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HomeMy WebLinkAboutField Notes FILE NOTES Project: Meadowcreek Phase 1 Final Plat (05 -10) Telecom: Brian Serant, TCEQ Carol Cotter, COCS Public Works Date: August 2, 2005 Re: Discharge Permit for Wastewater Treatment Plant The Discharge permit was renewed on July 9, 2004. Two notifications were required and published. The first notice was published 12/01/03, and the second 05/10/04. The comment period ended on 06/09/04. No comments were received during the comment period, and the permit was renewed. There is a 23 day period from the date the permit is issued in which a motion to revoke can be made; however, no motion was made, and the period expired on 08/09/04. Four commenters are shown in the file and are from the letter sent by the adjacent property owners on May 11, 2005. No action will be taken from this letter as it was received after the comment period. Meadow Creek Final Plat concerns (05 -10) Hello Ben! It is indeed on the P&Z agenda this evening. It is a final plat for Phase 1 of Meadowcreek, consisting of 90 lots on about 21 acres, along Koppe Bridge in the ETJ. Following P&Z approval of the master plan about 6 months ago, there were many pending engineering comments on how they would provide sewer service, and according to the engineers those technical comments have been addressed. I just spoke with Ms. Feldman and invited her to come and register her concerns with the Commission this evening. She was not sure she could attend, but I told her that at a minimum we would be sure the Commission received a copy of her email. Thanks for passing this along, and let me know if you have any questions also. We will be sure to let you know what the outcome is of tonight's meeting. Thanks! Joey Joseph A. Dunn, AICP Director of Planning & Development Services City of College Station, Texas P.O. Box 9960 College Station, TX 77842 979.764.3570 »> Ben White 08/04/05 3:20 PM »> Hi Joey Hope all is well with you. Attached is correspondance from Mrs. Susie Feldman questioning the Main Street Project. Is that discussion on the P&Z agenda tonight? Susie raises some good questions and I would hope the Commissioners would address some of her concerns. Thanks Keep up the good work. Ben Thanks Mayor! Attached is a copy of the email I sent to Ben White and Glenn last Thursday night, right before the P&Z meeting. I spoke with Ms. Feldman at length over the phone before the meeting. Below are the responses to each of her questions. Although she was unable to attend the meeting, we presented a copy of her questions to each of the Commissioners at their 6pm workshop. As Chris Scotti indicated in his email earlier, the item did pass, although the Commission spent a considerable amount of time hearing from several adjacent landowners (brothers Rick Young and Larry Young, Donna Winslow, and Greg Taylor). The residents were concerned mostly with run- off from drainage and the new sewer treatment plant into a tributary that runs into their property south of the project. The site has been clear -cut right up to the edge of several property owners, which led to most of the complaints and concerns. Traffic along Koppe Bridge road was also voiced as a concern. Rick Jenkins, the developer for Main Street Homes, was there also, along with his engineers Joe Schultz and Steve Duncan. Bottom line, the plat met all of the city's requirements in the Subdivision Regs for ETJ subdivisions, and therefore the Commission in the end approved it as per Section 212.005 of the Texas Local Govt. Code. Incidentally, the applicant is meeting city standards for curb and gutter streets. Again, most of the discussion with the residents centered around how the run -off would be carried from the site. According to the information we have, the developer is meeting TCEQ requirements for this. The Commissioners encouraged the developer to work with the adjacent residents to work out their preferences for carrying this run -off. Mayor, we will be glad to forward the formal minutes from the meeting as soon as the draft is completed. In the meantime, please let us know if you have any questions. Thanks! Joey Joseph A. Dunn, AICP Director of Planning & Development Services City of College Station, Texas P.O. Box 9960 College Station, TX 77842 979.764.3570 »> Ron Silvia 08/05/05 9:01 AM »> Joey, This is the letter of concern that I talked to you about. Please copy the council and myself with your response to Mrs. Feldman's questions. Thanks, Ron Silvia Mayor, City of College Station »> "Susie Feldman" <susiefeldman@verizon.net> 08/04/05 10:39 AM »> I am very concerned about the Main Street Housing development that is to go in on Koppe Bridge Road. I hope you will seriously address these following concerns. 1. How many homes are planned for that area. We have heard as many as 300 are planned for that 75 acres. This is this the 1st of 3 phases, consisting of 90 Tots. Late last year, the Commission approved a Preliminary Plat for all three phases, including 338 lots total. 2. Since there are no city sewer services in this area ,how will waste from those homes be handled? Since they are going to be stacked right next to one another on very small lots they can not be allowed to have septic systems. Will they have their own MUD district? An on -site sewer treatment will be built as part of Phase 1, operated by the Wellborn Special Utility District, and a permit has been issued through the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). 3. How have you planned to handle the additional traffic from those homes? Each will have a least two cars per house. How will they all get out to work safely over a railroad track and intersection with no traffic light? That intersection is already difficult to manage safely at peak traffic times as it is now. We share the concern over the number of homes concentrated in this area, and the traffic and other impacts from this concentration. Unfortunately, because the property is located outside of the City Limits, we do not have zoning or building permit authority to restrict the number of homes or control traffic levels in this area. 4. How will the additional demand for water affect the water pressure to all our homes in that area? Wellborn Special Utility District controls the service area for this project, as well as the adjacent homes in the area. Under the City's Subdivision Regulations, the City can require enough water pressure to serve fire hydrants in the area, and that must be verified before the plat is filed and Tots sold. Wellborn SUD will be responsible for any off -site improvements to supply adequate pressure to meet this requirement. 5. Are these homes planned for single family dwellings only? Have you addressed the possibility of these homes becoming student housing? Many parents buy homes in this price range for their children attending A &M. They rent out the other rooms to others students. If this happens it will of course mean 4 -5 cars per house. Unfortunately, because the property is located in the County, the City does not have the authority to regulate land use, including single family homes, owner - occupied or rental. Since the Main Street Housing Development has already bought and desecrated the land by bulldozing every tree, I am concerned that there is already an understanding with the city council and this is a "done deal" with no thought about the consequences of urban sprawl with all it's related problems. I hope I am wrong and urge you to be very thoughtful. I hope the council will look at how such development can adversely effect the quality of life in our community and plan carefully for the benefit of all it's citizens. I am looking forward to your reply. My sincere hope is that the council is a council concerned about the quality of life in this most beautiful community which, up to this time, I have been proud to call home. The City Council has included growth management as one of its top four areas of concern, along with economic development, neighborhoods, and collaboration efforts. Although land use control is very limited in Texas Counties, and cities are limited in the control of utilities within these areas, the Council has expressed interest in finding ways to get ahead of development through various methods, including city- initiated annexations, in order to better control or manage growth. Susie Feldman 6501 Koppe Bridge Road College Station, Texas 77845 »> Ron Silvia 08/05/05 9:01 AM »> Joey, This is the letter of concern that I talked to you about. Please copy the council and myself with your response to Mrs. Feldman's questions. Thanks, Ron Silvia Mayor, City of College Station