BRENHAM PLANNING AND ZONING TO ADDRESS LONG AGENDA MONDAY
(courtesy City of Brenham)
Brenham’s Planning and Zoning Commission has a lengthy list of items on its agenda when it meets Monday afternoon.
The Commission will look at a request to rezone 51 acres of property west of the intersections of South Market Street, Cantey Street, and Highway 290 East.
Brenham Market Square, LP wants to develop the property with a mixture of uses, including multi-family housing, retail, and office uses. Staff are recommending approval of the rezoning request.
The Commission will also consider two city-initiated requests. The first deals with changing city ordinance to redefine and set standards for accessory dwelling units, which are accessory buildings for a single-family unit designed for occupancy. The second request looks to prohibit metal exteriors for residential uses over 120 square feet in area. Staff recommend approval of both requests.
Also on the agenda, the Commission will consider final plats of the Burnett and Blue Bell subdivisions, and replatting of a lot located at 2305 Ralston Creek Court. Staff are recommending approval of each item.
Members will also act upon the election of a Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, and Deputy Secretary to the Commission for 2019. In addition, they will receive an annual update from Development Services.
The Commission will hold a workshop before its regular meeting, to discuss the city’s proposed sign ordinance changes. The workshop will begin at 4:30 p.m., while the Commission’s regular meeting begins at 5:15 p.m., in the City Hall Council Chambers.
Good to see the ordinance prohibiting metal accessory buildings used as residences in the cities neighborhoods. Too late for west side homeowners who have seen too many of these built by out of town landlords on previously city owned properties. The long time area homeowners should ask for and receive a reduction on their property values to make up for the cities lack of foresight.
If you did a little bit of research you would see the benefits of steel structures. My utility bills are economical my maintenance is low cost. Strong building to withstand storms. My rent is reasonable. If the city did not want metal houses her, then, the city should have regulated their neighborhood like any other developers would do. I like my house and it beats living in government project housing. My life, my house, my choice.
You are correct! These metal rent shacks have not only devalued our neighborhood, but have brought more crime. All from a “landlord” that doesn’t even live in Brenham. Shame!
It should be the developers choice and the State Licensed Architect to design and decide the design, fenestration, exterior building materials. Developers already or should decide what they want the houses to represent in their neighborhoods. NOT THE GOVERNMENT. Architects should have the freedom to design what the developers have allowed. THIS IS FREEDOM OF SPEECH BY DESIGN. When the government starts to control our freedoms, where does it stop? A yes vote for this control is planting a seed AGAINST what TRUE AMERICANS have fought for: FREEDOM. FREEDOM OF DESIGN IS AN AMERICAN FREEDOM. It is the developer’s decision, not the governments.
You would feel differently if you lived near one of the ugly metal rent shacks.