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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/02/1995 - Minutes - Planning & Zoning CommissionMINUTES • Planning & Zoning Commission CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS March 2, 1995 7:00 P.M. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairman Hawthorne, Commissioners Hall, Garner, Gribou, Smith and Lightfoot. COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioner Lane. STAFF PRESENT: City Planner Kee, Assistant City Engineer Morgan, Planning Technician Thomas and Development Coordinator Volk. (Councilman Crouch was in the audience.) AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Approval of minutes from the meeting of February 16, 1995. Commissioner Hall moved to approve the minutes from the meeting of February 16, 1995 as written. Commissioner Lightfoot seconded the motion which passed unopposed (6 - 0). • AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: Consideration of a final plat for the Southwood Valley Section 19 Subdivision. (95-206) Assistant City Engineer Morgan presented the staff report and recommended approval of the plat with the conditions outlined in the Presubmission Conference report. In particular, that the drainage easement be relocated after site design to accommodate the future drainage facilities. Staff requested that the plat not be filed for record until site design is complete and the easement is relocated on the plat. Staff also requested that these relocations be made without returning the plat to the Commission and Council for approval of the minor change. Commissioner Gribou moved to recommend approval of the final replat of Southwood Valley Section 19 with staff recommendations. Commissioner Smith seconded the motion which passed unopposed (6 - 0). AGENDA ITEM NO. 3: Consideration of a preliminary plat for the Lacour Subdivision. (95-304) City Planner Kee presented the staff report and recommended approval of the preliminary plat with the Kyle Street extension and the provision of an access easement for the existing Taco Bell site. Staff also recommended approval of the variance to the Subdivision Regulations requested by the applicant to defer complete impact studies for the reserve tract until the final plat. Impact studies for lot one only were submitted with this plat. The plat contains 12.23 acres and is located in the Wolf Pen Creek district along the south side of State Highway 30. The property is divided into two lots, a 4.339 acre lot along State Highway 30 and the remainder as a reserve lot to the south. Wolf Pen Creek runs through the property and by ordinance, property dedication is required if the developer chooses not to develop the park area at this time. The developer intends to sell the 4.339 acre lot and wishes to defer the Wolf Pen Creek property dedication until such time as the City has funds available to develop that portion of the creek and park area. During the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee process, the • extension of Kyle south through this property was discussed and recommended. Staff recommends this extension as well. Since the Kyle extension is not on the City's Thoroughfare Plan, staff is working on a development agreement with Lacour that will defer the Wolf Pen Creek property dedication while dedicating the right-of--way for Kyle Street. This development agreement and all its elements will be presented at the time the final plat is processed. Representative of the applicant, Greg Taggart of the Municipal Development Group, approached the Commission and stated that he would like to clear up one misconception concerning the right-of--way dedication for Kyle Street on lot one. There is an existing contract to sell lot one to the Greater Texas Federal Credit Union; however, the credit union is not proposing to give the Kyle right-of--way to the City. The right-of--way section shown on the preliminary plat is a "right-of--way reserve" and is not intended to appear as a "gift" to the City. Architect Jack Cumpton of 4103 Texas Avenue South Suite #202, representative of the Texas Aggie Credit Union, approached the Commission and stated that the credit union has no problem with the Kyle extension; however, they do not wish to donate the right-of--way or pay for the construction of the street. Mr. Cumpton stated that he is currently working with the owners of the adjacent Taco Bell site to resolve the shared access issue. Representative of the owner Gary Rupp informed the Commission that the extension of Kyle was requested by staff after the plat was submitted for review and approval so the owners of the property had to adjust to the demands of staff. The proposed extension and right-of--way dedication is not on the City's adopted Thoroughfare Plan. City Planner Kee explained that the preliminary plat was submitted without the right-of--way dedication and with a request to defer the Wolf Pen Creek dedication requirements. The normal process is to require the developer to dedicate and build the proposed street extension. However, in this case, since the extension is not reflected on the City's Thoroughfare Plan the construction and dedication would not be required. Because of the variance request to the Wolf Pen Creek dedication, staff began negotiations for a development agreement to acquire the necessary right-of--way in exchange for the deferment of the Wolf Pen Creek dedication. Staff was not involved in previous real estate negotiations on the subject property so the applicant was not aware of the recommendations to extend Kyle Street. City Planner Kee stated that the legal department is currently working on a development agreement to accompany the final plat. Staff recommended that the necessary right-of--way is dedicated with that final plat. Gary Rupp informed the Commission that as he reads the ordinance, he does not feel a variance is being requested for the Wolf Pen Creek dedication. The dedication of the creek area can take place with the future development of the reserved tract. • Commissioner Hall moved to recommend approval of the preliminary plat for the Lacour Subdivision with staff recommendations including the Kyle Street extension and access easement with Taco Bell and also recommend approval of the variance request to defer impact studies on the reserved tract until the final plat. Commissioner Garner seconded the motion which passed unopposed (6 - 0). AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Other business. There was no other business. AGENDA ITEM NO. S: Adjourn. Commissioner Hall moved to adjourn the meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Commissioner Lightfoot seconded the motion which passed unopposed (6 - 0). 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