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HomeMy WebLinkAboutP&Z Minutes 1973-01-11 RegularFPZC-1-11-73 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION January 11, 1973 A regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held C. C. Thursday, January 11, 1972, at the Friendswood City Hall. Vice Chairman Bost presided, calling the meeting to order at 8 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT C. C. Bost Charles Coe - out of town Tracy Spears Vacant Position Leah North James Shore Vacant Position (sworn in 1-10-73) Ed Zeitler (Council Rep.) AUDIENCE None 1. MINUTES December 21, 1972 - Approved as presented. 2. OLD BUSINESS DUNBAR Mr. Gartrell was not able to be present. Recommendations RANCH from the Friendswood Volunteer Fire Department and from Mr. Heaney's City Engineer Thomas Heaney were acknowledged. recommendations were returned to the City for typing. Mr. Bost will confer with him within the week regarding these. Mr. Bost directed that the Fire Department recommendations be referred to the Water Department Superintendent Kenneth Toon. The Secretary will send a memo to Mr. Heaney, calling attention to the Master Sewer Plan which indicates a through the subdivision and asking main sewer line running for recommendations. A memo is to be sent to Mr. Gartrell listing additional Planning Commission recommendations and requesting that he state the reasons for desired variances in writing to the Planning Commission. This was the first submission of the Preliminary Plan. 3, NEW BUSINESS SPIN -IN Mr. Mark Johnston appeared to request approval of a self - MARKET serve gas station in front of the Spin -In market now under / construction beside the Enco station at the corner of Echo SELF -SERVE Avenue and F. M. 518. Because the proposed installation GAS would displace required parking spaces, the request was denied. Mr. Johnston asked why a similar installation was permitted in front of the Stop -and -Go Market at the corner of Brandywyne and F. M. 518. Mr. Bost informed him that we had not caught it, but that it would not happen again. SPIN -IN A discrepancy in access layout having been noted between MARKET the sketch presented by Mr. Johnston and the plan approved / by the Planning Commission, Mrs. North had conferred with PARKING Mr, John Lipscomb of the Texas Highway Department, who had COMPLIANCE FPZC-M-1-11-73 2 assured Mrs. North that the City had final jurisdiction over the entrance location. Planning Commission studied the access plan, which Mr. Johnston had brought in on request of Mrs. North, and agreed that the width of the access drives was acceptable, but that the location was not. An additional problem was also noted in that the enlarged access drives eliminated required parking spaces. Mr. Johnston will inform Mr. McClean of the problem and Planning Commission will invite him to attend next week's meeting in order to work the problem out so that he can comply with the zoning ordinance. Mr. Lipscomb of the Highway Department suggested that the City require individuals to acquire the Highway Department recommendations prior to any discussion with the City. Mr. Bost directed that a memo be sent to the proper City Officials (Zoning Administrator and Building Official) requesting that they require that parking spaces be striped before final approval and acceptance is given on any building. FOX A pre -a o ication plat having been submitted by Municipal MEADOWS Engineering Company for T. R. Development Company, Planning Commission considered changes in street lay -out proposed by City Engineer Heaney. The Secretary was directed to send a memo to Mr. Heany calling his attention to a proposed arterial highway which cuts across the proposed subdivision and requesting a lay -out of property lines and buildings in the area where the proposed arterial, which is an extension of Greenbriar, crosses F.M. 528. Planning Commission will then evaluate the feasibility of the proposed route at this location. MAP NEED A discussion followed concerning the need for overlay maps which could be easily referred to when subdivisions are proposed which cross the routes of proposed arterials, sewer lines, etc. Money for such maps is not in the present budget, but the possibility of utilizing some of the Federal Revenue Sharing funds recently received by the City was hopefully considered. Expenditure of money for such maps at this time could prevent mistakes which would prove more costly in the future. ZONING of Zoning of three most recently annexed areas was considered. ANNEXED It was unanimously agreed that both the Melody Lane/Brazoria AREAS County line area and the Clover Acres area should be zoned residential and that the area of the High School should be designated for ' specific use as a public high school, and a Specific Use Permit granted for such specific use. These recommendations will be forwarded to the City Council who must adopt the zoning plan. 4. ADJOURNMENT The time being 11;40 P.M. it was unanimously agreed to postpone discussion of zoning ordinance amendments and street classification until next meeting. The meeting was then adjourned. Aonroved: _ _ ?