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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutesCommissioner Gribou opened the public hearing. ~2~If i-- Representative of the applicant Keith Schauer approached the Commission and offered to answer any geustions pertainign to the rezonoing request. Commisiioner Gribou closed the public hearing. Commissioner Lightfoot moved to recommend approval of a rezoning request for the Brazos Village Section II Subdivision from A-0 Agricultural Open to M-1 Planned Industrial. Commissioner Smith seconded the motion which passed unopposed (6 - 0). AGENDA ITEM N0.3: Public hearing to consider a conditional use permit for the expansion of the Holy Cross Lutheran Church located at 1200 Fore Drive. (97-703) Senior Planner McCully presented the staff report and stated that the church was constructed before the site was within the city limits. The proposal is to expand the facility from 6087 square feet to 9887 square feet and to bring the parking lot up to code. Phase I of the expansion will include. the addition of 3800 square feet, the upgrade of 102 parking spaces, and the use of the existing gravel drive for a maximum of one year. The existing gravel drive will also be required. to be :upgraded as a fire lane. Phase II will include the construction of 40 additional parking spaces on either side of `the drive. The easterly. portion of the site is reserved for future expansion that will need to return to the Commission for review. Phase I parking will exceed the ordinance parking requirement by 69 spaces. The site plan as presented to the Commission was approved in 1995. Conditional Use. Permits expire after a year (with one possible extension of 6 months) if no activity is undertaken. The reason for such expiration dates is to ensure that future sites meet the requirements that are'in place at the time of construction. The only additional requirement that. the applicant will need to :meet is the paving. requirements for the fire lane.. Staff recommended that if the Planning and Zoning Commission approves the expansion, the PRC comment relating to the paving standards should be a condition. of approval. Commissioner Gribou opened the publics hearing. Representative of the applicant Mike Hester approached the Commission and offered to answer any questions pertaining to the. conditional use. permit. Commissioner Gribou closed the public .hearing. Commissioner Massey moved to approve the conditional use permit for the expansion of the Holy Cross Lutheran Church with the conditions outlined in the Project Review Committee report. Commissioner Garner seconded the motion which. passed unopposed (6 - 0). AGENDA ITEM N0.4: Consideration of a final plat of Pleasant Forest Phase One Subdivision totaling 11.4 acres divided -into 39 single family lots locate lon gthe east side of State Highway 6 between Crystal Park Plaza and Mile Drive. (97-212~~ Assistant to the City Engineer Homeyer presented the staff report and stated that since the staff report was written, .the applicant has requested to complete the work in two phases. In order to accomplish this, the applicant must ubmit two separate drawings showing each phase so that infrastrucutre can be guaranteed by phase. The subject. property is located. along. the west side of State Highway 6 between Crystal Park Plazaand Mile Drive. -The purpose of this plat is to subdivide 11.4 acres into thirty-nine (39) R-1 Single Family lots. Staff recommended approval of the .final plat with the conditions outlined in the Presubmission Conference report. Representative of the applicant Mike Hester stated that the Conference recommended a 10' wide pedestrian access easement between lots 34 and 35. Currently, a 20' access easement is planned along the rear of both cul-de-sacs to provide. adequate. access to the. common area. The secondary access could create future problems such as maintenance, vandalism and security. Mr. Hester requested that the Commission not require the second pedestrian access to the common area. He stated that the developer has decided to split the subdivision into two phases so that the infrastructure can be staged instead of installed in the beginning. Assistant to the City Engineer Homeyer stated that the pedestrian access is a discreationary item that the Commisiion can consider. Staff felt that the second access point would provide better access to the common agrea by everyone in the subdivision. Commissioner Garner moved to approve the final plat of the Pleasant Forest .Subdivision with the Presubmssion Conference recomendations. Commissioner Lightfoot expressed concern about the phasing of the subdivision. He suggested that the Commission table the item until the applicant submits the necessary information showing the phasing of the deveeopment. Commissoner Garner agreed .and withdrew her motion to approve the final plat. Representative of the applicant Mike Hester informed the Commission that. his client will be willing to install the infrastructure initially instead of in phases. ' He would like the Commission to approve the final plat as submitted instead of tabling the item. Commissioner Garner moved to approve the final plat as submitted with the. comments outlined in the Presubmission Conference report and that the entire 11.4. acres be developed in one phase as originally proposed. Commissioner Parker seconded the motion which passed unopposed {6 - 0). AGENDA ITEM NO. S Consideration of a final. plat of the Edelweiss Estates Phase 10-B subdivision totaling 11.7 acres. divided into twenty-five single family lots located alon gthe north side of Rock Prairie Road. (97-211) Assistant. to the City Engineer Homeyer presented the staff report and stated that the subject property. is located north of the Rock Prairie Elementary .School and adjacent to Edelweiss Estates Phase 10-A on Mint Avenue. The .purpose of this plat is to subdivide 11.7 acres into twenty-five (25) R-1 Single Family lots. A development agreement between the City and Begonia Corporation placed a condition upon all future phases of Edelweiss Estates north of Rock Prairie Road. This condition stipulated that Rock .Prairie Road must be constructed prior. to the approval of any future plats in this area. In order for this plat to be approved, the City Council must remove.this requirement. This item is scheduled for the Regular City Council meeting on April 10, 1997. .Staff recommended approval of this plat with the condition that alt Presubmission Conference comments are addressed and that the City Council allow for the platting of property north of Rock Prairie Road. Representative of the property owner Steve. Arden, informed the Commission that Rock Prairie Road is well under :construction. All utilities are in placeand the road will be rough cut some time next week. The concern several years ago. when the deelopment agreement was drafted, was to make sure that all