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MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
RE:
Planning. and Zoning. CommissioI?-
Sabine Kuenzel, Staff Planner ~~
March 25,1993
Screening fence at Christ Holy Missionary Baptist Church
On July 19, 1990, the P&Zapproved a Conditional Use Permit that allowed construction
of the church and associated parking lot. Approximately two months ago, construction
was completed. Upon inspection of the site, staff noticed that the screening fence that
was shown on the site plan had not been installed. Although that site plan was included
in the construction documents that should have been on the construction site, the
contractor worked off of a plan that did not show a fence.
The applicants have submitted a petition in support of the request to eliminate the
screening fence". The signators include the residents of the two lots that abut the subject
property on either side along Phoenix Street. As of the date of this memo, the Planning
Department has not heard from the property owners of the lots abutting the church on
either side along Arizona Street.
The Planning and Zoning Commission has the discretion to require screening fences
where appropriate. In the past, the P&Zhas made such a fence a condition of a use
permit where a church and residential area share common boundary lines.
February 17, 1993
Christ' Holy Missionary... Baptist Church
Pastor'BennettBlake
1119Ar~zonCl~tl:~.~t:
cb11ege,station,TeXa.~ 77840.;
HE: PROPOSED FENCING' OF'. CHURCH SITE
m:. FellowResidentss'Urrounding the Christ Holy Missionary Baptist Church
Praise be to God for the Great <Things He Has Done!
On Sunday, February 14., 1993,. Valentine's....Day,.....and .a . day of . Love, the .church
farni:lYiof the Christ Holy Missionary Baptist Church opened it's doors for
v.,cm~hir>Ifing s~rvices. ... '.l?hechurch building, which isloc.ated at 1119 Arizona
street,:her~ in College Station, Texas surrounds your home residence.
Altlipu~hMea.reVery pl~sedwith the location of our church site, we have
unfolTt}lI1atelybeen facecl with a very saddening situation. The City of College
Statlior:istwingtorequirethat a six (6) foot wooden ,fence surround the
church,site .~n . it's 'entir~ty. . For such. a small..congregation . ,as .' ourselves, this
posels~yery;fexpansive~inancia.lrestraint, not to mention the belief that this
fence would. tak~ from the beauty of the church 's surroundings.
The paptiorarid M~Softhe qhrist Holy Missionary Baptist Church believe that
we wilillbeaible9sin.gtothis surrounding' conmunity, and al though we are small
in numJper,w~h'4vevery!bighearts. We are pleading with all the residents to
join'W~th us ,in this struggle to fight the demands of the, City of College Station.
Ft1r$~mPre,iwe ~lievethat . this is unfair singling out of our church. The other
resip.epttial,qhu:rchesarenotrequiredtohavewooden.fencessurroundingtheir
chur(Sl1!::~+tep.' . mese. .IQpal churches are: St. Matthew Bpt. Church ,which is located.
on :Hq,l~~: privei VictpryTempleandPleasantGrove Bpt.Churches,which are
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locaJ~~li9n D~tr()it streetiand Wa'shingtonChapelBpt. Church and First united
Methpd~~1t:. ch4rcl:1~s, . which' are located on Texas. Avenue.
Pleaj~~:::'~i~i tlhispetitipn to show your support of the Christ Holy family, and in
doir~~!~~: y~,w;L+lbe.Sp.Ying, nIt's Alright for the Church to operate without
the ~PDjS?~ 1=h.~~e-n,f~ce~n .. It is our belief that united. we stand.and divided
we fH~~H:; ~~ingthis .tiIlle of reflection on Where We Have Come From, we can .
ShOWi:~J!:Ufliteq:: fronttothe~ple at the City Hall. Please help support our
fight:Ifor jV~ficeandequality.
Th~you for:yourpromptconsiderationin.this.rnat~er!
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