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[1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL]
BE CALLING YOU THE TUESDAY, JUNE 21ST.CITY OF BAYTOWN, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO ORDER.
[a. Consider approving the meeting minutes of the May 17, 2022, Planning and Zoning Commission regular meeting.]
ITEM TWO A IS CONSIDERED APPROVING THE ME MEETING MINUTES OF OUR MAY 17TH, 2022 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING.ANY COMMENTS? RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
I HAVE A COMMENT, PLEASE, IF I MAY.
IF WE COULD CHANGE, UH, CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN TO CHAIRWOMAN AND VICE CHAIRWOMAN
UM, ALL THAT ARE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
UM, THREE A IS, UH, WE HAVE TWO PLATS TONIGHT.
THE FIRST ONE IS CONSIDER APPROVING BAYVIEW HEIGHTS.
PRELIMINARY PLAT BEING APPROXIMATELY 57.7 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED NORTH OF HUNT ROAD AND WEST OF NORTH MAIN STREET AND STAFF WILL PRESENT.
GOOD EVENING, MADAM VICE CHAIRMAN, CHAIRWOMAN AND COMMISSIONERS.
MY NAME IS LAIA SALEM PLANNER TWO WITH THE CITY OF BAYTOWN.
I'M GOING TO PRESENT, UH, THE FEW ITEMS, THE, THE FEW NEXT ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
[a. Consider approving Bayview Heights Preliminary Plat, being approximately 57.7 acres of land located north of Hunt Road and west of North Main Street. ]
THE FIRST ITEM WE HAVE IS THE PRELIMINARY PLAN FOR B VIEW HEIGHTS DEVELOPMENTS.THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS APPROXIMATELY 57.7 ACRES, IS LOCATED SOUTH OF I 10 AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF NORTH MAIN STREET AND HUNTSVILLE.
THE CITY ENTERED A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH KB HOME, LONE STAR, INC.
THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON MAY 26TH, 2022.
UNDER CITY OF BAYTOWN, ORDINANCE NUMBER 15 1 0 3.
THE PROPOSED SUBDIVISION IN SF TWO ZONE IS INCLUDED IN THE, UH, DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
THE PLAN IS TO CREATE 192 SINGLE DETACHED LOTS IN SEVEN BLOCKS, IS 60 FEET WIDE.
NORTH SOUTH COLLECTOR ROADWAY IS PROPOSED ALONG WITH THE DETENTION PONDS AND OTHER LANDSCAPE RESERVES.
THE PLA IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROVED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ULDC DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS IN MIXED RESIDENTIAL AT LOW MEDIUM DENSITIES.
SF TWO STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
I WILL POSE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
WE HAVE SOMEONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK FOR YOU.
BEFORE YOU CONTINUE, CAN YOU PLEASE DO THE PUBLIC HEARING STATEMENT? AH, YES.
THIS IS, UH, A PLAT RECOMMENDATION ABOVE TEXAS.
I THOUGHT I WAS MRS. THAT'S OKAY.
UH, MS. ABIGAIL MARTINEZ, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
UH, MY NAME'S ABIGAIL MARTINEZ, UM, WITH LJ ENGINEERING.
I'M HERE ON, ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT.
UM, OUR ADDRESS, UH, WITH LJ ENGINEERING'S 3,600, UM, WEST HOUSTON PARKWAY.
UM, AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS? NO.
ALL THAT IN FAVOR ARE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING, UH, THIS BAYVIEW HEIGHTS PRELIMINARY PLAT, PLEASE SAY AYE.
[b. Consider approving Heights of Baytown Section Two Preliminary Plat, being approximately 28.52 acres of land located on the south side of IH 10 between FM 2354 and SH 99.]
IS CONSIDERED A MOTION.I'LL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
SECOND, JUST TO BE FORMAL, WE ARE GOOD.
ITEM THREE B IS CONSIDERED APPROVING HEIGHTS OF BAYTOWN
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SECTION TWO, PRELIMINARY PLAT BEING APPROXIMATELY 28.52 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF I 10 BETWEEN FM 2354 AND STATE HIGHWAY 99.THE DEVELOPMENT APPROXIMATELY 161.4 ACRES IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR SECTIONS.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF I 10, BETWEEN FM 2354 AND STATE HIGHWAY 99.
SECTION TWO HIGHLIGHTED IN ORANGE IS APPROXIMATELY 28 POINT 52 ACRES IS THE SUBJECT FOR THE PRELIMINARY PLA.
THE DEVELOPMENT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIRST AMENDMENT OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL ON JULY 8TH, 2021, UNDER CITY OF BAYTOWN, ORDINANCE NUMBER 14 377.
THE P OF SECTION TWO IS TO CREATE 109 LOTS AND SIX RESERVES IN SIX BLOCKS.
THE P PLA IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROVED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ULDC DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS IN MIXED RESIDENTIAL AT LOW TO MEDIUM DENSITIES.
SF TWO STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
THERE IS NO ONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS, DO I HEAR A MOTION TO IMPROVE THE HEIGHTS OF BAYTOWN SECTION TWO PRELIMINARY PLAT.
ITEM THREE B CARRIES OUR NEXT THREE ITEMS OF PUBLIC HEARINGS.
I'LL READ THIS ONE TIME AS IT APPLIES TO ALL OF OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS.
PUBLIC HEARINGS ARE 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 SIGNED THE APPROPRIATE LIST AS THE LIST WILL PROVIDE THE SPEAKING ORDER FOR THE HEARING.
EACH SPEAKER SHALL GIVE HIS OR HER NAME AND ADDRESS 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 CONCISE AS POSSIBLE.
IF YOU ARE IN A GROUP OF PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON THE SAME SUBJECT, PLEASE SELECT A SPOKESPERSON TO PRESENT THE INFORMATION.
IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DIRECT THEM TO ME.
[a. Conduct a public hearing and consider a request to amend the official zoning map to rezone approximately 5.26 acres of land located at 715 Alamo Street from General Commercial (GC) to Mixed Residential at Low to Medium Densities (SF2) Zoning District.]
ITEM FOUR A IS OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING IS TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER A REQUEST TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 5.26 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT SEVEN 15 ALAMO STREET FROM GENERAL COMMERCIAL TO BIX RESIDENTIAL TO LOW TO MEDIUM DENSITIES SF TWO ZONING DISTRICT.THE SUB, THIS IS THE VICINITY MAP OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
IT'S APPROXIMATELY 5.26 ACRES, IS LOCATED SOUTH OF I 10 EAST OF GARTH ROAD AT THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF ELAM STREET OFF OF INDEPENDENCE BOULEVARD.
THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY VACANT AND UNDEVELOPED.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY TO THE NORTH ARE ZONED GENERAL COMMERCIAL.
HOWEVER, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS SURROUNDED BY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS IN VARIOUS RESIDENTIAL ZONES TO THE SOUTHEAST AND WEST.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO REZONE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FROM GC TO SF TWO.
THE SURROUNDING AREA IS CHARACTERIZED BY A MIX OF RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE WEST SIDE ADJACENT TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
UH, WE HAVE EXISTING SEMI-DETACHED DWELLINGS AND, UH, AS WELL AS OFF OF INDEPENDENT BOULEVARD INDEPENDENCE BOULEVARD.
UH, WE HAVE A APARTMENT COMPLEX TO THE SOUTH OF THE SUBJECT DEVELOPMENT, AND WE HAVE RECENTLY APPROVED, UH, SF TWO ZONE TO THE IMMEDIATE EAST OF THE SUBJECT.
UH, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY SAN CENTRAL CHURCH IN A VACANT PARCEL ARE LOCATED ACROSS FROM THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND NORTH OF ELMO STREET.
THE PROPOSAL CONSISTS OF 25 SINGLE DETACHED LOTS IN SF TWO ZONE FRONTING ON A PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY ACCORDING TO THE 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN RECENTLY APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL ON MAY, 2022.
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LAND USE MAP, THE LUM DESIGNATES THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AS MIXED RESIDENTIAL MIXED DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, WHICH OFFERS A MIX OF HOUSING TYPES AND DENSITY.THE DENSITY OF SUCH AREAS PERMITS BETWEEN SIX TO, UH, 23 PLUS DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE, DEPENDING ON THE MIX OF BUILDING TYPES AND LOCATIONS.
ALTHOUGH THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT PROVIDES A DENSITY OF APPROXIMATELY 4.8 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE, WHICH IS LESS DENSE THAN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS GUIDELINES OF MINIMUM SIX DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE.
THE PROPOSAL IS CONSIDERED IN LINE WITH THE DENSITY PROVIDED ON ADJACENT DEVELOPMENT TO THE EAST BAYVIEW HEIGHT DEVELOPMENT.
UM, THE PROPOSAL, UH, MEETS THE, UH, ULDC DESIGN AND COMPATIBILITY STANDARDS IN S IN SF TWO ZONING DISTRICT WITH RESPECT TO LOT FRONTAGE AND LOT SIZE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
AND I WILL POSE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
WE DO HAVE SOMEONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
AND CHRIS, I CAN SEE WHAT YOU WERE SAYING.
SOMEONE WAS COMING UP TO SPEAK FROM THE PUBLIC, SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE MAYBE SHOULD HAVE READ THE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE.
YEAH, HOW YOU DOING? GOOD AFTERNOON.
I'M WITH BOWDEN SURVEYING AND I'M ON BEHALF TO, UM, HELP THEM OUT TO GET THE PROPERTY CONVERTED TO COMMERCIAL, I MEAN FROM COMMERCIAL TO RESIDENTIAL.
SO I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THAT, JUST, YOU KNOW, SUPPORTING ANY QUESTION, WHATEVER.
ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS? DO WE NEED A MOTION FOR THIS? I THINK SO.
UM, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE IF WE'RE DOWN TO THE ACTION ITEM.
IS IT JUST THE HEARING? THIS IS THE, SO WE DON'T, OKAY.
IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING AND A CONSIDERATION ITEM AND A CONSIDERATION.
THE ALL THOSE OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES.
[a. Conduct a public hearing and consider a request for a Special Use Permit (SUP) for the reconstruction and expansion of a non-conforming use, located at 3404 and 3406 Wisconsin Street, on approximately 0.25 acres of land, zoned Mixed Residential at Low to Medium Densities (SF2).]
USE PERMIT.CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO AND CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION AND EXPANSION OF A NON-CONFORMING USE LOCATED AT 34 0 4 AND 34 0 6 WISCONSIN STREET, EXCUSE ME, AT APPROXIMATELY 0.25 ACRES OF LAND ZONE MIXED RESIDENTIAL AT LOW AND MEDIUM DENSITIES.
GOOD EVENING COUNCIL, UH, COMMISSION, UH, HERE BEFORE YOU IS A PROPOSAL TO DEMOLISH AND RECONSTRUCT WHAT IS A PART OF A, UH, A HOMELESS SHELTER.
UM, BAY AREA HOMELESS OWNS THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES HERE ON YOUR SITE LOCATED ALONG WISCONSIN STREET.
THERE ARE EXISTING TWO PARCELS, WHICH ARE OCCUPIED WITH AN ADMINISTRATIVE, ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING, A WOMEN'S DORM, AND THEN A MEN'S SHELTER, UH, AS WELL.
UH, THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY IS WHERE THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AND THE WOMEN'S SHELTER EXISTS.
AND THEN THE SECOND ONE IS WHERE THE MEN'S SHELTER EXISTS WITH THE SHADE STRUCTURE AND A STORAGE BUILDING.
THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY IS NOT ONLY, UH, IT NEEDS A SPECIAL USE PERMIT BECAUSE IT IS, UH, A HOMELESS SHELTER, BUT IT'S ALSO A NON-CONFORMING USE INSIDE OF A RESIDENTIAL ZONE.
SO THE PARTICULAR AREA, UH, THE PARTICULAR, UH, USE IS NOT GENERALLY PERMITTED INSIDE OF A SF TWO ZONING DISTRICT.
HOWEVER, UM, THIS IS HAS BEEN A LONGSTANDING USE INSIDE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THEY'RE LOOKING TO CONTINUE TO STAY THERE.
THEY ARE LOOKING TO DO, UH, A RECONSTRUCTION THAT IS GOING TO ENHANCE THE NEW BUILDINGS, BUT KEEP IT IN A RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER IN A RESIDENTIAL STATE.
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THE PROPOSAL IS TO INCREASE THE SQUARE FOOTAGE SLIGHTLY.UM, AND THOSE THINGS ARE DETAILED OUT INSIDE OF THE, THE STAFF REPORT.
UH, BUT MOSTLY THE BIGGEST CHANGE IS GOING TO BE GOING FROM 13 BEDS FOR THE MEN'S SHELTER TO 16 BEDS.
THAT'S BASICALLY THE LARGEST INCREASE, UM, IN THEIR PROPOSAL.
UH, THE, THEY ALSO LOOKING TO DO A COMMONS AREA HERE, WHICH THEY CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE ON THE SITE.
THIS IS, WILL REMAIN TO BE THE WOMEN'S SHELTER.
AND THEN THE EDMOND BUILDING WILL MOVE TO THE EAST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY AS OPPOSED TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.
LOOKING AT THEIR, UH, PROPOSED ELEVATIONS.
THIS IS WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT TO DO.
THEY HAVE A GENERAL RESIDENTIAL STYLE ROOF PITCH.
UM, THERE OF COURSE IS LOOKING TO FACE THE WISCONSIN STREET WITH THE DOORWAY THAT YOU CAN SEE HERE.
AGAIN, TRYING TO KEEP IT IN CHARACTER WITH RESIDENTIAL, UH, TYPE DEVELOPMENTS.
AND, AND THAT'S, THAT'S THEIR PROPOSAL.
STAFF HAS, UH, ADDED TWO CONDITIONS TO THE, THE SUP THAT IS BEING PROPOSED.
THE CONDITION IS TO BASICALLY BE CONSISTENT WITH THE EXISTING SITE PLAN THAT WE HAVE ON SITE OR THAT WE HAVE IN THEIR PROPOSAL.
AND THEN THE OTHER IS TO ADHERE TO THE RESIDENTIAL COMPATIBILITY STANDARDS THAT WE HAVE WITHIN THE ULDC.
AND WITH THAT STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS SUP.
UH, WE HAVE THREE PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BAY AREA HOMELESS SERVICES, AND, UH, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON A PLAN TO REPLACE THE, UH, TWO RATHER DILAPIDATED SORT OF BUILDINGS THAT WERE BUILT AS, UH, SINGLE, SINGLE FAMILY HOMES BACK IN 1930 AND REPLACE WITH THEM WITH THESE NEW MODERN SAFE STRUCTURES.
UH, AND, UH, FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS, WE'VE HAD THIS PLANNED IN PROCESS AND WE'VE, UH, WE'VE INVOLVED OUR BOARD, WHICH IS ALL LOCAL BUSINESS FOLKS, AND THEY'RE FULLY ON BOARD WITH THIS PROCESS.
AND NOW, UH, LIKE TO INTRODUCE PETE LESTER, OUR FACILITIES COMMISSION OR FACILITIES COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON.
UH, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE.
UM, THIS FACILITY, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS PLAN FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
UM, AND, UM, I'M ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HERE AND I ALSO LIVE IN BAYTOWN.
UM, THESE TWO STRUCTURES THAT WE WANNA BUILD ARE ONLY PART OF OUR PLAN BECAUSE OUR PLAN STARTED IN 2016 WHEN WE FINISHED OUR FAMILY CENTER, WHICH YOU COULD SEE FROM THE DRAWING, BUT IS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THESE TWO BUILDINGS.
IT'S A HUGE FACILITY WHERE WE HOUSE INTACT FAMILIES.
SO THESE TWO BUILDINGS ARE THE LAST TWO BUILDINGS ON OUR CAMPUS THAT ARE IN VERY BAD SHAPE.
AND WE'VE BEEN PUTTING BANDAIDS ON 'EM FOR YEARS, AND IT'S COME TO THE POINT WHERE WE JUST NEEDED TO DO SOMETHING TO UPGRADE THE FACILITIES WHERE WE'RE HOUSING THE MEN FOR SPECIFICALLY.
SO, UM, THESE ARE DESPERATELY NEEDED AND WE'VE PROMISED WE'VE TALKED TO OUR NEIGHBORS AND WE'VE REALLY WANT TO INCORPORATE THE FRONT OF THESE HOUSES.
SO THEY DO BLEND IN WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE WE LIKE THAT NEIGHBORHOOD FEEL AND WE WANT THEM TO FEEL LIKE WE'RE A PART OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
BEEN THERE A LONG TIME, LOT LONGER THAN SOME OF THE RESIDENTS THAT ARE THERE NOW TOO.
SO, UM, WE ARE GONNA WORK VERY HARD TO MAKE THESE LOOK LIKE THEY'RE PART OF THE FACILITY.
THE BUILDING ON THE OTHER SIDE, FAMILY CENTER'S, A LITTLE MORE COMMERCIAL LOOKING, BUT THEN IT FACES A COMMERCIAL AREA.
BUT THIS, THIS SIDE WE REALLY WANT TO INCORPORATE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO WE WERE TALKING WITH THEM AND WANT TO BE PART OF THEM.
UM, AND YOU KNOW, I BROUGHT WITH ME THE ARCHITECT, PAUL BARNETT.
UM, HE'S WITH PGAL AND HE'S VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE CULTURE OF BAYTOWN.
HE IS HIS COMPANY, HAS DONE A LOT OF OUR CITY BUILDINGS, UM, A FEW YEARS AGO.
SO HE'S VERY IN TUNE TO, UH, THAT AREA AND THIS WHOLE AREA THAT WE LIVE IN RIGHT NOW.
SO, UM, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HIM, HIS STAFF IS THE ONE THAT PUT TOGETHER THESE DRAWINGS FOR US.
SO WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
AND I LIKE THE WAY YOU GUYS INTRODUCE EACH OTHER.
MR. BARNETT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP? SURE.
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WELL, THANK YOU PETE.ADDRESS IS 31 31 BRIAR PARK IN HOUSTON.
AND YEAH, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH PETE AND BILL FOR A LITTLE WHILE HERE, UM, PROBABLY SINCE END OF LAST YEAR, BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR.
UM, HELPING THEM TO COME UP WITH A CONCEPT FOR THE NEW BUILDINGS.
THIS IS VERY PRELIMINARY, SO WE WILL CON CONTINUE TO, UH, YOU KNOW, WORK ON THE EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS, WORK ON THE PLAN, AND WORK WITH CHRIS AND HIS STAFF TO, UH, TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S IN COMPLIANCE.
BUT, UM, AGAIN, THE IDEA IS TO REALLY IMPROVE THESE FACILITIES.
THEY'RE USING THIS SITE AND, UH, THE EXISTING BUILDINGS NOW AS, UH, THIS FOR THE SAME, FOR THE SAME USE.
AND WE JUST WANT TO UPGRADE, HELP THEM UPGRADE THEIR FACILITIES.
I JUST HAVE A, A THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO.
SECOND THAT, DO I HEAR A MOTION TO, UH, APPROVE THIS SUP FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION AND EXPANSION OF THE NONCONFORMING USE AT 34 0 4 AND 34 0 6 WISCONSIN STREET.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THIS MOTION CARRIES.
[a. Conduct a public hearing and consider proposed text amendments to the Unified Land Development Code regarding the Mixed Use Zoning District.]
OUR LAST PUBLIC HEARING IS A TEXT AMENDMENT, AND WE CONDUCT THIS PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER A PROPOSED TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE UNIFIED LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE REGARDING MIXED USE ZONING DISTRICT WITH THIS PARTICULAR ITEM.THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF THE DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD LAST MONTH.
WE STATED THAT THE, WE WERE GOING TO TRY TO INTRODUCE SOME RESIDENTIAL PRODUCTS INTO THE MIXED USE ZONING DISTRICT.
THE GOAL OF THAT IS TO GIVE THAT DISTRICT, UH, SOME BALANCE AND TO ACTUALLY HOPEFULLY, UH, GIVE IT THE CHANCE TO LIVE UP TO THE NAME OF BEING MIXED USE.
UM, WITH OUR TEXT AMENDMENTS, WE'RE ATTEMPTING TO, ONE, MAKE IT EASIER FOR DUPLEX DEVELOPMENTS TO BE CONSTRUCTED INSIDE OF THIS ZONING DISTRICT.
UM, THIS PARTICULAR EXAMPLE THAT YOU SEE HERE, OR THESE PARTICULAR EXAMPLES ARE ONE, THE DUPLEX THAT IS SIDE BY SIDE, UM, WITH LOOKING AT THE FRONT FACING ELEVATION.
AND THEN THE SECOND PRODUCT THAT YOU SEE HERE IS THE, THE DUPLEX WITH ONE, ONE LOWER LEVEL AND ONE UPPER LEVEL.
UM, SO CURRENTLY INSIDE OF THE MU ZONING DISTRICT, THIS PRODUCT CAN HAPPEN, BUT THE CONDITIONS ON IT REALLY MAKE IT HARD TO ACHIEVE INSIDE OF A MIXED USE ZONING DISTRICT, WHERE A LOT OF THE LOTS, THE EXISTING LOTS ARE VERY SMALL.
SO YOU, IT REQUIRES YOU TO HAVE A 20 FOOT SETBACK FROM ADJACENT NON-RESIDENTIAL USAGE.
RIGHT? SO WHEN YOU HAVE A 40 FOOT LOT AS AN IS AN EXAMPLE OF A, UM, A VARIANCE PROCESS THAT WE JUST WENT THROUGH, IT'S HARD TO BE SET BACK FROM THE ADJACENT COMMERCIAL BUILDING 20 FEET.
SO WE WANNA REMOVE THAT BARRIER, UM, AND ALLOW THE DEVELOPERS TO BUILD PRODUCTS SUCH AS THESE, THIS IS AN ACTUAL EXAMPLE OF WHAT THE MIXED USE OR NOT WHAT THE MIXED USE, BUT THE DUPLEX BUILDING LOOKS LIKE, UM, IN A RESIDENTIAL FORM AND A RESIDENTIAL STYLE.
UH, ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE IS ONE THAT WAS BUILT NEAR THE ACE DISTRICT OR NEAR THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT.
SO THAT ACTUALLY WAS PRODUCED ON THE GROUND.
AND THE SITE PLAN TO THE RIGHT HERE IS GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW IT ACTUALLY FITS ON A SMALL LOT.
IT GIVES YOU AN INDICATION THAT THERE'S PARKING IN THE REAR IN SOME CASES WHERE THERE'S ALLEY ACCESS.
AND THEN IT ALSO SHOWS THAT THERE'S ALSO STILL ROOM FOR A YARD TO TAKE PLACE THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MAXIMIZE THE LOT AS CONCRETE OR SOME IMPERVIOUS SURFACE, RIGHT? THE NEXT THING THAT THIS ORDINANCE TRIES TO ACHIEVE IS TO GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE ATTACHED SINGLE FAMILY TO OCCUR.
SO ATTACHED SINGLE FAMILY, UM, UNITS IS WHERE WE HAVE SHARED PARTY WALLS BETWEEN, UM, BUILDINGS, BUT THERE IS ALSO, UH, DIFFERENT PROPERTY LINES BETWEEN THEM.
SO THAT PROPERTY LINE IS WHERE THE PARTY WALL SITS AND THERE ARE SEPARATE OWNERSHIPS, BUT THEY'RE SHARING THAT, THAT WALL AND SHARING THAT PROPERTY LINE.
UH, WE'RE HOPING TO GET PRODUCTS SUCH AS THESE.
AGAIN, AS WE MENTIONED DURING OUR DISCUSSION, WE'VE
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HAD A COUPLE OF, UH, INTERESTS INSIDE OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN OF CREATING SOMETHING LIKE THIS INSIDE OF THE MU ZONING DISTRICT, BUT THE ORDINANCE CURRENTLY DOESN'T PERMIT IT TO OCCUR.AND THIS PARTICULAR RENDERING IS SOMETHING THAT I, YOU KNOW, SNATCHED OFF OF GOOGLE AND THEY, THEY KIND OF SHOW YOU HOW THEY FIT INTO THE FABRIC OF YOUR OLDER NEIGHBORHOOD, RIGHT? MM-HMM
SO YOU HAVE THE SMALL DEVELOPMENT TO THE RIGHT AND TO THE LEFT, AND THEN, UH, THE THREE STORY, UH, STACK UNIT THERE.
WE WOULD HOPE THAT THERE WILL BE A LITTLE BIT BETTER TRANSITION.
UM, BUT YOU KNOW, ONCE THE, THE HEIGHT LIMITS AND THE COMPATIBILITY STANDARDS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN BAYTOWN WILL ALLOW YOU TO GO UP TO 30 FEET OR 35 FEET.
THEY DO THIS ALL THE TIME IN HOUSTON, ESPECIALLY AT HEIGHTS
AND IT LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE THIS ABSOLUTELY.
YEAH, IT'S NOT AN UNCOMMON PRODUCT THAT'S, THAT'S INSIDE OF, UH, THE REGION AT ALL.
SO AGAIN, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO ACCOMMODATE WHAT DEVELOPERS ARE ALREADY DOING, UM, IN AREAS LIKE THIS.
NOW, TO GET INTO THE TEXT AMENDMENTS.
IN THE TEXT AMENDMENTS, WHAT WE HAD TO DO WAS ACTUALLY CREATE A MU UH, DENSITY ALLOWANCE INSIDE OF IT.
WE HAVE A SECTION FOR DENSITY.
UH, WE'RE PROPOSING THAT THE MU UM, DISTRICT WILL ALLOW UP TO 15 UNITS AN ACRE.
UM, AND THAT WILL BE FOR TWO FAMILY DUPLEXES AND AGAIN, SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED, UM, UNITS.
WE'RE ALSO PROPOSING TO HAVE A MIXED USE BUILDING.
AS WE MENTIONED IN THE LAST MEETING.
UH, ONE OF THE CONCERNS WAS THAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT IF WE WANTED TO DO A, A VERTICAL MIXED USE WHERE YOU HAVE RETAIL ON THE BOTTOM AND THEN RESIDENTIAL ON TOP, WE INCLUDED THAT BUILDING, UM, TYPE AND PRODUCT INSIDE OF THIS, UH, CODE AMENDMENT.
AND THEN WE WANTED TO AGAIN, PERMIT BY RIGHT, THE, THE TWO FAMILY DUPLEX.
AGAIN, GETTING RID OF ANY CONDITIONS THAT'S GOING TO HINDER SOMEONE FROM COMING IN TO DEVELOP THE, ON THESE SMALLER LOTS, UM, JUST TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR THEM.
NOW, WHEN WE, WHEN WE DO, WHEN WE INCLUDE RESIDENTIAL AND TWO, UH, MU WE ALSO HAVE TO CONSIDER THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, RIGHT? THE PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
THIS MIDDLE SECTION HERE ARE THE, UH, PROPOSED SETBACKS AND THE PROPOSED, UH, FRONTAGE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE ARE GOING TO REQUIRE FOR THIS, UH, PARTICULAR SITE.
YOU CAN SEE THE MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE, AGAIN, IS 90%.
THAT'S USUALLY VERY HIGH FOR A RESIDENTIAL AREA, BUT MIXED USE IS NOT, IS NOT COMMON FOR RESIDENTIAL.
AGAIN, YOU GOTTA LOOK AT THE FABRIC AND THE PLACEMENT THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THESE TYPE OF PRODUCTS.
SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE NARROW LOTS.
GENERALLY WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO MAXIMIZE THE USE OF THE LAND AND NOT HAVE AS MUCH GREEN SPACE BECAUSE WE'RE NOT TRYING TO REPRODUCE, UH, YOUR SINGLE FAMILY SUBURBAN STYLE RESIDENTIAL TYPE OF LIVING.
IT'S GOING TO BE, IT'S GONNA BE SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
IT'S GONNA LOOK DIFFERENT, IT'S GONNA FEEL DIFFERENT.
YOU'RE GONNA LIVE DIFFERENTLY IN THESE PRODUCTS.
AND WITH THAT, THAT CON THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION STAFF IS RECOMMENDING, UH, APPROVAL FOR THESE TEXT AMENDMENTS.
AND OF COURSE I'M HERE TO HAVE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS QUESTION.
A LOT OF THE OLDER PARTS OF TOWN HAVE SMALLER THAN 500, EXCUSE ME, SMALLER THAN 5,000 SQUARE FEET.
WILL THEY BE ABLE TO GET VARIANCES FOR LOTS THAT ARE SAY, 3000 OR 4,000 SQUARE FEET? YES.
IF THEY ARE AN EXISTING PLAID LOT, UH, THEY WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR, FOR DOING THAT.
AND I, THIS BECAUSE I HAVE A FINANCIAL INTEREST IN, I NEED YOU TO TURN, SORRY,
ONE OF THE ADDITIONAL THINGS I WANTED TO MENTION WITH THAT WAS THAT THE, UH, THE ZONING DISTRICT IS GOVERNED BY DENSITY, NOT NECESSARILY BY MINIMUM OR MAXIMUM LOT SIZE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS, WE'D LIKE TO, UH, CONSIDER A VOTE ON, UH, THE PUBLIC HEARING AND PROPOSED TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE UNIFIED LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE REGARDING THE MIXED USE ZONING DISTRICT CHANGES.
ALTHOUGH MAY A MOTION, I THINK THIS OFFERS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY THAT WE'VE NEEDED A LONG TIME, SO I'D BE HAPPY TO MAKE A MOTION.
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OUR NEXT[7. CONSENT ITEMS]
ITEMS ARE THE CONSENT AGENDA.UM, ITEM SEVEN A THROUGH SEVEN E.
WE CAN APPROVE THESE COLLECTIVELY WITHOUT PULLING THEM OUT INDIVIDUALLY BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN EACH OF THEM BEFORE.
UM, IT'S AT THE, UH, COMMISSION'S PLEASURE, WHICH YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO IF YOU'D LIKE TO PULL ANY ONE OF THEM OUT AND ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT IT.
UM, STAFF HAS OFFERED TO ADDRESS ANY ONE OF THE SEVEN A THROUGH SEVEN E AND THEY'RE IN YOUR PACKET STARTING ON PAGE, I THINK 54 OR FIVE.
UH, LIKE ON PAGE 49, I'M SEEING WHAT THEY'RE CALLING CONTAINER AS PERMITTED.
ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THE SEA TRAIN TYPE CONTAINER THAT YOU OFTEN SEE ON A TRUCK OR A SHIP BEING ALLOWED ON THE PROPERTY? OKAY.
ARE WE GOING BACK TO SIX A? I'M NOT SURE IF, IF I'M, OR ARE WE ON? SORRY, MAYBE I'M, I'M ON THE WRONG SUBJECT THERE, BUT BECAUSE I THOUGHT THEY WERE CURRENTLY NOT PERMITTED.
OH, CAN WE, TREVOR, JUST GO BACK, WHICH ONE ARE WE ALL KNOW WE'RE NOT, WE'RE ON SEVEN A.
I I MIGHT BE OUTTA ORDER, SO I APOLOGIZE.
WHEN WE GOT TO THE CONSENT ITEMS, DID YOU, UM, TAKE THEM ALL AT THE SAME TIME IN A MOTION? IF NOT, WE DIDN'T YET.
WE WERE ABOUT TO, BUT WE VOTED ON SIX A.
SIX A IS NOT ONE OF THE CONSENTS.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SEVEN SEVEN A.
BUT YOUR QUESTION IS ON PAGE 49, WHICH IS PART OF SIX EIGHT QUESTION.
SO HE'S GONE BACK TO SIX EIGHT.
I THINK IT'S OKAY TO ASK A QUESTION.
IS THAT, IS THAT TRUE OR GOING BACK TO, AND YOU'VE ALREADY VOTED ON SIX EIGHT, SO YES MA'AM.
I I'LL ASK A QUESTION AFTER MEETING NOW.
ANY DISCUSSION ON SEVEN A THROUGH E? WE THEN WOULD LIKE TO HEAR A MOTION TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF CONSENT ITEMS SEVEN A THROUGH E.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
[a. Receive a report regarding planning and zoning items.]
AND FOR ITEM EIGHT A, WE HAVE OUR DIRECTOR'S REPORT.IT IS VERY COLD IN HERE,
ALRIGHT, SO AS YOU ALL KNOW, YOU GUYS HAD SAW THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, UM, VIA MISS FRANKIE LENDER HERE.
SHE WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY GET CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE PLAN.
UM, SO WE ARE NOW OPERATING UNDERNEATH A NEW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 2040.
AND THAT PARTICULAR, UH, YOU MIGHT'VE SAW, UH, SOME EXAMPLES OF LAMIA POINTING TO AREAS OF THE MAP IN THERE.
SO YOU'LL START SEEING AND HEARING NEW DESIGNATIONS FOR OUR FLUME FUTURE LAND USE MAP.
UM, THOSE ARE GOING TO BE OUR, THIS IS OUR NEW GUIDING DOCUMENT.
WE'LL HAVE NEW, UH, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GUIDES TO, TO REFERENCE INSIDE OF OUR STAFF REPORTS.
SO YOU MIGHT HEAR SOME NEW LANGUAGE SUCH AS, UH, CRITERIA AND WHY CERTAIN AREAS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR APPROVAL AND WHY CERTAIN AREAS ARE NOT FOR THEIR PARTICULAR USES.
AND SAY, AND REZONING OF, UH, 2210 EAST HIGHWAY 10.
THIS IS GOING TO BE THE, I BELIEVE, WHAT IS IT, PORT 10 DEVELOPMENT THAT WE SAW, UM, BEFORE THE LARGE INDUSTRIAL ACREAGE THAT ACTUALLY WENT FOR ANNEXATION AND REZONING AND THAT GOT APPROVED, UM, REZONING OF MASSEY TOMPKINS ROAD, UH, AGAIN, OR TO SF TWO AND GC THIS WAS THE DEVELOPMENT THAT WE SAW WITH THE SPLIT ZONE, WHICH HAS
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THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL ALONG THE FRONTAGE AND THEN THE SINGLE FAMILY, UM, TO THE NORTH IN THE REAR.UH, THEN WE HAVE THE SMALL PARCEL THAT WE HAD ALONG ONTARIO HERE IN CENTRAL HEIGHTS, UH, 2111 ONTARIO STREET.
IT WAS, UH, ABOUT 3000 SQUARE FOOT LOT.
UM, THAT WAS BEING REZONED FROM GENERAL COMMERCIAL TO SF TWO THAT WAS ALSO APPROVED.
WE HAVE THE BAYVIEW HEIGHTS, UM, PIT, WHICH WAS APPROVED.
THAT TALKS TO THE SUBDIVISION THAT WE SPOKE ABOUT EARLIER.
UM, WITH THE 198 OR 92 LOTS, UM, GIVE OR TAKE OR SO IN THAT AREA.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT.
IT STARTS A NEW COLLECTOR STREET THAT IS HEADING NORTHWARD OFF OF HUNT, WHICH IS PROPOSED TO GO ALL THE WAY TO I 10.
AGAIN, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT LONG TERM VISION AND LONG-TERM PLANNING, WE HAVE TO PUT IN PLACE WHERE THESE TYPES OF ROADWAYS ARE GONNA FACILITATE TRAFFIC EARLY ON.
SO THIS ONE JUST HAPPENS TO BE THE START OF FACILITATING TRAFFIC.
WHAT WILL HOPEFULLY CONNECT TO THE I 10 FEEDER ROAD AND CHANNEL, UM, TRAFFIC DOWN TO HUNT ROAD, AGAIN, ONE OF OUR MAJOR COMMERCIAL HUBS.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT DUPLEX IN MU, UH, DISTRICT THAT WAS APPROVED.
AND I MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT THAT EARLIER.
WE HAD TO TAKE THE GENTLEMAN TO, OR THE APPLICANT TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS TO GIVE HIM SOME RELIEF BECAUSE HE WAS ADJACENT TO A COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT.
OTHERWISE HE ONLY WOULD'VE HAD 17 FEET TO, TO BUILD THE, THE MULTI OR THE, THE, WHAT IS IT, THE DUPLEX PRODUCT THAT HE WAS PROPOSING TO, TO BUILD.
UM, SO 17 FEET IS A VERY NARROW HOUSE,
SO WITH THAT, THAT COMPLETES OUR REPORT.
CHRIS, DID WE HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT? TREVOR? WHAT? OH NO.
WHAT, WHAT HAPPENED? I AM, UH, THURSDAY'S MY LAST DAY.
UM, I AM GOING TO THE CITY OF GALVESTON.
UM, THE CITY ATTORNEY, THE NEW CITY ATTORNEY, SCOTT LAMONT.
I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL HAD A CHANCE TO MEET HIM, BUT HE UH, HE HAD TO GO TO THE BPAC MEETING THAT'S AT LEE COLLEGE TODAY.
SO, BUT I'M SURE YOU'LL MEET HIM NEXT TIME.
ACTUALLY, BEFORE WE MOVE ON, WE ALSO HAVE A VACANCY THAT WILL BE COMING OPEN REAL SOON.
THIS WILL BE HER LAST PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING.
SO SHE'LL BE SAYING GOODBYE TO US.
UM, UH, IN NEXT WEEK ACTUALLY.
SO WHAT CITY ARE YOU GOING TO? WE, RICHMOND.
YOU IN GALVESTON AND YOU'RE GONNA RICH.
WE HAVE FRIENDS EVERYWHERE NOW.
WELL, WE'LL MISS YOU ALSO, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE ON P AND Z AND FOR THE CITY
SO I HEAR MOTION TO ADJOURN THERE TOO.