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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/10/1973 - Minutes - Planning & Zoning Commission MINUTES Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting December 10, 1973 7 :00 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman M. R. Calliham; Commissioner John Longley; George Boyett, Ed Miller, James Wallace, and Council Liaison; City Planner Bill Koehler; Administrative Secretary Sadie Holligan. MEMBERS ABSENT: Commissioners Tom Chaney, Chris Mathewson. VISITORS PRESENT: See Guest Register. The regular meeting of the College Station Planning & Zoning Commission was called to order by Chairman Calliham at 7 : 00 P.M. , December 10, 1973 at City Hall in the Council Room. Agenda Item No. 1 - Approval of minutes of November 19 meeting . On motion by Commissioner Boyett, seconded by Commissioner Miller, the minutes of the November 19 meeting were approved as read. Agenda Item No. 2 - P&Z Case No. 36-73. A request from Harry Seaback to rezone a 19.411 acre tract at the intersection of State Highway 30 and Rhett Butler Drive from Single Family Residential District to Apartment Building District. Chairman Calliham briefed those present of proceedings to date regarding this zone change request. He then asked the Commission if they had any questions or comments before the public hearing was opened. Commissioner Wallace asked for clarification regarding the 280 feet buffer zone. This was described to the Commission' s satisfaction. Chairman Calliham then called on Mr. Seaback for any comments he might have regarding the zone change request. Mr. Seaback stated only, that he was requesting this change to be granted and that he was out of apartment property on Highway 30 and needs this acreage for further investments . The public hearing was opened. Dr. Don Clark stood before the Commission and spoke against the zoning change request. Dr. Clark pointed out the fact that perhaps in the future, Mr. Seaback would come back before the Commission and ask for rezoning of the 280 feet buffer. Mr. Seaback stated he would sell this acreage to anyone, including the city for $4 ,000 an acre, but that the offer would not stand forever. Mr. Seaback also stated he had no present plans for this acreage. Dr . Clark also asked how the requirements were met on the dedicated park area by Mr. Seaback. The Commission advised Dr. Clark that the requirements were met with more than what was required. Mrs. Frieda Kozik of 1010 Dominik, presented the Commission with a list of questions she wanted answered. Dr. Calliham read the questions publicly and they were answered by Commission members, Mr. Seaback, and other interested persons. Mr. Thomas Kozik of 1010 Dominik Drive, stood before the Commission asking that the Commission turn down Mr. Seaback' s request because r MINUTES, Planning & Zoning Commission December 10, 1973 Page 2 he does not feel Mr. Seaback should be accomodated upon request at 411 the inconvenience of the residents of this area. Mr. Jim Gardner, 1216 N. Ridgefield spoke only as a concerned citizen who wants to see the City of College Station develop properly. He discussed the parkland Mr. Seaback had dedicated to the city and the street outlay. Mr. Mike McCleary of Wellborn, spoke in favor of Mr. Seaback' s request. As a 1972 graduate of TAMU, he stated that College Station would need these apartments, as the enrollment at TAMU is estimated to be more than 21, 000 the next fall. He was a tenant in Mr . Seaback' s apartments at Plantation Oaks and was very happy living there. The public hearing was closed. Commissioner Wallace moved that the zone change request be recommended for approval to the council. Commissioner Longley seconded the motion and it carried for recommendation to the council. Agenda Item No. 3 - P&Z Case No. 40-73 . Consideration of a preli- minary plat of Southwood Valley, Section One. City Planner Koehler described the exact location of the property in question. Mr. Bill Fitch stood before the council to state his plans for Single Family Resident development. After considerable discussion regarding the 410 area relative to the flood plain, sidewalks, streets, park dedication, and annexation, a motion was made by Commissioner Boyett, seconded by Commissioner Longley that the preliminary plat be approved as is . The motion carried. Agenda Item No. 4 - Presentation of results of a study of preliminary, route considerations for relocation of the railroad. H. S. Stevenson, A. L. Sykes, and M. M. Hamoudi presented their results of a study which was made as a geology project, regarding the relocation of the railroad. No action was taken. Agenda Item No. 5 - Other business . Commissioner Boyett suggested that since Commissioner Mathewson was absent from the meeting, no action be taken on the flood plain proposal until at such time that he could be present. Commissioner Boyett also advised that he and Commissioner Mathewson were working on some zoning and subdivision ordinance changes and recommendations for consideration. Mr. J. W. Wood, architect for Medina Enterprises, advised that the revised preliminary plat and the final plat would be submitted at the December 14 Council meeting. The plats are in metes and bounds form rather than lots and blocks. There was no change in the property description. The only change was in the way it was described. The next Planning & Zoning Commission meeting was set for the first Monday of January, which will be January 7 , 1974 . 6._ I MINUTES, Planning & Zoning Commission December 10, 1973 Page 3 As there was no other business, a motion was made by Commissioner Boyett that the meeting be adjourned. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Longley and the meeting was adjourned at 8 :45 P.M. APPROVED 4VrAea Chairman ATTEST etary PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION December 10, 1974 7 :00 P.M. Ilk PLEASE SIGN BELOW: 7/Z.,e4 1. 16. /` C C,707 2- �f� 17. 3. �-GJ 18 . p/U-e ��— _ 4 5. 20. I ' r 1\46 IJ�Ci� 6. 21. , 0 7. �' � 22. 8. ( 44,,x7 /(40c4, --- 23 . 41, 9. 24. 1 . u� � 25. 11. MV vJ . cm c2 26. 27 . 12. ! 28 . 29 . 14. 30. 15.