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Planning and Zoning Commission
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
July 19, 2001
7:00 P.M.
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Commissioners Mooney, Floyd, Happ, Harris, Williams,
and McMath.
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioner Trapani.
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Council Member Massey.
STAFF PRESENT: Assistant City Manager Brown, Staff Planner Hitchcock,
Assistant City Engineer Mayo, Graduate Engineer
Thompson, Assistant City Attorney Nemcik, Director of
Development Services Callaway, Senior Planner Kuenzel,
Development Review Manager Ruiz, Transportation
Planner Fogle, and Staff Assistant Hazlett.
Chairman Mooney called the meeting to order at 7:13 P.M.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Hear visitors
None.
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
3.2
3.3
3.4
P &Z Minutes
Approved the Minutes from the Workshop Meeting held on April 19, 2001.
Approved the Minutes from the Workshop Meeting held on May 3, 2001.
Approved the Minutes from the Workshop Meeting held on May 17, 2001.
Approved the Minutes from the Workshop Meeting held on June 7, 2001.
July 19, 2001
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AGENDA ITEM NO. 9: Public hearing, discussion, and possible action on a rezoning for the
2.497 -acre tract out of the Robert Stevenson Survey League A -54 located at 4121 State Highway
6 South. (01 -146)
Staff Planner Hitchcock presented the Staff Report. The subject property is located on the east bypass,
south of the recently platted Harley Subdivision. She stated that Staff recommends approval of the
rezoning from A -P Administrative Professional and C -3 Planned Commercial to C -1 General
Commercial. Ms. Hitchcock added that it is surrounded by undeveloped C -3 and land that has been in
an A -O Agricultural Open holding pattern since annexation. If granted the C -1 designation, the
property may develop as a number of things, including offices and hotels to retail stores and filling
stations. The applicant hopes to have a restaurant at this location. The Land Use Plan shows the area
to be Regional Retail. As such, C -1 zoning would be appropriate. In 1994 the subject tract was
rezoned from the A -O holding pattern to A -P and C -3. The latest rezoning in the area was the Harley
property which became C -1 in 1998.
Commissioner Harris asked if an overpass is planned for this area in the future. Ms. Hitchcock
explained that the overpass would be south of the property. Commissioner Williams asked if the
traffic would remain two -way on the frontage road. Ms. Hitchcock stated that the traffic would
eventually become one -way.
Veronica Morgan, Mitchell and Morgan Engineers stated that the C -1 zoning request is in keeping with
the Harley Subdivision rezoning and complies with the Land Use Plan. She stated that the owner
wants to attract a restaurant to develop on this property.
Chairman Mooney opened the public hearing.
Chairman Mooney closed the public hearing.
Commissioner Harris motioned for approval. Commissioner McMath seconded the motion.
Commissioner Floyd expressed concern about the C -1 zoning and how broad the classifications are
and the number of activities that could be placed at this site, which includes all of the uses already,
allowed in an A -P or C -3 zoning district. Chairman Mooney added that a full service restaurant would
require a C -1 zoning district. Commissioner Happ, referring to the Thoroughfare Plan, stated that there
is going to be a collector street and/or possible overpass behind the subject property. Chairman
Mooney said that according to the Comprehensive Plan the subject property is deemed to be retail
regional.
Chairman Mooney called the question. The motion passed 6 -0.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 10: Public hearing, discussion, and possible action on a Conditional Use
Permit, Use only, for the First United Methodist Church located at 1125 Wellborn Road
consisting of approximately 5.5 acres. (01 -147)
This item was moved and presented to the Commission as Agenda Item No. 6
AGENDA ITEM NO. 11: Discussion of future agenda items.
Commissioner Happ requested a workshop item regarding a preliminary plat and how it affects the
Comprehensive Plan and the Thoroughfare Plan. Commissioner Floyd added that more visuals to
assist the Commission in their decision making would be helpful.
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