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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/04/2004 - Minutes - Planning & Zoning Commission MINUTES Regular Meeting Planning and Zoning Commission Thursday, November 41 2004, at 6:00 p.m. Council Chambers, College Station City Hall 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, Texas CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Planning er Development Services COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairman Shafer, Commissioners White, Reynolds, Fedora, Nichols & Hooton. COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioner Davis. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: None. DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF PRESENT: Staff Planners Fletcher, Prochazka & Hitchcock & Reeves, Planning & Development Services Director Dunn, Graduate Civil Engineers Thompson & Cotter, Senior Assistant City Engineer and Staff Assistant Grace. OTHER CITY STAFF PRESENT: First Assistant City Attorney Nemcik. 1. Hear Visitors No visitor spoke. Regular Agenda 2. Consideration, discussion and possible action on request(s) for absence from meetings. No requests were submitted. 3. Consideration, discussion and possible action on items removed from Consent Agenda by Commission Action. There were no consent items. P&Z Minutes Regular Agenda 11-4-04 Page 1 of 6 4. Consideration, discussion, and possible action on for Texas World Speedway property, consisting of 9 tracts on 604.639 acres, generally located along the east side of State Highway 6, just north of the intersection of Peach Creek Cut-Off Road and State Highway 6. (04-236). Senior Assistant City Engineer Gibbs presented the staff report and stated staff is recommending denial of the Preliminary Plat because the plat does not meet the minimal requirements under the City's Subdivision Ordinance due to the water supply issue. This Preliminary Plat is a revision to a Preliminary Plat that was approved January 15, 2004. Several lots within this subdivision have been final platted. This subdivision is within the Extra-Jurisdiction (ETJ) of the City of College Station as well as within the City's water certificated area, Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CNN). Although there is a Wellborn waterline along the frontage of this tract at Peach Creek Cut-Off Road, Wellborn Water Supply is prohibited by the Texas Water Commission on Environmental Quality (TECQ) from serving development or property within the City's certificated service area (CCN) which gives the City the exclusive right to serve these properties with water. Therefore, without the City's written consent and contract, Wellborn cannot serve this property. However, the City will not be opting to pursue a contract with Wellborn Water Supply. The Subdivision Regulations were amended at the August 9, 2004 Council Meeting. The amendment, 13-D requires that all "new" subdivisions within the College Station and its ETJ be serviced with water in accordance with City standards including fire flow requirements in both the International Fire Code and the Bryan/College Station Unified Design Guidelines and Technical Specifications. This subdivision will require the developer to extend the City's water infrastructure under the City's current extension policies and accordingly to meet this fire flow requirement. No variance from this requirement is affordable under the ordinance. The proposed extension of the City's water infrastructure must be depicted on the Preliminary Plat which has not been done. Commissioner White asked what would have to happen to meet the minimum requirements to make this a satisfactory project in the eyes of the city. Mr. Gibbs responded that fire flow has to be provided because it is in the certificated area and it has to be city water. Mr. Gibbs referenced a 6-inch and 8-inch waterline there. The city would require that they provide a fire flow analysis that proves that they can provide certain flow out of each hydrant. For the guideline, there is a spacing requirement that every 1000- feet there is a fire hydrant. Therefore, to plat lots as they are proposing, a waterline would have to be extended to the extent of what is being platting. A model would have to show what the line size would have to be to accommodate the line and flows. At the bear minimum the guidelines would require an 8-inch but it could also be possible that the fire flow analysis require something larger than an 8-inch. The topic of fire flow consumed much of the time allowed for discussion. P&Z Minutes Regular Agenda 11-4-04 Page 2 of 6 Commissioner Nichols made the motion for denial of the Preliminary Plat as per staff recommendations. Commissioner Hooton seconded the motion, which passed (6-0). FOR: Nichols, Hooton, Chairman Shafer, White, Fedora & Reynolds AGAINST: None ABSENT: Davis 5. Consideration, discussion and possible action on a Preliminary Plat for the Pebble Creek Subdivision, Phase 9-E and 9-F, consisting of 100 lots on 44.28 acres generally located between Congressional Drive, Pebble Creek Parkway extension and the Alum Creek flooplain. (04-232) Senior Planner Trey Fletcher presented the staff report and stated that staff recommends approval of the Preliminary Plat with the following recommendations: • Driveway access to St. Andrews Drive, a Minor Collector, should be minimized: • A sidewalk should be considered for connectivity purposes along Olympic Court to the .29-acre common area adjacent to the Pebble Creek Parkway extension; and, • A public access easement should be shown within the above-referenced common area. The Commission may restrict residential access on lots adjacent to St. Andrews Drive per the Subdivision Regulations. As a Minor Collector on the City's Thoroughfare Plan, staff recommends that driveway access to St. Andrews Drive be limited to driveway designs that preclude backing maneuvers. The Commission also has discretion per Subdivision Regulations to require a sidewalk on a cul-de-sac if needed to provide through pedestrian access. Staff recommends that a sidewalk and public access easement be required on Olympic Court through the proposed common area terminating at the plat boundary. This would enhance pedestrian access to Lick Creek Park. The Preliminary Plat is in compliance with the Land Use Plan, Thoroughfare Plan and the Bikeway & Pedestrian Master Plan. Comprehensive Plan Amendment applications are pending for the Pebble Creek area and an area immediately to the south referred to as Animate Habitate. While Land Use Plan amendments have been approved, two Thoroughfare Plan changes are pending final action by the City Council. A review of the Thoroughfare Plan was conducted by Wilbur Smith Associates and presented in a joint session of the City Council and the Planning & Zoning Commmission on October 21. Each of the known alternatives (A-C) should be feasible based on this Preliminary Plat. Alternative D, which showed a Major Collector alignment adjacent to the Alum Creek floodplain, is precluded by this plat. P&Z Minutes Regular Agenda 11-4-04 Page 3 of 6 Discussion ensued concerning driveway access on St. Andrew and the sidewalk through the common area. Commissioner Fedora asked about the future bikeway location. Is there public access to the bikeway from the cul-de-sacs. Mr. Fletcher responded that the plat is demonstrating compliance with the Bikeway and Pedestrian Master Plan. The intent of this bike path is that it follow the floodplain and in the floodplain where it is not developable except for those connectivity purposes. Commissioner Fedora asked would they want access from one of the cul-de-sacs to the bike path. Mr. Fletcher responded that as the adjacent property develops perhaps. Commissioner Fedora asked should they assure that now. Chairman Shafer suggested that they do assure that. The Commission continued discussions. Davis Young, the developer, stepped before the Commission. Mr. Young spoke at length in favor of the request. Commissioner Nichols made the motion to approve the Preliminary Plat with the following recommendations: Driveway access to St. Andrews Drive, a minor collector be minimized so a back around area could be required; a sidewalk be considered for connectivity purposes along Olympic Court to the .29-acre common area adjacent to the Pebble Creek Parkway extension and a public access easement should be shown within the common area. Commissioner White seconded the motion. Commissioner White stated that the motion did not include access through Woodall Court. Commissioner Nichols stated he felt like there is reasonably adequate access given by the bikeway access just beyond Jupiter Hills Court and certainly along Pebble Creek Parkway when it is built. Commissioner White called the question. The Commission voted (6-0). FOR: Nichols, White, Chairman Shafer, Reynolds, Fedora and Hooton AGAINST: None ABSENT: Davis 6. Public hearing, consideration, discussion, and possible action on a variance request to Section 8.12 of the Subdivision Regulations and consideration of a Preliminary Plat for Spring Creek Gardens consisting of 52 residential lots on 14.024 acres at 4300 SH-6 South, approximately V2 mile north of Greens Prairie Road, west of SH-6. (04-210) Staff Planner Molly Hitchcock presented the staff report and stated that staff is recommending approval of variance and Preliminary Plat. The property was rezoned to PDD earlier this year for single-family and for C-1 General Commercial. The Commercial property is shown as a reserve tract on this preliminary plat. The plat conforms to the PDD concept plan approved by the Design Review Board. The 3.7 dwelling units per acre, is within the limits of the Land Use Plan. Parkland has been dedicated and the development fee will be due upon Final Plat. The blocks extend P&Z Minutes Regular Agenda 11-4-04 Page 4 of 6 approximately 13-feet beyond the minimum 1200-feet allowed by the Subdivision Regulations. The developer has proposed access ways that encourage pedestrian movement, but a variance to the actual block length is necessary for the plat to proceed. Chairman Shafer opened the public hearing. Wallace Phillips, the developer, stepped before the Commission. Mr. Phillips spoke in favor of the variance and Preliminary Plat. Chairman Shafer closed the public hearing. Commissioner White made the motion to approve the block length variance. Commissioner Fedora seconded the motion, which passed (6-0). FOR: White, Fedora, Shafer, Reynolds, Hooton & Nichols AGAINST: None ABSENT: Davis Commissioner Fedora made the motion to approve the Preliminary Plat. Commissioner White seconded the motion, which passed (6-0). FOR: Fedora, White, Shafer, Reynolds, Hooton and Nichols AGAINST: None ABSENT: Davis 7. Public hearing, discussion, and possible action on a Replat for Agency Records Control Subdivision, Lot 1B, consisting of 2 lots on 4.4278 acres located at the intersection of Sebesta Road and Fox Fire Drive. (04-240) This item was pulled from the agenda. It was handled as staff level. 8. 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. No items were discussed. 9. Adjourn. Commissioner White made the motion to adjourn. Commissioner Nichols seconded the motion, which passed (6-0) FOR: White, Nichols, Chairman Shafer, Reynolds, Fedora & Hooton AGAINST: None ABSENT: Davis P&Z Minutes Regular Agenda 11-4-04 Page 5 of 6 Approved: Scott Shafer, Chairman Planning and Zoning Commission Attest: \ h Deborah Grace, Sta ssistant Development Services P&Z Minutes Regular Agenda 11-4-04 Page 6 of 6 PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION GU ST R.EGISTR MEETING DATA' D'U'B NAME ADS 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Al. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION GUEST REGISTER MEMNG DATE NAME ADDRESS 4.~-~ Wt 5. 6. 7. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. IS. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Development Services Absence Request Form For Elected and Appointed Officers Name Ben White Request Submitted on 14 October 04 I will not be in attendance at the meeting of 18 November 04 for the reason(s) specified: Traveling out of state Signature This request shall be submitted to Deborah Grace one week prior to meeting date. Fax 764-3496. City of College Station, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840 Attn: Deborah Grace o:counciUabsenreq.doc 11/05/04 12:44 ^0409 862 3019 RUSS-AMER PROJ Z002 CITY OF COLLEGE, STATION Planning & Development Services Absence Request Form For Elected and Appointed Officers Name John P. Nichols Request Submitted on Date: November 5, 2004 I will not be in attendance at the meeting of November 18, 2004 for the reason(s) specified: (Date) I will be traveling out of town on business. Signature This request shall be submitted to Deborah Grace one week prior to meeting date. Fax 764-3496. City of College Station, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840 Attn: Deborah Grace o:counci Ilabsenrcq.doc