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CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
Home of Texas A&M University°
1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box 9960
College Station, Texas 77842
Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496
MEMORANDUM
February 17, 2011 � e I /11 I I
TO: Chuck Moreau, via fax: 979.764.6821�(/ CID
FROM: Molly Hitchcock, AICP
Planning Administrator
SUBJECT: 12900 OLD WELLBORN RD (REZ)
I reviewed the above -mentioned REZONING application turned in on February 9th for the
February 16th deadline and determined it to be incomplete. The following is the preliminary item
needed to complete the submittal so that staff may conduct a thorough review. Please submit
the following information by 10 a.m. on any Monday for review that week:
Proof of authority for Chuck Moreau to sign the zoning application on behalf of
the Moreau Family Investments Ltd.
Please be aware that if this application is not completed before April 4, 2011, it will expire and a
new application and fees will be necessary to continue the rezoning request process.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please call me at 979.764.3570.
cc: Josh Isenhour, via fax 979.268.6841✓
Case file No. 11-00500024
1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box 9960
College Station, Texas 77842
Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496
MEMORANDUM
February 28, 2011 �g
TO: Chuck Moreau, via fax: 979.764.6821 V CG
FROM: Molly Hitchcock, AICP
Planning Administrator
SUBJECT: 12900 OLD WELLBORN RD (REZ)
Thank you for the submittal that completes your REZONING application. The project will be
distributed to staff this week for their review.
cc: Josh Isenhour, via fax; 979.268.6841✓
Case file no. 11-00500024
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CITY OF COIJ.FGF. STATION
Home ofTex&Ad-M Univenity'
1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box 9960
College'Station, Texas 77842
Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496
MEMORANDUM
May 18, 2011
TO: Chuck Moreau, via fax: 979.764.6821VI
FROM: Matthew Hilgemeier, Staff Planner
SUBJECT: 12900 OLD WELLBORN RD (REZ) — Rezoning
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Staff reviewed the above -mentioned rezoning as requested. The following page is a list of staff
review comments detailing items that need to be addressed. Please address all comments and
submit the following information by Monday, May 23, 2011 by 10:00 a.m., for your project to be
placed on the next available Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) meeting scheduled for June
16, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 1101 Texas Avenue:
One (1) 24"x36" copy of the revised Rezoning Map;
One (1) 24"x36" copy of the revised Concept Plan
Thirteen (13) 11"x17" copies of the revised Concept Plan;
One (1) copy of the digital file of the revised rezoning Metes & Bounds on
diskette or e-mail to P&DS_Digital—Submittal@cstx.gov.
Please note that this application will expire in 90 days from the date of this memo, if the
applicant has not provided written response comments and revised documents to the
Administrator that seek to address the staff review comments contained herein. If all required
items are not received, your project will be not be scheduled on the P&Z agenda. Your project
may be placed on a future agenda once all comments have been addressed and the
appropriate re -advertising fees paid.
Once your item has been scheduled for the P&Z meeting, the agenda and staff report can be
accessed at the following web site on Monday the week of the P&Z meeting.
http://www.cstx..qov/pz
If you have any questions or need additional information, please call me at 979.764.3570.
Attachments: Staff Review Comments /
PC: Josh Isenhour, via fax: 979.268.6841 V
Andrew McDonald, via email: enhour.cor>n/
Case file #11-00500024
NOTE: Any changes made to the plans, that have not been requested by the City of College Station, must be
explained in your next transmittal letter and "bubbled" on your plans. Any additional changes on these plans
that have not been pointed out to the City, will constitute a completely new review. 1 of 2
STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 1
Project: 12900 OLD WELLBORN RD (REZ) — (11-00500024)
PLANNING
1) Please feel free to contact me to set up a meeting if you would like to discuss any of the
comments provided below.
2) Please provide a revised application listing all proposed and anticipated uses for this PDD
request. I suggest beginning with light commercial uses and then narrowing the list down to
uses that are appropriate for the Suburban Commercial future land use designation.
3) Please be keep in mind when developing the concept plan, you should include any and all
proposed site modifications that may be needed for this project. Any changes not approved
as part of the PDD zoning will require you to go through the PDD process again.
4) Please provide a revised purpose statement for the proposed development. The purpose
statement should describe the purpose of the district and uses, not the purpose of the
rezoning.
5) Provide a key map on the Concept Plan.
6) Provide a clear title block labeled as Concept Plan.
7) Provide the overall site area in the title block.
8) Please include applicant and ownership information in the title block.
9) Provide a note detailing whether or not the subject property is in the 100-year floodplain.
10) Please remove all dimension details and scale from the Concept Plan. As the plan should
be conceptual in nature specific dimension details are not under review. However, any
proposed changes will need to meet all of the requirements of the base -zoning district when
site planning this project.
11)1 have concerns with the locations of the existing driveways along North Graham Road. The
current driveway configuration does not meet the minimum spacing of 300 feet between
driveways required by Section 7.3 of the UDO. This will require the consolidation of some
driveways and should be identified on the Concept Plan.
12) Please provide information related to parking requirements for the proposed uses.
13) Note: Depending on what uses are proposed for this PDD and the associated parking
requirements, if the uses require more parking than what currently exists on site, then you
will need to bring the parking area into compliance.
14) Please list all meritorious modifications being sought as part of this PDD request on the
application and Concept Plan. Please be aware that if no modifications are requested, you
will be required to bring the site into compliance with the requirements of the Unified
Development Ordinance.
Reviewed by: Matthew Hilgemeier, Project Manager Date: May 18, 2011
ENGINEERING
1. Engineering has no comments at this time.
Reviewed by: Josh Norton
Date: May 3, 2011
NOTE: Any changes made to the plans, that have not been requested by the City of College Station, must be
explained in your next transmittal letter and "bubbled" on your plans. Any additional changes on these plans
that have not been pointed out to the City, will constitute a completely new review. 2 of 2
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CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
Hoare of Texas A&M University`
1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box 9960
College Station, Texas 77842
Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496 1'
MEMORANDUM
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August 9, 2011
TO: Chuck Moreau, via email: chuck(a)bvcarpetoutlet.com V
FROM: Matthew Hilgemeier, Staff Planner
SUBJECT: 12900 OLD WELLBORN RD (REZ) — Rezoning
Staff reviewed the above -mentioned rezoning as requested. The following page is a list of staff review
comments detailing items that need to be addressed. Please address all comments and submit the
following information by Monday, August 22, 2011 10:00 a.m., for your project to be placed on the next
available Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) meeting scheduled for September 15, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.
in the City Hall Council Chambers, 1101 Texas Avenue:
One (1) 24"x36" copy of the revised Rezoning Map;
One (1) 24"x36" copy of the revised Concept Plan;
Two (2) 11 "x17" copies of the revised Rezoning Map and Concept Plan;
Please note that this application will expire in 90 days from the date of this memo, if the applicant has not
provided written response comments and revised documents to the Administrator that seek to address
the staff review comments contained herein. If all required items are not received, your project will be not
be scheduled on the P&Z agenda. Your project may be placed on a future agenda once all comments
have been addressed and the appropriate re -advertising fees paid.
Once your item has been scheduled for the P&Z meeting, the agenda and staff report can be accessed at
the following web site on Monday the week of the P&Z meeting.
hftp://www.cstx.gov/pz
If you have any questions or need additional information, please call me at 979.764.3570.
Attachments: Staff Review Comments
PC: Jeremy Peters, Gessner Engineering, via email: ]peters@gessnerengineering.comv
Case file #11-00500024
NOTE: Any changes made to the plans, that have not been requested by the City of College Station, must be
explained in your next transmittal letter and 'bubbled" on your plans. Any additional changes on these plans
that have not been pointed out to the City, will constitute a completely new review. 1 of 3
STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 2
Project: 12900 OLD WELLBORN RD (REZ) — (11-00500024)
PLANNING
1) As discussed in my email sent to you on August 1, 2011, it may be beneficial for the owner
of the property to break this rezoning request into two or three phases, providing specific
site design and performance criteria for each phase. If the owner chooses to proceed with
this option, a supplemental sheet detailing the requirements for each phase should be
added to the application.
2) Please identify the base -zoning district proposed for this Planned Development District.
Please be aware that at the time of site plan this project will be required to meet all
applicable dimensional standards, site design standards, and non-residential architecture
standards required by the Unified Development Ordinance given for that base -zoning district
unless modifications are granted with this rezoning request.
3) The zoning map you submitted with the application appears to include both the property at
12900 Old Wellborn Road and the adjacent property to the North. It should only show the
property being rezoned with this request. Please remove the shading from the adjacent
properties.
4) Please provide a heavy dashed line around the subject property on the concept plan to
distinguish which property is part of the rezoning request.
5) Due to the subject property's Suburban Commercial Future Land Use Designation, staff is
concerned with the industrial nature of the uses proposed with this PDD zoning district and
its ability to comply with the goals and objectives of the Comprehensive Plan for this area.
Please identify what measures such as, landscaping and buffering, building materials,
architectural design features, and site design features that will be provided with this PDD
zoning classification which are sensitive to surrounding land uses and to the natural
environment.
6) Please remove the parking calculations table from the concept plan.
7) The drive aisle connecting to the subject property with the adjacent property to the north
does not appear to align correctly; please revise.
8) Question 1, Page 2: Please provide more details on what conditions have changed or are
changing in the area which make this zone change necessary. I suggest discussing the
increase in commercial and residential developments surrounding this property and how this
PDD will act to support these uses.
9) Question 2, Page 3: Please provide more details how the uses proposed with this PDD
zoning comply with the intent of the Suburban Commercial Future Land Use designation.
10) Question 3, Page 3: Please discuss how the uses proposed in this PDD district are
compatible with the zoning and uses of nearby properties. I suggest discussing the types
uses and character of the surrounding developments and how uses proposed with this PDD
are similar in nature.
11)Question 5, Page 3: Please provide more detail as to why the property's current zoning
classification is not suitable given the changes in the area.
12) Staff is concerned with the proposed building heights for this district. This property's
Suburban Commercial Future Land Use designation calls for buildings to have a residential
character and scale. A maximum building height of 30 feet would be more in line with
NOTE: Any changes made to the plans, that have not been requested by the City of College Station, must be
explained in your next transmittal letter and "bubbled" on your plans. Any additional changes on these plans
that have not been pointed out to the City, will constitute a completely new review. 2 of 3
building heights of neighboring developments. Will the buildings have pitched roofs? If so
please provide the proposed maximum and minimum roof slope. Please include this
information as notes on the concept plan.
13) Please identify the location of the proposed detention pond on the concept plan.
14) The proposed parking lot does not appear to be setback from the right-of-way to meet the
standards of Section 7.9 which requires a 10-feet parking setback when parking and drive
aisles are located between a right-of-way and the building (Section 7.9.B.6.a).
15) Please identify the material you are proposing to use for the fence surrounding the granite
manufacturing structure. The fence surrounding this structure should not block the driveway
along North Graham Road. Please identify any additional screening methods proposed to
mitigate the impact this use may have on neighboring properties.
16) Question 7, Page 5: Please provide more details regarding how the concept plan proposal is
compatible with the existing or permitted use abutting this property. Please explain what
measures will be provided to meet the screening requirements for the proposed outdoor
storage area. This area is required to meet the outdoor screening requirements of Section
7.11.B.2. Please discuss any additional design features that exceed the standards of the
UDO typically required for this type of development.
17)Question 11, Page 6: In order to provide pedestrian circulation and cross access to
neighboring properties, please include sidewalks along Old Wellborn Road and North
Graham Road.
18) Please provide a cross access easement and drive aisle that extends and connects to
property to the west.
Reviewed by: Matthew Hilgemeier, Project Manager Date: August 9, 2011
ENGINEERING COMMENTS NO. 1
1. Please provide a note on the concept plan explaining the existing sanitary sewer
service, as well as water service provider for domestic and fire flow.
2. FYI — The subject tract is not adjacent to an existing public sanitary sewer main.
Future expansion of your existing on -site facility will need to be permitted through
the Brazos County Health Department.
3. FYI — Future expansion on the subject tract will require a site plan / development
permit application and associated supporting documentation. As part of the site
plan process an engineered fire flow report will be required to demonstrate
adequate fire flow and coverage.
Reviewed by: Josh Norton
Date: August 9, 2011
NOTE: Any changes made to the plans, that have not been requested by the City of College Station, must be
explained in your next transmittal letter and "bubbled" on your plans. Any additional changes on these plans
that have not been pointed out to the City, will constitute a completely new review. 3 of 3
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CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
Home of Tex&A&M University*
1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box 9960
College Station, Texas 77842
Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496
MEMORANDUM
September 6, 2011
TO: Chuck Moreau; via email: chuck(cDbvcaroetoutlet.com ✓
FROM: Matthew Hilgemeier, Staff Planner
SUBJECT: 12900 OLD WELLBORN RD (REZ) — Rezoning
Staff reviewed the above -mentioned rezoning as requested. The following page is a list of staff review
comments detailing items that need to be addressed. Please address all comments and submit the
following information by Monday, September 21, 2011 10:00 a.m., for your project to be placed on the
next available Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) meeting scheduled for October 20, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.
in the City Hall Council Chambers, 1101 Texas Avenue:
One (1) 24"x36" copy of the revised Rezoning Map;
One (1) 24"x36" copy of the revised Concept Plan;
Two (2) 11"x17" copies of the revised Rezoning Map and Concept Plan;
Please note that this application will expire in 90 days from the date of this memo, if the applicant has not
provided written response comments and revised documents to the Administrator that seek to address
the staff review comments contained herein. If all required items are not received, your project will be not
be scheduled on the P&Z agenda. Your project may be placed on a future agenda once all comments
have been addressed and the appropriate re -advertising fees paid.
Once your item has been scheduled for the P&Z meeting, the agenda and staff report can be accessed at
the following web site on Monday the week of the P&Z meeting.
http://www.cstx.gov/pz
If you have any questions or need additional information, please call me at 979.764.3570.
Attachments: Staff Review Comments
PC: Jeremy Peters - Gessner Engineering, via email: jpeters(6aessnerengineering.com�/
Case file #11-00500024
NOTE: Any changes made to the plans, that have not been requested by the City of College Station, must be
explained in your next transmittal letter and "bubbled" on your plans. Any additional changes on these plans
that have not been pointed out to the City, will constitute a completely new review. 1 of 3
STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 3
Project: 12900 OLD WELLBORN RD (REZ) — (11-00500024)
PLANNING
1) Due to the subject property's Suburban Commercial Future Land Use Designation, staff is
concerned with the industrial nature of the uses proposed with this PDD zoning district and
its ability to comply with the goals and objectives of the Comprehensive Plan for this area.
The Suburban Commercial land use designation calls for "concentration of commercial
activities that cater to the nearby residents versus the larger region or community. The
design of these structures should be similar to the surrounding residential uses."
The Concept Plan and application should clearly identify what measures (such as increased
landscaping and screening, building design, and site design features) will be provided with
this PDD zoning to mitigate the effects that the proposed uses will have on this area. They
should also identify any additional design features that exceed the standards of the LIDO
typically required for this type of development. Please provide more details regarding how
the uses proposed with this PDD zoning comply with the intent of the Suburban Commercial
Future Land Use designation.
Staff proposes including the following site amenities to the Concept Plan:
a. Provide a 5-foot landscape buffer around the proposed granite fabrication area in
addition to the proposed screening fence. The 5-foot landscaping buffer should
consist of a solid hedgerow with a minimum height of 3-feet.
b. Increase the total landscape points required for this site by 25%.
c. Provide one canopy tree for every 25 feet of street frontage.
d. All building facades shall have at least 50% of the surface area consist of brick or
stone.
e. Metal paneling or standing seam metal will not be used on any building fagade
visible from the right-of-way
f. The detention pond area should be integrated into the overall landscape design for
this site.
g. Building heights should be limited to 30 feet in height and have a minimum roof pitch
of 4:12.
2) Section 7.11.B.2 states that "Permanent outdoor sales areas shall be enclosed by a
minimum six-foot screen or wall. Such areas shall not exceed 2,500 square feet or 10% of
the total site area, whichever is less." It appears that the proposed outdoor storage area
exceeds 2,500 square feet. Unless a waiver is requested through this PDD, the outdoor
storage area must comply with the 2,500 square foot area requirement. Please revise.
3) Please show the current and proposed zoning on the Zoning Map. Also, the zoning map
should show any existing easements on the property (existing cross access easement, and
20'PUE along Old Wellborn Road).
4) Please label easements on Concept Plan as existing or proposed.
5) You have identified on the Concept Plan that the fence surrounding the granite fabrication
area will consist of "concrete/masonry or similar"; please clarify that the fence will not be
made of CMU blocks or provide more detail.
NOTE: Any changes made to the plans, that have not been requested by the City of College Station, must be
explained in your next transmittal letter and "bubbled" on your plans. Any additional changes on these plans
that have not been pointed out to the City, will constitute a completely new review. 2 of 3
6) Question 3, Page 3: In your response to the question you state "the proposed C-2 zoning is
compatible..."; please revise this statement to say "proposed PDD zoning..."
7) Repeat Comment - Question 7, Page 5: Please explain what measures will be provided to
meet the screening requirements for the proposed outdoor storage area.
a) Please provide specific details on what materials will be used for screening the outdoor
storage and display area.
Reviewed by: Matthew Hilgemeier, Project Manager Date: September 6, 2011
NOTE: Any changes made to the plans, that have not been requested by the City of College Station, must be
explained in your next transmittal letter and "bubbled" on your plans. Any additional changes on these plans
that have not been pointed out to the City, will constitute a completely new review. 3 of 3
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COMMENT RESPONSES NO. 2
Project: 12900 OLD WELLBORN RD (REZ) — (11-00500024)
yANNING
As discussed in my email sent to you on August 1, 2011, it may be beneficial for the owner
of the property to break this rezoning request into two or three phases, providing specific
site design and performance criteria for each phase. If the owner chooses to proceed with
this option, a supplemental sheet detailing the requirements for each phase should be
added to the application.
The owner has chosen to not seek phasing of the Concept Plan.
1 2) Please identify the base -zoning district proposed for this Planned Development District.
Please be aware that at the time of site plan this project will be required to meet all
applicable dimensional standards, site design standards, and non-residential architecture
standards required by the Unified Development Ordinance given for that base -zoning district
unless modifications are granted with this rezoning request.
The base zoning district requested is C-2.
WThe zoning map you submitted with the application appears to include both the property at
12900 Old Wellborn Road and the adjacent property to the North. It should only show the
property being rezoned with this request. Please remove the shading from the adjacent
properties.
Zoning Map revised to only show zoning of subject tract.
WPlease provide a heavy dashed line around the subject property on the concept plan to
distinguish which property is part of the rezoning request.
Heavy boundary added to Concept Plan to delineate subject tract.
S5)j Due to the subject property's Suburban Commercial Future Land Use Designation, staff is
concerned with the industrial nature of the uses proposed with this PDD zoning district and
its ability to comply with the goals and objectives of the Comprehensive Plan for this area.
Please identify what measures such as, landscaping and buffering, building materials,
architectural design features, and site design features that will be provided with this PDD
zoning classification which are sensitive to surrounding land uses and to the natural
nvironment.
�) Please remove the parking calculations table from the concept plan.
Parking calculations removed.
N) The drive aisle connecting to the subject property with the adjacent property to the north
does not appear to align correctly; please revise.
Drive aisle alignment revised.
Question 1, Page 2: Please provide more details on what conditions have changed or are
changing in the area which make this zone change necessary. I suggest discussing the
increase in commercial and residential developments surrounding this property and how this
PDD will act to support these uses.
Response revised.
C) Question 2, Page 3: Please provide more details how the uses proposed with this PDD
zoning comply with the intent of the Suburban Commercial Future Land Use designation.
Response revised.
Question 3, Page 3: Please discuss how the uses proposed in this PDD district are
compatible with the zoning and uses of nearby properties. I suggest discussing the types
uses and character of the surrounding developments and how uses proposed with this PDD
are similar in nature.
Response revised.
141)Question 5, Page 3: Please provide more detail as to why the property's current zoning
classification is not suitable given the changes in the area.
Response revised.
12) Staff is concerned with the proposed building heights for this district. This property's
Suburban Commercial Future Land Use designation calls for buildings to have a residential
character and scale. A maximum building height of 30 feet would be more in line with
building heights of neighboring developments. Will the buildings have pitched roofs? If so
please provide the proposed maximum and minimum roof slope. Please include this
information as notes on the concept plan.
Note added to Concept Plan.
13) Please identify the location of the proposed detention pond on the concept plan.
Detention pond added to Concept Plan.
14) The proposed parking lot does not appear to be setback from the right-of-way to meet the
standards of Section 7.9 which requires a 10-feet parking setback when parking and drive
aisles are located between a right-of-way and the building (Section 7.9.B.6.a).
All parking and drive aisles are at least 10' from R.O.W. line.
15) Please identify the material you are proposing to use for the fence surrounding the granite
manufacturing structure. The fence surrounding this structure should not block the driveway
along North Graham Road. Please identify any additional screening methods proposed to
mitigate the impact this use may have on neighboring properties.
Fence revised and called out on Concept Plan.
16) Question 7, Page 5: Please provide more details regarding how the concept plan proposal is
compatible with the existing or permitted use abutting this property. Please explain what
measures will be provided to meet the screening requirements for the proposed outdoor
storage area. This area is required to meet the outdoor screening requirements of Section
7.11.13.2. Please discuss any additional design features that exceed the standards of the
LIDO typically required for this type of development.
Response revised.
17)Question 11, Page 6: In order to provide pedestrian circulation and cross access to
neighboring properties, please include sidewalks along Old Wellborn Road and North
Graham Road.
Response revised.
18) Please provide a cross access easement and drive aisle that extends and connects to
property to the west.
Access easement and drive aisle extend to adjacent property.
ENGINEERING COMMENTS NO. 1
Please provide a note on the concept plan explaining the existing sanitary sewer
service, as well as water service provider for domestic and fire flow.
Notes added for water and sanitary sewer service.
FYI — The subject tract is not adjacent to an existing public sanitary sewer main.
Future expansion of your existing on -site facility will need to be permitted through
the Brazos County Health Department.
Noted.
FYI — Future expansion on the subject tract will require a site plan / development
permit application and associated supporting documentation. As part of the site
plan process an engineered fire flow report will be required to demonstrate
adequate fire flow and coverage.
Noted.
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
Home of Texas A6M University'
1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box 9960
College Station, Texas 77842
Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496
MEMORANDUM
December 19, 2011
TO: Chuck Moreau; via email: chuck(a�bvcarpetoutlet.com
FROM: Jason Schubert, AICP, Principal Planner
SUBJECT: 12900 OLD WELLBORN RD (REZ) — Rezoning
Staff reviewed the above -mentioned rezoning as requested. The following page is a list of staff review
comments detailing items that need to be addressed. Please address all comments and submit the
following information by Wednesday, December 28, 2011 10:00 a.m. (sooner is preferred), for your
project to be placed on the next available Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) meeting scheduled for
January 5, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 1101 Texas Avenue:
One (1) 24"x36" copy of the revised Rezoning Map;
Thirteen (13) 11"x17" copies of the revised Rezoning Map;
One (1) 24"x36" copy of the revised Concept Plan; and
Thirteen (13) 11"x17' copies of the revised Concept Plan;
Please note that this application will expire in 90 days from the date of this memo, if the applicant has not
provided written response comments and revised documents to the Administrator that seek to address
the staff review comments contained herein. If all required items are not received, your project will not be
scheduled on the P&Z agenda. Your project may be placed on a future agenda once all comments have
been addressed and the appropriate re -advertising fees paid.
Once your item has been scheduled for the P&Z meeting, the agenda and staff report can be accessed at
the following web site on Monday the week of the P&Z meeting.
http://www.cstx.qov/pz
If you have any questions or need additional information, please call me at 979.764.3570.
Attachments: Staff Review Comments
PC: Jeremy Peters - Gessner Engineering, via email: jpeters(o)gessnerengineering.com
Case file #11-00500024
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STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 4
Project: 12900 OLD WELLBORN RD (REZ) — (11-00500024)
PLANNING
1) On page 2 of the application, it states the proposed use of the property is "Granite fabrication and
sales, sales of outdoor accessories, builder's supply similar to adjacent use." Note 2 on the Concept
Plan states the proposed uses "include warehousing and distribution for building supplies, specifically
granite sales and sales of outdoor accessories." If these are the only uses permitted by the proposed
zoning, I recommend that their descriptions become more generalized so as to provide more
flexibility.
2) On page 3 of the application, revise the answer to question #3 to state that "PDD", not C-2, is the
proposed zoning.
3) On the Rezoning Map and Concept Plans Phase 1 and Phase 2, revise the label for the zoning of the
Wanona Randolph property as it is now owned by Cedar Creek Group LLC and was rezoned from A-
O to PDD earlier this year.
4) Other Revisions for Rezoning Map:
a) Provide labels to note the current zoning (A-O) and proposed zoning (PDD).
b) Show existing public and private easements on the property.
5) Concept Plan Phase 1; j.
a) Note 2 states that C-2 Commercial -Industrial is the base zoning district. Revise the Note to state
C-3 Light Commercial is the base zoning district (no change in dimensional standards) and revise
the uses in Note 2 as recommend in comment #1 above.
b) Note 5 states that "Two entrances on North Graham to be removed." My understanding is that
one driveway will be removed on North Graham as of Phase 1 and the one on Old Wellborn as
part of Phase 2. Please revise this note and label the location of the driveway that will be
removed as part of this Phase 1.
c) In discussion with Bob Cowell, the parking area that in Phase 1 should be configured and
redeveloped such that it does not need to be rebuilt when Phase 2 occurs. This would include
removing all pavement within 10 feet of the property line (15 feet if not wanting to provide double
landscape islands separating 7 contiguous parking spaces, LIDO Section 7.2.C.7), providing
curbing and landscape islands areas.
d) It is not clear what the "Landscape Screening" along the right-of-way means. Please describe
what is intended beyond the streetscape trees and parking screen shrubs that are already
required as part of a landscape plan for the site.
e) Please note that the minimum amount of parking required is based on a ratio of 1 space per 250
gross square feet. Based on what is shown, 22 spaces would be required with Phase 1
(2,359+2,904=5,263 1250 = 22, rounded up). It appears only 20 spaces are shown.
f) The 2,904 sq ft outdoor display area is larger than the 2,500 sq ft permitted by LIDO Section
7.11.B.2. You must either reduce the proposed display area to not exceed 2,500 square feet or
propose a waiver/variance to this requirement (pg 4 of application, #3). If a variance is requested,
a community benefit must also be provided to offset the modification (pg 4 of application, #4). If
an alternate screening method is proposed then this should be described, variance requested,
and community benefit provided as well.
6) Concept Plan Phase 2:
a) Remove label that property is zoned A-O.
b) As with Phase 1, Note 2 states that C-2 Commercial -Industrial is the base zoning district. Revise
the Note to state C-3 Light Commercial is the base zoning district (no difference in dimensional
standards) and revise the uses in Note 2 as recommend in comment #1 above.
c) Provide a note that states the driveway to Old Wellborn will be removed as part of Phase 2 and
label the location of the driveway to be removed. It also appears that the existing driveway on
North Graham being used in Phase 1 is being removed and the existing western -most driveway
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will not be used in Phase 2 but will be replaced by a new driveway. If this is the case, provide a
note and labeling as such.
d) Provide a note that no individual building will exceed 15,000 gross sq ft.
e) As with Phase 1, if the proposed outdoor display area is greater than 2,500 sq ft, then request a
waiver/variance to UDO Section 7.11.13.2 and provide a community benefit to offset the
modification.
Reviewed by: Jason Schubert
Date: December 19, 2011
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