HomeMy WebLinkAboutP&Z Minutes 1994-03-03 Regularl REGULAR MEfil'ING
PLANNING AND ZONING CCM-1ISSION
MARCH 3, 1994
A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSirooD PLANNING AND ZONING a:M-1ISSION WAS
HELD ON THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1994, AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE CITY HAIL COUNCIL
CHl\MBERS. THE FOLLavING MEMBERS WERE PRESENT:
BAKER -CHAIRMl\N
DICKSON
JORDl\N
MCHUGH
CRESS
HOOVER -CITY PLAl\1l\1ER
HENRY -DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR
RRINKMl\N -S�ARY
MEASELES -LIAISON
STOKES - INTERN
WITH A QUORUM PRESENT, WASSON AND FINGER ABSENT, CHAIRMl\N Bru<EF OPENED
THE PUBLIC HEARING TO ROCEIVE PUBLIC CCM--1ENT, EITHER ORAL OR WRITI'EN,
REGARDING THE FOLLCWING REX)U ESTS:
A.ZONE CLASSIFICATION CHANGE REQUEST OF SINGLE FAMILY
RESIDENI'IAL (SFR) TO PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) FOR
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 109 WEST SPREADING OAKS, Ifll' 1 our OF THE
SOUI'HWE.ST 300 FEET OF BL<X'.K 12.
SKY LYNN MINKOFF AND MRS. PERRY SPOKE ON BEHALF OF THE HISTORICAL
SOCIETY REGARDING THE PERRY Ha.1E. MRS. MINKOFF STATED THAT IT WAS
THE ONLY Ha.1E EXISTING IN FRIENDS¾O)D CONSTRUCTED OF TIMBER FRCM
THE 1900 STORM. 'l'HEIR INTENI'ION IS TO HAVE A GIFT SHOP, TEA RCX)M
AND MUSEUM ON THE PREMISES. QUESTIONS AROSE REGARDING A SECOND
PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE DIFFERENI' PURPOSES AND PLANNER HOOVER
STATED THAT IF ALL INTENDED PURPOSES WERE STATED INITIALLY, IT mum NOT REX)UIR E A SECOND OR THIRD PUBLIC HEARING. THERE WAS NO
Ca-1MENT AGAINST THE ZONE CLASSIFICATION CHl\NGE.
B.CONSIDERATION FOR THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING
ORDINANCE 84-15 PROVIDING EXCEPTION FOR ACCESSORY BUILDINGS
WHICH MAY BE CONSTRUCTED OR ERECTED WITHIN A REAR YARD IN
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS BY SUBSTITUI'ING SUB-PARAGRAPH A OF
PARAGRAPH 3 OF SUBSECTION O OF SECTION 7 WITH A NEW SUB
PARAGRAPH A.
CITY PLI\NNER HOOVER EXPLAINED THE PURPOSE OF THE AMENDMENT AND
DREW A PICTURE ON THE CHALK BOARD ITLUSTRATING THE INTENT.
COUNCIIMF.MBER I.aIB SAID THAT THE AMENDMENT OOULD PRESENT PROBLEMS
FOR THOSE DESIRING SWIMMING POOLS AND SERVANTS QUARTERS,
ESPECIALLY FOR '1W) STORIED STRUCTURES. HOOVER STATED THAT THIS
AMENDMENT WAS FOR SINGLE STORY ACCESSORY BUILDINGS AND REGULATIONS
GOVERNING '1W) STORY BUILDINGS v.UULD REMAIN THE SAME AS WRI'ITEN IN
THE ZONING ORDINl\NCE 84-15.
LCWE ALSO cc:MMENI'ED THAT SOME SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS (DEED
RESTRICTIONS) PROHIBIT l\N ACCESSORY BUIIDING FR<l1 EXCEEDING THE
HEIGHT OF THE MAIN RESIDENCE. FURI'HERMORE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT
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WOULD NEGATE HA.VING A THREE CAR GARAGE ON AN AVERAGE IJ:Jr WITH AN
AVERAGE SIZED FRIENDSWOOD Ha-IB.
THERE WERE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE SIZE OF ACCESSORY BUILDINGS AND
THE "GRANDFATHERING" OF EXISTING BUILDINGS THAT MIGHT Nor cn-1PLY
UNDER THE NEW AMENDMENT. HOOVER i'.\SSURED THAT ALL BUILDINGS IN
EXISTENCE WOULD BE GRANDFATHERED AND COULD REMAIN i'.\S THEY
PRESENTLY EXIST. HCMEVER, IF THE OLD BUILDING WAS DEMOLISHED OR
ENLARGED, THE NEW STRUCTURE MUST ca'1PLY WITH THE ORDINANCE
AMENDMENT.
C.ZONE CLi'.\SSIFICATION CHANGE REQUFS'r OF MULTI-FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING DISTRICT -1/:Jil DENSITY (MFR-L) 'ID GARDEN
Ha.1E RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (MFR-GHD) FOR PROPERI'Y I..(X;ATED AT
F.M. 2351, TRACT B -7. 721 ACRE TRACT our OF A 9.697 ACRE
TRACT.
CHAIRMAN BAKER INFORMED THE AUDIENCE THAT THE PROPERI'Y IS
CURREtifl'LY ZONED MULTI-FAMILY 1/:Jil DENSI'l'Y WHICH ALLCWS SIX LIVING
UNITS PER ACRE. HE THEN C(M,1EN'l'ED THAT GARDEN A HCME DISTRICT
WOULD AFFORD THE SAME DENSITY AND EXPLAINED THE DIFFERENCE BE'IWEEN
DUPLEXES, APARIMENTS AND GARDEN HCMES.
MS. BRATTEN ADDRESSED THE C<M-1ISSION REGARDING DRAINAGE PROBLEMS
THAT ANNALEA SUBDIVISION Hi'.\S BEEN HAVING AND THE CITY I S SEEMING
LACK OF CONCERN. SEVERAL arHER CITIZENS VOICED THEIR CONCERN OVER
DRAINAGE PROBLEMS IN ANNALEA. WAYNE LELI, OF WAYLON CONSTRUCI'ION
AND DEVELOPER OF THE TRACT, EXPLAINED HIS DRAINAGE PLANS WHICH
INCLUDES DETENTION AND UNDERGROUND S'IDRM SEWER. IN HIS OPINION, HIS DRAINAGE PLANS WILL HELP ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS IN ANNALEA. MR.
LELI, FURTHER FXPLAINED THAT DRAINAGE PLANS WOULD BE PRESENTED 'ID
EO'l'H THE CLEAR CREEK DRAINAGE DISTRICT AND 'ID THE CITY ENGINEERING
STAFF FOR APPROVAL.
MAYOR NEWvfAN COMMENTED THAT PROBLEM AREAS FOR DRAINAGE WOULD BE
IDENTIFIED IN THE MASTER DRAINAGE PLAN THAT IS BEING DEVELOPED FOR
THE CITY. MEANWHILE, THE DRAINAGE PLAN FOR THE PROPOSED GARDEN
Ha-IB C(l,lMUNITY WOULD l\l()'I' BE APPROVED IF IT WERE FOUND 'ID BE
DETRIMENTAL 'ID ANY EXISTING SUBDIVISION.
LELI, EXPLAINED THAT THE HCMES WOULD BE SINGLE S'IDRIED, 'IWO AND
THREE BEDROCM HCMES THKr WOULD RANGE FRCM 1200 'ID 1800 SQUARE
FEET. THEY WILL BE CUSTCM BUILT HCMES, FULLY BRICKED AND WILL BE
PRICED BEn\1EEN $110K 'ID $130K. QUF,STIONS AROSE REGARDING PRIVACY
FENCING BE'IWEEN THE GARDEN HCME CCMMUNITY AND THE EXISTING
C(l.1MUNITY. MR. LELL STATED 'l'HAT A 6' CEDAR FENCE l-\UUID BE ERECTED
AROUND THE PERIMEI'ER OF THE SUBDIVISION. INSIDE THE FENCING,
WALKING TRAILS WITH BENCHES WOUID BE CONSTRUCTED FOR USE OF THE
RESIDENTS IN THE GARDEN HOIB CCMMUNITY.
BRAD WICKFIELD OF ANNA.LEA SUBDIVISION ASKED FOR A DIFFERENTIATION
BE'IWEEN APARIMEN'l'S AND GARDEN Ha.1ES.
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PLANNER HOOVER ro1MEI'l'J'ED THAT TYPICALLY APARIMENTS ARE REN'I'AL
PROPERI'Y AND GARDEN HCMES ARE TYPICALLY SOLD. GARDEN HCl-1FS ARE
VERY SIMILAR TO A HCME WITH SMALLER rms. HE STATED THAT THE
GARDEN Ha-IB DISTRICT WILL ATI'RACT FRIENDSWOOD RESIDENTS WHO NO
LONGER WANT TO MAINTAIN THE LARGE TRACTS OF LAND YET DESIRED TO
REMAIN IN FRIENDSWOOD. SEVERAL CITIZENS CCM4ENTED THAT THEY WOULD
RATHER HAVE GARDEN HOMES THAN APAR'IMENTS. SEVERAL a:rHERS
CCMMENTED THAT THEY WOULD RATHER HAVE APARIMENTS THAN GARDEN
Ha-IBS. WITH NO FURTHER C(M,1ENT, CHAIRMAN BAKER CLOSED THE PUBLIC
HEARING.
CHAIRMAN BAI<ER CAIJ.,ED FOR CCM-IDNICATIONS FRClv1 THE PUBLIC FOR ITEMS NOl'
APPEARING ON THE AGENDA. THERE W"t'.\S NO C<fflENT AND THE FOLI..,CWING ITEMS
WERE CONSIDERED:
1.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE REXXM-1ENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL
REGARDING THE PROPOSED AMENJ:t.1ENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE 84-15
PROVIDING EXCEPI'ION FOR ACCESSORY BUILDINGS WHICH MAY BE
CONSTRUCTED OR ERECTED WI'l'HIN A REAR YARD IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
BY SUBSTITUI'ING SUB-PARAGRAPH A OF PARAGRAPH 3 OF SUBSEX:TION O OF
SEX:TION 7 WITH A NEW SUB PARA.GRAPH A.
THIS ITEM WAS TABLED UNTIL STAFF HAS TIME 'IO RESEARCH THE NUMBER
OF SUBDIVISIONS THAT muLD HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENT, WITH RESPEX:T TO THREE CAR GARAGES. PLANNER HOOVER
STATED THAT HE HAD FOUND ONLY THREE PLANS THAT ARE UNDER
CONSTRUCTION AT THE PRESENT TI.ME THAT WOULD HAVE HAD TO BE
CHANGED.
2.PRE-APP CENTRAL PARK -RESERVE D.
THE Ca.1MISSION REVIEWID THE PROPOSED PRE-APP AND AGREED WITH THE
CONCEPI'.
3.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE RECCTvlMENDATION 'IO CITY COUNCIL
REGARDING THE PROPOSED ACCESSORY STROCTURE 'IO BE LOCATED AT 1212
WINDING WAY.
PLANNER HOOVER PRESENTED THE PLAN AND STATED THAT IT WOULD BE
LOCATED BEHIND THE TRUMAN TAYLOR INSURANCE COOPANY AND WILL BE FOR
THE STORAGE OF AN RV. TYPICALLY, THE Ca.1MISSION HAS 'IO MAKE
RECa.1MENDATION 'IO CITY COUNCIL FOR SITE PLAN APPROVAL IN A
CCM-1ERCIAL AREA. THE Ca.1MISSION RF.VIEWED THE PLAN AND
Ca.1MISSIONER DICKSON MADE A M<JrION TO SEND THE PLAN TO CITY
COUNCIL FOR THEIR APPROVAL.
SEX::OND: JORDAN
VCYrE FOR: UNANIMOUS
OPPOSED: NONE MOI'ION CARRIED
4.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE FINAL PLAT OF VOSS
ADDITION I.
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THIS ITEMS 'WAS NCYI' READY AND WAS PULLED FRCT-1 THE AGENDA.
5.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE RECCMME.'NDATION TO CITY COUNCIL
RE'GARDING THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN OF VOSS ADDITION I.
THIS ITEMS WAS Nor READY AND WAS PULLED FRCM THE AGENDA.
6.DISCUSSION REGARDING WE FOLLCW.ING ITEMS:
A.FENCES
B.CUL-DE-SACS
THESE ITEMS WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE NEX'I' REGULAR MEP.l'ING.
7.CCM,illNICATIONS FRCM THE CCMMISSION
C(M,ITSSIONER McHUGH ASKED IF SPEED LIMITS COUID BE J...avERED IN
SUNSET ME:AnavS. CCMMISSIONER CRESS STATED THAT THE SIGNAL LIGHT
AT BLACKHAWK AND FM 518 SHOUID BE CHANGED. AT PRESENT, BLACKHAWK
TRAF FIC WILL CHANGE THE LIGHT AND ONLY THREE TO FOUR CARS ON FM
528 ARE ABLE TO MAKE THE LIGHT BEFORE IT CHANGES. ACCORDING TO
CODE, THE CITY MANAGER CAN MAKE RECCMMENDATION TO THE COUNCIL
REGARDING THESE ITEMS.
CCMMISSIONER McHUGH MADE A MOTTON THAT STAFF INVESTIGATE AND MAKE
RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY MANAGER REGARDING THESF. 'IW) ITEMS.
SECOND: JORDAN
VCYI'E FOR: UNANIMOUS
OPPOSED: NONE MOTION CARRIED.
CHAIRMAN BAKER STATED THAT THE CITY NEEDED TO INVESTIGATE THE
ANIMAL CONI'ROL ORDINANCE REGARDING HORSES IN THE CITY LJ.MITS. HE
CITED SEVERAL EXAMPLES.
8.COMMUNICATIONS FRCM THE STAFF
HOOVER PRESENTED THE PROPOSED CONTRACT BE'IWEEN THE CITY OF
FRIENDSWOOD AND J. T. DUNKIN AND ASSOCIATES FOR THE CCMPREHENSIVE
PLAN. CCl,1MISSIONER CRESS STATED THAT HE DID Nor UNDERSTAND SCME
OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE ADDRESSED ON THE SCOPE OF THE CCMPREHENSIVE
PLAN. HE QUFSTIONED WHAT THE NUMBER OF POLICE REQUIRED IN THE
FUTURE AND PUBLIC SERVIC ES HAD TO DO WITH A LAND USE ASSUMPTION
AND IF 10 YEARS WAS A LONG ENOUGH PROJOCTION TIME FOR THE PLAN.
HOOVER EXPLAINED THAT THE CITY DID Nor WANT JUST A LAND USE PLAN,
BUI' A ca-1PLETE CCMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THAT SCME ITEMS WOUID BE
TAC-GED TO THE PROJECTED GRCWI'H. HE ALSO CCMMENTED THAT 10 YEARS
INI'O A 25 YEAR PLAN OFTEN FINDS CHANGES THAT WERE NOT PRO.JOCTED OR
ENVISIONED. DISCUSSION FOLLCWED.
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CCM,1ISSIONER JORDAN Ml-\.DE A .Mal'ION TO REC<M1END THE CONI'RACT TO
CITY COUNCIL.
S'OCOND: DICKSON
VOTE FOR: UNANIMOUS
OPPOSED: NONE MarION CARRIED.
THERE WAS Nffi' FURTHER ca-1Mllli.1ICATION FRCM STAFF.
CLAUI5IA L. BRINKM�� -------
1994 - BCfrH
[ REGULAR MEETING
PLANNING AND ZONING CCM,1ISSION
MARCH 3, 1994
A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIEND�D PLANNING AND ZONING CCM,1ISSION WAS
HELD ON THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1994, AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE CITY HALL COUNCIL
CHAMBERS. THE FOI..LCMING MEMBERS WERE PRESENT:
BAKER -CHAIRMAN
DICKSON
JORDAN McHUGH
CRESS
HOOVER -CITY PLANNER
HENRY -DEVELOPMENT COORDINA'IOR
BRINKMAN -SECRETARY
MEASELES -LIAISON
S'IOKES - INTERN
WITH A QUORUM PRESENT, WASSON AND FINGER ABSENT, CHAIRMAN BAKER OPENED
THE PUBLIC HEARING 'IO RECEIVE PUBLIC ca-1MENT, EITHER ORAL OR WRITTEN,
REGARDING THE FOU..cwING REQUESTS:
A.ZONE CLASSIFICATION CHANGE REQUEST OF SINGLE FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL (SFR) 'IO PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) FOR
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 109 WEST SPREADING OAKS, rm 1 our OF THE
SOUI'ffi\7EST 300 FEET OF BLOCK 12.
SKY LYNN MINKOFF AND MRS. PERRY SPOKE ON BEHALF OF THE HIS'IORICAL
SOCIETY REGARDING THE PERRY HCME. MRS. MINKOFF STATED THAT IT WAS
THE ONLY HCME EXISTING IN FRIENDSt«X>D CONSTRUCTED OF TIMBER FRCM
THE 1900 STORM. THEIR INTENTION IS 'IO HAVE A GIFT SHOP, TEA RCCM
AND MUSEUM ON THE PREMISES. QUESTIONS AROSE REGARDING A SECOND
PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE DIFFERENT PURPOSES AND PLANNER HOOVER
STATED THAT IF AIJ.. INTENDED PURPOSES WERE STATED INITIALLY, IT
IDULD NO!' ROOUIRE A SECOND OR THIRD PUBLIC HEARING. THERE WAS NO
a:>MMENT AGAINST THE ZONE CLASSIFICATION CHANGE.
B.CONSIDERATION FOR THE PROPOSED AMENI:MENT 'IO THE ZONING
ORDINANCE 84-15 PROVIDING EXCEPTION FOR ACCESSORY BUILDINGS
WHICH MAY BE CONSTRucrED OR EREX::TED WITHIN A REAR YARD IN
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS BY SUBSTITUI'ING SUB-PARAGRAPH A OF
PARAGRAPH 3 OF SUBSECTION O OF SECTION 7 WITH A NEW SUB
PARAGRAPH A.
CITY PLANNER HOOVER EXPLAINED THE PURPOSE OF THE AMENDMENT AND
DREW A PICTURE ON THE CHALK OOARD ILl,USTRATING THE INTENT.
COUNCIIMEMBER LCME SAID THAT THE AMENDMENT WOULD PRESENT PROBLEMS
FOR THOSE DESIRING SWIMMING POOLS AND SERVANTS QUARTERS,
ESPECIALLY FOR '1W) S'IORIED STRUCTURES. HOOVER STATED THAT THIS
AMENDMENT WAS FOR SINGLE S'IORY ACCESSORY BUIIDINGS AND REGULATIONS
GOVERNING '1W) STORY BUIIDINGS IDULD REMAIN THE SAME AS WRITI'EN IN
THE ZONING ORDINANCE 84-15.
LCmE ALSO C(ffiENTED THAT SCME SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS (DEED
RESTRICTIONS) PROHIBIT AN ACCESSORY BUIIDING FRCM EXCEEDING THE
HEIGHT OF THE MAIN RESIDENCE. FURTHERMORE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT
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mULD NEGATE HAVING A THREE CAR GARAGE ON AN AVERAGE Im' WITH AN
AVERAGE SIZED FRIENDSW)()D HCJ.1E.
THERE WERE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE SIZE OF ACCESSORY BUILDINGS AND
THE "GRANDFATHERING" OF EXISTING BUILDINGS THAT MIGHT Nor mMPLY
UNDER THE Nh"'W AMENDMENT. HOOVER ASSURED THAT ALL BUILDINGS IN
EXISTENCE WOULD BE GRl-..NDFATHERED AND COULD REMAIN AS THEY
PRESENTLY EXIST. HCMEVER, IF THE OLD BUILDING WAS DEMOLISHED OR
ENLARGED, THE NEW STRUCTURE MUST COMPLY WITH THE ORDINANCE
AMENDMENT.
C.ZONE CLASSIFICATION CHANGE RFX)UEST OF MULTI-FAMILY
RESIDI!.'NTIAL DWET.LING DISTRICT - I.DN DENSITY (MFR-L) TO GARDEN
HCME RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (MFR-GHD) FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT
F .M. 2351, TRACT B -7. 721 ACRE TRACT OUT OF A 9. 697 ACRE
TRACT.
CHAIRMAN BAKER INFORMED THE AUDIENCE THAT THE PROPERTY IS
CURRENI'LY ZONED MULTI-FAMILY I.DN DENSITY WHICH ALI.DNS SIX LIVING
UNITS PER ACRE. HE THEN C(l,1MENI'ED THAT GARDEN A Ha.1E DISTRICT
¾OULD AFFORD THE SAME DENSITY AND EXPLAINED THE DIFFERENCE BEIWEEN
DUPLEXES, APARIMENTS AND GARDEN HCMES.
MS. BRA'ITEN ADDRESSED THE CG1MISSION RffiARDING DRAINAGE PROBLEMS
THAT ANNALEA SUBDIVISION HAS BEEN HAVING AND THE CITY'S SEEMING
LACK OF CONCERN. SEVERAL CY.rHER CITIZENS VOICED THEIR COOCERN OVER
DRAINAGE PROBLE1'1S IN ANNALEA. WAYNE LELL OF WAYLON CONSTRl.X:TION
AND DEVELOPER OF THE TRACT, EXPLAINED HIS DRAINAGE PLANS WHICH
INCLUDES DETENTION AND UNDERGROUND S'IDRM SEWER. IN HIS OPINION,
HIS DRAINAGE PLANS WILL HELP ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS IN ANNALEA. MR.
LELL FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT DRAINAGE PLANS mULD BE PRESENTED TO
OOl'H THE CLEAR CREEK DRAINAGE DISTRICT AND TO THE CITY ENGINEERING
STAFF FOR APPROVAL.
MAYOR NEWMAN <Il1MEN'I'ED THAT PROBLEM AREAS FOR DRAINAGE mum BE
IDENTIFIED IN THE MASTER DRAINAGE PLAN THAT IS BEING DEVELOPED FOR
THE CITY. MEANWHILE, THE DRAINAGE PLAN FOR THE PROPOSED GARDEN
HCJ.1E CCMMUNITY WOULD Nor BE APPROVED IF IT WERE FOUND TO BE
DETRIMENTAL TO ANY EXISTING SUBDIVISION.
LELL EXPLAINED THAT THE HCMES mULD BE SINGLE STORIED, 'lWO AND
THREE BEDR00--1 H(Xl1ES THAT mum RANGE FRCM 1200 TO 1800 SQUARE
FEET. THEY WILL BE CUSTCN BUILT Ha.IBS, FULLY BRICKED AND WILL BE
PRICED BE'IWEEN $110K TO $130K. QUESTIONS AROSE REGARDING PRIVACY
FENCING BE'IWEEN THE GARDEN HCME CCMMUNITY AND THE EXISTING
CCMMUNITY. MR. LEIJ.J STATED THAT A 6' CEDAR FENCE mULD BE ERKTED
AROUND THE PF,RIMETER OF THE SUBDIVISION. INSIDE THE FENCING,
WALKING TRAILS WITH BENCHES mum BE CONSTRl.X:TED FOR USE OF THE
RESIDENTS IN THE GARDEN HCME CCMMUNITY.
BRAD WICKFIEI.D OF ANNALEA SUBDIVISION ASKED FOR A DIFFERENTIATION
BfilWEEN APARI'MENTS AND GARDEN HCMFS.
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PLANNER HOOVER CG1MENTED THAT TYPICALLY APARIMENTS ARE RENTAL
PROPERI'Y AND GARDEN Ha1ES ARE TYPICALLY SOW. GARDEN Ha.IBS ARE
VERY SIMILAR TO A HOME WITH SMALLER LCYI'S. HE STATED THAT THE
GARDEN Ha.1E DISTRICT WIIJ., ATTRACT FRIENDSWOOD RESIDENTS WHO NO
LONGER WAN!' TO MAINTAIN THE LARGE TRACI'S OF LAND YET DESIRED TO
REMAIN IN FRIENDSWCX)D. SEVERAL CITIZENS CXM-1ENTED THAT THEY OOULD
RATHER HAVE GARDEN HOMES THAN APAR'IMENTS. SEVERAL OTHERS
CXM-1ENTED THAT THEY WOULD RATHER HAVE APAR'IMENTS THAN GARDEN
Ha.IBS. WITH NO FURTHER CXM1ENT, CHAIRMAN BAKER CLOSED THE PUBLIC
HEARING.
CHAIRMAN BAKER CALLED FOR CCM,1UNICATIONS FRCM THE PUBLIC FOR ITEMS NCYI'
APPEARING ON THE AGENDA. THERE WAS NO Ca.1MENT AND THE FOLLCWING ITEMS WERE CONSIDERED:
1.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ROCOOMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL
REGARDING THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE 84-15
PROVIDING EXCEPTION FOR ACCESSORY BUIIDINGS WHICH MAY BE
CONSTRUCTED OR ERECTED WITHIN A REAR YARD IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
BY SUBSTITUI'ING SUB-PARAGRAPH A OF PARAGRAPH 3 OF SUBSB:TION O OF
SECI'ION 7 WITH A NFW SUB PARAGRAPH A.
THIS ITEM WAS TABLED UNTIL STAFF HAS TIME TO RESEARCH THE NUMBER
OF SUBDIVISIONS THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN AFFOCTED BY THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENT, WITH RESPB:T 'TO THREE CAR GARAGES. PLANNER HOOVER
STATED THAT HE HAD FOUND ONLY THREE PLANS THAT ARE UNDER
CONSTRUCTION A'l' THE PRESENT TIME THAT OOUID HAVE HAD 'IO BE
CHANGED.
2.PRE-APP CENTRAL PARK -RESERVE D.
THE CCM-1ISSION REVIEWED THE PROPOSED PRE-APP AND AGREED WITH THE
CONCEPT.
3.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE REC(M.1ENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL
REGARDING THE PROPOSED ACCESSORY STRUC'IURE TO BE LOCATED AT 1212
WINDING WAY.
PLANNER HOOVER PRESENTED THE PLAN AND STATED THAT IT WOULD BE
LOCATED BEHIND THE TRUMAN TA.YI.OR INSUAANCE ca-1PANY AND WIIJ., BE FOR
THE STORAGE OF AN RV. TYPICALLY, THE corvf.1ISSION HAS TO MAKE
REX:XJ,1MENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL FOR SITE PLAN APPROVAL IN A
CCM,fERCIAL AREA. THE <X.'MMISSION REVIEWED THE PLAN AND
C'OM>1ISSIONER DICKSON MADE A MOTION TO SEND THE PLAN TO CITY
COUNCIL FOR THEIR APPROVAL.
SECOND: JORDAN
VOI'E FOR: UNANIMOUS
OPPOSED: NONE MOI'ION CARRIED
4.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE FINAL PLAT OF VOSS
ADDITION I.
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THIS ITEMS WAS NCYI' READY AND WAS PUILED FRCM THE AGENDA.
5.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE RECa.1MENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL
REGARDING THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN OF VOSS ADDITION I.
THIS ITEMS WAS NOI' READY AND WAS PUILED FRCM THE AGENDA.
6.DISCUSSION REGARDING THE FOLLavING ITEMS:
A.FENCES
B.CUL-DE-SACS
THESE ITEMS WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING.
7.C(l,1Ml)NICATIONS FRCM THE CXM>1ISSION
CG1MISSIONER McHUGH ASKED IF SPEED LIMITS COULD BE LCWERED IN
SUNSET MEAIXWS. CCM,1ISSIONER CRESS STATED THAT THE SIGNAL LIGHT
AT BLACKHAWK AND FM 518 SHOUID BE CHANGED. AT PRESENT, BLACKHAWK
TRAFFIC WILL CHANGE THE LIGHT AND ONLY THREE TO FOUR CARS ON FM
528 ARE ABLE TO MAKE THE LIGHT BEFORE IT CHANGES. ACCORDING TO
CODE, THE CITY tJIANAGER CAN MAKE REXXM-1ENDATION TO THE COUNCIL
REGARDING THESE ITEMS.
CG1MISSIONER McHUGH MADE A MOTION THAT STAFF INVESTIGATE AND MAKE
RF.XXM-1ENDATION TO THE CITY MANAGER REGARDING THESE '1W) ITEMS.
SECOND: JORDAN
VOTE FOR: UNANIMOUS
OPPOSED: NONE MOI'ION CARRIED.
CHAIRMAN BAKER STATED THAT THE CITY NEEDED TO INVESTIGATE THE
ANIMAL CONI'ROL ORDINANCE REGARDING HORSES IN THE CITY LIMITS. HE
CITED SEVERAL EXAMPLES.
8 • C(l,1Ml)NICATIONS FRa1 THE STAFF
HOOVER PRESENTED THE PROPOSED CON.I'RACT BE'IWEEN THE CITY OF
FRIENDSWOOD AND J. T. DUNKIN AND ASSOCIATES FOR THE mMPREHENSIVE
PLAN. ro1MISSIONER CRESS STATED THAT HE DID NOI' UNDERSTAND SOME
OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE ADDRESSED ON THE SCOPE OF THE cn.1PREHENSIVE
PLAN. HE QUESTIONED WHAT THE NUMBER OF POLICE REQUIRED IN THE FlJI'lJRE AND PUBLIC SERVICES HAD TO DO WITH A LAND USE ASSUMPTION
AND IF 10 YEARS WAS A LONG ENOUGH PROJECTION TIME FOR THE PLAN.
HOOVER EXPLAINED THAT THE CITY DID NaI' WAN!' JUST A LAND USE PLAN,
BUI' A COMPLETE CCM>REHENSIVE PLAN AND THAT SOME ITEMS ¼DUI.D BE
TAGGED TO THE PRO:JECI'ED GRCM'H. DISCUSSION FOLL(MD.
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Ca-1MISSIONER ,JORDAN MADE A MOrION TO RE<n1MEND THE CONTRACT 'l'O
CITY COUNCIL.
SEXX)NJ): DICKSON
VOTE FOR: UNANIMOUS OPPOSED: NONE MOI'ION CARRIED.
THERE WAS NOT F'UR'l'HER CCMMUNICATION FRCM STAFF.
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CLAUDIA L. BR�ECREI'ARY