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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes ;~ The following surrounding property owners spoke in opposition to the final replat: Tony Jones 710 Canterbury, Original Developer of the Subdivision Mary Eikenhorst 2000 Oakwood Trail Raymond Lowe 8707 Sandstone Drive Leona Lowe 8707 Sandstone Drive Comments concerning their opposition to the final replat: (1) 'The deed restrictions have been in effect .since the original development of the. subdivision in 1977: At that time, all owners purchased lots and built their homes with the understanding: that no new lots would be created. At that time, the smallest lot was 1.97 acres. (2) The Architectural Control Committee informed Mr. Kennady of his violation of the deed restrictions as well as the previous denial to subdivide the subject. property.- (3) If this subdivision is allowed to occur, it could create a domino effect. (4) The value of a new lot will be borne by the existing homeowners. Subdividing the lot will damage the aesthetic quality of the neighborhood and will block'.. the view of the existing lake. (5) When. Mr. Kennady purchased the property a year ago, he .knew the history behind subdividing the lot and the strict deed restnctions prohibiting him to do so, (6) Even though the lot is 1...96 acres, the majority of the lot includes the existing lake so .there is a small, limited area in which a house can be built. Commissioner Hall closed the. public hearing. Commissioner Lane moved to recommend approval of the final plat request for lot 9R of the Sandstone Subdivision located at the intersection of Sandstone and Oakwood .Drive. Commissioner Lightfoot seconded the motion. Commissioner Hall stated that he understands the concerns of the surrounding homeowners; however, the City cannot enforce deed restrictions. The applicant has complied with all zoning and. subdivision regulations. The motion to recommend approval' of the final plat passed (4 - 1 - 0); Commissioner Gribou abstained. AGENDA ITEM NO. 3: Public hearing to consider a conditional use permit request to allow the use only of a fire station on lot 2 of the Holleman Place Subdivision. (95-709'" Senior Planner Kuenzel .presented the staff report and;recommended approval of the use permit request including the driveway variance request. If .the use only is approved, the City will continue with preparation of the site plan, which will return to the Comrrussion for final approval. The property was recently rezoned from C-l General. Commercial to R-5 Medium. Density. Apartments. The request for R-5 was approved due to the fact that R-5 is considered more compatible with the R-1 to the .south than the C-1 would have been. .The City has submitted. a conceptual site plan for the purposes of receiving input from the Commission. The proposed layout shows a building located around the center of the .property. with emergency vehicles entering and exiting using two access. drives off of Holleman. The plan shows a third access point onto. Richards Street for secondary employee access. The. subdivision plat shows a 15' visual screening buffer' that is planned to be maintained and increased to protect most of the existing wooded area within the first 60' of the lot on the residential side. P & Z Minutes September 21, 1885 Page 2 of 7 r; w Senior Planner Kuenzel stated that the buffer area will serve to screen the fire station from the houses located along Richards. The fire department is also seeking a variance to the driveway spacing requirements. If only one driveway were proposed off of Holleman, it would meet he ordinance. However, the need for an exclusive emergency vehicle drive creates the necessity of a second drive that does not technically meet the spacing requirements of the driveway ordinance. Due to the fact. that this easterly drive will act as an emergency exit for emergency vehicles only, there should not be a conflict except during times of .emergency, when traffic. on Holleman will be .stopped. Sixteen surrounding property owners. were: notified with one inquiry. Commissioner Hall opened the public .hearing. Assistant City Engineer Brett McCully approached the Commission and offered to answer. any questions pertaining to the proposed development. Bart Munro of 6480 Waterway informed the Commission that he originally platted the Holleman Place Subdivision. He stated .that he also owns land. across the street from the. subject property. Mr. Munro ...expressed concern with the visual screening and 60' setback required by the ongmal rezoning to C-1. He also stated that the adjacent lot to the west, lot. 1, is zoned C-1 and. not R-5 as shown on the map, unless it was rezoned without the knowledge of the. property owner. Commissioner Hall closed the. public hearing. Commissioner Gribou requested that staff look into the zoning of'lot 1 to determine if it is R-5 or C-1. Commissioner Hall postponed the item until the zoning of the tract could be determined.:. Later in the meeting, staff provided Commissioner Gribou with the information that lot 1 is currently zoned C-1-=and is represented wrong on the area map. Lot 2 is the only lot that was zoned R-5 in 1994. The-request is for the use of the site only and the site plan will come back before the Commission at a later date.' Commissioner Gribou moved to approve the use only. of a fire station on lot 2 of the Holleman Place':: Subdivision with the condition that staff make absolutely certain when the site is platted that all of the setbacks are_in compliance with the ordinance. Commissioner Lightfoot.. seconded the motion which passed unopposed (5 - 0). AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Consideration of an appeal. to the Project Review Committee°s decision to require a sidewalk between the proposed College Station Personal Care facility at 1151 Rock Prairie Road and the adjacent Southwood Living Center. (95-503) Assistant City Engineer Morgan informed the Commission that the Project. Review Committee required a sidewalk along the private drive between the Personal Care Facility and the Southwood Living Center. Thee. Committee was concerned. about the safety of the residents at the Personal Care Facility being able to leave the building and walk to other areas, which may include the Living Center or other destinations along Rock prairie Road. There will not be an extension of the sidewalk across the Living Center property to extend to Rock Prairie Road. The safety concern exists ,along the private road where the detention'pond exists. Citizens walking along this roadway do not have a safe place to retreat because of the slopes on the pond.. Once. on .the Living Center property, the grass area could be used for pedestrians, although the ideal situation' would be to extend the sidewalk. The Living Center is not a part of this site plan application and the Committee could not require the extension of the sidewalk along that property. Staff recommended denial of the sidewalk variance request. P & Z .Minutes September 21, 1885 Page 3 of 7 (_.~ (.~//j ~.~ ~L4'r. ~c~t~l~':1.ltl~. I~LA~'vV_t+h~. ~,x-ll._.V Discretionary Items: None. Ordinance Requirements: STAFF PRC REVIEW (~ "/~ ¢' Fire Station # 1 Case #95-709 ~. November 29, 1995 The proposed fire hydrant is inaccessible due to the location of parking spaces 1 and 2. Relocate the fire hydrant so that it is accessible to emergency vehicles. Clarify the location of the required 25' front setback line. Clarify the location of the proposed 8" public sewer line. Show the sidewalk along Holleman Drive as proposed or existing and the extent of the sidewalk to be built with this development. Dimension the handicap parking space located near the front of the building. Place,an arrow from the concrete pad information to the "Portable Fire Safety House°'. nce~ Comments Co Staff has some concerns with the proposed contours shown on the site plan. Coordinate electrical service details with Electrical Operations Coordinator Tony Michalsky at (409). 764-3660. The: developer is to provide and place one 3" PVC pipe with pull string from the outside building termination to the nearest power pole in the utility easement paralleling Richards Street. The conduit should ell up 4' at the termination point and be capped. The service entrance should be within 20' of power; if not, a 8' x 5/8" copper ground rod must be placed at the base of the termination point. Coordinate service details with G.T.E. Representative Laverne Akin at (409) 821-4723. ..~ ~„ a ~ ~~ ~ a~,F _~ - utiti .w,.R ~ l'l i ~, ~. Commissioner Hall opened the public hearing. Applicant Bardin H. Nelson approached the Commission and. stated- that the church does not want the existing drive behind the duplexes to open into the church property due to the potential hazards. He stated that the church will probably work directly with the City to close off the. existing drive at the subject duplex building. Mr.Nelson stated that the front entrance of the. duplex will never be usedand the. students will park in the church lot and walk to the rear of the duplex. The church will..install a brick walkway from the parking lot to the duplex. He stated that landscaping. will be installed and the property will be improved. Mr Nelson informed the Commission that approximately twelve to fifteen people will be in the Sunday school. class at one .time and occasionally, the class may have a luncheon after services. However,. the larger activities and gatherings will be held in the church. Commissioner Hall closed the public hearing. Commissioner Garner moved to grant a conditional use permit to allow the use of an existing duplex at 1601 Southwest Parkway for a Sunday chool classroom for the Parkway Baptist Church with the condition -that the existing roadway behind. the. duplexes be protected from traffic from the Parkway Baptist Church. Commissioner Smith seconded the motion. Commissioner Hall questioned staff as to how the traffic will be restricted. Senior Planner Kuenzel stated that a connection`between the parking area and the existing drive could be prohibited. However, the staff recommendation was to prohibit vehicular access between the two areas. Pedestrian access should still be allowed between the parking area and the adjacent duplex. Mr. Nelson stated that the church could install a permanent fence across that area that would enhance the safety in that general area.. Commissioner Lightfoot stated tthat he understands the church's need for additional space; however, he is not sure that the best alternative for the 'community is to allow commercial' development in a residential. area. He expressed concern with the use of the facility in a residential area and that the proposed fence will'not totally protect the'neighborhood. - Mr. Nelson informed the Commission that the church owns a total of five acres and the long term plans are to build a larger sanctuary. At that point, the existing. building will be converted into the Sunday School classrooms.-and the duplex could be returned to a residential use. The use of the duplex is to merely help the church get past his point until they are ready to construct the. new sanctuary. Commissioner Hall informed the applicant that', he should explore what will be required from a building standpoint to convert the existing building into a classroom. There maybe safety. considerations'. such as fire walls, ADA requirements, etc. ~` The Commission granted the request (3-1-1); Commissioner Lightfoot voted in opposition to the motion and Commissioner Hall abstained fromvoting. AGENDA ITEM N0. 4: Public. hearing to consider a request for a conditional use permit for site plan approval for Fire Station #1 to be located on lot 2 of the Holleman Place Subdivision. (95-709) Senior Planner Kuenzel presented the staff report and informed the Commission that the property was recently rezoned from C-1 General Commercial to the existing R-5 Medium Density Apartment zoning. The request for R-5 was approved due to the fact that R-5 is considered more compatible with the R®1 to the south than the C-1 zoning would have been. P & Z. Minutes December 7, 1995 Page 4 of 7 .~ dyj Senior Planner Kuenzel stated that in September of this year, the Commission approved a conditional use permit. for the use. of this property as a fire station and approved a conceptual plan showing a building located around the center of the property with emergency vehicles entering and exiting using two access drives off of Holleman. The plan showed a third access point onto Richards Street for secondary employee access - .this drive was approved; however, the .applicant no longer wishes to access Richards.. Approval of the conceptual. plan was conditioned on all. setbacks as required in the Zoning Ordinance. The site plan as submitted is a refinement of the conceptual plan (minus the one drive onto Richards Street). The plan maintains the 15' buffer area that was discussed during the rezoning to R-5; it also shows a 60' area with no structures to help maintain a buffer. area between the fire station and the single family development to the south. The Project Review Committee met on November 29, 1995 to' review the technical aspects of the site '..plan. There were some minor adjustments required. At thin time, the calculations for the detention ,pond are not complete. It is possible that the detention pond could be located anywhere on site, but the applicant has chosen .not to put detention along the' front of the site. The Project Review Committee and Planning and Zoning Commission have the discretion at the time of site plan approval to require screening of "offensive" areas and the Committee has exercised this discretion on other sites where detention ponds are located on the front of sites. Staff recommended approval of the proposed site plan.. with the.. condition that the detention not be located in the front. Commissioner Hall opened the public hearing, Assistant City Engineer Brett McCully approached the Commission and .offered to answer any questions pertaining to the proposed site plan. He stated that eleven employees will be at the station and those eleven parking spaces. are in the rear of the site. At shift changes, employees will park. in the wide driving aisle until the shift change is over. Then, the employees will. move the vehicles to the parking spaces. The parking located in the front ofthe'site is visitor parking only. Commissioner Hall closed the public hearing. Commissioner Lightfoot moved to grant a conditional use permit for the site plan of Fire Station #1 to be located on lot 2 of the Holleman Place Subdivision, (The use. of the site was previously approved by the Commission.) Commissioner Smith seconded the motion which passed unopposed (5 - 0). AGENDA ITEM NO. S: Consideration of a final plat for the Edelweiss Estates Phase 10-A subdivision of 16 single. family lots and ; he extension of Mint Avenue; also includes a revised Master Plan for the entire subdivision. (95-213) Graduate Civil Engineer Homeyer presented the staff report and stated that the revised Master Plan incorporates the Rock Prairie Estates into Edelweiss Estates so they function as one name; Edelweiss Estates. The applicant has had numerous discussions with the staff regarding the extension of Rock Prairie Road. It is their desire to build Rock Prairie through to Wellborn this next year but does not wish to "tie" this. plat to the construction of that road. The development agreement executed on January 18, 1993 between the City of College 'Station and Begonia Corporation states "Begonia agrees and understands that City will not approve a final plat for any. phase of Rock Prairie Estates until Begonia completes the extension of Rock Prairie Road from the eastern boundary of the Begonia property to Wellborn Road". P & Z Minutes December 7, 1995 Page 5 of 7 PROJECT REVIEW COMMITTEE REPORT December 4, 1995 TO: Brett McCully, City of College Station 1101 Texas Avenue South, College Station, TX 7784.0 FROM: Project Review Committee 6~- Sabine Kuenzel, Staff Planner ~' Kent Laza, City Engineer Larry Lightfoot, P&Z Representative Others Attending Natalie Thomas, Planning Technician Shirley Volk, Development Coordinator Pete Vanecek, Senior Parks Planner Laverne Akin, G.T.E. Representative SUBJECT: Conditional Use Permit -Fire Station #1; proposed fire station facility to be located on lot 2 of the Holleman Place :Subdivision along Holleman Drive dust east of the G.T.E. building totaling 1,918 acres. (95-709) A Project Review Committee meeting was held Wednesday, November 29, 1995 to discuss the above mentioned conditional use permit request. City Engineer Laza moved to recommend approval. of the.proposed site plan with the following conditions. The .following is a list of ordinance requirements identified by the Project Review Committee. This list does .not relieve the applicant of total compliance with all current ordinance requirements. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL: Ordinance Requirements: _ The proposed fire hydrant is inaccessible due to the location of parking spaces 1 and 2. Relocate the fire hydrant so that it is accessible to emergency vehicles. Clarify the location of the reduced 25' front setback line. Clarify the location of the proposed 8" public sewer line. _ Show the sidewalk along Holleman Drive as proposed or existing and the extent of the sidewalk to be built.. with this development. Dimension. the handicap parking. space located near .the front of the building. Place an arrow from the concrete pad information to the "Portable-Fire Safety House". Provide an irrigation plan before issuance of a certificate of occupancy. PRC Report Fare Station #l Case #95-709 Page 2 of 2 Comments/Concerns: Staff has some concerns with the proposed contours shown on the site plan. _ Coordinate .electrical service details with Electrical. Operations .Coordinator Tony Michalsky at (409) 764-3660. _ The developer is to provide and place one 3" PVC pipe with pull. string from. the .outside building: termination to the nearest power pole in the utility easement paralleling Richards Street. The conduit should ell up 4' at the termination point and be capped. The service entrance should be within 20' of power; if not, a 8' x 518" copper ground rod. must be placed: at the base of the termination point. Coordinate service details with. G.T.E. Representative Laverne Akin at (409) 821-4723. P&Z Representative Lightfoot seconded the .motion to recommend approval of the site plan with the above mentioned. conditions which passed unopposed (3 - 0). SUBMIT 10 COPIES OF THE REVISED SITE. PLAN BY FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1995 TO BE INCLUDED IN THE. PLANNING AND. ZONING COMMISSION PACKETS FOR THE 7:00 P.M. MEETING ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1995. THE MEETING. WII.,L BE HELD IN THE COUNCIL ROOM OF THE .COLLEGE .STATION CITY HALL LOCATED AT 11.01 TEXAS AVENUE SOUTH. APPEAL PROCESS: An applicant may appeal the decision of he Project Review Committee to the Planning and Zoning Commission within five days after the PRC Committee meeting. Failure to appeal. the PRC action shall. constitute a contractual acceptance of .all conditions imposed, and a waiver and surrender. of all complaints, defects, or potential invalidity, whether under state or federal law. An applicant appealing the decision of the -PRC shall file ten copies of the. final site plan as approved by the PRC, showing all changes. and requirements imposed by the PRC, and accompanied. by a written explanation of those items being appealed. Until said .copies are on file, nq further'development approval. shall occur, and no further action by the Commission shall take place.. An applicant may .appeal only certain aspects .of site plan review, and in the absence of discretionary review by the Commission, or review pursuant to a petition, all other aspects of the site plan shall be final. Any notice of appeal shall state with particularity the aspects which are to be appealed. Coordinate appeal process through Development Coordinator Shirley Volk at j409) 764-3741: