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Planning Commission approves landmark designation, grants encroachment license and defers PUD parking-lot request; schedules alley-access workshop
Summary
The City of Galveston Planning Commission voted unanimously to designate a historic cottage at 1623 Broadway as a local landmark, to grant a license-to-use for minor building encroachments at 07:11 14th Street, and to defer a planned-unit-development overlay for a commercial parking lot to May 6.
The City of Galveston Planning Commission voted unanimously on three agenda items and set a follow-up workshop on alley-access lots and alley safety.
The commission approved a landmark designation request for 1623 Broadway (case 25P-012). Staff said the modest, Gulf Coast–style cottage was built in 1868 by Rebecca Olmstead Berman and retains historic character despite later alterations; the Landmark Commission recommended approval and staff recommended the designation subject to standard conditions. Staff noted the City Council will make the final decision on May 22.
Commissioners also approved a license-to-use (LTU) for encroachments at 07:11 14th Street (case…
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