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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes~` ~ -, ,., ~! MINUTES Planning & Zoning Commission CITY OF .COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS i May 5, 1994 7:00 P.M. COMII~HSSIONER5"PRESENT: Commissioners Smith, Lane, Herring, Mariott,'Gribou and Hall. C011~IIVIISSIONERS ABSENT: Chairman Hawthorne. STAFF PRESENT: Assistant Director of Economic -and Development. Services Callaway, City j Planner Kee, Planning Technician Th©mas, Staff Planner Kuenzel, ~ Development Coordinator Volk, City Engineer Pullen, and Transportation Planner. Hard.. AGENDA ITEM NO. is Approval of minutes fromthe meeting of April 21 1994. Commissioner Herring moved to approve the .minutes from the meeting of April 21, 1994 as corrected. Commissioner Lane seconded the motion which passed unopposed {b - 0). AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: Public hearing to consider a rezoning .request for: 3.3 acres located along the west side of State Highway 6 approximately 1800' south of Graham Road from A O :Agricultural Open to C-L General Commercial (94-109) Staff Planner Kuenzel presented the staff report and recommended approval of the rezoning request. The request is in compliance with the conceptual Land Use Plan, which reflects the subject property as retail commercial. This request will bring the existing storage .facility into compliance with the use restrictions of the C-1 district, whereas .the .existing zoning would not allow mini- warehouses... Sewer is currently not available tohis tract.. Sewer will have to be extended at the developer's cost for any future'. development which would require sewer facilities. .This extension is such that the developer may be able to request oversize participation. Four surrounding property owners were notified with no .response. Commissioner Hall: opened.. the public .hearing. Seeing no one present to speak in favor of or in opposition to the proposed rezoning request, he closedthepublic hearing. Commissioner Gribou moved to recommend .approval of .the .rezoning request for 33 acres located along. the west side' of State Highway` 6 approximately 1800'`- south of Graham Road from A-O Agricultural Open to C-1 .:General Commercial. Commissioner.Herring. seconded the .motion which passed unopposed {6 - 0). AGENDA ITEM NO. 3: Public hearing to consider a rewning request of 3.77 acres located along ..the south side of F1VL 2818 and approximately 100' west of the East Bypass intersection. from R-1 Single. Family Residential to A:P Administrative Professional {94-110 City Planner Kee presented the staff .report and stated that there is an 0.02 acre. triangular .piece of property along the F.M. -2818 frontage that is'not included with this request. It was left over from the Clancy tract across F.M. 2818 .when the ,right-of-way was established. This should be included with the tract under consideration, if possible, to avoid confusion because it is so small. This rezoning .request is m compliance with the City s land use glad and development policies. ~~ City Planner Kee recommended that a condition. of the rezoning should be that. the property be platted- and the existing 60' access easement should. be a shared access between this property and the adjacent property to the west.. The plat and rezoning should also include the small triangular piece mentioned previously if than is .possible. Six surrounding property owners were .notified with no response. Commissioner Hall opened the public hearing Clint Bertrand of 120 Millers Lane .approached the Commission and stated that he was the .former owner of the property. He stated that the rezoning request is in compliance with the City's land use plan and requested that the rezoning be approved. Commissioner Hall closed the public hearing. Commissioner Gribou moved to recommend. approval of the rezoning request of 3.77 acres located along the south side of F.M. 2818 and approximately 100' west of the East Bypass intersection. from R-1 Single Family .Residential to A-P Administrative .Professional. with the staff recommendations. Commissioner Herring seconded. the motion. which passed unopposed (6 - 0). AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Public hearing to consider a conditional use permit . request .for the Quantum Cow to allow a tutoring and classroom facility to be located at 403 B West University Drive.. (94-701j Staff Planner Kuenzel presented the staff report and stated that the Zoning Ordinance requires that a conditional. use permit be issued for all schools.. This. process ensures adequate review of parking and congestion issues.. In this case, the .applicant is asking for approval to teach up to twenty-five students. at a time. Much of her business will be conducted between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. Granting a use permit with the .condition of a maximum of twenty-five students meets with no concern on the part of staff. Fourteen surrounding property owners were notified with no response. Commissioner Halle opened the public hearing. .Seeing no one present to speak in favor of or in opposition o the ,proposed conditional use permit request, he closed the public hearing. Commissioner Herring moved to grant a conditional use permit for the Quantum Cow to allow a tutoring. and classroom facility. to be located at 403 B West University Drive with the condition that a maximum of twenty-five .students be allowed. Commissioner Smith seconded the motion which passed unopposed (b - 0). AGENDA ITEM NO. Sc Public hearing to .consider the site ..plan for a conditional use permit .request to allow a cellular facility with a telecommunications tower to be located along the southbound frontage road of State Highway 6, just south of Greens Prairie Road. (94-704) .Staff Planner Kuenzel presented the staff. report and stated that the City Council Gabled a Zoning. Ordinance amendment regulating.. telecommunication. towers on May 26, 1994. At that time .the Council. requested additional technical information and legal clarification. Staff recommended that if the use permit is granted, .that it be done so with the conditionthat all requirements outlined in the Ordinance amendment be meta On April 20, 1994, the .Project Review Committee recommended approval of the site plan with .the condition that.: the applicant provide. a paved driveway to the tower. The requirement can be imposed'. by the Commission. and such a requirement would. be consistent with standards used at public facilities. The site is wooded and the applicant intends to maintain as many existing trees as possible. The Commission may opt to either require screening at this time, or to require screening: if the tree cover becomes disturbed. Six surrounding property ownerswere notified with no response. Commissioner Hall opened the -public .hearing. Seeing no one present to speak in favor. of or in opposition to the proposed conditional use permit request, he closed the public hearing. P & Z Minutes May S, 1994 Page 2 of 4