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Planning and Zoning recommends FLUM amendment and rezoning for 401 West Edgewood to community shopping center
Summary
The City of Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission on Oct. 9 voted to recommend that City Council amend the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) for 401 West Edgewood Drive from low-density residential to retail and to rezone the 3.9187-acre property from Single-Family Residential to Community Shopping Center.
The City of Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission on Oct. 9 voted to recommend that City Council amend the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) for 401 West Edgewood Drive from low-density residential to retail and to rezone the 3.9187-acre property from Single-Family Residential (SFR) to Community Shopping Center (CSC).
The change to the FLUM and the zoning recommendation came after staff said the parcel sits on the border of commercial and residential uses and has a history of flip-flopping between designations. Aubrey, city staff, told commissioners the drainage district has approved a variance to allow a pump system for on-site detention to address the site’s flat topography and drainage challenges.
Commissioners discussed general fit and operating concerns. Commissioner Mann said the proposed use “fits right there” given the property’s surroundings. Commissioner Rose asked whether an indoor batting-cage tenant — mentioned by the applicant as a potential occupant — could create noise issues for nearby residents; Troy Kennedy of Kennedy Architects responded that a batting facility would be “insulated” and that the development team would provide “proper sound attenuation” if that tenant locates there.
Aubrey reminded the commission that the property would be subject to the Community Overlay District (2351) when developed; that overlay requires increased landscaping, certain building materials, underground utilities and site-plan approval and platting prior to construction.
The commission approved the FLUM amendment and the rezoning recommendation by voice votes and will forward both items to City Council for final action.
The applicant and staff said additional reviews — including final plat and site-plan review — remain before any construction can proceed, and the commission emphasized that drainage measures approved by the drainage district and the pump-detention approach must be implemented as proposed.
The commission’s recommendation does not itself change zoning; City Council must take final action on both the FLUM amendment and the zoning change.
