[1. Call Meeting to Order]
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WE'VE ALL SIGNED IN AND TAKEN ATTENDANCE, AND WE HAVE A QUORUM.ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS? YES, MA'AM. OH, WE'LL GET IT TO YOU.
ALL RIGHT. ANY CONFLICTS? SEEING NONE. WE HAVE THE APRIL 7TH MINUTES.
[4. Approval of Minutes]
IS THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR COMMENTS ON THAT? SEEING NONE, WE WILL APPROVE THOSE AS PRESENTED.[5. Public Comment]
THIS IS THE SECTION, IF YOU ARE HERE AND YOU DO NOT HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM, YOU GET THREE MINUTES TO COME ADDRESS THE COMMISSION.SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME FORWARD, YOU GET THREE MINUTES.
STATE YOUR NAME, SIGN IN FOR US. YES, SIR.
GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS HAYNE TOMMIE. I'M REPRESENTING TOMMIE PROPERTIES INTERNATIONAL.
MY COMMENTS ARE REGARDING THE WORKSHOP ITEM REGARDING URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENTS.
THE URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENTS WERE CREATED FOR MIXED USE.
MIXED USE, SO PEOPLE HAVE A PLACE TO STAY IN GALVESTON.
MIXED USE, SO PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING CLASS, PEOPLE WHO ARE TEACHERS, FIRE PEOPLE, FIREMEN, PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING IN THE INDUSTRIES SUCH AS ELECTRICIANS, PLUMBERS CAN HAVE AN AFFORDABLE PLACE TO LIVE.
AND THIS IS WHAT TOMMIE PROPERTIES INTERNATIONAL IS DOING.
IT'S PROVIDING AFFORDABLE RESIDENCE FOR OUR WORKING CLASS.
50% PLUS OF PEOPLE TRAVEL TO GALVESTON EVERY DAY TO WORK.
21,000 PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY CANNOT FIND A PLACE TO STAY.
WE'RE PROVIDING THEM PLACES TO STAY THAT ARE NEW WITH ALL THE UTILITIES NEEDED FOR AROUND $1,000, STARTING AT $1,000. WE ARE BUILDING THESE UNITS WITHIN THE RULES, WITHIN REGULATIONS, WITHIN THE BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENTS.
THEY EXCEED EVERY SAFETY FACTOR WHEN IT COMES TO FIRE RATINGS, BECAUSE WE FIRE RATE EVERY WALL, NOT JUST THE ONES REQUIRED. WE FIRE SPRINKLE, WE FIRE ALARM, AND WE PROVIDE ALL THE ACCESS DISCHARGES REQUIRED BY CODE.
OUR RENT VERSUS THE MARKET IS ALMOST HALF FOR SOMETHING SIMILAR AND NEW, IN THAT SIZE.
WE'VE NEVER HAD SOMEBODY SAY, I'M NOT RENTING THIS UNIT BECAUSE YOU DON'T PROVIDE PARKING.
THERE IS A SERIOUS WORKFORCE HOUSING GAP IN GALVESTON.
WE ARE FILLING IT. WE ARE FILLING IT WITH THESE UNITS THAT ARE BRAND NEW, THAT ARE AFFORDABLE.
WHERE THEY COMMUTE IS ALSO NOT MUCH FOR THOSE STAYING AT THESE UNITS IN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT MIDDLE CLASS PEOPLE DESERVE TO LIVE IN THAT ARE SAFE, CLEAN, AND THEY CAN COMMUTE VIA WALKING OR A BICYCLE.
I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN ABOUT THE LOOKS, AND THAT'S WHY YOU CAN SEE THE IMPROVEMENTS FROM WHEN WE STARTED TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY, TO WHERE WE WILL BE IN THIS NEXT PROJECT. SO I HOPE ANY RECOMMENDATION WILL ACTUALLY CONCENTRATE ON THE LOOKS AND NOTHING ELSE, BECAUSE THE SETBACKS HAVE NEVER BEEN AN ISSUE.
COMMENTS DO MATTER. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON. 6.B. 24BF-142. ALL RIGHT.
[6.B.1. 24BF-142 (17601 - 17731 Glei, Karankawa Beach Subdivision Lots 10-21) Public Notice for Erosion Response Structure south of Karankawa Beach Subdivision. Properties are legally described as Abstract 121 Hall & Jones Survey, Lots 10-21 , Karankawa Subdivision, in the City and County of Galveston, Texas. Applicant: Marcus Michna Property Owners: Assiouty Joseph E & Etal, Huntington Roger S & Karen A Huntington, Gates Ginger, Saxenian Esmeralda & Stephen C Saxenian, Levin Pavel A& Maren K, 3rd Coast Beach House LLC, 17701 Glei LLC, Dixon Darrell L & Shanda, Smith Mose Jr & Carol E, Donaldson Richard Lee & Frances Lea, Welch Jaclyn Trustee Of The Kenny Dewayne Welch Irrevocable Trust, Nortex Corp.]
GOOD AFTERNOON, PLANNING COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR AN EROSION RESPONSE STRUCTURE ASSOCIATED WITH CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BULKHEAD.THIS PUBLIC NOTICE FOR THE PROPOSED BULKHEAD IS A REQUIREMENT OF TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, SECTION 26126. THE ADDRESSES ARE 17601 TO 17731, GLEI.
THE PROPERTIES ARE LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS ABSTRACT 121 HALL & JONES SURVEY, LOTS 10 THROUGH 21,
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KARANKAWA SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS.SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES ARE LOCATED TO THE NORTHEAST AND WEST OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY OF BEACH AND.
BEACH IS. SYSTEM IS LOCATED TO THE SOUTH OF THE PROPERTY.
ACCORDING TO THE BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, THIS AREA IS ERODING AT A RATE OF FOUR FEET PER YEAR.
STAFF HAS PREPARED PHOTOS FOR THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FOR THE VIEWING.
THE BULKHEAD LOCATION IS IN THE HIGHLIGHTED GREEN BOX.
THE NEXT FIVE SLIDES ARE THE BULKHEAD LAYOUT.
AND THEN THE FOLLOWING THREE SLIDES ARE CROSS-SECTION VIEWS OF THE PROPOSED BULKHEAD.
THIS CONCLUDES STAFF REPORT. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, KYLE.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? YES, JOHN. I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR KYLE.
BUT FIRST I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MAKE A GENERAL COMMENT THAT I THINK THE 12 INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY OWNERS THAT GOT TOGETHER WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS AND CAME UP WITH THIS CONCEPT SHOULD BE COMMENDED FOR THE EFFORT THAT THEY'RE MAKING TO TRY TO SOLVE A SERIOUS EROSION PROBLEM THAT THEY HAVE WITH THEIR PROPERTIES. IT'S SO MUCH BETTER THAN SEEING SOMEBODY COME IN AND SAY, I'M GOING TO DUMP A TRUCKLOAD OF SAND AND BUILD A DUNE AND, YOU KNOW, THEN EXPECT THAT IT'S GOING TO BE THERE AFTER A HIGH TIDE, SO.
BUT MY QUESTION IS, I'VE NOT SEEN A HARD STRUCTURE LIKE THIS IN 26 YEARS, 27 YEARS.
WHEN I BOUGHT MY HOUSE THAT WAS ON THE BEACHFRONT AND HAD WHAT WAS LEFT OF A BULKHEAD.
IS THERE ANY CHANCE THAT THE GLO IS GOING TO ALLOW THIS? WELL, WE MAKE THE FINAL DECISION. GLO COMMENTS.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE GOING THROUGH EVERYTHING. WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THESE HOMEOWNERS SINCE AUGUST OF 2024, MONTHS AFTER HURRICANE BERYL HIT AND THE SAME ISSUE THAT YOU BROUGHT UP, THEY HAVE PROVIDED US WITH DOCUMENTATION THAT WILL BE PART OF OUR APPLICATION TO THE GLO, SHOWING HOW THEY HAVE CONTINUOUSLY SPENT MONEY OUT THERE.
AND THIS IS BASICALLY THE FINAL, YOU KNOW, THEIR.
WHAT THEY THINK IS THE FINAL STEP AND THE BEST STEP TO TRY TO PROTECT THEIR PROPERTY.
LIKE I SAID, SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE FOR THREE YEARS, WE MAKE THE DECISION, GLO'S A COMMENTING AGENCY, BUT WE'RE MAKING THE FINAL DECISION EITHER TO AUTHORIZE THIS OR NOT AUTHORIZE IT IN THESE PEOPLE'S HOMES STILL GET DAMAGED.
THAT'S THE VIEW THAT I TAKE IS MY ROLE IN THIS POSITION, SO.
BUT THAT'S WHY WE'RE GOING THROUGH THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
THEY SPENT MONEY ON A COASTAL BOUNDARY SURVEY TO MAKE SURE IT'S NOT ON STATE LAND.
THEY HAVE ALL WORKED TOGETHER. LEGAL HAS REVIEWED MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO SIGN AND ATTACH TO THEIR DEEDS TO MAKE SURE THAT ANY FUTURE HOMEOWNERS KNOW THAT THEY HAVE TO MAINTAIN THAT. SO WE'RE GOING THROUGH THIS 2626 SECTION INTACT TO ADDRESS IT.
UNTIL LEGAL OR CITY MANAGEMENT ADVISES ME OTHERWISE.
OKAY. THANK YOU. HEY, KYLE. I NOTICED WE'VE GOT SOME INTERESTING WAYS TO SECURE THE SAND DUNES THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN BEFORE. IS THIS THE LATEST PROCESS THEY'RE USING NOW FOR SAND PREVENTION OR MITIGATING SAND EROSION? WHAT'S THAT? THE TIMBER PILES. THAT'S WHAT THE ENGINEERS CAME UP WITH.
LIKE I SAID, THESE ARE PLANS THAT THE ENGINEERS CAME UP WITH. THE ONLY REQUIREMENT WE HAD ON THEIR DESIGN WAS, IF YOU LOOK AT THE CROSS SECTION, WE SAID, YOU CAN'T GO ACROSS IT LEVEL WITH THE YARD BECAUSE THEN IT WOULD BE A RETAINING WALL.
AND THERE'S A RESTRICTION, RIGHT? WHATEVER THEY HAVE DESIGNED IS WHAT THEIR ENGINEER HAS SUGGESTED.
SO THE ONLY REQUIREMENT WE HAD WAS YOU CAN'T HAVE SOLID FUEL BEHIND IT, LANDWARD OF IT.
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SO IT'S NOT ACTING AS A RETAINING WALL. SO WE'RE NOT.BUT THAT'S THE QUESTION FOR THE ENGINEER. I DON'T.
YEAH. SO GLO WILL SET A PRECEDENT WITH THIS IF THEY APPROVE THIS METHOD BECAUSE THIS METHOD HADN'T BEEN USED HERE, CORRECT? THEY'RE NOT SETTING A PRECEDENT. EVERY ONE OF THESE THAT WILL DO IS HAVE TO HAVE ANOTHER.
WE'LL HAVE TO HAVE ITS OWN ENGINEER ON THERE.
THAT ENGINEER WILL HAVE TO DECIDE WHAT'S BEST FOR WHATEVER LOCATION THIS IS.
YEAH. DEPENDING ON THE STRUCTURE AND CONDITION.
OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? YES, PLEASE. OKAY. IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS BECOMING A STATIONARY DUNE.
I MEAN, IT'S STILL TO CAMOUFLAGE, TO LOOK LIKE A DUNE WITH SAND, BUT YET IT'S STATIONARY.
SO I THINK IT'S A PRETTY GOOD IDEA, CONSIDERING WHAT DAMAGE IS CAUSED BY THE WATER.
IT WOULD AT LEAST MITIGATE THAT. IT MAY BE A GOOD ATTEMPT.
CORRECT. THERE ARE TWO PUBLIC BEACH ACCESSES THERE.
SO IT'S ENGINEERED KIND OF BASICALLY A LITTLE S THROUGH IT.
AND THAT'S WHAT THEY'VE DONE. SO. THANK YOU. KYLE, I'D JUST LIKE TO COMMEND YOU BECAUSE THOSE OF US WHO HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 20 PLUS YEARS AND WATCHED WHAT'S HAPPENED ON THE WEST END AND REQUESTED STRUCTURES LIKE THIS, AND WE'RE TOLD, NO, THE GLO WILL NOT APPROVE THIS AND YOU'VE TAKEN A VERY ACTIVE ROLE IN MAKING GOOD CHANGE, SO I SINCERELY APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. HEAR, HEAR.
I THINK THIS IS GREAT. I MEAN, I'VE ASKED IF WE COULD DO THIS.
YEAH. AND WHAT I'M HEARING YOU SAY IS, IS THAT GLO IS A COMMENTING AGENCY.
THEY HAVE GONE TO THE EXTENT THAT THIS IS NOT ON STATE PROPERTY.
THAT'S WHAT I'M HEARING. OH WOO HOO. YEAH. SO THAT'S AWESOME.
OKAY. I DO HAVE ONE OTHER QUESTION THOUGH. IS THERE AN HOA THAT'S INVOLVED? BECAUSE THERE'S DEFINITELY GOING TO BE IN THE FUTURE SAND THAT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE MAINTAINED.
YES SIR. NO THERE'S NOT HOA. THERE'S 12 HOMEOWNERS.
ONCE WE ISSUE THE BEACHFRONT CONSTRUCTION CERTIFICATE, THEY WILL HAVE A SET AMOUNT OF TIME TO PROVIDE US WITH WHERE IT'S BEING RECORDED IN AT THE COURTHOUSE ON THEIR DEED. SOME SORT OF MINI AGREEMENT, SOMETHING.
OKAY. SO THAT WAY IF A HOMEOWNER SELLS IT IN THE FUTURE, THAT'S THE POINT THAT THEY HAVE.
PERFECT. COOL. YEAH. THIS IS GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THE APPLICANT HERE? YES, SIR. WOULD ANY OF YOU GUYS LIKE TO COME UP AND ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? DON'T BE BASHFUL. COME UP. STATE YOUR NAME.
YOU'RE JUST BUILDING IT. YOU CAN. YES, WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU, QUITE FRANKLY.
YEAH. WE'RE EXCITED TO HEAR FROM YOU. JUST NOT AN AGENDA.
OH, THANK GOODNESS I BARELY WALK AND CHEW GUM THESE DAYS.
OR I THOUGHT COMING HERE THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR YOU GUYS TO UNDERSTAND THE WHY OF THE BULKHEAD.
BUT Y'ALL HAVE BROUGHT ME JOY BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THAT I EVEN REALLY NEED TO TALK BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR QUITE A LONG TIME, AND I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT. BUT I WROTE SOME STUFF DOWN, SO I'M COMING UP AND TALKING ANYWAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WE BOUGHT OUR HOUSE IN 2009.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED IN 2008 AFTER RIGHT AFTER IKE HAD RAVAGED THE ISLAND.
AND WHAT YOU HAVE TO KNOW IS THAT WE LOVE GALVESTON.
IT'S OUR PRIMARY HOME. BUT BEFORE I GO EVEN FURTHER, I WANT TO THANK MR. CLARK AND MR. CUMMINGS AT THE COASTAL RESOURCES AND THE REST OF THEIR STAFF, BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN SUPPORTIVE OF US AND COMMUNICATIVE WITH US,
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AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. AND OF COURSE, I HAVE TO THANK KELBY CAMERON, WHO THOUGHT UP THIS IDEA AND PROPOSED IT.AND BECAUSE HE'S BEEN WITH US, REBUILD AFTER REBUILD AFTER REBUILD SINCE HURRICANE LAURA.
SO AFTER IKE, WE BOUGHT IN 2009. AFTER IKE, WE ALL BUILT BACK OUR YARDS.
WE BUILT BACK OUR DUNE. AND SOON AFTER THAT, WITHIN A COUPLE OF YEARS AFTER THAT, WE WERE ALLOWED TO RAKE THE SEAWEED, THE SARGASSUM UP AND PUT IT AT THE TOE OF OUR YARDS.
AND SO BY THE TIME THAT LAURA CAME, WE HAD PROBABLY A GOOD 30, 35 FOOT DUNE DEEP.
AND I BET IT WAS 3 TO 4FT HIGH. SO THE MINOR STORMS AND THE TROPICAL STORMS AND WHATEVER THAT CAME THROUGH, IT WEATHERED IT BECAUSE IF A LITTLE BIT GOT TAKEN OFF, THEN WE WERE ABLE TO PUT STUFF BACK BECAUSE WE WERE RAKING IT AND PUTTING IT UP THERE.
WELL, IN 2020, WHEN LAURA CAME ALONG. HURRICANE LAURA.
IT, OF COURSE, DESTROYED OUR YARD AND DUNE AND PART OF OUR HOUSE.
AND SO WE WENT BACK AND WE WEREN'T. IT DESTROYED THAT 30 FOOT DUNE.
AND WE WEREN'T ALLOWED TO RAKE AT THAT TIME. THEY DON'T ALLOW THAT ANYMORE.
SO WE'RE NOT BUILDING UP THAT, CONTINUOUSLY BUILDING UP THE DUNE.
SO WHAT WE WENT BACK WITH WAS WITH JUST A SAND DUNE AND MR. LIGHTFOOT, YOU SAID IT. WHAT HAPPENS TO SAND WITHIN, LIKE A MONTH? A MILD TROPICAL HIGH WAVE CAME THROUGH, AND THIS $100,000 DUNE WAS WASHED AWAY.
JUST LIKE THAT. AND IT WAS DESTROYED. THEN IN 2021, WE BUILT BACK OUR YARD.
AND THEN WE DIDN'T BUILD BACK A SAND DUNE BECAUSE THAT WAS A LOT OF MONEY FOR NOTHING.
AND WE REALIZED THAT DIDN'T WORK. AND SO AT THE SUGGESTION OF THE GLO, WE BUILT SAND FENCES THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO COLLECT THE SAND, BUILD IT BACK UP. A MINOR STORM CAME THROUGH, REALLY JUST A HIGH TIDE AND IT WAS DESTROYED WITHIN A YEAR.
ALL THE SAND FENCES WERE DOWN WITHIN A YEAR. AND THEN OF COURSE, IN 2024 AND JULY OF 2024, BERYL CAME THROUGH. IT DESTROYED OUR FENCES, OUR YARDS, OUR STRUCTURES, DECKS, WALKOVERS, ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF. SO WE STRUGGLED AFTER BERYL BECAUSE WE FOUND OUT THAT SAND DUNES WASH AWAY WITH JUST A HIGH TIDE AND SAND FENCES DON'T SIGNIFICANTLY BUILD UP ENOUGH SAND IN TIME FOR IT TO BE PROTECTIVE OF OUR PROPERTIES.
AND THEN OUR SWEET CONTRACTOR, KELBY, SUGGESTED THE BULKHEAD.
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE HAD A GLIMMER OF HOPE THAT SOME INTERVENTION WOULD ACTUALLY PROTECT US.
AND I THINK THIS IS AN AMAZING FEAT IN AND OF ITSELF.
AND WE ALL AGREED TO SPEND THE MONEY, WHICH IS SIGNIFICANT, AND A VERY LABORIOUS PROJECT, IN ADDITION TO BEING EXPENSIVE. AND I THINK THE FACT THAT WE DID THAT IS A TESTAMENT TO OUR SUPPORT FOR THE PROJECT.
AND TO BE TRUTHFUL, A LITTLE BIT OF OUR DESPERATION AS WELL.
YET WE PERSEVERED BECAUSE OF OUR COMMITMENT TO THIS PROJECT.
AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE THE FIRST BEACH IN GALVESTON NEIGHBORHOOD TO TALK ABOUT THIS, TO PROPOSE A BULKHEAD. AND I HOPE THAT. AND SO THAT MEANS IT'S A LEARNING PROCESS FOR ALL OF US, BUT WE HOPE THAT THIS MAKES A PATHWAY FOR OTHER COMMUNITIES TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THEIR PROCESS EXPEDITED BY THE LEARNING PROCESS THAT WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO REVIEW OUR NEIGHBORHOOD'S JOURNEY WITH NATURE.
AND THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN STRUGGLES, BEACH LIFE IS WORTH IT AND WE ALL FEEL THAT WAY.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU MA'AM.
ANYBODY ELSE? NOPE? WELL, YEAH. WHERE DID YOU COME UP WITH THE CONCEPT FOR THIS? IS THIS SOMETHING THAT IS DONE IN OTHER AREAS OF THE.
YEAH. PLEASE COME UP. YEAH. IF YOU DON'T MIND, SIGN IN.
STATE YOUR NAME. MY NAME IS KELBY CAMERON, KC CONSTRUCTION.
AND YOU ASKED HOW DID I COME UP WITH THE CONCEPT? WELL, WHEN WE. AS GINGER JUST EXPLAINED, WE'VE BEEN THROUGH ALL THE STORMS. WE WATCHED OUR $100,000 DUNE GET WASHED AWAY IN A MATTER OF A FEW HOURS.
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YOU KNOW, REALLY NOT EVEN THAT BAD. IT WASN'T EVEN BAD, RIGHT? IT WAS WASN'T BAD AT ALL. BUT CONSIDERING THAT CRONK WAS SUBDIVISION LOST LIKE 50FT OF BEACH DURING LAURA.HE'S THE ENGINEER. ME AND HIM DISCUSSED IT. IT'S ALL HIS PLANS.
WE HAD TO MAKE SURE THERE WERE NO ADVERSE EFFECTS ON NEIGHBORING SUBDIVISIONS.
YOU KNOW, THIS AND THAT. WE HAVE A FIVE YEAR MONITORING PLAN FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
WE'LL HAVE SURVEYS DONE EVERY YEAR, MONITOR IT, MAKE SURE NOTHING BAD IS HAPPENING.
I JUST KNOW HOW TO BUILD IT. SO I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION.WELL, NO, TO MY UNDERSTANDING, THAT'S NEVER BEEN DONE IN GALVESTON.
AND ACTUALLY WHERE IT ALL CAME TO LIGHT FOR ME WAS SOUTH PADRE ISLAND DID IT.
THEY DID ONE A LITTLE BIT BIGGER THAN THIS ONE ACTUALLY.
THIS ONE'S ABOUT 1000 FOOT. I THINK THERE WAS 1400.
AND I THINK THEY DID THEIRS EIGHT YEARS AGO. AND IT'S STILL HOLDING UP WELL.
SO THAT'S WHERE THE IDEA CAME FROM. AND KYLE SAY, YOU KNOW, KYLE TOOK OVER AFTER THAT.
ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU SIR.
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? THEN WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING THIS BACK TO COMMISSION FOR ACTION.
NO ACTION. NO ACTION. NO ACTION. OH, THERE'S NO ACTION ON THIS.
NO. WOO HOO! ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM 26ZA-001. THIS ONE YOU DO GET TO
[7.C.2. 26ZA-001 Request for text amendments to the Galveston Land Development Regulations, Article 5, Signage regulations. Applicant: City of Galveston]
TAKE ACTION ON. THIS IS A TEXT AMENDMENT REQUEST TO ARTICLE 5, SIGN REGULATIONS IN OUR LDR.IT'S QUITE A BIT TO GO THROUGH, SO BEAR WITH US, PLEASE.
SO THERE'S A LOT TO GO OVER. DON'T LET THAT SCARE YOU, THOUGH.
SO PRIOR TO 2015, SEVERAL SIGNS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BEACH TOWN SUBDIVISION WERE INSTALLED IN THE RIGHT OF WAY ALONG SEAWALL BOULEVARD, EAST BEACH DRIVE AND APPLE PARK DRIVE. CITY CONTACTED THE DEVELOPER, THE BEACH TOWN COMMUNITY, TO DISCUSS REMOVING OR RELOCATING THE NON-COMPLIANT SIGNS ON THE PRIVATE PROPERTY AND OR SECURING REQUIRED PERMITS AND LICENSES, HOWEVER, WAS DISCOVERED THAT SIGNS DO NOT CURRENTLY MEET OUR ARTICLE 5 REGULATIONS REGARDING SIGN DESIGN.
WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT WITH THE PROPOSED CHANGES.
SINCE THE EXISTING SIGNS WERE NOT PERMITTED, THEY'RE ALSO NOT LEGALLY NON-CONFORMING, SO WE HAVE TO TAKE A DIFFERENT TRACK OF THE CITY AND DEVELOPER ALSO DISCUSS ALTERNATIVE SIGNAGE CURRENTLY NOT PERMITTED DUE TO DISTANCE FROM THE SUBJECT DEVELOPMENT AND THE PROPOSED SIGN LOCATIONS, AND THE CITY PROPOSED SIGNS THAT WOULD SERVE AS DIRECTIONAL OFF SITE SIGNS FOR MULTIPLE TENANTS, BUT LOCATED FURTHER THAN 1000 FOOT FROM SEAWALL BOULEVARD, AND THAT 1000 FOOT IS AN IMPORTANT NUMBER.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A MOMENT. AND THEN AROUND JANUARY 2026, STAFF WAS CONTACTED SEPARATELY BY BUSINESS ON PELICAN ISLAND AGAINST THE SHIP CHANNEL WISHING TO UPGRADE ITS OFF SITE SIGNAGE ALONG SEAWOLF PARKWAY.
AND OF COURSE, THAT ISSUE EXISTS FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF SEAWOLF PARKWAY.
ALSO IN MARCH 2026, THE GALVESTON CONDO ASSOCIATION CONTACTED STAFF TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE PLACEMENT OF DIRECTIONAL OFF-SITE SIGNAGE FOR THEIR CONDOS AS WELL ALONG SEAWALL BOULEVARD. AND ONCE AGAIN, STAFF CANNOT APPROVE THEIR REQUEST BECAUSE OF THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE GALVESTON DEVELOPMENT AND SEAWALL BOULEVARD.
THE SITE THAT THE SIGN WOULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH, BE THAT A BUSINESS OR A SUBDIVISION OR WHATNOT.
AND SO THESE SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS ON SOME OF THESE AREAS, WHICH ARE GEOGRAPHICALLY ISOLATED FROM MAIN ROADWAYS, HAVE SORT OF PROMPTED THIS PROPOSED CHANGES. SO NOTE THE LIMITED USE STANDARDS AS THEY EXIST NOW THAT WOULD APPLY IN THE STAFF REPORT. AND AS I MOVE FORWARD, WE'RE GOING TO TALK.
I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE PROPOSED CHANGES.
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SO THE FIRST IS A DEFINITION OF SUSPENDED SIGN, WHICH WOULD BE A PROPOSED ADDITION TO OUR LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATION, ARTICLE 5 DEFINITIONS. A SIGN WHOSE FACE IS SUSPENDED FROM A FREE STANDING STRUCTURE SECURELY ATTACHED TO THE GROUND.THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE SANDWICH BOARD OR A-FRAME SIGNS.
AND THE PURPOSE IS ONCE AGAIN, ARTICLE 5, DEFINITIONS DO NOT ALLOW FOR SIGN FACES WHICH ARE SUSPENDED IN OR FROM FRAMES OR STRUCTURES, AS THE BEACH TOWN SIGNS ARE. SO ADDING THIS DEFINITION PROVIDES FLEXIBILITY IN SIGN DESIGN OVERALL AND NOTE ALSO THAT THE PROPOSED SIGN TYPE WILL NOT SUPERSEDE ARTICLE 5 REGULATIONS IN ANY OTHER WAY, NOR WILL EXEMPT SIGNAGE FROM THE TYPICAL PERMIT VIEW REQUIREMENTS, WHICH MEANS THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE DESIGNED FOR WINDSTORM, WOULD HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY OUR BUILDING DEPARTMENT, JUST LIKE ANY OTHER FREESTANDING SIGN DESIGN.
SO NOTE THAT. WE'RE ALSO PROPOSING TO ADD A DEFINITION OF A DIRECTIONAL OFF SITE MULTI-TENANT SIGN, WHICH WOULD BE A SIGN WHICH IS NOT MORE THAN 3750FT FROM ITS TENANTS.
DIRECTIONAL OFF SITE MULTI-TENANT SIGNS SHALL INCLUDE AT LEAST THREE TENANTS PER SIGN.
AND THIS PURPOSE IS TO DISTINGUISH DIRECTIONAL OFF SITE SIGNAGE, WHICH ALLOWS FOR LARGER, MULTI-TENANT SIGNS FROM OUR CURRENT REGULATIONS, WHICH, AS I MENTIONED, ARE QUITE RESTRICTIVE.
AND THIS IS ALSO INTENDED TO LIMIT THE PROLIFERATION OF THESE SIGNS BY REQUIRING THEM TO INCLUDE MULTIPLE TENANTS, NOT JUST ONE TENANT. WE ALSO PROPOSE TO MODIFY DIRECTIONAL OFF SITE SIGN STANDARDS ACCORDINGLY.
5.48 B 1 WOULD SAY THE SIGN SHALL BE LOCATED WITHIN 1000FT OF THE SUBJECT'S BUSINESS, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION C, AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT SECTION C HERE SHORTLY. PURPOSE IS TO REINFORCE THE PROPOSED CHANGES WITHIN 1000FT.
THE SUBJECT SITE TENANT COULD HAVE ONE DIRECTIONAL OFF SITE SIGN PER LDR.
5.48 B WHICH IS THE CURRENT STANDARD. OVER 1000 FOOT, BUT NOT TO EXCEED 3750 FOOT AWAY.
THEY COULD DO A MULTI TENANT SIGN INSTEAD, AS WE NOTED.
SO IN 5.48 B 2, WE ALSO ADD THE SIGN FACE SHALL NOT BE THE PRINCIPAL OR SOLE USE OF LAND ON THE PARCEL OR THE DIRECTIONAL OFF SITE SIGN IS PROPOSED TO BE DISPLAYED, EXCEPT IF LOCATED IN A DEDICATED RESERVE.
AND ONCE AGAIN, THE PURPOSE IS TO DISCOURAGE THE USE OF A PARCEL STRICTLY FOR ADVERTISING, EXCEPT IN THE SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC AREAS LISTED.
NOTE THAT LEAVING 5.48 B 2 UNCHANGED MAY REQUIRE DIRECTIONAL TENANT SIGNS TO BE PLACED IN THE RIGHTS OF WAY ONLY AND WOULD POSSIBLY PREVENT LANDSCAPE RESERVES FROM HOLDING SIGNS. SO THAT'S WHY WE NOTED EXCEPT IF LOCATED IN A DEDICATED RESERVE.
AND THEN FINALLY TO 5.4887 IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS ONLY DIRECTIONAL OFF SITE MULTI TENANT SIGNAGE IS PERMITTED AND SHALL FOLLOW THE DESIGN STANDARDS IN TABLE 5.107, WHEN WITHIN 3750FT OF THE ASSOCIATED LAND USE, REGARDLESS OF THE ZONING WHERE THE SIGN IS LOCATED.
AND THAT WOULD BE SEAWOLF PARKWAY AND SEAWALL BOULEVARD FROM 1ST STREET TO BODDICKER ROAD.
ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS TO ALLOW FOR LARGER, MORE FLEXIBLE, MULTI-TENANT SIGN REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE, FOR EXAMPLE, WITH BEACH TOWN AND MARGARITAVILLE AND THE GALVESTONIAN, THE PROPOSED PLACES THEY PUT THESE SIGNS IS R-1 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, WHICH GREATLY RESTRICTS SIGNS REGARDLESS.
AND SO STAFF IS PROPOSING THAT IN THOSE VERY LIMITED AREAS ONLY, THEY COULD DO BASICALLY COMMERCIAL SIGN STANDARDS, WHICH WOULD. THAT'S WHAT 5.107 IS. IT'S THE COMMERCIAL SIGN STANDARDS.
THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR, YOU KNOW, BIGGER SIGNS, MORE FLEXIBLE SIGN DESIGNS, EVEN IF THE ZONING CHANGES BETWEEN THE ANCHOR SITE AND THE SIGN LOCATION. PLEASE NOTE IN THE STAFF REPORT THE CRITERIA FOR TEXT AMENDMENTS IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. NOTE ALSO THAT CITY COUNCIL HAS A FINAL DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY OF THIS REQUEST.
IT WILL BE REVIEWED AT THE MAY 28TH, 2026, REGULAR MEETING.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED TEXT AMENDMENT.
THE PROPOSED CHANGES WILL ALLOW MORE FLEXIBLE, RESPONSIVE SIGNAGE FOR VERY SPECIFIC AREAS THAT ARE MORE THAN 1000FT AWAY FROM MAIN ROADWAYS, TO INCREASE VISIBILITY TO ELEMENTS OTHERWISE ISOLATED FROM SEAWOLF PARKWAY IN THE EASTERN END OF SEAWALL BOULEVARD.
IN ADDITION, CURRENT REGULATIONS STILL ALLOW BUSINESSES TO HAVE ONE OR MORE SMALLER SINGLE SIGNS IF THEY ARE, YOU KNOW, CLOSER THAN THAT, WHICH IS MEANT TO PREVENT PROLIFERATION OF MULTIPLE SMALLER SIGNS IN THESE AREAS.
SO WE DO HAVE A PRESENTATION PROVIDED, WHICH IS PRETTY MUCH GOING TO GO OVER WHAT I TALKED ABOUT.
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OR WHAT DO YOU THINK? THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING PARTS HERE.SO, YOU KNOW, HERE'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE. HERE'S WHAT I THINK.
WHY DON'T YOU GET STARTED? OKAY. SINCE WE GOT ALL THIS DIFFERENT PARTS AND IF WE GOT A QUESTION, WE'LL JUST QUEUE IT UP FOR YOU. IS THAT OKAY? I MEAN, SO WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF INTERRUPT YOU AS YOU'RE GOING, BUT. SOUNDS GOOD. FOR ME, IT'S EASIER TO DO THAT AS WE GO, SO.
SOUNDS GOOD. OKAY. OKAY. SO FIRST OF ALL, WE HAVE AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE CALL A MULTI-TENANT SIGN, WHICH IS JUST A LARGER SIGN THAT HAS MULTIPLE BUSINESSES OR, YOU KNOW, DESTINATIONS PRESENTED ON IT.
AND THE ISSUE HERE IS THE CURRENT DIRECTIONAL OFF SITE SIGN REGULATIONS.
YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T ALLOW FOR MULTI-TENANT SIGN.
THEY DON'T ALLOW FOR DIRECTIONAL OFF SITE SIGNS TO BE MORE THAN 1000 FOOT AWAY FROM THE ANCHOR BUSINESS, WHICH IS AN ISSUE IN THESE TWO GEOGRAPHIC AREAS WE'VE IDENTIFIED.
THE ZONING CAN CHANGE. IF IT'S A MORE RESTRICTIVE ZONING, THEN THAT CAN CREATE A PROBLEM.
DANIEL. I HEAR YOU ON THE 1000 FOOT, BUT YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC DISTANCE, 3750FT. WHAT'S THE BACKGROUND ON WHY 3750? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
3750FT WAS THE FARTHEST POINT THAT WE COULD FIND BETWEEN SOME OF THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE RIGHT ALONG THE SHIP CHANNEL ON PELICAN ISLAND TO SEAWOLF PARKWAY.
SO THAT WAS OUR LIKE GREATEST EXTENT. SO THAT'S WHERE THAT NUMBER CAME FROM.
IT'S SIMPLY THAT. OKAY. INTERRUPTION NUMBER TWO.
YES, SIR. SO I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT UP THAT QUESTION BECAUSE I DROVE THAT.
I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE SEAVILLE PARK AREA, BUT WITH THE BEACH TOWN AND MARGARITAVILLE.
SO THAT'S 5280 PLUS SQUARE FEET OR LINEAR FEET.
SO THE 3750 IS NOT GOING TO COVER THAT. RIGHT.
37 TO 50 WOULD TOUCH THE BEACH TOWN SUBDIVISION PROPERTIES THOUGH.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE KIND OF GOING OVER. NOT IF YOU'RE DRIVING IT ON THE EXISTING ROAD.
IF YOU'RE MEASURING THIS WAY, IT MIGHT. YOU CAN.
I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY DOUBLE CHECK.
OKAY. THE DISTANCE. I DO HAVE SOME EXHIBITS THAT WE CAN LOOK AT TO.
OKAY. YEAH. SO. AND THEN ON THIS. OKAY, GO AHEAD.
I'LL INTERRUPT YOU LATER. NO PROBLEM. SO THE PROPOSED SOLUTIONS, OF COURSE, WOULD BE TO ADD THE DIRECTIONAL OFF SITE MULTI-TENANT SIGN TYPES AS WE DISCUSSED TO INCREASE THAT DISTANCE FROM 1000FT TO 3750 IN THE AREAS IN QUESTION, AS DISCUSSED, AND THEN ALLOW FOR THE SIGNS TO FOLLOW COMMERCIAL SIGNAGE STANDARDS, REGARDLESS OF ZONING, WHERE THEY END UP BEING LOCATED, WHICH COULD BE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE A MILE AWAY FROM THE SUBJECT'S SITE AND RETAIN THE EXISTING DIRECTIONAL OFF SITE SIGNS AS OPTIONS WHILE LIMITING THE POSSIBILITY OF, YOU KNOW, THESE GOING EVERYWHERE, WHICH I'M SURE NO ONE WANTS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. HERE WE GO. SO HERE IS OUR ZONING MAP.
AND THOSE LIGHT COLORED AREAS ARE BASICALLY OUR GIS MAP TELLING US WHERE 3750FT IS AWAY FROM THE CENTER LINE OF THE ASSOCIATED ROADWAYS. SO, MR. RIOS, AS YOU NOTED, THAT 3750 FOOT DOES NOT ENCOMPASS ALL OF, FOR EXAMPLE, BEACH TOWN. IT DOES TOUCH AND KIND OF CUT THROUGH THE SUBDIVISION.
THERE ARE RESTRICTIONS. AND STAFF IS LOOKING INTO THOSE.
YEAH. THE OTHER THING I WOULD ADD IS ABOUT THE MULTI-TENANT SIGN, ESPECIALLY FOR THESE TWO PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENTS, BEACH TOWN, MARGARITAVILLE. AND THEN IF GALVESTONIANS WANTS TO ADD THEIRS, IF YOU HAVE A SIGN THAT'S THE SIZE OF THIS TELEVISION AND THERE'S THREE OF THEM, NO ONE'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO READ THAT. ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE DRIVING, YOU WOULD WANT IT TO BE LEGIBLE WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING, SO YOU KNOW WHERE TO TURN. YEAH. RIGHT. AND WE HAVE ANOTHER EXHIBIT IN THE SLIDE, WHICH MAY KIND OF GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT WOULD BE POSSIBLE IN THE COMMERCIAL STANDARDS. THEY'RE FAIRLY EXPANSIVE.
OKAY. YEAH. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. LET'S SEE HERE.
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SO LET'S SEE, THIS IS THE EXISTING DIRECTIONAL OFF SITE STANDARDS AND LIMITED USES.THE DEFINITION LIMITED USES, THIS IS JUST FOR REFERENCE.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THIS IS THE PROPOSED SUSPENDED SIGN TYPE IN DEFINITION. SINUS FACE IS SUSPENDED FROM A FREESTANDING STRUCTURE SECURELY ATTACHED TO THE GROUND.
MAY BE INCORPORATED INTO A MONUMENT, POLE, OR PYLON SIGN.
OTHERWISE CONFORMS TO THE SIGN STANDARDS. DOES NOT INCLUDE SANDWICH BOARDS, A-FRAMES. YES, SIR.
YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A REASON FOR THAT SUSPENDED SIGN PROHIBITION, CORRECT? WASN'T THAT BECAUSE OF WINDSTORM? IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A PROHIBITION, IT'S MORE OF AN OMISSION.
AND HE INDICATED THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY WOULD SEE A SIGN OF THIS DESIGN AS BEING BASICALLY ON THE.
AND MR. TOLAND'S OPINION WAS THAT IF AN ENGINEER IS ABLE TO DESIGN IT AND PUT HIS STAMP ON IT OR HER STAMP ON IT, THEN THEY WOULD ACCEPT IT. OKAY. BUT YEAH, THAT IS A VERY UNDERSTANDABLE CONCERN.
YEAH. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO THIS IS A WHOLE LOT OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES FOR REFERENCE.
IT'S ALL IN THE STAFF REPORT AS WELL. AND IT'S GOING TO BE VERY, VERY HARD TO LOOK AND SEE THAT.
BUT I'VE KIND OF TALKED THROUGH THROUGH IT ALREADY.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. AND MR. RIOS, THIS IS THE TABLE THAT I THINK MIGHT BE HELPFUL FOR YOU OR ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS SIMILAR QUESTIONS. THESE ARE THE COMMERCIAL LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND HEAVY INDUSTRIAL SIGN STANDARDS.
YOU CAN SEE THAT WE ARE PROPOSING TO ADD THESE SUSPENDED AND DIRECTIONAL OFF SITE MULTI-TENANT SIGNS THERE AT THE BOTTOM, BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, LET'S JUST TAKE A PYLON SIGN.
IT CAN BE UP TO 200FT². IT CAN BE UP TO 20 FOOT HIGH.
MONUMENT SIGN CAN BE UP TO 200 SQUARE FOOT AND 12 FOOT HIGH.
THEY COULD BE UP TO 200 SQUARE FOOT AND 20 FOOT TALL, BASICALLY LIKE THE PYLON SIGNS.
DO YOU THINK THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE A SEPARATION BETWEEN WHAT IS DONE ON SEAWOLF PARKWAY AND WHAT'S DONE ON THE EAST END OF THE SEAWALL, BECAUSE THEY'RE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ANIMALS? I AGREE THAT WOULD BE WE ARE OPEN TO RECOMMENDATIONS FROM PLANNING COMMISSION.
OKAY. WE, WE LOOKED AT MORE OF A GEOGRAPHICAL, YOU KNOW, SEPARATION, BUT OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, WE'RE CERTAINLY OPEN TO, YOU KNOW, 200 SQUARE FOOT SIGN IS A, IS A BIG SIGN.
BUT THAT'S WHY I WANTED YOU TO SEE THIS ONE LIMITED TO WHERE THEY CAN BE PLACED, RIGHT? THEY CAN ONLY BE PLACED ON THAT MEDIAN WHEN YOU TURN OFF THE C, I'M TALKING ABOUT BEACH TOWN AND GOING TO THE GALVESTONIANS, ETC.
YOU CAN ONLY BE PLACED ON THAT PARTICULAR MEDIAN THAT'S THERE WHEN YOU TURN OFF THE SEAWALL. I MEAN, THEY COULD BE PLACED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. THEY THEY COULD GO THROUGH AN L2 PROCESS TO PUT IT IN THE RIGHT OF WAY, AS IS, YOU KNOW, AVAILABLE TO THEM TODAY. SO IT COULD BE EITHER OR.
BUT WE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WORDING THAT SAYS THAT, YOU KNOW, THE SIGN CANNOT BE A CHIEF LAND USE BECAUSE THE QUESTION CAME UP, WELL, SOMETIMES THERE'S LANDSCAPE RESERVES SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT.
WE DIDN'T WANT TO WE DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE A PROBLEM OF THAT.
RIGHT. YEAH. OKAY. DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? MY ONLY CONCERN LIVING ON THE EAST END IN THAT PARTICULAR VICINITY, THEY'RE BRINGING UP REALLY GOOD POINTS IN REGARD TO MAINLY THE SUSPENDED SIGNS.
EVEN IN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS, WITH THE WAY THE WIND HAS BEEN, IT'S GOING TO BE THREE STREETS OVER WHEN IT'S AT THE END OF THE DAY, ESPECIALLY SOMETHING AS LARGE AS WHAT ANTHONY WAS ADDRESSING THAT, YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK THAT THE PEOPLE THAT WOULD WANT TO PUT THE SIGN UP ARE GOING TO WANT TO PUT SOMETHING UP THAT'S NOT GOING TO WORK AND FUNCTION TO START WITH.
SO MAYBE FROM AN ENGINEERING STANDPOINT, IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT NEEDED TO BE LOOKED AT THAT THEY ONCE IT'S APPROVED FOR THE RIGHT REASONS, THEN IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD JUST GO THROUGH APPROVED.
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OUR BUILDING DEPARTMENT REQUIRES ENGINEERING DRAWINGS FOR ALL, ALL SIGNS.NOW, I THINK EVEN EVEN WALL MOUNTED. AND SO IF AN ENGINEER IS ABLE TO DESIGN ONE OF THESE SIGNS TO MEET, YOU KNOW, THE WIND LOAD, AND THEN OUR BUILDING DEPARTMENT WOULD ACCEPT IT.
OKAY. REALLY WHAT MR. TOLAND HAS INDICATED TO US.
OKAY. THE REQUEST FROM THE GALVESTONIANS WAS THAT JUST TO PUT UP A BASIC DIRECTIONAL SIGN LIKE THIS WAY? YES. THEY WANTED SOMETHING SIMILAR TO WHAT BEACH TOWN HAS SO THAT PEOPLE CAN FIND THEIR, YOU KNOW, THEIR THEIR CONDOS. YES. OKAY. KEEP GOING. DON'T STOP.
YOU'RE ON A ROLL. I BELIEVE THIS IS THE LAST SLIDE.
LET'S SEE. YES, THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT.
ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? WELL, I JUST THINK TO AGAIN, I'M JUST REFERENCING THE EAST END. I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE SEAWOLF PARK ON PELICAN ISLAND.
END OF IT. JUST TO DOUBLE CHECK THE DIMENSIONS BECAUSE I DROVE IT FROM, LIKE I SAY, BOTH THE ETHEL PARK TURNOFF AND THE EAST BEACH PARK ROAD TURNOFF, AND THEY COME OUT TO BE BETWEEN 0.8 OF A MILE AND 1.1 TO THE ENTRANCE TO THE VERY BEGINNING OF BEACH TOWN.
SO THAT WOULD PUT THEM WAY OUTSIDE OF 3750 IF YOU DRIVE THE ROAD.
CORRECT. AND IF I MAY POINT SOMETHING OUT THAT I DIDN'T MENTION BEFORE WE ARE PROPOSING THAT IT BE 37 AND 50FT ONLY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF OF SEAWALL, BECAUSE OF COURSE, THE NORTH SIDE IS NO SEAWALL ON BOTH SIDES OF SEAWOLF PARKWAY BECAUSE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. BUT YOU KNOW, WE, WE CONCENTRATE ON THE SOUTH SIDE, WHICH YES, PART OF IT IS MORE THAN 3000FT AWAY.
YOU CAN SEE THE LINE RIGHT THERE WHERE IT KIND OF GOES THROUGH.
AND, YOU KNOW BUT YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS THAT GOES, MR. RIOS THERE ARE UNDEVELOPED PARTS OF PELICAN ISLAND THAT ARE MORE THAN 3007 50FT AWAY.
NONE OF IT'S DEVELOPED. BUT IN THE FUTURE, THERE'S A POSSIBILITY IT COULD BE.
SO THERE'S ALSO THAT TO CONSIDER. SO WE DON'T END UP WITH A LOT OF SIGNS THAT ARE END UP NON-CONFORMING, RIGHT. AND YOU KNOW, THEN THEY'RE JUST SITTING THERE FOR TEN, 15 YEARS, LIKE BEACH TOWN. YEAH.
MY NEXT QUESTION IS SO IF THE SIGNAGE IS ON PORT OF HOUSTON AUTHORITY PROPERTY, PROBABLY A GOOD QUESTION FOR YOU. ARE WE IS THAT FALL UNDER THE PURVIEW OF PLANNING COMMISSION AND DEVELOPMENT? IT'S IN THE CITY LIMITS. BUT IT'S OWNED BY IT'S OWNED BY IT'S OWNED BY DOESN'T I MEAN, THERE'S, IF I UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION, I MEAN, THE REGULAR SIGN REGULATIONS, EVEN IF THE SIGNS ARE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, BUT I'M NOT. I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE. I'LL WITHDRAW IT.
I'LL WITHDRAW. I THINK HE WAS JUST. HIS POINT WAS, I'M.
I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR YOU, BUT THAT IT WAS.
BELONGS TO THE PORT OF HOUSTON. CAN WE TELL THEM WHAT TO DO? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE AT? YEAH, PRETTY MUCH PRETTY MUCH SO.
AND I'M KIND OF LIKE, HEY, I GUESS WE CAN TELL THEM WHAT TO DO.
ARE THEY GOING TO DO IT? MAYBE NOT. BUT I MEAN, THEY STILL HAVE TO CONFORM.
YEAH. THEY WOULD HAVE TO CONFORM TO OUR ZONING AND EVERYTHING.
YEAH. SO OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? SEEING NONE. WE'LL HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYBODY HERE LIKE TO ADDRESS US ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING THIS BACK TO STAFF.
BRING THIS BACK TO THE COMMISSION FOR ACTION.
I MAKE A MOTION. WE APPROVE 26ZA-001, AND I'LL SECOND THAT.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND SECONDED TO A MOTION TO APPROVE 8-001 AS PRESENTED. ANY DISCUSSION? DO YOU GUYS WANT TO DO ANYTHING ON THIS LENGTH? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT THE DISTANCES ARE VERIFIED AND THAT THEY'LL WORK FOR THE EXISTING BUSINESSES THAT ARE THAT ARE OUT THERE, AND I'M SURE THERE'LL BE MORE. AGAIN, I'M LOOKING AT THE EAST END BECAUSE I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH.
SO HOW FAR WAS IT, ANTHONY. IT WAS FROM FROM 1.1.1, 1.1.
SO THAT'S ABOUT 5500FT. IS THAT RIGHT ON THE ROAD?
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1260FT I BELIEVE IS A MILE IS 52. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS? WHY DON'T WE MAKE A MOTION? I WOULD MAKE HAVE AN AMENDMENT TO ALLOW STAFF TO EXTEND THAT LENGTH UP TO 5500FT, AS THEY SEEM APPROPRIATE, AS THEY DEEM APPROPRIATE.OKAY, SO I'M GOING TO MAKE THAT AMENDMENT. I NEED A SECOND.
I'LL SECOND. OKAY. SO WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. THOSE. OH, YOU. WOULD YOU LIKE TO COMMENT? I WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT.
SO WHATEVER VARIANCE, LIKE WHAT YOU JUST ADDRESSED MAY BE ENOUGH JUST TO EVEN TAKE CARE OF IT, BECAUSE THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE MULTITUDES OF THOSE THAT ARE IMPACTED BY THE DISTANCES BEING, AND WE'RE GOING TO STAFF THE LEEWAY TO DO THAT.
LET'S TAKE THE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT. THOSE IN FAVOR? THAT'S UNANIMOUS. SO THE MOTION IS NOW AMENDED TO ALLOW STAFF TO INCREASE THAT DISTANCE UP TO 5500FT².
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? LINEAR FEET, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? NONE. WE'LL TAKE THE VOTE. THOSE IN FAVOR. THAT'S UNANIMOUS.
SO 26ZA001 IS APPROVED. GOOD JOB DANIEL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. YEAH, IT WAS A LOT OF WORK. ALL RIGHT, NEXT ITEM.
[8. Recognition of Russel J Walla]
I'M OUT OF HERE, GUYS. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU.YOU HAVE MADE THE JOB EASY. WE DIDN'T ALWAYS AGREE, BUT WE'VE ALWAYS GOTTEN ALONG, AND I THINK THAT'S MOST IMPORTANT. I'D SAY THE SAME THING TO STAFF. DONNA.
YOU KNOW, I'M TRYING TO THINK HOW MANY CITY ATTORNEYS I LIKE.
ONLY ONE COMES TO MIND. NO, BUT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN GREAT.
AND I WILL TELL YOU I'VE HAD DEALINGS WITH DONNA AND THE STAFF FOR A VERY, VERY LONG TIME, AND I HAVE ENJOYED MY TENURE HERE AND HAVE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT RESPECT AND OUTLOOK FOR YOU GUYS.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. SO. YOU'VE BEEN AN EXCELLENT LEADER FOR US, RUSTY.
YOU'VE BEEN A GREAT COMMISSIONER AND THEN A WONDERFUL CHAIR WHEN YOU STEPPED UP INTO YOUR LEADERSHIP ROLE, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. HAVING A STRONG CHAIR MAKES OUR LIVES A WHOLE LOT EASIER.
WELL, YOU'LL BE JUST FINE. GREATLY APPRECIATED.
AND YOU LEAVE BIG SHOES TO BE FILLED TEMPORARILY BY TOM.
HE'S GOT IT. HE'S GOT IT. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE OUR PLAQUE.
AND YOU'RE WELCOME BACK ANYTIME. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SO I APPRECIATE THAT. BUT THANKS AGAIN. KARINA ASKED IF WE SHOULD USE YOUR.
BUT YOU DID A GREAT JOB, KARINA, BECAUSE THAT IS HOW I SIGNED EVERYTHING.
BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER BUSINESS? THANK YOU. WE ADJOURN. WELL, I'LL MISS YOU GUYS, TOO.
ALL RIGHT. WE'LL BE ADJOURNED. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.