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Home My WebLink AboutMisc. STAFF REPORT Case No.: 86-111 Applicant: Area Progress Corp. Request: Rezone from C--1 General Commercial and R-4 Apartments Low Density to.R-5.Apartments Medium Density. Location: East side Wellborn Road, 5500' south of FM 2818 (par.t of proposed Southwood Valley Sec. 28, see enclosed area map). Physical Features: Area: 29.34acres Dimensions: .} Frontage: } See enclosed drawing. Depth: } Area Zoning: North: East: South: We s t : C-l, R-4 R-4 } Balance of adjacent. area is } outsi.de of City Limits. Existing Land Use: Subject tract is vacant. Balance. of area is agricultural open with scattered residential uses along Wellborn Road. Land Use Plan: Area reflected ascommercial,high density and medium density residential on the land use plan. Engineering: Water: Adequate Sewer: Adequate Streets: Adequate; access to Deacon Extensi-on&Wellborn Rd. FloodPlain: n/a; drainage as per plan submitted Notification: Legal Notice Publication(s): 5-21-86& 6-11-86 AdvertisedCommiss-ion Hearing Date(s): 6-5-86 Advert ised Councll He.aring Dates: 6-26-86 Number of Notices Mailed to Property Owners Within 200': 1 Response Received: None staff Comments: These tracts a<re located in an area reflected as commercial , high .density residential and medium. densi ty residential on the land use plan. The requested zoning is in compliance with the land use .plan. Area densities were substantially lowered when 36.6 acres of R-4 zoning in this area were rezoned to R-1 in 1985 (85-117). ) 86-111 page 1 The applicant has referenced possible development of fraternity houses in the proposed R-5 area. The question to be considered by the Commission and Council is the appropr,iatezoningofthis tract. Any use for fraternity houses will be considered byth~ Commission as a Conditional Use Permit request. (Fraternity/sorority houses and meeting places a.re conditional uses in t,heR-5, R-6 and C-l zoning districts. Conditional use permits are subject to Planning and Zoning Commission approval in accordance with Sec. 14 of the Zoning Ordinance.) Staff recommends approval of the requestedR-5 zoning for the following reasons: 1. The proposed R-5 zoning is in compliance with, the City' s land use plan. 2. The pro:posed R-5 area is compatible with adjacent zoning districts and is well buffered from any low density residential areas. P&Z ACTION: On 6-5-86theP&Z voted unanimousl,y to recommend approval of this rezoning request. P&Z MINUTES: AGENDA ITEM NO. 5: 86-111: A public hearing on the question of rezoning two tracts totalling 29.34 acres located on the east side of Wellborn Roadapx. 5500 feet southoftheintersectionof>Wellborn & FM2818 (proposed Southwood Valley Sectin28)fromR-4Apartment/Low Density andC-IGeneralCo..ercialto R-5 Apartment/Mediu.Density. Applicant is Are.aProgress Corporat ion. Mr. Callaway explained this rezoning, located the subject land and area zoning, pointed out the subject land is vacant and is reflected as commercial, high and medium, density residential on the adopt,edlanduse plan, thus the request is in compliance. He added that area densities were substantially lowered when 36.6 acres ofR-4zoning in this arefi were rezone<;l in 1985 toR-I, and went onto state that staff recommends approval of the requested zoning because it is in compliance with the l~d use plan and is compatible with adjacent zoning districts and is well buffer~d from any . low density residential areas. Mr. Kaiser asked the density differ~n:cesbetween.. R-4 and R-5 zoning and Mr. Callaway replied R--4 allows up to 16 dwelling units per acrewhereasR-5 allows up to 24 dwelling units per acre. The public hearing was opened. Dan Sears, representative of Area Progress Corporation came forward to explain that his, company has been working with several fraternities to locate a suitable site for fraternity development, and this area seems to be the <best location which provides good access, good circulation and is located in an undeveloped area so when it begins to develop,thepeople will know exactly what is going to be there. He went on to explain platting plans and other area rezoning plans. Mr. Callaway pointed out that appropriate zoning of this tract is the only question to be considered with this request, and if fraternity/sorority. houses are planned in the future, conditional use permits will have to be approved and are subject to P&Zapproval in accordance with Section 14 of the Zoning Ordinance. 86-111 page 2 Noone else spoke. The public hearing/was closed. Af'ter . additional discussion regarding the pros and cons of establishing several fraternities in one area, Mr. Brochu madeamoti-on toapprov.e this rezoning request from~C-l -and R-4 to R--5 . Mr. Dresser seconded.the motion which carried unanimously (7-0). 86-111 page 3 JOE ORR, INC. Surveyors & Engineers Office Phone 693-3378. Rt. 3, Box 413 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 77840 Proposed Zone Change C1 to R5 2..56 Acres Southwood Valley section 28 College Station, Texas 9 May 1986 All that certain tract <or parcelofla.nd lyi.ngandbeing situated in the Crawford Burnett League .inCollege Stati9n, Brazos County, Te~:~s, being a part of that I03.8 acre tract conveyed to Area Progress Corporation/by deed recorded in Volume 788, Page 71 of the Official Records of Brazos County, Texas, and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning in the northeast line ofWel.lborn Road (FM2154 ) at the most southerly corner of. a tract presently zoned Cl, N 470 03' 1511 w- 508.27 feet from the. most southerly corner of the said Area Progress Corporation 103.8 acre tract. Thence N 470 03' 15" W - 72.17 feet along the northeast line of Wellborn Roadj Thence N 420 08' 25" E - 437.03 feet through the said Area Progress Corporation 103.8 acre tractj Thence N 470 51' 35"W - 1,039.08 feet through the said Area Progres,s Corporation 103. 8 acre tract and the said Cl zoned tract to the northerly li.ne of thesaia Area Progress Corporation tract whi.ch is. the present City Limi tslinej Thence N 82 0 44 I 14" E - 105.15 feet along the City Limits line and the northwest line of the said Area Progress Corporation tract to the northeast corner of the said Cl zoned tractj Thence S 470 03' 1511 E- 1,050.00 feet along the northeast line of the said Cl zoned tract to the most easterly corner of samej Thence .S42 0 56' 4511W -503.18 feet along the.. southeast line of the said Cl zoned tract to the Point of Beginning and containing 2.56 acres of land more or less. . -~ I I ! JOE ORR, INC. Surveyors. &. . Engineers Office Phone 693-3378 . Rt. 3, Box 413 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 77840 Proposed Zone Change R4 to R5 . · 26.78 Acres Southwood Valley section 28 College Station, Texas 21 April 1986 All that. certain tract or parcel of land- lying and being situated in the Crawford Burnett League in College Stati.on,Brazos County, Texas, being apart of that 103.8 acre tract conveyed to Area Progress Corpora.tion bydeedrecor.ded in Volume 788, Page?l of the Official Records of Brazos County , Texas,a.nd be.ing more particularly described 'asfollows: Beginning at the most southerly corner of the said Area Progress Corporation 103.8 acre tract in the northeast line of Wellborn Road (FM 2154). Thence N 420 281 04" E - 1, 101.38 feet along the southeast line of the said Ar.ea Progress Corporation 103.8 acre tract to the most southerly corner of a 36.61 acre tract presently zoned R1; Thence N 470511 35" W - 1,551.81 feet along the southwest line of the Rl zoned tract and continuing thr.ough a tract presently zoned R4 to the northwest line of the said Area Progress Corporation 103.8 acre .tract and t.he present Ci ty Limi ts line; Thence 8420 41' 23" W -576.35 feet a.long the City Limits line and the northwest line of the saidAreaprog.ress C-o-rp-oration tract to the northeastcornerofa tract pr.esently zoned Cl; Thence S 470 03' 15"E- 1,050.0<0 feet along the northeast line of the said C1zoned tract to the <most easterly corner of same; . Thence S 420 56 I 4511 W - '503 .18 feet along the southeast line of the said Cl zoned tract to the northeast line of Wellborn Ro.ad; Thence S 470031 1511 E - 508.27 feet .along the northeast line of Wellborn Road to the Point of Beginnin'g and containing 26.78 acres of land more or less. N GltJEE RI N G Cas e Nu r11 b er j/~ -/// cK%34k/fCClAl G;~/LJe ... r~cr;4-~/ ~Y~c:J ~ . L2d77-J I) ~..~~~,6 F#/~8/8(pRor~e4~.wI/~~~ Location: ~hd6 ~ '\ ~a /Ie .rRcYJ? .;- /k;;qZ~#PZZS;kc!:>' l!?AI d?0 ; 7/ Ac <'/ "'- .4- .~ ... ^..-6 . e, . ;~ v \~ater: ;1d~I.4.. Sewer: tU~t.~ S tree t Capac i tv: Ik.Jer~.JJe Access: i)&t.uv,G:k~tt.k1 ~f-<L tJ./-q~ ~~ Drainage: As P4C. PI~n~PbA1I'1!t1l{ il -----~~---~~~~_O<::>~....,_____..,_""'~..._....._. '~-') Flood P 1 a in: 1/# Features: Other: "