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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/15/2004 - Minutes - Planning & Zoning Commission (2)9 OW" `� i College Station Embracing the Past, Exploring the Future MINUTES Workshop Meeting Planning and Zoning Commission Thursday, April 15, 2004, at 6:30 p.m. Training Room, College Station City Hall 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, Texas COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairman Shafer, Commissioners White, Davis, Williams, Hall, and Reynolds. COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioner Trapani. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Hazen and Maloney. DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF PRESENT: City Planner Kee, Senior Planner Fletcher, Staff Planners Hitchcock and Prochazka, Mapping Technician Griffin, Planning Intem Harrell, Assistant Development Manager George, Graduate Civil Engineers Thompson and Cotter, and Staff Assistants Grace and Smith. OTHER CITY STAFF PRESENT: Assistant City Manager Brown, Economic Development Director Foutz, Public Works Director Smith, and Assistant City Attorney Nemcik. • Chairman Shafer called the meeting to order at 6:10 p.m. 1. Discussion of consent and regular agenda items. A discussion and clarification of agenda items ensued. 2. Discussion of minor and amending plats approved by Staff. There were none. 3. Consideration, discussion, and possible action regarding development requirements for driving ranges and additional development criteria when located adjacent to single - family homes. This discussion Item could potentially lead to amendments including but not limited to Article 2, Development Review Bodies, Article 3, Development Review Procedures, Article 5, District Purpose Statements and Supplemental Standards, Article 6, Use Regulations, Article 7, General Development Standards, and Article 11, Terms of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). Planning Intern Harrell presented the Staff Report. She stated that a survey was made of other Texas communities regarding driving ranges adjacent to residential developments. She reported that most permit them with special use permits and additional site plan permits but very few of them actually specified particular requirements for them. In addition to studying these communities, the manager of • the Lone Star Golf Academy, loaned the Staff a manual that spoke to driving range design, sizes and need requirements. She added, that based on the research and P &Z Workshop Minutes April 15, 2004 Page 1 of 3 the manual, Staff recommends that driving ranges are listed as P*, Permitted Use but with supplemental standards in A -O, C -1, C -2 and P -MUD zoning districts. • Driving ranges are currently permitted in these zoning districts, but additional requirements would be added to help with regulating the ranges that are adjacent to residential developments. She pointed out the additional standards to the acreage, field size, buffering, orientation of the tee -buff, barrier nets, and parking. Other concerns are already adequately addressed in the UDO. 4. Consideration, discussion, and possible action regarding a status report from Ben White regarding the Blue Ribbon Committee. Commissioner White reported on the outcome of the three initial meetings. The committee agreed upon a mission statement, goals, objectives, and a completion date of 180 days or less. He added that the committee agreed that a way of communicating with the city staff during this process was important and that an avenue for doing so was established. A series of questions to be used in interviews have been determined and to maintain the credibility of the entire process, no staff members will be present in the future meetings. He reported that the committee would ask a senior staff person(s) to brief the committee on the development process during the April 20, 2004 meeting. Following that interview, the committee will interview a citizen from the development community and an engineer. In closing, Commissioner White stated that the committee discussed at length best practice and is trying to develop a process to determine what that is. He offered to brief the Commission of the committee's progress at the workshop meetings. The Commission suggested that a presentation regarding the development review process might be beneficial to them as well. i S. Consideration, discussion, and possible action regarding Commission subcommittee reports for the following: • Neighborhood Ad Hoc Task Force Commissioner Reynolds reported that the Subcommittee was charged by the City Council to explore five items. Only two have been discussed thus far. (1) Infill development. The subcommittee's recommendation to the City Council is to form an overlay district for the areas dated pre -1970. (2) Number of unrelated occupants in a single - family unit. No recommendation at this time. 6. Consideration, discussion, and possible action regarding designation of a subcommittee of Planning and Zoning Commission members to meet with a subcommittee of Council members to discuss development standards and land use issues. Commissioners Shafer, Davis and Williams volunteered to serve on this subcommittee. • The need to receive feedback from the City Council on issues was discussed. P &Z Workshop Minutes April 15, 2004 Page 2 of 3 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. No items were mentioned. S. Adjourn Commissioner Williams motioned to adjourn seconded the motion. The motion carried 6 -0. FOR: Shafer, Hall, Williams, Reynolds, AGAINST: None. ABSENT: Trapani. the meeting and Commissioner Davis White and Davis. Approved: Scott Shafer, Chairman Planning and Zoning Commission • Attcct 0 P &Z Workshop Minutes April 15, 2004 Page 3 of 3