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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Planning Commission - 05/21/2014 fj 1 MINUTES REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING ' City Hall Council Chambers May 21, 2014 5:30 P.M. if , i COMMISSIONERS: STAFF: Philip a it z, Chairman m Williams, ., Interim Chris Hamilton, Vice Chairman Director, Development Services r Mark Adame Miguel Saldaha, AICP, Senior Planner Fred Braselton Julian Grant, First Assistant City Marco Castillo* Attorney Mike Lippincott* Annika Gunning, Project Manager Curtis Rock Jessica Savage-Alford, Project Manager Eric Villarreal Linda Williams, Recording Secretary Marsha Williams* i rl' 'Absent f% f. 1 I. CALL TO ORDER The eetin was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Chairman Ramirez and a quorum was declared. II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. May 7, 2014 Meeting r% Motion to approve Item '11," the May 7, 2014 minutes as distributed, was made by Commissioner Rock and seconded by Commissioner Villarreal. Motion passed with Commissioners Castillo, Lippincott and Williams absent. III. PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS—DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION i A. PLATS New Plat r% Miguel Saldaha, Development Services, read New Plats Item "2°' into record as shown below. Mr. Saldafla stated the plat satisfied all requirements of the Unified Development Code (UDC)and State Law and the Technical Review Committee recommended approval. f; 2. 0414051-NP039 (14-21000009) Padre Island Number 1. Block 16, Lot 3 (Final Reviat--2.78 Acres) Located north of Encantada Avenue between Palmira Avenue and South Padre Island Drive ( ). m discussion After Staff's presentation, the floor was opened for comments and by commissioners. There being none, the public hearing was opened with no one coming forward and the public hearing was closed. Chairman Ramirez called fora motion. Motion to approve New Plat Item "2", as presented by Staff, was made by Vice Chairman Hamilton and seconded by Commissioner Rock. Motion passed with Commissioners Castillo, Lippincott and Williams absent. Planning Commission Regular Meeting May 21,2014 Page 2 III. PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS—DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION B. ZONING New Zoning Annika Gunning, Development Services, addressed the commission. Ms. Gunning red New Zoning Item "3" into record as shown below. The subject property is located within the boundaries of the Southeast Area Development Plan and is planned for commercial uses and the proposed change of zoning is consistent with the Future Land Use Plan. 3. Case No.0514-03—Roque Enriquez: A change of zoning from the" -1" Multifamily 1 District to the"CG-2" General Commercial District, not resulting in a change to the Future Land Uag l n, Property is described as Lots 1, 2 and 42, Block 4, South Park Subdivision, f located along South Padre Island Drive (SH 358) between Concord Street and 1 Monitor Street. Several aerial views of the subject property were presented. Ms. Gunning stated the . applicant currently operates a car lot on the existing property and the purpose of the change of zoning request is allow expansion of the car lot use. Ms. Gunning continued the applicant plans to demolish existing single-family houses currently on site and pave all of the property. Ms. Gunning stated a buffer yard will be required between the commercial district and the single- family residential district located north of the property. Ms. Gunning continued stated there were commercial uses across from the applicant's property — a hair salon located west of the subject project and another car dealership located east of the subject property. 1 Ms. Gunning stated twenty-five (25) notices were mailed to property owners within the 200-foot notification area and one notice was returned in opposition. Ms. Gunning stated Staff recommended approval of the requested change of zoning. r r 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. a Chairman Ramirez called fora motion. Motion to approve the requested change r of zoning from the"R -1" Multifamily 1 District to the"CG-2" General Commercial District was made ` by Vice Chairman Hamilton and seconded by Commissioner Villarreal. Motion passed with Commissioners Castillo,stillo, Lippincott and Williams absent. Jessica Salvage-Alford addressed the commission. Ms. Alford read New Zoning Item "4" into record as shown below. The subject property is located within the boundaries of the Southside Area Development Plan and is planned for medium density residential uses. Ms. Alford continued the proposed change of zoning was not consistent with the Future Land Use Plan. h: 4. Case No.0514-03—Williams Airline Partners, Ltd.: A change of zoning from the"RM-1" Multifamily 1 District and"RM-3" Multifamily 3 District to the"CG-2" General Commercial District, resulting in a change to the Future Land Use Plan from medium density residential to commercial uses. The property is described as an 8.74-acre tract of land out of a portion of Lot H1, Wilkey Addition Unit 2, located the north side of Williams Drive, approximately 630 feet west of Airline Road. j; Planning Commission Regular Meeting May 21,2014 Page III. PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS—DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION J` B. ZONING New Zoning—Item " " (coot.) 1 Several aerial views of the subject property were presented. Ms. Alford stated the purpose of the change of zoning request Is to allow development of a hotel site and future commercial uses. Ms. Alford continued the subject property has access to Williams Drive and is also adjacent to a private driveway with access to South Padre Island Drive. Ms. Alford continued there are several commercial uses along the frontage road — an apartment complex and to the west there is a private Catholic Church school. 1 Ms. Alford stated thirty (30) notices were mailed to property owners within the 200-foot notification area, four (4) were mailed to property owners outside the notification area and no notices were returned. Ms. Alford continued Staff recommends approval of the requested change of zoning. 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. t, Chairman Ramirez called fora motion. Motion to approve a change of zoning from the "RM-1" Multifamily 1 District and "R -3°° Multifamily 3 District to the "CG-2" General Commercial ' District was made by Commissioner Rock and seconded by Vice Chairman Hamilton. Motion j passed with Commissioners Castillo, Lippincott and Williams absent. Planned Unit Development ' P Ms. Gunning read Planned Unit Development Item "5°° into record as shown below. Ms. Gunning stated the subject property is located within the boundaries of the Flour Bluff Area Development Plan and is planned for residential uses. Ms. Gunning continued the requested change of zoning is not consistent with the Future Land Use Plan, which recommended commercial uses for the property. Ms. Gunning stated this property was previously planned for a % similar project but it was never developed and the developer now wants to expand it. 5. 1213-01 —Laguna Village, Inc.: A change of zoning from the"CG-2°° General ; Commercial District to the"CR-2/PUD°° Resort Commercial District with a Planned Unit Development Overlay on Tract 1 and from the"CG-2"/PUD" General Commercial District with a Planned Unit Development to the"CR- 2/PUD°° Resort Commercial District with a Planned Unit Development Overlay on r Tract 2, resulting in a change to the Future Land Use Plan from commercial to r ntia t Property is located on the northeast corner of Laguna Shores Road and Caribbean Drive. Several aerial views of the property were presented. Ms. Gunning stated the purpose of the change of zoning request is to allow a 40-unit single-family Planned Unit Development (PUD) to be located on a 3-acre tract resulting in a density of 13.33 dwelling units per acre. t i r r% Planning Commission Regular Meeting May 21,2014 �. a: Page 4 ; I III. PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS—DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION B. ZONING Planned Unit Development—Item 115" (cont.) Ms. Gunning continued that PUD deviates from the typical "RS-4.5" Single-Famil District development standards in that the square footage of the lots will be 2,323 instead of 4,500 square feet, minimum lot width will be 30 feet instead of 45 feet and the open space requirement will increase from the standard of 30 percent to 37 percent. Ms. Gunning stated the private street will be two-way and a 5-foot wide sidewalk will be constructed along one side of the private street that will provide pedestrian access. Ms. Gunning continued the units will front along the private street, and since the property is located in a flood zone, the units will be constructed on stilts with 6 feet between each building to allow for the staircase. y„ Ms. Gunning stated twenty (20) notices were mailed to property owners within the 200- foot notification area, three (3) were mailed to property owners outside the notification area and two (2) notices were received in favor. Ms. Gunning stated Staff recommends approval of the 1% requested change of zoning subject to the nine (9) conditions outlined, as well as the modifications to the development standards presented. After Staffs presentation, the floor was opened for comments and discussion by r, 1" commissioners. After a brief discussion by commissioners, the public hearing was opened with no one coming forward and the public hearing was closed. Chairman Ramirez called fora motion. Motion to approve the change of zoning from the "CG-2" General Commercial District to the "CR-2/PUD" Resort Commercial District with a Planned Unit Development Overlay on°Tract 1, and from the "C -2"/PUD General Commercial District with a Planned Unit Development Overlay to the "C -2/PUD" Resort Commercial District with a Planned Unit Development Overlay on Tract 2 as presented by Staff, including the ., deviations to the development standards, was made by Vice Chairman Hamilton and seconded by Commissioner Villarreal. Motion passed with Commissioners Castillo, Lippincott and Williams ; absent Mr. Saldana read Planned Unit Development Item "6" into record as shown below. Mr. Saldaha stated the plat satisfied all requirements of the Unified Development Code (UDC) and State Law and the Technical Review Committee recommended approval. f` 6. 1013152-P045(13-22000046) r� Laguna Village P.U.D. (Preliminary—3.5 Acres) Located on the northeast corner of Laguna Shores Road and Caribbean Drive. After Staffs presentation, the floor was opened for comments and discussion by 1 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 Planned Unit Development Item "6," as presented by Staff, was made by Commissioner Villarreal and seconded by Commissioner Rock. Motion passed with Commissioners Castillo, Lippincott and Williams absent. l j Planning Commission Regular Meeting May 21,2014 Page 5 i IV. DIRECTOR'S REPORT f Mr. Barney Williams, Interim irector, Development Services, addressed the commission. Mr. Williams gave a brief recap f the meeting he attended in San Antonio, Texas. Mr. Williams f stated the meeting was composed of staff from the cities of Austin, Brownsville, Dallas, Ft. Worth, I, 1 Houston, McAllen, Odessa and San Antonio; the city of San Antonio hosted the meeting. The purpose of the meeting was for the cities to come together to share ideas on how to increase efficiency levels using different software and other tools. Mr. Williams stated the meeting was very informative and some of the ideas shared could possibly be implemented by the city. 11` Vice Chairman Hamilton stated he met with an out-of-two client who met with Gilbert Garza in Development Services. Vice Chairman Hamilton stated the client was very pleased and r% impressed with the level of professionalism and customer service that was shown towards him. r Vice Chairman stated he just wanted to let Staff know that the customer left Development Services very satisfied. V. ITEMS TO BE SCHEDULED i None l VI. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 5:59 p.m. t Barn Willi ms, P.E., Interim Director Date Development Services Department Secretary to Planning Commission i I Linda illiams D to Develo ment Services Department Recor ng Secretary i G' i f �t (K vSv hared\1.PC'2014%052114PCMinutes)