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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes Planning Commission - 09/01/2010 r " MINUTES RECEIVED REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers-City Hall SEP 2 1 2010 September 1,2010 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 Miguel S. Saldafia,AICP, Senior City Planner Johnny R. Martinez Robert Payne, AICP, Senior City Planner Evon J. Kelly Deborah Brown,Assistant City Attorney John C. Tamez (Arrived nr 5:35 p.m.) Govind Nadkarni(Absent) Ashley Satterfield, Recording Secretary Mark Adame(Arrived at 5:34p.m.) John Taylor Si usted quiere dirigirse ala comision y su ingles es limitado, habre un interprete de espanol a ingles en la junta para ayudarle I. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairman Garza at 5:31 p.m.and a quorum was declared. II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES August 18,2010 Motion for approval of the minutes from the August 18,2010,regular Planning Commission Meeting was made by Commissioner Martinez and seconded by Commissioner Kelly. Motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Nadkarni being absent. III. PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS A. PLATS 1. Continued Plat Miguel Saldaira, Development Services, read Continued Plat item "a" into the record ' (shown below). Mr. Saldana stated the plat is in compliance with local and state laws and staff recommends approval. a. 0710056-NP026(10-20000004) Clarkwood Estates,Lots I &2,OCL(Preliminary—6.63 Acres)_ Located north of County Road 36 and west of South Clarkwood Road(FM 2291). Public hearing was opened. No one came forward in favor or opposition. Public hearing was closed. Motion to approve Continued Plat item"a"was made by Commissioner Tamez and seconded by Commissioner Skrobarczyk. Motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Nadkarni and Commissioner Adame being absent. SCANNED r Planning Commission Minutes September I,2010 Page 2 2. New Plats Miguel Saldaha, Development Services,read New Plat items "a-d" into the record (shown below). Mr. Saldaha stated the plats are in compliance with local and state laws and staff recommends approval. a. 0910069-P024(10-22000024) Padre Island-Corpus Christi Coquina Bay, Block 13,Lot 5R (Final Reolat—0.325 Acre) Located east of Cuttysark Street and south of Eaglesnest Bay Drive. b. 0910070-P025 (10-22000025) Pearson Tract,Block I.Lot 3 (Final Realm— 1.637 Acres) Located east of Waldron Road between Wilson Street and Pearson Street. c. 0910071-P026(10-22000026) Summit Cove Subdivision,Block I.Lot 1 (Final -0.1371 Acre) Located north of Rex Lane and west of Summit Drive. d. 0910072-P027(10-22000027) Tropical Winds Subdivision Phase I(Final —4.15 Acres) Located west of Rena Street and north of Glenoak Drive. Commissioner Skrobarczyk inquired as to whether item"a"was attempting to fix the faulty lot lines and Mr. Saldaha responded that the plat was not a solution to the faulty lot lines. Public hearing was opened.No one came forward in favor or opposition. Public hearing was closed. Motion to approve New Plat items"a-d"was made by Commissioner Martinez and seconded by Commissioner Skrobarczyk. Motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Nadkarni being absent. 3. Time Extensions Miguel Saldaha, Development Services,read Time Extensions items "a-c" into the record (shown below). Mr. Saldaha stated the time extensions are in compliance with local and state laws and staff recommends approval of six(6)months time extension for items"a-c". a. 0106012-P012 River Bend Ranch Subdivision(Final—31.43 Acres) Located south of Yorktown Boulevard and cast of Rodd Field Road. Planning Commission Minutes September I,2010 Page 3 b. 0809041-NP036(09-21000019) Lindale Park Subdivision Section 4,Block D, Lots 21 &22 (Final—3.769 Acres) Located west of South Alameda Street between Glazebrook and Gordon Streets. c. 1009064-P017(09-22000016) Cliff Maus Tracts, Block 7,Lots 8,9& 10(Final —91.76 Acres) Located north of Home Road and east of Airport Road. Commissioner Skrobarczyk discussed the length of time associated with Time Extension items"a-c". and Mr. Saldaha stated the six(6)months allotted time is the maximum amount of time allowed according to the Platting Ordinance. Public hearing was opened.No one came forward in favor or opposition. Public hearing was closed. Motion to approve Time Extensions items"a-c"was made by Commissioner Skrobarczyk and seconded by Commissioner Tamez. Motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Nadkarni being absent. 4. Request for Exemption of Wastewater Acreage Fees Miguel Saldana, Development Services,read Request for Exemption of Wastewater Acreage Fees item "a" into the record(shown below). Mr. Saldana stated staff is recommending approval of the exemption. a. 0510046-P014(10-22000014) Vicha Estates Subdivision,Block I,Lot I (Final—3.00 Acres) Located east of Waldron Road and south of Yorktown Boulevard. Commissioner Tamez asked about the process staff used to determine whether an exemption is recommended. Mr. Saldaha responded that staffs recommendation to an exemption is based on a cost/benefit analysis and the Wastewater Master Plan for that area. Commissioner Skrobarczyk discussed a potential difference between developments and single home owners. In response,Mr. Saldana stated the cost and benefit is taken into consideration. The fees may be charged if the cost of wastewater construction call be absorbed. Juan Perales, Assistant City Manager for Development Services,clarified that the value of the proposed development is compared to the infrastructure costs. Vice-Chairman Huerta used the Kittyhawk Subdivision plat as an example for fee costs. Mr. Perales responded that the fees required at the time of connection are typically associated with the acreage fees at the time of connection. Planning Commission Minutes September I,2010 Page 4 Deborah Brown,Assistant City Attorney, read conditions of a subjective connection agreement as an example to the Planning Commission. Public hearing was opened.No one came forward in favor or opposition. Public hearing was closed. Motion to approve Request for Exemption of Wastewater Acreage Fees item "a"subject to a Sanitary Sewer connection agreement was made by Commissioner Tamez and seconded by Commissioner Taylor. Motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Nadkarni being absent. IV. DISCUSSION ITEM A. CORPUS CHRISTI BEACH DEVELOPMENT PLAN Robert Payne, Development Services,presented material for the Corpus Christi Beach Development Plan. Vice-Chairman Huerta made comments and suggestions on issues such as public financing,attracting developers,creating districts,and tourism. Commissioner Tamez inquired about the construction on the Harbour Bridge and Mr. Payne responded that no conflicts have been identified. Commissioner Skrobarczyk agreed with Vice-Chairman Iluerta's statements. Additionally,Commissioner Skrobarczyk suggested ideas such as no ordinances,basic federal requirements,and one zoning district associated with the entire area. Commissioner Kelly stated she was in favor of the proposed plans and ideas. Commissioner Taylor stated he was in favor of the proposed plans and ideas but expressed concern regarding the elevation issues within the area. Commissioner Adame inquired about the ownership of the properties. Mr. Payne stated the area consists of fragmented ownership. Vice-Chairman Huerta discussed the maintenance of the beach. In response, Mr. Payne stated cleaning is an economic development issue and should be funded as such. Chairman Garza,Mr. Perales,and Mr.Payne discussed reducing the plan, area development plan for land use,and expanding the involvement of the private sector. V. DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL ACTION ITEM A. REVISIONS TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION BYLAWS Deborah Brown,Assistant City Attorney,presented revised language for the Planning Commission By-Laws. The Planning Commission held a discussion on the revisions. Planning Commission Minutes September 1,2010 Page 5 Motion to accept revisions to the By-Laws with seven (7)absences allowed within a term year starting September 2,2010 was made by Commissioner Skrobarczyk and seconded by Commissioner Taylor. Motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Nadkarni being absent. VI. DIRECTOR'S REPORT A. REALIGNMENT OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT Juan Perales, Assistant City Manager for Development Services,presented the realignment of Development Services Department. Chairman Garza questioned whether the realignment was going to go to City Council and Mr. Perales answered the realignment was an administrative decision and was discussed with the City Manager. Vice-Chairman Huerta commented on the engineering and fee issues. Mr. Perales stated the fee structure has been approved and will become effective October I,2010. Deborah Brown,Assistant City Attorney,reiterated the appropriate discussion items must be on the agenda. Commissioner Taylor inquired about how the Code Enforcement Division would be ' affected by the reorganization. Commissioner Kelly inquired about the status of the Project Management section of Development Services within the reorganziation Commissioner Taylor commended staff. Vice-Chairman Huerta inquired about the adoption of the 2009 Building Code. In response, Ms. Brown stated the adoption was in progress within the Legal department. B. ABSENCES August 18, 2010—Commissioner Taylor,Commissioner Tamez,and Commissioner Nadkarni were absent for the regular Planning Commission meeting. C. FUTURE PLANNING COMMISSION SCHEDULED MEETINGS September 15,2010 September 29,2010 D. CITY COUNCIL ACTION 4. September 14,2010 1. Case No.0810-01 —Jobita M.Coronado,"1k-IB"to"B-I" 2. Case No.0810-02—AN Corpus Christi Chevrolet,"R-t B"to"B-3" 3. Case No.0810-03 —Fabian Molina Family LTD,"B-4"to"1-2" • Planning Commission Minutes September 1,2010 Page 6 E. ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON NEXT AGENDA t Presentation Item:Building Permit Fees Update Discussion and Potential Action Item: Revisions to the Planning Commission By-Laws VII. ADJOURNMENT Motion to adjourn was made by Commissioner Skrobarczyk and seconded by Commissioner Taylor. 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