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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Planning Commission - 02/01/2012MINUTES REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers - City Hall February 1, 2012 5:30 P.M. COMMISSIONERS: Rudy Garza, Chairman A. Javier Huerta, Vice - Chairman Mark Adame Arrived at 5:40 p.m. Marco Castillo Arrived at 5:35 p.m. Gabriel Guerra Evon J. Kelly Govind Nadkarni John C. Tamez John Taylor STAFF: Rudy D. Garza, Assistant City Manager Stephen Draper, Interim Director, Development Services Miguel S. Saldana, AICP, Interim Manager, Land Development Pete Anaya, P. E,, Director of Planning Jennifer Ramirez, Interim Senior 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 18, 2012 minutes with corrections was made by Commissioner Nadkarni and seconded by Commissioner Tamez. Motion passed with Commissioners Adame and Castillo out of the room. lll. PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS A. PLATS Andrew Dimas, Development Services, read New Plats Items "a," "c," "d," and 7' into record as shown below. Mr. Dimas continued that the plats satisfied all requirements of the Unified Development Codes and Staff recommended approval. New Plats a. 0112006 -1 (12- 22000003) Rancho Vista Subdivision Unit 6 Final — 7.556 Acres Located east of Rodd Field Road and south of Yorktown Boulevard, c. 0212012 -P005 (12- 22000004) Murphy Oil Subdivision Lots 1 & 2 Final — 3.812 Acres Located south of South Padre Island Drive (SH358) and west of Flour Bluff Drive. d. 0212013 -P006 (12- 22000006) Padre Island - Corpus Christi Point Tesoro Unit 1, Block 9, Lot 17R Final Re plat — 0.364 Acre Located north of Whitecap Boulevard and west of Reales Drive, Planning Commission Meeting February 1, 2012 Page 2 III. PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS (cont.) 1. New Plats (cont.) f. 0212015 -NP008 (12- 20000003) Maple Hills Units 6 & & (Preliminary - 17.74 Acres) Located east of McKinzie Road and north of Leopard Street. The public hearing was opened with no one coming forward in favor or in opposition and the public hearing was closed. Motion to approve New Plats Items "a," "c," "d" and "f° was made by Commissioner Nadkarni and seconded by Commissioner Taylor. Motion passed with Commissioners Adame and Castillo out of the room. Mr. Dimas read New Plats Items "b ", "e" and "g" into record as shown below. Mr. Dimas continued the applicant for Item "b" submitted a letter of request to table action on the plat until the March 14, 2012 meeting and applicants for Items "e" and °g" submitted letters of request to table action on the plats until the February 15, 2012 meeting and Staff recommended approval of the requests. b. 0112007 -P004 (12- 22000004) Oliver's Estates Unit 1 Final -- 9.13 Acres Located south of Yorktown Boulevard and east of Cimarron Boulevard. e. 0212014 -P007 (12- 22000007) Greystone Subdivision Unit 3 (Final . 7.818 Acres) Located east of Rodd Field Road and south of Slough Road (CR 26). g. 0212016 -NP009 (12- 2000004) The Cottages at Southlake (Preliminary - 20.578 Acres) _ Located east of Rodd Field Road and north of Slough 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 New Plats Item "b" to the March 14, 2012 meeting and New Plats Items "e" and "g" to the February 15, 2012 meeting was by Vice Chairman Huerta and seconded by Commissioner Tamez. Motion passed. Commissioner Tamez commented he noticed there were seven (7) new plats on the agenda and wondered if this was a new trend and that the economy was getting better and Mr. Saldana answered zoning and plat activities normally increase after the holidays. Mr. Saldaha continued it has been some time since seven (7) plats were scheduled. B. NEW ZONING 1. New Zoning Mr. Dimas read New Zoning Item "a" into record as shown below, Mr. Dimas provided a power point presentation showing aerial views of the subject property, a map showing the existing land use, which is currently vacant and a future land use map proposed for low residential uses. Aerial views were also shown of the subject property to the east, south and west of Slough Road. Mr. Dimas continued nineteen (19) notices were mailed to property owners within the 200 -foot notification area and no notices were KADEVELOPMENTSVCSISHAREW. PLANNING COMMISSIONUO12 PM2012 MINUTEMO2.01.12.PCMINS.000 Planning Commission Meeting February 1, 2012 Page 3 returned in favor or in opposition and Staff recommended approval of the change of zoning. a. Case No. 0212 -01 (12- 10000004) — Urban Engineering: A change of zoning from "RS -6" Single - Family 6 District to "RS -4.5" Single - Family 4.5 District and "CH" Cottage Housing District without resulting in a change of future land use. Property is described as 20.763 acres out of Lots 29, 30 and 31. Section 25, Flour Bluff and Encinal Farm and Garden Tracts, located east of Rodd Field Road and north of Slough Road. The public hearing was opened with no one corning forward in favor or in opposition and the public hearing was closed. Motion to approve New Zoning Item "a" was made by Commissioner Nadkarni and seconded by Commissioner Adame. Motion passed. IV. PRESENTATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON REQUEST FOR PLANNING COMMISSIONER TO PARTICIPATE ON THE UPDATE TO THE SOUTH CENTRAL AREA DEVELOPMENT PLAN Mr. Miguel Saldana, Development Services, addressed the commission. Mr. Saldana stated the Planning Department has requested a commissioner be appointed to participate on the committee charged to update the South Central Area Development Plan (ADP). Mr. Saldana continued the ADP covers the downtown area of the city. Work on the update should begin very soon and they want the commission to be part of the stockholders' meeting. Chairman Garza asked how old was the last update and Staff answered it had been about eight to ten years since the plan was updated and Mr. Dimas confirmed that the last update was done in 2004. Commissioner Castillo asked again for clarification as to what area of the city would be covered in the ADP and Staff answered the downtown area was the focus. Mr. Saldana stated that with the passage of the new sustainability ordinances, target areas with the mixed uses and amenities possibilities would be the focus. Vice Chairman Huerta asked who would be on the stakeholders' committee. Mr, Pete Anaya, Planning Director, addressed the commission. Mr. Anaya stated the Planning Department wanted to get as many people involved in the process to ensure that all interests were represented. Mr. Anaya continued that in addition to staff, the stakeholders' committee would also consist of property and business owners in the downtown area. Vice Chairman Huerta asked if the Destination Bayfront group would also be included and Mr. Anaya answered yes. After a brief discussion, Vice Chairman Huerta and Commissioner Tamez volunteered to serve on the committee. Vice Chairman Huerta stated the downtown area was very complex, but there were a lot of exciting things that could be accomplished in bringing new life back to that area of town. Mr. Anaya stated the commission would be advised of the meetings and future outreach programs that will also be established. Chairman Garza applauded Staff's effort to include the Planning Commission in the process and he was excited about the possibilities of revitalizing the downtown area. Commissioner Taylor asked if Lisa Wargo would be the lead staff person in this effort and Mr. Anaya answered that Ms. Wargo has played a significant role in the process, but at this time, no one has been appointed as lead. K QEVELOPMENTSVCSSSHARED\1. PLANNING COMMISSIOMti2012 PC12012 MINUTEMO2.01.12.PCMI NS. DOC Planning Commission Meeting February 1, 2012 Page 4 Mr. Saldana reminded commissioners to be mindful in attending the meetings, Mr. Saldana continued that if five or more commissioners attended, that constituted a quorum; which would be a violation of the Texas Opens Meeting Act, Vice Chairman Huerta stated that Commissioner Nadkarni would also like to serve on the committee, but Commissioner Nadkarni responded he did not want to be a volunteered member, but he would like to be able to attend a meeting when his schedule allowed it. Ms. Deborah Brown, Assistant City Attorney, stated she would do more research on the open meetings act to ensure that everything was done correctly. Commissioner Castillo added that the Veterans should also be included as they really rallied around the Veterans' Memorial Group. After all comments and discussion concluded, a motion was made by Commissioner Nadkarni and seconded by Commissioner Kelly that Vice Chairman Huerta and Commissioner Tamez be approved to represent the Planning Commission on the Stakeholders' Committee to update the South Central Area Development Plan. Motion passed. V. DIRECTOR'S REPORT Mr. Saldana stated there has been an increased number of plat submittals received; and hopefully the economy was getting better. Mr. Saldana continued there were some very interesting zoning cases that will be submitted, Commissioner Castillo asked if there were any new developments on the Lipes Boulevard extension and if a funding source had been identified and Staff answered no. Commissioner Castillo stated he would like to place the update on the Lipes Boulevard Extension as a future agenda item. Mr. Saldana stated he would be attending a meeting on Friday at 9 a.m. with Pete Anaya's group and as soon as information becomes available, he would inform the commission. Commissioner Taylor stated that he was a member of the Subcommittee for the Erosion Response Plan update and the committee will meet next week. Commissioner Taylor continued he will be unable to attend because he will be in Chicago. Commissioner Taylor suggested that may be the meeting could be postponed. After further discussion, no action was taken. VI. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, a motion to adjourn was made by Commissioner Taylor and seconded by Commissioner Nadkarni. Motion passed and meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m. Migu I S. Saldaha, AICP Secretary to Planning Commission Date: ?19112, Lin a Williams IL Lin rding Secretary Date: i-- K: SDEVELOPMENTSVCS4SHAREM1. PLANNING COMMISSIOM42012 PCU012 MINUTESM 01 U PCMINS.DOC