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HomeMy WebLinkAboutP&Z Minutes 2023-07-27 RegularCITY OF FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2023 - 6:00 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 JULY 27, 2023 1.CALL TO ORDER MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION THAT WAS HELD ON THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2023, AT 06:00 PM 910 S. FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS CHAIRMAN TOM HINCKLEY VICE-CHAIRMAN RICHARD SASSON COMMISSIONER TRAVIS MANN COMMISSIONER MARCUS RIVES COMMISSIONER BRIAN BOUNDS COMMISSIONER MARSHA CONRAD COUNCIL LIAISON JOE MATRANGA CITY ATTORNEY KAREN HORNER DIRECTOR OF CDD/PLANNER AUBREY HARBIN ASSISTANT PLANNER BECKY BENNETT COMMISSIONER CATHERINE KOERNER WAS ABSENT FROM THE MEETING. 2.OATHS OF OFFICE A.Administer the oath of office to Commissioner Thomas Hinckley and Commissioner Travis Mann. City Planner Harbin provided the oath of office to Chairman Hinckley followed by the oath of office to Commissioner Mann. 3. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC In order 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 to be placed on a later regular Commission agenda for discussion and/or possible action. None. 4. 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 approval of the minutes of the Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting held Thursday, July 13, 2023. **Commissioner Marcus Rives moved to approve the minutes of the Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting held Thursday, July 13, 2023. Seconded by Commissioner Travis Mann. The motion was approved unanimously. 5. DISCUSSION A. Discuss proposed amendments to Appendix A, "Signs" of the Friendswood City Code. The Commission discussed whether or not to allow a second monument sign for corner lots with more than one street frontage. The Commission decided a second monument sign was not necessary for businesses to adequately advertise, since multiple wall signs are already allowed. Harbin said any signage regulated or mandated by federal or state governments would pre-empt local ordinance and would be allowed. 6. COMMUNICATIONS A. Announcement of the next Planning and Zoning Commission regular meetings for (i) Thursday, August 10, 2023 and (ii) Thursday, August 24, 2023. 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. Councilman Matranga thanked Commissioners Hinckley and Mann for serving another volunteer term with the commission. Vice-Chairman Sasson reminded the commissioners to refrain from using Reply All in emails to avoid a possible walking quorum. Commissioner Rives reported he attended the Galveston County Consilidated Drainage District (GCCDD) meetings and that GCCDD approved a preliminary plat for Friendswood Trails Section 4B-5A and a drainage plan for a waterline through Friendswood Trails. Chairman Hinckley thanked the Ordinance Subcommittee for all their work on the Sign Ordinance update. 7. ADJOURNMENT This meeting was adjourned at 06:16 PM.