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CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
REZONING REQUEST
FOR
3501-3535 LONGMIRE DRIVE (07-00500204)
REQUEST: C-2 Commercial-Industrial to C-1 General Commercial
SCALE: 3.331 acres
LOCATION: Lot 1, Block 2 of L.O. Ball Memorial Subdivision, Phase II
APPLICANTS: Dan Muniza, CA New Plan Asset Partnership, Owner
PROJECT MANAGER: Crissy Hartl, Staff Planner
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NOTIFICATIONS
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Advertised Commission Hearing Date: 10-04-07
Advertised Council Hearing Dates: 10-25-07
The following neighborhood organizations that are registered with the City of College Station's
Neighborhood Services have received a courtesy letter of notification of this public hearing:
None—no neighborhood association in immediate vicinity.
Property owner notices mailed: 13
Contacts in support: 0
Contacts in opposition: 0
Inquiry contacts: 2
ADJACENT LAND USES
Direction Comprehensive Zoning Land Use
Plan
North Retail Regional C-2 Wolf Creek Carwash
and Wells Fargo
South Retail Regional C-1 Vacant property
East Retail Regional C-1 State Highway 6 and
vacant property
McDonald's,
West Retail Regional C-2 and C-1 shopping center, and
vacant property
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY
Annexation: 1982
Zoning: A-O to C-2 in 1982
Final Plat: 2002
Site development: Commercial retail center(Rock Prairie Crossing)
REVIEW CRITERIA
1. Consistency with the Comprehensive Plan: The Comprehensive Land Use Plan
identifies this area as Retail Regional. The subject property was rezoned from A-O
Agricultural-Open to C-2 General Commercial in 1982. The zoning ordinance at that
time permitted all C-1 uses, including shopping centers, to also locate in the C-2 zoning
district. When the Unified Development Ordinance was adopted in 2003, most C-1 uses,
including shopping centers, were removed from those permitted in C-2 meaning the
existing shopping center a legal non-conforming use on the property. The applicant is
now interested in rectifying the non-conforming use by rezoning the property to C-1.
The property has frontage on State Highway 6, a Highway/Freeway and Rock Prairie, a
Major Arterial, Longmire Drive, a Major Collector, and Birmingham Drive, a Minor
Collector, as designated by the City's Thoroughfare Plan. Access is currently provided
from all streets listed above.
2. Compatibility with the present zoning and conforming uses of nearby property
and with the character of the neighborhood: The development pattern of the area
surrounding the subject property is largely commercial, including retail, banks, offices
and health facilities. These uses are allowed in C-1 and are consistent and compatible
with the shopping center. The current zoning of C-2 allows for more industrial retail
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development, which would be inconsistent with the majority of the conforming uses in
the area.
3. Suitability of the property affected by the amendment for uses permitted by the
district that would be made applicable by the proposed amendment: The area is
largely planned for retail sales and services, and shopping centers. The property is
suitable for general commercial uses.
4. Suitability of the property affected by the amendment for uses permitted by the
district applicable to the property at the time of the proposed amendment: The
subject property was rezoned from A-O Agricultural-Open to C-2 General Commercial in
1982. The zoning ordinance at that time permitted all C-1 uses, which included
shopping centers, to also locate in the C-2 zoning district. In 2001, the Rock Prairie
Crossing center was developed as a permitted use. When the Unified Development
Ordinance was adopted in 2003, retail centers over 50,000 square feet were not
permitted in C-2 meaning the existing shopping center a legal non-conforming use on
the property. The applicant is now interested in rectifying the non-conforming use by
rezoning the property to C-1.
5. Marketability of the property affected by the amendment for uses permitted by the
district applicable to the property at the time of the proposed amendment:
Because the use on the subject property is a legal non-conforming use, the development
would not be able to rebuild to its current use should it be demolished or damaged by a
natural disaster. Rezoning the property to C-1 will give the property owners the ability to
rebuild as a shopping center.
6. Availability of water, wastewater, stormwater, and transportation facilities
generally suitable and adequate for the proposed use: The existing infrastructure
and utilities are adequate to support the shopping center use and any future uses of this
scale. No additional infrastructure is required for this development.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
As the Comprehensive Plan identifies this area for Retail Regional, which includes large scale
retail development, and as the request for C-1 General Commercial is consistent with the area
development and existing improvements, Staff recommends approval.
SUPPORTING MATERIALS
1. Application
2. Rezoning map (provided in packet)
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