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Minutes of a Special Meeting
of the
Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission
April 9, 2001
A special meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held Monday,
April 9, 2001 at 6:30 p.m. in the 2nd floor conference room located at 910 S. Friendswood
Drive, Friendswood, Texas. The following members were present:
Tom Burke
Bob Bertrand
Neils Aalund
The discussion topic of the special meeting was tree preservation in the City of
F1iendswood. The ad hoc committee began the discussion by reviewing the current
Zoning Ordinance relating to tree preservation and compared it with ordinances from other
municipalities. Discussion included:
•exemptions for existing residential development,
•credits for existing trees used to meet landscaping requirements,
•requiring permits to remove any qualified tree,
.. appeals to ZBOA,
•a protected h·ee equivalent to a qualified tree,
•Off -site replacement of trees,
•cash in lieu of plantings with funds to go towards public spaces,
•ut ility line placement coordinated with tree survey,
•developer incentives (as expressed in League City's ordinance),
•Shade trees being protected, required and guaranteed (as seen in Sugar Lands'
ordinance),
•Cost associated with tree surveys, real estate values, and tax income,
•Zones subject to survey requirements,
•Construction cont rol/ plan,
•Administration,
•Ordinance change, Design Criteria changes,
•Personnel, grants, interns, part-time employees.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
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Community Development Coordinator