* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:20] YOU WANT ME TO TAKE DOWN HIS PLAN WITH THE SCREWDRIVER [ CITY OF BAYTOWN NOTICE OF MEETING PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2020 5:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL 2401 MARKET STREET, BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77520 AGENDA CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUORUM Due to the COVID 19 Disaster and the CDC's recommendation regarding social distancing measures, the public may not be allowed to be physically present at this meeting, as there is a limited amount of space when maintaining the required six feet of separation from others. For those members of the public that cannot or do not wish to be physically present at the meeting, they will be able to participate through two-way communications. 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For more information or questions concerning the teleconference, please contact the Planning and Development Service Department at planning@baytown.org.] WHILE HE I CALLED TO ORDER. COVERED THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING OF TUESDAY, JULY 21ST, 2020. IT IS NOW 5:00 PM FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS ARE OUR MINUTES. [1. MINUTES] UH, CONSIDER APPROVING THE ME THE MEETING. MINUTES OF JUNE 16TH, 2020. THE PLANNING, ZONING COMMISSION. REGULAR MEETING. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. I HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ANY CORRECTIONS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPRO THE MINUTES, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ITEM TWO [a. Consider approving Ashbel Crossing Section Three Final Plat, being approximately 10.53 acres located on the west side of Garth Road, approximately 2,300 feet north of the intersection of Garth Road and Wallisville Road, and legally described as being a portion of Tract 2J, Abstract 620 Talcott Patching Survey, Harris County, Texas.] PLATS TWO. A. CONSIDER APPROVING ASHEVILLE CROSSING SECTION THREE. FINAL PLAT BEING APPROXIMATELY 10.53 ACRES LOCATED ON WEST SIDE OF GARTH ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 2300 FEET NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF GARTH ROAD AND WALLACE FIELD ROAD, LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS BEING A PORTION OF TRACT TWO J ABSTRACT SIX 20. ALCOTT PATCHING SURVEY, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. HAROLD. OKAY, SIR. UH, MR. CHAIRMAN AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, UH, THIS FINAL PLAT IS PROPOSING TO CREATE, UH, FOUR BLOCKS AND 47 LOTS AND THREE RESERVES. AND YOU'RE SEEING, UM, A VICINITY MAP OF THIS PARTICULAR, UH, ASHEVILLE CROSSING SECTION THREE FINAL PLAT ON YOUR SCREEN. UH, MIND YOU, THE APPLICANT DID REQUEST A BOND FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE WORK. UH, BUT THAT BOND DOES MEET ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF OUR SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE. ALL OF THE WATER AND THE SEWER HAVE BEEN, HAVE BEEN, UH, IN PLACE AND MORE THAN 50% OF THE STREETS ARE COMPLETE. SO THE BOND AMOUNT, UH, DOES, UH, PROVIDE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE REMAINDER OF THE STREETS, UH, PROVIDED IN THE UNLIKELIHOOD THAT THE, UH, THE DEVELOPER DID NOT COMPLETE. SO THEREFORE, THE CITY DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS PARTICULAR PLAT. COMMISSIONERS. QUESTIONS OF HAROLD? HEARING NONE. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOVE? SO, MOVE SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OF HAROLD OR OF ANY QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF, UH, APPROVING THIS PLAT, PLEASE SAY, AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. [b. Consider approving Goose Creek Reserve Section Five Final Plat, being approximately 33.77 acres located west of Emmett Hutto Boulevard, south of Country Club View Drive,and including a portion of Goose Creek and the land to the west, out of and part of the Harvey Whiting Survey Abstract 840, Harris County, Texas.] CON, UH, TWO B, CONSIDER APPROVING GOOSE CREEK RESERVE SECTION FIVE. FINAL PLAT BEING APPROXIMATELY 33.77 ACRES LOCATED WEST OF EMMETT HATTO BOULEVARD, SOUTH OF COUNTRY CLUB VIEW DRIVE, INCLUDING A PORTION OF GOOSE CREEK AND THE LAND TO THE WEST OUT OF, AND PART OF THE HARVEY WHITING SURVEY, ABSTRACT EIGHT 40 HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. HAROLD? YES, SIR. UH, THIS PARTICULAR PLAT, UH, CONTAINS TWO BLOCKS, 52 LOTS AND THREE RESERVES. UH, I CAN TELL YOU THAT, UH, OUR INSPECTORS, UH, ENGINEERING INSPECTORS HAVE, UH, UH, CONCLUDED THAT ALL THE WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND, UH, THEREFORE THE CITY DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL. COMMISSIONERS. ANY QUESTIONS OF HAROLD? I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. OKAY. WERE THEY TAKING ANY SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS DUE TO THE FACT THAT A, IT APPEARS THAT A GOOD PERCENTAGE OF THESE LOTS ARE IN THE FLOOD ZONE. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THROUGH OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, AND I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY OTHER INFORMATION COMING FROM MY COLLEAGUES. UH, OUR, OUR ENGINEER COULD NOT BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT THAT IS NOT THE CASE. ALL OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE HAS BEEN DEALT WITH TO THE EXTENT THAT THE LOTS IN WHICH THE HOMES ARE TO BE BUILT ON WILL NOT HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL FLOOD PERCENTAGE OPPORTUNITIES THAN ANY OTHER LOTS. THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF WORK. NOW, IF YOU'LL NOTICE ON THIS PLAT, UH, HAROLD, IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'LL JUST GIVE YOU, PLEASE, PLEASE A QUICK UPDATE ON THIS FOR YOU. UM, SO PREVIOUSLY, UM, THERE WAS A LATER A LETTER OF MAP MAP REVISION THAT WAS DONE WITH THIS PARTICULAR SECTION MM-HMM . THIS WAS, WAS DONE WHAT MAP REVISION. A MAP [00:05:01] REVISION. SO FOR, FOR THE FLOODPLAIN. SO THE FLOODPLAIN ACTUALLY WAS CHANGED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE WORK THAT WAS DONE OUT THERE REMOVED ALL THE LOTS THAT WERE PROPOSED TO BE BUILT IN THIS PARTICULAR SECTION. ALONG WITH, THERE WAS A COUPLE LOTS IN SECTION FOUR THAT WERE ALSO TAKEN CARE OF BY THAT LETTER OF MET PROVISION. AND THAT HAS BEEN, UM, APPROVED BY OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. OKAY. AND AGAIN, AS HAROLD SAID, THEY WEREN'T HERE, UM, TO ANSWER ANY OF THOSE QUESTIONS, BUT THAT HAS BEEN DONE AND IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY THAT. THAT WAS MY BIGGEST CONCERN BECAUSE LOOKING AT THE HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL MAPS, THEY'RE, THEY'RE DEFINITELY IN THE A HUNDRED YEAR FLOODWAY. AND THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY CAN'T FIX THAT, BUT THAT RIGHT, THAT WAS MY CONCERN. ALSO, THE, THE CUL-DE-SACS APPEAR TO BE AT THE WORST POSSIBLE LOCATION IN THE OLD FLOODWAY MAPS . WELL, ALL THOSE AGAIN HAVE BEEN, UH, ELEVATED AND REMOVED. OKAY. THIS AREA ACTUALLY WAS THIS AREA ON THIS SIDE, UHHUH WAS ADDED TO THE HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL. IT, UH, IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN, UM, DEDICATED OVER TO THEM. SO THEY'LL BE MAINTAINING THIS PORTION. SO ANY OVERFLOW THAT COMES FROM THE CREEK ITSELF, UHHUH WILL, WILL GO INTO THIS AREA RIGHT HERE. OOPS. AND I'M ASSUMING THAT'S THE WORK WE'RE SEEING THERE ON HATTO BOULEVARD? THEY'RE THEY'RE BUSY DIGGING THERE. NO, SIR. THAT'S, UH, THAT'S, THEY'RE DOING TRAFFIC SIGNAL. WELL, THERE WAS A CA IN ON HU THAT WAS FOR HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND THEY, THEY FIXED THAT THEY DAY THAT AREA AND HAVE COMPLETED THAT WORK SINCE THEN. OKAY. BUT THIS IS, YEAH, THIS IS A, UM, AN AREA THAT IS OVER TO THE WEST OF THAT WHOLE LOCATION. RIGHT. AND THIS, ALL, THIS WILL ACTUALLY BE STORAGE CAPACITY FOR IF THE, IF THE CREEK EVER DOES, UH, FLOOD. AND THEN WHEN THE FLOODING GOES DOWN, THERE'S A RESTRICTOR OVER HERE. I'M SORRY, I'M NOT SURE WHY THIS IS, ISN'T WORKING ALL OF A SUDDEN, BUT AT THE BOTTOM SOUTHWESTERN CORNER, UM, THERE IS A RESTRICTOR THAT WILL LET THAT WATER, UM, SUBSIDE BACK INTO THE CREEK, UM, AT THE, AT THE REMAINDER OR AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE, THE FLOOD EVENT. SO, SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THERE IS A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF DETENTION THERE? YES, SIR. OKAY. AND IT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND ALSO BY, UH, THE CORE, UH, WHEN THEY SUBMITTED IT FOR THE LETTER LETTER OF LETTER OF MAP REVISION. OKAY. SO IS THAT CONSTRUCTION THAT'S IN THE FUTURE, OR IT'S ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED ALREADY AND IT'S BEEN DONE AND INSPECTED AND, AND, UM, APPROVED TO THE PLANS THAT WERE, UM, SUBMITTED. OKAY. UM, SINCE I LIVE IN THAT AREA, I, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE INFORMATION ON THAT BECAUSE LIKE I SAY, I LIVE NOT FAR FROM THERE AND WE'RE ABOVE THAT FLOOD AREA AND WE ROUTINELY HAVE TWO FEET OF WATER STAND IN THE ROAD. YES, SIR. AND SO THAT WAS MY CONCERN, IS COULD PEOPLE SAFELY GET TO AND FROM THEIR HOMES? UNDERSTOOD. AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO GET YOU IN CONTACT WITH, UM, THE, THE APPROPRIATE ENGINEER OKAY. FROM OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO SHARE THOSE, UH, PLANS WITH YOU. OKAY, THANK YOU. YES, SIR. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO APPROVE. SO MOVE, SO APPROVED . JEFF, DID YOU GIVE A SECOND? YES. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ONE'S RATHER PRESUMPTUOUS, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S, IT'S OKAY. UM, ARE YOU APPROVED? UM, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. I HAVE TO ABSTAIN, UM, WITHIN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. OKAY. OKAY. SO MOTION CARRIES. UH, ITEM [c. Consider approving Wooster Crossing Lift Station Final Plat, being approximately 0.73 acres located on the north side of Wallisville Road, situated within the Wooster Crossing subdivision, and legally described as being 0.73 acres in the Talcott Patching Survey, Abstract 620, Harris County, Texas.] TWO C, CONSIDER APPROVING, UH, WORCESTER CROSSING LIFT STATION, FINAL PLANT BEING APPROXIMATELY 0.73 ACRES LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF WILDER ROAD, SITUATED WITHIN THE WORCESTER CROSSING SUBDIVISION ON LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS BEING 0.73 ACRES OF THE TALCOTT PATCHING SURVEY, ABSTRACT SIX 20. HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. WELL BEAR WITH US. WE'RE ATTEMPTING TO ERASE A, UH, PURPLE MARK HERE. I THOUGHT THAT WAS MAGENTA. IT IS. IT'S LIKE A CAR FOR SOME REASON IT ALL OF A SUDDEN STOP WORKING. WE DON'T HAVE MAGIC. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE TO YOU? THIS IS A PSYCHOLOGICAL TEST. WELL, WE'LL JUST KIND OF IGNORE THE MAGENTA. YEAH. OKAY. WELL, LET ME PROCEED THEN. MAYBE WE'LL GET IT OFF. UH, THIS PARTICULAR PLAT, THE WOOSTER CROSSING LIFT STATION, FINAL PLAT THAT JUST COVERED, UM, YOU MAY BE AWARE THAT WOOSTER CROSSING, UH, IS IN THE PROCESS OF OF DEVELOPING, THERE'S STREETS. WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD SEVERAL PRELIMINARY THAT YOUR, THIS COMMISSION HAS APPROVED FOR WORCESTER CROSSING IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA. AND IN FACT, SECTION ONE, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT SOUTH OF THIS AREA, IS TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY NEED THE BEGINNINGS OF A USE OF A LIFT STATION. NOW, ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS IN THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE IS THAT EVERY TRACK, EVEN ONE THAT'S SET ASIDE FOR A RESERVE, LIKE A [00:10:01] LIFT STATION, NEEDS TO HAVE AN IMPROVED ROADWAY. THE ALTERNATE OF HAVING THAT IS TO GO BEFORE THE COMMISSION AND EXPLAIN THAT THIS IS A PARTICULAR, UH, SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE WHERE THE LIFT STATION IS NEEDED AND THAT ROADWAY NOT, MAY NOT BE BUILT FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME DOWN THE ROAD. I WILL ASSURE YOU THAT THIS LIFT STATION DOES HAVE A ROADWAY EASEMENT THAT GOES FROM THE LIFT STATION OVER TO HANEY ROAD. IF FOR WHATEVER REASON THE OTHER SECTIONS WERE NEVER COMPLETED, THEN THERE WOULD BE AN EASEMENT THAT WOULD ATTACH TO THE SITE WHERE THE LIFT STATION IS OVER TO HANEY ROAD. SO THE APPLICANT HERE AND THE CITY DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL, IS ASKING THAT THE COMMISSION WOULD APPROVE THIS PARTICULAR PLAT FOR THIS LIFT STATION IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA. NOW, KNOWING THAT THERE'S NOT A ROADWAY, I NEED TO READ FOUR STATEMENTS THAT I'M GOING TO ASK YOU IF YOU WOULD DO APPROVE THIS PARTICULAR ITEM THAT YOU WILL BE APPROVING THESE PARTICULAR STATEMENTS FOR THIS ITEM. ONE, THE PROPOSED USE IS APPROPRIATE AND REASONABLE FOR THE AREA. TWO, APPROVAL WILL NOT BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE. THREE, THE EFFECT OF THE DEVELOPMENT WILL NOT PREVENT ORDERLY SUBDIVISION OF OTHER LAND IN THE VICINITY. AND FOUR, THE DEVELOPMENT WILL NOT CAUSE THE CITY TO BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE CITY SERVICES AT A LEVEL ABOVE THAT REQUIRED IN OTHER SUBDIVISIONS. SO, UM, I WOULD ENTERTAIN YOU LOOKING AT THOSE FOUR STATEMENTS DISCUSSING THOSE. AND LIKE I SAID, THE CITY DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL AND FEELS LIKE THAT WITH, ESPECIALLY WITH THE USE OF THAT EASEMENT THAT THESE FOUR STATEMENTS WOULD BE MET. COMMISSIONER'S. QUESTIONS OF HAROLD ARE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE, UH, FOUR AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENTS. OKAY. IF SOMEBODY MAKES A MOTION, LET'S SAY TO BE, TO INCLUDE THOSE FOUR STATEMENTS IF YOU WOULD PLEASE. SO IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL INCLUSIVE OF THE FOUR STATEMENTS THAT HAROLD JUST GAVE US? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION INCLUDING THE FOUR STATEMENTS. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND INCLUSIVE OF THE FOUR STATEMENTS INCLUSIVE OF THE FOUR STATEMENTS. IS THERE, ARE THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. A AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. OKAY, 3D. [d. Consider approving Colony Madrid Partial Final Replat, being approximately 1.07 acres located in the 1500 Block of Barcelona Way, legally described as Lots 39-52 of the Colony Madrid Subdivision, Harris County, Texas.] OKAY. CONSIDER APPROVING THE COLONY MADRID PARTIAL FINAL PLAT BEING APPROXIMATELY 1.07 ACRES LOCATED IN THE 1500 BLOCK OF BARLOW AWAY, LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS LOTS 39 THROUGH 52 OF THE COLONY MADRID SUBDIVISION HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. UH, LET ME, OKAY. OH, YOUR MAGENTA REALLY STICKS, . IT DOES. ALRIGHT. YOU'RE SEEING NINE PROPOSED LOTS HERE. THIS PARTICULAR AREA WAS PLATTED MANY DECADES AGO, PRIMARILY SET ASIDE FOR TOWN HOMES. AND THIS PARTICULAR BLOCK WAS NEVER DEVELOPED. THE, UH, CURRENT OWNER WISHES TO A DUE DO. IT WAS 14 BLOCK, UH, 14 LOTS AT ONE TIME. WISHES TO REDUCE THAT DOWN TO, UH, NINE LOTS. NOW MAKING THE LOTS WIDER WITH THE IDEA THAT THAT, UM, THAT SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL WILL BE ABLE TO BE DEVELOPED THERE. NOW THIS, THE CITY STAFF FEELS IS A GOOD PROJECT FOR INFILL. THE AREA HAS NOT DEVELOPED FOR QUITE SOME TIME. AND, AND WE AGREE THAT WITH THE, UH, DEVELOPED WITH THE, UH, UH, APPLICANT, THAT WITH THE PROPOSED POSSIBILITY OF INCREASING THE WIDTH OF THE LOTS, MIND YOU, THE DEPTH CANNOT INCREASE, BUT THE WIDTH CAN, THAT THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR, UH, DEVELOPERS [00:15:01] TO COME IN AND BUILD SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. THERE, THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE PLATTING, AND WE'RE GONNA GO BACK TO THESE FOUR STATEMENTS. IF YOU RECALL. I SAID THAT UNDER THE 14 LOTS, THE 14 LOTS DID NOT MEET THE MINIMUM WIDTH REQUIREMENTS TODAY. AND THEY NEVER MET THE MINIMUM DEPTH REQUIREMENTS OF TODAY. BUT THE, UH, CURRENT PROPOSAL IS TO INCREASE THOSE WITH, TO THE POINT THAT ALL THE LOTS DO MEET THE MINIMUM WITH, OF COURSE, NOTHING CAN BE DONE WITH THE DEPTH. THERE IS, THERE ARE SOME THAT DON'T MEET THE 5,400 SQUARE FEET, UH, UH, THAT WE WOULD REQUIRE TODAY ON NEW LOTS, BUT THEY COME VERY CLOSE. SO HAVING SAID THAT, WE DO FEEL THAT THERE IS, UM, A, A BETTER OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS INFILL DEVELOPMENT THAN THERE HAS BEEN FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS. SO HAVING SAID THAT, I'M GOING TO READ MY FOUR STATEMENTS AGAIN AND ASK AND ASK YOU TO, UH, IF YOU WISH TO APPROVE THIS PARTICULAR PLAT, KNOWING THAT, THAT THE DEPTH CAN NEVER BE ADJUSTED. AND, AND ALTHOUGH THE SQUARE FOOTAGE IS A LITTLE LESS THAN WHAT WE WOULD REQUIRE, THE WIDTH IS, IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN WHAT IT WAS. THE PROPOSED USE IS APPROPRIATE AND REASONABLE FOR THE AREA. TWO APPROVAL WILL NOT BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE. THE EFFECT OF THE DEVELOPMENT WILL NOT PREVENT ORDERLY SUBDIVISION OF OTHER LAND IN THE VICINITY. AND FOUR, THE DEVELOPMENT WILL NOT CAUSE THE CITY TO BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE CITY SERVICES AT A LEVEL ABOVE THAT REQUIRED IN OTHER SUBDIVISIONS COMMISSIONERS QUESTIONS? I THINK MY ONLY QUESTION, HAROLD, IS IF THE LOTS ARE NOT AS DEEP AS WE REQUIRE, WE ALREADY HAVE AN ISSUE WITH SETBACK, DRIVEWAYS, SIDEWALKS, THAT TYPE OF THING, ARE WE GONNA REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SETBACK FOR THOSE TO ACCOMMODATE THAT? NO, THERE'S NO INTENT TO CHANGE THE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS DURING THE ACTUAL BUILDING REVIEW. I GUESS AN APPLICANT COULD COME FORTH WITH A ZONING OF, UM, UH, APPLICATION, UH, THAT WOULD FOR OUR BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT THAT MIGHT CHANGE THAT. BUT, BUT THERE IS NO INTENT TO CHANGE THE REQUIRED SETBACKS. OKAY. MS. WHEELER, UM, JUST SO JUST FOR YOUR EDIFICATION, IS THAT FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL OR SF TWO THAT THEY'RE CHANGING IT TO FROM MU? UM, UH, AND YOU'LL SEE THAT AT, AT A LATER ITEM THAT'S COMING UP HERE, IS THAT THE SETBACK REQUIREMENT FOR SF TWO IS 15 FEET AND THEN THEY'LL HAVE TO FOLLOW ALL OF OUR UNIFIED LAND DEVELOPMENT CODES WHEN IT COMES TO IF THEY DECIDE TO HAVE, UM, ATTACHED GARAGES. SO THAT WOULD ACTUALLY END UP PUSHING THEM BACK TO ABOUT 25 FEET TO MEET, UM, OUR ULDC REQUIREMENTS. SO WE SHOULD HAVE SUFFICIENT SETBACKS FOR THESE PARTICULAR BUILDINGS. WHEN, WHEN ALL SAID AND DONE. OKAY. WHEN WE SAID HAROLD, WE SAID THE LOTS WERE ALMOST OR PRETTY CLOSE ON AVERAGE. WHAT SIZE ARE THEY? THAT WAS MY QUESTION TOO. WHAT SIZE IS THIS? THEY'RE AROUND 5,200 SQUARE FEET. 52. OKAY. SO YOU SAID 54 WAS 54 50. UH, 5,400 SQUARE FEET IS THE MINIMUM SIZE FOR A LOT PER OUR SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE. AND THAT'S BASED UPON A LOT BEING 50 BY 104 OR 54 BY 100. SO ALL OF THESE ARE A MINIMUM OF 50 AND THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 97 FEET IN DEPTH, UH, AS OPPOSED TO WHAT WOULD BE, UH, LET'S SEE, 1 0 8, 1 0 8 VERSUS 97. OKAY. THANK YOU. SURE THING. FURTHER QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU. UH, AGAIN, IF YOU, WE HAVE A PROPOSED, UH, MOTION TO SAY THAT IT'S INCLUSIVE OF THE FOUR STATEMENTS, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE. SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE INCLUSIVE OF THE FOUR STATEMENTS. SECOND. TRACY SECONDED. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONERS? [00:20:03] HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVAL, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, HAROLD. OKAY. ZONING. WE HAVE SOME PUBLIC HEARINGS TONIGHT THAT ARE BEING HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF GIVING ALL INTERESTED PERSONS THE RIGHT TO SPEAK AND TO BE HEARD. EVERYONE DESIRING TO SPEAK AT TODAY'S HEARINGS 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 HAVE HIS OR HER NAME SHALL GIVE HIS HIS OR HER NAME AND ADDRESS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A PROPER RECORD FOR THE HEARING. THE RULES ALLOW EACH SPEAKER THREE MINUTES TO PRESENT INFORMATION. HOWEVER, I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO BE AS BRIEF AND TO BE AND TO THE POINT AS POSSIBLE. IF THERE ARE A GROUP OF PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THE SAME SUBJECT, PLEASE SELECT A SPOKESMAN TO PRESENT THE INFORMATION. IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DIRECT THEM TO ME. OKAY. WITH THAT SAID, WE'LL GO TO ZONING THREE A. [a. Conduct the second public hearing concerning a request to amend the official zoning map to rezone approximately 1.07 acres in the 1500 Block of Barcelona Way, legally described as Lots 39 - 52 of the Colony Madrid Subdivision, Harris County, Texas, from Mixed use ("MU") to Mixed residential at low to medium densities ("SF2") zoning district.] THIS IS CONDUCT A SECOND PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING OUR, OUR REQUEST TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 1.07 ACRES IN THE 1500 BLOCK OF BARCELONA WAY LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS LOTS 39 TO 52 OF THE COLONY MADRID SUBDIVISION HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS FROM MIXED USE MU TO MIXED RESIDENTIAL AT LOWDEN, LOW TO MEDIUM DENSITIES SF TWO ZONING DISTRICT. FRED, YOU GONNA GIVE US THE GOSPEL? YES, SIR. MR. CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONERS, GLAD TO SEE Y'ALL ALL HERE TODAY. I WASN'T SURE IF ANY OF Y'ALL WERE GONNA BE, UH, ZOOMING IN OR HOW NO, THIS IS ALL GONNA GONNA WORK. IT'S NEVER WORKS FOR ME. SO THIS IS A, UH, THIS IS A, A FOLLOW UP TO MY, UH, FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE HAROLD'S, UH, PRESENTATION ON THE PLAT. THIS IS A, UH, PUBLIC HEARING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, UH, AND WE WOULD, UH, RECOMMEND THAT YOU, UH, CONDUCT THAT PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN I CAN GIVE YOU SOME OF THE BACKGROUND, UM, FOLLOWING THAT IF YOU, IF YOU PREFER. GO AHEAD, SIR. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. COMMISSIONERS QUESTIONS OF FRED OR STAFF? MM-HMM. THERE IS NO ONE THAT HAS SIGNED UP FOR THIS HEARING, SO I'LL OFFICIALLY CLOSE THIS HEARING. WE'LL GO TO ZONING [b. Consider making a recommendation and preparing a report concerning a proposed amendment to the official zoning map to rezone approximately 1.07 acres in the 1500 Block of Barcelona Way, legally described as Lots 39- 52 of the Colony Madrid Subdivision, Harris County, Texas, from Mixed use ("MU") to Mixed residential at low to medium densities ("SF2") zoning district.] THREE B. CONSIDER MAKING A RECOMMENDATION AND PREPARING A REPORT CONCERNING A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 1.07 ACRES IN THE 1500 BLOCK OF BARCELONA WAY LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS LOTS 39 TO 52 OF THE COLONY MADRID SUBDIVISION, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM MIXED USE TO MIXED RESIDENTIAL TO LOW AT, LOW TO MEDIUM DENSITIES, SF ZONING DISTRICT. ANYTHING ELSE? FRED? YES, SIR. MR. CHAIRMAN, UH, WE, WE REALLY LIKE THIS PROJECT. UH, IT'S A GREAT, UH, TRANSITION AND A, UH, AN INFILL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT WHERE WE'VE HAD PROPERTY THAT'S BEEN THERE, UH, FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. THERE'S WATER IN THE GROUND, THERE'S SEWER IN THE GROUND, THERE'S STREETS IN THE GROUND ON THE GROUND, ALL THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS IN PLACE. AND I GUESS, UH, THE MARKET FOR TOWN HOMES JUST WASN'T THERE. AND NOW THIS INDIVIDUAL HAS TAKEN THAT OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN AND CHANGE IT, UH, AND, AND INVEST IN THIS EXISTING PART OF THE COMMUNITY. IT'S A, IT'S A GOOD THING. AND AS HAROLD SAID, UH, WE'RE GOING ON THIS FROM 14 LOTS TO NINE LOTS. AND, UH, IN, IF YOU REFER TO YOUR STAFF REPORT, YOU'LL SEE THAT, UH, WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT WE ARE MEETING ALL OF THE STANDARDS OF OUR GUIDING DOCUMENTS, UH, AND, AND VERY AND VERY HAPPY ABOUT THE PROJECT, AND WE WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL FOR YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. COMMISSIONERS QUESTIONS OF FRED? HEARING NONE, DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? MOTION TO APPROVE. GO AHEAD. OKAY. I THINK I GOT AUGUSTINE AS A MOTION. I'M GONNA GIVE SPENCER THE SECOND. SECOND. ALRIGHT. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. CONDUCT [c. Conduct the first public hearing concerning a request to amend the official zoning map to rezone 9.12 acres, addressed as 2014 and 2024 Lee Drive, and legally described as Tracts 15, 15A, 18A, 38, and 38A Abstract 840 H Whiting and Tract 18 Abstract 840 H Whiting, Harris County, Texas, from Mixed residential at low to medium densities (SF2) to General commercial (GC) zoning district.] THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING YOUR REQUEST TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO REZONE 9.12 ACRES ADDRESSED AS 2014 AND 20 20 20 24 LEAD DRIVE LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS TRACKS 1515 A 18 A 38 38 A OF ABSTRACT, EIGHT 40 H WHITE H WHITING AND TRACKED 18 ABSTRACT EIGHT 40 H WHITING HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS FROM MIXED RESIDENTIAL AT LOW TO MEDIUM DENSITIES TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL GC ZONING. DISTRICT READY, UH, MR. CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONERS, UH, AS YOU NOTED, THIS IS A REQUEST FOR, UH, IT'S ACTUALLY TWO PARCELS 2014 AND 2024 LEE DRIVE. UH, THE PARCELS ARE LOCATED ALONG LEE DRIVE, JUST, UH, NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY INTERSECTION A BIT. UH, THE [00:25:01] SURROUNDING, UM, THE, THE, THE PROPERTY IS, IS CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED. UH, THERE IN THE GENERAL AREA TO THE SOUTH IS COMMERCIAL. UH, THERE'S ALSO SOME INDUSTRIAL USES THAT ARE DOWN IN THAT GENERAL AREA AND, AND GENERALLY TO THE, UH, TO THE NORTH AND THE NORTHEAST AND THE NORTHWEST. IT'S ALL, IT'S SINGLE FAMILY TWO. UM, WE HAVE REVIEWED THE APPLICATION AGAIN IN TERMS OF THE CONSISTENCY WITH OUR GUIDING DOCUMENTS. UH, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, UH, THIS IS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GENERALLY IDENTIFIES A, UH, COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR, UH, ALONG THE HIGHWAY. IT'S ABOUT A THOUSAND FEET DEEP. THIS IS A LITTLE BIT DEEPER THAN THAT, BUT THIS REQUEST WOULD TAKE THAT COMMERCIAL USE TO THE PROPERTY LINES. AND YOU CAN SEE, UH, ON THE MAP THAT THOSE PROPERTY LINES GENERALLY GO UP TO TRAVIS STREET. AND WITHIN THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN, WE ARE, WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR GROWTH CAPACITY POLICIES, LAND USE GOALS, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, UH, POLICIES THAT THIS APPLICATION, WE FEEL IS GENERALLY IN CONFORMANCE WITH, UH, COMPATIBILITY WITH SURROUNDING USES. UH, THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL, GENERAL COMMERCIAL, UM, THE INDUSTRIAL AND THE COMMERCIAL THAT'S TO THE SOUTH. UH, AND THE, THE BUFFERING THAT WE'LL HAVE IN PLACE FROM THE SINGLE FAMILY, TWO EXISTING DEVELOPMENTS SHOULD BE BENEFICIAL. WE'RE PROMOTION OF HEALTH, SAFETY, AND GENERAL WELFARE. UH, ALL OF OUR BASIC CODES WILL BE FOLLOWED. UH, FACILITATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE. UH, INFRASTRUCTURE IS AVAILABLE IN TERMS OF THE ROADWAYS AND ANY NECESSARY UTILITY EXTENSIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE. UH, CHANGING CONDITIONS, UH, AS A SPECIFIC COMMUNITY GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES ARE PRESENTED. UH, WE FEEL THAT, UH, THESE ARE THE CHANGING CONDITIONS THAT WE'RE RESPONDING TO. UH, NO ADVERSE IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND, UH, COMMUNITY NEED. UH, THERE IS APPARENTLY A COMMUNITY NEED. UH, THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE. UH, WE'RE, WE'RE WORKING WITH THAT. UH, THERE ARE TWO APPLICANTS ON THIS PROPOSAL. UH, ONE IS THE GOOSE, GOOSE CREEK, CISD. THEY OWN THE LARGER TRACT. IT'S KIND OF THE, UH, UH, REVERSE SEVEN SHAPE. AND THEN JESUS PUENTE IS THE, UH, IS A SMALLER TRACT. AND THOSE TWO HAVE JOINED TOGETHER INTO THIS APPLICATION. AND UPON OUR REVIEW AND YOUR CONSIDERATION, WE WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL. THANK YOU, SIR. COMMISSIONERS, QUESTIONS, QUESTION. DO YOU, DO YOU THINK THEY WILL TRULY DEVELOP IT AS GENERAL COMMERCIAL OR IS THIS A STAIR STEP TO GET TO LI I DON'T BELIEVE IT WOULD BE A GOOD STAIR STEP TO GET TO LI I DON'T THINK THEY, THEY WOULD COME TO, UH, COME TO THIS COM, THIS COMMISSION, AND THEN GO TO COUNCIL AND, AND THEN COME BACK LATER. AND I, I THINK THIS WILL BE A GOOD, A GOOD REQUEST. OKAY. WHAT KIND OF PROTECTION WILL THE HOMEOWNERS HAVE? WHAT KIND OF BUFFER? THE, OUR, UH, DEVELOPMENTS, REGULATIONS CALL OUT FOR, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS, UH, SCREENING REQUIREMENTS WITH, UH, VARIOUS TYPES OF FENCING DEPENDING ON WHAT THE USE IS AND, UH, LANDSCAPE BUFFERING, DISTANCE DENSITY AND, AND MASS FOR SMOKE AND NOISE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THIS IS THE SITE OF THE FORMER SAM HOUSTON ELEMENTARY THAT WAS KNOCKED DOWN YEARS AGO. UH, MR. WALTERS ALSO, UM, IN ADDITION TO WHAT FRED HAD SAID IS THAT ALONG TRAVIS STREET, BECAUSE IT'S ADJACENT TO THE RIGHT OF WAY, IT WILL JUST HAVE THE 25 FOOT FOOT SETBACK THAT THE, A GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT WILL HAVE. AND THEN ALSO THE, THE RECOMMENDED STREET SCAPE THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO ADD ON THERE, WHICH WILL BE 12 FEET WIDE. UM, IN ADJACENCY TO SF TWO ZONING DISTRICT, THEY'LL HAVE TO HAVE AN OPAQUE FENCE, UH, UH, AT A MINIMUM OF SIX FEET, UH, IN ADDITION TO A 20 FOOT OPEN SPACE BETWEEN A GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT AND ALSO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. AND THEN ADJACENT TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL TO THE SOUTH BECAUSE IT'S THE SAME TYPE OF, UH, ZONE. UM, THERE WILL BE NO COMPATIBILITY OR OTHER TYPES OF SCREENING NECESSARY. OKAY. THANK ETHAN. I I DON'T WANNA SPEAK OUT OF TURN. THIS IS BRANDON . OH. I WAS LIKE, WAIT, WHERE, WHERE IS THAT COME FROM? WHERE'S COMING FROM? YOU SCARED US, BRANDON. WE WERE LIKE, I THINK GOD IS SPEAKING TO US. QUESTIONS. I'M ATTORNEY FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. UM, TO THE QUESTION ABOUT STAIRS STEPPING UP TO LI WE DID CONSIDER, UH, GIVEN THE ADJACENT USES SEEKING THE REZONING FOR LI GIVEN THE ADJACENCY OF THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, WE DID NOT BELIEVE THAT TO BE IDEAL. AND I THINK CITY STAFF IS IN AGREEMENT ON THAT. GENERAL [00:30:01] COMMERCIAL WILL ALLOW FOR WHAT WE BELIEVE TO BE THE PROPOSED USES, WHICH IS MORE, UM, OFFICE BUILT. THERE WILL BE AN OFFICE BUILDING COMPONENT TO THIS, I BELIEVE. UM, AND SO WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE THIS BEING LI. WHAT I WOULD SAY IS IF THIS WERE TO STAIR STEP UP TO LI, THAT WOULD WOULD'VE TO GO BEFORE OBVIOUSLY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND THE CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL AND WOULD INVOLVE SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL BUFFERS AND SETBACKS, UH, GIVEN THE, THE MATRIX BETWEEN, UM, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND SF TWO. UM, AND, AND AS TO, I KNOW THERE'S CONCERNS ABOUT NOISE. UH, THERE ARE, THERE ARE THINGS IN PLACE TO PROTECT ADJOINING NEIGHBORHOODS. THE MATRIX IS ONE OF THOSE SETBACKS AND ALL OF THAT GOOD STUFF TO, TO PROTECT AGAINST NOISE, UH, GET INTO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. IT WILL BE ACROSS A RESIDENTIAL STREET. WE BELIEVE THERE TO BE ADEQUATE PROTECTIONS FOR THOSE RESIDENTS ALONG LEE AND ALONG TRAVIS STREET. UM, AND SO I WANTED TO MENTION THOSE TWO THINGS AND OFFER WHATEVER OTHER ASSISTANCE I MAY BE TO THE COMMISSION. VOICE FROM THE HEAVENS. RIGHT. EXACTLY. THANK YOU, BRANDON. COMMISSIONERS, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE HAD NOBODY HAS ASSIGNED UP FOR THIS, UH, UH, THIS HEARING OTHER THAN THIS VOICE FROM THE SKY. SO I'M OFFICIALLY GONNA CLEAR, UH, CLOSE THIS HEARING. OKAY. WE'RE NOW TO [4. DIRECTOR'S REPORT] DIRECTOR'S REPORT. FOUR A DIRECTOR. OKAY. . GOOD EVENING. GOOD, UH, CHAIRMAN AND, AND OUR PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, WE HAVE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF ACTIVITY AT, AT THE CITY COUNCIL SINCE THE LAST TIME WE MET. UM, THERE WAS A ZONE CHANGE OFF OF THOMPSON ROAD. YOU ALL MAY REMEMBER A SMALL THREE ACRE PARCEL THAT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF OTHER LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AREAS THAT WAS ACTUALLY PART OF A, A LARGER SIX, UH, SIX ACRE, UM, PROPERTY. UH, THAT WAS REZONED FROM OPEN SPACE RECREATION TO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL THAT WENT THROUGH THE ANNEXATION PROCESS AND SO FORTH. SO THAT WAS, UH, COMPLETED AT CITY COUNCIL. AND FINALLY, OUR SHOW LANDER AND I 10, UH, PROJECT THAT YOU ALL DEALT WITH IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER OF 2019, IT FINALLY FINALIZED AT CITY COUNCIL WITH, UH, SEVERAL ACTIONS. ONE, INCLUDING AN ANNEXATION AND TWO, AN EXISTING INDUSTRIAL MUD HERE THAT'S, UH, IN TOWN AND A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT OR, WELL, NOT A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, EXCUSE ME. UM, DECLARATIONS AND COVENANTS OF WHICH THE CITY IS A PARTY TO THAT HAS, UM, A NUMBER OF RESTRICTIONS PLACED UPON THAT PROPERTY, THAT ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS ALL THE CONCERNS THAT THE CITY AND CITIZENS HAD. I WILL TELL YOU, AFTER GOING THROUGH THAT VERY LENGTHY PROCESS, THAT IS THE MOST REGULATED PIECE OF PROPERTY IN ALL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN . SO THAT ONE, THAT ONE HAS BEEN COMPLETED. UM, AND THE LAST THING WAS A VARIANCE FOR A SETBACK AT, UH, 1613 WEST HUMBLE FOR A SWIMMING POOL AT AN EXISTING PROPERTY. SO THAT'S ALL FROM, UH, CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS. BUT WHILE I HAVE YOU, I DID WANNA SHARE THAT THIS MAY BE MY LAST MEETING WITH YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO I JUST WANNA TELL EVERYBODY THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE AND WE WILL SEE YOU AT ANOTHER TIME. 'CAUSE I PLAN TO RETIRE NEXT MONTH. YOU CAN'T JUST LEAVE US LIKE THAT. AND WHERE ARE WE GOING? I'M RETIRING. OH, I'M RETIRING. OH MY GOODNESS. I'M RETIRING NEXT MONTH, SO THIS MAY BE MY LAST TIME WITH Y'ALL. CONGRATULATIONS. OLD ENOUGH TO RETIRE. YEAH, I WAS GONNA SAY, I KNOW THEY ALLOWED 25 YEAR OLDS TO RETIRE NOWADAYS. , SO IT, IT'S 65. NO, IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR A GOOD LONG TIME. AND SO I JUST, UM, CONGRATULATIONS. YEAH, JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU ALL KNEW ABOUT IT. YOU ALL. NATHAN, THANK YOU. YOUR SPOT. YES. WE LEAVE YOU WITH A VERY GOOD SOUND PLANNING DEPARTMENT. UH, THAT HAS COME A LONG WAY OVER THE YEARS. SO THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE, JUDGE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAVING EXHAUSTED THE AGENDA, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. WE. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.