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Home My WebLink AboutCorrespondence THE ELLISON FIRM ATTORNEYS AT LAW 302 HOLLEMAN DRIVE EAST SUITE 76 COLLEGE STATION,TEXAS 77840-7000 CHARLES A.ELLISON MAILING ADDRESS AMY L.CLOUGH* P.O.BOX 10103 *also licensed in Wisconsin COLLEGE STATION,TEXAS 77842-0103 BRADLEY T.SHARPE JEFFREY C.HARRIS** TELEPHONE: (979)696-9889 "Board Certified-Estate Planning and Probate Law FACSIMILE: (979)693-8819 SARAH S.BRIEDEN March 4, 2008 BY HAND DELIVERY Members of the Planning & Zoning Commission Development Services City of College Station 1101 Texas Avenue S College Station, TX 77840 Re: Preliminary Plat Application for Rock Prairie Marketplace Dear Members of the Planning & Zoning Commission: Please allow this letter to serve as my client's request for a variance to Section 8-J.2 Blocks of the City of College Station subdivision regulations. Accompanying this letter was my firm's check in the amount of$100.00 as the variance application fee. In support of this application, please consider the following facts which correspond to the four (4) criteria listed in Section 5 A 1-4 of the City subdivision regulations. 1. The tract in question is part of a 59.7 acre tract intended to be a shopping center with internal circulation. Even if not allowed to develop in this way,the portion of the property in question will have two (2) driveway accesses to State Highway 6 and one (1) access to Rock Prairie Road. 2. This variance is necessary so that the property may be utilized in conformity with its current zoning and the current comprehensive plan. 3. The variance will not be detrimental to the public, health, safety or welfare because there are substantial regulations at the site plan stage and TxDOT's driveway permitting process that will protection against such occurrences. 4. The balance of the property will continue to be developed in phases and will be accomplished in an orderly fashion. In addition, the City's thoroughfare plan provides for the public roads it deems appropriate in this area and they will be constructed as the development continues. The development regulations requiring cross access between tracts will be observed. In conclusion,the adverse impact of having more than 800 feet without the break of a public street in a large commercial subdivision will be mitigated by driveways, internal circulation, regulations requiring cross access and the thoroughfares mandated by the City's thoroughfare plan. March 4,2008 Page 2 Si erely, ,-----L4_ tae,-, C arles A. Ellison CAE:bg Enclosures cc: Eric Strauss w/o enclosure Bob Wright w/o enclosure THE ELLISON FIRM ATTORNEYS AT LAW 302 HOLLEMAN DRIVE EAST SUITE 76 COLLEGE STATION.TEXAS 77840-7000 CHARLES A.ELLISON MAILING ADDRESS AMY L.CLOUGH* P.O.BOX 10103 *also licensed in Wisconsin COLLEGE STATION,TEXAS 77842-0103 BRADLEY T.SHARPE JEFFREY C.HARRIS" TELEPHONE: (979)696-9889 "Board Certified-Estate Planning and Probate Law FACSIMILE: (979)693-8819 SARAH S.BRIEDEN February 15, 2008 BY HAND DELIVERY Development Services City of College Station 1101 Texas Avenue S College Station, TX 77840 Re: Preliminary Plat Application Rock Prairie Marketplace Dear Development Services: Enclosed herewith please find the following which we are submitting today for filing with the City for the above-referenced Preliminary Plat Application: 1. Our firm check in the amount of$400.00 which represents the filing fee; 2. Original executed Preliminary Plat Application; 3. Fourteen (14) copies of the folded plat; 4. Mylar of Master Plan; and 5. Preliminary Plat requirements checklist. Please sign and return the extra copy of the enclosed letter acknowledging your receipt and filing of our Preliminary Plat Application and the enclosures listed above. Thank you for your cooperation and assistance in the filing of this Preliminary Plat Application. Very truly yours, Char es A. Ellison CAE:bg Enclosures nP OMI5 it& I : 50 Receipt is acknowledged of Preliminary Plat Application and all attachments this day of February, 2008. City of College Station Development Services By: Name: Title: (*11.1"14111114 CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Planning d Development Services 1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box 9960 College Station, Texas 77842 Phone 979.764.3570/ Fax 979.764.3496 O C' MEMORANDUM " L.t5 0101 Pv-°t° March 7, 2008 ' 1111 TO: Chuck Ellison, The Ellison Firm, via fax # 979.6: � FROM: Crissy Hartl, AICP, Staff Planner SUBJECT: ROCK PRAIRIE MARKETPLACE (PP) - Preliminary Plat Staff reviewed the above-mentioned Preliminary Plat as requested. The following page is a list of staff review comments detailing items that need to be addressed. These comments will be taken as a condition of the preliminary plat, which is scheduled for the next available Planning and Zoning Commission meeting scheduled for March 20, 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 1101 Texas Avenue. Once your item has been scheduled for the P&Z meeting, the agenda and staff report can be accessed at the following web site on Monday the week of the P&Z meeting. http://www.cstx.gov/home/index.asp?page=2481. Please note that a Mylar original of the revised preliminary plat addressing the following comments will be required after P&Z approval and prior to processing subsequent final plats. If you have any questions or need additional information, please call me at 979.764.3570. Attachments: Staff review comments cc: Mike Terechenok, Weingarten Investments, Inc. via fax# 713.866.6066 Bob Wright, Pate Engineers, Inc. via fax# 214.357.2985 Case file #08-00500029 (*,414111 CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Planning dr Development Services 1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box 9960 College Station, Texas 77842 Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496 MEMORANDUM February 25, 2008 TO: Chuck Ellison, The Ellison Firm, via fax# 979.693.8819 FROM: Crissy Hartl, AICP, Staff Planner SUBJECT: ROCK PRAIRIE MARKETPLACE (PP) - Preliminary Plat Staff reviewed the above-mentioned Preliminary Plat as requested. The following page is a list of staff review comments detailing items that need to be addressed. If all comments have been addressed and the following information submitted by Monday, March 3, 10:00 a.m., your project will be placed on the next available Planning and Zoning Commission meeting scheduled for March 20, 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 1101 Texas Avenue. One (1) 24" x 36" copy of the revised Preliminary Plat; and Nineteen (19) 11" x 17" copies of the revised Preliminary Plat. Upon receipt of the required documents for the Planning & Zoning meeting, your project will be considered formally filed with the City of College Station. Please note that if all comments have not been addressed, your project will be pulled from the scheduled Planning & Zoning Commission agenda. Your project may be placed on a future agenda once all the revisions have been made and the appropriate fees paid. Once your item has been scheduled for the P&Z meeting, the agenda and staff report can be accessed at the following web site on Monday the week of the P&Z meeting. http://www.cstx.gov/home/index.asp?page=2481. Please note that a Mylar original of the revised preliminary plat will be required after P&Z approval and prior to processing subsequent final plats. If you have any questions or need additional information, please call me at 979.764.3570. Attachments: Staff review comments cc: Mike Terechenok, Weingarten Investments, Inc. via fax# 713.866.6066 Bob Wright, Pate Engineers, Inc. via fax#214.357.2985 Case file #08-00500029 (kif- CITY OF COLLEGE STATION PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR ROCK PRAIRIE MARKETPLACE (08-00500029) SCALE: 1 lot on 9.0137 acres LOCATION: 4005 State Highway 6, located at the southeast corner of State Highway 6 and Rock Prairie Road ZONING: C-1 General Commercial APPLICANT: Chuck Ellison, The Ellison Firm PROJECT MANAGER: Crissy Hartl, AICP, Staff Planner chart)@cstx.gov RECOMMENDATION: If the Planning &Zoning Commission approves the requested variances, then Staff recommends approval with the condition that Engineering Comments#2 are addressed. Planning &Zoning Commission Page 1 of March 20, 2008