BUILDING & STANDARDS COMMISSION Wednesday, October 28, 2020 |
Telephonic Meeting | Regular Session | 7:00 PM |
LOCAL DIAL-IN NUMBER: 346-248-7799
TOLL-FREE DIAL-IN NUMBER: 1-888-550-8563
Meeting ID: 813 4492 5390
Agenda |
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| Chair
Dan R. Collins
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| Vice Chair
Danny Spencer
| Commissioner
Lee Hampton
| Commissioner
George Williams
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| Commissioner
Stephen Redding | Commissioner
Christina Stone | Commissioner
Paul Coselli |
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REGULAR SESSION - 7:00 P.M.
NOTICE OF TELEPHONIC MEETING
Pursuant to Section 418.016 of the Texas Government Code, on March 16, 2020, the Governor of the State of Texas granted the Office of the Attorney General's request for the temporary suspension of certain provisions of the Texas Open Meetings Act to allow for telephonic or videoconference meetings of governmental bodies that are accessible to the public in an effort to reduce in-person meetings that assemble large groups of people, as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of novel coronavirus COVID-19.
Accordingly, this Regular Session of the Building and Standards Commission of the City of Bellaire, Texas, will be conducted telephonically in furtherance of this important and necessary objective to protect the public health and welfare in our community.
Members of the public will be entitled to participate and address the Building and Standards Commission in the telephonic meeting at the time for general comments. Any person desiring to address the Commission must submit their request via e-mail to Marleny Campos at mcampos@bellairetx.gov. The request must be received prior to the start of the meeting and include the speaker's full name and the phone number from which they will be calling in to participate in the meeting. Speakers will be recognized during the comment period in the order their requests are received.
Members of the public may view a live broadcast of the meeting by visiting the City's website: https://bellairetx.new.swagit.com/views/21, U-Verse Channel 99, Comcast Channel 16, and the City's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/bellairetx.gov.
The local dial-in number to participate remotely in the telephonic meeting is 346-248-7799, and the toll-free number is 1-888-550-8563. The Meeting ID is 813 4492 5390.
An electronic copy of the agenda packet for this Regular Session is posted online at /Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?type=28.
A recording of the telephonic meeting will be made and will be posted online at /Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?type=28. |
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 |
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 |
3. | Reports from Staff Other than the Building Official |
a. | ‌Discussion and possible rescheduling of the Commission's November meeting due to the Thanksgiving holiday. |
b. | Discussion and possible rescheduling of the Commission's December meeting due to the Christmas Holiday. |
H. | City Council Liaison Report |
I. | Old Business |
1. | Discussion and possible action on proposed language to Section 9-18 to include drainage requirements for commercial construction from ARKK Engineers, and discussion on City of Houston manual. |
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2. | Discussion and possible action on changes to Chapter 9, Sec. 9-18 - Drainage requirements for residential construction, of the City of Bellaire's Code of Ordinances regarding the elevated garage heights and driveways. |
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J. | New Business |
1. | Discussion and possible discussion on updates and invalid references within Chapter 9, Article II, Building Codes, to the 2018 IRC - Requested by Commissioner Redding. |
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2. | Discussion and possible action on Table R301.2(1), Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria, from the 2018 IRC - Requested by Commissioner Redding. |
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3. | Discussion and possible action on the request from the Planning & Zoning Commission to review crawl space enclosure materials. |
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4. | Discussion and possible recommendation to the Planning & Zoning Commission to review front setback encroachment for front egress stairways. |
5. | Discussion and possible action on 2-foot side setback for residential driveway approaches. |
6. | Discussion and possible action on possible amendments for environmental regulations. |
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7. | Discussion of regulations regarding aerial easements. |
8. | 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. |
K. | Public Hearings |
L. | Announcements and Comments by Commissioners |
M. | Adjournment |
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