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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Planning Commission - 04/05/2023 w 1201 Leopard Street City of Corpus Christi td� y Corpus Christi,TX 78401 4� cctexas.com Meeting Minutes - Final Planning Commission Wednesday,April 5,2023 5:30 PM Council Chambers I. Call to Order, Roll Call: Chairman Zarghouni called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm and a quorum was established to conduct the meeting. II. Public Comment: None. III. Approval of Absences: Commissioners Mandel and Motaghi A motion was made by Commissioner York to approve the absences and seconded by Commissioner Salazar-Garza. The Vote: All Aye. The motion passed. IV. Approval of Minutes: 1. 23-0622 Regular Meeting Minutes of March 22, 2023 A motion was made by Commissioner Salazar-Garza to approve the minutes listed above and seconded by Commissioner Munoz. The Vote: All Aye. The motion passed. V. Consent Public Hearing: Discussion and Possible Action (Items A and B) Mark Orozco, Development Services, read the Consent agenda into the record as shown below; plat and zoning items "2 through 6". The plats satisfy all requirements of the Unified Development Code (UDC)/State Law, and the Technical Review Committee (TRC) staff recommends approval. After Staff's presentation, Chairman Zarghouni opened the Public Hearing. Bill Lathrop, 809 Corn Products Road, stated they are right across the street from the property, Party Hotel, and they are opposed to it. They appeared six months ago during the rezoning hearing and protested the zoning then. The hotel has been vacant for a decade. The traffic is different now than it was. Mr. Lathrop asked for Commissioners to get the police reports of what has transpired in the last six months. Hearing no further Public Comments, Chairman Zarghouni closed the Public Hearing. Commissioner York asked staff to explain the item that occurred six months ago. City of Corpus Christi Page 1 Printed on 4/20/2023 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes -Final April 5,2023 Andrew Dimas, Development Services, stated that a separate item was presented six months ago; the adjacent property was going through a rezoning process to revamp that hotel. Of course, development takes time, it doesn't happen overnight. Ironically, not developing the property would allow it to sit and further degrade, so having an opportunity to bring new development to the area, having an adaptive reuse of the structure, would bring quality to the neighborhood. Commissioner York stated the adjacent one from six months ago was approved, they just have not developed it yet. Andrew Dimas stated correct, as a condition of the Special Permit, if they do not submit a complete building application by October of this year, the Special Permit will expire; just as what is being proposed in this language; if approved by Council, one year later, if they do not submit a complete building application, the Special Permit will expire. Commissioner Munoz stated the property zoned right now is CG-2 would be rezoned to CG-2/SP; please go through the Special Permit conditions, does it have to do with the parking. Andrew Dimas stated it has to do with the combination of the parking and the density of the site: 1. Density: The maximum density of dwelling units shall not exceed 240 units. 2. Parking: One parking space shall be provided per dwelling unit. 3. Driveway Stacking: A minimum of 40 feet of stacking shall be provided before the entrance gate. Any controlled access points shall remain open from the hours of 6 am to 6 pm. 4. Buffer Yard: A buffer yard will be required along the eastern property line as per Section 7.9 of the Unified Development Code (UDC). 5. Other Requirements: The conditions listed herein do not preclude compliance with other applicable UDC and Building and Fire Code Requirements. 6. Time Limit: In accordance with the UDC, this Special Permit shall be deemed to have expired within 12 months of this ordinance unless a complete building permit application has been submitted, and the Special Permit shall expire if the allowed use is discontinued for more than six consecutive months. A maximum of 37 units is allowed per acre. There are more than 37 hotel rooms to be converted; one of the conditions of the Special Permit is to match the number of hotel rooms to allow those to be converted to studio apartments, and Part 2, to have a parking space requirement of one per dwelling unit, and the UDC is being reviewed for this issue. One per unit is a reasonable requirement. One per unit is exactly what we require for hotel parking today. The additional language gets into driveway stacking; when you have workforce housing, you have F150's and F250's, the idea is to keep the gates open from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm to prevent any type of backing up of traffic on Corn Product Road. If it closes after those hours, they have to provide so much depth so that trucks will not back City of Corpus Christi Page 2 Printed on 4/20/2023 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes -Final April 5,2023 up on the street. Outside of that, they are required to install a buffer yard as if it is a new development along the back side of the property, including trees, a fence, and landscaping. If a complete building application is not submitted after one year of the date of approval, the Special Permit expires, and they start over again. A Commissioner stated that this body is not approving the development,just the rezoning of the property. Andrew Dimas stated that is correct, this is all about the land use appropriate for the site. Commissioner Salazar-Garza asked if the developer is aware of the conditions, and he is prepared to follow. Andrew Dimas stated yes. A Commissioner asked if the units are occupied now. Andrew Dimas stated no, both hotels are vacant. A motion was made by Commissioner York to approve the Consent Items "2 through 6" as presented by staff and seconded by Commissioner Lerma. The Vote: All Aye. The motion passed. A. Plats 2. 23-0608 22PL1029-CONDITIONAL CHARLOTTE ESTATES (FINAL PLAT), OCL, 80 ACRES. Located at the southwest corner of CR 22 and CR 49 3. 023-0565 23PL1002 RAMFIELD ESTATES, UNIT 1 (FINAL PLAT-19.40 ACRES) Located north of Ramfield Rd and east of Roescher Rd. 4. 23-0607 22PL1161 JAVELINA INDUSTRIAL PARK, LOTS 3A & 4A (AKA JAVELINA PLANT BUFFER TRACTS) (REPLAT - 16.50 ACRES) Located north of 1-37 and east of McBride Ln. 5. 23-0461 23PL1012 PADRE ISLAND NO. 1, BLOCK 17, LOT 9R (REPLAT-0.51 ACRES) South of Encatada Ave. lying between Palmira Ave. and SPID. City of Corpus Christi Page 3 Printed on 4/20/2023 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes -Final April 5,2023 B. Zoning 6. 23-0640 Public Hearing-Rezoning for property located at 910 Corn Products Road. Case No. 0423-01, Corpus Christi Party Hotel, LLC (District 1). Ordinance rezoning property at or near 910 Corn Products Road from the "CG-2" General Commercial District to "CG-2/SP" General Commercial District with a Special Permit. VII. Director's Report: None VIII. Future Agenda Items: None. IX. Adjournment: There being no further business to discuss, the meeting adjourned at 5:40 pm. City of Corpus Christi Page 4 Printed on 4/20/2023