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MINUTES
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
Regular Meeting
Thursday, September 4, 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 Steams
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: None
CITY STAFF PRESENT: Senior Planner Lindsay Boyer, Staff Planner Jason Schubert,
Transportation Planning Coordinator Joe Guerra, City Engineer Alan Gibbs, Assistant Directors
Lance Simms and Gabriel Elliott, First Assistant City Attorney Carla Robinson, Action Center
Representative Carrie McHugh and Staff Assistants Nicole Padilla and Brittany Caldwell
1. Call Meeting to Order.
Chairman Nichols called the meeting to order at 7:15 p.m.
1 Hear Citizens,
None
3.. Consent Agenda
3.1 Consideration, discussion, and possible action to approve meeting Minutes.
• August 14, 2008 —Workshop
• August 14, 2008 — Regular
3.2 Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Vacating Plat of the Merker-
Strawn Subdivision consisting of 2 lots on 10.44 acres and a Final Plat for The
Barracks Subdivision Phase 1 consisting of 58 townhouse lots on 8.405 acres,
generally located at 2950 Rock Prairie Road West approximately 700 feet west of
Wellborn Road. Case #08- 00500164 (JS)
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Commissioner Davis motioned to approve Consent Agenda items 3.1 and 3.2.
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,
No items were pulled from the Consent Agenda.
5. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Comprehensive Land
Use Plan Amendment for 3.31 acres from Single- Family Residential, Medium Density to
Planned Development for the property located at 510 Chimney Hill Drive generally
located west of the intersection of Chimney Hill Drive and Arguello Drive. Case #08-
00500174 (LB)
Lindsay Boyer, Senior Planner, presented the Comprehensive Land Use Plan Amendment
and recommend approval with the following purpose statement: This Planned
Development is intended to provide for the orderly transition between retail and single -
family detached and/or single-family attached residential development not to exceed a
gross density of 3 to 6 dwelling units per acre. She stated that there was a new traffic
count done and there was a reduction of traffic on Arguello Drive.
Chairman Nichols opened the public hearing.
Eric Mach, Tucker Mach Development, stated that he changed his rezoning request from
the previous rezoning request to accommodate the surrounding community,
Nancy Berry, Chimney Hill Improvement Association, stated that she was comfortable
with the development, but concerned about vehicular traffic.
Chairman Nichols closed the public hearing.
Commissioner Davis stated that pedestrian access was needed from Conner Street.
Commissioner Davis motioned to recommend approval with the purpose statement.
Commissioner Bauman seconded the motion, motion passed (7 -0).
6. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion concerning a
recommendation to City Council regarding a proposal to annex four areas in the City's
Extraterritorial Jurisdiction under the exempt status. (LS)
This item was pulled from the agenda and postponed until a future date.
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.
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None
Adjourn.
Commissioner Davis motioned to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Greer
seconded the motion, motioned passed (7 -0).
Meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m.
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Jo ichols, Chairman
Planning and Zoning Commission
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Brittany Ca well, Staff Assistant
Planning and Development Services
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