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HomeMy WebLinkAboutP&Z Minutes 1973-10-11 RegularFPZC-14-10-11-73 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION October 11, 1923 A regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held at Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Willowick, Friendswood, Texas on Thursday, October 11, 1973- Chairman C. C. Bost presided. MEMBERS PRESENT C. C. Bost, Chairman Tracy Spears, Vice -Chairman Leah forth, Secretary Bob Phillips Clyde Raney Jim Shore MEMBERS ABSENT Ed Zeitler, Council Rep. Charles Coe Councilmen Patton and Baker were also present at the start of the meetings Mayor Lowe and Councilman Windler arrived later. 1. MINUTES October 4, 1973 - Approved as corrected as follows: Page 2s Word is "lot," not "lost." Page 3: Shore voted against motion to pass the Wood/Whitaker rezoning recommendation to Council. Page 32 Mr. Shore was to find out what Mr. Jones used for reference in determining slab height. 2. INFORMATION REPORTS The Chairman asked the Secretary if there was anything in action to report concerning the information reports. The Secretary reported no significant change in any item since meeting, so information reports were not treated in detail to take care of the members of audience before the meeting Council members at 9:00 P.M. particular last in order with 3. BUILDING PERMITS Attachment A list of building permits were furnished by the City Manager. #1 Mrs. North asked the City Manager if he had obtained the information regarding slab heights on buildings approved recently in areas where the 100-year flood height had not been delineated, as she had requested by phone that afternoon. The City Manager replied that he did not have the information, but that he would be responsible for seeing that the slabs were above the 100-year flood level. He also stated that he would be responsible for seeing that the slabs would be elevated as recommended in the Planning Commission's recent memo, dated October 1, filed under FPZC-9-20-73, Attachment #1, recommending minimum slab height of eighteen inches above the road in order to avoid flood problems. 2 FPZC-M-10-11-73 The question was raised as to what Mr. Jones was using as a criterion to set the slab heights for some of the dwellings which were not included in areas where data had been obtained from the Corp of Engineers by the Planning Commission. The City Manager indicated that he had phoned the County Building Official. It was pointed out by Mrs. North that homes built along Coward and Chigger Creek on data acquired by the County Building Official had been flooded in June and that the Corp of Engineers data would be better. Mrs. North also questioned why the City Manager felt that it was his obligation to check on slab heights when Ordinance 157 gave the responsibility to the Planning Commission, The City Manager stated that it was his understanding that the Charter had precedence over ordinances and that the Charter stated that he was to be responsible for the administration of the City and that this was an administrative problemo therefore his reponsibility. No requests for building permits came before the commission. 4. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS Mr. Jim Ellis, 1202 Myrtlewood, Pearland P. 0. , 482-1893, appeared to request information regarding a tennis court which he would like to build on Tennis Club Melody Lane, next to the Sikes home. The court Request would be built on three acres, no club house would be built, and fifteen to twenty people would be expected to participate. Some discussion ensued as to whether this would be considered a private or a commercial establishment and whether in the future it might want to expand. ACTION The Chairman informed Mr. Ellis that we will contact him after research to see where he fits into the zoning ordinance. 5. SUBDIVISIONS Attachment Greenbriar Mr. Jim Gartrell and Mr. Sam Vester, owner, #2 Subdivision presented pre -application plans for Greenbriar Subdivision, proposed to be developed on 54.69 acres bounded by Sunset, Castlewood, Greenbriar, and a pipeline easement. Eighty-two Lots are proposed on asphalt, open -ditch streets. One copy of an information letter and three copies of the plans were received. The original letter and Copy #1 of the plans were retained for the Commission's files. Copies two and three of the plans were given to the City Manager. Sewer service. Sewer plans submitted have been approved by Ken Toon, Water and Sewer Superintendent. Mr. Vester had contracted with the City to extend the sewer, according to Mr. Gartrell. DRainage. Mr. Shore questioned the drainage. Mr. Gartrell stated that an easement would be granted for the outfall of the former drainage ditch. FPZC-M-10-11-73 Lot width. Mr. Bost questioned the 110 foot lot width, but it was felt by the Commission that the 120 foot requirement was not yet in existence, since the amendment requiring this had only passed second reading of the City Council. Pedestrian path. Mrs. North asked if it would be possible to have a pedestrian path atthe end of the cul-de-sac across from the high school, since otherwise all pedestrian traffic from the subdivision would either have to cut across someone's yard or go all the way out to Castlewood and back down Greenbriar to the High School. Mr. Vester said that he had no objection, but Mr. Gartrell brought up what he thought would be problems, such as litter and Hondas. Barrier posts were suggested as a possibility. Adjacent streets. Mrs. North asked Mr. Gartrell to indicate the location of the adjacent streets in Imperial Gardens. Mr. Gartrell agreed to do this. Park area. Mr. Raney asked if any provision were planned for park area. Mr. Gartrell did not think this necessary since the area was so close to the school. No action was taken, other than to pass the two sets of plans on to the City for comment. . MEETING WITH CITY COUNCIL Mayor Lowe and Councilmen Patton, Baker and Windler were present. Councilmen Gonzalez, Haken, and Zeitler were absent. Mayor Lowe opened the discussion by saying that he thinks the Commission members should follow certain guidelines before appearing as individual mambers before Council. He suggested that before any member should come before Council they should get a vote first from the Commission. A considerable discussion followed. One of the suggestions made was that a minority report might be made in cases of disagreement. Councilman Patton stated that he was only interested in what the Comdesion does that does not follow the Charter or Subdivision Ordinance. If the law needs changing we should figure out some way to change it. He is not interested in internal problems. The City Manager stated that giving approval contingent on if we have the i_tmes acted on The question was asked of the Drainage District approval of required and one time it was not now requiring this. one problem is that we end up certain items. It would be better first, then approve the plat. Mayor whether we are now requiring plats, since one time approval was not. The Mayor replied that we are 4 FPZC-M-10-11-73 Councilman Windler thought that we should require more time for subdivisions to give noticeto get on the agenda, as on Friday following the Thursday meeting. It was decided that when a Commission member feels strongly enough in disagreement with the rest of the Commission to take their argument to the Council that the member should inform the Commission of this in order to gave the rest of the Commission an opportunity to rebut the argument. Council left at 11230 P.M. 6. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS Autumn Hills MOTION WAS MADE by Spears, seconded by Shore, Rezoning that the hearing regarding the rezoning of the Autumn Hills rest home to Specific Use - Institution for the Aged be held on November 1, with November $ the alternate date. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. Wood/Whitaker MOTION WAS MADE by North, seconded by Spears, that Rezoning the hearing regarding the rezoning of the Wood - Whitaker tract from R-2 to C-1 be called for November 8, with November 15 as an alternate date. MOTION PASSED, 5-1, Raney dissenting. This calling of another hearing was made necessary because written notice had not been given the adjoining lot owners at the previous hearing. Crown Central The Secretary reminded the Commission that the Request #3 hearing for Crown Central Request #3 had been set for October 25, with November 1 being the alternate date, at 8 P.M. No legal description of the property has been received as yet. Attach Flood Insurance Shore asked how we could 'et the Federal Government # to study the remaining areas of Friendswood which have not yet had the 100-year flood delineated. A discussion followed. MOTION WAS MADE by Shore, seconded by North, that the City Manager be asked to write to the proper authorities to ask for an immediate study of the undelineated areas of Friendswood as it pertains to flood insurance. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. Attach Simpson Apartments A correction Apartments of September 6, Simpson from the filed. 7. ADJOURNMENT to the Board of Adjustment minutes 1973 and a letter adressed to Mr. Board of Adjustment was read and There being no further business to discuss, the meeting adjourned. Approved:/Oe-G.C/%3 Secretary:�'S��