[00:00:01] GOOD KYLE. ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON. WELCOME TO THE APRIL 2ND, 2026 EDITION OF THE CITY OF ANGLETON PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. [DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL TO ORDER] BEFORE WE ACTUALLY BEGIN WITH OUR ACTION ON THE MINUTES, I WANT TO INTRODUCE OUR NEWEST COMMISSIONER HARROLD GOODIN WAS SWORN IN [1. Swearing in of Planning and Zoning Commission Position 2 Member Harrold Goodin] IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE MEETING STARTED BY CITY SECRETARY AND WELCOME. THANK YOU. SO DON'T HESITATE TO ASK. AND I MOVE FAST, BUT IT'S NOT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'VE GOT GOOD, COMPLETE CONVERSATIONS. SO DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU'RE BEING RUSHED OR THAT THERE'S NOT TIME FOR YOUR QUESTIONS, AS THERE ALWAYS IS. ALRIGHT, FIRST ITEM. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE MINUTES FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING HELD ON FEBRUARY 5TH, [2. Discussion and possible action on the minutes for the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting held on February 5, 2026.] 2026. HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THOSE MINUTES, AND IF SO, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT. SO MOVE. APPROVE. I'VE 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 THE MINUTES INDICATE SO BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 3. CONDUCT A PUBLIC, HEARING DISCUSSION AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON A VARIANCE REQUEST OF THE ANGLETON LAND [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.] DEVELOPMENT CODE SECTION 23-5, E 3. FOR INSUFFICIENT LOT FRONTAGE FOR A LOT SPLIT APPLICATION ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1581 COUNTY ROAD 597 AND 1583 FIG LANE, ANGLETON, TEXAS IN THE E.T.J. BRAZORIA COUNTY. MR. SPRIGGS, WOULD YOU INTRODUCE THIS TOPIC, PLEASE? THANK YOU CHAIR. THIS IS A REQUEST BEFORE THE COMMISSION TO CONSIDER A VARIANCE OF OUR ANGLETON LDC LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. SECTION 23.5 IS NOTED. THIS ITEM ORIGINALLY WENT TO THE BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS AS SOME OF YOU. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AS SOME OF YOU KNOW. BUT AFTER MUCH AND DEEP CONSIDERATION. IT WAS ADVISED THAT WE WOULD TAKE IT BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND TO THE CITY COUNCIL. DUE TO IT HAVING TO DO WITH THE. BOTH THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE AND THE FACT THAT THIS LOT ACTUALLY LIES WITHIN THE E.T.J. THIS IS NOT AN IDEAL SITUATION, BUT IN THE INSTANCE THIS RESIDENT IS ASKING FOR CITY SERVICES ON THE LOT. AND HOWEVER, DUE TO SOME NEEDS FROM FINANCIAL AND FAMILY REASONS, THEY WANTED TO SUBDIVIDE THE PROPERTIES FOR TWO SIBLINGS IN THE FUTURE. SO THEY'LL EXPLAIN THAT IF THEY APPROACH THE BOARD DURING PUBLIC HEARING OR THEREAFTER, BUT WITH THIS LOT SPLIT, IT MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SATISFY ALL THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A LEGAL LOT. SO THERE WILL BE A REDUCTION DOWN TO 60FT AS A FLAG LOT. AND THEN OF COURSE THERE'S OTHER SETBACKS. TYPICALLY IF IT WERE IN THE CITY LIMITS. SO WE TRY TO MAKE THE LOT MATCH MORE TOWARDS OUR SINGLE-FAMILY REGULAR LOTS AS BEST POSSIBLE. BUT IN THIS INSTANCE, THIS WAS THE BEST FIT. 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 DID AN ANALYSIS OF THE CRITERIA FOR VARIANCES, AND THERE WERE NO REALLY REAL ISSUES THAT WE FELT THAT WOULD BE TO THE CONTRARY. SO WE'VE GIVEN YOU PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY OF THE EXISTING TWO HOMES. AND THIS IS BASICALLY, AS I STATED, FOR PURPOSES AND FINANCIAL. AND FINANCING REASONS FOR THE FAMILY. AND WE NOW DEFER TO THE BOARD AND COMMISSION TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT, MR. SPRIGGS. AT THIS TIME, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO MOVE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. AT THIS TIME, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN AND ANYONE IS WELCOME TO SPEAK. I ASSUME THAT YOU ALL ARE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE APPLICANT AND THAT YOU ARE PROBABLY IN FAVOR OF THIS. [LAUGHTER]. AND SO AT THIS TIME, THERE REALLY IS NO NEED FOR YOU TO COME UP AND SPEAK. I'M PRETTY SURE WE'LL HAVE QUESTIONS, BUT WE TRY TO SAVE THE QUESTION PERIOD FOR AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO BE ASSURED THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE. OKAY. AT THIS TIME I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO MOVED. I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER TOWNSEND, A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HESTON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED SAME SIGN. OKAY. PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. [00:05:02] SO I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHERE THIS PROPERTY IS. SO IF SHE'LL ROLL DOWN TO THE AREA VIEW, IT WILL GIVE YOU AN IDEA. BUT IT'S DOWN WAY SOUTHEAST OF TOWN IN THE E.T.J. FIG LANE OFF OF COUNTY ROAD WHAT? IT'S 33. 230 FORT ROAD, AND THEN IT'S OFF OF FAIRGROUNDS IT'S PAST THE FAIRGROUNDS? YEAH. OVER THERE IN THAT TRIANGLE OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND SO WE'RE TAKING THE PROPERTY AND WE'RE SUBDIVIDING IT. YES. WE HAVE THE GRAPHIC ON YOUR FIRST PAGE OF THE SUMMARY. THAT'LL SHOW THE YELLOW REAL LOT. IT'S ON THE FIRST PAGE OF THE SUMMARY IS THAT WHAT I'M LOOKING AT RIGHT THERE? FURTHER UP. FURTHER? I HAVE. PAGE 8 OF THE PDF. PAGE 8 OF THE DOCUMENT. OKAY. GOT IT. AND THE PROBLEM WITH SUBDIVIDING. JUST MAKE SURE I'M CLEAR ON THIS IS THAT THE RESULT WILL NOT MEET CITIES ORDINANCES. CORRECT? FOR A LEGAL LOT THAT IS. IF WE GRANT IT AS SHOWN. I'M HAVING A LITTLE TROUBLE SEEING THAT YEAH TYPICALLY YOU NEED LIKE 60 FOOT FOR BOTH LOTS. TYPICALLY YOU WOULD NEED THAT. WHAT'S, WHAT'S THE SIZE OF THE FLAG OR THE POLE? I GUESS NOT THE FLAG. BASICALLY, YOU'RE PUTTING ME IN A DRIVEWAY TO THE BACK LOT. YEAH, THE DRIVEWAY WOULD NOT BE ON THE FLAG. THE DRIVEWAY IS EXISTING IS ON THE OTHER SIDE. BUT TO MAKE. YES IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE IN THE FLAG. IT'S THEORETICALLY THEY CAN PUT IN A SECOND DRIVEWAY. I GET THAT IT'S IN THE SAME FAMILY. SO THERE'S REALLY NO RHYME OR REASON, YOU KNOW. FOR NOW PROPERTY IF YOU WOULD LIKE THEM TO APPROACH, BUT. YEAH OF FRONTAGE. YES. AND HAD YOU. BY 300FT DEEP? YOU WOULD BE SMACK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PROPERTY. IF YOU MADE THEM BOTH AT THAT WIDTH. CORRECT. YEAH. JUST TO GIVE IT SOME FRONTAGE? BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT THE MEASUREMENT, IF YOU ZOOM IN, ANDREW, THE DRIVEWAY SIDE FROM THE EXISTING STRUCTURE TO THE LOT LINE IS 19.5FT IF I'M READING IT CORRECTLY ON THE DRIVEWAY SIDE AND 44.5FT ON THE NON DRIVEWAY SIDE, AND IT IS LESS THAN 44.5FT. YES. OKAY, SO WE'RE TALKING 30FT. SO IT DOESN'T HAVE TO MATCH ANY PARTICULAR WHAT DO WE HAVE AROUND HERE MOSTLY? IS IT OTHER. THAT'S A STICK BUILT, BUT THAT'S WHERE A MOBILE HOME WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE, I MEAN TO THE WEST. ON THE OTHER SIDE, YES YEAH. IT'S YEAH, IT'S A SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN THERE FOR A LONG TIME. DOESN'T FIT OKAY. DOES STAFF HAVE A RECOMMENDATION? WE HAVE NO ISSUES WITH THIS. THIS IS MORE LIKE A FORMALITY. 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 SO WE'RE RUNNING THIS THROUGH THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE AND IT'S GOING TO COUNCIL FOR FINAL ACTION. YOUR RECOMMENDATION IS FOR COUNCIL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE FINAL ACTION I SEE NO PROBLEM WITH IT ARE YOU PLANNING TO SELL ONE? DO YOU MIND COMING UP TO THE MIC AND EXPLAINING? YEAH, IF THERE'S A PLAN HERE, I'M JUST CURIOUS WHAT THE PLAN IS [LAUGHTER]. [00:10:04] IT'S TO DIVIDE IT BETWEEN ME AND MY SISTER. OKAY. THAT ONE'S WIFE. OH. OH, OKAY. [LAUGHTER] SMALL WORLD. WELL, IS THERE A REASON WHY YOU GUYS NEED TO DIVIDE IT LIKE THAT? IS IT. SO YEAH. BASICALLY, JUST FOR WHEN THEY PASS. THAT WAY, WE EACH HAVE A PART. OKAY. DEAL WITH DOWN THE ROAD OKAY THAT MAKES SENSE. YEAH. BY THAT. YEAH. ALL UTILITIES ARE SPLIT. THE COUNTIES ARE GIVEN A NEW ANOTHER ADDRESS FOR THE BACK PROPERTY. OKAY, GOOD. EVERYTHING'S COME DOWN TO THIS OKAY. DO YOU HAVE YOU GUYS GOT SEPARATE SEWER LINES AND EVERYTHING? YES. OKAY. THE ONLY THING THAT'S SO WELL, RIGHT NOW GOES TO SUPPLY AT SOME TIME, AND IT COULD FASTEN RIGHT ON. WHEN WE BOUGHT THE PROPERTY, THEY SAID THE SEWER WAS THERE IT WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROOM. BUT THAT WAS OKAY. THEY CAME AND GOT IT ACROSS FOR US AND WE PUT IT IN THAT WAY. WELL, WE'VE RUN IT SO THAT YOU COULD DO THAT AND WE ALSO WANT TO BUILD THE HOUSE. THAT LITTLE HOUSE BACK THERE. I PUT THE GAS LINE BACK THERE. AND THEN THE OTHER DAY THEY CAME. THEY CAME AND TOOK CARE OF THAT OR THE COUNTY, WHICHEVER SOMEBODY DID PUT TWO METERS GOTCHA. SO THE GAS, ALL UTILITIES ARE SEPARATED. IS THERE A ROOM? AND THE WATER IS ALSO. OH, THEY METERED OUR WELL WATER SO THAT THAT'S HOW THEY WE PAY THE SEWER. RIGHT. THAT WAS MY QUESTION. YOU SAID IT CARRIES CITY UTILITIES. WHAT? YEAH. OKAY. I'M SORRY OKAY. IS THERE ROOM TO GET A SECOND? YES THERE IS. AND WE ARE LOOKING INTO THAT. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. OH, YEAH I'VE SEEN THEM GO WRONG. WHEN YOU GET SPLIT ORDERS OR SOMETIMES YOU JUST GET TWO SIBLINGS. [LAUGHTER] YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. YEAH. IF IT'S IF IT'S FEASIBLE, THEN THAT SHOULD BE OKAY. WHERE IS OUR SAMPLE MOTION? HERE 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 ANGLETON LDC LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, SECTION 25-5, E 3. 23 23-5 597/1583 FIG LANE. AND THAT THIS ITEM BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL ACTION. SECOND IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE SO BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. ALRIGHT THANK YOU. WE'LL SEE YOU ON THE 14TH. HAVE A GOOD ONE. THAT CONCLUDES OUR AGENDA FOR TODAY. AND IF THERE'S NO OTHER BUSINESS, THEN WE WILL ADJOURN. BUT I WOULD ASK YOU TO SHAKE HARROLD'S HAND AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO HIM, IF YOU DON'T ALREADY KNOW HIM. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.