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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Planning Commission - 06/22/2011 NUTES REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETIN t RECEIVED Council Chambers- City Hall June 22,2011 JUL 1 2 2011 5:30 P.M. COMMISSIONERS: STAFF: CRY SECRETARY'S Rudy Garza,Chairman Rudy Garza.Jr.,Interim Assistant fly `an: E A.Javier Huerta,Vice-Chairman *Absent* *Arrived at 5:42 p.,,.* Johnny Perales,P.E.,Assistant City Manager James Skrobarczyk *Arrivedat5:42p.m• Johnny R. Martinez*Absent* Miguel S.Saldalia,AICP,Senior City Planner Evon J.Kelly Robert Payne,AICP,Senior City Planner John C.Tamez Andrew Dimas,City Planner Govind Nadkami *Arrived&5:35pste* Wesley Vardeman,City Planner Mark Adame *Arrived at 5:32 p.m* Deborah Brown,Assistant City Attorney John Taylor *Ardved5:3ap.m* Ashley Satterfield,Recording Secretary Si usted quiere dirigirse ala comision y su ingl6s es limitado,habra un interprete de espanol a ingl6s en la junta para ayudarle. I. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairman Garza at 5:30 p.m.and a quorum was declared. II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. June 8,2011 Commissioner Taylor made corrections on page four, second paragraph to correct the spelling of "further"and on page five,second paragraph to correct the spelling of"recommend." Motion to approve the June 8, 2011 regular Planning Commission minutes was made by Commissioner Taylor and seconded by Commissioner Kelly. Motion passed unanimously with Vice- Chairman Huerta,and Commissioner Martinez absent. III. PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS A. PLATS 1. Continued Plats Wesley Vardeman, Development Services, read Continued Plats item "a" into record (shown below) and staff stated the applicant requested item "a" be continued to the July 6, 2011 regular Planning Commission meeting. a. 0511031-P008(11-22000008) Rancho Vista Subdivision Unit 5 (Final-6.171 Acres) Located east of Fort Griffen Drive and north of Stampede Drive. Motion to continue Continued Plats item"a"was made by Commissioner Taylor and seconded by Commissioner Skrobarczyk. Motion passed unanimously with Vice-Chairman Huerta and • • Commissioner Martinez absent. SCANNED Planning Commission Minutes ' lune 22,2011 Page 2 Mr. Vardeman mad Continued Plats items "b" and "c" into record (shown below) and staff recommended approval. Miguel Saldafa, Development Services, recommended items "b" and "c" be considered separately because item"c"requires multiple actions. b. 0611036-P009(11-22000009) The Coves at Lago Vista Unit 3A(Final—23.99 Acres) Located east of Oso Parkway and south of South Staples Street (FM 2A44). The public hearing was opened for item "b" with no one coming forward in favor or in opposition. The public hearing was closed. Motion to approve Continued Plats item'b"was made by Commissioner Tamez and seconded by Commissioner Skrobarczyk. Motion passed unanimously with Vice-Chairman Huerta and Commissioner Martinez absent. c. 0611037-P010(11-22000010) The Coves at Lago Vista Unit 3,Block 2,Lots 21A&21B (Final—5.29 Acres) Located south of South Staples Street(FM 2444)and east of King Trail Drive. 1. Plat action 2. Exemption from wastewater acreage fees Commissioner Skrobarczyk asked if the applicants would pay for sewer in the future for the subject area and Mr. Saldana answered if the sanitary sewer connection was available in the next fifteen (15) years the property owners will be subject to the sanity sewer connection fees. Mr. Saldana continued that the property owners may be subject to pay the pro rata fees. Commissioner Tamez inquired about the availability of sewer services and Mr.Salda0a exaplined that for services to be provided, several lift stations would have to be constructed. Mr. Saldaha continued that the Greenwood wastewater plant could be expanded to accommodate for sewer services bout for now,the property owners were using septic systems. Commissioner Taylor inquired about the issues relating to lift stations and Mr. Saldana answered that the number of lift stations that would be required was controversial and as a result,the controversy has prevented any development of immediate plans for the area. The public hearing was opened for item "c" with no one coming forward in favor or in opposition. The public hearing was closed. Motion to approve Continued Plats item "c" was made by Commissioner Skrobarczyk and seconded by Commissioner Taylor. Motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Martinez absent. awxoiwnn.®.awmw...re«w w.ol3ora msua1 nss.0 wnvmmc • Planning Commission Minutes lune 22,2011 • Page 3 Motion to approve the exemption request of wastewater acreage fees was made by Commissioner Skrobarczyk and seconded by Commissioner Taylor. Motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Martinez absent. 2. New Plats Mr. Vardeman read New Plats items "a", "b", "c", "d" and "e" into record (shown below) and staff recommended approval. a. 0611040-NP030(11-23000011) Greenwood Industrial Tracts,Lots IA, 1B&2R(Final Replat- 1.21 Acres) Located east of Hardwick Drive and south of Lands Road. b. 0611041-NP031 (11-21000015) Cimarron Center,Block 1,Lots 8-15(Final Replat- 13.050 Acres) Located south of Saratoga Boulevard(SH 357)and west of Cimarron Boulevard. c. 0611042-NP032(11.20000006) Wood Oak Estates(Preliminary- 15.649 Acres) Located east of East Riverview Drive and south of Wordsworth Creek Drive. d. 0611043-NP033(11-20000007) Greystone Subdivision(Preliminary-57.948 Acres) Located east of Rodd Field Road between Slough Road and the Master Plan Ditch 31. e. 0611044-NP034(11-21000016) Kine Sauare Addition,Lots 3A&3B(Final-5.293 Acres) Located west of South Staples Street and north of McArdle Road. The public hearing was opened with no one coming forward in favor or in opposition. The public hearing was closed. Motion to approve New Plat items "a", "b", "c", "d" and "e" was made by Commissioner Nadkarni and seconded by Commissioner Skrobarczyk. 3. Time Extensions Mr. Vardeman read Time Extensions item"a" into record(shown below)and staff stated this was the fifth request for a twelve-month time extension for the property. auwuPR'sRA®vumxow.swawcQ&oomoNsm(u,mwi i,6.v.I wnmtmc • Planning Commission Minutes June22,2011 Page 4 a. 0606116-NP060 Southlake Subdivision(Preliminary— 146.48 Acres) Located east of Rodd Field Road between Brooke Road(CR 26A)and Slough Road. Commissioner Skrobarczyk asked if this plat was located by the location of the new school and Mr. Saldana responded yes. A brief discussion was held on the impact the school may have on the plat. Commissioner Taylor requested clarification on how long the plat had been around and Mr. Saldana stated the plat had been extended for five years. Motion to approve the lime extension for Time Extension item"a" was made by Commissioner Skrobarczyk and seconded by Commissioner Taylor. Mr. Vardeman read Time Extension item"b" into record(shown below)and staff stated this was the second request for a six-month time extension for the property. b. 0410019-NP012(10-21000005) Bridgetoiott Landing(Final—11.515 Acres) Located south of South Padre Island Drive(SH 358)and east of Lexington Road. Motion to approve the time extension for Time Extension item"b" was made by Commissioner Nadkarni and seconded by Commissioner Skrobarczyk. Motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Martinez absent. Mr. Saldana explained that Time Extension item"c"did not require Planning Commission action at this time. c. 1010082-NP039(10-21000016) Admiral's Row PUD(Final—8.658 Acres) Located north of Sea Way Drive between State Highway 361 and the Gulf of Mexico. Mr. Vardeman read Time Extension item"d" into record(shown below)and staff stated this was the first request for a six-month time extension for the property. d. 1210094-NP046(10-21000021) L&L Subdivision.Lot 2(Final—5,226 Acres) Located north of Rodd Field Road and east of Saratoga Boulevard. Motion to approve the time extension for Time Extension item"d" was made by Commissioner Tamez and seconded by Commissioner Taylor. Motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Martinez absent. o-wr.amw.wmmtiu.i..wo W N9alOM OWNBS W 1 nn.a wmms.SOC Planning Commission Minutes June 22,2011 Page 5 B. ZONING 1. New Zoning Mr. Vardeman presented New Zoning item"a"and staff recommended approval. a. Case No. 0611-02 Peter Jon Roel: A change of zoning from the "R-1B" One-family Dwelling District to the "B-I" Neighborhood Business District. The property to be rezoned is described as Montrose Park Addition, Block 7, Lot 2, located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Duncan Street and Ruth Street. After a brief discussion on the ingress and egress on Duncan Street, Commissioner Skrobarczyk asked if the setback was twenty-five feet and Mr. Vardeman responded the setback was twenty feet. Commissioner Skrobarczyk asked if the lots would have cross access if the Neighborhood Commercial property expanded and Mr. Saldana explained that the plat stated no obstructing of vehicular access. Commissioner Skrobarczyk commented that Ruth Street should have minimum openings. Commissioner Tamez asked about the public, semi-public area across from the subject property and Mr. Vardeman stated the public,semi-public use was a church. Commissioner Skrobarczyk commented on restricting the commercial activity in the area and staff stated the distance between commercial districts was measured from front door to front door. The public hearing was opened with no one coming forward in favor or in opposition. The public hearing was closed. Motion to approve the change of zoning for New Zoning item"a" was made by Commissioner Skrobarczyk and seconded by Commissioner Tamez. Motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Martinez absent. Mr. Vardeman presented New Zoning item"b"and staff recommended approval. b. Case No. 0611-03 Jack Martin: A change of zoning from the "R-1B/IO" One-family Dwelling District with an Island Overlay to the "AT/I0" Apartment Tourist District with an Island Overlay. The property to be rezoned is described as Padre Island-Corpus Christi Section E, Block 2, Lot 10, located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Aruba Drive and Running Light Drive. The public hearing was opened with no one coming forward in favor or in opposition. The public hearing was closed. w.wiRux..somNmmn.mmw COMO$MYMYNVRSNI 1 2.u.mvrs>zac Planning Commission Minutes June 22,2011 Page 6 Motion to approve the change of zoning for New Zoning item"b" was made by Vice-Chairman Huerta and seconded by Commissioner Skrobarczyk. Motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Martinez absent. Mr. Vardeman presented New Zoning item"c"and staff recommended approval. c. Case No.0611-04 Diane McGroarty: A change of zoning from the "R-1B/I0" One-family Dwelling District with an Island Overlay to the "AT/IO" Apartment Tourist District with an Island Overlay. The property to be rezoned is described as Padre Island-Corpus Christi Section E, Block 2, Lot 11, located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Running Light Drive and Leeward Drive. Commissioner Skrobarczyk asked if the notices were sent to the tenants or property owners of the condominiums and Mr. Saldana answered the notices were mailed to the property owner. The public hearing was opened with no one coming forward in favor or in opposition. The public hearing was closed. Motion to approve the change of zoning for New Zoning item"c" was made by Commissioner Nadkarni and seconded by Commissioner Kelly. Motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Martinez absent. C. DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL ACTION ITEM 1. CORPUS CHRISTI BEACH DEVELOPMENT PLAN Robert Payne,Development Services,presented the Corpus Christi Beach Development Plan. Commissioner Taylor commented on the existing groin and Mr.Payne stated an additional groin would help prevent further erosion. The public hearing was opened. Michael Kennedy, 202 Reef Avenue, came forward and expressed support. Mr. Kennedy inquired about the extension of the sidewalk and Johnny Perales,Development Services,responded that the bids for construction were held recently and the issue will be scheduled for City Council approval by the end of August. Rocco Montesano,Director of the USS Lexington,came forward and expressed support. The public hearing was closed. Motion to approve the Corpus Christi Beach Development Plan as presented by staff was made by Vice-Chairman Huerta and seconded by Commissioner Tamez. Motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Martinez absent. vwruusbumw.mva.vmwv mxwavxmmr,icixven.i i.wvmawc Planning Commission Minutes June 22,2011 Page 7 • 2. UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE TEXT AMENDMENTS Andrew Dimas, Development Services, presented the Unified Development Code text amendments regarding the addition of drawings for street designs and the provisions concerning definitions. Vice-Chairman Huerta recommended displaying the differences through a before and after with text amendments. Vice-Chairman Buena stated the focus groups need to be made aware of amendments. Mr. Saldafia explained the amendments. Mr. Perales added that multiple tables were combined and no dimensions were changed. Deborah Brown, Assistant City Attorney, commented that major changes made to the Unified Development Code will be presented to the focus groups prior to coming before the Planning Commission. Ms.Brown discussed a numbering issue within the document. Commissioner Skrobarczyk recommended the Planning Commission be informed that the focus groups agreed on any text amendments going before the Commission. The public hearing was opened with no one coming forward in favor or in opposition. The public hearing was closed. Motion to approve the text amendments was made by Commissioner Slcrobarczyk and seconded by Commissioner Tamez. Motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Martinez being absent. Chairman Garza asked what was the next step for the amendments and Mr. Saldafa stated the first reading of the amendments will be presented to City Council on June 28,2011. IV. DISCUSSION ITEM Mr. Saldana discussed the items shown below. A. UPCOMING VACANCIES AND APPOINTMENTS B. WORKSHOP SCHEDULES The Commission agreed to hold workshops on Wednesdays that do not have a meeting,excluding the first Wednesday of every month. V. DIRECTOR'S REPORT A. ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON NEXT AGENDA Mr. Perales stated the draft plan for the Erosion Response Plan was amended by City Council to increase the vegetation line from two hundred (200) feet to three hundred and fifty (350) feet to coincide with Nueces County. Commissioner Tamez inquired about the Master Drainage Plan and Mr. Perales stated issues needed to be resolved regarding the financial plan and the City's participation versus the developer's participation. KW121431131611A1EMONINCMAIIMIC courammr.M+1®wurazn 1411401IPOCC • Planning Commission Minutes June 22,2011 Page S In response to Commissioner Skrobarczyk,Mr. Perales stated the Erosion Response Plan was in draft form and will have to go through public hearings, vetting process and meetings. Commissioner Skrobarczyk inquired about the authority to set the vegetation line and Mr. Perales stated Nueces County has not released the authority to the City of Corpus Christi. Commissioner Skrobarczyk asked about the fifty percent rule associated with damage and Mr. Perales answered that the property owner could rebuild as long as the use and footprint does not change. Ms. Brown recommended placing the review of the Erosion Response Plan on the next agenda and inviting Jay Reining, Assistant City Attorney, to attend the meeting. Mr. Perales requested the review of the Erosion Response Plan be placed on the agenda for the July 6, 2011 regular Planning Commission meeting. Commissioner Taylor inquired about the recent realignment in the City and Mr. Perales gave a quick overview of the changes. VI. ADJOURNMENT Motion to adjourn was made by Commissioner Taylor and seconded by Commissioner Skrobarczyk. Motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Martinez absent and meeting was adjourned at 7:56 p.m. Date: 9"/- /( Migu S. Said a,A CP Secretary to Planning Commission f)d14 Pa.u,C )aitiAn tflid Date: t, -,3o-aDl( Ashley Sat icld, Recording Secretary x.TIN.wu++,A.mmmxvx<.mmo 6sW$A0.W6,111IMf01 ru>u w«namc