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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes} MINUTE S ,~., ~~N ~~,~~, ~._ Planning and Zoning Commission af, ~ ~~~~ ,~t; ~ ~~s, CITY of COLLEGE- STATION., TEXAS - ~oa:PM ..~ ~ r ::- ~ -. December 2 0 , 19 9 0 .:: tzt ~: . h~~~ MEIKBERS PRESENT: Chairperson Sawtelle, vice. Chairperson ;~ Dresser, Members Colson, Hall, and Michel. {Council Liaison BirdwelY was ire the .gin t f .~. ,, audience.) ~~ ~~~o~~~~~,k ~ ~~ , ~ EMSERS ABSENT: Member Ge M ntry. :~ 4~~, -'-~ ~j„"~~ ~,. ,. STAFF PRESENT: :Senior Planner Kee Plannn Technic' a ,_ g i n '~ Thomas, Asst, City Attorney Coates, ~~.~ , ~, Development Coordinator Volk, Pl ginning Assistant Kuenzel, Asst, to C y Engineer Morgan, Transportation Planner Hard, City Engineer Pu len, Asst. Director of Public Services Smith, and Landfill Manager Ridgeway. AGENDA ITEM NOl 1: Approval of Minutes - mee ing November 15. Mr. Dresser moved to approve the minutes of the meeting on November 15, 1990 with the corrections stated by Chairperson Sawtel e. Mr. 'Michel seconded the motion which passed unopposed { 6-0 } . AGENDA ITEM N0 2 Approval of Minutes -meeting December 6. Mr.` Dresser moved to approve the minutes of the meeting on December 6, 1990. Mr. Mi~~~hel seconded the motion which passed unopposed {6-0~ . ~~}a; AGENDA ITEM NO. 3: A public hearing to consider a final lot P of Rantree Subdivision Section Five on Wilderness Drive at the end of 8utler.Ridge....Street. X90-223) Assistant to the City Engineer Mor an resented the- staff g p report recommen,dln a royal with the PR C ~ ~~ _ rec~mmcndatl~ns. The final pleat as proposed eliminates the 9 lots as on mall g Y ro osed :for tow p nhomes p and c reates, one s n le lot. The. g_ proposed ;use is for a single family home located at the front of the property. `With he Iot remanin residerLtial the g replat does comply with the Clty~s comprehensive tan and is p ~, compatible with the 'surrounding panned uses. Thy lot d imensions do meet the minimum lot dlmenslons as set forth in ._ the Zoning Ordinance. Proposed public improvements include the elimination of the G" water line extending _int.o the property that was to erne the 9 lots as originally platted. ~~-,r.~( .Abandonment of the 10' utility easement along the access and parking easement and abandonment of the 20': utility easement ~~~~1~,Y~~{~z~j,. . ~ along the northern edge of the property. Legal notice .r~~ r;vh .„ ~. „~, ..,a„ appeared December 5 1990 with no response to date. '.i. ;, .~ ' ~ Chairperson Sawtelle opened the public hearing. Seen no one g ~~~~ ~t° ~~_~ come .:forward to speak in favor of or opposition to :the final .;plat, Chairperson sawtelle closed the public hearing. Mr: Esmond moved to approve the final plat of Raintree Section . r Five: Mr.`Dresser seconded the motion which passed uno~ osed ~P ,;N v . .. • ,:~ ~ ' !r ~.. AGENDA LTEM N0. 4: A public hearing to consider a finaX lat p ~' ., of Calle Addition - Lot 82, Block 6 of Sou hwood Terrace ~~ ~ Section 3C on Ponderosa Road between. Bahia Drive and Larks ur P Circle. t94-222 Assistant to the City Engineer Mor an resented the g P staff .report recommending approval with PRC recommendations and he removal of the note on the plat regardin R-1 zc~nin . g g .Originally the subject tract was lotted as one to p t and the discussions were o accommodate a church site on the lot. The of is still vacant and the a. licant-would- 1i Pp ke to develop th e property `a single family residences. The final plat as presented does comply with the City's comprehensive lan. The p surroundn area is zoned to g w density residential and would be maintained as ,such. The a` leant currentl ~ ' pP y has _a rezoning request ,from R-1 to R-1A pending for this ro ert This p p Y rezoning is being proposed in order to com 1 wit ' p Y h the minimum to dimensions as stated In the Zoning Ordinance. The original plat, which included this lot ro . p hibited...access on to Ponderosa Road. Although.: this one lot would`be allowed to take access. to Ponderosa, 'subdividing this lot and allown g all subdivided lots"'to take access to Ponderosa Roa d, given t u i s f nction wo~~ld not be desirable. Therefore t ' his. plat . creates a cul-ae-sac, Collie Circle, which will rovde`access p to the 6 lots: The offs et between Brothers Boulevard and . Collie Circle, as created by this new street is ' ~ approximately..... .:. 90 feet., According to `the City's Subdwlson Re ulato g ns, the minimum centerline offset between two streets should b~ 125 feet. Although the location of Collie ' Circle does not meet . thus minimum requirement, it is not ant' ' lclpated that. the . amount of traffic generated on this small c - ul de sacwould create the traffic patterns:. to pose a i nificant t , g raffzc problem. Staff has 1o oked at several :alternatives pre ented by the l~ t app .can and has agreed that the lot' , p presented is the best alternativ A e . .s .part of his lot the ro ' p p posed pu~llc improvements wil I ude , inol th . . e eaten ton of water ne mpraveme~xts, minor sewer in ' e improvements and th.e t construction of Collie Circle. Legal notice appeared on ositions. 90 with 3 inquiries and no op Decembe 5 3 9 . , . . p r: Chairperson.Sawtelle opened the public hearing. ~~ ~~~~a ~ ~~ v i~~~ :~ ~ Mike McClure of ' 17 2 2 BroadmoQr stated that he and -the ;owner ~~`~~' M 'were present to answer any questions or concerns of the ~, ,~u~;..~, Commission. He toted that the. cul-de-sac :plan presented is ~~ ~~_; ~~~ . ~ the best solution for the site since driveway access to , w `~~~° Ponderosa is not permitted. „~.~1. r ~'$ < ;, Chairperson Sawtelle closed the public hearing. .:. „ ,.; ., r Esmond moved to: approve the final plat of Collie Addition ~; ,,f,~4_s sub)ect to the removal of the note concerning R-1 -zoning. Mr. ~~~~~~' Colson seconded the motion which passed unopposed (6-0} ~~~~~°~; ~ AGENDA ITEM NO. 5: Reconsider rezoning of Lot 82 $locl~ 5 of ,, .~ outhwood Terrace Section 3C located on the south side of Ponderosa approximately 300 feet east of the intersection of Ponderosa and -Rio. Grande Drive, from R- Single, Family to R-1A Single Family. 9o-ilo • ~ Senior Planner Kee, presented the staff re ort recommendin p g approval of the rezoning rather than having the applicant seek a variance since there is a zoning district available that would addre s the :problem to lot size. The request is in compliance with~.:.the land use plan and is necessary to avoid having to seek a variance as configuration of the ro ert p p y forces two o f t he lots to have slightly Tess than the minimum ~ ...depth required ,in the R-1 zone. The R-1A zone does not', have ~ minimum wdth ~ or depth :requirements and- allows more flexibility in lot design. The a licant 'has looked at pp several different :designs and all -result in lots with inadequate depth :for compliance with the re cements of the ~ ,, R 1 zone. All lots will-exceed the .:minimum lot area required ~.. ~ in both the R-1 and R-1A zones.. The avera e lot area of the g existing lots in Southwood .Terrace '3C is 7 730 `s are feet. qu the average lit [area of the proposed lots is 10 339 s uare q .feet. The petition presented was signed by 41 ro ert p p Y owners.`; 21 own property within 200 feet of the. ro osed p p rezoning; 20 own property outside 200 feet of the ro osed p p rezoning. City~Council will have to. pass the rezonn with a g 3/4 majority vote because 54% of the .and owners within 2~0 f e si th e t gned e: petition in o ositon to 'the rez i pp oning. T h3.rty nine property. owners were notified of the: request. Chairperson`Sawtelle o ened the ublc hearin Seein p p g g no one come forward to eak in , , p favor of ar in oppos t3.on to the ~ rezonin she c '~~ g, osed ` the publ is hearing . Mr. Esmond stated that the concerns resented in thee. etition p p were addressed in the st ff r a epor and the oals of the q concerned residents Mould be achieved by the rezonn g