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SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
NOVEMBER 11, 1996
A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WAS HELD ON
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, AT 6:30 P.M. IN THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS LOCATED AT 910 S.
FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS. THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS WERE IN ATTENDANCE:
FINGER
CRESS
BURKE
GRACE
HENRY -DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR
WITH A QUORUM PRESENT, WHITTENBURG, CLARK AND BAKER ABSENT, THE PLANNING AND
ZONING PORTION OF THE MEETING BEGAN AT 8:45.
JOINT WORK SESSION WITH CITY COUNCIL REGARDING:
A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ESTATE DWELLING DISTRICT (SFR-E)
COMMISSIONER CRESS PRESENTED THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING
ORDINANCE REGARDING THE SFR-E ZONING DISTRICT. CRESS ADVISED COUNCIL
THAT IT WAS THE INTENT OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO
PRESERVE THE INTEGRITY OF FRIENDSWOOD BY ALLOWING DEVELOPERS TO
DEVELOP PROPERTY IN TWO ACRE TRACTS, KEEPING THE DENSITY AT 0.5.
COMMISSIONER CRESS DISTRIBUTED ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE PROPOSED LOTS
WHICH WOULD HAVE A 150' WIDTH AND A FRONT SETBACK OF 75'. THE REAR
SETBACK WOULD BE 25' WITH 35' SETBACK ON THOROUGHFARES AND THERE WOULD
BE A MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE OF 20%. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED.
CRESS ALSO INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT THERE MAY BE A PROPOSED
ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE WHICH WOULD ALLOW
FOR REDUCED STREET WIDTH WITHIN THE SFR-E ZONE. THE P&Z WAS PROPOSING A
WIDTH OF NO LESS THAN 20'; HOWEVER, CITY COUNCIL RECOMMENDS A STREET
WIDTH NO LESS THAN 22'. COUNCIL REQUESTED THAT THE COMMISSION COMPLETE
THEIR PROPOSED ORDINANCE CHANGES AND FORWARD THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS
TO CITY COUNCIL FOR THEIR APPROVAL.
B.TREE PRESERVATION PROPOSAL
COMMISSIONER BURKE ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL REGARDING THE PROPOSED
REVISIONS TO THE LANDSCAPE SECTION OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE AS PREPARED BY
THE TREE PRESERVATION COMMITTEE AND REVIEWED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING
COMMISSION. THE COUNCIL AGREED WITH THE CONCEPT AND REQUESTED THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENT BE FORWARDED TO COUNCIL.
THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 10:20.
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RUTH HENRY
DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR