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Project Manager: Jennifer Prochazka Date: April 27, 2004
Email: jprochazka @cstx.gov
Item: Public hearing, discussion, and possible action on a rezoning for 58.13
acres, generally located east of Arrington Road, north of the College Station City
limits, and west of State Highway 6, from A -O Agricultural Open to C -1 General
Commercial.
Applicant: City of College Station
Staff Recommendations: Staff recommends approval of the rezoning.
Item Summary: At the February 26, 2004 City Council meeting, Council directed
City staff to initiate rezoning of the subject property to conform to the Land Use
Plan amendment that was approved for the area earlier this year. This direction
was prompted by the rezoning request and approval of 9 acres in the middle of
the subject property to C -1 and C -2.
Staff held a meeting for affected property owners on April 19, 2004 to receive
input on the proposed rezoning. Representatives from the Aggieland Ready Mix
Company, located along Arrington Road, were the only property owners in
attendance. The property owners were not opposed to this rezoning.
The subject property is currently zoned A -O and developed as an electrical
substation and large electrical easement, an oil well, a cell tower, a cement
mixing plant, several homes, and some vacant property. The surrounding
property is zoned A -O and undeveloped across Arrington Road to the west,
zoned C -1 and undeveloped to the north and south of the property, and South
Oaks, a large lot residential in the ETJ to the south.
Comprehensive Plan Considerations: A Comprehensive Plan amendment was
approved by the City Council on January 8, 2004 designating this area as Retail
Regional. The Land Use Plan amendment acknowledged that both C -1 General
Commercial and C -2 Commercial Industrial zoning districts may be appropriate
for this area due to its location and the existing and surrounding land uses.
The Thoroughfare Plan designates Highway 6 as a Freeway and Arrington Road
as a Major Collector. The alignment of Arrington Road will be modified in
conjunction with the construction of State Highway 40.
Item Background: The property was annexed in 1983 and is currently zoned A-
O. These properties have never been platted.
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The property at the corner of Arrington Road and Highway 6 was zoned C -1 in
1983. An 11.46 -acre tract to the south of the subject property was rezoned to C-
1 in 1998. Since these two properties are zoned C -1, they will likely develop
commercially. The electrical substation and oil well were developed in 1991, and
the cell tower was constructed in 1994.
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 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. Aerial
3. Infrastructure & Facilities
4. Application
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