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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes j MINUTES Planning ..and Zoning Commission CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS February, 18, 1993 7:00 P.M. , o MEMBERS. PRESENT: Chairperson Hawthorne, Commissioners Gribou, Smith, Mariott, Herring and Lane. MEMBERS ABSENT: STAFF PRESENT: Commissioner Hall. City Planner Callaway, Planning Technician Thomas, Staff Planner Kuenzel, Transportation Planner. Hard, .Development Services Director Ash, Assistant to the CityEQgineerMorgan and o Development CoordinatorVolk. Approval of the minutes from the meeting of February 4, 1993. Commissioner Gribou moved to approve the minutes from the meeting of February 4, 1993 as presented. Commissioner Mariott seconded the motion which passed unopposed (6- 0). ---AG~A1TEMN"b.2:1jllblichearmg-iOoonsider-ioonditi()naiuse permit to allow for an expansion of theOahvoodMiddle School located on the southwest comer of Holik and George Bush Drive. (93-704) Staff Planner Kuel1zel presented the staff report requesting a conditional use permit to allow the addition of parking and two main structures for classrooms, cafeteria and gymnasium for the Oakwood Middle School. The school plans to demolish nine buildings, six aluminium temporary types and three permanent brick buildings..... The two proposed structures will consist of. one. 49,350 square.. foot building on the east side devoted to classroom space and one 22,664 square foot building on the west side devoted to a mix of classroom'ocafeteria and .gymnasium.uses.As a .part .of the renovation, the school will be adding 79 new parking spaces. Ten of these are to be located on the east side near the existing gym and cafeteria. The configuration of this lot does not meet the 8' required setback for a parking area and the school will seek a Zoning Board variance to this requirement. According to the applicant, the site should be able to provide the school staff with enough parking. The. Project .. Review.. Committee expressed some concern regarding the adequacy of parking during evening activities such as night classes and other routine evening meeting~. . III addition to the additional information that should be shown on the revised site plan that the CclI~lllli$sion.has · in their packets, the applicant will need to submit a landscaping plan and sign elevation dra\yin~.~.oftwo low profile signs that are also considered asa part of this conditional use permit request. CSISPJ~cllrrently working with the staff on a development agreement that will go before the City CoUllpilj!,f()C.theirapproval. . Several of the items contained. in this development agreement include the rel()cati~llofasewer line and additional right-of-way dedications along Timber and Anderson streets. The city,will',!d~laythe submission of the final as built. plat until completion of the project. Fifty-eight surroundiI1gproperty owners were notified with eight inquiries to. date. Chairp~rsonHawthorneopened the public hearing. James, ~(ulcaster, representative of CSISD and JCL and Associates, approached the Commission and sta~7dmat bisfirm is providing comprehensive. services throughout the planning and design of the project. ~~..J1~llpaster explained the overall concept of the proposed expansion. In order to address the heavy . pe~~stfi~ncrossing across Holik, facilities have. been positioned so as to minimize the number of students . ----~~6fE)S~illg-Jlolik;There are currently 500-to-600--stuctents--crossing-Holik daily; withtheproposeddesign;----- thisnurober.will be reduced to 30 to 35 .students per day. ~, Jim Singleton of Burleson and Singleton Architects . approached the Commission and explained that the new plan helps....to remedy problems associated with the o.verall congestion of the site including staff parking, bus traffic, deliveries, dumpster pick-up and pedestrian traffic. By controlling the traffic in this area more effectively, the new plan should alleviate most of the traffic problems of the neighborhood. Chairperson Hawthorne closed . the public.. hearing. Commissioner. Smith questioned staff as to. the issue of closing Holik Street. Transportation Planner Hard explained to the Commission. that when the Holik. Street ,issue was investigated ffi'1989, it was determined that the , best alternative would be to close this street; however, with the proposed design and reduced pedestrian traffic, allowing Holik . Street to remain open seems to be the best alternative. Commissioner Gribou moved to grant a conditional use permit to. allow for the expansion of the Oakwood Middle School located on the southwest . corner of Holik and George Bush Drive with all staff recommendations. Commissioner Herring seconded the motion which passed unopposed (6 - 0). AGENDA ITEM NO.3: . Public hearing to consider a conditional use permit request for the use only of a fire station to be located in the Shenandoah Subdivision. (93-705) Staff Planner Kuenzel presented the staff report for the use only of a tire station to be located on the northwest comer or Southern Plantation Drive and Highway 6; adjacent to the Plantation Garden Nursery.: The site plan for this facility will come back before the Commission for approval ata later date. At that time, the Project Review Committee will. review the. .plan and .make . recommendations. Eleven surroun.2t[lg,pr()p~r!Y._9'Y\'l:J.~r.-s~~re. I1.ot~fied ..\V~~]:tJ19"I~~I?Q!1~~~ "" Chairperson Ha\vthorne opened the public hearing. Assista~t Fire Chief Dave Giordano approached the Commission and explained the goals of the fire department. In.a 1989 Fire Station study, it was determined that the current fire station coverage is deficient in several. areas.. including the 4.5..minute. response time to emergencies. The. . largest area of deficiency is from Rock Prairie Road south to the city limit line. Currently, responses in this area is up to 8 minut~s. In order to correct this problem and as the first phase of along range fire station program, fire station number three is proposed to be located in the Shenandoah Subdivision. Terrie Wendel, representative of the owner, ,First American Bank, approached the Commission and offered to answer any questions pertaining. to the proposed. request. Chairperson Hawthorne closed the. public .hearingo Commissioner Gribou.moved to grant a conditional use permit for the use >only of a fire station to be located in the Shenandoah Subdivision, on the northwest corner of Southern Plantation Drive and Highway 6, adjacent to the Plantation Garden Nursery. Commissioner Lane seconded the motion which passed..unopposed .(6 - 0). AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Consideration of a master preliminary plat and plan for the Pebble Creek Business center. (93-302) City Planner Callaway presented the staff report and recommended approval of the master plan and preliminary plat with presubmission report comments and recommendations from the impact studies. He explained .that representatives from. the consulting . firm hired by the City of College Station were present to further explain the proposal. P&Z Minutes February 18, 1993 Page 2 PRornCf REVIEW COMMITfEE REPORT February 4,1993 TO: Lisa Cantrell, James C.Lancaster & Assoc. 128 East Texas Street, Grapevine, TX 76051 Jim Singleton, Burleson Single ton Architects P. O. Box 167505, Irving,TX7 016..7505 FROM: Project Review.Committee: Jane Kee, Senior Plann r VeronicaMorgan,Assistat t the City Engineer Craig · Hall, . P& Z Commi I.. Others Attending: Natalie Thomas, Planning Technician Samantha Smith, Engineering Assistant ShirleyVolk, Development.. Coordinator Tony Michalsky, Electrical Operations Coordinator Deborah Keating, Project Engineer- Drainage Lav.erne. Akin, GTE Representative GeorgeSpiain, Fire Inspector Coy Perry, Building Official Sabine Kuenzel, Staff Planner Jim Smith, Sanitation. Superintendent SUBmCf: CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT- OakwoodSchooJ Expansion; proposed expansion · of the. Oakwood . School .. site on. the southwest corner of George Bush Drive and..Holik. (93-704) The Project Review . Committee met on Wednesday, February 3, 1993 to discuss the above mentioned conditional use permit request. The following comments were made by the various reviewing agents: PUBliC SERVICES: Recommended. that. at. least. two. receptacles be. placed at . each of the two proposed locations. .... . Each of the locations must be screened from all public rights-of-way. Coordinatescreeningrequire>ments and accessibility . with Sanitation Superintendent Jim Smith at (409)764-3690. The developer is responsible for any surface damage done to Holik Street during construction. '~ PRCReport Oakwood School Case #93-704 Page 2 PLANNING: Provide a parldng.l~gend . to inc;ludethe existing. parking~ . proposect. parking and all handicap parking spaces. . Distinguish between visitor and.. staff parking. Note which buildings will be demolished and . show the proposed. phasing of the project. Existing parking areas will need to berestriped if striping ,has faded. Submit .landscape.plan< on. . separate... sheet. for staff ..review .andapprovalprior to the Plannin.g and Zoning Commission meeting scheduled for Thursday, February 18, 1993. Show the number of fixed seating for the auditorium. The Commission may have some concern with. the night activity of the site and the small amount of parking available. Show.proposedcrosswalk.locations. on Holik. Expressed concern with the parking lot to the. rear of Oakwood East near the gymnasium andicafeteria having two access <points. onto Holik. . However,.. the fire department needs two access points due. to the lackofan.80'.turnaround. Staff will.discuss . this configuration. to see. if.. a compromise can .be. reached.. A.variance will have to.be granted by the Zoning Board of Adjustment to the 8'. setback requirement between the parking lot and Holik Street. The .. traffic. impact analysis needs . to. . address the. bus circulation. including anticipated bus routs and additional. traffic .on Timber Street. These traffic issues should be addressed. prior to the public hearing. Note all curb .and entrance radii. Submit sign elevation drawings to.. be. . considered .. by the Planning and Zoning Commission as part of the conditional use permit application. Easements will have to be obtained for any existing utilities located on the Jimmy Holik. tract. To dedicate these easements,. the Holik Estate will have to be a party to the final plat. P &Z REPRESENTATIVE: Expressed concern with the lack of.sidewalks and bikeways to. facilitate the heavy pedestrian traffic around the entire site, including. the baseball park and existing areas. Encouraged the. representatives meet with the surrounding property owners to discuss the proposed site plan to make them aware of the proposed changes. Suggested that the Timber Street drop-off location be utilized to relieve traffic from. Holik Street. ~ PRe Report Oakwood School Case #93-704 Page 3 FIRE: All fire lanes must be marked.. in . · accordance with.. the fire lane ordinance. Coordinate requirements with Fire Inspector George Spain at (409) 764-3781. A fire hydrant must be placed within 300' (as the hose lays) from the furthest point of any building. The existing . parking lot . of Oakwood West. located to the rear of the site along Holik, is not in compliance with the current fire lane ordinance and needs to be reconfigured to allow sufficient turnaround and accessibility of emergency vehicles. Submit. sprinkler plans with the building construction documents. WATERIW ASTEWATER: Label each of the pages as existing or proposed. Label the match line on the proposed drawings. Correct the scale on the first . sheet... of the.. existing drawings. Show all existing and proposed water and sanitary sewer lines on the plan view. Show final layout> of the.proposedwaterand sanitary sewer lines including water line extensions and proposed sanitary sewer relocations. Contact Waste Water Operations Manager . Lawrence .. Carter at (409) 764-3660 prior.to beginning design work for the.proposed sewer.line relocation. ENGINEERING: Contours should be shown on ..a. separate sheet and maybe on the landscape plan if it is still readable.. Suggested that the . drainage .consultant contact Project Engineer Deborah Keating at . (409).764-357.0 to discuss the impact study. A drainage development permit .isrequired prior to . any site work.. Coordinate permit. details.. with... Proj~ct · Engineer Deborah Kea tingat . (409) 764-3570. The Anderson Street right~of~way acq-ui~~tion will effect the asphalt parking shown near the single story<brick . building located. on the southwest ..comer of Anderson Street and George Bush . Drive. Once this .. issue is resolved, the necessary changes should be made to the revised site plan. Darken the dimensions for the driveway widths to make them more legible. Provide . sidewalk, parking ..lot and .handicap ramp details on the construction documents. Make the street right-of-way widths.bigger and broader to be more legible. l ~ "':;;" PRCReport Oakwood School Case #93-704 Page 4 ELECI'RICAL: Coordinate ameetin.gon ....site.. to...locate..theexisting ..underground utilities .with Electrical. Operations Coordinator Tony . Michalsky .at(409) 764.-3660. Said underground utilities will need to be relocated if any buildings are proposed to be directly on top of . the lines.> Show any . proposed relocations on the. revised site plan prior. to. the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. The.. existing overhead utility lines will.. be . placed undergrpund ... during the proposed.. renovations. . The cost. of burying these utilities .should ... be . discussed between. the city and the school district. . Once the electrical department receives a letter from the . school district requesting underground. utilities, .. the city will begin the design work. Since Holik. is to remain a public street, sufficient street . lighting must be installed to meet current ordinance requirements. Submit load .data. and proposed service locations... An outside disconnect will be required. on. all new buildings or existing buildings that. are to be remodeled. Show aU existing public and private uti1itye~sements on the revised site plan. If there are not easements covering the. existing utilities, said .easements must be obtained. BUILDING: Show handicap .parldngand accessibilityito . the building. Jnqicate where. handicap parking signs willbe..located. Coordinate requirements with Building Official Coy Perry at (409)764-3741. G.T.E.: Contact the telephone company prior to renovation and give them the location of the . administration... buildings. on. both tracts... The. telephone company.will place their facilities to theadministra tionbuilding ( demarc point) and the school will be responsible to tie .the.buildings..together. . The.school..will.have.to buy the existing lines if they are to. be used. . Coordinate telephone service with G.T.E. Representative Laverne Akin at (409) 821-4 723. TCACABLE: Coordinate cable service with TCA Cable Representative Mike Lavender at (409) 846-2044. LONE STAR GAS: Coordinate >gasservice with Lone Star Gas Representative Don Fazzino at (409) 776-0627. SUBMIT .13 COPIES OF THE REVISED SITE PLAN BY FRIDA Y,FEBRUARY 12, 1993 TO BE INCLUDED. IN THE PLANNING AND.. ZONING COMMISSION PACKETS.FO.R .THEMEETING .OF THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1993.