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College Station, Texas 77842
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Susan Hazlett, Staff Assistant
June 4, 2002
StaffReport/Project Presentation
P&Z Meeting, June 6, 2002
Following this coversheet is a copy of the Staff Report that was prepared for the following
project. Please keep in mind that stars responsibility is to provide the Planning & Zoning
Commission with all pertinent facts of a development case, but that staff is not acting as an
advocate for the applicants. Therefore, it is in the applicant's best interest to send a
representative to the Planning & Zoning Commission meeting to speak on behalf of the
proposal.
This item is scheduled for the Thursday, June 6, 2002 Planning & Zoning Commission
Meeting. This meeting will begin at 7:00 P.M. in City Hall Council Chambers. I have
included a copy of the agenda for this meeting. Please contact our office at (979)764-
3570 if you should have any questions. Thanks.
STAFF REPORT
Project Manager: Molly Hitchcock Date: May 28, 2002
Email: mhitchcock@ci.college-station.tx.us
Item: Public hearing, discussion, and possible action on a final plat for the
Richards Subdivision Lot 10 (FP-Replat) located at 129 Richards Street. (02-82)
Applicant: Louise Barker for Kerr Surveying
Staff Recommendations: Staff recommends approval of the final plat.
Item Summary: The applicant is proposing to subdivide the existing R-1 Single
Family Residential lot in half to create two lots. The property was originally
platted before July 15, 1970 and thus is subject to the restrictions of Section 18
of the Subdivision Regulations "Platting and Replatting Within Older Residential
Subdivisions".
Section 18 requires that an older plat that creates an additional lot must meet or
exceed the average width of the lots along the street frontage and contain at
least 8,500 square feet of space. The applicant has asked for a variance to the
requirements that the additional lot meet or exceed the average width of the lots
along the street frontage and that the lots be at least 8,500 sq.ft. Because of
previous subdivisions in the area, Staff supports these variance requests.
In the original plat, all 54 lots along Richards were 104.4 feet wide. At least 21 of
these lots have subdivided, though not the majority on the subject property's
block; therefor, its width will be too narrow when Section 18 is applied. When
split in half, the properties will be 52.2 ft. wide by 104.56 ft. deep (5458 sq.ft.).
New investment in this older neighborhood could help in its revitalization. The
splitting of the lots on Richards Street has not been uncommon, and the resulting
lot sizes are in compliance with R-1 lot size standards.
Commission Action Options: The Commission
plat. The options regarding the final plat are:
■ Approval with conditions;
■ Approval as submitted;
■ Denial;
■ Defer action only at applicant's request; or,
■ Table only at applicant's request.
has final authority over the final
Supporting Materials:
1. Location Map
2. Application
3. Letter requesting subdivision variances
4. Final plat
5. Copy of original plat
NOTIFICATION:
Legal Notice Publication(s): The Eagle; 5-22-02
Advertised Commission Hearing Dates(s): 6-6-02
Number of Notices Mailed to Property Owners Within 200': 16
Response Received: None as of date of staff report.