HomeMy WebLinkAbout07.01.1968 Comprehensive Plan Interim Report Number IICOMPREHENSIVE PLAN INTERIM REPORT NUMBER II CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS PREPARED BY BOV AY ENGINEERS, INC. AND WILLIAM C. WALSH, CONSULTING ENGINEER 1968
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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN INTERIM REPORT NUM BER 2 for CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS
PREPARED THROUGH THE COOPERATION OF THE TEXAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
THE PREPARATION OF THIS MATERIAL WAS FINANCIALLY AIDED THROUGH A FEDERAL GRANT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE URBAN PLANNING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 701 OF THE HOUSING ACT OF 1954, AS AMENDED.
PREPARED BY BOVAY ENGINEERS, INC. AND WILLIAM C. WALSH, CONSULTING ENGINEER
1968
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B □VAY ENGINEERS, INC.
SPOKANE · HOUSTON · BATON ROUGE
H. E. BOVAY, JR.
ASSOCIATES
M. J. GREEN
CHARLES A. LAWLER
RICHARD B. ROBERTSON
GUY FURGIUELE
L,S,CURTIS
P, 0. BOX 8098
5009 CAROLINE STREET
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77004
TEL.JACKSON 9·4921
C. RAY THOMAS
CHARLES E, BROWN
J. G. DICKSON
H.LOUIS GADDY
GENE Ml:KAY
OTIS 0. MILLER
MORRIS BACKER
ROBERTO. GRIMES
J. BYRON BARBER July 1, 1968
Honorable Ralph W. Somers, Mayor City Council
Chairman Dean Saurenman
Planning Commission
Friendswood, Texas
Gentlemen:
H F.:RBERT R. PETTY
A. B, WILLIAMSON
D. G. DON EGAN
W. J. SANDERS
RUDOLPH SAUCILLO
CHARLES A-SCHAEFER
We are pleased to present Interim Report Number 2 of the
Comprehensive Plan for the City of Friendswood, Texas. The report includes the results of studies of the water and sewerage utility
system, drainage facilities, school facilities, parks and public recreational facilities, and public buildings and facilities. Also
included are preliminary utility and drainage plans and a land use
plan.
Interim Report Number 3 will present Capital Improvements Programming and Administrative Controls. The final Comprehensive Plan Report will summarize the interim reports and revise them where
desirable.
The courteous help of the City Council, Planning Commission, and officials of the City of Friendswood is appreciated.
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Sincerely,
BOVAY ENGINEERS, INC. _ .. u· : . // .. � \t � ..__, ____
\ . J. G. Dickson, P. E. Planner-in-Charge
PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS -PLANNERS
CIVIL • MECHANICAL • ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING -INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We wish to acknowledge the helpful cooperation received from
the City Officials of Friendswood, the City Planning Commission, the
Texas State Highway Department, the Texas State Health Department,
and all others in the preparation of this report.
MAYOR
CITY COUNCIL
CITY ADMINISTRATOR ...
ASSISTANT CITY SECRETATY
CITY ATTORNEY
CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
PREVIOUS CITY OF FICIALS
MAYOR
CITY COUNCIL
CITY SECRETARY ..
Ralph w. Somers
Ronald G. Hamil
James E. Mager
Edward F. Stuart Thomas F. Woods
George F. Prude, Jr.
Lawrence B. Cline
Mrs. Pat Gillespie
Ody Jerden
Dean Saurenman, Chairman
Tony Banfield
Frank Coe
Tom Grace
John VanBockel
Ralph L. Lowe
Marvin L. Childers
Wiley W. Murrell
Mrs. Artha Wright
CITY PLANNING COMMISSION ...... Wilbert Boyle
PLANNERS
BOVAY ENGINEERS, INC. and
WILLIAM C. WALSH, Consulting Engineer
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J. G. Dickson, P. E.,
Planner-in-Charge
Charles A. Schaefer, P. E.
William C. Walsh, P. E.
Don G. Donegan, P. E.
Phil E. Barber, Jr., P. E.
Harold A. Barr, Jr., P. E.
James H. Suchma, P. E. Melinda McCreary
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INTRODUCTION
_To accomplish the coordinated development of the various ele
ments of urban growth in an orderly fashion requires a comprehensive
community plan. Such a plan is designed to place the complex organi
zation of space, facilities and buildings in proper relationship to
community needs.
Interim Report No. 2, presents the results of research to study
and analyze the existing water and sewerage utility systems for
present and future needs; the natural terrain, and the present and
future land usage to determine needs for drainage facilities; the
existing school facilities in the community and their ability to
meet the present and forecasted membership requirements; the existing
park and public recreational facilities to meet the current and fore
casted needs; and the public buildings and facilities for meeting
present and future needs. The report develops recommended water and
sewerage utility systems, programmed improvements, and recommended
drainage improvements. It proposes school, park and public recreation,
and fire station planning, standards, presents principles of school
site location, and develops a school, park, and �ire station site plan.
Recommendations are presented concerning public building facilities
in accordance with forecasted needs.
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UTILITY SYSTEMS·
I ! WATER .. 1
SEWERAGE 17 J I SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL 26
STORM DRAINAGE . , , 27 11 I SCHOOLS 33
11 I PARKS AND PUBLIC RE CRE ATION FACILITIES 40
PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 11 FIRE STATIONS .. 44
POLICE STATIONS 51 11 I ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS 55
!I I AUDITORIUMS ... 56
PUBLIC LIBRARIES 57 11 OTHER CIVIC CENTERS 60
OTHER PUBLIC FACILITIES 61 11 I APPENDIX .. . .63
11 I BIBLIOGRAPHY . 64
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INDEX OF EXHIBITS
A WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
B SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
C STORM DRAINAGE
D LAND USE -1995
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INDEX OF TABLES
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WATER WELL RECORDS -WATER WELL NUMBER 1
WATER WELL RECORDS -WATER WELL NUMBER 2
III WATER WELL RECORDS -WATER WELL NUMBER 3
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WATER PUMPAGE ....... .
WATER STORAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
CHOATE ROAD SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
DEEF\vOOD DRIVE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
VIII FRIENDSWOOD SCHOOL ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS
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NATIONAL BOARD STANDARDS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF FIRE COMPANIES ....
NUMBER OF FIRE COMPANIES
SUGGESTED MINIMUM POLICE FORCE FOR FRIENDSWOOD AT PROJECTION DATES .......... .
EXISTING AND RECOMMENDED LIBRARY SPACE FOR
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FRIENDSWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY ............. 59
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UTILITY SYSTEMS WATER
. The City of Friendswood presently obtains its water supply from
three wells. Water well number 1 was drilled in 1957 and is located
at the site of the City Hall. The well is pumped by a 8JKL Waukesha,
11 stage vertical turbine pump driven by a 25 horsepower, 1800 RPM
electric motor. Pumping capacity of the pump, at the time of instal
lation, was 268 gallons per minute (gpm), at 31 0 feet total dynamic
head (TDH), with a pump setting of 190 feet. The material setting
and chemical analysis of water produced from well number 1 are shown
on Table I.
Water well number 2 is located near Cowart Creek and Castlewood
Avenue. This well was drilled in 1963, with a new pump and motor
installed in 1967. The new pump is a Layne & Bowler of California
deep well vertical turbine pump equipped with 7 stages. The pump
is powered by a 75 horsepower, 1800 RPM, 220/440 volt, 3 phase, 60
cycle motor. The pump is reported to produce 1100 gpm from 230 feet
,rith an open discharge. The material setting and chemical analysis
of water produced from well number 2 are shown on Table II.
Water well number 3 is located on property abutting Stoneledge
Drive between Brandywyne Drive and Castle Lake Drive in Annalea sub
division. Water well number 3 was drilled in 1967 for the Galveston
County Water Control and Improvement District Number 21 and is equipped
with a Layne & Bowler, Inc. deep well turbine pump with 9 stages. The
pump is driven by a 50 horsepower, 1800 RPM, 220/440 volt, 3 phase,
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TABLE I
WATER WELL RECORDS WATER WELL NUMBER l -Drilled October 1957
GRAVEL WALL CONSTRUCTION 0 -475 feet 10 3/4 11 O.D. casing cemented in place
6 5/8 11 O.D. blank liner375 feet -485 feet
485 feet -535 feet 6 5/811 S.S., W.W., 50 gauge screen
6 5/8 11 O.D. blank liner, closed with wood535 feet -545 feet
wash plug and back pressure valve
24 hour puinp test 268 gpm
WATER ANALYSIS* Total dissolved solids (actual) (calculated) Silica (Si0 2)
Iron and Aluminum Oxides (R203)
Calcium (Ca)
Magnesium (Mg)
Sodium (diff.) Na+K as Na.
Carbonate (C03)
Bicarbonate (HC03)
Sulfate (so4)
Chloride (Cl) Total Iron (Fe)
Conductance, microhmos/cm, 25°c Color units
Turbidity, units
as Calcium Carbonate (CaC03): Phenolphthalein Alkalinity Total Alkalinity
Total Hardness
Free Carbon Dioxide (CO2) pH 7.82
Hypothetical Combinations
Calcium Bicarbonate Magnesium Bicarbonate
Sodium Bicarbonate
Sodium Chloride
Si02 + R203
475 ppm 470
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*by Microbiology Service Laboratories, report No. 1840, datedNovember 5, 1967.
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TABLE II
WATER WELL RECORDS
WATER WELL NUMBER 2 -Drilled January 1963
GR AVEL WALL CONSTRUCTION 0 -450 feet 12 3/4" O.D. casing cemented in place 6 5/8 11 O.D. blank liner 350 feet -460 feet 460 feet -610 feet 6" S.S. Screen, 0.050 gauge 610 feet -620 feet 6 5/8" O.D. blank liner with back pressure
valve and wood wash plug 24 hour pump test 1100 gpm (with new pump and motor installed in 1967)
WATER ANALYSIS* Calcium Bicarbonate
Magnesium Bicarbonate
Sodium Bicarbonate
Sodium Sulfate Sodium Chloride
Silica
Iron Oxide Aluminum Oxide
Volatile and Organic Matter Total Solids
Residue on Evaporation at 105°c 1/2 Bicarbonate Estimated Total Solids
Total Hardness as Calcium Carbonate Phenolphthalein Alkalinity as Calcium Carbonate
Methyl Orange Alkalinity as Calcium Carbonate
Free Carbon Dioxide pH 7.62
IONS: Calcium
Magnesium Sodium (Cale.)
Iron (Fe)
21.3 5.0 98.8 0.1
Bicarbonate Carbonate
Sulfate
Chloride
86.o ppm30.1288.5 0.0 49.5 22.0 0.1 1.0 11.0 488.2 ppm 412.0 49,5
� ppm 74.oo.o245.0 11.0
Specific Conductance at 25°c in microhmos per cm. 568
Appearance: Clear and Colorless
299.0 o.o0.030.0
*by Curtis Laboratories, report No. 9-5302, dated March 1, 1963.3
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60 cycle motor. This pump also has an auxiliary diesel engine drive.
Test pumping of the well indicated a well capacity of 1074 gpm from
a 201 foot pumping level. The material setting and chemical analysis
of water produced from well number 3 are shown on Table III.
Table IV presents the record of water pumpage for the City's
water wells for the years 1964 through 1967. The record shows the
total water pumped for the month, the daily average of water pumped
per month, and the highest amount of water pumped in a day during
the month. It is noted that during the months of May, June and July,
1967, the highest daily rate of pumping exceeded one million gallons.
The highest average day pumping rate for a month occurred during
June, 1967 when the daily average for that month reached 810,000
gallons.·
The three water wells have a total test pumping capacity of 2,442
gallons per minute. Water well number 1 represents 11 percent of this
pumping capacity; water well number 2, 45 percent; and water well
number 3, 44 percent. To meet the high demand in July, 1967, each of
the three wells had to be pumped continuously in excess of eight hours.
In June, 1967, it was necessary to pump all of the wells in excess of
5 hours each day in order to meet the daily demand. Therefore, the
existing water wells, based upon their combined test pumping capacity,
are capable of supplying the current peak water demand of Friendswood.
Current pumpage of water from wells in Friendswood and neighboring
areas has resulted in problems of land subsidence and deterioration of
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TABLE III
WATER WELL RECORDS
WATER WELL NUMBER 3 -Drilled January 1967
GRAVEL WALL CONSTRUCTION with 30 inch diameter underream
0 -505 feet 16 11 O.D. casing cemented in place405 feet -520 feet 10 3/411 O.D. blank liner520 feet -585 feet 10 3/411 0,D,, S.S., W.W., screen, 0.045 11 gauge 585 feet -600 feet 10 3/4 11 O.D. blank pipe600 feet -635 feet 10 3/4 11 O.D., S.S., W.W., screen, 0.045 11 gauge
635 feet -650 feet 10 3/4 1 1 O.D., blank pipe, nipple and back
24 hour pump test 1074 gpm pressure valve
WATER ANALYSIS*
Dissolved Residue at 105°c Total dissolved solids (actual)
Total dissolved solids (calculated) Silica (Si02)
Iron and Aluminum Oxides (R203)
Calcium (Ca)
Magnesium (Mg) Sod ium (diff.) Na+K as Na.
Carbonate (C03)
Bicarbonate (HC03)
Sulfate (so 4)
Chloride ( Cl) Total Iron (Fe)
Conductance, microhmo·s/ cm., 25°c
Color, units Turbidity, units
as Calcium Carbonate (CaC03): Phenolphthalein Alkalinity Total Alkalinity
Total Hardness
Free Carbon Dioxide (CO 2)
Hypothetical Combinations
Calcium Bicarbonate Magnesium Bicarbonate
Sodium Bicarbonate
Sodium Chloride
Si02 + R203 Total Dissolved Solids, calculated
353 ppm
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255
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509 ppm
*by Microbiology Service Laboratories, report No. SO 2128-66, dated
January 10, 1967.
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TABLE IV
WATER PUMPAGE *
1964 (2 -wells) 1265 {2 -wells) 1266 (2 -wells) 1267 {3 -wells)
TOTAL AVERAGE HIGHEST TOTAL AVERAGE HIGHEST TOTAL AVERAGE HIGHEST TOTAL AVERAGE HIGHEST MONTHLY DAILY DAILY MONTHLY DAILY DAILY MONTHLY DAILY DAILY MONTHLY DAILY DAILY PUMPAGE PUMPAGE PUMPAGE PUMPAGE � PUMPAGE PUMPAGE PUMPAGE PUMPAGE PUMPAGE PUMPAGE PUMPAGE
(MILLION ---(MILLION (MILLION ---(MILLION ------
MONTH GALLONS l (MGD) (MGD) GALLONS l (MGD) (MGD) GALLONS l (MGD) (MGD) GALLONS) (MGD) (MGD)
Jan. 5.523 ,...,. .202 6.772 .222 .328 9.277 .300 .922 12.960 ** *·X·
Feb. 4.827 ** .195 6.041 .216 .317 6.980 .249 -532 8.537 .305 .4o6
March 5.692 .184 ·l<-* 7.518 .243 .424 8.451 .273 .512 12.243 .395 .521
April 6.652 ** .222 10.194 .340 .895 8.402 .280 -572 13.491 .450 .669
May 6.526 H· .211 10.658 .344 .654 9.382 .303 .547 17..746 -572 1.010
O'\ June 7.114 H· .237 11.271 .376 .582 11.864 -395 .655 24.304 .810 1.124
July 10.838 ** .350 11.512 -372 .630 10.096 .326 .487 17.326 .559 1.186
Aug. 8.825 "* .284 12.918 .416 1.451 9.943 .321 .546 16.371 -5�8 .843
Sept. 8.355 ** .279 9.861 .329 .598 10.178 -339 .601 13.843 .461 .649
Oct. 7.341 ** .237 7.887 .255 .415 10.105 .326 .499 14.590 .471 .852
Nov. 6.164 ·ff .206 7.812 .260 .455 10.682 .356 .687 13.514 .437 .765
Dec. 6.031 H· .195 7.798· .219 1.157 10.200 .330 .508 15.330 .462 .804
1968 (3 -wells)
TOTAL AVERAGE HIGHEST MONTHLY DAILY DAILY PUMPAGE PUMPAGE PUMPAGE (MILLION � � MONTH GALLONS)
·• City water well pumpage records Jan. 15.737 .507 .790 ** Not available
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water quality due to salt water intrusion. Increased water pumpage
to supply projected water demands will likely result in aggravating
the existing problems. It is possible, that in the future, it may
be desirable to supplement, and perhaps eventually replace, the ground
water sources now serving Friendswood. Water is available now, for
domestic and industrial uses, from the resources of the Brazos River
Authority and their two canal systems crossing Galveston County.
One canal system crosses the southern part of the planning area.
These canal systems, until recently, were owned by the American Canal
Company and the Briscoe Irrigation Company. Additional surface water
for domestic and in�ustrial uses from the Trinity River has been
allocated to Galveston County by the Texas Water Development Board,
and is expected to be available in 1969 or 1970 in the vicinity of
Clear Creek. Also the Galveston County Water Authority, created in
1965 by the Texas Legislature, is charged with the responsibility to
acquire, transport and deliver water to municipalities and other major
users in Galveston County.
A 75,000 gallon elevated storage reservoir is located on the City
Hall site. The bottom of this tank is 100 feet above ground. A ground
storage reservoir is located on the site of water well number 2 and
has a capacity of 250,000 gallons. Water is drawn from the ground
storage tank and pumped directly into the distribution piping. The
pumping is performed by two Layne & Bowler centrifugal pumps of a
capacity ranging from 600 to 800 gpm, and driven by two 25 horsepower,
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1800 RPM, 220/440 volt, 3 phase, 60 cycle motors. The pumps may be
operated in combination or independently on alternate pump operation
cycles. The two reservoirs provide the City with a combined storage
of 325,000 gallons.
The pump for water well number 1 is controlled by the system
pressure at that site, as is the operation of the ground storage
booster pumps at water well number 2 site. The well pump for the
number 2 well is controlled by the water level in the ground storage
reservoir. The operation of water well number 3 pump is controlled
by system pressure at that site.
The water distribution piping is composed of 2 inch galvanized
pipe, 2 and 3 inch PVC pipe and asbestos-cement pipe in sizes of 3
inch, 6 inch and 8 inch, according to the City's records. No record
of pipe size larger than 8 inches was found. Many dead-end lines
were noted, particularly on two and three inch size lines. Fire
hydrants are provided for fire protection in the developed areas,
though not all the developed areas are provided full and adequate
protection.
According to the published recommendations of the Texas State
Board of Insurance, fire hydrants are to be properly located so there
will be a hydrant every 300 feet in the mercantile and industrial
areas, and so that every building in the City limits will be within
500 feet of a standard city fire hydrant. Fire hydrants are recommended
to be installed at street intersections in order that the full protection
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service area is developed. Fire hydrants should not be connected to
water lines smaller than 6 inches in diamete:r. Water lines providing
service to a fire hydrant should be looped, if possible.
Unaccounted-for water is the difference between the quantity of
water pumped into the system and the quantity of water metered out
during a unit period of time. The difference is considered to be
water used through authorized public use and unregistered connections,
leakage, malfunctioning meters, or unauthorized use. An analysis of
unaccounted-for water was not made, due to the lack of a compiled
record of the volume of water sold by the City. The present record
exists only in the form of the amount of water used by each individual
customer, and is not totaled each month. The Texas Water and Sewage
Works Association states in their publication, 11Manual for Water Works
Operators 11,that in a well maintained system, the unaccounted-for water
should not exceed ten to fifteen percent of the water pumped into the
system.
Table V shows the water storage requirements recommended by the
State Board of Insurance. Assuming a current City population of 3,800
and to meet existing conditions, Friendswood should increase the elevated
storage capacity by 131,000 gallons; the ground storage capacity by
244,ooo gallons; and the total storage capacity by 375,000 gallons.
It is recommended that the present ground storage be increased now,
by 1,000,000 gallons with half the proposed storage being located at
water well number 2 site, and half at water well number 3 site. This
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TABLE V
WATER STORAGE RECOMMENDATIONS* (Gallons)
TOTAL GROUN D ELEVATED
YEAR POPULATION** STORAGE STORAGE (1) STORAGE (2)
1967 3,800 700,000 494,ooo 206,000
1970 7,000 1,290,000 910,000 380,000
1975 10,000 1,842,000 1,300,000 542,000
1980 15,000 2,763,000 1,950,000 813,000
1985 21,000 3,868,000 2,730,000 1,138,000
1990 25,000 4,605,000 3,250,000 1,355,000
1995 31,000 5,710,000 4,030,000 1,680,000
*Based on KEY RATE SCHEDULE, publi shed by State Board of Insurance,Austin, 1964** Comprehensive Plan -Interim Report Number 1(1)Ground Storage -130 gallons per capita per day(2)Elevated Storage -10 hour storage based on 130 gallons per capitaper day
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will provide a total ground storage capacity of 1,250,000 gallons or
sufficient ground storage until about the year 1975. Booster pumping
facilities should be installed wi th the ground storage to transfer
the water from storage to the distributi on piping system. In the year
1975, or when the population reaches approximately 10,000, the City
should install a one million gallon elevated storage reservoir.
Auxiliary drives should be provided for the pumps on water wells
numbered 1 and 2, and for at least one of the ground storage booster
pumps at water well number 2 site.
A number of dead-end lines in the water distribution system can
and should be eliminated. There should be a looped system, 8 inches
or more in diameter, between the water wells. The looped system will
facilitate the distribution of water to all areas of the City wit!) a
minimum of pressure drop. They will provide a looped piping network
as recommended for distribution systems by the National Board of Fire
Underwriters and the Texas State Department of Health. The looped
water mains will also assist in providing adequate fire flow at the
fire hydrants.
The following lines, shown on Exhibit A, Sheets 1 and 2, are
recommended for construction in the near future:
1.A water line, 8 inches or more in diameter, extending along
Sunset Drive from an 8 inch line in Castlewood Avenue to an ·
8 inch line in Edgewood A venue .
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A water line, 8 inches or more in diameter, extending from
the 8 inch line in Castlewood Avenue, along Castlewood
Avenue to the site of the proposed new high school.
A water line, 8 inches or more in diameter, extending from
the 8 inch line in Edgewood Avenue, along Stadium Drive to
the 8 inch line at the intersection of Bellmar Lane and
Maryann Drive.
A water line, 8 inches or more in diameter, along F. M.
Highway No. 518 from an 8 inch line in Willowick A venue to
an 8 inch line in Castlewood Avenue.
As the area develops, and the need is established in the future,
the following water lines, as shown on Exhibit A, should be installed:
l.A water line, 8 inches or more in diameter, connecting the
existing 8 inch line in Melody Lane with an 8 inch line in
Winding; Road.
2.A water line, 8 inches or more in diameter, along Sunset
Drive from an 8 inch line in Castlewood Avenue to Parkwood
Avenue, and then along Parkwood Avenue to an 8 inch line in
F.M. Highway No. 518.
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A water line, 8 inches or more in diameter, along F. M. High
way No. 518 from an 8 inch line in Castlewood Avenue to an
8 inch line in F. M. Highway No. 518 at Windingway Drive.
A water line, 8 inches or more in diameter, along Shadowb end
Avenue from an 8 inch line in Woodlawn Drive to a proposed
8 inch line in Sunset Drive.
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Future development within the planning area will necessitate a
larger water supply than is provided by the City's three existing
water.wells. In order to supply this demand, additional wells may be
drilled, or possibly, available surface water, discussed previously,
may be utilized.
It is desirable that the operation and control of the wells,
elevated and ground storage facilities be situated at a "central
control center". Such a control center is proposed for the future
and the instrumentation recommended will include the equipment and
panels necessary to control, visually monitor, record and where
desirable, totalize the following:
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Pumping rate and total pumpage of each water well;
Ground storage water levels for the individual ground
storage tanks;
Pump operation and pumping rate of each ground storage pump;
Operation of all mechanized valves at each station;
Chlorine residual;
Station discharge header pressures at each station; and
Elevated storage water levels for each individual tank.
Manual overrides are recommended for installation on all proposed
automated controls.
Each well and pump station is recommended to be fully automated.
The instrumentation system, as proposed, will automatically activate
pumps as required to maintain a constant pressure in the station
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discharge header. A liquid level recording system would be used to
override the pump controls and prevent overflowing the elevated and
ground storage tanks.
In the event of electrical power failure, auxiliary engi nes on
the pumps are proposed to be automatically started as required to main
tain system pressures. Alarms are recommended to indicate failure of
any pump to start and stop under prescribed conditions. The chlorination
systems are proposed to be automated to provide the proper amount of
chlorine for the actual flow.
All proposed installations should conform to the requirements
and recommendations of the Texas State Department of Health, and the
recommendations of the Texas State Board of Insurance and the National
Board of Fire Underwriters.
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The present sewerage system serving the City of Friendswood
consists of sewage collection lines varying in diameter from 6 inches
to 27 inches, several sewage lift stations, and two sewage treatment
plants.
The sewage treatment facility located on Edgewood Avenue (Choate
Road) near Clear Creek is the oldest of the two facilities. This
plant also receives, in addition to domestic wastes, the waste from
a food processing industry. The Choate Roads sewage treatment plant
has been overloaded beyond its capacity for some time. Part of the
overload has been due to infiltration of ground water through faulty
sewer pipe joints, according to the City's Consulting Engineer. The
Choate Road plant consists of a "contact-stabilization" type treatment
unit operating in conjunction with an Imhoff-trickling filter treatment
unit. The records of sewage flow to the plant, biochemical oxygen
demand (BOD) and suspended solids for raw and treated sewage for the
Choate Road plant are shown in Table VI. In seven of the twelve
months shown in the table, the BOD of the plant effluent exceeded the
State allowable of 20 ppm BOD; and in 10 of the 12 months, suspended
solids in the plant effluent exceeded the State allowable of 20 ppm
suspended solids.
The sewage treatment facility located on Deepwood Drive at Cowart
Creek is a "contact-stabilization" type unit with 250,000 GPD capacity.
At the present time this plant receives domestic waste only. According
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CHOATE ROAD SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT (PLANT NO. 1) FLOW AND TREATMENT RECORD (1), (3)
FLOW B.O.D. {2} SUSPENDED SOLIDS (2) RESIDUAL TOTAL AVERAGE HIGH RAW FINAL RAW FINAL CHLORINE PER DAILY DAILY DAILY MONTH FLOW FLOW HIGH LOW AVG. HIGH LOW AVG. HIGH LOW AVG. HIGH LOW AVG. AVERAGE MONTH {GALLONS} {GPD} {GPD} {EEm} {EE!l,!} {EEm} {EE!l.!} {EEm)
Jan., 1968 9,905,000 319,516 651,000 300 144 209 16 3 9 288 96 190 37 9 16 2.0
Dec., 1967 4,481,100 144,358 253,700 290 90 151 33 7 19 112 44 79 15 9 11 1.5
Nov., 1967 5,152,300 171,743 482,500 240 140 192 31 4 13 432 184 276 37 4 18 1.2
I-' Oct., 1967 5,879,600 189,600 327,700 270 78 151 38 4 18 228 116 151 51 12 27 1.3
Sept., 1967 6,920,000 230,600 397,000 140 115 128 30 9 19 200 148 136 26 10 15 1.2
Aug., 1967 5,550,800 188,712 290,300 330 90 168 14 8 11 304 100 159 38 13 25 1.5
July, 1967 7,225,800 236,900 367,900 290 125 199 27 12 20 216 83 143 65 9 39 1.4
June, 1967 4,934,100 164,470 321,300 18o 75 120 20 3 14 424 40 186 37 5 20.5 1.7
May, 1967 5,574,100 179,488 440,000 250 78 167 29 4 12 840 56 279 46 7 24 1.5
April, 1967 5,494,ooo 183,134 253,000 284 165 218 20 6 11 856 96 381 310 10 92 1.2
March, 1967 5,913,500 193,980 273,900 258 120 169 22 2 10 276 36 166 142 0 19 1.3
Feb., 1967 (5,825,900 208,068 510,000 90 10 47 2 1 1.4 184 80 127 :i.5 1 7 1.2 480,000 BYPASSED
( 1)City of Friendswood -Reports to State Health Department(2)Usually 4 tests per month
( 3)pH when determined on raw sewage ranged from 6.8 to 7.4pH when determined on treated sewage ranged from 6.o to 7.9
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to the City's Consulting Engineer, the plant is operating at about
40 percent of the design capacity. The City's records of sewage flow
to the plant, BOD and suspended solids of raw and treated sewage for
the Deepwood Drive sewage treatment plant are shown in Table VII. The
records of BOD and suspended solids of the plant effluent are satis
factory.
The existing sewage collection system has conveyed as much as
85 percent of the City's total waste flow to the Choate Road sewage
treatment plant until about January, 1968. At that time, the sewage
collected from Annalea subdivision was diverted to the Deepwood Drive
sewage treatment plant. The City provided sewage collection to
Friendswood Forest subdivision by facilities installed as a part of
a construction program completed about January, 1968. This sewage
is treated at the Deepwood Drive plant.
The sewer system has concrete sewer pipe in the oldest portion
of the City, and vitrified clay and epoxy-lined asbestos-cement pipe
in the newer installations. Adequate manholes are provided in the
sewer system for maintenance, Generally, manholes are not spaced more
than 600 feet apart.
The sewer system proposed by the City's Consulting Engineer, and
adopted by the City, includes the use of epoxy-lined asbestos-cement
pipe or vitrified clay sewer pipe, with factory-fabricated joints.
The minimum line size recommended for sewer mains is 8 inches to be
laid on a minimum grade of 0,25 percent. Larger size lines were
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DEEPWOOD DRIVE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT (PLANT NO. 2) FLOW AND TREATMENT RECORD (1), (3)
FLCW B.O.D. (22 TOTAL AVERAGE HIGH RAW FINAL PER DAILY DAILY MONTH FLCW FLOW HIGH LCW AVG. HIGH LCW AVG.
MONTH .(GALLCNS) (GPD) (GPD) \EEm2 (EE!!:) Jan., 1968 5,689,000 183,516 350,000 350 75 199 25 2 12
Dec., 1967 3,684,000 118,864 165,000 250 60 139 8 5 6
Nov., 1967 621,100 20,700 62,600 290 110 159 6 3 5
Oct., 1967 227,300 7,340 9,900 136 85 99 7 5 6
Sept., 1967 490,400 16,347 19,900 88 40 65 6 l 3
Aug., 1967 220,500 7,113 22,400 80 25 60 5 2 3
July, 1967 347,400 11,200 21,200 80 13 34 5 2 3
June, 1967 813,800 27,127 47,700 115 83 103 4 2 3
May, 1967 687,000 22,162 29,000 216 78 121 3 1 2
April, 1967 760,000 25,333 55,000 158 125 142 l 3 2.5
March, 1967 591,300 19,075 33,6oO 156 44 95 4 0 1.6
Feb., 1967 561,200 20,050 33,100 75 33 47 5 0 ·2
(1)City of Friendswood -Reports to State Health Department(2)Usually 4 tests per month(3)pH when determined on raw sewage ranged from 6. 9 to 7. 4pH when determined on treated sewage ranged from 6.0 to 7.5
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268 76 141 15 3 7 1.6
192 76 123 11 2 6 1.6
104 38 75 9 4 6 2.0
64 52 60 11 3 7 1.5
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92 56 81 4 l 3 1.6
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reported to be designed so that the minimum velocity of flow will
be 2 feet per second when flowing full. Interceptor and outfall
lines-were recommended to be designed to carry not less than 2,5
times the average daily flow based on 15 persons per acre contributing
100 gallons per capita per day, including infiltration.
The sewerage facilities proposed for the near future in the City's
plan are as follows:
1.North Interceptor Trunk Line, extending from Annalea sub
div ision, past the existing Choate Road Sewage treatment
plant (to be removed) to the Deepwood Drive sewage treatment
plant;
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West Interceptor Trunk Line, from the Galveston-Brazoria
County Line and F. M. Highway No. 2351 area to Cowart Creek
and along Cowart Creek to the Deepwood Drive sewage treat
ment plant;
Additions to the Deepwood Drive sewage treat�ent plant to
provide adequate treating facilities for the total sewage
flow (including that diverted from the Choate Road treatment
plant); and
Remove existing Choate Road sewage treatment plant facilities
and convert the area to a park site.
The general location of the proposed sewerage facilities are
shown on Exhibit B, Sheets 1 and 2.
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The North Interceptor Trunk Line, as planned, will eliminate
the sewage lift station in Annalea subdivision near F. M. Highway
No. 518; the sewage lift station near Shadowbend Avenue in Imperial
Estates subdivision; and the sewage lift station in Quakers Landing
subdivision near Castlewood Avenue and Clear Creek. The West Inter
ceptor Trunk Line will eliminate the sewage lift station located on
the west side of Cowart Creek and Imperial Gardens subdivision and
the sewage lift station on the'south side of Lori Woods subdivision
near Cowart Creek. The following sewerage facilities were proposed
in the plan for future construction as needed:
1.A branch of the North Interceptor Trunk Line extending
generally along Clear Creek to serve the northernmost part
of the planning area;
2. 3, East Interceptor Trunk sewers to serve areas south and
east of the present City limits; and
A second sewage treatment plant on Clear Creek to provide
treatment of sewage wastes collected by the East Interceptor.
The general sewerage plan proposed is reported to have the
following advantages:
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2. 3, It may be constructed as needed;
Utilizes the existing Deepwood Drive sewage treatment plant
site, which provides space for expansion;
Reduces the number of sewage lift stations, thereby reducing
the operation and maintenance expense;
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4.Provides treatment of sewage at a central location (Deepwood
Drive site) until such time as the areas east and south of
the present City limits are developed; and
5.It provides the most economical ultimate construction cost
for the overall plan.
The southerly part of the planning area will require a detailed
study to determine the proper location of interceptor trunk lines and
whether a waste treatment facility might be located on Dickinson Bayou.
It is also possible that, by the time these facilities are needed,
arrangements may have been provided to treat the wastes from the City
of Friendswood at some other location in the Clear Creek watershed.
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SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
The collection and disposal of solid wastes, garbage, trash
and brush, is basically a municipal responsibility, as it is closely
associated with the health and welfare of the citizens of the community.
The problems raised by the disposal of such refuse are becoming more
acute in the modern expanding society.
The residences and commercial establishments of Friendswood are
currently served with bi-weekly collection of refuse by a City
franchised contractor. The contractor is reimbursed for his services
by the residents and commercial establishments that he serves. The
collected solid wastes are disposed of outside the .planning area.
However, as Friendswood grows, the problems of collection, and
especially disposal, become more difficult and it may be necessary
for the City to assume an active role in this function. As this time
approaches, a careful study should be made to determine the needs and
possible solutions to obtain the most economic al system of refuse
collection and disposal.
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The Friendswood Drainage District represents the northern portion
of the planning area and has approximately 7,800 acres of land within
its boundaries. The Drainage District's area is drained by four major
waterways -Marys Creek, Cowart Creek, Chigger Creek and Clear Creek.
Clear Creek, which is the receiving stream for the other three creeks,
eventually flows into Galveston Bay. Marys Creek, Cowart Creek and
Chigger Creek drain an area of approximately 29,000 acres to the south
and west of the District.
It is stated in a study prepared in 1965, by the Drainage District's
Engineer, that, in the event of extended heavy rai nfall, the th ree
creeks do not have adequate capacity to provide drainage without
flooding. The tendency of flooding will intensify, and become more
serious, as the imperviousness of the drainage area increases, and the
time of concentration decreases, with the continuing urban development
within the drainage area of the individual waterway. The probability
of flooding may be alleviated, and the flow characteristics may be
improved by cleaning and other channel improvements relating to channel
size, shape and alignment.
Areas adjacent to the creeks are drained by means of natural
gullies, small ditches and depressions which are generally inadequate
for drainage of developed areas.
The southern half of the planning area is drained by two major
waterways -the previously named Chigger Creek, which drains into Clear
Creek, and Dickinson Bayou which drains into Galveston Bay.
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The same general drainage conditions exist for the major water
ways, and areas adjacent to the waterways, of the southern half as are
found in the northern half of the planning area.
Within the corporate limits of the City of Friendswood, drainage
of developed areas is provided by storm sewers, major ditches and
roadside ditches. Most of the storm sewers are located in Annalea
and Q,uakers Landing subdivisions. The Annalea storm sewers drain to
a major ditch and thence to Marys Creek. The storm sewers of Q,uakers
Landing drain to a major ditch and to Clear Creek. Other areas of the
City are drained by roadside ditches, which in turn drain to the four
creeks.
According to the Drainage District's Engineer, in 1965 there
were no drainage easements existing for Marys, Cowart or Chigger
Creeks and their tributaries. However, there are drainage easements
at several crossings of the major streams and ditches with State
Highways. Drainage easements or rights-of-way widths along major
streams and ditches should be determined from the required stream
width, plus an additional width on either side for maintenance purposes.
Such easements or rights-of-way should be obtained as the adjoining
land is developed and/or as required.
Drainage within the City and the planning area can and should be
improved. Exhibit C, Sheets 1 and 2, shows the creeks, existing major
ditches, the approximate drainage divisions, and the proposed routes
of storm sewers and outfall ditches that are recommended for instal
lations and excavation.
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It is recommended that the following areas be provided with
drainage through storm sewers, as shown on Exhibit C:
1.The area north of F. M. Highway No. 518 to Quaker Drive
and west from Willowick Avenue extended, to Heritage Drive
and Marys Creek;
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The area north of F. M. Highway No. 518 to Quaker Drive and
west from Clearview Avenue to Willowick Avenue extended,
including a storm sewer extending northward along the western
boundary of Empere Chateau subdivision to Clear Creek;
The area south of F. M. Highway No. 518 to Woodlawn Avenue
and east from Heritage Drive to Clearview Avenue extended; and
The area south of F. M. Highway No. 518 to Cowart Creek and
west from Castlewood Avenue to Clearview Avenue extended.
The installation of storm sewers providing adequate drainage to the
area should precede a street improvement program. General routes of
storm sewers are proposed in existing street rights-of-way. Easements
for major ditches are proposed, generally, along existing natural
gullies, smaller ditches or natural depressions.
The City, the Planning Commission and the Friendswood Drainage
District should all strive for improved storm drainage. Efforts need
to be directed toward obtaining improved stream flow in Clear Creek
by the fullest possible cooperation with Galveston and Harris Counties
and the Corps of Engineers. Efforts should be made to improve the
flow characteristics of tributary creeks (Marys, Cowart and Chigger Creeks).
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Land developers should be required to provide adequate drainage
easements and facilities for the tracts of land they plan to develop.
It is.recommended that the City and/or the Drainage District have a
detailed survey and drainage study made of the corporate area for the
purpose of developing the needed drainage facilities.
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There are two school plants in the City of Friendswood at the
present time; one is an elementary school and the other is a combined
junior-senior high school.
The elementary school, a relatively new plant, is located near
the intersection of State F. M. Highway No. 2351 and Stadium Drive.
The School District's property, at this site, is rectangular in shape
and contains approximately 40 acres, with the elementary school
located on the east end along State F. M. Highway No. 2351. The
District's existing football stadium is located on the western end of
the tract. The elementary school plant was planned and constructed
to provide facilities for 500 pupils at the present time with possible
future expansion to an approximate 1200 pupil capacity.
The existing junior-senior high school plant, which also houses
the District's administrative offices and tax office, is located south
of State F. M. Highway No. 518 between Laurel Drive and Woodlawn Drive
west of Spreading Oak Avenue. The property, which is rectang ular in
shape and is crossed by two roads, contains approximately 15 acres,
with the school plant being located on the eastern portion. The School
District is planning that this facility will be the junior high school
after the completion of a proposed new high school. The District is
also planning for its proposed administration building to be located
on this site. This planned location is centrally located near the City's
business district, the present and immediately planned educational
plants, and the majority of the District's population.
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The School District has, at the present time, two sites for pro
posed schools. One site, containing approximately 12 acres, is for a
future elementary school, and is located on the east side of Briarmeadow
Avenue between Merriewood Drive and Sunset Drive. The other site contains
approximately 40 acres, and is located along the western side of the
southerly extension of Castlewood Avenue as shown on Exhibit D. It is
on this site that a proposed new high school plant is to be located.
An auditorium is being planned as a part of the school facility. The
School District is also giving consideration to the possibility of re
locating the football stadium to this site at some future date.
The standards and customs of the Friendswood area are of primary
importance in establishing projected enrollments and site sizes. It has
been established, by the District, that elementary school age children
suffer fewer broken limbs by having a closely supervised childrens
athletics program. This means that they do not equip their playgrounds
with swings and jungle gyms. The area required for the athletics program
is less than that required for playground equipment. The athletics
program area may be asphalt surfaced and provided with a roof. Consider
ing such an athletics program and the area required, the School District
plans its future elementary schools on the basis of approximately 1,000
pupils and about a 10 acre school site. This type of planning enables
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The present enrollment in Friendswood public schools is 1230
according to the records of the School District. This represents
approximately 30 percent of the total District population of 4088.
The distribution of the number of students by grade groups is shown
on Table VIII. Based upon the existing percentage of students to
total population and the existing percentage of the number of students
in each grade grouping, the total student population and their distri
bution was determined for each 5 year period beginning with 1970
through 1995 and are shown on Table VIII ..
By 1995, approximately 930 students are expected t'o be enrolled
in the school district. Of these, 5115 are expected to be in grades
1 -5. In order to determine the number of elementary school sites
which will be required, it is necessary to project the total popula
tion beyond the target date of 1995 to the date of ultimate deve_lop
ment. This date would b_e _when the entire planning area is developed .
As is shown in the Appendix, by dividing the total acres developed
. by the anticipated developed acreage per 100 persons, the ultimate
population and thus the ultimate elementary school population was
determined. Assuming that the ultimate school size will be 1,000
pupils, 11 elementary s_chools will be required at ultimate development;
The school sites shown on Exhibit D are approximately 1. 5 miles
apart, and are thus within a 3/4 mile walking distance of the children
they serve.
In ad dition to the site already obtained by the School District
within the existing City limits, two additional elementary schools
are designated, with assumed ultimate capacities of 1,000 students.
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The proposed elementary school sites are combination school-park
sites of approximately 20 acres in size. It is assumed that the school
would-occupy up to 10 acres of each site. The accepted standard by the
Community Builders' Council and the American Public Health Association
is a minimum of 5 acres plus l acre for each 100 pupils.
The standard generally accepted by the International City Managers'
Association and the Community Builders' Council is that elementary
schools be placed where school children do not have to cross major
thoroughfares. However, special crossings should be provided for
school children where necessary.
The standard generally accepted by the International City Manager's
Association for an optimum junior high school size is between 700 and
1500 pupils and for a senior high is between 1000 and 2000. Thus, for
a projected senior high school population of 1860, one high school meets
the standard. For a projected junior high population of 2325, two
schools meet the standard.
Junior high schools should be spaced with a service radiu.s of 3/4
to l mile and senior high schools with a radius of 1 to 1-1/2 miles.
Both should be located on traffic arteries if auditoriums and playing
fields will attract crowds.
Junior and senior high schools should contain a minimum of 10
acres plus one acre for each 100 students. Thus, the junior highs
each have 20 acres and one is proposed next to a 20 acre playfield.
The 40 acre senior high school site is adequate for the projected popu
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Because the site of the proposed high school has sufficient area,
it should be possible to move the present sta dium to the proposed high
school at a later date if desired.
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PARKS AND PUBLIC RECREATION FACILITIES
Open area or space includes, but is not limited to parks,
recreation areas, historical sites, large institutional sites, water
ways, wide drainage and utility easements, flood plains, unusable
swamp land, agricultural areas, woods and forest. Open area and space,
publically owned or controlled, permits visual or physical access.
It may or may not be intended for a specific purpose.
Open area or space may be narrow green belts or landscaped strips
between the corridors of the Central Business District or sheltering a
smaller business area from a residential area. Where possible, open
area and space should form a visual and sometimes physical division
between major sectors of the metropolitan community. It also needs
to be spread throughout an urbanized area to properly provide adequate
relief of the urban environment and for active and passive recreation.
Recreational facilities generally should be provided and located
according to the type of facility and the age group it serves. Com
patible multiple uses of open areas and space should be encouraged
with the most common types being parks and recreational facilities.
The type of park and recreation facilities should be interrelated and
coordinated with other public facilities, such as schools. A park
adjacent to a school provides for increased pl ayfield and also may
serve in part as a buffer between active recreational areas and abutting
residences. Recreational facilities of a local nature, play grounds
and playfields should be planned in conjunction with existing and
planned school facilities for the greatest possible complementary effect.
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Public and private recreational facilities should complement
each other in providing for the needs of a community, provid ing that
recognition is given to the following:
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Private recreational facilities may not fulfill as wide a
range of public need as similar public facilities;
Private facilities are taxed, while public facilities are
not; and
Private facilities may be discontinued at any time, more
easily than public facilities.
Neighborhood park and recreational facilities may consist of a
playground, park and/or indoor center. These should serve the same
neighborhood as does the elementary school. The park, playground and
indoor center may be located individually within the neighborhood, but
are generally better situated adjacent to an elementary school. In
this manner, facilities provided for one may also serve the other,
without excessive or wasteful duplication. Also the neighborhood
park and recreational facilities should be located within walking
distance of the population served.
Playgrounds are active play areas designed to serve any age group,
but, primarily the 5 to 15 age group and family groups. They may
contain ballfields, swimming pools, tennis courts, or all purpose
paved play areas. Size of the playground will depend on the particular
activities planned for the area, but usually contain 3 to 7 acres of
land.
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Neighborhood parks may be designed for only passive activities,
or they may be combined with playgrounds. The area may be designed
to serve the needs of pre-school and young school-age children and
their parents, and for older persons. Sizes of neighborhood parks
may be based upon a criteria of approximately one acre per 800 popula
tion in areas where single family residence lot size is_ a quarter acre
or less.
Indoor centers should be designed to serve all age groups. Such
facilities may· include a gymnasiwn, cafetoriwn (cafeteria-auditoriwn)
and multi-pu rpose rooms. These facilities might best be provided in
combination with school plants, in order that they be located within
a reasonable distance of the people served.
Neighborhood park and recreational facilities are proposed in
conjunction with and adjacent to each proposed elementary school.
This provides for a combined school and park site area of approximately
twenty acres. The existing one acre public park, located south of
F.M. Highway No. 518 and Windingway Drive and west of Briarmeadow
Avenue, is proposed to be expanded to a 10 acre neighborhood park.
A community park and recreation center serves as a community
center, and should include indoor facilities, active recreational area
or playfield (playground for older children) and a park. The recommended
indoor facilities are similar to those included in a neighborhood
indoor center, and may be available in a junior-high school facility.
The playfield area is sized to accomodate such recreational activities
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as football, baseball (including lighted ballfields), softball, soccer,
swimming pools and tennis courts, and will range from 10 to 25 acres.
Another guide to size is l acre per 800 persons in the same service
area as a junior-high school.
A community park should provide a relaxing atmosphere with pro
visions for passive activities, family group activities and enjoyment
of attractive natu ral and/or landscaped areas. A community park, when
not located in conjunction with an indoor center, is more dependent
for location on the availability and desirability of the site than
other criteria. Community parks, depending on the planned use, should
contain twenty or more acres. The size may also be determined on the
basis of one acre per 800 service population. The population served
is considered to be within about two miles of the park.
It is proposed that a community park and recreation center be
located abutting a proposed junior-high school site. Four other
community parks are proposed, two are centrally located, one is adja
cent to the Brazoria-Galveston County line near the proposed freeway
and the fourth is located on Clear Creek near its confluence with
Chigger Creek. The existing and proposed parks and/or recreational
areas are shown on Exhibit D.
The northern portion of the planning area contains the athletic
field (football stadium). Should the School District move this
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The Friendswood Fire Department is a totally voluntary organi
zation. It is not controlled or administered by the City, though
the City does assist in the Department's financing. The Friendswood
Volunteer Fire Department organization provides for a fire chief,
first assistant and second assistant fire chief. A fire marshall is
provided by the City. There are approximately 20 members of the
department. Fire drills and training meetings are held a minimum of
3 times each month, with the meetings and/or drills lasting two hours
or longer. The fire fighting apparatus owned by the department
includes one standard triple combination pumper truck, one old 850
gallon tank truck, and an older hose and tank truck. Neither of the
latter two trucks meet the requirements for acceptable fire fighting
apparatus of the Texas State Board of Insurance.
Although the voluntary organization and its operation meet the
minimum recommendations of the Texas State Board of Insurance, its
equipment does not, These recommendations, obtained from the "Key
Rate Schedule" published by the Board in 1964, include, in part, the
following:
1."Volunteer fire departments shall consist of not less than
twenty active members with a minimum of two drills each
month, each two hours long, and with a majority of all
active members present at each meeting."
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II fire apparatus shall consist of not less than one auto
hose and booster tank truck carrying not less than 1,000
feet of 2½ inch double jacket cotton rubber lined hose, and
a booster tank of 100-gallon capacity."
"One standard triple combin ation pumper shall be provided
for each 10,000 population or major fraction thereof;".
The Fire Department does not have a reserve standard triple
combination pumper, nor an acceptable standard aerial ladder truck.
The minimum recommended standards of the Texas Board of Insurance
include the requirement for a reserve pumper. Also included, is the
requirement for one" ... aerial ladder truck for each 35,000 popula-
tion or fraction thereof, ti However, for cities of 20,000 popu-
lation or less, and where there are no buildings of a height
corresponding to three or more stories, and pumper trucks are equipped
with a standard fire department roof and 35-foot extension ladder, no
insurance key rate charge is made for the lack of an aerial ladder
truck.
The Fire Department does have and maintains a fire alarm system.
The City of Friendswood has and administers a building law and an
electrical code. Fire prevention is taught in the public schools and
an arson reward in the amount of $250,00 is maintained by the City.
All of the above contribute in the determination and establishment
of fire insurance key rate schedule and finally to the premiums paid
for fire insurance. It therefore behooves the City and each individu al
citizen to give the Friendswood Volunteer Fire Department the fullest
possible support.
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As the City develops and its population increases, it will be
necessary for the Volunteer Fire Department to grow in the number of
members and pieces of equipment,or for the City to establish a fully
paid department. Should it become necessary to establish a paid Fire
Department, its organization should be similar in personnel to that
of the present department. The equipment requirements will be the
same in either case.
It is reported, by the Fire Department, that the most frequent
call for service is to extinguish and/or control grass fires. It is
therefore recommended that a State Board of Insurance approved "auto
hose and booster tank truck" be obtained as soon as possible. Future
apparatus recommended to be obtained is a second or reserve standard
triple combination pumper and a second "auto hose and booster tank
truck". Should the finance be available, all three recommended
pieces of equipment might be advantageously used at the present time.
It is recommended that a new fire station be located near the
present station site, but apart from the present City Hall structure.
This new station structure should include space for four fire trucks,
storage area for reserve and replacement materials and equipment, a
watch office, a dormitory, eating facilities and a lounge. The
station site should include area for a hose drying rack, off-street
parking for department personnel and landscaping.
The number of fire companies should increase, as needed, with the
growth of the City. The number of companies is determined by the
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The number of hose streams likely to be required to handle
such fires as may be expected;
The manpower and capacity of fire department pumping appara
tus and of the ladder service;
The accessibility of various parts of the City to fire
companies; and
The frequency of alarms.
The companies should be so located that one pumper company is
within two or three minutes of every part of the City. In planning
fire station locations, it is useful to prepare a "fire frequency"
map which is prepared from a spot map over a five-year period. The
general layout of the City with respect to street widths, and traffic
conditions should also be considered. The National Board of Fire
Underwriters recommends that a pumper, hose, or pumper-ladder company
be located no more than 3/4 of one mile from any point in a high
value district (commercial, industrial, or institutions), and no more
than one mile is recommended for a ladder company. The protection
radius for various types of fire companies and area protected as
recommended by the Board of Insurance, and the International City
Managers' Associa tion is shown in Table IX. The number of fire
companies needed for a given population as recommended by the Texas
State ·Board of Insurance is shown on Table X.
Fire stations may house one or more fire companies. The Board
of Insurance recommends that each station accomodate at least two
companies. Exhibit D shows the recommended general locations for
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NATIONAL BOARD STANDARDS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF FIRE COMPANIES*
TYPE AREA PROTECTED
Mercantile or Manufacturing
Closely Built Residential
Scattered Residential
PROTECTI0N RADIUS ENGINE OR LADDER PUMPER CO. CO.
3/4 mile
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fire stations. Each is located near an existing or proposed shopping
center or the proposed high school site. The minimum number of
stations is based upon the protection radius of a company or, in
Friendswood's case, 5 stations for the planning area. These stations
are each about 3 miles apart, so that they also have the suggested
distribution for a low-density residential community, shown on Table X.
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NUMBER OF FIRE COMPANIES*
NO. OF ENGINE OR POPULATION PUMPER COMPANIES
4,ooo 2
7,000 2
10,000 2
15,000 3
21,000 3
25,000 4
31,000 4
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At the present time, the Police Department of the City of
Friendswood includes a paid staff comprised of the police chief, two
part-time officers, and one school guard. Additionally, the volunteer
staff of 16 members includes 4 police ladies (aids), one of whom is
a registered nurse. The Police Station, located in the City Hall,
contains twb cells with a total capacity of four persons. The
communication system consists of the Intercity Police Network for
regional communication and the City Radio for local communication.
Studies indicate that in five years, Friendswood may have over
10,000 people. Accord�ng to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
report of 1966, Crime in the United States, the average number of
policemen for cities under 10,000 population was 1. 5 per 1,000 popu
lation. Thus, the present paid staff in Friendswood is insufficient
if this average is followed as a guide. However, some communities
under 10,000 reported having as few as 0.2 policemen per 1,000, and
others as many as 7, with an average of 1.5. The ranges in number
of police per 1,000 population of cities reporting were as follows:
POLICE PER 1,000 PERSONS
Low
High
Average
POPULATION RANGE
UNDER 10,000 10,000-25,000 25,000-50,000
0.2 0.1 0.3
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10,000 population, 15 full-time paid policemen will be required.
Table XI shows the minimum nwnber of policemen that Friendswood would
need at various projection dates using this average as a standard.
Soon after Friendswood reaches a population of 10,000 people,
it may be advisable for the Chief to delegate areas of specialization,
e.g., records, detection, vice squad, finger-printing and photography
to subordinates, so that he may devote his time to planning, adminis
tration, and police relations. All subordinates may have some
specialized function in addition to their general patrol function.
A chief executive can exercise effective control of up to 12
sub ordinates. At this point the chief might relinquish supervision
tasks to assistants, retaining the planning and controlling functions
for himself.
The Friendswood police force may assist the Fire Department by
providing night watch service as a part of the regular police night
patrol duties, and by providing 24 hour dispatcher service. The City
might assist the volunteer police and fire department forces in such
watch and dispatcher service by supplying a sufficient amount of
mobile communication equipment.
The location of the police station should be in the anticipated
center of population. It is planned that the Police Department will
continue to be located in the City_ Hall, but with expanded work and
records area. It is proposed that the first expansion will be an
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addition to the existing City Hall structure behind the existing fire
and police department areas. This addition is recommended for immediate
design and construction. Future expansion will place the department
in part, or all of, the area now occupied by the Fire Department.
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SUGGESTED MINIMUM POLICE FORCE FOR FR IENDSWOOD AT PROJECTION DATES
POPULATION MINIMUM NUMBER OF POLICEMEN
7,000 11
10,000 15
15,000 23
21,000 32
25,000 38
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At the present time, administrative offices are contained within
the City Hall, which also houses the library; police and fire-fighting
apparatus. It is recommended that the Fire Department be removed to
a separate fire station and that the area be converted to provide
space for increased City functions. The Poli.ce Department will soon
need additional area, and might expand into a recommended addition
to the City Hall. It is recommended that, as the need develops, both
the library and the Fire Department be located in buildings detached
from the present City Hall.
By 1995, the City Hall will have a multiple of functions with
departmental status. Such functions include administration, health,
welfare, utilities, engineering, planning, law enforcement and
buil ding inspection. These functions will need to be directly·
accessible to the general public. Thus, sufficient horizontal space
for the expansion of these functions should be provided.
The building layout should also enable easy interdepartmental
communication. Therefore, an arcade arrangement, permitting each
department to open onto the arcade might be desirable.
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An auditorium is being considered by the school board at the
location of the proposed high school. An auditorium in this location
could be used by the students during the weekday and might be used
by the public in the evenings and on weekends. It is recommended
that this auditorium seat approximately one-half the project high
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The Friendswood Public Library is a member of the Galveston
County Library System. The present library is located in the City
Hall. At the present time it contains 300 square feet of floor
space and 5,000 volumes. The Friendswood Library Board has set
forth standards for facilities needed. According to these standards,
2,660 square feet of floor space is needed now. Present and future
library space recommendations, based upon the City's population
projection for each 5 year period from 1968 to 1995, are shown on
Table XII.
Federal funds have been allocated, to be matched, with local
funds, to construct a new public library. The preferable location
for the libtary is in the center of highest pedestrian activity.
Such a location, suggested by the Library Board as possibly being
available, is a parcel of land, consisting of two lots, abutting the
intersection of Spreading Oaks Avenue and Morningside Drive in the
same block as City Hall. This site has the advantages of existing
surfaced streets, water, sewerage, gas and electrical services,
being near the present center of activity, and being large enough
to provide adequate space through about 1980. To provide the
necessary space through 1995 at the same location, and to provide
off-street parking, the structure will have to be planned and designed
for a future second story addition and plans made for additional
space for parking facilities.
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According to the Amer ican Library Association standards, by the
time a commun ity re aches 5,000 population, it should have at least
one professional staff member. In addition, one volunteer staff
member should be the mini mum provision for each 2,500 people in the
service area.
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EXISTING AND RECOMMENDED LIBRARY SPACE FOR FRIENDSWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY*
DATE POPULATION# Existing
1968 3,800
Recommended
1968 3,800
1970 7,000
1975 10,000
1980 15,000
1985 21,000
1990 25,000
1995 31,000
SHELVING SPACE
SIZE OF
BOOK COLLECTION** (Volumes)
5,000
10,900
19,000
20,000
30,000
42,000
50,000
62,000
SHELVING
LENGTH** (Lin.Ft.)
1,415
2,375
2,500
3,750
5,250
6,300
7,800
FLOOR SPACE**
(Sq. Ft.)
1,090
1,900
2,000
3,000
4,200
5,000
6,200
READER SPACE**
(Sq. Ft.)
None
500
940
1,200
1,800
2,520
2,520
2,790
STAFF
WORK SPACE**
(Sq. Ft.)
300
500+
1,000
1,000+
1,000+
1,500
1,500+
MISC. SPACE##
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770
1,560
2,800
4,700
6,980
5,980
8,110
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SPACE
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2,660 (1)
4,900 (1)
7,000 (1)
10 .., 500 (1)
14,700 (1)
15,000 (2)
18,600 (2)
*Public Library Association , Interim Standards for Small Public Libraries, "Guidelines for DeterminingMinimum Space Requirements"
** Recommended Minimum
# Comprehensive Plan -Interim Report Number 1 ## Space for Circulation Desk; multi-purpose rooms; mechanical rooms; restrooms; hallways; janitor
supplies; additional shelving , reader and/or staff space as required by community needs and the
library programmed services (1)0.7 square foot per capita
(2)0.6 square foot per capita
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The civic center for Friendswood contains the City Hall, the
fire station, the library, and the police station. It is an impres
sive and cohesive feature in the community, and is a reflection of
community pride. It also makes joint use of utilities and parkingo
City Government offices do not necessarily have to be located in a
civic center o Sometimes it is easier to separate functions because
finding sufficient land in a central location for a civic center
may be difficult o The City of Friendswood is fortunate in having
sufficient land available in a central locality for these facilities
to comprise a civic centero
Sub-centers in Friendswood will likely contain only one public
facility, a fire station.
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In addition to public parks, open spaces and civic centers
being visual assets for a community, the appearance of streets,
bridges, viaducts, street fixtures, street name signs, traffic control
signs, street planning, and private developments contribute to the
image of a community.
Often the improved appearance of public structures can be
instigated by an unofficial group or by the planning commission.
Concern for the appearance of public facilities should also be
included in street design. A new street that is built wid� enough
to handle its traffic burden and that has properly designed grades
and curves may be an asset to the community.
Residential streets do not have the same traffic loads as
major thoroughfares and should therefore be designed accordingly.
Often, the country lane character of an area can be preserved by
using earthen ditch lining, grass shoulders and attractive topping
on residential streets. Another feature of new subdivisions which
is becoming more economical and resulting in more attractive residential
areas is underground wiring.
In business areas, the many types of street fi xtures which are
required can be combined -for example, police and fire alarm boxes.
The appearance of the street will be improved if trash receptacles,
lighting standards, parking meters, street name sign s, traffic control
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signals, and other regulatory signs are designed with an eye to
their combined appearance. Sometimes street signs can be placed on
corner lamp posts. They can be in rustic or colorful frames or have
flower boxes around them. Regulatory lights and controls can be
similarly designed fixtures and in keeping with the atmosphere of
the community.
Regulations within the building code can control the size,
weight, height, and projections of signs from buildings, describe
the materials to be used and the structural requirements for fastening
signs to buildings. Along some parkways or boulevards, signs can be
prohibited altogether by a zoning ordinance, or a separate sign
control ordinance.
Street trees are obviously an asset to a community. They should
be able to endure air pollution; have roots that will not penetrate
sewer systems; be attractive in shape, with branches carried up and
away from traffic; be free from litter and odors; have wood which
will not easily break in storms; have good resistance to disease; have
long life; and be adaptable to the soil and climate.
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DEVELOPMENT OF NUMBER OF REQUIRED ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS FRIENDSWOOD LAND USE AT ULTIMATE DEVELOPMENT
ACRES PER ACRES 100 PERSONS DEVELOPED
Residential 8.o
Public and Semi-Public ,7
Parks and Playgrounds 1.0
Churches .6
Streets 4.o
Commercial .4
Light Industry .75
TOTAL 15.45
FRIENDSWOOD POPULATION, SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND NUMBER OF SCHOOLS AT ULTIMATE DEVELOPMENT
5,600
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10,740
10,740 acres developed¼-15.45 acres per 100 persons = 69,500 people
69,500 people x 0,30 = 20,850 students (all grades)
20,850 students x 0.55 = 11,460 elementary grade students
11,460 students t 1,000 pupils per school = 11 schools
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