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Planning and Zoning Commission
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
April 4, 2002
7:00 P.M.
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Commissioners Floyd, Happ, Hawthorne, Kaiser,
McMath, Trapani, and Williams.
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None.
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Maloney.
STAFF PRESENT: Staff Planners Jimmerson, Hitchcock, and Reeves,
Planning Intern Flanery, Graduate Engineer Thompson,
Assistant City Attorney Nemcik, Director of
Development Services Templin, City Planner Kee, Senior
Planners Kuenzel and Battle, Assistant Development
Review Manager George, 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 February 21, 2002.
3.2 Approved the Minutes from the Regular Meeting held on February 21, 2002.
3.3 Approved the Minutes from the Workshop Meeting held on March 11, 2002.
3.4 Approved the Minutes from the Regular Meeting held on March 11, 2002.
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out that The Land Use Plan shows the site and the surrounding area as retail regional and that the
request is in compliance with the City's Comprehensive Plan.
Chairman Floyd opened the public hearing.
The following spoke in favor of the Night Club:
Mark Hamlin, 6195 Hardy Weedon Road
Sunny Weifel, 3714 Old Hearne Road, Bryan
Chairman Floyd closed the public hearing.
Commissioner Happ motioned to approve the Conditional Use Permit. Commissioner Trapani
seconded the motion. Commissioner Williams questioned the proposal of the walkway. Milton
Thompkins, 4151 Southwest Freeway, Houston, stated that the walkway will be an enclosed walkway,
better described as a sky -walk.
Chairman Floyd called the question. The motion passed 7 -0.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 10: Public hearing, discussion, and possible action on the Rock/Prairie
Small Area Plan. (02 -52)
City Planner Kee made the presentation of the Planning Study to the Commission. She explained that
this report is part of the City Council's Vision #8, Strategy #3 which states that to ensure well planned
neighborhoods we will maintain and improve our comprehensive plan and development policies. One
of the implementation plans for this strategy is to update the comprehensive plan through the small
area planning process. Ms. Kee oriented the Commission on the location of the property purchased by
the City for a future business park, which is the impetus of the planning study. The purpose was to
look at conditions and the elements of the comprehensive plan and other adopted plans. The process
consisted of a subcommittee that worked very closely with the Economic Development Group who in
turn, worked closely with a consulting team to design the property. Some preliminary
recommendations were made and a meeting with area property owners. We are currently in the public
hearing and adoption process. The report includes land use and thoroughfare recommendations and
updates. Landfills were also looked at to see how these might impact the thoroughfares. An adequate
supply for single family land uses was a priority as well. Additionally, to create a location for retail
demands was considered and discussed. Lastly, because there is a significant amount of flood plain
land in this area, options were discussed for its use. Ms. Kee stated that thoroughfares were the driving
force for the planning of this area.
Several recommendations were discussed:
Change the alignment of Pebble Creek and Lakeway Drive
Recommend a wider right -of -way for Lakeway Drive and Pebble Creek through the Business Park
Recommend a different overpass design for Barron Road
Recommend relocation of the two - east /west collectors
TxDot will handle the design with input from staff.
Ms. Kee pointed out several areas of change in the comprehensive plan. She explained that the land
uses was divided into five sub - areas. She discussed each of the five sub -areas and the
recommendations for each of them. She pointed various areas of proposed development and how they
will play out in the end. She pointed out areas that may be annexed in the near future as well.
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MINUTES
Planning and Zoning Commission
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
April 18, 2002
7:00 P.M.
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Commissioners Floyd, Happ, Hawthorne, Trapani, and
Williams.
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Kaiser and McMath.
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Maloney.
STAFF PRESENT: Assistant City Manager Brown, Assistant to the City
Manger Rapley, Staff Planner Hitchcock, Planning Intern
Flanery, Graduate Engineer Thompson, Assistant City
Attorney Nemcik, Director of Development Services
Templin, City Planner Kee, Senior Planner Battle,
Development Review Manager Ruiz, Assistant
Development Review Manager George, Action Center
Representative Steptoe, Neighborhood Staff Planner
Elrod, Transportation Planner Fogle, Customer Service
Representative Smith, Economic Development Director
Foutz, and Staff Assistant Hazlett.
Chairman Floyd called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Hear visitors
Paul Clarke, 1532 Bennett, Bryan, asked the Commission to allow more time for the development
community and citizens to review and discuss the issues and changes regarding the Wolf Pen Creek
Special District Area. This request was given in light of the all day Unified Development Code
workshop that is scheduled for tomorrow, April 19, where some of these issues and concerns may be
addressed and decided upon.
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 Regular Meeting held on March 21, 2002.
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3.2 Removed the Preliminary Plat for Castlegate Section 8, (The Gardens of Castlegate),
consisting of 9.226 acres located off of Castlegate Drive, east of the future intersection
with Victoria (4490 Castlegate Drive). (02 -56)
3.3 Removed the Rock Prairie /Greens Prairie Planning Study. (02 -52)
REGULAR AGENDA
AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Consider request(s) for absence from meetings.
Absence requests will be acted upon at the following Planning and Zoning Commission meeting on
May 2, 2002.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 5: Public hearing, discussion, and possible action on items removed
from the Consent Agenda by Commission action.
3.2 Removed the Preliminary Plat for Castlegate Section 8, (The Gardens of
Castlegate), consisting of 9.226 acres located off of Castlegate Drive, east of the
future intersection with Victoria (4490 Castlegate Drive). (02 -56)
Chairman Floyd removed this item from the Consent Agenda in order to abstain from
action on this item.
Graduate Engineer Thompson presented the Staff Report and stated that Staff
recommends approval of the Preliminary Plat that is in compliance with the modified
standards approved with the rezoning as well as the Land Use Plan. Access is through
the main entrance and an emergency access is currently under construction.
Commissioner Trapani motioned for approval, which was seconded by Commissioner
Williams. The motion carried 4 -0 -1 (Chairman Floyd abstained).
3.3 Rock Prairie /Greens Prairie Planning Study. (02 -52)
City Planner Kee stated that the public hearing for this item was held at the April 4,
2002 Planning Zoning Commission meeting where the Commission voted to table the
item at that time. Further discussion took place at the Workshop Meeting held earlier
this evening. She explained that the City Council discussed the item at their last
workshop but took no formal action on increasing the amount of commercial traffic at
the corner of Rock Prairie and State Highway 6. However, an alternative use for the
College Station Independent School District sight was discussed and the Council
decided that this property would be more appropriately used for office use. This item
will go before City Council once more. Ms. Kee reported that the Commission chose to
take action on this item during the Regular meeting rather than the Workshop meeting.
Commissioner Hawthorne motioned to approve the Planning Study with the CSISD
sight adjustment per City Council. Commissioner Williams seconded the motion. The
motion carried 5 -0.
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