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Commission recommends annexation of land near Carrabba Industrial Park, assigns PDI zoning
Summary
The Bryan Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to recommend annexation of acreage near Carrabba Industrial Park and to assign a Planned Development Industrial (PDI) zoning designation; the proposal includes annexing adjacent county right-of-way and standards such as buried electrical distribution lines.
Bryan Planning and Zoning Commission on Thursday recommended that the Bryan City Council approve annexation of land near Carrabba Industrial Park and assign a Planned Development Industrial (PDI) zoning upon annexation.
The commission voted to recommend approval after hearing a staff presentation that the request covers a total of 27.19 acres and would include annexing the adjacent county right of way for Boat Cali and Roughneck Drive. Katie Williams, senior planner, said the proposal would extend city services to developed portions of Carrabba Industrial Park and allow development of the remaining vacant acreage by a separate user, described in the staff presentation as an industrial medical-gas company.
Staff said the proposed PDI standards closely track the existing Carrabba Industrial Park PDI with a few differences intended for the smaller area. Williams said the PDI would add some commercial land uses, prohibit additional uses, modify off-street parking and access requirements, change screening and fence standards, and require electrical distribution lines to be placed underground.
Commissioners asked whether any material differences existed between the new PDI and the original Carrabba standards; Williams said there were no substantive changes to density or major elements and that the city worked with the same applicant, omitting items that were unnecessary for the smaller site. Questions about mobile-home sales use were answered by staff: mobile-home sales are allowed only in the C-3 commercial district and the allowance was carried over from the original Carrabba PDI for uniformity, though no such facility was proposed now.
Williams also said state law requires annexation of the portion of county road that immediately adjoins land being annexed; public works staff will coordinate with the county on responsibility for other road segments.
A commissioner moved to recommend approval of the owner's annexation request and to assign PDI zoning upon annexation, and to adopt the written staff report as the commission's finding and evaluation. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously.
The recommendation will be forwarded to the Bryan City Council for final consideration.
