Nov 21, 2023 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION

FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS ARE THE MINUTES FROM THE OCTOBER 17TH PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING.

OUR

[a. Consider approving the meeting minutes of the October 17, 2023, Planning and Zoning Commission regular meeting.]

HAS EVERYONE HAD A CHANCE TO READ THROUGH THOSE? DO I HEAR A MOTION? MOTION APPROVE.

I'LL SECOND A MOTION AND SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.

NUMBER THREE, PLAT CONSIDER APPROVING STERLING POINT SECTION FOUR AND PARTIAL REPL.

UH, ITEM

[a. Consider approving Sterling Point Section Four Partial Replat, approximately 0.22 acres, located east of Haney Road and west of Garth Road.]

APPROXIMATELY POINT 20.22 ACRES LOCATED EAST OF HANEY ROAD AND WEST OF GARTH ROAD.

GOOD EVENING, MAD CHAIR AND THE COMMISSIONERS.

TIM CHI HERE WITH CITY'S PLANNING AND THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS A PROPOSED REPL.

THE STERLING POINT SECTION FOR PARTIAL REPL HAS APPROXIMATELY 0.22 ACRES AND THE CONTAINS ONE BLOCK, ONE LOT.

IT IS LOCATED EAST OF HANNEY ROAD AND WEST OF GARTH ROAD AT THE SOUTHEASTERN QUARTER OF THE BROOKWOOD BEND DRIVE AND THE CEDAR ASH DRIVE INTERSECTION.

HERE WE HAVE TWO VICINITY MAPS TO SHARE WITH YOU.

A SUBDIVISION VARIANCE WAS GRANTED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON OCTOBER 17TH, 2023 TO REDUCE THE REQUIRED 25 FEET MINIMUM FRONT SETBACK TO 20 FEET FROM SETBACK.

THE PURPOSE FOR THIS REPL IS TO ESTABLISH THE 20 FEET FRONT BUILDING LINE SINCE THERE WAS AN APPROVED SUBDIVISION VARIANCE ON THE SUBJECT SIDE.

FOR THE SAME REASON LISA PLT CAME TO THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION.

AND UH, HERE IS THE COPY OF THE PLAT STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF LISA RE REPLIED.

ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS? NO.

DO HEAR MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND.

HAVE A MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND, HELEN? YES.

SECOND.

UM, ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.

B, CONSIDER APPROVING HEIGHTS OF BAYTOWN SECTION FOUR PRELIMINARY PLAQUE, APPROXIMATELY 25 POINT 39 ACRES LOCATED EAST OF FM 2354 ROAD NEEDLEPOINT ROAD AND WEST OF GAR GRAND PARKWAY STATE HIGHWAY 99.

MOTION CARRIES ITEM THREE

[b. Consider approving Heights of Baytown Section Four Preliminary Plat, approximately 25.39 acres, located east of FM 2354 Road/Needlepoint Road and west of Grand Parkway/State Highway 99.]

GOOD EVENING, MAD CHAIR AND THE COMM COMMISSIONERS AGAIN.

TIM CHI HERE WITH CITIES PLANNING AND THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS A PROPOSED PRELIMINARY PLAT HEIGHTS OF BETON.

SECTION FOUR.

PRELIMINARY PLAT PROPOSES TO DIVIDE 25.38 ACRES OF LAND INTO FOUR BLOCKS, 116 LOTS AND THE FOUR RESERVES.

THE SUBJECT SIDE IS LOCATED EAST OF FM 2354 ROAD AND WEST OF GRAND PARKWAY.

THE APPLICATION WAS REVIEWED BY THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE, WHICH FOUND THAT THE APPLICATION MEETS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AND THE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.

DOES COMMISSION HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? DO I HEAR A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE FOR STAFF APPROVAL.

THANK YOU TAMMY.

SECOND, HELEN.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.

FOR A CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING, CONSIDER A REQUEST

UH,

[a. Conduct a public hearing and consider a request to amend a Special Use Permit to allow for a warehouse development in a General Commercial (GC) Zoning District for 46.4 acres located at 7128 East Interstate Highway 10 (E IH 10).]

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TO AMEND A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR A WAREHOUSE DEVELOPMENT IN A GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT.

46.4 ACRES LOCATED AT 71 28 EAST INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 10.

I WILL READ THE FOLLOWING ONE TIME AND IT APPLIES TO ALL 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 THIS 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 A GROUP 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.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

UH, RYAN , UH, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

UH, BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS A, UH, REQUEST FOR AN AMENDMENT TO AN SUP FOR, UH, WAREHOUSE DEVELOPMENT LOCATED AT 71 28 EAST HIGHWAY 10.

UM, IF THIS LOOKS FAMILIAR, YOU ALL SAW THIS BACK IN AUGUST.

UH, THIS SITE WAS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL BACK IN SEPTEMBER.

UM, THE APPLICANT IS, UH, BEFORE US AGAIN.

UM, THEY ARE REQUESTING AN EXPANSION OF THIS, THE PROJECT, UM, WHICH WE'LL GET INTO HERE, UH, SHORTLY.

SO, UH, UH, AS EVERYONE REMEMBERS HERE IS, UH, THE PROPERTY.

IT IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF I 10.

UM, JUST, UM, UH, WEST OF SHO LAND ROAD.

THE PROPERTY, UH, AS PART OF THE, UH, ENTITLEMENTS FOR THIS PROJECT WAS REZONED TO GC.

SO AS YOU SEE, THAT'S, UH, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY THERE IN THE CROSSHATCHING.

SO THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, UH, PROJECT.

SO WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS THE NINE BUILDINGS, UH, APPROXIMATELY 293,000 SQUARE FEET.

UM, NO VEHICULAR ACCESS OUT TO SHO.

THE ONLY POINT OF ACCESS WOULD BE OUT TO, UM, I 10.

UH, THE PROPOSED CHANGES YOU'LL SEE HERE IN A SECOND.

UM, THERE WE GO.

UH, SO THEY ARE INCREASING IT FROM 293,000 SQUARE FEET TO APPROXIMATELY 438,000 SQUARE FEET.

STILL NINE BUILDINGS, STILL SMALL.

UM, THE LARGEST ONE WOULD BE 120,000 SQUARE FEET WITH THE MAJORITY OF THEM BEING AROUND THE 30 TO 40,000 SQUARE FOOT, UM, UH, AREA.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE, THE, UH, THE PLAN, YOU WILL SEE THAT THE BUILDINGS THEMSELVES DID NOT GET ANY WIDER.

THEY JUST GENERALLY GOT DEEPER.

UM, AND AGAIN, UH, THE APPLICANT, UM, ONCE THEY ACTUALLY KIND OF PUT PEN TO PAPER, THEY REALIZED IN ORDER TO, TO MAKE THIS PROJECT, UH, TO PENCIL OUT THAT THEY, UH, THEY DID NEED TO EXPAND THE PROJECT.

UM, THIS IS, UH, IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE NEWLY, UH, CHANGED ORDINANCE, WHICH DOES ALLOW FOR VESTED UH, PROPERTIES, WHICH THIS WOULD BE, UM, TO EXPAND, UH, WHAT THEY ARE LEGALLY ALLOWED TO DO UP TO 50% WITHIN WITH A SPECIAL USE PERMIT.

UM, THE, UH, 438,960 SQUARE FEET IS UNDER THAT 50%.

UH, YOU'LL SEE IN THE CONDITIONS IN THERE, UH, THAT THEY CAN GO UP TO 40,000, I BELIEVE IT'S 100 SQUARE FEET, UM, AND STILL BE UNDER THAT 50%.

SO, UH, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS, UH, WITH ALLOWING THEM TO GO TO A MAXIMUM OF THE 440,000 THAT YOU SEE IN THE CONDITIONS.

UM, I WILL GO BACK HERE REAL QUICK.

JUST TO ALSO POINT OUT THE ACCESS IS NOT CHANGING.

THERE STILL WILL BE NO VEHICULAR ACCESS THAT WILL BE PERMITTED OUT ONTO SLANDER.

THE MAIN, UM, ACCESS WILL, UH, AND ONLY ACCESS WILL REMAIN OUT ONTO THE I 10 FEEDER ROAD.

UH, THEY'RE ALSO NOT PROPOSING TO HAVE ANY CROSS DOCK BUILDINGS.

THESE WOULD ALL BE, UH, SMALLER BOX TRUCKS SIMILAR TO WHAT THEY HAD ORIGINALLY PROPOSED.

THIS IS NOT SET UP FOR LARGE 18 WHEELERS.

UM, AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS Y'ALL MAY HAVE.

RYAN, HELLO, I'M RYAN SWEENEY.

WE HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

RYAN SWEENEY.

I LIVE AT 1 2 0 0 6 PEBBLE HILL DRIVE IN HOUSTON.

UH, THANKS FOR HAVING ME AGAIN.

AND, AND I'LL TRY TO MAKE IT QUICK.

I JUST THOUGHT IT'D BE GOOD TO, UH, YOU KNOW, COMMENT ON THE, THE CHANGE AND, AND WHY I'M HERE.

UM, SO RYAN ALLUDED TO, UH, SOME OF THE CHANGES AND, AND YES, IT WAS PART BECAUSE OF, OF THE ECONOMICS OF THE DEAL, BUT IT WAS ALSO PART OF THE CONVERSATIONS I WAS HAVING WITH POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS.

SO ONLY AFTER THE SUP WAS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL, DID WE KNOW DEFINITIVELY THAT WE COULD BUILD THIS PROJECT.

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ONLY UNTIL WE DEFINITIVELY KNEW THAT WE COULD BUILD THIS PROJECT, DID WE FEEL COMFORTABLE GOING OUT TO THE MARKET AND TALKING AND, AND, YOU KNOW, GARNERING TRUE INTEREST IN BUILDINGS THAT WE COULD ACTUALLY DELIVER.

SO IT'S KIND OF A, A CATCH 22.

YOU WANT TO GET MARKET FEEDBACK, BUT YOU DON'T REALLY GET TRUE MARKET FEEDBACK UNTIL YOU KNOW YOU CAN BUILD WHAT YOU INTEND TO BUILD.

THE INTENT IS STILL THE SAME.

YOU KNOW, IT'S A NINE BUILDING PROJECT, STILL SMALL.

UM, THE ORIENTATION OF THE BUILDINGS ARE THE EXACT SAME.

IF YOU WERE TO COMPARE THE SITE PLAN SIDE BY SIDE, I THINK, YOU KNOW, MOST PEOPLE WOULD SEE THAT IT, IT IS STILL, THE INTENT IS STILL THE EXACT SAME.

UM, SO REALLY I I, I AM HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND, AND COMMENTS.

UM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE, WE'VE ADOPTED ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS, THE CONDITIONS THAT CITY COUNCIL HAD.

UM, THE 50%, IF YOU'RE NOT AWARE, COUNCIL WANTED TO SEE 50% OF THE FACADES BE STONE OR GLASS.

UH, WE'VE INCORPORATED THAT INTO THE RENDERINGS ON THIS BOARD.

UM, AND WE'VE ALSO ADOPTED, WELL, THE, THE NO ACCESS TO SHO AND WE'RE ALSO REQUIRED TO HAVE ALL LIGHTING BE CONTAINED INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE PROJECT.

SO WE'LL CONFORM TO ALL THOSE, UM, REQUIREMENTS.

AND THEN, UH, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET SOME OF THESE CUSTOMERS, UH, FULLY ENGAGED HERE IN THE NEAR TERM BECAUSE THEY WERE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE PROJECT.

THEY LOOKED AT IT AND SAID, WELL, HEY, WE DON'T, WE DON'T NEED THAT MUCH PARKING, AND WE'D LIKE TO HAVE PARKING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BUILDING.

SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE SITE PLANS, MAYBE IN YOUR SPARE TIME IF YOU, IF YOU WANT TO, YOU'LL, YOU'LL SEE THAT WE'VE INCORPORATED PARKING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BUILDING, WHICH I THINK IS AN AMENITY AND IT'S BETTER ANYWAY.

AND SO THAT ITSELF REALLY CHANGED THE ENTIRE SITE PLAN AND WE RECOGNIZED NOT ONLY ARE WE MEETING CUSTOMER DEMAND, WE'RE, WE'RE IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF, OF THE SITE AND THE VIABILITY OF IT.

SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT AND, AND LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, TO STARTING CONSTRUCTION HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR.

SO I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS? RON? THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS.

I'LL, I'LL POINT OUT THAT, UM, SO BECAUSE THE SUP WAS UM, DID GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND WAS RECENTLY APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL, UM, UP TO A CERTAIN AMOUNT BECAUSE OF THE SITE PLAN ITSELF REALLY ISN'T CHANGING THAT MUCH UP TO A CERTAIN AMOUNT, UM, STAFF WOULD'VE JUST KIND OF SAID, THIS IS AN ADJUSTMENT THAT THAT'S WITHIN REASON OF WHAT WAS APPROVED.

UM, BECAUSE OF THE INCREASE IN SQUARE FOOTAGE THAT, THAT IT IS, WE DECIDED THAT IN, IN THE EFFORT OF TRANSPARENCY, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS KIND OF WENT BACK THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS.

AND, AND SO AFTER YOU GUYS IT, THIS WILL HAVE A, UM, IT'S AN ADVISORY TO CITY COUNCIL.

SO CITY COUNCIL WILL MAKE THE FINAL CALL ON THIS JUST LIKE THEY DID THIS, THE FIRST ONE.

SO JUST SO YOU'RE AWARE OF KIND OF THE PROCESS AND, AND WHY IT'S IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT.

MARTIN, ARE WE READY FOR A MOTION? DON'T EVERYBODY SPEAK AT ONCE? YEP.

MOVE TO APPROVE.

RICK.

TAMMY, I'LL SECOND HE.

OH, JEFF.

OKAY.

UH, WHO MADE THE MOTION? RICK AND JEFF? NO, IT WAS JEFF WHO MADE THE MOTION? JEFF AND THEN RICK, TAMMY SECOND.

EVERYBODY WAS LUCKY ON THE WAREHOUSEMAN.

I, I WAS NODDING SECOND.

YOU.

YAY.

DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER? I'M GOOD.

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND THIS WILL GO BEFORE CITY COUNCIL ON DECEMBER 14TH.

RYAN, CAN YOU HIT THE BUTTON FOR ME? YES, I CAN.

WE HAVE, UH, ONE ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[5. CONSENT]

CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? I VOTE TO APPROVE.

DONNA, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED LIKE SIGNED.

ON OUR AGENDA IS A REPORT FROM THE PLANNING DIRECTOR.

LAST ITEM

[a. Receive a report from the Planning Director.]