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REGULAR MEETING FRIENDffi\UOD PLANNING AND ZONING Ca-1MISSION NOVEMBER 16, 1989 7:00 P.M.
THE FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING Ca-1MISSION HEID A REGULAR MEETING ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBF.R 16, 1989, AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THE FOLLCMING MEMBERS WERE PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM.
BAKER -CHAIRMAN HANSEN McHUGH WASSON
HENGST -CITY ENGINEERHENRY -DEVELOPMfilil' COORDINATORBRINKMAN -SEOIBI'ARY
WITH A QUORUM PRESENT, CRESS AND WYMER HAVING RESIGNED, HOLZSCHUH ABSENT, THE FOLLCMING ITEMS ·wERE CONSIDERED:
CHAIRMAN BAKER CALLED THE PLANNING AND ZONING Ca-1MISSION MEETING 'ID ORDER AND 1-\..SI<ED FOR CCM,1UNICATION FRCM THE PUBLIC.
1.PRE APP -205 LAUREL -I.Dr 3 -BI.OCK 2 -1/2 ACRE.MR. FENN, AS PRESENT OONER, IS SEEKING TO SEIJJ THE ASCR1BED PORI'ION OFPROPERTY TO CAGLE PLUMBING. THE TRACT IS CURRENTLY ZONED OBD AND HASINGRESS AND EGRESS. MR. CAGLE WISHES TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY FOR THEPURPOSE OF EXPANDING HIS BUILDING AND MOVING HIS PIPE STORAGE AREA.MR. CAGLE'S PLUMBING BUSINESS ADJOINS THIS PROPERTY AND IS AT.SO ZONEDOBD. CCMMISSIONER HANSEN SAID THAT THE USE OF THE PROPERTY WOULD BE ANINCIDENTAL USE OF THE PR IMARY USE AND THEREFORE v-.10ULD NOT REQUIRE AZONE CLASSIFICATION CHANGE. CITY ENGINEER HENGST REITERATEDCCMMISSIONER HANSEN'S ca�s. THE CCfflISSION TOLD MR. FENN THEY DONOI' HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE CONCEPI' AND CHAIRMAN BAKER ADVISED MR. FENN'ID CALL DEVELOFMENT COORDINA'IDR HENRY FOR REPLAT INFORMATION.
2.ZONE CLASSIFICATION CHANGE FRCM SFR TO NC -4.566 ACRES -TRACT B -FM 528 (2601 w. Park.wood)JANIS LCWE REQUESTED A ZONE CLASSIFICATION CHANGE OF THIS PROPERTYWHICH IS CURRENTLY ZONED SFR. ONE ACRE OF THIS 5. 5 ACRE TRACT WASDONATED TO THE CITY FOR THE SUNMF..AIXm FIRE STATION. I<Na'lING THEPROPERI'Y ·woULD NOI' SEIL SFR NEXT TO A FIRE STATION' NC WOULD PROVIDEWIDER USAGE OF THE PROPERTY . AT PRESENI', MS. LCWE IS CONTEMPLATINGSALE OF THE PROPERTY TO A RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION; HcmEVER, BECAUSE THESALE IS NOI' FINALIZED, SHE PREFERRED NCII' TO ZONE SINGLE FAMILY -SP:OCIAL USE. THE CCMMISSION CAILED A PUBLIC HEARING FOR DECEMBER 7,1989.
3.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ROCCMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL PROPOSEDAMENDMENTS TO ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 84-15, SECTION K. -SIGN REGULATIONS-ORDINANCE NO. 323.SIGN ORDINANCE IS BEING REVISED BY THE CITY ATI'ORNEY. CCM-1ISSION HASNOI' ROCEIVED REVISION AND WILL, THEREFORE, PASS OVER THIS ITEM.
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4.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ROCCMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL ON A ZCNECLASSIFICATION CHANGE REQUEST FOR SFR TO CSC -0.1664 OF AN ACRE -FM2351 AND BLACKHAWK.
CHAIRMAN BAI<ER INFORMED THE CQ.\1MISSION THAT HE HAD MEI' WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY, WHO IN TURN ADVISED THAT A C01MERCIAL DRIVEWAY COULD NOI' BE BUILT OVER PROPERI'Y ZONED SFR. THE CITY ATI'ORNEY AI.SO ADVISED CHAIRMAN BAI<ER THAT IF THE PROPF..Rl'Y WERE NOT REZONED, THE C(M,USSION WOULD IN EFFECl', BE CONDEMNING THE PROPERI'Y. ADDITIONALLY, CHAIRMAN BAI<ER SAID THE POLICE DEPARIMENT DID NOI' FEEL THERE WOULD BE A TRAFFIC PROBLEM ON BLACKHAWK SHOULD THE DEVELOPER CONTINUE WITH HIS PLANS TO Pur INGRESS AND EGRESS IN THAT LOCATION.
MR. FULLER, REPRESEN'l'ING THE BUYER, PRESENTED A COPY OF THE RESTRICTIONS AND COVENANI'S AS PREPARED BY THE ORIGINAL ™NERS, TO DISPUTE THE FACT THAT THE ORIGINAL OONER..S HAD INI'ENDED THIS STRIP TO BE A GREEN ARF.A OR BUFFER BEIWEEN CG1MERCIAL Al\1D RESIDEm'IAL ARF.A. MR. FULLER ADVISED THE CCMMISSION THAT THE STRIP OF LAND IN QUESTION HAD BEEN INTENDED FOR CCMMERCIAL USE AND WAS REZONED WHEN INCORPORATED INTO THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD.
CCMMISSIONER HANSEN SAID TO SATISFY MINIMUM SAFETY REQUIREMENTS OF INGRESS AND EGRESS FOR THE WHOLE SHOPPING CENl'ER, THE DRIVE SHOUI.D BE MOVED FURl'HER BACK, APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET FRCN THE INI'ERSECI'ION, AS OPPOSED TO THE APPROXIMATE 70 FEET CURRENTLY PROPOSED.
MR. FULLER MADE THE C<l-1MENT THAT IT WOULD NOI' BE BENEFICIAL TO ANYONE INVOLVED, BUYER OR CONSUMER, IF THE INGRESS AND EGRESS IS RESTRICTED TO FM 2351. ELIMINATING THE ACCESSIBILITY TO BLACKHAWK WOULD CONDEMN THE PROPERI'Y FOR USE.
CCMMISSIONER WASSON ASI<ED FOR THE PROPOSED LOCATION OF THE DIAMOND SHAMROCK SIGN, WHEREIN MR. FULLER STATED IT WOUID BE LOCATED ON THE OLD CHOATE ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY. CCMMISSIONER McHUGH SAID THAT SHE UNDERSTOOD THE STATE TO SAY THAT THE RIGHT-OF-WAY HAD BEEN DEDICATED TO THE CITY. MR. FULLER WAS NOI' AWARE OF ANY SUCH DEDICATION AND REMARKED THAT DIAMOND SHAMROCK HAD PEI'ITIONED THE STATE FOR THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. CCMMISSIONER HANSEN SUC,GESTED THAT DIAMOND SHAMROCK'S ATI'ORNEY CONTACT THE CITY'S ATI'ORNEY TO KEEP THAT ARF.A ON A MO:RE PROFESSIONAL BASIS.
THE BUYER EXPRESSED THE DESIRE TO WORK WITH THE Ha-1IDWNER ASSOCIATION AND CCME UP WITH A CCMPRa.1ISE WITH REGARDS TO THE DRIVEWAY LOCATION. CQ.\1MISSIONER WASSON SUGGESTF.D MOVING ONE OF THE DRIVEWAYS FURTHER FRCM THE INTERSECTION AND PROVIDE :t>".iORE LANDSCAPING; HCMEVER, SHE REMINDED THE CCMMISSION THAT A CONDITIONAL REZONE IS NOI' SATISFACTORY; EITHER THE CCMMISSION RECCf.1MEND REZONE OR NOI' TO REZONE.
CCM1ISSIONER HANSEN REMINDED THE ca1MISSION OF THE CITY A'ITORNEY I S CCMMENI'S REGARDING THE RESTRICTION OF THE PROPERI'Y IF IT IS NOT REZONED.
CHAIRMAN BAKER STATED THAT, 'vl1J-IEN REZONING A PIECE OF PROPERI'Y, THE CCMMISSION SHOULD CONSIDER WHICH LAND USE WOULD BE �OST BENEFICIAL TO
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THE CITY AND THE CITIZENS. ADDITIONALLY, HE REMINDED THE C(lv:lMISSION OF
THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO REVIEW THE SITE PLAN AND, WITH ALL THINGS
CONSIDERED, GIVE THEIR RECCT-™ENDATION TO THE COUNCIL.
CCMMISSIONER HANSEN AGREED WITH CHAIF1-1.AN BAKER AND MADE THE STATEMENT
THAT REGARDLESS OF WHAT WAS BUILT ON THE PROPERI'Y, THE PURCHASER
SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO BC1I'H BLACKHAWK AND FM 2351 FOR SAFEI'Y, TO
ELIMINATE U-TURNS AT ESPLANADES, El'C.
CCMMISSIOl\1ER WASSON ADDRESSED ENGINEER HENGST WITH THE QUESTION OF
BUILDING REQUIREMENTS WHEN PERMITS "'!ERE ISSUED. SHE ASKED IF HE COULD
SUGGEST LOCATION OF THE DRIVEWAY IF THE PR OPERI'Y WERE REZONED AND PLAT
APPROVED. MR. HENGST SAID THERE WERE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS THAT WOULD
cc.ME UNDER HIS REVIEW. CCMMISSIONER BAKER SAID THE LAST THING THAT THE
ca-1MISSION WANTED TO DO WAS TO MAKE THINGS UNDESIRABLE FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE SUBDIVISION; THE QUESTION BEFORE THE C(M.USSION WAS "DO WE
REZONE OR DO WE Na!'" •
MJI'ION: (WASSON) TO RECa-1MEND TO THE CITY COUNCIL A CLASSIFICATION
CHANGE OF SFR TO CSC OF THE .01664 OF AN ACRE - FM 2351 AND BLACKHAWK -
RESERVE A -WEIX;EWOOD.
SECOND: (HANSEN)
VOI'E: THREE FOR (HANSEN, WASSON, BAKER)
OPPOSED: McHUGH
Y.iCtrION CARRIED
A MEMO WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE CITY COU NCIL
5.CALL A PUBLIC HEARING TO AMEND ZONING ORDINANCE 84-15 -SECI'ION 20
DEFINITION -SERVANTS OR CARE-TAKERS QUARTERS
JANIS LCME ADDRESSED THE COMMISSION SAYING THAT THE CITY ATl'ORNEY HAD
PUT THIS ITEM BACK ON THE AGENDA. IN THE CURRENT ZONING ORDINANCE,
THERE IS A DEFINITION FOR THE WORD SERVAN!', BUT THF..RE IS Na!' A
DEFINITION FOR THE WORD CARE-TAKER; HcmEVER, THROUGH OUT THE ORDINANCE
IT IS REFERRED TO AS SERVANfS OR CARE-TAKERS.
DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR HENRY ADVISED THE CCMMISSION THAT A DEFINITION
WILL CCME FRa1 THE CITY ATl'ORNEY AND WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE
CCMMISSION' S PACKET FOR A PUBLIC HF.ARING TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 4, 1989.
THE Cc::t,1MISSION CALLED A PUBLIC HEARING FOR DECEMBER 4, 1989 TO AMEND
ORDINANCE 84·-J.5, SEC. 20.
6.Ca1PREHENSIVE PLAN
CCMMISSIONER WASSON REVIEWED THE 'IWO CHANGES MADE IN THE PREVIOUS
MEEI'ING OF NOVEMBER 2, 1989. THE CCMMISSION BEGAN THE REVIEW PROCF.SS
WITH THE SECI'ION ENTITIED "POLICIES". THERE WERE THREE REVISIONS IN
WORDING.
THE SECI'ION ENTITLFD "LAND USE GUIDELINES" WAS ALSO REVIEWED BY THE
CCM-1ISSION, WITH THREE CHANGES TO THAT SECI'ION AS WELL.
7.CCMMISSION McHUGH REQUES'l'ED OPEN DISCUSSION OF THE CSC FEPLATREQUIREMENT IN THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE. SHE CCM-1ENTED THAT PROPERI'Y
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ZONED CSC, WHICH WOUID BE INTEGRATED INI'O ONE SHO PPING CENTER, SHOULD NOl' BE REPLA'ITED EACH TIME A PAD IS SOLD. TO DO SO WOUID BE AN EXPENSIVE MEASURE AND DEVELOPMENT WILL STAGNATE IN FRIENDffi'KX>D.
CCMv1ISSIONER WASSON ASKFD WHAT ADVANTAGES THE CITY MIGHT HAVE HAD, IF GERLANDS HAD BEEN REQUIRED TO REPLAT INSTEAD OF SELL THEIR PROPERTY BY MEI'ES AND BOUNDS. CITY ENGINEER HENGST ANSWERED BY SAYING THAT IN SUBDIVIDING, THE DEVELOPER WOULD HAVE TO CCMPLY WITH AIJ., THE REQUIREMENTS IN THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE.
CCMv1ISSIONER HANSEN EXPRESSED HIS COl\lCERN' OVER I.OSING CONTROL OF THE PLAT LINES AND CONFUSING THE TAX ROLL.
CITY ENGINEER HENGST SUGGESTED A DEVELOPER MIGHT CCME IN WITH A MASTER PLAN TO AVOID DISJOINTED DEVELOPMENT. DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR HENRY AND Ca.1MISSIONER McHUGH EXPRESSED THEIR VIEW THAT A REPLAT MIGHT AI.SORESULT IN A DISJOINTED DEVELOPMENT. ca-'1MISSIONER McHUGH ASKED THAT THIS ITEM BE Pill ON THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT MEETING.
MINUTES FOR APPROVAL
OCTOBER 2, 1989 -APPROVED AS CORRECTED OC'IDBER 5, 1989 -APPROVED AS READ OCI'OBER 19, 1989 -APPROVED AS CORRECTED NOVEMBER 2, 1989 -APPROVED AS READ
The meeting was adjourned. C/4dL�� Claudia Brinkman -Secretary