February 11, 2003

Nassau Bay City Council

Nassau Bay City Council voted 5-1, with David Braun opposed, to amend the ordinance regulating fence heights in Swan Lagoon.  The change, which had been recommended by the Nassau Bay Planning Commission, requires any new repair of more than 50 percent of a residential fence to meet the new height requirement of 8.5 feet.

Braun expressed concern that the ordinance needs more specifications regarding construction material, color, and other visual details.  “I don’t think we went far enough.”

Planning Commission Chair Roscoe Lee explained that image specifications would not be easy to develop.  

“I understand the concern, but I think it’s going to be a challenge,” Lee said.  “It’s very difficult for the city to impose aesthetic constraints.”

“I think this is the right thing to do,” Mayor Phil Johnson said.

All other votes were unanimous.

The city council deferred action on the second reading of an ordinance amending parking codes until the next meeting.

The city council voted to call the May 3 municipal election.

The city council approved an agreement with Harris County Commissioners Court providing for the adoption of an Interjurisdictional Comprehensive All Hazard Mitigation Plan.

The city council voted to support the Clear Creek Watershed Steering Committee's to request to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for funds for flood insurance rate map updating and remapping in Fort Bend, Brazoria, and Galveston Counties.

The city council voted to adopt the 2000 Edition of the International Energy Conservation Code.

All other agenda items were approved.

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