[A. CALL TO ORDER]
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>> CHAIR: GOOD EVENING. I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME YOU TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OF MARCH 24TH, 2022.
I WILL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.
MS. LILA CAN WE HAVE ROLL CALL FOR A QUORUM?
>> SPEAKER: YES. COMMISSIONER VIC CALDWELL, CHAIR GAIL HOAD? COMMISSIONER BRIAN OLGUIN? COMMISSIONER BRIAN ROKYTA? COMMISSIONER CYNTHIA STALEY?
[B. Communication:]
COMMISSIONER VICTOR MENDOZA? COMMISSIONER DANIEL MIKULENKA? WE HAVE A QUORUM. LET'S MOVE ON TO COMMUNE CASE IN AN ANNOUNCEMENT REMINDERS. TONIGHT'S MEETING IS BEING SIMULCAST VIA TV 15. ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS?>> GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND ANNOUNCE OUR NEW PLANNER INTRODUCE HIM, TYLER WARD.
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS TYLER WARD I AM THE NEW PLANNER FOR THE CITY OF VICTORIA.
I'M ORIGINALLY FROM YOKUM TEXAS AND I'M A GRADUATE OF TEXAS UNIVERSITY WITH THE MAJOR IN ARCHITECTURE AND MINOR IN URBAN PLANNING. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EVERYONE AND BRING MY EXPERIENCE HERE TO THE CITY OF
VICTORIA. >> COMMISSIONER: NICE TO MEET
YOU. >> CHAIR: IF THERE'S NO MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS WE WILL MOVE TO CITIZEN COMMUNICATION.
WE HAVE ANY CITIZENS WISHING TO SPEAK ONLY ON ITEMS NOT LISTED FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING? AT THIS TIME THERE IS NO ONE.
NO ONE WILLING TO SPEAK SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE DEVELOPMENT
[1. Variance Request for Escalera Ranch 1833 Phases 3-5 - City Plat File N...]
ITEMS WITHIN THE PUBLIC HEARING.OUR FIRST ITEM IS A VARIANCE REQUEST FOR ESCALERA RANCH 1833 PHASES THREE THROUGH FIVE. WE HAVE A STAFF REPORT?
>> THE STAFF REPORT COVER THE VARIANT OR SECTION 21.50 5F THE APPROVAL OF THE PRELIMINARY PLOT FOUR-INCH 1833 PHASES READ THROUGH FIVE AND WILL CONSIDER THE CONSIDERATION OF THE FINAL APPROVAL FOR PLAT FOR ESCALERA RANCH 1833 PHASES 3-5 THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED PER THE PROPERTY WOULD LIKE TO BE PLOTTED INTO NINE RURAL RESIDENTIAL LOTS.
THE NINE LOTS WILL BE LOCATED AT THE END OF ESCALERA RANCH ROAD AND WRIGHT CREEK DRY CREEK WILL BE EXPANDED IN FUTURE PHASES OF THE PROPOSED SUBDIVISION TRADING A CUL-DE-SAC ON EACH END OF THE PROPOSED ROAD.
THE PROPOSED PLOT WILL INCREASE ESCALERA RANCH ROAD AND WRIGHT CREEK TO 4000 LINEAR FEET OF THE CUL-DE-SAC SERVING A TOTAL OF 34 RULE SUBDIVISION LOTS. THE OWNER IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO SECTION 21 ? 50 5F IN ORDER TO PLOT THE PROPERTY WITH THE CUL-DE-SAC THAT EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM LENGTH OF 750 FEET WHILE SERVING MORE THAN 24 DWELLING UNITS.
ESCALERA RANCH 1833 PHASE I WAS PLOTTED WITH SINGLE-FAMILY LOTS WITHIN TWO BLOCKS OF A LOCAL STREET.
THE EXISTING CUL-DE-SAC CREATED WITH PHASE I AND PHASE II WAS 2272 LINEAR FEET. NOW WITH PHASES THREE THROUGH FIVE TO ADD THE ADDITIONAL NINE LOTS INCREASING THE LENGTH OF THE CUL-DE-SAC TO 4000 FEET SERVING 34 SINGLE-FAMILY LOTS.
THE GRANTING OF THIS VARIANCE WOULD ALLOW THE PROPERTY OWNER TO PLOT THE PROPERTY WITH A CUL-DE-SAC EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM LENGTH OF 750 FEET WHILE SERVING 34 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS. THE PRELIMINARY PLAT WILL MEET ALL OTHER RELEVANT APPLICABLE ORDINANCES IF THE VARIANCE IS APPROVED. THE PRELIMINARY PLOT FOR ESCALERA RANCH 1833 IS A PROPOSED PLOT OF 37.01 ACRES WHICH LIES WITHIN THE CITIES EXTERIOR OLD JURISDICTION.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOOKING AT SOUTHWEST OF ESCALERA RANCH ROAD AND FM 1685 INTERSECTION. THE PROPERTY IS BEING PLATTED INTO NINE SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOT.
[LISTING] THE FINAL PLAT OF ESCALERA RANCH 1833 PHASE III IS A FINAL PLAT PROPOSED OF 8.23 ACRES.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE CITY'S CORPORATE
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LIMITS AND WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA. THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED AND BEING DEVELOPED AND PLATTED INTO TWO RESIDENTIAL RURAL LOTS WITHIN BLOCKS WANTED TO APPEAR THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS BOUNDED BY ESCALERA ROAD AND WRIGHT CREEK.THIS WILL BE THE REQUIRED CONSTRUCTION OF WRIGHT CREEK ACCESS TO THE SUBDIVISION WILL BE PROVIDED INDIRECTLY OF F TEENS 1685 AND BY ESCALERA ROAD WITH THE PROPOSED EXPANSION OF THE INTERNAL LOCAL STREET AND THE PROPOSED WRIGHT CREEK.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE VARIANCE REQUEST TO ALLOW THE PROPERTY OWNER TO PLOT THE PROPERTY WITH A CUL-DE-SAC EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM LENGTH OF 750 FEET WHILE SERVING 34 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS. THIS VARIANCE WILL ALLOW ESCALERA RANCH ROAD TO BE EXTENDED AND WRIGHT CREEK TO 4042 LINEAR FEET OF CUL-DE-SAC SERVING THE 34 LOTS.
DUE TO THE PROPOSED SUBDIVISION INTENDED USE OF THE SINGLE-FAMILY RURAL LOTS WITH MOST LOTS WITH AVERAGING OVER 180 FEET IN LENGTH THE 750 FEET MAXIMUM IS EXTREMELY RESTRICTIVE TO LOTS THIS SIZE FURTHERMORE SECONDARY ENTRANCES ARE NOT REQUIRED UNTIL 50 DWELLING UNITS ARE BUILT.
DUE TO THE PROPOSED SUBDIVISION INTENDED USE OF SINGLE-FAMILY RURAL D USE OF SINGLE-FAMILY RURAL LOTS THE MOST LOTS AVERAGING ABOUT WONDERED 80 FEET IS EXTREMELY RESTRICTED TO THE 50. THE ALLOWANCE OF THE CUL-DE-SAC NOT BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE EFFICIENCY TO THE ROADWORK NETWORK IN SURROUNDING AREAS. FURTHERMORE THE LOT ONCE PLATTED ALONG WRIGHT CREEK ARE UNIQUE IN THEIR SIZE AND NOT COMMONLY FOUND ALONG LOCAL STREETS WITH CUL-DE-SACS.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE LUMINARY PLAT FOR ESCALERA RANCH 1833 PHASE III THROUGH FIVE AND FINAL PLOT FOR PHASE III CONDITION ON THE FINAL APPROVAL OF THE REQUESTED VARIANCE. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> CHAIR: THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING IF ANYONE WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
WE ASK YOU TO PLEASE COME FORWARD AND LIMIT THE COMMENTS
TO FIVE MINUTES. >> CAN WE COMBINE THE PUBLIC
[2. Preliminary Plat for Escalera Ranch 1833 Phase 3 - City Plat File NO. ...]
HEARING FOR THE VARIANCE REQUEST AND PRELIMINARY PLAT IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON EITHER OF THOSE ISSUES THE VARIANCE OR THE LUMINARY PLAT? WE COULD DO THAT ALL RIGHT NOW.>> CHAIR: CAN I GET A MOTION? >> COMMISSIONER: SO MOVED.
>> CHAIR: AND I HAVE A SECOND. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION FROM ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO DEAL WITH PHASE III THROUGH FIVE AND THE SUBDIVISION PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR PHASE III AT THIS TIME? OKAY.
AT THIS TIME WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK IF THERE IS ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. AT THIS TIME I AM ASKING FOR A
MOTION. >> COMMISSIONER: I MAKE A MOTION TO GRANT THE VARIANCE OF THE CUL-DE-SAC.
>> CHAIR: DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SO MOVED.
OKAY. >> SPEAKER: WE NEED TO VOTE ON
THAT. >> CHAIR: FORGIVE ME, I APOLOGIZE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE ANY OPPOSED? SO MOVED.
I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. THOSE IN FAVOR.
AND SO NOW WE ARE MOVING ON AS WE COMBINE TO THE THIRD ITEM WHICH IS A VARIANCE FOR REST FOR MARTINEZ SUBDIVISION NUMBER
6. >> SPEAKER: MAY I INTERJECT A POINT OF ORDER. THESE COMBINED PROCESSES ARE CONFUSING BUT CAN WE ALSO GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY PLAT? YOU MADE A MOTION FOR THE
VARIANCE. >> COMMISSIONER: I MOVE THAT WE
ACCEPT THE VARIANCE. >> CHAIR: WHEN I MADE THE
MOTION TO COMBINE THEM. >> COMMISSIONER: THAT WAS FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING. PROCEDURALLY.
>> COMMISSIONER: I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE PLAT FOR ESCALERA
RANCH 1833. >> COMMISSIONER: I WILL GO AHEAD AND SECOND THAT. THE PRELIMINARY PLAT.
>> CHAIR: WE HAVE A FIRST AND SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE, ANY OPPOSED?
[3. Variance Request for Martinez Subdivision NO.6 - City File NO. 220206 ...]
SO MOVED. SO MOVING ON.>> COMMISSIONER: NOW TO NUMBER 3.
>> CHAIR: NUMBER 3. MARTINEZ SUBDIVISION NUMBER 6.
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>> THIS IS A VARIANCE LOCATED AT 2514 CALLIS STREET.HE PROPERTY OWNER WOULD LIKE TO DEMOLISH THE EXISTING STRUCTURE TO BUILD A NEW STRUCTURE TO PLACE ON THEIR NEW LOT.
THE OWNER HAS BEEN GIVEN A CONDITIONAL APPROVAL FROM THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE TO FUND A DEMOLITION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE.
THE DEMOLITION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF THIS NEW RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE REQUIRES A PLAT OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IN ORDER TO REQUEST THE BUILDING PERMIT TO BE ISSUED.
THE PROPERTY OWNER WOULD LIKE TO PLAT THE PROPERTY INTO A SINGLE LOT. THE OWNER IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO SECTION 21 ? 82 B1 AND TWO IN ORDER TO LET THE PROPERTY INTO A SINGLE-FAMILY LOT WITH THE LOT BEING BELOW THE MINIMUM REQUIRED LOT SIZE AND HAVING A LOT WITH BELOW THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT FOR A SINGLE-FAMILY LOT.
LOT 1 WILL HAVE AN APPROXIMATE LOT SIZE OF 2916 TOTAL SQUARE FEET AND WILL HAVE A LOT WIDTH OF 43.40 FEET.
THE LOT SIZE AND WIDTH ARE BELOW THE MINIMUM REQUIRED LOT SIZE AND WIDTH FOR A SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOT.
LOT ONE WILL BE ABLE TO ADHERE TO ALL DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES REQUIRED OF A SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOT SPITE INCORPORATED BELOW THE MINIMUM LOT REQUIREMENT.
IT WOULD MEET ALL OTHER YARD SETBACKS AND WOULD ADHERE TO THOSE SETBACKS. THIS PROPERTY HAS EXISTED FOR MULTIPLE YEARS BUT WAS SUBDIVIDED BY NEEDS AND DOWNS YEARS AGO. THIS VARIANCE WOULD ALLOW THE PROPERTY OWNER TO PLAT A PROPERTY INTO A SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOT ALLOWING THE LOT TO BE 2916 SQUARE FEET AND 40.40 FEET IN LOT WITH AN ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS SET OUT IN THE CITY CODE. THE FINAL PLAT FOR THE MARTINEZ SUBDIVISION NUMBER 6 IS A PROPOSED FINAL OF 0.7 ACRES.
IT LIES WITHIN THE CITY'S CORPORATE LIMITS.
THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY EXISTS AS A SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOT CONTAINING A SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE ON IT NOW. THE PROPERTY IS BEING PLATTED INTO A SICKLE FAMILY LOT WITHIN BLOCK ONE LOT ONE.
ACCESS TO THE SUBDIVISION WILL BE OFF OF CALLIS STREET IN EXISTING LOCAL. THE PLAT WILL MEET ALL APPLICABLE ORDINANCES WITH APPROVAL OF THE VARIANCE.
THE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL FOR THE VARIANCE WHICH IS CURRENTLY FUNCTIONING AS THEY DEVELOP SINGLE-FAMILY LOT PEERED THE VARIANCE WILL ALLOW LOT ONE LOT SIZE TO BE BELOW THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE REQUIREMENT AND LOW THE LOT WITH WHILE EATING ALL OTHER RESIDENTIAL REQUIREMENTS.
THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AND EXISTED IN ITS CURRENT CONFIGURATION FOR YEARS. STAFF HAS DETERMINED THAT THE APPROVAL OF THE VARIANCE WOULD NOT SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGE THE EXISTING CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND NOT BE DETRIMENTAL. THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE HAS QUALIFIED THE OWNER TO RECEIVE FUNDING FOR THE DEMOTION AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW RESIDENT CONDITION ON THE APPROVAL OF THE VARIANCE AND APPROVAL OF THE FINAL PLAT.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVING THE FINAL PLAT CONTINGENT UPON THE FINAL APPROVAL OF THE REQUESTED VARIANCE BY CITY COUNCIL.
>> CHAIR: THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AGAIN IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME AND WE ARE REMINDING THAT THE CITIZEN WILL
BE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES. >> SPEAKER: GOOD EVENING.
MY NAME IS LUPE GARCIA HERE TO REPRESENT MS. MARTINEZ.
SHE DID A REALLY GOOD JOB EXPLAINING THE CASE AT HAND.
WE WANT TO BE HERE TO REPRESENT MS. MARTINEZ CASE AND ASK ORIOLES GUIDANCE TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD ON THIS.
CONSTRUCTION HAS ENGINEERED A HOUSE LIKE SHE HAS STATED TO BE ABLE TO FIT THAT LOT IN CURRENT CONDITIONS.
MAKE SURE THAT DOESN'T ENCROACH OR GO AGAINST ANY BUILDING CODES. IT'S ALSO GOING TO BE ELEVATED TO THE CORRECT ELEVATION TO MOVE FORWARD FOR MISS MARTINEZ AND HER FAMILY TO MOVE FORWARD. AGAIN JUST FOLLOWING UP WITH WHAT SHE SAID AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR THE VARIANCE AND HOPEFULLY WITHIN APPROVAL TODAY WE CAN GET THAT PROCESS MOVING FORWARD AND GET MISS MARTINEZ BACK TO A GOOD HABITABLE HOME.
IF THERE'S ANY QUESTION I'M HERE TO ANSWER THEM BUT AGAIN JUST ASKING FOR THE VARIANCE AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN MOVE
FORWARD. >> CHAIR: QUESTIONS? WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND COMMENTS, SIR.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK?TIME WE WILL CLOS PUBLIC HEARING AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION
ALONG WITH THE COMMISSION. >> COMMISSIONER: WE HAVE DONE A
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NUMBER OF THESE ALREADY HELPING FOLKS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE MONEY AVAILABLE FROM THE STATE AND THE ONLY THING THAT COMPLICATES THIS ONE IS THIS ONE HAS A NARROWER LOT THAN WHAT WE WOULD USUALLY JUST BE HERE TALKING ABOUT LOT SIZE BUT THIS ONE HAS THE ISSUE WITH THE NARROW LOT.I TOOK A LOOK AND I THINK URBAN HAS DONE A GREAT JOB OF BUILDING OR DESIGNING THEM A PLACE THAT WOULD FIT WITHIN THE REQUIREMENTS. AND I THINK IT IS GREAT THAT WERE GOING TO GIVE THESE FOLKS A GOOD PLACE TO LIVE AGAIN.
>> COMMISSIONER: AGREED. >> CHAIR: I BELIEVE IT ADDS TO THE BEAUTIFICATION OF REVITALIZATION AND MOVING TOWARDS A BETTER VICTORIA. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER FURTHER DISCUSSIONS? AT THIS TIME WE ARE ASKING FOR MOTIONS AND ACTIONS ON THIS ELEMENT OF THE SUBDIVISION
NUMBER 6. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? >> COMMISSIONER: I MOTION TO
APPROVE THE VARIANCE. >> CHAIR: WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND WE ALSO HAVE A SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. HE OPPOSED?
[4. Variance Request for Greenbriar Place Lot 1, Block 13 - 1705 Avondale ...]
SO MOVED.HE MOTION HAS PASSED.NOW IT BRINGS US ON TO OUR FOURTH ITEM RIGHT? I'M WITH YOU. THE FOURTH ITEM WHICH IS THE VARIANCE REQUEST FOR GREENBRIER PLACE LOT ONE BLOCK 13 MAY WE
HAVE THE STAFF REPORT PLEASE? >> SPEAKER: YES THIS IS A VARIANCE FOR MINIMUM LOT SIZE OF THE CITY CODE.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 1705 AVONDALE STREET.
THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY EXISTS AS A SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOT WITH ONE RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE ON IT.
THE PROPERTY OWNER WOULD LIKE TO SUBDIVIDE THE EXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOT INTO TWO SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS IN ORDER TO BUILD AN ADDITIONAL SINGLE-FAMILY STRUCTURE. THE SUBDIVISION OF THE PROPERTY WILL REQUIRE THE PROPERTY OWNER TO THE PLAT OF PROPERTY.
THE OWNER IS PROPOSING TO CREATE TWO SINGLE RESIDENTIAL LOTS THAT WILL BELOW THE MINIMUM TOTAL SIZE LOT REQUIREMENT. THE OWNER IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO PLAT THE PROPERTY TO TWO SINGLE-FAMILY LOTS WITH THE MINIMAL REQUIREMENT BEING BELOW THE REQUIRED SINGLE LOT SIZE. THE PROPOSED LOTS WILL HAVE AN APPROXIMATE LOT SIZE OF 5469 SQUARE FEET AND 4010 SQUARE FEET. THE LOT SIZE ARE BELOW THE MINIMUM REQUIRED LOT SIZE FOR A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOT.
LOTS WILL BE ABLE TO ADHERE TO ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOT DESPITE BEING LOW THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE REQUIREMENT. THEY WILL ALSO HAVE ALL YARD SETBACKS ESTABLISHED BY THE REPOT.
THE GRANTING OF THIS VARIANCE WOULD ALLOW THE PROPERTY OWNER TO PLAT THE PROPERTY INTO TWO SINGLE-FAMILY RESIN SHALLOTS.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL FOR THE VARIANCE REQUEST FORCE A MIDDLE AND APPROVAL OF A PLAT DEPICTING TWO SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS. ONE WITH A RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE ON IT PEERED THE VARIANCE WILL ALLOW THE LOTS TO BE PLOTPLATTED BELOW THE MINIMU LOT SIZE REQUIREMENT WELL MEETING ALL THE OTHER SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOT REQUIREMENT SET OUT IN THE CITY CODE TO THE STAFF IS DETERMINED THAT THE APPROVAL OF THE VARIANCE WOULD NOT SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGE THE EXISTING CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. FURTHERMORE OUR ANALYSIS SUGGESTS ALLOWING AN EXISTING LOT TO BE SUBDIVIDED IN ORDER TO BUILD A NEW RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE ON THE NEWLY CREATED LOT WOULD NOT BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> CHAIR: DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. I'M SORRY.
>> COMMISSIONER: THE EXISTING STRUCTURE IF I AM LOOKING AT IT CORRECTLY IS GOING TO REMAIN? THERE JUST GOING TO BUILD A NEW
WHAT YOU ARE SEEING ON YOUR SCREEN IS THE PROPOSED PLAT DEPENDING ON HOW THE VARIANCE IS DETERMINED.
THE EXISTING STRUCTURE WOULD BE ON THE FIRST LOT AT THE CORNER AND WILL REMAIN. THE NEW RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE WOULD BE ON THE INTERIOR LOT NOW.
>> COMMISSIONER: I HAVE A QUESTION.
WITH -WE ARE GOING THROUGH A CHANGE OF OUR ORDINANCE ARE WE
LOOKING INTO CHANGING OUR - >> COMMISSIONER: YOU ARE STEALING MY THUNDER! I WAS GOING TO REPORT ON IT AFTER OR DURING ANNOUNCEMENTS BUT REALLY QUICK IT'S A SHORT ANNOUNCEMENT. I DID JUST RECEIVE THE DRAFT OF THE DIAGNOSTIC REPORT OF COURSE LOT SIZES ARE DEFINITELY AN
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ISSUE THEY IDENTIFIED AND OUR DESIRE TO MOVE TO A SMALLER LOT SIZE IS GOING TO BE CARRIED THROUGH IN THE YOU DO ERIE HOPEFULLY THE COMMISSION WILL CONTINUE TO SEE A LOT OF LOT SIZE VARIANCES ONCE WE HAVE FINALIZED OUR UTO PROCESS.IT IS MAKING A POINT IN THE DIAGNOSTIC REPORT AND ONCE WE GET A CHANCE TO INTERNALLY REVIEW IT WILL SEND IT TO YOU TO ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS THAT WE MET WITH IN JANUARY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DIDN'T MISS ANYTHING BIG AND ONCE WE APPROVE THE DIAGNOSTIC REPORT WE WILL ACTUALLY GET STARTED ON
REWRITING THE ORDINANCES. >> COMMISSIONER: IT IS EASIER
>> CHAIR: AT THIS TIME WE ARE OPEN FOR PUBLIC HEARING AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK OR RESPOND ON THIS ITEM WE ASK THAT YOU LIMIT YOUR RESPONSE TO FIVE MINUTES.
AT THIS TIME DO WE HAVE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? OKAY. SO NOW WE ARE GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION AMONG THE COMMISSIONERS. I KNOW I WOULD LIKE TO SAY I AM THANKFUL IT'S NOT DEALING WITH AN HOA OR ANYTHING OF THAT
NATURE SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD. >> COMMISSIONER: WELL, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK WE ALL TAKE PRETTY SERIOUSLY IS WE ARE APPEAR TO REPRESENT THE CITIZENS OF WHOLE.
I WAS LOOKING AT THIS AND I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE ANALYZE A LOT OF THINGS FROM BOTH SIDES.
THE PROS AND THE CONS AND REALLY GIVE SOME THOUGHT TO IT.
I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT SOME OF THE VERBIAGE IN THE DOCUMENTATION THAT WAS PROVIDED TO US REALLY ISN'T 100 PERCENT ACCURATE. IT MAKES YOU THINK ONE THING BUT REALLY IT IS SOMETHING ELSE AND THERE'S SOME THINGS I WANT TO POINT OUT TO THE COMMISSION. THIS IS A 24 BLOCK SUBDIVISION TILT IN 1949 ALMOST ALL THE HOUSES ARE 1949.
ALL THE LOTS IN THE SUBDIVISION ALL 176 OF THEM ARE ALMOST ALL EXACTLY THE SAME SIZE. OF ALL OF THOSE THERE ARE ONLY TWO LOTS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBDIVIDED LIKE THIS IN THE ENTIRE SUBDIVISION. ONE WAS DONE IN 1949 AND THE OTHER ONE WAS DONE IN 2007. SO THAT IS SOMETHING TO CONSIDER WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT WILL IT AFFECT THE NEIGHBORHOOD? WE ARE STARTING TO CREATE PRECEDENT SO PEOPLE WANT TO SUBDIVIDE THEIR LOTS THEY CAN DO IT AND THAT COULD CHANGE. THE OTHER THING THAT WAS MENTIONED IN SOME OF THE DOCUMENTATION IS THAT THIS WAS A NEIGHBORHOOD WITH A LOT OF DUPLEXES.
THERE ARE 17 ON ONE UNDER 76 LOTS AND THAT'S 10 PERCENT.
IT IS NOT A MULTIFAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD LIKE SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF DUPLEXES AND FOR PLEXUS AND THAT'S OBVIOUS. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE THINK ABOUT THAT WHEN WE ARE MAKING THE DECISION.
I'M NOT SAYING AT THIS POINT THAT I AM FOR OR AGAINST BUT I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE CONSIDER DOING THIS IS CHANGING THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND IS SETTING A PRECEDENCE FOR POSSIBLY GOING FORWARD AND HAVING A LOT OF THESE HAPPEN.
I'M NOT SURE THAT THAT IS A GOOD THING IN ALL CASES.
>> COMMISSIONER: CAN I? >> CHAIR: YES.
>> COMMISSIONER: WITH THE NEW LOT SIZE WITH THE RESIDENT IT COULD CHANGE ANYWHERE. WHAT I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT IS SEWER WE ARE ADDING MORE SEWER AND WATER AND ALL THAT IS GOING TO PLAY INTO THE WHOLE DEVELOPMENT.
ONCE YOU START CHANGING YOUR ABILITY TO SUBDIVIDE IT WHAT IS IT GOING TO DO TO MY INNER STRUCTURE? DO WE HAVE THE RIGHT SUPPLY? IT OPENS UP A CAN OF WORMS.
IT DOES. >> COMMISSIONER: YOU GOT ME I
DIDN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT THAT. >> SPEAKER: CAN I REMIND THE COMMISSION THAT A COMPANION TO LOT SIZE IS LOT WITH.
THOSE TWO BULK REGULATIONS ARE REALLY WHAT IS DRIVING THE CHARACTER OF A NEIGHBORHOOD AND WITH THE LOT WIDTH OF ALL THE INTERIOR LOTS IT'S GOING TO MAKE IT HARD FOR THE INTERIOR LOTS IN THE SUBDIVISION TO ACTUALLY SUBDIVIDE.HE PRIMARY OPPORTUNITY WOULD BE ONLY FOR CORNER LOTS TO HAVE
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ENOUGH FRONTAGE TO BE ABLE TO SUBDIVIDE AND AN ALMOST 4800 SQUARE-FOOT LOT WOULD HOPE HOPEFULLY MEET OR EXCEED WHAT OUR NEW LOT STANDARD WOULD GO TO.THE COMPANION REGULATION TO LOT SIZE IS LOT WITH.
>> CHAIR: MISS JULIE I THINK A CREDIT GOES TO YOU AS STAFF REASSURING THAT THESE THINGS ARE COMING INTO PLAY FOR CONSIDERATION THAT MAKES IT EASIER FOR US FOR WHAT WE CONSIDER A SAFETY HAZARD. THE LEGAL ASPECTS OF IT THAT IS SET BEFORE US. SOMETIMES WE DO LOOK AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND OF COURSE AS WE ARE RESIDENTS AND WE OWN HOMES THE THING IS YES WE DO CARE HOW THINGS LOOK BUT I BELIEVE OUR FAITH IS IN WHAT WE ARE DOING EVEN MOVING FORWARD TO CHANGE CERTAIN THINGS TO SUPPORT THAT BECAUSE WE ARE LOOKING AT AN ASPECT OF WHAT IS CALLED PROGRESSION AND ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD AND WE WILL SEE THAT OVER TIME WHERE NEIGHBORHOODS CHANGE BECAUSE OF PROGRESSION.
I BELIEVE THAT ON THIS I WOULD LIKE US TO SEEK A MOTION IF WE
WOULD LIKE TO PASS IT. >> COMMISSIONER: I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS MAKING IT HARD FOR ME IN THIS SITUATION BY THE BOOK THE PHRASE THE HARDSHIP IS NOT SELF-IMPOSED. TO ME THIS IS BEING SELF-IMPOSED. THEY ARE REQUESTING A VARIANCE BECAUSE THEY ARE CHOOSING TO SPLIT THE LOT IN SUCH A MATTER AND I KNOW WERE GETTING READY TO CHANGE THE LOT SIZE.
>> SPEAKER: AND THOSE VARIANCE HAVE YOU.
>> COMMISSIONER: THREE MONTHS FROM NOW WE COULD HAVE NEW GUIDELINES ON LOT SIZES BUT AS OF NOW THEY COULD SPLIT THIS TECHNICALLY INTO A CONFORMING LOT AND NONCONFORMING LOT AND THEY WOULD NOT BE SELF IMPOSING BUT ARE THEY? THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE TOUGHED TIME ON WITH ANY OF THESE THINGS WHETHER ASKING FOR CHANGES AND VARIANCES.
ARE THEY REALLY NOT SELF IMPOSING THAT HARDSHIP?
>> CHAIR: THAT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT I BELIEVE IS SELF INTERPRETATION WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING AT THOSE TERMS TO REALLY SEE IF THAT WOULD FIT THE CRITERIA.
I BELIEVE THAT THE STAFF WENT THROUGH AND I AM READY TO MAKE A MOTION WHETHER IT IS A YAY OR NAY WITH RECOMMENDATIONS OF
STAFF. >> COMMISSIONER: I MOVE THAT WE
GRANT THE VARIANT. >> CHAIR: DO HAVE A MOTION FOR
A COMMENTS? >> COMMISSIONER: A COMMENTS.
FIRST OF ALL I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT WE ARE GOING TO DEVELOP NEW PROPERTY IN THE OLD AREA OF TOWN.
WERE GOING TO GO THROUGH A LOT OF CHANGE WITH THE NEW ORDINANCE COMING UP. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE, AND REALLY HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
WE NEED TO GET THAT AREA OF TOWN YOU KNOW TO MEAN?
>> CHAIR: SO NOTED. >> COMMISSIONER: MADE A MOTION
AND I WILL SECOND THAT. >> CHAIR: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO GRANT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT THE MOTION HAS
PASSED. >> COMMISSIONER: AND I WANT TO
[D. Consent Agenda:]
THANK JULIE BECAUSE I ALWAYS FIND OUT SOME NEW.>> CHAIR: NOW WE COME TO THE EASY PART WHERE WE HAVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.E HAVE FOUR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
THE MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 17, 2022.
THE FINAL PLAT FOR ESCALERA RANCH 1833, FINAL PLAT OF MARTINA SUBDIVISION NUMBER 6 AND FINAL PLAT FOR SPRINGWOOD MEDICAL PARK SUBDIVISION NUMBER 4. DO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? ALL RIGHT.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND SO MOVED ANY, ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT.
[E. Other Business:]
SO, THAT MOTION HAS PASSED. IN OUR OTHER BUSINESS WE ARE DEALING WITH THE MONTHLY DEVELOPMENT REPORTS.MAY WE HAVE THE MONTHLY DEVELOPMENT REPORTS PLEASE?
>> SPEAKER: THIS PAST MONTH WE HAD THREE MAJOR PLATS ONE OF WHICH THE COUNCIL DENIED BUT THE PLANNING COMMISSION ARE APPROVED AND THE COUNCIL APPROVED.
OUR MONTHLY PERMIT NUMBERS ARE THE VALUATION OF TOTAL ARE UP
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FROM LAST YEAR. OUR EVP PERMITS ARE ALSO SLIGHTLY UP IN THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE HAVE COLLECTED IS ALSO UP FROM THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME.>> CHAIR: DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? ALL RIGHT, WE THANK YOU MISS CELESTE AND SO WE MOVE, IF THERE ARE ANY ITEMS THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS THAT WAS NOT ON THE AGENDA WE CAN SEE OR DISCUSS.
SO BE IT. WITH THAT WE WILL CALL I'M SORRY COULD WE HAVE COMMISSIONER MONICA RODRIQUEZ WE WANT TO THANK YOU AND I HOPE YOU HAVE FUN ON THIS JOURNEY.
>> COMMISSIONER: IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO RECOGNIZE NEW MEMBERS.
IT IS AN EXCITING TIME TO BE A PART OF THE CITY TO HELP MOVE IT FORWARD. I THINK IT IS A GREAT THING.
THANK YOU. >> COMMISSIONER: THANK YOU.
NOW WE GET TO ENJOY THE DAYLIGHT.
IF THERE ARE NO MORE QUESTIONS WE WILL CALL FOR ADJOURNMENT.
WE WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING AT THE TIME, THE TIME IS - 5:46.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.