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HomeMy WebLinkAboutP&Z Minutes 2002-01-17 RegularI I l l\!Iinutes of a Regular Meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission January 17, 2002 A regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held Thursday, January 17, 2002 at 7:00 p.m. in the city hall council chambers located at 910 S.Friendswood Drive, Friendswood, Texas. The following members were present: Niels Aalund 7: 15 p.m. Bob Bertrand Tom Burke Mark Clark Frank Frankovich Zekie Mc Veigh Mike Hodge -Director PW and CD Mike Dominguez-City Planner Dian a Steelquist -CD Coordinator Dan Johnson -Deputy Director CD Mel Measeles -Council Liaison With a quorum present, Chair Burke called the meeting to order to consider the following: Cal'J. to order: 1. 2. Communications from the public. None. Discussion and possible action regarding a request for Specific Use Permit (SUP) -Church Facilities located in Berean Baptist Subdivision and Burgess Subdivision, 9.267 acres tract of land, zoned Single Family Residential (SFR), (FM 528 at Desota Drive), Galveston County, Texas. Main Motion: Second: Amended Motion: Second: Vote for: Bertrand -to recommend approval to City Council Clark Bertrand -to require all sidewalks on both FM 528 and Desota Drive as shown on the site plan to be installed as part of Phase two of the development Clark Unanimous 1.Vlotions Carried Mr. Mark Shatz of Tackett-Ludholz Architects, represented the Church. Mr. Shatz recapped the Church's request which is for a master planned development with Phase One to include a new sanctuary that will seat 500 congregants and administrative facilities. Phase One will have approximately 134 parking space with some additional parking possible if funding permits. The current Zoning Ordinance requirements for parking are met with the 134 spaces. -1 - 01/17/02 P&Z The access to the church facilities for Phase One wi11 be off of FM 528. Later phases of the master plan will make the church facilities accessible from Desota Dtive, thus providing access from two different points. Future phases call for another sanctua1y that will seat about 1,000 people and additional administrative and education space as the congregation grows. The church is under negotiations with Alliance Construction for completion of Phase One by late October of this year. A site development permit has been issued to do some dirt work. Chairman Burke asked the Commission if they had any questions regarding the site plan as it is the nature of a Specific Use Permit that the site plan become part of the permit. In response to a question from Commissioner Frankovich, Mr. Shotz explained that the driveway off FM 528 was not ali gned with Windsong Lane as had been requested by staff because of possible traffic flow problems and the fact that a traffic light already exists at Desota. The pipelines on the property necessitated the placement of the parking along FM 528. The church has obt ained letters from each pipeline owner allowing them to cons.truct a parking lot over the pipelines. ' Commissioner Bertrand asked about the placement of sidewalks on the site. Mr. Shotz stated that the sidewalk shown along Desota would be constructed during one of the next phases. The Church is requesting that the requirement for sidewalks along FM 528 be deferred to a time in the future when the church will be in a better financial position for such an undertaking. A discussion took place regarding the necessity fo! sidewalks. 3.Discussion regarding the Conceptual Plan of the amended plat of Boca Raton, Section Four, Lots 7, 8, 9 & 10, Block 5. Ms. Janice Lowe, agent for the applicant, addressed the Commission. The amended plat is being requested to correct a nine inch error in the placement of the lot lines. These are currently un-improved lots. 4.Discussion regarding the Conceptual Plan of Sunset' Car Wash located 304 E. Edgewood. Mike Riggle, of 3300 Pebble Brook and co-owner, addressed the Commission. The tract is located next to the closed oil change shop off FM 2351. They will not be combining operations with the oil change business. Commissioner Frankovich asked about the possibility of placing a driveway to adjoin the two commercial tracts; however, Mr. Riggle was concerned that their detention plan may not allow then:i: to have an adjacent driveway. -2 - 01/17/02 P&Z I I I 5. Chairman Burke ·also noted the need for-common access with the oil change lot: He observed the plan indicated a larger landscaped area which could be used for a detention pond on the opposite side of the tract. He also noted that the tract has 36 large oak trees and requested a tree survey of the first twenty feet of frontage. He would like to see as many trees as possible saved throughout the h·act. Commissioner Frankovich suggested a series of culverts be used for detention to facilitate the joint access. Commissioner Be1irand expressed concern regarding noise and light next to the Mobile Home District in the rear of the tract. . The applicants will rebuild the eight foot fence and have a twenty foot buffer of green space in the rear. Pole lights will be used in the vacuum area and lights will be in the canopy of the car wash. The car wash will be open twenty-four hours a day as an un-manned facility. Chairman Burke encouraged the applicants to review the noise ordinance with regards to the vacuum motors. Commissioner Bertrand noted that any dumpster located on the site would need to be screened per E.O.D. requirements The applicants stated that the construction would be a metal bu\lding with a masonry fa9ade. Although' there are no sidewalks in the area, they will be required. The applicants stated that the three landscape areas shown on the plan were designed to save h·ees on the lot. The applicants were discouraged from obtaining a development permit until a site plan could be reviewed by staff and P&Z. Discussion regarding the Conceptual Plan of L. Christoph Subdivision located off FM 528. Mr. Chuck Davis addressed the Commis.sion for the applicant. He stated the plat is for a one-acre home site. The area being platted is located across from the CCDD's office on FM 528. Commissioner Be1trand complimented the plan for its information on the location of trees. 6.Discussion and possible action regarding city requirements and enforcement for fire lanes and private streets. Chairman Burke stated that the request for this item originated from Commissioner Clark. Clark noted that this issue had been touched on during previous P &Z meetings and appeared to be an ongoing discussion between different city departments. He believes there is an enforcement problem with parking in fire lanes and emergency access as it relates to the increasing number of apmiments and gated communities. As an example, he stated the Autumn Creek multi-family complex had city patrol cars which entered the complex but would not issue citations because it was private property. - 3 - 01/17/02 P&Z ,Chairman Burke tried to define the issue by asking where the creation of fire lanes originates from the City Code and how enforcement of them pertains to the Planning & Zoning Commission. The Fire Marshall responded that fire lanes are requirements of the City Code of Ordinances. The Deputy Director of Community Development noted to the Commission that fire lane requisites are reviewed by staff but did not believe enforcement was a P &Z issue. Captain Luke Loesser of the PD stated that fire lane enforcement was done by the PD and FMO with the cooperation of the property owner. Enforcement was generally complaint driven. Also the property owner has the authority to have vehicles towed from fire lanes. Captain Loesser also asked that if there were specific concerns, that the individual Commissioner address the issue with city staff in a different fon.im. On private streets, the City can only issue a citation for D.W.I. or reckless driving. A big issue in en forcement of fires lanes is the proper letteri ng of the lane. Citations can only be issued for lanes that are properly marked with yellow letters on a red background. Often when maintenance is performed on the markings, white letters are used. The Commission questioned whether a proper maintenance requirement for fire lanes should be a part of a site plan approval. The FMO stated a review of the fire codes is currently being done in conjunction with the review of the building codes. The FMO would prefer fire lanes be marked with signage. 7.Discussion and possible action regarding landscaping in drainage easements and ponds. Chairman Burke has noted the inclusion of a CCDD note on plats which does not allow planting/landscaping in drainage easements and reserves. He spoke to Carl Horecky, who stated the concern that in the past, side swales had been filled in causing drainage problems. Al Lentz, representing the Drainage District, added that planting in drainage easements takes away from detention, blocks flow and can prevent access to ponds or creeks. These types of problems are evident in older subdivisions in the District. The requirement of no planting/landscaping in easements has been added to plats to prevent these problems.' Mr. Lentz did state that some regional drainage facilities, such as one in the Forest of F1iendswood, were going to be used for soccer practice fields. The issue of maintenance had to be worked out before the recreational use could be allowed. Without room for maint enance, the District cannot allow landscaping in it's reserves. Some exceptions have been made and the Distiict's plan is to provide two regional detention facilities in the Friendswood area which can serve dual purposes of recreation and detention. Such as a fishing pond, jogging trails or practice fields. The District is also trying to leave as many trees in these regional facilities as possible to promote them as park areas. - 4 - 01/17/02 P&Z I � I I Trees can be placed in larger detention facilities so iong as there is adequate area to move maintenance equipment in and around them. No developer has actually approached the District about planting trees in detention facilities. The Commission wanted to know if detention/recreational easements were actually usable for recreational purposes when their main function was for drainage and was concerned that some developments were receiving park credits for these areas. A request was made for the Parks Director to address these issues with the Commission. Mr. Lentz stated that the District was mainly concerned with developments where the detention maintenance is the District's responsibility. 8.Consent Agenda: A.approval of 0 1-03-02 regular meeting minutes. B.approval of 01-07-02 special meeting minutes. Motion: Clark -to approve the minutes with con-ection to name of Kirkwood to Kirklin on the 1-7 minutes. Second: Aalund Vote: Unanimous lVlotion Carried C.approval of Amended Final Plat Boca Raton, Section Four, Lots 7, 8, 9 & 10, Block 5. Motion: Second: Vote: 9.Adjournment. Clark -to approve the amended final plat Be1irand Unanimous .Motion Carried With no further comment the meeting was adjourned at 8:50 p.m. iana Steelquis Development Coordinator -5 - 01/17/02 P&Z