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Planning & Zoning Commission
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
July 7, 1994
7:00 P.M.
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COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairman Hawthorne and Commissioners Smith, Garne
Gribou.
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioners Hall and Lane.
STAFF PRESENT: City Planner Kee, Assistant City Engineer Morgan, Plar
Thomas, Staff Planner Dunn and Project Engineer McCu]
AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Approval of minutes from the meeting of June 16, 1994.
Commissioner Gribou moved to approve the minutes from the meeting of June 16, 1994 as corrected by
Chairman Hawthorne. Commissioner Lightfoot seconded the motion which passed unopposed (5 - 0).
AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: Public hearing to consider a rewning request for approximately 72.4 acres in the
Pebble Creek Subdivision including the elementary school site and future phases of the subdivision from R-3,
Rte, A-P and A-O to R-1 and R-lA Single Family Residential (94-113)
City Planner Kee presented the staff report and recommended approval of the proposed rezonings. The
rezonings are in order to clean up and align zoning boundaries with proposed plat boundaries for single family
lots and to allow for the continued development of the Pebble Creek Subdivision. Thirty-seven surrounding
property owners were notified with no response.
Chairman Hawthorne 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 Gribou moved to recommend approval of a rezoning request for approximately 72.4 acres in
the Pebble Creek Subdivision including the elementary school site and future phases of the subdivision from
R-3 Townhomes, R-4 Medium Density Apartments, A-P Administrative Professional and A-O Agricultural
Open to R-1 and R-]A Single Family Residential. Commissioner Smith seconded the motion which passed
unopposed (5 - 0).
AGENDA ITEM NO. 3: Public hearing to consider a rewning request for a proposed parking lot at 315
Church Street from R-2 Duplexes to Gl General Commercial (94-114)
City Planner Kee presented the staff report and recommended approval due to the fact that the subject lot is
the last R-2 zoned lot in the entire block of C-1 zoned property. The subject lots and the lots in the
Northgate area were originally subdivided for residential use. At the time that most of the area was rezoned
for commercial use, the lots should have been resubdivided to provide adequate utility and street systems to
accommodate more intense uses. The conversion of this area, however, occurred at a time when it was not
standard practice to require such a redevelopment. The fact that most of this block is already zoned C-1
presents the opportunity for consolidation of lots to lessen the potentially negative impact of small commercial
lots. The applicant intends to consolidate this lot with the lot to the south for development as a pay-for-
parking lot. Twelve surrounding property owners were notified with two inquiries.
Chairman Hawthorne opened the public hearing.
Applicant Paul Clarke of 360b East 29th Street in Bryan informed the Commission that the existing building
located on the subject property will be demolished and replaced with a paved parking lot. The property is
' currently surrounded by commercial zoning. Mr. Clarke stated that he has a site plan of the proposed parking
lot if the Commission would like to review it.
Chairman Hawthorne closed the public hearing.
Commissioner Lightfoot moved to recommend approval of the rezoning request for a proposed parking lot at
315 Church Street from R-2 Duplexes to C-1 General Commercial. Commissioner Gribou seconded the
motion which passed unopposed (5 - 0).
AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Public hearing to consider a conditional use permit request for the use and site
plan of the CSISD Elementary School #5 to be located in the Pebble Creek Subdivision. (94-70'7)
Staff Planner Dunn presented the staff report and recommended approval of the site plan as submitted. The
Project Review Committee (PRC) reviewed this project on June 22, 1994 and recommended approval with
several conditions relating to site plan elements that were missing, including a landscape plan. Since that
meeting, the applicant has submitted revised site plans that address the conditions outlined in the PRC report
and a landscape plan which exceeds the minimum point requirements. The applicant has also included as part
of the permit request a freestanding sign as shown on the site plan. Three surrounding property owners were
notified with no response.
Chairman Hawthorne opened the public hearing.
Lisa Cantrell, representative of the College Station Independent School District, approached the Commission
and offered to answer any questions pertaining to the conditional use permit request and site plan.
• Chairman Hawthorne closed the public hearing.
Commissioner Gribou moved to grant a conditional use permit request for the use and site plan, including the
proposed freestanding sign, with staff recommendations. Commissioner Lightfoot seconded the motion which
passed unopposed (5 - 0).
AGENDA ITEM NO. 5: Consideration of a final plat of the Southwood Forest Phase Five Subdivision.
(94-214)
Project Engineer McCully presented the staff report and recommended approval of the final plat as submitted.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved the preliminary plat without comment on February 17, 1994
and the City Council approved the preliminary plat on March 10, 1994.
Commissioner Gribou moved to recommend approval of the final plat for the Southwood Forest Phase Five
Subdivision as submitted. Commissioner Smith seconded the motion which passed unopposed (5 - 0).
AGENDA ITEM NO. 6: Consideration of a final plat of the South Creek Phase One Subdivision for the
University Commons Apartments. (94-222)
Assistant City Engineer Morgan presented the staff report and recommended approval with the conditions
outlined in the Presubmission Conference Report The Planning and Zoning Commission has reviewed and
approved a site plan for an apartment complex on this property and the City Council has recently approved
the rezoning to Wolf Pen Creek (WPC) for lot 1, block 1 of the subject property. This proposal is fora multi-
family project which will have 240 living units on 16.5 acres for a density of 14.5 units per acre. Most of the
project will be located on lot 1, block 1 with approximately 6 acres located on lot 1, block 2. The WPC zoning
district provides for the dedication of the Iloodplain to the City for future development of public improvements
in the corridor. With this plat, the applicant is dedicating the 6.8 acre floodplain area noted on the plat. Lot
3 on the subject plat is not a buildable lot and does not have public utilities as noted on the drawing.
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Greg Taggart, representative of the applicant and engineer with the Municipal Development Group
approached the Commission and offered to answer any questions pertaining to the final plat.
• Commissioner Gribou moved to recommend approval of the final plat of the South Creek Phase One
Subdivision with staff comments. Commissioner Smith seconded the motion which passed unopposed (5 - 0).
AGENDA ITEM NO. 7: Consideration of the final plats of Springbrook C~+press Meadow Phase II and the
Springbrook Common Drainage Area. (94-221 & 94-223)
Assistant City Engineer Morgan presented the staff report and recommended approval of the final plats with
the Presubmission Conference comments. A preliminary plat of the Cypress Meadows Phase II plat was
approved by the City Council on April 27, 1994. It was approved with the variance to the cul-de-sac
requirements on Eagle Avenue and Longmire.
Commissioner Gribou moved to recommend approval of the final plats of the Springbrook Cypress Meadow
Phase II and the Springbrook Common Drainage Area Subdivisions with staff recommendations.
Commissioner Lightfoot seconded the motion which passed unopposed (5 - 0).
AGENDA ITEM NO. 8: Consideration of the final plat of the 'I~vo Lincoln Place Subdivision. (94-220)
Project Engineer McCully presented the staff report and recommended approval of the final plat as submitted
The Ciry Council previously approved a preliminary plat for the subject property.
Engineer Roy Hammons, representative of the owner, approached the Commission and offered to answer any
questions pertaining to the proposed final plat.
Commissioner Gribou moved to recommend approval of the final plat of the Two Lincoln Place Subdivision
with staff comments and recommendations. Commissioner Smith seconded the motion which passed
unopposed (5 - 0).
• AGENDA ITEM NO. 9: Consideration of a preliminary E.TJ. plat for the Franklin Estates. (94-311)
City Planner Kee presented the staff report and recommended approval of the preliminary plat as presented.
The Presubmission Conference recommended approval of the preliminary plat on June 8, 1994 with the
condition that the City receives a letter of approval from the Brazos County Commissioner's Court.
Commissioner Lightfoot moved to recommend approval of the preliminary plat with staff recommendations.
Commissioner Smith seconded the motion which passed unopposed (5 - 0).
AGENDA ITEM NO. 10: Other business.
City Planner Kee informed the Commission of some recent changes in the development review process. In
cases where a final plat is identical to an approved preliminary plat or there are only minor changes to the
final plat, a formal Project Review Committee meeting will not be held.
Assistant City Engineer Morgan informed the Commission that staff is currently working on a public education
program for drainage issues including maintenance responsibilities.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 11: Adjourn.
Commissioner Garner moved to adjourn the meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Commissioner
Smith seconded the motion which passed unopposed (5 - 0).
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