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HomeMy WebLinkAboutP&Z Minutes 1974-07-04 RegularIi I I LI Because Thursday, July 4, 1974, was a holiday, no meeting of the Planning Com mission was held. /Jcd_'o:� Sec retary FPZC-7-4-74 I l u (l () NOTICE OF MEETING FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING ffiMMISSI0N FPZC-7-1]-74 Notice Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission will be held at Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Willowick, on: THURSDAY JULY 11, 1974 7:30 P.M. at which the following items of business will be considered: 1.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS. 2.INFORMATION REPORTS. 3.ROUTINE BUILDING PERMITS. 4.REZONING REQUESTS. RR-1974-4(a) To rezone to Specific Use: Public School-a tract of 11.392 acres,more or less out of Lots 7 and 8 in Block 5 and Lots 3 and 4 in Block 7 of Friendswood Subdivision. (Located on Briarmeadow Ave.) Call he aring. 5.SUBDIVISIONS. None 6.PLANNING CONSULTANT. Comprehensive PlanCirculation Plan 7.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS Any routine business which may come before the Commission 8.ADJOURNMENT .. (LJl \?, \toJJL Secretary CERT! FI CATE I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the City Hall Bu lletin Board on the seventh day of July, 1974, at/O!/�o'clock P.M. '-8 ,J)� (?. '<'-"'-uL Planning and Zoning Commission Secretary r-1 I I u FPZC-M-7-11-74 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION July 11, 1974 A regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held on July 11, 1974, at the Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Willowick. Chairman Tracy Spears presided, calling the meeting to order at 7:50 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT Tracy Spears, Chairman Leah North, Secretary Kenneth Fassler Bob Phi 11 i ps James Shore John Tirado AUDIENCE MEMBERS ABSENT Clyde Raney, Vice Chairman Ed Zeitler, Council Rep. Members of the audience signing the register were: Georg R. Ulbrich, 482-1277 James L. Loftin, Houston, 944-0874 Samuel H. Vester, Jr., 482-3375 1.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEE TINGS June 27, 1974 -Approved as presented. 2.REZONING REQUESTS MOTION WAS MADE by North, seconded by Tirado, to call a public hearing on August 22, 1974, at 8:30 P.M. to consider rezoning for Specific Use: Public School the following tract of land: RR-174-4(a) Briarmeadow Elementary School A tract of 11.932 acres, more or less, out of Lots 7 and 8 in Block 5 and Lots· 3 and 4 in Block 7 of Friendswood Subdivision, !.: being located on Briarmeadow Avenue and being more fully described by deed recorded in Book 1817, Page 329 of the Galveston County records. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. 3.BUILDING PERMITS Red Top Restaurant Mr. James Loftin appeared before the Commission to present plansfor a Red Top Restaurant to be located on F. M. 2351 (Edgewood Avenue ) at Prairiewilde.Avenue. A tract of land fronting for 272.5 feet on Edgewood and 317.50 in depth has been purchased, but·plans are to develop only a 150 1 by 150 1 tract at this time on the corner of Edgewood and Prairiewilde. Parking Lot. The parking area will be all concrete. Drainage will be to the existing ditches. Driveways. Driveways were red-lined on the plot lay-out to have a ten-foot radius. Driveway. on Priariewilde was moved to do th· 1 S. FPZC-M-7-11-74 2 Red Top Restaurant (continued) 4.SUBDIVISIONS Sign. Tirado asked about the design of the sign. It has not yet been designed. Sidewalks. Considerable discussion ensued concerning sidewalks. ! An early suggestion to move the bumper stops back six feet on the I 1 parking lot was discarded because of the possible liability which it might inflocit upon the parking lot owner. Final decision was to add culvert (possibly 24 11 ) in front along F.M. 2351, fill, and put the sidewalk over this. He will return next week. He will show the lettering on the mansard roof and the lighting. Wind loading will be indciated. Greenbriar I and II Mr. Sam Vester·, developer of Greenbriar Subdiv ision appearedto request that a sewer line be allowed to follow the back line of the proposed lots, instead of following the right-of-way 5.INFORMATION REPORTS Lyons Driveway Radii on F.M. 518 6.ADJOURNMENT on Castlewood as originally ap proved. This would result in a a savings to the developer of about $1000. After considerable discussion and consultation with Kenneth Toon, Water and Sewer Superintendent, the Commission agreed that it was ready to vote on the issue. Mr. Toon had recommended that the line not be put on the back lot line, since there was nothing more advantageous to the City than keeping off the back lines. There are too many problems of access to back-line easements, such as the tearing down of fences, etc. MOTION WAS MADE by Shore, seconded by Nor.th, to deny, upon the recommendation of the Water and Sewer Superintendent, Mr. Vester 1 s request. MOTION TIED, 3-3. For: Shore, Fossler, North. Against: Phillips, Tirado, Spears. Absent: Raney. The Chairman stated that the effect of the tie was to deny Mr. Vester's request, since a majority could not pe gotten to grant the request, either. North reported that she had informed Mrs. Lyons, who owns a tract fronting on Castlewood, that she could divo .de her property into two tracts at this time, one fronting on Richmond, but that the tract was not wide enough to divide, into four lots which front on open ditch streets. I I North reported that a series of conversations with the Highway Depart ment revealed that the driveway entrances on the North side of 518 were designed with Ii' radiuses, but that she had been reassured that the radiuses of the south side would conform to 1 1· a ten foot radius unless this would be too close to the 1 property line. The meeting was then adjourned.J:!ived:_ . ,±,.:5. /<77L/ , ., --� r- u \l r NOTICE OF MEETING FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FPZC-7-18-74 Notice Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission will be held at Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Willowick, on: THURSDAY JULY 18, 1974 7:30 P.M. at which time the following items of business will be considered: 1.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS. 2 .. INFORMATION REPORTS. 3.ROUTINE BUILDING PERMITS. Red Top RestaurantAny other routine permits 4.REZONING REQUESTS -None. 5.SUBDIVISIONS -None. 6.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS. Any routine business which may come before the Commission. 7.CITY ATTORNEY. Subdiv ision Ordinance rev1s1ons.Zoning Ordinance revisions.Any other questions which may be brought up. 7.ADJOURNMENT. ;(�'-;;;�� Se cretary CERTIFICATE I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the City Hall bulletin board on the fourteenth day of July, 1974, at 9:45 o'clock P.M . . �Zoning Commission Secretary FPZC-M-7-18-74 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD July 18, 1974 A regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held in the Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Willowick, Friendswood, Texas, on July 18, 1974. Chairman Tracy Spears called the meeting to order at 7:35 P.M. James Shore served as Secretary until the regular Secretary arrived. MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT Tracy Spears, Chairman Clyde Raney, lice-Chairman Leah North, Secretary (Arr: late) Kenneth Fossler (Left early) Bob Phi 11 i ps James Shore John Tirado Ed Zeitler, Council Rep. (Arr: 32 minutes late) 1.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS None avail ab 1 e. 2.BUILDING PERMITS Red Top Restaurant Lobella Gym 3.CIT Y ATTORNEY Mr. James loftin of Loftin Construction Company was in attendance to present revised plans for the Red Top Restaur ant to be locate at the corner of Prairie Wilde and West Edgewood. All corrections requested had been made on the new lay-out. MOTION WAS MADE by Phillips, seconded by Fossler, that the Commission recommend approval of the plans. MOTION PASSED, 5-1, Raney dissenting. North absent. Mr. LoBella presented revised plans for his gymnasium to be located at 407 Laurel Drive. A door had been added between the new building and the old frame building, an engineer's seal had been obtained indicating the building was designed for 20 psf and 25 psf loading, and a survey had been obtained. MOTION WAS MADE by Raney, seconded by Phillips, to reommend approval of the permit. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, North being absent. All members being present, a question and answer period was held with the CityAttorney William Olsen. Set-backs Raney asked which ordinance regulated if a subdivision were approved under an ordinance which stated one set-back, then the Zoning Ordinance was passed which changed the set-back to another figure. Mr. Olsen replied that it was the ordinance in effect at the time a building permit were issued. Zeitler FPZC-M-7-18-74 Yards. Violations and Enforcement 2 questioned the logic of this. Olsen replied that the buyer buys with the knowledge of the possible change in set-backs. His recourse is to the Board of Adjustment. North asked if the definition of 11 Yard 11 in the Zoning Ordinance excluded garages from 11 yards.11 Olsen replied that it did. Further discussion indicated that eaves and air-conditioners could also be excluded from yards under the definition. Shore asked if it were too late to do something about a Zoning Violation if it had been inexistence for some time without anyone doing anything about it. Olsen answered that it was not. He stated that limitations do not run against the City. Raney asked if this applied to the Building Code. Olsen said that this was the same situation. Spears asked if it had any effect if one person were allowed to violate a provision and then the City tried to enforce the provision with someone else. Olsen stated that legally this would have no effect. Further discussion was held regarding C-1 District Regulations, Fire Zones, Sign Ordinance, Zoning Ordinance, etc. Raney summarized the priorities as being Fire Zone, Zoning Ordinance, City Building REgulations, getting Subdivision Ordinance in compliance with the Zoning Ordinance, putting in Orainance form the appropriate delegation of authority for the areas the Commission feel a need to participate in, Sign Ordinance. Olsen will write for some ordinances from other cities, including zoning ordinances. 4.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS Curb-cut Ordinance 5.ADJOURNMENT Olsen mentioned that he felt the City Council would like an expression of opinion from the Planning Commission in regard to the curb cut ordinance. Raney outlined to Councilmen Haken and Zeitler the background on the curb-cut ordinance, which has been in the making for more than six months. MOTION WAS MADE by Raney, seconded by Shore, that a letter be sent to the City Council. (Attached.) MOTTON PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, (Fassler being absent.) There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned. /Jd�X�i Secretary Approved: ��267 /977(I I i-1 11 LI n NOTICE OF MEETING ('; FPZC-7-l!l-14 Notice FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Notice is hereby given that a regular me eting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission will be held at the Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Willowick, on: THURSDAY JULY 25, 1974 7:30 P.M. at which time the following items of business will be considered: 1.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS. 2.INFORMATION REPORTS. 3.ROUTINE BUILDING PERMITS. 4.REZONING REQUESTS -None. 5.SUBDIVISIONS Wedgewood; Section Six, Replat. Pre-preliminary Discussion. 6.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS. Any routine business which may come before the Commission. 7.ADJOURNMENT.�ol'-1:"-x� se-cretary CERT! FI CATE I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the City Hall Bulletin Board on the twenty-first day of Jµly, 1974, at 9:30 0 1 �l9Ct P.M_ .. � -=--''<-..>::�� ......... ::..::..:::=--......,,.:0:..........--.. __j,L-;C--=---____,..;...'"='l'----­Pl ann, ng and Zoning Corm1iss1on Secretary 11 I FPZC-M-7-25- MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION July 25, 1974 A regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held at Friendswood City Hall on July 25, 1974. Chairman Tracy Spears presided. James Shore acted as Secretary during the first part of the meeting in the absence of the regular Secretary. MEMBERS PRESENT Tracy Spears, Chairman Clyde Raney, Vice-Chairman Leah North, Secretary (Arr. late) Kenneth Fossler (Left early) Bob Phi 11 i ps James Shore John Tirado 1.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS. MEMBERS ABSENT / July 18, 1974 -Approved as presented. Motion made by Raney, seconded by Phillips. Unanimous. 2.ROUTINE BUILDING PERMITS. Film and Photo Co. 3.SUBDIVISIONS. Wedgewood, Section 6Re-plat Mr. Earl Gage of 3217 Montrose, Suite 212, Houston 77006, (529-30 89) presented a plan for a Film'n Photos kiosk planned for the Safeway parking lot. It would have a slab on top of the black-top, with a 7 foot by 18 foot island. This slab would be 4 7/8 inches thick, 6 1/2 inches thick under the building, which is five feet by ten feet. The building would have a steel frame with Thermostone panels which will meet the required wind-load requirements� It was noted by the Commission that it does not meet the thirty foot set-back requirement. Also there was a question on the fire-wall rating. Mr. Gage will go back with the thirty foot set-back question to Safeway. Mr. Charles Beyer of the Walter Mischer Corporation was present to discuss a proposed re-platting of Wedgewood, Section Six. Lot widths would remain the same, lot totals would remain the same, and the average lot area would remain the same. MOTION WAS MADE by Raney, seconded by Fossler, to approve the pre-preliminary proposed replat and to proceed with the Preliminary Plans. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. No access is to be permitted to Friendswood Link Road. This will be denied by deed. The re-plat will be filed with Harris County. Streets will be moved. FPZC-M-7-25-74 4.PLANNING CONSULTANT Comprehensive Plan 5.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS. Annexation Plans Water Plans House numbering: Fox Meadows. ) 1f1' 6.ADJOURNMENT. 2 North arrived. I Planning Consultant Bob Atkinson presented a black and white map of the proposed zoning districts. New subdivision which need to be added to the map were marked. Additional C-1 has been added by Mr. Atkinson on West Edgewood Drive instead of the residential which was previously_planned since the Red Top Restaurant now plans to build at the corner of Prairie Wilde. Councilman Ralph Gonzalez discussed 1he possiblity of future annexations with the Commission. He reminded the Commission that the City Council should have any Planning Commission recommendations by August in order for the Council to prepare and pass the necessary legislation. JohnTira do read a resu me of the not-yet-public water report for Galveston County. Fossler left at 9:20:23. Tirado recommended that Friendswood support a surface water supply system. North requested a recommendation from the Commission concerning house numbers in Fox Meadows Subdivision where Layfair Place makes a loop off of West Parkwood Avenue. One way would be to make part of the street West Layfair Place and the other part East Layfair Place. It was felt, however, that the precedent for the use of 1 1 East 11 and 1 1West 11 has been set as indicating on which side of Friendswood Drive a street is on, with the exception of East and West Castle Harbour in Sun Meadow, where the numbering is not tied in with the Friendswood numbering, either. MOTION WAS MADE by Raney, seconded by Phillips, to adopt a numbering system for Layfair Place which starts with the number at the entrance being determined by the location on West Edgewood Avenue. (In this case, 900 block.) MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned. Sec��Y)t� Approved: 7-/-7 L/ �vf'. I I i I i r (') ( NOTICE OF MEETING FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FPZ C-8-1-74 Notice Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission will be held at Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Willowick, Friendswood, Texas, on: THURSDAY AUGUST 1, 1974 7:30 P.M. at which time the following items of business will be considered: 1.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS. 2.INFORMATION REPORTS. 3.ROUTINE BUIL DING PERMITS. 4.REZONING REQUESTS. None. 5.SUBDIVISIONS. Presentation of preliminary plat (replat) Wedgewood, Section SixI I 6.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS. l Any routine business. 7.ADJOURNMENT. �a.l'P.� Sec retary CERTIFICATE I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the City Hall bulletin board on the twenty-eighth day of July, 1974, at 10:30 o,clock P.M. ommission FPZC-M-8-1-74 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION August 1, 1974 A regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning And Zoning Comm,ssion was held in Friendswood City Hall on August 1, 1974. Chairman Tracy Spears presided. MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT Tracy Spears, Chairman Clyde Raney, Vice-Chairman Leah North, Secretary Kenneth Fossler Bob Phi 11 i ps James Shore John Tirado 1.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS July 25, 1974 -Approved as presented. 2.BUILDING PERMITS State Farm InsuranceOffice Briarmeadow Primary School Mr. Ken Wick of State Farm Insurance presented his plan for an office at 401 South Friendswood Driv�-w�ere he,has purchased a frame house. Two lots exist. One lot is 50' by 138' with the house. The second lot is the same size, but has no buildings on it. He plans to erect s sign four feet by six feet insize, placed on a six foot by four foot brick base. Each lot has a curb cut existing. He will remodel the house and has a permit for the remodelling. A parking lot forty feet by sixty feet in size will be placed on the empty lot. The Commission instructed him that he would need a drawing of the plot plan with an engineer's seal (survey) showing drainage, curb cut, parking , and surface on the parking lot. The sign will need an engineer's seal indicating the wind load design. (James Shore acted as Secretary to this point.) Plans for the Briarmeadow Primary School, which had been given to the Building Inspector this afternoon, were reviewed by the Commission. Par.ticular concern was expressed by the Commission members in regard to the parking pattern and the traffic pattern. MOTION WAS MADE by Fossler, seconded by Tirado, that the Commission write to the School Board and ask that the members of the School Board, our Planning Consultant Bob Atkinson, and their architect meet with the Planning Commission to discuss the problems. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. FPZC-M-8-1-74 3.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS Variance Request forFlood Elevation Narnia Way Trailer on Heritage 4.ADJOURNMENT 2 Fossler will write the letter, indicating that the parking and traffic flow were not approved. Copies are to be sent to the President of the School Board, the Building Inspector, and Scheffe Construction. North, who is serving as Building Inspector, reported that a Builder would like to ask the Commission for a variance to the 1OO-year flood slab height requirement. The feeling of the Commission was that he wou ld delay his building unnecessarily, since the feeling of the Commission was not infavor of granting variances to this requirement without extrememly extenuating circumstances, which did not seem to be the case in this instance. This will be transmitted to 'the builder by North. North reported an inquiry about a building permit on Narnia Way. The original inquiry was about a zoning question, but this is in an area where land has apparently been subdivided without observing VCST 974a. North was advised to inform the owner that he should discuss this with the Planning Commission. The fact that a new trailer was moved in and given a variance, but an existing trailer has still not been moved out on East Heritage was discussed. Councilman Zeitler suggested that a reminder be sent to the City Manager. Th��e·being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned. 'i)c� )[)mi s-gcretary Approved: J}-ep;l .5� /C/7 f ...... ..J .-,, •. -1 l ,l � (�)( NOTICE OF MEETING FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMIS SION Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission will be held at the Friendswood City Hall, 109 Willow­wick, Friendswood, Texas on Thursday, August 8, 1974, at which time the following items of business will be considered: l.Approval of new school construction 2.Minutes of Previous Meetings 3.Information reports 4.Routine Building Permits 5.Rezoning Requests 6.Subdivisions (a)Preliminary plat -\�edgewood, Section 6 (b)Plat for Heritage Estates IV (Gartrell) 7.Miscellaneous Business 8.Adjournment Bobbie <:�-Henry, I hereby certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on -the City Hall Bulletin Board on the 2nd day of August, 1974,at 5:30 p.m., and remained so posted until the time of themeeting. Bobbie C. Henry�-City Secretary r· 11 \.l FPZC-M-8-8-74 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION August 8, 1974 A regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held at Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Willowick, on August 8, 1974. Chairman Tracy Spears presided. Clyde Raney served as acting secretary in the absence of the Secretary Leah North. MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT Tracy Spears, Chairman Clyde Raney, Vice-Chairman Kenneth Fossler Leah North, Secretary Bob Phillips (Arr: 9:00 P.M.) James Shore John Tirado l.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS No minutes were available. 2.BUILDING PERMITS BriarmeadowElementary School 3.REZONING REQUESTS Tennis Courts:Sunset arid Briarmeadow Superintendent John Ward, School Board President Dickie Warren, and School Architect Ted Richardson were present to discuss the new school at 505 Briarmeadow. Present building is planned for 360 students, but plans for the future development were presented. MOTION WAS MADE by John Tirado, seconded by Shore, to recommend that the City widen Briarmeadow, add a four-way stop at Briarmeadow and Sunset if a Police Department study confirms its advisability, place old road material from F. M. 518 on the road to the right of the school to a point even with the proposed parking lot. MOTION PASSED, 4-1-1. Abstaining: Fossler. For: Spears, Tirado, Shore, Phillips. Against: Raney. Mr. Bill Murphy appeared before the Commission to discuss a proposed zoning change involving 3.85 acres at the corner of Sunset and Briarmeadow. The ,change would involve rezoning of Single-family residen tial to a zone permitting a tennis center. The planned tennis center would be semi-private, and would c6Hsist 6f ei§Ht iligHtea c6Ur-ts aria a pno sH6�, along with parking for fifty cars. It is hoped that this can be done by rezoning to Specific Use. Spears will check with the City Attorney in regard to the legality of using deed restrictions to control the land use. n (' FPZC-8-1 5-74 Notice NOTICE OF MEETING FRIENDSW OOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Notice is hereby given that a regu lar meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission will be held at the Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Willowick, Friendswood, Texas, on: THURSDAY AUGUST 15 , 1974 7:30 P.M. at which time the follwoing items of business will be considered: 1.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS. 2.INFORMATION REPORTS. 3.ROUTINE BUIL9ING PERMITS. 4.REZONING REQUESTS; None. 5.SUBDIVISIONS. Heritage III, Re quest for final approval. Heritage IV -Pre-preliminary discussion. Presentation of prel iminary plans. (Possible.) Wedgewood VI -Presentation of preliminary re-plat. (Possible.) 6.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.Recommendations for annexation­An y routine business. 7.ADJOURNMENT. .. CERT! FI CATE ¾_cJL_ �-�� Secretary I certify that the above notice of ·meeting was posted on the City Hall Bu lletin Board on the eleventh day of Au gust, 1974, at 11:25 P.M. o'clock. iJ-&L2J?)1� PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION SECRETARY I LI FPZC-M-8-15-74 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD AUGUST 15, 1974 A regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held on Thursday, August 15, 1974, at Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Willowick, Friendswood, Texas. Chairman Tracy Spears called the meeting to or der at 7:45 P.M." ' MEMBERS PRES.ENT MEMBERS ABSENT Tracy Spears, Chairman Clyde Raney, Vice-Chairman Bob Phi 11 ii ps Leah North, SEcretary Kenneth Fossler James Shore John Tirado 1.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS. No manutes were available. 2.REZONING REQUESTS. Murphy TennisCourts 3.SUBDIVISIONS. Wedgewood(Bi 11 Wi 11 i ams) Heritage II I Heritage IV Mr. Bill Murphy presented a request for rezoning of a tract of land at the intersection of Sunset Drive and Briarmeadow Avenue. Discussion followed. Spears had talked with the City Attorney in regard to this request. Deed restrictions could not be used as a control by the'City since the owner could cancel his own deed restrictions. Tennis courts could not be considered as a specific use under the present zoning ordinance, so the request would have to be to rezone to C-1 Commercial. If rezoned, it could be considered spot zoning and affect future zoning. MOTION WAS MADE by Raney, seconded by Shore, that a hearing be called for September 5 at 8:00 P.M. to consider the rezoning request. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. Spears reported that Harris County had accepted a 24 foot loo-year flood elevation for Bill Williams' development in Wedgewood. This is two feet under the elevation which had been previously set. MOTION WAS MADE by Raney, seconded by Shore, that approval be given to the Final Plat of Heritage III as presented. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. Pre-preliminary plans were presented by James Gartrell. Some question was raiSed about the relocation of a fire hydrant. Gartrell is to check with Ken Toon on this. MOTION WAS MADE by Shore, seconded by Raney, that the plans be approved. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. FPZC-M-8-15-74 4.ANNEXATION North of Clear Creek 5.BUILDING PERM ITS Ken Wick Office Bldg. 6.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS Curb Cut Ordinance 7.ADJOURNMENT 2 Shore reported on a phone conversation with Councilman Gonzalez in regard to possible annexation of land on the north side of Clear Creek and north of F.M. 2351. Area involved is 1030 acres, with a 6,000,000 valuation. Possible tax income would be $40,000, with no liabilities. I 1 Shore recommended that this are not be annexed, since we could•not take care of what we have now. Phillip, Tirado, Spears and Raney expressed similar opinions; . . ' MOTION WAS MADE by Shore, seconded by Tirado, that the Commission do not recommend annexation of this area. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. Mr. Ken Wick of State Farm Insurance presented a plat for a new office and parking adjacent. A low profile sign is planned. MOTION WAS MADE by Tirado, seconded by Phillips, that the Commission recommend a pproval as presented, with the , r1:1 exception that the asphalt is to extend to the street and the parking arrangement should be shown on the plans. MOTION PASSED .'UNANIMOUSLY. Councilman Zeitler reported that the Council failure to act on the curb-cut ordinance recommended by the Commission seemed to be largely based on the sidewalk requirements. He recommended that members of the Commission appear at Council meeting to support the ordinance. I I Motion was made by Tirado to adjourn, seconded by Shore. Motion passed unanimouslyand the meeting was adjourned. ,/ c/# ,1 � ... '-C-Afc Acting Secretary Approved: V I I I I 1- (! ri NOTICE OF MEETING FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FPZC-8-22-74 Notice Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission will be held at the Friendswood City Hall, 109 East �lillowick, Friendswood, Texas, on: THURSDAY AUGUST 22, 1974 7:30 P.M. at which time the following items of business will be considered: l.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS. 2.INFORMATION REPORTS.· 7:30 3.REZONING REQUESTS. 7:30 P.M. Hearing: Request to rezone from R-1 Single-Family Residential to Specific Use:Public School. A tract of land owned byfue Friendswood Independent School District, fronting on Briarmeadow Avenue, and being out of Lots 7 and 8 in Block 5 and Lots 3 and 4 in Block 7 of Friendswood Subdivision, containing 11. 392 acres, more or less. 4.ROUTINE BUILDING PERMITS. 5.SUBDIVISIONS. 9:00 Heritage Estates, Section Four -Presentation of Preliminary Plans. 6.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS. 7:30 Bujlding Codes (Informal discussion with Council and Contractors)Any routine business L 7.ADJOURNMENT.tied-?f,){Jfy Secretary CERTIFICATE I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the City Hall Bulletin Board on the eighteenth · of August, 1974, at 9:10 0 1 clobk P.M. </lJ�)t416 Planning and Z-oning Commission Secretary I I \ FPZC-M-8-29-74 Because Thursday, August 29, 1974 was the fifth Thursday of the month, no Planning Commission meeting was held. i)af)?)t� Secretary () ( NOTICE OF MEETING FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission will be held at Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Willowick Friendswood, Texas, on: THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 1974 7:30 P.M at which time the following items of business will considered: l.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS. 2.INFORMATION REPORTS. 3.ROUTINE BUILDING PERMITS. 4.REZONING REQUESTS. HEARING; Request to rezone from R-1 Single-family residential to C-1 Commercial, a tract of land located on the north-east corner of the intersection of Sunset Drive and Briarmeadow, between Sunset Drive and the Briarmeadow elementary school. 5.SUBDIVISIONS. Presentation of Preliminary Plans for Heritage Estates, SEction Four. 6.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS. 7.ADJOURNMENT. 'ti) J.. � 'xiiJi Secretary [ 11 l J 0 n NOTICE OF MEETING FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FPZC-9-12-74 Notice Notice is hereby given that a special meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission will be held at Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Willowick, Friendswood, Texas, on: THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 1974 7:30 P.M. at which time the following items of business will be considered: 1.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS. 2.INFORMATION REPORTS. 3.ROUTINE BUILDING PERMITS. 4.REZONING REQUESTS. RR-1974-9 Request to rezone 3.8541 acre tract at corner of Sunset and Briarmeadow from R-1 Single family residential to C-1 Commercial (Hearing held on September 5). 5.SUBDIVISIONS Heritage Estates, SEction Four -Up for preliminary approval. 6.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS 7.AD�OURNMENT. s Ad 'eY!M Secretary CERTIFICATE I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the City Hall Bulletin Board on the eighth day of September, 1974, at 10:30 P.M. "J1 oJl rl Yltlf.Planning and zoning Commission Secretary [ II l J FPZC-M-9-12-74 MIN UTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION September 12, 1974 A regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held at Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Willowick, on Thursday, September 12, 1974. Chairman Tracy Spears presided. MEMBERS PRESENT Tracy Spears, Chairman Clyde Raney, Vice-Chiarman Leah North, Secretary MEMBERS ABSENT Kenneth Fossler Bob Phi 11 i ps James Shore John Tirado AUDIENCE Members of the audience siging the register were: E.Lamar Jaokson, 400 Briarmeadow, 482-3918.E.Lillian Jackson, 400 Briarmeadow, 482-3918.Jalna Westerfield, 523 Heather Lane, 482-1717.Ken Westerfield, 523 Heather Lane, 482-1717.Grace Baker, 811 Merriebrook, 482-7094.Cathy Raney, Box 347, Friendswood.R.L. Vandiver, 110 Annette, 482-2350.Nancy A. Vandiver, 110 Annette, 482-2350. Steve N. Martin, 505 Heather Lane, 482-1734. Gerald H. SmitD,610 Heather Lane, 482-2920. L.D. Kissinger, 501 Heather Lane, 482-6702. 1.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS. No minutes were presented. 2.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS, Zoning Status 3.SUBDIVISIONS. Heritage Estates,Section Four Marian West appeared to ask about possible uses of a house which appears to be partly in a Commercial Zone and partly in a single-family residential zone. This is an area where the Commission would like to have the Commercial areas reduced in size. Also, the depth of the Commercial Zone in this area has not been accurately determined. Ms. West was informed that she would need an accurate survey on the building's location on the lot before an determination could be made. Mr. James Gartrell appeared before the Commission to request preliminar y approval of Heritage Estates, Section Four. He was given a memo received from �ty Manager Morgan stating that no changes from the plans of May 18, 1973 had been approved and -requesting that any changes desired from these plans be made·in writing. (Attachment #1 .) This procedure would relieve Citypersonnel of the necessity of studying all the details of eachrevised sheet every time a change is requested. (12 sheets inthis case.) FPZC-M-9-12-74 2 Heritage Estates, Section Four (continued) 4.REZONING REQUESTS RR-1974-9 This item will be rescheduled for next week's agenda. Discussion was continued on the request to rezone approximately four acres on the corner of Sunset and Briarmeadow from R-1 to C-1 in order to build commercial tennis courts. A petition was presented and read by Mr. R. L Vandiver protesting the rezoning and listing reasons. This was signed by twenty-four persons and was completed in two hours time. This petition is attached and made part of the minutes. Tirado asked applicant Bill Murphy if he had gotten any comments from the City Attorney Bill Olsen regarding any way that the City could effectively guarantee that the area would be used for a tennis court. Mr. Murphy replied that he had been told that if this requiremnt is in the deed, only the seller can enforce it and that the City Attorney felt that there was no way that the restriction (to confine the use to tennis) could be done legally. Tirado stated that he did not think that any member of the Commission was against tennis courts, but he objected bec�use the City has no guarantee that it would be a 'tennis ·court and for that reason he would vote against the rezoning. Traffic could also be a problem at that location. The only other alternate, and he understood that Mr. Murphy was not willing to wait, would be to change the zoning ordinance and put eemmercial recreation in specific use. ��/2,.__Mr. Murphy stated that he felt there would be objections even if this were done. Ken Westerfield, tan avid tennis player, recommended that the the Commission amend the Zoning Ordinance to includedrecreational facilities under the Specific Use provision. Grace Baker, a member of the City's C.A.R.E Committee, stated that the Committee is trying to get matching grants for tennis courts for the City Parks, but that the earliest time possible for this is two years at this time. MOTION WAS MADE by Raney, seconded by Shore, that the Planning and Zoning Commission recommend disapproval of the request to rezone because it is not in complaince with the comprehensive zoning plan. MOTION PASSED, 5-0-1. For: Against: None. Abstaining: Raney, Shore, Spears, North. Phillips. North stated that she wished the record to show that one of her objections to rezoning which had not been mentioned tonight was that the City already has an oversupply of available C-1 land which would be legal to use for tennis courts without rezoning. I I [ l I 11 Rezoning (continued ) 3.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS Building CommitteeReport Street renamed Richmond Imperial Estates 4.ADJOURNMENT 3 FPZC-M-9-12-74 Raney stated that the petition had pretty well covered the reasons for opposing the rezoning. In addition, he felt that an over-sized metal building at that location would have an adverse effect on the property values in the neighborhood. Spears stated that the Commission could not consider the price a person has to pay for the land in determining our decision. Spot zoning is also a problem and rezoning of this piece of land in an otherwise residentially zoned area could cause a precident to be set. Tirado reiterated that the City could have no guarantee that the land would continue to be used as tennis courts once the rezoning to Commercial use were granted. Raney, Chairman of the Building Committee, stated that he would like to see discussion of the Committee Report referred to the Planning Commission by Mayor Lowe deferred until next meeting. The Commission agreed that this was acceptable. North informed the Commission that the City Council had voted to rename a section of Briarmeadow. That portion of Briarmeadow which runs fr om the intersection of Briarmeadow and Greenbriar toward the southeast and which is naturally an extension of Greenbriar has been renamed Greenbriar. From the point where this extension makes a sharp right turn to the southwest and to its intersection with West Parkwood (F.M. 528) Briarmeadow will be named Briarcreek. This was done at the request of Offenhausers, who live on Brjarcreek. North reported that it had been brought to her attention by a member of the Police Department that Mills Lane was still incorrectly designated on its street sign as Richmond Lane, which is a duplication of a street in Heritage Estates. He had brought this before the Commission previously. Raney asked if the SEcretary had written a memo the last time this question1 ;had come up. The Secretary could not remember. The SEcretary was instructed to write a memo to the City Manager informing him of the problem. Shore asked if we had had any reply from the Police Department regarding restricting the traffic in Imperial Estates. The Secretary will check the status of this. There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 8:30 P.M. �Jf?Y&}L Secretary Approved: � (J,(Jvt,lrl:r � 9-12-7{/ I ; 1-J I. I To: Friendswood Planning Commission Attached is a copy of a petition which is self-explanatory. These signatures were obtained in about two hours with only one person passing the petition. Virtually everyone contacted signed with enthusiasm, which indicates the general op position to the proposed tennis courts. We hope that you will give due consideration to this opposition when you finalize your decision. The original petition will be presented to you at the next Planning Commission meeting on September 12, ]974. Robert L. Vandiver llO Annette Ln Friendswood, Texas 77546 [ \ )'I LI f"/7-ZC-9-/2-?tj The undersigned Briarmeadow/Sunset Area Property Owners are opposed to the rezoning of the Southeast corner of Briarmeadow and Sunset from R-1 residential to C-1 commercial for the following reasons: 1.The only reason for selecting this residential property for a tennis centeris that it is inexpensive when compared to commercial property. It is notjustified for the city of Friendswood to subsidize a private venture byrezoning residential land,, when commercial property is readily availablewith much better locations. 2.The party sponsoring this venture has stated that the courts may be enclosed.This means a one acre metal building will be required. We feel that thiswould be ..an eyesore and would l 01t1er the property values in the Bri armeadowSunset Area. 3.The party sponsoring this venture has stated that there will be a deedrestriction placed on the land if the property is rezoned. We submitthat after rezoning, a new contract can be drawn allowing any type ofcommercial.activity. The city may have no control of the property. 4.It has been indicated by the sponsoring party, that there are certainfinancial risks involved in a venture of this nature. We believe thatif the venture is economi ca 11 y sound, it could be pl aced on prop ertywhich is already zoned commercial. If it is not economica.lly sound,Friendswood may find a defunct business and a one acre empty buildingon the corner of Briarmeadow and Sunset. 5. 6. �Jheather or not the tennis co urts will be "good" for Friendswood is questionable,since it is planned as a "semi-private" club, requiring yearly dues as well ashourly charges. The sponsoring party has stated that he plans to hold tennis matches at thissite. He submit that there is not adequate parking for this type of activity, � th t matches wo ld create a danger and a nuisance to area property owners. �� -�$ �� 0/3/���w���45/� � /Jf.,;t;._, S'oS )kL,i:_, � � � 1/ /,( /VJt;�µ_uW� � ,;f �, �-� ✓ ()1/�{jrtd�;::;_; So'7 � � �,(/4 <:I)� -(l -C0 t d,.j-� =7:-/ g';;;r}!+ � ;,.-) / / / /' ,,.,, »uL %�6 ). � I 'I < t J I I I' ··1()�2/� �����q-� .;;j,� lt,o b 7/ � � l i \� 4:o'f ��� ,. If ;1-f�/;J-o(, tJ� W7 /, �/J-L�J(_ ?o3� � �,c cf'� � 7P3 ���' 1 1 I I /1 . ( ' /t' 'r '/ II I[)\ u r/�c:--9-/£-71/ The undersigned Briarmeadow/Sunset Area Property Owners are opposed to the rezoning of the Southeast corner of Briarmeadow and Sunset from R-1 residential to C-1 commercial for the following reasons: l.The only reason for selecting this residential property for a tennis centeris that it is inexpensive when comp a red to commercial pro perty. It is notjustified for the city of Friendswood to subsidize a private venture byrezoning residential land,. when commercial property is readily availablewith much better locations. 2.The party sponsoring this venture has stated that the courts may be enclosed.This means a one acre metal building will be required. We feel that thiswould be .en eyesore and would lower the property values in the BriarmeadowSunset Area. 3.The party sponsoring this venture has stated that there will be a deed restriction placed on the land if the property is rezoned. We submitthat after rezoning, a new contract can be drawn allowing any type ofcommercial activity. The city may have no control of the property. 4.It has been indicated by the sponsoring party, that there are certainfinancial risks involved in a venture of this nature. We believe thatif the venture is economi ca 11 y sound, it could be pl aced on propertywhich is al ready zoned commercial. If it is not economically sound,Friendswood may find a defunct business and a one acre empty buildingon the corner of Briarmeadow and Sunset. 5.Hheather or not the tennis courts will be "good" for Friendswood is questionable,since it is planned as a "semi-private" club, requiring yearly dues as well ashourly charges. 6.The sponsoring party has stated that he plans to hold tennis matches at thissite. We submit that there is not adequate parking for this type of activity,and that matches would create a dan jler and a nuisance to a�ea pr�perty JWners. 2. /.J. � ('ll I /� �- .,f / c1/tht� $0? c'�a,� ��;;;/� (/CPS, /// skyv, ew) r-.h �� c/ r� C I, ) .2JL ' � (503 ��,ubv Fodnc/4� f)M..� {KR6 1// Sl:'-1(//ew ) Y(_�d Zb,/� Jc7? ��,=;-��r/4..v //c? �)' 977/:'lclcielf. MO? t¼,,cu,� tu{} �hwoocl !. 67'� /_, ,,J..,,..,,_ 'I tJ O ,/) � / � ,? � 4�t �· ,6,f /Al(/vl ,G' fb" � Pl bV 0,5:" oo i) r?:.o k,� ""ri 'i:.: 7"['f0«r '-I,/) ').. BR ( /t-R..M,LJ-4..DW -Ft-c�f'J<ls Lll60od#<,Jl,v {J. �'-� -501 lie�4u �-J-�do � V t[J, \ Jj j J To: From: Date: Re: CITY OF f RIENDSWOOD 109 Willowick Avenue FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS 77546 482 -3323 Planning and Zoning Commission Jim Mo rgan Septenber 12, 1974 Heritage Estates FPZG --9-12-lL{ /t tfilCH 1n 6N1 .fi/ Any variation from the signed plans of May 18, 1973 should be requested in writing and the City will answer in writing. No other changes from these plans dated May 18, 1973 have been approved by either the Ci� Engineer or the Water and Sewer Superintendent. �� iJ1_� I i l I FPZC-9-19-74 n (1 NOTICE OF MEETING FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission will be held at the Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Willowick, Friendswood, Texas, on: THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 1974 7:30 P.M. at which time the following items of business will be considered: l.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS. 2.INFORMATION REPORTS. 3.ROUTINE BUILDING PERMITS. 4.REZONING REQUESTS -None. 5.SUBDIVISIONS. Heritage Estates, Section Four -Up for preliminary �pproval. 6.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS. 7.ADJOURNMENT. :/3.J >t}4M Secretary CERT! FI CATE I certify that the above notcie of meeting was posted on the City Hall Bulletin Board on the fifteenth day of Septbmer, 1974, at ?:30 P.M. o'clock. x-!.eJ. )?)t;:M Planning and zoning Commission Secretary ! I l FPZC-M-9-26-74 Because September 26, 1974, was a fourth Thursday, no formal meeting of the Commission was held. ?/1J_?f7� Secretary r ! I ! (') (' NOTICE FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission will be held at Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Willowick, on: THURSDAY OCTOBER 3, 1974 7:30 P.M. at which time the following items of business will be considered: l.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS. 2.INFORMATION REPORTS. 3.BUILDING PERMITS Any routine building permits.Request for temporary building -Sun Meadow Construction.Antique Shop parking -Larry Tait.Trailer on Wilderness Trail -Mr. Forsberg. 4.SUB DIVISIONS. Heritage Estates, SEction Four -Up for Final approval.Wedgewood, Section 6 Replat -Presentation of preliminary plans.Discussion of adjacent acreage. 5.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS. Any routine business.Term expirations on November l of North and Tirado. 6.ADJOURNMENT. sf&.�l?� 1--1 FPZC-M-10-3-74 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION October 3, 1974 A regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held at Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Willowick, on Thursday, October 3, 1974, at 7:30 P.M. Chainnan Tracy Spears presided. MEMBERS PRESENT Tracy Spears, Chairman Clyde Raney, Vice-Chairman Leah North, Secretary Kenneth Fossler (left early) Bob Phillips James Shore John Tirado AUDIENCE The following people signed the register: Mrs. John M. Kerr, 121 Imperial, 482-1593. John M. (Buzz ) Kerr, 121 Imperial, 482-1593. Joe McKenzie, 15338 Wandering Trail MEMBERS ABSENT J. W. Gartrell, Jr., P. 0. Box 382, La Marque, Texas. Jerry Phillips, Sun Meadow. I I 1.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS. I -- No minutes were available. 2.BUILDING PERMITS. McVey Antiques Sun Meadow Sales Office Mr. Larry Tait appeared before the Commission to present a parking plan for McVey's Antiques on Laurel Drive. After discussion, Mr. Tait was advised that the following additional information would be needed: 1.Drainage should be shown.2.Type of paving should be indicated.3.The design wind load should be indicated on the plans.4.An engineer's seal is needed.5.Dimensions of the driveway should be indicated. Ken Fossler left. Mr. Jerry Phillips presented a survey and a request to place a temporary building on the west corner of the intersection of Sun Meadow Boulevard and West Parkwood (F. M. 528). The building will be used as a temporary sales office for Sun Meadow Subdivision. During the discussion, it was agreed that there would be no parking on Sun Meadow Boulevard. Mr. Phillips is to bring a plot plan showing the location, which will have a thirty foot set-back from Sun Meadow Boulew.ard. FPZC-M-10-3-74 2 Sun Meadow Sales Office (continued) MOTION WAS MADE by Phillips, seconded by Tirado, that the Commission recommend approval contingent on (l) submittal of a plot plan to the Buildin9 Inspector, (2) 30 foot set-back fromSun Meadow Boulevard, and (3) a one year recommended time limit on the permit. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. The copy of the building plans, the survey, and the check were returned to the Building Inspector. 3.REQUEST FOR VARIANCE FROM FLOOD INSURANCE ORDINANCE. 121 Imperial Drive Mr. and Mrs. John M. Kerr, of 121 Imperial Drive requested a variance from the required slab height for an enclosed patio 4.SUBDIVISIONS Heritage EstatesSection Four which they are building at 121 Imperial Drive. Mr. Kerr stated that he had found out that he was in violation of the City Code because he had not poured his slab above the 100-year flood level. Mrs. North, then Building Inspector, referred him to the Planning Commission for a variance before issuing a building permit. Spears asked if he was running air-conditioning ducts to the enclosure. Kerr answered that he was not. Tirado asked what the use was to be. Kerr stated that it was to be a playroom. Kerr stated that the Building Department seemed to feel that an elevation was required, although Kerr feels that it is a patio and not covered by Flood Insurance. North was absent briefly at this point to answer a fire call. North stated that she was aware of at least one extenuating circumstance in this case, which was that after the flood of June, 1973, when all but about three houses in Imperial Estates Subdivision underwent repair work, only one home was required to obtain a building permit and that one home got a permit only after the neighbors became concerned that it was building too close to the property line. She objected to the Commission's taking action this evening because the item was not on the agenda since Mrs. Kerr had stated Sunday evening that they did not want on the agenda at this time. MOTION WAS MADE by Shore, Seconded by Phillips, that the requested variance from the requirement be granted because the structure was not of a habitable nature and not under the Flood Insurance Act. MOTION PASSED, 5-0-1. For: Spears, Raney, Phillips, Tirado, Shore. Against: North. Mr. James Gartrell was present to request final approval for Heritage Estates, SEction Four. In response to a question by Mrs. North, he stated that the final plans were the same plans as approved for Preliminary Plans. It was discovered by Mr. Gartrell that 1 Mr. Heaney had not signed the plat as approved. MOTION WAS MADE by Raney, seconded by Tirado, that the Chairman be authorized to sign the final plat after all signatures are affixed. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. [ ·1 [ I u Subdivisions (continued) Wedgewood Village Section 6 Replat 3 FPZC-M-10-3-74 Mr. Charles Beyer presented three copies of the plat, three copies of the plat and plans, one copy of deed restrictions of the proposed Wedgewood Village, SEction 6, Replat. No copy of the title report was available at this time. No objections to the plat were noted by the Planning Commission. Plats will be given to the Fire and Police Departments for comment. Plats and plans will be given to the Utility and Engineering departments for comment. Mr. Beyer asked about the possible uses of an approximately 20 acre rectangular section surrounded by Section Six and fronting on Friendswood-Link Road. FHA has required them to erect a fence around the peni1rileter of this property because there is no assurance of its eventual use. He was informed that the Commission has said that there shou ld be no Commercial in this area and that there should be a limit to the density if Townhouses were planned. Planning Commission can enforce this, however, only through threat of annexation, which is dependent upon the City Council's action. 5.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS Forsberg Trail er Meeting Schedule 6.ADJOURNMENT Phillips read the letter from Mr. Forsberg to Mr. Cline and dated September 12, 1974. Since Mr. Forsberg was not present, however, the Commission agreed to postpone discussion until he was present. MOTION WAS MADE by Tirado, seconded by Phillips, that regular meetings of the Commission be held on the first and third Thursdays only, leaving other Thursday evenings for workshops or special meetings. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned. se¥daoJ'f-� r Approved: / 0 -/ 7 -71/ {l(), lvl� FPZC-M-10-10-74 Because October 10, 1974, was a second Thursday, no formal meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commiss ion was held. iJ (J_ '£ rUi!; Secretary r1 (') (') NOTICE OF MEETING FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission will be held at Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Willowick, Friendswood, Texas, on: THURSDAY OCTOBER 17, 1974 7:30 P.M. at which time the following items of business will be considered: l.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS. 2.INFORMATION REPORTS. 3.ROUTINE BUILDING PERMITS. 4.SUBDIVISIONS. 8:00 P.M. Wedgewood, Section Six Re-plat -Up for preliminary approval. 5.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.8:45 Chas. Baumgardner -Bus parking plan at Junior High School8:15 Fred Chrisley -Information on rezoning.8:30 F.C. Forsberg -Information on trailer on Wilderness Trail.Any other routine business. 6.ADJOURNMENT. �Y.St.J,t Secretary CERTIFICATE This is to certify that the above notice of !meeting was posted on the City Hall Bulletin Board on the thirteenth day of October, 1974, at 5:30 o'clock P.M. )('_,J � >t� Plaffnfog and Zoning Commission Secretary I () (', A workshop session of the Planning and Zoning Commission will be held at Friendswood City Hall on Thursday, October 24, 1974, to discuss minimum foundation requirements. Engineer Platt Thompson will be present �J-\)>.l\� FPZC-M-10-31-74 Because October 31, 1974, was a fifth Thursday and Halloween, no formal meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission was held. '/JJt� Secretary ,, r· l 11 I._ n (, NOTICE OF MEETING FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FPZC-11-7-74 Notice Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission will be held at Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Willowick, on: THURSD/W NOVEMBER 7, 1974 7:30 P.M. at which time the following items of business will be considered: 1.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS. 2.INFORMATION REPORTS. 3.ROUTINE BUILDING PERMITS Red-Top SignAny other routine building permits. 4.REZONING REQUESTS. RR-1974-7 and RR-1974-8. Decision on request from Crown Central to rezone toSpecific Use: Oil Well and related structures. Hearing S was held May 23, 1974. 5.SUBDIVISIONS. Wedgewood Village, Section Six re-plat. Final approval. 6.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS E.Heritage trailerAny other routine business. 7.ADJOURNMENT. ���� Secretary CERTIFICATE I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the City Hall bulletin board on the third day of November, 1974, at 11:55 o'clock P.M. iJJ.�� Secretary, Planning and Zoning Commission FPZC-M-11-7-74 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING O F THE FRIENDS L rnOD PLANNINA AND ZONING COMMISSION November 7, 1974 A regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held at Friendswood City Hall, 109 Fast \•Jillowick, on Thursday, November 7, 1974 at 7:30 P.M. Chairman Tracy Spears presii<ded. .. jJ MEMBERS PRESENT Tracy Soears, Chairman Clyde Raney, Vice-Chairman Leah North, Secretary Kenneth Fassler Bob Phi 11 i ps AUDIENCE Signing the register were: MEMBERS ABSENT ,lames B. Shore (at Clear Creek hearing) tlohn Tirado Ed Zeitler, Council Representative Raymond E. Segelquist, Rt. 3, Box 141, Nlvin, Texas, 585-2261 Larrv 0• Tait, �r., 309 Stratmore, Friendswood, 48�-2265 D.D. Mounce, Mananer, Eastern District, Crm•m Central �etroleum Comnany,1400 1st City East Building, Houston, 224-8550 · Joseph E. Adams, Jr., Senior Landman, Crown Central Petroleum Company H. E. McAndrews, Jr., Land Manager, Crown Central Petroleum Company l.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS. No minutes were available. 2.PLANNING CONSULTANT. Planning Consultant Bob Atkinson was present. The Commission discussed his recommendations for proposed zoninq map changes and for a proposed realignment of the intersection of Hhisper.i.nq Pines and' F. ·M. 518. Atkinson irecommended, amonq other thinns, that plans be made for obtaining the rights-of-way and/or establishing building lines with adequate set-backs in the Whispering Pines/ S. Friendswood Drive (F. M. 518) intersection area under study. The Commissionagreed that a letter be sent to the Texas Highway Department asking their recommendation on this intersection. 3.BUILDING PERMITS McVey Antiques Mr. Larry Tate 11as in attendance in order to present the latest narkina nlans for the McVey Antique Shop on Laurel Drive. Two sets of plans were oresented. These were red-lined to show wheel stoos across the front of the ii ·· property line, so that cars.would not park in front of the building. Al�o, the foundation plan did not meet Southern Buildina Code requirements and was marked out. The pavement will be asphalt, 1 1/2 inches think, with Type D, MCl tack coat. FPZC-M-11-7-74 2 Building Permits (continued) 4.REZON J.NG RR-1974-7 RR-1974-8 Crown Centra 1Decision 5.SUBDIVISIONS l;Jedgewood Vi 11 aqeSection 6 Re-olat MnTrnN 1•1AS ��AnE b.v Raney, seconded by North, that the Commission recommend that the building permit be approved. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. Representative s from Crown Central Petroleum were present to hear the Commission consider a decision reqarding the rezoning to Soecific Use: Oil Hell, two tracts of land originally considered in ahearina on May 23, 1974. Mr. Raymon� Segelquist, representing the surface owners of the land which Crown Central is requesting rezoning on was also nresent. Of the two original sites, one was moved to his land anrl one was moved to 13 acres already rezoned for the Slateper-Peterson well. Both sites were originally on land owned by Billy Verkin and Mel Powers. Raney informed the representatives that a legal question had been raised a'.>out 5:30 this afternoon as to whether Crown Central eoulq leg ally request rezoning since they were not surface owners and therefore had oossibly requested rezoning on someone else's property. Raney recommended that Crown Central and the surface owners aet tonether and have the surface owner request rezoning. Mr. Seqelquist stated that he had iust heard about the rezoning at 6 P.M. this evening. He indicated that he had received no notice of the hearing when the original request involved the Verkin-Powers land. Mr. McAnrlrews answered a question by Mrs. North by stating that the new location was within 200 1 of the north pro!)erty line. North questio ned whP.t.her a new hearinq would be necessary, even after the other legal question was resolved, since the location of the well area had been moved enough to affect different nronerty owners. Raney recom mended that the Commi ssion not act until we get the City Attorney 1 s opinion. The Commission agreed. The location of the road into the well site was discu ssed. It could be located on (l) the Verkin-Powers property, (2)the hiqh-line easement, (3) an existing private road, or(4)along the bayou. No further action was taken. MOTION WAS MADE by Fassler, seconded by Phillips, that approval be qiven to the Final !Jlat as submitted for t•Jedgewood Village, Section Six Re-olat. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. 6.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS Mobile HomesVariances and Violations Procedures for Enforcement 7.ADJOURNMENT 3 ,.... . ... FPZC-M-11-7-74 Spears reported a conversation with City Attorney Bi 11 Olson concerninn the granting of variances for violations of the ordinances regarding mobile homes. Mr. Olson stated thait the Planning Commission has no authority to grant variances for mobile homes. Neither has the Board of Adjustment. According to Mr. Olson, when a violation occurs, Mr. Cline should send a letter infe:rming the··owneri,.that"he is in violation and instructing him that the mobile home should be moved within a certain number of days. If this moving is not done, then the City Council can instruct the City Manager to request that the City Attorney file in Municipal Court. The fine is then $200 per day each day the violation persists. There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned. ?/lJL_'o?Y&Ji Secretary r Approved: //-/ Jf-7 t/ CU.V �w () () NOTICE OF MEETING FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Notice is hereby oiven that a reqular meetinq of the Friendswood Pl anning and Zoning Commission wi ll be held at Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Willowick Friendswood, Texas, on: THURSDAY NOVEMBER 14, 1974 7: 30 P .M. at i,,ihich time the followino items of husiness will be considered: l.M[NUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS. 2.INFORM ATION REPORTS. 3.BUILDING PERMITS. 4.SUBDIVISIONS. None. 8:00 P.B. REZONING: HEARING RR-1974-10 Pronosal to rezone from Single-Family REsidential (R-1) to Specific Use: Public School . Two tracts of land commonly known as the Junior High School Campus and the Adminis tration Building Tract, and being out of lots six and seven of Rlock two, Fr-iendswood Subdivision. 6.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS Street names and numbering: Sun Meadow, Section One Any other routine business. 7.ADJOURNMENT. )/J_rJ_"J?� Secretary ( l FPZC-M-11-14-74 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION November 14, 1974 A regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning commission was held on Thursday, November 14, 1974, at Friendswood City Hall. Chairman Tracy Spears presided. Shore acted as Secretary in the absence of North during the first part of the meeting. MEMBERS PRESENT Tracy Spears, Chairman Clyde Raney, Vice-Chairman rn Leah North, Secretary (Arr: late) James Shore MEMBERS ABSENT Kenneth Fossler Bob Phillips John Tirado AUDIENCE Rev. D. C. Herrin, United Pentecostal Church, 482-2946. 1.MINUTES November 7, 1974 -Approved cE presented. 2.REZONING REQUEST United Pentecostal Rev. David Herrin presented a request for rezoning to Specific Church Use: Church a tract of la nd 100' by 200' at the corner of Sunset and West Edgewood. The building will be brick veneer. RR-1974-11 MOTION WAS MADE by Tirado, seconded by Raney, that a nearing to consider this request be called for December 19, 1974, at 8:00 P.M. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. 3.HEARING: REZONING REQUEST RR-1874-10 Spears called the hearing regarding the rezoning of theJunior High School Prop oerty and the Administration Building tract to order at 8:15 P.M. Charles Baumgartner was present from the school, but no other persons were present. MOTION WAS MADE by Raney, seconded by Tirado, that the request for a Specific Use: Public School be approved with R-1 Single-family residential building set-backs required. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. The fence is to be noved back from the property line, it will be a six-foot chain link with three strands of barbed wire. It is to leave the vision clear on the corner. 4.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS North arrived and Tirado left. FPZC-M-11-14-74 Street Names Sun Meadow I Proposed Zoning Map Changes Red Top Sign 4.ADJOURNMENT 2 North presented to the Commission a problem that had been noted by the Building Department. One section of street has been named and numbered as being part of Palm Aire, where the original intent may have beenithat it should have been Dawn Hill.After looking at the �ats, tne Commission agreed that the section of street from West Caslte Harbour to West Castle Harbour should all be named Dawn Hill. The Commission agreed to invite the City Council to attend a joint session with the Planning Commissionnnext Thursday night to discsss the proposed changes in the Zoning Map. North will write a memo to Council inviting them to attend. Raney reported a conversation with the owner of the Red Top Restaurant concerning the urgency of getting his sign approved. No copy had been left for the Commission to review. North stated that the Building Inspector, Mr. Floyd had told here verbally that the height of the sign and its area had been cut down to meet City requirements. It was agreed that if North and Raney said the sign was all right, that the Commission would not disapprove it, so that the granting of the permit would not be held up. There being no further business to consider, the meeting was adjourned. I)J: 'a?XJd/£-/A� . ...e �........__. . --Secretary Approved: / .:2,-6 ·-J'/ a,o., ,r2,U,()#{,l-ct,; (/ '' i, . I / ' [_ NOTICe OF MEETING FRIENDSWOOD PLAN�ING AND ZONING COMMISSION Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the Friendswood Pl anning and Zoning Commission will be held at Friendwood City Hall, 109 East Willowick,-Friendswood, Texas, on: THURSDAY NOVEMBER 21, 1974 7:30 P.M. at which time the following items of business will be considered: 1.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS. 2.INFORMATION REPORTS. 3.ROUTINE BUID[ING PERMITS. 4.REZONING REQUESTS -None. 5.SUBDIVISIONS -None. 6.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS. Any routine business which may come before the Commission. 7.JOINT MEETING WITH CITY COUNCIL TO DISCUSS PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE ZONING MAP. 8.ADJOURNMENT. J{JJ_�}?M Secretary CERTIFICATE I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the City Hall Bulletin Board on the eighteenth day of November, 1974, at 1045 P.M. iJJ 'g_� Secretary, Planning and Zoning Commission I FPZC-M-11-21-74 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION November 21, i974 A regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held at Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Willowick, on THursday, November 21, 1974. Chairman Tracy Spears presqded. MEMBERS PRESENT Tracy Spears, Chairman Clyde Raney, Vice-Chairman Leah North, Secretary Kenneth Fassler Bob Phillips James B. Shore John Tirado Ed Zeitler, Council Rep. AUDIENCE Bill Murphy. Murphy Properties 1.MINUTES No minutes were available. 2.PLANNING CONSULTANT MEMBERS ABSENT None A presentation by Bob Atkinson, Planning Consultant, was made to a joint meeting of the Commission and members of the City Council. Present early in the meeting were Mayor Lowe and Councilmen Gonzalez, Zeitler and Baker. Councilmen Windler and Haken arrived later in the evening. Councilman Patton was out of town. Mr. Atkinson presented the proposed changes in the zoning map and these were discussed. Considerable discussion evolved concerning the non-location of M-1 Manufacturing in the present boundaries of Friendswood. Mr. Spears explained that the Commission had considered several areas for light industry, but that none of them had the necessary prerequisites at this time. Fassler noted that industry requires transportation, utilities, and a favorable taxing situation. Mayor Lowe concurred that it was very difficult to specify a specific spot for industrial locati on. The suggestion was made that a location near the power station near Fox Meadows might be suitable. Raney noted that industry and land-fills had nuch in common -that everybody wanted one, but on the other side of town. He also emphasized that we have an industrial area within our extraterritorial jurisdiction and that this would probably expand in the future and be our industrial zone. Zeitler stated that we need industry for the taxes. North observed that when we did have the truss plant that it was taxed at less per acre that her house. Spears noted that we had other areas to discuss and suggested that we get off the discussion of M-1. He asked if there were any other input in regard to the map. None evolved. Atkinson presented the proposed realignment of the Whispering Pine/ South Friendswood Drive intersection. The importance of the proper planning of this intersection was discussed. Atkinson also emphasized the importance of knowing what we are going to do so far as the thoroughfare plan goes. He mentioned that a thoroughfare past an elementary school is not good, whereas a thorofare past a high school is good planning. aFPZC-M-11-21-74 2 Atkinson also emphasized the need for proper1·planning prior to the placement of pavement on Castlewood Avenue, 1noting that improper positioning of two lanes of paving at this time would create unnecessary expenses later on,when widening of the 1 _ pavement was required. One hundred feet was recommended as the minimum width. The City Manager said that the City has only a forty foot right-of-way at this time. When discussion of the Zoning and Intersection plans was completed, Raney brought up the problem of taxation of farm lands. He proposed that the City should consider tax relief for agricultural property and for other property . not drawing on the City services. Under the present tax set-up this type of property cannot afford to st�y in business and, as a result, open spaces are being lost to subdivisions. He proposed that the this type of operation be given a limited tax relief, with the tax difference to be made up when the p--operty is sold, retroactive to a maximum of perhaps ten years. He said that State Law already made provisions in this direction, but he felt that the City should do more. It was thought by some that farm lands were already taxed lower than others, but this was disputed. Windler asked what the State required for a legal reduction and suggested that this would be the first thing to find out. Raney asked if the City would support the idea. The Councilmen present thought that the City would. Raney asked how _..·. they thought this should be started. It was agreed that Raney would contact City Attorney Olson. 3.ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned. ';fl_J 6:� Secretary Approved: / 2 -6 -7 5' � flA.f.<Jf/h-hc(, (J (--) ( NOTICE OF MEETING FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission will be held at the Friend swood City Hall on: THURSDAY DECEMBER 5, 1974 7:30 P.M. at which time the following items of business will be considered: l.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS 2.INFORMATION REPORTS 3.ROUTINE BUILDING PERMITS 4.MISCELLANEOUS BUIINESS 5.ADJOURNMENT ,i]J p. )1 rrJt Secretary CERTIFICATE I hereby certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the City Hall Bulletin Board on the first day of December, 1974, at 10:30 P.M. o'clock. t]J ti� Planning and Zoning Commission Secretary 11 L FPZC-M-12-5-74 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWO OD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Decembet 5; 1974 A regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held at Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Willowick, on Thursday, December 5, 1974. Chairman Tracy Spears presided, calling the meeting to order at 7:40 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT Tra cy Spears, Chairman Clyde RAney, Vice-Chairman (late) Leah North, SEcretary Ed Zeitler, Council Rep. Kenneth Fassler (late) Bob Phillips James Shore John Tirado AUDIENC E Signing the register were: J. H. Williams, 18603 Prince William, 333-2277 Pete Lanman, Box 125, 482�7603 Mr. and Mrs. John T. Bush, 210 W. Shadowbend, 482-2415 Delores Fenwick, 1910 Washington Irving, Pearland, 485-5090 (Friendswood News) 1.MINUTES November 21, 1974 -Approved as presented.November 14, 1974 -Approved as presented. 2.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS Trail er request Mr. Pete Lanman spoke for Mr. J. H. Williams, who would like to move a trailer onto the Dwyer property behind Mr. Lanmon's home for security purposes. Mr. Lanmon stated that last year the servants quarters burned and that vandals have practically wrecked the main house. For his safety he would like to the trailer moved in temporarily. He has found items stolen from his garage and taken to the house. The trailer would hook onto the present water line and septic tank. He suggested that a small area the size of the trailer would be all that would need to be rezoned so far as they were concerned. Mr. Spears informed Mr. Lanman that all the Planning Commission would have authority to do would be to rezone on a permanent basis. The Board of Adjustment does not have the power to grant a variance for trailers. The proper procedure would be to apply for rezoning, which could possibly cost several hundred dollars. The Planning Commission, however, has not generally approved of mobile home parks and it would be questionable whether a majority of the Cbmmission would favor rezoning. Shore stated that previous cases regarding mobile homes have been controversial and he has voted against additional mobile homes. FPZC-M-12-5-74 2 (Trailer REquest -continued) 3.BUILDING PERMITS 210 W. Shadowbend 4.REZONING REQUESTS Crown CentralRR-1974-12 Segel qui st R f<.1q 14-t3-e.. North referred to previous City Council discussions of a possible amendment to the Zoning Ordinance which would permit mobile homes for security purposes on large areas such as ten acres or so. No action has been taken, however. Otherwise, she1would not approve of rezoning. Tirado stated that he felt the proposed amendment mentioned by North should be pursued. Raney arrived. Raney stated that he could not support rezoning, and also felt that there were problems involved in the amendment which created worse problems. Phillips stated that he would rather not comment, since the last time he was polled, he had changed his position by the time the Commission voted. Mr. Lanmon and Mr. Williams thanked the Commission for the information and advice. They may approach Council for amending the ordinance to permit trailers in this type of situation. Mr. and Mr. John Bush were present to request approval of a building permit outside an approved subdivision. This is an addition to a home at 210 West Shadowbend. North has checked the plans and they meet the required setbacks of the Zoning Ordinance. MOTION WAS MADE by Raney, seconded by North, that the Commission recommend approval of the permit. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. Fossler arrived. Raney reported that City Attorney Olson stated that Crown Central applies for the rezoning, although Segelquist is the owner of the surface rights. After checking the map, the Commission agreed that a new hearing was necessary, sin� .... )�,he proposed location of the wellsasrelocated brought ''jf'"Wt thin 200 feet of additional property owners. (The previous \'/ell location::.��covered in hearing RR-1974-7 and RR-1974-8.) MOTION WAS MADE by Raney, S�f.2,nded by Fossler that a hearing to consider the rezoning of foY-four acre tracts out of the E.D. Mills, et ux, 250 acre tract in the I&GN RR survey,A-624, fr.om: R:..l Single-family residential to Specific Use:Oil well and related structures be called for January 16, 1974,at 8 P.M. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. RR-1974-11 Pentacostal Chu rch Zoning Map changes 5.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS Sur face Water 6.ADJOURNMENT 3 FPZC-M-12-5-74 North reported that the h.ea ring ca 11 ed for December 19 had not been advertised since there was a question as to whether the hearing was necessary. MOTION WAS MADE by Tirado, seconded by Fossler, to hold the he aring on January 16 at 8:30 P.M. if the hearing for December 19 had not been advertised and a hearing was necessary. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. Spears will check with the City Attorney on this. Spears reported that he had talked with Bill Olson regarding the calling of hearings. Olson stated that we could do it in one hearing, but that he does not recommend it. Spears suggested that the hearings be held by area. After some discussion of what the areas should be, Raney suggested quadrants, with F. M. 518 and F. M. 2351 forming the divisions. After additional discussion, the Commission agreed to hold four heari ngs on four quadrants. Tirado reported on a communication from Walsh Engineering. The model of the water plan has not materialized, so they are pushing the report. Tirado suggested that City Council be approached to be given a presentation by the Galveston County Water Authority and Walsh Engineering. Tirado will arrange this. Also, the City needs to seriously consider what it would do if me of the wells shut down. The Commission agreed that Tirado should request that the City Council arrange a place on the agenda for the report presentation There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned. �Y.� Secretary Approved: ///.-/?� 7!> � �d, �.1,"'1 11 l (1 ("') NOTICE OF MEETING FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FPZC-M-12-19-74 Notice Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission will be held at the Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Willowick, on: THURSD AY DECEMBER 19, 1974 7:30 P.M. at which time the following items of business will be considered: l.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS. 2.INFORMATJON REPORTS. 3.ROUTINE BUILDING PERMITS. 4.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS. Inquiry .re: te.mporary skating rink (12-20) Any routine business. 5.ADJOURNMENT. £,�p\_� Secretary><:� " � l --"--. --........ CERTIFICATE I hereby certify that the above notcie of meeting was posted on the City Hall Bulletin Board on the fifteenth day of December, 1974, at 10:30 o'clock P.M. '8..��-� Planning and Zoning Commission Secretary FPZC-M-12-19-74 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION December 19, 1974 A regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held at Friendswood City Hall on HTursday evening, December 21, 1974. Chairman Tracy Spears presided. MEMBERS PRESENT Tracy Spears, Chairman MEMBERS ABSENT John Tirado Clyde Raney, Vice-chairman Leah North, Secretary (late) Kenneth Fossler (late) Ed Zeitler, Council Rep. Bob Phi 11 i ps James B. Shore AUDIENCE Signing 1he register or otherwise noted in the audience were: D.A. Springer, 6711 Bellfort, 64 4-2289Rev. D. C. Herrin, 801 Lockmoor, 482-2946Gary GoffMarie Moore, Friendswood Journal 1.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS December 5, 1974 -Approved with the following corrections: 2.BUILDING PERMITS Pentacostal ChurchSunset and F.M. 2351 Page two, under, REZONING REQUESTS. Add "RR-1974-1 3 11 to title. SEcond paragraph: Change 11well 1 1 to 11 wells.11 Change 11 it 11 to 1 1 them.1 1 Third paragraph: Change 11 a 11 to 11 two.11 Change \'tract II to "tracts. 1 1 Mr. Springer and Mr. Herrin were present to present general parking and building plans for the proposed church to be locate< on the corner of Sunset Drive and WEst Edgewood. A rezoning request had been made originally, but the City Attorney had advised the Commission that no rezoning to specific use was necessary to put a church in and R-1 District. North arrived. After discussion, the following items were given to them to complete. (1) Need to get copy of the Curb-cut ordinance. (2)Check with the Texas Highway Department in regard to theultimate right-of -way width of F. M. 2351. Phillipssuggested that they might want to set their building back an additional fifteen feet. (3) Obtain THO permission for the FPZC-M-12-1,9-74 2 Pentacostal Church (continuedl Temporary Skating Rink Canant Center 3.ADJOURNMENT culverts. (4) Indicate parking lot drainage. (5) INdicate slab elevation. Rev. Herrin stated that they planned to pour the slab late in the year (1975). Mr. Gary Goff was rresent to obtain information regarding the possibility of erecting a temporary roller skating rink in the C-1 zone. The plan is to sign an agreement with some near-by establishment for use of their parking lot and rest-rooms. Hours are planned as follows: M-Th, 7-10:00; F, 7:30-11 :30; Sat., 9-12, 12-3, 7-11 :30; Sun., 2-5. Fassler arrived. Spears asked about wind load. Raney asked what did happen in case of a hurricane. Goff replied that it would be moved quickly. (Sides and roof are tent fabric, with a fire rating, although Goff did not know at the time what it was. Floor is hardwood.) Possible problems brought up were noise and lights. Mr. Goff was referred to the Board of Adjustment to seek a Temporary Certificate of Zoning Compliance under Section 6, Paragraph 7, of the Zoning Ordinance. He was advised to contact Mr. Cline, Zoning Administrator, to set up the required meeting. A proposed office center located at the corner of West Spreading Oaks and S. Friendswood Drive was reviewed. The over-all design of the structure was very impressive. The Commission noted that the proposed back-out parking on Spreading Oaks was not permitted under the zoning ordinance (six spaces) and strongly recommended that the thirty foot set-back, while presently legal, be increasedby an additional five or ten feet in order to avoid blocking out the view of the Jewelry Shop next door. Reference was made to the undesirable situation created near the corner of Brandywyne and North Friendswood Drive where a car wash sets so far in front of the adjoining commercial building, that the building cannot easily be seen from one direction. There being no further business to discuss,, the meeting was adjourned. ;/JaLY� Secretary Approved: /-�-75'�wul!iw LI FPZC-1-2-75 NOTICE OF MEETING FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission will be held at the Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Willowick, Friendswood, Texas, onY THURSDAY JANUARY 2, 1975 7,30 P.M. at which time the following iteas of business will be considered, 1.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS 2.INFORMATION REPORTS 3, ROUTINE BUILDING PERMITS 4.REZONING Call hearings for the four proposed areas of rezoning. 5.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS Any reutine business which may come before the Commission. 6.ADJOURNMENT /]al £'zte&tt Se cretary CERTIFICATE I hereby certify that the above no tice of meeting was City Hall bulletin board on the day of Qecember, o'clock • M. the Planning and Zoning Commission Secretary r I r FPZC-M-1-2-75 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION January 2, 1975 A regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held at Friendswood City Hall on Thursday Evening, January 2, 1975, Chairman Tracy Spears presiding. MEMBERS PRESENT Tr acy Spears, Chairman Clyde Raney, Vice-Chairman Kenneth Foss l er Bob Phi 11 i ps Jim Shore l.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING. MEMBERS ABSENT Leah North, Secretary John Tirado The minutes of the December 19, 1974 meeting were approved as written. 2.INFORMATION REPORTS. A.Raney reported that Biscamp Construction has asked for refund of money paid forbuilding permit ($200.00) since original plans have been dro pped because ofeconomic situation. Discussion followed. Policy to now has been not to refund, butgenerally the amount has been much less and it was felt that processing the 0 application was worth the fee. In this case, processing application was judgedto have used about one half o� the fee. Speats said that City Attorney said itwas permissible to refund a llftion, keeping remainder. Fossler made motion to refund 50% of Biscamp's fee. Raney seconded. Motionpassed unanimously. B.Raney informed Commission that Mr. Yancey was contemplating selling one or two lotsfrom his tract of land on Merriewood Drive on a metes and bounds basis. Commissionmembers fell that this is actually subdividing land and comes under subdivisionordinances. Raney will talk to Yancey on an informal basis and report back toCommission. C.Fossler reported that Mr. Platt Thompson, a consulting engineer who previouslyappeared before the Commission to advise on slab requirements and specifications,has slab and soil specification proposals about ready for HUD handbook for GulfCoast area. He will return and discuss them with Commission when proposal iscomplete. D.Fossler reported that progress on the sign ordinance is slow. E.Fossler reported that the Galveston County Water Authorti y will appear beforeFriendswood City Council in late January to give progress report on long-rangeplans for obtaining adequate supply of surface water to meet future needs ofGalveston County. 3.REZONING. Fossler made motion, Raney seconded, to hold rezoning hearings based on map prepared by Mr. Bob Atkinson on March sixth, thirteenth, twentieth, and twenty-seventh at 8:00 P.M., with special meeti ngs on the thirteenth and twenty-seventh in order to hold hearings on those dates. FPZC-M-1-2-75 2 Rezoning (continued) The order of the hearings is to be as follows: March 6 - east quadrant March 13 -south quadrantMarch 20 -West quadrant March 27 -north quadrant. Motion passed unanimously. Upon further discussion, it was agreed that no decisions would be made until all the hearings were completed and any late input had been received and considered. 4.ADJOURNMENT. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9:00 P.M. Resp ectfully submitted, J. . - Approved : · ·� 1 l l,, \q1$' r l I I l 0 NOTICE OF MEETING ( FPZC-M-1-16-75 Notice FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission will be held at Friendswood City Hall, 109 East W1llowick, Friendswood, Texas, on: THURSDAY JANUARY 16, 1975 7:30 P.M. at which time the following items of business will be considered: l.Minutes of previous meetings. 2.Information reports. 3.Rou�ine building permits. 4.REzoning requests. 8:00 P.M. HEARING: RR-1974-12 and RR-1974-13. Request by Crown Central Petroleum to rezone two four-acre tracts of land out of the E. D. Mills, et ux, 250 acre tract in the I&GN RR survey, A-624, from R-1 Single Family to Specific Use: Oil well and related structures. 5.Subdivisions Yancey tract on Me rriewood Tract on 2351 opposite Melody lane Dr. Boone 6.Miscellaneous business Swearing in of new members Goals for 1975 Contract: Planning Consultant Any routine business which may come before the Commission 7.Adjournment sit� ';[Jt£ CERTIFICATE I hereby certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the City Hall Bulletin Board on the twelfth day of January, 1975, at 10:30�dlo��- 1 ' )f� SE t P ann1ng an on,ng omm1ss1on ere ary \ l l FPZC-M-1-16-75 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FR IENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING.CO MMISSION ·January·15� ·1975 A regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held at Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Willowick, on January 16, 1975. Chairman Tracy Spears presided. MEMBERS PRESENT ·MEMBERS.ABSENT Tracy Spears, Chairman Clyde Raney, Vice-Chairman Leah North, Secretary Kenneth Fassler Bob Phi 11 i ps James Shore John Tirado AUDIENCE Signing the register were: Tom Manison, Camp Manison, 482-1251 Rev. D. C. Herrin, 801 Lockmoor, 482-2946 0.K. Haynie, 1400 First City East, 224-8550Joe E. Adams, Jr., 1400 First City East, 224-8550George M. Cason, Jr., Box 590, League City, 332-2444 (representing Dino D. Nadkarni)Roberta Segelquist Harper, Rt. Box 1-B, Fredricksburg, 997-5782Raymond Segelquist, Alvin, Texas, 585-2261Billy Verkin, Houston, Texas, 666-6666M.L. Powers, Houston, Texas, 666-6666Charles E. Odom, Houston, Texas, 667-3764 l.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS. January 2, 1975 -Page One: Paragraph 2-E. Raney, not Fassler, reported on the Galveston County Water Authority. Approved as corrected. 2.INFORMATION REPORTS. GCWA Tirado reported that the Galveston County Water Authority was scheduled to give its report to the City Council this coming Mond ay. 3.ROUTINE BUILDING PERMITS. Pentacostal Church q Rev. Herrin presented his approved plans from the Texas Highway Department for access to F. M. 2351 from the proposed Pentacostal Church. He stated that Mr. Holsenbach in rovin said that the Highway department had no plans to widen F. M. 2351, but that he would consider setting the church back further anyway, which is what the Commission recommended. He asked if he could move in prior to completion. This question was referred to the Building Cfficial. He was referred to the City Manager for a City culvert permit. He was referred to the Building Official for a sign permit. Shore commented that the Commission could recommend that the building not be occupied until the parking was completed to City FPZC-M-1-16-75 2 Pentacostal Church (continued) 4.SWEARING IN. specifications. Raney added that sanitary facilities would have to be adequate, also, before occupancy. The original of the Highway Department permit was returned to Rev. Herrin, with a copy kept for the Commission files. The oath of office was administered to Commissioners John Tirado and Leah North, whowere recently reappointed for three year terms expiring November l, 1977. 5.REZONING HEARING. RR-1974-12RR-1974-13 Nadkarni Chairman Tracy Spears called the �earing.to order on a request by Crown Central Petroleum to rezone two four-acre tracts out of the E.D. Mills., et ux, 250 acre tract in the I&GN RR survey, A-624,from R-1 Single Family to Specific Use: Oil .Well and relatedstructures. Mr. 0. K. Haynie and Joe Adams, Jr., representing theoil company and Billy Verkin and Charles E. Odom, representing thesurface owners, were present. Mr. Haynie stated that Crown did not yet have a letter of agreement, but that they were ready to commit to writing any agreement made tonight. Fossler arrived. Haynie stated that they would like to change the proposed location of the wells and that eventually they would like four additional tracts on the Mills tract and one additional location on each of two adjacent 110 acre tracts of land. They would then sign a release on the other acreage. Verkin stated that they would like to develop or sell the land, but that they cannot get financing for a subdivision unless they get a release of the rest of the surface rights. He gave two copies of a flood and utility study done for the subdivision to the Commission for its files. Odom stated that the developer was at a disadvantage until Crown determines where the rest of -the we 11 s wi 11 be. Unless this is done, orderly development of the area is not possible and undue hardship is caused the surface owners. They would have to oppose any permits until these locations are determined. Additional discussion followed, until it was evident that the two parties could not reach an agreement during this meeting. Spears asked if anyone else wished to speak. No one did. MOTION WAS MADE by Raney, seconded by Tirado, to table (postpone) any decision until additional information is forthcoming. MOTION PASSED UN ANIMOUSLY. Mr. George CAson appeared on behalf of Mr. Nadkarni to state that Mr. Nadkarnia wished to request that only so much land as is necessary be rezoned from his tract and permit the rest of the tract to be single family. Mr. Raney explained that Mr. Nadkarni. received a I ... Nadkarni (continued) 3 FPZC-M-1-16-75 notice of the rezoning hearing mly because his land was within 200 feet of the land requested to be rezoned, that his acreage is still zoned single family and that no Specific Use Permit has been requested. The tank batteries, seperator, and well head on his land existed prior to annexation by the City. Raney will answer his letter and talk to the Tax Assessor/Collector in regard to the taxing of the area. Four tanks are to be removed, which will lessen the surface use by two-thirds. 6.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS. Carol Boone \. ·:, ' 7.SUBDIVISIONS. F.M. 2351 Yancey Dr. Carol Boone presented a request to consider rezoning of land at the intersection of Briarmeadow�and Winding Way. He would like to be able t'o build town houses in the entire area from the intersection with F. M. 518 to the Creek. Proposed zoning is now R-3 and R-1. The Chairman called Dr. Boone's attention to the'hearings pl�nned for March. The feeling of the Commission was thata PUD with a density maximum of five units per acre might beconsidered, but Not townhouses with a greater density. North brought before the Commission a problem which had been referred to the Commission by the principles involved in a land transaction involving three out of four tracts of land, being a part of Lot 4, Block 9, Friendswood Subdivision. This tract of land was surveyed and divided by metes and bounds in a survey dated April l, 1971. Although not approved by the Commission or recorded, a building permit was granted to build a house on Tract Bin 1972. The new owner of Tract B would now like to buy Tracts A and C, but would like to know if he would have any trouble in the future selling them for building lots. Each lot is 75' frontage, which met -the zoning requirements when it was surveyed and 280 feet deep, being 0.482 Acre in area. After considerable discussion , Raney pointed out paragraph 6 under the Single Family Residential Use District of the Zoning Ordinance, which allows for variation in lot widths by the Commission if the dwelling density is equal to or less that 2.7 per acre. MOTION WAS MADE by Raney, seconded by North, that, in compliance with developer Walter Wainwright's request of May 23, 1973, that under Paragraph 6 of the Single Family District REgulations building per permits may be issued on this property for single-family dwellings with set-backs as required by the Zoning Ordinance in existance at the time the building permit application is made. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. Did not attend. No action taken. FPZC-M-1-16-75 8.REZONING.REQUEST Brigadoon and 2351 9.ADJOURNMENT 4 Spears informed that Commission that Mr. Buck Hausman hasrequested that the Commission considered rezoning a tractof land on F. M. 2351 between Stadium Lane and Brigadoonfrom Single Family Residential to Commercial C-1. The Commission strongly and unanimously opposed such a change. The hour being late, all further items of business on the agenda were deferred untila later meeting and the meeting adjourned. ;flJ Y, )&,:U Secretary Approv ed: �-{)(J -JS: aa,;� I I 11 I I FPZC-1-23-74 (" NOTICE OF MEETING FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Notice is hereby given that a special meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission will be held at Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Willowick, on: THURSDAY JANUARY 23, 1975 7:30 P.M. at which time the following items of business will be considered: l.DECISION CONCERNING REQUEST TO REZONE RR-1974-12 RR-1974-13 The hearing for which was held at 8:00 P.M. on January 16, 1975. ';ild'-e� Secretary CERTIFICATE I hereby certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the City Hall Bulletin Board on the nineteenth day of January, 1975 at 10:30 o'clock, P.M. iiat�'n� Planning and Zoning Commission Secretary I l FPZC-M-1-23-75 MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND �ONING COM MISSION January 23, 1975 A special meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held on January 23, 1975, at Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Willowick. Chairman Tracy Spears presided. MEMBERS PRESENT Tracy Spears, Chairman Clyde Raney, Vice-Chairman Leah North, Secretary Kenneth Fos s l er Bob Phi 11 i ps James Shore John Tirado 1.REZONING HEARING: RR -1974-12 and RR-1974-13 MEMBERS ABSENT Purpose of the meeting was to have been to consider a decision re garding the rezoning requests made by Crown Central to drill on the E. D. Mills tract which is now owned by the Powers/Verkin interests. Neither the surface rights owners nor the mineral rights owners were present, however, since final agreement had not yet been reachedbetween the two. Therefore, the Commission did not consider this question and an informal series of dicsussion follwed on various items of interest. I 2. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS. l. Imperial Estates Triangle Fl oodway /FloodPlain Maps Surface Water Briarmeadow School Traffic problem Rubbish Regulations GOALS For 1975 Raney suggested that the one-third acre triangle at to Imperial Estates Section Onecould be better used office building than as single-family residential. no decision followed. the entrance as a restricted Discussion, but Whether or not data and/or maps on the floodway exist was discussed. Shore will investigate. Tirado reported on latest information regarding the use of surface water in the Friendswood area. Tirado reported that the PTO had asked the City Council to do something about the possible traffic hazards around the new Briarmeado Ele�ntar1, s�twol at last Monday's Council meeting. The Conmission a deAfMtommendations regarding traffic control to theCouncil at the ,me 'it reviewed the building permit request. Tirado expressed the opinion that rubbish regulations should be considered when the Zoning Ordinance is revamped. Raney presented the following goals for 1975 and membership of the following subcommittees were suggested by assig nment and request. 1.Zoning Ordinance and Map Fossler, Raney, Spears, North FPZC-M-1-23-75 2 Goals for 1975 (continued) 3.ADJOURNMENT 2.Fire Zone/Comme rcial District RE_g_ulations Raney, North 3.Si_g_n Ordinance Fassler 4.Flood Plain Ordinance Up-date (floodway, elevations, stilts) North, Shore 5.Residential Buildin_g_Bfg_ulations Tirado, Raney, North, City 11 Building Committee" 6.Comprehensive Circulation Plan/Statues Tirado, Phillips, Shore There being no fu rther business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned. 'idcJ;y � Secretary Approved: �auJ � /</7:S A/JJ�, I 11 n (', NOTICE OF MEETING FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FPZC-1-30-75 Noti ce Notice is hereby given that a special meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission will be held at Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Willowick, on: THURSDAY JANUARY 30, 1975 7:30 P.M. at which time the following item of business will be considered: l.DECISION CONCERNING REQUEST TO REZONE RR-1974-12 RR-1974-13 The hearing for which was held on January 16, 1975 at 8:00 P.M. �y� Secearj CERTIFICATE I hereby certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the City Hall Bulletin Board on the twenty-sixth day of January, 1975, at 11 :00 O'clock P.M. Plaffnfo�(ancf Zo-nin-g Commission Secretary ---p 1%'t-uL , .9-rv:..t ;vv, -vv��'tf _9,..&.cJ, . � Jv:,,.: �t;,_ /y\ ,,,(-Jtfla.ci.•t, �J)-'yt�:- fl I l l l FPZC-2-6-75 -n 0 NOTICE OF MEETING FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission will be held at Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Willowick, on: THURSDAY FEBRUARY 6, 1975 7:30 P.M. at which time the following items of business will be considered: l.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS. 2, INFORMATION REPORTS. 3.ROUTINE BUILDING PERMITS. 4.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS. Representatives of Chamber of Commerce Any other routine business Goals for 1975 Contract: Planning Consultant 5.ADJOURNMENT CERTIFICATE s.cffrfd �� · I hereby certify that the above notice of meeting was i:osted on the City Hall bulletin board on the second day of February, 1975, at 10:30 o'clock P.M. PlXl�)::� ann,ng an on,ng omm1ss1on Secretary [ I I l J FPZC-M-2-6-75 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION February 6, 1975 A regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held at Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Willowick, on Thursday evening, February 6, 1975. Chairman Tracy Spears presided. MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT Tracy Spears, Chairman Clyde Raney, Vice-Chairman Leah North, Secretary Kenneth Fossler Ed Zeitler, Council Rep. Bob Phillips James Shore John Tirado AUDIENCE Paul Maaz, Friendswood Chamber of Commerce Charles Coe Bill Murphy Glen McDonald, Postmaster l.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS No minutes were available. 2.INFORMATION REPORTS. Oil wells Raney reported negotiations still going on regarding the Crown Central/Verkin-Powers oil well rezoning. No rig is available for drilling on the Lucas property at this time. 3.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS. Chamber of Commerce Mr. Paul Maaz, President, Friendswood Chamber of Commerce, appearedbefore the Commi ssion to express a desire of the Chamber for better communication between the Chamber and the Commission. Several ideas were discussed and the Chamber was encouraged to express House numbering its opinions to the Commission, particularly when the business community would be affected. Chairman Spears invited the Chamber to send representatives to the Commission meetings. Mr. Glen McDonald, Postmaster was present to inform the Commission of the expanded area now given to Zip Code 77546. The area in which the Commission is immediately concerned is the area in the southern section of Friendswood which was previously in the Alvin Zip Code area. House num bers are needed immediately. It was agreed to having Planning Consultant ATkinson superimpose a grid system on the Friendswood map on which he is working, using the present pencil and ink grid map as a basis. The Post Office, Police and Fire Departments and Mr. Cline will then be asked to comment on any conflicts. Letters to Post Office customers need to be sent on the twentieth. FPZC-M-2-6-75 Planning Contract 4.ADJOURNMENT 2 No action was taken. There being no further business to consider, the meeting was adjourned. iJdi?>uM: Seretary Approved: � h, /(/75-, [ I L. FPZC-2-13-75 (l NOTICE OF MEETING FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND A)NING COM MISSION Notice is hereby given that a special meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission will be held at Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Wil lowick, Friendswood, Texas, on: THURSDAY FEBRUARY 13, 1975 7:30 P.M. for the following purpose: l.Final consideration of and approval of the proposed zoning map prior to making reductions for distribution. 'iJcJJ_ P. � Secretary CERTIFICATE I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the City Hall Bulletin Board on the ninth day of February, 1975, at 11:30 o,clo�.M. -=-=-"-�.:.....,=�-"'-----,P.,----:-t!, ��'--:----. Planning and Zoning Commission Secretary r 11 FPZC-M-2-13-75 MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION February 13, 1975 A special meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning commission was held at Friendswood City Hall on Thursday evening, February 13, 1975, for the purpose of considering final approval of the proposed zoning map prior to making reductions for distribution. Chairman Tracy Spears pres •i ded. MEMBERS PRESENT Tracy Spears, Chairman Clyde Raney, Vice-Chairman Leah North, Secretary Bob Phi 11 i ps James Shore Ed Zeitler, Council Rep. John Tirado (Arr; late) AUDIENCE Bob Atkinson, Planning Consultant Mike Whatley, Assistant Postmaster Glen Box, El Dorado Estates Bernice Box, El Dorado Estates l.HOUSE NUMBERING/ GRID MAP MEMBERS ABSENT Kenneth Foss l er ' Atkinson presented the proposed grid map which he has prepared. He recommends thatnumbering start with the 100 block off F. M. 518 (Friendswood Drive). Mary Ann Drive. One anomaly is that the houses on the end of Mary Ann Drive are nowlisted in the 800 block, which does not fit in with the rest of the grid. These mayhave to be changed. Sun Meadow. Numbering in Sun Meadow does not conform to the grid at all. Atkinson feelsthat it should conform to the system now. Spears disagrees. Action was deferred. El Dorado Subdivis ion. Bernice Box stated that they were told to use their lot numberswhen changing their address from the Alvin postal zone to Friendswood. Mike Whatleystated that he didn't know who told them that, but that the information was anaccurate.Raney stated that the El Dorado Subdivision should start with the number 101 because itis a closed loop. North felt that the numbers should follow the grid, but that therewas apossible problem with similar numbers on Dorado Drive and El Dorado Boulevard.After discussion with Consultant Atkinson, it was agpeed to use two-digit numbers onEldorado Lane. Windsong Subdivision. After discussion, it was agreed that Windsong should follow thegrid system. 2.ZONING MAP Planning Consultant Atkinson presented some figures showing the per cent of differentzones areawise as compared to Angleton. He stated that he would have flood plain andmajor thoroughfare information as support data for the hearings. Tirado questionedthe per cents given to schools and parks. Specific Uses were outlined on the map.There was a discussion regarding mobile home areas. 3.ADJOURNMENT. The meeting was then adjourned-.�· · n .l"U(L .. VrJ'V-e d c:t.a. 1,;,...,vJU.l/t,..,...,v'-77·-� "G-5-7.S-� J_ ';>F, )t�Jt<;'i .... � \ ' ' t •_ \ '----'Ci__ 'S_ \ _ _:_ ' ( ' ( __i_.? 1-1 u FPZC-2 -20-75 ·I (1 (' NOTICE OF MEETING FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission will be held at Friendswood,City Hall, 109 East Willowick, on: THURSDAY FEBRUARY 20, 1975 7:30 P.M. at which time the following items of business will be considered: l.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS. 2.INFORMATION REPORTS. 3.ROUTINE BUILDING PERMITS. 4.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS. Bob Atkinson -Zoning map/numbering gridFormat for March hearingsSecretarial help for March hearingsElection of officersAny routine business 5.ADJOURNMENT CERTIFICATE ��� Secretary I hereby certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the City Hall Bulletin Board on the sixteenth day of February, 1975, at 11:00 o'clock P.M. XiJ?r.� Planning and Zoning Commission Secretary I FPZC-M-2-20-75 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION February 20, 1975 A regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held at the Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Wil�owick, on Thursday evening, February 20, 1975. Chairman Tracy Spears presided•.- MEMBERS PRESENT Tracy Spears, Chairman Clyde Raney, Vice-Chairman Leah North, Secretary (Arr. late ) Bob Phi 11 i ps MEMBERS ABSENT Kenneth Fossler James Shore John Tirado 1.M!NUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS. Minutes of Jauuary 23, 1975 were handed out, but were not acted upon. January 16, 1975 -approved as written. 2.REZONING HEARINGS. ComprehensiveRezoning Raney reported that the hearings previously scheduled for the four successive Thursdays in March will have to be postponed. The necessary paperwork had not been completed by the City in time for advertising. He suggested that the hearings be rescheduled for the four Thursdays in April. Tirado questioned whether a hearing should be scheduled for April 3, since this is only two days before City elections. Discussion followed, but no decision was formally made, since this item was not on the agenda. 3.ROUTINE tBUILDING PERMITS.· Church of Christ Gym/Classrooms Mr. Ray Frizzell presented plans for an additional building on the Church of Christ property. MOTION WAS MADE by Raney, seconded by Phillips, to approve the plans as presented. MOTION WAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.(North absent.) 4.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS. Grid Map for House Numbers Zoning Hearings Spears reported that Bob At kinson had the Post Office grid system ready and will give it to Mike Whatley, Assistant Postmaster, tomorrow. Spears reported that the Zoning Map is ready for reduction. North asked what we were going to use for mail-outs.A discussion followed as to whether it would be required to use a legal description, a map, or whatever. Spears will ask the City Attorney's opinion. Spears reported ihat City Manager Morgan had said that the City would supply someone to take minute s of the hearings. FPZC-M-2-2O-75 2 Zoning Heartngs (continued) Zoning Violation Trailer 5.INFORMATION REPORTS Flood InsuranceMap Up-date North suggested that a better record could be kept if each participant in the hearings would submit a written statement which could be used as part of the record, since it is very hard to sift out what a person would like to have as part of the record when an informal verbal statement is made. Tirado and Spears suggested that notices of the hearing "invite a written expression: of your views.1 1 Spears will ask City Attorney Olson's opinion on a paragraph suggesting the submitssion of a written statement. North reported that it had been brought to her attention that a trailer on East Heritage is being advertised for sale, along with the lot on which it sits. It is a non-conform ing use and was also reportedly moved in after the Zoning Ordinance was passed and was at that time given a year to remain without being in compliance. A discussion followed. MOTION WAS MADE by Tirado that the Commission send a memo to the City Manager notifying him of the situation and suggesting that he check with Bill Olson to see if it is in violation. Objection was made by Bob Phillips, who stated that he was not in favor of the Commission telling the City Manager three or four times a month to tell the City staff of a violation. Raney also objected, stating that he did not feel that the Planning Commission should have to police the City. Phillips also objected to the formality of a motion. THE MOTION DIED for lack of a second. It was agreed that Spears would talk to the City Manager concerning the problem. Shore reported that he had called the engineering firm in Pennsylvania which is reported to be updating the Friendswood map. He wished to inquire about floodway designation, since nothing had been received from James Gartrell, Drainage District engineer. Charles Attinger told Shore that they are taking our existing flood map and changing the boundaries between zones to curvilinear form on a topographic basis. Annexed areas will be designated 11 A 11 zones and must continue to be determined on an individual basis. In other words, thay are not working on delineating the annexed area. This information has been submitted to the Corps of Engineers. They are not doing the fl oodway. North questioned strongly the use of the 11 A 11 zone to designate the newly annexed areas. This would make flood insurance in the undelineated areas cost the same as in the high hazard area. Shore asked Attinger how we would get the new areas delineated. Attinger told him call the F.I.A. I , 3 FPZC-M-2-2O-75 Flood Insurance Map (continued) Shore called the F. I. A., talked to Thomas Miller, who toldhim to write to Charles A. Lindsey and ask for a review and revision of the map and also for a Study 19 which would delineatethe floodway. This would take up to eighteen months. So, apparently, all previous correspondence with the F.I.A. hasnot been effective. Shore will study Gary Pate's work for the County and will send aletter to Miller. 6.ELECTION OF OFFICERS 7.ADJOURNMENT. MOTION WAS MADE by Shore, seconded by Tirado, that the current slate of officers be elected by acclimation. North accepted thenomination on the condition that the Commission consider a paid Secretary in next year's budget. MOTION PASSE D UNANIMOUSLY (with three abstentions by the no minatees) .. There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned. �J!Y:ji;jfj-secretary � Approved:b..u/u 4. /97.s-' n n NOTICE OF MEETING FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FPZC-3-6-75 Notice Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission will be held at Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Willowick, Friendswood, Texas, on: THURSDAY MARCH 6, 1975 7 : 30 P .M. at which time the followi ng items of business will be considered: l.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS 2.INFORMATION REPORTS 3.SUBDIVISIONS 7:30 David Newl, Coker Engineering: Inquiry re: subdividing 72 acres, Longwood Park area.8:00 Bill Rainey: Inquiry re: subdiving Lot 3, Windsong Subdivision 4.ROUTINE BUILDING PERMITS Bill Rainey: Inquiry re: R-1 Zone regulations/storage shed for trucks used inbuilding contracting business8:45 Georg Ulbrich: Office building8:30 D.Suit: Day Care CenterAny other routine permits 5.REZONING Call hearing: RR-1975-1 Request by Crown Central Petroleum to rezone forSpecificUse: Oil Well and related structures - a four-acre tractout of the E. R. Weiss 110 acre tract in the I&GN RR survey, A-624.Reset hearings: Proposed zoning map (previously set for March 6, 13, 20, 27. 6.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS Approval of grid map for house numberingAny other routine business which may come before the Commission 7.ADJOURNMENT � 'i)J p Y?dL CERTIFICATE I hereby certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the City Hall Bulletin Board on the second day of March, 1975, at 11:00 o'clock P.M. ;i]dlS?'rkeft__ FPZC Secretary I 1 I l I I FPZC-M-3-6-75 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIEN DSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION March 6, 1975 A regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held at the Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Willowick, on THursday ev ening, March 6, 1975. Chairman Tracy Spears presided. MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT Tracy Spears, Chairman None Clvde Raney, Vice-Chairman Leah North, Secretary (Arr. late) Kenneth Fossler Bob Phillips James Shore John Tirado Ed Zeitler, Council Rep. AUDIENCE Signjng the register were: John Shearer, 3332 Burke, Suite 214, Pasadena William E. Murphy, Friendswood Georg R. Ulbrich, Friendswood Tommy J. Blake, #4 Windsong Friendswood Glen Cress, #10 Windcreek, Friendswood John A James, #16 Windsong Lane, Friendswood Bill Rainey, 926 Ahrens, Houston David Newell, 1008 Francis, Pasadena A.D. Helms, 1714 Kenwick PasadenaKen L. Suit, 602 Fairdale, FriendswoodHarold E. Benson, 30 5 N. Shadowbend, Friendswood 1.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS January 23, 1975 -approved with the following correction: Under Bri armeadow School Traffic Problem, reword II The Commission made recommenda­tions ... 11 to The Commission had made similar recommendations ... 11 February 6, 1975 -approved as presented February 20, 1975 -approved as presented 2.SUBDIVISIONS ·'·. / North Quakers Landtng .,.. Mr. David Newell of Coker Engineering presented three copies of a proposed subdivision lot layout which would be located off the end of Myrtlewood Drive. Total area was 72 acres, of which 7 acres would be park. with a total of 138 lots. 100-year flood plain. Spears noted that the subdivisionwould have to meet the requirements of the 100-year floodelevation. Helms stated that the 100-year flood plain wasnot definite at this time -that they would junk the wholeproject if it did not meet the requirements. The Secretaryobtained the City Secretary 1 s large-scale copy of the flood FPZC-M-3-6-75 2 North Quaker's Landing (continued) hazard boundary map superimposed on a topographical map. This map, although unofficial, indicated that the 100-year flood level in the subdivision area ranged between 34 and 36 feet. The highest point in the subdivision, according to the topographical figures, was slightly over 33 feet. Creek Easement. Spears reminded the developer that the Commission would require an easement along Clear Creek approximately 150 feet from the centerline of the creek. This requirement would eliminate a large number of the lots on the creek, s�nce most of them were less than 200 feet deep. Mr. Helms was concerned about the loss of these lots. Half-street. One street within the subdivision had half of the dedicated right-of-way outside the subdivision. The Commission indicated that provision would have to be made in regard to the whole street. Mr. Helms wanted to swing the present right-of-way over in on e spot in order to get an additional lot on Myrtlewood. No resolution was made of this. Town houses. Mr. Helms indicated that he would like to put townhouses on a 7.5 acre triangae within the subdivision. The Commission expressed mixed feelings as to the desireability of thi•s. Commercial REserve. Two lots on Myrtlewood, measuring a total of 240 feet wide and 110 feet deep were indicated for a Commercial reserve. Mr. Helms was told that this could not be allowed. Lot Sizes. Somevof·fbhedlots'w,i1thin the subdivision did not meet present subdivision requirements. It was concluded that the developer did not have the current subdivision ordinance and that he should study it before revising his plan. Pipeline. Raney informed Mr. Helms that we now have an ordinance prohibiting building any structure within forty feet of a pipeline easement without a variance granted ona,y by City Counci 1 . Conclusion. Mr. Helms expressed the op1n1on that the Commission had shot down the whole project. 3.BUILDING PERMITS/SUBDIVISION Windsong S/D Lot #3 Mr� Bill Rainey, rowner of Lot #3 in Windsong Subdivision appeared before the Commission with two prob�ems involving building permits on the lot. The first problem involved the fact that Mr. Rainey had obtained a building permit to construct a dwelling on half the frontage of Lot #3 and planned to sell the other half of the frontage. A real estate sign is up on this half. I L 3 FPZC-M -3l.6-75 Lot #3, Windsong S/D (continued ) The question which had been raised was whether this constituted a subdivision without Planning Commission's approval and also whether Mr. Rainey could sell the other half of the lot for a building lot. The second problem involved a building permit which Mr. Rainey had obtained on another se ction of Lot #3 in order to build a storage shed for construction equipment. The question raised was whether tmis was a residential use. Question #1 -on the subdivision of the lot. Three lot owners from Windsong Subdivision were present to express their views on the subdivision of Lot #3. Mr. Tommy Blake, of #4 Windsong, the next-door neighbor of Mr. Rainey's, Mr. Glen Cress1, #10 Windcreek, and Mr. John A James, #16 Windsong Lane. Mr. Blake expressed a concern regarding the operation of a septic system on a lot smaller than the 245 foot wide lots which he and Mr. Rainey now own. He stated thathe has trouble with his septic system at the present time, that he (and therefore Mr. Rainey) could not cross the pipeline behind his house with a septic system and had to put it in front of the house. The house sets 175' back from the street and has standing water in the front yard all winter. The septic field is ninety feet wide and the water seeps fifteen feet in either direction. This creates problems in the placing of the water well, also. He did not think that a lot 122.5 feet wide could adequately handle the septic system and water system required, staying an adequate .distance from the neighbor's water supply as well. Mr. James ·informed the Commission that he had spoken to all ten lot owners presently living in Windsong and that the consensus was that they all wanted to live on acreage or they would have moved to a subdivision. They do not approve of the subdivision of the present lots in Windsong into smaller lots, whether it is illegal or legal. The Commission made the following findings regarding the subdividing or non-subdividing of the lot: (1)Lot 3, Windsong Subdivisdon, was conveyed to Mr. Raineyby Al and Paul O'Farrell on January 19, 1972, prior to annexationby the City of Friendswood.(2)Lot 3 was conveyed to Mr. Rainey in two tracts (one deed ),Tract One facing Windsong Lane and Tract Two with 18.84 feet ofaccess to F. M. 528.(3 )Lot 3 was surveyed for Mr. Rainey on August 29, 1974, intothree tracts. Tract One of the original conveyance becametracts 3-B and 3-C and Tract Two was named tract 3-A.(4)Mr. Rainey had received no approval from the PlanningCorrrnission on a subdivision of Tract One into tracts 3-B and3-C. Therefore, on advice of Counsel, the Commission accepted the division of Lot 3 into Tracts One and Two, since the conveyance FPZC -M-3-6-75 4 Lot #3, Windsong S/D (continued) was made prior to an nexation. The further division of Tract One into tracts 3-B and 3-C was made after annexation and constituted a subdivision of land which needs approval of the Planning Commission. Mr. Rainey was informed that "Tract 3-C II could not be sold with the expect ation that a building permit could legally be issued on it.· Question #2 -on the use of the storage shed. Mr. Rainey presented his position on the buildin g permit issued on Tract Two. He has a building permit for the shed. Zoning,Adminstrator Cline informed Building Official Floyd that he could issue the permit. This tract was exempted from subdivision restrictions by the conveyance. according to Mr. Rainey. Spears stated that the fact that it was exempted or not from subdivision restrictions was not relevant, since the land was zoned R-1 Single family and any activity must meet residential zone requirements. Rainey stated that he planned to store his own personal equipment in the 20 1 by 40' shed. He would use it for three trucks which he hauls tools in and for equipment storage. He presently rents a warehouse for these uses. Further discussion with Mr. Rainey revealed the following in response to questioning by the Commission: (1)The proposed storage shed (approximately 20 1 by 40 1 in dimension) was to be located on a separate tractfrom the residential building, being located on TractTwo (also designated by Mr. Rainey as Tract 3-A), whilethe residence was located on Tract One (3-B). Ord. 174 permits in R-1 Zone 11 a single-family dwelling uni t 11 and and accessory building. 11 Sec ti on 2, Paragraph 6defines accessory structure as 1 1 a ... structure on the same lot with ... theopr�nc.ipler-use or structure." (2)The shed would be used for storage of three pick-uptrucks used to carry tools to construction jobs. (3)Drivers of the vehicles would include Mr. Rainey,his wife, his brother, and at least one other man. (4)Mr. Rainey's brother and the other man do not liveon the premises. (Technically, neither do Mr. or Mrs.Rainey, since they propose living on Tract One, whilethe storage shed is proposed for Tnact Two.) Ord. 174, 3Ettion 2, Paragraph 16a states that "No person other· than members of the family residing on - l! 5 FPZC-M-3-6-75 Lot #3, Windsong (continued) the premises sha 11 be engaged in such occupation. 11 (5)Mr. Rainey stated that he would build and sell items offurniture if someone asked him to. Ord. 174, Section 2, Paragraph 16 g states that 11An,¥ activity in which ... goods ... are sold ... shall not be considered La] home occupation(s).11 (6)Mr. Rainey did not want to build the storage shed on his ownlot or build it of similar materials as his house, the latterbeing a subdivision requirement. (7)Although Mr. Rainey felt that Tract Two had been released from ·the subdivision by a paragraph in the conveyance which stated thatTract Two would not be subject to subdivision restrictions, thePlat of Windsong presented to the Planning Commission by Al andPaul O'Farrell in February of 1973 showed Tract Two includedin the subdivision. This point was not considered relevant tothe question to be resolved by the Cbmmission. (8)Mr. Rainey stated that he would not use more than two horse­power at one time, but no statement was made what the total horse­power requirement would be. Ord. 174, Section 2, Paragraph 16f states that 11 No Home occupation shall require the installation of equipment or electric motors exceeding a total limitation of 3 horsepower per dwelling unit.11 (9)The 18.84 feet of access of Tract Two to F. M. 528 alsocoincided with a drainage ditch or canal of the same approximatewidth. The Commission had been advised by Counsel that the question to be determined was whether the shed would be used for Commercial purposes. In light of the infor mation received from Mr. Rainey, the following action was taken. MOTION WAS MADE by Shore, seconded by North, that the Commission recommend to the City Manager that the Building permit issued for th� construction of the 11 storage shed' be rescinded because the activities planned constituted a Commercial venture. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, WITH ONE ABSTENTION. Fossler, Tirado, Phillips, Raney. Abstaining: conflict of interest). For: Shore, North, Spears (possible [Assistant City Manager Cline was notified of this action by phone on Friday morning, March 7. This was followed on March 10 by a detailed memo listing the above findings and reconmendations which was delivered to the City Manager and Building Official Floyd as well as Zoning ADministrator/Assistant City Manager Cline.] Mr. Rainey then asked if the Commission had any control over to whom he sold the tracts. When assured that the Commission did not, he expressed his gratification, since he had a particular type of buyer in mind. --FPZC-M-3-6-75 Lot #3, Windsong (continued) 4.BUILDING PERMITS Day Care Center306 W Edgewood Dr. Office Building l 06 E. Wi 11 owi ck 6 Mr. Rainey stated that he would talk to an attorney regarding the division of the property. Mr. Harold E. Benson and Mr. Ken Suit presented the Commission with plans for a day care center to be developed on the front of the property at approximately 306 West Edgewood Drive. Councilman Zeitler is also involved in this property as a co-owner. The Commission had previously recommended that the enitre tract not be rezoned for townhouses. Traffic Flow. The majority of comments on the plans presented concentrated on traffic flow. The Commission felt that a revision of the traffic flow plan was necessary to ensure that traffic could flow in and out easily. Also, since the developers plan eventually to use the access to the day care center as the access to the development behind the Commercial strip, they were advised that the day care buil ding should be placed so that it would meet the set-back requirements when the private access road became a public street. If left where it is shown on the sketch, the street could not be utilized in the future as public access because the building would be too close to it. A loop was suggested for the drive. Parking. Only four spaces were shown on the sketch. The Commission felt that this was inadequate. They will have three employees and will have sixty students at each session. The Commission advised Mr. Benson and Mr. �it to familiarize themselves with the Zoning Ordinance requirements, Subdivision requirements (on streets, especially) and the Curb Cut and Parking Ordinance. This is important because of the future development of the lot which is desired. They will return next week, at \'lhich time the Commission will review drainage, parking, traffic flow, and the survey of the lot. Spears and Raney will consult with them in the meantime. North would like to study the plans from the fire safety point of view. Mr. Georg Ulbrich presented pl ans for a 4300 square-·foot office building to be located accross from City Hall and fo be called City Place. Parking. Eleven spaces are need. The plan indicates seventeen. 1· 11 I 7 FPZC-M-3-6-7� Building Permits (continued) Sidewalks. A discussion took place regarding the requirement to install sidewalks. The consensus was that, since Willowick is to be improved in the near future and since sidewalks put in now would probably be destoyed at that time, that Mr. Ulbrich would not have to install the sidewalks until Willowick was improved. The plat was 11 redlined 11 for submission to the Building Official, incorp orating other minor items which were discussed. A survey had not been submitted, it was noted, but this would be submitted to the Building Official. MOTION WAS MADE by Phillips, seconded by North that the Corm,ission recommend approval of the building plans as modified. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. 5.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS. House Numbering Windsong S/D Scope of Review Buildings Heari ng Ca 11 ed 1 RR-1975-1 Mr. John James of (lot) #16 Windsong Lane appeared before the Commission presented a letter and a signed request from the ten present residents of Windsong Subdivision to be allowed to keep their present lot numbers instead of being assigned numbers from the proposed grid system. Raney asked how mail had been addressed until now. Most had used Friendswood P. 0. boxes, although the route was Alvin's. Raney expressed the opinion that he liked small numbers. Discussion followed. MOTION WAS MADE by Raney, seconded by Fassler, that the question be referred to Planning Consultant Atkinson and the Post Office, Police, and Fire Departments for their opinions in writing. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. A discussion took place regarding what aspects of building permits the Commission would concern itself with. Fassler made a proposed list which included zoning compliance, parking, traffic flow, easements, especially pipeline, drainage, plot plan and survey, building set-backs, and curb and gutter ordinance when delegated. (This is in regard to Commercial permits.) Raney suggested a letter to accompany the list. Spears suggested that Raney add his words to Fosslers list. MOTION WAS MADE BY north, seconded by Raney, that this be done. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. MOTION WAS MADE by Raney, seconded by North that a public hearing be called for March 27, 1975, at 8:00 P.M. in a special meeting in order to consider a request by Crown Central Petroleum to rezone to Specific Use: Oil Well and reiated structures, a four acre tract out of the E. R. Weiss 110 acre tract out of lot 6, Section 23, I&GN RR Co., A-623. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. FPZC-M-3-6 -75 8 Miscellaneous Business (continued) Hearings Called Comprehensive REzoning 6.INFORMATION REPORTS. MOTION WAS MADE by Raney, seconded by Fassler, to call public hearings on the four Thursday nights in April at 8:00 P.M. in order to consider the proposed comprehensive rezoning, two special meetings, on the tenth and the twenty-fourth, to be required. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. Boat-Empere Chateau The Secretary reported that she had received a note this evening during the meeting informing the Commission that a group of citizens from Empere Chateau would not be coming before the Commission since the ten ton boat that was allegedly to be constructed on a residential lot in that subdivision was not going to be constructed. Trailer -East Heritage The Secretary reported on the latest status of the trailer which exists on East Heritage and which is alle1 ged to be in violation of the Zoning Ordinance. Street Program North .reported a concern that the present city street program is not conforming to either the specifications as set forth in the Driveway Ordinance or the specifications as indicated on the plans, particularly in reference to driveways and curb returns. Spears will speak to the City Manager. as a citizen 1 1 fl oodee 11 Heritage Estates Fill North reported that she/was involved with the Texas Water Development Board concerning a subdivision which the Commission had approved, since the subdivision was being extensively filled and, in her opinion, would increase the flooding danger of her home. She will keep the Commission informed. Flood INsurance Ord. The Commission remin ded North and Shore that they should be working on the Flood INsurance 1 Ordinance. 7.ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned.w o.L p .';t,J1Secretary Approved: <'.'.7-V-v xz�c# 717-7.f' ; r n [ I ,I ' City Planning Committee City Hall -109 Willowick Friendswood, Texas 77546 Dear Committee Members, 3 -0 -7...5···-- March 1, 1975 We the residents and property owners of Windsong Subdivision respectfully request that we be allowed to keep our street addtesses as originally given to us. Due to the starting of mail delivery to our subdivision, you have assigned us new street numbers that do not correspond with those we have used since the devel�pment of Windsong. For the following very important reasons to us we ask you not to assign our residences with street numbers ot her than those we now have: 1.Our tract number used as a street number is recorded as part ofthe legal description of our property and is on file at the Galveston County Cuurt House. To ch ange now would mean each resident and pro­perty owner would have to change the legal description of their tracts as shown on their surveys. 2.The Deed of Trust on each piece of property in Windsong uses thetract number as the street address. Our deeds will be incorrect and required le3al changes will be at our expense. 3.Legally our street addresses as we now know them are listed andon file in our wills, our military records, our income tax, our social security, uur driver's license, our school records and even on two birth certific�tes. 4.Windsong Subdivision was in existence with legal street addressesprior to the time the City of �riendswood decided to annex this area and the last two issues of both the Greater Houston and the Houston South Suburban te lephone di rectories list our tract number as our street address. 5.The street addresses we have used for the ��st years in Win<lsongare recorded with our employers, all credit ,:md business communications, our friends and relatives, printed on gummed labels, burned into wooden street number si3ns and on file so many other places they are tuo numerous to mention. To change these \�ould cause great expense, dis­order and much inconvenience. We sinqerely think that if street addresses are needed to match a city master plan after annexation of our subdivision the assioned numbers should correspond with those used since the su bdivision°was started, To change residence numbers now would not onlt be an injustice but a real hardship on the residents Rnd property owners. cc: Ralph Lowe, Mayor Jim Morgan, City Mgr. Respectfully submitted, Windsong Subdivision (Resirlents and property owners are listed on the fo llowing page) ,. f ' . J ½ J ' . , 1 J ,.1 (� ,!,\ I n � I• . ' I • 11 J.. 'I f '. (, , l ' ,· �, .. ,_ ., T ' , ,, J • l r, ), I' II , r ' ' f ' . ( .. I ' I v, \\ I \' •1 ,· , I I 1 1( \ I \ I \t � .. ( ( \ '. ht(} y \ ''\ I . ) i' \I , " '. \' > ,. ' \ I ... ,\C t -··· -\ . . \ \ ,· -�" " I • , l I , . ( { If ,. ' ' ... I I � I \ l . I I ' (.' l_1.! I ,L, \ J .. I' . L ,. r , r) r1 ] I I · l ! I I I J ! I I :. I T \ d tj ..I 'l. \ I ' ♦ ,\ I f ,o � , j :. 1, I ( ,jJ i.J', . ., /\: l ·,. 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Cress Wi lliA.m G. De Lay � Ron D. Davis ; Jerald \,J. Grimes George F. Hueni . '2.� \4'h.-John A. James �0.:>, 1,-. ,;,'-' Tom P. Kent � -Faye S. Kirkpatrick ll AL-Cecil Don Ledbetter �a, j.�{,()CW,1, Thomas K. LedbetterBilly L. Lovelady Robert A. Mertel uf I 1v . CJ ·l�r . .#fo,,,t (l& , N.Scott MorrisAlvin L o Nettles Al W. u'li'arrell James H. O'Kane Bill Rainey Joe Srtndle 8.G. SeibR.M. SenterMelvin Smith E. E. Speller Jesse Staley Emmett Sweningson C, Toups J+�7-A.Jq,v Joe J. Unger, Jr. No. 30 Windsong Lane No. 4 Windsong Lnne No. 36 Windsong LAne No. l Windsong LaneNo. 13 Windsong Lane No. 10 Windcreek Drive No. 34 Windsong Lane No. 33 Windsong Lane No. 37 Windsong Lane No. 19 Windwood No. 16 Windsong Lane No. 32 Windsong Lane No. 2 Windsung Lane No. 29 Windsong Lane No. 27 Windsong Lane No. 31 Windsong Lane No. 7 Windsong Lane No. 6 Windson3 Lane No. 38 Windsong Lane No. 11 Windcreek Drive No o 14 Windsong Lane No. 3 Windsong Lane No. 24 Windwood · · . No. 12 Windcre�k Drive No. 35 Windsong Lnnr No. 18 Wind \.•mod, No. 39 hlindsong Lrrnc No. 17 Windwood' No. 26 Windwood: No. 20 Windwood · ·. No. 5 Windsong-Lane n n FPZC-3-20-75 NO TICE OF MEETING FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission will be held at the Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Willowick, on: THURSDAY MARCH 20, 1975 7:30 P.M. at which time the following items of business will be considered: 1.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS. 2.INFORMATION REPORTS. 3.ROUTINE BUILDING PERMITS. Ron's Crispy Fried ChickenAny other routine building permits 4.ZONING Bayou Gardens -Information 5.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS. Approval of house numbering grid.Parking for Baptist ChurchAny other routine business which may come before the Commission 6.ADJOURNMENT. ��� Secretary CERTIFICATE I hereby certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the City Hall Bulletin Board on the sixteenth day of March, 1975, at 11:00 o'clock P.M. __ x.1,� z'ig �s t ann,ng an on,ng omm1ss1on ecre ary FPZC-M-4-3-75 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION April 3, 1975 A regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held at the Friendswood City Hall, 109 East1·Willowick, on THursday evening, April 3, 1975. Chairman Tracy Spears presided. MEMBERS PRESENT Tracy Spears, Chairman Clyde Raney, Vice-Chairman Leah North, Secretary Kenneth Foss l er Bob Phi 11 ips James Shore AUDIENCE MEMBERS ABSENT John Tirado Ed Zeitler, Council Rep. Members of the audience who signed the roster were: Ray Utley, 913 Glenlea Court, 482-1477 John Trimble, 6001 Gulf Freeway, Houston, 928-5771 Ed Stuart, 624 S. Friendswood Drive, 482-3328 Ruby Ross, 1215 Timberlane, 482-2074 Marie Dawson, 113 St. Cloud, 331-4289 P.L. Waggoner, 5817 Ke11'ley, PearlandMildred Cochran, 109 Mary Ann Drive, 482-7005Reg Dawson, 331 St. Cloud, 331-4289Barney Ross, 1215 Timberlane, 482-2074Grayce Boyer, 207 Dawn, 482-7093Joan Kelledy, 205 E. Spreading Oaks, 482-1637Mrs. D. E. Davis, 210 N. Shadowbend, 482-7205Bobbie Henry, 110 Clearview, #602Betty Shore, 110 Royal Court, 482=7659Delores Fenwick, Friendswood News, 485-5090Betty McFarlen, 201 E. Shadowbend, 482-6860Ollie Davis, 404 S. Clear Creek Drive, 482-482-1553Mable Kloster, 405 Leisure Lane, 482-6766Walt Kloster, 405 Leisure Lane, 482-6766Jack McGuff, Hall-McGuff Architects, 1105 River Oaks Tower, 529-7505W. E. St. Clair, 213 N. Friendswood Drive, 482-1887J. J. Symon� M. D., Box 298, Friendswood, 482-7555Carl J. Hopper, 155 Imperial Drive, 482-7003Bette L. Hopper, 155 Imperial Drive, 482-7003Eleanor Aldrich, 1014 Baronridge, 474-2200C.C. Bost, 210 Dawn Avenue, 482-7004Truitt New, Sr., 208 E. Shadowbend, 482-7285James R. Gibson, 503 Stoneledge, 482-6458Ann R. Gibson, 503 Stoneledge, 482-6458 1.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETI�GS. No minutes were available. FPZC-M-4-3-75 2.BU ILDING PERMITS. The Board walk Canant Center 3.HEARING RR-1975-2 4.ADJOURNMENT 2 Reg Dawson, Barney Ross, aid architect Tommy Rives presented plans for remodeling the building at the intersection of Winding Way and 518 for an office building. Several items were discussed, including the parking lot surface, sidewalks, culvert width, and drainage. These items were marked on a redlined copy. MOTION WAS MADE by Raney, seconded by Shore, that the the Corrmission recommend approval to the Building Official of the Boardwalk Building with modifications as redlined. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. Mr. Jack McGuff, of Hall-McGuff Architiects was present to discuss the plans for Canat Center, an office building proposed for the west corner of Spreading Oaks and S. Friendswood Drive. During the discussion, it was brought out that the plans were to drain the roof and the parking lot to the street on the driveway surface. The architect stated that this was done since their engineer reported no catch basin on their corner. Further discussion followed. MOTION WAS MADE by Raney, seconded by Fossler, that the Commission recommend approval to the Building Official of the Canant Center with the exception of the driveway and parking lot (because of the drainage question), with the Chairman to be given authority to approve the driveway and parking lot when the City Engineer has approved the drainage. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. Following the meeting, a hearing was held for the purpose of consider<lng the proposed rezoning for the area of Friends­wood located to the northeast of F. M. 518 and to the southeast of F. M. 2351. Minutes of this hearing are attached and made a part of these minutes. Follwoing the hearing, the meeting was adjourned. �J..)Q� Secretary Approved: 4-l'l -7S: Qo c�J..t.cA ,(2) . • r� 11 PUBLIC HEARING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION April 3, 1975 A Hearing of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held in the Council Chambers of the City Hall on Thursday, April 3, 1975. The meet­ing was called to order at 8:00 P.M. by Tracy Spears, Chairman, Members presen t were: Tracy Spears, Chairman Clyde Raney, Vice-Chairman Leah North, Secretary Bob Phi 11 i ps Ken Fossler Jl\\l\ S\-\ORE -f<_-The Chairman began.Jrthe meeting with the introduction of Bob Atkinson, Land Use Repre sentative, who distributed a Self-Appraisal Survey to the members of the audience. The Chairman then stated the main reasons for the proposed zoning changes, and those mentioned were: (1) To update the newly annexed areas (2)To discourage commercial strips along the main streets (3) Preferenceof larger commercial areas where both entrance and exit are .accessible tostreet. At this time, the Chairman opened the meeting to comments from the audience. · · Mrs. D. E. Davis, 210 W. Shadowbend, representing herself and Julian Cole, commented on Parcel l (as marked on attached map), which is presently zoned R-2 (Multiple Family Dwelling) and proposed to be ch anged to R-1 (Single Family Dwelling). She stated she prefers remaining R-2 or even re­zoning to R-3 (Planned Unit Development) because of the businesses which are already in the area. At this time she would prefer not seeing it zoned C-1 (Commercial), but stated that five years from now a C-1 zoning wouldprobably be acceptable to her. James T. New, who resides at 208 E. Shadowbend and has a business at 209 E; Shadowbend stated his views on this same sec�ion (Parcel l on map). He objects to the rezoning as· he feels that no one would buy property now available to build a home on with businesses already in the area, thus re­sulting in an actual de-evaluation of this property. He would prefer this section be rezoned C-1 (Commercial) in view of the businesses already in the area. Dr. J. J. Symon, local physician, owner of Tracts l, 2, 11 and 14 (Parcel 2 on map), located behind the Medical Arts Professional Building, objected to this property being rezoned from C-1 (Commercial) to R-3 (Planned Unit Development). He purchased this land specifically to expand the Medical Arts Building, with this expansion to take place in the near future, and this change would prohibit the expansion. The Commission requested he submit a legal description of this property so this particular change could be re-evaluated. Ollie Devers, 404 S. Clear Creek Drive, representing Friendswood Forest Subdivision, stated her object�ons to the rezoning of the strip along FM 528 to be rezoned R-4 (Townhouses) from R-2 (Multiple Family) -(Parcel 3 on map). Her objection was that the Subdivision would be blocked in by cluster development and commercial property. The Chairman explained at this point that the reason area to R-4 was to lower density around the Subdivision. Devers her recommendations and she said they would prefer for apartments or townhouses either one. for rezoning this He also asked Mrs. it not be zoned Mable Kloster, 405 Leisure Lane, stated her objections to this same area. Her main objection was to the possible development of row houses. She objected to apartments or tqwnhouses because of too heavy concentration of people in one area, overloading of schools, and no tax base. Mr. Atkinson explained that with rezoning of R-4 there would be less dwelling per acre because townhouses approximate 8.9 dwelling per acre whereas apartments are 18 units per acre. It was pointed out by Ed Stuart, local building contrac­tor, that apartment dwellers and owners do pay taxes and he provided the audience with �tatistics. Mrs. Kloster and Mrs. Devers both felt that an area should definitely be set aside for the development of parks or open areas for row house developments. John Trimble, 6001 Gulf Freeway No, Houston, part-owner of Lot 4, Block 4, (Parcel 4 on map), which is the area N.E. of Salem Square Apartments, objected to the proposed rezoning of this area from R-2 (Multiple Family) to R-4 (Townhouses). His feeling was that because apartments are alreadylocated in this area it should remain for development of this type. Hestated that because this land was purchased for development of this type ,the owners felt they were being discriminated against. Mr. P. L. Waggoner, 5817 Keller, Pearland, Texas, also part-owner of this land, agreed with Mr. Trimble and stated he felt the purpose of the rezoning was to zone competition out. He feels this should be zoned R-5 (Apartments). City Attorney, William Olson, was asked by Chairman Spears for a legal opinion on the fact that the proposed rezoning eliminates any R-5 (Apartment ) areas other than two apartment complexes already in existence. Mr. Olson stated that such zoning is generally referred to as 11 snob zoning 11 and although no case has been tried to date in the State of Texas, the United States Supreme Court has ruled it to be unconstitutional. The Chairman asked if there were any further statements from the audi e·nce and there were none. He told the audience that results of this meeting would be available in 2-3 months. The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 P.M. '.a1c«.,,,/ w _.,.,,_VMoonyeen ood Secretary for Hearings 11 n (" NOTICE OF MEETING FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FPZC-M-4-10-75 Notice Notice is hereby given that a special meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission will be held at Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Willowick, Friendswood, Te xas, on: THURSDAY APRIL 10, 1975 7:30 P.M. at which time the following items of business will be considered: 1.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING S. 2.HEARING: RR-1975-3.A hearing will be held to consider the proposed rezoning for that area of Friendswood loc ated to the southwest of F.M. 518 and the south east of F. M. 2351. 3.ADJOURNMENT. >£J.� � Secretary CERTIFICATE I hereby certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the City Hall Bulletin Board on the sixth day of April, 1975 at 10:30 o'clock, P.M. . I XiaJ�nJ/s Planning and Zoning Commission Secretary l I l l FPZC-M-4-10-75 MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION April 10, 1975 A special meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held on Thursday evening, April 10, 1975, at Friendswood City Hall for the purpose of conducting a public hearing on the proposed rezoning for that area of the City of Friendswood located to the southwest of F. M. 518 and the southeast of F. M. 2351. Cha irman Tracy Spears presided. MEMBERS PRESENT Tracy Spears, Chairman Clyde Raney, Vice-Chairman Leah .North, Secretary Kenneth Fassler James Shore John Tirado MEMBERS ABSENT Bob Phi l 1 i ps Ed Zeitler, Council Rep. Also present, as usual,for the hearings, were Planning Consultant Bob Atkinson and City Attorney Bill Olson. AUDIENCE Signing the register were: Preston Kelly Joe Tennison B. R. Baker Judy Mi tche 11 Ed Stuart Bud Fisher Janet Wade Marilyn Lunney J. F. Hicks Harold H. Doiron Jane Gates Glenda Stephens R ? D ? ? Marie Donnell Charles Yodzis Patricia Riley Ron Wekh Nancy Vandiver Maurice Estlinbaum George L. Rosen Ann Gibson Vera S. Black Hi ram B. Duncan T.0. MontgomeryHoover GatesEllie AldrichRichard L. Haken Also present during the hearing were: Ron Hamil Bi 11 Murphy 1.HEARING RR-1975-3 Ralph Lowe W.M. AndersonBonnie HoytJohn F. HosmanRon VohlLamar JacksonDon WadeMarilyn DoironRichard A. BlackRoy W. BrounMichael Ell isSteve StephensLevinia BelanMilton L. Windler Bob Al�xander I No business was conducted other than to hold a hearing for the purpose of consideringthe proposed rezoning of the area of the City of Friendswood located to the south­west of F. M. 518 and the southeast of F. M. 2351. Minutes of this hearing ar,eattached and made a part of these minutes.;;{JJ_ j?�� Secretary _ _,, (} A-1_,JVl-tllJ-lcl,, >ncx;r /J, J97J -'[I � OV? ph!L�;{/ -PUBLIC HEARING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION April 10, 1975 A Public Hearing of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held in the Council Chambers of the City Hall on Thursday, April 10, 1975. The meet­ing was called ·to order at 7:30 P.M. by Tracy Spears, Chairman. Members present were: Tracy Spears, Chairman Clyde Raney, Vice-Chairman Leah North, Secretary Ken Fossler Bob Phillips John Tirado The Chairman introduced Mr. Bob Atkinson, Land Use Representative, who distributed a Self-Appraisal Survey to those present. The Chairman then stated the reasons for the proposed zoning changes, those being: (1) to update the newly annexed areas (2) to discourage commercial strips along the main streets (3) preference of larger commercial areas where both entrance and exit are accessible to street.· The Chairman then opened the meeting to comments and/or questions from the audience. Janet Wade, 310 Castlewood, presented a petition to the Commission with 179 signatures of homeowners in favor of the proposed rezoning of Parcel l (as shown on attached map) to R-4 (Townhouses) from R-3 (Apartments). This is the property owned by Ed Stuart and Duane Jones. I . Marilyn Dbiron :, 603 Fairdale, also presented a petition from 125 members of Mary Queen Catholic Church, favoring the rezoning of Parcel l to R-4 (Townhouses,) At this time, Mr. Stuart, who is a local building contractor, submitted a letter to the commission outlining the plans for his property, legal description which is S.W. Part of Lot 14, Block 3, Friendswood S/D and the N.W. Part of Lot ·13, Block 3, Friendswood S/D. He stated Lot 14 was purchased in 1965 and Lot 13 in 1968. He objects to the rezoning of this property because this parcel of land has been in the planning stages for several months for the construction of an apartment complex. He•feels the market for townhouses and duplexes is not needed as much as apartments, the reason being price difference. Mr. Stuart also feels the apartment complex would be an excelle nt buffer between the commercial and residential areas around the property. He also commented on and provided statistical information regarding the various taxes that are paid by apartment owners. The following members of the audience stated thei·r opinions on the above mentioned proposed rezoning: Marilyn Lunney, 6 Queens Lane, who stated .she was speaking as an interested citizen and member of the Friendswood School Board, objected to present zoning of R-2 (Apartments) because of potential hazard· due to additional traffic this Public Hearing -Page 2 would initiate on Cedarwood, which is a designated school route. She also feels that apart ments have not supported schools with their portion of school taxes and she feels homeowners are burdened with the additional tax load. She recom­mended this property be donated for City park land. Don Wqde, 310 Castlewood, suggested to the.Commission that no building permits (apartments particularly) be issued until the rezoning issue is settled. He feels that apartments would constitute a potential impact upon City utilities. Marie Donnell, 504 Falling Leaf, stated she wished to go on record that she does object to apartments and personally does not mind taxes she pays as a home­owner. The following peop1e stated their reasons fo� their objection to the present zoning of R-2 . Their objections were concern for the safety of school children using Cedarwood, high density development, overloading of City utilities, low tax base, and potential ,fire hazard: Patricia Riley, Lori Woods Subdivision Ellie Aldrich, owner of 3 acres directly across Cedar Oaks Mr. and Mrsi Gaylon Hoyt, 702 Cedarwood Sandy Anderson, 501 Falling Leaf Harold Dore, 603 Fa��dale Ann Gibson, Whitehall Subdivision Mary Helen Elliott, Lori Wood Subdivision Dr. C. Boone, Wilderness Trail, stated he was interested in orderly d�ve l opment of the City and does not object to the R-2· zoning. Vera Black, Cedarwood Street, opposes the present R-Z Zoning and questioned if Mr. Stuart was negotiating with HUD. Chairman Spears replied that this was a rumor and was not true. Mr. Stuart stated that this could be, an FHA project without being a rent subsidy. Jane Gates, 1102 Winding Way, questioned the need for high density develop­ment in view of the vacancies which are present in ,existing ·apartment complexes. i Mr. Stuart co�mented at this point regarding the safety of children using Cedarwood as a designated school route. He reminded those present that the entrance and exit pf the apartment complex would be on Stonesthrow, not Cedarwood. He also stated he will dedicate 10 feet on Cedarwood for a sidewalk. He said if necessary he: wi 11 dedicate 20 feet ... Pat Riley questioned if sidewalk would be in front of the apartments only and Mr. �tuart replied yes. She also questioned if there was a ban at present time on issuing apartment permits, and if there was none could apartments be started before rezoning goes into effect. Chairman Spears replied there was no ban and apartments could be started at ,any time. Janet Wade, spoke in reference to Mr. Stuart's tax statistics. As an example, she stated that statistics prove that 80 families living in an apart­ment would be paying far less taxes than 80 families livi.ng in houses. She stated there would be far more homeowners lose to high density development com­pared to the few who would gain from this type development. l Public Hearing -Page 3 Ron Hamil, 804 Stephen Court, requested the Commission consider rezoning this property from R-2 (Apartments) to R-2 (Duplex-Triplex Residential) or R-3 (Planned Unit Development). ) � . Hoover Gates, 1102 Winding' Way, presented a letter to the Commission regard­ing the rezoning of property along Winding Way (Parcel 2 on attached map) from R-1 (Single-Family Residential) to R-3 (Planned Unit Development). He objects tothe rezoning on the grounds that R-3 Development would constitute an invasfon ofhis privacy, h_e does not feel Winding Way Street is properly maintained toaccomodate this type development, and he also feels the investment he made, ,onhis property as a single-family development would "go down the drain" with therezoning. Judy Mitchell, 1206 Winding Way, also opposes the rezoning of this property as she would like to see it remain a low density area .. Joe Tennyson, 2302 Old Road, made a formal request that greenhouses listed Under Ordinance #174 as C-1 (Commercial) be changed back to Agriculture .. • I ' I • I Maurice Esthinbaum, 405 N. Clear Creek Drive, questioned the change of Lot 12, Block 3, Friendswood S/D from c-,-(Commerciai) to R-1 (Single-Family Dwelling). Bob Atkinson explained this was an error on the proposed zoning map and no change was to be initiated. Bud Fisher and George L. Rosen, owners of Hut Mobile Home Park and vacant area between Hut Park and FM 2351 (vacant area being 150 x 630, approximately 2 acres) -··(Parcel 3 on attached map), oppose the proposed rezoning of this 2 acre area from C-1 (Commercial) to R-6 (Mobile Home). Mr. Rosen stated there was no need to expand the Mobile Home Park and he and Mr. Fisher both felt it would be aesthetically better for the City to remain C-1. William Patton, local businessman and member of the City Council, submittedthe following suggestions to the Commission: · · ( 1 ) (2) (3) ( 4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) No changes be made that would de-value property. Set up more C Districts (to preserve planning). Maintain well balanced commercial zones. Balance mobile home parks. All land next to R-1 not classified as R-1 be classified as such. To maintain tax base, let areas in C-1, R-1 and high density areas be zoned separately. C designations are limited too much, definitions should be broadened. R-5 be expanded into different densities.Zoning Ordinance should be made more flexible. He also recommended that the entire Mobile Home Lot be zoned C-1, but stay Mobile Home under Grandfather Clause. L.G. Carlisle, 303 Laurel Dri ve, objects to proposed C-1 (Commercial) zoningfrom R-1 (Single-Family Residential) zoning along Laurel Drive (Parcel 4 on attached map). His objection is that in the past he had attempted to construct a a metal building {garage) on his property, his request was denied, so he had to build in another area suitable for a building of this type. He stated commercial zoning would be of no benefit to him now and would only increase tax rates which Public Hearing -Page 4 he and his neighbors cannot afford. Bill Murphy, local resident, spoke regarding Mr. Carlisle's concern, and questioned if this property would be automatically revalued for tax purposes. Marilyn Lunney replied that she had talked with the tax assessor-collector and was informed that the tax assessor does re-evaluate property automatically each year. ., Tom Montgomery, representing Carl Warwick and Associates, presented a submittal to the Commission objecting to the proposed rezoning ·of Part of Lot 15, Block 5, Friendswood S/D, an 11.5 acre tract, from C-1 (Commercial) to R-1 (Single Family Dwelling). He stated their objection was that this change would have a significant effect on their plans which are now in the preliminary stages of developing a master plan for the entire tract to include a mixture of low profile retail commercial and office space with medium density residential housing. He also stated that rezpning would mean a de-valuation of property and necessitate the selling of the property in small tracts. They have requested a C-1 Zoning for the front tract and R-5 Zoning for the back tract. Tom Manison, 201 Parkwood, owner of Camp Manison, requested that facilities which are zoned SP (Special Use) be partially rezoned Agriculture. The Commis-sion requested he submit a copy of survey to the m. Leah North, Planning Commission Member, questioned the audience as a whole on their feelings regarding tDe R-5 (Apartment) zoning and the rezoning request from· Carl Warwick and Associates. The majority of the audience strongly opposed both. Chairman Spears asked if there were any other questions or comments from the audience. There were none. The meeting was adjourned at 10:00 P.M. , , <-tt.-&-H�J /:;�� .. � Moo n ye-e n -, ,­Secretary for Hearings / c1 ' ' ' ',I._, ' ), \J •. . ' I I I. FPZC-4-17-75 ("') 0 NOTICE OF MEETING FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission will be held at Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Willowick, on: TH URSDAY APRIL 17, 1975 7:30 P.M. at which time the following items of business will be considered: 1.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS. 2.INFORMATION REPORTS. 3.ROUTINE BUILDING PERMITS. Maurice Estlinbaum -Auto Parts StoreAny other routine building permits 8:00 4.HEARING RR-1975-4. A hearing will be held to consider the proposed rezoning for thatarea of the City of Friendswood located to the northwest of F.M. 2351 and the southeast of F. M. 518. 5.MISCELLANEAOUS BUSINESS 6.ADJOURNMENT �a.I., (P. )1 o'l5l:ir-Secretary CERTIF ICATE This is to certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the City Hall Bulletin Board on the thirteenth day of April, 1975, at 9:00 o'clock P.M. Planning and Zoning Commission Secretary r 11 FPZC-M-4-17-75 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION April 17, 1975 A regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning commission was held on Thursday evening, April ,17, 1975, at Friendswood City Hall. Chairman Tracy Spears presided. MEMBERS PRESENT Tracy Spears, Chairman Clyde Raney, Vice-Chairman Leah North, Secretary Kenneth Fassler Bob Phi 11 i ps James Shore John Tirado MEMBERS ABSENT Ed Zeitler, Council Rep. Also present were Planning Consultant Bob Atkinson and City Attorney Bill Olson, Jr., 1.MINUTE S OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS March 6, 1975 -Approved as presented. April 3, 1975 -Approved with the follwoing corrections: Page 3: Add Jim Shore'sname to members present. Page four, paragraph 3: Omit the word "proven" prior to the word "statistic s" in the last line. 2.BUILDING PERMITS Estlinbaum Mr. Maurice Estlinbaum of 405 Clear Creek Drive (North) was in Auto Parts attendance to present plans for a proposed auto parts store to be built on a lot approximately 229 feet northwest of West Castlewood Avenue.on South Friendswood Drive. He was referred to Raney and Spears. Discussion disclosed that he did not have a survey, did not show drainage plans or sidewalks, and wanted to pave to the street. After considerable discussion concerning these and other deficiencies, he was advised by Spears and Raney to obtain a copy of 1he Curb Cut Ordinance and discuss it with, h i s en g i nee r . ,]._Q..., �\,CUJv'YY\C\..N � u-i-u.... �� o..2.M cw. uv_juLYrtiv, ��vvt.l � k£M-Cb�wd., � L ._,���-LL,tbd�3.HEARING RR-1975-4 .. Ql,���� --���d,,il,.J,wo± Cd: IJntQ.irc--w�� �\lR_L�,-, .��� ct ��:1'�\,'\ ) ov Y\ilcLuL uJ:!t/lu �p�J v,,._.t, vJ)s)l; .. dJJt(_}.t A hearing was conduct� for the purpose of consifring the roposed rezoning of the are area of the City of Friendswood located to the southwest of F. M. 518 and the north­west of F. M. 2351 (which includes the Kingspark-Whitehall area). Minutes of this hearing are attached and made a part of these minutes. 4.ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned. -/( vu--l�-t;:h__ ;b c,a,QQ., � 6L 9J)-yy\l,-ti-, >idJ . iP. 'nJJ. Secretary Approved: �4 / ,;,: /'71 ::,­ Cilv (hzAui!t dL ! I PUBLIC HEARING OF THE FRIENDSWO OD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION April 17, 1975 A Public Hearing of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held in the Council Chambers of the City Hall on Thursday, April lV, 1975. The meet­ing was called to order at 8:00 P.M. by Chairman Tracy Spears. Members present we re: Tracy Spears, Chairman Clyde Raney, Vice-Chairman Leah North, Secretary Ken Fossler Bob Phillips Jim Shore John Tirado After introducing Mr. Bob Atkinson, Land Use Representative , and stating the reasons for the proposed zoning changes, Chairman Spears opened the hearing to comments and/or questions from those present. Ronald Vohl, 219 Rachael Lane, presented a petition to the Commission with signatures of homeowners from Annalea Subdivision to FM2351. This petition is against the rezoning-of Parcel l (as shown on attached map), from R-1 (Single­Family Residential) to R-3 (Planned Unit Development), the feeling being the lowering of property value of homes in the Annalea Subdivision. Mr. Vohl said that in the past they have petitioned to vote down the same proposed zoning. Wes • Pearson, 301 Rachael Lane, voiced his objection to this same proposed change. He stated he moved to Friendswood basically because it was a single­housing development and he would prefer seeing it stay this way. He also stated if this did remain R-1 (Single-Family Residential) he would like to see the housing density cut down. Mr. Pearson also asked if another rezoning would be requested should the proposed change not take place. Chairman Spears replied that anyone can ask to have property rezoned and request a hearing at any time, but that the Commission itself would not be re­viewing this for approximately 5-7 years. Mr. Pearson asked if there was a petition requesting this rezoning and Chairman Spears replied there was not a petition, it was strictly on the recom­mendation of the Commission and Mr. Atkinson. At this time, Mr. Atkinson gave the reasons for the suggested rezoning from R-1 (Single-Family Residential) to R-3 (Planned Unit Development) and they were: (a) to use as a buffer zone,(b)this tract of land had no direct relation to existing residential area,(c)would have access to highway only, which is maintained by State HighwayDepartment, (d) size of tract, and (e) location in relation to the downtownarea. Ann Gibson, 503 Stoneledge, objected to R-3 (Planned Unit Development) because of high density, as did Graham Clark, 220 Rachael Lane. Janet Wade, 310 Castlewood, objected on the grounds that this might possible become a rent subsidy development. Ledford Hicks, 208 W. Edgewood, objects to R-3 (Planned Unit Development). He feels this would de-value his property (which was purchased for retirement purposes), plus burden the city utilities. He also voiced concern regarding drainage, his feelings being that proper drainage is already a problem and high density development would create further drainage problems. Mr. Atkinson replied that the developer would be required to provide necessary drainage where it could not drain onto residential areas. Jeanette French, 303 Quaker Drive, questioned why the multiple family dwellings could not be put in the more undeveloped areas. Chairman Spears re­plied with approximately the same reasons Mr. Atkinson had provided earlier: (a)there had not been a request for development of this type in the under­developed areas, (b) multiple dwelling on main highways leaves maintenance ofstreet to the State, and (c) is used as a buffer between commercial andresidential areas. James Mitchell, 301 Virginia Lane, submitted a petition to the Commission objecting to the rezoning of Parcel 2 (as shown on attached map)from R-2 (Multiple-Family Residential) to C-1 (Commercial). It was discovered that Mr. Mitchell was confused on the zoning definitions, he understood the change was to be from Residential to Commercial. After learning it would be changed from present zoning of Multiple-Family to Com mercial, rather.· than Single-Family to Commercial, he stated he would prefer the proposed C-1 (Commercial) zoning. He stated he would submit another petition to the Commission after explaining the misunderstan di ng on the present zoning to those whose signat ures appear on the petition. Mr. Mitchell also questioned if an area that is zoned Commercial would be required to erect a fence between the Commercial area and Residential area. He was told by the Commission that a 6 foot solid fence would be required. There being no further comments or questions, the hearing was adjourned at 9:00 P.M. ��JoJ-u M onv ll 17 l ;-­, ) NOTICE OF MEETING n FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FPZC-4-24-75 Notice Notice is hereby given that a sp�ciaJ· meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission will be held at the Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Willowick, on: THURSDAY APR! L 24, 1975 7:30 P.M. for the purpose of considering the following item of business: ZONING HEARING 1975-5. A hearing will be held for the purpose of considering the proposed rezoning for that area of Friendswood located to the northeast of F. M. 518 and the northwest of F. M. 2351. �J.P.'nnM-Secretary CERTIFICATE I herby certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the City Hall Bulletin Board on the twentieth day of flpril, 1975, at 11 :00 0 11 clock P.M. ilJ.� ';t;;:/J;--Planning end Zoning Commission Secretary I Ii [ j FPZC-M-4-24-75 / MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION April 24, 1975 A special meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held on THursday evening, April 10, 1975, at Friendswood City Hall for the purpose of conducting a public hearing on the proposed rezoning for that area of the City of Friendswood located to the northeast of F. M. 518 and the northwest of F. M. 2351. Chairman Tracy Spears presided. MEMBERS PRESENT Tracy Spears, Chairman Clyde Raney, Vi ce-Chairman Leah North, Secretary Bob Phi 11 i ps James Shore John Tirado AUDIENCE Signing the register were: Rev. D. C. Herrin, 801 Lockmoor Betty B. Shore, 110 Royal Court Linn Eignus, 503 N. Friendswood Drive Gladys Eignus, 503 N. Friendswood Drive Will St. Clair, 213 N. Friendswood Drive Janet St. Clari, 213 N. Friendswood Drive Don Little, 102 Mary Ann Drive Mary Little, 102 Mary Ann Drive Ed Stuart, 624 S. Friendswood Drive Maxine Eignus, 307 N. Friendswood Drive MEMBERS ABSENT Kenneth Fossler Ed Zeitler, Council Rep. Mrs. Joseph E. West, 511 N. Friendswood Drive Wm. H. Taylor, 909 Mary's Court Mary Starr, 110 Clearview David S. Miller, 209 Sunnyview Jerry Burns, 901 Riverside Court W. T. Carter, 205 N. Friendswood Drive Grace Baker, 811 Merriebrook l.BUILDING PERMITS Rev. D. C. Herring was in attendance to discuss changes he desired to make in theplans for the Pentacostal Church on the corner of Sunset and W. Edgewood Drive. Hewas referred to Raney for discussion. Rane y will check over the changes. 2.HEARING RR-1975-5 No business was conducted other than to hold a hearing for the purpose of consideringthe proposed rezoning of the area of the City of Friendswood located to the northeastof F. M. 518 (N. Friendswood Drive) and the northwest of F. M. 2351 (E. Edgewood).Minutes of this hearing are attached and made part of these minutes. '?/JJ (?. � Secretary Approved: Pl 7J:_:, ;;,� I V.5� a./.2/ ;."%o(__, ll n J \ '.. ., PUBLIC HEARING OF THE FRIEND SWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION April 24, 1975 A Public Hearing of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held in the Council Chambers of the City Hall on Thursd ay, April 24, 1975. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Tracy Spears. Members present were: Tracy Spears, Chairman Clyde Raney, Vice-Chairman Leah North, Secretary · �11 Fossl er--e.v Bob Phil 1 i ps Jim Shore John Tirado Chairman Spears introduced Mr. Bob Atkinson, Land Use Representative, and explained to those present the re asons for the proposed zoning changes, and the meeting was then opened to comments and/or questions from anyone who wished to speak. Mr. Linn Eignus, 503 N. Friendswood Drive, presented a letter to the Commission opposing the proposed rezoning of his property (shown as parcel 1 on attached map), from C-1 (Commercial) to R-4 (Townhouses). Mr. Eignus felt that the rezoning should begin across from Stop-N-Go Market whe re the property is vacant -there are no commercial structures there now. Mr. Eignus at this time has a prospective buyer for his property for co111nercial purposes and the rezoning to townhouses would interfere with this sale and result in a financial loss for him. He feels the property would develop quicker in C-1 (Commercial) than R-4 (Townhouses). Ed Stuart, local building contractor, was asked his opinion regarding the valuation of the land, Commercial versus Townhouses. Mr. Stuart replied that Friendswood is not a ready market for townhouses right now, that numerous vacant townhouses in town right now are an indication of this. He stated that according to real estate values, commerc,al would be most valuable, approxi­mately $1.00 per square foot, apartments would be valued at approximately 50¢ per square foot, and townhouses at approximately 25¢ per square foot. Mr. Eignus was asked by the Commission his feelings on restricted commercial zoning for his property. Mr. Eignus replied that this would not be as distasteful to him as R-4, it would take longer to develop if restricted zonin g, but that he had only to lose if it goes R-4. Maxine Eignus, owner of Eignus Realty at 307 N. Friendswood Drive, spoke regarding this same proposed area. She objects to the rezoning also, as it would serve as an economic loss for her. She presented a letter to the Com­mission regarding this. Dr. W. E. St. Clair, 213 N. Fri endswood Drive, feels that a C-1 zoning j i would be more preferable than the proposed R-4 zoning. His residence is I located directly behind the Eignus Realty office. Marion West, who owns the property adjoining the Eignus property down to Dunbar Ranch (approximately 900 -1000 feet on FM 518) prefers the present C-1 zoning. She stated she would actually prefer the restricted C-1 zoning. Jerry Burns; 901 Riverside Court, spoke regarding the 6-1/2 acre tract along edge of Village Green Subdivision, which goes all the way back to the creek (approximately 250 feet). The front of the tract is now zoned C-l (Commercial) and the back of the.tract is now zoned R-1 (Single-Family Residential), the proposed zoning is for the entire tract to be zoned R-4 (townhouses). Mr. Burns feels that townhouses would overburden the city utilities, but would prefer townhouses over commercial. He stated he would rather see the entire tract zoned R-1 (Single-Family Residential). David Miller, 209 Sunnyview, spoke mainly on his reactions to discussions at that evening's meeting. He favored keeping the Eignus tract C-l (Commercial) with the Eignuses and the Planning Commission working together on what should go in there. His feeling were that when an investment is made, the property should remain zoned 1th�, same. , ) 1 -#-�<L- � c-L<.L'-� ( (.b�fu\A. ue_icvJ, There being no further comments from the audience, the meeting was ad­journed at 9:00 P.M. V�7nvee,,J � � n nyeen Wood Acting Secretary )f {tt &)MA,i.& ·�JJ f_Mu,} ;l c� i � Jc�) .il,_1, f?li=w aoki, 1ill/Ai, w-6lv ="{ � �ul, ;l J,,_ ftWldD 11 � X?wu; /11 /) iP uu.w •� .,1/,.od fa w,,,:ZCU ,m'd,,v .£,� ,/C(lvwmunl» al '_,j/LU )f-ltJ-UU ±-urnu. L .. ' ,� <.._ ,.,���·JJ ...... //11:it1"":> ' ' ' , , ..'· ..... ' . ,. · oo·r .,0 . . . , ' ,, , . . • f ·'\ \ ,. �: � ' ... . . • I \. t' >4\) ., [ FPZC-M-5-1-75 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ·May·l, 1975 A regular meeting of the Friendswo od Planning and Zoning Commission was held at the Friendswood City Hall on Thursday evening, May 1, 1975. Chairman Tracy Spears presided. . MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT Tracy Spears, Chairman Leah North, Secretary Kenneth Fossler Clyde Raney, Vice-Chairman Ed Zeitler, Council Rep. Bob Phillips James Shore John Tirado AUDIENCE Rona 1 d I. Lyons Jacqueline T. Lyons 1.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS. No minutes were available. 2.SUBDIVISIONS . Lyons S/D onCastlewood Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Lyons were in attendance to discuss the possibility of subdividing two tracts of land which run between Castlewood Avenue and Mills Lane in the Brown Sub­division, being the northeast one half of tract two of Block 11 0 11 of Central .Park Subdivision. The combined tracts are 192.18 feet wide and run 599.4 feet between the two streets. They would like to make four lots, but it was pointed out to them than the minimum width of subdivision lots on open ditch streets is 120 feet. Other possibilities were discussed, including the use of cul­de-sacs or other streets within the subdivision. There is a six inch water line on Castlewood, but no utilities on Mills Lane. Also, there is no street maintenance on Mills Lane since this 11road 11 was never brought up to County standards when the subdivision was deveijoped. Whether or not the sewer line on the other side of Castlewood is low enough for them to utilize without needing a lift station is problematical. The Lyons purchased copies of the Zoning Ordinance and the Subdivision Ordinance for study. The problem of the maintenance of Mills Lane was brought up by the Lyons. It was pointed out to them that th City does not maintain the street, since it was outside the City when subdivided and. although under County jurisdiction, had never met County standards, which was the minumum requirement for City maintenance. The Commission recommended that they bring this problem to the City Council's attention. FPZC-M-5-1-75 3.BUILDING PERMITS. Garage onMerriewood Pentacostal Church 4.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS. Windsong NumberingSystem 2 Mr. M. J. Olsen, of 1101 Merriewood, was referred to the Commission by Building Inspector Floyd. He had requested a permit to build a garage within fourteen feet of the City Park property fine. The pro: imity of the park road was J considered a possible problem. MOTION WAS MADE by Fossler, seconded by Tirado, that a note be sent to the City Manager advising him that the Planning Commission sees nothing in the ordinance that would prevent Mr. Olsen from proceeding with the construction of the garage. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. The par�ing area for the Pentacostal Church has been re�orked by Raney, with elevation of the slab being designated as sixteen inches above natural grade. MOTION WAS MADE by North, seconded by Fossler, that the plan be approved, contingent on the City Engineer'.s acceptance of the drainage plan. MOTION PASSED, 5-0, with one abstention. Fossler, Phillips, Shore. Against: None. For: Spears, North, Abstaining: Tirado. Letters of recommendation from Police Chief Wright, the Fire Department, Postmaster Glen McDonald, and Planning Consultant Bob Atkinson were discussed. The Fire Department stated that it was in the best interest of all citizens th�t the master grid nouse-numbering system be followed for future subdivisions and that a postive plan be enacted to have existing subdivisions conform to the system. The Police Chief did not feel that people should be made to change a numbering system which they feel comfortable with, but that it was very important to have every house numbered and to display the number prominently. The Postmaster stated that the Post Office would deliver mail to any address that is assigned by the City, but expressed concern that a problem could arise in the future if lot numbers were used as house numbers and then the lots were subdivided. (This is apparently a current problem on Rustic Lane.) Planning Consultant Atkinson stated that if a new system is allowed for every subdivision, then we will have no system at all. He also pointed out that the address for mail service is not as important as the address for an emergency vehicle. MOTION WAS MADE by Fossler, seconded by Tirado, that the Planning Commission continue to maintain the grid system of house numbering, including the Windsong Subdivision and any other subdivision to be developed in the City limits. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. MOTION WAS MADE by Fossler, seconded by Shore, that the Secretary notify all interested City departments and answer Mr. James' letter. 11 \ j 3 FPZC-M-5-1-75 Windsong Numbering (continued) 5.INFORMATION REPORTS. Flood Insurance Quaker's Landing Architectural Committee Curb Cuts House Numbering 6.REZONING. Symon C-1Property R-1 to R-2 Zone CPS lot on Spreading Oaks (E) Commercial Zone Differentiation Governmental Buildings M-1 on Morningside MOTION PASSED UNANMOUSLY. Shore suggested that the Secretary send copies of the letter to the departments. Shore reportedithat he had received no answer from the letter he had written to Washington. He had met with Bill Olson, City Attorney, who had recommended meeting with the Drainage District regarding maintenance easements. Olson recommended that the easement be dedicated to the Drainage District for maintenance, not to the public, since the public could then use it for motorcycle riding, etc. A letter was received from the Architectural Review Committee fr om Quaker's Landing informJng�the Commission of the present members. They are Kenneth B. Watts and James Nowlin. A problem concerning curb cuts has been referred to the Building Committee. Some builders feel that requiring a saw cut as the ordinance specifies is adding too much to the cost. Tirado reported that a problem exists on Skyview Avenue, in that both odd and even numbers are on the same side of the street. The property behind the Medical Arts Center which Dr. Symon requested during the hearings be left as C-1 instead of changing to R-3 was discussed. The consensus of the Commission was that this was a valid request. The Commission needs a survey of the land involved. Spears will contact Symon. Fassler suggested that this discussion-be delayed until Raney could be present, since Raney had done some research on the problem. The Commission agreed. Tirado reported that a lot suggested for R-3 on Spreading Oaks had been traded to Community Public Service by the City in return for the lot previously o\'med,l by CPS on which the City Library now stands. CPS planned to use the lot on Spreading Oaks for offices. A discussion of the possibilities of differentiation between different types of businesses now lumped under the 11 C-l 11 category was discussed. North has some copies of other zoning ordinances which do this. Phillips, Tirado and Fassler are interested in this. North will run copies for them. North noted for the record that the map had not designated "Governmental Buildings." North also noted for the record that an erro ri n the map indicated that the M-1 zone extended to Morningside, which is incorrect. FPZC-M-5-1-75 4 7.ADJOURNMENT. There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned. Secretary Approved: 12_ o£ J: k,v¥1!, �AUt,.�w-fed_. 716 �s-7:S- I 1 l FPZC-5-8-75 n n NOTICE OF MEETING FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Notice is hereby given that a special meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission will be held at the Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Willowick, on: THURSDAY MAY 8, 1975 7:30 P.M. at which time the following items of business will be considered: 1.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS 2.INFORMATION REPORTS 3.ROUTINE BUILDING PERMITS 4.ZONING Discussion of zoning hearings. 5.MISCELLANEOUS BUSJNESS Any routine business which may come before the Commission. 6.ADJOURNMENT 18��� Secretary CERTIFICATE I hereby certify that the above notice of meeting was rosted on the City Hall Bulletin Board on thefour.th day of May, 1975, at 10:30 P.M., and remained so posted until the time of the meeting. Planning and Zoning Commission Secretary !"I 1. j FPZC-M-5-8-75 MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION May 8, 1975 A special meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held at the Friendswood City Hall on Thursday evening, May; 8, 1975. Chairman Tracy Spears presided. MEMBERS PRESENT t-£MBERS ABSENT Tracy Spears, Chairman Clyde Raney, Vice-Chairman Leah North, Secretary Kenneth Fossler Ed Zeitler, Council Rep. Bob Phi 11 i ps James Shore John Tirado AUDIENCE Those signing the register were: Tery Finigan, 7354 Tophill, Dallas Texas, Coldwell Banker, 713/626-2740, 214/631-0570. Ted Deuel, 6515 Maverick Road, Paradise Valley, Ar., Coldwell Ban�er, 602/959-5470. Arthur Biziggs, 6102 Charter Oak, Scottsdale, Ar., Coldwell Banker, 602/952-5470. Richard Cope, 411 S. Friendswood Drive, Attorney, 482-3449. Kenneth D. McGee, 110 Clearview #204., Children's Workshop, 482-1967. Carl F. Murray, 713 Quaker Drive, 482-2077. J. E. Knowlin, Jr., #5 Earlham Drive., President ,'Quaker's Landing Civic Impro vement Association, 482-3571. 1.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS. Tabled until next meeting: 2.REZONING. Day Care CenterChurch of Christ Mr. Richard Cope, attorney, and Mr. Ken McGee were present to inquire about a commercial day-care center which Mr. McGee proposes to run in the new Church of Christ building. They are interested in a one to two year lease, only. McGee stated that the center would care for not more than thirty children, age three to five years, for less than four hours per session. Raney informed them that Specific Use is the appropriate procedure. The Secretary gave two applications for Specific Use to Mr. Cope. The hearing could not be called at this meeting, since the item was not on the agenda, but the Commission will try to get the hearing on the June 5 agenda. Raney ·stated that he would like to look at the plans again for loading and unloading, which were approved by the Commission earlier in the year when the building was proposed for a Church gym and �eting rooms only. He was informed that the location of this building had be en changed. Building In?pector Floyd informed North that this proposed relocation will be brought before the Commission next week. FPZC-M-5-8-75 Hearings on Rezoning 3.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS. National Investor'sCaptain's Corner 4.INFORMATION REPORTS. FPZC Office Space Grid System Planning Consultant Builder's Committee Curb Cut Ordinance 2 Mr. J. E. Nowlin, president of the Quaker's Landing Civic Improvement A�sociation, presented two petitions containing 72 signatures (total) of residents of Quaker's Landing supporting (1) the proposed rezoning of the area bounded by 1 Clearview Avenue, Quaker Drive, Skyview, and Salem Square Apartments to a lower density, and (2) the proposed rezoning of the area bounded by F. M. 518, Castlewood, and Salem Square (new section) to lower density. Mr. Tery Finigan, representing Coldwell Bankers, appeared before the Commission to discuss what was wrong with the Center, what was needed to upgrade it, andhow to solve the problem. Coldwell Banker now has an agreement with and it working with Fred Cu rt is of Nati ona 1 I nv·es tors. Hedge. The hedge was discussed. The Secretary gave Mr. Finigan a copy of the maintenance agreement which Mr. Curtis had signed for National Investors. Parking Lot. Condition of the parking lot is a problem. Raney noted that the aspha lt had been laid over the property lines and into the street right-of-way and that the parking lot was breaking down. Finigan stated that an emergency budget had been prepared for this and that they were looking over the parking lot and the back of the building. Weiner's/Mansard Roof. Raney noted that a condition of the expansion of the exterior wall for the Weiner's occupancy was that a mansard be installed in the 11 rear 11 of the center facing West Heritage Drive. Finigan stated that they were not planning to move the exterior walls for Weiner's at this time, but were planning for an interior parameter expansions to accomodate WEiner's. Raney reported that there was no office space shown in the expanded City Hall for the Commission, although he remembers that it was discussed. Raney suggested that we would possibly need an ordinance to enforce the grid system of house numbering. Friendswood is in an unusual situation in that most cities have had a system for many years and people accept the number assigned. The Secretary has not yet sent the memos regarding Windsong. Bob Atkinson has been out of town, so no contact was able to be made by Raney. Raney reported that the Builder's Committee met regarding the requirement to break out the curb and saw-cut the street. This is extremely expensive and the ordinance is conflicting. The Committee (Jerry Phillips, Don Davis, Raney, and Malcolm Collins) have worked out a more acceptable method. r'' ! -I I f \ LJ Clear Creek Flood Management 6.ADJOURNMENT. 3 FPZC-M-5-8-75 Mayor Lowe arrived to report that he had met with the Harris County Task Force and was not encouraged by the response from Mr. Frank Smith and Mrs. Terry Hershey. Mrs. Hershey wants to know what Friendswood is doing about Flood Plain Management, what ordinances we have, and what specificall{'we are doing.Lowe asked North to contact Mrs. Hershey at# Long Lane, --� Houston 77024, 681-1816, and give her this information. Frank Smith feels that if he votes to save land from the flood plain that people will build on it. He does not want to vote to take any,land· out of the flood plain. Irma Hooks and Mike Noblet agree with Mayor Lowe that the large ditches in Harris County are increasing the flooding in Friendswood. Mayor Lowe has discussed this with County Judge Ray Holbrook today and asked him to set up a meeting. No one in Friendswood was told abou the large ditch the Houston Lighting and Power is digging which wi 11 timpty into Turkey Creek and then into Clear Creek. Lowe wants plans on and a public hearing regarding any large ditches emptying into Clear Creek. Perhaps the Texas Water Development Board would be involved. � There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned. J/dJr, � Se'tretary Approved: {l fllv:iftk!71d b -� --7�(J I 1 l J - -------- n NOTICE OF MEETING n FPZC-5-15-75 Notice FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMI SSION Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission will be held at the Friendsw ood City Hall, 109 East Wil�owick, on: THURSDAY MAY 15, 1975 7:30 P.M. at which time the following items of business will be considered: 1.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS: April 10, 17,24. 2.INFORMATION REPORTS 3.ROUTINE BUILDING PERMITS Friendswood Church of Christ 4.REZONING RR-19 75-6 Call hearing to consider the granting of a Sp ecific Use Permit at the Church of Christ on Leisure La ne to operate a com mercial day care center for a limited period of time. 5.SUBDIVISIONS Fossler -subdivision of lot 6.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS Any routine business which· may come before the Commission XJaL�� Secretary CERTIFICATE I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the City Hall Bulletin Board on the eleventh day of May, 1975, at 11:45 P.M. o'clock. /riJJ:-1� Planning and Zoning Commission Secretary FPZC-5-15-75 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION May 15, 1975 A regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held on Thursday evening, May 15, 1975 at the Friendswood City Hall. Chairman Tracy Spears presided. MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT Tracy Spears, Chairman Clyde Raney, Vice-Chairman Leah North, Secretary Kenneth Fossler James Shore Ed Zeitler, Council Rep. Bob Phi 11 i ps John Tirado AUDIENCE Marie Moore, Friendswood Journal 1.REZONING HEARING Church of ChristSpecific Use RR-1975-6 • 'I 'J l I .� l r I /1 .: I, 2.SUBDIVISIONS An application has been made by the Friendswood Church of Christ for a specific Use permit for the purpose of operating a Private/School ·Day Care Center at 301 Leisure Lane, which is described as Lot One of Leisure Lane Subdivision. MOTION WAS MADE by Raney, seconded by Tirado, to call a public hearing for June t 5, 1975, at 8 P.M. at the Friendswood City Hall for the purpose of considering the issuance of a Specific Use Permit to the Friendswood Church of Christ to operate a Private School/DayiCa�e Center on Lot One of Leisure Lane Subdivision. Motion passed unanimously. Renwick Replat Raney presented a sketch for discussion concerning a replat proposal for Renwick Subdivision. Since its original approval, the developers of the subdivision have experienced serious financia l problems and the City of Friendswood City Council has approved the purchase of a portion of the subdivision for use as a park. The original street is to be abandoned and a new access made by the City. This will necessitate vacation of the original plat and a replat. Since the original plat was developed, however, lot widths and area have been increased in the subdivision requirements. Present requirements stipulate a minimum lot width of 120 feet on an open ditch street, although the lots as platted are only 75 feet wide. Raney reported that lots across the street are only sixty five feet wide. If the lots remaining on Mary Ann were allowed to seventy five feet wide, a total of ten 75 foot lots and two 80 foot lots would be created. If ninety foot lots were required, ten lots would be created. The City paid $33,260 for the portion of the subdivision which it purchased. FPZC-M-5-15-75 2 Although no official action was taken, the consensus of the Commission was that a variance should be granted to the subdivision from the 120 foot requirement and that 75 foot lots would be permitted, since other lots in the area are all sma 11 lots. The corner lot on Stadrlum Lane should be 80 feet wide, however, and side set-backs on both Stadium Lane and the access road to the park should be 25 feet. 3.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS. April 10, 1975 -Approved as presented. April 17, 1975 -Approved with the following correction: Page One, Estlinbaum:add''11 The Chairman and Vice-Chairman advised Mr. Estlinbaum if he encountered any further difficulties (since he said he had been at City Hall four different times trying to get information) or needed further information, that he should not hesitate to call them at home. 11 April 24, 1975 -Approved with the following corrections: Delete Kenneth Fossler's name from the list of members present in the hearing minutes. Add to the hearing minutes: "At the end of the hearing, prior to adjourning of the hearing, the Chairman asked if there were any remarks wished to be made by Mayor Lowe. Mayor Lowe replied that he would make his comments at the proper time." It was agreed that a record of the Councilmen present at each hearing would be added to the appropriate minutes. �.)M[6CHLILANEOUS BUSINESS. Neither the Church of Christ nor Fassler were present, although listed on the agenda. Planning Consultant Holes in espJanade Trailers in R-1 Zone It was agreed that the Commission should workshop with the Planning Consultant next Thursday evening, particularly concerning the possible breakdown of Commercial Districts into separate zones for different types of uses. North gave copies of excerpts from various zoning ordinances to the Commssioners present regarding this question. Tirado expressed his concern regarding the deep holes which have been dug in the f;pM. 518 esplanade and which are now t h'i1ddi;:!nr '· by high grass, presenting a hazard to unwary pedestrians and joggers. Tirado was commissioned to speak to the City Manager regarding this. North expressed her concern in regard to the storing of camping trailers on a residential lot on Sunnyview. These trailers were removed once and have now reappeared. Future projects Raney advised the Commission that topics requiring decisions in the near future would include annexation plans and the budget. 5.ADJOURNMENT. The meeting then adjourned._ ri?,d 2J? � ClttfU'ueq a 4 pu<Ju-Lht£ ... (, �If· ?.5 Secretary ,-·I ll ,<, n NOTICE OF MEETING FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FPZC-5-22-75 Notice A workshop session will be held· with Bob Atkinson this Thursday evening, May 22, 1975, at the City Hall. �dJ:� Secretary l n NOTICE OF MEETING FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FPZC-6-5-75 Notice Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission will be held at Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Willowick, on: THURSDAY JUNE 5, 1975 7:30 P.M at wh ich time the following items of business will be considered: 1.Minutes of previous meetings. May 1, May 8, May 15. 2.Information reports. 3.Routine building permits. Rework of parking lot, Pentacostal Church. Any other routine permits. 4.Rezoning requests. 8:00 P.M. HEARING: Request of Friendswood Church of Christ to rezone from R-1 (Single-family Residential) to Specific Use: Private School/ Day Care, Lot One of Leisure Lane Subdivision (Church of Christ location). 5.Subdivisions. Fossler: Subdivision of tract at 917 Merriewood 6.Miscellaneous business. Any routine business which may come before the Commission Budget for 1975-76 Fiscal year. 7.Adjournment.tilJu�� Secretary CERTIFICATE I hereby certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the City Hall Bulletin Board on the first day of June, 1975, at 11:00 o'clock P.M. ��6?')1� Planning and Zoning Commission Secretary f 1 I I I lI (1 {l FPZC-6-5-75 Notice Addition ADDITION TO AGENDA OF MEETING FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION June 5, 1975 Notice is hereby given that tha following items are hereby added to the previously posted agenda as emergency items inasmuch as said item is a routine item and delay in calling of the requested hearing will adversely affect the aehedule of future meetings, and inasmuch as the persons requesting the hearing originally requested the hearing to be held on this date and inasmuch as legal notice was put in the paper, but was not sent to the property owners as required by law. Otherwise the hearing would have been held on tmis date of June 5. REZONING REQUEST RR-1975-6 Call hearing to consider the grant�ng of a specific use permit at the Church of Christ on Leisure Lane to operate a commercial day care center for a limited period of time. stfi1-cr.n� CERT! FI CATE I hereby certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the City Hall Bulletin Board on the fifth day of June, 1975, at 8:10 P.M o'clock. /)o.l 6:' 114 Planning and Zoning Commission Secretary I fl FPZC-M-6-19-75 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION June 19, 1975 A regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held on Thursday evening, June 19, 1975, at Friendswood City Hall. Chairman Tracy Spears presjded. MEMBERS PRESENT Tracy Spears, Chairman Clyde Raney, Vice-Chairman Leah North, Secretary Kenneth Fossler Bob Phillips James Shore John Tirado AUDIENCE MEMBERS ABSENT Ed Zeitler, Council Rep. Mr. and Mrs. Ron Langford, Whirlwind Steel Buildings, 8234 Hansen, Houston 1.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS. March 15, 1975 -Approved as presented. ( I 2.BUILDING PERMITS. McVey Antiques l.l Mr. Ron Langford, of Whirlwind Steel Buildings, presented a plan for an addition to McVey Antiques on Laurel Drive opposite the Junior High School. Mr. McVey wishes to remove a portable steel building which he now has in back of the recently added steel building and then to add twenty more feet of storage to the existing steel building. Several items were noted by the Commissioners. One, that the dimensions submitted on the plot plan do not agree with the dimensions submitted on the plot plan when the original addition WftS approved. No survey was found in the Planning Commission files and Mr. Langford did not have a survey to check this with. Also, Shore and Phillips brought up the point that the parking area has not yet been installed as was approved for the previou s addition. MOTION WAS MAD E by Phillips, seconded by Raney, that approval of the latest addition not be considered until Mr. McVey comes before the Commission to discuss compliance with the previously approved ·conditions. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. Mr. Langford left two copies of the propsed plot plan and elevation with the Secretary. FPZC-M-6-19-75 3.SUBDIVISIONS. Fassler Subdivision 4.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS. Budget for 1975-76 Specia l Meeting 5.INFORMATION REPORTS. Ke 11 um deve 1 opment Zoning enforcement 6.ADJOURNM ENT. 2 Kenneth Fassler submitted his subdivision of land at 917 and 919 Merriewood for Preliminary approval. This is a subdivision of one lot into two lots with access to Merriewood. MOTION WAS MADE by Raney, seconded by Phillips, that the subdivision be given Preliminary approval. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, with Fassler abstaining. Raney noted that engineer Gartrell would know what needed to be added to the plat fur final approval. Raney noted that an error in arithmetic made our budget request for next year only $4250, not $n350 as previously recorded. During the first eight months of this fiscal year, the Commission has spent $1821.22 of its current $4250 budget, primarily fo r the Planning Consultant. MOTION WAS MADE by Raney, seconded by Tirado, that a special meeting be called for next Thursday with Tax Assessor/Collector Alta Carbone and City Attorney BillOlson for the purpose of discussing how zoning changes will aff�ct the tax base. (Also to approve minutes.) MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. Spears reported that Bob Kellum will be present on July 10 to discuss plans for putting two prefab houses behincjthe 11 moved-in 11 house on Cedarwood which has been sitting vacant since last summer. Kellum owns five acres at his location and wishes to put two additional houses on the five acres without the necessity of subdividing. Questions of access, construction, and number of houses permitted on one lot should be considered. There was a general discussion on the lack of enforcement of the Zoning Ordinance, particularly in relation to signs. There being no further business to consider, the meeting was adjourned. Secretary Approved: j , I ., [i 11 t n .N OTlC� OF MEETlN� . . .. . r ·• . ._ -- (\ FPZC-6-26-75 Notice FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Notice is hereby given that a special meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission will be held at Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Willowick, on: THURASDAY JUNE 26, 1975 7:30 P.M at which time the folloiwng items of business will be considered: l.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS. 2.DISCUSSION OF EFFECT� OF ZONING CHANGES UPON THE TAX BASE. 3.ADJOURNMENT. iJdr?U Secretary CERTIFICATE I hereby certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the City Hall Bulletin Board on the twenty-second day of June, 1975, at 11:50 o'clock P.M. i]�P..�Planning and Zoning Commission Secretary