HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-00500169- 00074805STAFF REPORT
Project Manager: Jennifer Flanery Date: September 9, 2002
Email: jflanery@ci.college-station.tx.us
Item: Discussion and possible action on a Final Plat for the Callaway House
Parking Subdivision, 1.376 acres located along Marion Pugh Drive. (02-185)
Applicant: Greg Taggart, Municipal Development Group
Staff Recommendations: Staff recommends approval of the final plat with the
condition that the attached Staff Review Comments be addressed.
Item Summary: The applicant is platting the property to allow for the
construction of an extra parking lot for the residents of the Callaway House
dormitory. The property is zoned M-2, Heavy Industrial, but allows for all C-1
General Commercial uses on the property. General Commercial zoning allows
for dormitories and their accessory uses, as well as commercial paid parking lots.
Comprehensive Plan Considerations: The Land Use Plan shows this area as
residential attached. The proposed use is parking for a residential dormitory
and, as an accessory use, is in compliance with the Comprehensive Plan.
The Thoroughfare Plan shows Marion Pugh as a Major Collector. The right-of-
way requirement for a Major Collector is 70-feet. Due to the fact that the existing
right-of-way is 60-feet, the applicant is required to dedicate half of the needed
right-of-way, which is 5-feet.
The Subdivision Regulations require that sidewalks be constructed along both
sides of a Major Collector. The applicant will be required to meet this
requirement at the site plan stage. Handicap ramps shall meet applicable
regulations.
Item Background: Item Background: The property was annexed in to the City
and zoned Industrial in 1958. The property is currently zoned M-2 Heavy
Industrial, but is also permitted to have C-1 uses. When the property was
originally zoned to M-2 the zoning classification included C-1 uses. In 1984 an
amendment was made to the Zoning Ordinance that prohibited C-1 uses in M-2
zones, however, this property was specifically exempted from the exclusion of C-
1 uses in an M-2 zone and currently allows the General Commercial uses.
Dormitories and their accessory uses, such as parking lots, and public paid
parking lots are permitted uses in C-1 General Commercial. The Callaway House
dormitory was built in 1998.
The Commission approved the preliminary plat on August 15, 2002 with the
condition that a note be added to the plat that a crosswalk connecting the
Callaway House dormitory to the proposed parking lot would be constructed.
The applicant has added this note to the final plat. The applicant will be required
to construct a handicap ramp on both sides of Marion Pugh to allow for access.
Commission Action Options: The Commission has final authority over the final
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.
Supporting Materials:
1. Location Map
2. Application
3. Infrastructure and Facilities
4. Copy of Final Plat
5. Section 7.17 District M-2 Heavy Industrial, College Station Zoning Ordinance
6. Staff Comments #2