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Mr. George,(Skip) Noe, 4 ,
.,City Manager,
City..: of College Station `' `
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RE: Conditional. Use Permit (96-701)
~ ~A&1VI Consolidated~High School
Additions and Renovations -CUP application
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- On behalf of our client, CSISD; TPM, ~ Inc. is exercising "our option to appeal ,the:- Planning and Zoning
~, Cominission's~ 3 to 3~ vote on 21 I~rlarch regarding, our Conditional Use Pexmit and- Site Plan ~approval~.
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~ Specifically, the proposed use meets all the minimum standards established.in this ordinance for,thi~ type of use.
~ The proposed use meets the purpose and intentof this, ordinance and,is in harmony with development policies `
and goals and objectives as embodied in the Comprehensive Plan for Development of the City. The proposed use
will not lie detrimental to the health, welfare, and safety of the surrounding} neighborhood or its occupants, nor
be substantially or permanently injurious`.to neighboring property.
.'The: lan submitted meets these requirements. CSISp has worked over this past year with the citizens of this
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community, first in `the ,passage of the bond referendum and second in its unplementation,' •. With the growth
experienced duringthese past few years and with the increased growth expected; A&M Consolidated High School
needs' :expansion. ''The site currently does not' have adequate classroom space, gym space nor administrative
offices. In addition to the building needs, parking and P.E facilities need to be added. The Site Plan submitted
utilizes the site iri its highest .and best use. It gives the school .district the necessary classroom, gym, and
administrative offices it will need to accommodate the:"`users, i.e. the public and their children.. Playfelds will be
' added to accommodate the programs ..the district currently ,offers ~to its. _students. And to .accommodate the
` ~ ~ population, additional parking spaces "will be provided.
Complaints, against approval were maintenance of the site, drainage from the. site, `trash blowing-.from the site into
I the neighborhood, traffic around the neighborhood, and parking lot location. TPM, Inc would like to address these
comments bypresenting the following:'
! MAINTENANCE OF, THE- SITE:. ,
'The current north end of -the site from the .corner of Nueces and Welsh to the Tennis courts in .front of Guadalupe. ,
Street is an undeveloped configuration of practice fields. Maintenance of thin vast acreage."is minimal as an
undeveloped ,site. The proposed "design will ,develop these. areas -into manageable playfields. `The existing
detention along Nueces will be re-designed to allow gentle .slopes which will be easily maintained.
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;Grapevine, Texas 76051 College Station, Texas 77840 Keller, Texas 76248 Austin, Texas 78731
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Mr.: George .(Skip} :Noe
29 March 1996
DRAINAGE FROM THE SITE ` - ;
° .City of College Station has a drainage :development.. ordinance which this :design meets. With. zero discharge
policy; all calculations from the ite improvements of pervious and impervious areas mean that any increase in
the run off from our site must be detained on site. CSISD has had a drainage study done for the;-site.: The design
meets;the ordinance criteria with four separate areas to detain water: up to 100 year flood water calculations and
:'release at the 5 year flood water calculations. The subdivision including the CSISD site. was developed prior to
adoption of a drainage development ordinance. " The current site was developed without any. ;consideration for
drainage and .its impact on the surrounding neighbors. The improvements proposed should decrease the current
~ ~ run off status-:with tfie four detention areas constructed. _
TRASH _
Some trash is a problem with the students allowed to park along Nueces due to lack of parking space on site, With
the proposed parking lot and the proposed landscape;berni, the activity along Nueces should-be minimal and
contained on site. 'Also, the current situation does not have screens around the dnmpsters nor, is there a screen
around the service area to prevent trash from being blown in the neighborhood. The improvements in the
-proposed design are to provide a screen,;wall for the.: service. area and to provide gentle slopes on the detention
areas. These_mprovements will aid in maintenance, improving the .appearance of the site and aid in.containment
and collection, reducing the trash that could be blown, from the site.
' TRAFFIC
The site has been used as::a high .school since the early seventies. With the increase of population of students
attending the school, there will be an increase-of traffic around the'. site. Nueces'Street is aResdential-Collector
Street with', the pavement- width between, curbs 38 feet, This is built according to, City of College Station.
Standards that allows two traffic.lanes and two parking lanes: Although the school hours;of.730`to 4:30 is similar '
of a business; the traffic around the site becomes. minimal during the evening, weekends, holiday, and summer
breaks: With` he growth of the city being primarily to he south, fifty percent or more of the school traffic should
be exiting the site and leaving ,towards FM 2818 to travel to_ their destinations.
With the proposed parking lot, the: street should=not be used :for parking by the students ..during school hours and -
wily 'return the street for available parking for_the residents of the surrounding neighborhood.
PARKING LOT LOCATION _
'The parking plot 6onfiguration was based on the need to relieve the on-street parking occurring along Nueces.
A&1V1 Consolidated-High School administrators receive complaints.. on a weekly basis about the on-street parking,
along Nueces. In addition to providing relief to the neighborhood, the proposed design configuration was
' < developed~to provide access to the' new additions, to allow controlled,,secured and patrolled parking. area, and to '
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~ `provide the marching band with a alternate surface .to practice, on when .the practice field is wet. In Addition to
these design considerations,,wemcet with "the city staff discussing detention, fire access and building codes related
to the parking. lot placement, size, and overall design and design meets all city requirements.
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Mr., George (Skip) Noe
29 March 1996.
" C,SISD -held a public''meeting on 27 March 1996 at the high school specifically .invited the residents around.: the
nei hborhood who had ex ressed their "concerns regarding our design. We had in "attendance- Dr. Jim Scales,
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p ess, Mr. Jeff IKalista, Principal
Su erintendent of Schools,. Mr. David Neal, Assistant Superintendent of Busm
Architect of VLK Architects, Mr. David Mayes, Engineer of Cheatham & Associates, Mrs. 'Chrissy Hester,
.Principal A&M Consolidated High School, TP1V1~ Inc staff and approximately (60) sixty in the audience.
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We presented. a compromise in-the design of the site plan lot by providing. approximately a 90 foot buffer between
k of curb `at Nueces. and the proposed riew parking lot. We provided detailed information regarding the
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.detention areas, the 're=configuration of the practice fields, and the overall building design. We explained in
detailed how' the calculations regarding, the run-off were obtained and the' overall goal requirement regarding
detention was incorporated in"the final design presented: We discussed dispersement of the traffic around, the site
to optimize the ingress and-egress' of the-vehicles.
' As stated above this design will improve the existing conditions. We understand that_ we could re-apply to
~ ' , ct and complex timeline: developed around the school
Planrimg & ,Zoning for there-design. We have a com'pa
operational hours and calendar. Any further delay could result iri missing the window of opportunity in start of
the first- critical construction'"phase of our' plan. Because time is a factor and because of the statements from some
i of the attendees, we :need final" decisiom on our, plan. Any additional action, favorable or unfavorable, by the
Planning & Zoning -board could result in an appeal to the City: Council. Therefore.. we believe it`is in the interest
~ of all parties to present this planfor.your review.
If you have any questions or need -additional information, please feel contact us..
Kindest Regards
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i Thomas A. a ngton "
Associate
Attachments: (9 Pages) -Application for CUP & Site Plan review
(7 Pages) Bluelines of-Site Plan. and details
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~ cc: Honorable Larry J. Ringer, City of College Station
Dr. Jim Scales, Superintendent, .CSISD
1VIr. David Neal; Assistant Superintendent for Business
Board of Trustees
. Mr. Jeff Kalista, VLK Architects
Mr. David Mayes; Cheatham' & Associates
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Conditional'Use Permit:
Page 2
3. Detailed explanation
A. Proposed use: School
B. Hours of operation: `7:30 ` to :4:3.0, Mondays: until 8:30 pm
C. Anticipated traffic: See Page 4 for details
D. Number of employees 200.
E. Number of students: 2500
4. PROJECT SIGNAGE: ELEVATION AND DETAILS : See Page 5 for details
APPLICATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED :COMPLETE. WITHOUT THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION ADDRESSED:.
L Describe. the existing traffic patterns and the impact of this development on the streets:
See Page 4 for details:
2. Discuss the potential parking needs: and whether overflow parking will be located on
surrounding streets.
See Page 4 for details.
3. Approximate the distance. to,the nearest restaurant, nightclub, and commercial retail areas.
a. `From Front Door to C-1'Zoned Property line at SE corner of FM 2818 and Welsh
Owned by lames H. Woods, et al, Proposed Convenience Store: 4/10 of a mile.
b. From Front Door to C-1 Zoned Property Texaco: Station north of the school on Welsh
- St.:'.9/10 of a mile using the access. road and Welsh, 7/10. of a mile using Nueces to
Welsh.
From.Site Plan-Check List:
2. a. ADDITIONS-AND RENOVATIONS TO A&M CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL
701 FM 2818; COLLEGE. STATION, TX 77840. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: 40.0
Acres Tract Part of Southwood Section 5 `Subdivision Crawford lBurnett League,
Brazos County Texas, and The Athletic Complex,' Lot 1 Block 1, 22.815 Acre Track ,
College Station, Brazos County, Texas
b. Applicant: TPM, 1812 Welsh, Suite 130C, College Station, .Texas 77840 (409) 693-
5650
c. Owner: College Station Independent School District, 1812 Welsh, College Station,.
Texas 77840: (409} 764-5409
d. Architect: VLK/Architects, l T61 Corporate Dr. W., Suite 300 Arlington, Texas 76006,
(817) 633-16.00
Engineer:. Cheatham & Associates, 1601 East Lamar, Suite 200, Arlington, Texas
76006, (817) 548-0696
e. Date of submittal : 27 March 1996.
- f. Total site area: 62.81.5 Acres.
Conditional Use Permit:
Page 3
3. ~ Ownership and current zoning of parcel and all abutting parcels.
R-1 No 1-18i
L 1001 FM 2818, A&M-'Church of'Christ: Southwood. #8 Block 9 Lot`TR. 1, 8.11 Acres:.
2. 1.001 Guadalupe, Marguerite P. Sharp: Southwood #8, Block 8 Lot. 1
3. 2005 Nueces, Henry., M & -Norma G Schmidt: Southwood #6, Block 8 Lot 21
4. 2003 Nueces, James 0. Norman: Southwood #6, Block 8 Lot 20
5. ' 2001 Nueces, Margaret Ann Witz: Southwood #b Block 8 Lot 19
6. 1905 Nueces, Virgil & Glenda Davis: Southwood #6, Block 7 Lot 9
7. 1903 Nueces, D.R. Baugh: Southwood #6;' Block: 7 Lot 8
8. :..1901 Nueces, Jan R. Tizard: Southwood #6, Block 7 Lot 7
9. 1:823 Nueces, Kathy J. Hughes: Southwood #6, Block 3 Lof23
10. 1821 Nueces, Mark A. Lochrin: Southwood #6, Block 3 Lot 22
1l. T818 Hondo St, Dr. Pat L. Huber: Southwood #5 Block 4 Lot 10
12. 1819 Medina, Mamerto & Suki Perez: Southwood #5 Block 4 Lot 1D
13. 1820 Medina,, The JCTA Groth Family Trust:. Southwood #5 Block 4 Lot 10
14. 1821 Leona Pass,, H.E. & Dianne'Patterson: Southwood #5 Block 5 Lot 11
15. 1820 Leona Pass, Edward. B. Portis: Southwood #5 Block 6 Lot 11
1'6. 1815 Yellowhouse Circle, D.R. Cain: "Southwood #5 Block 6a Lot 1 PT "Yellowhouse"
17. 1816. Yellowhouse Circle, D.R. Cain: Southwood #5 Block 6a Lot 6 PT "Yellowhouse"
18. 1.813. Welsh, D.R. Cain:Southwood #8 Block 8 Lot 1 PT "Yellowhouse"
Zoned' C-3;
19. 1812 Welsh, College Station Independent School District: Welsh_Office Park, Block l Lot
1R & 2R, 3.34 Acres.
Zoned R-5
20, SW corner of FM 2818 .and Welsh,. First Baptist Church: Southwood Valley. #30, Lot E
Zoned. C-1
21. SE corner of FM 2818 and Welsh,-James. H.,Woods and Jeffery. L. McDowell: Southwood
Valley #30, Lot Al (part of) 1.695 Acres.
22. SE corner of FM 2818 and Welsh, City of College .Station, Future Library Site:
Southwood. Valley #30, Lof A2-A22 6.056 Acres.
23. R-1 Property. South of School, South of FM 2818, City of College Station: Southwood
Valley #30 Lot Georgie Fitch Park 10.0 Acres,
11. Proposed location, type and size of the following
a. Building and structures
1. Location: Additions to existing high school
2. Type`. Steel and load bearing masonry structure with a brick veneer
-skin. -Roofs will be built-up roofing on metal. deck and sloped
metal roof panels:
_ 3. Size: ' LEVEL ONE: New 100,120 s.£ Existing 168,249 s.f.
LEVEL TWO:. New 38,365 s.f. Existina 86,288 s.f.
TOTAL BUILDING: 393,031 s.f.
16. The. density of dwelling: 2500 students + 200 staff = 2700 people - 40 acres. = 68 people per
..acre.....
17. Gross square footage of building. 393,031 s.f. Proposed use. of building: SCHOOL
Conditional Use Permit:
Page 4
A&M CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL EXPANSION
TRAFFIC PATTERNS.
Parking. Lot "A".:will be designated Staff & Visitor Parking. This lot currently is designated as staff
and visitor. parking and the current plan. proposes the addition of 48 parking spaces,' which `will serve
the anticipated'ncreasein staff.
Drive "A" is currently designated as (and will remain) "Parent Drop-Off" and will be striped as a fire
lane.
Parking Lot "B" is currently designated Staff & Visitor parking and will not change.
Drive "B" will be designated as "Bus Drop-Off Only" and will. be striped as a fire lane.
Drive "B" currently serves as Bus Drop-Off and Parent. Drop-Off and with the addition. of Drive "C",
we propose restricting the Drive "B" as "Buses Only".
ParkingZot "C".will be expanded by Approx. 400 Spaces and will be designated as Student Parking.
Drive "C" is a new Parent Drop-.Off :drive and will be used,. after hours, as a visitor Athletic .Bus
Loading lane. This drive will also be striped. as a fire lane.
PARKING NEEDS
With he addition of between 400-500 spaces we anticipated that. new students .expected will be served
by this additional parking and that current overflow parking on the surrounding streets. will be reduced
by at least 50%.
Conditional Use Permit:
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VARIANCE REQUEST
In the PCR review on 6 March, it was noted that a variance request was needed for the driveway
_offset from Guadalupe. This is an existing service driveway with minimal traffic entering and exiting
at this location: TPM, Inca contacted Kent Laza, City Engineer after the PC regarding this noted item.
He clarified that the variance would be needed for he new entrance drive to new student parking lot
not aligned with Madera Street.
The following. specific variation from the ordinance is requested;
CSISD requests a variance for the alignment of the entrance drive along Nueces Drive near the
marching band field near Madera Street.
This variance. is necessary due to the following special. conditions:
The entrance drive is to the new narking urea and is for school use only. It is not a through street.
Algning_ the drive with Madera would create `a through street effect to Welsh;'
The unnecessary hardship(s) involved by meeting the provisions of the.ordinance other than financial
hardship.. is/are:.
The following alternatives o the request variance are possible:..
Re-design of he par inns lot
Re-design of the site drainage.
The variance will not be contrary to the public interest by virtue of the following facts:
The entrance to the parking lot is for parking and is not a through street.
The current location `of this driveway and the distance from' Madera street are such that when vehicles
are attempting to turn left the left turn actions at each street will not be in conflict with each other.
The facts stated in this .application are true and correct.
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Applicant Date
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Conditional Use Permit:
Page 7
VARIANCE. REQUEST`
The following. specific variation from the ordinance is requested.:
CSISD requests a variance from the sidewalk requirement for the following locations:
1. Along West side of Nueces from'. the-corner of Welsh around the'bend of Nueces
•'- Drive to the new proposed driveway
2. Along `West side of Welsh,~the Athletic Complex side) in front of the existing_north
-parking lot and Athletic .Field' House.
This variance is necessary due to the following special conditions:
These areas are not used currently as walking_paths. In design of locations for sidewalks, designers
look for worn paths`showina use and need for permanent structure. Neither of the locations listed
above show worn paths of high use Also one of the desi~jectives of this site plan 'is to increase
par in~~on site and decrease parkin, along Nueces Having a sidewalk along this area of Nueces
could encourage parking alone this section of the street during school hours. This section of Nueces
will not-be developed except for practice fields and detention facility forethe site Foot traffic will be
minimal in this area A six foot sidewalk' exists from .the south parking lot to the north parking lot in
front of the Athletic Field House.
The unnecessary hardship(s) involved by meeting the' provisions of the ordinance other than financial
hardship is/are;
Providing the sidewalks in locations that would not be utilize.
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The following alternatives to the request variance-are possible:
None.
The variance will not be contrary to the public interest by virtue of the following facts:
See special conditions above.
The facts stated in this application are true and correct.
From: Jane Kee
Ta TBRYMER
Date: 3/29/96 $:53am
Subject: CSISD update -Reply -Reply
sounds good to me. in fact, Jim had mentioned yesterday that we need to do this. We do need to move quickly'cause Monday Lisa turns in her appeal and on
that day we also have to send an ad to the eagle for the 4-18 P&Z mtg. So there will be 2 ads -one for a P&Z and one for a CC. That may get confusing.
As Jim mentioned tome CSISD needs to understand that our CC is going to listen to the neighbors and not just approve the CUP like a rubber stamp. Pm
not sure they understand this.
»> Tom Brymer 03/28/96 08:43pm »>
Steve Hoymeyer, Mark Smith and L met this afternoon and developed some options on drainage. and traffic we want to discuss with CSISD. Pm going to
call DavidNeal first thing in the AM and see ifI can set up a meeting with him,. Lisa, and our stafl'ASAP to discuss these options. If that meeting
generates a positive outcome, .we'll move to the: next. step; coordinating a meeting with the neighborhood, our staff and CSISD staff: Let me know quickly if
any of you have what you believe to be a better game plan!
»> Jane Kee 03/28/96 03:OSpm »>
Lisa C. (CSISD consultant) .called Sabine this AM. School will decide Monday what their plan is - whether to go back to P&Z or on to CC. Sabine's
I assessment of last Wife's mtg. was that most time was spent talking about drainage and floor plans. Parking. seemed to be sort of swept under the rug,
although the folks living on Nueces were there. She senses that both CSISD and the neighbors are digging their heels in and there is no resolution yet.
CC: jcallawaysvolkskuenzel
From: Jane Kee
To: snoe
Date: 3/27/96 2:14pm
Subject: update. on CSISD
Cathy is researching .question about 3-3 vote.
Sabine will attend tonite's mtg.
CSISD did bring in a revised plan today for 4-18 P&Z. Will also be submitting
.appeal This would put them on the 4-25 CC mtg.
Shirley 'did advise them of their right to appeal after P&Z ;ast week, but
'tried 'to discourage an appeal since CC would most likely ask them to try to
work with, neighborhood or at least show that that has been done.
Sabine and I spoke to Lisa C. with,the Arch. today. She did turn 'in a
revised site plan today that shows a large buffer area but stil has. 2 access
points on,Nueces. We've confirmed with Fire that the second access point is
not Fire's req. .(David Neal made it sound like it was during P&Z discussion.)
Lisa indicated they could not do w/o this 2nd access point 'cause it will back
up too much traffic in the parking lot.
Says this layout has been-shown for a year at hearings.
I told Lisa that if P&Z approves it on 4-18 the really distraught-.neighbor can
still appeal, even though he's only one. That appeal would not get to CC
before 5-9.
"FLASfI"
'Lisa just called me to say she talked to D Neal and their tentative strategy
is to forego P&Z altogether and appeal to CC on 4-25. This will avoid a P&Z
'approval and neighborhood appeal that won't get resolved until 5-9.
She'll call us tomorrow with a final decision (after tonite's mtg). Will get
you an update as soon as we know more manana.
I think when (I say when, not if) this gets to CC it will become evident that
CSISD'has',tried to work with input from surrounding properties such that CC
wi1L feel comfortable making a=-decision and not remanding it back to P&Z,
which would then put CSISD back BEFORE square 1. Ah - I love America - where
one individual can make such a difference!
If-this i as confusing as mud someone holler.
CC: jcallaway,svolk,skuenzel,juries
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29 March 1996
Honorable Larry J. Ringer
Mayor City of College Station
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College Station, TX :77842 _
RE _ Conditional Use Permit (96-701)
• A&M Consolidated High School '
Additions and Renovations -CUP application ~ =
bear I1rlayor Ringer; - ~ ,
On behalf of our client, CSiSD, `TPM; Inc. is exercising our option to :appeal _ the Planning and .Zoning
Commission's 3 to-3 vote on 21 March regarding our Conditional ;Use Permit and Site Plan approval.
Specifically, the proposed nse meets all the minimum standards established_in this ordinance for this type of use.
The proposed use meets-the purpose and intent of this-ordinance and is in harmony with development policies
and goals and objectives as' embodied in the Comprehensive;Plan for Development of the City. The proposed use
will not be detrimental to -the health, welfare, sand safety of the surrounding neighborhood or its occupants, nor
be substantially or permanently injurious to neljghboring property.
The plan submitted meets. these requirements. CSISD has worked over this past year with the citizens of this..
community, first in the passageof the bond referendum and second in its implementarion. With the growth
..experienced during these past few years and with the increased growth expected, A&M Consolidated High School
needs expansion. The site currently .does not have adequate classroom space, -gym. space ,nor administrative
offices:. ~ addition to the building needs, parking. and P.E facilities need to be added.. The Site Plan submitted..
utilizes the: site in its highest and best use..It gives the school district the necessary classroom, gym,, and
administrative offices it will need to accommodate the users,. i.e. the public and• their .children. Playfields will be
added o accommodate the programs the district currently offers to its students. And to accommodate the
population; additional .parking spaces will be provided.. -
Complaints against approval were maintenance of the site, drainage from the site, trash blowing from the site into
the neighborhood, traffic around the neighborhood, and parking lotlocation. TPM, Inc would like.to address these
cowmen#s by presenting the following`.
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MAINTENANCE OF THE SITE:
The current north end of the site from the corner of Nueces and Welsh to the Tennis courts in front of Guadalupe
Street is an undeveloped configuration` of practice fields. 1Vlaintenance of this vast acreage is minimal as an
undeveloped cite. The proposed. design will-develop these areas into manageable. playfields. The existing
detention. along Nueces will. be re-designed to allow gentle slopes which will be .easily maintained.
128 E. Texas St. 1812 Welsh. ste. 130C 163 S. Main, ste. A 5511 Parkcrest Dr. #207
Grapevine. Texas 76051. College Station, Texas 77840 ICe11er. Texas 76248 Austin. Texas 78731
(817)488-773? ~ (409)693-560 (817)431-1129 (512)454-2580
fax($17)488-9708 ~ fiax(409) 693-699b ~ fax(~17)43}-1583 ~ fax(512)454-2630
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Honorable Larry J. Ringer
29 March '1996
DRAINAGE FROM THE SITE
City of College Station has ;a drainage development ordinance which this design meets. With zero discharge
policy, all calculations from` the site improvements of pervious and impervious areas mean that any increase in
the run off from our site must be detained on site. CSISD has had a drainage study done for the site: The design
meets.the ordinance criteria with four separate areas to detain water up to 100 year flood water calculations and
.release at the 5 year flood water calculations. The subdivision including the: CSISD site was developed prior to
adoption of a' drainage development ordinance. The current site was developed without any: consideration for
drainage and its impact on the surrounding neighbors. The improvements proposed should decrease the current
run off ta~ixs with the four detention areas constructed.
TRAST=i .
Some trash is -a problem with the students ailowed to dark along Nueces due to sack of parking space on site. With
the proposed parking lot and the .proposed landscape berm, the activity along Nueces' should be minimal and
contained on site.. Also, the current situation does not have screens around the dumpsters nor is there a screen
around, the service area to, prevent trash from. being blown' in the. neighborhood. The improvements in the
proposed design are-to provide a screen wall for the service area and to provide gentle slopes on the detention
areas. These improvements will aid; in maintenance, improving. the appearance of the site and aid in containment
.and collection, reducing the trash that could be blown from the site.
TRAFFIC
The site has been used as. a high ;school since the early seventies. Wi~h the increase'of population of students
attending the school, there will bean increase of traffic around the site. Nueces Street is a Residential Collector
Street with the pavement width between curbs 38 feet. This is built according to City of College Station
Standards that allows two traffic canes and two parkinglanes. Although the school_hours of 7:30 to 4:30 is similar
of a business, the traffic around the site becomes minimai during :the evening, weekends,. holiday, and summer
breaks.' With the growth of the city being primarily to the south, fifty percent or more of the school traffic should
be exiting the site and leaving towards FM 2818 to travel to heir destinations. "}
With he proposed parking lot, the street should not be used. for parking by the students during school hours and
will return the street for available parking for the residents of the. surrounding neighborhood.
PARKING LOT LOCATION
The parking lot configuration was based on the need to relieve the on-street parking occurring along Nueces.
A&M Consolidated:High School. administrators receive complaints on a weekly basis about the on-street parking
along Nueces. In addition to providing ,relief to the neighborhood, the. proposed design configuration was
developed to provide access to the new additions, #o allow controlled, secured and patrolled parking area, and to
provide the marching band. with a alternate surface to practice on when the practice .field is wet. In Addition to
these design considerations, we meet with the city staff discussing detention,. fire access and building codes related
to the. parking lot placement, size, and. overall. design and design meets all city requirements.
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Honorable Larry J. Ringer
29 March 1996
CSISD held a public meeting on 27 March T996 at the high school specifically invited the residents around the
neighborhood who had expressed their concerns regarding our design. We had in attendance Dr. Jim Scales,
Superintendent of .Schools, Mr. David Neai, Assistant Superintendent of Business, Mr. Jeff Kalista, Principal
Architect of VLK Architects, Mr. David .Mayes, Engineer of Cheatham & Associates, Mrs. Chrissy Hester,..
Principal A&Iv1 Consolidated High School, TPM, Inc, staff and approximately (60) sixty. in the audience.
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We presented a compromise. in the design of the site plan iot by providing approximately a 90 foot buffer between
the'back of .curb at Nueces =and the proposed new parking lot. We provided detailed information .regarding the
detention areas, the- re-configuration of .the practice fields, sand thee. overall building design. We explained in
~~. detailed' how the calculations regarding. the run=off were obtained and the overall goal requirement regarding
detention was incorporated in the final design presented: We discussed dispersement of the traffic around the site
to optimize the ingress and egress of the vehicles.
As stated above this design will. improve the .existing conditions. We understand that we could re-apply to
Planning & Zoning for the xe-design.. We have a compact and complex. timeline developed. around the. school
operational hours and calendar. Any further delay could result in missing the window of opportunity in start of
the first critical construction phase of our plan. Because time is a factor and because of the statements from some
of the attendees, we need final decision on our plan. Any additional action, favorable or unfavorable, by the
Planning & Zoning board could result in an appeal to the City Council Therefore we believe it is in the interest
of all parties. to present this: plan for your review.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please feel contact us.
Kindest Regards
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Thomas A. Eye gton ~ a
Associate .~.
Attachments: (9 Pages) Application for CUP & Site Plan review
(7 Pages) Bluelines of Site Plan and details
cc: Mr. Skip Noe, City: Manager,.. City of College .Station
Dr. Jim Scales, Superintendent,. CSISD
Mr. David Neal, Assistant Superintendent for Business
Board of Trustees
Mr. Jeff Kalista, VLK Architects
Mr. David Mayes, Cheatham & Associates
QX Regular Item
Consent Item
Statutory Item
Item Submitted By: Sabine Kuenzel. Senior Planner
For Council Meeting Of: Aoril 25. 1996.
.Director Approval
City Manager Approval:
Ends Statements !Strategic Issues: Civic Pride -Citizens benefit from well
planned, attractive residential and commercial areas.
Item: consideration of an appeal of the .Planning and..Zoning Commission denial
of a Conditional Use Permit for the expansion of A&M Consolidated High School.
Appeal is in the name of Tom €yeington of TPM for GSiSD. (96-803)
Item Summary: On March 21, 1996, the P&Z in affect denied a Conditional Use
Permit for the .expansion. and renovation of A&M Consolidated High School. The
motion to approve the .request was defeated by a' tie vote of 3 to 3. The
hesitancy on .the part of the Commission was due o opposition... by the area
residents to the expansion: The opposition is due primarily to concerns for
traffic, parking, and :drainage.
The request is for extensive .renovations and additions to the high school site.
There. will: be several overlapping phases.. Renovations and conversions of the
,existing classrooms, gym, library, auditorium, and vocational. wing will begin ih
May. of this year and :conclude during. the summer of:-1998. Site improvements
such as the addition: of several hundred new parking spaces, new tennis .courts,
and utilities will begin next month and concltde in August of this year. The final.
.phase, which. includes :removal of the temporary buildings, a visitor parking lot,
and the landscaping, will. begin in January of 1998 and conclude. in' August of
that year.
Due to the fact that the landscaping is not scheduled to be installed until 1998,
the applicant has requested that the landscaping be reviewed at a later date.
Staff has no problem with this request and the applicant has agreed to meet the
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landscape requirements that are in place at the time the landscape plan is
formally submitted for. review. However, Staff recommends #hat a landscape
plan be submitted for the portions of the site that will be needed for screening
and buffering. The Council has the option of .requiring the landscaping return to
the Commission for review with ..due notice. to the area residents or directing Staff
to ensure compliance with the applicable ordinance requirements.
The PRC reviewed the site plan on March 6, 1996.. There were several minor
comments related to missing .items: that still need to be met. The main issues
that need to be discussed at the Council. level relate. to a request fora sidewalk
variance, a driveway variance, and the Streetscape standards for the guard rail
around the detention pond
The school has budgeted-for the. improvements that are. listed above, but were
not aware of the sidewalk requirement at the. time the cost estimates were
prepared.'. The school is requesting a variance to the requirement. Staff has
consistently required sidewalks on similar sites,. and is therefore recommending
that. there be sidewalks installed: However, Staff is also aware of the fact that
the sidewalk requirement would not be required in areas of the site where no
expansions are proposed. Therefore we would recommend that there be a
sidewalk on at least one side of `Welsh along the entire frontage of the school,
and #hat the sidewalk on 'the west side of Welsh be waived. The Council also
has the authority to allow the sidewalk to be installed in a later phase (ie. some
time before August of 1998
The: driveway that is located on the far north side along Nueces technically does
not meet the Driveway Access Ordinance. The minimum distance for the off-set
between the driveway and Madera Circle is 125' feet, the actual distance is 60'
feet.. However, Staff -has no problem with. this request due to the relatively low
speed limit on Nueces and because the off-set of the street. in relation to the
driveway may decrease additional traffic on the cul-de-sac.
The'detention pond that is currently shown on-the site plan at the intersection of
Nueces and FM 2848. is to be reconfigured. Jf the pond is .visible to any of the
surrounding streets, Staff recommends that it be screened or designed to meet
Streetscape standards.
There have apparently been many problems: experienced by the area residents
due to flooding: According to many of the residents, the problems have -grown
over the years. The school's engineers are working towards meeting the City's
drainage ordinance, which will ensure that the expansion will not exacerbate the
problems and the planned .detention areas may. in fact .alleviate the. problems to
some extent. Most of the area homeowners understand. that the schoot .cannot
be held accountable for all the flooding in the area and will therefore be looking
to the City for relief.
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There are also many concerns due to the location of the proposed parking lot on
the' east side of the campus, adjacent to Nueces. .The. residents that face onto
Nueces do note wish to have .'the increased activity this close to their homes.
Since the p&Z meeting, the school has proposed a 70' .buffer zone (plus an
additional 20' to the curb) to be bermed and landscaped.. There has beers no
indication to date whether the. area residents find the buffer area to be adequate.
The school is proposing to construct approximately 390 parking spaces pn site
in an effort to relieve the parking on Nueces: According to the school's
representative, there have been continual complaints regarding the street
parking. The additional parking will aid: in the relocation of the parking:
However,.. the aree .residents have a concern with traffic on then street coming
from the new parking lot and funneling to an uncontrolled intersection at 2818
and Nueces. Several residents. would prefer that there be no access from the
proposed- main parking area to Nueces and that traffic be directed- tQ Welsh,
which is a larger road, has no homes fronting. on it, and has a $igt~alited
intersection with 2818.
On Tuesday, April 16, City Staff. will .meet. with GSISD .representatives and area
residents in an effort to discuss these and. other issues related to the expansion.
Results. of that meeting will be disctassed at the public. hearing:
Financial Summary: n/a
Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval with PRC conditions, tl~e
change in the. sidewalk locations, and the .driveway variance. The Conditional
Use Permit process gives the Council to .approve a permit with any additional
conditions that would mitigate any negative.impacts to the neighborhood.
.City Attorney Recommendation: No concerns expressed.
Council. Action Desired: Approval or denial of request.
Supporting Materials:
1. Location Map
2. Staff report
3. Application
4. P&Z minutes
5. Letter of .appeal
6. Site plan
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