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Minutes of a Regular Meeting
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Friendswo od Planning and Zoning Commission
April 4, 2002
A regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and · Zoning Commission was held
Thursday, April 4, 2002 at 7:00 p.m. in the city hall council chambers located at 910 S.
Friendswood Drive, Friend swood, Texas. The following members were present:
Niels Aalund 7:05 P .M ..
Tom Burke
Bob Bertrand
Frank Frankovich
Zekie Mc Veigh
Tom Samson
Mel Measeles -Council Liaison
Mike Dominguez-City Planner
Diana Steelquist -CD Coordinator
Loren Smith-City Attorney
With a quorum present, Clark absent, Chairman Burke called the meeting to order to
consider the following:
Call to order: 1. 2.
Consideration and possible action regarding amending the Sign Ordinance
(Appendix A), regarding allowing the placement of For Rent, Sale or Lease
Signs outside the specific property.
Motion:
Second:
Vote for:
Abstained:
Frankovich -to not recommend approval of amendment to City
Council
Samson
Aalund, Burke, Frankovich, Mc Veigh, Samson
Bertrand Motion Carried
Commissioner Bertrand stated that he believed no action should be taken on this
item as it had been previously discussed by the Commission and a consensus had
been reached wherein the Commission did not recommend a change in the
ordinance.
Commissioner Aalund arrived at this time.
The City Planner relayed that he had been advised that no formal action had been
.taken by the Commission in the earlier discussion. Commissioner Frankovich
agreed that a formal action was needed to support the current ordinance and the
city's sign policies.
Communications from the public.
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The Chairman took this opportunity to make a general statement regarding the
Commission's attendance records. He has noted a high percentage of absences
and stressed the need for better attendance on the part of the Commission. He
also requested that the attendance records be distributed to each Commissioner for
their review.
Chairman Burke also briefly discussed the recent City Council vote on the SUP
time limits change.
3.Consent Agenda:
A.Approval of the 02-21-02 regular meeting minutes.
B.Approval of the 03-07-02 regular meeting minutes.
C.Approval of the 03-18-02 special meeting minutes.
Motion:
Second:
Bertrand -to approve
Samson
Amended
Motion: Bertrand -to approve with recommended changes to 03-07-02
minutes
Second: Samson
Vote for: Unanimous Motion Carried
Commissioner Frankovich asked that additional language be added to the 3-7-02
minutes regarding his request for additional screening at the HEB commercial site
with regards to the equipment and ramp facing FM 528.
4.Staff Reports:
A.City Planner's report regarding the approved site plans of Melody Plaza I & II
and current construction of Melody Plaza II.
The City Planner presented the site plans and official minutes pertaining to the approval of the commercial site plans of Melody Plaza I & IL Both site plans
indicate sidewalks would be required on FM 2351. A dumpster was also a
requirement for Melody Plaza I. Commissioner Burke asked about the 15 ft.
drive way on the Plaza II plans and asked whether it was in compliance with
FMO needs. He also wanted to know if Code Enforcement had been informed
about the lack of sidewalks.
Several of the commissioners and the Chairman expressed concern that staff was
not enforcing the conditional approvals granted by the Planning & Zoning
Commission. They referenced Melody Plaza (sidewalks and dumpster screening),
Guaranty Bank ( a tree replacement issue), and Irish Green (fence installation and
trash clean. \lP ). The Commission requested that a memo be forwarded to the
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Mayor, City Council and City Manager expressing their concerns. Commissioner
Samson volunteered to keep a list of conditions for site plans so they could be
checked for compliance on a periodic basis. A request was also made to staff to
keep a log of the time intervals it is taking for commercial site plans to be
approved. The revisions to the commercial site plan approval process will need to
be reviewed after a one year period to determine if the changes have improved the
development process.
The Chairman requested a second report be made to answer their concerns about
Code Enforcement for Melody Plaza I & IL
5.Adjournment.
With no further comments the meeting was adjourned at 7:45 P.M.
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