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Commission approves Hard Bowl Academy site‑plan amendments including live‑oak replacements and wooden dumpster enclosure
Summary
Friendswood Planning & Zoning approved three site‑plan amendments for Hard Bowl Academy at 2907 West Parkwood Ave: planting four 3‑inch live oaks as mitigation for removed cedar elms, allowing a 6‑foot wooden dumpster enclosure instead of masonry (with maintenance expectations), and accepting screening plan proposal B after debate on trees, fences and maintenance.
The Friendswood Planning & Zoning Commission on Jan. 8 approved three separate amendments to the Hard Bowl Academy site plan at 2907 West Parkwood Avenue, covering tree replacements, dumpster screening material and perimeter screening plans.
For request 1, staff said several trees required to remain during construction were removed and the applicant proposed planting four 3‑inch caliper live oaks to mitigate for removed cedar elm trees. Tommy coupon, the project construction manager, told commissioners some trees were removed to accommodate sanitary and water lines and that the replacement trees were proposed as mitigation. Commissioners reviewed spacing and species and indicated support; a motion to approve the alternative tree plan carried.
Request 2 sought permission to use a 6‑foot wooden dumpster enclosure in lieu of masonry. Aubrey (staff) noted the community overlay district typically requires screening materials to match the building and warned that wood raises long‑term maintenance questions: "The only, I guess, concern I would have with the wood is just long term maintenance. Code enforcement will make them replace it if it gets deteriorated or anything." The applicant said maintenance would be handled; commissioners approved the wooden enclosure with the expectation that it be maintained.
Request 3 presented three screening options for the east property edge: (A) rely on an existing heavy tree line as a landscape screen, (B) allow the applicant's future outfield fence to serve as the screen supplemented by trees, or (C) install an 8‑foot fence along the property line. Commissioners debated cost, future adjacent development and maintenance concerns; several expressed preference for option B as more economical and compatible with a future outfield fence. A motion to approve proposal B was made and passed.
Commissioners noted conditions they want enforced, including maintenance responsibility for wooden materials and ensuring required plantings remain consistent with the final approved plan. The approvals clear the way for the applicant to proceed with final inspections and finish site landscaping and screening work.
