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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes Planning Commission - 11/06/2013 MINUTES REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING City Hall Council Chambers November 6, 2013 5:30 P.M. COMMISSIONERS: STAFF: Philip Ramirez, Chairman Barney Williams, P.E., Major Projects Chris Hamilton, Vice Chairman* Engineer, Development Services Mark Adame** Miguel Saldana, AICP, Senior Planner Fred Braselton Annika Gunning, Project Manager Marco Castillo Julian Grant, Senior Assistant City Mike Lippincott Attorney Curtis Rock Marcia Downing, Assistant City Attorney Eric Villarreal Linda Williams, Recording Secretary Marsha Williams **Arrived of 5:31 p.m. I. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Chairman Ramirez and a quorum was declared. II. APPROVAL OF ABSENCES A motion to approve the absences of Commissioners Adame, Castillo and Williams was made by Commissioner Lippincott and seconded by Commissioner Rock. Motion passed with Vice Chairman Hamilton and Commissioner Adame absent. III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. October 23, 2013 Meeting Motion to approve Item "1," the October 23, 2013 minutes as distributed, was made by Commissioner Rock and seconded by Commissioner Villarreal. Motion passed with Vice Chairman Hamilton and Commissioner Adame absent. IV. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS—DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION A. PLATS New Plats Miguel Saldana, Development Services, read New Plats Items "2" and "3" into record as shown below. Mr. Saldana stated the plats satisfied all requirements of the Unified Development Code (UDC) and State Law and the Technical Review Committee recommended approval. 2. 0813113-NP071 (13-21000034) Nueces River Irrigation Park, Block 4, Tract 9, Lot 6, OCL (Final—5.77 Acres) Located south of County Road 48 and west of Interstate Highway 69. i� IJ Planning Commission Regular Meeting November 6,2013 Page 2 t IV. PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS—DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION A. PLATS r New Plats (cont.) 3. 0813114-NP072 (13-210000352) Nueces River Irrigation Park, Block 4, Tract 1, Lots 3, 4, 5 &6, OCL(Final—8.70 i A Located south of County Road 50 and west of Interstate Highway 69. After Staffs presentation, 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. motion to approve New Plats It "2" and "3" was made by Commissioner Braielton ENV and seconded by Commissioner Lippincott. Motion passed with Vice Chairman Hamilton absent. Time Extension Mr. Saldana read Time Extension Item "4" into record as shown below. Mr. Salda6a stated the applicant's representative submitted a letter of request for a six-month time extension. Mr. Saldaha continued this was the second request for a time extension for the final plat and Staff recommended approval. I 4. 0912097-NP063 (12-21000027) Ocean Village Estates, Block 1, Lot 1, Lot 3A(Final ReDlat—3.936 Acres) Located south of Ocean Drive and west of Airline Road. After Staff's presentation, 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. Or motion to approve Time Extension Item 'A" for a six-month time extension was made by Commissioner Rock and seconded by Commissioner Villarreal. Motion passed with Vice Chairman Hamilton absent. m V. PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION ON TIME EXTENSIONS i Barney Williams, Major Projects Engineer, Development Services, addressed the Nip commission. Mr. Williams stated that based on the request from the commission at the October 9, 2013 meeting, Staff was requested to give a presentation on the current process and how time r extensions were processed in the past. The presentation included background information, the current process as outlined in the Unified Development Code, a discussion period and concluded with possible considerations and options. l Mr.Williams stated that currently there were eleven (11)final plats that have one or more l time extensions and several of the plats are very old. The oldest plat has been in the system for eight years. Mr. Williams continued that at the October 9, 2013 meeting, the commission approved a time extension for one of the plats that has been in the system for some time. r' i Planning Commission Regular Meeting November 6,2013 Page 3 V. PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION ON TIME EXTENSIONS (cont.) Mr. Williams stated that based on the information provided, Staff proposed two possible options for the commission's consideration: • Include a notification in the approval letter stating this was the last extension for the plat; or • A text amendment to the UDC creating a termination time or a maximum number of approved time extensions. After Staff's presentation, the floor was opened for discussion and comments by commissioners. Commissioner Castillo stated he felt the commission should maintain the most flexibility without any change to the UDC. Commissioner Castillo continued the time extension requests should be heard on a case-by-case basis. Chairman Ramirez stated that six years was a fair amount of time in having any flexibility for a plat to be completed and recorded. Chairman Ramirez continued he felt some type of automated system should be adopted which provide a level and even playing field for everyone with a flat 6-year period. Mr. Saldaha informed commissioners that an amendment to the UDC would take the process out of the commission's domain and the ordinance would specify an exact time limit. After a brief discussion and all comments and discussion concluded, no action was taken. VI. DIRECTOR'S REPORT Barney Williams, Major Projects Engineer, Development Services, addressed the commission. Mr. Williams gave an update on the following: • Case No. 0713-02 — City of Corpus Christi rezoning case (82 acres south of Weber Road) (Scheduled for first reading—November 12, 2013) • Case No. 0713-03 — City of Corpus Christi rezoning case (102.827 acres north of Weber Road) (Scheduled for first reading—November 12, 2013) • Case No. 1013-01 — Braselton Homes—Shoreline Oaks, Ltd. (Scheduled for first reading—November 19, 2013) • Case no. 1013-03— Nemo Court Construction, Ltd. Planned Unit Development (Scheduled for first reading—November 19, 2013) • Case No. 0413083-P012 (23-22000014) — Kitty Hawk Unit II Wastewater Acreage Fee Exemption (Scheduled for City Council approval— November 19, 2013) • Case No. 0413036-P011 (13-22000012) — Kitty Hawk Unit III Wastewater Acreage Fee Exemption (Scheduled for City Council approval—November 19, 2013) • Case No. 0813103-P035 (13-22000035)—Water's Edge at Kitty Hawk Unit 1 Wastewater Acreage Fee Exemption (Scheduled for City Council approval —November 19, 2013) Chairman Ramirez asked if there was any pending litigation and Mr. Williams stated there was none at this time. Planning Commission Regular Meeting November 6,2013 Page 4 VI. ITEMS TO BE SCHEDULED VII. ADJOURNMENT There being no furtper business, the meeting adjourned at 6 p.m. Barn4yWmiams, P.E, Major Projects Engineer Date Development Se vices Department Interim Secretarito Planning Commission hda lli am s ( Dhte Develop ent Services Departmen t R cor din Secretary (KOevSvce ShareMI.P02013\1 1 0613Minutes)