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Planning &:Zoning Commission
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
September 19, 1996
7:00 P.M.
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairman Hawthorne .and Commissioners Lightfoot, Massey,
Garner, and Parker.
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT:. Commissioners Gribou and Smith.
STAFF PRESENT: Acting Director of Economic and Development Services
Callaway, City Planner Kee, Planning Technician Thomas,
Graduate Civil Engineer Homeyer, Senior Planner
..McCully, Staff Planner Dunn, Energy Auditor Battle, Energy
Auditor Roman and Assistant City Attorney Shively.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 1; Approval of minutes from the meeting of September 5,1996.
Commissioner Massey: moved to approve the minutes from the meeting of September 5, 1996 as
written. Commissioner Parker seconded the motion which passed unopposed (5 - 0).
AGENDA ITEM NO.2: Public hearing to consider a rezoning request at 202 Montclair Street
totaling 0.49 acres, lot 27, block 8 of the West Park Addition from R-1 Single Family Residential
to R-6 Apartments High Density.. (96-.114)
Seeing that the applicant for the rezoning. request was not present, Chairman Hawthorne moved to
agenda item number, three.
AGENDA ITEM NO.3: Consideration. of a preliminary plat of the Pebble Hills Estates
Subdivision Phases I and II totaling 48.24 acres divided into .117 single family lots located along
the north side of Greens Prairie Road, approximately 1400' east of Highway 6. (96-312)
Senior Planner McCully presented the staff report and tated that the proposed subdivision is a part of a
larger master plan that was approved in August by the City Council. The plat conforms with the City's
current policies as well as the master plan for Pebble Hills. Staff recommended approval of the final plat.
with the conditions outlined in the Presubmission Conference report. The applicant has requested a
variance to the pedestrian access ways required by the Conference.
Representative of the applicant, Don Garrett of Garrett Engineering, approached the Commission and
requested that the four pedestrian access ways along several cul-de-sacs not be required. He stated that
the privacy of the residents along these cul-de-sacs is invaded by allowing pedestrians to pass through
their back yards. The proposed 10' access ways will. also become unsightly and have to be maintained
by the homeowners association.
Commissioner Garner moved to approve the preliminary. plat for Pebble Hills Estates Phases One and
_ Two as revised and to grant the requested variance to not install the pedestrian access ways.
Commissioner Parker seconded the motion which passed unopposed (5 - 0).
AGENDA ITEM N0.4: Consideration of a parking lot plan for a retail development on
lot 1 of the Lacour Subdivision totaling 3:5 acres located on the southeast corner of the future
Kyle Avenue and Harvey Road intersection. (96-419)
City Planner Kee informed the Commission that the Design Review Board recommended approval of
the proposed site plan with several conditions that are outlined. in their report. On Tuesday,. September
17, 1996, the ~€~nin~ .Board of Adjustment granted a variance request to allow .compact car parking.
With respect to the grading plan, the proposed gravel surface needs to be changed to reflect an all
weather surface. As of this afternoon, there were afew slopes near the rear of the building toward the
creek that did not meet the minimum 3:1 slope required by the Design Review .Board. .Staff feels
comfortable allowing the applicant to lower the parking.. area to maintain those minimum slopes as long
as all ordinance requirements are met. Staff recommended that if the necessary slopes are not met and a
retaining wall is required, that the Commission grant he .approval authority of the retaining wall to the
Design Review Board in the interest of time.
Applicant Greg Taggart with. the Municipal Development Group informed the Commission that he is
representing the owner of the property, SCC Development, Inc. He stated that the: main reason for
"requesting to fill within the minimum reservation area is to allow the necessary parking.. area to function.
It made more sense for the property owner to taper the fill across the minimum reservation area and not
construct a retaining wall across the. length ofthe. property. Mr. Taggart stated. that there are a few
changes that need to be made to the grading.. plan including a sealcoat over the proposed crushed rock
vehicular access to the creek. The owner has also. agreed to hydromulch the disturbed areas and
maintain the trees within the minimum reservation area for a minimum of one year.
Commissioner.Lightfoot moved to approve the site plan for the retail development on .lot 1 of the
Lacour Subdivision with all staff and Design Review Board recommendations including providing. an all
weather driving surface for the vehicular access to the creek and hydromulching all disturbed. areas and
maintaining the trees within the minimum reservation area for a minimum of one year. Commissioner
Parker seconded the motion.
'Commissioner Massey moved to amend the motion to grant the Design Review Board the discretion to
approve. a retaining wall if the engineering. solution discussed between the applicant and staff is not
workable. Commissioner Parker seconded the amendment which passed unopposed (5'- 0).
The motion to approve the site plan as amended passed unopposed (5 - 0).
AGENDA ITEM NO. S: Consideration of a sidewalk variance request for the Pebble
Creek Phase Six Subdivision. (96-228)
Graduate Civil Engineer Homeyer informed the Commission that the applicant is requesting a variance
to the City's sidewalk standard. The applicant is proposing to construct amachine-laid monolithic
concrete curb and gutter section that will include the sidewalk on all streets where sidewalk is required.
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