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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes~,~. ~z~ Mr. David Woodcock, President of Wolf Pen Village Homeowners Association, reiterated the concerns Mr. Parker stated. Commissioner Lightfoot asked Mr. Savage where the school buses load and unload and where they enter the schools. Mr. Savage explained that no buses travel on Anderson. The bus entrances to the schools are on Holik. Mr. Raymond Keeley, 1b01 Wolf Run, explained that Wolf Run is being used as a .place for parents to pick up the kids. The parents make the loop to wait on the kids to cross over Anderson which is very dangerous. Mr. Hard explained that this area is not a desirable location to be signalized because of the close proximity. to the George Bush intersection. The Anderson Street widening project may help alleviate some of the traffic congestion. Commissioner Lightfoot moved to table the conditional use permit request and the associated site plan until a resolution is resolved. Commissioner Silvia seconded the motion which passed unopposed (5-0). Comrrussioner Garner moved to recommend approval the preliminary plat with the variance request. Commissioner Lightfoot seconded the motion which passed unopposed (5-0). AGENDA ITEM NO. 7: Consideration of a final plat for Edelweiss Estates Phase Thirteen, a 6.125 acre ?tract located at the northwest quadrant of the Rock Prairie Road and Edelweiss intersection: (97-250) Graduate. Engineer Kaspar presented the staff report and stated that the proposed development is Phase 13 of the master planned subdivision know as Edelweiss Estates. The applicant is requesting this variance in order to allow off-street parking to occur outside of public nght-of-way. The City of College 'Station subdivision ordinance precludes. private facilities, including parking .areas, from being constructed within public rights-of--way. For this reason the applicant is proposing to construct the street back of curb.. against the inside right-of--way line shown on the plat, leaving l l feet of right-of--way on the outside edge. A 15 foot public utility easement is proposed around the common area adjacent to Cecilia Loop which would provide access for maintenance of the street and utilities. Off street parking is proposed within this public utility easement and common area and will be privately maintained and located outside of the .public right-of--way. Staff recommended approval of the final plat with a variance to the right-of--way width to allow a 39 foot right-of-way with an adjacent 15 foot .public utility easement. Commissioner Silvia moved. to approve the plat as submitted with approval of the variance. Commissioner Garner seconded the motion which passed unopposed. (5-0). AGENDA ITEM NO. 8: Public hearing and consideration of an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance revising the landscaping and streetscaping requirements. (97-822) Senior Planner McCully,presented the ordinance changes and stated that this is the result of meeting the City Council's #1 Strategic issue of Streamlining the Development Review Process. Staff put together a review team of staff members that included staff members directly involved in the landscaping requirements. This team .drafted changes to make the requirements more concise and easier to understand and enforce. Ms. McCully stated that some of the changes are substantive especially to the P&Z Minutes December 18, 1997 Page 7 of 9