[DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL TO ORDER]
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GOOD MORNING AND GOOD AFTERNOON.
NOW WELCOME TO THE OCTOBER EDITION OF THE CITY OF ANGLETON PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE.
OTIS, DO YOU WANT TO JUST GIVE US A VERY BRIEF INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND OR BACKGROUND? I GAVE THE INTRODUCTION.
AS STATED, MY NAME IS OTIS SPRIGGS.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE BEFORE YOU THE FIRST TIME I'VE BEEN HERE THREE WEEKS AS DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, SO I AM NOT WALTER, BUT I WANTED TO ADVANCE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING IN THE PAST.
THIS IS NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH, SO IT'S A GOOD MOMENT FOR ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF AND ALSO TO RECOGNIZE THE EFFORTS THAT YOU HAVE BEEN DOING AS A COMMITTEE IN TERMS OF STANDING FOR GOOD AND QUALITY DEVELOPMENT.
SO IT'S WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I COME BEFORE YOU, HOPEFULLY AS STAFF WILL GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATIVE INFORMATION ON THE STAFF REPORTS THAN YOU'VE BEEN GETTING IN THE PAST TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU CAN MAKE INFORMATIVE DECISIONS.
SO I AM ORIGINALLY FROM LOUISIANA.
I'VE BEEN IN TEXAS ABOUT SIX YEARS.
I HAVE ABOUT 23 YEARS IN COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ALSO A BACKGROUND IN ARCHITECTURE.
SO IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE BEFORE YOU.
ALL RIGHT. OUR FIRST ITEM IS APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES FOR SEPTEMBER THE FIRST, 2022.
[1. Approval of Meeting Minutes for September 1, 2022]
HOPEFULLY, EVERYONE'S HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW.I'LL MOVE THAT WE APPROVED, BUT I WANT COMMENT.
I SAW SEVERAL MISSPELLINGS THROUGH THERE, BUT SORRY I DIDN'T MARK THEM.
I MIGHT DO IT SUBJECT TO SOMEBODY GOING BACK AND DOING SPELL CHECK, ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE'S NAMES.
I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE SUBJECT TO A SPELL CHECK EXERCISE.
[INAUDIBLE] FOR THE DISCUSSION. IF NOT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE SO BY SAYING AYE.
[2. Discussion and possible action on a Zoning Text Amendment request to amend the Code of Ordinances, Section 28-81(b)- Use Charts, and amending Section 28-112, Definitions (Cemetery or mausoleum), adding “Columbarium” to enable the S.U.P., Specific Use Permit for a Columbarium within the CBD, Central Business Zoning District and similar cemetery uses (see Attachment 1). ]
28-81B, USE CHARTS AND AMENDING SECTION 28-112.DEFINITIONS CEMETERY OR MAUSOLEUM ADDING COLUMBARIUM TO ENABLE THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR A COLUMBARIUM WITHIN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT AND SIMILAR CEMETERY USES.
MR. SPRIGGS, WOULD YOU GIVE US A RUNDOWN ON THIS, PLEASE? THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS, THIS IS A REQUEST TO UPDATE OUR ZONING ORDINANCE FOR USE.
ACTUALLY, YOU DO HAVE COLUMBARIUM IN THE DEFINITION SECTION.
A LOT OF THE ZONING CODES AROUND THE COUNTRY DO NOT ADDRESS THIS AS A USE IN THE ZONING CODE.
IT BASICALLY IS A WALL OR STRUCTURE FOR STORING HUMAN REMAINS IN AN URN.
SO WHAT OCCURRED IS WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOME CHURCHES IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA THAT MAY WANT TO DO THIS JUST AS THE THE OTHER ITEM THAT WE HAVE ON THE AGENDA, AS STATED IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE IS BY DEFINITION, CEMETERIES, COLUMBARIUM AND MAUSOLEUMS ARE ALLOWED IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS BY SUP, WHICH IS SPECIFIC USE PERMITS.
SO WITH THIS REQUEST, WE'RE ASKING YOU TO UPDATE THE USE TABLE TO ALLOW IT AS AN SUP IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, WHICH IS OUR DOWNTOWN DISTRICT AS AN SUP.
SO EACH CASE WOULD COME BEFORE YOU ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS AND WILL BE WEIGHED ON ITS OWN MERIT TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT IT WOULD FIT THE CRITERIA FOR AN SUP.
SO IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER THOSE.
BUT THIS IS BASICALLY TO FORWARD THE TEXT AMENDMENT TO COUNCIL FOR FINAL ADOPTION AND ALSO DIRECTING US TO AMEND SECTION 2881B THE CHARTS.
SO JUST TO BE CLEAR, WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT BEING ASKED TO APPROVE A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.
WE ARE SIMPLY BEING ASKED TO AMEND THE THE TABLE IN WHICH THIS WOULD FALL INTO.
THAT IS CORRECT, THE ZONING ORDINANCE, YES.
NOW, I DO HAVE A REQUEST TO SPEAK BEFORE THE COMMISSION FROM MISS MCLENDON.
DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR PORTION OF THE REQUEST OR THE NEXT ITEM ON WHICH WE WILL ACTUALLY CONSIDER THE GRANTING OF A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT? OK. SO I THINK THAT'S RELEVANT TO THE NEXT ITEM AT THIS POINT.
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WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TABLE.THANK YOU. SO I WILL NOT FORGET ABOUT YOU.
ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SO BASICALLY, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
SO WE WOULD OPEN IT UP FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN.
OKAY. I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T SEE THAT IN THE ON THE AGENDA.
SO WITH THAT, WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
NOW, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION. JUST SO I'M CLEAR, THE THINGS THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN RED, THOSE ARE THE ZONINGS THAT WE'RE ASKED TO CONSIDER. IT'S NOT JUST THE BUSINESS DISTRICT, BUT ALSO COMMERCIAL GENERAL.
LOOKS LIKE COMMERCIAL OFFICE RETAIL AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL.
SO WE WANTED TO MAKE IT PARALLEL.
SO THAT WOULD BE ADDING COLUMBARIUM AS A SPECIFIC USE IN THOSE PARTICULAR DISTRICTS.
WOULD IT BE FAIR TO SAY THAT THE COLUMBARIUM MIGHT HAVE BEEN ASSUMED TO BE PART OF THE CEMETERY MAUSOLEUM? AND WE'RE JUST MAKING THIS MORE SPECIFIC? BY ASSUMPTION YES, SIR.
BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE CLEARER, I THINK, IF WE PUT IT AS AN ACTUAL USE.
SO I MOVE THAT WE ADD COLUMBARIUM TO THE APPROPRIATE SPACES ON THE GRAPH, WHICH IS COMMERCIAL GENERAL, COMMERCIAL OFFICE, RETAIL, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING.
I HAVE A MOTION FOR MISS MCDANIEL AND THE SECOND WIFE.
MISS BERRY, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION INDICATE SO BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. OPPOSE SAME SIGN, MOTION CARRIES.
[3. Conduct a public hearing, discussion, and possible action on an application for a Specific Use Permit (SUP) pursuant to Section 28-63 of the Code of Ordinances to consider a request submitted by Holy Comforter Episcopal Church to allow for a Specific Use Permit for a Columbarium Wall within the CBD, Central Business Zoning District, for property located at 227 Chenango St./234 S. Arcola St., Angleton, TX. ]
ORDINANCES TO CONSIDER A REQUEST SUBMITTED BY A HOLY COMFORTER EPISCOPAL CHURCH TO ALLOW FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A COLUMBARIUM WALL WITHIN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 227 SHENANGO STREET, ALSO KNOWN AS 234 SOUTH ARCOLA IN ANGLETON.SO THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH HAS ASKED SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THIS.
AND AT THIS TIME WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
MRS. MCCLENDON, YOU'VE BEEN ASKED YOU'VE ASKED IF YOU COULD SPEAK, AND SO I'LL INVITE YOU TO COME TO THE PODIUM AND SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS. I'M SURE SOMEBODY CAN POINT THAT OUT.
CAN YOU CAN YOU COME TO THE PODIUM, MISS MCCLENDON? OKAY. MARIA, DO YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO ZOOM IN TO THAT GRAPHIC? AND THEN ONCE WE SHOW THAT OR WE CAN BRING YOU A MICROPHONE, WHATEVER'S EASIER FOR YOU.
OKAY. LET'S BRING YOU THE MICROPHONE.
CAN YOU USE THE MIC SO THAT WE CAN RECORD ALL THIS? THANK YOU. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS FENCE, WHICH WOULD BE THE NORTH WEST SIDE OF THE CAMPUS, IS WHERE WE ARE WANTING TO BUILD THE COLUMBARIUM.
SO THIS IS THE NORTHWEST SIDE.
RIGHT HERE. WE'RE UP THERE RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT THERE. AND SO CITY HALL WOULD BE OVER HERE TO THE UPPER RIGHT.
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UPPER LEFT, UPPER LEFT.OKAY. BASICALLY DOWN THAT ALLEY WAY, BECAUSE YOU CAN YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE IT FROM OUT THE WINDOW.
THANK YOU. MISS MCCLENDON, IS THAT THE ONLY AREA THAT'S BEING CONSIDERED AS THAT AREA? MCCLENDON DO YOU HOLD THAT CLOSER TO YOUR MOUTH PLEASE? IS THAT THE ONLY AREA THAT'S BEING CONSIDERED? OKAY. SO THAT FINDS ITSELF AT THE VERY BACK OF MY HOME.
I'M PROBABLY THE ONLY PERSON THAT'S AFFECTED IN THAT WAY.
AND THAT'S THE ONLY AREA THAT THEY'RE CONSIDERING PUTTING THE WALL ON.
APPARENTLY, THAT'S ALL WE'VE BEEN TOLD.
SO IN DIGGING THAT THERE WAS SEVERAL GAS ISSUES THAT AROSE FROM THAT GAS WAS TURNED OFF.
SO WE'RE GOING TO BUILD A WALL ON TOP OF SERVICE THAT SERVICES SEVERAL OF THE RESIDENCES THERE.
WE'RE SPEAKING ABOUT THE SAME PLACE? I'M NOT IN A POSITION TO ANSWER THAT.
I KNOW WHEN THEY STARTED OVER HERE AND HIT A GAS LINE.
I KNOW THERE WAS SOME I THINK TRAVIS COULD PROBABLY SPEAK MORE TO IT.
THERE WAS, I THINK, SOME MISMARKED ITEMS THERE.
THIS KIND OF STARTED MORE AS A FENCE IS WHAT STARTED.
AND THEN THEY WENT TO THIS COLUMBARIUM.
BUT THERE WAS I MEAN, IT WILL NOT BE BUILT.
IT'D BE BUILT ON THEIR PROPERTY LINE, BASICALLY.
THEY CAN'T GO OUT INTO THE PUBLIC RIGHT AWAY WITH A FENCE OR A WALL OR OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
THERE WOULD BE NO WALL ON PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY.
SO IT HAS TO BE ON THEIR PROPERTY.
ON THE CHURCH'S PROPERTY? YES, SIR. I KNOW.
AND SO ONCE ONCE THE WALL IS BUILT, THERE SHOULD BE ANY REALISTIC CONCERN ABOUT GAS LINE BEING DISRUPTED? NO, SIR. THEY'RE ALL IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT AWAY.
ANY UTILITIES? SO IF THE IF THE UTILITIES ARE IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT AWAY AND THIS IS NOT BEING BUILT ON THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, THEN THERE SHOULD NOT BE A CONFLICT? CORRECT.
I HAVEN'T SPOKEN WITH CENTERPOINT TO KNOW WHETHER UTILITIES ACTUALLY ARE.
BUT I HAD MY EYES ON THE DUGOUT AREA AND THE UTILITIES ARE BACK UP AGAINST THEIR WALL.
I SHARE AN ALLEY WITH THE CHURCH.
AND THEN ON THE OTHER SIDE IS THE BACK, THE BACK SIDE OF THE CHURCH.
NOT OVER THE RIGHT OF WAY, BUT UNDERNEATH WHERE I'M SUPPOSING THAT WALL IS GOING TO BE BUILT.
THERE WAS SEVERE DAMAGE DONE TO SEVERAL OF THE OF THE GAS OUTLETS.
THE CHURCH'S GAS WAS TURNED OFF FOR THE AFTERNOON BECAUSE THERE WERE CONCERNS NOT ONLY THAT IT HAD BEEN DAMAGED, BUT THERE COULD BE SOME SORT OF ONGOING DAMAGE FROM THAT THAT WAS COVERED UP IN A DAY.
AND THERE WERE REPAIRS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN MADE TO THOSE UTILITIES BEFORE IT WAS COVERED UP.
SO SOME OF MY CONCERN IS IT WEREN'T THAT'S MY DETACHED GARAGE THAT YOU SEE THERE.
WE SEE IT? WELL, I JUST WANTED TO POINT SOMETHING OUT.
IT'S HARD TO SEE THAT I HAVE, I HAVE TWO MAIN GARAGES HERE.
BUT I USE BUT I HAVE A THIRD STORAGE GARAGE HERE.
AND THIS IS WHERE THEY'RE ATTEMPTING TO.
PUT THE WALL THE RIGHT OF COMES THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE.
SO THIS WOULD DEPENDING ON WHERE THEY PUT THAT, THAT WOULD IMPEDE MY USE OF THIS THIRD GARAGE.
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AND I BACK UP, I WILL BE BACKING UP TO A CEMETERY.IT JUST DOES NOT MAKE ME FEEL LIKE I'M GOING TO SLEEP WELL AT NIGHT.
WE HAVE COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS ON THE OTHER, WE HAVE CAR DEALERS.
WE ALREADY HAVE A LOT OF DISRUPTION FOR US TO MAINTAIN ANY FEELING OF A SUBDIVISION.
AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A CEMETERY COMING TO THE RESIDENTIAL AREA.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO BE PUT OPPOSITE THE OLD INTAKES BUILDING LAND IS FINALLY BEING WORKED ON THIS WEEK, AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS THAT WAS POSSIBLY A LOCATION FOR THE MAUSOLEUM TO GO THERE.
SO I'M JUST SAYING I'M A RESIDENT.
I'M TRYING TO LIVE IN A IN A SUBDIVISION WITH TWO CHURCHES, ONE IN FRONT OF ME, THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WITH ALL THE [INAUDIBLE] AND NOW WITH THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH. DOING THIS AND I OBJECT TO IT BEING BUILT IN MY VERY SMALL SUBDIVISION.
IS THERE ANY OTHER SUBDIVISION IN ANGLETON THAT IT'S BEEN APPROVED TO HAVE A MAUSOLEUM BUILT? MAY I SAY SOMETHING? MAUSOLEUM AND A COLUMBARIUM ARE TWO TOTALLY DIFFERENT THINGS.
AND THERE IS ANOTHER NAME FOR A CINERARIUM.
AND I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH ONE OF THOSE IN LAKE JACKSON.
AND ACTUALLY, THAT'S A VERY BEAUTIFUL GARDEN AREA.
HAS HABITAT, BUTTERFLIES, HUMMINGBIRDS REGULARLY.
IT'S A PLACE PEOPLE GO FOR A QUIET, CONTEMPLATIVE LOCATION.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU ARE THE SAME AS I AM, BUT I HAVE A HOUSE FULL OF URNS THAT I HAVE TO HIDE AWAY BECAUSE EVERYBODY IN MY FAMILY AT THIS POINT, THAT'S JUST THE WAY THINGS END.
SO TO HAVE THEM PLACED IN A SOMEWHAT HOLY PLACE I THINK IS NOT CREEPY.
I THINK IT'S A VERY WONDERFUL THING.
AND THE FACT THAT I'M GUESSING THAT WILL BE A LANDSCAPED AREA, I MEAN, I HAVE NO I HAVEN'T SEEN THE PLANS, BUT JUST BEING FAMILIAR WITH WHAT THEY'RE LIKE, IT CAN BE VERY, VERY NICE.
THANK YOU. MS. MCLENNAN, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? OTHERWISE, WE CAN CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING? IS THIS A FOR PROFIT PROJECT ON BEHALF OF THE CHURCH? IS THE CHURCH CONDUCTING THIS AS A AS A PROFIT MAKING PROJECT? WE DON'T WE DON'T KNOW THE ANSWERS TO THOSE QUESTIONS.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF OR ABOUT THIS ISSUE? YES, SIR. THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS TRAVIS SMITH AND I AM A RESIDENT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND I ALSO AM WITH HOLY COMFORTER EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
I HAVE BEEN PART OF THE PLANNING PROCESS FROM THE BEGINNING OF THIS COLUMBARIUM.
IF YOU HAD TO DEAL WITH WITH FUNERALS ANY TIME THE LAST FEW YEARS, YOU KNOW HOW EXPENSIVE THEY ARE.
AND THE COLUMBARIUM IS OUR ATTEMPTS, OUR ANSWER TO PART OF THAT AS WELL.
HAVING A COLUMBARIUM, HAVING REMAINS ON CHURCH GROUNDS IS BY NO MEANS A NEW THING.
WE WANTED TO REVISIT THAT TRADITION ON THE CHURCH GROUNDS.
THE THERE WILL BE, AT LEAST IN THE BEGINNING, 200 NICHES, BUT IT ALSO THAT WILL BE ON THE INSIDE OF A WALL THAT WILL ACTUALLY EXPAND TO THE SOUTH, THE SOUTHWEST SIDE.
SO THERE'S GOING TO BE AN ORNAMENTAL FENCE THAT IT'S SIX FEET TALL.
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ANYTHING OUTRAGEOUS.
IT'S GOING TO BE BRICK THAT MATCHES THE CHURCH.
AND WITHIN THAT NICHE, THE THIS NORTHWEST SIDE WILL HOUSE, AT LEAST IN THE BEGINNING, THIS COLUMBARIUM. NOW, IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN TO AN EPISCOPAL SERVICE OR FOR THAT MATTER, CATHOLIC SERVICE, IT'S VERY QUIET, IT'S VERY RESPECTFUL.
THE SERVICES THEMSELVES ARE NO MORE THAN 15 MINUTES LONG.
YOU NEVER HAVE PEOPLE LINGERING OUTSIDE OR LARGE GATHERINGS REALLY IN COLUMBARIUM AREAS.
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IT'S FULLY RESPECTFUL.WE HAVE THE WALL, IF YOU WILL, THE BRICK WALL TO GUARD, TO NURTURE THOSE WHO ARE GOING INSIDE AND MOURNING.
BUT ALSO WE HAVE MOVED THE THE INITIAL WALL, WHICH WAS GOING TO BE ALONG THE RIGHT UP AGAINST THE ALLEYWAY. WE'VE MOVED THAT IN TWO FEET BECAUSE OF THE GAS LINE MISHAP.
WE THOUGHT THAT THAT WAS RESPECTFUL TO THE OBJECTIONS OF SHAN.
AND ALSO WE JUST THOUGHT IT WOULD BE EASIER AND CLEANER NOT TO MESS WITH THE GAS LINE ITSELF.
AND SO OUR INITIAL COLUMBARIUM COURTYARD IS GOING TO BE TWO FEET SKINNIER, IF YOU WILL, THAN WHAT WE ORIGINALLY PLANNED. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THIS ISSUE? YOUR NAME, SIR? I'M MORRIS MASSENGILL, AND MY WIFE AND I OWN 224 EAST ORANGE AND 228 EAST ORANGE.
SO THERE'S FOUR HOUSES IN THE BLOCK.
AND MY WIFE AND I OWN THE TWO ON THE FAR END.
NOW, WE'RE FAR LESS AFFECTED BY THIS THAN MISS MCLENDON WOULD BE, BUT WE DO SHARE THE SAME ALLEY.
MY ONLY CONCERN IS THAT THEY MAINTAIN THE RIGHT OF WAY AS FAR AS SETBACK FROM THE PROPERTY LINES WITHIN THE PROPERTY LINE OF THE CHURCH, THE REQUIRED SETBACK FOR A FENCE FROM THE PROPERTY LINE ON THAT ALLEY WOULD BE. I KNOW I COULDN'T BUILD A GARAGE CLOSER THAN FIVE FEET FROM MY PROPERTY LINE TOWARD THE ALLEY.
PRIME. IF THEY WERE ADDING ON TO THE CHURCH, SAY A RUMOR THAT WOULD BE OFF THERE IS SET BACKS OFF A FENCE, WHATEVER WE WANT TO CALL IT IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT, A FENCE.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S VISIBILITY, TRIANGLES AND DIFFERENT THINGS TO LOOK AT CERTAIN INTERSECTIONS.
BUT THE FENCE IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN AT YOU KNOW A BUILDING OR A STRUCTURE.
MY CONCERNS WERE THAT THEY MAINTAIN A REASONABLE SET BACK AND ADDRESS ANY DRAINAGE ISSUES THAT MAY BE CREATED BY BUILDING THINGS UP AND NOT SLOPING THEM TOWARD THE STREET.
BECAUSE HALF WATER GOES EAST AND HALF THE WATER GOES WEST.
AND YEAH, I DON'T WANT EVERYTHING GOING EAST, BUT I HAVE MY WIFE NOR I HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS TO IT.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS ISSUE? GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE.
WE WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? DOES ANYONE WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? YES. I MOVE HERE.
I MOVE. I MOVED TO APPROVE THE APPLICATION OF USE PERMIT PURSUANT TO THE SECTION 2863 OF THE CODE ORDINANCE TO CONSIDER A REQUEST SUBMITTED BY [INAUDIBLE] EPISCOPAL CHURCH TO ALLOW FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR THE COLUMBARIUM WALL WITHIN THE CBD CENTRAL BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 227 SHENANGO STREET TO 34 SOUTH [INAUDIBLE] STREET.
SECOND. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE SO BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. OPPOSE. SAME SIGN, MOTION CARRIES.
ALL RIGHT. DOES THIS GO TO CITY COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION? YES, SIR. THIS WILL BE FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL.
SO THIS WOULD GO TO THE CITY COUNCIL LIKELY AT THE END OF THE MONTH? AT THE END OF THE MONTH? YES, SIR.
ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM IS DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE ASHLAND SECTION TWO PRELIMINARY PLAT.
[4. Discussion and possible action on the Ashland Section 2, Preliminary Plat ]
WE ALL HAVE A DOCUMENT IN FRONT OF US.[00:25:05]
SO THIS WAS FORWARDED TO YOU ON THAT AGENDA WITHOUT THE ATTACHMENT THAT YOU SEE THERE IN FRONT OF YOU.THE CONCEPT PLAN WAS AND WAS APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL SUBJECT TO THAT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BEING WORKED OUT BY THE APPLICANTS, THE COUNTY AS WELL AS THE STAFF LEADERSHIP.
ALSO IN THAT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WILL BE THE DETAILS ON THE PARKLAND DEDICATION THEY HAVE AGREED TO SATISFY AND OVER EXCEED THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PARKLAND DEDICATION REQUIREMENTS AND ALSO DESIGN STANDARDS WILL BE INCORPORATED.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE CITY ENGINEER COMMENTS WHICH WERE VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU SAW IN SECTION ONE, THERE WERE SOME NOTATIONS ON THE PLAN THAT NEED TO BE CORRECTED, AS NOTED REFERENCE TO THE 500 YEAR FLOOD PLAIN AND ALSO A LOT OF CORRECTIVE NOTES.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SO SECTION TWO IS COMPRISED OF 67 LOTS AT 50 BY 120 IP, I GUESS IS TYPICALLY.
YES SIR. THEY ARE ALSO THREE RESERVES AND THREE BLOCKS WITH THE 67 LOTS THAT ARE PROPOSED HERE.
WELL, AND THE APPLICANTS ARE AVAILABLE ALSO.
BUT THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WOULD SUPERSEDE THIS, WOULD IT NOT? NO. BEFORE THE FINAL PLAT IS BROUGHT BEFORE YOU, WE WILL WORK OUT THE DETAILS OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND THAT WILL BE BROUGHT BACK TO YOU.
WELL, SPECIFICALLY, WE'RE REALLY HAVE NEVER BEEN IN FAVOR OF 50 FOOT LOTS, SO I WAS PLEASED TO HEAR ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BECAUSE I WAS HOPING THAT THAT WOULD GO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WOULD FOLLOW CLOSER TO THE COUNTY STANDARDS, SINCE MOST OF IT IS IN THE COUNTY ANYWAY, WHICH I THINK THE COUNTY STANDARDS ARE 85 FOOT LOTS.
SO IF WE APPROVE THIS OR WE APPROVE HIM 50 FOOT LOTS OR DOES THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TRUMP WHAT THIS PLAT INDICATES? THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THIS PARTICULAR PLAT SUBJECT TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, THE AUTHORITY OF LOT SIZES AND WHAT HAVE YOU NOT GRANTED TO US IN TERMS OF THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS.
SO ANY ZONING REQUIREMENTS CAN BE NEGOTIATED THROUGH A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
BUT YOU DO PLAN TO NEGOTIATE A LOT SIZE AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT? WITHIN THAT WOULD BE SOME DESIGN STANDARDS AND WHAT HAVE YOU BUT I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO SAY, HEY, WE CAN'T HAVE ZERO, WE CAN HAVE ZERO, 50 FOOT LOTS OF WHAT HAVE YOU.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE THAT AUTHORITY TO DO THAT UNDER THE ZONING.
CAN I ADDRESS THE COUNCIL? YES, SIR. WHAT IS YOUR NAME, FIRST OF ALL, IS MINIMUM LOT SIZES, 80 FEET, APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET OF 20% OF OF ASHLAND FALLS. AND OUTSIDE OF YOUR ETJ AND IN THE COUNTY, WE'VE ALREADY GOT AN APPLICATION TO YOUR CITY ATTORNEY TO ANNEX THAT PORTION INTO YOUR ETG.
THAT BEING SAID, THE COUNTIES LOT SIZES DON'T THEY DON'T APPLY HERE.
IT'S IN THE ETJ, NOW WHAT WE HAVE AGREED TO ON THE EDGE IS A MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF LOTS.
BUT WE NEED 50S, 60S, WE NEED SEVERAL LOT SIZES FOR THIS BIG OF A PROJECT.
I CAN TELL YOU WE WON'T GO BELOW 50 FOOTERS, BUT I CANNOT.
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THE PROJECT JUST DOESN'T WORK WITH SIXTIES AND SEVENTIES.SO I THINK EVERYBODY IS IN AGREEMENT THAT TECHNICALLY YOU DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO TELL TO DICTATE LOT SIZES, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO UPSET ANYBODY AND WE CAN COMMIT TO 50 FOOT MINIMUMS. BUT WE ALREADY HAVE COMMITTED IN THE DA THAT YOU HAVE NOT SEEN YET.
YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE IT A MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF LOTS.
SO THAT MEANS WE CAN'T GO IN THERE AND JUST MAKE EVERYTHING SMALL.
LESS THAN HALF, BUT I CAN'T, YOU KNOW, I CAN'T SAY THAT RIGHT NOW.
AND WHAT'S YOUR NAME, SIR? FOR THE RECORD? I'M SORRY. MARK JANICK.
I'M VICE PRESIDENT OF LAND DEVELOPMENT WITH ASHTON GRADE DEVELOPMENT.
WE ARE THE DEVELOPERS AND THE LANDOWNERS.
AND IT JUST SEEMS TO ME, AS I KNOW THAT DEVELOPERS ARE LOOKING TO MAKE TO MAKE AS MUCH MONEY AS THEY CAN REALLY OWN THEIR INVESTMENT.
IT WAS I GREW UP IN SHARPSTOWN.
I USED TO DRIVE THROUGH 288 ALL THE TIME GOING TO TO FREEPORT.
SO I'M NOT REALLY AN OUT OF TOWN OR I'VE BEEN BORN IN SAN ANTONIO.
I NEED TO POINT OUT THAT OUR OUR COMPETITION IS UNDER AMENITIZED SUBDIVISIONS THROUGHOUT ANGLETON.
WE'RE SPENDING $13 MILLION ON ON OUR AMENITY PACKAGE.
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT TO CITY STANDARDS.
THIS IS ANGLETON FIRST MASTER PLANNED COMMUNITY.
IT'S GOING TO BE VERY, VERY HIGH PROFILE FOR THE CITY.
AND WE KNOW HOW THAT WOULD GO.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO BE COOPERATIVE, BUT WE'VE GOT TO HAVE A VARIETY OF LOTS.
BUT WE HAVE A COUPLE OF NIBBLES.
WE'RE GOING TO STICK WITH THAT PROGRAM.
WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH FIFTIES AND SIXTIES.
WE'RE TALKING TO PEOPLE ABOUT AN ACTIVE ADULT POD ALREADY.
NOW, ONE THING THE COUNCIL, ONE THING THE COUNTY HAS SAID IS THAT IF WE DO NOT FOLLOW THEIR PAVING REQUIREMENTS, THEY'RE NOT THEY DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH LOT SIZES.
WELL, WE'RE FOLLOWING THE CITY OF ANGLETON'S PAVEMENT REQUIREMENTS.
WE'RE DOING STANDARD SIX INCH PAVING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE COUNTY WANTS TEN INCH, THAT'S OVERKILL.
BUT WE'RE FOLLOWING YOUR STANDARDS BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO ANNEX US IN THE FUTURE.
OUR WATER AND SEWER PLANTS WILL ALL BE DEDICATED TO THE CITY.
WE'RE GIVING YOU A FIRE STATION.
WE'RE TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING THAT YOU WOULD NORMALLY DO IN A MASTER PLAN.
THANK YOU, MR. JANICK. AND I UNDERSTAND HOW YOU'RE HAVING TO COMPETE WITH BUT WHAT'S OUT HERE NOW.
WE'RE NOT HAPPY WITH THESE 40 AND 45 FOOT LOTS HERE THAT YOU'RE HAVING TO COMPETE WITH.
SO, I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND THAT AS FAR AS YOU'RE NOT ONE AS FAR AS THE ANGLETON'S ROADS.
THAT'S HOW COME THEY'RE ALWAYS PATCHING THEIR ROADS? YOU KNOW THE STANDARD FOR THE ANGLETON ROADS.
VERSUS THE COUNTY ROADS ARE NOT AS GOOD.
SO ANYWAY, I HOPE YOU'RE SUCCESSFUL.
NO, WE WOULD HAVE A NICER SUBDIVISION.
YOU WOULD BE GONE. THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU'RE RIGHT. SO I'M TALKING BRICK WALLS, MILES OF TRAILS.
WHEN I LEAVE, ANGLETON WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE THAN WHEN WE GOT HERE.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, THANK YOU. THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US AND AND THESE OTHER ONES THAT HAVE.
NOW, TECHNICALLY, I COULD DO FORTIES.
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BUT I'M NOT DOING THAT BECAUSE I COULD GO TO 45.SO LIKE YOU SAID, MAKE A LITTLE MORE MONEY, BUT I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.
THANK YOU, SIR. CAN I ASK A QUESTION, MR. SPRIGGS? JUST FOR MY SIMPLE MIND.
IF THIS IS THE TOTAL ACREAGE OF US HERE AND I'M LOOKING AT THIS AND OUR ETJ IS JUST VERY, VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF THIS DEVELOPMENT, CORRECT? WELL, MAYBE IT'S A SMALL PERCENT OF THE SECTION.
HOW MUCH IS ACTUALLY HOW MUCH OF THIS PROPOSED TOTAL DEVELOPMENT WILL ACTUALLY BE IN THE ETJ? ULTIMATELY.
OF THIS SECTION OF THE ENTIRE PROJECT? 80% OF IT? YES.
IN THE ETG CURRENTLY? MIC] I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT AN ANNEX.
I'M ASKING RIGHT NOW THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY, HOW MUCH OF THIS.
I'M NOT ASKING ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT, BUT WHERE DOES OUR ETJ LINE RUN AND HOW MUCH ACREAGE OF YOUR OF ALL OF THIS IS THIS AMOUNT? YOU SEE THIS ORANGE. RIGHT.
SO THAT'S NOT 80% OF THIS TOTAL PROJECT.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET AT.
HOW MUCH? SO THE MAJORITY OF IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE OK.
THANK YOU. DO YOU NEED A COPY? NO. ALL RIGHT.
WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.
GOING ONCE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION IF I CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS.
SO. ARE WE REACTING ON WHAT WE DID IN THE LAST MEETING? I GUESS I'M CONFUSED.
IS THAT WHAT KIND OF ACTION WE'RE LOOKING FOR? WE ARE NOT NECESSARILY.
THIS IS BASICALLY A CONTINUATION OF WHAT YOU DID LAST YEAR, LAST MONTH.
I'M SORRY, BECAUSE YOU DEALT WITH THE CONCEPT PLAN.
RIGHT. THIS FALLS IN LINE WITH THAT CONCEPT PLAN ALSO.
SO WE HAVE TO RECOMMEND SOMETHING TO CITY COUNCIL FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION.
SO WE CAN MAKE A MOTION FOR COUNCIL TO CONSIDER IT.
IS THAT BASICALLY WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR? USUALLY FOR SUBDIVISION PLAT, YOU CAN BASICALLY MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE OR DENY OR APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS.
SO BASICALLY, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT WE SAY.
YEAH, YOU CAN RECOMMEND APPROVAL, DENIAL OR APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS.
WELL, I WILL MOVE THAT WE RECOMMEND WITH CONDITIONS.
AND I ASSUME THE CONDITIONS ARE THESE THE ENGINEER'S CONDITIONS.
ALL RIGHT. THAT'S MY MOTION, IF THAT MAKES SENSE, MR. CHAIRMAN. ALRIGHT IT'S BEEN RECOMMENDED TO APPROVE WITH THE CONDITIONS NOTED BY THE ENGINEER.
CORRECT. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE WITH THE CONDITIONS INDICATED BY THE ENGINEER.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I THINK WE'LL DO THIS BY SHOW OF HANDS.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION INDICATE SO BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND.
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ALL THOSE AGAINST, SAME SIGN.OKAY SO THREE AND TWO, DENYING THE MOTION.
AND WITH THAT, WE ARE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.