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Home My WebLink About00072324 MINUTES Planning and Zoning Commission CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS March 21, 2002 7:00 P.M. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Commissioners Floyd, Hawthorne, Kaiser, McMath, Trapani, and Williams. COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Happ. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Council Members Hazen and Garner. STAFF PRESENT: Assistant City Manager Brown, Development Services Director Templin, Staff Planners Jimmerson and Hitchcock, Senior Neighborhood Services Planner Battle, Graduate Engineer Thompson, Assistant City Attorney Nemcik, City Planner Kee, Senior Planner Kuenzel, Development Review Manager Ruiz, Transportation Planner Fogle, Action Center Representative Steptoe, and Staff Assistant Hazlett. Chairman Floyd called the meeting to order at 7:02 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 Approved the Preliminary Plat for Westfield Addition Phase 2, consisting of 60 R-1 (Single Family Residential), lots on 12.4 acres located at 798 Graham Road. (02-37) 3.2 Approved the Final Plat for Westfield Village Phase 1, consisting of 84 PDD-H (Planned Development District-Housing) lots on 16.790 acres located at 2668 Barron Road. (02-38) P&ZMinutes March 21, 2002 Page I of 7 Jesse Watson, 1501 Langford, asked the Commission to consider reducing the buffer width from 15 feet to 6 feet since there is a substantial size berm also separating the church from the residential alley. Andrew Clouston, 3989 Tiffany Trail expressed concern regarding the noise level. He encouraged the Commission to require the maximum use of the buffer zone. Chairman Floyd closed the public hearing. Commissioner Kaiser motioned to approve with staff conditions. Commissioner Trapani seconded the motion. The motion carried 6-0. AGENDA ITEM NO. 8: Public hearing, discussion, and possible action on a Rezoning for 29.65 acres located at 4401 State Highway 6 South from A-O Agricultural-Open, to C-1 General Commercial. (02-35) Staff Planner Hitchcock stated that Staff recommends approval of the rezoning and that the subject land is largely undeveloped. She explained that The Land Use plan designates the land as residential but the plan is currently being updated to reflect recent changes in the area. She pointed out that the draft plan recommends that commercial zoning is appropriate for the land and would provide more locations for retail uses while buffering abutting uses through greenway and transportation corridors. Additionally, C-1 will allow more flexibility with the development of the land and with this zoning it will be possible to develop the retail regional uses that the Small Area Plan draft recommends. Chairman Floyd asked Ms. Hitchcock to explain the public process involved in the Small Area Plan. Ms. Hitchcock explained that several public meetings have been held regarding this plan and there have also been invitations from the landowners. Commissioner Kaiser asked what criteria led Staff to change the use of the land from residential to commercial. Ms. Hitchcock explained that the interest by the City to create a new business park and the selling of that land created some new conditions that were not foreseen in 1997 when The Comprehensive Plan came into play. This has changed some of the possible uses in the area. She added that The Small Area Plan was created to update the plan for this area. Chairman Floyd clarified the boundaries of the Small Area Plan as being Rock Prairie, Greens Prairie, and State Highway 6. He pointed out that this plan also changes other areas from residential to commercial, while keeping a balance of the uses for the area. Chairman Floyd opened the public hearing. Jim West, 4420 FM 1960 #115, Houston, Texas, spoke in favor of the rezoning. Chairman Floyd closed the public hearing. Commissioner Trapani motioned to approve. Commissioner McMath seconded the approval. The motion carried 6-0. AGENDA ITEM NO. 9: Public hearing, discussion, and possible action on a Preliminary Plat for the University Preserve, 24 R-1, Single Family Residential lots on 11.436 acres located at 1205,1207, and 1209 Munson. (02-40) P&ZMinutes March 21, 2002 Page 3 of 7 Agenda Item Cover Sheet Agenda Item # X Regular Item Consent Item Workshop Item Item Submitted By: Molly Hitchcock, Staff Planner Council Meeting Date: April 11, 2002 Director Approval: City Manager Approval: Item: Public hearing, discussion, and possible action on a rezoning from A-O Agricultural Open to C-1 General Commercial for the 26.95-acre tract located at 4401 Highway 6 South. Item Summary: The applicant is requesting this rezoning to help market the property for sale. To the north of the subject property is land recently sold to the City of College Station by the applicant for the new business center. The subject land is largely undeveloped except for a couple of mobile homes and barns, which will be removed. To the south is 31 acres of C-1 General Commercial that extends to the corner of the highway frontage road and Greens Prairie. A convenience store/shopping center has recently developed on the corner of the southern property. East of the property is R-Y 1 Single Family Residential, but the abutting land is parkland dedicated for the Woodland Hills subdivision. ` . ` Comprehensive Plan Considerations: The Land Use Plan reflects Single , Family Medium Density for the subject area. The Thoroughfare Plan shows the future Lakeway (a major collector) passing through the eastern portion of the property. The road will have to be completed with platting. Since the time of the Comprehensive Plan, the city has acquired a large amount of property in the Highway 6/Rock Prairie Road/Greens Prairie Road area for a second business park. A small area plan is currently being developed to update the Comprehensive Plan for the region. Pressure for commercial zoning has always been great along SH 6. The likelihood of single family residential development on this particular tract is s~° problematic with the proximity of the highway. Therefore the small area planning study examined other land uses for the property. Office uses, multi-family uses and commercial uses are the most likely. The draft plan recommends that this tract be developed commercially. This meets two of the study objectives which are to provide more locations for retail uses and to buffer these commercial uses from existing residential uses using floodplains and the roadway system. Allowing commercial land uses on this tract takes advantage of the SH6 frontage for visibility and access while allowing Lakeway Drive to separate any commercial development from the Woodland Hills subdivision to the east. The small area plan will be presented to the P&Z on April 4, 2002 for input and will go to the City Council on April 25 for consideration. The current draft of the study suggests that the subject property is best for retail regional uses. The northern boundary of the tract is the centerline of Spring Creek. This greenway has been ranked a "2" in the Greenway Master Plan. An offer has been made by the City's Greenway Coordinator to purchase this land. Item Background: The subject tract was annexed into the city in 1983. It came into the city as A-O and has remained so. Related Board Actions: The Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed this request on March 21, 2002 and recommended approval of the rezoning. A draft of the meeting minutes is attached. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the rezoning. Council Action Options: 1. Approval of rezoning as submitted. 1. Denial. 2. Denial without prejudice (waives 180-day waiting period). 3. Table indefinitely. 4. Defer action to a specified date. Supporting Materials: 1. Infrastructure and Facilities 1. Draft P&Z meeting minutes from March 21, 2002 2. Rezoning ordinance 3. Zoning Summary