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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes MINUTES CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS Planning and Zoning Commission Oc tober 7, 1982 7:00 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Behling, Commissioners Kelly, Miller, Bailey, Hill, Fleming and Hall (who came in late and left before the meeting ended) MEMBERS ABSENT: None STAFF PRESENT: Assistant Director of Planning Callaway, Zoning Official Kee and Planning Technician Volk AGENDA ITEM NO.1: Approval of Minutes, meeting of September 16, 1982. Commissioner Kelly made a motion to approve the minutes; Miller seconded. Motion carried unanimously (6-0). AGENDA ITEM NO.2: Hear Visitors. No one spoke. AGENDA ITEM NO.3: 82-136: A public hearing on the question of rezoning a 79,790 square foot tract of land, part of Tract B of the Courtyard Apartments Sub- division, located on the north side of State Highway 30 at the corner of State Highway 30 and Stall ings Drive, from Apartments High Density District R-6 to Adminis- trative Professional District A-P. Appl ication is in the name of Roy W. Hann, Jr. and James E. Jett. Commissioner Hall came in. Mr. Callaway explained the request, and Miller asked what the density would be if it were developed as R-6, to which Callaway answered there could be 24 units per acres. Mr. Hill asked if the parking problems in the area had been taken into consideration, and Callaway said that some apartments in the vicinity do have parking problems, but that would probably not be a problem with this plan, and the Fire Department has said that Courtyard Apartments do not have a park- ing problem. Kelly asked if there was a sewer problem in this area, and Callaway repl ied there are no problems in this immediate area, but there is the possibil ity of problems downstream about which staff is not now aware. Hall asked about "open space" in the apartment complex, and asked if Callaway could give the history of the Courtyard Apartments. Callaway said that commercial zoning requests had been denied and withdrawn in the past, but that he did not recall the history of "open spacel'. The public hearing was opened. Jim Jett, a proposed purchaser of this land spoke and said that the A-P tract on the south side of Harvey Road is owned by a group he is involved with, and would be developed in conjunction with this tract. The purchase of this tract of land will have some restrictions, namely that the last 20 ft. of the tract will be kept by the current owner for parking for the Courtyard Apartments, and the legal description of the 79,790 square foot tract is in metes and bounds at this time. Bailey asked why Mr. Hann has done a comple e turnaround in his feel ings about a commercial development on this land, as in the past he had always been opposed to this. Jett said that he really could not answer this question, and Mr. Hann had not been able to attend the meeting himself. Mr. Jett indicated the possibil ity of a bank which would have parts on both sides of the street being developed, but would not expand on this statement except to say the proposed project would be a major addition to the City. p&Z Minutes 10-7-82 page 2 Greg Heff of the Travis House Apartments then spoke and asked what this was all about, that he was completely in the dark, but was present because he had been informed by a note on his desk that some kind of project was planned adjacent to the apartment complex he was connected with, and that he was opposed to any more apartments being developed in that area. Mr. Behl ing explained just what could be developed if this rezoning request were approved. No one else spoke and the publ ic hearing was closed. Mr. Miller said that any development on Highway 30 would contribute to the already heavy traffic. Mr. Hill said that he had difficulty with the staff's recommendation that the Comprehensive Plan be followed in this particular instance when there really is no problem for this type of development at this location. Bailey said that although this tract is zoned R-6, the recommendation is for medium density development, and R-6 zoning came about as a result of changing R-3 to R-6 when the Zoning Ordinance was changed. Bailey made a motion to approve the request with Hill seconding. Motion to rezone this tract carried unanimously. (7-0) AGENDA ITEM No.4: 82-808: A publ ic hearing on the question of granting project plan approval for establishing an Office Park in a Neighborhood Commercial zoning district located on Lots 113-120, Block 9, Southwood Valley Section 5-A. Application is in the name of G. Phil ip Morley. Mr.Callaway explained the requested project and pointed out that the only difficulty was that the Ordinance requires a 15 foot setback with 10 feet of this free of any obstructions, including parking. This plan does not provide for this, therefore it would have to go before the ZBA for a variance before the project could be built. Kelly asked about the lcoation of the fire hydrant and Bailey pointed it out on the plan. Callaway pointed out that any drainage problems on site will have to be handled by the City Engineer. The public hearing was opened. Mr. Morley spoke as a co-developer of the project and read a prepared statement concerning the proposed project. He then handed out renderings showing the type of building proposed and said that he had met with area residents several times to keep them abreast on the proposed plans. He also handed out a topographical study which showed drainage plans. Mr. Kelly asked about the drainage flow and Mr. Morley explained. Mr. Hill referred to the letter which lists the proposed uses in the project and asked to what extent the City can bind the owner to this list. Mr. Callaway explained that the 1 ist of uses and the statement can be used as part of the project plan and can be referred to at the time of issuance of building permits. Morley explained that this 1 ist includes traditional office space usage and Miller informed him that the City can limit him to a particular rather than a general or "traditional" use. The term "financial institutions" was discussed and Behl ing expressed his opinion that "financial institutions" would include every type of fina,H.;ial office except 'Ibanksl' and "savings & loan associations." Hill said he believed "professional office space'l was too wide a category and left too much to the discretion of the staff. Fleming said that the term "professional" meant to make money. Miller asked why elm trees were proposed and Morley answered that the landscaping plan indicated the level of landscaping proposed. Opponents were called and John Lofgren, an adjacent resident to the proposed project came forward as a representative of a group of residents. He informed the Commission that basically his group favors this kind of development but was concerned with several things, primarily the problem of potential flooding and additional noise and 1 ights in the neighborhood.