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REGULAR MEETING
PLANNING AND ZONING ca-1MISSION
JULY 21, 1994
A MEETING OF THE FRIENDffi'X)()D PLANNING AND ZONING ca-1MISSION WAS HEID ON
THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1994, AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE CITY HALL COUNCIL
CHAMBERS. THE FOLLCWING MEMBERS WERE PRESENT:
BAKER -CHAIRMAN
DICKSON
KNEUPPER -CITY ENGINEER
BRINKMAN -SECRETARY
JORDAN HENRY -DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR
WASSON
CRESS
WITH A QUORUM PRESENT, McHUGH AND FINGER ABSENT, CHAIRMAN BAKER CALLED
THE MEETING TO ORDER ASKING FOR CCMMUNICATIONS FRCM THE PUBLIC. WITH
NO PUBLIC CCM-1:ENT, THE FOLLCWING ITEMS WERE CONSIDERED:
1.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE FINAL PLAT OF BAY
CREEK SUBDIVISION -• 9184 ACRES OF LAND ZONED CSC (CO."lMUNITY
SHOPPING CENTER.
CITY ENGINEER KNEUPPER ADDRESSED THE ca-1MISSION STATING THAT THIS
PARCEL OF PROPERTY OOULD REQUIRE A MASTER PLAN INDICATING THE
INFRASTRUCTURE AND ITS LOCATION IN RELATION TO THE MAJOR
THOROUGHFARE PLAN. HE STATED THAT SANITARY SEWER IS NOT AVAILABLE
'ID THE PROPERI'Y; THERE IS SEWER CONNECTIONS IN SUN MEAI>a'vS AND
THERE IS A COLLECTION SYSTEM ABOUT 700 ' ON SAN JOAQUIN PARKWAY.
SEWER COLLECTION OOUID HAVE 'ID TAKE CARE OF THE WHOLE CSC TRACT.
CCMMISSIONER CRESS STATED THAT HE SHARED DOUG'S CONCERN REGARDING
THE MASTER PLAN. EACH TIME A PIECE IS CUT FRCM THE CSC ZONE, THE
OPPORTUNITY TO GET A MASTER PLAN IS LOST. ONCE A PLAT rs
APPROVED, THE CCMMISSION HAS LITI'LE CONTROL TO MAINTAIN
INFRASTRUCTURE INTEGRITY.
JIM SCARBOROUGH, THE DEVEI.OPER OF THE PROPERI'Y, IS ANTICIPATING A
CHEVRON STATION WITH CONVENIENCE STORE ON THE CORNER. THE
BUIIDING WIIJ.. BE APPROXIMATELY 3, 000 SQUARE FEET WITH 4 GASOLINE
PUMPS. HE STATED THAT A SCHEMATIC WIU., BE PRESENTED, POSSIBLY
INDICATING A SHOPPING CENTER WITH DRUG STORE, PARKING,
LANDSCAPING, ErC. INGRESS AND EGRESS FOR THE ENTIRE PROPERTY WAS
DISCUSSED AS WAS LIMITING CURB CUTS ON F .M. 528. THE MASTER PLAN
WIIJ.. HAVE A CERTAIN DEGREE OF FLEXIBILITY. CCMMISSIONER CRESS
STATED THAT A PLAT NCYl'E SHOUID BE ADDED THAT SAYS THERE SHALL BE
JOINT USE INGRESS AND EGRESS WHICH IS APPROVED BY THE CITY AND THE
NOTE SHOUID BE PLACED ON THE PLAT INSIDE THE EASEMENTS. JOHN
GARDNER AGREED TO MAKE THE CHANGES AND CCMMISSIONER WASSON STATED
THAT FINAL PLATS ARE NOT APPROVED WITH CONI'INGEI\1CIES. SHE MOVED
TO TABLE THE ITEM UNTIL THE CHANGES COUID BE MADE.
SOCOND: JORDAN
VOTE FOR: UNANIMOUS
OPPOSED: NONE MOTION CARRIED
2.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE PRELIMINARY PLAT
OF WINDSOR ESTATES.
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JOHN GARDNER PROVIDED CALCUIATIONS TO CONFIRM THAT EACH I.ill
ca-1PLIED WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE. I<NEUPPER
STATED THAT THE PROPERI'Y WAS 25.0271 ACRES SUBDIVIDED INTO 57 LOST
WHICH WOULD GIVE IT AN OVERALL DENSITY OF 2.2.
THE PROPERI'Y FALLS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF DRAINAGE DISTRICT #3,
Ha-IBVER, GARDNER IS ALSO TO APPEAR BEFORE CLEAR CREEK DRAINAGE
DISTRICT ON TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1994 TO PRESENT SECTIONS 2 & 3. HE
DID THIS TO HONOR AN AGREEMENT MADE BE"IWEEN GALVESTON COUNTY
DRAINAGE DISTRICT #3 AND CLEAR CREEK DRAINAGE DISTRICT WHICH HE
REFERRED TO AS THE "FRANKOVICH AGREEMENT", AND TO GIVE THE
CCMMISSION PEACE OF MIND IN THE TRANSACTION. DRAINAGE FOR SECTION
1 WILL BE DIRECTED ACROSS FM. 528 INTO DICKINSON BAYOU.
CCMMISSIONER CRESS MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY PLAT
OF WINDSOR ESTATES.
S:OCOND: WASSON
VOTE FOR: UNANIMOUS
OPPOSED: NONE MOTION CARRIED
3.PRE-APP SITE PLAN FOR CAR WASH TO BE LOCATED ON F .M. 528 (2. 39
ACRES LOCATED ADJACENT TO DICK DAUGIRD'S BUILDING).
4.
THE CCM-1ISSION REVIEWED THE PRE-APP AS PRESENTED BY GREG PHIPPS,
ENGINEER OF THE PROJECT. THE BACK PORI'ION WILL BE USED LATER BUT
CANNOT BE SUBDIVIDED DUE TO A LACK OF ROAD FRONTAGE. THE
PROPERI'Y, ZONED FOR NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL USE, HOUSED A GAS
STATION AND CAR WASH AT ONE TIME. THE UNDERGROUND TANKS WERE
REMOVED AND THE GROUNDS CLEANED UP. THE DEVELOPER IS PROPOSING AN
11 BAY CAR WASH WITH VACUUM AREA, HcmEVER, THERE WILL NOT BE A
CONVENIENCE STORE OR GAS STATION. THE ACCESS EASEMENT IS FOR BOTH
PROPERI'IES, THE PROPOSED CAR WASH AND DICK DAUGIRD' S INSURANCE
C0.'1PANY. THE PROPERI'Y IS ZONED NEIGHBORHOOD CCM-1ERCIAL (NC).
THE CCMMISSION AGREED WITH THE CONCEPT.
PRE-APP SITE PLAN FOR ALVIN STATE BANK TO BE LOCATED IN THE
PARKWOOD CROSSING SUBDIVISION (F .M. 528 AND WINDING WAY) •
BOB HEFLIN AND VIRGIL MACDONALD REPRESENTED ALVIN STATE BANK.
ACCESS EASEMENT AND PARKING REQUIREMENTS WERE DISCUSSED. THERE IS
AN EXISTING 24" STORM SEWER WHICH HAS BEEN SIZED TO INCLUDE THIS
PROJECT. THE REAR OF THE PROPERI'Y WILL BE USED AS A MOIDR BANK
FACILITY IN THE FUTURE BUT WILL BE LANDSCAPED IN THE INTERIM. IN
ADDITION, THERE IS A 5' SHRUB LINE ALONG FM 528 TO HIDE PARKING
AREA. CCMMISSIONER CRESS STATED THAT THE PROPOSED OVERLAY
DISTRICT REQUIRED A 15' LANDSCAPE BUFFER ALONG FM 528. CHAIRMAN
BAKER STATED THAT IT WAS A PROPOSED ORDINANCE, NOT APPROVED BY
CITY COUNCIL, AND THE BANK WOULD BE REQUIRED TO CCMPLY WITH
EXISTING REGULATIONS. BANK REPRESENTATIVES STATED THEY WOULD TRY
TO ALTER THE PLAN TO GET A LARGER LANDSCAPING BUFFER, STATING THAT
A 10' BUFFER MIGHT BE POSSIBLE. INTEGRATED PARI<ING WAS DISCUSSED
AND KNEUPPER STATED THAT HE HAD VIEWED BOTH THE SITE PLAN FOR
ALVIN STATE BANK AND FOR AUTO ZONE AND THERE WAS A 50 ' WIDE ACCESS
EASEMENT FOR SHARED ACCESS. BAKER ALSO CCM1ENTED THAT STAFF
SHOULD LOOK AT THE WINDING WAY ACCESS TO SEE HCW IT MATCHED WITH
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FRIENDSWOOD AlJI'O CLINIC. THERE WERE NO FURTHER CCMMENTS TO THE
PRE-APP.
5.PRE-APP SITE PLAN OF FRIENDSWOOD AlJI'O CLINIC -PHASE II.
CITY ENGINEER KNEUPPER Ca.1MENTED THAT THERE WAS ALREADY A DRIVEWAY
IN PLACE. CHAIRMAN BAKER STATED THAT HE WAS NOT IN FAVOR OF
LETTING MR. VAR VAR ADD A SECOND PHASE UNTIL HE CLEANED UP HIS
PROPERI'Y AND CCMPLIED WITH THE LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS THAT WERE
SHOON ON HIS ORIGINAL SITE PLAN. CCMMISSIONER CRESS STATED THAT A
LARGER BUILDING MIGHT ENABLE MR. VAR VAR TO CLEAN UP THE PROPERI'Y
AND HIDE SCME OF THE VEHICLES THAT ARE PRESENTLY ON SITE. THE
OVERALL CONSENSUS WAS THAT THE PRE APP WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERF...D
UNTIL THE PROPERI'Y WAS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF
PHASE 1.
6.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE FINAL PLAT OF
EVANS SUBDIVISION.
THE PLAT WAS REVIEWED AND CCMMISSIONER JORDAN MADE A IDI'ION THAT
THE FINAL PLAT BE APPROVED.
SECOND: WASSON
VOTE FOR: UNANIMOUS
OPPOSED: NONE MOTION CARRIED
CCMMISSIONER CRESS MADE A IDI'ION TO REMOVE ITEM 3 -FINAL PLAT OF BAY
CREEK SUBDIVISION -FR0.'1 THE TABLE.
SECOND: WASSON
VOTE FOR: UNANIMOUS
OPPOSED: NONE MOTION CARRIED
THE PLAT NOTES WERE REVIEWED AND CCMMISSIONER WASSON MADE A MOTION TO
APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT OF BAY CREEK SUBDIVISION.
SECOND: DICKSON
VOTE FOR: UNANIMOUS
OPPOSED: NONE MOTION CARRIED
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A.STAFF
KNEUPPER STATED THAT MR. AND MRS. EVANS HAD BEEN REQUIRED TO
EXTEND THE UTILITIES TO THEIR PROPERI'Y AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO KNCM
IF THERE IS A WAY THE CITY CAN RECOVER SCME OF THEIR MONEY BEFORE
ISSUING A BUILDING PERMIT TO THE SECOND PIECE OF PROPERI'Y.
CHAIRMAN BAKER STATED THAT IT SHOULD BE REFERRED TO THE CITY
ATI'ORNEY FOR AN OPINION.
B.CCMMISSIONERS
CHAIRMAN BAKER STATED HE WANl'ED FRIENDSWOOD AlJI'O CLINIC TO CUT
THEIR GRASS AND COMPLY WITH LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENI'S. THERE WAS
NO FURTHER CCMMENT FRCM THE CCMMISSION AND CHAIRMAN BAKERCZia:��-CLAUDIA L. BRINKMAN -SECRETARY