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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Planning Commission - 12/03/2014 MINUTES REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI City Hall Council Chambers 1201 Leopard Street December 3, 2014 5:30 P.M. COMMISSIONERS: STAFF: Philip Ramirez, Chairman Daniel M. Grimsbo, P.E., Director Curtis Rock, Vice Chairman Development Services Fred Braselton *absent Miguel S. Saldana, AICP, Senior Jonas Chupe Planner Carl Crull Annika Gunning, Senior Project Planner Heidi Hovda Joseph Brice, Assistant City Attorney Mike Lippincott *absent Catherine Garza, Recording Eric Villarreal Secretary Marsha Williams I. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 5:32 p.m. by Chairman Ramirez and a quorum was declared. II. ABSENCES: Commissioners Fred Braselton and Jonas Chupe The absences were not addressed by the Commissioners. III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Regular Meeting of November 19, 2014 Motion to approve Item "1," the November 19, 2014 minutes as distributed was made by Commissioner Crull and seconded by Commissioner Williams. Motion passed with Commissioners Braselton and Lippincott absent. IV. PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS — Discussion and Possible Action A. PLATS New Plats Miguel Saldana, Development Services, read New Plats Item "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 recommends approval. Planning Commission Regular Meeting December 3,2014 Page 2 2. 1014129-NP102 (14-212000026) LONDON VILLAGE, O.C.L. (FINAL — 39.962 ACRES) Located north of FM 43 between County Road 47 and Chapman Ranch Road (SH 286). 3. 1014135-NP106 (14-21000028) NOTTINGHAM ACRES UNIT 1 O.C.L (FINAL — 39.916 ACRES) Located south of FM 43 between County Road 33 and County Road 22. 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. Motion to approve New Plats, Items "2" and "3", was made by Commissioner Villarreal and seconded by Commissioner Williams. Motion passed with Commissioners Braselton and Lippincott absent. Time Extension Miguel Saldana, Development Services, read Time Extension, Item 'A", into record as shown below. Mr. Saldaha stated it is the first request made by the applicant for an extension for the duration of six months; staff recommends approval. 4. 0414051-NP039 (14-21000009) PADRE ISLAND NUMBER 1, BLOCK 16, LOT 13 (FINAL REPLAT — 2.78 ACRES) Located north of Encantada Avenue between Palmira Avenue and South Padre Island Drive (PR 22). 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 Time Extension, Item 'A", was made by Commissioner Crull and seconded by Commissioner Rock. Motion passed with Commissioners Braselton and Lippincott absent. B. ZONING New Zoning Chairman Ramirez announced that Commissioner Williams would be abstaining from discussion and voting on Item 5. Annika Gunning, Development Services, addressed the commission. Ms. Gunning read New Zoning, Item "5" into record as shown below. Planning Commission Regular Meeting December 3,2014 Page 3 5. Case No. 1214-01 — Maxwell P. Dunne Funeral Service, Inc.: A change of zoning from the "RS-6" Single-Family 6 District to the "CN-1" Neighborhood Commercial District, resulting in a change to the Future Land Use Plan from low density residential to commercial uses. Property is described as being a 2.13-acre tract of land out of Lot 20, Section 10, Flour Bluff and Encinal Farm and Garden Tracts, located on the southwest corner of Yorktown Boulevard and Loire Boulevard. Several aerial views of the subject property were presented. Ms. Gunning stated the purpose of the request is to allow construction of a 10,000 square foot building to be used as a funeral home. Ms. Gunning informed the commissioners that two notices were sent back in opposition, one notice inside the notification area and one notice outside the notification area; have not received any notices in favor. Staff recommends approval of the change of zoning from the "RS-6" Single Family 6 District to the "CN-1" Neighborhood Commercial District because it complies with the rezoning review criteria. After Staff's presentation, the floor was opened for comments and discussion by commissioners. After a brief period of discussion and comments by commissioners, the public hearing was opened. Mr. Carlos Chacin, 7502 Cannes, addressed the commission. Mr. Chacin is opposed for reasons being that it would cause too much traffic and property values will be decreased. He also feels the owner has other options/property nearby that would be more suitable. Mr. Robert Cutshull, 7513 Cannes, addressed the commission. Mr. Cutshull believes the proposed development would be detrimental to their community because of the hazardous chemicals the business would emit from the crematorium. He feels pollutants such as mercury/formaldehyde are not safe and does not want children exposed to such chemicals which are known to cause cancer. Mr. Cutshull stated property value reduction would be eminent; feels that traffic would be a nuisance. Mr. Deangelo Reyes, Engineer for the project, at 2725 Swantner, addressed the commission. He stated parking layout requirements were discussed at a predevelopment meeting that took place with City staff and it was determined the designated space is sufficient; overflow of parking will be limited. Mr. Reyes mentioned that the UDC does not address if a crematorium is allowed in this district so the final decision should not be dependent upon that. Planning Commission Regular Meeting December 3,2014 Page 4 Mr. Ron Alonzo, Owner, 1227 Morgan Avenue, addressed the commission. He stated the parking layout should accommodate over one hundred parked cars; traffic should not be an issue because during services, it is a City mandate to have the Corpus Christi Police Department chaperon any funeral procession. In response to Mr. Cutshull's comments about pollutants, Mr. Alonzo stated they are regulated by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. He also pointed out that his business no longer employs the use of formaldehyde but rather glutaraldehyde due to the concern of his own employees' health. After all public comments and discussion concluded, the public hearing was closed. Chairman Ramirez called for a motion. Motion to approve the change of zoning from the "RS-6" Single Family 6 District to the "CN-1" Neighborhood Commercial District was made by Commissioner Rock and seconded by Commissioner Villarreal. Motion passed with Commissioner Williams abstaining; Commissioners Lippincott and Braselton absent. V. DIRECTOR'S REPORT Mr. Grimsbo had nothing to report at this time. VI. ITEMS TO BE SCHEDULED ON THE NEXT AGENDA No new items were presented to be placed on the next agenda. VII. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 6:15 p.m. Daniel M. Grimsb ,--P E.;,brector Date Development Services Department Secretary to Planning Commission �'Aal r ) 121 la/)Y Catherine Ga a u Date Development Services Department Recording Secretary