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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/04/1992 - Minutes - Planning & Zoning Commission• MINUTES Planning and Zoning Commission CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 7:00 P.M. June 4, 1992 MEMBERS PRESENT: Vice Chairperson Colson, Commissioners Hawthorne, Esmond, Smith and Mariott. MEMBERS ABSENT: Chairperson Sawtelle and Commissioner Hall. STAFF PRESENT: Senior Planner Kee, Planning Technician Thomas, Staff Planner Kuenzel, Assistant to the City Engineer Morgan, and City Planner Callaway. AGENDA TI'EM NO. 1: Approval of minutes from the meeting of May 7, 1992. Commissioner Esmond moved to approve the minutes from the meeting of May 7, 1992 as presented. Commissioner Hawthorne seconded the motion which passed unopposed (5 - 0). • AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: Approval of minutes from the meeting of May 21, 1992. Minutes from the meeting of May 21, 1992 were not available. AGENDA ITEM NO. 3: Public hearing to consider a conditional use permit request by St Thomas Episcopal Church to expand then facilities at 906 George Bush Drive. (92-708) Staff Planner Kuenzel presented the staff report requesting an addition to the existing St. Thomas Episcopal Church to include a sanctuary and a classroom building. The "future classroom building" shown on the site plan is not being requested at this time; but, will be coming to the Commission in the future. The applicant is proposing to bring the parking lot up to current City standards. They will be providing 80 parking spaces; 79 spaces are required by ordinance. Access is provided from Dexter through Aberdeen and through an alley; emergency vehicles can access the property through the alley. The revised site plan meets all PRC requirements except for the existing and proposed fire hydrant locations and the location of the sewer line. The Commission has the discretion to require improvements to Aberdeen with the conditional use permit. A drainage detention facility was added since the last approved site plan because the previous site plan did not address additional runoff created by the proposed improvements. Sixteen property owners were notified with two inquiries. Vice Chairperson Colson opened the public hearing Representative of the applicant, David Woodcock of 1511 Wolf Run, approached the • Commission and explained that the fire hydrant and sewer line locations should be on the site plan; if not, they will be added. A conceptual plan of this site was approved in October of 1990. Mr. Woodcock requested that the church be able to expand rts existing seating capacity that was established when the church was originally built in 1938. He anticipates that construction will begin around mid-summer and complete by the summer of 1993. • Commissioner Hawthorne questioned the applicant as to the possibility of increased traffic along Aberdeen. Mr. Woodcock stated that traffic will be increased on Sunday mornings due to the increase in seating capacity and parking area. The hours of operation do not conflict with the existing Jewish Center located in the area. There are only a few residences that exist immediately near the church; most of which are rental property. Mr. Woodcock concluded that there will be a small percentage of additional traffic; however, this increase will only occur during a small percentage of the week. Commissioner Smith questioned staff as to the damages to Aberdeen with truck traffic present during construction. The current conditions of Aberdeen will not facilitate heavy truck loads. Will the applicant be responsible for repairing Aberdeen to its current state of condition once construction is complete? Mr. Woodcock stated that the church has not budgeted for road maintenance or improvements to Aberdeen Street. The church is currently maintaining a portion of Newton Alley even though the alley is located outside of their immediate property hne. Assistant to the City Engineer Morgan stated that there is a clause in the development permit which states that the contractor is responsible for repairing any property that is damaged during construction. Commissioner Mariott, stated that in this particular case, requiring the contractor to repair the road does not seem fair because the road is not built to City standards. Pot holes and ruts will occur with everyday traffic, not just construction traffic. • Ken Harding of 200 Pershing approached the Commission and stated that he is a member of the church who lives in the immediate neighborhood and is in favor of the proposed expansion. Ben Aurand of 203 Suffolk approached the Commission and stated that he is the director of the St. Thomas Parish and is in favor of the proposed expansion. Vice Chairperson Colson closed the public hearing. Commissioner Hawthorne moved to grant a conditional use permit to allow St. Thomas Episcopal Church to expand their existing facilities at 906 George Bush Drive. Commissioner Mariott seconded the motion which passed unopposed (5 - 0). AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Public hearing to consider a rezoning request by the Begonia Corporation fora 10.18 acre tract located along the east side of Arnold Road extending the length between Schaffer Road and Victoria Avenue from A-O Agricultural Open to R-1 Single Family Residential. (92-106) Senior Planner Kee presented the staff report and recommended approval of the proposed rezoning. The request complies with the master development plan and does not conflict with any of the City's development policies. The thoroughfare plan shows Welsh Street extending southward as a minor arterial with Victoria Avenue serving this function, and being the western boundary of this property. Development of the land will demand improvements to the existing gravel streets. If this land remains as an agricultural use the • gravel streets are adequate to meet the needs of the land use. This portion of Victoria Road is not included in the preliminary plat and has recently become a part of the City with the Graham Road annexation. P&Z Minutes June 4, 1992 Page Z • Senior Planner Kee added that the Commission cannot require the applicant to construct off site improvements through the recently submitted preliminary plat; however, improvements to these gravel roadways can be a condition of the rezoning. Staff will work with the developer on improving this portion of Victoria Avenue. Eight property owners were notified with no response. Vice Chairperson Colson opened the public hearing. Seeing no one present to speak in favor of or in opposition to the proposed rezoning, he closed the public hearing. Commissioner Hawthorne moved to recommend approval of the rezoning request of a 10.18 acre tract located along the east side of Arnold Road extending the length between Schaffer Road and Victoria Avenue, from A-O Agricultural Open to R-1 Single Family Residential with the condition that the portion of Victoria Avenue from North Graham to Arnold Road be brought up to City standards for that R-1 zoning area. Commissioner Mariott seconded the motion which passed unopposed (5 - 0). AGENDA ITEM NO. 5: Final amending plat of the Timber Ridge Addition, Second Installment of Lots 2, 3 and 5 - 15 in Block 6. (92-205) Assistant to the City Engineer Morgan presented the staff report and recommended approval of the proposed final plat. A Presubmission Conference was held on this amending plat on May 20, 1992. All comments have been addressed. The purpose of this amending plat is to increase lot sizes. The plat reduces the number of lots from 14 to 10. The final plat complies with the City's development policies. Commissioner Esmond expressed concern of the smaller lots one and four being left out of • the proposed final plat. He also questioned staff as to the boundary changes between the original final plat and the proposed final plat. Assistant to the City Engineer Morgan stated that lots one and four are under different ownership. Representative of the applicant, Mike Hester of Hester Engineering, stated that there was a bust in the original survey and the boundary shown on the original final plat does not close. This error is being corrected on the proposed final plat. Mr. Hester stated that the applicant wanted to purchase lots one and four; however, the Resolution Trust Corporation, from whom the applicant purchased lots two, three, and five through thirteen, was unable to locate the owner of lots one and four. Mr. Hester added that there are several developed lots on the opposite side of the street that are the same size as lots one and four. Commissioner Mariott moved to recommend approval of the final amending plat of the Timber Ridge Addition, Second Installment of lots two, three, and five through fifteen in block six. Mr. Smith seconded the motion which passed unopposed (5 - 0). AGENDA ITEM NO. 6: Other business. City Engineer Pullen distributed information pertaining to an ordinance allowing the City to assess property owners for the proposed sewer line along Graham Road. In order to assess the property owners, the City must adopt an impact fee ordinance. At their next meeting, the City Council will review a draft ordinance and designate the Planning and Zoning Commission as the Capitol Improvements Advisory Committee (CIAC). This appointment • will be a new responsibility of the Commission. Page twelve of the packet titled "Summary of Impact Fees", explains in more detail the responsibilities of this advisory committee. P&Z Minutes June 4, 1992 Page 3 • The final impact fee ordinance should go to City Council on August 27, 1992 for consideration. In the meantime, the Commission must consider land uses and assessment fees. City Engineer Pullen added that the proposed enabling ordinance would allow for the creation of impact fees for other elements of infrastructure; drainage, water, traffic, streets, etc. The Commission should meet twice before information is published and forwarded to City Council. Both workshop meetings must occur by June 27, 1992 in order to meet the notification requirements for the August 27, 1992 deadline for City Council consideration. AGENDA ITEM NO. 7: Adjourn. Commissioner Mariott moved to adjourn the meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Commissioner Hawthorne seconded the motion which passed unopposed (5 - 0). 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