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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutesstore in the shopping center, the ne:v parking lot would: serve as a "gathering place" for students and others to have a place to socialize. Chairman Massey closed the public hearing. Commissioner Maloney moved to deny the Conditional Use Permit request. Commission Mooney seconded the motion. Commissioner Maloney. explained. that he had difficulty approving this request on the grounds that it is going against strong issues in the Comp Plan (i.e. maintaining neighborhood integrity). Commissioner IVtooney agreed and added that he was aware of the parking problem in the area and sympathetic to the business owners, but he was also sympathetic to the residents and wanted to maintain the historic status of the neighborhood. He urged the residents, business owners and the Historic Preservation Committee to wark to together to find alternatives to this problem. Chairman Massey called for the vote, which passed unopposed (6-0); Commissioner Rife abstained from this item. AGEhTDA ITEM NO. 4: Public. hearing and consideration of a Conditional Use Permit for the use only to permit a convenience store and service station in a C-B zoned district.. The site is located on the northwest corner of University Drive and Highway 6 Bypass. (98-709) Senior Planner McCully presented the staff report. She explained that the request is for the applicant to pursue the development of:a retail center in the University Drive entrance Corridor.. ,This development ~ would include a bank drive-thru, a fast .food restaurant with adrive-thru, and a convenience store/service station. The proposed building. and site layout are to resemble a similar'site owned by the same applicant at the corner of Welsh .and 2818, which was built under the Overlay district requirements. Stafr'recommended approval with the condition that. the site is built similar to the: style of the Exxon Station at Welsh and 2818. The Commissioners expressed their concern with increased traffic and congestion to the area. Transportation Planner Hard explained that this development should not add to the congestion. Chairman Massey opened the public hearing. Mr. Ray Hansen, Applicant, reiterated that this development would be very similar to the Exxon station at Welsh and 2818. Their intention is to exceed the landscaping requirements. He felt that this type of development would not increase traffic, but .would intercept the traffic (from studies. done by Exxon Corporation in the past). He would also like to have shared access with the Gateway development. Chuck Ellison, Attorney representing the owners of Gateway, explained that his client had concern with shared access, intense use on small acreage, and traffic impacts. He explained that the Gateway developers were concerned, not opposed to the request. NIr. Hansen explained that he would be willing. to work with the. Gateway in any way possible to reach an agreement to satisfy both parties. Chairman Massey closed the Public Hearing. P&Z 112'inutes December 17, 1998 Page 6 of 8 Comrrussioner Parker moved to approve the request with Staff s recommendation that the site is built similar to the style of the. Exxon Station at Welsh and FM 2818. Commissioner Garner seconded the motion which passed unopposed (7-0). AGENDA ITEM NO. 5: Consideration of a Site- Plan for the College Station Hotel/Coference Center, to be located in the Wolf Pen Creek District. (9$-437} City Planner Kee introduced Mr. Rick Ferrari,- architect for the project. He presented the site plan and explained some of the changes made to the plan. The modifications presented were items reviewed by the Wolf Pen Creek Design Review Board in November and December 1998.. The Wolf Pen Creek Design Review Board. recommended .approval of the site plan with their recommendations as stated in the Wolf Pen Creek Design Review. Board Reports dated November 4, 1998 and December 2, 1998. This item would have final approval from the Commission but would be presented to the City Council as a courtesy. Commissioner Rife moved to approve the site plan as presented with all recommendations as stated in the WPC Design Review. Board Reports dated November 4 and December 2, 1998. Commissioner Kaiser seconded the motion, which passed unopposed (7-0). AGENDA ITEM N0. 6: Consideration of an amendment to the Master Development flan of the Pebble Hills. Subdivision, 173.18 acres, located on the. north side of Green9s Prairie Road approximately 1500' from the Highway 6 intersection; and consideration of a Preliminary Plat of approximately 25.57 acres located in the northwest corner of the proposed subdivisions (98-314 ~4c 98-315) Transportation Planner Hard presented the staff report. He highlighted that the revised Master Plan included the following changes to the original plan: 1. An additional 8 acres of commercial zoning to the existing I7 acres. 2. A landscape buffer easement on the future C-1 acreage. 3. A reduction of existing buffer zone of R-5 between the commercial tract and the future Lakeway dxtension. 4. An alley that extends across the rear of the future R-5 tracts to assure that all access from the R- 5 development will be taken from the alley rather than Lakeway. 5. The relocation of the future Lakeway extension to the east. 6. An additional conunercial street hat will extend from Lakeway to the highway 6 frontage road across the south side of the future C-1 and R-5 tracts. 7. The relocation of a residential collector street to the south. Mr. Hard. explained that the preliminary plat is for the future TxDot property, and will include the majority of the commercial street along the south side. The land uses on that site would include offices, warehousing, vehicle maintenance, and. a sign shop. Staff recommended approval of both the Master Development Plan and the Preliminary Plat as presented. P&Z~nutes December 17, 1998 Page 7 oj8