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MINUTES
Workshop Meeting
Planning and Zoning Commission
Thursday, December 2, 2004, at 6:30 p.m.
Training Room, College Station City Hall
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
Planning & Development Services
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairman Shafer, Commissioners White, Hooton, Fedora
& Nichols.
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioners Davis & Reynolds.
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: None.
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF PRESENT: Senior Planner Fletcher, Staff
Planners Prochazka, Reeves, Hitchcock & Boyer, Building Official Simms, Graduate Civil
Engineers Cotter & Gibbs and Staff Assistant Grace.
OTHER CITY STAFF PRESENT: Assistant City Attorney Robinson.
1. Discussion of consent and regular agenda items.
Chairman Shafer asked for clarification on the boundaries of the Putz-Meyer rezoning.
Staff Planner Prochazka explained the zoning borders.
2. Discussion and possible action regarding Planning and Zoning Commission Plan of
Work.
Senior Planner Fletcher told the Commission that he was working on the Bylaws. He
handed to the Commissioners a copy of the FY 2004-2005 Strategic Plan for the City of
College Station. He added that he felt both the Bylaws and Strategic Plan my help the
Commissioners in identifying goals. Mr. Fletcher also handed the Commissioners a copy
of the City of Bryan Planning & Zoning Commissions Plan of Work.
The Commissioners discussed at length and came up with the following preliminary list
& draft for future consideration.
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Ordinance/ Staff initiated
• Subdivision Regulations (P&Z member be involved with process)
• UDO update quarterly
• Hike and Bike Trails Plan Revision
• Greenways Plan Revision
• Parks and Recreation Plan Revision
Exploratory/ Board Initiated
• Develop Tree Ordinance
• Financing - Public Financing in advance of development
• Develop Fencing Standards
• Drainage - "Zero Rise Rule"
• Create and Approve "Rules of Procedure or Bylaws
• Revise Citizen Survey for Planning guidance
Learning / Information
• Cluster Development
• Development 101 Workshop
• Fire Flow Overview
• Transportation Plan - College Station and County interface
• HOA City interface - Update
Communication / Engagement
• Meeting with City Council - Guidance and Review
• Joint meeting with City of Bryan Planning & Zoning
• Joint meeting with Brazos County Planning Offices
3. Discussion and possible action on future agenda items - A Planning and Zoning
Member or Parks and Recreation Advisory Board 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.
No items were discussed.
4. Adjourn.
The meeting was adjourned.
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Scott Shafer, Chairman
Planning and Zoning Commission
Attest:
Deborah Grace, Sta Assistant
Development Services
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