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Minutes-
of a Special Meeting of
The Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission
February 4, 2002
A special meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held
Monday February 4, 2002 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers located at 910
S.Friendswood Drive, Friendswood, Texas.
Tom Burke
Niels Aalund
Bob Be1trand
Frank Frankovich
Zekie McVeigh
Tom Samson
Diana Steelquist -Development Coordinator
Mike Dominguez -City Planner
With a quorum present, the meeting was called to order by Chairman Burke at to consider
the following:
Call to order
Docketed joint public hearing:
1.To receive public input, either oral or written, regarding the following:
A.Request for Specific Use Permit -Church for property located at 2801 West
Parkwood Avenue (Friendswood Community Church), 56.883 acres ofland,
zoned Single Family Residential (SFR), Galveston County, Texas.
Paul Keith, representing Friendswood Community Church, addressed the
Commission and Council. The church is asking for the permit to build a complex
over a twenty five year period.
Commissioner Samson inquired about the water features shown on the site plan.
The architect, George Haney with Bay Area Architects, responded that the water
features would be used as a portion of the drainage and detention as well as for
aesthetics. Chairman Burke asked where the plan was as far as approval from the
Drainage District. The architect estimated they were about two weeks away from
approval. Commissioner Frankovich questioned why only Phase One of the plan
had developed a detention plan. The architect noted that drainage requirements for
future phase may change over time. Right now, Phase One is ready to go
forward.
George Lupo, 1400 Lundy Ln., stated his concern that the church development
will affect the drainage on his prope1ty. He presented several pictures to the.
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Council and Commission showing cun-ent drainage problems in the area. He does
not oppose the development of the Church, he is just concerned about any
additional drainage problems it may cause.
David Balkin, a resident off Sarasota spoke in favor of the development. He is a
former president of the Boca Raton HOA and stated no one had comments against
the church development at the last HOA meeting.
2.Adjournment
Chairman Burke noted that the SUP would be considered at the next regular
meeting on Thursday, February 7. With no further comments, the joint public
hearing was closed at 7: 15 P .M.
iana Steelquis
Development Coordinato
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