HomeMy WebLinkAbout20250818 Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting MinutesMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING HELD IN -PERSON BY THE PLANNNG AND ZONING
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 2025, AT 6:30
PM IN PEARLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD ROOM, CITY HALL,
3519 LIBERTY DR., SUITE 350
CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Derrell Isenberg opened the meeting for the Planning and Zoning Regular Meeting at
6:30 P.M.
In attendance were:
P&Z Chairperson Derrell Isenberg
P&Z Vice Chairperson Jenifer Ordeneaux
P&Z Commissioner Thomas Echols
P&Z Commissioner Trey Haskins
P&Z Commissioner Henry Fuertes
Also, present were Deputy City Attorney Lawrence Provins, Assistant City Attorney Katie Leiniger,
Asssociate Engineer Ramiro Valdez, Community Development Director Vance Wyly, Community
Development Deputy Director Martin Griggs, Planning Manager Katya Copeland, Planner II Katie
Peterson, and Business Administrator Jennifer Danley.
CONSENT AGENDA
All items listed under the "Consent Agenda" are considered to be routine and require little or no
deliberation by the Planning and Zoning Commission. These items will be enacted / approved by
one motion unless a commissioner requests separate action on an item, in which event the item
will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered by separate action (ix. Matters
removed from Consent Agenda). Approval of the Consent Agenda enacts the items of legislation.
Consideration and Possible Action - Excused Absences - Excuse the absence of
Commissioner Derrell Isenberg and Commissioner Trey Haskins from the July 21, 2025, P&Z
Regular Meeting.
Consideration and Possible Action - Approval of Minutes - Approve the P&Z Regular Meeting
minutes from July 21, 2025.
Consideration and Possible Action - CPL2025-0184: Replat of Minor Plat of Lot 1 Longwood
Treatment Plant and Extension
A request by C.L. Davis, applicant; on behalf of the City of Pearland, owner; for approval of the
Replat of Minor Plat of Lot I Longwood Treatment Plant and Extension to expand the boundary of
Lot 1 to include a portion of Myrtlewood Drive totaling 1.9604 acres of land, to wit:
Legal Description: Being all that certain 1.9604 acres being all of Lot 1, Block 1, Minor Plat of
Longwood Treatment Plant according to the plat thereof as filed in Document Number 2011034335
Brazoria County Official Records and a portion of Myrtlewood Drive (60' wide) as dedicated by
Longwood Park Section One according to the plat thereof as filed in volume 09, Pages 143-144
Brazoria County Plat Records, Perry and Austin League, Abstract 111, City of Pearland, Brazoria
County, Texas.
General Location: 2727 Dixie Farm Road, Pearland, TX.
Chairperson Isenberg asked for the motion to approve the Consent Agenda. Commissioner
Echols made the motion to approve the Consent Agenda and Commissioner Fuertes seconded
the motion.
Motion passed 5-0.
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA
None
NEW BUSINESS
Chairperson Isenberg read into the record the item on Consideration and Possible Action
Conditional Use Permit Application: CUP2025-0285.
Consideration and Possible Action - Conditional Use Permit Application: CUP2025-0285
Public Hearing: A request by Thomas R Uzick, VP, Mission Constructors, Inc. applicant, on
behalf of Jean-Pierre Baizan, owner, for approval of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for Chemical
Packaging/Blending use within the Light Industrial (M-1) District, on approximately 25.1041 acres
of land, to wit:
Legal Description: A subdivision of 25.1041 Acres of Land being a Replat of Commercial
Reserve, Block 1, minor plat of Packaging Service Company and 3.02 acres of land situated in the
H.T.& B.R.R, Abstract 543, Section 4 City of Pearland, Brazoria County, Texas.
General Location: 4902 Shank Road, Pearland, Texas.
Planner II Peterson presented the staff report with exhibits. Ms. Peterson explained that the
applicant is proposing an expansion of the existing Chemical Packaging/Blending Use, along with
reworked trailer storage areas and fire lanes, improved site access, a scale house, additional
employee and visitor parking, and an integrated fire protection plan. She noted staff received one
written comment for more information, briefly discussed the history of the property, and proposed
site plan. Ms. Peterson stated the proposed CUP meets the approval criteria outlined in the
Unified Development Code (UDC) and staff recommended approval with the following conditions:
1. No outdoor storage, including that of trucks and/or trailers, be within the first 75 -feet
fronting Shank Road along the property added during the 2024 plat.
2. The area within the 75 -feet of the property, as identified in Condition #1, shall be 100%
landscaped and prioritized as a Landscaped Buffer.
3. The Oak Trees at 4902 Shank Road shall be protected during development and remain on
the property. If the trees should die in the future, a new Oak tree with a minimum 4 -inch
caliper shall be planted in the same general area.
Applicant, Jean Pierre Baizan at 3118 Pittsburg Street, Houton, Texas 77005, was present in
person in the Pearland Economic Development Corporation (PEDC) Board Room to answer any
questions for the P&Z Board.
Chairperson Isenberg called for public input.
Resident Gary Lawrence, 2318 Green Tee Drive, Pearland, Texas 77581, expressed concerns
with the visibility of the facility and landscaping, and requested a solid fence to separate the
properties.
Resident Tara Lawrence -Johnson, 2006 East Marys Creek Lane, Pearland, Texas 77581,
requested a solid wall between the properties and asked that as many mature trees as possible be
preserved.
Resident Lisa Layfield, 1431 Crystal Lake Circle, Pearland, Texas 77584, expressed concerns
with the conditions of Shank Road, lack of traffic flow due to blocked roadways by eighteen-
wheeler trucks, and the containment of chemicals to prevent pollution.
Resident Mona Holtkamp, 3913 Hazelwood Drive, Pearland, Texas 77584, expressed concerns
with road conditions, eighteen-wheeler trucks blocking the street, and the lack of ingress and
egress.
Resident Charles Buck Stevens, 4701 West Orange Street, Pearland, Texas 7758, expressed
concerns with noise, rendering of the proposed site plan, and landscape screening and fencing
along the back of the property.
Resident Ronnie Castillo, 5030 Shank Road, Pearland, Texas 77581, expressed concerns with
the access to the street due to truck parking.
Resident Tim Russell, 5102 Shank Road, Pearland, Texas 77581, expressed concerns with
screening, drainage, and the condition of Shank Road.
The Commission's discussion focused on the road improvement timelines, truck parking in the
Right of Way (ROW), trees and screening of the property, drainage, the presence of an existing
porta potty, and consideration of an additional condition.
There was no further discussion from Staff, Planning and Zoning Commission, or public input.
Chairperson Isenberg read into the record the item on Consideration and Possible Action —
Conditional Use Permit Application: CUP2025-0285. Commissioner Haskins made a motion to
approve the CUP with staff conditions, including that a six-foot masonry wall be provided adjacent
to the residential property to the west and along the southern property line adjacent to the
Horseshoe Bend plat properties. Vice Chairperson Ordeneaux seconded the motion.
Motion passed 5-0.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
1. City Council Update Report: Deputy Director Griggs reported that at the August 11,
2025, City Council meeting, the Council approved two consent agenda items: an
amendment to the Thoroughfare Plan and a zone change, ZON2025-0210, from
Single -Family Residential -1 (R-1) District to General Business (GB) District, located on
the east side of Pearland Parkway north of the John Lizer Road.
2. 2025 Planning and Zoning Submittal Calendar Update Due to HB 1522. Planning
Manager Copeland discussed House Bill 1522 and the resulting change to the timing of
public notifications, including the day the sign must be posted in the applicant's yard,
when the 200 -foot property owner letters are mailed, and when staff is required to post
the agenda.
3. City Council and P&Z Joint Workshop: August 25, 2025.
Next Planning and Zoning Regular Meeting: September 2, 2025
ADJOURNMENT
Chairperson Isenberg adjourned the Planning and Zoning Regular meeting at 8:12 P.M.
These minutes were respectfully submitted by:
Jennifer, anley, Busine dministrator
Minutes approved as submitted and/or corrected on this 2nd day of September 2025.
Derrell Isenberg, Planni g nd Zoning Chairperson