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Home My WebLink AboutP&Z Minutes 1975-07-10 RegularFPZC-M-7-10-75 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONI July 10, 1975 A special meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commmssion was held at Freindswood City Hall, 109 East Willowick, Frieddswood, Texas, on Thursday evening, Jyly 10, 1975. Chairman Trady Spears presided. MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT Tracy Spears, Chairman Kenneth Fossler Clyde Raney, Vice -Chairman Leah North, Secretary Bob Phillips James B. Shore John Tirado AUDIENCE Among members of the audience were the following: T. L. Barnett, 305 Leisure Lane, 482-1539. G. M. Barclay, 306 South Clear Creek Drive, 482-2354• Tom"Long, 5751 ValKeith, Houston, 729-9252. L. L. Hicks, 208 W. Edgewood Avenue, 482-1742. Carolyn Hicks, 208 W. Edgewood Avenue, 482-1742. R. E. Yancey, 514 Castellake, 482-2344. Jeannette, French, 303 quaker Drive. Ed Zeitler, #4 Emerald Circle, 482-7176. 1. MINUTES OF PREV10VS MEETINGS. No minutes were considered. 2. BUILDING PERMITS. Kellum Mr. Robert Kellum presented a sketch of a proposed subdivision of land and location of buildings on a five acre tract on Cedarwood. The sketch shoed several apparent departures from subdivision requirements. Raney recommended that Mr. Kellum contact his engineer and prepare a plat of the subdivision in compiance with Subdivision Ordinance #210. The proposed pre -fabricated modular houses which Mr. Kellum wishes to put in the subdivision were discussed. Phillips expressed a concern whether they comply with the Southern Building Code. Kellum stated that he had a verbal approval from the Building Official. - North was directed to cinfirm compliane or approval by the Southern Building Code Congress. Kellum will call when he is ready to be placed on the agenda again. FPZC-M-7-10-75 3. REZ.ONING HEARING. 2 RR-1975-6 Request by Friendswood Church of Christ to rezone from R-1 Single Family Residential to Specific Uses Private School/Day Care Center (Commercial), Lot One of Leisure Lane Subvisision, 301 Leisure Lane. Chairman Spears called the hearing to order, noting that neither the Church of Christ nor Mr. McGee, who wished to operate the Day Care Center, were represented. Mr. Tom Barnett, 305 Leisure Lane, questioned putting a commercial venture on Church property in an R-1 Zone. He noted that the Leasure Lane Subdivision owners had allowed the Church of Christ to take the two lots out of the subdivision. He would not object to the Church starting a day sch school. Traffic and noise could be problems. The new location of the building is the least objectionable. Mr. Gary Barclay, of Lot 39 in Friendswood Forest, was present to hear the Church's proposal. He objects to a Commercial Day Care Center. North commented that she had heard from two reliable sources other than Mr. McGee that he was no longer interested, that Mr. McGee was not present, whcch seemed to substantiate the rumors, and that no fee had been paid for the hearing. Therefore she washed to make a motion. MOTION WAS MADE by North, seconded by Raney, that the request to rezone be denied. MOTION PASSED, 5-0, with Tirado abstinning. Fors Spears, Raney, North, Phillips, Shore. Abstaining: Tirado. w. BUILDING PERMITS. Church of Christ Mr. Tom Long presented plans for a new location Gymnasium for the Church of Christ gymnasium. The side set -back was discussed, but it was agreed that 15 feet was in conformance with the zoning ordina oriinance, since the strip of land next to the lot was not a street at this time. It was pointed out the a rear set -back of twenty-five five feet was required. and so noted on the plan. Also, drainage from the building must not be allowed to encroach on the neighvoring lots. A swale was marked on the plan to carry the water to the raod ditch. MOTOON WAS MADE by Raney, seconded by Phillips that the plat as redlined be recommended for approval. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOULSY. I FPZC-M-7-10-75 5. SUBDIVISIONS. Sewer Plant Spears recognized Mayor Ralph Lowe. Mayor Lowe Capacities wished to inform the Commission on a growing problem of overloading of the Friendswood Sewer plants. With the exception of SunMeadow, the Friendswood Sewer Plants are seriously overloaded, and no Federal Grant is pending. He suggested that the City Council may have to disapprove subdivisions until such time as adequate sewere service is provided. The Texas Water Quality Board has said that it will look at funding two years hence. Raney asked if he thought it would be propert to tell people on the pre -application conference that we have a problem. Lowe replied that the developer could be told that he might proceed as long as he is aware of the dituation. Yancey S/D Mr. Richard Yancey presented a plat for pre-applicatio "The Place" disucssion entitled "the Place" and located on Merriewood near the intersection with Castlewood. Deed restrictions on hte original four acre tract and the calls for the original tract were presented. He stated that the sewage for the read lot will be taken care of by grinder pumps, using a l2 inch line of Schedule 40 pipe which Sewer Supt. Toon told him to put in. One lot was sAld out of theoriginal ti two years ago, but has access to Merriewood. Tre road right of way running through the water storage area belonging to Friendswood was abandoned in 1961. Shore noted that contour lines needed to be added. This was agreed to. MOTION WAS MADE by Tirado, seconded by Phillips, that the Commission approve the pre -application. Shore asked where we plan to draw the line on subdivisions in regard to the sewereproblem. Yancey answered that he had heard the earlier discussion. Shore stated that he wanted to wait until we have a commitment from someone on the sewer plants and therefore will vote against it. Raney stated that he planned to vote for it at this time, but would vote against approval if commitment is not received. MOTION PASSED,,4-2. For: Phillips, Tirado, Spears, Raney. Against: Shore, North. North objected to the twenty-six foot accss drive to the rear lot. 6. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS. Da Care Center Mr. and Mrs. Ledford Hicks of 202 W. Ed cwao we e 10 W. Edgewood present to express their concern regar in he uilding being built as a day-care center next to heir home. Construction was started Tuesday, with the building being placed In an R-1 zone behind the 200 foot Commercial strip on the front of the property. They we were concerned with why the building had been allowed FPZC-M-2-10-75 4 in a residential zone. They are also concerned about about the additional flooding which they may experience because of the new ditches being dug to drain the property. Since the new drainage was put in at the intereection of 518 and 2351, they have had water within two feet horizontally and 1 finches vertically of their garage. DRIVEWAY. In addition, the driveway plans which were being used on the job indicated that the drive would be within five feet of the propoerty line. North indicated that Mrs. Hicks had called her on Monday or Tuesday in regard to the driveway location, as well as the building location. The driveway contractor had not obtained a permit, but planned to place the drivewya at least ten feet from the propoerty line as the Commission had indicated. Also, the building had been moved forward in lieu of asking for a specific use permit in a residential zone, which would have caused a delay. The Commission had appar- ently overlooked the front set -back during discussion of barious otherproblems connected with the site. Public Street, Mr. Hicks suestioned whether the driveway construction would meet the specifications required for a public thoroughfare. He asked if there were a possibility that the entryway would be used and expanded for access to the rear property. He did not think that there -was enough ground for this. Spears answered that the Commission has requirements for public roads, - that the application was for a private driveway, and that the width was adeaute for that, Hicks wanted it a matter of record that it was not to be a public street used for access to the development of the rear property. Raney replied that it was already a matter of record (on the building permit application). Spears also assured the Hicks that there was no way it could be a City street. Spears will talk to the City Manager in the morning morning in regard to the drainage and see what can be done. 7. SUBDIVISIONS. Greenbriar III James Gartrell presented proposed deed restrictions and a check for 013.50 for preliminary approval of Greenbriar III. Discussion was classified as preappplication, however, since this was not the same Greenbriar III we had looked at previously. Drainage. Gartrell stated that originally the previous ownerehad given a twenty foot drainage easement to the creek along the road. There was no advantage of his, City Engineer Heaney said