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HomeMy WebLinkAbout00071700MINUTES Planning and Zoning Commission CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS January 17, 2002 7:00 P.M. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Commissioners Floyd, Happ, Hawthorne, Kaiser, Trapani, and Williams. COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioner McMath. 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, Senior Planner Kuenzel, Development Review Manager Ruiz, Planning Intern Flanery, Action Center Representative Steptoe, and Staff Assistant Hazlett. 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 Approved the Minutes from the Workshop Meeting held on November 29, 2001. 3.2 Approved the Minutes from the Regular Meeting held on November 29, 2001. 3.3 Approved the Preliminary Plat for the Castlegate Subdivision, Section 9; Castlegate Drive and Victoria Avenue consisting of 19.36 acres located north of Greens Prairie Road and west of proposed State Highway 40. (01-242) P&Z Minutes January 17, 2002 Page I of 4 3.3 Moved to the Regular Agenda the discussion and possible action on a Preliminary Plat for T.C.C. Subdivision, consisting of 5.95 acres located at 1267 Harvey Mitchell Parkway South. (01-260) REGULAR AGENDA AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Consider request(s) for absence from meetings. None. AGENDA ITEM NO. 5: Public hearing, discussion, and possible action on items removed from the Consent Agenda by Commission action. 3.3: Discussion and possible action on a Preliminary Plat for T.C.C. Subdivision, consisting of 5.95 acres located at 1267 Harvey Mitchell Parkway South. (01-260) Commissioner Kaiser expressed concern regarding access and asked if Condemnation could be exercised in this instance. Staff Planner Jimmerson explained that City Staff, TXDot, the applicant and their design professional has determined that the location and layout of the proposed access has been optimized. She stated that a right-in/right-out design would create more hazards. Also, the TXDot engineer did not believe a deceleration lane would be needed since there is a shoulder where vehicles can merge over before turning into the site. In addition, the two-way left-turn lane in the center of Harvey Mitchell Parkway would allow vehicles to turn left out of the site and accelerate before merging in with traffic. Ms. Jimmerson said that Condemnation is within the purview of the Commission to exercise, thereby sending this case before City Council for resolution. Transportation Planner Fogle confirmed that the proposed location and layout of the access is, in his professional opinion and that of TXDot's Engineers, the safest. Ms. Jimmerson added that this is a Planned Development District and an emergency access was never required of this rezoning by the Commission or the City Council. Commissioner Hawthorne motioned to approve the Preliminary Plat and was seconded by Commissioner Happ. The motion carried 6-0. AGENDA ITEM NO. 6: AGENDA ITEM NO. 6: Public hearing, discussion, and possible action on an ordinance amendment for a rezoning from A-O, Agricultural Open to R-1, Single Family Residential for 54.63 acres in Pebble Creek, Phase 7-B, located east of the intersection of 1299 Royal Adelade and Spanish Bay Court. (01-258) Staff Planner Jimmerson presented the staff report. She stated that she is recommending approval of the rezoning. The applicant is requesting the rezoning to continue development in the Pebble Creek Subdivision, which is currently developed as R-1 Single Family. The proposed rezoning is in compliance with the Land Use Plan and the approved Pebble Creek Master Plan. Commissioner Kaiser expressed concern regarding greenspace. Commissioner Happ expressed concern regarding access. Assistant City Attorney Nemcik explained that there is an ordinance addressing drive-way access. However, subdivision access is different. Since this is a rezoning, the Commission can impose a condition to the rezoning, down-zone it, or you may deny the rezoning if you are concerned about density and traffic concerning access to the subdivision. P&Z Minutes January 3, 2002 Page 2 of 4 CL~ lilt rcyy\ //11 381X 6~r5 jl Y~C~ ta- 1y-~ -0 c (S I + u v~~ O-u 4rA--~ 4-(,, I,j -vvvxJ 13 ~C~ ~n ckccs k-A, 44- T?