1. COMP PLAN AMENDMENT
REQUEST
1600 University Drive

2. BACKGROUND
• S&W Operated Here for Nearly 3 Decades
• Due to S&W Longevity, Comp Plan Remained
Unchanged
• S&W Wishes to Amend Plan to Promote
Responsible Reinvestment and
Redevelopment

3. NEW OPPORTUNITY
• Institutional / Public No Longer Appropriate
– New Medical Restriction in Place
• General Commercial is Appropriate
– Supports Highest and Best Use of the Property
– Supports the Comp Plan Goals:
• Positions High Visibility Tract Along Primary Image Corridor
for Redevelopment
• As GC, Site Will Create Regional Opportunities that Support
Tourism, Retail, Restaurant, Etc.
• As GC, Creates Economic Development and Growth of Tax
Base

4. GENERAL COMMERCIAL
“GC - generally for concentrations of commercial
activity that cater to both nearby residents and
to the larger community or region. Generally,
these areas tend to large in size and located
near the intersection of two regionally
significant roads.”

5. COMP PLAN GOALS
From: City of College Station Comprehensive Plan,
Map 2.3 Community Asset and Image Corridors

6. COMP PLAN GOALS
From: City of College Station Comprehensive
Plan, Chapter 4, Economic Development

7. CONFORMITY
• Our Request
Directly
Aligns with
the Existing
Conditions
Throughout
the City
From: City of College Station
Comprehensive Plan, Map 2.2 Future
Land Use & Character

8. CONFORMITY
- Existing Regs Control:
+ Exterior Lighting
+ 6’ Minimum
+ Masonry Wall
+ 15’ Buffer
+ Landscaping
+ Noise Ordinances
- Odor Dumpster
- NE Facing Building Creates Buffer

9. EXPANDS TAX BASE
• Ad Valorem – Property Taxes

10. EXPANDS TAX BASE
• Local Sales Taxes
Assume $4MM Sales:
+ $60k to CoCS / Yr
+ $20k to Brazos Cnty / Yr
+ $80,000 to Local Tax Base

11. REQUEST FOR SUPPORT

12. PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN

13. LANDSCAPING CONSIDERATIONS
• Landscaping in the Buffer:
– (1) 1.25” caliper non-canopy tree per 15’ or
– (1) five-gallon shrub 3’ in height per 3’ and
– (1) 2” caliper canopy tree per 25’

14. LANDSCAPING CONSIDERATIONS