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Home My WebLink About10/05/2006 - Minutes - Planning & Zoning Commission MINUTES Regular Meeting Planning and Zoning Commission Thursday, October 5, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers College Station City Hall 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, Texas COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairman John Nichols, Derek Dictson, Glenn Schroeder, Harold Strong, Dennis Christiansen and Marsha Sanford. COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Bill Davis. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: John Happ. CITY STAFF PRESENT: Staff Planners Jason Schubert, Grant Wencel and Crissy Hartl, Senior Planner Jennifer Prochazka, Planning Administrator Molly Hitchcock, Graduate Civil Engineer Josh Norton, Transportation Planner Ken Fogle, Acting Director Lance Simms, Staff Assistant Lisa Lindgren, Senior Assistant City Attorney Angela Deluca, and Information Services Representative Bryan Cook. 1. Call meeting to order. Chairman Nichols called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. 2. Hear Citizens. No one spoke during the item. 3. Consent Agenda. 3.1 Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Vacating Plat of Lot 8R Block Two and a Final Plat of Lots 8R & 9 of Block Two of the Edelweiss Business Center consisting of 1.57 acres located at 12815 FM 2154 on the east side of Wellborn Road between Rock Prairie Road and Mortier Drive. Case #06-500186 (JR) 3.2 Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Final Plat for Dove Crossing Phase 3 & 4 consisting of 71 lots on 15.85 acres located at Graham Road in the general vicinity of the intersection of Graham Road and Alexandria Avenue. Case #06-500190 (LB) 3.3 Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Final Plat for Castlerock Subdivision Phase lA consisting of 30 Lots on 13.384 acres located north of Castlegate Subdivision along the north side of William D. Fitch Parkway. Case #06-500192 (JR) P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes October 5, 2006 Page 1 of 4 3.4 Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Preliminary Plat for the Sonoma Subdivision consisting of 165 lots on 40.38 acres located at 2755 Barron Road in the general vicinity of the southeast comer of the intersection of Barron Road and State Highway 40. Case #06-500187 (GW) 3.5 Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Preliminary Plat for Southern Trace Phase 2 Subdivision consisting of 59 lots on 14.31 acres located at Wellborn Road in the general vicinity of the intersection of Barron Road and William D. Fitch Parkway. Case #06-500174 (LB) 3.6 Consideration, discussion, and possible action to approve meeting minutes. * September 21, 2006 ~ Workshop Meeting Minutes * September 21, 2006 ~ Regular Meeting Minutes Commissioner Strong motioned to approve the Consent Agenda. Commissioner Sanford seconded the motion, motion passed (6-0). Regular Agenda 4. Consideration, discussion, and possible action on items removed from the Consent Agenda by Commission action. No items were removed from the Consent Agenda. 5. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Variance Request to Section 12- K Blocks and Section 13-C Lot Width of the Subdivision Regulations and a presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Preliminary Plat for Saddle Creek Subdivision consisting of 263 lots on 562.145 acres generally located at Wellborn Road and Bentwood Drive, approximately one mile south of Greens Prairie Road in the City's Extra-territorial Jurisdiction. Case #06-500191 (CH) Crissy Hartl, Staff Planner, presented the Variance Requests and Preliminary Plat for Saddle Creek Subdivision. Joe Schultz, 2900 Longmire, College Station, Texas, spoke in favor of the project and addressed questions by the Commissioners. Commissioner Sanford motioned to approve the Variance Requests as stated. Commissioner Christiansen seconded the motion, motion passed (4-2). Chairman Nichols, Commissioners Sanford, Christiansen and Schroeder were in favor of the motion; Commissioners Strong and Dictson were in opposition of the motion. Commissioner Christiansen motioned to approve the Preliminary Plat as submitted. Commissioner Sanford seconded the motion, motion passed (4-2). Chairman Nichols, Commissioners Sanford, Christiansen and Schroeder were in favor of the motion; Commissioners Strong and Dictson were in opposition of the motion. P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes October 5, 2006 Page 2 of 4 6. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Comprehensive Plan amendment for approximately .44 acres located at 2201 Texas Avenue South, from Single-Family Residential - High Density to Regional Retail. Case #06- 500082 (JP) Jennifer Prochazka, Senior Planner, presented the Comprehensive Plan Amendment and stated staff recommended denial. Greg Taggart, Municipal Development Group, College Station, Texas, stated that he represented the applicants and spoke in favor of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment and addressed questions from the Commissioners. Denise Sheppard, 105 Sterling, College Station, Texas, and Adrian Williams, McGruder Family Representative, College Station, Texas both spoke in favor of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment. Chairman Nichols closed the public hearing and staff addressed questions by the Commissioners. Chairman Nichols reopened the public hearing and the Commission called upon Greg Taggart for further questions. Mr. Taggart assisted Commissioners with questions regarding the Comprehensive Plan Amendment. James McGruder, College Station, Texas. Mr. McGruder stated that all homeowners within the 200-foot notification area were present at the public hearing and that the City did a good job in getting out documentation to those individuals. Chairman Nichols closed the public hearing. Commissioner Strong stated that he would be in favor of assisting the neighborhood in making changes in the area and agreed that changes needed to take place but that he would not support the request of Regional Retail. Commissioner Strong motioned to recommend to City Council denial of the request for the Comprehensive Plan Amendment as presented. Commissioner Dictson seconded the motion, motion passed (6-0). 7. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on a request to rezone approximately .44 acres located at 2201 Texas Avenue South from R-l Single- Family Residential to C-l General Commercial. Case #06-500084 (JP) Jennifer Prochazka, Senior Planner, presented the rezoning and stated that staff did not feel that a rezoning to General Commercial would be in line with the City Council's goal of neighborhood integrity. Adrian McGruder, McGruder Family Representative, College Station, Texas. Mr. McGruder addressed the Commission and asked for their assistance regarding thoughts of what type of changes could be made for the area that the Commission would agree to. Mr. MrGruder was advised to get with staff and go over other recommendations for the property. P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes October 5, 2006 Page 3 of 4 Chairman Nichols closed the public hearing. Commissioner Sanford motioned to recommend denial of the rezoning request to the City Council. Commissioner Christiansen seconded the motion, motion passed (6-0). 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. There were no additional items other than what was previously discussed during the workshop meeting. 9. Adjourn. Commissioner Christiansen motioned to adjourn. Commissioner Schroeder seconded the motion, motion passed (6-0). r:'~ John Nichols, Chairman Planning and Zoning Commission Attest: ~ Lisa Lindgren, Staff Assistant Planning and Development Services P &Z Regular Meeting Minutes October 5, 2006 Page 4 of 4 ;:~'> PLANNING &- ZONING COMMISSION ,GUEST REGISTER MEETING DATE Oe..,-\tier %, .SCd.o NAME 4DDRESS LJt~ Q, ~ 1{jL{-~ Jp'~-f.TX. 2J~..)i~ IOL~}>-t< L~JK. 3. -\ ~ML,nO \\05' ~~ CY\.a;rv,- 4. L 1 ov \..-it) li-N ~ 5'., 6. ~'~~ " LvI! ~ ~~)t7 lOroc/+ 0 9k \. 6. /lJl Sc-)~A/fJ Ljtjc/ () tfeh-/~b./.-ooJ C.J? 77 Is/lf'--- 7. ~f~ ~OO Li;tJ (5 '~11/<- 7i?H'9 rv 7/~t?-5 8. ~ U.~}.~~a~' 10\) ~ l~~. ~r~uk' T,?-l-2gc)~ 9. ~\\-oY\ W0v\~ 1..2'2.-0 rlUh% 13~'T~ 1780\ ~~\~O. QJ~ \0~\\-:-~Z'--z.o e O-V~*. ~CVV;T~ 77 ~o 1 11.~ ~~cl l~~ ~'1 c 5,-rI)~A40 12. ~~ 119 f' % (" L 7'f --; 7Y'/O 15. 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