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Home My WebLink About2024-4497 - Ordinance - 01/25/2024ORDINANCE NO. 2024-4497 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 AFFECTING APPROXIMATELY 249 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED BETWEEN DIAMONDBACK DRIVE AND GREENS PRAIRIE ROAD AS DESCRIBED BELOW; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DECLARING A PENALTY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS: PART 1: That 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, be amended as set out in Exhibit “A”, Exhibit “B”, and Exhibit “C” attached hereto and made a part of this Ordinance for all purposes. PART 2: If any provision of this Ordinance or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid or unconstitutional, the invalidity or unconstitutionality does not affect other provisions or application of this Ordinance or the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, that can be given effect without the invalid or unconstitutional provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are severable. PART 3: That any person, corporation, organization, government, governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association and any other legal entity violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not less than twenty five dollars ($25.00) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) for a violation of fire safety, zoning, or public health and sanitation ordinances, other than the dumping of refuse. Each day such violation shall continue or be permitted to continue, shall be deemed a separate offense. PART 4: This Ordinance is a penal ordinance and becomes effective ten (10) days after its date of passage by the City Council, as provided by City of College Station Charter Section 35. ORDINANCE NO. 2024-4497 Page 2 of 13 PASSED, ADOPTED, and APPROVED this 25th day of January, 2024. ATTEST: APPROVED: _____________________________ _____________________________ City Secretary Mayor APPROVED: _______________________________ City Attorney ORDINANCE NO. 2024-4497 Page 3 of 13 Exhibit A That 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, is hereby amended as follows: The following property is rezoned from RS Restricted Suburban to PDD Planned Development District: ORDINANCE NO. 2024-4497 Page 4 of 13 ORDINANCE NO. 2024-4497 Page 5 of 13 ORDINANCE NO. 2024-4497 Page 6 of 13 ORDINANCE NO. 2024-4497 Page 7 of 13 ORDINANCE NO. 2024-4497 Page 8 of 13 ORDINANCE NO. 2024-4497 Page 9 of 13 ORDINANCE NO. 2024-4497 Page 10 of 13 Exhibit B The following shall apply to this PDD: PURPOSE AND INTENT: The proposed PDD rezoning would change the use of the subject property from a standard RS Restricted Suburban cluster development (single family – detached) to a combination of single-family uses that would include both detached and attached structure types. The standard RS zoning district restricts the minimum lot size to 6,500 square feet with an average lot area of 8,000 square feet. This minimum lot area prohibits the ability to develop scaled residences that would be appealing to single young professionals up to seniors desiring to reduce their home size and maintenance burden. The proposed zoning change will allow the minimum lot size to be reduced below 6,500 to accommodate various product types, lot, and house sizes, and “life cycle or life stage” options within the Greens Prairie Reserve community. The proposed zoning would maintain the quality and integrity of the subdivision that has been established while continuing to meet or exceed the average lot area requirement of 8,000 square-feet. BASE ZONING DISTRICT: The PDD Planned Development District zoning includes the following base zoning district of RS Restricted Suburban and all requirements associated with this base zoning district shall apply except where specifically modified herein. VARIATIONS SOUGHT: List the general bulk or dimensional variations sought . (1) SF TYPE No. 1: Residential lot areas conforming to the RS Cluster zoning standards. (2) SF TYPE No. 2: Residential lot areas conforming to the RS Cluster zoning standards with the following exceptions. SF Type No. 2 areas may also be developed as SF Type No. 1. a. Absolute minimum lot area = 4,600 SF b. Maximum impervious cover = 75% (3) SF Type No. 3: Residential lot areas conforming to “T” Townhome zoning standards. SF Type No. 3 areas may also be developed as SF Type No. 1 or 2. a. Townhome is a permitted use for this zoning district, within SF TYPE No. 3 area. b. Absolute minimum lot area = 3,450 SF (4) Applicable waivers as approved by the Planning & Zoning Commission (PP2018-000001) as follows. Section 12-8.3.E.3 – Street Projections: Where adjoining areas are not platted, the subdivision shall provide street projections to such areas by projecting a public street or public way. Approved Waiver Request: Waiver requirement for a street or public way projection, to be increased from the maximum distance of 1,200 feet, as illustrated on the Concept Plan. These areas are generally located along the parceled unplatted tracts that front Whites Creek Lane, unplatted lots that front Arrington Road and the Wyndham tract. Specific data is quantified below. LOCATION PROPOSED LENGTH EXCEEDS ORDINANCE BY: North Perimeter Block (northern half) * 1769’ 569’ North Perimeter Block (southern half) * 2350’ 1150’ Southwest Perimeter Block 1989’ 789’ West Perimeter Block 4130’ 2930’ * See “Community Benefits – Item #5a”. ORDINANCE NO. 2024-4497 Page 11 of 13 Section 12-8.3.E.4.b – Adequate Street Access: When there are more than thirty (30) lots to be served by external street connections, a minimum of two (2) street connections to external paved public streets shall be required. The Commission may allow a Remote Emergency Access where development phasing or constraints of the land prevent the provision of a second street connection. Notwithstanding the foregoing, two (2) street connections to external paved public streets shall be required when one hundred (100) or more lots are served. Approved Waiver Request: A second permanent street connection to Greens Prairie Road to be provided at such time that the development either exceeds a lot count of 428 dwelling units or the CoCS proposed improvements of Greens Prairie Road are completed along the frontage of this development (whichever comes first). Until such time a Remote Emergency Access meeting the IFC will be provided. Section 12-8.3.E.7.a – Culs-de-sac: Maximum length of a cul-de-sac of one thousand two hundred (1,200) feet in General Suburban and Restricted Suburban designations. Approved Waiver Request: Proposed cul-de-sac to exceed the maximum block length of 1,200’. STREET NAME PROPOSED LENGTH EXCEEDS ORDINANCE BY: Cattail Cove Court * 1571’ 371 * See “Community Benefits – Item #5b”. Section 12-8.3.G.2.c – Blocks: Maximum block length of one thousand two hundred (1,200) feet in General Suburban, Restricted Suburban, and Business Park designations. Approved Waiver Request: Proposed streets to exceed the maximum block length of 1,200’. STREET NAME PROPOSED LENGTH EXCEEDS ORDINANCE BY: Greens Prairie Road (Diamondback to NE) 1492’ 292’ Harvest Moon Drive – Block 50 2442’ 1242’ Prickly Pear Pass – Block 13 1651’ 451’ Harvest Moon Drive – Block 11 1527’ 327’ Harvest Moon Drive – Block 10 1496’ 296’ Lofty Hill Trail & Sudden Breeze Drive – Block 9 & 34 * 2098’ 898’ Diamondback Drive – Block 10 1388’ 188’ Diamondback Drive – Block 15 1343’ 143’ Diamondback Drive (Sudden Breeze to Arrington Road) 2912’ 1712’ Legendary Drive – Block 40 1588’ 388’ Legendary Drive – Block 15 1201’ 1’ Legendary Drive – Block 19 1945’ 745’ Coral River Road – Block 24 1642’ 442’ Coral River Road – Block 42 1566’ 366’ Coral River Road – Block 21 1852’ 652’ * See “Community Benefits – Item #5c”. Section 12-8.3.J.2 – Access Ways: In Blockfaces over nine hundred (900) feet in length, an Access Way shall extend across the width of the block near the center of the block. ORDINANCE NO. 2024-4497 Page 12 of 13 Approved Waiver Request: For the following blocks to exceed the specified blockface length for Access Ways are summarized below. BLOCK LOCATION BLOCK LENGTH EXCEEDS ORDINANCE BY: Diamondback Drive (Sudden Breeze to Arrington) 2912’ 2012’ Diamondback Drive – Block 19 936’ 36’ Coral River Road – Block 38 1093’ 193’ Goldenrod/Hickory Bark – Block 45 1085’ 185’ Legendary Drive – Block 40 1588’ 688 Section 12-8.3.K.2(a) – Sidewalks: Sidewalks shall be required on both sides of all streets except as follows or as provided elsewhere in this UDO. Approved Waiver Request: Sidewalks to be located on only one side of the street as illustrated on the Preliminary Plan. COMMUNITY BENEFITS: If variations are sought, please provide a list of community benefits and/or innovative design concepts to justify the request. The following community benefits are proposed to help offset the requested modifications with the PDD rezoning: (1) Proposed Open Space (within the entirety of Greens Prairie Reserve) of approximately 27.8% which exceeds the new 25% Open Space requirement with RS zoning district. This is well above the 15% that was required when this subdivision’s Preliminary Plan was originally approved. (2) Berming and landscaping along Greens Prairie Road West (adjacent to SF Type No. 3 areas). This will be located in the open space areas and maintained by the HOA. Parking screening methods in UDO Section 7.6.D.4 will be utilized to meet this. (3) SF Type No. 3 limited to 3- and 4-unit structures with 2-car garage per unit. SF residential parking requirements for platting found in UDO Section 8.3.W will be met for all plats as they are submitted. (4) SF Type No. 3 to be developed as rear loaded units (except for lots adjacent to the Windham property) to maintain the front yard greenspace in character with the neighborhood. (5) The following are approved waivers that were approved with the original Preliminary Plan and are being either eliminated or reduced. a. North Perimeter Block waiver exceeded the ordinance by 2969’. With the proposed street projection of Harvest Moon Court, this block length will be reduced to a maximum of 1150’ above the ordinance. b. Waiver exceeded the maximum lot total of thirty (30) lots on Cattail Cove Court cul- de-sac with a proposed total lot count of forty-five (45) lots. This waiver request has been eliminated. c. Maximum block length along Lofty Hill Trail waiver exceeded the ordinance by 1466’. With the proposed development configuration this block length will be reduced to a maximum of 898’ above the ordinance. ORDINANCE NO. 2024-4497 Page 13 of 13 Exhibit C