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HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff ReportCITY 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: ..J.LSy�Ccc 7 FROM: Susan Hazlett, Staff Assistant DATE: December 8, 2003 RE: Staff Report P &Z Meeting, December 11, 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, December 11, 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 -3570 if you should have any questions. Thanks. STAFF REPORT Project Manager: Molly Hitchcock Date: December 11, 2003 Email: mhitchcock @cstx.gov Item: Public hearing, discussion, and possible action on a rezoning from C -3 Light Commercial to PDD Planned Development District for the Space Control Limited located at 3820 and 3910 Harvey Road. Applicant: J.D.P. Holding Inc. Staff Recommendations: Staff recommends approval of the rezoning with the following proposed land uses: • Mini - storage warehouses • Offices and • Personal service shops. Item Summary: This rezoning is for two lots on approximately 2.8 acres bounded by C -3 to the west and east (developed as office and housing), the Harvey Hillsides ETJ neighborhood to the south, and State HWY 30 /Harvey Road to the north. The applicant began the development of a mini - storage warehouse facility at 3820 Harvey under the Zoning Ordinance, which allowed the use in C -3; but the use is no longer permitted under the UDO. The development at 3820 Harvey is grandfathered, but the applicant would like to expand their business into the neighboring property at 3910 Harvey. The rezoning will bring the developing use into compliance with the UDO and allow for the expansion of the business. Comprehensive Plan Considerations: The proposal is in compliance with the Land Use Plan, which shows the property to be Planned Development. The 30/60 Study recommends that properties in the area be consolidated and used for light commercial, office /service, and higher density single family. The PDD rezoning may secure the recommended land uses for the area and allow the DRB to review the benefits of property consolidation. State HWY 30 is a major arterial on the Thoroughfare Plan. Requested PDD Uses: Mini - storage warehouses, art studio /gallery, educational facility (indoor instruction), offices, personal service shop, retail sales and services, restaurants (subject to p* conditions). Item Background: 3820 Harvey is platted and currently under construction. For further development of 3910 Harvey, it will have to be platted. 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 approval of rezoning with less intense land uses; 3. Recommend denial; 4. Table indefinitely; or, 5. Defer action to a specified date. Supporting Materials: 1. Location Map 2. Application NOTIFICATION: Legal Notice Publication(s): The Eagle; 11 -18 -03 and 12 -23 -03 Advertised Commission Hearing Dates(s): 12 -11 -03 Advertised Council Hearing Dates: 1 -8 -04 Number of Notices Mailed to Property Owners Within 200': 10 Response Received: None as of date of staff report. REZONING SUPPORTING INFORMATION 1.) List the changed or changing conditions in the area or in the City which make this zone change necessary. When the UDO was adopted and implemented, the uses allowed in the C -3 zoning district were changed, no longer allowing miniwarehouses as a permitted use. 2.) Indicate whether or not this zone change is in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan. If it is not, explainwhy the Plan is incorrect. This zoning change is in compliance with the Comprehensive Plan, the City's Strategic Plan, the 30/60 Area Planning Study, and the Mixed Use Report. 3.) List any other reasons to support this zone change. a. The property would include a building foot print, a circulation aisle, a buffer area and the necessary detention /retention area along the rear of the property. b. Building heights are intended to meet the ordinance requirements. c. Drainage will meet all ordinance requirements. d. It is anticipated that drainage facilities would be located at the rear of the property. e. Variations of the buffer, setback, landscaping and parking requirements may be requested. f. The community will benefit by reducing the number of access points to Harvey as well as reducing the number of uses that may develop on the property which is in effect an infill location. g. Parking would generally be provided at the ends of the building. h. Preserving and possibly enhancing the buffer areas to the east and south of the property will be pursued. i. See above Please also provide the following information for PDD or P -MUD rezonings: Statement of purpose and intent of the proposed development: To allow for commercial development that is a moderately low traffic generator that will have little impact on adjacent areas and thoroughfares. The intention is to develop Phase Two of the existing miniwarehouse development, but to include other reasonable uses for the property to maintain the market value of the property should conditions change. A list of proposed land uses: Mini - storage warehouses Art Studio /Gallery ? Educational Facility, Indoor Instruction Offices Personal Service Shop ? Retail Sales and Service Restaurants - subject to P* conditions (Max. size 2,500 sq.ft., drive- ' ins and drive -thrus prohibited. 6/13/03 Page 3 of 2 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: December 8, 2003 RE: Staff Report P &Z Meeting, December 11, 2003 Following this coversheet is a copy of the Staff Report that was prepared for the following project. Please keep in mind that stall'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, December 11, 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 -3570 if you should have any questions. Thanks. STAFF REPORT Project Manager: Molly Hitchcock Date: December 11, 2003 Email: mhitchcock @cstx.gov Item: Public hearing, discussion, and possible action on a rezoning from C -3 Light Commercial to PDD Planned Development District for the Space Control Limited located at 3820 and 3910 Harvey Road. Applicant: J.D.P. Holding Inc. Staff Recommendations: Staff recommends approval of the rezoning with the following proposed land uses: • Mini - storage warehouses • Offices and • Personal service shops. Item Summary: This rezoning is for two lots on approximately 2.8 acres bounded by C -3 to the west and east (developed as office and housing), the Harvey Hillsides ETJ neighborhood to the south, and State HWY 30 /Harvey Road to the north. The applicant began the development of a mini - storage warehouse facility at 3820 Harvey under the Zoning Ordinance, which allowed the use in C -3; but the use is no longer permitted under the UDO. The development at 3820 Harvey is grandfathered, but the applicant would like to expand their business into the neighboring property at 3910 Harvey. The rezoning will bring the developing use into compliance with the LIDO and allow for the expansion of the business. Comprehensive Plan Considerations: The proposal is in compliance with the Land Use Plan, which shows the property to be Planned Development. The 30/60 Study recommends that properties in the area be consolidated and used for light commercial, office /service, and higher density single family. The PDD rezoning may secure the recommended land uses for the area and allow the DRB to review the benefits of property consolidation. State HWY 30 is a major arterial on the Thoroughfare Plan. Requested PDD Uses: Mini - storage warehouses, art studio /gallery, educational facility (indoor instruction), offices, personal service shop, retail sales and services, restaurants (subject to p* conditions). Item Background: 3820 Harvey is platted and currently under construction. For further development of 3910 Harvey, it will have to be platted. 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 approval of rezoning with less intense land uses; 3. Recommend denial; 4. Table indefinitely; or, 5. Defer action to a specified date. Supporting Materials: 1. Location Map 2. Application NOTIFICATION: Legal Notice Publication(s): The Eagle; 11 -18 -03 and 12 -23 -03 Advertised Commission Hearing Dates(s): 12 -11 -03 Advertised Council Hearing Dates: 1 -8 -04 Number of Notices Mailed to Property Owners Within 200': 10 Response Received: None as of date of staff report. REZONING SUPPORTING INFORMATION 1.) List the changed or changing conditions in the area or in the City which make this zone change necessary. When the UDO was adopted and implemented, the uses allowed in the C -3 zoning district were changed, no longer allowing miniwarehouses as a permitted use. 2.) Indicate whether or not this zone change is in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan. If it is not, explain why the Plan is incorrect. This zoning change is in compliance with the Comprehensive Plan the City's Strategic Plan the 30/60 Area Planning Study, and the Mixed Use Report. 3.) List any other reasons to support-this zone change. a. The property would include a building foot print, a circulation aisle, a buffer area and the necessary detention /retention area along the rear of the property. b. Building heights are intended to meet the ordinance requirements. c. Drainage will meet all ordinance requirements. d. It is anticipated that drainage facilities would be located at the rear of the property. e. Variations of the buffer, setback, landscaping and parking requirements may be requested. f. The community will benefit by reducing the number of access points to Harvey as well as reducing the number of uses that may develop on the property which is in effect an infill location. g. Parking would generally be provided at the ends of the building. h. Preserving and possibly enhancing the buffer areas to the east and south of the property will be pursued. See above Please also provide the following information for PDD or P -MUD rezonings: Statement of purpose and intent of the proposed development: To allow for commercial development that is a moderately low traffic generator that will have little impact on adjacent areas and thoroughfares The intention is to develop Phase Two of the existing miniwarehouse development but to include other reasonable uses for the property to maintain the market value of the property should conditions change A list of proposed land uses: Mini- storage warehouses Art Studio /Gallery ? Educational Facility, Indoor Instruction Offices Personal Service Shop Retail Sales and Service Restaurants - subject to P* conditions (Max. size 2,500 sq.ft., drive - ins and drive -thrus prohibited. 6/13/03 Page 3 of 2