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Commission approves partial replat for U-Haul site amid neighborhood opposition; staff adds conditions
Summary
The Houston Planning Commission approved a partial replat in Brentwood Park that will permit a U-Haul moving-and-storage facility on reserves identified in two subdivision plats, after staff reviewed recorded restrictions and the commission added conditions to limit certain uses and require buffering.
The Houston Planning Commission approved a partial replat that would combine two reserves in Brentwood Park and Brentwood Section 2 to create a commercial parcel intended for a U-Haul moving-and-storage facility, after a sustained round of public comment and staff review of recorded restrictions.
Perdita Chavis, chief of staff for Mayor Pro Tem Martha Castex Tatum, read the council member’s opposition on the record: “Mayor Pro Tem Castex Tatum opposes this application, and advocates for the constituents of District K.” Keith Taylor, president of the Hiram Clark Civic Club, told commissioners the proposal would bring noise, heavy trucks and traffic to a residential area and that deed restrictions should prevent the use. Multiple neighbors said they feared noise, truck traffic, crime and rodents.
Planning staff reviewed the recorded restrictions that govern the two reserves. Staff said Reserve C in Brentwood Park may be used for business purposes but carries a recorded declaration that prohibits certain commercial uses (convenience store/gas station, laundromat/washateria, funeral/mortuary, and flea market). Staff recommended approval with a note on the plat and conditions to call attention to recorded restrictions. The applicant — who said the planned facility would be a storage/warehouse with “U-Boxes,” maintained and landscaped — told commissioners they would continue maintenance of the site and consider shielding lights and buffering adjacent residential lots.
After public testimony and a staff presentation, the commission approved the plat subject to the staff-recommended conditions, including a note to identify prohibited uses on the recorded plat and requirements for landscape, fencing, and lighting to buffer nearby homes. Commissioners said they were sympathetic to neighbors but that the recorded restrictions and the plat’s language allowed the proposed commercial reserve with the stated limitations.
