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Friendswood planners to study higher lot-coverage amid Sun Park Estates flooding concerns
Summary
Planning commissioners agreed to seek more research and proposals after residents warned that a developer's proposed increase in single-family lot coverage could worsen flooding in nearby Sun Park Estates.
The City of Friendswood Planning & Zoning Commission on Aug. 28 asked staff and its ordinance subcommittee to study a proposal to raise maximum single-family lot coverage from 35% to 40% after nearby residents warned the change could increase neighborhood flooding.
The request for study grew out of public comment and a developer’s application tied to the Klein property. David Townsend, a 45-year Friendswood resident and representative of the Sun Park Estate Homeowners Association, told the commission he was “primarily concerned about the impact of Sterling Builders new subdivision on flooding to the Sun Park Estates subdivision.” Townsend said roughly two-thirds of runoff from the Klein parcel drains through a city drainage easement along Sun Park Estates and that the easement and an undersized storm sewer under Sunset Drive have not…
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