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SPECIAL MEETING
PLANNING AND ZONING CCMMISSION
FEBRUARY 13, 1995
A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING CCMMISSION WAS
HELD ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1995, AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE CITY HALL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THE FOLLOiHNG MEMBERS WERE PRESENT:
BAKER
FINGER
CRESS
WHI'ITENBURG
HOOVER -CITY PLANNER
HENRY -DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR
BRINKMAN -SECRETARY
WITH A QUORUM PRESENT, WASSON, McHUGH, AND DICKSON ABSENT, CHAIRMAN
BAKER OPENED THE MEEI'ING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING CCM1ISSION TO HEAR
THE FOLLOiITNG:
1.OOCKETED JOINT PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE PUBLIC INPUT, EITHER ORAL
OR WRI'ITfill, REGARDING THE REQUEST FOR A PLANNED UNIT
DISTRICT-SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR THE FOLLCWING:
A)FOR RESIDENCE AND DRAPERY SHOP LOCATED LOT 1, BLCXJ< 1,
NORI'HWEST CORNER MELODY AND FM 2351, A O. 6365 ACRE TRACT OF
LAND.
AL LENTZ OF LENTZ ENGINEERING PRESENTED THE PROPOSED MELODY
PLAZA. LOT 1 WILL BE THE SITE OF A Ha-1E DECOR AND DRAPERY
SHOP AND RESIDENCE. APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OF THE PREMISES WILL
BE USED AS A DISPLAY AREA AND THE REMAINING 2 / 3 WILL BE
LIVING QUARTERS. THERE WIJ.J., BE A CIRCULAR DRIVEWAY AND WILL
IOOK LIKE A TRADITIONAL HCME. THERE WILL BE NO LIT SIGNS,
NOR WILL THERE BE PORTABLE SIGNS. STANDARD PROCEDURE IS TO
HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE CCMPLETE SITE PLAN, BUT AS THIS
PROCESS IS FAIRLY NEW, CITY PLANNER HOOVER RECCM1ENDED THAT
THE USE BE APPROVED AT THIS TIME.
BILL LANGO OF ROYAL COUR'r S'rATIID THAT HE FELT THIS WOULD BE
AN EXCELLENT USE OF THE PROPERTY. THERE WERE ABOUT 'IWO OR
THREE WHO ALSO SPOKE IN FAVOR OF THIS USE.
THERE WERE THREE PERSONS WHO SPOKE IN OPPOSITION TO THIS USE,
CITING TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND AND BICYCLE SAFETY AS REASONS
FOR THEIR OPPOSITION.
B)FOR OIL AND LUBE CENTER LOCATED LOT 2, BLCXJ< 1, NORI'HWEST
CORNER MELODY AND FM 2351, A 0.4345 ACRE TRACT OF LAND.
A WATER COLOR DRAWING OF THE PROPOSED BUILDING WAS PRESENTED;
HCWEVER, THERE WAS A GREAT DEAL OF OPPOSITION TO THE OIL AND
LUBE CENTER. REASONS FOR OPPOSITION WERE DUE TO THE
AESTHETIC ISSUE, TRAFFIC, DRAINAGE, LIGHTS, NOISE, NUISANCE,
THE NEED FOR A BUFFER ZONE. A PETITION WITH 38 NAMES WAS
PRESENTED AS WELL AS THREE LETTERS OF OPPOSITION. WITH NO
FURTHER CCM1EtllT, THE NEXT ITEM WAS CONSIDERED.
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C)FOR PROFESSIONAL AND OFFICE BUILDING L<X:ATED LOT 3, BLCX'.K 1 ,
NORI'HWEST CORNER MELODY AND FM 2351, A O. 4361 ACRE TRACT OFLAND.
THIS IS PRESENTED TO BE A PROFESSIONAL BUILDING SIMILAR TO
THAT OF DAVID O' FARRELJ..' S BUILDINGS ON FM 528. THERE WAS
LI'ITLE OPPOSITION TO THE PROFESSIONAL BUILDING PROVIDING THAT
IT HAS A RESIDENTIAL FI.AIR WHEN CONSTRUCTED. CITY
COUNCIIMEMBER HAJEC'.ATE ALSO STATED THAT SIDEWAIBS SHOULD BE
REQUIRED UPON FINAL APPROVAL. CITY PLANNER HOOVER REVIEWED
THE PUD PROCEDURE FOR THOSE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO REQUESTED
THIS REVIEW FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITIZENS IN THE AUDIENCE.
WITH NO FURTHER CCMMENT, THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED AND
THE MEETING ADJOURNED. ��-�