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HomeMy WebLinkAbout00070987MINUTES Planning and Zoning Commission CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS May 17, 2001 7:00 P.M. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Commissioners Floyd, Mooney, Happ, Horlen, and Williams. COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: STAFF PRESENT: AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Hear visitors None. Commissioners Warren and Harris. Council Members Marriott and Hazen. Assistant City Manager Brown, Staff Planners Hitchcock, and Reeves, Assistant City Engineer Mayo, Assistant City Attorney Nemcik, Director of Development Services Callaway, Neighborhood Services Senior Planner Battle, Assistant Development Review Manager George, and Staff Assistant Hazlett. AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: Public Comment for the Record None. AGENDA ITEM NO. 3: Consent Agenda The following items were approved by common consent. 3.1 Approved the Minutes from the Workshop Meeting held on April 5, 2001. 3.2 Approved a Final Plat for River Place Phase II consisting of 74.98 acres located at Koppe Bridge and Batts Ferry Road in the City's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction. (01-74) 3.3 Approved a Preliminary Plat for Edelweiss Gartens (Bella Vista) consisting of 386 lots on 87.32 acres located at 3850 Victoria Avenue. (01-104) P&ZMinutes May 17, 2001 Page I of 11 Commissioner Horlen motioned to approve the Master Development Plan. Commissioner Floyd seconded the motion. Commissioner Floyd explained that the City Council recently adopted an ordinance with regard to buffering between C-1 properties and residential properties. This particular piece of property should be required to have some sort of rear landscaping even though there is a 100-foot buffer. Commissioner Horlen agreed. He stated that the back of the R-1 property is able to visibly see the back of the C-1 property and is required to comply with the ordinance to provide landscaping. He stated that the developer should be made aware of the ordinance and his responsibility to comply with the ordinance. Development Services Director Callaway stated that the ordinance applies when the R-1 development is platted if they abut. If they abut for the buffer yard and walls, for the parking lot screening if they are visible within a specified distance which is 200'. Additionally, he pointed out that the R-1 property between this commercial area and Veteran's Park is predominantly floodway and floodplain, so there should be no development of the R-1 unless there is some extensive reclamation on that side of the creek. The motion carried 5-0. AGENDA ITEM NO. 6: Discussion and possible action on a Master Development Plan for KH commercial Addition consisting of 33.11 acres located at 4250 State Highway 6 South. (01- 106) This item was cancelled prior to the meeting and will be rescheduled. AGENDA ITEM NO. 7: Public hearing, discussion, and possible action on a Final Plat with Variance for 3 lots in College Hills Estates on 1.23 acres located at 1003 Walton. (01-109) This item was heard following Agenda Item No. 10. Development Services Director Callaway presented the Staff Report. He opened by stating that this plat was originally considered by the Commission on April 19, 2001. At that time the Commission denied the plat without prejudice by a unanimous vote. He pointed out that two areas of concern were discussed: • What constitutes a block • Whether or not a variance could be considered to the provisions to that section and additionally whether or not the agenda item, as it was posted, would allow the Commission to do that at that time. Mr. Callaway reported that at the April 19th Commission meeting there was extensive discussion regarding the use of the word "block" in Section 18. The definition of block that was used during the presentation to Council for adoption of Section 18, as well as, the definitions of block found in Blacks Law Dictionary, A Glossary of Zoning, Development and Planning Terms and Webster's Dictionary was also used during the April 19th Commission meeting. Additionally, Mr. Callaway stated that the amendment to the Subdivision Regulations that established Section 18 was originally considered by the City Council on January 25, 2001. At that time, he advised Council that the ordinance, as presented, would only consider lot widths on the street that a proposed re-subdivision lot was located on. Other lots and lots behind the proposed lot would not be included in determining what the average width was for purposes of determining the minimum width for the newly subdivided lots. At that time, the City Council directed Staff to revise the amendment to include all the lots in the block, specifically addressing concerns about the abutting lots to the rear. Section 18 as adopted by the City Council in February 2001 included revised language, which was P&Z Minutes May 17, 2001 Page 3 of 11 MINUTES Planning and Zoning Commission CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS July 5, 2001 7:00 P.M. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Commissioners Mooney, Floyd, Happ, Harris, Trapani, and Williams. COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: STAFF PRESENT: AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Hear visitors None. Commissioner McMath. Council Member Massey. Development Services Director Jim Callaway, Senior Planner Kuenzel, Assistant City Engineer Mayo, Assistant Development Review Manager George, Assistant City Attorney Nemcik, Staff Planner Hitchcock, and Development Services Secretary Tammy Macik, AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: Public Comment for the Record. None. AGENDA ITEM NO. 3: Consent Agenda 3.1 Pulled the minutes from the workshop meeting held on April 19, 2001. 3.2 Pulled the minutes from the workshop meeting held on May 3, 2001. 3.3 Pulled the minutes from the workshop meeting held on May 17, 2001. 3.4 Approved the minutes from the workshop meeting held on June 7, 2001. 3.5 Approved the minutes from the regular meeting held on June 7, 2001. 3.6 Approved the minutes from the workshop meeting held on June 21, 2001. P&ZMinutes July 5, 2001 Page 1 of 3 3.7 Approved the minutes from the regular meeting held on June 21, 2001. 3.8 Approved a Final Plat for Castlegate, Section 1, Phase 1, consisting of 50 PDD-H, Planned Development District - Housing, lots on 23.44 acres located north of Greens Prairie Road. (01-141) 3.9 Approved a Final Plat for Edelweiss Business Center, lots 4-6, Block 4, consisting of 3 C-1 General Commercial lots on 2.52 acres. (01-142) REGULAR AGENDA AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Consider request(s) for absence from meetings. Commissioner Floyd motioned to approve the absence request. Commissioner Harris seconded the motion. The motion carried 6-0. AGENDA ITEM NO. 5: Consideration, discussion, and possible action on items removed from the Consent Agenda by Commission action. None. AGENDA ITEM NO. 6: Consideration of a Master Development Plan for KTH Commercial Addition located at 4250 State Highway 6 South on 33.11 acres. (01-106) Staff Planner Hitchcock presented the staff report. Staff recommends a variance to the requirement of the Subdivision Regulations that all owners of the parent tract participate in the platting process, and approval of the master development plan with Staff Review Comments #4. The subject property is located on Highway 6 between the Shenandoah and South Oaks neighborhoods, but is abutted by unplatted, undeveloped land. The subject property was zoned C-1 General Commercial and M-1 Planned Industrial in 1984. Surrounding properties are zoned R-1 Single Family Residential and A-O Agricultural Open. The purpose of this master development plan is to eventually final plat Lot 1 for legal subdivision and development of a church. The plan indicates that although vacant, the commercial and industrial properties will remain available for such land uses. All owners of the parent tract have been contacted about the plan, but the K.S. Moss Capital Corp. has declined to participate. Staff met with this property owner (after the applicant met with her) to discuss the implications of not participating in the platting process. The adjoining property owner still chose not to participate. The applicant has submitted a letter requesting a variance to the Subdivision Regulations to proceed with the planning process without the other landowner of the parent tract. The Land Use Plan shows this area to be Single Family Residential Medium Density (3-6 dwelling units/acre). Although the zoning districts of this plan.do not allow residential use, they are existing and were so before the current comprehensive plan was adopted. The property has frontage on Highway 6, a Freeway and Expressway on Thoroughfare Plan. The plan also shows a future major collector running along the rear of the property. This road will run from the existing Southern Plantation Road through the proposed Crowley development to Greens Prairie Road P&Z Minutes July S, 2001 Page 2 of 3 (proposed State Highway 40). Because the back of the property is not proposed for development at this time, and as the alignment of the collector from the Crowley tract has not been finalized, the proposed road is shown on the master development plan but its location on the property is estimated. Only a portion of the required right of way is shown. When the rear of the property develops, the entire right of way will be required to be dedicated and built. To comply with the Driveway Ordinance, proposed lot 1 of Block 1 will receive access from the existing curb cut and driveway of lot 2. The cross access easement will extend across the front of the properties. Reserve Tract A has access via a private access easement that follows the existing driveway through lot 2. Direct access to Reserve Tract A will be available from the future collector once it is built with the development of the lot and when it is completed on the neighboring properties. The subject land was annexed in 1983. As previously mentioned, surrounding properties (and a portion of the subject property) are undeveloped and remain in the A-O holding pattern they have been in since annexation 18 years ago. The area will be experiencing new growth as the over-300-acre Crowley tract develops into residential to the south. This case was scheduled for the May 17, 2001 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting but was pulled from the agenda by the applicant. At the time, staff was recommending denial of the master development plan because the other owner of land in the parent tract had not been invited to be a party to the plan and land use issues had not been addressed. There have been efforts to reconcile these issues with the current master development plan. Commissioner Floyd motioned to approve and was seconded by Commissioner Trapani. The motion passed 6-0. AGENDA ITEM NO. 7: Public hearing and consideration of a Conditional Use Permit for a wireless telecommunication transmission tower for American Tower Corp located at 2321 Texas Avenue South. (01-122) This item was pulled from the agenda during the workshop. AGENDA ITEM NO. 8: Discussion of future agenda items. None. AGENDA ITEM NO. 9: Adjourn. Commissioner Williams motioned to adjourn the meeting that was seconded by Commissioner Harris. The motion carried 6-0. The meeting adjourned. APPROVED: Chairman, Karl Mooney ATTEST: Staff Assistant, Susan Hazlett P&Z Minutes July S, 2001 Page 3 of 3 fl(f COPS M IN UIES Planning and Zoning Commission CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS May 17, 2001 AGENDA ITEM NO. 6: Discussion and possible action on a Master Development Plan for KH commercial Addition consisting of 33.11 acres located at 4250 State Highway 6 South. (01-106) This item was cancelled prior to the meeting and will be rescheduled.