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AGENDA
ZONLiG BOARD OF ADJUSTME NT
Poli ce & Municipal Court Building
November 21 , 1978
7:00 p . m.
1 . Approval of the minutes of the mee~ing of
October 17 , 1978 .
2 . Consideration of a request for a variance from
Agency Record s Control , 3001 East Bypass .
3 . Consideration of a reque st for a variance from·
Joe Courtney . 3332-3334 Bluestem.
I 4. Consideration of a request for a varianc e from
Dr . John Painter -Jere Smith Homes , 1119 Merry Oaks .
5 . Consideration of establishing a regular meeting
date and time .
6 . Other Business
7 . Adjourn
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STAFF PRESENT :
Agenda Item Number 1
Septemb er 19, 197 8 :
HINUTES
ZO NING .BO_U..RD OF .ADJUSTMENT
October 17, 197 8
Acting Ch a irman Harper; Memb ers Jones ,
DuBois, Hughey, Council Liaison Ringer.
Building Official Koehler
Aporoval of the minutes of the meeting of
DuBois moved that the minutes be approved as presented. The
motion ~as seconded by Jones and unanimously approved.
Agend a Item Num ber 2 --Co nsideration of a request for p ermit
to modif7 a non-conforming s~ructure by Dr. Peter Helfert at
1303 Au gustine Court:
Koehler explained that the p er.wi t requested was for interior modi-
. fication s to a bathroom and that the work would not modify the
exterior of the structure in a..~y way. He introduced the permit appli-
cation and his letter of S epte~ber 25, 1978 authorizing the own er to
proc eed. at his risk of Board approval. , .
}!rs. Helfert asked if there were any ~ay to ·remove the status of a
non -conforming stru cture ~
CP T. Jo e McNa bb spoke of disagreements with the previous o~mer and
question ed the propriety of the previous permits, inspections and
construction on the site.
Hughey moved that the permit be approved in that the construction
proposed i10uld have no effect on the conformity or life of the struc-
ture and no public interest "\..uuld be served by denial. The motion·
was seconded by Ringer an~ unanimously approved.
Agenda I tem. Number 3 --Other Business:
There was no other business .
Ag end a Item Number 4 --Ad j ourn:
Ringer moved that th e meeting b e ad journed. The motion was seconded
by Hughey and unanimou sly approved .
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CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
POST OFFIC E BO X 9960 11 01 TEXAS AVENUE
COLLEG E STAT IO N, TEXAS 77840
November 15 , 1978
MEMORANDUM
TO : Zoning Board of Adjustment
FROM : Building Of fi cial
SUBJECT : Reque st for Variance from A. R. C.
The City Planner has made studies of this case which indicate
that the number of spaces a c tually required would be le ss than
that called for in the ordinanc e . He has found that some new
spaces will be required , however .
The applicant states that there is no effect on the public
interest . This i s true as long as the surrounding area is
undeveloped , but there is a subdivision under construction
on adjacent property. Overflow park:Lng on the adjoining
street would be in some measure , detrimental to these future
re sidents .
The Planner 's mernorandu.m and re commendation is attached .
CITY O F COLLE G E S T A TI ON
POST OFFICE BOX 9960 11 01 TEXAS AVENUE
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 77840
MEMO RAN DUM
TO:
FROM:
RE:
Zoning Board of Adjustment
City Planner; Al Mayo
Application o f ARC
Agency Recors Control, represented by Dr. Wallace McMath, is
proposing to build a third building on their site. Dr. Mc Math
does not feel they need additional parking because he says
they will not hire additional people. They intend to relocate
existing personnel. The following is a summary of our investi-!
gation of the existing and proposed situation:
Existing buildings 12,188.41 square feet
24,682.23 square feet
Total 36,870.64 square feet
Existing employees' parking lot -105 sp a ces
Existing visitors' parking lot -29 spa ces
Np app arent loading spa ces provided
Ordin a nce 850 parking requires 1 space I 300 square feet
1 space/ 2 employees
1 loading space/ 10,000 sq. feet
36,870.64/300=123 spaces
Assume (conservatively) 1 person pe r car in employee lot only.
105/2 = 53 spaces
36,870.64/10,000 = 4 loading spaces
Total required: 176 parking spaces, 4 loading spaces
Total provided: 134 parking spaces, 0 loading spaces
There f ore, the existing project provides 42 parking spaces less
thean required and 4 less loading spaces. This is approximately
a 24 % deficiency. I would also note that on three different
inspections at various times of the day the situation is that
all but three to five spaces are occupied in the employee lot
but there are at least that many parking in unmarked areas.
the visitors' lot is usually full with no more than three to
five vacant spaces, but with ten to twelve cars additional park-
ing in unmarked spaces. I would also note that the parking
plan is very poor and same marke d spaces are not functional.
Now, the additional problem is the proposed building. The
building area. is 27, 587 square feet. 'Ihis would require an
additional 69 spaces plus an unknown number for employees plus
two loading . spaces. Dr. McM_a th does not propose any spaces now.
I understand that they do plan some in the future-.~My obser-
vation of the existing situation is that they need additional
spaces now. An additional building can only make the situation
worse without additional parking provided. One more point that
should be noted, even though the use requires very little park-
ing, is that two warehouses exist a short distance behind the
main buildings on the site. These total 22,396 square feet.
They are presently building a third warehouse at 10,000 square
feet. There is adequate space for parking there.
October 12, 1978
Dr. 1·allace .McMa.th
Agency Records Control
P. 0. Box 1009
Bryan, TX 77801
Dear Dr. McMath:
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
POST OFFICE BOX 9960 11 01 TEXAS AVENU E
COLLEGE STATION. TEXAS 77840
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We are not able to issue a building permit where the site plan
does ~ot include enough parking spaces to satisfy the require-
ments of Section 7-C of the Zoning Ordinanc e.
A study by the Planning D3partment indicates that 111 parking
space s and 6 loading spac3s are nec essary for your existing
and proposed buildings to meet the requirement of the ordinance,
and t his is the minim~ ni..rnber which we !JOuld accept.
The correct proc edure in a case such as yours;~mere the number
of sps.ces is fixed rather than 11 to b e determined by the Commission",
would be to resolve the r:;.atter of the number of spaces through
appeal to the Zoning Board of Adjustment and then to obtain approva l
of the Planning Co mmission for the layout of any new spaces re-
quired.
If you desire to appeal t~is deterndnation and seek a variance to
parki.!lg requirement please contact Sherry Albrecht, the Zoning
Board Secretary, by lette~ within ten days of this date. ·
Miss Albrecht will arr.ange 1ri.th you to get what information the
·Board will need to consider the case~ ·
Sincerely,
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Willia..m F. Koehler
Building Official
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.Action. requ.est.gd: (Appeal, lTo!!.co.nfoT7'1i~g Us~, Vari&-ice) Variance
Adjoi!!.ers notified -I-failing Date-------------------------
ADDRESS
Frc!:l curr"~,_"J.t ta.-v: rolls, College Station Tax Assessor
Hal Dec~ Inc. (All~n Swabo da ) 1216 Glade. College Statipn
T. D. Letbetter · Box 2616, College Station
1400 Turkey Creek Road, College £tat1on
_ c. E. ·Bertrand 120 Miller Lane, College Station
Brethren Chur.cli -of Coil~ge Station Unknown
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REQUEST FOR VARI.ANGE
Present zoning of land :in questio!l '/ M-1 , _,.,.,.. c_ .·!
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S e ction o:f ordinanc e fro!n ·wh ich v a.ria..Ylce is sought~< 7-C :.,~ ,~
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The .following specific variation :fro ~ the ordinance is r equ es ted;~~~--:---
Reduction in the number of parking spaces and loading areas
specified in the zoning ordinance.
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This "\raria!ice is necessa_ry due to the .following unique and special conditions .
o:f the land not found in like districts:
The number of parking spaces calculated from Section 7-C si"gn_if icantl~
exceeds the number of parking spaces required by ARC •
. The .following alternatives to the reque sted variance are possible: _______ _
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This varianGe v.ill not be contrary to the public interest by virtue: of the :folio-.,rlng
.facts: The public is not affected.
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The·· :facts· stated by .:~e in this application are true and correct~ .. .
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;{ecords tra.11$1;'.i tted to the BoarJ in this appeal: Prop erty Description
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NOTE: Th e action of the Building Official from whi ch this appeal is taken i s
stayed upo:n the filing of this application UNLESS the Building Oi'ficial completes
the followi..rig certificate. Th; s does not relieve the appellant of responsibility
for full co!!!pliance should the Building Officialts action be upheld, and any
action or construction undertaken by the appellant prior to the Board's decision
on this appeal .is at his own risk.
* * * * * * * * * * * CERTIFICATE OF THE BUILDING O:ITICIAL
• I hereby certify that the action taJ.cen by me which is the subj3ct of this
appeal is, in my opinion, nece.ssary to prevent -imminent peril to life or
property by reason of the below. stated facts and that the said action shall
remain in full force and effect pending action by the Zoning Board of Appeals or
by a court of record on · this appeal:~~~~---~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Building Official, City of Collega Station Date of certification
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The facts stated by me and initialed by me in. this application are true and correct.
October 26, 1978
Date
·The facts stated by ?116 in true and correct.
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Building Of'ficial Date·
The Zoning Board of Adjust:I!lent at a pubJ.ic meeting of~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
POST OFFICE BOX 9960 1 1 0 ·1 T EX A S AV EN U E
C O ·l l E G E ST AT I 0 N • T E X A S 7 7 8 4 0
October 25, 1978
MEMORANDUM
TO: Zoning Board of Adjustment
FROM: Building Official
SUBJECT: Variance, .3.3.32-.3.3.34 Bluestem
1. The builder 's subcontractor inadvertantly poured a drive -
way for this duplex which is not of the required on-site p ark-
ing d epth . We di s cover e d this at the final inspection a nd also
discovered twelve other duplexes in this block with substantially
the same problem. The other duplexes involve three other builders
and have b een occupied for up to two years .
2 . The purchaser woU.ld prefer to leave the drive as it is for
the following reasons :
1 . The house is on a cul-de-sac which is unlikely ~
ever to be extended or widened .
2 . The parking provided will not require any car to
protrude to the curb line •
.3 . The existing drives in the area are substantially
the same and create no problem.
4. The lot is in a curved portion of the cul-de-sac
and the shortage is not readily discernable .
J . The Water and Sewer Department does not recommend that the
City make the service re-locations that we would have to do in
order to allow the builder to re-build the drive to full com-
pliance. The Building Department does not recommend that we
attempt an after the fact adjustment of tre other drives, and
requiring full compliance h ere under the circumstances appears
to serve no practical purpo se .
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4. A sketch a_~d map is attached. At -the r equ est of the purchaser,
I have authorized occupancy without prejudice to the Board's deter-
mination .
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CITY OF COLLEGE S'TATION
POST OFFICE BOX 9960 1101 TEXAS AVENUE
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 778.-10
October 27, 1978
Mr. Carl Nelson
Drew Mortgage Co.
707 Texas Avenue
Suite D-210
College Station, Texas
Dear Mr. Nelson,
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The duplex on lot 35, block 1, Southwood Terrace has been
inspected and found to be in compliance with the Building
Code and local ordinances regulating building with the
sole exception that the paved driveway dimensions do not
meet the required minimum..
The builder, the o~mer and this department have referred
this matter to the Zonirig Board of Adjustment for waiver
of this requirement for the reasons stated in the attached
memorandum..
Should the Board not grant the relief requested, the
remedy would be to add the required pavement to that
\Jhich exists. The property ~10uld in either case be in
compliance at the conclusion of the Board's action.
Sincerely,
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William F . Koehler
Building Official
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I...EQUES T .i'""'OR V ARIA!I CE
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Present z on ing of an d in ques ~i o~~!~-----~--
Sect,ion of ordinanc e fro~ which varia..11c e is sought . ..:.~_< _____________ _
The following spe cific v->......ri a tion fro:!! the ordinance is request e d; To r e duc e
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off-st ree t parking p a vemen t d e pth from 2 0 f e et t o a pp roximate l y l3 feet .
This variance is necessary due to the followiJ;i.g unique and special conditions.
of the land not found in like districts:
(1). The lot is in a .circular part of a cul-de-sac .where the p a rked veh i cl es
will not encroach on the street p a vement.
(2) Other drives on the street are in substantially the sam e condition , and
there is no discerna ble adverse e ffect on parking or traffic •
. The :following alternatives to the reque sted ~lance are possible: _______ _
The drive has already bee n poure d and l a ndscaping comple t e d. Re-cons truction
. would re s ult i n poor ap p ea rance· a nd d e triment.: to i:he . 6wne.r .::.6ccupant.
TI:ris varianqe w.i.ll not be con trc._7 to the public interest by virtu~' of the :following
facts: The lot is on a cul-de-sac wher e all utilities and pavements are .in place ..
. Extensions which would require relocation of the-parking are highly unlikely.
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Chang.ing ·the . drive to . complete comp~iance would requir~ City re-location .·of
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meters. The.'drive does not riow interfere with .any City utility ·or access.·
in this' application are true and correct~ .. ·.
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CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
POST OFFICE BOX 9960 11 01 TEXAS AVENUE
CO LLE GE STATION, TEXAS 77840
November 17, 1978
MEMORANDUM
TO: Zoning Board of Adjustmen t
FROM: Building Official
SUBJECT : Request for Variance at 1119 Merry Oaks
The proposed garage structure vro uld not interfere with
utilities or easements . Acce ss will not be allowed to
Carol Street , since Carol i s a collector . The applicant
i s aware that the garage and house would have to be con-
n ected .
Th e propert y to t he r ear i s now undeveloped but will
likely be developed as single family re s iden ces . Mo s t
of the houses in the subdivision observed the 25 foot
setbacks pr esentl y requir ed . We know of t wo which appear
to be 20 feet from the r ear line .
The Fire Marshal has no objection to the proposal .
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Dr. and Mrs. John Painter-Jere Smith Homes
D e s~riptic~J If a~plic~ble
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Action reqnested: (Appeal, Ho!lconforni~g Use, Va.ria..'lce) --.:V;..;:a;..;..r...:.i-=:a~ri=c=e-· ---~---
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l!Pl·IB ADDRESS
Fron Cl..l..."r'!'ent ta.~ rolls, College Station Tax Assessor
Dr. Larry B. Christensen 1113 tierry Oaks
Mr. Richard G. Bar1ow 1115 Merry Oaks
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.Mr. Antho·ny KA:·Hin_g Kwan 1117 t1erry Oaks .
Mr. Johnny !\"_: Spannagel 1201 t·1erry Oaks
Mr. John s. Deni son . 1203 Merry Oaks ~
Mr. James G. Darroch 1117 Nea 1 Pickett ·
Mr. Richard H.-Costa 111.9 Neal Pickett
Mrs. Lois Hes ta t1ull oy 1•114 t1erry Oaks .
. -Mr~ Frank Duchma~clo 1116 f1errv Oaks ....
Tenneca Realty Inc. P; ·O. Box 2511 ·Houston, T~xas
Mr. Winston T. Shearon 1118 Merry Oaks
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Present zoning of land in ques tio!l-'-'/_. __ R_l __ _
Section of ordinance fro!:!. whfr:h variance is sought\. 58 District R-1, Table A
The following specific variation fro:n the ordinance is requested: ___ _
A variance to allow the construction of a permanent carport and workshop within
the twenty-five foot set bac k at the rear of the riroperty. More specifically
to allow me to construct said carport ten feet from the rear parperty line.·
This variance is necessa.-ry due to the following unique and special conditions .
of the land not found in like districts:
Origin a l garage was turned i nto den by the original .owners. present o w ne~-w ould
like to construct this addition to provide all weather protection for their vehicles
arid bring their property more in line with the surrounding property. In addition
several surrounding propertie s have deta ched garages closer than twenty-five
feet to the rear property li ne ..
. The follo"Wing alternatives to the requested ~lance are possible : ______ _
None-Based on the present 1 ocati on of the ho1ise constrnction of the carport ·
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could not be done maintaining t he twenty-five foot rear set back requirement.
This varianqe 'Will not be contrary to the public interest by virtue-! of the following
facts: It will improve the value of the subject property .by making ·it more .
comparable with the surrounding properties. Also as stated before several of
the adjacent p~operties have garages closer thari tv1enty-fi've 'feet · t.o <th~ 'r-ea ·r
property line.
tb-is application are true and correct.
November 13, 1978
Date
REVIEW AND CONMENT : ~uilding Of ficial: /);i'l,s //Jt! J J.l ,hi ,;;>J« .a~~· .)f/ftla:r/d/J/
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REVIEW .AND cmru .JENT : Fire Marshal
REVIEW .AND COHl .. .lENT: City Engineer=---------------~------
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The Zoning Board of Adjustment has examined the facts presented herein and ·
reflected in the minutes of the public meeting of and have
determined that the requested variance (IS / IS NOT) contrary to the public
:interest and that unique and special conditions (DO /DO NOT) exist as stated
herein . and as reflected in the minutes of the Board ts proceedings a..i."'ld the· variance
as requested herein (IS / IS NOT) approved subject to the following terms and
conditions: ·
Chairperson7 Zoning Board of .Adjustment Date Filed
NOTE: Any person or persons or a.."'ly tax;iayer ·or any officer7 department;-board,,
commission or co!!!Illittee of the City,, jointly or severally, aggrieved by any
decision of the Board or .Adjustment7 may present to a court of record a petition,
verified, setting rorth that SU.ch decision is illegal, :tn. whole or in part,
specifying the grounds of the iJJ.egali ty;. Such petition shall ·be prese:rrted to the
court within te~ (10) days after the filing or the decision in the office of the -
Board. .... '·~.
a ecor d s tran smi tted t o t he Board in thi s app eal:
NOTE: Th e action of the Building Of fici al from which this appeal is t aken is
s tayed up on the filing of thi s applica tion UNL ESS the Buildin g Off icial comple t e s
t he followin g c ertifica t e . Th;s do e s not r elieve the app ellant of r esponsibi lity
for full compliance should the Building Of ficialts action b e upheld, and any
action or construction und erta.1-<:e...11. by t h e appellant pr ior t o the Board's deci s ion
on this appe al is at his own r isk.
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I hereby certify that the action taken by me which is the subj e ct of this
appeal is, in my opinion, nece.ssary to prevent -imminent peril to life or
property by reason of the below stated facts and that the said action shall
remain in full force and effect pending action by the Zoning Board of Appeals or ·
by a court of r e cord on this appeal:_~---~~--~-~--~--~--~~
Building Official, City of Colleg a Station Date of cer t ificat ion
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The fact s stated by me and initialed by me in this applica tion are true and cor rect.
Appellant Date
The · facts stated by me in this application are true and correct.
Building Official Date·
The Zoning Board of Adjustm ent at a public meeting of _______ ~------
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Ch a irperson Date
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CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
POST OFFICE BOX 9960 11 01 TEXAS AVENUE
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS .77840
November 14, 1978
Memorandum
To: Zoning Board of Adjustment
From: Assistant to the City Manger
(ZBA Co-ordinator)
Re: Regular Meeting Time
Item #5 At this time the Zoning Board of Adjustment has
no regularly scheduled meeting date or time.· As
such, when the City recieves a case which should
be brought to the attention o f the Board, a meet-
ing must be called. Not only does this cause a
hardship on the members from time to time, we al-
so have been questioned by the public as to the
irregularity of the Board's activities.
As a permanent committee appointed by the College
Station City Council, I would like to suggest that
the Zoning Board of Adjustment, as other committees,
set a regular day of the month to meet. I would
suggest the third Tuesday of the month at 7:00 P.M.,
as that is the day the Board has been meeting lately.
With this arrangemant, you would be aware a meet-
ing is scheduled, rather than being notified a week
in advance.
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CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
POST OFFICE BOX 9960 11 01 TEXAS AVENUE
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 77840
October 25, 1978
MEMORANDUM
TO : Zoning Board of Adjustment
FROM : Building Official
SUBJECT : Variance , 3332-3334 Bluestem
1 . The builder 's subcontractor inadvertantly poured a drive-
way for this duplex which is not of the required on -site park-
ing depth. We d i scovered this at the final inspection and also
discovered twelve other duplexes in this block with substantially
the same problem. The other duplexes involve three other builders
and have been occupied for up to two years .
2 . The purchaser would prefer to leave the drive as it is for
the following reasons :
1 . The house is on a cul-de-sac which is unlikely
ever to be extended or widened .
2 . The parking provided will not require any car to
protrude to the curb line .
3 . The existing drives in the area are substantially
the same and create no problem.
4. The lot is in a curved portion of the cul-de -sac
and the shortage is not readily dis cernable .
3 . The Water and Sewer Department does not recommend that the
City make the service re-locations that we would have to do in
order to allow the builder to re-build the drive to full com-
pliance . The Building Department does not recommend that we
attempt an after the fact adjustment of th:! other drives , and
requiring full compliance here under the circumstances appears
to serve no practical purpose .
Memorandum/Page 2
4. A sketch and map is attached. At the request of the purchaser,
I have authorized occupancy without prejudice to the Board 's deter-
mination .
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CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
POST OFFICE BOX 9960 11 01 TEXAS AVENUE
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 77840
October 27, 1978
Mr. Carl Ne l son
Drew Mortgage Co.
707 Texas Avenue
Suite D-210
College Station , Texas
Dear Mr. Nelson ,
The duplex on lot 35, block 1, So uthwood Terrace has been
inspected and found to be in compliance with the Building
Code and local ordinances regulating building with the
sole exception that the paved driveway dimensions do not
meet the required minimum.
The builder, the ovmer and this department have referred
this matter to the Zani.rig Bo ard of Adjustment for waiver
of this requirement for the reasons stated in the attached
memorandum.
Should the Board not grant the relief requested, the
remedy would be to add the required pavement to that
which exists. The property v~uld in either case be in
compliance at the conclusion of the Board's action.
Sincerely,
/; )/!/. //;;g a t///1@1:-~~j~
William F. Koehler
Building Official
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Broach Garage Permi t also
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REQUEST FOR V ARI.A!'J CE
. . ,, Pre sent z on ing of land in ques~i on~;~·-------
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Se c tion of ordinanc e frora which vari ance is sought . .:.·.-.:\·--------------
To reduce Th e f ollow:ing specific vari ation from the ordinanc e i s requested :
off-street parking pavement depth from 20 feet to approxima t ely 13 feet .
This variance is necessary due to the following unique and special conditi ons .
of the land not found in like districts:
(1 ) Th e lo t is in a c irc ular !.1R r t o f a c ul-d e -sac wh e r e the p a r ked v h icles ·===.;::._ ___ _
will not encroach on the street pavement .
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(2) Other drives on the street are in substantially the same condition, and
there is no discernab le adver s e effec t on parking or traffic .
. The following alternatives to the requested ~lance are pos s ible : _______ _
The drive has already been poured and landscaping completed . Re -construction
would result in poor · appearance and detrimest.: to the · 6wner:.6ccup ant.
This varianqe will not b e contrary to the public interest by virtue' of the foll.owin g
facts: The lot i s on a cul~de~.sac where all util ities a nd pavements are in pla ce ..
Extensions which would require relo cation of the p arking are highly unlikely.
Cha ng ing the dr i ve to comp le te comp~iance woul d re q uir e Ci t y r e -locat ion o f
meters. The drive does n ot now interfere with any City utility ·or access .·
:in this appl icat ion are t rue and corre c t .
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COMMEN T:
REVIEH Ai.'ID C Oi''.:l ·~NT: Fire Mar s ha l
REVIEW AND CONHE NT: City Engineer: _____________________ .
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reflected in the minutes of the public meeting of and h ave
determined that the requested variance (IS / IS NOT) contrary to the public
interest and that unique and special conditions (DO /DO NOT) exist as stated
herein .a..~d as reflected in the minutes of the BoardTs proceedings and the -variance
as requested herein (IS / IS NOT) approved subject to the following terms and
conditions: -
Chairperson, Zoning Board of Adjustment Date Filed
NOTE: lmy person or persons or any ta.x~ayer or any officer, department, board,
cornnission or committee of the City, jointly or severally, aggrieved by any
decision of the Board of Adjustment, may present to a court of record a petition,
verified, setting forth that such decision is illegal, in whole or in part,
specifying the grounds of the illegality. Such petition shall be presented to the
court "Within ten (10) days after the filing of the decision in the off ice of the
Board. ~ .. =:·
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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN :
The Zoning Board of Adjustment of the City of College Station
will consider a request for variance from Joe Courtney, Inc .
at their regular meeting at 7:30 p . m. on Tuesday, November 21, 197 8
in the Municipal Court Room at 2611 Texas Avenue, the nature of
the case being as follows :
The applicant requests a variance to the minimum dimensions
of off-street parking spaces existing on Bluestem Circle .
For further information contact the Building Department at
846-8886 .
William F. Koehler
Building Official
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