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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes/Staff ReportsSTAFF REPORT Item: Consideration of a Master Preliminary Plat of 29.92 acres for Lake Placid East located in the ETJ (Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction) of the City of College Station, Southeast of Bird Pond Road. (99-306) Applicant: David Mayo Item Summary: This property is located in the City of College Station's ETJ (Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction) off of Bird Pond Road, North of Rock Prairie Road. The applicant is proposing to divide the property into 4 tracts. Phase One will consist of 3 lots and the remainder of the property will be Reserve Tract A. The Land Use Plan shows the area as Single Family Low Density Residential with a density range of '/Z to 2 dwelling units per acre, which is the lowest density shown on the plan. This proposed subdivision is in compliance with the Land Use Plan. Budgetary & Financial Summary: N/A Staff Recommendations: Staff recommends approval as submitted. Related Advisory Board Recommendations: N/A Commission Action Options: The Commission has final authority over the Master Preliminary Plat. The options regarding the Master Preliminary 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 Master Preliminary Plat INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES Water: Water will be provided by Wellborn Special Utility District. Sewer: Lots will have private septic systems that will have to meet county and state regulations. Streets: Along the length of the property, 30 feet of additional Right-of-Way (R.O.W.) will be dedicated for Bird Pond Road. (A total of .96 acres.) This is being done to bring the R.O.W. width up to 90 feet, to comply with the Thoroughfare Plan. / In regards to access, Phase One has 225 feet of frontage on Bird Pond Rd. and will provide access to the interior lots through a 25 foot private access easement along the Southwest property line. The reserve tract has approximately 1173 feet of frontage. Any j additional access will be addressed at the time of further development. / Off-site Easements: N/A Drainage: N/A Flood Plain: According to the 1992 FEMA maps, this area has approximately 16.7 acres within the 100 year flood hazard area. Oversize request: See Budgetary and Financial Summary Section. Impact Fees: N/A NOTIFICATION: Advertised Commission Hearing Dates(s): 6-3-99 Response Received: None as of date of staff report 0 q 5 (062 Gordon Pate, 4739 Tiffany Park Circle, Bryan, Texas, and an employee of Online Realty, represents Mrs. Leonard McDonald, property owner in that area for the past 45 years. He stated that his company does have that property under contract and believed the C-1 zoning would be beneficial to her financially. John Szabuniewicz, 1004 Shady Drive, stated that he would like he Commission to support the rezoning as far as the site and traffic pattern. Chairman Rife closed the public hearing. Commissioner Parker moved to deny the C-1 zoning. Commissioner Kaiser seconded the motion. Motion to deny carried 7-0. Commissioner Parker made a second request to approve the C-B zoning with staff recommendations. Commissioner Mooney seconded the motion, which passed 6-1 with Commissioner Kaiser opposed. Commissioner Kaiser explained that his opposition was not necessarily that the zoning was inappropriate, but that he believed that until Council could be convinced that this area needed further study, the entire tract would be piecemealed. Commissioners Floyd and Parker agreed, but Commissioner Parker further explained that he did not deem the use inappropriate. Agenda Item No. S: Public hearing and consideration of a Master Preliminary Plat for 29.92 acres for Lake Placid East in the ETJ (Ezra-Territorial Jurisdiction) of the City of College Station, south of Bird Pond Road. (99-306) Graduate Civil Engineer Tondre presented the staff report. The project is located southwest corner of Bird Pond road and Carter's Creek. The applicant is proposing to divide the property into four tracts. Phase one will consist of three lots on the western portion of the property. The remainder of the tract will be designated as a reserve tract and consists of 24 acres. The land use plan for this area shows the area to be low-density single family development with an average density of 1/2 to 2 dwelling units per acre, which is the lowest residential land use shown on the plan. The proposed subdivision's first phase has a proposed lot size of 1.65 acres and the overall plan is in compliance with the land use plan. There will be a 30-foot right-of-way dedication along Bird Pond Road, which is shown on the land use plan as minor arterial. Water will be provided for the subdivision from Wellborn special utility district. On-site septic will be permitted through the Brazos Health Department. There are approximately 16.7 acres of floodplain that is on the reserve tract of this area, but will not be in the first phase. The City did receive one question from a neighbor regarding information for this. Staff recommends approval. - Chairman Rife opened the public hearing. David Mayo, 2167 Post Oak Circle, is the land surveyor who prepared this and the representative for the owner of the property. Mr. Mayo explained that the purpose of this plat is to plat one whole side for a person who wants to build on that property. The lot for Mrs. Chenault's house is on this property, and she owns the remainder of the 24 acres plus quite a bit of the tract back by Lake Placid. There are currently quite a few homes back there and they cross the dam and private roads through all of these areas. To the southwest of this tract there are some rent houses, and the person who presently wants to build on this tract currently lives in one of those houses and lives on-site. Most of the property P&ZMinutes June 3; 1999 Page 12 of 15 IL developed out there has never been platted, but developed by metes and bounds back in the early 1960's. Chairman Rife closed the public hearing. Commissioner Parker moved for approval, and Commissioner Horlen seconded. The vote passed 7-0 Agenda Item No. 9: Discussion and possible action on a conceptual site plan for 504 Harvey Road, Rudy's BarBQue. Senior Planner McCully presented the staff report. This is the fourth restaurant to locate in the Wolfe Pen Creek Corridor along Harvey Road. Unlike the other three restaurants, which were vacant, Rudy's plans to develop an already-existing site. The Design Review Board (DRB)has met several times regarding the Rudy's plans and has given strong opinions that the building should be oriented to the creek. The Planning and Zoning Commission will be the approving body for the final site plan, although that is not what is currently before the Commission. There are three site plans, Options A, B, and C respectively, before the Commission so that the developer can get some clear direction on which concept to prepare the final site plans for. The final site plans will then go before the DRB for recommendation, and then before the Planning and Zoning Commission on June 17, 1999. Concept A shows a circulation drive around the building. It shows the area between the creek and the building as a landscaped area with a driveway of grasscrete, which is perforated concrete that allows grass to grow through it. The hatched fines show a stamp-dyed concrete area, and the rest of the area will be concrete. This concept would require a variance of 17 parking spaces, which would go to the Zoning Board of Adjustments, and the ZBA is scheduled to hear that request on June 15, 1999. This property will be going to the ZBA with a recommendation from the DRB. Concept B shows a straight driveway with no turn-around for drivers. Between the creek and the building would be a landscaped area with a patch of stamp-dyed concrete. There were concerns that creating two dead-end parking rows could cause problems with multiple backing maneuvers, especially during peak times. This concept would require a parking variance of 13 spaces. Concept C was the least favored by the DRB. It shows a standard circulation aisle between the building and the creek with parking on one side, which is a change from the original plan, which showed it double-loaded. In order to soften the view from the back patio, where there will be an eating area, the applicant would review an area of parking and replace it with landscaping, which would require a variance of three parking spaces. All of the parking variances would be considered by the ZBA and the applicant would like to get some feedback as to which of the three options the Commission prefers. Planner McCully pointed out that the three new buildings did orient to the creek, and this would be a retrofit situation that the applicant is trying to work with. Commissioner Floyd asked if there were parking variances at the new buildings. Senior Planner stated that they were not. Commissioner Mooney asked how the driveways at the other restaurants were designed. P&Z Minutes June 3, 1999 Page 13 of 15