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HomeMy WebLinkAbout23 Regular Meeting 9.14.76' Agenda Zoning Board of Adjustment September 14, 1976 7:30 P.M. 1. Approval of the minu tes of the meeting of Au gust 10, 1976. 2. Consideration of a request for variance from Charles E. Whitaker at 1006 Rose Circle . J. Consideration of a request for variance from W.E. Crenshaw at 614 Banks Street. 4. Other Business 5. Adjourn l _1 CITY OF COLLEGE STATION POST OFFICE BOX 9960 11 01 TEXAS AVENUE CO L LEGE STATION , T EXAS 77840 MEMORANDUM TO : FROM: SUBJECT : Zoning Board of Adjust~e~~ Buildi ng Offi cia l # ~ /- Meeting of September 14 , 1976 (1 ) Item 2 --Mr-. Whitaker's employees poured a garage slab approximately one foot from the property line rather than the ?t' required by the ordinance. They apparently di d not know that the permit had not bee~ issued or tha t they were supposed to have called for a slab steel inspection prior to the pour . The location was discovered on a pre-permit i n spection which we make before issuing a remodelling or add i t i on permit . The Building Department would have no objection to leaving the slab in place and off setti ng the superstruc- ture to clear the 7i' building line . We do not rega rd the slab steel as being criti cal for a garage and would be wi lling to assume that it was placed correctly. Should the Bo a rd grant the variance a s requested , the adjacent ne i ghbor would be r e quired to maintain a 15 foot clea rance to any future structure on his property. (2 ) Item 3 --Dr . Crenshaw desires to move an existing house from Peyton Street to Banks Street. The lot on Banks St. is 85 feet deep rather than 100 feet as the ordi nance requires . Th e lot is bounded by public streets front and rear, so it is unlikely that it could ever be changed in the future. The structure itself has been inspected and found to be sound and adequate. Dr . Crenshaw proposes to move the structure a nd add a garage. The garage as proposed, would have to overlap the rear building line . As an a lternat e , Dr. Crenshaw would be willing to delete the garage, but he feels that this would needlessly detract from the usability of the house and lot. / ( i i • i l I MEMBERS PRESENT: ME MB ERS ABSENT : VISITORS PRESENT: Agenda Item No. 1 August 10 , 1976 . MINUTES ZO NI NG BOARD OF ADJUS TMENT Se pt ember 14, 197 6 7 :JO P .M. Chairman Mik e Weiss; Me mbers John Hugh ey; Sandra Runnels, Janet St orts; Council Liaison Larry Ringer; Bu ilding Official Bill Koehler Tom Comstock Dr . W.E. Crenshaw, :Mr . James Whitaker :Mr . Van Thompson, Mrs Ada Greer Approval of the minutes of the meeting of Hughey moved that the minutes be approved as read. The motion was seconded by Runnels and unanimously approved . Agenda Item No . 2 The Board agreed to defer this item . Agenda Item No . 3 Consideration of a request for variance from W.E. Crenshaw at 614 Banks Street . Building Offi c i al Koehler explai ned the nature o f the request. Mr-. Van Thomps on stated that in his opi nion the l ot was t oo small a nd the p l acement of the house to be constructed was n ot out of keeping wi th the present housing in the area. Mr's . Greer said that she would prefer that the neighborhood stay like it was . Mr . Hughey pointed out that the single family residence was the least restrictive use allowed in any zone in Co l lege Station . Mrs. Storts poi nted out t hat the city c ould not require the land to stay vacant . Hughey moved that the var iance i n regard to the minimum. lot d epth be granted for the hous e but that no vari ance be granted t o the setback provisions for the gara ge . The mot i on was seconded by Storts and unanimously approved . Agenda Item No. 2 --Consideration of a request for variance from Charles E. Whitaker at 1006 Rose Circle . Koehler explai ned the nature of the request and pointed out that there had been some confusion c oncerning the issuance of the permit . Mr . Whitaker explained that he had been unaware of the difference between a r eceipt for permit fees and the ac t ual building permit itself, and that he had not been cogni zant of the exact l o cation of the property line or the requirement f or a 7t f oot setback or the requirement of a slab steel inspection before the pour . Mr. Jim Luscombe , the adjoining neighbor, sta ted that he would agree to refrain from building anything on his property within 15 ft. and encouraged the board to allow the appli cant t o finish the building he has started. Koehler stated that he could see no physical problem f or the city with the building completed as it had been started near the property line . ' l Chairman We i ss po inted out that one of the i ssues t o be considered by the Board was t hat of the characteri stics of the n e ighborhood and wheth er or no t the Board would accomplish the ends of the ordinance by grant ing the variance. Mr'. Whitaker stated that he wo uld be able to offset the building by 7t ft . on the slab but t hat this wou ld penali ze the remainder o f the neighborhood by the unsightly appearance of the co n crete slab pro trudi ng from the building. Hughey moved tha t the varianc e be granted to allow the building to be com pleted as the slab was now situated . The motion was seconded by Runnels and unanimously a pprove d. Ag enda I tem No . 4 --Other Bu siness The Board considered t he procedures for is suing r emode ling permits and rev iewed the materi als that are given or presented t o the permit app licant at the t ime the permit is applied fo r. The Board suggested that the following steps be taken to prevent t his type of misunderstanding in the future: 1. :Make clear to a homeowner's permit applicant the difference between a receipt for fees and a building permit. 2. Question the applicant for homeowner's permit to be cert ain that he is familiar with the rules and ordinances which would be the mos t likely source of confusion and misunderstanding. J. Generate a packet or a sheet of information for a homeowner's permit applicant which would explain the most commonly misunders t ood or v iolated requirements of ordinances r egula ting constructi on . Ag enda Item No . 5 --Adjourn Ringer moved that the mee t ing be adjourned. The mo t ion was seconded by Weiss and unanimously approved .. t -- - -----... I [ - " . . . ' ' .. ' ' ' .. (~2/ T F /?~z .·_.'. , '. ('.772/.~~·1 ~ r ·. ·~~~/='~~*771$15 H , ... (~ Z/ ~~}~4ri'&"P ~~-£ . C/ ~'~,(#: 7 ' Hf ... ri I ' -----· -: !Yt-P --r::ff=l---7-· ~-~ ~ . .. . Agenda Zoning Board of Adjustment September 14, 1976 7:30 P.M. 1. Approval of the minu tes of the meeting of August 10, 197~. 2. Consideration of a request for variance from Charles E. Whitaker at 1006 Rose Circle. 3. Consideration of a request for variance from W.E. Crenshaw at 614 Banks Street. 4. Other Business 5. Adjourn . , ' , ' " '