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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMiscellaneous';ri A SPECIAL o~TERLAY DISTI~tICT a: The Council is currentl dealin .:with issues eoncernin Streetsca e, Community ~~pearance ~~ y g g and Economic Develo ment when directin ~taf f to review this study, Council stated that Staff p g should kee m mind hat Unversit Drive is a ma'or entr a into the City. To be able to truly create an attractive en wa with a strong image elements beyond dust land uses need to be try. y dealt with. Elements such as signage, landscaping, parking lots, screening and setbacks must be addressed. Kirk Bisho Senior Research Associate f or the: American Plannin Association, in his 1.989 p~ _ - g ublication Desi nin Urban Corridors, states: p g g Commercial corridors have been the sub'ect o derision ordecades, et the eatures that 1 ~ f y f characterize. these areas have no chap ed much over the eArs. Today's corridors, ike S ,, esterda 's str s, dra s and ribbon d evelopment areas share a number of common J__y_p g coin ovents. Amon the characteristics that have come to epitomize the common p S commercial corridor are: • Numerous ar e and eestanding and portable signs; g ~ • Lai e ex apses o unscreened sur f ace parking; g p _ _f Little or no landscaping o f public or private property; • Few or no pedestrian improvements; Above ound utilities and overhead lights; S~' • numerous oorl delineated and closet s aced drivewa access points;..and p y yp y • A enerall uncontrolled a roach to the desi n, location,;and planning. o f various g - y pp g 0 ublic and rivate improvement. p p A s ecial overla district is a wa to address these elements without chin 'n the uses allowed ~~ ~ p y ~' ~ ~ on ro erties rurrentl zoned a ro ratel .This district could have greater parking and pp ___Y pp~ y buildn setbacks off the street, arkn lot screening requirements that would buffer parking g p g areas from the street,. landsca ere uirements that would create a "theme" along the corridor, p q and si n restrictions hat call for. lower si ns with limits on colors and design. g g The Sub-committee and Staff su est the following cri eria .for an overlay district. gg • Increase :the buildin setback from the current tv~renty-five X25'} feet to forty g ..q t4o'~ feet,. • Increase the arkn of setback from ei ht ~8'~ :feet to twen (20'~ feet, p g g ~' • Alter the landsca ere uirements to rovde f or a three ~3'}foot berm to screen p q p arkin areas located along University Drive, p g • Re uire s ecfic tree s ecies to be lamed along the corridor to created theme q p ~ a nhance the arkin -lot screenin ndt~e _ p g _ g, :. - university Drive Corridor Study 25 ,* i i ~. ,',~ "' ,. • Limit si he hts colors and letterin st les to avoid what would most g f g- Y common beconsidered arsh or unattractive sgnage, and Y g -• ~• Limit buildin colors to avoid unattractive colors and color combinations.. g • Re ure utilities to be laced under ound when located alon the corridor. ~ ~ p ~ g ~, ro erties affected b this district would be those with fronta e alon Universi~ Drive as Tie p p Y g, g shown in F' ure 11. If iven direction :from Council to pursue this overlay dlstr~ct the Sub- g ,~ , . . committee and Staff will determine- pec~flcs aid present the information to Counc~~l prior to xe arin an ordinance amendment. These recommendations will have to be considered in p p g l ht of the forthcomin Streetsca e Ike ort and recommendations o that the overlay district g ~ ~, p: p requirements are compatible. ~ .1 . TRAFFIC FORECASTS ~ ~~~ { The _thorou hfare s stem of the Br an-Cone e station area is modelled by carnputer to g Y Y g determine e~cistn and f uture traf f is conditions. The ur ose for examinin such n.f ormation g pp g is to ain a eneral feel for he existn traffic conditions corn aced to how they might be in g g__ g p '~ future ears if de~elo rnent were to occur alon the ~Jniversity Drive corridor as it is planned Y p g Coned) .,. a ~ The traf f is volume data enerated f rom the T:~,ANPLAN software is com~ aced to the des g p ca acit of a roadwa to determine its level-of-service LOS} b considering its ~.olurne to .: p Y Y Y_ _ , capacity ~~T~C} ratio. The TRANPLAN model u es the four following V/C ratio ranges to i measure LaS. LtJS VIC Ratio Condition 1 0-.40 Good .. 40-.70 Farr .70-1.0 Poor 4 X1.0 Unacceptable i , -~~ It should be noted that in order for LOS conditions o remain about the same when traffic E h e i n ca aaties wilt -.have also increased due to some e of volumes have increased, t e d g p typ roadwa im rovement. For exam e, if a two lane roadway with a volume of 12,000 ADT Y p ~' .: . ? ~ 3 f (Average DalyTraffic) has a "good" LCJS, then In order for It to maintain this LIDS when it's ADT increases to sa 20 000 the desi ca acit of the roadwa will have to .increase. b im rovin Y_~ gn . p Y Y Y p ~ the roadway from two to four lanes. The networks for Year 198 and future years 1995 and 2010 were..analyzed.., A general synopsis on each ear is described in the followin three: subsections. Y g s Year 19 9 - Generall ,the results indicate that traffic ~olurne conditions on Unive~~sty Drive .,.~ Y ,,.~ from Tarrow~ to the E. B ass conditions are fair. To interpret this in terms of LOS measures, t Yp traf f is volumes are enerall reater than seven ercent of the roadwa.: s deli ca as . A g Y g Y p y ~ p ~Y .; ~..:, University Drive Corridor Study ~~ ~.t ~~ b. An overly district is a wa to address those elements other.. than land uses. that, of feet the y y visual character of aI1 en a corridor. This conce t could be a lied to other ma'or ~`yw _ y _ - p pp l corridors within the Ci as well as Universi Drive. A lying this district along University pp Drive will create some non-conf orm~g situations. Existing. building:: and parking setbacks would more than likel not meet those that would be ro os~d in the overly district. This y p~ Y would im act f ufure re nests f ar. buldin or remodeling permits but should not preclude p q g solutions acce table to all artier ins°r~lved. p p RECCJMMENDATI(7N Ado tan ordinance crea ing an overlay district,. compatible with any Streetscape recom- p mendations, addressing elements such as parking lot screening, corridor theme planting, buildin setbacks and colors, igriage and u ' 'tylocations as proposed for application to all g ma'or corridors. Adopt the district far the University Drive corridor as soon as possible and J apply it to all properties that abut University Drive. Regulations would apply to these ro erties for a depth of 5~~0 feet. pp 7. Limiting and controlling driveway location is imperative to preserve the ..function of University Drive as a major arterial:;.. providing oafe and of f icient traf f is movennent with minimal interrup ohs. This: should be accomplished through platting and site planning actions as is currently supported by the City`s :development policies. ,Access control is a sensitive ..issue. The pity should be prepared for developer o sition in the a location of ply pp the Sub-conunittee's recommendations relative o speafic future access points. ~ ~,~" RECOMMENDATION: I Limit access drives as reflected on Figure 10. Depending on the tlmrng of development some. flexibility will. be necessary. Access should not be denied t~ tracts ready to develop when the ~~ necessary. easements cannot be acquired across neighboring properties.Consider allowing. access to Universi Drive from Area 7 (Fi ure 10}. tAs er Council action ~n 7-11--91} ~' g ~ ~~~ i ~ . Universt~y Driue Corridor Study..... - 3b ~~ ~' .v ~'. OV~RIAY SLIDE Pro osed ord. is :amend..- to Su lementa Dist. Re s. Provides for Corridor p _ pp rY g R Overly Dist. that ~ ~~ii in future ~-~ ~s.. a~, ~.:~ :.~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~: ~:~~ A~~ Y .~ ~ ,~ ~' b$ ~:'_ ~'~ rya. 3 ~ i, ~k°'~.tlm, ~ r.F. „+ ~`r.~,G , 0 ~ ~ ~ F j ~ 1 esented in Univ. Dr. ~Re ort N Concept pr p ~~~ Pu~~POSE sLmE Pur ose is to enhance imagery of key entry points .and major corridors in City ~by p, . creating and malntalning sense of openness and continuity. ~, ~. . ~ ~ i } ove la ~ t~~w ~~res rictions ~ ~ on~d th®e~~.,~~n is is ~ r~ ma- ~ ed are~~ with, yam. ,, ~'y im~p~ly~ ~un ~ ~ ~' ~ ~, ~pp ~ ~ ~,~~~ ~~~ y ,~~~~ ~r,.. ~` ~ ~ a~- r ~~i~derl ~ ~zoni . distl~~s. r ~~ #~:~ ~ (j~ ~~., ~~~.~: ~~ r icular overly is desi ned for corridors and ent a s and rovides for This a t ~~; • p y g . ~'~' Y p special bldg. /parking setbacks, parking] lot screening, landscpe restrictions, bldg. ~ & sign color imitations, irnlts on sign heights and numbers and special .storage and utili restrictions. ~..~ ~K~~ ~ ~~ ~N fltNv ., ~~, f~~ ~{~~~ ~~~~~~ ~ , ~ • • ' ToilYte this amend. merely creates the Corridor Overlay. In near. future we 11 brie and ord. that actually applies the district regulations to he Univ. Dr. ,~ g j corridor... SETBACK SLIDE E QF BANK PICTUR BLDG. COIARS SLIDE !~ ~' PI ~ OF BASKII~ BOBBINS C~~ SIGN SLIDE . i i LANDS"E SLIDE ~TQRAGE SLIDE ~i S~REE~IING E ~ PICTIURE OF PANG LOT .~.: r t YY l 1 h ~d ~p . ~~ '~, x crxn „~Pnr ~_ ~, ~ ,_ p ~, w~N i..+. L"~k.+''~R~ ~ '°#p' ~~~'``~ "k ~ ~t ~! ~~ ~~~ ~~ C ~ P .~ "p ~yy~e ~~ y ~ ~ ~ {f '' ~. ~ V t d ~"y~ SIC' r s ti r 1 GAS STATION SLIDES The Overly District also includes a section calling for special restrictions for Y. gasoline service stations. The Overlay District may be applied to properties hat are zoned C-1 where th%s use is allowed. Where this occurs (because the Overlay District is intended to enhance the areas where applied) these special restrictions are being recommended by staff as a way to mitigate some of .the unsightly effects t, of this particular use.. ~i ~, F~TD SLIDE. As you are aware, the City has seta%ned consultants who are working: on Streetscape :recommendations. Their initial comments xelative to suggested changes. in our landscape ordinance have been reviewed by staff. Some suggestions are more stringent than. our current. resgulations and some are more t lenient. Some ma m .act that section of the ro osed overly district Ghat deal Y ~ ~ ~ y with landscaping: Staff has set a joint meeting of the Community Appearance Committee and the P&Z to be .briefed on these suggestions. I - t E Staff would su est P&Z hold the :public hearing on the proposed .overlay .district, gg give staff any comments and then table a recommendation until hearing .from the Streetsca e consultants..: If .there are items. in the Streetsca e re ort that ou . , ~' p p , Y wish to Incorporate Into the overlay district, staff can do so and then bring the ordinance to the P&Z again for consideration and recommendation to Council. r, r I fp i. r f f E - ~~ { .. i. _ I ~1 - _ y P N - '.. y n ~~ ~. E ~; f, .. ~~ ~~'~ ~ - ~~,, UNIVERSITY DRIVE FRONTAGE o A AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET Cit of Colle e Station Page Two Y g October 1, 1991 Existin Circuit Lines - $650,000 g :Future Feeder Lines - -420 040 1 000 070 Total CQSt Estimate ~ ~ ~ '~~ 2. For electric unlit extension within the confines of the development area ~~ } y i; ~ made on a totall :under round basis, major additions in cost can be antici- y g ated. The actual cost will de end on the actual size and service require- ~; P _ p ~'' meets of the respective development, but I would not think it unrea~-onable ~, ~, for cost under this cost extension scenario to run four to five. times t:he .cast of ~ totally overhead electric extension method. ~'~ 3) I have no problems v~th requ~ng underground service extensions for ~ntenor develo meet within- the Overly District, as I believe this to .be the direction ;p _ Y our ~ is ursun for all future develo meet within the pity of ~~ollege Y ~Y p g P . • rent h v l menu. restnctlons should e ~' tation I do believe however t at de e o ~ p p overhead electric service to be extended aloe and around the erim~eter of g ~''~, the ro ert- , as needed to service the property with electric service. This P p Y . . ~~ method of service follows the same general guldel~nes used for a number of ,, e o r CI to rovlde `under round electric service to develo ~ments ors b u l p g y y Y ~Y h n 1 n rnethad for bath t o n m re resents the :most economical exte s o a d sa e p Develo er and the Ci for the extension of underground electric setvice to p potential developrn.ent. ~~ 4,} For your review and conslderatlo~ I suggest he following possible .course of action m re and to electric service extension m the sub ect Overly District. g J Y ~~ '~~ a.y} Install un~dergroun~ : existing and future anticipated feeder circuit lines alon;~ University Drive and nerrnit no overhead utility installation along the front lot lines of the develi~pment tracts aloe Unwers~ Drive. This: will serve to mprove the g appearance of this major accessway to the City, and will be ~ ~ ~ ,, . ~~ consistent with the goals: and direction being provided by .your City's Streetscape Program for major thoroughfare .streets.. ~{ b. :Re wire all internal develo meet extension of utilities within ~~ ~ ) q p ~' the Overlay District- to be underground. This requirement.. will E ~, require .all primary service and electric extensions from the ~~ outside boundaries of the property to serviced buildings and dwellings to be installed: below: ground. ,, i~' l ~~ i T0: Plannin ~. Zoning Commission g FROM: Jane R Kee, Senior Planner :DATE: actober ~1, 191 RE: Proposed Overlay District. At .the next P&Z meeti~ , ou will reconsider the previously abled amendment gy to the Zoning Ordinance to provide an :overlay district. This proposed ordlnan+ce is an amendment to the Su lementary `District :..Regulations that, may, rn .the , pp .future, be applied to various entryways and mayor corridors. within the City. The distrlct ravdes fore s ecial ..setbacks for buildings and .parking, special sign p ,p . restrictions, limits on building and sign colors, special landscape requirements, unlit restrictions and s ecial Stara e and screening requirements. Special Y . p .g .. restrictions are provided for gasoline service stations that w111 mitigate possible ne ative impacts if such devlopmer~t is allowed by .the use,: schedule .of the g . .underlying district.. All of these. were elements described in the University Drive Corridor Reporte This overla district will effect the streetscape of the corridors to which it is Y . applied. If you will recall, the City has retained consultants who are working.. on streetsca' e recainmendations. Recently, you were briefed of their initial findings p ~~ ~~ when they presented you with a draft Streetscape Plan . In essence, this amendment is the first step in irnplementatlon of a treetscape plan. ~n an effort to sans 'the intent.. of the recommendations expressed by he .consultants, staff +. has made the following changes to the overlay `draft: - Theme lantn re uirements have become..more restrictive. ~. ~ ~ r. Previously, the. draft required one- canopy tree and two crape , o myrtles for every 6o feet of frontage and' dispersal was not specified. The draft now specifies the type of canopy tree (water oak} and requires these to be located at equal distances from.. one another. - There will be an additional landscape point requirement of 300 points fog every 50 feet of frontage. .. No -tree lar er that four inches in caliper that is located in -the 20 g foot setback may be removed. - A lcants must su ly evidence that they wily improve the soil p~ ~ .. pp . and drainage ...conditions to ensure healthy landscaping. - Mason walls will be permitted as an alternative method to the ry screening requirements. G ~. j'Gt fi w ~,.w~~ ,...,.,,~.~~. <..~.,~...d~t.~~,.u~.. 4..,~.s.,. ..v, - - .:~,»:. .~.-t.~ .,,~A....u~.m,.~:..d~~a.~..:•,~~~.~.m _ _ .e.....~..,~v,.«~~.~...,,.,W~»... ..r; i y C ' ~~~ w ....m~......~...._.-..--.., ~~_.._. 1 _f} -E ~ - = l~cC(~RD: ENGINEERING INC. a .~ _ _ _ ._ .:V..:4_ -- -.~-..--~----._.~.._____~~___. - .. 4 ~ "' r October 1, 1991 ~, ~a Mr. Ra Havens Y Electric Transmission, & w Distribution Superintendent C of Rolle e Station tY ~ '' P 0. Box 99.60 College Station,. Texas 77842. k RE; Electric System Planning ~~ E ,~ ' ri rridor c i Unlversl D ve Co ~~ ~, Pra~aosed Overlay District Dear:: Ray: p Pursuant to our re nest I have reviewed the Plannin Stud repared by your City Y q g Y~ f in reference to future` owth alon the Universi Drive Corridor which encom asses areas x _ ~' g ~ ~ p alon each side of University Drive :from the East Bypass to Tnrrow Street. I note that I ~, . - ,_ r am disappointed to f~.d that apparently no consideration of future electric service require- F.. ~' 1 c ric ower to the subject' area was taken into account in the... ref~;.renced menu to . su~P Y ele t p J stud The section of the re ort on "Utilit Availability" includes discussion on water, Y p Y sewer and as utili service but unfortunatel omits an reference to the future availability 8 tY ~ Y Y and accessibility of electric service. z I :understand that a s ecial Overla District is ro osed for he ubject corridor to Y p Y pp rovde increased control and restrictions on future develo ment, and that consideration p .p is ben iven to re uirn all utilities in the Overla District o be totall under ;round. ~g q ~. ,: Y Y As requested, I am summarizing below comments deemed. noteworthy n reference to the proposed 4verlav District development anal the uoSsible rectuire~nent of total uncler~raund .. ~ t j electric service extension therefor: 4 ,, 1. Due to the fact that no common back lot lines exists for development tracts. t ~, ~ ~ alon Universi Drive, the ma'or of the existin developrnent~~ is s~~ppled ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ electric service via feeder fines constructed along Unversi~yDrive. Feeder circuits to su l :future rowth alone this accessway are anticipated to be pp _Y g g A located also along he_ front of the subject de~elapment tracts on University Drive. The estimated cost. for installation of both existing and future antici- ated elzctric feeder circuit facilities under aund` alan the University Drive p ~' g 3 ~L '~ corridor is rovided as follows f or our inf ormaton and consideration; ~ p Y ~, 1 1 - ' 2 h ~ ~ - - . ~! !I ~. - ~ ~ .~ ~ i t. ~~ ~ ~: ~ ~i n~ f ' ~~ ~ # .. ._.. a.~~.,o.,~:_~~~ _.:~,-~, ~....~,~:yss..w .o - „>,.~~~.......,. ~..: r.~_.,. i..s,.,;~.w-aN~.: -^~..w~,nom,eem~-~.ama-~a~.:,:m~~.~~~w.~.csn a'r. ....,zs. _,~.~n, ~~ -^-<^ ^.~r ~ . ~ - . _,...o, ,. 5; ~L Post Of ftce Box_ 9960 ~~ College Station, Texas 7784:2-046E} X409} 764-357 ~~ August 27,1991 '~~ MCA UM ME . & Zonin Commission, T0. Planning...::....... g FROM:. Jane R. Kee, Senior... Planner • Pro used overla District RE. p y . endment to the Su lementa District Thrs proposed ordinance is an am pp ~Y ~, . n the Zon1n Ordnance. It rovldes for are Overlay District that Regulations 1 . ~~ e be a lied to various ent a s and mayor corridors within the ...may, in the futur , pp ~' y City. ' far s ecial setbacks for buildin s and asking, special sign '~ The district provides , p . g p restrictions, limits on building and .sign .colors, special landscape requirements, utill restretions and special storage and screening requirements.' All o t ese tY t were elements described !n the University Drive Corridor. Repor ' 'et also includes a section calla for s ecial restrictions far ~~ The Overlay Dlstrl .: g p soline service stations. The. Overla District may be applied to properties ga ~' . where asoline service stations are allowed. Where this occurs Qbecause t e g ~ where a lied -these s eclal Overla District 1s .intended to enhance the areas pp } p Y a Ova to .mite ate some of the. restrictions are being recommended- by staff, as y g unsightly effects of this particular use. aware the Ci has retained consultants who are working an As you are ~Y Streetsca e recornrnendatons Their initial comments relative to suggested p ' wed b staff. -Some changes in our: landscape ordinance have been. revle ~' su estons are more stringent. than our current regulations and some. are- more g, th ' e ro osed overly district that deal lenient.. Some may impact that section of p p y ' sca in and arkn lot screenin . Staff is trying to coordinate a joint ~, with ;land p g p g g ~~ meetin of the Community Appearance Committee and the P&Z to be ..briefed g on these suggestions. ' h to hold the ublic hearty on the ro osed overlay district, give P~iZ may wis p g p, P . staff an comments and then able a recommendation until hearing from the y sin the Streetsca e re ort Streetscape ..consultants. If at that time there .are stem p p that ou wish to incor orate into the overlay district, staff can do so and then ,y p brrn the ordinance to the P&Z again for consideration and recommendation to g. i Council --~ `°, CITY OF COLLEGE STAT I01`i PLANNING DIVISION p~Gt nffirP Rnx 9960 1101 Texas Avenue