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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes MIN UTE<S Planning and . Zoning Commission CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS March 4, 1993 7:00P.M. MEMBERS. PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT: STAFF PRESENT: Commissioners GrilJou, Smith, Mariott, Hall and Lane. Chairperson. Hawthorne. a'ndCommissioner Herring. Senior ..Planner.Kee,.. Planning Technician Thomas, StaffPlarlner Kuenzel, Transportation Planner Hard, . .Assistant to the City Engineer Morgan and Development .Coordinator. V olk. Approval of the minutes from. the meeting of February 18, 1993. Qunmissioner Griboumoved to approve the minutes from the meeting of February 18, 1993 as presented. Commissioner Smith seconded the motion which passed unopposed (5 -0). Commissioner. Hall.. informed the audience that the Commission would not. discuss. item number seven on tlle 'agenda pertaining to the land use plan of the F M2818 study area. The City Council asked that that itrl11 .be....placed ..<?ntheagenda.toaIIow the Commission the opportunity ..to...discussor make further rec9mmendatio~s!ontheFM2818.extensionarea land use plan that was discussed ina joint meeting b<ftween. the .CitYiCouncil. and the Commission on Wednesday, . March .3,. .1993. The .Commdssionhas the di~cfetionto.discussthis item at their next available meeting on March 18, 1993 to allow i][lput from. the htoiColllmissioners that..are...notpresent .at. tonight's. .meeting. A(r~Al'l'EMNO. 2:Pu},lichearing to consider theratificationofa conditional use pe:rmit issued to ~e!St.ThomasEpiscopalChurchtoexpand their existing facilities at 906 George Bush Drivc~. (92-708) S~affPlanner . Kuenzel infortnedthe . Commission that. an error was made during. the preparation. of the n~tification list for. the public hearing of the conditional use permit that allowed .the expansion i of the c~urch.TheCommissiongranted the use of the expansion on October 18, 1990. The site plan was re-viewedby . theCommissionon.June 4, 1992. Both. items required a public hearing with iproper notification of all ,property owners within 200' of the site. On January 15,1993, the owner c~f the abutting Pl1operty,Mrs.FrankieSanders,stated that she had not received notification of the second. raeeting.. Staff reviewed the Jistof property owners and asserted that she had not beensenta.letter of notification. The City'sJegal department hasd~termined that the Commission's action is invalid and the site plar must th~refore come back before the Commission for official validation. . Sixteen surrounding property pwners were notified of this public hearing with one response in the form of a letter from Mrs. Frankie Sanders. Assistant to the City Engineer Morgan informed the Commission that Mrs. Sanders and Mr. Eknoyan attended. th~.October J8,1990meetingatwhich they sent a letter expressing their concerns with the proposed expansion pertaining to increased drainage and noise in the area.. At that meeting, there was discussion about a small berm that runs between the church property and Mrs. Sander's property which th~ church installed several years ago to help address the drainage problem.. on Mrs. Sander's property. Over. the past sev~ral months, staff. has met with Mrs.. Sanders and representatives of the S1. Thomas EviscopalChurchto. discuss Mrs. Sander's concerns. Mrs. Sanders receives.drainage from the church and the alley northeast of her property due to the natural topography of the area. The church, as currently d~signed, \'Villnotchange their existing drainage and the run-offwiU notincrease. The church has met the dr~inageordinance by... retaining any increased. run-off due to the additional impervious area, in a detention pond. Commissioner .... HaJlopened . the public hearing. David.WoodcockoL1511 .Wolf Run and Chairman of the. Building Committee for the St. Thomas Episcopal Churchapproached.theCommis~i()n andstated.thatthechtlrch has worked. diligently with staff since the conditional use permit was granted andd[lrifiedalldraina~eissues. The church has agreed to erect a 6'. privacy fence between their property and Mrs" Sander's pr()perty to help minimize the effects of noise orl the. playground. .. There will be no increase. in noise on the property. . The new. classroom replaces the existing white house that is currently being used for classrooms. Commissioner. Hall closed the . public hearing. Commissioner Gribou moved to ratify the original conditional use permit granted to theSt. Thomas Episcopal Church on June 4,1992. Commissioner Mariott seconded the motion> which passed unopposed (4 - 1.. -..0); Commissioner.HaIl.abstained. AGENOAlTEM NO. 3:Public.hearin~ to consider a conditional use permit request by Don Ganter to operate anigb.tcIubin the fonnerCampus Theater located on the southwest comer of University Drive and Boyett; 217 University Drive. (93-707) Staff Planner Kuenzel presented the staff report for. a proposed nightclubto be located in the former Campus Theater.. This applicant has repeived previous approval for a nightclub much like the one currently proposed which also included the additionaLparking lot across Patricia Street. Twenty-eight surrounding property. owners. were notified with.. one.response by someone who does not live in College Station; but, she is concerned that this is a ; quiet area and should not be disturbed. Commissioner Hall opened the public hearing. Tom Parker of Group 4 Architects and representative of the applicant,.Don. Ganter, approached the Commission. and . offered to answer any .questionspert(j.ining..to the proposed request. He stated that the original building permit issued for construction ihas.sinceexpired and that construction was never started, The proposed design shown OIl theorigina, plans may change due~o the. new ADA CA1nerican Disabilities Act) .requirements · pertaining to .the.se{)ond floor. ...If.Mr. Ganter. decides that. itjs...not economically feasible to place an elevator inthe>buildtng to meet the ADA requirements, the second floor may be eliminated; thus, reducing the total occupancy load. Doctor Reverend Th()mas. Estesi. of the . ~. & MPresbyterian Church approached the Commission and stated that heisiconcerned with the parkfing deficiency in the entire Northgate area. If this particular nightclub requires.192. parking spaces and only provides .52,theremainderoftheN()rthgate area, including neighboring businesses and churches, will have to provide theadditionalparlcing. Doctor Reverend Estes stated that another. major ,concern is with .. trash in the area. There . iscurrerltly a problem with beer cans, broken bottles and trash in thearea.~ ..... With the proposed nightclub, the city is allowing more of thesanie in the. Northgatearea. Norma Bankston of 1103 NortliEleventhStreetin Temple informed the Commission that she owns five apartment buildings in the Northgate area. One of the apartment buildings is locateda<ijacent to the proposed parking area for thenightc1uh. Ms. Bankston stated that she currently has problems with patrons ..ofsurrounding . businesses .... parking in..... the .. tenant spaces; with the... proposed . nightclub, this problem will only get worse. Ms. Bankston > concluded that trash is also 'a major problem in the area and that the safety. andcQp1fort.ofthe .residents...is.her main concern. Larry French of Bay town, Tex~sinfortned the Commission that he is the owner of 306 First Street. He stated that his main concernswithJheproposed nightclub are parking and noise. Grace French also ... of Bay town, Tex;as and owner of .~06First Str~~t,approached the. Commission as a memberoftheAggieNIomsClubandaTetired teacher. She stated that as a mother alld parent, she would prefer not to haves tudents loitering around a bar. P&Z....Minutes March 4, 1993 Page 2 ..~ , ({~ -7Q~ MINUTE S Planning ..and Zoning Commission CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS ,,' ' 7:00P:'M. June 4,1992 MEMBERS PRESENT: Vice Chairperson. Colson, Commissioners Hawthorne, Esmond, Smith and Mariott. MEMBERS ABSENT: Chairperson<Sawtelle: and Commissioner Hall. STAFF PRESENT: Senior Planner Kee,!Planning Technician Thomas, Staff Planner Kuenzel,....Assistant to the City Engineer Morgan, and City Planner Callaway. Approval. of <minutes from the · meeting of May 7, 1992. Commissioner Esmqnd moved to approve the minutes from the meeting of May 7, 1992 as presented. Commissioner Hawthorne seconded the motion which "passe.d unopposed (5 -0). Approval of minutes. from the meeting of May 21, 1992 Minutes from the meeting of May. 21, 1992 were not . available. AGENDA ITEM NO.3: .Publichearin~ to . consider a .conditionaI. use permit request by St Thomas Episcopal Church to expand theIr facilities at 906 George Bush Drive. (5)2-708) Staff Planner Kuenzel presented the staff report requesting an addition to the existing St. Thomas Episcopal. Church to include a sanctuary and a. classroom building. .The "future classroom building" shown on the site plan is not being requested at this time; lout, will be coming to the Commission in the future. The applicant is proposing to bring the parking lot up to current City standards. They will be providing 80 parking spaces; 79 spaces are required by ordinance. Access is provided from. Dexter through Aberdeen and through an alley; emergency .vehiclescan .access the property through the alley. The revised site plan meets allPRCrequirementsexcept for the existing and proposed fire hydrant locations: and the location of the sewer line. The Commission has the discretion to require im]provements , to Aberdeen . with . the conditional use. permit.. A . drainage detention facility was added since the last approved site. plan because the previous site. plan did not address. additional runoff created by. the proposed .improvements. Sixteen property owners were notifieldwith two inquiries. Vice Chairperson . Colson . opened the public hearing. Representative of the . applicant, . David Woodcock of 1511 Wolf Run, approached the Commissionandexplajnedthat..~the fire hydrant and sewer line .locations should be on the site plan; if.not, they will be .added. A conceptual plan of this site was approved in October of 1990.. Mr,Woodcockrequested.that. the church be ....able. to expand. its existing seating capacity that was established when the church was originally built in 1938. He anticipates that construction will begin around mid-summer and complete by the summer of 1993. ~ '" '1 ... 9" CommissiQperHawthornequestioned the applicant as to the possibility of increased traffic along Aberdeen. Mr.\Voodcock stated that traffic will be increased on Sunday mornings due to the increase in seating.. capacityandparkitlg.area. . The hours. of operation do. not conflict with the existing Jewisb..Center. .located in the . area. There .are.only. a .few residences that exist irnmediatelynearthechurch;most of which are rental property. Mr. . Woodcock concluded Waf there .willpea~ll1flllpercentageof additional traffic;however~ this increase will only occur during a small percentage of the week. C19rn.rn.issiontfrSmith,qpestionedstaff as to the.. damages.. to Aberdeen with truck traffic pre.s~nt~uriJ:lgconstr'llction. ... The current conditions of Aberdeen will not Jacilitate heavy tr~~kloa,q!s..(\Vill.tl1eapplicantberesponsible for repairing Aberdeen to its ,current state of QC)nditiol1onceconstruction isc.oIl1plete? Mr. \\l()odcpck. stated that the church has not budgeted for road maintenance or ilnproveme ntsto Aberdeen Street. The church is currentlymaintaininga:portion of Newton Alley even though the alley is located outside of their immediate property line. Assistant to the City EngineerN[organ stated that there is ac1ause. in the development permit..which states that the contractor is responsible ..for repairing any > property that is damaged.. during...... cons truction. Commissioner Mariott,stated thatin this particular case, requiring the contractor to repair the road does not seem fair because the road is not built to City standards. Pot holes and ruts will occur with everyday traffic, not just construction traffic. Ken Harding of 200 Pershing . approached the Commission and stated that he is a member of the church who lives in the immediate neighborhood and is in favor of the proposed expansion. Ben Aurand of 203 Suffolk approached the Commission and stated that he is the director of the.St.ThomasParishand is in favor .of.the proposed..expansion. Vice ChairpersonCols'ohclosedthe -publichearillg. Commissioner Hawthorne moved to grant a conditional use permit to allow St. Thomas Episcopal Church to expand their existing facilities at 906 George B'ush Drive. Commissioner Mariott seconded the motion which passed unopposed (5- 0). AGENDA ITEM NO.4: . . Public hearing to consider a rezoning request by the Begonia Co. rp..o.....ra.tio..nfO.I..a.10..l...8 ..acr..e.......tr.......act....located.. along. the east s. ideof.Arn...o. IdR. ..oadextendin. e. .gthe length between Schaffer.Road and Victoria Avenue fromA-OAgricuIturalOpen to R-l Single Family Residential. (92-1 06) · Senior Planner Kee presented the staff report and recommended approval of the proposed rezoning. The request . complies with the. master . development plan and does. not conflict 'with.anyofthe City's development policies. The thoroughfare plan shows\\'elsh Streett extending southward as .a.minor.arterialwith.. Victoria .Avenue serving this function, and being. the western . boundary> of this property. Development of the land will demand improvementstb the existing gravel streets. If this land remains as an agricultural use the gravel streets are adequate to meet the needs.of the land use. This portion of Victoria Road is not included in the preliminary plat and has recently become a part of the City with the Graham Road annexation. P&Z..Minutes June 4, 1992 Page 2 ",,'" ''I' ,." P&Z . Minutes 10-18-90 6 AGENm\ ITEM NO. B: A publfc hearlnCJ to comdder a I8ql1est for aCcmditkmalUse Penjdtfor ran expamdon of the St. Thomas EpJscopalChurch at 906 G30rge BushDrlve. AppUcant. St. Thomas EpJscopalChurch.. Case No. 90-710. Ms.Kee . presented the staff report. ..She stated that the applicant has prepared a conceptual site plan but is only seeking approval of th(;) expansion at this time. Kee presented slides of the current facilities. She said that.. the. applicant has. agreed to gutter, curb, .and pave the ... gravEtl parking lot if approved. Mr. Colson asked... if we.. had received only ..l.response. Ms.Kee . said . yes. Chairman .Savvtelle .said.that another letter had been. received by the. Commission and woulel be read to thea'l.ldience. . Mr. Esmond asked if P.R.C. will review the site plan after approval of the use. Kee said thalit would be reviewed as normal and sent toP&Zifthe use is approved. Sawtelle opened the public hearing. Don Garrett of 3912 Hilltop in Bryan came forward as the engineer and sUIVeyorforthis proJect. He said there will. be . nq additional students intha school. He stated that the sanctuary will be expanded but there will not be immediate expansion of the congregation. He explained that some exisfingbuildingswillberemoved.Drainagefacilities will decrease the flow of excess water due to paving the Jot. The proposal willinclude2detentionponds..He pointed out that parking. spaces will be. added. .As with most. churches, . windows will. be fixed (not able to bE~ opened) so'the noise level will be controlled. The playground will be in the same area as itis now. Sawtelle read the letter to the Board. (See Mrs. Sander's and Mr. Eknoyan's letter.) Mr. Esmond asked if the 2 proposed detention ponds are currently in existence. Mr..Garrettsaid they were not.. The drainage basins will. be created. Mr. Colson asked about water retention efforts on the property. Mr. Garrett answered no. However, he explained the..location.ofa small.berm and associatced water routes. Mr. Colson asked. if the current number. of parking . spaces . will be . enhanced. Mr. Garrett said. that it" would be. -~, Sawtelle asked ifthere.would be a buffer between the.classrooms.and the homes. Mr Garrett said that. the buffering consists. mostly of vegetation. He said that the applicant vvill comply with the City's ordinances and conditions for approval. w. B. Lancaster of 303 Dexter came forward. He said that he owns the property with the common boundary. He has probably received most of the water in the past and is not worried about the new expansion. . ..... Enhancement is welcomed and would improve th.e. area. Mr. Colson asked how much water comes off of the. parking lot. Mr. Lancaster said that he receives run-off but believes that development will help the situation. '~.l Ii' ~.. P&Z Minutes 10-18-90 7 Mr. Don DeLuiseof20lSuffolk came forward to voice concerns. He said that he was ~. concerned with the drain.age plan and. the loss of trees and natural vegetation which coUld, result with the proposed expansion. . He believed . there should .bea <definite buffer · Sawtelle.saidthatthey are trying to retain as many trees as possible and showed him the conceptual..siteplan. Mr. Gary.Nelson ofllOPershing came forward. ,He voiced concern for the drainage issue and for preservation of privacy. The deed restrictions for St.. Thomas are in effort to preseIVe privacy. Sawtelle said that the buffering and lighting issues will be considered by the.P&Z Commission. Mr. Colson asked if Nelson would prefer the vegetation 'as buffering instead of a wooden fE~nce. Mr. Nelson said that the deed restrictions give the option of a brick fence whiqh would, ~ea sharedexpensewith'adjacentproper1yowners. . Mr. Esmond asked if the deed restrictions run with the entire subdivision. Mr. Nelson answered no. He described the..land affected, by said restrictions. Mr. Colson asked if the church is . knowledgeable of deed restrictions. Mr. Nelson said that they signed the lease so he would presume so. Mr. David Woodcock of 1511 Wolf Run came forward. He is Chairman of the Building Committee for St. Thomas. He explained that the church is attempting to. control drainage. He said that they do notwanttoincrease.thenumber.afstudents in the school and 3building~l will be removed. He.said..that the increase inparking.provided is.due to. Council'sconcem fOI' adequate parking. for public gathering . facilities. .He said that they are conscientious of buffers and noise control. They are also aware of deed restrictions. Mr. Colson asked about the location of the berm. Mr. Woodcock explained. He said that it. has been somewhat effective but their engineer will finish addressing this situation. Mrs. Sanders of 200 Suffolk said that water flows through the church property onto the lower portion of her property.below the berm. Ms. Sawtelle closed the public hearing. Mr. Esmond asked if this item still must go to P.R.C. for site plan approval. Ms..Kee answered.yes.and added that.it..will return to P&Z.as well. Sawtelle remarked that. Staff must be aware . of lighting concerns (brightness) for. the parkin.g area. Mr. Colson said that Silvey property is zonedR-l and churches can exist in R-l as a Conditional Use. Permit. Mr. Gentry made a motion to recommend approval. Mr. Colson seconded the motion. Mrll Esmond . thanked people for. expressing their views. ..Sawtelle conunentedthat everyone seems willing to cooperate. The vote passed unanimously ina.voteof4-0. Mr. Hall abstained due to a conflict. of. interest. AGENDA ITEM NO.8: Final Plat - College statkm.S1ubdiv1skm tabe located along'the 10111th skieof Holleman Drive approximately B80 feet west of Texas Avenue. Case No. 90-217.