2023-12-07 ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING AGENDA ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING
AGENDA
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2023 6:00 PM
PEARLAND CITY HALL ICOUNCIL CHAMBERS 13519 LIBERTY DRIVE
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. ROLL CALL AND CERTIFICATION OF QUORUM
III. INTRODUCTION OF AGENDA AND FORMAT OF HEARING
IV. REGULAR AGENDA
1. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION -VARZ 23-11: FENCE VARIANCE
FOR A RESIDENCE IN SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL-1 (R-1) ZONING DISTRICT
Public Hearing: A request by Vidal Pineda, applicant, and owner, for
approval of a variance as permitted by the Unified Development Code,
Ordinance No. 2000-T, to allow a six-foot (6) high decorative fence within the
front yard in lieu of the four-foot (4') permitted in the Single-Family
Residenial-1 (R-1) District (Section 4.2.4.3(a)(2)(b)), to wit:
Legal Description: Lot 1, Block 1, Minor Plat of L & E Estate, a subdivision
of 1.000 acres of land in the City of Pearland, Texas, according to the map or
plat recorded in County Clerk's File No. 2014041116 in the Plat records of
Brazoria County, Texas.
General Location: 3430 Keis Road, Pearland, TX.
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2. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION -VARZ 23-16: SPECIAL EXCEPTION
TO CONSTRUCT A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING ON A PROPERTY WITH
EXISTING NON-CONFORMITIES
Public Hearing: A request by Kristofer Schoeffler, applicant, and owner, for
approval of a special exception, as permitted by the Unified Development
Code, Ordinance No. 2000-T, to allow for development to occur on a property
with an existing nonconformity (Section 2.7.3.7(a)), to wit:
Legal Description: Lot 1, Block 1, Development Plat of Segenhof, a
Zoning Board of Adjustment- Dec 07 2023
subdivision of 9.990 acres of land in City of Pearland, Texas, according to the
map or plat recorded in County Clerk's File No. 2021020018 in the Plat
records of Brazoria County, Texas.
General Location: 2126 Roy Road, Pearland, TX.
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3. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION -VARZ 23-17: FRONT SETBACK
VARIANCE FOR AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE IN OLD TOWN-MIXED USE (OT-
MU) DISTRICT
Public Hearing: A request by Johnna Epperson, applicant, on behalf of
Emily Epperson, owner, for approval of a variance, as permitted by the
Unified Development Code, Ordinance No. 2000-T, to allow for a deviation
from the minimum front setback for an accessory building in the Old Town-
Mixed Use (OT-MU) District (Section 2.4.3.4(3)(d)), to wit:
Legal Description: Lot 1, Block 1, Development Plat of Old Town Epperson
Estate, a subdivision of 0.287 acres of land in City of Pearland, Texas,
according to the map or plat recorded in County Clerk's File No. 2023026291
in the Plat records of Brazoria County, Texas.
General Location: 2209 North Houston Avenue, Pearland, TX.
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4. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION -VARZ 23-13: SPECIAL EXCEPTION
AND VARIANCE FOR A NONRESIDENTIAL USE IN THE OLD TOWN-MIXED USE
(OT-MU) DISTRICT
Public Hearing: A request by Lawrence and Tessie Gurley, applicant, and
owner, for approval of a special exception and a variance, as permitted by the
Unified Development Code, Ordinance No. 2000-T, to allow:a. Special
exception for development to occur on a property with existing
nonconformities (Section 2.7.3.7(a));b. Variance to reduce the landscape
buffer for a nonresidential use that has a side or rear contiguous to any
residential use or residential zoning district (Section 4.2.4.1(a));c. Variance to
reduce the landscape buffer for off street parking that is provided within the
front yard (Section 2.4.3.4(3)(h)(1)), to wit:
Legal Description: Being the north ten feet of Lot 46, and all of Lots 47 & 48,
in Block 8, of Town of Pearland, a subdivision in Brazoria County, Texas,
according to the map or plat recorded in Volume 29, Page 41, of the Deed
records of Brazoria County, Texas.
General Location: 3602 East Plum Street, Pearland, TX.
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5. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION -VARZ 23-14: SPECIAL EXCEPTION
Zoning Board of Adjustment- Dec 07 2023
TO CONSTRUCT A BUILDING EXPANSION ON A PROPERTY WITH EXISTING
NON-CONFORMITIES
Public Hearing: A request by Don Cramer, applicant, on behalf of Walter
Konrad owner, for approval of a special exception, as permitted by the
Unified Development Code, Ordinance No. 2000-T, to allow for development
to occur on a property with an existing nonconformity, to wit:
Legal Description: A 12.4984-acre tract of land being out of 29.585 acres of
land, being all of Lot 7 of the H. Masterson Subdivision of Section 5, of the
H.T. & B.R.R. Company Survey, Abstract 237, Brazoria County, Texas,
recorded in Volume 28, Page 6, of the Deed records of Brazoria County,
Texas.
General Location: 5331 West Orange Street, Pearland, TX.
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6. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION -VARZ 23-15: SPECIAL EXCEPTION
AND VARIANCE FOR A NONRESIDENTIAL USE IN THE OLD TOWN-MIXED USE
(OT-MU) DISTRICT
Public Hearing: A request by Jason Deyo, applicant, and owner, for
approval of a special exception and a variance, as permitted by the Unified
Development Code, Ordinance No. 2000-T, to allow: a. Special exception for
development to occur on a property with existing nonconformities (Section
2.7.3.7(a)); b. Variance to reduce the landscape buffer for a nonresidential
use that has a side or rear contiguous to any residential use or residential
zoning district (Section 4.2.4.1(a)), to wit:
Legal Description: Being Lots 42, 43 and 44, in Block 8, Pearland, Brazoria
County, Texas, a subdivision in the R.B. Lyle Survey, which is recorded in
Volume 29, Page 41-42, of the Deed records, according to the map or plat
thereof appearing in the office of the County Clerk of Brazoria County, Texas.
General Location: 2210 North Galveston Avenue, Pearland, TX.
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7. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION -VARZ 23-18: SPECIAL EXCEPTION
TO PLAT AND CONSTRUCT A FENCE ON A PROPERTY WITH EXISTING NON-
CONFORMITIES
Public Hearing: A request by Todd Slaton, applicant, on behalf of Pearland
Church of Christ, owner, for approval of a special exception, as permitted by
the Unified Development Code, Ordinance No. 2000-T, to allow for
improvements to occur on a property with an existing nonconformity (Section
2.7.3.7(a)), to wit:
Legal Description: Being Lots 5-18, in Block 7, of Town of Pearland, a
subdivision in Brazoria County, Texas, according to the map or plat recorded
Zoning Board of Adjustment- Dec 07 2023
in Volume 29, Page 41, of the Deed records of Brazoria County, Texas.
General Location: 2217 North Grand Boulevard, Pearland, TX.
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V. ADJOURNMENT
If you plan to attend this public meeting and you have a disability that requires special
arrangements at the meeting, please contact Frances Aguilar, City Secretary, by e-mail at
citysecretary anpearlandtx.gov. Requests for special services must be received Forty-eight (48)
hours prior to the meeting time. Reasonable accommodations will be made to assist your
needs.
I, Shelby Lowe, Administrative Assistant, do hereby certify that this Notice of Meeting was
posted on the City Hall bulletin board, a place convenient and readily accessible to the general
public at all times, and to the City's website, https://www.peariandtx.gov, in compliance with
Chapter 551, Texas Government Code. This said Notice was posted at City Hall, 3519 Liberty
Dr., Pearland, Texas 77581 on December 1, 2023, by 6:00 PM.
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Shelby Lowe
Administrative Assistant
Zoning Board of Adjustment- Dec 07 2023
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Across
1. Bad air conditions
6. Attempt
10. Wyle of "ER"
14. Chinese official's
office
15. In ___ of
16. Creole vegetable
17. African antelope
18. Aroma
19. Bags
20. Infringe (a law)
22. Advance, slangily
23. The America's Cup
trophy, e.g.
24. Clothing
26. Smooth-talking
30. "Gimme ___!"
(start of an Iowa State
cheer)
31. ___ Today
32. Harassed
33. Opportune
35. Cupid's projectile
39. Brewer's product
41. Bond order
43. "Saturday Night
Fever" music
44. Appoint
46. Ab follower on the
Hebrew calendar
47. "Interesting..."
49. "Andy Capp"
cartoonist Smythe
50. Medical advice,
often
51. Sushi condiment
54. Cuckoos
56. Bridge site
57. Item on a diner
table
63. Kuwaiti, e.g.
64. Drop a line?
65. Catlike
66. Emcee's need
67. "I had no ___!"
68. Dentist's direction
69. Merlin, e.g.
70. Blue hue
71. Signed
Down
1. Harmony
2. ___ Clinic
3. Arab League
member
4. Cabbage
5. Animal catcher
6. Certain European
7. Current
phenomenon
8. Long, long time
9. News office
10. It's probably a bad
idea
11. Animal with
striped legs
12. Ann ___, Mich.
13. Dispatch
21. Cognizant
25. Boris Godunov, for
one
26. Crossword
component
27. Centers of activity
28. Bad day for Caesar
29. Sleeping quarters
34. Swiss cheese
variety
36. Anger, with "up"
37. ___ probandi
38. Weaken
40. ___ of the
Unknowns
42. Auspices
45. About 26,000
square miles of Asia
48. Maladjusted
person
51. Hits hard
52. Cliffside dwelling
53. Quench
55. Emmy-winning
Lewis
58. Assistant
59. Not "fer"
60. Hose problem
61. "... or ___!"
62. Kind of instrument
FRIENDSWOOD POLICE REPORT
NOVEMBER 6 thru NOVEMBER 13
Burglary Nov. 8 (7:54 a.m.) A vehicle burglary was reported in the 600 block of High Ridge Drive. The victim parked his vehicle in front of the house at 11:00 p.m. When he went to his vehicle at 7:30 a.m., he found that cash was taken from the vehicle safe. The vehicle was left unlocked.Nov. 8 (11:12 a.m.) A vehi-cle burglary was reported in the 200 block of Falcon Lake Drive. The vehicle parked his vehicle in front of his residence at 6:00 p.m. At 9:00 a.m. the next day, he found the vehicle was rum-maged through. The vehicle was unlocked.Nov. 8 (11:27 a.m.) A vehicle burglary was reported at Steven-son Park. The victim parked his vehicle on the east side of the park near the disc golf course. The victim’s driver’s license and debit card were stolen. The vehi-cle was left unlocked at the time of the theft.Nov. 9 (7:20 a.m.) A vehicle burglary was reported at the Bridgestone Apartments. The burglary occurred between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. The driver’s side window was bro-ken. A lunch box, a vehicle title, and other items were stolen.Nov. 9 (9:23 a.m.) A kayak and fishing poles were stolen from a storage building located at 4830 FM 2351. Entry was
possibly gained through an adja-cent storage unit.Nov. 9 (10:50 p.m.) Officers responded to a burglary alarm at Auto Zone, 302 E. Parkwood Avenue. When the officer ar-rived, he found a side door ajar. He entered the business, did not find anyone inside, and secured the scene. The door appeared to have been pried open with a pry bar. Nothing appeared to be missing.Nov. 11 (7:30 a.m.) Two vehi-cles were burglarized in the 1900 block of LaSalle. Both vehicles were parked in the driveway and were left unlocked. Items sto-len from the vehicles included a purse, driver’s license, key fob, house keys, checks and cash.Nov. 11 (9:52 a.m.) A vehi-cle burglary was reported in the 5000 block of Abercreek Ave-nue. A firearm was stolen.Theft Nov. 6 (8:19 a.m.) A Friend-swood woman accidentally left her cell phone at Kroger located at 3135 FM 528. The phone was not turned into the store management. Later, the same day, whoever stole the cell phone transferred funds out of the vic-tim’s Venmo account. She did not have a security lock on the phone.Nov. 6 (11:48 a.m.) A local home builder mailed a check to a creditor. The check was in-tercepted, the payee name was changed, and was cashed.Nov. 7 (8:51 a.m.) A local dentist office mailed a check to a creditor. The check was intercepted, stolen, the payee changed, and deposited for an amount more than the original.Nov. 8 (9:53 a.m.) A purse was stolen from a residence in the 1000 block of Bolivar Point Lane. The victim had construc-tion workers, domestic workers, and another family member at the home at the time of the theft.Nov. 8 (3:20 p.m.) A business in the 200 block of E. Edgewood Drive reports that they mailed a check to a creditor on November 2nd. The check was picked up by the mail carrier. However, the check did not make it to the creditor. Instead, information from the check was used to forge a check that was deposited to a different payee.
Tuesday, Nov. 7A Pearland woman, 38, was arrested just before 11 a.m. at a local grocery store and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, 2800 block of Business Center Drive. A Channelview woman, 47, was arrest-ed at a local shopping plaza for felony theft with two or more prior convictions, 2550 Pearland Parkway. A Huntsville man, 33, was charged with shoplifting and probation violation at the same time and location. A Houston teenager was arrested for theft of a firearm at 5 p.m., 11200 Broadway St. Death investigation conducted at 7:44 p.m., 16100 block of South Freeway. Vehicle theft reported at 11200 block of Broadway St. Wednesday, Nov. 8
A 66-year-old Webster man was arrested for felony DWI, third or more, at 12:28 a.m., 8100 Broadway St. Two Houston women were arrested near a local funeral home for fighting at 1 a.m. and charged with disorderly conduct, 2426 Cullen Parkway. A Baytown woman, 52, was arrested at 4:38 a.m. and charged with assault of a preg-nant person, 2555 Cullen Parkway. An arrest for indecent exposure was made at 3:27 p.m., 10000 block of Broadway St. Thursday, Nov. 9A Pearland man, 23, was arrested at 12:21 a.m. for felony assault of a family member, impeding circulation or breathing, 14000 South Freeway. A Conroe man, 35, was arrested on a war-rant at 5:17 a.m. at 2555 Cullen Parkway. He is also charged with criminal trespass and felony criminal mischief. Disorderly con-duct arrest at 8:27 a.m., 6100 block of Dee Road. Found property at 10:44 a.m., 3400 block of Veterans Road. A Houston man,
68, was arrested for interference with public duties at 12:52 p.m., 14600 South Freeway. Two people were arrested for shoplifting at about 7:22 p.m., 1710 Broadway St. Family violence assault arrest made at 7:24 p.m., 2700 block of Sunday House Drive. Friday, Nov. 10Arrest for theft at 6:46 a.m., 2555 Cullen Parkway. Family violence assault arrest at 7:26 a.m., 1900 block of Garden Road. Terroristic threat reported at 8:42 a.m., 3100 block of West Trail Drive. Family violence assault arrest at 8:49 p.m., 1900 Reid Blvd. A Houston woman, 30, was arrested for enhanced DWI at 11:47 p.m., 10600 McHard Road. Saturday, Nov. 11A Pearland man, 27, was charged with felony assault, impeding breathing or cir-culation, at about 12:20 a.m., 1400 block of Silver Rings Court. A Houston woman, 26, was arrested for DWI, second offense, at 2:42 a.m., 2300 Main St. Two people were arrested for shoplifting at 11:24a.m. and just before 2:53 p.m., 1919 Main St. Death investigation was conducted at 6:48 p.m., 11100 block of Shadow Creek Parkway. An arrest for family violence assault was made at 7:23 p.m., 1919 Main St. Sunday, Nov. 12Shoplifting arrest at 4:22 a.m., 1919 Main St. A woman was arrested for as-sault at 5:20 a.m., 11200 Broad-way St. Death investigation conducted at noon, 3400 block of East Wal-nut St. Arrest for DWI-enhanced at 9:16 p.m., 1900 Broadway St. Death investigation at 9:23 p.m., 2900 block of Broadway Bend Drive.
“ON RESTORATION”
“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. 11 Cast me not away from your presence and take not your holy Spirit from me.12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation and uphold me with your free spirit.”
- Psalm 51:10-12
Restoration. A cool word. Four syllables. It rolls off the tongue rather easily… and yet not a word we use every day as it sounds like something one does to a car… or a painting… or an old house or piece of furniture… or maybe a mar-riage… or a friendship… or in the case of the Psalmist here… a life. Yeah, that works. Restoration of a life… and the reason for that kind of restoration is connected to that which was lost… or stolen… or fell through the cracks… from un-intentional neglect… or in another way… one that appears more pos-itive… when given away… as in volunteered… emptied out… and now missed and in need of replen-ishing. Restoration rises to replace that important thing when it shows up gone… and no matter what the circumstance… this is a specialized need.Perhaps in the wake of what is unfolding in the Middle East and what seems to not be going away in Ukraine and the fact that we are still talking about a pandemic and its lin-gering affects… we could use a bit of it… restoration … that is… I know I
can… and I know why… and hope-fully you can articulate your need for restoration, too!.Bible scholars and preachers love Psalm 51… as it is about out and out sin… one caught red-handed… con-fronted and judged guilty… yet falls face down to receive God’s mercy… as this passage is connected to a mo-ment in time when King David did a terrible thing by seducing another man’s wife and then had the husband killed… intentionally… by sending him to the front of the front lines in a terrible battle and then when Nathan the priest and prophet called King David out on this… the good king had to face his God… and that’s why this Psalm starts out…“Have mercy on me, O God, ac-cording to your unfailing love; ac-cording to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. 3 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. 4 Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight; so you are right in your verdict and justified when you judge.” (Psalm 51:1-6)Even the king is not immune from the Law of God… and when some-one like that breaks not one or two but almost all the commandments in one weekend… we can only ask… “what if that was me?” You see… we really can’t embrace anything that sounds like good news without first recognizing there’s been some bad news first! Who’s Nathan the priest and prophet in your life? We
all need a pastor. Faith matters… even when and especially if you’re the king!We far too often take advantage of God’s love and mercy. We know how good it is… how faithful God is… when we really need it… yet the trouble is… far too many of us expect love and mercy from God because we think we deserve it… because … you know… “me and God… we got this special thing going…” and King David walks a thin line here when he says… ‘restore to me the JOY of your salvation…” and because he took advantage of his position as king… thinking he was above the law… he was overcome by a lack of favor be-cause of his wretched antics and had a deep need to have his joy restored. So… what’s missing in your life? What’s been lost… or stolen… or has fallen through the cracks? Have you spent so much time giving JOY away… you’ve none left?Leonard Cohen once said, “There’s a crack in everything; that’s how the light gets in.” because what we lack… our brokenness… our dark-ness… is temporary knowing that JOY comes in the morning… and it lasts… all… day… long…The Rev. Dr. Brian K. Gigee is a long-time resident of Pearland, hav-ing pastored four churches over the last four decades in Texas and Lou-isiana. Read more following Bri-an’s blog ‘murmurings’ at https://briangigee.wordpress.com/. Send comments and/or questions to god-works247365@gmail.com.
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS
Proposals will be accepted until 2:00 p.m., Thursday, November 30, 2023, and
shall be opened and read aloud into the public record following the close of the
acceptance period at Pearland City Hall, 3519 Liberty Dr., Pearland TX 77581 for
the following project:
Country Place & Garden Water Plant Generator Replacement Project
City of Pearland, Texas
ITB No.: 0923-25
The project will consist of the following Country Place & Garden Water Plant
Generator Replacement Project:
The project will entail the replacement of generators at Garden Well Water Plant
and County
Place Water Plant.
A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at the City of Pearland Engineering
and Public Works Building at 2016 Old Alvin Rd, Pearland, Texas 77581 at 2:00
p.m. on Monday, November 27, 2023.
All bids should be submitted through the E-Bid system located on the City’s
website at: https://pearland.ionwave.net/Login.aspx. All interested Bidders are
advised to register as a supplier on the City’s E-Bid System at the above website
by clicking on “Supplier Registration” and completing a short registration ques-
tionnaire. Electronic Bid Documents, including Project Manual, Plans, Technical
Specifications and Bid Forms are available for download after registration is ap-
proved by City Purchasing office. No plan fees or deposits are required for bid
documents obtained through the City’s E-bid System. Questions regarding elec-
tronic bidding should be directed to City Purchasing Office at ebids@pearlandtx.
gov.
Bid Documents are also available for review at the following plan houses:
Amtek Plan Room (713) 956-0100
The Associated General Contractors of America, Inc. (713) 334-7100
Virtual Builders Exchange (832) 613-0201
McGraw Hill Construction – Dodge Reports (800) 393-6343
Bid Security, in the form of Cashier’s Check, Certified Check, or Bid Bond, pay-
able to the City of Pearland in the amount of 5% of the total base bid price, must
accompany each Bid proposal. See Instructions to Bidders for Bond submittal
information and instructions. The City of Pearland reserves the right to reject any
or all bids.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has disbursed federal
funds for this project. The associated federal regulations and program require-
ments can be found in Section 00800 (Special Conditions) of the Project Manual.
These include all federal labor regulations (Davis-Bacon Act), non-discrimination
regulations, and equal opportunity requirements. A federally-required local Wage
Determination has been made and can be found in Section 00811 (Wage Scale
for Engineering/Construction) of the Project Manual.
Selection Criteria: The Contract is to be awarded on the basis of Lowest Respon-
sible Bidder. In identifying this criterion, the city will consider: 1) lowest total bid
price for all work listed and specifically requested, including but not limited to:
Base Bid, Allowances, Extra Work items and selected Alternates. The City of
Pearland reserves the right to award a contract based on any combination of the
above considered to be in its best interests or to reject any or all bids. A bid that
has been unsealed may not be changed for the purposes of correcting an error
in the bid price.
Frances Aguilar
City Secretary, City of Pearland
Published November 15 & 22
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REPORTER NEWS, November 15, 2023 5
LEGALS
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING OF
THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS
Notice is hereby given that on Thursday, December 7, 2023, at 6:00 p.m., a reg-
ular meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the City of Pearland, Coun-
ties of Brazoria, Harris and Fort Bend, Texas, will conduct Public Hearing in the
Council Chambers at Pearland City Hall, 3519 Liberty Drive, Pearland, Texas, for
the following cases:
1. ZBA APPLICATION NO. VARZ 23-11: A request by Vidal Pineda, appli-
cant, and owner, for approval of a variance as permitted by the Unified
Development Code, Ordinance No. 2000-T, to allow a six-foot (6’) high dec-
orative fence within the front yard in lieu of the four-foot (4’) permitted in the
Single-Family Residenial-1 (R-1) District (Section 4.2.4.3(a)(2)(b)), to wit:
Legal Description: Lot 1, Block 1, Minor Plat of L & E Estate, a subdivision
of 1.000 acres of land in the City of Pearland, Texas, according to the map
or plat recorded in County Clerk’s File No. 2014041116 in the Plat records
of Brazoria County, Texas.
General Location: 3430 Keis Road, Pearland, TX.
2. ZBA APPLICATION NO. VARZ 23-13: A request by Lawrence and Tessie
Gurley, applicant, and owner, for approval of a special exception and a
variance, as permitted by the Unified Development Code, Ordinance No.
2000-T, to allow:
a. Special exception for development to occur on a property with existing
nonconformities (Section 2.7.3.7(a));
b. Variance to reduce the landscape buffer for a nonresidential use that
has a side or rear contiguous to any residential use or residential zoning
district (Section 4.2.4.1(a));
c. Variance to reduce the landscape buffer for off street parking that is
provided within the front yard (Section 2.4.3.4(3)(h)(1)), to wit:
Legal Description: Being the north ten feet of Lot 46, and all of Lots 47 &
48, in Block 8, of Town of Pearland, a subdivision in Brazoria County, Texas,
according to the map or plat recorded in Volume 29, Page 41, of the Deed
records of Brazoria County, Texas.
General Location: 3602 East Plum Street, Pearland, TX.
3. ZBA APPLICATION NO. VARZ 23-14: A request by Don Cramer, applicant,
on behalf of Walter Konrad, owner, for approval of a special exception, as
permitted by the Unified Development Code, Ordinance No. 2000-T, to al-
low for development to occur on a property with an existing nonconformity
(Section 2.7.3.7(a)), to wit:
Legal Description: A 12.4984-acre tract of land being out of 29.585 acres
of land, being all of Lot 7 of the H. Masterson Subdivision of Section 5, of
the H.T. & B.R.R. Company Survey, Abstract 237, Brazoria County, Texas,
recorded in Volume 28, Page 6, of the Deed records of Brazoria County,
Texas.
General Location: 5331 West Orange Street, Pearland, TX.
4. ZBA APPLICATION NO. VARZ 23-15: A request by Jason Deyo, applicant,
and owner, for approval of a special exception and a variance, as permitted
by the Unified Development Code, Ordinance No. 2000-T, to allow:
a. Special exception for development to occur on a property with existing
nonconformities (Section 2.7.3.7(a));
b. Variance to reduce the landscape buffer for a nonresidential use that
has a side or rear contiguous to any residential use or residential zoning
district (Section 4.2.4.1(a)), to wit:
Legal Description: Being Lots 42, 43 and 44, in Block 8, Pearland, Brazo-
ria County, Texas, a subdivision in the R.B. Lyle Survey, which is recorded
in Volume 29, Page 41-42, of the Deed records, according to the map or
plat thereof appearing in the office of the County Clerk of Brazoria County,
Texas.
General Location: 2210 North Galveston Avenue, Pearland, TX.
5. ZBA APPLICATION NO. VARZ 23-16: A request by Kristofer Schoeffler,
applicant, and owner, for approval of a special exception, as permitted by
the Unified Development Code, Ordinance No. 2000-T, to allow for devel-
opment to occur on a property with an existing nonconformity (Section
2.7.3.7(a)), to wit:
Legal Description: Lot 1, Block 1, Development Plat of Segenhof, a sub-
division of 9.990 acres of land in City of Pearland, Texas, according to the
map or plat recorded in County Clerk’s File No. 2021020018 in the Plat
records of Brazoria County, Texas.
General Location: 2126 Roy Road, Pearland, TX.
6. ZBA APPLICATION NO. VARZ 23-17: A request by Johnna Epperson,
applicant, on behalf of Emily Epperson, owner, for approval of a variance,
as permitted by the Unified Development Code, Ordinance No. 2000-T,
to allow for a deviation from the minimum front setback for an accessory
building in the Old Town-Mixed Use (OT-MU) District (Section 2.4.3.4(3)
(d)), to wit:
Legal Description: Lot 1, Block 1, Development Plat of Old Town Ep-
person Estate, a subdivision of 0.287 acres of land in City of Pearland,
Texas, according to the map or plat recorded in County Clerk’s File No.
2023026291 in the Plat records of Brazoria County, Texas.
General Location: 2209 North Houston Avenue, Pearland, TX.
7. ZBA APPLICATION NO. VARZ 23-18: A request by Todd Slaton, applicant,
on behalf of Pearland Church of Christ, owner, for approval of a special
exception, as permitted by the Unified Development Code, Ordinance No.
2000-T, to allow for improvements to occur on a property with an existing
nonconformity (Section 2.7.3.7(a)), to wit:
Legal Description: Being Lots 5-18, in Block 7, of Town of Pearland, a
subdivision in Brazoria County, Texas, according to the map or plat record-
ed in Volume 29, Page 41, of the Deed records of Brazoria County, Texas.
General Location: 2217 North Grand Boulevard, Pearland, TX.
At said hearing, all interested parties shall have the right and opportunity to ap-
pear and be heard on the subject. For additional information, please contact the
Community Development Department at 281-652-1765.
Patrick Bauer
Planner I
Published November 15
LEGALS
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS
Proposals will be accepted until 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 7, 2023, and shall
be opened and read aloud into the public record following the close of the accep-
tance period at Pearland City Hall, 3519 Liberty Dr., Pearland TX 77581 for the
following project:
Shadow Creek Trail Phase 2 – Along Clear Creek Relief Ditch
City of Pearland, Texas
BID NO.: 0823–19
The project area is located adjacent to and behind Sladestone Shadow Creek
Apartment at 12400 Shadow Creek Parkway, Pearland, Texas 77584.
The project will entail constructing a 10–feet wide reinforced concrete trail with
a 170 linear feet prefabricated steel truss pedestrian bridge, handrail, retaining
wall, and storm pipes and outfall structures.
A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at Engineering & Public Works
Service Center, Rio Grande Training Room, located at 2016 Old Alvin Road,
Pearland, Texas 77581 at 2:00 p.m., CST, Tuesday, November 28, 2023.
All bids should be submitted through the E-Bid system located on the City’s web-
site at: https://pearland.ionwave.net/Login.aspx. All interested Bidders are ad-
vised to register as a “supplier” on the City’s E-Bid System at the above website
by clicking on “Supplier Registration” and completing a short registration ques-
tionnaire. Electronic Bid Documents, including Plans, Technical Specifications
and Bid Forms are available for download after registration is approved by City
Purchasing office. No plan fees or deposits are required for bid documents ob-
tained through the City’s E-bid System. Questions regarding electronic bidding
should be directed to City Purchasing Office at ebids@pearlandtx.gov.
Bid Documents are also available for review at the following plan houses:
Amtek Plan Room (713) 956-0100
The Associated General Contractors of America, Inc. (713) 334-7100
Virtual Builders Exchange (832) 613-0201
McGraw Hill Construction – Dodge Reports (800) 393-6343
Bid Security, in the form of Cashier’s Check, Certified Check, or Bid Bond, pay-
able to the City of Pearland in the amount of 5% of the total base bid price, must
accompany each Bid proposal. See Instructions to Bidders for Bond submittal
information and instructions.
The City of Pearland reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.
Frances Aguilar
City Secretary
City of Pearland
Published November 15 & 22
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Brazoria Master Naturalists learn about redfish
By Richard Schaffhausen
Shane Bonnot, Advocacy Director CCA Texas, was the featured speaker at the Brazoria chapter of Texas Master Naturalist meeting on November 8 at the AgriLife building in Angleton. Her topic was “Redfish Wars - Past and Present.”Bonnot stated that as far back as 1881, recreational fishermen were concerned about the overharvesting of redfish along our coast. Introducing a monofilament line for commercial nets severely impacted the redfish popula-tion. Nets were cheaper and more ef-fective as they could haul in 6,000 to 8,000 pounds of redfish. Recreational
fishermen continued to raise the alarm.Several bills were passed from 1935 on but were ineffective primarily be-cause enforcement was lacking. Final-ly, in 1981, the Texas House of Repre-sentatives passed House Bill 1000 (aka the Redfish Bill), which permanently prohibited the sale of red drums caught in state waters. This measure alone ended the commercial harvest of red drums in Texas. One interesting note: in 1978-1979, over 75 miles of netting was confiscated from the Texas mid-coast bays.In other meeting news, John Boet-tiger, membership chairman, reported that Kim Calhoun and Gina Summers
had certified, and Ed Barrios, Kim Calhoun, Jerry Eppner, Carolyn May
Monie, and Marlon Nation had recer-tified. Members must have eight hours of advanced training and 40 volunteer hours to recertify.This year to date, members have im-pacted 4,905 adults and 21,789 youth
through outreach programs and edu-cational programs such as the “Birds of Prey” programs presented at area schools, Brazoria County Summer Library Programs, and the Discovery Environmental Education Program for
area 4th and 7th graders at Brazoria NWR.
At the recent Master Naturalist meeting, Kathy Pittman, president, was joined by Juli Martin and Marlon Nation who both recerti-
fied, John Boettiger, membership, and Shane Bonnot, the meeting’s featured speaker.
The Art of GraciousnessIt seems to me that our society has lost the art of graciousness. There was a time when we had an unwritten law about this — when graciousness was an integral part of our culture.Do you remember the old cartoon, “Chip and Dale”? In almost every episode, the two chipmunks found themselves being chased by a dog. As they neared the entrance of their hole, they would stop briefly and have the same discussion every time about who would enter first: “After you!” “No, I insist, after you!”Back and forth, back and forth, the argument would go. About that time, the dog leaped into the air, ready to pounce on them. Finally, one of the two gracious chipmunks would give in and enter the safety of the home.Very early in my life, my parents taught me to respect and honor elder-ly people or at least anyone over 30. These habits were so ingrained in my life that they became second nature.I remember hearing my mom tell some of her friends, “David has always been loved by our older people in the church because he always is so gra-cious and respectful to them. The just love him to death.”Yes, I am also one of those people who opens doors for ladies and who says, “Yes, sir,” or “No, sir,” without even thinking about it.By the way, my parents had a very practical way of building graciousness into my and my brother’s lives. If we were not gracious or respectful, or if we failed to show good manners, my dad would take us to a “board meet-ing” where he graciously introduced us to the “board of education.” The les-sons of graciousness, like many good lessons, can sometimes be painful.One of God’s qualities is that He is
always gracious. He was gracious to Sarah: “Now the LORD was gracious to Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised” (Gen. 21:1).
He was gracious to Israel: “But the LORD was gracious to them and had compassion and showed concern for them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. To this day He has been unwilling to destroy them or banish them from His presence” (2 Kings 13:23).He is gracious to us: “The LORD is compassionate and gracious; slow to anger, abounding in love” (Psalm 103:8).Jesus was also gracious: “All spoke well of Him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from His lips. ‘Isn’t this Joseph’s son?’ they asked” (Luke 4:22).Yes, teaching your children gra-ciousness is teaching them to be like their heavenly Father. So, of course, it is teaching them to be like Jesus. But there are other reasons you want your
children to be gracious.Graciousness enlarges their repu-tations. It works like a magnifying glass to enhance and intensify the good things they do.For example, being known as a dil-igent worker is a good thing. Being known as a gracious and diligent work-er is even better!How do you build this quality into your children’s lives? Begin by mod-eling it in your home and family. Gra-ciousness, like many other character qualities, is more caught than taught. Being gracious with your family mem-bers is one more way of saying, “I love you.”Second, give your children practical skills for living a gracious life. Have your children make follow-up calls or write notes to thank someone for a gift or an opportunity. This will help them begin to learn the language of gra-ciousness.Finally, teach your children - the two cousins of graciousness: respect and manners. Practice these alongside your children and watch them grow.I am very proud to say that my chil-dren are passing this characteristic to their children. All of my grandchil-dren know what to say when they hear, “Now what do you say?”The world we live in is so full of hate that I’m afraid that we are losing the lessons of good manners. May we nev-er lose sight of what it means to be re-spectful and appreciative in all things.Old friend Robert said, “And you know, when you’ve experienced grace and you feel like you’ve been forgiven, you’re a lot more forgiving of other people. You’re a lot more gracious to others.”Email: drdaviddavis@yahoo.comwww.reporternewssports.comTwitter: @drdavis111
Dr. David Davis
From the cluttered desk...
by Dr David Davis
French Astronaut Visits Dawson High School
On Tuesday, November 7, French astronaut Jean-Loup Chretien visited Dawson High School to share his experienc-
es and inspire future adventurers. During his visit, French students Caitlin Davis and Ankita Deenadayalan not only
had the opportunity to ask Chretien questions, but they could also take a photo with him.
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