City Council Meeting

MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL AND TOMBALL PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING CITY OF TOMBALL, TEXAS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2011 4:30 P.M. 1.0 Call to Order The Council meeting was called to order by Mayor Gretchen Fagan. Other members present were: Councilman Quinn Councilman Stoll Councilman Brown Councilman Townsend Councilman Dodson The Planning and Zoning Commission meeting was called to order by Chair Lori Wallace. Other members present were: Vice Chair – Tom Crofoot Commissioner – Field Hudgens Commissioner – Barbara Tague Members absent: Commissioner – John Mottershaw Others present: City Manager – George Shackelford Assistant City Manager – Christal Kliewer City Secretary – Doris Speer City Attorney – Scott Bounds Assistant to the City Manager – Shawn Cox City Planner – Kelly Violette  Minutes Special Joint City Council and Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting February 21, 2011 Page 2 of 3 Assistant City Engineer – Lori Lakatos Assistant City Planner - Rodney Schmidt Building Official – David Allen Fire Marshal – Doug Sanguedolce Fire Inspector – Tommy Nicholson 2.0 No public comments were received. 3.0 Workshop Session: 3.1 The Tomball City Council and the Tomball Planning and Zoning Commission members entered into a Workshop session for the following purpose(s): A. Discussion of Possible Changes to the Zoning Ordinance Kelly Violette presented City-staff proposed revisions to the zoning ordinance for Section 41. Accessory Buildings/Structures & Related Use Regulations, Section 42. Screening Buffering and Fencing Requirements, Section 42.4. Fences in Residential Areas, Section 42.5. Fences in Nonresidential areas, Multiple-Family Areas, & Manufactured (Mobile) Home Parks, Section 43.5. Replacement of Manufactured Home, and Section 45. Definitions. Consensus of Council and Planning and Zoning members was to approve the recommended changes. Council requested that staff provide information regarding the effect that rezoning property might have on “ag” exemptions and property tax rates. Mayor Fagan called a break at 6:00 p.m.; upon returning at 6:05 p.m., the workshop continued. Kelly Violette presented proposed elimination of parking requirements within the four-block area bounded by Fannin Street, Houston Street, the railroad tracks, and Pine Street. General consensus of the Council was to move forward with eliminating the parking requirements for the four- block area. Kelly Violette presented comparisons between aerial photos, Zoning maps and Comprehensive Plan Land Use maps for Areas #1 through #7, with suggested changes to be made, through City-initiated rezoning, to the Zoning maps to be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan Land Use maps.  Minutes Special Joint City Council and Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting February 21, 2011 Page 3 of 3 City staff will incorporate suggested revisions and present an update to the City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission at a special meeting on March 7, 2011 at 4:30 p.m. 4.0 Motion was made by Councilman Townsend, second by Councilman Dodson, to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned. PASSED AND APPROVED this 7th day of March 2011. Doris Speer Gretchen Fagan Doris Speer, TRMC Gretchen Fagan City Secretary Mayor