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ZONING MAP AMENDMENT (REZONING) APPLICATION
MINIMUM SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS
If a petition for rezoning is denied by the City Council, another application for rezoning shall not be filed within
a period of 180 days from the date of denial, except with permission of the Planning & Zoning Commission or
City„Council. The following items must be submitted by an established filing deadline date for consideration:
'! 'Application completed in full.
✓$500.00 application fee
Two (2) copies of a fully dimensioned map on 24" x 36" paper showing:
a. Land affected;
b. Legal description of area of proposed change;
c. Present zoning;
d. Zoning classification of all abutting land; and
All public and private rights-of-way and easements bounding and intersecting subject land.
Written legal description of subject property (metes & bounds or lot & block of subdivision, whichever is
applicable).
The Rezoning Supporting Information sheet completed in full. A CAD (dxf/dwg) or GIS (shp) digital file
may be required for more complex rezoning requests.
Date of Required Preapplication Conference:
APPLICANT'S INFORMATION:
Name: Hammond Jones Development
Street Address: 108 Wild Basin Road, Suite108 Don 0- mP��
City: Austin State: Texas Zip Code: 78746 10�a1
E-Mail Address: donh@dihammond.com 5'Z l 3
Phone Number: 512-469-5980 Fax Number: 512-469-601
PROPERTY OWNER'S INFORMATION:
Name: Linda Sue Gorzycki et al.
Street Address: 2310 Fuente Cove
City: Austin State: Texas Zip Code: 78745
E-Mail Address: woodcats@flash.net
Phone Number: 512-441-1220 Fax Number:
This property was conveyed to owner by deed dated: April 16, 1984 and recorded in Volume 672, Page 404 of
the Brazos County Deed Records.
General Location of Property: 45.1108 Acres of land located at 1300 Harvey Mitchell Parkway (FM 2818),
generally located south of and adjacent to Harvey Mitchell Parkway, between Holleman Drive West and
Luther Street West.
Address of Property: 1300 Harvey Mitchell Parkway, College Station, Texas
Legal Description: A parcel of land containing 45.1108 acres lying in the Crawford Burnett League, Tract 107,
College Station, Brazos County, Texas.
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Acreage - Total Property: 45.110' ;res
Existing Zoning: SingleFamily and Open/Agricultural Proposed Zoning: R-4 Multifamily-4--A V P 6 C?ex.\
Present Use of Property: Vacant land
Proposed Use of Property: Multifamily
REZONING SUPPORTING INFORMATION
1.) List the changed or changing conditions in the area or in the City which make this zone change
necessary.
Texas A & M University's growth has placed ever increasing demands upon the City of College Station to
provide higher density housing, specifically multifamily dwellings. Often the development of apartments
creates conflict with the owners of existing single-family dwellings in surrounding neighborhoods. It is a rare
opportunity for a city to be able to support growth in areas of high demand without disturbing the status quo of
existing neighborhoods.
Allowing for the construction of multi-family, student oriented housing on the north side of the 1300 block of
Harvey Mitchell will address the current and future needs for student housing without creating additional traffic
problems or encroaching on existing businesses and neighborhoods.
2.) Indicate whether or not this zone change is in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan. If it is not,
explain why the Plan is incorrect.
This zoning change is not in accordance with the comprehensive Plan. Since 1997, when the current Land
Use Plan was adopted, the City of College Station has seen its population increase by 40%, and its actual size
increase by 4,000 acres. The private sector has responded to this growth with a great deal of new
development, and so in the last 10 years we have seen how development patterns have actually occurred, and
whether those patterns comply with the Land Use Plan. For the most part, growth has mirrored the Plan.
However, one area in which the Plan failed to meet its goals is in the area south of Texas A&M and west of
Wellborn. The area immediately east of Wellborn (and south of Texas A&M) has always been a mixture of
single and multifamily residential heavily populated by college students. Prior to 1997, very little new housing
for college students had been built in the previous 20 years, mostly because of the difficulty in obtaining
financing for student-oriented dwellings, as well as the perception by the development community that
students were happy to live in older, substandard housing because it was inexpensive.
All of that changed in the middle to late 1990's. Developers began to realize that students of the day had
grown up in vastly different conditions than themselves and consequently, they were (and are) a much more
discerning consumer than the student of yesteryear. They are now accustomed to having their own bedroom
and bathroom, and they expect amenities such as pools, computer labs, tanning beds, exercise facilities and
game rooms. Further, they are willing to pay a premium for this type of life-style. Upon this realization, the
private sector responded by developing a flurry of upscale apartment communities designed specifically for
college students, and almost all of these new communities extend south from the University (George Bush
Drive) and west of Wellborn. The Subject site is literally an extension of this pattern of growth.
Thus, it is easy to see why, in 1996-97, City Planners felt the Subject site seemed a good area to encourage
industrial development given its fairly isolated location, its frontage on a major highway, and its proximity to the
airport. However, since the implementation of the Land Use Plan, market forces have transformed this area
into an area of college student living, so that it is now populated almost exclusively with the following land
uses: 1) University-owned land, 2) student populated residential, and 3) small retail geared toward students.
As an example, the land directly across the street from the Subject site is used as student apartments and
small retail.
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3.) List any other reasons to su —irt this zone change.
This property has unique geological and ecological features which will not likely be compatible with other types
of development. Approximately 50% of the 45 acre tract cannot be developed because of creeks and flood
plains. The creeks and flood plains meander through the property in such a manner as to divide the tract into
irregularly shaped parcels. Multifamily housing will allow development of the tract with minimal disturbance of
these ecologically sensitive areas.
The applicant has prepared this application and supporting information and certifies that the facts
stated herein and exhibits attached hereto are true and correct. IF APPLICATION IS FILED BY
ANYONE OTHER THAN THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, APPLICATION MUST BE
ACCOMPANIED BY A POWER OF ATTORNEY STATEMENT FROM THE OWNER.
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Signature of owner (or age t olo applicant Date
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