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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-00500168- 00076242 STAFF REPORT Project Manager: Molly Hitchcock Date: August 7, 2003 Email: mhitchcock @cstx.gov Item: Public hearing, discussion, and possible action on a rezoning for Greensworld Phase III, generally located near the southeast corner of University Drive and the Earl Rudder Freeway, from C -2 Commercial - Industrial and R -1 Single Family Residential to C -1 General Commercial and A -O Agricultural Open. Applicant: Salim Ismail Staff Recommendations: Staff recommends approval of the C -1 rezoning on Lot 1 and A -O rezoning on Lot 2. Item Summary: This rezoning is for two lots on approximately 3.4 acres bounded by undeveloped R -1 to the north and east, the frontage road for Earl Rudder Freeway to the west, and C -2 developed as Dougass Nissan to the south. The applicant's plans for the land include a hotel with a restaurant pad site on Lot 1. These uses were formerly allowed in C -2 zoning districts, but are not permitted under the UDO. In the UDO, permitted C -2 uses primarily serve other commercial and industrial enterprises, and only a limited segment of the public. Permitted uses in C -1 function to serve the entire community and its visitors. Lot 2 is primarily floodway and floodplain of Carter Creek. Since his initial application for rezoning, the applicant has amended the request from C -1 for Lot 2 to A -O. Comprehensive Plan Considerations: The Land Use Plan shows Lot 1 and properties to the south to be Regional Retail. The Comprehensive Plan defines Regional Retail as: Areas permitting regional -scale development of tax - generating developments such as retail centers, service commercial, restaurants, etc. These uses are generally dependent on good access to highways and major arterials. The proposed C -1 zoning is in conformance with the Land Use Plan. The property has frontage on Earl Rudder Freeway, a Freeway and Expressway on the Thoroughfare Plan. Lot 2 is shown on the Land Use Plan as Park. The greenway is designated as a Priority 2 in the Greenway Master Plan. Item Background: The property was annexed into the city in 1958 and platted in 2001. A site plan for a Hampton Inn was turned in to the city on May 9, 2003, but because of incomplete information, was not considered a complete submittal. A complete submittal was not made before the effective date of the UDO; thus the proposed hotel use was not vested. 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 Tess 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. Infrastructure and Facilities 4. Zoning Summaries Notification: Legal Notice Publication(s): The Eagle; 7 -25 -03 and 7 -22 -03 Advertised Commission Hearing Dates(s): 8 -7 -03 Advertised Council Hearing Dates: 8 -11 -03 Number of Notices Mailed to Property Owners Within 200': Response Received: None as of date of staff report. INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES Water: Existing 12" line installed along SH 6 ROW. Sewer: Existing sewer through property. Development plans show this line proposed to be relocated. Streets: Earl Rudder Freeway is considered a Freeway and Expressway per the Thoroughfare Plan. Off -site Easements: None needed at this time. Drainage: Drainage is to Carter's Creek. Floodplain: Lot 1 obtained a LOMR -F removing the 100 -year floodplain based on fill. Oversize request: None at this time. Impact Fees: N/A STAFF REPORT Project Manager: Molly Hitchcock Date: August 7, 2003 Email: mhitchcock @cstx.gov Item: Public hearing, discussion, and possible action on a rezoning for Greensworld Phase III, generally located near the southeast corner of University Drive and the Earl Rudder Freeway, from C -2 Commercial - Industrial and R -1 Single Family Residential to C -1 General Commercial and A -O Agricultural Open. Applicant: Salim Ismail Staff Recommendations: Staff recommends approval of the C -1 rezoning on Lot 1 and A -O rezoning on Lot 2. Item Summary: This rezoning is for two lots on approximately 3.4 acres bounded by undeveloped R -1 to the north and east, the frontage road for Earl Rudder Freeway to the west, and C -2 developed as Dougass Nissan to the south. The applicant's plans for the land include a hotel with a restaurant pad site on Lot 1. These uses were formerly allowed in C -2 zoning districts, but are not permitted under the UDO. In the UDO, permitted C -2 uses primarily serve other commercial and industrial enterprises, and only a limited segment of the public. Permitted uses in C -1 function to serve the entire community and its visitors. Lot 2 is primarily floodway and floodplain of Carter Creek. Since his initial application for rezoning, the applicant has amended the request from C -1 for Lot 2 to A -O. Comprehensive Plan Considerations: The Land Use Plan shows Lot 1 and properties to the south to be Regional Retail. The Comprehensive Plan defines Regional Retail as: Areas permitting regional -scale development of tax - generating developments such as retail centers, service commercial, restaurants, etc. These uses are generally dependent on good access to highways and major arterials. The proposed C -1 zoning is in conformance with the Land Use Plan. The property has frontage on Earl Rudder Freeway, a Freeway and Expressway on the Thoroughfare Plan. Lot 2 is shown on the Land Use Plan as Park. The greenway is designated as a Priority 2 in the Greenway Master Plan. Item Background: The property was annexed into the city in 1958 and platted in 2001. A site plan for a Hampton Inn was turned in to the city on May 9, 2003, but because of incomplete information, was not considered a complete submittal. A complete submittal was not made before the effective date of the UDO; thus the proposed hotel use was not vested. 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. Infrastructure and Facilities 4. Zoning Summaries Notification: Legal Notice Publication(s): The Eagle; 7 -25 -03 and 7 -22 -03 Advertised Commission Hearing Dates(s): 8 -7 -03 Advertised Council Hearing Dates: 8 -11 -03 Number of Notices Mailed to Property Owners Within 200': 4 Response Received: None as of date of staff report. INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES Water: Existing 12" line installed along SH 6 ROW. Sewer: Existing sewer through property. Development plans show this line proposed to be relocated. Streets: Earl Rudder Freeway is considered a Freeway and Expressway per the Thoroughfare Plan. Off -site Easements: None needed at this time. Drainage: Drainage is to Carter's Creek. Floodplain: Lot 1 obtained a LOMR -F removing the 100 -year floodplain based on fill. Oversize request: None at this time. Impact Fees: N/A IWO COLLEGE STATION 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: SStm 1 QG� � X60 -809 FROM: Susan Hazlett, Staff Assistant DATE: August 5, 2003 RE: Staff Report P &Z Meeting, August 7, 2003 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, August 7, 2003 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- 3 570 if you should have any questions. Thanks. STAFF REPORT Project Manager: Molly Hitchcock Date: August 7, 2003 Email: mhitchcock @cstx.gov Item: Public hearing, discussion, and possible action on a rezoning for Greensworld Phase III, generally located near the southeast corner of University Drive and the Earl Rudder Freeway, from C -2 Commercial - Industrial and R -1 Single Family Residential to C -1 General Commercial and A -O Agricultural Open. Applicant: Salim Ismail Staff Recommendations: Staff recommends approval of the C -1 rezoning on Lot 1 and A -O rezoning on Lot 2. Item Summary: This rezoning is for two lots on approximately 3.4 acres bounded by undeveloped R -1 to the north and east, the frontage road for Earl Rudder Freeway to the west, and C -2 developed as Dougass Nissan to the south. The applicant's plans for the land include a hotel with a restaurant pad site on Lot 1. These uses were formerly allowed in C -2 zoning districts, but are not permitted under the UDO. In the UDO, permitted C -2 uses primarily serve other commercial and industrial enterprises, and only a limited segment of the public. Permitted uses in C -1 function to serve the entire community and its visitors. Lot 2 is primarily floodway and floodplain of Carter Creek. Since his initial application for rezoning, the applicant has amended the request from C -1 for Lot 2 to A -O. Comprehensive Plan Considerations: The Land Use Plan shows Lot 1 and properties to the south to be Regional Retail. The Comprehensive Plan defines Regional Retail as: Areas permitting regional -scale development of tax - generating developments such as retail centers, service commercial, restaurants, etc. These uses are generally dependent on good access to highways and major arterials. The proposed C -1 zoning is in conformance with the Land Use Plan. The property has frontage on Earl Rudder Freeway, a Freeway and Expressway on the Thoroughfare Plan. • Lot 2 is shown on the Land Use Plan as Park. The greenway is designated as a Priority 2 in the Greenway Master Plan. Item Background: The property was annexed into the city in 1958 and platted in 2001. A site plan for a Hampton Inn was turned in to the city on May 9, 2003, but because of incomplete information, was not considered a complete submittal. A complete submittal was not made before the effective date of the UDO; thus the proposed hotel use was not vested. 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 Tess 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. Infrastructure and Facilities 4. Zoning Summaries Notification: Legal Notice Publication(s): The Eagle; 7 -25 -03 and 7 -22 -03 Advertised Commission Hearing Dates(s): 8 -7 -03 Advertised Council Hearing Dates: 8 -11 -03 Number of Notices Mailed to Property Owners Within 200': 4 Response Received: None as of date of staff report. INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES Water: Existing 12" line installed along SH 6 ROW. Sewer: Existing sewer through property. Development plans show this line proposed to be relocated. Streets: Earl Rudder Freeway is considered a Freeway and Expressway per the Thoroughfare Plan. Off -site Easements: None needed at this time. Drainage: Drainage is to Carter's Creek. Floodplain: Lot 1 obtained a LOMR -F removing the 100 -year floodplain based on fill. Oversize request: None at this time. Impact Fees: N/A