HomeMy WebLinkAbout01071999 BSC Agenda. NOTICE OF BUILDING STANDARD HEARING
NOTICE IS .HEREBY GIVEN that the Building & standards Commission of the City of West
University Place will hold a REGULAR SESSION meeting on Thursday, JANUARY 7,1999
beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the Conference Room of the Public Works located at 3826 Amherst,
Houston, Texas 77005. The subject(s) of the meeting are as follows:
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. HEARING OF THE PUBLIC
3. MINUTES OF PRIOR MEETING
4. MATTERS RELATING TO 2716 University Blvd., Lot No.10, Block No. TR 11A B12
of Virginia Court, an addition in Harris County, Texas.
a. A variance relating to Chapter 6, Article II, of the Code of Ordinances in the
City of West University Place.
b. Other related matters.
5. MATTERS RELATING TO CODES: Work Ptan Progress Report
• 6. OTHER ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
7. ADJOURNMENT
IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THIS MEETING, AND IF YOU HAVE A DISABILITY
REQUIRING SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS AT THE MEETING, PLEASE CONTACT MS.
KAYLYNN HOLLOWAY, PHONE 713-662-5813, IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS WILL BE MADE TO ASSIST YOUR
PARTICIPATION IN THE MEETING. THE MEETING PLACE IS ACCESSIBLE BY
WHEEL CHAIRS BY USING THE SLOPED RAMP LOCATED AT THE SOUTH
ENTRANCE TO THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING, 3826 AIVIHERST. SPECIALLY-MARKED
PARKING SPACES ARE AVAILABLE AT THE PARKING LOT AT 3826 AMHERST.
Notice issued:
Date: DECEMBER 31, 1998 Signed: ~c(
I certify that this notice of meeting was given in accordance with a Texas Open Meetings Act, iUQn
the form shown above.
Date/time: December 31, 1998 3:30 p . mSigned:
CHAPTER 22 Urban Forest Preservation and Enhancement
Sec. 22.003. Tree disposition (for building permits); tree surveys
(a) General requirement. Every permit for development or pre-development activity must contain
tree disposition conditions meeting the requirements of this section.
(b) Essential and mandatory conditions. Tree disposition conditions are the most important means
of protecting the urban forest of the City from unreasonable harm during development and pre-
development activity. Tree disposition conditions shall:
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(1) Prohibit removal of or damage to any large tree, except):
(i) removal of a tree which is diseased, severely damaged or dead may be authorized;
and
(ii) damage to or removal of a tree which causes an unreasonable impediment to the use
and enjoyment of the applicant's property may be authorized; and
(iii) damage to or removal of a low-value tree maybe authorized.
(2) Require replacement trees, to the extent provided in the criteria manual, for any large trees
authorized to be Damaged or Removed. Exception: No replacement is required for low-
value trees.
(3) Require protection for large trees (and Critical Root Zones). The conditions may specify
the methods of protection to be used.
(4) Require that any authorized damage to trees be minimized and mitigated. The conditions
may specify methods of mitigation to be used. •
(5) Require, if there is major development, that the affected subject site attain a minimum
planting standard of tree density as set forth in the criteria manual.
(c) Procedure. The building official shall not issue any permit for any development or Pre-
development Activity unless all the following have first occurred:
(1) Tree Survey. The applicant must have filed a tree survey, and the urban forester must have
approved it for compliance with this chapter.
(2) Tree Disposition Conditions. Tree disposition conditions approved by the urban forester
must have been inserted into the permit. The urban forester may require all persons owning land
where a tree is located to agree to any removal of or damage to the tree authorized by the
conditions.
(d) "Low-impact" exception. Except for the requirement to insert the mandatory conditions, this
section does not apply to a subject site, project or other activity that will not have any significant, adverse
effect upon any large tree, as determined by the urban forester.
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