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Houston Planning Commission Meeting - October 16, 2025

Committees and CommissionsThursday, October 16, 2025
BodyHouston, Texas
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DateThursday, October 16, 2025
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The Houston Planning Commission and I'm calling this meeting to order at 232 p.m.

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on Thursday, October 16th, 2025.

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This is an in-person meeting taking place at the City Hall Annex 900 Bagby.

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You may also monitor the meeting by viewing via HTV.

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Speakers, if you wish to address the Commission on an item, please fill out the speaker's form before the item is called and turn it into the staff near the front door.

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Consent and repeat speakers are allowed for one minute.

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New speakers are timed for two minutes.

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Speaker rules are found on the top portion of the speaker sign-in form attached to the agenda.

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Council members speaking on an item are not timed.

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Applicants have their allotted two minutes time as well as rebuttals.

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Non-applicants or general speakers are allowed two minutes time.

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There's not an option for a rebuttal.

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Even if you did not use your full two minutes, you will not be allowed to speak again, and time cannot be allotted to another speaker.

1:01

To establish a quorum of 11, I'll call the roll.

1:06

Chair Clark is present.

1:08

Chair Bald uh Commissioner Baldwin.

1:10

Baldwin present.

1:11

Commissioner Hines?

1:13

Present.

1:14

Commissioner Khalik.

1:15

Colleague present.

1:16

Commissioner Madez.

1:17

Modest present.

1:18

Commissioner Porce Pertle.

1:21

Commissioner Rosenberg.

1:23

Commissioner Sigler.

1:24

Present.

1:25

Commissioner Victor.

1:28

Commissioner Viera Bland.

1:29

Vieira Bland present.

1:32

And Secretary Von Tran.

1:35

Tran, present.

1:37

So we have a quorum of exactly 11.

1:39

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven.

1:43

Yes.

1:43

So we have a quorum.

1:45

I'll now call for the director's report.

1:50

Okay.

1:50

Good afternoon, Chair Clark, Commission members, and the public.

1:54

I am Von Tran, Secretary of this Commission and Director of the Houston Planning and Development Department.

2:01

Welcome.

2:03

I have one reminder for you all today.

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First of all, the 2025 PCFI Planning Workshop will be held Thursday, October 23rd.

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That's next week, from 8 a.m.

2:15

to 4 p.m.

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at the Third Word Multi-Service Center in the Auditorium Room 129.

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The address is 3611 Eno Street, Houston, Texas, 77004.

2:30

You can register still, I believe, at HoustonPlanning.com.

2:35

At this time, I would like to yield the remaining time for the director's report and invite Director Angel Ponce to the podium to tell us more about the office.

2:48

I'm sorry, to tell us more about the Houston Champion of Inclusion and to present some awards.

2:55

So with this welcome, Director Ponce.

2:58

We're glad to have you here.

3:02

Hi, can you hear me?

3:04

Thank you very much.

3:05

Thank you, Director Tran, um, and Chair Lisa Clark and uh members of the Planning Commission for allowing me to come here today to speak about a very, very important recognition.

3:21

Um I would also like to uh say a special thank you to Mr.

3:25

John Brown with the uh public works department for uh working with me to get this done today.

3:33

Uh I also want to thank our um assistant director Mark Cuevas with the Department of Neighborhoods for coming here today to support this this award.

3:44

Um I think members of my team are already behind me.

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I'm also gonna ask members of the development services division to also join me on my left-hand side uh if possible.

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Please walk up to the podium.

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Every year, the uh Houston Champion of Inclusion Awards.

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Um with this award, we seek to recognize and honor the contributions of individuals, businesses, and nonprofit organizations that are committed to promoting diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion throughout their organization and throughout their communities.

4:26

The Houston Planning and Development Department Development Services Division has demonstrated a commitment to maintaining a model service to the disability community and has shown through their leadership to exceed the ADA accessibility standards expectations in their daily work.

4:48

It brings me so much joy and it makes me really proud to have been able to work with these individuals.

5:04

Kimberly Bowie, Ramon Jaime Leon, Rovan Kylam, Wilson Calvert, and also Assistant Director Hector Rodriguez, who I've been able to work with for the last few years, and has been a tremendous support with the office for people with disabilities.

5:24

These individuals ensure that accessibility for people with disabilities is considered and prioritized whenever they are reviewing and approving plans.

5:35

This great team is also a part of the Sidewalk and Pedestrian Realm Committee, alongside with the mayor's office, the Office for People with Disabilities, and the Houston Public Works Department.

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Let me just say that these individuals are not just helpful and collaborative.

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They are responsive, and that shows that they have a passion for what they do every single day.

5:59

They are always available to go over projects and provide valuable and meaningful recommendations.

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There's a common phrase out there within the disability community that says, nothing about us without us.

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And this division does just that.

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Because of this, people with and without disabilities in the city of Houston have the ability to travel, work, shop, and socialize independently and with dignity.

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Also, people with disabilities are able to access essential services such as health care facilities, education, public transportation, employment, and government offices.

6:40

Today I am proud to present this meaningful piece of uh award.

6:47

Thank you.

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To the department to the Houston Planning and Development Department, Development Services Division.

6:59

Let's give them a round of applause.

7:09

And if um if I may, Director and Chair, if I if it would be okay for any of them to share just a few remarks, if you would allow that, that would be great.

7:22

Yes, that's fine.

7:23

Thank you.

7:26

Hello, uh committee members, uh, Chair.

7:29

Uh it's an honor to receive this reward, and it's uh motivation to keep doing good work.

7:35

Can you repeat that one more time?

7:37

Thank you.

7:39

Don't get nervous.

7:42

Oh, one more time.

7:43

Yeah, uh apologize for that.

7:45

Um it's an honor to receive this reward and it's motivation to keep doing good work for everybody in Houston.

7:53

Well, we appreciate your work, so congratulations.

8:00

And again, uh director, chair, com uh commission members, thank you for all that you do every single day, those plans, uh, those strategies that you put in place uh to make the city a more accessible place to live is seen, is understood, and we value your leadership.

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We value, we appreciate your time and commitment because this is not an easy job.

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So thank you all as well.

8:31

Thank you so much.

8:33

Thank you so much.

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Did you want to say something else?

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Thank you, Director Ponce, and um we always also want to extend our great gratitude to the work that your office does as well for the the city of Houston, and we're so honored that our team and all of us here uh uh sitting here are able to contribute to uh the greater goods for the city of Houston and accessibility.

9:07

So thank you so much for bringing attention uh to this and also to uh congratulate my team members, Wilson, Ravon, uh, and Ramon Hector sitting out there, and I think Kimberly is still at her desk hard at work solving other problems for us.

9:27

So thank you, team.

9:28

Thank you, Director Ponce.

9:31

Thank you.

9:37

Okay.

9:38

That's a good way to start commission meeting for sure.

9:41

Um so now, Commissioners, a consideration of the planning commission meeting minutes.

9:46

Um for our meeting October 2nd, 2025.

9:51

We're posted on the agenda.

9:53

May I have a motion and a second?

9:54

Motion colleague.

9:55

Motion colleague.

9:56

Second Matas, all in favor?

10:00

Motion carries.

10:02

Now we'll move on to plating activity.

10:04

Remember numeral one.

10:16

Good afternoon, Madam Chair, members of the planning commission.

10:19

My name is Maria Tovar.

10:21

Sections A and B are presented as one group, which includes consent and replot items not requiring notification.

10:27

Sections A and B are items one through 88.

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Section A consent items are numbers one through 49, and Section B replot items are numbers 50 through 88.

10:38

No items need to be taken out of order and there are no changes to staff recommendations.

10:43

Madam Chair, if there are no individuals signed to speak on these items, the planning and development department requests the approval of all staff recommendations for consent and replot items not requiring notification.

10:54

Thank you.

10:54

I have no one signed to speak.

10:55

Is there anyone that wishes to speak on any of these items?

10:58

Okay.

10:59

Commissioners, do I have any um Oh, didn't see the hand.

11:02

Yes.

11:03

Can you come forward, please?

11:09

And I'll need you to state your name, but let's figure out which one you are speaking on first, because I'll have to pull that separate.

11:14

You can just speak into the mic.

11:16

Oh, there you are.

11:18

I know I'm short.

11:19

I kind of hide back here.

11:21

Okay, so I hope that I'm in the right place.

11:23

This is for the Spring Subner Commerce Center.

11:26

Is that correct?

11:27

Let us look for a minute.

11:28

I have some handouts I would like to share with you.

11:30

Hang on one second.

11:31

I need to make sure we're in the right section.

11:33

Sure.

11:35

It's 101.

11:36

So we'll call that in just a little bit.

11:38

Okay.

11:39

Thank you.

11:39

Um if you have have you signed up?

11:41

Uh no, ma'am.

11:42

Okay.

11:42

If you wouldn't mind signing up, and then we'll call your name.

11:45

Thank you.

11:45

Okay.

11:46

Commissioners, do I have any um recusals?

11:49

I believe Commissioner Madez.

11:51

Yes.

11:52

Item 3, 10, 19, 20, 21, 22, 32, 51, and 56.

12:00

Okay, thank you.

12:01

Anyone else?

12:03

Okay.

12:03

So I need a motion and a second for all items under A and B, save and accept item three, 10, 19, 20, 21, 22, 32, 51, and 56.

12:15

Motion colleague.

12:15

Motion colleague.

12:16

Second.

12:17

Second Vera Bland.

12:18

All in favor.

12:19

Aye.

12:19

Opposed.

12:20

Motion carries.

12:21

Now I need a motion and a second for items 310, 19 through 22, 32, 51, and 56.

12:29

Motion Sigler.

12:30

Motion Sigler.

12:31

Second pores Perdle.

12:32

All in favor.

12:33

Aye.

12:34

Opposed.

12:35

Motion carries.

12:36

Thank you.

12:37

We'll move to C replatts requiring public hearings with notification.

12:45

Good afternoon, Madam Chair and members of the planning commission.

12:50

My name is Araceli Rodriguez.

12:52

Item 89, Blackbird Village.

12:55

The site is located in the city limit west of I-45 and north of Par Place Boulevard.

13:03

The purpose of the WEPLA is to create two single family lots.

13:07

No variances are being requested with this item.

13:11

The applicant has met all the notification requirements.

13:15

And per legal, the proposed plot will not violate applicable restriction.

13:20

So that recommendation is to approve the platform to the CPC 101 informed condition.

13:26

And stat did not receive any public comments in advance.

13:30

So Madam Chair, it's a pleasure to commission.

13:36

Thank you.

13:36

The public hearing for item 89 is open.

13:38

I have no one signed to speak.

13:40

Is there anyone that wishes to?

13:42

Hearing none, I will close the public hearing and seek a motion for staff recommendation.

13:47

Motion Victor.

13:49

Second Martes.

13:50

All in favor?

13:51

Aye.

13:52

Opposed?

13:52

Motion carries.

13:54

Item 90.

13:56

Item 90.

13:58

Coastal enclave replat number one.

14:00

The site is located in the city limit, nor of Wheat Road and E of Jutland Road.

14:07

The purpose of the week of the Wii Plat is to create 10 single family residential lot and two parking reserve and to revise the dentity table.

14:17

No variances are being requested with this item.

14:20

The advocate has met all the notification requirements and per legal the proposed plat will not violate applicable restriction.

14:28

So that recommendation is to approve the platform to the CPC 101 informed condition.

14:37

Madam Chair, is the please of the Commission?

14:39

You may continue the public hearing for this item at this time.

14:43

Thank you.

14:43

The public hearing for item 90 is continued.

14:46

I have no one signed to speak.

14:47

Is there anyone that wishes to speak?

14:50

Hearing none, I'll close the public hearing and seek a motion for staff recommendation.

14:54

Motion Baldwin.

14:55

Motion Baldwin.

14:55

Second Hines.

14:56

Second Hines.

14:57

All in favor?

14:58

Opposed.

14:59

Motion carries.

15:00

Madam Chair.

15:00

Yes.

15:01

Staff, this was one of the examples that came out of the walkable places initiative.

15:06

Livable places initiative, right?

15:08

And so they were able to get what?

15:10

One or two more houses than they normally would have been able to, and reduce parking requirements and a reduced setback, right?

15:18

Um they were able to propose 15 dwelling units when previously they were only limited to 10.

15:25

Very good.

15:26

And reduced setbacks.

15:32

And reduction of parking.

15:34

No.

15:35

Reduction and parking will be one every fixed dwelling unit.

15:40

But they picked up five extra units.

15:42

Yeah, absolutely.

15:43

That's amazing.

15:44

That's great.

15:44

Hope to see more of it.

15:45

Yeah.

15:45

Thanks for pointing that out.

15:47

Thank you.

15:47

Now we'll move on to item 91.

15:51

Item 91 is enjoy properties.

15:54

The site is located in the city limit.

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East of Scott Street and north of IT 10.

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The purpose of the Wii plat is to create two single family lots.

16:07

No variants are being requested with this item.

16:10

And the applicant has met all the notification requirements.

16:14

Per legal, the proposed replat will not violate applicable restriction.

16:21

In advance.

16:34

Thank you.

16:34

The public hearing for item 91 is open.

16:37

I do have Ms.

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Owens here.

16:40

If you all have any questions.

16:42

Commissioners, any questions?

16:44

Okay.

16:45

Seeing none, I have no speakers that wish to speak.

16:48

I will close the public hearing and seek a motion for staff recommendation.

16:53

Motion Sigler.

16:56

Second pors purple.

16:58

All in favor?

16:59

Opposed.

17:00

Motion carries.

17:01

And you did note that uh Commissioner Tahir's here.

17:04

Thank you.

17:04

Okay.

17:05

Item 192.

17:08

Item 92.

17:09

Estate a lower cop vote.

17:11

The site is located in the city limit east of Homestead Road and south of Teetwell vote.

17:18

The purpose of the Wii Plat is to create two single family lots.

17:22

No variances are being requested with this item.

17:25

The applicant has met all the notification requirements.

17:28

Per legal, the proposal plat will not violate applicable restriction.

17:32

And staff did not receive any public comment in advance.

17:35

So that recommendation is to approve the plat.

17:38

Substitute the CPC 101 from condition.

17:41

Madam Chair, is the pleasure is the pleasure to the Commission, you may open the public hearing for this item at this time.

17:47

Thank you.

17:48

The public hearing for item 92 is open.

17:50

I have no one signed to speak.

17:52

Is there anyone that wishes to?

17:54

Hearing none, I'll close the public hearing and seek a motion for staff recommendation.

17:59

Motion pours purdle.

18:01

Second victor, all in favor?

18:03

Opposed?

18:04

Motion carries.

18:05

Item 93.

18:13

Good afternoon, Madam Chair.

18:15

Members of the Houston Planning Commission.

18:16

My name is Devin Critdle.

18:18

Item 93 is Fairview Patio Homes.

18:22

The site is located within Houston City limits, east of Shepherd, at the southeast intersection of Fairview Street and Holdy Street.

18:29

The purpose of this replant is to create two single-family residential lots.

18:33

There are no variances being requested with this item and review by legal indicates that this plat will not violate restrictions on the face of the plat or those filed separately.

18:41

Staff recommends deferring the application in order to meet the 20-day notice requirements.

18:45

The plat contains minor markups and will be recommended for approval at the October 30th Commission meeting.

18:51

Madam Chair, if it pleases the Commission, you may open a public hearing for this item at this time, and it concludes my presentation.

18:57

Thank you, Mr.

18:58

Crittle.

18:58

The public hearing for item 93 is open.

19:01

I have no one signed to speak.

19:02

Is there anyone that wishes to?

19:04

Hearing none, I will continue the public hearing and seek a motion for staff recommendation.

19:10

Motion Baldwin.

19:11

Second MARAS, all in favor?

19:13

Opposed.

19:14

Motion carries.

19:15

Item 94, Madam Chair and members of the planning commission.

19:32

My name is Dorianne Poe Flem.

19:34

Item 94 is Free Park Plaza.

19:37

The site is in use in corporate limits at the northwest intersection of Interstate Highway 45 and Park Place.

19:45

Reason for replat is to create one commercial reserve.

19:48

The plat was deferred at the last planning commission for the applicant's request to confer with legal concern and separately filed deed restrictions.

19:56

Legal review indicates that this plat violates restrictions filed separately.

20:06

The applicant has met all notification requirements.

20:08

Staff has not received any advanced comments for this item.

20:13

Madam Chair, if it pleases the Commission, you may continue the public hearing for this item at this time.

20:21

Thank you, Ms.

20:22

Poflam.

20:23

The public hearing is continued.

20:25

I have no one signed to speak on this item.

20:27

Is there any anyone that wishes to?

20:29

Yes, please come forward.

20:34

If you could state your name for the record, please.

20:37

Hello.

20:37

My name is Matthew Sigman, and I am the applicant for this plot.

20:42

So I found out about the decision from neighborhood services yesterday and was able to have a discussion with Kim about it a little bit.

20:54

We haven't uh got into the meat of it, but I have got an attorney.

21:00

The attorney that we hired to do the amendment of the deed restrictions is retired.

21:03

And I have a person who is going to take over and work with neighborhood services to get this figured out.

21:10

And what we would like to ask for is a 30-day extension because the way that we are interpreting the amendment to the deed restrictions is not matching up with the way that uh neighborhood services interpreted it.

21:28

Okay.

21:29

Um did you want to say something, Ms.

21:31

Mickels?

21:31

Yeah, I'll I'll add we did speak briefly about this yesterday when I got the the request for with from Matthew, and I've coordinated and and raised the issue again with neighborhood services.

21:42

So as he's mentioned, he's they have requested this extension in writing as of yesterday.

21:48

And we're comfortable with that for to allow the opportunity for their attorney and neighborhood services to get together.

21:55

Okay, great.

21:55

Thank you.

21:56

Thank you.

21:57

Well, when I see you've got your finger ready to go.

21:59

Yes.

21:59

It's in writing, yes, sir.

22:01

I'll move the 30-day extension.

22:02

Okay.

22:03

We have a motion for 30 days.

22:05

Second.

22:05

Uh, motion, ball one second, uh, Rosenberg.

22:09

All in favor.

22:09

Aye.

22:10

Opposed.

22:11

Motion carries.

22:12

I appreciate it.

22:13

Thank you.

22:15

Okay, moving along to item 95.

22:21

Good afternoon, Madam Chair, members of the planning commission.

22:23

My name is Ken Calhoun.

22:25

Item 95 is Hadter Street Vista, the subject site.

22:29

It's located within Houston City limits, west along Hazard Street between Vermont and Fairview.

22:34

The purpose of the replat is to create two single-family lots.

22:37

There are no advances requested with this item, and the applicant has met all notification requirements.

22:42

Review by legal indicates that the plat will not violate restrictions on the face of the plat or those filed separately.

22:47

Staff has not received any advanced or written comments regarding this application.

22:51

Statue recommendation is to defer the plat per the applicant's request to allow time for them to coordinate with legal regarding the two-foot side building line deed restriction.

22:59

Madam Chair, if it pleases the commission, you may open the public hearing for this item at this time.

23:03

Thank you, Mr.

23:04

Calhoun.

23:04

I'll open the public hearing for item 95.

23:07

I have no one signed to speak.

23:08

Is there anyone that wishes to?

23:10

Hearing none, I'll close the public.

23:12

I'll continue the public hearing and seek a motion for staff recommendation.

23:17

Motion for spirit.

23:18

Second Hines.

23:19

Second Heinz.

23:20

All in favor?

23:21

Opposed.

23:22

Motion carries.

23:23

Commissioners, I want to just make a note that we are exactly 11 sitting here.

23:27

Um Commissioner Rosenberg stepped out, so please don't anybody else step out until he steps back in.

23:33

Thank you.

23:34

Go ahead, please.

23:36

Item 96, Holy Street Villa.

23:39

The site is located in the city limit east of Shepherd Drive and north of West Hymer Drive.

23:44

The purpose of the Wii Play is to create two single family lots.

23:48

No variances are being requested with this item.

23:50

And the applicant has met all the notification requirements.

23:54

Per legal, the Papoo plat would not will violate applicable restriction because it does not reflect the required two fee site borderline between the two lots.

24:03

So the applicant has requested to defer the plat for a second time to continue coordinating with legal.

24:09

So stat recommendations to defer the plat.

24:12

Per the applicant request as that did not receive any public comment in advance.

24:17

Madam Chair, it's the pleasure of the Commission, you may continue with the public hearing for this item at this time.

24:22

Thank you.

24:22

The public hearing is continued for item 95.

24:25

I didn't see the exhibit that actually shows they are breaking the lot in two, correct?

24:30

Yes.

24:30

And so it is the middle lot line that they need the two-foot on each side, correct?

24:35

That's correct.

24:36

Okay.

24:36

All right.

24:37

So I have no one signed to speak for this item.

24:39

Is there anyone that wishes to?

24:42

Hearing none, I will continue the public hearing and seek a motion for staff recommendation.

24:48

Motion Victor, second Vera Bland.

24:50

All in favor?

24:51

Opposed.

24:52

Motion carries.

24:53

Item 96.

24:57

Item 97, Luca Residence.

25:00

The site is located in the ETJ in Harris County, east of Kukendal Road and north of Quees4 Drive.

25:08

The purpose of the WIPLAT is to create one single family lot.

25:12

No variances are being requested with this item.

25:14

The applicant has met all the notification requirements.

25:18

Per legal, the proposed plat will not violate applicable restriction.

25:22

Along the applicant has approval from the HOA design review.

25:28

So that recommendation is to approve the pledge substitute the CPC 101 form condition.

25:34

That did not receive any public comment in advance.

25:37

And Madam Chair, if the pleasure of the Commission, you may continue the public hearing for this item at this time.

25:43

Thank you.

25:44

The public hearing for item 97 is continued.

25:46

I have no one signed to speak.

25:47

Is there anyone that wishes to?

25:49

Hearing none, I will close the public hearing and seek a motion for staff recommendation.

25:55

Motion Matas.

25:59

Second Sigler, all in favor?

26:01

Aye.

26:01

Opposed?

26:02

Motion carries.

26:04

Item 98.

26:13

Item 98 is Nantucket Villas.

26:16

The subject site is located within Houston City limits, east along Nantucky Drive, south of San Felipe Street.

26:22

The purpose of the replat is to create eight single family lots and one parking reserve along an 18-foot shared driveway.

26:28

There are no advances requested with this item, and the applicant has met all notification requirements.

26:32

Review by legal indicates that the plat will not violate restrictions on the face of the plat or those filed separately.

26:38

Staff has not received any advance written comments regarding this application.

26:46

Madam Chair, if it pleads the Commission, you may open the public hearing for this item at this time.

26:51

Item 98 is the public hearing for item 998 is open.

26:55

I have no one signed to speak.

26:56

Is there anyone that wishes to?

26:58

Hearing none, I'll close the public hearing and seek a motion for staff recommendation.

27:04

Motion to hear.

27:05

Second ball.

27:06

Second baldwin.

27:07

All in favor?

27:08

Opposed?

27:09

Motion carries.

27:10

Item 99.

27:20

Item 99 is New Flores estate.

27:23

The site is in Houston Extraterritorial Jurisdiction in Harris County, Texas.

27:29

West along Doolow Lane, north of Miles Street, south of Cyprus North Euston Road.

27:35

The reason for replat is to create one lot and one commercial reserve.

27:40

Review by legal indicates that this plat will not violate restrictions filed separately.

27:47

Staff's recommendation is to approve the plat per the CPC 101 form conditions.

27:52

There are no variants requested with this item.

27:54

The applicant has met all notification requirements.

27:57

The plat was deferred at the last plan of commission.

28:01

For questions concerning the permit history of the site.

28:05

Harris County Engineers representative is here and can speak concerning the permits for this property.

28:11

Staff has received their bad comments for this item concerning replatting the portion of the lot into a commercial use, the existing commercial use on the property, noise, alcohol policy, public safety, and the address listing.

28:27

Madam Chair, if it pleases the Commission, you may continue the public hearing for this item at this time.

28:32

Thank you.

28:33

The public hearing for item 99 is continued.

28:37

Excuse me.

28:38

I have several speakers.

28:40

My first speaker is Angela Nix.

28:43

Before they come, can I have a Harris County to come up first?

28:47

Okay.

28:47

Sure.

28:52

Good afternoon, Madam Chair, members of the planning commission.

28:55

My name is Matt Tangan.

28:56

Last time, as Dorian said, I was tasked with looking at permitting for the site.

29:01

I was able of the permits that I was able to find, I was able to find eight permits.

29:07

One is a very old permit, and so I was not able to determine exactly what it was, and we didn't have any documentation in terms of what it was.

29:14

It's from 2006.

29:16

The other one is 2020, which is a public works right-of-way notification.

29:20

Essentially, if they are going to do work in the right-of-way, they have to submit a public works right-way notification.

29:25

The other six permits that I was able to find are classified under residential construction and on-site sewage septic system also or yeah, or also known as septic systems.

29:36

So those are the eight permits I was able to find for this site.

29:41

Yes.

29:41

Yes, Commissioner Baldwin.

29:43

And absolutely no commercial permits whatsoever.

29:46

Yeah, nothing that indicates that there was any site development that would be related to per uh to commercial.

29:51

And did we do any research to see if they are using it currently commercially?

29:56

Um I did not look into that personally.

29:58

Yes.

30:00

Commissioners, any other questions?

30:01

Yes, Commissioner Motes?

30:02

So if it is being used as commercial and and they only have residential permits, um are there next steps for the county?

30:09

They would have to come into compliance with um our permitting.

30:14

Do they get get like a red tag of some sort or or do you think that's a good question?

30:17

I'm not exactly sure how that how that process works.

30:22

I guess I'm just trying to figure out the follow-up.

30:25

And it may not be the purpose of this commission, I realize that, but it it seems that there should be some kind of follow-up.

30:29

So I don't know if if you're going to take the lead on that or or not.

30:32

But um I feel like it's a little open-ended at the moment.

30:37

So the question from the Commission is when you leave here, are you going to look into this building being used as commercial?

30:44

And if so, turn it in to the right person.

30:46

Yeah, I can check with our permitting to see um what the next steps are.

30:51

Does that satisfy everyone?

30:52

Any other questions?

30:53

Yes.

30:53

I mean I think clearly it's being used as commercial.

30:55

But what I'm also curious, when we re I I do believe that this is a shallow proof and we we have to approve it.

31:01

But when they go back to use this building and they're having 250 people, there's some parking requirement, right?

31:06

I mean, someone can check into whether or not they meet the parking criteria.

31:11

You know, I did uh on the plat, I made a comment for them to have to possibly do a TIA in accordance with our Harris County regulations.

31:20

Perfect, great.

31:20

Good.

31:21

Very good.

31:21

Okay.

31:22

Any other questions?

31:24

Okay.

31:24

All right.

31:25

Thank you so much.

31:26

I may call you back if there's other questions that come up.

31:28

Okay, no problem.

31:29

All right, thank you.

31:30

So our first speaker is Angela Nix.

31:37

Hello.

31:38

Good afternoon.

31:41

Document camera, please.

31:45

Good afternoon, and thank you for having me.

31:47

My name is Angela Nix.

31:49

I'm here representing the 10 homeowners on East Morgan Drive.

31:53

We all back up to this property.

31:56

The slides that I am providing today, this first one is an aerial view from Google Earth that shows there's 47 designated parking spaces, but the property holds 250 in the party hall.

32:12

Um the update since I was here last time is we called residential permitting.

32:18

They found three development violations.

32:21

Um the other slide that I'm showing you is as of a week ago, it was still an active reception hall according to their website.

32:32

Um based on where I live, I back back up to them.

32:37

They've been having parties for about three and a half years on a regular basis.

32:42

Um, the building size is 7,000 square feet per HCAD, by the way.

32:48

And I don't know what the algorithm is for how many parking spots do you get for that.

32:53

But also one thing I noticed that I thought was interesting is the plat change request is for 11827 doula lane, but on the website for the business, it says the reception hall is 11821 doula lane.

33:11

So are they actually trying to get the residents changed to commercial?

33:16

Like what what are they trying to get replatted as commercial?

33:20

That was confusing to me.

33:22

So honestly, I just I really hope it doesn't get switched to commercial.

33:26

They've already been flying under the radar for quite a long time.

33:30

The noise is unbelievable, and I feel that if they're given a green light to go commercial, it's just honestly a red carpet for more parties, tick tick ticketed events and things of that nature.

33:42

So thank you for your consideration.

33:44

We appreciate you coming in and sharing comments.

33:46

Thank you.

33:48

Our next speaker is Jeremy Crewe.

33:52

If I mispronounce anybody's name, please feel free to correct me.

33:58

Good afternoon, and thank you for your time.

34:00

Uh I'm here on behalf of Mr.

34:01

Pedro.

34:02

Uh I've lived on Dula Lane for 33 years.

34:05

We have taken care of with no city services of Doula Lane.

34:09

Doula Lane is completely separate from this neighborhood.

34:11

They've come and they have torn up our road and they're trying to take our land away from us.

34:15

We all operate a business on Doula Lane.

34:18

My father has been a blacksmith and an iron worker for the past 33 years on our property.

34:24

I have a shop.

34:25

We make lots of noise.

34:26

I've never once heard Mr.

34:28

Pedro's Hall to where it was above a level in which it disrupted any of my family.

34:33

I have two children.

34:34

I have a wife, and that place has been inhabited for the past 33 years.

34:39

So I'm not quite sure uh what's going on, but he is very respectful uh of all of us as neighbors, and we are um just as close, if not closer, than some of these residents that are behind him.

34:52

Um I do appreciate your time.

34:54

Uh and thank you so much for your uh consideration in this matter.

34:57

Thank you for coming in and sharing your comments.

34:59

Yes, Commissioner Matez.

35:00

Are are most of the properties from the property in question up to Cyprus, North Houston, are most of those commercial of some sort?

35:07

Every single uh business is is a business uh slash home, uh whether it's residential input, everyone there has a business.

35:14

Okay, that has been like that for the past 30 30 plus years.

35:18

Any other questions?

35:20

Okay, thank you so much.

35:21

Thank you.

35:23

Our next next speaker is Pedro Flores.

35:32

Hello, I'm uh the owner of the property.

35:35

And uh yes, um I was running it like a commercial business, but I didn't know the rules and regulations.

35:41

But right now I'm working with the Harris County with the fire marshal's office to get it all permitted like I'm supposed to.

35:48

And one of the steps is to make this commercial reserve because it is going to be used as commercial property.

35:55

And uh about the noise and stuff.

35:57

I mean I brought like uh so that my neighbors could see these are my rules.

36:03

These are my rules that I've set to be able to show them a little bit of respect because they are that's true, they're pretty close to the hall, but I've spent a lot of money to make it sound proof, and also um I don't allow like in the Harris County we don't have like uh rules on the sound, but I've adopted Houston, uh it's 68 decibels, and I'm doing 58 decibels, which is 10 decibels less to the property line, and and I have a sound meter and I always do that just to make sure that I don't bug anybody because I like being respectful.

36:40

But um I am doing everything to get up to date with my permits.

36:46

It's good to hear.

36:46

I'm sure Harris County will be glad for that.

36:48

Commissioners, any questions?

36:51

Okay, thank you.

36:53

We appreciate you coming in.

36:55

The last speaker I have signed to speak is Max Key.

37:08

Good afternoon.

37:09

My name is Max Key, and I live next door at 11825 Dutal Lane.

37:16

I also have the address of 118 uh 27 and on 11829.

37:23

Now, whenever Google County mail people, whoever did the addresses, they took one of my addresses and gave it to Pedro.

37:33

And his is actually 821.

37:35

And uh because 827 is on his his website or whatever how it ended up.

37:43

People are always driving up in my driveway at 10 o'clock at night, flashing their lights, trying to figure out where to go.

37:49

And anyway, that's a different deal.

37:52

But uh presentation view, please.

37:55

Excuse me.

37:58

Oh, okay.

37:58

Uh but I've never had one, I've never had to go next door and tell Pedro to turn the music down.

38:06

Never.

38:07

And it never goes past midnight, and it's always real respectful.

38:12

And um, you know, uh he does his best over there and we have no complaints.

38:19

None of the neighbors on the street.

38:22

We're not part of the people behind us because they have a homeowners association, and we don't.

38:28

And when I was building my property, uh the lady that lived behind me at the time, which called the county inspector every day, and he'd come out to my property and and he'd pull go get out of his truck, and I go, what now?

38:42

He goes, You know, Mr.

38:44

Max.

38:45

They called.

38:46

I said, Yeah, I know it's that lady behind me, go, I can't say that, but they called every day for eight months.

38:52

And that guy would have to drive out there, you know.

38:55

So we've been getting harassed by them people behind us for a while.

38:59

And uh, but as far as the party hall, it's it's real respectful, you know.

39:07

And he has if there's alcohol being served at that event, there's police officers there.

39:11

So thank you for your time.

39:14

Thank you for your comments.

39:15

Commissioners, any questions?

39:17

Okay.

39:18

I have no one else signed to speak.

39:19

Is there anyone that wishes to?

39:22

All right.

39:23

Then I will close the public hearing and seek a motion for staff recommendation.

39:29

Motion, colleague.

39:30

Motion, colleague.

39:33

Second Motes, all in favor?

39:35

Aye.

39:36

Opposed.

39:36

Motion carries.

39:38

Question.

39:39

Yes.

39:39

Is there some way if they don't have a permit for the commercial business that someone could check into the commercial business and maybe stop it until they get a permit?

39:47

Is there someone they can talk to?

39:48

Anyone have any idea?

39:50

Well, it is with Harris County, and the representative from Harris County said he would follow up on it.

39:54

Okay.

39:55

When he's not allowed to run a business today, correct?

40:04

I would have to take a look into what the violations are, and I don't know the rules exactly on if the violation is mine or if they can continue to operate or not.

40:13

Um so I really can't speak on to that regards.

40:17

Can you check into it?

40:17

Yes.

40:18

Thank you.

40:19

Great.

40:20

Any other questions?

40:21

All right.

40:22

Thank you so much.

40:23

So we had a motion, a second.

40:25

Did I take a vote?

40:27

Okay, thank you.

40:28

Okay.

40:29

Moving on then to item 100.

40:36

Good afternoon, Madam Chair, members of the Planning Commission.

40:38

My name is John Phillips Cedillo.

40:40

Item 100 is Newport Green Acres.

40:42

The subject side is nearly six and a half acre property located in the Harris County extra-territorial jurisdiction at the northeast intersection of Chart Drive and Horizon Drive, west of Golf Cup Drive and north of South Diamond Head Boulevard.

40:55

The applicant is proposing two large lots ranging from two and a half to four acres.

40:59

There are no variances requested with this application, and the applicant has met all notice requirements.

41:04

This is a partial reply of unrestricted reserve D out of the Newport Section 4 subdivision.

41:09

Review by legal indicates that the Plat does not violate restrictions on the face of the Plat or those filed separately as long as the proposed Plat was preemptively approved by the HOA Architectural Control Committee, which has yet to be provided.

41:20

Staff recommendation is to defer the plat for two weeks to allow the applicant to provide additional information, such as the verified approval of the plat by the HOA and Architectural Control Committee.

41:33

Thank you, Mr.

41:34

Sidia.

41:34

The public hearing for item 100 is open.

41:37

I have no one signed to speak.

41:38

Is there anyone that wishes to?

41:40

Hearing none, I will continue the public hearing and seek a motion for staff recommendation.

41:45

Motion Mindemarker.

41:46

Motion Mandapaca.

41:47

Second Hines.

41:48

Second Hines, all in favor?

41:50

Opposed.

41:51

Motion carries.

41:53

Thank you.

41:53

Item 101.

41:55

Item 101 is Spring Stubner Commerce Center.

41:58

The subject site is a 15-acre property located in the Harris County Extra Territorial Jurisdiction, southeast along Spring Stubner Road, west of Avalon Crest Lake Crest, northwest of 99 Grand Parkway.

42:09

The applicant is proposing a restricted reserve to commercial use, intended for warehouse and light industrial.

42:14

Uh, and is requesting a variance to exceed intersection spacing by not extending nor terminating with the call-de-sac Mary Myrtle Street.

42:21

Staff is in support of the request.

42:23

Staff has received a correspondence from an attorney stating notification was not received by their clients.

42:27

However, staff has verified all notification requires have been met.

42:30

Requirements have been met.

42:31

And just prior to the meeting, I spoke with a neighbor who is in opposition to the variance.

42:35

This is a full repat of Boudreaux Plaza.

42:38

The singular lot created in this original plat has what triggered is what has triggered the public hearing requirements.

42:43

Review by legal indicates that the plat does not violate restrictions on the face of the plant or those filed separately.

43:01

So any incurred commercial traffic would still be led back to Spring Stubner.

43:05

The same variance was granted in 2022, and the plat, but the plat was never recorded.

43:10

Harris County Engineering Department has no objection to this variance.

43:13

Staff recommendation is to grant the requested variance and approve the plat subject to CPC 101 from conditions.

43:22

Thank you, Mr.

43:22

Sidio.

43:23

I'm going to open the public hearing for item 101.

43:25

I do have some speakers signed.

43:27

Can I get clarity on what the use will be again?

43:29

What warehouse?

43:31

Warehouse distribution and light industrial.

43:33

Warehouse distribution light industrial.

43:35

Okay.

43:36

Okay.

43:37

Okay.

43:37

So our first speaker is Sabas Leal.

43:49

Thank you.

43:50

Madam Chairman, members of the Commission, my name is Savas Leal.

43:55

I own property directly across from Spring Studner.

43:58

The area is a residential area and commercial.

44:02

For the most part, with within all the the road.

44:06

I am speaking on behalf today of myself plus a couple of neighbors, uh, one of whom is joining me today.

44:14

And we would and some of them will be submitting comments via email.

44:19

Uh we strongly urge you to reject the variance request associated with application number 2025-1471 for this uh Spring Studner Commerce Center.

44:29

Uh the applicants request to avoid extending Mary Middle Street is based on a self-imposed hardship resulting from their business decision to build uh light industrial development.

44:39

The light industrial development shows uh and I have some diagrams here.

44:45

Document camera, please.

44:50

Uh shows a space or parking space for about 54 or 50 semi-trucks, like 18 wheelers or what looked like 18 wheelers, which doesn't seem necessarily like light industrial, which or or will will we have significant traffic increase due to distribution centers.

45:09

Uh they show uh 50,000 plus warehouses spaces, and they all the road is trafficked by uh residential.

45:18

Um granting these variants would go against the very purpose of chapter 42, which is to ensure safe and orderly development.

45:25

It would create a disconnected 15.3 acre commercial site or industrial site and force all of its new traffic, including industrial, right in front of the entrance of the gated community that I'm representing.

45:38

And uh it's a concern on safety, the given that the uh traffic or this cold bus traffic and stop is directly in front of where the entrance for these 18 wheelers would uh pass.

45:49

Uh the applicants claim that extending the street would be a faster use is speculative.

45:55

Yeah.

45:56

You can finish up real quick.

45:57

Give you just a second.

45:58

Thank you.

45:59

Whereas the negative impact of poor connectivity and limited emergency vehicle access is a well-established planning concern.

46:06

Thank you.

46:07

Thank you so much.

46:08

Appreciate you coming in.

46:10

Um I represent uh the large piece of property right next door, uh which is roughly 17 plus uh minus acres.

46:31

So uh we're asking for a deferral, obviously.

46:34

Uh we're looking at a potential single family development in the area uh in the future, and us not being able to have that extra access point uh would obviously uh hurt the value of our property, and then also looking at the fire code as far as the uh the potential entrance and exit as well.

46:55

So uh that's kind of our point uh our point.

46:58

That's the first that I had kind of heard uh as far as the 18 wheelers and everything else, and I can tell you that pulling in and out of Spring Stubner, it's not near wide enough at all uh for 18 wheelers to be pulling in and out on a regular basis.

47:13

Uh it's very, very narrow.

47:15

So anyways, thank you all very much for your time.

47:18

I really appreciate it.

47:19

Thank you for coming in and sharing your comments.

47:20

We appreciate it.

47:22

Our next speaker is Stacy Perlitz.

47:26

I'm not heard that's our next one.

47:30

Oh, it is.

47:30

I picked up the wrong stack.

47:31

You're right.

47:32

Thank you.

47:34

Okay.

47:35

I have no one else signed to speak.

47:36

Is there anyone that wishes to?

47:37

Yes, please come forward.

47:45

Document camera, please.

47:47

Hello, Director and Chairs and Commission members, thanks for giving me the time.

47:51

My name is Daniel Vasquez.

47:53

I live in the neighborhood across the street from this development.

47:56

And I'm speaking on behalf of the children in the neighborhood.

48:01

I have a teenage daughter who goes to high school, and this is her bus stop, essentially.

48:07

It's a two-lane road.

48:09

And you can see this is my vehicle, it's a small Tacoma, and there are no shoulders, there are no uh sidewalks, and there's steep drain ditches that have been several cars pulled out of there, and they're just normal small vehicles.

48:25

I cannot imagine there being 18 wheelers going in and out of this uh property that's being proposed.

48:33

Uh second page, please.

48:35

So this is the uh photo of the actual bus stop.

48:38

These are two vehicles on the small lane road.

48:41

You can see that they can barely fit.

48:42

I can't imagine.

48:43

Right across this on the right side of this photo is one of the exits that's proposed for these 18-wheelers.

48:51

I don't know how they would be able to turn on this street.

48:55

Um there are seven other younger um students in the neighborhood, and uh they haven't they haven't yet been in school age yet, but they will be having we'll be having that so we're speaking on behalf of them as well.

49:08

Next page, please.

49:11

We asked for a traffic analysis.

49:13

There was not been one performed yet.

49:16

We desperately need something like that to happen before this goes on.

49:19

Next page, please.

49:21

Sorry, I'm speaking fast because I have two minutes.

49:24

You can see here the photo.

49:25

I'd like to bring a couple of of items to your attention here.

49:29

You can see that the bus stop is noted on the top left.

49:33

It points to those two yellow dots directly across from the red one.

49:37

That is one of the provok proposed entrance or exit.

49:41

Uh it's also this property is between two blind turns.

49:45

You can see in the photos on the left and the right, that it looks like the road goes straight into trees.

49:51

Well, it doesn't, that's because there's a blind turn.

49:53

There are several signs that say, you know, the arrows like slow down, turn, there's a turn coming up.

50:00

I can't imagine there being 18-wheelers on this street.

50:02

I need your wrap up really quickly.

50:04

Yeah, I think we're good.

50:05

So uh safety, kids.

50:08

We could save lives here.

50:10

Lives are important.

50:11

I want you to know that.

50:13

Thank you.

50:14

Thank you for coming in.

50:15

As far as the TIA, that's something that will be looked at past plating.

50:20

Um is this in the county?

50:23

Yeah.

50:23

So um the gentleman with the county is here.

50:26

If you'd like to speak to him, he can talk you through that process.

50:29

Thank you.

50:30

Okay, thank you so much.

50:31

I have no one else signed to speak.

50:32

Is there anyone else that wishes to?

50:35

Yes, please come forward.

50:37

I'm the re my family's the reason why all this is going on.

50:40

Presenter view, please.

50:42

Okay.

50:43

Ready?

50:44

We're ready.

50:45

Okay.

50:45

I dear members of the Commissioner's Court in Harris County Department.

50:50

My name is Robert Henson.

50:51

I reside in that picture, 7611 Spring Stumber Road, formerly known as Boudreau.

50:57

We all have memories of when we grew up and how many and many of us wish we knew now what we knew then.

51:06

How about our communities would change?

51:08

It feels like today we're all fighting against forces much larger larger than ourselves, but I still believe in kindness, community, and fairness.

51:17

That's why I'm here to voice my strong concerns regarding the proposed public variants and new warehouse and distribution center development plan bordered to my property.

51:30

The last time I attended a variance meeting, I was informed in 22 by the engineers of workers under Commissioner Jack Cagle that the project was being delayed only for clarification.

51:43

What followed was a tollway from 2920 to Kirkendal, which has now turned my quiet street into a busy cut-through route for drivers avoiding tolls.

51:56

The increase in noise danger and constant traffic has changed our quality of life dramatically.

52:03

Now the proposed development threatens to make things even worse.

52:07

The project site, which was sold for between five and ten million, sits in the middle of new residential areas.

52:14

It's deeply concerning that such a large-scale industrial development would be placed without careful consideration for the remaining homeowners and the established community.

52:26

When Highway 99 was built, our street flooded on both ends, trapping residents for days.

52:32

Although our properties never flooded because we are not in the floodplain.

52:39

This was only due to natural drainage.

52:41

I'm very nervous.

52:44

We're not judging your speech.

52:47

Go ahead and wrap up, please.

52:49

This was only due to natural drainage that has existed between my property and the neighbors.

52:54

However, my neighbor has been adding truckloads of field dirt without visible permits.

52:59

And I've I'm one of those guys that have called for the last five days.

53:03

But I've reported this daily, and I'm very concerned that these changes will redirect storm water toward our property that borders, increasing the risk of flooding for the first time in more than 60 years.

53:18

Additionally, the removal of trees will strip away the few natural buffers we have left.

53:24

These trees provide oxygen, shade, wildlife habitat, and noise reduction from Highway 99.

53:30

Their loss will degrade both the environment and livability of our neighborhood.

53:36

A 24-hour warehouse operation will bring constant light pollution, semi-truck traffic, and round the clock noise onto an already congested two-lane road.

53:47

We are already seeing daily traffic incidents due to cut-through drivers, and the project would only increase the danger.

53:55

I respectfully ask that you reconsider or closely review this variance and ensure that community safety drainage, environmental impact, and resident quality of life are prior tar priorities prioritized.

54:13

We need you to write over industrial expansion.

54:15

I need you to wrap up quickly because you're way over time.

54:18

I need you to wrap it up.

54:19

Okay, this is it.

54:20

Yeah.

54:21

If development must be I spent a couple of days writing this.

54:24

I understand.

54:26

But we don't have a couple days to sit here.

54:37

Elevation.

54:38

Elevation.

54:39

Permitting requirements for nearby properties.

54:42

Please put yourself in our shoes.

54:45

Of the that lived here our entire lives.

54:48

I've spent over six decades in this community.

54:51

I've retired and uh I hate doing this, but I'm gonna have to cut you off.

54:55

You're you're like way, way, way over.

54:58

Thank you so much.

55:00

We do.

55:00

Thank you so much.

55:01

We appreciate you.

55:02

I have no one outside to speak.

55:04

Is there anyone else that wishes to?

55:07

Okay.

55:07

Mr.

55:08

City, I'm going to have to ask you to repeat what the staff recommendation is.

55:12

And Commissioner Garza has some questions.

55:15

Current staff recommendation is to grant the requested variants and approve the path subject to C BC 101 from conditions.

55:21

Okay.

55:21

Yes, Commissioner Garza.

55:22

So quick question.

55:23

So the variance is only for Mary Myrtle Street, and that is going to be closed off completely from the neighborhood?

55:28

Correct.

55:28

So no emergency gate.

55:31

No access.

55:31

Correct.

55:32

Okay.

55:33

Now, second, um so that's the variance.

55:35

Um the other thing is you can see the roadway is very narrow there.

55:40

Is there a way that we can I don't know.

55:43

Uh widen the driveways so that they actually can have, you know, kind of come out at an angle, because for them to come out straight means they're not going to be able to hit the street.

55:51

They will cross the street.

55:53

So what can we do about that anything?

55:54

I think that's a Harris County question.

55:56

Would you mind coming out?

55:58

The regional plat.

55:59

Show the original plat.

56:03

Uh with the original plat, uh that was done in, I think this is 2010, there was a dedication of widening to Springston, as it is a major thoroughfare.

56:10

So it is is the widening here, of course, it has not been approved as of yet, but there is that intention to make this a fully functioning major thoroughfare.

56:17

Okay, but that hasn't happened yet.

56:18

Not yet.

56:19

And we don't have any timeline of when that might happen.

56:22

Yes, sir, I am sorry.

56:23

Okay.

56:23

Uh in regards to the driveways, so Harris County does have driveway regulations.

56:27

However, what we allow is um turning templates to be used to justify larger driveways if needed.

56:33

So in this case, more than likely the larger driveway will be needed, so turning templates will have to be submitted with site plans to justify and show that the driveways are sufficient for the vehicles entering and exiting.

56:46

Okay.

56:46

Thank you.

56:47

Also, before you go, again, since it's outside of Harris County and the Harris uh the rules don't apply excuse me, the rules don't apply.

56:55

Um can we talk about shielding lot shielded lighting and fencing for the neighborhoods to make sure that they are protected?

57:02

Um I know in our regulations there are some for um when commercial but residential that there is some type of fencing or vegetation that is required.

57:12

I am not sure about the shielded lighting.

57:14

Um I would have to look into that to see if if we have that, but I do know that the fencing slash vegetation is something in our regulations.

57:22

Okay.

57:22

That's good.

57:23

So let me ask.

57:24

Since it's a variance request, can we request shielded lighting in lieu of the variance request?

57:31

I realize it is not a part of the deal, but we can ask for what we can ask for, can't we?

57:37

Well, we'd have to have Harris County ask for that.

57:39

We can't really ask Harris County to do something.

57:41

No, no, no, of course not.

57:42

I meant just the applicant.

57:44

So if we can, I would like to have shielded lighting for the neighborhood.

57:47

If I can't, well then I can't.

57:49

But if we're as long as we have fencing, wider driveways, I think that's the best that we can do at this point in time because the variance is only for cutting off the street access to the neighborhood.

57:59

Which we want to go through.

58:01

That's correct.

58:01

Thank you.

58:03

Did you have questions, Commissioner Victor?

58:05

Um I understand the TIA is not the purview of this commission, but would the county look into the safety because clearly the school bus stops are right there.

58:16

It's very narrow road.

58:18

Um considering the traffic that will be caused by this development, would county look into the TIA and talk to the applicant and make sure that the applicant the residence are.

58:28

Yes, so I did make a comment on this plat since it is on a major thoroughfare that a TAA may be required.

58:33

You know, um those requirements are kind of based on the development that that comes in and the amount of traffic they are generating.

58:39

Uh you know, right now it is commercial, but I I can't necessarily speak to how much traffic they are going to generate, but I know on the plat I did make a comment about the TIA.

58:48

But it's not just the traffic, how much traffic, it's also the type of traffic, right?

58:52

So if you want to make sure if they are bigger trucks potentially, and it's safe enough for the kids to stand.

58:59

Uh clearly it is very narrow.

59:01

There are no sidewalks, so we want to make sure that it's safe enough for the kids to go to school.

59:05

Right.

59:06

I think that's something that we can look into in the TIA itself.

59:09

Yes.

59:10

Thank you.

59:11

Yes, Commissioner Matez.

59:13

Um it's not for Harry's kind of question.

59:15

But going back to the variance request itself, which is just to not have Mary Myrtle be extended through the property.

59:22

Very often, neighborhoods like the one to the south of the property come in and advocate for variances like this, because they don't want that kind of traditional traffic going through their community and their neighborhood.

59:34

So if we were to not approve this and force them to do a connection between Grand Lewis and Spring Stubner, that means anybody could cut through there.

59:45

Could there be a public road?

59:47

And then all of a sudden you get additional traffic on Grand Lewis, Indigo Ruth.

59:51

It can't go out to Grand Parkway.

59:53

So people could just cut through the neighborhood to try to you know beat a bus or something along Spring Stubner.

1:00:00

So most of the time communities actually ask us for this variant.

1:00:04

So it's a little interesting that we are being asked not to, because we're in c I would say I am inclined to grant the variants because typically it's safer for the adjacent communities to not have cut through traffic like this.

1:00:18

So I just wanted to to put that on the record.

1:00:21

Thank you.

1:00:22

Any other questions, Commissioners?

1:00:25

And I would make the point.

1:00:26

I don't know if some of the speakers were against the variance itself.

1:00:32

From what I heard, it was against the proposed development.

1:00:38

Right.

1:00:38

Which is out of our purview.

1:00:40

But you know, Harris County has an entire system that they have to go through.

1:00:44

Pardon me.

1:00:45

So all of the speakers that are concerned with the process.

1:00:49

Here's your gentleman.

1:00:51

You can speak with him.

1:00:52

He can you can take his contact information.

1:00:55

He can take yours, and you guys can stay in touch and work through the process.

1:01:00

Okay.

1:01:01

So you have a recommendation.

1:01:04

I'm so sorry.

1:01:06

From staff to approve the uh grant the requested variants and approve the um submittal, which is 101.

1:01:15

Do I have a motion?

1:01:16

Motion Baldwin.

1:01:16

Second Mindapark.

1:01:18

Motion Baldwin, second Montepaca.

1:01:19

All in favor?

1:01:20

Aye.

1:01:21

Opposed.

1:01:22

Motion carries.

1:01:23

Thank you.

1:01:23

Moving to item 102.

1:01:34

Item 102 is Springdale Estates.

1:01:37

The site is in Houston Corporate's limits.

1:01:40

South along Springdale Street, East Shreveport, Boulevard, and Homestead Road.

1:01:48

West of Darien Street.

1:01:49

The reason for replat is to create two single family residential lots.

1:01:53

Staff's recommendation is to defer the plat per the applicant's request.

1:01:57

Review by legal indicates that this plat would not violate restrictions filed separately.

1:02:04

If the lots have a 20-foot front building line and a six feet side building lines.

1:02:13

The applicant has requested the deferral to confer with legal concerning the separately filed deed restrictions.

1:02:22

The applicant has met all notification requirements.

1:02:25

Staff has not received any advanced comments for this item.

1:02:30

Madam Chair, if it pleases Commission, you may open a public hearing for this item at this time.

1:02:35

Thank you.

1:02:35

I'll open the public hearing for item 102.

1:02:38

I have no one signed to speak.

1:02:39

Is there anyone that wishes to?

1:02:41

Hearing none, I'll continue the public hearing and seek a motion for staff recommendation.

1:02:47

Motion Baldwin.

1:02:49

Second VR Bland, all in favor?

1:02:51

Opposed.

1:02:52

Motion carries.

1:02:53

Item 103.

1:02:54

Item 103 is Springdale Hill.

1:02:57

The site is in Houston Corporate Limits, south along Springdale Street, east of Streetport Boulevard, and Homestead Road west of Darien Street.

1:03:05

The reason for reply is to create two single family residential lots.

1:03:09

Staff's recommendation is defer the plat per the applicant's request.

1:03:12

Review by legal indicates that this plat would not violate restrictions filed separately if they provide a 20-foot front building line and six feet side building lines.

1:03:24

The applicant has requested that this item be deferred for they can confer with legal concerning the separately filed deed restrictions.

1:03:32

The applicant has met all notification requirements.

1:03:36

Staff has not received any advanced comments for this item.

1:03:39

Madam Chair, if it pleases the Commission, you may open the public hearing for this item at this time.

1:03:43

Thank you.

1:03:44

The public hearing for item 103 is open.

1:03:46

I have no one signed to speak.

1:03:47

Is there anyone that wishes to?

1:03:49

Hearing none, I will continue the public hearing and seek a motion for staff recommendation.

1:03:55

Motion Baldwin?

1:03:57

Second to hear.

1:03:57

All in favor?

1:03:58

Aye.

1:03:59

Opposed.

1:04:00

Motion carries.

1:04:01

Item 104.

1:04:02

Item 104 is Springdale Place.

1:04:04

The site is in Houston Corporate Limits, south along Springdale Street, east of Shreveport Boulevard and Homestead Road, west of Darien Street.

1:04:12

The reason for replat is to create two single family residential lots.

1:04:16

Staff's recommendation is defer the plat per the applicant's requests.

1:04:19

The applicant has requested that this item be deferred to confer with legal concerned the separately filed deed restrictions.

1:04:26

Review by legal indicates that this plat will not violate restriction on the face of plat.

1:04:32

If the applicant provides a six-foot side building line and 20-foot um front building line.

1:04:40

The applicant has met all notification requirements.

1:04:44

Staff has not received any advanced comments for this item.

1:04:46

Madam Chair, if it pleases the Commission, you may open a public hearing for this item at this time.

1:04:51

The public hearing is open.

1:04:53

I know that I believe Ms.

1:04:54

Mickelson, do you have something you want to say?

1:04:56

I was just going to clarify there are, as you can tell, these are all from the same set of deed restrictions.

1:05:02

And it is very clear that certain setbacks are required.

1:05:06

Single family use, certain uh square footage uh floor area for the single family duplexes are not allowed.

1:05:13

So those were the notes made by the by the attorneys on all of those.

1:05:16

Okay, great.

1:05:17

Thank you.

1:05:17

Appreciate that clarification.

1:05:19

I have no one signed to speak.

1:05:21

Is there anyone that wishes to?

1:05:23

Okay.

1:05:23

Hearing none, I will continue the public hearing and seek a motion for staff recommendation.

1:05:29

Motion Baldwin.

1:05:31

Second Vera Bland.

1:05:32

All in favor?

1:05:33

Opposed.

1:05:34

Motion carries.

1:05:36

Item 105 is Jamokan Estates.

1:05:39

The size of Houston Corporate Limits at the northwest intersection of ARP and Knight Streets north of Beltweight 8.

1:05:47

The reason for E-Plat is to create four single-family residential lots.

1:05:56

Three open space reserves and one guest parking reserve.

1:06:01

Staff's recommendation is to approve the plat per the CBC 101 form conditions.

1:06:05

There are no variants requested with this item.

1:06:07

Review by legal indicates that this plat would not violate restrictions on the face of plat of those filed separately.

1:06:13

The applicant has met all notification requirements.

1:06:16

Staff has not received any advanced comments for this item.

1:06:19

Madam Chair, if it pleases the Commission, you may open the public hearing for this item at this time.

1:06:24

Thank you.

1:06:24

The public hearing for item 105 is open.

1:06:27

I have no one signed to speak.

1:06:28

Is there anyone that wishes to?

1:06:30

Hearing none, I'll close the public hearing and seek a motion for staff recommendation.

1:06:34

Yes, Commissioner.

1:06:35

Can you just clarify since there is only one parking spot?

1:06:37

What is A and what is B?

1:06:39

You said one parking spot.

1:06:41

So they the rest of the So they're doing one parking space and the other three spaces, the other three reserves are open space reserves.

1:06:51

Can they use them for parking if they want to?

1:06:55

They would have to designate them as parking reserves and have to meet the size requirements for Chapter 42.

1:07:02

A looks pretty similar to these right now.

1:07:05

I mean, I am almost rather have the parking spaces to get them some guest parking there that I'm just trying to clarify since it wasn't clear where A and B was.

1:07:17

A is the parking and B and D are just green space.

1:07:22

Yes.

1:07:22

Okay.

1:07:24

Okay, thank you.

1:07:25

Okay.

1:07:26

So I close the public hearing, right?

1:07:28

Um You are now.

1:07:30

Okay.

1:07:30

Closing the public hearing for item 105.

1:07:34

I need a motion for staff recommendation.

1:07:37

Motion Sigler.

1:07:38

Garza.

1:07:39

Second Garza, all in favor?

1:07:41

Opposed.

1:07:42

Motion carries.

1:07:43

Item 106.

1:07:53

Item 106 is Vaughn Street Project.

1:07:56

This site is located within Houston City limits, west of Jensen Road and south of East Cross Timber Street.

1:08:03

The purpose of the replat is to create seven lots and one reserve along a shared driveway.

1:08:08

Review by legal indicates that this plat will not violate restrictions on the face of the plat or those filed separately.

1:08:13

There are no advances being requested with this item, and staff recommends approving the plat subject to the CPC 101 form condition.

1:08:20

Madam Chair, if it pleases the Commission, you may open a public hearing for this item at this time.

1:08:24

And a Commissioner Baldwin just want to point out this is another example of uh livable places allowing a greater density going from four lots on the shared driveway to seven lots, and within those seven lots, there is a 11 dwelling units within those seven lots.

1:08:40

So I notice on the previous one though, the vehicle access was denied along the frontage of the street, but it doesn't note that here.

1:08:49

So let me let me open the public hearing uh while we are doing this discussion.

1:08:53

So the public hearing for item 106 is open.

1:08:55

Commissioner Baldwin.

1:08:57

Is there a way to note that the vehicle access is denied to make sure that we do have all street on street parking?

1:09:04

Yes, so there is a standard uh plat note with uh all share driveway uh developments that um lots that are taking access from the shared driveway pretty much have to um so there's a pretty much a standard note that's gonna uh say that much.

1:09:17

Okay, thank you, buddy.

1:09:18

Thank you.

1:09:19

Okay.

1:09:20

I have no one signed to speak on item one oh six.

1:09:22

Is there anyone that wishes to?

1:09:24

Hearing none, I'll close the public hearing and seek a motion for staff recommendation.

1:09:30

Motion Vera Bland.

1:09:32

Second porst perdle.

1:09:33

All in favor?

1:09:33

Aye.

1:09:34

Opposed.

1:09:35

Motion carries.

1:09:36

Thank you.

1:09:37

Moving along to D subdivision plates with variance requests.

1:09:43

Good afternoon, Madam Chair, members of the Houston Planning Commission.

1:09:45

My name is Jeff Butler.

1:09:47

Uh item 107 is Ace and Ivy River Oaks.

1:09:50

This item has been deferred twice and must be acted upon today.

1:09:53

The site is located within Houston's corporate limit along West Alabama, north of Richmond, west of Kirby, and south of Westheimer.

1:10:01

The applicant proposes a reserve for a mixed-use development.

1:10:04

The applicant is requesting a variance to allow for a zero-foot building line along three public rights away frontages instead of the required ten.

1:10:12

Staff is in support of the request.

1:10:15

The site is located within the upper Kirby community across the street from the city's transit-oriented development areas.

1:10:22

As such, the site is near numerous recent development that have opted into the city's performance standards where pedestrian enhancements are allowed in lieu of specific setback requirements.

1:10:32

The applicant has asserted that their development will provide similar benefits to the pedestrian realm.

1:10:37

In the recent deferral period, the applicant provided revised materials demonstrating consistency with the existing reduced building line standards.

1:10:45

Along Alabama and BAML, the applicant is providing transparency, pedestrian elements, and access similar to what would be required if opting into the TOD standards.

1:10:55

This accompanies an interior public plaza, which will front both streets.

1:11:00

Along east side, the applicant is providing a sidewalk and buffering as prescribed, albeit with first floor parking and vehicular access along the ground floor.

1:11:08

This condition would be permitted in Chapter 42 as long as the other frontages were opting into the requirements.

1:11:15

The applicant has also revised the ground floor plan to move columns in a proposed restaurant further away from the Western Visibility Triangle, adding to the pedestrian comfort at this intersection.

1:11:24

Staff finds the development to be consistent with the intent of Chapter 42 and recommends approval.

1:11:30

Staff has received written comments with residents expressing concern over traffic, drainage, and neighborhood character.

1:11:36

Staff has also received written support from the Upper Curry Management District in TURS, citing compatibility with the community and future street improvements, and the River Oaks Baptist School, citing the benefit to their PE program.

1:11:48

Thank you.

1:11:49

Thank you, Mr.

1:11:49

Butler.

1:11:50

I have speakers signed.

1:11:51

The first speaker, Stacy Perlitz.

1:11:59

Good afternoon.

1:12:00

Good afternoon.

1:12:02

I am a neighbor.

1:12:05

And would you mind stating your name for the record?

1:12:09

Oh, I'm sorry, Stacy Perlitz.

1:12:13

So far as Riverux Baptist writing a letter of recommendation, their school is nowhere near this development.

1:12:24

And that really doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

1:12:28

Other than that the developer's children do attend that public private school.

1:12:36

The traffic in this area is already so horrible.

1:12:41

I was on Eastside this morning from West Hammer to Richmond, and it was bumper to bumper both ways.

1:12:51

You couldn't move.

1:12:53

And then it went around the corner once it got to Richmond.

1:12:57

So this is going to be a problem, and there are children, buses, and cars, all up and down east side from West Hammer to Richmond.

1:13:15

Oh, I have a bunch of other stuff written down, but basically.

1:13:18

Well, you're not done with your time, so you can continue.

1:13:20

Well, it's mainly the traffic, and there are three schools in the area, one of which is Lamar High School.

1:13:29

They're going to have three driveways on Eastside, which is right at a corner, with traffic lights and arms bound to control the entrance to the garages.

1:13:43

Well, we all know that you have to wait for the arm to go up and down.

1:13:47

And in the meantime, cars back up.

1:13:50

And that's just added traffic to what is already a terrible mess.

1:13:58

And that's all.

1:13:59

Thank you.

1:13:59

Yes, ma'am.

1:14:00

Thank you so much.

1:14:03

Mr.

1:14:03

Brown, maybe you could speak with the folks that are speaking to help them understand where this goes from here and you know how traffic will be looked at and all of that, if you wouldn't mind, please.

1:14:14

Thank you.

1:14:15

Our next speaker is Wilson Ho.

1:14:25

Hi.

1:14:26

Good afternoon.

1:14:26

I'm the Winston Ho.

1:14:28

I'm the uh owner and uh sponsor of this project.

1:14:33

Um I will respond to her concerns in a second.

1:14:37

I just want you to know um kind of why I want to do this project.

1:14:42

Um I don't have to do this project, I'm not a developer, but I love pickleball, and I love our community.

1:14:49

Um pickable is a blessing for me.

1:14:52

Like uh exercise is really important.

1:14:56

Cardio is super important.

1:15:00

I can't stand running or riding on the bike, but pickleball play for five hours, and that yields a lot of health benefits.

1:15:06

And it's the fastest growing sport in the country for that reason.

1:15:09

There's 14 million people that play it.

1:15:12

Um in the past five years is more popular than tenants.

1:15:15

So super important for the community.

1:15:18

Um there's no pickleball club.

1:15:22

So these are all the clubs that have opened in the Houston area in the past two years.

1:15:26

Nothing in our area.

1:15:28

It's too expensive to build.

1:15:30

Um and the reason I got this piece of land is I because she's right, I have a kid.

1:15:34

He loves pickleball, but there's nowhere to take them.

1:15:38

It takes 30, 45 minutes after school.

1:15:40

The traffic is horrible.

1:15:41

So there's 11,000 kids that live within 15 minutes after school of this property.

1:15:46

And I built it because I want to I want to develop a youth program to help these kids, the reason why Riverworks Baptists.

1:15:52

I talked to Lamar, by the way.

1:15:53

Um Rivers Baptist is supportive because it's good.

1:15:57

I'm going to do a youth program, okay?

1:15:59

My kid's great at it and his friends want to play.

1:16:02

There's just nowhere for them to play in this area.

1:16:04

Um Lamar Rita Graves supports this uh project.

1:16:08

It's her kids are, you know, walking through these cross streets, which is not, which is a red herring.

1:16:14

Um she supports it, but she can't write a letter because that's not her like facilities guy writes it, but Rita Graves doesn't write it.

1:16:21

But she told me she supports it.

1:16:23

Um just in terms of the kids walking by, like I stood out there on October 25th and I counted how many kids.

1:16:29

There was only 28 kids on my on my side of the street.

1:16:32

There was 140 kids on that side.

1:16:34

They they say on their side.

1:16:35

And there aren't that many kids that walk by.

1:16:40

You know, and Rita said they haven't had a single accident on her side.

1:16:43

She's got six cur six curb cuts, and hundreds of kids walk by every day, not a single accident.

1:16:48

We're gonna have 28 kids, three curb cuts.

1:16:51

And it's and she's right, it's a traffic gym.

1:16:53

No one's going fast.

1:16:53

No one's gonna get hurt.

1:16:55

I need you to wrap up, please.

1:16:56

And I stood out there, the traffic ends at 8.35, and the traffic ends at 420.

1:17:03

So it's only about a 20-minute where it's a backup because the parents pick up.

1:17:07

But after that, like no one drives on East Side or BAML.

1:17:10

Like it's it's pretty good.

1:17:12

That's all.

1:17:13

Okay, thank you.

1:17:14

Our next speaker is Harris Benson.

1:17:27

Uh thank you for uh listening to us.

1:17:29

I'm just a a member of the public.

1:17:31

I'm also involved with the project, but I frequent this area, I live in the neighborhood.

1:17:36

Um I do agree that traffic is really not an issue outside of those two 20-minute slots.

1:17:42

And I strongly believe in in his mission.

1:17:44

You know, this is not a a money-making project.

1:17:47

This is really something that he truly believes in his heart that's good for the community, and I believe it too.

1:17:52

And I think it's gonna help create a more vibrant area for that section, and it's gonna create a place for people to go to that don't have to go all the way to the heights that can stay in their neighborhood, and it will help revitalize it for the future.

1:18:07

So I'm I'm definitely here in support, not only as somebody of a member of the community, someone who's a member of the real estate community, but somebody who just wants to see our city thrive and the community grow, and I think this is part of that growth.

1:18:21

So thank you.

1:18:22

Thank you.

1:18:22

Appreciate you coming in.

1:18:24

Our last speaker is Jatin Karmani.

1:18:29

Oh, okay.

1:18:29

Thank you.

1:18:30

Is there anyone else that wishes to speak?

1:18:32

Please come forward.

1:18:36

And if you'd state your name for the record.

1:18:38

Absolutely.

1:18:38

My name is Luis Bahena.

1:18:39

I am joining you again.

1:18:40

I am the architect on the project with House and Robertson.

1:18:42

And I'm mostly here to say, I guess, thank you to the plating uh community with Jeff and Savita who sat down with us for two hours and let us walk through what makes a project successful.

1:18:53

And that is what we already know, expanded sidewalks, greenway, plazas, invitations to the center of a project, not a hard wall around all three major streets that say you guys stay on the curb.

1:19:04

And so if you just kind of look at our site plan, which we tried to diagram it to make it a little bit more, I guess, fun and inviting, and that site plan, uh the next one, please.

1:19:14

That site plan starts to showcase that this is definitely a gravity to its center.

1:19:20

And if that's the case, we don't expect any kids to be hanging out in that corner, which has been pulled back to expand the visibility.

1:19:27

What you have now is pretty tough to sell.

1:19:30

This is an absolute improvement architecturally and a response to the existing concerns from before.

1:19:38

Thank you.

1:19:38

Thank you.

1:19:39

Commissioners?

1:19:40

Yes, Commissioner Siglick.

1:19:41

And I'm just not seeing it.

1:19:42

Um how many courts will there be?

1:19:46

At the moment we have 11.

1:19:47

Okay.

1:19:48

Thank you.

1:19:49

Any other questions?

1:19:51

Okay.

1:19:51

Thank you so much.

1:19:52

Yes, Commissioner Modes.

1:19:54

Um and Jeff might have said it, but is all the required parking accounted for on-site.

1:19:58

Yes.

1:20:00

We have a full uh parking analysis, including the peak times.

1:20:03

We are at the moment based on our designed 90 spaces over the minimum to make sure and I know the curb cuts are a concern.

1:20:11

They are nothing we are ignoring or pretending to sneak in.

1:20:13

The curb cuts are because we are willing to take in the backlog within the drive of the project.

1:20:19

That is an alleviation, not something that should spill out into the street.

1:20:25

Okay.

1:20:25

Any other questions?

1:20:27

Okay, thank you very much.

1:20:29

Thank you.

1:20:29

I have no one else assigned to speak.

1:20:31

Is there anyone else that wishes to come up?

1:20:34

Okay.

1:20:35

Commissioners, you have a recommendation in front of you to grant the requested variants and approve the plat.

1:20:41

Motion Hines.

1:20:42

Motion Motion Heinz.

1:20:43

Who was the second?

1:20:45

Sorry, Calik beat you to it.

1:20:47

So motion by Heinz, second by clique.

1:20:49

All in favor.

1:20:50

Aye.

1:20:51

Opposed.

1:20:52

Motion carries.

1:20:53

Thank you.

1:20:54

Yes.

1:20:57

Put your mic on.

1:20:59

Thanks.

1:21:00

For the number of curb cuts, there is no requirement that it needs to be three on east side, right?

1:21:07

No.

1:21:08

And I understand what the gentleman spoke before, but Lamar is right there.

1:21:15

Maybe just I I understand design is not our purview, but at least look into the carp cuts because with the Lamar right there and the carp cut, the first one being right near the intersection might create challenges.

1:21:29

So we did discuss that with them during the deferral period.

1:21:34

Ultimately, we we support it with the third.

1:21:37

Um and our findings are that's a special designated area for short-term parking.

1:21:42

That's for um ride share, that's for you know drop-off and pickup, and it's going to be controlled access too.

1:21:49

So that they are intending to separate that from the longer term parking in the back and the resident parking.

1:21:55

Okay.

1:21:57

And that keeps those kind of quick deliveries and pickups off the street and on site.

1:22:02

Right.

1:22:03

Thank you.

1:22:04

All right.

1:22:05

We did our motion.

1:22:06

We did our second our vote.

1:22:07

So we're moving on to item 108.

1:22:15

Item 108 is all your base are belong to us.

1:22:20

The site is located within the ETJ within Harris County, north of Cypresswood, west of Kirkendall, and south of Luetta.

1:22:28

The applicant proposes a lot and two reserves for an existing home and business and a proposed commercial use.

1:22:34

The applicant is requesting a variance to exceed intersection spacing requirements by not extending Springton Street through the site.

1:22:41

Staff is in support of the request.

1:22:44

The site is located along West Strack Drive within Northwood Farm, an unrecorded subdivision.

1:22:50

This community was developed in the 1950s before the intersection spacing requirement.

1:22:55

In the 70s, the Terra Nova community was recorded to the west, creating Stubb Street intersecting the subject site.

1:23:01

The append is now seeking it to plat an unrecorded track to subdivide an existing home and business and a future business.

1:23:08

The app is requesting a variance to not extend Springton through their property due to connect to West Strack Drive.

1:23:15

The subject site is within an area of several long-standing commercial uses, while the neighborhood to the west has remained almost exclusively single family.

1:23:23

Connecting Springton would create conflicts with commercial traffic using residential streets.

1:23:28

In addition, the site is located within close proximity to Cypresswood Drive, and the abutting neighborhood features multiple street connections to three abutting thoroughfares.

1:23:36

Staff finds the request to be justified by the existing street system and finds the separation of residential and commercial traffic to be practical.

1:23:44

Harris County has expressed no objection, and we have received no advanced written comment.

1:23:49

Thank you.

1:23:50

I have no one signed to speak on this item either.

1:23:53

Is there anyone that wishes to?

1:23:54

Okay, Commissioners.

1:23:56

Do you have any questions?

1:23:57

If not, I'll seek a motion for staff recommendation.

1:24:00

Motion Mondo Baker.

1:24:02

It's not a public hearing.

1:24:03

Oh, I'm sorry.

1:24:03

It's okay.

1:24:04

Don't confuse me now.

1:24:06

I'm on a roll here.

1:24:07

That's right.

1:24:08

Motion by Mondopaka.

1:24:11

Second Vera Blend.

1:24:12

All in favor?

1:24:12

Aye.

1:24:13

Opposed.

1:24:14

Motion carries.

1:24:15

Item 109.

1:24:17

Oh no.

1:24:19

Item 109 is Building Hope Replat number one.

1:24:22

The site is located within Houston's corporate limit along Hammerley Boulevard west of Bingle and east of Hollister.

1:24:28

The applicant proposes a reserve for an existing not-for-profit community center.

1:24:32

The app is requesting a variance to allow for a 14-foot dual building line for a canopy encroachment over the 25-foot building line for major thoroughfares.

1:24:41

Staff is in support of the request.

1:24:44

The site consists of a community center specializing in combating food insecurity for children.

1:24:49

The development was part of a recent plat with an approved construction permit.

1:24:53

During the ongoing review related to this project, it was discovered that a canopy built was built over a walkway was approximately 11 feet over the 25-foot building line along Hammerley.

1:25:03

The append is now seeking a dual building line to address this deficiency.

1:25:08

The canopy structure measures 13 feet tall and is on six inch columns and is part of an internal walkway system.

1:25:16

This does not present any obvious traffic conflicts or visual obstructions along Hammerly.

1:25:21

The use of semi-opaque fencing allows for interaction between the internal walkway and the pedestrian realm.

1:25:26

Staff finds the request to be justified based on the compatibility with the pedestrian realm and the limited scale of the encroachment.

1:25:33

And we have received no advanced written comment.

1:25:36

Thank you.

1:25:36

I have no one signed to speak on this either.

1:25:38

Is there anyone that wishes to?

1:25:40

Please come forward.

1:25:42

Please state your name for the record.

1:25:46

My name is David Thomas.

1:25:48

I represent uh I'm the owner's representative and project manager for the Kids Meals Project.

1:25:53

This is a new 50,000 square foot building.

1:25:55

Kids Meals feeds kids up to five years old that are food insecure.

1:26:01

Last year they fed three million meals to kids in the in the Houston area.

1:26:08

We just finished this building.

1:26:09

There's a 10,000 square foot space where volunteers come every day and make food and then drivers distribute it.

1:26:17

The goal was to get a wow factor for the front of the building.

1:26:22

And as you walk in the building, you walk into a big brown paper bag because they just own the paper bag.

1:26:28

And the second wow factor was this canopy in the front, and it just turned out to be too big of a wow factor.

1:26:35

So thank you for your time.

1:26:38

Thank you.

1:26:38

Thank you for what you do.

1:26:39

We really appreciate it.

1:26:41

Yes, Commissioner Modes.

1:26:42

I'm just going to say I live near this and I drove by it two weeks ago and almost did a double take at the building.

1:26:47

It's very knife looking, so good job.

1:26:51

Any other questions or comments?

1:26:52

How is this funded?

1:26:53

I'm just curious today.

1:26:54

We're just wondering where do you get the money for our thing?

1:26:57

Because I'm just curious now.

1:27:00

It's really hard to say no to feeding kids.

1:27:04

Right.

1:27:06

It's it's all private.

1:27:08

And actually at the last minute Exxon Mobil came in and kicked in $3 million to name the campus.

1:27:15

But yeah, it's your, you know, top 20 family donors that you see on every single wall, plus the little donors and plus, you know, people that come there every day.

1:27:26

If if there weren't 40,000 volunteers a year to come there and make sandwiches, they they couldn't do this for the amount of money that they do it for.

1:27:34

Well, I appreciate you and everyone that has donated and everyone that volunteers.

1:27:39

Thank you so much.

1:27:40

Thank you.

1:27:41

Commissioner Rosenberg.

1:27:47

Was this a post design approval design that didn't go through the perming phase with it?

1:27:55

Well, so there is a timeline in your packet where the applicant submitted just explaining the steps of where it went awry.

1:28:01

And it was just a miscommunication within their system where it was it was permitted uh without the encroachment, and then as it was being reviewed, it was discovered the encroachment was or that the canopy was too far into the setback area.

1:28:19

Okay.

1:28:20

Okay.

1:28:20

Any other questions?

1:28:23

Okay.

1:28:24

So you have a recommendation for approval to grant the variance.

1:28:28

And approve this plat.

1:28:31

Do I have a motion?

1:28:33

Motion Matters.

1:28:34

Second Vera Bland, all in favor?

1:28:36

Aye.

1:28:37

Opposed.

1:28:38

Motion carries.

1:28:39

Item 11.

1:28:46

Good afternoon, Madam Chair, members of the planning commission.

1:28:49

My name is Tammy Williamson.

1:28:50

Item 110 is Holder Telgi Tract GP.

1:28:54

The site is located within Houston's extraterritorial jurisdiction in northern Harris County, west of Telgee Road, east of Barker Cypress Road, south of FM 2920, and bisected by future Holderith Road.

1:29:06

The applicant is proposing a 440-acre general plan intended for single-family residential uses and is requesting two variances.

1:29:15

To exceed intersection spacing requirements along the northwestern GP boundary by not providing a stub street westward and northward, and to exceed intersection spacing along the southeastern boundary by not providing an additional stub street southward.

1:29:29

Staff is in support of the requests.

1:29:32

The applicant is proposing for the overall site's main drainage to be placed along the western GP boundary north of Holderath Road with additional site detention areas abutting it.

1:29:43

However, strict interpretation of the ordinance would require public street connections at least every 1,400 feet or every half mile if the drainage area is located within a recorded drainage easement.

1:29:54

Currently, the drainage easement is not recorded, only proposed.

1:30:00

Therefore, two public right-of-way connections westward would be required and one additional public street northward within the general plans boundary.

1:30:06

The proposed intersection spacing from FM 2920 Waller Tombaugh Road to Holderith Road is approximately 5,000 feet.

1:30:14

And the intersection spacing from Cedar Lane, Barker Cypress to the northernmost western GP boundary is approximately 2600 feet.

1:30:22

Public street connections to the unrecorded developed tracks are complicated by the existing Cron Lane, a private access roadway, which is not dedicated for public use and is not maintained by Harris County.

1:30:35

There is one large acreage tract north of the site to which the GP is proposing one connection.

1:30:41

There is also an additional opportunity for the minor collector east of Telgi, Grace View Drive, to be extended into this larger acreage track for further connectivity.

1:30:50

The second variance is to exceed intersection spacing along the southeastern boundary.

1:30:55

The primary justification provided by the applicant for both variance requests is about the drainage of the site.

1:31:02

The proposed drainage channels, both north and south of Holderith, are roughly in the same area and direction as the natural drainage course to Willow Creek.

1:31:10

Like the design north of Holderith, in the southern portion, the applicant is proposing an approximately 400 foot wide drainage channel with the budding detention areas.

1:31:20

Besides the two stub streets south being proposed, this would leave an intersection spacing of approximately 2,870 feet from Telgey Road to the easternmost proposed stub street.

1:31:31

The area south of the general plan is predominantly within the 100-year floodplain or the floodway.

1:31:38

Future public street connectivity can still be achieved from the two public streets to Fagan Lane and between Barker Cypress and Telgee Roads.

1:31:46

Harris County Engineering has no objections to the request.

1:31:48

Therefore, staff's recommendation is to grant the requested variances and approve the general plan subject to CPC 101 conditions.

1:31:55

Staff has not received any public comments and advanced, and this concludes staff's presentation.

1:32:00

Thank you, Ms.

1:32:00

Williamson.

1:32:01

I have no one signed to speak.

1:32:02

Is there anyone that wishes to speak on this item?

1:32:04

Okay.

1:32:05

Commissioners, do you have any questions?

1:32:07

If not, I'll seek a motion.

1:32:08

Motion Mondopaka.

1:32:09

Motion Mondopaca.

1:32:11

Second Victor, all in favor?

1:32:13

Aye.

1:32:13

Opposed?

1:32:14

Motion carries.

1:32:15

Item 11.

1:32:21

Item 111 is Line Drive.

1:32:23

The site is located within Houston's corporate limit along Ernestine Street, north of Leland and south of Polk.

1:32:29

The applicant proposes a reserve for an indoor athletic facility.

1:32:32

The applicant is requesting two variances.

1:32:34

One to allow for a reduced building line along Ernestine and Fashion Streets, and two, to not require 30 feet of right-of-dedication to fashion a 30-foot local street.

1:32:44

Staff recommends deferral per the applicant's request.

1:32:48

Staff did receive written comment from the East End District and Council District I that which are both written in support.

1:32:55

Thank you.

1:32:56

Thank you.

1:32:57

I have no one signed to speak on this item.

1:32:59

Is there anyone that wishes to speak on item 11?

1:33:02

Okay.

1:33:02

Commissioners, any questions?

1:33:04

If not.

1:33:05

Yes.

1:33:05

Commissioner Rosenberg.

1:33:07

Tav, isn't that in Fifth Ward, not East End?

1:33:10

I am sorry?

1:33:11

I think it's in Fifth Ward, isn't it?

1:33:14

This is right near EB Cape where telephone, where Leland turns into telephone.

1:33:20

Oh.

1:33:20

I'm upside down.

1:33:21

Thanks.

1:33:23

I have a question.

1:33:23

Yes.

1:33:24

So, Mr.

1:33:24

Butler, um, I live close by.

1:33:27

Um, so Mod is an eye you know really close.

1:33:31

So um question I have is the entire area short of I guess it's um of UFW center just north of it.

1:33:39

The question I have is if this business fails, what can go in there?

1:33:44

Anything because it is commercial, correct?

1:33:48

You mean if it's constructed.

1:33:51

Let's just say it's approved and it is constructed.

1:33:53

Right.

1:33:53

And then five years from now it fails.

1:33:57

Right.

1:33:57

So we are giving, let's just say we're we're gonna give them uh a ten-foot uh we're gonna change the easement from twenty-five to five or ten, whatever.

1:34:05

So if in fact that happens, but the the new tenant is still commercial, it just stays exactly the same, correct?

1:34:11

Correct.

1:34:12

Okay.

1:34:13

Thank you.

1:34:14

Any other questions?

1:34:16

Okay.

1:34:17

You have a recommendation in front of you.

1:34:19

Do I have a motion?

1:34:21

Motion to defer garzone.

1:34:22

Motion, Garza.

1:34:24

Second Mondapaka.

1:34:25

Second Montepaca, all in favor?

1:34:27

Aye.

1:34:27

Aye.

1:34:28

Opposed.

1:34:28

Motion carries.

1:34:29

Item 112.

1:34:34

Item 112 is Maharaj properties.

1:34:37

The subject site is a 10-acre property located in the Harris County extraterritorial jurisdiction, north along Wolf Road and east of FM 2100, and just east of the major thoroughfare alignment from Miller-Wilson Road.

1:34:49

The applicant is proposing two lots and is requesting a variance to not provide a North South Street through the property.

1:34:54

Staff is in support of the request.

1:35:00

The intersection spacing between Miller Wilson and Scott Street is 3300 feet, with the northern boundary being bordered by an electrical easement corridor and a naturally occurring floodplain drainage course.

1:35:07

The spacing between the major thoroughfare alignments of Miller Wilson and Wolf Trot is 6900 feet.

1:35:14

The sparse density of the adjacent properties and the potential alignment to extend the existing collector of Scott Street show extension of a North South Street right-of-way would not greatly impact the existing right-of-way network or improve the traffic circulation at this site.

1:35:27

Harris County, Harris County Engineering Department has no objection to this variance.

1:35:31

Staff recommendation is to grant the requested variance and approve the plat subject to CPC 101 form conditions.

1:35:38

Thank you.

1:35:39

I have no one signed to speak for 112.

1:35:41

Is there anyone that wishes to?

1:35:42

All right, Commissioners, if you have no questions, do I have a motion?

1:35:45

Motion Munda Bac.

1:35:46

Motion Mandapaca.

1:35:48

Second MADES, all in favor?

1:35:50

Aye.

1:35:50

Opposed.

1:35:51

Motion carries.

1:35:52

Item 113.

1:36:01

Excuse me.

1:36:02

Item 113 is Sentinel's self-storage Nebal Road.

1:36:06

The site is located in the ETG of Harris County, north of U.S.

1:36:09

290 and east of FM 362.

1:36:13

The applicant proposes one commercial reserve and is requesting a variance to exceed intersection spacing by not providing a north-south street through the tract.

1:36:21

Staff is in support of this request.

1:36:24

The site is a five-acre tract intended for a commercial CEF storage development.

1:36:29

The site has frontage along Nebel Road and the adjacent properties are large multi-acre tracks, either undeveloped or have a low density use.

1:36:38

This plan and commission granted a similar variance in 2020 for a property just east of this site to exceed north-south intersection spacing.

1:36:46

Justification for supporting that variance was the low density uses in the area and sufficient access to the street street network.

1:36:54

Also, additional recorded plats nearby further limits the proximity of the street to FM 362.

1:37:03

There is an existing pipeline that bisects the property.

1:37:06

Excuse me, there's an existing pipeline that bisects the block, and any north-south street connection from Newbull Road will be re will not be required by ordinance to cross this pipeline.

1:37:23

In addition, the Oakwood subdivision to the east was recently approved and has sufficient connectivity within its own street grid.

1:37:30

Harris County has voiced no objection to this request, and staff recommends granting the requested variance in approving the plat subject to the CPC 101 form conditions.

1:37:38

This concludes my presentation.

1:37:40

Thank you.

1:37:41

I have no one signed for this item.

1:37:42

Is there anyone that wishes to speak?

1:37:44

All right.

1:37:45

Commissioners, do you have any questions?

1:37:47

If not, can I seek a motion for 113?

1:37:50

Motion.

1:37:51

Motion poor.

1:37:52

Second to hear.

1:37:53

All in favor?

1:37:55

Opposed?

1:37:56

Motion carries.

1:37:57

Item 114.

1:37:58

Item 114 is Telby Road Manufacturing Facility off-site.

1:38:04

The site is located in the ETJ of Harris County, south of U.S.

1:38:07

290 and west of Telview Road.

1:38:10

The applicant is proposing one unrestricted reserve and requesting a variance to allow this reserve to take access from an existing access easement.

1:38:18

Staff is in support of this request.

1:38:21

The site is an existing operation used to store heavy industrial equipment.

1:38:27

The applicant is submitting this plat in order to receive a permit to regrade the property and improve the drainage.

1:38:34

This site has been in its current configuration since 2012 and has always taken access from this recorded easement.

1:38:41

This paved easement is 128 feet wide and has direct access to major thairfair Telgi Road.

1:38:48

In addition, the adjacent general plan received multiple variants to not extend or provide street connections through this through the GP.

1:38:57

The granting of those variances limited the future opportunity for a public street to provide access to this proposed plat.

1:39:05

Overall, this is in existing condition since 2012, and Harris County has voiced no objection to this request, and staff recommends granting the requested variance and approving the plat subject to the CPC 101 form conditions.

1:39:16

This concludes my presentation.

1:39:18

Thank you, Mr.

1:39:19

Cretel.

1:39:19

I don't have any sign one sign for to speak for 114.

1:39:25

Okay.

1:39:26

Commissioners, you have a recommendation from staff.

1:39:28

Do I have a motion?

1:39:29

Motion Mondapaka.

1:39:31

Motion Sigler.

1:39:32

Second Mundo Pac.

1:39:32

Second Mundapaca.

1:39:33

All in favor?

1:39:34

Aye.

1:39:35

Opposed.

1:39:35

Motion carries.

1:39:38

There is nothing under E, subdivision flats with special exceptions, so we'll move to F.

1:39:43

Reconsideration of requirements.

1:39:45

Item 115 is Oakview Heights.

1:39:49

The subject site is a nearly three-acre property located in the Houston City limits, north along Paul Quinn Street, west of Cebur Street, and north of West Tibwell Road.

1:40:00

The applicant is proposing 52 lots and eight parking reserves with the requirement to provide a north south street.

1:40:04

They are requesting a variance to provide a 40-foot wide right-of-way in lieu of the 50-foot wide required.

1:40:09

Staff is in support of the requests.

1:40:12

And since I know you love mobility studies, the site is within the Acres Home Mobility Study and is providing a North South Street within the intent of that study.

1:40:20

The drainage channel impacting the eastern boundary is intersecting and the intersecting pacing spacing from TBRA makes this an ideal alignment for the proposed right-of-way.

1:40:28

The lots of the north would uh this extend this right of way are individually owned and 70 feet wide and would lose most feasible development opportunities with an extension of a 50-foot wide right-of-way.

1:40:40

As part of the Acres Homes Mobility Study, there were multiple proposed engineering layouts for 40 foot and 30 foot wide ride-of-ways that could be dedicated in part or in hold to to provide the much needed right-of-way uh network that would be less imposing on the commonly 70 foot wide 70 foot wide uh acres homes lots.

1:40:58

The proposed 40 foot wide right-of-way falls in line with the intent of the Acres Home Mobility Study, and it's allowed engineering requirements for right-of-ways such as to be uh such as that being proposed.

1:41:08

Staff recommendation is to grant the requested variance and approve the plat subject to CPC 101 form conditions, including the adherence to the development guidelines set for 40-foot wide right-of-ways per the acres home mobility study.

1:41:18

Madam Chair, this concludes staff's presentation.

1:41:20

Thank you, Mr.

1:41:21

Sidio.

1:41:22

I have no one signed to speak on 115.

1:41:24

Is there anyone that wishes to?

1:41:26

Okay.

1:41:26

Commissioners, you have a recommendation from staff to have a motion.

1:41:30

Motion Victor.

1:41:31

Second Hines.

1:41:32

Second Hines, all in favor?

1:41:34

Aye.

1:41:34

Opposed?

1:41:35

Motion carries.

1:41:36

Thank you.

1:41:37

Thank you.

1:41:37

Moving on to G extension of approval.

1:41:45

Good afternoon, Madam Chair and members of the planning commission.

1:41:48

My name is Zakila Bidgee.

1:41:50

If it pleases the Commission, staff would like to take sections G, H, I, and J as one group.

1:41:56

That pleases us.

1:42:00

Sorry.

1:42:02

Sections G.

1:42:04

Extensions of approval consists of item 116 through 124.

1:42:09

Section H name changes consists of item 125.

1:42:13

Section I, certification of compliance consists of item 126.

1:42:19

Section J, administrative consists of no items.

1:42:23

The planning and development department requests the approval of all staff recommendations for sections G H I and J.

1:42:31

Thank you.

1:42:32

Commissioners, do I have a motion?

1:42:34

Motion via motion via a blanket.

1:42:37

Second to hear.

1:42:38

All in favor?

1:42:38

Aye.

1:42:39

Opposed.

1:42:40

Motion carries.

1:42:41

Thank you.

1:42:42

Thank you.

1:42:44

Okay.

1:42:45

Development Plats.

1:42:47

We have nothing.

1:42:50

Yes, I think this we're down to.

1:42:52

So now we'll move along to remind numero two.

1:42:54

Establish a public hearing date of November 13th, 2025 for Chop Chowcer East, England Courts, Estates at Wooding Street, Ferndale Landing, Lockett Manor, Marino Place, Replat number one, Prince Gardens, Quitman Court, Spring Branch Estates No.

1:43:15

18, and Roxton City Homes.

1:43:17

Do I have a motion?

1:43:20

Motion Baldwin.

1:43:22

Second Mutas.

1:43:23

All in favor?

1:43:23

Aye.

1:43:24

Opposed?

1:43:25

Motion carries.

1:43:27

Our next item is public hearing.

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I have no one.

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Public comment.

1:43:32

I'm sorry.

1:43:32

I have no one signed to speak.

1:43:33

Is there any wish anyone that wishes to?

1:43:36

Okay.

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Our next item is adjournment.

1:43:39

We are adjourned at four fifteen p.m.

1:43:43

Thank you, everyone.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
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Procedural████████10%
Transportation Safety█████6%
Traffic Safety█████6%
Public Engagement███4%
Public Safety███4%
Youth Programs███4%
Disability Rights██3%
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Summary of Proceedings

Houston Planning Commission Meeting - October 16, 2025

The Houston Planning Commission met on Thursday, October 16, 2025, at 2:32 PM at City Hall Annex, 900 Bagby, and adjourned at 4:15 PM. Chair Lisa Clark presided with 11 commissioners present (quorum established). The commission approved numerous consent items, conducted public hearings on 18 replats and variance requests, and granted several variances. Key discussions included a proposed pickleball club in River Oaks, a warehouse development in Spring Stubner, and an award for accessibility work.

Consent Calendar

  • Sections A & B (Items 1–88): Consent items (1–49) and replats not requiring notification (50–88) were approved as a group, except items 3, 10, 19–22, 32, 51, and 56, which were recused by Commissioner Madez and then approved separately. All staff recommendations adopted.
  • Sections G–J (Items 116–126): Extensions of approval, name changes, and certification of compliance were approved as a group.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Item 89–98 (Replats): No public speakers. All approved or deferred as recommended by staff.
  • Item 94 (Free Park Plaza): Applicant Matthew Sigman requested a 30-day extension to resolve deed restriction interpretation with Neighborhood Services. Extension granted unanimously.
  • Item 99 (New Flores Estate): Angela Nix (homeowner) opposed replat to commercial, citing noise, 47 parking spaces for a 250-person hall, and three development violations. Jeremy Crewe (neighbor) and Max Key (neighbor) supported owner Pedro Flores, stating he is respectful, soundproofed, and ends events by midnight. Owner Flores stated he is working with Harris County to obtain permits and has adopted a 58-decibel limit. Staff recommended approval.
  • Item 101 (Spring Stubner Commerce Center): Sabas Leal (abutting property owner), Stacy Perlitz (resident), Daniel Vasquez (parent), and Robert Henson (retired resident) opposed the variance to not extend Mary Myrtle Street, citing safety for school children at a bus stop on a narrow two-lane road, expected 18-wheeler traffic (50+ semi-trucks), lack of sidewalks, flooding concerns, and noise. Staff supported the variance; Harris County Engineering had no objection.
  • Item 107 (Ace and Ivy River Oaks): Stacy Perlitz (neighbor) opposed a 11-court pickleball club due to traffic on Eastside Street near three schools. Wilson Ho (owner/sponsor) and Harris Benson (project supporter) spoke in favor, citing 11,000 kids within 15 minutes, health benefits, and lack of pickleball clubs in the area. Architect Luis Bahena described pedestrian-friendly design with expanded sidewalks and plaza. Written support from Upper Kirby Management District and River Oaks Baptist School.
  • Item 109 (Building Hope Replat #1): David Thomas (project manager for Kids Meals) explained the nonprofit feeds three million meals annually to food-insecure children. A canopy encroached 11 feet over the 25-foot building line on Hammerly Boulevard; variance requested for a 14-foot dual building line. Staff supported; no opposition.

Discussion Items

  • Director's Report & Award: Director Von Tran announced the 2025 PCFI Planning Workshop on October 23 at Third Ward Multi-Service Center. Director Angel Ponce presented the Houston Champion of Inclusion Award to the Planning and Development Department's Development Services Division for exceeding ADA accessibility standards in plan review and sidewalk work.
  • Item 99 (New Flores Estate): Harris County representative Matt Tangan reported finding only residential permits (eight total, including a septic system) and no commercial permits. Commissioners questioned follow-up on current commercial use. The county representative agreed to investigate permitting violations. A traffic impact analysis (TIA) was suggested per Harris County regulations. Staff recommendation approved.
  • Item 101 (Spring Stubner Commerce Center): Staff explained the variance request is only for not extending Mary Myrtle Street through the 15.3-acre site; the same variance was granted in 2022 but plat not recorded. Commissioners discussed traffic safety, turning templates for driveways, shielded lighting, and fencing. Commissioner Matez noted variances to prevent cut-through traffic are often requested by neighborhoods. Staff confirmed a TIA may be required by Harris County. The variance and plat were approved (motion Baldwin, second Mondapaka; all in favor).
  • Item 107 (Ace and Ivy River Oaks): Staff described the proposed mixed-use reserve with zero-foot building lines on three frontages, consistent with transit-oriented development performance standards. The applicant provided pedestrian elements, an interior public plaza, and reduced setbacks. Commissioners discussed curb cuts (three on Eastside Street), parking (90 spaces over minimum), and traffic. The variance and plat were approved (motion Hines, second Khalik; all in favor).
  • Item 110 (Holder Telgi Tract GP): Staff presented a 440-acre general plan for single-family residential with two variances to exceed intersection spacing due to proposed drainage channels. No public comments. Variances and GP approved (motion Mondapaka, second Victor; all in favor).
  • Item 111 (Line Drive): Variance for reduced building line for an indoor athletic facility. Staff recommended deferral per applicant request. Deferred unanimously (motion Garza, second Mondapaka).
  • Items 108, 112–114: Variances for intersection spacing, access easement, and right-of-way width all approved without public comment.
  • Reconsideration of Requirements – Item 115 (Oakview Heights): Variance to provide 40-foot right-of-way instead of 50-foot, consistent with Acres Home Mobility Study. Approved (motion Victor, second Hines).

Key Outcomes

  • Consent Items: All items in Sections A/B and G–J approved unanimously.
  • Item 94 (Free Park Plaza): 30-day extension granted (motion Baldwin, second Rosenberg).
  • Item 99 (New Flores Estate): Plat approved. Harris County representative to follow up on commercial permit violations.
  • Item 101 (Spring Stubner Commerce Center): Variance granted and plat approved (motion Baldwin, second Mondapaka). Harris County may require a traffic impact analysis.
  • Item 107 (Ace and Ivy River Oaks): Variance granted and plat approved (motion Hines, second Khalik).
  • Item 109 (Building Hope Replat #1): Variance granted and plat approved (motion Motes, second Vera Bland).
  • Item 110 (Holder Telgi Tract GP): Variances granted and general plan approved (motion Mondapaka, second Victor).
  • Items 108, 111–115: All approved as recommended (deferred for 111).
  • Future Meeting Date: Public hearing date set for November 13, 2025, for multiple items (Chop Chowcer East, England Courts, Estates at Wooding Street, Ferndale Landing, Lockett Manor, Marino Place Replat #1, Prince Gardens, Quitman Court, Spring Branch Estates No. 18, and Roxton City Homes).

Meeting Transcript

The Houston Planning Commission and I'm calling this meeting to order at 232 p.m. on Thursday, October 16th, 2025. This is an in-person meeting taking place at the City Hall Annex 900 Bagby. You may also monitor the meeting by viewing via HTV. Speakers, if you wish to address the Commission on an item, please fill out the speaker's form before the item is called and turn it into the staff near the front door. Consent and repeat speakers are allowed for one minute. New speakers are timed for two minutes. Speaker rules are found on the top portion of the speaker sign-in form attached to the agenda. Council members speaking on an item are not timed. Applicants have their allotted two minutes time as well as rebuttals. Non-applicants or general speakers are allowed two minutes time. There's not an option for a rebuttal. Even if you did not use your full two minutes, you will not be allowed to speak again, and time cannot be allotted to another speaker. To establish a quorum of 11, I'll call the roll. Chair Clark is present. Chair Bald uh Commissioner Baldwin. Baldwin present. Commissioner Hines? Present. Commissioner Khalik. Colleague present. Commissioner Madez. Modest present. Commissioner Porce Pertle. Commissioner Rosenberg. Commissioner Sigler. Present. Commissioner Victor. Commissioner Viera Bland. Vieira Bland present. And Secretary Von Tran. Tran, present. So we have a quorum of exactly 11. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven. Yes. So we have a quorum. I'll now call for the director's report. Okay. Good afternoon, Chair Clark, Commission members, and the public. I am Von Tran, Secretary of this Commission and Director of the Houston Planning and Development Department. Welcome. I have one reminder for you all today. First of all, the 2025 PCFI Planning Workshop will be held Thursday, October 23rd. That's next week, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Third Word Multi-Service Center in the Auditorium Room 129. The address is 3611 Eno Street, Houston, Texas, 77004. You can register still, I believe, at HoustonPlanning.com. At this time, I would like to yield the remaining time for the director's report and invite Director Angel Ponce to the podium to tell us more about the office. I'm sorry, to tell us more about the Houston Champion of Inclusion and to present some awards.

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