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Mayor
Ron Silvia
Mayor Pro Tempore
Dennis Maloney
City Manager
Thomas E. Brymer
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City Council
James Massey
John Happ
Robert Wareing
Susan Lancaster
Nancy Berry
City Council City Council
Workshop and Regular Meetings
Thursday, August 26, 2004 at 3:00 p.m, and 7:00 p.m.
City Hall Council Chambers, 1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Silvia, Mayor Pro Tem Maloney, Massey, Happ, Wareing,
Lancaster, Berry
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Brymer, Assistant City Manager Brown, City Attorney Cargill Jr.,
City Secretary Hooks, Assistant City Secretary Casares.
Mayor Silvia called the workshop meeting to order at 3:05 p.m.
Workshop Agenda Item No. 1 -- Discussion of consent agenda items listed for Regular Council
Meeting.
11.11 - Discussion and possible action on an ordinance approving; the renumbering of the City of
College Station City Charter and providing an effective date.
City Secretary Connie Hooks explained the purpose of the ordinance and the process for renumbering
of the City of College Station Charter and explained that Council member Lancaster requested that the
Conflict of Interest section remain as section 131.
Workshop Agenda Item No. 2 -- Presentation, discussion, possible action regarding amending the
Unified Development Ordinance to increase standards for non-residential development in all
zoning districts except in the M-1, M-2 and R&D Districts.
City Planner Jane Kee, Elton Abbott, Arkitex Studio and Director of Economic Development Kim Foutz
presented this item. Ms. Kee remarked that this item was placed on the agenda at the direction of the
Council at their Strategic Planning Retreat on January 30, 2004 and the follow-up City Council
Workshop meeting on July 1, 2004. The Office of Economic Development researched several
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communities regarding the types of standards being used. Ms. Kee noted that the standards will
improve visual and aesthetic aspects of all non-residential developments.
Currently the Unified Development Ordinance requires some architectural design standards for non-
residential structures. Screening of mechanical equipment and other unsightly structures is required and
there are limitations on certain exterior building materials. There are facade articulation requirement for
structures of 20,000 square feet or greater.
The proposed standards include additional requirements for building materials, landscaping, screening
for detention and mechanical equipment (including the rear of buildings), parking and other
development components. The scope of these requirements increases in conjunction with an increase in
the size of a project.
The Summary of proposed revisions to Section 7.9, "Non -Residential Architectural Standards", Article
7. "General Development Standards" of the Unified Development Ordinance are:
1) Applicability — Applies to all non-residential buildings (except in M-1, M-2, and R&D zoning
districts) as well as groups of buildings and out parcels regardless of size.
• Required Screening - Mechanical equipment (roof, ground, and on building) and Detention ponds
(other items are addressed elsewhere in the UDO).
• Building Mass and Design - Architectural relief required to provide visual interest on the first two
stories.
• Building Materials - Requires brick; natural stone; textured block; tinted, textured concrete
masonry; tilt up concrete only if the exterior surface is textured or covered with brick, stone or
material fabricated to simulate brick or stone on only the first three stories. There are limits on
stucco, EFIS, hardboard and siding. Some exceptions are allowed with additional alternative
standards for the rear of building.
• Building Colors — Requires earth tones from a color palette created for this use. Accent colors are
allowed up to 10%.
2) Additional Standards for 50.000 S.F. plus
• Building Mass and Design — More detailed articulation is required.
• Building Materials — Requires min. 25% brick or stone (or simulated).
• Parking Lots
• Streetscape points are doubled and additional screening is provided.
• Parking is separated into groups of 120 spaces separated by 10' wide landscaped/hardscaped
medians.
• Minimum 20 foot parking setback is required.
• Landscaping points are double with larger (2 inch) caliper trees required. Planting beds (trees
wells or planters) in sidewalk area along the front fagade are required.
• Pedestrian, Bike Circulation facilities are required.
3) Additional Standards for 150,000 S.F. plus
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• Traffic Impact Analysis is required to determine the impacts on level of service of adjacent
streets.
• 20 parking setback.
• Connections to adjacent land uses.
• A designated public space is required and there are various items that may be included.
• A water feature.
Landscaping points are double with larger (2.5 inch) caliper trees required.
Ms. Kee presented a computer generated graphics created by Elton Abbott, Arkitex Studio, showing
visually the impact of some of the proposed standards.
No formal action was taken.
Council recessed for a short break at 4:01 p.m. and returned to the workshop meeting at 4: 15 p.m.
Workshop Agenda Item No. 3 -- Presentation, discussion and Possible action on all
recommendations to date from the Neighborhood Ad Hoc Task force regarding neighborhood
integrity issues.
Assistant City Manager Glenn Brown summarized the recommendations made to date by the
Neighborhood Ad Hoc Task Force and city staff. These issues consisted of:
• Parking
• Code Enforcement
• Noise Abatement
• Rental Inspection/Registration
• Overlay Districts
• The number of unrelated living together
Any changes to the Zoning Ordinance, such as the number of unrelated or overlay districts will either
have to be grandfathered or amortized to allow the owners to recoup their investment.
Parkin
The Task Force Parking Recommendations are:
1. Limit Parking to one side of the street (opposite the fire hydrants)
2. Require one off street parking place per bedroom in new construction
3. Limit on street parking hours.
4. Investigate on -street parking permit program
Staff recommended that a person requesting a change to the parking on their street would be required to
work thought the City Traffic Management Team and submit a petition with a 60% positive response of
the neighborhood.
Mr. Brown noted that staff has concerns regarding statutory authority on the parking permit program.
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