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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Planning Commission - 01/18/2012(MINUTES WERE AMENDED ON THE FLOOR AT THE 02101112 MEETING) MINUTES REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers - City Hall January 18, 2012 5:30 P.M. COMMISSIONERS: Rudy Garza, Chairman A. Javier Huerta, Vice - Chairman Mark Adame Marco Castillo Gabriel Guerra Evon J. Kelly Govind Nadkarni John C. Tamez John Taylor STAFF: Rudy D. Garza, Interim Assistant City Manager Stephen Draper, Interim Director Miguel S. Saldaha, AICP, Interim Manager, Land Development Pete Anaya, P. E., Director of Planning Daniel Biles, P.E. Director of Engineering Faryce Goode - Macon, Assistant Director Mic Raasch, AICP, Senior Planner Wesley Vardemen, City Planner Andrew Dimas, City Planner Deborah Brown, Assistant City Attorney Linda Williams, Recording Secretary Si usted quiere dirigirse a la comision y su ingles es limitado, habra un interprete de espanol a ingles en la junta para ayudarle. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairman Garza at 5:30 p.m, and a quorum was declared. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion to approve the January 4, 2012 minutes was made by Commissioner Taylor and seconded by Commissioner Nadkarni. Motion passed. III. PRESENTATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE FY 2012 -13 ANNUAL CAPITAL BUDGET & CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM Pete Anaya, Director of Planning, addressed the commission. Mr. Anaya stated that the handout provided in the packet provide an overall view of the long -range plans for the utility CIP over a 10 -year period. Mr. Anaya continued that Staff was at tonight's meeting to give a presentation on the 2012 -13 Annual Capital Budget and Capital Improvements Program. Mr. Anaya stated he would briefly highlight the first three years of the program instead of discussing each year. Mr. Anaya continued the summary sheet recapped the overall budget and capital improvements program and the projected funding needed for the ten -year Utility CIP and Street Utility requirements. All of the projects are long -range plans that provided an overall perspective of what funding was needed in order to replace, maintain and make needed repairs. Mr. Anaya explained that under the category of Street Utility Requirements — projected funding was for the first five years and totaled $50,703.6 million — total included all three utilities, CIP Utility Requests: Year 1 to Year 10 projects costs totaled $587,725.5 million and the Total Program project costs for Year 1 to Year 10 totaled $638,429.1 million. Mr. Anaya continued that the Life Cycle Annual Requirement was a breakdown of the cost of funding to cover true needs and replacement on a year -by -year basis — Water: $31 million, Storm Water - $19 million and Wastewater - $1.6 million. Mr. Anaya continued that in order to fund some of the projects, a rate increase was being considered, but at this point, nothing has been finalized. Mr. Anaya concluded that the summary presented at tonight's meeting provided a perspective as to what it would cost to fund the projects Planning Commission Meeting January 18, 2012 Page 2 included. Some of the projects included at this time may be not included at the final listing that has to be approved by City Council. Vice Chairman Huerta asked if the projects included were based just on needs and had not been compared with any items that were included on lists provided by department heads and other groups and Mr. Anaya answered yes. Vice Chairman Huerta asked for clarification in reading the costs needed for Year 1 if the $77 million would be added to the $31 million would total $108 million for Year 1 to fund projects and Mr. Anaya explained that it was not just one utility, but all of the utilities were included. Chairman Garza asked if the projections were based on a year -to year basis and it was answered that the costs were based on a 3 -year program. Mr. Anaya stated that Staff tried to project how the rates associated with projects adopted as part of last year's CIP program would impact this year's CIP program. Commissioner Castillo stated this was his first term on the Planning Commission and he asked for clarification as to what the Planning Commission's role was in the process since the projects were already provided, Commissioner Castillo stated if the projects were already prioritized, would more projects be added based on input from the commission and other departments. At this point, Mr. Daniel Biles, Acting Director of Engineering Services, addressed the commission. Mr. Biles answered that in preparing the ranked list of projects provided, several things were taken into consideration in compiling the list. Mr. Biles stated, using wastewater as an example, that in calculating funding, several components were taken into consideration; compliance, failures, licensing, Staff reviewed the projects that were previously ranked on last year's listing, but this year the ranking could be different based on at what stage some of the projects were. The project might have been ranked No. 20 on last year's listing, but in this year's process, and for this year's ranking, the project was moved because it was already under construction. Mr. Biles continued that different scenarios were used in formulating the cost and the impact on what might happen. Castillo asked if this CIP program would address flooding issues and how recent flooding affects health and safety issues. Commissioner Castillo continued that he felt when Staff evaluated the ranked projects to fund; those types of issues would have been factored into the calculations. Commissioner Castillo went on to say that after reading the article in the newspaper regarding the overall condition of the city streets, it seems there are not enough available funds to maintain or repair the existing ones. Mr. Biles stated there was a. lack of money to maintain the infrastructure. Commissioner Castillo commented that based on the CIP requests, how are we to know what funding was available in the bond program, based on what rates and where the cut -off line would be. Mr. Biles explained that the rate increases were projected on the utility rate and what rate that would be ultimately lies with Staff. After that determination has been made, Staff submits that recommendation to City Council; who ultimately has the choice to approve or not. Commissioner Castillo stated that at this point, he was not sure what the Planning Commission could recommend based on the fact that the priority list has already been compiled. Mr. Anaya stated that once the subcommittee meets, along with Planning and Finance staff, the committee would discuss and possibly come up with other funding options. Commissioner Castillo asked at what point in the 2012 Bond Program have policies been adopted that will not get the City into the situation we are currently in now. Commissioner Castillo continued that if new policies stated we were going to reconstruct the roads and also fund utilities, how does that all come about. KAOEVELOPMENTSVGMSHAREW. PLANNING COMMISSIONX2012 PC12012 MINUTES1O1.18.12,PCMINS.000 Planning Commission Meeting January 18, 2012 Page 3 Vice Chairman Huerta stated that if this matrix increases the rates by 8 percent, the models are not sustainable and there may be a need to be realistic in projecting correctly. Vice Chairman Huerta continued that if we were not able to get an 8 percent increase, the numbers should be more realistic and staff should figure out how to get what is needed, After all comments and discussion concluded, no formal action was taken. Chairman Garza expressed thanks to Mr. Anaya and Mr. Biles for their attendance at tonight's meeting and for the summary of the annual budget and CIP program. Mr. Saldana stated that selecting the subcommittee members from the commission could be made at the end of the meeting. Once the members have been selected, Staff will inform Mr. Anaya. Mr. Saldana continued that the final recommendations for the 2012 Calendar should be completed by mid -May. IV. PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS A. PLATS Wesley Vardeman, Development Services, read Continued Plat Items "a" and "c" into record as shown below. Mr, Vardeman continued that the plats satisfied all requirements of the Unified Development Codes and Staff recommended approval. 1. Continued Plats a. 1011070 -NP051 (14- 21000022) River Ridae Unit 3 (Final — 11.420 Acres) Located west of County Road 69 between County Road 52 and Northwest Boulevard (FM 624). 0112004 -P001 (12- 22000001) Bakers Acres, Block 2, Lots 24B & 24C (Final Replat — 0.72 Acre) Located south of Division Road between Sentinel Drive and Woodcrest Drive. The public hearing was opened with no one coming forward in favor or in opposition and the public hearing was closed. Motion to approve Continued Plats Items "a" and "c" was made by Commissioner Nadkarni and seconded by Commissioner Taylor. Motion passed. Wesley Vardeman read Continued Plats Item "b" into record as shown below. Mr. Vardeman continued that the applicant for Item "b" submitted a letter of request to table action on the plat until the February 15, 2012 meeting and Staff recommended approval of the request. b. 1211082 -NP068 (11- 21000026) River Square Unit 2, Block 8, Lots 5A & 5B (Final Replat -- 2.28 Acres) Located north of Interstate Highway 37 and east of McKinzle Road. The public hearing was opened with no one coming forward in favor or in opposition and the public hearing was closed. Motion to approve tabling action on KADEVELOPMENTSVMSHARE011. PLANNING COMMISSIONQ012 PCW12 MINUTESV.18.12.PCMINS.D0C Planning Commission Meeting January 18, 2412 Page 4 Continued Plats Item "b" to the February 15, 2012 meeting was made by Commissioner Tamez and seconded by Vice Chairman Huerta. Motion passed. 2. New Plats Wesley Vardeman read New Plats Items "a" and "b" into record as shown below, Mr. Vardeman continued that the plats satisfied all requirements of the Unified Development Code and Staff recommended approval. 0112005 -P002 (12- 22000002) Bay Area at Southlake, Block 1, Lot 1LFinal —10.00 Acres) Located east of Rodd Field Road between Brooke Road and Slough Road. b. 0112010 -NP006 (12- 20000002) Airline Crossing. Units 2 & 3 (Preliminary— 33.35 Acres) Located west of Airline Road and south of Lipes Boulevard. The public hearing was opened with no coming forward in favor or in opposition and the public hearing was closed. Motion to approve New Plat Items "a" and "b" was made by Commission Tamez and seconded by Commission Nadkarni. Motion passed. 3. Time Extensions Wesley Vardeman read Time Extensions Items "a," "b" and "c" into record as shown below. Mr, Vardeman continued that a twelve -month time extension was requested for Item "a" and a six -month time extension was requested for Items "b" and "c. This was the fifth request for Item "a," second request for Item "b" and the first request for Item "c" and Staff recommended approval of the requests. a. 0106023 -NP010 River Bend Ranch (Preliminary — 215.32 Acres) Located south of Yorktown Boulevard and east of Rodd Field Road. b. 0310013 -NP011 (10- 21000004) Oso River Estates, Block 4, Lot 1 (Final - 18.951 Acres) Located south of South Padre Island Drive (SH 358) between Lexington Road and Paul .tones Avenue. C. 0711063 -PO13 (11- 22000013) Manhattan Estates Unit 4 (Final — 8.799 Acres) Located south of Lipes Boulevard and west of Airline Road. The public hearing was opened and no came forward in favor or in opposition, Commissioner Tamez asked if six months was enough time and Staff answered that six months was the maximum amount of time allowed for a final plat. The public hearing was closed. Motion to approve a twelvemonth time extension for Item "a," and a six -month time extension for Items "b" and "c" was made by Commissioner Nadkarni and seconded by Commissioner Kelly. Motion passed. K:%DEVELOPMENTSVO8kSHAREM1. PLANNING COMMISSIONUO12 PC12012 MINUTE&01.18.12.PCMINS.DOC Planning Commission Meeting January 18, 2012 Page 5 IV. PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS (cont.) B. NEW ZONING New Zoning Mr, Miguel Saldaha, Development Services, read New Zoning Item "a" into record as shown below. a. Case No. 0112 -02 (12- 10000002) — Asset Development Corporation: A change of zoning from "RS -6" Single - Family 6 District and "RM -AT" Multi- Family AT District to a "CR -2" Resort Commercial District resulting in a change of future land use from park and single - family residential to tourist. _ Property is described as being an 111.69 acre tract of land; said 111.69 acre tract being comprised of the following tracts: Block 27A, Padre Island- Corpus Christi Fairway Estates, (Volume 46, Pages 208 -210), Lot 1, Block 27B, Padre Island- Corpus Christi Island Fairway Estates, (Volume 47, Pages 163 -165), Lot 14, Block 43, Lots 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7, Block 44 and Lots 6 and 8, Block 43, portions of Maracaibo Drive and Zaraza Drive, Padre Island - Corpus Christi Island Fairway Estates, (Volume 42, Pages 10 and 11), Lot 20, Block 34, Padre Island- Corpus Christi Island Fairway Estates, (Volume 40, Pages 183 and 184), Lots 7 -14, Block 41, Padre Island- Carpus Christi Island Fairway Estates, (Volume 42, Pages 16 and 17), located west of South Padre Island Drive (PR 22) and south of Commodores Drive. Mr. Saldaha began his presentation with a power point presentation showing aerials of the subject property and adjacent properties. Mr. Saldaha continued that this zoning change was requested to allow development that will include a water park and associated resorts. Mr. Saldaha continued that the property was formerly used as part of the golf course, Mr. Saldai a continued that the water park will use the majority of the property and the remaining portion of the golf course will be redesigned. Mr. Saldaha stated the Transportation Plan showed Park Road 22 as a major thoroughfare and Commodores Drive as a local collector street. The proposed site plan buffer shows the park west of the residential area and surrounded by landscaping to buffer the residential properties. The Area Development Plan future land use recommended the land to be developed with residential uses. The proposed development will have no structures higher than 60 feet and the closest residential property was located 200 feet to the west of the site with minimum impact. Mr. Saldaha went on to say that one of the issues that was discussed. extensively was the peak time hours for traffic. According to the MPO study, the peak hours were 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. The park hours of operation will be from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; two hours after the morning and evening peak times. A traffic impact study was not required. Mr. Saldaha stated that two hundred (200) public notices were mailed and seven (7) were returned in favor and one (1) was returned in opposition and Staff recommended approval of the zoning change. Vice Chairman Huerta asked if there were any pictures of the aerial views and Mr. Saldaha showed the aerial view of the project with the 200 -foot buffer and notification area. Vice Chairman Huerta asked how old was the aerial view and Mr. Saldaha responded that the aerial was taken in 2010. KMEVELOPMENTSVMSHAREM1. PLANNING OOMMISSIONUO12 P02012 MINUTEW1.18.12PCMINS,DOC Planning Commission Meeting January 18, 2012 Page 6 IV. PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS (cont.) B. NEW ZONING (cant.) Commissioner Castillo asked if the roadway was adequate to handle the level of service that would be associated with the water park and the resort development. Mr. Charlie Cardenas, City Traffic Engineer, addressed the commission, Mr. Cardenas stated a formal traffic impact study was not done; but based on the existing level of service which is rated "A" — the free flow of traffic should continue even during the park hours. Mr. Cardenas continued that a MPO Study was done on Park Road 22 and Commodores Drive; Park Road 22 and Whitecap Boulevard and the traffic ran at Level « Commissioner Taylor asked what kind of population numbers, in relation to the number of cars, would be generated at the peak time. Mr. Cardenas answered that the engineering firm has compared a traffic impact study and their calculation was that the population would be about 3,000 people and about 500 cars during the peak time. The Commodores Drive /Park Road 22 would be able to accommodate the traffic. Commissioner Taylor asked if there would be any provisions for any turnarounds for people coming back into Corpus Christi and Mr. Cardenas answered that has to be further discussed, Commissioner Tamez asked what would be the impact of the zoning change for the property if the park does not happen. Mr. Saldana responded that the Resort Commercial District would allow the golf course to continue or some other resort activity like hotel /motel uses would be allowed. After commissioners' comments were concluded and before the public hearing was opened, Chairman Garza asked the audience who were speaking to state their name and addresses for the record, and limit their comments to three minutes. Chairman Garza stated the comments were to be clear and concise and speakers were requested to be courteous. Chairman Garza reminded everyone that the Planning Commission does not approve the zoning, but it makes a recommendation to City Council for final action, The public hearing was opened. Ms. Maybeth Christensen, 15521 Cuttysark Street, addressed the commission. Ms. Christensen stated she was speaking on behalf of the Padre Island Owners' Association, and herself. Ms. Christensen continued she attended a community meeting on the Island and she went to the meeting with a lot of questions regarding the project; but the questions were addressed by the developers. Ms. Christensen continued she felt the project would be a great use of the property. They have taken in account of the design and created something "downtown" for the area. Ms. Christensen went on to say that they have a charter school on the Island - Kinder through fourth grade, 250 students, fifth through eighth grades — 150 students and the Flour Bluff School District buses additional kids to the high school. The Island is a mixed community with retirees, vacationers, and the weekenders. Ms. Christensen stated she looked at the project as a positive event for the Island. Mr. Robert Cushing, Jr., 14017 Cabana North, addressed the commission. Mr. Cushing stated he wanted to address the commission and he would also like to submit his written comments to the commission. Mr. Cushing stated he was opposed to the zoning change from a procedural and statutory standpoint and, in his opinion, the project has no merit. Mr. Cushing continued that there was no firm commitment from Schlitterbahn and for the City to even consider approving the proposed "upzoning" of the property was not good business. Mr. Cushing continued that the proposed zoning KADEVELOPMENTSVCSISHAREM1. PLANNING COMMISSIONUO12 M2012 MINUTESM.IB.12.PCMINS.DOC Planning Commission Meeting January 18, 2012 Page 7 IV. PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS (cont.) B. NEW ZONING (cont.) request was a direct contradiction #o the Comprehensive Plan. Mr. Cushing referenced the City Charter, Article V, Section 1 — Purpose and Intent. Mr, Cushing went on to say that if the commission approved the requested zoning change, they would not be doing their job as appointed board members. Chairman Garza stated the Comprehensive Plan was more dated when we looked at the zoning across the City. Chairman Garza continued that since the adoption of the plan, there have been numerous zoning changes across the entire city, For the Island, the City developed an "Island Overlay" to ensure that any development or growth .on the Island would be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. Ms. Deborah Brown, Assistant City Attorney, addressed Mr. Cushing's reference to Article V, Section 1 Purpose and Intent of the City Charter. Ms. Brown read the Article and clarified that any action the Planning Commission decided upon at tonight's meeting regarding the zoning request would not be in violation of the City Charter. Ms. Brown continued that the Charter granted the Planning Commission the authority to make such decision. Mr. Martin Howard, 13737 Primavera, addressed the commission. Mr. Howard stated that the Padre Island Owner's Association did not represent him. Mr. Howard continued he had several major concerns with the water park proposal that have not been addressed: The proposed water park has not addressed the source of the fresh water that will be necessary for the park. Mr. Howard continued that because of drought conditions, property owners have been trying to maintain their yards and property in watering even on a limited basis. The hours of operation — It was stated the hours of operation will be from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mr. Howard stated he did not see the park maintaining those hours when other water parks were opened until 12 midnight. Mr. Howard continued that anyone that has tried to cross the bridge to Padre Island during spring break can identify with the heavy traffic problems encountered. Safety and vandalism — Mr. Howard stated those items should also be taken into consideration as to which entity would provide the necessary security - the City or the water park. Mr. Howard continued there was no commitment from the park officials. Mr. Howard went on to say that twelve (12) years ago, he moved from New York to Padre Island because of the peaceful area and now that was going to be jeopardized because of a water park. Mr. Bobby Byrd, 13758 Tajamar, addressed the commission. Mr. Byrd stated he should have received a public notice of the zoning change and his neighborhood was not included in the notification area. Mr. Byrd stated that the 200 feet was not a sufficient distance to serve as a buffer from a 60 -foot tall building. Mr. Byrd continued that with this water park proposal, the integrity of the neighborhood has been compromised. Mr. Byrd continued he felt the notification area should have included more residents. Mr. Byrd added that it seems the city's intent was to sweeten the deal for the developer to the detriment of the citizens and neighborhoods. MDEVELOPMENTSVMSHARED11. PLANNING COMMISSIONUO12 PCQ012 MINUTES101- 18.12_PCMINS.DOC Planning Commission Meeting January 18, 2012 Page 8 IV. PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS (cont.) B. NEW ZONING (cont.) Mr. Curtis Ford, resident of Pharoah Valley, addressed the commission. Mr. Food stated he was 95 years old and was a former state official in 1957. Mr. Ford continued he attended the meeting on Padre Island and he was very impressed with the developers' presentation. Mr. Ford stated he was in favor of the proposal and he thought it would be good for the entire city and not just the residents that live on the Island, Ms, Elza Cushing, 14017 Cabana, North, addressed the commission. Ms. Cushing stated she was an environmental engineer and a civil engineer and she wanted to let the commission know that she opposed the water park proposal and felt the Commission should not approve the zoning change. Ms. Cushing wanted to know how this happened without any public hearings. Ms. Cushing continued that this process was almost like "imminent domain." Ms. Cushing stated that almost 500 acres would be impacted and that impact would be in a huge way that the action the commission took tonight in approving this request would be in direct conflict with the comprehensive plan for the Island. Mr. Rhodes "Chip" Urban, Project Engineer, 2725 Swantner, addressed the commission. Mr. Urban stated he wanted to address several concerns that have been voiced. The traffic — There seems to be a lot of concern regarding the increased traffic to the Island during the hours of operation for the park. Mr. Urban continued that the increase should not be any more than what was experienced during spring break. During spring break, there was no official kick -off time for the breakers to begin traveling to and from the Island. Mr. Urban continued that it was determined that about 50 to 60 trips would be coming out of the park after the evening peak time. The rush would occur between 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. and the traffic would go out through Commodores Drive. Schlitterbahn hours of operation — all parks closed at 8 p.m. The lighting problem will be eliminated because it's closed before dark. Fresh water will be used to fill the areas needed. The first time will take a significant amount of water. The only water use after the initial time would be for the evaporation. A question was asked regarding how much the proposed water park would cost and Mr. Paul Schexnailder, property owner, stated the estimated cost for the total project totaled about $350 million. Commissioner Taylor asked if Staff had any idea of the tax revenue associated with this project and would there be any tax incentives or tax abatements provided for the project. Mr. Rudy Garza, Assistant City Manager, responded that at this time, staff did not have the information regarding the tax revenue. Mr. Garza continued there would be some tax incentives given, but at this time, he could not state what they would be. Commissioner Castillo asked if this area would be a TIF and Mr. Garza responded that the taxes would remain on the Island. After all comments and discussion concluded, the public hearing was closed, Chairman Garza called for a motion. Motion to approve New Zoning Item "a" was made by Commissioner Guerra and seconded by Commissioner Kelly. Motion passed. KADEVELOPMENTSVCSISHAREM1. PLANNING COMMISSIOM52012 P012012 MINUTES401.18.12.PCMIN8.DOC Planning Commission Meeting January 18, 2012 Page 9 IV. PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS (cont.) B. NEW ZONING 1. New Zoning Ms. Jennifer Ramirez, Development Services, read New Zoning Item "b" into record as shown below. Ms. Ramirez provided a power point presentation showing aerials of the subject property and adjacent properties. Ms. Ramirez continued that this site was the location of Furr's Restaurant; which has been demolished. The property is bounded by Ethan Allen Furniture Gallery, Embassy Suite Hotel, Seven property owners were notified and no notices were returned in favor or in opposition. Ms. Ramirez continued that the proposed zoning request was consistent with the UDC requirements and Staff recommended approval of the change of zoning. b. Case No. 0112 -03 (12- 10000003) = Vashal Hotel, LP: A change of zoning from "IL" Light Industrial District to a "CG -2" General Commercial District not resulting in a change of future land use. Property is described as Byron Willis Subdivision, Block 2A, Lot J, located south of South Padre Island Drive (SH 358) and west of Flynn Parkway. Chairman Garza opened the public hearing. Ms. Linda Clark, 336 Kingston Drive, addressed the commission. Ms. Clark stated she has been a hotelier for about thirty -five years and she was excited about the opportunity to have a another hotel in the city. After Ms. Clark's comment, the public hearing closed. Chairman Garza called for a motion. Motion to approve New Zoning Item "b" was made by Commissioner Nadkarni and seconded by Vice. Chairman Huerta. Motion passed. V. PRESENTATION AND ACTION ON UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE TEXT AMENDMENTS Andrew Dimas, Development Services, presented an overview of the proposed text amendments for the Unified Development Code. Mr. Dimas sent an email to all members of the focus groups outlining the proposed changes. The proposed changes are as follows: Article 1.11.2 Correcting the abbreviation of "ON" Neighborhood Office district to "ON" Office District. Article 1.11.2 Correcting the abbreviation of "ON" Neighborhood Office district to "ON" Office District. Article 1.11.3 Creating definitions for "Gross Floor Area ", "Water Surcharges ", "Wastewater Surcharges ". Article 3.1.3 Correcting the requirement that Special Use Exceptions, Certificate of Appropriateness, and Variances do not require a posted public notice on the subject property. K' IDEVELOPMENTSVCSISHARE011. PLANNING COMMISSIONX2012 PC12012 WNUTZS101.1B.12,PCMINS.000 Planning Commission Meeting January 18, 2012 Page 10 V. PRESENTATION AND ACTION ON UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE TEXT AMENDMENTS (coat.) Article 3.1.7.0 (4) Correcting the content of notices to only reflect what is required on mailed notices. Under current code requirements a graphic would be required to be published in the newspaper Article 4.2.8.0 Clarifying the requirement of the 2:1 ratio on non - single - family residential building setbacks adjacent to single- family residences as to the measurement being from the existing ground level to the plate below the roof, Article 4.2.8.13 Further clarifying that the 2:1 ratio does not apply to the first 12 feet in height of the non - single- family residential building. Article 4.2.10 Reducing the side yard setback to ten (10) on residential lots when the properties are platted back to back (parallel). Properties that have an adjacent platted property to the rear that faces the side street (perpendicular) will have two front yard setbacks rather than one front yard setback and one side yard setback. Article 4.2.11 Water Oriented Subdivisions: In a water oriented subdivision, the front yard setback can be reduced to 10 feet, private garages must maintain a front yard setback to 20 feet, and side yards may be modified for multifamily structures and accessory structures. Article 4.3.3 Correcting the front yard setback of the "RS -6" Single- family 6 district to 25 feet and reducing the rear yard setback requirement for ail single - family zoning districts (RS -15, RS -10, RS -6, RS -4.5) from 15 feet to 5 feet. Article 4.4.3.13 Under the "RM -AT Multifamily AT District for Mustang Island and Padre Island, adding Corpus Christi Beach to the group and therefore reducing the minimum lot size requirements from 10,000 sq. ft. to 5,000 sq. ft. and the minimum lot with from 85 feet to 50 feet for properties on Corpus Christi Beach. Article 4.4.4 Correction of the town house graphic to eliminate units below one another, townhouses may only be constructed side -by -side, Article 4.6.2 Allowing retail sales and services and government facilities in the industrial zoning districts (IL, IH). Article 5.3.2.13 Urban Chickens: This article excludes chickens from the animal pen or fenced. pasture restriction to the "FR" Farm Rural District. Article 5.3.2.0 Elimination of the minimum 100 foot setback from property lines requirement. The fire department will determine the placement of fuel storage tanks. Article 5.3.2.D K:IDEVEL0PMENTSVMSHARED51. PLANNING COMMISSION12012 PCU012 MINUTES101.18.12.PCMINS.D0C Planning Commission Meeting January 18, 2012 Page 11 V. PRESENTATION AND ACTION ON UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE TEXT AMENDMENTS (cont.) The width of a private garage that faces a public right -of -way shall be limited to 40% the width of the dwelling rather than 40% vs. 20 feet whichever less. Article 7.2.4.1 Tandem parking shall be available to all substandard lots, not only those sponsored by an affordable housing program. Article 7.5.13.0 Modifying the sign allocation of institutional uses in non - commercial districts. If the use fronts upon an arterial or expressway the sign may be up to 64 sq. ft. in area and 20 feet in height. If the sign fronts upon a collector or local street the allocation is 40 sq, ft, and also 20 ft. in height. Article 8.2.1.G (7) Front yard setback for cul -de -sacs or those on the knuckle of a circular portion may be reduced to 15 feet. Article 8.2.9 A. Definition of dead end main. B. The creation of dead end mains is prohibited. C. No dead end mains are permitted and all water lines must conform to TCEQ requirements. D. For existing Dead end mains are servicing an areas, progress must be made to eliminate the dead end main by system looping. Article 8.5.1.13 Water surcharges do not have to be paid prior to plat recordation. Article 8.5.2.8. Wastewater surcharges do not have to be paid prior to plat recordation. After Mr. Dimas' presentation, the floor was opened for discussion and comments. Chairman Garza opened the public hearing. Ms. Carrie Robertson, 4401 Gulf Breeze Avenue, addressed the commission. Mr. Robertson stated she was excited about the new text amendments and they would greatly assist the interested property owners on North Beach in trying to get development moving in the area. Ms. Robertson stated that she owns two lots that are side -by -side and she has been working with Bob Payne and Annika Gunning in trying to rezone property that was historically zoned. Ms. Robertson continued that the new text amendments will certainly help their endeavor. Ms. Robertson stated that JoAnn Gilbertson was the developer for the North Beach area and she has worked very hard in getting things to happen in that area. The public hearing. was closed. Motion to approve the UDC text amendments as presented by Staff, was made by Commissioner Nadkarni and seconded by Commission Tamez. Motion passed. K:10EVELOPMENTSVCMHAREW, PLANNING COMMISSION42012 PCU012 MINUTES101.18.12.PCMINS.000 Planning Commission Meeting January 18, 2012 Page 12 VI, DIRECTOR'S REPORT Mr. Saldana informed commissioners that a presentation on the South Central Area Development Plan will be scheduled as a future agenda item and Lisa Wargo, Senior Planner will be the presenter. Mr. Saldana reminded commissioners that three volunteers were needed to serve on the CIP Subcommittee. After a brief discussion, Commissioners Castillo, Nadkarni and Tamez volunteered. Commissioner Nadkarni will chair the committee. The committee's responsibility is to keep the commission abreast of any issues /concerns that need to be addressed. Vice Chairman Huerta asked the status of the adopted building codes and Mr. Saldana responded that the codes had been adopted and passed by City Council. There being no further business, motion to adjourn was made. by Commissioner Castillo and seconded by Commissioner Kelly. Motion passed and the meeting adjourned at 7:A0 p.m. r Date: mig6efs. Sal ana, AICP Secretary to Planning Commission Date: Ir� 'Linda illiams Se Recor 'ng cretary KADEVELOPMENTSVMSHAREDI1. PLANNING COMMISSIM2012 P02012 MINUTES101.16,12.PCMINS.00C