HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 2025-13 ORDINANCE NO. 2025-13
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD,
TEXAS, AMENDING APPENDIX C "ZONING," SECTION 8 "SUPPLEMENTARY
DISTRICT REGULATIONS," SUBSECTION I "LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING
REQUIREMENTS," PARAGRAPH 2 "PERIMETER LANDSCAPING AND
SCREENING," SUBPARAGRAPH A "ADJACENT PROPERTY, BUFFER
MAINTENANCE AND INSTALLATION," CLAUSE (3) THROUGH (7) OF THE
FRIENDSWOOD CITY CODE TO GIVE THE PLANNING AND ZONING
COMMISSION MORE LATITUDE IN CONSIDERING SITE CONDITIONS AND
ADJACENT ZONING WHEN DETERMINING LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING
REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF TWO THOUSAND
AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($2,000.00); REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS
OF ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT OR IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY,PUBLICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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WHEREAS, in accordance with the Friendswood City Code and all applicable laws,the Planning
and Zoning Commission and the City Council conducted public hearings concerning the amendments
contained herein to Appendix C "Zoning," of the Friendswood City Code, allowing all interested persons
the opportunity to be heard;and
WHEREAS,after the public hearing on the application and after having considered the application,
the relevant support materials, and public testimony, the Planning and Zoning Commission filed a final
report and recommendation with the City Council to approve the proposed text amendments contained in
this ordinance; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Friendswood City Code and all applicable laws, the City
Council has determined that all public notices have been posted and published and all required hearings on
this matter have been held;and
WHEREAS, the City Council further finds that this ordinance complies with the applicable
provisions of the City Charter, City Code and all other applicable laws; and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it appropriate to approve the amendments contained herein;
NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD,STATE OF
TEXAS:
Section 1. The facts and matters set forth in the preamble of this ordinance are hereby found
to be true and correct.
Section 2. That Appendix C "Zoning," Section 8 "Supplementary district regulations,"
Subsection I "Landscaping and screening requirements," Paragraph 2 "Perimeter landscaping and
screening," Subparagraph a"Adjacent property,buffer maintenance and installation," Clauses(3)through
(7)of the Friendswood City Code are hereby amended to read as follows:
APPENDIX C. ZONING
Section 8. Supplementary district regulations.
Landscaping and screening requirements.
2. Perimeter landscaping and screening.
a. Adjacent property, buffer maintenance and installation.
(3) The commission may determine the provisions of this subsection may not
apply in the following circumstances:
(a) the uses are separated by a driveway, easement, drainage ditch,
canal,or similar features determined to provide adequate buffering
to those listed herein which are a minimum width of 30 feet.
(b) a commercial use has been established by Specific Use Permit on
a residentially zoned lot.
(4) When a residentially zoned property is rezoned to commercial,an existing
fence may, if requested by the staff,the commission, or the applicant,be
removed,in whole or in part,to allow joint or shared access to parking and
driving areas. Documentation may be required detailing a joint use
agreement between or among property owners
(5) Conversely, when a single-family use is established on property adjacent
to any commercial,industrial,or multiple-family zoning district,an eight-
foot high opaque fence or wall shall be erected and maintained along the
property line. The ten-foot buffer strip shall not in this instance be
required.
(6) The commission may consider alternate screening plans for uses interior
to a common development.
(7) The commission shall determine the required screening after giving due
consideration to the intensity of the commercial use, the zoning
classification,and adjacent land uses.
Section 3. A violation of this ordinance is subject to the penalty provisions contained in
Section 1-14 of the Friendswood City Code and as otherwise provided by law. Any person who shall
intentionally,knowingly, recklessly,or with criminal negligence fail to comply with any provision of this
ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in an
amount not to exceed TWO THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($2,000.00). Each act of violation
and each day upon which any such violation shall occur shall constitute a separate offense.
Section 4. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict or inconsistent with this
ordinance are hereby expressly repealed.
Section 5. In the event any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, provision,
sentence, or part of this ordinance or the application of the same to any person or circumstance shall for
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any reason be adjudged invalid or held unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not
affect, impair, or invalidate this ordinance as a whole or any part or provision hereof other than the part
declared to be invalid or unconstitutional;and the City Council of the City of Friendswood,Texas,declares
that it would have passed each and every part of the same notwithstanding the omission of any such part
thus declared to be invalid or unconstitutional,or whether there be one or more parts.
Section 6. The City Secretary shall give notice of the enactment of this ordinance by promptly
publishing the caption of this ordinance after final passage in the official newspaper of the City.
Section 7. This ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days from and after its passage on first
reading by the City Council of the City of Friendswood,Texas. The City Secretary is directed to give notice
hereof by causing the caption of this ordinance to be published in the official newspaper of the City within
ten(10)days after its passage.
INTRODUCED, READ, AND PASSED on first and final reading by the affirmative vote of the
City Council of the City of Friendswood this 5th day of May,2025.
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MI F• i ,Mayor
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LETICIA BRYSCH,City Secre OAF OOQ
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KAREN L. HORNER,City Attorney
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