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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/17/2008 - Minutes - Planning & Zoning Commission[f } t / / 9 [ 3 ~, y / ~, r~~~~,-.. MINUTES PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Regular Meeting Thursday, )uly 17, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. City Hall Council Chambers 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, Texas COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairman John Nichols, Noel Bauman, Paul Greer, Doug Slack, Hugh Stearn and Thomas Woodfin COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Bill Davis CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Larry Stewart CITY STAFF PRESENT: Senior Planners Jennifer Prochazka and Lindsay Boyer, Staff Planners Jason Schubert and Lauren Hovde, Assistant City Engineer Josh Norton, Senior Assistant 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, Action Center Representative Kerry Mullins and Staff Assistant Brittany Caldwell Call Meeting to Order. Chairman John Nichols called the meeting to order at 7:12 p.m. 2. Hear Citizens. 3. Consent Agenda. 3.1 Consideration, discussion, and possible action to approve meeting Minutes. • June 5, 2008 Workshop • June 5, 2008 Regular • June 19, 2008 Workshop • June 19, 2008 Regular 3.2 Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Preliminary Plat for The Barracks Subdivision, consisting of 108 lots on 13.416 acres located at 2950 Rock Prairie Road West, generally located 700 feet west of Wellborn Road. Case #08- 00500133 (JS) July 17, 2008 P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 7 3.3 Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Final Plat for Indian Lakes Ph. 11, consisting of 35 lots on 76.85 acres generally located along the future extension of Anasazi Bluff Drive in the southern portion of the subdivision and located in the City's Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction. Case #08-00500131 (MR) 3.4 Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Final Plat for the Ware Addition, consisting of one lot on 1.371 acres, located at 2800 University Drive East, generally located at the northwest corner of Veterans Park. Case #08- 00500100 (JS) 3.5 Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Final Plat for Kyle View Estates, consisting of 127 lots on 45.19 acres, located at 3455 Capstone Drive, generally located at the southwest corner of Capstone Drive and Wellborn Road. Case #08-00500129 (JP) Commissioner Bauman motioned to approve items 3.1-3.5 on the consent agenda. Commissioner Slack seconded the motion, motion passed (6-0). Regular Agenda 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. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an annexation petition for 1.02 acres located in the 3200 block of Rock Prairie Road West. (LS) Lance Simms, Assistant Director, presented the annexation petition and recommended approval. Chairman Nichols opened the public hearing. No one spoke during the public hearing. Chairman Nichols closed the public hearing. Commissioner Bauman motioned to recommend approval. Commissioner Stearns seconded the motion, motion passed (6-0). 6. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an amendment to the Comprehensive Land Use Plan from Single Family Residential Medium Density to Industrial / R & D for 2.04 acres located at 3227 Rock Prairie Road West generally located south of the Williamsgate Subdivision and 2,000 feet west of the intersection with Wellborn Road. Case #08-00500115 (JS) Jason Schubert, Staff Planner, presented the Comprehensive Plan Amendment and recommended approval. July 17, 2008 P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 7 Chairman Nichols opened the public hearing. No one spoke during the public hearing. Chairman Nichols closed the public hearing. Commissioner Bauman motioned to recommend approval of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment. Commissioner Slack seconded the motion, motion passed (6-0). 7. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding a rezoning from A-O Agricultural Open to C-2 Commercial-Industrial for 2.04 acres located at 3227 Rock Prairie Road West generally located south of the Williamsgate Subdivision and 2,000 feet west of the intersection with Wellborn Road. Case #08-00500114 (JS) Jason Schubert, Staff Planner, presented the rezoning and recommended approval with the condition that the Comprehensive Plan Amendment is approved and the portion of the property outside the City limits is annexed. Chairman Nichols opened the public hearing. No one spoke during the public hearing. Chairman Nichols closed the public hearing. Commissioner Woodfin motioned to recommend approval of the rezoning. Commissioner Slack seconded the motion, motion passed (6-0). 8. Public hearing, presentation, possible action and discussion on a Final Plat for Horse Haven Estates Phase 4, including a replat of Horse Haven Estates Lot 2C, consisting of 74 lots on 14.47 acres located at 2691 Horse Haven Lane, generally located north of Horse Haven Lane and south of Switch Station Road. Case #08-00500106 (JP) Jennifer Prochazka, Senior Planner, presented the replat and recommended approval. There was general discussion regarding the replat. Chairman Nichols opened the public hearing. Sherry Ellison, 2705 Brookway Drive, expressed concern about the traffic and stability of the neighborhood. She stated that that neighborhood was too dense. Chairman Nichols closed the public hearing. Commissioner Slack asked if the new Appomattox would be the same width as the existing. Ms. Prochazka stated that the new Appomattox would be narrower with striped bike lanes unlike the existing Appomattox. July 17, 2008 P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 7 Commissioner Stearn motioned to approve the replat. Commissioner Slack seconded the motion, motion passed (6-0). 9. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding a rezoning from A-O Agricultural Open to R-1 Single-Family for 2.93 acres located at 13881, 13889 and 13909 Renee Lane, generally located southwest of Victoria Avenue at the end of Renee Lane. Case #08-00500127 (JP) Jennifer Prochazka, Senior Planner, presented the rezoning and recommended approval. She stated that the property is owned by three different parties. There was general discussion regarding the rezoning. Chairman Nichols opened the public hearing. Rick Tobias, 13889 Renee Lane, stated that there is currently only one dwelling unit on the property. Chairman Nichols closed the public hearing. Commissioner Bauman motioned to recommend approval of the rezoning. Commissioner Woodfin seconded the motion, motion passed (6-0). 10. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding a rezoning from R- 1 Single Family Residential to R-4 Multi-Family Residential for 0.4848 acres located on the northwest corner of Harvey Mitchell Parkway and Jones-Butler Road. Case #08- 00500135 (LH) Lauren Hovde, Staff Planner, presented the rezoning and recommended approval. Chairman Nichols opened the public hearing. No one spoke during the public hearing. Chairman Nichols closed the public hearing. Commissioner Woodfin motioned to recommend approval of the rezoning. Commissioner Bauman seconded the motion, motion passed (6-0). 11. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an amendment to the Comprehensive Land Use Plan, from Rural Residential to Single Family Residential Medium Density, Single Family Residential High Density, Residential Attached, and Planned Development for a mix of commercial uses, for 39.873 acres located off Jones- Butler Road and near Cain Road, adjacent to the Las Palomas Subdivision. Case #08- 00500130 (LB) Lindsay Boyer, Senior Planner, presented the Comprehensive Plan Amendment and recommended approval. July 17, 2008 P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 4 of 7 Commissioner Stearns asked if there were issues of connectivity onto Jones Butler Road and if there were buffer requirements between the different uses. Ms. Boyer stated that there were two access points onto Jones Butler Road that meet spacing requirements and a buffer was not required because of the Right-of--Way on the preliminary plat that separates all three uses. Chairman Nichols asked why the applicant chose a PDD zoning rather than C-1, General Commercial. Chairman Nichols opened the public hearing. David Borsack, applicant, stated that he chose the PDD zoning because he did not want uses on the property that C-1, General Commercial allows. Chairman Nichols closed the public hearing. Commissioner Bauman motioned to recommend approval of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment. Commissioner Woodlin seconded the motion, motion passed (6- 0). 12. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an ordinance amendment to Chapter 12 of the Code of Ordinances, Unified Development Ordinance Section 2.4 Design Review Board regarding membership. Case #08-0050001 (MH) Molly Hitchcock, Planning Administrator, presented the ordinance amendment regarding Design Review Board membership. There was general discussion regarding the ordinance amendment. Chairman Nichols opened the public hearing. No one spoke during the public hearing. Chairman Nichols closed the public hearing. Commissioner Slack motioned to recommend approval of the ordinance amendment. Commissioner Stearns seconded the motion, motion passed (6-0). 13. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an ordinance amendment to Chapter 12 of the Code of Ordinances, Unified Development Ordinance Section 7.9.B.6, Traffic Impact Analysis; Section 7.9.H, Submittal Requirements; and adding Section 7.12, Traffic Impact Analysis. Case #08-00500001 (BC) Director Cowell presented the ordinance amendment regarding Traffic Impact Analysis. Commissioner Woodfin stated that he was in favor of the ordinance amendment, but said that the existing model does not need to be replicated. July 17, 2008 P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 5 of 7 Commissioner Stearns stated that developers need to be given options. Chairman Nichols opened the public hearing. Sherry Ellison, 2705 Brookway Drive, stated that she supported the ordinance amendment and said that it would be beneficial to new developments. Ed Theriot, Mitchell Planning Group, stated that he was representing the Home Builders Association. He expressed concern about the cost, timing and discretion in the ordinance. Randy French, 4301 Cupstone, stated that he did not believe that the Traffic Impact Analysis was need for residential developments. He also expressed concern about the cost. He said that staff should be able to make those decisions. Chairman Nichols closed the public hearing. Commissioner Bauman motioned to recommend approval of the ordinance amendment with the condition that staff present an alternative to the maximum units per acre for residential developments so that it would reflect current as-built conditions. Commissioner Slack seconded the motion. Commissioner Stearns stated that the trips generated needed to be reduced. Commissioner Stearns motioned to amend the existing motion to state that the trip generation be reduced to 50 trips during peak time. Commissioner Slack seconded the motion, motion failed (1-5). Commissioner Stearns was in favor of the amended motion. The original motion passed (6-0). 14. 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. None 15. Adjourn. Commissioner Bauman motioned to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Stearns seconded the motion, motioned passed (6-0). Meeting adjourned at 10:15 p.m. Approved: July 17, 2008 P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 6 of 7 J Nichols, Chairman Planning and Zoning Commission Attests l ( ,~ Brittany Ca well, Staff Assistant Planning and Development Services July 17, 2008 P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 7 of 7 P.LAIVNING c~c .~4NING C411~MISSION -~ GtL~ST R~~IS7~.1~ MEE'TI1VG DATE' ~~ ~ ' ~ ~~ ~ ~, ~~ ~~ N.~`~ .DDR SS ~' r .~ 4 _, s. 7. 8. 9. L 1 a. I1. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. I8. 19. 2a. 21. 22. 23, • 24. 25. _ Registration Form (For persons who wish to address the Commission) • Date of Meeting (~ Agenda Item No. ~_ Name ~ ~ ~, ~ • Address mod If speaking for an organization, Name of organization: - Speaker's official capacity: ~ _ Sub_ j~ on~vhichpe~n wishes to steak: n Please remember to 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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