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HomeMy WebLinkAboutP&Z Minutes 1973-02-01 RegularFPZC-M-2-1-?3 MINUTES OF _REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION February 1._ 197`i A regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held Thursday, February 1, 1973, at the Friendswood City Hall. Vice Chairman C. C. Bost presided, calling the meeting to order at 7:40 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT 0, C . Bost Leah North James Shore Tracy Spears MEMBERS ABSENT Charles Coe Ed. Zeitler (Council Rep.) ill Vacancy Vacancy AUDIENCE Mr. A. J. Peterson, for Renwick Subdivision Mr. John T. Bogren, Municipal Engineering Co., for Fox Meadows S/D 1. MINUTES January 180 1973 - Approved as presented. January 25, 1973 - Approved as presented. 2. OLD BUSINESS RENWICK Mr. A. J. Peterson presented final plans for SUBDIVISION Renwick Subdivision. Mrs. North questioned preliminary plans had yet been approved.r and Mr. Spears recalled that they had and, although minutes of November 30, 1972 did not reflect any action concerning the subdivision, a copy of the approved plans, with a notation that they were approved on November 30 was found in the Renwick file. Mr. Bost instructed Mr. Peterson to take his plans to the engineer and utility departmentfor mmission. He signatures, then return to Planning was also asked to bring additional copies of the plat when he returned. FOX Mr. John T. Bogren presented a prliminary plat of MEADOWS Fox Meadows for approval. Several changes have SUBDIVISION been made. The street layout has been modified, with wider rights of way. Building set --backs have been increased to fifty feet. Water and sewer lines are now planned. Mrs. North questioned Mr. Bogren concerning spacing of fire hydrants. Mr. Bogren has spaced them at 1000' intervals, which Mrs. North did not feel met the State Insurance Board requirements. Mr. Bogren questioned the City Engineer's recommendation of lime stabilized base for the streets, which he has widened to a 24' pavement. 2 FPZC-M-2-1-73 Mr. Shore brought up the problem of the conflict with a projected arterial highway through a portion of the subdivision, stating that he did not feel that he could vote to approve a subdivision in the path of a projected arterial highway unless the subdivision provided right of way for the highway or an alternate route for the highway had been adopted. After an extended discussion of this problem (see next item of business) Mr. Spears moved that the Commission approve the preliminary plot plan as presented. Mrs. North seconded the motion, with the understanding that her approval of the final plans depended on additional fire hydrants. Motion passed, with Bost, Spears and North voting for the motion. Mr. Shore voted against the motion, basing his vote on the principle that an alternate right of way had not yet been adopted for the projection of the Greenbriar/Briarmeadow arterial highway. ALTERNATE During the discussion of Fox Meadow Subdivision ROUTE: Mr. Shore brought up the problem of an arterial GREENBRIAR/ highway which the Bovay Report shows as running BRIARMEADOW through a corner of this subdivision. Mr. Shore ARTERIAL dial not feel that the subdivision should be given approval if it did not agree with the circulation plan shown on the Bovay Report (also Houston -Harris County and Galveston County transportation studies) or with an alternate route approved by the proper authorities. A lengthy discussion followed, during which City Manager James Morgan, City Councilmen Baker and Gonzalez and Dr. William P. Jones, a landowner whose home would be close to the present. projection of the arterial highway, dropped in and joined the Planning Commission discussion. Mr. Bost reported that the City Engineer indicated that if the present projection is followed, several homes would be in the road. Also, the intersection with F. M. 528 would fall between two blind curves and would be very dangerous. Those present seemed to be generally agreed that the present projected right of way was not in a very good location and that an alternate route to the south should be considered. Mr. Bost proposed that we abandon the present routing of the Greenbriar/Briarmeadow extension, pointing out the general area of a proposed alternate route to the City Engineer and City Council, with the request that this general alignment be researched, defined, and adopted. Mr. Shore so moved, seconded by Mr. Spears. Motion passed unanimously.