HomeMy WebLinkAboutP&Z Minutes 2007-08-06 Special, Joint Public Hearing w/ City Council! [ [ MINUTES OF A SPECIAL SESSION AND JOINT PUBLIC HEARING OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, HELD MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 2007, AT 6:30 PM, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF CITY HALL, LOCATED AT 910 S.FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS SPECIAL SESSION (6:30 pm) 1.Call to order The meeting was called to order with the following present: Chairperson Jim Gibson Vice Chairperson Kevin Holland Commissioner Sherry Weesner Commissioner David O'Farrell Commissioner Hassan Moghaddam 2.Discussion with the City Council regarding appointing Alternate Members to the Planning and Zoning Commission A lengthy discussion was held regarding the pros and cons of having Alternate Members. The majority of the Commissioners agreed that as long as there are seven members on the Commission, having a quorum is usually not an issue. Their suggestions to City Council included active members giving an earlier notice to allow time for the vacancy to be filled and earlier appointments to expiring terms to allow training prior to being an active member. 3.Adjournment Chairperson Gibson adjourned the meeting. JOINT PUBLIC HEARING (7:00 pm) To receive comments from the public, both oral and written, regarding: 1.A zone change request for .215 acres on FM 2351, between Hope Village Road and Beamer Road, from Community Shopping Center (CSC) to Industrial (I). Glenn Graef, applicant, explained their proposed project. No one spoke in opposition to the request. 2.Amendment to the Zoning Ordinance providing that (1) Event Centers be permitted uses within the Single Family Residential (SFR) Zones subject to the granting of a Specific Use Pennit (SUP) therefore, and (2) amending the application procedure for SUPs to allow non-engineered concept plans to satisfy the requirements of Section 9- G-3. Bobbie Jones of Forest Bend Subdivision, asked what the ordinance means. The City Attorney and City Council clarified the proposed changes. 3.Adjournment Chairperson Gibson closed the Joint Public Hearing. These minutes respectfully submitted by: (S+uCL� Planner 2