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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Planning Commission - 02/16/2011 MI TES, RECEIVED REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MAR 3 1 2011 Council Chambers-City Hall February 16,2011 5:30 P.M. CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE COMMISSIONERS: STAFF: Rudy Garza,Chairman Johnny Perales,P.E.,Assistant City Manager, A.Javier Huerta,Vice-Chairman Engineering&Development Services James Skrobarczyk Faryce Goode-Macon,Assistant Director, Johnny R. Martinez*Amveds:36p.m.* Development Services Evon J.Kelly Miguel S.Saldaita,AICP,Senior City Planner John C.Tamez Lisa Wargo,Senior City Planner Govind Nadkarni*Absent* Wesley Vardeman,City Planner Mark Adame Andrew Dimas,City Planner John Taylor Deborah Brown,Assistant City Attorney Ashley Satterfield,Recording Secretary John Bell,Legal Consultant Elena Juarez Buentdllo,Planning Technician Si usted quiere dirigirse ala comision y su ingles es limitado,habil un intetprete de espadol a ingles en la junta pan ayudarle I. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairman Garza at 5:34 p.m.and a quorum was declared. II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. February 2,2011 Motion to approve the February 2, 2011 regular Planning Commission minutes was made by Commissioner Taylor and seconded by Commissioner Tamez.Motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Nadkarni absent. III. PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS A. PLATS L Continued Plat Wesley Vardeman, Development Services, read Continued Plat item "a" into record (shown below). Mr. Vardeman stated the plat was in compliance with local and state laws and staff recommended approval. a. 0111004-NP004(11-20000003) Melvin Estates.O.C.L, (Preliminary—21.17 Acres) Located north of FM 43(Weber Road)between FM 763 and County Road 33. The public hearing was opened. Donald Zimmerman,Naval Air Station-Corpus Christi,came forward and stated the subject property is in a flight path. n r S g rl! o\.) tfii!!L Planning Commission Minutes February 16,2011 Page 2 The public hearing was closed. Motion to approve Continued Plat item"a"was made by Commissioner Tamez and seconded by Commissioner Skmbarczyk.Motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Nadkarni absent. 2. New Plats Mr.Vardeman read New Plat items"a"and"d"into record(shown below).Mr. Vardeman stated the applicants requested the plats be tabled to the next regular Planning Commission meeting on Wednesday,March 2,2011. a. 0211013-P001(11-22000001) Alameda Center Unit 3,Lot 2(Final Replat—7.103 Acres) Located east of Robert Drive between Delano Drive and South Alameda Street. d. 0211016-NP014(11-21000008) Russell Industrial Area,Block 7,Lot IA(Final Replat—6.687 I Acres) Located west of Baldwin Boulevard and north of Agnes Street. Commissioner Taylor inquired if the plats were being tabled for two (2) weeks and Mr. Vardeman answered yes. Motion to table New Plats items "a" and "d" was made by Vice-Chairman Huerta and seconded by Commissioner Martinez. Motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Nadkami absent. Mr. Vardeman read New Plat items "b" and "c" into record (shown below). Mr. Vardeman stated the plats were in compliance with local and state laws and staff recommends approval. b. 0211014-P002(11-22000002) Port Aransas Cliffs,Block 216,Lots 25R&37R(Final Replat— 9.646 Acre) Located south of Ropes Street between San Antonio Street and Aransas Street. c. 0211015-NP013(11-21000007) Cane Harbor Bay Subdivision,Block 37,Lot 4&Block 39,Lot 4 (Final Replat—0.396 Acte) Located south of Cane Harbor Boulevard and north of Whitecap Boulevard. The public hearing was opened with no one coming forward in favor or in opposition. The public hearing was closed. Planning Commission Minutes February 16,2011 Page 3 Motion to approve New Plat items 'b"and "c" was made by Commissioner Tamez and seconded by Commissioner Martinez. Motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Nadkarni absent. Mr. Vardeman read New Plat item"e" into record(shown below). Mr. Vardeman stated the plat was in compliance with local and state laws and staff recommends approval. e. 0211017-NP015(11-21000009) 100 South Padre,Block 1.Lot 1 (Final—5.2590 Acres) Located east of South Padre Island Drive between Bear Lane and Investment Boulevard. The public hearing was opened. No one came forward in favor or in opposition. The public hearing was closed. Motion to approve New Plat item"e"was made by Commissioner Kelly and seconded by Commissioner Tamez. Motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Adame abstained and Commissioner Nadkarni absent. 3. Time Extensions Mr. Vardeman read Time Extensions item"a"into record(shown below).Mr. Vardemen stated this was the fourth request for a time extension by the applicant and staff had no recommendation. a. 0608062-NP048(08-21000003) Packery Pointe Subdivision(Final Reolm—54,974 Acres) Located north of South Padre Island Drive(PR 22)between Aquarius Street and Marina Drive. Vice-Chairman Huerta requested clarification on the amount of time the applicant requested and Mr. Vardeman responded the final plat would receive a six (6) month time extension if approved by the Planning Commission. The public hearing was opened. Chuck Urban, representative for the applicant, came forward and presented background details on the project. The public hearing was closed Motion to approve Time Extensions item "a' was made by Vice-Chairman Huerta and seconded by Commissioner Taylor. Motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Nadkarni absent. Mr. Vardeman read Time Extensions item"b" into record(shown below).Mr.Vardeman stated this was the first time extension requested by the applicant and staff recommended approval. Planning Commission Minutes February 16,2011 Page 4 b. 0810065-P020(10-22000020) Maple Hills Subdivision Unit 6A(Final—3.49 Acres) Located south of Up River Road and east of McKinzie Road. The public hearing was opened.No one came forward in favor or in opposition and the public hearing was closed. Motion to approve Time Extensions item"b"was made by Commissioner Taylor and seconded by Commissioner Tamez.Motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Nadkarni absent. B. ZONING 1. Continued Zoning Mr. Vardeman presented Continued Zoning item"a"and staff recommend denial of the "1-3"Heavy Industrial District,and in lieu thereof,approval of a Special Permit for a scrap metal processing plant,subject to a site plan and five(5)conditions. a. Case No.0111-02 Commercial Metals Company: A change of zoning from the "1-2" Light Industrial District to the "1-3" Heavy Industrial District resulting in a change of future land use from a light industrial use to a heavy industrial use. The property to be rezoned is 63.785 acres out of H.B. Sheppard Farm Lots, Lot 4 and a portion of Lot 9 and a portion of the G.C. & S.P. Railway Company Survey No. 315, located along the west side of Bronco Road,approximately 245 feet north of Agnes Street. The public hearing was opened. John Bell, representative, distributed an updated recommendation for the Special Permit and provided details on the company. Commissioner Skrobarczyk inquired about the height of the equipment used by the company and Mr. Bell explained the company's permanent equipment was not high-reaching. Mr. Bell stated a change could be made to the conditions of the Special Permit to limit the height of the equipment. Commissioner Taylor inquired about another similar facility in the city and Mr. Bell responded that the owners am the same but the other facility was strictly packaging and shipping whereas the proposed facility will be processing scrap metal. Commissioner Taylor inquired about the screening and Mr. Vardeman stated the ordinance calls for screening along Bronco Road but the facility will be further in the back of the property, providing screening for State Highway 44. Deborah Brown, Assistant City Attorney, mentioned examples of brick walls the company has used at other facilities around the country. Julio Dimas, Development Services, came forward and gave details on the project. Mr. Dimas indicated the facility would be located three hundred (300)feet from State Highway 44, providing a good buffer. Vice-Chairman Huerta inquired about the reasons the facility was pushed back on the subject property and Mr. Dimas stated the decision came from the work done with the Corpus Planning Commission Minutes February 16,2011 Page 5 Christi International Airport. Mr.Dimas added that the Federal Aviation Administration had no conflicts. Vice-Chairman Huerta inquired about the facility being area specific and Mr. Bell stated the Special Permit confined the facility into a specific area on the subject property. Vice-Chairman asked for details on the melting process and Mr. Bell explained the processes. Commissioner Skrobarczyk suggested adding Federal Aviation Administration compliance as a condition of the Special Permit and Mr. Bell responded that an additional condition will be added to the Special Permit. Fred Segundo,Director of Aviation,came forward and stated the airport had generated a runway alternative study and decided moving the facility further back on the property would eliminate concern of the airports future plans to extend the runway. The public hearing was closed. Motion to approve the Special Permit, subject to a site plan and six(6)conditions, one of which is new regarding the Federal Aviation Administration compliance, was made by Vice- Chairman Huerta and seconded by Commissioner Taylor. Motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Nadkarni absent. 2. New Zoning Andrew Dimas,Development Services,stated the applicant requested that Case No. 0211-01 Acapulco Restaurant be tabled until the next regular Planning Commission meeting on March 2, 2011. a. Case No.0211-01 Acapulco Restaurant: A change of zoning from the "R-IB" One-family Dwelling District to the "B-I" Neighborhood Business District resulting in a change of future land use from a low- density residential use to a commercial use. The property to be rezoned is Koolside Subdivision, Block 1, Lots 24 and 25,located along the east side of Dorothy Street,approximately 500 feet north of McArdle Road. Motion to table Case No. 0211-01 Acapulco Restaurant was made by Commissioner Vice-Chairman Huerta and seconded by Commissioner Skrobarczyk. Motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Nadkarni absent. Mr. Dimas presented Case No. 0211-02 MBL Derby City Development, LLC. and staff recommended approval. b. Case No.0211-02 MBL Derby City Development,LLC.: A change of zoning from the "B-3" Business District to the "B-I" Neighborhood Business District not resulting in a change of future land use. The property to be rezoned is 7.5 acres of Brighton Village Unit 2,Block 14,Lot 3, located along the north side of Downing Street,approximately 400 feet west of Airline Road. Commissioner Skrobarczyk inquired about the ingress and egress from the subject property and Mr.Dimas responded ingress and egress were on Downing Street only. Planning Commission Minutes February 16,2011 Page 6 The public hearing was opened. Chuck Urban, representative for the applicant,came forward and stated the applicant met with the Brighton Village Neighborhood Association and an understanding of the senior living community had been reached. Juan Ramirez, 606 Downing, came forward and stated his only issue being the maintenance of the pond and easement. The public hearing was closed. Motion to approve the change of zoning from the "B-3" Business District to the "B-I" Neighborhood Business District was made by Commissioner Tamez and seconded by Commissioner Taylor.Motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Nadkarni absent. Mr. Dimas presented Case No. 0211-03 McTurbine, Inc. and staff recommended approval. c. Case No.0211-03 McTurbine,Inc.: A change of zoning from the"I-2" Light Industrial District to the"1-3"Heavy Industrial District resulting in a change of future land use from a light industrial use to a heavy industrial use. The property to be rezoned being 0.005 acres out of Industrial Technology Park Unit 2, Block 5, lot 1, located west of Junior Beck Drive and south of Bear Lane. 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 from the"1-2"Light Industrial District to the'1- 3" Heavy Industrial District was made by Vice-Chairman Huerwa and seconded by Commissioner Taylor.Motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Nadkarni absent. Mr. Dimas presented New Zoning Case No. 0211-04 J&G Armadillo Bookkeeping and staff recommended approval. d. Case No.0211-04 J&G Armadillo Bookkeeping:A change of zoning from the "A-2" Apartment House District to the "AB" Professional Office District resulting in a change of future land use from a medium- density residential use to a Professional office use. The property to be rezoned is Paul Court,Block 13,Lot 12, located at the southwest intersection of Lipan Street and Josephine Street. Commissioner Skrobarczyk commented on the subject property being in a transitional area. Commissioner Tamez gave his support for the change in zoning. The public hearing was opened. Victor Medina, representative for the applicant, came forward and stated he would answer any questions the Commissioners had. Planning Commission Minutes February 16.2011 Page 7 The public hearing was closed. Motion to approve change of zoning from the "A-2" Apartment House District to the "AB" Professional Office District was made by Commissioner Martinez and seconded by Commissioner Skrobarczyk.Motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Nadkarni absent. C. PRESENTATION ITEM ONLY,NO ACTION Lisa Wargo,Development Services,introduced Jeff Pollock.Mr.Pollock introduced himself stating he was a HDR Consultant employed by the City to implement the EECBG grant for the City.Mr.Pollock provided details on the project. Ms. Wargo presented material for nine(9)draft ordinances(shown below). A. Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant(EECBG)drafted Zoning Ordinances providing new and amended codes promoting energy efficient,mixed use and pedestrian-oriented development. The presentation will provide an overview of the following new and amended draft ordinances: + Overlay and Special Overlay District Standards • Proposed Uptown-Downtown Special Mixed-Use(SMU) Overlay District Y Proposed Target Area Redevelopment Special Overlay District C. Mixed Use Development Standards • Streetscape Zone Standards h Residential Mixed-Use Development Standards • Adaptive Re-Use Development Standards Amended Off-Street Parking&Loading Standards Commissioner Skrobarczyk inquired about the statistics and Ms. Wargo stated she generated the statistics using the Area Development Plans. Commissioner Skrobarczyk asked when the last time the focus group edited the plans was and Juan Perales, Assistant City Manager for Engineering and Development Services, answered it has been approximately ten (10) to(25) years since the plans were reviewed. Ms. Wargo stated the boundary lines can be revised.A brief discussion was held on the proposed residential districts with mixed uses. Vice-Chairman Huerta questioned the information from the Unified Development Code and Ms. Wargo stated the information was taken from the new,proposed Unified Development Code draft.A brief discussion was held on the overlay districts. Commissioner Tamez asked if the live work units would be single story and Ms. Wargo answered yes and target areas provide incentives. Commissioner Tamez suggested the Saxet area be considered as a target area. Commissioner Kelly inquired as to why certain areas did not have Area Development Plans and Ms. Wargo responded that studies had not been done for certain areas allowing staff to pinpoint target areas.Mr.Perales added that the projects should be considered individually. Planning Commission Minutes February 16,2011 Page 8 Commissioner Skrobarczyk inquired about plans for Flour Bluff. A brief discussion was held on the future Flour Bluff plans. A discussion was held on issues such as intensity of the developments,characteristics of tenants and the University's changes. D. DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL ACTION ITEM A. UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE: ARTICLES 1 • 10 John Bell, Legal Consultant, handed out and presented issues from the updated Unified Development Code`Punch List Issues." In regard to Section 1.11, Commissioner Skrobarczyk inquired about multiple family districts. A brief discussion was held on multiple family districts. Mr. Bell presented details about the proposed driveway issues and Vice-Chairman Huerta suggested staff's recommendation stand. In regard to Section 3.13, Mr. Bell commented on the issues with notifying property owners of the map change. In regard to Section 3.7,Miguel Saldafia, Development Services, stated engineering was not needed for plats unless a Storm Water Quality Master Plan was required. Commissioner Skrobarczyk asked if engineering services would be costly and Mr. Berates answered that engineering services would be costly if a master plan was not available for the subject area. A discussion was held on conceptual plats,preliminary plats and master plats. In regard to Section 4.4.3,Mr.Bell stated the section conforms to the ordinance. In regard to Section 4.6.2, Mr. Bell stated staff needs standards for above ground fuel storage tanks. Commissioner Skrobarczyk commented on the focus groups opposition with the shared access.A brief discussion was held on shared access. Mr. Bell presented issues from the updated Unified Development Code "Punch List Issues". Vice-Chairman Huerta discussed issues with the off-premise signs(billboards). David Lobe, 525 Hancock, came forward in opposition against off-premise and on- premise signs being allowed on a single subject property. IV. DISCUSSION ITEM A. POSSIBLE SPECIAL PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS No discussion or action was taken. Planning Commission Minutes February 16,2011 Page 9 V. DIRECTOR'S REPORT Miguel Saldala,Development Services,gave the Director's Report. A. CITY COUNCIL ACTION + February 22,2011 1, Case No.0111-01 CGP Acquisition&Development,LLC,"R-1B"to"B-I" B. ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON NEXT AGENDA No items requested. VI. ADJOURNMENT Motion to adjourn was made by Commissioner Taylor and seconded by Commissioner Martinez. Motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Nadkarni absent and meeting was adjourned at 9:44 p.m. //A� Date: 2. 25-lf Miguel,..Saldana,AI CP '.•• Secretary to Planning Commission $ • L., .. Aas. L. 1 ie Date: a'025- ii Ashley Sat ield, Recording Secretary H:NLN-DIMSI1AREDIZONINONLANNINO COMMISSIONIMINUTES12011\2.16.11 MINUTPSDOC