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PDD OR P-MUD CONCEPT PLAN
STAFF REPORT
Project Manager: Jennifer Reeves, Staff Planner Report Date: April 20, 2006
E-mail: jreeves@cstx.gov Meeting Date: April 28, 2006
For
CASTLEGATE SECT.? (CPDD) (06-00500073)
A Concept Plan shall be required prior to any development of property zoned Planned
Development District (PDD) or Planned Mixed-Use District(P-MUD).
Zoning District: PDD - Planned Development District
Approved Land Uses: The land uses for this development is single family residential
as well as estate and patio home lots. Additional land uses include parkaland, open
space and greenways.
Location: 2270 Greens Prairie Rd west, North of Greens Prairie, west of State Highway
40.
Applicant: Wallace Phillips, Greens Prairie Investors, Ltd., property owner
Item Summary: The developer originally had planned section 7 to be developed as
Estate lots. This proposal now is to continue the single family residential development as
it has been implemented in the previous Sections of the Castlegate Subdivision.
The Planned Development District is the only available district that provides for the
meritorious modifications of the regulations.
No modifications to building setback requirements are being proposed.
(UDO standards follow in parenthesis):
Minimum lot size and dimensions:
Minimum Lot Area: 7000 SF, (5000 SF)
Minimum Lot Width: 50', (50')
Minimum Lot Depth 85', (100')
Parks and Recreation Board Recommendations: The Parks Board has previously
approved the Castlegate Master Plan for parkland dedication.
Greenways Program Manager Recommendations: The developer has also worked
with the Greenways Program Manager to finalize plans for dedicating a 5.3-acre
greenway area in another portion of Castlegate.
Administrator Recommendations: The administrator recommends approval of the
plan as submitted.
Review Criteria:
1. The proposal will constitute an environment of sustained stability and will be in
harmony with the character of the surrounding area;
2. The proposal is in conformity with the policies, goals, and objectives of the
Comprehensive Plan, and any subsequently adopted Plans, and will be consistent
with the intent and purpose of this Section;
3. The proposal is compatible with existing or permitted uses on abutting sites and will
not adversely affect adjacent development;
4. Every dwelling unit need not front on a public street but shall have access to a public
street directly or via a court, walkway, public area, or area owned by a homeowners
association;
5. The development includes provision of adequate public improvements, including, but
not limited to, parks, schools, and other public facilities;
6. The development will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, welfare, or
materially injurious to properties or improvements in the vicinity; and
7. The development will not adversely affect the safety and convenience of vehicular,
bicycle, or pedestrian circulation in the vicinity, including traffic reasonably expected
to be generated by the proposed use and other uses reasonably anticipated in the
area considering existing zoning and land uses in the area.
Minimum Requirements: Unless otherwise indicated in the approved Concept Plan, the
minimum requirements for this development shall be those stated in the Unified
Development Ordinance for R-1 Single Family.
Attachments:
1. Application
2. Concept Plan
3. (SAM) Small Area Map
4. Justification Letter for Meritorious Modifications to City Standards
STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 1
Project: CASTLEGATE SECT.7 (CPDD)—06-00500073
PLANNING
1. Per site plan check list please provide 100-year floodplain and floodway (if applicable) on or
adjacent tot he proposed site, note if there is none on the site.
2. Please identify the reserve area that runs along Greens Prairie Road on the concept plan.
Reviewed by: Jennifer Reeves Date: 04-13-06
ENGINEERING
1. No comments.
Reviewed by: Carol Cotter Date: 04-13-06
NOTE: Any changes made to the plans, that have not been requested by the City of College Station,must be explained
in your next transmittal letter and"bubbled"on your plans.Any additional changes on these plans that have not
been pointed out to the City, will constitute a completely new review. P.