College Station planning panel approves most of Summit Crossing rezoning but removes narrow "panhandle"

The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission on July 1 voted to recommend approval of a comprehensive-plan amendment and most of a rezoning request for the Summit Crossing area south of the intersection of University Drive East and Eastcrest Drive, but approved the rezoning only after removing a roughly 4.64-acre “panhandle” from the request.

The action covers two agenda items: 5.1, a Comprehensive Plan amendment to change roughly 4.648 acres from General Commercial to Urban Residential, and 5.2, a rezoning request for about 38.24 acres to reclassify portions from General Commercial and Rural to MF (multifamily) and T (townhouse). Staff recommended approval and the commission’s recommendation now goes to City Council for final action on Aug. 14.

Staff planner Jeff Howell, with the Planning and Development Services Department, told the commission the proposal would change the future land-use designation for about 4.648 acres and rezone 38.24 acres in total, with approximately 28.855 acres proposed for multifamily and 9.385 acres proposed for townhouse. Howell said the future-land-use designation “is appropriate for a range of high-density…