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WORKSHOP
Planning and Zoning Commission
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
CITY HALL TRAINING ROOM
1101 Texas Avenue
June 7, 2001
6:30 P.M.
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Commissioners Floyd, Mooney, Happ, Harris, Horlen,
Warren, and Williams.
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None.
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Council Members Silvia and Maloney.
STAFF PRESENT: Assistant City Manager Brown, Staff Planners Jimmerson
and Hitchcock, Assistant City Engineer Mayo, Graduate
Engineer Thompson, Director of Development Services
Callaway, City Planner Kee, Assistant Development
Review Manager George, and Development Services
Secretary Macik.
Chairman Mooney called the meeting to order.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Discussion re: Unified Development Code.
Development Services Director Callaway reported that a more recent draft of the UDC has been made
available to us. Staff is currently reviewing this draft and identifying key issues and questions that
have been raised and where they are in the draft and noting those issues that are not yet addressed in
this draft. Staff plans to mail the draft to the Commission by tomorrow and will include a time -line for
the completion of the project. Mr. Callaway also updated the Commission on the joint workshop
sessions, which will be held on July 11, 2001. Location will be announced. We will try to schedule at
least one more meeting of individual committee meetings before this joint workshop.
Commissioner Floyd asked if Staff was able to produce a comparison of the existing code to the
former in some way. Mr. Callaway stated that the changes have been identified in the margins on the
pages of the draft. Staff will review the new draft and try to identify any that the consultants may have
missed.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: Discussion of Agenda Items.
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Chairman Mooney clarified that the Hear Visitors portion of the meeting is to give the citizens in
attendance the opportunity to speak on items not on the agenda. The Public Comment for the Record
portion of the meeting is to give individuals the opportunity to speak on items that are not scheduled
for a public hearing.
Commissioner Floyd, while referring to Consent Agenda Item No, 3.1, asked about the new ordinance
regarding buffering between C -1 and residential properties. Graduate Civil Engineer Thompson stated
that this would be looked at more closely when the site plan is submitted.
Chairman Mooney explained that the public hearing has already been held for Regular Agenda Item
No. 5, A &M Church of Christ. He pointed out that legal council will not be in attendance at tonight's
meeting.
Commissioner Floyd clarified that legal council has instructed the Commission that we are not allowed
to reopen this item for public hearing or comment.
Chairman Mooney explained that at the beginning of this agenda item, Assistant City Engineer Mayo
and Mr. Blaschke, a traffic expert, will present the outcome of further research that was requested by
the Commission at the previous meeting when this item was first presented. Mr. Blaschke will also
answer any further questions.
Staff Planner Hitchcock stated that she handed our copies of a petition from the Raintree residents. A
summary of the e -mails received by the staff, there is a lot of misinformation that the Commission may
want to clarify during the meeting tonight, such as:
• church use is better than commercial
• the property is zoned R -1 and commercial is not an option on the property
• Raintree would have a second access because of the church
• Raintree Drive is slated to connect with North Forest Parkway for exit through Emerald Forest
• Discussion about access to Appomattox was not available at the time of purchase by the church
AGENDA ITEM NO. 3: Subcommittee reports.
a. Wolf Pen Creek Oversight.
No report.
b. Neighborhood Plan
Lee Battle reported that the next meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. on June 18 at Aldersgate
United Methodist Church. The 2100 surveys were mailed out. However, only about 500 were
returned, completed. The results of these surveys will be presented at the meeting.
Development Services Director announced that in Austin, on June 23, the Central Texas
American Planning Association will present the Professional Planning Award to the City of
College Station for the Neighborhood Plan.
C. Small Area Plan
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City Planner stated that an e -mail will be forthcoming regarding plans for a meeting to discuss
this.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 4:
None.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 5:
None.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 6:
Minor and amending plats approved by Staff.
Future agenda items.
Adjourn.
Commissioner Warren motioned to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Williams seconded the
motion. The motion carried 7 -0. The meeting adjourned.
APPROVED:
Chairman, Karl Mooney
ATTEST:
Staff Assistant, Susan Hazlett
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