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CASE NO. DU
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CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
Planning&Development Services
ZONING MAP AMENDMENT (REZONING) APPLICATION
MINIMUM SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS
If a petition for rezoning is denied by the City Council, another application for rezoning shall not be filed within a
period of 180 days from the date of denial, except with permission of the Planning & Zoning Commission or
City Council. The following items must be submitted by an established filing deadline date for consideration:
Application completed in full.
...\. $500.00 application fee
Two (2) copies of a fully dimensioned map on 24" x 36" paper showing:
a. Land affected;
b. Legal description of area of proposed change;
c. Present zoning;
d. Zoning classification of all abutting land; and
e. All public and private rights-of-way and easements bounding and intersecting subject land.
Written legal description of subject property (metes & bounds or lot & block of subdivision, whichever is
applicable).
The Rezoning Supporting Information sheet completed in full. A CAD (dxf/dwg) or GIS (shp) digital file
may be required for more complex rezoning requests.
Date of Required Preapplication Conference: Waived
APPLICANT'S INFORMATION:
Name A&M Church of Christ
Street Address 2475 Earl Rudder Freeway
City College Station State TX Zip Code 77845
E-Mail Address iasonna amchurch.net
Phone Number 979/693-0400 Fax Number 979/693-0401
PROPERTY OWNER'S INFORMATION:
Name A&M Church of Christ Street Address 2475 Earl Rudder Freeway
City College Station State TX Zip Code 77845
E-Mail Address Jason(c�amchurch.net
Phone Number 979/693-0400 Fax Number 979/693-0401
This property was conveyed to owner by deed dated and recorded in Volume
Page of the Brazos County Deed Records.
General Location of Property: Harvey Mitchell Parkway adjacent to and east of A&M Consolidated High School
Address of Property: 1901 Harvey Mitchell Parkway
Legal Description:—Southwood No. 8, block 9, tract 1
Acreage -Total Property: 8.11 acres
Existing Zoning: R-1 Proposed Zoning: A— P
Present Use of Property: Partially rented to small, start-up congregation and two human service
organizations: Faith Life Church, Aggieland Pregnancy Outreach, and Project Unity (administrative offices)
Proposed Use of Property: Community Service Center
REZONING SUPPORTING INFORr. 'ION
1.) List the changed or changing conditions in the area or in the City which make this zone change necessary.
Recent community assessments and advice from local and regional health and human service providers
indicate that there are growing needs for more ready access to their services in this area of our community.
Accordingly, the A&M Church Christ wishes to repurpose the subject property and buildings from a traditional
worship center to a facility serving developing community needs and providing service opportunities for
members of the congregation. An important part of our beliefs is that each Christian should serve others as
Jesus did. The congregation, therefore, wishes to provide a place for its members to develop and carry out
new service ministries which address growing needs in the community and to serve as volunteers with health
and/or human services which may be co-located there. To this end, the elders of the A&M Church of Christ
have voted to repurpose the building from a "worship" center in the usual sense to a "worship through service"
center.
The strategic location of this property on a major thoroughfare, across the street from A&M Consolidated High
School, very near one of the City's largest low income neighborhoods, next door to a well-developed middle-
class residential neighborhood, as well as the size and character of the existing buildings on the site afford
opportunities to develop and deliver service ministries for the community in general. The size and
configuration of the facilities will allow the congregation to co-locate health and/or human services providers
whose services are complementary, which would be beneficial both to service providers and consumer alike.
The potential for in-house referrals of clients and economies of scale arising from shared facilities and services
would be beneficial to service providers. Consumers of their services would benefit from the convenience of
access to multiple services co-located in under one roof. Our vision is to support services which would
address the identified needs of any segment of the community: the elderly, single parents, youth, families,
adults of all ages,.... Examples of services potentially offered could include: parenting education, 12 step
programming, food pantry, clothes closet, computer training, reading classes, language classes, classes
dealing with caring for elderly adults, etc,
There is also a need for a facility which would support large groups like, for example, the Power of One Youth
Conference recently held in this facility very successfully. We anticipate offering the auditorium and large open
pavilion for such events in the future.
2.) Indicate whether or not this zone change is in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan. If it is not,
explain why the Plan is incorrect.
The requested re-zoning from R - 1 to A - P is in accordance with the City of College Station's Comprehensive
Plan. The subject parcel is already designated as "institutional" on the map of existing land uses and has the
same designation in the City's Comprehensive Plan. The land uses defined in the City's Comprehensive Plan
as "Public/Institutional" include the following: "Schools, churches, hospitals, and other quasi-public uses. These
are usually neighborhood-scale developments from 5 to 10 acres and use local streets for access." The City's
document also characterizes these land uses as "Public/institutional and civic uses are scattered throughout
the incorporated City and are ;ually located along minor and major ar+^rials." These definitions and
characterizations precisely d .ribe the proposed landuse and zoninc anges.
3.) List any other reasons to support this zone change.
Our community needs to facilitate access to health and human services for all citizens. The requested
rezoning would allow the A&M Church Christ to co-locate health/human service providers in a strategic location
in our community. Many of the same sorts of services, e.g., marriage and family counseling, food pantry;
clothes closet; programming for divorced persons, single parents, youth and families, substance abuse
programming; charitable assistance for indigents; blood donation; immunizations; disaster-related housing; and
other activities usual to the operation of a large church have been provided at the same location for many
years in the past. We do not anticipate offering services which would change the overall use of the facility
significantly. All these activities would be consistent with the proposed A- P zoning. The congregation is more
than willing to make reasonable accommodations to help shield the adjacent residential neighborhood from
any potential undesirable impacts.
The applicant has prepared this application and supporting information and certifies that the facts
stated herein and exhibits attached hereto are true and correct. IF APPLICATION IS FILED BY
ANYONE OTHER THAN THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, APPLICATION MUST BE
ACCOMPANIED BY A POWER OF ATTORNEY STATEMENT FROM THE OWNER.
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