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GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. WELCOME TO VICTOR ARIA PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING FOR MAY 18TH, 2023.
[A. CALL TO ORDER]
I'D LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.MS. RIVERS, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE?
>> DAVID BROWN, PRESENT. >> VIC CALDWELL.
>> VICTOR MENDOZA. DAN MCLINKA, BRIAN OLGUIN, WE
HAVE MET QUORUM. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS FOR SHOWING UP THIS AFTERNOON.
I'D LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE TONIGHT'S MEETING IS BEING ASSUME CAST VIA TV 15. SO WE'RE ON THE TUBE AGAIN.
SO THAT'S AN AWESOME THING. FIRST THING ON THE AGENDA WOULD BE CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS. SO IF WE HAVE ANY CITIZENS WISHING TO SPEAK TO ONLY ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE PUBLIC HEARING, ARE WELCOME TO DO SO AT THIS TIME.
AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT.
[1. Variance Request for Minimum Lot Width for Roddy Subdivision No. 3, Re...]
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND START WITH THE DEVELOPMENT ITEMS WITH PUBLIC HEARINGS. IT WILL BE OUR FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA, IS BEAR RANS REQUEST FOR RODDY'S SUBDIVISION NUMBER 3, RESUBDIVISION NUMBER 2. STAFF, COULD YOU GIVE ME THEREPORT? >> GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONER.
OUR ITEM IS OF VICTIMTORIA CAR WASH SERVICES LLC, THE CHOPPING BLOCK VICTORIA LLC AND COUPEIS CORPUS CHRISTY ARE THE ENGINEERING OWNERS. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 7010 AND 70102 NORTH NAVARRO STREET AND DESCRIBED AS LOT 1R AND BLOCK 2R, BLOCK 1 OF RESUBDIVISION NUMBER 1, RECORDED IN VOLUME 9 PAGE 33C AND D OF THE CITY OF VICTIMTORIA, VICTORIA COUNTY, TEXAS. SO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY CURRENTLY EXISTS IS TWO GENERAL COMMERCIAL LOTS WITHIN A PLOTTED SUBDIVISION. THE PROPERTY OWNERS WISH TO SUBDIVIDE THE LOT FROM THE EXISTING LUBE SHOP MOBILE LUBE EXPRESS. THE SUBDIVISION WILL REQUIRE THE OWNERS TO REPLAT THE PROPERTY. THE OWNERS ARE PROPOSING TO CREATE THREE GENERAL COMMERCIAL LOTS WITH ONE OF THE LOTS NOT NEEDING THE MINIMUM LOT WITH REQUIREMENT.
THE OWNERS ARE REQUESTING A VARIANCE IN ORDER TO REPLOT THE COMPANY. VICTORIA CODE OF ORDINANCE REQUIRES GENERAL COMMERCIAL THROTS HAVE A MINIMUM LOT WITH OVER 100 FEET. THE PROPOSED LOT 1RB WILL HAVE A LOT WITH APPROXIMATELY 32 FEET BEING BELOW THE MINIMUM LOT THAT'S REQUIRED FOR GENERAL COMMERCIAL LOTS.
THE PROPOSED LOT 1RA AND LOT 2RA WILL BOTH MEET THE MINIMUM LOT WIDTH REQUIREMENTS. LOT 1RB WILL BE ABLE TO ADHERE TO ALL DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES REQUIRED OF GENERAL COMMERCIAL LOTS DESPITE HAVING A LOT WITH BELOW MINIMUM LOT WITH REQUIRED.
NUMBER 3 AND RESUBDIVISION NUMBER 2 IS A PROPOSED FINAL PLAT OF 2.A 5 ACRES BEING PLATTED IN THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL BLOCKS WITHIN BLOCKS 1, 1RA, 1RB AND 2RA.
ACCESS TO THE SUBDIVISION AND LOTS WILL BE FROM NORTH NAVARRO STREET AND EXISTING THOROUGHFARE AND DERRY ROAD AND EXISTING LOCAL STREET. THE FINAL PLAT WILL MEET ALL APPLICABLE ORDINANCES WITH APPROVAL OF THE VARIANCE.
STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE VARIANCE REQUEST TO ALOFT THE PLATTING OF THREE GENERAL COMMERCIAL LOTS.
THE SLEARNS ALLOW THE LOT WITH LOT 1RB TO BE BELOW THE MINIMUM LOT WITH REQUIREMENT WHILE MEETING ALL OTHER GENERAL COMMERCIAL LOT REQUIREMENTS SET OUT IN CITY CODE.
THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AND EXISTED IN ITS CURRENT CONFIGURATION FOR YEARS. STAFF HAS DETERMINED THE APPROVAL OF A VARIANCE BUT NOT CHANGED THE EXISTING CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND NOT BE DETRIMENTAL TO SURROUNDING LOTS.
FURTHERMORE OUR ANALYSIS SUGGEST THAT ALLOWING THE REDUCTION OF THE MINIMUM LOT WIDTH WOULD NOT BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE OF THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD.
FURTHERMORE SHARED ACCESS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN EXECUTED BETWEEN THE PROPERTY OWNERS TO ALLOW CONTINUED USE OF THE DRIVEWAYS ON NORTH NAVARRO STREET AND DERRY ROAD FOR LOTS 1RA AND 1RB. SHARED ACCESS BETWEEN THE LOTS WILL CONTINUE THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND THE TRAFFIC PATTERN WILL REMAIN AS IS. STAFF ALSO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE FINAL PLAT OF RODDY SUBDIVISION NUMBER 3, RESUBDIVISION NUMBER 2 CONDITIONED PONT FINAL APPROVAL THE REQUESTED VARIANCE BY CITY COUNCIL.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP TO A PUBLIC HEARING NOW, AND
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THEN I'LL OPEN IT UP TO OUR TEAM IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THAT WE'D LIKE TO ASK. I'D LIKE THAT GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP TO PUBLIC ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS VARIANCE, PLEASE DO SO OKAY. DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE HAVE ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO SPEAK SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND NOW I'LL OPEN IT UP TO THE DISCUSSION OF THE COMMISSIONERS AND I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS .>> DO YOU WANT TO GO FIRST. >> I'D LIKE THAT KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT -- I KNOW THAT IT'S BEEN THIS WAY FOR QUITE A WHILE, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT A SHARED ACCESS AGREEMENT, COULD YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT TO ME AND MAYBE TO
SHARED ACCESS AGREEMENT, IT'S TODAY TO TO THE PROPERTY AND WE ACTUALLY -- IT'S REQUIRED TO BE FILED DOWN AT VICTORIA COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE, AND IT'S TODAY TO TO THE PROPERTY.
>> IT'S BASICALLY A LEGAL DOCUMENT THAT SAYS, YOU KNOW, THAT THERE HAS TO BE SHARED ACCESS, THAT PROPERTY ACCESSING LOT 1 -- VEHICLES ACCESSING LOT 1 CAN CROSS LOT 2 TO ACCESS, AND THEN THERE'S ALSO SHARED PARKING.
AND SO BECAUSE THAT'S A LEGAL DOCUMENT FILED DOWN AT COURTHOUSE AND IT'S TODAY TO THIS CONDITION, THE CITY IN THAT DOCUMENT, IT ESSENTIALLY ALLOWS THEM TO BREAK UP THE PLAT BY DIFFERENT OWNERSHIP BUT FUNCTIONALLY NOTHING CHANGES BECAUSE EACH LOT HAS RIGHTS TO CROSS THE OTHER LOT FOR THAT VEHICULAR ACCESS AND FUNCTION. SO THE FUNCTIONALITY AND WHAT PEOPLE WOULD KNOW, THAT ALL STAYS THE SAME.
IT'S JUST THE LEGAL TYPE THAT THEN CAN BE CHANGED BECAUSE THEY'RE DIFFERENT LOTS, AND SO PARCEL 1 COULD BE SOLD AND PARCEL B. AND YOU SEE A LOT OF THEM IN OUR CONDITIONS IS BECAUSE WHEN DO YOU HAVE THOSE LEGAL DOCUMENTS WITH SHARED ACCESS OR PARKING AGREEMENTS, IT CREATES THAT SAME FUNCTION AS THINGS CURRENTLY EXIST, AND JUST KIND OF ALLOWS, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENTLY THE OWNERSHIP TO TAKE PLACE.
>> SOME OF THOSE AGREEMENTS HAVE JOINT MAINTENANCE, BUT IF THEY DON'T HAVE IT, THEN IT'S THE PROPERTY OWNER THAT'S RESPONSIBLE. SO WHICHEVER PART -- IF THE DRIVEWAY IS ON YOUR PROPERTY, THAT PROPERTY OWNER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT. AND BIGGER, LIKE THE MALL TYPE -- ACTUALLY THE MALL DOESN'T OWN EVERYTHING BUT A BIG CHUNK IN J.C. PENNEY'S AND THOSE SORTS, THE LARGER TYPE DEVELOPMENTS, DO YOU SEE SOME MAINTENANCE PROVISIONS ADDED ON WHO HAS TO PAY FOR THEIR SHARE BUT IN THIS CASE THERE'S NOT MAINTENANCE AND IT WOULD BED RESPONSIBILITY OF WHO ACTUALLY
OWNS THAT PROPERTY. >> AND YOU DID ASK ONE OF THE QUESTIONS BUT OUT OF CURIOSITY BECAUSE OF DEALING WITH A LOT AND USING WITH A HIGHWAY AND SHARE A CROSS THREW, IS THERE ANY PLANS OF THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT, DO WE KNOW? I'M JUST ASKING OUT OF CURIOSITY, OR IS IT JUST GOING
TO BE THERE? >> WE CURRENTLY HAVE A SIDE PLAN IN REVIEW FOR THIS LOT NOW FOR THE ADDITION OF CERTAIN AMENITIES FOR THIS LOT AND WITHIN THAT SITE PLAN THEY'RE PLANNING TO DEMO SOME OF THE EXISTING CONCRETE AND RECONSTRUCT AND PATCH A LOT OF THE CONCRETE THAT'S OUT THERE
NOW. >> YOU HAVE THE JOINING STREET BEHIND THAT AND SOMETIMES IT'S LIKE TRYING TO GET THROUGH THERE FOR EACH SPOT AND INSPECTIONS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE SO JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY I WANTED TO KNOW ANYTHING ?ELSZ IF NOT, DO I HAVE A MOTION -- WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. VICTOR MENDOZA TO APPROVE THE VARIANCE REQUEST FOR THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE ROWDY'S SUBDIVISION NUMBER 3-18, LOT 1R AND 2R, BLOCK 1, CITY PLAT FILE 230404. DO I HAVE A SECOND.
>> I'LL SECOND. >> I HAVE A SECOND BY MR. BRIAN OLGUIN, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING "AYE."
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED, VARIANCE PASSED.
[D. Consent Agenda:]
ALL RIGHT. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. SO WE HAVE TWO THINGS ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH IS THE -- YOU WANT TO -- WE HAVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. WE HAVE TWO ITEMS, WE HAVE THE MINUTES OF APRIL 20, '23 AND THE FINAL PLAT OF WHAT WE JUST GOT DONE APPROVING, RODDY SUBDIVISION NUMBER 3, RESELL DIVISION NUMBER 2 WITH CITY COUNCIL, YOU KNOW, HAVING TO APPROVE IT ALSO. SO WE'RE GOING TO -- DO I HAVE ANY MOTIONS OR ACTIONS ON THIS CONSENT AGENDA ITEM?[00:10:03]
ON THESE TWO ITEMS?>> THE FLOOR IS YOURS. >> ON THE MINUTES, ON THE SECOND PAGE UNDER ITEM 1, C1, THERE'S A PARAGRAPH THAT IF YOU READ IT, IT'S ALMOST LIKE IT'S HE.
WITH THE COMMISSIONER MENDOZA SECONDING THE MOTION PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES. SO ALL THAT IS -- I KNOW WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY IN THERE, IT'S JUST GIBBERISH RIGHT NOW.
IT'S CONFUSING. YOU TRY TO READ THAT.
MR. RIVERS CAN YOU HELP ME OUT WITH THIS ONE.
>> YES, I'M NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED.
IT WASN'T ON THERE WHEN WE SUBMITTED IT, BUT WE WENT BACK AND TRIED FIX IT AND HAVEN'T FOUND A FIX FOR IT YET.
BUT I'M NOT SURE HOW THAT SHOWED OCCUPY ON THERE.
>> TYLER, WHAT'S YOUR -- >> SO I THINK THE MOTION CAN JUST -- IF YOU JUST WANT TO MAKE YOUR MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE CORRECTION FOR THAT SECTION OF THE MINUTES, THEN WE CAN CONTINUE -- THEN CORRECTS THE MINUTES OFFICIALLY, AND THEN WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM. WE'VE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF PROBLEMS -- BECAUSE I-COMPASS, THE SOFTWARE THAT PUBLISHES THE AGENDA, BECAUSE IT PUBLISHES ALL BOARD COMMISSION'S AGENDAS.
I THINK AT TIMES IT PULLS FROM A DIFFERENT ONE.
WE'VE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH SPECIFICALLY THE AGENDA PUTTING THE BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION CHAIR'S SIGNATURE ON THIS AGENDA. SO WE'LL HAVE TO WORK THROUGH WHAT THE -- BUT IF THE MOTION MAKES THE CORRECTION, THEN WE'LLS HAVE A PRINTED ON FILE OFFICIAL COPY AND HAVE TO
CONTINUE TO PLAY WITH I-COMPASS. >> SO YOU MAKE THE MOTION TO
APPROVE WITH THE CORRECTION. >> WITH A CORRECTION ON THERE.
>> I'LL SECOND THAT. >> WE HAVE MR. MENDOZA WITH THE MOTION. NOW, THIS IS GONNA BE NOT ONLY TO MAKE A MOTION FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH IS TWO ITEMS. WITH THE -- WE HAVE THE FINAL PLAT APPROVAL AND WE HAVE THE MINUTES APPROVAL. THE MINUTES APPROVAL IS IN
CONDITION OF HAVING THE FIX. >> CORRECTION.
>> CORRECTION. ARE WE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE, ALL THE COMMISSION CENTERS OKAY. WE HAVE A SECOND BY DR. HUNT.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAY NAY. THE MOTION PASSES.
THANK YOU FOR HELPING US ON THAT.
AND MR. MENDOSA, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CLARIFICATION.
[1. Monthly Development Report]
>> ANY OTHER BUSINESS? >> STAFF.
>> THANK YOU. >> MONTHSLY DEVELOPMENT REPORT,
I'M SORRY. >> SO WITHIN THE MONTH OF APRIL 2023, THE CITY OF VICTIMTORIA ISSUED 137 PERMITS AS WELL AS 133 OVERALL COMBINED MEP PERMITS, WE ALSO COLLECTED APPROXIMATELY $44,400 IN PERMIT FEES WITHIN THE MONTH OF APRIL 2023. WITHIN THE MONTH OF APRIL 2022 THE CITY ISSUED 157 PERMITS AS WELL AS A TOTAL OF 210 OVERALL COMBINED MEP PERMITS. THE CITY OF VICTIMTORIA COLLECTED APPROXIMATELY $56,000 IN APRIL OF 2022.
IS. >> WITHIN THE MONTH OF APRIL, THE CITY PROCESSED THREE MINOR PLATS, ONE MAJOR PLAT, FOUR SITE FANS AND APPROVED THREE VARIANCE REQUESTS.
THANK YOU. ED NEXT IS ITEMS FROM THE
[1. Commissioners Attendance Report]
COMMISSIONERS. >> I DIDN'T GET TO MAKE THE MEET
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THINGS THAT WE HAD ON WEDNESDAY HOW DID THAT GO?>> I THINK IT ACTUALLY WENT VERY WELL.
THE ATTENDANCE WAS MEDIOCRE BUT THES YOU INPUT WE RECEIVED WAS VERY HIGH QUALITY. THOSE THAT DID ATTEND WERE VERY INTERESTED. WE HAD A LOT OF BICYCLISTS AND PEOPLE ACTUALLY USING THE RIVERSIDE TRAIL NETWORK AND PEOPLE VERY INTERESTED IN ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN AND SO THE INPUT WE RECEIVED IS VERY QUALITY.
SO EVEN THOUGH, YOU KNOW, WE HAD LESS THAN TWO DOZEN FOLKS ATTEND THE DIFFERENT MEETINGS, WE ARE STILL VERY HAPPY WITH INPUT BECAUSE IT WAS VERY ROBUST, VERY GOOD.
EACH STAKEHOLDER GROUP TOOK THE ENTIRE TIME TO WORK ON THE MAPS AND GIVE US A LOT OF INFORMATION.
IT WAS WORTHWHILE AND OF COURSE IF YOU WANT TO STILL GIVE INPUT WE DO HAVE THE SURVEY THAT'S GOING TO STAY OPEN UNTIL JUNE 5TH. YOU CAN GO TO THE MASTER PLAN'S WEBPAGE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE TO THE SPECIFIC PAGE AND LINK TO THE SURVEYS IF YOU ARE A WALKER OR BICYCLIST IN TOWN.
>> I DIDN'T RECEIVE LIKE ANY KIND OF COMMUNICATION ON THAT MEETING SO I DON'T KNOW IF I WAS LEFT OFF THE EMAIL CHAIN OR -- I KNOW I HAD AN EMAIL CHANGE RECENTLY.
>> MAYBE CHECK YOUR JUNK EMAIL TOO, BUT I WILL MAKE SURE HE.
>> ANY OTHER ITEMS? >> ALL RIGHT.
SEEING THAT THERE'S NO OTHER BUSINESS, I WILL ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 5:32. EVERYBODY HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.