HomeMy WebLinkAboutP&Z Minutes 1997-12-04 RegularMinutes of a Regular Meeting
of the
Planning and Zoning Commission
December 4, 1997
A regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held Thursday,
December 4, 1997, 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
Hodge -City Engineer
Henry -Development Coordinator
Lamb -Secretary
Clark Mickelson -City Attorney
Storey
With a quorum present, Eubanks having resigned and Burke absent, Chair Finger called the meeting to
order to consider the following:
1.Minutes for approval -July 17, 1997; November 6, 1997 -approved as corrected.
OLD BUSINESS -TABLED ITEMS:
2.The final plat of Winston Addition located at FM 518 and Castlewood.
This item was not ready and remained on the table.
NEW BUSINESS:
3.Pre-app site plan for #2 Oak Tree.
Dr. Taylor presented the site plan. The commission stated it had no problems with the
proposed plan.
4.Recommendation to City Council regarding a request for a Specific Use Permit for a
Church (SP-Church) in a Multi-Family Residential Dwelling District -Low Density Zone
(MFR-L) -4.4061 acres at Winding Way and FM 528.
Motion:
Second:
Vote for:
Clark to recommend approval of the Specific Use Permit.
Grace
Unanimous Motion Carried
5.Recommendation to City Council regarding a request for a Specific Use Permit for
residential (SUP-Office/Residential) in a Planned Unit Development (PUD) -.6365
acres, Melody Plaza I.
Motion:
Second:
Grace to recommend approval of the Specific Use Permit.
Clark
Discussion: Mr. and Mrs. Padgett agreed to remove the driveway easement to
alleviate the concerns expressed by The Orchard homeowners at the public hearing. In
turn, the homeowners agreed that the existing 7 foot fence would be adequate.
Commissioner Grace amended his motion to remove the easement and Clark amended
his second.
Vote for: Unanimous Motion Carried
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6.Recommendation to City Council regarding a request for a Zone Classification Change
request from Multi-Family Residential Dwelling District -Garden Homes (MFR-GHD) to
Single Family Residential (SFR) for 3.82 ACRES of land in the 500 block of E.
Parkwood Drive.
Motion:
Second:
Vote for:
Grace to recommend approval of the zone classification change request.
Clark
Unanimous Motion Carried
7.Discussion and possible action regarding the descriptions of the proposed Community
Commercial Zone (CC) classification and of the Office Park (OP) zone classification of
the Zoning Ordinance.
8.
Chair Finger explained that the requirements were stricter in an OP zone than in an NC.
Consequently, some developers had taken the NC option to create office parks. Finger
said the commission had four options; they could leave the ordinance as it is and do
nothing, they could make the parameters of the office park zone the same as NC, NC
could be made to have the same constraints as OP, or the commission could create a
middle somewhere. Commissioner Grace stated he would like an analysis of the
additional requirements to develop offices in the OP district as opposed to the NC District
prepared prior to the next meeting.
Communications from:
A City Attorney -Exxon has filed a law suit in Harris County against the
City. The SOB study should be complete soon. The secondary effects
portion has been given to Police Chief Stout. There have been a request
for a communication tower in the City and the Attorney is looking into the
City's position with regard to this tower.
B.Staff -There has been discussion with the Triplerock Corporation (Quail
Crossing). They are under construction of the public utilities and
easements.
C.Council Liaison -a permitted use table workshop will be held on Monday.
D.Commissioners -there will not be a regular meeting until January 15, 1998.
Chair Finger asked about the Comprehensive plan that was sent to City
Council. It was emphasized at the APA conference that the City needs a
comprehensive plan. Council Liaison Measeles will relay the request to
the City Council.
Commissioner Clark asked about Pret's Lumber and Hardware and
expressed his concerns that the fire lanes have not been constructed and
there are passages that are blocked by lumber. Hodge explained what
the City is doing with regard to the issues.TZ'l no ot
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CLAUDIA LAMB, SECRETARY