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PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
Regular Meeting
Thursday, December 6, 2007
at 7:00 p.m.
City Hall Council Chambers
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairman John Nichols, Bill Davis, Harold Strong, Derek
Dictson, Glenn Schroeder, Marsha Sanford and Noel Bauman
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: James Massey
CITY STAFF PRESENT: Senior Planner Lindsay Boyer, Staff Planners Crissy Hard,
Matthew Robinson, and Jason Schubert, Transportation Planner Ken Fogle, Graduate Civil
Engineer Josh Norton, Acting Development Engineer Carol Cotter, City Engineer Alan Gibbs,
Director Bob Cowell, Assistant Director Lance Simms, Planning Administrator Molly
Hitchcock, First Assistant City Attorney Carla Robinson, Information Services Representative
Carrie McHugh, Staff Assistants Brittany Caldwell and Nicole Padilla
Call Meeting to Order.
Chairman Nichols called the meeting to order at 7:07 p.m.
2. Hear Citizens.
No one spoke during the item.
Consent Agenda
3.1 Consideration, discussion and possible action on Absence Requests from
meetings.
• Bill Davis (November 15, 2007) Regular Meeting
3,2 Consideration, discussion, and possible action to approve meeting Minutes.
• November 15, 2007 Workshop
• November 15, 2007 Regular
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3.3 Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Final Plat for Saddle Creek
Phase 2 consisting of 13 lots on 17.888 acres, generally located off of Stousland
Road, west of FM 2154 in the City's Extra - Territorial Jurisdiction. Case #07-
00500265 (CH)
Commissioner Davis motioned to approve items 3.1 -3.3. Commissioner Sanford
seconded the motion, motion passed (7 -0).
Regular Agenda
Consideration, discussion, and possible action on items removed from the Consent
Agenda by Commission action.
No items were removed.
Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Variance Request to the Subdivision
Regulations, Section 8 -M, Sidewalks and a presentation, possible action, and discussion
on a Preliminary Plat for Brazos Valley Church of Christ consisting of 1 lot on 5.407
acres located at 1201 Norton Lane which is along Wellborn Road and south of William
D. Fitch Pkwy. Case #07- 00500220 (JS)
Jason Schubert, Staff Planner, presented the Variance Request and Preliminary Plat and
recommended approval of the Preliminary Plat with the condition that the variance was
approved. He answered questions in general from the Commission.
Commissioner Dictson motioned to approve the Variance Request to the
Subdivision Regulations, Section 8 -M. Commissioner Baumann seconded the
motion; motion passed (7 -0).
Commissioner Schroeder motioned to approve the Preliminary Plat. Commissioner
Baumann seconded the motion; motion passed (7 -0).
Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Final Plat of Lots 2A -1
and 2A -2 of the Liberty Subdivision being a replat of Lot 2A of the Liberty Subdivision
consisting of 2 lots on 3.726 acres located at 2470 Earl Rudder Freeway South generally
located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Southwest Parkway and State
Highway 6 Frontage Road. Case #07- 00500256 (LB)
Lindsay Boyer, Senior Planner, presented the Final Plat of one existing lot in preparation
for commercial development and recommended approval of the final plat. She answered
questions in general from the Commissioners.
Commissioner Davis had general questions regarding the buffering requirements.
No one spoke during the public hearing.
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Commissioner Dictson motioned to approve the Final Plat. Commissioner Sanford
seconded the motion; motion passed (7 -0).
4. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Final Plat — Replat for
North Forest consisting of 5 lots on 5.16 acres located at 2801 Earl Rudder Freeway
South at North Forest Drive. Case #07- 00500260 (CH)
Crissy Hard, Staff Planner, presented a Final Plat being a Replat of the North Forest
Subdivision and recommended approval. She answered questions in general from the
Commissioners.
No one spoke during the public hearing.
Commissioner Davis motioned to approve the Final Plat. Commissioner Dictson
seconded the motion; motion passed (7 -0).
5. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Master Plan for the Peach Creek
Development consisting of 2,273.93 acres located south of Indian Lakes Subdivision
along Peach Creek in the southern portion of the City's Extra - Territorital Jurisdiction
(ETJ) and extending from SH 6 to FM 2154. Case #07- 00500266 (JS)
Jason Schubert, Staff Planner, presented a Master Plan for residential, commercial, and
institutional uses of 2,273.93 acres located in the Peach Creek Development and
recommended approval with the condition that staff comments are addressed. He
answered questions in general from the Commissioners.
Commissioner Davis expressed concern about arterial access to and from the property.
Jack McFarlane, P.O. Box 591, Millican, TX 77866, who represents the owner, stated
that the owner would like this to be a responsible development.
Commissioner Davis and Commissioner Sanford had grave concerns regarding the
development of the property.
Commissioner Dictson motioned to approve the Master Plan with staff review
comments addressed. Commissioner Strong seconded the motion; motion passed (7-
0).
6. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Final Plat for Block A,
Lot 2R of Eastmark Phase 2 being a Replat of Lots 2A and 2B consisting of 2 lots on
1.743 acres located at 909 Southwest Parkway East, generally located at the northeast
corner of Southwest Parkway and Central Park Lane. Case #07- 00500275 (CH)
Crissy Hard, Staff Planner, presented a Final Plat being a Replat of Block A, Lot 2 of
Eastmark Subdivision Phase 2 and explained that the property owner of both lots is
requesting the lots be combined into one lot. She recommended approval of the final
plat. She answered questions in general from the Commissioners.
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Mike Holscher, Director of the Board of United Way, expressed that there are no present
plans to sell or develop the land at this time. He answered questions in general from the
Commissioners.
Commissioner Sanford motioned to approve the Final Plat. Commissioner Davis
seconded the motion; motion passed (7 -0).
7. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Rezoning from R -I
Single - Family Residential to PDD Planned Development District and A -0 Agricultural -
Open for 3.67 acres located at 124 Morgans Lane, generally located at Morgans Lane and
the future Dartmouth Street extension. Case #07- 00500267 (CH)
Crissy Hard, Staff Planner, presented the Rezoning and recommended denial due to not
being presented with a master plan of the area to ensure that the land uses are appropriate
with respect to the floodplains and future extension of Dartmouth Street.
Carol Cotter, Acting Development Engineer, explained that there is actually more flood
plain shown on the map than actually located on the property.
Kim Schams, Assistant Director of Aggieland Pregnancy Outreach, Inc., presented a
presentation for the Commissioners and answered general questions from the
Commissioners.
Commissioner Davis expressed approval with the applicant and stated his concern was
with how the future extension of Dartmouth will line up with the property.
Chairman Nichols and Commissioner Dictson expressed concern about going against
staff recommendation to deny the rezoning and both agreed there was a need to have a
master plan for the area.
Commissioner Davis motioned to approve the Rezoning. Commissioner Sanford
seconded the motion, motion passed (5 -2). Chairman Nichols and Commissioner
Dictson voted in opposition of the Rezoning.
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.
Bob Cowell, Director, reminded Commissioners that there will be no Planning & Zoning
meeting on December 20 "', 2007.
9. Adjourn.
Commissioner Davis motioned to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Sanford
seconded the motion; motion passed (7 -0).
Meeting was adjourned at 9:01 p.m.
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Approved:
Jo N' ols, Chairman
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Nicole Padilla, Staff Assistant
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