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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Planning Commission - 10/09/2013 MINUTES REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING City Hall Council Chambers October 9, 2013 5:30 P.M. COMMISSIONERS: STAFF: Philip Ramirez, Chairman Mark E. Van Vleck, P.E., Interim Chris Hamilton, Vice Chairman Assistant City Manager, Public Works Mark Adame Barney Williams, P.E., Major Project Fred Braselton Engineer, Development Services Marco Castillo* Miguel Saldaha, AICP, Senior Planner Mike Lippincott* Robert Payne, AICP, Senior Planner Curtis Rock Planning & Environmental Services Eric Villarreal* Annika Gunning, Project Manager Marsha Williams* Andrew Dimas, City Planner Elena Buehtello, Planning Technician *Absent Marcie Downing, Assistant City Attorney Linda Williams, Recording Secretary I. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 5:33 p.m. by Chairman Ramirez and a quorum was declared. II. APPROVAL OF ABSENCES None III. Executive session pursuant to Section 55.1.071(1)(A)of the Texas Government Code for consultation with attorneys about contemplated litigation regarding property with discussion and possible action. A motion to approve Commissioners going into Executive Session was made by Commissioner Adame and seconded by Vice Chairman Hamilton. Motion passed with Commissioners Castillo, Lippincott, Villarreal and Williams absent. Regular meeting was adjourned for executive session. Motion to approve reconvening the regular meeting was made by Commissioner Adame and seconded by Vice Chairman Hamilton. Motion passed with Commissioners Castillo, Lippincott, Villarreal and Williams absent. The meeting reconvened at 5:35 p.m. IV. Reconsideration of the Following Zoning Case 1. Case No. 0713-03—City of Corpus Christi: A rezoning from the"RS-6" Single- Family 6 District and "FR" Farm Rural District to the "IC" Industrial Compatible District on property described as being an approximately 111-acre tract of land out of Lots 3, 4, 5 and 6, Section 12 and Lot 1, Section 18, Bohemian Colony Lands, Lots 2, 4-A and 5, Block 2 and Lot 2, Block, Brezina Farm Tracts, located between Bratton and Weber Roads, and east and west of Bratton Road. Annika Gunning, Development Services, addressed the commission. Several aerial views of the subject property were presented. Ms. Gunning reviewed the following options for commissioners to consider for approval. Planning Commission Regular Meeting October 9,2013 Page 2 IV. Reconsideration of the Following Zoning Case—Item 1 (cont.) Option A—Approve the rezoning change from the"RS-6" Single-Family 6 District to the "CC" Commercial Compatible District case as originally presented; Option B— Deny the rezoning request; Option C - Rezone only that portion of the property that belong to Aaron and Adam Nathan and the adjacent submerged lands; Option D— Rezone only areas directly under the Accident Potential Zone 1 as indicated in green on the aerial map; or Option E—Approve the rezoning change from the "RS-6" Single-Family 6 District to the "CC" Commercial Compatible District for all properties, excluding the Ybarra property. After Staff's presentation concluded, Ms. Gunning stated Staff recommended approval of Option "E." 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 Ramirez called for a motion. A motion to approve Option "E" - rezoning change from the"RS-6" Single-Family 6 District to the "CC" Commercial Compatible District for all properties, excluding the Ybarra property, was made by Vice Chairman Hamilton and seconded by Commissioner Braselton. Motion passed with Commissioners Castillo, Lippincott, Villarreal and Williams absent. V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2. September 25, 2013 Meeting Motion to approve Item °2," the September 25, 2013 minutes as distributed, was made by Commissioner Braselton and seconded by Commissioner Adame. Motion passed with Commissioners Castillo, Lippincott, Villarreal and Williams absent. VI. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS—DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION A. PLATS New Plats Miguel Saldahia, Development Services, read New Plats Items "3," "4" and "5" into record as shown below. Mr. Saldaha stated the plats satisfied all requirements of the Unified Development Code (UDC) and State Law and the Technical Review Committee recommended approval. 3. 0713077-PO26 (13-22000030) Ocean Drive Addition, Block 3, Lots 9A, 913, 9C & 9D (Final Replat— 1.24Acres) Located north of Ocean Drive and east of Palmetto Street. 4. 0813107-NP066 (13-21000033) Willowood Unit 7 (Preliminary—22.59 Acres) Located west of Violet Road (FM 24) at the west end of Willowood Creek Drive. 5. 0813111-NP069 (13-20000013) Sandy Creek Subdivision (Preliminary—60.18 Acres) Located south of Holly Road approximately 1,160 feet east of Rodd Field Road. Planning Commission Regular Meeting October 9,2013 Page 3 VI. PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS—Discussion and Possible Action A. PLATS New Plats (cont.) After Staff's presentation, the floor was opened for comments and discussion by commissioners. There being none, the public hearing was opened. Roger Bracy, 310 University Place, addressed the commission. Mr. Bracy stated he had no problem with the plat, but he was concerned with what will happen to the other half of the street when the vacant lots were sold. George Carnes, 320 Claremore Street, addressed the commission. Mr. Carnes stated he owned the two vacant lots on University Drive that are facing the lots being subdivided. Mr. Carnes stated at this time, he has no plans to plat or sell the property. After all comments and discussion concluded, the public hearing was closed. Chairman Ramirez called for a motion. Motion to approve New Plats Items "3, "4," and "5" was made by Vice Chairman Hamilton and seconded by Commissioner Adame. After the motion was on the floor, further discussion ensued. Motion passed with Commissioners Castillo, Lippincott, Villarreal and Williams absent. Commissioner Braselton requested that the record reflect that he abstained from the discussion and action taken on New Plats Item °6." 6. 0913112-NP073 (13-20000014) The Cottages at Southlake (Revised Preliminary—20.42 Acres) Located east of Rodd Field Road and north of Slough Road. No action was taken on New Plats Item "6" due to the lack of a quorum. New Plats Item "6"will be rescheduled to the October 23, 2013 meeting. Time Extensions Mr. Saldana read Time Extensions Items "7" and "8" into record as shown below. Mr. Saldana stated the applicant's representative submitted a letter of request for a six-month time extension for both plats. Mr. Saldana continued that numerous time extensions have been approved for both plats. Time Extensions Item "7" was approved in 2006 and Item "8" was approved in 2008 and Staff recommends denial for both plats. 7. 0106012-P012(06-25000001) River Bend Ranch Subdivision (Final—31.41 Acres) Located south of Yorktown Boulevard and east of Rodd Field Road. 8. 0608037-NP029 (08-25000001) Rodd Field Hospital Tracts, Block 1, Lot 1 (Final—9.9256 Acres) Located east of Rodd Field Road (SH 357) between Holly Road and Wooldridge Road. After Staff's presentation, the floor was opened for comments and discussion by commissioners. There being none, the public hearing was opened. Planning Commission Regular Meeting October 9,2013 Page 4 VI. PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS—Discussion and Possible Action A. PLATS Time Extensions—Items "7"& "8" (cont.) Murray Hudson, Urban Engineering, addressed the commission. Mr. Hudson stated it was unfair of staff to submit a recommendation of denial for the time extensions without notifying the applicant of such action. Mr. Hudson continued he was the engineer for both plats and wanted it understood of his position regarding the purpose of the time extension requests. Mr. Urban stated in the case of the River Bend plat, the developer has already paid for engineering services to develop this project. If the time extension was not granted, the developer would have to redesign the project; possibly incurring added costs in order to meet current codes outlined in the UDC. Chairman Ramirez stated with regard to this project, at what point would the developer be required to meet the current codes and regulations outlined in the UDC to bring the standards up to date. At some point, there has to be a cut-off on the number of extensions that are granted. This plat has been in the system since 2006 and the developer is still not ready to move forward on the project. After all discussion and comments concluded, the public hearing was closed. Chairman Ramirez called for a motion. A motion to approve a six-month time extension for Time Extensions "7" and "8" was made by Vice Chairman Hamilton and seconded by Commissioner Braselton. After the motion was on the floor, further discussion ensued. Vice Chairman Hamilton stated that somehow a message has to be sent to the developers and engineers that the time extensions will not automatically be approved, but there has to be some unusual reason for a time extension. It should not be something that is automatically approved. After all discussion and comments concluded, the motion passed with Commissioners Castillo, Lippincott, Villarreal and Williams absent. Wastewater Acreage Fee Exemptions Commissioner Braselton requested that the record reflect that he abstained from the discussion and action taken on Wastewater Acreage Fee Exemptions Items"9,""10," and "11." 9. 0413036-P011 (23-22000012) Kitty Hawk Unit III (Final—4.388 Acres) Located south of South Staples Street (FM 2444) and east of County Road 41. 10. 0413038-P012 (13-22000014) Kitty Hawk Unit II (Final—5.267 Acres) Located south of South Staples Street (FM 2444) and east of County Road 41. 11. 0813103-P035 (13-22000035) Water's Edge at Kitty Hawk Unit I (Final—30.293 Acres) Located south of South Staples Street (FM 2444) and west of Kitty Hawk Drive. Planning Commission Regular Meeting October 9,2013 Page 5 VI. PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS—Possible Discussion and Action A. PLATS Wastewater Acreage Fee Exemptions—Items 119," "10" & "11" (cont.) No action was taken on Wastewater Acreage Fee Exemptions Items"9," "10,"and 11" due to the lack of a quorum. Wastewater Acreage Fee Exemptions Items"9," "10"11" will be rescheduled to the October 23, 2013 meeting. B. ZONING New Zoning Commissioner Braselton requested that the record reflect that he abstained from the discussion and action taken on New Zoning Item "12." 12. Case No. 1013-01 —Braselton Homes-Shoreline Oaks, Ltd.: A rezoning from the"CH" Cottage Housing District to the"RS-4.5" Single-Family 4.5 District, not resultinq in a change to the Future Land Use Plan. Property described as being a 4.73-acre tract of land out of Lot 29, Section 26, Flour Bluff and Encinal Farm and Garden Tracts, located north of Slough Road and at the east end of Russ Lane. No action was taken on New Zoning Item "12" due to the lack of a quorum. New Zoning Item "12"will be rescheduled to the October 23, 2013 meeting. VII. PRESENTATION 13. Mobility CC Plan, Design, Operate, Maintain (Strategic Framework for the City's Mobility Plan) Andrew Dimas, Planning and Environmental Services, addressed the commission. Mr. Dimas introduced team members Elena Buehtello, Planning Technician with Planning and Environmental Services and Jeffrey Pollack, Environmental Scientist and Project Manager with HDR Engineering, Inc, Consultant. Mr. Dimas stated the team has been working on the City's Mobility Plan for the past eighteen months and feel the plan was ready for the first phase of the process ultimately leading to adoption by City Council. Mr. Dimas stated Mobility CC provides the framework for the inter-related transportation issues of plan, design, operate and maintain. Each element of the plan should be considered as part of a larger system. Mr. Dimas provided a brief synopsis of the layout of the Mobility Plan. After Mr. Dimas' presentation, the floor was opened for discussion and comments by commissioners. Commissioner Braselton asked if the MobilityCC Plan would be a vehicle that flowed into the capital improvement plan and if the projects presented would be considered a wish list and Mr. Dimas stated yes. Mr. Dimas continued that with the MobilityCC Plan, projects are already identified with possible funding sources where as the capital improvement projects are wish list projects submitted by city departments. After further discussion and all comments concluded, no action was taken. Chairman Ramirez thanked Staff and Mr. Pollack for the great effort and hard work that had been put into the MobilityCC Plan. Planning Commission Regular Meeting October 9,2013 Page 6 VIII. DIRECTOR'S REPORT There was no report. IX. ITEMS TO BE SCHECULED Commissioner Braselton stated he would like to schedule a discussion regarding the process on how"Time Extensions"are approved for the next available meeting. X. 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