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Home My WebLink AboutP&Z Minutes 1994-07-07 Regular[ I [ RF.GULAR MEETING PLANNING AND ZONING CC11MISSION JULY 7, 1994 6:00 P.M. AGENDA A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDffi'KX>D PLANNING AND ZONING ca-1MISSION WAS HEID ON THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1994, AT 6: 00 P .M. IN THE CITY HALl., COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THE FOLLCMING MEMBERS WERE PRESENT: BAKER -CHAIRMAN CRESS DICKSON FINGER JORDAN McHUGH KNEUPPER -CITY ENGINEER HOOVER -CITY PLANNER HENRY -DEVELOPMENT COORDINA'.IDR BRINI<MAN -SECRETARY DICKEY -LIAISON WITH A QUORUM PRESENT, WASSON ABSENT, CHAIRMAN BAKER CALLED THE MEETING '.ID ORDER '.ID GIVE CONSIDERATION '.ID THE FOLLOtlING: 6:00 P.M. 1.WORKSHOP WITH J. T. DUNKIN REGARDING THE CCMPREHENSIVE PLAN. J. T. ADDRESSED THE CC11MISSION REGARDING THE CCMPREHENSIVE PLAN, STATING THAT THERE WERE '!WO THOROUGHFARES ON THE PLAN THAT WOULD HAVE '.ID BE REVIEWED. THE '!WO ROADS '.ID BE CONSIDERED ARE THE EAST UX)P AND A PROPOSED RONJIJAY WHICH RUNS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE WESLEY WEST PROPERI'Y AnJACENT '.ID THE PROPOSED PARK. IN ADDITION, THE FUTURE DENSITY OF THE L<YrS MUST BE CALCULATED IN ORDER '.ID ARRIVE AT A LAND USE PLAN. PLANNER HOOVER Ca-1MENTED THAT THE EAST UX)p COULD BE INCORPORATED AS PAR!' OF THE DEVELOPMENT ON THE WEST PROPERI'Y. THERE IS APPROXIMATELY 750 ACRES ON ONE SIDE OF FM 518 AND APPROXIMATELY 250 ACRES ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF FM 518. HE STATED THAT BUILD OUT FOR THE PROPERTY COULD TAKE ANYWHERE FRCM 9 '.ID 13 YEARS. DUNKIN CCMMENTED THAT BOFYSIL' S PROPERI'Y WOULD BE A GCX)D LOCATION FOR RETAIL PROPERTIES. Ca-1MISSIONER CRESS SUGGESTED THAT THE C0.\1MISSION SHOULD TAI<E A UX)K AT THE ACREAGE DEVELOPED AND CCMPARE THE RATIO '.ID SFR (SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL) TiillN PROJECT THE CCMMERCIAL, OPD' S, ETC. USING THAT RATIO. CC11MISSIONER FINGER STATED THAT ADDITIONAL ZONING MAY Nar BE JUSTIFIED EVEN IF LAND WAS DEVELOPED, FOR EXAMPLE INDUSTRIAL IS NOT ACCEPTABLE NCM, AND MORE LAND ZONED FOR INDUSTRIAL USE WOULD Nar BE DESIRABLE. HE FURTHER CCM1ENI'ED THAT HE LII<E THINGS AS THEY WERE AND DID Nar WISH '.ID CHANGE ANYTHING REGARDING ZONING. ca-1MISSIONER DICKSON CCMMENTED THAT FRIENDffi'KX>D IS IN SUCH CLOSE PROXIMITY '.ID BAYBROOK MALL AND arHER LARGE CC11MERCIAL AREAS THAT MORE CC11MERCIAL MAY NOT BE NEEDED FOR THE CITY, EVEN IF BUILT '.ID CAPACITY. DISCUSSION FOLLOtlED REGARDING THE ENI'RYWAY/OVERLAY DISTRICTS, LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS AND VISUAL ENVIRONMENT, USING CITY HALL, THE PARK, AND THE CHURCH AS FCDU... POINTS '.ID THE CITY. DUNKIN 1 lJ P&Z July 7, 1994 Page 2 SUGGESTED THAT SPECIALTY SHOPS, SUCH AS IS BEJNG DEVELOPED BY LEAGUE CITY, GALVESTON ON THE STRAND, OR OID TavN SPRING, MIGHT BE DEVELOPED IN FRIENDSWCX)D. THIS WOUID ENABLE THE CITY TO ATTRACT MONEY, WITHOUT RESIDENTIAL GROtll'H. PEOPLE WOULD CCME, SPEND MONEY, THEN GO Ha1E. HE FURI'HER CCM-1ENTED THAT THE CITY HAD A "SLEEPING GIANT" IN BAY PARK. CQ.\MISSIONER JORDAN STATED THAT AVERAGES WOULD NO!' APPLY 'ID FRIENDSWOOD AND THAT SHE WAS IN AGREEMENT WITH DICKSON REGARDING THE CITY'S LCCATION. SHE CCM-1ENTED THAT THE CITY HAS HAD HEALTH CLUBS, SMALL DRESS SHOPS, BOOK STORES, ETC. AND THAT NONE WERE SUCCESSFUL BF.CAUSE OF BAYBROOK MALL. THE CCM1ENT WAS MADE THAT THE OVERHEAD WAS '100 HIGH IN FRIENDSWOOD AND HIGHER PRICES WERE CHARGED. MOST PEOPLE WOULD PREFER SHOPPING THE MALL. CCMMISSIONER CRESS STATED THAT ANCJI'HER SFR (SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL) WITH A LCNIBR DENSITY, MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO CONSIDER (1. 5 AS OPPOSED TO 2. 7 UNITS PER ACRE) • HOOVER CCM1ENTED THAT 90' LOI'S WERE CONSIDERED LARGE ACROSS THE STATE. CCM-1ISSIONER FINGER SAID THAT NON RESIDENTIAL SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BEFORE ADDRESSING THE QUESTION OF DENSITY. THAT WOULD GIVE THE CCM1ISSION A CLEAR PICTURE OF HCM MUCH NON RESIDENTIAL WOULD BE REQUIRED RELATIVE TO SJNGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. ALSO, IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO LOOI< AT THE DEVELOPED LAND VERSUS VACANr LAND BY CATEGORY. IN ADDITION, HE STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE A LARGE MAP WITH THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE PLAN OVERLAYED. CRESS STATED HE WOULD LIKE A TIME LINE REPRESENTING THE PROPOSED SCHEDULE. A WORKSHOP WAS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 28, 1994. THE WORKSHOP WAS CLOSED AND CHAIRMAN BAKER OPENED THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING CCM-1ISSION BY ASKING FOR CQ\1MlJNICATIONS FRCM THE PUBLIC FOR ITEMS WHICH DID NO!' APPEAR ON THE AGENDA. WITH NO PUBLIC CCM1ENT, THE CCM1ISSION CONSIDERED THE FOLI..OiITNG ITEMS: 2.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE RECCM,1ENDATION REGARDING THE ZONE CLASSIFICATION CHANGE REQUEST OF (SFR) SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO (MFR-L) MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DWELLING DISTRICT - IJ:Jil DENSITY FOR 3. 2895 ACRES OF PROPERI'Y LCCATED AT FRIENDSWCX)D LINK ROAD (WHISPERING PINES), LOI'S 1 THROUGH 5, FORES'IWXlD SUBDIVISION. CCM,1ISSIONER McHUGH MADE A MOTION TO RECCMMEND TO CITY COUNCIL THAT THE ZONE CLASSIFICATION CHANGE REQUEST BE DENIED. SECOND: DICKSON VOTE FOR: UNANIMOUS OPPOSED: NONE MOTION CARRIED 3.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE RECCMMENDATION REGARDING THE REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR: A.SP-CHURCH -VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. B.SP-NURSING Ha1E -FRIENDSHIP MANOR NURSING Ha1E. THERE WAS DISCUSSION REGARDING AN .ALI&ABLE EXTENSION OF TIME FOR THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. CCM1ISSIONER McHUGH PROPOSED A 90 DAY EXTENSION. DISCUSSION FOLLO"MED AND CCM,1ISSIONER CRESS MADE A l 1 I l l P&Z July 7, 1994 Page 3 MOTION 'IO RECCM1END THAT THE SPECIFIC USE PERMITS BE EXTENDED FOR AN ADDITIONAL YEAR ON BOTH VIC'IORY BAPTIST CHURCH AND ON THE NURSING HOME. SECOND: JORDAN VOI'E FOR: FINGER, CRESS, BAKER, JORDAN AND DICKSON OPPOSED: McHUGH MOTION CARRIED 4.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE FINAL PLAT OF FRIEND'S CROSSING. C0.\1MISSIONER FINGER MADE A Mal'ION THAT THE FINAL PLAT OF FRIENDS CROSSING BE APPROVED. SECOND: JORDAN C0.'1MISSIONER CRESS SAID HE WOULD LIKE 'IO GO ON RECORD THAT IN HIS OPINION THE CUL-DE-SAC WAS 1,000' IN LENGTH, WITH 45' LOTS THAT CLEARLY VIOLATES THE ORDINANCE. THE ORDINANCE LIMITS CUL-DE-SAC LENGI'HS 'IO 600'. CCM1ISSIONER McHUGH STATED THAT THE DEVELOPER HAD OONE AS THE CCM-llSSION HAD ASKED HIM IN DESIGNING A BOULEVARD ENTRY. WITH THE SHAPE OF THE PROPERTY LITI'LE ELSE COULD BE OONE AND IF IT HAD NaI' BEEN SATISFAC'IORY, IT WAS HER OPINION THAT THE OBJECTION SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE AT THE PRELIMINARY STAGE, Nor AT FINAL. DISCUSSION FOI...LCMID REGARDING LCX)PED WATER SYSTEMS AND FIRE PROTECTION 'IO WHICH CCM1ISSIONER JORDAN CCMMENTED THAT THERE WAS A VERY LARGE CONCRETE PARKING LOT ADJACENT 'IO THE PROPERTY WHICH WOULD PROVIDE ACCESSIBILITY IF NECESSARY. CCM-llSSIONER FINGER AMENDED HIS MOTION 'IO INCLUDE A PLAT NOI'E WHICH STATES THAT A BOULEVARD SECTION SHALL EXTEND A MINIMUM OF 523 .18' IN'IO THE SUBDIVISION FRCM F .M. 2351 AND THAT THE FIRE LINES SHALL BE LCX)PED. SECOND: JORDAN VOI'E FOR: FINGER, JORDAN, DICKSON, BAKER, AND McHUGH OPPOSED: CRESS MOTION CARRIED 5.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE PRELIMINARY PLAT OF EVAN'S ESTATES. THE PROPERTY IS 5 ACRES CUT IN'IO 2 LOTS ON WILDERNESS TRAILS. CCM-llSSIONER McHUGH MADE A MOTION 'IO APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY PLAT OF EVANS ESTATES. SECOND: DICKSON VOI'E FOR: UNANIMOU S OPPOSED: NONE MOTION CARRIED 6.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE PRELIMINARY PLAT OF EAGLE LAKES 5. CHARLIE PENLAND WITH WALTER P. MOORE PRESENTED THE PRELIMINARY PLAT. CCMMISSIONERS FINGER AND CRESS ASKED H™1 THE DETENTION FACILITY COUID BE PUT IN THE EXISTING FLOOD PLAIN WITHOUT r 1 [ l l P&Z July 7, 1994 Page 4 IMPACTING A MAJOR ARTERY. PENLAND CCM1ENTED THAT THEY WERE SEEKING THE CORP OF ENGINEERS APPROVAL REGARDING THE PLAN. HE EXPIAINED THAT IT WOULD BE MJNI'IORED SO THAT IT WOULD NOT IMPACT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT I:lCMN STREAM. FINGER STATED THAT HE WAS OPPOSED 'IO ANY OBSTRUCTION IN THE CREEK. CCM-1ISSIONER JORDAN ASKED IF THEY PROPOSED 'IO WIDEN OR DEEPEN THE CREEK 'IO WHICH PENLAND REPLIED AFFIRMATIVELY ADDING THAT THE CALCULATIONS INDICATE DECREASING THE IMPACT 'IO THOSE UP STREAM. THERE WAS Sa1E DISCUSSION AS 'IO THE DETENTION SYSTEMS IN EAGLE LAKES I AND II AND PENLAND EXPIAINED HOW THE WATER DETENTION SYSTEM WOULD WORK. C<M-1ISSIONER CRESS ASKED IF THE CLEAR CREEK DRAINAGE DISTRICT HAD GRANTED PRELIMINARY APPROVAL AND PENLAND ANSWERED THAT THEY HAD. PENLAND STATED THAT THE PRELIMINARY FIGURES INDICATED NO IMPACT. THEY HAD 'IO PREPARE A HYDRAULIC MODEL, WILL HAVE 'IO DISCUSS THE ISSUES WITH DANNENBAUM 'IO SEE HOW IT AFFECTS THE MJDELING AND RECEIVE CORP OF ENGINEERS APPROVAL BEFORE IT CAN RETURN 'IO PLANNING AND ZONING CCM-1.ISSION. I<NEUPPER STATED THAT AT PRELIMINARY STAGE Sa-IB THINGS ARE MISSING, BUT NOTHING WILL BE MISSING BEFORE FINAL APPROVAL IS GRANTED. C<M-1ISSIONER McHUGH MADE A MOTION THAT THE PRELIMARY PLAT BE APPROVED. SECOND: JORDAN VOTE FOR: UNANIMOUS OPPOSED: NONE MOTION CARRIED 7.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE PRELIMINARY PLAT OF WINDSOR ESTATES, SECTION 1. THERE WERE SCT-1E CONCERNS THAT THE LOTS WERE SMALLER IN SIZE THAN IS REQUIRED BY THE ORDINANCE AND THE CCM-1ISSION ASKED JOHN GARDNER 'IO CHECK HIS FIGURES BEFORE CONSIDERATION. THIS ITEM WILL APPEAR AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING CCM-1ISSION. 8.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE FINAL PLAT OF HEMPEL SUBDIVISION (SCHLOI'SI<Y'S). CITY PLANNER HOOVER STATED THAT THERE WAS A 15' ACCESS EASEMENT WHICH WOULD RUN ALONG THE REAR OF THE PROPERTIES AND WHICH WOULD EVENTUALLY TIE THEM ALL TOGETHER. THE 15' ACCESS EASEMENT MA'ICHES WITH TACO BELL, H<JMEVER, THE 24' ACCESS EASEMENT WHICH WAS AN ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT OF TACO BELL, OOESN' T MA'ICH UP. IN ORDER FOR SCHLOTSI<Y'S 'IO MATCH WITH TACO BELL'S 24' EASEMENT, MR. HEMPEL WOULD BE REQUIRED 'IO GIVE UP A TOTAL OF 36' • CCM-1ISSIONER FINGER STATED THAT IF THE ACCESS EASEMENT DID NOT MATCH, AND THE CITY REQUIRED THE 15' 'IO BE MADE IN'IO RONJilAY, TREES AND GRASS WOULD HAVE 'IO BE REMOVED AND BE REPLACED WITH CONCRm'E. HOOVER CONCURRED WITH FINGER'S CCT-1MENT. CCM-1ISSIONER CRESS COMMENTED THAT A MASTER PLAN SHOULD BE PREPARED OF THE WHOLE PROPERTY BEFORE ANY MJRE DEVELOPMENT ca-ms BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING CCM-1ISSION. CHARLES ANDERS STATED THAT MALCOIM COLLINS OF COENCO IS WORKING ON A MASTER PLAN. THERE WILL A 40' RIGHT OF WAY THAT WILL BE LCCATED BE'IWEEN SCHLOI'SI<Y' S AND THE PROPERTY THAT WILL ABUT JACK IN THE BOX. THE 40 ' RIGHT OF WAY IS RESERVED FOR ri l P&Z July 7, 1994 Page 5 ACCESS 'ID THE REAR WHICH IS INTENDED 'ID BE Sa-1E TYPE OF SHOPPING CENTER. CCMMISSIONER FINGER MADE A MOTION 'ID APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT OF HEMPEL SUBDIVISION. SECOND: DICKSON VOTE FOR: UNANIMOUS OPPOSED: NONE MOTION CARRIED 9.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE SITE PLAN FOR HEMPEL SUBDIVISION (SCHLOI'SKY' S) • DISCUSSION AROSE REGARDING THE PARKING SPACES AND CCM-1.ISSIONER FINGER STATED HIS CONCERNS REGARDING A COUPLE OF BLIND SPACES HE FELT COULD PRESENT A HAZARD; THOSE PARKING SPACE WILL BE USED BY EMPLOYEES. SIGNS WERE DISCUSSED ALSO. THE CCMMISSION STATED THAT THEY WANTED A IDNUMENT SIGN AS OPPOSED 'ID A POLE SIGN. DISCUSSION FOLI..avED REGARDING THE DIFFERENCE BEIWEEN THE 'IWO SIGNS. HOOVER CCM1ENTED THAT THE DIFFERENCE BEIWEEN A POLE SIGN AND A IDNUMENT SIGN WAS THAT YOU COULD NOT SEE THE POLE. TACO BELL HAD REPLACED THEIR SIGN WITH A POLE SIGN, BUT THE CCMllSSION WAS SATISFIED BOCAUSE IT IS ONLY AN 8' SIGN. THE ENTRYWAY/OVERLAY DISTRICT IS NOT YET IN PLACE BUT THE INTENT WAS DISCUSSED. THE CCT1MISSIONER AGREED 'ID A POLE SIGN WITH THE CONDITION THAT IT BE NO TALLER THAN THE TACO BELL SIGN. CCT1MISSIONER FINGER ADDED THAT LANDSCAPING AROUND THE SIGN WOULD BE NICE. MR. HEMPEL AGREED 'ID THEIR CONDITIONS. CQ\1M.ISSIONER FINGER MADE A MOTION 'ID APPROVE THE SITE PLAN OF HEMPEL SUBDIVISION. SECOND: McHUGH VOTE FOR: UNANIMOUS OPPOSED: NONE MOTION CARRIED 10.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ROCCMMENDATION REGARDING THE ENTRY-OVERLAY DISTRICT. THE PROPOSED ENTRY-OVERLAY DISTRICT WAS REVIEWED BY THE CCM\1ISSION. IT WAS THE UNANIMOUS DECISION THAT A LIST OF ACCEPTABLE TREES BE REMOVED FRCM THE ORDINANCE AMENDMENT. CCM1ISSIONER McHUGH STATED THAT THE CHANGES BE MADE AND SEND IT 'ID CITY COUNCIL FOR THEIR APPROVAL. SECOND: JORDAN VOTE FOR: UNANIMOUS OPPOSED: NONE MOTION CARRIED 11.CQ\WUNICATIONS FRCM: A.STAFF PLANNER HOOVER STATED THAT THERE WAS A NEED FOR REGULATING SATELLITE DISHES WHICH ARE BEGINNING 'ID APPEAR ALL OVER TOi'lN. P.EDPLE' S CHOICE CABLE WORKS ON DISHES. HE RECOMMENDED AN ORDINANCE AMENDMENT THAT WOULD REQUIRE THAT DISHES BE LOCATED ON THE BACK SIDE OF A Ha-1E OR LANDSCAPED/DISGUISED IN Sa-1E MANNER. f 1 I I P&Z July 7, 1994 Page 6 B.Ca.1MISSIONERSCCM1ISSIONER FINGER STATED THAT SPECIFIC USE PERMITS SHOULD BECHANGED SO THAT THERE IS A ONE TIME RENEWAL FOR A PERIOD OF 1 YEARAFTER WHICH THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT BECCMES VOID. 12.MINUTES FOR APPROVAL -JUNE 16, 1994 APPROVED AS READJUNE 23, 1994 APPROVED AS READ C!JwL >6/f:_1_ CLAUDIA L. BRINKMAN -SECRETARY