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Council rezones 311 Laurel from multifamily-medium to downtown district after public hearing
Summary
Following a public hearing with one nearby resident opposing the change, the City Council approved an ordinance to rezone a 0.289-acre parcel at 311 Laurel to the downtown district to allow mixed-use redevelopment; staff said the change aligns with the city's long-term downtown boundary and planning goals.
The Friendswood City Council on Monday approved an ordinance to rezone a 0.289-acre parcel at 311 Laurel from multifamily residential medium density to the downtown district after a public hearing.
Aubrey Harvin, planning staff, summarized the request and told council the parcel is the last multifamily-medium-density property within the downtown boundary and that the request complies with the city’s future land use map; she said the Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing on Jan. 9 and recommended approval by a 5–0 vote.
Troy Kennedy of Kennedy Architecture spoke for the property owner, saying the requested zoning “meets all of the criteria of the downtown district guidelines” and aligns with the downtown district program adopted by the city in February…
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