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HomeMy WebLinkAboutP&Z Minutes 1972-12-07 RegularFPZC-M-12-7-72 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON DECEMBER 7, 1972 A regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held Thursday, December 7, 1972 at the Friendswood City Hall. Chairman Rodger Koppa called the meeting to order at 7:40 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT Rodger Koppa Leah North Tracy Spears AUDIENCE None 1. MINUTES November 30, 1972 - Approved as presented. 2. OLD BUSINESS C. C. Bost - out of town Lloyd VanHorn (expired term) Vacancy (Ray Nelson) Vacancy FLOODPLAIN A discussion of the present status of the Friendswood Flood MANAGEMENT Insurance Ordinance was held. It was brought out again that that Friendswood Flood Insurance coverage is in jeopardy if the Federal Insurance Administration discovers that we have not complied with adoption of new regulations before last September 3. Also that the 22 foot building level figure for the 100-year flood is totally erroneous, since the 100-year flood level within Friendswood ranges from below 20 feet to almost 40 feet. FLOOD INSURANCE Mr. Spears moved, seconded by Mr. Koppa, that the Commission ORDINANCE write a letter to the City Council directing their attention AMENDMENT to Section 2A of Ordinance 157 and strongly recommending that the clause " 22' above mean sea level"be struck and "as issued by the Federal Insurance Administrator" be added after "the official 100-year Flood Map." Motion passed unanimously. Mrs. North stated that she had almost completed a draft of a new Flood Insurance Ordinance. Copies are to be made for members of the Commission and one is to be submitted to Lloyd Van Horn, a Commission member whose term has expired, since he has requested time for a presentation of his work on a Flood Insurance Ordinance sometime in mid -January. SUBDIVISION It was brought out that the old Subdivision Ordinance 23-A needs ORDINANCE some numbers changed in order to bring it into compliance with AMENDMENT amendments to the Zoning Ordinance which are now being passed. Motion was made by Mr. Spears, seconded by Mr. Koppa, that the Commission write a letter to the City Council advising that Subdivision Ordinance 23-A be amended as quickly as possible in regard to lot sizes and minimum area of lots in order to conform with changes presently being enacted in the Zoning Ordinance. Motion passed unanimously. 2 FPZC-M-12-7-72 3. NEW BUSINESS VAN HORN A letter was received from Lloyd Van Horn, who has served on TERM Planning Commission, reminding us that his term has expired EXPIRES and that he does not wish to be reappointed. This was to confirm a conversation with Rodger Koppa. Mr. Van Horn stated that he would continue working on recommendations for amendment of the Flood Insurance Ordinance and requested a spot on the agenda about the middle of next month. This request is covered in the Flood Insurance discussion above. PROCEDURES Mr. Koppa handed out copies of Inputs to City for Subdivision Approval and and information sheet which he would like the Commission to read and approve at the next meeting.with or without modification. Mrs. North will send copies to Mr. Bost. C-2 DISTRICT Mr. Koppa reminded us that the present amendments being enacted to the Zoning Ordinance call for a C-2 zone which does not yet have a designation on the Zoning Map, A discussion followed, but no action was taken. ZONING MAP AMENDMENT Mrs. North called to the Commission's attention the vact that the zoning map had not yet been changed to reflect the rezoning action taken by Council on the tract of land at the corner of 2351 and F. M. 518. The Chairman directed the SEcretary to write a note to Mr. Cline, the Zoning Adminstrator, calling his attention to Section 3, Paragraph 1 of the Zoning Ordinance and noting that the Zoning Map should be changed in accordance with recent rezoning of the propoerty. HEARINGS ON Mr. Spears noted that we had considered other possible amendments FURTHER ZONING to the zoning ordinance which were not included in the last ORDINANCE amendment package to Council. A discussion followed, during AMENDMENTS which the following suggested amendments were discussed: (1) creating another district for townhouses and duplexes; (2) updating the paragraph on the Board of Adjustment to include authorization for four alternates, as now allowed by State law; (3) architectural control to be encouraged; (4) possible deletion of 35 foot heighth limit on building. No action was taken other than to further refine and define our ideas on these subjects for continued discussion at the next meeting. 4. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned.at 11:15 P.M. ,i-Zllal Va* Secretary