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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Planning Commission - 08/01/2012MINUTES REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING City Hall Council Chambers August 1, 2012 5:30 P.M. COMMISSIONERS: A. Javier Huerta Mark Adame Fred Braselton Marco Castillo Gabriel Guerra Arrived of 7.33 p.m.* Chris Hamilton Mike Lippincott Govind Nadkarni Philip Ramirez STAFF: Sylvia Carrillo, Assistant Director, Development Services Charles F. Dibrell, III, P.E., Major Project Engineer Miguel S. Saldana, AICP, Senior Planner Annika Gunning, Interim Senior Planner Elizabeth Hundley, Assistant City Attorney Linda Williams, Recording Secretary CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Commissioner Huerta at 5:30 p.m. and a quorum was declared. A. Meeting Protocol There was no discussion or action taken on this item. Il. ELECTION OF OFFICERS Mr. Miguel Salda6a, Development Services, opened the floor for nominations for Chairman. Commissioner Nadkarni nominated Commissioner Huerta as Chairman. There being no other nominations, the nominations were closed. Motion to approve Commissioner Huerta as Chairman was made by Commissioner Nadkarni and seconded by Commissioner Guerra. Motion passed. Chairman Huerta opened the floor for nominations for Vice Chairman. Commissioner Adame nominated Commissioner Nadkarni as Vice Chairman. There being no other nominations, the nominations were closed. Motion to approve Commissioner Nadkarni as Vice Chairman was made by Commissioner Adame and seconded by Commissioner Castillo. Motion passed. Ill. APPROVAL OF ABSENCES There were no absences to approve. Chairman Huerta asked for clarification regarding approval of absences and when action had to be taken on them. Ms. Elizabeth Hundley, Legal Staff, explained that any absences had to be acted upon at the next meeting after which the absences occurred. Ms. Hundley continued that a policy on absences was established by ordinance and approved by City Council. Discussion continued on the Planning Commission bylaws and its conflict with City ordinances. Planning Commission Regular Meeting August 1, 2012 Page 2 IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. July 11, 2012 Special Called Meeting Motion to approve the July 11, 2012 minutes for the Special Called Meeting was made by Vice Chairman Nadkarni and seconded by Commissioner Guerra. Motion passed. Motion to approve the July 18, 2012 minutes with the following corrections was made by Commissioner Adame and seconded by Vice Chairman Nadkarni. Motion passed. Page 14 — Third paragraph from the bottom, Commissioner Adame requested the statement be revised to read: "Commissioner Adame stated 90 percent of the homeowners were located in APZ zones, if this was the case, having this information included on contract forms "may" make it even more difficult for developers to secure funding ... zones." The minutes stated "would." Page 15 — Section VIII — Items to be Scheduled on the Next Agenda First paragraph, statement was corrected to read "Vice Chairman Huerta stated he would like the following items. . future meeting." Minutes read "Commissioner Adame." Page 16 — Commissioner Castillo requested the minutes reflect his request that ongoing training for commissioners be scheduled throughout the year. V. PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS — Discussion and Possible Action on the Following Items: A. PLATS 1. Continued Plat Miguel Saldana, Development Services, read Continued Plat Item "a" into record as shown below. Mr. Saldana stated the plat satisfied all requirements of the Unified Development Code (UDC) and State Law and Staff recommended approval. a. 0712063 -PO26 (12- 23000015) Don Patricio Block F Lot 1A Final Re plat — 0.690 Acre Located south of Don Patricio Road and west of Willow Road. The public hearing was opened with no one coming forward in favor or in opposition and the public hearing was closed. Chairman Huerta called for a motion to approve Continued Plat Items "a." Motion to approve Continued Plat Item "a" was made by Vice Chairman Nadkarni and seconded by Commissioner Castillo. Motion passed. 2. New Plats Mr. Saldana read New Plats Items "a" and "b" into record as shown below. Mr. Saldana stated the plats satisfied all requirements of the Unified Development Code (UDC) and State Law and Staff recommended approval. a. 00812072 -P027 (12- 23000015) Royal Creek Estates Unit 5 Final — 15.620 Acres Located north of Oso Creek and east of Rock Creek Drive. (K:DEVSVCSI SHARED\ 1. PC2 01 21 2 0 1 2PCMINUTES1080112.PCMINUTES) Planning Commission Regular Meeting August 1, 2012 Page 3 V. PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS -- Discussion and Possible Action on the Following Items: 2. New Plats (cont.) b. 0812073 -NPO47 (12- 21000020) Beach Portion, Block 34, Lot 1 A (Final Replat — 0.5165 Acre) _ Located west of North Tancahua Street between Concrete Street and Power Street. The public hearing was opened with no coming forward in favor or in opposition and the public hearing was closed. Chairman Huerta called for a motion to approve New Plats Items "a" and "b." Motion to approve New Plats Items "a" and "b" was made by Commissioner Guerra and seconded by Commissioner Hamilton. Motion passed. Time Extension Mr. Saldana read Time Extension Item "a" into record as shown below. Mr. Saldana stated the applicant's representative submitted a letter of request for a second twelve -month time extension and Staff recommended approval of the time extension request. Mr. Saldana clarified that the time extension was for a preliminary plat and the acreage was corrected. The agenda stated "Unit 1" and a final plat. a. 0407053 -PO18 The Grand Reserve Subdivision (Preliminary — 82.07 Acres) Located south of Glenoak Drive between Flour Bluff Drive and Waldron Road. The public hearing was opened. Mr. Don Zimmerman, Naval Air Station, addressed the commission. Mr. Zimmerman stated he has been in discussion with the developer regarding the AICUZ noise level. Mr. Zimmerman continued the location of the property worked in favor of the project in that it was not near where the "T -6" aircrafts would be operating from, which would reduce the number of aircrafts using the Waldron airfield. After Mr. Zimmerman's comments, the public hearing was closed. Motion to approve a twelve -month time extension for Time Extension Item "a" was made by Vice Chairman Nadkarni and seconded by Commissioner Ramirez. Motion passed. B. ZONING 1. Continued Zoning Annika Gunning, Development Services, read Continued Zoning Item "a" into record as shown below. Ms. Gunning stated this zoning case was originally presented at the April 11, 2012 meeting and the applicant submitted a letter of request to table the case to the September 12, 2012 meeting and Staff recommended approval of the request. Ms. Gunning stated the Planning Commission has six months from the date of the initial meeting to take action on the zoning case. a. Case No. 0412 -02 (12- 10000012) — Robert Bujanos, Jr.: A change of zoning from a "CG -2" General Commercial District to an "IL" Light Industrial District resulting in a change of future land use from commercial to liqht indu strial. . Property is described as being the south 110 feet of Lot 9, Block 1, Lexington Subdivision, located approximately 1,100 feet east of Ayers Street and on the south side of South Padre Island Drive (SH 358). (K: DEVSVCSIS NARED\1. PC2012Q012PCM 1 N UTES1080112. PCM I N UTES) Planning Commission Regular Meeting August 1, 2012 Page 4 V. PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS — Discussion and Possible Action on the Following Items: 1. Continued zoning (cont.) The public hearing was opened and no one came forward in favor or in opposition and the public hearing was closed. Motion to approve tabling Continued Zoning Item "a" to the September 12, 2012 meeting was made by Commissioner Lippincott and seconded by Commissioner Adame. Motion passed. 2. New Zoning Ms. Annika Gunning, Development Services, read New Zoning Item "a" into record as shown below. Ms. Gunning stated the property was planned for future low density residential uses. The purpose of the zoning request was to allow for future development of commercial uses. Ms, Gunning stated the requested zoning was not consistent with the adopted Future Land Use Plan. a. Case No. 0812 -01 (12- 10000023) — Steven Bright: A change of zoning from "RS -6" Single - Family 6 District to "CR -2" Resort Commercial District, resulting in a change of future land use from low density residential to commercial. Property is described as Island Fairway Estates, Block 34, Lot 21, Located along the southwest corner of Commodore's Drive and Aquarius Street. Ms, Gunning stated the property was adjacent to the proposed Schlitterbahn development, which was recently rezoned to the "CR -2" Resort Commercial District. Ms. Gunning continued that at this time, the developer did not have a development plan for the property. Ms. Gunning described the surrounding uses and presented a slide presentation. Ms. Gunning stated that fifteen (15) notices were mailed to property owners within the notification area and one notice was returned in opposition. Ms. Gunning stated Staff recommended denial of the change of zoning from the "RS -6" Single - Family 6 District to the "CR- 2" Resort Commercial District, and in lieu thereof, approval of the "RM -AT" Multifamily AT District. After Ms. Gunning's presentation concluded, the floor was opened for comments and discussion by commissioners. Commissioner Lippincott discussed the land use classifications and whether a restaurant use would be allowed and Mr. SaldaMa answered to the affirmative. Vice Chairman Nadkarni discussed Staff's inability to restrict uses if the requested zoning was granted. Commissioners Braselton and Hamilton discussed zoning nomenclatures and the surrounding developed properties. After all comments and discussion concluded by the commissioners, the public hearing was opened. Chip Urban, Urban Engineering, 2725 Swantner, representative for the applicant addressed the commission. Mr. Urban stated he had discussions with Ms. Gunning and the owner and they were amenable to the "RM -AT" zoning. Mr. Zimmerman stated that NAS would not have an impact to the area. Mr. Zimmerman continued there would be a slight vibration felt to the surrounding area. (K: DEVSVCSI SHARED\ 1. PC2 0 1 2 1201 2PCM1NUTESM0112.PCMINUTES) Planning Commission Regular Meeting August 1, 2012 Page 5 V. PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS — Discussion and Possible Action on the Following Items: B. ZONING New Zoning (cont.) Chairman Huerta stated he did not see any problems in granting a Special Permit. After all comments and discussion concluded, the public hearing was closed. Chairman Huerta called for a motion. Motion to deny the change of zoning from the "RS- 6" Single - Family 6 District to the "CR -2" Resort Commercial District, and in lieu thereof, approve the "RM -AT" Multifamily AT District was made by Commissioner Guerra and seconded by Commissioner Castillo. Motion passed. C. CORPUS CHRISTI PARKS, RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE MASTER PLAN: AN ELEMENT OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Mr. Saldana stated he received a request from Park and Recreation Staff to table the item to the August 29, 2012 meeting. No action was taken. VI. DIRECTOR'S REPORT A. Update on Department Operations Sylvia Carrillo, Assistant Director, Development Services, addressed the commission. Ms. Carrillo informed the commission that Mark Van Vleck, Interim Department Director, was on vacation. Ms. Carrillo introduced two staff members to the commission. Mr. Charles Dibrell, 111, P.E., Major Project Engineer, for the department. Mr. Dibrell came to the city from both the public and private sectors. Mr. Dibrell will be in charge of the Land Development Division of the Department. Kris Carpenter, Intern for the department, will be assisting with zoning and land use functions. The new Building Official has been selected and an offer has been extended and accepted. The scheduled start date is Monday, August 20, 2012. Ms. Carrillo stated a press release will be sent out within the next week. VII. ITEMS TO BE SSCHEDULED ON THE NEXT AGENDA Ms. Carrillo stated that Staff has requested training for Planning Commissioners to be scheduled at a later date. Ann Bagley, with the APA will be the facilitator for the training. Ms. Carrillo stated the training will be 4 to 6 hours and the commission needs to decide if the training will be conducted during the week or on a Saturday. Ms. Carrillo stated commissioners from other jurisdictions will be invited to attend the training as well because the Texas APA is paying for Ms. Bagley to come. Ms. Carrillo stated three dates will be provided for the commission to select from at the next meeting. Commissioner Braselton asked if the training was a required attendance and Ms. Carrillo answered no, ( K: DEVSVCSISHAREDII.PC2012M12PCMIN UTES1080112.PCMlNUTES) Planning Commission Regular Meeting August 1, 2012 Page 6 There being no further business, motion to adjourn was made by Vice Chairman Nadkar ' nd seconded by Co missioner Castillo. Meeting ad'ourned at 6:10 p.m. f .� L a to Ili Mirk P-Ran Vleck, P.E., Interim ctor r Development Services Departure Interim Secretary to Planning Commission Villiams pment Services De ing Secretary ( K: DEVSVCSISHAREa11 .PC201 2120 1 2PCMIN UTES1080112.PCMINUTES)