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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/01/2007 - Minutes - Planning & Zoning CommissionMINUTES PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Regular Meeting Thursday, November 1, 2007, at 7:00 p.m. City Hall Council Chambers 1101 Texas Avenue , "` College Station, Texas tact Ff iF _. ,~ ~;, i. ,. 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: David Ruesink CITY STAFF PRESENT: Senior Planners Jennifer Prochazka and .Lindsay Boyer,. Staff Planners Crissy Hartl and Jason Schubert, Transportation Planner Ken Fogle, Graduate Civil Engineer Josh Norton, Acting City 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 Korthauer and Nicole Menchaca 1. 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. Consent Agenda 3.1 Consideration, discussion and possible action on Absence Requests from meetiags. • Harold Strong (October 4, 2007) Workshop & Regular Meeting 3.2 .Consideration, discussion,-and possible action to approve meeting Minutes. • October 4, 2007 Workshop • October 4, 2007 Regular November 1, 2007 P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 8 3.3 Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Final Plat for Phase 1 of the Oakland Ridge Subdivision consisting of 77 lots on 15.97 acres generally located just .north of Caine Road on Jones-Butler Road in the City's Extra-territorial Jurisdiction.. Case #06-00500225 (CH) 3.4 Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a final plat for Carter's Crossing Phase 1 consisting. of 20 .lots on. 13.4$4 acres located. at 2075 .North Forest Parkway, in the general vicinity of Appomattox Drive and North Forest Parkway. Case. # 06-00500128 (CH) 3.5 Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Final Plat of Creek Meadow .Subdivision, Section 4, Phase 1 consisting. of 271ots on 6.31 acres located at 3659 Greens Prairie Trail generally located. north of the intersection of Cripple Creek Court and Lowry Meadow Lane in the City's Extra-territorial Jurisdiction. Case #07-00500228 (LB) 3.6 Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Final Plat of Creek Meadow Subdivision, Section 4, Phase 2 consisting of 48 lots on 12.03 acres located at 3659 Greens Prairie Trail generally located north of the intersection of Cedar Creek Court and Lowry Meadow Lane. Case #07-00500232 (LB) 3.7 .Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Final Plat for Castle Rock Phase 2A consisting of 29 single family residential lots and two common areas on 5.948 acres located on the north side of William D. Fitch Parkway across from the Castlegate Subdivision, west of Castle Rock Parkway. Case #07-00500230 (MH) 3.8 Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a final plat for Pebble Creek Phase 9G consisting of 20 lots on 9.086. acres located at St. Andrews Drive and Quaker Ridge Court. Case #07-00500237 (CH) Chairman Nichols stated that item 3.8 would be moved to the regular agenda. Commissioner Schroeder motioned to approve items 3.1-3.7. Commissioner Davis seconded the motion, motion passed (7-0). Regular Agenda 3. Consideration, discussion, and possible action on items removed from the Consent Agenda by Commission action. Item 3.8 the Final Plat for Pebble Creek 9G was removed from the Consent Agenda at Chairman Nichols request. Crissy Hartl, Staff Planner, presented the final plat and recommended approval. Chairman Nichols expressed concern about adding a phase without adding another connection to a major collector. November 1, 2007. P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 8 Ken Fogle, Transportation Planner, stated the there are currently two connections, but there will eventually be five connections to a major collector. He also, stated that the proposal is not on the current Capital Improvements list. Commissioner Schroeder had concerns of construction traffic going through the residential neighborhoods. Commissioner Davis motioned to approve the final plat. Commissioner Schroeder seconded the motion, motion passed (7-0). 4. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Master Plan for Summit Crossing, consisting of 113.2 acres, located at 4001 Harvey Road, and more generally located .along the north side of Harvey Road, west of FM 158 and east of the Crescent Pointe Subdivision. Case #07-00500160 (JP) Jennifer Prochazka, Senior Planner, presented the Master Plan and stated that it was in compliance with the amended concept plan that was previously approved by DRB with the condition that Phase IV and VI be redesigned to take into consideration the preservation and enhancement of the current vegetation and topographic features of the site to achieve the stated purpose of the PDD, enhanced quality of life. She answered questions in general from the Commission, Commissioner. Dictson expressed concern about traffic on Harvey Road and asked Staff if a TIA would be required. Ken Fogle, Transportation Planner, stated that a TIA would not be required. Commissioner Davis expressed concern about pedestrian access. on Harvey Road. Commissioner Davis motioned to approve the Master Plan. Commissioner Strong seconded the .motion, motion passed (6-1). Commissioner .Sanford voted in opposition of the Master Plan. 5. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on variance requests to Subdivision Regulation Sections 8-G.2 Relation to Adjoining Street Systems and 8-K.1 Lots, and presentation,. possible action, and .discussion on a Preliminary. Plat for Spring Creek Gardens Phase 3 consisting of 37 lots on 10.23 acres generally located at the southwest corner of Alexandria Avenue and the future Decatur Drive extension. Case # 07- 00500239 (CH) Crissy Harty. Staff Planner,. presented .the Variance Requests. and Preliminary Plat and recommended approval of the Preliminary Plat with the condition that Staff engineering comments were addressed and the variances were approved. November 1, 2007 P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 8 Commissioner Dictson motioned to approve both variance requests. Commissioner Bauman seconded the motion, motion passed (7-0). Commissioner Strong motioned to"approve the Preliminary Plat with the condition that Staff engineering comments were addressed. Commissioner Schroeder seconded the motion, motion passed (7-0). 6. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Final Plat being a replat of College Park Lots 1 & 2, Block 10 consisting of 1 .lot on 0.35 acres located at 504 Guernsey Street in the general vicinity of the southwest corner of the intersection of Welsh Avenue and Guernsey Street. Case #07-00500210 (LB) Lindsay Boyer, Senior Planner, .presented the replat and recommended approval. She stated that a single owner can build across lot lines and that the building will have to meet contextual setbacks. Commissioner Sanford expressed concern about historical preservation. Commissioner Davis expressed concern about neighborhood integrity. No one spoke during the public hearing. Commissioner Dictson motioned to approve the .replat. Commissioner Strong seconded the motion, motion passed (7-0). 7. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Final Plat of Needham Estates Block 2, Lots 1R-14R and Block 3, Lots 1R-7R being a replat of Needham Estates, Block 2, Lots 1-7 and Block 3, Lots 11-14 consisting of 17 lots on 3.3 acres located at 14125 Renee Lane in the general vicinity of the intersection of Renee Lane and Barron Road. Case #07-00500238 (LB) Lindsay Boyer, Senior Planner, presented the replat and recommended approval. Commissioners Schroeder and Bauman stated that Renee Lane needs to be improved. Commissioner Davis asked if there would be a fence built over the drainage right-of--way. Mike McClure, 1008 Woodcreek Drive, College Station, Texas,. stated that the applicant could not build a fence over the drainage right-of-way because they did not own the property. Commissioner Schroeder motioned to approve the replat. Commissioner Dictson seconded the motion, motion passed. (7-0). November 1,.2007 P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 4 of 8 8. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on a 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. Case #07- 00500240 (JS) Chairman Nichols recused himself from voting on this item and Commissioner Davis took over as Acting Chairman. Jason Schubert, Staff Planner, presented the Comprehensive Land Use Plan Amendment and recommended denial. He answered questions in general from the Commission. Commissioner Bauman asked Staff what the status was of improvements being made to the Bee Creek Drainage Way. Josh Norton, Graduate Civil Engineer, stated the improvements were currently underway. He also stated that a LOMAR was being prepared. Jane Kee, IPS Group, stated that she was not advised of the option of a PDD, Planned Development District Zoning at the Pre-Application meeting. She also stated that developing under the R-4, Residential Attached would offer more protection with Multi- family districts. Also, the current A-O, Agricultural Open portion of the property would be kept as a buffer. Joe Schultz, Civil Development Group, stated the LOMAR that was being prepared shows athree-foot drop in elevations. Dr. Rob O'Connor, 1300 Angelina, College Station, Texas; George Ray McEachern, 1309 Angelina, College Station, Texas; Curtis Braswell, 1300 Augustine Court, College Station, Texas; Spiros Vellas, 1315 Angelina, College Station, Texas; Valerie Balester, 1315 Angelina, College Station, Texas. Some of the concerns of the citizens were architectural conflict, traffic, quality of life, noise, and preservation of wildlife. Most of the citizens were in favor of a PDD zoning. Alan Gibbs, City Engineer, stated that the Capital Improvements Department was handling the LOMAR and the 3-foot drop was a reliable number. Commissioner Strong motioned to deny the Comprehensive Land Use Plan Amendment, but to suggest PD, Planned Development with flood plains and streams on the western and northern boundaries of the property. Commissioner Schroeder seconded the motion, motion passed (6-0). November 1, 2007 P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 5 of 8 9. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to remove the Eisenhower Street major collector between University Drive and Walton Drive from the Thoroughfare Plan. Case #07-00500218 (KF) Commissioner Sanford recused herself from voting on this item because of a business relationship. Ken. Fogle, Transportation Planner, presented the Comprehensive Plan Amendment and recommended denial. He informed the Commission that. this property is not on the current Capital Improvements list. Commissioner Davis stated if the City wants to redevelop this area then the City needs to put the. street in. Tim Ware, 526 University Drive, College Station, Texas, representing the owner, stated that the problem with the property is the zoning. The western part of the property is zoned commercial and the. eastern part of the property is zoned residential. Commissioner Davis motioned to deny the Comprehensive Plan Amendment. Commissioner Strong seconded the motion, motion passed (6-0). Commissioner .Sanford had to depart the meeting. after this item and did not return. 10. Public hearing, presentation, possible .action, and discussion on a 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. Case #07- 00500231 (LB) Lindsay Boyer, Senior Planner, presented the Comprehensive Land Use Plan Amendment and recommended approval. No one spoke during the public hearing. Commissioner Sanford did not return to her seat for voting on the future items. Commissioner Dictson .motioned to approve the- Land Use Plan and Thoroughfare Plan. Commissioner Davis seconded the motion, motion passed (6-0). 11. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on a 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. Case #07-00500233 (JS) This item was presented with the rezoning. November 1, 2007 P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 6 of 8 12. Public hearing, presentation, possible. action,. and discussion on a 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. Case #07-00500224(JS) Jason Schubert, Staff Planner,. presented the Comprehensive Land Use Plan Amendment and Rezoning and recommended approval of both. Commissioner Schroeder asked Staff if screening or buffering would be required. Jason Schubert stated that neither screening nor buffering would be required because R-4, Multi-family and A-P, Administrative Professional is considered compatible. Allethaire Price, 3021 Coronado, College Station, Texas, stated that she was pleased with the request. Donald Orion, 2515 Plumbrook, San Antonio, .Texas, .representing the applicant, informed the applicant that the plan is to build small office buildings. Commissioner Davis motioned to approve the Comprehensive Land Use Plan Amendment.. Commissioner Dictson seconded the motion, motion passed (6-0). Commissioner Davis motioned to approve the Rezoning. Commissioner Strong seconded the motion, motion passed (6-0). 13. 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. 14. Adjourn. Commissioner Davis motioned to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Dictson seconded the motion, motion passed (6-0). Meeting was adjourned at 9:45 p.m. November 1, 2007 P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 7 of 8 A ro John Nichols, Chairman Planning and Zoning Commission Attest: Brittany ortha e , St f Assistant Planning and De lopment Services November 1, 2007 P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 8 of 8 P,L.AI'~11VLN~ ~ ~'~~VIN~ CQ.~~11~~S~SIC~1V' MEETING IJA TE ~b~~- ~J i 1 ~~~ N~~' IJ17R~'SS r. ~, ~- C'_ ICS c~ ~~ ~~ ~. ~. ,,.-. Y ~. 15. 16. 17. I8. 19. 20. 21. 22. ~_, 23. 24. ~~~ ~U 25. ~IZegistration -Form " (For persons who wish to address-the Commission) ~ ~~ ' ~, Date of Meeting Fl ~ ~ (~ ~nn7 . 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