* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. I DON'T THINK THE MICROPHONE'S [00:00:01] WORKING. OKAY. SORRY ABOUT THAT. UM, THANK YOU. PLEASE BE KIND ENOUGH TO SILENCE ALL MOBILE DEVICES. UH, PLEASE STAND AND JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES OF TEXAS PLEDGE, ALL OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH JUSTICE FOR ALL, HONOR THE CITY. BEFORE WE PROCEED WITH TODAY'S CASES, I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER A FEW WORDS OF EXPLANATION. THE BOARD FOLLOWS AN AGENDA WHICH IS AVAILABLE ONLINE. THE CASES ARE LISTED BY NUMBER WITH THE NAME OF THE APPLICANT AND THE STREET ADDRESS. FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE CASES, THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER THE MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING FOLLOWED BY A DIRECTOR'S REPORT. LASTLY, AS CHAIR, I WILL MAKE ANNOUNCEMENTS SUCH AS COMMUNITY CALENDAR ADVANCE. I ASK THAT THE BOARD MEMBERS SUBMIT THESE, UH, ANNOUNCEMENTS TO ME AS A CHAIR AND I'LL, I WILL READ THEM AS THE APPROPRIATE TIME IN THE MEETING. WE ARE PRIVATE CITIZENS APPOINTED TO THIS BOARD BY THE CITY COUNCIL. THE BOARD IS SUPPORTED BY MEMBERS OF THE CITY STAFF COMPETENT TO THE RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE CITY, ZONING CODES AND OTHER CODES AND ASPECTS PERTAINING TO THIS AREA. THIS IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE BODY, NOT A COURT OF LAW. WE ONLY EXAMINE THE FACTS PERTAINING TO THE RELIEF SOUGHT. WE DO NOT GET INVOLVED IN DISPUTES OR LEGAL CLAIMS BETWEEN PARTIES. SPECIFIC POWERS HAVE BEEN GRANTED TO US BY THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE IN SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL. THEY'RE CLEARLY DEFINED AS CHAPTER TWO 11 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOV GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 35 OF THE CITY CODE AND OTHER ORDINANCES PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO HEAR AND DECIDE APPEALS FROM A DECISION OR DETERMINATION MADE BY AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF CHAPTER 32 TO HEAR AND DECIDE SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS ALLOWED UNDER CHAPTER 35 AND TO AUTHORIZE VARIANCES FROM THE ZONING REGULATIONS REQUIRED IN CHAPTER 35. WE ALSO SERVE AS AN ADVISOR AND AND APP A CAPACITY TO THE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES REGARDING REQUESTS FOR VARIANCES FROM REGULATIONS WITHIN CHAPTER 28, ARTICLE ONE, SECTION 28 DASH FIVE. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE THE POWERS TO HEAR CASES IN ANY OTHER MATTERS AUTHORIZED BY THE CITY COUNCIL UNDER CHAPTER TWO 11 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. EVERY DECISION OR RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD MUST BE BASED UPON FINDINGS OF FACT AND EVERY FINDING OF FACT MUST BE REPORTED TO THE, IN THE RECORD OF THE BOARD'S PROCEEDINGS. THE APPLICANT OR HIS REP, OR HIS OR HER REPRESENTATIVE WILL PRESENT THE PETITION AND THEY WILL BE QUESTIONED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. ANY OPPOSITION TO THIS REQUEST WILL BE PRESENTED IN A LIKE MANNER. EVERY AFTER EVERYONE HAS BEEN HEARD IN THE CASE WILL BE CLOSED AND A MEMBER OF THE BOARD WILL MAKE A MOTION. EACH MEMBER WILL BE ASKED TO VOTE ON THE MOTION. IN ORDER FOR MOTION TO CARRY. IT REQUIRES A CONCURRING VOTE OF 75% OF THE TOTAL BOARD MEMBERS, WHETHER PRESIDENT OR NOT, WHICH IS NINE VOTES, THE BURDEN OF PROOF IN GRANTING THE RELEASE THOUGHT RISKS WITHIN THE, WITH THE APPLICANT. THE APPLICANT MUST BE PRE MUST PRESENT. THE FACTS WITH THE REQUESTED RELIEF CAN BE LEGALLY GRANTED AND SUPPORTED APPEALS FROM THE DECISION OF THIS BOARD REGARDING APPEALS FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL. SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS OR VARIANCES ARE MADE TO THE DISTRICT OR COUNTY COURT OF LAW BASED ON THE RECORD OF THESE PROCEEDINGS, APPEALS FROM THE BOARD'S DECISION REGARDING CHAPTER 28 ARE MADE TO THE CITY COUNCIL. PLEASE LIMIT YOUR PRESENTATION REMARKS TO THE PERTINENT FACTS OF YOUR CASE. UH, STAFF, I'LL, UH, LET YOU MAKE A PRESENTATION, BUT THEN IF WE CAN ALSO MAKE SURE WE HAVE EVERYONE, UH, REPRESENTATIVE FOR EACH CASE PRESENT. ALL RIGHT. WE VERIFIED ALL THE APPLICANTS ARE PRESENT. OKAY, THANK YOU. UM, STAFF WILL BEGIN EACH CASE WITH A SHORT PRESENTATION AND REQUEST. PART OF PRESENTATION INCLUDES A MAP THAT SHOWS THE AREA TO BE CONSIDERED FOR VARIANCE OR SPECIAL EXEMPTION AND PROPERTY WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE SUBJECT. PROPERTY CHECK MARKS INDICATES THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS IN FAVOR OF THE REQUEST AND X INDICATES THE PROPERTY OWNER IS IN OPPOSITION. FOLLOWING THIS PRESENTATION AND ANY QUESTIONS BY THE BOARD, THE APPLICANT, THE APPLICANT WILL PRESENT THEIR REQUEST FOR THOSE THAT SIGN UP TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST OPPOSED VARIANCE OF SPECIAL EXEMPTION. YOU'LL BE CALLED OUT IN THE ORDERS YOU SIGN UP TO SPEAK. THOSE IN SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION WILL BE ALLOTTED MAXIMUM THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER AND YOU'RE NOT OBLIGATED TO UTILIZE THE MAXIMUM TIME LIMITATION. FOR THOSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO GIVE UP THEIR TIME TO THE SPEAKER, THE SPEAKER WILL BE ALLOTTED MAXIMUM TWO PEOPLE GIVEN WITH THEIR TIME FOR A TOTAL OF NINE MINUTES. THE APPLICANT WILL THEN BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A REBUTTAL LIMITED TO ONE SPEAKER WITH THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT, ALONG WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS BOARD QUESTIONS CHAIR. THANK YOU. OKAY, LET'S BEGIN WITH THE FIRST CASE PLEASE. STAFF. OH, I'M SORRY. YEAH, I'M SORRY WE MISSED A ROLL CALL. COMMISSIONER BARRINGTON. HERE. COMMISSIONER STEVENS. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER IBANEZ PRESENT. COMMISSIONER DEAN PRESENT. COMMISSIONER CRUZ. HERE. COMMISSIONER GOMEZ? HERE. COMMISSIONER MANNA PRESENT. COMMISSIONER BREGMAN PRESENT. COMMISSIONER BENAVIDEZ PRESENT. COMMISSIONER VASQUEZ. PRESENT CHAIR ZUNA PRESENT. [00:05:01] QUORUM IS PRESENT. THANK YOU. AT THIS POINT, [ Briefing and Possible Action on the following items  ] LET'S, UH, BEGIN WITH THE FIRST CASE DO. OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON. ITEM NUMBER TWO, BO OA DASH TWO FOUR DASH 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 9. ADDRESS IS TWO 11 EAST CARSON STREET. UH, COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO. APPLICANT BUILD MODERN LLC AND IT'S A REQUEST FOR A HALF STORY VARIANCE FROM THE MAXIMUM TWO AND A HALF STORIES TO ALLOW A THREE STORY STRUCTURE. ZONING IS R SIX. SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED EAST OF HIGHWAY 2 81 NORTH OF INTERSTATE 35 SOUTH. SITUATED BETWEEN NORTH HACKBERRY NORTH AND NORTH OLIVE STREET ON EAST CARSON STREET. APPLICANT BUILD MODERN ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY. OWNER IS REQUESTING A HALF STORY VARIANCE TO BUILD A RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE ON A VACANT LOT ACCORDING TO THE APPLICANT. A THIRD STORY WOULD PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL AREA SPACE NEEDED TO INCORPORATE AN ELEVATOR USE, UH, TO AN ENCLOSED BALCONY AND EASE OF USE OF THE UH, ROOF ACCESS. UH, ISSUANCE OF A BUILDING PERMIT IS PENDING THE RESULTS OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. SITE PLAN. SITE PLAN, SUBJECT PROPERTY SURROUNDING AREA VIEW ACROSS FROM SUBJECT PROPERTY, EAST VIEW OF EAST CARSON AND WEST VIEW OF EAST CARSON STREET. STAFF. RECOMMENDATION FOR THE HALF STORY VARIANCE STAFF RECOMMENDS, UM, APPROVAL. ACTUALLY THIS ONE, THIS ONE'S THE, IS IS A DENIAL. IT WAS DENIAL. OKAY. DENIAL N BO A TWO FOUR DASH 3 0 0 9 BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS OF FACT, UH, STAFF FINDS THE ADDITIONAL HEIGHTS WILL ALTER THE ESSENTIAL CHARACTER OF THE DISTRICT AND THE STAFF AND THE STRUCTURE WILL TOWER OVER SURROUNDING SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS. UH, STAFF MAIL 31 NOTICES THREE IN FAVOR, ZERO IN OPPOSITION AND GOVERNMENT. HILL ALLIANCE NEIGHBORHOOD UH, ASSOCIATION IS IN FAVOR, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT FROM GOVERNMENT HILL ALLIANCE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND PUBLIC COMMENT IN FAVOR. UH, MULTIPLE, UH, I THINK THREE. THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION. APPLICANT IS AVAILABLE. THANK YOU. LET'S SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF BEFORE WE BRING THE APPLICANT FORWARD. HEARING NONE, I'D ASK THE APPLICANT TO PLEASE COME FORWARD. YEAH, MY NAME'S DAVID ROBERTSON AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT TWO 11 EAST CARSON. THIS IS RUBEN ENRIQUEZ. HE'S MY CLIENT. AND YEAH, SO I REPRESENT THE ENRIQUEZ FAMILY AND IN 2020, THE ENRIQUE FAMILY, THEY PURCHASED A LOT LOCATED AT TWO 11 EAST CARSON WITH THE INTENT OF BUILDING A RETIREMENT HOME AND A HOME FOR THEIR 26-YEAR-OLD SON ANDREW ENRIQUEZ. ANDREW LIVES WITH HIS PARENTS AND IS DIAGNOSED WITH NON-VERBAL AUTISM. THIS REQUIRES AROUND THE CLOCK SUPERVISION AND A CARETAKER THAT NEEDS TO LIVE WITH A LIVE WITH THEM AT THEIR HOME. IN 2022, THE ENRIQUEZ FAMILY PURCHASED SEVERAL APARTMENTS LOCATED AT 1715 AND 1719 NORTH OLIVE STREET, JUST A BLOCK AWAY FROM THEIR NEW HOME. AFTER PURCHASING THE RENTAL PROPERTIES, THEY DECIDED THAT IT WAS TIME FOR THEMSELVES TO MOVE TO GOVERNMENT HILL. MY COMPANY WAS TASKED TO DESIGN A HOME THAT WOULD PROVIDE THE ENRIQUEZ FAMILY WITH A PLACE WHERE THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO AGE IN PLACE AS A RETIREMENT APPROACHES. IN A HOME WHERE ANDREW COULD ENJOY A QUALITY OF LIFE BEING OUTSIDE IN A SECURED SAFE ENVIRONMENT, THE HOME WOULD BE DESIGNED TO HAVE MULTIPLE OUTDOOR SPACES, INCLUDING A COURTYARD DOWNSTAIRS AND ON THE SECOND FLOOR, A ROOFTOP SPACE TO ENJOY THE DESIGN WAS IN LINE WITH THE ORIGINAL BUILDING CODE WHEN THE LOT WAS PURCHASED IN 2020. DUE TO THE CHANGES IN THE TWO AND A HALF STORY GUIDELINES MADE IN MARCH OF 23, THE COMBINATION OF THE THE HALF STORY IN THE ROOFTOP DECK IS NOT IN COMPLIANT. WE REQUESTED A VARIANCE TO ALLOW THE ORIGINAL DESIGN TO BE APPROVED. UM, IN ADDITION TO THE TWO AND A HALF STORY, WE'RE ASKING FOR A FIVE FOOT HEIGHT VARIANCE TO ALLOW FOR AN ELEVATOR TO ACCESS, UH, FUTURE SOLAR PANELS ON THE ROOF. THE HEIGHT REQUIREMENT IS 35 FEET AND WE ARE, WE ARE AT THE 35 FOOT MARK AND IT'S BASICALLY WHAT I CALL A STAIR TOWER, JUST WHERE THE ELEVATOR WILL COME THROUGH THE ROOF IN THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY AND IT'S JUST AN ADDITIONAL FIVE FEET IS WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING, UH, DUE TO IT BEING A RETIREMENT HOME. THANK YOU. LET'S SEE IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT FRAGMENT. YEAH, AND I'M, I'M SORRY, ONE MORE THING. UM, YOU KNOW, UH, MR. [00:10:01] ENRIQUEZ, HE WENT AND VISITED WITH ALL HIS NEIGHBORS AND EVERYBODY THAT, THAT HE WAS ABLE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH AND WHAT WE FELT THAT WERE GONNA BE IMPACTED THE MOST WERE THE PEOPLE TO THE RIGHT LEFT. UM, AND AGAIN, WE DID GET SUPPORT FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND YOU CAN SEE ACROSS THE STREET, YOU KNOW, THE ZONING ACROSS FROM THERE IS IDZ, WHICH WE FILL WITH THE NEW CONSTRUCTION THERE IS, THERE WILL BE SURROUNDED WITH NEW DEVELOPMENT. AND I DEVELOPED TOWN HOMES IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA AND WE SPECIALIZE IN BUILDING THREE STORY STRUCTURES. AND WHAT I'VE SEEN THAT'S BEEN PROPOSED ON THAT VACANT LOT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE POTENTIAL THREE STORY STRUCTURES AND SO WE FEEL THAT IT WILL NOT BE THE ONLY HOUSE ON THAT STREET PLUS THE NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT'S IN THE GOVERNMENT HILL AREA IS SURROUNDED THERE. UM, AND THEN WE HAD A MEETING WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND WE HAD OVERWHELMING SUPPORT. UM, IN FACT, AFTER THE MEETING THERE WERE MULTIPLE RESIDENTS THAT CAME UP TO THE ENRIQUE'S FAMILY, CONGRATULATE 'EM ON THEIR NEW HOME AND WISHING US THE BEST. SO THANK YOU. MANNA. OH, MR. BRAGMAN. MR. MANNON. UM, SO YOU SAID THAT THE ELEVATOR TOWER IS GONNA PUT YOU AT 35 FEET OR IT'S GONNA PUT YOU AT 40, 40 FEET AND THEN YOU'RE ASKING FOR ANOTHER FIVE ON TOP? NO, NO, NO, NO, NO MA'AM. THE HEIGHT, THE HEIGHT THAT WE CAN BUILD TO IS 35 FEET. WE'RE ASKING FOR AN ADDITIONAL FIVE. OKAY. AND THEN WE WERE, WE, IF YOU LOOK AT THE PLAN, THE, IT'S HARD TO TELL FROM THIS IMAGE, BUT THE STRUCTURE FOR THE ADDITIONAL FIVE FEET, WE MADE SURE TO POSITION IT TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY. THAT WAY THERE WAS NO VIEW OF IT FROM THE STREET. OKAY. AND THEN THE SOLAR PANELS ARE GONNA GO WHERE? UM, UP THERE WHERE THE ROOFTOP, WHERE THE ELEVATOR HOUSE IS, THEY WILL LINE THE ROOF UP THERE. OKAY. AND SO THAT'LL FALL WITHIN THE SAME FIVE FEET THAT YOU'RE ASKING? NO MA'AM. THAT WILL FALL UNDERNEATH THE 35 FEET. OKAY. THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT WILL BE EXCEEDING THE 35 FEET WILL BE THAT LITTLE TINY BOX SITTING ON TOP. OKAY. AND WHAT'S THE SIZE OF THAT BOX? OH MAN, I THINK IT'S PROBABLY LIKE FOUR AND A HALF FEET BY FOUR AND A HALF FEET. IT'S A SMALL, IT'S A SMALL ELEVATOR. THANK YOU MR. MADIT. SO QUESTION FOR CITY STAFF. UM, SO, SO THERE'S ADDITIONAL REQUEST HERE WITH REGARDS TO THE HEIGHT. UM, AND I DON'T, WAS THAT ADVERTISED WITH REGARDS TO THE REQUEST? IT WASN'T ADVERTISED, IT WASN'T APPLIED FOR BY THE APPLICANT. ALL THEY APPLIED FOR AND WHAT WE VERIFIED WITH THAT, WITH THE HALF STORY VARIANCE, I'M NOT EVEN SURE. I GUESS WE'D HAVE TO GO WITH BUILDING REVIEW TO SEE EVEN IF THEY NEED THAT BECAUSE IT'S ONLY FOR AN ELEVATOR SHAFT. BUT THAT WAS NOT PART OF THE REQUEST THAT WAS MADE TO US. OKAY. SO THAT'S AN ITEM WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CONSIDER IT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT ADVERTISED CORRECT PUBLIC. OKAY. MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THE PLANS THAT WE WERE SUBMITTING TO THE VARIANCE BOARD IS WHAT WE WERE REQUESTING THAT WE WERE TOLD TO SUBMIT THOSE PLANS. AND BECAUSE THEY'RE ON THAT PLAN, UM, YEAH, THAT'S WHY WE, UH, LIKE HAD A MEETING AND THEN WE, WE SHOWED YOU WHAT THE ACTUAL REQUEST WAS. UM, BUT YEAH, IT'S NOT ON THERE. SO IF IT'S NOT ON THERE, WOULD WE BE ABLE TO COME BACK AND ASK FOR AN ADDITIONAL VARIANCE IF THIS ONE IS APPROVED? IF YOU REQUIRE IT, I'M NOT EVEN SURE IF YOU REQUIRE IT JUST FOR ELEVATOR SHAFT, THAT'S AGAIN, BUILDING REVIEW IS GONNA HAVE TO REVIEW THAT. SO I'M NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT WHETHER THEY NEED IT OR NOT. SO MAYBE JUST ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL AT THE TIMES THE PLANS ARE, IT MIGHT BE JUST ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED. I'M NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT SURE. SO I WOULD SUGGEST WE JUST KINDA MOVE FORWARD TODAY. SECOND QUESTION. OKAY. UM, SO, UM, STATED THAT, UM, ESSENTIALLY THIS IS COMPLIANT, UH, WITH THE PRIOR DIALOGUE FOR TWO AND A HALF STORIES. CAN YOU TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT IS NOT COMPLIANT, UM, BETWEEN THE ORIGINAL OR THE PREVIOUS, UH, UDC AND UM, I GUESS YOUR, YOUR DESIGN? SO THE CHALLENGES WE HAD WHEN WE WENT TO THE BUILDING REVIEW IS THE TWO AND A HALF STORY. THEY CHANGED THE CODE TO WHERE THEY'RE REQUIRING THIS 20% RECESS BACK WHAT THEY CALLED, I GUESS A CAKE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND SO BECAUSE WE HAVE A VERY NARROW STRUCTURE UP THERE FOR, FOR THE OUTDOOR SPACE, IT, AND IT'S NOT EVEN LIVING SPACE UP THERE, IT'S AN ADDITIONAL, WE'RE TRYING TO CREATE MULTIPLE LEVELS TO WHERE ANDREW CAN GO OUTSIDE IN THE BACKYARD. AND SO HE'S NOT JUST CONFINED TO A BACKYARD, SO WE ARE CREATING A COURTYARD IN THE MIDDLE WHERE HE COULD BE SUPERVISED AND THE SAME THING IT WAS ON THE SECOND LEVEL IN ADDITIONAL SPACE. SO IT'S NOT REALLY, THERE'S NOT LITERALLY A LIVING QUARTERS UP THERE. SO TO EVEN CALL IT WHEN WE HAD THE MEETING WITH THE CITY, IT WAS JUST, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT REALLY LIVING SPACE. AND SO WHAT WE WERE STRUGGLING WITH IS THAT 20% SETBACK IS WHAT WAS THE CHALLENGE. SO, SO WITH REGARDS TO THE SIZE, YOU KNOW, SO PART OF THE DIALOGUE WAS A SIZE OF THAT, UH, I GUESS PROVIDED BY THAT, THAT WEDDING CAKE DESIGN. WE ARE, I'M SORRY, SO WHAT IS, WHAT IS THE SIZE OF, WHAT IS THAT YOU'VE DESIGNED TO BE ABOVE THAT, THAT SECOND STORY? WE ARE WAY UNDER THE REQUIREMENTS. DO YOU HAVE A PERCENTAGE OR, OR A NUMBER OF SQUARE FEET OR SOMETHING ALONG THAT LINE? YEAH, IT'S [00:15:01] PROBABLY A HUNDRED SQUARE FEET. IF, IF THAT, BECAUSE THE ENTIRE SECOND FLOOR, THAT ROOF STRUCTURE THAT IS ALL OUTDOOR SPACE AND, AND IT LOOKS LIKE PER THE PICTURE, IT'S PUSHED TO THE TO ONE SIDE. YES SIR. SO SQUARE WALL, WHICH IS NOT THE WEDDING CAKE DESIGN. SO QUESTION FOR CITY STAFF IS, UM, IF, IF A MOTION, UM, IS MADE WHERE, UH, CAN, CAN WE LIMIT THE SIZE OF THE TOP OF THE SQUARE FOOTAGE TO A PERCENTAGE? UM, YOU KNOW, PER DESIGN? YEAH, YOU CAN PUT THAT ON YOUR MOTIONS. REFERENCE IT. OKAY. ALRIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? I JUST WANNA MENTION REAL QUICK WE'RE CONFIRMING WITH OUR PLAN REVIEW DIVISION, THE, THE ELEVATOR COMPONENT ON THE TOP. OKAY. BUT THE DEFINITION OF BUILDING HEIGHT IN THE UDC DOES STATE THAT, UH, BUILDING HEIGHT IS MEASURED AS THE VERTICAL DIMENSION FROM THE AVERAGE ELEVATION AT THE FRONT TO THE HIGHEST POINT OF THE CEILING ON THE THIRD. SO THERE'S NO DEF THERE'S NO REFERENCE IN THE CODE TO INCLUDING UTILITY EQUIPMENT OR ANYTHING ON THE ROOF. MM-HMM. IN THE CALCULATION OF BUILDING HEIGHT. UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU. SO, SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN IN ENGLISH? ? I CAN READ THE WHOLE THING. NO, BUT WELL, I GUESS YOUR INTERPRETATION, WHAT IS, WHAT DID THAT, WHAT DID THAT MEAN? MY INTERPRETATION WOULD MEAN FROM THE GROUND TO THE TOP OF THE UPPERMOST STORY IS THE, THE FASHION TO MEASURE THE, UH, THE HEIGHT OF THE STRUCTURE. IT, IT WOULD NOT INCLUDE, WOULD NOT INCLUDE CHIMNEY ON TOP OF THE STRUCTURE, THE BOX, UH, IN THE EXHIBIT ON THE SCREEN. ANYTHING LIKE THAT WOULD NOT BE INCLUDED OR WOULD BE INCLUDED. WOULD NOT BE INCLUDED. IT'S NOT, YEAH, THAT'S WHAT, OKAY, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT YOU SAID, BUT I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE. ALRIGHT, STAFF, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC, UH, COMMENTS OR VOICEMAILS? NO PUBLIC COMMENT. ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER CLOSING? UH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO PROVIDE ANY CLOSING COMMENTS BEFORE WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC PORTION? NOW DID YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING? I MEAN, OTHER THAN, UH, ANDREW'S UH, 26 YEARS OLD, HE, UH, HE WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF HIMSELF. SO WE CURRENTLY LIVE ON CADILLAC DRIVE ON TWO AND A HALF ACRES. MM-HMM. , WE WANTED TO MOVE BACK WHERE I GREW UP. SO, UH, MY PLAN WAS TO HAVE A SPACE FOR HIM SO HE COULD BE OUT WITHOUT HAVING TO GO OUT IN THE STREET. MM-HMM. . SO, THANK YOU SIR. WELL, THAT CLOSES THE PUBLIC PORTION. I WOULD ASK A MEMBER OF THE BOARD TO PLEASE MAKE A MOTION MANA MR. MANA, REGARDING CASE NUMBER BO A 2 4 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 9:00 AM MOVE THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT GRANT A REQUEST FOR A HALF STORY VARIANCE FROM THE MAXIMUM TWO AND A HALF STORIES TO ALLOW A THREE STORY STRUCTURE AS, UM, DESIGNED AS SUBMITTED PER, UH, UH, THE APPLICATION, UM, UM, UM, SITUATED AT 2 1 1 EAST CARSON STREET, APPLICANT BEING BILLED MODERN LLC BECAUSE THE TESTIMONY PRESENTED TO US AND THE FACTS THAT WE HAD DETERMINED SHOW THAT THE PHYSICAL CHARACTER OF THIS PROPERTY IS SUCH AS LOW ENFORCEMENT. THE PROVISIONS OF THE UDC AS AMENDED WOULD RESULT IN AN UNNECESSARY HARDSHIP. SPECIFICALLY FIND THAT ONE, THE VARIANCE IS NOT CONTRARY TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST. THE VARIANCE WOULD NOT ALLOW FOR ADEQUATE SPACE FOR ELEVATOR USES, UM, ENCLOSED BALCONY AND THE EASE OF ROOF ACCESS IS NOT CONTRARY TO PUBLIC INTEREST. TWO, DUE TO SPECIAL CONDITIONS, A LITTLE ENFORCEMENT OF THE ORDINANCE WOULD RESULT IN UNNECESSARY HARDSHIP. A LITTLE ENFORCEMENT OF THE ORDINANCE WOULD RESULT IN UNNECESSARY HARDSHIP AS THE APPLICANT WOULD HAVE TO BUILD A STRUCTURE THAT IS UNABLE TO INCORPORATE PROPOSED ELEVATOR USE. THREE, BY GRANTING THE VARIANCE, THE SPARE OF THE ORDINANCE WILL BE OBSERVED AND SUBSTANTIAL JUSTICE WILL BE DONE. THE INCREASED BUILDING WOULD OBSERVE THE SPIRIT OF THE ORDINANCE AS A THREE STORY BUILDING WOULD ALLOW FOR ADEQUATE SPACE FOR ROOF AND ELEVATOR ACCESS. FOUR, THE VARIANCE WILL NOT AUTHORIZE THE OPERATION OF A USE OTHER THAN THOSE USES SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED IN THE ZONING DISTRICT IN WHICH THIS VARIANCE IS LOCATED. NO USES OTHER THAN THOSE ALLOWED WITHIN THE DISTRICT WILL BE ALLOWED WITH THIS VARIANCE. FIVE SUCH VARIANCE WILL NOT SUBSTANTIALLY INJURE THE APPROPRIATE USE OF ADJACENT CONFORMING PROPERTY OR ALTER THE ESSENTIAL CHARACTER OF THE DISTRICT IN WHICH HIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED. THE HEIGHT VARIANCE WILL NOT SUBSTANTIALLY INJURE THE APPROPRIATE USE OF CONFORMING PROPERTIES AND WILL NOT ALTER THE ESSENTIAL CHARACTER OF THE DISTRICT AS A PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE WILL NOT BE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN THE OTHER MULTI-STORY RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS IN THE AREA. SIX. SUPPLY TO THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY FOR WHICH HIS VARIANCE IS SOUGHT IS DUE TO UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES EXISTING ON THE PROPERTY. UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES WERE NOT CREATED BY THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY AND ARE NOT MERELY FINANCIAL AND NOT DUE TO, OR THE RESULT OF GENERAL CONDITIONS OF THE DISTRICT IN WHICH THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED. STAFF FINDS APPLY TO THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY FOR WHICH THE VARIANCE IS SOUGHT IS DUE TO UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES EXISTING ON THE PROPERTY, SUCH AS THE APPLICANT NOT HAVING SUFFICIENT HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROPOSED USE. THE CIRCUMSTANCES DO NOT APPEAR TO BE MERELY FINANCIAL AND A MOTION. SECOND, SECOND, MR. RED. OKAY, MR. MANNA. SO, UM, YEAH, SO I'LL, I'LL BE VOTING IN FAVOR AND, AND SO A COUPLE OF REASONS WHY. ONE IS, UM, IT'S WONDERFUL WHEN YOU DO HAVE A LOT OF, UH, COMMUNICATION COORDINATION WITH THE COMMUNITY AND APPEARS THAT WAS DONE AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, UM, OR I GUESS IS IN FAVOR. AND SO, UH, I'D BE HARD PRESSED TO BE AGAINST THEM. ALSO, I THINK THE WHOLE DIALOGUE WITH REGARDS TO THE, UM, WEDDING CAKE DESIGN AND, AND THE, AND THE PERCENTAGES. I THINK THAT THIS PROPERTY IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO THAT SO THAT I CAN, I CAN FOREGO, UH, THE, THE DIALOGUE WITH REGARDS TO BEING [00:20:01] CENTERED VERSUS TO THE, TO THE, UH, SIDE. SO, UM, SO THEREFORE I'LL BE VOTING IN FAVOR. THANK YOU MR. . UM, I AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUE. WE REALLY APPRECIATE WHEN YOU DO, UH, GET IN TOUCH WITH THE NEIGHBORS AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS TO GET SUPPORT FROM THEM. UM, SO CONGRATULATIONS AND, UM, GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR PROJECT. THANK YOU. LET'S TAKE A ROLL CALL. VOTE PLEASE. COMMISSIONER MANNA. I CONCUR WITH THE FINDINGS OF FACT. COMMISSIONER BRAGMAN. I CONCUR WITH THE FINDINGS OF FACT. COMMISSIONER BARRINGTON? I CONCUR. COMMISSIONER STEVENS? YES, I CONCUR. COMMISSIONER IBANEZ? I CONCUR. COMMISSIONER DEAN? I DO NOT CONCUR. COMMISSIONER CRUZ? I CONCUR. COMMISSIONER GOMEZ? I CONCUR. COMMISSIONER BENAVIDES? I CONCUR. COMMISSIONER VASQUEZ? I CONCUR. CHAIR SUNA. I DO CONCUR WITH 10 IN FAVOR. ONE IN OPPOSITION. THE VARIANCE PASSES. GOOD LUCK WITH THE PROJECT. THANK YOU SIR. NEXT CASE PLEASE. ITEM NUMBER THREE, BO OA DASH 24 DASH 0 3 0 0 1 ADDRESS IS 3 42 VDO STREET COUNSEL DISTRICT ONE IVAN AMAR AS THE APPLICANT. AND IT REQUESTS FOR A 10 FOOT VARIANCE FROM THE MINIMUM 20 FOOT SETBACK TO ALLOW A STRUCTURE TO BE 10 FOOT FROM THE REAR SETBACK. ZONING IS R FOUR WITH A CD WITH CONDITIONAL USE FOR TWO DWELLING UNITS. SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE FROM INTERSTATE 10, APPROXIMATELY A HUNDRED FEET SOUTH OF WEST HILDEBRAND AVENUE ON THE CORNER INTERSECTION OF SANTA PAULA AVENUE AND VIENDO STREET. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WAS ZONED IN 2023 TO R FOUR CD WITH CONTIN CONDITIONAL USE TO ALLOW TWO RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS ON A 4,000 SQUARE FOOT LOT. THE FIRST RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED AND THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A 10 FOOT REAR SETBACK VARIANCE TO ALLOW A PROPOSED SECOND RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE TO BE 10 FEET FROM THE REAR PROPERTY LINE. THE LOT IS ADDRESSED OFF OF VDO STREET. AS SUCH, WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE NEW CONSTRUCTION SIDE SETBACK IS THE LOT'S REAR SETBACK. THE RECENT ZONING WAS APPROVED FOR A MINOR SITE PLAN AMENDMENT AS ILLUSTRATED IN THE BOA SITE PLAN. PERMIT IS PENDING THE RESULTS OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. THIS IS THE SITE PLAN, THE CURRENT SITE PLAN. AND THIS IS A PREVIOUS SITE PLAN. HMM. THIS IS THE PROPOSED SITE OF THE SECOND DWELLING. MM-HMM. . AND THIS IS THE HISTORICAL VIEWS OF THE PROPERTY. AND THEN THIS IS THE VIEW OF THE SECOND DWELLING REAR, UM, REAR NEIGHBORHOOD OR REAR, UH, NEIGHBORING LOT. AND THIS WILL SHOW THE SUB, THE CURRENT ONE THAT IS HAS BEEN, UH, BUILT THE FIRST WILLING INTERSECTION OF SANTA PAULA AVENUE AND BDO STREET AND VARIOUS VIEWS SURROUNDING AREA. STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR THE REAR SETBACK VARIANCE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL IN BO OA DASH 24 DASH 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS OF FACT, ONE, THE LOCATION OF THE REAR SETBACK VARIANCE IS ON A TRADITIONAL SIDE SETBACK WITH A DRIVEWAY IN BETWEEN THE BUDDING LOT. AND TWO, THE VARIANCE WILL NOT ALTER THE ESSENTIAL CHARACTER OF THE DISTRICT. STAFF MAILED 34 NOTICES. THREE WERE IN FAVOR, ZERO IN OPPOSITION. NO RESPONSE FROM THE LOS ANGELES HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. NO RESPONSE FROM THE KEYSTONE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND, UH, NO RESPONSE FROM THE SAN ANTONIO TEXAS DISTRICT ONE RESIDENT ASSOCIATION. AND THESE ARE, UH, THE PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT ARE IN FAVOR AND THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION AND APPLICANT IS AVAILABLE. THANK YOU. LET'S SEE IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR STAFF. ALRIGHT, THE APPLICANT PLEASE COME FORWARD. HELLO, MY NAME IS IVAN GER. HI. THANK [00:25:01] YOU. ALRIGHT, PLEASE CONTINUE. OH YEAH, I'M REQUESTING THE 10 FOOT, UH, FROM THE REAR SETBACK FROM 20 TO 10 SO I CAN ACCOMMODATE TWO CARS FOR THE DRIVEWAY. AND, UH, ON THE PAGE THAT, UH, THEY GAVE, THEY SHOW EXACTLY HOW THEY'RE GONNA LOOK, THE DRIVEWAY AND THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE HOME. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. LET'S SEE IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT. MANNA. SO IS THIS GOING TO BE, UM, ARE THERE GONNA BE TWO INDIVIDUAL HOMES ON THIS PROPERTY? IS IT BEING SUBDIVIDED? YES, IT'S, IT'S TWO HOMES. ONE ON THE FRONT, ON THE ONE. SO THE R FOUR CD DOES THAT PERMIT? THE CONDITIONAL USE DOES PERMIT TWO UNITS, BUT IT WON'T BE SUBDIVIDED. IT'LL HAVE TO STAY THE ONE LOT JUST TO KEEP WITH OUR FOUR STANDARDS. SO IT'S GONNA BE AN R FOUR LOT, BUT TWO UNITS ON THAT LOT? CORRECT. OKAY. SO IS THAT GETS TREATED LIKE AN ACCESSORY DWELLING THEN AT THAT POINT? OR IS IT ACTUALLY A FULL IT'S IN A FULL UNIT. IT'S A FULL UNIT. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? STEVENS, UH, MR. STEVENS? UH, JUST FOR STAFF, WHAT'S THE, THE TYPICAL SIDE SETBACK? IS IT FIVE FEET? CORRECT. YEAH. THANK YOU. STAFF. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP FOR, UH, VOICEMAILS OR PUBLIC COMMENT? NO PUBLIC COMMENT. MANNA MR. MANNA. SO, SO I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE DRIVEWAY DIALOGUE TOO. SO, SO WE GENERALLY HAVE A LOT OF DIALOGUE ON DRIVEWAY. SO, UM, CAN, CAN YOU USE A POINTER AND KIND OF CALL IT, UH, USE THE POINTER FOR, THERE SHOULD BE A POINTER HERE. OH, IS, UH, LET'S SEE, RIGHT HERE. SO THEY'RE GONNA BE A DRIVEWAY RIGHT HERE ON THE BACK. SO FOR THE TWO UNITS, IT'S ALREADY AN APPROACH RIGHT HERE IS ALREADY EXISTING APPROACH RIGHT HERE. SO WE CAN ACCOMMODATE TWO CARS RIGHT HERE ON THE LINE. SO YOU'RE PROVIDING A DRIVEWAY FOR TWO CARS? YES, FOR TWO HOMES. A SINGLE DRIVEWAY. THE, THE, THE HOME ON VIENDO ON THE FRONT. THEY HAVE TWO CARS ALSO. IT'S ALREADY, IT'S ALREADY, UH, ON THE, SO EACH UNIT'S GONNA HAVE TWO PARKING EXACTLY. SPOTS? YES. BRAGMAN. MR. MAD, WERE YOU FINISHED WITH YOUR COMMENTS, SIR? YES. OKAY, THANK YOU. THIS IS FOR STAFF. UM, IS THERE ANY ISSUE WITH, UH, PERCENTAGE OF IMPERVIOUS SURFACE? UH, NO MA'AM. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO PROVIDE ANY CLOSING COMMENTS BEFORE WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC PORTION? UH, WELL THE ONLY THING THAT I, I AM ASKING THAT THE 10 FOOT IS BECAUSE I WANT TO GIVE, UH, MORE SPACE BACKYARD ON THE FRONT, THE CORNER HOME TO THE, UM, TO THE BACK. SO INSTEAD OF GIVING FIVE FOOT, UH, FROM THE HOME TO THE FENCE AND ANOTHER FIVE FOOT, WE ARE GIVING 10 FOOT. SO THEY HAVE MORE SPACE. MORE SPACE, RIGHT. EXACTLY. OKAY. MM-HMM. , THANK YOU. UH, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, LET'S SEE IF ANYBODY, UH, ANY OF THE BOARD WANTS TO MAKE A MOTION ON THIS PUBLIC COMMENT? COMMENT. I'M SORRY. OH, WE DID SAY PUBLIC. THERE WAS NO PUBLIC COMMENT. NO PUBLIC. YEAH, WE COMMENTS FOR THAT. SO, UH, A MOTION PLEASE. OH, MS. BRA. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, I'LL, I THINK WE HAVE THIS BREAK. OH, YOU DO? YOU CAN SECOND IT. I'LL SECOND. OKAY. OKAY. RIGHT, I GET YOU. OH, I GOT IT HERE. THANKS. UH, REGARDING CASE NUMBER BO OA DASH 24 DASH 0 3 0 0 1 0 1, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT GRANTED AT REQUEST FOR A 10 FOOT VARIANCE FROM THE MINIMUM 20 FOOT SETBACK TO ALLOW STRUCTURE TO BE 10 FEET FROM THE REAR SETBACK SITUATED AT 3 4 2 VIDO STREET. APPLICANT BEING IVAN ALGAR. BECAUSE THE TESTIMONY PRESENTED TO US AND THE FACTS THAT WE HAVE DETERMINED SHOW THE PHYSICAL CHARACTER OF THIS PROPERTY IS SUCH THAT LITTLE ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE AS AMENDED WOULD RESULT IN UNNECESSARY HARDSHIP. SPECIFICALLY, WE FIND THAT ONE, THE VARIANCE IS NOT CONTRARY TO PUBLIC INTEREST. STAFF FINDS THAT A 10 FOOT REAR SETBACK IS SUITABLE AS IT PROVIDES SUITABLE DISTANCE FROM THE SHARED PROPERTY LINE IN WHAT WOULD NORMALLY BE A FIVE WOOD SIDE SETBACK. TWO SPECIAL CONDITIONS. A LITTLE ENFORCEMENT OF THE ORDINANCE WOULD RESULT IN UNNECESSARY HARDSHIP. STAFF HAS FOUND SPECIAL CONDITIONS THAT WOULD RESULT IN UNNECESSARY HARDSHIP, SUCH AS THE AVAILABLE SPACE. THE FIRST STRUCTURE LEAVES LIMITED SPACE TO CONSTRUCT SUITABLE SIZE DWELLING UNIT THREE. BY GRANTING THE VARIANCE, THE SPIRIT OF THE ORDINANCE [00:30:01] WILL BE OBSERVED AND SUBSTANTIAL JUSTICE WILL BE DONE. THE STRUCTURE OBSERVES THE SPIRIT OF THE ORDINANCE AND THE INTENTION OF THE CODE AS YOU'LL PROVIDE A 10 FOOT SEPARATION FROM A COMMERCIAL USE LOT FOR THE VARIANCE WILL NOT AUTHORIZE THE OPERATION OF A USE OTHER THAN THOSE USES SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED IN THE ZONING DISTRICT IN WHICH THE VARIANCE IS LOCATED. NO USES OTHER THAN THOSE ALLOWED WITHIN THE DISTRICT WILL BE ALLOWED WITH THIS VARIANCE. FIVE SUCH VARIANCES WILL NOT SUBSTANTIALLY INJURE THE APPROPRIATE USE OF ADJACENT CONFORMING PROPERTY OR ALTER OF THE ESSENTIAL CHARACTER OF THE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED. THE VARIANCE WILL PROVIDE ADEQUATE DISTANCE BETWEEN COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL USE AS THE POSITION OF THE DWELLING STRUCTURE SIDE IS FACING THE COMMERCIAL LOT. SIX, THE PLIGHT OF THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY FOR THE VARIANCE IS SOUGHT IS DUE TO UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES EXISTING ON THE PROPERTY. AND THE UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES WERE NOT CREATED BY THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY ARE NOT MERELY FINANCIAL AND ARE NOT DUE TO, OR THE RESULT OF GENERAL CONDITIONS IN THE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE PROPERTY'S LOCATED STAFF FINDS APPLY TO THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, WHICH VARIANCE SOUGHT IS DUE TO UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES EXISTING ON THE PROPERTY. THE LOT IS LIMITED IN SIZE AND THE POSITION OF THE STRUCTURE WILL BE ON THE TRADITIONAL SIDE SETBACK WITH A DRIVEWAY IN BETWEEN THE ABUTTING LOT. END OF MOTION A SECOND. SECOND. YEP. UM, MS. BARRINGTON'S GONNA, IT WAS THE SECOND. YEP. YEAH. OKAY. SO, UH, MS. BAGMAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO FIND SOME COMMENT? SURE. UM, UH, I'LL BE IN SUPPORT OF THE MOTION. IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS WELL PLANNED OUT. UM, GIVING, UM, SUFFICIENT DRIVEWAY SPACE AND BACKYARD SPACE, UH, FOR BOTH, UH, STRUCTURES. UM, SO YEAH, I'LL BE IN SUPPORT. UM, AS I SEE IT, WHAT WE'RE REALLY DOING IS NO MORE THAN IMPLEMENTING THE INTENT OF THE COUNCIL IN THE REZONING. UH, AND I THINK WE HAVE TO DEFER TO, UH, THEIR SUBSTANTIVE DECISION ON THAT. WE HAVE THE PECULIAR SITUATION THAT THE SIDE SETBACK IS TECHNICALLY THE REAR SETBACK, BUT THE APPLICANT'S PROVIDING 10 FEET WITH THE DRIVEWAY, WHICH I BELIEVE IS QUITE SUFFICIENT. SO I'LL SUPPORT THE MOTION. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? , LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE. COMMISSIONER BARRINGTON, UH, BREGMAN. I CONCUR WITH THE FINDINGS OF FACT. COMMISSIONER BARRINGTON? I CONCUR. COMMISSIONER STEVENS? YES, I CONCUR. COMMISSIONER EBAN? I CONCUR. COMMISSIONER DEAN? I DO NOT CONCUR. COMMISSIONER CRUZ? I CONCUR. COMMISSIONER GOMEZ? I CONCUR. COMMISSIONER MANNA. I CONCUR WITH THE FINDINGS OF I CONCUR WITH THE FINDINGS OF FACT. COMMISSIONER BENAVIDES? I CONCUR. COMMISSIONER VASQUEZ? UH, CONCUR. CHAIR ZUNA? YES. I CONCUR WITH TENANT FAVOR. ZERO IN OPPOSITION. THE VARIANCE ONE. I'M SORRY. LIEUTENANT FAVOR? ONE IN OPPOSITION. UH, THE VARIANCE PASSES. UH, CONGRATULATIONS THE PROJECT. GOOD LUCK. SORRY ABOUT THAT. AND UM, CHAIR, IF, UM, WE DO HAVE ONE ITEM THAT WAS REQUESTED AND CONTINUOUS, I FORGOT ABOUT IT. I KNOW WE USUALLY DO THAT IN THE BEGINNING. OKAY. I KNOW WE CAN KNOCK THAT OUT REAL QUICK. AND ITEM NUMBER SIX. ALRIGHT, THIS WHAT CASE? THANK YOU. WHAT'S THE CASE? IT'S NUMBER, UH, 1, 2, 1. ENDING IN 1, 2 1. AND, UH, I COULD READ IT INTO THE RECORD REAL QUICK. A REQUEST BY OXBOW DEVELOPMENT GROUP FOR A FOUR FOOT 11 INCH VARIANCE FROM THE MINIMUM FIVE FOOT SIDE AND REAR SETBACK TO ALLOW A ONE INCH SIDE AND REAR SETBACK LOCATED AT 1301. 1311 EAST ELMIRA STREET, EIGHT 13 EAST MYRTLE, EIGHT 18 EAST LOCUST AND TWO 12 TO TWO 18 EAST EUCLID STAFF RECOMMENDED DENIAL IN DISTRICT ONE AND THE APPLICANT IS, UH, REQUESTING A CONTINUANCE TO THE AUGUST 19TH, UH, BOA MEETING. OKAY, DO WE HAVE SOMEBODY CONCUR WITH THE MOTION TO MOTION MOVE TO CONTINUE TO AUGUST 19TH. SECOND. OKAY. DO WE TAKE A ROLL CALL? UH, VOICE VOTE? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A AYE. AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, NEXT CASE PLEASE. RIGHT, BO EIGHT CASE 24 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 2. ADDRESS, THREE 18 WEST CAESAR E CHAVEZ BOULEVARD. COUNSEL DISTRICT ONE APPLICANT SAM MINISTRIES A REQUEST FOR A ONE FOOT FENCE SPECIAL EXCEPTION FROM THE MAXIMUM FIVE FOOT FENCE HEIGHT TO ALLOW A SIX FOOT PREDOMINANTLY OPEN FRONT YARD FENCE ZONING IS DOWNTOWN. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED ALONG WEST CAESAR, EAST CHAVEZ BOULEVARD, WEST OF SOUTH SANTA ROSA AVENUE. LOCATED WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION NOTIFICATION BOUNDARY, THE APPLICANT REQUESTED SIX FOOT FENCING IN THE FRONT YARD. THE PROPERTY USES IS USED AS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING BY SAM MINISTRIES. [00:35:01] THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS STATED THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN DESIGN OVERLAY AND THAT FENCING DOES NOT REQUIRE A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FROM THEIR OFFICE. THE SITE PLAN, SUBJECT PROPERTY SURROUNDING AREA STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR THE FENCE HEIGHT, SPECIAL EXCEPTION STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AND BO OA 24 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 2 BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS OF FACT, THIS SPECIAL EXCEPTION IS WITHIN ONE FOOT OF THE PERMITTED FENCE HEIGHT AND WILL ADD ADDITIONAL SECURITY FOR THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. TWO. IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO ALTER THE ESSENTIAL CHARACTER OF THE DISTRICT AND LOCATION FOR WHICH THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION IS SOUGHT AS THE DOWNTOWN AREA COVERS A WIDE VARIETY OF USES. STAFF MAILED OUT 13 NOTICES, TWO IN FAVOR, ZERO IN OPPOSITION, AND THE DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION DID NOT RESPOND. THE TWO RECEIVED IN FAVOR. THIS CONCLUDES STAFF PRESENTATION AND THE APPLICANT IS AVAILABLE. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF OR NOT? I ASK THE APPLICANT TO, UH, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND, UH, HEAR THE PRESENTATION PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS, IS TRACY RYAN. I'M THE CHIEF INFRASTRUCTURE OFFICER FOR SAM MINISTRIES. UM, I HAVE A SLIDE DECK UP THERE. UM, SO, UH, HERE WITH ME TODAY ARE GALEN SCHWANK. SHE'S OUR, UM, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND HEATHER STEYER, THE EMERGENCY SHELTER PROGRAM DIRECTOR WHO OVERSEES OPERATION AT THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION. UM, SO, AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME, UH, AND OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT OUR CASE, UH, FOR A WAIVER FOR THE HEIGHT OF THE FENCE IN FRONT OF OUR SHELTER, LOCATED AT THREE 18 WEST CAESAR CHAVEZ, EACH CHAVEZ BOULEVARD. UM, IF YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. OH, I HAVE THE POWER. LET'S SEE, MAYBE, YES. YEAH, DO THE, OKAY. AWESOME. THANK YOU. UM, LET'S SEE. THERE WE GO. OKAY. SO, SAM MINISTRIES, UH, IS AN INTERFAITH, UM, INTERFAITH MINISTRY, UM, WHOSE MISSION IS TO HELP THE HOMELESS AND THOSE AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS ATTAIN SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN BY OFFERING WITH DIGNITY AND COMPASSION, SHELTER, HOUSING AND SERVICES. SAM MINISTRIES ALSO PROVIDES VOLUNTEERS OPPORTUNITIES TO BE RENEWED AND FULFILLED AS THEY SERVE. UM, FOR A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, UH, SINCE JULY OF 2021, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO HAS PARTNERED WITH SAM MINISTRIES IN ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF THE CHRONICALLY UNSHELTERED INDIVIDUALS, RECOGNIZING THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES, UH, FACED BY THOSE WITH SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO HOUSING, PARTICULARLY IN COMMUNAL LIVING ENVIRONMENTS. WE WERE HONORED, UH, TO OPEN AND OPERATE A LOW BARRIER SHELTER, NON CONGREGANT SHELTER, UH, A LOW BARRIER NON-G CONGREGANT SHELTER DEDICATED TO THIS, UH, VULNERABLE POPULATION. THE FIRST SHELTER WAS OPENED, UM, AT 9 0 2 TO EAST HOUSTON STREET IN 2021, AND THEN IN NOVEMBER OF 2023, WE MOVED TO THIS LOCATION. UM, SINCE OUR, UH, SINCE OUR INITIAL COLLABORATION IN 2021, UH, AND, AND AT THE REQUEST OF THE CITY, WE HAVE GROWN FROM A MODEST 40 BED FACILITY, UH, LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF DOWNTOWN TO A SUBSTANTIAL 185 BED SHELTER ON THE WEST SIDE OF DOWNTOWN. THIS EXPANSION REFLECTS OUR ONGOING COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR THOSE MOST IN NEED. HOWEVER, WITH GROWTH COME, NEW CHALLENGES, PARTICULARLY IN ENSURING THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF OUR CLIENTS. UM, ONE CRITICAL ASPECT OF OUR SHELTER, UH, SHELTER SECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE IS A PERIMETER FENCE. THE CURRENT ORDINANCE RESTRICTS, UH, THE SIDE AND BACK FENCE WHILE IT RESTRICTS THE SIDE AND BACK FENCE, UH, TO A MINIMUM HEIGHT OF SIX FEET. AND THE FRONT FENCE TO A MAXIMUM, I'M SORRY, I HAD SAID THAT WRONG. A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF SIX FEET AND THE FRONT FENCE TO A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF FIVE FEET. [00:40:01] WHILE THESE HEIGHTS MAY SUFFICE FOR AESTHETIC PURPOSES, THEY FALL SHORT AND PROVIDING THE NECESSARY PROTECTION FOR OUR CLIENTS. UM, TO ILLUSTRATE, THE AVERAGE HEIGHT FOR A MALE IN THE UNITED STATES IS APPROXIMATELY FIVE FEET TALL. UM, I'M FIVE FEET, NINE INCHES, AND FOR A FEMALE IS ABOUT FIVE FOUR. WITH THIS AS A REFERENCE, A FIVE FOOT FENCE IS MORE OR ORNAMENTAL THAN FUNCTIONAL AND PREVENTING POTENTIAL THREATS. OUR CLIENTS INCLUDE SURVIVORS, SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE OFTEN FLEEING DANGEROUS SITUATIONS AND REQUIRE MORE ROBUST SECURITY MEASURES TO ENSURE THEIR SAFETY. A HIGHER OFFENSE IS CRITICAL, IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT IN OUR PROTECTIVE STRATEGY, PROVIDING A PHYSICAL BARRIER THAT CAN DETER INTRUDERS AND OFFER A GREATER SENSE OF SECURITY TO OUR CLIENTS. ACCORDING TO THE CERTIFIED INFORMATION SYSTEM, SECURITY PROFESSIONAL GUIDELINES, UH, GLOBAL, WE RECOGNIZE CREDENTIAL, UH, CREDENTIALING, UH, UH, AGENCY, UH, THEY SAID DEMONSTRATING, UH, THEY RECOMMEND THE FENCE HEIGHT TO DETER GENERAL INTRUDERS SHOULD BE BETWEEN SIX TO SEVEN FEET. UM, THIS STANDARD IS TRUSTED BY MANY COMPANIES AND GOVERNMENT SECTORS FURTHER SUPPORTING OUR REQUEST FOR A HIGHER FENCE TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR, OF OUR CLIENTS. UM, AND ACCORDING TO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO INFORMATION BULLETIN, UH, 2, 2 3 REGARDING RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL FENCES, UM, THAT STATES THAT GOVERNMENT FACILITIES, CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, SWIMMING POOLS, STORM WATER MANAGEMENT FACILITIES, PARK AND PARKS ARE PERMITTED TO HAVE UP TO AN EIGHT FOOT FENCE AROUND THE ENTIRE PERIMETER FRONT INCLUDED, OUR SHELTER IS DIRECTLY ALIGNED WITH THE CITY'S GOAL OF REDUCING THE UNSHELTERED POPULATION. AND WHILE IT IS OPERATED BY SAM MINISTRIES, IT IS 85% FUNDED BY THE CITY, AND THEREFORE WE BELIEVE IT QUALIFIES FOR THE SAME GOVERNMENTAL ALLOWANCE OF UP TO AN EIGHT FOOT FENCE. IN ADDITION, THE HAVEN FOR HOPE CAMPUS, A CONGREGATE SHELTER FOR THE UNSHELTERED POPULATION, HAS AN EIGHT FOOT FENCE PROTECT, UH, HAS AN EIGHT FOOT PROTECTIVE FENCE AROUND THE PERIMETER DESIGNED TO KEEP INTRUDERS OUT, SHOWING THAT IT IS RECOGNIZED BY THE CITY THAT PROTECTION FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IS IMPORTANT. UM, SO THE FENCE THAT, UH, THE FENCE THAT WE PROPOSE IS CONSTRUCTED OF A WROUGHT IRON AND PAINTED BLACK IS VERY SIMILAR IN STYLE AND HEIGHT TO THE FENCE OF THE CONNECTING PROPERTY AT IMMACULATE, UH, HEART OF MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH, AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER BUSINESSES IN THE AREA. UM, THIS ENSURES THAT THE FENCE NOT ONLY SERVES ITS PROTECTIVE PURPOSES, BUT ALSO MAINTAINS THE AESTHETIC HARMONY OF THE AREA. WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST A WAIVER TO ALLOW FOR A HIGHER FENCE AROUND OUR SHELTER. THIS MODIFICATION IS NOT A MATTER OF AESTHETICS, BUT A VITAL MEASURE TO PROTECT, UH, THE LIVES AND WELLBEING OF SOME, SOME OF SAN ANTONIO'S MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS. YOUR SUPPORT IN GRANTING THIS WAIVER WILL ENABLE US TO CONTINUE PROVIDING A SAFE HAVEN FOR THOSE IN DESPERATE NEED OF REFUGE AND STABILITY. UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND, AND FOR YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT OF SAM MINISTRIES AND THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE OUR COMMUNITY. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. LET'S SEE IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, UH, FROM THE BOARD. SURE. ANY QUESTIONS? MANNA, MR. MANNA? SO THIS PICTURE HERE IS INTERESTING, SO SORRY. NO, SO IT'S GOT CONSTANTINE, UM, THAT FENCE IS NOT OURS THAT BELONGS TO, SO, SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE FROM A CITY PERSPECTIVE, CONING WIRE IS NOT PERMITTED, WOULD NOT BE PERMITTED ON THIS PROPERTY BECAUSE IT WOULD ALLOW FOR AN ADDITIONAL HEIGHT ABOVE THE FENCE WHERE WE'RE, WE'RE APPROVING AND SO THEREFORE THAT WOULD NOT BE PERMITTED. CORRECT. SO THE, THE BARBED WIRE CAN BE APPROVED ADMINISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATIVELY SEPARATELY FROM THIS. UM, AND IF APPROVED, I'M NOT SURE. WELL, I DON'T THINK THERE'S AN APPLICATION YET. IT CAN GO UP TO A FOOT HIGHER THAN THE APPROVED FENCE HEIGHT, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT'S A SITUATION HERE THAT THAT FENCE DOES NOT BELONG TO US. THAT THAT FENCE WAS THERE PRIOR TO MM-HMM, , OKAY. YEAH, THAT WAS, THAT WAS A SHOCKING PICTURE THERE. SO ESPECIALLY BEING DOWNTOWN, SO, SO, YOU KNOW, UM, AND, AND THEN BE HONEST, I WOULD HAVE PROBLEMS WITH EIGHT FOOT HERE ON, ON CAESAR CHAVEZ. SO BECAUSE THAT IS A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE AND SO YOU, I DON'T WANT, WE, I DON'T, TO ME IT'S NOT VISUALLY, UM, APPEALING YOU TO SEE THAT COMING RIGHT OFF THE HIGHWAY INTO DOWNTOWN DISTRICT WHERE SIX FOOT YOU AND IS A LOT EASIER TO THINK ABOUT. SO THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? ALRIGHT, STAFF, DO WE HAVE ANY VOICEMAIL OR PUBLIC COMMENT TO BE READ IN? UH, WE HAVE A ONE SPEAKER, MR. ALEX BENCO OR MISS OUT? SORRY. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD MA'AM. YEAH, YOU CAN START WITH YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. THANK YOU. IT'S ALEJANDRINA BETENCOURT AND UH, I REPRESENT NEXTGEN MANAGEMENT AND WE OWN AND OPERATE TWO HOTELS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THIS, UH, THIS BUILDING IN QUESTION. I'LL START BY SAYING THAT WE'RE NOT OPPOSED TO A FENCE. WE, YOU KNOW, WE WELCOME IT AND WE APPRECIATE THE NATURE OF THE BUSINESS, BUT WE ARE IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY AND I HAVE A CON [00:45:01] SEVERAL CONCERNS. AND WITH THAT I HAVE A PETITION AND A QUESTION, WHICH I BELIEVE WAS ANSWERED IN HER PRESENTATION. UM, CURB APPEAL IN HER PERCEPTION. WE ARE IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY. PEOPLE COME IN AND THEY SEE ALL THE SECURITY ACROSS THE STREET AND, UH, WELL WE, WE EDUCATE GUESTS ON DOWNTOWN ON, UH, THE BEAUTY OF SAN ANTONIO. AND, UM, I JUST FEAR THAT A FENCE THAT I, I WAS FEARING OF A SHANE LINK FENCE. THAT'S WHAT I WAS FEARING. I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT THE MATERIAL WAS. MM-HMM. BECAUSE AGAIN, WE'RE DOWNTOWN, WE'RE HOTELS PERCEPTION, CURB APPEAL. UM, AND MY QUESTION IS, WHAT ARE WE TRYING, THEY'RE TRYING TO KEEP OUT. THEY'RE TRYING TO KEEP IN BECAUSE IN MY HOTELS IN THE LAST EIGHT MONTHS, WE'VE INCREASED ABOUT FIVE TO 600% OF, OF HOMELESSNESS IN OUR PARKING LOT. AND WE'VE, UM, HIGHER SECURITY 'CAUSE THEY, THEY HAVE 24 HOUR SECURITY, WE CAN'T AFFORD IT. WE ARE AT THE MERCY OF THE MARKET AND, UH, WE DO HAVE OVERNIGHT SECURITY THAT WE'VE HAD TO, UM, PUT IN OUR BUDGET. AND I CANNOT BUILD A SIX FOOT FENCE AROUND A HOTEL. THAT'S NOT HOW THIS INDUSTRY IS RUN. AND, UM, I'M NOT HERE TO OPPOSE, BUT I'M HERE TO RAISE CONCERNS IF THIS, UH, FACILITY IS, UH, 85% FUNDED BY THE CITY. IF WE CAN HAVE SOME KIND OF SAN ANTONIO BANNER AROUND IT TO KIND OF SOFTEN IT UP, UM, I, IT WOULD HELP US A LOT AS HOTEL. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY OTHER HOTELS IN THE AREA, BUT A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT VISIT, THEY WANNA KNOW, YOU KNOW, IT DOES LOOK LIKE A LITTLE CONCENTRATION CAMP AND WE'VE HAD TO UP OUR SECURITY AS WELL. WE DON'T HAVE THE CITY IN FRONT US. SO THE CONCERN IS THAT ANY EXTRA PATROLLING IN OUR AREA FOR HOTELS WILL BE VERY WELCOME DURING THE DAY. AND, UH, THE APPEAL OF THIS FENCE, IF IT CAN HAVE THAT WELCOME SAN ANTONIO, SOMETHING THAT IS A SAN ANTONIO PROJECT WOULD HELP US TREMENDOUSLY. AGAIN, NOT OPPOSED, JUST LIKE TO OFFER SOME SUGGESTIONS THAT WOULD HELP OUR BUSINESS. ANNA. THANK YOU MR. MANNA. SO, SO QUESTION. SO I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND YOU, YOU SAID A, A BANNER OR, OR, OR I GUESS WHAT IS, WHAT IS YOUR VISION OF WHAT YOU'RE THINKING THAT WOULD MAKE IT WELCOME? I, I DIDN'T QUITE UNDERSTAND THAT PIECE. YES, SO I'VE SEEN DOWNTOWN WHERE THEY'RE, UH, THEY'RE BUILT, THEY'RE DOING A CONSTRUCTION AND THEY'LL HAVE LIKE THAT BLACK TARP AROUND IT AND IT SAYS EITHER THE NAME OF THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AND, UH, SO THAT TELLS YOU THERE'S AN UPCOMING PROJECT OR SOMETHING WORKING ON, UM, SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO SAY SAN ANTONIO, WELCOME SAN ANTONIO, EVEN THE LOGO WOULD BE GREAT. AND, AND THEN NO BARBED WIRE. THAT WAS ANOTHER ONE BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN THAT BARBED WIRE AND I WAS REALLY AFRAID OF THAT. SO I'M GLAD THAT IT'S NOT CITY ORDINANCE. SO, SO ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT A PERMANENT INSTALLATION OF A BANNER ACROSS THE FRONT OR JUST WHILE THEY'RE PUTTING THE FENCE UP? SO I'M NO, NO, NO, BECAUSE I, I BELIEVE IT'S, IT'S THE PROJECT. MAY I ASK THE LADY? WELL, I'M ASKING THE QUESTIONS. SHE CAN ADDRESS IT ON THE WAY BACK UP. OH, OKAY, GREAT. SO, UH, RIGHT. MY UNDERSTANDING IS NOT A PERMANENT FACILITY. IF IT'S A DURATION OF TWO, THREE YEARS, THEN FOR THE TWO OR THREE YEAR, UH, DURATION OF, OF THE PROJECT WOULD BE OUR HUMBLE REQUEST. OKAY. AND NEXT QUESTION FOR CITY OF SAN ANTONIO IS, UM, WITH REGARDS TO THE, UM, FENCE MAKEUP, UM, ARE WE ABLE TO SPECIFY WITH REGARDS TO WROUGHT IRON VERSUS CHAIN LINK? UH, OR OPEN? OPEN? UH, THEY'RE, SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE GONNA BE PERMITTED FOR WHAT THE UDC PERMITS, SO YOU CAN'T, UH, RESTRICT THEM. OKAY, THANK YOU. I I WILL ALSO SAY WHEN WE'RE DONE WITH THE MEETING, I HAPPILY DISCUSS WITH YOU AND GET YOU CONTACTS FOR THE FOLKS OVER THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES THAT HELP TO FUND THIS FACILITY. UM, YOU KNOW, THEY MAY BE ABLE TO ASSIST WITH ANSWERING SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS REGARDING THE OPERATION AND DESIGN. IN THE MEANTIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. MS. PRAG HAS SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU? YES, NO, I WAS JUST GONNA SAY, HAVE YOU BEEN IN TOUCH WITH YOUR, UH, COUNCIL PERSON? NOT YET. THAT WOULD BE A GOOD PLACE TO START. THANK YOU FOR THE ADVICE. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. UH, LET'S SEE. UH, I'D ASK THE APPLICANT IF YOU'D WANNA COME BACK UP. YES. YOU'VE HEARD SOME OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT AND, UH, YOU'D LIKE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THAT MIGHT BE THE MATERIALS OR, UM, SO AS FAR AS OUR CONTRACT WITH THE CITY RIGHT NOW, IT, UH, WE HAVE A TWO YEAR INITIAL CONTRACT WITH A POTENTIAL TWO YEAR EXTENSION. UM, SO AS FAR AND AS, AND IT'LL BE A WROUGHT IRON FENCE. UM, SO NOT CHAIN LINK. I DON'T, CHAIN LINK WOULD NOT BE VERY PRETTY AT ALL. UM, IT'S SCALABLE. YOU CAN CLIMB IT EXACTLY THAT TOO. YES. UM, SO IT'S A, A BLACK, UH, WROUGHT IRON FENCE, UH, THAT WE HAD IN THE PICTURES THERE. YEAH, THERE YOU GO. UM, UH, SO, AND TO YOUR QUESTION ON A BANNER, I DON'T THINK THAT WE WOULD, WE WOULDN'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH HAVING SOME WELCOME TO SAN ANTONIO. YOU KNOW, BANNER ON THE FENCE. I MEAN, UM, REALLY OUR, OUR CONCERN, UH, WE HAD AT THE OTHER SHELTER ON THE [00:50:01] OTHER SIDE OF TOWN, UM, WE HAD THREE BREACHES OF THAT FENCE BECAUSE IT WASN'T HIGH ENOUGH. IT WAS A FIVE FOOT FENCE. MM-HMM. . UM, WE WOULD LIKE TO NOT HAVE A REPEAT. UM, LIKE I SAID, WE DO, WE, WE DO HAVE PEOPLE THERE. THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE TO, TO THE GENERAL POPULATION. THEY'RE HOMELESS PEOPLE TO US, THEY'RE PEOPLE, RIGHT? AND WE WANT TO TRY TO KEEP THEM SAFE. THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD EXTENSIVE TRAUMA IN THEIR LIFE, UM, FOR AND FOR WHATEVER REASON THIS, THEIR, THEIR, UH, THEIR BRAINS HAVE LEFT, HAVE, HAVE JUST LEFT THEM OUTSIDE, LITERALLY OUTSIDE. UM, SO OUR GOAL IS TO HELP THEM GET BACK INTEGRATED INTO SOCIETY. AND IN ORDER TO DO THAT, THAT'S WHAT WE DO AT THIS FACILITY. UM, AND TO KEEP THEM SAFE, UH, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE PEOPLE FLEEING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, UM, UH, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, THINGS LIKE THAT, UM, IT'S, IT'S IMPORTANT, UH, TO HAVE THAT PHYSICAL BARRIER THERE. IT ALSO HELPS US REDUCE THE NEED FOR, UM, UH, PHYSICAL, UH, HUMAN SECURITY GUARDS. THANK YOU MANAM. MR. MANAM. SO THE PICTURE HERE, SO, SO YOU POINTED OUT THIS FENCE IS, IS THAT A, IS, WILL THAT FENCE BE REMOVED HERE? NO. OR, OR IS THAT THE EXAMPLE OF THE FENCE THAT YOU'RE PUTTING OUT? THAT, THAT'S THE FENCE THAT'S ON THE SIDES. THAT'S THE SIX FOOT FENCE THAT'S ON THE SIDES. SO THAT, THAT IS SIX FOOT. OKAY. YES. GREAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH, THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? CRUZ, MS. CRUZ? SO THE SIX FOOT FENCE WILL BE ALL THE WAY AROUND THE PROPERTY? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. MAKE SURE. THANK YOU. MM-HMM, . THANK YOU VASQUEZ. MR. VASQUEZ? UH, YES, UH, FOR THE APPLICANT. UH, AND, AND ONE OF THE VIEWS THAT I HAVE, I SEE MORE LIKE A, LIKE A, UH, A SECURITY GATE, BUT IT'S ONLY, UH, A PIPE TYPE OF A DEAL. I SEE RIGHT HERE. I WAS WONDERING, ARE YOU GUYS GONNA HAVE A GATE THAT, THAT WILL BE A MANUAL GATE? YES. IT'LL, IT'LL HAVE THE WHAT? 20 FOOT SETBACK? UM, MANUAL GATE. THANK YOU. MM-HMM. . THANK YOU MR. VASQUEZ. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, HERE ARE NONE. I, I'D CLOSE THE PUBLIC PORTION. I'D ASK A MEMBER OF THE BOARD TO PLEASE MAKE A MOTION. BRAGMAN. MS. BRAGMAN, DO YOU HAVE THE MM-HMM, ? I DO. YEAH. YEAH. I GOT REGARDING CASE NUMBER BO OA DASH TWO FOUR DASH 0 3 0 0 1 1 2. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT GRANITE REQUEST FOR A ONE FOOT FENCE HEIGHT SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR THE MAXIMUM FIVE FOOT FENCE HEIGHT TO ALLOW A SIX FOOT PREDOMINANTLY OPEN FRONT YARD FENCE SITUATED AT 3 1 8 WEST E CAESAR E CHAVEZ BOULEVARD. APPLICANT BEING SAM MINISTRIES. BECAUSE THE TESTIMONY PRESENTED TO US AND THE FACT THAT WE HAVE DETERMINED SHOW THE PHYSICAL CHARACTER OF THIS PROPERTY, SUCH A LITTLE ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE AS AMENDED WOULD RESULT IN UNNECESSARY HARDSHIP. SPECIFICALLY, WE FIND THAT A, THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION WILL BE IN HARMONY WITH THE SPIRIT AND PURPOSE OF THE CHAPTER. IF GRANTED, STAFF FINDS THE REQUEST WOULD BE IN HARMONY WITH THE SPIRIT AND PURPOSE OF THE ORDINANCE, AS THE REQUEST IS LIMITED TO FRONT YARD, TO THE FRONT YARD AND EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS FOR A PREDOMINANTLY OPEN FENCE BY ONE FOOT. B, THE PUBLIC WELFARE AND CONVENIENCE WILL BE SUBSTANTIALLY SERVED. THE FENCE DOES NOT APPEAR TO SERVE THE PUBLIC WELFARE AND CONVENIENCE AS THE ADDITIONAL FENCE HEIGHT WILL ADD ADDITIONAL SECURITY TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. C THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY WILL NOT BE SUBSTANTIALLY INJURED BY SUCH PROPOSED USE. THE FENCE SPECIAL EXCEPTION APPEARS TO CREATE ENHANCED SECURITY AND PRIVACY FOR THE SUBJECT AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES BEING WITHIN ONE FOOT OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE FENCE GUIDELINES. D THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION WILL NOT ALTER THE ESSENTIAL CHARACTER OF THE DISTRICT AND LOCATION IN WHICH THE PROPERTY FOR SPECIAL EXCEPTION IS SOUGHT. THE ADDITIONAL F HEIGHT FENCE HEIGHT DOES NOT APPEAR TO ALTER THE ESSENTIAL CHARACTER OF THE DISTRICT AND LOCATION FOR WHICH THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION IS SOUGHT AS THE DOWNTOWN AREA OFFERS A WIDE VARIETY OF USES. E THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION WILL NOT WEAKEN THE GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE DISTRICT OR THE REGULATIONS HEREIN ESTABLISHED FOR THE SPECIFIC DISTRICT. THE REQUEST IS SPECIAL EXCEPTION, WILL NOT WEAKEN THE GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE DISTRICT AS IT IS WITHIN ONE FOOT OF THE PERMITTED HEIGHT AND WILL INCREASE SECURITY OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND OF MOTION. SECOND. SECOND. UH, SECOND. MR. MAYOR. OH, MS. CRUZ. YES. YOU HEAR THE SECOND MS. BREGMAN? UM, I'LL BE IN SUPPORT OF THE MOTION. UM, IT SEEMS IT'S JUST A SMALL VARIANCE FROM THE FIVE FOOT, UM, UH, RESTRICTIONS AND IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S, UM, IN SORE NEED GIVEN THE OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES YOU'VE HAD GOING ON AT YOUR OTHER FACILITY. SO I'LL BE IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU MS. CRUZ. I CONCUR WITH MS. BRAGMAN AND I DON'T SEE A PROBLEM WITH IT, ESPECIALLY FOR THE JOB THAT THEY, THAT THEY DO [00:55:01] FOR THE COMMUNITY. SO I WILL CONCUR WITH HER. THANK YOU. WILL WE TAKE A ROLL CALL? VOTE COMMISSIONER BRAGMAN. I CONCUR WITH THE FINDINGS OF FACT. COMMISSIONER CRUZ? YES, I CONCUR. COMMISSIONER BARRINGTON? YES, I CONCUR. COMMISSIONER STEVENS? YES, I CONCUR. COMMISSIONER IBANEZ? I CONCUR. COMMISSIONER DEAN? I CONCUR. COMMISSIONER GOMEZ? I CONCUR. COMMISSIONER MANNA. I CONCUR WITH THE FINDINGS OF FACT. COMMISSIONER BEES. I CONCUR. COMMISSIONER VASQUEZ? I CONCUR. CHAIR LUNA. I CONCUR WITH THE UNANIMOUS. 11 IN FAVOR. ZERO IN OPPOSITION. THE VARIANCE DOES PASS. UM, CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. EVERYONE DOING OKAY TO PUSH ON VALE LAST CASE? YES. OKAY, I'M NOT GONNA ORDER DINNER. OKAY, LET'S GO AHEAD AND LAST CASE PLEASE. I COULD STALL. OKAY. ALRIGHT. ITEM NUMBER FIVE, BO OA DASH 24 DASH 1 0 3. ADDRESS IS 35 50 WEST WOODLAWN AVENUE COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN APPLICANT JAMIE SOA. AND A REQUEST FOR ONE A FOUR FOOT 11 INCH VARIANCE FROM THE MINIMUM FIVE FOOT SIDE SETBACK TO ALLOW A DETACHED CARD PORT TO BE ONE INCH FROM THE EAST AND WEST SIDE. PROPERTY LINES TO A THREE FOOT FENCE HEIGHT. SPECIAL EXEMPTION FROM THE MAXIMUM THREE FOOT FENCE HEIGHT TO ALLOW A SIX FOOT PRIVACY FENCE IN THE FRONT FRONT YARD. THREE. A FIVE FOOT VARIANCE FROM THE MINIMUM 15 FOOT CLEAR VISION REQUIREMENT TO ALLOW A FENCE TO BE 10 FEET FROM THE CURB. AND FOUR, A VARIANCE FROM THE MAXIMUM 50% IMPERVIOUS COVER REQUIREMENT TO ALLOW A FRONT YARD TO EXCEED MAXIMUM 50% IMPERVIOUS COVER ZONING IS R FIVE. SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN WOODLAWN HEIGHTS COMMUNITY EAST OF HILLCREST DRIVE SITUATED ON WEST WOODLAWN AVENUE. THE APPLICANT BEING THE PROPERTY OWNER IS PROPOSING CONSTRUCTION OF A CRESCENT, CRESCENT SHAPED DETACHED CARPORT AND A SLIDING ACCESS GATE FOR THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A FOUR FOOT 11 INCH SIDE SETBACK VARIANCE TO ALLOW THE DETACHED CARPORT TO BE ONE INCH FROM THE EAST AND WEST SIDE. PROPERTY LINES AS WELL AS A THREE FOOT FENCE HEIGHT EXEMPTION TO ALLOW A SIX FOOT FIVE PRIVACY GATE ACROSS THE FRONT YARD. THE PROPOSED LOCATION OF THE SLIDING GATE WILL REQUIRE A FIVE FOOT CLEAR VISION ALLOWANCE TO ALLOW THE GATE ENTRANCE TO BE 10 FEET FROM THE CURB. ADDITIONALLY, DURING SITE VISITS, STAFF FOUND THAT THE IMPERVIOUS COVER VARIANCE IS REQUIRED DUE TO THE PROPERTY EX EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM 50% IMPER IMPERVIOUS COVER ON THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY, STAFF FOUND A DRIVEWAY, A DRIVE DRIVEWAY PERMIT WAS APPLIED IN 2024 OR 2014. HOWEVER, NEVER FINALIZED OR INSPECTED DUE TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN A FLOODPLAIN AREA. APPLICANT WILL NEED TO APPLY FOR A FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT PERMIT WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS FOR BOTH THE EXISTING PER IMPERVIOUS COVER AS WELL AS PROPOSED DEACH CARPORT PERMIT IS PENDING DECISION OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. THIS IS THE SITE PLAN PROPOSED ATTACHED CARPORT. SUBJECT PROPERTY CITED THE PROPOSED DEACH EE CIRCLE STYLE CARPORT, CLEAR VISION AND PROPOSED SIX FOOT SLIDING PRIVACY GATE. AND THEN THIS IS THE IMPERVIOUS COVER AND THIS IS THE HISTORICAL VIEWS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY SINCE 2013 MM-HMM AND THEY BRING PROPERTY TO THE EAST OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND THEN WEST AND SURROUNDING AREA. STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR THE SIDE SETBACK, IMPERVIOUS COVER VARIANCE STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL AND BO O EIGHT DASH 24 DASH 1 0 3 2 0 BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS OF FACT, WANNA REDUCE SIDE SETBACKS, WILL RE WILL INJURE THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES BY CREATING AN UNSAFE AND DISPROPORTIONATE DISTANCE BETWEEN PROPERTIES. TWO. THE IMPERVIOUS COVER VARIANCE WILL, WOULD SEVERELY REDUCE THE PROPERTY PERMITABLE SURFACE AREA. INCREASING [01:00:01] RISK OF EXCESSIVE WATER RUNOFF ONTO ADJACENT PROPERTIES AND RIGHT AWAY. STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR THE CLEAR VISION VARIANCE, UH, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL IN BO OA DASH 24 DASH 0 3 0 0 1 2 0. UH, ONE, THE VEHICULAR TRAFFIC WILL NOT BE OBSTRUCTED WITH THE REDUCED CLEAR VISION. AND TWO, THE REDUCED CLEAR VISION WILL NOT ALTER THE ESSENTIAL CHARACTER OF THE DISTRICT. AND THEN STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR THE FENCE HEIGHT EXCEPTION, STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL AND BOA DASH 24 DASH 0 3 0 0 1 2 0. UH, THE REQUEST WILL ALTER THE ESSENTIAL CHARACTER OF THE DISTRICT AS NO OTHER PROPERTIES IN THE MEDIA AREA HAVE FENCES EXCEEDING THE REGULATION OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE IN HEIGHT AND PRIVACY. AND TO THE REQUEST WHEN DURING THE APPROPRIATE USE OF SURROUNDING PROPERTIES. STAFF MAILED 31 NOTICES SIX WERE IN FAVOR. ZERO ONE. OPPOSITION AND UNIVERSITY PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WAS IN FAVOR. THIS IS THE UNIVERSITY PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION LETTER AND THESE WOULD BE THE IN FAVOR FROM THE SURROUNDING AREA. THIS CONCLUDES THIS PRESENTATION. APPLICANT IS AVAILABLE. MANANA. ROY. THANK YOU MANANA. THIS MAN. COULD YOU BRING BACK THE, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION LETTER THAT WAS UP. I NEED TO READ IT A LITTLE BIT MORE. UM, AND THEN SECOND QUESTION IS, UH, WITH REGARDS TO THE PERCENTAGE OF OF IMPERVIOUS COVER, DO WE KNOW WHAT THE CALCULATION IS FOR THE CURRENT AMOUNT OF IMPERVIOUS COVER ON THIS PROPERTY? UM, WE DON'T HAVE A PERCENTAGE. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. WELL, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE STAFF PRESIDENT? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. UH, LET'S BRING THE APPLICANT IF YOU WANNA COME UP. AND GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME'S T SOA AND MY WIFE IS WITH ME, THE CO-OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. HER NAME IS MARGARET. BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. UH, THERE IS A CORRECTION THAT NEEDS TO BE MADE. THE FRONT FENCE, WE DON'T INTEND ON DOING A SIX FOOT FENCE. WE ONLY WANT A FIVE FOOT FENCE. OKAY. SO THAT'D BE A FIVE FOOT PRIVACY FENCE IN THE FRONT. AND IT'S NOT GONNA BE PRIVACY, UH, THE WAY THE PICTURE LOOKS BECAUSE IT'S A KIND OF, YOU'RE LOOKING AT A DOWN ANGLE. IT LOOKS LIKE A PRIVACY FENCE. BUT, UM, WE ARE GONNA HAVE A, IT'S A METAL FENCE WITH HORIZONTAL SLATS WITH TWO INCHES IN BETWEEN THE SLATS. YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THROUGH THE FENCE. UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU. AND WE'RE FLEXIBLE IF THERE'S ANY RESTRICTIONS AS FAR AS THAT'S CONCERNED. YEAH. JUST QUESTION FOR STAFF, JUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BOARD. A PREDOMINANTLY OPEN FENCE IS DEFINED AS 70% AIR, SO THAT WOULD BE THE RESTRICTION THAT WOULD MAKE IT CONSIDERED PRIVACY OR PREDOMINANTLY OPEN. IN THIS CASE IT WOULD BE ABOUT 50%. RIGHT. SO PROBABLY NOT CORRECTA MR. SO ALSO A QUESTION FOR CITY STAFF. SO WITH REGARDS TO, UM, SO A FIVE FOOT FENCE WOULD BE PERMITTED BY RIGHT ON THIS PROPERTY? YES SIR. IF IT WAS PREDOMINANTLY OPEN, YES SIR. OKAY. YEP. ALMOST THERE. BUT THAT, QUITE, ALMOST THERE, BUT THAT POINT. OKAY. LET'S SEE. ANY OTHER, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? IS THERE, UM, YEAH, SO WELL ACTUALLY ANOTHER QUESTION FOR CITY STAFF. SO, SO THE 27 OR 2013, IT APPEARS THAT A SECOND CURB CUT OCCURRED ON THIS PROPERTY AND SO WAS THAT PERMITTED? UM, UM, I GUESS WAS THAT DRIVEWAY INSTALLATION PERMITTED? SO THE DRIVEWAY WAS APPROVED A FEW YEARS BACK. UH, TRAFFIC DIDN'T HAVE A ISSUE WITH THE DOUBLE, UM, CURB CUT. HOWEVER, THE IMPERVIOUS COVER IN DRIVEWAY PORTION WAS NEVER, IT WAS APPLIED FOR, BUT IT WAS JUST NEVER FINALIZED BACK IN 2014 OR 2016, I BELIEVE. AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE LOOKING AT THE IMPERVIOUS COVER HERE NOW, JUST TO GET IT ALL CLEANED UP. SO, SO IF THE APPLICANT WAS TO CUT OUT THE CENTER PORTION TO LEAVE A IMPERVIOUS, IMPERVIOUS, UH, CENTER STRIP, SO MAKE IT MORE LIKE ALONG THE LINES OF A, UM, CIRCULAR OR TWO CIRCULAR PATHS WITH THE CENTER BEING OPEN, UH, THEY POTENTIALLY COULD OBTAIN THE 50% POTENTIALLY, UM, THAT WOULD BE UP TO THE APPLICANT TO MAKE SURE HIS CALCULATIONS UNDER 50%. BUT FROM WHAT YOU'RE DESCRIBING, I THINK THAT'S GONNA BE UNDER 50%. UNDER 50%. ALRIGHT. LET'S SEE. UH, DO WE HAVE ANY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT HERE? BRAGMAN, MS. BRAGMAN, UH, I GUESS PLEASE TELL US THE HARDSHIP OF WHY, IF YOU DIDN'T GET APPROVAL THAT IT WOULD BE A HARDSHIP FOR YOU AND, AND WHY YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE NEEDING TO, TO BUILD THIS. OKAY. GOOD QUESTION. THANK YOU. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER. UM, THIS HOUSE HAS BEEN IN THE FAMILY IN MY WIFE'S FAMILY SINCE 1960. UM, WE TOOK IT OVER NINE YEARS AGO. [01:05:01] UM, UH, HER PARENTS WERE SCHOOL TEACHERS AND NEVER COULD IMPROVE THE PROPERTY AND NOW SHE'S THE CAREGIVER FOR THEM. UM, WE'VE IMPROVED THE PROPERTY AND THIS INTENDED TO BE OUR PERMANENT HOME. IT'S A VERY SMALL HOME, 750 SQUARE FEET TO THE VERY NARROW LOT OF ABOUT 50 FEET ACROSS. THERE'S NO WAY WE COULD ACTUALLY BUILD A CARPORT. UH, IF YOU LOOK AT THE NEW CAR THAT WE HAVE ON THE LEFT SIDE, WITHIN 10 DAYS OF PURCHASING THAT WE ALREADY HAVE HELD THAT IMAGE ON IT, AND IF HAD TO FIX IT'S ANOTHER CAR'S NOW DEVALUED. WE HAVE NO WAY OF PROTECTING OUR VEHICLES. UM, AND SO THE REASON, UH, FOR THE CARPORT IS TO BASICALLY PROTECT OUR VEHICLES. AND ALSO THE FRONT FENCE IS FOR SECURITY. UM, IT'S THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS TURNED. THERE'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC, UH, BETWEEN WHERE PEOPLE LIVE AND IF YOU GO A LITTLE BIT FURTHER UP, THERE'S A CONVENIENCE STORE. SO WE FIND PEOPLE IN OUR PROPERTY LOOKING AT OUR CAMERAS, LOOKING THROUGH OUR VEHICLES. SO WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP PEOPLE OUT AND WE'RE TRYING TO PROTECT OUR VEHICLES IF WE'RE NOT ABLE. SO THE HARDSHIP FOR US IS TRYING TO PROTECT OUR VEHICLES. AND BECAUSE WE'VE BUILT THIS, UH, TURNAROUND DRIVEWAY, WHICH MAKES IT EASIER FOR US TO PARK MORE CARS WHEN FAMILY VISITS, UM, WE ARE REQUESTING A CARPORT THAT KIND OF MATCHES THE DRIVEWAY. SO IT'S DEFINITELY GONNA BE AN ENHANCEMENT FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S GONNA LOOK VERY NICE. UH, WE ARE SPENDING QUITE A BIT OF MONEY ON IT, LIKE THE REST OF THE HOUSE THAT WE SPENT MONEY ON. WE'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO STAY THERE. IF WE CANNOT PROTECT OUR VEHICLES OR GET THE VARIANCES OR THE ALLOWANCE TO BUILD THE FENCE THAT WE NEED FOR SECURITY, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO MOVE. MY INTENTION IS TO RETIRE NEXT YEAR, BUT IF I HAVE TO GO GET ANOTHER MORTGAGE, UM, IT'S GONNA BE HARD FOR ME TO RETIRE AND HIRE TAXES. SO I'D LIKE TO STAY. WE'VE GOT ALL OUR SURROUNDING NEIGHBORS TO APPROVE IT. THEY'RE IN IN FAVOR OF IT. I HAVE MY NEIGHBOR THAT'S NOT ON THAT LIST, HE CAME TO SUPPORT US. SO, UM, WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR, UH, WAIVER TO BE ABLE TO PUT THE SUPPORT POLES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DRIVEWAY SO WE DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE DRIVEWAY, UH, SO WE CAN ACTUALLY MAKE A SOUND STRUCTURE. UM, THERE'S A LOT OF NEIGHBORS THAT DONE HALF CARPORTS ALREADY. WE DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE PERMITS OR NOT. I KNOW THEY'RE WITHIN THE SAME VARIANCE THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR. WE'RE DOING THIS, UH, THE RIGHT WAY. AND SO WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR YOUR HELP TO BE ABLE TO HELP SHELTER OUR VEHICLES IN SUPPORT. OTHER QUESTION, IF I COULD, RIGHT, MR. BRAGMAN AND THEN MR. MANON. UM, SO WHAT IS THE ROOF STRUCTURE GONNA BE LIKE? IS IT GONNA BE FLAT? IS IT GONNA BE PITCHED? IT'S GONNA BE PITCHED. SO IT'S GONNA BE THE SAME MATERIAL AS YOU SEE THERE. METAL, AND IT'S GONNA BE PITCHED TOWARD OUR FRONT YARD, SO IT'S GONNA DRAIN WHERE THAT TREE'S AT. OKAY. SO TOWARDS THE STREET. TOWARD THE STREET. IT'S NOT GONNA BE PITCHED TOWARD THE BACK OF OUR HOUSE, UM, OR THE NEIGHBORS. SO IT'S, IT'S ALL GONNA BE KIND OF PITCH FORWARD. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. AMANDA. SO YEAH, I'M HAVING SOME CHALLENGES AND I APOLOGIZE. UM, SO, SO I GUESS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAVE FOR CITY STAFF IS, YOU KNOW, THERE IF WE APPROVE A CARPORT, UM, AND WE CURRENTLY HAS A DRIVEWAY THAT'S TAKEN UP 95% OF THE FRONT YARD, COULD THE CARPORT BE 95% OF THE FRONT YARD? AND SO BASICALLY THE WHOLE FRONT YARD BECOMES A CARPORT. I KNOW THAT HE HAS A WONDERFUL PICTURE AND I LIKE THE PICTURE, BUT YOU KNOW, IF WE APPROVE THIS, YOU KNOW, WHAT PREVENTS IT FROM A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE FRONT YARD BEING COVERED? WELL LET, SO I, I ASKED THE TEAM HERE TO PULL UP THE ONE STOP MAP ON THE SCREEN. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO BRING TO THE BOARD'S ATTENTION THAT'S A LITTLE UNIQUE IS BASED UPON THE RIGHT OF WAY WIDTH ALONG, UH, WEST WOODLAWN AVENUE, IF YOU KIND OF LOOK WHERE THAT GRAY TURNS TO YELLOW, GRAY IS ACTUALLY OWNED BY THE PUBLIC. YELLOW IS OWNED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER. SO IN THOSE PICTURES WE SEE THAT KIND OF SEMI-CIRCLE AREA THAT MAYBE COULD OTHERWISE BE LANDSCAPING, BUT THAT'S ACTUALLY IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. SO EVEN IF THAT WERE REMOVED, IT WOULD NOT ACTUALLY HELP, UH, COUNT TOWARDS REDUCING THE IMPERVIOUS COVER WITHIN THE FRONT YARD. THE FACT THAT THE DUAL DRIVEWAY APPROACH WAS APPROVED, UH, BACK IN MERKO, I THINK YOU SAID 2014 OR 2016 EFFECTIVELY RENDERED THE FRONT OF THIS PROPERTY BEING ALMOST ENTIRELY IMPERVIOUS COVER. UH, AGAIN, THAT WASN'T CAPTURED AT THE TIME. WE'RE TRYING TO CLEAN THAT UP TODAY. UM, BUT WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS A CARPORT, IT WOULD APPEAR THAT BASED UPON WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY ALLOWED, UH, THAT IT'S ALREADY ALMOST ENTIRELY COVERED IN THE FRONT YARD. SO TO THAT POINT, UM, SO, SO THE PICTURE THAT THE PICTURE RENDERED SHOWED A SEMI-CIRCULAR DRIVEWAY. AND SO PER THIS PICTURE HERE, IT WOULD IMPLY THAT THE CARPORT IS GOING [01:10:01] TO BE ON CITY RIGHT OF WAY, UM, FROM, FROM THE PICTURE I SAW, WHICH, WHICH WOULD NOT BE PERMITTED. UM, CORRECT, CORRECT. YOU, YOU CANNOT BUILD A CARPORT ON THE CITY RIGHT AWAY. SO WHATEVER THE DISTANCE IS BETWEEN THE FRONT WALL AND THE PROPERTY LINE, THAT THAT PRIVATE PROPERTY IS WHERE ALLOWED THE CARPORT WOULD BE ALLOWED TO BE BUILT IF IT WERE GRANTED, THE RELIEF DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THERE'S ANY RADIUS ON, RIGHT? SO IT'S ONE INCH. SO IT GETS ONE INCH. I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED AS FAR AS, 'CAUSE WE'RE ONLY COVERING WHAT'S ON OUR PROPERTY, RIGHT? WE'RE NOT GOING INTO THE CITY. SO OUR, SO THE PICTURE, THE, I I I SHOW THAT BETWEEN THE FRONT WALL OF THE HOME AND THE FRONT PROPERTY LINE IS ABOUT 20 FEET. SO WE'RE ONLY COVERING OUR DRIVEWAY. THE DRIVEWAY IS IN PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. SO THE, SO THE MAJORITY OF THE DRIVEWAY, OR A GOOD PORTION OF THE DRIVEWAY IS IN PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. AND SO, SO ESSENTIALLY, UH, IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE TWO FEET OF, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TREE. SO TWO FEET AWAY FROM THE, THE DEEP CURVE IS, IS ESSENTIALLY THE EXTENT OF WHERE YOUR DRIVEWAY IS OR, OR THE PROPERTY, THE PROPERTY LINE. UH, THAT I GUESS WHERE THE PROPERTY LINE IS, YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY IF YOU, IF YOU HAVE A SURVEY THAT'S GOING TO BE THE MOST ACCURATE, THAT'LL GIVE YOU TO THE INCH HOW MUCH LAND YOU HAVE. BUT WHAT WE'RE SHOWING IS THAT BETWEEN THE FRONT WALL OF YOUR HOME AND THE STREET, THERE'S ABOUT 40 FEET OF DISTANCE, BUT ONLY 20 FEET OF THAT IS OWNED BY YOU. THE OTHER 20 FEET IS CITY RIGHT AWAY. SO IF I WERE TO PUT A FRONT FENCE, YOU'RE SAYING WHAT'S INSIDE MY FENCE? IT'S THE CARPORT. IT'S THE CARPORT. THAT'S THE ISSUE. YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET THAT RADIUS ON THE CARPORT BECAUSE I GUESS THERE REALLY IS NOT A LOT OF AREA TO COVER THERE. THE, THE FENCE COULD BE IN THE, IN THE PUBLIC. CAN YOU BREAK UP THAT DESIGN PLEASE? SO THE FENCE HAS TO BE ON, ON OR WITHIN THE PROPERTY. OKAY. SO RIGHT THERE. SO ESSENTIALLY, UM, IT'S SHOWING LIKE FOUR RIBS GOING OUT OR FIVE RIBS GOING OUT. THERE'S FIVE POLE STRUCTURES ALL ON THE EXTERIOR. WELL, IT'S ON INSIDE THE PROPERTY. THE TWO IN QUESTION ARE THE ONES CLOSEST TO THE SIDE PROPERTY. WOULD YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE A SURVEY OF THE SO I, I THINK THAT'S GONNA BE HELPFUL BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE SHOWING IS THAT THE PROPERTY LINE IS ON THE TOP OF THAT. UM, CIRCLE THE BOTTOM, THE RADIUS ON THE, A CIRCLE AND YOU'RE SHOWING POSTS THAT ARE GONNA BE IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY AND THE FENCE ARE GONNA BE SHOWING, OBVIOUSLY IT'S GONNA BE IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. SO I, SO I GUESS WE NEED TO CLARIFY. UM, AND WE CLARIFIED WITH YOU, I BELIEVE LAST WEEK 'CAUSE WE EXPLAINED THE CARPORT HAS TO BE WITHIN 10 FOOT OF YOUR PROPERTY LINE. SO WE ASKED YOU TO VERIFY THAT NOW, AND YOU CAN HAVE YOUR POLES AT THE 10 FEET AND THEN AN EXTENDED THE OVERHANG, AN EXTRA FIVE FEET. HOWEVER, I, WE DON'T HAVE A SURVEY TO GET THAT ACCURATE MEASUREMENT. SO IF YOU DO NOT THINK YOU CAN MEET THAT, UM, 10 FEET, THIS WOULD NEED TO COME BACK TO YOUR BENEFIT BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT WOULDN'T SOLVE YOUR ISSUE. WE CAN HAVE THE POLES WITHIN THE 10 FEET, UH, BUT THE CARPORT WOULD OVERHANG A LITTLE FURTHER SO IT WOULD COVER MORE OF OUR DRIVEWAY. OKAY. SO THE FOURTH, THE POLES AREN'T THE PROBLEM. I MEAN, I, I I WILL SAY I THINK THAT THERE'S ENOUGH CONFUSION HERE THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE A VERY DIFFICULT TIME COMING UP WITH A REALISTIC DESIGN WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF A SURVEY. YEAH. SO IT MAY BENEFIT, UH, YOU AND THE BOARD TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM TO ALLOW YOU TO OBTAIN A SURVEY. YOU KNOW, THEY'LL COME OUT, THEY'LL MARK EXACTLY WHERE YOUR PROPERTY LINE IS, AND THEN WE CAN TELL YOU WHAT THE DESIGN MAY LOOK LIKE. BECAUSE WHAT I'M LOOKING AT, AND YOU KNOW, THIS MAP IS, IT'S NOT PERFECT, BUT IT'S PRETTY GOOD. UM, I THINK THAT YOU ARE GONNA REALLY STRUGGLE TO HAVE THE DESIGN THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. WELL, EVEN IF I DID ONE LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE, I MEAN, THEY WOULD STILL GO INTO WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT. I MEAN, IF I DID A RECTANGLE ON THE ONE SIDE OF MY PROPERTY LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE, I WOULD STILL BE IN, IN WHAT IS CONSIDERED THE PUBLIC, NOT MY, MY SIDE. SO IT, IT SEEMS LIKE I'M NOT GONNA BE ALLOWED TO DO ANY KIND OF KIND CARPORT. RIGHT. BUT YOU CAN DO THE CARPORT IF YOU, IF THE BOARD IS ALLOWED TO CONSIDER A FRONT SETBACK REDUCTION, UM, WHICH IS WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT. HOWEVER, UH, YOU VERIFIED WITH US THAT YOU HAVE THE 10 FEET, BUT IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE 10 FEET, THEN THIS HAS TO BE READVERTISED TO YOUR BENEFIT BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE IF THIS GETS APPROVED, THEN YOU'RE STILL NOT GONNA HAVE ENOUGH ROOM IN THE FRONT. BUT AGAIN, I HAVEN'T SEEN A SURVEY, SO IT'S UP TO YOU TO TELL US IF YOU HAVE ENOUGH ROOM. IF, IF I MAY, I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED. I MEAN, ARE WE LOOKING AT, BECAUSE THE POLES, WE CAN PUT 'EM AS FAR BACK AS [01:15:01] YOU NEED TO, BUT WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE OVERHANG TO GIVE US THE COVER. THE OVERHANG CAN ONLY BE FIVE FOOT OVERHANG PAST THE POLES. RIGHT. SO, SO LET ME TRY TO SAY THIS ANOTHER WAY. THERE IS ENOUGH DISTANCE IT WOULD APPEAR FOR YOU TO HAVE, IF THE BOARD GRANTED THE APPROPRIATE SET OF VARIANCES, A CARPORT THAT IS 20 FEET DEEP. SO THAT'S ENOUGH TO PARK A CAR UNDER. WHAT WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT IS THE DESIGN AS SHOWN ON YOUR SITE PLAN, SEEMS TO INDICATE THAT YOUR CARPORT IS EXTENDING INTO THE CITY'S LAND. THE CITY OWNED RIGHT OF WAY. SO UP UNTIL THE CITY OWNS, RIGHT UP UNTIL THE CREST OF THAT CIRCULAR DRIVE ON YOUR PROPERTY, IT'S A VERY LARGE RIGHT OF WAY. EVEN THOUGH YOU MOW IT AND MAINTAIN IT, IT'S OWNED BY THE CITY. SO NO PORTION OF YOUR CARPORT CAN EXTEND INTO THE CITY OWNED RIGHT OF WAY. BUT WITHOUT A SURVEY, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR US, ESPECIALLY HERE TO KIND OF COMMUNICATE TO YOU WHAT THAT DESIGN IS GONNA LOOK LIKE. AND WE WOULD PREFER THAT YOU HAVE A SOLID UNDERSTANDING OF IT SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK THREE MONTHS FROM NOW WITH ANOTHER APPLICATION FOR A DIFFERENT VARIANCE. WE CAN CONTINUE IT. IF WE NEED TO RE ADVERTISE SOMETHING, WE CAN DO THAT AND GET YOU TAKEN CARE OF IN ONE PROCESS. WELL, I'M STILL CONFUSED 'CAUSE EVEN WHEN THEY CAME OUT TO MY PROPERTY, THEY WEREN'T QUITE SURE WHERE MY PROPERTY ENDED OR STARTED. WHEN YOU SAY THEY CAME OUT, WHO'S THEY? UH, THE CITY. WELL, WELL, IT WOULD BE A SURVEYOR THAT YOU WOULD BOARD. YOU KNOW, THEY CAME OUT AND TOOK PICTURES OF IT. SO IT SEEMS LIKE I DON'T OWN A LOT OF MY FRONT YARD. THAT'S, WELL, WE DON'T KNOW THAT SURVEY WOULD DETERMINE THAT. SO WHO DOES THE SURVEY? YOU WOULD HIRE AN ENGINEER TO DO A SURVEY? WELL, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE AN ENGINEER, BUT LAND SURVEY, IT COULD BE A SURVEY COMPANY. SO WHAT ARE THEY GONNA SURVEY? JUST WHERE MY PROPERTY ENDS AND STARTS. THE PROPERTY ENDS THE ENTIRE, THE ENTIRE FOOTPRINT OF THE PROPERTY. THEY'LL SURVEY. AND SO I CAN DO A CARPORT AND THE OVERHANG WITHIN MY PART THAT I OWN, BUT NOT THE PART THAT THE CITY OWNS. IT DEPENDS ON CORRECT. AND THEN, YEAH, THERE, THERE COULD BE SOME, WE MAY HAVE TO ADVERTISE A FRONT VARIANCE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE GONNA BE TOO CLOSE TO THE FRONT PROPERTY LINE, BUT WE'RE NOT DOING THAT TODAY. AND IF THAT'S WHAT IT'S GONNA TAKE TO GET YOU A CARPORT, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE BEFORE THIS BOARD ASKING FOR THE RIGHT THINGS. MR. SOSA, DO YOU HAVE A COPY OF YOUR DEED? IT'LL, IT'LL SHOW YOU YOUR PROPERTY LINES. SO A A DEED WOULD REFERENCE THE PLAT? YEAH, IF YOU'VE, IF YOU MORTGAGED IT, MOST MORTGAGE COMPANIES WILL REQUIRE A SURVEY AS PART OF THAT. SO YOU MAY HAVE THAT IN YOUR PAPERWORK THAT, THAT THAT'LL SOLVE SOME OF YOUR PROBLEMS TOO, BECAUSE LIKE HE'S SAYING THAT IT, IT SHOW YOU WHERE YOUR PROPERTY LINE IS BECAUSE EVERY PROPERTY LINE HAS PINS. IF YOU CAN FIND SOMEBODY WITH A, WITH A METAL DETECTOR, IT'LL SHOW YOU WHERE YOUR PROPERTY PINS ARE. WHERE DOES THE CITY START? IS IT FROM THE STREET OR THE SIDEWALK? IT, IT'S DIFFERENT ON EVERY LOT. AND THAT'S, THAT'S WHY YOU NEED A SURVEY TO DETERMINE WHERE YOUR PROPERTY IS. AND ESSENTIALLY IT'S, SO A LOT OF PROPERTIES AROUND CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, IT'S 10 FEET FROM THE STREET, BUT AGAIN, IT VARIES BUT IT, BUT UM, IT'S, IT'S GENERALLY LIKE 10 FEET IN FROM THE STREET IS THAT LINE. AND IT, AND THE, UM, I THINK THE SAFE WAY TO DO THIS, WE CAN CONTINUE IT FOR TWO WEEKS TO SEE IF WE CAN, UM, STILL GO THROUGH THIS. BUT IF WE CAN'T, WOULD YOU, WE CAN RE ADVERTISE IT. I THINK THAT'S THE SAFE, UM, SAFE WAY TO DO THIS. WHAT IS THAT? BECAUSE RIGHT NOW BEXAR COUNTY IS SHOWING THE LOT HAS 140 FOOT, UH, DEPTH, BUT THE ONE STOP MAP IS SHOWING ABOUT 127 FOOT DEPTH. SO THERE MIGHT BE A LITTLE WIGGLE ROOM RIGHT THERE IN THE FRONT COMPARED TO THE ONE STOP MAT. WE JUST CAN'T TELL YET. WE HAVE SOMEBODY IN THE AUDIENCE I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AND I'D LIKE TO HAVE THEM COME FORWARD AND, AND GIVE THEIR TESTIMONY IF THEY CAN SIGN IN WITH US REAL QUICK OR HE CAN SIGN IN AFTER HE SPEAKS. OKAY. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND AFTER YOU'RE DONE, PLEASE UH, SIGN IT WITH MR. TREVIN OVER HERE. YEAH, IF I CAN BE SOME HELP. MY NAME IS NICK LES. I LIVE NEXT DOOR TO THE NEIGHBORS. UH, AND UH, THE PROPERTY LINE STARTS FROM THE CORNER POST FROM THE APPROACH OF THE ENTRANCE TO THE DRIVEWAY. THAT'S WHERE IT STARTS. AND, UH, FOR MY UNDERSTANDING IT'S 10 FEET FROM THE PROPERTY LINE TO INSIDE OUR, OUR, OUR, OUR RESIDENCE. AND UH, UH, I BELIEVE THAT WHAT HE WANTS TO DO IS DO THE CARPORT, UH, RIGHT WHERE CLOSE TO THE FRONT OF THE TREE IS. AND, UH, THAT'LL GIVE HIM THE, THE SPACE HE NEEDS FOR HIS CARPORT IN THE FRONT. SO I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH, UH, IT BEING A DETERRENT FOR ME OR SOMETHING. UH, HE DOES NEED A FENCE BECAUSE WE DO HAVE PEOPLE THAT COME UP AND DOWN THE AREA AND, UH, THE ANIMALS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, UH, THEY COME INTO OUR PROPERTY AND, UH, BUT OUR, OUR PROPERTY LINE STARTS AND THAT'S, I'M SURE THAT'S WHERE HIS PROPERTY LINE STARTS ALSO. AND WHICH NEIGHBOR ARE YOU? JUST FOR REFERENCE, IF I'M LOOKING, I'M ON THE WEST [01:20:01] END OF THE PROPERTY, THAT'S WHERE I'M AT. CAN YOU GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS SO WE HAVE IT IN FILE? NICK, UH, LES WITH, UH, 35 46 WEST WOODLAWN. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. AND I'VE GOT MY APPROVED LETTER HERE, . OKAY. LET'S SEE. ANY, ANY OF THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR? OKAY, THANK YOU SIR. OKAY, THANK YOU. BYE-BYE. ALRIGHT, UM, QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT. MS. SO, UM, ONE MORE QUESTION. SO, SO DRIVING UP AND DOWN, UM, WOODLAWN, I I DON'T SEE ANY SOLID SLATTED FENCES FACING WOODLAWN. AND SO, SO, UM, I GUESS THE QUESTION WOULD BE PREDOMINANTLY OPEN FIVE FOOT BASICALLY COMES OUT WITH A PERCENTAGE. AND SO THE ONE THAT YOU'RE PRESENTING IS A LITTLE BIT MORE SOLID. AND SO I GUESS A QUESTION, WHAT HARDSHIP IS IT THAT REQUIRES THAT IT TO BE? UM, AS MUCH AS WHAT IS BEING PRESENTED, THERE'S NO HARDSHIP. IN FACT, UH, WE'RE NOT STUCK IN ANY ONE DESIGN. IN FACT, IF THERE'S, IF IT NEEDS TO BE MORE OPEN, WE'LL MAKE IT MORE OPEN. UM, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO PUT SOME SECURITY THERE. UM, SO IT, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT STYLE. I MEAN, UH, WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME OTHER STYLES THAT ARE A LOT MORE OPEN. UM, WE JUST WANNA BE ABLE TO PROTECT OUR CARS, BASICALLY. UNDERSTOOD. SO STAFF, WHAT WOULD BE THE NEXT AVAILABLE, UH, BOARD MEETING THAT WE COULD REALISTICALLY SCHEDULE FOR AUGUST 5TH? WOULD AUGUST 5TH WORK FOR YOU IN TERMS OF TRYING TO GET EVERYTHING TOGETHER? ABSOLUTELY. AND THEN I'LL, I'LL BRING IN A BETTER PICTURE OF A MAYBE OFFENSIVE THAT'S MORE APPLICABLE OR I CAN, CAN I GET A MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE? SO MOVED TILL AUGUST 2ND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION PASSES. ALRIGHT, ONE QUICK THING. UH, DO I NEED TO DO THE SURVEY STILL OR JUST SHOW UP AUGUST 5TH? YEAH, I, YOU CAN GET WITH STAFF AND THEY'LL BE ABLE TO. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, STAFF, DO WE HAVE ANY UPDATES OR ANY MORE PRESENTATION? OKAY. UM, UH, NO, UH, UPDATES. UH, I THINK EVERYBODY HERE IS AWARE. MR. TOMA IS THE, UH, INTERIM, UH, DEPARTMENT. OH, I'M SORRY. YEAH, I WAS, I WAS GONNA SAY JUST ONE, ONE SUPER QUICK UPDATE. UM, SO AS MERKO WAS KIND OF, UH, STARTING TO MENTION LITTLE BIT OF A CHANGE, UH, FORTUNATELY ONLY TEMPORARY HERE AT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. SO, UH, OUR DIRECTOR, MICHAEL SHANNON, HAS TEMPORARILY TAKEN OVER ANIMAL CARE SERVICES, PROBABLY SEEN IN THE NEWS THEIR ATTEMPT TO TRY TO FIND THE RIGHT PERSON. SO THEY'RE GOING BACK OUT, KIND OF REOPENING THAT RECRUITMENT. AND THE CITY MANAGER DID ASK THAT HE STEP IN AND KIND OF HOLD THE DEPARTMENT DOWN UNTIL THEY CAN FINISH THAT PROCESS. UM, KIND OF PROJECTING THREE TO SIX MONTHS, UH, WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. COULD BE SHORTER, COULD BE LONGER. UH, IN THE MEANTIME, UH, AMIN TOMAZ, OUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR IS NOW OUR INTERIM, UH, DIRECTOR FOR THE DEPARTMENT. UM, MELISSA RAMIREZ, I KNOW YOU'RE USED TO SEEING HER AT BOA. SHE'S GONNA STEP INTO THE INTERIM DEPUTY DIRECTOR ROLE OVER FIELD SERVICES. UH, THAT'S CODE ENFORCEMENT BUILDING INSPECTIONS THAT, UH, THAT ARM OF THE DEPARTMENT. AND THEN I'VE BEEN ASKED TO TAKE OVER, UH, THE INTERIM ASSISTANT DIRECTOR POSITION FOR LAND DEVELOPMENT. SO I'LL HAND OUT A CARD TO EACH OF YOU. UH, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO REACH OUT TO ME. BUT I KNOW YOU'VE GOT A SOLID TEAM HERE THAT YOU'RE PROBABLY A LITTLE MORE USED TO WORKING WITH. SO LOOK FORWARD TO BEING AT A COUPLE MORE. BOA MEETINGS. BOAS IS WHERE I STARTED, UH, WITH THE PLANNER ALMOST EXACTLY 10 YEARS AGO. UH, MARIA. UH, SO, UH, YEAH, JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT, UH, THAT QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT. SO I APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S TIME. . THANK YOU SIR. NO EXPERIENCE EXPERIENCED. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR ANY OTHER PRESENTATION? UH, NO OTHER COMMENTS. ALRIGHT. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. OH, DO WE APPROVE [ Approval of Minutes  ] THE MINUTES? SORRY. OH, THE MINUTES? YEAH. YEAH. ANY, ANY, UH, CHANGES TO THE BOARD OF MINUTES? NO, I, I REVIEWED 'EM. I, I DIDN'T SEE ANY CHANGES NEEDED. SO ALL CHANGES, ALL CHANGES THAT WERE TURNED IN FOR ME, UH, HAVE BEEN, UH, MADE. OKAY, SO MOTION FOR APPROVAL. MOTION. SO ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OKAY. SO APPROVED? NO. OKAY. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS. UH, ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. 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