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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes t~I NUTES Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting October 19, 1978 -- 7:00 P.M. 2 Commissioner Sweeney moved that the Commission recommend rezoning the property to District A-P and that the site plan be reviewed and approved by the City Engineer. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Jones and approved unanimously with Com- missioner Burke absent. Commissioner Sweeney moved that the Commission initiate rezoning of Lots 1,2,3, 5 and 6, Block C to District A-P. The motion was seconded by' Commissioner Watson and unanimously approved with Com- missioner Burke absent. Agenda It~ No.4 - A public hearing on the Question of granting a Conditional Use Permi~t for the construction and operation of a church building to be located on the northeast corner of the intersecti'onof Domi~fk Drive"and Pur ear Drive Block E, Culpepper Plaza. The application is in the name of The Church in College Station. Mr. Mayo reviewed the P.R.C. recommendations. He noted that the site plan showed 24 parking spaces which would allow for a l20-member congregation and that the Church planned to use the facility every night of tne week and on Sunday. He pointed out that a day care center on this site had recently been turned down be- caus-eof a li'ke amount of traffic generation. Mr. Rick Yeager spoke in favor of the request. He stated that they currently had 40 members. Commtssioner Stover asked what th.e legal status of the church was. Mr. Yeager stated that their articles of incorporation were currently pending. Commtsstoner Jones suggeste.d that no action could be taken until the legal status of the church was estab 1 fshed. . Chai'rman Stover advised tn.at thei-r action could' De conditi:onal on the church's becomtng a 1 egal ent i-ty. Ch.airman Stover asked wh.at tFle status' of th.e flood plai.n study on the property was. Mr. Bi'll Kling, engineer, stated that his prel iminary study indicated that if the building were built 1 to 1-1/2 feet above the curb line, it would have no problem. He also suggested that the plan Der'reversed on the site. Mr. Roy Hann stated that he was concerned about the effect of this use on his ad- joining duplexes. He noted that any overflow parking by the church would have to park in front of his duplexes. He also suggested that the music and singing from the church waul d dtsturb the adjofni"ng residenti a 1 uni.ts. Cha frman Stover asked Mr. Yeager wh.at type of musi-c the church pl anned to have. Mr. Yeage.r state.d th.at th.ey had a pi ano but not an organ. The public heari'ng was closed. Commissioner Sweeney suggested that, because of the times of use, traffic would not De a probl~, and that the churdl had provided more than enough parking to MINUTES Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting October 19, 1978 7:00 P.M. 3 prevent parking on the street. Commissioner Sweeney moved that the use permit be granted with the following con- ditions: 1. That the group become a IIlegalll church. 2. That a hydrologi"cal study be submitted and approved by the City Engineer. 3. That the two end parking spaces be eliminated to allow for backing. 4. That the radii of the curb returns be at least 10 feet. 5. That any increase in. the size of the structure or change in the site plan as shown would requi're Commission approval. The moti"on was seconded by Commissioner Watson., and approved by the following vote: Jones, Watson and Sweeney FOR; Etter and Stover AGAINST; Burke absent. Agenda Item No.5 - Reconsideration of a preliminary plat -- Park South Addition located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Southwest Parkway and W'e 1 sh Avenue. Mr. Mayo gave the Commission a copy of the revised plat and advised that Mr. Ash and the project engineers had resolved the drainage question. Commissioner Watson moved that the item be removed from the table. The mati.on was- seconded 5y' Commtssioner Jones and unanimously approved. Commissioner Jone.s moved tnatthe plat be approved. The motion was' seconded by Commissioner Watson and unanimously approved. Agenda Item No. 6- Consideration of a final plat -- Timer Ridge Addition Phase 1. Mr. Mayo showed the Commission a revised plat. He noted that the two lots affected by the gas line had been turned to face Rhett Butler Drive in order to make th~ more usable. He also pointed out that a note concerning denial of access to corner lots sh_ou.1d be added .to the plat and that the s-treet names should be changed to avoid duplication. Chatrman Stover suggested that the lots affected by the gas line should be turned back to thBir original posttion as shown on the preli~i"nary plat. The Commisston dtscussed possfble. location of structures on the two lots involved. A representative of Briarwood Apartments asked that the extension of Plantation OaRs to Munson be butlt at tfris time in order to help pedestrians and bicyclists get to Highway 30. He noted that traffic was heavy on Plantation Oaks already . and th,at a number of cars park,ed on th.e street. Ch.afrman Stover advi'sed that i.t was th:e responsi,btl ity of the apartment to keep people from parldng on the street. He als'o pointed out that the Commission had advised the developer to include the street exte~sion in the next phase of develop- ment.