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Platuiing and Zoning Commission
CITY OF .COLLEGE STATION, .TEXAS
December 4, 1997
. 7:00 P.M.
COIVINIISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairman Massey, Commissioners Lightfoot, Silvia, Parker and
Rife.
COMIIZISSIONERS.ABSENT: CommissionersGribou and Garner.
STAFF PRESENT:. City Planner Kee, Senior Planner McCully, Staff Planner Battle, Assistant
City Engineer Morgan, Development Coordinator Vollc, Staff `Assistant
Charanza, Transportation Planner Hard, Director of Economic &
Development Services Callaway,. Assistant City Manager Brymer, Senior
Economic Analyst McDaniel and Assistant City Attorney Reynolds.
AGENDA ITEM NO. ):.Approval. of minutes from the meeting of November 20, 1997.
Commissioner. Lightfoot moved to approve. the minutes from the meeting of November 20,' 1997 as
written. Commissioner Parker seconded the motion which passed unopposed (5-0).
AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: Public. hearing to consider a .request to rezone Lot 2 Holleman Place
Subdivision (approximately 6.2 acres zoned R 5 Apartment/Medum Density) and approximately
2.4 acres on the west side of Dartmouth, 400' south of Holleman Drive (zoned. R 1 Single )Family
Residential) o WPC Wolf Pen Creek Development Corridor. (97-118) ~/
Staff Planner McCully presented the staff report and stated that the two tracts under consideration will
constitute about half of the approximate 13 acre tract to be the futures site ®f the City. of College Station
HoteUConference Center .Site. The R 5 tract'(Apartmenf Meducn.Density) is approximately 6 acres.
Ms. McCully explained that the new College Station Fire Department building is located on the western
portion of Lot 2 ofHolleman Place.
Ms. -McCully .informed the Commission that. the -surrounding uses. include. a vacant C-1 ' General
Cornmerciai lot on the 'west side of the tract,. a vacant WPC zoning across Holleman, the Wolf Pen
.Creek Park across Dartmouth, and Jefferson Ridge Apartments to the .south of the 2.4 acre tract. The
Conference Center site. is L-shaped and will be adjacent to developed single family, duplex, and fourplex
development to the wesf and to the southe
Lot 2 was .platted with a 15' visual screening easement to help buffer the present R-5 zoning from
existing R-1 uses across Richards. The WPC designation includes.: site plan review by the Design
Review Board and the-Planning and Zoning Commission to ensure compatibility with surrounding uses
and vrith the Park.
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There has been some discussion of the site layout. Ms. McCully explained that Manuel Drive currently
dead-ends into the R-1 zoned portion of the subject property. The Thoroughfare Plan does show an
extension of Manuel Drive through the R-1 tract to intersect with Dartmouth. Staff has questioned the
need to extend the street .considering the rezoning would increase in intensity slightly when consider.'
the R-1 site but it is questionable as to whether there would be any impact on the R-5 tract.
explained that the question of extending Manuel .Drive may be .answered on the site layout. Staff does
not recommend extending Manuel Drive through to Dartmouth but. Staff does recommend a pedestrian
and bikeway where the extension of Manuel Drive would have been, to .provide access to the Park and
to the bus service that runs along Dartmouth. Staff notified approximately 26 property owners in the
200' .notification area, .one response was received'in inquiry but no responses in opposition. Staff
recommended. approval of the entire rezoning request:
Commissioner Rife asked about the. drainage impact.. Assistant City Engineer Morgan explained that
there is drainage .that comes off Richards Street into a small Swale that runs into the culvert .under
Holleman. The preliminary proposal would be to have a culvert system constructed under .the parking
lot that would accommodate the run-off drainage as it leaves the site. The culvert could then tie into
the culvert under Holleman. The design of the site would have to accommodate existing and potential
run-off. Staff does not think this development would increase the drainage. enough to have to alter the
pattern.
Chairman Massey opened the public hearing. Seeing no one to speak in favor of or in opposition to the
request, the public hearing was closed.
Commissioner Silvia moved to recommend approval of the rezoning request. Commissioner Parker
seconded the motion which passed unopposed (5-0)
AGENDA ITEM NO. 3: Public hearing to consider a final (replat) plat of Lot 6 D.A. Smite.
Subdivision, approximately 0.3 acres, vn the northwest corner of Lincoln and Avenue A, creating
three new single family lots. (97-248)
Senior Planner .McCully presented the .staff report and stated that the subject tract is located on the
northeast corner of Lincoln and Avenue A. The replat will ultimately result in the construction of three
new homes on three separately platted lots. Each lot is 33 feet shorter than required in the R 1 District
and is somewhat smaller than the 5000 square foot minimum lot size.. The applicant has received
variances for the minimum depth and lot size from the Zoning :Board of Adjustments on November 18,
1997.
Ms. McCully. explained that the infrastructure is substandard within the area and Staff has had concerns
regazding additional loading on the water lines,. sewer lines and on the street. The City currently has a
Capital Improvement Project underway to upgrade the water and sewer lines in the area. Staff
recommended that any replats include a 7' right-of--way dedication to accommodate the potential
upgrade. to Avenue A in the future. In an effort to alleviate the potential negative impacts to the
infrastructure, .the.. applicant `replatted the properly to include the 7' right-of--way dedication and the
applicant added a' note to the plat that building pernuts for the two interior lots would not be issued until
water and sewer lines havebeen upgraded as recommended by staff.
The Land .Use Plan shows the area as "redevelopment", which is .defined as areas that are currenth-
developed but are projected to redevelop as land values increase. Redevelopment is to occur. undo'
"mixed use" provisions. Staff recommended approval of the revised plat as submitted.
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Councilman Mariott made a motion to approve Ordinance No. 2295 rezoning
approximately 0.96 acres part: of Lot 14, Block T University Park. II located near
the northwest comer of University Drive East and Spring Loop from C-B
Business Commercial to A-P Administrative Professional (97-1.20). Motion
seconded by Councilman Hickson'which carried unanimously, 7-0.
7c: Public Hearing and possible action on rezoning Tract 1 Lot 2 of Holleman
Place Subdivision approximately 6.2 acres and Tract 2 2.4 acres on the west
side of Dartmouth 400 ft. south of Holleman Drive from R-5 and R-1 to WPC
97-118 .
Sabine McCully presented the staff report. .These are the tracts reserved for the
development of the College Station Hotel/Conference Center.
Mayor McUhaney opened the public fiearing. No one spoke. She closed the
public fiearing.
Councilman Mariott made a motion to approve Ordinance No. 2296 rezoning
two parcels of land totaling 8.73 acres located. in the Morgan Rector Survey,
Abstract No. '46, College Station, Brazos County, Texas located within the
southwest quadrant of the Holleman Drive and Dartmouth Street intersection.
Motion seconded by Councilman Hickson which carried unanimously, 7-0.
7d: Public hearing and possible action of an'amendment to City's Zoning
Ordinance No. 1-638, adding Planned Development bstricts.
...City Planner Jane Kee presented the staff report. The ordinance amendment is
proposed for areas on the-.land use .plan shown for mixed use developmenf as
welk as :areas-the land use plan shows uses provided in a given PDD. There are
four planned development districts as follows:
PDD-H Planned Development District- Housing.
PDD-B Planned Development District- Business
PDD-I Planned-Development District -Industrial
PDD-M Planned Development District -Mixed Use
The ordinance is written such that the Council may approve the PDD based on
one submission of;a development plan or may require a final public hearing
process when more detailed final plans are submitted.
Ms. Kee summarized the advantages to this type of development in that the
process allows a negotiation phase :between the staff and developerprior to the