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Home My WebLink AboutMiscellaneous tf5;/I.3 ;?'If/9..~9--~~.~~. Sewer: fO.fc- Access: Drainage: $Ab€~t~~t'0\l~C~Q(L -b.~kJecc+ Other.: H. E. Clarke 2402 D.artmouth Midland, Texas 7970.5 May '29,. 1985 City of College. St.a.t:ion P.{} . Box 99'60 CollegeStat::ion,Texas7784fJ Attention:Plannin.gDepartment, Mr.J. M. Callaway Rer: Planning&ZQfting Commissionl City'Council Zoning . Applieat::ion, Lot 19, Block .S',University Oaks 112 Gentlemen: Ihaver'ee.eivecl youtzoni.ngne>ticewhichaffectsproperty I own at Sutters~1ill ~oIld.()minium. '1'his9-pplieati.onen.behalf of Martha aIld Homer C,oxis.'. oPPo$e<ibymefor the following rea.sons: 1. Theat'ea.~n.q.ueslt;i.on is a1re~cil;Y.. sufficiet).tly. cile'V~loped with mu.lti--urtit apa.rtPlefits, conclominiums,"duplexes., and sorority homes. ,2. Midland e'XPE!rieneed9-terrificD-ui.lding boom dur1ng197 9-81. Even after the < .QoQmstollpeclattdrecessio'D. setil1,lllanyaddi- t~onal.llpartmerit:s,cQndQs ,andhollleswerebuiltol1 spec.ulation andS!imply)j~e~usetb.erewet'es1>acestoput them... The result wasthata.bQt1taten-y~ar.supplyofhomeswa.sb\1iltin-three orfouryea:r:s.'I'here>arecurltently (5~22~85)somel,646homes anclcondounitsforsale andlor uno.ccu.pied, and abQut2,OOO apartmentu.nit$ empt-y herein Midland. 3. TheBryan-Col1egeS ta.t ion . area has .' also enjoyed a similar boom which has .nowcoQled off. The".reismQre thanenough'housing of "at'ioust:~esava.11able, withat1ea.st 160concilo units "acant and/or for <sale, 13()multi-familyunits the same, and as many as 2,500 apartment units vacant in College Station area alone (informcttionfromBryan--CollegeSt.ation :Board of Realtors and the Texas .1~esearch Genter at A&M). With A&l'f limi.ting the number of new students, the oil boom over, andtheecot1omy in general quite flat,th~re is simply nO,justi- fic.ation for crowding a-uyarea with more apartments. 4. While I'm certain the City of. College Station will probably approve this zoning request because of additional tax income, Page 2 May 29, 1985 you wi11alsohaveto spelldmoneytoprovide services- In addition, we ..who,. h-avealready.made "si~eableiIl.vestments in thea\teaean.n6t"ecoupouri~1t~s~meIlt.9~cause of housingover-- supp,lynow, let alone if "mo,:peunits are built.- Insummary,Ibelieve thisisani1.l-timed request for housing which is notne'eaed at 811. lamusing<tbis letter 'as.a 'means of setting forth my ,vi..e.V1s;Sin,ceasan '.()l.lt~of....t()wnproperty ,'owner, - I '.was unable toatcentil.tlle ~y :Ii6thm.eetiIlg~an.4/+wil1be. unable to attencil tbe June .. 13t:hmeetingcurrent:ly scheduled. Respieetf.ully, \\rf~U~ H..E:. '.'Clarke HEe: eh STAFF REPORT Case No.: 85-113 Applicant: MarthaC. Cox Request: Rezone from R-2 Duplex to R-5 Apartments Medium Density. Lo.cation: 807 Domillik (Lot 19, Block 5, University Oaks Sec. Two.) Physical Features': Area: 10,400 sq.'" ft. Dimensions.: 80' X 130' Frontage: 80' Depth: 130 ' :,~ ; Area Zoning: North: East: South: West: R-l R---2 R-6 (acros~sDominik) R-d2 Existing Land Use: Subjectl.ot 1..8 duplex residential. Adjacent lots to the east and west are also duplex residen tial. ,Single 'fami ly res ident ialarea t.o thenorth~ Ap-artments to the south, across Dominik. Land Use Plan: Area tathe northofD.ominik .isreflected aslQwdens ity residential with, high densi tY.'l'esiden tial area reflect ed to the south of Dominik. Engineering: Water,,: Adequate Sewer: Adequate Streets:C.apacity adequate; access to Dominik. Flood PIa in : ZOIle A No t i f'l'ca t ion: Lega.lNotice Publication(s): 5-I~85;5-29-85 Advertised Commission Hearing Date.(s); 5~16-85 Advertised Council Hearing Dates: 6-13-85 Number of Notices Mailed to Property OwnersWi<thin 200': 85 Response Received : Nllmerousinquiriesas of 5-8--85 1 if Staff Comments: Staff would recommend that the existing R-2 zoning be retained for the following reasons: A.Thecurrent zoning is in compliance with the land use plan. B. The current zoning and use (duplexes} of the lots a 1.0 ngDom in ikpr 0 v ide a bu ffe rbetween th e res<identialareato the north and the high density area to the south of Dominik. This application states that the proposed use of this property-Is for a nationalfraternityor.ganization. A fraternity or sorority is a conditional use intheR-5 zonin,g .dlstrictand would bea separate request for consideration by the Planning and Zoning Commission. P&ZACTION: On5-16-85th..e P&Zvotedunanimously (7....0) to recommenddeni.al of this r.e quest. P&Z MINUTES: AGENDA"ITEMNO. 6: 85....113,: A ,'publi.c "hearing" ollthequest'ion of re2oningLfi)tl$ .lo~k~.IJni;versitYOaks~2s11l>di'ViS~Q$lfrom.Duplex Distri~t,'.,.'R....2,t(),Apa:rtmeDtsMedium Density ",District."".,R-5,. Appl,.icant is Martha 'CO'Xfo-F>HomerCox. Mr. Callawayexplaineqareazoning, pointed out existing land uses in the area, adding that the LaIld Ut;~ Plan reflects the area to the north of Dominik as low density'residentialw.ith high, density residential reflected to the "south ,of Dominik. He$ta.tedstaff would recommend that the existing zoning be retained as it is. In! compliance >with the land use. plan ,..and also serves i~sa buffer1>etween the established residenti~larea to the north ofDominikandth.e.high density area to the south of Dominik ~He" then pointed out that the application states the proposed use forthisl'o.tis:fdr-afraterni ty, which requires a conditional use permit under our zoning ordinaxtce;andwould be a separate request forccjnsideration by the P&Z Commission. He reminded the Commission that only appropriate zoning for this lot is being considered tonight. Mr. Kaiser asked the location of the existing sorority and fraternity houses in this area and Mr. Callaway located them on a map. The public hearing was opened. Martha Cox,power of attorney for applicant/owner Homer Cox, came forward and statedtllat this duplex has been used for a fraternity meeting place in the past , that it has been on the market as a duplex ,for tIle past 14 months and has not sold, proving there is not a demand for duplexzQning, and apparently there is delnand for this type of zoning as... it reflects the only potential buyer for this lot. She stated there wouldbebotllexisting and nat,ural buffers to the east and west, and furthermor,e, there is now a fraternity hous,e on DODlinik, just 4 blocks to tIle east. Mr . MacGi Ivrayasked why there is a need foir a ZOB ingchange if this has already been used for a fraternity Ineet ingplace, andMs . Cox stated the fraterni ty would like to officially hang their' letters. Mr. MacGilvray then asked if Ms. Cox is o 4.. aware of the various uses allowed in an R-5district, adding that. at least a fraternity house would have to comeback before this body, but that apartments could also be developed. Jerry Trost, 1206 AshburIlt came forward to request that the existing zoning be retained. After Mr. Trost s.poke,Mr. MacGilvray and Mr. .Wendler stated they are both acquainted with Mr. Trost, but had not previously spoken with him regarding this matter. No one else spQke. The public hearing was closed. Mrs. Stallings stated that although she feels sorry that theCoxes have not been able to sell their property, she sees that as 110 reason tochange< the zoning. She then made amotion to deny this request. Mr. Dresser seconded the motion to deny which carried unanimously (7~O) . 3