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DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
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College Station, Texas 77842
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MEMORANDUM
July 6, 2004
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TO: Loulse Fisher, Kerr Surveying, via fax: 691 -890
FROM: Jennfier Prochazka, Staff Planner
SUBJECT: GRIFFIN -ATLAS SUBDIVISION (PP) -Preliminary Plat
Staff reviewed the above - mentioned preliminary plat as requested. The following page
is a list of staff review comments detailing items that need to be addressed. If all
comments have been addressed and the following information submitted by Thursday,
July 8, 10:00 a.m., your project will be placed on the next available Planning and Zoning
Commission meeting scheduled for July 15, 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council
Chambers, 1101 Texas Avenue.
Ten (10) copies of the revised preliminary plat; and,
One (1) Mylar original of the revised preliminary plat.
One (1) copy of the digital file of the preliminary plat on diskette or e-mail
to nmanhart @cstx.gov
Upon receipt of the required documents for the Planning & Zoning meeting, your project
will be considered formally filed with the City of College Station. Please note that if all
comments have not been addressed, your project will be pulled from the scheduled
Planning & Zoning Commission agenda. Your project may be placed on a future
agenda once all the revisions have been made and the appropriate fees paid. If you
have any questions or need additional information, please call Spencer Thompson or
myself at 979.764.3570.
Attachments: Staff review comments
Home of Texas A &M University
cc: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations, via regular mail: 3900 Esse Lane, Suite
1200, Houston, Texas 77027
Case file #04- 00500149
STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 1
Project: GRIFFIN -ATLAS SUBDIVISION (PP) - 04- 00500149
ENGINEERING
1. Please re- submit the application to include a variance
Regulations. The SR requires a fire hydrant.
2. Please show'proposed electrical easement' as proposed P.U.E.
3. Is OSSF entirely contained on site?
4. Please show final access easements per discussions with CSU.
5. Please modify note 3 to reference the UDO, and not Ordinance
Reviewed by: Spencer Thompson & Jennifer Prochazka
ELECTRICAL
1. See below copied email on Access Easement.
to the Subdivision
ITWRI
Date: July 6, 2004
>>> Garry Lange 6/23/04 8:57:43 AM >>>
After reviewing our options at the Utility, we feel that it is in the best interest of the parties involved if the easement extend
to the rear lot line of the Baker Hughes tract.
>>> "English- Jones, Debbie" < DEnalishCcblockeliddell.com > 6/21/04 1:34:47 PM >>>
Hi Garry,
I've checked with my client and our buyers' counsel regarding your email. They both agreed that
(i) the easement will comply with applicable UDO and TxDot requirements (but they don't believe it's necessary to state that in the
easement or to submit the easement to TxDot for review); and (ii) its ok for the owner of the Baker Hughes tract to bear all
maintenance costs until the City tract is developed.
The only point of difference is that the buyers do not want the easement to run to the back of the Baker Hughes tract. They believe
that will negatively affect the usability of the Baker Hughes tract.
Please confirm that that does not present a problem. Also, please let me know the next step (i.e., should I expect comments from
city legal on the easement we proposed ?).
Thanks,
Deborah English -Jones
Locke Liddell & Sapp LLP
Suite 3400
600 Travis Street
NOTE: Any changes made to the plans, that have not been requested by the City of College Station, must be explained in your
next transmittal letter and "bubbled" on your plans. Any additional changes on these plans that have not been pointed out
to the City, will constitute a completely new review.
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STAFF REPORT
Project Manager: Spencer Thompson Date: July 28, 2004
Email: sthompson @cstx.gov
Item: Consideration, discussion, and possible action on a Variance Request to section
8.0.1 of the Subdivision Regulations; and consideration, discussion, and possible
action on a Preliminary Plat for the Griffin -Atlas Subdivision consisting of 1 lot on 1.667
acres, generally located along the west side of the State Highway 6 Feeder Road
approximately 1300 feet south of the intersection of Greens Prairie Road and State
Highway 6 South. (04 -149)
Applicant: Kerr Surveying, as Agent for Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations, property
owner.
Staff Recommendations: Staff recommends approval of the request for a variance for
fire flows and approval of the Preliminary Plat contingent on approval of the variance
request.
Item Summary: The applicant is platting to prepare the property for sale, which is
currently developed with a metal structure that was erected in 1974. The subject
property currently shares a driveway with the adjacent property to the south that is
owned by the City of College Station. The property owners and the City are currently
working on the details of a shared access easement agreement. Only one driveway
location in this area will meet City and TxDOT Standards.
The Subdivision Regulations (Code of Ordinances, Chapter 9) reads:
8 -D Zoning and Other Regulations
No plat of land within the force and effect of an existing zoning ordinance shall
be approved unless it conforms to such zoning or other pertinent regulations.
8 -G.8 Principal Streets on Master Plan
Where subdivision embraces a principal street as shown on the master plan of
the city, such street shall be platted to maintain continuity in the approximate
location as shown, and of the type indicated...... The Planning Commission
may require that, where practical, residential lots adjacent to arterial and
collector be platted or restricted so as to prevent driveways opening into such
streets
The UDO, which replaced the previous Chapter 12 Zoning Regulations, in Article 7,
Subsection 3 C reads:
4. Freeway Frontage Road Access and Location Requirements
a. Driveways shall be located in accordance with the most recent version of the
Access Management Manual, as administered by the Texas Department of
Transportation (TXDOT).
b. These guidelines apply to existing and planned interchanges.
c. In addition to ramp spacing, driveways on frontage roads under the
jurisdiction of the Texas Department of Transportation shall also meet the other
requirements of this Section as major arterial streets.
6. Shared Access
a. A joint private access easement may be required between adjacent lots
fronting on arterial and collector streets in order to minimize the total number of
access points along those streets and to facilitate traffic flow between lots. The
location and dimensions of said easement shall be determined by the
Development Engineer.
b. A private cross - access easement may be required across any lot fronting on
an arterial or collector street in order to minimize the number of access points
and facilitate access between and across individual lots. The location and
dimension of said easement shall be determined by the Development Engineer.
As a general rule, staff requires the limitation (restriction) of access in accordance with
the provisions above where additional driveway locations will not meet City or State
requirements.
Approval of this Preliminary Plat requires prior approval of a variance to the City's
Subdivision Regulations, 8 -0.1, which states that all subdivisions must be provided
water supply and distribution systems for fire protection. The property is currently
served by a Wellborn SUD waterline which, according to information supplied to staff,
does not have sufficient capacity to provide fire flow. In order to provide fire flow
capacity to the site, an additional waterline would have to be constructed from a
location over 1,000 feet away. The City Council recently passed an ordinance requiring
fire flow capacity for all subdivisions and prohibiting a variance to said requirement.
The Griffen -Atlas Preliminary Plat was submitted and considered prior to the adoption
of the ordinance and therefore the new requirement is not being applied to this item.
The newly adopted ordinance addresses the following:
■ Subdivisions are required to provide a water system for domestic and fire flow
demands
■ This applies to all subdivisions within the corporate limits of the City and within
the bounds of the Extra- territorial Jurisdiction (ETJ)
■ Variances in Section 5 do not apply to the fire flow requirement
A presentation by the Director of Public Works is scheduled for a P &Z Workshop.
This plat is in compliance with all other Subdivision Regulations.
Comprehensive Plan Considerations: The Land Use Plan designates this property as
Retail Regional. The property is zoned C -1 General Commercial and is in compliance
with the Plan. The Thoroughfare Plan designates State Highway 6 as a freeway/
expressway.
Item Background: The subject property was annexed in 1983 and zoned A -O
Agricultural -Open at that time. This property was rezoned to C -1 earlier this year as
part of a City- initiated rezoning of this area, and has never been platted.
The main portion of the structure on site was built in 1974, prior to annexation, and
does not meet all setbacks. The side lot line (north) was established by a survey in
1965 before the adoption of our Subdivision Regulations in 1970. The encroachment of
the structure into the side setback of this lot will be grandfathered.
Commission Action Options: The Commission has final authority over the preliminary
plat. The options regarding the preliminary plat are:
• Approval
• Denial
Supporting Materials:
1. Location Map
2. Application
3. Infrastructure and Facilities
4. Copy of Preliminary Plat
5. Information supplied by Wellborn SUD
INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES
Water required for plat: Domestic water is currently supplied to the site by an
existing water line. Fire flow/ hydrant is not being supplied to the site due to the
fact that a waterline extension would be approximately 1500 feet.
Water Service: Domestic water is currently supplied to the site by an existing
water line.
Sewer required for plat: None required. Site currently served by OSSF. The
site is in the 97 -02B Sewer Impact fee Area.
Sewer Service: Site is currently served by OSSF.
Street(s) required for plat: None
Streets /Access: Access to SH 6 by way of existing joint driveway. A joint
access easement is needed to secure one access point for both properties.
Off -site Easements required for plat: If City water or sewer is extended to the
site, easements may be required.
Drainage: The site drains to the north. Any new development is required to
comply with the City's drainage ordinance.
Flood Plain: No FEMA floodplain
Oversize request: None at this time.
Impact Fees: The site is in the 97 -02B Sewer Impact fee Area. The current fee
is $243.38 per Living Unit Equivalent.
Parkland Dedication Fees: N/A