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Planning and Zoning Commission
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
July 5, 2001
7:00 P.M.
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Commissioners Mooney, Floyd, Happ, Harris, Trapani,
and Williams.
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioner McMath.
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Council Member Massey.
STAFF PRESENT: Development Services Director Jim Callaway, Senior
Planner Kuenzel, Assistant City Engineer Mayo, Assistant
Development Review Manager George, Assistant City
Attorney Nemcik, Staff Planner Hitchcock, and
Development Services Secretary Tammy Macik,
AGENDA ITEM NO. 1:
None.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 2:
None.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 3:
Hear visitors
Public Comment for the Record.
Consent Agenda
3.1 Pulled the minutes from the workshop meeting held on April 19, 2001.
3.2 Pulled the minutes from the workshop meeting held on May 3, 2001.
3.3 Pulled the minutes from the workshop meeting held on May 17, 2001.
3.4 Approved the minutes from the workshop meeting held on June 7, 2001.
3.5 Approved the minutes from the regular meeting held on June 7, 2001.
3.6 Approved the minutes from the workshop meeting held on June 21, 2001.
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3.7 Approved the minutes from the regular meeting held on June 21, 2001.
3.8 Approved a Final Plat for Castlegate, Section 1, Phase 1, consisting of 50 PDD -H,
Planned Development District - Housing, lots on 23.44 acres located north of Greens
Prairie Road. (01 -141)
3.9 Approved a Final Plat for Edelweiss Business Center, lots 4 -6, Block 4, consisting of 3
C -1 General Commercial lots on 2.52 acres. (01 -142)
REGULAR AGENDA
AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Consider request(s) for absence from meetings.
Commissioner Floyd motioned to approve the absence request. Commissioner Harris seconded the
motion. The motion carried 6 -0.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 5: Consideration, discussion, and possible action on items removed
from the Consent Agenda by Commission action.
None.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 6 : Consideration of a Master Development Plan for KTH Commercial
Addition located at 4250 State Highway 6 South on 33.11 acres. (01 -106)
Staff Planner Hitchcock presented the staff report. Staff recommends a variance to the requirement of
the Subdivision Regulations that all owners of the parent tract participate in the platting process, and
approval of the master development plan with Staff Review Comments #4.
The subject property is located on Highway 6 between the Shenandoah and South Oaks
neighborhoods, but is abutted by unplatted, undeveloped land. The subject property was zoned C -1
General Commercial and M -1 Planned Industrial in 1984. Surrounding properties are zoned R -1
Single Family Residential and A -O Agricultural Open.
The purpose of this master development plan is to eventually final plat Lot 1 for legal subdivision and
development of a church. The plan indicates that although vacant, the commercial and industrial
properties will remain available for such land uses. All owners of the parent tract have been contacted
about the plan, but the K.S. Moss Capital Corp. has declined to participate. Staff met with this
property owner (after the applicant met with her) to discuss the implications of not participating in the
platting process. The adjoining property owner still chose not to participate. The applicant has
submitted a letter requesting a variance to the Subdivision Regulations to proceed with the planning
process without the other landowner of the parent tract.
The Land Use Plan shows this area to be Single Family Residential Medium Density (3 -6 dwelling
units /acre). Although the zoning districts of this plan do not allow residential use, they are existing
and were so before the current comprehensive plan was adopted.
The property has frontage on Highway 6, a Freeway and Expressway on Thoroughfare Plan. The plan
also shows a future major collector running along the rear of the property. This road will run from the
existing Southern Plantation Road through the proposed Crowley development to Greens Prairie Road
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(proposed State Highway 40). Because the back of the property is not proposed for development at
this time, and as the alignment of the collector from the Crowley tract has not been finalized, the
proposed road is shown on the master development plan but its location on the property is estimated.
Only a portion of the required right of way is shown. When the rear of the property develops, the
entire right of way will be required to be dedicated and built.
To comply with the Driveway Ordinance, proposed lot 1 of Block 1 will receive access from the
existing curb cut and driveway of lot 2. The cross access easement will extend across the front of the
properties. Reserve Tract A has access via a private access easement that follows the existing
driveway through lot 2. Direct access to Reserve Tract A will be available from the future collector
once it is built with the development of the lot and when it is completed on the neighboring properties.
The subject land was annexed in 1983. As previously mentioned, surrounding properties (and a
portion of the subject property) are undeveloped and remain in the A -O holding pattern they have been
in ,since annexation 18 years ago. The area will be experiencing new growth as the over- 300 -acre
Crowley tract develops into residential to the south.
This case was scheduled for the May 17, 2001 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting but was
pulled from the agenda by the applicant. At the time, staff was recommending denial of the master
development plan because the other owner of land in the parent tract had not been invited to be a party
to the plan and land use issues had not been addressed. There have been efforts to reconcile these
issues with the current master development plan.
Commissioner Floyd motioned to approve and was seconded by Commissioner Trapani. The motion
passed 6 -0.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 7: Public hearing and consideration of a Conditional Use Permit for a
wireless telecommunication transmission tower for American Tower Corp located at 2321 Texas
Avenue South. (01 -122)
This item was pulled from the agenda during the workshop.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 8: Discussion of future agenda items.
None.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 9: Adjourn.
Commissioner Williams motioned to adjourn the meeting that was seconded by Commissioner Harris.
The motion carried 6 -0. The meeting adjourned.
APPROVED:
Chairman, Karl Mooney
ATTEST:
Staff Assistant, Susan Hazlett
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