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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION
March 23, 1972
Attendees: Ray Nelson Roger Koppa Frank Green Lloyd Van Horn
l.It was resolved that a letter be written to Jim Nye, Chairman , DrainageCommission, requesting a joint session with them to review Ordinance 157,the Ordinance establishing standards and regulations for flood hazardareas and flood prone areas.
2.Mr. Jesse W. Sanders appeared. He proposed to build two 10' x 20'portable buildings on Friendswood Drive next to the Phillips 66 Station.He intends to establish a rental equipment business. The building siteis in a C-1 district. He said buildings would appear as a singlebuilding.· Equipment to be rented is not heavy equipment, but thatcommonly used by home owners. The land will be leased. The petitionwas taken under advisement, with a decision to be rendered by March 31,1972. L. B. Cline was also present during this discussion.
3.Mr. Paul Hulse appeared and requested permission to build a smallbookstore across the stre et from City Hall, 110 �Jillowick. The bookstore will be religiously oriented. The building will be built ofsteel, and roughly 30' x 50' in size. The lot is 70' wide x 200 1 deep.A decision will be given by April 13, 1972, the next regularlyscheduled meeting of the Commission.
4.The Commission received and approved plans for a new garage submittedby the Kellady family, and plans for a house submitted by EdithMcGinnis. The McGinnis plans were approved with the stipulation thatan indicated fence in the front of the house not exceed 30 11 in height.
5.The Commission voted to express approval of the preliminary Sunmeadow,Section 2 subdivision plat presented by Mr. Bob Atkinson at our2/24/72 meeting. We do not have direct responsibility since Sunmeadow is not in the city limits. We are prepared to say that nothingin the proposed plat violates Ordinance 132.
6.We discussed a reorganization of the Planning Commission to improveefficiency. Because of the increased number of routine jobs whichmust be performed by the Commission, its primary functions as spelledout in Ordinance 35 have been slighted. We discussed the possibilityof increasing our membership to seven, with each individual assignedone of the following primary responsibilities:
a.Ordinances 129 and 132b.Ordinance 157c.Laison with Council, Board of Adjustment, and City Administrator.d.Planninge.Annexationf.Chairmang.Secretary
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7.Frank Green expressed his intention to res ign from the Commissioneffective March 31, 1972. He is moving from Friendswood in the nearfuture.
Respectfully submitted,
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