1995-01-23 CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION JOINT PUBLIC HEARING MEETING MINUTESMINUTES OF JOINT PUBLIC HEARINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND HELD ON
JANUARY 23, 1995, AT 6:30 P. M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL,
3519 LIBERTY DRIVE, PEARLAND, TEXAS
The hearings were called to order with the following present:
Mayor
Mayor Pro Tem/Councilmember
Councilmember
Councilmember
Councilmember
Councilmember
Planning & Zoning Chairman
Vice Chairman
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
City Attorney
City Secretary
C. V. Coppinger
David Smith
D. A. Miller
Richard Tetens
Randy Weber
Jerry Richardson
Emil Beltz
Pat Lopez
Peggy Mayfield -Royer
Kevin Cole
Rob Larsen
Charles Philipp
Amy McCullough
Pat Jones
Others in attendance: Division Directors Richard Burdine and Glen
Erwin, City Engineer John Hargrove, and Police Chief Mike Hogg.
Absent from the hearings: City Manager Paul Grohman and
Commissioner Marshall Eggers.
Mayor Coppinger announced the Planning and Zoning Commission would
meet in the lobby on the second floor after the hearings were over.
Stating that Application No. 50 might be lengthy, Mayor Coppinger
asked permission to start with Application No. 51. Council and
Commission gave their concurrence.
Emil Beltz, Chairman of Planning and Zoning, introduced his fellow
commissioners.
PURPOSE OF THE HEARINGS:
APPLICATION NO. 51
REQUEST OF DANIEL GUILLEN, AGENT FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE LAND
USE AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE FROM CLASSIFICATION LIGHT
INDUSTRIAL (M-1) TO GENERAL BUSINESS (GB) ON THE FOLLOWING
DESCRIBED PROPERTY, TO -WIT:
Lots 11-14 & 17-18, block 2, lots 1-8 & 11-18, block 3, lots
^ 1-5, block 4, and lots 1 & 4, block 1 of Airport Sites
Subdivision (Area of First, Second & Third Streets bounded by
State Highway 35 & Santa Fe Railroad)
NUMBER OF PERSONS SIGNING ATTENDANCE ROSTER: 15
PERSONS SPEAKING FOR THE PROPOSED REQUEST:
1. Daniel Guillen, P. O. Box 971, Pearland. Mr. Guillen stated
twenty signatures were gathered in support of rezoning twenty-
nine lots in the Airport Sites Subdivision. Mr. Guillen
explained that many people in this area were property owners
of longstanding. Mr. Guillen informed he owns a lot in this
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area and would like to build a house.
At present, Mr. Guillen explained, the homeowners are zoned M-
1 which means if 51% of their dwellings were damaged they
would have to vacate their homes. Rezoning to General
Business with a Specific Use to allow single family dwellings
would give homeowners the needed incentive to maintain their
neighborhood, Mr. Guillen closed.
2. Jose Guillen, Jr., 8211 Holiday, Houston. Mr. Guillen stated
the area would like to be maintained as residential, citing
the history of the area. Mr. Guillen stated he would like to
build a home on the property he owns there.
PERSONS SPEAKING AGAINST THE PROPOSED REQUEST:
1. Joe Alvarez, 2203 Fairway Circle, Pearland. Mr. Alvarez
stated he owns property on First and Second Streets and stated
this area is no longer suitable for residential as it was
earlier because the mixture of zoning districts, light
industrial, commercial, and general business, does not blend
well together. The area is confined, he stated, with no place
for children to play.
2. Van Rodriguez, Third Street, Pearland. Mr. Rodriguez stated
his family owns commercial property on State Highway 35 and
Third Street and are making improvements to it. Mr. Rodriguez
requested the property remain commercial, stating this area
was similar to a downtown area for Pearland.
QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD: None
ADJOURNMENT
The hearing adjourned at 6:47 P. M.
SPECIFIC USE NO. 36
REQUEST OF DANIEL GUILLEN, AGENT FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE LAND
USE AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE TO ALLOW SINGLE FAMILY
DWELLINGS IN A GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT ( GB ) ON THE FOLLOWING
DESCRIBED PROPERTY, TO -WIT:
Lots 11-14 & 17-18, block 2, lots 1-8 & 11-18, block 3, lots
1-5, block 4, and lots 1 & 4, block 1 of Airport Sites
Subdivision (Area of First, Second & Third Streets bounded by
State Highway 35 & Santa Fe Railroad)
NUMBER OF PERSONS SIGNING ATTENDANCE ROSTER: 17
PERSONS SPEAKING FOR THE PROPOSED REQUEST:
1. Daniel Guillen, P. 0. Box 971, Pearland. Mr. Guillen asked
that those who came in support of this issue be recognized by
a show of hands. Their homes and their money are in Pearland,
Mr. Guillen stated. Closing his remarks, Mr. Guillen
contended this area was a safe place for children.
2. Jose Guillen, Jr., 8211 Holiday, Houston. Mr. Guillen stated
property owners aren't asking the business people in this area
to leave but would like help in reclaiming their homes.
PERSONS SPEAKING AGAINST THE PROPOSED REQUEST:
1. Joe Koza, First Street, Pearland. Mr. Koza stated his family
owns a business in the area and is planning an expansion.
What effect will rezoning have on their plans, Mr. Koza asked.
2. Joe Alvarez, 2203 Fairway Circle, Pearland. Mr. Alvarez
stated again that the area was unsafe for children and should
not be residential.
QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD:
In discussion, it was noted that only owners of lots listed are
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applying for this change and it will not affect other property in
the area.
ADJOURNMENT
The hearing adjourned at 6:55 P. M.
APPLICATION NO. 50
REQUEST OF GREENWOODS DEVELOPMENTS, INC., OWNER, FOR AN
AMENDMENT TO THE LAND USE AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE FROM
CLASSIFICATION GENERAL BUSINESS (GB) TO GENERAL BUSINESS -
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (GB -PUD) AND SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING
DISTRICT - PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (R3 -PUD) ON THE FOLLOWING
DESCRIBED PROPERTY, TO -WIT:
A 7.2220 acre tract, W.D.C. Hall League, A-70, Brazoria
County, Texas (Proposed GB -PUD) (2300 Dixie Farm Road)
A 12.6350 acre tract, W.D.C. Hall League, A-70, Brazoria
County, Texas (Proposed R3 -PUD) (2300 Dixie Farm Road)
NUMBER OF PERSONS SIGNING ATTENDANCE ROSTER: 49
PERSONS SPEAKING FOR THE PROPOSED REQUEST:
1. Al Lentz, Lentz Engineering, 5703 Rockland, Pearland. Mr.
Lentz, representing Greenwoods Development, Inc., discussed
the proposed plans for these two sites. Approximately one-
half of one tract will be appropriated to a detention pond
with approximately one-half of the other designated as green
space.
Planned unit development districts demand more stringent
requirements of the developer, Mr. Lentz informed, and will
allow for the orderly growth of this area. Thirty-one garden
homes are proposed with high architectural standards, Mr.
Lentz stated, noting that this area with its current zoning of
general business could be used for many other enterprises.
2. William F. Mitchell, 900 Middlecreek, Friendswood. Mr.
Mitchell stated he would be a good neighbor while developing
this property for its highest and best use. Stringent
architectural controls will be used on the homes and office
structure, Mr. Mitchell related, with nature trails provided
and protection for the designated wetlands ensured.
PERSONS SPEAKING AGAINST THE PROPOSED REQUEST:
1. Dan Moore, 2405 Creekridge, Pearland. Mr. Moore informed he
is an insurance agent and this area is in the floodplain.
Allowing construction on this site will make the City
ineligible to participate in the National Federal Insurance
Program, Mr. Moore stated. Referring to October, 1994, rains,
Mr. Moore informed the area flooded because of dirt movement
done in the area.
2. Barbara Cleghorn, 2409 Creekridge, Pearland. Ms. Cleghorn
voiced her opposition, citing flooding and traffic problems.
A better alternative for this site would be a park, Ms.
Cleghorn suggested.
3. Patricia Casey, 605 Rustic Lane, Friendswood. Ms. Casey
stated she and her husband own property across the street from
this site and plan to build a home there. Ms. Casey expressed
concerns about flooding and asked that the drainage problem be
solved.
4. Ray Corder, 1606 Willits, Pearland. Mr. Corder expressed
concerns about flooding and increased traffic. Noise is also
a problem as all -terrain vehicles now frequent the detention
sites. Growth without the support of the residents is
foolish, Mr. Corder stated, and suggested this area become a
park.
5. Susan Partridge, 1601 Willits, Pearland. Ms. Partridge
discussed past heavy rains which caused no problem. The
October, 1994, rains caused the detention ponds to be out of
their banks and over Dixie Farm Road, Ms. Partridge related.
The backflow calculation from Clear Creek needs to be
reevaluated, Ms. Partridge urged.
6. Shirley Long, 2404 Creekridge, Pearland. Ms. Long related
water drained off better in prior years under heavier rain.
The residents have seen changes in the water accumulation and
general drainage in this area should be solved before any more
development is allowed, Ms. Long stated.
7. Donna Lunn, 2609 Mary, Pearland. Ms. Lunn stated there is a
drainage problem due to development and asked that the area be
kept as now zoned so that it would not affect Longwood Park
further.
8. David Byers, 2407 Creekridge, Pearland. Mr. Byers stated
hydraulic engineering is a guess, at best, and urged this
request be put on hold or disallowed until new calculations
are done.
9. Scott Shatto, 1804 McGinnis, Pearland. Mr. Shatto expressed
his objection, stating flooding, traffic, and noise as
concerns.
QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD:
In discussion, it was determined the proposed one story homes will
be 2000-3500 square feet in size, aimed at the retiree market.
ADJOURNMENT
The last hearing adjourned at 7:48 P. M.
Minutes approved as
submitted and/or corrected this f day of
A. D., 1995. /
. V. Coppiih4er,`Mayor
David Smith, Mayor Pro Tem
ATTEST:
Pat Jones, ty Secretary, TRMC