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MINUTES
REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MAY 2 6 2011
Council Chambers-City Hall
May 11,2011
5:30 P.M. CRY SECRETARY'S OFFICE
COMMISSIONERS: STAFF:
Rudy Garza,Chairman Johnny Panics,P.E.,Assistant City Manager,
A.Javier Huerta,Vice-Chairman *Absent* Engineering&Development Services
James Skrobarczyk 'Anhed at5:36pm•
Johnny R. Martinez Miguel S.Saldaifa,AICP,Senior City Planner
Evon J.Kelly Andrew Dimas,City Planner
John C.Tamez Deborah Brown,Assistant City Attorney
Govind Nadkarni *Arrived a 5:38p.rm•
*Arrived at5:38p.m'
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Mark Adame*Arrivdat5:34p.m.' Robert Payne,AI ,Seniorg i y Plan
John Taylor Robert Payne,AICP,Senior City Planner
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I. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Garza at 5:33 p.m.and a quorum was declared.
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. April 27,2011
Motion to approve the April 27, 2011 regular Planning Commission minutes was made by
Commissioner Tamez and seconded by Commissioner Martinez. Motion passed unanimously with
Vice-Chairman Huerta,Commissioner Nadkarni and Commissioner Adame absent.
HL PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS
A. PLATS
1. Continued Plats
Andrew Dimas, Development Services,read Continued Plats item"a" into record(shown below)
and staff stated the applicant requested the plat be continued to the June 8, 2011 regular Planning
Commission meeting.
a. 1210097•NP049(10-20000007)
Roblex Industrial Subdivision Unit 2(Preliminary—18.679
Acres)
Located west of Plato Road between Agnes Street(SH 44)and
Bates Drive.
Motion to continue Continued Plats item "a" to the June 8, 2011 regular Planning Commission
meeting was made by Commissioner Taylor and seconded by Commissioner Tamez. Motion passed
unanimously with Vice-Chairman Huerta and Commissioner Nadkarni absent.
Mr. Dimas read Continued Plats item "b" into record (shown below) and staff recommended
approval.
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b. 0411029-P006(11-22000006)
Vista Hermosa Subdivision Phase BI.Block 1,Lot I (Final—
1.305 Acres)
Located north of Holly Road and west of Santa Olivia Street.
The public hearing was opened with no one coming forward in favor or in opposition. The public
hearing was closed.
Commissioner Skrobarczyk asked if the subject property was adjacent to a park and Mr. Dimas
answered no that the subject property was the location for a Dollar General Store.
Motion to approve Continued Plat item "b" was made by Commissioner Skrobarczyk and
seconded by Commissioner Martinez. Motion passed unanimously with Vice-Chairman Huerta absent.
2. New Plats
Mr. Dimas read New Plats items"a" and"d" into record(shown below)and staff recommended
approval.
a. 0511030-P007(11-22000007)
Ranch Lake Unit 2(Final—5.093 Acres)
Located south of Yorktown Boulevard between the Schanen
Ditch and Lake Superior Drive.
d. 0511033-NP025(11-21000013)
King Square Addition,Lots 6R& 11 (Final Replat—3.9412
Acres)
Located south of South Staples Street and north of McArdle
Road.
The public hearing was opened.
Donald Zimmerman,representative for the Naval Air Station—Corpus Christi,came forward and
stated the Ranch Lake plat was located close w the aviation routes.
The public hearing was closed.
Motion to approve New Plats item"a"and"d"was made by Commissioner Tamez and seconded
by Commissioner Kelly. Motion passed unanimously with Vice-Chairman Huerta absent.
Mr. Dimas read New Plats item "b" and "c" into record (shown below) and staff stated the
applicants requested the plats be continued to the May 25,2011 regular Planning Commission meeting.
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b. 0511031-P008(11-22000008)
Rancho Vista Subdivision Unit 5(Final—6.171 Acres)
Located east of Fort Griffen Drive and north of Stampede
Drive.
c. 0511032-NP024(11-21000012)
SWACO Tract,Block 1,Lots IA& IB(Final Replat—3.41
Acres)
Located east of Greenwood Drive between Lands Road and
Saratoga Boulevard(SH 357).
Motion to continue New Plats items "b" and "c" to the May 25, 2011 regular Planning
Commission meeting was made by Commissioner Taylor and seconded by Commissioner Skrobarczyk.
R. ZONING
1. New Zoning
Mr.Dimas presented Case No.0511-01 Martin Soliz and staff recommended denial of the change
of zoning from the"R-IB"One-family Dwelling District to the"B-4"General Business District,and in
lieu thereof,approval of the"B-1/SP"Neighborhood Business District with a Special Permit and seven
(7)conditions.
a. Case No. 0511-01 Martin Salle: A change of zoning from the
"R-IB" One-family Dwelling District to the "B-4" General
Business District.not resulting in a change of future land use.
The property to be rezoned is Jerry Place, Lot I, located along
the south side of Gollihar Road,east of Christie Street.
Commissioner Skrobarczyk requested a larger aerial be provided to allow the Commission to
view the surrounding properties.
The public hearing was opened.
Charlie Simms, applicant's representative, came forward and stated the proposed business was
not auto retail and the applicant did not agree with staff's recommendation.
Commissioner Tamez inquired about the requirements to protect the adjacent residential
properties and Mr.Dimas stated a 6-foot solid screening fence as well as shielded lights were required.
Commissioner Skrobarczyk asked about the details of the Special Permit, i.e. hours of operation
and delivery schedules. Mr. Simms answered the owner was flexible with the hours of operation. A
brief discussion was held on the conditions of the Special Permit.
Commissioner Taylor inquired about the square footage requirement and Miguel Salda0a,
Development Services, explained that a Special Permit was needed to allow the 4,200 square feet of
gross area.
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The public hearing was closed.
Motion to approve staff's recommendation was made by Commissioner Skrobarczyk and
seconded by Commissioner Kelly. Motion passed unanimously with Vice-Chainnan Huerta absent.
Commissioner Taylor requested clarification on the square footage issue and Mr. Saldafla stated
the "B-I"Neighborhood Business District did not allow more than 3,000 square feet of gross area for
an auto parts store. Staff did not want to grant a more intense commercial district to accommodate the
4,200 square feet of gross area because of the adjacent residential. Staff determined that a Special
Permit would satisfy the applicant's request and also protect the residential districts.
Mr. Dimas presented Case No. 0511-02 Ronnie King and staff recommended approval of the
change of zoning from the"BA' General Business District to the"1-3"Heavy Industrial District.
b. Case No.0511-02 Ronnie King: A change of zoning from the
"B-0" General Business District to the "I-3" Heavy Industrial
District, resulting in a change of future land use from a
commercial use to a heavy industrial use.
The property to be rezoned is Ebony Acres,Lot I and the east 65
feet of Lot 2,located at the southwest corner of Leopard Street
and McBride Lane.
Commissioner Tamez inquired about the public and semi-public property located east of the
subject property and Mr. Dimas stated public and semi-public district were typically banks, churches
and school but that specific site was the City's sign repair facility.
Commissioner Nadkami commented that the subject property was a former storage site for tanks
and Chairman Garza added that the site was also an old gas station before it was storage.
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 was made by Commissioner Skrobarczyk and seconded
by Commissioner Taylor. Motion passed unanimously with Vice-Chairman Huerta absent.
C. CORPUS CHRISTI BEACH/DUNE COMMITTEE MEETING
AGENDA
Wednesday—May 11,2011
5:30 p.m.
City Hall Council Chambers
1. CALL TO ORDER
The Corpus Christi Beach/Dune Committee meeting was called to order at 6:02 p.m.
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2. BEACHFRONT CONSTRUCTION CERTIFICATES
Robert Payne, Development Services, presented Case No. BCC 0511-01 and staff recommended
approval.
a. Case No.BCC 0511.01
Kurt Tagman - Application for a small scale Beachfront
Construction Certificate for a single family structure and all
associated infrastructure and amenities.
Construction will occur at the location described as La Concha
Estates,Unit 2,Block 1,Lot 50,located approximately 1.2 miles
north of Mustang Island State Park and east of State Highway
361 and La Concha Boulevard.
The public hearing was opened with no one coming forward in favor or in opposition. The public
hearing was closed.
Motion to approve a Beachfront Construction Certificate was made by Commissioner
Skrobarczyk and seconded by Commissioner Taylor. Motion passed unanimously with Vice-Chairman
Huerta absent.
3. ADJOURNMENT OF BEACH/DUNE COMMITTEE
Chairman Garza adjourned the Beach/Dune Committee meeting at 6:10 p.m. and reconvened
the regular Planning Commission Meeting.
(RECONVENE REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING)
IV. DIRECTOR'S REPORT
Mr. Saldafa gave the Director's Report.
A discussion was held on the upcoming June 14, 2011 Joint Meeting with City Council and the
Unified Development Code training schedules.
A. CITY COUNCIL ACTION
4, May 10,2011
1. Case No.0111-01 Staples Development,LLC,"R-IB"to"A-1"
2. Case No.0411-01 KID Operating Company,LLC,"B-4"to"B-5"
❖ May 17,2011
L Case No.0411-02 Rudy Sosa,"A-2"to"AB"
2. Case No.0411-03 Jose G.Fernandez,"B-4"to"I-2"
3. Case No.0411-04 MBL Derby City Development,LLC,"R-1B"to"A-t"
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B. ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON NEXT AGENDA
No items requested.
V. ADJOURNMENT
Motion to adjourn was made by Commissioner Taylor and seconded by Commissioner Martinez.
Motion passed unanimously with Vice-Chairman I-Iuerta absent and meeting was adjourned at 6:15
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Secretary to Planning Commission
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Ashley SatterfieiB.
Recording Secretary
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