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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutesMINUTES .Planning and Zoning Commissi®n CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS February 4, 1999 7:00 P.IVI. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Acting Chairman Rife, Commissioners Maloney, Parker, Mooney. COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Chairman Massey, Commissioners Garner and Kaiser. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Council Members Hazen. STAFF PRESENT: City Planner Kee, Senior Planner McCully, Assistant City Engineer Morgan, Assistant Development Coordinator Ruiz, Graduate Engineer Tondre, Staff Planner Jimmerson, Staff Assistant Charanza, Transportation Planner Hard, and Assistant City Attorney Nemcik. AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Approval of minutes from the Regular Meeting held on December 17, .1998 (tabled from the January 21, 1999 meeting). Commissioner Maloney had. amendments to Item No. 2d, to add to the motion to include .the requirement of the Developer to mandate a privacy fence between Steeplechase and the existing "Courts" neighborhood... He had intended fora this requirement tb be incorporated into the Deed Restrictions. He also. pointed out that on page 5, Mr. Mike Luther was not the Historic Committee Chairman, `He moved:: to approve the minutes with these changes.. Commissioner Parker sec®nded the motion, which passed unopposed (4-0). AGENDA ITEM- NO. 2:-Approval of minutes from the Regular Meeting held on January 21, 19999 and the Workshop Meeting. held on January 27, 1999. Commissioner Maloney requested. a change to the. minutes from the Regular Meeting held on January 21, 1999, Agenda Item No. 5 {second paragraph on page 5), he pointed out that the agreement between the church and .adjacent .property owner, was a written agreement, not a verbal agreement. Comrrrissioner Mooney moved to approve the minutes from the Regular Meeting with this change. Commissioner Maloney seconded the motion, which passed unopposed (4-Q). Commissioner Parker moved to approve the minutes frorn the Workshop Meeting held on January 27; 1999, as written. Commissioner Maloney seconded the motion, which passed unopposed (4-0). The f ollowing items: approved by common consent AGENDA ITEM NO.3: Consent Agenda. PdeZ Mdrautes February 4, 1999 Page 1®f 4 Agenda Item No. 3.1: Granted asix-month time extension for the Master Preliminary Plat of the Rock Prairie Plaza Subdivision, to provide additional time for the final plat subnvttal. (98-301) Agenda Item No. 3.2: Approved .Final Plat of Pebble Creek Phase 7A consisting of 81 single family lots and associated right-of--way on 44.88 acres, south of the existing subdivision and accessed by Pebble Creek Parkway. (99-204) AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Public hearing and consideration of a Conditional ZJse Permit for the use only to permit an animal care facility on a C=1 zoned tract located at 111. Rock Prairie Road. (99=705) Senior Planner McCully presented the Staff Report. She explained that the request was to allow the applicant to pursue the .development of animal boarding associated with a proposed veterinary clinic adjacent to the future Texaco service station that will be located at the Rock Prairie Road/Wellborn Road intersection. The proposed veterinary clinic is a permitted use in the C-1 zoning district and is therefore not subject for the Commission's Review, although the kennel does require approval from the Commission because it is listed as a conditional use in this district. She pointed out that the submitted conceptual plan shows .the. kennel addition in the rear of the building, roughly 100 feet from the rear property line.. The plan also shows an exercise area for the animals to be located between the building and a 25-foot buffer zone that has been reflected on the site plan. Section 14 of the Zoning Ordinance authorizes the existence of conditional uses. The Commission may permit a conditional use subject to appropriate conditions and safeguards, when after public notice and hearing the Commission finds that: (Staff comments are in italics) 1. "The proposed use meets all the minimumstandards established in the ordinance for the type of use proposed." This use meets all of the minimum ordinance requirements. 2. "That the proposed use meets the purpose and. intent of the ordinance and is in harmony with the development policies and .goals and objectives as embodied in the Comprehensive Plan for Development of the City." This use is not in conflict with the Land Use Plan. 3. "That the proposed use will not be detrimental to the health, welfare, and safety of the surrounding neighborhood or its occupants, nor be substantially or permanently injurious to neighboring property." The public hearing is an opportunity for the Commission to measure the potential impact on surrounding land uses "The Commission may impose additional reasonable restrictions or conditions to carry out the spirit and intent of the ordinance and to mitigate adverse effects of the proposed use. These requirements may include, but are trot limited to, increased open space, loading and parking requirements, additional landscaping, and additional improvements such. as curbing, sidewalks and screening." Unless the public hearing brings to light any new information indicating potential negative impacts, Staff recommends approval with compliance with the concept plan and the buffering as conditions. The Commission expressed their concern -with noise from the kennel being a burden to the residents backing up to the facility. They were interested in pursuing additional buffers to avoid a problem. Ms. McCully explained that the Edelweiss Master Development Plan required additional.landscaping, but the specific plant requirements had not been chosen, She explained that the buffer area was also undefined at this time. PdcZ Minutes February 4, 1999 Page 2 of 4 Acting Chairman Rife opened the public hearing. Fred Patterson, .378.8 Pate Road, was. present to represent Dr. Rupley (the .applicant). He explained that there would not be a great noise increase. The exercise. area was. intended for one animal at a time. He said that the applicant wanted to "fit".into the area and .did not want to be a burden on the surrounding property 'owners. He explained that the .kennel would be used as a boarding facility,. but for animals under. care of the doctor. Davidl3orsak, Real Estate Agent for the applicant, explained that Dr. Rupley intended to be a good neighbor and would avoid any noise problems. Benito Flores-Meath, 901 Val Verde, expressed his concern for the noise from the kennel section. He also. asked that the exercise area be used during day hours to avoid increased noise. Mr. Patterson said that the exercise area would be used during the daytime hours and usually only one animal would use the area at a time. The clinic will be for small animal care only and no large animals would be on site. Acting Chairman Rife closed the public hearing. Commissioner Mooney moved to approve the Conditional Use Permit with Star comments. Commissioner Parker seconded the motion, which passed unopposed (4-0). AGENDA ITEM NO.S Consideration of an ardinance amending Chapter 9, Subdivision, of the Code of Ordinances relating to Extraterritorial .Jurisdiction (ETA regulations, cul-de sac regulations, consideration of master development plans .and preliminary plats, and deleting references to Presubmission Conferences. (98-822) Staff Planner 7immerson presented the ordinance amendment. She explained that there were five objectives' for this amendment, which. were: 1. Remove the references to Pre-Submission Conferences, to reflect current procedure. 2. Change regulations so that survey data is tied to the City's monumentation whenever reasonable. 3. Change the cul-de-sac regulation, to allow for longer cul-de-sacs as long as the number of lots is 24 or less. 4. Change the Extratemtorial Jurisdiction regulations so that they are longer stricter than the City's Rural Subdivision regulations. 5. Change the agency with .which compliance is required for water and sanitary sewer in the Extraterritorial 7urisdi~tion, to reflect the changes in state agencies. She explained that the Pre-Submission Conferences had not been held in approximately 18 month and this change would be considered: primarily housekeeping as with changing the agency required for water and sanitary sewer in the ET7. Acting Chairman Rife opened the floor to anyone wanting to address this ordinance amendment. 13erito Flores-Meath, 901 Val_Verde, was concerned. with removing .the Pre-Submission Conferences would not be a good idea for the notification process, He felt that the public needed to be notified at the' earliest possible time and this conference would be a good time to inform affected neighborhoods. P&Zll~flnutes February 4, 1999 Page 3 of 4 Staff Planner Jimmerson explained that the Pre-Submission Conference was a meeting between Staff and the Developers and was. at a very. early stage in the process. City Planner Kee explained that the recently'considered Subdivision Amendment relating to Master Plan review regrxires that any rezoning request be turned in at the. same time as the Master Development Plan, which would all®w for earlier notification. Mr. Flores-Meath also expressed his concern with delayed emergency response to houses if the cul-de- sac lengths are longer. Ms. Jimmerson explained that the fire department saw no problems with the increased lengths as long as fire hydrants were set accordingly. City Planner Kee: added that the Planning Staff is knowledgeable of all other City service requirements and takes. certain. issues into consideration when reviewing plans. She explained that if the reviewing star see potential problems with the plans,. they would contact the appropriate departments (i.e. fire, Sanitation, Police, etc.). Commissioner Parker moved to recommend .approval of the Ordinance Amendment. Commissioner Mooney seconded the motion, which passed unopposed. AGENDA ITEM NO. 6: Other Business. Commissioner Maloney asked if Staff could look into appropriate. signage pointing out the airport along Highway 60 (eastbound and westbound). He was concerned with visitors not being able to locate the airport since. there were no signs at the Turkey Creek exits. Acting Chairman. Rife asked Staff to update the Commission on the research being done for notification requirements and additional ways. to inform residents of upcoming requests. City Planner Kee explained that Staffis currently working a presentation, which would be presented at a later date. AGENDA ITEM NO. 7: Adjourn. Commissioner. Maloney moved to adjourn the: meeting of he Planning and Zoning. Commission. Commissioner Mooney seconded the motion, which passed unopposed (4-0) APPROVED: Chairman, James Massey ATTESTa Staff Assistant, Debra Charanza P&Z 11~flttutes February 4, 1999 Page 4 of 4 ._ ~ Regular Item Consent Item. Workshop Item Item. Submitted By: Jessica Jimmerson, Staff Planner Council Meeting Date: 8-12-99 Director Approval: City Manager Approval: Item Summary: The attached ordinance amends 10 sections of the Subdivision .Regulations. References to Pre-Submission Conferences are removed from 5 sections, to reflect current procedure. This procedure was changed over 18 months ago in response to a Council strategic issue to streamline the development process. The amendment also changes the regulations so that survey data is tied to the City's monumentation, whenever reasonable. The change in this one section is to facilitate inputting the most recent information into the City's Geographic Information System (G.I.S.). Thee.. cul-de-sac section will be changed to allow for longer cul-de-sacs, as long as the number of lots is 24 ar less. The reason for initiating this change was to eliminate the need for variances to the maximum cul-de-sac length, which will primarily affect developers of large lot subdivisions. We arrived at 24 lots from the current regulation Currently the. maximum cul-de-sac length is 600 feet, .and taking the minimum frontage of 50 feet, on both sides of the street, and dividing that into street `length, 24 lots is the maximum. number of lots on a current cul-de-sac. By attaching the condition of 241ots or less, although the street length maybe longer, the number of units possible on a street is held the same. Other City departments, such. as Fire and. Public works, felt that their access and. service issues are addressed in other areas of ordinance authority, and would not be adversely affected by this change. The amendment. will also change one section in the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) regulations so that,they are no longer stricter than the City's Rural Subdivision Regulations. At this time, for those items over which the City. has authority in the ETJ, and those items not specifically addressed in the ETJ regulations (Section 13), compliance is required with the standard subdivision regulations (Section: 8). It seems only. logical, that since most of the ETJ is rural in nature and since we have Rural Subdivision regulations (Section 12), that compliance should instead be with those regulations and not with the standard subdivision regulations. Lastly, this amendment will change the name of the agency with which compliance is required in the water and. sanitary sewer .sections of the ET7 regulations. The change is purely housekeeping. The name of the estate agency changed and we need to reflect that change in our regulations. Item Background: Staff initiated these changes to streamline the development process and to make necessary clarifications and corrections. Related Advisory Board Recommendations: Advisory board review is not required for amendments to the subdivision regulations. However, this item was presented to the Planning. and Zoning Commission on February 4th, 1999 for their recommendation. The Commission. voted unanimously in favor of the proposed subdivision regulation changes. Staff Recommendation: We .recommend. approval Council Action Options: L Approve as submitted. 2. 'Reject or Disapprove. 3'. Return to staff with directions for revisions. Supporting Materials: 1. '.Amending ordinance. 2. ' `P & Z Commission minutes from 2-14-99 MINUTES Planning and Zoning Conunissian CITE OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS February 4, 1999 7:00 P.M. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Acting Chairman Rife, Commissioners Maloney, Parker, Mooney. COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Chairman Massey, Commissioners Garner and Kaiser. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Council Members Hazen. STAFF PRESENT: City Planner Kee, Senior Planner McCully, Assistant City Engineer Morgan, Assistant Development. Coordinator Ruiz, Crraduate Engineer Tondre, Staff Planner Jimmerson, Staff Assistant Charanza, Transportation Planner Hard, and Assistant City Attorney Nemcik. AGENDA ITEM NO. 5: Consideration of an ordinance amending Chapter 9, Subdivision, of the Cade of Ordinances relating. to Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) .regulations, cul-de sac regulations, consideration. of master development. plans and. preliminary plats, and deleting references to Presubmission Conferences. (98-822) Staff Planner Jimmerson presented the ordinance amendment. She explained that there were five objectives for this amendment, which were: 1. Remove the references to Pre-Submission Conferences, to reflect current procedure. 2. Change .regulations so that survey data is tied to the City's manurnentation whenever .reasonable. 3. Change the cul-de-sac regulation, to allow for longer cul-de-sacs as long as the number of lots is 24 or less. 4. Change thee... Extraterritorial Jurisdiction regulations so that they are longer stricter than the City's Rural Subdivision. regulations. 5. Change the agency with which compliance is required for water and .sanitary sewer in the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction, to reflect the changes in state agencies: She explained that the Pre-Submission. Conferences had. not. been. held in approximately 18 month and this change would be considered primarily housekeeping as with changing the agency required. for water and sanitary sewer in the ETJ. Acting.Chairman Rife opened the floor to anyone wanting to address this ordinance amendment. Benito Flores-Meath, 901 Val Verde, was concerned with removing the Pre-Submission Conferences would not be a good idea for the notification process. He felt that the public needed to be notified at the earliest possible time and this conference would be a good time to inform affected neighborhoods. Staff Planner Jimmerson explained .that the Pre-Submission Conference was a meeting between Staff and the .Developers and was at a very early stage in the. process. City Planner Kee explained that the recently considered Subdivision Amendment. relating to Master Plan review requires that any rezoning request be turned in at the same time as the Master Development Plan, which would allow for earlier notification. Mr. Flores-Meath also expressed his concern with delayed emergency response to houses if the cul-de-sac lengths are longer. Ms. Jimmerson explained that the fire department saw no problems with the increased lengths as long as fire hydrants. were set accordingly. City Planner Kee added that the Planning Staff is knowledgeable of all other City service requirements and takes certain issues into consideration when reviewing plans. She explained that if the reviewing staff see potential problems with the plans, they would contact the appropriate departments (i.e. fire, Sanitation, Police, etc.}. Commissioner Parker moved to recommend approval of the Ordinance Amendment. Commissioner Mooney seconded the motion, which passed unopposed. Item. Submitted By: Council Meeting Date: Director Approval: City Manager Approval:. 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Item Summary: The attached ordinance amends 10 sections of the Subdivision Regulations. References to Pre-Submission Conferences are removed from 5 sections, to reflect current procedure. This procedure was changed over 18 months ago in response to a Council strategic issue t® streamline the development process. The amendment also ohanges the regulations so that survey data is tied to the City's monumentation, whenever reasonable. The change in this one section is to facilitate .inputting the most recent information into the City's Geographic Information System (G.LS.). The cul-de-sac section will be changed to allow for longer cul-de-sacs, as long as the number of lots is 24 or less. The reason for initiating this change was to eliminate the need for variances to the .maximum cul-de-sac ength, .which will primarily affect developers of large lot subdivisions, We arrived at 241ots from the current regulation. Currently the maximum cul-de-sac length is 600 feet, and taking the minimum frontage of 50 feet, on both sides of the street, and dividing that into street length, 24 lots is the maximum number of lots on a current cul-de-sac. By attaching the condition of 241ots or less, although the street length maybe longer, the number of units possible on a street is held the same. OtherCity departments, such as Fire and Public works, felt that their.access and service issues are addressed in other areas of ordinance authority, and would not be adversely affected by this change. The amendment will also change one section in the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) regulations so that they are no longer stricter than the City's Rural Subdivision Regulations. At this time, for those items over which the City has authority in the ETJ, and those items n®t specifically addressed in the ETJ regulations {Section 13), compliance is required with the standard subdivision regulations (Section 8). It seems only logical, that since most ®f the .ETJ is rural in nature and since we have Rural Subdivision regulations (Section 12), that c®mpliance should instead be with those regulations and not with the standard subdivision regulations. Lastly, this amendment will change the name of the agency with vihich compliance is required in the water and sanitary sewer sections of the ETJ regulations. The change is purely housekeeping. The name of the state agency .changed and we need to reflect that change in our regulations. Item Background: Staff initiated these changes to streamline the development process and to make necessary clarifications and .corrections. Related Advisory Board Recommendations:. Advisory board review is not required for amendments to he subdivision regulations. However, this item was presented'to the Planning and Zoning. Commission on February 4th, 1999 foc their recommendation. The Commission voted unanimously in favor of the proposed subdivision regulation changes. Staff Recommendation: Wexecommend approval. Council Action Options: 1. Approve as submitted. 2. Reject or Disapprove. 3. lZeturn to staffwith directions for revisions, Supporting Materials: 1. Amending ordinance. 2. P ~ Z Commission minutes from 2-14-99