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Home My WebLink About12/06/2007 - Minutes - Planning & Zoning Commission (2)CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Pram rx & Orzwepx r Strpim MINUTES PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Workshop Meeting Thursday, December 6, 2007 at 6:00 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 1. Call the meeting to order. Chairman Nichols called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. 2, Discussion of consent and regular agenda items. There was general discussion of regular agenda items 7, 8, and 10. 3. Discussion of Minor and Amending Plats approved by Staff. • Final Plat - Amending Plat - Indian Lakes VI Lot 2 -112, Block 13. Case #07- 00500214(JP) Final Plat - Amending Plat - Gateway Subdivision, Lots 13A & 14A, Block 1. Case #07- 00500199 (JS) Staff reviewed the Plats that were approved at staff level. 4. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding detention and retention pond aesthetics. (JM) December 6, 2007 P &Z Workshop Meeting Minutes Pagel of4 Jeffrey Missal, Planning Intern, presented information he had researched regarding detention and retention pond aesthetics and clarified the differences between the two. He answered questions in general from the Commissioners. Commissioner Schroeder, Commissioner Sanford, and Commissioner Davis all believe that such detention ponds be created to add functionality, such as a park when not in use for flood management. They also supported the idea of contextually sensitive solutions. 5. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding the development and adoption of the 2008 P &Z Plan of Work (see attached). (JS) Jason Schubert, Staff Planner, briefly summarized the Plan of Work and answered questions in general from the Commissioners. Commissioner Davis motioned to approve the Planning & Zoning Plan of Work with revisions to Park Development summary. Commissioner Schroeder seconded the motion; motion passed (7 -0). 6. Presentation, possible action and discussion regarding an update on the following item(s): • Comprehensive Land Use Plan Amendment from Single Family - Medium Density to Office for 2.76 acres located at 1103 Rock Prairie Road, generally located between Rio Grande Drive and Westchester Avenue. The Commission voted 6 -0 to recommend approval at their meeting on November 1. The Council voted 7 -0 to approve the amendment at their meeting on November 19. + Rezoning from R -4, Multi - family to A -P, Administrative Professional for 2.76 acres located at 1103 Rock Prairie Road generally located between Rio Grande Drive and Westchester Avenue. The Commission voted 6 -0 to recommend approval at their meeting on November 1. The Council voted 7 -0 to approve the rezoning request at their meeting on November 19. Comprehensive Land Use Plan Amendment from Institutional and Floodplain & Streams to Residential Attached and Floodplain & Streams for 7.6 acres located at 2021 Harvey Mitchell Parkway in the general vicinity of the intersection with Rio Grande Drive. On November 1, the Commission voted 6 -0 to recommend denial of the request and recommended a combination of Planned Development and Floodplain & Streams instead. On November 19, the Council voted 7 -0 to approve the land use amendment as recommended by the Commission. Comprehensive Land Use Plan Amendment from Industrial/Research & Development and Texas A &M University to Institutional and a Comprehensive Thoroughfare Plan Amendment to remove two unnamed minor collectors from the thoroughfare plan for the Memorial Cemetery located at 3800 Raymond Stotzer Parkway generally located on the northwest corner of the intersection of FM 2818 and Raymond Stotzer Parkway. The Commission voted 6 -0 to recommend approval at their meeting on November 1. The Council voted 7 -0 to approve the amendment with a minor change regarding one thoroughfare at their meeting on November 19. December 6, 2007 P &Z Workshop Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 4 Comprehensive Land Use Plan Amendment to remove the Eisenhower Street major collector between University Drive and Walton Drive from the Thoroughfare Plan. The Commission voted 6 -0 to recommend denial (Commissioner Sanford recused herself] at their meeting on November 1. The Council voted 7 -0 to deny the amendment at their meeting on November 19. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding the P &Z Calendar of Upcoming Meetings. Bob Cowell, Director, reviewed the upcoming meeting date for the Planning & Zoning Commission. 8. Presentation, discussion and possible action regarding the Comprehensive Planning process. Planning & Zoning Meeting — December 20, 2007 — 6:00 p.m. Workshop Meeting and 7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting — City Hall Council Chambers Bob Cowell, Director, added the workshop items that were scheduled to be presented before the Planning & Zoning Commission on December 20 were moved to the January 3 rd meeting and stated that there will be no meeting, nor regular or workshop, on December 20, 2007. 9. Discussion, review and possible action regarding the following meetings: Design Review Board, Council Transportation Committee, Joint Parks/Planning & Zoning Subcommittee, Chairman Nichols requested that a commissioner for Planning & Zoning be on the Bryan Joint Subcommittee. 10. 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, briefly discussed that impact fees would be on a future agenda. 11. Adjourn. Commissioner Baumann motioned to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Sanford seconded the motion, motion passed (7 -0). Meeting adjourned at 7:02 p.m. December 6, 2007 P &Z Workshop Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 4 Approv Jo ichols, Chairman Planning and Zoning Commission Attest: Nicole Padilla, Staff Assistant Planning and Development Services December 6, 2007 P &Z Workshop Meeting Minutes Page 4 of 4 PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION GUESTREGIS � �y AfEb97NG DATE 0 XYi A b, 4 W q NAME ADDKSS I_ 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. S. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13, 14. 15. 16. 17, 1& 19. 20. 21. 22, 23, 24. 25.