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SO IF, UM, UNLESS YOU HAVE, UH, FURTHER, UH, CORRECTIONS OR, UH, UM, AMENDMENTS.
SO TO THAT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND, UH, CONSIDER THOSE APPROVED AS, UH, AS SUBMITTED, UH, INITIALLY THE ONE THAT YOU RECEIVED IN THE MAIL OR BY EMAIL, UH, DIDN'T REALLY, I DIDN'T THINK IT COVERED THE, UH, THE CLEAR CREEK PROJECT ADEQUATELY, BUT, UH,
SO PERHAPS WE CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
I THINK U-HAUL IS GONNA BE ON HERE FIRST, RIGHT? YES.
[4. Public Hearing and Action Items]
UM, HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL ON A SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION, S U P 2 2 0 0 0 3 U-HAUL DASH HOBBS ROAD TO ALLOW A SELF STORAGE USE ON APPROXIMATELY 2.897 ACRES ZONE CG GENERAL COMMERCIAL GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF HOBBS ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 1,725 FEET SOUTH OF WEST MAIN STREET, FARMER MARKET FIVE 18 WITH THE ADDRESS OF FIVE 10 HOBBS ROAD.UM, DO WE NEED TO DO, UH, CITIZEN COMMUNICATION FIRST BEFORE WE DO THE PUBLIC HEARING? PUBLIC COMMENTS? I'M SORRY.
IS THERE ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO TALK ABOUT ANYTHING THAT'S NOT COVERED UNDER THE PUBLIC HEARINGS? WE DID.
WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE, UH, U-HAUL, UH, PROPOSITION AT 6 0 3.
SO, UM, THE REQUEST BEFORE YOU IS FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT, UM, AS MR. MAYS MENTIONED FOR A U-HAUL FACILITY ON HOBBS ROAD.
UM, THE REASON FOR THIS IS BECAUSE IN THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, UM, OUR USE CHART DOES REQUIRE SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR SELF-STORAGE FACILITIES.
SO THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF HOBBS ROAD, JUST NORTH OF AN EXISTING, UM, STORAGE FACILITY FOR BOATS AND RVS, UM, SOUTH OF A CHURCH.
AND ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CHURCH IS A OFFICE WAREHOUSE FACILITY.
HERE'S A AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY, UM, LOOKING TO THE SOUTH.
SO THE WOODED SECTION IS WHERE THIS SELF STORAGE FACILITY WOULD GO.
YOU CAN SEE THE BOAT AND RV STORAGE, UM, JUST TO THE TOP OF THE SCREEN.
AND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN IS THE OFFICE WAREHOUSE FACILITY.
AND HERE'S SOME PICTURES JUST LOOKING NORTH AND SOUTH ALONG HOBBES ROAD.
UM, THE WEST SIDE OF HOBBS ROAD HAS A SINGLE FAMILY SUBDIVISION THAT THE REAR OF THE SUBDIVISION, UM, BACKS UP TO THE ROAD.
UM, SO THIS IS THEIR LANDSCAPE PLAN.
UM, YOU KNOW, AS PART OF THE SS U P WE ASK THAT THEY EXCEED SOME MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.
UM, IN THIS CASE THEY DID SO WITH THE LANDSCAPING, THEY INSTALLED SEVEN ADDITIONAL TREES BETWEEN THE ROAD AND THE PARKING AREA, AS WELL AS SIX ADDITIONAL TREES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY THAT WOULDN'T NORMALLY BE REQUIRED, AND A CONTINUOUS HEDGE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.
UM, THIS IS A RENDERING AND THE ELEVATIONS OF THE SITE, UM, IT WILL BE FOUR STORIES TALL.
UM, YOU CAN SEE THE TREES ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE RENDERING WITH THE RV STORAGE BETWEEN THE ROADWAY AND THE SITE.
UM, SO THE, AS FAR AS THE CONDITIONS GO, UM, IT'S GOT OUR STANDARD CONDITIONS IN THERE.
THE, THE ONE, ANOTHER ONE THAT EXCEEDS IS THE SIGNAGE REQUIREMENT, UM, REQUIRING THAT SIGN BE A MONUMENT SIGN AND HAVE A MASONRY BASE.
UM, THIS IS A MINIMUM, UM, TRAFFIC USE, SO IT'S NOT GONNA PRODUCE A LOT OF TRAFFIC.
UM, I THINK Y'ALL SAW THE ANALYSIS IN THE REPORT OF THE PEAK HOUR TRIPS.
UM, THEY, THEY DID AN ANALYSIS OF SIMILAR STORAGE FACILITIES AND THE MAXIMUM PEAK HOUR TRIPS THEY FOUND WAS EIGHT.
UM, SO IT'S NOT A HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUME GENERATOR ALONG HOBBS ROAD THERE STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL.
UM, I'M HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
IS THIS ASSOCIATED WITH THE, UH, U-HAUL FACILITY ON THE GULF FREEWAY ON THE 45? NO SIR.
SEPARATE, SEPARATE FACILITY, BUT IT IS PRETTY CLOSE.
SAME COMPANY AND IT IS DIRECTLY ACROSS THE DITCH FROM IT.
BUT THEY'RE GONNA OPERATE AS TWO SEPARATE FACILITIES.
AND THERE WAS SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PARKING SPACES, BUT
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I THINK Y'ALL DETERMINED THAT THAT'S NOT REALLY AN ISSUE.THEY, THEY PROVIDED, THEY DID THAT PARKING STUDY WHERE THEY WENT TO TWO SIMILARLY SIZED FACILITIES AND LOOKED AT THE DEMAND OF PARKING.
UM, WE ALSO LOOKED AT THE I T E TRIP GENERATION MANUAL, UM, AND DETERMINED THAT THE PARKING THEY'RE PROPOSING IS ADEQUATE FOR THE USE.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WANTS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, PLEASE? NO.
DO YOU, IF YOU WANT TO, IF YOU WILL COME UP HERE AND TELL US, UH, WHO YOU ARE AND GOOD AFTERNOON.
HELLO, MY NAME IS NIRA, UM, GATHRIGHT.
I'M AT 3,300 PATAGONIA STREET.
I ACTUALLY CAME FOR THE OTHER HEARING, BUT I'M LISTENING TO THIS GENTLEMAN AND I WONDERED IF THIS FACILITY WOULD ALSO RENT THE TRUCKS AND IF THIS FACILITY WOULD RENT HITCHES, WHAT ALL IS GONNA BE AT THIS PARTICULAR FACILITY? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
UM, SO WE DID REQUEST THAT INFORMATION FROM THE FOLKS AT U-HAUL AND THEY SAID THIS IS GONNA BE STRICTLY STORAGE.
THERE'S NOT GONNA BE ANY TRUCK RENTALS HERE.
UM, IT'S JUST GONNA BE STRICTLY SELF STORAGE.
DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? DOES ANYBODY ELSE WANT ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? THAT'D BE THE CASE.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6 0 7.
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YEAH, I HAVE A, I HAVE A COUPLE JUST OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
UM, I DON'T WANNA SEE STORAGE BUILDINGS POPPING UP ALL OVER LAKE CITY.
DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MANY STORAGE BUILDING OR HOW MANY STORAGE FACILITIES ARE ALREADY IN LEAGUE CITY? UM, I DO NOT HAVE THAT NUMBER RIGHT HERE, MR. DODSON? UM, NO, I, I DON'T HAVE THAT NUMBER.
AND IS THE, IS THE, IT SAYS THAT THESE ARE DIFFERENT COMPANIES, BUT U-HAUL IS ATTACHED TO THIS ANYHOW, AS THE APPLICANT, UM, UM, IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS BECAUSE THE U-HAUL FACILITY IS FULL AND THEY NEED MORE SPACE TO BUILD ANOTHER ONE, OR IS IT JUST COMPETITION, WHICH I DON'T UNDERSTAND IF U-HAUL ISS THE APPLICANT, SO I'D PROBABLY DEFER THAT TO A REPRESENTATIVE FROM U-HAUL.
IS THERE SOMEONE FROM U-HAUL HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION? OKAY, COME ON UP HERE.
I REPRESENT THE U-HAUL FACILITY THERE THAT'S BE BEING REQUESTED TO BUILD.
UM, THIS FACILITY IS GONNA BE UNDER, UNDER THE U-HAUL NAME AS WELL.
AND IT'S GOING, IT'S NOT A COMPETITION, IT IS AN EXTENSION SIMPLY 'CAUSE THE OTHER PLACE IS F IS FILLED.
THERE IS A DEMAND FOR IT FOR THE CUSTOMERS AND THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE IN THE LAKE CITY AREA.
SO WE'RE BUILDING MORE SO WE CAN ACCOMMODATE MORE OF THE PEOPLE LIVING HERE.
WHAT ABOUT THE, IS THE FACILITY OFF OF 6 46 AND WALKER, THAT'S ALSO A U-HAUL FACILITY AS WELL, CORRECT? OR, OR IS THAT INCORRECT? NO, THE ONLY ONE I HAVE IS GONNA BE ONE ON GULF FREEWAY AND THE ONE THAT'S ON FIVE 18 FURTHER DOWN.
I COULDN'T REMEMBER WHAT THAT ONE'S CALLED.
I JUST KNOW THAT THERE'S ONE THERE, SO.
BUT NO, THAT'S, THERE'S NOT A GALL THERE.
SO, SO THIS, SO YOUR CURRENT FACILITY IS FULL AND THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF, OF THIS, CORRECT? THIS ONE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF STAFF OR THE U-HAUL MAN? YES, I HAVE A QUESTION.
UM, CHRIS, MY CONCERN IS, UH, LIGHTING ON THE, ON THE SIDE THAT FACES THOSE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
I THINK THAT'S THE WEST ELEVATION.
AND, UM, I DIDN'T SEE ANY LIGHTS THAT I JUST, YOU KNOW, WOULDN'T WANT ANY LIGHTS SHINING DOWN INTO THOSE PEOPLE'S BACKYARD.
SO, UM, WHENEVER THIS COMES THROUGH FOR AN ACTUAL SITE PLAN REVIEW, ONE OF OUR, UM, ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS IS THAT THERE IS ZERO LIGHT TRESPASS ON THE ADJACENT PROPERTY LINES.
SO WHENEVER IT GOES OUT TO THE ROAD, THE LIGHT LEVEL AT THAT LOCATION FROM THIS SITE WILL BE ZERO.
AND SO THERE WON'T BE ANY LIGHT TRESPASS GOING ON TO THE SINGLE FAMILY ACROSS THE STREET.
I'M ASSUMING THAT THE WINDOWS THAT FACE THE WEST ELEVATION, THE, THE BUILDING SITS FAR ENOUGH BACK WHERE SOMEBODY CAN'T BE ON THE TOP FLOOR LOOKING INTO SOMEBODY'S BACKYARD.
AND I THINK THAT THAT WAS KIND OF THE POINT AS WELL, UM, TO KIND OF ADD THAT LANDSCAPING THE TREES, UM, BETWEEN THE ROAD AND THE FACILITY.
I CAN'T SAY WITH CERTAINTY THAT SOMEBODY STANDING UP THERE COULDN'T SEE INTO SOMEBODY'S BACKYARD.
ANY OTHER, UH, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? WELL, THAT BEING SAID, AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS? YES, SIR.
AND WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION, UH, FOR APPROVAL OF AS RECOMMENDED.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THE MOTION.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS HOLD
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A PUBLIC HEARING AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL ON A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT P U D AMENDMENT P U D 23 0 0 0 4 DUNCAN P U D AMENDMENT TO MODIFY THE LOT WIDTH REQUIREMENTS IN PETROL SECTION TWO LOCATED IN THE 1747.4 ACRE DUNCAN P U D AS ORDINANCE AS ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 0 1 9 DASH ZERO THREE.GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF WEST FARM TO MARKET FIVE 17 AND SOUTH OF LEAGUE CITY PARKWAY AND WEST OF CALDER ROAD.
WE'LL OPEN THIS, UM, PUBLIC HEARING AT SIX 12.
ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE CARE TO ADDRESS THIS SUBJECT? THAT IT OKAY.
IT'S NOT EVEN, IT'S STILL SIX 12.
WE CAN'T CLOSE IT AT THE SAME TIME.
SO I CAN, UH, I CAN CERTAINLY THE EXTENT WE'LL CLOSE IT AT SIX 12 THEN.
AND, UH, YOU WANNA GO AHEAD AND, AND MAKE YOUR, YOUR, UH, YOUR REPORT? YES, SIR.
SO, SO THIS REQUEST IS TO REDUCE THE LOT WIDTHS OF EIGHT LOTS IN THE PETRALE SUBDIVISION, UM, TO 110 FEET.
UM, THE ACTUAL P THAT WAS ADOPTED REQUIRES A MINIMUM 120 FOOT WIDTH IN RIGA.
WHEN THIS SECTION WAS FULLY DESIGNED OUT, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IF THEY DID 120 FEET, UM, ON THE SOUTH SIDE, THEY WOULD LOSE A LOT.
AND THEN IF THEY DID 120 FEET ON THE NORTH SIDE, THEY WOULD ALSO LOSE A LOT.
THEY REDUCED THOSE LOT WIDTHS BY 10 FEET.
FOR THESE EIGHT LOTS, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO GET THE, UM, EXTRA TWO LOTS.
AND SO THE REQUEST BEFORE YOU IS APPLICANT DRIVEN? UM, THEY'RE REQUESTING A PUT AMENDMENT TO ALLOW THE 110 FEET JUST ON THESE EIGHT LOTS IN SECTION TWO.
UM, STAFF HAS NO OBJECTION TO THE CHANGE AND I'M HERE AS WELL AS THE APPLICANT.
SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? DID I UNDERSTAND YOUR RIGHT THAT WHEN THIS WAS APPROVED OR WRITTEN, THAT THEY, IT WAS APPROVED AND WRITTEN KNOWN THAT THOSE LOTS HAD TO BE 120 FOOT IN WIDTH? IS THAT WHAT I JUST UNDERSTOOD FROM YOU? YES, SIR.
THE PUD WAS WRITTEN WITH A SPECIFIC THAT THE MINIMUM LOT WIDTH FOR PETRA GAUL WAS 120 FEET.
SO IT WAS DESIGNED AND IMPROVED WITH THAT INTENT, KNOWING THEY HAD TO HAVE THAT, WHEREAS IN THE LETTER IT TALKS ABOUT A PARTICULAR MISCOMMUNICATION AND THAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN 110 FEET.
SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY KNEW THAT THE LOTS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE 120 FEET WIDTH WHEN IT WAS DONE.
SO THE, THE APPLICANT'S OVER HERE, MR. DOTSON, IF, IF YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM THEM, OKAY.
YEAH, WHOEVER, SIR, WHO WANTS TO SPEAK TO THAT? MR. PAYSON, YOU DIDN'T WANT TO TELL US WHO YOU ARE AND WHO YOU REPRESENT.
I'M WITH, UH, VALE HOMES AND, UH, HALF THE DEVELOPMENT, THIS THING WAS DESIGNED FOUR OR FIVE YEARS AGO.
I DREW THE LOT PLAN, THE WHOLE LAYOUT OF 764 LOTS.
ALL THE PAPERWORK, ALL THE GRAPHS, EVERYTHING WAS 764 LOTS.
IN THE P DOCUMENT, IT'S THE SIZE OF THE LOTS IS MENTIONED THREE OR FOUR TIMES.
IT SAYS TYPICALLY AND APPROXIMATELY IN THREE OF THE FOUR SENTENCES, ONE SENTENCE SAYS 10 BY 20 OR A 120 BY 130 FOOT MINIMUM WATTS.
AND INSTEAD OF SOMEBODY SAYING IT'S CLOSE ENOUGH, YOU HAVE BIG LOTS YOU MAKE UP FOR THE 55 FOOT LOTS OR 50 FOOT LOTS AND THE WHOLE REST OF THIS PUD WE HAD TO GO THROUGH THIS ZONING CHANGE, SEND LETTERS TO EVERYBODY, COME TO THIS MEETING AND HOPEFULLY GET TO GO TO CITY COUNCIL TO GET THAT CHANGED.
IF WE LOSE THE TWO LOTS, THE CITY LOSES 25,000 IN FEES AND A MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF APPRAISED VALUE.
WE'D LIKE TO HAVE THE PLAT APPROVED LIKE IT IS WITH THE 110 FOOT LOTS.
ALSO, THE PRODUCT THAT'S ON THESE LOTS IS THE SAME PRODUCT THAT WAS IN SEDONA ON 80 FOOT LOTS.
SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SIDE YARDS.
THAT WOULD'VE BEEN 20 FEET ON EACH SIDE.
NOW IS 15 ON THESE PARTICULAR LOTS.
NOBODY'S GONNA NOTICE A THING.
IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE NATURE OF THE PRODUCT.
DOESN'T CHANGE THE DENSITY, NOTHING.
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TO HAVE IT APPROVED SO WE DON'T HAVE TO THROW AWAY TWO LOTS.ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? BUT, BUT IT WILL CHANGE THE APPEARANCE BECAUSE HOMES WILL BE CLOSER TOGETHER, IS THAT CORRECT? THEY'LL HAVE 15 FOOT SIDE YARDS INSTEAD OF 20, SO YES, I MEAN THEY THEY'LL BE CLOSER TOGETHER.
SO WHAT WAS THE GENERAL, WHAT WAS THE GENERAL OPINION? I WAS READING SOME OF THE NOTES TO THE HOMEOWNERS, UM, BUT I DIDN'T SEE WHAT THE GENERAL CONSENSUS WAS AFTERWARDS.
UM, AT THE END OF THE MEETING IT JUST SUMMARIZED, I'M SORRY, I CAN'T UNDER, SO SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE ASKED BY THE HOMEOWNERS AT THE, AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING.
SOME OF THEM WEREN'T ANSWERED.
AND WHAT WAS THE GENERAL CONSENSUS AT THE END OF THE MEETING OF THE HOMEOWNERS? SOME OF THEM WERE OKAY WITH IT AND SOME OF THEM WERE NOT.
THEY HARDLY ANYBODY MENTIONED THE LOT SIZE.
IT WAS STUFF LIKE, IS THE GRAND PARKWAY COMING THROUGH AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
I SAW A COUPLE OF PEOPLE MENTION THAT THEY WERE CONCERNED THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO SQUEEZE SMALLER LOTS IN, IT'S GONNA MAKE THEIRS LOOK LESS GRAND.
I DON'T REMEMBER PEOPLE SAYING THAT, BUT IF YOU CAN DRIVE DOWN THE STREET AND NOTICE 110 FOOT LOT VERSUS 120 WHEN THE WHOLE THING'S, GENERALLY, IF YOU'VE DRIVEN THROUGH THERE, IT'S AMAZING HOW MUCH ROOM THERE ARE BETWEEN HOUSES.
AND IF A COUPLE LOTS ARE 10 FOOT NARROWER, IT IS NOT GONNA APPEAR THAT ANYBODY'S SQUISHING HOUSES TOGETHER WHEN YOU GO RIGHT UP THE ROAD AND YOU GOT A TON OF 50 FOOT LOT HOUSES ALL CRAMMED TOGETHER.
SO WHAT WAS THE GENERAL CONSENSUS AT THE END OF THAT MEETING? BECAUSE I DIDN'T SEE THAT IN THERE.
THEY WERE, THEY WERE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT WERE THEY HAPPY WITH THE SITUATION OR THEY WERE JUST GONNA, THEY SHOWED UP AT THE MEETING FOR A REASON.
A LOT OF THE PEOPLE SHOWED UP FOR REASONS THAT DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE LOTS.
THEY WANTED TO KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON.
YEAH, I, I THINK FROM THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING, IT, IT APPEARED THAT THERE WAS, UH, SOME MISUNDERSTANDING OR PERHAPS MISCOMMUNICATION OR WHATEVER, BUT A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TONIGHT.
IT, IT WAS, UH, UM, I HOPE THEY GOT THEIR QUESTIONS ANSWERED, BUT I DID, IT DIDN'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THESE, WITH THESE PARTICULAR LOTS AND THIS QUESTIONS, I DON'T KNOW.
MR. PAYSON, I JUST, UH, I I HAVE A QUESTION FOR MARK.
SO THE, DO YOU HAVE THE MAP THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE ZONED IN ON THESE LOTS? SO THE, THE PROPOSAL IS TO TAKE, IT'S EITHER KEEP THEM AS IS, OTHERWISE YOU'D LOSE WHAT, SEVEN, EIGHT, AND NINE WOULD BECOME THREE LOTS WOULD BE TURNED INTO TWO.
SO FIVE HOUSE, FIVE LOTS WOULD BECOME FOUR.
PAUL, CAN I MAKE A COMMENT? SURE.
I MEAN, I'M KEVIN HOLLAND WITH LL HOMES AS WELL.
I DON'T WANT TO DISTRACT YOU FROM WHAT THE REAL ISSUE IS.
WHEN WE LAID OUT THE SUBDIVISION MASTER PLAN THAT DID THE PUD, THERE WERE 747 LOTS.
SO WHEN YOU LAY OUT A, WHEN YOU LAY OUT A SUBDIVISION, YOU CALCULATE YOUR DRAINAGE AND THINGS.
OVER FIVE YEARS THEY WENT TO ATLAS 14.
THERE'S THINGS THAT CHANGED AS YOU'RE DEVELOPING.
SO THAT'S REALLY THE ISSUE HERE.
AS WELL AS THE WAY THE PUD WAS WRITTEN THREE TIMES.
IT'S MENTIONED APPROXIMATELY IN, IN PAGES.
IF YOU LOOK THROUGH THE PUD DOCUMENT AND THEN ONE PAGE, IT SAYS ONE 20 BY ONE 30.
SO THE INTENT ALL ALONG WAS THE LARGER LOTS THROUGHOUT THE SUBDIVISION, AN OPEN DITCH, AND IT JUST WE'RE GETTING DOWN TO THE LAST SECTIONS.
THAT'S REALLY WHAT THE ISSUE IS.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE IT CLEAR.
MR. HOLLAND, DO YOU ANTICIPATE ANY OTHER, UH, UH, MATERIAL CHANGES THAT THE REST OF THE, OF THE DEVELOPMENT? NO, SIR.
THIS, THIS JUST HAPPENS TO BE YES, SIR.
WE'VE GOT SECTION TWO AND THAT'LL BE THE LAST SECTION AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
I GOT JUST ONE QUESTION FOR YOU RIGHT.
QUICK, JUST OUTTA CURIOSITY, UH, IS IT FOR AESTHETICS OR, UM, THE LOTS THAT ARE, I GUESS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF PALM MILLER ROAD, THE IT, THE TWO ON THE ENDS ARE NOT TOUCHED, IT'S JUST THE ONES IN BETWEEN.
IS THERE A PARTICULAR REASON FOR THAT AND WHY IT JUST DIDN'T DO ONE WHOLE SIDE OF THE ROAD VERSUS,
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WELL, WHEN YOU'RE LAYING IT OUT, YOU'RE TRYING TO LINE UP YOUR UTILITIES, THINGS LIKE THAT.SO IF YOU LOOK AT SECTION ONE, THERE'S SOME THAT ARE BIGGER THAN 120.
IT'S JUST HOW YOU LAY IT OUT TO MAKE YOUR ROADS WORK AS WELL AS YOUR UTILITIES.
ANY, UH, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? THAT BEING SAID, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS, IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR.
AND WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF.
MR. DOTSON, UH, MAKES THE MOTION.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND AND A SECOND BY MS. BOSON.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? AND WE'LL VOTE.
ANY ABSTENTIONS? YES, I'M ABSTAINING.
WE STILL HAVE A QUORUM THEN? I, IF WE DO, DON'T WE? WE'RE STILL GOOD.
NAY, WE HAVE ONE? NO, WE HAVE, UH, HOW MANY AYES DO WE HAVE? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
MAY I CHANGE MINE? I'D LIKE TO CHANGE MINE.
YOU'RE OKAY? NO, I'D LIKE TO CHANGE MINE.
SO THAT GIVES US 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 2.
HOW MANY, HOW MANY ARE NOS? TWO NOS.
WELL, ARE THERE TWO NOS OR ARE THERE, I THOUGHT THERE'S THREE.
MAYBE WE SHOULD YOU WANNA DO IT AGAIN? AND EVERYBODY JUST RAISE THEIR HAND? LET'S DO THAT ONE MORE TIME.
ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR HAND.
SO WE HAVE FOUR IN FAVOR AND ALL THOSE OPPOSED, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND AS WELL.
WE HAVE, I WASN'T, I WAS JUST SAYING THAT THAT'S WHAT YOU NEED TO DO.
WE CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING AND, UH, AND WE DID THAT AND WE HAVE ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING.
WE WE'RE OVERRUN WITH PUBLIC HEARINGS TONIGHT AND THIS ONE COULD BE INTERESTING.
I, I, UM, CAN WE GO AHEAD AND AND DO THE, UM, THE, UH, THE FINAL PLATTS? YEAH.
THE FI THE PRELIMINARY PLATT ON THE, UH, 40.66 ACRES.
CAN WE GO AHEAD AND DO THAT OUT OF, OUT OF ORDER SINCE IT'S THE SAME AS AS WHAT WE JUST VOTED ON? IS THAT THE NEW BUSINESS? IT'S UNDER NEW BUSINESS, THAT'S CORRECT.
BUT, UH, JUST SO PEOPLE WON'T HAVE TO STAY, IS THAT ALL RIGHT? SURE.
YOU WANNA GO AHEAD AND DO THAT? OKAY.
DO THEY NEED TO? SO THEN ONE MOMENT, SIR, WE'RE TO, OKAY.
JUST A PROCEDURAL STEP IF YOU WANT TO MOVE SOMETHING UP, NO PROBLEM.
YOU JUST NEED TO VOTE TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO MOVE UP AN ITEM.
THERE NEEDS TO BE VOTE ON A SUSPENSION OF THE RULES.
THEN IF THAT PASSES, THEN YOU CAN VOTE ON THE NEW ITEM OUT OF ORDER.
WELL, RATHER THAN DO ALL THAT, LET'S JUST GO AHEAD AND STAY WITH, WITH THE AGENDA THAT, THAT GETS TOO COMPLICATED.
UH, WE'RE GOING TO, UH, UN UNDER ITEM C HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND MAKE REP RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL ON REVISIONS TO CHAPTER 1 25 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY.
ARTICLE THREE ENTITLED ZONING REGULATIONS TO REVISE REGULATIONS RELATED TO SHORT TERM RENTALS.
AND, AND THIS HAS ALL THE EARMARKS OF BEING A REAL SHORT THING, AND THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND THAT'S OPENING AT 6 25.
UH, IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE, IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WANTS TO ADDRESS THIS SUBJECT? MAYBE NOT.
WE, WE HAD TWO SHORT PUBLIC HEARINGS THAT WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6 25.
YOU WANT TO TELL US WHAT ALL THIS MEANS? YES, SIR.
AND MRS. ARNOLD, UM, CAME UP TO ME BEFORE THE MEETING AND LET ME KNOW THAT THE, UM, ACTUAL RED LINES INADVERTENTLY GOT LEFT OUT OF THE PACKET.
AND SO I'VE PUT ON YOUR, UM, DAIS, THE RED LINES FOR THE ORDINANCE.
I'M GONNA GO OVER THE SUMMARY REAL QUICK.
THIS IS A RESULT OF AN AUDIT DONE BY THE CITY AUDITOR WHO RECOMMENDED SOME CHANGES TO THE ORDINANCE AS WELL AS PROCESS CHANGES.
BUT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TODAY IS JUST THE ORDINANCE CHANGES.
UM, SO, UM, PREVIOUSLY THE ORDINANCE REQUIRED THAT ALL SHORT-TERM RENTALS BE RENEWED ANNUALLY.
UM, AND SO WE'RE SETTING A DATE THAT IT NEEDS TO BE RENEWED BY, THE APPLICATION NEEDS TO BE IN
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BY DECEMBER 1ST, AND ALL INSPECTIONS MUST BE COMPLETED BY DECEMBER 31ST.THAT WAY WE'RE NOT TRYING TO CHASE THESE DOWN ALL YEAR ROUND, UM, FIGURING OUT WHEN SOME EXPIRE AND WHEN SOME DON'T.
IF WE HAVE IT ALL UNIFORM, IT'S THAT'S THE DATE EVERYONE HAS TO DO IT AND IT MAKES IT MUCH EASIER FROM A TRACKING STANDPOINT.
UM, WE'RE ALSO ESTABLISHING THAT LISTING OR ADVERTISING A SHORT-TERM RENTAL IS ILLEGAL WITHOUT A PERMIT.
UM, WE FOUND THAT DURING THIS PAST YEAR, YEAR OR TWO, DOING THESE SHORT-TERM RENTALS THAT WE'LL SEND CODE COMPLIANCE OUT TO HOUSES, UM, WHO MAY BE LISTING ON AIRBNB.
AND THEN WHEN THEY COME BACK TO US, THEY SAY, WELL, NO, WE'RE NOT RENTING IT ANYMORE.
AND SO IT'S LIKE, WELL, OKAY, BUT THIS GIVES US A LITTLE TEETH TO SAY NO, YOU CAN'T EVEN ADVERTISE IF YOU DO THAT, YOU'RE IN VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE.
AND THEN THERE'S NO HE SAID, SHE SAID, OR PEOPLE JUST DENYING THEY'RE DOING IT.
UM, THE NEXT ITEM IS REMOVING THE PERMIT FEE FROM THE ORDINANCE.
ALL OF OUR OTHER PERMIT FEES ARE IN A FEE SCHEDULE.
SO WE'RE REMOVING THIS FROM THE ORDINANCE AND PUTTING IT IN THE FEE SCHEDULE WITH EVERY OTHER FEE THAT WE CHARGE.
UM, WE'RE REMOVING LANGUAGE RELATED TO A HEALTH DEPARTMENT PERMIT.
AND THE ONLY TIME ANYONE WOULD NEED A HEALTH DEPARTMENT PERMIT IS IF THEY'RE ACTUALLY SERVING BREAKFAST, WHICH 99% OF AIRBNBS AND VRBO ARE NOT SERVING ANYBODY BREAKFAST.
SO IF THEY ARE, THEY HAVE TO GET A HEALTH DEPARTMENT PERMIT, BUT WE'RE NOT PUTTING IT AS A REQUIREMENT, UM, TO LIST ON AN AIRBNB.
AND FINALLY, WE ARE ADDING SOME LANGUAGE RELATED TO THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX.
UM, AND WE ARE MAKING THE ACTUAL COMPANY THAT THEY'RE LISTING ON COLLECT AND REMIT THAT TAX TO THE CITY.
SO IF THEY ADVERTISE ON AIRBNB, AIRBNB ACTUALLY HAS TO CHARGE THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX AND THEN REMIT IT TO THE CITY QUARTERLY.
AND THAT'S ALSO GOING TO BE CHANGED IN ANOTHER ORDINANCE.
BUT THAT ORDINANCE IS OUTSIDE THE U D C, SO IT'S NOT IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY.
THOSE ARE THE CHANGES WE'RE PROPOSING.
UM, WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF 'EM.
AND I'M HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, ANY QUESTIONS.
WE'RE VOTING ON SOMETHING WE REALLY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT.
I JUST BELIEVE THAT, UM, THE 30 DAY PERIOD TO GET YOUR HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTIONS DONE BETWEEN DECEMBER 1ST AND DECEMBER 31ST, WHICH IN ANY GIVEN YEAR CAN UH, BE A VERY SHORT SCHEDULED MONTH, IS KIND OF A LITTLE UNREALISTIC.
MAYBE EXTENDED 15 DAYS INTO NOVEMBER.
BUT THEN AGAIN, WE'RE DEALING WITH THANKSGIVING.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WHAT EXACTLY DOES THE CHANGE FROM REMOVE THE PERMIT FEE FROM THE ORDINANCE AND THEN MOVING IT TO THE BUILDING SCHEDULE DUE FOR, I GUESS, THE CITY.
SO IF IN THE FUTURE WE WANT TO CHANGE THE FEES, UM, IT WOULD JUST REQUIRE COUNCIL RESOLUTION.
RATHER THAN HAVING TO COME BACK AND GO THROUGH A PUBLIC HEARING AND YES, SIR.
AND IT CONSOLIDATES ALL OF THE FEES INTO ONE LOCATION.
IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ORDINANCE, BUT JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, ABOUT HOW MANY SHORT-TERM RENTALS DO WE HAVE IN LEAGUE CITY? THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION AND I DEFINITELY SHOULD HAVE COME PREPARED TO ANSWER IT, BUT I DO NOT HAVE THAT NUMBER HERE.
UM, I KNOW THAT WE HAD, I THINK THERE WAS LIKE 10 THAT ACTUALLY HAD PERMITS FROM LAKE CITY, BUT THERE'S MORE THAN THAT.
AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO MAKE SOME OF THESE CHANGES IS SO THAT WE CAPTURE ALL OF THEM, MAKE AIRBNB REMIT THE TAX.
SO WE ARE CERTAIN IF THEY ACTUALLY ARE RENTING THEM OUT OR IF THEY'RE JUST SAYING THEY ARE.
AND SO PART OF THESE CHANGES IS TO CAPTURE ALL OF 'EM AND ENSURE THAT WE HAVE EVERYONE WHO ACTUALLY IS RENTING A SHORT-TERM RENTAL OUT IN THE CITY.
I BELIEVE MORE OR LESS THAT HAVE ACTUALLY GONE THROUGH THE PERMIT PROCESS AND GOT PERMITTED.
NOW, NOW THERE ARE LIKELY MORE THAN THAT SUBDIVISION
SO DOES THAT, SO THAT'S, THAT'S ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT CAME UP IN THE AUDIT IS IT'S HARD TO FIND WHO'S GONNA ENFORCE ALL OF THIS.
WHO ENFORCES THIS? OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT? WELL, THIS IS THE HOT BUTTON EVERYBODY'S GETTING ON THE BANDWAGON ON THIS DEAL.
UH, GALVESTON OBVIOUSLY IS BIG INTO IT.
AND WE, WE CAN'T BE LEFT BEHIND.
BUT THE, THE MAIN THING IS ENFORCEMENT AND, AND UH, MAKING CERTAIN THAT, THAT WE GET SOME GOOD OUT OF IT IF THERE IS A, IF THERE IS A PROBLEM IS IF, IF IT IS A PROBLEM.
Y'ALL ARE CONVINCED THAT IT IS.
I THINK WE'RE CERTAINLY NOT CAPTURING ALL OF THE SHORT-TERM RENTALS OUT THERE AND THESE CHANGES WILL HELP US DO THAT.
SO I WAS AT THE UM, H O A MEETING THAT LAKE CITY HAD THE OTHER DAY AND MAYBE THAT COULD BE A NICE TOPIC TO HAVE WITH THE H O A OWNERS BECAUSE WE'RE SEEING THAT A LOT IN MY SUBDIVISION, A LOT OF LEASING AND UM, THE POTENTIAL FOR SHORT-TERM RENTALS IS THERE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT ALLOWED.
SO IT'S SOMETHING YOU MIGHT WANNA BRING UP AT THOSE MEETINGS? YES, MA'AM.
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AND YOU GUYS ARE RECOMMENDED RECOMMENDING WE ARE RECOMMENDING THESE, THESE CHANGES BE APPROVED.IS THERE ANY WAY TO DESCRIBE THAT? YOU CAN JUST, UH, SAY, UM, APPROVE, RECOMMEND A MOTION TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED BY STAFF.
CHAPTER 1 25, SECTION 3 1 4 1 8 SHORT TERM RENTALS.
IS THAT RIGHT? AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF.
IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THIS? THIS WILL GO TO CITY COUNCIL.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
UM, OKAY, WELL NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.
AND MR. MAYS, IF I MAY BEFORE WE START ON THIS NEXT SECTION, UM, WE'RE ACTUALLY REQUESTING TO PULL FIVE A FROM THE AGENDA.
PULL FIVE A HUH? OKAY, SO WE GO
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STRAIGHT TO FIVE B.YOU SAID PULL FIVE A, IS THAT WHAT HE SAID? YES SIR.
SO, UH, WE'LL DO FIVE B CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON A PRELIMINARY PLAT PATRICK GOLD, SECTION TWO PLAT 23 0 0 3 1.
GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF MULDOON PARKWAY, WEST OF HOBBS ROAD.
SO, UM, THIS IS THE SECTION THAT WAS REFERENCED IN THE PREVIOUS, UM, PUTT AMENDMENT ITEM.
UM, THE PRELIMINARY PLATT DOES SHOW 110 FOOT LOTS ON THOSE EIGHT LOTS, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY FOR THIS EXERCISE, IT REALLY MAKES NO DIFFERENCE.
UM, IF IT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED.
AND IF CITY COUNCIL DOES NOT APPROVE THE AMENDMENT, THEY WOULD COME BACK AT FINAL PLATT WITH A MINIMUM OF 120 FOOT LOTS.
AND SO THAT WOULD NOT CHANGE THE LAYOUT OF THE ROADS, IT WOULD NOT CHANGE THE UTILITIES, IT WOULD ONLY CHANGE THOSE EIGHT LOTS, WHICH CAN BE TAKEN CARE OF AT FINAL PLAT.
SO, UM, STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE PRELIMINARY PLATT.
AND I'M HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
SO THIS IS BASICALLY THE SAME THING WE VOTED ON BEFORE.
UM, THIS IS THE ACTUAL PLATT OF IT, BUT RIGHT.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC HEARING, BY THE WAY.
AND THE RECOMMENDATION BY STAFF IS THAT IT BE APPROVED AS SUBMITTED.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE PLOT 23 DASH 0 3 1 AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY.
I SECOND, I SECOND THAT A MOTION.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ANY ABSTENTIONS BEFORE WE VOTE? WE HAVE ONE.
MS. ARNOLD, SHOULD WE VOTE BY RAISING HANDS AGAIN WELL, OR OH YES.
WE HAVE 1, 2, 3, 4, AND ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.
AND IT CARRIES THE SAME AS THE OTHER DID AND WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
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CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETINGS DATES OF 2024.SO WE HAVE TWO OPTIONS FOR YOU.
UM, THERE WAS TWO WEIRD MONTHS WHERE THERE WAS HOLIDAYS ON THE DAY THAT WE WOULD NORMALLY HAVE P AND Z.
WE CAN EITHER PUSH THE DATE TO TUESDAY OF THE SAME WEEK OR WE CAN MOVE THE DATE TO THE FOLLOWING MONDAY.
AND SO OPTION A SHOWS JANUARY 2ND AND 16TH, UM, AS WELL AS SEPTEMBER 3RD, WHICH IS THE DAY AFTER LABOR DAY.
OR WE CAN DO JANUARY 8TH AND 22ND AND SEPTEMBER 9TH.
SO, UM, IT'S UP TO THE COMMISSION.
UM, THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS IS OPEN ON ALL OF THOSE DAYS, SO IT, IT REALLY MAKES NO DIFFERENCE TO STAFF, WHICHEVER Y'ALL WOULD PREFER.
IF YOU HAVE A CONFLICT, LET US KNOW AND WE CAN TRY TO WORK WITH IT.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I PERSONALLY THINK, UM, HAVING EXPERIENCED THIS PAST YEAR, THE DAY AFTER MEETINGS AFTER A HOLIDAY MAKES IT A LITTLE TOUGH, A LITTLE TIGHT, UH, MAYBE A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT TO PLAN AROUND THAT.
SO I PERSONALLY WOULD, WOULD, WOULD GO FOR THE ONE THAT IS A WEEK AFTER THE SCHEDULED MEETINGS AND I'LL, I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION IF YOU WOULD LIKE FOR ME TO DO THAT.
MOTION MADE TO, UH, GO WITH THE, UH, OPTION NUMBER TWO.
MR. DODSON, ANY FURTHER? ANY QUESTIONS OR FURTHER
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DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.[7. Staff Comments ]
BASICALLY DO WE, YOU HAVE, UM, STAFF COMMENTS YOU WANNA TELL US WHAT HAPPENED AT THE COUNCIL MEETING? UM, YES SIR.SO, UM, THE, AT THE LAST MEETING OF THE ITEM WAS APPROVED ON SECOND READING, UM, FOR THE REZONING FROM, UM, OFFICE COMMERCIAL TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL ON SOUTH SHORE BOULEVARD.
SO THAT WAS APPROVED AND THE ZONING HAS BEEN CHANGED ON THAT PROPERTY.
MICHELLE, I READ TODAY THAT IT TAKES A MOTION TO ADJOURN TECHNICALLY.
WELL, IT REALLY DOESN'T ACCORDING TO ROBERT'S RULES.
WE'RE ACTUALLY STILL IN, IN, UH, EVERY MEETING IN SESSION FROM YOU CAN, YOU CAN HOLD US HOSTAGE, SIR, IF NO ONE ELSE DOES A MOTION.
WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT.
APPRECIATE EVERYBODY BEING HERE.