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Home My WebLink AboutStaff Report(*0 1"" CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Planning 6 Development Services CITY OF COLLEGE STATION PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 1101 Texas Avenue South, PO Box 9960 College Station, Texas 77842 Phone (979)764 -3570 / Fax (979)764 -3496 TO: PLEDGER KALKOMEY, INC. STEVE DUNCAN RE: VALLEY PARK CENTER - CASE #05- 500129 FAX: 979- 731 -1500 FROM: Lisa Lindgren, Staff Assistant DATE: October 4, 2005 RE: Agenda & Staff Report P &Z Meeting, October 6, 2005 Following this coversheet is a copy of the Staff Report that was prepared for the above referenced 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 October 6, 2005, Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting. This meeting will begin at 7:00 P.M. in the City Hall Council Chambers., 1101 Texas Avenue. 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. (*O rq" CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Planning d Development Services CITY OF COLLEGE STATION PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 1101 Texas Avenue South, PO Box 9960 College Station, Texas 77842 Phone (979)764 -3570 / Fax (979)764 -3496 TO: SOUT 4CORP HOLDINGS I, L.P. DAVID HILLMAN RE: VALLEY PARK CENTER - CASE #05- 500129 FAX: 713- 355 -4275 FROM: Lisa Lindgren, Staff Assistant DATE: October 4, 2005 RE: Agenda & Staff Report P &Z Meeting, October 6, 2005 Following this coversheet is a copy of the Staff Report that was prepared for the above referenced 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 October 6, 2005, Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting. This meeting will begin at 7 :00 P.M. in the City Hall Council Chambers., 1101 Texas Avenue. 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. (*O rq" CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Planning & Development Services CITY OF COLLEGE STATION PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 1101 Texas Avenue South, PO Box 9960 College Station, Texas 77842 Phone (979)764 -3570 / Fax (979)764 -3496 TO: PORA NADA JOINT VENTURE RE: VALLEY PARK CENTER - CASE #05- 500129 FAX: FROM: Lisa Lindgren, Staff Assistant DATE: October 4, 2005 RE: Agenda & Staff Report P &Z Meeting, October 6, 2005 Following this coversheet is a copy of the Staff Report that was prepared for the above referenced 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 October 6, 2005, Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting. This meeting will begin at 7:00 P.M. in the City Hall Council Chambers., 1101 Texas Avenue. 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: Trey Fletcher Email: tletcher@cstx.gov Report Date: Sept. 22, 2005 Meeting Date: October 6, 2005 Item: Presentation, discussion, and possible action on a Preliminary Plat for the Valley Park Center consisting of 4 lots on 11.63 acres generally located at the northwest corner of Harvey Mitchell Parkway (FM 2818) and Raymond Stotzer Parkway (FM 60). (05- 500129) Applicant: Steve Duncan, Pledger Kalkomey agent for owners, Southcorp Holdings I, L.P. and Por Nada Joint Venture Staff Recommendations: Staff recommends approval of the Preliminary Plat as submitted. Item Summary: The developer of the Valley Park Center is proposing a planned, light industrial business park consisting uses a mix of uses that are permitted in C -1 and C -2 zoning districts. Comprehensive Plan Considerations: The Land Use Plan shows this area as Regional Retail. Regional Retail is defined in the Comprehensive Plan 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 F &B Small Area Plan (2003) evaluated this area generally between FM 2818 and Turkey Creek Road, north of FM 60. The land use portion of this plan acknowledged this notion and provided additional thoroughfare access to the interior of the area (see Infrastructure & Facilities comments), and suggested that Regional Retail while still appropriate in this location should also accommodate C -2 and light industrial uses. Consideration for this was based on several factors, including: • Limited access from FM 2818 • Limited visibility due to the grade separation and elevated speed limits • Beneficial proximity to Easterwood Airport, Research Park, and truck routes Due to the proximity to Easterwood Airport, an Avigation and Clear Zone Easement exists at the southernmost portion of the parcel. In this area, land uses and height are restricted. The Preliminary Plat is in conformance with the Comprehensive Plan. Item Background: Annexed: 1970 Rezoned: The entire tract was zoned C -1 General Commercial, most of the tract was rezoned to C -2 Commercial - Industrial in August, 2005. Platted: Two tracts (2.0 -acre and 9.63 acres); a preliminary plat application incorporating both has been filed (05 -129) Development activity in the vicinity: Approximately 7.5 acres along F &B Road were annexed by petition in 2004. The tract was rezoned from A -O to C- 1, in 2004. A preliminary plat has been approved for the same area. A mini - storage warehouse was proposed on a portion of the property. Budgetary & Financial Summary: Oversize participation has been requested for the extension of a water line indicated on the Water System Master Plan. Related Advisory Board Recommendations: N/A Commission Action Options: The Commission has final authority over the Preliminary Plat. The options regarding the final plat are: ■ Approval with conditions; ■ Approval as submitted; ■ Denial; ■ Defer action only at applicant's request; or, ■ Table only at applicant's request. Supporting Materials: 1. Location Map 2. Aerial Map 3. Application 4. Infrastructure and Facilities 5. Copy of Preliminary Plat INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES Water: An 18" water line is available for extension from the intersection of F &B Road and FM 2818. Sewer: No municipal sewer exists in the area. This utility is being made available through an existing Inter -local Agreement (ILA) with Texas A &M University. Streets: The parcels have frontage along Harvey Mitchell Parkway South (FM 2818) which is shown as a Freeway on the Thoroughfare Plan. There is no frontage road. A future Minor Collector is shown near the western property line to extend from the FM 60 Frontage Road and back to Turkey Creek Road, but is not necessary for this development. Extensive dialogue among the City, TxDOT and the applicant have established two fixed points of access directly to FM 2818 as indicated on the plat. This, in combination with a small extension of the FM 60 Frontage Road, provides adequate access to this development. On -site circulation will be private. Off -site Easements: None are required at this time. Drainage: Surface drainage to TxDOT right -of -way to the south and east. Flood Plain: None, shown as Flood Zone X. Oversize request: See Budget and Financial Summary above.