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Home My WebLink About03/16/2006 - Minutes - Planning & Zoning Commission ........ MINUTES Regular Meeting Planning and Zoning Commission Thursday, March 16, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers, College Station City Hall 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, Texas CITY OF COLLEGE STATION COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: John Nichols, Dennis Christiansen, Harold Strong and Marsha Sanford. COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: and Ken Reynolds. Chairman Scott Shafer, Commissioners Bill Davis CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: None. STAFF PRESENT: Staff Planner Jennifer Reeves, Senior Planners Jennifer Prochazka and Trey Fletcher, Assistant City Engineer Alan Gibbs, Graduate Civil Engineer Josh Norton, Transportation Planner Ken Fogle, Director Joey Dunn, Assistant Director Lance Simms, GIS Technician Adrian Welsh, Staff Assistant Lisa Lindgren, First Assistant City Attorney Carla Robinson and OTIS Action Center Representative, Brian Cooke. 1. Call meeting to order. Acting Chairman John Nichols called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. Hear Citizens. None. 3. Consent Agenda. Consideration, discussion and possible action on meeting minutes. March 2, 2006, Minutes - Regular Meeting Commissioner Christiansen motioned to approve the minutes. Commissioner Sanford seconded the motion, motion passed (4-0). P &Z Regular Meeting Minutes March 16, 2006 Page 1 of5 Regular Agenda 4. Consideration, discussion and possible action on requests for absence from meetings. * Harold Strong ~ March 2, 2006, Workshop & Regular Meeting * Bill Davis ~ March 16, 2006, Workshop & Regular Meeting * Ken Reynolds ~ March 16, 2006, Workshop & Regular Meeting Commissioner Christiansen motioned to approve the absence requests. Commissioner Sanford seconded the motion, motion passed (4-0). 5. Consideration, discussion, and possible action on items removed from the Consent Agenda by Commission action. No items were removed from the Consent Agenda. 6. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding a project proposal for the Statewide Transportation Enhancement Program. Ken Fogle, Transportation Planner, gave a presentation regarding the Statewide Transportation Enhancement Program. Commissioner Sanford motioned to approve the project proposal and recommend it to City Council. Commissioner Christiansen seconded the motion, motion passed (4-0). 7. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on variances to Section 12-1.7 (Cul- de-Sacs) and Section 12-K.2 (Block Length) for Indian Lakes Phase X; and presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Preliminary Plat for Indian Lakes Phase X, consisting of 41 lots on 79.71 acres, located southeast of the intersection of Indian Lakes Drive and Chaco Canyon, in the City's extraterritorial jurisdiction. Case #06-500035 (JP/CC) Jennifer Prochazka, Senior Planner, presented the variances and Preliminary Plat, and recommended approval of the preliminary plat pending approval of the vanances. Travis Martinek, 3608 East 29th Street, Bryan, Texas. Mr. Martinek spoke in favor of the project. Commissioner Christiansen motioned to approve the two variance requests as submitted. Commissioner Strong seconded the motion, motion passed (4- 0). P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes March 16, 2006 Page 2 of5 Commissioner Christiansen motioned to approve the preliminary plat as presented. Commissioner Sanford seconded the motion, motion passed (4-0). 8. Presentation, possible action and discussion regarding a possible recommendation to City Council regarding streetscaping in the City of College Station. Case #06- 500049 (JD) Joey DU11l1, Director, presented the item. Commissioner Strong made a motion for staff to reconstruct the document and bring it back to the Commission at the earliest available meeting in order for them to review it again and possibly make a recommendation to City Council. Commissioner Sanford seconded the motion, motion passed (4-0). 9. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on a replat for Ponderosa Place Section 2, Tract E and Lot 1, Block 20 of Ponderosa Place Section 4-A, consisting of 2 lots on 5.29 acres located at 3850 State Highway 6 South, generally located north ofthe Rock Prairie Road exit. Case #06-500022 (TF/JN) Josh Norton, Graduate Civil Engineer, presented the replat and recommended approval. Noone spoke during the public hearing. Commissioner Christiansen motioned to approve the replat. Commissioner Strong seconded the motion, motion passed (4-0). 10. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on a rezoning for 3850 State Highway 6 South, consisting of 1 lot on 1.678 acres generally located north of the Rock Prairie Road exit, from C-2 Commercial-Industrial to C-l General Commercial. Case #06-500018 (TF/LB) Trey Fletcher, Senior Planner, presented the rezoning and recommended approval. He stated that he had received one phone call inquiring about. the rezoning request. Noone spoke during the public hearing. Commissioner Christiansen motioned to approve the rezoning as presented. Commissioner Sanford seconded the motion, motion passed (4-0). 11. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Replat of Bald Prairie Lots 4&5 and a Final Plat of Edelweiss Gartens Phase 7 consisting of 50 lots on 10.715 acres located off of Eagle Avenue east of Brandenburg Lane. Case #06-500032 (JR/JN) P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes March 16, 2006 Page 3 of5 Jennifer Reeves, Staff Planner, presented the Replat and Final Plat and recommended approval of both. Steve Arden, 311 Cecelia Loop, College Station, Texas. Mr. Arden spoke in favor of the project. Commissioner Christiansen motioned to approve the Replat and Final Plat as presented. Commissioner Strong seconded the motion, motion passed (4- 0). 12. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance, Section 5.4, Non-Residential Dimensional Standards. Case #05-500023 (JP) Jennifer Prochazka, Senior Planner, presented the Non-Residential Dimensional Standards. She recommended that the Commission take no action on the item, or, table the item in order for staff to go back and look for other possible resolutions before going to City Council. Noone spoke during the public hearing. The Commission took no action on the item and directed staff to go back and make the appropriate changes. 13. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance, Section 7.9, Non-Residential Architectural Standards. Case #05-500023 (JP) Jennifer Prochazka, Senior Planner, presented the amendments for the Non- Residential Architectural Standards. Noone spoke during the public hearing. Commissioner Christiansen motioned to approve the amendments and recommend them to City Council for approval. Commissioner Strong seconded the motion, motion passed (4-0). 14. Public hearing, presentation, possible action and discussion regarding an amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance, Article 11, Definitions. Case #05-500023 (JP) Jennifer Prochazka, Senior Planner, presented the amendments for the Definitions section of the Unified Development Ordinance. Noone spoke during the public hearing. P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes March 16, 2006 Page 4 of5 Commissioner Christiansen motioned to approve the amendments and recommend them to City Council for approval with one change. The change was to take out the word "primarily" in the definition of a hospital. Commissioner Strong seconded the motion, motion passed (4-0). 15. Adjourn. Commissioner Sanford motioned to adjourn. Commissioner Christiansen seconded the motion, motion passed (4-0). Approved: " sc~ Planning and Zoning Commission Attest: Lisa Lindgren, Staff Assista Planning and Development Services P &Z Regular Meeting Minutes March 16, 2006 Page 5 of5 PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION GUEST REGISTER MEETING DATE (l)Q~ \\r toclq , .flDDRESS }t Wdh 3~ ~. "0& NAME 1. {JO 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. II. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.