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. AGENDA ITEM NO.4: . Public hearing to consider a conditional use. pennitrequest to allow for the
expansion of the Equinox restaurant. and bar rocated at 329 Univexsity Drive in the Northgate zoning district
(92-71~)
Staff Planner Kuenzel presented the staff report requesting a. conditional use permit to allow for. the expansion
of the Equinox night. club located at 329 University Drive. in the old. Farmer's Market building. The applicant
proposed to use the second floor of the building. ,This expansion would double the serving area of the
establishment. The original.conditional use permit to allow the use of this property as a nightclub was granted
on appeal by City Council in January 1991. The use had been denied by the Planning and Zoning
Commission because of aconcernfoflhenumberof similar establishments inlhearea. City Council
overturnedlhe Commission's decision with lhestipulation that only beer and wine be served. Twenty-five
surrounding property owners ... were notified with no response.
Chairperson Hawthorne opened the .. public hearing.
Applicant Moe Mooti approached the Commission and stated. after being in business .. for. 2 years, he would
like to expand. He explained that his facility is not anightclub,butmoreofa restaurant use. Approximately
60% of his total sales are in food and only 40% in beer and wine sales. The main re~son for his proposed
expansion is to allow for storage space both upstairs and downstairs. Currently, the ,restaurant can hold a
maximum of approximately 30 to 40 people; the proposed expansion will increase that maximum to 50 to 60
people. Mr. Mootiexplained that occasionally there may he live entertainment; butwilhnotbescheduledon a
regular basis.
Chairperson Hawthorne closed the public hearing.
Commissioner Hall moved 10 approve. a.. conditional. use permit. to allow for the expansion of the Equinox
night club located at .329UnivetsityDrivein the .Northg~Je zoning.district. Commissioner .Lane.seconded .the
motion which passed unopposed{6-0).
AGENDA ITEM .NO. 5:
(92-313)
COnsideration ofamasterpreliminaryplatofPebbleCreekPhase Three.
City... Engineer.. Pullen .presentedth~staffreport for Pebble Creek . Phase Three located in the ..western portion
of the Pebble Creek Subdivision just west of Inverness Drive. Phase Three contains approximately 40.74 acres
with 102 single family lotS. Allimpactstudiesforthisplat were submitted withtheMa~ter Development Plan
dated April1992. This layout does not change the utility layout, drainage plan or thoroughfare plan proposed
and analyzed in that original submittal. Spearman Drive . bounds. this plat along itS southern b9rder. Ithas
not been induded. in. this. plll.tinorder to facilitate coordination with the College Station . Busines~ Park to the
south. It will be shown on subsequent plats in this area as the Business <Park finalizes their layout. Staff
recommends approvaloft,hemaster.. preliminary. plat.
Commissioner Hall stated that he appreciated the note pertaining to the newly adopted sidewalk ordinance.
Commissioner Hall moved to recommend approval. of the master preliminary plat of Pebble Creek Phase
Three. Commissioner Mariottseconded the motion which. passed unopposed . (6 -0).
AGENDA ITEM NO.6: . COnsideration . of a. parking lot plan for Wolfe Nursery to be located on the
southwest comer of Holleman Drive and State Highway6intheWo]fPenCreek Zoning.District. (92-420)
Senior Planner Kee presentedtheisite plan and stated that this is the second project to come before the
Commission since the adoption of the Wolf Pen Creek Zoning District. The first was a very smaUproject that
was never built.. Thisis the first large scale project and it will be located at the corner of Holleman and the
East Bypass. It will consist of an enclosed building, several greenhouses and an outdoor shade structure. By
ordinance, the Commission actS as the approving body for projects within the Wolf Pen .Creek Corridor with
recommendations from the Design Review Board. The Board. held three meetings with architects representing
Wolfe Nursery. The Board recommends approval of the site and landscape planas most recently presented to
them.
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Representatives of the applicant,. Charles.Smithand>Pa{Siegertapproached the. Commission and . presented
colored renderings. of the site i~ndbuilding material saijiples. . They,. reviewed the overall.. site. p Ian including. the
proposed dyed concrete, landscaping elements, building facades and sign details. . Mr. Smith statedthat in
order to address the Design. Review Bo ard's concern pertaining to the. view of the. site from Holleman, . they
have proposed to use the same green medalsiding along the Hollemansideofthe building that is being used
in the front. He concluded that they are currently working with the City on drainage requirements.
Chairman of the Design Review Board David Brochu approached the Commission and stated that the site
plan presented has met the requirements of the ordinance'. The landscapeplaIlsubmitted is successful in
drawing in key elements ofthe parksuchas the retaining walls proposed along H~lleman Drive that are the
same a~thosecurrently being used to line the creek. The same keystone blpcks ~rebeing used to enhance
the proposed low. profile sign at the corner of Holleman i and the East. Bypass; ... T?y !,:applicant . h~s done a good
job in screening the areas that should be screened and drawing . in the. desired~ar~elementsinto the private
development The existing post oaks that are to berellloved will .be.aloss...to~~r'~ite;. hmvever, they.are. so
sensitive toco~structionthat they would probably die within a Jew years afteI"c<?n,~,tructio.n:ifth(}y were 10 be
saved... The peaked roofs on. the. green houses is . also a unique. feature thatlyn:h~nFe~..t~esite'...I... Mr. Brochu
stated that there were compromises made on thepropo~ed brick pavers. Th~~p~~!~p,ri~i~~l~y r~quested the
use of pavers as a means of tying in the park elements to this site; howe'J~p;~~r.p~r~is. pOlpngerusing
pavers. Because of the great expense of pavers, the applicant ,has chosent9,;.~~~:~()lprf<Jcqn~rete to help
breakl;l:p the large expanse of grey concrete. The proposed parking lot lightiIlg'~Hill1latchthosefixtnres being
used inlhe park. ' '
COmmissioner Mariott moved to approve the site planJorWolfeNursery to b.~located on the southwest
corner of Holleman Drive..and ..State Highway 6..... in the Wolf Pen Creek Zoning District. Commissioner
Herring seconded the motion which passed unopposed {6-0}.
AGENDA. ITEM. NO. ...7:
Other business.
Commissioner Hall thanked Wolfe Nursery, staff and the DesignReview.Board for their work on this project
in the Wolf Pen Creek Corridor. This is an important development in this area and the Design Review Board
.has provided the leadership that the Commission needs to . make the necessary decisions in this Corridor.
City Engineer pullen distributed copies<of the>revised Stormwater Management Ordinance that will be
discussed at the nextCommission meeting on Thursd ay, November 19, 1992. The revised ordinance will go to
the City Council as a discussion item.. on December 9, 1992. Before the City Council can approved the
revisions, the ordinance must go toFEMA for review and approval.
Adjourn.
Commissioner Hall moved to adjourn the rneetingofthePlanning and Zoning. Commission. Commissioner
Mariott seconded. the motion which passed.unopposed{6-0).
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