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Advertised Commission Hearing Date: June 5, 2008
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
Property owner notices mailed: 33
Contacts in support: None
Contacts in opposition: None
Inquiry contacts: 5
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY
Annexation: N/A (ETJ)
Zoning: N/A (ETJ)
Preliminary Plat: A Master Development Plan was approved for the Indian Lakes
Subdivision in 2002. Phase I was platted as Indian Lakes Phase I
in 2002 and later vacated and platted again as The Resubdivision
of Indian Lakes Phase I in 2004. A number of other development
phases have platted and developed since that time.
Site Development: Homes have been developed on many of the lots in Phase I.
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COMMENTS
Parkland Dedication: Because this is a replat of a project that began prior to the requirement
to provide parkland dedication in the ETJ, no parkland dedication is proposed.
REVIEW CRITERIA
'^ -NfCompliance with Subdivision Regulations: As proposed, the replat requires variances to
Section 13-C, Lot Width, which requires a minimum lot width of 100 feet. Lot 9-A is 78 feet,
requiring a variance of 22 feet, and Lot 9-B is 71 feet, requiring a variance of 29 feet. The
applicant has requested to vary from this requirement because the existing street frontage is
only 149 feet, making two 100-foot lot frontages impossible to create (see attached Variance
Request Letter). However, it may be possible for Arapaho Ridge to be extended into the subject
property creating the needed street frontage for each lot. In the ETJ, minimum lot dimensions
are generally required in order to limit the number of access points to public streets and to avoid
awkward lot configurations.
The applicant has also requested a variance to Section 6-D.4, Form and Content, which
requires a minimum scale 100 feet to 1 inch (1"=100'). The applicant is requesting a scale of
200 feet to 1 inch (1"=200'). Staff believes that the plat is clearly legible at this scale.
In accordance with the Subdivision Regulations, when considering the variances, the Planning
and Zoning Commission should make the following findings to approve the variances:
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1. That there are special circumstances or conditions affecting the land involved such that
strict application of the provisions of this chapter will deprive the applicant of the
reasonable use of his land;
2. That the variances are necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a substantial
property right of the applicant;
3. That the granting of the variances will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or
welfare, or injurious to other property in the area, or to the City in administering this
chapter; and
4. That the granting of the variances will not have the effect of preventing the orderly
subdivision of other land in the area in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
With the exception of the requested variances, the plat is in compliance with the Subdivision
Regulations.
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS
If the Planning and Zoning Commission approves the requested variances to lot width and
scale, then staff recommends approval of the plat.
SUPPORTING MATERIALS
1. Application
2. Variance request letter
3. Copy of Final Plat (provided in packet)
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