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Zoning Board of Adjustment
August 1, 2006
) CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
6:00 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Jay Goss, John Richards, Josh Benn, Donald Braune, Denise
Whisenant and Alternate Thomas Mather.
STAFF PRESENT: Staff Assistant Deborah Grace, Staff Planner Lindsay Boyer, Staff
Assistant Manch Alford, Planning Administrator Molly Hitchcock,
Assistant City Attorney Angela Deluca.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Call to order—Explanation of functions of the Board.
Chairman Goss called the meeting to order at 6:04.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: Consideration, discussion and possible action of absence requests.
No requests were received
AGENDA ITEM NO. 3.: Consideration, discussion and possible action to approve meeting
minutes.
June 6, 2006 Workshop and Regular Meeting Minutes
Mr. Richards made the motion to approve the June 6, 2006 Workshop Meeting Minutes. Ms.
Whisenant seconded the motion,which passed unopposed (5-0).
Ms. Benn made the motion to approve the June 6, 2006 Regular Meeting Minutes. Mr. Braune
seconded the motion,which passed unopposed (5-0).
AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on a
variance to sign height and colors for the property located at 901 University Drive East.
Staff Planner Lindsay Boyer presented the staff report and stated that the applicant is requesting the
variances to increase allowable sign height from 22 feet to 35 feet, and increase number of allowable
colors on a sign.
Chairman Goss opened the public hearing.
Tara Norsworthy, 610 Carson ; ,_.et, stepped before the Board and was sworn in by Chairman Goss.
Ms. Norsworthy spoke in favor of the variance.
) Mr. Richards made the motion to deny the variance to the sign regulations from the terms of this
ordinance, as it will be contrary to the public interest, due to the lack of unique special conditions not
generally found within the City: and does not conform to the UDO as it relates to sign height and colors;
and because a strict enforcement of the provisions of the Ordinance would not result in substantial
hardship tot his applicant, and such that the spirit and intent of this Ordinance shall be preserved and the
general interests of the public and applicant be served. Mr. Braune seconded the motion, which
passed unopposed (5-0).
AGENDA ITEM NO. 5: Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on a
variance to the Unified Development Ordinance, Section 7.2, Number of Off Street Parking
Spaces required, for 2700 Texas Avenue South, College Station Shopping Center. (06-86)
This item was pulled from the Agenda by the applicant.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 5: Adjourn.
The meeting was adjourned.
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ATTEST:
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Deborah Grace, Sta f Assistant