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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPaul Conrad, 4",,(? / .S/'".;:>;?J d ~ ) )';.J1' / t?' y czL. _l. S,3 0 (2 :>U Ct '7<7 <L ~ -f I ~~ 31?/~.:=:fO 'i?ocJ~ X <a ~....Lr/;:L?.? Y _.1.-.q:;'J( S I ---Y-Ysvn1cf -L'JP~ ,,..,,o/>/:7.YJ<Z ?j°t:L ) f' .-L/ ~( . P;;r > ocJ ~cf . J 07 a -;rf"t fY[f ?/'¥ ~rt 'yo Lf-~§ ~~~--~ '".3'?-2?? o;::> 0~~ ~ ~ ?d > / J~;J.lt:,,, <Yi()>>~ I I J ,,?'?,d-.?/~~~ .. ~NV ~r>?~ 5'/jZZ-~ ;Jd<ZLJ/-7_/ ;Y?/(~:7 11 (JRj7 o""1 .P' {f.Yw / M / ~ (/ ~7,;g. t;_,. '1? ~7 IJy /A, _b 9 .:!:! (Y} ~~Li.IC/~?§_~ ~.>O C7<7../ ht I _.1::,.y~ ~;?!Irr; a..L rv / /'5 03so/eY'/ ~~ ;i??fl',1\(./0--YC? _l ~a //?~ ~ _Ls,3(lC/:n,/ 5:'(V ~o~_y.s;-/7 lev? ~~7 ;>~ City of College Station POST OFFICE BOX 9960 110 1 TEXAS AVENUE COLLEGE STATION. TEXAS 77840 March 6 , 1980 Paul W. Conrad District Manager Sc hul merich Ca rillons, Inc , 5714 Co r a1 Rid ge Drive Hous ton, Texa s 77069 Dear Mr. Conra d: It is the de ci sion of this office that Section 6-M.l ,(e) of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of College Station prohibits the use of a sign with audible chimes. Yo ur app eal of this decision will be forwarded to the Zoning Board of Adj ustment for their consideration on March 18, 1980. The Board wil l meet on that date at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Room at Co 11 ege Station City Ha 11 _. Sincerel y , ' --~~ 'f~. C.Jl.A Jame s M. Callaway \_j~--­ Zoning Official JMC :tdg· Ordinance No. 850 Zoning Ordinance Municipal service facilities and buildings. Schools, public or denominational. Medical clinics, pharmacies. Pa ge 36 6-M. ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS: The following regulations are t o co ntrol con - tamination of the air, water~ or the environment, and to safeguard ~h~ heal t h , safety and welfare of the people. 6-M .1 . No machine, process or procedure sha 11 be employed on a-ny property in the City, in which: ·(a) Emission of smoke, dust, noxious, toxic or l ethal gases are detectable .beyond the perimeter of the property; (b) Materials are stored or accumulated ·in s_uc h a; way that they may be carried by rainwater in natural drainage channe l s beyon d the limits of the property, which are noxious, toxic, radioactive, contain oil or grease, wood or cellulose fibers, hair, feathers, plastic, or ha ve a PH fa ct or above ten (10) or below five (5); (c) Drainage into the sanitary sewe rage system shall conform to the requirements in the ''Industrial Waste Ordinance" {Ordi nanca No. 787 ); (d) Vibration is discernible beyon d f he property line ; (e) Noise above the ambient noise level i s discernibl e beyond the property line. 6-M.2. No storm water drain, roof drain, or area drai n shall empty into a sanitary sewer . . 6-M.3. No 'construction shall impede, constrict or bloc k the flow of water in any improved -0r natural watercourse. 6-N. FLOOD PLAIN: No dwelling, commercial or industrial building shall be permitted in the 11 Intermediate Flood Plain11 channel, as determined by the Corps of Engineers Study. Buildings in the area bet\-Jeen the del ineat ed · 11 Intermediate Flood Plain"· and the "Standard Flood Plain" will be pe rmitted only after such land is built up to an elevation of one (1) foot above t he "Standard Flood Plain 11 elevation, and such land as so built up, when verified by the City Engineer, will chan·ge the "Standard Flood Plain 11 delineation accordingly. 6-0. · MOBILE HOME PARK: The Mobile Home Park zone is a fl oating zo ne ) and suc h classification is not to be granted until a petition i s presented showing a planned utilization of such a zone, that such use is t he best use of the l and ,· and that it will not adversely affect the surrounding property. 6-P. TEMPORARY BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT: Temporary bu il dings and equ·iprnent for uses incidental to construction work on premises are al lowed in any z ne but shall be removed upon the completion or abandonment of construction w0rk . 6-Q. Parks are allowed in any zone. City of College Station POST OFFICE BOX 9960 I I 0 I TEXAS AVENUE COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 77840 MEMORA.WU1 I TO: Zon ing Board of Adju stment FR OM: Ji m Callaway , Zoning Official SUBJECT: Agenda for me eting of March 18, 1980 Item No . 2 --~r . Conra d rep resen t s a sign company wishing to install a clock tower with chimes at the new bank located at Texas Avenue and Dominik . I have enclosed a copy of Section 6-M., Ordinance 850 which regulates noise, I perso nally do not feel t..a t Mr. Conrad's proposal is objectionable. However, due to nu mersous comp l aints conc erning noise related to businesses in the area, we ha ve made a strict interpretation of this section, and have denied Mr. Conrad's request for a pe rli!it. This a 11 ows us to notify the neighborhood of the request so t hat any problems that mi ght arise may be discovered prior to any invest- ment or i nstallat ion. Item No. 3 --This ha s been pl aced on the agenda to provide an opportunity to di scuss future agenda s ar.d othe r Board business. j 8k-!l Lr 1 ? I /~lJ/ I ,r cz;_ffe_/ ..13.t. /I .L-1 1-.8 -£ Vo..:5-~~ u. s + / fo/ -~ rf/ 7[/ ·s wmt:J 'f i~ S-tJ .,/// P/ /'P/?/ ,/ di 7fl: s ;} t ?'::? e/ 78~ .I/ 7[1 1 II 6lOo l/ ~ 9, ,;/ 9 .Pt-y !?~e UJm~ 200 ¥ 0/. c .3. l ~------- _.; .,. .-. The Eagle/Bryan-College Station, Texas-Thursday, March 13, 1980 To Whom It May concern: The zoning Board of Ad-justment of the City of College Station will con- sider an appeal of the ap- p I lcation of the En- vlronmental Regulations, Ordinance No. 850, the Zoning Ordinance for the City of College Station. Said appeal, in the name of Paul w. Conrad, will be heard by the Board at at their regularly scheduled meeting In the council Room of College Station City Hall, 7:00 P.M., on Tuesday the 18th day of March, 1980. r AGENDA City of College Station Zoning Board of Adjustment March 18, 1980 7:00 P.M. 1. Approval of minutes -meetings of November 20, 1979 and February 19, 1980. 2. Consideration of an appeal of a decision of the Zoning Official in the name of Paul W. Conrad. 3. Other business. 4. Adjourn. ( MEMBERS PRESEN T: l°l .lllU I L.J City of College Station Zoning Board of Adjustment Nove mber 20, 1979 7:00 P.M. Chari man Ha rp er; Commiss ioners Mathewson, Burke, Upham City Counci l Liaison Boughton STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Zoni ng Official Callaway, Planning Assistant Longley Ch airman Har per ad mi nistred t he Oath of Office to Commissioners Burke and Up ham at the ope ni ng of the meeting. AGENDA ITEM NO. 1 --Approva l of minutes -meeting of October 16, 1979. Mathe wso n moved approval of the minutes with the following corrections: Item No ~ 1 -Add "Mathewson abstaining due to his absence of August 14." "Following Agenda Item No . 3, the meeting was adjourned ." Burke seconded the motio n whi ch passed unanimously. AGENDA ITEM NO. 2 --Conside ration of a request for a variance in the name of John Pau l Jones, 408 East University Drive. Bill Jun gkin addre ssed the Board speaking in favor of the requested variance. Jun gki n pointed out problems of businesses in Northgate as being lack of parking , overcrowding, and building units built prior to modern codes. He expla ined the proposed l ocation and use. He stated that the proposed business would be required t o pr8vi de sixteen parking spaces under Sec. 7-C. of Ord. 850 . He presented informati on regarding the number of students within walk- i ng di stance of Nort hgate. He cited a lack of available areas for parking as req uired by ordinance and presented a proposal for providing forty-nine parkin g spaces in a lot off of Patricia Street, such lot to be provided for by a l ease arrangement. Upham questioned the methods by which parking would be utilized within the pro- posed lot . Jo~n P. Jones repl i ed t hat spaces could be reserved for customers in accordance with t he City 1 s requi rements, the balance of the spaces could be leased to and or utilized by other mer chants. Upham questi oned the meth ods available to police the lot. Jung ki n an d Jo nes expl ained alternatives for policing the lot, including parking permits and-t he use of pa r ki ng lot attendants. Jungkin stated that although the proposed lot was not within 200 feet of the proposed business, the lot should offset parking need s at the proposed business. Mathewson pointed out that the lot was 800 feet from the proposed business. Jungkin repl i ed that t here was no ava ilable property for parking any closer to the Corner Pocket. He further stated that there were unique circumstances of the land in accordance with the requirements of Ordinance 850. Minutes-11-20-79 Page 2 ( Mathewson poi nted out the shortage of student pa rking around the Northgate area, and qu estioned as to hov1 many students and University employees utilized spaces in Northgate for long term parking . J.P. Watson, Chairman of the Plann ing and Zoning Commission stated that the Pl anning and Zoning Commiss ion realizes !_hat Northgate is a unique area, and that the sentiment of the Co mmi ssion is that the provision of any parking at all in Northg~te is an imp r ove men t, and that the Commission attempts to be flexible in considering parking l ot site pl ans in Northgate. Mathewson poi nted out that 503 of the on-campus housed students live near ... Nort hgat e, that he is opposed t o denying one business man a permit to operate within Northgate wh en the problem of parking was a problem common for all merchants withi n the North gate area . Harpe r asked Jone s the curren t use of the property. Jone s and Jungki n replied that the lot was now vacant. Upham inquired as to the te rms of the leases for the floor space and the proposed parki ng lot. Jung ki n stated t hat both leases had the same terms with regards to the begining and endi ng periods of the primary term. Upham inquired as to the t erms for renewal. Fre d Shelton II rep lied that he held an option to renew for a one year period. Jo hn P. Jones stated that they held a four year lease on the floor space and a thr ee year lease with an op tion to renew for one year on the parking lot . . .. Fred She lton poi nted ou t efforts underway to strengthen the Northgate Merchants Assoc iation t o address problems in Northgate and stated that the proposal before the Board was the best effort possible to address parking problems at the present time. Ted Hi rsch spoke in opp ositi on to the requested variance. Bo~ Waters spoke i n opposition to the requested variance. Following a lengthy discussion of the merits of the proposal before the Board Mathewson moved to gra nt the requested variance, to the applicant John Paul Jones, for the construction and operation of the Corner Pocket at 405 E. University Dr., wi th the condition that a park ing lot, containing a minimum of forty spaces, shall be mad e available to the Northgate community and under the supervision of John Paui J .... nes or a recogn ized (By the City) Northgate association for as long as the Corner Pasket shall exist , such lot to be as shown in the application, and not to be operated as a long term parking lot. The motion was seconded by Harper and the request failed to receive four votes, by the following votes: For: Harper, Burke, Mathewson Opposed: Upham, Boughton Page 3 Followi ng additional discussion of the request Math ews on moved to grant a variance for the constructi on and operation of the Corner Pocket at 405 E. University Dr. The motion died for lack of a second. Agenda Ite~ No.3 -Con sideration for a request for a variance in the name of Oceano qraphy international, 512 H. Loop. Rodney H"ill presented t he request for a variance to the front setback for a loading doc k, expl ained the propo sed re -development of the entire site, and the fact that the si te wa s developed and its needs established prior to annexation into the City. Following di scussion of the re-O eve lopment of the site Harper moved to grant a variance to the front setback to cons truct a loading dock in accordance with the application. The moti on was seconded by Mathewson and passed unanimously. Agend a Item No.4 -Co nsideration of a request for a variance in the name of J.P. Watson , 202 E~ Universi ty Dri ve. This item was wi thdrawn by t he applicant. Following Agenda Item No.4 the meeting was adjourned. MINUTES City of College Station Zon i ng Board of Adjustment February 19, 1980 Membe rs Present : Chairman Harper, Upham, Wagner, Daughety_, Burke, Counc il Liason Boughton Members Absent : Mat hewso n Staff Members Prese nt : Zoning Official Callaway, Planning Assistant Longley Agen da Item No.l -Aop roval of Minutes, Meeting of January 19, 1980. Ha rp er moved to approve the minutes of January 19, 1980. The motion was seconded by Upham and passed unanimously. Following the approval of the minutes Harper swore in new Board Members Wagner and Dau.ghety , Harper asked Boughton and oa·ug·hety to serve as voting alternates to the Board. · A9enda Item No.2 -Con sideration of a request for a variance in the name of L.A. Garrison, i008 Mad era. Mrs . Garrison stated that she would be available to answer questions concerning the request for a variance. Cal laway as ke d the Bo ard to consider what constitutes a unique and special co ndi tion of the land. Burke stated that p.oor construction, resulting in the small size of the existi ng kitchen, is a unique feature of the land. Up ham stated that poo r planning may not be a unique feature of the land, bu t that the Board should use common sense in granting relief where necessary. Up ham moved to approve the requested variance to the front setback requirement. The motion was seconded by Wagner. Har er asked for comments on or discussion of the motion before the Board. Har per pointed out that the Board does not have authority to amend the Zo ning Ordinance, t hat approval of a request for which there were no unique and special cond itions would constitute a change of the Ordinance and 1.ake it di ffi cult to deny similar requests in the future. Harper further stated that the re were no unique conditions present in the case before the Board , but that the conditions in this case were common to lots in College Stat"on . Upham stated that the case before the Board was a mis-use of the land, that al l requests before the Board would be considered on an individual basis, and that he wou ld not have made his motion if he felt that it wouls have set a precedent. ( Page 2 Robert Feiklman spoke in favor of the request, citing the full approval of ad jacent n e igh bor ~ and the fact that exi sting vege t ation would screen the extens i on. Th e mot i on before the Board \•/as then voted upon, and passed by the following vo te : For: Bo ughton, Up ham , Daugh ety, Wagner Op pos ed : Harper Ab st aining: Burke Har per appointed Bur ke t o replace alternate Daughety in voting on the foll ovd ng business before the Board. Agenda Item No.3 -Co nsi deration of a re uest for a variance in the name of Ge neral Te lephon e , Bl oc k 7, Tauber Addition 200 Nagle . Callaway presented the staff's recommendation of allowing the front setback included ·inalternatbe No.3 with no side setback variance, for the proposed expansion to the te1ephone exchange building. Representat ives of GTE (these individuals did not enter their names into the record and wi 11 herein be referred to as 11GTE 11 ) presented their three alternatives fo r expanding the exchange building at 200 Nagle. Alternatives i ncluded va ri ance s to the front, side, and rear setbacks as necessary to provide the needed expansion. Chairman Harpe r inqui red as to the use of that building as a public office. GTE replied t hat t his was no longer a public office. Up ham inqui red as to t he number of parking spaced available for employees an d the nu mber of employees at that location. GTE replied t hat t here would be three or four full time employees at that 1ocation with occas si onal additional employees. Boughton inqui red as to whether there is a need for public parking. GTE replied that t here was no need for public parking. GTE went on to point out that alternative No.3 was least desirable for their expansion due to ca ble ins t allations and equipment layouts. Upham pointed out that such problems were not unique to GTE. GTE repl ied that this is true, but they prefer not to encounter such problems. Wagn er i nqu i red as to the importance to be placed on the fact that GTE is a commun i ty serveice. GTE r ep li ed t hat the expansion would provide switching service to the University . Harper repl ied t hat the facility was in the public interest and the absence of opp os ition from the area indicated compatability with surrounding uses. GTE inquired as to the Fire Marshall's objections to Alternative No.l. ( Page 3 Cal laway replied that the Fire Marsha ll had objected to a variance to the rear setback as this would not allow for access to the rear of the building, if the adjacent lots were fully developed. Ha rper agreed that Al ternative No.l could create a fire problem. Up ham stated that Na gle was a narrow street with heavy pedestrian traffic, and t hat he was opposed to encroaching on the front setback so as to restrict pede st ri an traffic . Harper stated th~t due to the heavy pedestrian traffic, and the fact that GTE 11 t i lizes street right-of-way for parking, it would not be unreasonable to require GTE to provide for a sidewalk through their property. Callaway pointed out that where sidewalks are provided, they are usually located wi thin the street right-of-way, and that the result of Alternative No.2 would be to creat e a 2 foot overhang of parking into street right-of-way along the proposed buil ding expansion. Following further disc ussion of the alternatives presented by GTE, Upham moved to grant a variance, accepting Alternati~e No.3, subject to a zero lot line clearance along the interior lot line with appropriate firewall construction. The motion was seconded by Burke and passed unanimously. Agenda Item No .4 -Adjourn Harper moved to adjourn. The motion was seconded by Burke and passed unanimously.