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MINUTES
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
SFBCIAL COUNCIL MEETING
January 10, 1973
4:30 P. M.
PRESENT:
Mayor Pro Tem Chas, A, Bonniwell
Commissioners:
Roberto Bosquez, M.D.
Rev. Harold T. Branch
Thomas V. Gonzales
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
J. Howard Stark
City Manager R. Marvin Townsend
City Attorney James R. Riggs
City Secretary T. Ray Kring
Mayor Pro Tem Chas. A. Bonniwell called the meeting to order in the
Council Chamber of the City Hall and stated the purpose of the meeting was to hold
scheduled public hearings on five zoning applications and any other business as may
properly come before the Council,
City Manager Townsend presented Application #1272-5, Peterson
Properties, Inc., for change of zoning from "B -1A" Tourist Court District to
"B-4" General Business District on Lot 3, Block 2, Gulfgate, Section 2, located
on the northeast corner of Prince Drive and South Padre Island Drive. The request
was heard by the Planning Commission December 5, 1972 and forwarded to the Council
with the recommendation that it be approved as a logical extension of "8.4" zoning
in this area, and the Planning Staff concurred in this recommendation.
No one appeared in opposition to the recommendation of the Planning
Commission.
Motion by Lozano, seconded by Stark and passed, that the hearing be,
closed.
Motion by Lozano, seconded by Branch and passed, that the recommenda-
tion of the Planning Commission be concurred in and that Application #1272-5,
Peterson Properties, Inc., for change of zoning from "B -IA" Tourist Court District
to "B-4" General Business District on Lot 3, Block 2, Gulfgate, Section 2, be
approved as requested, and that an ordinance be brought forward effectuating
the change.
City Manager Townsend presented Application #C1272-5, Planning
Commission, for change of zoning from "B -1A" Tourist Court District to "8.4"
General Business District on a portion of Lots 6, 7 & 8, Section 13, Flour Bluff
& Enoinal Farm & Garden Tracts, located on the south side of the 6300 Block of
Padre Island Drive. The application was heard by the Planning Commission on
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December 5, 1972 and forwarded to the Council with the recommendation that it be
approved as a logical extension of "B-4" zoning in the area, and the Planning
Staff concurred in this recommendation.
No one appeared in opposition to the recommendation of the Planning
Commission.
Motion by Lozano, seconded by Gonzales and passed, that the hearing be
closed,
Motion by Stark, seconded by Branch and passed, that Application
#C1272-5, Planning Commission, for change of zoning from "B -1A" Tourist Court
District to "B-4" General Business District on a portion of Lots 6, 7 & 8, Section
13, Flour Bluff & Encinal Farm & Garden Tracts, be approved as requested, and
that an ordinance be brought forward effectuating the change.
City Manager Townsend presented Application #1272-6, WHP, 1nc,, for
change of zoning from "R -1B" One -family Dwelling District to "R-2" Two-family
Dwelling District on 27 acres out of Lots 17, 18 & 19, Section 28, Flour Bluff &
Encinal Farm & Garden Tracts, located south of Williams Drive and east of Rodd
Field Road, The request was heard by the Planning Commission December 5, 1972,
and referred to the Council with the recommendation that it be approved as a
logical use of the property. The Staff recommended denial on the basis that it
would place an undue burden on the residential streets and be detrimental to the
existing residences as well as those to be built in the future within the subdi-
vision to the north.
Senior City Planner Wenger pointed out the location of the property
on the map and described the zoning uses in the surrounding area. He explained
that this area abuts the recently developed Greenway Gardens Subdivision which has
some five stubend streets ,extending to the south that were designed to extend into
this area on the basis of the preliminary plat which was to be developed as all
single-family detached homes, He stated it was the Staff's feeling that this
area should be developed according to the preliminary plans,
City Manager Townsend stated there was a question as to whether or
not the density in this area should be increased, and if multiple units are planned
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the applicant should show adequate arrangement of egress and ingress and be from
some other location other than from Rodd Field Road,otherwise it would not be
good planning.
No one appeared in opposition to the recommendation of the Planning
Commission.
Motion by Branch, seconded by Bosquez and passed, that the hearing be
closed.
Motion by Branch, seconded by Lozano and passed, that Application
#1272-6, WHP, Inc., be tabled until a plat is submitted showing how the tract will
be developed as to ingress and egress.
City Manager Townsend announced the public hearing on Application
#1072-7, McDonald's Hamburgers, for change of zoning from "B -l" Neighborhopd Busi-
ness District to "B-4" General Business District, on Lot 1-A, Block 24, Windsor
Park Unit 4, being 26,640 square feet in area, located in the 4400 Block of South
Staples at the intersection of Landsdown Drive. The request was heard by the
Planning Commission October 17, 1972, and forwarded to the Council with the recom-
mendation that it be approved on the basis that there hag been a substantial change
in this area, this would be a logical extension of higher density zoning, and the
Staff concurred in this recommendation.
No one appeared in opposition to the recommendation of the Planning
Commission.
Motion by Bosquez, seconded by Lozano and passed, that the hearing be
closed.
Motion by Stark, seconded by Branch and passed, that the recommenda-
tion of the Planning Commission be concurred in and that Application #1072-7,
McDonald's Hamburgers, for change of zoning from "B-1" Neighborhood Business District
to "B-4" General Business District, on Lot 1-A, Block 24, Windsor Park Unit 4,
being 26,640 square feet in area, be approved as requested,and that an ordinance
be brought forward effectuating the change.
City Manager Townsend presented Application #1272-8, C.C. Bank & Trust
Co. & Winston J. Stevens, for change of zoning from "A-1" Apartment House District
to "B-1" Neighborhood Business District, on Lots 2 thru 11, Forest Park Addition
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Unit 2, located on the southeast corner of Nueces Bay Boulevard & I.H. #37. The
application was heard by the Planning Commission on December 5, 1972, and forwarded
to the Council with the recommendation that it be approved as a logical use of the
land. The Staff concurred in this recommendation based on the fact that a building
permit was issued for a drive-in grocery store which was under construction before
the error was discovered.
Mr. Wenger located the area on the map and pointed out the zoning and
land use of the surrounding area, stating the property is presently vacant and is
surrounded by mostly "A-1" and "R -1B" uses.
City Attorney Riggs explained reasons for his opinion that this zon-
ing should not be granted, stating there is not a sufficient change of conditions
to warrant rezoning.
No one appeared in opposition to the recommendation of the Planning
Commission.
Motion by Lozano, seconded by Branch and passed, that the hearing
be closed.
Motion by Lozano, seconded by Branch and passed, that the recommenda-
tion of the Planning Commission be concurred in and that Application #1272-8,
C. C. Bank & Trust Company & Winston J. Stevens, for change of zoning from "A-1"
Apartment House District to "B-1" Neighborhood Business District, on Lots 2 thru 11,
Forest Park Addition Unit 2, be approved as requested and that an ordinance be '
brought forward effectuating the change.
ORDINANCE NO. 11253
AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ADOPTED ON THE 27TH
DAY OF AUGUST, 1937, APPEARING OF RECORD IN VOLUME 9, PAGES 565, ET SEQ, OF THE
ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION RECORDS, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME AND PARTICULARLY
AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 6106, AS AMENDED, UPON APPLICATION OF PETERSON
PROPERTIES, INC., BY AMENDING THE ZONING MAP BY CHANGING THE ZONING ON LOT 3,
BLOCK 2, GULFGATE, SECTION 2, SITUATED IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES
COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM "B -1A" TOURIST COURT DISTRICT TO "3-4" GENERAL BUSINESS
DISTRICT; KEEPING IN EFFECT' ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE EXISTING ORDINANCE AS
AMENDED; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCESIN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was
passed by the following vote: Bonniwel.l, Bosquez, Branch, Gonzales, Lozano,
and Stark, present and voting "Aye"; Sizemore absent.
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ORDINANCE NO. 11254
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AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ADOPTED ON THE 27TH
DAY OF AUGUST, 1937, APPEARING OF RECORD IN VOLUME 9, PAGES 565, ET SEQ, OF THE
ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION RECORDS, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME AND PARTICULARLY
AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 6106, AS AMENDED, UPON APPLICATION OF THE PLANNING
COMMISSION BY AMENDING THE ZONING MAP BY CHANGING THE ZONING ON A PORTION OF LOTS
6, 7 &"8, SECTION 13, FLOUR BLUFF & ENCINAL FARM & GARDEN TRACTS, SITUATED IN THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM "B -IA" TOURIST COURT DISTRICT
TO "B-4" GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT; KEEPING IN EFFECT ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE
EXISTING ORDINANCE AS AMENDED; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was passed
by the following vote: Bonniwell, Bosquez, Branch, Gonzales, Lozano, and Stark,
present and voting "Aye"; Sizemore absent.
ORDINANCE N0. 11255
AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ADOPTED ON THE 27TH
DAY OF AUGUST, 1937, APPEARING OF RECORD IN VOLUME 9, PAGES 565, ET SEQ, OF
THE ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION RECORDS, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME AND PARTI-
CULARLY AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE N0. 6106, AS AMENDED, UPON APPLICATION OF
McDONALD'S HAMBURGERS, BY AMENDING THE ZONING MAP BY CHANGING THE ZONING ON
LOT 1-A, BLOCK 24, WINDSOR PARK UNIT 4 SITUATED IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM "B-1" NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICT TO "B-4"
GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT; KEEPING IN EFFECT ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE EXIST-
ING ORDINANCE AS AMENDED; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was
passed by the following vote: Bonniwell, Bosquez, Branch, Gonzales, Lozano and
Stark, present and voting "Aye"; Sizemore absent.
ORDINANCE NO. 11256
AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ADOPTED ON THE
27TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1937, APPEARING OF RECORD IN VOLUME 9, PAGES 565, ET SEQ,
OF THE ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION RECORDS, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TLME AND
PARTICULARLY AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE N0. 6106, AS AMENDED, UPON APPLICATION OF
C.C. BANK & TRUST CO. & WINSTON J. STEVENS BY AMENDING THE ZONING MAP BY
CHANGING THE ZONING ON LOTS 2 THROUGH 11, FOREST PARK ADDITION UNIT 2, SITUATED
IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM "A-1" APARTMENT HOUSE
DISTRICT TO "B-1" NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICT; KEEPING IN EFFECT ALL OTHER
PROVISIONS OF THE EXISTING ORDINANCE AS AMENDED; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was
passed by the following vote: Bonniwell, Bosquez, Branch, Gonzales, Lozano
and Stark, present and voting "Aye"; Sizemore absent.
There being no further business to come before the Council, the
meeting was adjourned at 5:00 p.m., January 10, 1973.