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CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
MINUTES
Zoning Board of Adjustment
July 1, 2008
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
Council Chambers
1101 Texas Avenue
6:00 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Jay Goss, John Richards, Donald Braune, Josh Benn, and Alternate
Thomas Mather.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Denise Whisenant.
STAFF PRESENT: Staff Assistant Mandi Alford, Staff Planners Jason Schubert and Matt
Robinson, Planning Administrator Molly Hitchcock, Assistant City
Attorney Mary Ann Powell, Director of Planning and Development
Services Bob Cowell, 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 6:00 PM.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: Consideration, discussion and possible action of absence requests.
There were no absence requests to consider.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 3.: Consideration, discussion and possible action to approve meeting
minutes.
April 1, 2008, Workshop Meeting Minutes
April 1, 2008, Regular Meeting Minutes
John Richards motioned to approve the workshop minutes. Donald Braune seconded the motion,
which passed unopposed (4-0) with Thomas Mather abstaining from voting because he was not
present at the meeting.
John Richards motioned to approve the regular minutes. Josh Benn seconded the motion, which
passed unopposed (4-0) with Thomas Mather abstaining from voting because he was not present
at the meeting.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Public hearing, presentation, possible action and discussion on a
variance request to the Unified Development Ordinance, Section 5.2. Residential Dimensional
standards regarding the rear setback requirement for 101 and 103 Fairview Avenue, remainder
of Lots 1 & 2, Block 2A, College Park Subdivision. Case# 08-00500025
Staff Planner Matt Robinson presented the staff report and told the Board that the applicant was
requesting the variance in order to remodel the existing two-story apartment that is encroaching into the
required setbacks. Therefore, the applicant is requesting a rear setback variance of 13 feet 6 inches to
the required setback of 20 feet.
Chairman Goss opened the public hearing.
Speaking in favor of the variance:
Edsel Jones, 828 Pine Valley, CS, TX
Speaking in opposition of the variance:
George Dresser, 503 Fairview, CS, TX
Mike Luther, 614 Welsh Ave, CS, TX
Jerry Cooper, 602 Bell, CS, TX
All speaking before the Board were sworn in by Chairman Goss.
Chairman Goss closed the public hearing.
John Richards motioned to deny the variance. Mather seconded the motion.
The Board Members discussed their reasons for granting or denying the variance.
Chairman Goss called for the vote. The vote was 2-2-1. Chairman Goss and Donald Braune
voting to grant the variance and Josh Benn abstaining from voting. Motion Failed.
Donald Braune motioned to approve the variance to the minimum setback from the terms of the
Ordinance as it will not be contrary to the public interest, due to the following special conditions:
TXDOT took a portion of the property and left the structure close to the street: and because a strict
enforcement of the provisions of the Ordinance would result in unnecessary hardship to this applicant
being: the porch will be adjacent to the structure: and such that the spirit of this Ordinance shall be
observed and substantial justice cone subject to the following special conditions: the limitation on the
variance would be 13 feet 6 inches by 6 feet immediately adjacent to the existing structure. Chairman
Goss seconded the motion, which failed (3-2). Mr. Richards and Thomas Mather voting not to
grant the variance.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 5: Public hearing, presentation, possible action and discussion on a
variance request to the Unified Development Ordinance, Section 7.4.F Sign Standards regarding
the development sign at 1300 Harvey Mitchell Parkway, Lot 1, Block 1, 2818 Place Subdivision.
Case #08-00500121
Staff Planner Lauren Hovde presented the staff report and told the Board that the applicant is requesting
a variance to the allowable size of a development sign of 280 square feet.
• Chairman Goss opened the public hearing.
Speaking in favor of the variance:
�eslie Hammond, 113 Vista Way, Huntsville, TX
Chris Farb, Fast Signs, Conroe, TX
All speaking before the Board were sworn in by Chairman Goss.
Chairman Goss closed the public hearing.
John Richards motioned to deny the variance to the sign regulations from the terms of the ordinance,
as it will be contrary to the public interest. Thomas Mather seconded the motion; which passed
unopposed (5-0).
AGENDA ITEM NO. 6: Possible Action and discussion on the purpose of the Zoning Board of
Adjustments workshop meetings.
The Board decided that workshop meetings are not necessary. If a Board Member should decide that a
workshop is needed, they would contact staff four days before the scheduled meeting so proper notice
was posted.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 7: Adjourned.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:10 pm
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