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Jennifer Prochazka - Re: Comprehensive Plan Amendment
From: "Mac Jones" <mjones@hammondjones.com>
To: "Jennifer Prochazka" <JProchazka@cstx.gov>
Date: 5/10/2006 4:22 PM
Subject: Re: Comprehensive Plan Amendment
CC: "Don Hammond" <dhammond@hammondjones.com>
Jennifer,
We do wish to proceed with our request to the Planning and Zoning Commission. Per our conversation
Tuesday, we will be prepared and in attendance for the June 15th P&Z Meeting.
Regards,
Mac Jones
Original Message
From: Jennifer Prochazka
To: mjones(a�hammondjones.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 11:37 AM
Subject: Comprehensive Plan Amendment
Hi Mac,
attached is the letter regarding what we discussed on the phone this morning. Per our conversation, you wish
to proceed with your CPA application. Please respond to this email to verify. Thanks!
Jennifer Prochazka, AICP
Senior Planner
Dept. of Planning & Development Services
City of College Station
tel.: 979.764.3570
fax: 979.764.3496
www.cstx.gov
College Station. Heart of the Research Valley.
file://C:\Documents and Settings\jflanery\Local Settings\Temp\XPGrpWise\44621331 City ... 5/11/2006
Hammond Jones Comprehensive Plan Amendment (06-87)
This request is for an amendment to the land use plan portion of the
Comprehensive Plan for the property located on the south side of
Harvey Mitchell Parkway between Holleman Drive West and Luther
Street West. The property is currently vacant.
REQUEST: You can see on the screen that there is a considerable
amount of floodplain throughout the property. The Land Use Plan
currently designates these areas as Floodplain & Streams (green).
The applicant does not propose to amend these areas.
The current land use plan shows the areas surrounding the floodpain
as Industrial R&D. The proposed land uses are residential
attached (brown orange) for a multi-family development and
regional retailjorrommercial development.
Planning & Zoning Commission Recommendation: The Planning
& Zoning Commission recommended approval of the proposal with
the exception of the area shown as regional retail...they
recommended that that area also be shown for residential attached.
(PZ recommendation on screen). O( ,ip
Because thurco ndi perty is all comp planned as Industrij
Spiot--
R&D, roV_the surrounding arealo Co-
determine the most appropriate land uses for this area as a whole.
As you are all aware, we are in th%be IhA bAgifinVg stages of updating the
entire Comprehensive Plan.`'`1' is up a e will be the first holistic
review of the Plan since its adoption in 1997, and it is anticipated that
there will be substantial changes to the Land Use Plan.
With that being said, Staff is recommending denial of this request
because we have not studied how this amendment may affect the
land use on surrounding properties, and feel that a study of that
nature may be unnecessarylecause of the impending update to the
Comp Plan and the need to look at the land use plan more
holistically. V/
**With that being said, I would like to offer some direction to the
Council if you wish to consider this request.
In regards to the Residential-Attached, the City's Development
Policies state that multi-family should be coupled with open-space to
soften the visual impact; mal feel the location of the existing
Floodplain / Streams accomplishes the objectives. In addition, the
property is in close proximity to the Universit cAVA U. his dei e
cuttuciA
for Multi-family housing. 1- 0466 l n
-� mo t'
The proposed Regional Retail area is two acres in siz nd ranges
between 100 and 200 feet in depth. This is considered strip
commercial. sof strip commercial may be
congested traffic conditions and a reduced aesthetic appeal. Our
policy is that general commercial have a depth of at least 400 feet.
In addition, commercial properties should be located at points of
greatest access - which are thoroughfare intersections. There are no
streets intersecting with Harvey Mitchell Parkway in this area.
Generally, a commercial property of this size may be more
appropriately designated as Neighborhood Retail.
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Jennifer Prochazka - Re: Comprehensive Plan Amendment
From: "Mac Jones" <mjones@hammondjones.com>
To: "Jennifer Prochazka" <JProchazka@cstx.gov>
Date: 5/10/2006 4:22 PM
Subject: Re: Comprehensive Plan Amendment
CC: "Don Hammond" <dhammond@hammondjones.com>
Jennifer,
We do wish to proceed with our request to the Planning and Zoning Commission. Per our conversation
Tuesday, we will be prepared and in attendance for the June 15th P&Z Meeting.
Regards,
Mac Jones
Original Message
From: Jennifer Prochazka
To: mjones(a�hammondjones.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 11:37 AM
Subject: Comprehensive Plan Amendment
Hi Mac,
attached is the letter regarding what we discussed on the phone this morning. Per our conversation, you wish
to proceed with your CPA application. Please respond to this email to verify. Thanks!
Jennifer Prochazka, AICP
Senior Planner
Dept. of Planning & Development Services
City of College Station
tel.: 979.764.3570
fax: 979.764.3496
www.cstx.gov
College Station. Heart of the Research Valley.
file://C:\Documents and Settings\jflanery\Local Settings\Temp\XPGrpWise\44621331 City ... 5/11/2006
Hammond Jones Comprehensive Plan Amendment (06-87)
This request is for an amendment to the land use plan portion of the
Comprehensive Plan for the property located on the south side of
Harvey Mitchell Parkway between Holleman Drive West and Luther
Street West. The property is currently vacant.
REQUEST: You can see on the screen that there is a considerable
amount of floodplain throughout the property. The Land Use Plan
currently designates these areas as Floodplain & Streams (green).
The applicant does not propose to amend these areas.
The current land use plan shows the areas surrounding the floodpain
as Industrial R&D. The proposed land uses are residential
attached (brown orange) for a multi-family development and
regional retailjorrommercial development.
Planning & Zoning Commission Recommendation: The Planning
& Zoning Commission recommended approval of the proposal with
the exception of the area shown as regional retail...they
recommended that that area also be shown for residential attached.
(PZ recommendation on screen). O( ,ip
Because thurco ndi perty is all comp planned as Industrij
Spiot--
R&D, roV_the surrounding arealo Co-
determine the most appropriate land uses for this area as a whole.
As you are all aware, we are in th%be IhA bAgifinVg stages of updating the
entire Comprehensive Plan.`'`1' is up a e will be the first holistic
review of the Plan since its adoption in 1997, and it is anticipated that
there will be substantial changes to the Land Use Plan.
With that being said, Staff is recommending denial of this request
because we have not studied how this amendment may affect the
land use on surrounding properties, and feel that a study of that
nature may be unnecessarylecause of the impending update to the
Comp Plan and the need to look at the land use plan more
holistically. V/
**With that being said, I would like to offer some direction to the
Council if you wish to consider this request.
In regards to the Residential-Attached, the City's Development
Policies state that multi-family should be coupled with open-space to
soften the visual impact; mal feel the location of the existing
Floodplain / Streams accomplishes the objectives. In addition, the
property is in close proximity to the Universit cAVA U. his dei e
cuttuciA
for Multi-family housing. 1- 0466 l n
-� mo t'
The proposed Regional Retail area is two acres in siz nd ranges
between 100 and 200 feet in depth. This is considered strip
commercial. sof strip commercial may be
congested traffic conditions and a reduced aesthetic appeal. Our
policy is that general commercial have a depth of at least 400 feet.
In addition, commercial properties should be located at points of
greatest access - which are thoroughfare intersections. There are no
streets intersecting with Harvey Mitchell Parkway in this area.
Generally, a commercial property of this size may be more
appropriately designated as Neighborhood Retail.
Hammond Jones Comprehensive Plan Amendment (06-87)
This item is for an amendment to the land use plan portion of the
Comprehensive Plan.
As you are all aware, we are in the beginning stages of updating the
Comprehensive Plan. This update will be the first holistic review of
the Plan since its adoption in 1997, and it is anticipated that there will
be substantial changes to the Land Use Plan.
Because the surrounding property is all comp planned as Industrial
R&D, staff would recommend studying the surrounding area to
determine the most appropriate land uses for this area. But, because
of the impending update, we believe that we should not undertake
any land use plan studiesjother than the applications that we
have already begun1without the benefit of looking at the City as a
whole. Sn01-4.4:6Cu.-+Atm I *VA 4-Ut ht.
**With tha ging said,'*t wo d like to offer some direction to
the Commission if you wish to consider this request.
The property is located on the south side of Harvey Mitchell Parkway
between Holleman Drive West and Luther Street West and is
currently vacant.
As previously stated, the surrounding property is shown for Industrial.
The lar•a property,to the south is owned Texas A&M University
f , P
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floodplain through•ut the property. The Land Use Plan currently
designates these areas as Floodplain / Streams. The applicant does
not propose to amend these areas.
The proposed land uses are residential attached for a multi-family
development and regional retail for commercial development.
In regards to the Residential Attached, the City's Development
Policies state that multi-fami should be coupled with open-space to
soften the visual impact; v feel the location of the existing
Floodplain / Streams accomplishes these objectives.
The proposed Regional Retail area is two acres in size and ranges
between 100 and 200 feet in depth. This is considered strip
commercial. Our policy is that general commercial have a depth of at
least 400 feet.
In general, The effects of strip commercial may be congested traffic
conditions, higher accident rates, a reduction in the carrying capacity
of streets and a reduced aesthetic appeal.
In addition, commercial properties should be located at points of
greatest access - which are thoroughfare interstections. There are no
streets intersecting with Harvey Mitchell Parkway in this area.
Generally, a commercial property of this size may be more
appropriately designated as Neighborhood Retail.
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Mr. Mac Jones
Hammond Jones Development
108 Wild Basin, Ste.205
Austin,Texas 78746
Dear Mr. Jones:
This letter is to inform you that I am in receipt of your application for an amendment to the
Comprehensive Plan (Land Use Plan) for the property located along the southern side of Harvey
Mitchell Parkway(FM 2818), in College Station.
As you may already be aware, the City of College Station has begun the process of updating its
Comprehensive Plan. Because this update will be the first holistic review of the Comprehensive Plan
since its adoption in 1997, it is anticipated that there will be substantial changes to the Land Use Plan.
Because of the impending update, staff will recommend to the Planning &Zoning Commission and City
Council that there not be any ad hoc changes to the plan at this time.
Your application did meet all minimum submittal requirements, and so you may proceed forward with
your request to the Planning & Zoning Commission and City Council if you wish. Again, staff will
recommend to the Commission and Council that no changes be made until the City's Land Use Plan
can be studied as a whole.
Please contact me at 979.764.3570 to let me know if you wish to proceed with your application. Thank
you!
Sincerely,
J ni er Prochazka,AICP
Senior Planner
cc: Case File#06-87
P.O.BOX 9960•1101 TEXAS AVENUE
COLLEGE STATION •TEXAS•77842
979.764.3570
www.cstx.gov
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512/441-1220
512/495-6300 (work)
512/657-3041 (cell)
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May 1, 2006
VIA FAX TO 979-764-3496
Ms. Jennifer Prochazka
City of College Station
Planning &Development Services
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station,TX 77842
Re: Proposed Development, 1450 Harvey Mitchell Parkway, College Station,Texas
Dear Ms. Prochazka:
My sisters, Diane Gorzycki and Donna Gorzycki Livingston, and I own the
property referenced above. Hammond Jones Real Estate Development is making
application for a Comprehensive Plan Amendment for the proposed development of the
property, and my sisters and I support that application completely.
Please feel free to contact me or our real estate agent Fain McDougal
(979/764-4000) with any questions you may have about the property. We will be very
happy to help in any way possible. Thank you.
Sincerely,
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c: Diane Gorzycki
Donna Gorzycki Livingston
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TRANSMITTAL
Date: April 21,2006
To: City of College Station From: Jamie Crawley
POBOX 9960
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station,TX 77842
Attn: Jennifer Prochazka,AICP
Project No: 6025
Re: Exhibit for Comprehensive Plan cc: Ron Pope, Don Hammond
Copies Date Description
2 04/21/06 24x36 exhibit for Comprehensive Plan Ammendment Application
❑ For Approval 0 For Your Use 0 As Requested ® For Review and Comment
Remarks: Jennifer,
Please find enclosed two copies of the 24x36 exhibit for the Hammond Jones
Development's Comprehensive Plan Ammendment application.The additional
application materials have been forwarded in a separate package for your review and
use.
Thank you,
Jamie Crawley,Assoc.AIA