[1. Call Meeting to Order]
[00:00:10]
ORDER. WE HAVE SIGNED IN, AND WE HAVE A QUORUM.[4. Approval of Minutes]
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, SUBTRACTIONS, AMENDMENTS TO THOSE MINUTES? SEEING NONE, WE WILL APPROVE THOSE AS PRESENTED.IF YOU ARE HERE AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK OR ADDRESS THE THE COMMISSION ON A NON AGENDA ITEM.
SO IF YOUR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA YOU GET A CHANCE TO SPEAK.
BUT IF, IF YOU DON'T HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM THIS WOULD BE YOUR CHANCE TO COME FORWARD AND TALK TO US.
SEEING NONE, WE WILL MOVE QUICKLY ON TO OUR NEW BUSINESS.
[6.A.1. 25P-047 (201, 202, 207, 208, 214, 215, 219, 220, 301, 302, 307, 308, 313, 314, 319, 325, 326 Barracuda Ave) Request for a Change of Zoning in order to designate the Barracuda Ave neighborhood as a Restricted Residential, Single-Family (R-0) zoning district. Properties are legally described as ABST 628, Lots 1 – 15, Lot 16 & West 38ft of Lot 17 (16-1), Lyncrest Manor Section 4, UND ½ INT, Lots 17 - 20, Lyncrest Manor, Section 4, in the City and County of Galveston, Texas]
ITEM 6.A. 25P-047.SO ARE YOU. SO WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS THE PLANNING STAFF IS GOING TO TELL US ALL ABOUT THIS DEAL, AND THEN YOU'LL GET A CHANCE TO COME UP AND TALK TO US.
OKAY. IT'S OKAY. YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND SIGN IN SINCE YOU'RE THERE, AND WE'LL LET YOU BE THE 1ST ONE.
THANK YOU. MA'AM. THANK YOU. PETE WAS GOING TO LET YOU DO HIS JOB, THOUGH.
I'M GOING TO MAKE NOTE OF THAT. ALL RIGHT, PETE, WHAT YOU GOT FOR US? PAGE 25P-047 IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE OF ZONING.
IN ORDER TO DESIGNATE THE AREA AS A RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE FAMILY, RESTRICTED RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY, WHICH IS R-0. OF THE PUBLIC NOTICES WE SENT 53, 5 WERE RETURNED, AND THOSE 5 WERE IN FAVOR.
AND WE EMAILED YOU GUYS A COPY OF THOSE NOTICES.
NOTE IN THE STAFF REPORT THE CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL AND NOTE CONFORMANCE WITH SECTION 13.601 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. I'M SORRY, I SKIPPED. I SKIPPED PAGE NUMBER 2.
LET ME GO BACK TO PAGE NUMBER 2 AND VISIT THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.
THE REQUEST IS TO DESIGNATE THE PROPERTY SHOWN ON THE MAP, INCLUDING THE STAFF REPORT, AS THE RESTRICTED RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY, R-0 ZONING DISTRICT. THE AREA IS CURRENTLY ZONED RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY, WHICH IS R-1.
THE PRIMARY DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE R-0 AND R-1 ZONING DISTRICTS IS THE ABILITY OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS TO LEGALLY USE THEIR HOMES AS SHORT TERM RENTAL DWELLINGS. SHORT TERM RENTALS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE R-0 ZONING DISTRICT.
THE CRITERIA FOR ESTABLISHING THE R-0 75% OF THE DWELLINGS MUST BE SINGLE FAMILY OWNER OCCUPIED, AND 75% OF THE OWNERS ARE REQUIRED TO INITIATE THIS PETITION, AND IN THIS CASE, 82% OF THE DWELLINGS ARE UNOCCUPIED AND 76% OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS INITIATED THE PETITION.
NONCONFORMITY. THERE IS AN EXISTING PROPERTY WHICH IS ADDRESSED 302 BARRACUDA THAT'S CURRENTLY OPERATING AT AS A SHORT TERM RENTAL. AND SHOULD THIS REQUEST BE APPROVED, THAT PROPERTY WILL BECOME LEGALLY NON-CONFORMING AND THEY MAY CONTINUE TO OPERATE PER THE SHORT TERM RENTAL REGULATIONS. STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS FOR APPROVAL, AND CITY COUNCIL WILL HAVE THE FINAL DECISION AUTHORITY AND THEY WILL HEAR THIS CASE ON DECEMBER 11TH AT THEIR REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING.
HERE'S AN AERIAL OF THE SUBJECT AREA. THIS IS A VIEW LOOKING EAST DOWN BARRACUDA STREET.
BARRACUDA DRIVE. I'M SORRY. BARRACUDA AVENUE.
GOOGLE HAS IT WRONG. IS BARRACUDA. BARRACUDA AVENUE.
AND HERE'S ANOTHER VIEW OF THE PROPERTIES ALONG THE BARRACUDA AVENUE.
AND THIS, I BELIEVE, IS THE PROPERTY THAT'S CURRENTLY OPERATING AS A SHORT TERM RENTAL.
AND THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. PETE. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? YES, MA'AM.
[00:05:05]
WHICH IS ANOTHER TERM FOR GRANDFATHERING. SO IT WILL BE GRANDFATHERED AND THEY MAY CONTINUE TO OPERATE BUT THEY WILL HAVE TO CONTINUE TO REGISTER.OKAY. AND IF THEY SELL THEIR PROPERTY THEN IT WILL NO LONGER BE THEY WON'T BE GRANDFATHERED.
SO THE NEW OWNERS WILL HAVE TO CONFORM TO THE R-0.
WELL, IF THEY SELL THE PROPERTY I'LL GIVE IT A SHOT. IF THEY SELL THE PROPERTY, THEY CAN CONTINUE.
THE NEW OWNERS CAN CONTINUE TO OPERATE THE SHORT TERM RENTAL LAND USE.
BUT THEY MUST ALSO CONTINUE TO REGISTER EACH YEAR.
WITHIN 365 DAYS. WITH WITHIN 365 DAYS. CORRECT.
SO THE ONLY WAY THAT PROPERTY CAN NO LONGER BE A SHORT TERM RENTAL IS IF THEY FAIL TO REGISTER.
THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES. SO I HAD A COUPLE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CRITERIA HERE.
SO 1 OF THE CRITERIA. WELL, I GUESS MAYBE YOU CAN JUST MORE BROADLY.
AND THEN WE WERE ABLE TO SET CERTAIN ASPECTS OF IT AS WELL.
WHERE DOES THE DANGEROUS AND DILAPIDATED STRUCTURES CRITERIA FALL INTO THAT? DO YOU KNOW? DO YOU KNOW IF THAT'S A STATE REQUIREMENT OR IF THAT'S A LOCAL? THIS. I'LL DEFER TO THE ATTORNEY.
GOTCHA. OKAY. YEAH. AND THEN WHAT? SO, IN THEORY, COULD YOU HAVE A SINGLE HOUSE THAT REQUESTS R-0? WOULD THAT BE AN ALLOWABLE.
BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE WE HAVE ANY REAL BOUNDARIES AS FAR AS, LIKE TOTAL SIZE OR SOMETHING.
YOU KNOW, MINIMUM SQUARE FEET OR SOMETHING. YOU CAN HAVE A SINGLE HOUSE REQUESTED.
HOWEVER, THE WAY THIS WORKS IS THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE A PERCENTAGE OF THE RESPECTIVE OWNERS, WHETHER THEY'RE LIVING AT THE PROPERTY OR NOT.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT MEET THE 75% OF APPROVING OF SAYING YES, WE WOULD WANT THIS CHANGE TO AN R-0. OKAY. BUT LIKE IF I WANTED TO CHANGE MY HOUSE, I COULD I'M 100% OF THE OWNERS, RIGHT? SO. RIGHT. THERE IS. A LIMITATION. THERE'S NO MINIMUM SIZE.
ALL RIGHT, SO JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, BECAUSE Y'ALL KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE R-0'S.
SO BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION OVER A PERIOD OF TIME WHETHER OR NOT THE STR LICENSE FOLLOWS THE PROPERTY OR FOLLOWS THE OWNERSHIP. SO IF I'M, IF I OWN THE HOUSE AND I SELL IT.
SO IF I SELL IT, THE STR MOVES WITH IS IS GOOD.
HIS NONCONFORMING USE IS STILL GOOD IF HE SELLS IT RIGHT.
AS LONG AS HE KEEPS HIS ESTATE. I'M ASSUMING IT'S I'M SAYING HIS.
BUT ASSUMING THAT HE WERE TO KEEP HIS STR REGISTRATION PAID AND HE'S ALL GOOD THERE.
BUT IF HE DOESN'T PAY AND IT LAPSES. PARTY'S OVER.
CORRECT. AND I THINK THE THE SIMPLEST WAY TO LOOK AT THIS IS TO THINK OF IT AS A LAND USE.
AND IT WOULD BE IN THE SAME CASE OF IF SOMEONE WAS OPERATING A PACKAGE STORE, AND IF THAT PACKAGE STORE CHANGES OWNERSHIP, THEN IT CONTINUE TO OPERATE AS A PACKAGE STORE.
AS LONG AS THE OWNER CONTINUE TO COMPLY WITH WHATEVER REGULATIONS ARE IN PLACE.
OKAY. AND I'M JUST THIS IS JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF THE 1 STR OWNER IS HERE, BUT I MEAN, THEY'RE THEY NEED TO UNDERSTAND. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS AN UNDERSTANDING THAT, HEY, IF YOU DON'T KEEP YOUR STR REGISTRATION CURRENT, YOU BECOME YOUR NONCONFORMING AUTHORITY BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO USE THE GRANDFATHERED WORD. YOU YOU NOW BECOME R-0.
THAT IS HOW THIS WORKS. MORE SO FOR THE OWNER.
SO IS THAT A GOOD ASSUMPTION WITH ALL THIS? YES.
WE'RE GOOD. OKAY. THAT'S ALL I HAD JUST A QUESTION.
DID THIS COME UP IN THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ON SHORT TERM RENTAL? DO Y'ALL KNOW. DID WHAT COME UP. THE TRANSFER OF OF THE R-1 DESIGNATION OR THE SHORT TERM RENTAL DESIGNATION.
YES, WE DID DISCUSS WE DID DISCUSS LEGALLY NON-CONFORMING USES.
[00:10:02]
AND IF WE WANTED TO CHANGE THAT 365 DAY CRITERIA.BUT TO REITERATE, BECAUSE I WAS INVOLVED IN SOME OF THOSE MEETINGS, THE REAL QUESTION WAS, DOES THE STR LICENSE BELONG TO THE PROPERTY OWNER OR DOES IT BELONG? IS IT TIED TO THE PROPERTY BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT, HEY, YOU GET STR REGISTRATION AS A OWNER, NOT AS NOT TO THE PROPERTY. SO I'M THAT'S WHY I'M REALLY HAMMERING THIS HOME IS THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY CONFLICTS WITH THIS MOVING FORWARD.
SO YES, THERE WAS DISCUSSION AND WE REAFFIRMED THAT IT'S WITH THE OWNER, THE OWNER APPLICANT, AND THAT IF ANYONE NEW WANTS TO OPERATE, IF THERE'S A NEW OWNER THAT WANTS TO OPERATE, THEY NEED TO GO REREGISTER THAT STR UNDER THE NEW OWNER.
SO HOW CAN YOU HAVE IF I KNOW I KNOW IT'S A GOOD QUESTION BECAUSE.
AND THEN I'VE GONE TO SOME OF THESE MEETINGS AND I HEAR SOMETHING ELSE. SO I'M JUST WANTING TO MAKE SURE, BECAUSE IF IT IS A OWNER WHO HAS THE STR LICENSE, LET'S JUST CALL IT A LICENSE, IT BELONGS TO THE OWNER.
WELL, THE I DON'T THINK THAT AN OWNER CAN TRANSFER HIS STR LICENSE.
A NEW OWNER HAS TO GO MAKE A NEW APPLICATION FOR A STR LICENSE.
SO WHEN THEY GO MAKE THIS NEW APPLICATION OR THEY DO, THEY STAY NON-CONFORMING.
HAVING THE PEOPLE ON WHO ARE GOING TO BE MONITORING THE PROPERTY, MAINTAINING THE PROPERTY, ALL THAT'S JUST PART OF THAT LICENSE THAT THAT PERSON GETS.
WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE IS THE PROPERTY.
THE PROPERTY SITS ON THIS PARTICULAR LOT RIGHT NOW.
IF THIS IS GRANTED THAT PARTICULAR LOT, THAT PARTICULAR LOT WITH THAT STRUCTURE ON IT CAN OPERATE AS A SHORT TERM RENTAL EVEN THOUGH EVERYTHING ELSE AROUND IT IS RESIDENTIAL RESTRICTED BECAUSE IT WAS WHERE IT WAS WHEN THE ZONING CHANGE CAME ABOUT. IT'S SAYING YOU WERE HERE BEFORE THE ZONING CHANGE.
YOU CAN BE HERE AFTER THE ZONING CHANGE. THE CAVEAT WITH BEING THERE AFTER THE ZONING CHANGE IS THAT THEY NOW HAVE TO FOLLOW THE STR RULES. THEY HAVE TO FOLLOW THOSE. YOU HAVE TO LICENSE OR GET REGISTERED WITHIN THE 365 DAYS AND OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31ST, WHATEVER THOSE CURRENT STR REGULATIONS ARE. IF THIS OWNER WANTS TO LIVE IN THIS PROPERTY JUST AS A REGULAR HOMEOWNER AND NOT HAVE HIS HOUSE ON AN STR OR AN AIRBNB OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT IS ABSOLUTELY PERFECTLY FINE. YOU DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE TO OPERATE AS AN STR EVEN THOUGH YOUR PROPERTY IS REGISTERED AS AN STR.
BUT HE HAS TO MAINTAIN HIS REGISTRATION. HE HAS TO MAINTAIN ALL THAT OTHER STR STUFF.
TO KEEP HIS NONCONFORMING USE. IF HE SELLS A PROPERTY, HE NEEDS TO, AND HE SHOULD MAKE THE NEW OWNER AWARE THAT IF YOU'RE SELLING THIS PROPERTY AND OPERATE IT AS AN STR, AND THIS IS HOW MUCH I MAKE AS AN EXAMPLE, AND A NEW OWNER COMES IN WANTING TO BUY THAT THINKING THEY CAN ALSO OPERATE IT UNDER THE SAME STR TYPE OF STUFF THAT THE GUY WAS SAYING.
HE ALSO SHOULD BE GIVEN THE INFORMATION. YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S BEEN A YEAR AND A HALF SINCE THIS PROPERTY WAS ACTUALLY OPERATED AS AN STR, OR YOU NEED TO REGISTER BY DECEMBER 31ST, OR YOU NEED TO CHECK WITH THE CITY, I GUESS BECAUSE THE CITY IS DOING IT NOW TO SEE HOW THEY CAN GET THEIR APPLICATION IN AND THEIR REGISTRATION COMPLETED, AND ALL THE OTHER GOOD STUFF THAT'S REQUIRED SO THEY CAN CONTINUE TO OPERATE THE STR ZONING LICENSE FOR THAT STRUCTURE ON THAT LOT. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY.
PIGGYBACKING ON THAT PERSON A OWNS A LOT. IT'S R1 LOT STR.
[00:15:03]
PERSON B BUYS IT DOES NOT DO AS SHORT TERM RENTALS.IT'S STILL DESIGNATED AS AN R-1. CORRECT. AT A ZONING.
NO. NO. IN ZONING IT'S ZONED R-1 WHEN PERSON B BOUGHT IT.
HE CAN STILL DO IT. OR DO YOU REMEMBER. DOES IT REVERT TO 0? I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S THE R-1 ZONING ON THAT LOT CHANGES TO AN R-0 ZONE.
THE ONLY THING IS YOU'RE GIVING THIS PERSON A PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG.
YOU'RE GIVING THIS PERSON A SPECIAL. I HATE TO USE THE WORD EXCEPTION.
OR GRANDFATHERED. LIKE IT'S GRANDFATHERED. YEAH.
THAT MEANS THAT EVERYTHING ELSE AROUND IT, INCLUDING THE PROPERTIES, NOW, R-0, BUT BECAUSE IT WAS A USE BEFOREHAND, IT CAN CONTINUE THAT USE AFTERWARD. AM I CORRECT WITH THAT? UP UNTIL THE EXPIRATION? YEAH. OKAY. WHICH IS AGAIN WITH THE REGISTRATION AND THE LICENSING.
OKAY. SO HOW WILL BE DEPICTED LIKE ON THE GCAD.
RIGHT, IT ON GCAD. IT WON'T IT WON'T BE DESIGNATED ANY DIFFERENT THAN JUST THE RESIDENTIAL USE.
AND YOU WANTED TO BUY THE HOUSE AND MAINTAIN IT AS A STR.
IT'S BEEN. THAT HAS NOT BEEN MORE THAN 365 DAYS SINCE I HAVE MADE THAT.
IS THAT CORRECT, PETE? OKAY. YEAH. AND THE PERSON THAT BUYS IT ON THE 366.
THEY CANNOT DO IT. SO AND FOR YOU FOLKS THAT ARE HERE, I'D REALLY I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M ASKING THESE QUESTIONS BECAUSE I REALLY WANT YOU TO KNOW. AND I ALSO WANT BECAUSE THERE ARE GOING TO BE OTHERS.
THERE'S SOMEBODY WHO HAS AN STR THEIR NUMBER 1.
IT IS NOT GOING TO MAKE STR GOES AWAY. THIS IS NOT A MAGIC WAND.
SO THAT'S WHY I'M GOING TO SOME EXTRA EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ASKING THESE QUESTIONS.
SO I'M DONE. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. SO THE ONLY WAY THIS PROPERTY CAN NO LONGER BE AN STR IS IF IT GOES 365 DAYS WITHOUT BEING 1 AND NOT BEING REGISTERED. THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING.
OKAY. JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? ALL RIGHT. THEN WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
THE CITY'S THE APPLICANTS. SO WE'LL HEAR FROM OUR REPRESENTATIVE.
OUR OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. YES, MA'AM. YOU ALREADY SIGNED IN.
YOU GET TO COME UP AND. IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH THIS IS A POSITIVE RESPONSE THAT WE'RE GETTING.
BUT I DID BUY ON THE ISLAND, AND I MOVED TO THE ISLAND THAT.
YOU'VE NOT HEARD THAT AND I'VE. I MOVED TO GALVESTON.
I ACCEPTED THE POSITION AT UTMB BECAUSE WHEN I CAME HERE TO INTERVIEW, I FELT AS THOUGH I WAS BACK IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD THAT I GREW UP IN, WHERE I KNEW MY NEIGHBORS. WE TOOK CARE OF EACH OTHER.
WE SAT ON OUR PORCHES. WE TALKED, WE NOTICED WHEN SOMEBODY WAS NOT COMING OUT OF THEIR HOUSE.
AND THAT'S WHAT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ON BARRACUDA IS ALL ABOUT BY HAVING A SHORT TERM RENTAL.
I DON'T KNOW WHO'S THERE. I KNOW WHO'S NOT THERE.
I KNOW THAT ON THOSE DAYS WHEN NOBODY IS RENTING THAT HOUSE, IT'S VACANT.
AND THAT INVITES. NEGATIVE THINGS TO HAPPEN. AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW WHO RENTS THOSE PROPERTIES THAT ARE SHORT TERM RENTALS. WE HAVE CHILDREN IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
I WOULD HATE TO THINK THAT SOMEBODY WHO HAS RENTED THAT PROPERTY IS ON A SEX OFFENDERS LIST, WITH CHILDREN LIVING RIGHT NEXT DOOR. THAT'S ALL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM. STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
RUTH FINKELSTEIN SOOLER. THANK YOU RUTH. ALL RIGHT.
NEXT. SIGN IN. TELL US YOUR NAME, AND I HAVE TO REMIND YOU.
YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES. RUTH DID A GREAT JOB. MARY JO NASHKI.
AND I'M AT 314. BARRACUDA AND LINDALE PARK IS MY BACKYARD AND WE HAVE HAD INCIDENCES OF A RENTER AFTER HAVING A GREAT PARTY THAT EVERYONE COULD HEAR, BUT WE WEREN'T INVITED. I WAS OVER THERE AND THE BALL CAME OVER AND HE JUMPED THE FENCE AND THERE WAS A CHILD IN THE BACKYARD.
[00:20:08]
AND HAD THERE NOT BEEN A VERY LARGE DOG THAT GRABBED THE MAN BY HIS PANTS OF HIS LEGS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE WAS GOING TO DO.BUT THE LITTLE GIRL RAN INSIDE AND DADDY CAME OUT AND ASKED WHY HE DIDN'T USE THE FRONT DOOR IF HE WANTED TO RETRIEVE HIS BALL, AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. BUT WE'VE HAD EVERYTHING FROM GOLF CARTS IN THE FRONT YARD TO BEACH JUNK, YOU KNOW, SITTING ALL OVER THE PLACE TO. AND THAT'S NOT HOW WE LIVE.
WE DIDN'T CHOOSE THAT. WHAT I FIND THE IRONY OF THE ENTIRE SITUATION IS WE'RE SITTING HERE PETITIONING AND FIGHTING FOR OUR RIGHTS AS A RESIDENT, AND YET SOMEONE COMES RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF US AND RUNS A BUSINESS.
A HOTEL IS WHAT THEY'RE DOING. THEY'RE REGISTERED AS GUESTS.
VRBO ADVERTISES AS GUESTS. I HAVE A BUSINESS AND I PAY FOR I PAY TAX ON MY FIXTURES, FURNISHINGS.
YOU KNOW, CADS LOVES TO SEND ME LITTLE LETTERS.
AND YET WHAT'S HAPPENING OVER HERE? YOU KNOW, I'M HEARING THEY'RE NOT LISTED ON CAD AS A BUSINESS.
THAT'S NOT FAIR. AND IT'S NOT RIGHT. SO THAT'S ALL MINE.
AND I'M. I JUST WANT TO KEEP IT AS A NEIGHBORHOOD WITH FAMILIES.
AND THANK YOU FOR FOR YOUR WORK, BECAUSE I DO APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU. MA'AM. DID YOU SIGN IN? YES. ALRIGHT.
I'M JUST KIDDING. ALRIGHT. NEXT. ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO COME SPEAK.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU GUYS COME AND TELL US WHAT YOU THINK.
GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON, CAROLINE MCCABE.
I LIVE AT 313 BARRACUDA, AND I FEEL WE HAVE PLENTY OF PLACES FOR VISITORS TO STAY THAT ARE LOCATED.
I'M SURE PEOPLE HAVE INVESTED IN THOSE LOCATIONS FOR VISITORS.
SO I'M IN FAVOR OF THE APPROVAL, AND I APPRECIATE THE TIME EXPLAINING THE NON-CONFORMING USE AND WHAT THE CONSEQUENCES ARE, BECAUSE WE WOULD LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING A VIBRANT NEIGHBORHOOD WITH FAMILIES THERE.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MAKE SURE YOU SIGN IN. THANK YOU.
MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. NEXT. ANYBODY ELSE? NO. THERE'S NO CHARGE TO COME UP HERE AND TALK TO US.
ALL RIGHT. MY NAME IS WILLIAM BOERICKE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN IT.
I WILL BE RUNNING FOR MAYOR. I WORK FOR |. I ACTUALLY WORK WITH YOUR SON.
AND HE TOLD ME KIND OF HOW YOU GOT INTO DOING THIS.
KIND OF. YOU WANTED TO SEE SOME CHANGES MADE.
I WANT TO SEE SOME CHANGES MADE. I OWN A SHORT TERM RENTAL.
THAT'S. THAT'S MY HOUSE. I'M IN MY HOUSE. I UNDERSTAND YOUR FEELINGS ABOUT IT.
I UNDERSTAND Y'ALL ARE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD. I'M ON 45TH STREET.
SO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT GOING ON. THERE'S BUSINESSES ACROSS THE STREET, BAKERY RIGHT NEXT TO IT.
MY WIFE'S SALONS RIGHT NEXT TO IT. I GET IT, I GET YOUR UNDERSTANDING.
I GET YOU GUYS. YES. YOU'RE ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL.
WELL, I KNOW, BUT THEY'RE HERE TOO. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY FEEL HEARD.
BUT I WANT TO MAKE MY NAME KNOWN. I'M HERE TO HELP THIS ISLAND.
AND A LOT OF THE TAXES THAT YOU GUYS PAY AND THE RENT AND EVERYTHING THAT IS.
I GOTTA GET RID OF MOST OF THESE TAXES. THAT'S MY MY GOAL AS TO LOWER THE COST OF LIVING ON THIS ISLAND FOR THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR 30, 40, 50 YEARS. I SEE TOO MANY FOR SALE SIGNS GOING UP.
ALL A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH TAXES. A LOT OF IT HAS.
AND I JUST SAW ABBOTT TODAY POSTED YOU THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS WHO IS IMPOSING THESE PROPERTY TAXES NOT THE STATE. SO IF THAT'S THE CASE I WANT TO GET RID OF MOST, IF NOT ALL OF THE PROPERTY TAXES ON THE STATE SO THAT THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE LIVED HERE FOREVER CAN STAY HERE. THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO KNOW.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS.
I MAKE A MOTION. WE APPROVE 25P-047 WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS.
OTHER STAFF. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE 25P-047.
[00:25:09]
THINK WE ALL ARE FACING AS A COMMUNITY. UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S THE ONLY TOOL WE GOT.SO YOU KNOW, THE STATE HAS DECIDED THAT THIS IS THE OPTION THAT WE HAVE, AND HERE WE ARE.
BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THEY AREN'T AVAILABLE TO US, SO.
ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, TOM, AND I'LL ECHO THOSE COMMENTS.
I WILL TELL YOU I AM NOT A FAN OF R-0 BECAUSE IT IS NOT GOING TO FIX THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM THAT YOU HAVE USING R-0 TO RESTRICT STRS IS JUST A BAD IDEA.
THE GOOD NEWS IS, IS I READ IN THE PAPER TODAY THAT WE'VE GOT A NEW ORDINANCE FOR STRS.
SO THAT'S GOING IN WHAT MY FEEL IS THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
I UNDERSTAND YOUR I'M EMPATHETIC TO YOUR POSITION WHERE YOU GUYS ARE IN YOUR COMMUNITY, YOUR STREET.
YOU KNOW, I'M VERY FORTUNATE. I LIVE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT DOESN'T ALLOW OUR HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, DOESN'T ALLOW SHORT TERM RENTALS, SO I HAVE THAT ADVANTAGE.
BUT I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS COMING AND PRESENTING THIS, BUT I WILL TELL YOU, I AM NOT A FAN OF USING R-0 AS A TOOL TO IT'S A WORKAROUND AND IT'S NOT A FIX.
SO THAT'S MY COMMENT. ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE? THEN WE'LL TAKE THE VOTE. THOSE IN FAVOR? THOSE OPPOSED? I'M GOING TO BE A NO VOTE. SO THE MOTION PASSES.
YES, MA'AM. GO AHEAD. OH, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY YES.
IT STILL GOES TO COUNCIL. BE HEARD IN DECEMBER.
ALL RIGHT. GOOD LUCK. THANK YOU FOR COMING. ALL RIGHT.
[6.B.2. 25P-045 (1402 Broadway / Avenue J) Request for a License to Use for construction items (staging, loading/unloading) associated with Bishop's Palace reroofing project. The property is legally described as M.B. Menard Survey, Lots 8, 9, 10 & East 1/2 of Lot 11, Block 194, in the City and County of Galveston, Texas.]
MOVING ON. 6.B, 25P-045.25P-045, 1402 BROADWAY. 18 PUBLIC NOTICES ARE SENT AND THERE WAS NO OBJECTIONS FROM CITY DEPARTMENTS EXCEPT FOR A COMMENT FROM PUBLIC WORKS REQUESTING THAT THE APPLICANT SHALL PAY FOR A FEE FOR THE SAFETY DEVICES USED DURING CONSTRUCTION.
THE APPLICANT REQUESTS A LICENSE TO USE THE RIGHT OF WAY ON 14TH STREET.
THE TEMPORARY LICENSE TO USE ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT EXPIRED JUNE 13TH, 2025, DUE TO THE LOCATION DUE TO LOCATION OF THE PROPERTY WITHIN THE EAST END HISTORIC DISTRICT AND DESIGNATION AS A GALVESTON LANDMARK.
THE LANDMARK COMMISSION MAY PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION TO PLANNING COMMISSION REGARDING THE REQUEST.
STAFF RECOMMENDS CASE 25-045 REQUEST FOR A LICENSE TO USE THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY.
BE APPROVED. SUBJECT THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.
SPECIFIC CONDITIONS 1 THROUGH 3 AND STANDARD CONDITIONS 4 THROUGH 9.
AND WE HAVE THE PROPERTY AS IT STANDS TODAY. AND EXHIBITS FROM THE APPLICANT.
AND THIS IS ANOTHER EXHIBIT FROM THE APPLICANT.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH, WEST AND EAST.
AND THAT CONCLUDES STAFF SUPPORT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. YES. YEAH. GO AHEAD.
SO THIS IS AN EXTENSION A REQUEST FOR AN EXTENSION OF AN EXISTING L2U.
SO THEY HAD A TEMPORARY LICENSE TO USE BUT THEY'RE NOW REQUESTING A LICENSE TO USE.
OKAY. SO I'M JUST LOOKING AT THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. SO THE EXISTING 1 EXPIRED IN JUNE.
IT SAYS WOULD BE WOULD THAT ALSO BE CONSIDERED NONCONFORMING OR OUT OF COMPLIANCE? I'M JUST CURIOUS.
RIGHT. SO THEY WERE OUT OF COMPLIANCE, BUT NOW ARE SEEKING TO GET BACK INTO COMPLIANCE.
AND THIS IS THE 1ST REQUEST FOR A PERMANENT LICENSE TO USE.
FOR 6 MONTHS FOR 1 YEAR. IT'S ONLY TILL THE END OF THIS YEAR.
I THINK IT'S SET TO EXPIRE DECEMBER 31ST OF 25.
[00:30:04]
EXTENDED, EXTENDED. AND THEY WERE SMART TO ASK FOR A 2 YEAR EXTENSION FOR THEIR FOR THEIR L2U.SO OKAY, YOU ANSWER MY QUESTION. THANK YOU. OKAY.
MY QUESTION IS SO GOING DOWN 14TH, I NOTICED THAT IT'S JUST BLOCKING AN AREA, BUT THIS MAKES IT SOUND LIKE THEY WANT TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE EXTENSIVE. AND IF SO, ARE THEY GOING TO REMOVE THE THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT BARRICADING FROM THE WHOLE BLOCK ON THAT AREA. SO ARE THEY GOING TO REMOVE THOSE BARRICADES DURING NON-BUSINESS HOURS OR NON-WORKING HOURS OR THEY GOT THEY'RE GOING TO LEAVE THE BARRICADES UP THE WHOLE TIME. I BELIEVE THAT WILL BE THROUGHOUT THE RENOVATION.
THEY DIDN'T SAY THAT THEY'LL REMOVE THEM. SO.
BUT IF YOU'LL GO BACK, KARINA. SO IT LOOKS IN THIS EXHIBIT LIKE THEY'RE CLOSING THE ENTIRE BLOCK, BUT THEY'RE NOT. SO THE YELLOW LINE IS, IS SHOWING WHERE A PEDESTRIAN WARNING SIGN IS BEING PLACED THAT THE SIDEWALK IS CLOSED FURTHER UP. SO IT'S JUST THIS IT'S JUST WHAT'S SHOWN HERE.
THAT'S GOING TO BE CLOSED WHEN I DRIVE BY THERE ALL THE TIME.
AND, AND SO I WAS WONDERING WHAT IT WAS LIKE WHEN IT WENT IN AT NIGHT.
WHEN IT'S DARK. WHAT IS THERE ANYTHING THERE? LIGHTED OBSTRUCTION, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING TO PREVENT SOMEBODY FROM GETTING GETTING HURT OR USING THAT AREA.
OKAY. AND FOR CLARIFICATION, THIS SECTION IS ALREADY A NO PARKING ZONE BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY THE RIGHT TURN LANE TO TURN TO BROADWAY OFF OF 14TH STREET, IS THAT CORRECT? NO TURN LANE. I THINK IT'S OFFICIAL TURN LANE AND I DON'T THINK IT'S SIGNED.
IT'S A TURN LANE. RIGHT, RIGHT RIGHT RIGHT. OKAY.
BECAUSE I'M LIKE YOU, I DRIVE. I DRIVE THERE ALL THE TIME. AND I KNOW BETWEEN THAT BLOCKADE AND THEN WHEN THEY BLOCK OFF THE OTHER SIDE FOR FUNERALS AND WEDDINGS, ETC., AT SACRED HEART, IT BECOMES VERY NARROW.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS A NO PARKING SIGN. IS THERE A RED SIGN? YEAH, THERE. THERE ARE NO PARKING SIGNS THERE.
NO PARKING ANYTIME. OKAY. THANK YOU. DON, I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.
CAN WE THE APPLICANT HAS ASKED FOR THISL2U TO DECEMBER 31ST.
I MEAN, THAT'S NOT VERY FAR AWAY, WOULD IT? DO WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO EXTEND THAT TO MAKE THAT LONGER? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WOULD BE A COST INVOLVED THAT THE.
YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? YEAH. SO THE IN THE COMMENTS THAT PUBLIC WORKS GAVE, IT LOOKS LIKE THEY REQUESTED THEM PAY FOR A SOME SAFETY EQUIPMENT.
DO WE KNOW WHAT THAT EQUIPMENT IS? AND IF BASED ON STAFF RECOMMENDATION, WOULD THAT INCLUDE THEM PAYING FOR THE SAFETY EQUIPMENT, OR DO WE NEED TO ADD THAT SEPARATELY? SO THEY DID HAVE SOME SAFETY EQUIPMENT.
THEY DID PROVIDE AN EXCEL SHEET OF IT. IT WOULD BE LIKE TRAFFIC DEVICES TO SHOW THAT, TO SLOW DOWN.
I CAN PROVIDE THAT. THAT'S IN OUR FILES. AND THEN YOUR 2ND QUESTION.
JUST WONDERING, SO BASED ON THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION IN HERE, IF WE WERE TO APPROVE IT BASED ON STAFF RECOMMENDATION, WOULD THAT INCLUDE THE FEES OR DO WE NEED TO ADD THOSE AS A SPECIFIC CONDITION? THAT WOULD INCLUDE THE FEES. SO THEY'VE THEY'RE WORKING WITH PUBLIC WORKS TO PAY WITH THAT.
AND THEY SHOULD HAVE PAID FOR THAT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
WELL, AND ONE OTHER QUESTION IS IT ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THIS THAN WHAT'S ALREADY THERE.
BUT THERE ARE NO PAID PARKING FEES TO BE PAID HERE.
YEAH. GOTCHA. ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT THEN WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
AND I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE 25P-045 WITH THE EXCEPTION OF EXTENDING THE EXPIRATION DATE TILL MARCH 31ST, 2026. SO THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION, WITH THE EXCEPTION TO EXTEND THE DATE TILL MARCH 31ST, 2026. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION. SEEING NONE WE'LL TAKE THE VOTE.
THOSE IN FAVOR. AND THAT'S UNANIMOUS. THAT PASSES.
[00:35:03]
ALL RIGHT. WHERE'S MY AGENDA? ADJOURNMENTS. NEXT.1 MORE 1 MORE THING. I JUST WANT TO ADVISE EVERYBODY.
[Additional Item]
I GOT A NOTE FROM THE AIRPORT MANAGER. WE TALKED ABOUT DOING THE ZONING, AIRPORT ZONING.HE WILL HAVE HIS PLAN FROM THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, FROM HIS ENGINEERS SOMEWHERE IN JANUARY.
SO WE CAN EXPECT SOMETHING FROM THEM ON A PROPOSAL, SOMETHING IN SOMETIME IN JANUARY, JUST SO YOU CAN PLAN IN YOUR PLANNING COMMISSION DEPARTMENT. ALL RIGHT. LIKE TO BE DOING SOME PLANNING.
ALRIGHT. THERE'S NO OTHER BUSINESS. THEN WE'LL BE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.