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Zoning Board of Adjustment
June 26, 2007
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
6:00 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Jay Goss, Donald Braune, John Richards, Denise Whisenant
and Alternate Thomas Mather.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Josh Benn.
STAFF PRESENT: Planning & Development Services Director Bob Cowell, Assistant
Director Lance Simms, Planning Administrator Molly Hitchcock, First
Assistant City Attorney Mary Ann Powell, Staff Planner Jason Schubert,
Staff Assistants Deborah Grace and Mandi Alford, and Action Center
Representative Bryan Cook.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Call to order—Explanation of functions of the Board.
Chairman Goss called the meeting to order at 6:16 PM.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: Consideration, discussion and possible action of absence requests.
Josh Benn
Mr. Braune motioned to approve the absence request. Ms. Whisenant seconded the motion,
which passed unopposed (5-0).
AGENDA ITEM NO. 3.: Consideration, discussion and possible action to approve meeting
minutes.
June 5,2007 Workshop Meeting Minutes
Ms. Whisenant motioned to approve the meeting minutes. Mr. Richards seconded the motion,
which passed unopposed (4-0-1). Mr. Mather abstained from voting.
—June 5,2007 Regular Meeting Minutes
Ms. Whisenant motioned to approve the meeting minutes. Mr. Richards seconded the motion,
which passed unopposed (4-0-1). Mr. Mather abstained from voting.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: r ublic hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on a
variance request to the Unified Development Ordinance Section 5.2 Residential Dimensional
- Standards for the property located at 500 Cooner Street, Lot 1 Blocks, Cooner Addition
Subdivision. Case# 07-00500123.
Staff Planner Jason Schubert presented the staff report and stated that the applicant is requesting a side
street setback variance of 9 feet to reconstruct the home on its original location, approximately 6 feet
from the property line on Macarthur Street.
Chairman Goss opened the public hearing.
Those speaking in favor of the variance request:
Applicant, James Flex, 1502 Pinecrest Street, Dickinson, Texas
Mr. Flex was sworn in by Chairman Goss.
Chairman Goss closed the public hearing.
Ms. Whisenant motioned to approve the 9-foot variance to the minimum setback from the terms of
this ordinance as it will not be contrary to the public interest, due to the following conditions: the
building already existed at this location and the footprint will not change; and because the strict
enforcement of the provisions of the ordinance would result in unnecessary hardship to this applicant
being: inability to inhabit the structure. Mr. Mather seconded the motion which passed unopposed
(5-0).
AGENDA ITME NO. 5: Adjourn.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:52 PM
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