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Meeting Minutes
Planning Commission
Wednesday,September 1,2021 6:30 PM Council Chambers
I. Call to Order, Roll Call
Chairman Baugh called the meeting to order and a quorum was established with
Commissioner Mandel absent.
II. PUBLIC COMMENT: None.
III. Approval of Absences: Commissioner Mandel
A motion was made by Commissioner Schroeder to approve the absence listed above
and it was seconded by Commissioner York. The motion passed.
IV. Approval of Minutes
1. 21-1174 Regular Meeting Minutes from August 18, 2021
A motion was made by Commissioner York to approve the minutes listed above and it
was seconded by Commissioner Gonzalez. The motion passed.
V. Consent Public Hearing (Items A& B): Discussion and Possible Action
Chairman Baugh stated that New Plat item 7"will be pulled from the Consent Agenda
for individual consideration; asked Staff to present the remaining Consent Agenda, items
"2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 8". Senior City Planner, David Stallworth, read the Consent Agenda items
into the record. New Plat items "2, 3, 4, 5 & 6" satisfy all requirements of the UDC/State
Law and the Technical Review Committee (TRC) recommends approval. Staff also
recommends approval for New Zoning items "8" as stated in Staff's report. After Staffs
presentation, Chairman Baugh opened the public hearing. With no one coming forward,
the public hearing was closed. A motion was made by Commissioner York to approve
items "2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 8" as presented by Staff and it was seconded by Commissioner
Salazar-Garza. The motion passed.
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A. New Plats
2. 21-1175 21PL1100
Ocean View Addition, Park Block, Lot 5R
Located north of Elizabeth Street, between 5th Street and Santa Fe Street.
3. 21-1176 21PL1025
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY PARK UNIT 3, LOT 2 (FINAL - 2.997 ACRES)
Located north of Old Brownsville Road and west of S. Padre Island Drive.
4. 21-1177 21PL1096
KING'S CROSSING UNIT 22, BLOCK 1, LOT 17R (REPLAT - .45 ACRES)
Located west of Cimarron Boulevard and south of Oso Parkway.
5. 21-1186 21PL1072
Montrose Park Block 1, Lots 3A,3B,4A& 4B (Final Replat 0.884 Acres)
Located east of 25th Street and south of Ruth Street.
6. 21-1187 21PL1109
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY PARK UNIT 4, BLK 2, LOTS 1 & 2 (FINAL-19.556
ACRES)
Located south of Bear Lane and west of South Padre Island Drive.
7. 21-1209 21 PL1076 -CONDITIONAL
Saratoga Downs, Unit 4, Preliminary Plat (Being two parcels of land that are
situated in Lot 6, Section 7 Bohemian Colony Lands - 33.01 ACRES, more or
less
Specifically located at 1802 Lands Road, generally located along Lands Road,
east of Harwick Drive.
Mr. Stallworth read item 7" into the record and gave a brief summary of the conditional
comments. Discussion took place regarding the eventual street waiver (final plat) to
reduce the ROW to 40-feet and have sidewalks on both sides. It was clarified that If the
waiver is not approved, then a redesign would need to be submitted with reduced lot
size. Staff is supporting the future street waiver with sidewalks. After discussion
concluded, Chairman Baugh opened the public hearing. With no one coming forward, the
public hearing was closed. A motion was made by Vice Chairman Dibble to conditionally
approve item 7" and it was seconded by Commissioner Zarghouni. The motion passed.
B. New Zoning
8. 21-1173 Public Hearing - Rezoning Property at or near 810 Nineteenth Street
Case No. 0821-06, City Bakery: Ordinance rezoning property located at or near
810 Nineteenth Street (located along the east side of 19th street, the south side
of Coleman Avenue, and north of Hancock Avenue) from the "Cl" Intensive
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Commercial District and "RM-3" Multifamily 3 District to the "CI/H" Intensive
Commercial District with an Historic Overlay and "RM-3/H" Multifamily 3 District
with an Historic Overlay.
VI. Public Hearing (Item C): Discussion and Possible Action
C. Unified Development Code Text Amendment
9. 21-1056 Ordinance of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas adopting text amendments to the
Unified Development Code, or UDC, a component of the City's Code of
Ordinances, involving the addition and removal of certain language contained in
Articles One, Four, and Seven that are relative to Landscaping and Tree
Planting in single and two-family residential zoning districts; providing for
severability; and establishing an effective date.
Andrew Dimas, Development Services Administrator, presented item "9" for the record.
The ordinance was originally presented on August 18, 2021 and was tabled by the
Commission. Since then, Staff had a meeting with the Coastal Bend Homeowner's
Association and also conducted an on-line survey open to the public. Mr. Dimas
proceeded with the presentation from August 18th along with a revised draft ordinance
incorporating input from the building community/survey.
Mr. Dimas gave details on an incremental implementation plan if the ordinance is
adopted. Beginning October 2021, one (1) canopy tree or one (1) understory tree will be
required in the street yard with one (1) inch caliper in size. Beginning October 2022, one
(1) canopy tree and one (1) understory tree will be required in the street yard (outside
setbacks and easements) with one and a half(1.5) inches caliper in size. It was later
discovered that a correction to Staff's presentation was needed regarding tree planting
requirements for the "RS-4.5", "RS-6" and "RS-TF" districts, omitting the word "on-site";
the planting location for both the canopy and the understory tree must be in the street
yard.
For the site plan review process, Mr. Dimas noted that the tree placement with an 8-foot
ring has been reduced to a 5-foot ring to avoid setbacks, foundation, easements, etc; a
water source would need to be indicated. Mr. Dimas stated there were also changes to
enforcement requirements. After nine months of tree planting, an inspection will be
conducted to verify the tree is still in place and maintained.
After Staffs presentation, Chairman Baugh opened the floor for Commissioner
comments/questions. Vice Chairman Dibble and Commissioner York expressed their
disappointment with the vetting process of this ordinance. They felt there was not enough
public input since the survey did not provide specific information (one-sided) or
contributing factors such as cost. Vice Chairman Dibble raised affordability concerns and
felt that these types of requirements will price consumers out of the market.
Commissioner York felt that there is potential in this ordinance for an increase in variance
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requests which can delay a project. Commissioner Miller felt that as the City continues to
grow towards the south and west sides of town, landscaping has not been a priority in
some of the more recent subdivisions ("starter homes"); mature trees are evident in older
parts of town. He said it would be nice to have something that will add beautification to
the City and is in support of the ordinance.
After Commissioner comments concluded, Chairman Baugh opened the public hearing.
With no one coming forward, the public hearing was closed. A motion was made by
Commissioner Miller to recommend approval of item "9"with the correction noted above
(tree planting requirements for the "RS-4.5", "RS-6" and "RS-TF" districts - omitting the
word "on-site"; the planting location for both the canopy and the understory tree must be
in the street yard). The motion was seconded by Commissioner Salazar-Garza. A roll-call
vote took place and the motion passed with Vice Chairman Dibble and Commissioner
York voting "no".
VII. Director's Report: None.
VIII. Future Agenda Items: None.
IX. Adjournment
There being no further business to discuss, Chairman Baugh adjourned the meeting at
7:23 p.m.
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