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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes '- '. MINUTES Planning & Zoning Commission CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS March 3, 1994 7:00 P.M. b~.A 'PJ- COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairman Hawthorne, Commissioners Gribou, Smith, Lane and Hall. COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioners Mariott and Herring. STAFF PRESENT: Assistant Director of Economic & Development Services Callaway, City Planner Kee, City Engineer Pullen, Planning Technician Thomas, Development Coordinator Yolk and Staff Planner Dunn. (City Councilman Crouch was in the audience.) AGENDA ITEM NO.1: Approval of minutes from the meeting of February 17, 1994. Commissioner Hall moved to approve the minutes from the meeting of February 17, 1994 as written. Commissioner Gribou seconded the motion which passed unopposed (4 - 0); Commissioner Lane was not present during the approval of minutes. AGENDA ITEM NO.. 2: Public hearing to consider a rezoning request of 10.1 acres located on the southwest comer of Colgate and Eastmark Drives, lots 3 - 7, block A of the Eastmark . Subdivision . P~ Two from A-P Administrative Professional to WPC Wolf Pen Creek Corridor. (94-103)\1 City. Planner Kee presented the staff report and recommended approval of the proposed rezoning request. The uses allowed in the existing A-P district have relatively low traffic generation. The proposed WPC zone was designed to encourage development in the largely open and undeveloped area adjacent to the Wolf Pen Creek. Uses consist of offices as well as retail . sales, restaurants, hotels and night clubs. The traffic generation could be higher than what could be developed presently. This should not pose a problem as the property is bound by three streets with 60' right-of-way and by Southwest Parkway. The land use plan shows. high. density residential use~ on this property. The existing A-P zone does not specifically comply with this. The WPC district, because it allows retail uses, does not specifically comply with this either; however, it does not conflict with existing zoning districts and land uses in the area. The WPC zone will provide the added level of review relative to architecture and overall design. The applicant has indicated that the intent is to develop a multi-family project that will extend from this property across Colgate into the existing Wolf Pen Creek District. Chairman Hawthorne opened the public hearing. Paul Clarke of Clarke & Wyndham Investments informed the Commission that instead of requesting R-6 apartment zoning as required by the land use plan, WPC zoning was requested to allow the tax increment finance district to be utilized. The developers of the tract use a. large amount of commOn areas in their developments and will develop approximately 176 units on seventeen total acres. Steve Hartnett, the primary owner of the subject tract approached the Commission and stated that he owns other property in the Corridor. The future owners of the site will also operate the facility and they are interested in building an aesthetically pleasing community. J Chairman Hawthorne closed the public hearing. Commissioner Gribou moved to recommend approval of a rezoning request of 10.1 acres located on the southwest corner of colgate and Eastmark Drives, lots 3 - 7, block A of the EAstmark Subdivision Phase Two from A-P Administrative Professional to WPC Wolf Pen Creek Corridor. Commissioner Smith seconded the motion which passed unopposed (5 - 0). DRAFT AGENDA ITEM NO.3: Public hearing to consider a rezoning request of Emerald Forest ~hase TentotaIling 14.11 acres located north of Bee Creek and adjacent to Emerald Forest Eight, from A-O Agricultural Open to R-lA Single Family Residential. (94-104) City anner Kee presented the staff report and recommended approval of the prug sed rezonin request. The R-l A designation provides more flexibility than the stand a R-l district i that it has a smaller minimum lot size of 4000 square feet as opposed 0 5000. This diffe nee in size allows for up to 10 dwelling units per acre instead of he 8 as permitted 1 . R-l. This rezoning will result. in the continuing development Emerald Forest. The equest is in compliance with the Land Use Plan and the master evelopment plan for the s division. rne opened the public hearing. Deborah Keating f Urban Design Group approached the Commis answer any questions ertaining to the proposed rezoning request. Chairman Hawthorne cl ed the public hearing. Commissioner Gribou mov d to recommend approval of a r oning request of Emerald Forest Phase Ten totalling 1 . 1 acres located north of Bee eek and adjacent to Emerald Forest Phase Eight, from A- Agricultural Open to R A Single Family Residential. Commissioner Lane seconded the otion which passed un posed (5 - 0). AGENDA ITEM NO.4: Public he . g. to consider a ezoning request of 4.58 acres, tract A, lot Al of PonderosaPlace Subdivisi Section Tw from C-l General Commercial to C2 Commercial-Industrial. (94-105) City Planner Kee presented the staff report Chairman Hawthorne opened the public he Deborah Keating of Urban Design G oup approa ed the Commission and offered to answer any questions pertaining to the roposed rezom Chairman Hawthorne closed the Commissioner Gribou moved 0 recommend approval of a rez ing request of 4.58 acres, Tract A, lot Al of Pondero Place Subdivision Section Two from -1 General Commercial toC-2 Commercial-Indu rial. Commissioner Smith seconded th unopposed (5 - 0). AGENDA ITEM . 5: Publichearin$ to consider a rezoning request 0 97 acres along the west. side of affer Avenue approxnnately 500' north of the Graham Ro d intersection in the Edelwe' Estates Subdivision from R-S Medium Density Apartments to -2 Heavy Industrial. (9 106) City PIa er Kee presented the staff report for the proposed rezoning request. Th land use pI that was adopted for this area of Edelweiss Estates shows a mixture of apart t zoni , a park, and M-l Planned Industrial to serve as buffer zones between the sing fa y residential that is in the southern portion of the subdivision and the existing hea in ustrial uses that front on Graham Road. AT the time the Plan was under consideration, staff pointed out the possible conflict with industrial zoning adjacent to single family;