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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes "", 1" ~ MINUTES Planning & Zoning Commission CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS March 6, 1997 7:00P.M. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Acting Chairman Lightfoot and Commissioners Massey, Parker, Garner and Smith. COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Chairman Hawthorne and Commissioner Gribou. STAFF PRESENT: City Planner Kee, Planning Technician Ruiz, Assistant to the City Engineer Homeyer, Senior Planner McCully, Assistant City Attorney Reynolds, Transportation Planner Hard, Staff Planner Battle, City Engineer Laza, and Development Coordinator V olk. AGENDA ITEM NO.1: Approval of minutes fromth~'lneeting of February 20,1997. Commissioner Massey proposed changes to the first two para,graphs of the other business session of the a,genda. The corrections were made prior to the meeting and distributed to the Commissioners. Commissioner Parker moved to approve the minutes from the meeting of February 20, 1997 as amended by Commissioner Massey according to the draft given to the Commission atthe meeting. Commissioner Garner seconded the motion which passed unopposed (5 - 0). . AGENDA ITEM NO.2: Public hearing to consider a rezoning request for 1401 University Drive, 5.7 acres located along the north side of University Drive approximately 1000' east of the Spring Loop intersection from R-1 Single Family Residential to C-B Business Commercial. (97-102) Senior Planner McCully presented the staff report and stated that the subject property is located in the University Drive corridor. It immediately abuts future multi-family areas to the north and to the east; with a relatively small vacant A-P lot to the west. The University Drive study recommended this area to be a mix of commercial and medium density residential and the request is in conform;mce with the study. The. request also complies with the draft land use plan which shows the area as mixed use. The draft plan concept of a mixed use area would include buffer easements of a width of lOO~to 200' between various land uses. The City's policy as it relates to this area is tomaintain.an attractive .commetcial corridor that will develop as a mix of office, hotel, restaurant, and retail uses. The rezoning would further this policy. In 1995, the subject tract was a part of a larger rezoning request that was approved for 40acre~ ofC-B zoning and 25 acres of R-5 zoning. That rezoning was approved with . several conditions that have not yet been met; therefore the official zoning of the entire 65 acres remains R -1.. The conditions were imposed in order to ensure compli;mcewith the University Drive Study recommendations, to addresstrafficsa,retyconcemsand,potential impacts to the sewer system, and to preserve the natural aesthetics of the site. Several of those conditions are pertinent to the 5.7 acres that are now under consideration. This request complies with the City's plan for the area and furthers policies as stated above, therefore Staff recommends approval. with the following recomrtlendations: .. ~ ,'" ., "-> 1. That access points to the tract be limited at the time of development to one drive off of University Drive aligning with the existing drive to the south across University Drive. ' 2. That cross access be provided at the time of development to the future R-5 and the exiSting A-P through the subject tract. 3. That a sewer impact study be provided at the time of development analyzing the impact of the development on the sewer infrastructure with the cost of any improvements to be born by the developer. 4. That a tree survey be submitted prior to the zoning becoming effective and that special Consideration be given to the preservation of valuable trees at the time of site development. No trees are to be removed until a site plan is submitted and without the express permission of the Project Review Committee. 5. That there be a 100' landscaped buffer area between the subject site and the future R-5 to the north and east. Senior Planner McCully stated that eleven surrounding property owners were notified of the rezoning request with no response. Commissioner Lightfoot opened the public hearing. Representative of the owner Robert Todd informed the Commission that he a,greed with the staff recommendations and will comply. Michael Hall of32 Forest Drive approached the Commission and stated that many of the homeowners of the Post Oak Forest Subdivision are a,gainst the rezoning request. The A-P Administrative Professional zoning district would be more appropriate for this area primarily due to its proximity to residential development. President of the Post Oak Forest homeowners association stated that he agreed with Mr. Hall and that the proposed rezoning would negatively affect their property values. Traffic congestion along this section of University Drive is a problem without adding more commercial development. Commissioner Lightfoot closed the public hearing. Commissioner Smith moved to recommend approval of the rezoning request for 1401 University Drive, 5.7 acres located along the north side of University Drive from R-l Single Family Residential to C-B Business Commercial with the. staff recommendations. Commissioner Garner seconded the motion which passed unopposed (5 - 0) AGENDA ITEM NO.3: Consideration 9f a preliminary plat of the Pleasant Forest Subdivision totaling 46.1 acres located along the east side of Texas Avenue on the southeast corner of the proposed Dartmouth extension. (97-303) City Planner Kee presented. the staff report and stated that the master plan shows the entire 46 acres consisting of lL43 acres of single family development, 21.49 acres of commercial development and 12.92 acres where a non- conforming mobile home park presently exists. The master preliminary plat is for the 11.43 acres of single family development. It consists of two phases with 23 lots in phase one and 21 lots in phase two. The two phases will exit via one street onto the East By-Pas~ West Fronta,ge Road. A rezoning request for C-1 General c;ommercial was granted for a portion (21.5 acres) of this property in August 1996. At that time the rezoning was approved as recommended by the Planning & Zoning Commission with the condition that the applicant be allowed to reclaim flood plain along the northern boundary of the flood way (withno disturbance of the floodway) and the area from the northern boundary of the floodway to the southemproperty line be considered a "non-disturbance area". Staff recommends approval with comments made in the presubmission conference report. All changes were made to the plat with the exception of the notation aboutthe"I1ori--distUrbance" area on the plat. n ---, !.. r-.. vL l~ LO '(y " City Council Regular Meeting Thursday, March 27, 1997 Page 3 5j. Approved a rd of bid for Texas Avenue Widening Sanitary ew~' Relocation Project Elliot Construction of Wellborn, Texas i ~,amount of $488,751.45. Items 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5f, 5g, 5h, 8" by common consent. 5e. Consider removal of the reduced a school zone on FM 2818 in the area of A&M Consolidated High S~h~ol<~ep 'ng it with school advance warning signs with flashing yellow be~ . Councilman Fox ~n recommending staff to with the school district to ins.tatl1Ja~hing beacons over the lanes of traffic an stablishing a scho on FM 2818 in the vicinity of Consolidated High Sch . The motion arrie a vote of 5-1, Councilman Birdwell voted in opposition. Th em was di ussed at the workshop meeting. Aaenda Item 6a -- Public hearina and consider rezonina of 5.7 acres located alona the north side of University Drive, approximately 1000' east of Sprina Loop intersection from R-1 Sinale Family to C-B Business Commercial. (97-102) Director of Development Services Callaway described this item. Mr. Callaway stated that the subject property is located in the University Drive corridor. It abuts future multi-family areas to the north and to the east; there is a relatively small vacant A-P lot to the west. The University Drive study recommended this area to be a mix of commercial and medium density residential and the request is in conformance with the study. This request also complies with the draft land use plan. The subject tract was a part of a larger rezoning request that was approved for 40 acres of C-B zoning and 25 acres of R-5 zoning. That rezoning was approved with several conditions that have not yet been met; therefore the official zoning of the entire 65 acres remains R-1. The conditions were imposed in order to ensure compliance with the University Drive Study recommendations. Several of those conditions are pertinent to the 5.7 acres that are now under consideration. Staff recommended approval with the following conditions: 1. That access points to the tract be limited at the time of development to one drive off of University Drive aligning with the existing drive to the south across University Drive. " ~ ' # ~ City Council Regular Meeting Thursday, March 27, 1997 Page 4 2. That cross access be provided at the time of development to the future R-5 and the existing A-P through the subject tract. 3. That a sewer impact study be provided at the time of development analyzing the impact of the development on the sewer infrastructure and any improvements are born by the developer. 4. That a tree survey be submitted prior to the zoning becoming effective and special consideration be given to the preservation of valuable trees at the time of site development. No trees are to be removed until a site plan is submitted and without the express permission of the Project Review Committee. 5. A 100' landscape buffer area between the subject site and the future R-5 to the north and east. Mayor Mcllhaney opened the public hearing. Mr. Robert W. Todd came forward to answer any questions that the council may have on the zoning request. Mayor Mcllhaney closed the public hearing. Mayor Pro tem Kennady moved approval of Ordinance No. 2239 with the conditions outlined by staff. Councilman Fox seconded the motion. Councilman Birdwell amended the motion to delete requirement number 4. Councilman Hickson seconded the amendment to the motion. Motion carried unanimously, 6-0. The rezoning request was approved with recommendation number 4 being deleted, the motion carried 6-0.