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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 02/04/1964 - SpecialPRESENT: Mayor James L. Barnard Commissioners: Jack R. Blackmon J. R. de Leon W. J. Roberts W. H. Wallace, Jr. CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING February 4, 1964 7:30 p.m. City Manager Herbert W. Whitney Asst City Attorney Wayland Pilcher City Secretary T. Ray Kring Mayor James L. Barnard called the special meeting to order. City Secretary T. Ray Kring called the roll of those in attendance. Motion made, seconded and passed that the absence of Mayor Pro Tem Jim Young and Commissioner M. P. Maldonado be excused for cause. Mayor Barnard announced the purpose of the special meeting was to hold a joint public hearing with the Zoning & Planning Commission on a proposed amendment to the text of the Zoning Ordinance by the addition of an additional Article to read as follows: ARTICLE 4AFR, "F -R" FARM RURAL DISTRICT Section 4AFR-1 The regulations set forth in this article, or set forth elsewhere in this Ordinance when referred to in this article, are the regulations in the "F -R" Farm Rural District. The purpose of this district is: 1. To encourage the continued use of the land for agricultural property; 2. To prohibit scattered commercial and industrial uses of the land, and to prohibit other uses which interfere with an integrated and efficient development of the land for more intensive uses as urban development expands; 3. To discourage any use, which because of its character or size, would create unusual requirements and costs for public services, such as police and fire protection, water supply and sewerage, before such services could be expanded efficiently. Section 4AFR-2 Use Regulations. A building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes: 1. Residences of owners and tenants, other members of their families, and their employees; 2. Temporary farm labor camps incident and necessary to the gathering of the crops growing on the premises; 3. Field and truck crops; 4. Orchards and vineyards; 5. Greenhouses and nurseries; 6. Brush land and pasture land; • _ • City of Corpus Christi, Texas Special Council Meeting February 4, 1964 Page 2 7. Livestock ranches and guest ranches; 8. Sale and storage of hay and straw; 9. Oil and gas wells and appurtenances; 10. Schools, colleges, churches, public parks, golf courses and other similar public and semi-public uses; 11. Home occupations; 12. Railroad rights-of-way, including a strip of land with tracks and auxiliary facilities for tract operations but not including passenger stations, freight terminals, switching and classifi- cation yards, repair shops, round houses, power houses, inter- locking towers, and fueling, sanding and watering stations; 13. Accessory buildings and uses including but not limited to: a. Temporary sales stands for the sale of farm or ranch products produced on the premises, provided only one such stand may be used on each farm or ranch, and shall be located not closer than 30 feet from an adjoining property line, and not less than 40 feet from the roadway. b. One temporary sign not to exceed 40 square feet in area and not to exceed 35 feet in height pertaining to the products sold at the temporary sales stand or pertaining to such other permitted uses in this district. Section 4AFR-3 Parking Regulations. The parking regulations for permitted uses are contained in Article 22 of this Ordinance. For temporary sales stands permitted in this district, there shall be a minimum of five (5) off-street parking spaces provided and so arranged that ingress and egress to such spaces are from driveways approved by the Traffic Engineer of the City of Corpus Christi. Section 4AFR-4 Off-street Loading Regulations. The off-street load- ing regulations for permitted uses are contained in Article 23. For any use not contained in Article 23 no off-street loading regulations apply except that loading and unloading shall take place off any public right-of-way. Section 4AFR-5 Area Regulations. The lots in this area shall have an area of five (5) acres or more. Section 4AFR-6 Supplementary use regulations are contained in Article 25. Section 4AFR-7 Supplementary height and area regulations are con- tained in Article 27. William Anderson, Director of Planning, explained that the proposed amendment would designate as FR districts a great deal of land in the newly annexed area that is presently being farmed or used as pasture land; that there is a need to encourage owners to continue to farm their land until it is ready for develop- ment, as scattered developments in the large areas the City has recently annexed • _ .4 • City of Corpus Christi, Texas Special Council Meeting February 4, 1964 Page 3 would make the cost of extending utility services prohibitive; that since the land use would be restricted, it would follow that taxes on it would be lower than other- wise, which would provide an incentive for the owner not to prematurely develop the land. There followed a general discussion by the Council and Zoning & Plan- ning Commission as to the effect of the proposed zoning, taxwise and otherwise. It was suggested that the amendment should provide for regular and periodic review, and in particular that the proposed Section 4AFR-1 (2) should be modified to fit the intent and purpose of the amendment, which is to assist in the control of scattered commercial and industrial uses of the land. Dave Coover, attorney, pointed out that tax values are unrealistic; that consideration should be given to productivity of the land along with other factors; that the policy should be established that farm land is to be taxed lower than it is presently being taxed; that review should be constant; and that an owner should never be deprived of his right to apply for a change in zoning. W. T. Neyland pointed out that the proposed amendment does not provide for use of the land for billboards, which might be one way the land could produce more revenue to help offset the cost of taxes. Mr. Anderson pointed out that the alternate to the proposed district submitted is "R-1" zoning. Motion by Roberts, seconded by de Leon and passed that the hearing be closed. Mayor Barnard announced the Zoning & Planning Commission will subse- quently make it's recommendation to the City Council for consideration by the Council. Motion by Roberts, seconded by de Leon and passed that the special meeting be adjourned.