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HomeMy WebLinkAboutP&Z Minutes 1973-08-30 Regular rrcu-ri-u-�u-i3 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION August 30, 1973 A regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held at City Hall on Thursday, August 30, 1973. Chairman C . C. Bost presided, calling the meeting to order at 7330 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT C . C. Bost , Chairman Charles Coe Tracy Spears , Vice-Chairman James Shore Leah North, Secretary Robert Phillips Clyde Raney AUDIENCE Thomas Lay, 6435 N. Heywood, Houston, 643-3481 Alicia Lay, 6435 N. Heywood, Houston, 643-3481 Ted Bogren, Municipal Engineering Co. 1. MINUTES August 23 , 1973 - Approved with the following corrections : Page One: Minutes . Change August 23 to August 16. Page Two: Fox Meadows S/D9 last sentence. Phillips is to contact Poorman at the Highway Department Office and Lrequest that grating on culverts be eliminated] discuss their views regarding grating on the culverts. Polly Ranch S/D, d) , 1) . Second sentence. FHA does L ,7. Land] Mr. McAninch stated that noise level between hours of 11 P.M. and 7 A. M. is important. 2 . INFORMATION REPORTS A. Pipeline Ordinance. The Pipeline Ordinance will be put on First Reading next week. B. Subdivision Ordinance. Mr. Raney recommended that we workshop this ordinance. He will not support it as written. Mrs. North stated that she was not willing to spend any more time on a Subdivision Ordinance which we ignore anyway. Mr. Raney stated that we should make a notation in our procedures that any subdivision involving a state road access should have State approval. Chairman Bost stated that he would entertain a motion setting a date for the workshop. MOTION WAS MADE by Raney, seconded by Spears , to review the Subdivision Ordinance on September 13. Fort Bost, Spears , Raney, Phillips. Against: North MOTION PASSED. C . Flood Insurance Ordinance. Nothing new. D. Sign Ordinance. A report from the City Secretary states that stencils are being cut and copies will be distributed and posted at next Council meeting. First reading possible on September 17. E. Rezoning in Sun Meadow area. A report from the City Secretary states that Ord. #183 rezoning areas to R-2 and Ord. #184 rezoning areas to C-1 as recommended by the Commission had their final readi ngs on August 20. FILE CLOSED. F. Rezoning of High School. The City Secretary questioned whether a hearing had been held. Mr. Raney researched his minutes and noted that Commission minutes of kction March 1, 1973 refer to this. The Commission kttachment Secretary was instructed to write a memo to the #1 City Manager bringing this to his attention and asking that it be placed on the agenda of Council for action. G. Rezoning of Cecil Brown tracts. The rezoning of the 16 acres to Commercial and the 300' by 300' tract to the Specific Use as a Pulbic Fire Station completed two hearings, but has been on "hold" pending resolution of restrictions in deed on the fire station property, according to the City Secretary' s report. Agenda H. Coward Creek Subdivision. Action on this will be put on next Action week' s agenda. The Commission had previously voted to withhold signatures on this until it had been looked at by the Commission. (When the subdivision was approved, the final linen had not yet been drawn, so the Commission has not seen it previously. ) I . Renwick S/D. The City Manager stated that it had been signed by the Mayor, but not yet filed. J. Heritage Estates S/D• Deed restriction have not yet been received by the City, so has not yet been filed. The City Manager has told Mrs . North that he has reminded the Engineer (Gartrell) of the fact. The Secretary was directed to write a memo to ction Council Representative Zeitler calling this lack ttachment of action to his attention. #2 K. Fox Meadows S/D. Chairman Bost stated that Engineer Bogren would arrive soon and the matter was postponed until th L. Polly Ranch estates . The City Manager stated that the Police Department has no objection to the plat, also that the Pire Chief (McClure) says that it is workeable, although he would like to see more fire hydrants. It appears that nothing can be done at the site until the sewer plan for the region is complete which will be eighteen months at a minimum. The Secretary stated that she is not willing to sign this plat attesting that it was properly approved. Reasons stated for her position included that fact that is was given preliminary approval on a night that it did not appear on the agenda as other that a status item (since the street and drainage plans had not been submitted) , that the agenda for that meeting had not been posted for the required three days prior to the meeting, that the Commission had no record of what they had approved, (The Secretary had asked the Commission for these records for the files on her return from vacation. ) , that both procedures and requirements of the Subdivision Ordinance had been ignored, that no provision had been made for the arterial street. The Chairman asked that this statement be put in the minutes. The Secretary agreed to do this . M. Rewording of Zoning Ordinance. The City Manager reported that the Council had discussed certain changes in wording, particularly in regard to the Board of Adjustment, but that Assistant to the City Attorney B. J. Hooks had said that a new hearing would be needed if this were done. The City Secretary' s report indicated that the Council' s feeling seemed to be that they would let the original wording go in this case. N. Request for specific use - Crown Central. Public Notice has been given for a hearing on September 6. 0. Request for rezoning - 305, 307, 309 Morningside. (These numbers should be more like 304, 306, and 308. ) Public notice has been given for a hearing on September 6. P. A&M Planning Commissioner' s Seminar on Planning of Street Systems. Mrs. North was the only Commissior able to attend this seminar, which she said was very much worthwhile and current regarding our street planning problems. '^Y PrGli-lrl-U^3y- MOTION WAS MADE by Raney, seconded by Spears , that the Secretary type her report for presentation. FOR: Bost, Spears , Phillips , Raney. AGAINST: North. MOTION PASSED. Mrs. North stated that there were three books highly recommended by the participants in this session, two of which we do not Have. MOTION WAS MADE by North, seconded by Spears that the Commission buy the follwoing books : Community Builder' s Handbook, published by the Urban Land Institute at about 025.00, and GuidDlines for Medial and Marginal Access Control on Major Roadways at about $6.20. (The third book, which we have , is Principles and Practices of Urban Planning. ) MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. R. National Investors Hedge. Mr. Raney gave the Secretary a report Attachment from Viola. Bost which he had not given to #3 her at a previous meeting. MOTION WAS MADE by North, seconded by Spears that a letter be sent to Mr. Duncan of Faetchie Construction, requesting a survey showing building locations , lot line, and easement. (Mr. Bost had stated that he felt the easement where they propoeed to pla place the hedge had been covered with asphalt. ) MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. 3. SUBDIVISIONS. Fox Meadows Mr. Ted Bogren, Engineer, and Mr. Thomas Lay, Entrance President of T&R Development, were present. Mr. Bost stated that he had discussed the entranc with Spears and Phillips. Mr. Phillips reported that he had talked with Mr. Lipscomb of the Highway Department, and had mentioned that the letter from them had not mentioned the headwall. The Department said that the letter did not mean the developer did not have to put the safety grill in. The only way the Department would consider dropping this requirement would be if the Commission would give a letter stating that the safety features were not necessary and the Commission would assume the risk. We would have accidents there. The Department is putting these everywhere now. Mr. Phillips stated that he thoughtthe grating problem was between the Highway Department and Mr. Bogren. Chairman Bost agreed that this is the position he would take also, that he would not sign such a letter. Mr. Spears would not , either. Chairman Bost stated that he had looked over the present entry and felt it to be a matter of opinion whether moving the entry fifty feet would imporve it or not. He would not object to leaving the entry where it is , but that the "headwall" was between Bogren and the State. Mr. Lay interjected that he did not think it was the business of the Commission to deal with engineering drawings . Whether a bridge was drawn into a plat or not was not the Commission' s responsibility. Our interest was in lot sizes , etc . MOTION WAS MADE by North, seconded by Spears , that the Commission require the entrance to Fox Meadows Subdivision to be constructed in the location as shown in the plans originally approved by the Planning Commission and the City, and that the Commission would not interfere with the Highway Department requirement for a grated headway. FOR: Spears, North. AGAINST: Bost, Phillips , Raney. MOTION FAILED. MOTION WAS MADE by Phillips , seconded by Raney, that the Commission leave the entrance where it is as originally required by the Highway Department. FOR: Bost, Phillips , Raney. AGAINST: Spears , North. MOTION PASSED. 4. ADJOURNMENT At 9:30 P.M. the Secretary had to leave to attend a drainage meeting. The Secretary understands that no further official business was conducted after this time and prior to adjournment. Secretary Approved: 1,-