[1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER, ESTABLISH QUORUM] [A. Prayer] [B. Pledge of Allegiance] [2. CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICE] [3. DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST] [4. PUBLIC COMMENTS] [A. Public Comments are limited to three (3) minutes. If a resident desires to make a Public] [00:01:10] MATTERS RELATED TO SUCH CONFLICT. ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS TO DISCLOSE RELATED TO THE PENDING MATTERS ON TODAY'S AGENDA? NO. NO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ARE WE ON? WE'RE GOOD. YEAH. OKAY. 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 IN THE FOLLOWING AND FOLLOWING THESE PROCEDURES. IS THERE ANYONE HERE FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS? IF NOT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM FIVE. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE MEETING PROCEDURES USED BY THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. ALL ITEMS ARE GENERALLY CONSIDERED AS THEY APPEAR ON THE AGENDA AS EACH ITEM IS TOM IS 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 DESIRING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR IN OPPOSITION MAY DO SO. A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT WILL BE GIVEN TO EACH PERSON INTERESTED IN SPEAKING ON THE ITEM. THE USE OF A SPOKESPERSON FOR LARGE GROUPS OF PEOPLE WILL BE REQUIRED. ONCE THE CHAIR CLOSES THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE BOARD MAY QUESTION ANYONE AND 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. ITEM SIX ABSENCES. CONSIDER EXCUSING THE ABSENCE OF CHAIRPERSON MYSELF, MICHAEL CANTU, FROM THE MAY 28TH, 2025 REGULAR MEETING. SO MOVED. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY MR. GONZALEZ. IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND, SECOND FOR MR. GARZA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. SIGN. MOTION PASSES. MINUTES. CONSIDER APPROVAL. THE MINUTES FOR THE MAY 28TH, 2020 REGULAR MEETING. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE. I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY MR. RUIZ. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. I HAVE A SECOND FOR MR. GONZALEZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES. MOVING ON TO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS REQUEST BY RODOLFO LOPEZ JUNIOR AND JUANITA A LOPEZ. HOLD ON. YES, SIR. BEFORE WE GET INTO THE ITEMS, I WANTED TO TAKE A BRIEF MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE ONE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS WHO'S BEEN A BOARD MEMBER FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF NOW. HE'S BEEN HE'S BEEN ELECTED TO SERVE ON A DIFFERENT CITY BOARD. AND MR. GREG VASQUEZ IS NOW A MEMBER OF THE EDC BOARD AND WANTED TO GIVE THEM JUST A THANK YOU FROM FROM THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND FROM THE ZBA BOARD FOR HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE CITY OVER THE PAST. CONGRATULATIONS, GREG. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE. SAY A FEW WORDS BEFORE WE START THE MEETING. [8. PUBLIC HEARINGS] ABSOLUTELY. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME HERE FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS. DEFINITELY A PLEASURE SERVING WITH ALL OF YOU GUYS. I'VE. I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW YOU GUYS VERY WELL. SO WE HAVE A STRONG TEAM, AND I THINK WE CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR CITY THE WAY WE'VE BEEN DOING IT. BEING FAIR AND TRYING TO HELP AS MUCH AS WE CAN IN THE COMMUNITY. SO I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS FOR FOR ALL YOUR TIME AND OBVIOUSLY THE STAFF. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, YOU KNOW, FOR HAVING ME HERE FOR ALL THIS TIME. SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU GREG. CONGRATULATIONS. HOW WOULD YOU VOTE FOR THAT ITEM? A REQUEST BY RODOLFO LOPEZ JUNIOR AND JUANITA LOPEZ FOR A VARIANCE TO THE CITY OF EDINBURG UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE TO ALLOW AS FOLLOWS TO HAVE A 9.6FT CORNER SETBACK INSTEAD OF THE [00:05:03] INSTEAD OF THE TEN FOOT CORNER SETBACK REQUIRED ON LOT SEVEN, BLOCK ONE SUBDIVISION, HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS, LOCATED AT 115 SAN PEDRO STREET. FOR SOME REASON, THE THE POWERPOINT IS NOT TYING IN TO THE SCREEN AT THE FRONT. THERE IT IS. OKAY. GOT IT. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. SORRY FOR THE LITTLE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY, BUT WE MADE IT THROUGH. SO THIS FIRST ITEM THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT HAS TO DO WITH ARTICLE THREE OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE, WHAT IT IS THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO HAVE A 9.6FT CORNER SETBACK INSTEAD OF THE TEN FOOT THAT IS REQUIRED FOR CORNER LOTS. LET ME BRING UP THE SUBDIVISION. I SEE HERE THE SUBDIVISION PLAT FOR SO HERE WE HAVE A PICTURE OF THE CONSTRUCTION THAT WAS TAKING PLACE. AND HERE WE HAVE A SITE PLAN. THIS SITE PLAN HERE AT THE NORTH, IT SHOWS THE 9.6FT IN WHICH CORNER LOT REQUIRES TEN FEET. SO THAT IS THE VARIANCE THAT IS BEFORE US THIS EVENING. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF SAN PEDRO STREET. IS ZONED RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ZONED RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ZONE IN ALL DIRECTIONS EXCEPT ON THE NORTH IS BOUNDED BY THE STREET, EAST COMMERCE STREET. A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY. THIS PROPERTY IS PART OF A RECORDED SUBDIVISION. A PERMIT WAS ISSUED FOR THIS RESIDENTIAL HOME, AND THE PERMIT DID SHOW A TEN FOOT CORNER SETBACK. WAS REQUIRED. HOWEVER WHAT HAPPENED IS WE ALL CORNER LOTS REQUIRE WHAT WE CALL A PRE PAW SURVEY. AND HERE, AS YOU NOTED ON THE SCREEN HERE IT SAYS FORMS ONLY. AND SO BEFORE IT'S POURED WE MAKE SURE THAT THE ALL SETBACKS ARE MET. SO IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE STAFF WAS REVIEWING THE PRE SURVEY AND NOTICED THAT IT'S A 9.6FT CORNER SETBACK INSTEAD OF THE TEN FOOT IS REQUIRED. AND SO THE APPLICANT AND SUBMITTED A VARIANCE REQUEST FOR THE 9.6FT. NOW, IT'S INTERESTING THAT WHAT HAPPENED HERE IS THAT ACCORDING TO THE THE APPLICANT AND ALSO THE ENGINEER WHEN THEY WENT OUT TO MEASURE, THEY MEASURED FROM THE INCORRECT PIN AND THAT THROUGH THEM ALL THEY GAVE, THEY GAVE THEM THE 9.6FT INSTEAD OF THE TEN FEET THAT IS REQUIRED. SO THEREFORE IT WAS A AN ISSUE WITH THE PIN. THE SURVEYOR READJUSTED THE PIN. BUT THE FORMS WERE ALREADY UP. THE THE PLUMBING WAS ALREADY IN PLACE. SO THEREFORE THEY CAME TO THE CITY AND THEY WANTED TO APPLY FOR THE VARIANCE TO HAVE THE 9.6FT. SO STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL IN THAT THE ADJACENT ROAD THERE IS NOT TRAVELED VERY OFTEN, AND IT'S ONLY SOME FOUR POINT INCHES MORE OR LESS, WHICH YOU REALLY CAN'T SEE FROM THE NAKED EYE. CORRECT. AND IT REALLY WOULDN'T CAUSE ANY SIGHT OBSTRUCTIONS OR ANYTHING OF THAT PARTICULAR NATURE. NOW THE VARIANCE IS APPROVED. THEN THE APPLICANT WOULD HAVE TO PAY A FEE AND MEET ALL OTHER APPLICABLE CODES AND ORDINANCES. THANK YOU, MR. FARLEY. I'LL NOW OPEN THIS ITEM FOR DISCUSSION. IS THE APPLICANT HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE ITEM? YES, SIR. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, SIR. RUTHERFORD LOPEZ, JUNIOR. BASICALLY, WE MEASURED FROM THE WRONG PIN WHEN WE WHEN WE SET UP. LIKE MR. FARLEY SAID, WHEN WE SET UP THE FORMS WHEN WE DISCOVERED THIS WAS DURING THE PROPER SURVEY. AND AT THAT POINT, WE WERE ALREADY ALMOST READY TO TO COMPLETE THE FOUNDATION, YOU KNOW. BUT KEEPING IT LIKE THIS WILL KEEP THE ALIGNMENT IN BOTH HOUSES PARALLEL INSTEAD OF BEING OFF FROM EACH OTHER. SO I WOULD RECOMMEND OUR APPROVAL FOR THIS BECAUSE IT WOULD KEEP THE HOUSES ALIGNED, [00:10:08] OR ELSE ONE HOUSE WOULD BE CROOKED AND ONE HOUSE WOULD BE STRAIGHT. SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHAT, SIX, SEVEN INCHES? REALLY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FOUR INCHES, MORE OR LESS 4.8IN. OKAY. MORE OR LESS. OKAY. THANK YOU. SIR. IS THERE ANY MORE COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE OR. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? OKAY. THEN I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THIS ITEM AND ASK THE BOARD FOR A MOTION. I MOTION TO APPROVE. I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL FROM MISTER GARZA. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? HAVE A SECOND FOR MR. MAGUIRE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. MOVING ON TO ITEM EIGHT, B REQUEST BY VICTOR SILVA FOR A VARIANCE TO THE CITY OF EDINBURG UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE TO ALLOW AS FOLLOWS. TO BUILD AN EIGHT FOOT BLOCK AND WROUGHT IRON FENCE IN THE FRONT YARD ON THE SOUTH SIDE YARD EXTENDING AND ON THE SOUTH SIDE YARD EXTENDING BEYOND THE FRONT SETBACK LINE TO THE FRONT PROPERTY LINE. LOT EIGHT JACKSON VILLAGE, PHASE THREE SUBDIVISION, HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS, LOCATED AT 5508 ALL ALL AVENUE. SO THIS AGAIN, MY NAME IS RICARDO FARLEY, PLANNER HERE WITH THE CITY OF EDINBURGH. [B. Request by Victor Silva for a Variance to the City of Edinburg Unified Development Code to] SO THIS PARTICULAR AGENDA DEALS WITH A FENCE. BUT BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT, I DO WANT TO BRING OUT THAT THE APPLICANT DOES OWN BOTH. LOTS. LOTS. NUMBER SEVEN. AND ALSO LOT NUMBER EIGHT. THAT'S IMPORTANT AS WE MOVE FORWARD. SO THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO BUILD AN EIGHT FOOT BLOCK FENCE A BLOCK AND WROUGHT IRON FENCE IN THE FRONT YARD. SO WHAT IS CONSIDERED THE FRONT YARD IS THAT PART THAT'S PAST THE FRONT PLANE OF THE HOUSE. THIS PORTION HERE AND ALSO AND THE INTERIOR SIDE YARD OF THE VACANT LOT. SO THIS THIS PORTION HERE IS THE FENCE THAT THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO BUILD. SO SINCE IT'S IN THE FRONT YARD HE WOULD NEED TO APPLY FOR A VARIANCE. SO AS WE CAN SEE THIS IS AN IRREGULAR SHAPED LOT. IRREGULAR SHAPED LOT PERHAPS TENDS TO NOT TO CONFORM TO ORDINANCES BECAUSE OF ITS SHAPE AND SO FORTH. HOWEVER, THIS THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY IS ZONED RESIDENTIAL AND THE ADJACENT LAND USES ARE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES. AND THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY IS KIND OF INTERESTING THAT IT DAD'S INTO A CUL DE SAC, AND THERE'S VERY FEW HOMES ON THIS PARTICULAR STREET. SO THIS PROPERTY IS PART OF A RECORDED SUBDIVISION THAT WAS RECORDED IN 2006. THE APPLICANT DID NOT SUBMIT A BUILDING PERMIT, BUT SUBMITTED A SITE PLAN, CAME IN WITH A SITE PLAN. STAFF SAT DOWN WITH HIM, REVIEWED THE SITE PLAN, AND NOTICED THAT THE FENCES WOULD BE IN THE FRONT YARD THAT IS PAST THE FRONT PLANE OF THE HOUSE. SO STAFF DID MAIL NOTICES TO THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNERS, BUT WE RECEIVED NONE IN FAVOR OR AGAINST THIS REQUEST. THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE INDICATES THE AREA THAT MAY BE FENCED. AND AS WE SEE HERE FROM THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE THIS PARTICULAR ILLUSTRATION SHOWS THE AREA THAT MAY BE FENCED. AS YOU CAN SEE, NONE OF THE FENCES ARE PAST THE FRONT PLANE OF THE HOUSE. HOWEVER, THERE IS A HIGH OVER THERE THAT WE NEED TO CONSIDER. HOWEVER, THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE ALSO STATES THAT IF THERE ARE FENCES ON THE SAME BLOCK, FENCES ON THE SAME BLOCK, THEN THIS PARTICULAR LOT COULD ALSO HAVE A FENCE. KEEPING IN CHARACTER WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND SO STEPH WENT OUT AND DID AN ON SITE INSPECTION AND NOTICED THAT THERE ARE FENCES OR A PARTICULAR FENCE RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO THIS NEIGHBORING LOT. THAT WOULD BE LOT NUMBER NINE. SO THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THIS FENCE FOR PRIVACY CONCERNS. STAFF, WE ARE WE ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL CONTINGENT. CONTINGENT THAT THE FENCE NOT GO TO THE PROPERTY LINE BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT ANY VISUAL OBSTRUCTIONS TAKING PLACE, ESPECIALLY FOR HIS NEIGHBOR NEXT DOOR. SO THE SETBACK FOR A CUL DE SAC IS MORE OR LESS 15FT. SO WE WOULD ASK THAT THE VARIANCE BE APPROVED, CONTINGENT, CONTINGENT THAT THE FENCE MOVES BACK 15FT FROM THE PROPERTY LINE AND NOT BEING ON THE PROPERTY LINE, SO THAT THERE IS VISUAL FOR THE THE NEIGHBOR [00:15:02] NEXT DOOR AND ALSO FOR HIMSELF AS WELL. THANK YOU. MR.. SURE. I'LL NOW OPEN THIS ITEM FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. IS THE APPLICANT HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE COMMENT? YES, MY NAME IS VICTOR SILVA. THE MAIN REASON FOR MY FOR THE FENCE IS FOR MY FAMILY. FUTURE FAMILY? I WANT A LITTLE BIT MORE SPACE FROM MY LOT. AND IT'S RARE TO HAVE AN AVAILABLE LOT NEXT TO YOU WITH HOW FAST LAND IS GOING RIGHT NOW AND AND A LITTLE BIT MORE PRIVACY. I KNOW WE HAVE A NEW WE HAVE A NEW APARTMENT COMPLEX ON THE NORTH SIDE ON ELSHAM. SO THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE COMPLEX. SO IT'S GOING TO BE MORE TRAFFIC GOING THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD POTENTIALLY. AND IT'S JUST SOMETHING TO KEEP MY FAMILY SAFE AND FUTURE FAMILY SAFE. AND I WAS PROPOSING TO BE ON THE, ON THE PROPERTY LINE SINCE THE NEIGHBOR NEXT TO ME ON THE NORTH SIDE, LOT NINE, HAS IT ON THE PROPERTY LINE HIMSELF, AND IT'S A METAL ROD FENCE. AND IT'S JUST SO I COULD HAVE MORE SPACE. THAT'S MAINLY THE THE MAIN POINT OF IT. THANK YOU. MISTER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. MR. FARLEY, OR ACTUALLY, MR. SILVA, I HAVE A QUESTION ON THIS PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD. I SEE SOME SIGNATURES FROM YOUR NEIGHBORS. IS THERE AN HOA IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR IS JUST A NO HOA? YOU GUYS JUST WENT DOOR TO DOOR WITH HOA. I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF AND WROTE A LETTER AND PRESENT IT TO EACH NEIGHBOR TO SEE IF THEY HAVE ANY OPPOSITION TO MY IDEA, AND EVERYONE AGREED. JUST ONE. I COULDN'T GET A SIGNATURE BECAUSE THERE'S ONE MORE VACANT LOT. I THINK THE NUMBER I FORGOT. SO I KNOW IT'S. I WENT A LITTLE BIT ABOVE AND BEYOND, BUT JUST SO I COULD HAVE THE SIGNATURES AND I COULD PRESENT IT TO YOU GUYS, AND TO HAVE THAT EXTRA SECURITY THAT THE NEIGHBORS ARE OKAY WITH IT. IT'S A SMALL NEIGHBORHOOD, AND WE ARE CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. AND THAT'S WHY IT WAS FAIRLY EASY TO TO SPEAK TO THEM AND GET. HOW MANY LOTS ARE THERE? THANK YOU. MR. SEVEN NINE. YEAH, IT'S NOT MANY. LOTS AT ALL. CAN MR. FARLEY, CAN YOU CONFIRM TWO THINGS THAT THERE IS NO HOA AND SECOND, THAT HE, THE GENTLEMAN DID REQUEST DID RECEIVE THOSE LETTERS FROM THE OTHER LOT OWNERS OR THAT APPROVAL FROM THE OTHER LOT OWNERS. WELL, THEY SHOULD YOU SHOULD HAVE THOSE LETTERS IN YOUR PACKET. AS FAR AS THERE BEING AN HOA, I'M NOT FOR CERTAIN IF THERE IS ONE OR NOT. MR. FARLEY, ACCORDING TO THE APPLICANT. THERE IS ON LOT NUMBER NINE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT. THERE'S A FENCE UP TO THE PROPERTY LINE. YES, SIR. THAT IS THERE A PERMIT OR THAT? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. THERE IS A FENCE ALL THE WAY TO THE PROPERTY LINE. IN FACT, THERE'S A BLOCK FENCE THAT SEPARATES GOING EAST AND WEST. WELL, LET ME SEE. I'M TRYING TO LOOK AT THE NORTH AREA WHERE THEY'RE GOING, NORTH AND SOUTH. THERE'S A BLOCK FENCE THAT GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE PROPERTY LINE. SO IN OUR RESEARCH THIS PARTICULAR NEIGHBOR DID NOT GET A BUILDING PERMIT. OKAY. RIGHT. AND SO WE'LL BE TALKING TO OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT IN REFERENCE TO THAT. AND THEN IT'S LOT NINE, WHICH IS THE ENTRANCE LOT. SO IT'S RUNNING PRETTY MUCH ON ON THE SUBDIVISION ENTRANCE OR. CORRECT. AND SINCE THAT NEIGHBOR DID BUILD UP TO THE PROPERTY LINE, THAT'S WHY WE ARE ASKING OR RECOMMENDING THAT HIS FENCE NOT GO TO THE PROPERTY LINE, [C. Request by Jorge Gonzalez on Behalf of Four More LLC. for a Variance to the City of Edinburg] BUT SET BACK 15FT BECAUSE OF THE VISUAL SITUATION THAT COULD HAPPEN THERE. THANK YOU, MR. FURLEY. YES, SIR. CAN YOU APPROACH THE PODIUM, PLEASE? MY. MY NEIGHBOR. BUT WHEN HE BOUGHT THE HOUSE A FEW YEARS AGO, THAT'S HOW HE BOUGHT IT. WITH THAT BLOCK FENCE ALREADY? HE DIDN'T CONSTRUCTION. HE DIDN'T DO IT HIMSELF OR ANYTHING. THAT'S THE WAY HE BOUGHT THAT HOUSE WITH THAT BLOCK FENCE. OKAY. JUST TO DEFEND HIM A LITTLE BIT. THANK YOU, SIR. MR. FARLEY, I TAKE IT THAT ON THESE PROPERTIES, WE HAVE THE WATER METERS UP IN THE FRONT AND THE SEWER AND THE SEWER TAPS EVERYTHING UP IN THE FRONT WHERE WE KNOW THAT OR WE DON'T. WE WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT THE RECORDED PLAT TO THE AS BUILT DRAWINGS TO SEE WHERE THE WATER LINES ARE IN THE SEWER LINES. BUT I JUST THOUGHT OF YOU GUYS. YOU WOULD KNOW, MR. FARLEY, TYPICALLY. BUT IN THE BACK HERE, WE HAVE THE UTILITY. TYPICALLY THE WATER LINES ARE IN THE FRONT. SO YOU'RE PROBABLY CORRECT. AND I GUESS STAFF IS ASKING THAT IT BE PUSHED BACK A LITTLE BIT, I GUESS, FOR SAFETY CONCERNS. THERE'S A DRIVEWAY ON THE ADJACENT LOT. WE DON'T WANT THAT PERSON TO BE PULLING OUT. I KNOW THERE'S NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC. THERE'S NOT A LOT OF CARS IN THIS SUBDIVISION BECAUSE THERE'S NOT TOO MANY LOTS. BUT THAT'S OUR ONLY CONCERN THAT IF SOMEBODY IS PULLING OUT AND THERE'S A HIGH FENCE THERE, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO SEE. CORRECT? YES, SIR. ESPECIALLY. YEAH. AN EIGHT FOOT FENCE. CORRECT. THANK YOU, MR. HYMAN. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS [00:20:02] ITEM? ANY MORE QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? IF NOT, I'LL CLOSE THE DISCUSSION SECTION ON THIS ITEM AND ASK THE BOARD FOR A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE THE THE REQUEST WITH CONTINGENCIES AS PROPOSED BY THE BY STAFF. I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY MR. ALMAGUER TO APPROVE THE REQUEST, SUBJECT TO THE FENCE BEING BUILT 15FT BEHIND THE PROPERTY LINE. SECOND. I HAVE A SECOND FOR MR. GONZALEZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES. MOVING ON TO ITEM EIGHT. C REQUESTS BY JORGE GONZALEZ ON BEHALF OF FOUR MORE LLC FOR A VARIANCE TO THE CITY OF EDINBURG UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE TO ALLOW AS FOLLOWS. TO ENCROACH INTO A 15 FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT. LOT ONE JACKSON ESTATE SUBDIVISION, HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS, LOCATED AT 2117 ELSHAM AVENUE. SO HERE AGAIN ON THIS AGENDA ITEM. IT DEALS WITH THE CORNER SETBACK AND ITS LOT. NUMBER ONE, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN HERE. SO THE APPLICANT'S PROPOSED TO HAVE A TEN FOOT CORNER SETBACK INSTEAD OF THEIR REQUIRED 15 FOOT SETBACK. SO TYPICALLY CORNER SETBACKS ARE TEN FEET RIGHT. BUT IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, IT'S IS 15FT BECAUSE OF THE EASEMENT HERE. SO THERE'S A 15 FOOT EASEMENT RIGHT HERE. SO HE WOULD NEED TO SET BACK 15FT INSTEAD OF THE TYPICAL TEN FOOT CORNER SETBACK. IN FACT, THE PLATS NORMALLY SAY CORNER TEN FEET OR GREATER FOR EASEMENTS. AND IT NOTES ON THIS PARTICULAR PLAT FOR THIS SUBDIVISION AS WELL. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED THIS PROPERTY IS ZONED RESIDENTIAL, MULTIFAMILY ADJACENT LAND USES OR VACANT LAND AND MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES. MULTIFAMILY APARTMENTS ARE BEING BUILT ON THE ADJACENT LOTS AS WE SPEAK. SO THIS PROPERTY IS PART OF JACKSON ESTATES SUBDIVISION. IT'S ONE OF OUR NEWEST RECORDED SUBDIVISION. IT WAS RECORDED ON MARCH THE 31ST OF THIS YEAR. THE APPLICANT SUBMITTED A BUILDING PERMIT, AND WHEN STAFF WAS REVIEWING THIS MULTIPLEX BUILDING PERMIT, IT NOTICED THAT, THE BUILDING WAS ENCROACHING INTO THE 15 FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT. THIS MARK, THIS MARK HERE, THERE'S A FAINT LINE THAT GOES ALL THE WAY ACROSS. THAT'S THE 15 FOOT EASEMENT. SO WE CAN SEE THE THE ENCROACHMENT AT THAT LOCATION. SO THAT'S WHY THE APPLICANT IS HERE TODAY. THE SETBACKS FOR THIS SUBDIVISION ARE FRONT TEN, SIDE SIX, CORNER SIDE TEN. HOWEVER THERE IS A 15 FOOT EASEMENT. SO THE APPLICANT WOULD NEED TO CONFORM OR COMPLY TO THAT 15 FOOT EASEMENT SETBACK. SO STAFF REVIEWED THE THE SITE PLAN HERE, AND WE SPOKE TO THE THE APPLICANT. THE APPLICANT TURNED IN HIS VARIANCE REQUEST. NOW, WHAT'S INTERESTING IN SPEAKING TO THE CITY STAFF FROM THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT? THIS PARTICULAR LOT IS ADJACENT TO SOUTH JACKSON ROAD, AS WE CAN SEE, THAT IS DELINEATED HERE ON THE SCREEN. SOUTH JACKSON ROAD, AS YOU MAY KNOW, IS A TXDOT ROAD, RIGHT? SO ACCORDING TO OUR STAFF FROM ENGINEERING. THE REASON THAT 15 FOOT EASEMENT WAS INCULCATED INTO THE SUBDIVISION PLAT AND RECORDED AS SO IS FOR IN CASE ADDITIONAL AN EASEMENT WOULD BE NEEDED. THE CITY DIDN'T HAVE TO GO TO THE STATE. YOU CAN IMAGINE WHAT A BOTTLENECK THAT WOULD BE, RIGHT? SO THEREFORE, THAT'S WHY THAT EASEMENT THERE IS 15FT. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE NO UTILITIES IN THAT EASEMENT. BUT WE KNOW HOW THINGS CAN CHANGE. THE THE CITY MAY NEED THAT 15 FOOT TO INCORPORATE EASEMENTS OR UTILITY LINES IN THE FUTURE. WE DO HAVE OUR CITY ENGINEER HERE. IF YOU NEED TO SPEAK TO HIM, KEEP IT IN MIND ALSO. SOUTH JACKSON ROAD IS A PRINCIPAL ARTERIAL STREET. SO WITH ALL OF THAT BEING NOTED AND SAID, STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF THE VARIANCE REQUEST. THANK YOU, MR. FARLEY. I'LL OPEN THIS ITEM FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. IS THE APPLICANT HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE ITEM? YES. HOW ARE YOU DOING? GOOD AFTERNOON SIR. JORGE GONZALEZ. I'M ACTUALLY THE OWNER AND DEVELOPER OF THIS PROPERTY. I DEVELOPED THIS PROPERTY, AND I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS THAT THEY'RE HAVING IN THE 15 FOOT. [00:25:01] BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE DEVELOPMENT BEHIND US, THAT DEVELOPMENT DOES NOT HAVE THE 15 FOOT, AND NEITHER DOES THE DEVELOPMENT DOWN HERE. SO THIS IS A NEW THE ENGINEER CITY ENGINEER DECIDED THAT THAT'S WHAT THEY NEEDED WITHOUT TAKING CONSIDERATION. THEN EVEN IF YOU WANT TO EXPAND JACKSON, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO BECAUSE YOU HAVE THESE OTHER DEVELOPMENTS ON THE TOP ALREADY DONE WITH THE PROPERTY LINE IS FURTHER OUT. WHEN WE DEVELOP THIS PROPERTY, IT WAS A VERY HARD PROPERTY TO DEVELOP. WE GAVE A LOT OF CONSENSUS ON HERE. WE'RE ASKING FOR FIVE FEET ON THIS THING TO KEEP ALL THE APARTMENTS UNIFORM SO EVERYTHING LOOKS THE SAME. OKAY. I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS THE CITY HAS. THE ENGINEER HAS I DO DEVELOP A LOT OF PROPERTIES IN THE AREA, BUT, LIKE, TO ME, FIVE FEET IS REALLY NOTHING CRAZY IN THERE. WE DID MIRACLES TO BE ABLE TO FIT THE APARTMENT IN THIS AREA, TO BE ABLE TO BE UNIFORM THROUGH THE WHOLE THING, INSTEAD OF HAVING A SKINNY APARTMENT AND ALL THE OTHER ONES NOT LOOK THE SAME. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT AREA MAINTAINS GOOD AND IT LOOKS GOOD THROUGH THE WHOLE THING. AND LIKE I SAID, MY BIGGEST THING IS IF THE CITY WAS CONCERNED, CONCERNED OF JACKSON, THEY SHOULD HAVE LOOKED AT THE OTHER PROPERTY ON THE TOP AND THE OTHER PROPERTY ON THE TOP DOES NOT HAVE THAT SETBACK IN THERE. AND THE PROPERTY ON THE BOTTOM DOES NOT EITHER, BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT THIS CORNER HERE, IT'S FURTHER UP MY I GAVE 15 20FT HERE THAT I SHOULDN'T GIVE BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO ENCOURAGE INTO THIS PROPERTY, NOR THE OTHER PROPERTY ON TOP. BUT THAT WAS MY ENGINEER AND I WANTED TO GET THIS THING DONE. THERE WAS A LOT OF CONFUSION WHEN WE WERE DEVELOPING. AND THE ENGINEER HERE. HE KNOWS ABOUT IT. SO THAT'S WHERE I'M AT. OKAY. YOU ALL MAKE YOUR DECISIONS. BUT, I MEAN, THAT WILL DETERMINE A LOT OF THINGS THAT I'LL DO HERE IN EDINBURGH OR NOT. OKAY. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU, MISS GONZALEZ. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? BOARD. ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION FOR MR. HINOJOSA. MR. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS VARIANCE REQUEST? THERE'S ALWAYS A REASON TO THE MADNESS. GOOD AFTERNOON. HINOJOSA CITY ENGINEER. SO THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A ROAD GETS WIDENED AND THEN WE'RE GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS WITH NORTH 281 WHENEVER THERE'S NO EASEMENTS IN PLACE. CITY HAS TO COVER THE COST FOR MOVING THOSE LINES PLUS GETTING EASEMENTS. AND THAT'S THE REASON WHY IT GETS REQUESTED THIS WAY. AND I GUESS THAT'S THE REASON WHY IT WAS REQUESTED THAT WAY, MONTHS WAY BEFORE THIS WHEN THE SUBDIVISION WAS PLATTED. SO THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS HERE. THE MAIN ONE IS THE THE FACT THAT THERE'S A WATER LINE AND THERE'S A SANITARY SEWER LINE GOING THROUGH THERE. IF WE EVER HAVE TO MOVE IT, THE THOSE TWO REQUIRE A NINE FOOT SEPARATION BETWEEN THEM. SO YOU STILL HAVE TO FIT THEM IN WITHIN THE TRENCH. YOU STILL HAVE TO MAKE IT WORK. SO THAT'S THE MAIN REASON. WHAT HAPPENED ON THE NORTH SIDE OR THE SOUTH SIDE? I REALLY CAN'T SPEAK ABOUT THE SINS OF THE PAST. BUT WE JUST HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD ON WHATEVER. WHATEVER WE NEED TO ENFORCE TO BETTER SERVE THE CITY. CORRECT. THANK YOU, MISTER ROSA. YES, SIR. CAN YOU APPROACH THE PODIUM, SIR, AND SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE? THERE IS NO WATER OR SEWER LINE IN THIS AREA RIGHT NOW. OTHER SEWER LINES ARE ON THE OTHER SIDE. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THAT AREA HERE. SO ALSO WE'RE IN WATER ON THIS OTHER SIDE. THAT'S WHERE WE NEED THE CONNECTIONS. OKAY. THERE IS NOTHING HERE RIGHT NOW. THERE CAN'T BE ANYTHING HERE. BECAUSE IF IF THIS SEWER LINE AND WATER LINE WOULD HAVE BEEN HERE, IT WOULD BE ENCROACHING INTO THIS LOT THAT'S ON TOP. AND THERE'S A HOUSE THERE ALREADY. IT'S A FOURPLEX THERE. IF YOU GO DOWN THE ALIGNMENT OF THE WATER LINE AND THE SEWER LINE IS HERE, THAT'S WHERE WE MEET OUR CONNECTIONS. SO CURRENTLY RIGHT THERE, THERE'S NOTHING THERE. AM I WRONG? THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S. THAT WASN'T MY ARGUMENT. THERE'S NOTHING IN THE EASEMENT THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ENCROACHING HERE. CORRECT. YOU STILL HAVE 15FT OR 20FT ON THIS OTHER SIDE WHERE YOU HAVE YOUR WATER LINE. WATERLINE, WHATEVER THE WIDTH IS THE CONCERN. CORRECT. YOUR WATERLINE AND SEWER LINE ARE ON THIS OTHER SIDE. THEY'RE NOT INSIDE THE PROPERTY LINE. THE CONCERN IS NOT THE THE CURRENT IMPROVEMENTS. THE CURRENT IMPROVEMENTS ARE OUTSIDE EASEMENT. THAT'S UNDERSTOOD. MY COMMENT IS IF IT EVER HAS TO GET RELOCATED, IT HAS TO BE RELOCATED TO AN EASEMENT THE CITY WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE. CORRECT. CORRECT. CORRECT. BUT THE QUESTION WE'RE GOING TO LIKE, OKAY, ARE WE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET INTO THIS AREA? MORE THAN LIKELY IT'S NOT. I MEAN, YOU DON'T HAVE. THE MONEY OR THE POWER TO BE ABLE TO BUY ALL THESE OTHER PROPERTIES THAT ARE GOING ALL THE [00:30:02] WAY ACROSS. I MEAN, I'VE BEEN DOING THIS A LONG TIME, AND CITIES AND ENGINEERS ARE ALWAYS VERY CAUTIOUS OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE. BUT LIKE I SAY, I GAVE A CONSENSUS ON THIS ON THIS SUBDIVISION, GUYS. THANK YOU, MR. GONZALEZ. THIS PLAT WAS RECORDED ON I SEE IT WAS SIGNED MARCH OF THIS YEAR. YES, SIR. MARCH OF THIS YEAR? YES. MR. FARLEY, I HAVE A QUESTION. YES, SIR. I AM SEEING THE THE PLAT OR THE MAP HERE ON THE LOTS THAT MR. GONZALEZ IS TALKING ABOUT ON THE NORTH SIDE, LOT 32. AND. THAT THEY DO SEEM TO BE A LITTLE CLOSE TO THE, THE, YOU KNOW, PRETTY MUCH WHAT THEY'RE REQUESTING ON WESTERN DRIVE. DO WE HAVE A SETBACK ON THOSE APARTMENTS ON NUMBER 32 AND NUMBER ONE, OR DO WE KNOW HOW FAR APART THOSE ARE COMPARED TO THIS ONE RIGHT HERE? BECAUSE THEY SEEM TO BE ALIGNED. BUT I DO SEE THE ALSO THE POINT OF MR. GONZALEZ OF 32 AND ONE BEING, YOU KNOW, WHERE THEY'RE AT AS OF. I JUST DON'T KNOW. DO WE HAVE A NUMBER ON THAT OR THE FEET. NO WE DON'T. NO, SIR. AND AS OUR ENGINEER, OUR CITY ENGINEER RELATED EACH EACH LOT OR EACH PARCEL IS UNIQUE TO ITSELF. AND THAT'S WHY HERE ON LOT NUMBER ONE, THE 15 FOOT WAS BEING CONSIDERED. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. PARKER. THANK YOU, MR. FOLEY. IS THERE ANY MORE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? I HAVE A QUESTION FOR MR. NEBOJSA. SO LET'S SAY ON NUMBER 32 AND NUMBER ONE, IN THE FUTURE, WE DO NEED TO ACCESS, LET'S SAY, THE WATER LINES THROUGH THE JACKSON ROAD. WHAT, 32 AND NUMBER ONE JUST NORTH OF THERE, CREATE AN ISSUE FOR US TO RUN SOME SORT OF. WHAT ARE YOU REFERRING AS, 32? IT'S ON THE ON THE MAP LOOKING PICTURE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT NUMBER YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. THE SUBDIVISION. THE SUBDIVISION PLAT. BUT THE SATELLITE VIEW. SATELLITE VIEW? THE ONE IN FRONT OF IT. OR THE PAGE NUMBER? I'M PULLING IT OFF MY PHONE TO PAGE 45. YEAH, THAT ONE RIGHT THERE. WE COULD ZOOM IN. WHERE IT'S WESTERN, JUST NORTH OF THAT PROPERTY ON THE SATELLITE VIEW. THERE IT IS. SO IF WE ZOOM IN ON 32 AND ONE, LET'S SEE. AS WE COULD SEE, THE BUILDINGS ARE PRETTY MUCH SAY FIVE FEET FROM PROPERTY LINE. THE REQUEST WOULD BE THE SAME FOR NUMBER ONE JUST NORTH OF IT. THE. YES, SIR. BUT THERE IS, OF COURSE, AN ENCROACHMENT THERE. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY EASEMENTS ON THAT PROPERTY OR WHATEVER THE CASE MIGHT BE, BUT IT WOULD BE TIGHT, THOUGH. YEAH. IT'S THE THING IS THAT THAT SUBDIVISION TO THE NORTH WAS RECORDED, [D. Request by Bindhu G. George and Gemoy George for a Variance to the City of Edinburg Unified] WHO KNOWS, 15, 20 YEARS AGO. RIGHT. SO I UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, CITY ENGINEERING. HAS TO DO WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO IN ORDER TO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. YOU KNOW, BIGGER EASEMENTS. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IMPROVEMENTS ARE GOING TO BE MADE IN THE FUTURE TO ACCOMMODATE OUR GROWTH. AND YOU KNOW, IN MY OPINION, WE LEAVE IT TO ENGINEERING TO MAKE THESE DECISIONS DURING THE PLANNING PROCESS. AND IF THERE'S ANY ISSUES, THEY SHOULD BE LOOKED AT PRIMARILY AT THE PLANNING PROCESS. AND I THINK GIVEN THE FACT THAT THIS WAS JUST PLATTED RECENTLY IN MARCH, I THINK THE DISCUSSION SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE THERE IN THE DECISIONS PROBABLY WERE MADE THERE. RIGHT. SO THAT'S MY OPINION ON THIS ITEM. AND THEN MR.. I KNOW YOU HAD MENTIONED WE NEED AT LEAST NINE FOOT OR ALMOST TEN FEET FOR US TO HAVE FOR THE FUTURE. IS THAT SOMETHING? DID I HEAR THAT? NO. THE COMMENT IS WHENEVER YOU'RE BUILDING WATER LINES AND SEWER LINES CLOSE ENOUGH, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A NINE FOOT SEPARATION FROM ONE LINE TO THE OTHER FROM ONE LIGHT TO THE OTHER. OKAY. AND TWO FOOT ON THE VERTICAL SIDE. OKAY. THANK YOU MR.. THANK YOU SIR. IS THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT OR STAFF? ANY MORE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? IF NOT, I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE DISCUSSION SECTION ON THIS ITEM, AND I'LL ASK THE BOARD FOR A MOTION. [00:35:04] I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO DENY THE REQUEST. I HAVE A MOTION FOR DENIAL FROM MR. ALMAGUER. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT. CAN I SECOND THE MOTION? MR.. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION DENIED. MOVING ON TO ITEM EIGHT. D REQUEST BY BINDU, GEORGE AND GEORGE FOR A VARIANCE TO THE CITY OF EDINBURG UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE TO ALLOW AS FOLLOWS. TO BUILD AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT. AN ACCESSORY ACCESSORY DWELLING WITH A TEN FOOT REAR BUILDING SETBACK INSTEAD OF THE REQUIRED 20 FOOT REAR BUILDING SETBACK. LOT 144 JACKSON HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION AMENDED HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS, LOCATED AT 2501 VANCOUVER AVENUE. SO ON THIS PARTICULAR REQUEST, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO HAVE A TEN FOOT REAR BUILDING SETBACK INSTEAD OF THE 20 FOOT THAT'S REQUIRED. AND THIS IS BECAUSE, AS THIS DRAWING SHOWS HERE THEY'RE PUTTING IN OR THEY'RE PROPOSING TO PUT IN AN INTEGRATED ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT TO GO IN THE BACK OF THEIR PROPERTY. SO THERE WOULD BE UP THERE, THERE'D BE HAVE A TEN FOOT SETBACK INSTEAD OF THE 20. SO THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON NORTH SIDE OF VANCOUVER AVENUE. THE PROPERTY IS ZONED RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY IN ALL DIRECTIONS AS PART OF JACKSON HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION THAT WAS RECORDED BACK IN 2016. THE SETBACKS FOR THIS SUBDIVISION ARE 20 IN THE FRONT, SIX ON THE SIDE AND 20FT IN THE REAR. SO STAFF REVIEWED THE SITE PLAN THAT THE APPLICANT BROUGHT IN AND NOTICED THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING TO HAVE A TEN FOOT REAR SETBACK INSTEAD OF THE 20 FOOT THAT IS REQUIRED. NOW, THIS TEN FOOT REAR SETBACK WOULD ALSO WOULD NOT ENCROACH INTO THE TEN FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT THAT'S IN THE REAR. SO THEY'LL BE BUILDING RIGHT UP TO THE TEN FOOT EASEMENT. SO AND THAT WOULD BE THEIR SETBACK. THE APPLICANT SUBMITTED THIS SITE PLANS AGAIN, STAFF REVIEWED IT. AND HERE AGAIN, THE THIS IS GOING TO BE AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT FOR THEIR ELDERLY FAMILY MEMBER. IT WOULD NOT ENCROACH INTO THE REAR UTILITY EASEMENT. SO STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE VARIANCE REQUEST. AND HERE, AGAIN, IF APPROVED, SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY A RECORDING FEE AND MEET ALL APPLICABLE CODES AND ORDINANCES. THANK YOU, MR. FARLEY. SURE. I'LL NOW OPEN THIS ITEM FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. IS THE APPLICANT HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THIS ITEM? MR. FARLEY, I HAVE A QUESTION. SURE. CAN I OPEN? YES, SIR. GO AHEAD. DO WE KNOW IF THERE'S AN HOA IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD? I BELIEVE THERE IS AN HOA. IN FACT, STAFF REACH OUT, REACHED OUT TO THE APPLICANT, YOU KNOW, TO BRING IN A LETTER SHOWING THE HOA APPROVAL. BUT WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANYTHING FROM THE APPLICANT IN REFERENCE TO THAT. OKAY. SO WE WOULD BE PENDING PRETTY MUCH HOA. EXACTLY. I GUESS IT COULD BE APPROVED CONTINGENT UPON RECEIVING APPROVAL FROM THE HOA, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU WOULD HAVE TO YOU AND YOUR YOU WOULD HAVE TO BRING OUT. OKAY. SO WE WOULD BE ABLE TO MR.. JAIME, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO DO THAT, APPROVE IT WITH THE CONTINGENCY OF A LETTER FROM HOA OF JACKSON HEIGHTS. WOULD THAT BE SOMETHING YOU WOULD RECOMMEND OR THAT YOU WOULD THINK IS WE COULD GO FORWARD WITH? I JUST FEEL THAT WHEN IT'S NEIGHBORHOODS WITH HOA, I WOULD FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE IF THERE'S AN HOA APPROVAL FIRST. BEFORE THAT, THEY ARE ALLOWING THEM TO BUILD THESE STRUCTURES OR WHAT HAVE YOU. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WE COME INTO THE PICTURE, BUT WHAT WOULD YOUR SUGGESTION BE? YOU COULD APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS. I MEAN. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. RYAN. MR. FARLEY. I NOTICED THAT STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE VARIANCE. CAN, I GUESS, CAN YOU ELABORATE WHY STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL ON THIS? WELL, SO THEY'RE GOING. FIRST OF ALL, THEY WOULD NOT BE ENCROACHING INTO THE TEN FOOT EASEMENT IN THE REAR. THE NEIGHBOR ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THEM, THEY HAVE A 20 FOOT SETBACK. SO YOU'RE SEEING 30FT MORE OR LESS FROM THE 80, FROM THE WALL OF THE ADU TO THE WALL OF THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OR ADJACENT HOME BEHIND THEM. THANK YOU, MR. FORD. I HAVE A QUESTION. YES, SIR. THEY TURNED IN A SKETCH, AND IT'S SHOWING A PROPOSED BUILDING FOUR [00:40:02] FEET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE. IS THAT CORRECT? NO, SIR. SO ON THAT PARTICULAR CASE, IT IS. HOWEVER, THEY ARE ATTACHING THE HOUSE WITH A BREEZEWAY. SO IT'S LIKE IT'S SORT OF LIKE AN ADDITION TO THE HOME, MORE OR LESS. AND WE'LL PROBABLY NEED THE FIRE MARSHAL'S APPROVAL ON THAT 4 OR 5 FOOT SEPARATION. I BELIEVE IT'S AN ALL BRICK HOME. WITH THE ATTACHMENT THEN. CIRCUMVENT THE ACCESSORY UNIT SEPARATION REQUIREMENT. WELL, WELL, WE'RE GOING TO ADD OUR FIRE MARSHAL SPEAK ON THAT PARTICULAR CASE. GOOD EVENING, ANTHONY ROJAS, FIRE MARSHAL FOR THE CITY OF EDINBURG. YES, SIR. SO WITH THAT UNDER ONE RESIDENCE WOULD BE THE SAME HOME, RIGHT? SO HE WOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO PUT IN A FIREWALL. NOTHING LIKE THAT, BECAUSE IT'S NOT BEING SEPARATED FOR COMMERCIAL USE. IT'S GOING TO BE WITHIN HIS OWN FAMILY. SO IT WOULD BE HIS RESIDENCE. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANTHONY. THANK YOU. SO IT'S LIKE A CONTINUATION OF THE THE PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE. OKAY. SECOND ONE. ARE THERE ANY MORE COMMENTS FROM ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC? ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD. MR. FARLEY, WE DIDN'T DID WE RECEIVE ANY LETTERS FOR OR AGAINST ON THIS ITEM? I DON'T SEE ANY. YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT IS A GOOD POINT. AND I DID FAIL TO MENTION THAT WE DID RECEIVE ONE LETTER IN OPPOSITION. OKAY. YES, SIR. FROM THE NEIGHBOR IN THE BACK. OR DO WE? DOES IT SAY. NO, IT DOESN'T SAY. BUT IT WAS IN. IT WAS PART OF THE MAIL OUT. OKAY, SO WE HAD ONE OPPOSITION. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. MR.. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. IS THERE ANY MORE COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE COMMENT SECTION ON THIS ITEM, AND I'LL ASK THE BOARD FOR A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL FROM MR. RUIZ. I HAVE A SECOND FOR MR. ALMAGUER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES. [E. Request by Pablo Trevino on Behalf of Roman E. Trevino and Adela Trevino for a Variance to] ITEM EIGHT E REQUEST BY PABLO TREVINO ON BEHALF OF ROMAN E TREVINO AND ADELA TREVINO FOR A VARIANCE TO THE CITY OF EDINBURG. UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE TO ALLOW AS FOLLOWS. TO BUILD A CARPORT WITH A 1.5FT FRONT BUILDING SETBACK OR A 20 FOOT FRONT BUILDING SETBACK AS REQUIRED. LOT THREE BLOCK SIX PAN AMERICAN TERRACE. UNIT B BE? SUBDIVISION, HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS, LOCATED AT 1610 INTERNATIONAL STREET. GOOD AFTERNOON, ANNA CANTU, PLANNER ONE THE PLANNING AND ZONING. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO BUILD A CARPORT WITHIN THE 20FT FRONT BUILDING SETBACK UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE AS A PROVISION THAT ALLOWS FOR TEN FOOT ENCROACHMENT ONTO THE FRONT BUILDING. SETBACK FOR CARPORTS. THE CARPORT CURRENTLY ENCROACHED APPROXIMATELY 1.5FT FROM THE FRONT PROPERTY LINE. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE INTERNATIONAL STREET ZONED RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY DISTRICT. ADJACENT ZONING IS RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY IN ALL DIRECTIONS. SURROUNDING LAND USES ARE SINGLE FAMILY USES IN ALL DIRECTIONS. THE PROPERTY IS PART OF THE PAN AMERICAN TERRACE UNIT SUBDIVISION THAT WAS RECORDED ON MARCH 2ND, 1972. ON MAY 19TH, 2025, CODE ENFORCEMENT NOTICED THAT A CARPORT WAS BUILT UP WITHOUT A PERMIT AND POSTED A STOP WORK ORDER. THE SAME DAY, THE PROPERTY OWNER APPLIED FOR A FOUR AND WAS ISSUED A PERMIT FOR A 12 BY [F. Request by Hector Hernandez Jr. and Elizabeth Deven Hernandez for a Variance to the City of] 12FT CARPORT, WHICH WILL COMPLY WITH THE CITY CODE REQUIREMENTS. HOWEVER, FAIL INSPECTION DISCOVERED THAT A MUCH LARGER 20 BY 20FT CARPORT WAS BUILT. THE APPLICANT PROPOSED TO KEEP THE LARGER 12 BY 20 CARPORT, CARPORT AND ZONING VARIANCE APPLICATION WAS RECEIVED ON JUNE 2ND, 2020. 2025. STAFF MAILED A NOTICE OF THIS VARIANCE REQUEST TO 45 NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNERS ON FRIDAY, JUNE 13TH, 2025, AND RECEIVED THREE COMMENTS IN FAVOR [00:45:06] AND ZERO AGAINST THIS REQUEST. THE APPLICANT STATES THAT SIMILAR CARPORTS EXISTED IN THE AREA. INCLUDING FIVE CARPORTS ON THE SAME STREET, AND THAT THIS IS THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. STAFF INSPECTION DISCOVERED 18 CARPORTS IN THAT SUBDIVISION. BASED ON THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE PREVALENCE OF THE SIMILAR CARPORT, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL TO THIS REQUEST. THANK YOU, MISS CANTU. I'M SORRY. I'LL NOW OPEN THIS ITEM FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. IS THE APPLICANT HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THIS COMMENT ON THE BEHALF OF THIS ITEM? HELLO. MY MY NAME IS PABLO TREVINO AND I'M HERE FOR MY DAD. HE'S 95 YEARS OLD BECAUSE HE WANTS THE CARPORT FOR HIS LITTLE TRUCK. I DON'T KNOW. YOU KNOW, IF YOU CAN HELP ME OUT, WE'LL DO OUR BEST, SIR. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL FOR THIS. CORRECT? YES, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? NO QUESTIONS. OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. I'LL NOW CLOSE THIS ITEM AND ASK OR CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION ON THIS ITEM AND ASK THE BOARD FOR A MOTION. MOTION. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL FROM MR. RUIZ AND A SECOND FROM MR. GONZALEZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM. EIGHT F REQUEST BY HECTOR HERNANDEZ JUNIOR AND ELIZABETH DEVIN HERNANDEZ FOR A VARIANCE TO THE CITY OF EDINBURG UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE TO ALLOW AS FOLLOWS. TO BUILD AN EIGHT FOOT BLOCK AND WROUGHT IRON FENCE IN THE FRONT YARD AND ON THE EAST AND WEST SIDE YARD, EXTENDING BEYOND THE FRONT PLANE OF THE RESIDENCE. LOT 11 AND SOUTH 14.3FT OF LOT TEN. BLOCK ONE. COUNTRY PLAY. COUNTRY CLUB PLAY. SUBDIVISION. HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS, LOCATED AT 321 EAST BAKER DRIVE. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO BUILD AN EIGHT FOOT BLOCK AND WROUGHT IRON FENCE IN THE FRONT YARD, STREET, YARD AND INTERIOR SIDE YARD OF HIS LOT EXTENDING BEYOND THE FRONT PLANE OF THE RESIDENCE. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST INTERSECTION OF EAST BAKER STREET AND SOUTH 14TH AVENUE, AND IS CURRENTLY ZONED AS RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY. ADJACENT ZONING IS RESIDENTIAL PERMANENT ALTERATIONS, AND THE PROPERTY IS PART OF THE COUNTRY CLUB SUBDIVISION, WHICH IS PART OF THE OLD TOWN AREA OF THE CITY THAT WAS RECORDED IN 1928. THE APPLICANT SUBMITTED THE FENCE PERMIT WITH A SITE PLAN ON MAY 27TH. STAFF REVIEWED THE SITE PLAN AND NOTICED THAT THE PROPOSED FENCE WILL BE IN THE FRONT YARD. THE APPLICANT SUBMITTED A VARIANCE REQUEST ON JUNE 5TH. STAFF MADE NOTICE OF THE VARIANCE REQUEST TO 35 NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNERS ON FRIDAY, JUNE 13TH, AND RECEIVED NO COMMENTS IN FAVOR OR AGAINST THIS REQUEST. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSED TO BUILD AN EIGHT FOOT BLOCK FENCE AROUND THE ENTIRE PROPERTY. THE UDC ALLOWS FENCES IN THE FRONT AND STREET YARDS WHERE THERE ARE CURRENTLY FENCES IN THE FRONT AND STREET YARDS ON THE SAME BLOCK. AN INSPECTION OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD INDICATED THAT THERE ARE NOT CURRENTLY NO FENCES IN THE FRONT OR STREET YARDS ON THE SAME BLOCK. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THE VARIANCE, MENTIONING SECURITY CONCERNS AND NEED TO PROTECT HIS PROPERTY AND ENSURE THE SAFETY OF HIS FAMILY. BASIS OF THE PROPOSED DESIGN IS INTENDED TO IMPROVE THE ESTHETIC APPEAL AND SECURITY OF THE PROPERTY. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST. THANK YOU, MISS CANTU. I'LL NOW OPEN THIS ITEM FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. IS THE APPLICANT HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THIS ITEM? GOOD EVENING. YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS HECTOR HERNANDEZ JUNIOR. THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME THIS EVENING. THERE IS NO HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION. JUST TO START OFF WITH THAT, I DO HAVE SOMEWHAT OF A RELATIONSHIP WITH MY NEIGHBORS. NOBODY HAS COMMENTED IN THE NEGATIVE AS TO WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO. I BELIEVE BASED ON WHAT YOU CAN SEE AND LOOKING AT THE MEASUREMENTS, I SUPPOSE, AND EXCUSE MY IGNORANCE WITH ALL THE LANGUAGE THAT YOU ALL USE FOR PROPERTY. I AM WITHIN MY PROPERTY. YOU HAVE YOUR 15FT FROM THE STREET AND WHATNOT. [00:50:04] MY MAIN CONCERN IS NOT ESTHETICS. IT'S NOT. IT'S FOR PRIVACY AND SECURITY. I'VE HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS AT THAT PROPERTY. IT'S AN OLD HOME, I BELIEVE, BUILT ON AROUND 1984, AND IT WAS IN HORRIBLE CONDITION. AND THEN SOMEBODY BOUGHT IT. RENOVATED IT. I BOUGHT IT FROM THEM. I'VE HAD TO PUT UP CAMERAS. I'VE HAD A TRASH CAN STOLEN FROM MY PROPERTY. TO SOME, THAT MIGHT NOT BE A BIG DEAL. IT'S A BIG DEAL TO ME BECAUSE I DON'T BOTHER PEOPLE. I JUST WANT PEOPLE ON MY PROPERTY BOTHERING ME OR STEALING FROM ME. I'VE HAD MY CAMERAS GO OFF ON PEOPLE THAT HAVE TRIED TO GO TO MY PROPERTY AT NIGHT WHEN I'M NOT THERE, BECAUSE I HAVE ANOTHER RESIDENCE IN MISSION AND I'M LOOKING TO MAYBE MOVE TO EDINBURGH, WHICH IS WHY I'M DOING THIS AS WELL. I'M AN ATTORNEY WHO PRACTICES PRIMARILY AT THE COURTHOUSE, SO IT JUST MAKES MORE SENSE TO STAY IN EDINBURGH SINCE I WORK IN EDINBURGH, AS OPPOSED TO HAVING TO COMMUTE EVERY DAY FROM MISSION, WHICH IS ONE OF MY MOTIVATIONS FOR BUYING THIS HOME AS WELL. SO RESPECTFULLY, I'M JUST ASKING THAT YOU APPROVE MY VARIANCE. I'M NOT DOING IT TO STEP ON TOES WITH THE NEIGHBORS OR ANYBODY ELSE. BUT IT'S SAFETY CONCERNS. AND I'VE SEEN ENOUGH LITTLE INCIDENTS ALREADY THAT IT'S VERY TROUBLING TO ME. I DID SUBMIT A A TYPED LETTER. I GUESS I WOULD CALL IT, EXPLAINING IN MORE DETAIL WHY I WANTED THE VARIANCE. I'VE HAD THE POLICE COME TO MY HOUSE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS ASKING TO SEE MY CAMERAS BECAUSE OF INCIDENTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED. ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS, WHO'S, I GUESS YOU WOULD CALL IT, BLOCKED DOWN ABOUT FIVE HOUSES DOWN GOING SOUTH, HAD THEIR HOME BURGLARIZED ON TWO OCCASIONS WITHIN A WEEK. SO THE NEIGHBORS CAME TO ASK ME IF THEY COULD SEE MY CAMERAS. THE POLICE CAME TO SEE, YOU KNOW, IF I CAN SEE MY CAMERAS WHICH I'M YOU KNOW, I'M FINE TO DO THAT. I HAVE NO ISSUE WITH THE POLICE, BUT I'M VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH IT'S OLD EDINBURG AND I'M ONLY 1 OR 2 BLOCKS FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, I'VE ALREADY SEEN ENOUGH ISSUES THERE. THAT'S VERY TROUBLING TO ME. SO I JUST WANTED TO STRESS THAT THIS ISN'T SO MUCH A THING OF A FLEX AS LOOK AT MY FANS OR THE ESTHETICS. THIS IS MORE SECURITY AND PRIVACY. SO RESPECTFULLY, AGAIN, I JUST ASK THAT YOU APPROVE IT. IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, I'LL TRY MY BEST TO ANSWER THEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS, MR. HERNANDEZ. MR.. I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. YES, SIR. SO I YOU SAID 15FT IS WHAT YOU'RE GIVING IT FROM THE FROM THE CURB TO THE TO WHERE THE PROPOSED FENCE WOULD BE. I BELIEVE THAT'S CORRECT. BASED ON THE PHOTO THAT WAS SHOWN A LITTLE WHILE AGO THAT WAS SCROLLED THROUGH. THAT ONE, I BELIEVE THAT ONE. THAT ONE. OKAY. SO, SO BECAUSE AND THE ISSUE I BELIEVE IS THAT MY HOUSE AND IF I SAY SOMETHING WRONG, CORRECT ME, BUT MY HOUSE FACES SOUTH. SO THAT'S THE WAY THE HOUSE WAS BUILT. AND THE OTHER HOMES, I GUESS, ON WHAT YOU WOULD CALL THAT BLOCK FACE EAST. SO THAT'S KIND OF WHY THERE WAS CONFUSION AS TO. WELL, YOU CAN YOU CAN'T BUILD SOMETHING IN FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE OR YOU CAN OR WHATEVER. IT'S NOT AN EYESORE. WE'VE WALKED IT ALREADY. THERE'S NO THERE SHOULD BE NO ISSUES WITH ANYBODY SAYING, HEY, WE CAN'T SEE ONCOMING TRAFFIC THIS WAY OR THAT. SO THAT WOULD BE A CONCERN. IT SHOULDN'T BE. I HAVE SEEN OTHER HOMES DOWN THE STREET FROM ME, WHETHER YOU CALL IT THE SAME BLOCK OR NOT, THAT ARE TROUBLING TO ME BECAUSE I'VE ALMOST HAD ACCIDENTS LEAVING BECAUSE THEY HAVE FENCES IN FRONT OF THEIR HOMES AND GOING TO THE FREDDY GONZALEZ ON THE MAIN STRIP. AND YOU CAN'T LOOK ONE DIRECTION BECAUSE IF YOU LEAVE AT THE WRONG TIME, YOU'RE GOING TO GET HIT. NOW THAT'S AN ISSUE. SO BASED ON WHAT I KNOW, BASED ON MY EVALUATION OF IT, TALKING TO MY CONTRACTOR, TRYING TO BE RESPECTFUL OF THE CITY AND EVERYBODY AROUND ME, I DO BELIEVE IT PASSES MUSTER IN TERMS OF NOT INFRINGING INFRINGING ON ANYBODY, ANY LINES, WATER, ELECTRIC OR ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE FENCE. THE CITY CAN STILL ACCESS THEM. THAT'S NOT AN ISSUE. WE MADE SURE WE LOOKED INTO THAT. SO I BRING THAT UP BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S PROBABLY IMPORTANT TO YOU FROM WHAT I'M HEARING FROM OTHER PEOPLE YOU'VE HEARD FROM TODAY. WE SHOULD HAVE NO ISSUES WITH THAT. THANK YOU. AND THE SECOND QUESTION WHY EIGHT FEET AND NOT SIX FEET? ON THE. MY HOUSE IS ACTUALLY LOWER. IT'S WEIRD. MY HOUSE AND THIS IS THE THE EIGHT FEET ESPECIALLY IS FOR THE BACK BECAUSE MY HOUSE IS LOWER THAN THE NEIGHBOR BEHIND ME. SO WHEN I BOUGHT THE HOUSE, IT WAS A LITTLE I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE ORIGINAL WOODEN FENCE OR NOT. I'M ONLY ABOUT FIVE EIGHT. AND IF I WENT UP TO THE FENCE, I MEAN, I CAN SEE EVERYTHING THAT I CAN SEE EVERYTHING THE NEIGHBOR'S DOING BEHIND ME, AND I HAVE NO ISSUE WITH THEM AND VICE VERSA. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE ASKED FOR THAT. BUT AS A MATTER OF FACT, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, IN TALKING TO MY CONTRACTOR, I KNOW INITIALLY WE ASKED FOR EIGHT. I THINK IT'S ACTUALLY SEVEN NOW. ACTUALLY, I THINK IN THE BACK AND ALL THE WAY AROUND, JUST TO BE CLEAR, I MEAN, THAT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING AT THE TIME. I THINK I DID REQUEST AN EIGHT FOOT FENCE. BUT AS WE STARTED DOING IT, I STARTED MEASURING THAT. IT LOOKED LIKE WE WERE GOING TO BE IN A PRISON. IT WAS TOO TALL, SO I BELIEVE IT'S ACTUALLY SEVEN FEET NOW. [00:55:01] OKAY. YEAH. AND I CAN VERIFY THAT AGAIN, BUT THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. THANK YOU MR. HERNANDEZ. AND I HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF MR. JAIME. I KNOW WE HAD SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THIS. I WANT TO SAY ON 13TH IT DIDN'T COME ACROSS OUR BOARD. IT CAME ACROSS THE PLAN AND ZONING THAT SAME. I PRETTY MUCH WHAT HE'S PROPOSING IS WHAT WE HAVE ON NOT 13. IT'S LIKE ON WHAT IS IT 14TH ACTUALLY. NO, IT'S THE 14TH. DOWN THE STREET ON FREDDIE. I THINK THAT'S THE ONE THAT MR. HERNANDEZ IS MENTIONING, THAT THERE'S A WHITE FENCE WITH THE PILLARS. AND THEN AT ONE POINT HE HAD RAN TO THE CORNER. CITY HAD HIM AT JUST THAT CORNER. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I JUST WANT TO GET SOME SORT OF NUMBERS BECAUSE I KNOW I SEE THE RENDERING, BUT I THINK IF WE WERE TO GET SOME FEET ON YOUR ON OUR WEST SIDE OVER HERE ON THE SOUTH SIDE AND THIS CORNER, I THINK THOSE ARE GOING TO BE IMPORTANT NUMBERS FOR US TO CONSIDER. YOU KNOW, JUST BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAD SOMETHING SIMILAR JUST DOWN THE STREET WITH THAT OTHER FENCE THAT THEY ALSO RAN PRETTY MUCH UP TO THE. WHAT IS IT, 15, TEN FEET FROM THE FROM THE CURB, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. YEAH. I RECALL THE PROPERTY THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. IT'S AT THE SOUTH SIDE OF FREDDIE. YES, SIR. I MEAN, ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FREDDIE. FREDDIE? YEAH. IT'S A CORNER LOT. THAT ONE IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT IN THAT THAT ONE HAD LESS RIGHT OF WAY. THERE WAS PLENTY OF RIGHT OF WAY ON 14TH, BUT ON FREDDIE ITSELF, IT WAS KIND OF LIMITED ON RIGHT OF WAY. SO IF YOU SEE THAT ONE, THE FENCE IS KIND OF LIKE AT AN ANGLE, THE CORNER CLIP. OKAY. BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT THE PROPERTY LINES WERE AFTER THE WIDENING OF FREDDIE. THAT ONE DIDN'T GO THROUGH A VARIANCE, THOUGH. HE MET CODE. HE STAFF AND I WENT OUT THERE. WE KIND OF MEASURED IT AND KIND OF TOLD THEM HOW TO DRAW, HOW TO ANGLE THINGS. SO BUT THIS ONE HAS A LOT MORE RIGHT OF WAY, AS YOU CAN SEE THERE ON THE DRAWING. SO WITH THE CORNER CLIP THAT'S BEING PROPOSED, THAT SHOULD BE ENOUGH. AND I'M SORRY FOR THE INTERRUPTION. I THINK FOR THIS RIGHT AWAY, BECAUSE IT'S PART OF THE OLD TOWN HERE IN THE CITY OF EDINBURGH. IT'S 14FT RIGHT AWAY. OKAY. IT'S NOT VERY CLEAR. BECAUSE THE COPY OF THE SURVEY. BUT I'M PRETTY SURE HERE. IT'S IT'S THE ONE ON FRIDAY, I THINK HAD, LIKE, TWO FEET. YEAH. THE ROAD GOT WIDENED HERE IN THE SURVEY. SAY IT IS 14FT. OKAY. SO THEN WE WOULD ONCE HE SUBMITS FOR PERMITS, WE'RE GOING TO GO BASED ON THE 14FT CORNER JUST SO HE DOESN'T CREATE, YOU KNOW, JUST SO WE COULD NOT OBSTRUCT THE VIEW. LIKE HE WAS SAYING, SOMETIMES YOU'RE DRIVING UP. I ACTUALLY LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I'M FROM THE AREA, TOO. SO I KNOW THE HOUSE THAT YOU HAVE VERY WELL. AND YOU KNOW WHAT THE. I DON'T MEAN TO BE RUDE AND INTERRUPT, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? THE WROUGHT IRON, OBVIOUSLY PEOPLE CAN SEE THROUGH IT. SOME OF THESE OTHER FENCES, I'VE SEEN THE WAY THEY'RE DESIGNED, YOU CAN'T SEE THROUGH IT. IT'S LUCK OF THE DRAW. SO WE CONSIDER THAT AS WELL BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO BE IN THIS, YOU KNOW, THING. SO YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THROUGH ALL ANGLES THE WAY IT'S DESIGNED, ESPECIALLY THAT CORNER WHERE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TURNING INTO 14TH FROM BAKER. ABSOLUTELY. SO OKAY, SO WE'RE GOING TO GO BASED ON THAT. AND SO IS IT GOING TO BE AN EIGHT FOOT FENCE THEN. OR SEVEN FOOT FENCE IS WHAT WE'RE MY UNDERSTANDING SIR, IS I BELIEVE IT'S SEVEN INITIALLY. I REPEAT MYSELF JUST BECAUSE I THINK IT BEARS REPEATING. I THINK INITIALLY WHEN WE PUT THE PROPOSAL, I THINK IT WAS FOR EIGHT, BUT ONCE WE STARTED SEEING IT, IT'S LIKE IT'S [9. INFORMATION ONLY] TOO TALL. SO I BELIEVE IT'S SEVEN FEET. OKAY. I CAN MAKE A QUICK PHONE CALL TO MY CONTRACTOR IF YOU WANT, [A. Attendance Roster] BUT I'M PRETTY SURE I KNOW IN THE BACK. THE REASON WE WENT SEVEN IS BECAUSE WE'RE LOWER THAN THE NEIGHBOR. THAT'S WHY WE ASKED FOR AT LEAST SEVEN. SO. YEAH. THANK YOU, MR. HERNANDEZ. THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN, FOR YOUR TIME. THE OTHER QUESTION, MR. JAIME. FOR STAFF, I KNOW THAT THE VARIANCE HERE IS FOR THE FENCE. CORRECT. AND THEN THE VARIANCE IS TO HAVE THE FENCE IN THE FRONT YARD. BUT IF YOU LOOK ACROSS THE STREET, THE PROPERTY OWNER ACROSS THE STREET ON THE OTHER SIDE OF BAKER, I THINK HAS A SIMILAR FENCE, BUT IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT WAS ON THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE. SO IT'S ALLOWED. OKAY. BECAUSE I KNOW IN THE CITY OF EDINBURGH WE HAVE OUR CODE IS SIX FEET, EIGHT FEET. WE NEED A VARIANCE FOR THE EIGHT FOOT FENCE. EIGHT FEET YOU NEEDED YOU NEEDED TO BE ENGINEERED SO THAT THE FOOTINGS GET DONE PROPERLY. OKAY. SO THAT IF HE DOES DECIDE TO GO EIGHT FEET MATTER OF GOING THROUGH ENGINEERING PERMITS DEPARTMENT AND GOING THROUGH THERE, WE NO LONGER REQUEST A VARIANCE FOR US TO DO THE EIGHT FOOT. IF HE DOES ANYTHING ABOVE SIX FEET, WE REQUIRE IT TO BE ENGINEERED. SO WE WOULD NEED TO SEE DRAWINGS ON THE FOOTINGS BUT NO VARIANCE FOR THAT. NO VARIANCE FOR IT. JUST ENGINEERING. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. HYMAN. IS THERE ANY MORE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC OR FROM THE BOARD? MR.. THERE'S JUST ONE. AND YOU SAID NO HMOS. RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. THERE'S NO HO. THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS I BOUGHT THE PROPERTY. THAT DOES NOT EXIST HERE. OKAY. ANY MORE QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? OKAY, THEN I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE COMMENT SECTION ON THIS ITEM AND I'LL ASK [01:00:04] THE BOARD FOR A MOTION. I MOTION TO APPROVE. I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL FROM MR. GARZA. SECOND. I HAVE A SECOND FROM MR. ALMAGUER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES. MOVING ON TO ITEM NINE. ATTENDANCE ROSTER. MR. AZEVEDO, IS THERE ANYTHING ON THE ATTENDANCE ROSTER? NO, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ON THE ATTENDANCE ROSTER. WE WENT AHEAD AND APPROVED EARLIER. YOUR OR EXCUSED YOUR ABSENCE FROM THE LAST MEETING? I THINK WE HAD ONE BOARD MEMBER THAT CALLED IN THAT HE WAS GOING TO BE IN DUSTIN SO SAID [10. ADJOURNMENT] THAT HE WASN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO COME IN TODAY. SO WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO EXCUSE HIM AT THE NEXT MEETING, BUT I DID WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE REACHING OUT TO YOU TO TRY TO COORDINATE A MEETING WITH THE PNC AND SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS. I BELIEVE WE'VE GOT TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT ARE GOING TO BE JOINING US SO WE CAN DISCUSS THE CARPORT ISSUE. I'M LOOKING AT SOMETIME IN JULY OR AUGUST. SO WE'LL BE SENDING AN EMAIL TO EVERY ONE OF YOU TO, TO LET US KNOW WHAT DATES YOU GUYS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE FOLLOWING TWO MONTHS. SO WE CAN KIND OF SIT DOWN AND DISCUSS THE CARPORT ISSUE IS THIS IS THAT TO LIMIT THE CARPORTS OR FOR FOURPLEXES OR FOR SINGLE FAMILY, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL? OKAY. I MEAN, AS YOU SAW IN THAT ITEM, THERE WAS 18 IN THAT ONE SUBDIVISION. I KNOW IT'S AN OLDER SUBDIVISION FROM THE 70S, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT AMONGST STAFF AND MANAGEMENT IS THAT MAYBE WE CONSIDER KIND OF LIKE WE DO WITH THE FENCES WHERE WE ALLOW THEM IN AREAS WHERE THERE'S ALREADY SOME BUT MR. LEWIS HAS SOME PRETTY GOOD RECOMMENDATIONS ALSO AS TO HOW TO BUILD THESE THINGS SO THAT THEY WITHSTAND OUR WIND LOAD RATINGS THAT ARE REQUIRED. SO SO WE'LL BE SENDING OUT A CALENDAR FOR JULY AND AUGUST, BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ON VACATIONS IN THESE COMING MONTHS. SO JUST INDICATE ON THE CALENDAR WHEN YOU'RE AVAILABLE. AND THEN I'LL KIND OF PUT THEM ALL TOGETHER AND SEE WHAT DATES WORKS WORK BEST FOR EVERYBODY. SOUNDS GOOD SIR. AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE STAFF. THAT'S GREAT. I'M GLAD THAT YOU GUYS ARE ABLE TO DO THE PLAT WITH THE EXISTING CARPORTS, BECAUSE JUST LIKE LAST, I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE PICKING UP ON. THANK YOU. WHOEVER PUT THAT TOGETHER, YOU CAN THANK THE COUNCIL BECAUSE NOW WE GOT A LITTLE BIT MORE STAFF AS WE'RE GROWING. SO SO SO IS OUR DEPARTMENT. SO WE GOT MORE STAFF NOW BECAUSE WE'RE COMING ACROSS SOMETHING LIKE THAT WHERE YOU KNOW WE LIKE LAST TIME WE MET WHERE WE, WE HAD ALREADY APPROVALS FROM PREVIOUS TIMES. AND EVERYBODY'S SAYING, WELL THERE'S ALREADY A BUNCH OF CARPORTS HERE. HOW HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET NOW. NOW WE'RE ACTUALLY NINE A GOOD ILLUSTRATION. YES. SO NOW THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO LOOK FOR. AND I SAW IT. I WAS LIKE, OH, THAT'S GREAT. THAT WAY IT GIVES US MORE AN UNDERSTANDING OF LIKE YOU'RE SAYING, BASE CASE BY CASE, I WOULD IMAGINE. AND YOU KNOW, WELL, NOW YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO HOLD US TO A HIGHER STANDARD. NOW YOU'RE GOING TO EXPECT THAT ON ALL OF THEM. YEAH. YEAH. IT'S BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE WE'RE GETTING ADDRESSED EVEN NOW, MORE SO THAN EVER THAT WE'RE COMING ACROSS THESE CARPORTS AND THINGS. SO IT HELPS. IT REALLY HELPS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. COOL. THAT'S ALL WE GOT. DEPARTMENT. YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR.. OKAY. ITEM TEN I BELIEVE ADJOURNMENT. CAN I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING? MOTION, MOTION. MR. GONZALEZ SECOND. SECOND. MR. GARZA, MEETING ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. OH, I FORGOT TO MENTION THERE'S DINNER BACK THERE, GUYS. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.