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Item: Public hearing and consideration of a rezoning of 8.72 acres from R-1 Single
Family to R-5 Apartments/Medium Density, located approximately 300' from the intersection of
2818 and Holleman. Application is in the. name of Steve Sylliasen for The Wallace Group. (99-
110)
Item Summary: This: request will add 8.72 acres to the adjoining 7.87 acres that are already
zoned R 5 in order to prepare the property for an apartment development. The Land Use Plan
shows this area as mixed use, which calls for a variety of potential land uses as long as they are
compatible with existing land uses. The: mixed use. would also include extensive buffering between
different land uses and may in some instances require submittal of a development plan to assure
compatibility. In this particular instance, the requested .zoning is the same. as the land use pattern
in the area between 28.15 and Wellborn Road - a mix of apartment and other rental housing types.
Item Background: The subject .7:72 acres are a part of a larger parent tract, which includes the
existing Doubletree condos, a reserve tract for the expansion of the condos, the existing R-5 vacant
lot, the subject R-1 zoned lot, and a remaining R-1 reserve tract at the intersection. The two condo
lots. and the existing R-S reserve ract were included in a single lot final plat in 1979, at which time
half of the Right-of--way for the Jones-Butler extension was dedicated.
Budgetary & .Financial Summary: The applicant has proposed to enter into a development
agreement with the City of College Station for the construction of Jones Butler Road through the
entire .parent tract. The agreement. as proposed would allow the developer to contribute monetarily
to the future construction.. The actual improvement will occur .with the future CIP project,
currently scheduled to begin design in FY 2002.
Staff Recommendations: Staff recommends approval of the rezoning.
Related Advisory Board Recommendations: N/A
Commission Action Options: The Commission acts as a recommending body on the question of
rezoning, which will. be ultimately decided by City Council. The Commission options are to
recommend approval. of rezoning as submitted, recommend approval with physical conditions that
will mitigate negative impacts, recommend a less intense zoning classification, recommend denial,
table indefinitely, or defer action to a specified date.
Supporting Materials:
1. Location Map
2. Application
3. Engineering and Notification Information
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INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES
Water:. Water is .provided to the area through an 8" waterline along Holleman Drive, a
lb" waterline along Southwest Parkway, and (although remote to the preliminary plat)
through an 18" waterline located along the eastern boundary of the abandoned I~iGN
Railroad :right-of-way. The Water Master Plan completed and adopted as a part of the
Comprehensive-Plan shows the connection of the 8" waterline along Holleman, and a 16"
waterline along Southwest Parkway, to this 18" waterline along I&GN. An appropriate
location. for this connection is along the. southernmost property boundary of this project.
The. projected .size of this connection is a 16" waterline. This waterline connection is
described in the general notes on the plat. The note states that the connection will be
provided as site plan layouts are finalized for the development of the 16..2 acre apartment
development.
Sewer: Sewer is provided to Lots. 1 and 2 from a 15" sanitary sewerline that runs along
the southernmost boundary of Lot 2 and proceeds toward Wellborn Road, where it ties
into the "Christine Lane" sewerline located west of the A&M Consolidated football field.
The city is experiencing capacity problems with this line but a CIP project is ongoing to
correct this situation. Phase l of this project has already been completed and Phase 2
should begin construction in early summer 1999. This new .line was designed with the
assumption that this area will develop to the R: 5 density. Sewer is provided to Lot 3 and
the Doubletree Condominiums through a combination of 8" and 10" sewerlines that
follow the southernmost. properly line and then along the Jones-Butler -Road alignment.
These lines eventually tie to the same "Christine Lane" sewerline.
Streets: Access to all lots is via Holleman Drive. Holleman Drive is shown on our
thoroughfare plan as a major collector with a 70' right-of-way. It currently has only a
60' right-of-way so .with additional platting of the area, staff will. be requesting 1/2 of the.
additional dedication on each side of the street.
A traffic impact..analysis (TIA) was. completed for the Fairfield development (the 16.2
acre lot) in order to determine the amount of oversize participation the developer can
request for the construction of Jones-Butler. In that analysis, the traffic engineer stated
that the amount of traffic generated by this. one lot could be handled by Holleman Drive
and that their development'-did not create the need for a street along the Jones-Butler
alignment. They acknowledged that.Jones-Butler as a thoroughfare will be necessary for
the area for better traffic: distribution, but it was not warranted solely by this
development.. The TIA states that the additional traffic generated by this site could be
addressed with timing changes to the signal at the Holleman/Wellborn intersection.
Off-site Easements: Offsite easements will be required for drainage and perhaps for a
waterline connection.
Drainage: Drainage will be handled individually by each development as a part of site
planning and will be in accordance with the City Drainage Ordinance.
Flood Plain: There is no floodplain located on the property.
Oversize request: See Budgetary and. Financial Summary Section.
Impact Fees:. None
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Parkland: The -city .would like. to have. acreage in lieu of a fee. The city's desire is to
receive parkland adjoining the existing parkland on the east side of Jones-Butler. The
applicant has requested that their project not be held up by negotiation efforts to obtain
this land dedication. They have. offered to post a fee for the project which would be
returned if they are successful in negotiating a land dedication from the adjoining
property owner.
NOTIFICATION:
Legal Notice Publication(s): The Eagle;
Advertised Commission Hearing Dates(s): 3-18-99
Advertised Council Hearing Dates: 4-8-99
Number of Notices Mailed to Property .Owners Within 200': 9
Response. Received:. None as of date of staff report
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