HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgendaOctober 11, 2007
Regular Agenda
Rezoning for 3370 Greens Prairie Road West
To: Glenn Brown, City Manager
From: Bob Cowell, AICP, Director of Planning & Development Services
Agenda Caption: Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on a
Rezoning for 3370 Greens Prairie Road West (Preserve at Stone Creek) consisting of
approximately 188 acres from A-0, Agricultural Open to R-1, Single Family located at 3370
Greens Prairie Road West in the general area northeast of the intersection of Greens Prairie
Road West and Sweetwater Drive between Castlegate Subdivision and Sweetwater Forest
Subdivision.
Recommendation (s): The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended denial through
a failed motion for approval at their September 27 1h /meetinq. Staff recommends approval
with the condition that no residential lots be platt within 130 feet of the compressor
station.
Summary: The applicant is requesting a rezoy(ing from A-0, Agricultural Open to R-1,
Single Family Residential in order to pursue
development of a residential subdivision on
the tract. The property is adjacent to Cgate subdivision to the east (zoned PDD),
Sweetwater Forest Subdivision to thew vtl (zoned A -OR), and unplatted agricultural and
vacant property to the north.
In the southeast corner of the subject exists a petroleum compression station. Staff
recommends the establishment of a safe distance residential lots be located from the
potential hazard.
Originally, when this item was considered at the Planning and Zoning Commission on
September 20, 2007, staff recommended a radius of 600 feet. This distance is a
standardized separation from an Oil and Gas Operation to a residence as in the Ch. 4
Business Regulations, Sec. 13 Oil and Gas Regulations, G. 1. b. This ordinance primarily
guides the permitting of new oil and gas operation, and does not specifically apply to
residences locating by an existing oil and gas operation. This ordinance was simply used by
staff as guidance to quantify a separation distance to be considered with the rezoning.
Additional research following this Planning and Zoning Commission meeting more
specifically quantified the potential hazard. Staff does not believe an explosive hazard exists
with this compression station as there is not a pressurized tank on site. However, based on
this research a flammable hazard is estimated at a radius of 130 feet from the storage tank.
Staff therefore recommends that no residential lots be platted within a 130 foot radius of
the compressor station.
Budget & Financial Summary: None
Attachments:
1. Small Area Map (SAM) & Aerial
2. Rezoning Map
3. Item Background
4. Infrastructure and Facilities
5. Draft Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes, September 27, 2007
6. Ordinance