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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/06/1986 - Minutes - Planning & Zoning CommissionMINUTES • CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS Planning and Zoning Commission November 6, 1986 7:00 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT: All Present MEMBERS ABSENT: None STAFF PRESENT: Jim Callaway, Assistant Director of Planning, Carol Elmore, Assistant City Attorney, David Pullen, City Engineer and Shirley Volk, Planning Technician AGENDA ITEM N0. 1: Approval of Minutes - 'eeting of October 16, 1986. Mrs. Sawtelle requested a change in the third paragraph of page 2 to reflect that thc; speaker, Florence Caldwell, indicated when first speaking that she was not a resident of the neighborhood even though later when Mr. MacGilvray asked she and Mrs. Campbell if they were residents of the neighborhood they both replied in the affirmative. Mr. Dresser made a motion to approve the minutes with that change; Mr. Brochu seconded the motion which carried by a vote of 6-0-1 {Kaiser abstained). AGENDA ITEM N0. 2: Hear visitors. • No one spoke. AGENDA ITEM N0. 3: 86-116: A public hearing on the question of rezoning 65.00 acres of land along the south side of Greens Prairie Road approximately 1200 feet east of the intersection of S.H.6 and Greens Prairie Road, from C-1 General Commercial, A-P Administrative-Professional and A-O Agricultural Open to C-1 General Commercial. Applicant is Area Progress Corporation. Mr. Callaway explained the request, identified the tract of land, pointed out: area zoning and existing land uses, and informed the Commission that this area is reflected as industrial on the land use plan and was part of the area for which the Council adopted by resolution a conceptual land use plan after the adoption of the plan. He stated that staff recommends approval of the request because the requested zoning is consistent with the adopted Council resolution regarding area land use, the requested zoning is compatible with existing and planned area zoning, and it provides for an adjustment in area zoning boundaries, aligning zoning boundaries with tract boundaries. Mr. Brochu asked if a hospital (for which it has been reported this tract is being zoned) requires a Conditional Use Permit and Mr. Callaway replied in some di;~tricts that is the case, but a hospital is a permitted use in a C-1 zoning district, and as such would not require a Use Permit. The public hearing was opened. Dan Sears, 1009 Madera Circle, a representative of Area Progress Corporation, came forward to request approval of this rezoning request • and explained that this zoning district is being requested for the purpose of building a hospital on the land. Mr. Wendler asked if the hospital will use the whole site and Mr. Sears replied that to the best of his knowledge it will, :as it. 1 will be the Greenleaf hospital, and will be built as a campus-type facility with a • rather large tree buffer around the entire tract. No one else spoke. The public hearing was closed. Mr. Wendler made a motion to approve this rezoning request; Mr. Dresser seconded the motion which carried unanimously (7-0). AGBNDA ITBM N0. 4: 86-213: A public hearing to consider a resubdivision final plat of the Herman F. Hrenek Phase Two subdivision. Applicants are Gerald W. Farrar and Halle-Von Voigtlander. Mr. Callaway explained that a public hearing is required for any type of replatting, and that this particular replat is being done to increase the size of Lot 3 on which a tiro store is located to allow an expansion to that building. He further explained that no new lots are being created, but rather the replat represents an adjustment in the size of the existing .lots. Mr. Dresser asked why the statement had been ineluctecl on the Presubmission Memo to the affect that "any owner(s) or future owner(s) of Lot 4 ... should be aware that no construction will be allowed over the existing utility easement which runs through the middle of this property.", adding that he knows of no way that "future owners" can be made aware of this. Mr. Callaway replied th~~t the only way future owners can find out about this is if they see the plat. He then explained that actually some construction can take place on the easement - parking or driving areas are allowed in some instances. The public hearing was opened. Steve Andrews of Municipal Development Group, agent for the owner of the land, came forward and offered to answer any questions I°egarding • this plat. Mr. Dresser asked him why the easement across Lot 4 is different from any Mr. Brochu made a motion to approve this replat; Mr. Stewart seconded the motion which carried unanimously (7-0). other easement, and why it had been singled out in the statement on the report. Mr. Andrews replied that the easement is an underground electrical easement, and the owner plans to move the easement upon sale of the lot and prior to development of Lot 4, but at this time he does not want to go to the expense of moving it, and staff had made that statement to remind all concerned that the easement should be moved. No one else spoke. The public hearing was closed. AGBNDA ITBM N0. 5: 86-212: Final Plat - Fraternity Row subdivision. Mr. Callaway explained that this Final Plat is essentially like the Preliminary Plat: which was previously approved, adding that the Director of Planning has included a memo in the packets which requests that 2 notes be included on the plat; one regarding limiting access to Lots 1, 5, 6 & 10 and the other regarding dedicating easements for public use. He finalized by stating that staff recommends approval of this plat with the addition of those 2 notes. Mr. Dresser asked why those notes were not on the plat presented at this meeting, and further, why some of the signatures are missing from the plat. Mr. Callaway replied that he is not sure why the notes have not already been placed on the plat, and that owners' signatures are on the plat and others will be placed on the plat after final approval and prior to filing for record at the County Clerk's office. Dan Sears, representative of the owner spoke from the audience indicating inclusion of the notes in question are no problem, and • in fact, the one about limiting access to certain .Lots had been on the Preliminary Plat and had been inadvertently left off this Final Plat. P&7 Minutes ].1-6-86 Page 2 Mr. Wendl.er made a motion to approve this plat with staff recommendations; M'r. MacGilvray seconded the motion which carried unanimously (7-0). • AGENDA ITBM N0. 6: 86-214: Final Plat - Southwood Forest Phase One subdivision. Mr. Callaway identified the land and explained t:he plat is in compliance with the approved Preliminary Plat, that the recommendations included on the Presubmission Conference report have been included on this plat, therefore staff recommends approval as shown. Mr. Brochu made a motion to approve the plat as shown; Mrs. Sawtelle seconded the motion which carried unanimously (7-0). AGENDA ITBM N0. 7: 86-305: Master Prelisinary Plat - Texas Centroid Ranch Tracts B & C. Mr. Callaway located the land on this plat, explaining it covers a portion o:F a larger tract of land between S.H.6, the City Limits and Greens Prairie Road, adding that Tract B is now outside the City Limits, but a petition for annexation has been received, and the tract should be annexed shortly after the first of the year. He pointed out that. this plat also provides for interior streets in this large ~irea, and that staff recommends approval of the plat with Presubmission Conference recommendations to be reflected on the Final Plat. Mr. MacGilvray asked Mr. Callaway to identify the City Limits; Mr. Kaiser asked if this plat includes the traci~ which was rezoned at this meeting. Mr. Callaway complied, and replied the plat doe's include the tract rezoned earlier in the meeting. Mr. Wendler asked if considering • this plat now would affect the annexation process and Mr. Callaway replied trtat it would not, and in fact, this is a Preliminary Plat of an E.T.J.area which will be within the City Limits before the Final Plat is filed. Mr. Dresser made a motion to approve this plat; Mrs. Sawtelle seconded the motion which carried unanimously (7-0). AGENDA ITEM N0. 8: Other business. Mr. MacGilvray thanked the City Engineer for sending him the article from the Brazos Beautiful newsletter which identifies 6 recycling locations in the twin citi_e~s, and suggested the City should perhaps take a more active role in publicizing these locations suggesting perhaps the City newsletter could be the vehicle used far this purpose. He went on to say that he had been disturbed with an article in The Eagle in which was included a quote from the Council Liaison regarding action taken on the Conditional Use Permit and site plan for the Christ Holy Missionary Church as being inconsistent, and pointed out that on numerous occasions this body approves the permit for a specific use on a particular piece of property without approving the site plan presented, and in fact, this body has done that on numerous occasions at the request of the applicant, in that the applicant does rtot want to expend funds for a piece of property without knowing his desired use of that land will be approved. He went on to explain that the site plan for this proposed church was not denied, but. simply tabled to allow the applir~ant additional time to reconsider his proposed site plan. • Mr. Kaiser stated that perhaps it should be reiterated that the Conditional ti;~e Process is and always has been a 2-part process; that of approving a specific use on P&Z Minutes 11-6-86 Page 3 i• • • a particular parcel of land and that of approving a site plan upon which special conditions can be placed by this body. Mr. Dresser asked for Mr. Callaway and Mrs. Volk to see that a report from staff is presented at the next meeting regarding revisions being done on the Comprehensive Plan, adding that a lot of work done by this Commission is on hold until the Plan is updated, and he would like to see how far along the revisions are, and would like to have a report, from staff at every meeting until the revisions are made and approved. AGBNDA ITEM N0. 9: Adjourn. Mr. Stewart made a motion to adjourn which Mr. Brochu seconded. Motion to adjourn cax•ried unanimously (7-0). ATTEST: APPROVED: Acting Chairman, David Brochu ----------------------------- City Secretary, Dian Jones P&Z Minutes 11-6--86 Page 4 PL.ANNlNG AND ZONING COMMISSION GUEST REGISTEF' 8 6 DATE PJovember 6, 19 NAME ADDRESS ~~ 7 2 ~ boo ~~ ~ jc~`u..~y I -~ -~v4~,5o ~ 3 ., ~ f ,,~ ' ~ ' 4. ; 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. to. 11. • 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 1 7 --- 18. 19. 20. 21. 2 2 . --- 2 3 `___ -_____- -- ---------- 2 4 . --------- --- -- - - - ------ 25.