2005-01-03 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES r
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, HELD ON JANUARY 3,
2005, AT 6 30 P M., IN THE SECOND FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM OF CITY
HALL, 3519 LIBERTY DRIVE, PEARLAND, TEXAS
The meeting was called to order at 6 30 p m with the following present:
Chairman Ruby Sandars
Vice Chairman Todd locco
Commissioner David Ransom
Commissioner Joe McWhorter
Commissioner Peter Dumont
Secretary Melisa Durham
Absent: Commissioners Neil West and Sheryl Greiner
Also in attendance Executive Director of Community Services Nick Finan,
Planning Manager Lata Krishnarao, Senior Planner Theresa Grahmann, Deputy
City Attorney Nghiem Doan, Engineering Secretary Betty Foreman, and Plan and
Plats Administrator Richard Keller
I NEW BUSINESS
A. CONSIDERATION & POSSIBLE ACTION — Final Plat Pearland
Central Wal-Mart Replat No 1, a subdivision of 30 06 acres of land
being a replat of the Pearland Central Wal-Mart Vol 24, Pg 250,
B C D R. located in the R.B Lyle Survey, A-542 and H T & B R.R.
Survey A-233 City of Pearland, Brazoria County, Texas
Plan & Plats Administrator Richard Keller stated this plat is being
replatted to add easements for fire hydrants There are no
outstanding items
Commissioner Ransom made a motion to approve Vice Chairman
locco seconded Voting "Aye" Commissioners Sandars, locco,
Dumont, McWhorter and Ransom Voting "No" None
Motion passed 5-0
B. CONSIDERATION & POSSIBLE ACTION — Preliminary Plat of
AutoZone, a 2 1642 acre tract in the H T & B R.R. Company
Survey, Section 11, Abstract No 239, Brazoria County, Texas
Plan & Plats Administrator Richard Keller stated that this lot is
being platted in order to sell excess land They have more land
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than they need There are no outstanding items
Commissioner David Ransom made a motion to approve Vice
Chairman Todd locco seconded Voting "Aye" Commissioners
Sandars, locco, Dumont, McWhorter and Ransom Voting "No"
None
Motion passed 5-0
C CONSIDERATION & POSSIBLE ACTION — Preliminary Plat of
CMAS Interest, LLC, a subdivision of 4 2357 acres of land in the
H T & B R.R. Survey, Section 85, Abstract No 304, Brazoria
County, Texas
Plan & Plats Administrator Richard Keller stated there is a medical
complex planned for this location The only item he noted is that
Note 4 needs to read 6-foot sidewalks instead of 5-foot.
Commissioner David Ransom made a motion to approve with
staffs recommendations Vice Chairman Todd locco seconded
Voting "Aye" Commissioners Sandars, locco, Dumont, McWhorter
and Ransom Voting "No" None
( Motion passed 5-0
D CONSIDERATION & POSSIBLE ACTION — Final Plat of Pauluhn
Sul division being 10 110 acres out of Lots 44, 45 and 49, W
Zychliniski Subdivision (Vol 29, Pg 43 B C D R.) H T & B R.R. Co
Survey, A-232 and R.B Lyle Survey A-542 City of Pearland,
Brazoria County, Texas
Plan & Plats Administrator Richard Keller stated that this property is
zoned as a PUD, approved recently There are a few outstanding
items the owner needs to sign, leinholder needs to sign,
misspelled word These are minor items.
Commissioner David Ransom made a motion to approve with
Staff's recommendations Vice Chairman Todd locco seconded
Voting "Aye" Commissioners Sandars, locco, Dumont, McWhorter
and Ransom Voting "No" None
Motion passed 5-0
E. CONSIDERATION & POSSIBLE ACTION — Preliminary Plat of
Massey Ranch Elementary, a subdivision of 39 9425 acres out of
Lots 5, 6, 9 & 12, Kanawha-Texas Company Subdivision of parts of
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Section 18 & 22, H T & B R.R. Co (Vol 2, Pg 52 B C P R.) G C &
Smith Survey Abstract 547, City of Pearland, Brazoria County,
Texas
Plan & Plats Administrator Richard Keller stated that the only
comment is the city limit line is not shown in the correct location
Commissioner David Ransom made a motion to approve with
Staff's recommendations Vice Chairman Todd locco seconded
Voting "Aye" Commissioners Sandars, locco, Dumont, McWhorter
and Ransom Voting "No" None
Motion passed 5-0
Discussion followed regarding the location of the city limits line
F CONSIDERATION & POSSIBLE ACTION — Preliminary Plat of
Medical Commons of Pearland being 9 391 acres out of Lot 15,
Allison Richey Gulf Coast Home Co Subdivision, Section 20 (Vol
02, Pg 23-24 B C P R.) and John W Maxey Survey, A-721, City of
Pearland, Brazoria County, Texas
Plan & Plats Administrator Richard Keller stated that there are no
outstanding items
Commissioner David Ransom made a motion to approve Vice
Chairman Todd locco seconded Voting "Aye" Commissioners
Sandars, locco, Dumont, McWhorter and Ransom Voting "No"
None
Motion passed 5-0
G. CONSIDERATION & POSSIBLE ACTION — Preliminary Plat of
The Villages of Towne Lake, a subdivision of 28 4162 acres of land
in the W Zychliniski Subdivision, Volume 29, Page 90 of the
Brazoria County Deed Records, out of-Section 28, HT & B R R.
Co Survey, A-551, City of Pearland, Brazoria County, Texas
Chairman Sandars states that this item has been pulled from the
agenda Plan & Plats Administrator Richard Keller stated that the
owner has withdrawn consideration of this item at this time No
action was taken
H DISCUSSION ITEM — Regarding a proposed Planned Unit
Development District (PUD), located at the Northwest Corner of FM
518 (Broadway Street) and Miller Ranch Road (CR 93), consisting
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of approximately 18.2 acres, generally for general business district
uses
Senior Planner Theresa Grahmann stated that a zone change was
on the agenda for the last public hearings for this property, and was
approved by City Council for General Business District (GB) down
toward Broadway Street and then R-1 with a Specific Use Permit
towards the north The applicant has come forward with an
application for a PUD They are requesting that the base zoning
district be General Business One of the uses they are proposing is
a hotel, which would be permitted in the GB zoning They will put in
a few private streets They will retain the detention pond
The applicant is asking for additional signage because of the shape
of the property and access to all parcels They are requesting 4
signs total, 2 being tenant signs The signs would be within height
and size restrictions as stated in the sign ordinance
Executive Director of Community Services Nick Finan stated that
we have two questions regarding, the signage First, do we
consider this a single development or treat these as independent
lots, which would lose advertising on Broadway Street. Secondly,
there is the question of whether we are comfortable with our sign
ordinance as it is written They are asking for an additional ground
sign for the hotel that would be located off the main road
Extensive discussion ensued regarding the current sign ordinance,
PUD guidelines, platting, multi-ownership, multi-tenant signage,
single-tenant signage, building lines, benefits to the city and how
these things pertain to this particular property
The applicant discussed the signage needs for the hotel on
Broadway, and that they are putting in two roads for access to the
property They can forego the signage request for CR 93, but do
need signage on FM 518 for the hotel
Chairman Sandars stated that no other off-premise signs have
been allowed by the current ordinance, we need to stick to the
ordinance and there is no benefit to the City Vice Chairman locco
agreed that there is no benefit to the City, and cannot support the
sign issue in this PUD Commissioner McWhorter agrees with Vice
Chairman and said we need to look at these issues in the Unified
Development Code (UDC) Commissioner Ransom also does not
feel this can be handled within the PUD Commissioner Dumont
states that the hotel needs to comply with current ordinances
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The Commissioners discussed that a workshop with City Council
would be helpful, to understand the ramifications of circumventing
the sign ordinance for off-premise signs A workshop will be
scheduled before the next Joint Public Hearing on January 17,
2005
II Discussion ensured regarding the upcoming American Planning
Association Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, January 18, and also the San
Francisco APA conference in March
III NEXT MEETING DATES January 17, 2005 —JPH & Regular P & Z
February 7, 2005 — Regular P & Z
IV. ADJOURNMENT - The meeting was adjourned at 7 35 p m
These minutes are r ectfully submitted by.
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Melisa Durham, P anning Admin Secretary
Minutes approved as submitted and/or corrected on this 7 day of et ,
2005
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Ru y Sand rs, Planning & Zoning Commission
Chairman
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