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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/15/2007 - Minutes - Planning & Zoning CommissionMINUTES PLANNING AND ZONING. COMMISSION Regular Meeting Thursday, November 15, 2007, at 7:00 p.m. City Hall. Council Chambers 1101 Texas Avenue "~ College Station, Texas COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairman John Nichols, Harold. Strong, Derek Dictson, Glenn Schroeder, Marsha Sanford and Noel Bauman COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Bill Davis CITY COUNCIL. MEMBERS PRESENT: John Crompton CITY STAFF PRESENT: Senior Planner .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 Caldwell and Nicole Padilla 1. Call Meeting to Order. Chairman Nichols called the meeting to order at 7:09 p.m. 2. Hear Citizens. No one spoke during the item. Consent Agenda 3.1 Consideration, discussion and possible action on Absence Requests from meetings. • Harold Strong (October 24, 2007) .Special Meeting • Marsha Sanford (October 24, .2007) Special Meeting 3.2 Consideration, discussion, and possible action to approve meeting Minutes. • November 1, 2007 Workshop • November 1, 2007 Regular November 15, 2007 P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 4 3.3 Presentation, .possible action, and discussion on a Final Plat for A&M Super Storage at Wellborn Subdivision consisting of 1 lot on 2.3 acres located at 4000 Greens Prairie Road West generally located east of the intersection of Greens Prairie Road West and FM 2154 in the City's Extra-territorial Jurisdiction. Case #07-00500254 (LB) 3.4 Presentation, possible action, and. discussion on a Final Plat for Duck Haven Phase V, consisting of 15 lots on 19.96 acres located southwest of the intersection of Wellborn Road and .Drake Drive in the .City's ETJ (Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction).. Case #07-00500245 3.5 Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Preliminary Plat for the Novosad Subdivision consisting of 1 lot on 0.52 acres located at 751 Luther Street West. Case #07-00500121 (LB) Commissioner Bauman motioned to approve items 3.1-3.5. Commissioner Strong seconded the motion, motion passed (6-0). Regular Agenda 1. Consideration, discussion,. and ..possible .action on items removed from the Consent Agenda by Commission action. No items were pulled. 2. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on a rezoning from PDD, Planned Development to PDD, Planned Development in order to amend the Concept Plan for. 9.7 acres of Spring Creek Townhomes, Phases. 2 and; 3 generally located at the termination of Heath Drive. Case#07-00500244 (LB) Lindsay Boyer,. Senior Planner, presented the Concept Plan and recommended. approval. She answered questions in general from the Commissioners. Wallace Phillips, Applicant, answered general questions from the Commissioners. Commissioner Dictson motioned to approve the item as submitted. Commissioner Sanford seconded the motion, motion passed (6-0). 3. Public hearing, presentation,. possible action, and discussion regarding a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to update the Thoroughfare. Plan in the area generally bound by SH 30 on the north, William D. Fitch Parkway. on the south, SH 6 on the west, and Carters Creek on the east. Case #07-00500263 (KF) Ken Fogle, .Transportation Planner, presented the amendments to the Thoroughfare Plan and outlined the recommendations of the East College .Station Transportation Study, which included incorporating new street standards, developing acontext-sensitive design process, adopting the thoroughfare plan, and adopting the. East College Station trails plan. November 15, 2007 P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 4 The following citizens had concerns with the. amendments: Sherry Ellison, 2705 Brookway Dr.; Jean Linhert, 3011 Durango; Bill Rising, 2404-D Bandera Dr.; Britt Rice, 5014 Augusta; and Aimee Allen, 1311 Essex Green. Some concerns of the citizens were bike lanes and traffic issues. Commissioner Bauman motioned to approve the Alternate South Thoroughfare Plan, the Alternate North Thoroughfare Plan, and bike :lanes on the backage roads south of Rock .Prairie. Commissioner Strong seconded the motion, motion passed (6-0). 4. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an ordinance amendment to Chapter 12 of the Code of .Ordinances, Unified Development Ordinance Section 5.6 Northgate Districts relating to sidewalk requirements. Case # 07-00500004 (CH) Crissy Hartl, Staff Planner, presented the amendments to the sidewalk requirements in the Northgate District and answered general questions from the Commissioners. Commissioner Schroeder motioned to approve the amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance Section 5.6.8. Commissioner Bauman seconded the motion, motion passed (6-0). 5. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an ordinance amendment to Chapter 12 of the Code of Ordinances, .Unified Development Ordinance, Section 9.4 Nonconforming Lots of Record. Case.#07-500004 (LS) Lance Simms, Assistant Director, presented the amendment to the. Unified Development Ordinance, Section 9.4 to allow single-family dwellings and accessory structures on A-O lots to meet the R-1 (Single Family Residential) setbacks provided the lot is at least 5,000 square feet in area and no larger than. one (1) acre in area. Commissioner Sanford motioned to approve the amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance Section 9.4. Commissioner Bauman seconded the motion, motion passed (6-0). 6. Public hearing, presentation, possible. action, and discussion ..regarding an ordinance amendment to Chapter 12 of the Code of Ordinances, Unified Development Ordinance, Section. 7.4 Signs. Case #07-500004 (LS) Lance Simms, Assistant Director, presented the amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance Section 7.4 (Signs) to .add commercial banners and list .the zoning districts where banners may be used. Commissioner Bauman .motioned _to approve. the amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance Section 7.4. Commissioner Strong seconded the motion, motion passed (6-0). November 15, 2007 P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 4 7. 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. Chairman Nichols stated that a liaison was needed for the November 19th City Council meeting. Commissioner Sanford volunteered to attend the November 19th City Council meeting as liaison for the Planning & Zoning Commission. 8. Adjourn. Commissioner Bauman motioned to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Sanford seconded the motion, motioned passed (6-0). Meeting adjourned at 8:37 p.m. Approved• Jo 'chols, Chairman Planning and Zoning Commission Attest: Nicole Padil a, Staff Assistant Planning and Development Services November 15, 2007 P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 4 of 4 PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION =; -GUEST REGISTER _ ~ ~ MF,ETINGDATE gVDCQxil~r 2-~D~ .. 11 . T2. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. IS. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. J 24. 25. ~~i~~~ , 6 ~ ,- _ ~ _ Registration Form (For persons-who, wish to address the ,Commission) _ Date of A~Ieeting ll~jS/O 7 Agenda item No. _ ~ , Name.. ;Address ~ d ~_-, If speaking for an organization, Name of organization:. s z, _ r Speaker's official -capacity: ~, _. _ 4 -' ~ - ~ +! Subject on-which erson wishes to speak`:. ~ t _ ~ Please remem~.ber td step, to the podium`as soon as you are _ recognized by the chair, -hand .your completed registration form , to the presiding officer and state _ your name and .residence before beginning your presentation. 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