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SPECIAL MEETING
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
FFBRUARY 23, 1995
A SPF,CIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD PLANNillG AND ZOI\1ING CCM.fiSSION WAS
HELD ON 'I'HURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1995, AT 7:00 P • .M. IN THE CITY HALL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS • THE FOLI&ING MEMBERS WERE PRESENT:
CRESS
vv.HI'ITENBURG
DICKSON WASSON
HOOVER -CITY PLANNER
KNEUPPER ·-CITY ENGINEER
HENRY -DEVEI.OPMENI' COORDINATOR
DRilll<MAN -SECRETARY
v7ITH A QOORUM PRESENT' BAKER, FINGER, AND McHUGH ABSEt\lT I ACTING
CHAIRMAN CP-ESS OPENED THE MEETING 'IO CONSIDER THE FOLI,CWING:
1.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE RECCM-1ENDATION REGARDING THE PROPOSED
ENTRYWAY OVERLAY DISTRICT AMENIMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE.
CCM1ISSIONER WHI'ITENBURG MADE A t-'.DTION 'IO RECCM1END TO CITY
COUNCIL THAT THE PROPOSED ENTRYWAY OVERLAY AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING
ORDINANCE BE APPROVED.
SECOND: DICKSON
VCYI'E FOR: UNANIMOUS
OPPOSED: NONE MOTION CARR1ED
2.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE EECCM-1ENDATION REGARDING THE FINAL SITE
PIAN OF IRISH GREEN II, BUILDING G-2.
DAVID O'FARRELL OF O'FARRELL REALTY ADDRESSED THE CCM1ISSION
REGARDING THE FINAL SITE PLAN OF BUILDING G-2. THE CCMMISSION
REVIEWED THE SITE PIAN. CCM.fiSSIONER CRESS EXPRESSED HIS CONCERN
WITH THE I.J.\l,IDSCAPING. IT WAS HIS OPINION THAT THE LANDSCAPING WAS
NOT ADEQUATE Al\lD DID IT MEET THE REQUIRilIBNTS OF THE ZONING
ORDINANCE. COMMISSIONER WHITTENBURG STATED THAT 0�1E OR 'IWO OF THE
PARKING SPACES COULD BE USED AS LANDSCAPE ISLANDS; HavEVER, CRESS
S'rA'fi-:1) �['HNI' THIS CAN ONLY BE OONE IF THERE IS ALREADY ADEQUATE
LANDSCAPING. TI-lERE IS ONE EXTRA PARKING SPACE AND WITH THE USE OF
THAT SPACE FOR LANDSCAPING, CCM1ISSIONER WHITI'ENBURG FELT THAT MR.
O'FARREL IDUID HAVE THE REQUIRED LANDSCAPING. BOTH CCfflISSICNERS
CRESS AND WASSON STATED THAT THEY wour D LD<E TO SEE THE BUILDING
M)VED BACK IN ORDER THAT IT MIGHT BE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE
ADJACENT STRUCTURE, BUT MR. 0' FARPfil STATED THAT HE WAS NCYI' ABT.E
'IO M)VE THE BUILDING. CITY ENGINEER KNEUPPER STATED HE IDULD LIKE
'IO SEE THE DRAINAGE CALCULATIONS BEFORE IT WAS APPROVED. THE
DRAINAGE PLAN FOR THIS AND ADJACENT PROPERTY WAS INCORPORATED INTO
THE PARI<.l'VCX)D VIIJ.,A(',,E PLA'r WHEN rr WAS APPROVED. MR. 0' FARREIJ,
STATED THAT HE HAD A LETI'ER FRCM CLEAR CFEEK DRAINAGE DISTRICT 'IO
THAT EFFECT. CCfflISSIONER CRESS STATED THAT HE COULD NOT SUPPORT
THE SITE PLAN UNDER PRESEN'r CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT WOULD GIVE
CONSIDERATION IF MR. O'FARRELL AGREED TO MOVE THE BUILDING BACK 'IO
LINE UP WITH THE EXISTING STRUCTURE TO PROVIDE FOR A LANDSCAPE
BUFFER.
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Ca1MISSIONER WHITI'ENBURG MADE A .MOTION TO RECCMMEND THE FINAL SITE
PLAN CONTINGENT UPON CONFIRMATION THAT THE DRAINAGE WAS APPROVED
DURING THE PLATI'ING PRcx::::ESS OF PAR�D VILLAGE.
SF.COND: DICKSON
VOTE FOR: WHI'ITENBURG, DICKSON, AND WASSON
OPPOSED: CRESS tv'.iOTION FAILED
3.WORI<SHOP AND DISCUSSION REGARDING THE CCMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
C(l.1MISSIONER CRESS PRESENTED SEVERAL CHANGES AND CONSIDERATIONS
REGARDING THE CCMPREHENSIVE PLAN. DISCUSSION FOJ.J_.<MED AND
REC:a,1MENDED CHANGES WERE GIVEN TO CITY PLANNER HOOVER FOR HIM 'ID
FORWARD 'l'C) J. T. DUNI<IN AND ASSOCIATES.
C¼Ji�� >IBETING WAS IDJOUBNED,
CT.AtJDIA L. BRINKMAN -SECRETARY