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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-00500171- 00074818CITY OF COLLEGE STATION DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 1101 Texas Avenue South, PO Box 9960 College Station, Texas 77842 Phone (979)764-3570 / Fax (979)764-3496 TO: oyy/, e FROM: Susan Hazlett, Staff Assistant DATE: August 29, 2002 RE: Staff Report 02-/7/ P&Z Meeting, September 5, 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, September 5, 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. AGENDA Planning and Zoning Commission CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1101 Texas Avenue September 5, 2002 7:00 P.M. Hear Visitors. At this time, the Chairman will open the floor to citizens wishing to address the Commission on planning and zoning issues not already scheduled on tonight's agenda. The citizen presentations will be limited to three minutes in order to accommodate everyone who wishes to address the Commission and to allow adequate time for completion of the agenda items. The Commission will receive the information, ask city staff to look into the matter, or will place the matter on a future agenda for discussion. (A recording is made of the meeting; please give your name and address for the record.) 2. Public Comment for the Record. At this time, the Chairman will open the floor to citizens wishing to address the Commission on consent and regular agenda items that are not scheduled for a public hearing. This does not include items where hearings have been previously held. The citizen presentations will be limited to three minutes in order to accommodate everyone who wishes to address the Commission and to allow adequate time for completion of the agenda items. The Commission will receive the information and it will be added to the public record. (A recording is made of the meeting; please give your name and address for the record.) All matters listed under Item 3, Consent Agenda, are considered to be routine by the Planning and Zoning Commission and will be enacted by one motion. These items include preliminary and final plats, where staff has found compliance with all minimum subdivision regulations. All items approved by Consent are approved with any and all staff recommendations. There will not be separate discussion of these items. If any Commissioner desires to discuss an item on the Consent Agenda it will be moved to the Regular Agenda for further consideration. 3. Consent Agenda. 3.1 Consideration and possible action of the minutes from the Workshop Meeting held on July 1, 2002. 3.2 Consideration and possible action of the minutes from the Regular Meeting held on July 1, 2002. 3.3. Consideration and possible action of the minutes from the Workshop Meeting held on July 18, 2002. 3.4 Consideration and possible action of the minutes from the Regular Meeting held on July 18, 2002. 3.5 Consideration and possible action of the minutes from the Regular Meeting held on August 6, 2002. 3.6 Consideration and possible action of the minutes from the Workshop Meeting held on August 15, 2002. 3.7 Consideration and possible action of the minutes from the Regular Meeting held on August 15, 2002. This building is wheelchair accessible. Handicapped parking spaces are available. Any request for sign interpretive service must be made 48 hours before the meeting. To make arrangements call 409-764-3517 or (TDD) 1-800-735- 2989. Agendas posted on Internet Website http://devservices.ci.college-station.tx.us and Cable Access Channel 19. 3.8 Consideration and possible action on a Preliminary Plat for the Rock Prairie West Business Park, consisting of 19 lots on 62.85 acres located in the City's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction. (02-156) 3.9 Consideration and possible action on a Vacating and Final Plat for the W.C. Boyette Estate Subdivision consisting of 1 lot on 3.21 acres located at 301 Church Avenue. (02-167) 3.10 Consideration and possible action on a Preliminary Plat for the Barker Subdivision, consisting of 1 C- 3, Planned Commercial, lots on 2.45 acres located on State Highway 6 South. (02-170) Regular Agenda. 4. Consider request(s) for absence from meetings. None submitted. 5. Consideration, discussion, and possible action on items removed from the Consent Agenda by Commission action. 6. Public hearing, discussion, and possible action on a Rezoning for 2520 Earl Rudder Freeway South, from R-1, Single Family Residential to C-B, Business Commercial. (02-171) 7. Public hearing, discussion, and possible action for a Conditional Use Permit for the Southland Telecommunications Tower located at 112 Holleman. (02-118) 8. Consideration, discussion, and possible action on a Variance Request to the Subdivision Regulations for the Simmons' Property consisting of 3.12 acres located on Barron Cut-off Road. (02-172) 9. Consideration, discussion, and possible action on a Master Preliminary Plat for the Crowley Tract, consisting of 331.403 acres located at 4400 State Highway 6 South. (02-57) 10. Public hearing, discussion, and possible action for an Amendment to the Buffer Regulations in the City's Zoning Ordinance. (02-178) 11. Public hearing, discussion, and possible action on an Amendment to the City's Thoroughfare Plan, adopting the Bikeway and Pedestrian Master Plan. (02-133) 12. Discussion of future agenda items. 13. Adjourn. Land to the north of the subject property is developed R-5 Apartment/Medium Density and undeveloped C-1. Adjacent land to the west along Krenek Tap is developing as R-4 Apartment Medium Density. Comprehensive Plan Considerations: The Land Use Plan shows the subject property to be Mixed Use Development. The negative recommendation is not to say that commercial uses are inappropriate in this location. This is an ideal location as there is good access, good visibility, and appropriately sized roadways. The property has frontage on two minor collectors (Krenek Tap and the future Central Park Lane extension) and a Freeway/Expressway (Earl Rudder Freeway). If the Commission wishes to deviate from the Future Land Use Plan by rezoning this property to C-B, you should acknowledge that you are recommending to the Council a different land use concept. This should include a recommendation that staff review the land use plan in the larger area and make recommendations for changes. Item Background: The property was annexed into the city in 1971. R-1 Single Family Residential zoning was placed on the land as a holding zone. The property has remained R-1 and has not platted. In the last couple of years, there have been several preparations made for development in the area including a rezoning to C-1 at the corner of the frontage road and Southwest Parkway, continuation of the Dartmouth Extension CIP, and City Council support of the City Center conceptual plan. Commission Action Options: The Commission acts as a recommending body on the question of rezoning, which will be ultimately decided by City Council. The Commission options are: 1. Recommend approval of rezoning as submitted; 2. Recommend a less intense zoning classification; 3. Recommend denial; 4. Table indefinitely; or, 5. Defer action to a specified date. Supporting Materials: 1. Location map 2. Application 3. Letter from applicant 4. Infrastructure and Facilities 5. Minutes from the August 8, 2002 City Council meeting 6. Zoning summaries NOTIFICATION: Legal Notice Publication(s): The Eagle; 8-21-02 and 9-11-02 Advertised Commission Hearing Dates(s): 8-5-02 Advertised Council Hearing Dates: 8-26-02 Number of Notices Mailed to Property Owners Within 200': 10 Response Received: None as of date of staff report. INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES Water: The subject property has access to a 12" main along SH 6 and an 8" main across Krenek Tap. Sewer: Sewer will have to be extended from the 12" main at Krenek Tap, west of the Lutheran Church. Streets: SH 6 is a Freeway/ Highway, Central Park Lane is a Minor Collector, Krenek Tap is a Minor Arterial. Off-site Easements: An easement for sewer extension may be necessary. Drainage: This property will be required to meet the City's Drainage Ordinance. Flood Plain: None Oversize request: None known at this time. Impact Fees: None. R. W TLTRI PZLTRI PRODI PZ20021 P0006570. DOC Created on 08/2610211:11 AM STAFF REPORT Project Manager: Molly Hitchcock Date: August 29, 2002 Email: mhitchcock@ci.college-station.tx.us Item: Public hearing, discussion, and possible action on a rezoning from R-1 Single Family Residential to C-B Business Commercial for 18.33 acres of the Morgan Rector League A-46 located east of the future Central Park Lane extension on Krenek Tap Road. (02-171) Applicant: Veronica Morgan of Mitchell & Morgan Staff Recommendations: Staff recommends denial of the rezoning. Item Summary: The applicant is requesting a rezoning of 18.33 acres on Krenek Tap to C-B Business Commercial to prepare the land for marketing. In her letter dated August 9, 2002, the applicant offers the following conditions as a compromise for commercial zoning on mixed-use designated land: 1. Parking shall be located interior to the site and not along Central Park Lane or Krenek Tap Road. Building shall be sited along these two thoroughfares and used to buffer the interior parking spaces. Parking shall be allowed to front on SH6, but shall not exceed 50% of the frontage road dimension. Driveways shall be located in compliance with the City of College Station access ordinance on Central Park Lane, Krenek Tap Road and SH6. 2. All parking shall be designed as shared/common parking interior to the site. This design will allow the overall development to function as a "whole" rather than as independent parts. 3. The front setback shall be taken from Krenek Tap Road which will allow the green space and aesthetics from Central Park to be as large as possible given setback regulations. 4. The building facades which face Krenek Tap Road shall be designed to compliment the front facades and not leave the appearance of "rear building faces". 5. With the exception of the hotel/motel use no first floor building square footage shall exceed 25,000 sq.ft. The same property was previously before the Commission on July 18, 2002 for rezoning to C-1 and the City Council on August 8, 2002. Staff and the Commission recommended denial of the C-1 rezoning, so the applicant requested C-B from the Council. The Council denied the rezoning so the P&Z would have the opportunity to make a recommendation on the new request (minutes of the City Council meeting are attached). Land to the north of the subject property is developed R-5 Apartment/Medium Density and undeveloped C-1. Adjacent land to the west along Krenek Tap is developing as R-4 Apartment Medium Density. Comprehensive Plan Considerations: The Land Use Plan shows the subject property to be Mixed Use Development. The negative recommendation is not to say that commercial uses are inappropriate in this location. This is an ideal location as there is good access, good visibility, and appropriately sized roadways. The property has frontage on two minor collectors (Krenek Tap and the future Central Park Lane extension) and a Freeway/Expressway (Earl Rudder Freeway). If the Commission wishes to deviate from the Future Land Use Plan by rezoning this property to C-B, you should acknowledge that you are recommending to the Council a different land use concept. This should include a recommendation that staff review the land use plan in the larger area and make recommendations for changes. Item Background: The property was annexed into the city in 1971. R-1 Single Family Residential zoning was placed on the land as a holding zone. The property has remained R-1 and has not platted. In the last couple of years, there have been several preparations made for development in the area including a rezoning to C-1 at the corner of the frontage road and Southwest Parkway, continuation of the Dartmouth Extension CIP, and City Council support of the City Center conceptual plan. Commission Action Options: The Commission acts as a recommending body on the question of rezoning, which will be ultimately decided by City Council. The Commission options are: 1. Recommend approval of rezoning as submitted; 2. Recommend a less intense zoning classification; 3. Recommend denial; 4. Table indefinitely; or, 5. Defer action to a specified date. Supporting Materials: 1. Location map 2. Application 3. Letter from applicant 4. Infrastructure and Facilities 5. Minutes from the August 8, 2002 City Council meeting 6. Zoning summaries NOTIFICATION: Legal Notice Publication(s): The Eagle; 8-21-02 and 9-11-02 Advertised Commission Hearing Dates(s): 8-5-02 Advertised Council Hearing Dates: 8-26-02 Number of Notices Mailed to Property Owners Within 200': 10 Response Received: None as of date of staff report. INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES Water: The subject property has access to a 12" main along SH 6 and an 8" main across Krenek Tap. Sewer: Sewer will have to be extended from the 12" main at Krenek Tap, west of the Lutheran Church. Streets: SH 6 is a Freeway/ Highway, Central Park Lane is a Minor Collector, Krenek Tap is a Minor Arterial. Off-site Easements: An easement for sewer extension may be necessary. Drainage: This property will be required to meet the City's Drainage Ordinance. Flood Plain: None Oversize request: None known at this time. Impact Fees: None. R:IHTLTRIPZLTRI PRODIPZ20021P0006570. DOC Created on 08126102 11:11 AM Existing R-1 Single Family Residential: PURPOSE: This district includes lands subdivided for single family residential purposes and associated uses. This district is designed to provide sufficient, suitable residential neighborhoods, protected from incompatible uses, provided with necessary facilities and services. PERMITTED USES: ■ Single family dwellings. ■ Home occupations. Proposed C-B. Business Commercial PURPOSE: This district is intended as an alternative to general commercial districts in areas where certain commercial uses may be appropriate, but where more intensive uses of the land may not be compatible with the surrounding character. Only limited outside business activity is allowed. Outside business activity is defined as outside display of merchandise for sale but does not include outside storage of merchandise. Outside business activity locations are permitted only in areas no further than 50 feet from the building where the primary business is located and are not allowed in areas out in the parking lot. Outside business activity is not permitted within 50 feet from any adjacent roadway. (As amended by Ordinance No. 2220 dated November 20, 1996.) PERMITTED USES: ■ Administrative/professional offices. ■ Alcoholic beverage sales (retail). ■ Art studio or gallery. ■ Cleaner (no on-site cleaning). ■ Dance or music school. ■ Domestic household and office equipment rental. ■ Dormitory. ■ Financial institution. ■ Hotel/motel. ■ Personal service shop. ■ Radio or TV station or studio (no towers). ■ Restaurant. ■ Retail sales. ■ Theater or motion picture house. ■ Veterinary hospitals. (As amended by Ordinance No. 2356 dated October 22, 1998) ■ Other uses may be considered by the Commission. CITY OF COLLEGE STATION DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 1101 Texas Avenue South, PO Box 9960 College Station, Texas 77842 Phone (979)764-3570 / Fax (979)764-3496 TO: FROM: Susan Hazlett, Staff Assistant DATE: August 29, 2002 RE: Staff Report d2-17 02'171 P&Z Meeting, September 5, 2002 Following this coversheet is a copy of the Staff Report that was prepared,for the following project. Please keep in mind that staff s 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, September 5, 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. AGENDA Planning and Zoning Commission CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1101 Texas Avenue September 5, 2002 7:00 P.M. Hear Visitors. At this time, the Chairman will open the floor to citizens wishing to address the Commission on planning and zoning issues not already scheduled on tonight's agenda. The citizen presentations will be limited to three minutes in order to accommodate everyone who wishes to address the Commission and to allow adequate time for completion of the agenda items. The Commission will receive the information, ask city staff to look into the matter, or will place the matter on a future agenda for discussion. (A recording is made of the meeting; please give your name and address for the record.) 2. Public Comment for the Record. At this time, the Chairman will open the floor to citizens wishing to address the Commission on consent and regular agenda items that are not scheduled for a public hearing. This does not include items where hearings have been previously held. The citizen presentations will be limited to three minutes in order to accommodate everyone who wishes to address the Commission and to allow adequate time for completion of the agenda items. The Commission will receive the information and it will be added to the public record. (A recording is made of the meeting; please give your name and address for the record.) All matters listed under Item 3, Consent Agenda, are considered to be routine by the Planning and Zoning Commission and will be enacted by one motion. These items include preliminary and final plats, where staff has found compliance with all minimum subdivision regulations. All items approved by Consent are approved with any and all staff recommendations. There will not be separate discussion of these items. If any Commissioner desires to discuss an item on the Consent Agenda it will be moved to the Regular Agenda for further consideration. 3. Consent Agenda. 3.1 Consideration and possible action of the minutes from the Workshop Meeting held on July 1, 2002. 3.2 Consideration and possible action of the minutes from the Regular Meeting held on July 1, 2002. 3.3. Consideration and possible action of the minutes from the Workshop Meeting held on July 18, 2002. 3.4 Consideration and possible action of the minutes from the Regular Meeting held on July 18, 2002. 3.5 Consideration and possible action of the minutes from the Regular Meeting held on August 6, 2002. 3.6 Consideration and possible action of the minutes from the Workshop Meeting held on August 15, 2002. 3.7 Consideration and possible action of the minutes from the Regular Meeting held on August 15, 2002. This building is wheelchair accessible. Handicapped parking spaces are available. Any request for sign interpretive service must be made 48 hours before the meeting. To make arrangements call 409-7643517 or (TDD) 1-800-735- 2989. Agendas posted on Internet Website bo://devservices.ei.coflege-Aadontx.us and Cable Access Channel 19. 3.8 Consideration and possible action on a Preliminary Plat for the Rock Prairie West Business Park, consisting of 19 lots on 62.85 acres located in the City's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction. (02-156) 3.9 Consideration and possible action on a Vacating and Final Plat for the W.C. Boyette Estate Subdivision consisting of 1 lot on 3.21 acres located at 301 Church Avenue. (02-167) 3.10 Consideration and possible action on a Preliminary Plat for the Barker Subdivision, consisting of 1 C- 3, Planned Commercial, lots on 2.45 acres located on State Highway 6 South. (02-170) Regular Agenda. 4. Consider request(s) for absence from meetings. None submitted. 5. Consideration, discussion, and possible action on items removed from the Consent Agenda by Commission action. 6. Public hearing, discussion, and possible action on a Rezoning for 2520 Earl Rudder Freeway South, from R-l, Single Family Residential to C-B, Business Commercial. (02-171) 7. Public hearing, discussion, and possible action for a Conditional Use Permit for the Southland Telecommunications Tower located at 112 Holleman. (02-118) 8. Consideration, discussion, and possible action on a Variance Request to the Subdivision Regulations for the Simmons' Property consisting of 3.12 acres located on Barron Cut-off Road. (02-172) 9. Consideration, discussion, and possible action on a Master Preliminary Plat for the Crowley Tract, consisting of 331.403 acres located at 4400 State Highway 6 South. (02-57) 10. Public hearing, discussion, and possible action for an Amendment to the Buffer Regulations in the City's Zoning Ordinance. (02-178) 11. Public hearing, discussion, and possible action on an Amendment to the City`s Thoroughfare Plan, adopting the Bikeway and Pedestrian Master Plan. (02-133) 12. Discussion of future agenda items. 13. Adjourn. STAFF REPORT Project Manager: Molly Hitchcock Date: August 29, 2002 Email: mhitchcock@ci.college-station.tx.us Item: Public hearing, discussion, and possible action on a rezoning from R-1 Single Family Residential to C-B Business Commercial for 18.33 acres of the Morgan Rector League A-46 located east of the future Central Park Lane extension on Krenek Tap Road. (02-171) Applicant: Veronica Morgan of Mitchell & Morgan Staff Recommendations: Staff recommends denial of the rezoning. Item Summary: The applicant is requesting a rezoning of 18.33 acres on Krenek Tap to C-B Business Commercial to prepare the land for marketing. In her letter dated August 9, 2002, the applicant offers the following conditions as a compromise for commercial zoning on mixed-use designated land: 1. Parking shall be located interior to the site and not along Central Park Lane or Krenek Tap Road. Building shall be sited along these two thoroughfares and used to buffer the interior parking spaces. Parking shall be allowed to front on SH6, but shall not exceed 50% of the frontage road dimension. Driveways shall be located in compliance with the City of College Station access ordinance on Central Park Lane, Krenek Tap Road and SH6. 2. All parking shall be designed as shared/common parking interior to the site. This design will allow the overall development to function as a "whole" rather than as independent parts. 3. The front setback shall be taken from Krenek Tap Road which will allow the green space and aesthetics from Central Park to be as large as possible given setback regulations. 4. The building facades which face Krenek Tap Road shall be designed to compliment the front facades and not leave the appearance of "rear building faces". 5. With the exception of the hotel/motel use no first floor building square footage shall exceed 25,000 sq.ft. The same property was previously before the Commission on July 18, 2002 for rezoning to C-1 and the City Council on August 8, 2002. Staff and the Commission recommended denial of the C-1 rezoning, so the applicant requested C-B from the Council. The Council denied the rezoning so the P&Z would have the opportunity to make a recommendation on the new request (minutes of the City Council meeting are attached). Land to the north of the subject property is developed R-5 Apartment/Medium Density and undeveloped C-1. Adjacent land to the west along Krenek Tap is developing as R-4 Apartment Medium Density. Comprehensive Plan Considerations: The Land Use Plan shows the subject property to be Mixed Use Development. The negative recommendation is not to say that commercial uses are inappropriate in this location. This is an ideal location as there is good access, good visibility, and appropriately sized roadways. The property has frontage on two minor collectors (Krenek Tap and the future Central Park Lane extension) and a Freeway/Expressway (Earl Rudder Freeway). If the Commission wishes to deviate from the Future Land Use Plan by rezoning this property to C-B, you should acknowledge that you are recommending to the Council a different land use concept. This should include a recommendation that staff review the land use plan in the larger area and make recommendations for changes. Item Background: The property was annexed into the city in 1971. R-1 Single Family Residential zoning was placed on the land as a holding zone. The property has remained R-1 and has not platted. In the last couple of years, there have been several preparations made for development in the area including a rezoning to C-1 at the corner of the frontage road and Southwest Parkway, continuation of the Dartmouth Extension CIP, and City Council support of the City Center conceptual plan. Commission Action Options: The Commission acts as a recommending body on the question of rezoning, which will be ultimately decided by City Council. The Commission options are: 1. Recommend approval of rezoning as submitted; 2. Recommend a less intense zoning classification; 3. Recommend denial; 4. Table indefinitely; or, 5. Defer action to a specified date. Supporting Materials: 1. Location map 2. Application 3. Letter from applicant 4. Infrastructure and Facilities 5. Minutes from the August 8, 2002 City Council meeting 6. Zoning summaries NOTIFICATION: Legal Notice Publication(s): The Eagle; 8-21-02 and 9-11-02 Advertised Commission Hearing Dates(s): 8-5-02 Advertised Council Hearing Dates: 8-26-02 Number of Notices Mailed to Property Owners Within 200': 10 Response Received: None as of date of staff report. INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES Water: The subject property has access to a 12" main along SH 6 and an 8" main across Krenek Tap. Sewer: Sewer will have to be extended from the 12" main at Krenek Tap, west of the Lutheran Church. Streets: SH 6 is a Freeway/ Highway, Central Park Lane is a Minor Collector, Krenek Tap is a Minor Arterial. Off-site Easements: An easement for sewer extension may be necessary. Drainage: This property will be required to meet the City's Drainage Ordinance. Flood Plain: None Oversize request: None known at this time. Impact Fees: None. R. IHTLTRIPZLTRIPRODIPZ20021P0006570. DOC Created on 08126102 11:11 AM