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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes MINUTES Planning and Zoning Commission CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS August 4, 2005 COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairman Scott Shafer, Commissioners John Nichols, Dennis Christiansen and Bill Davis. COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioners Ken Reynolds, Harold Strong and Marilyn Hooton. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Councilman Chris Scotti. PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF PRESENT: Staff Planners Lindsay Boyer, Jennifer Reeves, Molly Hitchcock and Jennifer Prochazka, Senior Planner Trey Fletcher, Transportation Planner Ken Fogle, Sr. Assistant City Engineer Alan Gibbs, Graduate Civil Engineer Carol Cotter, Director Joey Dunn, Assistant Director Lance Simms, Planning Intern Crissy Hartl and Staff Assistant Lisa Lindgren. OTHER CITY STAFF PRESENT: First Assistant City Attorney Carla Robinson, Action Center Representative Brian Cooke, Public Works Director Mark Smith, and Graduate Civil Engineer Spencer Thompson. 3. Consent Agenda. Commissioner Davis requested that item 3.3 be pulled from the Consent Agenda and moved to the Regular Agenda for discussion. 3.3 Presentation, discussion, and possible action on a Final Plat for Phase 1 of Meadowcreek Subdivision, consisting of 90 lots on 20.919 acres, generally located on the south side of Koppe Bridge Road just west of the Wellborn Community in the City's ETJ. Case #05 -10 (JR/CC) 5. Consideration, discussion, and possible action on items removed from the Consent Agenda by Commission action. 3.3 Presentation, discussion, and possible action on a Final Plat for Phase 1 of Meadowcreek Subdivision, consisting of 90 lots on 20.919 acres, generally located on the south side of Koppe Bridge Road just west of the Wellborn Community in the City's ETJ. Case #05 -10 (JR/CC) Carol Cotter, Graduate Civil Engineer presented the Final Plat for Phase 1 of Meadowcreek Subdivision. Ms. Cotter stated that this project was within the City's ETJ and the final plat does meet the minimun requirement for ETJ Subdivisions. Water will be provided by Wellborn Special Utility District as well as the Wastewater Treatment Plant that is proposed for the development. Street construction will be to the City of College Station standards for curb and gutter which allows for the 50 X 100 feet lots. Normal lots in the ETJ are a minimal width of 100 feet because they normally front on rural section roads. Staff recommended approval of the final plat as submitted. Commissioner Davis asked if the Planning & Zoning Commission had zoning jurisdiction in the ETJ. Ms. Cotter stated that they did not have zoning jurisdiction in the ETJ. Commissioner Davis asked if the Planning & Zoning Commission had a requirement for a Subdivision. Ms. Cotter stated that the City does have an agreement with the County as far as Subdivision in the ETJ. It is reviewed jointly, then goes through the Planning & Zoning Commission, then to the County Commissioner's Court before it is actually approved. Commissioner Davis asked for clarification of the actions that can be taken by the Planning & Zoning Commission when a final plat is presented. Ms. Cotter stated that if the final plat meets minimum requirements in the subdivision regulations the final plat must be approved. Carla Robinson, Assistant City Attorney, stated that was correct. Ms. Robinson stated that a plat is ministerial for the Commission, and if a plat meets the minimum requirements the Commission has a duty to approve it, that is set by state law. Commissioner Davis asked for clarification regarding the zoning of this final plat. Ms. Cotter stated the Planning & Zoning Commission does not have zoning jurisdiction because it is in the ETJ. Commissioner Nichols asked why the Wellborn Special Utility District for Water and Sewer. Commissioner Nichols asked if this was because they have a certificate of service in that area not the City of College Station. Ms. Cotter stated that was correct, that they have it for water. Ms. Cotter stated that the developer negotiated the arrangement with the Wellborn Water District to own and operate the sewer plant. Rick Young, 5250 Hidden Acres Drive, College Station, Texas; Larry Young, 5205 Hidden Acres Drive, College Station, Texas; Donna Winslow; Greg Taylor, 15796 IGN Road, College Station, Texas; all spoke in opposition to the final plat. These individuals, along with others living in the area stated that they would like Main Street Homes to accept the following three points in order to work with them during this development. The first item is the outflow from the sewer treatment plant, the second item is for culverts to be take care of and the third item is for a privacy fence to be installed. Traffic also seemed to be a concern of the residents. Ms. Cotter stated that there is a detention pond proposed. Run -off and the discharge from the sewer plant will go into that detention pond before it leaves the facility. A drainage report was prepared which met the City's guidelines although the City does not have purview for drainage in the ETJ, the County is the floodplain administrator and they will approve drainage in the ETJ. The County did review the report, the report stated that the amount run -off from rainfall will not exceed predevelopment rates; this is from a sealed engineering report. Ms. Cotter stated that the City received plans for the streets, water lines and the waste- water plant. Commissioner Nichols asked if the City issued a Certificate of Occupancy in the ETJ. Ms. Cotter stated that the City does not issue permits, but that the City would be inspecting the water. The County will be inspecting the streets and the waste -water treatment plant. Ms. Cotter stated that the City will be looking at and inspecting the water lines. Joey Dunn, Director, stated that there seemed to be quite a bit of questioning that has to do with what the City can and cannot regulate. Mr. Dunn stated that the engineering staff had reviewed more information than would be required by the City. Mr. Dunn stated that it would be helpful to have the engineer for the applicant speak to these issues. Ms. Cotter stated that the City's legal staff had also enlisted outside counsels that are experts in this area to review the plans and review the legalities of the wastewater plant. Commissioner Davis asked if there would be curb and gutters on this development. Ms. Cotter stated that in order for them to do the lot widths that are being proposed there has to be curb and gutters for this development and the waste -water plant. Joe Schultz, Texcon, 1701 Graham Road, College Station, Texas. Mr. Schultz stated that the water lines, sewer, storm drainage, and streets, all meet City specs whether they need to or not because this development is being designed as a City subdivision. Mr. Schultz stated that there is storm sewer and there will be some open ditches between homes and behind homes and ultimately there will be multiple detention ponds. He also stated that the maximum sewer gallon per day is less than one cubic feet per second. Mr. Schultz stated that in his professional opinion, the hundred storm event is a peak of four hundred cubic feet per second. The water coming out of the sewer plant will continue to drain through the property, will keep the creek wet, but as a volume of flow and what it does to the flooding situation is insignificant because it is an eight inch discharge pipe vs. the culverts they would need to pass one hundred floods in their roads are enormous, possibly three sixteen inch culverts. Mr. Schultz stated that the College Station drainage manual was followed to design the drainage pond. Commissioner Christiansen asked if the storm sewers would go directly into the detention pond. Mr. Schultz stated that was correct. Mr. Schultz stated that he did speak with the property owners and obtain their permission along with reviewing their creeks and drainages. At that time it was recommended to Mr. Jenkins that any improvements to their culverts would help. Rick Jenkins, Main Street Homes, College Station, Texas. Mr. Jenkins stated that the neighbors were met with and they were told that a six -foot privacy fence would be built along their property lines. Main Street Homes still intends to take care of this matter. Commissioner Nichols motioned to approve the fmal plat for Meadowcreek Subdivision. Commissioner Davis seconded the motion, motion passed (4 -0).