Remarks by Lauren Hanson
117 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 5
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“Okay, sir, can you please come up? Yes. So please state your name.”
Plan Commission · Sep 10, 2026
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“All right, can we hear from the next person?”
Plan Commission · Sep 10, 2026
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“Thank you. Is there anybody else who would like to speak? And if you're on the phone, that's star six to unmute. Okay, thank you. With that, we close public comment for this item. I open it up to the commission for discussion.”
Plan Commission · Sep 10, 2026
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“No. OK. I will start and say on its own the high is not a The height is not a legal issue. On its own, the width is not a legal issue. On its own, the mass being straight up and down is not a legal issue. Or the front side back setbacks being basically minimum. The back is longer. But none of those things on their own are an issue. All of them together is an issue to me. They are not here in front of us today to ask for all of those together. They are here today to ask for a lot with reduction. And I don't feel comfortable giving them that when I think that that is one of the issues with…”
Plan Commission · Sep 10, 2026
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“To clarify, when you say drainage, you mean the canal behind them, correct? Right. Okay. Do we have any answers?”
Plan Commission · Sep 10, 2026
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“Legal. This site development plan is binding correct.”
Plan Commission · Sep 10, 2026
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“Is that part of the site development plan.”
Plan Commission · Sep 10, 2026
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“What I'm saying is is this rock wall even an issue if it's not on the site development plan. The detailed site development plan does not show a rock wall on the back of the property where the canal is. If the canal is where I think it is. There's an existing chain link fence there, yes? Okay, and you are on the Emory side of this property? Yes, so right there it shows a existing six inch or six foot chain link fence and I don't see a rock wall there.”
Plan Commission · Sep 10, 2026
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“But aside from that. If we're worried that.”
Plan Commission · Sep 10, 2026
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“I don't think I'm allowed to make a motion, but I will make a motion, or I will vote when it's ready.”
Plan Commission · Sep 10, 2026
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“But I want to clarify. We're supposed to decide if that reduction is in character with the neighborhood. That is what we base our decision on, correct?”
Plan Commission · Sep 10, 2026
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“Yes, and I'm looking at this elevation and saying I disagree with that And and that's that's again per the Commission's as they will say that is up to your discretion Any other comments discussion on that? Motion to approve Do I have a second for that motion dies I Do I have a different motion.”
Plan Commission · Sep 10, 2026
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“These homes are not in character at all with the neighborhood.”
Plan Commission · Sep 10, 2026
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“Within El Paso code, our job as city plan commission under a special permit and a detailed site development plan is to determine whether or not what they're asking for is within neighborhood character. So altogether, while the height is not what we're considering, the architecture of the elevations, the side setbacks being exact, the, not the minimum square footage, but I think this is too, altogether, those are all too far from what is already in this neighborhood.”
Plan Commission · Sep 10, 2026
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“Again, I don't think that any one of the issues on its own is the problem. It's that it's a giant mass. It's so tall, every other house around it is probably flat 12 feet to the top of the roof. I just don't think it matches with the character of anything near it. I'll entertain another motion.”
Plan Commission · Sep 10, 2026
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“So you have three ayes and three nays. All right, we move back to deliberation.”
Plan Commission · Sep 10, 2026
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“We are approving the entirety of the detailed site development plan.”
Plan Commission · Sep 10, 2026
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“It's 22 inches, and sure, if they do, they can, but if they find five feet, yeah.”
Plan Commission · Sep 10, 2026
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“I think we're probably not gonna move. I think that's reasonable.”
Plan Commission · Sep 10, 2026
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“what would be the height that the chair is concerned with the myth of maximum of the minimum I think they should be one-story houses like the rest of the houses around if they're going to be so hides into the density they should be one-story houses It doesn't seem like these are three story houses. It seems like they're two story. So if the owner is willing to decrease the height, that would be my ask.”
Plan Commission · Sep 10, 2026
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“But because legal has just asked that I stop negotiating. That's right.”
Plan Commission · Sep 10, 2026
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“I am represented by this legal department and I.”
Plan Commission · Sep 10, 2026
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“Yeah. Yeah. So thank you very much. We are going to deliberate. Does anybody think they're going to move on their vote? No. All right. We'd like to make a.”
Plan Commission · Sep 10, 2026
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“Can I have a motion for that. I can't make it.”
Plan Commission · Sep 10, 2026
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“Second. Any discussion. All in favor. Aye. All opposed. Motion carries. This will be going to city city council for a final decision on this matter if y'all would also like to go speak there. I know that is very inconvenient but. We are not the final decision makers on this matter.”
Plan Commission · Sep 10, 2026