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Home My WebLink About08/16/2007 - Minutes - Planning & Zoning CommissionMINUTES Regular Meeting Planning and Zoning Commission Thursday, August 16, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers College Station City Hall 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, Texas COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairman John Nichols, Bill Davis, Glen Schroeder, Harold Strong, Marsha Sanford and Derek Dictson COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Noel Bauman CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: None CITY STAFF PRESENT: Staff Planners Crissy Hartl and Jason Schubert, Senior Planners Jennifer Prochazka and Lindsay Boyer, Transportation Planner Ken Fogle, Graduate Civil Engineer Carol Cotter, Sr. Assistant City Engineer Alan Gibbs, Deputy City Manager Terry Childers, Director Bob Cowell, Assistant Director Lance Simms, First Assistant City Attorney Carla Robinson, Public Works Director Mark Smith, Information Services Representative Bryan Cook, Staff Assistant Brittany Korthauer. 1. Call meeting to order. Chairman John Nichols called the meeting to order at 7:08 p.m. 2. Hear Citizens. No one spoke under that item. 3. Consent Agenda 3.1 Consideration, discussion and possible action on Absence Requests from meetings. • Harold Strong — August 2, 2007 — Workshop & Regular Meeting 3.2 Consideration, discussion, and possible action to approve meeting Minutes. • Special Joint Workshop Meeting —May 29, 2007 3.3 Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Final Plat for 2818 Place Subdivision consisting of 2 lots on 43.63 acres located at 1300 Harvey Mitchell Parkway South. Case #07- 500136 (LB) August 16, 2007 P &Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 5 3.4 Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Final Plat for Greens Prairie Center Phase 5 consisting of 4 lots on 11.2 acres located at 4400 SH 6 S at the southwest corner of SH 6 and William D. Fitch Pkwy. Case #07- 00500173 (JS) 3.5 Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Preliminary Plat for Spring Creek Commons consisting of 8 lots on 50.547 acres located at e a vicinity e f SH 6 and 4401 SH 6 S in the general v cm t of the northeast comer o g Y li William D. Fitch Pkwy. Case #07- 00500174 (JS) 3.6 Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Final Plat for Castle Rock Ph 1B & 1C consisting of 17 lots and 2 common areas on 6.891 acres located on the north side of State Highway 40 across from Castlegate Subdivision, west of Castle Rock Parkway. Case #07- 00500175 (MH) Chairman John Nichols stated that item 3.5 was removed from the Consent Agenda and placed on the Regular Agenda per the applicant's request. Commissioner Davis motioned to approve items 3.1 -3.4 and 3.6. Commissioner Dictson 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. Item 3.5 the Preliminary Plat for Spring Creek Commons was removed from the Consent Agenda per the applicant. Jason Schubert, Staff Planner, presented the Preliminary Plat and stated that it met the Subdivision Regulations and recommended approval. Veronica Morgan, 511 University Drive East Suite 204, College Station, Texas was called upon by the Commission and stated they would be coming back to the Planning and Zoning Commission with a revised Preliminary Plat which will realign a portion of Lakeway Drive by shifting it to the west and will accommodate the 100 -foot buffer. Al Smith, Purchaser, 15032 Tumberry, Circle College Station, Texas. Mr. Smith stated that the long tenn plan for the property is a medical campus. Doug Patterson, Construction Manager, 4645 N. Central Expwy Ste# 200, Dallas, Texas. Mr. Patterson stated that retail development is currently planned for the southern tract of the property Commissioner Davis motioned to approve the Preliminary Plat. Commissioner Sanford seconded the motion, motion passed (6 -0). August 16, 2007 P &Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 5 5. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Variance Request to Section 8- I.2.1, Utility Easements, of the Subdivision Regulations and public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Final Plat of Lot 3R, Block 5 W.C. Boyett Estate Partition, being a Replat of Lots 3, 4 and 5, Block 5 W.C. Boyett Estate Partition, consisting of one lot on 0.52 acres, located at 404, 406 and 408 Second Street in Northgate. Case #07- 00500168 (JP) Jennifer Prochazka, Senior Planner, presented the Variance Request and Replat and recommended approval of both should the Variance Request be approved by the Commission. Commissioner Dictson motioned tc submitted by Staff. Commissioner passed (6 -0). approve the Variance Request as Davis seconded the motion, motion Jane Kee, IPS Group, College Station, Texas stated that the development would probably be a 40 -unit dwelling with parking underneath. She also stated that the current homes are not listed in Northgate Historical documents. Commissioner Davis motioned to approve the Replat as submitted by Staff. Commissioner Sanford seconded the motion, motion passed (6 -0). 6. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on a rezoning from A -O, Agricultural Open to R -1, Single Family Residential consisting of 1 lot on 13.079 acres in the general vicinity of the area northeast of Windwood Subdivision. Case ##07- 00500052 (LB) Lindsay Boyer, Senior Planner, presented the rezoning and recommended denial. She addressed several questions by the Commission on the rezoning request. Greg Taggart, Municipal Development Group, College Station, Texas. Mr. Taggart represented the applicant and spoke in favor of the project and answered questions in general from the Commission Mary Jorichardion, 6403 Windwood Drive, College Station, Texas; Kevin & Kathy Wright, 6408 Windwood Drive, College Station, Texas; Dicky Herron, 6413 Windwood Drive, College Station, Texas; Marsha Herron, 6413 Windwood Drive, College Station, Texas; Joseph Dawson, 64617 Windwood Drive, College Station, Texas; Sherry Ellison, 2705 Brookway Drive, College Station, Texas; Wilford Gardner, 6403 Windwood Drive, College Station, Texas; Trish Pannell, 6421 Windwood Drive, College Station, Texas; Ron Griffin, 6421 Windwood Drive, College Station, Texas; Emil Linnstaedter, 2711 Brockway Drive, College Station, Texas. Some concerns of the citizens were drainage, flooding potential, environmental concerns, hazard of power lines and gas pipelines in the area, as well as the potential traffic impact and stated that there was a need for an impact analysis. August 16, 2007 P &Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 5 Alan Gibbs, Sr. Assistant City Engineer, addressed questions from the Commission regarding drainage and floodplain issues. Ken Fogle, Transportation Planner, addressed questions from the Commission regarding Brookway Drive and the extension of Associates Drive. Commissioner Davis motioned to deny the rezoning. Commissioner Strong seconded the motion, motion passed (6 -0). 7. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding the results of the East College Station Transportation Study. (KF) Kurt Schulte, Kimley -Horn and Associates, gave an update on the East College Station Transportation Study. Mark Smith, Public Works Director, Ken Fogle, Transportation Planner, and Bob Cowell, Planning & Development Services Director answered questions from the Commission about the project. The following citizens had concerns with the East College Station Transportation Study: Sherry Ellison, 2705 Brockway Drive, College Station, Texas; Ron Griffin, 6421 Windwood Drive, College Station, Texas; Terry Raines, 1307 Essex Green, College Station, Texas; Wilford Gardner, 6403 Windwood Drive, College Station, Texas; Jay Muthusami, 3510 Graz Drive, College Station, Texas; Kay Youngblood, 2104 Farley, College Station, Texas, Some concerns of the citizens were floodplain, possibility of hurting small businesses, growth of traffic on Stonebridge and Foxfire, and the extension of Associate's Drive. It was also stated that citizens would like to be included in the decision- making process. Brian Bochner, citizen, 5111 Bellerive Bend Road, College Station, Texas commended Staff and stated the plan was very innovative and creative: No action was taken on the item. 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. No items were discussed. 9. Adjourn. Commissioner Davis motioned to adjourn. Commissioner Dictson seconded the motion, motion passed (6 -0). Meeting adjourned at 10:28 p.m. August 16, 2007 P &Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 4 of 5 Nichols, Chainnan ling and Zoning Commission Attest: &M ' ( U140AW) Brittany Kort a er, aStaff Assistant Planning and evelopment Services August 16, 2007 P &Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 5 of 5