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Planning & Zoning Commission
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
January 16, 1997
7:00. P.M.
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairman. Hawthorne and Commissioners Massey, Garner,
Parker, Gribou and Lightfoot.
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioner Smith.
STAFF PRESENT: City .Planner '.Kee, City Engineer. Laza, Planning Technician
Ruiz, Development Coordinator Volk, .Senior Planner McCully,
Energy Auditor Battle and Assistant City Attorney Reynolds.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Approval of minutes from themeeting of December 19,1996.
~~ Commissioner Gribou moved to .approve the minutes from the meeting of December 19, 1996 as
written. Commissioner Lightfoot seconded the motion which passed unopposed (6 - 0).
AGENDA ITEM NO.2: Approval of minutes from the joint meeting of the City Council and
Commission on October 7, 1996.
Commissioner Parker moved to approve the minutes from the joint meeting of the City Council and
Commission on October 7, 1996 as written... Commissioner Lightfoot seconded the motion which
passed unopposed (6 - 0).
AGENDA ITEM N0.3: Consideration of a final.: plat of the. Pershing Park Subdivision totaling
6.25. acres divided into 16 single family lots located along the east side of Thomas Street just east
of the Hawthorn Street intersection.. This final plat includes the dedication of Hawthorn as a
public street. (97-202)
City Engineer Laza presented the staff report and stated that this plat was approved with Iawthorne
Streef as a private street. The 'developer originally. wanted to have a gated entrance that would have
precluded the general public from .entering. It was platted as a private. street but was built to public
street standards as our ordinances require. The developer now does not wish to gate the entrance and
would like to dedicate the street to the City. This plat changes the dedicatory language for the street to
a public right=of--way.. The .median within the street and the detention pond will continue to be
maintained by the Homeowner's Association. Improvements that will have... to be made or guaranteed
with this plat are the bollards along the detention facility, street li,~hting in accordance with our
subdivision regulations. and the remainder of a drive located within the'Hawthorne .Street-right-ofway
to provide public access to the landlocked lot. at the rear of Lot 9.
City Engineer. Laza stated that this landlocked lot was created by this plat when it was originally
approved, and as a condition of that approval the. developer was required to construct or guarantee this
°~ improvement. The applicant has posted a guarantee for this construction but has not completed the
construction to date. The developer has expressed concerns to the staff about the safety issues related
to this improvement. They are concerned. with loud parties that. residences. fronting on Holleman
(behind this .subdivision) are having. and the .possible. problems that this improvement will become a
"parking. lot" for their guests and that it is not .needed by the .owner at this. time. Staff has checked with
the Police Department and they have record of only 3 party disturbances at 2 different residences in the
last 3 years. They do not consider this frequency a problem.. Staff recommended approval of the final
plat with the .condition that all stated improvements be guaranteed or constructed, prior to filing. Staff
will work with this. applicant to resolve the access problem to Lot 9 of Woodson Village 5th Installment
independently of this. plat. Staff recommended approval of the .final plat with the presubmission
conference comments including the guarantee for the two required street lights.
Commissioner Parker moved to approve the final plat of the Pershing Park Subdivisiorn with staff
recommendations. Commissioner Gribou seconded the motion which passed unopposed (6 - 0).
AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Consideration of a final plat of the Brittain Court Addition, a
resubdivision of block 2 of Regency South totaling 2.82 acres divided into 10 duplex lots located
along Brothers Boulevard approximately one block southwest of Texas Avenue. (97-203)
City Engineer Laza presented. the staff report and stated that this is a replat of Block 2, Regency South
and is being renamed to the Brittain .Court Addition. The purpose of the plat is to subdivide 2.82 acres
into ten duplex lots. This plat is located on Brothers Boulevard approximately one block southwest of
Texas Avenue South. A Presubmission Conference was held on December 30,1996 and several minor
r comments were addressed at that meeting. The applicant has addressed the. Council signature block
comment, the fioodplain comment, and the owner is scheduled' to sign the plat prior to the Planning &
Zoning Commission meeting. Lots 4-7 do not meet the minimum 70' lat width at the front building line
for duplex development. A variance to this requirement was. granted by the Zoning Board of
Adjustment on Tuesday, January. 14, 1997. Staff recommended approval of the final plat with the
condition that the remaining Presubmission... Conference comments be resolved.
Representative of the applicant Earl Havel of Garrett Engineering approached the Comnussion and
offered to answer any questions pertaining to the final plat.
Commissioner Lightfoot moved to approve the final .plat of the Brittain Court Addition with staff
recommendations. Commissioner Gribou seconded the motion which passed unopposed (6 - 0).
.AGENDA ITEM NO. S: Establish parking requirements for a proposed "pet resort" to be
located on the northeast corner of Mortier Drive and Wellborn Road. (97-800)
Senior Planner McCully presented the staff report and stated that. the City Council recently approved
the.rezoning of a 3.5 acre tract at the. northeast corner of Wellborn Road and Mortier from C-3 Planned
Commercial to C-2 Commercial Industrial. The property was rezoned in order to prepare the property
for use as what is classified in the Zoning Ordinance as a "boarding .kennel". As stated in the rezoning
presentation, the use is being referred- to as a pet resort featuring boarding as well as pet grooming,
j retail-sales, and a small apartment area for night supervision.
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