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HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Report (*ffilliiiii‘ CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Planning r 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: Bay Hills Development, Inc. Robert Aiello FAX: 318-742-3366 FROM: Lisa Lindgren, Staff Assistant DATE: November 14, 2005 RE: Agenda &Staff Report P&Z Meeting,November 17, 2005 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 November 17, 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. (II1Arr- CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Planning th 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: MDG GREG TAGGART FAX: 979-693-4243 FROM: Lisa Lindgren, Staff Assistant DATE: November 14, 2005 RE: Agenda &Staff Report P&Z Meeting,November 17, 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 November 17, 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 Prepared by: Trey Fletcher, AICP, Project Manager Report Date: 11-7-2005 Email: tfletchera(�cstx.gov Meeting Date: 11-17-2005 Item: Public hearing, presentation, discussion and possible action on a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to amend the Land Use Plan from Industrial / R&D to Residential Attached and Regional Retail for an area consisting of 22.62 acres and generally located north of Raymond Stotzer Parkway (FM 60) between Turkey Creek Road and FM 2818. (05-0500186) Item Summary: The property owner is requesting to amend the Land Use Plant prior to processing rezoning requests for R-4 Multi-family and C-1 General Commer ial. -betratmeThe UDO requires that zoning map amendments must be in compliance with the Comprehensive Plan. According to the application, luxury multi-family and high end ret.Sl uses are planned. a 411111 Staff Recommendation: Staff re nd eni I of her quest - — = — - Item Background: Although the present Comprehensive Plan was adopted in 1997, the P an for this area was reviewed and updated in 2003 through the F&B Small Area Plan. The study area for this included the area generally located north of FM 60 between Turkey Creek Road and FM 2818. C Economic Development Goal #1 states that College Station should continue to encourage diversification of the local economy. Today, College Station sustains little industrial development as shown in the table below. Industrial / R&D Zoned (M-1, M-2, R&D, C-2) Existing Land Use City of College 1440.98 1281.96 Station 171.76 ETJ 265.43 n/a Total Acres 1716.42 1281.96 171.76 Some of this development is distributed along SH 6, Graham Road, Longmire Drive, but is primarily projected to occur on west side of the community. Industrial uses in this area wi♦I-ertd-do benefit from proximity to the airport, major transportation and trucking routes and Texas A&M's Research Park. Transportation connectivity to and through the west side has improved significantly with the construction of SH 47 and the soon-to-be completed SH 40. CU.?. lytok42.(Jefterd While many of the planned industrial sites and locations ar, many factors in the global economy affect the development of such uses; moreover, it is crucial that land remain "developable" for such uses particularly in areas that the community has deemed appropriate such as along FM 60. Although some residential areas exist to the north of this tract, they are separated by additional land owned by the TAMU System and buffered by a creek shown as Floodplain & Streams on the Land Use Plan. Retail uses are already proposed at the intersection of Turkey Creek Road and FM 60. Typically land use policies suggest that regional retail uses are best located at major intersections affording both good visibility and good access. Although the proposed location of the regional retail is at a proposed intersection it is not substantial to merit conformity with such a policy. The regional retail uses along FM 2818 received attention in the F&B Small Area Plan. These parcels were already zoned C-1 General Commercial but had not developed. Specific references to this area suggested that due to good visibility but poor access from a retail perspective, C-2 Commercial Industrial uses would also be appropriate. The project developing here is a mix of commercial and light industrial uses that recognize this limitation. Through the adopon of the F&B Plan a new minor collector thoroughfare was added to the area affecting'subject parcel. Its purpose is to provide improved access to the "interior" of the F&B area. Access to FM 2818 has been granted by TxDOT and the developer of the Valley Park Center is extending the FM 60 frontage road. TxDOT's long range plans suggest that FM 2818 will be improved to a Freeway with flanking frontage roads that will ultimately improve access, circulation and safety to this area. The Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) for this tract is unassigned. Municipal facilities would need to be extended to this tract from the west. Sanitary sewer lines would also need to be extended to service this tract; however, no municipal sewer treatment facility is available to serve this area. To obtain service, options are available to the property owner, including: • Treat on-site via a package plant • Amend Inter-local agreement with the City of Bryan • Amend Inter-local agreement with Texas A&M University Last year, Easterwood Airport adopted a new Master Plan. Transportation Objective 1.6 of the City's Comprehensive Plan states that College Station should continue to work with the University to provide adequate air transportation by continuing the development of air transportation facilities as part of an overall transportation plan and connections to the ground transportation system. The City should also continue to support the on-going development of Easterwood Airport through runway extensions, terminal improvements, and additional air carrier service, as needed. Relationship to Strategic Plan: • We will promote a well-planned community. Related Board Actions: N/A Commission Action Options: The Commission acts as a recommending body on this issue, which will be ultimately decided by the City Council. The Commission's options are: 1. Recommend approval of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment as submitted; 2. Recommend denial; 3. Table indefinitely; or, 4. Defer action to a specified date. Supporting Materials: 1. Location Map 2. Aerial Map 3. Application Budgetary and Financial Summary: N/A NOTIFICATION: Legal Notice Publication(s): The Eagle; 11-1-2005 and 11-30-2005 Advertised Commission Hearing Dates(s): 11-17-2005 Advertised Council Hearing Dates: 12-15-2005 Number of Notices Mailed to Property Owners within 200': Response Received: None, as of the date of staff report. STAFF REPORT Prepared by: Trey Fletcher, AICP, Project Manager Report Date: 11-7-2005 Email: tfletcher@cstx.gov Meeting Date: 11-17-2005 Item: Public hearing, presentation, discussion and possible action on a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to amend the Land Use Plan from Industrial / R&D to Residential Attached and Regional Retail for an area consisting of 22.62 acres and generally located north of Raymond Stotzer Parkway (FM 60) between Turkey Creek Road and FM 2818. (05-0500186) Item Summary: The property owner is requesting to amend the Land Use Plan prior to processing rezoning requests for R-4 Multi-family and C-1 General Commercial. The UDO requires that zoning map amendments must be in compliance with the Comprehensive Plan. According to the application, luxury multi-family and high end retail uses are planned. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends denial of the request. Item Background: Although the present Comprehensive Plan was adopted in 1997, the Plan for this area was reviewed and updated in 2003 through the F&B Small Area Plan. The study area for this included the area generally located north of FM 60 between Turkey Creek Road and FM 2818. Economic Development Goal #1 within the Comprehensive Plan states that College Station should continue to encourage diversification of the local economy. Today, College Station sustains little industrial development as shown in the table below. Industrial / R&D Zoned (M-1, M-2, R&D, C-2) Existing Land Use City of College 1440.98 1281.96 Station 171.76 ETJ 265.43 n/a Total Acres 1716.42 1281.96 171.76 Some of this development is distributed along SH 6, Graham Road, and Longmire Drive, but is primarily projected to occur on the west side of the community. Industrial uses in this area will and do benefit from proximity to the airport, major transportation and trucking routes and Texas A&M's Research Park. Transportation connectivity to and through the west side has improved significantly with the construction of SH 47 and the soon-to-be completed SH 40. While many of the planned industrial sites and locations are undeveloped, many factors in the global economy affect the development of such uses; moreover, it is crucial that land remain "developable" for such uses particularly in areas that the community has deemed appropriate such as along FM 60. Although some residential areas exist to the north of this tract, they are separated by additional land owned by the TAMU System and buffered by a creek shown as Floodplain & Streams on the Land Use Plan. Retail uses are already proposed at the intersection of Turkey Creek Road and FM 60. Typically land use policies suggest that regional retail uses are best located at major intersections affording both good visibility and good access. Although the proposed location of the regional retail is at a proposed intersection it is not substantial to merit conformity with such a policy. The regional retail uses along FM 2818 received attention in the F&B Small Area Plan. These parcels were already zoned C-1 General Commercial but had not developed. Specific references to this area suggested that due to good visibility but poor access from a retail perspective, C-2 Commercial Industrial uses would also be appropriate. The project developing here is a mix of commercial and light industrial uses that recognize this limitation. Through the adoption of the F&B Plan a new minor collector thoroughfare was added to the area affecting the subject parcel. Its purpose is to provide improved access to the "interior" of the F&B area. Access to FM 2818 has been granted by TxDOT and the developer of the Valley Park Center is extending the FM 60 frontage road. TxDOT's long range plans suggest that FM 2818 will be improved to a Freeway with flanking frontage roads that will ultimately improve access, circulation and safety to this area. The City may serve this tract with water and sewer as it is in the city limits (or is it just in our ETJ?) and not in an area certificated to another water or sewer utility. Municipal facilities would need to be extended to this tract from the west. Sanitary sewer lines would also need to be extended to service this tract; however, no municipal sewer treatment facility is available to serve this area. To obtain service, options are available to the property owner, including: • Treat on-site via a package plant The only other way that gravity sewer could be is if the City was able to amend its interlocal agreement with either Bryan or Texas A&M to include sewer service for this tract. Last year, Easterwood Airport adopted a new Master Plan. Transportation Objective 1.6 of the City's Comprehensive Plan states that College Station should continue to work with the University to provide adequate air transportation by continuing the development of air transportation facilities as part of an overall transportation plan and connections to the ground transportation system. The City may also continue to support the on-going development of Easterwood Airport through runway extensions, terminal improvements, and additional air carrier service, as needed. Relationship to Strategic Plan: • We will promote a well-planned community. Related Board Actions: N/A Commission Action Options: The Commission acts as a recommending body on this issue, which will be ultimately decided by the City Council. The Commission's options are: 1. Recommend approval of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment as submitted; 2. Recommend denial; 3. Table indefinitely; or, 4. Defer action to a specified date. Supporting Materials: 1. Location Map 2. Aerial Map 3. Application Budgetary and Financial Summary: N/A NOTIFICATION: Legal Notice Publication(s): The Eagle; 11-1-2005 and 11-30-2005 Advertised Commission Hearing Dates(s): 11-17-2005 Advertised Council Hearing Dates: 12-15-2005 Number of Notices Mailed to Property Owners within 200': 9 Response Received: None, as of the date of staff report.