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Home My WebLink About11/06/2008 - Minutes - Planning & Zoning Commission (2)... ~r~t~1. ca~~ C~a~t.t_t.:t ~~~. ~ r~~ i i~.~.ti MINUTES PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Workshop Meeting Thursday, November 6, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. City Hall Council Chambers 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, Texas COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairman John Nichols, Bill Davis, Noel Bauman, Paul Greer, Doug Slack, Thomas Woodfin and Hugh Stearns COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: None CITY STAFF PRESENT: Senior Planners Jennifer Prochazka and Lindsay Kramer, Staff Planners Jason Schubert, Lauren Hovde and Matt Robinson, Greenways Program Manager Venessa Garza, Graduate Civil Engineer Erika Bridges, Assistant City Engineer Josh Norton, Senior Assistant City Engineer Carol Cotter, Planning Administrator Molly Hitchcock, Director Bob Cowell, Assistant Directors Lance Simms and Gabriel Elliott, First Assistant City Attorney Carla Robinson, Action Center Representative Kerry Mullins and Staff Assistant Brittany Caldwell Call the meeting to order. Chairman Nichols called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. Discussion of consent and regular agenda items. There was general discussion regarding Consent Agenda items 3.1, 3.3 and 3.4, as well as Regular Agenda item 12. Assistant Director Simms stated that the staff report for Regular Agenda item 8 had changed. The change was to recommend approval of the variance to the block length requirements along Jones Butler Road, with the condition that a 20-foot right-of--way along the northwest perimeter of the property be dedicated as a Public Access Easement and fora 12-foot hard surface path be constructed as a hike and bike facility as a connection between Holleman Drive and Jones Butler Road. 3. Discussion of Minor and Amending Plats approved by Staff. • Novosad Addition Amending Final Plat - 08-00500231 (MR) There was no discussion regarding this item. November 6, 2008 P&Z Workshop Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 3 4. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an update to the Commission on the status of items within the 2008 P&Z Plan of Work and development of the 2009 P&Z Plan of Work (see attached). (JS) Jason Schubert, Staff Planner, discussed the development of the 2009 P&Z Plan of Work. The Commissioners reviewed their rankings of potential items identified for the Plan of Work. Commissioner Stearns commented that other staff within the City should be utilized when distributing the 2009 Plan of Work. 5. Presentation, possible action and discussion on an update regarding the creation of a Bicycle, Pedestrian and Greenways Master Plan. Case # 08-00500285 (VG) Venessa Garza, Greenways Program Manager, gave an update on the creation of a Bicycle, Pedestrian and Greenways Master Plan. She said that the Master Plan would integrate non-motorized transportation into one Master Plan as a part of the City's Comprehensive Plan. 6. Presentation, possible action and discussion regarding an update on the following item(s): • A rezoning from C-2 Commercial Industrial and R-6 High Density Multi-Family to C-1 General Commercial for 0.48 acres located at 104, 106 and 108 Poplar Street, more generally located on the south side of Poplar Street, east of its intersection with Texas Avenue. The Commission heard this item on September 18, 2008 and voted 7- 0 to recommend approval. The Council heard this item on October 9, 2008 and voted 7-0 to approve the request. • A rezoning of 14.19 acres from A-O Agricultural-Open to approximately 3.76 acres of C-1 General Commercial and 10.44 acres of R-1 Single-Family Residential located at 4270 State Highway 6 South, generally located north of the Spring Creek Gardens Subdivision. The Commission heard this item on September 18, 2008 and voted 7-0 to recommend approval. The Council heard this item on October 9, 2008 and voted 7- 0 to approve the C-1 rezoning request. However, the Council voted to table the R-1 rezoning request due to concerns over adjacent industrial property. 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. • November 12, 2008 ~ CPAC ~ Council Chambers ~ 5:30 p.m. • November 20, 2008 ~ Joint Workshop with City Council and Regular Planning & Zoning Meeting ~ Council Chambers ~ 5:00 p.m. Workshop & 7:00 p.m. Regular November 6, 2008 P&Z Workshop Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 3 Director Cowell reviewed the upcoming meeting dates for the Planning & Zoning Commission. He stated that there would be a Joint Workshop at the City Council meeting on November 24, at 3:00 p.m. 8. Presentation, discussion and possible action regarding the Comprehensive Planning process. Jennifer Prochazka, Senior Planner, stated that the CPAC meeting on November 12 would be held in the Council Chambers. 9. Discussion, review and possible action regarding the following meetings: Design Review Board, Council Transportation Committee, Joint Bryan P&Z/College Station P&Z Committee on Common Gateways and Corridors, Joint Parks/Planning & Zoning Subcommittee, CSISD Long Range Education Planning Committee. None 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. None 11. Adjourn. Commissioner Greer motioned to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Slack seconded the motion, motion passed (7-0). Meeting adjourned at 7:04 p.m. Appr e ~ ~%~~ Joh ichols, Chairman Planning and Zoning Commission Attest: Britta y C dwell, Staff Assistant Planning and Development Services November 6, 2008 P&Z Workshop Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 3