HomeMy WebLinkAboutP&Z Minutes 2006-01-09 SpecialMinutes of a Special Meeting
of the
Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission
January 9, 2006
A special meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held
Monday, January 9, 2006, at 7:00 p.m. in the city hall council chambers located at 910 S.
Friendswood Drive, Friendswood, Texas. The following members were present:
Bob Bertrand
Kevin Holland
Roy Klusendor
Mark Van Riper-7:00 p.m.
Sherry Weesner
Dan Johnson-Acting Director of CD
Cheri Skelton-Development Coordinator
Rhonda Baker-Administrative Secretary of CD
With a quorum present, Commissioner Brakebill and Commissioner Gibson absent,
Chairman Holland called the meeting to order to consider the following.
4:30 P.M. JOINT WORK SESSION WITH CITY COUNCIL
A.Discussion with the Planning & Zoning Commission regarding the following
items:
1.Amending the Zoning Ordinance to accommodate gasoline stations.
Commissioner Bertrand explained the situation and history on Entryway Overlay
Districts (EOD). The City needs to develop a process and make changes. Immediate fix
would be the 50% solution and the long range would be to go through the process of
changing the ordinance. P&Z Commissioner Sherry Weesner stated she has an issue with
pulling out this pmticular gas station for consideration and asked since it is part of a
shopping center, would it make the shopping center exempt too? Interim Director of
Community Development Dan Johnson stated gas station exceptions allow unattached
canopies to extend into required yards (front, side and rear set backs reduced), reduce
landscape buffer requirement to 5 feet, corner lots only garage bays, verbiage from
Ordinance 2005-35 addresses corner lot-overlap. Commissioner Bertrand stated he is
concerned if the City makes an exception for this gas station owner, then everyone else
will start wanting an exception. The City needs to work on the problem for everyone.
2.Considering issues related to the Entryway Overlay Districts.
This item was discussed indirectly among Staff, the Commission, and City Council
during comments for Item# 1. Planning and Zoning was asked to address this and
provide a recommendation to City Council.
3.Developing regulations related to master planned developments.
Chairman Holland stated the Commission did not see the need for a Master Plan and
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asked why the City needed a Master Plan. The Conunissions position has been that a
Planned Unit Development (PUD)/Specific Use Permit (SUP) approach would
sufficiently handle any master plan approach. Interim Director of Community
Development Dan Johnson stated the Master Plan concept is great but Staff must work
out the working details.
4.Use of temporary buildings by churches
Staff explained to the Commission and City Council the current ordinance states portable
buildings should only be used for storage. City Council felt allowing a church the use of
portable buildings is acceptable. Commissioner Bertrand gave a little history as to why
they were prohibited in the first place.
5.Relaxing requirements for front yard fencing
Interim Director of Community Development Dan Johnson stated the question from a
Councilmembers was whether it should be 1 acre or 2 acres. There should be some
minimum. There is a lot that is 1 ½ acres on Cowards Creek and he wants to put a fence
up. Mayor Brizendine stated he does not understand why acreage is the issue and not
frontage. Councilmember Goza stated this should be covered by deed restrictions. City
Manager Ron Cox stated some subdivision's deed restrictions have expired.
Councilmember Smith stated if the City allows it on smaller lots there are some older lots
that are larger such as on Sunset that would allow a fence in the front and not just to the
building line. City Manager Ron Cox stated Plaiming and Zoning needs to workshop this
item.
Commissioner Bertrand left and did not attend the public hearing.
7:00 P.M.-DOCKETED JOINT PUBLIC HEARING
1.To receive public input, either oral or written regarding the following:
A.Zone Classification change for a tract of land containing 1.000 acre, a portion of
Lot 52 of the Sloan Subdivision, situated in the Jolm Dickinson League, property
located at 2302 Old Road, Galveston County, Texas, from Agricultural District (A
l) to Neighborhood Commercial (NC).
Trey Weaver, 550 Greens Parkway, representing Friendswood Development, addressed
the Conm1ission and City Council. Mr. Weaver provided reasons the rezoning request
should be approved.
No one spoke against the item.
The following is a synopsis of people who spoke in favor of the item.
Don Seyfert, 2304 Old Road, stated he owns the property along side and to the rear of the
property proposed for rezoning. Mr. Seyfert stated he supports the rezoning request but
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questions how the development is going to provide a required common access. He stated
that he is willing to give additional Right-of-Way, but he did not want to have cross
traffic going across his driveway of his home.
Larry Telger, stated he was neither for or against the rezoning but had questions.
Leo Campos, stated he was neither for or against the rezoning but had questions.
Mayor Brizendine referred any questions to City Staff once the public hearing is closed.
2.Adjournment
With no further comments the Joint Public Hearing was closed at 7: 17 p.m.
Development Coordinator
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