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Home My WebLink AboutP&Z Minutes 1988-09-29 Special[ u MINUTES OF A SPEC IAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION September 29, 1988 The Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission held a special meeting on Thursday, September 29, 1988, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers. The following Commissioners were present constituting a quorum. Todd -Vice Chairman Holzschuh Duane Hengst -Community Development Director Hansen Cress Ballard With a quorum present, Chairman Baker abse nt, the following business was transacted. FINAL PLAT -SAN JOAQUIN ESTATES -SECTION I -BLOCK I -LOTS I-2-3 SECTION 3 BLOCK I -LOTS 4-16 David O'Farrell presented the final replat of San Joaquin Estates to the Planning and Zoning Commission. At the Planning and Zoning Com mission meeting of August 4, 1988, the Commission granted final plat approval contingent on 7 items. The presentation tonight is to ratify and confi rm plat approval. MOTION: (CRES S) To ratify and confirm final plat approval of the replat of San Joaquin Estates, ·Section I, Block I, Lots 1,2,3, Section 3 Block I, Lots 4-16. SECOND: (HANSEN) VOTE: UNANIMOUS FOR AGAINST: NONE ,, MOTION CARRIED The Planning and Zoning Commission requ ested the plat not be filed in the County until sale of the property has been confirmed by the title company. --------- ( [ l Page 2 September 29, 1988 -Special Meeting FINAL PLAT -KATIES PARK -POLLY RANCH -14.9987 ACRES RESERVE "A" MEMOS Clear Creek Drainage District -September 26, 1988 At the regular mee ting of the Cl ear Creek Drainage District held September 20, 1988, the Board of Supervisors granted final approval of Katie's Park. Fire Marshal -September 9, 1988 Fire Marshal Riley reviewed the proposed plat of Katie's Park in Polly Ranch Subdivisio n and has no comments to make at this time. Police Department -September 7, 1988 Lt. Williams reviewed the plat and sees no traffic problems since the tract is zoned SER. The Community Deve lopment Director told the Commission Kati e's Park has several items to be completed before consideration of the final plat approval. Mr. Hengst told the Commission he will be in contact with the Engineer on the changes. MR. SIMPSON -CENTRAL PARK S/D REPLAT PART OF LOT "D" 2.6400 ACRES Mr. Simpson addr essed the Commission regarding the proposed subdivision of his lot located on Murphy Lane, approximately 400' from Greenbriar. Community Development Director, Duane Hengst, addr essed the Commission regarding Mr. Simpson's proposed subdivision. He told the Commission they needed to address the water for Mr. Simpson's proposed subdivision. Mr. Hengst went on to say there is water on Greenbr iar approximately 400' from his tract. Mr. Hengst spoke with the City Attorney re garding this matter. The City Attorney advised Mr. Hengst if the City brought water to the corner of Mr. Simpson's property the City could then require him to take the line across his porperty. Mr. Hengst spoke with the Director of Public Works and the City will bring the line to Mr. Simpson's property. Mr. Simpson told the Commission the buyer wanted a well on the tract he is purchasing and Mr. Simpson had the well drill ed. / It was the consensus of the Commission for the Community Development Director to discuss with the City Manager the situation. The City Manager can discuss the situation with City Council if need be. The findings and decision can then be presented to the Pl anning and Zoning Commission for consideration with the final plat approval. l Page 3 September 29, 1988 -Special Meeting QUAKER BEND - MEMO FIRE MARSHAL -REQUESTED BY THE COMMISSION The Commission discussed the solutions in the memo from the Fire Marshal (attached to minutes) regarding building permits for. the Clarks on Quaker Bend. (Council minutes of August 8,1988) The street is an unimpr oved City street with a private 2" water line. The development of Laur elfield adjacent to Quaker Bend will be locating a fire hydrant at the rear of the proposed subdivision. The Community Deve lopment Director is still not of the opinion it would be within 500' as required by ordinance. The meeting was adjourned. .,,. Ruth P� Henry -Secretary ,, 1 l / I i I l l Page 4 September 29, 1988 INTERDEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE ============================================================================== TO: Planning and Zoning Commission FROM: Fire Marshal DATE: 1 September 1988 SUBJECT: Development of Land at End of Quaker Bend I have been asked me to provide for you a written opinion concerning the development of land at the end of Quaker Bend. I will now provide this information to you in rather lengthy form, but please bear with me as I would like to show you my rational regarding this difficult matter. Codes and Ordinances should be strictly followed. From this position it should be possible to make reasonable exceptions based upon good judge ment, common sense and extraordinary effort by the citizen to provide equivalent alternatives. Continued exceptions, without equivalent alternatives, to a rule eventually make the rule ineffective. There are several Codes and Ordinances designed to provide life and fire safety for all citizens, The most important of these laws are The Zoning Ordinance, The Life Safety Code, The Fire Code and The Building Code. Where any of the above listed laws conflict, it is in the best interest of the general public to require adherence to the strictest of the conflicting laws. Requirements which are not adopted local legislation, but should be strictly adhered to, are those of the State Board of Insurance, as compliance with these standards determine the cost of fire insurance premiums for everyone. The Subdivision Ordinance requires that fire hydrants in residential areas be located at 500 foot intervals as measured along the curbline. The Subdivision Ordinance requires that dead-end streets shall not be longer than 600 feet and shall be provided at the closed end with a turnaround having an outside roadway diameter of at least 80 feet. The Life Safety Code does not address fire hydrant spacing nor access to buildings by emergency apparatus. The Fire Code does not address fire hydrant spacing for one and two family dwellings. The Fire Code requires that every building (definition incl udes one or two family dwellings) constructed "shall be accessible to fire department apparatus by way of access roadways with all-weather driving surface of not less than 20 feet of unobstructed width, with adequate roadway turning radius capable of supporting the imposed loads of fire apparatus and having a minimum vertical clearance of 13 feet, 6 inches. The required width of access roadways shall not be obstructed by any manner, including the parking of vehicles ••. " I , \ I i- ( \ ( l Page 5 September 29, 1988 To the best of my knowledge, The Building Code does not address fire hydrant spacing nor access to buildings by emergency apparatus. State Board of Insurance. The State Board of Insurance requires that spacing of fire hydrants in single family residential areas must not be over 600 feet along the street so that every building will be within 500 feet of a standard city fire hydrant. The State Board of Insurance does not address access to residential buildings by emergency apparatus. Based upon minimums, it is easy to determine the safety requirements to build a residence at the end of Quaker Bend, To build a subdivision at the dead-end of Quaker Bend will require an all-weather surface roadway, at least 20 feet in width (maybe wider, depending upon the Subdivision Ordinance), not exceeding 600 feet in length (as measured from the intersection of Laurelfield and Quaker Bend) with a turn around of at least eighty feet diameter and fire hydrants spaced along the roadway at five hundred foot intervals such that each residence is within five hundred feet of a fire hydrant. It is my understanding that the roadway is of greatest concern for the developers since a turn around at the end of the street is not practical, What is a reasonable, common sense, equivalent alternative? Proposed Solution 1.A fire hydrant shall be provided at the intersection of Quaker Bend and Laurelfield and a fire hydrant shall be provided on a six inch main five hundred feet further down Quaker Bend (if necessary), and 2.An all weather surface for emergency apparatus shall be provided which meets the requirements of the Subdivision Ordinance up until the point where it becomes impractical or impossible to meet minimum standards for width and turnaround. At this point, the roadway shall be made as wide as possible and the turnaround as wide as possible, and 3.New homes built on Quaker Bend shall be constructed with a complete residential fire sprinkler system meeting the requirements of the 1984 Edition of the NFPA's 13D -Sprinkler Systems in One-and Two-Family Dwellings. Automatic sprinkler systems will provide early warning and quick automatic fire suppression for the occupants, greatly decreasing the needs for large quantities of fire apparatus trying to use the roadway and fire hydrants. Thank you very much for requesting my opinion. If you have any questions, or would like for me to attend a meeting, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you for your time and consideration. Respectfully submitted, �� Fire Marshal cc: Community Development Director