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Home My WebLink About08/02/2018 - Regular Minutes - Planning & Zoning CommissionAugust 2, 2018 P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 5 MINUTES PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION Regular Meeting August 2, 2018 7:00 p.m. CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS College Station, Texas COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Jane Kee, Casey Oldham, Johnny Burns, Bill Mather, Jeremy Osborne, Elianor Vessali and Dennis Christiansen CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: John Nichols CITY STAFF PRESENT: Lance Simms, Molly Hitchcock, Carol Cotter, David Coleman, Alaina Helton, Rachel Lazo, Laura Gray, Alma Guerra, Adam Falco, Troy Rother, Eric Chafin and Kristen Hejny 1. Call Meeting to Order Chairperson Kee called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Hear Citizens Ken Tripp, Nantucket Subdivision, College Station, was available to address the Commission regarding flooding, drainage issues, stagnant water conditions, and running water under FM 2154 (Wellborn Road). 4. Consent Agenda 4.1 Consideration, possible action, and discussion to approve meeting minutes. *July 19, 2018 ~ Workshop *July 19, 2018 ~ Regular Commissioner Christiansen motioned to approve the Consent Agenda. Commissioner Osborne seconded the motion, motion passed (7-0). Regular Agenda 5. Consideration, possible action, and discussion on items removed from the Consent Agenda by Commission Action. No items were removed. 6. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an ordinance amending Appendix A, “Unified Development Ordinance,” Article 4, “Zoning Districts,” Section 4.2 “Official Zoning Map,” of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas by changing the zoning district boundaries from R Rural and GS General Suburban to GC General Commercial on approximately 16.9 acres of land generally located at the southeast intersection of General Parkway and Holleman Drive South, along Old Wellborn Road. Case #REZ2018-000011 (Note: Final action August 2, 2018 P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 5 regarding this item will be considered at the August 23, 2018 City Council meeting – subject to change.) Staff Planner Lazo presented the Rezoning to the Commission and recommended approval with the condition that the development does not exceed 198 trips in the P.M. peak hour, until a second point of access is provided. Commissioner Christiansen asked where the capacity restraint intersection control area is for this property. Graduate Engineer II Armstrong stated that the control area used for the Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) was the intersection of General Parkway and Holleman Drive. Commissioner Mather asked if the trip generation would increase with the rezoning. Chairperson Kee stated that the trip generation would increase based upon the use of the property. Commissioner Oldham asked for the penalty for the breach of trips per day. Staff Planner Lazo stated the TIA would be reassessed at each site plan submitted for the development. Applicant, Joe Schultz, Schultz Engineering, was available to elaborate on the TIA for the development. Chairperson Kee opened the public hearing. Teresa Hopkins, Holleman Drive South, College Station, asked for clarification on the trip generation and where the extra outage of traffic would be placed once the trip max was reached. Chairperson Kee closed the public hearing. Staff Planner Lazo stated that a second point of access would be acquired once the 198 threshold of trips is met for the development. Commissioner Vessali asked for clarification on the mitigation of traffic once the 198 trips threshold is met. Staff Planner Lazo stated that there is a thoroughfare shown in this area that could be utilized along with utilizing public ways. Commissioner Oldham motioned to recommend approval of the Rezoning with the listed condition of trip generation. Commissioner Burns seconded the motion, motion passed (7-0). 7. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an ordinance amending the Comprehensive Plan – Future Land Use & Character Map from Suburban Commercial to Urban for approximately 11.1 acres located on the west side of Turkey Creek Road, approximately 500 feet south of HSC Parkway. Case #CPA2018-000002 (Note: Final action regarding this item will be considered at the August 23, 2018 City Council meeting – subject to change.) August 2, 2018 P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 5 Senior Planner Helton presented the Comprehensive Plan Amendment to the Commission and recommended approval. Chairperson Kee opened the public hearing. Don Gilman, 1205 Brunswick, College Station spoke with concerns about road development and upkeep in the area. Chairperson Kee closed the public hearing. Senior Engineer II Rother was available to speak on Capital Projects for the area. Mr. Rother stated that there are currently no plans for this area through the City of College Station or Texas Department of Transportation. Mr. Rother further explained that areas are owned by TXDOT, Texas A&M University and the City of College Station. Commissioner Oldham asked if this tract lies within the Inter-Local Agreement (ILA) area. Director of Planning & Development Simms stated that this property is not located within the ILA. Commissioner Oldham motioned to recommend approval of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment. Commissioner Christiansen seconded the motion, motion passed (7-0). 8. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an ordinance amending Appendix A, “Unified Development Ordinance,” Section 12-4.2, “Official Zoning Map,” of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, by changing the zoning district boundaries from Rural to Multi-Family on approximately 11.1 acres located on the west side of Turkey Creek Road, approximately 500 feet south of HSC Parkway. Case #REZ2018-000009 (Note: Final action regarding this item will be considered at the August 23, 2018 City Council meeting – subject to change) Senior Planner Helton presented the Rezoning to the Commission and recommended approval with the condition that a right turn lane be constructed on the east bound approach of the F&B Road and FM 2818 intersection, to help mitigate traffic added. Commissioner Mather inquired about a turn lane. Senior Planner Helton stated that a turn lane would be required within the right-of-way. Senior Engineer II Rother stated that a turn lane will be constructed by the developer. Applicant Joe Schultz, Schultz Engineering, was available to speak on the Rezoning and requested that the recommendation from the Commission does not include the TIA condition. Chairperson Kee opened the public hearing Don Gillman, 1205 Brunswick, College Station, spoke with concerns of traffic and roadways in the area. August 2, 2018 P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 4 of 5 Chairperson Kee closed the public hearing. Chairperson Kee asked about impact fee collection on the development. City Engineer Cotter stated there are no planned CIP projects for this area. Senior Engineer II Rother was available to present additional areas that have made similar intersection improvements. There was general discussion regarding the turn lane and impact fees for the development. Commissioner Osborne motioned to recommend approval of the Rezoning without the condition suggested by staff. Commissioner Burns seconded the motion, motion passed (5-2). 9. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an ordinance amending Appendix A, “Unified Development Ordinance,” Article 2, “Development Review Bodies,” Section 2.8, “Administrator”; Article 3, “Development Review Procedures,” Section 3.12, “Building Permit” and Section 3.13, “Certificate of Occupancy”; Article 5, “District Purpose Statements and Supplemental Standards”, Section 5.2 “Residential Dimensional Standards”; Article 7, “General Development Standards”, Section 7.3 “Off-Street Parking Standards”, Section 7.6 “Landscaping and Tree Protection”, and Section 7.10 “Non-Residential Architectural Standards; and Article 8, “Subdivision Design and Improvements,” Section 8.3. “General Requirements and Minimum Standards of Design for Subdivisions within the City Limits”, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, to correct minor text omissions, correct an outdated reference, and address clerical errors. Case #ORDA2018-000007. (Note: Final action regarding this item will be considered at the August 23, 2018 City Council meeting - subject to change) Staff Planner Gray presented the Ordinance Amendment to the Commission and recommended approval. Chairperson Kee opened the public hearing No one spoke. Chairperson Kee closed the public hearing. Commissioner Christiansen motioned to recommend approval of the Ordinance Amendment. Commissioner Vessali seconded the motion, motion passed (5-0). Item #10 was heard before item #9. 10. Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an ordinance amending Appendix “A”, “Unified Development Ordinance,” Section 7.2.H, “Height,” of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas. Case #ORDA2018-000008 (Note: Final action regarding this item will be considered at the August 23, 2018 City Council meeting – subject to change) Director of Planning & Development Services Simms presented the Ordinance Amendment to the Commission and recommended approval. August 2, 2018 P&Z Regular Meeting Minutes Page 5 of 5 Chairperson Kee asked for clarification on partial exceptions. Director Simms stated that only the structures near the setbacks have to meet the requirement. Commissioner Mather asked for the reason why the house is not measured by eave height. Director Simms stated that there is a definition of building height and eave height. Chairperson Kee opened the public hearing. Veronica Morgan, Mitchell & Morgan Engineers, presented concerns about complex roofing and setbacks, to the Commission. Commissioner Oldham left the meeting at 8:45 p.m. Chairperson Kee closed the public hearing. Commissioner Mather motioned to defer action on this item to the second Planning & Zoning meeting in September. Commissioner Christiansen seconded the motion. Commissioner Mather stated that staff continue the protection of the single family home using a simplified 2:1 slope that the height would fall under. Commissioner Osborne suggested an overriding setback greater than 20’ be included. The motion passed (6-0). Commissioner Mather left the meeting at 8:54 p.m. 11. 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. There was no discussion. 12. Adjourn The meeting adjourned at 9:01 p.m. Approved: Attest: ______________________________ ________________________________ Jane Kee, Chairman Kristen Hejny, Admin Support Specialist Planning & Zoning Commission Planning & Development Services