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Project Manager: Jennifer Prochazka, AICP, Sr. Planner Report Date: July 9, 2007
Email: jprochazka@cstx.gov Meeting Date: July 19, 2007
Project Number: 07-00500107
Item: Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Vacating Plat and Final Plat for
Williams Creek Phase 5, consisting of 19 lots on 28.8 acres, and generally located southeast of
the intersection of William D. Fitch Parkway and Rock Prairie Road.
Applicant: Joe & Janet Johnson, Property Owners
Staff Recommendations: Staff recommends approval of the vacating and final plat.
Item Summary: The applicant is requesting to vacate Williams Creek Phase 5, filed for record
in January 2007, and to create a new final plat for Williams Creek Phase 5, in order to remove a
portion of one lot from the subdivision. The applicant has proposed to reconfigure Lots 1 & 2,
Block 7 in order to create one larger lot and leave a portion of Lot 2 unplatted that will be
included in a future adjacent phase. All other lots in the subdivision will remain as they are
currently platted.
In order to remove land from a subdivision, the Local Government Code requires that the entire
plat be vacated and that all property owners within the subdivision sign the document prior to
recordation.
The Preliminary Plat for phases 5, 6 and 7 was approved with a number of variances from
Section 12, regarding rural subdivisions within the City Limits. The variances that were
approved are as follows:
• Section 12-1.5 Half Streets —The Subdivision Regulations prohibit the platting of half
streets. However, in this case the existing Rock Prairie Road is covered by an
easement and the public currently has use of the entire roadway. This development will
dedicate half of the ROW for a Major Collector.
• 12-J.2 Utility Easements - The Subdivision Regulations require a minimum 20-foot
Public Utility Easement. The applicant is reducing this width to 15 feet.
• 12-R.3 Sanitary Sewer Master Plan —The Subdivision Regulations requires a Sewer
Master Plan for a rural residential subdivision.
• Section 15 Ownership —The Subdivision Regulations require that all infrastructure be
dedicated to the City. Wellborn Special Utility District (SUD) is required by law to own
their water system that serves their customers.
Comprehensive Plan Considerations: The property is zoned A-OR Agricultural Open and is
designated as Rural Residential on the Land Use Plan. William D. Fitch is a major arterial and
Rock Prairie Road is designated as a major collector on the Thoroughfare Plan.
Item Background: The subject property was annexed into the College Station City Limits in
November of 2002 and Phases 1-4 of the approved preliminary plat for Williams Creek
Subdivision have been final platted.
In March of 2004, the City Council approved a zone change from A-O Agricultural Open to A-
OR Rural Residential for the 211.14 acre-tract of the Williams Creek Subdivision, and in July of
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2005 the City Council approved a zone change from A-O to A-OR for the additional approximate
117-acre tract of proposed Williams Creek Estates, now called Phases 5-7. A-OR has a
minimum lot size of 1 acre.
The original Williams Creek master plan was approved in May of 2004, then was revised in
September of 2005 to include additional residential acreage that was previously shown as part
of a large reserve tract.
The preliminary plat of Phases 5, 6 & 7 of the Williams Creek Subdivision was approved by the
Commission in June of 2006 and the final plat for Phase 5 was approved by the Commission in
August 2006.
Budgetary & Financial Summary: N/A
Related Advisory Board Recommendations: The Parks & Recreation Advisory Board
approved fee-in-lieu of land dedication in 2006. All required parkland dedication fees were paid
prior to the original plat being filed.
Commission Action Options: The Commission has final authority over the vacating and final
plat. The options regarding the final plat are:
• Approval
• Denial
Supporting Materials:
1. Small Area Map (SAM) and Aerial Map
2. Application
3. Copy of Vacating & Final Plat (provided in packet)
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