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>>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. MEREDITH, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ?
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MEETING IS BEING SIMULCAST VIA TV 15 WE WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR NEWEST COUNCIL MEMBER, RAFAEL GONZALEZ. WOULDYOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? >> JUST TRYING TO GET MY FEET WET AND ORIENTED . GLAD TO BE HERE AND I'M HAPPY TO
>> TO WE HAVE AND THE CITIZENS WISHING TO SPEAK TO ITEMS NOT
LISTED FOR PUBLIC HEARING? >> HELLO LADIES AND GENTLEMEN AND I LEAVE IT 2204 E. -- STREET . I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO MIKE EATON FOR GETTING LOW INCOME HOUSING STARTED . I APPRECIATE HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE CITY BUT WHAT I WOULD LIKE IS, WHEN PEOPLE ARE IN MANAGEMENT AND LOW INCOME HOUSING, I WOULD LIKE THEM TO DO CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS ON THE TENANTS. WHERE I LIVE THEY HAD A LOT OF SKETCHY PEOPLE. A S.W.A.T. TEAM JUST BUSTED SOMEONE . HE WILL GET FIVE YEARS IN PRISON AND AFTER 2 1/2 YEARS HE WILL BE BACK IN THE TRAILER PARK BECAUSE HE IS FRIENDS WITH THE TRAILER PARK MANAGERS SO THE OWNER OF THE PARK PROBABLY AIN'T GOING TO EVEN KNOW ABOUT IT. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS ON MANAGERS TOO. SOMETIMES YOU GET SKETCHY MANAGERS IN AND OUT OF JAIL CAUSING PROBLEMS. I WOULD LIKE THAT BECAUSE PEOPLE NEED TO FEEL SAFE. THANK YOU AND HAVE A GOOD EVENING. I APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU. SEEING NO OTHER CITIZENS TO APPROACH THE
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COMMISSION. THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS ELECTION OF OFFICERS. THE FIRST POSITION WE WILL BE VOTING FOR AND I WILL BE SEE THE NOMINATIONS FOR IS CHAIR. I WILL CALL FORNOMINATIONS. >> I NOMINATE DOCTOR HUNT.
>> I NOMINATE CYNTHIA STALEY. >> DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR CHAIR? THE THIRD AND FINAL TIME. ANY ADDITIONS FOR NOMINATION OF CHAIR. SEEING NO OTHER NOMINATIONS WE WILL TAKE A VOTE BETWEEN DOCTOR HUNT AND CYNTHIA STALEY. ALL IN FAVOR OF DOCTOR HUNT, IF YOU CAN SAY AYE WITH A HAND RAISE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF CYNTHIA STALEY, RAISE YOUR
HAND AND PLEASE SAY AYE. >> BASED ON THE VOTE , DOCTOR
HUNT WILL BE THE NEW CHAIR. >> CONGRATULATIONS.
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>> CONGRATULATIONS. >> OUR NEXT NOMINATION IS FOR VICE CHAIR AND I WILL START TAKING NOMINATIONS.
>> I NOMINATE MR. MENDOZA. >> DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIR? FINAL AND THIRD TIME. ANY NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIR? SEEING NO OTHER NOMINATIONS CAN I GET THE COMMITTEE TO VOTE ON VICTOR MENDOZA FOR VICE CHAIR .
PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE . >> AYE.
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>> CONGRATULATIONS, MR. MENDOZA. YOU WILL BE THE VICE CHAIR THIS YEAR. THE FINAL POSITION IS FOR SECRETARY. I AM NOW ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF SECRETARY.
>> I WILL NOMINATE DAVID BROWN.
>> WHAT DOES THE SECRETARY DO?
>> USUALLY YOU WILL SIGN OUR PLAQUE. WHEN YOU WHEN WE VOTE ON CERTAIN PLATS YOU THEN, AND SIGN OFF.
>> I CAN DO THAT. >> DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS FOR SEPARATE TERRY? THE THIRD AND FINAL CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR SECRETARY. SEEING NONE, CAN I GET A VOTES FOR DAVID BROWN FOR SECRETARY. PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.
>> AYE. >> CONGRATULATIONS. YOU ARE NOW THE SECRETORY . I WILL NOW TURN IT OVER TO THE NEW CHAIR,
DOCTOR HUNT. >> GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU
[1. Variance Request to Encroach Platted Building Lines for a Multi-Family...]
TO EVERYBODY. WE WILL NOW GO TO PUBLIC HEARING. THE FIRST IS THE -- MAY WE HAVE THE STAFF REPORT PLEASE?>> GOOD AFTERNOON. WE ARE LOOKING AT 3010 NORTH MAIN STREET. THE LOT IS A 0.47 ACRE TRACT OF LAND. THEY WANT TO CONSTRUCT A 10 UNIT MULTI FAMILY HOUSING INCLUDING TWO TRIPLEX UNITS AND TWO DUPLEX UNITS. THIS INCLUDES A NINE FOOT ENCROACHMENT AND A 20 YARD BACKYARD SETBACK. THEY MUST MAINTAIN 5 FEET OF SETBACK BETWEEN THE EXTERIOR. TO ME THAT REQUIREMENT -- SETBACK . THE GRANTING OF THE VARIANCE WILL ALLOW FOR APPROVAL AND BUILDING PLANS -- APPROXIMATELY 9 FEET INTO THE 20 YARD INTERIOR. THE SITE PLAN AND BUILDING PLANS MEET ALL APPLICABLE CODES AND ORDINANCES. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE SITE PLAN AND BUILDING PLAN ENCROACHING NINE FOOT INTO THE SETBACK WHILE MEETING ALL OF THEIR MULTI FAMILY DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS. IT ALIGNS WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE UDO BECAUSE THE LAND IS ALREADY PLATTED. FOR THESE REASONS STAFF BELIEVE THAT THE APPROVAL OF THE VARIANCE SHOULD NOT BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE HEALTH, SAFETY OR CITIZENS OF THIS
AREA. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE GENTLEMAN BEFORE I OPEN IT UP TO THE PUBLIC? OKAY. I WILL NOW OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC HEARING. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND LIMIT YOUR TIME TO
THREE MINUTES. >> HELLO. I AM BRAD SOUTER AND I AM THE REASON YOU ARE LOOKING AT THIS.
>> WHAT IS YOUR NAME AGAIN? >> AS DAVID POINTED OUT , THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD A FLAT ON HIS PROPERTY THAT WAS MORE STRINGENT THAN WHAT THE CITY PLANNING SET BOX WERE SO IN DEVELOPING THIS WORK. NOW THAT WE ARE THIS FAR INTO IT WE ARE TRYING TO GET THIS APPROVED TO START CONSTRUCTION. AS FAR AS WE ARE CONCERNED, LIKE DAVID SAID, THERE IS NO DETRIMENT TO THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES. DRAINING HAS BEEN FIGURED OUT
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AND APPROVED SO WE ARE HOPING YOU WILL APPROVE THIS VARIANTS.>> THESE ARE RENTALS OR HOMEOWNERSHIP?
THESE? >> WE HAVE EIGHT UNITS THAT ARE ROUGHLY 1000 SQUARE FEET AND TWO EFFICIENCY APARTMENTS AND I FORGET THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THOSE. OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE LUXURY RENTALS BUT WE BUILD CUSTOM HOMES SO THE PLAN IS TO BUILD THESE WITH THE SAME SPECKS AS OUR CUSTOM HOMES. SO NO CHEAP MATERIALS ARE BEING USED. HOPEFULLY WE CAN HAVE THIS DONE IN TIME TO RENT OUT TO SOME OF THE NEW EMPLOYEES COMING THERE. OUR GOAL IN THE DOWNTOWN AND SURROUNDING AREA IS TO HELP IMPROVE AREAS. WE BUILT SOME OTHERS RECENTLY AND I THINK OUR PROJECTS TURNOUT LOOKING REALLY NICE.
>> THIS LOOKS LIKE A REALLY GOOD ONE. I'M CURIOUS THOUGH, IF I WERE TO LIVE IN A STUDIO APARTMENT, WHERE WOULD MY WIFE PARK ? WE WOULD HAVE TO MOVE YOU TO A TWO UNIT BUT A STUDIO IS ONLY APPROVED FOR A SINGLE PARKING SPOT.
>> SO EITHER I OR MY WIFE AND . IS THAT WHAT YOU ARE SAYING?
>> CORRECT. >> SO, WHERE WOULD A GUEST PARK? I DON'T SEE ANY OVERFLOW PARKING . WITH THAT CREATE A
HAZARD OR EGRESS SITUATION? >> WE HAVE NOTED THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS IN THE UDO SO IF THERE IS ANY OVERFLOW IT WOULD BE ON THIS SIDE STREET BUT, THAT IS THE PARKING REQUIREMENT
PER UNIT. >> REVIEWING THE SITE PLAN WE ARE REVIEWING IT OFF OF THE NUMBER OF UNITS PROPOSED AND THEY HAVE MET ALL OF THE MINIMUMS.
>> ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD? I LIVE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, NOT TOO FAR FROM THERE. YOU CAN'T ALL PARK ON MAIN STREET. IF PEOPLE WANT TO HAVE A GUEST OVER, IF IT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS, IT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS BUT I AM A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED NOBODY THOUGHT OF THIS.
>> WE DO LOOK AT IT AND REVIEW IT BUT IF IT MEETS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS THAT IS ALL WE CAN DO. WE CANNOT DENY A PLAN THAT MEETS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. WE DO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THAT IT COULD AFFECT BUT THESE ARE MEETING THE MINIMUM.
>> I RECOMMEND THAT IT BE APPROVED.
>> SO THE VARIANCE IS BASED ON THE ENCROACHMENT SO THAT IS THE OTHER THING THAT WE LOOK AT . WHAT IS BEING ASKED.
>> DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR DAVID? DO WE HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR THE GENTLEMAN? IF NOT I WILL CLOSE IT AND WE CAN DO GENERAL DISCUSSION. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? AT THIS TIME WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND WE WILL HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSION.
>> THE PARKING QUESTION IS INTERESTING. THE ALLEY BETWEEN THE TWO BUILDINGS, WILL THAT BE PARKING?
>> THAT IS NOT PROPOSED. THAT IS CITY RIGHT-OF-WAY.
>> WHAT IS IT? WILL IT JUST BE GRASS?
>> IT IS AN UNAPPROVED ALLEY RIGHT NOW.
>> WILL THAT BE BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS?
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SEPARATION BETWEEN BUILDINGS. >> I UNDERSTAND BUT IS THAT WHERE MY WIFE IS GOING TO PARK? I'M JUST ASKING.
>> IN A STUDIO IT IS ONE PARKING SPACE .
>> SO, WHAT IS THAT GOING TO BE? IS IT GOING TO BE
LANDSCAPING? >> IT IS GRASS. EVERY UNIT HAS A SMALL YARD AND THAT IS THE SEPARATION BETWEEN YARD ONE AND
YARD TWO. >> WHY IS THAT NECESSARY?
>> THAT WILL PROBABLY BE GRASS BETWEEN THE STRUCTURES. THE REASON FOR THIS SEPARATION IS CODE REQUIRES WHEN YOU HAVE MORE THAN FOUR UNITS YOU HAVE TO ATTACH A FIRE SPRINKLERS SO THAT IS THE REASON FOR THE SEPARATION. I THINK THE DESIGNER CHOSE TO DO THREE AND TWO. HE CHOSE TO DO THREE AND TWO FOR AESTHETIC PURPOSES MAYBE BUT THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS, IT IS THERE TO NOT HAVE TO SPRINKLER THE BUILDING AND TO CONSIDER THOSE SEPARATE STRUCTURES THEY NEED TO HAVE 2 FEET BETWEEN THEM SO THAT IS BASICALLY FOR FIRE
SAFETY SEPARATION. >> THANK YOU. ANY MORE
>> THIS IS COMING ON MAIN STREET SO THIS WILL BE ALL GRASS. IS THIS WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT WITH YARD?
>> THAT IS A CONCRETE PATIO. >> THE YARD IS GOING TO BE
>> SO IT'S ABOUT A FIVE FOOT CONCRETE PATIO AND THEN A 10
FEET BACKYARD. >> OKAY. I WAS JUST WONDERING.
>> SO IF YOU HAVE LIKE A SINGLE DOG OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> AT THIS TIME DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT OR NOT ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION ? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT ?
>> MOTION TO ACCEPT. >> SECOND.
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE.
>> WE ONLY HAD TWO NAYS SO THE MOTION PASSES.
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>> OKAY. AT THIS TIME WE GO TO THE CONSENT AGENDA AND THERE IS ONE ITEM ON THAT AND THAT IS THE MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 15, 2024 MEETING. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT.
>> I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> I WILL SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR?
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>> AYE. >> THE MOTION PASSES. NOW ON TO OTHER BUSINESS. MAY WE HAVE THE MONTHLY DEVELOPMENT REPORT.
>> THE CITY OF VICTORIA HAS PROCESSED 223 PERMITS. IN TERMS OF FEES COLLECTED THE CITY COLLECTED $79,370 IN PERMIT FEES AND LAST YEAR WE ONLY COLLECTED $47,180 IN PERMIT FEES. WE HAVE TWO MINOR PLOTS , THREE SITE PLANS AND NO SITE MODIFICATIONS. THE CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED A VARIANCE FOR
INDUSTRIAL LOTS. THANK YOU. >> SO WE STILL SEE COMMERCIAL
>> DO WE HAVE ANY ITEMS FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION?
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