIC NOTICES SENT. NONE OF THOSE RETURNED. WE RECEIVED NO OBJECTIONS FROM CITY DEPARTMENTS OR PRIVATE UTILITIES. A LITTLE BACKGROUND, AS PART OF RENOVATIONS TO THE NEW RESTAURANT, EIGHT DECORATIVE CANNONS WERE MOUNTED ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE EXISTING CANOPY. THE EXISTING CANOPY WAS GRANTED AT AN ADMINISTRATIVE [INAUDIBLE] IN DECEMBER OF 2023. PLANNING STAFF DETERMINED THAT AN ADMINISTRATIVE LTU DID NOT APPLY TO THE DECORATIVE CANNONS. THEREFORE, IT'S BEFORE YOU FOR REVIEW TODAY. THE APPLICANT IN THIS CASE IS REQUESTING A LICENSE TO USE THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY TO RETAIN EIGHT DECORATIVE CANNONS ATTACHED TO THE EXISTING CANOPY IN THE SEAWALL BOULEVARD SIDEWALK RIGHT OF WAY. PLEASE NOTE THE APPLICANT'S JUSTIFICATION AS WELL AS THE PHYSICAL COMPONENTS OF THE CANONS. IN THIS CASE, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL WITH SPECIFIC CONDITIONS ONE AND TWO AND STANDARD CONDITIONS THREE THROUGH EIGHT. AND NOW WE HAVE SOME PHOTOGRAPHS. THIS IS AN AERIAL IMAGE OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. THIS IS A SUBJECT PROPERTY. AND HERE ARE THE PROPERTIES IN THE VICINITY TO THE SOUTH, NORTHEAST AND WEST. AND THAT CONCLUDES STAFFS REPORT. [00:15:01] ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ADRIEL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? SO JUST TO CLARIFY THIS FOR ME, THERE WAS AN LTU FOR THE CANOPY AND THEN THE CANNONS WERE ADDED TO THE CANOPY, EXTENDING IT OUT BEYOND, I GUESS, WHAT WAS THE APPROVED LTU. AND THAT'S KIND OF WHY WE'RE HERE IS THAT. YEAH, THE CANOPY HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR A LONG TIME. IT'S JUST THAT, WE DID NOT HAVE ANY RECORDS OF IT. SO WHEN THE RENOVATIONS WERE TAKING PLACE, WE SAID, HEY, YOU KNOW, YOU NEED TO OBTAIN AN LTU FOR THE CANOPY. AND THEN ALSO, OBVIOUSLY, WE DETERMINE THAT THE CANNON COMPONENT WERE NOT PART OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS, AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE. SO THE CANOPY IS CURRENTLY APPROVED, HAS AN LTU. YES, AN ADMINISTRATIVE L2, BUT THE CANNONS DO NOT. CORRECT. OKAY. BUT THE CANNONS ARE ABOVE THE CANOPY, ARE ATTACHED TO THE CANOPY OUT PAST IT. [INAUDIBLE]. EXTRUDE FARTHER THAN THAT. SO THE FACT THAT THEY'RE BEYOND WHAT WAS ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED IS WHAT TRIGGERS THIS. OH, IT'S THE FACT THAT THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT ITEMS. ONE IS THE CANOPY AND ONE ARE DECORATIVE CANNONS. THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT ITEMS, TWO SEPARATE REVIEW PROCESSES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, I THINK I UNDERSTAND. HOW LONG THE CANNONS WERE THERE OR WERE THESE JUST ATTACHED? THEY WERE RECENTLY ATTACHED. THE APPLICANT MAY ANSWER THAT QUESTION IT CAME UP AS PART OF A BUILDING PERMIT REVIEW PROCESS AND THE APPLICANT MAY EXPLAIN THAT IN MORE DETAILS. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR 23P-094. IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? YES, SIR. WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP AND TELL US WHAT YOU GOT GOING ON OVER THERE? YES, SIR. MY NAME IS, DAT NGUYEN. I'M A SOLE PRIORITY OF THE BOSTON GROUP, SO LET ME SIGN IT REAL QUICK. PART OF THE PIRATE THEME THAT WE DESIGNED THE INSIDE FOR INTERIOR DESIGN. SO WE WERE HAPPY ENOUGH THAT WE TRIED TO PUT THE CANNON AS PART OF THE THEME IS MADE OF LIGHT WAVES AND [INAUDIBLE] WITH THE [INAUDIBLE] AND THEN ALL THE INSIDE WAS LIKELY METAL AS SHEET AROUND IT TO MAKE SURE IT'S STRUCTURAL STATE. WE ALSO HAVE OUR ENGINEERING HAVE A LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION. HE COME OUT AND CHECK AND WE THOUGHT IT WAS A PART OF THETHEME WE DIDN'T REALIZE IS HAD TO GO TO THIS WAY. SO, I. THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY. BUT WE'VE BEEN TOO MANY [INAUDIBLE] BEFORE. IT WAS STRUCTURALLY SOUND ANDSTAND. SO YOU DO HAVE, THE ENGINEERING FOR THE DESIGN. AND THE ATTACHMENT OF THE STRUCTURE HAS BEEN DONE BY AN ENGINEER. THAT'S CORRECT. YES, SIR. WE HAVE A LADDER ENGINEERING. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? YEAH. I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. JUST THE OPENINGS AROUND THE CANNONS. ARE THOSE SEALED? YES. RAIN AND MOISTURE AND ALL THAT. YES, IT. THEY ARE SEALED WITH SILICONE. AND WHAT'S BEHIND? THEY'RE JUST OPEN SPACE? YEAH, OPEN SPACE. IT'S JUST A PART OF, THEIR, THE CANOPY FOR THE BELOW. YES. WHAT ARE THE CANNONS MADE OF? IT MADE OUT OF PLASTIC AND THEN PLASTER WITH THE MESH AROUND IT AND THEN STUCK TO WEATHER ALL THIS, ALL THE WEATHER. HOW DID THEY DO DURING THIS WINDSTORM WE HAD LAST NIGHT? YES. IT STAY, ACTUALLY, WE WENT TO THREE OF THEM WHEN WE PUT UP AND EVERYTHING WAS STABLE. THE FLAG, IT TEND TO BE TEAR UP. BUT THAT WAS [INAUDIBLE] OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE HERE WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS? ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IF WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, WE'LL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THANK YOU. TO YOU. TO ALL OF YOU. CERTAINLY. SO WE'LL BRING THIS BACK TO THE COMMISSION FOR ACTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE 23P-094 WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS ONE THROUGH EIGHT. [00:20:04] ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE 23P-094 WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS. ANY DISCUSSION. WELL ACTUALLY I JUST HAD ANOTHER THOUGHT OF ANOTHER QUICK QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT. [INAUDIBLE]. SO WELL I'LL TELL YOU WHAT. WE CAN DO IT REAL QUICK. SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE WELL, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. WE'LL TABLE THE MOTION AND WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AGAIN. YES, SIR. OH WE WELL I'M SORRY. WE NEED A VOTE TO TABLE. I MOVE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THAT WAS PRETTY INFORMAL, BUT YEAH. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF TABLING THE MOTION. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S A UNANIMOUS. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COME FORWARD. ON YOUR CANNONS. BECAUSE I SEE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OTHER TYPES OF DECORATIONS FOR MARDI GRAS AND OTHER EVENTS. CAN YOU PUT FLAGS IN THE OPENINGS OF THOSE CANNONS OR OTHER THINGS? YES, WE CAN, IF YOU ALLOW US TO DO, WE WILL. I'M JUST CURIOUS. I MEAN, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF YOU HAVE A LOT OF OPTIONS TO DECORATE THOSE CANNONS, PUT THINGS UP THERE THAT ARE GOING TO BE FLAPPING AROUND AND IN THE WIND. YES, IT'S A GREAT IDEA. YES. MERMAIDS. I'M JUST CURIOUS, ARE THOSE ARE OPENINGS. THOSE ARE OPENING THOSE. YES, YES. LENGTH OF THE CANNON AND THEY'RE WHAT, COUPLE INCHES WIDE? THOSE ARE TWO AND A HALF. 2.5IN. OKAY. YEAH, 2.5IN. BIRD NEST. A BIRD NEST. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, LET ME JUST CAUTION THE APPLICANT TO BE SURE THAT NOTHING EVER GOES OVER THE TRAVEL LANES. OKAY, GREAT. AND THERE'S NO TRAVEL LANE. THAT'S. WELL, SIR, JUST JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT SHE'S SAYING, THAT YOU'RE GETTING KIND OF CLOSE TO THE WHERE THE TRAFFIC IS THERE AND THAT YOU WOULD NEED TO STAY WITHIN THE. IT IS WAY BELOW THE LINE WHERE PEOPLE PARK. OKAY. WAY BELOW IT'S AT LEAST TWO FEET AWAY FROM PEOPLE PARKING. OKAY, HERE WOULD BE MY BEST SUGGESTION. YES, SIR. GIVE ADRIEL A CALL WHEN YOU GET READY TO DO THAT. JUST SO YOU DON'T HAVE ANY MORE. WE WANT. WE DON'T WANT YOU TO HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. YEAH. IN ADDITION TO THAT, TYPICALLY WHEN IT COMES TO FLAGS, WE REGULATE THEM TO AN EXTENT. SO OBVIOUSLY WE DON'T REGULATE SYMBOLIC FLAGS. YOU KNOW, US FLAGS, YOU KNOW, MARINE CORPS, ARMY, WHATEVER. I MEAN, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO BUSINESS FLAGS, WE DO. AND THEY HAVE TO BE PUT UP IN A CERTAIN MANNER FOR IT NOT TO BE CONSIDERED A SIGN. SO, JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND. WELL, I UNDERSTAND, ALL I DO IS SYMBOLIC, LIKE AMERICAN FLAGS, [INAUDIBLE] AWESOME. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE. DO WE? YEAH. LET'S GO BACK TO YOU. WE HAVE TO HAVE ANOTHER MOTION TO HAVE THE [INAUDIBLE]. I THINK WE CAN JUST OPEN IT BACK UP. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE 23P-094 IS WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION. SEEING NONE. WE'LL TAKE A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THAT'S UNANIMOUS. 23P-094 IS APPROVED. THANK YOU SIR. I THINK YOUR DESIGN IS SUPER COOL. I REALLY LIKE YOUR CANNONS. AND THE FACT THAT THERE ARE ONLY 6 POUNDS AND THEY'RE MADE OUT OF PVC EVEN MAKES THEM COOLER, SO GOOD JOB. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON. [6.C.2. 23P-096 (Adjacent To 1227 Ball / Ave H) Request For A License To Use In Order To Retain An Encroachment. Adjacent Property Is Legally Described As M.B. Menard Survey, Lots 1 And 2, Block 252, In The City And County Of Galveston, Texas. Applicant: Howard Wilton Hosek, Jr. Adjacent Property Owner: Howard Wilton Hosek, Jr. Easement Holder: City Of Galveston] WE'RE AT 23P-096. ALRIGHTY. 23P-096. THIS IS AT 1227 BALL. AND THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A LICENSE TO USE FOR AN ENCROACHMENT INTO THE ALLEY. THERE WERE PUBLIC, 30 PUBLIC NOTICES SENT THREE RETURNED. ALL THREE OF THOSE IN FAVOR? PLEASE NOTE THAT NO CITY DEPARTMENTS, PRESENTED OBJECTIONS TO THE ENCROACHMENT. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A LICENSE TO USE IN THE ALLEY RIGHT OF WAY TO OBTAIN A PORTION OF EXISTING ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. DUE TO AN ERROR MADE DURING CONSTRUCTION, THE STRUCTURE ENCROACHES APPROXIMATELY SIX INCHES INTO THE ALLEY. IN 2019, THE APPLICANT RECEIVED, PERMISSION FROM LANDMARK COMMISSION AND BUILDING PERMITS FOR THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. AND, QUESTION HERE, IT WAS SHORTLY BUILT THEREAFTER, THE OWNER RECENTLY DISCOVERED THROUGH A RESURVEY THAT THE STRUCTURE WAS, SLIGHTLY ENCROACHING IN THE ALLEY. ATTACHMENT A PROVIDES MORE DETAILS, BECAUSE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS IN THE EAST END HISTORIC DISTRICT, LANDMARK COMMISSION HAS PROVIDED A RECOMMENDATION TO PLANNING COMMISSION. THEY RECOMMEND APPROVAL. STAFF ALSO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF CASE 23P-096 WITH SPECIFIC CONDITIONS ONE AND STANDARD CONDITIONS TWO THROUGH SEVEN IN THE STAFF REPORT AND WE HAVE SOME PHOTOS HERE. SO THIS IS A SUBJECT PROPERTY THE FRONT HOUSE JUST FOR REFERENCE. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO THIS IS LOOKING DOWN THE ALLEY LOOKING EAST BEHIND THE PROPERTY AND THE AREA THAT'S HIGHLIGHTED IS THE LOCATION OF THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. [00:25:03] NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. HERE'S A LITTLE BIT CLOSE UP VIEW OF THE STRUCTURE. SO APPROXIMATELY SIX INCHES OF THIS SIDE IS IN THE ALLEY RIGHT OF WAY. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. HERE WE HAVE A, EXCERPT FROM THE SURVEY THAT WAS PROVIDED SHOWING THE EXTENTS OF THE ENCROACHMENT FROM THE TOP DOWN. PLUS THE PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH, EAST AND WEST. AND THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. DANIEL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? YES, SIR. YOU WANT TO COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND SIGN IN FOR US, PLEASE. YES. BACK IN HOWARD, BY THE WAY, THE OWNER OF THE HOUSE BACK IN 19, I HAD HIRED HIGH TIDES TO COME OUT AND SHOOT MY CORNERS BEFORE WE DID ANY DEMOLITION ON THE PROPERTY. THEY CAME OUT AND DID THEIR SURVEY, AND THEY SHOT THE CORNERS, AND THEY SET UP A PIPE BACK IN THE BACK OF THAT BUILDING. UNBEKNOWNST TO ME, IT WAS ONE FOOT OFF OF THE EXISTING PIPE WHICH WAS UNDER THE EXISTING BUILDING, OR THE EXISTING REBAR THAT WAS UNDER THE EXISTING BUILDING. THEY RED FLAGGED IT. WE PULLED THE STRING LINES AFTER WE HAD TAKEN DOWN THE PROPERTY OR THE EXISTING BUILDINGS. THERE WERE THREE OF THEM, AND I PERSONALLY DID IT MYSELF. SO WHEN WE PULLED THAT LINE, I BACKED OFF THAT LINE, MAKING SURE I WAS INSIDE THE PROPERTY LINE. AND OBVIOUSLY I DIDN'T SEE THE ONE FOOT THAT HE HAD STEPPED OUT FROM THE EXISTING PROPERTY LINE. SO WE PROCEEDED ON WITH IT. SO AT ONE END OF THE GARAGE, AT THE OPPOSITE END, IT'S A ZERO. AND AT THE OTHER END WE THANK GOODNESS I PUSHED IT BACK IN ANOTHER SIX INCHES, BUT NOW WE'RE SIX INCHES OFF. AND OKAY, THAT'S A SOLIDLY BUILT BUILDING, SO IT'D BE TOUGH TO MOVE. JUST SO WE'RE I THINK I UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED WAS, WAS THE ACTUAL PROPERTY CORNER WAS A POINT WHERE THE SURVEYOR COULD NOT PUT A STAKE, AND SO HE SET AN OFFSET STAKE. AND THAT'S WHERE THE ERROR CAME. IS THAT WOULD THAT BE CORRECT? IT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. OKAY. UNDERSTOOD. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON THAT? DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THERE IS. SO WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION FOR ACTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. 23P-096. SECOND, SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE. 23P-096. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I'M JUST GOING TO JUSTA COMMENT. IT'S. WHAT HE HAS TOLD US, AND THEN LOOKING AT HIS PROPERTY, IT'S PRETTY APPARENT IF HE COULD HAVE HE HAD THE ROOM TO MOVE THE BUILDING THAT IT WAS IN ERROR. AND I'M GLAD THAT WE HAVE A THERE'S A WAY FOR YOU TO COME TO THE CITY AND GET THIS FIXED. IT IS A LTU, SO HOPEFULLY THERE WON'T BE ANYTHING PUT THERE. THERE HADN'T BEEN AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY HUNDREDS OF YEARS, BUT I'M GLAD THAT WE HAVE A WAY TO HELP OUT A CITIZEN HERE. SO, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. WE'LL TAKE A VOTE. THOSE IN FAVOR? THAT'S UNANIMOUS. SO 23P-096 IS APPROVED. IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS? SEEING NONE. YES, SIR. I'D LIKE TO ASK, AND I GUESS WE'LL ASK CATHERINE THIS. IF, FOR A FUTURE MEETING, CAN WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM THE POLICE OR FIRE MARSHAL WHO LOOKED AT THESE PLANS THAT ARE SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT? BECAUSE THIS QUESTION CAME UP IN OUR LAST WORKSHOP ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT, HOW THEY'RE APPROVING OR SAYING NO COMMENT OR NO OBJECTION TO SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT HAVE COME UP, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE APPLICATIONS WE'VE HAD HERE RECENTLY. [INAUDIBLE], CAN WE SET A DATE? YEAH. SO I WOULD SAY HERE WOULD BE MY SUGGESTION, ANTHONY, IS IF YOU HAVE A LOT OF THESE HAVE NO OBJECTION. RIGHT. SO THERE'S NO COMMENT IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE NO OBJECTION. MOST LIKELY I'M CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. TYPICALLY THAT WOULD BE THE CASE. IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION THERE'S PROBABLY NO COMMENT. HOWEVER, I WOULD TELL YOU THAT YOU ARE FREE TO CALL IF YOU HAVE ANY OF THESE. AND I WOULD TELL ALL THE COMMISSIONERS, IF THERE'S ANY OF THESE ITEMS THAT COME UP HERE WITH ANY OF THESE DEPARTMENTS, THAT YOU WOULD HAVE A QUESTION I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO CALL, EITHER THE GUY, THE CASE PLANNER, OR CATHERINE, AND I'M SURE THEY CAN GET YOU SOME QUESTION. [00:30:04] AND I KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING KIND OF GOING WITH THIS, I THINK, AND WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS, IS IF WE GET INTO OUR MEETING AND INTO OUR DISCUSSION AND SOMETHING THAT IS REVEALED TO US THAT, YOU KNOW, WE FEEL NEEDS A LITTLE MORE, WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER. I THINK THERE'S NO PROBLEM AT ALL IN US, YOU KNOW, DEFERRING THE CASE AND ASKING FOR THOSE PEOPLE TO COME FORWARD. BUT IF YOU HAVE THAT QUESTION, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTACT STAFF FIRST. DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? KIND OF. I GUESS I'M ALSO LOOKING AT IT MORE AS AN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMISSION AND FOR THE PEOPLE WHO VIEW THIS ONLINE, OUR CITIZENS WHO ARE WATCHING THIS AND MAY ALSO HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS, BECAUSE WHEN THIS PLACE GETS PACKED LIKE THAT WITH PEOPLE AND HAVING THEIR CONCERNS, THEIR VALID CONCERNS ABOUT WHERE THEY LIVE AND THE COMMUNITIES AND DEVELOPMENT, I'M LOOKING AT IT ALSO FROM AN EDUCATIONAL STANDPOINT THAT MAYBE YOU COULD DO THAT KIND OF SERVICE FOR US AND FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WATCH THIS. OKAY. AND. ALRIGHT. AND AGAIN, WHEN WE HAVE THEM AND THEY HAVE NO COMMENT, NO OBJECTION. CORRECT ME IF HELP ME OUT HERE, GUYS. IS THAT IF THEY HAVE AN OBJECTION THIS ISN'T A DISCUSSION ITEM CURRENTLY. SO WE CAN PUT IT ON AS A DISCUSSION ITEM. JUST TALK ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS AND THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT DO REVIEWS AT THE NEXT MEETING. AND THEN WE CAN ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS THEN. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU CATHERINE. SO WHAT WOULD IS WHAT WE'LL ADD THAT AS A DISCUSSION. CAN WE ADD IT TO OUR NEXT MEETING. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. IS THAT GOOD WITH YOU. THAT'LL WORK. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER BUSINESS? ALL RIGHT, WE'LL CALL THE MEETING ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.