HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 98-25 RESOLUTION NO. R98-25
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF TH� CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD,
TEXAS, SUPPORTING THE CREATION OF THE NASA ROAD ONE SCENIC
DISTRICT AND THE ESTABLISI�iENT OF MINIMUM REGULATIONS
GOVERNING THE USE OF SIGNS WITHIN SUCH DISTRICT; MAKING
CERTAIN FINDINGS; AND PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO
THE SUBJECT.
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WIiEREAS, the City Council of the City of Friendswood hereby finds and
determines that the preservation and perpetuation of scenic resources
throughout the City and the surrounding area is vital to the economic
development of the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Friendswood supports development of
a regional comprehensive plan to guide the City and other area communities
in their efforts to provide for orderly growth and development within their
respective jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Friendswood supports efforts to
create a "NASA Road One Scenic District, " to include land along NASA Road
One from the City of Alvin to the City of Seabrook, for the purpose of
preserving scenic resources within such area; and
WHERFAS, the City Council of the City of Friendswood hereby finds and
determines that the uniform regulation of signs along NASA Road One, the
gateway access corridor to the Clear Lake Area, would substantially improve
the aesthetics of the City and surrounding communities, resulting in a more
desirable climate for tourism, trade, and residential development; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Friendswood hereby finds and
determines that the uncontrolled proliferation of signs along NASA Road One
results in confusion and distraction to motorist, obscured visibility of
necessary traffic control signs and devices, and otherwise creates hazards
to pedestrians, bicyclists, and other vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the Clear Lake Transportation Partnership, in conjunction with
officials from the City and surrounding communities, has developed a model
ordinance containing minimum regulations for the use of signs along the NASA
Road One corridor, which regulations the Partnership has recommended be
adopted by each city with the NASA Road One Scenic District as minimum
standards; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Friendswood has heretofore adopted
sign regulations which equal or exceed the minimum requirements set forth in
such model ordinance, but the City Council wishes to endorse such model
ordinance and encourage other municipalities within the Scenic District to
adopt the minimum standards contained therein; and
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WIiEREAS, the City Council of the City of Friendswood further finds and
determines that establishment of minimum uniform sign regulations will
promote equity and equality among competing businesses by eliminating unfair
advantages which result when uniformity of regulations does not exist
between neighboring municipalities; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXA5:
Section 1. The facts and matters set forth in the preamble of this
Resolution are hereby found to be true and correct.
Section 2. The City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to cause a
true and correct copy of this Resolution to be served upon the NASA Road One
Transportation Partnership.
Section 3. The Mayor of the City, in conjunction with the City's designated
representative to the Clear Lake Transportation Partnership, is hereby
authorized and directed to do all things reasonable and necessary to express
the City's interest in the development of minimum sign regulations within
the proposed NASA Road One Scenic District.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND RESO�VED this 20th day of July, 1998.
Mayor Harold L. Whitaker
City of Friendswood
ATTEST:
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Deloris McKenzie, TR
City Secretary
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