I, Stacey Haas, Planning Technician, do hereby certify that this Notice of Meeting was posted on the City Hall bulletin board, a place convenient and readily accessible to the general public at all times, and to the City's website, https://www.pearlandtx.gov/, in compliance with Chapter 551, Texas Government Code. Pearland City Hall and the City Council Chamber are wheelchair accessible. Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aids or services are requested to contact the City Secretary's Office at 281.652.1840, three working days prior to the meeting, for appropriate arrangements. MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS HELD ON AUGUST 6, 2026 AT 6:00PM IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, 3519 LIBERTY DRIVE. CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Mark Lewis opened the meeting for the Zoning Board of Adjustment at 6:00pm. In attendance were: ZBA Chairperson Mark Lewis ZBA Member Don Glenn ZBA Member Gary Shrum ZBA Member Todd Iocco Also present were Assistant Director of Planning Katya Copeland, Deputy City Attorney Katie Leininger, Planning Manager Katie Peterson, Planner I Aria Bernal and Planning Technician Stacey Haas. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Consideration and Possible Action - Approval of Minutes - Approve the ZBA Meeting Minutes from July 9, 2026. Chair Lewis read into the record the approval of minutes. Member Glenn made a motion to approve and Member Iocco seconded the motion. Vote was unanimous to approve the minutes 4-0. REGULAR AGENDA Chair Lewis read into the record the Item on Consideration and Possible Action – VAZ2026-0320. Consideration and Possible Action - VAZ2026-0320: V ariance to Exceed Maximum Fence Height Public Hearing: A request by Abdullah Alobeide, applicant and owner, f or approval of a variance pursuant to the Unified Development Code, Ord inance No. 2000-T, to exceed the Agenda Item #A. Zoning Board of Adjustment Regular Meeting - Sep 03 2026 maximum permitted fence height of four-feet (4’) in the front yard, within the Single-Family Estate (R-E) District (Section 4.2.4.3(a)(2)(b)) to wit: Legal Description: Being all of the 3.2532 acres being the Minor Plat o f Cerna Estate Subdivision, according to the plat thereof as filed in County Clerk’s Document Number 2015854542, in the Plat records of Brazoria County, Texas. General Location: 8909 & 8917 Hawk Road, Pearland, Texas Planner I Aria Bernal presented the staB report with exhibits. She gave a brief history of the site as well as the previous variance submittal. She stated that StaB did not recommend approval. The applicant Abdullah Alobeide was available and gave a short presentation. He provided notarized letters of support from six of his neighbors as well as a picture of the fence they are proposing. He stated the requirement for a 4 foot fence would not keep his dogs in and his children safe. His partner Emma Batt also spoke and said the decorative fence they are propo

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This docket item is classified as NEUTRAL (0.0 Score Impact). Routine administrative reports, monthly accounts payable/disbursement registers, minutes approvals, and procedural motions are logged for public transparency but carry zero weight in calculating an official's Roll-Call Freedom Score.