[A. CALL TO ORDER]
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PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING FOR JANUARY 18, 24. THE CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
[B. COMMUNICATION]
>> THANK YOU, CELESTE. TONIGHT'S MEETING IS BEING SIMULCAST THROUGH TV 15. I WANT TO OPEN UP THE MEETING TO THE CITIZEN COMMUNICATION. DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZENS WISHING TO SPEAK ONLY FOR ITEMS NOT LISTED FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING? IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK, KEEP YOUR COMMENTS UNUNDER THREE MINUTES,
PLEASE. >> I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS PART OF THE PUBLIC HEARING OR NOT. BUT BILL RUSSELL, 604 NORTH VICTORIA STREET. CAPTAIN CHRIS BYRD WHO IS ON HIS WAY
ASKED ME. >> IS THIS ON THE VARIANCE?
>> YES SIR. OTHER THAN -- WHOEVER WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEMS NOT LISTED FOR PUBLIC HEARING, PLEASE DO SO.
>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. 11 AT 2204 EAST NORTH STREET. WE HAVE A TRAILER PARK OWNER WHO IS NOT TAKING CARE OF THE PROPERTY. IN A TIMELY MANNER. AND FOR ONE THING, THEY ARE FILLING POTHOLES WITH MUD. THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS WHEN IT RAINS, IT WASHES AWAY. AT ONE TIME, THEY FILL IT WITH GRAVEL.
THEY WASH THAT AWAY. AND I WAS WONDERING. ARE THERE SPECIFIC CODES THAT REQUIRE HIM BY LAW TO FILL THE POTHOLES? IT IS IN A BAD SITUATION. ANOTHER THING. ON TRAILER 18. THEY HAVE A SEWER LEAK. IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR VERY LONG TIME. HOW DO I KNOW THAT? THE PLUMBERS TOLD ME THERE WAS A SEWER LEAK. NOBODY SEEMS TO BE TAKING CARE OF IT FROM THE TRAILER PARK . AND I DO APPRECIATE WERE COMMENSURATE. HE HELPED ME GET A GAS LEAK FIXED. THE GENERAL MANAGER WOULD NOT HELP. SHE SAID YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. ACTUALLY, IT WAS 50/50. RICK CAME AND MADE SURE THEY AT LEAST PAID THE FAIR SHARE AND STUFF. I WOULD LIKE HIM TO TAKE CARE OF THE PARK. ONE CITY OF VICTORIA TRUCK GOT STUCK ON THE BRANCH. RECENTLY THE TREND OF THE BRANCHES. IT IS 2204 EAST NORTH STREET. THE OTHER PART, 2210 EAST NORTH STREET. THAT'S THE SAME ONE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE TRAILER PARK OWNER. AND GENERAL MANAGER TAKE CARE OF IT. THEY ONLY TAKE CARE OF IT WHEN THE CODE ENFORCEMENT IS INVOLVED IN PUBLIC WORKS AND PLANNING. I APPRECIATE WERE COMMENSURATE AND JULIE FOR THE WORK AND EXTENSION ON THE DILAPIDATED HOUSE. THANK YOU AND HAVE A GOOD EVENING.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE WAS NOBODY ELSE, I
[1. Variance Request for Minimum Rear Yard Setback for Game Warden & TPWD District Headquarters]
WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. OKAY. THE NEXT ONE ON THE AGENDA IS THE FIRST ITEM, VARIANCE REQUEST FOR THE GAME ORDINANCE AND THE TBW D DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS. CAN YOUPLEASE GIVE THE REPORT? >> GOOD AFTERNOON. JAMES LENZ, PROPERTIES INC. IS THE OWNER. CAPTAIN CHRIS BYRD OF THE TEXAS WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT. 2502 EAST MOCKINGBIRD LANE. DESCRIBED AS BLOCK NUMBER ONE OF THE MOCKINGBIRD SUBDIVISION NUMBER THREE. IT IS APPROXIMATELY .9 A CURSE. THE LIEUTENANT WISHES TO INSTALL -- ON THE REAR OF THE BUILDING. THEY ARE USED TO PROVIDE ON-SITE COVER AND PROTECTION FOR THE VOTE USE BY THE PUBLIC. SECTION 21 838 E- 70. THE SETBACK FOR THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY SHALL BE 10 FEET EXCEPT ON THE EXISTING AND PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL USES. IN WHICH THE EVENT AND MINIMUM
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REAR YARD SETBACK IS 20 FEET. DEPICTING AN ENCROACHMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 5.5 FEET UNTIL THE PLOT OF 25 FOOT YARD SETBACK. THE PLANNING STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE VARIANCE. THE RECOMMENDATION IS CONDITIONAL TO THE LANES BEING ADDED. ONLY BEING A ROOF STRUCTURE AS WELL AS A SITE PLAN AND BUILDING PRINTING SUBMITTED BEFORE ANY CONSTRUCTION CAN COMMENCE. THE STAFF DOES NOT BELIEVE THE VARIANCE IS DETRIMENTAL TO THE AREA. ADDITIONALLY, STAFF WILL NOTE THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE DOES NOT REQUIRE A 20 FOOT REAR SETBACK WHEN AND OFFENSE USE RESIDENTIAL USE. IT REQUIRES ADHERENCE TO THE PLAT SETBACKS. IF THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE WAS NOT IN FACT, THE PROPERTY OWNER COULD SEEK A SETBACK VARIANCE BY REPORTING THE PROPERTY THAT IS NOT REQUIRE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVAL. THANK YOU.>> ANY QUESTIONS? NOW, OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM, PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS
TIME. >> BILL RUSSELL. 604. NORTH STREET. I PLANNED TO BE SPEAKING. CAPTAIN BYRD WAS PLANNING ON BEING HERE. HE WILL EVENTUALLY SHOW UP. HE WAS THE LATE FROM COMING FROM CORPUS CHRISTI. HE WANTS TO EXPLAIN A LITTLE MORE COLOR TO WHAT THIS IS. IT'LL BE THE FIRST TIME VICTORIA WILL HAVE A CONSOLIDATION OF ALL TEXAS WILDLIFE AND PARKS DEPARTMENT. FACILITIES FOR THE ENTIRE DISTRICT. AND, IT IS BRINGING TOGETHER ALL OF VICTORIA , --, D WADE , CALHOUN AND JACKSON COUNTIES TO CONSOLIDATE HERE.
THE ONE THE THING THEY WILL HAVE . THEY HAVE AN OPEN AREA THAT IS FENCED AND DESIGNED FOR WHEN A HURRICANE OR LIKE HARVEY . OR THE FLOOD IN 1988. THEY BRING GAME ORDINANCE FROM ALL OVER THE STATE OF TEXAS TO DISSIPATE. THEY WILL LIVE ON THE PRESS -- LIVE ON THE FACILITIES. IT IS IMPORTANT TO THEM TO KEEP THE BIG AREA OPEN AND THEY ARE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THE WHOLE PROCESS. IN ANY EVENT, I WAS NOT PLANNING ON EXPLAINING ANYTHING. AND IF LATER, IF ANYBODY ASKS ANY QUESTIONS AND I DOUBT YOU WILL , IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, AMY AND I ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. TAKE YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND
CONSIDERATION. >> ANYBODY ELSE? I WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. I WILL OPEN UP FURTHER DISCUSSION FOR THE GROUP.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. WHICH DIRECTION IS THE SLOPE OF THE LIEN? TOWARDS THE BACK FENCE? FOR THIS. FOR IT IS NOT SLOPING TOWARDS OR AWAY FROM THE FENCE. IT IS TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE BUILDING. OH? ALL RIGHT.
>> I'M HERE, I MADE IT. GOOD EVENING, HOW IS EVERYBODY? SORRY FOR THE DELAY. I'VE BEEN IN MEETINGS ALL DAY.
INTRODUCE MYSELF, I'M CAPT. CHRIS BIRD. THE CAPTAIN FOR THE VICTORIA DISTRICT. IT ENCOMPASSES FIVE DIFFERENT COUNTIES. VICTORIA, CALHOUN, DO IT -- THE WOOD, -- AND --.
TO OFFICE EDMUND AND MYSELF. FIRST OFF, THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE AND CONSIDER THE VARIANCE THAT IS BEING REQUESTED. MY PRESENCE TONIGHT IS TO GIVE YOU AN EXPLANATION OF WHY WE WANTED BEHIND THE BUILDING INSTEAD OF THE OPEN YARD TO THE WEST. HOW FAR DID YOU GET?
>> I TRIED TO COVER EVERYTHING YOU ARE GOING TO SAY.
>> OKAY. I GUESS WE'LL START OVER. WHERE WE STORE VOTES WILL BE BEHIND THE ACTUAL BAR IN OF ITSELF. IT PREVENTS PURVIEW OF THE VESSELS FROM THE STREET. BUT IT PROVIDES MORE PROTECTION AS FAR AS THE WEATHER CONCERNED WITH THE SUN THAT COMES UP IN THE BUILDING LOCKS. THE OTHER ITEM WE WOULD LIKE TO STAY AWAY FROM HIS PUTTING IT INTO THE OPEN FIELD.
DURING HURRICANES AND NATURAL DISASTER RESPONSES, WE HAVE STRIKE TEAMS AND ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO 15 GAME WARDENS. VEHICLES AND AIRBOATS AND WE WANT TO MAINTAIN AN OPEN AREA IN THE GRASS AREA. SO WE CAN PARK THE VESSELS AND TRUCKS. WITH IN THE NEW BUILDING IN THE BARN SECTION, WITH HVAC UNIT, THEY
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ARE STATIONED IN THEIR WISCONSIN INKS LIKE THAT. ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS WE SEEK THE VARIANCE TO PUT IN THE BACKSIDE IS TO MAINTAIN THE OPEN AREA IN ORDER TO ALLOW THAT FOR THE STRATEGIC PLANNING AND PLACEMENT OF ASSETS DURING THE CRITICAL INCIDENTS. IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I CANANSWER THEM. >> I HAD A QUESTION. THE LIEN TO THAT YOU ARE PLACING IN THERE. DOES HE HAVE A SLOPE TO ITS? IF SO WHAT DIRECTION IS THE SLOPING?
>> THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION. >> IF YOU READ IN THE LETTER PROVIDED , THE HIGH SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE IS 12 FEET AND THE OTHER SIDE IS NINE FOOT 11 INCHES. LESS THAN A FEW FEET DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE LIEN AND I.
>> THAT IS WHAT I'M ASSUMING. WE DON'T HAVE DETAILED PLANS.
BUT I MAKE THAT ASSUMPTION AS WELL. FOR CLARITY. THAT'S THE WAY I THOUGHT IT WAS FIRST TIME MYSELF. THE HIGH AREA IS THE SIDE. WITH THE VOTE GOES IN. IT LEANS DOWN TO THE BACKWARDS. BELOW AND IS NEXT TO THE BUILDING AND TO THE
REAR. >> IT'S THE OPPOSITE WAY.
>> IT'S NOT FROM THE BUILDING AND BACK, BUT ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER SIDE. TO IT FOLLOWS THE SAME ROOF PATTERN AS THE
BUILDING ITSELF? >> THE BUILDING IS A PICTURE.
SO, YES. >> SO, OKAY. OKAY. THAT ANSWERS MY QUESTION. DEPENDING ON THE DRAINAGE.
>> DURING THE SITE PLANNING PROCESS, WE VERIFIED THEY WILL NOT HAVE ADDITIONAL WATER RUNNING OFF THE SITE POST DEVELOPMENT. IT'S PART OF THE BUILDING PERMIT AND SITE PLAN.
WE RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL SUBJECT TO THE FULL SITE PLAN AND BUILDING PERMIT REQUIREMENT.
>> THANK YOU, THAT ANSWERS MY QUESTIONS.
>> I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS AND IT COINCIDES. HOW MANY BOOTS YOU SAID YOUR STORY? YOU SAID THEY ARE ALL LOW-WATER AND
SHADOW WATER? >> IT'LL ONLY BE DURING CERTAIN SPECIFIC TIME FRAMES. LET'S SEE , THERE'S A HURRICANE HITTING THE HOUSTON AREA, WE PUT IT AWAY FROM THE IMPACT SOON. VICTORIA AND FURTHER INLAND. ANYWHERE FROM 8 TO 10 VESSELS IN THE AREA. THAT IS THE OFFICE AND WHERE WE WORK OUT. YOU'RE LOOKING AT ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO 12 VEHICLES AND EIGHT VESSELS. WE HAVE CARGO TRAILERS WITH EQUIPMENT SPECIALS WITH WATER VESSELS AS WELL. IT IS NOT GOING TO BE A PERMANENT. IT TYPICALLY ON THOSE EVENTS, THEY STAGE TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE EVENT TAKING PLACE. WE WILL MOVE THE ASSETS
TO THE IMPACT AREA. >> TAKES AWAY THE SECOND QUESTION. WE ARE DEALING WITH VOTES. IT'S NOT BEING STORED BECAUSE THE WATER TIME THAT NEEDS TO BE ON THE VOTE. A
IT'S A STAGING AREA. >> MY STATEMENT IS A GREAT THING ESPECIALLY FOR VICTORIA. NOT ONLY WILDLIFE BUT A DIFFERENT TYPE OF BUSINESSES. I THINK IT IS A GOOD THING THAT
IS HAPPENING. >> ABSOLUTELY. WE DO IS GAME WARDENS WHEN WE ARE CALLED UPON. GAME WARDENS DO FISHING GAME AND IN COMMERCIAL ENFORCEMENT. DURING TIMES OF HURRICANE DISASTER WE ARE THE ONES THEY CALL WHO HAVE ASSETS IN VOTES AND TRAINING OF RATING. WE HAVE SWIFT WATER AND SEARCH AND RESCUE AND THE DIFFERENT ASSETS. THE OPERATIONS UTILIZES US IN THE SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES FOR THE
IMMEDIATE NEED. >> I WILL ADD ONE ITEM OF INTEREST. 15 YEARS I WAS ON THE CITY COUNCIL. DAILY MEETINGS WE HAD FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES. WHEN I GOT MY EDUCATION IS WHEN THEY WENT AHEAD. SHE WAS TRAPPED COULD
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NOT GET OUT. WHEN I LANDED AT BEAUMONT, IT LOOKS LIKE A VIETNAM WAR ZONE. I HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. WE APPRECIATE THESE GUYS A WHOLE LOT.>> THANK YOU. I'M ORIGINALLY FROM --, TEXAS. WITH HARVEY, EVERYBODY CAME IN ASSISTED AND HELPED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE WAY HERE ANY MOTION?
>> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE VARIANCE. MOTION ON THE TABLE TO APPROVE THE VARIANCE. A SECOND BY MISS REBECCA SPEARS.
[D. CONSENT AGENDA]
ALL THOSE OPPOSED AND IN FAVOR? THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT THING ON THE AGENDA IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. WE HAVE THE MINUTES FOR THE SUMMER 21ST MEETING.MOTION ON THE TABLE TO APPROVED BY MR. BROWN? A SECOND?
>> SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[E. OTHER BUSINESS]
ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. NEXT THING ON THE AGENDA IS THE OTHER BUSINESS. MONTHLY REPORT. THE CITY OF VICTORIA PROCESSED 90 PERMITS. THAT'S ALMOST EQUAL TO THE NUMBER WE PROCESS LAST YEAR AND THE YEAR BEFORE FOR THE SAME MONTH. WE PROCESS THE HUNDRED AND 14 AND WE COLLECTED $30,997 AND PERMIT FEES THANK YOU. FOR ANY ITEMS FROM THECOMMISSIONER? >> AND FOR THE SITE PLAN ON
REVIEW. FOR THE PAST MONTH. >> THANK YOU.
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT. ANY ITEMS FOR THE COMMISSIONER? IF NOT I WILL GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN THE MEETING
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.