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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 0 Minutes City Council Workshop & Regular Meetings Thursday,August 28,2008 at 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM City Hall Council Chamber, 1101 Texas Avenue College Station,Texas COUNCIL PRESENT: Mayor White, Mayor ProTem Mcllhaney, Council members Maloney Crompton,Massey, Ruesink and Stewart STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Brown, Assistant City Manager Merrill, City Attorney Cargill Jr., City Secretary Hooks, Deputy City Secretary McNutt, Management Team Mayor White called meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. Regular Agenda Item No. 3 -- Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an amendment to the Comprehensive Land Use Plan from Industrial / R & D, Single Family Residential Low Density, and Floodplain & Streams to Planned Development for 120.76 acres located at 1430 Harvey Mitchell Parkway generally located opposite the intersection with Holleman Drive. Introduced by Bob Cowell, AICP, Director of Planning and Development Services. Jason Schubert, Staff Planner presented an overview of how the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4-0 and recommended approval as presented by Staff at their August 14th meeting. Staff recommended approval with the exception that the existing Floodplain & Streams area remains as designated. Approval is also recommended with the condition that the following purpose statement be included in the ordinance to provide guidance to development of the property: "The purpose of this Planned Development designation is for a multi-family development that may consist of single detached units, duplexes, and attached units associated with small-scale neighborhood commercial uses placed along the realigned Jones Butler Road and in relative proximity to Harvey Mitchell Parkway that support the development and surrounding neighborhoods. Residential uses are to be scaled, oriented, and buffered so as not to be intrusive to the surrounding single family developments. Natural areas are to be preserved and large open space green areas are to be provided for the efficient use of land and to serve as an amenity to the development, provide recreational opportunities, and preserve existing vegetation, floodplain, and drainage features." Mayor White opened the public hearing. Veronica Morgan, Managing Partner of Mitchell and Morgan group spoke on behalf of the applicant on issues related to thoroughfare plan. Mayor White closed the public hearing. A motion was made by Council member Massey to approve Ordinance No. 3106 on the amendment to the Comprehensive Land Use Plan from Industrial / R&D, Single Family Residential Low Density, and Floodplain & Streams to Planned Development for 120.76 acres located at 1430 Harvey Mitchell Parkway. Council member Maloney seconded the motion, which carried 7-0. FOR: Mayor White, Mayor Pro Tem Mcllhaney, Crompton, Massey, Maloney, Stewart and Ruesink AGAINST: None August 28, 2008 Regular Agenda Comprehensive Plan Amendment for 1430 Harvey Mitchell Parkway To: Glenn Brown, City Manager From: Bob Cowell, AICP, Director of Planning & Development Services Agenda Caption: Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an amendment to the Comprehensive Land Use Plan from Industrial / R & D, Single Family Residential Low Density, and Flooplain & Streams to Planned Development for 120.76 acres located at 1430 Harvey Mitchell Parkway generally located opposite the intersection with Holleman Drive. Recommendation(s): The Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4-0 to recommend approval as presented by Staff at their August 14th meeting. Staff recommended approval with the exception that the existing Floodplain & Streams area remains as designated. Approval is also recommended with the condition that the following purpose statement be included in the ordinance to provide guidance to development of the property: "The purpose of this Planned Development designation is for a multi-family development that may consist of single detached units, duplexes, and attached units associated with small-scale neighborhood commercial uses placed along the realigned Jones Butler Road and in relative proximity to Harvey Mitchell Parkway that support the development and surrounding neighborhoods. Residential uses are to be scaled, oriented, and buffered so as not to be intrusive to the surrounding single family developments. Natural areas are to be preserved and large open space green areas are to be provided for the efficient use of land and to serve as an amenity to the development, provide recreational opportunities, and preserve existing vegetation, floodplain, and drainage features." Summary: 1. Changed or changing conditions in the subject area or the City: In July 2006, the Council approved a land use amendment from Industrial / R&D and Floodplain & Streams to Residential Attached and Floodplain & Streams for approximately 43 acres for the multi-family development to the west of the subject property. The subject property is adjacent to Harvey Mitchell Parkway, a Highway in this area on the Thoroughfare Plan. In October 2007, the City installed traffic signals on Harvey Mitchell Parkway at the intersections with Holleman Drive and Luther Street West. In February of this year, the Council approved a Thoroughfare Plan Amendment proposed by the applicant which realigns Jones Butler Road, a Major Collector, from intersecting Harvey Mitchell Parkway at its current location to the intersection Holleman Drive. N. Dowling Road, a Major Collector, was also realigned to terminate into the realigned Jones Butler Road and form a t-intersection. The Thoroughfare Plan was amended due to TxDOT plans to construct a bridge for Harvey Mitchell Parkway over Wellborn Road and the Union Pacific Railroad. This future elevated section would not allow for Jones Butler Road to continue directly through as currently exists. In May of this year, Council approved an exchange of about 5 acres of land. This exchange was related to how the realigned streets in the Thoroughfare Plan amendment previously mentioned affected City plans for a new substation and expansion of the existing water facilities in the area and allowed the facilities to be more contiguous. 2. Compatibility with the remainder of the Comprehensive Plan: The Comprehensive Plan states the Industrial / Research & Development designation is for "medium to large-scale development of tax-generating developments such as industrial/R&D parks, technology centers, clean manufacturing, and assembly/distribution. These developments,are very dependent upon good access to highways, rail lines, and/or airports." The subject property is large in scale and is located on a highway at an existing traffic signal and is in relative proximity to the airport. In addition, the subject property lies within the general flight path of the secondary runway of Eastwood Airport. An oil well is currently located in the northeast corner of the property and a future electric substation and expanded water facilities are anticipated east of the subject property. Conversely, the subject property is also in close proximity to Quail Run Estates and The Woodlands subdivisions, both single family residential developments with lots of at least one acre in size. The Planned Development designation was added to the Comprehensive Plan in 2003 with the adoption of the "Opportunities for Mixed-Use in College Station" study. As stated in the study, Planned Development "is to be used where large areas of land may be developed with a mix, or collection, of uses, but not necessarily a mixed-use pattern. The planned development category emphasizes the need to master plan the area to ensure appropriate placement of different uses. The PDD zoning districts may be the best approach for zoning for development in these areas. The approach provides maximum flexibility for the market and developer while ensuring a compatible pattern of uses." The Floodplain & Streams designation originated with the Comprehensive Plan in 1997 and is intended to protect the FEMA 100-year floodplain from development plus provide additional areas to be reserved for open space. The proposed amendment removes Floodplain & Streams from the property, converting it entirely to a Planned Development designation. With Planned Development on the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map, a planned zoning district request will be required to rezone the property. These types of rezonings are accompanied by a concept plan that illustrate the general relationship of streets, buildings and uses, parking, open spaces, buffers, and other features. That concept plan will then serve as the basis for review of specific site development. When property with the Floodplain & Streams designation is rezoned, the general policy is to preserve the adopted FEMA 100-year floodplain area along with additional areas identified on the Greenways Master Plan as an A-O Agricultural Open zoning district. This helps preserve it as a natural drainage area and allow it to remain as open space. With Planned Development proposed on the Land Use Plan, it is important to provide an outline of the types of permitted uses, their relationship to one another and adjacent properties, and other characteristics that frame the unique nature of the area. As part of the attached support letter, the applicant states that the proposed Land Use Amendment is to allow a "master planned community [that] will consist of a cottage concept featuring arts & crafts-inspired architecture style with cottage, manor home, lodge and duplex units. There will be a resort style clubhouse, pool, and large open space green areas with all cottages set on private streets contained within a gated community. In addition, there will be a neighborhood style retail center to serve the cottage community and the surrounding neighborhoods." This statement provides a good description of the development the applicant is ultimately proposing but is more detailed than appropriate for Comprehensive Plan designations which are intended to be relatively general in nature. Based on the above description and using terms defined in the Unified Development Ordinance, the proposal can be summarized as a multi-family development including single detached units, duplexes, and several units per building and neighborhood commercial that supports the development and surrounding neighborhoods. Amenities, open space, and buffer areas are integral to the relationship of these uses to each other, the natural drainage areas on the property, and the surrounding low density single family residential neighborhoods. Budget & Financial Summary: N/A Attachments: 1. Aerial and Small Area Map (SAM) 2. Applicant Support Letter 3. Draft Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting minutes, August 14, 2008 4. Ordinance MINUTES (;('''414CPLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Regular Meeting Thursday, August 14, 2008 CITY OF COLLEGE STATION at 7.00 p.m. PLvi r,:kg C f ra•aa,,p prei:Srtrri City Hall Council Chambers 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, Texas COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Acting Chairman Noel Bauman, Paul Greer, Doug Slack and Hugh Stearns COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Chairman Nichols, Bill Davis and Thomas Woodfin CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: None CITY STAFF PRESENT: Senior Planners Jennifer Prochazka and Lindsay Boyer, Staff Planners Jason Schubert and Matt Robinson, Graduate Civil Engineer Erika Bridges, Assistant City Engineer Josh Norton, Senior Assistant City Engineer Carol Cotter, City Engineer Alan Gibbs, Director Bob Cowell, Assistant Director Lance Simms, Assistant Director Gabriel Elliott, 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. Acting Chairman Bauman called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 7. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an amendment to the Comprehensive Land Use Plan from Industrial / R & D, Single Family Residential Low Density, and Floodplain & Streams to Planned Development for 120.76 acres located at 1430 Harvey Mitchell Parkway generally located opposite the intersection with Holleman Drive. Case #08- 500136 (JS) Jason Schubert, Staff Planner, presented the Comprehensive Land Use Plan Amendment and recommended approval with the exception that the Floodplain & Streams area remains as designated and with the condition that the purpose statement proposed in the Staff Recommendation be incorporated into the ordinance to provide guidance in the development of the property. Acting Chairman Bauman opened the public hearing Veronica Morgan, Mitchell & Morgan, stated that the applicant would like more flexibility on the floodplain designation. She also said that she wanted to clarify that the "small-scale neighborhood commercial uses" stated in the Staff Recommendation would allow a small pantry grocery store. Commissioner Greer asked if an Environmental Impact Study had been done. Ms. Morgan stated that the Environmental Impact Study had been done. She also stated that a flood study and drainage study would be done. Acting Chairman Bauman closed the public hearing. Mr. Schubert stated that the "small-scale neighborhood commercial uses" will serve the development as well as surrounding neighborhoods. He said that the applicant will need to clarify the zoning district and uses. There was general discussion regarding the Floodplain & Streams area. Commissioner Stearns said that he had concerns about connectivity and wants to encourage student living closer to campus. Commissioner Slack motioned to recommend approval of the Comprehensive Land Use Plan Amendment. Commissioner Greer seconded the motion, motioned passed (4-0). 10. Adjourn. Commissioner Stearns motioned to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Greer seconded the motion, motioned passed (4-0). Meeting adjourned at 9:20 p.m.