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Home My WebLink About10/16/2008 - Minutes - Planning & Zoning Commission,~:: C~:~~l~~~ c~~- t~:~a[.l_t~~t: ~~t`,>~,~r~ItaN z"a~~rztaix,F4 €- f~~reJzr~~rrrmre~ wrrr°~ec~~a MINUTES PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Regular Meeting Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 7:00 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: Dennis Maloney CITY STAFF PRESENT: Senior Planner Jennifer Prochazka, Staff Planners Jason Schubert and Matt Robinson, Graduate Civil Engineer Erika Bridges, Assistant City Engineer Josh Norton, Senior Assistant City Engineer Carol Cotter, Transportation Planning Coordinator Joe Guerra, Planning Administrator Molly Hitchcock, City Engineer Alan Gibbs, Assistant City Manager David Neeley, Director Bob Cowell, Assistant Directors Lance Simms and Gabriel Elliott, First Assistant City Attorney Carla Robinson, Action Center Representative Carrie McHugh and Staff Assistant Brittany Caldwell 1. Call Meeting to Order. Chairman Nichols called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. Hear Citizens. None 3. Consent Agenda. 3.1 Consideration, discussion, and possible action to approve meeting Minutes. • September 4, 2008 ~ Workshop • September 4, 2008 ,,, Regular • September 18, 2008 ~ Workshop • September 18, 2008.,, Regular October 16, 2008 P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 5 3.2 Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Preliminary Plat for the East Gate Business Park Subdivision consisting of 17 lots on 46.04 acres at 10022 State Hwy 30, generally located at the southwest corner of the intersection of State Hwy 30 and Nunn Jones Road in the City of College Station Extraterritorial Jurisdiction. Case #08-00500004 (JS) 3.3 Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Final Plat for Spring Creek Commons Lot 13, Block 1 consisting of 1 lot on 6.083 acres located at 441 1 SH 6 S in the general vicinity of the northeast corner of SH 6 and William D. Fitch Pkwy. Case #07-00500215 (JS) Commissioner Woodfin stated that he would like to remove consent agenda item 3.2 and place it on the regular agenda. Commissioner Davis motioned to approve Consent Agenda items 3.1 and 3.3. Commissioner Bauman seconded the motion, motion passed (7-0). Regular Agenda 4. Consideration, discussion, and possible action on items removed from the Consent Agenda by Commission action. Item 3.2 the Preliminary Plat for the East Gate Business Park was removed from the Consent Agenda at Commissioner Woodfin's request. Jason Schubert presented the Preliminary Plat and recommended approval. Commissioner Woodfin stated that he was concerned about having access onto State Highway 30 and the potential traffic hazard. He also expressed concern about permitting each lot to detain individually. Alan Gibbs, City Engineer, stated that storm water management for this project is not in the City's jurisdiction. Commissioner Woodfin asked where the water was currently going. Carol Cotter, Senior Assistant City Engineer, stated that there are existing drainage patterns and the flow is in the same direction. She also said that Brazos County is the final authority and that a Floodplain Permit is required when constructing in Brazos County. Commissioner Davis motioned to approve the preliminary plat. Commissioner Bauman seconded the motion, motion passed (6-1). Commissioner Woodfin was in opposition. October 16, 2008 P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 5 5. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Final Plat of the Woodlands of College Station Subdivision being a replat of the Woodlands of College Station Subdivision consiting of 4 lots on 90.64 acres located at 1725 Harvey Mitchell Parkway South generally located north of the intersection of Harvey Mitchell Parkway South and Wellborn Road. Case #07-00500176 (JP) Jennifer Prochazka, Senior Planner, presented the replat 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 approve the replat. Commissioner Davis seconded the motion, motion passed (7-0). 6. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding a rezoning from R- 1 Single Family Residential and A-O Agricultural-Open to PDD Planned Development District for 120.77 acres located at 1430 Harvey Mitchell Parkway South generally located opposite the intersection with Holleman Drive. Case #08-00500155 (JS) This item was pulled at the applicant's request. Public hearing, presentation, possible action and discussion regarding a Comprehensive Plan Amendment -Land Use for 31.19 acres located at 513 William D. Fitch Parkway, and more generally located on the northeast corner of William D. Fitch Parkway and its future intersection with Victoria Avenue, from Single-Family Residential Medium Density and Floodplains & Streams to Regional Retail, Office, and Residential Attached. Case #08-00500212 (JP) Jennifer Prochazka, Senior Planner, presented the Comprehensive Plan Amendment and recommended denial due to a lack of changed conditions in the area and incompatibility with the remainder of the Comprehensive Plan. There was general discussion regarding the Comprehensive Plan Amendment. Chairman Nichols opened the public hearing. Joe Schultz, 3208 Innsbruck, College Station, Texas, stated that the geometry of the property is not good for single-family residential. Wallace Phillips, 13720 Hopes Creek Road, College Station, Texas, stated that residential attached would be a good land use next to the new high school. He also said that general commercial would generate too much traffic. Chairman Nichols closed the public hearing. October 16, 2008 P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 5 Commissioner Davis stated that it does not meet the goals of the Comprehensive Plan and it is too early to make these changes. Commissioner Stearns stated that there is already too much retail regional designation and he believes the level of density is too far out. Commissioner Davis motioned to recommend denial. Commissioner Stearns seconded the motion, motion passed (7-0). Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an ordinance to amend Chapter 9 of the City of College Station Code of Ordinances, Subdivision Regulations, and amend Chapter 12 of the City of College Station Code of Ordinances, Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), to remove master plans and amend standards relating to the Extraterritorial jurisdiction. Case #OS-00500248 (JS) Jason Schubert, Staff Planner, presented the proposed ordinance revisions which included removal of master plans as a requirement and revisions to platting standards in the City's ETJ. He also presented the three main revisions to standards in the ETJ which included a minimum lot size of two acres without the option of a waiver or variance, a minimum lot width of 400 feet along thoroughfares and 100 feet along other roadways, and the removal of the option to construct urban streets in the ETJ. There was general discussion regarding the revisions. Chairman Nichols opened the public hearing. Roger Bligh, 13613 Headwater Lane, College Station, Texas; Sherry Ellison, 2705 Brookway Drive, College Station, Texas; Jody Gougler, 13515 Headwater Lane, College Station, Texas. The citizens were in favor of the revisions and asked that the proposal of the two-acre lot sizes be increased. Chairman Nichols closed the public hearing. Commissioner Slack stated that rural lifestyles needed to be protected and that larger lot sizes would help protect that. Commissioner Greer stated that atwo-acre lot size is not large enough. Commissioner Slack motioned to recommend approval of the ordinance revisions with the condition that there be a minimum five-acre lot size. Commissioner Greer seconded the motion. Commissioner Stearns stated that he would support a 20-acre lot size because he feels there will be issues with connectivity with smaller parcels. Commissioner Davis amended the motion to recommend approval of the minimum two-acre lot size. Commissioner Bauman seconded the motion, motion passed (5-2). Commissioner Slack and Commissioner Stearns were in opposition. October 16, 2008 P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 4 of 5 The amended motion passed (6-1). Commissioner Stearns was in opposition. 9. 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 10. Adjourn. Commissioner Bauman motioned to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Davis seconded the motion, motioned passed (7-0). eting adjourned at 9:45 p.m. Ap v ~ ~,/~~ John Nichols, Chairman Planning and Zoning Commission Attest: Britta y C dwell, Staff Assistant Planning and Development Services October 16, 2008 P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 5 of 5 PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION { -i GUEST RF,G~STER • ME677NG DATb'~ L I ~ ~ j~I N~ ~~~ D~ SS ~ ~ ~ ?~' l~ s. ~ d b ~- -~ 7 ~~5~ ._ A 4. 5. 6. `a/c ~ / lr7y 3 h~sv~-r-~~ ,~ an, '7 g ~71v 9. 11. '! ~ 12. - " 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 1$, 19. 20. 21. 22, 23. 24. 25. 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