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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_P&Z_06.03.2003MINUTES PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TUESDAY, JUNE 3. 2003, 6:00 P.M. Chair, Chris Aadnesen, called the meeting to order at 6:15 p.m. Members present: Chris Aadnesen, Chair, Johnny Anderson, Vice-Chair, Harry Gibbs, Secretary, Audrey McDonald, Linda Turner, William Moore and Brian Ortego. (Ortego sat in for Jennifer Shield) Members Absent: Jennifer Shield and alternate, Michelle Gambino Staff Present: Amelia Sondgeroth, Director of Planning and Development Services, Bobby Ray, Chief Current Planner, Ed Polasek, Chief Long-Range Planner, Carla Benton, Development Planner, Melissa McCollum, Development Planner, David Munk, Development Engineer, Patricia Carls, City Attorney, and Tammye Sharpe, Team Specialist/Recording Secretary. 1. Action from Executive Session - None. Consent Agenda 2. Consideration of the Minutes of the May 6, 2003, Regular Meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Commissioner Anderson made the motion to accept the minutes as is. Commissioner McDonald seconded the motion, which passed with a vote of 7-0. Regular Agenda 3. Consideration and possible action on a Preliminary Plat for 8.09 acres out of the John Berry Survey, to be known as Chisholm Park, Section One, located on CR 152. Benton gave the staff presentation. Commissioner Gibbs made the motion to recommend to the City Council approval of the Preliminary Plat of 8.09 acres in the John Berry Survey, to be known as Chisholm Park, Section One, and the approval of the requested waivers to allow the following, after making the required findings of fact: 1) Section 12.03.020 to cul-de-sacs with 40’ of pavement and 50’ of right-of- way; 2) Section 12.03.030 connectivity ratio of 1.20; and 3) Section 6.020.030 for a lot width of less than 45 feet. Commissioner Turner seconded the motion, which passed with a vote of 7-0. 4. Consideration and possible action on a Century Plan Amendment from the existing Level 3 to the proposed Level 4 for 1.639 acres out of the Nicholas Porter Survey, to be known as Rost Development, located at 1504 Williams Drive, and change the Future Land Use Plan and Williams Drive Corridor Study maps from Residential to Office/Retail/Commercial. Ed Polasek gave the staff presentation. David Harris, C&D Design Team, declined to speak at this time, and asked to speak on agenda item #5. Commissioner McDonald made the motion to recommend to City Council approval of a Century Plan Amendment from the existing Level 3 to the proposed Level 4 for 1.416 acres out of the Nicholas Porter Survey, located at 1504 Williams Drive, and to change the Future Land Use Plan and Williams Drive Corridor Study maps from Residential to Office/Retail/Commercial. Commissioner Gibbs seconded the motion. Commissioner Anderson amended the motion to have it contingent on passage of agenda item #5 rezoning - if the rezoning request fails, the intensity level should remains as is. Both McDonald and Gibbs accepted the amendment, which passed with a vote of 7-0. 5. Consideration and possible action on a Public Hearing for a Rezoning of 1.639 acres out of the Nicholas Porter Survey, Abstract No. 497, from OF, Office District to C-1, Local Commercial District, to be known as Rost Development, located at 1504 Williams Drive. Bobby Ray gave the staff presentation. David Harris, C&D Design Group, gave his presentation on behalf of the applicant, O’Barr Rost. Harris stated that Rost did not want to be excluded from building a fast food restaurant at this site - was leaning toward a Mexican food restaurant, but did not want his option of a fast food restaurant to be taken away. Commissioner Anderson confirmed to the applicants that if they decided to put a fast food in this location, they could submit that and come back before the Commission with that plan at that time. Ray reminded the Commissioners what was allowed in a C-1 zoning district. Ray said that Ed Polasek and himself had a meeting with the applicants, and were presented with a plan to have a sit down restaurant at this location - a fast food restaurant was never mentioned. Rost stated that he wanted to have take-out service. Ray said that it was not staff’s intention to prohibit take-out service. Commissioner Ortego made the motion to recommend to City Council approval of the requested rezoning of 1.639 acres out of the Nicholas Porter Survey, Abstract No. 497, from OF, Office District to C-1, Local Commercial District, located at 1504 Williams Drive, with the condition prohibiting drive-in and fast food establishments. Commissioner Anderson seconded the motion, which passed with a vote of 7-0. (Note: Ortego took out the word “suggested” from the recommended staff motion – “with the suggested condition prohibiting…..”) 6. Pubic Hearing and possible action on a Century Plan Amendment from the existing Level 1to the proposed Level 4 for 307.848 acres of land out of the Isaac Donagan Survey from the Joseph Thompson Survey to be known as the McLester Tract, located at 2951 SH 29 West, 2.5 miles west of IH35 and to modify the Thoroughfare Plan by shifting the proposed SW3 Collector Level Road to the east property line and to modify the Future Land Use Plan by shifting the Commercial Node and the SW3 Collector Level Road. Ed Polasek gave the staff presentation, informing Commissioners that this application was under the Subdivision Regulations, not the new UDC. Polasek said there were comments received from the Brown family (in opposition); had dialogue with the Weir and Avant families- both have no comment yet, but were reserving their right to speak at the City Council and to see what the Concept Plan will look like. Polasek said that the new location was better for the property because it was on the property, allowing a curve, which eliminates the building of a lesser road connecting to SH 29. Polasek confirmed that the road would come from the Node that will be approved by the Commission at this meeting, and the part of SW3 will be built through the subdivision and terminate at the River. Paul Linehan, with Land Strategies, representing Harbor Investments, gave his presentation. Linehan explained how the path of the proposed road was decided on - the topography challenges, and those who participated in the road path design, and the best place to cross the San Gabriel River. (Their intent was to be environmentally sensitive). There was discussion on the timing and location of the building of the roads, building a collector that runs parallel to SH 29, TIA study, and tree survey, Don Bizzell, representing the Avant family and the Wolf family gave his presentation. Bizzell said that the Avants (north side of SH 29) would like to remain flexible on the north side of the road for any future road across that land. Bizzell said that on the south side of SH 29 on the Wolf property, the new route would create a odd shaped (triangular) piece of property, and would be hard to develop with setbacks, etc. Bizzell said that the other concern was with the tie with DB Wood Road extension from SH 29 to Leander Road - environmental problem and dealing with the existing gas line. Bizzell favors DB Wood Road being the bypass road. Hayden Johnson, an Austinite, representing AC Weir Ranch, said they would be withholding comment and support until there was more detail showing the impact there would be with the extended road on the Weir property (located south, where the road crosses the River). Elbert Brown, 3301 Hwy 29, representing himself, had concern about changing the Future Land Use Plan, and asked if City staff was warranting the changes. Brown wanted to know why the roadway path was being changed. Sondgeroth said that the Future Land Use Plan had been well thought out, but not engineered. Sondgeroth went on to say that with the engineering and site work, and the G tech Board input, new information was being brought forward to figure out the best location for the SW bypass. Sondgeroth said that the information being looked at had been from Harvard Investments (Linehan’s company), City engineers, and Georgetown Utilities Services. Commissioner Aadnesen said that because of the new and current information being given to staff, the route in which the roadway should go has been changed. Brown’s last comment was a request for the City to look at who this roadway is serving, and the serving of the most people, and not just the needs of the developer. Iva Wolf McLachlan, 520 Wolf Road, representing the Wolf family, who owns 650 acres east of the proposed roadway, gave her presentation. McLachlan was concerned about the route causing her to have a triangular piece of her property to deal with, and spoke her belief that DB Wood should be constructed to be the bypass. McLachlan supports the originally proposed commercial node and the alignment of the roadway, as the Wolf family would benefit from itbeing on their property. Commissioner Moore made the motion to recommend to the City Council approval of a Century Plan Amendment from the existing Level 1 to the proposed Level 4 for 307.848 acres of land out of the Isaac Donagan Survey and the Joseph Thompson Survey, to be known as the McLester Tract, located at 2951 SH 29 West, 2.5 miles West of IH 35 and approval to modify the Thoroughfare Plan by shifting the proposed SW3 Major Collector Level Road to the east property line and approval to modify the Future Land Use Plan by shifting the Commercial Node with the SW3 Collector Level Road and reducing the size of the Commercial Node to 50 acres total. Commissioner Turner seconded the motion, which passed with a vote of 5-2, Anderson and Ortego voting against. Meeting was recessed at 7:09 p.m. Meeting was reconvened a 7:21 p.m. 7. Consideration and possible action on a public hearing for a Rezoning for 0.22 acres out of Block 3 of the City of Georgetown, from RS, Residential Single-Family to C-2, Downtown Commercial, located on Austin Avenue north of 2nd street. Ray gave the staff presentation. Commissioner Anderson made the motion to recommend to the City Council approval of the requested rezoning of .22 acres out of Block 3 of the City of Georgetown, from RS, Residential Single Family to C-2, Downtown Commercial, or more restrictive district, located on Austin Avenue north of 2nd Street. Commissioner Gibbs seconded the motion, which passed with a vote of 7-0. 8. Consideration and possible action on public hearing Rezoning a total of 70 acres out of the Burrell Eaves Survey, Abstract 216 and the Frederick Foy Survey, Abstract 229, to be known as Sun City Georgetown, Neighborhood Twenty-Four A & B, from A, Agriculture and RP, Residential Planned to Planned Unit Development (PUD), or more restrictive district, located north of Sun City Boulevard and west of Texas Drive. Ray gave the staff presentation, pointing out the letters sent to the City in opposition were on the basis of the high density nature of the project, potential traffic impacts from the result of the project, and the impacts relating to the construction traffic. Ray said that the actual density of the proposal (3.53 units per acre) was consistent with Neighborhood 15, south of this proposed site (3.5 units per acre). Ray said that the standards are contained in the Development Agreement and the attached-detached residential component is also a part of the Concept Plan. Todd Jansen, 5353 Del Webb Drive, applicant, gave his presentation. Jansen confirmed that Del Webb was not increasing the number of homes, just compacting them some and adding more green space and open space. Jansen informed the Commissioners that there were two access points from this proposed development - Texas Drive and Ranch House Road (Sun City Boulevard). Jansen said that the garden homes will be 1100 to 1600 square feet, and the attached product will be over 1000 to 1400 square feet. Irene Smith, 105 Brooks Circle, had concern with the number of units being increased instead of decreased; having duplexes in Sun City and more garden homes; drainage problems; and wanted to have all of Sun City notified of the intent for Neighborhood 24 A & B. Jansen said that these units would be age restricted, and be sold if there is a buyer, but also have option to be rented. Garden homes and the attached project would be in the low $100,000.00, and be quality homes - there would be one area that would be garden homes, and another area that would be the attached units. Jansen said that the notification was done by the City to the surrounding property owners 200 feet of the site, and all the neighborhood representatives were notified to let their area know the plans. Munk said that Sun City has had very few drainage problems, and that this area was not in the 100-year flood plain and their studies were concurrent with the plats. Commissioner Gibbs made the motion to recommend to the City Council approval of the zoning of 70 acres out of the Burrell Eaves Survey, Abstract 216 and the Fredrick Foy Survey, Abstract 229, to be known as Sun City Georgetown, Neighborhood Twenty-Four A & B, from A, Agriculture and RP, Residential Planned to Planned Unit Development (PUD), or more restrictive district, located north of Sun City Boulevard and west of Texas Drive. Commissioner Moore seconded the motion, which passed with a vote of 7-0. 9. Consideration and possible action on a public hearing on a Preliminary Plat Review for 60.197 acres, out of the Burrell Eaves Survey, and the Frederick Foy Survey, to be known as Sun City Georgetown, Neighborhood Twenty-Four A and B, located north of Sun City Boulevard and west of Texas Drive. McCollum gave the staff presentation. Irene Smith, 105 Brooks, asked that her previous comments on the last agenda item apply to this item, and she has no additional comments. Commissioner Gibbs made the motion to recommend to the City Council approval of the Preliminary Plat for 69.197 acres out of the Burrell Eaves Survey, Abstract 216 and the Frederick Foy Survey, Abstract 229, to be known as Sun City Georgetown, Neighborhood Twenty-Four A & B, located north of Sun City Boulevard and west of Texas Drive, provided the technical issues are addressed. Commissioner Turner seconded the motion, which passed with a vote of 7-0. 10. Staff comments and reports. None. 11. Commissioner’s comments and reports. None. Commissioner Anderson made the motion to adjourn. Commissioner McDonald seconded the motion, which passed with a vote of 7-0. The meeting was adjourned at 8:42 p.m. /tas