[5.A.1. 24BF-065 (21 Grand Beach Blvd) Request For Beachfront Construction Certificate And Dune Protection Permit To Include Proposed Construction Of A Single-Family Residence With Unreinforced Fibercrete Paving Beneath The Habitable Structure And A Paver Driveway. Property Is Legally Described As The Preserve At Grand Beach (2014) Abstract 628, Block 1, Lot 22, Acres 0.244, A Subdivision In The City And County Of Galveston, Texas. Applicant: Tom Tran – Galveston Custom Homes Property Owner: John Mathews & Stephanie Pamela Mathews]

THE CASE NUMBER IS 24BF-065.

STAFF'S REPORT.

OH, SORRY.

THERE WE GO.

GOOD AFTERNOON, PLANNING COMMISSIONERS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THIS IS A REQUEST TO CONSTRUCT A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE WITH UNREINFORCED FIBER [INAUDIBLE] BENEATH PAVING, BENEATH THE HABITABLE STRUCTURE, AND A PAVER DRIVEWAY.

THE ADDRESS IS 21 GRAND BEACH BOULEVARD.

THE PROPERTY IS LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS THE PRESERVE AT GRAND BEACH 2014, ABSTRACT 628, BLOCK ONE, LOT 22 ACRES, 0.244, A SUBDIVISION LOCATED IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS.

THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED IN THE PRESERVE AT GRAND BEACH SUBDIVISION.

SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS ARE LOCATED TO THE EAST AND NORTH 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 ACCRETING.

STAFF HAS PREPARED PHOTOS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FOR YOUR VIEWING.

FIRST, WE HAVE A FIRM BG MAP SHOWING THE DISTANCE OF THE STRUCTURE FROM THE DUNE SYSTEM AND ITS POSITION RELATIVE TO ADJACENT PROPERTIES.

ON THE NEXT SLIDE IS THE PROPERTY SURVEY, ZOOMED IN FOR CLARITY.

ON THE DISTANCE TO THE NORTH TOE OF THE DUNE IS 46FT AND 325FT FROM THE LINE OF VEGETATION.

ON THE FOLLOWING SLIDE, WE HAVE THE PROPOSED PROJECT SITE PLAN ON THE PROJECT CALLS FOR UNREINFORCED FIBER CREEP BENEATH THE RESIDENCE AND FOR A BRICK PAVER DRIVEWAY.

THE NEXT SLIDE IS THE PILING AND SLAB LAYOUT.

NEXT, THE FOLLOWING SLIDES SHOW THE EXTERNAL SIDE VIEWS FIRST FROM THE FRONT, THEN THE REAR, FROM THE LEFT SIDE AND FROM THE RIGHT SIDE.

FINALLY, WE HAVE FIVE PHOTOS OF THE SITE LOOKING NORTH, EAST, SOUTH, WEST.

AND LASTLY, A LINE OF VEGETATION.

THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT, AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? I JUST HAD A QUESTION FIRST FOR MY OWN EDUCATION.

SO WHAT'S THE PROCESS FOR GOING OUT AND DOUBLE CHECKING THE DRAINAGE? I MEAN, THEY'VE GOT IT DRAWN OUT HERE, BUT I GUESS THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT GOES OUT AND DOES IT MAKE SURE.

THE DRAINAGE WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE ENGINEERING DIVISION DURING THE BUILDING PERMIT PROCESS.

THANK YOU. JUST DOUBLE CHECKING HERE ON THE DRAWING ON ONE OF THE SLIDES THAT STAIRCASE THERE THAT'S ON THE SOUTH SIDE.

IS THAT JUST INSIDE THE PROPERTY LINE ON THE GROUND LEVEL? I BELIEVE EVERYTHING SHOULD BE.

ARE YOU REFERRING TO THE STAIRS THAT COME OUTSIDE? YES. THEY WOULD BE ALLOWED TO DO THAT WITHIN THE PROPERTY LINE, WITHIN THE PROPERTY LINE.

IT'S JUST HARD TO TELL ON HERE IF THEY'RE RIGHT IN THERE ON THE EDGE OR THE.

YEAH, I THINK THEY'VE STILL GOT, I THINK 20 OR 30FT OF DRIVEWAY AND THEN THE PROPERTY LINE THERE BEFORE THE RIGHT OF WAY.

SO THEY SHOULD, THE STAIRS SHOULD BE WITHIN THE PROPERTY LINE.

OKAY. GOOD. THANK YOU.

OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? NO. THERE'S NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE TO SPEAK ON THIS.

SO I GUESS THE APPLICANT IS NOT HERE.

NEXT, WE NEED TO BRING IT BACK TO PLANNING COMMISSION FOR A MOTION.

OKAY, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE 24BF-065 AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF.

SECOND. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? NO. ALL IN FAVOR? IT'S UNANIMOUS.

[5.B.1. 24P-039 (3111 Avenue L) Request For Designation As A Galveston Landmark. The Property Is Legally Described As Abstract 628 M.B. Menard Survey, Lot 1 Replat Of Lots 6 & 7, Block 31 Galveston (2023), In The City And County Of Galveston, Texas. Applicant: John Allen Property Owners: John And Heather Allen]

OKAY. OUR NEXT ITEM IS GALVESTON LANDMARK CASE 24P-039 IS REQUEST FOR A DESIGNATION AS A GALVESTON

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LANDMARK. THIS IS [INAUDIBLE].

I'LL BE PRESENTING THIS ONE.

IT'S 3111 AVENUE L REQUEST FOR DESIGNATION AS GALVESTON LANDMARK.

33 NOTICES WERE SENT, ZERO RETURNED, AND THE HOUSE WAS ORIGINALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF BROADWAY AND 32ND STREET.

IT WAS MOVED TO ITS CURRENT LOCATION IN 1945, AND SO HE'S BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH NOTEWORTHY GALVESTONIANS THAT INCLUDES PATRICK CARVILLE, WHO WAS AN IRISH IMMIGRANT WHO ARRIVED IN GALVESTON IN 1850 AND WORKED AS A CISTERN BUILDER.

IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT FOR ITS ASSOCIATION WITH THOMAS T.D.

ARMSTRONG. MR. ARMSTRONG WAS BORN IN LOUISIANA BUT GREW UP IN PORT ARTHUR.

HE ARRIVED TO GALVESTON IN 1938 AND WORKED AS AN ASSISTANT MANAGER FOR AN AFRICAN AMERICAN OWNED MORTUARY.

HE EVENTUALLY PURCHASED THE BUSINESS AND RENAMED IT TO ARMSTRONG MORTUARY, AND IN TIME MR. ARMSTRONG BECAME A VERY SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSMAN WHO OWNED MULTIPLE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES AND COMMERCIAL VENTURES.

HIS SUCCESS WAS SO NOTEWORTHY THAT HE WAS FEATURED IN EBONY MAGAZINE MORE THAN ONCE.