HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2018-05 RESOLUTION NO. R2018-05
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FREINDSWOOD, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR
ADOPTION OF THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE PLAN
AND SECTION 4 OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AS
RECOMMENDED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING
COMMISSION, AS A COMPONENT OF THE .CITY'S
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; AND REPEALING
RESOLUTION R2001-31, PASSED AND APPROVED ON
THE 2ND DAY OF JULY,2001,AND RESOLUTION R2004-07,
PASSED AND APPROVED THE 19TH DAY OF APRIL 2004,
AND ALL OTHER RESOLUTIONS OR PARTS OF
RESOLUTIONS INCONSISTENT OR IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Friendswood has previously adopted a
Comprehensive Land Plan(1998)and last updated Section 4 of the plan in July 2001 (R2001-31),
and last updated the Major Thoroughfare Plan (Figure 7) in 2004 (82004-07) ; and
WHEREAS, the Major Thoroughfare Plan components, were reviewed by the Planning
and Zoning Commission at several meetings and at a work session with Council on February 5,
2018, and the Commission made a recommendation at their meeting on February 15, 2018; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended that City Council
amend such Major Thoroughfare Plan (Figure 7) to remove the extension of Blackhawk
Boulevard from FM 2351 to Beamer Road and other minor extensions designated in the panhandle
area,include updates for roadways that have been constructed or widened,and update the location
of the Grand Parkway route; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended that City Council
amend the written portion of the Major Thoroughfare Plan, which is Section 4 of the
Comprehensive Plan (1998); and
WHEREAS, the City Council hereby finds and determines that the proposed Major
Thoroughfare Plan (Figure 7) and Section 4 of the Comprehensive Plan, as recommended by the
Planning and Zoning Commission, furthers the City's policy of establishing and maintaining an
efficient street system for regional and local mobility;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS:
Section 1. The Major Thoroughfare Plan, as recommended by the Planning and
Zoning Commission on February 15,2018,which shall comprise and become a component of the
City of Friendswood's Comprehensive Plan, is hereby adopted. A true and correct copy of said
Major Thoroughfare Plan (Figure 7) is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and for all things made a
part hereof.
Section 2. The Major Thoroughfare Plan, as recommended by the Planning and
Zoning Commission on February 15, 2018, also includes an update to Section 4 - Major
Thoroughfare Plan - of the Comprehensive Plan, is hereby adopted. A true and correct copy of
Section 4 is attached hereto as Exhibit`B" and for all things made a part hereof.
Section 3. Resolution No. 2001-31, passed and approved on July 2"d, 2001, and
Resolution No.2004-07,passed and approved the 19d'day of April 2004, and all other resolutions
or parts of resolutions inconsistent or in conflict herewith are,to the extent of such inconsistency
or conflict, hereby repealed.
PASSED AND APPROVED on first reading this 5"day of March,2018.
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Mayor
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1. Section 4 of Comprehensive Plan
Major Thoroughfare Plan
Updated March 2018
The Major Thoroughfare Plan serves as a guide for the designation of those streets within the
street system, which are to serve as the primary arteries for vehicular traffic. The system of
major thoroughfares also has other uses or relationships in the urban area, which include:
• Develops the structure or framework around which the community is developed. In land
use planning,the system is commonly referred to as the structural framework on which
the land use pattern is woven.
• The system provides traffic linkages between major areas in the community and linkages
between the community and adjacent areas.
• Because the system is designed to carry high volumes of vehicular traffic, it is subject to
attracting, along the corridors or at intersections between thoroughfares, business
activities related to serving local and adjacent needs.
• The system generally identifies homogeneous areas of land use,which are often referred
to as neighborhood areas.
Because of the importance of the above factors, and others which can be developed to address
the system's relationship to the community, it is imperative that the community plan provides for
a sound and reliable thoroughfare system.
Adopted Plan
The relationship and importance of the three highways—Edgewood Drive (FM 2351),
Friendswood Drive (FM 518) and Parkwood Avenue (FM 528)—has been discussed in the
Baseline Studies(Section 3 of the Comprehensive Plan). Early on,these highways provided a
framework around which the City's initial urban development occurred. The spacing between
these facilities has allowed logical and homogeneous areas of land use to develop within the
framework.
4.1
The City of Friendswood adopted a Thoroughfare Plan in 1990. This Plan was built around the
above highway system with each of the facilities functioning as a major street in the
thoroughfare system. The Plan was modified in 1998,2001 and 2004.
Plan Elements
There are three primary elements in the Thoroughfare Plan: the major thoroughfare,boulevards
and collector streets. The function of the major thoroughfares and boulevards is to move large
volumes of traffic, while the collector streets move traffic from local streets and along a
continuous route to the major thoroughfares and boulevards.
In Friendswood;the more extensive collector street system is west of Friendswood Drive
between Edgewood Drive and Parkwood Avenue. These streets are designed to have wider
right-of-way and pavement width than a local street but less than the major thoroughfares. The
design of a good residential area provides for the collector street system.
Often,there are several types of cross sections for rights-of-way and pavement width in a
Thoroughfare Plan,which designates the thoroughfares. Each section reflects the thoroughfare's
importance in the overall system. Usually,the thoroughfare's ability to handle traffic is
indicated by the number of traffic lanes. The cross sectional standards used for the thoroughfares
improved in the City (Friendswood Drive,Edgewood Drive, and Parkwood Avenue) have been
set by the Texas Department of Transportation. Blackhawk was already built as a thoroughfare
when it was annexed into the City.
Thoroughfare Plan
The adopted Major Thoroughfare Plan, with modifications, is shown by Figure 7. Street
classifications are determined by their line width shown on the plan. Alignments which are
existing and open for use are shown as a solid line while future facilities are shown by a dashed
4.2
line. In developing areas,the general locations of the major thoroughfares or minor thoroughfare
are to be guided by this Plan with the final location being set by the development's street pattern.
The following are features shown on Figure 7:
• Thoroughfare Designation—The geographical area shown on the Plan extends beyond
the corporate limits. Currently,the adopted plan graphics do not cross these boundaries. It
is important for the City to establish on-going coordination with adjacent communities to
develop continuity of the facilities between the local systems.
• Thoroughfare Routes—There are two routes to be determined as vacant land is placed
into urban use: (1)Friendswood Lakes Boulevard (also known as Brittany Bay
Boulevard) from FM 528 to the west city limits including coordination with Pearland for
linkage to Pearland Parkway(2)Friendswood Lakes Boulevard (also known as Brittany
Bay Boulevard) from FM528 to the east city limits including coordination with League
City for linkage to League City Parkway.
• A future major highway facility shown on the adopted Major Thoroughfare Plan is the
Grand Parkway in the southern section of the City. The ultimate construction of this type
of highway would be significant to the growth and development within the City.
Thoroughfare Standards
Street design shall conform to the Subdivision Ordinance and all applicable planning tools, as
well as specifications outlined in the Design Criteria Manual. Other considerations for design
shall include street function, street capacity, service levels, traffic safety,pedestrian safety and
utility locations.
To provide more flexibility for planning purposes, a range of right-of-way widths has been
developed using the established widths from the ordinance. These ranges are shown on Figure 7.
4.3
Bicycle Lanes and Trails—Space should be provided on the major thoroughfares,boulevards,
and collector streets for the bicyclist. The street sections for those streets indicated to function
as links in the trail system shown on Figure 16 should be considered during review of
construction plans. Alternatives for location of a trail within the right-of-way are shown on
Figure 15.
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