HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/17/2007 - Minutes - Planning & Zoning Commission (2)MINUTES
Workshop Meeting
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Planning and Zoning Commission
Thursday, May 17, 2007,
at 6:30 p.m.
Council Chambers
College Station City Hall
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairman John Nichols, Dennis Christiansen, Bill
Davis, Derek Dictson, Marsha Sanford, Glenn Schroeder and Harold Strong.
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None.
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: .Dave Ruesink.
CITY STAFF PRESENT: Staff Planners Crissy Hartl, Jason Schubert, Senior Planner
Jennifer Prochazka, Transportation Planner Ken Fogle, Graduate Civil Engineers Carol
Cotter and Josh Norton, Acting Director Lance Simms, Planning Administrator Molly
Hitchcock, First Assistant City Attorney Carla Robinson, Assistant City Attorney Mary
Ann Powell, Information Services Representative- Mandi Luedecke, Staff Assistant Lisa
Lindgren.
Call the meeting to order.
Chairman Nichols called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
Carla Robinson, First Assistant City Attorney introduced the new Assistant City
Attorney Mary Ann Powell.
2. Discussion of consent and regular agenda items.
There was general discussion on Consent Agenda Item 3.4. including discussion
regarding access points.
Crissy Hartl, Staff Planner, stated that there would be .three or four access points
and that they would be located adjacent to the floodplain areas.
Discussion of minor and amending plats approved by Staff.
• Case #07-500271 ~ McCulloch's Subdivision
Acting Director, Lance Simms stated that this item should not have been on the
agenda and that it was actually a replat that had already been approved by the
Commission.
4. Presentation, discussion,. and possible action regarding the Comprehensive
Planning process and the proposed vision statement. (JP)
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Acting Director, Lance Simms and Senior Planner, Jennifer Prochazka gave an
update on the status of the Comprehensive Planning Process.
There was general discussion regarding the last Comprehensive Planning meeting
and the Vision Statement.
5. Presentation, possible action and discussion on an ordinance amending City of
College Station Code of Ordinances Chapter 9: Subdivision Regulations, Section
6: Procedure and Plat Requirements, Subsection 6-D.5.5; and Section 7:
Guarantee of Performance, Subsection 7-F; regarding one year maintenance
guarantee. (AG)
This item was pulled and will be heard at a later date.
6. Presentation, possible action and discussion of an ordinance amending City of
College Station Code of Ordinances Chapter 13: Flood Hazard Protection, Section
1: Purpose and Authority, .Subsection B.(6); Section 2: Definitions,
"Extraterritorial Jurisdiction"; Section 3: General Provisions and Applicability, A.
Lands to Which this Chapter Applies, and E. Compliance. (AG)
This item was pulled and will be heard at a later date.
7. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an update to the
Commission on the status of items within the P&Z Plan of Work (see attached).
(JS)
Jason Schubert, Staff Planner presented the Plan of Work and .gave updates on
items within the Plan of Work.
There was general discussion regarding the topic of Annexation.
8. Discussion and possible action on dates for future Planning and Zoning
Commission meetings. (LS)
There was discussion regarding the June 21, 2007, meeting. There will not be a
quorum for the meeting. The meeting will be cancelled unless items are
submitted that are time sensitive. An alternate date for the meeting will be
Monday, June 18, 2007.
9. Presentation, possible action and discussion regarding an update on the following
item(s):
• Rezoning (from R-1 to R-4) for 16.036 acres at Harvey Mitchell Parkway
South and Jones-Butler. The Planning & Zoning Commission
.unanimously recommended approval on 5 April and the Council voted
unanimously to approve the rezoning request on 26 April.
• Ordinance amending City of College Station Code of Ordinances Chapter
12: Unified Development Ordinance, Section 7.1.C; Visibility at
Intersections in all Districts. The Planning and Zoning Commission
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unanimously recommended. approval on April 5, 2007, and the Council
voted unanimously to approve the amendment on Apri126, 2007.
Lance Simms, Acting Director reviewed the items heard by City Council at
previous meetings.
9. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding the P&Z Calendar of
Upcoming Meetings.
• May 29, 2007 ~ 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. ~ Council Chambers ~ Joint
Meeting with Planning and Zoning and City Council. (Lunch will be
served at 11:30 a.m. and the meeting will begin at noon).
Lance Simms, Acting Director reminded the Commission of upcoming meeting
dates. Mr. Simms stated that the May 29, 2007, meeting will be a joint meeting
and it is a very important meeting. Items to be discussed at the meeting are the
East Side Traffic Study and the Growth Study.
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.
No items were discussed.
11. Adjourn
Commissioner Davis .motioned to adjourn.
seconded the motion, motion passed (7-0).
Meeting adjourned at 7:02 p.m.
Approved:
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Jo ichols, Chairman
Planning and Zoning Commission
Attest;
Lisa Lindgren, Staff Assistant
Planning and Development Services
Commissioner Schroeder
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