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FROM: Susan Hazlett, Staff Assistant
DATE: April 28, 2003
RE: Staff Report
P&Z Meeting
Following this coversheet is a copy of the Staff Report that was prepared for the following
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 Thursday, May 1, 2003 Planning & Zoning Commission
Meeting. This meeting will begin at 7:00 P.M. in City Hall Council Chambers. 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: Molly Hitchcock Date: May 1, 2003
Email: mhitchcock@ci.college-station.tx.us
Item: Public hearing, discussion, and possible action on a rezoning for Lots 1-6,
Block 1 of the Graham Corner Plaza Subdivision from C-2 Commercial-Industrial
to C-1 General Commercial. (03-091)
Applicant: Ted Whitmer as representative for Graham Corner Development LTD
Staff Recommendations: Staff recommends approval of the rezoning.
Item Summary: This rezoning is for 10.73 acres located at the southern corner
of the Graham Road/HWY 6 frontage road intersection. The applicant began the
development of this land last year. His plans for the land include a shopping
center with pad sites that would be available for a bank with drive-thru service
and a restaurant. C-2 zoning currently allows these uses, but the approved UDO
will not allow drive-thrus or restaurants. The applicant is requesting the rezoning
to C-1 so the uses will be in compliance with the UDO, which will become
effective in June 2003.
The property is bound by Graham Road to the north, the frontage road for HWY
6 to the east, dedicated floodway to the south, and undeveloped A-O Agricultural
Open to the west.
Comprehensive Plan Considerations: The Land Use Plan shows this area to
be Regional Retail. The current C-2 zoning of the property, as well as the
proposed C-1 zoning, are in conformance with the Land Use Plan. The property
has frontage on Highway 6, a Freeway and Expressway on the Thoroughfare
Plan, and on Graham Road which is designated as a Major Collector.
Item Background: This property was preliminary platted in December 2002 and
final platted in March. It is currently in the process of replatting.
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 of rezoning 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. Application
3. Zoning Summaries
4. UDO Zoning Summaries
Notification:
Legal Notice Publication(s): The Eagle; 4-15-02 and 5-6-02
Advertised Commission Hearing Dates(s): 5-1-02
Advertised Council Hearing Dates: 5-22-02
Number of Notices Mailed to Property Owners Within 200': 12
Response Received: None as of date of staff report.
Existing C-2 Commercial-Industrial: Proposed C-1 General Commercial:
PURPOSE: This district is designed to provide PURPOSE: This district is designed to provide
locations for outlets offering goods and services to a a location for general conunercial, retail uses which
limited segment of the general public. The uses serve the entire community and its visitors.
included primarily serve other commercial and
industrial enterprises. PERMITTED USES:
PERMITTED USES: • All uses permitted in A-P plus C-3
• Alcoholic beverage sales-retail and wholesale.
• All uses permitted in C-1 plus the following: ■ Arena-coliseum.
• Animal care facilities. • Automobile sales and rental.
(As amended by Ordinance No. 2356 dated • Automobile repair shop.
October 22, 1998.) • Bank.
• Boarding kennels(public). • Bookstore,retail and wholesale.
• Carting,crating,express storage. • Bowling alley.
• Farm implement sales (new or used), storage, • Restaurant.
repair. • Car wash.
• Garden (including greenhouse), for commercial • Child care.
purposes. • Cleaner, dry and pressing plant, laundry and/or
• General merchandise warehouse. linen supply.
• Hardware(industrial sales). • Cold storage.
• Lumber and building material sales and storage. • Commercial amusements (excluding sexually
• Monument sales. oriented commercial enterprises) (As amended
• Machine shop. by Ordinance No. 2029 dated August 26,2993.)
• Sheet metal fabrication shop. • Convalescent home.
• Sign shop(painting,manufacturing). • Domestic household equipment rental, storage.
• Trailer and/or accessory equipment sales, rental, • Dormitories.
storage or repair. • Drive-in sales.
• Welding shop. • Drive-in eating establishment.
• Wholesales and service. • Filling station,retail.
• Other uses will be considered by the • Funeral homes.
Commission. • Furniture,appliance store, sales, service.
• Garage,commercial.
• Hardware store.
• Hospital, sanitarium, nursing home or
convalescent home.
• Hotel.
• Marine and fishing equipment sales.
• Hotel.
• Marine and fishing equipment sales.
• Mobile home sales, storage.
• Motel.
• Nursery plant sales.
• Public parking building or lot for operating
vehicles.
• Printing and reproduction.
• Private lodges,fraternal.
• Radio or TV stations or studios, (no towers).
• Retail sales and services.
• Shopping center.
• Storage garage.
• Theaters and motion picture houses.
• Veterinary hospitals. (As amended by Ordinance
No. 2356 dated October 22, 1998)
• Warehouses for uses permitted in this district.
• Other uses will be considered by the
Commission.
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