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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Planning Commission - 03/19/2008 `i/ r► MINUTES -Nss\ (AS AMENDED) '� '• REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING .‘ Council Chambers-City Hall Wednesday March 19,2008 5:30 P.M. c. COMMISSIONERS: STAFF: Rudy Garza,Vice-Chairman Bob Nix,AICP Assistant City Manager All,. Atilano J.Huerta"Departed at 7:12 p.m. Development Services _.. James Skrobarczyk Faryce Goode-Macon,Interim Assistant John C.Tamez Director of Development Services/Planning Johnny R.Martinez*Arrived at 5:45 p.m. Miguel S. Salda0a,MCP,Senior City Planner Evon J.Kelly Robert Payne,AICP,Sr.City Planner David Loeb Mic Raasch,AICP,City Planner ShannonMurphy,,AICi,City Planner ABSENCES: Gary Smith,Assistant City Attorney Yvette Aguilar,Attorney I R.Bryan Stone,Chairman Beverly Lang-Priestley,Recording Secretary Govind Nadkarni Si usted quiere dirigirse ala comision y su ingl6s es limitedo,habr4 un interprete de espafiol a ingl8s en lajunta pan ayudarle I. CALL TO ORDER In the absence of Chairman Stone,Vice Chairman Gana chaired the meeting. A quorum was declared and the meeting was called to order at 5:33 p.m. 11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion for approval of the minutes for the Regular Planning Commission meeting of March 5,2008,was made by Commissioner Tamez and seconded by Commissioner Kelly. Motion passed unanimously with Chairman Stone and Commissioner Nadkarni being absent and Commissioner Martinez not present. III. PLATS Mr.Migne1 Saldafiat Searor-Planneq readoontinued pialagenda items"a","i"and"ii" (shown below)into the record and stated these items 1. Continued Plats a. 1006191-NP113 Rose Acres,Lots 17A-18E&20A-22F(Final Reolat-4.79 Acres) SCANN ED Located north of FM 665 and east of FM 763. i. Variance request to the minimum lot size. ii. Action on plat. Mr. Saldafia stated this plat requires two actions,the first one on the variance;and then action on the plat is required. Mr. Saldafla stated the property is located outside the city limits within the Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction,and as such is subject to the Nueces County subdivision order that requires a minimum lot size of 5,000 square feet. Mr. Saldafia stated there are several I v V Planning Commission Minutes March 19,2008 Page 2 lots within this 24-lot subdivision that have less than 5,000 square feet because of the way the area developed which is family members going in and putting in structures and houses. Now the County,through a grant,is going in and providing water and wastewater facilities for this area. As such,they need to provide platted lots so each one can obtain a water meter and a sewer tap. Mr.Saldafia stated there are properties the County had to purchase in order to provide a road through the area to provide circulation and street frontage on all the lots. Attempting to provide a lot for each structure not purchased required them to go with less than 5,000 square feet. Mr. Saldafia stated that because the proposed development is going to improve the conditions of the area,staff has no objection to the variance. Per the platting ordinance,approval of a variance requires a three-quarter vote of the Planning Commission present. Mr.Saldafia stated that if the variance is not granted,the plat cannot be approved. In response to Commissioner Loeb,Mr.Saldafia stated that as of December 2006,the County approved a new subdivision regulation dealing with mobile home placements and it has been adopted and is per state law. In response to Commissioner Skrobarczyk,Mr. Saldafia stated it is his understanding that there is sufficient room for the mobile home,single wide,to be placed and still have some separation between the property line and the unit. Mr.Saldafia stated the city can enforce welfare and safety issues per the fire code and there will be fire hydrants,which will vastly improve the area. Public hearing was opened. Nobody came forward in support or opposition. Public hearing was closed. Mr. Saldafia stated that County Commissioner Betty Jean Longoria is present representing the County. Motion to approve the plat was made by Commissioner Tamez and seconded by Commissioner Loeb. Motion passed unanimously with Chairman Stone and Commissioner Nadkarni being absent and Commissioner Martinez hot present. Motion to approve the variance was made by Commissioner Huerta and seconded by Commissioner Loeb. Motion passed unanimously with Chairman Stone and Commissioner Nadkarni being absent and Commissioner Martinez not present. 2. New Plats Mr. Saldafia read new plats agenda items"b""c"and"d"(shown below)into the record and stated these items have been submitted for a continuance to April 2,2008. b. 0308023-NP016 Gemini Subdivision Unit 2(Final-8.394 Acres) Located north of Bear Lane and east of North Padre Island Drive (SH 358). 110 Planning Commission_Minutes March 19,2008 Page 3 c. 0308024-NP017 Island Acres(Preliminary-84.403 Acres) Located west of State Highway 361,approximately seven(7)miles south of Port Aransas. d. 0308025-NP018 Joslin Tracts.Block 2,Lots 8-13(Final Reolat- 12.925 Acres) Located south of Ennis Joslin Road(Spur 3)and north of South Padre Island Drive(SH 358). As a courtesy,Vice-Chairman Garza asked if anyone present would like to come forward in favor or opposition. Nobody came forward. Motion for approval of the continuance to April 2,2008,was made by Commissioner Tamez and seconded by Commissioner Huerta. Motion passed unanimously with Chairman Stone and Commissioner Nadkarni being absent and Commissioner Martinez not present. Mr.Saldafa read new plats agenda items"a"and"e"(shown below)into the record and stated these items have been submitted for approval. Staff recommends approval. a. 0308021-P007 Bahia Vista Unit 1 (Final- 15.15 Acres) Located east of Waldron Road and north of Lola Johnson Road. e. 0308026-NP019 Padre Island-Corpus Christi Mariner's Cay Unit 2A,Block 2, Lots 4A&4B(Final Replat- 1.627 Acres) Located west of Cabana East Street and north of Commodores Drive. Public hearing was opened. Nobody came forward in support or opposition. Public hearing was closed. Motion for approval was made by Commissioner Huerta and seconded by Commissioner Skrobarozyk. Motion passed unanimously with Chairman Stone and Commissioner Nadkarni being absent and Commissioner Martinez not present. ISO / Planning Commission Minutes March 19,2008 Page 4 3. Time Extensions Mr.Saldaisa read time extensions agenda items"a"and"b"(shown below)into the record. a. 0906166-P066 Greenwood Estates Unit I (Final-4.997 Acres) Located west of Greenwood Drive and north of Saratoga Boulevard(SH 357). b. 0807113-P044 Lexington Subdivision,Block 2,Lot 23A(Final Reolat-0.23 Acre) Located south of Johanna Street between Ayers and Richter Streets. Mr.Saldafla stated this is the third request for a time extension on item"a.Greenwood Estates"and staff recommends denial of that time extension. Mr. Saldafla stated this is the first request for a time extension for item"b.Lexington Subdivision"and they am requesting a six-month extension. Staff recommends approval. Public hearing was opened. Nobody came forward in support or opposition. Public hearing was closed. Motion to approve staff recommendation was made by Commissioner Huerta and seconded by Commissioner Kelly. Motion passed unanimously with Chairman Stone and Commissioner Nadkarni being absent and Commissioner Martinez not present. 4. Wastewater Acreage Fee Exemption a. 0605096-NP053 London School Tract.Lot 1 (Final-2.861 Acres) Located north of FM 43 and west of County Road 33. Mr.Saldafla stated that several months ago the request came before the Planning Commission for a wastewater fee exemption request for Lot 2 of London School Tract as recommended by the Planning Commission to the City Council. Now,they are coming with a wastewater fee exemption request for Lot 1. Mr. Saldafla stated the current fees are$3,458.95 and that is based on a rate of$1,209 per acre. Mr. Saldafla stated this property is located outside the city limits,north of FM 43, which is the extension of Weber Road,between County Road 33 and FM 763,which is south of the Oso Creek and west of State Highway 286. Mr. Saldafla stated there is no master plan for this area and the nearest water line is over one mile away at the intersection of Saratoga Boulevard and Crosstown Expressway. Mr.Saldafla stated the city does not anticipate any wastewater services for this area within the next 15 years,however,the city has requested a sanitary sewer connection agreement which would stated that if wastewater services became available within 15 years of the 160 / Planning CommissioMinutes March 19,2008 Page 5 plat being recorded,then they would be subject to the acreage fees due at the rate at that time. Mr.Saldafta stated the same provision was granted for Lot 2 London School Tracts. Staff recommends approval of the wastewater fee exemption subject to the sanitary sewer connection agreement. Commissioner Tamez stated his concern that by not charging the acreage fees,developers are not being discouraged from going outside the city limits,and are actually being encouraged to build outside the city limits but within the ETT. Commissioner Tamez asked staff to look a little deeper into these developments. Mr.Saldafla stated the city is not encouraging development outside the city limits because the city is not going to extend public services to that area or enter into reimbursement agreements to extend services to the area. Mr. Saldafa stated that staff has a pretty good idea that there will be no wastewater facilities in that area within the next 15 years,therefore,to save the city money,staff had rather give the exemption now than have to refund the money 15 years from now with 5%interest per year. Mr.Bob Nix,Assistant City Manager to Development Services,stated that the city is • putting together a financial analysis and the preliminaries are completed. Mr.Nix stated that by using the system in place now,a recent project that built a sewage collection system,and they were reimbursed for the lot and acreage fees from the trunk fund,as required by ordinance. Mr. Nix stated the total cost to the developer was about 25%of the actual cost of the system,which staff feels is far below the developer's fair share of the cost. Mr.Nix stated staff is looking at the situation and will hopefully come up with some recommendations that will address the issues. In response to Commissioner Loeb,Mr.Saldafla stated the ordinance is very specific in stating the 15-year time frame for reimbursement and it would take an ordinance amendment to change that time frame. In response to Commissioner Skrobarczyk,Mr.Nix stated that at the time an application is received, it is processed under the laws in effect at that time. In response to Commissioner Skrobarczyk,Mr.Nix stated that the rules make this waiver available to people under this particular condition and,historically,such requests have been granted. . Vice-Chairman Garza stated that when the city does not anticipate being able to extend services for the next 15 years it is prudent to not expect the developer to pay the fees because it is fees the city knows will be returned. Vice-Chairman Garza stated the city shouldn't charge for something it cannot provide. In response to Commissioner Tame;Mr. Saldafla stated that based on a proposed master plan for the area of the Kitty Hawk subdivision,the city anticipates having wastewater service extended to that area within the city limits within 15 years,which is why the developer was required to pay the acreage and lot fees. Public hearing was opened. Nobody came forward in support or opposition. Public hearing was closed. / Planning Commission inutes March 19,2008 Page 6 Motion for approval was made by Commissioner Huerta and seconded by Commissioner Martinez. Motion passed with Commissioner Skrobarczyk voting in opposition and Chairman Stone and Commissioner Nadkarni being absent. IV. ZONING 1. Tabled Planned Unit Developments—Withdrawn at Applicant's Request a. Case No.0208-01 Brown, P.C. (Wal-MarUStaples & Timbergate) - A change of zoning from a"R-IB"One-Family Dwelling District to a "B-1" Neighborhood Business District (Tracts 1, 2 and 3) and to an "AB/PUD-2" Professional Office District with a Planned Unit Development-2 Overlay (Tract 4) resulting in a change of land use from vacant to commercial 8.847 acres(Tracts 1,2,and 3)and 23.194 acres(Tract 4)being part of Lots 17, 18, 19 and 20,Section 11,Flour Bluff and Encinal Farm and Garden Tracts,located on the southeast intersection of South Staples Street and Timbergate Drive. b. 0108007-NP004—WITHDRAWN AT APPLICANT'S REQUEST Timbergate Center(Preliminary-33.584 Acres) Located east of South Staples Street and south of Timbergate Drive. Motion was made by Commissioner Huerta and seconded by Commissioner Martinez to accept the withdrawal of the above case. Motion passed unanimously with Chairman Stone and Commissioner Nadkami being absent. 2. New Zoning a. Case No.0308-06—WITHDRAWN AT APPLICANT'S REQUEST TX LULAC Oasis at the Park Housing,12: A change of zoning from an "1-3" Heavy Industrial District to an"A-2" Apartment House District resulting in a change of land use designation from heavy industrial to medium density residential Kleberg Tract,Lot C,located on the northeast corner of N.Port Avenue and Comanche Street. Motion was made by Commissioner Huerta and seconded by Commissioner Martinez to accept the withdrawal of the above case. Motion passed unanimously with Chairman Stone and Commissioner Nadkarni being absent. b. Case No.0308-07 Shell Land Management Company, Inc.: A change of zoning from a "B-4" General Business District to an "1-2" Light Industrial District resulting in a change of land use from vacant to light industrial use 0.457 Acres out of Bohemian Colony Lands,Section 12,Lot I,located on Jefferson Street between Saratoga Boulevard and Acushnet Drive. Planning Commission Minutes March 19,2008 Page 7 Mr. Robert Payne, Sr. City Planner,presented the above case via Power Point stating the applicant, Shell Land Management Company, Inc., has requested a rezoning. Mr. Payne stated the subject property is located south of Saratoga Boulevard off of Jefferson Street and the current zoning is"B-4"General Business District and the applicant is requesting a change to an "I-2" Light Industrial District. Mr. Payne stated the applicant intends to build a dog and cat kennel with 75 to 80 suites,a pet swimming pool and training area. Mr.Payne stated that north of the subject property is Ace Hardware Store and the Buttercrest Bread store. Across Jefferson Street is a small shopping center and vacant land. Mr. Payne stated the Future Land Use map calls for commercial on the subject property. Mr.Payne stated that although the request is for "I-2" Light Industrial District and staffs recommendation is approval, the nature of the use is more of a heavy commercial type use associated with service-type uses. Mr. Payne stated an impact study has been done by the Navy and the subject property is very close to the Navy's Accident Potential Zone 2, which means the Navy has designated an area around their airports where their guidelines indicate that only one to two units per acre for single family is desirable and no uses that would congregate large groups of people. Mr. Payne stated the"1-2"use is a good zoning district for use in or near an APZ. Mr. Payne stated staff recommends approval and of the four notices mailed, zero were returned in favor and zero were returned in opposition. In response to Commissioner Skrobarczyk,Mr.Payne stated the property is not platted. In response to Commissioner Huerta,Mr. Saldafla stated that the applicant is working on a plat for the property. In response to Commissioner Loeb,Mr.Payne stated that the"1-2"District,as well as the "B-3"District, has become the city's answer to the Navy's concerns and comes closest to their guidelines. Public hearing was opened. Nobody came forward in support or opposition. Public hearing was closed. Motion to approve was made by Commissioner Skrobarczyk and seconded by Commissioner Tamez. Motion passed unanimously with Chairman Stone and Commissioner Nadkarni being absent. V. PRESENTATION-UDC LANDSCAPING TEXT AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 2713 LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS Mr.Mic Raasch,MCP,City Planner,presented the above case via Power Point,stating this is a review of the changes requested on February 20,2008, by the Planning Commission when they approved the text amendment to Article 27B-Landscaping Requirements. Those changes have been incorporated into the draft which is included in the Planning Commission Packet. Mr. Raasch stated the Commission also requested that two people,Leon Loeb and Bob Nix,get together with an independent third party in establishing revised language to the street yard definition to include a larger area of development beyond the out-parcels. The third party it Planning CommissioMinutes March 19,2008 Page 8 involved was Robert Gignac,a local landscape architect active in the design of commercial development. Mr.Raasch reviewed the definition as provided in the Planning Commission packet and showed Power Point slide examples. Mr.Raasch stated the current ordinance deals only with street frontages located along the public street and the street wall line of the out-buildings,if those out-buildings are 25%or more of the total square footage of the shopping center. The direction to staff was to look at expanding that street yard definition back to the street wall line of the rear most building for the expanded street wall definition,thereby,including everything between the street,the front and sides of the out-buildings to the street wall line of the rearmost building and anything in between would be included in the street yard and would be required to provide landscaping. Mr.Ranch stated that during this process several other terms were in need of modification. 1)Street Wall,as shown on page 97 of the Planning Commission packet 2)Purpose and Intent as shown on page 94 of the Planning Commission packet;3)the word "public"has been removed to all references to streets,allowing the streets to stand alone,whether public or private;and,4)Parent Parcel,as shown on page 96 of the Planning Commission packet. Mr.Raasch added that staff recommends an effective date after adoption of the ordinance amendment. Mr.Raasch stated that although staff recommended 90 days after adoption,further analysis of ordinances from other cities indicates that an effective date of 30 days after adoption is a sufficient amount of time. Mr.Raasch stated the updated plant list and the illustrations in the Landscape Handbook will assist developers and designers.An email will be sent to all landscape professionals, landscape architects and certified nursery professionals within the city to notify them of the amendments to the land ordinance. Mr.Raasch stated the handbook and the amended ordinance will be placed on the city's web page for all to view. In response to Commissioner Skrobarczyk,Mr.Raasch stated that the definition of"street wall"is any building wall facing in the direction of the nearest street which means to"each one of the nearest streets",not just the nearest street. In response to Commissioner Skrobarczyk,Ms. Shannon Murphy,AICP,City Planner, stated that if a project has been submitted it is vested,therefore,staff cannot require the new rules mid-stream. Ms.Murphy stated the new rules would apply only to projects submitted after the effective date. In response to Commissioner Loeb,Ms.Murphy stated that submitting a complete building permit application with the building fee is the action that represents"submitted"as opposed to predevelopment conferences. In response to Commissioner Huerta,Mr.Nix stated that there will be an influx of submittals when word gets out that the ordinance is changing,however,for those people who are legitimately preparing site plans,the effective date of 30-days after adoption gives them time to finish up and submit. Mr.Nix stated there will be a paragraph in the ordinance as to how applications are processed when the ordinance becomes effective. Mr.Gary Smith,Legal Counsel,stated that Chapter 245 of the State Government Code, which is commonly referred to as the"Vesting Statute",provides that the application when filed will be based on the statutes,the ordinance,the rules,the property adopted regulations in effect at the time the application is filed. Mr.Smith stated the Legislature provided that"Rights to which a permit applicant is entitled under this chapter accrue on the filing of an original application or plan for development or plat application that gives the regulatory agency fair notice of the project Planning Commission Minutes March 19,2008 Page 9 and the nature of the permit sought." Mr. Smith suggested it would be a goad idea for this to be restated in the local code to help reinforce the fact. In response to Commissioner Huerta,Mr.Nix stated that if plans were submitted and returned for comments over a period of time and during that period of time there was an ordinance change,then one of two things could happen: 1)the application could expire and basically be abandoned;upon expiration one would have to reapply under the new codes;or 2)the application could be denied,which is not common. However,if it did happen they would have to reapply under the codes. Mr. Smith stated the statute states that if the application is not accepted within 45 days then the application can be considered as expired. Mr.Smith further stated that it would take great effort on the part of the city,and a lack effort on the part of the developer, for the 45-day rule to be invoked and that if people work in good faith,Mr. Smith does not foresee the 45-day technical rule hindering development. No action required. VI. DISCUSSION ITEM-DEVELOPMENT SERVICES BUILDING PERMIT FEE INCREASE Mr.Bob Nix,AICP,Assistant City Manager to Development Services presented the above item starting this item does not require an action,however,any comments are welcome before the item goes before City Council. Mr.Nix stated that Development Services has been working with the Development Community for quite some time through the Development Services Advisory Group(DSAG),and with the two local contractors'associations for homebuilders and commercial contractors,to develop fee increases that would be acceptable to them and would work in meeting the objectives for Development Services. Mr.Nix stated that the contractors and DSAG have indicated that they would accept a 35%increase across the board on commercial and residential permit application fees;and they have also accepted an increase in the base fees to$75. Mr.Nix stated that in the course of a fiscal year,based on the current level of activity,the commercial plan application revenue that would be received would be about$900,000 total. The cost of services report that was done by a consultant for properly processing commercial applications to the city was$SM. Mr.Nix stated that figure is based on a fully staffed organization that the consultant and staff believe is necessary to properly service the community,the contracting industry and the design industry. That level of staffing has not been reached yet. Under the current funding scenario we are not receiving enough money to fund our current budget. Mr.Nix stated that Development Services has been operating with approximately ten vacant positions in order to save money and not exceed the revenues that are coming into the Department's Trust Fund. Mr. Nix stated that by the end of the year,the Trust Fund should significantly be drawn down by about$200,000. Mr.Nix stated the current economy does have an adverse affect on development activity. Mr.Nix stated that under the reorganization,Plan Review Fees will be collected when a person makes an application. The rest of the permit fees that are due will be paid when the permit is picked up. The Plan Review Fees are nonrefundable,and after three rounds of plan review, i.e.,application plus two submissions,the department will start charging an escalating review fee for services in quality of checking applicant's work. Mr.Nix stated that some applications are submitted and the people never come into pick up the permit. Mr.Nix stated that multiple Planning Commission 1111110 March 19,2008 Page 10 applications are received and believes that the multiple application fee,as well as paying the fees up front,will reduce this activity. To give an example of potential impact,Mr.Nix stated that at any given time there is between 50 and 80 projects in process in Plan Review. If someone decides they want the comments from each of the four building trades and on the site plan and the fire department,that is six different sets of comments to respond to and if they choose to respond to them individually,there can be six different responses back to us from the applicant on each application. Doing the math,that could result in 300 revisions to be reviewed by staff Mr.Nix stated that encouragement of structuring the process so that each of those separate submissions is a new submission in response to the Department's comments and the escalating fee starts to apply,making it more efficient and making it a compliant review process as opposed to using Development Services as quality control. Mr.Nix stated the elimination of rounding off fees simply because the computers cannot do that. Therefore,there will be an ordinance that supports the department's capacity to process permits and calculate fees instead of one that does not. Mr.Nix stated the Backflow Prevention Fees and the Contractor Registration Fees were part of the ordinance that the Council passed establishing the Backflow Prevention Program. Mr. Nix stated that another item agreed to with DSAG is that there be an independent financial audit for the first two years,annually,that we show how much was collected from each of the collectable sources and shows how much we should have collected,and shows how it is used. In response to Commissioner Loeb's concern of tripling the commercial electrical reouts, Mr.Nix stated the basic reason for any and all of these fees is because the Department is not obtaining enough to fund what it needs to be doing, Mr.Nix stated the fees were looked at and the agreement with the industry was to increase them by 35%. In response to Commissioner Loeb's concern that new construction,which requires a lot of action resources,has a relatively lower building cost fee per construction size as remodels do, Mr.Nix stated that the proposed increase was based on a fee structure already in place and that the construction industry did not bring up this topic. Mr.Nix stated that one issue that was mentioned was an issue of equity and whether or not the original fee proposal was equitable in the sense that it recognized the complexity of different projects. After lengthy discussions with the construction industry, it was concluded the proposed fee increase is an equitable fee structure. In response to Commissioner Loeb,Mr.Nix stated that general planning is not included in the assumptions for how much fees need to be collected. Mr.Nix stated next year site plan and subdivision fees will be discussed with the DSAG group, Fee proposals for site plan review will be developed and a fee structure that deals with the issuance of utility permits and the things that Special Services does. After that,funding of Planning and Zoning and the enforcement fees associated with enforcing the landscaping code and the sign code will be done. In response to Commissioner Huerta,Mr.Nix stated the problem was the data that we have;we cannot distinguish among projects based on the real cost associated with the complexity of the project. One of the examples kicked around was for a 10,000 square foot metal pre-fab warehouse with nothing in it used for storage. Applying the square footage fees we had at the time,the same fee would be paid for that permit as would be paid for 10,000 square foot trauma care center in a hospital which is very complex and costs more to review. When they went back to the valuation basis,we found a way to address the complexity issue,which was already in the code. Mr.Nix stated that as the consultant moves along and we are able to obtain better information over the course of the next several years,we might go to a square footage basis when we have enough data to capture differences in the complexity of the projects and the types of construction associated with them. Mr.Nix stated that the DSAG committee reviewed the details +' Planning Commission Minutes March 19,2008 Page 11 of over 200 commercial permits in our data base and the result was that when we calculated the valuation of the construction based on the Engineering News Record data and Building Safety Magazine we came out with a valuation very close to what the contractor's had submitted,as well as the EAB valuation for the most part that the contractor's had submitted. In response to Commissioner Skrobarczyk,Mr.Nix stated that as building activity fluctuates,theoretically our staffing could fluctuate as well. Mr.Nix stated that they want to set up a minimal level of staffing which will probably be based on the current level of activity and supplement the staff with firms that provide adjunct staffing support to building operations and planning operations. A line item proposing these additional funds will be added to next year's budget to pay for these types of services. Commissioner Loeb(as amended)suggested there might be a point where we can charge for inspector's by the hour,for how long it actually takes them to do the inspection on the property. Commissioner Loeb(as amended)stated this would probably help with making sure contractors are there to let them into the building when the inspector arrives. In response to Commissioner Tamez,Mr.Nix stated there is an ordinance that deals with how the fees are used and what they are applied for. The second thing is that the consultant will do a program evaluation of the building division's operations and will provide a report on what the recommendations are to sustain and approve those operations,training needs,staffing needs, etc. VII. DIRECTOR'S REPORT A. FUTURE SCHEDULED MEETINGS April 2,2008 April 16,2008 April 30,2008 B. CITY COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN ON ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT March 11,2008 2nd Reading—Zero Lot Line-APPROVED C. CITY COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN ON ZONING CASES March 25,2008 Case No. 0108-01. Roberto Cardenas: - A change of zoning from a "R-IB" One-family Dwelling District to a "R-1B/PUD-2" One-Family Dwelling District/Planned Unit Development-2 Overlay on property described as Bass Subdivision, Lot E,Block 28, located on Sandra Lane approximately 1,500 fret east of Airline Road. (Plat Case No. 0208015-P006-Bass Subdivision,Block 28,Lot 5,PUD-Final Replat- 1.93 Acres) Case No. 0208-02. George Hinoiosa.Jr.: A change of zoning from a "R-1B" One-Family Dwelling District to a "R-1C" One-Family Dwelling District on property described as 0.11 acres being the west 50 feet of the east 150 feet of Molina 2,Block 10,Lot 13,located approximately 50 feet east of the intersection of Villarreal Drive and Molina Drive. 41110 Planning Commission Minutes March 19,2008 Page 12 Case No.0208-03.Enterprise Rent A Car: A change of zoning from a "B-I"Neighborhood Business District to a"B-4"General Business District Osage Addition,Block 2,Lot 4-A,located on the west side of Everhart Road approximately 575 feet south of Staples Street. Case No. 0208-0S. The Mostar hast Investment Trust A change of zoning from a"F-R"Farm-Rural District and a"A-1B"One-family Dwelling District to a"B-4"General Business District on 8.905 acres,a portion of Annex No. 1 to the Nueces River Irrigation Park, located on the northwest intersection of Northwest Boulevard(FM 624)and County Road 69. D. OTHER MATTERS Ms.Goode-Macon stated that the Planning Commission's legal counsel,Gary Smith,has accepted a position in Missouri City as First Attorney and this will be his last meeting here in Corpus Christi. Mr.Jay Reining will be returning as legal counsel for Planning Commission. Ms. Goode-Macon announced that Vice Chairman Garza's son, Rudy Garza, has accepted a position with the City as Director of Intergovernmental Relations. IX. EXCUSED ABSENCES Motion to excuse the absence of Commissioner Loeb from the Planning Commission meeting of March 5,2008,was made and seconded. Motion passed unanimously with Chairman Stone and Commissioner Nadkarni being absent. X. ADJOURNMENT Motion to adjourn was made at 7:25 and seconded. Motion passed unanimously with Chairman Stone and Commissioner Nadkarni being absent. Faryce G et .e- aeon Beverly Lan - ries.ey Interim A :latent Director of Recording Secretary Development Services/Planning H:PIN.DIRSHAREDIWORDIPLANNING COMMISSIOMMINUTES12008103-19-08MINUTES.DOC