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PUBLIC HEARING OF THE FRIEND SWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
April 24, 1975
A Public Hearing of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held in the Council Chambers of the City Hall on Thursd ay, April 24, 1975. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Tracy Spears. Members present were:
Tracy Spears, Chairman Clyde Raney, Vice-Chairman Leah North, Secretary ·
�11 Fossl er--e.v Bob Phil 1 i ps Jim Shore John Tirado
Chairman Spears introduced Mr. Bob Atkinson, Land Use Representative, and explained to those present the re asons for the proposed zoning changes, and the meeting was then opened to comments and/or questions from anyone who wished to speak.
Mr. Linn Eignus, 503 N. Friendswood Drive, presented a letter to the Commission opposing the proposed rezoning of his property (shown as parcel 1 on attached map), from C-1 (Commercial) to R-4 (Townhouses). Mr. Eignus felt that the rezoning should begin across from Stop-N-Go Market whe re the property is vacant -there are no commercial structures there now. Mr. Eignus at this time has a prospective buyer for his property for co111nercial purposes and the rezoning to townhouses would interfere with this sale and result in a financial loss for him. He feels the property would develop quicker in C-1 (Commercial) than R-4 (Townhouses).
Ed Stuart, local building contractor, was asked his opinion regarding the valuation of the land, Commercial versus Townhouses. Mr. Stuart replied that Friendswood is not a ready market for townhouses right now, that numerous vacant townhouses in town right now are an indication of this. He stated that according to real estate values, commerc,al would be most valuable, approximately $1.00 per square foot, apartments would be valued at approximately 50¢ per square foot, and townhouses at approximately 25¢ per square foot.
Mr. Eignus was asked by the Commission his feelings on restricted commercial zoning for his property. Mr. Eignus replied that this would not be as distasteful to him as R-4, it would take longer to develop if restricted zonin g, but that he had only to lose if it goes R-4.
Maxine Eignus, owner of Eignus Realty at 307 N. Friendswood Drive, spoke regarding this same proposed area. She objects to the rezoning also, as it would serve as an economic loss for her. She presented a letter to the Commission regarding this.
Dr. W. E. St. Clair, 213 N. Fri endswood Drive, feels that a C-1 zoning j i would be more preferable than the proposed R-4 zoning. His residence is I located directly behind the Eignus Realty office.
Marion West, who owns the property adjoining the Eignus property down to Dunbar Ranch (approximately 900 -1000 feet on FM 518) prefers the present C-1 zoning. She stated she would actually prefer the restricted C-1 zoning.
Jerry Burns; 901 Riverside Court, spoke regarding the 6-1/2 acre tract along edge of Village Green Subdivision, which goes all the way back to the creek (approximately 250 feet). The front of the tract is now zoned C-l (Commercial) and the back of the.tract is now zoned R-1 (Single-Family Residential), the proposed zoning is for the entire tract to be zoned R-4 (townhouses). Mr. Burns feels that townhouses would overburden the city utilities, but would prefer townhouses over commercial. He stated he would rather see the entire tract zoned R-1 (Single-Family Residential).
David Miller, 209 Sunnyview, spoke mainly on his reactions to discussions at that evening's meeting. He favored keeping the Eignus tract C-l (Commercial) with the Eignuses and the Planning Commission working together on what should go in there. His feeling were that when an investment is made, the property should remain zoned 1th�, same. , ) 1 -#-�<L- � c-L<.L'-� ( (.b�fu\A. ue_icvJ, There being no further comments from the audience, the meeting was adjourned at 9:00 P.M.
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