HomeMy WebLinkAboutP&Z Minutes 1973-11-29 RegularFPZC-M--11-29-73
MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
November 29, 1973
A regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was
held at Friendswood City Hall on Thursday, November 29, 1973• Vice -
Chairman Tracy Spears presided in the absence of the Chairmant calling
the meeting to order at 7335-P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Tracy Spears, Vice -Chairman
Leah North, Secretary
Clyde Raney
James Shore
AUDIENCE
Among members of the audience were:
MEMBERS ABSENT
C. C. Bost, Chairman
Bob Phillips
Vacancy (Position 7)
Cappy Ricks, 4010 #1 Shell Plaza, 222-2111
Fred McAllister, 18'222 Barbuda Lane, Nassau
Bernard Brooks, 4801 Richmond, 621-1783
Ray Utley, 913 Glenlea Court
Bill Murphey, Workman-Banfield Realty
Jim Gartrell
Dixie Gartrell
1. MINUTES
November 15, 1973 - Approved as presented.
2. INFORMATION REPORTS
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C.
D.
E.
F.
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Bay, 333-3590
Status: Memo on illegal signs. The fruitstand sign on 2351
been taken down; Talisman School sign was turned around by
owner; owners of other signs will be written letters by the
Statuss Quaker Drive R-O--W interruption: No action.
National Investors' Hed e. See Building Permits.
Subdivision -Ordinance. Posted for first reading next Monday.
Sign Ordinance. No action. Still in attorney's hands.
Flood Insurance -Ordinance. No action. North is to give copy
City Engineer and attorney.
RP7.nnine of High School. No action.
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to C-1. No action.
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Rezoning to Specific Use Crown Central reguest 2. Second
reading due Dec. 3.
Rezoning to Specific Use, Crown_ Central_ request_#3. Second
reading due Dec, 3.
Rezoning to Specific Use, Crown_ Coal request A. City Secretari
was unable to meet the deadline for putting this in the paper
due to having to be in court. Therefore, this is on the agenda
again tonight to call another hearing date.
M. Rezoning to Specific Use Autumn Hills Rest Home. The Commission
was in error in granting variances to the Rest Home, since the
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authority to grant variances to the Zoning Ordinances rests with AITACR
the Board of Adjustment. The Secretary has written a letter to h/1
Mr. Strickler advising him of this fact, as well as contacting him
him by phone. Ivy Fossler, Chairman of the Board of Adjustment
has been informed, also.
0. Heria e Estates Subdivision. No action.
P. Cowa d Creek Subdivision. No action.
R. Access Control - Phillips. Commissioner absent, so no action.
R. Architectural Control - Spears. No report.
S. Fire Zones - North. No report.
T. October Building -Permits. Copy not received from City Manager.
School Bus Barn violation. The Secretary reported that a citizen
had asked her why the Planning Commission had permitted the
school to build a building without a front set -back. That she
had investigated, found preparations made to pour a slab which
appeared to be almost on the Front property .line or within a foot
or two on W oodlawn. That a building permit had been issued for
the building when the Field House permit was issued. That
school authorities, when questioned, felt they had been given a
variance by the previous Planning Commission. That she had,
as an individual, filed a complaint. And that building had
stopped. The School is now in the process of appealing to the
Board of Adjustment, although she is unsure whether they are
appealing the decision to stop the work because it was in
violation of the zoning ordinance or because they were asking
for a variance in the set -back requirements from the Board.
ACTIOPfz Raney requested the Chairman to request the Secretary to
ask the Board of Adjustment to give the Commission notice when
then hearing comes up on this. The Secretary will do this.
Rezoning. ACTION: Since this problem brought up the fact that the land
Jr. High the bus barn is being constructed on is still zoned R-1
School residential and the school is thus a nonconforming use which
technically cannot be expanded, the Chairman requested the
Secretary to request the calls from the School so that the
'City can get it rezoned. The Secretary will do this.
U. An- additional information reports. None.
V. Dow Pipeline. A letter has been written by the Secretary to Mr.
Decker. Minutes of November 15. Attachment # .) This calls
his attention to both the Zoning Ordinance and the Pipeline
Ordinance.
3. ZONING
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Altemus Mr. C. A. Ricks appeared on behalf of the Merle
Subdivision Altemus', who own 126 acres with 350 foot frontage
on 518, 3000 feet deep. He presented copies of
the survey plats and aerial photographs showing
the tract of land. 'Camp Manison has an access
strip around part of the land. They would like
to subdivide the land, having some commercial
area, perhaps in the interior. The Commission
did not appear to favor the Commercial tract.
Drainage problems inherent in the tract were
discussed. 150' easement measured from the
creek would probably be required. Mr. Spears
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would like to see 20% of the units to be townhouses.
Mrs. North questioned this.unless the total density
would be kept to three units per acre which stall will
give us a population of 109,000.
ACTION: The Secretary gave Mr. Ricks a copy of the
current plat approval procedure. Mr. Raney suggested
that they should contact a professional land planner.
Mrs. North suggested that he also talk with the City
Engineer.
Action Mr. Ricks requested that he be put on next week's agenda.
4. BUILDING PERMITS
National Investors Mr. Bernard Brooks was present to discuss the
Hedge maintenance agreement regarding the hedge. He
was agreeable to any suggestions the Commission
would make. The Commission will have the
agreement retyped, signed, and sent back for
Mr. Curtis to sign.
Attach The Commission then agreed on changes in
#3 wording to the maintenance agreement, a copy of
t!jp which is attached 03).
Attach National Investors
#V Theater
The Secretary reported that K1ine's Arts and
Crafts was allowed to go into a temporary
location at the center after a telephone poll
of the Commission last week.
Mr. Brooks presented his analysis of the
parking at the center, also a corrected copy
of the parking layout. After some discussion
of the number of spaces required, the possibility
of alloting some spaces for compact cars, the
agreement that many of the shops would not be
open while the theater is open, etc.,
MOTION WAS MADE by Raney, seconded by Shore,
that the drawing be approved showing the parking
at Captain's Corner as revised 11--29-73 for
510 cars based on one space per 200 spare feet
of building area.
MOTION PASSED, 3-1, North dissenting because
she did not think that this was the motion
needed.
MOTION WAS MADE, by Raney, seconded by North, that
the Planning Commission recommend the release of
the hold on building permits in the center,
including the theater.
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
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5. MORE REZONING
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Pearland An application was presented which had been Attach
Sportsmans received by the Secretary requesting rezoning # .5�
Club of a 55.159 acre tract presently used as a
rifle range. The Secretary questioned whether
there was anything under the Specific Use
heading which would permit this. The feeling
of the Commission was that they would not
wish to approve the rezoning even if they could.
MOTION WAS MADE by Raney, seconded bShore, ATrAcff
to deny the request and return the $40.00 ft b
check.
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
Crown Central The hearing for this request, originally set for
Request #4 December 6, missed the public notice deadline.
Therefore, it was necessary to set another
hearing date.
MOTION WAS MADE by Raney, seconded by Shore, AITI{CIf
that a public hearing to hear Crown Central 's � 7
request #4- to rezone to Specific Use for Oil
Well drilling be called for December 20, 1973
at 8:00 P.M.
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
Oil Well Mr. Raney, who is also working part-time
Procedure inspecting the oil wells, presented what he
considered a problem regarding the time lag
from the first request for a hearing to the
final ordinance passage. In the meantime the
oil company must obtain a drilling permit,
which technically should not be granted until
the zoning has passed, but this is too long
to wait and causes complications with the
drilling schedules if adhered to.
After some discussion, it was agreed that the
following procedure would improve the present
situation:
1. The Commission will recommend "any"
two or three (or other) acres within
a larger acreage be rezoned.
2. Council will incorporate and pass this
description in an emergence/ ordinance.
3. Drilling permit will be granted by Council.
4. Well drilling will start and surface
casing put in. This will pinpoint the
well.
S. Council will pass a regular ordinance
with the specific few acres surrounding
the actual drilled well. (The emergency
ordinance will expire.)
The Secretary will notify Council of this Attach
recommendation by letter.
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6. SUBDIVISIONS
Greenbriar Jim Gartrell, Gulf Coast Engineering, asked for
approval of preliminary plans of Greenbriar
Subdivision Section One. Members of the Commission
did not remember having seen the plat previously
as presented. Mr. Gartrell said that he had
submitted it to the City two days prior to
I-/fc# Thanksgiving. A note from the City Manager stated
0-8 that the City Engineer found it to be in order
except for the need of an additional fire hydrant
at lot 1, Block 2. Mr. Gartrell showed that his
plans indicated a fire hydrant was added
there.
There was some concern expressed regarding the
general plan for Greenbriar, including the R-O-W
needed for streets, especially Sunset, the
maintenance of the drainage ditch, and deed
resitrjctions.
Mr. Gartrell agreed to modify the general plan to
straighten the Sunset/Castlewood intersection and
felt that a pedestrian path would be all right.
However, he was only asking for approval of
Section One. He did not have the deed restrictions,
but they will4ithe same as LesLyn.
North objected to granting approval of the
preliminary plat of Section One since it had not
been on the agenda and this was the first time the
Commission had seen it.
MOTION WAS MADE by Shore, seconded by Raney, that
the preliminary subdivision layout of Greenbriar
Section One be approved.
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY,
7. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
Policy Mr. Raney stated that he felt that letters which
left City Hall should be written over the signature
of the Chairman, not the Secretary. After some
discussion, this was agreed to by the Commission.
Secretarial Help Mr. Raney also stated that he thought the
Secretary was having to spend too much time on
the Commission's business and felt that the
Secretary deserved some help. Mr. Spears will
talk to the City Manager regarding this. The
Secretary will figure out how this help can be
used to best advantage.
Permit Procedure A short discussion regarding problems with the
present method of issuing permits ended with the
problem being referred to the Council Representative
who was present at this time.
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Unauthorized
Mr. Spears reported that a section of land
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Subdivision
at Winding Way and Briarmeadow was being
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subdivided by a Mr. T. L. Roach of
1206 Winding Way.
MOTION WAS MADE by Shore, seconded by North,
that a letter be written notifying Mr. Roach
that the Commission has heard that he is
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subdividing property and reminding him that he
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must come before the Planning Commission.
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
Subdivision
The importance of filing completed subdivision
Filing
plats, such as Heritage Estates and Coward
Creek, was discussed. It was the Commission's
opinion that these subdivisions should be filed
prior to January 1 if they were to appear upon
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the tax rolls as lots instead of open land.
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It was agreed to write a note to the City Manager
regarding this.
B. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned.
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