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Home My WebLink Aboutcorrespondence (*If" CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Planning 6 Development Services 1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box 9960 College Station,Texas 77842 Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496 MEMORANDUM April 21,2006 TO: Jeff Reed,Hughes-Southwest Surveying,Co via fax #281.496.997-7" q FROM: Crissy Hartl,Staff Planner SUBJECT: PLAZAS AT ROCK PRAIRIE (PP) -Preliminary Plat Staff reviewed the above-mentioned preliminary plat as requested. The following page is a list of staff review comments detailing items that need to be addressed. If all comments have been addressed and the following information submitted by Monday, May 1, 10:00 a.m., your project will be placed on the next available Planning and Zoning Commission meeting scheduled for May 18, 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 1101 Texas Avenue. Two (2) 24"x 36"copies of the revised preliminary plat; Upon receipt of the required documents for the Planning & Zoning meeting, your project will be considered formally filed with the City of College Station. Please note that if all comments have not been addressed, your project will be pulled from the scheduled Planning & Zoning Commission agenda. Your project may be placed on a future agenda once all the revisions have been made and the appropriate fees paid. Onceyour item has been scheduled for the P&Z meeting, the agenda and staff report can be accessed at the following web site on Monday the week of the P&Z meeting. http:// .cstx.gov/home/index.asp7page=2481. If you have any questions or need additional information,please call me at 979.764.3570. Attachments: Staff review comments cc: The Plazas at Rock Prairie Ltd,./ ��0. �y �U( . 3 f'• �5 ag 1117 Eldridge Parkway �"� Houston,TX 77077 Case file#06-00500074 Home of Texas A&M University June 27, 2006 Will Ogilvie Vice President/Development Vista Equities Group, Inc. 1117 Eldridge Parkway Houston,Texas 77077 Re: Plazas at Rock Prairie - Right-of-Way Dedication Dear Mr. Ogilvie: We received your letter dated June 13, 2006 regarding the right-of-way dedication along Rock Prairie Road, adjacent to the proposed Plazas at Rock Prairie development. Based on ipectiorr§212.904 of the Local Government Code, the City can require that a developer bear a portion of the costs of municipal infrastructure improvements as long as those costs are roughly proportionate to the proposed development. I will be working with our Legal Department on a more specific response to your letter. In the mean time, if you have any questions or comments,please feel free to contact me. Sincerely, Kendall Fogle, P.E. Transportation Planner cc: Carla Robinson, Assistant City Attorney Lance Simms,Acting Director of Planning and Development Services 1117 Eldridae Parkway Hausiwn, lei'aa 77077 (281)531-5300 (281) 531-8528 FAX • • June 13, 2006 Via email: lboyer@cstx.gov City of College Station Planning and Development Services Department 1101 Texas Ave. College Station, TX 77840 To Whom It May Concern: In December 2005, we purchased 2 adjacent parcels of land on the northeast corner of Rock Prairie Rd. and State Highway 6 for the sole purpose of developing a shopping center on the site. As we proceeded with our pre-development plans, we were able to successfully have a portion of one of the tracts re-zoned to Commercial in January 2006. Immediately thereafter, we initiated the process of having the two tracts re-platted due to the fact that we had purchased them from 2 different owners. We have been informed by the city that our re-plat will not be approved and thus we will not be granted a building permit, due to the City of College Station's plans to classify Rock Prairie Road as a major arterial. We have been told that as a condition to plat approval and ultimately the issuance of a building permit, we will be required to dedicate 15 feet of additional right away along Rock Prairie Road to accommodate the future expansion. Although we would prefer not to dedicate the 15 feet of Right of Way altogether, we do not feel that the city has the right to demand the dedication without just compensation. The attempt to do so violates both Article I, Section 17 of the Texas Constitution and The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution,both of which require payment for taking of private property for public use. Furthermore, the city's act to take the land is contrary to Building Successful Relationships Since 1985 1117 Fidridge Parkway Houston, Texas 77077 (281)531-5300 (281)531-852B FAX the holdings of City of Houston vs. Kolb, The State of Texas vs. Biggar, and finally the ruling of the Supreme Court of the United States in Dolan vs. Tigard. In conclusion, we would like to cooperate with the City's ultimate thoroughfare plans, but we do not intend to do so without just compensation for the taking of our private property. Sincerely, Will Ogilvie—Vice President/Development Vista Equities Group, Inc General Partner of The Plazas at Rock Prairie Road, Ltd. Cc: Kendall Fogle March 13,2006 HERMAN KLEEREKOPER ATTN:MR J K HOLLAND CPA 3000 BRIARCREST DR STE 512 BRYAN,TX 77802-3000 Dear Property Owner, The City of College Station Planning&Development Services Department is working on an update to the City's Thoroughfare Plan in the State Highway 6/ Rock Prairie Road / Greens Prairie Road triangle. The proposed changes include classifying Rock Prairie Road as a major arterial, aligning the proposed Barron Road east of SH 6 with the existing Barron Road west of SH 6, and adding some minor collectors in the planned residential areas. As a property owner, you are invited to an Open House to meet with City Staff about the changes, and provide input on the amendment. This meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the City of College Station Conference Center(Room 102),located at 1300 George Bush Drive in College Station. For additional information please contact me or Lindsay Boyer by phone (979.764.3570) or e-mail (kfogle@cstx.gov or lboyer@cstx.gov). Thank you for your interest and we look forward to seeing you on March 28th. Sincerely, Kendall Fogle Transportation Planner cc: Lindsay Boyer June 27, 2006 Will Ogilvie Vice President/Development Vista Equities Group, Inc. 1117 Eldridge Parkway Houston,Texas 77077 Re: Plazas at Rock Prairie - Right-of-Way Dedication Dear Mr. Ogilvie: We received your letter dated June 13, 2006 regarding the right-of-way dedication along Rock Prairie Road, adjacent to the proposed Plazas at Rock Prairie development. Based on §212.904 of the Local Government Code, the City can require that a developer bear a portion of the costs of municipal infrastructure improvements as long as those costs are roughly proportionate to the proposed development. I will be working with our Legal Department on a more specific response to your letter. In the mean time, if you have any questions or comments,please feel free to contact me. Sincerely, Kendall Fogle,P.E. Transportation Planner cc: Carla Robinson, Assistant City Attorney Lance Simms, Acting Director of Planning and Development Services Crissy Hartl, Staff Planner CITY OF COLLEGE TATIOI� Dear Mr. Ogilvie: We received your letter dated June 13, 2006 regarding the right-of-way dedication along Rock Prairie Road, adjacent to the proposed Plazas at Rock Prairie development. Based on§212.904 of the Local Government Code, the City can require that a developer bear a portion of the costs of municipal infrastructure improvements as long as those costs are roughly proportionate to the proposed development. I will be working with our Legal Department on a more specific response to your letter. In the mean time, if you have any questions or comments,please feel free to contact me. Sincerely, Kendall Fogle,P.E. Transportation Planner cc: Carla Robinson, Assistant City Attorney Lance Simms, Acting Director of Planning and Development Services Crissy Hartl, Staff Planner