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HomeMy WebLinkAbout143 Regular Meeting 7.15.80AGENDA CITY OF COLLEGE STATION ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT JULY 15, 1980 7:00 p .m. 1. Approval of Minutes, meeting of May 20, 1980 2 . Consideration of a request for a Variance in the name of LULAC Oak hi 11 Inc., Anderson 3 . Adjourn ,/ MINUTES City of College Station Zoning Board of Adjustment May 20, 1980 MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Harper, Upham, Wagner, Council Liason Boughton STAFF PRESENT: Zoning Official Callaway, Planning Assistant Longley Agenda Item No. -Approval of Minutes, Meeting of April 15, 1980 - Wagner moved to approve the minutes of the meeting of April 15, 1980. The motion was seconded by Upham and passed unanimously. No. 2 -Consideration of a Re uest for a Variance in the name of el, 1201 Merr Oaks Drive This item was tabled at the revious Chairman Harper explained the action the Board had taken at the previous meeting and asked the applicant to present any additional information relevant to the case. J.A. Spannagel presented pictures of the site and explained his need for a variance. \>Jagner asked if any consideration had been given to alternative sites for the proposed car port. Spannagel replied that existing trees limited alternatives. Harper explained the findings required by the Zoning Ordinance for the granting of a variance and pointed out that the requirements for a variance were not evident in this case. Spannagel inquired as to the proper authority for reference of a drainage problem. Callaway stated that drainage problems should be referred to the City Engineer. Chairman Harper moved to grant the requested variance, due to the unique condition of being situated on a corner lot and due to the absence of objections from adjoiners. The motion was seconded by l>Jagner and failed by the following vote: For: None Opposed: Unanimous Agenda Item No. 3 -Consideration of a Request for a Variance in the name of Rudolph Prigge, 815 Texas Avenue - Chairman Harper inquired as to the use and placement of the proposed structure. Rudolph Prigge replied that it would be used as an office and a waiting lounge Minutes, May 20, 1980 ZBA Meeting Page 2 for customers. Prigge added that the structure would be placed within three feet (3') of the rear property line. Upham reported on his investigation of the request before the Board. In his report Upham described the existing property ownership patterns, locations of Public Rights-of-Way and easements, the locations of structures in the area, and the effect of the requested variance upon development of the adjacent properties. Upham further described the relationship between the proposed building location and the existing gasoline storage inlets. Following his report on the case before the Board, Upham stated that he felt that the conditions of the site did not warrant the granting of a variance, but that the Board could allow for the expansion of a non-conforming site so long as such expansion did conform with all requirements of the Zoning Ordinance. Harper asked the applicant for comments or any additional information. Prigge replied that his proposed location was one that would allow customers to park near the facility. Prigge proposed relocating the new facility to the rear of the existing station building. Upham replied that a building or enlargement could be placed in that area and meet setback requirements. Following a discussion of alternatives for the location of the new facility, Harper moved to authorize the extension of the non-conforming use at 815 Texas Avenue as long as any such extension is in conformity with the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Boughton and passes unanimously. Agenda Item No. 4 -Adjourn - Wagner moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by Harper and passed unanimously. ...... AGENDA CITY OF COLLEGE STATION ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT JULY 15, 1980 7:00 p.m. 1. Approval of Minutes, meeting of May 20, 1980 2. Consideration of a request for a Variance in the name of LULAC Oakhil 1 Inc., Anderson 3. Adjourn ----------------~ MI NU TES City of College Station Zoning Board of Adju stme nt May 20, 19 30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Harper, Upha m, Wagner, Council Liason Boughton STAFF PRESENT: Zoning Official Calla wa y; Planning Assistant Longley Agenda Item No. 1 -Approval of Minutes, Meeting of April 15, 19 80 - Wagner moved to approve the minutes of the meeting of April 15, 1980. The motion was seconded by Upham and passed un an i mous ly . No. 2 -Consideration of a Re uest for a Vari anc e in the name of el, 1201 Merr Oaks Drive This item \'las tabl ed at the revious Chairman Harper explained the action the Board had taken at the previous meeting an d as ked the applicant to present any additional information relevant to the case . J.A. Spa nnage l presented pictures of the si te and explai ned his need for a variance. vlagner asked if any consideration had been given to alte r native sites for the propo sed car port. Spannagel replied that existing tree s limited alternatives. Harper explained the findings required by the Zoning Ordinance for the granting of a variance an d pointed out that the requirements for a variance were not evident in this case. Spannagel inquired as to the proper authority for reference of a drainage proble m. Callaway stated that drainage probl ems should be referred to the City Engineer. Chair man Harper moved to grant the requ ested var iance, due to the unique condition of being situated on a corner lot and due to the absence of objections from adjoine rs . The motion was seconded by Wagner and failed by th e follo wing vote: For: Opposed: None Unani mous Agenda Item No . 3 -Consider ation of a Req uest for a Variance in the na me of Rudolph Pr ig ge , 815 Texas Avenu e - Ch a irman Harper inquired as to the use and placeme nt of the pr opos ed structure. Rudolph Prigge replied that it would be us ed as an offic e and a waiting lounge Minutes, Ma y 20, 1980 ZBA Meetin g Page 2 for custo mers. Prigge added that the structure would be placed within three feet (3') of the rear property line. Upham reported on his investigation of the request before the Board. In his report Upha m described the existing property ownership patterns, locations of Public Rights-of-Way and easements, the locations of structures in the area, and the effect of the requested variance upon development of the adjacent properties. Upham further described the relationship between the proposed building location and the existing gasoline storage inlets. Following his report on the case before the Board, Upham stated that he felt that the co nditions of the site did not warrant the granting of a variance, but that the Board could allow for the expansion of a non-conforming site so long as such expansion did conform with all requirements of the Zoning Ordinance. Harper as ked the applicant for comments or any additional information. Prigge replied t ha t his proposed location was one that would allow customers to park near t he fa c ility. Prigge prop o sed relocating the new facility to the rear of the existing station buildi ng. Upham replied that a building or enlargement could be placed in that area and meet setback requirements. Followi ng a discussion of alternatives for the location of the new facility, Harper mo ved to authorize the extension of the non-conforming use at 815 Texas Avenue as long as any such extension is in conformity with the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Boughton and passes unanimously. Agenda Item No. 4 -Adjourn - Wagner moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by Harper and passed unanimously. ·- zm:eG BOARD OF ADJUS'.ITJ::NT FILE NO. ---- Name of Applicant __ _ LUL AC OA KH ILL, INC./WOOD ASSOC., AGENT Mailing Addre ss P.O. Box AR College Station, Texas 77840 Phone 846-1 7 53 Location: Lot.: Block Svbdivi s ion.~414_ac .,Tract C. Burnett League Description, If applic a bl e ------see attached survey and meets and ______ _ bounds d es cription Action requested: w aive 1 . 5 car/a pt. unit r e quirement ---------------'--------'------------------ NAME ADDRESS (From curr e nt tax rolls, College Station Tax Assessor) SEE ATTACHED ---- ------------------------------------------~-~-~-- ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTNENT FILE NO. Present zoning of land in que stion R-6 ______ ___:_;.__-=... ________________ _ Section of ordinance from which variance is sought # 850 Sec. 7-C The following specific variation from the ordinance is requested: ________ use 1 (one) car per uni. t for off strefil_gc:::a:.:..r-'-k-'-1'-'· n-'-g,,.._ ____________ _ --~ ------------------------ -------~----- This variance is necessary due to the following llnique and special cond i tions of the land n o t found in like districts: Thi.s i.s a HUD elderly groject. MQ~t_...QQ.__nnt__aw._n_ . .c.a.cs ___ _ The 1 .5 requi.rement only costs all tax payers more for spa~,,__ ___ _ whi.ch won't b e used. HUD recommends • 7 cars per unit --------- The following alternatives to the requested variance are possible: ·none This variance will not be contrary to the public interest by virtue of the following fact:s: This is a HUD elderly project, not a .. .t~pical sh1denL.p.caject__ this application are true and corr e ct. Q-1:u J \R.::k ;;;>._. . _;f;)_eJ,YV:nJ-tr2-ruJ(j . _ . . . T "'v-Vi ~ 1 r ~-rf'V~ \;/T I /_~uJ--<-v"-- J ~-11 ~ 0---vi./0:-~A.-LJ ~, (!. s. .. . ' MEMORANDUM TO: Zoning Board of Adjustment FROM: Jim Callaway, Zoning Official SUBJECT: Parking Variance, Lulac-Oakhill The site plan enclosed with your packet has been approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission. A copy of the minutes of the Planning and Zoning meetings is attached. Several points included in these minutes and other past involvement I have had with this proposal are as follows: 1. The proposal utilizes a parking ratio of 1 space/Dwelling Unit (DU). I have discussed this parking ratio with representatives of the Houston HUD office. They stated that their requirement of .5 spaces/DU has been adequate in 202 Elderly Housing Pro- jects. 2. Our requirement of 1.5 spaces/DU for one bedroom apartments was determined following a survey of seven apartment projects. This survey was taken by the Planning Department on November 30, 1976. The apartment projects surveyed were predominately student-occupied. 3. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the re- quested variance be approved in their motion to approve the site plan. MINUTES City of College St a tion Planning and Zoning Commi s sion Hee ting Decemb e r 6, 1979 7:0 0 P.M . MEMBERS PR ESENT: Chairman Watson; Commis s ion ers Sweeney, Etter, Behling, Hazen, Sears, Bailey; City Council Liaison Jones. MEMBERS ABSENT: None STAFF MEHBERS PRESENT: Director of Planning Haya, City Engineer Ash, Zoning Official Callaway, Community Development Planner Kee, Planning Assistant Longley. 1. Approval of minutes --meeting of November 15, 1979. Commissioner Sears moved that the minutes be approve d. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Etter and unanimously approved .. AGENDA ITEM NO. 2 --Hear visitors. No one spoke . AGENDA ITEM NO. 3 --A public hearing on the question of granting a Site Plan Permit for the construction of a multi-family, housing for the elderly, project to be loc a t e d on the east side of And e rson Street 500 feet south of Holleman Drive. The application is in the name of L.U.L.A.C. Oakhill, Inc. Mr. Mayo reviewed the P.R.C. recommendations. He ponted out that the revised plan showed a right-of-way 11 re serve " for Village Drive and that the plat dedieating this right-of-wa y would be submitted soon. He also stated that the Fire Marshall had determine d that the most northerly unit was not entirely within the 150 foot radius from a public street or fire lane as required by ordinance. He said, however, that if Village Drive right-of-way were dedicated, the building would be within 150 feet of that right-of-way. Mr. Mayo also stated that the Fire Marshall had indi~ated that the parking on the cul-de-sac could not be allowed and that the cul-de-s ~c would need to have a larger radius . Mr. Mayo pointed out that the parking provided was 20 spaces less than required by ordina nce. He said that this was typical for elderly h o usin g , but that the plan would still have to go to the Zoning Board of Adjustmen t for a variance. The public h e aring was opened. Mr. J.W. Wood, Project Architect, sta te d th a t the number of parking spaces provided had be e n r e commend e d a nd approv e d by H.U.D . He also stated that HUD had recommended th a t th e cul-de-sac be a 75 foot radi us and that parking s p aces be 22 feet deep. l lr . Wood a lso s t a t e d tha t the most nor t h e rl y building could be adju s ted to be with- in 150 f eet of the driv e . Coi11Ii1issi one r Bailey asked wh a t gaur a nt e e th e City had that the project would con- tinue to b e u s ed by elderly person s . Mr. Wood stated that the project was subsidized by HUD on a 40 year loan and that . ~llNUI.L::i Planning and Zoning Commission ,•D e ce~ber 6, 1979 7:00 P.H . L '-'b '-- the funds had b ee n specifica lly e a rmarke d Eor assistance to the elderly and hand- icapp e d . l~. Wood stated that LULAC wa s n ow a sponsor of the project, and that at the end of th e 40 year term, LULAC wo u l d b e come th e owner of the property. Commissioner Etter stated that, althou g h f!e wa s not opposed to the project, he could not vote for a plan that required a variance to the parking requirement. Mr. Wood state d that the project was v e r y d i ff erent from a conventional apartme nt project and t hat the Zoning Board of Adjus t me nt would be within their right to grant a variance . Commissioner Behling questioned the indic2ted landscaping . Mr. Wood stated that HUD had allocated $25,000 for landscaping and that the final design had not been completed but would c o ::iply with HUD requirements . Commissioner Etter asked if someone at HUD could be contacted and asked to give the Commission some information supportin g thier parking requirement . Mr . Wood said that this could be done . The public hearing was closed . Commissioner Sweeney moved that th e it e :n :>e tabled until the information could be obtained from HUD . The motion was seconded by Commissioner Be ile y and approved with Commissioner Sears voting against . AGENDA ITE~1 NO. 4 --A public h e aring on tne guest ion of rezoning a 2. 8 acre tract located appro x imately 300 feet e a st of Texas Avenue and 200 feet south of Brentwood Drive from R-4 to C-1. Th e 2 :iplication being in the name of Mrs. Laura E . Simek. Mr. Mayo stated that the p roposed rezoning ~ould add depth to the C-1 property on Texas Avenue at this location , thus n aking it more desirable for development and give it more flexibility for design of safe access. The public hearing was opene d. Mr. Gerrald Farrar spoke in favor of the r eq uest . He stated that the developers were working with adjacent pro p erty own e r s in the Brentwood Addition to buy some of the lots in the Brentwood Addition to 2 llow for access from Brentwood Drive. He stated that th e prop e rty would be u sed f or an office-wa rehouse development. The public h e aring was clos e d. Com mis sioner Sea r s mov e d th a t th e Co mm i ssion recomme nd approval of the rezoning . The motion wa s seconded by Commiss ione r Be~l ing and unanimously approved. Mu;u1:::s City of Co l lege Sta tion Planning and Zon ing Co::un i ssion Meeting Decembe r 20 , 1979 7 : 00 ? . ~·1. NE~fBERS PR ESE NT : Vice Chairman Etter; Co::::::i i ssioners Sears, Behlings Ba iley, Hazen; City Council Liai son Jon e s. ME~·IBERS ABS ENT: Commissioner Sweeney ; Cha irman Wat so n . ST AF F PRESENT: Zonin g Of ficial Call away , Pl a nning As sistant Longley . AGE NDA ITEM NO . 1 --Approva l of Minut es , :::ee ting of Decemb er 6, 19 7 9 . Co mmissioner Sears moved that the minut es be approved . The moti on was seconded by Co mmissioner Bailey and u nanimously appro ved . AG EN DA ITEM NO. 2 --Hear visitor s . No one spoke . Agenda Item No. 3 --Reconsider a tion of a ~e qu es t f o r a Site Plan P e rmit f o r the construct ion of an apartme nt project to be locate d on th e east side of Ander s on Street a p prox i mate ly 500 feet south of Hol leman Drive. Th e application being i n th e n ame of L .U .L .A .C . Oa khill, Inc . Mr . Callaway informe d the Commission th a t he h a d had a phone conver sa tion with Mr. Joe Clark , an architect with the HU D office in Hou ston and that Mr . Clark had st a ted that the averag e parking requir ement for elderly housing pro j~cts in Texas cities was 0.5 spaces per unit . Mr . Callaway also pointed out that Mr . Wo od 's propos a l included on e space per unit and t ha t Hr. Wood would have to ge t a v ar- iance from t h e Zoning Board of Ad j ustment . '.-Ir. Callaway again point e d out that the rear of th e buildings on the n orth end of the site were outside the 1 5 0 f o ot radius f rom a street o r fire lane and woul d have to b e adjusted . He als o stated th a t th e Fire Marsha l l and the City Engin ee r had stated ob j ections to the seven parking spaces p r ovided o ff o f t he cul-d e-sac . Mr . Callaway also sta ted that the. re q uireme nts for parking in an apartme n t project had be en based on student hou sing and that the requir e me nts f o r t h is t y pe of projec t would be quite d i£ferent . Mr . J .W. Wood , Architect, stated tha t h e c ou l d correct the problem of the buildings out s id e the 150 foo t radius, but that he would like to k e ep the 7 p a rking spaces o n th e cul-de-sac. He noted th a t the cul -Ge -sac h a d b een increas ed to a 4 0 foot r adius pl us a 22 foot parking space which ~as l arger tha n any standard cul-de-sac . He s ta ted th at there was no diff e r ence b et;,·ee n this plan and any o t her head-in t ype p ark ing area . Co smissione r Et t er a s k e d wh at th e Fire Narsha ll's proposed solution was . Mr . Callaway stated th at th e Fire Mars h a l l had off e r ed no solution. Mr . Ho o d point e d out that a typical r es id e~t ial cul-de-sac would have at lea st four cur b cu ts for driveways on it . CoTL!Tl i ssio n e r Behlirig st a ted th a t, although he was conc e rned by t h e F i r e Marshal l's '. Planning and Zoning Commission December 20, 197 9 • statements, h e could see no logic to them and that th e Fire Marshall should be present to explain his objections. Following some discussion, Commissioner Bailey moved that the item be removed from the table. The motion was seconded by Co mmissioner Behling and unanimously approved. Commissioner Hazen moved th at the plan be approved, that the plan be recommended to the Zoning Board of Adjustment with one parking space per unit and that the cul-de- sac be designed as a 40 foot radius plus a 22 foot parking space , and further, that if the Fire Marshall or the City Engineer still had justifiable objections, that they be r eque sted to attend the Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Sears and approved with Co mmissioner Behling voting against and Commissioner Bailey abstaining. CoJTu~issioner Bailey stated that he h ad abstained becau se of his membership on the Zoning Board of Adjustment. AGENDA ITEM NO. 4 --Consideration of a parking lot layout for a commercial project to be located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Brentwood Drive and Texas Avenue. Mr. Callaway advised the Commissioners that a site plan had been previously app- roved for this site and that the proposed plan was a revision to that plan. He noted that it was the opinion of the staff that the proposed plan was superior to the first plan in that it had improved the access from Texas Avenue and improved interior circulation. Commissioner Sears moved that the plan be approved. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Bailey and unanimously approved. AGENDA ITEM NO. 5 --Chris Mathewson to discuss parking problems in Northgate. This item was delayed until a later meeting . AGENDA ITEM NO. 6 --Other business. Mr . Callaway presented a revised plan of the Oakwood Apartment project located on Southwest Parkway. He outlined the proposed changes and asked the Commission if they would like to approve the revisions at this time. He stated that the plan had been reviewed by Mr. Mayo but had not arrived in time to be reviewed by other City departments. The Commission d e cided to delay action until a full recoITu~endation could be sup- plied by the City staff . Mr. Callaway told the Commission that he had been asked to determine the parking requirement for an amuseme nt arcade . He stated that since no requirement .was set in the Zoning Ordinance, this determination was left to the Commission. The Commission requested th at this qu estion be place on a future agenda in order "