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[DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL TO ORDER]
GOOD AFTERNOON.WELCOME TO THE APRIL 2ND, 2026 EDITION OF THE CITY OF ANGLETON PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
UH, BEFORE WE ACTUALLY BEGIN WITH OUR, UM, ACTION ON
[1. Swearing in of Planning and Zoning Commission Position 2 Member Harrold Goodin]
THE MINUTES, I WANT INTRODUCE OUR NEWEST COMMISSIONER, UH, HAROLD GOODEN.HAROLD WAS, UH, SWORN IN IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE MEETING STARTED BY CITY SECRETARY AND, UM, WELCOME.
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL? UH, DON'T FEEL F UH, DON'T HESITATE TO ASK AND, UM, I MOVE FAST, BUT IT'S NOT, I WANNA MAKE SURE WE'VE GOT GOOD COMPLETE CONVERSATION, SO DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU'RE BEING RUSHED OR THAT YOU, THERE'S NOT TIME FOR YOUR QUESTION BECAUSE THERE ALWAYS IS.
[2. Discussion and possible action on the minutes for the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting held on February 5, 2026.]
FIRST ITEM, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE MINUTES FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING HELD ON FEBRUARY 5TH, 2026.HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THOSE MINUTES, AND IF SO, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT.
I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER TOWNSEND AND A SECOND BY SECOND COMMISSIONER HESTON.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO APPROVE OF THE MINUTES INDICATE SO BY SAYING AYE A.
[3. Conduct a public hearing, discussion, and take possible action on a Variance request of the Angleton LDC, Land Development Code Section 23-5, E 3., for insufficient lot frontage for a Lot Split application, on property located at 1581 CR 597/1583 Fig Lane, Angleton, Texas (In the E.T.J.) Brazoria County.]
ITEM THREE, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING DISCUSSION AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON A VARIANCE REQUEST OF THE ANGLETON LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE SECTION 23 DASH FIVE E THREE FOR INSUFFICIENT LOT FRONTAGE FOR A LOT SPLIT APPLICATION ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1581 COUNTY ROAD 5 97 AND 1583 FIG LANE, ANGLETON, TEXAS IN THE ETJ BRAZORIA COUNTY.UH, MR. SPS, WOULD YOU INTRODUCE THIS TOPIC PLEASE? THANK YOU.
UM, CHAIR, THIS IS A, UM, REQUEST BEFORE THE COMMISSION TO CONSIDER A VARIANCE OF OUR ANGLETON LDC LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE SECTION 23.5 IS NOTED.
UM, THIS ITEM ORIGINALLY WENT TO THE BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS AS SOME OF YOU, UM, BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AS SOME OF YOU KNOW, BUT, UM, AFTER MUCH IN DEEP CONSIDERATION, IT WAS ADVISED THAT WE WOULD TAKE IT BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION ENTERED THE CITY COUNCIL DUE TO IT HAVING TO DO WITH THE, BOTH THE, UM, SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE AND THE FACT THAT THIS LOT ACTUALLY LIES WITHIN THE ETJ.
UM, THIS IS NOT AN IDEAL SITUATION, BUT IN THE INSTANCE THIS RESIDENT IS ASKING FOR, UM, CITY SERVICES ON THE LOT, UM, AND HOWEVER, UM, DUE TO SOME NEEDS FROM FINANCIAL AND FAMILY REASONS, THEY WANTED TO SUBDIVIDE THE PROPERTIES FOR, UM, TWO SIBLINGS IN THE FUTURE.
UM, SO THEY'LL EXPLAIN THAT IF THEY APPROACH THE BOARD, UM, DURING PUBLIC HEARING OR THEREAFTER, BUT, UM, WITH THIS LOT SPLIT, IT MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SATISFY ALL THE LOT REQUIREMENTS FOR A LEGAL LOT.
SO THERE'LL BE A REDUCTION, UM, DOWN TO 60 FEET, UM, AS A FLAG LOT.
AND THEN OF COURSE THERE'S OTHER SETBACKS, UM, TYPICALLY IF IT WERE IN THE CITY LIMIT.
SO WE TRY TO MAKE THE LOT MATCH MORE TOWARDS OUR, UM, SINGLE FAMILY, UM, REGULAR LOTS AS BEST POSSIBLE, BUT IN THIS INSTANCE, THIS WAS THE BEST FIT.
UM, SO AS YOU KNOW, WITH VARIANCES, THEY TYPICALLY HAVE TO BE WEIGHED ON THE MERIT OF WHETHER OR NOT THERE ARE ANY ADVERSE IMPACT ON THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES AND THEN WHETHER OR NOT THE APPLICANT INDEED HAS A TRUE HARDSHIP.
SO WE, UM, DID AN ANALYSIS OF THE CRITERIA FOR VARIANCES AND THERE WERE NO REALLY, UM, REAL ISSUES THAT WE FELT, UM, THAT WOULD BE TO THE CONTRARY.
SO, UM, WE'VE GIVEN YOU, UM, PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY, UM, OF THE EXISTING TWO HOMES, AND THIS IS BASICALLY, AS I STATED FOR PURPOSES AND FINANCIAL, UM, AND FINANCING REASONS, UM, FOR THE FAMILY.
AND WE NOW DEFER TO THE BOARD AND COMMISSION TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING, UM, ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM.
AT THIS TIME I'LL UNDERSTAND A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SPORE SECOND.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER TOWNSEND IN FAVOR INDICATES SOMEBODY SAYING, AYE A AYE.
AT THIS TIME, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN AND ANYONE IS WELCOME TO SPEAK.
UH, I ASSUME THAT YOU ALL ARE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE APPLICANT AND THAT YOU ARE PROBABLY IN FAVOR OF THIS.
AND SO AT THIS TIME, THERE REALLY IS NO NEED FOR YOU TO COME UP AND SPEAK.
I AM PRETTY SURE WE'LL HAVE QUESTIONS, BUT WE TRY TO SAVE THE QUESTION PERIOD FOR AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING, SO BE ASSURED THERE'LL BE AN OPPORTUNITY.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE.
AT THIS TIME I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SO MOVE I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER TOWNSEND AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HESTON.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? IN CASE SO BY SAYING AYE.
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SO I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHERE THIS PROPERTY IS.SO IF, UM, SHE'LL ROLL DOWN TO THE AREA VIEW, IT WILL GIVE YOU AN IDEA, BUT IT'S DOWN WAY SOUTHEAST OF TOWN IN THE ETJ, UH, FIG LANE OFF OF COUNTY ROAD WHAT? 2 33? TWO 30 FORT ROAD AND THEN IT'S OFF OF FAIRGROUNDS.
OVER THERE IN THAT TRIANGLE? YEAH.
THAT THIS IS THAT TRIANGLE RIGHT HERE.
AND, AND SO WE'RE, WE'RE TAKING THE PROPERTY AND WE'RE SUBDIVIDING IT.
WE HAVE THE GRAPHIC ON YOUR FIRST, UM, PAGE OF THE SUMMARY THAT'LL SHOW THE, UM, YELLOW REEL LOT.
IT'S ON THE FIRST PAGE OF THE SUMMARY.
IS THAT WHAT I'M LOOKING AT RIGHT THERE? UHHUH
PAGE EIGHT OF THE, UM, DOCUMENT.
AND, AND THE PROBLEM WITH SUBDIVIDING, JUST MAKE SURE I'M CLEAR ON THIS, IS THAT, UM, THE RESULT WILL NOT MEET CITY'S ORDINANCES, CORRECT? OR A LEGAL LOT? THAT IS CORRECT.
WHAT WOULD THE LOT SIDE, UH, FRONTAGE BE ON THE FLAG LOT IF WE GRANT IT AS, UM, AS, UH, SHOWN? I'M HAVING A LITTLE TROUBLE SEEING THAT.
TYPICALLY, UM, YOU NEED LIKE 60 FOOT FOR BOTH LOTS.
UHHUH,
AND WHAT, WHAT'S, WHAT'S THE SIZE OF THE FLAG? UH, OR THE POLE? I GUESS NOT THE FLAG.
BASICALLY YOU'RE PUTTING IN A DRIVEWAY TO THE BACK LOT.
THE DRIVEWAY WOULD NOT BE ON THE FLAG.
THE DRIVEWAY IS EXISTING, IS ON THE OTHER SIDE.
UM, BUT SO IT FACES OUT A DIFFERENT DIRECTION? YEAH.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE IN THE FLAG WORDS.
SO THIS JUST TO KEEP 'EM FROM BEING LANDLOCKED? YES.
UM, IT'S THEORETICALLY THEY CAN PUT IN A SECOND DRIVEWAY.
OR THEY COULD SHARE IT, YOU KNOW.
WITH EASTMAN, BUT IT'S IN THE SAME FAMILY.
UM, SO THERE'S REALLY NO RHYME OR REASON, YOU KNOW, FOR NOW? WELL, I SAY IT'S IN THE SAME FAMILY FOR NOW.
IT'S IN THE SAME FAMILY FOR NOW.
WELL, THEY CAN EXPLAIN THE FUTURE OF THE PROPERTY IF, IF YOU WOULD LIKE THEM TO APPROACH, BUT YEAH.
I MEAN, IF I'M LOOKING AT THE SCHEMATIC CORRECTLY, THE PROPERTY AS IT SITS RIGHT NOW IS APPROXIMATELY 145 FEET A FRONTAGE.
AND HAD YOU BY 300 FEET DEEP, YOU WOULD BE SMACK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PROPERTY IF YOU MADE THEM BOTH THAT, THAT WIDTH.
SO YOU WOULD ESTIMATE ABOUT 15 OR 20 FEET WOULD PROBABLY BE THAT FLAG? YEAH.
JUST TO GIVE IT SOME FRONTAGE BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT THE MEASUREMENT, IF YOU ZOOM IN ANDREW MM-HMM
THE DRIVEWAY SIDE FROM THE EXISTING STRUCTURE TO THE LOT LINE IS 19.5 FEET, IF I'M READING IT CORRECTLY, ON THE DRIVEWAY SIDE AND 44.5 FEET ON THE NON DRIVEWAY SIDE.
AND IT IS L LESS THAN 44 AND A HALF FEET? YES.
SO WE'RE TALKING 30 FEET GIVE OR YEAH, ABOUT 30 GIVE OR TAKE.
AND IT'S IN THE ETJ, UH, YEAH.
SO IT DOESN'T HAVE TO MATCH ANY PARTICULAR, DID WE, DID WE NOTIFY THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORS? WE DON'T HAVE TO AN ETJ IN ETJ.
WHAT, WHAT DO WE HAVE AROUND HERE MOSTLY? IS IT THE OTHER, UH, HOUSES THERE? MOBILE HOMES, UM, TO THE REAR.
IS THAT A MOBILE HOME PARK? I THINK THAT IS THE, THAT'S A STICK BUILT, BUT THAT'S WHERE A MOBILE HOME WAS ON THE, ON THE OTHER SIDE? NO, I MEAN TO THE WEST.
THERE TO THE WEST IS MOBILE HOMES.
SO IT'S ALREADY HIGH DENSITY HOUSING IN THIS AREA? MM-HMM
YEAH, IT, YEAH, IT'S A, SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN THERE FOR A LONG TIME.
ONE, ONE SIDE IS A JUNK YARD, ONE SIDE IS A OWNER AND HIS GRANDDAUGHTER'S TRAILER.
DOES STAFF HAVE A RECOMMENDATION? WE HAVE NO ISSUES WITH THIS.
THIS IS MORE LIKE A FORMALITY.
UH, IT WAS, I WISH WE COULD HAVE ACCOMMODATED WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS, BUT WHEN WE GOT DOWN TO THE LOT SPLIT, I COULDN'T GIVE AN ADMINISTRATIVE VARIANCE ON THE LOT SPLIT.
SO WE'RE RUNNING THIS THROUGH THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE AND IT'S GOING TO COUNCIL FOR FINAL ACTION.
YOUR RECOMMENDATION IS FOR COUNCIL OKAY.
TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE FINAL ACTION.
CAN I ASK WHY YOU GUYS ARE SPLITING IT OR ARE YOU PLANNING TO, UH, SELL ONE OF, DO YOU MIND COMING UP TO THE MIC AND EXPLAINING IT? YEAH, NO,
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I, THERE'S A PLAN HERE.I'M JUST CURIOUS WHAT THE PLAN IS,
IT'S TO DIVIDE IT BETWEEN ME AND MY SISTER.
IS THERE A REASON WHY YOU GUYS NEEDED IT? DIVIDED IT LIKE THAT? IS IT, UH, SO YOU, UH, YEAH, BASICALLY JUST FOR WHEN THEY PASSED.
THAT WAY WE EACH HAVE A PART OH.
NOW IT'S EASIER TO DEAL WITH DOWN THE ROAD.
YEAH, ALL UTILITIES ARE SPLIT.
THE COUNTY'S ALREADY GIVEN A NEW AD, ANOTHER ADDRESS FOR THE BACK PROPERTY AND OKAY, GOOD.
EVERYTHING'S COME DOWN TO, TO THIS, THIS.
DO YOU GUYS, DO YOU GUYS HAVE SEPARATE SEWER LINES AND EVERYTHING? YES.
THE ONLY THING,
THEY SENT IT, THE SEWER WAS THERE.
IT WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT THAT WAS OKAY BECAUSE THEY CAME AND GOT IT ACROSS FOR US AND WE PUT IT IN THAT WAY.
UM, WELL, WE'VE RUN IT SO THAT YOU COULD DO THAT.
AND WE ALSO, WHEN BUILT, BUILT THE HOUSE, THAT LITTLE HOUSE BACK THERE MM-HMM
I PUT GAS LINE BACK THERE AND THEN DAY THEY CAME, THEY CAME AND TOOK CARE OF THAT.
OR THE COUNTY, WHICHEVER SOMEBODY DID PUT A SEPARATE METER, THEY PUT THREE METERS.
SO THAT THE GAS, ALL UTILITIES ARE SEPARATED.
IS THERE A ROOM AND THE WATER? IS IT ALSO OH, ARE THEY METERED OUR WELL WATER SO THAT, THAT'S HOW THEY, WE PAY THE SEWER.
RIGHT? BECAUSE IT COMES FROM THAT.
YOU SAID IT CARRIES CITY UTILITIES.
IS, IS THERE ROOM TO GET A SECOND? WELL, ON THE PROPERTY? YES.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE DOING A SHARED WELL AFFIDAVIT, WE GOTTA GET IT.
I'VE SEEN 'EM GO WRONG WHEN YOU GET SPLIT OUT OR SOMETHING, OR SOMETIMES YOU JUST GET TWO SIBLINGS, BUT
YEAH, IF IT'S, IF HE'S FEASIBLE, THEN THAT SHOULD BE OKAY.
DO YOU WANNA MAKE A MOTION? OH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
AM GONNA GO AHEAD AND, UH, MOVE THAT.
WHERE IS OUR SAMPLE MOTION HERE? PAGE 13.
UH, I MOVE THAT WE FIND THE PROVISIONS OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF ANGLETON ARE MET AND WE GRANT A VARIANCE TO, UM, ANGLETON LDC LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE SECTION 25 DASH FIVE E 3 23 OH.
IS THAT 0.3 23 DASH 5 5 23 DASH FIVE E THREE AS IT RELATES TO THE, UH, PROPERTY FRONTAGE FOR, UH, 1581 COUNTY ROAD 5 97 SLASH UH, 1583 FIG LANE.
UM, AND THAT THIS ITEM FORWARDED THE CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL ACTION.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HESTON AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER POR TO APPROVE.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE SO BY SAYING AYE.
WE'LL SEE YOU ON THE 14TH TOO.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR AGENDA FOR TODAY.
UH, AND IF THERE'S NO OTHER BUSINESS, THEN WE WILL ADJOURN, BUT I WOULD ASK YOU TO SHAKE HAROLD'S HAND AND, UH, INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO HIM IF YOU DON'T ALREADY KNOW.