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Planning and Zoning Commission
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
January 21, 1999
6:00 P.M.
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairman Massey, Commissioners Maloney, Pazker, Mooney,
Kaiser, and Rife.
COMNIISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioner Garner.
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Council Members Hazen, and Silva.
STAFF PRESENT: Director of Development Services Callaway, City Planner Kee, Senior
Planner McCully, Assistant City Engineer Morgan, Assistant
Development Coordinator Ruiz, Graduate Engineer Tondre, Staff Planner
Timmerson, Staff Assistant Charanza, Staff Planner Battle, Assistant City
Attorney Nemcik, Development Coordinator Volk, and Director of Fiscal
Services Cryan.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Approval of minutes from the Regular Meeting held on December 17,
1998.
Comrrussioner Rife moved to table the minutes of the Regulaz Meeting of December 17, 1998 with
adjustments. Commissioner Mooney seconded the motion, which passed unopposed (6-0).
The, following items approved by common consent
AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: Consent Agenda.
Agenda Item No. 2.1: Approved Final Plat in the ETJ Extra Temtorial Jurisdiction of approximately 30
acres containing 14 lots located south of Nantucket Phase II and a resubdivision of the Deer Pazk
Subd~ision. (98-246)
Agenda Item No. 2.2: Approved Final Plat for West Wolf Pen Creek, 12.3 acres along the south side of
Harvey Road between Office Max and Woodstock Condominiums divided into 4 lots and a Wolf Pen
Creek Dedication area. (99-201)
Agenda Item No. 2.3: Approved Final Plat for Edelweiss Estates Phase 7-A located west of Edelweiss
Avenue just north of Mortier Drive. (99-202)
AGENDA ITEM NO. 3: Consideration of a Final Plat within the city limits of 2.37 acres
containing one common lot and seven building pad lots at 3400 Longmire Drive between
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Ponderosa Road and Rock Prairie Road; and a variance for not extending public utilities to the
individual pad lots. (99-200)
Grsduate Engineer Tondre presented the staff report. He explained that the request was fora re-
subdivision of Ponderosa Place Section Two Tract B2 into one common lot and seven building pad lots
with a total azea of 2.37 acres. A variance was requested to not extend public utilities to the individual
lots, but instead to have private service extended through the common lot to serve the individual lots. If
the variance is approved, no public infrastructure will be required as part of this resubdivision. The
need for extension of infrastructure to serve for fire protection will be determined at site plan stage.
Staff recommended approval as submitted with a variance to the requirement to provide public utilities
to each individual lot, and with the condition that a private drainage easement be provided on tract 2B.
The Commission was concerned with rot having a public utility easement for each lot.
Commissioner Maloney moved to approve the Final Plat and the variance with all staff
recommendations as presented in the staff report. Commissioner Mooney seconded the motion wluch
passed 5-0; Commissioner Rife abstained from the item.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Public hearing and consideration of rezoning approximately 18.6 acres
located in front of and adjacent to the Raintree Subdivision from R 1 Single Family Residential
and A-O AgriculturaVOpen Space to A-P Administrative Professional, R-5 Apartment/Medium
Density; and R-3 Townhome, and C-B Business Commercial. (98-121)
Senior Planner McCully presented the staff report: She explained the request and stated that the subject
' property as well as all adjoining properties reflect mixed use on the Land Use Plan. Staff would
support, for an azea or tract designated as "mixed use", the four new planned developments -PDD-H
(residential), PDD-B (business), PDD-I (industrial), and PDD-M (mixed). The land use classifcation as
well as the corresponding zoning districts are meant to be very flexible so that the city, developer, and
azea property owners aze in a position to negotiate the eventual site uses and layout. She explained that
the subject property is located in an infill area between the Raintree Subdivision and Highway 6 with a
portion lying immediately to the north and abutting Raintree single family lots. The four PDD districts
were created subsequent to the adopted goals for infill developments in the Comprehensive Plan. Staff
recommended that the Commission recommend denial of the rezoning request to the City Council since
this request was not for one of the planned development districts which would reflect compliance with
the mixed use shown on the Land Use Plan.
There was some discussion regazding the drainage in association with Wolf Pen Creek. Staff explained
that thP.re aze some drainage problems in the Raintree Subdivision.
Chairman Massey opened the public hearing.
Mr. Darrell Grein, Developer of the Project, explained that he would be willing to work with the City's
Parks & Recreation Department to help beautify Wolf Pen Creek in the area. He said that he was aware
of drainage and flooding problems in this area. He explained that his reasons for choosing R-3 and R-5
was because of the cul-de-sacs : e was proposing in the plan. He proposed housing directed toward
executives not students. He said that he had considered PDD but was concerned with the need to have
a conceptual plan that would leave little room for changes. He explained the high expense associated
with preparing a conceptual plan and said that the money would be lost if the request was not approved.
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