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THE STUDENTS OF DE ZAVALA ELEMENTARY WILL BE THE FIRST ONES TO REALLY, REALLY BENEFIT FROM THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND PLAY IN THIS AREA.SO WE WANT TO THANK EVERYONE THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR HAVING THE EFFORT, THE WANT TO, AND THE DESIRE TO DO WHAT IS BEST FOR EVERYBODY.
AND LIKE LET ELLIE SAID THIS WILL NOT BE THE END.
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WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND CALL OUR MEETING TO ORDER.[1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER, ESTABLISH QUORUM]
TODAY IS JULY 31ST, 2024.IT IS 530. CAN I GET CITY STAFF TO CONFIRM THAT WE HAVE AN ESTABLISHED QUORUM, PLEASE? YES, SIR. MR. CHAIRMAN, WE DO HAVE QUORUM.
WE HAVE PRESENT BOARD MEMBER, MR. GREGORY VASQUEZ, BOARD MEMBER.
MR. MARK GONZALEZ, BOARD MEMBER, MR. RUBEN RUIZ, WE HAVE VICE CHAIRMAN, MR. MICHAEL CANTU AND YOURSELF CHAIRMAN, MR. MARK MORAN. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND IF I CAN HAVE EVERYBODY JOIN ME IN PRAYER TO PLEASE RISE.
[A. Prayer]
LET US PRAY. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU TODAY ASKING FOR YOUR GUIDANCE, WISDOM AND SUPPORT AS WE BEGIN TODAY'S MEETING.HELP US TO ENGAGE IN MEANINGFUL DISCUSSION.
ALLOW US TO GROW CLOSER AS A GROUP AND NURTURE THE BONDS OF COMMUNITY.
FILL US WITH YOUR GRACE, LORD GOD, AS WE MAKE DECISIONS THAT MIGHT AFFECT OUR CITY AND CONTINUE TO REMIND US THAT ALL WE DO HERE TODAY, ALL THAT WE ACCOMPLISH, IS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR CITY.
WE ASK THESE THINGS IN YOUR NAME.
AMEN. AMEN. PLEASE STAY STANDING.
[B. Pledge of Allegiance]
MR.. CAN YOU PLEASE LEAD US IN YOUR ALLEGIANCE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. PLEASE BE SEATED.
[2. CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICE]
YOU CAN GET STAFF TO. VERIFY THAT WE HAVE PROPER CERTIFICATION.YES, SIR. MR. CHAIRMAN, STAFF DID NOTIFY THE PUBLIC AS PER THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT ON THE 26TH OF JULY AT 5 P.M..
OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
DO YOU MIND, PLEASE, ELABORATING ON DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST? YES, SIR. UNDER STATE LAW, A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS.
[3. DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST]
IF A BOARD MEMBER OR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THAT PERSON'S FAMILY HAS A QUALIFYING FINANCIAL INTEREST IN AN AGENDA ITEM.IF THERE IS A CONFLICT, THE BOARD MEMBER CAN'T PARTICIPATE OR VOTE ON THE ITEM. ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS TO DISCLOSE? THANK YOU.
[4. PUBLIC COMMENTS]
TODAY. MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM.PUBLIC COMMENTS. PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES.
IF A RESIDENT DESIRES TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE NOTIFY THE CHAIRPERSON PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING. A SPOKESPERSON FOR LARGE GROUPS IS REQUIRED.
WE ASK FOR EVERYONE'S COOPERATION AND FOLLOWING THESE PROCEDURES.
MOVING ON TO THE FOLLOWING MEETING PROCEDURES USED BY THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.
ALL ITEMS ARE GENERALLY CONSIDERED AS THEY APPEAR ON THE AGENDA AS EACH ITEM IS
[5. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE MEETING PROCEDURES USED BY THE ZONING]
INTRODUCED. STAFF WILL PRESENT ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION ON THE ITEM BEING CONSIDERED. THE PARTY MAKING THE REQUEST MAY MAKE A PRESENTATION, AND MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD ON ANY ISSUES ARISING DURING THE DISCUSSION OF THE ITEM BEING CONSIDERED. ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE AUDIENCE DESIRING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR IN OPPOSITION MAY DO SO. A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT LIMIT WILL BE GIVEN TO EACH PERSON INTERESTED IN SPEAKING ON THE ITEM.THE USE OF A SPOKESPERSON FOR LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE WILL BE REQUIRED.
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ONCE THE CHAIR CLOSES THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE BOARD MAY QUESTION ANYONE AND MAY MAINTAIN ANY DISCUSSION WHICH CLARIFIES THE PROPOSAL AND WILL THEN TAKE WHAT ACTION IT BELIEVES TO BE APPROPRIATE.A MINIMUM OF FOUR VOTES ARE REQUIRED FOR AN ITEM TO BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD.
[6. ABSENCES]
MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM, WE HAVE ABSENCES.FIRST ONE CONSIDER EXCUSING THE ABSENCE OF BOARD MEMBER MARK GONZALEZ FROM THE JUNE 26TH, 2024 REGULAR MEETING.
I GET A MOTION FROM THE BOARD ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE.
MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION TO APPROVE.
CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.
ABSENCES. CONSIDER EXCUSING THE ABSENCE OF BOARD MEMBER GREGORY VAZQUEZ FROM JUNE 2026, 2024. REGULAR MEETING.
CAN I GET A MOTION FROM THE BOARD, PLEASE? MOTION TO APPROVE.
GET A MOTION FROM MR. CANTU FOR APPROVAL.
SECOND THAT MOTION, MR. REESE, WITH A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
MOTION CARRIES. MOVING ON TO THE ABSENCE.
C, CONSIDER EXCUSING THE ABSENCE OF VICE CHAIRMAN MICHAEL CANTU FROM THE 2026 2024 REGULAR MEETING. MOTION TO APPROVE.
[C. Consider excusing the absence of Vice Chairperson Michael Cantu from the June 26, 2024]
COMMISSIONER GOT A MOTION FROM MR. REESE TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION.MR. VAZQUEZ SECONDS THAT MOTION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED?
[7. MINUTES]
SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.MINUTES. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR JUNE 2026,
[A. Consider Approval of the Minutes for the June 26, 2024 Regular Meeting]
2024. REGULAR MEETING.MOTION TO APPROVE. I HAVE A MOTION FOR MR. FOR APPROVAL. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.
[8. PUBLIC HEARINGS]
MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM PUBLIC HEARINGS.[A. Request of Mark Arguelles on behalf of Brennan and Tara Vierra for a Variance to the City of]
ITEM EIGHT A WE HAVE A REQUEST OF MARK ARGUELLES ON BEHALF OF BRENNAN AND TARA VIERA, FOR A VARIANCE TO THE CITY OF EDINBURG UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE TO ALLOW A SEVEN FOOT CONCRETE BLOCK STUCCO FENCE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY, WITH A MOTORIZED GATE LOCATED IN THE FRONT YARD, AND A SEVEN FOOT CONCRETE BLOCK FENCE ON THE WEST SIDE YARD EXTENDING BEYOND THE FRONT PLANE OF THE RESIDENCE AT LOT ONE, LAKE JAMES.NUMBER THREE, UNIT TWO SUBDIVISION, HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS 20 505 JAMES AVENUE.
GOOD EVENING BOARD. MY NAME IS JAIME ACEVEDO, PLANNING AND ZONING DIRECTOR, FOR THE RECORD.
AND WHAT WE HAVE HERE TONIGHT IS A VARIANCE TO HAVE A SEVEN FOOT STUCCO FENCE WITH A ROLLING GATE IN FRONT OF A OF A HOME, WHICH IS A IT'S A CORNER LOT HOUSE AT 2505 JAMES AVENUE. THIS IS A VERY UNIQUE CASE IN THAT THE APPLICANT CHOSE TO BUILD THE HOUSE ON THIS CORNER LOT FACING JAMES.
ANYTIME A A PROPERTY OWNER CHOOSES TO BUILD A HOUSE OFF OF JAMES THEY'RE TYPICALLY GIVEN A ADDRESS TO THAT STREET.
AND THIS IS FOR 911 PURPOSES SO THAT THEY CAN CLEARLY FIND THE HOME AND THE FRONT OF THE HOME. SHOULD THERE BE A NEED FOR A AMBULANCE, POLICE OR FIRE TO TO FIND THE RESIDENCE? HOWEVER, WHEN THE LOT WAS RECORDED THE INTENTION WAS FOR THE HOUSE TO FRONT PARK AVENUE. SO THE FRONT OF THE FRONT SETBACK, AS CAN BE SEEN HERE ON THE SURVEY BY PENNA ENGINEERING, IS TO MARK AVENUE, AND THERE'S EVEN A PLAT.
NOTE THAT THE SETBACK TO JAMES SHOULD BE TEN BECAUSE IT'S CONSIDERED A CORNER SITE.
HOWEVER, THEY DID SET BACK THE HOUSE FURTHER BACK.
SO WHAT THEY WANT IS A FENCE WITH A ROLLING GATE, BECAUSE THEY ALSO HAVE IN ADDITION TO THE CIRCULAR DRIVEWAY IN THE FRONT, THEY ALSO HAVE A SIDE ENTRY GARAGE FRONTING PARK AVENUE.
SO THE CODE STATES THAT YOU CAN'T HAVE A GARAGE OR A FENCE FRONTING THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY. SO WE SEE THIS AS A FRONT OF THE PROPERTY.
AND BUT IT IS UNIQUE, KIND OF LIKE WHAT I WAS SAYING.
AND THERE ARE NO OTHER FENCES IN THE AREA.
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TYPICALLY WE KIND OF GO WITH WHAT'S IN THE SUBDIVISION.NOW, STAFF DID SEE ONE OTHER HOUSE, AS CAN BE SEEN THIS ON THE LOWER PICTURE THAT DOES HAVE A MASONRY BLOCK WALL.
HOWEVER, WE DIDN'T FIND A BUILDING PERMIT TO SUPPORT THAT BEING DONE LEGALLY.
SO WE THINK THAT IT WAS DONE WITHOUT A BUILDING PERMIT.
COULD BE SOMETHING THAT WAS DONE YEARS AGO.
IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT WAS DONE RECENTLY, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE. SO RATHER THAN SETTING PRECEDENTS WE WANT TO KEEP THE ESTHETICS OF THE SUBDIVISION AS IS. AND WE'RE RECOMMENDING DENIAL OF THE OF THE FENCE.
HOWEVER, I WILL NOTE THAT IT IS SET BACK PRETTY FAR IN OFF OF JAMES OR OFF OF MARK.
IN LOOKING AT THE VARIANCE, I MEAN, AT THE SURVEY WOULD BE OVER 30FT IN FROM THE STREET. SO IT'S NOT LIKE THE OTHER ONE THAT'S KIND OF UP TO THE FRONT OF THE LOT LINE. THIS ONE'S GOING TO BE SET BACK FURTHER BACK SHOULD IT BE GRANTED.
WE DID GET TWO LETTERS IN FAVOR OF THE REQUEST.
BUT AGAIN, STAFF IS LEANING TOWARDS A DENIAL BECAUSE IT WOULD SET A PRECEDENCE.
DO WE HAVE A BRENNAN, TAROT, VIERA, OR MR. THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THIS ITEM? EITHER ONE OF YOU WANT TO APPROACH THE PODIUM.
THE ONLY REASON, I GUESS, THAT THE MAIN REASON.
I'M SORRY WE APPLIED FOR THE PERMIT.
DO YOU MIND STATING YOUR NAME? FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE? I'M SORRY. MY NAME IS MARK.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE REASON IS, OF COURSE, WE APPLIED FOR THE PERMIT AND WERE DENIED THE PERMIT.
BUT BECAUSE OF THE FACT, LIKE IT WAS STATED HERE WHEN THE SUBDIVISION WAS PLATTED ON, ACTUALLY, WHAT IT ENDS UP BEING WHAT SHOWS THE FRONT IS MARK AVENUE, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY THE FRONT.
AND THE HOUSE IS ORIENTED OVER TO JAMES AVENUE.
SO YOU COULD SEE THAT IF THAT WERE TO BE CONSIDERED THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE, THERE WOULD BE A FRONT ENTRY DOOR AT LEAST.
SO HERE YOU HAVE A SWAY ENTRY GARAGE INTO THE BACK.
THIS IS ACTUALLY A SIDE AND OR REAR.
SO THE FRONT DOOR IS ACTUALLY OVER HERE WHERE YOU SEE THE HALF MOON DRIVEWAY. THAT'S WHERE THE FRONT DOOR ACCESS TO THE HOME IS.
SO WHAT WE WERE LOOKING AT IS, OF COURSE, BECAUSE THEY HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN, YOU KNOW THAT'S A LITTLE PLAY AREA AND KIND OF KEEPING A ESTHETICALLY PLEASING NICE THAT MATCHES THE EXISTING FENCE THAT'S AROUND THE HOME ANYWAY.
AND THEN ADDING THAT ROLLING GATE SO THAT THEY HAVE NUMBER ONE SECURITY FOR THE CHILDREN AND THEN ACCESS AND PROTECTION FOR THEIR CARS AND VEHICLES AND OTHER THINGS THAT THEY HAVE THERE. THANK YOU FOR THAT, MR. WILLIAMS. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY? DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD FOR MR. ARGUELLES? I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.
IT'S GOING TO BE MADE OUT OF BLOCK, CORRECT? CORRECT, SENATOR. BLOCK. SO IT WILL NOT GO PAST THE NEIGHBOR'S RESIDENCE? NO, IT'S IN THE SAME SETBACK LINE, AND IT'S EXACTLY IN LINE WITH THE HOME NEXT DOOR. AND HE'S ACTUALLY IN FAVOR OF IT BECAUSE OF THAT.
IT'S REALLY MORE THAN ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, FOR THE PROTECTION.
BUT AGAIN, IT'S A BLOCK CINDER BLOCK, BUT WITH STUCCO FINISH.
IT'S CROWNED IN MATCHING WHAT'S ALREADY EXISTING.
IF YOU COULD LOOK AT I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A PICTURE THERE AS TO WHAT SHOWS WHAT'S EXISTING SETBACK IN THE BACK.
YOU COULD SEE OVER THERE TOWARDS THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY.
THERE'S THE FENCE THAT CLOSES IN THERE.
SO THIS WOULD JUST BE PUSHING THIS UP HERE AND TYING INTO WHAT'S EXISTING.
YEAH. I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION ON THE AS FAR AS THE HOA, HAVE THEY ALREADY APPROVED WITH THE HOA? HAS IT BEEN SUBMITTED? WHAT IS THE HOA SAYING ON THIS? ACTUALLY, WHEN THIS WAS THIS PART OF THE SUBDIVISION WAS BUILT, THIS PARTICULAR AREA, IF I'M CORRECT, IS NOT EVEN PART OF THE HOA.
OKAY. SO IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA.
AND AND THIS WASN'T REALLY EXPLAINED TO THE TO THE APPLICANT, BUT PERHAPS WHAT COULD BE ALLOWED IS IF HE BUILDS IT IN LINE WITH THIS WALL THAT FACES MARK AVENUE. IT WOULDN'T, I GUESS, EXTEND BEYOND THE, THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE, BUT IT WOULD BE IN LINE WITH THE HOUSE AND THEN IT WOULDN'T NEED A VARIANCE.
SO IF IT'S IN LINE WITH THE HOME, IT WOULDN'T NEED A VARIANCE. AND THE VARIANCE BECAUSE IT'S EXCEEDING PROTRUDING. YES, IT'S PROTRUDING, BUT IT'S STILL WITHIN THE SETBACK. SO THE DEFENSE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FENCE IS STILL WAY WITHIN THE THE SETBACK. CORRECT? CORRECT.
BUT IF HE KEEPS IN LINE WITH THE HOUSE THEN IT WOULDN'T BE CONSIDERED THE FRONT. IT WOULD JUST BE CONSIDERED A SIDE.
MR. HOW MANY FEET IS PROTRUDING? DO WE KNOW? ROUGHLY. IT'S ABOUT TEN FEET FROM THE HOUSE OVER TO WHAT IS NOW.
YOU CAN SEE UP AGAINST THE EDGE OF THE HOUSE THERE IT COMES OUT ABOUT TEN FEET, ENDS UP RIGHT, RIGHT. AND THEN IT FOLLOWS RIGHT ALONG THE SETBACK LINE.
SO IT DOES NOT CROSS OVER THE SETBACK LINE.
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RIGHT. BUT THE THING IS ALSO A MATTER OF ACCESSIBILITY WHEN THE VEHICLES COME IN, AS YOU CAN SEE, SINCE IT'S A SWAY ENTRY.AND AS THEY BACK OUT AND THE ANGLE THAT IT'S AT, IT JUST MAKES IT TO EASIER ACCESSIBILITY FOR THEIR VEHICLES AS THEY COME INTO THE GARAGE.
SO THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS, BECAUSE WE HAD CONSIDERED THAT BACK THEN. AND IF YOU DO THAT RUNNING ALONG WITH THE SAME ANGLE AS THE HOUSE, THEN YOU KIND OF LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF SPACE THERE.
SO WE WERE KIND OF LOOKING AT ALL OPTIONS, OF COURSE.
MR. ANY ISSUES THAT YOU MAY SEE SINCE IT'S ON THE CORNER LOT IT'S PROTRUDING AGAIN.
TEN FEET SO FAR IN THE SETBACK.
SO ANY ISSUES? TRAFFIC RELATED COMING OFF OF THAT CORNER? OH, IT'S NOT GOING TO CREATE A SIDE OBSTRUCTION WHICH YOU TYPICALLY SEE WITH SOLID WALLS. IN THIS CASE IT'S SO FAR IN THAT WE WOULDN'T HAVE THAT LIKE YOU MENTIONED, IT WOULD BE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE HOUSES THAT ARE ALREADY THERE ALSO. SO JUST A MATTER OF WHETHER THE BOARD WANTS TO GRANT THE VARIANCE OR NOT.
GOT IT. SO THE REASON THIS IS COMING UP TO, I GUESS, HERE TO, TO THE ZBA IS BECAUSE TECHNICALLY THAT'S THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE.
BUT THE WAY THAT THE LOT WAS RECORDED, THERE IS A PLAT NOTE ON THE LOT THAT SAYS THAT THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE IS IT'S HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW, FLAT NOTE NUMBER NINE.
RIGHT. OKAY. GOT IT. BUT IN REALITY, THE WAY THE HOUSE IS ORIENTED.
AND THE HOUSE WITH THE GREEN FENCE THAT'S DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM IT.
RIGHT? CORRECT. IT'S IN ANOTHER SUBDIVISION.
IT'S NOT PART OF THE SAME PLATFORM.
OH, IT'S A DIFFERENT SUBDIVISION, BUT ACROSS THE STREET FROM IT. ACROSS THE STREET. DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET. CORRECT. OKAY.
MR. WAS A DESIGN SUBMITTED WITH THIS APPLICATION BY CHANCE.
I MEAN, BASICALLY WITH A PICTURE OF WHAT'S ALREADY THERE, WE'RE RECREATING THE SAME THING. SO IT'S STILL THE SAME AS FAR AS THE LOOK.
IT SHOULD BE THERE. YES. KIND OF LIKE THAT. OKAY.
THERE ARE SOME COLUMNS THERE. OF COURSE.
THE COLUMNS OF CINDERBLOCK. EVERYTHING STUCCO TO MATCH WHAT'S EXISTING.
OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? NO. SURE. GO AHEAD. IF YOU'D LIKE TO APPROACH THE PODIUM.
YES. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
YEAH. I JUST WANTED TO STRESS.
THE REASON WE DECIDED TO DO THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE WAS TO PROTECT OUR KIDS THAT PLAY OUTSIDE A LOT. WE'VE GOT TWO TODDLERS, A TWO YEAR OLD AND A FOUR YEAR OLD.
AND I'M SURE YOU ALL ARE AWARE, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF BREAK INS IN THE AREA WITH THE VEHICLES, ESPECIALLY IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD ACROSS FROM US. A LOT OF THEM THAT HAVE BEEN PARKED OUT ON THE DRIVEWAYS WERE BROKEN INTO WITHIN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. AND THEN ALSO, I MEAN, I WORK IN HEALTHCARE.
I'VE TAKEN CARE OF KIDS WHO HAVE BEEN PLAYING ON A DRIVEWAY AND SOMEBODY, YOU KNOW, A BALL ROLLS OUT AND THEY RUN OUT TO GET IT AND THEY'VE BEEN KILLED.
AND SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT MOTIVATED US TO WANT TO DO THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE AND SPEND THE MONEY ON DOING THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE.
YEAH. AND WE WANT TO GIVE THEM ENOUGH SPACE TO BE ABLE TO PLAY IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR OUR KIDS AND ALSO BE ABLE, LIKE MARK SAID, BE ABLE TO GET OUR CARS IN THE DRIVEWAY EASY, BUT STILL ABIDE BY ALL THE 30 FOOT SETBACKS.
AND YOU ALL MENTIONED THERE WAS ONE HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET FROM US.
I HAVE PICTURES OF EIGHT HOUSES HERE.
I CAN I'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, ALL THE ADDRESSES HERE.
I CAN GIVE YOU ALL OR I CAN JUST HAND YOU GUYS THE SHEETS SHOWING, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING THE SAME THING WITH ON A CORNER LOT WHERE THEIR GATE AND FENCE GOES BEYOND THE END OF THE HOUSE.
SO I WOULD ARGUE THERE'S BEEN PRECEDENT SET IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WITH 6 OR 8 HOUSES DOING SOMETHING SIMILAR, BUT OFTEN LIKE THE GREEN HOUSE NOT BEING 30FT SETBACK, BUT AT LEAST SETTING THE PRECEDENT OF EXTENDING BEYOND THE SIDE OF THEIR HOUSE.
THE SAME SITUATION WHERE IT'S THE SIDE.
I SUSPECT THE HOUSES HAVE BEEN THERE SO LONG THAT A LOT OF THEM PROBABLY DIDN'T GO THROUGH THE RIGHT ROUTES, AS WE'RE TRYING TO HERE, LIKE THE GREEN HOUSE WAS BROUGHT FORWARD.
AND, YOU KNOW, OUR HOUSE HAS BEEN THERE 30 PLUS YEARS NOW, WITH THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE FACING JAMES AVENUE.
THIS HAS BEEN THE REAR OF THE HOUSE SINCE THE HOUSE WAS BUILT, AND WE DID NOT BUILD IT THAT WAY.
WE'RE THE SECOND OWNERS OF THE HOUSE.
SO WHEN ALL THIS WAS PLATTED, LIKE MARK WAS SAYING, I MEAN, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO, LIKE I SAID, BETTER OUR HOUSE NOW AND MAKE IT A SAFER PLACE FOR TO RAISE OUR KIDS.
OKAY, THAT'S. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT ME TO GIVE YOU GUYS THESE PRINTOUTS.
SURE. WE'LL TAKE THEM IF YOU HAVE THEM, AND THEN WE'LL PASS THEM AROUND. ONE OTHER THING. I KNOW YOU WERE ASKING ABOUT MOVING THAT WALL IN LINE WITH OURS, BUT LIKE MARK SAID, IT WOULD BE REALLY HARD TO GET IN OUR VEHICLES.
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AND THEN ALSO, WE WERE ACTUALLY WE'VE BEEN IN CONVERSATION WITH OUR NEIGHBOR NEXT TO US, WHO I THINK PROBABLY SENT IN ONE OF THE IN FAVOR LETTERS AND MR..BUT MR. GARIN TO SO HE'S NEXT TO US, AND WE'RE ACTUALLY TRYING TO KEEP IT ESTHETICALLY PLEASING BY LINING IT UP WITH HIS HOUSE, SO WE HAD TALKED TO HIM IN DETAIL ABOUT IT.
OKAY. THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR..
I GOT A QUESTION FOR CITY STAFF. MR..
ESSER HOW MANY NOTICES WERE SENT OUT? YOU SAID TWO. ONLY TWO REPLIED.
WE DID SEND OUT 22. 22? HOW MANY REPLIED BACK? POSITIVE. POSITIVE. WHICH ONE OF THEM IS THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR? WHICH? OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I DON'T KNOW IF IT MATTERS EITHER, BECAUSE YOU SAID YOU SENT YOUR NOTICES.
I ALSO, BASED ON THE MAP THAT Y'ALL PROVIDED US OF WHERE THE NOTICES WERE GOING TO GO.
WENT AROUND GIVING EVERYONE THE DRAWING AND A NOTICE OF MY OWN IN THE MAIL, SAYING TO CONTACT US IF THEY HAD ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS AND LETTING THEM KNOW ABOUT THIS AND NO ONE HAD ANY.
I APPRECIATE THAT BROUGHT FORWARD CONCERNED NEIGHBOR.
RIGHT. YEAH. SO I DID WALK AROUND IN MAILBOXES IN THE HEAT, LEAVING THESE IN EVERYBODY'S MAILBOXES.
GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. WE DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD.
THEN AT THIS TIME, I'LL GO AHEAD. OH, BEFORE I DO THAT, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY? THANK YOU SO MUCH. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THIS ITEM? NO.
ALL RIGHT, THEN I'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD AND CLOSE THE ITEM AND ASK THE BOARD FOR A MOTION. I'LL MOTION TO APPROVE GUYS WITH ONE CONDITION.
TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS WOULD THE CITY MAKE SURE THAT THAT WALL DOESN'T GO PAST THE NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE THAT WAY TO BE ALIGNED? NO MORE THAN THAT. AND NOT PAST THE THE SETBACK, THE 25 FOOT SETBACK. OKAY, THAT CONDITION SOUNDS GOOD.
OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION FROM MR. REESE TO APPROVE WITH ONE CONDITION, WHICH IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FENCE ITSELF DOES NOT PROTRUDE PATH.
THAT IS CORRECT. THE NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE.
OKAY. DO YOU HAVE ANY SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION.
HAVE YOU TAKEN BY MR. CANTU? ALL THOSE IN MOTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED?
[B. Request of Oralia and Teraso Morano for a Variance to the City of Edinburg Unified Development]
SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.JUST TO MAKE NOTE OF THE FACT THE FRONT OF THE NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE.
THERE'S TWO SECTIONS WHERE YOU COULD SEE THAT THERE'S ONE THAT'S PROTRUDING FURTHER, AND THEN ONE IS THE LIVING AREA.
I'M TALKING ABOUT THE LIVING AREA.
THE SECOND PART OR THE FURTHER ON THE WEST SIDE? THAT'S THE GARAGE, CORRECT? YEAH. SO I'M TALKING IT'S PRETTY MUCH WHERE YOU'RE AT RIGHT NOW FOR THE WALL.
I'M. YEAH. I'M JUST MAKING SURE YOU DON'T GO PAST THAT LINE THERE, WHICH IS RIGHT IN LINE WITH THE SETBACK. AS YOU CAN SEE, THAT IS CORRECT. I'M JUST MAKING SURE YOU DON'T GO PAST THAT. CORRECT.
AND CONTINUE THE TREND THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING OUT THERE. OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD.
MR. CHOI, DO WE NEED A CLEAR THAT MOTION SINCE IT WAS CARRIED TO MOVE FORWARD? DO WE NEED A NO OR. WE JUST.
ARE WE? YEAH. ACTION WAS TAKEN.
AND AS LONG AS STAFF IS CLEAR ON WHAT THE SUBSTANCE OF THAT ACTION WAS, AND I THINK IT'S BEEN CLARIFIED NOW, YOU DON'T NEED A REVOTE ON IT.
OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT AS LONG AS EVERYBODY'S IN AGREEMENT.
RIGHT. THAT THAT WAS THE ACTION TAKEN, THERE'S NO OBJECTIONS. OKAY.
THANKS. THANK YOU. I GUESS THE LAST THING.
I'M SORRY. WE'RE GOOD TO RESUBMIT FOR PERMITTING.
RIGHT. WE GET APPROVAL FROM THE BOARD.
WE SHOULD GET APPROVAL FOR THE PERMIT THEN, RIGHT? CORRECT. OKAY. YES.
YEAH. THIS. THIS THIS DOESN'T HAVE TO GO TO CITY COUNCIL. IT. THIS IS THE FINAL APPROVAL HERE. GOT IT. OKAY. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. OKAY. THE NEXT ITEM.
REQUEST. FOR A VARIANT OF THE CITY OF EDINBURGH UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE TO ALLOW AN ENCROACHMENT OF TEN FEET INTO THE 20 FOOT REAR YARD SETBACK AND SIX FEET ENCROACHMENT INTO THE EAST SIDE YARD SETBACK FOR A COVERED OUTDOOR PATIO AT LOT 49 MCCALL STREET.
THE PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 20 809 JESSICA DRIVE.
YES. BOARD. THIS IS FOR A TEN FOOT ENCROACHMENT ONTO THE 20 FOOT REAR SETBACK AND THEN A SIDE SETBACK.
ENCROACHMENT. 20 809 JESSICA DRIVE.
THIS IS MCCALL ESTATES. UNIT NUMBER TWO SUBDIVISION IS A SUBDIVISION THAT WAS RECORDED IN 1973. AND WE HAVE SOME PICTURES HERE THAT WILL KIND OF SHOW US THE PROPERTY.
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THIS IS THE HOUSE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE TODAY, AND IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CONVERTED INTO APARTMENTS AT ONE TIME.BUT IN TALKING TO THE APPLICANT WE'RE BEING TOLD THAT IT HAS NOW BEEN CONVERTED BACK TO SINGLE FAMILY, AND HE WANTS TO BE HE WANTS TO KEEP WHAT WAS BUILT WITHOUT A PERMIT.
IF YOU LOOK ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY THERE'S SUBSTANTIAL CONSTRUCTION IN THE IN THE BACKYARD. AND WE HAVE PICTURES OF WHAT WAS ACTUALLY BUILT OUT THERE.
THE CEDAR FENCE THAT YOU SEE BACK THERE IS THE REAR PROPERTY LINE.
HE BUILT A, LIKE A MASONRY WALL TEN FEET IN WITH A PATIO THAT IS BEING SUPPORTED BY THAT MASONRY WALL. SO THAT WALL IS AT TEN FEET AND THERE IS THERE IS A 20 FOOT REAR SIDE OR REAR SETBACK AT THIS PROPERTY.
SO HE WANTS TO KEEP IT AS IS AND BE ALLOWED TO ENCROACH ONTO THE REAR SETBACK BY TEN FEET. AND HE'S ALSO GOING TO BE ENCROACHING ONTO THE THE SIX FOOT, EIGHT SIX FOOT ENCROACHMENT INTO THE EAST SIDE YARD.
SETBACK AGAIN FOR THE COVERED PATIO.
WE DID GET TWO LETTERS IN OPPOSITION OF THE REQUEST.
AND IN LOOKING AT THE PICTURES, IT APPEARS THAT HE WAS GOING TO BUILD SOME TYPE OF MAYBE RESTROOM.
THERE'S PLUMBING STICKING OUT THERE. SO IT KIND OF CONCERNS US THAT HE MIGHT WANT TO ENCLOSE THIS AREA IN THE FUTURE.
WE DID GET TWO LETTERS IN OPPOSITION.
WE'RE RECOMMENDING DENIAL. AND IF APPROVED, WE WOULD REQUEST THAT HE BE THAT HE GO THROUGH THE PERMITTING PROCESS AND GET A PERMIT FOR WHATEVER CONSTRUCTION IS APPROVED.
AND WE WOULD ALSO ASK THAT IF AN APPROVAL IS GRANTED, THAT IT REMAIN OPEN, THAT THEY DON'T ENCLOSE IT AT ANY FUTURE TIME.
NOT BEFORE YOU. OKAY. DO YOU HAVE A MORALIA OR TERESA MORANO THAT WANTS TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THIS ITEM? GOOD AFTERNOON. CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE? YEAH. GOOD AFTERNOON.
WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO HERE, AND I WILL STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. YOUR NAME PLEASE.
OKAY. MY NAME IS TERESA MORANO.
THANK YOU SIR. AND I'M THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY.
JESSICA. AND WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO IS AN OUTDOOR LIVING.
BECAUSE I SAW MY DAUGHTER BUILD ONE IN VICTORIA, TEXAS, ON THE FARM. AND IT WAS REAL NICE.
SO I FIGURED I'D DO SOMETHING FOR THIS THING HERE, YOU KNOW? AND THE ONLY THING THAT I DID WRONG IS I TOOK OFF WITHOUT A PERMIT BECAUSE THEY SAID, NO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT A PERMIT. SO I DIDN'T WORRY ABOUT A PERMIT.
OKAY, THAT'S MY FAULT FOR THINKING I'M OUT OF THE COUNTRY.
BUT THAT'S ALL I'M TRYING TO DO IN THE BACK.
THE PROPERTY ITSELF, THE EASTMAN, WHOEVER BUILT THIS HOUSE.
MR. DON'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE THAT SOLD IT TO ME.
BUT ANYWAY, FROM THE CONCRETE WALL TO THE CEDAR FENCE IS 12 FOOT.
THE ONLY THING THAT THEY WANT ME TO DO IS CUT SIX FOOT OF MY MY METAL ROOF, I GUESS, TO GET 20FT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY.
BECAUSE THAT ALREADY HAD A ROOF ON IT BEFORE IT WAS MADE OUT OF WOOD, AND IT WAS ALL ROTTEN.
YOU DON'T NOTICE IT, BUT THERE'S A FIREPLACE IN THE BACK, AND IT SHOWS RIGHT THERE WHERE THAT OTHER ROOF WAS THERE FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. WHENEVER THEY BUILT THIS HOUSE, THEY BUILT A PLACE WHERE THEY COULD MAKE.
A CHIMNEY WITH FOR THE BARBECUE PIT.
SO THAT'S ALL THERE SINCE 1989.
I BOUGHT THIS HOUSE IN 2006 AND IT WAS ALREADY LIKE THAT.
IT HAD THAT EXTRA LIVING AND EVERYTHING.
MATTER OF FACT, FROM MY FIRST SON GOT MARRIED.
I LET HIM LIVE THERE FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS BEFORE HE BOUGHT HIS HOUSE IN THE TOP, TOP APARTMENT, WHICH I CALL IT APARTMENT.
BUT IT'S AN ADDITIONAL LIVING, YOU KNOW.
IT'S NOTHING THAT I DID MYSELF.
IT WAS ALREADY THERE. SO I TOOK IT THAT IT WAS OKAY BECAUSE SOMEBODY GOT A PERMIT FOR IT ANYWAY. A LONG TIME AGO.
SO I GO UP TO WHATEVER Y'ALL TELL ME TO DO.
I WANT TO COMPLY WITH WHATEVER Y'ALL TELL ME TO DO.
BUT IF YOU'LL ALLOW ME TO KEEP THAT ROOF TO WHERE I DON'T GET WET WHEN I'M DOING THAT OUTDOOR LIVING OR COOKING BARBECUE OR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, THEN IT'D BE NICE IF I COULD HAVE THAT.
THAT'S IT. OKAY. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD AT THIS TIME?
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THE ONLY CONCERN THAT I SEE MYSELF IS THAT CHIMNEY RIGHT THERE? IT'S PRETTY ENCLOSED. I THINK IT WOULDN'T CREATE TOO MUCH HEAT THERE IN JUST THAT LITTLE CORNER FROM FROM WHERE THE CHIMNEY IS IN THE BACK, ACTUALLY. ACTUALLY, IT'S NOT, BECAUSE IT'S GOT PLENTY OF BREATHING ROOM UP ON THE TOP. YEAH, ACTUALLY, THIS ROOF IS A LITTLE BIT TALLER THAN THE OTHER ONE, AND THE OTHER ONE WAS MADE OUT OF WOOD. THIS IS MADE OUT OF METAL.IF THE METAL ROOF OVERHANG WHERE THE CHIMNEY IS.
IT'S OVERHANG. SO IT'S NOT FREE. THERE'S NO WOOD, THERE'S NOTHING THERE. AND IT STICKS OUT ABOUT THREE FEET ABOVE THE ABOVE THE METAL ROOF.
3 OR 4 FOOT. AND IT WAS THERE BEFORE.
I NEVER BUILT IT. I WOULD HAVE BUILT A BARBECUE PIT BETTER OUT OF METAL.
SO IT KEEPS GOING THROUGH. YOU'RE SAYING. IN OTHER WORDS, IT KEEPS GOING THROUGH. SO IT'S LIKE THREE FEET ABOVE THE METAL PORTION OF IT.
OKAY. WHAT'S THE ENCROACHMENT ON THE SIDE SETBACK? IS THAT I THINK I READ SIX FEET, WHICH LEAVES IT AT ZERO, REALLY UP TO THE LOT LINE.
SO THAT THAT WOODEN FENCE THAT WE'RE SEEING IN THIS PHOTO, THAT'S THE LOT LINE. THAT'S THE REAR, RIGHT.
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE SIDE WHERE THE CHIMNEY'S AT? SO RIGHT BEHIND THAT CHIMNEY AND THAT WALL, THE OTHER LOT STARTS.
HE'S AT ZERO. OKAY. BUT HE WAS ALREADY LIKE THAT.
PROBABLY A SUPPORTING COLUMN IN THE ROOF.
OKAY. RIGHT AT THE ROOF OF THE BUILDING APPEARS TO MEET SETBACKS, BUT IT'S. IT'S OVER.
SO WHAT DO I DO THERE? TEAR DOWN THE BARBECUE, THE CHIMNEY, OR. AND NOTICE THAT THAT THEY SAY YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE FIVE FEET AWAY FROM THE FENCE TO THE HOUSE, BUT THAT HOUSE WAS BUILT AT 30, 30IN FROM THE FENCE TO THE HOUSE, AND THAT WAS BUILT IN 1889.
NOT NOT MY IT WAS BEFORE YOU ALL PROBABLY CAME IN WAY BEFORE WHATEVER RULES THEY HAD BACK THEN. IT APPEARS THAT EVEN THAT THAT AN ADDITIONAL BUILDING STRUCTURE IS IN VIOLATION OF THE SITE PLAN. THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO.
SO THE ITEM IN QUESTION RIGHT NOW IS THE NEW PATIO RATE, WHICH I GUESS FROM THIS AREA YOU CAN'T SEE IT WASN'T BUILT YET.
SO THIS THIS STRUCTURE WAS ALREADY EXISTING, RIGHT? BUT IT'S NOT REALLY THE ITEM THAT WE'RE VOTING ON RIGHT NOW, I GUESS.
NOT IN THIS PHOTO. IN THE FUTURE, YOU GUYS BRING IT UP.
WELL, THEN WE'LL HAVE TO DECIDE THEN, RIGHT. BUT. BUT THIS PARTICULAR BUILDING ALSO LOOKS LIKE IT'S IN VIOLATION, SO IT DEFINITELY IS.
YOU WOULD NEED A VARIANCE ON BOTH THE SIDE AND THE REAR.
AND IT WASN'T SOMETHING THAT HE BUILT BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN THERE FOR YEARS FOR YEARS.
YEAR. 89. SO I THINK THAT BUILDING IS PROBABLY GRANDFATHERED IN I DON'T KNOW.
RIGHT. BUT THAT'S WHAT AN ATTORNEY PATIO I THAT THAT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD BE WARY OF APPROVING BUT.
I GET THE CHIMNEY IN THE BACK.
SO IT'S ALREADY AT TEN FEET HERE.
WHICH DO YOU ALL HAVE A SURVEY? YES, MA'AM. IS THERE A SURVEY FOR THIS PROPERTY? I GAVE I GAVE YOU THE PROPERTY DESCRIPTIONS AND EVERYTHING. THEY ALREADY. THERE'S JUST THIS RENDERING THAT WAS HAND-DRAWN, BUT WE DON'T HAVE A SURVEY.
KNOW THAT THAT DRAWING THAT I GAVE WAS JUST FOR THAT OUTDOOR LIVING. WHEN THEY TOLD ME TO SEND ME SOME KIND OF LITTLE PLANT.
BUT THE HOUSE, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GOT A SURVEY FOR WHEN THEY BUILD IT ORIGINALLY. I'M ASSUMING THEY DID. IF THE CITY HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT, THEY WOULD REQUIRE THEM TO DO SOMETHING AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE.
DID YOU GO THROUGH A TITLE COMPANY? YEAH, WHEN WE BOUGHT IT, THEY DIDN'T GIVE YOU.
I'M SORRY. ALL THEY GAVE US WAS A DEED.
THAT'S IT. NO SURVEY AT ALL? NO. NO DRAWINGS? NO. NOTHING OF THE HOUSE? NO. THE HOUSE. A FAMILY FROM MEXICO WAS THE ONE THAT BUILT IT.
SO, YEAH, WE CAN TELL THEY DIDN'T FOLLOW THE RULES.
I HAVE A QUESTION WITH REGARD TO THIS ISSUE, DOES THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OR THE FIRE MARSHAL GET INVOLVED IN ANY OF THESE SITUATIONS? DO THEY HAVE TO COME OUT AND ASSESS THE THE STRUCTURES AND THINGS?
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THEY WOULD, WHAT'S KIND OF CONCERNING IS, IS WHAT'S ALREADY PREEXISTING.IF YOU LOOK AT THAT PICTURE WHERE THERE'S THAT RED TRUCK THERE, THAT DRIVEWAY, THE ROOF PITCHES FROM ONE ROOF TO THE OTHER DOESN'T APPEAR TO HAVE A SEPARATION OF TEN FEET, BUT YOU HAVE 3 OR 4FT.
YEAH. HAVE THEY BEEN CONTACTED OR INVOLVED IN THIS WITH THIS ISSUE? I BELIEVE THEY WERE CONTACTED, BUT AGAIN, WE WEREN'T REALLY FOCUSING ON WE WERE JUST LOOKING AT THE BACK AND WE WERE OKAY WITH THE, THE METAL STRUCTURE. BUT NOW THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS AERIAL, THAT THIS EXHIBIT WAS JUST ADDED TODAY TO THE PRESENTATION. OKAY. SO NOW THAT I SEE THE OVERALL PICTURE PERHAPS WE SHOULD CONTACT THEM TO SEE WHAT THEIR OPINION. CORRECT. THEY WOULD PROBABLY RECOMMEND.
MAKE IT MAKING A COMPLAINT, RIGHT? OKAY. DO WHAT? THAT. THAT IS OPPOSED BY YOU.
BY THIS BOARD ALSO. WELL, I THINK THERE SHOULD BE YOU KNOW, THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE.
OUR DEPARTMENT SHOULD BE INVOLVED, AND YOU KNOW, MAKING A MOTION THAT THAT THEY COME OUT AND LOOK AND GIVE US DIRECTION BEFORE WE OBVIOUSLY MAKE A FINAL DECISION.
SO YOU WANT TO TABLE THIS ITEM UNTIL WE CAN TABLE IT. WE ASK THAT IT BE TABLED, AND THEN THE FIRE MARSHAL GET INVOLVED TO COME OUT AND LOOK AT IT AND GIVE US THEIR OPINION. THANK YOU. THAT'S A CONSENSUS OF THE BOARD, RIGHT? YEAH. DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME THAT WE HAVE THE OWNER? NO QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD. THANK YOU SIR.
IS THERE ANYONE YOU PUT A MOTION BEFORE I GET TO OPEN IT UP? WILL BE A FIRE DEPARTMENT CINDER BLOCK.
THE WHOLE THING IS MADE. CINDER BLOCK AND CONCRETE.
NOTHING? NO. WOULD HARDLY MATTER OF FACT.
I HAD A FIRE HALL BACK IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WENT THERE AND THEY SAID, HEY, DON'T WORRY, THEY CAUGHT ON FIRE A COUPLE OF TIMES. IT NEVER BURNED. SO.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR, I'M GOING TO OPEN IT UP TO THE AUDIENCE.
ANYBODY ELSE IN THE PUBLIC, IN OUR AUDIENCE WANTING TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THIS ITEM? NO. AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THIS ITEM AND OPEN IT UP FOR A MOTION FROM THE BOARD.
MOTION TO TABLE THE ITEM, TO HAVE THE FIRE MARSHAL DEPARTMENT COME OUT AND ASSESS THE SITUATION AND GIVE US THEIR OPINION.
AND BEFORE WE MAKE A FINAL DECISION, SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION FROM MR. MAGUIRE TO TABLE THE ITEM AND TO GET FIRE MARSHAL INVOLVED TO ASSESS THE THE ITEM ON THE AGENDA. SECOND, AND I HAVE A SECOND FROM MR. MARK GONZALEZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[C. Request of Juan A. Ludwig on Behalf of AEP Texas Central Company for a Variance to the City]
MOTION CARRIES. MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.EIGHT C REQUEST OF JUAN A LUDWIG ON BEHALF OF AEP TEXAS CENTRAL COMPANY FOR A VARIANCE OF THE CITY OF EDINBURGH UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE TO ALLOW AN ENCROACHMENT OF 25FT INTO THE 50 FOOT FEET FRONT.
SETBACK FOR AN ELECTRIC SUBSTATION EXPANSION AT LOT ONE, BLOCK ONE AEP NORTH SUBDIVISION.
THE ADDRESS FOR THIS REQUEST IS 2901 WEST MONTE CRISTO ROAD.
YES. WHAT AEP IS ASKING HERE IS TO HAVE A 25 FOOT FRONT SETBACK INSTEAD OF THE 50 FOOT FRONT SETBACK, AS REQUIRED BY THE PLAT.
AND THIS IS A 2901 WEST MONTE CRISTO, AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A SUBSTATION FOR ELECTRICAL USE, AND WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR IS TO KEEP OR TO KEEP THE PROPOSED NEW CONSTRUCTION IN LINE WITH WHAT'S ALREADY THERE.
THIS IS WHAT'S GOING TO BE BUILT IN BLACK.
AND IF YOU IF YOU SEE, IT'S KIND OF OVERLAID ONTO THE EXISTING AND IT'S CURRENTLY AT 25FT.
SO IN ESSENCE, WHAT WE WOULD BE DOING IS WE WOULD BRING IN THIS WHOLE LOT INTO COMPLIANCE, BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH IT WAS OUTSIDE THE THE CITY LIMITS WHEN IT WAS BUILT, IT STILL WASN'T BUILT ACCORDING TO THE PLAT.
SO SINCE IT'S ALREADY BEEN LIKE THAT FOR X NUMBER OF YEARS, AND BECAUSE IT'S ONLY FOR A UTILITY AND IT'S REMAINED AS IS WITHOUT ANY ISSUES, WE'RE WE'RE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. OKAY.
THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE MR. LUDWIG WITH US TODAY? I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THIS ITEM.
YES, SIR. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS JUAN LUDWIG, AND I'M WITH CDS.
MURRAY. I'M ONE OF THE ENGINEER OF RECORDS FOR AEP, AND AS MANY OF YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR, THIS PARTICULAR SUBSTATION IS PRETTY CRITICAL
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TO THE AREA. IT'S IT CONSISTS OF OF A NUMBER OF SUBSTATIONS, A THREE, 45, A 69 KV AND A 12 KV.SO IT'S A PRETTY CRITICAL COMPONENT TO THE TO THE AREA.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT AEP DETERMINED WAS THAT EXISTING 12 KV SUBSTATION SITE IS IN DESPERATE NEED OF REPAIRS AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN INCREASE RELIABILITY.
WHAT THEY WANT TO DO IS THEY WANT TO REPLACE EXISTING COMPONENTS.
AND RATHER THAN TAKING THAT 12 KV STATION OFFLINE, WHICH REALLY ISN'T FEASIBLE, WHAT THEY'D LIKE TO DO IS GO AHEAD AND CONSTRUCT THE OTHER ONE NEARBY.
THAT WAY YOU HAVE THAT REDUNDANCY AND THAT THAT RELIABILITY COMPONENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WITH THIS PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT.
SO WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING IS THAT WE BE ALLOWED TO GO AHEAD AND ENCROACH THAT 50 FOOT SETBACK. AND WE'RE PROBABLY, I THINK THAT THE HIGH STRUCTURES ARE WITHIN 20 WITHIN 35FT OR SO. BUT BUT BASICALLY THE THE POTENTIAL HARDSHIP THAT WE'RE ENCOUNTERING IS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO COORDINATE AND PHASE ALL THIS ACCORDINGLY.
BUT THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN BUILD IT TO BACK.
WE'D HAVE TO TAKE THAT EXISTING SUBSTATION OFF LINE.
AND I THAT THAT'S JUST NOT I DON'T THINK THAT WE HAVE TOO MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH DOING THAT. SO ANYWAY, THAT THAT'S OUR POSITION AND HOPEFULLY THE BOARD RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO. AND WHAT WE'RE BASICALLY TRYING TO DO IS JUST KEEP UP WITH THE RELIABILITY ISSUES AND MAKING SURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY POTENTIAL CONCERNS OR, OR PROBLEMS WITH THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE.
I'LL OPEN IT UP TO ANY QUESTIONS TO THE BOARD. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. LUDWIG? THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'D LIKE TO OPEN IT UP TO THE AUDIENCE. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN BEHALF OF THIS ITEM? YEAH.
ALL RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH CLOSING UP THIS PARTICULAR ITEM AND OPEN IT UP TO THE BOARD FOR A MOTION.
SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION FROM MR. VAZQUEZ TO APPROVE REQUEST.
I HAVE A SECOND FROM MR. REECE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.
[D. Request by Freddy Barrera on behalf of Leopoldo Cantu III for a variance to the City of Edinburg]
NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA.A REQUEST BY FREDY BARRERA ON BEHALF OF LEOPOLDO CANTU.
THE THIRD FOR A VARIANCE TO THE CITY OF EDINBURG UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE TO ALLOW AN EIGHT FOOT CONCRETE BLOCK FENCE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY, WHERE THE MOTORIZED GATE LOCATED IN THE FRONT YARD, AND AN EIGHT FOOT CONCRETE BLOCK FENCE ON THE EAST SIDE AND WEST SIDE YARD EXTENDING BEYOND THE FRONT PLANE OF THE PROPOSED RESIDENCE AT LOTS 13 AND 14 GOLDEN ACRES SUBDIVISION.
THE ADDRESS FOR THIS REQUEST IS 34, 24 AND 3400 EAST CURRY ROAD.
THIS BOARD THE APPLICANT, IS REQUESTING TO HAVE A EIGHT FOOT MASONRY BLOCK WALL PRETTY MUCH AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE ENTIRE TWO LOTS.
AS MENTIONED, HE DID PURCHASE TWO LOTS AT THIS PARTICULAR SUBDIVISION.
THE SUBDIVISION WAS PLATTED IN 2023.
IT'S A FAIRLY NEW SUBDIVISION, AND THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO BUILD A SINGLE FAMILY HOME. AND HE WANTS, LIKE A FRONT ENTRANCE WITH A WATER FOUNTAIN FEATURE IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE.
SO THE HOUSE WOULD BE FURTHER BACK.
WE DID GET ONE LETTER IN FAVOR OF THE REQUEST.
HOWEVER, THAT APPLICANT OR THAT PARTICULAR LETTER THAT CAME IN WAS FOR A RESIDENT THAT'S OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS. IT KIND OF BORDERS OUR CITY LIMITS.
AND THE APPLICANT THAT WROTE IN DID RECEIVE A NOTIFICATION, WHICH IS SOMETHING I NEED TO LOOK INTO, BUT THEY ARE OUTSIDE OF OUR CITY LIMITS.
THERE ARE NO HOMES IF YOU GO OUT THERE. THIS IS A FAIRLY NEW SUBDIVISION.
SO THERE'S NO PRECEDENTS AT THIS TIME. THERE'S NOTHING OUT THERE. BUT ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE IS KIND OF LIKE WHAT WE SAW IN THE FIRST PICTURE OR THE FIRST ITEM THAT GREEN FENCE IS IF YOU PUT SOMETHING IN THE FRONT YARD, IT MIGHT BE AN OBSTRUCTION FOR A FUTURE NEIGHBOR OR EVEN FOR THE APPLICANT.
THEY MIGHT BE UNSAFE EVEN FOR THE APPLICANT TO PULL OUT OF HIS DRIVEWAY.
SO WE WOULD RECOMMEND DENIAL, BUT IF YOU ARE INCLINED TO APPROVE IT, WE WOULD WANT IT TO BE SET BACK FURTHER INTO THE PROPERTY.
SO THE WHAT IS THE CURRENT REQUEST? IS IT HOW MANY FEET IT WOULD BE UP TO THE LOT LINE.
IT WOULD STRADDLE THE LOT LINE ALONG THE WHOLE PERIMETER OF THE TWO LOTS.
GOT IT. OKAY. I JUST WANT TO GET IS THERE AN HOA IN THIS SUBDIVISION? MR.. I DON'T BELIEVE THERE IS.
ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE MR. BARRERA WITH US TODAY?
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WOULD YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD? HELLO. MY NAME IS FREDDY BALDERAS, AND I'M HERE IN REGARD FOR LEOPOLDO CANTU.OKAY. AND WHAT HE'S REQUESTING IS NOT THE WHOLE SOLID FENCE IN THE FRONT.
IT'S JUST LIKE SOME COLUMNS WITH SOME, LIKE, WROUGHT IRON, LIKE SEE THROUGH.
THROUGH THE WHOLE FRONT, YOU KNOW.
AND A MOTORIZED GATE WHERE THE DRIVEWAY IS GOING TO BE AT.
OKAY. AND HE WANTED IT AROUND THE WHOLE SETBACK LINE.
I MEAN, THE WHOLE THE WHOLE PROPERTY LINE. AND IF IT'S NOT POSSIBLE, AT LEAST PUSH IT BACK A LITTLE BIT MORE BACK.
YOU KNOW, THERE CAN BE A TRADITIONAL COLUMN, MAYBE SEVEN, EIGHT FOOT WITH STUCCO.
WELL, I'M ASSUMING THAT COLUMN, BECAUSE YOUR REQUEST IS AN EIGHT FOOT. IT COULD BE AN EIGHT FOOT SOLID FENCE BLOCK FENCE ALL AROUND.
OKAY. STUCCO. AND THEN ON THE FRONT, HE WANTED TO PUT SOME COLUMNS WITH SOME WROUGHT IRON, SEE THROUGH ALL THE FRONT, MAYBE THREE FOOT HIGH, AND THEN THE WROUGHT IRON, OR MAYBE JUST COLUMNS AND WROUGHT IRON. GOT IT. I'M ASSUMING WITH A SEPARATION BETWEEN THE COLUMNS OF YOUR TRADITIONAL TEN 12FT.
YEAH. SO. IF THERE'S A DID YOU SUBMIT BY CHANCE THAT DESIGN, LIKE YOU WERE MENTIONING, BLOCK WITH THE PORTION OF THE BACK AND THEN THE WROUGHT IRON, OR YOU'RE AT THIS POINT OPEN TO THE IDEA FOR THE WHOLE FENCE.
BUT FOR THE COLUMNS I HAVEN'T.
I GOT PICTURES, BUT I HAVEN'T SUBMITTED IT.
AND I THOUGHT I WAS A LITTLE BIT LATE.
I JUST CAME FROM MEXICO BECAUSE A FAMILY MEMBER HAD JUST PASSED AWAY, SO IT CAME. I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO PRINT IT OUT, MAN. YEAH. BUT IF YOU WANT, I COULD PRINT OUT SOME PICTURES AND SHOW YOU GUYS EXACTLY WHAT HE WANTS.
I MEAN, IT'S JUST BASIC COLUMNS, 20 BY 20 IN THE FRONT WITH SOME WROUGHT IRON SEE THROUGH AND A MOTORIZED GATE WITH A GATE.
I'VE SEEN THAT ACROSS THE STREET. THERE'S A COUPLE OF FENCES THE SAME WAY LIKE THAT TOO, YOU KNOW. BUT I JUST ACROSS THE STREET, IT'S OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS AND JUST ACROSS THE STREET. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, YOU KNOW? YEAH. NO DIFFERENT RULES INSIDE THE CITY AND OUTSIDE THE CITY. SO I UNDERSTAND THAT MR. VASQUEZ, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? YES. SO IS THERE A BUILDING, ONE HOUSE, OR IS IT TWO? YOU SAID IT'S IN TWO LOTS, RIGHT? TWO LOTS. SO YOU'RE BUILDING ONE HOUSE? IT'S ONE HOUSE, YES.
SO THE SIDE WOULD BE YOUR YARD BASICALLY.
RIGHT. ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE OTHER SIDE WILL BE YARD.
I THINK ACRES, ONE ACRE TRACKS.
TOTAL. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. PEREIRA? PART OF THE SAME.
THIS IS PART OF THE. THAT'S PART OF THE UDC.
FOR THIS. OKAY. SO THIS IS A FAIRLY A FAIRLY NEW SUBDIVISION.
CORRECT. WHAT ARE THE SETBACKS THAT ARE SET FOR THE FRONT? DOES IT SPECIFY ANYTHING ON THE PLAT? FOR THE FENCE THEY CAN GO UP TO THE LOT LINE IF ALLOWED FOR THE FRONT SETBACK.
YEAH. BUT WE TYPICALLY DON'T WANT THEM TOO CLOSE TO THE FRONT BECAUSE IT CAN BE A SIGHT OBSTRUCTION EVEN FOR THE FOR THE FOR THE RESIDENT, EVEN IN THE FRONT WHERE THE PROPERTY LINE IS STILL TO THE STREET IS ABOUT 20 MORE FEET FROM THE PROPERTY LINE. OH, THERE'S ABOUT 20FT OF RIGHT OF WAY.
YEAH. AND IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THERE'S THERE'S ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY. BUT IT'S ALSO POSSIBLE THAT IN THE FUTURE THAT ROAD GETS WIDENED.
SO SHOULD WE BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE.
SO THE VARIANCE ITSELF IS FOR THE, THE THE FENCE.
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE RESPECTING OF ANY SETBACKS AT THIS POINT.
YEAH. YOU DON'T GET THE VARIANCE FOR THE SIZE OF THE FENCE OR THE HEIGHT OF THE FENCE.
THAT'S CORRECT. BECAUSE WITH THE FENCE THEY'RE TYPICALLY ON LOT LINES ANYWAYS.
YOU DON'T REALLY GET TOO CONCERNED WITH THE FRONT SETBACK.
THE REAR SETBACK. THEY'RE ALLOWED ON THE LOT LINE ITSELF.
SO SO HERE'S SO HIS ASK FOR THE VARIANCE ASK IS THAT WE WANT TO WE WANT TO BE OKAY.
OR APPROVAL OF AN EIGHT FOOT FENCE, THE HEIGHT ITSELF ALL THE WAY TO THE LOT LINE. BUT SINCE THE LOT LINE IS NOT, I GUESS, ACKNOWLEDGED OR MENTIONED, THEN WE'RE JUST SAYING YES OR NO.
WE'RE ONLY CONSIDERING THE FENCE AND WHETHER OR NOT WE ALLOW THE FENCE IN THE FRONT YARD.
OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? FORGET THAT. OKAY, SO WE'RE NOT CONCERNED WITH THE PLACEMENT OF THE FENCE NOT.
NOT THE LOCATION, NOT THE TYPE OF FENCE.
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.
BUT I MEAN, BECAUSE WE DON'T IMPOSE SETBACKS, WE STILL WANT TO MAKE IT SAFE IF POSSIBLE.
SO THAT'S WHY I WAS RECOMMENDING THAT IT BE SET BACK A LITTLE BIT. OKAY.
BUT HE'S SAYING THAT THERE'S ABOUT 20FT OF ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY THERE. WE I MEAN,
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THAT'S THAT'S A LOT. ALL RIGHT.CAN CAN WE GET A SITE PLAN SHOWING THE RIGHT OF WAY, SHOWING THE. SUBDIVISION PLAT WITH THE RIGHT OF WAY.
WAS IT? IT WAS PROVIDED IN THE IN THE PACKET AND I THINK.
CAN YOU SEE THE MARK? NO, WE DON'T HAVE IT IN THE PACKET.
YOU SEE IT? 34. 35.4. HAVE YOU GOT A 50 FOOT TO THE PRACTICE ROOM.
I SEE A 30 OUT OF 50 ON THE FRONT.
IT LOOKS LIKE 3030. DO YOU WANT ME TO SOME? YES, PLEASE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
MY READERS AREN'T WORKING TODAY FOR SOME REASON, GUYS.
I'M SHOWING MY AGE. REALLY? REALLY SHOWING MY AGE TODAY.
WE'RE ALL THE SAME. THERE YOU GO.
30. 30. 15. I'M THE ONLY ONE WILLING TO ADMIT IT, THOUGH. THEY'RE ON THE NORTH SIDE.
YEAH. OKAY, HERE ARE THE TOP ONES.
1314 RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD BE THAT I SEE IT THERE.
OR MAYBE DO LIKE A LITTLE LIKE A YOU HOW THEY I'VE SEEN PEOPLE DO LIKE A YOU WITH A UTILITY FENCE. YEAH EXACTLY. THE THE UTILITY OUT.
MR.. BUT A QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU.
STAYING WITHIN THAT TEN FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT IN THE FRONT.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE OKAY WITH YOU AS WELL? THAT'S A POSSIBILITY.
IT'S A POSSIBILITY. I COULD TELL THE CLIENT OR HE SAID TO ASK YOU GUYS IF HE COULD BUILD ON THE PROPERTY LINE AND WHERE THE UTILITY POLES THAT MAKE LIKE A U AND LEAVE LIKE TEN FEET AROUND IT OR EIGHT FOOT.
IT'S NOT JUST THE POLE. THERE'S AN EASEMENT THAT RUNS ALONG THE WHOLE PROPERTY TEN FEET.
SO TEN FEET BACK FROM THE PROPERTY LINE. YEAH. THAT WAY THE UTILITIES NEVER NEED TO GO IN THERE AND WORK. THEY WON'T MESS UP THE FENCE. OKAY.
OKAY. I GUESS WE COULD CONSIDER THAT.
NO. IF YOU LOOK AT THE 15FT AS W SC EASEMENT, NOT A TEN INCHES TEN A TEN.
YEAH. I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM ENGINEERING.
TO HEAR WHAT? WHAT PETER THINKS.
THIS IS PETER WITH ENGINEERING.
FOR LOTS 3434 24. REALLY, THE ONLY THING YOU MIGHT SEE IN THE TEMPLE UTILITY EASEMENT. IT'S PROBABLY JUST ELECTRICAL AND FIBER OPTIC. THAT MIGHT COME IN ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF OF CURRY BEING CURVED ROAD.
THERE HAS BEEN SOME IMPROVEMENTS THERE ALONG THE POWER POLES.
VEXUS HAS BEEN COMING IN AND INSTALLING SOME OVERHEAD FIBER HAS SOME OVERHEAD ELECTRICAL.
ELECTRICAL, NOT ELECTRICAL. SORRY, SOME FIBER OPTIC INTERNET LINES.
IF THERE'S ANY POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS ALONG THE AREA THE UTILITIES MAY MIGHT BE USED.
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JUST ALSO FYI AS WELL.CURRY IS NOT AN MPO STREET AS WELL.
JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND. IT'S NEVER IT'S NOT ON THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN MAP.
OKAY. SO PETER SO SO WE HAVE A 60 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY AND PAVING IS PROBABLY WHAT, 40FT ON THIS THIS AREA.
AGAIN, THIS ONE'S ON THE MPO MAP.
THIS THE ROAD HERE IS CURRENTLY A 24 FOOT BACK TO BACK COUNTY ROAD SECTION.
SO BECAUSE IT'S NOT ON THE MPO OR IT'S NOT DEDICATED, IT'S NOT IT'S NOT DESIGNATED AS ONE.
IT'S STUCK WITH A 60 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY IN THE AREA.
YOU HAVE 18FT. PLUS YOU HAVE THE TEN FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT.
THAT'S CORRECT. YEAH. THE ONLY THE ONLY THING THAT I THINK IS SINCE.
IS THERE ANY OTHER HOUSES BEING BUILT YET? NO. NO. WHO OWNS THE MAJORITY OF THE LOTS? IS IT THE DEVELOPER OR IS IT OR IS IT? HAVE THEY BEEN SOLD? I DON'T KNOW.
THE PACKET HAS THE MAIL OUT LIST OF OF WHO WAS NOTIFIED, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT WHAT NAMES ARE IN THERE.
I CAN LOOK AT IT. BUT BEFORE THAT THE LAND.
THE DEVELOPER SAID THAT HE COULD BUILD AROUND THE WHOLE PROPERTY LINE.
OKAY. SO, YEAH, THE HOUSES, THE SETBACKS.
THAT WOULD BE ALL RIGHT. RIGHT. EVERGREEN LAND STILL OWNS A LOT OF THE LOT.
THEY STILL OWN A LOT OF THEM. RIGHT. SO, YOU KNOW, GOING BACK TO WHAT YOU JUST SAID RIGHT NOW.
IF THEY'RE OKAY, IF THEY'RE OKAY, THEY'RE KIND OF ACTING LIKE THE HOA RIGHT NOW, RIGHT? WELL, THEY SHOULD BE, BECAUSE THERE'S NO HOA.
AT THE TIME THAT IT WAS COUNTY BEFORE HE BOUGHT IT AND THAT THEY PROBABLY ANNEXED INTO THE CITY. THEY ANNEXED TO THE CITY AFTER A WHILE.
AND HE SAID THAT HE COULD BUILD WHATEVER HE WANTED ACROSS THE FENCE, ACROSS THE PROPERTY LINE. SO THAT'S WHY WHEN, WHEN, WHEN THEY SEND ME BACK TO THE CITY TO GO TAKE OUT A PERMIT, HE WAS LIKE, I THOUGHT IT WAS COUNTY, BUT THEY DID ANNEX IT TO THE CITY.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S MAYBE A GOOD IDEA TO GET SOMETHING IN WRITING FROM THE DEVELOPER, BECAUSE WHICH I'M PRETTY SURE THEY'RE GOING TO BE OKAY WITH.
OUT IN WHAT WAS A COUNTY NOW ANNEXED INTO THE CITY? I MEAN, THE TIMING WOULDN'T HAVE BOUGHT IT IF YOU WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE THEM GO ALL THE WAY BACK WITH IT. OTHERWISE, I THINK I'M. I THINK IT'LL BE.
IT'LL BE CONFUSING. EVERGREEN ONLY HAS TWO.
TREES. THEY SOLD MOST OF THEM.
THEY HAVE SIX. I THINK THE ONLY MR. DO WE KNOW WHEN THIS PROPERTY WAS ANNEXED? 2023 WAS LAST YEAR. OH, SO IT WAS RECENT.
WHEN WAS THIS LOT PURCHASED OR RESERVED? DO WE KNOW? LIKE A MONTH? TWO MONTHS AGO. LIKE TWO MONTHS AGO.
AND SEEING THAT ON CURVED ROAD, MOST OF THE HOUSES GO UP TO THE PROPERTY LINE WITH A WITH A FENCE LIKE THAT TOO.
ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE WHICH IS COUNTY.
RIGHT. YEAH. THAT'S. THAT'S SO CLOSE.
YEAH. SO IT WAS COUNTY THIS WHOLE TIME AND JUST RECENTLY GOT ANNEXED.
SO WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TYPE OF MARKETING THE THE OWNER WAS GOING WITH, BUT THERE MIGHT BE A MISCOMMUNICATION THERE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD AT THIS TIME? YES, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE.
SO WHAT HE SUBMITTED. I KNOW HE SAID A WROUGHT IRON THREE FEET WITH WROUGHT ARM, BUT THAT WASN'T SUBMITTED.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT THAT AT LEAST BE SUBMITTED BECAUSE WE APPROVE IT.
WE ARE APPROVING, YOU KNOW WHAT HE SUBMITTED.
IF YOU GO BACK TO THAT ONE POWERPOINT.
LET'S SEE IF I CAN FIND IT HERE.
BUT EVEN IN THE APPLICATION, IT SAYS THAT THE FENCE IS UP TO THREE FOOT ARE ALLOWED IN THE FRONT AS LONG AS THERE'S VISIBILITY.
AND I'M NOT ASKING FOR A FULL SONIC FENCE IN THE FRONT.
THAT IS TRUE, BUT ALL WE CAN ACTUALLY GO BY IS WHAT WAS SUBMITTED.
AND I DID SAY THAT WHEN DOING THE APPLICATION.
OKAY. WHAT IS THE APPLICATION? SO THE PLAN HERE, THE ELEVATION DRAWING JUST SHOWS A SOLID BLOCK WALL.
EVEN EVEN IN THE PLAN IT SHOWS THE COLUMNS ON THERE.
IT SHOWS THE COLUMNS ON THERE ON THE FRONT. SO I MEAN I DID SUBMIT I DO SEE THAT THE APPLICATION WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST TO BUILD IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE COLUMNS WITH VISIBLE IRON SEE THROUGH AND A GATE.
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IS THAT CORRECT, SIR? GOT IT.THE CINDER BLOCK FENCE DETAIL.
SO IF WE WERE TO ALLOW TO FOR THAT FENCE TO BE RIGHT BEHIND THE UTILITY EASEMENT, THEN THEY HAVE THE 18FT PLUS THE TEN FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT.
THEY'VE GOT A TOTAL OF 28FT BEFORE THE STREET.
RIGHT. HOW DOES ENGINEERING FEEL ABOUT THAT IS THAT I THINK THAT THAT'S ENOUGH.
RIGHT. TO SEE INCOMING TRAFFIC AND FROM BOTH SIDES.
BUT I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOUR ENGINEERING.
OH, THE ROAD IS THE ROAD THERE? WELL, I'M NOT THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER, BUT THE ROAD YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ENTERING AND EXITING THE PROPERTY.
YEAH. SO THERE IS A THERE IS A LOT OF WHITE.
THERE'S WHITE IN THIS AREA. LIKE I SAID, SINCE THERE IS NO PROJECTED AREA TO, THERE IS NO PROJECTED PROJECT TO COME IN TO WIDEN THE STREET AT ANYTIME.
AND IT'S GOING TO REMAIN AS A COUNTY ROAD SECTION.
YEAH. YOU COULD PROBABLY GO AHEAD AND, AND THEN PROVIDE THE, THE, THE FENCING TO BE OVER THE UTILITY EASEMENT BECAUSE YOU DO ALSO HAVE A LARGE AMOUNT OF GAP, BUT YOU HAVE LIKE AROUND 18 OR SO FEET, I THINK, BETWEEN THE, THE EDGE OF THE, THE CENTER OF THE ROAD TO KEEP IT EVEN FURTHER, TO RESPECT THE UTILITIES GOING TO PUT THE FENCE. IS THERE ANY REASON WHY WE WE WOULD WANT TO RESPECT THAT UTILITY EASEMENT AND NOT ENCLOSE IT? THE ONLY TIME YOU WOULD WANT TO RESPECT THE UTILITY EASEMENT, BECAUSE WHEN IT COMES TO INSTALLING ADDITIONAL UTILITIES, WE DO HAVE NEARBY SEWER LINES AND THE PROJECT HAS BEEN LOOKED AT AND ANALYZED TO TO INSTALL SEWER LINES IN THE AREA, SO IF WE DO EVER HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL AREAS, THIS AREA WOULD PROBABLY BE LOOKED AT OR ANALYZED TO PROVIDE TO ANY ADDITIONAL SEWER, AND THOSE WOULD HAVE TO GO INTO UTILITY EASEMENTS. SO INSTEAD OF HAVING TO GO THROUGH A TRYING TO GO THROUGH AND CONSTRUCTING AROUND THE WALL, IT WOULD BE BETTER IF WE HAD THE WALL PUSHED BACK BEHIND THE EASEMENT. SO I GUESS IF WE DO THIS, IT'LL SET A PRECEDENCE FOR THE REST OF THE SUBDIVISION.
THAT IS CORRECT. IDEALLY, YES.
YEAH. QUESTIONS FOR ENGINEERING.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO OPEN IT UP FOR ANYBODY ELSE.
THAT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE AT THIS TIME.
I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE ITEM AND ASK THE BOARD FOR A MOTION.
A MOTION TO APPROVE. SUBJECT TO THE FENCE BEING BEHIND THE TEN FOOT.
THE FRONT TEN FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT.
MR. MR. MOTIONS TO APPROVE, SUBJECT TO THE FENCE BEING.
BEHIND THE TEN FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT.
IS THAT CORRECT? YES. NOW THERE'S UTILITY EASEMENTS ON THE SIDE AS WELL.
DO YOU WANT THAT RESPECTED ON THE SIDE ALSO, OR JUST THE FRONT OF THE STREET? I'M ONLY REQUESTING THE FRONT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THE THE REST OF THE.
THERE'S, THERE'S IN THE REAR AND THERE'S ALSO IN THE SIDE FENCE.
IF YOU, YOU FENCE WITHIN IT, THEN HOW ARE THEY GOING TO MAINTENANCE THAT PIECE. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ACCESS TO IT. YEAH.
YEAH. THE FRONT THEY COULD STILL GO OUT THERE AND MAINTENANCE BECAUSE THEY'D HAVE TO DO IT EITHER WAY. RIGHT. FOR THE RIGHT OF WAY.
THAT'S UP FRONT. THAT MAKES SENSE.
AND JUST TO PROVIDE SOME INPUT ON THAT, WHEN IT COMES TO PROVIDING ANY UTILITIES UTILITIES USUALLY HAS A VERY DIFFICULT TIME TRYING TO ACCESS INSIDE OR BETWEEN LOTS AND PROPERTIES BECAUSE WE HAVE SEEN WHERE THEY WOULD PLAY STORM LINES OR SEWER LINES, ESPECIALLY BETWEEN LOTS, AND THOSE ARE DIFFICULT TO ACCESS. SO WHEN IT COMES TO DESIGN WORK GOING BETWEEN LOTS WOULD BE VERY WOULD BE AVOIDED.
SO WHEN IT COMES TO DESIGNING, OR IF IT BECOMES A CAPITAL PROJECT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SEWER LINES. SO WE'RE GOING BETWEEN LOTS WITH THE UTILITY EASEMENTS, BETWEEN LOTS LIKE THAT.
IT DOES. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WOULD THAT THE UTILITY TEAM WOULD LOOK AT OKAY.
THOSE EASEMENTS ARE JUST BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING THERE.
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TEN FOOT SIDES. OR ARE THEY TENS? YES. THEY'RE TENS. RIGHT.YEAH. AND. NOW I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION.
TWO BIG THINGS THAT OFTEN JUST HIT THE FRONT.
OTHERWISE, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A STRIP OF LAND THAT NOBODY CAN ACCESS.
AND OVERGROWN MEANS IN THAT AREA.
THAT'S CORRECT. AND WITH THE FRONT, THEY HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY THAT THEY HAVE TO MAINTENANCE EITHER WAY. SO IT HAS TO BE MAINTENANCE.
OKAY. SO WE'RE KEEPING THE INITIAL MOTION FROM MR. CANTU. AND THE INITIAL MOTION WAS AN APPROVAL WITH THE SUBJECT TO THE THE FENCE RESPECTING THE UTILITY EASEMENT IN THE FRONT.
ARE WE SECOND ON THAT MOTION? I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED.
SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES, SIR.
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AND IT'LL BE WITH THE THE TENT RESPECTING THE TEN FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT IN THE FRONT.YES. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER NINE FOR INFORMATION ONLY.
AUGUST THE 7TH, WHICH IS NEXT WEDNESDAY AT 05:00.
AND IT'S A WORKSHOP WITH THE CONSULTANT THAT WAS HERE LAST TIME THAT GAVE A BRIEFING ON
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THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.SO YOU MAY GET AN INVITE TO ATTEND THAT MEETING.
I THINK THE MAYOR WANTS SOME SOME PARTICIPATION FROM PRNS ZBA, THE THE DOWNTOWN COMMITTEES AND SO FORTH.
SO THAT'S NEXT WEDNESDAY AT 5 P.M.
AND IT'S BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. SO IT'LL BE A SHORT ONE HOUR AT THE MOST FROM 5 TO 6. SHOULD BE 5:00. YEAH.
WEDNESDAY 5:00. OKAY. THAT'S ALL.
EVERYBODY PUTS IT ON THEIR AGENDA. ALL RIGHT.
I ALSO WANTED TO INTRODUCE OUR NEWEST MEMBER. WE HAVE MRS. GABY HERNANDEZ CANTU. SHE COMES FROM THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND SHE WAS PROMOTED TO PLANNER ONE. SO SHE STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO WITH US.
SHE WAS THE ONE THAT WAS HANDLING THE PRESENTATIONS. SHE'S ALWAYS DONE THE PRESENTATIONS FOR US, BUT NOW SHE'S AN ACTUAL PLANNER.
YOU'LL BE SEEING HER HERE AT THE MEETINGS. PRESENTING. WELL, CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME.
ALL RIGHT. MOTION TO ADJOURN IS IN ORDER.
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THAT'S ALL WE HAVE. THEN AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND ASK FOR A MOTION TO ADJOURN OUR MEETING. MOTION.GOT A MOTION TO ADJOURN BY MR. GONZALEZ. HAVE A SECOND.
I WANT TO HEAR THAT GAVEL. MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
WE DID PROVIDE SOME GOODIE BAGS FOR YOU ALL.
THOSE ARE FOR YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.