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MINUTES
Regular Meeting
Planning and Zoning Commission
Thursday, November 3, 2005
at 7:00 p.m.
Council Chambers,
College Station City Hall
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairman Scott Shafer, Bill Davis, Marsha Sanford,
Dennis Christiansen, Harold Strong, John Nichols and Ken Reynolds.
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None.
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Nancy Berry.
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND OTHER CITY STAFF
PRESENT: .Staff Planners Lindsay Boyer, Molly Hitchcock, Crissy Hartl, Senior
Planner Trey Fletcher, Director Joey Dunn, Senior Assistant City Engineer Alan Gibbs,
Graduate Civil Engineer Josh Norton, Transportation Planner Ken Fogle, Assistant
Director Lance Simms, Staff Assistant Lisa Lindgren, Assistant City Attorney Roxanne
Nemcik and Action Center Representative Brian Cook.
1. Call meeting to order.
Chairman Shafer called the meeting to order at 7:15 p.m.
2. Hear Citizens.
No one spoke during this item.
3. Consent Agenda.
3.1 Presentation, discussion, and possible action on a Final Plat for the Spring
Creek Commons, Phase 1 consisting of 1 lot on 3.025 acres generally
located at the northwest intersection of Greens .Prairie Road and the future
extension of Lakeway Drive. Case #OS-176 (LB/AG)
3.2 Discussion and possible action on:
Minutes -October 20, 2005, Regular Meeting
Minutes -October 20, 2005, Workshop Meeting
Commissioner Davis asked that. item 3.1 be moved to the regular agenda.
Commissioner Davis motioned to approve item 3.2 of the consent agenda.
Commissioner Sanford seconded the motion, motion passed (7-0).
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Regular Agenda.
~' 4. Consideration, discussion and possible action on requests for absence from
meetings.
No absence requests were submitted.
5. Consideration, discussion, and possible action on items removed from the
Consent Agenda by Commission action.
3.1 Presentation, discussion, and possible action on a Final Plat for the Spring
Creek Commons, Phase 1 consisting of 1 lot on 3.025 acres generally
located at the northwest intersection of Greens Prairie Road and the future
extension of Lakeway Drive. Case #OS-176 (LB/AG)
Lindsay Boyer, Staff Planner, presented the Final Plat and stated that the
Preliminary Plat was approved in October 2005.
Commissioner Davis motioned to approve the Final Plat. Commissioner
Sanford seconded the motion, motion passed (7-0).
6. Public hearing, presentation, discussion, and possible action on a Replat for the
Kapchinski Hill Subdivision consisting of 2 C-1 lots on 1.3 acres generally
located at the southwest corner of Texas Avenue and Holleman Drive. Case #OS-
1 162 (LB/AG)
Lindsay Boyer, Staff Planner, presented the Replat and recommended approval.
She stated that the replat is in compliance with the approved Preliminary Plat and
with all Subdivision Regulations.
Commissioner Davis motioned to approve the Replat. Commissioner
Reynolds seconded the motion, motion passed (7-0).
7. Public hearing, presentation, discussion, and possible action on a Rezoning for the
Dahlis Waller tract, consisting of 13.79 acres generally located west of Longmire
Drive and north of the Cypress Meadows Subdivision, from A-O Agricultural
Open to R-1 Single-Family Residential. Case #OS-175 (MH/CC)
Molly Hitchcock, Staff Planner, presented the Rezoning and recommended
approval.
Commissioner Christiansen motioned for approval of the Rezoning as
submitted. Commissioner Nichols seconded the motion, motion passed (7-0).
8. Presentation, discussion, and possible action on a Rezoning for a portion of a tract
of land affecting 4.435 acres generally located at 450 Earl Rudder Freeway South
approximately 1500 north of the SH 6/LTniversity Drive intersection along the
southbound frontage road from R-1, Single-family Residential to C-1, General
Commercial. Case #OS-160 (TF)
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Trey Fletcher, Senior Planner, presented the .Rezoning and stated that with the
'~'~ amended Land Use Plan approved by the City Council the request is in
~ compliance with the Comprehensive Plan and he recommended approval.
Commissioners called on Veronica Morgan to speak on the item and to give
background information. Ms. Morgan also spoke in favor of the item.
Chuck Ellison, 2902 Camille Drive, College Station, Texas. Mr. Ellison spoke in
favor of the Rezoning.
Commissioner Davis motioned to remove this item from the table.
Commissioner Christiansen seconded the motion, motion passed (7-0).
Commissioner Christiansen motioned to approve the rezoning.
Commissioner .Sanford seconded the motion, motion passed (6-1).
Commissioners Nichols, Davis, Christiansen, Strong, Reynolds and Sanford
were in favor; Chairman Shafer was in opposition.
9. Public hearing, presentation, .discussion, and possible action to consider an
amendment to the City of College Station's Comprehensive Plan for the
Thoroughfare Plan. Case #OS-180 (KF)
Ken Fogle, Transportation Planner, presented the amendment to the
Comprehensive Plan for the Thoroughfare Plan.
No one spoke at the public hearing.
Commissioner Nichols motioned to recommend approval to the City Council
of the amendment to the Comprehensive Plan. Commissioner Davis
seconded the motion, motion passed (7-0).
10. Public hearing, presentation, discussion, and possible action to consider an
amendment to the City of College Station's Comprehensive Plan for the Bikeway
and Pedestrian Master Plan. Case #OS-181 (KF)
Ken Fogle, Transportation Planner, presented the amendment to the
Comprehensive Plan for the Bikeway and Pedestrian Master Plan.
Nancy Berry, 202 Lampwick Circle, College Station, Texas, spoke in favor of the
amendment and stated that she is on a committee that has received a Safe Routes
to School grant and that should help with the project and concerns addressed by
Commissioners regarding safety.
Sherry Ellison, 2705 Brookway Drive, College Station, Texas; Veronica Morgan,
511 University Drive, College Station, Texas. Ms. Ellison and Ms. Morgan spoke
in favor of the amendment.
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Commissioner Christiansen motioned to remove the designation of bike
routes from Wellborn Road and Texas Avenue from the amendment and
approve the rest as presented. Commissioner Sanford seconded the motion,
motion passed (5-2). Commissioners Shafer, Nichols, Reynolds, Sanford and
Christiansen were in favor of the motion; Commissioners Strong and Davis
opposed the motion.
11. Adjourn.
Commissioner Nichols motioned to adjourn. Commissioner Sanford
seconded the motion, motion passed (7-0).
Approved:
Scott Shafer, Chairman
Planning and Zoning Commission
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Lisa Lindgren, Staff Assist
Planning and Development Services
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