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NOTICe OF MEETING
FRIENDSWOOD PLAN�ING AND ZONING COMMISSION
Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the Friendswood Pl anning and Zoning Commission will be held at Friendwood City Hall, 109 East Willowick,-Friendswood, Texas, on:
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 21, 1974 7:30 P.M.
at which time the following items of business will be considered:
1.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS.
2.INFORMATION REPORTS.
3.ROUTINE BUID[ING PERMITS.
4.REZONING REQUESTS -None.
5.SUBDIVISIONS -None.
6.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Any routine business which may come before the Commission.
7.JOINT MEETING WITH CITY COUNCIL TO DISCUSS PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE ZONING MAP.
8.ADJOURNMENT.
J{JJ_�}?M Secretary
CERTIFICATE
I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the City Hall Bulletin Board on the eighteenth day of November, 1974, at 1045 P.M.
iJJ 'g_� Secretary, Planning and Zoning Commission
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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
November 21, i974
A regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held at Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Willowick, on THursday, November 21, 1974. Chairman Tracy Spears presqded.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Tracy Spears, Chairman Clyde Raney, Vice-Chairman Leah North, Secretary Kenneth Fassler Bob Phillips James B. Shore John Tirado Ed Zeitler, Council Rep.
AUDIENCE
Bill Murphy. Murphy Properties
1.MINUTES
No minutes were available.
2.PLANNING CONSULTANT
MEMBERS ABSENT
None
A presentation by Bob Atkinson, Planning Consultant, was made to a joint meeting of the Commission and members of the City Council. Present early in the meeting were Mayor Lowe and Councilmen Gonzalez, Zeitler and Baker. Councilmen Windler and Haken arrived later in the evening. Councilman Patton was out of town.
Mr. Atkinson presented the proposed changes in the zoning map and these were discussed. Considerable discussion evolved concerning the non-location of M-1 Manufacturing in the present boundaries of Friendswood. Mr. Spears explained that the Commission had considered several areas for light industry, but that none of them had the necessary prerequisites at this time. Fassler noted that industry requires transportation, utilities, and a favorable taxing situation. Mayor Lowe concurred that it was very difficult to specify a specific spot for industrial locati on. The suggestion was made that a location near the power station near Fox Meadows might be suitable. Raney noted that industry and land-fills had nuch in common -that everybody wanted one, but on the other side of town. He also emphasized that we have an industrial area within our extraterritorial jurisdiction and that this would probably expand in the future and be our industrial zone.
Zeitler stated that we need industry for the taxes. North observed that when we did have the truss plant that it was taxed at less per acre that her house. Spears noted that we had other areas to discuss and suggested that we get off the discussion of M-1. He asked if there were any other input in regard to the map. None evolved.
Atkinson presented the proposed realignment of the Whispering Pine/ South Friendswood Drive intersection. The importance of the proper planning of this intersection was discussed. Atkinson also emphasized the importance of knowing what we are going to do so far as the thoroughfare plan goes. He mentioned that a thoroughfare past an
elementary school is not good, whereas a thorofare past a high school is good planning.
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Atkinson also emphasized the need for proper1·planning prior to the placement of pavement on Castlewood Avenue, 1noting that improper positioning of two lanes of paving at this time would create unnecessary expenses later on,when widening of the 1 _ pavement was required. One hundred feet was recommended as the minimum width. The City Manager said that the City has only a forty foot right-of-way at this time.
When discussion of the Zoning and Intersection plans was completed, Raney brought up the problem of taxation of farm lands. He proposed that the City should consider tax relief for agricultural property and for other property . not drawing on the City services. Under the present tax set-up this type of property cannot afford to st�y in business and, as a result, open spaces are being lost to subdivisions. He proposed that the this type of operation be given a limited tax relief, with the tax difference to be made up when the p--operty is sold, retroactive to a maximum of perhaps ten years. He said that State Law already made provisions in this direction, but he felt that the City should do more.
It was thought by some that farm lands were already taxed lower than others, but this was disputed. Windler asked what the State required for a legal reduction and suggested that this would be the first thing to find out. Raney asked if the City would support the idea. The Councilmen present thought that the City would. Raney asked how _..·. they thought this should be started. It was agreed that Raney would contact City Attorney Olson.
3.ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned.
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