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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes ,.,. 10-21-82 page 3 this tract. Mr. Wendt asked if there is something which can be done before the time 1 imit set of 6 months before reapplying. Mr. Hill said he wanted more proof of the unfeasibil ity of development of this land, and also more information concerning the feasibil ity of access to University Drive versus access to April Bloom as part of the plans for the area. Mr. Mayo said that a replat could be made and the easement removed. Voting was called for, and the motion to deny the request carried 4-2, with Bailey and Behl ing opposing. AGENDA ITEM NO.5: 82-138: A public hearing on the question of rezoning a 32.289 acre tract located south of and adjacent to West Luther Street and approximately 1,000 feet west of West Luther Street, from Sin le Famil District R-1A, Duplex District R-2, Townhouse-Rowhouse District R-3 and Apartments Low Density District R- to Single Family District R-1A and Apartments Low Density District R-4. Application is in the name of Building Crafts, Inc. Mr. Callaway presented the request and located the land on a map. He said that all land use and comprehensive plans recommend Medium Density Residential in thi~ area, and pointed out that this request would increase the density of this area a possible total of 6 units. The staff has no problems with this request, and would recommend approval. He then pointed out some future development plans which would include changing the shape of Luther Street, as a result the intersection at Marion Pugh Drive would be in a different spot than the current crossing. This is another reason for staff recommending approval. Mr. Hall asked why the original plan of the developer had been abandoned and Mr. Mayo indi- cated that those plans had simply changed, perhaps due to the market, and had been aban- doned and Mr. Mayo indicated that staff does not necessarily think this one is better than the original. Mr. Hall made comments concerning the street layout and continuation of Holleman Drive on the previous plat, indicating that plans of the City had been changed because the developer emphasized how important the street configuration was, based on his particular plan. Mr. Mayo pointed out that R-4 zoning can contain any of the other currently proposed types of development. Mr. Ash informed the Commission that this change had nothing to do with the layout of Holleman, and in fact, he had released the approval for Holleman this morning and it is in the exact location it was before. Mr. Hall said the meeting he had referred to had taken place in the City Manager's office, and the routing of Holleman seemed critical then. Mr. Ash repl ied that it's importance is exactly the same as before, and the plans for it are exactly as they were before, with no changes. The pub] ic hearing was opened. No one spoke. The publ ic hearing was closed. Mr. Hill asked if Mr. Hall is concerned with streets running from Holleman to Luther and Mr. Hall repl ied that as he recal led, the developer asked for the meeting for pur- poses of altering a requirement that the Commission had originally put on the develop- ment of some land in that area stating that the development of Holleman would have to take place before other building permits could be granted in the area, and at that time one of the critical factors in determining whether we could grant those building permits had to do with alternate access to that area; other ways besides Holleman to reach that, and part of the discussion centered around possibly routing traffic through Luther St. and he thinks it was Jones Butler Road, and to perhaps develop Jones-Butler Road as a route rather than forcing the development of Holleman to al low access there. But the developer of this tract we are now considering said no, that J~nes-Butler Road was not be i ng cons i dered for deve I opment because the I and was I ayed out --~Ji!.sbLQD with a major thoroughfare parallel to Jones-Butler, and now with this layout, Jones- Butler could be developed. Mr. Bailey said it did not make any difference, and Mr. Beh] ing pointed out that in his opinion a promise had been broken. Mr. Hall said that 10-21-82 page 4 if we had known this, perhaps treatment of other developers would have been different. Mr. Behl ing said that if this zoning change is recommended, there will be a plat change and the rul ing that there can be no more platting or development until Holleman is continued would be imposed. Mr. Ash brought up a plat which showed the roads as they had been planned and as they are still planned. Mr. Miller asked again about the rul ing concerning the prohibition of more platting in that area. Mr. Behling again said that this was his understanding. Mr. Mayo said that he understood that it meant no new plats of unplatted ground, but this would only require a replat of land already platted. Mr. Miller made a motion to recommend approval. Mr. Bailey seconded the motion. Motion carried with one opposing (Hall). AGENDA ITEM NO.6: 82-139: A publ ic hearing on the question of rezoning four tracts of land totall ing 7.063 acres, being a part of a 91.98 acre tract generally known as Glenhaven Estates, located between University Drive, the East Bypass and Dominik Street. Tract #1: 0.124 acres from Sin le Famil District R-l to Townhouse-Rowhouse District R-3; Tract #2: 1.51 acres from Apartments Low Density District R- to Administrative- Professional District A-P; Tract #3: 3.156 acres from Apartments Low Density District R-4 to Townhouse-Rowhouse District R-3; Tract #4: 2.269 acres from General Commercial District C-l to Townhouse-Rowhouse District R-3. Application is in the name of Brazos- 1 and Propert i es, I nc. Mr. Callaway located the subdivision on a map and gave the zoning district of neigh- boring tracts. He informed the Commission that this rezoning, if passed, would result in a decrease of overall density. He said that this would not be inconsistent with any plans or recommendations, and staff recommends approval. Mr. Hill asked about parkland dedication in could probably locate it for him on a map. which had been discussed for parkland which the owner of the corner tract (University & C-l. the area. Mr. Callaway said the developer Mr. Hill then mentioned a different tract was in a ditch area. Mr. Hall asked about Bypass) and also if that tract was zoned The publ ic hearing was opened. Hank McQuade spoke as a representative of the appl icant and explained their plans. He addressed Mr. Hall's question concerning the corner lot and said that his group has acquired that tract and will develop it as one C-l. He also spoke about parkland and access, and said the parkland will total approximately 6.2 acres. Mr. Hill asked if the land will be purchased with bond money or dedicated by owner, and the answer to this was that it will probably be acquired using a combina- tion of those things. Vicki Renke came forward and asked about the streets and whether new streets would be the same size or smaller than the current part of Francis and Carol Streets and was informed they would be the same size. It was also pointed out that the parkland is already zoned R-3 and this rezoning would only straighten out a zoning tract line. El izabeth McGee expressed her concern again about the streets and heavy traffic. She said that extensions of Francis and Carol are proposed and that she thinks that Francis should not go through to the Bypass and hoped there would be more of a "jog". Mr. Behl ing pointed out that only Brazoswood would go through. Ken Thomas asked about the park area, and indicated that he bel ieves the park area should go to the southern boundaries. M'r~.~~~m_that_h~_shou~~_!~l_k!.o t_~e Parks Department about that. Mr. Behl ing further explained and urged that he attend the Park Board meetings.