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Home My WebLink About01/05/2006 - Minutes - Planning & Zoning CommissionMINUTES Regular Meeting Planning and Zoning Commission Thursday, January 5, 2006, at 6:00 p.m. Council Chambers, CITY of COLLEGE S~~~~rroN College Station City Hall Pldntt ng v Drz•eloj»nent Sc, »ir'es 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, Texas COMMISSIONERS PRESENT:. Chairman Scott Shafer, Commissioners John Nichols, .Marsha Sanford, Harold Strong, Bill Davis,. Dennis Christiansen and Ken Reynolds. COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Nancy Berry and John Happ. PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF PRESENT: Staff Planners Lindsay Boyer and Crissy Hartl, Senior Planners Jennifer Prochazka and Trey Fletcher, Planning Administrator Molly Hitchcock, .Senior Assistant City Engineer Alan Gibbs, Graduate Civil Engineers Josh Norton and Carol Cotter, Transportation Planner I~en Fogle, Director Joey Dunn, Assistant Director Lance Simms and Staff Assistant Lisa Lindgren.. OTHER CITY STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Glenn Brown, Assistant City Attorney Carla Robinson and Angela DeLuca. and Action Center Representative Bryan Cook. 1. Call the meeting to order. Chairman Shafer called the meeting. to order at 7:03 p.m. 2. Hear Visitors. None. 3. Consent Agenda. 3.1 Possible action and discussion on: Minutes -Subdivision Regulation Workshop Meeting -November 3, 2005 Minutes -Workshop Meeting -November 3, 2005 Minutes -Workshop Meeting -.November 17, 2005 Minutes -Regular Meeting -November 17, 2005 3.2 Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Development Plat for the Olden Homeplace .consisting of one lot on 28.61 acres generally. located on Rock Prairie Road East, across from the Brazos Valley Solid Waste .Management Agency landfill. Case #05-500223 (MH) Commissioner. John Nichols .motioned to approve the consent. Commissioner Dennis Christiansen seconded the motion, motion passed (7-0). 4. Possible action and discussion on request(s) for. absence from meetings. None. P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes January 5, 2006 Page 1 of 4 5. Presentation, possible. action and discussion on items removed from the Consent Agenda by Commission action. None. 6. Public hearing, presentation, possible action and discussion on a Replat of Lot 1 Block 1 of the T J. Addition & Lot. 1 Block 1 of C.S.L. of Texas Inc. Subdivisions on .2.001 acres generally located at the corner of Sebesta Rd. and State Highway 6. Case #05-500195 (CH) Crissy Hartl, Staff Planner, presented the Replat and recommended approval. Tony Jones, 6022 Augustus,'College Station, Texas. Mr. Jones spoke in favor of the Replat. Commissioner Bill Davis motioned to approve .the replat as submitted by staff. Commissioner Dennis Christiansen seconded the motion, motion passed (7-0). 7. Presentation, possible action,. and discussion on a Variance Request to the Subdivision Regulations Section;. 8 J.2 Block Length, and on a Preluziinary Plat for the Castlerock Subdivision consisting of 295 lots on .76.65 acres, generally located north of Castlegate Subdivision along the east side of State Highway 40. Case #05-5.00128 (JR/CC) Carol Cotter, Graduate Civil Engineer, presented the Variance Request and Preliminary Plat should the Variance request be approved. Ms. Cotter stated the Preluninary Plat is in compliance with the Land Use Plan, the Modified Standards approved with the PDD zoning approved in June of 2005 and the Subsequent Concept Adoption by the Design Review Board. Joe Schultz, Engineer, 3208 Ensbrook, College. Station,. Texas. Mr. Schultz was called up on by the Commission to answer questions in general regarding the connectivity between the parks in the area. Commissioner. Bill Davis motioned to approve the Variance Requests as .submitted by Staff. Commissioner Harold Strong seconded the motion, motion passed (7-0). Commissioner Bill Davis motioned to approve the Preliminary Plat as submitted by staff. Comrnssioner Marsha Sanford seconded the motion, motion passed (7-0). 8. Public hearing, presentation,. possible action, and discussion on a Final Plat -Replat. for the University Park Ph 2 consisting of one (1) lot on 4.7 acres generally? located at 1000 Spring Loop. Case #05-500028 (TF) Trey Fletcher, Senior Planner, presented the Replat Commissioner Bill Davis motioned to approve the Replat as .presented by staff. Commissioner Harold Strong seconded the motion, motionpassed (7-0). 9. Public hearing, presentation, possible action and discussion on a Rezoning for the Augustus Babille Tract A from A-O Agricultural-Open to C-1 General Commercial consisting of 21ots on 22.752 acres generally located at the intersection of Greens Prairie Road and Arrington Road. Case #05-500172 (TF) Trey Fletcher, Senior Planner, presented the Rezoning and stated that is in compliance with the Land Use Plan. Mr. Fletcher recommended approval of the Rezoning. P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes January 5, 2006 Page 2 of 4 Commissioner Bill Davis motioned to recommend approval of the Rezoning request as presented by staff to City Council. Commissioner Harold Strong seconded the motion, motion passed {7-0). 10. Public hearing, presentation, possible action and discussion on a Rezoning for the Augustus Babille Tract B from A-O Agricultural-Open to C-1 General Commercial consisting of 39.671 acres generally located between Greens Prairie Road and Arrington Road. Case #05-500188 (TF) Trey Fletcher, Senior Planner, presented the Rezoning and stated that is in compliance with the Land Use Plan. Mr. Fletcher recommended approval of the Rezoning. Commissioner Bill Davis motioned to recommend approval of the Rezoning request as presented by staff to City Council.. Commissioner Dennis Christiansen seconded the motion, motion passed (7-0). 11. Public hearing, presentation, possible action and discussion on the annual review of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). The annual review consists of a proposed amended UD0 to replace the existing ordinance.. including changes to the Northgate Zoning Districts. Case #05- 500023 (MH) Molly Hitchcock, Planning Administrator, presented the annual review of the Unified Development Ordinance and the proposed amendments to replace the existing ordinance regarding the. Northgate Districts. Steve Arden, 311 Cecelia Loop, College Station, Texas; Kelly Templin, 409 Brookside Drive, College Station, Texas; Sherry Ellison, .2705 B>•ookway Drive, College Station,, Texas; Hugh Stearnes, 316 Suffix, College Station, Texas; Patricia Kline, 921 Brookwater Circle, College Station, Texas; Robert McGeachin, 1208 Glade Street, College Station, Texas;. Veronica Morgan, 511 University Drive, College Station, Texas, Larry Haskins, College Station, Texas; Natalie Ruiz, 511 University Drive, Ste. 211, College.. Station, Texas;. and Mr. Clay, 13292 IGM Road, College Station, Texas; Citizens were in opposition of the amended UDO or certain sections within the amended UDO. Concerns of the citizens were as follows:. Traffic Impact Analysis Study -citizens did not feel that this is a housekeeping item; tree protection; more public input on the UDO amendments; public wants more night meetings for those that work during the day; more than 200 foot public notification area; would like to see a Citizen Review Committee in order to assist staff in UDO amendments; additional information on traffic solutions; traffic and connectivity issues; sidewalks on both sides of the street; separate annual reviews of all major policy changes and housekeeping items; the ability to appeal to the Design Review Board; open space category fox zoning; there were concerns regarding banners, :parking and vegetation; changes made to the NRA standards that are not in this draft of the amended UDO; free standing building restrictions; elitnitiation of service. parking and set back requirements. Commissioner Bill Davis stated that it is his opinion that the UDO amendments are very difficult to filter through and understand as they are written and that more time should be taken. to go through the item. Chairman Scott Shafer stated that the housekeeping items and policy .items should be kept separate and brought back separately, maybe housekeeping items should be done on an annual basis and policy items should be addressed every three years. He also stated that he felt that this would help simplify the items and give more clarification. P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes January 5, 2006 Page 3 of 4 Commissioner Harold Strong. stated that he would like to see additional and or more community involvement in the process. 12. Commissioner Dennis Christiansen. stated that he felt that there would be a more clear understanding of the amendments if the .housekeeping. items and policy changes or items having more impact would be kept separate. Commissioner Marsha Sanford stated that she would like additional information on what can be done to allow the furniture store to move forward instead of holding them back due to pending changes of the UDO. Commissioner John Nichols stated that he wanted to hear additional detailed information from staff regarding. the items .that are suggested being changed and that he would like to see Northgate dealt with separately. Commissioner. Ken Reynolds stated that he would like to see housekeeping and policy items kept separate and that it should be up to staff to decide'as to what is housekeeping items and what is policy items, put them in order of importance and have them bring it back at a later date. John Nichols motioned to table the item and refer the whole .set of UDO amendments back to staff` with direction. to separate out .housekeeping/administrative .items and policy items, come back at the very earliest time and further elaboration of rationale for the proposed policy changes item by item and have another public hearing and that the Northgate item be kept as a separate item. Commissioner Harold Strong seconded the motion, motion passed (7-0). Adjourn, Commissioner Dennis. Christiansen motioned to adjourn. Commissioner Marsha Sanford seconded the motion, motion passed (7-0). Approved: Scott Shafer, Chairman Planning and Zoning Commission Attest: Lisa Lindgren,. Staff Assistant Planning and Development. Services P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes January 5,2006 Page 4 of 4