[00:00:10] OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE LANDMARK COMMISSION. [Landmark Commission on May 18, 2026.] TODAY IS MONDAY, MAY 18TH, AND THE TIME IS 4:01. AND WE WILL START OUR MEETING OFF WITH ATTENDANCE. COMMISSIONER ALLEN. PRESENT PRESENT. COMMISSIONER CHASTAIN. PRESENT. CHAIRPERSON CLICK. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER FITZ. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER LANGDALE. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER STETZEL-THOMPSON. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER SVENDSEN. PRESENT PRESENT. AND EX OFFICIO AS COUNCIL MEMBER SHARON LEWIS IS ABSENT. THANK YOU. DO ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH ANY OF OUR CASES TODAY? NO? OKAY. WE WILL MOVE ON TO APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. DID EVERYONE HAVE A CHANCE TO LOOK OVER THE MINUTES FROM MAY 4TH? AND DOES ANYONE SEE ANY CORRECTIONS THAT NEED TO BE MADE? NO? OKAY. WE WILL ACCEPT THOSE AS PRESENTED. PUBLIC COMMENT. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION HERE ON ANY NON-AGENDA ITEMS? OKAY. OKAY. WE WILL MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS. OUR FIRST CASE IS 26LC-008. A REQUEST FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS AT 1417 24TH STREET. THANK YOU. SO AS STATED, THIS IS AT 1417 24TH STREET IN THE SILK STOCKING HISTORIC DISTRICT. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR A GARAGE APARTMENT. THERE ARE FIVE PUBLIC NOTICES SENT, ONE RETURNED. THAT ONE WAS IN FAVOR. SO THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL SITE MODIFICATIONS, INCLUDING A TWO-STORY GARAGE APARTMENT. TYPICAL WITH PARKING ON THE BOTTOM. AND THEN A SMALL APARTMENT ABOVE WILL BE LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE ALLEY NEAR THE MAIN HOUSE. DUE TO THE WIDTH OF THE MAIN HOUSE, PROPOSED STRUCTURE WILL NOT BE VISIBLE HARDLY AT ALL FROM 24TH STREET. A SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT IS PROVIDED IN THE STAFF REPORT AND DETAILS IN EXHIBIT A INCLUDES SMOOTH HARDIE SIDING, HARD SMOOTH HARDIE TRIM, SOFFIT FASCIA, BOARD SHUTTERS TO MATCH EXISTING HOUSE ROOF MATERIAL TO MATCH EXISTING HOUSE. TWO OVER TWO VINYL CLAD WINDOWS, ALUMINUM GARAGE DOOR TO THE ALLEY AND FIBERGLASS PERSON DOORS INCLUDING GLASS PATIO DOORS ON THE GROUND LEVEL. NOTE THAT WHILE THE PLANS ORIGINALLY CALLED FOR SIDING TO MATCH THE EXISTING HOUSE, SINCE THE INITIAL SUBMITTAL, THE DESIGNER HAS AFFIRMED THAT HARDIE SIDING AND TRIM ARE REQUESTED INSTEAD. PLEASE NOTE THE ZONING AND LAND USE IN THE STAFF REPORT AS WELL AS THE APPLICABLE DESIGN STANDARDS. STAFF FINDS THAT THE PROPOSED WORK GENERALLY CONFORMS TO THE ELEMENTS PRESCRIBED IN DESIGN STANDARDS FOR HISTORIC STRUCTURES ON MATERIAL SIZE, PLACEMENT AND MASSING. THE PLANS SUBMITTED UTILIZE LAP SIDING TO MATCH EXISTING HOUSE. BUT ONCE AGAIN, THE APPLICANT HAS SINCE DECIDED TO USE SMOOTH HARDIE, WHICH IS ACCEPTABLE. THE DESIGN STANDARDS RECOMMEND BOARD AND BATTEN SIDING FROM GRADE AT FIRST FLOOR FOR HIGH RATE STRUCTURES, AND SO STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT CHANGE BE MADE. THE DOORS ARE PROPOSED TO BE FIBERGLASS, SOME OF WHICH INCLUDE GLASS LIGHTS. WINDOWS WILL BE VINYL CLAD WINDOWS AND A TWO OVER TWO LIGHT CONFIGURATION. THIS ALL CONFORMS TO DESIGN STANDARDS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION FOR EXISTING ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AND ADDITIONS. THE CONSTRUCTION ALSO INCLUDES A ELEVATED DECK TO ACCESS THE UPSTAIRS AREA, AS WELL AS WOOD STAIRS AND HANDRAILS. SIMPLE SQUARE DESIGN TYPICALLY APPROVED FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION, THIS CONFORMS TO DESIGN STANDARDS. PROPOSED ROOF WILL MATCH THE EXISTING HOUSE, WHICH CONFORMS TO THE DESIGN STANDARDS AND ONCE AGAIN, BECAUSE OF THE SIZE AND WIDTH OF THE HOUSE COMPARED TO THE SIZE AND WIDTH AND HEIGHT OF THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE, THE MASSING IS VERY SUBORDINATE TO THE MAIN HOUSE AND THAT CONFORMS TO THE DESIGN STANDARDS, SO STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL REQUEST WITH SPECIFIC CONDITION 1 AND STANDARD CONDITIONS 2 THROUGH 5. WE HAVE SOME PHOTOS. SO HERE WE HAVE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AS SEEN FROM THE STREET. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. HERE WE HAVE THE APPLICANT'S SUBMITTAL SHOWING THE ELEVATIONS FROM ALL FOUR SIDES OF THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. AND ONCE AGAIN, THERE'S MORE DETAIL IN THE STAFF REPORT. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. AND HERE WE HAVE THE PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH, TO THE EAST AND TO THE SOUTH. AND THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT. THANK YOU DANIEL. DO ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? THERE'S 5 SENT 1 RETURNED IN FAVOR. THAT'S CORRECT. THAT ONE WAS RETURNED IN FAVOR. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. NO OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? NO. WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR CASE 26LC-008. IS THE APPLICANT HERE? AND WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP AND TELL US ABOUT YOUR PROJECT? NO. OKAY. OKAY. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR CASE 26LC-008 AND ASK FOR A MOTION FROM THE COMMISSION. [00:05:07] I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE ONE. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE CASE 26LC-008 FOR STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION INCLUDE INCLUDING SPECIFIC CONDITION 1.A THAT THE SKIRTING [LAUGHTER] FROM THE GRADE. THE FIRST HABITABLE FLOOR SHALL BE SMOOTH HARDIE OR WOOD, AND THE BOARD AND BATTEN STYLE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND OKAY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? CAN YOU SAY THAT AGAIN? WE'RE MOVING THAT YES. ACCEPTED. YEAH. AS IS. OKAY. WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION? THOSE OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. OKAY. AGENDA ITEM 6.B, WE HAVE 26LC-009. REQUEST FOR DESIGNATION AS A GALVESTON LANDMARK AT 2922 BERNARDO DE GALVEZ. THANK YOU. IN THIS CASE, THERE WERE 31 PUBLIC NOTICES SENT, FOUR RETURNED, ALL FOUR OF THOSE IN FAVOR. SO, AS STATED, THIS IS A REQUEST FOR DESIGNATION AS A GALVESTON LANDMARK. THIS HOUSE WAS COMPLETED IN 1909. CLASSICAL REVIVAL STYLE HOUSE BUILT FOR WIDOW FRANCES O. WILEY. THE BUILDER IS UNKNOWN. IT WAS POSSIBLY JAMES K DIETZ, A CONTRACTOR WHO LIVED ACROSS THE STREET, OR WALTER G. TABB, WHO BUILT OTHER HOUSES IN GALVESTON WITH A SIMILAR APPEARANCE. FRANCES FANNY OVERTON WILEY WAS BORN IN 1852 TO JUDGE THOMAS M JOSEPH AND MARY MINOR TRUEHEART. OF COURSE, MARY'S FATHER WAS ATTORNEY AND REALTOR JOHN OVERTON TRUEHEART AND EARLY TEXAS RANGER AND PROMINENT GALVESTONIAN. THE TRUEHEART ADRIANCE BUILDING AT 210 22ND STREET, DESIGNED BY NICHOLAS CLAYTON, WAS HIS REAL ESTATE OFFICE. FRANCIS MARY POST. POSTAL CLERK, JOHN KEENAN WILEY IN 1872. TOGETHER THEY HAD SIX CHILDREN. OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS, THEY MOVED BACK AND FORTH FROM GALVESTON, HE'S NATIVE HUNTSVILLE. BUT THROUGHOUT THIS TIME, FANNY WORKED AS A MANAGER OF BOARDING HOUSES. AFTER HIS DEATH, SHE COMMISSIONED THE. THE HOUSE AT 2922 AVENUE P, WHICH HER FAMILY OWNED UNTIL AROUND 1954. THE HOUSE HAS WITNESSED SOME CHANGES IN ITS LIFETIME, INCLUDING CONVERSION TO A DUPLEX BY THE WILEY FAMILY AND THEN BACK. REAR PORCH WAS ENCLOSED AND EXTERIOR STAIRS ADDED AS WELL, BUT THE HOUSE HAS SINCE BEEN RESTORED TO A SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE, WAS IMPROVED IN 1990 AND RENOVATED IN 2021. I BELIEVE IT WAS JUST ON THE HISTORIC HOMES TOUR ACTUALLY AS WELL. THE HOUSE RETAINS A HIGH DEGREE OF ARCHITECTURAL INTEGRITY AND REMAINS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF CLASSICAL REVIVAL ARCHITECTURE. THE HOUSE IS NOT LOCATED IN A HISTORIC DISTRICT AND IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR HISTORIC PROPERTIES FOR NEW LANDMARKS. PLANNING COMMISSION WILL CONSIDER THIS REQUEST AT THE MAY 19TH, 2026 MEETING. CITY COUNCIL HAS THE FINAL DETERMINATION THEY WILL CONSIDER THE REQUEST IN THE JUNE 25TH, 2026 MEETING. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL WITH STANDARD CONDITION 1 IN THE STAFF REPORT. AND WE HAVE SOME PHOTOS. SO THIS IS THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. AND HERE WE HAVE THE PROPERTIES TO THE EAST TO THE SOUTH AND TO THE WEST. AND THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT. THANK YOU. DO ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. NO. OKAY. WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR CASE 26LC-009. IS THE APPLICANT HERE? WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME TELL US ABOUT YOUR PROPERTY? WE ARE HERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP AND TALK TO YOU? YOU COULD COME UP AND SIGN IN, PLEASE, AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR US. IS THERE A PEN? SORRY MY NAME IS STANTON BELL. AND FIRST I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL TODAY FOR ALL Y'ALL DO. I'VE BEEN IN FRONT OF THIS COMMITTEE BEFORE. AND LIKE I SAID WE KNOW Y'ALL ALL DO IT FOR THE MONEY BECAUSE IT'S JUST SUCH A PRIZE TO BE [LAUGHTER] PART OF THAT. BUT DANIEL WAS CORRECT IN STATING OUR HOUSE WAS JUST ON THE HOME TOUR AND THEY DID A FANTASTIC JOB. EVERYTHING WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT GALVESTON SINCE WE'VE OWNED OUR HOUSE IN 2022 HAS BEEN VERY POSITIVE. I DON'T FEEL LIKE I NEED TO GO INTO THE HISTORY OF THE HOUSE AFTER DANIEL [LAUGHTER] JUST READ, I THINK EVERY SINGLE ASPECT ABOUT IT. BUT WE ARE PROUD OF OUR HOUSE, AND I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT TO ADD IT TO THE RECORD. DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US? ANY COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO? NO. THANK YOU. YOU BET. THANK YOU. DO YOU WANT ME TO FILL IN THE CASE NUMBER AND ALL THAT NEXT TO THIS? OKAY, PERFECT NO. OKAY. WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR CASE 26LC-009 AND ASK FOR A MOTION FROM THE COMMISSION. [00:10:02] I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO RECOMMEND CASE 26LC-009 TO THIS BEAUTIFUL HOME TO BE DESIGNATED AS A GALVESTON LANDMARK. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT. OKAY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? NO. OKAY. WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION? THOSE OPPOSED? OKAY. THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM 6.C. WE HAVE 26LC-010. A REQUEST FOR A RECOMMENDATION FOR A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT. AS STATED THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICES SENT WERE 25, SEVEN RETURNED. THOSE SEVEN IN OPPOSITION. YOU RECEIVED A PUBLIC COMMENT REPORT FROM KARINA EARLIER TODAY THAT INCLUDED ANY COMMENTS THAT WERE RETURNED WITH THOSE COMMENT CARDS. NO OBJECTION FROM CITY DEPARTMENTS OR PRIVATE UTILITIES. THE SUMMARY THE REQUEST IS FOR A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT IN ORDER TO USE THE PROPERTY AS AN OFFICE LAND USE. THE PROPOSAL IS TO USE THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE AS A LAW OFFICE. THE FIRST FLOOR WOULD BE USED AS RECEPTION, COMMON AND CONFERENCE SPACE. THE SECOND AND THIRD FLOORS WOULD BE OFFICE SPACE FOR APPROXIMATELY EIGHT STAFF MEMBERS. THE PROPERTY IS ZONED RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY R-3 WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW FOR AN OFFICE LAND USE. THE REQUESTED DEVIATIONS FROM THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS THE LDR REQUESTED ARE AS FOLLOWS. A. DEVIATE FROM TABLE 2.201 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, WHICH PROHIBITS THE OFFICE LAND USE AND. B. DEVIATE FROM TABLE 110 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, WHICH LIMITS SIGNAGE TO ONE NAME PLATE WITH A MAXIMUM SQUARE FOOTAGE OF TWO SQUARE FEET. PLEASE NOTE THE REMAINDER OF YOUR STAFF REPORT, INCLUDING THE CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL CONFORMANCE STAFF FINDS THE REQUEST DOES NOT CONFORM TO THE CRITERIA FOR THE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CITY OF GALVESTON. A PUD IS DESIGNED TO BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DESIGNATED BASE ZONING DISTRICT. USE STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE SPECIFIED BASE DISTRICT SHALL APPLY UNLESS SPECIFIED. EXCUSE ME. SPECIFICALLY SUPERSEDED BY THE STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE PUD DEVELOPMENT PLAN. IN THE CASE OF THIS PUD, THE PROPOSED LAND USE OF OFFICE WOULD HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE RESIDENTIAL USE AND CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AS THE RESIDENTIAL USE WOULD BE ELIMINATED AND REPLACED WITH A COMMERCIAL LAND USE. THE PREDOMINANT LAND USE PATTERN IN THE AREA IS RESIDENTIAL, WITH COMMERCIAL USES LOCATED ON COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS SUCH AS 14TH STREET AND INDIVIDUAL BUILDINGS DESIGNED FOR COMMERCIAL USE, SUCH AS CORNER STORES. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS RESIDENTIAL AND DESIGN. INTRODUCTION OF THIS MORE INTENSIVE NONRESIDENTIAL USE MAY RESULT IN INCREASED TRAFFIC AND PARKING AVAILABILITY AND EROSION OF THE AREA'S RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER. OTHER REVIEWS THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL HEAR THIS REQUEST AT THEIR MAY 19TH REGULAR MEETING, AND CITY COUNCIL HAS A FINAL DECISION REGARDING REQUESTS FOR A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, AND THAT WILL BE HEARD AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 25TH. STAFF RECOMMENDATION DUE TO NON-CONFORMANCE WITH THE CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL, STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF THE REQUEST. HOWEVER, SHOULD THE LANDMARK COMMISSION FIND THAT THE REQUEST CONFORMS TO THE CRITERIA OF APPROVAL, THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS MAY BE APPROPRIATE AND THE STAFF HAS PROVIDED SOME SPECIFIC CONDITIONS AND STANDARD CONDITIONS. AND WE HAVE SOME PICTURES. THIS IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. AND THEN WE HAVE THE PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH, EAST, SOUTH AND WEST. AND THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT. THANK YOU CATHERINE. DO ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? NO. OKAY. WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR CASE 26LC-010. IS THE APPLICANT HERE? WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP AND TELL US ABOUT YOUR PROPERTY? THE APPLICANT? NO. OKAY. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK ON THIS? OKAY. GO AHEAD AND COME UP AND STATE YOUR NAME AND SIGN IN FOR US, PLEASE. ARE IN THAT THREE MINUTES. THANK YOU. THE COMMISSION CAN'T RESPOND BACK OKAY. OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE MYSELF. MY NAME IS MOLLY LAVOIE. I'M APPEARING ON BEHALF OF THE 902 16TH STREET LLC FOR WE'RE WANTING TO OPEN A SMALL HUB FOR OUR LAW FIRM. WE'RE A FAMILY LAW FIRM OUT OF HOUSTON, AND WE WERE JUST KIND OF WANTING TO GET INTO THE GET OUR FEET INTO GALVESTON, KIND OF FOR THE COMMUNITY TO OFFER SOME GREAT SERVICES TO EVERYONE. WE'RE IN LOVE WITH THE HISTORY OF THE PLACE. I DON'T THINK WE WOULD CHANGE ANYTHING. IT'S ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. THERE IS ENOUGH PARKING ON THE SIDE STREET. WE'RE NOT A BUSY FIRM. WE DO A LOT OF THINGS ONLINE AS WELL. [00:15:03] WE WERE REALLY, REALLY, I KNOW IT'S BEEN ON THE MARKET FOR A YEAR. WE WEREN'T WANTING TO INTERRUPT ANY KIND OF RESIDENTIAL ISSUES, BUT WE DEFINITELY ARE A FAMILY FRIENDLY LAW FIRM. WE WERE JUST WANTING TO JOIN THE COMMUNITY AND I KNOW WITHIN LIKE ABOUT A, I KNOW LIKE A ONE STREET OVER BASICALLY THERE'S OTHER LAW FIRMS. I KNOW IT'S COMING INTO THE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY. BUT WE DEFINITELY ARE A VERY RESPECTFUL LAW FIRM. WE DO WOULD RESPECT THE BUSYNESS OF RESIDENTIAL. I MEAN, I'M ALSO A HOMEOWNER AND SO I DO UNDERSTAND A LOT OF CARS COMING THROUGH, BUT THERE IS ENOUGH PARKING. WE HAVE ENOUGH ONLINE. I THINK THAT IF THEY NEEDED TO COME IN HERE. THAT'S ONE THING. BUT WE JUST REALLY FELL IN LOVE WITH THE BUILDING. IT'S ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. WE RESPECT THE HISTORICAL. I LOVE THE ART. I LOVE THE HISTORY OF THE PLACE. IT'S AMAZING. SO THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO SAY AND COMMISSIONER, I APOLOGIZE. I DIDN'T LOOK BACK, SO I DID NOT REALIZE THIS WAS THE APPLICANT. SO YOU CAN ASK QUESTIONS AND ANSWER AND RESPOND. THANK YOU. I HAVE A QUESTION. YES. SO DO YOU OWN THIS HOUSE? NOW? YOU HAVE EIGHT EMPLOYEES? THEY'RE 8. THAT WOULD BE HERE? YEAH, A COUPLE OF ATTORNEYS A COUPLE OF PARALEGALS. WE SAID 8. IT MIGHT BE 6 TO 8. TO 6 TO 8 PEOPLE. IT WOULD JUST BE A COUPLE OF ATTORNEYS THAT LIVE DOWN IN THIS AREA, WHICH THEY DRIVE TO HOUSTON NOW, WHICH IS KIND OF FAR. SO IT WOULDN'T BE A LARGE, BUSY FIRM. OKAY. ANY COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? NO. OKAY. YEAH, I HAVE A QUESTION. I HATE TO ASK IT. NO, PLEASE. SHOULD WE DENY THIS? WILL YOU STILL PURCHASE THE HOUSE? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. NO. NO, IT WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO. IT WOULDN'T WORK FOR US. WE WOULD HAVE TO. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, I APPRECIATE IT. OKAY. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS CASE? COME ON UP. STATE YOUR NAME AND SIGN IN FOR US, PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS, [INAUDIBLE] STAFF. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS, LIKE, TOO MUCH AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, LAST YEAR WE BOUGHT A HOUSE ON ROSENBURG. LOVED THIS HOUSE. MOVED INTO IT NEXT DOOR. THAT BEAUTIFUL HOUSE. EVERYTHING SEEMED PERFECT UNTIL WE REALIZED NEXT DOOR WAS A SHORT-TERM RENTAL. TEN MONTHS LATER, WE MOVED BACK. IT IS DIFFERENT WHEN YOU LIVE NEXT DOOR TO A COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE. NOT STRUCTURE. COMMERCIAL BUSINESS AND SHORT-TERM RENTALS. JUST LIKE A LAW OFFICE OR A DENTAL OFFICE OR A ANY OTHER KIND OF BUSINESS IS DIFFERENT THAN LIVING NEXT TO A NEIGHBOR. HEY, HOW ARE YOU? HOW WAS YOUR VACATION? IT'S A BLACK HOLE. AND THE OTHER ISSUE IS ON THAT STREET FROM 15TH TO 16TH ON SEALY, THERE ARE ALREADY FIVE SHORT TERM RENTALS. THIS IS AN ANCHOR ON THAT CORNER. I UNDERSTAND THE APPLICANT, BUT THEY HAVE NOT CLOSED ON THIS PROPERTY. IT IS PENDING. SO THERE'S NOTHING THAT CAN'T BE REDONE. MY HOUSE IS ON THE NEXT BLOCK ON 16TH AND BALL THAT'S 16TH AND SEALY. SO WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT AN OFFICE SPACE, I THINK IT'S RELEVANT THAT WE BRING UP THAT IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT KIND OF OFFICE SPACE IT IS, YOU WILL NOW BE GUIDED AND COMMANDED BY THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATIONS TO BRING IN ADA COMPLIANCE TO THAT BUILDING. SO RIGHT OFF THE BAT, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PUT A RAMP OR YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PUT A CHAIR LIFT. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE'S NOT A PICTURE OF THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING BECAUSE THAT IS EXTREMELY RELEVANT TO WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO THAT BUILDING ONCE THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATIONS AND ADA BRINGS THEM INTO COMPLIANCE. FIRST OF ALL, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A ZERO THRESHOLD, WHICH MEANS A HALF AN INCH BEVELED, NO MORE FOR A WHEELCHAIR TO GET ACROSS THE DOOR. IT HAS TO HAVE 32IN CLEARANCE, NOT A 32-INCH DOOR. 32-INCH CLEARANCE. SO MAYBE THE FRONT DOOR WOULD WORK, BUT YOU WOULD STILL HAVE TO PUT A RAMP OR CHAIRLIFT. OKAY. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THE SIDE DOOR IS HUGELY PROBLEMATIC. ONE, THE LOWER PANEL OF THE DOOR HAS TO BE 10-INCHES, NO LESS. BEFORE YOU HIT A RECESSED PANEL, THAT IS TO ALLOW WHEELCHAIR TO PUSH ITS WAY THROUGH. NOT GET HUNG UP. THE ZERO CLEARANCE IS HUGELY PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO STEP UP TO THE CURB, [00:20:06] UP SEVERAL STEPS, AND THEN ONCE YOU GET TO THE LANDING OF THAT BACK DOOR, YOU HAVE ANOTHER SIX-INCH STEP UP TO THE THRESHOLD ITSELF. THAT WOULD ALL HAVE TO COME OUT. THE DOOR WOULDN'T FIT ANYMORE. THE DOOR HAS A SEVEN-INCH PANEL. THE DOOR IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE REMOVED, AND I DON'T THINK THE DOOR WOULD MEET 32-INCH CLEARANCE. SO THAT'S PROBLEMATIC. WE'RE GOING TO SEE CHANGES EITHER WAY, WHETHER IT'S A RAMP ON THE FRONT OR A CHAIRLIFT, OR YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO MAJOR RECONSTRUCTION ON THE BACK. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS CASE? AND COME ON UP AND STATE YOUR NAME AND SIGN IN FOR US, PLEASE. HI, MY NAME IS MARJORIE FOWLER THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. I THINK CONNIE LAID OUT VERY NICELY SOME OF THE ISSUES REGARDING THE HOUSE ITSELF AND SOME MODIFICATIONS THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE MADE. MY HUSBAND AND I LIVE DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THIS HOUSE. WE SEE IT EVERY MORNING, EVERY AFTERNOON. AND I DON'T THINK THAT THOSE PICTURES THAT SHOWING THE NEIGHBORHOOD DIDN'T SHOW OURS FOR SOME REASON ANYWAY. OUR OBJECTION TO, TO IT IS THAT IT, PUTTING IT, PUTTING THAT OVER. IT SETS THAT PRECEDENT IN AN AREA THAT IS ALL HISTORIC. YES, THERE IS A REAL ESTATE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF BROADWAY DOWN NEAR 19TH. THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF EXCEPTIONS NEAR THE EDGES OF THAT HISTORIC DISTRICT, BUT THE FACTOR IS THE MATTER THAT WHERE WE ARE. ALL OF THAT AREA ALONG 15TH, 16TH, 17TH, 18TH, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 19TH AS WELL AS DOWN THROUGH 14TH AND 15TH IS ALL EITHER RESIDENTIAL OR CHURCHES, WITH A COUPLE OF EXCEPTIONS, PARTICULARLY ALONG THE 14TH STREET. AND YES, ONCE YOU ONCE YOU GIVE APPROVAL FOR AN OVERLAY, MAYBE YES. IT MIGHT NOT HAVE AFFECT TRAFFIC AS MUCH AS WE THINK IT MIGHT, CONSIDERING THE 16TH STREET IS ALREADY MUCH MORE HEAVILY USED BECAUSE OF THE FACT OF THE TREE, THE CRUISE TERMINAL THAT'S DOWN ON THE END OF 16TH STREET. AND IT'S ALL STREET PARKING FOR MOST OF US WHO LIVE IN THAT GENERAL AREA BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ALLEYS. AND SO ONCE, ONCE YOU PUT THAT OVERLAY IN THAT, THAT CHANGING THAT, THEN SHOULD THAT REAL ESTATE AGENCY DECIDE THAT IT WANTS TO SELL. THEN THERE'S MAYBE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR, FOR BUSINESSES IN THERE THAT MAY NOT BE GOOD FOR, FOR OUR, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WE REALLY BELIEVE IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN THAT HISTORIC DESIGNATION AND NOT TO ALLOW PRECEDENTS THAT COULD CHANGE THINGS DOWN THE DOWN THE ROAD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK ON THIS? CAN I HAVE LIKE TWO MORE RELEVANT POINTS THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THE NO. THE APPLICANT CAN COME BACK UP IF THE APPLICANT WANTS OKAY. THE APPLICANT LIKE TO COME BACK UP AND SAY ANYTHING. [LAUGHTER]. IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME FOR US. HI, I'M KIMBERLY WASHINGTON. I AM. I'M WITH THE LAW OFFICE OF BRYAN FAGAN. I WILL BE ONE OF THE ATTORNEYS THAT WOULD BE WORKING WITH THE LAW OFFICE. WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT WHEN WE TOURED THE PROPERTY, WE DID HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THE OWNER OF THE HOME. SHE SHARED HER STORY WITH US. BECAUSE WHEN WE GO INTO COMMUNITIES TO ESTABLISH OURSELVES ALTHOUGH WE CAN GO [00:25:04] TO THE BIG, YOU KNOW, HIGH RISES, WE LIKE TO BE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WE SERVE. AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT BRYAN HAS LOOKED AT WHEN WE'RE BUYING PROPERTIES IS REALLY GETTING TO KNOW THE STORIES BEHIND THE PROPERTIES. HE LIKES HISTORIC HOMES. WE MET THE HOMEOWNER SHE WAS. HER AND HER HUSBAND. HER HUSBAND PASSED AND SHE HAS BEEN TRYING TO MAINTAIN THIS HOME ON HER OWN. WE GOT TO HEAR HER STORY. SHE GOT TO SHARE THE HISTORIC VALUE OF THE HOUSE WITH US. WE LEARNED ABOUT OUT THE STORIES ABOUT JFK BEING IN THE HOME AND ATTENDING THE PARTIES THERE. WE GOT TO HEAR ABOUT ALL OF THE JUST THE FABULOUS HISTORICAL EVENTS THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN THIS HOME. THERE WAS A, THERE IS A BULLET HOLE IN ONE OF THE BAR AREAS. AND WE WERE JUST SAYING ABOUT HOW WHEN WE BROUGHT FAMILIES INTO THE HOME THAT WE WOULD SHARE THE HISTORICAL WE WOULD SHARE THE HISTORICAL VALUE OF THE HOME WITH THE PEOPLE THAT WE SERVE. THIS LAW FIRM IS OWNED BY A FAMILY. IT IS. HE'S. LOOK, HE HAS A FAMILY WITH THREE SMALL CHILDREN OF HIS OWN. HE HAS A WIFE. THEY'VE BEEN MARRIED QUITE A LONG TIME. THEY TOO WOULD WANT TO PRESERVE THE VALUE THERE IS OF THE HOME ALSO, THERE IS A LITTLE APARTMENT IN THE BACK OF THE HOME THAT THEY HAVE DISCUSSED, POSSIBLY THAT IF THEY, BECAUSE THEY DON'T PLAN ON CHANGING THE STRUCTURE OF THE HOME THAT, HEY, WE MIGHT BRING OUR FAMILY DOWN AND SPEND THE WEEKEND THERE ALSO. SO IT'S NOT LOOKING TO CHANGE ANYTHING ABOUT THE COMMUNITY. I MYSELF AM A HOME HOMEOWNER. I DO UNDERSTAND THE FEARS OF THE SHORT-TERM RENTALS. I HAVE THEM ALSO. I LIVE IN A COMMUNITY. WE RUN A VERY. WE RUN A VERY TIGHT SHIP AT OUR LAW FIRM. BECAUSE WE ARE FAMILY, EVERYTHING IS SUPER CONFIDENTIAL. PEOPLE OPERATE ONE WITH, WITH AFTER COVID, EVERYTHING WAS REMOTE. AND SO WE OPERATE A LOT REMOTELY VIA THE, YOU KNOW, THE INTERNET. A LOT OF OUR MEETINGS ARE HELD ONLINE. AND SO OUR CLIENTS DON'T REALLY COME INTO THE OFFICE UNLESS WE'RE LIKE PREPPING FOR TRIAL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. MOST OF THE PEOPLE, MOST OF OUR CLIENTS HAVE TO HAVE JOBS AND THEY WORK. AND SO THEY DON'T USUALLY COME IN UNLESS WE'RE PREPPING FOR TRIAL OR SOMETHING. SO JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO JOIN THE COMMUNITY. AND ENJOY THE HOME. WOULD BE VERY RESPECTFUL OF ALL THE RULES OF THE COMMUNITY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. OKAY. CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR CASE 26. NO? 26LC-010 AND ASK FOR A MOTION FROM THE COMMISSION. I'M GOING TO. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. SO I'M HEARING EVERYTHING. I THINK IT'S VERY COMMENDABLE. YOU KNOW WHAT Y'ALL TRYING TO DO. I, YOU KNOW, REALLY WANT SOMEBODY TO GET THIS HOUSE AND YOU KNOW, PUT SOME LOVE INTO IT. BUT BECAUSE I HAVE TO LOOK AT THE LONG-TERM IMPLICATIONS OF APPROVAL LIKE THIS, I'M GOING TO RECOMMEND DENIAL OF CASE 26LC-010 PER STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS. SECOND. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I HAVE A QUICK DISCUSSION. JUST A COMMENT. IN THIS CASE 26LC-010. EVERY NOTICE THAT SENT BACK TO US FROM THOSE WHO LIVE WITHIN A CLOSE PROXIMITY WAS TO DENY. WAS IN OPPOSITION. EXCUSE ME. AND FOR ME AS A COMMISSIONER, THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES. RIGHT. I THINK THAT THE R-3 ZONING AS IT IS NOW BRINGING A BUSINESS OR A COMMERCIAL, ANYTHING IN THERE IS THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE OF THE GOAL OF THE R-3 ZONING. SO I DON'T THINK IT WOULD ADVANCE THE GOALS OR THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE OR REDEVELOPMENT PLANS. ANYBODY ELSE? NO. OKAY. WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO DENY. THOSE OPPOSED? OKAY. THE MOTION TO DENY PASSES. ALL RIGHT. I'LL JUST STATE FOR THE RECORD THAT THIS CASE WILL BE HEARD BY TWO MORE GROUPS, THE PLANNING COMMISSION TOMORROW AND THEN CITY COUNCIL'S FINAL DECISION. AND THAT IS AT THE END OF JUNE, JUNE 25TH. THANK YOU. OKAY. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING THAT THEY'D LIKE TO PUT ON THE AGENDA FOR OUR NEXT MEETING, WHICH IS JUNE 1ST? I PROPOSE THAT WE PUT ON OUR ONGOING DISCUSSION WITH GREAT WORKSHOP TODAY, SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO PUT ON A DISCUSSION ITEM, [00:30:05] DEBRIEF ON THAT AND TALK ABOUT OUR NEXT STEPS. OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. IT? THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN? YEAH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN JUST HAD THEIR KICKOFF MEETING WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN STEERING COMMITTEE. SO WE WILL BE NOW SETTING THE PUBLIC MEETINGS. WE'LL MAKE SURE YOU ALL ARE AWARE OF THOSE. OKAY. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. IT'S 4:31. THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.