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HomeMy WebLinkAboutP&Z Minutes 2004-05-03 Regular[ l I l l Minutes of a Special Meeting ofthe Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission May 3, 2004 A special meeting of the Friendswood City Council, and the Planning and Zoning Commission, was held on Monday, May 3, 2004 at 5:40 pm at the Friendswood City Hall Council Chambers, 910 S. Friendswood Drive, Friendswood, Texas. The following Plapning & Zoning Commissioners were ·present: Bob Bertrand Tom Burke Kevin Holland 5 :40 PM -WORK SESSION Call to order: John Olsen-City Attorney Dan Johnson -Deputy Director CDD Diana Steelquist-Planner Cheri Skelton-Development Coordinator 1.Discussion with City Council regarding: A.Mixed-Use Zoning Concepts (30 min.) Mr. Cox, City Manager explained that over a month ago a team of staff members were grouped together to discuss mixed-use development and it's overall concept within the City of Friendswood. Staff then gave a presentation focusing on two potential pr ojects that are currently being considered as mixed-use. Staff defined mixed-use as a combination of residential, office, and retail uses with green space connecting together to allow for a pedestrian-friendly neighborhood. Staff presented three different possibilities that would allow mixed-use for discussion with the pros and cons of each. The possibilities presented were to create a mixed-use zoning district, a mixed-use overlay, or to allow mixed-use developments to be constructed under a Planned Unit De velopment (PUD). A joint hearing may possibly take place on June 7, 2004. Council directed Staff to move forward with this item. B.Information Presentation regarding Legal Non-Conforming Uses (30 min.) Staff gave a presentation which highlighted issues of why a lot is non-conforming, what non-conforming means, and how a non-conforming lot must be addressed to allow for the lot to be developed and meet current ordinance requirements. 2.Adjournment With no further comment the meeting was adjourned at 6:35 p.m.c�� Ch�ltoo Development Coordinator Page I of 1 5/3/04 P & Z -1 [ 1 l1 l Minutes of a Special Meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission May 3, 2004 A special meeting of the Friendswood City Council, and the Planning and Zoning Commission, was held on Monday, May 3, 2004 at 7:00 pm at the Friendswood City Hall Council Chambers, 910 S. Friendswood Drive, Friendswood, Texas. The following Planning & Zoning Commissioners were present: Bob Bertrand Tom Burke Kevin Holland Call to order: John Olsen-City Attorney Dan Johnson -Deputy Director CDD Diana Steelquist-Planner Cheri Skelton-Development Coordinator Mayor Brizendine informed the public that he understood the imp ortance to all who were attending the meeting, but unfortunately without a Planning and Zoning quorum the joint docketed public hearing could not be held. The Mayor stated that the next time this item will be on the joint docket would be June 7, 2004. The Mayor did address such items as the defacing of the city's legal notice signs placed on the prope1ty, the process for requesting his presence at a Home Owners' Association meeting, and the process a zone change request must take before it is approved. The Mayor also stated some of the allowable uses in the Office Park zoning district. JOINT DOCKETED PUBLIC HEARING 1.To receive comments from the public both oral and written regarding: A.Zohe Classification change for 6.5401 acres, property located at Woodland Trail at F .M. 23 51-tract one and two out oflots 3 9 and 40, Hoidale and Coffman Subdivision, Galveston County, Texas, from: Single Family Residential (SFR) to: Office Park District (OPD). 2.Adjournment. Page 1 of 1 5/3/04 P & Z