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Report Date: January 4, 2006
Meeting Date: January 19, 2006
TO: Planning and Zoning Commission
FROM: Jennifer Reeves, Project Manager
Email: jreeves@cstx.gov
SUBJECT: FINAL PLAT - RESIDENTIAL for WILLIAMSGATE PH 1 (FP)
Item: Presentation, possible action and discussion on a Final Plat - of the
Williamsgate Subdivision Phase 1 consisting of 33 lots on approximately 8.54
acres, generally located on the north side of Rock Prairie Road West at the City
Limits line.
Applicant: Greg Taggart/MDG, Agent for property owner.
Staff Recommendations: Staff recommends approval of the Final Plat as
submitted.
Item Summary: This item under consideration is a Final Plat for Phase I of the
Williamsgate Subdivision, a single family residential development. This plat falls
under Section 12 of the Subdivision Regulations for Rural Subdivision. The
subject property will be served by Wellborn Water. The City of College Station
will be supplying the sewer and BTU will supply the electric. The Final Plat for
phase I is in compliance with the Preliminary Plat.
Comprehensive Plan Considerations: The Land Use Plan shows this area as
Single Family Medium Density (3-6 dwelling units/acre). The density of the
proposed development is 5.2 dwelling units/acre. The tract has access from
Rock Prairie Road West, which is a Minor Arterial on the Thoroughfare Plan.
Item Background: This property was annexed in 2002 and rezoned to R-1
Single Family Residential on June 10, 2004. The Preliminary Plat was approved
June 17, 2004.
Impact Fees: This development is located within sewer impact fee area 03-01,
Steeplechase. The current fee for this area is $300.00 per Living Unit Equivalent.
Parkland Dedication Fees: The Parks Board recommends fee in Lieu of Land:
$198 per dwelling unit (DU). Development Fee: $358 per DU. The total park
land dedication would be $18,348.
Attachments:
1. Location Map
2. Aerial Map
3. Application
4. Copy of Final Plat
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CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
Planning e7 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: GREG TAGGART
MDG
RE: WILLIAMSGATE SUBDIVISION PHASE 1 —CASE#05-500013
FAX: 979-639-4243
FROM: Lisa Lindgren, Staff Assistant
DATE: January 17, 2006
RE: Agenda &Staff Report
P&Z Meeting, January 19, 2006
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 January 19, 2006, 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.
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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: ROBBIE ROBINSON,LTD
SHANE WILLIAMS
RE: WILLIAMSGATE SUBDIVISION PHASE 1 —CASE#05-500013
FAX: 979-696-8019
FROM: Lisa Lindgren, Staff Assistant
DATE: January 17, 2006
RE: Agenda &Staff Report
P&Z Meeting, January 19, 2006
Following this coversheet is a copy of the Staff Report that was prepared for the above
referenced project. Please keep in mind that staffs 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 January 19, 2006, 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: Molly Hitchcock Date: June 17, 2004
Email: mhitchcock@cstx.gov
Item: Consideration, discussion, and possible action on a Preliminary Plat for the
Willams Gate Subdivision consisting of 82 single-family residential lots on 15.81
acres generally located on the north side of Rock Prairie Road West at the City
Limits line.
Applicant: Greg Taggart of MDG as agent for Robbie Robinson, Ltd.
Staff Recommendations: Staff recommends approval of the Preliminary Plat with
the condition that the plat be revised to address the attached Staff Review
Comments #2.
Comprehensive Plan Considerations: The Land Use Plan shows the area as
Single Family Medium Density (3-6 dwelling units/acre). The density of the proposed
development is 5.2 dwelling units/acre. The tract has access from Rock Prairie Road
West, which is a Minor Arterial on the Thoroughfare Plan.
Staff Comments #2 address utility issues. The design and construction of the water
system, even though it is served by another water utility company, must meet City
standards. The plat shows public sewer service to be provided by way of a lift
station. The area has been approved by the City Council to be a Sewer Impact Fee
Area. The Capitol Improvement Project (CIP) will provide a gravity sewer system to
the area and should be completed in the next 2 years.
Item Background: This property was annexed in 2002 and rezoned to R-1 Single
Family Residential by City Council on June 10, 2004.
Related Advisory Board Recommendations: The Parks Board agreed to a fee in
lieu of land dedication at their June 11, 2004 meeting.
Supporting Materials:
1. Location Map
2. Aerial
3. Application
4. Infrastructure and Facilities
5. Copy of Preliminary Plat
6. Staff Review Comments No. 2
INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES
Many of these comments are not required at the Preliminary Plat stage but will need
to be addressed at Final Plat.
Water required for plat: Water to be provided for domestic service and fire flow
capacity to the residential area. Provide an extension of the system to the north for
future use. Wellborn SUD will provide water to the development. The water supply
must be designed and constructed to City standards. The Applicant provided some
information in order not to design to City standards. The information provided was
inadequate to allow deviation from the minimum criteria outlined in the BCS Unified
Design Manual. Therefore the plat must reflect compliance with City standards.
Water Service: Required to provide domestic service to each platted lot.
Sewer required for plat: The project must prove a public sewer system to the area.
At the time of preparing this report, the final decision to construct the lift station as
private or public had not been officially made. The lift station is proposed to
discharge into the existing system along Rock Prairie Road and Wellborn. This will
require crossing the railroad tracks and Wellborn Road. If the system is to be owned
and maintain by the City, the design must reviewed and approved by City staff.
Sewer design information was provided. The information provided was inadequate
to show that the existing public sewer system has capacity for this development. A
revised sewer report will be required with sewer construction plans.
Sewer Service: Required to provide domestic service to each platted lot.
Street(s) required for plat: The street layout shown is required to provide access to
each platted lot. The City is also requiring the extension of the street system to the
adjacent tract to the north.
Streets/Access: The street access to Rock Prairie Road has been coordinated with
platted access points across the road on the Rock Prairie West Business Park.
Off-site Easements required for plat: If it is decided that the lift station is to be
privately owned and maintained, the owner is required to obtain easements from the
lift station to the public sewer system. Easements must be provided with the design
documents required for a Final Plat.
Drainage: Drainage flow is generally to the north. A detention pond is planned for
the HOA lot. There appears to be a small drainage swale on the adjacent tract that
will be the point of discharge. The development must comply with the City's drainage
policy.
Flood Plain: No FEMA floodplain onsite.
Oversize request: None requested.
Impact Fees: The sewer impact fee approved for the Steeplechase Impact Fee
Sewer Line is $300.00 per Living Unit Equivalent.
Parkland Dedication Fees:
Fee in Lieu of Land: $198 per dwelling unit.
Development Fee: $358 per dwelling unit.