HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutesAGENDA ITEM NO. 3: Public hearingg to consider a conditional use permit request and
site plan fore the Alpha Phi :Sorority to be located on the southwest corner of Rhett Butler
and University Oaks. (94705).
Staff Planner Kuenzel presented the staff report and recommended ..approval of the
proposed conditional use permit with the comments outlined _in the Project Review
Committee Report. The Planning and Zoning Commission approved the use only of the
property for a sorority house on April 21, 1994. The site plan must .also receive approval by
the Commission to ensure that all minimum standards have been met.
Chairman Hawthorne opened the public hearing.
Architect Jimmy Holland approached the Commission and stated that he is currently
working with staff on realigning a driveway. along Rhett Butler to meet the driveway
ordinance requirements: He offered to .answer any questions pertaining to the proposed
conciiiional use permit request
Chairman Hawthorne closed the public hearing.
Commissioner Herring moved. to grant a conditional use. permit and approve the site plan
for the. Alpha Phi Sorority t~ be located on the southwest corner of Rhett Butler and
University Oaks with staff recommendations.. Commissioner. Smith seconded the motion
which. passed unopposed (5 - 0)
AGENDA ITEM N0: 4: Consideration of a final plat and site .plan ' of .the Waterford
Apartments in the Troy Subdivision orated along the west side.` of Dartmouth Drive
approximately 190' north of the Colgate. Drive intersection.. (94216 & 504)
City Planner Kee .presented the staff report and recommended approval of the final plat as
submitted with the Project Review-Committee comments. regarding the .electrical easement.
.Staff also recommended approval of the site plan with the additions required by the
Committee. No permits for construction will be issued until the final condition regarding the
extension of Cornell has been satisfied. Staff .has been working with the developer to
prepare a :development agreement to .present to the City Council in the future addressing
the Cornell extension.
Engineer Greg Taggart with the Municipal Development Group offered to answer questions.
.Commissioner Herring moved to recommend approval of the final plat and site plan of the
Troy Subdivision and Waterford Apartments located along the west: side of Dartmouth Drive
approximately 190' north of the_ Colgate Drive intersection. Commissioner Lane seconded
the motion which passed unopposed (5" - 0).
.AGENDA I'TEM' NO. 5: Consideration of the final plats of the Emerald Forest Phases 10
and l0A Subdivision. (94206 &207)
.:Project Engineer McCully presented .the staff report and recommended approval of .both
plats .according ao the': conditions and comments listed in the Presubmission Conference
Report.. According to .the development agreement, a dedication was made 30' in width from
the eastern end'of Phase 10A as proposed and extending to the eastern limit of the owner's
property. This dedication was for the access road to the Carter's Creek waste water
treatment plant. -
Engneer Deborah Keating. approached the Commission and offered to answer questions.
Commissioner Hall moved. to recommend approval of the final plats of Emerald Forest
Phases 10 and 10A with the recommendation. that the City .Council move forward with the
City's .portion of North; Forest Parkway. Commissioner Herring seconded the motion which
passed unopposed {5 _ 0)
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City Planner "..Kee stated that the PUD #2 access is proposed to be from Dartmouth.. The
driveway location .meets' the minimum spacing requirements under ASHTO when considering
the adjacent streets and the slope of Dartmouth. Because of the size of the development, the
.Project Review Committee and staff also recommend a secondary access point be taken from
the Cornell extension. The .plan shows a screening fence, .tree 'plantings and shrubbery along.
the south side adjacent to the single family area.. City Planner Kee recommended approval of
the preliminary plat, preliminary development plan and rezoning from R-2 duplex to Planned
Unit Development #2 with the following recommendations:
a minimum this should take the
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' le famil area
Buffering of the sing y ,
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form of canopy reel on 25 foot centers, a 6 solid wooden fence and shrubbery
plantings on either side of the fence.
(2) econdary access to Cornell. If this is not possible at the time the project. is
~ ~ constructed or ready for occupancy (because -the .extension is not on the developer's
property) <at the. very least, there should be a development.. agreement approved
whereby the developer has provided some monetary participation for -when the
extension can occur.
(3) roject height should `not .exceed two and one half stories or 35 feet as is allowed in
the R-1 zoning district.
Chairman Hawthorne announced. that this agenda item is not set for .public hearing; however,
he will allow the. audience to speak on this item.
Applicant .Barry Gillngwater of the Troy Group approached the. Commission and apologized
for not meeting with the surrounding property owners ' at the very beginning of the project.
Since this item was heard by the Commission in December,. Mr. Gillingwater stated that he and
Engineer Greg Taggart have met with the surrounding property owners on three occasions and
identified the following major concerns with the original proposal:
(1) high .density;
(2) lack of privacy;
(3) high: traffic volumes;
(4) loud noise; and,
~ (5) decreasing praperty values.
Mr. Gillingwater stated that in an effort to address these :concerns, the following compromises
were made:
(1) Lower the' density of the overall project from 260 units to 192 units and completely
eliminate three story buildings and allow only two story buildings.
(2) An appropriate .buffer between the proposed development and the existing single
family homes to the south. The buffer zone will consist of a b' - T privacy fence
along the property line to follow the topography of the area; on the south side of
the fence, a solid .row of shrubs: with a canopy tree every 50 .feet; and on the north.
-side of the fence a canopy tree every 50' to alternate or stagger with the trees on
the south side. ,All. but one of the buildings were moved a minimum of 100' from
the property lines of the adjacent Ingle family homes and the drives were relocated
more toward the center of the project o achieve a true buffer zone.
(3) Since the number of dwelling units have been decreased, the traffic volumes will
decrease accordingly. The main entrance to the:.project will be from Dartmouth
with a secondary access located on the: Cornell extension..
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