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Home My WebLink About11/01/2007 - Minutes - Planning & Zoning Commission (2)~~,.. MINUTES PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Workshop Meeting Thursday, November 1, 2007, at 6:30 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: None 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 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 Korthauer and Nicole Menchaca 1. Call the meeting to order. Chairman Nichols called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. 2. Discussion of consent and regular agenda items. There was general discussion of consent agenda items 3.3 and 3.8 and regular agenda items 6, 9 and 10. Chairman Nichols. stated that consent agenda item 3.8 would be moved to the regular agenda. He also stated he would be recusing himself from agenda item 9. 3. Discussion of Minor and Amending Plats approved by Staff. • ..Final Plat -Amending - Meadowcreek Phase 2 & 3 (JP) Staff reviewed the Plat that was approved at the staff level. November 1, 2007 P&Z Workshop Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 3 4. Presentation, possible action, and discussion .regarding an update on the annexation process. (LS) Lance Simms, Assistant Director, presented an annexation map which showed the annexation areasthat were .affected by the development agreements and stated that he .anticipates public hearings to begin after the first of the year. 5. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an update to the Commission on the status of items. within. the 2006-2007 P&Z Plan of Work and development of the 2007-2008 P&Z Plan of Work (see attached). (JS) Jason Schubert, Staff Planner, presented the P&Z Plan of Work for 2006-2007 and presented. items for consideration in the .2007-2008 Plan of Work. He stated that the subcommittee with the Bryan P&Z would be added to the 2007-2008 Plan of Work, as well as the Capital Improvements Subcommittee which the Planning & Zoning Commission would serve on. 6. Presentation, possible action and discussion regarding an update on the following items: • Rezoning (from A-O, Agricultural Open to R-1, Single-Family Residential) for the Fletcher property .consisting of 44.1 acres located at 9007 Sandstone Drive in the general vicinity of the terminations of Emerald Parkway and Sandstone Drive. The Commission voted 7-0 to recommend approval at their meeting on 20 September. The Council voted 5-0 to approve the rezoning request at their meeting on 11 October. • Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for a night club located at 913 Harvey Road, Suites A & B in the bloodstone Center Courtyard. The Commission voted 7-0 to recommend approval at their meeting on 20 September. The Council voted. 5-0 to approved the CUP request at their meeting on 11 October. • Rezoning (from A-O, .Agricultural ..Open to R-l, Single-Family Residential) for Preserve at Stone :Creek, consisting of approximately 188 acres located at 3370 Greens Prairie Road West in the general area northeast of the intersection of Greens Prairie Road West and Sweetwater Drive between Castlegate Subdivision and Sweetwater Forest Subdivision. The Commission recommended denial of the request (by virtue of a failed motion to approve) at their meeting on 20 September. The Council voted 5-0 to approve the request with a "sunburst" clause at their meeting on 11 October. Chairman Nichols reviewed the above-referenced items that had been heard by the Planning & Zoning Commission and City Council. 7. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding the P&Z Calendar of Upcoming Meetings. • Planning & Zoning Meeting -November 15, 2007 - 6:00 p.m. Workshop Meeting and 7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting -City Hall Council Chambers November 1, 2007 P&Z Workshop Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 3 Chairman Nichols reviewed the' upcoming meeting. date for the Planning & Zoning Commission. 8. Presentation, discussion and possible action regarding the Comprehensive Planning process.. Jennifer Prochazka, Senior Planner, stated that she did not have any updates for the Comprehensive Planning process. 9. Discussion, review and possible action regarding the following meetings: Design Review Board, Council .Transportation Committee, Joint Parks / Planning & Zoning Subcommittee. Commissioner Sanford gave an update on the Council Transportation Committee and stated that there was discussion on the Regional Mobility Program and TTI69. She informed the Commission that the TTI69 project was progressing positively for the community.. 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 he 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 the meeting. Commissioner Sanford seconded the motion, motion passed (7-0). Meeting adjourned at 7:00 p.m. Approved: `i~~~ John Nichols, Chairman Planning and Zoning Commission Attest: nn~ l~l~ Brittany Korth r, taff Assistant Planning and elopment Services November 1,.2007 P&Z Workshop Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 3