[00:00:04] >> WELCOME, EVERYONE. IT'S 3:30 PM. [1. Call Meeting to Order] TODAY IS AUGUST 19TH, AND WE'RE CALLING THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON TO ORDER. WELCOME, EVERYONE. AS I SAID, WE'VE TAKEN ATTENDANCE AND WE DO HAVE A QUORUM BASED ON THE SIGN IN. ALSO, WE HAVE SOME ABSENCES. COMMISSIONER EDWARDS, COMMISSIONER RIOS, AND COMMISSIONER WALLA ARE ABSENT TODAY. ALSO, ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON THE AGENDA ITEMS? SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON. FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS IS TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM OUR AUGUST 5TH, 2025 MEETING. [4. Approval of Minutes] ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS? >> I DO HAVE A QUESTION. ON CASE NUMBER 25BF-036, THE VOTE AS YOU MAY RECALL, WAS TWO IN FAVOR, TWO OPPOSED AND TWO ABSTAINED. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE NAMES THAT ARE LISTED OR OPPOSED AND ABSTAINED ARE CORRECT. I CAN ASK COMMISSIONER SINGLETON, DID YOU OPPOSE? [OVERLAPPING]. >> I DID. >> I WAS JUST THINKING THAT HE HAD ABSTAINED AND COMMISSIONER WALLA HAD OPPOSED, BUT I'M INCORRECT SO THAT TAKES CARE OF THAT. >> IT IS CORRECT AS IT STANDS? >> YES. >> WE NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES? >> [INAUDIBLE] TO ACCEPT. >> EVERYBODY ACCEPT THE MINUTES? OUR MINUTES ARE APPROVED AND STAND FOR THE AUGUST 5TH, 2025 MEETING. OUR NEXT SECTION IS TO WELCOME PUBLIC COMMENTS. THIS IS THE TIME, IF YOU WANT TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON AN ITEM THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA. YOU WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEMS. THESE ARE ITEMS THAT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY ON THE AGENDA TODAY. IS THERE ANYONE ON THIS SIDE OF THE ROOM THAT HAS AN ITEM? COME FORWARD. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, SIGN IN. >> [INAUDIBLE] IT IS ON THE AGENDA BUT [INAUDIBLE]. >> WE'LL DO A PUBLIC HEARING. >> WE'LL DO A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE IT GETS DEFERRED. >> OKAY. [INAUDIBLE]. >> ANYONE ON THIS SIDE OF THE ROOM WITH A NON-AGENDA ITEM COMMENT? NO. WELL, THEN WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION. OUR FIRST ITEM FOR BUSINESS IS BEACHFRONT CONSTRUCTION PROTECTION PERMITS, ITEM 23P-054. >> EXCUSE ME, CHAIRWOMAN. I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT. I SEE ONLY FOUR COMMISSIONERS THERE. CAN YOU REMIND THE APPLICANT OR ADVISE THE APPLICANT THAT THERE WOULD NEED TO BE ALL FOUR AFFIRMATIVE? CATHERINE KNOWS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. IF THERE'S ALL FOUR, WE TYPICALLY GIVE THE APPLICANT THE CHANCE TO COME BACK AGAIN SO THAT MORE COMMISSIONERS CAN BE IN ATTENDANCE. IT'S ALL FOR NOTHING IN TERMS OF A MOTION WHEN THERE'S ONLY FOUR FOLKS. >> AS DONNA WAS JUST ADVISING US, WELL, AND NOW WE HAVE COMMISSIONER EDWARDS. [LAUGHTER] >> WE HAVE IN DISREGARD. >> NO PROBLEM AT ALL. WE HAVE FIVE MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE. [OVERLAPPING] >> GOOD TIMING. >> YES, GOOD TIMING. WE WON'T NEED TO HAVE UNANIMOUS VOTES. >> COMMISSIONER EDWARDS HAS JOINED US, SO NOW THAT'S NOT AN ISSUE, CORRECT? >> CORRECT. >> CORRECT. BACK TO 6A, [6.A.1. 23P-054 (21204 Gulf Drive) Request for Beachfront Construction Certificate and Dune Protection Permit to include proposed construction of a single-family dwelling with an elevated wooden deck beneath the structure and a gravel driveway. Property is legally described as Abstract 121, Page 19 12, Lot 40, Sea Isle, Section 22, a subdivision in the City and County of Galveston, Texas. Applicant: Annie S. Basu Property Owner: Annie S. Basu] BEACHFRONT CONSTRUCTION PROTECTION PERMIT, 25P-054. >> SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH AN ELEVATED DECK UNDERNEATH AND A GRAVEL DRIVEWAY. THE ADDRESS IS 21204 GULF DRIVE. THE PROPERTY IS LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS ABSTRACT 121, PAGE 19,12, LOT 30, SEA ISLE, SECTION 22, A SUBDIVISION LOCATED IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS. THE SUBJECT'S SIDE IS LOCATED IN THE SEA ISLE SUBDIVISION. SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS ARE LOCATED TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. A BEACH AND DUNE SYSTEM IS LOCATED TO THE SOUTH OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND A VEHICULAR PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS IS LOCATED TO THE EAST OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. ACCORDING TO THE BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, THIS AREA IS STABLE. THIS PROJECT WAS PREVIOUSLY BROUGHT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION UNDER THE SAME CASE NUMBER 23P-054. THE CASE REQUESTED APPROVAL AND EXEMPTION TO CONSTRUCT A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING THAT PARTIALLY WAS WITHIN AND OVER THE DUNE CONSERVATION AREA. THE CASE FELL DUE TO WORK OCCURRING IN THE DCA. THE OWNER APPLICANT HAS SINCE UPDATED [00:05:02] THEIR PLANS TO REMOVE ANY STRUCTURE PREVIOUSLY PROPOSED IN THE DUNE CONSERVATION AREA AND IS NO LONGER REQUESTING AN EXEMPTION FOR THE PROPOSED WORK, JUST APPROVAL. 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, VEHICULAR BEACH ACCESS, AND ITS POSITION RELATIVE TO ADJACENT PROPERTIES. ON THE NEXT SLIDE IS THE PROPERTY SURVEY ZOOMED IN ON THE RIGHT TO SHOW THE NORTH TOE OF THE DUNE IN THE DISTANCE OF 25 FEET FROM THE STRUCTURE. ON THE FOLLOWING TWO SIDES, WE HAVE THE PROPOSED PROJECT SITE PLAN IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE NORTH TOE OF THE DUNE. ONE MORE. THE NEXT TWO SLIDES SHOW THE PROPOSED PROJECT, SUMMARIZED SCOPE OF WORK. NEXT SLIDE. FINALLY, WE HAVE THREE PHOTOS OF THE SITE; LOOKING EAST, LOOKING WEST, NEXT SLIDE, AND LOOKING NORTH FROM THE BEACH TOWARD THE LINE OF VEGETATION. THIS CONCLUDES STAFF REPORT, AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> NOW, WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM. IF THERE'S ANYONE ON THIS SIDE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE COME FORWARD. SHE SAID PUBLIC HEARING. HOW ABOUT THIS SIDE? ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? >> I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU, KYLE, AND I APPRECIATE THE APPLICANT FOR GOING BACK AND MAKING THE CHANGES THAT WE REQUESTED. I THINK IT REALLY SHOWS THAT IN THE PAST, WE'VE BEEN JUST RUBBER STAMPING THESE IN THE DCA WHEN WE SHOULD BE HOLDING ACCOUNTABLE WHERE PEOPLE ARE BUILDING AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HOLD TO THE RULES. >> I'LL ECHO THAT TOO. I APPRECIATE THEM COMING BACK WITH SOMETHING THAT WORKS, KEEP IT OUT OF THE DCA. KYLE, HOW FAR IS THIS FROM THE BEACH RE-NOURISHMENT PROJECT THAT'S COMING UP? >> THIS IS FARTHER ON THE WEST END. IT'S MILES AND MILES AWAY. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY [LAUGHTER] HOW FAR IT IS. >> [OVERLAPPING] THANK YOU. >> QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? NO. IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT FOR THIS PROJECT? WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING? YOU DON'T HAVE TO, BUT WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> [LAUGHTER] COME ON UP. SIGN IN, PLEASE AND TELL US YOUR NAME. >> I'M MORE OF THE PROPERTY MANAGER OF THE DWELLING THAT IS BEING CONSTRUCTED OR THAT HAS BEEN TRYING TO BE CONSTRUCTED FOR QUITE SOME TIME. THE PRIMARY APPLICANT WILL BE HAPPY TO KNOW THAT YOU GUYS HAVE NOW ACCEPTED FOR THE BUILD TO GO A LITTLE BIT MORE FURTHER. WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THIS DONE AND WE NEVER WANTED TO BUILD OVER THE DUNES OR INTENDED TO HAVE THAT. WE LOVE THE CONSERVATION AS WELL. BUT, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED NOW TO GET GOING ON THIS AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND I THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE NEED TO BRING IT BACK TO COMMISSION FOR A MOTION. ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? WE'RE READY TO MAKE A MOTION. I NEED A MOTION ON 23P-054. >> I MOTION THAT 23P-054 BE APPROVED AS WITH ALL THE STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS. >> SECOND. >> HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. UNANIMOUS. CONGRATULATIONS, AND GOOD LUCK ON YOUR PROJECT. >> THANK YOU. >> OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS LICENSE TO USE, 25P-032. [6.B.2. 25P-032 (Adjacent to 4115 Avenue O) Request for a Permanent License to Use to encroach a street right-of-way with a pedestrian skybridge. Adjacent property is legally described as Abstract 628 M.B. Menard Survey (0-1) Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, and Southeast Blocks 58 Galveston Outlots and Part of Adjacent Avenue O 1/2, in the City and County of Galveston, Texas. Adjacent Property Owner: Galveston ISD Applicant: James Grant, Galveston ISD Easement Holder: City of Galveston] >> ALL READY. 25P-032, THIS IS ADJACENT TO 4115 AVENUE O. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A LICENSE TO USE. THERE WERE 66 PUBLIC NOTICES SENT. [00:10:02] ONE RETURNED, THAT ONE WAS IN FAVOR. LITTLE BACKGROUND INFORMATION, OF COURSE. IN 2023, GALVESTON ISD BEGAN CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING ACROSS FROM THE EXISTING HIGH SCHOOL COMPLEX, THE SECOND PHASE OF THE PROJECT INVOLVES A PARTIAL DEMOLITION AND REDEVELOPMENT OF THE EXISTING HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING AT 4115 AVENUE O, WHICH IS GOING TO BE THE SOUTH SIDE. THIS REQUEST IS PART OF A FUTURE PHASE OF CONSTRUCTION, WHICH HAS NOT YET COMMENCED SO THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING FOR A LICENSE TO USE BEFORE THEY SUBMIT FOR PERMITS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A LICENSE TO USE TO BUILD A SKY BRIDGE TO CONNECT THE EXISTING SOUTHERNMOST BUILDING WHICH WILL BE PARTIALLY REDEVELOPED WITH THE NEW NORTHERNMOST PORTION WHICH WAS FINISHED NOT TOO LONG AGO, WHICH WILL EXTEND ACROSS AVENUE O APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY BETWEEN 41ST AND 43RD STREETS. THE PROPOSED SKY BRIDGE WILL ALLOW STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF TO CROSS AVENUE O SAFELY THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL DAY. THE SKY BRIDGE WILL BE ENCLOSED AND THE PORTION WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY WILL SPAN APPROXIMATELY 70 FEET AND BEING APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET WIDE. THE STRUCTURE WILL BE CONSTRUCTED WITH A MINIMUM 15 FOOT OF CLEARANCE FROM THE CROWN OF THE ROADWAY BELOW TO THE BOTTOM-MOST SECTION OF THE DECK. WILL BE CANTILEVERED ACROSS AVENUE O AS WELL, SO THERE WILL BE NO SUPPORTS WITHIN THE AVENUE O RIGHT OF WAY. THE ENTIRETY OF THE STRUCTURE IN THE RIGHT OF WAY WILL BE WELL ABOVE GRADE. THERE WERE NO OBJECTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THE REQUESTS FROM OUTSIDE UTILITIES OR DEPARTMENTS. THE FIRE MARSHAL NOTES THAT THE BIGGEST TRUCK THE CITY USES ONLY REQUIRES 12 FEET OF CLEARANCE AND FIRE CODES REQUIRE A MINIMUM 13.5 FOOT OF CLEARANCE FOR STRUCTURES LIKE THIS, THAT MEANS 1.5 FOOT OF ADDITIONAL FREE-BOARD WOULD BE BEYOND WHAT THE FIRE CODE REQUIRES, WHICH MEANS A FULL THREE FOOT OF FREE-BOARD WOULD BE ABOVE WHAT THE FIRE TRUCKS THEMSELVES ARE. PUBLIC WORKS NOTES THAT THE GARBAGE TRUCKS COMMONLY IN USE IN THE CITY ALSO DO NOT EXCEED 12 FOOT IN HEIGHT OVERALL, SO THERE WILL BE APPROXIMATELY THREE FOOT OF FREE-BOARD FOR THE BIGGEST VEHICLES WE'RE LIKELY TO SEE ON THE STREET. NOTE THAT A LICENSE TO USE IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO PLACING IRONS WITHIN OR OTHERWISE OBSTRUCTING THE RIGHTS OF WAY, ACCORDING TO CHAPTER 32-5 OF CITY CODE, SECTION 13.202 OF THE LDRS ESTABLISH THE PROCEDURES FOR PROCESSING LTU APPROVAL AS WELL. STAFF RECOMMENDS CASE 25P-032 BE APPROVED, SUBJECT TO SPECIFIC CONDITIONS 1-4 AND STANDARD CONDITIONS 5-10. WE HAVE SOME PHOTOS HERE. IF YOU GO BACK ONE, PLEASE. HERE WE HAVE A SITE PLAN SHOWING AVENUE O, AND YOU CAN SEE AN OVERLAY OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SHOWING WHERE THAT SKY BRIDGE IS GOING TO BE CONNECTING THE TWO PHASES OF THE PROJECT. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. HERE WE HAVE AN EXCERPT FROM THE APPLICANT'S DRAWINGS, ONCE AGAIN, SHOWING THAT SKY BRIDGE AND HOW THE REDEVELOPED SOUTH SIDE WOULD CONNECT TO THE NORTH SIDE VIA THIS SKY BRIDGE. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. HERE WE HAVE THE APPLICANT'S ELEVATION DRAWINGS. THIS WOULD BE LOOKING EAST DOWN AVENUE O, AND YOU CAN SEE THE HEIGHT OF THE SKY BRIDGE, WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, THANK YOU. HERE WE HAVE A PHOTO LOOKING EAST IN THE SAME DIRECTION THAT THE APPLICANT'S DRAWING WAS THERE ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE AND THEN ONCE AGAIN, LOOKING WEST FROM THAT CURVE PART OF THE NORTH DEVELOPMENT JUST TO SHOW WHAT THE RIGHT OF WAY LOOKS LIKE. THIS CONCLUDES STAFF REPORT. >> WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? NO. PUBLIC HEARING? WE'RE OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM. IS THERE ANYONE ON THE SIDE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? NO. HOW ABOUT THE SIDE? HOW ABOUT THE APPLICANT? IS THE APPLICANT HERE ON THIS PROJECT? DO YOU WANT TO COME UP AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS PROJECT? GO AHEAD AND TELL US YOUR NAME AND SIGN IN, PLEASE. >> YES, SIR. I'M ZACH JOHNSON WITH ZERO/SIX CONSULTING. WE'RE ACTING AS THE PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THE 2022 BOND ON BEHALF OF THE GALVESTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE'VE BEEN IN THE PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTING THAT NORTH BUILDING AND WE'RE NOT DONE YET, WE WILL BE MOVING STUDENTS OVER IN JANUARY SO THEY'LL START THEIR SEMESTER THERE. THEN FOR THE SOUTH NEW CONSTRUCTION, THE PLAN IS THAT WE'D HAVE THE NEW COMPETITION GYM AND AUDITORIUM, AND THIS BRIDGE WOULD BE BUILT AFTER THAT PROJECT TO CONNECT THE TWO TOGETHER. THE INTENT IS TO PROVIDE SAFE ACCESS LIKE WE SAID FOR OUR STUDENTS, FACULTY. >> IS IT ENCLOSED? >> IT'LL BE ENCLOSED AND CONDITIONED, YES, MA'AM. >> JUST QUESTION. YOU PLAN TO START CONSTRUCTION ON THE OVERPASS PORTION WHEN? >> THAT WOULD BE PROBABLY SOMETIME IN EARLY 2027. [00:15:09] >> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF. I NOTICED THAT IN THE NARRATIVE, THERE'S AN INDEMNIFICATION AND HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT? HOW IS THAT? DOES THAT DO AN MOU WITH THE GISD? >> IT'S A CLAUSE THAT'S IN THE LTU AGREEMENT. AFTER THIS APPROVAL, THEN WE DRAW UP A SEPARATE DOCUMENT THAT ACCESS THE AGREEMENT AND THAT INCLUDES THE INDEMNIFICATION CLAUSE. >> GISD IS? >> GISD WOULD SIGN IT. >> THEY'VE APPROVED THIS LANGUAGE? >> WELL, THEY WOULD REVIEW IT AND SIGN IT. >> JUST CURIOUS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL BRING THIS BACK TO COMMISSION FOR A MOTION 25P-032. WE'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SIC. WE'VE GOT PLENTY OF MOTIONS. ALL THOSE APPROVED AND THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR PROJECT. OUR NEXT ITEM IS 25P-030. [6.C.3. 25P-030 (10302 Seawall Boulevard) Request for a Planned Unit Development (PUD) Overlay District for a mixed-use development. Property is legally described as Hall and Jones Survey, Part of Lots 344, 345, 360, 361, and 362 (344-1), Trimble & Lindsey, Section 1, in the City and County of Galveston, Texas. Applicant: Steven L. Biegel, AIA Property Owner: Mohamed Eldawy, Royal Crown Enterprise LLC] >> THIS IS 10302C1. IT'S A REQUEST FOR A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, OVERLAY DISTRICT FOR A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING DEFERRAL OF THIS REQUEST TO THE SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2025 MEETING IN ORDER TO ADDRESS STAFF'S COMMENTS. THIS IS THE FIRST REQUEST FOR DEFERRAL AND THERE ARE NO COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REQUEST. THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT. >> WELL, YOU NEED TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN TAKE A MOTION FOR THE DEFERRAL. >> WE DO HAVE SOMEONE TO COME SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. PLEASE COME FORWARD AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS. THANK YOU. WE'RE OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS NOW. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS MARK STASNEY, AND I'M A RESIDENT OF GALVESTON. I'M ALSO A PILOT WHO HAS A PRIVATE AIRPLANE AT THE SHOALS AIRPORT. I HAVE TWO CONCERNS WITH THIS REQUEST FOR DEVELOPMENT. IT'S REALLY REVOLVES AROUND THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACT ON NAVIGATION AND SAFETY WITH REGARD TO THE AIRPORT, ESPECIALLY AS WE LOOK TO THE FUTURE TO HAVE COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS AT THE AIRPORT. A LOT OF THAT DEPENDS ON THE FAA ASSESSMENT OF THE AREA DIRECTLY DOWN WIND OF ALL THE RUNWAYS. I WOULD ASK THAT AS YOU CONSIDER THE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, THAT YOU TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE HEIGHT AND THE IMPACT AND POTENTIALLY REQUEST THEM TO GET A AUTHORIZATION OR A OPINION FROM THE FAA ON THE IMPACT OF THE EXISTING RUNWAYS THAT MAY BE IMPACTED NOT JUST DURING THE AFTER CONSTRUCTION, BUT DURING CONSTRUCTION. WE HAVE CRANES. IT WILL CERTAINLY BE A POTENTIAL NAVIGATION AND SAFETY IMPACT. MY REQUEST IS JUST THAT YOU ASK FOR MORE INFORMATION AND INVOLVE POTENTIALLY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S SAFE, WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING TO DO IN THE PATH OF THE RUNWAY 18. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? COMMISSIONER, YOU WANT MAKE A COMMENT? >> I KNOW MARK AND I APPRECIATE HIM COMING UP AND SPEAKING. ONE THING THAT HE DIDN'T REALIZE IS BEFORE THEY CAME WITH TO BE OBJECTIVE TO LET YOU KNOW, THEY DID GET APPROVAL FROM THE FAA. NOW, I'VE DEALT WITH THE FAA IN PREVIOUS POSITIONS FOR 20 PLUS YEARS, AND I KNOW SOMETIMES DEPENDING ON HOW THINGS ARE. >> COMMISSIONER, I HATE TO INTERRUPT. UNLESS THERE'S A MOTION ON THE TABLE. IF THIS IS STILL PUBLIC COMMENT, IT SOUNDS AS IF YOU'RE RESPONDING BACK TO THE AUDIENCE MEMBERS. I WOULD FINISH THE PUBLIC COMMENT AND THEN ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> WE'RE CLOSING THE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM AND WE'RE BRINGING IT BACK TO COMMISSION FOR A MOTION. DEFERRAL. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR A DEFERRAL. A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. >> DISCUSSION. >> ALL RIGHT. DISCUSSION. >> I CAN SPEAK NOW. >> BUT NOT TO HIM. >> NO, I NEVER INTENDED TO MAKE IT SOUND LIKE I WAS SPEAKING DIRECTLY TO HIM. I WAS JUST REFERRING TO THE PERSON THAT MADE THE COMMENT, HAD MISINFORMATION, [00:20:05] BUT I WAS TRYING TO CLARIFY THAT SOMETIMES WHAT THE FAA DOES IS A BLINDFOLD, AS THEY SAY RUBBER STAMP, AND THIS MIGHT BE ONE OF THOSE OCCURRENCES. WE HAVE HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS IN THAT AREA FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSE AND THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE IS AVIATION SAFETY, AND THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE IS VERY MUCH NECESSARY IN OUR LITTLE PART OF THE WORLD. WE HAVE PERFORMANCE ISSUES FOR A LOT OF THE AIRPLANES OUT THERE, A LOT OF COMMERCIAL OPERATORS OUT THERE WHO HAVE LOW PERFORMANCE AIRCRAFT. WHEN WE GET INTO THIS PARTICULAR TIME OF YEAR RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE AN EFFECT CALLED DENSITY ALTITUDE AND THAT REDUCES THEIR PERFORMANCE BY 30-40%. WHAT WOULD NORMALLY ALLOW THEM TO CLEAR 150 FOOT BUILDING BY 100 FEET, IT MAY ONLY BE 50 FEET. I THINK THAT'S WHY I REALLY HOPE THAT THE STAFF REALLY HOLDS TO THE FEET TO THE FIRE ON TRYING TO KEEP IT WITHIN THE HEIGHT AND DENSITY ZONE REQUIREMENTS WE HAVE. THE EXEMPTIONS FOR THAT, I'LL BE HONEST, I WILL NOT HAVE ANY PART OF POTENTIALLY A SAFETY ISSUE, THROWING THAT RIGHT IN FRONT OF PEOPLE I KNOW. >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR DEFERRAL. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF DEFERRAL, AND THAT'S UNANIMOUS. WE ARE MOVING ON TO 25P-034. [6.C.4. 25P-034 (5703 Stewart Road) Request for a Planned Unit Development (PUD) Overlay District for an "Auto Service Station" development. Property is legally described as Hall and Jones Survey, Lot 5, Part of Lots 2, 3, 4 and Adjacent North 1/2 of Alley (5-0), Block 1, Johnston Addition, in the City and County of Galveston, Texas. Applicant: Michael Gaertner, Sr., Architect Property Owner: Albert Khajianpour] >> THIS IS 5703 STEWART ROAD. IT'S A REQUEST FOR A PLANED UNIT DEVELOPMENT. EIGHT PUBLIC NOTICES WERE SENT, ZERO RETURNED. NO OBJECTION FROM CITY DEPARTMENTS WITH COMMENT FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, AND NO OBJECTION FROM PRIVATE UTILITIES. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT PUD OVERLAY DISTRICT TO ESTABLISH A PARKING, I'M SORRY, THAT'S INCORRECT. TO ESTABLISH A AUTO SERVICE STATION IN THE URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD ZONING DISTRICT. THE PURPOSE OF THE PUD IS TO ALLOW FOR THE LAND USE OF AUTO SERVICE STATION, WHICH IS NOT PERMITTED WITHIN 200 FEET OF A RESIDENTIAL LAND USE OR RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT. THE PROPOSED USE IS A TIRE SHOP. THE SUBJECT SITE CONSISTS OF ONE LOT LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF SALADIA AND STEWART ROAD. THE LOT HAS A TOTAL AREA OF 10,454 SQUARE FEET AND THE SITE CONSISTS OF ONE VACANT BUILDING. THE SUBJECT SITE IS ZONE COMMERCIAL. THE PROPOSED USE IS AUTO SERVICE STATION. THAT IS A LIMITED USE IN THE COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT. THE LIMITED USES ARE PERMITTED IF ALL ASSOCIATED LIMITED STANDARDS ARE MET. THOSE ARE LISTED FOR YOU IN THE STAFF REPORT. THE REQUEST IS TO DEVIATE FROM THE LIMITED USE STANDARD REGARDING MINIMUM DISTANCE FROM RESIDENTIAL. THE AUTO SERVICE STATION LAND USE IS NOT PERMITTED WITHIN 200 FEET OF A RESIDENTIAL LAND USE OR ZONING DISTRICT. SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ARE ONE ZONING OCCURS WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE SUBJECT SITE TO THE EAST AND THE SOUTH AS SOWN IN EXHIBIT C, AND NO RESIDENTIAL LAND USE OCCURS WITHIN 200 FEET. PLEASE NOTE THE PUD DETAILS AND THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN, ALONG WITH CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL IN YOUR STAFF REPORT. STAFF RECOMMENDATION. STAFF FINDS THAT THE PROPOSED PUD REQUEST DOES CONFORM TO THE CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL. THE USES AND CHARACTER OF DEVELOPMENT THAT IS PROPOSED ARE COMPATIBLE WITH THE PROPERTIES IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY. WHILE THE LIMITED STANDARDS REQUIRE THAT AUTO SERVICE STATION LAND USES BE LOCATED AT LEAST 200 FEET FROM RESIDENTIAL LAND USES IN ZONING DISTRICTS, THERE ARE NO RESIDENTIAL LAND USES WITHIN THAT DISTANCE. THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ARE ONE ZONING DISTRICT THAT OCCURS WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE SUBJECT SITE CONSISTS OF UNDEVELOPABLE RIGHT OF WAY AND TWO VACANT LOTS. THE VACANT LOTS ARE OWNED BY THE CITY OF GALVESTON AND DEVELOPMENT IS NOT CONTEMPLATED THERE. STAFF FINDS THERE WILL NOT BE A NEGATIVE IMPACT TO THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL LAND USES FROM THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL IMPROVE A SITE WITH A HISTORY OF COMPLIANCE COMPLAINTS. FURTHERMORE, THE PUD ALLOWS CITY COUNCIL TO ESTABLISH SAFEGUARDS SUCH AS HOURS OF OPERATION THAT WILL ENSURE COMPATIBILITY WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE APPLICANT HAS RESPONDED TO PUBLIC WORKS COMMENTS BY PROPOSING TO CLOSE THE EASTERN DRIVEWAY AND CURB CUT. THIS IS REFLECTED IN THE APPLICANT'S NARRATIVE. IF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS, SPECIFIC CONDITION ONE, GRANTING OF A PUD ZONING OVER LIGHT SHALL NOT RELIEVE THE DEVELOPER FROM COMPLYING WITH ALL OTHER APPLICABLE SECTIONS OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AND OTHER CODES AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON UNLESS IS PUD SUCH RELIEF IS SPECIFIED IN THE APPROVED PUD PLAN AND PUD ORDINANCE. RELIEF PROVIDED BY THIS PUD PLAN INCLUDES A, TO DEVIATE FROM THE LIMITED STANDARD SECTION 2.308.5A2, WHICH REQUIRES THE AUTO SERVICE STATION LAND USE BE LOCATED A MINIMUM OF 200 FEET FROM ANY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT BOUNDARY. [00:25:03] TO THE EASTERN CURB CUT AND DRIVEWAY ON THE SITE SHALL BE REMOVED. THE ADJACENT CURB AND GRASSY AREA SHALL BE CONTINUED ACROSS THE FORMER DRIVEWAY AND THE SIDEWALK SHALL BE MAINTAINED. THREE, THE HOURS OF OPERATION SHALL BE NO EARLIER THAN 7:00 AM AND NO LATER THAN 6:00 PM. FOUR, NO OUTDOOR AUDIO OR LOUD SPEAKER SYSTEMS SHALL BE PERMITTED. FIVE, NO OUTDOOR STORAGE OF TIRES OR AUTO PARTS SHALL BE PERMITTED OUTSIDE OF BUSINESS HOURS. ITEMS SIX THROUGH 11 OR STANDARD FOUR PUDS. CITY COUNCIL HAS THE FINAL DECISION AUTHORITY ON THIS REQUEST AND IT WILL BE HEARD AT THE SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2025 MEETING. WE HAVE SOME PICTURES. I THINK I MIGHT HAVE MY SLIDES A LITTLE OUT OF ORDER. THIS IS THE SUBJECT SIDE IS RESTAURANTS BEEN CLOSED FOR MANY YEARS. WAS THE BARBECUE BARN. NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS THE APPLICANT'S PUD PLAN SHOWING THE PROPOSED NEW CONSTRUCTION OF THE TIRE SHOP, AND NOTING THAT THE CURB CUT ACROSS FROM SALADIA WILL BE REMOVED. THIS IS A BUILDING ELEVATION PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT AND ANOTHER ELEVATION. THIS IS A ZONING MAP TO SHOW THE PROXIMITY OF THE PROPERTY TO THE VARIOUS ZONING DISTRICTS IN THE AREA. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS OUTLINED IN BLUE. COMMERCIAL ZONING IS RED. THE BEIGE ZONING IS R1. YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS R1 WITHIN 200 FEET. THAT'S WHAT THAT BLACK LINE IS, BUT IT CONSISTS MOSTLY OF RIGHT OF WAY AND THEN TWO LOTS THAT ARE OWNED BY THE CITY OF GALVESTON. NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS A VIEW ACROSS STEWART TOWARDS THOSE VACANT LOTS. THEY'VE RECENTLY BEEN USED AS CONSTRUCTION LAYDOWN FOR THE STEWART ROAD AVENUE S PROJECT. THEN WE HAVE THE PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH, EAST, SOUTH, AND WEST AND THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT. >> DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? YOU ALL ARE EASY TONIGHT.[LAUGHTER] >> WITH THE LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS THERE, I SEE IN THE RENDERINGS, THERE'S SOME TREES AND THINGS. IS THAT PART OF THE LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS? CAN WE EXPECT THAT THING? >> YES. ANYWHERE THAT PARKING OR LOADING IS VISIBLE FROM THE RIGHT OF WAY, IT IS REQUIRED TO HAVE LANDSCAPE SCREENING OF TREES AND SHRUBS. >> I WANTED TO BE SURE. THANK YOU. >> A QUESTION. THE ONLY USE IS GOING TO BE TIRES ARE GOING TO BE LIKE OIL CHANGES AND THAT TYPE OF STUFF GOING ON. >> WHAT'S BEEN INDICATED IS TIRE SHOP. IT'S AN EXISTING BUSINESS THAT'S LOCATED DOWN THE STREET THAT'S GOING TO BE RELOCATING HERE, AND TIRES IS THEIR MAIN FOCUS. THEN APPLICANT'S NARRATIVE DOES MENTION LIMITED PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE SALES. >> WE COULD IF, I'M THINKING OF THE BUSINESS, WHICH I USE THEM, SO I KNOW THEY DO MECHANICS WORK AS WELL. IS THE SAME LAND USE WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO THEM IF THEY WERE A MECHANIC AS WELL AS A TIRE SHOP? >> YES. THAT'S A BROAD LAND USE CATEGORY THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR REPAIRS, OIL CHANGES, TIRE REPAIRS, ANYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH FIXING A CAR? >> QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? NO. OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM. WE HAVE ANYONE FROM THE SIDE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? >> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M MICHAEL GARTNER. I'M AN ARCHITECT. I'M REPRESENTING THE BUSINESS OWNER. HE AND HIS WIFE ARE HERE TODAY IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. FOR THEM, LIKE YOU, I'VE BEEN A LONG TIME CUSTOMER, I THINK 40 YEARS NOW. THIS IS MY GO TO PLACE TO GET MY TIRES FIXED. AFTER DEBACLE WITH THE SLIDE SHOW LAST WEEK, I DECIDED NOT TO DO ONE THIS WEEK. BUT I WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAPPEN TO HAVE ABOUT THE PROJECT. >> THE DRAWINGS, THOSE ARE THE RENDERING, THOSE ARE THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL BE MADE TO THE EXISTING BUILDING, IS THAT CORRECT? >> GIVE AN ARTISTIC LICENSE, OKAY. >> THAT'S WHAT WE PLAN. >> ACCESS WILL BE STEWART ROAD? >> YES, SIR. >> THERE WILL BE SOME DRIVE THERE. I KNOW THERE ARE A TIRE STORE ON THE NORTH SIDE. WE DO HAVE THE SCHOOL GOING ON DURING THAT TIME, AND THAT IS REAL CLOSE PROXIMITY AND THIS IS A LITTLE BIT FURTHER AWAY. BUT THERE'S A ROAD ADJACENT OR THE ROAD IS NOT THAT CLOSE. [00:30:05] IS IT 57TH HALF A BLOCK. SIX STEWART ROAD WOULD BE THE ONLY ACCESS THEY WOULD HAVE. >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> IS GOING TO BE A SINGLE ENTRANCE. >> WE'RE GOING TO REDUCE IT. I DON'T KNOW WHY WHEN THE CITY DID THE STEWART ROAD PROJECT, THEY PUT TWO ENTRANCES TO THE SITE, BUT THEY DID. >> I SEE THAT. >> WE'LL REMOVE ONE. ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. >> ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? IF NOT, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM AND BRING IT BACK TO COMMISSION FOR A MOTION ON 25P-034. >> MOVE TO APPROVE 25-P034 WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS. >> HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. WE HAVE UNANIMOUS, SO 25P-034 IS APPROVED WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS. OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS 25P-029. [6.D.5. 25P-029 (Adjacent to 0 Seabird Drive) Request for a replat to vacate a previously established subdivision. Properties are legally described as Abstract 121 Hall & Jones Survey Lots 1-19 Elisabeth Estates Section 2 and Abstract 121 Hall & Jones Survey Private Streets (0-1) Elisabeth Estates Section 2, in the City and County of Galveston, Texas. Applicant: Jordan Alcocer, Tricon Land Surveying, LLC. Property Owners: KSL Development, LLC.] >> THANK YOU. THIS IS ADJACENT TO ZERO SEABIRD DRIVE AND JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND. THAT WILL BE THE NORTH END OF SEABIRD DRIVE, WHICH IS ITSELF ACTUALLY A PRIVATE DRIVE IN ITS ENTIRETY. BUT THIS IS A REPLAT TO BASICALLY IS ERRONEOUSLY CALLED A VACATING PLANT IN THE STAFF REPORT, IT'S ACTUALLY JUST A MINOR PLAT PER LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. BUT THIS IS TO REPLAT 19 PARCELS INTO ONE PARCEL TO GIVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND INFORMATION. SOMETIME PRIOR TO 2000, I BELIEVE OUR CITY ENGINEER MENTIONED THE 1980S, THE ELIZABETH ESTATE SUBDIVISION WAS ESTABLISHED. HOWEVER, NONE OF THE SECTION IN QUESTION WAS DEVELOPED. LOTS ONE THROUGH 19, THE PRIVATE DRIVES CONNECTING THEM WERE SOLD NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE IT WAS ESTABLISHED, INCLUDING THE APPLICANT AND CURRENT OWNER. THE APPLICANT IS ONCE AGAIN JUST REQUESTING A REPLAT TO INCORPORATE THESE 19 PARCELS THAT THEY OWN INTO ONE SINGLE PARCEL COMPRISING 3.94 ACRES. >> THE COURSE, ONCE AGAIN, THE SUBJECT PARCELS ARE UNDEVELOPED. NO ACTIVE WATER SANITARY SEWER CONNECTIONS. THE RESULTING PARCEL AND PARCELS TO THE NORTH ARE OWNED BY OTHERS. I'M SORRY, THE PARCELS TO THE NORTH ARE OWNED BY OTHERS, NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RE-PLAT. THE ENTIRETY IS ACCESSED BY A PLATTED ACCESS UTILITY EASEMENT THAT GOES DOWN THE ENTIRETY OF SEABIRD DRIVE. STAFF DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THAT WAS ACTUALLY ESTABLISHED SOMETIME IN THE DISTANT PAST. NO DEVELOPMENT PLANS HAVE BEEN PRESENTED TO THE CITY AT THIS TIME. COURSE ANY FUTURE DEVELOPMENT WILL BE SUBJECT TO ALL THE USUAL DEVELOPMENT REVIEW AND PERMITTING PROCESSES. CURRENTLY, THE OWNER IS ONLY PROPOSING TO COMBINE THESE PROPERTIES. AS FAR AS OTHER REVIEWS GO, CENTERPOINT ENERGY'S PLAT REVIEW CONTRACTORS REQUIRE THE APPLICANT TO APPLY FOR A RELEASE OF EASEMENT WITH CENTERPOINT ENERGY, AND THAT IS TO ABANDON CENTERPOINT EASEMENTS THAT ARE ESTABLISHED WITH THE SEABIRD ACRES, SEABIRD ESTATES. IN THE PRIVATE DRIVES, THAT'S AN INTERNAL PROCESS OF CENTER POINTS. HOWEVER, THEY ARE REQUIRING THAT. WE HAVE THAT AS A CONDITION FOR FILING THE PLATE. PUBLIC WORK SIMPLY PROVIDE A NOTE THAT ANY FUTURE DEVELOPMENT SHALL REQUIRE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG SEABIRD DRIVE ACCORDINGLY, BUT ONCE AGAIN, THERE ARE NO PLANS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED AT THIS POINT. THAT BY PUBLIC WORKS IS JUST A BOILER PLATE CAUTION. PLANNING DOES HAVE CONCERNS WITH ACCESS ISSUES FOR THE LOTS TO THE NORTH OWNED BY OTHERS. WHILE THESE LOTS ARE ALL OWNED BY THE SAME INDIVIDUAL, EACH LOT SHOULD HAVE INDIVIDUAL ACCESS TO SEABIRD DRIVE. A MINIMUM 35 FOOT WIDE ACCESS EASEMENT CONNECTING TO THE EXISTING NORTH- SOUTH UTILITY AND ACCESS EASEMENT, WILL PROVIDE ACCESS TO THOSE PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH. THAT WILL BE ADDED TO THE PLATE AS A CONDITION PRIOR TO FILING SO THAT ALL THOSE LOTS HAVE DIRECT ACCESS TO THE SEABIRD DRIVE ACCESS EASEMENT. NOTE THAT, BECAUSE MORE THAN FOUR LOTS ARE INVOLVED IN THE REPLANT PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION IS REQUIRED. ALSO NOTE THAT, OF COURSE, THE RESULTING PROPERTY WILL GREATLY EXCEED THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR R1 ZONING. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS PLAT WITH SPECIFIC CONDITIONS ONE THROUGH THREE, WHICH ENCOMPASS THE COMMENTS MADE BY OUTSIDE REVIEWERS AND PLANNING DEPARTMENTS CONCERNS ABOUT ACCESS, PLUS STANDARD CONDITIONS FOUR THROUGH FIVE. WE HAVE A FEW PHOTOS. THIS IS THE AREA OF VIEW, [00:35:10] SHOWING THE APPROXIMATE AREA OF THE, WE WILL HAVE A PHOTO HERE SHOWING THE AREA AND QUESTION. THERE WE GO. THAT'S THE AREA THERE THAT'S HIGHLIGHTED, VERY HARD TO GET PHOTOS OF THE ADJACENT AREA, BECAUSE IT IS A PRIVATE DRIVE. WE DID THE BEST WE COULD, BUT YOU CAN SEE IT'S APPROXIMATELY GOING TO BE THAT AREA THAT'S HIGHLIGHTED ON THIS PHOTO AND THIS CONCLUDES STAFF REPORT. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? NOW THIS IS A LITTLE OPPOSITE OF WHAT WE SEE, ISN'T IT? >> THIS ONE'S A BIT UNUSUAL JUST BECAUSE OF ITS VERY UNUSUAL PROVIDENCE. >> THEY DIVIDE IT. NO QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS ANYONE ON THIS SIDE OF THE ROOM OR ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? PLEASE COME FORWARD. COME ON UP. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND SIGN IN, PLEASE. >> WE'LL NOTE ALSO THAT I BELIEVE THAT THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE IS HERE IN THE AUDIENCE TOO. >> MY NAME'S HEATHER HUGHES. I'M A HOMEOWNER IN SIAYO. IF YOU LOOK AT THE MAP THERE, WHERE THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS, ACTUALLY, THE GROUP OF US HERE, WE WOULD BORDER THAT YELLOW. THE BACK OF OUR HOMES WOULD LOOK OUT AT THAT YELLOW, AND AS WE UNDERSTAND RIGHT NOW, THAT ENTIRE SPACE IN THERE IS VEGETATION. THERE'S TREES, THERE'S PLANTS, THERE'S WILDLIFE, AND WHEN WE GET ANY TIDAL SURGE OR A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN, THAT FILLS UP WITH WATER. OUR YARDS FILL UP WITH A FOOT OF WATER THAT CAN LAST SOMETIMES FOR DAYS, DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH RAIN THERE IS. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT IS A BASICALLY A BIRD SANCTUARY THAT FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, WAS A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT WAS DONATED FROM SOMEBODY WHO OWNED IT, AND IT'S NOW THE DOS FACUS MARTS BIRD SANCTUARY. THEN FURTHER, WHERE YOU SEE SOME OF THE ROADS, THERE'S A LARGE AND I FORGET THE NAME OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. VERY LARGE HOMES ARE GOING IN, AND IT'S ALL GATED, ONLY OWNER OCCUPIED, NO RENTALS ARE ZERO, I THINK. THERE'S A LOT OF CONCERN WITH THIS ON MANY LEVELS. ONE, HOW COULD THIS POSSIBLY BE APPROVED TO CONSOLIDATE THOSE 19 LOTS IF THERE'S NO IDEA WHAT THE INTENTION IS TO BUILD ON THERE? I WOULD THINK THAT WOULD NEED TO BE UNDERSTOOD BEFORE EVEN APPROVING IT, BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE SLOW ROLLING. THE PATHWAY TO PUTTING IN A DOLLAR GENERALLY OR SOMETHING. IF YOU'RE PUTTING IN SOMETHING THAT LARGE, YOU'RE ONE, AND I'M NOT A CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER BY ANY MEANS, BUT YOU'RE FILLING IT IN WITH SOMETHING. THERE'S PROBABLY A LOT OF CONCRETE INVOLVED AND WHAT'S GOING IN ON THAT ONE SPACE, ONE HOME? OBVIOUSLY, NOT MULTIPLE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND APARTMENT COMPLEX. THERE'S SOME CONCERNS THERE. WHAT HAPPENS IN TERMS OF, WE TALK ABOUT CONSERVATION, THE DUNES. FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, I HOPEFULLY HAVE MANY DECADES OF ENJOYING THIS ISLAND LEFT IN MY LIFE. THERE'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF BUILDING GOING ON. I LIKE TO THINK OF IT IN TERMS OF WHAT I WISH WOULD HAPPEN TO THAT SPACE IS ACTUALLY BECOME PART OF THE BIRD SANCTUARY, IF WE COULD ACTUALLY, MAYBE I DON'T KNOW, PUT THOSE TWO THINGS TOGETHER AT SOME POINT. THERE'S PROBABLY A REASON FOR, I THINK YOU SAID SINCE THE 80 'S OR BEFORE, IT'S NEVER BEEN BUILT ON. I THINK THEY PUT ONE TESTER LOT UP ON REALTOR.COM TO SEE IF SOMEBODY WOULD BUY IT AND NOBODY BOUGHT THAT TESTER LOT. I THINK THERE'S JUST SOME CONCERNS THERE. ONE IN TERMS OF FLOODING, TWO, ABSOLUTELY IN TERMS OF WETLAND CONSERVATION. ANYTHING THAT LARGE, I'M SURE IS GOING TO HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF FILL DIRT, CONCRETE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> DID YOU SIGN IN? >> I DID. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> LOTS OF LIGHTS [INAUDIBLE]. [00:40:04] >> YOU CAN, EACH PERSON HAS THREE MINUTES. PLEASE SIGN IN AND STATE YOUR NAME. >> COMMISSIONER I APOLOGIZE. TYPICALLY, THE APPLICANT AND OR THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE IS ALLOWED TO GO FIRST, AND OF COURSE, THEY'RE NOT LIMITED IN TIME. DON'T KNOW IF THE APPLICANT WISHES TO JUST HAVE THE OTHER COMMENTS AND THEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND. I'M NOT ABLE TO SEE THE AUDIENCE FROM HERE JUST SO YOU KNOW. BUT I'M JUST THROWING THAT OUT THERE. >> CAN YOU GIVE US JUST A MINUTE THE APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND TELL US ABOUT THE PROJECT? >> [INAUDIBLE] FOR THE OWNER. HE'S JUST CONSOLIDATING THESE. HE BOUGHT LIKE THEY SAID, THEY'RE ALL 19 PARCELS. THEY'RE JUST INDIVIDUALLY STILL PARCELED INSTEAD OF TAXED TOGETHER. HIS PLAN IS ONLY TO BUILD A SINGLE FAMILY HOME. THAT'S WHY THERE'S NO OTHER PLANS RIGHT NOW. HE'S JUST TRYING TO GO STEP BY STEP, GET THIS PLATTED FIRST AND THEN GO THROUGH WITH THE BUILDING PLANS AND EVERYTHING, THAT'S ALL HE'S WONDERING IS A SINGLE FAMILY HOME. THERE'S NO BIG DEVELOPMENT OR THAT'S PLANNED AND LIKE DANIEL SAID, WE PUT IN THE APPLICATIONS FOR THE EASEMENT AND STREET CLOSURES THROUGH CENTERPOINT. I BELIEVE THEY PUT THEM IN THIS MORNING. WE DID ADD THE ACCESS EASEMENT FOR THOSE LOTS TO THE NORTH ALREADY ON THE PLOT, JUST WAITING FOR THE REST OF THE APPROVALS THROUGH CENTERPOINT FOR THOSE EASEMENTS AND ROAD CLOSURES. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APP? >> MAYBE. SOMETIMES IT GIVES ME A MOMENT TO CLICK MY THOUGHTS. YOU'RE SAYING THE PROPOSAL IS FOR A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING? >> YES. I ACTUALLY SPOKE WITH HIM THIS MORNING WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE MEETING HAPPENING TODAY AND HE WAS SAYING THAT. HE JUST WENT TO THE HOUSE. [LAUGHTER] >> IT BE LIKE A RESIDENCE, NOT A SHORT TERMINAL THING. >> JUST A RESIDENCE. >> COMMISSIONER, THAT IS NOT THE PROPOSAL THAT'S BEFORE THE COMMISSION. IT'S A REBIRTH. >> YES, MA'AM. NO MORE QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU MUCH. >> WE'LL RESUME OUR PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND SIGN IN. >> I SIGNED IN. JENNIFER FORMAN. I ALSO RESIDE IN THAT AREA AND I APOLOGIZE. I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE CODES OR REGULATIONS. THIS MAY BE THINGS YOU ALREADY KNOW OR WILL CONSIDER. I JUST WANTED TO BRING FORWARD A REQUEST AND A QUESTION. IF IT DOES COME FORWARD WITH THE PROPOSAL, IF THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO COMMENT, IF THERE WILL BE REQUIREMENTS WITH THE PLANS TO CONSIDER HOW IT WILL AFFECT FLOODING, ESPECIALLY IN THE ADJACENT AREAS AND CONSIDERATION ON HOW IT WILL AFFECT THE HABITATS IN THE SANCTUARY TO THE SIDE AS PART OF THE CONSIDERATIONS, WHENEVER YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE PLANS GOING FORWARD. THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. THANK YOU. >> ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? >> MY NAME IS SUSAN STEVENS AND ALSO LIVE ALONG THE BACK SIDE OF THE YELLOW AREA. MY QUESTIONS OR JUST ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE MAXIMUM SIZE SINGLE FAMILY HOME THAT WOULD BE BUILT THERE, THE HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS, I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT PLAYS INTO THE AIRPORT AND I KNOW WHEN THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT THE AIRPORT EARLIER, AND WHAT I'VE READ, THAT WAS REALLY TAKING THE SEA WALL INTO CONSIDERATION AND THE BEACH SIDE. BUT JUST WONDERING, IF THERE IS A PLAN FOR A SINGLE FAMILY HOME, WHAT SIZE ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT? PAY COMMENTS. >> IS ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? IF NOT, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM AND BRING IT BACK TO COMMISSION FOR A MOTION FOR 25 P029. >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE 25 P029 WITH RECOMMENDATIONS AS MADE BY STAFF. >> I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. ANY DISCUSSION? >> A QUESTION FOR STAFF. I HAD A QUICK QUESTION. YOU'D MENTIONED THAT WHEN YOU PUT TOGETHER ALL THESE PLATS, THEY DON'T MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR R1. IT'S JUST CONTINUED THOUGH AS R1, THERE'S NOT ANY CHANGE. >> ONCE AS DONNA MENTIONED, THIS IS SIMPLY A REPLAT. THERE HAS BEEN NO MENTION OF IF ANY DEVELOPMENT OR ANYTHING ELSE OF THAT NATURE, [00:45:01] OTHER THAN WHAT THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE HAS PRESENTED ANYTHING ELSE IS QUITE SIMPLY HEARSAY. BUT, WHATEVER THE APPLICANT WOULD DO WITH THE PROPERTY, INCLUDING THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING, SQUARE FOOTAGE, REQUIRED SETBACKS, UTILITY ACCESS, ET CETERA, WETLAND DELINEATION, THAT WOULD ALL BE DONE DURING THE PERMIT REVIEW PHASE. >> BUT I'M JUST ASKING YOU SAID THAT WHENEVER WE REPLAT ALL OF THESE INTO ONE, TYPICALLY, I GUESS AN R1 WOULD NOT HAVE SUCH A LARGE INDIVIDUAL LOT. BUT IT STAYS R1. THAT'S JUST WHAT I'M WONDERING. >> CORRECT. IT'S JUST GOING TO BE A REALLY BIG R1 LOT, YES. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. I'M SORRY, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS ALREADY CLOSED. JUST AS A GENERAL COMMENT, YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME TO REACH OUT TO OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND ASK QUESTIONS. DANIEL'S GREAT, AND SO HE'S A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND ALWAYS AVAILABLE. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR AFFIRMING 25 P-029. WE'LL TAKE IT BACK FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. THAT'S UNANIMOUS, 25 P-029 IS APPROVED. NOW WE'RE MOVING ON TO OUR DISCUSSION ITEMS, [7. Discussion Items 2025 Planning Commission Planning and Design Awards (Staff)] THE 2025 PLANNING COMMISSION DESIGN AWARDS. >> WE KEEP THIS ON THE AGENDA A COUPLE OF TIMES DURING THE SUMMER, JUST TO REMIND YOU ALL THAT IT'S ONGOING IN THE BACKGROUND. REBECCA, IF YOU'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. BY THE WAY, LET ME INTRODUCE REBECCA AON. SHE IS OUR NEWEST PLANNING MEMBER OF THE TEAM. JUST STARTED LAST MONDAY, AND YOU WILL START TO SEE HER HERE IN HER ROLES PLANNER. WELCOME TO REBECCA. THIS IS WHERE WE ARE IN THE PLANNING COMMISSION AWARD SCHEDULE. THE NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, THAT WILL CLOSE ON SEPTEMBER FIRST. AFTER THAT, WE WILL HAVE A WORKSHOP ON SEPTEMBER 16TH. BEFORE THAT, THAT'S WHERE WE DECIDE ON THE FINAL SLATE. BEFORE THAT, YOU'LL GET THE SURVEY THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR. IT'LL HAVE ALL OF THE NOMINEES AND THEN YOU'LL VOTE FOR THEM. THEN, WE'LL CONSOLIDATE THAT AND DISCUSS IT AT THE 16TH, AT THE WORKSHOP AND THEN AT THE REGULAR MEETING, YOU'LL FINALIZE THE SLATE AND VOTE ON IT. THEN, IT'S PRESENTED IN OCTOBER AT CITY COUNCIL. WE MET EARLIER IN THE SUMMER WITH THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION AND ASKED FOR THEIR HELP IN COMING UP WITH NOMINEES FOR CULTURAL ARTS. THEY HAVE SUBMITTED SOME, I JUST PUT THEM IN THE POWERPOINT. WE CAN GO OVER THOSE QUICKLY. NEXT SLIDE. THEY'VE SUBMITTED SOME PROJECTS THAT WERE FUNDED BY THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION THEMSELVES AND INVOLVES A COUPLE OF MURALS AND THEN A SCULPTURE. THIS IS A MURAL THAT'S LOCATED AT THE SUNSHINE CENTER. NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS ANOTHER MURAL THAT IS ON HALL'S LIQUOR STORE. NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS ONE WE ALREADY HAVE ON OUR NOMINATIONS LIST. IT IS DANDELION GIRL AT THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB. THEN WE HAVE A SCULPTURE CALLED IRON WINGS, THAT'S LOCATED ON 19TH STREET. NEXT SLIDE. ANOTHER SCULPTURE, THIS IS GALVESTON WASHED ASHORE. IT'S MADE OUT OF MARINE DEBRIS AND THIS ONE IS ACTUALLY FUNDED BY THE PARK BOARD. THOSE WILL ALL BE ON THE NOMINATIONS LIST. >> CATHERINE, I'M GLAD WE ADDED THE CATEGORY OF CULTURAL ARTS, SINCE WE HAVE SOME NOMINATIONS. HOW ARE WE DOING ON NOMINATIONS? ARE WE GETTING SOME APPLICANTS? >> WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY FROM THE PUBLIC YET, BUT I'VE GOTTEN A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC, SO HOPEFULLY WE WILL GET SOME. >> HOW ARE WE ADVERTISING THIS PROCESS? >> IT GOES OUT THROUGH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA. THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER OFFICE, THEY HELP US GET THE WORK OUT. >> VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS UPCOMING FUN ASSIGNMENT FOR US? >> NO. >> WORKSHOP 16. >> PLAN ON A WORKSHOP ON THE 16TH. WE'LL DO THAT AT 2:30. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION ITEMS FROM ANYBODY? NO, WITH THAT. I SAY WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.