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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/05/2007 - Minutes - Planning & Zoning CommissionMINUTES Regular Meeting Planning and Zoning Commission Thursday, July 5, 2007, at 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers College Station City Hall 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, Texas COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairman John Nichols, Derek Dictson, Marsha Sanford and Glenn Schroeder. COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Bill Davis, Dennis Christiansen and Harold Strong. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: None. CITY STAFF PRESENT: Staff Planners Crissy Hartl, Lindsay Boyer and Jason Schubert, Senior Planner Jennifer Prochazka, Transportation Planner Ken Fogle, Graduate Civil Engineers Carol Cotter and Josh Norton, Director Bob Cowell, Assistant Director Lance Simms, Planning Administrator Molly Hitchcock, First Assistant City Attorney Carla Robinson, Information Services Representative Bryan Cook, Chief Financial Officer Jeff Kersten, Budget Analyst Courtney Kennedy, Deputy City Manager Terry Childers, Economic Development Director David Gwin, Staff Assistants Brittany Korthauer and Lisa Lindgren. 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 Consideration, discussion and possible action on Absence Requests from meetings. • Dennis Christiansen ~ July 5, 2007 ~ Workshop & Regular Meeting :• Harold Strong ~ July 5, 2007 ~ Workshop & Regular Meeting :• John Nichols,., July 19, 2007 ~ Workshop & Regular Meeting July 5, 2007 P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 6 3.2 Consideration, discussion, and possible action to approve meeting Minutes • June 7, 2007 ~ Workshop Meeting • June 7, 2007 ~ Regular Meeting • June 18, 2007 ~ Workshop Meeting • June 18, 2007 ~ Regular Meeting Commissioner Schroeder motioned to approve. the Consent. Agenda. Commissioner Sanford seconded the motion, motion passed (4-0). Regular A eg_nda 4. 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 Section 8-I.2, Utility Easements of the Subdivision Regulations and a public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Final Plat being a Replat of Lots 1, 2, and 3, Block 1, Phase 2 of the Crescent Pointe Subdivision .consisting of 10 lots on 15.09 acres located at 1500 Copperfield Parkway in the general vicinity of the southwest intersection of Crescent Pointe Parkway and Copperfield Parkway. Case #07-00500119 (LB) Lindsay Boyer, Staff Planner, presented the Variance Request and recommended approval. Ms. Boyer also presented the Final Plat being a Replat recommending approval of the Plat should the Variance request be granted. Commissioner Schroeder motioned to approve the Variance request. Commissioner Sanford seconded the motion, motion passed (4-0). No one spoke during the public hearing. Commissioner Sanford motioned to approve the Final Plat Replat. Commissioner Schroeder seconded the motion, motion passed (4-0). 6. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and. discussion on a final plat being a replat of University Town Center Phase 1 consisting of 6 lots on 17.73 acres located at 800 University Drive East, generally located on the south side of University between Tarrow Street and Lincoln Avenue. Case #07-00500127 (CH) Crissy Hartl, Staff Planner, presented the Final Plat Replat and recommended approval. July 5, 2007 P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 6 No .one spoke during the public hearing. Commissioner Sanford motioned to approve the Final Plat Replat. Commissioner Dictson seconded the motion, motion passed (4-0). 7. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Variance request to Section 13-C, Lot Width and 12-I.3, Relation to Adjoining Street Systems of the Subdivision Regulations and a presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Preliminary Plat for Peach Crossing. Subdivision, Phase 2 consisting of 4 lots on 29.56 acres located at 1706 Peach Creek Road. just east of the Speedway on Peach Creek Road, at its intersection with Peach Creek Cut-Off in the City's Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction. Case #07-00500073 (LB) Lindsay Boyer, Staff Planner, presented the Variance .Request and recommended approval. Ms. Boyer also presented the Preliminary Plat recommending approval of the Plat should the Variance requests be granted. Mark Homeyer, Developer, 1600 Peach Creek, College Station, Texas. Mr. Homeyer was called upon by the Commission to answer questions in general regarding the Variance request and the Preliminary Plat. Commissioner Dictson motioned to approve the Variance Requests as submitted by staff. Commissioner Sanford seconded the motion, motion passed (4-0). Commissioner Dictson motioned to approve the Preliminary Plat with the condition that a private access easement be inserted along the North and East side of the property so that Dansby and Burch Ridge. Associations have access via a private access easement. Commissioner Sanford seconded the motion, motion passed (4-0). 8. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Final Plat of Lots 9A-R & 9B-R, Block 9, The. Villages of Indian Lakes Phase I, being a replat of Lot 9, Block 9 into two residential lots on 3.245 acres, located on Osage Trail Drive, off of Indian Lakes Drive & Chaco Canyon Drive, approximately A'/a mile outside the southern edge of College Station, within the City's Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction (ETJ). Case #07-00500129(JP) Jennifer Prochazka, Senior Planner, presented the Replat and recommended approval. Ken Fogle, Transportation Planner, was called upon to answer questions in general by the Commission regarding traffic. July 5, 2007 P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 6 No one spoke during the public hearing. Commissioner Schroeder motioned to approve the Final Plat Replat. Commissioner Dictson seconded the motion, motion passed (4-0). 9. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan -Land Use Plan from Regional Retail and Floodplains & Streams to Redevelopment for 3.956 acres located at 1502 Texas Avenue South. Case #07-00500134 (JP) Jennifer Prochazka, Senior Planner, presented the Comprehensive Plan Amendment and recommended approval. Paul Thrower, Director of Development,. 11-13 Goldsmith Sr. Nuttingmam, UK. This company is primarily based out of the United Kingdom. Jerry Tipps, Houston, Texas. Veronica Morgan, 511 University Drive, Ste. 204, College Station, Texas. These individuals are developers or engineers of the project and were called upon by the Commission to answer questions in general regarding the project. Lloyd Smith, 1609 Armistead Street, College Station,. Texas; George Thomas, 110 Redmond, College Station, Texas; Harry Raisor, 1604 Armistead, College Station, Texas; Dr. Robert Sanders, 214 Redmond, College Station, Texas. Some of the concerns of the citizens were parking, traffic and traffic flows, street width, lack of sidewalks, public roads, shortcuts, and access for emergency vehicles, street access and the building of a dormitory in the area. David Gwin, Economic Development Director; Ken Fogle, Transportation Planner. and Lance Simms, Assistant Director of Planning and Development Services were called upon by the Commission to answer questions in general of the project. Commissioner Schroeder motioned to recommend approval to the City Council of the Comprehensive Plan -Land Use Plan. Commissioner Dictson seconded the motion, motion passed (3-1). Commissioners Schroeder, Dictson and Sanford voted in favor of the motion. Commissioner Nichols voted in opposition of the motion. 10. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on a rezoning from C- 1 General .Commercial to P-MUD Planned Mixed Use District and A-O Agricultural Open for 3.956 acres located at 1502 Texas Avenue South. Case #07- 00500130 (JP) Jennifer Prochazka, Senior Planner, presented the Rezoning and recommended approval with the condition that the ground floor of all structures on site be solely developed as retail. July 5, 2007 P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 4 of 6 Paul Thrower, Director of Development, 11-13 Goldsmith Sr. Nuttingmam, UK. This company is primarily based out of the United Kingdom. Jerry Tipps, Houston, Texas. Veronica Morgan, 5.11 University Drive, Ste. 204, College Station, Texas. These individuals are developers or engineers of the project and were called upon by the Commission to answer questions in general of the project. Lloyd Smith, 1609 Armistead Street, College Station, Texas; George Thomas, 110 Redmond, College Station, Texas; Harry Raisor, 1604 Armistead, College Station, Texas; D. Robert Sanders, 214 Redmond, College Station, Texas.. Some of the concerns of the citizens were parking, traffic and traffic flows, street width, lack of sidewalks, public roads, shortcuts, and access for emergency vehicles, street access and the building of a dormitory in the area. David Gwin, Economic Development Director; Ken Fogle, Transportation Planner and Lance Simms, Assistant Director of Planning and Development Services were called upon by the Commission to answer questions in general of the project. Commissioner Dictson motioned to recommend denial of the Rezoning to City Council. Commissioner Schroeder seconded the motion, motioned passed (4-0). Although Commissioners voted to deny the rezoning, it was stated that if the traffic issues would be able to be worked out in a suitable manner then their feeling may have been different. 11. 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. Commissioner Schroeder stated that he would like to have an item regarding the reconstruction of Texas Avenue, the right-of--way requirements, curbing and landscaping. 12. Adjourn. Commissioner Sanford motioned to adjourn. Commissioner Dictson seconded the motion, motion passed (4-0). Meeting adjourned at 9:43 p.m. July 5, 2007 P&Z Regular Meeting. Minutes Page 5 of 6 Approved: ~~.re~ Jo ichols, Chairman Planning and Zoning Commission Attest: Lisa Lindgren, Staff Assistant Planning and Development Services July 5, 2007 P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 6 of 6