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PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
Regular Meeting
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Thursday, April 3, 2008
CITY.LA COL II(,' IAtION at 7:00 p.m.
Mu/worm c r'"yKrim ‘4 City Hall Council Chambers
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairman John Nichols, Marsha Sanford, Harold
Strong, Bill Davis, Derek Dictson, Glenn Schroeder and Noel Bauman
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: None
CITY STAFF PRESENT: Senior Planners Jennifer Prochazka and Lindsay Boyer,
Staff Planners Crissy Hartl, Lauren Hovde and Matt Robinson, Graduate Civil Engineer
Josh Norton, Acting Development Engineer Carol Cotter, Assistant Director Lance
Simms, Planning Administrator Molly Hitchcock, First Assistant City Attorney Carla
Robinson, Action Center Representative Kerry Mullins and Staff Assistant Brittany
Caldwell
1. Call Meeting to Order.
Chairman Nichols called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m.
2. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on an ordinance
rezoning 10.817 acres from A-O Agricultural-Open to R-1 Single-Family
Residential, located at 14097 FM 2154, and more generally located along the east
side of FM 2154, north of the Barron Road intersection. Case#08-00500034 (JP)
Jennifer Prochazka, Senior Planner, presented the rezoning and recommended
approval.
Commissioner Bauman expressed concern about the Barron Road alignment
going along the property.
Commissioner Davis expressed concern regarding the access point, stating that
the only access would be Wellborn Road and that the property would be
landlocked.
Chairman Nichols opened the public hearing.
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Brett McCully, 1722 Broadmoor, College Station, Texas, stated that the second
point of access out is being discussed with adjacent properties to the north.
Janette Dale, 3130 Norton Lane, College Station, Texas; Cheryl Chamblee, 3121
Norton Lane, College Station, Texas; Mary Berry, Lot 4 of Westminster, College
Station, Texas; Carolyn Henderson, 3110 Barron Road, College Station, Texas;
David Smith, 3110 Barron Road, College Station, Texas. Some of the concerns
of the citizens included traffic, possibility of rental property and noise. They
stated they would like the property to be low density.
Chairman Nichols closed the public hearing.
Commissioner Dictson asked what the minimum driveway spacing was off of
Wellborn Road. Ms. Prochazka stated that it was 425 square feet.
Carol Cotter, Acting Development Engineer, stated that she is currently working
with TXDOT regarding the roadway proposed for the development. She also
stated that TXDOT would allow the property to have a street onto Wellborn Road
at the safest northern most corner.
Commissioner Sanford expressed concern about developing small lots that abut to
larger lots and the current amount of traffic on Wellborn Road.
Commissioner Dictson stated that he believes that there is not sufficient frontage
for the development, especially if Barron Road is going to connect to Capstone
Drive.
Commissioner Dictson motioned to recommend denial of the rezoning.
Commissioner Strong seconded the motion, motion passed (7-0).
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 12, "UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE,"
SECTION 4.2, "OFFICIAL ZONING MAP," OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, BY CHANGING THE ZONING DISTRICT
BOUNDARIES AFFECTING CERTAIN PROPERTIES AS DESCRIBED BELOW;
DECLARING A PENALTY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS:
PART 1: That Chapter 12, "Unified Development Ordinance," Section 4.2, "Official Zoning
Map," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, be amended
as set out in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and made a part of this ordinance for all
purposes.
PART 2: That any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be
punishable by a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than Two
Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00). Each day such violation shall continue or be
' permitted to continue, shall be deemed a separate offense. Said Ordinance, being a
penal ordinance, becomes effective ten (10) days after its date of passage by the City
Council, as provided by Section 35 of the Charter of the City of College Station.
PASSED,ADOPTED and APPROVED this 24th day of April, 2008
APPROVED:
MAYOR
ATTEST:
City Secretary
APPROVED:
ity Attorn
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