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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutesLL~ t Mr. Arden tated that the concern several years ago when the development agreement was drafted, was to make sure that all of the land would not be developed until Rock Prairie Road is installed to make sure the city is not forced to construct the road in the future. The proposed subdivision should be completed approximately sixty days before the completion of Rock Prairie Road. Commissioner Lightfoot moved to approve the final plat with the comments outlined in the Presubmission Conference Report and the condition that. the City Council approve the amended development agreement prior. to filing the final plat for .record. Commissioner Massey seconded the motionwhich passed unopposed (6 - 0). AGENDA ITEM NO.6: Consideration of a .driveway variance, an appeal to the City Engineer's decision to deny a second access point along Rock Prairie Road for the property located on the northeast corner of Rock Prairie Road and Wellborn Road. (97-803) Assistant to the City Engineer Homeyer stated that the applicant has submitted a driveway variance request. fora .convenience store at the .corner of the Rock Prairie Road extension and Wellborn Road. This request was reviewed by the City Engineer and was denied, therefore the applicant is appealing this decisionto the Commission. As part of the Rock Prairie Road extension project a raisedmedian will be constructed with-several openings to allow traffic to access future developments. There is a proposed median opening located approximately- 275 feet from Wellborn Road. During the. design process, this median opening was purposely placed at this location to comply with the Driveway Access Location and Design Policy. This location was determined in August of 1996, The 'first pre-development meeting to discuss this proposed development was held on September 10, 1996. At this meeting, staff indicated that curb cuts on both Rock Prairie and Wellborn would. need to be a minimum. of 275 feet from the intersection. At a later date,, the applicant proposed a third driveway to be located approximately 125 feet from the intersection because he felt that. the. driveway .located at he median opening' would not provide adequate access to his development. Staff has maintained its prior. decision to not approve the third location because the proposed distance does not meet the minimum spacing as identified'in the driveway access ordinance. It is staffis position to vary from the ordinance only under extenuating circumstances in order to maintain consistency and fairness with past, present and future requests. The architect has submitted a letter from. himself and a report from a traffic .engineer citing specific :reasons for the third driveway location. These letters are attached for your ',review. This intersection has the potential for. a similar use to be located on the opposite corner. If this occurs, and if the variance request is approved, then staff would be in a difficult position to deny a similar request on the opposite corner. The City Engineer is the designated administrator of the driveway access ordinance. The applicant has not demonstrated the need for more 'than two driveways at this site. In addition, .the third proposed driveway' does not meet the minimum spacing and staff recommended denial of this variance request. Commissioner Lightfoot questioned staff concerning the safety issues of the proposed driveway location and the possibility of medians along Wellborn Road. Assistant to the City Engineer Homeyer stated that there will be raised medians in Wellborn Road; however, the time frame is .unknown. Staff is uncomfortable with the variance request primarily because of the severity of the driveway separation. The proposed driveway is 125' from Wellborn Road which is less then half the required distance of 275'. He stated .that the driveway ordinance is based on street classification and speed. in order to reduce. the chance of rear end .collisions. The ordinance does not distinguish between divided and undivided streets. P & Z Minutes April 3, 1997 Page 4 of 6 Applicant Tim Loveless of 7050 Woodoak Drive in Bryan approached the Commission and stated that if the driveway ordinance addressed raised medians, the variance request would probably not be necessary. The major purpose of the ordinance is to keep vehicles from turning left and crossing lanes of traffic; however, in this case, the raised medians will do the same thing. Mr. Loveless stated that the proposed use is a convenience .store and it is important that .there. is easy access. to and from the site. Traffic Engineer Toe Blaschke is in support of the variance request and says that the additional driveway will not be a violation of good traffic engineering practice. Representative of the applicant Joe Blaschke of 4303 New Castle Court in Bryan informed the Commission that he is in support of the driveway ordinance and staffs position to insure conformance with the ordinance. However, there are many other cities in the state that consider raised medians when determining driveway locations because there is less interference with traffic. Mr. Blaschke stated that he would not support a similar variance across Rock Prairie Road because of the direction of traffic and the location of the future, signal. A variance across Rock Prairie Road would interfere with the que of vehicles traveling toward' the future signal. The proposed driveway on the subject property will not create a safety problem and work in this location due to the raised median. Mr. Blaschke stated that the existing driveway ordinance. could be expanded to address raised medians and be more consistent with the rest of the state. Commissioner Lightfoot moved to .grant the driveway variance and .overturn the City Engineer's decision to deny. a second access point .along Rock Prairie for the property located on the northeast corner of Rock Prairie Road and Wellborn Road. Commissioner Parker seconded the motion. Commissioner Lightfoot stated. that he respects staffs position to deny the variance request. However, in this particular case, the raised median in Rock Prairie Road and future medians along Wellborn Road is a factor. There does not appear to be a safety hazard which is one of the major reasons for the access ordinance. The property across. Rock Prairie Road is a different situation primarily because of the direction of traffta Commissioner Parker agreed and stated that the real issue is that the ordinance -does not take into consideration raised medians. Based upon the consulting engineer's remarks, there appears to be a basis for an exception to the ordinance. He suggested that the Commission .pass this matter on to the City Council to look at a possible amendment to include raised medians in the driveway .ordinance. Commissioner Smith stated that he is not comfortable with the variance request because of safety reasons. -'Until the issue of raised medians is investigated and. addressed in the ordinance, the variance should not be granted. Commissioner Gribou expressed concern that if traffic is speeding to beat a signal, this will happen in both directions increasing the possibility of rear end collisions, He stated that if he knew the exact future plans for Wellborn Road, including deceleration lanes, etc., he may reconsider. The motion to grant the variance request passed (4 m 2); Commissioners Gribou and Smith voted against the motion. P & Z Minutes April 3, 1997 Page S of 6 PROJECT REVIEW COMMITTEE REPORT July 7, 1997 TO: Jim Loveless 7050 Wood Oak Drive, Bryan, TX 77808 Constantin Barbu 2909 South Texas Avenue, Bryan, TX 77803 FROM: Project Review Committee Sabine McCully, Senior P Kent Laza, City Engineer James Massey, P&Z Representative Others Attending Natalie Ruiz, Planning Te Tony Michalsky, Electrical Operati ns oordinator Laverne Akin, GTE Representative Shirley Volk, Development Coordinator SUBJECT: Parking Lot Plan -.Exxon;. proposed service station and convenience store to be located on lot 1, block 2 of the Edelweiss Business Center on the southeast corner of Wellborn Road and the Rock Prairie road extension, totaling 1.22 acres. (97- 407 A Project Review. Committee. meeting was held Wednesday, July 3, 1997 to discuss the above mentioned parking lot .plan. City .Engineer Laza moved to approve the site plan with the following ordinance requirements. and comments. The following is a list of ordinance requirements and comments identified by the Project Review Committee. This list does not relieve the applicant o, f total compliance with- all current ordinance requirements. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL Discreationary Item: Select a shrub type from the "Large Shrubs" recommended plant list to screen the proposed vacuum pumps area. The plantings must be tall enough to effectively screen the pumps from Wellborn Road. Ordinance Requirements: Site Plan Related.• _ Show all existing and proposed utilities on the site plan. _ Show how the fire hydrant along. Rock Prairie Road is connected to the existing or proposed water line. PRC Report Exxon Case #97-407 Page 2 of 3 Ordinance Requirements (cont.l: Site Plan Related.• Show. the fire lane markings along the curbs throughout the site. (The fire lane shown along the rear of the building is acceptable only if there is access to the building in the rear. If not, the fire lane should be relocated to the front of the store.) Note the volume and page number of the off-site access easements along the eastern and southern property lines. (This ofd site easement must be in place prior to construction.) _ Two handicap parking spaces are .required. (Show and note the required .spaces on the site plan.) Coordinate number and location with Building Official Lance Simms at (409) 764-3741. _ Remove the. reference to the size of water meters 1, 2 and 3 on sheet SP-3. The city will size the meters according to the utility demands. Justify the water and sanitary demands for the car wash shown on sheet SP-3. _ Clarify the size of the proposed private sanitary .sewer line from Rock Prairie Road to the building. (It is shown as a 6" and a 4" line.) _ The engineering drawings for the fire hydrant referenced on sheet SP-3 have not been submitted. Landscape Plan Related.• Are there any existing trees within the 24' Streetscape reserve? Existing trees within these reserves along Wellborn and Rock Prairie Road and over 4" in caliper must be preserved. Note the existing trees o be removed. Comments/Concerns: _ Keep. the proposed utility lines within an easement up to the building. Coordinate the electrical service requirements with Electrical Operations Coordinator Tony Michalsky at (409} 764-3660: _ Conduit layout for G.T.E. is acceptable. From Rock Prairie Road to the building, conduit shall have pull string, be capped on both ends, ell up 4' at outside building location and 6" at Rock Prairie Road. Outside termination must be within 20' of power; if not, .the developer is responsible for providing and placing a 8' x 5/8" copper ground rod. From the intersection of Rock Prairie Road and F.M. 2154 to the edge of the property along F.M. 21.54, place. one 4" conduit in the City of College Station easement. Must have pull string and be capped on both ends. Contact-cable locate before any digging (1-800-344- 8377). and Danny Pate (821-4537) for depth. G.T.E. will provide and place conduit along Rock Prairie: Road, Coordinate G.T.E. Rep. Laverne Akin at .(409) 821-4723 when this can be done -need to do before any driveways or landscaping. PRA' Report Exxon Case #97--407 Page 3 of 3 Comments/Concerns (contJ: An irrigation plan must be submitted and a system installed prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy. Address the redlines on sheet SP-4. Resubmit the redlined .sheet SP-4 with the revisions. _ Gas: service and mater location have been determined in a previous meeting with Constantin. Barbu. This service will need to be installed prior to any paving on site. Please submit-gasrequirement and equipment list via a-mail. <dorough@cy-net.net> or fax 776-2175 to David borough. SUBMIT 4 COMPLETE SETS OF CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS WITH THE REVISED SITE PLAN ATTACHED. AND 3 COPIES OF THE REVISED SITE PLAN ONLY TO CONTINUE WITH PHASE II OF THE BUII.,DING PERMIT PROCESS. COORDINATE DETAILS WITH DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR SHIRLEY VOLK AT (409) 764-3570. APPEAL PROCESS: An applicant may appeal the decision of :the Project Review Committee to the Planning and Zoning Commission within five -days after the PRC Committee meeting. Failure to appeal the PRC action .shall constitute a contractual acceptance of all conditions imposed, and a waiver and surrender of all complaints, defects, or potential invalidity, whether under. state or federal law.. An applicant appealing the decision of the PRC shall file ten copies of the-final site plan as approved by the PRC, showing all changes and requirements imposed by the PRC, and .accompanied by a written explanation of those items being appealed. Until said copies are on file, no further development approval shall occur, :and no further action by the Commission shall take place. An applicant may appeal only certain aspects of site. plan review, and in the absence of discretionary review by the Commission, or review pursuant to a petition, all other aspects of the site plan shall be final. Any notice of appeal shall state with particularity the aspects which are to be appealed: Coordinateappeal processthrough Development Coordinator Shirley Volk at (409) 764-3741. STAFF ~ ° .~ ` EVIEW Designate "existing" or "proposed" and size of waterline to fire hydrant. An irrigationplan will be required. A landscaping plan, including streetscape requirements is required. Determine whether the detention area will have. earthen or vertical walls. Any approval of this site plan will be conditioned upon all drainage/detention requirements being met as site plan is proposed. Any substantial changes to the siteplan will require additional review and approval ~~ by the PRC. Show the "limits of construction". All drive areas shown on this site plan. must be completed with this project,.. including the areas outside. this lot. Need only l .parking space for the handicapped. The space shouldbe moved so movement across a driving aisle is eliminated. ; Rotate the dumpster so the front loader of the truck can service it. The raised areas on each end of every parking row must be landscaped islands, and as such, no display items will be allowed. Include the elevation of the price sign shown at 28 ft. in height so a determination can be made as to whether or not a sign that tall will be allowed at that location. All signs will be permitted separately. The air, water and vacuum locations need to be moved out of the streetscape area and away from in front of the site. To date there is no official legal description on either this site or the adjacent sites because a final plat on the property has not been submitted, reviewed or filed for record. How much area is devoted to the "eating area"? Show this breakdown in the parking legend. Need details for paving, curbing, sidewalks, handicap ramps. Need complete grading, drainage and detention details and report. Furnish utility demands: Domestic Water and Irrigation. Waters in maximum GPM; Sewer in GPD. Show the location. of meters in an easement or right-of--way. Show the location of emergency shutoffs for the pumps. Fire lane locations may change radii of curbs. Include a note addressing flood plain. Impact Fees are required for development of this site. A TxDOT Permit is required for the driveway on Wellborn Road. Any landscaping in the right-of--way of Wellborn must also have a permit from TxDOT. If landscaping is to be placed in the Rock Prairie Road right-of-way a P.LP. permit is required. Remove the "Hwy. 6" :designation from the location map to improve the scale of the drawing. ~, !-~i AGENDA Project Review Committee CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS City. Hall Council- Chambers Wednesday, Apri130, 1997 10:00 A.M. PARKING LOT PLAN = ~'elecommunications Tower; proposed telecommunications tower to be located. on part of of 39FR of Southwood Section 25 on Southwood Drive near the F.M. 2818 mterseetion. The site plan is a modification of the conditional use permit apppproved by the Planning and Zoning Commission 3/20/97: The applicant has modified the site plane to .address the concerns of a adjacent residential development. (97-702) G_ "7`E"- f 70 ©lzoP/ ~°-~i (.t1f ~ ~ ~- ts~ p~ ~ l'1 PARKING LOT PLAN -Exxon .Station;: proposed convenience store to be located on lot 1, block 2 of the Edelweiss- Business Center on the southeast corner of Wellborn Road. and the Rock Prairie Road extension totaling 1.22 .acres. (97-407) ~' ~~ ~ ~-~~c~ ~ fs ~ha ~ is s~aoc~ n ~~ ~~ ~2~m. /='C~7 ~2 ~D~~tc~ ,~ - ~s t3 ins ~ n e ss C~ r~ l~ 2 ~ /5 ~~ /~Gr~L°~ ®/< Gt/.~~Be~ /ZD ~-~-, LQ ~ 7 a iz ,~a~` ~ - ~~1-Y~ . 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All drive azeas shown on this site plan must be completed with this project,. including the areas outside this lot. ti~ Need only I parking space for the handicapped. The space should be moved so movement across a driving aisle is eliminated. , Rotate the dumpster so the front loader of the truck .can service it. C j The raised azeas on each end of every pazking row must be landscaped islands, and as such, no display items will be allowed. / Include the elevation of the. price sign shown at 28 fte in height so a determination can be made as to whether or not a sign that tall will be allowed at that location .All signs will be permitted separately. /~~~' `The air, water and vacuum locations need to be moved out of the streetscape area and away from in front Imo, of the site. To date there is no official legal description on either this site or the adjacent sites because a final plat on the property has not been submitted, reviewed or filed for record. How much area is devoted to the "eating area"? Show this breakdown in the pazking legend. '/JNeed details for paving, curbing, sidewalks, handicap ramps. r~ Need complete grading, drainage and detention del and report. ~ _--- _ ~„ V ~• Furnish utility demands: Domestic Water and Irrigation Waters in maximum GPM; Sewer in GPD ~' L7s3,ow terrte~G~, /Show the location of meters in an easement or right~of-wav- // ~w~ ~ ~,~'~'~' j/ Show the location of emergency shutoffs for the pump; ,Fire lane locations may change radii. of curbs. / Include a note addressing flood plain. '-~ Impact Fees aze required for developmentof this site. w W,A TxDOT Permit is required for the driveway on Wellborn Road. Any landscaping in the right-of--way of Wellborn must also have a permit from TxDOT. -+ If landscaping is to be placed in the Rock Prairie Roadright-of-way a P.I.P. permit is required. ._.-..Remove the "Hwy. 6" designation from the location map to improve. the scale of the drawing. ..--=