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Builder asks commission to consider raising Friendswood residential lot‑coverage cap
Summary
A local builder asked the Planning and Zoning Commission to place an item on a future agenda to discuss raising Friendswood's maximum lot coverage from 35% to 40%, saying the limit prevents one‑story homes with three‑car garages from fitting within current setbacks. No formal action was taken.
Adam Hill, a local homebuilder, asked the Planning and Zoning Commission on July 24 to place an agenda item for discussion on the city's 35% maximum lot coverage rule. Hill, who identified himself as "Adam Hill, 812 Briarmeadow," said the city's 35% coverage cap is calculated from conditioned floor area plus garage and that Friendswood's setback requirements are "more stringent than any other city around." He asked the commission to consider increasing the cap by about five percentage points so one‑story homes with three‑car garages can fit inside the current setbacks. The request matters because Planning and Zoning controls…
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