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Special Meeting
Planning and Zoning Commission
March 31, 1998
A special meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held Tuesday, March
31, 1998, at 6:00 p.m. In the city hall council chambers located at 910 S. Friendswood Drive,
Friendswood, Texas. The following members were present:
Finger -Chair
Burke
McVeigh
Bertrand
Benthul
Measeles -Council Liaison
Hodge -City Engineer
Henry -Development Coordinator
Lamb -Secretary
The meeting was called to order and the following items were discussed:
Orientation for newly appointed members of Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission.
A.Welcome and overview
Mike Hodge gave an overview of the purpose and agenda of the orientation.
B.Responsibilities and goals of the commission.
C.
Bill Finger gave a brief synopsis of the responsibilities of the commission.
City charter, rules of conduct, code of ethics, zoning ordinance and
subdivision ordinance.
City Attorney, Kim Mickelson reviewed the packet of information that
covered recent legislation and its possible impact on the City. She
explained the purpose of the planning board, the zoning board and the
zoning board of adjustment. Comments were made regarding the ethics
policy, takings statute, impact fee ordinance and the rules of procedure for
the commission.
D.Review of platting and zoning processes, responsibilities of city staff.
Staff presented flow charts illustrating the rezoning process, platting
process, site plan approval and specific use requirements. A brief
explanation of each process was given.
E.Summary and conclusion.
City Engineer Hodge thanked the commission for their attendance. He
encouraged their suggestions for future meetings and the meeting was
adjourned.
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