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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Planning Commission - 02/11/2015 MINUTES REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI City Hall Council Chambers 1201 Leopard Street February 11, 2015 COMMISSIONERS: STAFF: Philip Ramirez, Chairman` Daniel M. Grimsbo, P.E., Director Curtis Rock, Vice Chairman Development Services Fred Braselton Julio Dimas, Assistant Director Jonas Chupe Development Services Carl Crull Miguel S. Saldana, AICP Senior Planner Heidi Hovda Annika Gunning, Senior Project Planner Mike Lippincott Julian Grant, Senior Assistant City Eric Villarreal Attorney Marsha Williams Linda Williams, Recording Secretary 'Absent I. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Vice Chairman Rock and a quorum was declared. Il. ABSENCE Philip Ramirez, Chairman III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. January 28, 2015 Meeting Motion to approve Item "1," the January 28, 2015 minutes as distributed was made by Commissioner Lippincott and seconded by Commissioner Villarreal. Motion passed with Chairman Ramirez absent. IV. PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS—Discussion and Possible Action A. PLATS New Plats Miguel Saldana, Development Services,read New Plats Items"2,""3"and"4" into record as shown below. Mr. Saldana stated the case number for New Plats Item 2 was incorrect and stated the corrected case number.The case number will be corrected in the minutes. Mr. Saldana continued the plats satisfied all requirements of the Unified Development Code (UDC) and State Law and the Technical Review Committee recommends approval. 2. 1214147-NP114(14-20000015) BRIGHTON PARK ADDITION, BLOCK 1, LOTS 1, 2 &3 (PRELIMINARY—27.03 ACRES) Located at the intersection of Airline Road with Lipes Boulevard and Rodd Field Road. Planning Commission Regular Meeting February 11,2015 Page 2 IV. PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS—Discussion and Possible Action A. PLATS New Plats (cont.) 3. 0115003-P001 (15-22000001) KING'S CROSSING UNIT 13, BLOCK 2, LOT 2 (FINAL—2.13 ACRES) Located south of Yorktown Boulevard and west of Loire Boulevard. 4. 0115008-NP007 (15-21000002) KALER ADDITION, BLOCK 3-13, LOT H-3 (FINAL—0.62 ACRE) Located south of Interstate Highway 37 and west of Savage Lane. 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. Vice Chairman Rock called for a motion. Motion to approve New Plats Items"2,""3" and "4"as corrected and presented by Staff was made by Commissioner Villarreal and seconded by Commissioner Lippincott. Motion passed with Chairman Ramirez absent. B. ZONING Continued Zoning (Continued from the January 28, 2015 meeting) Vice Chairman Rock informed the audience that at the applicant's request, Continued Zoning Item "5"—Case No. 0115-04 has been continued to the February 25, 2015 meeting beginning at 5:30 p.m. Annika Gunning, Development Services, addressed the commission. Ms. Gunning stated that the applicant submitted a second written request to continue the zoning case to the February 25, 2015 meeting. The applicant has requested the continuance to give him additional time to re-evaluate his original proposal for the property. After a brief discussion, no action was taken. 5. Case No. 0115-04—The Mostaghasi Investment Trust: A change of zoning from the "RS-6" Single-Family 6 District to the"RM-1" Multifamily 1 District, resulting in a change to the Future Land Use Plan from low density residential to medium density residential uses. Property is described as being Lot 1, Block 1, King's Point Unit 6, located along the north side of Yorktown Boulevard, west of Loire Boulevard and east of Gingerberry Boulevard. New Zoning Ms. Gunning, read New Zoning Item "6" into record as shown below. Ms. Gunning stated the subject property was located within the boundaries of the London Area Development Plan and is planned for low density residential uses. Ms. Gunning continued the change of zoning on Tract 1 is consistent with the adopted Future Land Use Plan, while the change of zoning on Tract 2 is inconsistent with the Future Land Use Plan. Planning Commission Regular Meeting February 11,2015 Page 3 IV. PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS—Discussion and Possible Action B. ZONING New Zoning (cont.) 6. Case No.0115-06—South Staples, LLC: A change of zoning from the"FR" Farm Rural District to the"RS-15" Single-Family 15 District on Tract 1 and to the"CN-1" Neighborhood Commercial District on Tract 2. Property is described as: Tract 1 being an 8.57 acre tract out of a 78.76 acre parcel which is out of the East One-Half of the Northwest One-Quarter, Section Thirty, Laureles Farm Tract. Tract 2 being a 5.22 acre tract out of a 78.76 acre parcel which is out of the East One-Half of the Northwest One-Quarter, Section Thirty, Laureles Farm Tract. Property is located on the northwest corner of South Staples Street(FM 2444) and County Road 41 A. Ms. Gunning presented several aerial views of the property. Ms. Gunning stated the purpose of the change of zoning on Tract 1 is to allow construction of a single-family subdivision with a minimum lot size of 15,000 square feet and the change of zoning for Tract 2 is to allow neighborhood commercial type businesses. Ms. Gunning stated the developer proposes to develop 93 single-family one-half acre lots with 21,780 square feet, which will accommodate the septic systems required because public wastewater service is not available to the area. Ms. Gunning continued the "RS-15" District was requested instead of the "RS-22" District because the developer could not meet the minimum lot size of 22,000 square feet required by the"RS-22" District. Ms. Gunning stated four (4) notices were mailed to property owners within the notification area, three(3)notices were mailed to owners outside the area and no notices were returned in favor or opposition. Ms. Gunning stated Staff's recommendation for Tract 1 was denial of the change of zoning from the "FR" Farm Rural District to the "RS-15" Single-Family 15 District and, in lieu thereof, approve the "RS-22/SP" Single-Family 22 District with a Special Permit subject to a site plan and three (3) conditions. Staffs recommendation for Tract 2 was approval of the change of zoning from the"FR" Farm Rural District to the "CN-1" Neighborhood Commercial District. After Staff's presentation, Vice Chairman Rock opened the floor for discussion and comments by commissioners. After comments and discussion concluded by commissioners, the public hearing was opened with no one coming forward and the public hearing was closed. Vice Chairman Rock called for a motion. Motion to deny the change of zoning from the "FR" Farm Rural to the "RS-15" Single-Family 15 District and, in lieu thereof, approve the"RS-22"/SP Single-Family 22 District with a Special Permit subject to a site plan and three (3) conditions for Tract 1 and approve the change of zoning from the "FR" Farm Rural to the"CN-1" Neighborhood Commercial District for Tract 2 was made by Commissioner Chupe and seconded by Commissioner Villarreal. Motion passed with Chairman Ramirez absent. C. TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE INCREASSING SELF- STORAGE COMPARTMENT SIZE LIMITATION FROM 400 SQUARE FEET TO 500 SQUARE FEET Ms. Gunning stated the text amendment was the result of working with an applicant who needed the increased space that would accommodate RVs and boat storage. Ms. Gunning stated the existing storage compartment size will not accommodate the larger RVs or boat which currently is 400 square feet. Ms. Gunning continued that staff surveyed several cities to find out what the average square footage for self-storage compartment sizes was and it was 500 square feet; which will accommodate the larger Planning Commission Regular Meeting February 11,2015 Page 4 IV. PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS—Discussion and Possible Action C. TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE INCREASING SELF- STORAGE COMPARTMENT SIZE LIMITATION FROM 400 SQUARE FEET TO 500 SQUARE FEET(cont.) RVs/boat storages. Ms. Gunning continued that if additional square footage was needed, an administrative increase could be done to accommodate those requests for larger compartments. After Staffs presentation, the floor was opened for comments and discussion by commissioners. After all comments and discussion concluded by commissioners, the public hearing was opened with no one coming forward. Vice Chairman Rock called for a motion. Motion to approve the Text Amendment to the Unified Development Code increasing self-storage compartment size limitation from 400 square feet to 500 square feet was made by Commissioner Crull and seconded by Commissioner Villarreal. Motion passed with Chairman Ramirez absent. V. DOWNTOWN AREA DEVELOPMENT PLAN (CONTINUED FROM JANUARY 28, 2015 MEETING) Ben Carlson,with Goody Clancy, addressed the commission. Mr. Carlson gave an overview of the preliminary vision and strategies for the Downtown Area Development Plan. Mr. Carlson highlighted the following: Key objectives for the Downtown Area Development Plan: Vision • Develop a clear, community-based vision for downtown. Markets • Identify prime markets and opportunities for investment. • Identify barriers to creating a great downtown area with an emphasis on development housing. Infrastructure • Integrate new harbor bridge and connections; mitigate impacts of Broadway Treatment Plant; integrate North Beach into downtown area opportunities Implementation • Determine how to incentivize/encourage investment • Identify capital improvement plan priorities; • Provide clear, action-oriented recommendation on policies Keys to Success of the Downtown Area Development Plan • Clear, shared community vision • Market-driven economically-focused and financially prudent • Build on the foundation of earlier planning work; • Define a plan and stick with it What Do We Need to Do to Make the Downtown Area Flourish? • Concentrate a variety of destinations within easy and safe walking distance; • Improve walk ability; • Remove barriers to investment in underutilized properties; • Add more housing; • Leverage recent and planned infrastructure investments to attract private sector investment and enhance amenity (Chaparral Street streetscape, Shoreline Boulevard investments, Harbor Bridge project, etc.) Planning Commission Regular Meeting February 11,2015 Page 5 V. DOWNTOWN AREA DEVELOPMENT PLAN (CONTINUED FROM JANUARY 28, 2015 MEETING) (cont.) Major Vision and Strategy Themes: • Focus on how to make things happen—not just what happens; • Residential development is a key driver in the downtown and other areas; • New residential development will take advantage of infrastructure investments already in process; • Need to create new housing opportunity for Hillcrest residents; • As development occurs, there will be a longer-term need for structured parking • Important opportunity to leverage the new Harbor Bridge project New connections between Washington-Coles and shoreline Boulevard; "Courthouse Gateway"area improvements; North Beach Gateway improvements; and Investments in park and recreation amenities. • Significant opportunity to optimize utilization of existing parking and street infrastructure through integrated management. After Mr. Carlson's presentation concluded, the floor was opened for comments and discussion by commissioners. Commissioner Hovda stated she was excited about the plan and to see the implementation of the strategies that were presented at tonight's meeting. Commissioner Braselton stated that one of the major obstacles in the downtown area is the infrastructure, which is very expensive to put in place. The plan offers great ideas on how to get the downtown area to a point where the people will want to be a part of it, but the bottom line will be the financing of the plan. After all comments and discussion concluded, thanks were expressed to Mr. Carlson and the consulting team for a great presentation for the downtown area. Commissioners stated it would be a great asset to the city for the downtown area to become what was being presented. No action was taken. VII. DIRECTOR'S REPORT No report VIII. ITEMS TO BE SCHEDULED None IX. ADJOURNEMENT There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 6:43 p.m. AS,Ft;(3" A-71 ��Z / 62/119I� niel M. 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