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HomeMy WebLinkAboutP&Z Minutes 2022-12-22 RegularCITY OF FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2022 - 7:00 PM Minutes MINUTES OF A FRIENDSWOOD REGULAR MEETING HELD AT 910 S. FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, FRIENDSWOOD CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS STATE OF TEXAS CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD COUNTIES OF GALVESTON/HARRIS DECEMBER 22, 2022 1.CALL TO ORDER MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION THAT WAS HELD ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2022, AT 7:02 PM, 910 S. FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS VICE-CHAIRMAN RICHARD SASSON COMMISSIONER CATHERINE KOERNER COMMISSIONER TOM HINCKLEY COMMISSIONER MARCUS RIVES COUNCIL LIAISON TRISH HANKS CITY ATTORNEY KAREN HORNER DIRECTOR OF CDD/PLANNER AUBREY HARBIN DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR BECKY BENNETT CHAIRMAN JOSEPH MATRANGA, COMMISSIONER TRAVIS MANN, AND COMMISSIONER BRIAN BOUNDS WERE ABSENT FROM THE MEETING. 2.Communication from the public/committee liaisons (To comply with provisions of the Open Meetings Act, the Commission may not deliberate on subjects discussed under this agenda item. However, the Commission may direct such subjects be placed on a later regular Commission agenda for discussion and/or possible action) Cheryl Snitkoff, 1923 Lundy Lane, spoke against the preliminary plat of Hagewood Estates, citing traffic concerns. Josh Snitkoff, 1923 Lundy Lane, spoke against the preliminary plat of Hagewood Estates saying his neighborhood was lucky during Hurricane Harvey and did not flood. He said additional development would increase flooding risks. He also said there is only one way in and out of the area and he was concerned about traffic. 3. Consent Agenda These items are considered routine or ministerial in nature and will be enacted with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of items unless a commissioner so requests in which case the item would be removed from the consent agenda and considered separately. A. Consider approving the minutes of the Planning and Zoning Regular Meeting held on Thursday, December 8, 2022. **Commissioner Tom Hinckley moved to approve the minutes of the Planning and Zoning Regular Meeting held on Thursday, December 8, 2022. Seconded by Commissioner Catherine Koerner. The motion was approved unanimously. 4. Action Items According to the Planning and Zoning Rules of Procedure (R2021-18), all action of the Commission shall be made by an affirmative vote of four (4) or more members of the Commission present at such Commission meetings. A. Consider approval of the Preliminary Plat of Hagewood Estates, a subdivision of 13.5075 acres, located on Lundy Lane, being all of Lot 7 and a portion of Lot 8, George Van Pelt's Subdivision, City of Friendswood, Galveston County, Texas. **Commissioner Marcus Rives moved to approve the Preliminary Plat of Hagewood Estates. Seconded by Commissioner Tom Hinckley. The motion was approved unanimously. Harbin explained the plat was to create one single-family residential lot, being almost 14 acres. She said the tract has access to Lundy Lane and public water. She said there is no city sewer available and the owner would need to utilize a septic system. Harbin also said the plat will dedicate a drainage easement to the Galveston County Consolidated Drainage District (GCCDD). Commissioner Rives addressed the public and said he felt there was some misunderstanding about the request. He explained the preliminary plat was to create a subdivision of one lot, not a subdivision of multiple lots. He said although the property is almost 14 acres, most is limited by the multiple pipelines crossing the land. Vice-Chairman Sasson echoed that the pipelines make the property difficult to develop. He said requiring a plat is a formality for properties larger than five acres. B. Consider approval of the site plan for the Friendswood Mini Mart to be located at 4321 Friendswood Link Road. **Commissioner Catherine Koerner moved to approve the site plan for the Friendswood Mini Mart to be located at 4321 Friendswood Link Road. Seconded by Commissioner Marcus Rives. The motion was approved unanimously. Harbin said the proposed gas station would include five pump islands plus a 14,000 square foot convenience store. She said the developer will provide onsite detention plus a 10-foot landscape buffer along the right-of-way and adjacent to the residential neighbors. She said an 8-foot, opaque fence is also required to buffer the residential zoning. A four-foot sidewalk exists along Friendswood Link Road. Rives asked if the detention pond was sized for the entire property or only the current development. Adil Zahir/Makmo Designs answered that the pond is sized for the whole tract. Rives mentioned there is a discrepancy between sheets S7 and C7 regarding the dumpster size. Zahir stated the dumpster enclosure is 12-feet wide on the inside. Sasson commented the "Telsa" charging station should be renamed to a more generic "EV" for customers with different makes of electric vehicles. He asked how the new 8-foot fence would be installed. Harbin said the preference is to have one fence and Bennett added that staff would work with the developer and the neighbors on a solution. 5. Communications A. Announcement of upcoming Planning and Zoning Commission meetings - (i) Thursday, January 12, 2023 (ii) Thursday, January 26, 2023. Harbin said the discussion about changing the Commission meeting start time would be on an upcoming agenda. B. Receive Council Liaison updates concerning action taken by the City Council on Planning and Zoning related items and Commissioner comments concerning items of community interest and/or requesting future agenda items. Council Liaison Hanks wished everyone a Merry Christmas to which the Commissioners and staff all echoed their own holiday sentiments. 6. ADJOURNMENT This meeting was adjourned at 07:21 PM.