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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes If \\iIl MINUTES TEXAS Zoning Commis.sion June 18,1987 7:00P.M. MEMBERS .PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT: S TA F FP HE SENT.: Chairman Brochu,< Members Colson, Stewart, Sawtelle, Wendler and Council Liaison Gardner Members Dresser & Moore Zoning Official Kee, Assistant City Engineer Smith, Planning Technician Volk, and City Attorney1ockefor part of the meeting. AGENDA ITEM NO..l: 1987. Approvalof'minutes ~JDeetingof June 4, Mrs. Sawtelle made amotionto.app~ove the minutes as presented. Mr. Stewart seconded the motion which carried unanimously (5-0). AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: Hear visitors. No ..one spoke. AGENDA ITEM NO.3: 87-206: A public hearing to consider a Final Plat of Southwood: Plaza Phase One, areplatofBlock15Southwood Valley Section Three. Mrs. Kee explained the purpose of the revised plat, located the land involved,and reported that therevisedpl&t being reviewed at this meeting reflects all conditions listed on the Presubmission Conference report, therefore staff recommends approval. Mr. Stewart made a motion to approve the plat. Mrs. Sawtelle seconded the motioll which carried unanimously (5--0). AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: 87-207: A public hearing to consider a Final Plat ofRepublicBankAddition~ a resubdivision of part of the Cooner Addition, Blobk 2. Mrs. Keeidenti,fied the subject area of this plat as that developed and/or owned by First RepublicBank A&M. She informed the COHnnissioners.thatthe plat eliminates some lot lines previously established for residential development and combines that land with other unplatted land, all of which is then divided into 3 large lots. She stated that all conditions list'edon thePresubmission Conference report have been met and staff recommends 'approval of the plat as submitted. Mr. Stewart stated.thatLot 2 will have a utility easement running through the middle and inquired if this will be a potential future problem. Mrs. Kee replied that the ,utilities exist in that location now, and the easement requested by staff simply contains existing utilities. Mr. Colson asked if the locations of those utilities have been verified and Mrs. Keereplied they would have been located by the applicant's surveyor as well as City staff requesting the easements. tf* ',. The public hearing was opened. RopertWelcll,Presidentofthebank came forward to answer any questions and Mr. Brochu asked him if the name of the plat should be changed to reflect current ownership and also if he has a problem with the location of any of theeaselIlents.. Mr · WelSh replied. that theBame of the plat simply reflects what the subdivision will be called and is.. therefore, no problem, and also that the ,location of the easenlentsissuch >to cover only existing utilities, so at the present time, there is no problem with those locations. No one else spoke. The public hearingwas.closed.Mr. Wendler made a motion approve the,platas presented. Mr. St.ewartseconaed the motion which carried unanimously (5-0). Mr. Brochu acknowledged.....tllat.. .he.had erred in notopenirlgthe public.. hearing ,for Agenda Item No. 3 .andasked.. the audience if there was.. anyone who .wished.>tospeak either for or against the plat considered under that item. Noone spoke. City Attorney Locke was asked if a legal problem hadbeencreated~ and she replied that she did not think there would be a problem. AGENDA ITEM NO .5: 87-701 : A public hearing on the ..question> of granting a permanent Conditio~alUsePermit for an existing child care facility to continue its operation 2 days a week from 9:00 a.m.tol:OO.p.m. This facility is now in operation at the AldersgateMethodist Churchia.t 6501 East Highway 6 Bypass with a Conditional Use Permitwhic~will expirein.June, 1987. The applicant is the Aldersgate'UnitedMethodistChurch. Mrs.Kee explained. that this request has been submitted because the current Conditional Use Permit fora day care center to operate at this facility will expire in June (this month) and the church wants to be able to continue its operation and has now come before the Commission with a request for a permanent Conditional Use Permit to operate that day care facility 2 days a week from 9 a.m. til 1 p.m. Mr. Brochu asked for clarification of the actual request. Mrs. Ree gave a brief history ofthevari,Qusrequestssubmittedbythe church, withthel~stone being approved for 2 years for 3 mornings per week for a maximum of 90 children on 2d'ays and 40 children on the third day. She explained that this request is for 2 days a week with no limit on the number of children shown on the application. She offered the additional information that the day care center has been in operation since 1984 and there have been no complaints received by the City. She continued by reading sections from the zoning ordinance regulating Connnission action in considering requests for Conditional Use Permits. The public hearing was opened. Rich Feldman, 1207 Austin came forward and identified himself as a member of the church serving as the church's representative for this request, and offered to answer any questions. Mr. Wendler asked if the State governs the number of children allowed at this facility and Mr. Feldman replied that because the center is in operation only 2 days a week, the State does not regulate the number of children allowed. Mrs. Bryana Childress. 2501 Raintree, came forward and identified herself as the director of the day care facility. She confirmed that the State does not regulate the number of childre,n now because the. facili tyis in operation only 2 morning a week, and added that at this time there are no plans to increase eitller. the number of days of operation or the number of children. Mr. Feldman stated that the church would prefer that no limit be placed on the maximum number of children if that is suitable to the Connnission, because there is no P&Z Minutes 6-18-87 Page 2 CI'TIy.....COUi'JCIL REGULAR. ..MEETING THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1987 Page 3 Mayor Ringer opened the public hearing. Noone spoke. Mayor Ringer closed the public hearing. Agend~ ..ItemNo.5,- Consideration of approval ofthe<final plat, of. Southwood ..Plaza..PhaseOne. Councilman Haddox moved approval of the final plat of Southwood Plaza Phase One. Councilman McIlhaney seconded the motion which carried unanimous- ly,6-0. Agenda Item No.6-Apublic he.aring to consider a final plat of RepublicBankAddition. Mr. Callaway explained that this plat consolidates several un- platted tracts of land with several platted lots, under the ownership of RepublicBank. The largest of the lots is the site of the existing RepublicBank of A&M building. The staff and Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval. Mayor Ringer opened the public hearing. No one spoke. Mayor Ringer closed the public hearing. Agenda . Item No. ..1-Considerationof approval of the final plat of RepublicBankAddition. Councilman Boughton moved approval of the final plat of Republic- Bank Addition. Councilman Gardner seconded the motion which carried unanimously, 6-0. Agenda Item No. .8-Apublic . hearing on 1987-88 . proposed state- ment ...ofCommunity. Development objectives and . projected use.. of funds. Community Development Director Dan Fette presented this item'. 006252