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Planning & Zoning Commission
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
June 2, 1994
7:00 P.M.
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairman Hawthorne and Commissioners Lane, Smith,
Hall, Garner, Lightfoot and Gribou.
COMMISSIONERS .ABSENT: None.
STAFF PRESENT: City Planner Kee, Assistant City Engineer Morgan,
Planning Technician Thomas, Transportation Planner
Hard, Development Coordinator Volk, Staff Planner
Kuenzel and Staff Planner Dunn.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Approval of minutes from the meeting of May 19, 1994.
Commissioner Hall moved to approve the minutes from the meeting of May 19, 1994 as
written. Commissioner Gribou seconded the motion which passed unopposed (7 - 0).
AGENDA ITEM. NO. 2: Public hearing to consider a conditional use permit and site plan
request to allow the expansion of the existing Post Oak Christian Center at 4010 Harvey
Road. (94-706)
Staff Planner Kuenzel presented the staff report and recommended approval of the request
with the Project Review Committee. comments. The proposed addition will include a 7000
square foot sanctuary with a seating capacity of 200 people and new parking spaces to meet
the current ordinance .requirements. Four .surrounding. property owners were notified with
one call received expressing. concern about adequate parking. for the proposed addition.
Chairman Hawthorne opened the public hearing. Seeing no one present to speak in favor
of or in opposition to the proposed conditional use permit, he closed the public hearing.
Commissioner Gribou moved to grant the conditional use permit and approve the site plan
with .the. Project Review Committee recommendations and the variance request to the
Driveway Access and Location Ordinance. Commissioner Smith seconded the motion which
passed unopposed (7 - 0).
AGENDA ITEM NO. 3: Consideration of the final plat of the Cat Hollow Subdivision
(94-218
Assistant City Engineer Morgan presented the staff report and recommended approval of
the final plat with the addition of a note on the plat stating that any construction including
buildings, grading or filling on the properties adjacent to the creek will be required to obtain
a development permit before proceeding with the work and the other recommendations
outlined in the Presubmission Conference Report. This recommendation is made as a way
to preserve the natural creek appearance and assure the protection of private property from
damage due to erosiom and flooding. The property .owners will individually be responsible
for any maintenance of the creek since there are no proposed improvements to reduce the
operating expenses .related to the creek to the public included with this project.
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City Council Regular Meeting
Thursday, June 23, 1994
CONSENT AGENDA
Page 2
(2.1) Approved minutes for Special Meeting, May 19, :1994, Workshop Meeting,
June 8, 1994, Regular Meeting June 9, 1994, and Executive Session,
June 9, 1994.
(2.2) .Approved Ordinance No. 2070 amending Chapter 10, Section 2-D of the
Code of Ordinances regarding special hazard: intersections controlled by
stop. signs.
(2,3) Approved Ordinance No. 2071 vacating and abandoning a portion of a 40
drainage easement I;ocated on Lot 7, Block 1, Emerald Forest Phase 2,
more commonly known as 8603 Rosewood. Applicant, Emil Ogden.
(2.4) Approved amendment to Governance.. Policy to include the Strategic Issue
.Policy.
(2.5j Approved amendment to City of College Station Policies Manual Section
1 E Emp ogee Benefits, Holiday.
(2.6) Approved additional :positions in he Planning Divisions Building cost
center to perform building inspection duties. Strategic Issues No. 3 and
4, Community Appearance a.~d.~E~ono~.i~.-D~.velapr~ent~and Ends
Statem~.rat.~s--N~o:~~; uality Service anal No. 8, Civic Pride.
Approved final plat for Cat :Hollow Subdivision, located adjacent to
existing Glenhaven Subdivision between Glenhaven Drive and Domi
Drive (94-218). ~~._~~..._._.._.w_.__..r_.....
(2.8) Approve ma pat for Ponderosa Place 1, Tract F, located on the
northwest corner of Rock Prairie Road and SH 6 west frontage road.
(94-219}
All consent agenda items were approved by common consent with the exception
of Agenda Item No. 2.6.
Agenda Item No. 2.6
Councilman Kennady removed this. item. Mr. Kennady made a motion to add an
additional building inspector on a full time temporary basis until the .upcoming
budget is discussed and subsequently consider this as a permanent position.
Chairman Hawthorne expressed concern with the notification to property owners of their
maintenance responsibilities. The individual homeowners need to know their responsibilities
up front before purchasing the property.
Commissioner Hall suggested that. a note be added to the plat to explain which entities are
~__~ responsible for :the designated common areas. The note would help clarify any questions
regarding maintenance in the future.
Commissioner Smith moved to recommend approval of the final plat for the Cat Hollow
Mme, Subdivision with the conditions outlined by staff and that a note be included on the plat
directing .the. maintenance .responsibilities of the common areas and drainage ways.
Commissioner Gribou seconded the motion which passed unopposed (7 - 0).
AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: .Consideration of the final plat of the Ponderosa Place II
Subdivision. (94-219)
Assistant City Engineer Morgan .presented the staff report and recommended approval of
the final plat with the comments outlined in the Presubmission Conference Report including
the recommendation that tracts F-2, F-3 and F-4 are viewed as a single building plot for
signage and access.
Commissioner Gribou moved to recommend .approval of .the final plat of the Ponderosa
Place II resubdivision of tract F with staff recommendations. Commissioner Lightfoot
seconded the motion.
Chairman Hawthorne suggested that general note number five be revised so that lot F-2 is
included.
Commissioner Gribou moved to amend the original motion to recommend approval to
include the revision to .general note number five adding lot F-2. Commissioner Lightfoot
seconded the amendment which passed unopposed (7 - 0).
The original motion to recommend approval as amended passed unopposed (7 - 0).
AGENDA ITEM NO. 5: Consideration. of two variance requests to the Driveway Access
and Location Ordinance and the Zoning Ordinance Parking Lot Standards for the property
located on the northeast corner of Texas. Avenue and Krenek Tap. (94-410)
Staff Planner Kuenzel presented the information pertaining to the variance request to the
parking lot standards in the Zoning Ordinance including paving and curbing. In order to
protect and save the existing trees on site, the applicant would .like to provide a pea gravel
parking lot with railroad ties or concrete blocks for wheel stops. The site is being proposed
as a used car dealership, which is allowed under the current zoning of the property. Staff
expressed concern with providing pea gravel as a driving surface for several reasons. Pea
gravel does not withstand constant traffic loading, tends to wash away and would therefore
become a high maintenance item in a highly visible area.. The proposed. wheel stops would
do little to contain the pea gravel on site and are. not aesthetically pleasing for such a highly
visible site. Although the reasoning for providing such a facility is worthwhile, there is some
question as to if the proposal would truly save the :trees once traffic loading is allowed over
the root systems. Staff Planner Kuenzel presented a .memorandum from Forestry
Superintendent. Ross Albrecht who inspected the subject property and determined that due
to the number, size and overlapping root zones m the area, root damage will occur
regardless of the technique used. Initially, the gravel would provide a permeable zone for
water. and oxygen exchange for the root zones. This will not be the case with time as dirt
fills in the voids and the permeability will also be severely impacted by vehicular traffic. In
addition to root zone problems, several large limbs would likely be xemoved to provide site
lines into the property. This move, along with initiating root zone problems will hamper the
trees' abilities to recover from these changes. Staff also expressed concern with the
precedent that a facility. of this type would establish in the City.
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