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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1970 Rezoning Request Deniedezoning Request Denied The College Station City Council rejected an appeal from Mrs. Leatrice Alani to rezone her property in College Park subdivision during Monday night's meeting. Mrs. Alani requested that her property be rezoned from single family dwelling to apartment dwelling during the March 2 Planning and Zoning Com- mission meeting, but her request was denied. She stated that some of the lots adjoining her property do not conform with the city's zoning ordinance. "I feel it is inequitable for my property to be R -1 when everything that touches my property is duplex, but by the owner's own admission, the property next to mine is being used as an apartment. I feel because my property is so close to the university an apartment would be better for the students and would improve the ' neigh- borhood," Mrs. Alani said. Frank Coulter of 204 A Fairview presented a one -page statement of his objections to Mrs. Alani's proposal to the council. "We object to having our future jeopardized by an in- dividual who chooses to live in another community and to allow the character of a neighborhood to be changed for personal gain. We do not want College Park area," Coulter said. Anderson read, on request, a letter from property owners in the College Park Subdivision. The letter protested the zoning change saying it violates their rights as homeowners. The council agreed to ask the city engineer to plat Holleman Drive and to proceed with the engineering estimates, including the bridge. Boswell said two property owners have not signed quitclaim deeds. Arthur E. Martell of 1211 Orr objected to signing the quit- claim deeds. "I don't see why deeding over the property is necessary. I don't think it is necessary for the relocation of Holleman Drive," Martell said. "Our objective is to get this through -town street and get it soon. We want the street through there and badly and not immediately behind your house," Councilman C. H. Ransdell said. In other business, the council approved Boswell's rec- commendation for the site of the proposed sanitary landfill. Boswell said the 56 -acre tract is west of the Texas AXM University's Heavy Equipment School beyond Easterwood Airport. . Boswell said the agreement with Don Angonia, owner, requires the city to pay $500 per month for three years and at the end of three years pay the owner $32,000. The monthly payments will apply toward the purchase price. "As of June this year the university asked us to refrain from using their facilities,' Anderson said. In other business, the council approved the master preliminary plat of the West Knoll Subdivision and the preliminary plat of section I, West Knoll Subdivision. The proposed subdivision is bor- dered by the proposed extension of Southwest Parkway on one side and Welch on the other. "What will we do with all the cars until Southwest Parkway is built to Highway 6? It seems it is only adding to the bot- tleneck of traffic," a woman in the audience said. Councilman Bill Cooley said the subdivision will be built before Southwest Parkway is complete. He added that there are no immediate plans for the completion of Southwest Park- way. "I see; you approve the plat, he builds it, and I fight the traffic, right," the woman said. Developer Bill Fitch said all of Southwest Parkway will be built along the development area. "We have to approve a plat with a plan with Welch and Dexter on it to take the traffic off of Glade Street," Holt said. "Quite frankly, the only reason — I'd get on this counicl again is to see the thoroughfares through," Ransdell said. In other business, the council approved the final plat of Runaway Acres subdivision, which falls within the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction. The 24 -acre site is owned by Dr. William Davis. The council also approved a request from the Brazos Valley Development Council for - ne city's approval of a proposed water line extension in the Wellborn Water Supply Corp. "This is simply some of the governmental red tape. The city is not extending a water line, it is simply approving a request from the BVDC," Anderson said. The councilmen agreed to hold public hearings for rezoning four lots in the Kap- chinskie Subdivision and a 10.84 acre tract at the Southwest corner of Welsh and Southwest Parkway. "The public should be made aware of zoning requests to apartment or commercial zoning because it means an increase in taxes because of an increase in value. The taxes would go up considerably for people with zoning requests; maybe as high as three times," Concilman James H. Dozier said.