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HomeMy WebLinkAboutstaff report • Harle Engineering Company P.O. Box 11587 College Station, Texas 77842 979.693.7191 officelfax 979.436.1559 mobile February 13, 2009 Lindsay Kramer Development Services 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, TX 77840 Re: Lick Creek Subdivision Re -Plat Phase 1- College Station, Texas Dear Ms. Kramer: Attached are 1 full size and 19 — 11" x17' copies of the revised Plat for the above referenced project. Also attached is a revised application form with the variance request marked and the request for a Waiver to the Subdivision Standards for the sidewalk requirement along State Highway 6 and the response to staff comments No.1. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call. Very truly yours, Harle Engineering Company Joe St ultz, P.E. NIP Civil Engineer 0 2—*\ CG • • I I Replat for a c -1 lot at the corner of bridle gate and state highway 6 feeder road into 3 lots. Lot 1R is currently the site of the Aggieland Fitness Dome. Two new Tots are being formed to the south. No access will be granted to those Tots from State Highway 6 and a joint access easement is provided to and through lot 2 from bridle gate to the existing driveway for the fitness dome, �I Z U11 Requesting a waiver to sidewalk requirement along state highway 6 / G ` In reviewing a variance to sidewalks, the P &Z must find one of the two items, that adequate provision for pedestrian or bicycle traffic has been made OR that there are unusual site conditions. Staff recommends approval of the variance as there are existing sidewalks to the site on bridle gate. Staff also recommends approval of the replat with Staff Review Comments. • • ( CITY OF COLLEGE STATION FINAL PLAT FOR LICK CREEK SUBDIVISION PH 1 09- 00500012 SCALE: 3 lots on 4.023 acres LOCATION: 4050 State Highway 6 South ZONING: C -1, General Commercial APPLICANT: Joe Schultz, Harle Engineering Company PROJECT MANAGER: Lindsay Kramer, AICP, Senior Planner Ikramer @cstx.gov RECOMMENDATION: Approval of both the variance to UDO Section 8.2.A.13, Sidewalks and replat with staff review comments Planning & Zoning Commission Page 1 of 3 9 9 9 March 5, 2009 • • DEVELOPMENT HISTORY Annexation: 1983 Zoning: C -1, General Commercial (1999) R -6, Apartment Medium Density (1985) A -O, Agricultural Open (1983 — Annexation) Preliminary Plat: 2002 Site Development: Lot 1R is developed as Aggieland Fitness Dome, Lots 2 and 3 are vacant COMMENTS Parkland Dedication: Commercial plats do not require parkland dedication. No action by the Commission is necessary. REVIEW CRITERIA Compliance with Subdivision Regulations: The applicant is requesting a variance to the requirement to provide sidewalks along State Highway 6. In accordance with the Unified Development Ordinance, when considering sidewalk variances, the Planning and Zoning Commission should make the following positive findings to approve the variances (staff findings are in italics below): • That satisfactory alternative pedestrian ways or pedestrian /bikeways have been or will be provided outside the normal right -of -way; or • That unique circumstances or unusual topographic, vegetative, or other natural conditions prevail to the extent that the strict adherence to said requirements would be unreasonable and not consistent with the purposes and goals of this UDO or the Comprehensive Plan. Staff finds that this project meets the both requirements for having unique circumstances by its frontage on State Highway 6. As a freeway section, pedestrian traffic is discouraged, and pedestrian traffic is accommodated to this site by the existing sidewalks on Bridle Gate Drive. Bicycle traffic can be accommodated to this site from existing lanes on Longmire and utilizing Bridle Gate Drive to the site. The plat meets all other requirements of the City's regulations. Joint access is being provided to all lots to Bridle Gate Drive, and no access will be granted to the new lots 2 and 3 to State Highway 6. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS Staff recommends approval of both the variance and the replat with staff review comments. SUPPORTING MATERIALS 1. Application 2. Staff Review Comments 3. Variance Request 4. Copy of Final Plat (provided in packet) Planning & Zoning Commission Page 3 of 3 March 5, 2009