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CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
10 September 2007
Will Ogilvie
Vista Equities Group
1117 Eldridge Parkway
Houston, TX 77077
RE: Written Interpretation Concerning the Parking Determination for Precision
Eye Care
Dear Mr. Ogilvie:
This letter is in response to your request for a written interpretation concerning the minimum
number of off-street parking spaces required by Section 7.2 I of the Unified Development Code
(UDO), specifically as it relates to Precision Eye Care, located at 3975 State Highway 6 South,
Suite 900.
Background
Precision Eye Care is located in The Plazas of Rock Prairie, an 18,661 square foot commercial
center located at 3975 State Highway 6 South. The current zoning for the subject property is C-1
(General Commercial). The site plan for The Plazas of Rock Prairie was reviewed by the City of
College Station in August of 2006. The site plan provides for 79 parking spaces and a
parking/area ratio of 1.04 spaces for every 250 square feet of building area(1.04:250). In
February of 2007, the city received a building permit application for the first tenant finish out in
The Plazas of Rock Prairie, Luigi's (a 3,000 square foot restaurant). In March of 2007, the city
received a building permit application for the Precision Eye Care, occupying 2,100 square feet of
the center. Prior to issuing a building permit for either project, staff determined that both uses
were considered intense uses for the purposes of Section 7.2 I of the UDO.
Section 7.2 I of the UDO states that no more than 25% of any shopping center's area shall be
utilized for intense uses (uses that, individually,have a parking requirement greater than 1:250 in
C-1 or C-3 zoning districts and 1:350 in the C-2 zoning district). The total area occupied by
Luigi's and Precision Eye Care is 5,100 square feet and represents more than 25% of the
shopping center's area.
'Ze city received your application for a written interpretation on 30 August 2007.
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Determination
After a careful review of the information provided on the application for written interpretation
along with the information contained in subsequent e-mail correspondence, the determination is
that Precision Eye Care should be classified as a retail sales and service establishment. Staff's
evaluation of the supporting information indicated that the sale of vision related merchandise
was the primary activity and eye examinations were incidental to the sale of such goods. The
parking ratio, per the UDO, is 1:250, therefore, the area is not considered an intense use for the
purposes of Section 7.2 I of the UDO.
This interpretation may be appealed to the Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA). The next
available ZBA meeting date is 6 November 2007. The application submittal deadline for the
November ZBA meeting is 1 October 2007.
I trust this information is useful. Please feel free to contact me at 979.764.3570 should you have
any questions.
Sincerely,
Lance Simms, CBO
Assistant Director of Planning & Development Services