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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/15/2013 - Minutes - Planning & Zoning Commission�► MINUTES CITY O STATION PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION N�r of7exrt� ,?cJ:�r C:rrirenity Workshop Meeting August 15, 2013, 6:00 p.m. City Hall Council Chambers College Station, Texas COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Mike Ashfield, Jodi Warner, Bo Miles, Jerome Rektorik, and Jim Ross COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Vergel Gay & Brad Corrier CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: None CITY STAFF PRESENT: Bob Cowell, L ance Simms, Jennifer Prochazka, Jason Schubert, Matt Robinson, Morgan Hester, Teresa Rogers, Jenifer Paz, Kelli Schlicher, Alan Gibbs, Carol Cotter, Danielle Singh, Erika Bridges, Venessa Garza, Joe Guerra, Adam Falco, Jordan Wood, and Brittany Caldwell Call the meeting to order. Chairman Ashfield called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. Discussion of consent and regular agenda items. Chairman Ashfield stated that Regular Agenda Item 8 had been pulled from the agenda at the applicant's request. There was general discussion amongst the Commission regarding Regular Agenda Item 6. 3. Discussion of new development applications submitted to the City. [New Development List] There was no discussion regarding new development applications. 4. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding the status of items within the 2013 P &Z Plan of Work (see attached). (J. Schubert) Principal Planner Schubert gave an update regarding the 2013 P &Z Plan of Work. 5. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding the implementation of the Medical District Master Plan and related zoning codes. (B. Cowell) Executive Director Cowell gave a presentation regarding the Medical District Master Plan and related zoning codes. There was general discussion amongst the Commission regarding the presentation. August 15, 2013 P &Z Workshop Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 3 6. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an update of development in the Northgate area. (L. Simms) Assistant Director Simms gave an update regarding development in the Northgate area. There was general discussion amongst the Commission regarding the update. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding an update on the following item: • An ordinance amending the Unified Development Ordinance to allow micro - industrial uses as a permitted use within the NG -1 (Core Northgate) and NG -2 (Transitional Northgate) zoning districts. The Planning & Zoning Commission heard this item on July 18` and voted 5 -0 to recommend approval. The City Council heard this item on July 25` and voted 5 -0 to approve the amendment. There was no discussion regarding the update. 8. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding the P &Z Calendar of Upcoming Meetings. Thursday, August 22, 2013 — City Council Meeting — Council Chambers — Workshop 6:00 p.m. and Regular 7:00 p.m. (Liaison — Corrier) • Thursday, September 5, 2013 — P &Z Meeting — Council Chambers — Workshop 6:00 p.m. and Regular 7:00 p.m. Chairman Ashfield reviewed the upcoming meeting dates with the Planning and Zoning Commission. 9. Discussion, review and possible action regarding the following meetings: Design Review Board, Joint Parks / Planning & Zoning Subcommittee, South Knoll Area Neighborhood Plan Resource Team, BioCorridor Board, and Zoning District Subcommittee. There was no discussion regarding the above - referenced meetings. 10. Discussion and possible action on future agenda items — A Planning & 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. Commissioner Ross asked for a future agenda item regarding game day housing. August 15, 2013 P &Z Workshop Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 3 11. Adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 6:50 p.m. p ve 1 Mike Ashfield, Chairm Planning & Zoning Commission test: Brittany CaldNoll, Ad in. Support Specialist Planning & Development Services August 15, 2013 P &Z Workshop Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 3 (*O Cr1 ()r 0)u.1 :(;] � ' S - r - MINUTES 1111me ol ' :It( ` "` "'' PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION Regular Meeting August 15, 2013, 7:00 p.m. City Hall Council Chambers College Station, Texas COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Mike Ashfield, Jodi Warner, Bo Miles, Brad Corrier, Jerome Rektorik, and Jim Ross COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Vergel Gay & Brad Corrier CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Nancy Berry, Julie Schultz, John Nichols CITY STAFF PRESENT: Bob Cowell, Lance Simms, Jennifer Prochazka, Jason Schubert, Matt Robinson, Morgan Hester, Teresa Rogers, Jenifer Paz, Kelli Schlicher, Alan Gibbs, Carol Cotter, Danielle Singh, Erika Bridges, Venessa Garza, Joe Guerra, Adam Falco, Jordan Wood, and Brittany Caldwell 1. Call Meeting to Order Chairman Ashfield called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Hear Citizens No one spoke. 4. Consent Agenda All items approved by Consent are approved with any and all staff recommendations. 4.1 Consideration, discussion, and possible action to approve Meeting Minutes. • July 18, 2013 — Workshop • July 18, 2013 — Regular • August 1, 2013 — Workshop • August 1, 2013 — Regular 4.2 Consideration, discussion, and possible action on Absence Requests from meetings. • Brad Corrier — August 15, 2013 August 15, 2013 P &Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 5 4.3 Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Final Plat for Great Oaks Phase 14 consisting of 16 residential lots on approximately 22.1 acres generally located east of Arboleda Drive in the Great Oaks Subdivision. Case #13- 00900130 (M.Hester) 4.4 Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Development Plat for Arrington Tower Site Subdivision consisting of one lot on approximately 1.507 acres generally located at the intersection of South Oaks Drive and Arrington Road in South College Station. Case #13- 00900133 (T.Rogers) 4.5 Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Final Plat for Tower Point Phase 8B Lots 16 &17, Block 3 consisting of two lots on approximately 2.8 acres, generally located at 913 William D. Fitch Parkway. Case #13- 009000135 (J.Paz) Commissioner Miles motioned to approve Consent Agenda Items 4.1 — 4.5. Commissioner Ross seconded the motion, motion passed (5 -0). Regular Agenda Consideration, discussion, and possible action on items removed from the Consent Agenda by Commission action. No items were removed from the Consent Agenda. 6. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an ordinance amending the College Station Comprehensive Plan by adopting the South Knoll Area Neighborhood Plan for the area generally located within the boundaries of Texas Avenue South, Holleman Drive, Welsh Avenue, Southwest Parkway, Wellborn Road, and Harvey Mitchell Parkway. Case #13- 00900151 (J.Prochazka) (Note: Final action on this item is scheduled for the August 22, 2013 City Council Meeting - subject to change) Principal Planner Prochazka presented the proposed South Knoll Area Neighborhood Plan. There was general discussion amongst the Commission regarding the Plan. Chairman Ashfield opened the public hearing. Mike Gyllenband, Hardwood, Texas; Charles Burn, 1508 Caudill Street, College Station, Texas; Donald Deere, 1500 Frost Drive, College Station, Texas; Robert McGeachin, 1208 Glade Street, College Station, Texas; M.M. Kothmann, 1216 South Ridgefield Circle, College Station, Texas; Dudley Smith, 1810 Shadowwood Drive, College Station, Texas; Phil Banks, 1206 Winding Road, College Station, Texas; Hugh Lindsay, 400 Walton Drive, College Station, Texas; Rodney Boehn, 1911 Langford Street, College Station, Texas; Garry Adams, 1803 Lawyer Place, College Station, Texas; Kendra Perkins, 1717 B Lawyer Street, College Station, Texas; Clayton Powell, 1211 South Ridgefield Circle, College Station, Texas; Christopher Mathewson, 1307 Glade Street, College Station, Texas; Jerry Cooper, 602 Bell Street, College Station, Texas; Amanda August 15, 2013 P &Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 5 Hathaway 1901 West Holleman Drive, College Station, Texas; Kathe Hawkins, 1805 Lawyer Street, College Station, Texas; Lorence Bravenec, 1101 Goode Drive, College Station, Texas; Melissa Lesikar, 1716 Ramona Circle, San Marcos, Texas; Sherron McKenzie, 1801 Bee Creek Drive, College Station, Texas; Mike Painter, 1209 Lancelot Circle, College Station, Texas; Whitney Wolf; Steve Strong; Arthur Wright, 1008 Holt Street, College Station, Texas. The citizens spoke regarding the Plan and some expressed concerns regarding rental properties in the area and the proposed parking requirements. Chairman Ashfield closed the public hearing. There was general discussion amongst the Commission regarding the Plan Commissioner Warner motioned to recommend approval of the Plan with an amendment that allows for the option for the residents to petition for the parking removal from 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m., in lieu of it applying neighborhood wide; her motion also included that residents be able to petition to allow for parking removal on one side of streets in the area (this is not an amendment to the proposed Plan). Commissioner Ross seconded the motion, motion passed (5 -0). 7. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding a request to utilize the sidewalk fund and presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Development Plat for Salem Baptist Church consisting of one lot on approximately 0.89 acres generally located west of the Creek Meadows Subdivision and more specifically along Royder Road. Case #13- 00900129 (M.Robinson) Senior Planner Robinson presented the applicant's request to utilize the sidewalk fund and the Development Plat and recommended approval. Chris Galindo, 3107 Rolling Lane, Bryan, Texas, stated that the church had owned the property for many years and the church that was at the location was destroyed by a fire about nine years ago. He said that the Development Plat is one of the steps that has to be taken for the church to be rebuilt. Commissioner Warner motioned to approve the applicant's request to utilize the sidewalk fund. Commissioner Miles seconded the motion, motion passed (5 -0). Commissioner Warner motioned to approve the Development Plat. Commissioner Miles seconded the motion, motion passed (5 -0). 8. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an ordinance amending the Comprehensive Plan — Future Land Use & Character Map from Neighborhood Conservation to Urban for the property located at 900 & 900A Ashburn Avenue approximately 1.6 acres at the corner of Ashburn Avenue and Lincoln Avenue. Case #13- 00900140 (M.Hester) (Note: Final action on this item is scheduled for the September 12, 2013 City Council Meeting - subject to change) August 15, 2013 P &Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 5 This item was removed from the agenda at the applicant's request. 9. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an ordinance amending Chapter 12, "Unified Development Ordinance," Articles 3, "Development Review Procedures," 7, "General Development Standards," and 8, "Subdivision Design and Improvements," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas by the creation and amendment of single - family parking requirements. Case #13- 00900128 (T. Rogers) (Note: Final action on this item is scheduled for the September 12, 2013 City Council Meeting - subject to change) Staff Planner Rogers presented the amendment regarding the creation and amendment of single - family parking requirements. There was general discussion amongst the Commission regarding the amendment. Chairman Ashfield opened the public hearing. Buck Prewitt, 2302 Scotney Court, College Station, Texas, said that cost should be considered as a factor. Chairman Ashfield closed the public hearing. Commissioner Rektorik motioned to recommend approval of the amendment with the condition that townhomes be exempt from the front area coverage requirement on single - family lots. 10. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an ordinance amending Chapter 12, "Unified Development Ordinance," Sections 12- 8.3.E, "Streets," and 12- 8.3.G, "Blocks," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas to amend street network and block length requirements. Case #13- 00900141 (J.Schubert) (Note: Final action on this item is scheduled for the August 22, 2013 City Council Meeting - subject to change) Chairman Ashfield opened the public hearing. No one spoke during the public hearing. Chairman Ashfield closed the public hearing. Commissioner Warner motioned to table the item to the September 5' Planning & Zoning Meeting. Commissioner Rektorik seconded the motion, motion passed (5 -0). 11. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an ordinance amending Chapter 12, "Unified Development Ordinance," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas by the creation and amendment of one- and two - family residential zoning districts in compliance with the Comprehensive Plan. Case #13- August 15, 2013 P &Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 4 of 5 00900030 (J.Prochazka) (Note: Final action on this item is scheduled for the September 12, 2013 City Council Meeting - subject to change) Chairman Ashfield opened the public hearing. No one spoke during the public hearing. Chairman Ashfield closed the public hearing. Commissioner Warner motioned to table the item to the September 5th Planning & Zoning Meeting. Commissioner Miles seconded the motion, motion passed (5 -0). 12. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an ordinance amending the College Station Comprehensive Plan by adopting the Economic Development Master Plan. Case #13- 00900143 (B.Cowell) (Note: Final action on this item is scheduled for the August 22, 2013 City Council Meeting - subject to change) Chairman Ashfield opened the public hearing. No one spoke during the public hearing. Chairman Ashfield closed the public hearing. Commissioner Warner motioned to table the item to the September 5 Planning & Zoning Meeting. Commissioner Miles seconded the motion, motion passed (5 -0). 13. Discussion and possible action on future agenda items — A Planning & 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. Commissioner Rektorik asked for a future agenda item regarding traffic calming measures. 14. Adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 10:44 p.m. iv ,? Mike Ashfield, Chairman Planning & Zoning Commission ttest• Brittan Cal ell, A min. Support Specialist Planning & Development Services August 15, 2013 P &Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 5 of 5 PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION GUEST REGISTER MEETING DATE ' S 9�\ o` NAME ADDRESS 1. -."Ll 2. 3.�^ 4. J 6. ,/I� 7. i fA 4 .. 8. 9. a 10. I, 11. UAW /` ' 12 k L t kJ 13.' 14. �>IJ Z p 15. �il.G,� �,►d�' 16. IfI rr y 17. � 18. Qtj 19. Aln is kk'�-7q Ap",/ W if Y T 7e� o w t1&v � %X y - 7 8? e �, I I l3ep 0 5 -7 79' `fb r AA 1116 FaieL> 7 Y T 7e� o w t1&v � %X y - 7 8? e �, I I l3ep 0 5 -7 79' `fb PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION GUEST REGISTER MEETING DATE NAME ADDRESS 1 00h S r. R 3� w1 Wk ,dc Z �► �,, rz _ a 14. 15. 16. (ktvYX dCG t n44 vi,)a,xA 25 /,?/( e, I L 11 09 wshkl - lo I60 v 1 -c4ArA� kA Apr '.) L41- v4-4 1n cr' i i Ili-! z/00 i3e7 i.9 -oss � l�eC�r 8. YD a vl PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION GUEST REGISTER MEE TING DA TEAJ55�1.� -�' �O- 3 4 NAME ADDRESS 0 ( Y>zeg o A&P- "-U40.,�Lcfr- C5 Qlstlo 61 7.- 8. 9.- 10 11 12.. 13.. 14.. 15.. 16.. 17.. 18.. 19.. 20. 21. 22 23. 24. 25. G, Tx 77e#c I-XV 7 -778110 arm, 54 A ,A W 33 In W RITU! F. m T-If I 1 071, 7 4 1, Z !;117 1 in All PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION GUEST REGISTER MEETING DATE ADDRESS in J 9. 10 11, 1 17 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. NAME Memorandum August 11, 2013 To: Planning and Zoning Commission: Mike Ashfield, Brad Comer, Vergel Gay, Bo Miles, Jerome Rektorik, Jim Ross, and Jodi Warner Cc: Jennifer Prochazka ,, �, p �14 From: Donald Deere _`�`� Re: Concerns about proposed South Knoll Area Neighborhood Plan My wife and I returned to Bryan/College Station in 1983 when I joined the TAMU faculty. We have lived in College Station since 1992. We bought our first rental house (i.e., single - family residence occupied by renters) in 2009 on Hondo Dr. as a residence for our son and his fellow Aggies instead of paying rent to someone else. In 2010, we bought a second rental house for our next son. We now have eight rental houses on five streets in this area: Holik, Southwood, Hondo, Medina, and Leona, with the two most recent purchases receiving their first tenants this month. In none of these cases, was our house the first rental house on the block, and as best we can tell most, if not all, of the other potential (and actual purchasers for houses on which we made offers, but did not purchase) were also investors. These investments represent a substantial portion of our wealth and are an integral part of our retirement planning. We abide by the rental registration requirement and the limit of four unrelated individuals. We are not absentee owners; we regularly monitor the properties and our tenants and have spent substantial amounts of both time and money in improving, repairing and maintaining the houses as well as in keeping the yards watered and mowed. Finally, of course, we pay more in taxes that comparable non - rental units because the homestead and over 65 exemptions are not available to us. My first concern involves the process by which the proposed Neighborhood Plan was developed. There appears to have been very little input from those owning (only) investment housing in the area. Further, about one -third of the Neighborhood Resources Team resides on one of eight streets in the central portion of the area, where the highest - valued properties are located (Lawyer Place, Shadowwood, Langford, Bee Creek, King Arthur, Sabine, Lancelot, and Guadalupe), with about one -fourth of the NRT residing on one of the first four streets As is evident from the Plan and its many maps and charts, the area is quite heterogeneous with respect to tenancy, with substantial percentages of rental houses in the northern portion around Holik Street, intermediate percentages of rental houses around Hondo and Leona streets, and minimal percentages of rental houses around Shadowwood Drive and Lawyer Place. Further, Chapter 2 of the plan appears to provide conflicting information on overall rental rates by stating that 381 of the 1,381 "single family housing units" are in use as rentals (page 2 -3). This ratio is 28 %, and implies that only 12 of the 1,012 "single - family homes" included in the 1,381 units (see page 1 -2 in Chapter 1) are in use as rentals. Chapter 2 then reports that "approximately 49% of the single - family homes" in the neighborhood are registered as rental properties (page 2 -4). These figures do not jibe, and in any event, Maps 2.1 and 2.2 document the heterogeneity in tenancy across the area. In addition to the process that developed the plan, I have concerns with some of the specific "action strategies" proposed in the plan as listed in the Executive Summary. • Require rental registration forms to list resident names and be updated annually as a means of enforcing current number -of- resident ordinances. (NI &CC 1.4) Not only is this an invasion of privacy, but it raises substantial security concerns to list the full names and addresses of undergraduate college students, particular women. Frankly, I suspect this will have little impact on enforcing the number -of- resident ordinances —it is simple to list only 4 of a larger set of names, not to mention failing to register at all. • Remove parking from both sides of all streets between the hours of 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m., requiring resident vehicles be permanently parked on their private property while still allowing on- street parking outside of these hours for social gatherings, repairmen, etc. (NI &CC2.1) (M2.1) This seems ill- suited to the purpose of improving traffic flow when residents are actually driving on the streets. Further, the city already has a mechanism for removing parking that is a safety hazard. This proposal appears to be a punitive measure aimed primarily at residences with multiple vehicles (or full garages). • Allow smaller areas within South Knoll to apply for overlay zoning further limiting the number of unrelated residents, if approved by a majority of the property owners. (NI &CC1.3) and • Allow residents to request on- street parking be removed for character reasons from one side of all streets when the majority of property owners are in favor. (NI &CC2.2) (M2.2) If there is a block/street along which all property owners wish to change the rules governing property use and/or parking, then I have no objection. I do, however, object to allowing a subset of property owners to deprive other property owners of otherwise legal property uses or parking options. The headline on the article in today's front -page Eagle article, "Trying to take back the neighborhood" is all too apt. " Take " indeed. SIGN -UP FORM 2_(5 X3 MM / DD / YY Please PRINT all information " Name: G �L �'' Phone: Email: Comments: ❑ WRITTEN 10 ORAL Comments will be presented for PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEM # 10 FOR WRITTEN COMMENTS, PLEASE WRITE BELOW: ❑ COMMENTS CONTINUED ON ATTACHED DOCUMENT OF PAGE(S) FOR ORAL COMMENTS: 1. YOU MUST SIGN UP PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED MEETING (At the City Secretary's Office during regular business hours, or from 5.00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. the day of the meeting.); 2. YOU WILL HAVE ONE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK; AND 3. YOU MUST OBSERVE THE 3- MINUTE TIME LIMIT. (Time cannot be transferred to another speaker.) Inquiries from speakers about matters not listed on the agenda will either be directed to the Staff or placed on a future agenda for Council consideration. See reverse side for additional rules MAIL, FAX OR EMAIL COMPLETED FORM TO: City of College Station City Secretary's Office — City Hall 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840 Fax: 979 - 764 -6377 Email: smashburn(cDcstx.gov OFFICE USE ONLY: (# in which received) PUBLIC HEARING SIGN -UP FORM zSrATIONI Regular Meeting Date: FOR WRITTEN COMMENTS, PLEASE WRITE BELOW: FI COMMENTS CONTINUED ON ATTACHED DOCUMENT OF PAGE(S) FOR ORAL COMMENTS: 1. YOU MUST SIGN UP PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED MEETING (At the City Secretary's Office during regular business hours, or from 5:00 p. m. to 6:45 p. m. the day of the meeting.); 2. YOU WILL HAVE ONE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK; AND 3. YOU MUST OBSERVE THE 3- MINUTE TIME LIMIT. (Time cannotbe transferred to another speaker.) Inquiries from speakers about matters not listed on the agenda will either be directed to the Staff or placed on a future agenda for Council consideration. See reverse side for additional rules MAIL, FAX OR EMAIL COMPLETED FORM TO: City of College Station City Secretary's Office — City Hall 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840 Fax: 979 - 764 -6377 Email: smashburn(o)cstx.gov OFFICE USE ONLY: (# in which received) ioedixon F i ona: "juedi�on midihd a suddenlink.nct Date 1 hurs(IM. Au11ust 15. ?01 > 5:'7 1) 11 To: ,ene.ha\\kins a IAML Suhiect: Maintain ill <L" a t11111 iI lice stele in a i11 city. For your inornurtioil. My report this evening: Martha and I were among the first families to occupy Lawyer Place in south College Station, Texas. We reared our two sons here. We want keep its single family occupancy for a quality family life style. Al w Joe B and Martha J. Dixon 1807 Lawyer Place College Station Texas 77843 PUBLIC HEARING SIGN -UP FORM CITY O OF C O LL.I?. CSE...►''r.YI.I0N Regular Meeting Date: is -13 Hame ofT wAc�,,N[ University" MM / DD / YY Please PRINT all information " � 2 Name: Phone: 3 � Address: LQ Email: ` Comments: WRITTEN L Comments will be presented for PUBLIC HEAVC- AGENDA ITEM # FOR WRITTEN COMMENTS, PLEASE WRITE BELOW: 1 111111 l jjllll 1 w zip '111i:�]1155111 4,111111 MEE MA A 41MMV24 FWAUi9r, I I � In Mar -P" o r r o & 5 A 46 messa j# A p se C , r►-�+ e e Q�� w5 e es . ❑ COMMENTS CONTINUED ON ATTACHED DOCUMENT OF PAGE(S) FOR ORAL COMMENTS: 1. 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T Q I' If speaking for an organization, name of organization: Speaker's official capacity: T- Subject on which person wishes to speak: Please remember to step up to the podium as soon as you are recognized by the chairperson, hand your completed registration form to the presiding officer. State your name and your residence before beginning your presentation. If you have written notes you wish to present to the Commission, A PAPER CONCERNING PARKING IN THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Problems I have had personally. I have seen or heard about these very same problems in other neighborhoods. 1. People coming out of rental property at all hours of the night (8 p.m. to 7 a.m.) to cars parked in the street. Horns going off. Doors slamming. Loud talking. Trash thrown in the street. GD this MF that. I do not need to hear that GD this and MF that at six o'clock on Sunday morning from a young lady barely dressed and coming out of rental property to her vehicle and going back to the rental property saying the same GD this and MF that as she went while I am trying to pick up the paper. 2. Cars parked on both sides of the street so I can just barely get my pickup through to go down the street. I seriously doubt if emergency vehicles could get down the street. 3. Cars parked in the daytime so the garbage people could not get to my garbage can that was in the street, not in my yard. Cars parked so the mail person had no access to the mail box. 4. Cars parked in bicycle lanes. The police do not enforce parking in the bicycle lane. I saw a bicycle rider injured when he ran into a parked car that he did not see in the dark. When I have called the police they have not issued a citation, instead they have knocked on doors until they found the driver of the car and had the owner move the car. The next week the same car. I have seen a vehicle parked in a bicycle lane for 48 hours without a citation. 5. There are students who live in Southwood Valley or points south who come and park around my house to bicycle or walk to school. They leave their bicycle at their boyfriends house across the street. Conclusions and questions: If they ignore the parking restrictions now what do you think making more restrictions will accomplish? When leaving the committee public meeting September 26, I went to visit my in laws who have a house on Goode Street where new city parking restrictions are in place for parking one side only for safety reasons. The street was entirely full on one side and the only place to park at my in laws was across the driveway, mostly blocked by students parking in front of the driveway. The only person I blocked was my brother in law. Hello. In my neighborhood, our deed restrictions do not allow overnight street parking for either guests or permanent residents. Of course it is not controllable. I suspect violations have gone on so long the restrictions may not be enforceable. Counselors have said that the homeowner association cannot enforce the restrictions because the dedicated city streets leave that control to the city. There are only 3 choices that I see. The students either are: dumb, do not care, or stupid. You cannot fix do not care or stupid. 2 out of 3 are not good odds. The only way you are going to resolve the parking problems is to do something about rental property. Too many students living in a house with too many vehicles are going to cause a problem every single time. You will not find, in my neighborhood, permanent residents or non student renters who cause these parking problems. Only the rental property for students are a source of the problem. The alternatives presented at the committee meeting with the public seemed to be one of the following. If we ignore the real problem of student housing control: 1. Widen the streets until the lack of control of student housing dictates more room when we will have to widen the streets again; or 2. Deny parking in the streets or narrow the streets and force the parking into front or back yards until they are used up then we do not know what to do. Both of these choices do not address the basic question: who is going to control the students? Some of the persons who spoke at the first committee hearing seemed to be saying the student money controls so we have to let them do whatever they want. It would be like running an asylum with the inmates in control. Is that what we want for this city? Addendum 1: Subsequent to writing this another public meeting of the committee was scheduled for November 14, 2012. Plans have been developed with supposed positive and negative results to some of those plans. None of these plans address the problem of control over rental properties. I attended that meeting and there were was no attempt to address the problem. In talking to city staff I have been told: 1. Because of budget restraints there is no longer a parking patrol and the police will not ticket parking violations in residential subdivisions. I have observed that result. 2. There is no enforcement of present ordinances limiting the number of unrelated persons in a property. The owner of the property is merely told not to have too many tenants in a property the next year. Other city staff will say this is'not true. Who do you believe. I know who I do from what I see. Perhaps this is the reason why there are 6 to 8 motor vehicles regularly associated with many single- family residences. Why make the ordinances if they are not going to be enforced? Why is it that mowing grass can be enforced but parking and occupancy of single family residences cannot? In my humble opinion health and safety issues are much more critical with parking and occupancy than with grass mowing. Hugh W. Lindsay Office: 412 Tarrow Home: 400 Walton Drive Christopher C. Mathewson, PhD, PE, PG Engineering Geologist to 1307 Glade Street College Station, TX 77840 Phone:...... 979 - 693 -5382 FAX: ..... 979- 847 -9313 15 August 2013 College Station Planning and Zoning Commission College Station City Hall 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, TX 77840 E- mail:... mathewson @geo.tamu.edu SUBJECT: Public Testimony related to the "South Knoll Area Neighborhood Plan" Dear Commissioners: I wish to address the question of limiting parking along Glade Street to only one side of the street. Janet and I have lived at 1307 Glade Street for more than 40- years. As a professor, I routinely commuted from my home to the university via Glade Street and seldom encounter hazardous conditions involving pedestrians, cyclists or other vehicles. The existence of on- street parking on both sides of Glade acts to reduce the overall speed of vehicles on Glade because they are forced to pay attention to clear passage between other vehicles. In addition parked vehicles provide a safety zone for cyclists as they travel along Glade. The only hazard that I have observed is excessive speeding, well above the 30 -mph speed limit, by drivers who are not part of the Glade Street neighborhood. In addition to student renters and mature families there are a number of young families with pre - school age children that comprise the Glade Street neighborhood. The primary goal of the South Knoll Area neighborhood Plan is to enhance the "single family neighborhood environment" that was originally developed by Bill Fitch as he developed the area. I had the pleasure of serving on the College Station Planning and Zoning Commission during that period. The primary north -south collector between Southwest Parkway and George Bush Drive is Anderson. Anderson was developed with high density residential housing and a religious institution without any single family connections to allow Anderson to serve as the major collector parallel to Texas Avenue. Page 1 of 2 I do not support the plan to establish one -side only parking on Glade Street for the following reasons: 1) There is no demonstrated or documented traffic accident, vehicle - pedestrian or vehicle - cyclist, along Glade Street. 2) Glade Street is sufficiently wide to allow parking on both sides and still maintain free passage of vehicles, trucks, emergency equipment and cyclists at the posted speed limit of 30 -mph. 3) During my 40 +years of daily commutes along Glade Street the only traffic hazard that I have observed is excessive speeds of vehicles along the route. 4) The presence of vehicles parked on both sides of Glade Street enhances the appearance that Glade Street is an existing neighborhood and NOT a major collector for school /university bound traffic. 5) I also do not support any overnight parking restrictions along Glade Street because this limitation impacts everyone who lives along Glade Street who owns more than 4- vehicles or who has an overnight visitor. Glade Street has sufficient width to accommodate overnight parking. I wish to make the following recommendations concerning actions that would increase the safety along Glade Street and other streets in College Station: 1) Increase the signage, including Speed Limit, Bike Route and Children at Play signs among others, to remind drivers that this is a neighborhood street. 2) Allow site - specific no parking areas where on- street parking creates a vision hazard for a person entering Glade from a private residential drive. 3) Install "mini speed bumps" at cross walks and other crossings where potential vehicle - pedestrian conflicts exist. (See attached article from the Houston Chronicle, 21 July 2013, pg. B8.) Thank you for the opportunity to present this testimony. Should you have any questions please feel free to contact me. Sincerely yours; Christopher C. Mathewson, PhD, PE, PG Engineering Geologist Regents Professor Emeritus I Page 2 of 2 21 July 2013 page 138 91 Houston Chronicle © @HoustonChron City's plan to slow traffic gets sped up Budget doubles spending for rubber cushions By Dug Begley Houston public works officials usually try to make traffic move faster, but in the next six months they'll spend $500000 to slow things down. As part of the city's fiscal 2o14 budget, which started July 1, officials beefed up a program work- ing with neighborhoods to develop traffic- calming plans, including installing speed cushions. City Councilman Mike Laster made the motion to double traffic control funding from its previ- ous $250000 level. Laster's southwest Houston district is home to many of the neighborhoods seeking tighter speed controls. "It's one of the few things that a neighborhood Speed continues on B4 Cody Duty / Houston Chronicle A camera mounted under a vehicle captures a speed bump on Houston's Briarhills Parkway. Speed cushions slow traffic by average 5 mph Speed from p ftv B1 Calming down through traffic can apply for to slow down traffic," he said. Speed bumps, made of asphalt, are outdated. Their successors in traffic- calming technol- ogy, rubberized speed cushions, are bolted to the road. Unlike bumps or similar speed humps, the cushions do not extend across the entire road; instead, two or three are laid next to one another with space between. Auto- mobiles and small trucks have to slow to pass over them or swerve and slow to avoid them. Emergency vehicles with wider wheel bases, such as ambulances and fire trucks, often can straddle the cushions and rush between them. Houston has standards for when traffic - calming devices like speed cushions are warranted. 0 Traffic volume cannot be Larger than 5,000 vehicles per day. ►► The estimated percentage of cut - through traffic is greater than 20 percent of total traffic. * 15 percent of clocked speeds on the street are 3 mph or more above the posted speed limit. ►► At least 8 percent of the total dally traffic volume on a street is heavy truck traffic. w Street cannot be on a Metropolitan Transit Authority route. Source: Houston Public Works Justifying the cost The cushions reduce traffic speed on residential city streets by about 20 percent, according to the Federal Highway Admin- istration, a result similar to what speed bumps and humps achieve. In a 2oo5 study, researchers found the average speed on a street dropped from 31 mph to 26 mph after a cushion was put in place. Their effectiveness is why the program ran out of money when many neighborhoods sought speed cushions in 2oog and 2010, public works department spokesman Alvin Wright said. "There are many, many, many neighborhoods that want these," Wright noted. More than 5o neighbor - hoods applied for speed cushions, along with the traffic analysis needed to justify them, between 2olo and 2012. Installing a single row of cushions can cost $7,000 to $12,000, de- pending on the width and condition of the street. The analysis, which includes on -site observa- tion of traffic and average ;speeds of vehicles, can cost $2o,000 for a neigh - borhood. Neighborhoods can foot the bill for the analysis and speed cushions, but Laster said many do not 'have the money. Wright said that with the additional money, to to 12 neighborhoods will be receiving some traffic- calming measures. Laster initially pro- posed quadrupling the speed cushion budget to $1 million,but scaled back his request as part of the budget negotiations. Even- tually, to meet demand, he expects to seek $1 million in future budgets to move down the waiting list Cody Duty / Houston Chronicle A driver travels over a speed cushion on Briarhills Parkway. The cushions reduce traffic speed on resi- dential city streets by about 20 percent. "It seems to be, to me, one of the most cost -effec- tive and logical methods to addressing the issue of speeding traffic," the councilman said, noting that the city cannot deploy enough police to enforce speed limits on residential streets. Most reactions positive In previous places where speed bumps were rolled out in 2oio, resi- dents were very support- ive, neighborhood associa- tion members said. "I think the general feeling is, yes it did slow down traffic," said Arnold Witte, vice president of the Briarhills Homeowners Association. "There is still a lot of traffic that comes through, though." Briarhills, sandwiched between Eldridge Park- way and Addicks- Howell Road on Houston's far west side, experiences a heavy amount of cut - through traffic as a result of nearby schools and a scarcity of clear east -west routes, Witte said. Homeowners in the neighborhood adjusted to the bumps, Witte said, as a necessary part of keeping their street safe. "You can't go anywhere to avoid them," Witte said. "I think there are some residents who think there ought to be one or two more." Drivers in Huntington Village, on the city's far southwest side, face a similar challenge. The neighborhood of mid- sized, low - roofed homes is peppered with speed cushions. On a recent morning, as traffic zipped in and out, children on summer break played in the front yards and raced their bikes down the street. `Too much' for some Elaine Jones, 66, said the bumps help keep chil- dren safe. "The way people drive, you need them," Jones said as she walked her dog along Huntington Estates Drive. Not everyone is happy with the humps, however. "If it was one or two, fine," said Kourtney Beamon, 24, who lives in Huntington Village. "But every street has three or four humps, and the street after that has three or four ... it's too much." There are other ways to slow traffic down, and Wright cautioned that speed cushions are not the solution in every case. Sometimes the devices just cause speeding traffic to shift to parallel streets, he said. Now officials look for a more community - wide assessment of where speed cushions can do the most good. "WG want to make sure the whole neighborhood is fitted to make it work," Wright said. dugbegley @chron.com twittercom/DugBegley 2 Ft. & 3 Ft. 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MINI SPEED HUMPS 1 MODEL M DESCRIPTION DIMENSIONS WEIGHT PRICE SALE PRICE 06JB1282 Speed hump section 35.25" 1 x 19.5" w x 2" h 37 lbs. $108.85 ea. 06JB1283 End cap 35.25" 1 x 9.75" w x 2" h 15 lbs. t 48.85 ea. +shipping +shipping (�rrt <��� C{ »a.r•,�;i: S'� :rrl�7 Home o Ir.kaj A6M Unrr zrsiq' 1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box 9960 College Station, Texas 77842 Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496 MEMORANDUM Date: August 6, 2013 To: Planning and Zoning Commission From: Jennifer Prochazka, AICP, Principal Planner jprochazka @cstx.gov Subject: South Knoll Area Neighborhood Plan (13- 00900151) Item: Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an ordinance amending the College Station Comprehensive Plan by adopting the South Knoll Area Neighborhood Plan for the area generally located within the boundaries of Texas Avenue, Holleman Drive, Welsh Avenue, Southwest Parkway, Wellborn Road, and Harvey Mitchell Parkway. Background: As part of the on -going implementation of College Station's Comprehensive Plan, the City created its Neighborhood, District, and Corridor Planning program to provide focused action plans for smaller areas of the City. Under this program, the City has adopted the Central College Station Neighborhood Plan and the Eastgate Neighborhood Plan. These plans focus on the particular needs and opportunities of the areas. The South Knoll Area Neighborhood Plan process began in the fall of 2012 with background field work and creation of the volunteer Neighborhood Resource Team. Over the past 10 months, staff has worked with the neighborhood to develop a plan to address neighborhood integrity, community character, mobility, and public facilities and services. Over the course of the planning process, six public neighborhood meetings and nine Neighborhood Resource Team meetings were held. Summary: The South Knoll Area Neighborhood Plan includes five chapters, described below. Within the chapters, information related to citizen discussions that formed the Plan recommendations is included. Each chapter has a goal that is supported by a series of strategies and action items that reflect the work of the Neighborhood Resource Team. The Plan includes approximately 60 action items to be implemented over the next five to seven years, including actions such as parking removal, options to further limit the number of unrelated residents, new sidewalks, amendments to the Future Land Use and Character Map, and park improvements. Through the implementation of these strategies, the neighborhood aims to help stabilize and protect the South Knoll Area neighborhood while encouraging appropriate redevelopment opportunities around the perimeter of the neighborhood. Chapter 1: Introduction This chapter describes the South Knoll Area and outlines the neighborhood planning process. Chapter 2: Neighborhood Integrity and Community Character Neighborhood integrity can be described as a measure of the quality of life in a neighborhood. It includes resident involvement, preservation of neighborhood resources, neighborhood identity and investment, property maintenance, and adherence to adopted codes. Neighborhood integrity builds relationships among various groups so that proactive and positive interaction can occur. The objective is to address issues and work toward common goals of retaining the strength and vitality of the neighborhood. Community character relates to the stability, sustainability, and vitality of an area through the appropriate placement and interaction of land uses. The Community Character section of this chapter identifies the location of future land uses in order to create, protect, and enhance places of distinction throughout the community. This chapter focuses on land use, character preservation, and neighborhood organizations, with an established Neighborhood Integrity & Community Character Goal for the South Knoll Area to be a neighborhood that is desired and valued for its single - family - friendly character with: • Reduced character impact of high- density housing in the neighborhood; • Continued investment in and maintenance of area schools, parks, and trails; • Preservation of the existing larger -lot development pattern and eclectic architecture; and • Effective neighborhood organizations. The strategies in this chapter focus on increased code compliance and property maintenance standards, additional parking standards, and the preservation of historic resources. Chapter 3: Mobility Mobility addresses vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian movements within and through an area. Whether for transportation or recreation, good connectivity improves the quality of life for neighborhood residents. The purpose of mobility in neighborhood planning is to ensure that all modes and routes of transportation are safe and reliable, and minimize congestion on the road system including an adequate and efficient street network, designated bike routes, a sufficient sidewalk network, and local transit services. This chapter focuses on pedestrian and bicycle safety, accessibility, and the function of streets, with an established Mobility Goal for the South Knoll Area to maintain a safe and efficient transportation network and improve multi-modal transportation options by increasing the continuity of bicycle and pedestrian routes to key destinations, while protecting the single - family character and integrity of the neighborhood. The strategies in this chapter focus on additional parking restrictions to increase safety, additional sidewalks and intersection improvements, and amend the Bicycle Master Plan. Chapter 4: Public Facilities and Services Neighborhood identity is made up of a variety of elements including public and private landscaping, community gathering places, park development and maintenance, fencing, drainage, sidewalk and public facility maintenance, and signage that serves to enhance an area's aesthetic quality. Together these elements can provide a distinct image for an area. Maintaining or improving that identity is important to promoting the long -term viability and attractiveness of a neighborhood. Public investments such as utility and street rehabilitation, drainage improvements, and streetlight programs can support neighborhood investment. Building on these elements throughout the neighborhood can strengthen its overall image and identity. This chapter focuses on strategies relating to community services, infrastructure, capital investments, and public safety with an established Public Facilities and Services Goal for the South Knoll Area is to provide and maintain public facilities and services that meet the needs of the residents and positively contribute to the integrity of the neighborhood and an enhanced single - family friendly character. The strategies in this chapter focus on increased code compliance and property maintenance, increased public safety, and park improvements. Chapter 5: Implementation The final chapter includes all of the strategies and actions that are proposed in the Plan. The plan implementation period is five to seven years. Specifically, this chapter assigns the estimated cost of implementing a particular strategy, a timeframe for when the strategy will be implemented, and the entity that is responsible for implementing the strategy. Staff provided a final draft copy of the Plan as well as an overview of the document to the Commission at the August V workshop meeting. The draft Plan is also available on the City's website at www.cstx.gov /ndcplanning The Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Greenways Advisory Board considered the bicycle and pedestrian mobility components of the Plan at their August 6th meeting and recommended approval. The City Council will hold a public hearing and consider adoption of the Plan at their August 22 meeting. Planning and Zoning Meeting Inputs – August 15, 2013 Presenter: Michael Painter Address: 1209 Lancelot Circle, College Station, TX 77840 Thank you for the opportunity to speak. You might say that I represent the second generation of families who moved into and raised a family in the South Knoll neighborhood. We bought our home twenty (20) years ago from the original owners of a house built in 1975. Half of our neighbors on the cul -de -sac are original owners while most of the rest are second generation residents like us. My oldest son is about to graduate from college and would like nothing more than to move into a home on our street. But I hesitate to recommend that to him because our street and those near ours are increasingly being turned into rental units for students. We now have two homes on our cul -de -sac that house student renters. When people buy a home in a single - family zone, they don't expect the city to allow commercial and multifamily use of the house next door. At least, that was my expectation when I bought our home. What was once a single - family neighborhood is now being rapidly turned into a collection of mini - dorms In effect, the city has allowed investors to de facto rezone single- family neighborhoods from non - commercial, low - density, single- family zones to commercial, high - density, multifamily zones using single - family structures.' These neighborhoods simply weren't designed for that —and the symptomatic problems we're discussing tonight are clear evidence of that! My point is that de facto rezoning has already happened in these neighborhoods without the oversight and consent of the zoning commission The original intent of single - family zoning laws are being circumvented by for - profit economic ventures to create a sea of mini - dorms Please don't misunderstand me. I am not against renters. Nor am I complaining about college students. My concern centers on the uncontrolled conversion of single - family zoned neighborhoods to commercial, high- density, multifamily zones. In my view, the best way to remedy this situation is to redefine the current zoning ordinance language for single family neighborhoods. The goal of this change should be to reverse and restore the originally intended character of those neighborhoods. The plan Jennifer Prochazka presented proposes the idea of an overlay. In effect, the overlay concept means grandfathering homes that are now effectively mini - dorms, allowing them to remain so indefinitely, while simultaneously requiring that remaining residents retain a single family character with their homes. I do not support that idea. First and foremost, the overlay concept fails the test of a ' See http: / /articles.latimes.com /1990 -06 -24 /local /me -653 1 single- familv - zoning solution to reverse and restore the non - commercial, low - density, single- family zone character of our neighborhood More importantly, the overlay concept unfairly limits the property rights of resident families while rewarding investors who, intended or not, are exploiting the good will of the city and their neighbors for profit. Some have said that if residents don't like it, they can move. Seriously? Many of these people are on a fixed income and can't afford to move. So, why would we ever consider limiting the property rights of current residents without applying comparable property rights limits on investors Clearly, investors also have a stake in this. We've heard several say they aren't making a lot of money in their mini -dorm venture. Yet, if you look at the numbers, given current rental rates (which are often $450 -$750 a room), investors are able to recover their investment in these homes within seven years (versus the 20 -30 years it takes homeowners). So, I find that argument to be rather hollow. They may not be pocketing a lot of money, but they're definitely building considerable equity and future income potential. So, I have a proposal. I propose that the zoning laws be structured such that all multi - family use of homes in single - family neighborhoods end when (a) the property is sold, or (b) no later than 5 -7 years hence, whichever comes first. This deadline will ensure that property owners meet their mortgage obligations while allowing them the option to continue renting, albeit only to single families once the deadline arrives. By making this change, many of the other issues before this body (e.g., parking, code enforcement) would be greatly mitigated. I would add that simply changing the zoning definition to call for no more than 2 (two) unrelated individuals living in the same house won't stand up to Constitutional challenge. I have found legal guidelines and sample language that has worked in other communities to avoid Constitutional challenge which I will be happy to provide to you (see attached). We look to you —our elected officials and city employees —to maintain the long view and to protect our city and our quality of life against those who would exploit loopholes in zoning law definitions. Please, help us reverse and restore the single family character of this neighborhood so it can be enjoyed by many generations to come. Thank you. Guidelines for Definition of Family Courts have regularly found a legitimate purpose for zoning regulations aimed at achieving a homogeneous, traditional single - family neighborhood. For example, the U.S. Supreme Court determined in its 1973 Village of Belle Terre vs. Boraas decision that the Constitution permits cities to enact single - family zoning laws for the purposes of obtaining quiet, seclusion, open space, freedom from traffic, clean air and promotion of family values. Any successful zoning scheme which purports to create and attain a single - family zoning district must contain a definition of family. To avoid challenges in court as to how those zoning laws define "family" it would be helpful to follow the guidelines found in Legal Memorandum LU05 from the Department of State, Office of General Counsel for the state of New York ( htttp:/ /www.dos.ny.pov /cnsl /lu05.htm Following their recommendations, College Station's single family housing zoning laws should define a family as having no more than two (2) unrelated individuals or that the individuals living in the home constitute a "functionally equivalent family." A functionally equivalent family would be defined as a group of individuals who: 1. share the entire house 2. live and cook together as a single housekeeping unit 3. share expenses for food, rent, utilities or other household expenses, and 4. are permanent and stable. Groups that don't meet this the "unrelated individuals" restriction, yet believe they should be considered a family would have the burden of proving to an administrative official or entity (such as the zoning board) that they meet the criteria for a "functionally equivalent family." REFERENCES 1. Legal Memorandum LU05 from the Department of State, Office of General Counsel for the state of New York ( http : / /`www.dos.nv.gov /cnsl /lu05.htm 2. City of Austin Neighborhood Planning Guide to Zoning http: / /www.austintexas.gov/ sites / default /files /files /Planning /zoning guide pdf z "A quiet place where yards are wide, people few, and motor vehicles restricted are legitimate guidelines in a land -use project addressed to family needs," according to the U.S. Supreme Court in Village of Belle Terre v. Boraas, 416 U.S. 1, 9, 94 S Ct 1536, 39 L Ed 2d 797 (1974), a case which upheld, as constitutional, a zoning definition of family against a challenge that it violated the equal protection clause. See .http://www.dos.ny.gov/cnsl/lu05.htm .