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HomeMy WebLinkAboutP&Z Minutes 2015-03-19 Regular PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION . REGULAR MEETING 1. The Regular Meeting was called to order at 7:02pm with the following people in attendance: Chairman Mark McLean Vice Chairman David O’Farrell Commissioner Arthur Triplette Commissioner Sally Branson Commissioner Craig Lovell Arnold Polanca, City Attorney Aubrey Harbin, City Planner Nick Haby, PIO/Planning Manager Becky Summers, Dev. Coordinator Absent: Nye, Borghese 2. Communication from the public/committee liaisons (To comply with provisions of the Open Meetings Act, the Commission may not deliberate on subjects discussed under this agenda item. However, the Commission may direct such subjects be placed on a later regular Commission agenda for discussion and/or possible action.) Chris Pemberton/resident, said he left his former City due to a job change as well as the high number of apartments and increase in crime. Sean Rives/resident, said the density of the complex was a main concern. He said he lives on Townes Road and the proposed development could turn his neighborhood street into a major thoroughfare. He said the limited sidewalks were a safety concern. He said he was okay with the church use and commercial development but felt CCISD was not prepared for the added population. He also stated he was against restaurants that would sell alcohol so close to his neighborhood. 3. Consent Agenda A. Approval of the minutes for the meeting held: 1) March 5, 2015 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING HELD THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2015 AT 7:00 PM CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 910 S. FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS 2 March 19, 2015 P & Z Meeting Motion to approve: Triplette Second: Branson Vote: 5/0 Unanimous Motion carried 4. Consideration and possible action regarding a zone classification change request at 3801 FM 528 (also known as the Whitcomb Property), a tract of land containing 135.778 acres out of the Sarah McKissick Survey, Harris County, to change from Planned Unit Development (Ordinance No. 2004-13 and Ordinance No. 2005-34) to Planned Unit Development (new) Motion to take off table: Branson Second: O’Farrell Vote: 5/0 Unanimous Motion carried Motion to approve: McLean Second: Branson Vote: 0/5 Unanimous Motion failed Harbin stated she received additional documents including a revised written portion of the proposed PUD addressing comments from the last Commission meeting. Phasing was added to construct 300 apartments followed by a required amount of commercial before the final 300 units could be started. An Open Space Plan was included, a Historical PUD Tracker, a Retail Sampler and Communication References from the church to the public/congregation, Biographies for Tellus and NRP plus a draft of Deed Restrictions numbering 111 pages. Chairman McLean asked Harbin what time the additional documents were submitted to which she said 3:00 and 5:00pm. McLean asked if the Deed Restrictions were voluntary and asked the applicant if he was comfortable with the proposed plan. Greg Penner, CCCC, said yes the church was comfortable with all the propositions and felt they had addressed all the Commission’s comments. Lovell asked if the Church park area was separate from the mixed use park area to which Penner said yes, the parks are separate. McLean asked if the Master Park Plan included the Church’s park to which Paul Johnson, Tellus, said all the parkland would be subject to working with the City. McLean made a motion to approve. He said the amount of information and effort by the applicant was appreciated. He said he read the PUD ordinance guidelines and said the proposed development was “spot on” with the first item defining a PUD. The second item to have an innovative design was addressed since Friendswood currently does not have any developments of the sort. The third requirement addressing public health was reviewed by the Police Department. Requirement four was evaluated by the CEDC who remarked the proposed plan is similar to the previously approved PUD. He said requirement five to enhance aesthetics would be enforced by P&Z and staff during Site Plan reviews. Requirement six regarding developmental restrictions were met because of the floodzone occupying a large portion of the tract. McLean said the final requirement was to promote economic development and spoke on several subsections of requirement seven. He 3 March 19, 2015 P & Z Meeting explained that a single family development was proposed last year, including some commercial along the frontage, the Commission and Council both denied. He said a concern was that the residential would be built and the commercial would never follow. McLean stated the property is one of the City’s remaining jewels for commercial development. He explained the phasing of the project drove his vote. He said he would be voting against the project due to too many loopholes in regards to phasing. He was concerned about a non-profit organization purchasing the entire tract and no commercial user being on board. McLean then said he thought everything else was great and encouraged the other Commissioners to explain their votes to the applicant so they could possibly adjust the plan, if they desired. Commissioner Lovell said his concern was the amount of acreage lost to the floodzone decreased the commercial land but no adjustments were made to the percentage of residential. He said he would like to see a more proportional plan. Commissioner O’Farrell stated there was significant reduction in useable land but the residential units did not decrease. He stated the approved PUD contained townhomes and condos while the proposed PUD is strictly apartments. Commissioner Branson thanked the applicants for their professionalism and announced their effort did not go unnoticed. She said her concern was the loss of commercial property when Friendswood is running out of land. She stated Vision 2020 talks about an 80/20 ratio and could not support more residential. Commissioner Triplette stated he was concerned about density and the reduction in commercial land. The Commission then took a vote. McLean spoke to the applicant that the Commission would not be recommending the project to City Council but that Council would make the final decision. He stated he would make himself fully available to Council if they had any questions regarding Planning and Zoning’s reasoning. 5. Consideration and possible action regarding future Planning and Zoning Commission meeting dates. Harbin said the next regular meeting will be on April 2, 2015 at 7:00pm. 6. Communications from the Commission Lovell announced the Library would begin renovations April 6th. Branson gave congratulations to Commissioner O’Farrell on his daughter’s recent wedding. 7. Reports A. Council Liaison – Steve Rockey said he was proud of P&Z and knew they put lots of effort into their decision on the Clear Creek Community Church project. B. Staff - Haby reminded the Commission of the upcoming Land Use Conference. Harbin stated she would be sending out travel information tomorrow. 4 March 19, 2015 P & Z Meeting 8. The Regular Meeting of the Planning & Zoning Commission adjourned at 7:53pm. These minutes respectfully submitted by: Becky Summers Becky Summers Development Coordinator / P&Z Secretary