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Home My WebLink About06/07/2007 - Minutes - Planning & Zoning Commission~~~ [ ~ ~~ s~:[.~ F~.~~~:~ ~; E ~~rl~~ i .MINUTES Regular Meeting .Planning and Zoning Commission Thursday, ]une 7, 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, Derek Diction, Marsha Sanford, Glenn Schroeder, Dennis Christiansen, and Harold Strong. COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: James Massey. CITY STAFF PRESENT: Staff Planners Lindsay Boyer, Crissy Hartl, Jason Schubert, Senior Planner Jennifer Prochazka, Director Bob Cowell, Planning Administrator Molly Hitchcock, Graduate Civil Engineer Josh Norton, Transportation Planner Ken Fogle, Deputy City.: Manager Terry Childers, First Assistant .City Attorney Carla Robinson, Assistant .City Attorney Mary Ann Powell, Information Services Representative Bryan Cook and Staff Assistant Lisa Lindgren. 1. Call meeting to order. Chairman Nichols called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m. 2. Hear Citizens. No one spoke during the public hearing. 3. Consent Agenda. 3.1 Consideration, discussion and possible action to approve meeting minutes. • May 17, 2007 ~ Workshop Meeting Minutes • May 17, 2007 ~ Regular Meeting Minutes 3.2 Consideration, discussion and possible action on a request. for absence from meetings. • Derek Diction ~ June 18, 2007 ~ Workshop & Regular Meeting June 7, 2007 P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 5 Commissioner Christiansen .motioned to approve the consent agenda. Commissioner Schroeder seconded the motion, motion passed (7-0). Re ulg_ ar A eg_nda 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 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) Chairman Nichols stated that this item was pulled from the agenda and will be heard at a later date. 6. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Final Plat for The Villages of .Indian Lakes Phase I, being a replat of Lot 5, Block 9 into two residential lots on 3.654 acres, located on Indian Lakes Drive, off of Arrington Road, approximately I/4 mile outside the southern edge of College Station, within the City's Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction (ETJ). Case #07-00500086 (JP) Jennifer Prochazka, Senior Planner, presented the Final Plat and recommended approval. Mr. Chalva, 18140 Oschan Trail Drive, College Station, Texas. Mr. Chalva stated that the homeowners and the developer had a meeting earlier in the week and had a follow up meeting after that. He stated .that there were excellent communications and that he understood that the vision of Indian Lakes was going forward as planned and that the homeowners were not very excited about the replat but that they accept it as something that can happen and as long as it is not a trend of things to come they can accept that. Commissioner Davis motioned to approve the Replat as submitted by staff. Commissioner Schroeder seconded the motion, motion passed (7-0). 7. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on a rezoning of 44 acres from A-O Agricultural Open and R-4 Multi-Family to A-O Agricultural Open and R-4 Multi-Family for 1300 Harvey Mitchell Parkway South. Case #07- 00500092 (LB) June 7, 2007 P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 5 Lindsay Boyer, Staff Planner, presented the rezoning and recommended tabling the rezoning until the floodplain issues had been satisfactorily resolved. Josh Norton, Graduate Civil Engineer, was called upon to answer questions in general by the Commission regarding the floodplain issues. Veronica Morgan, Mitchell & Morgan Engineers, 511 University Drive, Suite 204, College Station, Texas. Ms. Morgan stated that the comments received from FEMA for the most part were minor. She stated that there were three items that could possibly be significant with regard to the location of the floodplain. Those items were as follows: FEMA asked that the modeling of the stream reaches be changed. FEMA wanted the models to be split out and run separately instead of running them all together. FEMA wanted a different contraction and expansion coefficient to be used than what was used previously. FEMA provided the formula to be used. FEMA wanted a sub critical flow regime to be used instead of the mixed flow regime that was used. John Clayton, Place Properties, 5615 N. O'Conner Blvd., Dallas, Texas. Mr. Clayton spoke to the Commission regarding the floodplain issues and addressed their concerns and questions. Commissioner Christiansen motioned to recommend approval of the. rezoning to City Council with the condition that the concerns and issues of FEMA be met and approved by FEMA and City Staff. Commissioner Davis seconded the motion, motion passed (7-0). 8. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on a rezoning from R- 1 Single Family Residential to A-O Agricultural Open for 1 lot on 4.47 acres located at 450 Earl Rudder Freeway South, generally located north of University Drive on southbound Earl Rudder Freeway South at the city limit. Case #07- 500100 (CH) Crissy Hartl, Staff Planner, presented the rezoning and stated that the request was in compliance with the comprehensive plan and recommended approval. Veronica Morgan, Mitchell & Morgan Engineers, 51.1 University Drive, Suite 204, College Station, Texas. Ms. Morgan addressed the Commission in order to answer any questions that they had. Commissioner Sanford motioned to recommend approval of the rezoning to City Council as presented by staff.. Commissioner Davis seconded the motion, motion passed (7-0). June 7, 2007 P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 5 9. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on a rezoning to amend the list of permitted uses included in the Planned Development District (PDD) zoning for 24.48 acres located at 1906 FM 158, and more generally located east of the Crescent Pointe Subdivision on Harvey Road -Highway 30. Case 07- 00500109 (JP) Jennifer Prochazka, Senior Planner presented the rezoning and recommended approval. Concerns stated by the Commission were regarding traffic in the area. Sherry Ellison, 2705 Brookway Drive, College Station, Texas. Ms. Ellison spoke of traffic concerns in the area and how it would be handled should the rezoning be approved. Commissioner Sanford motioned to recommend approval to City Council of the rezoning amendment as submitted by staff. Commissioner Schroeder seconded the motion, motion passed (7-0). 10. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion. regarding. the annual review of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) and the Comprehensive Plan, including recent UDO amendments, requested UDO amendments, and recent Comprehensive Plan amendments. Case #07-500004 (CH) Molly Hitchcock, Planning Administrator presented the annual review of the Unified Development Ordinance. and Comprehensive Plan changes. Ken Fogle, Transportation Planner presented the changes on the Traffic Impact Study. Veronica Morgan, Mitchell & Morgan, 511 University Drive, Suite 204, College Station, Texas. Ms. Morgan spoke to the portion of the UDO regarding the signage standards and why there were concerns from the development community. Those concerns .included what are considered the frontage or the front linear footage of a .smaller building and the attached signage to that, as compared to what is considered the front door of larger buildings, what is defined as the front door and how much attached signage is allowed based upon what that definition is. 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. June 7, 2007 P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 4 of 5 Commissioner Dictson suggested a future agenda item for discussion regarding the Meadow Creek Subdivision and Main Street homes and the lessons that could be learned from that development. 12. Adjourn. Commissioner Davis motioned to adjourn. Commissioner Sanford seconded the motion, motion passed (7-0). Meeting adjourned at 9:04 p.m. Approved: c G'~ ~i~'~P~: Jo Nichols, Chairman Planning and Zoning Commission Attest: Lisa Lindgren, Staff Assist Planning and Development Services June 7, 2007 P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 5 of 5