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PROJECT REVIEW COMMITTEE REPORT
March 8, 1996
TO: Garold Smith,. Page Southerland Page
P. O. Box 2004, Austin, TX 78768-2004
Galen Hospitals of Texas, Brazos Valley Medical Center
1604. Rock Prairie Road, Co ~ ege Station, TX 77840
FROM: Project Review Committ
Jane Kee, City Pla e~ °'`
Kent Laza, City Engi eer
Charles Smith,. P&Z epr sentative
Others. Attending
Natalie. Thomas,. Planning. Technician
Tony Michalsky, Electrical Operations. Coordinator
George McLean, CSISD Representative
.Laverne Akin, G.T.E. Representative
SUBJECT: Conditional Use Permit -Brazos Valley Medical Center; proposed addition to the
existing emergency room on tract A, block 3 of the Belmont Place Section II
Subdivision. (96-702)
A Project Review Committee meeting was held Wednesday, March 6, 1996 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:
Note if fire hydrants are existing. or proposed. (Fire: hydrant coverage appears
insufficient.)
_ Show all existing .and proposed fire lanes.
Provide curb. details.
Provide the finished floor elevation of the. proposed .addition.
_ Show all dimensions around the proposed addition. (Include circulation aisles, handicap
parking spaces, radius dimensions, etG.) Staff expressed concern with the circulation aisle
behind the proposed handicap parking spaces which must be a minimum of 23' in width.
PRC Report
BVMC Addition
Case #96-702
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Comments/Concerns:
_ Coordinate any changes to the existing electrical service .with Electrical Operations
Coordinator Tony Michalsky at (409) .764-3660.
Coordinate any changes to the. existing telephone entrance with. G.T.E. Representative
Laverne. Akin at (409) 821-4723.
P&Z Representative Smith 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 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1996
TO BE 'INCLUDED IN THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION PACKETS FOR
THE 7:00 P:M. MEETING ON THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1996. THE MEETING WILL BE
HELD IN THE COUNCIL ROOM OF THE COLLEGE STATION CITY HALL LOCATED
AT 1101 TEXAS. AVENUE SOUTH.
,APPEAL PROCESS: An applicant may appeal the decision of the 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." A.n applicant appealing the decision of the PRC shall file ten copies of
the final iteplan-as approved by the PRC, showing all changesand requirements imposed by the
PRC, and accompanied by a written.explanation of those items being appealed.. Until said copies.
are on file, no further development approval shall occur,: and no further action by the Commission
shall take place. A.n applicanf 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 (409) 764-3741.
Commissioner Lightfoot stated that a lot of study has been given in the design of the site. The drainage
concerns have been addressed by the District. As far as security and the proximity of the parking lot, in
order for the school to monitor the parking lot, it should be closer to the building.
The motion to approve the conditional use permit failed (3 - 3); Commissioners Garner, Gribou and
Hall voted in opposition to the motion.
AGENDA ITEM N0. 4: Public hearing to consider a conditional use permit request to allow
an Emergency Room addition to the existing Brazos Valley Medical Center located at 1604 Rock
Prairie Road in the Belmont Phase II Subdivision. (96-702)
Senior Planner Kuenzel presented the staff report and informed the Commission that the request
involved the expansion of the existing emergency room into an 11.,470 square foot Emergency Surgery
addition. The project also involves the relocation. of fifteen existing. parking spaces, the relocation of
the existing helicopter pad and the reconfiguration of the Emergency Entrance driveway and fire. lane.
The original conditional use permit and site plan was approved by the Commission on October 17, 1985
for258 parking spaces serving the 76,503 square foot hospital Another site plan for the 44,624 square
foot medical office was later approved fur 179 parking spaces, resulting in a total of 437 required
parking spaces for. both the hospital and the medical office building. Currently, 569 parking spaces are
provided for the whole complex, exceeding the .parking requirement by 132 parking spaces. The
current Zoning Ordinance allows for hospital parking to be determined by the Commission. Neither the
file documents nor. meeting .minutes specify what parking methodology was. used at the time of the
original conditional use/site plan approval However, staff feels that the parking necessary for the
11,470 square foot trauma center expansion is comparable to the current medical/dental clinic. (<20,000
s.f.) requirement of one parking space per 200 square feet. Using these numbers, the trauma center
expansion would need approximately 58 parking spaces, which is well under the current 132 additional
parking spaces. Stair recommended approval of the conditional use permit with the conditions listed in
the Project Review Committee report.
Commissioner Hall opened the public hearing. Seeing no one present to speak in favor of or in
opposition to the request, he closed the public hearing.
Commissioner Lightfoot moved to grant a conditional use permit to allow an expansion of the hospital
for a new emergency surgery department at 1604 Rock Prairie Road, tract A, block 3 of Belmont Place
Section II with staff recommendations. Commissioner Gribou seconded the motion which passed
unopposed (6 - 0).
AGENDA ITEM NO. 5: Public. hearing to consider a Cizal plat of lots 6 and 7, block 1 of the
Fasf;re Phase Ot~e Subdivision to relocate an interior lot line. (96-202)
Graduate Civil Engineer Homeyer presented the staff report and stated that the property is being
replatted in order to relocate an interior lot line between lots 6 and 7. This replat does not create an
additional lot, but changes the lot configuration. Staff recommended approval of the final plat as
presented.
Commissioner Hall opened the public hearing.
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