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of a revised Parking Lot Plan - Ramada Inn.
Mr. Mayo explained that a parking lot plan had previously been approved and pointed out
the approved, planont~ewall. "He then showed the planwhlchcoverswhati s actua 11 y
on the ground,pointedout the differences, and informed the Commission that the P.R.C.
has made furtherrecommendati onson thlsllas bu'i ltll plan>wh i charel isted in the report
they have received in thelrpackets'. He explained that the rear curbing is missing and
the" P.R. C . has recommended that this be requ i red. Mr. Bailey pointed out there are long
rowsofparklngwhi chdonothaveendislandsontheoldlot. Mr. Mayo sa i d the shortage
of parking spaces 15 probably the reason islands were not required at the time of approval,
and that 'staff wouldstlll not recommend going in to the old section and adding islands
because of the closeness of the number of required spaces and the number of actual spaces
provided. Mr. MillersaldthatagreenareaalongtheSands Motel would be nice. Mr.
Fleming said that in the past the Commission has made mistakes, and this area, is already
existing. Mr. Balley askedhowmany'spaces are required for theenti re complex and Mr.
Mayo saidthenewlotwlll stIll barely cover. the needs': of the tower and overall the old
and new lots would be short a few spaces , andfor:~hatreason staff does not, recommend
additional islands. Mr. Bailey asked what kindofpinetrees are being planted and Mr.
Ferreri informed the >Commissi on they> waul d be the same as thosei n front of the hotel
and would be fastgrowi ng .andthe easiest type grown in tt"hls area. Mr. Bailey then
said thatwi.threservations, he would make a motion to approve this revised parking lot
p lanwi,thallP.R.C. recommendations and, changes; Mr. Flemlng seconded th is moti on.
Mot i on carr i edunan imously{S"'O)
AGENDA ITEM NO. 9: 83-408: Consideration ofa<ParkingLotPlan- TexanaNational',Bank
of College Station located on Part of LotB Courtyard' Apartments )
Colored up site plans which were not included in the,Commlssloners', packets were passed
around by one of the developers whichin'cluded the changes recommended by the P.R. C.
Mr. Mayo further requested that dimensions of islands' be shown on the pl~n. Mr. Bai 1 ey
asked the caliper of the multi-trunk Live Oak. Mr. Mayo also stated that the dumpster
location apparently had been approved by the Director of Public Services, but that staff
would still request dimensions of the dumpster pad be shown on the plan. He also pointed
out that the required drainage study had not been received by the City Engineer. Also,
he informed the Commission that location and number of fire hydrants must be approved
by the Fire Marshal. Mr. Mayo summarized by saying that staff recommends approval of
this parklnglot pl.anwiththe following conditions: (l) the City Engineer receives a
drainage study which meets all requirements; (2) island dimenslonsand dumpster padloca-
tlons and dimensions be shown on plan and approved; (3)firehydrantlocations and numbers
be approved by Fire Marshal. Mr. Bailey asked about the slgnlocation and Mr. Jett
spoke from the audience and said that a sign is not allowed in A-pzoning districts,
and thiswouldbebroughtbeforetheZonTngBoard of Adjustment at a later date. Mr.
Millerasked if all live oaks and red oaks indicated on plans were new trees and Mr. Jett
said therelsonlyonelarg~ existing tree and the rest would be new. Mr. Miller also
asked for the lncluslonofanoteindlcatlngcaliperofthetrees. Mr. Mayo said if a
note isnoti ncluded,theywlll have toconformwlthOrdi nance.,,,- Mr. Kell y sa i d that
numbers 7 &10 ontheP.R.C. report addressstafflsconcerns. Mr. Bailey then made a
motion toapprovewithP.R.C. recommendations and the requests Mr. Mayo had added tonight.
Mr. Miller seconded the motion which carried unanimously (S-O).
AGENDA ITEM NO. 10: 83-409: Conslderationof a Parking Lot Plan - Valley Business Park
located on Tract E., Section 2 PonderosaP lace J
Mr .Mayoexpla inedtheplansand located the land onamap. Di scussi on fo llowed con-
cerningthesignlocatlon referred to in the P.R.C.report. Mr. Hall then made a motion
to approve the planwlthMr.Flemlngseconding. Motion carried unanimously (S-O).
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Planning and
March 19,
7: 00 P.M.,
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Ms. Betty Young~ManagerofRamadaInn,spoke and asked that the Commission table
action on both the rezoning and the site plan so that the problems found in the
P .R.C..: review by the City Planner and the Fire Marshall <could be discussed with
the pioject architect.
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that the item be tabled.
The motion was seconded by Commis'sionerWatson and approved with Chairman ,Maher
voting against.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 4--Considerationofaparkinglotplan'foranaddition to the
Ramada,,"Inn.
Mr. Mayo explained the additional parking to be provided. He said that end islands
would be needed in the lot north of the Sands Motel and, that fire access would need
to be improved in the area of the proposed tower addition. He suggested that the
staff meet with the project architect to solve these problems and that the item be
tabled.
Commissioner Gardner asked if the parking requirements were being based on the
existing Ramadadevelopmen'tor only the proposed addition.
Mr. Mayo said that the requirements were basically being based on the addition.
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CommissionerGardneras.ked if a nonconforming use did not have to be brought up to
standard if it were to be enlarged.
Mr. Mayo said that the exi?tingparking area was, less than ,100 spaces short of the
requirement if the project were built under the present standard and that the pro-
posed meeting rooms would be used by many persons staying at the motel. He pointed
out that the parking requirement was based on the assumption that the meeting rooms
would be used only by persons off site. Mr. Mayo .also said that the main area of
nonconformity at the existing motel was a violation of 'the rear setback along
Meadowland Street.
Commissioner Gardner asked that an accounting of the existing parking situation at
the RamadaTnn be "made when the site plan was reconsidered.
Commissioner Watson moved that the site plan be tabled.
The motion was seconded by Commissioner Behling and approved with Chairman Maher
voting against.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 5-- A public hearing on the question of rezoning t1;tJotracts on
Southwest Parkway East from R-ltoR-3andR-4. The application being in the name
of the Cruse Corporation.
Mr. Mayo explained that, since a request on this tract had been denied by the Com-
mission and withdrawn by the applicant, the Commission would have to <grant the ap-
plicantpermission to have a revised request considered within the 180 day waiting
period required bythe>Zoning Ordinance.
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Planning and
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7:00P.M.
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The motion was seconded by Commissioner Livingston and unanimously approved.
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Commissioner Watson moved that the Gommission recommend 'approval of the rezoning
with the recommendations of the city staff.
The motion was seconded by Commissioner Gardner and unanimously approved-with Com-
missioner Sears absent~
AGENDA ITEM NO. 5--Reconsideration of a parking lot plan for an expansion to
the Ramada Inn.
Commissioner Watson moved that the item be removed from the table.
The motion was seconded by Commissioner Sears and unanimously approved.
Mr. Mayo explained that the plan had been revised by the architect, but that some
of the revisions suggested by theP,. R.C . had not been met. He suggested that end
islands be provided in each row of the parking lot offaf Meadowlind and in every
other row of the lot north of the' Sands Mptel.. He pointed. out that if these islands
were not included, the parking rows would; be dead-end and car:s could have to back
out onto Meadowland Street.
Mr. Edward Maurer, projcetarchitect, said that"he agreed with the recommendations
of Mr. Mayo and that his design had been an attempt to get as many parking spaces
as possible.
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Mr. Mayoexplaine~ that the parking lot an Meadowland would provide adequate spaces
for the addition alone and that the parking lot north of the Sands Motel would pro-
vide the spaces necessary to bring the existing Ramada complex into compliance with
the' Zoning Ordinance. He added that the changesreconnnended by the staff would still
leave an adequate number of spaces.
Commissioner Hazen asked if the Fire Department was satisfied with the plan.
Commissioner Sears moved that the plan .be approved with, the changes recommended by the
city staff.
.Themotionwas seconded by Commissioner Watson and unanimously 'approved.
AGENDA ITEM NO. ,6-- Consideration ofa preliminary plat ", -Resubdivision oia portion
of Woodway Village'Phase,l.
Mr. Mayo pointed out that the developer had changed the 24 foot access easement to
a private easement in order to solve the density problem. He also noted that the
35 foot wide lots were for duplexes.
Commissioner Sears moved that the plat be approved.
The motion was seconded by Commissioner Behling and approved with Commissioner Gardner
voting against.
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