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DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
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COLLEGE STATION College Station, Texas 77842
Phone (979) 764 -3570 / Fax (979) 764-
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MEMORANDUM n
October 10, 2002
TO: Planning and Zoning Commissi. •
FROM: Natalie Ruiz, Developm: t Ma a• a
SUBJECT: Proposed ordinance amendment re: the Design Review Board
The proposed Zoning Ordinance amendment modifies the composition of the
Design Review Board (DRB). The current composition of the DRB includes a
total of eight members which shall consist of a:
Registered Architect;
Business Person;
Person knowledgeable in aesthetic judgment;
Landowner or Developer in the Wolf Pen Creek Corridor;
Citizen at large; and
Three members of the Planning and Zoning Commission.
The proposed amendment provides for a Registered Architect or a Landscape
Architect. The City has experienced difficulty appointing a Registered Architect
that does not perform work for the City. The Code of Ethics does not allow Board
members to contract with the City. This proposed amendment will allow more
flexibility in appointing qualified DRB members to review development proposals
in the City's design districts such as Northgate, Wolf Pen Creek and the Overlay
District on University Drive.
This ordinance amendment is an interim measure until the Unified Development
Ordinance (UDO) is adopted and becomes effective.