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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Planning Commission - 07/12/2006 v J MINUTES co<C REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers-City Hall P NI Wednesday—July 12,2006 5:30 P.M. C: COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: STAFF PRESENT: R. Bryan Stone.Chairman Angel Escobar. Director of Engineering Rudy Garza, Vice Chairman Valerie Gray, Director of Storm Water Fred Braselton Michael Gunning,AICP, Acting Director of Atilano J. Huerta Development Services Johnny R. Martinez Faryce Goode-Macon, Acting Assistant Director Michael Pusley of Development Services/Planning Eloy H. Salazar Miguel S. Saldana, AICP, City Planner James Skrobarczyk, Sr. Adriana Villa-Trujillo.City Planner Robert Zamora Shannon Murphy,AICP, Planning Consultant Gary Smith,Assistant City Attorney COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Gail Perry, Recording Secretary 1. CALL TO ORDER A quorum was declared present and the meeting was called to order at 5:37 p.m. II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion for approval of Planning Commission minutes of lune 28, 2006,was made by Vice-Chairman Garza and seconded by Commissioner Braselton. Motion passed unanimously. III. PRESENTATION FOR ADOPTION OF THE DRAINAGE CRITERIA TECHNICAL DESIGN AND CITY RESPONSES TO DRAINAGE CRITERIA QUESTIONS Michael Gunning stated that Staff had met with the Development Services Advisory Group (DSAG)earlier that day and a discussion was held regarding the timelines of the Technical Design Guide and the Storm Water Master Plan. Recommendation was made that the Drainage Criteria Technical Design Guide be tabled to the August 23. 2006 Planning Commission meeting to allow time for Staff and the consultants to meet with the development community and discuss concerns with the guide. Mr. Gunning stated Staff recommended tabling this item. In answer to Commissioner Pusley's question, Mr. Escobar stated that City Council will be advised in the change of timelines and supports this as a positive step to having the.technical Guide adopted. The advertising for the public hearings will not be done until after the August 23id Planning Commission meeting and Planning Commission will be kept advised as to the progress of the meetings held with the development community. SCANNED • Planning CommilhMinutes July 12,2006 Page 2 IV. PLATS 1. Continued Plats a. 0206039-NP022 Waldron Road Subdivision(Preliminary— 15.8985 Acres) Located south of Graham Road and east of Waldron Road. Public hearing was opened No one was present in favor or opposition. Public hearing was closed. Motion for approval of plat agenda item"a"was made by Vice-Chairman Garza and seconded by Commissioner Pusley. Motion passed unanimously. 2. New Plats Miguel Saldana read plat agenda items"a.b,c,e. f and g"(shown below) into the record and stated these items had been submitted for approval. Staff recommends approval. a. 0706127-P059 Fox Run Estates Subdivision(Final—3.47 Acres) Located north of Grand Junction Drive, west of Sanders Drive and Everhart Road. b. 0706131-NP067 Bent Tree Unit 2,Block 6.Lots 11A& 12A(Final Replat—2.512 Acres) Located west of Airline Road and north of Saratoga Boulevard(SH 357). c. 0706132-NP068 Lakeview Acres.Block 2.Lots 15 & 16(Final—3.969 Acres) Located north of Holly Road and west of Rodd Field Road. e. 0706134-NP070 Padre Island No. I,Block 30.Lot IBR(Final Replat—0.5160 Acre) Located north of Verdcmar Drive and west of Sand Dollar Avenue. f. 0706135-NP071 Padre Island—Corpus Christi Section No.4.Block 192,Tract BR(Final Replat—0.8535 Acre) Located north of Cruiser Street and west of South Padre Island Drive. Planning Commi4.0Minutes July 12,2006 Page 3 g. 0706136-NP072 Wooldridge Creek Center. Block 2, Lots 1J& 1K(Final Replat—2.305 Acres) Located west of Patton Street and north of Wooldridge Road. Public hearing was opened No one was present in favor or opposition. Public hearing was closed. Motion for approval of plat agenda items"a,b,c.e.f and g"was made by Commissioner Skrobarczyk and seconded by Commissioner Pusley. Motion passed unanimously. Miguel Saldana read continued plat agenda item"d"(shown below)into the record and stated that the applicant has requested a continuance to the Planning Commission meeting scheduled for July 26,2006. Staff recommends approval. d. 0706133-NP069 London Club Estates.OCL(Preliminary— 136.32 Acres) Located north of FM 43,between FM 763 and County Road 33 and west of FM 286. Motion for approval to recommend continuance of plat agenda item"d"to the July 26,2006 public hearing was made by Commissioner Buena and seconded by Vice-Chairman Garza. Motion passed unanimously. 3. Time Extensions Miguel Saldana read plat agenda items"a.b and c"(shown below) into the record and stated that the applicants' are requesting a six month extension Staff recommends approval. a. 0106002-P002 King's Crossing Unit 22(Final— 18.126 Acres) Located west of Cimarron Boulevard,north of the Oso Creek and south of Yorktown Boulevard. b. 0106003-P003 Lynwood Place Unit 1.Block D.Lots 1A-6A(Final— 1.41 Acres) Located north of Tiger Lane between Surrey Lane and Lamp Post Lane. c. 0106011-P011 Northwest Crossing Unit 6(Final— 14.21 Acres) Located west of Rand Morgan Road (FM 2292)and south of Leopard Street. Planning Comm Minutes IWO July 12.2006 Page 4 Public hearing was opened No one was present in favor or opposition. Public hearing was closed. Motion for approval of plat agenda items "a. b and c"was made by Commissioner Skrobarczyk and seconded by Commissioner Salazar. Motion passed unanimously. 4. Variance Request Miguel Saldana read plat agenda items"a"(shown below) into the record and stated that the applicants' are requesting a variance for the park land dedication that is required by all residential subdivisions. a. 0306053-P020 Brezina Fann Tracts.Block L Lots IA& 1B (Final ReDlat—4.332 Acres) Located south of Bratton Road west of Brezina Road and west of Weber Road(FM 43). The subject property is located in the Way Out Weber(W.O.W.)area which is predominately industrial and this is one of the last residential properties in the area. The applicant re-platted the property back in March and one of the requirements involved a park settlement. The Park Department has stated that the area will develop as non-residential so the park settlement will not be required. Therefore, Staff does not object to the granting of the variance. Mr. Salda0a stated that the variance will require a three-quarters majority vote from the Commission. Public hearing was opened No one was present in favor or opposition. Public hearing was closed. Motion for approval of variance was made by Commissioner Skrobarczyk and seconded by Vice-Chairman Garza. Motion passed unanimously. V. PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT I. Continued Items a. Mirabal Development Group i. Zoning Case No.0406-04 Mirabal Development Groups: From a"R-1B"One-family Dwelling District to an"A-1"Apartment House District Bass Subdivision,Block 27, Lot H, located east of Airline Road on the south side of Sandra Lane. Planning Commis Minutes July 112006 Page 5 ii. Plat No.0606105-P044 Bass Subdivision. Block 27.Lot 8(Final Replat— 1.084 Acres) Located south of Sandra Lane and east of Airline Road. Miguel Saldafia stated that Item"la"is a request for a PUD and a plat to be done concurrently. The applicant has submitted a request for a continuance to the July 26"Planning Commission meeting and Staff concurs. b. Mirabal Development Group i. Zoning Case Pending ii. 0606106-P045 Bass Subdivision,Block 28,Lot I (Final Replat—9.70 Acres) Located north of Sandra Lane and east of Airline Road. Item"lb"has a plat application in place and is awaiting the zoning application to be received. The applicant is requesting a continuance to the July 26th Planning Commission meeting and Staff concurs. Motion for continuance of Items la and lb to the July 26th Planning Commission meeting was made by Commissioner Finley and seconded by Commissioner Huerta. Motion passed unanimously. VI. ZONING L New Zoning a. Case No. 0706-01 Hogan Development Co.: Tract 1 and Tract 2: From a"F-R"Farm-Rural District to: Tract t —"R-1A"One-family Dwelling District and Tract 2—"RIB"One-family Dwelling District Tract I: Being 37.15 acres of the Flour Bluff and Encinal Farm and Garden Tracts, Lot 18 and a portion of Lot 17. Lot 21.and Lot 22,Section 32 and Tract 2:Being 18.01 acres of the Flour Bluff and Encina)Farm and Garden Tracts,a portion of Lot 21,Lot 22,and Lot 23,Section 32,located on Wooldridge Road approximately 3,875 feet east of Victoria Park Drive. Shannon Murphy presented the above case with a Power Point slide presentation showing the subject property located on Wooldridge Road review of the surrounding property consisting of vacant land to the north and south and low density residential land use to the east and west. Mrs.Murphy stated the purpose of the request for the "R-IA"on Tract I and"R-1B"on Tract 2 is development of a single family subdivision which is currently undeveloped consisting of Tract !with 37.15 acres and Tract 2 with 18.01 acres. Traffic access will be available from Wooldridge Road and the future extension of Oso Parkway. There were no notices received in favor or opposition. Staff recommends approval. • Planning Comm Minutes July 12.2006 Page 6 Public hearing was opened No one was present in favor or opposition. Public hearing was closed. Motion for approval of a"R-I A"for Tract I and a"RIB" for Tract 2 was made by Commissioner Salazar and seconded by Commissioner Skrobarczyk. Motion passed unanimously. b. Case No. 0706-03 Fernando Zambrano: From a"RIB"One-family Dwelling District to a"R-1C" One-family Dwelling District Being a 24.046 acre tract of land out of Lot 2. Section 6,Bohemian Colony Lands, located on Greenwood Drive. approximately 2,000 feet north of Saratoga Boulevard. Adriana Trujillo presented the above case requesting a"R-IC"One-family Dwelling District located on Greenwood Drive for the purpose of developing a single family residential subdivision. Ms.Trujillo stated that the subject property is currently vacant with surrounding land use consisting of vacant land with low density residential to the north and residential and light industrial to the east. The requested change in zoning is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan for the area. Staff recommends approval. In answer to Vice-Chairman Garza's question, Faryce Goode-Macon stated there is not a plan available currently for the extension of Los Robles Street. Ms. Goode-Macon stated the drainage will be addressed at the time of platting. Public hearing was opened No one was present in favor or opposition. Public hearing was closed. Motion for approval of the"R-I C"was made by Commissioner Salazar and seconded by Commissioner Braselton. Motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Pusley opposing the vote. VIII. DIRECTOR'S REPORT A. FUTURE SCHEDULED MEETINGS B. EXCUSED ABSENCES C. OTHER MATTERS Planning Comm Minutes July 12,2006 . Page 7 IX. ADJOURNMENT Motion was made by Commissioner Braselton and seconded by Commissioner Skrobarczyk to adjourn the meeting at 6:00 p.m. Motion passed unanimously. , tV, , \t`ryce Goo -Macon Gail erry Acting Director of Development Services/Planning Recording Secretary I I IPLN-DIR\SUARF.mwORDNLANNINO COMMISSIOMM161UTFS12006\0712116.DOC