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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/19/1978 - Minutes - Planning & Zoning Commission• MINUTES Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting October 19, 1978 7:00 P.M. Members Present: Chairman Stover; Commissioners Jones, Etter, Sweeney, Watson Burke; Council Liaison Hazen; City Planner Mayo; Community De- velopment Planner Callaway; Design Engineer Fees. Members Absent: Commissioner Mathewson. Agenda Item No. 1 - Approval of minutes - meeting of October 5, 1978. Commissioner Sweeney moved that the minutes 6e approved as presented. The motion was seconded 6y Commissioner Watson and unanimously approved. Agenda Item No. 2 - Hear visitors. No one spoke. Agenda Item No. 3 - A public hearing on the question of rezoning Lots 4 and 5 Block C of the Colleqe Heights- Addition from Duplex District R-2 to general C mercial District C-1. The application is in the name of Mr. Bruce Boyd. The public hearing was opened. Mr. Mayo explained the location and proposed use of the tract in question. He suggested that A-P zoning would 6e more appropriate for the proposed insurance office. Mr. Mayo also noted access problems with the proposed site plan. Mr. Hugh. Lindsey, representing Mr. Boyd, spoke in favor of the request. He noted that much. of the surrounding area was now zoned C-1. He stated, however, that his client would accept C-N or A-P zoning. He suggested that any zoning other than C-1 might 6e spot zoning. A resident of Poplar Street stated that he was opposed to the C-1 zoning request, but would not object to A-P. The public hearing was closed. Mr. Mayo stated that two adjoining property owners had called to say that they were opposed to C-1 but in favor of A-P zoning on the subject tract. The gwner of 403 and 413 Nimitz stated that he felt the property on University Drive should 6e zoned C-1. Chairman Stover suggested that the A-P zoning should apply to a larger area. Mr. Stover advised Mr. Lindsey that redesign of the site plan would have to entail relocation of access to Eisenhower Street. MINUTES Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting October 19, 1978 -- 7:00 P.M. 2 Commissioner Sweeney moved that the Commission recommend rezoning the property to District A-P and that the site plan 6e reviewed and approved by the City Engineer. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Jones and approved unanimously with Com- missioner Burke absent. Commissioner Sweeney moved that the Commission initiate rezoning of Lots 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6, Block C to District A-P. The motion was seconded 6y Commissioner Watson and unanimously approved with Com- missioner Burke absent. Agenda Item No. 4 - A public hearing on the questfon of gra_n_t_ing a Conditional Use Permit for the construction and operation of a church building to be located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Dominik Drive and Pur ear Drive Block E, Culpepper Plaza__.__ The application is in the name of The Church in College Station. Mr. Mayo reviewed the P.R.C. recommendations. He noted that the site plan showed 24 parking spaces which would allow for a 120-member congregation and that the Church planned to use the facility every night of the week and on Sunday. He pointed out that a day care center on this site had recently been turned down be- cause of a like amount of traffic generation. Mr. Rick Yeager spoke in favor of the request.' He stated that they currently had 40 members. Commissioner Stover asked what the legal status of the church was. Mr. Yeager stated that their articles of incorporation were currently pending. Commi:ssi.oner Jones suggested that no action could be taken until the legal status of the church was established. Chairman Stover advised that their action could 6e conditional on the church's becoming a legal entity. Chairman Stover asked what the status of the flood plain study on the property was. Mr. Bi11 Kling, engineer, stated that his preliminary study indicated that if the building were. built 1 to 1-1/2 feet above the curb line, it would have no problem. He also suggested that the plan 6e~~reversed on the site. Mr. Roy Hann stated that he was concerned about the effect of this use on his ad- joini;ng duplexes. He noted that any overflow parking 6y the church would have to park. %n front of his duplexes. He also suggested that the music and singing from the church would disturb the adjoining residential units. Chairman Stover asked Mr. Yeager what type of music the church planned to have. Mr. Yeager stated that they had a piano but not an organ. The public hearing was closed. Commissioner Sweeney suggested that, because. of the times of use, traffic would not 6e a problem, and that the church-had provided more than enough parking to MINUTES 3 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting October 19, 1978 -- 7:00 P.M. prevent parking on the street. Commissioner Sweeney moved that the use permit be granted with the following con- ditions: 1. That the group become a "legal" church. 2. That a hydrologi-cal study be submitted and approved 6y the City Engineer. 3. That the two end parking spaces be eliminated to allow for backing. 4. That the radii of the curb returns be at least 10 feet. 5. That any increase in the size of the structure or change in the site plan as shown would require Commission approval. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Watson, and approved by the following vote: Jones, Watson and Sweeney FOR; Etter and Stover AGAINST; Burke absent. Agenda Item No. 5 - Reconsideration of a preliminary plat -- Park South Addition located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Southwest Parkway and Welsh Avenue. Mr. Mayo gave the Commission a copy of the revised plat and advised that Mr. Ash and the project engineers had resolved the drainage question. Commissioner Watson moved that the item 6e removed from the table. The motion was seconded 6y Commiasioner Jones and unanimously approved. Comm%ssioner Jones moved that the plat be approved. The motion was seconded 6y Commissioner Watson and unanimously approved. Agenda Item No. 6 - Consideration of a final plat -- Timer Ridge Addition Phase I. Mr. Mayo showed the Commission a revised plat. He noted that the two lots affected 6y the gas line had been turned to face Rhett Butler Drive in order to make them more usable. He also pointed out that a note concerning denial of access to corner lots should 6e added to the plat and that the street names should be changed to avoid duplication. Cha%rman Stover suggested that the lots affected 6y the gas line should be turned back to their original position as shown on the preliminary plat. The Commiss%on discussed possi:6le location of structures on the two lots involved. A representative of Briarwood Apartments asked that the extension of Plantation Oaks to Munson 6e built at this time in order to help pedestrians and bicyclists get to Highway 30. He noted that traffic was heavy on Plantation Oaks already and that a number of cars parked on the street. Chairman Stover advised that it was the responsibility of the apartment to keep people from parking on the street. He also pointed out that the Commission had advised the developer to include tfie street extension in the next phase of develop- ment. MINUTES 4 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting October 14, 1978 -- 7:00 P.M. Councilman Hazen pointed out that the shops in the bloodstone Center and Culpepper Plaza were heavi:ay used 6y people in the area and that the extension of Plantation Oaks would provide a safer route for pedestrians and bicyclists. She suggested that the developer at least open a path to Munson Drive to facilitate pedestrian access. A representative of the developer noted that they were not yet legal owners of the land between Phase I and Munson and might not be able to get permission to construct a bicycle lane. He stated that the second phase might include the con- tinuation of Forest Dirve to Munson rather than Plantation Oaks. Mr. Mayo advised that this would not 6e as good a solution to the access problem as the connection of Plantation Oaks. He recommended that the extension of Plan- tation Oaks 6e included in the next phase. Commissioner Jones moved that the plat 6e approved subject to the following con- ditions: 1. That Lots 1 and 2 6e returned to the position shown on the prelimi- nary plat. 2. That the streets 6e renamed to avoid duplication. 3. That the developer fie. encouraged to include the extension of Plan- tation Oaks in the. next phase. 4, That access to all corner lots be to the lesser street. The. motion was seconded by Commissioner Burke and approved with Commissioner Etter voting against. Agenda Item No. 7 - Consideration of a final plat -- Quail Run Estates Phase II. Mr. Mayo questioned the note on the plat regarding the flood plain which left the determination of flooding problems up to the owners of the lots. Don Garrett, project engineer, stated that this note was required by the County. He also stated that his studies had shown that there was no flood problem on the property. Commissioner Etter moved that the plat 6e approved. The motion was seconded 6y Commi'ssioner Jones and unanimously approved. A enda Item No. 8 - Consideration of a landscape-park.i:ng plan fora Kettle Res- taurant to be at t6.e intersection of Meadowland Street and University Drive. Mr. Mayo went over the plan and advised that it answered the recommendations of the P.R.C. Larry Weals, consultant, spoke and answered questions from the Commission. Commissioner Burke moved that the. plan 6e. approved. The motion wa.s seconded by Commissioner Jones. Commissioner Sweeney asked i:f a screen fence would 6e required between this prop- erty and the University housing area. MINUTES Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting October 19, 1978 -- 7:00 P.M. 5 The developer stated that he planned to put screening on the rear of the property but not on the west side. Commissioner Burke moved that the motion be amended to include screening on both the north and west sides of the property. Commissioner Jones stated that he felt. the screen fence on the west side would be a trash trap. He stated that he would prefer landscaping on the west side rather than a fence. Commissioner Burke moved to amend the motion to provide screening on the north side and 25 feet of the west side as necessary to screen the dumpster location. Commissioner Jones accepted the amending. The motion, as amended, was unanimously approved. Agenda Item No. 9 - A public hearing on the question of adopting an ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance No. 850 as it pertains to the section concerning Planned Unit Developments. The public hearing was opened. Mr. Mayo explained that the proposed amendment to the ordinance. He explained that the ordinance would delete the requirement of a minimum number of residential units required to allow commercial uses and change., or delete, the section requir- ing minimum 5-acre phases of development in the P.U.D. Mr. W. D. Crenshaw spoke in favor of the proposed amendment. The public hearing was closed. Commissioner Jones moved that the Commissioner recommend adoption of the amending motion as presented and that the section requiring 5-acre minimum phases be dropped. The motion was seconded 6y Commissioner Burke and unanimously approved. Agenda Item No. 10. - A pub1i:c hearing on the question of adopting an ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance No. 85O to define how to "use" a Conditional Use Permit and providing a renewal procedure. The public hearing was opened. Mr. Mayo explained that the proposed ordinance would set up a method fro determin- ing if appropriate action had Been taken to make use of a conditional use permit within the allowed time period. He noted that the ordinance would also give the Commission the power to grant up to two six-month extension to the term of a use perm i't . ~~, ~ No members of the public spoke, The. public hearing was closed. Commissioner Sweeney moved that the Commission recommend adoption of the proposed ordinance. MINUTES Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting October 19, 1878 -- 7:00 P.M. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Burke-and unanimously approved. • Agenda Item No. 11 - Other business. 6 Mr. Mayo. asked the Commission for a "reading" on the subdivision of Mr. Springer's lot on Munson Street. He advised them of the past. considerations of this plat. He noted that since the denial of the plat, the Commission had allowed some private streets in the city and that Mr. Springer would like to have the plat reconsidered. He advised that Mr. Springer had agreed to put in the necessary water line and fire hydrant. Chairman Stover suggested that the proposed street be paved for some distance off of Munson. Mrs. Hazen suggested that a turnaround for fire vehicles should be provided at the end of the private street. The Commission determined that they would consider approval of the subdivision but only for the three lots shown. Mr. Mayo suggested that the Commission take afield trip to some of the apartment and commercial projects currently under construction. The Commission determined that Tuesday, October 31, would be the most convenient day for the field trip. Chairman Stover advised the Commission of the owner of a tract on Welsh near Holleman and his intentions to develop the tract. He explained that the owner wanted to develop the tract into single family at a slightly higher density than 6 units per acre. Mr. Mayo suggested that the owner should consider a cluster-type, planned unit development. Mrs. Terri Wilcox stated that she was tfie owner of the property adjacent to Lots 4 and 5, 61ock C, College Heights. She suggested that a possible solution to the access problem on the tract would be for the owner of the two lots to join her in common access to their two tracts. Chairman Stover suggested that Mrs. Wilcox pursue this with Mr. Boyd, owner of Lots 4 and 5. Agenda Item No, 11 - Adjourn. Comm1s loner Burke moved that the meeting 6e adjourned. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Jones and unanimously approved.