Mar 16, 2023 Planning Commission

[A. CALL TO ORDER]

[B. Communication:]

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WE WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE ORDER OF THE VICTORIA COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. WE WANT TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. WE HAVE A QUORUM.

WHAT DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZENS WISHING TO SPEAK ONLY THAT OUR ITEMS NOT LISTED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING? IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON ANY ITEMS NOT LISTED FOR PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME AND PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO FIVE MINUTES. I SAID WE HAVE NO ANYONE

[1. Variance Request for Hall Addition Resubdivision No. 10 - City Plat Fi...]

THE FIRST ITEM IS THE VARIANCE REQUEST FOR THE HALL ADDITION RESUBDIVISION NUMBER 10. STAFF CAN YOU PLEASE GIVE US THE REPORT. QUICK SCREAMING COMMISSIONERS.

THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA TODAY IS A VARIANCE REQUEST FOR SUBDIVISION NUMBER 10. ROGERS RODRIGUEZ IS THE OWNER.

THE SUBJECT PROPERTY OWNER IS LOCATED AT 104 E. BRAZOS STREET IN TEXAS AND IS DESCRIBED AS A 0.196 ACRE TRACT OF LAND IN A PORTION OF ONE LOT AND LOT FOR AS RECORDED IN VOLUME 1 PAGE 29 IN VICTORIA COUNTY TEXAS. THE PROPERTY OWNER WOULD WISH TO DEMOLISH THE EXISTING STRUCTURE AND BUILD A NEW STRUCTURE IN ITS PLACE ON THEIR LOT.

THE OWNER HAS BEEN GIVEN A CONDITIONAL OFFER US THE FUNDED RECONSTRUCTION ON THEIR PROPERTY.

THE OWNER IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO SECTION 21 ? 8282 OF THE VICTORIA CODE OF ORDINANCES WHICH REQUIRE SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS TO HAVE A MINIMUM LOT WITH 50 FEET. THE VARIANCE WILL ALLOW FOR THE PROPOSED LOT FOR A TO BE CREATED WITHIN A LOT OF 46 FEET WHILE MEETING THE OTHER REQUIREMENTS SET OUT IN THE CITY CODE FOR SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS.

RESUBDIVISION NUMBER 10 IS A PROPOSED FINAL PLAT OF 0.169 ACRES. ACCESS TO THE SUBDIVISION AND LOT WILL BE FROM EAST BRAZOS STREET.HE FINAL PLOT WILL MEET THE APPLICABLE ORDINANCES WITH APPROVAL OF THE VARIANCE.

THERE IS A WATER SERVICE MEETING BEING PROVIDED BY AN EXISTING 8 INCH WATERS LINES AS WELL AS SEWER BEING PROVIDED IN EAST BRAZOS STREET.F YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE PLANT WE DID DEDICATE A 5 FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT TO THE FRONT FOR THOSE UTILITIES. STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE VARIANCE REQUEST TO ALLOW THE PLATTING OF ONE SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS. THIS WILL ALLOW THE LOT WITHIN THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT. STAFF HAS DETERMINED THE APPROVAL OF THE VARIANCE WILL NOT SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGE THE EXISTING CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND WILL NOT BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE SURROUNDING LOTS.

THE CITY OF VICTORIA HAS AN INTEREST IN NOT ONLY COOPERATING WITH OTHER SUBDIVISION OF GOVERNMENT BUT ALSO ALLOWING RESOURCES TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE CITIZENS WHO NEED THEM. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE FINAL PLOT SUBDIVISION NUMBER 10 CONDITIONED UPON THE FINAL APPROVAL OF THE REQUESTED VARIANCE BY CITY COUNCIL.

THANK YOU. >> WE WILL GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC HEARING. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.

WE SEE NO ONCE I WILL GO OUT AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

WE WILL GO AHEAD AND ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION FROM THE

COMMISSIONERS. >> WE NEED TO ASK FOR MOTION

OR ANY ACTION. >> HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY MISTER MENDOZA TO HAVE A SECOND.

>> I WILL SECOND. I HAVE A SECOND BY VIC COLWELL.

THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED THE SAME SIGN.

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THE VARIANCE PASSED. >> THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA

[2. Variance Request for 3 Mile Subdivision No. 1 - City Plat File No. 230...]

YOUR REPORT. >> THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT IS A VARIANCE REQUEST FOR THREE-MILE SUBDIVISION NUMBER ONE. FOR GUYS HOLDINGS INCORPORATING HIS HOLDER. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT THE 4400 BLOCK OF STATE HIGHWAY 185 OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS AND WITHIN A EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.

IT IS LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS A 22.02 ACRES SITUATED IN THE FULLY BETAMAX SURVEY ABSTRACT 21 VICTORIA COUNTY TEXAS.

THE PROPERTY OWNER WOULD LIKE TO PLOT THE PROPERTY INTO TWO GENERAL COMMERCIAL LOTS. THE OWNER IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO THE CODE SECTION 21 ? 63 A IN ORDER TO PLOT THE PROPERTIES INTO GENERAL COMMERCIAL LOTS WILL LOT TO NOT HAVING DIRECT ACCESS TO THE STRUCTURE FROM STATE HIGHWAY 185. LOT ONE WILL HAVE DIRECT ACCESS AND LOT TWO IS LOCATED DIRECTLY BEHIND LOT ONE.

LOT TWO WOULD GAIN ACCESS TO STATE 185 BY A DEDICATED 65 WIDE SHARED ACCESS AND UTILITY EASEMENT LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF LOT LINE AND A PORTION OF LOT 2. LOT 2 WILL BE ABLE TO ADHERE TO OTHER DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES REQUIRED OF GENERAL COMMERCIAL LOTS DESPITE NOT HAVING DIRECT ACCESS TO THE STRUCTURE FROM HIGHWAY 185.

THE GRANTING OF THIS VARIANCE WILL ALLOW THE PLOTTING OF LOT 2. THREE-MILE SUBDIVISION LOT ONE IS A PLOT OF 22.21 ACRES. THE FINAL PLAT WILL MEET APPLICABLE ORDINANCES. WATER SERVICES BEING PROVIDED BY AN EXISTING 12 INCH WATER LINE.

STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE VARIANCE REQUEST TO ALLOW THE PLOTTING OF TWO COMMERCIAL LOTS WHICH WILL ALLOW LOT TO TO OBTAIN ACCESS FROM EASEMENT.

THE ANALYSIS EXACT SUGGESTS THAT THE EASEMENT WILL NOT BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE OF THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS. STAFF ALSO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE FINAL PLOT OF THREE-MILE SUBDIVISION NUMBER ONE CONDITIONED UPON FINAL APPROVAL OF THE REQUESTED BY CITY

COUNCIL. >> WE WILL NOW OPEN IT UP TO PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM IS COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.

PLEASE LIMIT YOUR TIME TO FIVE MINUTES.

>> I SEE NO ONE WANTS TO COME UP SO WE WILL GO AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. DO WE HAVE A DISCUSSION?

>> I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR STAFF.

I'M LOOKING AT THE PROPOSED PLAT AND IT'S PROBABLY JUST THE WAY I'M LOOKING AT IT THE WRONG WAY BUT, AS PART OF THIS LOT IN

CITY LIMITS AND PART NOT? >> IT'S JUST RIGHT SOUTH OF

THE CITY LINE. >> WHILE HE'S DOING THAT HE ACTUALLY BE ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WE HAVE FOR THE RECORD I WANT IT TO BE STATED ON WHY EVEN AFTER THE SPLIT WITH THE JURISDICTION OF THE PLOT IS OUT OF THE CITY LIMIT

AREA. >> THE CITY HAS AUTHORITY TO CONTROL PLAT APPROVAL AND THAT IS WITHIN INTERLOCAL MEMORANDUM WITH THE COUNTY. THE CITY IS THE AUTHORITY TO

APPROVE THOSE PLOTS. >> FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FOLKS OF THE THREE PEOPLE THAT ARE WATCHING ONLINE.

WHAT IS THE TJ? EXTRA TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.

>> THANK YOU.YOU. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> I WILL SECOND. >> THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE

QUICK THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. >> THE VARIANCE PASSES.

[3. Variance Request for Indian Trails Subdivision, Section One, Resubdivi...]

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>> OUR THIRD ITEM IS A VARIANCE REQUEST FOR INDIAN TRAILS SUBDIVISION SECTION 1 RESUBDIVISION NUMBER 11.

>> GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. THE VARIANCE BEFORE YOU IS FOR INDIAN TRAILS SUBDIVISION SECTION 1 RESUBDIVISION NUMBER 11. IT IS LOCATED AT 7800 NORTH NAVARRO, ?73 SIX E. ZACH ONCE. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO SECTION 2338 AND SECTIONS 2154 AND 2150 4B AND C. THESE TWO VARIANCES THAT ARE REQUESTED IS TO FORGO ADDING THE DEDICATION OF THE EXTENSION MALL DRIVE.

THE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE VARIANCE AND SUBSEQUENTLY RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE FINAL PLOT OF INDIAN TRAILS SUBDIVISION SECTION 1. THE FINAL PLOT IS 49.37 ACRES AND WILL MEET THE STANDARDS OF GENERAL COMMERCIAL FOR THE SHOPPING CENTER. THE REASON STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVING TO ALLOW THEM TO WAIVE THE DEDICATION OF THAT EXTENSION CURRENTLY CITY STAFF IS NOT READY TO TAKE OVER THAT RIGHT AWAY AT THAT TIME. AT THIS TIME STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE VARIANCE TO GO AHEAD AND WAIVE THAT DEDICATION AND ALLOW THE CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP TO REMOVE THAT LANGUAGE OF THAT DEDICATION. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

>> TO THE WHICH WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS A LIEN BETWEEN THE

TWO. >> CURRENTLY IN 2022 THE MASTER PLAN WAS PROPOSED TO EXTEND MALL DRIVE TYPICALLY WHEN SOMEONE IS PLANNING OR REPLANTING THEIR REQUIRED TO GET THAT DEDICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THAT MASTER PLAN. RIGHT NOW IT HAS BEEN ADDED ON AS A FUTURE PLAN TO HAVE IT JUST IN CASE.

WE WERE NOT ANTICIPATING THREE PARTS SO SOON SO THAT'S WHY

WE'RE SUPPORTING THIS VARIANCE. >> IF WE GRANT THE VARIANCE IT STUCK IN MY MIND I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU IF PLANNED TO BE MORE OF A ROBUSTLY BUILT THOROUGHFARE THAN WHAT IT IS.

>> IN THE FUTURE YES. IT IS PROPOSED TO HAVE AND EVENTUALLY BUILD. TO ELECT AN ELECTOR STREET WHICH IS FOUR LANES. LIKE I SAID WE'RE JUST NOT READY AND EQUIPPED TO DO THAT. WE WANT TO KEEP IT ON THE MASTER PLAN VERSUS AMENDING IT OFF AS A FUTURE PROJECT.

>> WE ALLOW THEM TO CHANGE THE CERTIFICATE TO REMOVE THE

DEDICATION LANGUAGE. >> TYPICALLY WITH THE RIGHT-OF-WAY WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF THAT. CURRENTLY WE WERE PLANNING TO MAINTAIN IT AS YOU KNOW RIGHT NOW THE BACK OF THERE IS SET UP LIKE A PARKING LOT. IN ANTICIPATION WHERE NOT READY TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN AND FULLY DEVELOP THAT STREET TO MATCH THE BEGINNING PORTION OF THAT WILL DRIVE THERE.

>> WE WILL GO AHEAD AND OPEN TO A PUBLIC HEARING.

>> LOOKS LIKE WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE TO TALK ABOUT IT WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS?O I

HAVE A MOTION. >> I WILL MOVE.

>> I WILL SECOND. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I.

>> AYE. >> THE VARIANCE PASSED.D.

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>> THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.

>> ACTUALLY THINK WE HAVE TWO MORE VARIANCES OR WAS THAT VOTE

FOR 03? >> THAT WAS FOR THE THREE.

>> D1 IS FOR THE RECORD INCLUDE THAT.

>> I'M DIFFERENT TO THE PEOPLE THAT KNOW MORE ABOUT THAT STUFF

THAN I DO. >> EVEN THOUGH IT'S THREE SET

[D. Consent Agenda:]

THAT ONE ACTION WORK. >> LET'S GO TO THE NEXT ITEM.

THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THERE ARE FOUR ITEMS THAT ARE THE MEETING MINUTES FOR NOVEMBER 17. THE FINAL PLOT FOR THE ADDITION RESUBDIVISION 10 IN THE FINAL PLAT FOR NUMBER THREE FOR THE THREE-MILE SUBDIVISION NUMBER ONE IN THE FINAL PLAT FOR INDIAN TRAILS SUBDIVISION. ASK FOR THE MOTIONS.

>> AND WILL THAT WE ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA.

>> SECOND. >> THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

[1. Thoroughfare Master Plan Amendment for Removal of Northside Road Propo...]

>> THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. >> THE CONSENT AGENDA PASSES.

>> THE NEXT THING ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT.

ACTION ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION. >> WE HAVE THE MASTER PLAN

AMENDMENT. >> WILL THE MASTER PLAN ALSO KNOWN AS THE TMP IS A LONG-RANGE PLANNING DOCUMENT USED TO GUIDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK. THE TMP PROVIDES AN ANALYSIS OF THE EXISTING ROADWAY CONDITIONS, FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PLOT PATTERNS, TRAVEL NEEDS AND EXISTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND BEST PRACTICES IN COMMUNITY GOALS.

THE CITY OF VICTORIA CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED THE CURRENT FAIR MASTER PLAN IN JUNE 2021. BECAUSE OF THE RECENT DEVELOPMENT INTERESTS AND PROPOSE SECONDARY ARTERIALS EXTENSION NEEDS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE PLAN AS IT IS IS NOT BENEFICIAL TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND RESTRICTS FURTHER DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE OF THE PROPOSED EXTENSION.

THE REMOVAL IS CURRENTLY DESIGNATED TO LINE UP WITH THE EXISTING NORTH SIDE ROAD THAT RUNS NORTHWEST OFF OF HIGHWAY 177 NORTH THE CROSSING OF HIGHWAY 77 NORTH DOES NOT MEET ENGINEERING STANDARDS THAT REQUIRE INTERSECTIONS TO BE AT A 90? ANGLE. AFTER FURTHER REVIEW STAFF BELIEVES IT IS UNNECESSARY JUST BECAUSE OF THE PROXIMITY TO OTHER EXISTING AND PLANNED AREAS SUCH AS THE PLANNED EXPANSION OF THE AIRPORT ROAD AND THE EXISTING CORRIDOR.

STOP IS PROPOSING THAT THE COMMISSIONERS RENT APPROVE THE REMOVAL BETWEEN HIGHWAY 77 NORTH AND SALEM ROAD.

>> THAT WAS A LOT. IN PLAIN TERMS WE'RE DOING

WHAT? >> BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE DOING IS REQUESTING IN THE YELLOW BUBBLE THAT IS THE PROPOSED EXTENSION. WE ARE ASKING THAT YOU APPROVE THE REMOVAL OF THAT NORTH SIDE WHICH WILL ELIMINATE THE NORTH SIDE. THE REASON WE'RE ASKING FOR THAT IS TYPICALLY AN INTERSECTION SHOULD MEET AT A 90? ANGLE. THIS ONE DOES NOT SO WHEN IT WAS INITIALLY PLANNED OUT IT WAS THROWN ON THERE.

AFTER STAFF HAS REVIEWED IT SEEING THE EXTENSION OF AIRPORT TO THE NORTH OF THE AND HAVING THE COLLECTOR OF LOCKS FOR SALE AND THEY ARE RUNNING ACROSS TO BE SUFFICIENT.

>> WE ADOPT A ROAD THAT WAS GOING THROUGH AN RV PARK.

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>> IT WAS EXISTING. >> WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT.

>> YOU CAN STILL PLAN A ROAD AND AN EXISTING DEVELOPMENT.

THINGS LIKE THAT COULD EVENTUALLY TAKING AN IMMINENT DOMAIN PROCEDURE TO OBTAIN THAT PORTION IF WE CHOSE TO FINALLY EXTEND IT. HOWEVER LIKE I SAID THAT WAS KIND OF IN NOT BUT THAT'S WHAT STAFF IS REEVALUATED AS WELL.

>> HAVE WE DONE EVALUATIONS ON HOW THAT ROAD IS TRAVELED TRAFFIC WISE? AND BY SHUTTING THAT ROAD DOWN TRAFFIC WISE HAVE WE DONE THOSE? FOR THE EXTENSION NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE.

>> WE WON'T KNOW. IT'S NOT BUILT YET.

>> IT IS AN ACTION ITEM. THE COMMISSION WOULD NEED TO

APPROVE OR DENY. >> I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE

APPROVE. >> I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE

THIS. >> TO HAVE A SECOND.

>> I HAVE A SECOND BY VICTOR MENDOZA.

THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> THOSE OPPOSED.

>> I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN. >> I DID NOT REALIZE WE WERE

VOTING ON THE DISCUSSION ITEM. >> THE NEXT ITEM IS OTHER

[F. Other Business:]

DEVELOPMENT REPORT PLEASE. >> WITHIN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY THE CITY OF VICTORIA PROCESS 153 PERMITS.

AS WELL AS A TOTAL OF 131 COMBINED MEP PERMITS.

THE CITY OF VICTORIA COLLECTED APPROXIMATELY $42,300 IN PERMIT FEES WITHIN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY.

ALSO WITHIN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICE DEPARTMENT PROCESS TO MINOR PLOTS, THREE MAJOR PLOTS

AND FIVE SITE PLANS. >> I HAVE A QUESTION.

WHAT HAPPENED WITH JANUARY? >> THE ACTIVITY REPORT FOR

JANUARY. >> WILL DO THE CANCELLATION EVERY TIME WE DO THE CANCELLATION THOSE MONTHLY DEVELOPMENT REPORTS ARE ON THAT AGENDA ITEM.

WE ALSO PUBLISHED OUR MOTHER REPORT ON OUR CITY WEBSITE AND THE DEVELOPMENT CENTER PAGE. THEY ARE ALSO ON THE PAST

CANCELLATION NOTICES AS WELL. >> IT HAS BEEN IS QUITE SLOW

[G. Items from Planning Commissioners:]

FIRST OF THE YEAR. >> THE NEXT THING ON THE AGENDA'S ITEMS FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

ARE THERE ANY ENDS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS THAT THEY WOULD

LIKE TO SPEAK ON? >> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY HELLO TO LILA WHO I'M SURE IS WATCHING TO CHECK UP ON DONNA TO MAKE SURE SHE'S DOING A GREAT JOB.

TELL HER THAT I'M STARTING GOOD A CHANCE TO SAY GOODBYE IN PERSON. SHE DID A GREAT JOB SHE HAS BEEN A SOLID ROCK FOR THE COMMISSION TSO THANK YOU.

>> MISSED ON A WE ARE THANKFUL FOR YOU.

>> SEE KNOWING OTHER BUSINESS I WILL GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT

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