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Home My WebLink Aboutminutes MINUTES Regular Meeting Planning and Zoning Commission Thursday, June 1, 2006, at 7:00 p.m. Holy Cross Lutheran Church 1200 Foxfire Drive 41/°I1411111114 College Station, Texas CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Planning e3'Development Services COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Acting Chairman Bill Davis, Ken Reynolds, Harold Strong, Dennis Christiansen and Marsha Sanford. COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Scott Shafer and John Nichols. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Councilmen Ben White and Ron Gay. CITY STAFF PRESENT: Staff Planners Lindsay Boyer, Jennifer Reeves and Crissy Hartl, Senior Planners Jennifer Prochazka and Trey Fletcher, Planning Administrator Molly Hitchcock, Transportation Planner Ken Fogle, Assistant City Engineer Alan Gibbs, Graduate Civil Engineers Carol Cotter and Josh Norton, Acting Director Lance Simms, Staff Assistant Lisa Lindgren, Assistant City Attorney Carla Robinson, Director of Parks and Recreation Steve Beachy, Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation Ric Ploeger, Acting Assistant City Manager Mark Smith, Director of City Communications Becky Nugent and Broadcast Media Specialist Mark Beal. 1. Call meeting to order. Acting Chairman Bill Davis called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. 2. Hear Citizens. No one spoke during this item. Consent Agenda. 3.1 Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Final Plat - Residential for Edelweiss Gartens Phase 12 consisting of 24 lots on 8.19 acres located at Oldenburg Lane north east of Wellborn Road and State Highway 40. Case #06- 500092 (JR/JN) 3.2 Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Final Plat for Las Palomas consisting of 27 lots on 8.79 acres located in the general vicinity of the intersection at Cain Road and Jones-Butler Road in the City's Extra-territorial Jurisdiction. Case#06-500037 (CH/JN) P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes June 1, 2006 Page 1 of 5 f 3.3 Consideration, discussion and possible action on meeting minutes. ❖ November 3, 2005 —Regular Meeting Minutes • February 2, 2006— Workshop Meeting Minutes ❖ February 2, 2006—Regular Meeting Minutes ❖ February 16, 2006—Workshop Meeting Minutes ❖ February 16, 2006—Regular Meeting Minutes ❖ May 4, 2006—Workshop Meeting Minutes ❖ May 4, 2006—Regular Meeting Minutes ❖ May 18, 2006—Workshop Meeting Minutes ❖ May 18, 2006—Regular Meeting Minutes Commissioner Strong motioned to approve the Consent Agenda. Commissioner Reynolds seconded the motion, motion passed (5-0). Regular Agenda. 4. Consideration, discussion and possible action on a request for absence from a meeting. ❖ Ken Reynolds—May 18, 2006—Workshop & Regular Meeting Commissioner Sanford motioned to approve the absence request. Commissioner Christiansen seconded the motion,motion passed (5-0). 5. Consideration, discussion, and possible action on items removed from the Consent Agenda by Commission action. No items were removed from the Consent Agenda. 6. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on Variance Requests to the Subdivision Regulations, Sections 12-I.5 Half-Streets, 12-K.1 General, 12-J.2 Utility Easements, 12- R.3 Sanitary Sewer Master Plan, and Section 15 Ownership, and presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Preliminary Plat for Williams Creek Phases 5, 6 and 7 consisting of 47 lots on 116.15 acres located at 9500 Rock Prairie Road at the south east corner of Greens Prairie and Rock Prairie Road. Case#06-500089 (JR/CC) Jennifer Reeves, Staff Planner, presented the Variance Requests and Preliminary Plat and stated that it is in compliance with the Comprehensive Plan and that no phone calls were received. Commissioner Christiansen motioned to approve the Variance Requests as submitted. Commissioner Strong seconded the motion, motion passed (5-0). P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes June 1, 2006 Page 2 of 5 Commissioner Sanford motioned to approve the Preliminary Plat as submitted. Commissioner Christiansen seconded the motion, motion passed (5-0). 7. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Rezoning from A-O Agricultural Open to A-P Administrative Professional for Harvey Hillsides, Block 1, Lot 31 consisting of 0.69 acres located at 3970 Harvey Road, generally located between Pamela Lane and Marcy Lane. Case#06-500093 (TF) Trey Fletcher, Senior Planner, presented the Rezoning and recommended denial. John Vilas, 15 Ranchero, College Station, Texas. Mr. Vilas spoke in favor of the Rezoning. Tony Hung, 30 Marcy Lane, College Station, Texas. Mr. Hung spoke in opposition of the Rezoning. Brady Brittain, 3001 Durango, College Station, Texas. Mr. Brittain spoke in favor of the rezoning. Commissioner Christiansen motioned to recommend denial of the Rezoning. Commissioner Strong seconded the motion, motion failed (2-3). Commissioners Christiansen and Strong were in favor of the denial; Commissioner Reynolds, Davis and Sanford opposed the denial. Commissioner Reynolds motioned to approve the Rezoning. Commissioner Sanford seconded the motion, motion passed (3-2). Commissioners Reynolds, Sanford and Davis were in favor of the motion. Commissioners Strong and Christiansen were in opposition of the motion. 8. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on an amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance, Section 3.1 General Approval Procedures related to specific notice requirements. Case#05-500023 (TF) Trey Fletcher, Senior Planner, presented the amendment regarding General Approval Procedures. Commissioner Sanford motioned to approve the amendment as presented for Section 3.1 General Approval Procedures. Commissioner Christiansen seconded the motion, motion passed (5-0). 9. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Comprehensive Plan Amendment request for the area generally located east of and adjacent to State Highway 6, north of Woodcreek Subdivision, south of Emerald Parkway, and west of Foxfire Subdivision, from Regional Retail, Industrial R&D, and Single-Family Medium Density, to Regional Retail, Industrial R&D, Institutional, Office, and Planned Development. Case#05-500044 (JP) P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes June 1, 2006 Page 3 of 5 Jennifer Prochazka, Senior Planner, presented the Comprehensive Plan Amendment request from Regional Retail, Industrial R&D, and Single-Family Medium Density, to Regional Retail, Industrial R&D, Institutional, Office, and Planned Development. Ken Fogle, Transportation Planner, also gave a presentation regarding traffic issues for the item. Chuck Ellison, 302 Holleman Drive East, Suite 76, College Station, Texas. Mr. Ellison spoke in favor of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment. Lawrence Stewart, 8710 Greenleaf Drive, College Station, Texas; Wayne Rife, 9255 Brookwater Circle, College Station, Texas; Bill Stockton, 9220 Brookwater Circle, College Station, Texas; Alton Rogers, 9313 Stonebridge Drive, College Station, Texas; David George, 1505 Foxfire, College Station, Texas; Dirk Hays, 8800 Sandstone, College Station, Texas; Janet Kountakis, 9309 Lake Forest Court South, College Station, Texas; Don Hillriegel, 87045 Appomattox Drive, College Station, Texas; Ann Hazen, 1309 Wilshire, College Station, Texas; Patricia Startzman, 2009 Oakwood Trail, College Station, Texas; Kay Youngblood, 2184 Harley, College Station, Texas; Terry Raines, 1307 Essex Green Drive, College Station, Texas; Dick Startzman, 2009 Oakwood Trail, College Station, Texas; Susan Edmission, 1003 Falcon Circle, College Station, Texas; Kim Feldman, 8502 Amethyst Court, College Station, Texas; Douglas Slack, 2301 Ferguson Circle, College Station, Texas; Karen Rabroker, 8713 Sandstone, College Station, Texas; and Dennis Christiansen, 2513 Faulkner, College Station, Texas. These citizens spoke in reference to the Comprehensive Plan Amendment and few of them spoke in opposition. The majority of the concerns regarding the item were the issues dealing with traffic, access and connectivity. At this time Commissioners called upon a few of the citizens and Transportation Planner Ken Fogle to answer questions. Commissioner Reynolds motioned to table the matter and initiate a review of alternatives mentioned this evening to be brought in front of the Commission at the first P&Z meeting in August 2006. Commissioner Strong seconded the motion, motion passed (4-0). Commissioner Christiansen recused himself from the item; Commissioners Strong, Reynolds,Davis and Sanford were in favor of the motion. 10. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion of a rezoning for 18.9 acres, generally located to the east of and adjacent to State Highway 6, north of Woodcreek Drive, west of Woodcreek & Foxfire subdivisions, and south of Technology Drive, from A-O Agricultural-Open and R-1 Single-Family Residential to A-P Administrative Professional. Case#05-500073 (JP) This item was not heard due to the Comprehensive Plan Amendment being tabled • until the August 2006 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes June 1, 2006 Page 4 of 5 11. Adjourn. Commissioner Strong motioned to adjourn. Commissioner Sanford seconded the motion, motion passed (4-0). Commissioner Sanford, Davis, Reynolds and Strong voted in favor of the motion; Commissioner Christiansen did not vote. Approved: 41111P .E611/ Scott Shafer, Chairman Planning and Zoning Commission Attest: Lisa Lindgren, Staff Assis t Planning and Development Services P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes June 1, 2006 Page 5 of 5