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Project Manager: Jason Schubert, Staff Planner Report Date: September 11, 2006
Email: jschubert@cstx.gov Meeting Date: September 21, 2006
Project Number: 06-00500182
Item: Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on a rezoning from A-C),
Agricultural Open to C-3, Light Commercial consisting of 4.69 acres on one (1) lot located at
7103 Rock Prairie Road in the general vicinity southeast of the intersection of Bradley Road
and Rock Prairie Road.
Applicant: Joe Daisa, agent for the owner, Weingarten Realty
Staff Recommendations: Staff recommends approval of the rezoning.
Item Summary: This item is for consideration of a rezoning for a vacant tract of land on the
east side of Rock Prairie Road just south of Bradley Drive. The property to the south and east
is owned by Dolly Olden, while the property to the north is owned by Nita Holliday. The
property to the west across Rock Prairie Road is owned by the Brazos Valley Solid Waste
Management Agency. On August 7, 2006, the City Council approved an amendment to the
City's Comprehensive Land Use Plan for the subject property from Single Family Residential—
Low Density to Retail Neighborhood. The property has a 100-foot wide Gulf States easement
on the southwest corner of the property that will remain zoned as A-O, Agricultural Open. In
addition, according to the Unified Development Ordinance, a C-3 zoning district, including
adjacent districts, shall not exceed a combined total of 5 acres in area. Therefore, C-3 zoning
on adjacent properties will not be permitted.
Comprehensive Plan Considerations: The subject property is shown as Retail Neighborhood
on the City's Comprehensive Land Use Plan, and has approximately 195 feet of frontage on
Rock Prairie Road, a Major Arterial on the City's Thoroughfare Plan. The Comprehensive Land
Use Plan also shows the southwest corner as Parks, which as mentioned above, will remain A-
O, Agricultural Open. The surrounding area is largely undeveloped, or developed as rural
residential, and designated as Single Family Residential—Low Density on the Land Use Plan.
Item Background: The subject property was annexed in 1983 and subsequently zoned A-O,
Agricultural Open, which it has retained since then. The Single Family Residential—Low Density
Land Use was placed on this property with the 1997 Comprehensive Plan.
Commission Action Options: The Commission acts as a recommending body on the question
of rezoning, which will be ultimately decided by City Council. The Commission options are:
1. Recommend approval of rezoning as submitted;
2. Recommend denial;
3. Table indefinitely; or,
4. Defer action to a specified date.
INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES
Water: The subject property will be serviced by an 18-in public water main located
across Rock Prairie Road.
Sewer: There is not a public sanitary sewer main in the general vicinity of this
property. An on-site sanitary sewer system for this property would be permitted
through the Brazos County Health Department.
Streets: The subject property will take access off Rock Prairie Road, which is
illustrated as a major arterial on the city's thoroughfare plan.
Off-site Easements: none known at this time
Drainage: The subject property is located in the Lick Creek Drainage Basin.
Flood Plain: none
Oversize request: none known at this time
Impact Fees: none
NOTIFICATION:
Legal Notice Publication(s): The Eagle; 9-5-06 and 9-26-06
Advertised Commission Hearing Dates(s): 9-21-06
Advertised Council Hearing Dates: 10-12-06
Number of Notices Mailed to Property Owners Within 200': 8
Response Received: 1 response in opposition
Supporting Materials:
1. Small Area Map (SAM) and Aerial Map
2. Application
3. Rezoning Map (provided in packet)