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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:
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Hear visitors
None.
Williams and Hall.
Hazen and Maloney.
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. 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)
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3.3 Approved an Amending Plat for Lots 15, 16, 21, and 22 for Sun Meadows Phase 1.
(02-126)
3.4 Approved the other uses allowed in the C-1, General Business district and a parking
determination for the Rainbow Play System Package. (02-128)
REGULAR AGENDA
AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Consider request(s) for absence from meetings.
Commissioner Trapani motioned to approve the absence requests for Commissioners Hall and
Williams. Commissioner White seconded the motion. The motion carried 5-0.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 5: Consideration, discussion, and possible action on items removed
from the Consent Agenda by Commissioner action.
3.2 Consideration and possible action on a 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)
Chairman Floyd questioned the access for this plat. Spencer Thompson, Development Services
Engineer, explained that the reserve tract is on the south side and is in the same ownership of the tract
to the west. Staff comments #2 requires the surveyor to indicate that access to the reserve tract shall be
provided through the adjacent plat to the west.
Commissioner Trapani motioned to approve. Commissioner Shafer seconded the motion. The motion
carried 5-0.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 6: Public hearing, discussion, and consideration of a Rezoning for the
tract of land located in the northwest quadrant of the intersection of Krenek Tap Road and State
Highway 6 South from R-1, Single Family Residential, to C-1, General Commercial. (02-121)
Staff Planner Hitchcock presented the staff report and opened by stating that Staff recommends denial
of the rezoning. The subject property is at the corner of Krenek Tap and State Highway 6 frontage
road and three roads on the Thoroughfare Plan abut the property. Ms. Hitchcock explained that the C-
1 zoning would not be in compliance with the Land Use Plan, which shows the subject property to be
Mixed Use Development. She added that if the Commission wishes to deviate from the Future Land
Use Plan by rezoning this property to C-1, they should acknowledge that they are recommending to the
Council a different land use concept with a statement requesting the change. Additionally, the
property was annexed into the city in 1971 and zoned as R-1 as a holding zone. The property has
remained as such and has not been platted.
Chairman Floyd opened the public hearing.
The following spoke in favor of the rezoning:
Veronica Morgan, Mitchell & Morgan, LLP
Thomas Madison, Property Owner, Austin, Texas
The following spoke in opposition to the rezoning:
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Peter Snyder, 1007 Krenek Tap Road
Dianne Savage, 8706 Greenleaf
Gene Savage
Jay Goss, 306 Lee Avenue
Rusty and Miriam Gerdes, 3706 East 29t", Bryan
Angie Porter, 201 Krenek Tap Road #21
Chairman Floyd closed the public hearing.
Commissioner Trapani motioned to deny the rezoning request. Commissioner Shafer seconded the
motion. The motion carried 5-0.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 7: Public hearing, discussion and consideration of a Rezoning for a
tract of land located along the north side of Krenek Tap Road and west of the future extension of
Central Park Lane, from R-1, Single Family Residential, to R-5, Apartment/Medium Density.
(02-120)
Staff Planner Hitchcock presented the staff report. Ms. Hitchcock stated that Staff recommends
approval of the rezoning. She pointed out that the Land Use Plan shows the subject tract as Residential
Attached, which is 10-20 dwelling units/acre. The R-5 zoning would allow a maximum of 24 units per
acre, which is slightly higher than what the Land Use Plan calls for. However, it would still be
consistent with the Residential Attached-designated land to the north, which is developed R-5. Also,
as R-5, the subject property would also be in compliance with the step-down approach suggested by
the Land Use Plan. Ms. Hitchcock added that R-2 Duplexes, R-3 Townhouse, and R-4
Apartment/Low Density would also be appropriate zoning districts.
Chairman Floyd opened the public hearing.
The following spoke in favor of the rezoning:
Veronica Morgan, Mitchell & Morgan, LLP
Thomas Madison, Property Owner, Austin, Texas
Jim Stewart, Developer
The following spoke in opposition to the rezoning:
Peter Snyder, 1007 Krenek Tap Road
Dianne Savage, 8706 Greenleaf
Gene Savage, 8714 Bent Tree
Jay Goss, 306 Lee Avenue
Rusty and Miriam Gerdes, 3706 East 29th, Bryan
Angie Porter, 201 Krenek Tap Road #21
Cathy Conlee, 833 South Rosemary, Bryan
Chairman Floyd closed the public hearing.
Commissioner Trapani motioned to approve the rezoning. Commissioner McMath seconded the
motion. The motion failed 2-3 with Commissioners Floyd, Shafer, and White voting in opposition.
After a brief discussion, Commissioner Trapani motioned to deny the R-5 zoning and approve a lesser
zoning district of R-4. Commissioner McMath seconded the motion. Further discussion followed.
Commissioners Trapani and McMath withdrew the motion and second to approve the lesser intense R-
4 zoning district. Commissioner Trapani motioned to table the item, which was seconded by
Commissioner White. The motion to table carried 4-1, with Commissioner McMath voting in
opposition. The item was tabled until the August 1, 2002 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting.
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