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Home My WebLink AboutMiscellaneous AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET ITEM SUBMITTED BY: JaneKee,SeniorPlanner FOR COUNCIL MEETING OF: DIRECTOR APPROV AL ITEM: Public Hearingto consider an ordinance rezoning Lot 14, Block T, University Park IT from A-P Administrative Pro fess ionalto C-B Business Conlluercia1. ApplicantisAncoCoIl?oration. ITEM SUMMARY: This isa 2.9 acre vacant tract ofIandoIl tbe nortb side of University Drive just west of the intersection of Spring Loop. 'The, tract hasvacantR-4 property adjacenton the west and vacantC-Nproperty. on the east. There<are developedR...41otsto the rear. The Future Land Use Plan shows a c6nsolidated bl ock of office uses adajcent toa consolidated block ofmediium density residential uses along tbe nortbsideofUniversity between tberetailc6mmercial uses shown at either end of the corridor. 'The University Drive report stated tbat these uses were appropriate. Thereisa very basic question to be addressed with this request. , Does tbe Coun~ilwishto see the University Drivec6rridor developasaretaiIcommercialc6rridor or do you wish to see a mix of uses? .. lfthelatter .isyoutpreference then the only way to guarantee that is to preserve the A-Pthat exists.aHhis time. If the former is your preference then the Future Land UsePlanshould be changed to reflect this so that future rezonings to retail commercia 1 will be in complia ncewitbit. The direction chosen willbavevery long range impacts. Neither direction is inherently blld Or good justdiffc~rent and..wiU .set the tone for future rezoning cases, specifically.. the...R-4and. A-P tracts adjacent and west of the. Anco tract and theR-l~ertWbeeler property.across lJniversityon the east side of Lincoln(recall thattheUniversiity Drive Reportrecommended<A-P on this property). ' FINANCIAL SUMMARY.:.. ..,N/A . STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: ..........Staffrecolumendedtbat.although therezoningtoC-Bwould not. be detrimental (it was created for application along thi~c6tridor and theoverlayprovidesanadded level of protection) tbepreservation of the existing A- P...is> preferable. .. This.staffrecommendationbasto be made in .] ight of. the .1Jlses reflected on the Future Land Use Plan and the comments in tbeUniversityDriveReport. The...P &Z.voted .5-1 torecommel1dapprova I... of this ....req uestto .C-B... 'They .tabl ed the>C-N ..to..A-Pcityinitiated. . item (adjacent .pr()perty . to.. this. Anco.. property}. pendillgCouucil's...dispositionofthisAncorequest... ... Implicit in theilr discussion and formaJacti onon theAncpandC-N requ estsaretwo things: 1. They. . have not ,interpreted theUniversi ty.DriveReport topreclu de. retail commercial. onproperti es presently shown. as office or medium' density residenJial a long..the ,north side of University. 2. They are waiting to see the Council 'sd ecision relative to the basi cquesti on posed above; a nd ,CITY ATTORNEY RECOMMENDATIONS: N/A 1... Location Map 2. Appl ication 3. . Staff Report 4.... P&Z Minutes ~, AGENDA..ITEM,.,COYER.SHEET ITEM SUBMITTED BY: Jane Kee, .Senior}>lanner FOR 'COUNCIL MEETING OF: DIRECTOR APPROVAL ITEM: ... Consideratio:nofanordinance re.Zoning Lot 14, Block T,Umversity ParkIl from A-P Administrative ProfessionaltoC-B Business Commercial. ..Applicant is AncoCorporation. ITEM SUMMAR}": . .Thisisa2.~ acrevllcant tract orland onthe north side of University Drive just west of the intersection of Spri Pg Loop. The tl'llcthasvacantR-4prop~rty adjacent onthe west and vacant ON propelty on the east. TherearedevelopedR-41ots toJhe rear. The Future Land UsePlansbowsaconsolidated blockofof~ceuses adajcent to a consolidated blockof m€~dium density residential uses along the n.orth side ofUniversity between. the retailc6mmercial uses. shown at either end of the corridor . The Univ~rsityDrive report stated that. theseuseswer~ appropriate. There is a very. basic. question to be addressed with tllis request. Dqes the Council wisb to~eetheUn.iversity Drive. corridor develop as a retail commercial c6rridor or do you wish to see a mix of uses? If the latter is your preference then the only way to guarauteethatisto preserve the A-Pthat exists at this time. If the formerisY9ur preferencethen the Future Land Use Plan should be changed to reflect this so thatfuturerezonings toretailcomln~rcial willbeincoIl1pliance with it. The.directionchosen willhavevei')'longrangeimpacts. Ndtberdirectionis inlierentlyblld or goodjust different and . will set the.tonefor future rezoning cases, specifically the R-4 and, A-Ptractsadjacentand west of the .,Auco tract and the R-l Bert Wheeler property acrOss University on. the east side of :Einc6ln (recall that the University Drive Report recommendedA-P on this property). FINANCIAL.SUMMARY:.iN/A STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Stllff reconunended that although the rezoningtoC-Bwould not be . detrimental (it was created for application along this corridor and the .overlay provide~anlldded level of protection) the preservationoftheexistingA~P ispreferable.. This staff recomlnendation has to be Inade in light of the uses retlectedon the Future Land Use Plan and the comments in the University Drive Report. TheP&Z voted 5-1 toreconunendapproval of tbis request toC-B. They tabledtheC-Nto A-Pcity initiatleditem (adjacent property to thisAncoproperty}pendingCouncil'sdispositionof.thisAnco r~quest. Implicit in their discussion and fonnalactiononthe Ancoand C-Nrequestsare twotbings: 1. 'They have not interpreted the University Drive Report to preclude retail cOlnmercial.on.properties presently shown as office orlnediumdensityresidential a 10ngthenorthsideofUniversity. 2. 'They are waiting to seethe Council's decision relative to the basic question posed above; and CITY ATTORNEY RECOMMENDATIONS: N/A COUNCIL ACTION DESIRED: N/A SUPPORTING. MATERIALS: 1. Rezoning Ordinance ~ Anco@ Insurance OF HOUSTON January 14, 1992 Mr. J.O. Alexander P.O. 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Dear J.O.: Thanks again for helping with this project. Hopefully, some of these things that you are doing will enhance the value of the property. Now to the rezoning--I am enclosing the properly signed application form with the appropriate attachments. There is also a ,$200 check payable to the City of College Station that is required for the application. If you need anything else, please let .me know. Geralo M. Smith President Iblk Enclosures cc: Joyce Pankonien 16000 Barker's Point Lane P.O. Box 218060 - Houston, Texas 77218-8060 Phone: 713/496-3400- FAX: 713/496-6729-Telex: 5101010116 ~;-I~I