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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
OF THE
FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
JANUARY 15, 1998
A regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held on Thursday,
January 15, 1998, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers located at 910 S. Friendswood Drive
Friendswood, Texas. The following members were present:
Finger -Chair
McVeigh
Grace
Mickelson -Attorney
Hodge -City Engineer
Henry -Development Coordinator
Lamb -Secretary Burke
Storey Measeles -Council Liaison
With a quorum present, one position vacant and Clark absent, Chair Finger opened the meeting to
consider the following:
1.
3.
Minutes for Approval -October 16, 1997; November 20, 1997; December 1, 1997;
December 4, 1997 AND January 5, 1998 -approved as read.
Communications from the public:
JoDell Mitchell, representing the First Church of Christian Science, asked the
Commission to waive the fencing requirement in favor of a hedge row and additional
landscaping. Chair Finger advised Ms. Mitchell this was a requirement of the zoning
ordinance and that she might apply to the BOA for a variance. The Planning and Zoning
Commission does not have that authority.
Jan Gardner, owner of Kings Kids, asked the commission to reconsider the definition of a
sign. She explained that she had painted children playing on the top of her building but
she has been asked to remove it. The City's Code Enforcement Officer calls it a sign and
in doing so, Ms. Gardner is in violation of the sign ordinance. It will be discussed under
the action item.
Old Business -Tabled items:
4.Final plat of Winston Addition located at FM 518 and Castlewood.
Motion: Grace to approve the final plat.
Second: Burke
Vote for: Unanimous Motion carried
New Business:
5.Recommendation to City Council regarding a zone classification change request from
Multiple Family Residential Dwelling District -Low Density (MFR-L) to Multiple Family
Residential Garden Home District (MFR-GHD) for 8.0716 acres of land located at 304 W.
6.
Edgewood.
Motion: Grace to recommend approval of the zone classification change request.
Second:
Vote for:
Storey
Unanimous Motion carried
Recommendation to City Council regarding the Final Site Plan for #2 Oak Tree.
Motion: Grace to table the item until some concerns regarding
side set back lines could be addressed.
Second: McVeigh
Abstention: Burke (conflict of interest).
Vote for: Finger, McVeigh, Grace, Storey
Motion carried
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8.
9.
Amended final plat of Parkwood Village Section 2, Lots 8, 9 & 10 to become lots 8 & 9
(three lots into two lots).
Motion: Burke -to recommend approval of the plat with the
Second:
Vote for:
addition of the 1 O foot landscape easement that was
shown on the original plat of Parkwood Village Section 2.
Storey
Unanimous Motion carried
Recommendation to City Council regarding the Sign Ordinance.
The City attorney explained that Ms. Gardner wrote a letter to the mayor who referred her
to the sign ordinance review committee. She has not gone to the committee. Mickelson
stated the only options were court or to ask for a variance from the Zoning Board of
Adjustment (ZBOA). The request would have to be a variance of interpretation, not a
variance of the sign. The painting has been up for 14 months. The learning center's logo
appears on the permitted sign and not on the building, although the two are very similar.
Discussion followed about the way to measure a sign, if the City wanted to allow murals
and if so, how to control what is painted. Commissioner Burke suggested a change in
wording to the appendix on page 25 of the proposed sign ordinance, the removal of "three
dimensional art."
There were additional areas of concern:
1.Ground signs versus monument signs -something to encourage
monument signs.
2.Section Y -address the measurement of the sign area.
3.Something to allow greater enforcement of the sign ordinance.
Mickelson said the Code Enforcement Officer has the power under the
existing ordinance.
4.Page 9 -take out the "except where impractical" and require underground
wiring. Appeals could be made to the BOA.
5.Changes to section 9 on page 10 -remove the word "attached".
6.Add "permanent frames may not be erected to hold temporary signs" as
item 15b.
7.Leave in item 4 under (d) Off-premises direction signs -page 15. City
attorney advises to leave item 3 struck as it poses legal problems.
8.Clarify section 20 regarding model home lots for sale.
9.Eliminate the time frame from temporary political signs as per the
attorney's recommendation. (eliminate items 1 & 2, item 3 becomes item
1, item 4 becomes item 2).
10.Clarify the language on item 18c.
There were additional comments regarding legal non-conforming signs, variances, etc.
These comments will be addressed in the final draft.
Communications from:
A.Staff -Secretary Lamb distributed the packets for the Monday night public
hearing. City Engineer Hodge reminded that a report is due from the
committee regarding the Planning and Zoning Goals that were adopted at
the Council Retreat. Chair Finger asked Commissioner Grace to address
this issue on how the Commission is meeting the goals. Finger also
stated the report obviously would not be available before the January
15th meeting which was to be the deadline.
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B.City Attorney -Informed the Commission that progress is being made
with regard to the SOB ordinance. The Police Chief is completing his
study on the secondary effects and the City has 30 days to file a
moratorium extension. McVeigh, Burke, and Finger are the appointed
committee to review the SOB ordinance.
C.Council Liaison -none (left early to attend another meeting).
D.Commissioners -none
With no further comment, the meeting was adjourned.
{!�):[:J, Claudia Lamb, Secretary