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Architects and residents urge caution on regulating Galveston alley-access lots
Summary
During public comment at the May 6 Galveston Planning Commission meeting, residents and a local architect urged the commission to consider the city’s historical development pattern and potential housing impacts before tightening rules on alley-access lots.
Several residents and local design professionals used the public-comment period at the May 6 Planning Commission meeting to urge caution in any regulatory changes to alley-access lots, saying the pattern of rear dwellings and garage apartments is a long-standing part of Galveston’s urban fabric and may support homeownership and workforce housing.
Brax Easterwood, a local architect and planner, told commissioners the alley-access pattern is a “historical pattern that’s unique to Galveston,” and asked the commission to weigh cultural and housing impacts in addition to technical and public-safety…
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