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POST OFFICE BOX 9960' 1101. TEXAS AVENUE
CGLLEGE' STA.TION,.TEXAS 77840-2499
June . 5, .' 985
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City of College Station
POST OFFICE .BOX 9960 1101 TEXAS, A.VENUE
COL.LEGE STA.T.lON, TEXAS 77840-2499
July 17, 1985
TO:
Honorable Mayor and CIty Councilmen
Al Mayo, Director of PlanningV'
Appeal of.P&Z d.ecision o'n conditional use permit request
fo',,- St. FrancisEpi scopa lCh.urch
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SUBJECT:
I would like to respond to Mr.' Gordon B,eal1 IS letter addressed to the Counci'l.
The res'ponsesare numbered to reflect h.is comments ashe numbered them.
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rtitp~ict M r .O.avi s I
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4. Thetermnmeet ing place'lhas been perfe.ctly unders toad. i ti S .only'because
of the ,churchmee,tlngsproposed that thechu.rch isevenefig.ib:le to apply
for a permlt. If this was only achurch.offtce,itcould not ,even c31p'ply
because that only is allowed in an office or commercialzoning'<.listrict.
A churchofficei s nodffferent from any otheroffl.ce.
Memo to City .Co~ncll fromA.Mayo
7-17-85
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I nconclusl~n, please r.efer to the, P.R. C. repo.rt. I have observed on-street
parking attbisl ho...se,andi tdoes cause a hazar.dous situation at the intersect ion.
I resent Mr. .Be~11 'stnsi nuat ion that we. mayhaveint.entionallyexcl uded h im.
We have spent a I'otoft!me with .Mr. Beallonchisprob!em. .'fhesimpJefa~t' is.
th~th~tookou taqbtJ,lldlngperm Itrorone thing a.ndtr.l.edtobulld S ornethln 9
else. Hlsuse bfthe .tract will not fi t. well .lnth.en,eighbo:rhoodan~ ~,ill cause
many problems. II recommend that youu-pho ldthe.P&Zcl:eclsion'andd,enyth 1 s
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City of College Station
POST OFFICE.. BOX 9960 1101 TEXAS AVENUE
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 7784O-2499
July 17, 1985
Memorandum
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council
From: Jim'Callaway,AssistantDirector
Subject: Conditional Use Permit Appeal
OfPlannin~V
On June 20, 1985, the Planning and Zoning Commission. denied a
conditional use permit request for a propos.ed church .office and
m:eetingfacility in agaragelocate~behindar.esidenceat~~':Ol
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The applicant has appealed th~CqJllmission' saction in.~~~;~~:~ance
with'Section 10-0.2..5'. ,Ordin:a.:g:~:;e'::850.,: .the'.Zoning OrG;$:'oi:ai0g:';(i'e
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st. FranCIS
EpiscopalChurcb
June2l., 1985
To: College$tat-ion City Council
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From: Gordon Beall ,Senior >Warden, $t 0 Fra.ncis Episcopcll
Church
Re: Appealofl>lan,nlng .......~.ZQnlng Com~i g<.sion dec isloo for a
5'p>ecl al qsepermlt to $t.F ra n c is .~p i 5 cop a lChu rch fo r
off i. ce/me tat1ng spac.e.
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Iwish.t.(!) faptpeal'ttteqecl.siQnoJtheP lanIli,n.g andZon in&t
Com~lssl>()r1f()tthefollowingreas 005:
1. l'W'a$e~c.lll:de:dfrQnlt)he P'laflJ"l.i.ngRevi. ew CommitteemeE~t'i.ng
eithE!J:,inteat>i:enally' '0~ i.nadvertant'.ly.El ther' .waylwould
hav~..liikel!i.t'l> b~ve.t;)~eJil atllhese.discussions, and' feel I
s>h~ul<:i!l"I.av.g."1!>e~n toll!iif the meet tng t tme Wa.s on a
fl()a'ti~g . .s"'ch'ec.11.1Je~
1 was tiQlds~"~y;aldaY$.1;)ef~f'e thato\lrproject would be
dis~\l~sred .t;)Y' -ll'1ePlan'Jilin.g..Review CQmqlittee .at .11:00 a.m.
la.1:ri"ieclat 1.~l:;50 a..m.,aJ:lcl was toldt hat our projec t had
alrea,>dy ...b~ell '.'(C(gmis'id~iJl'".ed,. ......pr.'i.or to my .a.rrtva'l., and th.e
recommeindat,jr0r1W9stP .reje~t thepr<:>ject.
Attnat! t,.m~ ).11:- Mayo dldtev few for me wh a t the Commt tt ~e
hc1tq,clet~rminecl. t;st;)e w!'~ng wi th thepr()jeet . He reviewed
wha.teaichil)di.vtdllal..fQURd wrong with the project ,and
a'sked .findivtdualmember's ..toa.pprovewhatheoutlined .
Eaehpe:rson' tllerl a.greed with his statement.
2. At t~ePlanntf'1~Review Meeting the fire Marshal said that
tb~ftrehydt'al'1tatvlq.ltona.ndFost,ers treet s could not be
co,nSider:edinrneetingfireprote<:ti on S tanda rdsif .. the
pr~perty .W'<lSll$ edl.lnder ..toe ..' . special .useperm it. ,and ...1: ha ta
f t Feny,dra.o.t .h'adtobew.ithinJO(} fee t. 1 'rns<ure that
C0mmittee,m~l1lberspresefltbasedpartC)ftheirdeci5tonon
thiselliPhittiest;atement.l'lswever, two days later 1
checked with the Fire Marshal to determine what ordinance
prevent~dtheus~oJt>het\ydrantatWa 1 toni.indFo$ tel"
$tlt'eetst()mlY9(}f~et .' away. Hernadeate teIl.ho n ecalland
check~edthewi.dth.o ft'n.estreetandotherrequ ir ernents.
He de termlned<thattEleFesterand\va 1 tonst r ee tshydr,a.n t
co-tl1d .beused satisfa.ctorily. Ibelievehts earlier,
incorrectstatemerlt c0t11dhavehadade trimental affe,ct of
thePRC de~cislon .
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St. Francis
Episco.pal. Churcb
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3. At the Planning and Zonlngmeeting held June 20, 1985, one
commission. 'member"wished..'todtscuss the fact thatalbui'ld-
ingpell'rn1tl'1adbeen iS$uedonthe bu.iTdingln question,
andthatmtlChof theworkha.dbeencomp.lete~d.<. He felt
th.isshouldbeconsidet:'ed in thetrdecls ion.
Mr. Mayo would not atlowthe (:omntlssionto consider the
fa.~tthatab\.lildtngl?e,rmi t,efl" thebuildtng in question ,
had be~n. issued. 1. felt atthispointth~ subject should
be left c>penfora full, free <disCllss>ion by thecommts-
sion.
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4. Ou.r r~~u.~st for .speciallltsestated,forofficelmeeti ng
spaqe ...whi~chis,neeqeidbySt.Frq.ncisCh1.lrch.. It is
app:a17ebtthat the term "offi.ce'isbel.nigtnterpre ted as a
pl~eeoft.ransiactin~ busin~ s s . as .i nthesecular;w(?rld.. We
have trledtoconveythel;ls<i~e. purposes for the sp~ce by
$:t.Fran<:isChurch anid()l~lr1?riest. This space wi 11
proVid~Pltt:va.Cyfor .c()\;ln~eliI'1~ andcon.fessiona Is, and a
pla.(!e.fe.ltfpelts9na,lstudY......and 'pre.para<t iQ'ns for .re ligieus
services.
The t~.'m.'rneeting space'hcts ....Ro'tbeenunders to,od
~vent/ho~~ha.. list (?fr:eligi()~$. serVfc.estl'1ilt are held by
S t . FraIl,cis.Church between Mo':ndaya.nid S.aturday each week
hasbeenp.rovided. A list of those servIces areattachedo
5. Ibellevea.three~t()--twovote by thePlaIll"llngan-d Zoning
Commfssionindicates tha.t thi,s particularspecfal use
ap.p 1 ieat ton de serves further consideration.
I woulda.ppreclate YO"llrconstderationinour appeal to
CityCouncll.
Resp'f~ctflllly,
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G~~I'1Be.all, Senior Warden
St.francfsEpiscopalChurch
..<P.~,.i60X 9020. . .C().fIe~e Sta tion, l)~xas, .'77840
J~ffS<ohlffmayer, Vicar. .-Vicarage . Phone: (409) . 693..5317
st. Francis
Episcopal Church
May 30, 1985
Ri: 5t.francistpiscopal Church
st. francis[piscopalChurch was organized an~ had
its beQlnningi~December1983.A~ the present time
we.are holdin;Sunday worship and. Sunday school at
Oakwood Middle School of the ,r;ollegeS.tatio'n Indepen-
. dent School District.
Paritioners remoustables and equipment from the school
cafateriaeach5aturdayeven1ngandset up the altar,
Pianoandcha1rs for Sunday service., After church sar'v1ces
onS:unclay the school cafeteria is returned to itsords'r
for public school use on Monday.
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Duri,ng ~he week, Monday tnrough Saturday, all other
church siervi.ces and activities are held i." private
taemas, sir Ca n te rber ryHQu S8 ,an E pis co pa 1S tu de n t
Center., Planning and financial meeting ars held at the
abovslacations and at various resturants.
The abcl',e arrangement.s present. a communications preblem
wi t.hin ~he . parish, as t.he. meet.lng places have to be
juggled iandchangsd on short noti'ce.
Attempts: have been made tosecu~re existing space for
the week!ly, church services and activi.tiesas INs11 as
previdslprivacy for Rev. Jeff '$chi ff'meyer, Rector, fer'
counselilng and study.
Tbe fa lllowlntj are some of the sa rvices and act! vi ties
~hatare! Drganized and on go1ngwithin the church at
present .1
The, Vsst!ry-The governing body of the Church, meets
each month in regular session, with called meeting
occasionally. The Vestry consists gf nine members
plus thsiPriest. Holy Euenrist proceeds each meeting.
We pres.ntly meet in the homes of Vestry members.
Peace ~~christ... This prayer and st.udy group.meet.s each.
Tuesday iat noon. This service usually, has 9..1(,1 members
.tnattendance and meets at Canterbury House or member
names.
iYJen' sfeillowsh1p- meets en, fhursday morning each week.
This grs'up at present has from 6-8 in attendance and
meets at Canterbury Hmuse.
P.o. Box 9020 · College Station, Texas, 77840
Jeff Schiffmayer, Vicar · Vicarage Phone: (409) 693-5317
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st. Francis
Episcopal Church
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Church SchGG1~ The Education Directoe and teachers meet
each week to st.udy and prepare .for Sunday lessons~~ This
~r()uphas 5..7 in attendance and is rotated each. w~tQ
members ntlmes.
Bible Study~Thi$group meets TUBs.day evenIng, has 10
members, and meets in various homes. The Wednesday
Bible study group has 4 members and meets, at present,
at Canterberry House.
'Otherarganized groups!n St.francis that supporttne
llIo,rship services are: Acye11tes, Lay Readers, Chalice
Searers ,andEpisco~pal YoungCnurcnmen (EVe).
$t.francis Episcopal Cnurcnhas areal need to have
a place, that all paritioners can make contact and to
work thrau;htssarry out the cemmitments they have
chaose" lnsupportingSt. fraMeis.
We have land that will be deeded to st. Francis 1n the
coming' weeks. An architect 'has been choose'" and wewLl,l
bua1nterviewingbuilders, "hopefully intwQ to three
m~nths.We are.,teld py the Arcitect that it will take
about 18..20 months, after a lDuilder is contracted to
get 1ntoaur new building.
Thank, you (or your consideration.
Rasp ~tfully yaurs,
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Godan Beall
Senior Warden
St.francisEpiscopal Church
P.o. Box 9020 · College Station, Texas, 77840
Jeff Schiffmayer, Vicar · Vicarage Phone: (409) 693-5317
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