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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Planning Commission - 01/05/2011 MINUTES REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING RECEIVED Council Chambers-City Hall January 5,2011 5:30 P.M. JAI 2 1 7011 COMMISSIONERS: STAFF: CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE Rudy Garza,Chairman Johnny Perales,P.E.,Assis A.Javier Huerta,Vice-Chairman Engineering&Development Services Arrival at s:36Pm" Miguel S.Saldana,AICP,Senior City Planner James Skrobarczyk Wesley Vardeman,City Planner Johnny R.Martinez Andrew Dimas,City Planner Evon J.Kelly Deborah Brown,Assistant City Attorney John C.Tamez Anivc(iams:31p t' Govind Nadkarni *Absent* Ashley Satterfield,Recording Secretary Mark Adame John Bell,Legal Consultant John Taylor Anivedat5;38p.m.* Elena Juarez Buent8llo,Planning Technician Si usted quiere dirigirse ala comision y su ingles es limitado,habra un interprete de esparto)a inglrs en la junta para ayudarle. I. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairman Garza at 5:33 p.m.and a quorum was declared. H. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. December 8,2010 Motion to approve the December 8, 2010 regular Planning Commission minutes was made by Commissioner Tamen and seconded by Commissioner Martinez. Motion passed unanimously with Vice-Chairman Huerta, Commissioner Taylor, and Commissioner Nadkarni absent. III. PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS A. PLATS Wesley Vardeman, Development Services, read Continued Plat item "a" into the record (shown below). Mr. Vardeman stated the applicant requested to table the plat until the regular Planning Commission meeting on February 2,2011. 1. Continued Plat a. 1210097-NP048(10-20000007) Roblex Industrial Subdivision Unit 2(Preliminary—18.679 Acres) Located west of Flato Road between Agnes Street(SH 44)and Bates Drive. Motion to table Continued Plat item "a" was made by Commissioner Skrobarczyk and seconded by Commissioner Tamez. Motion passed unanimously with Vice-Chairman Huerta, Commissioner Taylor,and Commissioner Nadkarni absent. SCAN SCED Planning Commission Minutes January 5,2011 Page 2 Wesley Vardeman, Development Services, read New Plats items "a, c, d, e" into the record(shown below). Mr. Vardeman stated the plats were in compliance with local and state laws and staff recommended approval. 2. New Plats a. 0111001-NP001 (11-21000001) Laird Subdivision,Lots 10& II (Final— 1.909 Acres) Located south of interstate Highway 37 between McBride Lane and James Street. c. 0111003-NP003 (11-21000004) Industrial Technology Park Unit 2, Blocks 4, Lot 3 &Block 5, Lot 2(Final Reolat— 10.326 Acres) Located along the extension of Junior Beck Drive, north of Old Brownsville Road (FM 665) and west of North Padre Island Drive(SH 358). d. 011l005-NP005 (I 1-20000001) Lexington Industrial Center,Lots 31 - 36(Final Replat—20.822 Acres) Located south of South Padre Island Drive(SH 358)and west of Flour Bluff Drive. e. 0111006-NP006(11-21000002) Padre Island No. I, Block 34, Lot 12R (Final Replat — 0.37 Acres) Located between South Padre Island Drive (PR 22) and Ocotal Drive,north of State Highway 361. The public hearing was opened. Donald Zimmerman,Naval Air Station-Corpus Christi, came forward to express support of staffs recommendation. The public hearing was closed. Motion to approve New Plats items "a,c,d,e" was made by Commissioner Skrobarczyk and seconded by Commission Martinez. Motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Nadkarni absent. Wesley Vardeman, Development Services, read New Plats items "b,1 into the record (shown below). Mr. Vardeman stated the applicants requested to table the plats.The applicant for New Plat item "b" requested the plat be tabled to the next regular Planning Commission meeting on January 19, 2011. The applicant for New Plat item"f"requested the plat be tabled to the regular Planning Commission meeting on February 2,2011. • Planning Commission Minutes January 5,2011 Page 3 b. 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. 1. 0111007-NP007(11-21000003) Stabil Tract.Block 1.Lot IR(Final—9.681 Acres) Located east of South Navigation Boulevard and south of Santa Elena Street. Motion to table New Plat items 'b,r was made by Commissioner Tamez and seconded by Commissioner Taylor.Motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Nadkarni absent. Wesley Vardeman, Development Services, read Time Extension item"a" into the record (shown below). Miguel Saldada, Development Services, stated that since the plat has had several extensions,the decision will be left to the Planning Commission. 3. Time Extension a. 0407053-P018 The Grand Reserve Unit' (Final—16.268 Acres) Located south of Glenoak Drive between Flour Bluff Drive and Waldron Road. Chairman Garza asked if the road would be redone and Mr. Saldana responded no the • road would not be redone. Commissioner Tamez inquired about the cost of a time extension and the common reason for requesting time extensions. Mr. Salda0a stated staff cost are not much higher than the $38.00 processing fee. Additionally, Mr. Saldafia stated the most common reason applicants requested time extensions were due to economical circumstances. The public hearing was opened. Bryan Johnson, applicant,came forward.In response to Commissioner Sltcobarczyk,Mr. Johnson explained that a loan was approved for the project and it should be underway within six(6)months. The public hearing was closed. Motion to approve a six(6)month time extension for Time Extension item"a"was made by Commissioner Kelly and seconded by Commissioner Tamez. Motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Nadkarni being absent. Wesley Vardeman, Development Services, presented New Zoning, Case No. 0111-02 Commercial Metals Company. Planning Commission Minutes January 5,2011 Page 4 A discussion was held on the issues associated with case. The issues consisted of land use, the proposed location of the detention pond, and concerns by the City of Corpus Christi International Airport.Staff stated that the applicant has requested tabling the case until the next regular Planning Commission meeting on January 19,2011. B. ZONING 1. New Zoning b. Case No.0111-02 Commercial Metals Company: A change of zoning from the "I-2" Light Industrial District to the "I-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. No one came forward in favor or in opposition. The public hearing was closed. �., Motion to table New Zoning,Case No. 0111-02 Commercial Metals Company was made by Commissioner Skrobarczyk and seconded by Commissioner Taylor. Motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Nadkarni absent Wesley Yardman, Development Services, presented New Zoning, Case No. 0111-01 Staples Development,LLC.Staff recommended approval. a. Case No. 0111-01 Staples Development, LLC: A change of zoning from the "R-1B" One-family Dwelling District to the "A-t" 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 Hncina] 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. A discussion was held on the future construction of streets near the subject property. The public hearing was opened. Lawrence Balderas, 5809 Commonwealth Drive, came forward in opposition. Mr. Balderas expressed concern for issues regarding retirees, streets, traffic, and buffers to the residential property. James Fritts, 6001 Baltic, came forward in opposition. Mr. Fritts expressed concern for issues regarding volume of existing apartments. Mr. Fritts distributed a letter stating several concerns. Mark Avelar, 5905 Bishops Mill, came forward in opposition. Mr. Avelar expressed concern for issues regarding privacy, buffers to residential properties, streets, overloading the Elementary School,and the new Wal-Mart being constructed. Planning Commission Minutes January 5,2011 Page 5 Hutch Bryan, representative, came forward. A discussion was held on the applicants intentions. The public hearing was closed. Commissioner Skrobarczyk inquired whether staff could dictate the road size and Mr. Vardeman responded staff could not dictate the road size. A discussion was held on alternative options for the case. Motion to table New Zoning,Case No.0111-01 Staples Development,LLC was made by Commissioner Skrobarczyk and seconded by Vice-Chairman Huerta. Motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Nadkarni absent. C. DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL ACTION ITEM A.UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE:ARTICLES 1 -6 Mr.John Bell,Legal Consultant,began the discussion on the Unified Development CLAP. A discussion was held on the incorporation of the Focus Groups recommendations into the drafted Unified Development Code. Commissioner Skrobarczyk suggested the ten (10) drafted Articles of the Unified Development Code be available online for all Focus Groups and participating parties to have access to the Unified Development Code. John Bell presented material for the proposed draft for Article 1. Chairman Garza suggested the public hearing be open before the presentation continued; giving the Focus Group members a chance to speak. The public hearing was opened. Fred Braselton, 5337 Yorktown, came forward. Mr. Braselton requested that the Focus Groups be granted more time to review the drafted Unified Development Code. Bart Braselton, 5337 Yorktown, came forward. Mr. Braselton requested the Focus Groups receive a fair hearing and the opportunity to review the Unified Development Code to ensure their comments were represented. Bill Brown, 5830 McArdle, came forward and agreed the Focus Groups deserve time to review the Unified Development Code. Leon Lobe, 921 N. Chaparral, came forward. Mr. Lobe requested the Focus Groups receive additional time to review the Unified Development Code. Mr.Lobe expressed concern with the reclassification of the Base Zoning groups. The public hearing was closed. John Bell suggested the Unified Development Code item be tabled until the Focus Group had adequate time to make revisions. Motion to recommend the Unified Development Code be redistributed to the Focus Groups before taking action was made by Commissioner Taylor and seconded by Commissioner Skrobarczyk. I ' '.., Planning Commission Minutes January 5,2011 Page 6 A discussion was held on a proposed timeline for the Focus Groups revisions and recommendations. John Bell continued presenting material for the proposed draft for Article 1. A discussion was held on the definitions in the Unified Development Code. John Bell presented material for the proposed draft for Article 2. A discussion was held on the issues surrounding the proposed Development Review Committee and the Technical Review Committee. A suggestion was made to allow the Focus Groups time to review the proposed Development Review Committee. John Bell presented material for the proposed draft for Article 3. Commissioner Skrobarezyk commented on the issues associated with Article 3.1.9. Vice-Chairman Huerta suggested looking at the Building Code for organizational issues associated with numbering. A discussion was held on formatting issues such as graphics,tables,numbering,and font size. VI. DIRECTOR'S REPORT Miguel S.Saldafia,Development Services,gave the Director's Report. A. CITY COUNCIL ACTION b January 11,2011 1. Case No. 1110-01 Turner,Ramirez&Associates,Inc.,'R-1B/SP"to"A-1A" b January 18,2011 1. Case No. 1210-01 Kim Cox,"B-4"to"I-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'B-I" • January 25,2011 I. Case No. 1210-04 Corpus Christi Community Improvement Program, "B-5" to"R-1B" 2. Case No. 1210-05 Corpus Christi Community Improvement Program, "1-2" to"R-1B" 3. Case No. 1210-06 City of Corpus Christi,"AT/IO"to"B-2A/1O" B. ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON NEXT AGENDA-None Planning Commission Minutes January 5,2011 Page 7 VII. ADJOURNMENT Motion to adjourn was made by Commissioner Taylor and seconded by Commissioner Skrobarczyk. Motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Nadkarni absent and meeting was adjourneddd a^t�^8:1199(Jp.m. ,44741‘2642 4 264 Date: ( ' � 4-20(I Migu S. Saldaha,AICP Secretary to Planning Commission (l b\A Q-I e A4r�ry t Or Date: I -I/{-2D I I Ashley SonglikieTd, Recording Secretary H:PLN-DIR\SHARED\ZONING\PLANNING COMMISSIOMMINUTES\2011\1.05.11 MINU ESDOC