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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes I I I- 'I I i i I i I , i ii' : I il I' i j I ! I r , I ! ' 1 , I ; I \ - :(::~?.:~.':..~ I " I' I ! I ! Ii, I I I I 1 I I I- I I I \ I r & L I~\ I nUL e 5 6-21-84 page 2 , The public hearing was opened. Bill Scasta, 2724 Briargate, Bryan, came forward stating he Is the owner of the property which he originally bought to develop for apartments, but sInce that market Is nowsaturated, he hc3sfound several interested parties for sorority and fratern Hy houses, and has been> instructed that R""'S zoning is necessary for that type of development., He went on to indicate plans would include 4 t06 Greek houses with a row of duplexes to form a buffer. Hae-shln Hwang of 280TNormand Drive came forward stating he is the owner of one of the duplexes adjacent to thIs tractandaskea the procedures he should take if he is against this rezoning. Mr. Melyo, Mr. Hansen and.Mr. Martyn explained steps he can take, with Mr. Martyn advising him that Hhe has objections he should voice them now. He stated that his tenants like the quietness andse9aration, and when he hc3d purchsed the land he had understood that there would not be any heavy trafflc,so.has a concern that the traffic volume will Increase, and would like to suggest that a dlfferentaccessbe developed. Mr. Hansen then,attemptedtoexplain thc3t there wi.11 be more public hearings on this re- quest, and then withasslstance from Mr.. Martyn, explained thediff~~yn~ein density bet- ween ft-4andR-S 20nlng~ Mr~ Ecasta pointed out there would beaccess,!:oboth Bre~twood and Manuel from Cornell. No 6ne else spoke. The public hearing was closed. Mrs. Tongco said she had concern regarding access for emergency vehicles, but Mr. Scasta had answered that. Mr. MacGl1vray and Mr. Mayo discussedthepossibilit:')1 of another Greek Village development, with Mr. Mayo indicating that the City consJdersthe original village a success, but developers makedevelopm~nt decislens rather than theClf*' Mr. Kaiser said It sheuld be kept In mind that if tihis request is appr.oved, thl:~:<co~lllission is prob- ably agreelngte the location. of Greek houses there. Mr. Hansen sat.d thttdevelopment is not to be considered atthls rezoning hearIng. Mr. Kaiser pointed out that all uses in R-5 distrIcts are pass Ibdl e. Mr. MacGilvray thenmade.a motion to approve this rezoning request with Mrs. Stal.lings sec0nd' ng, Mot ion carrled unanlmous'ly (7-0). AG~NDA ITEM NO.4: 84-112: A ublic<hearlng uestlon of rezening a 3.76 acre tract ofland1ecatedapproxJmately. 00 feet east of'Texas Avenue, north of and adjacent to the Lakev lew....Acres .5ubd.lvi.si on,.from.......Adm lnis-trati.ve-P rofesslonal Dlstri.ct A-P to.. General Com- mercla 10 ist rict C-l. Appllcat10nlsi n thenameclfCarlL. Moore. Mr. Callaway located thelClndon an aerial map; pointed out area zoning and current uses, Indicating also that this area fsreflected as medium density residential with commercial uses to the west on the approved Land Use Plan. He went on to explain thatstaf~ recom- mends retention of the existing A-pzoning, as the exIsting C-l depth is consistent with the land use plan as well as the previously established C-l zoning In the area, the A-P provides a buffer between the existing residential area'and the City warehouse facility to the north, as well as beIng compatible with the exIsting and planned residential uses in the area, whereas C-l ZOnIng would not. Discussien followed regarding the existing C-l zoning and theqepthofth~tzonlng, w;ithMr. Mayoaddtng thattheOevelopment Pol icies in the approved Comprehensive Plan reflect larger tracts .of cqmmercial zoning at major inter- sections is a polley which has been put into effect In this area, and further, that staff believes there wlllbe more.than . enough commercially zoned property to handle the needs of the city for many years without the addition ef thIs tract which, in all probabi 1 ity, would lead to even more commercial zoning'between this tract and the extens,ion of Millers Lane. Mr. HansenspeculatedthatC-l zoning on this narrow tract of laod which connects to an- other C-l zoned tract which has only one curb cut onto Texas Avenue for access, may. well have better traffic patternS than A-P zoning with heavy concentrated peak hour traffic patterns. Mr. Pullen replied that theory may be correct. Mr,Mayo expressed fear of - :", ~:' .;,;..f"~~ r. '. '~:~.< '~.; ,'10:. ',:" ,; - 6-2'1-84 page 3 setting a precedent for future C-l zoning, Mrs. Tongco said that if the City is trying to get away from strip commercial areas, it might be a good Idea to look at large commer- cial areas at major Intersections along major arteries such as this area. Mr. Mayo said this areal; too large an area to be considered as cemmerclal'y zoned land (appx. 100 acres) because less than hellf 6f the commercially zoned land In the City is developed and another area as 1 argeas this '5 not needed. Public hearing was opened. Gary Carpenter, 1603 Wolf Ren~ cc3meforward stating he is a representative for the applicant, Mr. Moore and International Equities. He spoke of the planned development of this tract and7he adjacent tract to the west, stating that since this tract backs up to a flood zonear\9a City wareheuse facility, there seemed tG be no need for an A-P zone to serve as a but1fe'r in those directions. He added that although staff has indicated there isabundantiC-l alnd available In the City, some is not attrac~ tlve to (ieve.lopers..for.variou~'.. ~eas,<?rl?1.:..,H~.went..,9n to explain the mixed.uses..planned.fQL., this tract and the one to. the west,st~tlng that both C-l uses and A-puses would be i nclLl':Ied '", He .agdeq.,thgt . thtlre"isa, na.H-Ira 1 buffer to .thesouth~ ofthl?tracti;wh ichthe developer plans to retain. He explall'led that C-l ~onlng would help all~viate.a potential traffic problem through these tracts~,i~s the uses can then be mixed ratherthc3n having to group together all retal1 uses separate from all office .uses. Size oft the tracts, loca- tIon of uses, leasing costs, etc., was :dlscussed, after which the public hearing was con- tInued. John Jordan, 117 Millers Lane came forward saying that his west property line is contiguous with this property and that he would prefer that residential development take place at that location, but slnce<thistract is alreadY zoned A-P,he would prefer/it to remain and that offices and pr<?fessional buildings be developed rather than comm~rcial uses. Mr. Carpenter .assured him that the buffer will be retained and maintained, and Mr. Jordan s.tatec1 th.at if that is 5"0, there should be no problem then. Al (ceJordan,(Mrse.John}cameforwardtoexpressconcern over the large amount of hard s'urface whichiwlll.be developed and how that. wi 11 affect the ir property. Mr. Hansen as,sured her that an engineered drainage report must. be prepared, reviewed and approved by the Cltypriortoapproval of any project. She asked then how it is pessible to build In a flo0d zone and Mr,Martyn said that insurance Is the answer, but Mr. Pullen added that buttdtng in a floed ZOne is not prohi.bited, but building In a floodw~y is. Mrs. Jordan said this project would ruin their property and the area and she is against it. No one else spoke, PublichearIJlgwas'closed. Mr. MacGilvray asked forclarlflcation of a port ion of the staff report, and Mr. Calla- ~y complied. Mr. KaJ5er stated this current A-pzoningiS the result ofa compromise reqched,ayear agobythls.Commissionand the Council, and stated that he hopes this Com- mlssio,n wlllnotgetlntothat again. He then spoke against this request, as he believes thIs tract can be developed as A-P and the trafflc created (appx. 60 cars) would not create a bottleneck as theCommlssion is being led to believe. Mr". Mayo reminded: the Commission that all uses allowed InC-Idistrfcts would be allowed on this tract shou!1d this request be approved and there Is no guarantee the plan belngpresented by the developer will be done, Mr, Martynsaldthatafter weighingadvlceof staff and the concerns of the resi- dents. in the nelghborhoodagainst the fact that the tr~ct is,al ready A-P and the project proposed can be pull t anyway, ,and against his belief that mixing the location of the uses may bea better plan, he finds) himself In a dilemna. Mr. Kalsermade a motion to deny this request with Mr. MacGi Ivra'y seconding the> motion. Mr. Hansen saId he tends to agree withMr, Martyn in that all presentations have val id polnts"but,thatforan irregular shaped t act of land such as this, whatever C-1 uses are developed wouldcerta.lnlyhave to tie n with the project. Mr. Brochu said he had 6-2~-84 \ page 4 . driven through th s area and found it very long and narrow, and it appeared to him that any structures wh ch could be bulltcouldbedone. with the. present zoning, but he also did not see how any large, undeslreablecommercial use could possibly be built at the eastern part" of the tract giventhesJzeand configuration of the tract. Mr. Hansen pointed out that buffering can be handled atsite plan review. Mr. Kaiser said this plan may not be developed as it is being shewn and although there maybe advantages of mixing uses, he is concerned with setting aprec~dent of a long narrow tract of C-l and the possi- ble negative impact on the surroundlngneighborhoed, as well as the possible encourage- ment of further conversi on of su rroundLng property. I I I' I I:: Mr'. MacGilvray saJd the best use of thispreperty may well be residential, but that it is zoned A-Pand even if that was ami sta~e,C-lzon lng wou 1 d onl y compound t,he error · Mr. Martyn said that the overall flow of tr.affic wi 11 have to be through one access point on Texas Avenue, andsh()~ldpr-()bablYflow'.t.hrough the entire projectJnc3Joop-:type configura'" tlon, which couldprobably better beaf!c<;>mplished through one zone. He added that this is Cl)~I:'J.quepJes.e, <:>.LJ?XRpe.rty.,q.l'ld.that.. al:F,h9ygh .the current .zonl ng ma'f'wellbe'anerror, he does not think C-l zoning would cempour!ct ~heproblem. Mr. Brochu said the appl icant could come back at a later time (aftertheb!pJl~ing fact) and get the zonIng on the project changed. Mr. Kaiser said that this coUlkLbe done. Mr. Carpenter statedfr?mthe audience that this. plan will be slightly altereiJif this request is not granted, and then showed the change whlchwould be made. Votes were cast and the motion to deny failed by a vote ef 2-5 (Kaiser & MacGl1vray for). I." J..tt: i"~ ;':" , Mrslt Stallln,gs then made a motIon to approve this rezer'ilng request with Mr. Brochu second- tng~he motion which carried bya V(l)te of 5-2 (Kaiser & MacGilvray against). AGENDA,TEM.NO, 5: 84-704: Apul>lichearing on the question of granting a Conditional Use Permlt forcons-truction (!)fa rellqlous./educatlona 1 facili tyatl 00-106 ..Dexter Dr i ve. Request .... is...' n.. the. name .ofEdgar'Wo lferts. I'~,:i':' I:. Mr. Callaway explained the request and the accompc3nylng site plan, 10catlQg! the tract and the area us-es. He referred to a n0teon the revlsed slteplanconcerning the removal of the exl st' rlg bu l1 dlng after renevation, and asked that the:Commiss i on ask t.he a:ppl i cant for clarlflcation- He fur.ther indIcated that all P.R.C. conditions had been met. . Public hearlng was opened. Andy Wlsnoski, 2301 Broadmoor, Bryan, came forward represent- ing the Church of the Latter Day $qlnts, stating that the site plan presented is the result 'of much work and study, and polntedout that a great deal of the existing landscaping is beIng saved to help keep the park-li"ke atmosphere, and the note refers to the fact that pl ans' are to remove the ex l' stl ng building after the newfacil I tyis comp 1 eteand to create a park area at that location" Hesald the building is designed in a residential character which would be in keeping wIth the resi.dential neighborhood. Mr. Martyn as.ked if the exist- ing bullding will be removed and he answered that It will aftercompletion:of the new facility. Mr. MacGI lvrayasked how large the existIng buildIng is and how 'large the new facil fty w,tl1 be to which Mr. WIsnoskianswered the new buildIng will beaRproximately :,4560 sq. ft. and Edgar Wolfertsanswer.edfromtheaudiencethatthe existing buildIng is approxirnatel,y 2500 sq. ft. Mr, Hansen reminded the applicant that the landscaping shown on this plan rnustbecompletedand maintained. Mrs. Stallings asked what the access would be t~ the parking spaces and Mr. Mayosald from Dexter and Jersey. Mr. Kaiser asked how manys'paces are be ing pl annedand what the use of the newfac i 1 ity will be. Mr. Wisnosk i answe red there a re50 spa'ces shown on t hi s p 1 an and the new build lngwi 11 be used for religlous education. Mr. Wolfertsstated the uses will be the same as are in the existing buildlng,wlth weekday and evenIng religious lnstrucitons to approximately 150 students, and that there are usually no meetings on Sundays. Hr. Ka.iser Informed the applicants ---~ I I I I I, I Ii:. I ' I 1 I tREGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1984 PAGE 3 No one else spoke. The public hearing was closed. Agenda Item No.4- Consideration of an Ordinance rezoning the above tracts. Councilman Anderson moved approval of' Ordinance No. 15 38 rezoning the above tracts. Councilman McIlhaney seconded the motion which was approved unanimously, 6-0. i?>.' :,/ . Agenda Item No." 5 -,Apublichearin~r on the ,question of rezoning a 3. 76 acre....tractoflandlocat~dapproximately.....800...... feet.,eastof Texas 'Avenue, north of and adjacent to the Lakeview Acres Subdivision, from Administrati'le-Professional District A-P to. General CoIrime'rcial District C.:..'l.Applicationiisinthe<nameof.... CarlL. Moore. (84-112). Assistant Director of Planning Callaway presented the item. He stated that the rezoning request concerns a 3.76a~retract of land, loca~ed approximately 800 feet east of Texas Avenue , north of and adj:acent to the Lakeview AcresSYDdivision,from Administrative,-profes!:>ionalDistrict A-P to General Commercial District C-l. He noted that the area is reflected as medium density residential with commercial uses reflected to the west of the subject tract. Heexp1ained that .the tract was part of a request for 9. 33 acres of C-lzoningconsideredinJu1y and August, 1983. He sta'ted that a portion of thattrac.twas rezoned to C-l with this 3 . 76 acre portion rezoned A-P. Hefurther>stated that A-P zoning is recommended for this 3.76 acre area for .thefollowing reasons: (1 ) The existing C-:l depth is consistent with the City's land use plan and theC-l depth previo.usly established in this area (south of Miller's Lane); (2) A-Pprovides a buffer between the existing residential area and the warehouse facility to the north; (31A-Pzoningwould be compatible with the existing and planned residential uses in this area. He noted that the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this rezoning request by a vote of 5-2. i"~ " I,:, 1-.-':'-': i" I' ' j i,!.,~' '.' i~ '1~:~~ I>:, 1 ~':,~ ' I::'" I" I Mayor Halter opened the public hearing. Gary Carpenter, 1603Wo1f'pen, spoke in favor of the rezoning. Heexp1ained that C-l zoning ofthisportion'of the tract would allow for better traffic flow because of the unusual shape of the property. He further stated that the trees on the property create a natural buffer. Councilman McIlhaney asked what type of commercial business is proposed for this tract. Mr. Carpenter stated that small retail businesses are proposed. No one else spoke. The public hearing was closed. Agenda Item No.6- Consideration of an Ordinance rezoning the above tract. ~ I I \ I I: . I;. j;, ' i I I' , I' I iI I I I. f- . I l- I' II I, i;' Ii I II ii, i! II II ! I ! ! :1 If:. ii, II Il. ! I' ; i;.': 1< I I' ! j I , I' I I , I I I I I ~REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1984 PAGE 4 Councilman BoUghton expressed her concern with the possibility of creating another situation similar to that on Dominik and Kyle Streets. She further stated that: this rezoning request does not comply withtheci ty' sLand Use Plan. Councilman Boughton moved to deny the rezoning request. Councilman Runnels seconded the motion which was approved unanimously, 6-0. Agenda Item No~7-CONSENT AGENDA: BIDS: Consideration of Bids for Modular acoustical panels. Consideration of Bids for EC?n?~lyPickupTruck. Consideration of Bids for Thr'ee' 'Wi reRes ident ialMeters. Consideration of Bids for, Wot:d ;Proce.s,sing Systems. Corisideration- 'of i3'tds for Self-propelled Chipspreader. PLATS: Final Plat -Replat Quail Run Estates, Phase One (2.5 acres) (84-215) Preliminary Plat - Rainbow Acres Phase Two, (84-306) Mayor Halter requested that the Bids for the self-propelled Chipspreader be removed from the consent agenda. . ,All items not removed were approved by<commonconsent. Deputy Finance. DirecitorSchroederpresented the item. He changed the fundingrecomrnendationforthe self-propelled chipspreader from the General Fund Contingency to theunapprbpriatedfundbalanceonGeneralObligation Bonds from 1971 and 1978-11. He explained that the General Obligation Bonds from 1971 and 1978-11 were designated mostly for street. improvements . Councilman Boughton moved approval of the Bid for the self-propelled chipspreaderwithfund'ingfrom the unappropriated fund balance on General Obligation Bonds from 1971 and 1978-11. Councilman McIlhaney seconded the motion which was approved unanimously, 6-0. Agenda Item No. 8- Receipt and Opening of Bids on a proposal by the City of. College. station to exchange ..167.20 acres of real property. Agenda Item No.9 - Considerationofauthorizinqthe Mayor to execute an ag reement ...pertainingto ...theexchangeof167.20acresof .real...property.. for such quant ity:ofacresas meet specifications .. previous ly prescribed by Council Resolution. Counc i'lman Boughton moved totable Item Nos. 8 and 9 and reschedule them on the next Regular City Council Meeting agenda. ~