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MINUTES
Workshop Meeting
Planning and Zoning Commission
Thursday, February 16, 2006
at 6:00 p.m.
Administrative Conference Room,
College Station City Hall
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Acting Chairman John Nichols, Dennis Christiansen,
Bill Davis, Ken Reynolds, and Marsha Sanford.
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT:
Chairman Scott Shafer and Harold Strong.
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT:
None.
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND OTHER CITY STAFF
PRESENT: Staff Planners Lindsay Boyer, and Crissy Hartl, Senior Planners Jennifer
Prochazka and Trey Fletcher, Senior Assistant City Engineer Alan Gibbs, Graduate Civil
Engineer Carol Cotter, Transportation Planner Ken Fogle, Assistant Director Lance
Simms, Staff Assistants Lisa Lindgren and Jessica Kramer, and Assistant City Attorney
Angela Deluca.
1. Call the meeting to order.
Acting Chairman John Nichols called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
2. Discussion of minor and amending plats approved by Staff.
.:. 05-230 ~ (FP - amending) Duck Haven (JP/CC)
Jennifer Prochazka, Senior Planner, gave a short presentation regarding the Duck
Haven Final Plat.
3. Discussion of consent and regular agenda items.'
Commissioners had general discussion regarding item 6 of the Regular Agenda.
4. Presentation, possible action and discussion on an item to update the Commission on
the status of items within the P &Z Plan of Work. (LS)
Lance Simms, Assistant Director, presented the updates on the P&Z Plan of Work.
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5. Presentation, possible action and discussion regarding the P&Z Calendar of
Upcoming Meetings.
.:. March 2, 2006 ~ Groundbreaking Ceremony, Veterans Park,
.:. 5 :30 p.m.
.:. March 3, 2006 ~ Planning and Development Services Department Forum,
Conference Center, Room 127, 11:30 a.m.
.:. March 23, 2006 ~ Joint Workshop with City Council
.:. April 5, 2006 ~ Dedication Ceremony for John Crompton Park, 5:30 p.m.
.:. April 22, 2006 ~ Dedication ceremony for Wolf Pen Creek Trail Systems
and EarthDay presentation and related events.
.:. April 22-26, 2006 ~ AP A National Conference, San Antonio, Texas
.:. October 18-20,2006;.., APA State Conference, Corpus Christi, Texas
Lance Simms, Assistant Director, reviewed the P&Z Calendar of upcoming meetings
and events.
6. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an update to the Unified
Development Ordinance, Section 7.4, Signs.
Lindsay Boyer, Staff Planner, presented an update on Section 7.4 Sign section of the
Unified Development Ordinance.
7. Presentation, possible action and discussion regarding the process of scheduling,
advertising and updating the Unified Development Ordinance. - AMENDED
Lance Simms, Assistant Director, presented the process of advertising, scheduling
and updating the Unified Development Ordinance.
8. 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.
Commissioner Reynolds would like to discuss developing a policy on managing
traffic problems in undeveloped areas and the distance for notification, requesting that
annexation along corridors be added.
Commissioners also expressed interest in discussing what is going on in College
Station that is affecting traffic flow, open meetings training, historical districts and
receiving UDO items ahead of time so they can be reviewed thoroughly.
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9. Adjourn
Commissioner Christiansen motioned to adjourn.
seconded the motion, motion passed (5-0).
Approved:
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Scott Shafer, Chairman
Planning arid Zoning Commission
Lisa Lindgren, Staff Assi t
Planning and Development Services
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