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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Planning Commission - 01/19/2011 RECEIVED MINUTES REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING FEB 0 8 2011 Council Chambers- City Hall January 19,2011 CRY SECRETARY'S OFRCE 5:30 P.M. COMMISSIONERS: STAFF: Rudy Garza,Chairman Johnny Perales,P.E.,Assistant City Manager, A.Javier Huerta,Vice-Chairman Engineering&Development Services Arrived at 5.a0p.m.• *Antved at5:36p.m.• James Skrobarczyk Faryce Goode Macon,Assistant Director, Johnny R.Martinez *Arrived at 5:35 p.m* Development Services Absent Evon J. Kelly Miguel S.Saldana,AICP,Senior City Planner John C.Tamez Wesley Vardeman,City Planner Govind Nadkami *Aaaa* Andrew Dimas,City Planner Mark Adame Deborah Brown,Assistant City Attorney John Taylor *Arrived at 6:00p.m• Ashley Satterfield,Recording Secretary John Bell,Legal Consultant • Arrived at 5:50 p.m.* Elena Juarez Buenttllo,Planning Technician *Arrived W 6:06pm.• Si usted quiere dirigirse a la comision y su ingles es limitado, habrt un interprete tie espafol a li 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. January 5,2011 Motion to approve the January 5, 2011 regular Planning Commission minutes was made by Commissioner Taylor and seconded by Commissioner Tamez. Motion passel unanimously with Vice-Chairman Huerta,Commissioner Martinez,and Commissioner Nadkarni absent. III. PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS A. PLATS Andrew Dimas, Development Services, read Continued Plat item "a" into the record (shown below).Mr.Dimas stated the plat was in compliance with local and state laws and staff recommended approval. 1. Continued Plat a. 0111002-NP002(11-20000002) Johns Industrial Subdivision,Lots 11 & 12(Preliminary— 14.634 Acres) Located between South Navigation Boulevard and Omaha Drive north of Bear Lane. The public hearing was opened. No one came forward in favor or in opposition. The public hearing was closed. SCANNED Planning Commission Minutes January 19,2011 Page 2 Motion to approve Continued Plat item "a" was made by Commissioner Tamez and seconded by Commissioner Skrobarczyk. Motion passed unanimously with Vice-Chairman Huerta and Commissioner Nadkarni absent. Mr. Dimas read New Plats item"a"into the record(shown below). Mr.Dimas stated the applicant requested tabling the plat for four (4) weeks until the regular Planning Commission meeting on February 16,2011. 2. New Plats a. 0111004-NP004(11-20000003) Melvin Estates.O.C.L.(Preliminary—21.17 Acres) Located north of FM 43 between FM 763 and County Road 33. Motion to table New Plat item "a" was made by Commissioner Skrobarczyk and seconded by Commissioner Taylor. Motion passed unanimously with Vice-Chairman Huerta and Commissioner Nadkarni absent. Mr.Dimas read New Plats items"b, c" into the record(shown below).Mr. Dimas stated the plats were in compliance with local and state laws and staff recommended approval. b. 0111008-NP008(11-21000005) Corpus Beach Hotel Addition,Block IB,Lot 52A(Final Replat— 0.62 Acre) Located south of Hotel Place South,between Surfside Boulevard and Corpus Christi Bay. c. 0111009-NP009(11-21000006) Portairs Addition,Block 8.Lot 5A(Final Reolat—0.69 Acre) Located east of Ayers Street and north of Gollihar Road. The public hearing was opened. No one came forward in favor or in opposition. The public hearing was closed. Motion to approve New Plat items "b, c" was made by Commissioner Tamez and seconded by Commissioner Taylor. Motion passed unanimously with Vice-Chairman Huerta and Commissioner Nadkarni absent. Mr.Dimas read Time Extensions items"c,d"into the record(shown below). 3. Time Extensions c. 0610052-P015(10-22000015) Lena Pearse Addition,Lots 2R &3R(Final Replat—0.1668 Acre) Located south of Norton Street and west of Lewis Street. Planning Commission Minutes January 19,2011 Page 3 d. 0710058-NP028 (10-21000012) La Tranquila Subdivision(Final—21.119 Acres) Located between State Highway 361 and the Gulf of Mexico, north of Mustang Island Estates Drive. The public hearing was opened. No one came forward in favor or in opposition. The public hearing was closed. Motion to approve a six (6) month time extension for Time Extensions items"c, d" was made by Commissioner Skrobarczyk and seconded by Commissioner Martinez. Motion passed unanimously with Commission NAdkami absent. Mr. Dimas read Time Extensions items "a, b" into the record(shown below).Mr.Dimas stated item"a"was requesting a fourth time extension and item"b"was requesting a sixth time extension. a. 1006184-NP106 The Grand Reserve Subdivision(Preliminary—71.525 Acres) Located south of Glenoak Drive and east of Flour Bluff Drive. b. 0108004-P003 Shoreline Oaks Subdivision Unit 2(Final—9,313 Acres) Located north of Purdue Road and west of Flour Bluff Drive. Commissioner Skrobarczyk inquired about the previous time extensions. Mr. Saldada responded item "a" was a preliminary plat which received a one (1) year time extension per request. Commissioner Taylor asked if the time extensions were by owners request and Mr. Saldafa stated the time extensions were requested by the developers. Commissioner Skrobarczyk asked if there was any opposition for the time extensions and Mr.Saldada stated no opposition had arisen. Commissioner Martinez inquired about the masons for requesting numerous time extensions and Mr.Saldaua stated financial reasons were the most common.Mr.Saldalia added that The Grand Reserve Subdivision Unit 1 received a six(6)month time extension. The public hearing was opened. Murray Hudson, representative for items "a, b", came forward and introduced Richard Voss, the owner. Richard Voss,6838 Greenwood, came forward.Commissioner Taylor inquired about the amount of time needed.Mr.Voss responded six(6)months would be adequate. Commissioner Skrobarczyk inquired if item "a" was a preliminary plat or final plat and Mr. Saldafa responded item"a" was a preliminary plat and if approved, the plat will receive a one(I)year time extension. Planning Commission Minutes January 19,2011 Page 4 The public hearing was closed. Motion to approve a time extension of one (1) year for item "a" and six (6) months for item "b" was made by Commissioner Tamez and seconded by Commissioner Skrobarczyk. Motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Nadkarni being absent. Commissioner Taylor asked if staff had any reservations with the time extensions and Mr.Saldafia answered no. B. ZONING 1. Continued Zoning Wesley Vardeman, Development Services, presented Continued Zoning item "b", Case No. 0111-02 Commercial Metals Company. Mr. Vardeman stared the applicant requested a two (2)week extension until the regular Planning Commission meeting on February 2,2011. b. Case No.0111-02 Commercial Metals Company: A change of zoning from the "1-2" Light Industrial District to the "I-3" Heavy Industrial District resulting in a change of future land use from a Tight 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.F. Railway Company Survey No. 315, located along the west side of Bronco Road,approximately 245 feet north of Agnes Street. Motion to table Continued Zoning item "a", Case No. 0111-01 Staples Development, LLC was made by Vice-Chairman Huerta and seconded by Commissioner Martinez. Motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Nadkarni being absent. Mr. Vardeman presented Continued Zoning item "a", Case No. 0111-01 Staples Development,LLC. a. Case No. 0111-01 Staples Development, LLC: A change of zoning from the 'R-1B" One-family Dwelling District to the "A-1" Apartment House District resulting in a change of future land use from a low- density residential use to a medium-density residential use. The property to be rezoned is 15.125 acres out of Flour Bluff and Encinal Farm and Garden Tracts, Section 11, portions of Lots 13 and 14, located along the north side of Timbergate Drive, approximately 1,400 feet east of South Staples Street. Commissioner Tamez inquired if the extension of Patti Drive would alleviate some of the traffic issues and Mr. Vardeman responded traffic study counts had not been done for Patti Drive. A discussion was held on the various zoning districts in the recommendations. The public hearing was opened. Lawrence Balderas, 5809 Commonwealth, came forward in opposition. Mr. Balderas requested a clarification of the recommended zoning districts. Planning Commission Minutes January 19,2011 Page 5 lames Fritz,6001 Baltic Court,came forward in opposition. Doug Bircher, 5910 Bishops Mill Drive, came forward in opposition. Mr. Bircher had issues with the traffic. Brenda Clemmin,5909 Bishops Mill Drive,came forward in opposition. Phil Smith,5902 Bishops Mill Drive,came forward in opposition. Wayne Lundquist, the representative, came forward and discussed the alternative districts. A discussion was held on the issues brought up with the property. Mr.Fritz,Mr. Bircher,and Ms.Clemmin returned to the podium to express opposition to proposed alternatives. Brad Bjork, 5909 Bishops Mill Drive, came forward in opposition to proposed alternatives. Commissioner Tamez inquired if the 'R-1C" One-family Dwelling District had been discussed with the applicant as an alternative option and Mr.Vardeman stated the applicant had been given the option but did not agree with the alternative. The public hearing was closed. Motion to approve the applicant's alternative request for the "R-2"Multiple Dwelling District for Tract A and the `A-I" Apartment House District for Tract 2 was made by Commissioner Skrobarczyk and seconded by Commissioner Taylor.Motion passed with Vice- Chairman Huerta in opposition and Commissioner Nadkarni absent. Andrew Dimas, Development Services, presented New Zoning, Case No. 0111-04 CGP Acquisition.Staff recommended denial. 2. New Zoning a. Case No. 0111-04 CGP Acquisition & Development,LLC: A change of zoning from the "R-1B" One-family Dwelling District to the "B-1" 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 1.305 acres out of Bohemian Colony Lands, Section 3, Lot 4, located north of Holly Road and west of Santa Olivia Street. Chairman Garza abstained. Commissioner Skrobarczyk commented on the"B-1"Neighborhood Business District as being a good buffer for the residential neighborhoods against the industrial districts located across Holly Road. Vice-Chairman Huerta was opposed to allowing access on Santa Olivia. • Planning Commission Minutes January 19,2011 Page 6 Commissioner Skrobarczyk inquired about the depth of the property and Mr. Dimas responded the property was two hundred and eighty-four(284)feet deep. The public hearing was opened. Mark Bush, applicant, came forward and stated the site plan could be revised to please the Planning Commission. Commissioner Taylor inquired about the type of truck used to deliver inventory and Mr. Bush responded that eighteen wheelers were used to transport merchandise. Commissioner Skrobarczyk inquired about repositioning the detention pond area and Mr. Saldafia responded that no driveway would be allowed on Santa Olivia with the current ordinance. Mr. Saldafia continued that staff would work with the applicant on revising the site plan to reposition access and the detention pond area. Vice-Chairman Huerta commented on the applicant purchasing more property. Commissioner Taylor commented on the turning radius of the eighteen wheelers. Steven Martinez, 3005 Santa Lucia Street, came forward and stated he was opposed to traffic on Santa Olivia. The public hearing was closed. Motion to approve the "B-I" Neighborhood Business District was made by Commissioner Skrobarczyk and seconded by Commissioner Tamez. Motion passed unanimously with Chairman Garza abstaining and Commissioner Nadkarni absent C. DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL ACTION ITEM A. UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE:ARTICLES 1.6 John Bell, Legal Consultant, presented the material for Articles 4 through 6 of the Unified Development Code. Mr. Bell commented that the Focus Group wanted to keep the"AT" Apartment Tourist Distrisct. A discussion was held on the issues with amending the zoning maps. Commissioner Skrobarczyk asked for clarification with the "R-2" Multiple Dwelling District. After a discussion was held on the proposed nomenclature for residential districts,a poll was taken. Chairman Garza, Vice-Chairman Huerta, Commissioner Taylor, Commissioner Kelly, Commissioner Tamez, Commissioner Skrobarczyk, and Commission Martinez supported the proposed nomenclature. Commissioner Adame was not in support of the proposed nomenclature for residential districts. After a discussion was held on the proposed nomenclature for non-residential districts, a poll was taken. The Commission unanimously supported the proposed nomenclature for non- residential. A discussion was held on the generated list of issues. Planning Commission Minutes January 19.2011 Page 7 it The public hearing was opened. Jim Urban, 2725 Swantner Street, came forward and expressed support for the generated list of issues. John Rossi,325 Morning Side Street, came forward.Mr. Rossi stated he had issues with signs and temporary banner permits. A discussion was held on the current ordinance. Vice-Chairman commented on the focus groups having additional time to review the proposed Unified Development Code. The public hearing was closed. IV. DISCUSSION ITEM A. POSSIBLE SPECIAL PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS No discussion was held. V. DIRECTOR'S REPORT Miguel S. Saldana,Development Services,gave the Director's Report. A. CITY COUNCIL ACTION •+ January 18,2011 1. Case No. 1210-0I Kim Cox,"B-4"to"1-2" 2, Case No. 1210-02 City of Corpus Christi,"R-1B"to'R-2" 3. Case No. 1210-03 E.Jill Grossman,"AB"to"3-1" January 25,2011 1. Case No. 1210-04 Corpus Christi Community Improvement Program, "B-5" to"R-1B" 2. Case No. 1210-05 Corpus Christi Community Improvement Program, "I-2" to"R-IB" 3. Case No. 1210-06 City of Corpus Christi,"AT/I0"to"B-2A/IO" B. ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON NEXT AGENDA No items requested. Planning Commission Minutes January 19,2011 Page 8 VI. ADJOURNMENT Motion to adjourn was made by Commissioner Taylor and seconded by Commissioner Skrobarczyk. Motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Nadkami absent and meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m. D7 Date: /'28-11 Mgueldama,AICD SecretarytoPlanning Commission OtoVL L-t/ iA to SCl1 Date: I -.2 -JOI I Ashley Satterfjeld, J Recording Secretary