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WE'RE GONNA TAKE ANOTHER SHOT AT THIS.
SO WE'RE GONNA GO RIGHT TO OUR AGENDA.
[1. MINUTES]
WE'RE GONNA CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 13TH, 2020 BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT REGULAR MEETING.ANY COMMENTS ABOUT THE MINUTES? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[a. Conduct a public hearing concerning a request for variance to encroach into the required 15-foot front yard setback in the Urban neighborhood (UN) zoning district, required pursuant to Article III, Division 1, Table 3-1 "Property Development Standards" of the the Unified Land Development Code (ULDC), for property located 612 Travis Street, and legally described as Lot 11 in Block 15, Jones Subdivision, Harris County, Texas. ]
TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO.UH, WE'RE GONNA CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING A REQUEST FOR VARIANCE TO ENCROACH INTO THE REQUIRED 15 FOOT FRONT YARD SETBACK IN THE URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD ZONING DISTRICT REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE THREE, DIVISION ONE, TABLE THREE DASH ONE, PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS OF THE UNIFIED LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT SIX 12 TRAVIS STREET AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS LOT 11 AND BLOCK 15 JONES SUBDIVISION, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS.
SO LET'S SEE WHO WE HAVE SIGNED UP.
ALRIGHT, WE HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
LET ME READ, UH, THE PUBLIC HEARING STATEMENT.
THIS IS HOW, WHO'S THE, WHO'S THE PUBLIC SPEAKER WHO'S GONNA SPEAK BACK THERE? OKAY.
SO LET ME JUST TELL YOU, TODAY'S PUBLIC HEARING IS BEING HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF GIVING ALL INTERESTED PERSONS THE RIGHT TO SPEAK AND BE HEARD.
EVERYONE DESIRING TO SPEAK AT TODAY'S HEARING SHOULD HAVE EITHER SIGNED THE APPROPRIATE LIST IN THE FOYER OR EMAILED PRIOR TO THE POSTED TIME OF THIS MEETING.
EACH SPEAKER SHALL GIVE HIS, HIS OR HER NAME AND ADDRESS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A PROPER RE UH, RECORD OF THIS HEARING.
THE RULES ALLOW EACH SPEAKER THREE MINUTES TO PRESENT INFORMATION.
HOWEVER, I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO BE AS BRIEF AND TO THE POINT AS POSSIBLE.
UH, IF THERE'S A GROUP OF PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THE SAME SUBJECT, PLEASE SELECT THE SPOKESPERSON TO REPRESENT THE INFORMATION.
AND IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DIRECT THEM TO ME.
SO OUR FIRST SPEAKER WILL BE AMELIA CAMACHO.
IS STAFF GONNA SPEAK? DO WE WANT TO HAVE A STAFF, UH, REPORT? YES.
SO THE APPLICANT, AMIDA CAMACHO, IS REQUESTING A SUBDIVISION, UH, SORRY, A VARIANCE TO THE FRONT YARD SETBACK TO ALLOW FOR AN OPEN SIDED CARPORT FOR HER MOTHER.
HER MOTHER HAS GLAUCOMA AND SHE'S CONCERNED OF SLIP AND FALLS DURING RAINY SEASON.
UH, SO SHE WANTS TO COVER THAT AREA.
THERE IS A 12 FOOT ALLEY IN THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY, HOWEVER, IT HAS NOT BEEN DEVELOPED.
SO ACCORDING TO THE APPLICANT, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR HER TO ENTER THE HOUSE THROUGH THE ALLEY.
FOR THAT REASON, SHE'S REQUESTING A CARPORT IN THE FRONT YARD AREA AND SHE PROVIDED US WITH A PROPOSAL OF WHAT IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE IF IT GETS APPROVED.
I PUSHING ONCE, HOW THAT GO? ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM STAFF? THAT THE TRUTH.
I GUESS WE'LL HAVE OUR, UH, SPEAKER PLEASE COME UP.
AND SHE IS REQUESTING FOR YOU GUYS TO APPROVE HER VARIANCE.
WE'RE HAVING A HARD TIME HEARING YOU.
SHE'S REQUESTING A VARIANCE APPROVAL FOR, TO, FOR HER TO ALLOW TO CONSTRUCT THE CARPORT FOR HER MOM.
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NO ONE ELSE IS SIGNED TO SPEAK, SO I'LL CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING.[b. Consider a request for variance to encroach into the required 15-foot front yard setback in the Urban neighborhood (UN) zoning district, required pursuant to Article III, Division 1, Table 3-1 "Property Development Standards" of the Unified Land Development Code (ULDC), for property located 612 Travis Street, and legally described as Lot 11 in Block 15, Jones Subdivision, Harris County, Texas. ]
UM, ITEM TWO B.CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR VARIANCE TO ENCROACH INTO THE REQUIRED 15 FRONT, FRONT YARD SETBACK IN THE URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD ZONING DISTRICT REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE THREE, DIVISION ONE, TABLE THREE DASH ONE, PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS OF THE UNIFIED LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED SIX 12 TRAVIS STREET AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS LOT 11 AND BLOCK 15 JONES SUBDIVISION HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS.
IT ENSURES THE SAME LEVEL OF LAND USE AND COMPATIBILITY.
THE, THE PROPOSAL IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PATTERN THAT EXISTS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
CRITERIA NUMBER TWO, IT IS NOT A HARDSHIP OF THE APPLICANT'S OWN MAKING.
THIS SUBDIVISION IN PARTICULAR IS AN OLD SUBDIVISION.
AND I FORGOT TO MENTION, UM, IN THE INTRODUCTION THAT THE LOTS IN THIS SUBDIVISION ARE VERY SMALL.
THEY DON'T MEET THE MINIMUM LOTS SIZE REQUIREMENT OR THE DIMENSIONS THAT WERE ADOPTED IN OUR CURRENT E-E-O-D-C.
AND SO THE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES AND PATTERNS ARE DIFFERENT FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT THAT WAS ESTABLISHED.
CRITERIA NUMBER THREE DOES NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT ADJACENT LAND USES AND THE PHYSICAL CHARACTER OF USES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AGAIN, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING AN OPEN SIDED CARPORT, SIMILAR AND DESIGNED TO THE RESIDENTIAL HOME AND SURROUNDING PROPERTIES.
IT IS NOT ANTICIPATED THAT IT WILL CREATE A VISIBILITY OBSTRUCTION TO THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES.
AND AS PREVIOUSLY SHOWN, THE THERE ARE NEIGHBORS IN THIS AREA THAT ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THE VARIANCE REQUESTS.
CRITERIA NUMBER FOUR DOES NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT PROPERTY VALUES IN ADJACENT PROPERTIES.
THIS SUBJECT PROPERTY IS IN THE RIS, WHICH ENCOURAGES PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS AND THE ENCROACHMENT REQUEST WILL ALLOW FOR PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS CONSISTENT, CONSISTENT WITH THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT PATTERN CRITERIA.
NUMBER FIVE, IT FURTHERS THE GOALS AND VISIONS OF THE CITY.
THE REQUESTED VARIANCE FURTHERS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS, QUALITY OF LIFE GOALS, LAND USE GOALS, AND THE CITY'S VISION STATEMENTS IN REGARDS TO CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AND RESPONSIVENESS TO THE NEEDS OF THE CITIZENS CRITERIA.
IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE PURPOSE AND INTENTS OF THE UODC.
IT IS NOT ANTICIPATED THAT AN OPEN CARPORT WILL CREATE A VISIBILITY OBSTRUCTION WITH THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES OR IMPACT THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
CRITERIA NUMBER SEVEN IS NEEDED AS THERE ARE SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES.
AGAIN, THE LOT THE SUBJECT PROPERTY DOES NOT MEET THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE REQUIREMENTS OR THE DIMENSIONS OF THE LOT SIZE.
THE CODE WOULD ALLOW FOR SIX FOOT CARPORT UP IN THE FRONT, BUT IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT IT WOULD PROVIDE SUFFICIENT COVERING FOR THE AREA IN THE FRONT YARD.
AND AGAIN, THE ALLEY IS, HAS NOT BEEN IMPROVED.
SO THAT WOULD CREATE, ACCORDING TO THE APPLICANT DIFFICULTIES TO ENTER THE PROPERTY THROUGH THE REAR CRITERIA.
NUMBER EIGHT, IT IS NECESSARY AS A LETTER INTERPRETATION OF THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THE DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS WOULD DEPRIVE THE APPLICANT OF RIGHTS COMMONLY ENJOYED BY OTHER LANDLORDS AND THE CARPORT IS PERMITTED IN THE UN DISTRICT CRITERIA.
NUMBER NINE, GRANTING THE VARIANCE WILL NOT BE CONTRARY TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST AS IT WOULD ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR HER MOTHER AND REPRESENT INVESTMENT AND COMMITMENT TO THE CITY OF BAYTOWN.
AND LASTLY, CRITERIA NUMBER 10.
THE VARIANCE REQUEST WILL NOT BRING THE PROPOSED CARPORT INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE UODC SETBACK REQUIREMENTS.
HOWEVER, A 15 FOOT ENCROACHMENT INTO THE FRONT YARD SETBACK WOULD ALLOW THE APPLICANT THE REASONABLE USE OF HER PROPERTY IN A ACCORDANCE TO THE U'S PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, WELFARE, AND AESTHETIC GOALS.
AND THEN IF APPROVED, THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS MAY BE APPLIED.
THE VARIANCE SHALL ONLY BE TO AN OPEN SIDED CARPORT.
THE CARPORT CANNOT BE ENCLOSED.
THE SIDING AND ROOFING SHINGLES NEED TO MATCH THE EXISTING DWELLING AND PAINTED TO MATCH ANY SECONDARY OR ACCESSORY STRUCTURES MUST COMPLY WITH ALL THE CITY'S ADOPTED DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUIRED TO OBTAIN ALL REQUIRED PERMITS FOR THE PROPOSED CARPORT, AND ALL INSPECTIONS SHALL BE CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE COMPLIANCE WITH BUILDING CODE.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? BARB? MIKE, ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS.
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HAD A LITTLE TIME TO LOOK AT THIS.I DID GO BY AND LOOK AT THE PROPERTY AND THERE ARE VERY SMALL LOTS AND, UH, IT, THIS CARPORT IS INSTALLED THE WAY IT'S, UH, PROPOSED.
IT SHOULD, SHOULD BE A, AN IMPROVEMENT, YOU KNOW, TO THE AREA.
UH, CAN YOU CLARIFY FOR ME JUST VERY QUICKLY HOW FAR BACK THE CARPORT WILL ACTUALLY BE? YES.
SO THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A, I BELIEVE A 2021 BY 20 FOOT CARPORT, 20 FEET WIDE, AND 21 LONG.
AND IT'LL BE ON, IT'LL BE AT THE ZERO SETBACK.
SO IT'LL BE SET AT THE FRONT PROPERTY LINE ZERO SETBACK? YES.
SO IT WOULD BE PLACED HERE, A LINE TO THE FENCE THAT'S RIGHT THERE.
THE FENCE IS THE PROPERTY LINE.
THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE GONNA BRING IT UP TO.
AND THEN WITH WISE, UM, 20 FEET.
I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
WELL, WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS VARIANCE.
I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE WITH ALL OF THE STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS ATTACHED TO THE VARIANCE.
WE HAVE A MOTION? WE HAVE A SECOND.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ANY OTHER INFORMATION? OKAY.
[3. DIRECTOR'S REPORT]
ON.DO WE HAVE A REPORT FROM THE CITY? UH, YES.
UM, SO SINCE THE LAST TIME WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR, UH, WAITING FOR US TO COME BACK.
SO I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF GIVE YOU GUYS AN UPDATE ONTO A COUPLE OF THE OTHER ITEMS THAT HAVE GONE FORTH, UH, TO CITY COUNCIL.
UM, THERE WAS A CITY SPONSORED REZONING THAT HAPPENED OVER IN THE KIND OF THE SHEPHERD CONNELLEY AREA RIGHT OVER BY THE NEW SAN JACINTO BOULEVARD TO THE WEST OF THAT LOCATION.
AND THAT WAS RECENTLY, UH, APPROVED TO CHANGE FROM OR TO SF ONE F SF ONE ZONING DISTRICT.
SO THERE WAS A NEW ZONING MAP AMENDMENT DONE IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA.
UM, IF YOU RECALL THAT, WE BROUGHT THAT IN AS AN INVOLUNTARY ANNEXATION BACK IN 2017.
AND WE JUST WENT BACK IN AND, AND REZONED THE WHOLE AREA FOR, FOR THOSE RESIDENTS OVER THERE.
UM, AND ALSO THERE WAS A, A CHANGE TO THE, THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN AND ALSO A SPECIAL USE PERMIT AND A REZONING THAT WAS DONE OVER AT THE THOMPSON ROAD PORT 10 LOCATION.
UM, THERE WAS, UM, A REZONING TO LI TO HI, WHICH IS LEAD INDUSTRIAL TO HEAVY INDUSTRIAL.
UM, THEY WERE LOOKING TO PUT A RAIL YARD, UM, UH, RIGHT ADJACENT TO THAT EXISTING CODY RAIL YARD THERE, UM, TO ADD FOR CAPACITY TO THAT, THAT PARTICULAR LINE WITH THE HOPES AND DREAMS OF, UH, POTENTIALLY, UH, HAVING SOME IMPACT TO THE SURFACE CROSSINGS THAT ARE CURRENTLY OCCURRING ACROSS THE, THE CITY.
AND SO THAT WAS APPROVED AND ALL OF THOSE, UH, SO THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT WAS DONE WITH, UH, UH, THE CONDITIONS TO PLACE, UM, A SEND ATTENUATION WALL ON THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY, UM, TO THE SOUTHERN RESIDENCE THAT WERE THERE AND ALSO TO, UM, THERE WERE SOME REQUIREMENTS FOR, UH, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS THAT THEY DID NOT WANT TO OCCUR ON THE SITE.
AND SO THEY WERE VERY, IT WAS VERY SPECIFIC AS TO WHAT THOSE WERE.
AND IF YOU'RE VERY, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, I'D BE HAPPY TO SHARE WITH THOSE AT A LATER DATE.
IT WAS, IT GOT INTO SOME VERY SPECIFICS, UH, WHEN IT CAME DOWN TO AMMONIA AND WHATNOT.
UM, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, UM, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU GUYS THAT BY THE TIME YOU SEE US NEXT, WE WILL HAVE A NEW DIRECTOR.
AND SO THAT PERSON IS GONNA BE STARTING ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH.
AND SO I JUST WANTED YOU GUYS TO BE AWARE THAT THAT PERSON WILL BE COMING ON.
UH, HIS NAME IS MARTIN AND HE WILL BE, UH, JOINING US FROM ARIZONA.
ALRIGHT, IF YOU, THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO REPORT ON AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME.
IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER.
ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? HOW ARE WE LOOKING FOR A DECEMBER MEETING? DO WE HAVE ANY REQUESTS? AND ARE WE PAST THE, THE DEADLINE? WE WON'T HAVE ONE FOR DECEMBER.
OH, I CAN SEE MERY CHRISTMAS, I GUESS NO DECEMBER MEETING.
THAT MEANS WE JUST, UH, WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING THIS WEEK AND EVERYONE A MERRY CHRISTMAS NEXT YEAR.
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ASK.AND WHAT WE'D LIKE TO SAY IS THAT WE SURE APPRECIATE, AND I KNOW AS MR. WILSON SAID EARLIER, IS THAT, YOU KNOW, UH, WE'RE GONNA DOCK YOUR PAY FOR BEING LATE, BUT, UH, WE KNOW THAT YOU GUYS SIT UP ON THIS BOARD AND YOU DO THIS, UH, OUTTA THE KINDNESS OF YOUR HEART TO THE CITY OF BAYTOWN.
AND SO, UM, WE HOPE THAT YOU GUYS ARE GONNA SIT ON THIS BOARD FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT STAFF CAN DO FOR YOU, WE'RE ALWAYS HERE FOR YOU.
I DON'T MIND SITTING HERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
HE'S BEEN DOING, HELEN'S BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB.
AND SO, UM, SHE, UH, SHE GETS, SHE GETS HER JOB DONE AND SHE GETS STRAIGHT TO THE POINT.
SO, UH, WE HOPE TO KEEP ON, UH, KEEP GOING ON WITH THAT.
AND I DO WANT TO THANK, UH, MR. WILSON FOR LETTING ME HANDLE AN EASY ONE TODAY.
SO IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, ANYONE ELSE, WELL DONE.
I HOPE I DID NOT PASS THE TEST.
ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY HAVE A GOOD EVENING.