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Pat reported the following status updates: 122 West Seventh — owner raised and removed the structure but still needs to remove the foundation slab; 120–122 West Tenth — owner removed building per board order but still must remove two accessory structures and a slab; 24 North Avenue A — owner tore down the structure and staff said the site looked improved; 1719 West Ninth — owner pulled permits and contractors have done interior work though the exterior remained boarded; 922 West Twelfth — contractor pulled a permit on the 29th of last month and work is underway; 12221 Yellowstone — the compliance deadline runs until March 27 and staff is in close communication and said the city may remove the property if the owner does not complete required work.

\"These are before and after. The owner actually raised and removed it herself,\" Pat said about 122 West Seventh, and offered similar progress notes for the other addresses. Pat said she has visited job sites and has been in contact with contractors and owners to ensure compliance.

Board members thanked staff for the enforcement work. The transcript records no new motions on these updates; these were status reports on enforcement cases originating from prior board orders.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Freeport TX Board of Adjustment 5-22-24","oneSentenceSummary","City staff reported multiple properties where owners complied with demolition or raised structures per prior board orders, listed permits pulled, and noted cases where the city may remove remaining structures if owners do not finish required work.","taxTitle","Freeport, Brazoria County, Texas","taxId",69416,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6203346,"Applicant says demolition permit imminent for Bridge Harbor Yacht Club; work to include canal cleanup",45,377000,422000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3783281-7d756bc183bbc6aaa574b3ff7b920879&start=377&end=422","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3783281-7d756bc183bbc6aaa574b3ff7b920879/thumbnail_377000.jpg","/articles/6203346/Freeport/Brazoria-County/Texas/Applicant-says-demolition-permit-imminent-for-Bridge-Harbor-Yacht-Club-work-to-include-canal-cleanup","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6203346-83305be281340bf5760bbe84e69ea435/orig.mp4?Expires=1771170179&Signature=d8qgqof4RqMv5gpXw87VJjaWK8iVonEFu0X3kInL9QNOdHGdL0SRP9d2KZDZoNvZ9wueMJp~t9~GSQa4ccchxMzDenpMaiR2JMvnkfJyoy4QWY17dK7HYc~byhQ9jI3N7oxCnvIsyJ1qGrCjgqO43QsWqCdBP2q9PkF7WJ6YZk-FJGk4ujVzcjSF8WleYgf37Ugp-0lDDxE4H09pBiLcyl8~u1L6dzpulY8FCP~N-1JsGJb8EDQ~45Z6w0Ox1i9NJAynb7Ylo1iURdnrjp7PJpmhYgRLnP9Z727ExUYBH4ekxRqzEesh2VRhAXESVYtDo6rcBQQJoodxqKC~7-sAyA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the Feb. 27 Board of Adjustment meeting, Ryan Cade, a Bridge Harbor property owner and investor, told the board his group has reached terms with a demolition contractor and plans to submit a permit application next week to begin demolition of the former Bridge Harbor Yacht Club. Cade said demolition will likely take about 60 days once permits are issued and weather permits and that the work will uncover debris in the canal that will require additional removal and dredging.

\"We have come to terms with a demolition contractor and so next week we come in to City Hall getting a permit to begin demolition,\" Cade said. \"That's gonna be a probably a 60 day process, you know, weather and everything, dependent. But, we should in the next 2 or 3 weeks see all the junk coming down.\"

Cade and staff discussed abandoned boats and a partly sunk boathouse in the canal. He said divers have found debris and pylons during earlier work and that costs increase as more is discovered. The applicant said the group is coordinating with the GLO — the Texas General Land Office — to determine the proper process for removing and demolishing abandoned boats and other in-water structures. \"We're working with the GLO to find out the right way to remove and demo abandoned boats,\" Cade said. \"We're gonna do it the right way and, rather than rush, we're gonna do it the right way and, we'll all look up in some months and be really proud of what the direction we're going.\"

Staff and the board addressed questions about how abandonment is legally determined and whether city letters to owners are sufficient to clear title or remove vessels; the transcript records the applicant and staff saying they are working through those legal and procedural questions with the GLO. No formal action or new permits were approved on the record at the meeting; the applicant said only that he will submit a demolition permit and that physical work is expected to follow after permit issuance and Contractor mobilization.","An investor in Bridge Harbor said a demolition contractor has been engaged and the group will apply for a permit next week; the applicant and staff discussed expected dredging and challenges removing abandoned boats, and that they are coordinating with the Texas General Land Office.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6203351,"Freeport board grants setback variance for Lot 9 in Bridge Harbor",205,141000,346000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3783281-7d756bc183bbc6aaa574b3ff7b920879&start=141&end=346","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3783281-7d756bc183bbc6aaa574b3ff7b920879/thumbnail_141000.jpg","/articles/6203351/Freeport/Brazoria-County/Texas/Freeport-board-grants-setback-variance-for-Lot-9-in-Bridge-Harbor","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6203351-120f858066edb3f27fe37863cba51fbf/orig.mp4?Expires=1771170179&Signature=bT7o1suUBioJHWCbSe6AL-Rsw9Dv7-pRT3cya89XflvF2YGcR3turdTY38li0oQ8QtmBm~uvMWK~Fq~EQXD6pPu-jJ2q8plGqQrl4f8DNbLTnHcUXaEAvhK4MUdqEg8EwKjn6cweiQ-fcLAuzfMl8f9QuGLpZsPX1Q9v1ed85~RbBHAVktn61WyTTwaghazw4PncdU4EsEPAjTLB-lGSBd4z4CDyJPY9u~HbQhsO6TAHAl56qq8VOvsoVeaPtt0zJBD5PAsrnkPXIguLkWIzccK7348AFFd5tILR4iXIK1lFTmTbr6y2CBlWoLfNJWrpvU5-6N5vNlGQZHpYUq~7-g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Board of Adjustment for the City of Freeport on Feb. 27 voted to grant a setback variance for Lot 9 in Bridge Harbor, on Kingfish Lane, allowing the lot’s street-facing side to be treated as the front setback and the water side as the rear.

The variance will permit the owner to build a home with a 25-foot setback on the Kingfish Road side and a 10-foot setback on the canal side, swapping the setbacks shown on an earlier site survey. \"My family owns this lot in Bridge Harbor, and we would like to build a home there,\" said Ryan Cade, who identified himself as a property owner and investor in the neighborhood. \"We're asking to be able to have the front setback on the roadside and the back setback on the water side, which it appears the rest of the houses on that street already do have.\"

Staff told the board it could not unilaterally grant permission for a residence oriented with the front facing the street because the property is in the R WR zone. \"Staff cannot grant permission to build a residence with the front side of the property on the street side because of the R WR zone,\" a staff member said, and recommended the board take whatever action was legally appropriate. Board members discussed the request and one member moved to grant the variance. After a voice vote — recorded on the transcript as \"All in favor? Aye. Opposed? Motion passes\" — the board approved the request.

The board did not record individual roll-call votes or a detailed tally in the public transcript. The motion language on the record granted the setback reversal as described on the submitted site survey. The staff member advised the board that prior homes in the neighborhood had been built with the orientation the applicant requested but that the current zoning language limits staff authority to approve such a change without board action.

The public hearing on the lot was closed at the board’s direction after the vote. The applicant also told the board he is part of an investment group working on a larger redevelopment in the area and offered updates on that project, including demolition plans; those topics were addressed separately by the applicant and staff during the same meeting.

The board’s approval allows the applicant to proceed with permit applications that reflect the approved setback orientation; the transcript does not specify a timeline for permit submission or final building permits.","The Board of Adjustment voted to grant a variance allowing the front and rear setbacks on Lot 9, Bridge Harbor, to be reversed so the street-facing side will be treated as the front and the water-facing side as the rear.","actionData","errors"]

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