BUILDING & STANDARDS COMMISSION

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Council Chamber

Regular Session

7:00 PM

FIRST FLOOR OF CITY HALL

7008 S. RICE AVENUE

BELLAIRE, TX  77401

 Agenda

Chair

Dan R. Collins

Vice Chair

Danny Spencer

Commissioner

 Lee Hampton

Commissioner

George Williams

Commissioner

Stephen Redding

Commissioner

Christina Stone

Commissioner

Paul Coselli

REGULAR SESSION - 7:00 P.M.

A.

Call to Order

B.

Announcement of a Quorum

C.

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

1.

Building & Standards Commission - Jan 22 2020 - Minutes - Pdf

E.

Public Comment

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

a.

Update from the Building and Standards Commission and the Environmental Sustainability Board  subcommittee

3.

Reports from Staff Other than the Building Official

H.

Old Business

1.

Discussion, consideration, and possible action on proposed amendments to Chapter 9, Buildings, of the City of Bellaire’s Code of Ordinances, including Section 9-16, Building code adopted, regarding codes adopted by the City; Section 9-17, Amendments to building code, regarding requirements for environmental reports; and Section 9-18, Drainage requirements for residential construction, regarding drainage requirements for all new construction.

Agenda Statement Report - Pdf

2.

Presentation of the City's third-party inspection process.

I.

New Business

1.

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.

J.

Public Hearings

1.

Complaint # 2020-01 - 915 Wildwood

A public hearing, discussion, consideration, and possible action on a complaint filed by the Building Official to consider or determine whether the structures located at 915 Wildwood St., Bellaire, Texas 77401, comply with the minimum requirements of the City of Bellaire, Texas, Code of Ordinances and to consider or determine whether the structures must be vacated, repaired, secured or demolished in accordance with Chapter 54 and/or 214 of the Local Government Code of the State of Texas.

Agenda Statement Report - Pdf

a.

Presentation by the Building Official

b.

Response from the Property Owner

c.

Public Comments

d.

Questions from the Commission

e.

Closure of the Public Hearing

f.

Deliberation and Possible Action by the Commission

K.

Announcements and Comments by Commissioners

L.

Adjournment