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Planning and Zoning Commission
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
July 18, 2002
6:00 P.M.
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Commissioners Floyd, McMath, Trapani, White and
Shafer.
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Williams and Hall.
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Hazen and Maloney.
STAFF PRESENT: Staff Planners Hitchcock, Fletcher, Flanery, and Reeves,
Planning Intern Butler, Assistant City Engineer McCully,
Graduate Engineer Thompson, City Attorney Cargill,
Assistant City Attorney Nemcik, Director of
Development Services Templin, City Planner Kee, Senior
Planner Battle, Development Review Manager Ruiz,
Transportation Planner Fogle, 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 Preliminary Plat for 5.175 acres in the JSEA Subdivision located along
White Creek Road in the City's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction. (02 -63)
3.2 Removed the Preliminary Plat for Schuessler Subdivision, consisting of 8 lots and 1
reserve lot on 55.25 acres on Kemp Road in the City's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction. (02-
124)
P &Z Minutes July 18, 2002 Page I of 5
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AGENDA ITEM NO. 7: Public hearing, discussion, and possible action on an
Amendment to the City of College Station's Comprehensive Plan for Whites Creek
Road. (02 -88)
Development Services Director Templin presented the Staff Report. Mr. Templin
prefaced his comments by stating that Thoroughfare Plans are traditionally conceptual
plans and that the exact alignments for thoroughfares are generally settled at time of
platting.
In working with the legal department and other departments within the city, Staff has
tried to narrow the possible alignments of thoroughfares.
Whites Creek Road is a proposed minor collector that is located southwest of the TAMU
campus between FM 60 and Hopes Creek Road. Staff has identified two primary issues
that will make it difficult to construct the proposed Whites Creek Road thoroughfare. To
construct the proposed thoroughfare as currently aligned on the Plan, three creeks would
have to be bridged, one of which actually coincides with the proposed alignment for
approximately five hundred feet. This alignment along the creek involves many issues
including flooding and soil erosion. He added that realigning the thoroughfare to the
west to avoid University property proved to be unfeasible due to Whites Creek and it's
tributaries, Brazos River floodplain and existing developments. The second issue
involves the necessary crossing of TAMU property. However, this option is not
acceptable to TAMU because of flooding issues, construction and maintenance costs, and
erosion and drainage problems. In addition to this, security concerns are also an issue
since the thoroughfare would provide a secondary access to Easterwood Airport and the
TAMU wastewater treatment plant. In closing, Mr. Templin stated that Staff
recommends the thoroughfare plan be amended to realign or eliminate the proposed
Whites Creek Road minor collector. Mr. Templin indicated, at the Commission's request,
that the preference would be to eliminate the proposed Whites Creek Road minor
collector. He pointed out that the filing of a plat is what prompted the investigation of
this area and the need of the realignment or elimination of the minor collector.
Chairman Floyd abstained from this item.
Commissioner Hawthorne opened the public hearing.
Commissioner Hawthorne closed the public hearing.
Commissioner Williams motioned to amend the Thoroughfare Plan by removing the
Whites Creek Road. Commissioner Kaiser seconded the motion. The motion carried 4-
0-1, with Chairman Floyd abstaining.
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION, TEXAS, AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE CITY
OF COLLEGE STATION.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of College Station, Texas, determined that the
Comprehensive Plan should be updated through the small area planning process;
WHEREAS, the Thoroughfare Plan is a component of the College Station Comprehensive
Plan;
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing on May 16, 2002,
to receive input regarding the plan amendment;
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended removing the proposed
White Creek Road thoroughfare from the Thoroughfare Plan; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION, TEXAS:
PART 1: That the City Council hereby modifies the Thoroughfare Plan by removing
the proposed White Creek Road thoroughfare.
PART 2: That the remainder of the Thoroughfare Plan will remain in full force and
affect.
PART 3: That this resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its passage.
ADOPTED this day of ) 2002.
ATTEST:
CONNIE HOOKS, City Secretary
APPROVED:
RON SI VIA, Mayor
APPROVED:
City Attorney