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MINUTES OF A HEARING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION
January 27, 1972 7:30 PM
Petition of the Friendswood Church of the Nazarene for a specific use permit to locate a church and educational building of brick and frame construction on 2.34 acres out of the northwest portion of the southwest half of Lot 11, Block l, Friendswood Sarah McKissick or J. R. Williams League, Galveston County, Texas. Said property has 270 feet frontage on Shadowbend with a depth of 378 feet, and is in an R-1 district.
Commissioners present:
Hearing attendees present:
Mr. Nelson, Chairman Mr. Green Mr. Koppa Mr. Van Horn, Secre tary
Fifteen to Twenty
The.he aring was opened with a description of the property and its location, and of the subject petition by Mr. Nelson. All hearing attendees were in favor of the petition. There were no proper ty owners present who opposed it. Most of those present were members of the Friendswood Nazarene Church.
The Commission asked Mr. Leroy Land, Pastor of the Nazarene Church, and spokesman for the petitioners, for the reasons why his church group had chosen the site described in his petition. His reply is summarized as follows:
l.The area is not yet heavily developed.
2.Many of his congregation live in Whitehall and the surroundingarea and can walk to the church.
3.Residents adjacent and nearby to the proposed church site haveno objections to having a church built there, as evidenced bythe lack of any objecting attendees at the hearing.
4.Allo\vance has been made by the previous owner of the tract forstreets on either side of the site, providing excellent access.
Mr. Raymond McClung, District Superintendent of the Church of the Nazarene, informed the Commission that the Church had closed the purchase of the property.
The hearing was adjourned.
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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION
January 27, 1972
Attendees: Messrs. Nelson, Green, Koppa, Van Horn
The following business was transacted:
1.Mr. Van Horn was asked to check the file of minutes of Commissionmeetings to see that all minutes are included therein.
2.The Commission was informed that the Assembly of God Church nowmeeting in the old Wolf's Den Restaurant plans to use the buildingpermanently as a church. The Commission will review plans,particularly with respect to parking, in due course.
3.A motion was made, seconded and passed that the Commission requireformal, written statements of use, and complete plats of property,before making any formal decision or ru ling on zoning compliance.
4.Mr. Bill Palmer, representing Mr. Buck Hausman, presented plans forthree homes, and a plat for subdivision of Reserve D of Annalea/Kingspark Subdivision into three lots. The lots as platted did not meetminimum area requirements, or rear setback requirements of Ordinance132, and were therefore not approved. Mr. Palmer was advised toprepare a written request for variance, if he so desired, and submitit to Mr. L. B. Cline with complete plats of the property.
5.Maxine Eignus, representing D. J. Murphy, appeared to discuss zoningof Mr. Murphy's tract of land on the corner of FM 518 and 2351 behindthe Southwestern Bell Telephone building. She proposed that theproperty be zoned in such a way that a shopping center could be erectedthere facing on FM 518. After discussion, she was advised that awritten petition should be submitted for a change in zoning of thearea from R-2 to C-1, with the owners of the property joining her inthe petition.
6.Mr. George Rummel, member of the Friendswood Board of Adjustment,appeared in connection with an upcoming hearing on the Mrs. NanceHughes mobile home case. He was accompanied by Mr. Helmut Erwin, anattorney who works with Mr. Ody Jerden, the City Attorney. Afterdiscussion, and based on Mr. Erwin's advice, it would appear thatOrd. 129 requires that "mobile home" can only be a residence, exceptfor temporary periods at a construction site. Therefore, the Commission's prior decision with respect to Ord. 132 regarding use of a
11 mobil e home" as a music studio on Mrs. Hughes' property was notcorrect. It cannot be used as a music studio in light of 129.
7.Mr. J. D. Burns appeared to discuss the Truss Shop. No action wastaken.
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Reviewed and approved.��i stables on Dr. Jack Bridwell 's property.
Commission was advised J that Council expected the Commission to takeaction on petition from Mr. Harold Benson for a special excepti on to allow construction of duplexes in an R-1 district loc ated on FM 2351 roughly opposite the Hut Mobile Trailer Park. After consideration, the Commission recommended that a letter from the Commission to Council be prepared stating the following:
a.Mr. Benson has appeared on at least two occasions, 8/5/71 and11/11/71 as reflected in the minutes. He has submitted awritten request for a special exception on the property dated8/18/71. He was advised on 11/11/71 that the Planning Commissioncould not act on the request for special exception and that he mustseek satisf action from the Board of Adjustment. Apparently theBoard of Adjustment has decided that they also do not have jurisdiction.
b.The Board of Adjustment should reply to the request for specialexception in accordance with the zoning ordinance. If they concludethat they cannot grant an exception, then they must notify petitionerin writing.
c.Depending on the outcome of b., Mr. Benson may elect to petiti onthe city for a change in zoning on the property from R-1 to R-2.Given such a petition, the Planning Commission can then act.
The meeting was then adjourned.
Respectfully submitted, ,:4� C lY.. Van· -Horn, Secretary
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