Nov 02, 2023 Planning & Zoning Commission

WE NEED TO GET MOVING SO WE WE'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.

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[1. Discussion/Introduction and the Administering of the Oath of Office, for Mr. Will Clark, newly appointed Planning Commission member.]

I THINK HE'S GOING TO BE A GREAT ADDITION TO THIS COMMISSION, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HIM SERVING.

IN JUST A MOMENT WE'RE GOING TO ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE.

BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT WILL IS TAKING HENRY MUNSON'S PLACE ON THE COMMISSION.

AND I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW WHEN HENRY STARTED.

HE WAS ON THIS COMMISSION WHEN I BEGAN IN ABOUT 2001 OR SO, AND I HAD THE IMPRESSION HE'D BEEN ON FOR MANY YEARS PRIOR TO THAT.

SO IT'S ANYWHERE FROM 25 PLUS YEARS THAT HENRY WAS, WAS ON THE COMMISSION.

AND I KNOW THAT OTIS, YOU AND AND THE REST OF THE STAFF ARE WORKING ON SOME SORT OF RECOGNITION AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE, WHICH WILL BE REALLY NICE.

BUT AT THIS POINT, WE NEED TO ADMINISTER THE OATH TO MR. WILL CLARK, OUR NEWLY APPOINTED PLANNING COMMISSIONER.

AND SO WHO'S GOING TO ADMINISTER THE OATH? OKAY. IF YOU LIFT UP YOUR RIGHT HAND.

I, WILL CLARK FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

PLACE TWO FOR THE CITY OF ANGLETON, TEXAS.

CITY OF ANGLETON AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THIS STATE AND THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY.

CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY.

SO HELP ME GOD.

ALL RIGHT [APPLAUSE]. NOW, SOME COMMISSIONS IN GOVERNING BODIES MIGHT TAKE 15 MINUTES TO HAVE COOKIES AND DRINKS AND SNACKS.

BUT BUT WE HAVEN'T HAD LUNCH YET, SO WE'RE GOING TO KEEP MOVING.

SO I'M GOING TO TAKE THIS NEXT ITEM SINCE WILL IT'S NOT GOING TO KNOW IF IT'S CORRECT OR NOT.

[2. Discussion and possible action on the minutes for the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting held on September 19, 2023.]

ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY MISS EBY.

WAS THERE A SECOND SECOND BY MISS BIERI? IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE SO BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. IF NOT.

IF OPPOSED SAME SIGN.

ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES.

[3. Discussion and possible action on the election of a Vice-chairperson for the Planning and Zoning Commission.]

DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE ELECTION OF A VICE CHAIRPERSON FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'VE EVER HAD, OR AT LEAST IN A LONG, LONG TIME, AN OFFICIAL VICE CHAIRMAN, BUT I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA.

I THINK HENRY SERVED IN THAT, IN THAT CAPACITY ON AN INFORMAL BASIS.

AND OTIS HAS SUGGESTED, I GUESS SO AT THIS TIME, I WILL ENTERTAIN A SOMEONE TO NOMINATE SOMEONE I DID SPEAK TO HER AND SHE SAID THAT'D BE FINE.

ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A NOMINATION FOR DEB SPOOR.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? WELL, I'M NOT HEARING ANY, I GUESS.

DEB SPOOR IS NOMINATED BY ACCLAMATION AS OUR NEW VICE CHAIRPERSON.

SO YAY! WE'RE NOT GOING TO CELEBRATE THAT EITHER, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO KEEP GOING.

WE JUST CELEBRATED IT.

ALL RIGHT. ITEM FOUR CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING DISCUSSION POSSIBLE ACTION ON A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF ANGLETON CODE OF ORDINANCES ZONING CHAPTER

[4. Conduct a public hearing, discussion, and possible action on a request for approval of an ordinance amending the City of Angleton Code of Ordinances, Zoning Chapter 28, and Chapter 23- Land Development Code, including Sections 28-41 through Sections 28-62 – Residential and Commercial Zoning Districts, Section 23-115–Standard language for special plat elements, Subsection C. Fire lanes and fire easements, Street pavement width requirement modifications. ARTICLE II. – Subdivision and Development Design, Section 23-12, Table 23-12.1, Street Dimension Standards, and Streets and Driveways, Section 129, and Section 28-101 Off-street and loading requirements (11).J. Fire Lanes, providing for clarity on area regulations, setback requirements and other standards, as set out and applicable in each Zoning district.]

SECTION 23-115 STANDARD LANGUAGE FOR SPECIAL PLAT ELEMENTS.

SUBSECTION C FIRE LANES AND FIRE EASEMENTS.

STREET PAVEMENT WIDTH REQUIREMENTS MODIFICATIONS.

ARTICLE TWO SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT DESIGN.

SECTION 23-12.

TABLE 23-12.1 STREET DIMENSION, STANDARDS AND STREETS AND DRIVEWAYS.

SECTION 129 AND SECTION 28-101 OFF STREET AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS 11 J.

FIRE LANES PROVIDING FOR CLARITY ON AREA REGULATION, SETBACK REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER STANDARDS AS SET OUT IN APPLICABLE IN EACH ZONING DISTRICT.

BEFORE I ASK FOR A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, LET ME JUST ASSURE YOU WILL, THAT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL, DON'T HESITATE TO SPEAK UP.

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AT THIS TIME, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

SO MOVED. I HAVE A MOTION BY MISS TOWNSEND.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY MISS BIERI? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.

ALL RIGHT, OTIS, YOU'RE GOING TO INTRODUCE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU.

CHAIR. YOU HAVE, OF COURSE, SUMMARIZED THIS PARTICULAR ITEM.

THIS IS THE WAY WE HAVE ADVERTISED IT, PER THE REQUIREMENTS FOR NEWSPAPER LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT.

THIS IS THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING THAT WE'RE HEARING ON THIS ITEM.

THIS ITEM HAS BEEN IN DISCUSSION BY THE CITY COUNCIL AS I DESCRIBED IN THE COVER.

AND THEN AS YOU SEE THERE, THERE ARE SOME INSTANCES WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT PUBLIC SAFETY WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS.

THESE ARE SOME PHOTOGRAPHS THAT SORT OF SUMMARIZE SOME OF THE CAUSE AND EFFECT ISSUES THAT WE'RE HAVING WITH SOME OF THE SUBDIVISION SETBACK REQUIREMENTS, WHERE YOU SEE IN THE FIRST PHOTOGRAPH WE'RE HAVING AN ENCROACHMENT INTO THE SIDEWALK TRAVEL AREA.

SO FROM A PEDESTRIAN STANDPOINT, THIS COULD BE PROBLEMATIC WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH ADA COMPLIANCE, STROLLERS AND SAFETY OF CHILDREN AT PLAY IN SOME OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS. AND WHAT THIS IS DOING, IF YOU ROLL DOWN GRADES, THIS WOULD SHOW YOU WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY.

THE CHALLENGE WOULD BE OUR STREET WIDTH RESTRICTIONS HERE AT 28FT.

IN YOUR TYPICAL SITUATION IN THE SUBDIVISION, THE ACTUAL TRAVEL DISTANCE BETWEEN THE CURB THAT TRAVEL DISTANCE BY BEING 28.

IN SOME INSTANCES, IT DEPENDS ON IF THEY DO IT BACK TO BACK ON THE CURB.

WE'RE LOOKING AT INCREASING THE TRAVEL DISTANCE TO 30FT TO SORT OF COMBAT THIS PROBLEM.

NOW, I WILL SAY THAT ON THE CURRENT BOOKS, WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE THAT STATES THAT CITY COUNCIL HAS THE DISCRETION OF ENFORCING ONE SIDE OF STREET PARKING.

WE DO NOT ENFORCE THAT.

BUT HOWEVER, THIS WOULD BE AN INSTANCE WHERE IF THE 30FT COMES TO BE UNREASONABLE, THEN THE OTHER ALTERNATIVE WOULD BE TO IMPOSE THE ONE SIDE OF ROAD PARKING IN SOME OF THE NEWER NEIGHBORHOODS.

I KNOW IN SOME OF THE OLDER NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WOULD BE DIFFICULT.

THE OTHER PHOTOGRAPH SHOWED THE CUL DE SAC SITUATION.

WHERE WE'RE HAVING ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE WOULD BE WHERE FOLKS ARE ACTUALLY UTILIZING CUL DE SACS FOR PARKING PURPOSES WITHIN THE SUBDIVISION.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT SOMETIMES THERE ARE PARTIES GOING ON AND WHAT HAVE YOU.

BUT EVEN IN YOUR TYPICAL LIVING ARRANGEMENTS, WE HAVE INSTANCES WHERE THAT FIRE ACCESS AROUND THE CUL DE SAC IS COMPROMISED.

SO WITHIN THIS PARTICULAR PROPOSAL, WE'RE LOOKING AT POSSIBLY RATING THE CUL DE SACS AS FIRE LANES TO PREVENT THIS AND THEN HAVING SOME SENSE OF ENFORCEABILITY ON THAT LEVEL.

WE'LL BE WORKING WITH THE, OF COURSE, THE FIRE CHIEF AND ALL OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY POLICE AND WORKING WITH COUNCIL JUST TO SEE WHAT THE DETAILS OF ENFORCEMENT WOULD BE ON SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

AND YOU CAN ROLL DOWN GRADES.

SO ON OCTOBER THE 26TH, WE HELD A WORK SESSION JUST TO GET A LITTLE FEEDBACK FROM THE DESIGN COMMUNITY, THE BUILDERS, DEVELOPERS AND THOSE THAT OWN PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS.

WE DID THIS BASICALLY JUST TO GET THE FEEDBACK AND ALLOW FOLKS TO EITHER EMAIL COMMENTS OR ATTEND THE MEETING VIRTUALLY OR IN PERSON.

SO THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE SUMMATIONS OF THE COMMENTS.

AND YOU PROBABLY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THESE.

AND SOME OF THEM WERE COMMENTS ALONG THE STREET, PAVEMENT WIDTH IN TERMS OF CLARITY.

AND THEN OTHERS HAD QUESTIONS REGARDING WHAT THIS IMPACT WOULD BE IF WE INCREASE SETBACKS ON THE DISTRICTS THAT I'LL DESCRIBE IN THE CURRENT SLIDES.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, BLOCKING OF SIDEWALKS IS SORT OF TALKED ABOUT HERE, AND THEN QUESTIONS ABOUT FIRE TRUCK HOSE REACH AND ALL OF THAT.

SO WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THIS IS COORDINATED.

AND THEN SOME OF THE QUESTIONS WERE IF YOU INCREASE THE FRONT YARD SETBACK, THEN THIS WOULD LIMIT THE REAR YARD SITUATIONS IN MOST RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES.

BUT OUR HOPES HERE IS THAT ON MORE OF YOUR LARGER AND STANDARD LOTS, SUCH AS 6.3 OR 7.2 SFR, THOSE DISTRICTS BEING 50 AND 60 FOOT LOTS, TYPICALLY THE 60 FOOT LOT THRESHOLD, WE FEEL THE INCREASE OF A SETBACK TO 10 FEET COULD WORK IN THAT SITUATION.

HOWEVER, IF YOU WOULD LOOK DOWN AT THE TABLE.

THERE YOU GO. GRACE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THIS WOULD OUTLINE THOSE FRONT YARD PROPOSED CHANGES.

CURRENTLY, IF YOU HAVE A 20 FOOT SETBACK, IT MAKES IT REALLY DIFFICULT TO PARK YOUR LARGER TRUCKS AND TWO VEHICLES IN THE DRIVEWAY AS YOU SAW REALLY ONE VEHICLE

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SO COUNCIL IS HAVING STAFF PROVIDE THESE INCREASES OF 35 IN THE FRONT YARD ON MOST OF THE LOTS, AND THEN ON THE SIDE YARD SETBACK.

THEY'RE REALLY HOPING TO ACHIEVE THE 10 FOOT THRESHOLD TO PROVIDE SOME SEPARATION OF THE HOUSES.

STAFF, OF COURSE, LOOKED AT THE LOTS THAT ARE ONLY 5,000FT² AND THEN IN SOME INSTANCES, FOR THE PATIO HOMES, THE LOTS ARE ONLY 2,500FT².

SO IF YOU WERE TO IMPOSE A TEN FOOT SETBACK, IT WOULD DEEM THAT PROPERTY ALMOST NOT DEVELOPABLE, OR YOU WOULD HAVE SUCH A NARROW BUILDING THAT WOULD LOOK BASICALLY THE WIDTH OF A DOUBLE WIDE MOBILE HOME OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, OR FOLKS WOULD BE FORCED TO GO UP HIGHER THAN ONE STORY.

SO WITH THE PRODUCT THAT OUR RANCH STYLE HOMES THAT GO DEEPER INTO THE PROPERTY, SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS, AS SOME OF THE DEVELOPERS HAVE COMMENTED TO US, WOULD BE THAT IT WOULD DEEM THOSE PROPERTIES NOT FEASIBLE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, SOME OF US LIVE IN RANCH STYLE HOMES THAT ARE DEEPER ON THE LOT.

SO WITH AN INCREASED FRONT YARD SETBACK, IT WOULD MAKE THAT HOME THAT'S 57FT LONG, DIFFICULT TO DEVELOP, ALTHOUGH THAT'S A PRODUCT THAT I THINK IS IN HIGH DEMAND.

UNDEVELOPABLE UNDEVELOPABLE IN THAT DISTRICT IN THAT THEY HAVE TO LIKE BUMP UP TO A LARGER.

SO IN SOME OF THE LOTS, IF, FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU ONLY HAVE A 100 FOOT LOT, RIGHT, THAT THAT SCENARIO DOESN'T WORK WELL, BUT IF YOU HAVE A 120 FOOT LOT, YOU KNOW, THOSE IN REAL ESTATE WOULD WOULD PROBABLY AGREE THAT, HEY, THAT WOULD PROBABLY WORK OUT.

IT'S JUST THAT WE PROBABLY NEED TO FROWN ON LOTS THAT ARE 100FT AND MORE SHALLOW.

I THINK IT WOULD MAKE IT DIFFICULT.

SO WE MAY LOOK AT THAT AS WELL ON SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS.

MAKE SURE THAT THE LOT DEPTH IS 120FT WHEN WE'RE INCREASING THAT FRONT YARD SETBACK TO 35FT IN THAT INSTANCE, AS YOU SEE ON THAT TABLE.

ALSO, WE LOOKED AT THE COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS IN WHICH EVEN IN RETAIL AND INDUSTRIAL, YOU KNOW, WE HAD SETBACKS OF 20FT IN THE CODE.

SO WE'RE REQUESTING THAT COUNCIL INCREASE THOSE TO AT LEAST 35FT ON THAT.

AND THEN ON MOST OF YOUR BUSINESSES THAT ARE ON MAJOR ARTERIALS, THOSE ARE GUIDED BY WIDER RIGHT OF WAYS AND IT SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE.

SO YOU MAY SEE THE END SLASH A IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT IN WHICH FRONTAGE IS NOT AN ISSUE BECAUSE THE BUILDINGS ARE PULLED TO THE SIDEWALK. THAT'S IT IN A NUTSHELL IN TERMS OF WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING, BESIDES THE THE PAVEMENT WIDTH OF STREETS BEING 30FT IN MOST OF YOUR DISTRICTS THAT YOU SEE THERE AND THEN IN AGRICULTURE OR YOUR REAL ESTATE ESTATE LOTS.

THOSE ARE LARGER LOTS.

THESE REQUIREMENTS SHOULD NOT PLAY ANY CHALLENGES WHATSOEVER.

WE'VE ATTACHED A MARKUP OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES IN WHICH WE ARE, YOU KNOW, ABLE TO ADD ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU PROVIDE OR THAT WE RECEIVE TODAY OR IN THE INTERIM, EVEN FROM THE DEVELOPMENT AND OWNER COMMUNITY, AND THEN WE CAN PROVIDE THOSE TO COUNCIL.

WE'RE HOPING TO GET A RECOMMENDATION FROM YOU TO COUNCIL, AND THEN OPEN THIS UP INTO PUBLIC HEARING FOR COUNCIL AND MAYBE HOLD IT TWO MEETINGS, HOPEFULLY JUST TO EXHAUST OUR EFFORTS IN EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON THE PURPOSE OF THESE PARTICULAR CHANGES.

THE VIDEO FROM THE WORKSHOP ON THE 26TH IS AVAILABLE, AND THEN WE DO HAVE THE LINK IN THIS PARTICULAR AGENDA IN WHICH YOU CAN REVIEW THAT FROM YOU AND THE PUBLIC. AND THEN WE'RE STILL RECEIVING COMMENTS.

AND THEN LEGAL IS OF COURSE STILL REVIEWING THIS.

AND WE'LL MAKE SURE WE VET THE COORDINATION OF ALL OF THE SECTIONS JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NO CONFLICTS.

SO LEGAL IS STILL UNDER REVIEW AS WELL.

SO WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION WOULD HEAR COMMENTS AND POSSIBLY MAKE A RECOMMENDATION SUBJECT TO FINAL LEGAL REVIEW, AND THEN ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU MIGHT ADD AS A CONDITION.

ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS ISSUE? GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE.

THIS TIME I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

SO MOVED. SECOND BY MISS EBY AND A SECOND BY MISS BIERI.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. MOTION CARRIES.

OPPOSED. HEARING NONE.

OKAY, SO TO BE CLEAR, ARE THESE YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS OR COUNCIL'S RECOMMENDATIONS? SO IN RESPONSE TO THE 2 OR 3 MEETINGS THAT WE'VE HELD IN TERMS OF UPDATING THE COUNCIL, THEY'VE GIVEN US FEEDBACK AND DIRECTION.

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AND THEN THAT'S WHERE WE LAND TODAY.

SO I WANT TO GO ON THE RECORD AS SAYING I FULLY SUPPORT THIS EFFORT.

I HAVE BEEN IN NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE DRIVING THROUGH A NEIGHBORHOOD AND YOU'RE DRIVING THROUGH AN OBSTACLE COURSE, AND NOT ONLY IS IT FRUSTRATING FROM THE STANDPOINT OF, OF NAVIGATING IT IS DANGEROUS WHERE YOU'VE GOT LITTLE KIDS THAT CAN DASH OUT FROM BETWEEN CARS AND THAT IRRITATES ME. WELL, JUST A COMMENT REAL QUICK TOO I KNOW JUST ON CAR LENGTH ITSELF, LIKE MY HUSBAND AND I BOTH DRIVE KIND OF BIG CARS.

MINE IS 17FT LONG AND HIS IS IT'S A SHORT WHEELBASE FOUR DOOR TRUCK.

SO IT'S 20.5.

SO JUST R-2 WOULD BE 37.5.

SO WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE WE'D BE STILL BE HANGING OUT ON 35 FOOT LOT.

BUT IF I HAD JUST A REGULAR CAR, I THINK THEY'RE 14FT LONG.

AND THEN HIS CAR WOULD BE ABOUT BALANCE AND NOT EVERYBODY'S GOING TO HAVE BIG VEHICLES.

I'M JUST VERY PLEASED THAT YOU ALL INCREASED IT AT LEAST TO THE 35.

AND EVEN IN THAT INSTANCE, YOU CAN DO A SIDE BY SIDE PARKING ON A LARGER VEHICLE, LIKE YOU SAY, PARK THE SHORTER VEHICLES.

I WAS JUST DOING THE YES THAT LENGTH.

YEAH. WE TRIED TO LOOK AT THAT.

WE EVEN HAD AN APPEAL OVER SOME OF, YOU KNOW, WE ALL HAVE ON THE BCA SIDE WHERE WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE AND MEASURE THE TRUCK.

SO YEAH. GOOD COMMENT.

THANK YOU. AS SOMEBODY WHO LIVES ON A CUL DE SAC, I APPRECIATE THIS AS WELL BECAUSE WE OFTEN HAVE TO TAKE OUR TRASH OR RECYCLING TO THE MAIN STREET IF WE WANT IT PICKED UP, BECAUSE THE TRUCKS ARE RESTRICTED BECAUSE OF THE PARKING ON THERE.

IT'S NARROW. SO I APPRECIATE THIS VISION AND SUPPORT IT.

AND I'M WILLING TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION WHENEVER WE'RE READY TO ENTERTAIN ONE.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION THOUGH ABOUT ALL IT WOULD IT IDEALLY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN LOVELY IF WE HAD THIS BEFORE WE HAD THESE DEVELOPERS DEVELOPING SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE WEREN'T FIRED UP ABOUT KNOW SIZE ANYWAY, HOW IS THIS GOING TO AFFECT? HAVE YOU ALL TALKED ABOUT.

WELL, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT LEGAL WILL BE GIVING US INPUT ON IN TERMS OF GRANDFATHERED IN USES, WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE SUNSHINING ANYTHING, THERE WILL BE SOME PROTECTIONS ON THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN ALREADY VETTED AND APPROVED.

WE KNOW THAT IN THE ETJ WE DO NOT HAVE AUTHORITY ON THE ZONING SIDE.

BUT HOWEVER, THIS GIVES US THE VISION WHEN DEVELOPERS ARE COMING IN IN TERMS OF WHICH WAY THE CITY IS MOVING.

BUT I THINK WE'LL ENTERTAIN THIS IN OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND TRY TO SUPPORT THE REASONING WHY.

AS A PART OF YOUR RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL, I PUT SOME CRITERIA.

WE BASICALLY HAVE TO WEIGH THOSE CRITERIA THAT ARE LISTED IN THE STAFF REPORT AS THE REASONING BEHIND WHAT WE'RE DOING, BUT WE'LL WORK WITH LEGAL TO MAKE SURE WE DO THAT. AND JUDITH IS HERE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY LEGAL QUESTIONS, SHE CAN ANSWER THOSE.

OR JUDITH, IF YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO THE CONVERSATION, FEEL FREE TO DO SO.

MR. WHITTAKER, YOU GOT YOUR HAND UP.

I'M SORRY. SO I THINK TO YOUR QUESTION, IT WON'T IMPACT THE CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS THAT WE EITHER HAVE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS WITH OR UNDERWAY.

IT WILL IMPACT FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.

SO IF SOMEONE WALKS IN THE DOOR AND WE'RE PROCEEDING DOWN THIS POINT, WE CAN SAY WE'RE HEADING TOWARD THIS SETBACK RESTRICTION.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WILL BE IN PLACE OF SOME SORT SO THAT THEY KNOW THEY CAN PLAN ON WHAT THE FUTURE IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE AND WHAT WE END UP AGREEING IN THE FUTURE. SAME THING WITH THE ETJ.

IF WE END UP IN A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH SOMEONE COMING IN, WE CAN SAY THESE ARE OUR CURRENT BUILDOUT REQUIREMENTS AND THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WORK WORK WITH THEM ON THAT.

AND SO THEN CONTINUED CLARIFICATION.

THANK YOU. WHAT ABOUT THE PHASES? ARE THEY CONSIDERED ALREADY DONE THE PHASES THAT WE HAVE NOT YET APPROVED OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY? WE'VE APPROVED PHASE ONE.

WE'VE APPROVED PHASE TWO, BUT THEY HAVEN'T COME TO US FOR PHASE THREE FOUR WHATEVER YET.

OR THEY'VE COME TO US FOR ALL OF THOSE.

AND REALLY, IT'S A MATTER OF THEM BUILDING THEM OUT.

OKAY. SO SO WE'VE APPROVED ALL THAT ARE ON THE ON THE BOOKS RIGHT NOW.

OKAY. AND WINDOWS GREEN ARE SET AND THIS WON'T IMPACT THEM.

RIGHT. OKAY. DOES THAT.

YEAH. YEAH. IT IS MEAN.

WE HAVE WE HAVE FOLKS WALKING IN FOR OUR DOG MEETINGS THAT ARE TALKING TO US AND THAT'LL WE'LL TELL THEM, HEY, THIS IS COMING DOWN THE ROAD.

IT'S NOT IN PLACE, BUT MAYBE IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS.

SO WE'RE GOING TO EXPECT YOU TO COMPLY WITH THEM.

OR AGAIN, ONCE WE PASS THE ORDINANCE, THEY'RE AUTOMATICALLY GOING TO HAVE TO.

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AND THEN SOME OF THE ANY TYPE OF BULK REQUIREMENTS ON THE LOTS, THE ZONING.

CITY MANAGER CHRIS IS CORRECT.

THERE ARE SOME RIGHT OF WAY CHANGES THAT WE'RE DOING IN TERMS OF ESTABLISHING FIRE LANES, OR IF THE CITY DECIDES TO ENFORCE THE ORDINANCE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IN TERMS OF PARKING.

THOSE ARE USUALLY ACTS OF CONGRESS, CONGRESS, COUNCIL, EXCUSE ME, THAT COULD FIT INTO THOSE SITUATIONS IN SOME OF OUR EXISTING CONDITIONS BECAUSE WE'RE DEALING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY.

OKAY. IF I COULD INTERJECT ON THAT AND THEN KIND OF PIGGYBACK ON WHAT BILL SAID EARLIER ABOUT SAFETY, I WOULD LIKE, I GUESS, IF COUNCIL IS GOING TO TAKE UP THAT ISSUE, TO ALSO TAKE UP THE ISSUE OF THE I CAN'T REMEMBER IF IT'S AN ORDINANCE OR A TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE PROVISION ABOUT PARKING ACROSS SIDEWALKS, THAT THAT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE CURRENTLY ENFORCED, BUT I'VE SEEN SOME VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS OCCUR WITH YOUNG CHILDREN ON BIKES AND PEOPLE IN WHEELCHAIRS HAVING TO LEAVE A SIDEWALK TO GO AROUND A CAR, AND THEY'RE OUT IN TRAFFIC, ALMOST BEING HIT BY VEHICLES ON THE ROADWAY.

SO IF THEY'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT ENFORCING THINGS, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING I WOULD LOVE TO ADD TO THEIR LIST.

SO I SHARED WITH OTIS IN A PRELIMINARY DISCUSSION YESTERDAY THAT WHEN I LIVED IN LAKE JACKSON MANY, MANY YEARS AGO, I BELIEVE THERE WAS AN ORDINANCE THAT SAID THAT YOU COULD NOT PARK IN THE STREET BETWEEN THE HOURS OF MIDNIGHT AND 5 A.M., OR SOMETHING IN THAT RANGE THAT EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE.

AND SO I WOULD REMIND COUNCIL THAT SUCH A MEANS OF ENFORCING THIS MIGHT EXIST IF THAT'S DEEMED ILLEGAL, ALTHOUGH I'M SURE THE FIRESTORM THAT PRECEDED THAT WOULD.

AND THEN HOA REQUIREMENTS ALSO PLAY INTO THIS ALSO.

SO IN THE FUTURE, IF WE HAVE NEW HOA DOCUMENTATIONS AS WE NEGOTIATE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS, WE'LL TRY TO MAKE SURE THESE THINGS ARE INCORPORATED IN THAT DOCUMENT AS WELL AS A NEGOTIATING TOOL.

VERY GOOD. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I COMMEND THE FORWARD THINKING.

AND DO YOU WANT A RECOMMENDATION? STAFF RECOMMENDS I MOVE THAT WE WE RECOMMEND RECOMMEND.

YES. THE ORDINANCE AMENDING THE TEXT OF THE CITY OF ANGLETON CODE OF ORDINANCE ZONING CHAPTER 28 AND CHAPTER 23 LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, INCLUDING SECTIONS 28-41 THROUGH SECTIONS 28-62.

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS.

REGARDING THE ZONING SETBACK AND LOT SIZE TYPE REGULATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL ACTION AND APPROVAL.

THANK YOU. SECOND.

ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION BY MS. EBY AND A SECOND BY MS. BIERI. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION INDICATE SO BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED SAME SIGN.

MOTION CARRIES. VERY GOOD.

[5. Discussion and possible action on a Final Plat for Angleton Park Place Subdivision Section 2.]

DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE FINAL PLAT FOR ANGLETON PARK PLACE SUBDIVISION, SECTION TWO.

CANDACE. GOOD AFTERNOON.

SO WE ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE ANGLETON PARK PLACE SECTION TWO FINAL PLAT.

FIRST, IT HAS 32 LOTS, TWO BLOCKS.

IT'S 5.184 ACRES LOCATED AROUND EAST PHILLIPS AND GIFFORD INTERSECTION.

THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WAS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL IN AUGUST AND SIGNATURES WERE EXECUTED IN OCTOBER HAS NOT BEEN RECORDED YET.

THE FINAL PLAT IS SUBJECT TO AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH THAT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND THE CITY DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS.

THE SECTION ONE FINAL PLAT WAS APPROVED IN.

I MEAN, THE PRELIMINARY PLAT WAS APPROVED IN JUNE OF 2023, AND THE PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR THE SECOND SECTION WAS APPROVED SHORTLY AFTER THAT IN JULY OF 2023.

THE SECTION WILL OBTAIN ACCESS FROM PARK PLACE BOULEVARD THAT CONNECTS TO EAST PHILLIPS ROAD AND THE CITY ENGINEER COMMENTS HAVE BEEN COPIED.

THE CONSTRUCTION PLANS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO THE CITY AND ARE CURRENTLY UNDER ENGINEERING REVIEW.

SO ALL HAVE ALL COMMENTS HAVE BEEN FULFILLED BY THE APPLICANT AND THE ANGLETON PARK PLACE SECTION TWO FINAL PLAT DOES MEET THE CITY DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS, SO WE ARE REQUESTING P&Z TO PROVIDE A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION WHILE MOVING THE FINAL PLAT FORWARD TO ACTION BY CITY COUNCIL. OKAY, NOW MY UNDERSTANDING, AND THIS IS FOR WILL'S BENEFIT AND THE REST OF THE COMMISSION MEMBERS, IS THAT AT THE FINAL PLAT STAGE, AS LONG AS THE PLAT MEETS ALL OF THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS, WE HAVE NO REASONABLE REASON

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BUT AS A COMMISSION, YOU CAN MAKE COMMENTS AND.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

SO WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION? IT'S ON PAGE 87.

ACTUALLY, IT'S ON 88.

I MOVE WE APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT FOR ANGLETON PARK PLACE SUBDIVISION SECTION TWO, AS BEING IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY ACCEPTED AND FORWARD TO CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL ACTION, SUBJECT TO FINAL APPROVAL OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. I HAVE A MOTION BY MISS TOWNSEND.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

I HAVE A SECOND BY MISS BIERI.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, YOU DID SAY THAT THAT AGREEMENT IS FINAL, RIGHT? IT'S BEEN EXECUTED. YES.

THAT'S TYPICALLY WHAT WE WOULD DO IN THIS CASE.

BUT YEAH, YOU'RE CORRECT. I THINK YOU SAID DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS ALREADY APPROVED.

YES, THAT'S WHAT I STARTED WITH BUT THEN I SAID SUBJECT TO FINAL APPROVAL, I THINK OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, WHICH I WOULD AMEND MY MOTION TO BE SUBJECT TO FINAL APPROVAL OF THE ENGINEERING COMMENTS.

SORRY.

AND IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION INDICATE SO BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. SAME IF ANYONE OPPOSED.

SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.

ALL RIGHT. ITEM SIX.

[6. Discussion and possible action on a Final Plat for Ashland Model Home Park.]

OKAY, WE'RE HERE FOR FINAL PLAT APPROVAL FOR NINE LOTS ON 3.46 ACRES.

AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN THE ETJ AND WE DON'T HAVE ZONING ALLOWANCE THERE.

EXCEPT OTHER THAN WHAT'S DETAILED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT'S BEEN APPROVED WITH CITY COUNCIL, THE ASHLAND MODEL HOME PARK IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THAT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

IN TERMS OF LOT SIZE AND CONFIGURATION, THE SECTION HAS A RANGE OF LOTS THAT HAVE FRONTAGE FROM 50 TO 60FT, AND THE LOTS ARE GOING TO BE DEVELOPED WITH MODEL HOMES EXPECTED TO SHOWCASE, I GUESS, THEIR RESIDENTIAL PRODUCT OFFERINGS OF THE SUBDIVISION.

THE SECTION IS GOING TO OBTAIN ACCESS FROM SAPPHIRE SPRINGS TRAIL THAT CONNECTS TO ASHLAND BOULEVARD, THAT CONNECTS WITH FM 521.

THE ROADS ARE IN THE SECTION ONE STREET DEDICATION PLAT THAT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED S EPARATELY, THE CITY ENGINEER'S INITIAL REVIEW IS COPIED. THEIR COMMENTS WERE PRIMARILY TEXTUAL IN NATURE.

THE APPLICANT HAS RESPONDED TODAY WITH COMMENTS AND CORRECTIONS, SO THEY ARE UNDER REVIEW AND CLEARANCE BY THE ENGINEER.

THEY'RE EXPECTED TO BE FULLY SATISFIED PRIOR TO CITY COUNCIL'S FINAL PLAT APPROVAL.

THE ASHLAND SUBDIVISION IS STILL UNDER REVIEW, WITH THE ANGLETON DRAINAGE DISTRICT AND THE BRAZORIA COUNTY ENGINEERING FOR THE MASS DRAINAGE APPROVALS. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE KNOW THAT THEY'RE CONSIDERING THE DRAINAGE APPROVALS IN PHASES.

THE OTHER AGENCIES THAT HAVE AUTHORITY SUCH AS TXDOT AND THE BRAZORIA COUNTY, BECAUSE BRAZORIA COUNTY IS GOING TO BE DOING THE ROADS OUT. THERE ARE ALSO UNDER A, YOU KNOW, COOPERATIVE WORKING TOWARDS THE FINAL APPROVALS FOR THAT.

THOSE DO HAVE TO BE PROVIDED AND APPROVED BEFORE ANY PLAT COULD ACTUALLY BE RECORDED.

AND DEVELOPMENT, YOU KNOW, SELLING OF LOTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT COULD MOVE FORWARD.

DOES THAT MEAN THAT WE AS A COMMISSION, DON'T NEED TO CONCERN OURSELVES WITH THAT ASPECT OF THIS PROJECT? I MEAN, YES, WE'RE ALLOWED TO PROVIDE COMMENTARY ABOUT IT, BUT TYPICALLY THE ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND THINGS.

BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS THERE'S NO NEED FOR US TO SAY APPROVE CONTINGENT UPON THESE OTHER GOVERNING BODIES TAKING THEIR APPROPRIATE ACTION, BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN ANYWAY.

ON THE ON THE DRAINAGE.

YES. I MEAN, WE WOULD PROBABLY GO AHEAD AND SAY THAT.

YES, YES, THAT IT WOULD BE CONTINGENT.

THE REFERRAL AGENCIES IS A REQUIREMENT.

BUT ALSO NOTED THAT IT WON'T ACTUALLY GET RECORDED BECAUSE THOSE PEOPLE ACTUALLY SIGN THE FACE OF THE PLAT BEFORE IT CAN BE RECORDED. SO CAN I ASK A QUESTION? WHY DOES THIS COME BEFORE US BEFORE ALL THAT IS DONE?

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THE ETJ EXTENDS A CERTAIN DISTANCE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS.

AND BECAUSE POTENTIALLY THE CITY IS GOING TO EXPAND AND TAKE OVER THAT AREA, THEY GIVE THE CITY SOME JURISDICTION AND AUTHORITY ON DECIDING LOT SIZING.

BUT WHY NOT WAIT TILL NEXT MONTH? NEXT MONTH.

TILL THE WHAT THE DRAINAGE IS APPROVED? REVIEW AND APPROVE SOMETHING.

BUT IF IT MEETS OUR REQUIREMENTS AND THE THE GENERAL REQUIREMENTS, THEN WE.

ALL RIGHT. SO SO THERE IS, THERE IS A WINDOW AND THAT AND THE CLOCK FOR THAT WINDOW STARTS HERE WITH A CERTAIN ACTION.

AND WE'VE GOT TO TAKE ACTION BY THE TIME WE GET TO THIS.

YES SIR. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. OTHERWISE WHAT IT'S DEEMED APPROVED.

IT CAN BE APPROVED WITHOUT OUR COMMENT.

RIGHT. SO AS LONG AS THEY'RE DOING ALL THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO, WE REALLY CAN'T TELL THEM, THOUGH, IF WE'RE IN THE ETJ.

CORRECT. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE IS WE HAVE THOSE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS WHERE THEY COME IN AND THEY NEGOTIATE AND SAY, OKAY, WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS.

AND THEY SAY, OKAY, WE'LL DO THAT, BUT WE WOULD LIKE FOR THIS TO HAPPEN.

SO WE DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF NEGOTIATING POWER THERE.

OKAY, AND JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THIS PLAT MEETS THE BOUNDARIES OF OUR NEGOTIATED FOR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

YES, MA'AM. WHEN IT GOES THROUGH THE ENGINEER REVIEW AND THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICE REVIEW, THAT'S WHAT THOSE COMMENTS ARE.

WE VERIFY ALL THAT, AND WITH THE SATURATION OF NEW HOMES IN THE AREA WE'RE GETTING THESE DAYS ON THE MARKET, AND OUR NEW CONSTRUCTION IS REALLY SLOWING DOWN IN OUR AREA.

JUST AS THE RATES ARE UP, THE COVID BUST IS GONE.

THESE DEVELOPERS ARE STILL PUSHING THAT HARD TO GET THESE THESE HOUSES ON THE GROUND THAT QUICK WITH THESE SMALLER LOTS AND STUFF.

I COMMEND THEM FOR IT, I REALLY DO.

IT'S JUST IT'S GOING TO MAKE A JUST GOING TO SLOW THE OVERALL MARKER DOWN [INAUDIBLE].

RIGHT. WE WE DO ALSO HAVE IN THE IF YOU SCROLL DOWN A LITTLE BIT, WE HAVE THE SHOW WITH THE THE LOT MIX THAT SHOWS SOME OF THE, THE SIZING OF THE LOT.

SO THEY ARE TRYING TO AT LEAST DO SOME MIXTURE OF LOT SIZING BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, PRICES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

WE'RE AT THE FINAL PHASE OF THIS AND THE TIME TO PUSH BACK ON THAT WAS A FEW STEPS AGO.

YES. YES SIR.

IT WAS BEFORE. AND WE DID PUSH BACK DIDN'T WE? WE DID. YEAH. WE I MEAN, SO THAT SHOWS HOW EFFECTIVE.

BUT ALSO I MEAN THERE IS YOU KNOW, WE COULD ALSO SAY, YOU KNOW, THEY COULD SUBMIT IT TO US AND WE COULD SAY WE'RE NOT GOING TO APPROVE IT OR WHATEVER, BUT IF IT MEETS ALL THE REQUIREMENTS, THEN WE'RE KIND OF AT THIS CATCH WHERE WE MAY NOT GET ANY SAY, WELL, LET'S, LET'S, LET'S TAKE ACTION SO WE CAN MOVE ON TO NUMBER SEVEN AND HAVE A SIMILAR DISCUSSION. I'LL MOVE WE APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT FOR THE ASHLAND MODEL HOME PARK CONDITION ON ALL ENGINEERING COMMENTS AND STAFF COMMENTS BEING CLEARED, PROVIDED THE APPROVAL IS GRANTED BY OTHER REFERRAL AGENCIES AND THEN FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL ACTION.

I SECOND THAT, ALL RIGHT.

I HAVE A MOTION BY MISS TOWNSEND AND A SECOND BY MR. CLARK. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I HAVE JUST ONE QUESTION.

SO IF WE DON'T DO THIS, THEN THEY'RE FREE TO DO WHATEVER THEY WANT WITH THE PLATS.

WITH THE WITH THE PROPERTY LINES.

JUDITH, WE HAVE A NEW MEMBERS, IF YOU DON'T MIND INTRODUCING YOURSELF BRIEFLY.

GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS JUDITH [INAUDIBLE].

SOME OF YOU ALREADY KNOW ME SOME OF YOU DON'T.

I WORK WITH THE RENTAL OFFICE.

WE ARE THE APPOINTED CITY ATTORNEY FOR THE CITY OF ANGLETON.

VERY NICE TO MEET YOU AND WELCOME.

THANK YOU. DO WE STILL HAVE A VACANCY OR DO WE JUST HAVE.

NO, SHE'S JUST ABSENT.

SO, TO CLARIFY THE ROLE OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, IT IS AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE CREATED BY STATUTE.

THE TIMELINE THAT EVERYONE IS REFERRING TO IS IN THE VERNACULAR.

IT'S KNOWN AS THE SHOT CLOCK STATUTE.

MUCH OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE IS WRITTEN TO FAVOR DEVELOPERS, SO I ALWAYS HAVE TO PREFACE ANY DISCUSSION WITH THAT, BECAUSE I OFTEN HEAR FROM THE P&Z MEMBERS AND THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ACROSS THE BOARD FOR ALL 14 ENTITIES THAT OUR LAW FIRM REPRESENTS, THAT, WELL, WE DON'T HAVE A SAY.

WELL, IF YOU DON'T HAVE A SAY, IT IS BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE THAT GO TO AUSTIN AND PASS THE LAWS.

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SO THE SHOT CLOCK LAW BASICALLY MEANS THAT ONCE A DEVELOPER FILES A PLAT, WHETHER IT BE A PRELIMINARY PLAT OR A FINAL PLAT, THERE ARE 30 DAYS THAT THE ENTITY, THE MUNICIPAL ENTITY THAT HAS TO REVIEW IT HAS TO ACT IN YOUR CITY, IN YOUR ORDINANCES.

THE WAY THAT HAPPENS IS IT COMES TO P&Z FIRST, AND THEN P&Z APPROVES, MAKES, MAKES ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS.

AND THEN IT GOES TO YOUR CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL.

THERE ARE OTHER CITIES THAT DON'T DO IT THAT WAY.

THERE ARE OTHER CITIES THAT THERE MAY BE ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING SERVICES TYPE OF APPROVALS FIRST, AND THEN IT GOES TO CITY COUNCIL.

AND EVEN IN SOME LARGE CITIES LIKE HOUSTON OR SAN ANTONIO, WHERE SOME THINGS MAY NOT EVEN BE APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL, IT JUST GOES THROUGH THERE.

YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW BIG THOSE THOSE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENTS ARE, YOU KNOW, JUST CORPORATE SIZE.

SO THAT'S THE WAY IT WORKS HERE, THAT IT COMES TO YOU FIRST.

THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS IF YOU DO NOTHING RIGHT, IF SOMETHING COMES TO YOU AND YOU DO NOTHING, MY FIRST RESPONSE TO THAT QUERY WOULD BE, YOU'RE NOT DOING YOUR JOB. YOUR JOB IS SET OUT TO BE THAT ADVISORY BODY.

IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DO SOMETHING AND GIVE SOME ADVISORY INPUT TO YOUR CITY COUNCIL, YOUR CITY COUNCIL IS GOING TO BE LIKE, WELL, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE THE YOUR BODY IS THE IN-BETWEEN BETWEEN THE PEOPLE THAT ARE LIVING IN THE HOUSES AND YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT SIT UP HERE AT THE DESK.

SO THEY NEED YOU.

THEY WANT TO HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY.

AND PRESUMABLY MUCH OF WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY COMES FROM THE COMMUNITY.

RIGHT? SO SO IT'S REALLY AN IMPORTANT JOB.

DON'T DON'T FORGET THAT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

AND THEN SECONDLY, STATUTORILY, THE WAY THE STATUTES ARE WRITTEN, THE APPROVAL PROCESS IS MINISTERIAL.

AND ALL THAT MEANS IS YOU HAVE TO APPROVE THE MUNICIPAL BODY HAS TO APPROVE ASSUMING THE PLAN OR PLAT OR WHATEVER THAT COMES TO YOU IS IS CORRECT.

SO IF YOU'RE BUILDING SERVICES DIRECTOR OTIS AND CANDACE TELL YOU IT'S CORRECT, AND IF YOUR ENGINEER SAYS IT'S CORRECT, THEN YOUR JOB IS TO APPROVE.

IF THOSE ENTITIES COME TO YOU AND SAY, WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH X, Y, Z, WE DON'T RECOMMEND THAT YOU APPROVE IT YET.

OR WE RECOMMEND AN APPROVAL SUBJECT TO THE ENGINEER'S REVIEW OR FINAL REVIEW OR FINAL COMMENT.

THEN YOU DO THAT AND MY ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION.

WELL YES.

OKAY. SO I THINK OVERALL I WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASIZE HOW IMPORTANT I'M GOING TO SAY IT AGAIN, HOW IMPORTANT YOUR JOB IS, RIGHT.

THAT FEEDBACK IS WHAT CITY COUNCIL NEEDS TO HEAR, BECAUSE CITY COUNCIL CAN'T BE ON EVERY RESIDENTIAL STREET, IN EVERY BUSINESS, AND IT CAN'T BE EVERYWHERE.

THEY HAVE DAY JOBS, YOU KNOW.

THANK YOU JUDITH, ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? IF NOT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION INDICATE SO BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED SAME SIGN.

MOTION CARRIES. ITEM SEVEN DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE FINAL PLAT FOR ASHLAND SUBDIVISION ONE.

[7. Discussion and possible action on a Final Plat for Ashland Subdivision Section 1.]

IT CONSISTS OF 58 LOTS, THREE BLOCKS, FOUR RESERVES, 17.02 ACRES.

ALL LOTS IN THE SECTION ARE 60FT OR WIDER.

I'M SO HAPPY TO SAY THAT THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR THE PROPERTY THE PLAT IS SUBJECT TO, AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH THAT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

SECTION ONE WILL ALSO OBTAIN ACCESS FROM SAPPHIRE SPRINGS TRAILS VIA ASHLAND BOULEVARD THAT CONNECTS WITH FM 521.

THESE ROADS WERE ALREADY APPROVED AND REVIEWED PREVIOUSLY IN THE SECTION ONE STREET DEDICATION PLAT.

THE ENGINEER'S REVIEW IS COPIED FOR REFERENCE.

THERE WERE COMMENTS TEXTUAL IN NATURE.

THE APPLICANTS RESPONDED TO THE COMMENTS.

CORRECTIONS ARE UNDER REVIEW FOR CLEARANCE PRIOR TO FINAL PLAT RECORDING.

AND AGAIN, THEY'RE STILL UNDER THE A.

THE ANGLETON DRAINAGE DISTRICT, BRAZORIA COUNTY ENGINEERING, AND THE BRAZORIA COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT AND TXDOT REFERRAL AGENCY REVIEW FOR APPROVAL. UM, THEIR APPROVALS ARE IN PROGRESS.

THEY'LL BE APPROVED PRIOR TO THE CREATION OF THE PLAT.

SO IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I MOVE WE APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT FOR ASHLAND SECTION ONE.

CONDITIONED ON STAFF COMMENTS BEING FINAL OR RECEIVING FINAL ENGINEERING CLEARING AND PROVIDED APPROVAL IS GRANTED BY OTHER REFERRAL AGENCIES.

THEN FORWARD TO CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL ACTION.

SECOND THAT MOTION AS WELL.

ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION BY MISS TOWNSEND AND A SECOND BY MR. CLARK. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?

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AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

AND LASTLY, ITEM EIGHT.

[8. Discussion and possible action on a Final Plat for Ashland Subdivision Section 2]

SECTION TWO. OKAY.

SAME BILL. WELL, YOU DON'T NEED TO READ THE WHOLE THING IF IT'S THE SAME SPIEL.

WELL, IT'S A 62 LOTS, TWO BLOCKS, THREE RESERVES, 14.26 ACRES THIS TIME.

SAME DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

SAME ROAD CONNECTIONS.

THE MAJORITY OF THE LOTS HERE ARE 50 FOOT.

HOWEVER, THERE'S SEVERAL THAT ARE ON THE CORNERS AND THE CURVATURES THAT HAVE A FRONTAGE INCREASE.

SECTION TWO OBTAINS THE SAME ACCESS REVIEWED BY THE CITY ENGINEER.

WE'RE WAITING TO CLEAR THE COMMENTS.

SAME REFERRAL AGENCIES WAITING FOR THOSE APPROVALS.

ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR CANDACE? DID I MISS IT? THIS ONE'S ALSO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE.

IT SURE IS. YES, MA'AM.

WE DO HAVE THE LOT MIX CHART THAT SHOWS THE LOT FRONTAGES, IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN THAT.

AND WE'RE DROPPING BACK DOWN TO 50 FOOT LOTS AGAIN.

SO THE SMALLER ASHLAND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS A MINIMUM OF 10% OF 50 FOOT LOTS, WITH A MAXIMUM OF 50% IN THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT.

SO WE'RE IN SECTION ONE AND TWO OF THE MODEL HOMES.

WE'RE AT THE BEGINNING OF IT.

THEY'VE SPOKEN PREVIOUSLY AND SAID THAT THEY START OUT WITH THE SMALLER ONES BECAUSE IT INCREASES THE REVENUE FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.

BUT AGAIN, LATER ON, OF COURSE, WE CANNOT DENY AT THIS STAGE OF THE PROCESS BASED ON THE FACT THAT WE DON'T LIKE THE LOT SIZES, RIGHT, UNTIL THEY A COUPLE STAGES AGO, BUT NOT NOW, WHENEVER THEY GET TO ABOUT 50% OF THE DEVELOPMENT, IF THEY'RE STILL TRYING TO DO MORE THAN 50% AS WHAT'S IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AT THAT TIME? YES. WE WOULD NOT BE HERE.

WE WOULDN'T BE HERE RECOMMENDING IT.

WE WOULD BE SAYING WE DON'T.

IT'S NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

RIGHT? RIGHT. YEAH.

OKAY. IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I MOVE, WE APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT FOR ASHLAND SECTION TWO CONDITION THAT ALL FINAL ENGINEERING COMMENTS ARE CLEARED AND PROVIDED APPROVAL IS GRANTED BY OTHER REFERRAL AGENCIES FOR THE CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL ACTION.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION BY MS. TOWNSEND AND A SECOND BY MS. BIERI. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION DO SO BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED SAME SIGN.

MOTION CARRIES AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.

NOT A RECORD, BUT NOT BAD.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.