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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes Planning Commission - 11/04/2015 MINUTES REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI City Hall Council Chambers, 1201 Leopard Street November 4, 2015 5:30 P.M. COMMISSIONERS: STAFF: Philip Ramirez, Chairman Daniel M. Grimsbo, P.E., Director Jeremy Baugh Development Services Fred Braselton Julio Dimas, Assistant Director, Jonas Chupe* Development Services Carl Crull Annika Gunning Yankee, Senior Heidi Hovda Project Planner Mike Lippincott" Julian Grant, Senior Assistant City Eric Villarreal, Vice Chairman Attorney Marsha Williams* Linda Williams, Recording Secretary *Absent "Arrived at 5:32 pm. 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Chairman Philip Ramirez and a quorum was declared. II. ABSENCES Jonas Chupe Marsha Williams Ill. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. October 21, 2015 Meeting Motion to approve Item 1,"the October 21, 2015 minutes, was made by Vice Chairman Villarreal and seconded by Commissioner Crull. Motion passed with Commissioners Chupe and Williams absent. IV. PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS—Discussion and Possible Action A. PLATS New Plats Julio Dimas, Development Services, read New Plats Items "2" through "4" into record as shown below. Mr. Dimas stated the plats satisfied all requirements of the Unified Development Code (UDC) and State Law and the Technical Review Committee recommends approval. 2. 0615082-P017 (15-22000021) YORKTOWN ESTATES UNIT 1 (FINAL—43.047 ACRES) Located east of Yorktown Boulevard and west of Cayo Del Oso. 3. 0615090-NP0071 (15-21000027) ESTATES OF CHAPMAN RANCH, OCL (FINAL REPLAT—78.77 ACRES) Located west of State Highway 286 and south of County Road 70 outside the city limits. Planning Commission Regular Meeting November 4.2O15 Page |V. PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS—Discussion and Possible Action A. PLATS New Plats (cont.) 4. 0715108-PO23 (15-2200008) SANDY CREEK UNIT 2 (FINAL—9.64 ACRES) Located south ofHolly Road and west ofEnnis Jom|inRoad. After Staff's pnesentation, the floor was opened for comments and discussion by commissioners. There being none, the public hearing was opened with nVone coming forward and the public hearing was closed. Chairman Ramirez called for a motion. Motion tmapprove New Plats Items ^2'' through ^4~ was made by Vice Chairman Villarreal and seconded by Commissioner Hovda. K4ohVn passed with CommimaionereChupe and Williams absent. Time Extensions Mr. Dimas read Time Extensions Item ~5^ into record as shown below. Mr. Dimas stated Item ^5" was originally approved mnSeptember 24. 2O14and for asix-month time extension onApril 8. 2U15' The applicant iorequesting asix-month time extension toallow additional time iocomplete construction onthe previous phase and also begin work onthe public improvements associated with this project. Mr. Dimas stated this isthe second time extension request for this project and Staff recommends approval. 5. 0814102-NP084(14-21000022) ROB-LEX INDUSTRIAL AREA, BLOCK 1, LOTS 9-13 (FINAL REPLAT—408 ACRE�i)_ Located east of North Padre Island Drive (SH 358) between Agnes Street(SH 44)and Bates Drive. 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 m motion. Motion to approve Time Extensions [bmm "5^ for e six- month time extension was made by Commissioner Crull and seconded by Commissioner Baugh. Motion passed with Commissioners Chupe and Williams absent. Mr. Dimas read Time Extensions |hsm "6^ into record aeshown below. Mr. Dimas stated Item ~0^ was originally approved on October 8, 2014 and form six-month time extension on April 22, 2015. The applicant is working with o new partner and is requesting a six-month time extension to allow additional time tosecure financing for this project. Mr. Dimas stated this iothe second time extension request for this project and Staff recommends approval. 6. 0814112-NP091 (14-21000023) NUECES RIVER IRRIGATION PARK TRACT 9, BLOCK 1, LOT 1 (FINAL—16.17 ACRESI Located west of Interstate Highway 69 and mouth of County Road 52. After Staff's presentahon, 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 u motion. Motion to approve Time Extensions Item "G^ for g six- month time extension was made by Vice Chairman Villarreal and seconded by Commissioner Lippincott. Motion passed with Commissioners Chupeand Williams absent. Planning Commission Regular Meeting November 4,2015 Page 3 IV. PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS— Discussion and Possible Action A. PLATS Time Extensions Mr. Dimas read Time Extensions Item '7' into record as shown below. Mr. Dimas stated Item "T' was originally approved on April 22, 2015. The applicant is requesting a six-month time extension to allow additional time to complete the process for plat recordation. Mr. Dimas stated this is the first time extension request for this project and Staff recommends approval. 7. 0215035-NP019 (15-21000007) STONEGATE SOUTH SUBDIVISION UNIT 2 (FINAL—0.51 ACRE) Located at the northwest corner of Holly Road and Everhart Road. 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 Time Extensions Item "T' for a six- month time extension was made by Commissioner Crull and seconded by Vice Chairman Villarreal. Motion passed with Commissioners Chupe and Williams absent. Wastewater Lot/Acreage Fee Exemption Mr. Dimas read Wastewater Lot/Acreage Fee Exemption Item "8" into record as shown below. Mr. Dimas stated this exemption request is associated with the Lewis and Cook Addition, Block 1, Lot 1 final plat that was approved at the July 1, 2015 meeting. 0615076-NP061 (15-21000023) -(PLAT APPROVED AT THE 07/01/15 PC MEETING) LEWIS &COOK ADDITION, BLOCK 1, LOT 1 (FINAL REPLAT—2.555 ACRES) Located at the intersection of Agnes Street (Business State Highway 44)and Bockholt Road. 8. Request for waiver of sanitary sewer infrastructure construction per Section 8.2.7.B.l.d.ii of the Unified Development Code (UDC)and an exemption from the Wastewater Lot/Acreage Fees in accordance with Section 8.5.2.G of the UDC. Mr. Dimas stated Mr. Craig Lewis, with RIME Consulting Engineers, submitted a letter of request on behalf of the applicant requesting a waiver of the sanitary sewer infrastructure construction per Section 8.2.7.13.1.6i of the Unified Development Code and an exemption from the wastewater lot/acreage fees. Mr. Dimas stated the applicant plans to construct a warehouse on the property and is proposing to install an on-site sewerage septic facility that will be permitted through the City/County Health Department. Mr. Dimas continued Staff does not see availability of service to the area in the foreseeable future and recommends approval of the exemption request. 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 Wastewater Lot/Acreage Fee Exemption Request Item "8" was made by Commissioner Lippincott and seconded by Commissioner Braselton. Motion passed with Commissioners Chupe and Williams absent. Planning Commission Regular Meeting November 4,2015 Page 4 IV. PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS—Discussion and Possible Action B. ZONING Continued Zoning Ms. Yankee read Continued Zoning Item "9" into record as shown below. Ms. Yankee stated the subject property was located within the boundaries of the London Area Development Plan and is planned for estate residential uses or 1-acre residential lots. Ms. Yankee continued the proposed change of zoning to the "RS-22" Single-Family 22 District is not consistent with the adopted Future Land Use Map, but it is consistent with the character and zoning of surrounding neighborhoods. Ms. Yankee stated the applicant is requesting the change of zoning to the smaller lot sizes to ultimately plat the property into four(4) lots. 9. Case No. 1015-02— Edward Gonzalez: A change of zoning from the"RE" Residential Estate District to the "RS-22" Single-Family 22 District, resulting in a change to the Future Land Use Map from estate residential uses to low density residential uses. Property is described as being Lot 21, Block 2, The Coves at Lago Vista Unit 3, located approximately 1,200 feet east of King Ranch Drive and 600 feet south of the corner of Oso Parkway and Green Jay Court. Ms. Yankee stated the zoning case was initially presented at the October 21, 2015 meeting and was tabled to allow additional time for the applicant to meet with the property owners. Ms. Yankee stated she was told that an agreement had been reached between the applicant and the property owners, but Staff had not received anything in writing. Ms. Yankee stated the applicant's representative was present and is available to answer questions. After Staff's presentation, the floor was opened for comments and discussion by commissioners. There being none, the public hearing was opened. Victor Medina, 2460 Cricket Hollow: Mr. Medina stated the applicant met with the property owners and everyone is in agreement. Chairman Ramirez stated he was glad the applicant and the property owners met and reached an agreement. After further discussion and comments, the public hearing was closed. Commissioner Hovda stated she was uncomfortable in that the property owners in opposition did not submit anything in writing stating their agreement to the change of zoning. Commissioner Hovda asked if the opposition percentage initially presented would be affected and forwarded to City Council or would the recommendation to City Council include tonight's action only. Ms. Yankee stated the Planning Commission report will be updated to include the opposition from the October 21, 2015 meeting and tonight's final action. After all comments and discussion concluded, Chairman Ramirez called for a motion. Mofion to approve the change of zoning from the "RE" Residential Estate District to the "IRS-22" Single-Family 22 District was made by Vice Chairman Villarreal and seconded by Commissioner Baugh. Motion passed with Commissioners Chupe and Williams absent. V. 2016 Planning Commission Calendar Chairman Ramirez stated Staff submitted the 2016 meeting calendar for approval and he hoped commissioners had an opportunity to review it. After a brief discussion regarding the calendar and if there were any changes, Chairman Ramirez called for a motion. Motion to approve the 2016 Planning Commission Calendar with the recommendation to cancel the December 30, 2016 meeting, was made by Vice Chairman Villarreal and seconded by Commissioner Hovda. Motion passed with Commissioners Chupe and Williams absent. l Planning Commission Regular Meeting November 4,2015 Page 5 VI. Director's Report No report 1 i VII. ITEMS TO BE SCHEDULED f None l i VIII. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 5:46 p.m. f r�y Daniel M. Grimsb P.E. Director Date Lin a Williams Date Development Services Department Dev iopment Services epartment Secretary to Planning Commission Rec rding Secretary i 1 (K DEVSVCS\SHARED\1.PLANN1NG COMMISSION\2015 PC\2015 MINUTESV110415PCMINS) r I