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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes' Waft PAZ Minutes ..June 17, 1993 i Page 2 AGENDA .ITEM N~. 3 Public hearin to consider a rezoning .request by Ben and. Nancy Crouch to 1 g rezone lots 4 - 7, black 1 of the Caoner Addirion from R-S Medium Density Apartments to C-1 General '', Commercial (93-1Q8 1 ~, Staff :Planner. Kuenzel resented the staff report and recommended ..approval of the rezoning with the ,, p -condition that an of the four lots note. sold far :inclusion on he adjacent .project, be replotted into a single lot. y The com rehensive future land use plan reflects the property along both sides of Conner Street from ..Texas p Avenue to Jane Sheet as retail commercial. This request is in compliance with that plan. In .order to avoid ~ small commercial lots an a street that was not designed to handle heavy commercial traffic, staff recommends i that any rezoning to commercial be conditioned upon replotting. This replotting would incorporate one or two of the lots into the adjacent property to the west which is the Location of the proposed. Super 8 Motel. (The a licant has indicated a desire on the motel's part to acquire additional- property for parking.} Any lots not ~ PP so lncor orated should be combined through replotting into a single lot. The :commercial development of this p ro er is compatible with surrounding land uses .and with the long term., .plan for the area to redevelop into p p tY . an office and retail area with multi family residential development along the north side of Cooper Street east of Jane Street. Staff recommended approval with the condition that any of the four lots not sold for inclusion on the ad'acent inject, be replotted .into a single. lat. Twelve surrounding property owners were. notified with ~ J p one inquiry. : Chairperson Hawthorne: opened the public. hearing. Har Wharton, the owner of 443 Jane Street, approached the Commission and stated .chat traffic along Jane ~' .Street is a major problem. Lluring the lunch hour, it is difficult to maneuver down the street due to parking clang both sides. The Blackeyed Pea restaurant does not have half of the.:.parking needed and residents along Jane Street are not able to :get in or out of their driveways. Mr Wharton stated Ghat the traffic problem has become a safety hazard because fire trucks and other emergency vehicles cannot access Jane Street. He expressed. concern of the rezoning creating a similar situation along Cooper Street. Mr. Wharton stated. that he is in favor of the rezoning and that property should be developed in this area; :however, something must be done.. with the existing problems in the area. There are no parking signs along. Jane Street but the Police 1 Department does pat enforce them. Re resentative of Nations dank Bob Welch approached the Commission and stated that he is not in favor of p the roposed rezoning but he is not opposed to the appropriate uses shown on the land use plan. Mr. Welch p expressed concern with a passible traffic problem occurring on Cooper Street like the one that- exists ,,on Jane Street. The exit to the existing motor bank is located directly across Cooney Street from the proposed development. If a restaurant is 'developed on he subject property, there could be traffic congestion problems due to the similar peak hours of the restaurant and the bank, Mr. Welch submitted photographs of the parking. situation along Jane Street during peak traffic Hours. There may also be a problem m that Jane .and Cooper Streets will. became a shortcut from University Drive to Texas Avenue. Mr. Welch expressed concern with the overall impact and the safety issues involved in developing commercial projects on streets built for I primarily residential usage. ~ Pat Siegert of 8701 Chippendale approached the Commission and stated that he was involved with the development of the Blackeyed .Pea restaurant. He stated that the site complied with all, city ordinances including parking requirements. Mr Siegert stated that he has no financial interest.. in the property considered for..-rezoning; however, he does have knowledge of the issue:. The developers of the Super 8 Motel are trying to alleviate the problem on Jane .Street by providing additional .parking within their development, The required parking will fit on. the existing C-1 tract; however, the developers would prefer additional area to • • l arkin rovide additzona p P g Cha%rperson Hawthorne closed the public hearing. ~~ i Draft Pc~~ Minutes June 17, 1993 Pale 3 Commissioner Cribou moved to recommend approval of the rezoning request by Ben and Nancy Crouch to rezone lots 4 - 7, block 1 of the Cooner Addition from R-5 -Medium Density Apartments to C-1 General Commercial with all staff recommendations. Commissioner Herring seconded_the motion.. Commissioner Hall questioned staff as to the possibility of requiring no parking along Cooner Street. ~,~ Transportation Planner Hard stated that currently staff handles no parking areas on a case by case basis. In ', order to determine a no parking area, there has to be a safety problem ar a sight distance problem. There ~~ are areas on Jane Street where.. problems exist; however, Cooner- Street is a :separate. issue and ..staff would ~' have to deal with that issue at a later date. 1 ~, Commissioner Ha11 staged that he is for development; however, the City must be mindful of the existing h businesses in the area. Mr. Welch has presented a valid possible.: problem for he Nations Bank drive through. There is an existing problem with the Police Department not enforcing the no parking zone along Jane.. Street. The :developers of the commercial tract should be notified at the very beginning that they are going to have to '` address the safety issues associated with the traffic congestion. Commissioner Hall stated that he can not vote ' in favor of the, proposed development looking at the existing problems in the area. Transportation Planner Hard stated that the Fire and Police. Departments are. attempting to address the .same safety issues. The section of Cooner Street where the motel will develop is a 27' -paved section which would ~~ allow parking on ane side of the street and two driving lanes. Staff irnay able to look at assigning no parking ~ along Cooner Street; however, that cannot be a condition of -the rezoning. "' Commissioner Oribou stated that the traffic issue is of reasonable.. concern; however, the applicant is being ~~ required to consolidate the land. The existing situation in the area with small individual office and apartment lots is much worse than what is being proposed. The City should look at the items.. that are substandard in ~1 this neighborhood in order o address the existing prob ems.: Some of these issues may be resolved during the ~~~ ~~ ~- platting process: ~~ Commissioner Hawthorne stated that. the traffic issues should be addressed; but, at this time., the :rezoning of the property will not make a difference. The. majority of the property. is C 1 now and they can :develop.. the corner piece as a restaurant without coming before the Commission or City Council. The. original motion to recommend approval of the rezoning with all.: staff recommendations passed " unanimously (5 - 0). r~ AGEh1UA ITEM NU. 4; Recon~xdera~on of a dal plat for the ~3akgrove section of thee.; Springbrook ~~~ Subdaivi~on to relocate a public u ' 'ty easement along Barron Road. X92-212) Assistant o the City Engineer `Morgan presented a revision to the. Sprngbrook Oakbrook final plat. The original final plat was approved by the City Council on September 24,1992. originally, this plat had dedicated a 10' public utility. easement adjacent to Barron Road for the placement of electrical, cable and telephone utilities, During construction, it became apparent that several trees would have to be removed if these utilities '' were _to stay within this 1o feet. Rather .than remove the rees, the developer opted to meander. the utilities "~ slightly and rededicate an easement to cover the lines.. This plat removes the old 10' public .utility easement ~~ and replaces with a variable width easement along Barron Road, Staff held a Project .Review Committee L ff '~' meeting on this plat, at which time only :one comment was made regarding adding additional easement .just ~; G around the utility pole locations for access. The applicant has complied with-;this request... Staff recommended ~~ approval of the final plat as revised. ~, ~~ ~~' Commissioner Gribou moved to recommend approval of the revision to the final .plat of the Oakgrove section ~; of the Springbrook Subdivis%an, Commissioner Hall seconded the motion which passed unopposed (5 - o}. ~; ~~~ fir; ~~ ii 4i II .. it L