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Home My WebLink About05/01/2003 - Minutes - Planning & Zoning Commission (2)MINUTES WORKSHOP Planning and Zoning Commission CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE ROOM 1101 Texas Avenue May 1, 2003 6:30 P.M@ COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Floyd, Trapani, Williams, White, Hall, Shafer and McMath. 1001 L1 I L3 I% o] Q I0 1L: M DI Q Y LIMM COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Hazen. STAFF PRESENT: Development Services Director Templin, Development Review ie Manager Ruiz, Assistant Development Review Manager George, Staff Planners Reeves, Pr chazl a, and Hitchcock, , Assistant City Engineer McCully, Graduate Civil Engineers Thompson and Cotter, Assistant City Attorney Nemcil , Planning Intern Harrell, Economic Development Director Futz, Development Services Secretary Macik and Staff Assistant Hazlett. Chairman Floyd called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. AGENDA ITEM N. 1: Discussion of agenda items. Commissioner White questioned the Parrs and Recreation Board minutes regarding a reference to a Commissioner Carter. Susan will cheep on this with the secretary to that board. Graduate Civil Engineer Th clarified a statement in his staff report. AGENDA ITEM N. : Discussion, consideration and possible action regarding sign regulations in the City's Zoning Ordinance and Unified Development Ordinance. Staff Planner Prchazla stated this item was placed on the agenda because of the discussion during the last Planning and Zoning Commission Workshop meeting regarding signage and how it may have changed from the Zoning Ordinance to the Unified Development Ordinance ( U DO). She added that Commissioner Hall had expressed concerns about hand -held signs. Ms. Prochazl a explained that though these such signs were exempt according to the Zoning Ordinance and remains exempt in the UDO, the Commission choose to discuss an amendment to the UDO in order to change that stags. P&Z Workshop Minutes May 1, 2003 Pagel of Assistant City Attorney N m ik suggested researching the common practice of other cities and their regulations regarding signage. She pointed out that there is a specific State Statute that deals with going out of business signs. She continued with explaining the different finds of free speech sign categories, explaining that the Commission can regulate signage by time, place and manner. Commissioner Hall explained that his issue with signage is that the City has restricted detached signage and yet there seems to be a proliferation of hand -held signs and that they are creating safety risks for both the motorists and those holding the signs. Rogue retailers are especially a nuisance to legitimate businesses. Chairman Floyd concurred in that it males little sense to regulate signage on buildings and not regulate banners. The Commissioners directed Staff to farther research the situation. Commissioner Shafer als requested that the police department be contacted to find information regarding accidents or complaints for the high - volume traffic areas where hand held signs have been prevalent. In closing, Ms. Prochazka explained that banners we regulated as attached signage in the Zoning Ordinance and will be the same in the UDO. However,, there will be a limit on the amount of square footage of attached signage that can be placed on a building. AGENDA ITEM NO. : Discussion, consideration and possible action regarding the approval of the prelhniary plat for the Gateway Subdivision, Phases -4 located along the north side of University Drive, west of the State Highway 6 intersection. Development Services Director Templin reminded the Commission that the Preliminary Plat was passed contingent upon the provision of the second access for the rear of the property, which is proposed to be development with 24 apartment units. In a meeting with the applicant and with legal staff, applying these types of conditions at the platting stage was discussed. Access is not a subdivision issue. He stated that Staff believes that these should be addressed at the site plan stage or when the property is rezoned. AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Subcommittee Deports. • Nand Use Study re: Mixed Use • Thoroughfare Elan Amendment No reports. AGENDA ITEM NO. : Discussion of minor and amending plats approved by Staff. No discussion. AGENDA ITEM NO. : Future Agenda Items. Commissioner Hall asked for a future discussion regarding why the City annexes. AGENDA ITEM NO. 7: Adjourn. P&Z Workshop Minutes May 1, 2003 Page 2 of I X, "1111- U(I'll A.1 - fro jiril o t 1 C fl 1p, A f"', IF _J rol l- Jlt Scott S", I I U t N,,- 2" ) U J