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Home My WebLink AboutCorrespondence FROM :DOUX CHENE APTS FP< NO. :9797E42740 Oct. 31 2006 05:57PM P1 0 1 2551'Cakes Vie.South,Ste,A,College Station,TX 77840 Office;r9,6513,5359 Fax:979.693,4243 Etna rnclgcstx@yaboo.com 4444)1.Attor , 31 October 2006 1 Lance Simms,Director of Levelopmert Services City of College Station 1101 Texas Avenue S. College Station,TX 77'40 Dear Mr. Simms; Please be advised that dreg,Taggart and Municipal Development Group are hereby authorized to act on my behalf on the pring of the Zoning Board of Adjustments Application with regard to the Doux Chene Ap$rtu ts;which consists of signing any necessary documents with the Zoning Bowl of Adjt trn ts, city hail or any organization needed to accomplish this task. Sincerely, ',I , 1 -.. —,...._-:-... / tt 'leen A. Wyant i, Managing.Plattner,Dotlx 9iene Apartments . I 1 i . Ed Wd10:SO 900E Y£ il.1,,O £17 -£65-6L6: 'ON Xdd df neo 1N3WdO19r d I J I Nf1N: WOdd } 2551 Texas Ave. South,Ste.A,College Station,TX 77840 i1/441s09,„cif, . Office: 979.693.5359 Fax: 979.693.4243 Email: mdgcstx@yahoo.com 2 November 2006 Lance Simms, Director Planning and Development Services City of College Station 1101 Texas Avenue S. College Station, TX 77840 RE: Doux Chene ZBA Request Mr. Simms: As we discussed on 31 October, we have prepared a ZBA request for this property in an effort to deal with an unusual and complicated issue. The Doux Chene Apartments were constructed in 1973 under the provisions of long superseded zoning ordinance requirements. At the time it was constructed,the final layout,parking and circulation arrangement was approved by the city, as a certificate of occupancy was issued. There does not appear to be a copy of the approved site plan in existence,but I think it is safe to believe that applicable city codes and ordinances were followed. The project has operated successfully for more than 30 years with its existing parking spaces and aisle widths. During a recent financial transaction, the mortgage lenders zoning consultant noted that the number of parking spaces provided did not meet the requirements of the UDO. The site is grandfathered, of course, but the lender's underwriters and attorneys have stated that the site needs to be brought into conformity within six months. This can be done by acquiring a ZBA- granted variance, or by restriping the site to meet UDO. Unfortunately,there is not space in the available parking trays—either in length, or in many cases- width,to accomplish this. We are seeking to get the variance as an official"statement"that the existing parking is "legal", in attempt to satisfy what we see as unreasonable demands. The site parking has been essentially unchanged for 33 years. During this time there is no indication that the number of parking spaces available for tenants and guests has been inadequate, or that the non-fire lane drive aisle widths have been inadequate for effective traffic circulation on-site. One unique item worth noting in this respect: Doux Chene is split by a public minor collector— Valley View Drive. This public street(41' B.B. nominal)has approximately 60-65 parallel parking spaces available, as currently signed. These spaces cannot be included in the official "on-site"parking count, but they are used extensively by the residents and visitors of Doux Chene, since the complex lies on both sides of the street for its entire length. If these "practically, but not officially available" spaces are included in Doux Chene's parking count, the deficit from the UDO is only approximately 25 spaces. 0001053-c.06(3931) Ultimately, though, a variance is the only reasonable way out of this mess. The only other alternative would be to demolish the sport courts and pool area and convert them to parking, plus remove sufficient bedrooms from the rental stock to achieve compliance. This would not only be a real hardship on the owner, but tenants would be forced to use city facilities for tennis, swimming and basketball, thereby overburdening the park facilities of the city. What is being requested is merely and administrative "re-blessing" of something which has not ever been a problem, but which no longer complies, and we feel this is reasonable and will not injure the public interest in any way. I strongly urge you and your staff to support this reasonable request. Sincerely, MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT GROUP / 7 Gr _ory K. aggart, RPLS anaging 'rincipal CC: Glenn A. Wyant 0001053-c.06(3931) CITY OF COI i FGE STATION Planning d Development Services 1101 Texas Avenue, PO Box 9960 College Station, Texas 77842 Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496 December 12, 2006 RE: Variance Case 06-00500234 — 2101 Harvey Mitchell Parkway Dear: Mr. Tagged The Zoning Board of Adjustments voted (4-1) to deny the variance for the Off-Street Parking Standards for the above-referenced case. This vote was taken at the Board's regular meeting on December 5, 2006. For further information, please contact me at 979.764.3784. Sincerely, Deborah Grace Staff Assistant Secretary to the Board PC: File Sent via e-mail Ciii, 2551 Texas Ave. South, Ste. A, College Station,TX 77840 Ac) .‘414iscr V Ofc: 979.693.5359 Fax: 979.693.4243 Email: mdgcstx@yahoo.com 4a LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL TO: r;,an cc S'i 41 wt 5 FROM: Cir 7;n ate- f- DATE: 3 TI o ve. u16'e Y zoo MDG JOB NUMBER: 2 ?3 1 ATTACHED PLEASE FIND: NO. OF COPIES DESCRIPTION i z 8 4- 0vb%cit C-.4e c.k cdo 41/SD . &V •Fro.+i De K s Cu t.1 e .fit c'e..e_, flucoprl'rr T 0 -F 4s -BK/17t- Surve.y a fF Mux c411'4'1E.- / E-?,":;,/,,,,q /6 ey _e e r THESE ITEMS ARE TRANSMITTED AS CHEKED BELOW: Li FOR APPROVAL ❑ FOR REVIEW ❑ FOR YOUR USE ❑ AS REQUESTED ❑ OTHER: COMMENTS: SIGNED: (< ,/ CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Plemnin d Development Services 1101 Texas Avenue,P.O. Box 9w. x 9960 College Station,Texas 77842 Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496 MEMORANDUM November 13,2006 TO: Gregory K.Taggart,RPLS,via fax 693.4243 FROM: Jason Schubert,Staff PlannerJS SUBJECT: 2101 HARVEY MITCHELL PKWY(ZBA) Staff reviewed the above-mentioned Zoning Board of Adjustment application as,requested. Please address the comments and submit the information request below for further staff review. If the comments are addressed and submitted by Monday, November 20th, 10:00 a.m., your project will continue to be placed on the next available Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting scheduled for, December 5th, 6:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 1101 Texas Avenue. 1) In order to verify the number of parking spaces required under the Unified Development Ordinance, please provide the number of apartments in the complex that fit into each of the following categories: a. One bedroom b. Two bedroom,where both bedrooms are each under 130 square feet c. All other two bedroom d. Three bedroom If you have any questions or need additional information,please call me at 979.764.3570. cc: Glenn A.Wyant,Managing Partner,via fax 776.8482 Case file#06-00500234 Home of Texas A&M University . . . . . • • i . • , . . , , . , chfr, 255 I Texas Ave.South,Ste.A,College Station,'FX 7780 Ole: 979.693.5359 Fax:979,693/1243 Email: nidgesix@yalwo,eunt • lc) LY 4„1(c..,y9 • FACSIMILE TRANSMITTAL SHEET . . 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Td lAld9S:ET SOCIE ST 'noN £ 17-5S9-SLB: 'ON Xidd dnoe3s 11\1214d013n3CI iddl I I Nnki: kicield • • Qllr2551 Texas Ave.South,Ste.A,College Station,TX 77840 4;4) S'`S Ofe:979.693.5359 Fax:979.693.4243 Email:rdgcstx@yahoo.com Ag lobo, �� 14 November 2006 Jason Schubert, Staff Planner Planning&Development Services City of College Station 1101 Texas Avenue College Station,TX 77840 By Facsimile RE:Doux Chene Apartments ZBA Case Your Request for Data, 13 November 2006 Mr. Schubert: Enclosed find the"marketing chart"from Doux Chene Apartments,provided to me by our client. This specifies the number of apartments by bedroom,including efficiency. I have been informed that all apartments on-site have bedrooms bigger than 130 SF.I have not independently verified this. Please contact me if you require additional information. Sincerely, MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT GROUP ( 7/' 'r / gory K. aggart,RPLS anagin- rincipal/Proj= anager CC: Glenn Wyant 0001053-c.07(3931) Ed Wd2_S:ET 900E ST '^°N £t' '-269-62_6: 'ON Xbd dlai9 IN3Wd073n3G bbd 10I Nf1W: Waid FROM :MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT GF—'IP FAX NO. :979-693-4243 bov. 15 2886 12:58PM P1 _ • --��.;.:• - •.ax.,.::,._�,;.,�;y-:.. r . DOUR CHENE APARTMENTS SIZE NUMBER P,S SQ. FT. _ EFFICIENCY • 80 . 480 1 SMALL 72 598 1 LARGE —80 640 2 BED 1 BATH 68 799 2 BED 2 BATH 44 968 3 BED 2 BATH 8 1190 • ():3 01- /. s ' 3 `fa • • f 3 T • 7o1 062-D-3(f 2551 Texas Ave. South, Ste.A, College Station,TX 77840 d(1,W Vw 4.." �. ` Ofc: 979.693.5359 Fax 979.693.4243 Email: mdgcstx@yahoo.com A\kits y +V LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL TO: TvsTk (53 J CCc R.4.,,,t,„6,47- l &vt)-C'ef J FROM: F�/GV- •T 601` pe,. DATE: /(; MDG JOB NUMBER: 00 (L95?j '" 573( CbV K CCt 41 -)t1' ATTACHED PLEASE FIND: NO. 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