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HomeMy WebLinkAbout00070753STAFF REPORT This has been pulled from the Marl P &Z by Stuart Kling on Mar8 Prepared by: Thomas V. Vennochi Jr. Date: March 7, 2001 Development Engineering Item: Consideration of a Final Plat for the Gateway Ph 2 (FP) located at 1401 University Drive E. (1- 500047). Applicant: Miller, Danny Staff Recommendations: Staff recommends denial because the preliminary plat has not been approved based on rezoning conditions that have not been met. Item Summary: • This property is a 5.700 -acre tract, to be platted as two separate lots. It is part of the 25.566 -acre parent tract. • The applicant intends to build a hotel on the eastern most lot, Lot 1. There is no use proposed for the western lot, Lot 2, at this time. • It is zoned as C -B, business commercial. The subject property is bounded on the: North by vacant R -5 zoning to the College Station city line; South by University Drive ( TxDOT ROW) with office uses across the road; East by Gateway Phase I (zoned as C -B also, most of which is currently vacant, except for the Exxon station, Cheddar's and The Texas Roadhouse); West by a vacant A -P zoned lot. The Lot 2 contains mostly floodplain but is still considered developable towards the front of the lot on University Drive. The rear of the lot contains part of the access easement necessary to access the R -5 zoning to the north. Comprehensive Plan Considerations: • The City's Land Use Plan classifies this area as Mixed Use. The layout of the tract accommodates uses that comply with the concept of mixed use. • University Drive is depicted as a major arterial on the Thoroughfare Plan. • There will not be any Parkland required. The tract contains no Greenway on the Master Plan. • At this time, because of the widening of University Drive by TXDOT, the developer will not be required to install sidewalks on University Drive. The TXDOT project will include sidewalks on both sides of University Drive. • The preliminary plat complies with the Master Preliminary Plat that was approved in October of 1998. • There is no rezoning required. Item Background: The subject property was rezoned from R -1 to R -5 in 1995 along with the 20 R -5 zoned acres to the north. At that time, the intent was for all of the R -5 area to become a single multi - family development. In 1997, the property was rezoned to C -B, which essentially disconnected the future multi- family property from any street frontage. That rezoning included 4 conditions, three of which need to be shown on the plat at this time. There needs to be only one access drive for the entire 5.700 -acre tract. There needs to be access through the subject tract that serves both the R -5 tract to the north and the A -P tract to the west; and there needs to be a 100' landscape buffer between the C -B and R -5 tracts. The Commission on January 18, 2001 approved the preliminary plat. The conditions as stated in the Staff Recommendations above have not been met. Budgetary & Financial Summary: There is no oversized participation involved in this property. Commission Action Options: The Commission has final authority over the Final Plat. Options regarding this item are as follows: • Approval with conditions; • Approval as submitted; • Denial; • Defer action only at applicant's request; or, • Table only at applicant's request. Supporting Materials: 1. Location Map 2. Copy of Application 3. Infrastructure and Facilities 4. Copy of Final Plat INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES Water: Water is being provided through a 12" waterline along University Drive to serve this property for domestic, fire and irrigation usage Sewer: Sewer is being provided through a 12" sewer line that runs along the north edge of the property. Streets: The hotel will be accessed by an existing 60' access easement running along the eastside of the property. There is an existing 30' wide, concrete paved, cross access & public utility easement joining this one from the east. This cross access easement is off -site to serve the lots west of The Texas Roadhouse from the rear. They are Lots 3, 4, & 5 of Block 1, Phase I, which have been recently developed. Drainage: Drainage is being handled by the site plan review in accordance with the City of College Station Drainage Ordinance. Approximately one third of the property is in the flood plain. Flood Plain: The plat shows the 100 -year floodplain located on the property per the 1992 FEMA maps. There are two separate lots on this plat. Lot 2 of this property is made up mostly of a finger of the Burton Creek floodplain. There is an existing 30' Access Easement running through Lot 2, in the floodplain, serving an oil well north of the parent tract. Impact Fees: None Notification: None Required.