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HomeMy WebLinkAboutP&Z Minutes 1974-03-07 RegularFPZC-3-7-74 Meeting Notice Agenda NOTICE OF MEETING FRIENDSWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission will be held at Friendswood City Hall, 109 East Willowick,Friendswood, Texas, on: THURSDAY MARCH 7, 1974 7:30 P.M. at which time the following items of business will be discussed; 1. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS. 2. INFORMATION REPORTS (See attached list.) 3. HEARINGS 8:00 Hearing on the rezoning of the tract of land bounded by West Heritage, Woodlawn, and F. M. 2351 which is zoned presently as R-1 Single Family Residential: Request by C. Hackney to rezone from R-1 Single Family Residential to C-1 Commercial. Hearing decision: Regarding the request from Amoco Pipeline to rezone to Specific Use. Hearing held on February 28. 4. BUILDING PERMITS Any routine building permits 5. REZONING REQUESTS None 6, SUBDIVISIONS None 7. PLANNING CONSULTANT Bob Atkinson on Driveway, etc. standards 8. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS Any routine business 9. ADJOURNMENT Pn7, i d�- cLS, V Secretary CERTIFICATE I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the bulletin board at the Friendswood City Hall on the third day of March, 1974, at 10`,C)`; o'clock P.M. Planning and Zoning Commission Secretary INFORMATION REPORTS 12r 1/73 A. Statuss Quaker Drive R-O-W interruption. B-.- ubt7 -ui�-ice [�rd i-nax e-. U f f 2 - 2 1 - 74 C. Sign Ordinance. D. Flood Insurance Ordinance. E. Rezoning of High School. F. Rezoning of other FISD property. G. Rezoning of City properties. 16 to C-1. H. Rezoning of Cecil Brown acres 1.R��ezoning of ccFire Station Site. �r Icy f4s-I�e�en�ng^tra--�'peeifie-�1seT-Atit�bifHt3-I=[ills-Res`t7.-}�et�a.Off �r-F?QYIP1Mi}pa--te-G-l��V 6ed-V�I►lta er--tpae$. Off 1.-24-74 PST-Hertta.ge-Estates-S/B. Off 1-24--74 N. Coward -Creek Subd'vision. aw-g--D-. 0 f f 2 - 2 1 - 74 P. Polly Ranch S/D. Q. Dow Pipeline. R. Amoco Pipeline. 5-.- -Nam %trn 1 I-�}v�e�tor-' �- age'. U f f 2 -2 ] - 74 T. Statuss Illegal signs- U. School Bus Barn., V. Any other information reports. W. Access Control - Phillips. X. Architectural Control -- Spears. Y. Fire Zones - North. 1/24/74 2/2-1/74 A. Open meetings law. and open records law. •.B. Illegal trailers. C. Greenbr.i.ar S/Ds Section One. D. Simpson Apartments E. Rezoning requests WoodlOawn/Heritage �'z - D�nba^ Es�tats- fir midge G Pine Shadows Subdivision. Off 1-24-74 1-24-74 office complex. R-1 to C-1• E 4 A t Center - possible violation. }{. soteric r I. Weiner Dept. Store expansion. 2/28/74 .T. Illegal townhouses. 3/7/7.4 K. Building permit status, etc. Polly --Ranch Estates FPZC-M-3-7-74 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION March 2, 1974 A regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held at Friendswood City Hall on March 7, 1974. Chairman C. C. Bost presided, calling the meeting to order at 7:45 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT C. C. Bost, Chairman Tracy Spears, Vice -Chairman Leah North, Secretary Kenneth Fossler Bob Phillips Clyde Raney Jim Shore MEMBERS ABSENT None Ed Zeitler, Council Rep. (Arr: 8:35) AUDIENCE See attached list. Twenty-two signatures on register. 1. MINUTES Delayed in order to hear Mr. Lobella and Mrs. 2. INFORMATION REPORTS Bacon prior to the hearing. 3. BUILDING PERMITS Lobella Mr. 0. L. Lobella, 8219 Glenalta, Houston, 77017. Gymnastic presented a sketch of proposed studios for Building gymnastic classes to be located on Laurel Drive where the present Lobella Dance studios are operating in a building and land owner by Robert Townsend. The proposed building is 68' by 66' (appro'x.), with a sketched forty foot set -back. No survey was presented. Lot size is 70' by 107'. It was pointed out that a metallic building could probably not be built so close to the property line because of Building Code restrictions. Mr. Lobella was asked by Mrs. North what capacity he wished the building to have. He did not have a definite figure, although this number would affect exit requirements, etc. It also did not appear that parking would be sufficient. Mr. Lobella stated that he could use masonry walls, at least for a height of eight feet. Since time was short and a number of suggestions need to be made, the Secretary,was directed to make copies for the Commissioners. We will write him with our recom- mendations. Unresolved was the question whether re -zoning was required. This is a C-1 Zone. 4. MISCELLANEAOUS BUSINESS Polly Ranch Estates Mrs. Louise Bacon, a resident of Polly Ranch Alleged Estates appeared before the Commission in regard Violations to an alleged plat violation in Polly Ranch Estates Apparently two building permits have been issued by the County, fors lots #7 and #25, but the main discussion revolved about Lot #7. The lot is staked out and the slab poured. Deed restrictions require a fifteen foot set --back, subdivision FPZC-M-3-7--74 2 Polly Ranch Estates (continued) ordinance in effect when subdivision was accepted required 7i', present subdivision ordinance says 10', Mr. MacAninch says slab is set back 8', Mrs. North thinks it looks more like four or six. (This problem has been brought to the Council's attention. Council voted last Monday to file an injunction if the subdivision ordinance were being violated. However, since no land has actually been conveyed and Mr. MacAninch avers that he will transfer the need seven feet of Lot #6, the apparent position of the City Attorney is that no actual violation has yet taken place.) Mrs. Bacon requested that the Commission consider requesting the City Council to reconsider the plan submitted by Mayor Lowe at their last meeting and make an ordinance concerning this, The Mayor's suggestion was to require any change in lot lines to be brought back to the Planning Commission for approval. The Secretary reported that she had talked with County Building Inspector Blaekledge who told her that the County legal department informed him that he would not enforce City Ordinances or Deed restrictions, but could only enforce the County regulations concerning building. She also reported a conversation with County Judge Ray Holbrook, who stated that if the Friendswood Council would vote to request that the Commissioners retrict selling of lots by lot -lines only, that he would present this to the Commissioners. They could try to enforce set --backs, but could not enforce water and sewer requirements. A long discussion being possible, action was deferred until after the hearing. 5. HEARING W oodlawn/Heritage Mr. Jim Gartrell and Mr. Ray Utley, representing Office tract owner Clint Hackney, and homeowners Dean E. Cook, 203 W. Heritage Drive, and Mr. and Mrs. John Petraitis, 205 W. Heritage were present. The hearing was called to order. After it was determined by the Chair that the majority of people in the audience were not present for this hearing, the people present were invited to the Commissioner's table and an informal presentation and discussion ensued. Mr. Gartrell presented building plans for a tract approcimately 260' by 480' on the corner of Heritage and Woodlawn. Since the request for rezoning was for a tract 380' by 630', North questioned what the plans were for the strips between the building permit area and Captain's Corner and between the building permit area and FPZC--M-3-7-74 W oodlawn Heritage Hearing (continued) the back of the Commercial lots on 2351. Mr. Gartrell stated that the 120' between the Office area and 2351 would be sold to the businesses on 23�1 for parking space. Another office building would be built in the 150' strip next to the Captain's Corner Shopping Center. The homeowners expressed concern that this area could become like some areas with metallic buildings. Raney stated that this is why the Commission required that a building permit request be submitted at the same time. He stated that the Commission's intent was not to grant rezoning for any other type building than what was presented. Phillips asked about the plantings_ proposed for the area. Gartrell stated that they were considering azaleas along the street frontage, with trees being placed in the areas by the buildings. Entrance on Heritage. Gartrell stated that they will move the entrance to the North since the 150' strip is to be used for another building. Control ofbuilding. Chairman Bost cautioned the homeowners that he did not want them to be misled. That we have no control after the zoning change is granted. That we can go only on the good faith of the developer. Empty b ildin s. Mrs. Petraitis expressed concern regarding the possibility of empty "shells" being left like are in the Captain's Corner Shopping Center. _Laurel extension. Shore questioned the possibility of extending Laurel Drive through to F. M. 2351. Decision. Fossler suggested having a meeting next week before workshop to decision. Shore objected, since he soon be having special meetings all defeat our purpose of establishing week. No action was taken. Will be special consider the felt we would the time and a workshop on next agenda. Amoco Pipeline Mr. Raney, who is City Pipeline Inspector, Hearing Decision presented a compomise plan which had been worked (8:30) out with Amoco Pipeline yesterday afternoon in regard to Lot #28 in Quaker's Landing. This would permit the pipeline 'to be built on the existing pipeline easement and the ten foot utility easement which exists, without encroaching on the building area of Lot #28. Mr. Guy Odom, developer of the subdivision, who lives next to Lot #28 and through whose property the pipeline easement runs, took issue with Raney's statement that he had been very cooperative. Mr. FPZC-M-3-7-74 4 Amoco Hearing Decision (continued) Odom wished to know if an environmental impact statement had been made. He expressed his concern in regard to trees that might die. He asked if the Commission had hired consulting engineers to study the problem. Pavement replacement. The question was asked hcw much pavement would be broken. Raney believes that none will be. He explained that all driveways and roadways are to be bored, even the rock gardon in Lori Woods. (This is in contrast with the original agreement which the developer made with the pipeline company when they gave him permission to run his street paving over the pipeline easement.) Street obstruction. One homeowner said that he had heard a rumor that they would have to park and walk to their homes. Raney said not. However, rather than spoil dirt on yards, it will be put on the pavement with City Council's permission. Length of time for construction. Raney stated that, barring weather problems, the construction ohould take about six weeks. Lot #28 proceeds. Councilman and Mayoral Candidate Ralph Gonzalez spoke, stating that he felt that the Civic Association should benefit from the gift of Lot #28 instead of the City. Civic Club President Ken Watts stated that the Civic Club would like to have the lot to sell for residential use and use the interest income as a perpetual maintenance fund for Quaker's Landing. Council representative on the Planning Commission Zeitler stated that it had never come before the Council that a lot would be deeded to them. He thought, however that the Council would go along with a proposal to deed the lot to the An unidentified homeowner asked who suggested that the lot be given to the City. He felt that in December the lot was to 'be given to the Civic Club. He further complained that "it slams like we gave and you take." Discussion disclosed that he was also unhappy about the condition of Clearview Avnue leading in to the subdivision and he was referred to the City Council member present. Raney stated that if he had known a week ago that the Civic Club wanter the Lot, he would have worked in this direction, But that he had understood they did not want it. Apparently the Civic Club had meant they did not want it as a park. Change to hazardous materials. The question was asked whether exotic fuels could be pumped through this pipe in the future. Raney stated that a switch to hazardous materials means public hearings FPZC-M-3-7-74 Amoco Hearing Decision (continued) in Washington, D.G. and Austin, Texas, as well as addition of sleeves, cathodic protection, etc. It has never been economically feasible. Creek Borin . One homeowner was concerned how the boring could take place within the easement line. Raney stated that the boring would take place from the Harris County side of the Creek. Lot #28 would be used for spoil temporarily. Lot #2$. Mr. Odom asked if the spoil would be in the tree lane. Raney stated that nothing would be passed into the Lot #28 side of the easement line. Mr. Watts stated that he could not speak for any individual, but that hethought the majority of people thought this was the best agreement that could be reached. MOTION AS MADE by.Raney is on page seven of these minutes. The following is a list of people who signed the register as being present for this hearing. Robert Allen 712 Quaker Drive 4$2-2983 Thomas J. Hanny {`?) 7654 Park Place Blvd. 645-6618 Felton M. Baker 5 Haverford 482-3221 Ed R. Spradley 706 Quaker Drive 482-2734 Tom Pancamo 6 Haverford Lane 482-2219 Clinton Edwards 14 Haverford Lane 482-6544 Monte Moore 10 Haverford 482-6324 Gere Thomas 2 Whittier 482-7153 K. B. Watts 809 Quaker 482-2972 Ward Jones 1 Whittier 482--1208 Dorothy Jones 1 Whittier 482-1208 Frances Baker 708 Quaker Drive 482-3804 Robert L. Baker 708 Quaker Drive 482-3804 Jim (?) A. Brown 710 Quaker Drive 482-7183 Glen C. Hodge 705 uaker Drive 482-6835 T. L. Summers 6 Whittier Drive 482-1$79 Mr. and Mrs. Guy R. Odom i Haverford 482-2281 C. D. Ferguson 1 Penn Circle 482-2078 Frank McDowell, Jr. 4 Haverford 482-3148 Page six is blank. Continue on page seven. I FPZC-M-3--7-74 Amoco Hearing Decision (continued) STATEMENT OF CLYDE RANEY REGARDING APPROVAL OF AMOCO PIPELINE'S REQUEST FOR REZONING TO SPECIFIC USE "For the following reasons I am going to move for approval of Amoco's request to rezone to Specific Use a Pipeline easement: 1. Amoco Pipeline Company has owned this easmment for approximately forty years. 2. Amoco proposes to install an additional pipeline for their own use within an existing easement. This does not add an additional pipeline corridor anywhere within our City. 3. The material being transported is basically a safe product, and in event of a leak would be messy, but not necessarily lethal, such as gas could be. 4. Amoco Pipeline Company is a common carrier pipeline company and has the legal right to install this line without approval of this city, but in the interest of being a good neighbor has agreed to comply with our regulations. "I therefore move approval of Amoco Pipeline Company's request to rezone to specific use: Pipeline easement (This easement to be as asdescribed in the Amoco request of January 28, 1974.), with the following conditions: 1. Amoco Pipeline Company is to comply with all City of Friendswood ordinances while constructing the proposed pipeline and performing maintenance on the existing pipeline. 2. Amoco Pipeline Company is to secure approval from the Friendswood Drainage District as to depth of pipeline in present or proposed drainage ditches. 3. Amoco Pipeline Company is to install their pipeline at a -depth of not less than four (4) feet of cover within the City and is to install their pipeline to a depth of not less than six (6) feet under Greenbriar, Sunset, and F.M. 518 including the right-of-way of those streets. 4. Amoco Pipeline is to immediately restore at their expense with a licensed contractor any City utility lime which may become damaged as a result of their pipeline construction or maintenance operation. 5. Amoco Pipeline Company is to restore all surface improvements (trees, shrubs, hedges, lawns, pools, entrance markers, Stteets sidewalks, driveways, etc.) affected by the contruction or maintenance of its pipelines to their original condition immediately upon completion of Amoco's construction or maintenance operation.. 6. Lot 28, Quaker's Landing Subdivision, will be used for access and construction purposes. However, the pipeline easement is not to be extended beyond the existing utility easement. Any valve installed within this easement is to be completelyy buried. Upon' ompletion of the pipeline installation Lot 28 is to be deeO�`Amoco to the City of Friendswood and sold by the City as a residential building site. 7. All three pipelines crossing Clear Creek are to be installed and tied in during this construction program." FPZC-M-3-7-74 8 MOTION HAVING BEEN MADE by Raney, seconded by Spears, a discussion followed. The only problem of agreement seemed to concern the disposition of the Lot #28, the question being whether it should go to the City or to the Civic Club as had been requested this evening. Mr. Raney expressed the opinion that the City Council could decide otherwise, but he would like the motion to stand as suggested, since as of 3:30 P.M. yesterday that was the way Amoco had approved the agreement. He had not understood that the Civic Club wanted the lot. (It had been first offered to them as apark, but they had not wanted it at that time.) MOTION PASSED, 5-2. For: Raney, Spears, Phillips, North, Shore. Against: Bost, Fossler. Fossler objected because he did not think the Commission should tell the Council what to do with the piece of property (Lot 28). s. SUBDIVISIONS Fox Meadows Mr. Ted Bogren of Municipal Engineering (g:WO) presented three copies of plans and profiles and five copies of a proposed replat of Fox Meadows, along with a check for $ 31.70, in application for preliminary approval. The question was raised in regard to the new lots, which are only 112 feet wide. Bogren referred to Mrs. North who had read him a paragraph stating that the Commission could approve narrower lots if the density did not become more than 2.7 per acre. North could not relocate the paragraph readily, but will mark it for next time. Bost questioned the plans for water and sewer taps and suggested that Bogren get with the Utility Department to see how this is to be handled. Bost requested that.Bogren present a letter stating the reason for replatting.' No action was requested tonight. Plans were presented to comply with the Subdivision Ordinance. Plans will be discussed at the workshop meeting next week, action scheduled for the 21st. 6. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS Campaign Sign Raney presented a proposal in regard to Policy campaign sign policy. Raney moved, Phillips seconded that the proposal be sent in a memo to Council, requesting that all campaign signs be kept on private roperty (with owner's consent, added Bost and removed three days after the election. North objected, stating that private property campaign signs were illegal under the present ordinances and restricting to private property also gave undue advantage to large property owners. Also, if enacted at this time, would be discriminatory against the slate which has we Campaign Sign Policy (continued) FPZC-M- 3-7-74 already erected their signs on the Rights -of -way. NORTH MOVED TO TABLE until after the election. Discussion followed. No second was received for the move to table. Phillipswithdrew his second to the original motion. Bost declared the original motion dead for lack of a second. The consensus seemed to be that the Commission would tackle the whole sign ordinance again after the election. The sign ordinance we proposed to Council last year which they failed to act upon did regulate campaign signs. "The Movies'' Sign Raney reported that a request for a size variance would be presented at a Tuesday meeting of the Board of Adjustment. Board of Adjustment Raney reported that the Board would like to meet Communications with the Planning Commission and discuss our philosophy. Fossler felt that the two Boards should be kept separate. Bost asked if the Board had been receiving communications regarding recommendations from the Planning Commission. The Secretary could not recall, but agreed that they should be given memos regarding our referrals to them. Policy The Commission agreed that the Board of Adjustment should be given memos in the future. Polly Ranch Estates Raney presented a memo to be sent to the City Alleged violation Council requesting that the Council adopt immediately in ordinance form Mayor Lowe's proposal. of March 4 requiring that revisions of plats be reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Chairman Bost removed himself from the r o,am . MOTION WAS MADE by Raney, seconded by North, that the memo be sent. MOTION PASSED, 5-0-1. For: Fossler, Shore, North, Raney, Spears. Abstaining: Phillips. Absent: Bost. Fossler questioned why the Commission should have plats submitted if the developers could change lot lines nearly at will afterwards. 7. INFORMATION REPORTS Councilman Zeitler asked which of the items on the list were things Council should attend to. Items E, Rezoning of High School, and G, Rezoning of City properties was mentioned. Also, the Commission has had no word of final disposition of Items H and I, rezoning concerning the Fire Station site on Sunset. Raney suggests a memo be sent to us. 74-C and 74-G have possibly been passed by Council, but no confirmation of filing. Item N, Coward Creek Subdivision is no secheduled to be FPZC-M-3--7-74 la Information Reprts (continued) to be filed since the deed restrictions have been received by the City. It was felt we could scratch item 74--D, Simpson Apartments. It was brought to Councilman Zeitler's attention that item 74-11, Esoteric Art Center was in violation of the Zoning Ordinance and had not appeared before the Commission again as requested to do. 8. ADJOURNMENT Billy MacAninch being present at this time, a discussion regarding his activities and plans for Polly Ranch ensued. He stated that he would be glad to give us help if we would like to rephrase the ordinance (in order to correct the lot line problem) which he feels legally does not at the present time prevent him from changing lot lines at will so long as they comply with the subdivision ordinance as it was at the time P lly Ranch was approved. North asked him how much this would cost. Billy said he would give it. At 11:15 the meeting lost its quorum. Bost gave North copies of the calls for the School properties which he had obtained Saturday and found a building permit request from Gawlik which we had forgotten to consider. This will be taken care of next week in a special session. Also not acted upon were the minutes from the meeting of February 28. Secretary Approved: J