[00:00:03] >> THE MEETING IS BEING SIMULTANEOUSLY. [A CALL TO ORDER] IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT? >> SEEING NONE WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR ITEMS WITH PUBLIC HEARINGS. [1. Variance for Hall Addition - Filed January 23, 1943 - Volume 1 Page 29...] OUR FIRST ITEM IS A VARIANCE FOR THE HALL ADDITION. MAY WE HAVE THE STAFF REPORT PLEASE. >> GOOD EVENING, COMMISSION. SO TONIGHT THE FIRST VARIANCE THAT YOU WILL BE CONSIDERING IS A REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE AT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE SOUTH EAST CORNER OF KNEW'S SIS AND LIBERTY STREET. * REQUESTING A VARIANCE OF THE VICTORIA CITY CODE. A PROPERTY MUST BE PLATTED FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. THIS PROPERTY IS APPROXIMATELY 5084 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE. AND SO AS I SAID THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE. THAT ACTUALLY HAS A FOOTPRINT OF 5,000 SQUARE FEET. SO THEY ARE REQUESTING A VARIANCE IN ORDER TO NOT PLAT AND THEREFORE NOT APPLY SET BACK REGULATIONS THAT WOULD BE APPLIED TO' COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES. ADDITIONALLY IN THE PLATTING REQUIREMENT OR PROCESS THEY WOULD HAVE TO SEEK ADDITIONAL VARIANCES BECAUSE COMMERCIAL LOTS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A MINIMUM SQUARE FOOT OF 10,000 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE. STAFF DOES NOT RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS VARIANCE BECAUSE OF THE SCALE OF THE PROPOSED USE. AS YOU KNOW WE'VE DONE A LOT OF LOT SIZE VARIANCE AND YOU'LL REMEMBER WE ARE ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT SCALE AND SAYING IN OUR RECOMMENDATION THAT ALL OF THE OTHER DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS WOULD BE MET WHEN WE ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL IN THOSE SITUATIONS. IN THIS SITUATION WITH THE 5,000 SQUARE FOOTPRINT ON A 5084 SQUARE FOOT LOT THE OTHER REGULATIONS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE MET AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS SUCH AS SITE TRIANGLE. PARKING AREAS -- LANDSCAPING. AND OF COURSE SET BACKS. IT'S A MONTH MUM OF TELL FOOT OFF THE PROPERTY LINE SO WHEN YOU APPLYING ALL. DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS WE'RE LOOKING AT MORE VARIANCES THAN JUST THE REQUEST TO VARIANCE TO THE PLATTING REQUIREMENT. SO FOR THOSE REASONS STAFF BELIEVES THE SCALE OF THIS PROPOSED USING TOO MUCH FOR THIS LOT. EVEN THOUGH IT'S A WONDERFUL USE FOR THE THEATER BUT FOR THIS LOT IT'S JUST TOO BIG OF A DEVELOPMENT FOR THE LOT TO HANDLE WHEN YOU APPLY ALL OF THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES. WE HAVE A LOT OF LEGACY SITUATIONS IN TOWN WHERE YOU HAVE BUILDINGS THAT WERE BUILT PRIOR TO THE CITY HAVING THESE REGULATIONS SO WE SEE SOME OF THE PROBLEM THAT'S COME WHEN A PROPERTY IS OVER BUILT AND DOESN'T HAVE THE ADEQUATE PARKING AND SOMETIMES WE FIND USES THAT FIT THOSE PROPERTIES AND OFTEN TIMES THERE ARE USES THAT DO NOT FIT THOSE PROPERTIES AND BECOME NUISANCES. FOR ALL OF THOSE REASONS STAFF RECOMMENDS DENYING THIS REQUEST. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE STAFF? GO AHEAD. >> MY QUESTION WOULD BE -- WHAT ARE YOU SUGGESTING THAT THEY DO SINCE YOU WANT TO -- THIS TO BE DENIED. >> FIND A LARGER LOT FOR THE SCALE OF DEVELOPMENT. OR TRIM BACK THE DEVELOPMENT DRASTICALLY. TO BE ABLE TO MEET THOSE OTHER REQUIREMENTS. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF THE STAFF? THANK YOU. I OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION. ANY COMMENTS? I GUESS I'LL GO -- I'VE GOT CONCERNS IN TERMS OF PARKING. IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE UNLOADING AND LOADING SIGNIFICANT ITEMS. TRUCKS WOULD BE IN THE STREET. I AGREE THAT I'M ALL FOR THEATER, VICTORIA HAVING A STORAGE AREA BUT IT SHOULD BE SAFE AND MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE AREA. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ANYBODY ELSE. >> I AGREE. IT COULD ALSO BECOME AT TIMES MAYBE A MAKE-SHIFT WORKSHOP IF THEY ARE WORKING ON A SET PIECE. AND THEN THE PARKING IS GOING TO BE A BIGGER ISSUE. >> SAFETY OF PEOPLE GOING IN AND OUT. >> THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. >> AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO [00:05:02] OPEN THIS ITEM UP FOR PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. YES, SIR. GIVE US YOUR NAME. >> MY NAME IS MIKE LUSTER AND I'M THE PERSON PROPOSING FOR THIS. LET ME AND I UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. AND AT THE TIME THAT THIS APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED WE WERE NOT EXACTLY SURE OF HOW MANY SQUARE FEET THIS PROPERTY OCCUPIED. WE WENT THROUGH THE FIELD NOTES. WE GOT OUR ARCHITECT INVOLVED AND WHAT HAS HAPPENED AS A RESULT OF THAT IS THE ACTUAL PROJECT THAT WE'RE PLANNING AND THAT WE HAVE THE DRAWINGS FOR, I WAS TRYING TO GET THOSE SENT OVER QUICKLY ENOUGH BEFORE I WAS DRIVING DOWN FROM AUSTIN AND COULDN'T GET THEM HERE SOON ENOUGH TO REVIEW. HOWEVER, THE ACTUAL FACILITY IS A TOTAL OF ABOUT 4500 SQUARE FOOT. THE FOOTPRINT ON THE BOTTOM IS -- ACTUALLY I HAVE THE DRAW RINGS RIGHT HERE WHICH I WOULD BE -- I DON'T KNOW IF YOU -- YOU CAN SEE THE ACTUAL FOOTPRINT AND WHERE THE ARCHITECT IS TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE SPACE FOR THE PARKING. THE ACCESS AND WHATEVER SO THE FOOTPRINT INSTEAD OF BEING 5,000 SQUARE FEET IS MORE LIKE 2500 SQUARE FEET. AND LET ME GET THE CLASSES HERE AND I CAN TELL YOU EXACTLY. *. AT A TWO STORY FACILITY. SO THE -- THE ACTUAL DIMENSION IS 60X50 WHICH IS RIGHT AT -- 3 NOW SQUARE FEET BECAUSE OF A CUT OUT IN THE BACK CORNER AS OPPOSED TO 7500 -- OR 5,000 SQUARE FEET ON THE BOTTOM SO WE'RE NOW SUBSTANTIALLY BELOW WHAT THE ORIGINAL REQUEST WAS AND THAT REQUEST WAS MADE THAT WAY BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY WERE NOT CERTAIN OF THE DIMENSIONS ON THAT EXACTLY AND SO WE HAD THE ARCHITECT GET INVOLVED AND PUT THE -- DRAWINGS ON IT AND MAKE IT SOMEWHAT FITTING TO THE SET BACKS. THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS TWO THINGS THAT -- THE RAILROAD IS THE ONLY OTHER LAND HOLDER NEXT TO US. THAT WHOLE STRIP OF PROPERTY. IT'S A SMALL TRACK. THAT IS WHY IT SAT UNDEVELOPED FOR A HUNDRED YEARS. IT MAY SIT UNDEVELOPED ANOTHER 100 YEARS. WE'RE TRYING TO FIND A CONSTRUCTIVE USE FOR IT. THE OTHER FACILITY AND THAT IS WHY WE WERE TRYING TO FACILITATE THEM WITH THIS NEW FACILITY WHICH IS AN UPGRADE FROM THE SPACE THEY CURRENTLY HAVE. SO THIS -- IN THE INTEREST OF THAT AND TRYING TO KEEP SOMETHING THAT IS LOCATED FOR THEM FOR THEIR OPERATION AND THEIR USE WE HAD THIS TRACT AND SAID MAYBE THIS IS A GOOD WORK OUT THAT COULD BE PUT TO BETTER USE TO DO SOMETHING GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY AS WELL. SO I HAVE JOE FERGUSON HERE WITH THE THEATER ALSO. HE MAY WANT TO OFFER A COMMENT ON THAT. GIVE A BETTER INSIGHT AS TO HOW THEY USE THE FACILITY. RIGHT NOW THEY DO OCCUPY MORE FOOTAGE. THEY ARE LOOKING TO REDUCE INVENTORY AND DO SOME OTHER CHANGES. BUT THIS -- SO I DON'T WANT TO HAVE THE PROJECT CUT BECAUSE OF THE WAY WE INITIALLY SUBMITTED THE REQUEST BECAUSE NO. WE'RE NOT OUT TO BUILD IT WITHOUT SET BACKS. IT'S JUST THAT THE SET BACKS WE WERE GIVEN BECAUSE IT IS ON A CORNER IT'S ON A DEAD CORNER BECAUSE NUECES STREET NO LONGER PASSES THROUGH THE RAILROAD TRACK. THERE IS A DEAD PIECE OF THE STREET WITH NO TRAFFIC. WE WANTED THE FRONT ENTRANCE FACE NUECES STREET. IT ALSO HAS A CURB CUT FACING LIBERTY. BUT WE WANT TO FACE IT TO NUECES STREET FOR THE REASON THAT THAT ENTIRE PAVED AREA IS JUST DEAD STREET. SINCE IT'S BEEN CLOSED AND YES THEY WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO PARK THEIR WORK TRAILER THAT THEY USE TO HAUL THE SETS AND PULL INTO THE BUILDING. AN EASY ACCESS TO ENTER AN EGRESS SAFELY BECAUSE THAT IS A DEAD SECTION OF THE STREET. THEY ARE NOT EXITING ON TO LIBERTY STREET. [00:10:02] THAT IS A DEAD LEG THERE. SO WE THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE THE QUIETEST SAFEST WAY TO THE FACILITY WITH THE MINIMUM DISRUPTION OF THE AREA WHICH IS NOT MUCH TO DISRUPT EXCEPT FOR THE RAILROAD AND WHO DOES NOTHING WITH THE ADJOINING PROPERTY. IT'S OUR UNDERSTANDING THEY PROBABLY NEVER WILL BUT ANY WAY -- THAT IS -- I DO HAVE THE PLANS FROM THE ARCHITECT THAT I WOULD BE HAPPY TO SHARE BY WHATEVER MEANS AT THIS TIME IF THAT WOULD FACILITATE AND GIVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING. I HAVE THE ELEVATIONS ON MY IPAD AND THE FOOTPRINTS RIGHT HERE ON THE PAPER IF IT NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED. AND I DON'T KNOW -- DID YOU WANT TO SAY A WORD, JOE? >> MY NAME IS JOE FERGUSON. I'M THE TREASURE OF THE THEATER BOARD. OUR CURRENT USE OF THE SPACE JUST DOWN THE BLOCK IS FOR PRIMARILY FOR STORING OUR SET PIECES, OUR COSTUMES AND PROPS. AND THEN WE HAVE AN AREA THAT WE CONSTRUCT THINGS FOR THE STAGE. THE TRAILER IS SMALL. IT DOES NOT TAKE A BIG FOOTPRINT OR TURNING RADIUS. IT'S A 20-FOOT LONG STANDARD TRAILER THAT YOU PUT BEHIND A TRUCK. WE DON'T HAVE ANY LARGE VEHICLES DRIVING IN THERE. ALL OF THE SETS THAT WE RENT ARE DELIVERED DIRECTLY TO THE STAGES THAT WE'RE PERFORMING AT. I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHAT ELSE TO SAY OTHER THAN THIS WOULD BE A NICE PLACE TO HAVE A LOCATION NEARBY WHERE WE ARE AND WITH THE AIR-CONDITIONING THAT WE DON'T HAVE RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU. >> ANY QUESTIONS? DR. HUNT. >> I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE TABLE THE ISSUE. >> LET US FINISH THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY QUESTIONS OF EITHER OF THE PEOPLE THAT TESTIFIED? >> MY QUESTION WAS FOR JULIE. DEALING WITH THE STRUCTURE AND THE MAP. I'M QUITE SURE THERE ARE PROCEDURES THAT EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE THAT BECAUSE -- DON'T THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH A PROCEDURE AGAIN. >> I THINK THAT QUESTION IS BETTER FOR AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> I WILL BE HAPPY TO GO THROUGH THE OPTIONS. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON THIS PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM? SEEING NONE TITTLED LIKE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND OPEN UP FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION. >> CONSIDERING THE SITUATION HERE NOT MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS AND SO FORTH AND THEY ARE WILLING TO RESUBMIT SOMETHING THAT WOULD PROBABLY MEET THE REQUIREMENTS I SUGGEST THAT WE TABLE THIS DECISION AND REQUEST THAT THE APPLICANT REAPPLY. >> BASICALLY GIVE -- >> RIGHT. IF THEY TABLED IT THEY WOULD JUST HAVE TO PAY FOR AN ADDITIONAL NOTIFICATION FEE. EXCUSE ME. ALLERGIES. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT AS WELL. THAT WOULD GIVE US THE TIME TO LOOK AT AND SEE IF THE LOT IS DEVELOPABLE WITH THE REDUCED SIZE. THE POINT OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO CONVEY IS THAT WE DON'T WANT TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL AND TURN AROUND AND HAVE A HOST OF OTHER VARIANCES BECAUSE THE SCALE IS TOO MUCH FOR THIS LOT. SO WITH THE ACTUAL ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS WE CAN LOOK AT THE SCALE AND LOOKING AT THE OTHER RULES AND ORDINANCES SUCH AS PARKING AND OTHER STANDARDS AS THEY APPLY AND SEE WHAT OTHER SUBSEQUENT VARIANCES WE MAY OR MAY NOT BE LOOKING AT AND THEN COME BACK WITH A REVISED RECOMMENDATION. >> I THINK THAT MAKES SENSE IF THAT IS THE APPROPRIATE LEGAL ISSUE IS TO TABLE IT AT THIS TIME AND ASK IT TO BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE NEXT MEGA YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THEIR NEW PROPOSAL. IT'S NOT FAIR TO HAVE US LOOK AT IT TONIGHT. >> I WAS TRYING TO DO ROUGH CALCULATIONS OF SET BACKS AND THINGS. >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TABLE THIS. >> IS THERE A SECOND? >> I'LL SECOND IT. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED. THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN TABLED. >> IF THE 2500 FOOTPRINT I KNOW YOU WILL BE ABLE TO HELP THEM [00:15:02] OUT NOW THAT YOU KNOW THEY ARE WILLING TO CHANGE WHAT THEY ARE DOING. TO FIND IT MIGHT BE A 2200 FOOTPRINT. LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET THIS LOT ON THE ROLES AND HELP OUT THE THEATER AS WELL. I KNOW YOU WILL. >> IT'S NOT JUST THIS USE. IT'S LOOKING AT ALSO SUBSEQUENT USE. AS LONG AS IT CAN GENERALLY FUNCTION WELL AS A COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT WE'RE HAPPY TO RECOMMEND VARIANCES AS WE USUALLY DO. THERE IS A TIPPING POINT. >> THANK YOU ALL. THE NEXT ITEM IS A VARIANCE AND [2. Variance and Final Plat for Brownson Addition Resubdivision No. 4 - Ci...] FINAL PLAT FOR THE BROWNSON ADDITION. >> THE OWNER 1514 STAYTON -- AND THERE IS THIS LOT WAS PLATTED OR SUB DIVIDE THE IN ITS EXISTING CONDITION IN 1956 SO, IT'S NOT A LEGAL LOT AND DOES REQUIRE A REPLAT TO BE SUBMITTED TO SHOW THAT IT'S TWO PARCELS. SO THE PROPERTY AT 1514 STAYTON WHICH IS LOT 16RA -- AND HAS A PROPOSED LOT SIZE OF 6,000 SQUARE FEET. THE SECOND PARCEL IS 605 NORTH CLEVELAND AND THAT LOT ONLY HAS A SQUARE FOOTAGE OF 3751 WHICH IS BELOW THE REQUIRED MINIMUM FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL HOMES. AS YOU KNOW IN HISTORIC DISTRICTS WE HAVE A 4,000 SQUARE FOOT MINIMUM. THIS IS NOT IN AN HISTORIC DISTRICT BUT IT'S A VERY OLD PART OF TOWN AND A SMALLER LOT IS NOT OUT OF CHARACTER FOR THIS NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE 605 IS NOT PROPOSING TO BE REDEVELOPED BUT IT COULD BE REDEVELOPED INTO A PERFECTLY ADEQUATE SINGLE HOMESITE. SO STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVING THIS VARIANCE. >> I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS IT? SEEING NO ONE I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION. I THINK THIS IS PRETTY MUCH WHAT WE'VE HAD THAT HAVE COME BACK IN AND HAVE HAD TO DESTROY AND REBUILD. IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S IN THE ORDER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. DO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE VARIANCE? >> THAT WE APPROVE IT. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. [3. Variance and Final Plat for Texas Hinton Subdivision Resubdivision No....] >> ANY OPPOSED. OKAY. THE NEXT ITEM IS VARIANCE AND FINAL PLAT FOR THE TEXAS HINTON SUBDIVISION RESUBDIVISION NUMBER 2. >> IT IS FINALLY MOVING FORWARD ON TO DEVELOPMENT. SO THIS IS A VARIANCE TO THE MINIMUM LOT WENTZ FOR COMMERCIAL LOTS. PROPOSING TO SUB DWIGHT THIS PROPERTY INTO 8 LOTS IN WHICH 5-08 DO NOT MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. THE CODE STATES THAT A MINIMUM WIDES OF 100 FEET AND 125 FEET FOR COLLECTOR STREETS AND 200 FEET FOR EXPRESSWAYS WHICH SIGNALS THE PURPOSE FOR COMMERCIAL LOTS IS TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ADEQUATE SPACING FOR DRIVEWAYS AND THAT IS GREAT THERE IS A HIGHER FRONT AGE REQUIREMENT. * IT'S LESS THAN THE EXPRESSWAY BECAUSE THE MORE DRIVEWAYS YOU HAVE THERE ARE MORE CONFLICT POINTS AND IT'S DANGEROUS AND PROVIDES MORE CONGESTION ON TO THE ROAD. SO, THAT IS THE BASES ON WHY WE HAVE MINIMUM FRONT STAGE STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL LOTS AND IN THIS CASE WE ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS VARIANCE WITH THESE SUBSTANDARD LOTS. WITH THE CONDITION OF THE CROSS AXIS. THEY ARE PROPOSING TO PLAT. THEY WILL -- ARE PROPOSING ONLY TWO DRIVEWAYS AFTER LONG NORTH NAVARRO STREET. WITH THOSE TWO DRIVEWAYS BEING LIMITED IT'S FUNCTIONING AS A MUCH LARGER LOT AS A SINGLE DEVELOPMENT LOT BUT ALLOWS FOR THE CROSS AXISES AND ALLOWS THEM TO HAVE INDIVIDUAL LOT [00:20:01] OWNERSHIPS. SO FOR THAT REASON WE DO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE VARIANCES FOR THE SMALLER LOTS. CONDITIONED UPON THE CROSS AXIS US THAT YOU SEE. HIGHLIGHTED IN RED ON THIS PLAT. >> JULIE WHEN WE GIVE A VARIANCE LIKE THIS FOR A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY WHERE WE'RE GOING TO ALLOW IT TO BE SMALLER THAN WHAT THE CODE IS -- DOES THAT ALSO AFFECT THE SIZE OF THE BUILDING THAT CAN BE PUT ON THAT PROPERTY? BECAUSE ISN'T THERE A PERCENTAGE OF LOT IS A MAXIMUM FOOTPRINT. >> WE'VE APPLIED ALL OF THE SET BACKS. SO IF YOU HAVE A SMALLER LOT THEN YOU HAVE -- SET BACKS THAT TAKE UP A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF THE LOT SO YES BUT ONCE YOU APPLY THE SET BACKS THE SCALE IS STILL APPROPRIATE FOR THE LOT AND THE PROPOSED, WE HAVE ACTUALLY SITE OF PLANS ALREADY FOR TACO BENEFIT WOE!, MCAL CENTERS AND I BELIEVE ARBY'S OFFICIALLY SUBMITTED WHICH WILL BE USING THREE OF THOSE 8 LOTS AND THEY ARE ABLE TO MEET THE OTHER REQUIREMENTS WITHOUT ANY OTHER VARIANCES. >> OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO OPEN THIS VARIANCE ITEM FOR PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? YES, SIR. PLEASE COME UP AND GIVE US YOUR NAME AND WHAT WANT TO TELL US. >> MY NAME IS WILLIAM TROYER. I HAVE A HOME THAT BACKS UP ON THIS COMMERCIAL. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THE TRAFFIC THAT IS ALREADY ON BINGHAM ROAD. 7 AND 8 IS NOT TO BE DEVELOPED, IT WILL BE BUT RIGHT NOW THERE IS SO MUCH CONGESTION DOWN BY JJS THE HAMBURGER PLACE. GYMS BIG BURGER. YOU COME THERE AROUND LUNCHTIME AND PEOPLE ARE PARKED WHERE YOU'RE DOWN TO ONE LANE TRYING TO GET BACK AND FORTH AND I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW MANY WRECKS HAVE BEEN DOWN THERE. SO IT LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO BE OPENING UP A ROAD BACK THERE AND I'M SURE THAT WILL BE DEVELOPED. AND I THINK EVEN NOW TRAFFIC WILL BE INCREASED JUST FROM WHAT IS COMING NOW. THAT REALLY NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT BECAUSE THERE IS SO MUCH TRAFFIC THAT COMES FROM ALL PARTS OF THE CITY -- EVEN AROUND THE HEALTH PLEX. I'VE FOLLOWED PEOPLE BECAUSE I LIVE RIGHT THERE SO I'M -- THEY ARE TAKING THAT SHORTCUT. AND THERE IS LIGHT POLES MISSING FROM WRECKS AND I DON'T THINK A MONTH GOES BY WITHOUT A WRECK RIGHT THERE. PEOPLE TRYING TO COME OUT OF THE EXXON STATION. AND IT'S JUST REALLY CONGESTED ALREADY. BY ADDING ANOTHER STREET IT LOOKS LIKE WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN -- I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. AND RIGHT NOW SINCE THEY OPENED UP THE NEW BENEVIDES ROAD -- IT HAS BACKED UP TRAFFIC. A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT TO GO THAT WAY AND THAT IS FINE AND DAN DEE BUT NOW IT'S EVEN * HARDER. IT'S A CONGESTION RIGHT THERE SO I STRONGLY RECOMMEND A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR SOMETHING. TO LOOK AT THAT. MAYBE CUTTING OFF BINGHAM WHERE PEOPLE CAN'T COME THROUGH AS A SHORTCUT. THAT IS MY BIGGEST CONCERN. >> I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. I KNOW THAT AREA. YOU'RE RIGHT. IT'S CONGESTED. I WAS AT SLICK'S GETTING MY CAR INSPECTED AND THAT IS A VERY CONGESTED AREA. APPRECIATE IT. ANYONE ELSE? YES, SIR. >> I'M JOHNNY SALINAS FROM PRIM ROSE. ABOUT DRAINAGE. I GET FLOODED EVERY TIME THERE IS A BIG RAIN. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT DRAINAGE THERE ON THE LOT? DRAINAGE OF WHAT AREA? >> PRIM ROSE NEXT TO THE HELICOPTER HANGAR NEXT TO THE LOT ON THE THIRD HOUSE ON PRIMROSE. [00:25:02] NEXT TO THE VALERO. USED TO BE VALERO. I GET ALL OF THE WATER ON MY LOT. SOME OF MY NEIGHBORS HAVE PUT SOME TERRACE ON THEIR LOTS AND -- I GOT FLOODED. >> YOU'RE CONCERNED THAT THIS SUBDIVISION WOULD ADD TO THAT? >> YES. DRAINAGE IS WHAT I'M WORRIED ABOUT. THAT IS ALL. >> I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS US? YES, MA'AM, PLEASE. >> I'M CAROLYN SEALS AND OUR PROPERTY IS 801 BINGHAM WHICH IS ACROSS THE ROAD THAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT WIDENING I GUESS. THIS GENTLEMAN TALKED ABOUT THE TRAFFIC FROM THE RESTAURANTS BUT IF YOU GO DOWN THAT ROAD IN THE SUMMERTIME THERE IS A SWIMMING POOL, A PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL. AND THERE IS KIDS ON THAT ROAD ALL THE TIME WALKING, RIDING THEIR BICYCLES AND THIS IS GOING TO BE ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC THAT IS GOING TO MAKE IT MORE HAZARDOUS FOR THESE KIDS TRYING TO GET TO THE POOL. >> I APPRECIATE THAT. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT? YES, SIR. PLEASE. >> MY NAME IS BRETT PAUL. I'M WITH VICTORIA EQUITY GROUP. TO ADDRESS A COUPLE OF THE THINGS THE GENTLEMAN MENTIONED THE DRAINAGE. WE'RE HAVING OUR ENGINEERS MAKE THE PROPER APPLICATIONS. AND ALL OF THE SURFACE ROADS COMPLY TO MANAGE THE DRAINAGE AND REGARDING TRAFFIC RIGHT NOW WE'RE NOT PLANNING TO BUILD THE ROAD FROM THE FRONT LOTS TO THE BACK. THERE ARE CERTAINLY ACCESS THERE. WE'RE NOT SURE WHAT THE USES ON THE BACK ARE. I THINK IT WOULD BE SOME SORT OF COMMERCIAL. IT WOULD NOT JUSTIFY THE TYPE OF THE USES ON THE FRONT OF THE LOT BY VIRTUE OF BEING OFF THE STREET. >> YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE LARGER LOTS. 7 AND 8. >> RIGHT. SO, ITS TOUGH TO SAY A AT THIS POINT BUT SHORT-TERM TO THE LOTS OF NAVARRO THERE WILL NOT BE A STREET IN THE BACK. THAT IS SHOWN ON THE PLAN LONG-TERM. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN OR GO THERE. IT COULD BE ONE USE ON THE BACK. COULD POSSIBLY BE TWO. IT'S TOUGH TO SAY AT THIS POINT. SO I GUESS IN THE SHORT-TERM TO SAY THERE IS NOT GOING TO BE A DRIVE FROM THE FRONT LOTS THROUGH THE BACK. >> THROUGH THE BACK OF BINGHAM. SO THOSE TWO BACK LOTS ARE WHAT BURGER KING WAS. ESSENTIALLY? >> NO. >> WE COMBINED THREE LOTS. SO MOST OF THAT WAS I GUESS -- >> THE CITY'S BUILDING. >> EXACTLY. >> IT WAS UGLY. IT WAS AN UGLY BUILDING. GLAD IT'S GONE. >> HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, SIR. >> ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADDRESS US IN THE PUBLIC HEARING? AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND OPEN THIS UP FOR DISCUSSION WITH THE COUNCIL. >> THE CONCERNS -- MY QUESTION IS IF YOU CAN REMIND US AGAIN YOU SAID THAT OF THE PLANS I'M TRYING TO THINK OF THE WORD RIGHT NOW. I JUST WENT BLANK. >> CONTENTING SEES. >> WE'RE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL CONTINGENT ON THE AXIS MET WHICH IS SHOWN ON THE DOCUMENT SO IF THIS MOVES FAIRED THIS IS THE DOCUMENT THAT WOULD BE FILED AND SHOWS THE ACCESS. >> BUT YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO HAVE TO APPROVE IT. >> THEY'VE APPROVED THIS TO TWO DRIVEWAYS AND SO YES. THIS IS -- BECAUSE YOU'RE SEEING THE DRAWING THAT IS WHAT IT IS. BUT IT'S JUST FORMALIZING AND TELL YOU THAT WE RECOMMEND OUR APPROVAL AND WE WOULD ONLY RECOMMEND APPROVAL WITH THE CROSS ACCESS. DRAINAGE, OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT IS AWARE OF DRAINAGE [00:30:04] AND THEY DID TAKE A SPECIAL LOOK AT THIS IN THE SITE REVIEW PLAN AND THE REQUIREMENTS GO THROUGH THE SITE PLAN PROCESS IN WHICH THE ENGINEERS HAVE TO PROVIDE A LOT OF DATA AND POST, PREDEVELOPMENT RUN OFF AND POST DEVELOPMENT RUN OFF AND HOW THE DEVELOPER IS GOING TO HANDLE THAT. SO OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT WAS AWARE OF THAT AND TOOK A CLOSE LOOK AT DRAINAGE FOR THESE LOTS. ALSO LASTLY BINGHAM ROAD HAD SOME DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY SOUTH OF THE SWIMMING POOL BETWEEN THIS AND THE POOL. AND I CONTINUE TO RECEIVE A LOT OF SIDEWALK COVENANT WAVER REQUEST, I HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO WAIVE SIDEWALK REQUIREMENTS AND OPEN DITCH ROADS AND BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC I'VE HELD FAST AND DENIED ALL OF THOSE REQUESTS WHICH THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE NOT TOO HAPPY WITH ME ABOUT BUT YOU'VE SEEN SOME SIDEWALK DEVELOPMENT AND AS THE PROPERTIES DEVELOP YOU WILL SEE MORE SIDEWALKS BETWEEN THIS DRIVEWAY AND THE POOL TO HELP PUSH SOME OF THE ACTIVITY ON TO TO THE SIDEWALK AND OFF OF THE STREET GOING SOUTH, TRAFFIC DOES DROP OFF A LITTLE BIT MORE. >> BECAUSE THAT IS A CONCERN. WE LOOK AT SAFETY -- AND THEN OF COURSE CHILDREN AND I KNOW SOME OF US I TAKE THAT ROUTE A A LOT AND THE CONGESTION. SO, THAT IS A SAFETY CONCERN. WE'RE SAYING THERE ARE PLANS IN PLACE AND BECAUSE OF YOUR DIRECTION OF NOT WAVING SIDEWALKS SO THEY CAN BE PERMITTED. >> OR MANDATED. IF ANYONE MAKES A CHANGE THEY HAVE TO PUT A SIDEWALK IN. >> SO THE CHILDREN HAVE THE SAFETY MEASURES. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> DO WE HAVE A MOTION? >> I SO MOVE. >> TO APPROVE THE VARIANCE. >> I'LL SECOND IT. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE PLEASE. ANY OPPOSED? NOT SEEING ANY THE MOTION PASSES. [D Consent Agenda:] AT THIS TIME I BELIEVE IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN WE'RE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. HAS EVERYONE HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE MEETING MINUTES. ANY CHANGES OR CORRECTIONS. AND WHAT WE JUST VOTED ON. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE OF ADOPTING THE CONSENT AGENDA PLEASE SAY AYE. [1. Monthly Development Report] ANY OPPOSED. NOW THE MONTHLY REPORT. >> WE CONTINUE TO BE BUSY. WE RECEIVED THREE MINOR PLATS. THE ENCHANTED GARDENS SUBDIVISION WHICH IS THE NEW PROPOSED APARTMENT COMPLEX. WE RECEIVED TWO MAJOR PLATS. YOU SHOULD SEE THE PRESERVE AT THE NEXT MEETING. STILL HAD ISSUES AND WAS POSTPONED. BRONSON YOU JUST APPROVED AND THEN WE HAVE THREE MAJOR SITE PLANS NORTH TOWN SHOPPING CENTER. FED-EX AND SPRING WOOD MEDICAL PARKS. DIVISION 3. THIS IS OUR MONTHLY PERMIT ACTIVITY. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT WE CONTINUE TO BE WELL ABOVE LAST YEAR. LAST YEAR -- JUST STARTING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC SO I EXPECT THIS PANDEMIC BEING WELL ABOVE LAST YEAR'S ACTIVITY TO CONTINUE. BUT AS YOU CAN SEE WE ISSUED 204MEP PERMITS AND 167 OTHER PERMITS WITH THE VALUE OF $4.8 MILLION. >> JULIE, HOW ARE YOU R WE DOING COMPARED TO PRECOVID NUMBERS? ARE WE GETTING BACK TO WHAT WE WOULD CONSIDER NORMAL? >> WE WERE ACTUALLY PRETTY SLOW EVEN PRECOVID. WE WERE REALLY BUSY 14, 15 AND 16 AND 16 THE SPIGOT TURNED OFF AND HURRICANE HARVEY TRIGGERED US INTO REBUILDING ACTIVITY. OUR NUMBERS WERE HIGH. AND THEN WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A SLOW YEAR IN 18 AND WE'RE DEFINITELY HITTING MORE NORMAL NUMBERS AND THEN COVID HIT. SO WE'RE NOT DEAD DURING COVID BUT DEFINITELY SLOWER SO I THINK WE'RE DEFINITELY EXCEEDING ALL OF THAT AND POTENTIALLY [00:35:07] APPROACHING -- CHILL DAYS OF ACTIVITY. NOT QUITE THERE. >> THAT IS A POSITIVE SIGN. THAT IS GREAT. >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR ANYTHING -- ON THE COMMISSION. I APPRECIATE * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.