The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink AboutP&Z Minutes 1994-08-18 Regularr 1 l J REGULAR MEEI'ING PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AUGUST 18, 1994 A RF.GUI.AR MEEI'ING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING CCM,USSION WAS HELD ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1994, AT 7: 00 P .M. IN THE CITY HALl., COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THE FOLLOtITNG MEMBERS WERE PRESENT: CRESS FINGER DICKSON WASSON HOOVER -CITY PLANNER KNEUPPER -CITY ENGINEER HENRY -DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR BRINKMAN -SECRETARY WITH A QUORUM PRESENT, Mc.HUGH, BAKER, AND JORDAN ABSENT, COMMISSIONER FINGER OPENED THE MEEI'ING AND ASKED FOR CCM-1UNICATIONS FRCM THE PUBLIC. WITH NO PUBLIC CCM-1ENT, THE FOLLCMING ITEMS WERE CONSIDERED: 1.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE RECCM1ENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL RF.GARDING THE ZONE CLASSIFICATION CHANGE REQUEST OF SFR (SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DWELLING DISTRICT TO (MFR-GHD) GARDEN HOME RESIDENTIAL FOR 3. 2895 ACRES OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT FRIENDSWOOD LINK ROAD (WHISPERING PINES) , rms 1 THIDUGH 5, FORES'JJ\WD SUBDIVISION. 2. CQ\1MISSIONER WASSON MADE A MOTION TO REXXM-1END THAT CITY COUNCIL, APPROVE THE ZONE CLASSIFICATION CHANGE REQUEST. SF.COND: DICKSON DISCUSSION FOLLCMED REGARDING THE PUBLIC HEARING. THERE WAS NO PUBLIC OPPOSITION TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND IN FACT, THERE WAS PUBLIC SUPPORI' FOR THE ZONE CHANGE REQUEST. COMMISSIONER CRESS STATED HE DID Nar FEEL ANY M:>RE GARDEN Ha.1E DISTRICTS SHOULD BE APPROVED UNTIL Sa.1E CHANGES ARE MADE TO THE GARDEN HOME ORDINANCE. WITH NO FURI'HER DISCUSSION, CCM1ISSIONER FINGER CALLED FOR A VOI'E. VarE FOR: DICKSON, WASSON AND FINGER. OPPOSED: CRESS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE PRELIMINARY PLAT OF WINDSOR ESTATES, SECTIONS 2 & 3. THE CCM-1ISSION REVIEWED THE PLAT. THE PRELIMINARY PLAT WAS APPROVED BY THE CLEAR CREEK DRAINAGE DISTRICT. THERE IS AN OFFSITE DETENTION POND BUI' THERE ARE SOME CALCULATIONS THAT MUST BE m1PLETED BEFORE THE FINAL PLAT IS PREPARED. CCM-1ISSIONER CRESS STATED THAT HE HAD NO PROBLEM WITH THE STREET LAYOUT EXCEPT FOR THE SIMILARITY OF THE NAMES OF THE STREETS WITH EXISTING STREEI'S. HOOVER CXM-1ENTED THAT STAFF OOULD CONTACT 1 1 911 11 PEOPLE TO SEE IF THEY OOULD RECCM1END SOME CHANGES. THERE IS AN EXISTING PAIM AIRE WHICH SOUNDS VERY MUCH LIKE PAIMER. THE SAME CONFLICT EXISTS WITH FAIRDALE AND FAIRWAY. CQ\1MISSIONER CRESS ASKED IF THE PROJECT WILL BE BUILT IN PHASES TO WHICH JOHN GARDNER OF MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING REPLIED THAT IT OOULD. HE EXPLAINED THE AGREEMENT BE'IWEEN CLEAR CREEK DRAINAGE -- I ! j I J P&Z 8/18 /94 2 3. 4. 5. DISTRICT, GALVESTON COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT 3, AND THE CITY REGARDING THIS SUBDIVISION. ca.1MISSIONER CRESS MADE A IDI'ION THAT PRELIMINARY PLAT BE APPROVED CONTINGENT UPON DETENTION MATTERS THAT WIIJ, BE viDRI<ED OUT BEFORE FINAL PLAT APPROVAL AND THAT PHASE 1 HAS '!WO PLACES OF INGRESS AND EGRESS INTO THE SUBDIVISION. SECOND: WASSON C0.\1MISSIONER DICKSON STATED THAT IN A MULTI-PHASE DEVELOPMENT HE DID NOT FEEL IT NOCESSARY TO REQUIRE '!WO PLACES OF ENTRANCE ON THE FIRST PHASE. IT HAS NOT BEEN THE POLICY OF THE rut-1.ISSION TO REQUIRE '!WO ON THE FIRST PHASE AND HE CITED SUGARBERRY SUBDIVISION AS AN EXAMPLE. SOMETIMES, IT MAY BE PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO PlJI' IN 'IWO OPENINGS THE FIRST PHASE OF DEVELOPMENT. VOTE FOR: UNANIMOUS OPPOSED: NONE MOTION CARRIED COOSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTIOO REGARDING THE PRELIMINARY PLAT OF CHARLESTON ESTATES (FORMERLY I<Na-JN AS viDODCREST SUBDIVISION). AL LENTZ ADDRESSED THE CCM-1ISSION REGARDING THE CHARLESTON ESTATES PLAT. THE CLEAR CREEK DRAINAGE DISTRICT IS REQUESTING A 100' RIGHT OF WAY. Sa1E OF THE LOTS WERE REARRANGED FR0.'1 THE PRE-APP IN AN EFFORT TO SAVE Sa1E LARGE TREES. ca.1MISSIONER WASSON ASKED IF IT WAS PERMISSIBLE TO LEAVE RESERVE "A" WITHOUT A DEFINITION OF USE. HOOVER STATED THAT AT THE PRESENT TIME IT WASN'T DECIDED IF IT viDULD BE LANDSCAPED, USED FOR A PARK, OR RECREATIONAL FACILITY; HCMEVER, IT WAS ZONED SFR AND A COMMERCIAL USE COULD NOT GO ON IT. THERE IS W 40 '-50' RESERVE ALONG FM 518 TO SEPARATE LOTS FROM FM 518 TO ACT AS A SOUND BARRIER. STAFF HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE PLAT. CCM1ISSIONER WASSON MADE A IDI'ION TO APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY PLAT OF CHARLESTON ESTATES. SECOOD: DICKSON VOTE FOR: UNANIMOUS OPPOSED: NONE MCYI'ION CARRIED CCM-1ISSIONER CRESS STATED THAT THE CUL-DE-SAC/DEAD END STREET DEFINITION IN THE ORDINANCE HAD TO BE FIXED. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE RECCM1ENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL REGARDING THE SITE PLAN FOR TENERX FACILITIES EXPANSION LOCATED AT 303 LAUREL THIS ITEM WAS NOT READY AND WAS PASSED OVER BY THE CXM1ISSION. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE RECCM-1ENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL REGARDING THE SITE PLAN FOR AUTO ZONE LOCATED IN THE PARI<viDOD CROSSING SUBDIVISION ON WINDING WAY AND FM 518. CCM-1ISSIONER CRESS SAID THAT IT APPEARED AIJ, CHANGES HAD BEEN MADE AS RE)JUESTED. HE EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THE WHOLE PRam:T HAD NOT BEEN MASTER PLANNED AND AS A RESULT HE FELT TOO MUCH WAS BEING PlJI' INTO TOO SMALL OF SPACE. HE ALSO EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER SCME PARKING AREAS THAT HE HAD SCALED AND DID NOT FEEL MET THE [ l j P&Z 8/18/94 3 CRITERIA. FINGER MADE SC11E CALCULATIONS AND SAID THAT THE PARKING SPACE WAS 24.5 FEET WHICH EXCEEDS THE REX:)UIREMENT SLIGHrLY. CXM-1ISSIONER WASSON SAID THAT THE CXM-1ISSION HAD ASKED FOR LESS PAVING AND MORE GREEN SPACE; THE DEVELOPER HAD CCMPLIED 'IO THE REQUEST AND SHE MADE A Mal'ION THAT THE SITE PLAN FOR AUTO ZONE BE RECCM-1ENDED 'IO CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL. SECOND: DICKSON varE FOR: UNANIMOUS OPPOSED: NONE MOTION CARRIED CCMMUNICATIONS FR0.'1: A.STAFF DAVID HOOVER, CITY PLANNER, STATED HE HAD RECEIVED THE DAY CARE MANUAL FRCM THE STATE WHICH HE HAD NOT BEEN ABLE 'ID REVIEW PRIOR 'IO THIS MEETING. HE STATED HE WOULD DO SO AND ¾OULD MAKE RECQ\1MENDATIONS ON THE ISSUE. THERE WAS SQ'1E DISCUSSION REGARDING PROCEDURE IN THE DAY CARE ISSUE. HOOVER THEN PRESENTED A PROPOSED PUD DEVELOPMENT IN WHICH THE 0/vNER OF AN INTERIOR DECORATING BUSINESS WOULD HAVE RESIDENCE ABOVE THE SHOP. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT MELODY LANE AND FM 2351. HE ALSO EXPLAINED POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TRACT ALONG FM 2351 WHICH ALSO INCLUDES THE PIECE OF PROPERTY MR. CHRISLEY REZONED 'IO PUD. C<M1ISSIONER FINGER ASKED IF THE PUD COULD BE FIXED SO THAT A BUSINESS COULD EXIST ONLY ON THE FIRST Fl.(X)R OF THE DWELLING. HOOVER REPLIED THAT IT COULD. 1 • HANGARS (HOOVER HOOVER STATED THAT SC11E OF THE PIIillS IN POI.J..Y RANCH FELT THEY WERE BEING DISCRIMINATED AGAINST BY THE ACCESSORY BUILDING ORDINANCE REVISION. THEY ARE AFRAID THAT THE BOA WII.J.. NOT SEE THE NEED FOR A LARGE HANGAR. SC11E OF THE PIIillS HAD '1W) AND THREE AIRPLANES AND THE .ALLONABLE HANGAR ¾OULD NOT BE LARGE ENOUGH. B.CCM-1ISSIONERS CCMMISSIONER CRESS STATED THAT MANY TIMES WHEN AN ORDINANCE IS PUSHED THOUGH QUICKLY, SCMETHING HAS 'ID BE CORRECTED AS WITH THE GARDEN HC11E ORDINANCE. ALSO, HE ASKED IF ANYONE ELSE SHARED HIS CONCERNS ABOUT THE 600' CUL-DE-SAC. THE COMMISSION AGREED THAT THERE HAD 'IO BE SC11E LIMITATION. CCM-1ISSIONER WASSON SAID THAT SHE WOULD LII<E 'IO ENFORCE THE 600' CUL-DE-SAC NOT PROVIDING FOR A LITI'LE FLEXIBILITY, AS WAS RECCM1ENDED BY CRESS IN A PREVIOUS MEETING. CQ\1MISSIONER DICKSON SAID HE I<NEW THAT WAYNE LEI.J.. ¾OULD DO A NICE DEVELOPMENT BUT THAT HE ¾QUID LIKE 'IO AVOID SUCH TIGHTLY KNIT ca.1MUNITIES IN THE FUTURE. HOOVER CCM1ENTED THAT HE HAD NOT BEEN IGNORING THE ISSUES BIB' HAD NUMEROUS CONVERSATIONS WITH TODD STUARI' REGARDING THE CUL-DE-SAC PROBLEM. HE INFORMED THE CCM-1.ISSIOO OF FIVE I.AW SUITS THAT HAD BEEN LEVIED AGAINST THE CITY OF SUGARLAND. THE CITY HAD LOST THE SUITS. I [ P&Z 8/18/94 4 Secretary �, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.