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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes Planning Commission - 06/05/2013 MINUTES REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING City Hall Council Chambers June 5, 2013 5:30 P.M. COMMISSIONERS: STAFF: Govind Nadkarni, Chairman Mark E. Van Vleck, P.E., Director, Philip Ramirez, Vice Chairman Development Services Mark Adame* Miguel S. Saldaha, AICP, Senior Fred Braselton Planner Marco Castillo* Shelly Shelton, AICP, City Planner Gabriel Guerra* Lisa Huerta, Assistant City Attorney Chris Hamilton Linda Williams, Recording Secretary Mike Lippincott Curtis Rock *Absent I. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairman Govind Nadkarni at 5:30 p.m. and a quorum was declared. Il. APPROVAL OF ABSENCES Motion to approve Commissioner Braselton's and Commissioner Rock's absences for the May 22, 2013 meeting was made by Commissioner Hamilton and seconded by Vice Chairman Ramirez. Motion passed with Commissioners Adame, Castillo and Guerra absent. Ill. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. May 22, 2013 Meeting Motion to approve Item 1," the May 22, 2013 minutes as distributed, was made by Commissioner Lippincott and seconded by Vice Chairman Ramirez. Motion passed with Commissioners Adame, Castillo and Guerra absent. IV. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS—DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: PLATS New Plats Shelly Shelton, Development Services, read Items 2, 3, 4 and 5 into record as shown below. Ms. Shelton stated the plats satisfied all requirements of the Unified Development Code (UDC) and State Law and the Technical Review Committee recommended approval. 2. 053043-NP028 (13-20000006) Wildcat Industrial ParKIPreliminary— 150.37 Acres) Located south of Leopard Street and west of Southern Minerals Road. 3. 0513047-NP027 (13-21000013) Coastal Bend Subdivision, Block 1, Lots 1A & 1 B (Final—3.88 Acres) Located north of Northwest Boulevard and west of Wildcat Drive. Planning Commission Regular Meeting June 5,2013 Page 2 IV. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS — DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: PLATS New Plats (cont.) 4. 0613048-P016 (13-22000018) Pinehollow Subdivision (Final— 19.25 Acres) Located north of Purdue Road and east of Sentinel Drive. 5. 0613054-PO22 (13-22000024) Encore Crossing Unit 11 (Final—6.80 Acres) Located south of Holly Road and west of Nodding Pines Drive. The floor was opened for comments and discussion by commissioners. There being none, the public hearing was opened with no one coming forward and the public hearing was closed. Chairman Nadkarni called for a motion. Motion to approve Items"2," "3,""4" and "Y was made by Vice Chairman Ramirez and seconded by Commissioner Hamilton. Motion passed with Commissioners Adame, Castillo and Guerra absent. V. PRESENTATION AND POSSIBLE DISCUSSION 6. Difference between the"RE" Residential Estate and the "RS-15" Single- Family Districts Mark E. Van Vleck, Director, Development Services, addressed the commission. Mr. Van Vleck stated that at a previous meeting, Commissioner Adame had several questions regarding under what criteria "Special Permits" were allowed under the new Unified Development Code for residential districts. Mr. Van Vleck presented a brief overview of Articles 4.3.2 entitled "Permitted Uses" and 4.3.3 "Residential Development Standards, as outlined in the Unified Development Code. Mr. Van Vleck briefly discussed Article 4.3.3 Residential Development Standards and the differences for a "RS-15" Single-Family 15 District and the "RE' Residential Estate. The areas specifically discussed were minimum lot area, minimum lot width and setbacks. Mr. Van Vleck stated all of these items can be presented and discussed with the applicant prior to the planning commission meeting so that all issues and concerns can be addressed and resolved before the case is forwarded to city council. 7. Zoning District for One-Half Acre Lots in the Unified Development Code Mr. Van Vleck stated the "RE" District allows ditches and no curb and gutters and the "RS-15" District allows curb and gutters and if there are septic tanks systems, the minimum lot size is one-half acre. Mr. Van Vleck continued the huge lots look good until we receive a lot of rain and the ditches become full. Commissioner Braselton stated that in the past, Nueces County had to approve and maintain the septic tanks systems. Mr. Van Vleck stated that if the subject property is located outside the City's ETJ, the County maintains the roadside ditches. Planning Commission Regular Meeting June 5,2013 Page 3 V. PRESENTATION AND POSSIBLE DISCUSSION 7. Zoning District for One-Half Acre Lots in the Unified Development Code (cont.) The question was asked if there was a need to create another residential zoning district that would be between the "RE" Residential Estate and "RS-15" Districts titled "RS-22" to cover one-half acre lots. Mr. Van Vieck continued that City Council requested Staff to research whether the "RS-22" Single-Family 22 District should be added as an option. The proposed district would match the side and front yard setbacks as the "RS-1 5" District and the minimum lot width would be 100 feet rather than 50 feet. The allowed uses in the proposed "RS-22" District would also match the uses allowed in the "RS-15" District. Vice Chairman Ramirez stated that a 10-foot side yard setback would be appropriate for the proposed "RS-22" District since it would be a compromise between the 5 feet allowed in the "RS-15" District, but less than the 25 feet allowed in the "RE" District. After a brief discussion, commissioners concurred with Vice Chairman's recommendation. Mr. Van Vleck presented a comparison of the allowed uses between the "RS-15" and "RS-22" Districts. After further discussion and comments by commissioners concluded, Mr. Van Vleck stated that based on the discussion and comments received at tonight's meeting, Staff will prepare a text amendment to add the proposed "RS-22" Single-Family 22 District to the Unified Development Code. The text amendment will be presented to the commission for discussion and possible action. Chairman Nadkarni stated he received a letter from the City Secretary's office informing him that Commissioners Braselton and Rock's terms will expire on July 31, 2013 and he will also come off July 31, 2013. Chairman Nadkarni continued the commission should be prepared to submit a recommendation so the appointments will be in place by the first meeting in August. Mr. Van Vleck stated that currently City Council was discussing changing the process of how board appointments are made. Mr. Van Vleck continued that in the past, individual boards were requested to submit recommendations for appointments, but that process is currently under review. B. DIRECTOR'S REPORT Mr. Van Vleck stated he did not have anything to report, but Mr. Anaya requested to make a statement regarding the Capital Improvement Final Draft. The floor was turned over to Mr. Anaya. Mr. Anaya stated Staff has provided commissioners copies of the final draft of the 2014 Capital Improvement Project lists for review. The binders are being forwarded to City Council on Thursday. Mr. Anaya continued the final draft included everything that has been discussed and the final draft is scheduled for action at the June 19, 2013 Planning Commission meeting. vll. Items to be Scheduled one k p A Y Planning Commission Regular Meeting June 5,2013 Page 4 VIII. Adjournment There being no further business, motion to adjourn was made by Commissioner Braselton and seconded by Commissioner Lippincott. Motion passed with Commissioners ame, Castillo and Guerra absent. The meeting adjourned at 6:05 p.m. r Mar E. Van fleck, P.E., Director Date Development Services Department Secretary to Planning Commission Linda illiams Dat j Devl ment Services Departme t Recording Secretary 1 r s } 7 i y