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Planning and zoning Commission
CITY of COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
CITY HAIL TRAINING ROOM
1101 Texas Avenue
August 7, 2003
oo P.M.
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Shafer, Reynolds, Trapani, Hall, Davis, Williams and White.
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None.
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: None.
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Development Services Director Templin, City Planner Kee,
Assistant Development Manager George, Senior Planner
Battle, Staff Planners Fletcher, Reeves, Hitchcock and
Prochazl a, Assistant City Engineer McCully, Graduate Civil
Engineers Cotter and Thompson, Assistant City Attorney
Nemcil , Adhoc Member Charles Thomas and Staff Assistant
Hazlett.
AGENDA ITEM No. I: Swearing in of new Planning and Zoning Commission members.
New Commissioners Ken Reynolds and Bill Davis were sworn in by Staff Assistant and Notary Public
Hazlett.
AGENDA ITEM No. : Discussion of consent and regular agenda items.
No items were discussed.
AGENDA ITEM No. : Discussion and consideration of the Land Use Assumptions and Capital
Improvements Plan relating to possible adoption of Impact Fees for the Steeplechase /Wellborn Road
Sanitary Sewer Impact Fee Area.
Charged with the City's administration of the current Impact Fees, Assistant City Engineer McCully,
explained the process by which these are implemented, adding that the fee collection process is regulated b
the Local Government Code. Mr. McCully stated that the fees are essentially a means of recapturing a
significant portion of the infrastructure investment that has been done in an area. He reported that the City
currently has four such fees in operation., three for sanitary sewer improvements and one for a domestic water
project. Mr. McCully pointed out that the proposal before the Commission was for sanitary sewer service. He
added that a part of the improvements included in the CIP for this fee were identified to be provided as part of
the service plan for annexation area # 1 during the most recent annexation process.
Further clarification was made regarding the 10-year projection based on land use patterns and also some
discussion regarding existing L E's (Living Unit Equivalents). Mr. McCully referred to the Executive
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Summary that was submitted for the Commission's review and pointed out that a member of the Advisory
Committee was also present.
AGENDA ITEM No. 4: Discussion, consideration and possible action on an Amendment to the
Unified Development Code DO , regarding Conditional Use Permits in the Northg to zoning districts.
Development Services Director Templin reported that this item would be presented at the next Planning and
Zoning Commission meeting for consideration. He explained that the amendment would consist of changing
the status of taverns, bars, and nightclubs from a conditional use permit to permitted uses and also a change the
dimensional standards for a maximum set -back for districts N 1 and NG3 as part of the Northgat
Redevelopment Plan.
AGENDA ITEM No. : Appointment of subcommittee members for the F&B area Land Use and
Thoroughfare Small Area Plan.
Staff Planner Fletcher will be leading a land use and thoroughfare study for this area and asked for three
Commissioners to serve on this subcommittee. Commissioners White, Williams and Reynolds volunteered.
AGENDA ITEM No. : Discussion, consideration and possible action regarding the schedules for
the APA Conference and Audio Conference.
Senior Planner Battle announced the dates and locations and distributed information on these two conferences.
Commissioners were encouraged to attend.
AGENDA ITEM No. 7: Discussion and possible action on future agenda items — A Planning and
Zoning Member may inquire about a subject for which notice has not been given. A statement of specific
factual information or the recitation of existing policy may be given. Any deliberation shall be limited to a
proposal to place the subject on an agenda for a subsequent meeting.
Commissioner Davis requested information about conservation casements.
There was some discussion regarding assigning visits to the sites of individual agenda items 111 order to
provide information to the commission on the physical conditions of the subject property.
AGENDA ITEM No. : Adjourn.
Commissioner White motioned to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Williams seconded the motion. The
motion carried -0. The meeting adjourned.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
Chairman, Scott Shafer
Staff Assistant, Susan Hazlett
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