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HomeMy WebLinkAboutP&Z Minutes 1973-05-24 Regular MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION May 24, 1973 A regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held on May 24, 1973, at Friendswood City Hall. Chairman C . C . Bost called the meeting to order at 7155 P. M. MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT C . C . Bost, Chairman Charles Coe Tracy Spears , Vice?Chairman Leah North, Secretary Robert Phillips Clyde Raney James Shore 1. MINUTES Minutes of May 10, 1973 and May 17, 1973 were presented, but were not approved because the Commission had not had time to read them. 2 . HEARING Public notice having been given of a hearing to consider two alternate routes for the Breenbriar/Briarmeadow arterial, the Chairman called the official public hearing to order. Alternate route #1 was outlined in red on the aerial photograph; alternate route #2 was outlined in green. Route #1 is located just to the southeast of the property line running southeast of the High School stadium. Route #2 is located further to the southeast and follows the right-of-way of a present 60' right-of-way from Route 528 across Chigger Creek and running along the north-east line of Clover Field Airport. Mr. Robert A. Bludworth. Mr. Bludworth stated that he had no objection to Route #2 , but that he did object to Route #1 because his house is right there. Mr. Spears ssked him if he would give 60' more right of way adjacent to route #2. Mr. Bludworth ,said he would if he were paid for it. Mr. Cecil Brown, Jr. , Mr. Brown stated that he would like to protest Route #1 because it crosses the Coward Creek at a terrible angle. He would not like to see another main road. He has already given 80' to Greenbriar right-of-way. He would be happy to move t) route on out. There being no .further requests to speak, the Chairman decalred the hearing closed, and announced that a decision would be reached at the next meeting. Mr. John Moore. Later in the evening Mr. John Moore arrived and asked to speak regarding the alternate routes. Since the meeting notice had not specified that the hearing was to be held at 700 he was allowed to speak. Mr. Moore objected to the #2 route. He stated that Humble has a pipeline close to the surface and parallel to the Coward Creek about where the road is planned. This line has at least 700# pressure per square inch. Humble has a forty year easement. Ile also felt that route #2 would be below the flood plain in that are. Ile favored Route #1. 3. BUILDING PERMITS Attach Taylor Mr. Jim Taylor presented a plan for an 80' x 60' #1 Auto Parts metallic building to be located at the corner of F. M. 518 and West Spreading Oaks , across from the Friends Church. Parking. Since the building contains 4800 square feet, he was told he would need 24 parking spaces (Automobile, accessory and supply store) . He stated that he would have plenty of room for parking Facade. Mr. Spears suggested that a mansard roof be considered with wood-like appearance for the shingles (not red) . Mr. Bost stated that he hated to see a blank wall opposite the Friends Church. Mr. Taylor suggested that he might put a display window on the side facing the Church in order toe break the solid wall. Side set-back. A problem regarding the set-back from the side street was encountered. The Zoning ordinance requires a 30' set-back, but the present plans only call for 15' . The most agreeable solution to this to Mr. Taylor appeared to be to change his building size to 70' x 70' and move it to the property line on the northwest side. Firewalls. Moving the building to the property line brought up the problem of firewalls. Mr. Spears suggested that the wall on the propoerty line should have a two-hour fire resistance at least. Mr. Jones, the Building Official may require more. Culvert permit. Mr. Taylor will consult with the Highway Department regarding a culvert permit. It was stated that the Highway Department is issuing no permits on F.M. 518 during the present construction period (making it four-lane) . Information sheet. Mr. Taylor was given the form " Information to Accompany Building Permit Referrals" to submit with his revised application. Attach Benson Mr. Bensen stated that he did not understand #2 Townhouses comment 11 in the staff review of the Township Village Twonhouse Project dated May 24. lie was referred back to the engineer for the answer. Mr. Zeitler, who is part-owner stated that they would like the drainage to be toward the back of the lot. Mr. Bensen emphasized that the shopping center to be built on F.M. 518 would have to provide enough pipe to take care of the drainage. 1 rrLi".-ui -r-r-f) 5•a-4-')_% They were again referred back to the engineer (city) Simpson Mr. Wilbur Simpson appeared to receive the Apartments/ information requested at the May 10 meeting Mobile Home: regarding his use of a mobile home at his proposed Temporary Use apartment site on a temporary basis. Mrs. North reported that his only out seemed to be if he would go to the Board of Adjustment and get it approved as a temporary (structure) facility. The question of his legal right to build apartments in a Commercial Zone (C-1) was brought up. Mr. Spears and Mr. Bost stated that the plat was approved by the Commission although no record of this appears in the minutes . The only reference to the apartments appears in the minutes of September 21, 1972. He stated that he filed the plat with Mr. Cline. lie does not have an approved copy in his file. Mrs . North stated that it was her impression, although she had been out of town during this period, that Note "d" in Paragraph 4, under C-1 (BUSINESS) DISTRICT regulations of Ordinance 174 would have taken care of his problem. It reads as follows : "Any use permitted in an R-1 or R-2 District except apartments .d Note d: Provided a Certificate of Zoning Compliance is issued for an apartment prior to December 31 , 197 such certificate shall expire for purposes of obtaining a Building Permit one year from date of issue." Mrs. North asked him if he had obtained the Certificate of Zoning Compliance. lie stated that he had not. N6 record of issuance appeared in the Zoning Administrator' s files , according to the. Secretary. Mrs . North stated that she felt that Mr. Simpson could not legally obtain a building permit for apartments after the zoning was changed and that she had stated this to Mr. Simpson in Septmenber; that a special paragraph had been put into the amended zoning ordinance especially to take care of Mr. Simpson; that Mr. Simpson had not taken advantage of that paragraph and obtained a Certificate of Zoning Compliance before Dec . 31, 1972 ; and that she still felt that he could not legally build apartments at that location. Mr. Bost advised Mr. Simpson to obtain a Certificate of Zoning Compliance from Mr. Cline and get on the agenda of the Board of Adjustment in regard to use of the mobile home. Attach Johnson' s Case #101, located at 214 E. Edgewood and referred # 3 Kiddie by Zoning Administrator Cline was considered. Corner The Secretary was instructed to fill out form PZ-3 ennumerating the application' s deficiencies and indicating that the application needed more information for approval. tit;tach 107 Case #102 , a request submitted for the building of #4 Winding Flay a single-family residence at 107 Winding Way, referred by Zoning Administrator Cline was considere The Secretary was instructed to fill out Form PZ-3 enumerating the deficiencies and to indicate that the Planning Commission thinks this area should be submitted as a subdivision. (The lots are believed to have been subdivided after the subdivision ordinance was passed. In this case, the lots are under 100 feet wide on an open ditch street. Attach 201 East Case #102 , referred by Zoning Zdministrator Cline, #5 Spreading Oaks for a duplex. The builder requested in a letter that they be allowed to build at a 25' set-back. The Commission does not think that deed restrictions in that area will permit this. No survey was submitted. The Secretary was instructed to fill out Form PZ-3. 4. MISCELLANEOUS Bensen Mrs . Ledford Hicks appeared before the Commission Townhouse to protest the rezoning of land adjacent to the Rezoning Hicks ' for Multiple-Family. She asked how many times this tract was going to be submitted. She stated that she could not put the effort into (opposing) it that she did the last time, since she would be out of town for the hearing. She stated that in the summer they are short on water; that right after the trailer court went int they had a fire on a near-by utility pole caused by overloading that she was concerned about an increase in school taxes caused by added children which would be more dense per acre. Mr. Bost asked her if she were objecting to the whole area being townhouses. She answered that she was objecting to mass housing in any form whatsoever. Chairman Bost asked that she put her comments in writing and submit them for the hearing next week. 5• INFORMATION REPORT'S oil Well Mr. Raney asked for comments on an oil well ordinanc Ordinance he is looking at. Ivir. Shore had made some notes on this. Zoning Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance were discussed, Ordinance particularly in regard to townhouses. tack Plat Approval The Secretary distributed a memo from the City #6 Procedures Manager dated May 23, 1973 stating that the City - would require the developer to make all corrections prior to submission of additional data to the Commission. ,1 • i uv-ni- �-c.--r-f J 52�{-XI Attach Building Mrs . North distributed a Memo dated May 23 from #7 Permit the City Manager suggesting that all building Referral permit referrals will be placed in the commission . Procedures mail-box; that the proper forms indicating the Commission' s action be filled out and returned to Mr. Cline' s desk immediately following our meeting, so that the Building Official will be able to answer any questions immediately the following morning. 6. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was then adjourned. Secretary Approveds