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August 15, 1994
Clarke. & Wyndham
3608E 29th Street: Ste 100
Bryan, TX 77802
Attn: Paul J. Clarke
Dear Paul,
We .are in .receipt of the brainage Development Permit application .for the parking lot at 315
Church Street: However, a drainage .report. was not submitted. In order to issue the permit,
this report must be_included foi- review and approval.
If you have any c{uestions, please feel free to call me at 764-3570.
S n erely,
Veronica J.B: org E
Asst: City Engineer
cc: lirley Volk, Development Coordinator
Brett McCully, Project Manager
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CITY OF COLLEGE STATIOI`I
Post Office Box 9960 it01 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas?7842-9960
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TO: Chairman Hawthorne and Members of the Planning and Zoning Commission
FRC1M: Brett McCully, Engineering Project Manager
CC: Jim Callaway, Asst. Director Economic & Development Services
Jane Kee, City Planner
Natalie Thomas, Planning Technician
DATE: September 29, 1994
RE: Pay Parking Lot at 315 Church Street
Parking Lot Variances
Chairman Hawthorne, and Con~nission Members,
The proposed parking lot at 315 Church Street was reviewed by the PRC on August 18, 1994
and approved with conditions as shown in the meeting minutes.
On September 14th, Staff received a request for three variances to our standard ordinances
regarding driveway throat length, the curbing of a section of the parking lot, and the location of
a landscape island. Staff will address these items one at a time, and the Commission may chose
to do the same.
1. Driveway Throat Length
The Driveway Qrdinance requires a throat length for this application of 25 feet, however due to
the small size of the site, only 12 feet is provided. The applicant requests that the 12 foot
distance be allowed.
Due to the small size of the site, and .the negative impact on the site circulation that strict
adherence to this requirement would produce, staff recommends approval of this variance.
2. Curbing of Planting Area
The Zoning Qrdinance requires that all parking and drive areas be curbed. The proposed plan
showed no curbing within the lot along the frontage with Second Street. The requirement was
included in the PRC approval; however the Applicant requests a variance to this requirement.
Staff. feels very strongly that curbing should be installed per the ordinance as parking is
developed in this area. to avoid repeating situations where the City loses the ability to control
the visual and maintenance aspects of a site. Second Street is not curbed along this site, and to
only allow wheel stops would create an unxnaintained drainage swale which may force the City
into installing curbing in Second Street to alleviate the resulting problem.
This site received a setback variance from the Zoning Board of Adjustments to reduce the
standard 8 foot setback for parking areas to 2 feet with the condition that this remaining 2 feet
be densely planted to soften the visual appearance. Without the protection of the onsite curbing,
this area will be subject to erosion as the runoff washes over the plantings rather than out of the
parking area at controlled points.
Staff feels that to maintain the City's .direction in improving. the appearance of parking in the
area, and to avoid problems associated with uncontrolled drainage, that this variance request be
denied.
3. End Island Location
The site plan reviewed by PRC included a lone parking space against the northern property line
which was. separated by a landscape island from the rest of the parking on that row. PRC
added the condition that the island be moved to the end of the row to meet the zoning
requirement for islands at both ends of all parking areas. The applicant has requested a
variance to this. ordinance based upon his opinion that the present layout provides better traffic
circulation.
Whether the island is on the end or one space off will not affect the circulation .within the site.
Having the. island moved to the end will make backing out of the last space a little more
difficult, however this is caused by the lack of room in the site, not the location of the island.
~Qur ordinance is .based on defining the parking areas, and softening the end on view of the
parking rows to avoid the 'car lot' appearance. Star feels that the minor additional difficulty in
backing out of the last space is not reason to avoid the use of an end island as required
throughout the City. If the difficulty is perceived to be too great by the applicant,: Staff would
rather a parking space be lost than a space be allowed immediately adjacent to the propeifiy line
with no knowledge of what will be developed onthe next lot.
For these reasons, staff recommends denial of this variance request.
LARKS • YND~i~~M
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT SERVICES
July 14, 1994
To: Planning & Zoning Commission
From: Paul J. Clarke
Re: Northgate Parking Lot
Dear Commissioners:
Please consider the following variances to facilitate the
Northgate Parking Lot:
1. Throat length of access drive.
2. Not curbing a flower-bed along second street, given the street
has no curb and the design and drainage appear better as engineered
with car stops..
3. The location of the N/W planter island for better traffic
circulation..
Sincerely yours,
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Paul J_ Clarke,CCIM
President
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