HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/17/2005 - Minutes - Planning & Zoning CommissionCITY OF COLLEGE; STATION
Plttm~irr; v° Dei~elopmerrt Scrr~ires
MINUTES
Regular Meeting
Planning and Zoning Commission
Thursday,. November 17, 2005, a# 7:00 p.m.
Council Chambers, College Station City Hall
1101 Texas Avenue
College. Station, Texas
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Acting Chairman Bill Davis, Marsha Sanford, Dennis
Christiansen and I~en Reynolds.
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Scott Shafer Harold Strong and John Nichols.
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Nancy Berry.
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF. PRESENT: Staff Planner Molly
Hitchcock, Lindsay Boyer, Crissy Hartl, and Jennifer Reeves, .Senior Planner Trey Fletcher, Senior
Assistant City Engineer Alan Gibbs, Graduate Civil Engineer Josh Norton, Transportation Planner
Ken Fogle, Director Joey Dunn, Assistant Director Lance Simms, and Staff Assistant Lisa Lindgren.
OTHER CITY STAFF PRESENT: Assistant City Attorney Carla Robinson and Action
Center Representative Brian Cook.
1. Call meeting to order.
Acting Chairman Bill Davis called the meeting to order at 7:08 p.m.
2. Hear visitors.
None..
3. Consent Agenda.
3.1 Presentation, discussion, and possible action on a Final Plat for the Valley Park
Center consisting of 4 lots on 11..63 acres. generally located at the northwest corner
of Harvey Mitchell Parkway (FM 2818) and Raymond Stotzer Parkway (FM 60).
Case #05-191(TF)
3.2 Presentation, discussion, and possible action on a Final Plat for Williams Creek
Phase 3 consisting. of 27 lots on 77.6 acres generally located at Greens Prairie Road
and Rock Prairie Road East. Case. #05-192 (JR)
Commissioner Christiansen motioned to approve the consent agenda.
Commissioner Reynolds seconded the. motion, motion passed (4-0).
,~
P&Z Minutes Regular Agenda November 17, 2005 Page 1 of 3
Regular Agenda.
,-
4. Discussion and possible action on requests for. absence from meetings.
-~ John Nichols. -November 17, 2005, Workshop & Regular Meeting
-~ Scott Shafer -November 17, 2005, Workshop & Regular Meeting
Harold Strong -November 17, 2005, Workshop & Regular Meeting
Commissioner Reynolds motioned to approve the requests for absence.
Commissioner Marsha Sanford seconded the motion, motion passed (4-0).
5. Presentation, discussion, and possible action on items removed from the Consent Agenda by
Commission action.
No items were removed.
6. Presentation, discussion, and possible action on a Preliminary Plat for the The Woodlands of
College Station consisting of four (4) lots on 73.49 acres generally located along the east side
of Wellborn Road between Southwest Parkway and Harvey Mitchell Parkway (FM 2818).
Case #05-151(TF)
Trey Fletcher, Senior .Planner, presented the preliminary plat. Mr. Fletcher stated that the
zonings are in place and comply with the land use plan.
Commissioner Christiansen motioned to approve the: preliminary plat.
Commissioner Reynolds seconded the motion, motion passed (4-0).
~' 7. Public hearing, presentation,.. discussion and possible action on a Comprehensive Plan
Amendment to amend the Land Use Plan. from. Industrial R&D to Residential Attached and
Regional Retail for an area consisting of 22.62 acres and generally located north of Raymond
Stotzer Parkway (FM 60) between Turkey Creek Road and FM 2818. Case #05-186 (TF)
Trey Fletcher, Senior Planner, presented: the Comprehensive Plan Amendment. The request
was from Industrial R&D to Residential Attached and Regional Retail. Mr. Fletcher stated
that the Regional Retail component consists of approximately 4 acres and Residential
Attached consists of approximately 22 acres. :Staff recommended denial of both
components.
Greg Taggart, Municipal Development Group, College Station, Texas.. Mr. Taggart spoke in
favor of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment.
Commissioner Christiansen motioned to approve the Comprehensive Plan
Amendment to recommend to City Council. Commissioner Reynolds seconded the
motion passed (3-1). Commissioners in favor, Christiansen, Reynolds and Sanford.
Commissioners opposed, Davis.
8. Public hearing, presentation, discussion and possible action on a .Comprehensive Plan
Amendment fox an area consisting of 26..3 acres located at the intersection of Arrington
Road at Greens Prairie Road to amend the Land Use Plan from Institutional and Regional
''~~ Retail to Regional Retail. Case.#05-177 (TF)
Trey Fletcher, Senior Planner, presented the Comprehensive Plan Amendment. Staff
recommended approval of the request in its entirety.
P&Z Minutes 'Regular Agenda November 17, 2005 Page 2 of 3
- Commissioner Christiansen. rnotioned to recommend. approval of the Comprehensive
Plan Amendment as submitted. Commissioner Sanford seconded the motion,
motion passed (4-0).
9. Public hearing, presentation,.. discussion and. possible action on a Comprehensive Plan
Amendment for an area consisting of 55.9 acres located between Greens Prairie Road and
Arrington Road: to amend the Land Use Plan from Single-family Residential Medium
Density to Regional Retail and from Single-family Residential Medium Density to Residential
Attached. Case #05-189 (TF)
Trey Fletcher, Senior Planner, presented the Comprehensive Plan Amendment. Staff
recommended approval of .the request to amend the 39.6 acres from Single-family
Residential Medium Density to Regional Retail and recommended denial of the request to
amend the 16.3 acres from Single-family Residential Medium .Density to Residential
Attached.
Judy Lienez, 1356 South Oaks, College .Station, Texas. Ms. Lienez spoke in favor of staffls
recommendation.
Joe Schultz, 1707 Graham Road, College Station, Texas.. Mr. Schultz spoke in reference to
the project and the possibility of alternatives such as an office environment or a medical
environment instead of Regional Retail.. He also stated. that they preferred not to leave it
Single Family Residential.
,~~,
~-- ~ Commissioner Christiansen motioned to support staffls recommendation to approve
the request from Single-family Residential Medium Density to Regional Retail and
recommended denial of the request from Single-family Residential Medium Density
to Residential Attached. Commissioner Sanford seconded the motion, motion passed
(4-0).
10. Adjourn.
Commissioner Reynolds. motioned to adjourn. Commissioner Sanford seconded the
motion, motion passed (4-0).
Approved:
Scott afer, hairman
Planning and Zoning Commi ion
Atte t:
.Lisa Lindgren, Staff Assistan
~~` Planning and Development Services
P&Z Minutes Regular Agenda November 17, 2005 Page 3 of 3