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P&Z considers changes to landscaping and screening rules to give commission more discretion

2338863 · February 19, 2025
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Summary

Commissioners reviewed proposed amendments to landscaping and screening language in the zoning code to explicitly allow the Planning & Zoning Commission to consider adjacent land uses and the intensity of commercial activity when setting screening requirements.

The Friendswood City Planning & Zoning Commission on Feb. 13 reviewed proposed amendments to Appendix C, Section 8 of the Friendswood City Code that reorganize landscaping and screening language and emphasize commission discretion when determining required screening.

Aubrey, planning staff, said the proposal largely reorganizes existing language so the commission’s discretion applies…

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