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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutesMINUTES Planning & Zoning Commission CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS January 18, 1996 7:00 P.M. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairman Hawthorne and Commissioners Gribou, Smith, Hall and Garner. COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioners Lane. and Lightfoot. STAFF PRESENT: City Planner Kee, Senior Planner Kuenzel, Graduate Civil Engineer Homeyer, Planning Technician Thomas, Transportation Planner ..Hard.. and Development Coordinator Volk. (Council Liaison Bill'Fox was in the audience.) AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Approval of minutes from the meeting of January 4, 1996. Commissioner Gribou moved to approve the minutes from the meeting of January 4, 1996 as written. Commissioner Smith seconded the motion which passed unopposed (4 - 0); .Commissioner Hall was not present during the approval of minutes. AGENDA ITEM N0.2: Public hearing to consider a conditional use permit request to allow a Veterinary Clinic in an existing building located at 2668 Barron Road.. (96-700) Senior Planner Kuenzel presented the staff report and stated that the applicant is proposing to convert a 600 square foot garage into a'small animal .clinic. The primary use of the property will remain residential but will add a second principal commercial use. The parking restrictions would require two parking spaces (1 per 300 square feet), which will need to .meet current .development requirements mcludmg-paving and landscaping. A site plan must be submitted at a later date so that the Commission can determine that all standards have been met. At this time, the Commission is requested to review' the use only of a veterinary clinic for compatibility with the area. Dr. Sims will be the only employee and estimates that about 25% of her business will be conducted on site; the remaining 75% will be on a call- out. basis. The house and garage are located on the southwest corner of the property. and activities will be limited to the. garage area.. There is no'outside activity .proposed and the applicant is not proposing to board animals at this time: The closest home is located roughly 250° from the. garage. Th~;re are two other homes in the vicinity, one is located over 400'' from the garage and one is over 500'. The surrounding area is rural residential with large, ..,agricultural lots. The applicant is proposing two low profile signs for the proposed clinic. Approximately seven surrounding property: owners were notified of the public hearing with one letter received in opposition to the request,. Chairman Hawthorne opened the public hearing. Applicant Dr. Kellie Sims approached the Commission and offered to answer. any questions pertaining to the use permit request. Chairman Hawthorne closed the public. hearing. Commissioner Gribou moved to grant the conditional use only permit as outlined by staff. Commissioner Garner seconded the motion. Commissioner Hall ;expressed concern .that the proposed .vet .clinic ..may not pose a problem. now; however, in the future, there could be a problem with forcing R-1 zoning adjacent to an existing veterinary clinic. The motion to grant the use only permit passed (4 - 1); Commissioner Hall voted in opposition to the motion. AGENDA ITEM N0.3: Public hearing to consider the proposed Longmire Education Center to be located at 2718 Longmire Drive in the Southwood Valley Section 5-A Subdivision, in a C-N zoning district. (96-800) Senior Planner Kuenzel presented .the staff. report and stated that the subject site is zoned C-N Neighborhood Commercial, which requires Commission approval:. In order to approve the use and site plan of a C-N proposal, the .Commission must find that the purpose of the distract is met. The Zoning Ordinance states the purpose of this district as follows: "This district provides small commercial sites for residential convenience goods and service businesses. No use shall be allowed which would adversely affect the health, safety, welfare, or residential character of the.. neighborhood. The use .shall be a low traffic generat®r and shall not create.. any noise, light, or odors abnormal. to the neighb®rhood. No outside storage or display of goods or materials shall be allowed. " .Senior Planner Kuenzel stated that the Project Review Committee reviewed this project on January 3, 1996 and recommended approval with the.. conditions outlined in the report. Approximately fifteen surrounding property .owners were notified of the public hearing with several inquiries and. no opposition. Chairman Hawthorne opened the public 'hearing. Seeing no one present to speak in favor of or in opposition to the.proposed education center„he closed the public hearing. Commissioner Gribou moved to grant a permit to allow the proposed child. care and education center to be constructed on a site zoned for neighborhood commercial uses, 2718 Longmire Drive. with the Project Review Committee conditions. Commissioner .Smith seconded the motion which passed unopposed (5 - 0). AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Consideration of a sidewalk variance request along Medina Street for the West Knoll Phase II final plat. (95-213) Graduate Civil Engineer Homeyer informed the Commission that in May of 1995, the final plat. for West Knoll Section II came before the Commission and Council for approval. The plat was approved with the condition that sidewalks be placed on Dexter and Medina Streets in front of the 'lots being subdivided, in accordance with the City of College Station's Subdivision Regulations. The applicant is requesting a variance to thin requirement on Medina Street only, as the applicant is willing td construct the sidewalk along. Dexter.. The applicant submitted a petition and comments from .the adjacent property owners. The. sidewalks constructed along Dexter and Medina would be continued into. the neighborhood in front of existing single family residential homes, with future City sidewalk funds. P & Z .Minutes Jarn~ary 78, 1996 Page 2 of S ,,. ~ MINUTES Planning & Zoning Commission CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS .March 28, 1996 6:00 P.M. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairman Hawthorne, Commissioners Lightfoot, Gribou, Smith, Hall, Garner and Lane. COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None. STAFF PRESENT: Senior Planner Kuenzel, Assistant City Engineer Morgan, Planning Technician Thomas, Staff Planner Dunn, Development Coordinator Volk, Graduate Civil Engineer Homeyer and Public Services Director Mark Smith. AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Public hearing to consider a conditional use permit request by Dr. Sims for the site plan of a Veterinarian' Clinic to be located in an existing building at 2668 Barron Road. The Commission previously approved the use only of the clinic on January 8, 1996. (96-700) Senior Planner Kuenzel informed the Commission that. the change of use of the property triggers compliance. with the parking lot standards as laid out in the Zoning Ordinance. Before the actual conversion cantake place, the site plan must be presented to the Commission for approval. The parking requirement. for the new clinic would be two parking spaces. All parking lots other than iFor single family development are required to be paved and curbed. If a different standard is to be used other than asphalt or concrete, the Commission has the option to grant a variance to the standards. Dr. Sims has the two parking spaces in front of the garage but is requesting that a variance be granted to allow gravel in place of the asphalt/concrete and for landscape timbers in place of the concrete curbing. The area is developed as rural agricultural with all of the driveways and even many of the streets in the area are gravel. The .applicant projects that only about 25% of her business will be conducted on site with no outside activities such as boarding or animal training.. Any significant changes in the business would need to come before the Commission for further review. Staff recommended approval of the requests due to the character of the area and the low impact of the change in use. Commissioner Hall expressed concern that Dr. Sims meet the same requirements that other veterinarian clinics have had to comply with in the past in order, to be fair. Senior Planner Kuenzel stated that because the area is rural in nature and many of the roads and driveways in that area are gravel, the proposed gravel and landscape timbers should blend in with the surrounding neighborhood. Chairman Hawthorne opened the public hearing. v ~ Dr. Kellie Sims approached the Commission and explained that she needs the proposed facility for the few clients that come to her home and for surgery on animals. She requested that the gravel drive be ' allowed to remain and that it is in compliance with the surrounding neighborhood. Dr. Sims stated that 75% of her clients will not come to her home, she-will go to them. Chairman Hawthorne closed the public hearing. Commissioner Gribou moved to approve the conditional use permit request by Dr. Sims for the site plan of a Veterinarian Clinic to be located in an existing building at 2668 Barron Road with the requested driveway variance and the condition that if the building expands by 25% or more, the use permit will require further review .and consideration by the Commission. Commissioner Lane seconded the motion which passed unopposed (7 - 0). AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: Other business. There was no other business. AGENDA ITEM N0.3: Adjourn. Commissioner Lightfoot moved to adjourn the meeting of the Planning. and Zoning Commission. Commissioner Smith seconded the motion which passed unopposed (7 - 0). Chairman, Kyle Hawthorne AT ~` ~ lan 'ng Technician, Natalie Thomas P & Z Minutes March 28, 1996 Page 2 of 2