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PNC Commission approves two concept site plans, sets conditions on future development
Summary
The PNC Commission approved concept plans for a strip-mall site at 680 East Cook Street and a concept plan along FM 1777 (SP26001). Staff said drainage issues for the Cook Street site have been resolved and required a stormwater pond before occupancy; the FM 1777 approval is conditional on addressing outstanding city-engineer comments.
The PNC Commission approved two concept site plans during its July 6 meeting: a nearly five-suite strip mall at 680 East Cook Street and a concept plan along FM 1777 (case SP26001).
A city staff member told the commission the Cook Street project went through 13 rounds of engineering review and that "all drainage comments, which were really the primary issues, have been addressed." Staff said a stormwater detention pond will be built at the far south rear of the property to serve this and future development, and that the pond must be built before the stores can receive a certificate of occupancy. The staff member added the map attached to the report shows a projected hardware store in the rear "for reference" and that any construction beyond the currently approved stores will require a separate site plan and additional engineering review.
The commission approved a motion to permit the existing development and associated site improvements but limited that approval to the work shown on the submitted plan. A committee member moved to approve the concept plan as presented with the understanding separate site-plan approval will be required for any future development, and the chair seconded; the motion carried on a voice vote.
On FM 1777, staff said the city council previously approved a subdivision waiver allowing a single point of access for the Josephine site so the case could advance. Because the project lies in the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction, staff explained, standard zoning requirements are not applicable; TxDOT is processing the driveway application and the city must sign that application on the developer's behalf. Staff recommended approval "subject to the condition that all remaining comments from the city engineer are addressed to the satisfaction of the city prior to final approval," language the motion mirrored. The commission approved SP26001 by voice vote.
Staff also noted that sidewalk and ADA compliance are addressed at the building-permit stage rather than in the site-plan approval, and that the existing aerobic septic system on the Cook Street property is not part of the current approval because it predates this application.
The approvals were limited to the elements presented to the commission; staff said additional buildings or changes shown only as references on the plan will require separate applications and engineering review before they can proceed.
