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Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting
December 7, 1978
7:00 P.M.
Members Present: Chairman Stover, Commissioners Mathewson, Watson, Etter, Burke,
Jones; Council Liaison Hazen; City Planner .Mayo, City Engineer Ash, City Attorney
Lewis, Community Development Planner Callaway, Design Engineer Fees, Planning
Assistant, Longley.
Members Absent: Commissioner Sweeney.
Agenda Item No. 1 - Approval of minutes - meeting of November 16, 1978.
The minutes were not prepared in time for consideration at the meeting.
Agenda Item No. 2 - Hear visitors.
No one spoke.
Agenda Item No. 3 - Presentation on flood plain hydrology by Texas A&M University
Class.
Commi.ssioner Mathewson's class presented a study of existing and potential flooding
problems in College Station, a brief explanation of flood zones and flood zone
land uses and possible methods of flood plain mangement. They also presented
an existing land use map with the flood zones superimposed on it.
Following the presentation and discussion, Commissioner Etter moved that the class
be commended for their effort and the presentation.
Agenda Item No. 4-Apublichearing on the question of rezoning a 21.08 acre tract
located east of and adjacent to the East Bypass and adjoining the Emerald Forest
Addition from Single Family Residential District R-l and Agricultural-Open
District A-O to Administrative/Professional District A-P. The application is in
the name of HaIdee, Inc.
City Planner Mayo explained the location of the request and presented a proposed
development plan which had been furnished by the applicant.
The public hearing was opened.
Mr. Allen Swoboda, applicant, spoke. He stated that the purpose of rezoning the land
at this time was so that home buyers in the adjacent Emerald Forest Addition would
be aware that the land was zoned A-P and would be developed accordingly.
Mr. Jim Gardner, 1216 N. Ridgefield, spoke. He suggested that since two thirds of the
property was in the flood plain, it would not be good to encourage develpment there
by rezoning the land. He proposed that R-I or A-O zoning would be more appropriate.
The public hearing was closed.
Chairman Stover noted that the Flood Zone Ordinance allowed development in the flood
plain, and although he did not wish to encourage development there, the A-P Zone
allowed more design flexibility than an R-l zone.
Commissioner Mathewson pointed out that, under the Flood Zone Ordinance, any devel-
opment in the flood zone would be compatible if it did not cause a one foot rise
in the backwater flood level. He also suggested that this might be a shortcoming
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in the ordinance.
Chairman Stover questioned the need to rezone the area shown as right-of-way for
F.M. 2818.
Mr. Ash suggested that the right-of-way area should be held as currently zoned.
He advised that he and the applicant's engineer could arrive at a suitable desc-
ription of the proposed right-of-way.
Commissioner }1athewson moved that the Commission recommend approval of the rezoning
with the exception of the area proposed for F.M. 2818 right-of-way.
The motion was seconded by Commissioner Watson.
Commissioner Etter suggested that, if homeowners had to be "put on notice" of the
A-P zoning, it might not be a compati13le land use.
Commissioner Mathewson stated that the A-P land uses were not undesirable in the
vacinity of single family development.
The motion to recommend approval was approved with Commissioners Burke and Etter
voting against the motion.
Agenda Item No. 5 - A pu1Jlic hearing on the question of granting a Conditional
Use Permit for the construction. and operation of a church facility to be located
on the Southwest corner of the inters-ection of F .'M. 2818 and Southwood. Drive.
The application is in the name of the United Church of Christ in College Station.
Mr. Mayo noted that the plan had been ch_anged as recommended by the P. R. C.
The pUDlic hearing was opened.
Mr. Bob Denton, Friends United Church. .of. Christ, spoke for the application.
Chairman Stover asked what the adjacent land uses were.
Mr. Denton explained that duplexes adjoined the property to the south, Peace Lutheran
Church to the west and F.M. 2818 to the north.
Commissioner Mathewson asked if th.is was to be the applicant's final site plan.
Mr. Denton stated that changes would be. made but th.at he was aware that they would
have to return to the Commission when changes were made.
Mr. Jim Gardner asked if the open property to the north was, indeed, Highway right-
of-way.
Chairman Stover stated that the property was highway right-of-way.
The hearing was closed.
Commissioner Mathewson moved that the permit be granted.
The motion was seconded by Commissioner Jone.s and unanimously approved.
Agenda Item No.6 - Consideration of a final plat - Vacating the McCulloch Industrial
Area.
Mr. Mayo explained the need to reserve the right-of-way for Holleman Drive on the