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Home My WebLink About00070801COLLEGE STATION P. O. Box 9960 1101 Texas Avenue Tel: 409 764 3500 March 12, 2001 Fred Byliss 410 South Texas Avenue College Station, Texas 77840 RE: Driveway Variance for University Park 11 Mr. Fred Bayliss: College Station, TX 77842 It has come to our attention that an agreement might not have been reached between yourself and the property owners to the west of your proposed University Park Plaza (University Park Section 11 Subdivision, Block T, Lot 15) in regards to closing their existing driveway off of University Drive. We would like to remind you of the motion passed by the City of College Station Project Review Committee (PRC) in reference to your request for a variance to our `Driveway Access Location and Design Policy'. Please find attached the minutes from the PRC meeting of October 11, 2001, It was motioned by Commissioner Harris "...to grant a total of 2 access points for both the subject property and the adjacent property to the west contingent upon one of the 3 driveways shown on the plan being closed." If you are unable to meet this condition you would be required to resubmit your site plan. Also attached, for clarification, is an illustration depicting the 3 driveways of concern. We have recently been contacted by individuals involved with the properties west of your subject tract. Please consider this as soon as possible. If you have any questions feel free to contact me at 979 - 764 -3570 Sincere ', v� G� � l Thomas V. Vennochi Jr. Graduate Engineer xc: Natalie Ruiz, Development Coordinator Mike Hoelscher, 1021 Joint Venture Alfred Lehtonen, Lehtonen Investments, Ltd. encl. o:\group \dev — serv\txdot\Bayliss.doc Home of Texas A &M University PROJECT REVIEW COMMITTEE (PRC) MEETING October 19, 2000 TO: Debbie Keating, Urban Design Group, Via fax 696 -9752 Fred Bayliss, Via fax 846 -8569 FROM: PRC Review Subcommittee: Karl Mooney, P &Z Commissioner Ray Harris, P &Z Commissioner Carolyn Williams, P &Z Commissioner Staff Attending: Natalie Ruiz, Development Review Manager Ted Mayo, Assistant City Engineer Tammy Macik, Secretary SUBJECT: Driveway Variance for property located at University Park, Section H —The proposal of a driveway variance for a planned commercial development on the north side of University Drive west of the intersection of University Drive and Spring Loop. The PRC held a meeting on Wednesday, October 11, 2000 to review the above - mentioned project. Assistant City Engineer Ted Mayo opened the discussion and said that the staff denied the request for the driveway variance because University Drive is a major arterial. Mr. Mayo stated that another reason for denial is the nature of University Drive and the fact traffic is increasing. Mr. Mayo said that TXdot is planning to widen University Drive to include raised medians. The west driveway would be located in a proposed median cut by TXdot which means the additional access would only be right turn in and right turn out which is adjacent to Holiday Inn Express. Applicant Debbie Keating stated that they needed the driveway for the safety of their customers. Commissioner Harris motioned to grant a total of 2 access points for both the subject property and the adjacent property to the west "ntiiigent:upori °orie of the 3, dt�yeways howa n the p1�an being ;plosed. Commissioner Williams seconded and the motion passed 3 -0. 12 - ------ 1�7 4. L Lehtonen investments, Ltd. 700 Dorninik Drive, College Station, Texas 77840 Alfred Lehilonen Ge neral Managing Partner (409) 693-0261 Fax 693-3828 6 Ted Ma - R Page:. From: Jim Callaway To: Celia Goode - Haddock Date: 3/26/01 9:49AM Subject: Re: help Celia: The Project Review Committee recently heard a variance request related to the driveways in question. The PRC approved a variance request for the development east of your site. Part of the approval included granting a shared driveway that would align with TxDOT's proposed median break. The PRC required that the existing drive be closed as a condition for granting the new drive. I was not at that PRC meeting, but, it is my understanding that the PRC was advised that the property owners that used the existing drive were agreeable to closing it. Based on your email, it appears that this is not the case. I suggest that the developer of the site to the east of you get with our staff to take this item back to the PRC. I also suggest that he include representatives of all of the properties that use the existing drive in his request to the PRC. Please don't hesitate to contact me if I can be of any assistance. Jim C. >>> Celia Goode - Haddock <celia @UTITLE.com> 03/23/01 03:35PM >>> Jim: I know you are probably not the person to ask, but I know you will direct me. On the expansion of University Drive East, according to the highway department, University Title Company will have two curb cuts. One of those currently exists and the other is to be built. The second cut will be at a median and our original curb cut will only allow traffic to exit west. Steve Ross owns property to our east and is building 3 office buildings. According to the highway department, that property will be allowed a curb cut to the front building and they will also share the cross over curb cut with University Title Company. Here's where I need your help. According to Thomas Vennochi, Jr. at the city, these two properties can only have 2 curb cuts. Because of the high volume of both employee traffic and customer traffic into University Title Company, Coventry Glen Realty and David Skinner, not to mention the other tenants, we wish to have this decision changed. Just at University Title Company we average 50 closings per week and that usually translates into four (4) extra cars per closing. We believe that the decision to only allow two curb cuts is unreasonable and would create a traffic nightmare and unsafe conditions. Please let me know who to talk to and where we need to bring our crowd of angry protestors. Celia celia(a)utitle.com < mailto:celia(a-)utitle.com > Celia Goode - Haddock University Title Co. P. O. Box DT w . . Ted Mayo - Ike: help � � Page 2 College Station, Texas 77841 -5079 979.260.9818 www.utitle.com < http: / /www.utitle.com CC: 'bexco @tca.net; Billy Haddock (E- mail); 'Cully Lipsey'; J. Fred Bayliss (E- mail); 'joobin @tamu.edu'; 'jtcpa @aol.com'; 'lehtonen @tca.net'; Lynn Mcllhaney; 'Mike Caldwell'; 'Mike Hoelscher'; Tom Brymer; 'wls @tca.net' Y_�A/ DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TRANSMITTAL LETTER Name/Firm: Urban Design Group Date: March 5, 2001 Address: 2700 Earl Rudder Frwy S. Ste 4300 Phone: (979) 696 -9653 College Station, Texas 77845 Fax: (979) 696 -9752 We are transmitting the Following for Development Services to review and comment: (Check all that apply.): ❑ Master Development Plan w/❑ Redlines ❑ Preliminary Plat w/❑ Redlines X Final Plat w/❑ Redlines ❑ FEMA CLOMA/CLOMP,/LOMA/LOMR w/❑ Redlines ❑ Site Plan w/❑ Redlines Drainage Letter or Report ❑ Grading Plan w/❑ Redlines Fire Flow Analysis ❑ Landscape Plan w/❑ Redlines ❑ Irrigation Plan w/❑ Redlines ❑ Building Construction Documents w/❑ Redlines INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS All infrastructure documents must be submitted as a complete set. The following are included in the complete set: ❑ Waterline Construction Documents w/ ❑ Redlines • Sewerline Construction Documents w/ ❑ Redlines • Drainage Construction Documents w/ ❑ Redlines ❑ Street Construction Documents w/ ❑ Redlines ❑ Easement application with metes & bounds description ❑ Drainage Letter or Report w/ ❑ Redlines ❑ Fire Flow Analysis w/ ❑ Redlines Special Instructions: ❑ Development Permit App. ❑ Conditional Use Permit ❑ Rezoning Application ❑ Variance Request ❑ Other - Please Specify ❑ TxDOT Driveway Permit ❑ TxDOT Utility Permit ❑ Other — Please Specify PROJECT: University Park Proiect Please find attached: Final Plat Application, Checklist, Ck # 2880 for $200.00, Ten conies of the revised Final Plat with Mylar original with owners' signatures. If we can be of any further assistance please call. Thanks!! TRANSMITAL LETTER TRANSMTT.DOC 03/23/99 Transmit Log Record BitWare Client Status Date Time To Company Application OK 3/9/01 18:03:16 Deborah Keating Urban Design Group Microsoft Word - PZ04487.DOC OK 3/9/01 18:04:38 Fred Bayliss Rossco Holdings, Inc. Microsoft Word - PZ04487.DOC OK 3/9/01 18:05:46 Arkitex Studio Arkitex Studio Microsoft Word - PZ04487.DOC OK 3/9/01 18:07:00 Arkitex Studio Arkitex Studio Microsoft Word - PZ04481.DOC OK 3/9/01 18:08:06 Deborah Keating Urban Design Group Microsoft Word - PZ04481.DOC OK 3/9/01 18:09:16 Fred Bayliss Microsoft Word - PZ04481.DOC Page 1 CITY OF COLLEGE STATION DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 1101 Texas Avenue South, PO Box 9960 College Station, Texas 77842 Phone (979) 764 -3570 / Fax (979) 764- -3496 MEMORANDUM March 9, 2001 TO: Debbie Keating, Urban Design Group, Via fax 696 -9752 FROM: Bridgette George, Asst. Development Review Manager SUBJECT: UniversityPark Section II, Lot 15; Block T- Fnal Plat Staff reviewed the above - mentioned final plat as requested. The following page is a list of staff review comments detailing items that need to be addressed. Please address the comments and s oviingmakedWed for April 5, 2001, 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 1101 Texas Avenue. Ten T '. If you have any questions or need additional information, please call me at 764 -3570. Attachments: Staff review comments cc: Fred Bayliss, 846 -8569 The Arkitex Studio Incorporated, Via fax 846 -8224 Case file #01 -60 Home of Texas A &M University MEMORANDUM March 29, 2001 TO: Planning and Zoning Commission FROM: TED MAYO SUBJECT: FINAL PLAT for UNIVERSITY PARK SECTION II (AMENDED FP) Item: Discussion and possible action on an AMENDED FINAL PLAT for UNIVERSITY PARK SECTION II SUBDIVISION BLOCK T, LOT 15 (3.219 acres ) located at 1101 University Drive East. (1- 500060) Applicant: URBAN DESIGN GROUP Staff Recommendations: Staff recommends approval of the final plat as submitted. Item Summary: The amended final plat includes two changes to the final plat approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission on February 15, 2001 (Staff Report is attached ). One change is the deletion of a 32.03' by 36.16' utility easement on the adjacent Lot 10, Block U. The second change is the renaming of a 30' utility easement off of University Drive to a 30' TXU Gas easement. These changes are due to the relocation of a waterline supply from the west side of the property to the south side of the property, Attachments: 1. Area map 2. Application 3. Copy of Plat 4. Copy of Staff Report for February 15, 2001 Final Plat c�}S URBAN DESIGN GROUP �� CIVIL ENGINEERING• PLANNING • MANAGEMEN'i`b=� 0 1-Cb LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL in BridlZett George COMPANY: City of College Station Department of Development Services FROM: Debbie Keating DATE: November 6, 2001 RE: U niv e r s it y P Plaza PHONE NUMBER: (979) 764 -3570 SENDER'S REFERENCE NUMDnn: 0 0 -364 RECIPIENT'S R %N'E ARE SENDING YOU: I Copy of University Park Plaza 1 Plans (approved) ❑ URGENT ❑ FOR REVIEW ❑ FOR YOUR USE ❑ AS REQUESTED ❑ PLEASE COMMENT NOTES /COMMENTS: Bridgett, let us know if you need anything else. 2700 EARL RUDDER FWY SO • SUITE 4300 • COLLEGE STATION, TX 77845 PHONE: (979) 696 -9653 • FAX: (979) 696 -9752