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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/01/1993 - Minutes - Planning & Zoning CommissionMINUTES • Planning & Zoning Commission CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS July 1, 1993 7:00 P.M. • MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairperson Hawthorne, Commissioners Mariott, Lane, Gribou, Herring and Hall. MEMBERS ABSENT: Commissioner Smith. STAFF PRESENT: City Planner Kce, City Engineer Pullen, Planning Technician Thomas, Staff Planner Kucnzel and Planning Intern Dolev. (Councilman Schneider was in the audience.) AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Approval of minutes from the meeting of June 17, 1993. Commissioner Gribou moved to approve the minutes from the meeting of June 17, 1993 as written. Commissioner Mariott seconded the motion which passed unopposed (6 - 0). AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: Public hearing to consider a conditional use permit by the Wolf Pen Recreation Center to expand their existing facilities at 7500 East Bypass in the Wolf Pen Creek Comdor. (93-708) City Planner Kec presented the proposed expansion of the Wolf Pen Family Recreation Center. The expansions include, in Phase One, batting cages, a gymnastics center and a vertical wind tunnel. Future additions will include a skating center and go-cart track. Amain concern of the Design Review Board was how the wind tunnel and existing elevations of the structure would be tied together from an architectural and aesthetic standpoint. The applicant addresses this by matching roof line elevations at entrances and by continuing the blue color theme and brick around the building. The Design Review Board recommends that the north elevation entrance be completed with phase one, although it need not be a functional entrance until the completion of Colgate Street. The applicant has also submitted information relative to parking requirements which the staff has reviewed and feels comfortable with supporting. Other Design Review Board concerns were the condition of the existing landscape islands in the front parking area and the condition of the detention area along the north side of the properly. The Board did recommend approval of the project expansion with the applicant's addressing of the issues pointed out in the various reports. A representative of the applicant presented a video tape of examples of the proposed vertical wind tunnel. The tape included demonstrations from the only other wind tunnel locations in the United States in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee and Macafee, New Jersey. He stated that a noise study is currently being conducted; however, the findings are still not available. Chairperson Hawthorne opened the public hearing. Ray Britton, an architect representing the applicants, approached the Commission and explained one change to the proposed expansion. The owners recently discovered that the existing brick along the east elevation is no longer available. The difference in coloring of a newer brick placed immediately next to the existing brick will be noticeable and not desired by the owners. The brick at the remaining entrances will not be a problem because the existing pattern can be matched closely enough in these areas. The owners would like to place a mural along the east elevation in place of the proposed brick. Commissioner Gribou questioned the applicant as to the recommendation by the Design Review Board to consider some alternatives to the dead end parking configuration. Mr. Britton explained that the parking could be reconfigured with the loss of some parking spaces; however, the • dead end parking area will not be used to capacity with the expansion in phase one. The owners would like to defer the reconfiguration and possible redesign of the parking lot until the second phase of expansion. Mr. Britton also stated that the utility department has required that the electrical service be underground. The existing service is adequate for phase one of the expansion. When the skating center is installed, the service will need to be upgraded. With that upgrade, the utility department is requiring the owners to pay $15,000 to bury the existing lines. The owners would like to request that the City pay for the costs of burying the electrical lines. Chairperson Hawthorne closed the public hearing. Commissioner Mariott moved to grant a conditional use permit to allow the expansion of the Wolf Pen Family Recreation Center at 7500 East Bypass with staff recommendations. Commissioner Gribou seconded the motion. Commissioner Herring expressed concern with the proposed mural to replace the brick along the east elevation. She suggested that the motion be conditioned upon the Design Review Board's approval of the mural. Commissioner Mariott moved to amend the original motion of approval to require the approval of the proposed mural by the Design Review Board. Commissioner Gribou seconded the amendment which passed unopposed (6 - 0). Chairperson Hawthorne explained that the proposal will not come back before the Commission, the Design Review Board will make the: final decision on the east elevation. The original motion to grant the conditional use permit as amended, passed unopposed (6 - 0). AGENDA ITEM NO. 3: Consideration of a final plat for the High Ridge Subdivision. (93-218) City Engineer Pullen presented the staff report and recommended approval with the Project Review Committee comments. The proposed plat corresponds to the preliminary plat as submitted and approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council. Commissioner Gribou moved to recommend approval of the final plat of the High Ridge Subdivision with staff recommendations. Commissioner Herring seconded the motion which passed unopposed (6 - 0). AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Other business. There was no other business. AGENDA ITEM NO. 5: Adjourn. Commissioner Mariott moved to adjourn the meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Commissioner Hall seconded the motion which passed unopposed (6 - 0). i APPRO,'~'ED: ~'~ L ~. 1~~J f~~~ --___ ATTEST: ~, /' j ~ r r ~ i--~-~ PI nning Tech ician, Natalie Thomas • airperson, Kyle Hawthorne P ~C Z Commission Minutes June 1, 1993 Page 2 1. 2. 3. 4. S. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 1S. 16. 17. 1s. 19. zo. z1. zz. 23. 24. 25. ~lanninB ~' Zoning Commission Guest ~,e~ister Date r~ame cfdres