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BUILDING & STANDARDS COMMISSION

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

 

Council Chamber

Regular Session

7:00 PM

 

FIRST FLOOR OF CITY HALL

7008 S. RICE AVENUE

BELLAIRE, TX  77401

 

 

 

 Agenda

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chair

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Stephen Redding

 

 

 

 

Vice Chair

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Elan Tavor

 

Commissioner

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Todd Blitzer

 

Commissioner

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Mike Dokell

 

 

 

Commissioner

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Tim Schultz

Commissioner

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Jim Zimmerman

Commissioner

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Paul Coselli

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REGULAR SESSION - 7:00 P.M.

 

 

A.

Call to Order

 

 

B.

Announcement of a Quorum

 

 

C.

Public Comment

 

Rules for Public Comment

1. Sign up forms will be available at all Regular and Special meetings for registering the names of members of the Public who wish to either: i) speak on an agenda item, provided such items have not been the subject of a prior public hearing; or ii) make a general comment related to the Commission business. These forms will be given to the Secretary prior to the start of the meeting so that the person's name can be called to address the Commission at the appropriate time.

 

2. Public Comments on agenda items will be made at the time an agenda item appears in the Order of Business and before the Commission's consideration of that item.

 

3. Public Comments of a general nature shall be made at the time designated by the Order of Business.

 

4. All public comments shall be limited to six (6) minutes per speaker with extensions of two (2) minute increments as approved by a majority vote of Commission members present.

 

5. Public Comment at Workshop meetings will be allowed at the discretion of the Chair. Any comments will be limited as described in Article IV Sec 8.

 

 

D.

Approval or Correction of the Minutes

 

 

E.

Unfinished Business

 

 

1.

Discussion and possible action concerning adopting some green building standards, more so via incentivization than fiat.

Agenda Statement Report - PDF

Proposed Recommendations_Sustainable Design and Construction

 

 

2.

Discussion and possible action concerning amending Chapter 9, BUILDINGS, ARTICLE XI, TREES, of the City of Bellaire, Texas, for the purpose of enhancing tree protection provisions.

Agenda Statement Report - PDF

Bellaire, TX Code of Ordinances - Article XI - Trees

West University - Criteria Manual for Urban Forest

West University Place - Chapter 82 Urban Forest Preservation and Enhancement

Bellaire and West University Tree Ordinance Comparison

Proposed Recommendations_Trees

 

 

F.

Report from the Building Official

 

 

G.

Reports of Committees, Communications, and Staff Other than the Building Official

 

 

1.

Communications to Commission Members Outside of Posted Meetings

 

 

2.

Committee Reports

 

 

3.

Reports from Staff Other than the Building Official

 

 

H.

New Business

 

 

1.

Adoption of 2023-2024 Building and Standards Commission Rules of Procedure.

2023-2024 Rules of Procedure

 

 

2.

Review of Section 2-113, Building and Standards Commission, of the Bellaire Code of Ordinances.

Section 2-113 Building and Standards Commission

 

 

3.

The Chair shall recognize any Commissioner who wishes to bring New Business to the attention of the Commission. Consideration of New Business shall be for the limited purpose of determining whether the matter is appropriate for inclusion on a future agenda of the Commission or referral to Staff for investigation.

 

 

I.

Announcements and Comments by Commissioners

 

 

J.

Adjournment

 

 

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