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AND I WOULD ASK KNIGHT TO DO IT.
[a. Consider approving the meeting minutes of the March 16, 2021, Planning and Zoning Commission regular meeting.]
IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE MARCH 16TH, 2021, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.HAS EVERYONE HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THOSE? YES, MA'AM.
I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
WE HAVE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING.
UH, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I'D LIKE MY LAST NAME CORRECTED ON PAGE TWO.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.
UM, OUR NEXT ITEM NUMBER THREE
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IS A CONSENT AGENDA.AND I'M GONNA CALL MARTIN TO INTRODUCE THIS TO US BECAUSE IT'S NEW TO OUR MISSION.
UM, SO AS YOU KNOW, UH, CITY COUNCIL DOES AN ITEM ON THEIR AGENDA THAT THEY CALL CONSENT AGENDA.
AND IT'S BASICALLY ANYTHING THAT, UH, WE FEEL IS, DOESN'T, UH, REQUIRE A LOT OF EXTRA EXPLANATION.
SO, UM, IN THIS CASE, WHAT WE'RE INCLUDING ON THIS CONSENT IS, UH, UH, PLAT ITEMS BECAUSE THESE ARE MINISTERIAL IN NATURE.
SO IF THEY'RE ON YOUR AGENDA, IT MEANS STAFF HAS ALREADY PRETTY MUCH DEEMED THEM, UH, TO MEET ALL THE REGULATIONS.
SO, UH, YOU STILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO PULL ONE OF THESE ITEMS FROM THAT, UH, SO THAT WE CAN DISCUSS IT FURTHER IF YOU SO CHOOSE.
UM, WE WOULD DO THAT AT THIS TIME IN THE AGENDA.
SO WE WILL TRY TO USE THIS MOVING FORWARD IF THIS WORKS WELL.
UH, AGAIN, IT SHOULD HELP TO, UH, TO SHORTEN THE, THE, UH, AGENDA A LITTLE BIT.
AND IT SHOULD ALSO HELP TO, I THINK, AVERT SOME OF, WE SOMETIMES GET QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON ESPECIALLY FINAL PLATS THAT ARE, IT MAYBE ISN'T THE BEST TIME FOR THOSE, SO WE END UP HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME TO EXPLAIN THOSE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING SETTING.
UM, AND SO THIS WILL HOPEFULLY, UM, GET US THROUGH THOSE AS AS WELL.
SO AGAIN, UM, YOU, YOU WOULD BASICALLY APPROVE THIS AS ONE ITEM, ANYTHING THAT COMES UNDER ITEM THREE, UH, AND WITH ONE MOTION.
OTHERWISE, IF ANYBODY WANTS TO PULL ONE OF THOSE ITEMS, YOU CAN DO THAT.
YOU WOULD THEN, UH, UM, APPROVE THE REST OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AND THEN HEAR THAT OTHER ITEM JUST AS YOU WOULD ANY OTHER, UH, REGULAR AGENDA ITEM.
UH, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SO I SHOULD GO OVER EACH OF THOSE INDIVIDUALLY AND THEN ASK FOR NOT AT ALL.
YOU ASK FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA? THAT'S CORRECT.
IF NO ONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME, THEN I WILL CALL FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL OF THOSE APPROVE, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.
[a. Conduct the first public hearing concerning a request to amend the official zoning map to rezone approximately 13.43 acres, located at 7447 Eastpoint Boulevard from General commercial (GC) to Mid-rise density mixed residential dwellings (MF2) zoning district.]
IS ZONING.DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP? UH, THE PUBLIC HEARINGS TODAY ARE 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 PLANNING@BAYTOWN.ORG.
PRIOR TO THE POSTED TIME OF THIS MEETING, EACH SPEAKER SHALL GIVE HIS OR HER NAME AND ADDRESS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A PROPER RECORD OF THIS HEARING.
THE RULES ALLOW EACH SPEAKER THREE MINUTES TO PRESENT INFORMATION.
HOWEVER, I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO BE AS BRIEF
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AND TO THE POINT AS POSSIBLE.IF YOU ARE A GROUP OF PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THE SAME SUBJECT, PLEASE SELECT A SPOKESPERSON TO PRESENT THE INFORMATION.
IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DIRECT THEM TO ME AND I'LL TRY TO GET YOU AN ANSWER.
THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR, COMMISSIONER EMILIO VARRIO PLANNER TWO, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
UH, AS YOU'VE SAID, THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE THE, UH, 13.43 ACRES FROM, UH, GC TO MF TWO.
UH, JUST TO GET OUR BEARINGS A LITTLE BIT, THIS IS, THESE ARE SOME IMAGES OF THE PROPERTY.
UM, IT GOES FROM ITS MOST SOUTHERN POINT AROUND EAST CHASE STREET UP NEAR, UH, NUMBER FIRE STATION NUMBER SEVEN, ALL THE WAY UP EAST POINT BOULEVARD, UH, TO SEABIRD, UM, NEAR BEN WALLO ELEMENTARY.
AND LIKE I WAS SAYING, THESE ARE SOME IMAGES IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE APARTMENT COMPLEX REFERRED TO AS REVELLA.
UH, THE PURPOSE OF THE REQUEST IS, IS REALLY TO ALIGN THE CURRENT USE OF THE PROPERTY, WHICH IS ALREADY MULTIFAMILY, UH, WITH THE APPROPRIATE, APPROPRIATE ZONING DISTRICT, WHICH, UH, IS MF TWO.
WE FELT LIKE THIS WOULD BE MOST APPROPRIATE, UH, FROM A DENSITY PERSPECTIVE.
UM, THE REQUEST IS GENERALLY CONSISTENT WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN, ALTHOUGH, UH, UM, A GOOD PORTION OF THE PROPERTY IS DESIGNATED AS LOW MEDIUM DENSITY, UH, RESIDENTIAL.
THERE IS A PORTION THAT IS DESIGNATED AS A COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR, WHICH DOES ALLOW FOR AND ENCOURAGE MULTIFAMILY USES.
SO, UM, PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD REQUEST.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I AM AVAILABLE.
DO ANY THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? WE HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
IS THERE ANYONE OUT HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME? IF NOT, THEN I WOULD CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
MADAM CHAIR, JUST TO CLARIFY, THIS WAS A, UM, THIS IS A CITY INITIATED, UH, REZONE BECAUSE OF THE, UH, AS EMILIO MENTIONED, THE, THE EXISTING USE.
UM, SO IT'S REALLY TO BRING THE ZONING MAP IN LINE WITH THE EX EXISTING USE.
IT'S A FAIRLY NEW APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT'S, UH, IT'S, IT'S GONNA BE AROUND A WHILE.
SO HAVING IT BE A, UH, NON-CONFORMING USE FOR THE NEXT 30 TO 50 YEARS DIDN'T MAKE A LOT OF SENSE.
UM, THAT PUBLIC HEARING'S CLOSED.
[b. Conduct the first public hearing concerning a request to amend the official zoning map to rezone approximately 69.50 acres, located approximately 2,000 feet north of Wallisville Road and east of North Main Street, from Open space/recreation (OR) to Mixed residential at low to medium densities (SF2) zoning district. ]
FOUR B CONDUCT THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING A REQUEST TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 69.5 ACRES LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET NORTH OF VILLE ROAD AND EAST OF NORTH MAIN STREET FROM OPEN SPACE RECREATION TO MIXED RESIDENTIAL, LOW TO MEDIUM DENSITY SF TWO ZONING DISTRICT.ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.
STILL EMILIO VARRIO PLANNER TWO PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
UM, AGAIN, HERE'S TO GET OUR BEARINGS, UH, EAST OF THAT, UH, NORTH OF THAT INTERSECTION OF VILLE AND NORTH MAIN STREET.
UM, PROPERTY IS EAST OF THE HIGH SCHOOL THERE.
GOOSE CREEK MEMORIAL, IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH IT.
AND, UH, SOME IMAGES TAKEN OF THE PROPERTY.
CURRENT USE IS VACANT RIGHT NOW.
THEY ARE PROPOSING A, UH, SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT AND THEY SHOULD LOOK FAMILIAR.
UH, YOU LOOKED AT THE, UH, AND CONSIDERED THE GENERAL PLAN FOR THE SUBDIVISION.
UH, YES OR AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING, LAST MONTH'S MEETING.
UH, AND SO THIS REQUEST, UH, IS IN, IN KEEPING WITH THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AND IS ALSO RUNNING CONCURRENTLY WITH, UM, ANNEXATION REQUEST TO VOLUNTARILY ANNEX INTO THE CITY.
UM, IT IS CERTAINLY IN LINE WITH OUR FUTURE LAND USE PLAN AS WELL, UH, OFFERING THAT LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL WITH THE SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT.
SO, AGAIN, ANOTHER STRAIGHTFORWARD ONE FOR YOU.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER.
WE HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK FOR THIS.
IS THERE ANYONE OUT THERE THAT WANTS TO SPEAK? IF NOT, THEN I CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING FOUR B CLOSED, UH, NUMBER FIVE ON
[a. Receive a report regarding action taken by City Council on planning and zoning items.]
OUR AGENDA.THIS MIGHT BE THE FASTEST MEETING IN HISTORY UNLESS MAR MARTIN GETS LONG-WINDED
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DIRECTOR'S REPORT.NO, UH, UM, UH, REALLY WE ONLY HAVE TWO ITEMS ON THE, UH, REPORT TONIGHT.
UH, FIRST ONE IS THAT THE, UM, NOW I REMEMBER THE NAME OF IT'S, UH, THE, UH, THE REZONING, UH, THE CROSS ONES.
CROSSINGS, EXCUSE ME, AT, UH, AT I 10 AND CROSBY CEDAR BAYOU ROAD.
THAT ONE IS THAT ONE THAT YOU GUYS HAVE HEARD IN THE PAST.
UM, THAT HAS BEEN DELAYED A BIT.
SO IT HAS NOT YET BEEN APPROVED, UH, THROUGH CITY COUNCIL.
UM, MOSTLY 'CAUSE WE'RE STILL WORKING ON NAILING DOWN ALL THE, UH, THE PID UH, LANGUAGE.
SO THEY ARE STILL WORKING ON THAT.
WE HOPE TO SEE THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN HELD, BUT WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN THROUGH, UH, THE FINALIZATION OF ALL THE DOCUMENTS YET.
UM, I DON'T THINK THAT'S ON THE AGENDA FOR THIS WEEK WHERE IT ENDED UP GETTING PUSHED, UH, TO NEXT MONTH.
AND THEN THE OTHER ITEM IS JUST A REMINDER, WE DO HAVE A VIRTUAL TOWN HALL TONIGHT FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, UH, PROCESS THAT IS AT SIX O'CLOCK.
SO IF ANYBODY IS STILL INTERESTED IN SIGNING UP FOR THAT, YOU CAN ON BAYTOWN ENGAGE.COM AND THAT, UM, YEAH, WE, WE'VE GOT ALMOST 70 PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR THAT, UH, WHICH WE'RE, WE'RE EXTREMELY PLEASED WITH.
UH, NOW WE'LL SEE HOW MANY OF THEM ACTUALLY SHOW UP
UH, BUT IF WE CAN GET 25 OR 30, WE'LL, WE'LL BE, WE'LL DO BE DOING REALLY WELL.
SO HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY CAN, UH, CAN ATTEND THAT TONIGHT, UH, FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR LIVING ROOM WITH A BEER IN YOUR HAND IF YOU'D LIKE.