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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Planning Commission - 12/15/2004 ` V Minutes REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers-City Hall Wednesday—December 15,2004 5:30 P.M. Commissioners Present: David Berlanga,Chairman Bryan Stone,Vice Chairman Neill F.Amsler Fred Braselton Shirley Mims Eloy H. Salazar Richard Smith Commissioners Absent: Michael Pusley Robert Zamora Staff Present: B.A.Bailey,AIC',Director of Development Services Michael N.Gunning, AICP,Assistant Director of Development Services Mary Frances Teniente,PE,Assistant Director of Development Services Michelle Long,Recording Secretary Faryce Goode-Macon, City Planner Miguel Saldana,AICIP,City Planner Mic Raasch, AICP,City Planner Sylvia Arispe,City Planner Michelle Harrington,Intern Joseph Hamey,Assistant City Attorney Si usted quiere dirigirse a la comision y su ingles es limitado,habra un interprete de espanol a ingles en la junta para ayudarle. CALL TO ORDER A quorum was declared and the meeting was called to order at 5:37 p.m. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Chairman Berlanga verified that the approval of the minutes at the December 1,2004 meeting which stated the minutes were approved with Berlanga and Salazar being absent was for the previous meeting. A motion was made by Amsler and seconded by Stone to approve the minutes as submitted. The motion passed with Pusley and Zamora being absent. PLATS 1204197-NP104 SCANNED Shannon Middle School Tract,Block 1,Lots 2. 3 &4 Final Replat— 18.726 Acres) Located south of South Padre Island Drive(SH 358)east of Airline Road. 111110 `d Planning Commission Minutes December 15,2004 Page 2 A motion was made by Braselton and seconded by Amster to table the plat until the January 12, 2004 meeting per the applicant's request. The motion passed with Pusley and Zamora being absent. Mr.Miguel Saldana,City Planner,read the following two plats into the record. 1104184-P94 (Public Hearing) The Great Outback Unit 1 (Final—46.30 Acres) Located south of Northwest Boulevard(FM 624)and west of FM 1889. 1104185-P95 (Public Hearing) The Great Outback Unit 2 (Final—9.86 Acres) Located south of Northwest Boulevard(FM 624)and west of 1889. The public hearing was opened. No one appeared to be in favor or in opposition. The public hearing was closed. A motion was made by Smith and seconded by Salazar to recommend approval as submitted. The motion passed with Pusley and Zamora being absent. Mr. Saldafia read the following plat into the record. 1204193-NP100 Greystone Subdivision (Preliminary-56.63 Acres) Located south of Lipes Boulevard east of Rodd Field Road. Chuck Urban 2725 Swantner,stated Murf Hudson had worked extensively with staff on this plat. They made a late compromise to add an additional street stub out to the east to provide continuity to the abutting neighborhood. Mr.Urban showed a plat with the addition. Mr.Urban wanted it to be on record that the owner was opposed to it but agreed to the stub out so he could move forward. He stated it is a big expense and they would lose one lot. Commissioner Mims asked what Mr.Alty was being required to do. Mr.Urban stated he will have to provide another point of entry to the subdivision and do about$20,000 worth of paving In response to Mims question,Mr.Urban stated this gives three entrances instead of two entrances for about 220 lots. Commissioner Mims asked with this being the preliminary plat,will staff come back with additional requirements. Ms.Mary Frances Teniente,Director of Special Services,stated the reason for wanting that connection is that Fred's Folly Street is to be extended to the south across Yorktown to provide a substantial north/south collector. The objective is to provide for a future connection to that collector. Staff realizes that the collector is not under the control of the developer,but in the interim,he needs more than one connection. In the future,this connection to Fred's Folly Street is the desirable hookup to provide for better continuity of circulation through the subdivision. Unfortunately,that connector is not in place now and there is no time schedule for it. This way staff would have the developer recognize that connection is desired. As far as traffic goes,he does not need three points of access to streets. Mr. Urban stated he liked that Mrs.Teniente used the word desired,not required. V Planning Commission Minutes December 15,2004 Page 3 Commissioner Mims stated she knows Mr.Alty has agreed to the street stub but her question was is staff going to come back with additional requirements. Ms.Teniente stated staff did not know the alignment of the future collector. Mr.Urban stated they really did not want to build the street stub. They wanted the possibility that depending on what happens,this could be revisited and the plat could be updated. Mr. Saldafia stated when it gets to that point,depending on the area progress; it would be easier to not require that road at that time than to try to ask for it later. It is best to show it now and if later staff sees that it will serve no purpose,could revisit it at that time. At this time he did not see any other roads being added to the property. In response to Mr.Braselton's question,Mr. Saldafia stated Lot 19 along the ditch is going to be a dedicated park. The public hearing was closed. A motion was made by Mims and seconded by Braselton to recommend approval as submitted. The motion passed with Pusley and Zamora being absent. New Plats Mr. Saldafia read the following plats into the record. 1204199-P98 (Public Hearing) The Coves at Lago Vista Unit 1 (Final—79.82 Acres) Located south of FM 2444(South Staples Street)east of King Trail Drive. 1204200-P99 (Public Hearing) Driscoll Village,Block 7,Lot 25 (Final— 1.857 Acres) Located north of Mueller Street northeast of Leopard Street. 1204201-P100 (Public Hearing) Wooldridge Creek Unit 13,Block 1.Lot 1 (Final—9.817 Acres) Located south of Wooldridge Road,west of Dewberry Drive. 1104191-NP98 Beach View Estates (Amending Plat-10.4582 Acres) Located east of SH 361 and south of the Port Aransas city limit line. 1204202-NP106 Corvus Christi Retirement Residence Addition (Preliminary—22.97 Acres) Located north of Lipes Boulevard west of South Staples Street(FM 2444). 4.0 Planning Commission Minutes December 15,2004 Page 4 1204203-NP107 Huntington Park Unit 2.Block 1.Lots 10& 11 (Final—20.711 Acres) Located south of Saratoga Boulevard(SH 357)west of South Staples Street(FM 2444). 1204204-NP108 Industrial Technology Park Unit 2,Block 4,Lots I &2,and Block 5,Lots 1 &2(Final—23.286 Acres) Located north of Old Brownsville Road(FM 665)west of South Padre Island Drive(511 358). Mr. Saldada stated all plats were ready for approval and staff recommends approval. The public hearing was opened. No one appeared to be in favor or in opposition. The public hearing was closed. A motion was made by Amsler and seconded by Salazar to recommend approval as submitted. The motion passed with Pusley and Zamora being absent. Time Extensions Mr. Saldana read the following plats into the record and stated all of the applicants had requested a six month extension. 1203137-1378 Wood Estates Unit 6 (Final—7.459 Acres) Located south of the southern terminus of Santa Gertrudis Drive and west of the western terminus of River Park Drive,all west of Wood River Drive. 1103124-P72 Alta Vista on the Bay.Block 3B,Lots 2 &3 (Final— 1.5156 Acres) Located between Ocean Drive and the Corpus Christi Bay and between Ocean Way and Airheart Point. 0604102-P59 Tuscan Place Unit 1 (Final—32.324 Acres) Located between Guadalupe Drive and the Nueces River east of Riverview Drive. 060482-P48 Morningstar Estates Unit 2 (Final—7.83 Acres) Located north of Wooldridge Road and east of Rodd Field Road(SH 357). The public hearing was opened. No one appeared to be in favor or in opposition. The public hearing was closed. A motion was made by Salazar and seconded by Stone to recommend approval of a six month time extension. The motion passed with Pusley and Zamora being absent. 4r/ Planning Commission Minutes December 15,2004 Page 5 ZONING Chairman Berlanga stated there was a request to table case 1204-07—Tim J.Mokry. He asked if anyone in the audience wanted to speak on the case. It is being tabled to give staff and the applicant time to reconcile any differences. Mr.Michael Gunning,Director of Planning,stated the applicant had requested"B-4"District of which staff recommended denial. The applicant's engineer was unable to reach the owner to discuss other zoning configurations. The applicants engineer wanted to table it and meet with staff later and go over their reasons. This will be tabled to the January 12, 2004 meeting. 1204-07-Tim J.Mokry Request: Change of zoning from"R-IB"One-family Dwelling District to"B-4"General Business District,resulting in a change of land use from single family to general business. A motion was made by Mims and seconded by Braselton to approve the applicants request to table the case. The motion passed with Pusley and Zamora absent. 1204-06-Maxwell Petroleum Request: Change of zoning from"R-1B"One-family Dwelling District to"1-2"Light-Industrial District, resulting in a land use change from low-density residential to light industrial. Excerpts from Zoning Report Legal Description/Location:Being 5.601 acres out of Tract 7, of the William Robertson Farm Tracts, located along the southwest corner of Saratoga Boulevard and County Road 37(Junta Road). Purpose of Request:Development of a petroleum office and warehouse complex. Area Development Plan: Westside—The future land use map recommends light industrial development for the subject property. The "1-2"Light Industrial District is consistent with the adopted plans. Staffs Recommendation: Approval of the "1-2"Light Industrial District. Mrs.Faryce Goode-Macon provided graphics of the subject property and the surrounding area. The zoning report and tape recording are on file. She stated that there were 12 notices mailed. None were received in favor or in opposition. The public hearing was opened. No one appeared to be in favor or in opposition. The public hearing was closed. A motion was made by Salazar and seconded by Smith to recommend approval as submitted. The motion passed with Pusley and Zamora absent. 1204-08-Coastal Community and Teachers Credit Union Request: Change of zoning from"AB"Professional Office District to"B-I"Neighborhood Business District,resulting in a change of land use from professional office to neighborhood business. Lr . Planning Commission Minutes December 15,2004 Page 6 Excerpts from Zoning Report Legal Description/Location:Being 1.98 acres out of Tract No. 1, Nueces County Health, Welfare and Safety Center, located along the southwest corner of Trojan Drive and Prescott Street. Purpose of Request:Renovate existing structure into a credit union with four drive-up lanes. Area Development Plan: The Westside Area Development Plan (ADP) recommends the property develop with public/semi-public development. The proposed credit union is a low traffic volume use similar to the uses in the "AB"District.A modification to the Westside future land use map to neighborhood business is acceptable. Staff Recommendation: Approval of the "B-I"Neighborhood Business District Mrs.Goode-Macon provided graphics of the subject property and the surrounding area. The zoning report and tape recording are on file. She stated that there were nine notices mailed. None were received in favor or in opposition. The public hearing was opened. No one appeared to be in favor or in opposition. The public hearing was closed. A motion was made by Smith and seconded by Amsler to recommend approval as submitted. The motion passed with Pusley and Zamora absent. In response to Mrs.Mims question,Mrs.Goode-Macon stated the existing landscaping would be used. If the parking is changed they would be required to do additional parking lot landscaping. At this time, staff has not seen their plans. DIRECTOR'S REPORT FUTURE SCHEDULED MEETINGS Berlanga stated the next meeting is on January 12,2005. Mr. Michael Gunning, Director of Planning stated the UDC presentation will be given at the December 21, 2004 City Council meeting. The actual zoning of the Island Overlay District is also on the agenda. EXCUSED ABSENCES There were no excused absences. OTHER MATTERS Mr.Gunning stated that staff met with TX DOT and they are putting together workshop to explain the new access management regulations. They will be inviting developers and the engineering community to the workshop. Mr. Gunning stated he would be sure that the Planning Commissioners get an invitation. Mrs.Mims asked that the Builders Association also be notified of the workshop. . • 'Planning Commission Minutes December 15,2004 Page 7 ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Stone and seconded by Braselton to adjourn at 6:07 p.m. Michael N. Gunning,AICP Michelle Long Assistant Director of Development Services Recording Secretary HiPLN-Dm SHARED\WORD\PLANNING COMMISSION N9MITES2009\1215WMTGDOC