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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes/Staff ReportsSTAFF REPORT Item: Consideration of a Final Plat for the Wheeler Subdivision, Phase II, located along the south side of University Drive and west of the Lincoln Avenue intersection. The final plat consists of a 2.4 acre Lot 1 R and a 6.07 acre Lot 2. Applicant: Kling Engineering for owners Levtex Hotel Ventures, Inc. and Mae Dean Wheeler Item Summary: A final plat fora 2 acre portion of the 2.4 acre Lot 1 R was approved by the Commission in August of 1998. At the same time the Commission approved the final plat for this 2 acre portion, it also approved the preliminary plat for this property, which included a 6.47-acre reserve tract. This reserve portion on the preliminary plat included a .4 acre private detention and drainage easement. The final plat now being considered incorporates the .4 acre private drainage and detention easement into the previously platted 2 acre lot to form the 2.4 acre Lot 1 R. Bert Wheeler, Inc will maintain this private easement. This final plat also includes the remaining 6.07 acres of the subdivision, Lot 2, which was the reserve tract on the preliminary plat. There are no pending development plans for Lot 2 at this time. The applicant has chosen to essentially replat Lot 1 into Lot 1 R and to 1'Inal plat the reserve tract, Lot 2, in order to dedicate the necessary easements by plat instead of by separate instrument. Channel improvements are being done with this final plat but not for the entire length of the creek to the structure under Lincoln/University. The remainder of the drainage channel (on Lot 2) will need to be addressed at the time of site plan. Since a public drainage easement is being dedicated on the improved portion of the creek, a 30' public access easement is being extended to the creek and designed such that maintenance vehicles can get to the creek. As part of the final plat, an entrance drive to University Drive will be constructed on the 30' wide private access easement centered on the common property line for Lot 1 R and Lot 2. Item Background: A preliminary plat of the 8.47 acre Wheeler, Phase II, Subdivision was approved by the Commission in August of 1998. This preliminary plat consisted of a single 2.0 acre lot and a 6.47 acre reserve tract. A final plat for the 2.0-acre portion of this subdivision was also approved by the Commission in August of 1998 with the condition that all separate instrument easements be conveyed concurrent with the filing of the final plat or prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. This condition is not applicable to the final plat currently being considered since all necessary easements are now being dedicated as part of the plat. Prior to the preliminary plat approved in August of 1998, a preliminary plat was previously approved for this area in May 1998. The May 1998 preliminary plat consisted of three lots and an access easement from University Drive to Lincoln Avenue, on which all three lots fronted. The Commission and Council approved the preliminary plat with several conditions, some related to access onto University Drive, some floodplain/floodway conditions, and buffer conditions among others. After additional research and cost estimates were completed for the May 1998 preliminary plat, the applicant decided that the access easement crossing the creek was cost prohibitive. Therefore the preliminary plat was revised in August of 1998 to include only a single lot and a reserve tract. Budgetary >~ Financial Summary: N/A Staff Recommendations: Staff recommends approval of the final plat as submitted with the following conditions: • that Note #7 on the plat regarding zoning be removed; ~ • that sidewalks along Lincoln be required at the time of site plan (for Lot 2); • that the remainder of the drainage channel be addressed at the time of site plan (for Lot 2); and • that the Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) be approved by FEMA prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for this ,property. I~C~~ (+C ~ l~ Related Advisory Board Recommendations. N/A ~ ~ - a, ~ _ ~ ~-~~ ~' d t!.. V... ~~, ,. 1~r i.. ,~ ~~ . ..1 °~ ~ V ~ -> -` , Commission Action Options: The Commission has final authority over the final plat. The options regarding the final plat are approval as submitted, approval with conditions, or denial. Defer action or table only at applicant's request. Supporting Materials: 1. Location Map 2. Application 3. Infrastructure and Facilities 4. Copy of Final Plat INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES Water: Water is existing via a 16" waterline in Lincoln and a future 8" waterline along University Drive which will be extended with the development of Lot 1 R. Sewer: Sewer is existing for Lot 1 and the Reserve tract through an 8" sanitary sewerline. Streets: University Drive is a Major Arterial with Lincoln serving as a major collector. Access to University Drive for Lot 1 R and Lot 2 will be consolidated with the shared access location as shown on the plat. Off-site Easements: N/A Sidewalks: Sidewalks will be added along University Drive with the widening project. Sidewalks will be required along Lincoln at the time of site plan (for Lot 2). Drainage: Compliance with the City of College Station Drainage Policy and Design Standards will be required at the time of site plan review. Flood Plain: There is floodplain existing on this property. The FEMA map depicts this area as an "Unnumbered A Zone", which requires a floodplain study to be performed with this development. The study has been completed and is in the process of being reviewed and submitted to FEMA for their review and approval. This approval will then designate the actual location of the floodplain in this area. The applicant has depicted on the preliminary and final plats a channel realignment to be completed with the development of Lot 1 R, which will redefine the floodplain and floodway on this property. Oversize request: None. Parkland Dedication: Not required. Impact Fees: None in this area. NOTIFICATION: Legal Notice Publication(s): None required as part of platting. Advertised Commission Hearing Dates(s): N/A Advertised Council Hearing Dates: N/A Number of Notices Mailed to Property Owners Within 200': N/A Response Received: N/A STAFF REPORT Item: Consideration of a Final Plat for the Wheeler Subdivision, Phase II, located along the south side of University Drive and west of the Lincoln Avenue intersection. The final plat consists of a 2.4 acre Lot 1 R and a 6.07 acre Lot 2. Applicant: Kling Engineering for owners Levtex Hotel Ventures, Inc. and Mae Dean Wheeler Item Summary: A final plat fora 2 acre portion of the 2.4 acre Lot 1 R was approved by the Commission in August of 1998. At the same time the Commission approved the final plat for this 2 acre portion, it also approved the preliminary plat for this property, which included a 6.47-acre reserve tract. This reserve portion on the preliminary plat included a .4 acre private detention and drainage easement. The final plat now being considered incorporates the .4 acre private drainage and detention easement into the previously platted 2 acre lot to form the 2.4 acre Lot 1 R. Bert Wheeler, Inc will maintain this private easement. This final plat also includes the remaining 6.07 acres of the subdivision, Lot 2, which was the reserve tract on the preliminary plat. There are no pending development plans for Lot 2 at this time. The applicant has chosen to essentially replat Lot 1 into Lot 1 R and to final plat the reserve tract, Lot 2, in order to dedicate the necessary easements by plat instead of by separate instrument. Channel improvements are being done with this final plat but not for the entire length of the creek to the structure under Lincoln/University. The remainder of the drainage channel (on Lot 2) will need to be addressed at the time of site plan. Since a public drainage easement is being dedicated on the improved portion of the creek, a 30' public access easement is being extended to the creek and designed such that maintenance vehicles can get to the creek. As part of the final plat, an entrance drive to University Drive will be constructed on the 30' wide private access easement centered on the common property line for Lot 1 R and Lot 2. Item Background: A preliminary plat of the 8.47 acre Wheeler, Phase II, Subdivision was approved by the Commission in August of 1998. This preliminary plat consisted of a single 2.0 acre lot and a 6.47 acre reserve tract. A final plat for the 2.0-acre portion of this subdivision was also approved by the Commission in August of 1998 with the condition that all separate instrument easements be conveyed concurrent with the filing of the final plat or prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. This condition is not applicable to the final plat currently being considered since all necessary easements are now being dedicated as part of the plat. Prior to the preliminary plat approved in August of 1998, a preliminary plat was previously approved for this area in May 1998. The May 1998 preliminary plat consisted of three lots and an access easement from University Drive to Lincoln Avenue, on which all three lots fronted. The Commission and Council approved the preliminary plat with several conditions, some related to access onto University Drive, some floodplain/floodway conditions, and buffer conditions among others. After additional research and cost estimates were completed for the May 1998 preliminary plat, the applicant decided that the access easement crossing the creek was cost prohibitive. Therefore the preliminary plat was revised in August of 1998 to include only a single lot and a reserve tract. Budgetary 8~ Financial Summary: N/A Staff Recommendations: Staff recommends approval of the final plat as submitted with the following conditions: • that Note #7 on the plat regarding zoning be removed; • that sidewalks along Lincoln be required at the time of site plan; • that the remainder of the drainage channel be addressed at the time of site plan; • that the Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) be approved by FEMA prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for this property; and, • that a note be added to the plat indicating that finished floor elevations be at least 1 foot above the base flood elevation. Related Advisory Board Recommendations: N/A Commission Action Options: The Commission has final authority over the final plat. The options regarding the final plat are approval as submitted, approval with conditions, or denial. Defer action or table only at applicant's request. Supporting Materials: 1. Location Map 2. Application 3. Infrastructure and Facilities 4. Copy of Final Plat INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES Water: Water is existing via a 16" waterline in Lincoln and a future 8" waterline along University Drive which will be extended with the development of Lot 1 R. Sewer: Sewer is existing for Lot 1 and the Reserve tract through an 8" sanitary sewerline. Streets: University Drive is a Major Arterial with Lincoln serving as a major collector. Access to University Drive for Lot 1 R and Lot 2 will be consolidated with the shared access location as shown on the plat. Off-site Easements: N/A Sidewalks: Sidewalks will be added along University Drive with the widening project. Sidewalks will be required along Lincoln at the time of site plan (for Lot 2). Drainage: Compliance with the City of College Station Drainage Policy and Design Standards will be required at the time of site plan review. Flood Plain: There is floodplain existing on this property. The FEMA map depicts this area as an "Unnumbered A Zone", which requires a floodplain study to be performed with this development. The study has been completed and is in the process of being reviewed and submitted to FEMA for their review and approval. This approval will then designate the actual location of the floodplain in this area. The applicant has depicted on the preliminary and final plats a channel realignment to be completed with the development of Lot 1 R, which will redefine the floodplain and floodway on this property. Oversize request: None. Parkland Dedication: Not required. Impact Fees: None in this area. NOTIFICATION: Legal Notice Publication(s): None required as part of platting. Advertised Commission Hearing Dates(s): N/A Advertised Council Hearing Dates: N/A Number of Notices Mailed to Property Owners Within 200': N/A Response Received: N/A AGENUA_ITEM NO. 2.6: Approved a Final Plat of 1.75 acres for Alam Addition, Lot 1, Block I, located on the northeast corner of Greens Prairie Road at State Highway 6. (99-209) AGENDA ITEM NO. 2.7: Approved a Final Plat of 11.286 acres -Alexandria Phase I, located adjacent to Barron Road just west of the Springbrook-Oakgrove Subdivision. (99-212) AGENDA ITEM NO. 2.8: Approved a Final Plat for U.C. Cooper Pla~~e, Reserve Tract A., 3.6 acres located on Holleman Drive inunediately west of the Enclave Apartrrrents. (99-213) AGENDA ITEM NO. 2.9: Approved a Final Plat for Edelweiss Estates Phase 15-B; S l acres located southwest of Phase 15-A and northwest of Phase 12. The property is located off Caterina Lane. (99- 215) AGENDA ITEM NO. 2.10: Approved a Final Plat for the Wheeler Subdivision, Phase I1, located along the south side of University Drive and west of the Lincoln Avenue intersection. The .final plat consists of a 2.4-acre Lot 1R and a 6.07-acre Lot 2. (99-217) AGENDA ITEM NO. 2.11: Approved a Final Plat for Holleman Village Addition, 17.074 acres located at 2001 Holleman Drive West, between FM 2818 and Jones-Butler Road. (99-218) AGENDA ITEM NO. 3: Public hearing and consideration of a use ®nly permit in a C-N Neighborhood Commercial district for aself--serve car wash on Lot 2, Block A, Culpepper Plaza. (99-711) Seruor Planner McCully presented the staff report and explained that the subject site is zoned C-N Neighborhood Commercial, which requires the Commission's approval. In order to approve the use and site plan of a C-N proposal, the Commission must find that the purpose of the district would be met. The Zoning Ordinance states the purpose of the C-N district as follows: "This district provides small commercial sites for residential convenience goods and service businesses. No use shall be allowed which would adversely affect the health, safety, we fare, or residential character of the neighborhood. The use shall be a low traffic generator and shall not create any noise, light, or odors abnormal to the neighborhood No outside storage or display of goods or materials shall be allowed " The applicant was proposing to construct aself--serve car wash on the site. The use will be located across the street from a shopping center, a vacant bank drive-thru, and a church facility. The site immediately abuts existing single family to the north. At a minimum, the applicant would be required to construct a 6' screening fence. The Commission may consider additional buffering along the common lot line, in order to further mitigate potential impacts. There may be some concern regarding potential noise and lighting impacts to the adjoining neighborhood. The applicant has stated that the equipment that would be installed is designed to minimize noise and that indirect lighting standards would be used. Staff recommended approval with the noise and lighting abatement as conditions. The Commissioners were concerned that the car wash would target more the surrounding neighborhood, which would defeat the C-N definition. Chairman Massey opened the public hearing. P&ZMsnutes May 6, 1999 Page 2 of !d