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HomeMy WebLinkAboutP&Z Minutes 1973-07-05 Regular FPZC-M-7-5-73 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING FRILNDSWOOD PLANNING AND 'ZONING COMMISSION July 5► 1973 A regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held in Friendswood City Hall on Thursday, July 5, 1973- Chairman C . C . Bost called the meeting to order. MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT C . C. Bost, Chairman Charles Coe Tracy Spears , Vice-Chairman Ed Zeitler (Council Rep. ) Leah North, Secretary Robert Phillips Clyde Raney James Shore AUDIENCE The following people signed the attendance sheet: Richard Summers , 1002 Falling Leaf, Friendswood Jerry C . Smithson for First Baptist Church, Friendswood R. J. Healy for National Investors Property, Captain' s Corner Shopping Center, Friendswood Herb Duncan for National Investors Rick Nahas , Mainland Savings Association James Luhning, Mainland Savings As Jim and Dixie Gartrell , Gulf Coast Engineering In addition, City Manager Morgan, Dr. James Fairleigh, Jean Bilderback, Councilman Bill Patton, and Councilman Benny Baker, Billy and Don McAninch, and Tony Paschall for the Friendswood Journal were present at some time during the evening. 1. MINUTES June 28 , 1973 - Approved as presented. 2 . INFORMATION REPORTS 1. Pipeline Ordinance - Mr. Raney reported that the Ordinance was put on first reading at the Monday Council meeting. 2. Rezoning recommendations - City Manager Morgan reported that the Commission' s recommendations regarding eight tracts to be rezoned in Sun Meadow, Cecil Brown Jr. ' s Commercial area, and the Fire Station had been put on first reading at Monday' s Council meeting. (The school rezoning to specific use was not ready. ) 3. Zoning Ordinance Amendments - The City Manager reported that the Council is ready for the Commission to hold a public hearing regarding the z FPZC-M-7-5-73 changes in the 'Zoning Ordinance. The question was raised if the Commission or the Council should hold this hearing. Ord. 174 seems to indicate that the Commission does, but the City Manager will check with the City Attorney. 3, BUILDING PERMIT REFERRALS BP # Mr. Jerry Smithson returned with a request for (Baptist Church) additional buildings on the Baptist Church grounds. This case had earlier been referred to the Board of Adjustment because the buildings were classified as "temporary." The request is being returned to the Commission since the buildings are now being considered as "permanent.' BP # Mr. Richard Summers , of 1002 Falling Leaf (Falling Leaf presented a request to build a horse barn on Horse Barn) his acreage at the corner of Falling Leaf and Greenbriar. After discussion, the motion was made by Shore, seconded by North, the the Commission recommend issuance of a building permit with waiver of requirements #5, 6, and 7 only because it is a barn and not for human habitation. Motion passed unanimously. BP # Mr. J. F. Luhning, President of Mainland Savings (Mainland Association, which is in the process of locating Savings ) at the corner of 518 and 2351, appeared to request approval of a sign. This sign is planned to consist of letters four feet high mounted on a six foot fence which is 74 feet long. Considerable discussion followed. Mr. Raney stated that the sign and fence would be in violation of both the Zoning Ordinance and the Proposed sign ordinance. Upon question, Mr. Luhning stated that the building was already located, that the fence had been erected today. Mrs. North stated that the site plan was not at all what the Commission had approved at an earlier meeting, although she considered it a great improvement. However, she said that the building was also in violation of the zoning ordinance since it was closer than 30 feet to F. M. 2351, being only 24 feet. The question of the fence being a traffic hazard was brought up. Mrs. North also felt that, since this was a temporary building, that it should properly have gone before the Board of Adjustment. Motion was finally made by Phillips, seconded by Spears , that the Commission recommend approval of the site plan for a temporary office not to exceed one year. Mrs. North then moved, seconded by Mr. Raney, that the motion be amended by adding the words "with the exception that the sign must conform 9 FFZG-M-7-5-73 to the zoning ordinance." The amendment passed by a vote of five for and one abstention. Mr. Spears abstained because he thought another sign would look worse that the one planned. The main motion as amended then passed by a vote of five to one, with Shore dissenting because the six foot high fence is already in violation of Ordinance 174. BP # Mr. J. R. May presented a request to build a (J. R. May) 60 by 100 metallic building to serve as a warehouse one foot from his back property line. Mr. Bill Patton, whose property is immediately adjacent to the new building was present and stated that he would like permission to move the old building of Mr. May' s to his property. He was told that he would need a building permit and was given an information sheet to fill out. He will return at a later meeting for this. He had no objections to Mr. May' s plans. Motion was made by Raney, seconded by Phillips to recommend approval, waiving the requirement for a slab height since the building was in a C Zone (area of minimal flood hazards) . Motion passed unanimously. Mrs. North called Mr. May' s attention to the need for a fire wall when a building is place this close to the line, and that the building inspector should call this to his attention. 4. SUBDIVISIONS Mustang (Mr. Zeitler arrived and was present for this Meadows discussion. ) City Manager James Morgan stated that he had expressed his opinion to the Council on last Moday night that he felt Mustang Meadows (or any subdivision) should have City Utilities because in a year or two the septic tanks may not work and p ople would demand that City services should be extended to them. Therefore, the City would be subsidizing property owners in a manner not necessary. Council requests that the Commission express in writing in form of a letter (1 ) giving our recommendations and (2 ) comparative cost figures (from the developer) . Councilman Patton, who was in the audience, stated that the City needs to look at the economic needs on a City basis , not the economic problems of the developer. He felt that the developer must show the comparative costs of installed water and sewer lines versus water wells and septic tanks. w rrGV-►n-�-�-�} Chairman Bost told Councilman Patton that he would prefer that the developer furnish the Council the economics. That all further discussion should be between the City (staff) and the developer. Mr. Gartrell, engineer for the developer, stated that as far as they were concerned, they had corrected all the problems . Mr. Bost asked the City Manager if he understood it this way. The City Manager answered"no." A discussion followed. The City Manager went over the list with Mr. Gartrell , pointing out where he had not yet complied. Pipeline Easements. Mrs. North brought up the question of pipeline easements which were not shown on the plat. Mr. Gartrell stated that Exxon had a blanket easement , which meant they could put a pipeline anyplace they wanted to. He stated that the blanket easements were in the deed restrictions . Mrs. North questioned this . Mr . Gartrell could not find his copy of the restrictions. Mr. Gartrell stated that when an individual was ready to build , that Exxon would come out and plot the existing lines individually. Mr. Shore felt that some warning should be given the property owners when the property was purchased. Mr. Gartrell agreed that they would make reference to the blanket easements in their restrictions , that they would make reference to these easements on the plat, and that they would have letters sent to the prospective buyers informing them of the easement. Mr. Gartrell will also straighten out the other points of conflict with City Manager Morgan. �. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS Sign Ordinance Mr. R. J. Healey of Federal Sign and Signal Corporation, representing National Investors , presented the sign criteria for National Investors and listed several points in which he thought our proposed sign ordinance was deficient. Among these were failure to deal with materials and he feels Section 5 is illegal, lie stated that this had been thrown out in court in Denver. Mr. Spears questioned this since he had just been in contact with Denver. Since our recommendations had already been given to Council, no further action was taken. -!2 r rL u-ivi-'(- National Investor' s Mr. Herbert L. Duncan vi' Faetche Construction Fence Company, representing ^!aticnal Investors, appeared to inquire about a fence which he had been told was now required, but which had not been originally called for or required on the original plans. Mr. Bost excused himself from the room for the remainder of the discussion since his property faces on the backside of the buildings in question. Mr. Duncan stated that they had considered bins around the dumpsters which would be behind the buildings, but that National Investors had said nothing regarding a fence. Mrs. North suggested that he had been misinformed, since she had been in the audience when this was discussed some months ago. After a rather long discussion, Mr. Shore moved, seconded by Mr. Raney, that in lieu of a better suggestion from the architect of the shopping center that the Planning Commission go on record as requiring an eight foot solid masonry fence with three entrances . Mr. Duncan mentioned the problem of security and suggested chain link fence with plantings. Motion passed by unanimous vote of the five members present. Enforcement Mr. Shore brought up the fact that a tree had been removed at 101 h. Edgewood in spite of the fact that part of the requirement for approval of the building permit (April 19) was that the trees would not be removed. Mrs. North added that he had also been givn a permit and parking spaces allotted for an office buildin and now the building is an auto supply store kor will be) Mr. Raney mentioned that Pox Meadows is not going in according to the plat. Mr. Bost express concern over the parking at National investors. After discussion of what happens to the Commissio. plans and requirements after they leave the Commission, Mr. Shore moved, seconded by Raney, that the City Manager be contacted to determine how compliance is assured in regard to Planning Commission decisions . Cases is point being the Kent office building (tree removed, partition different that permit called for) , Fox Meadows has the entrance moved, Mainland Savings construc ed a fence in violation of the 'Zoning Urdinance, and the (:aptain' s Corner Shopping Center is too close to Heritage and the number of parking space is in question. Motion passed unanimously. 6. ADJ UU RNMENT There being no further business to discuss , the meeting was adjourned at 12 : 35 A . M. (Last half of the Flood Insurance Urdiance was handed out first. ) Secretary ADDroved: �� ��