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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 06/07/1978 - SpecialPRESENT: Mayor Gabe Lozano, Sr. Council Members: MINUTES CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 7, 1978 3:44 P. M. David Diaz Ruth Gill Joe Holt..p'&,t Tony Juarez, Jr. '1 Edward L. Sample `rte City Manager R. Marvin Townsend City Attorney J. Bruce Aycock City Secretary Bill G. Read Mayor Gabe Lozano, Sr. called the Special Council Meeting to order in the Corpus Christi Museum. City Secretary Bill G. Read stated that the necessary quorum of required Charter Officers was present to conduct a legally constituted meeting. City Manager R. Marvin Townsend announced the public hearing on Applica- tion No. 578-4, David S. Jellison, for a change of zoning from "R -1B" One -family Dwelling District to "B-3" Business District on Lot 23, Block 4; Lexington Estates, located on the west side of Cosner Drive, approximately 105 feet north of South Padre Island Drive. Mr. Townsend stated that both the Planning Commission and the Planning Staff recommend approval. He informed the Council that in response to the notices of the public hearing, two in favor and one in opposition had been returned.' Chief Planner Larry Wenger located the area on the zoning and land use map, described the land use in the surrounding area, and showed slides of the area. Mr. Wenger stated that the owner plans to expand the size of the existing business which adjoins this property. Mayor Lozano noted that Mr. Ben Donnell of the Planning Commission was present. No one spoke in regard to this application. Motion by Sample that the hearing be closed, seconded by Holt, and passed unanimously. Motion by Sample that the Council concur with the recommendation of the Planning Commission and approve the zoning of "B-3" for Application No. 578-4, seconded by Juarez, and passed unanimously. ME Q3 Minutes Special Council Meeting June 7, 1978 Page 2 City Manager Townsend announced the public hearing on Application No. 578-5, Woodland Creek Developers, for a change of zoning from "R -1B" One -family Dwelling District to "B-1" Neighborhood Business District on Tract A, and from "R -1B" One -Family Dwelling District to "R-2" Multiple Dwelling District on Tract B, Tract A consisting of 3.218± acres and Tract B consisting of 3.193* acres, both being out of Tract I and II of the C. C. Hart Partition, located on the south side of Leopard Street, approximately 650 feet east of Caplin Drive. City Manager Townsend informed the Council that both the Planning Commis- sion and the Planning Staff recommend approval. He further stated that in response to the notices of the public hearing, three in opposition and none in favor had been returned. Chief Planner Wenger located the area on the zoning and land use map, described the land use in the surrounding area, and showed slides of the area. Mr. Wenger stated that the owners plan a shopping center strip on Tract A. City Manager Townsend informed the Council that'the 20% rule is not in effect. Council Member Sample noted that one of the statements in opposition to the change of zoning expressed the opinion that this kind of development would devalue their home and asked for staff reaction to this opinion. Mr. Wenger pointed out that the subject tract is located on a four -lane divided highway; he felt that the commercial sites across the street should not affect the value of the residences; most of the residences, with the exception of two homes, side on Leopard Street; and the staff feels that there is a need for neighborhood service type uses to accommodate residents in the area. City Manager Townsend stated that the staff cannot contend that the bus- iness zoning will have no effect on the value of residences, indicating that this is a difficult question to answer. He pointed out that there is a reason for businesses to be located in this area because of the rapid residential growth in the area. Mayor Lozano called on Mr. Donnell to comment on this application. Minutes Special Council Meeting June 7, 1978 Page 3 Mr. Donnell stated that the Planning Commission is confronted with the problem of property value at every hearing, and they are concerned about this problem. He continued by stating that at the time this case was heard, the Commission was aware that Leopard Street has been a major arterial street for many years; this was not created in a residential area; and they also considered the fact that "B-1" zoning was already in existence in the area. Mr. Donnell expressed the opinion that the residential property values would not be seriously affected. Council Member Holt referred to other zoning cases presented to the Council in which some of the people speaking have indicated that they felt that business zoning in their area would increase the value of their property. City Manager Townsend agreed that this would be true if the other pro- perty in the area was vacant. No one spoke in regard to this application. Motion by Sample that the hearing be closed, seconded by Diaz, and passed unanimously. Motion by Diaz that the Council concur with the recommendation of the Planning Commission and approve the change of zoning on Application No. 578-5 from "R -1B" to "B-1" on Tract A and from "R -1B" to "R-2" on Tract B; seconded by Sample; and passed unanimously. City Manager Townsend presented the ordinances effectuating the zoning changes approved on the two applications; City Secretary Read polled the Council for their votes; and the following ordinances were approved: ORDINANCE NO. 14351: 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 DAVID S. JELLISON BY AMENDING THE ZONING MAP BY CHANGING THE ZONING ON LOT 23, BLOCK 4, LEXINGTON ESTATES, SITUATED IN TRE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM "R -1B" ONE -FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT TO "B-3" BUSINESS DISTRICT; KEEPING IN EFFECT ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE EXISTING ORDINANCE AS AMENDED; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CON- FLICT HEREWITH; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was approved by the fol- lowing vote: Lozano, Diaz, Gill, Holt, Juarez and Sample voting "Aye"; Gulley, absent. Minutes Special Council Meeting June 7, 1978 Page 4 ORDINANCE NO. 14352: 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 WOODLAND CREEK DEVELOPERS BY AMENDING THE ZONING MAP BY CHANGING THE ZONING ON TRACT A (3.218 ACRES) AND TRACT B (3.193 ACRES) OUT OF TRACT I AND II OF THE C.C. HART PARTITION, SITUTATED IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM "R -1B" ONE - FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT TO TRACT A - "B-1" NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICT; TRACT B - "R-2" MULTIPLE DWELLING DISTRICT; KEEPING IN EFFECT ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE EXISTING ORDINANCE AS AMENDED; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HERE- WITH; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The Charter Rule was suspended and the foregoing ordinance was approved by the following vote: Lozano, Diaz, Gill, Holt, Juarez and Sample voting "Aye"; Gulley, absent. There being no further business to come before the Council during the Special Council Meeting, Mayor Lozano declared the meeting adjourned at 4:10 p.m., June 7, 1978. I, GABE LOZANO, SR., Mayor of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, certify that the foregoing minutes, same being for the period of June 7, 1978 through June 28, 1978, inclusive, and having been previously approved by Council action, are by me hereby approved, as itemized. 6/07/78 - Special Meeting 6/07/78 - Regular Meeting 6/14/78 - Regular Meeting 6/21/78 - Regular Meeting 6/28/78 - Regular Meeting GABE •ZANO, City of Corpus ,MICROFILMED, SEP 0 31980 or sti, Texas