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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/06/1996 - Minutes - Planning & Zoning CommissionMINUTES • Planning & Zoning Commission CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS June 6, 1996 7:00 P.M. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairman Hawthorne and Commissioners Lane, Smith & Garner. COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioners Lightfoot, Hall and Gribou. STAFF PRESENT: City Engineer Laza, Assistant City Engineer Morgan, Planning Technician Thomas, Senior Planner Kuenzel, Development Coordinator Volk, Staff Planner Dunn, Assistant City Attorney Reynolds. (Council Liaison Hickson was in the audience.) AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Approval of minutes from the Commission meeting of May 16, 1996. Commissioner Smith moved to approve the minutes from the meeting of May 16, 1996 as~ written. Commissioner Garner seconded the motion which passed unopposed (4 - 0). • AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: Public hearing to consider a rezoning request of 34.1 acres located east of State Highway 6 and south of Sebesta Road from R-1 Single Family Residential and A-O Agricultural Open to R&D Research and Development. (9G-106) Senior Planner Kuenzel presented the staff report and stated that in February of this year, the subject property was rezoned to M-1 Planned Industrial with the condition that deed restrictions be filed, making the City a party to the subdivision plat. This condition was imposed due to the fact that the applicant, the area homeowners (the East Bypass Homeowner's Coalition), and the City had rF;ached an agreement on a number of different conditions and restrictions under which the property was to develop as a light industrial use. Those restrictions have not yet been filed. The applicant has chosen to wait until the creation of the new Research and Development (R&D) district, because it is the preference of all parties concerned that the area be zoned R&D rather than have the City become an enforcer of deed restrictions. When the City Council approved the conditional M-1 zoning, it was with the understanding that as soon as the R&D district becomes available, the property would be rezoned. At the May 23, 1996 meeting, the City Council approved the new R&D zoning district. Staff recommended approval of the rezoning request as presented. Approximately sixty-mne surrounding property owners were notified of the rezoning request with no response. Chairman Hawthorne opened the public hearing Owner of the subject property, Bob Bower of Texas Digital Systems, Inc., approached the Commission and stated that the deed restrictions were not filed for record because of an agreement with the City to have the property rezoned to R&D. The timing of the new zoning district was faster than originally anticipated and it turned out that rezoning the property to R&D took less time than and was preferable • to filing the deed restrictions. Mr. Bower stated that City staff had his input on the R & D zoning district and he is willing to have the subject property rezoned to R & D in lieu of filing the deed restrictions. Chairman Hawthorne closed the public hearing. Commissioner Smith moved to recommend approval of the rezoning of 34.1 acres located east: of State Highway 6 and south of Sebesta Road from R-1 Single Family Residential and A-O Agricultural Open to R&D Research and Development. Commissioner Lane seconded the motion which passed unopposed (4 - 0). • AGENDA ITEM NO. 3: Consideration of a preliminary pint for the O. C. Cooper Place Subdivision totaling 7.6 acres located along the south side of Holleman Drive between Anderson and the Enclave Apartments. (96-306) Senior Planner Kuenzel presented the staff report and stated that the proposal is for eight duplex lots to be constructed along a new cul-de-sac as part of this plat. Two reserve tracts, one zoned R-1 located to the south and one zoned R-6 located to the north, are also included in the preliminary plat. Staff reviewed the plat and recommended approval with the minor comments outlined in the Presubmission Conference Report. Commissioner Smith moved to approve the preliminary plat of the O. C. Cooper Subdivision with staff recommendations. Commissioner Garner seconded the motion which passed unopposed (4 - 0). AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Consideration of a final pint of the Culpepper Plaza Addition totaling 2.92 acres located along the west side of Kyle Avenue between Bentley House Hotel and the Culpepper Offices. (96-213) This item was removed from the agenda prior to the meeting. AGENDA ITEM NO. 5: Update on minor plats approved by staff. Chairman Hawthorne informed the Commission that the information included in their packets is for their information. Staff will not present any of the minor plats but will answer any questions. • AGENDA ITEM NO. 6: Other business. Staff Planner Dunn distributed a revised draft of the Northgate zoning district ordinance amendment. This amendment was approved at the last Commission meeting; however, there were a fe:w minor changes suggested by the legal department that have been incorporated into the ordinance. Such items have been changed as the definition of new construction, the conditional uses allowed in the NG-1 and NG-2 subdistricts, clarification of the landscaping section and the reference to Section 10 of the Zoning Ordinance with respect to nonconforming structures. Chairman Hawthorne expressed concern that hospitals, convalescent homes and sanitariums should only be allowed as conditional uses and not permitted uses. These types of uses do not seem appropriate in the commercial Northgate district. AGENDA ITEM NO. 7: Adjourn. Commissioner Garner moved to adjourn the meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Commissioner Smith seconded the motion which passed unopposed (4 - 0). APP O -- - _- ,1 ~i ~` , ~' Chairman, Kyle Hawthorne ~ A~T"FE~T / ~ . -~• i 1,' ~~~ ~~~ r ~, ~ .c ~~'~l t~ 'i n. _~ ~-~-~".__._ Planni g Technician, Nata'ie Thomas P & Z Mirrr~tes Jur1e G, 1996 Page 2 of 2 ~CanninB ~' Zoning Commission Guest ~eBister Date ,a~~~« 7. 8. 9. 10. • 11. 12. 13. 14. ISo 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. • 24. 2S. ~' -~ 2. V v !~-t ~ U~ 3. 6. < ~. ~ ;~`~~~ ~. ~ y) I i ~ 5yy E~ y~~~>r ~ 5