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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutesreflected on the site..plan under consideration at this meeting. She also re~ainded the Commissioners that a Conditional Uee Permit for the use only had.. previously been ...approved for this bite, so the consideration at this meeting is for the site. plan only. She also reminded everyone that an earlier site plan: had been denied by the P.R.C. for this site and this. applicant, and that denial had been appealed to the Council; but after hearing the case, the Council had upheld the denial, so the applicant prepared this rev~ion~underconsideration. '~~ Mrs. Johnson also :pointed out that the Commission has the option to add screening between this protect and adjacent properties, and the P.R.C. chase to have t~ze entire Commission make that decision. . Mr. Dresser asked for clarification as to exactly what being. considered. at this meeting .and Mrs. Johnson replied that many times requests for Conditional Use Permits come in 'for both approval of he use at a specific location and site glen: approval at the same time, but in his case, the applicant has chosen to make his a 2-pant process; one request for C.U.P. approval of the use at the `specific site thandled earlier his year} and one request for. C.U.P. approval of the site plan fonder consideration at this meeting}, :.The public hearing was opened. Nabil Saf~at, representing the Islamic Community of B/CS came forward .Nand explained the steps thee:.graug had taken to try to meet all requirements. Mr. Dresser asked: for a description of the .fence identified on the site plan. Safwat explained that the group vents a.chan link:, or other type of fence fln the project. He said the existing fence w l be replaced wthsQmething. Mr. Michel asked about.. si~na~e and Safwat replied that whatever is allowed in that area will be used. Mrs. Johnson stated that since the lot. is in an R-6 district, R 6 signage regulations will be allowed, but reminded the Commission that other ~ andards cane. be `imposed by them as a condition of granting a C. U. P. as well as the condition of inclusion of a certain type of fence. Mr. Dresser asked..: if the site plan under consideration meets the landscaping requirements and Mrs. Johnson replied that it does, adding that the applicant is attempting to salvage ome of the existing trees as well as to plant new trees in the islands. Mr. Dresser referred to a "turn.-around" 1i fed as a preference on the P.R.C. report .and said he is not able to locate it on the site plan, and Mr.-Smith replied that the location on which it was suggested has an existing tree, and the applicant would like to try to save .that tree and has pointed out that.: the 23 foot driving aisle behind he parking spaces would provide adequate area for turning around. Mr Dresser made a motion to approve the Conditional [Ise Permit site plan with the condition that a 6 foot good screen fence is included along the garkin~ lot property.. line on the west side of the project. Mr. Michel seconded the motion which carried unanimously ~ 5-0 } AGBNDA ITBM No 4 Consideration of a request for an Itinerant Vendor's use of a vacant lot at the southwest corner of Jersey 8~ Wellborn for temgorarp, occasional parking through the 1989-90 TAMU football season. Applicant is Saddle & Sirloin Club of-TAMU Department of Animal Science, represented b~ Joe Gillespie. Owner of property is L. A. Ford. [College Station City Code, Chapter 4, Section 1: A.~15}]. F&Z Minutes _ 10-5-89 Page 2 -Mrs. Johnson gave a slide presentat-ion of the ubjest lot and adjacent properties while explaining the history of this request. She explained that recent y staff ~, received a request..:..forea vendors permit t© allow this group to use the subject tract for a commercial parking lit during home faotballgames. She said that staff did not approve this permit as the regulations require that "The itinerant ~~~ vendor or solicitor must ;locate he activty n an e~ist'ing parking of" according to Chapter 4~ of the Ci y Gode. She ~aent on to explain that because the Code ~ also defines "parking lots", for the purpose of itinerant ~: vendors regulations as "..any': area covered by asphalt, cement or other material designed, and ~ suitable for the purpose of parking vehcles and actually used ~'or same or approved by the Project Review Committee or Planning and Zoning Commssion, 'or ther s~uccessars in function, aS a parking lot. ~' i She stated that the proposal was reviewed in an emer~enc~ meeting by the P.R.C. on 9- 29-89, and after consideration of the typical home football game day parking in this area and the. previous use of this lot for parking associated with a special went, the P.R.C. found the surface o be acceptable for parking associated with: the TAMU football game to be held on ~3Q-89, and directed staff to take the question of adequacy of the surface for any additional parking to the Commission to be addressed. Mr. Dresser asked why this request is being considered :for an itinerant venders license and`Mrs. Johnson ::explained the reques is for parking only occasionally during the rest of the football season, and is not to use the lot for parking all the time. Mr. Colson said that~he s ill does not enders and why "itinerant" is 'used in this aPPlcation. - ~u Mrs. -Banks .:read the definition of "Itinerant Vendors" from Chapter 4 Business ~~' Regulations included in the College Station City :Codes, as yell as the definition cf ~, "temporary" which is also included in that Code, and added that basically, the 4 ~'' ~ Commi sion is considering if `the surface of this lot is sutab a for the ~~ proposed activi y. h, Mr. Dresser asked what has gone on'in the past on this lot-and Mrs. Johnson`reglied ~' that generally it is used:..for unorganized, random style parking during home football dames, and added that it was also used by the :City for parking during the opening of the Amtrak station. She pointed out the applicant has indicated that the lot will be mowed before each dame, and that barriers will be used to control access to and r ~~ '~ from theelot,-which will be a safer'situaton han has been at this location in the ,~ ~~ past . V~ k Mr. Colson referred to page 115 which includes the definition of a parking lot, page ll?.1 iii}, and asked how "itinerant" can app y in this instance, since this actually is a club with a local, permanent location and the proposal is for more than 16 spaces.. Mr. Michel read the definition of "itinerant" for everyone's benefit and Mrs Banks explained that iii} on pale 11?.l applies to an existing approved parking lot which is used for other busnesstc~}. Mr Colson contended that once this license is G~ issued, this club becomes an operating business, :and the spaces should be l~ted to ~~ 16 spaces. Mrs. Banks disagreed, and explained again that ection applies to a ~Ih parking lot at an existing business, which is being used by an itnerant_vendor. ~, She added that if that were the case now, the P&Z would not'be considering this I'~ question, pointing`out again that there is no business at this location at this: time. ~~ i~ '~~ Mr. Colson then asked how section l.D.~5}~a},.fib},:and ~c} would .apply to I'~~ consideration of this re nest and Mrs. Banks stated those sections do not a 1 and ;~ q pp y ~; ~'! PB,Z Minutes l'0-5-89 Pa e 3 ~~ g ~; i refer to businesses operating but of a vehicle which is`movable, i.e., a "tailgate - sale". Mr. Michel asked if parking will be on the grass,. on the street or on the existing slab and Mrs. Johnson said there. would be no parking on the'slab or in the railroad right-of-war or on thee. street, and added that in fact, barriers of some kind will be erected along the railroad right-of-wad, the drainage area, and Marion Pugh ]Drive to help control access. .Toe Gillespie was invited forward to help explain hies glans and Mr. Dresser asked him how this parking lot will be controlled and Mr. Gillespie .explained that cars will be brought into~the lot as far as the flab before they are topped to collect coney, and then will be directed o parking spaces. by an `attendant. Mr. Dresser asked. how access ~a.ll be controlled and Mr. Gillespie replied that steel pos s with red streamers down the`side will be used to block off certain areas. Mr Dresser asked if the club will be in attendance after the games to `help .direct people frog the lot and Mr. Gillespie said attendants will not stay until after the game, but th~~ barriers will be up anal exiting dill be to Marion: Pugh Drive. He added inbound access will be from Jersey and outbound to'Marion Pugh Drive. Mr. Dresser asked how many cars the lot would accommodate and Mr. Gillespie. replied. that the total would be about 300 vehicles which includes the aisles, with approximately ~l cars on he smaller lot which was not used on 9~30~8~. Nor. Michel asked Mr. Gillespie if he can.,provde a copy of the signed written agreement~as required and he replied that the owner is still out of town so it has not been signed yet. Mr,. Dresser said this is somewhat like the Mudlot in Northgate in that there is an existing condition ~csrs already using this lot for parking during home gages} which th~~is proposal ~aould help improve, and addtional~.~, this request is not for anything permanent, but only for the remaining 4 home games this year. He finalized-b stating that he has no problem with this request. Mrs. Sawtelle;stated that she agrees with Mr. Dresser. Mr, Golson stated that he hnd parked on this at during the opening ceremony..for Amtrak and he experienced no :.problem on the existing gravel surface, but added than he does think access is a problem. He went on to say that although he knows of the club and wants to support'it,' he fears approval of this~reques will set a precedent,. and-when said he thinks this should be considered under an application for a Conditional Use Permit rather than this itinerant vendor's ordinance which was written to cover consideration of a surface adequacy. Mrs:$awtelle said that she cannot identify other vacant lots. like this on which itinerant vendors can "spring up" and Mr. Dresser..sadthere is at least 1 lot in his neighborhood which sells spaces on :football weekends now, but Mr.`Colson's point is good in that. other "temporary lots'' of his nature might follow. Mrs.. Davis pointed out ths,:vacant lot is already being used for uncontrolled parking:, and this would help in s problem area in that access and egress would be .mare control ed. She added there are only 4 more hbme...games during which th~.s would be used- anyway.: Mrs. Davis then made a motion to approve the surface of this vacant lot for parking for an itineran vendor as identified by this request far the-next 4 home games of P&Z _Minutes 10-5-89 Page 4