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HomeMy WebLinkAbout9 Bank of A&M 2.24.76 400 Jones Street~A RL MERRELL JR A R C H I T E C T A I A 7 0 6 6 May 1976 Mr. William F. Koehler City of College Station P. O. Box 9960 College Station, Texas Re: Bank of A&M 77840 Fire & Safety Codes Requirements Nr. Koehler: After reviewing your corre spondence of May 5, 1976, and our discussions with you, Dennis Goehring, Hart Pe ep le s , Morris Hamilton, Gary Woodard and myself, we feel that the design options presented to us are limited in s cope a nd will cause additional expenditure of funds by the Bank . We believe the building a s designed has the i nh e e n t saf ety factors as implied by codes and are therefore requesting a meeting with your arbitration board a s soo as practicable so that some grounds for common accord m ~y be reached. Your prompt attention to this matter will be sincerely appreciated. T E X A S A V E N U E B R Y A N T E X A S 0 ~~-.--:-·--_1 ~ay 5, 1976 }fr . Earl }[err ell 1706 Texas Avenue Bryan, Texas 77801 Dear Mr. Herrell: CITY OF COLLEGE STATION .POST OFFICE BOX 9960 l l 01 TEXAS AVENUE COLLEGE ST A TION, TEXAS 77840 This letter is 'Written to summarize our conversation of }fay 4 concerning the Bank of A&M building. We had previously agreed that revision of the mechanical plans w-ill be made to provide for return air from second floor tennant spaces to b e handled without routing it thr ough the second floor corridor and to maintain the integrity of the one-hour tennant separations. \{e have also concluded that the garden lobby roof needs to be vented according to th~ requirements of NFPA-204 and the v enting should be -of-an -automatic non-power actuation at anywhere from 150°F to 200~F. Low melting point plastics would be satisfactory for this p u rpose if yo u choose to use them. We discussed the requirement of vertical opening protection for the building as it is presently planned. I have concluded that some method of pro t ection of paths of e g ress and prevention of heat and S!!loke spread through occupied spac e s is a necessity for a re as onable level o f life and property safety. We have discussed the following alternatives as methods of accomplishing this which would be acceptable to this office: (1) Leave the garden lobby open to the floors at the stair area -- h2at and smoke from a fire at any location would vent through the lobby and not be forced to concentrate in the stairwell, or (2) Enc los e the stairwell entirely with a one hour rated wall and door system, or (3) Provide at least 50% of required exit capacity from the second floor directly to the outside without traversing the lower floor and meet all applicable req uirements o f NFPA 101, Ch. 6, Art . 1112. At your suggestion we revi e wed a f ourth alternative of providing a s w o~e sensor actuated alarm system which would act throughout the building and also automatically alarm the fire station. We have concluded Hr. Earl ~1 e rrell Page 2 May 5, 1976 that this would be satisfactory if each ground floor space adjacent to the ground floor vestibule was equipp ed with an automatic sprinkler system as well. The Fire Marshal tells me that such a system would be intended for initial suppression only and tha~ pumper connections would not be necessary. William F. Koehler l-TFK:vlm •' 'j ,q ' /-r!:IO I ro f haf --5" //J~ j e allsepe~ /d/-cw . ~~es. !!I tJ %~__,£_ 6 /J)c,,--1 I ,:, j 7 0 6 RL MERRELL :JR 6 May 1 9 76 Mr . William F. Koehler City of College Station P. O. Box 9960 College Station, Texas Re: Bank of A&M 77840 ARCHITECT Fire & Safety Codes Requirements Mr. Koehler: After reviewing your correspondence of May 5, 1976, and our discussions with you, Dennis Goehring, Hart Peeples, Morris Hamilton, Gary Woodard and myself, we feel that the design options presented to us are limited in scope and will c a use additional expenditure of funds by the A I A Bank. We believe the building as designed has the inherent safety factors as implied by codes and are therefore requesting a meeting with your arbitration -bo ar d · as--soon -- as practicable so that some grounds for common accord may be reached. Your prompt attention to this matter will be sincerely appreciated. Yours -. T E X A S A V E N U E 8 R Y A N T E X A S 7 7 8 0 CITY OF COLLEGE STATION P OST OFF I CE BOX 9960 1 1 01 TEXAS AVENUE COllEGE STATION , TEXAS 778 40 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN : 7he Zoning Board of Adju stment will co nsider a requ e st from the Bank of .A&M at the ir called meet ing in the Council Room of the College Station Ci ty Hall at 7:00 P .M. on Tuesday , February 24, 1976 , the facts of the cas e being as f ollows : The applicant requests a variance t o allow construction of temporary drive-in teller facilities within a street setback area while permanent buildings are being constructed on t his property in the 400 block of J a ne St . Further inf orma tion is available at the office of the Building Official of the City of College Station, te lephone 846 -8886 . William F. Koehler Building Offi c i al \. MEMBERS PRESENT : MEMBERS ABS EN T: VISITORS PRESENT : MINUTES Zoning Board of Ad justment February 24 , 197 6 7:00 P,M. Chairman Etter, Members Weiss, Jones, Ringer, Runn els ; Building Official Koehler None See guest regist e r. Agenda Item No . 1 --Approval of the minutes of the meeting of December 16, 1975. Ringer moved that the minutes be approved as read. The motion was seconde d by Jone s and unanimously approved. Agenda Item No. 2 --Consideration of a variance request from Dr. J. M. Szabuniewcz. Mr. Koehler pointed out that the applicant's plan observed all applicable building lines and that a multi-family structure could be built on the same site without having to observe the 60 foot minimum lot width. He said that the minimum wid th provision of the ordinanc e for duplex zoning did not anticipate construction in existing parts of town. Jones stated that the construction proposed would be an improvement to the nei ghb orhood and moved that the variance be granted. The motion was seconded by Runnels and una nimously approved, Agenda Item No . 3 --Consideration o f a variance requ e st from the Bank o f A&M. Mr. Goehring explained that one of the temporary drive~in windows would overlap the side street setback lines, that they could not be put anywhere else on the site without creating traffic problems on the adjoining major thorofares, that State banking laws prohibited remote locations or the closing of the facilities, and that the building would be in service about 90 days until the permanent windows were completed elsewhere on the site. Mr. Koehler said that the City Staff's study agreed with Mr. Goehring's statement and that the ordinance allowed f or temporary building s incident to construction to be used for non-conforming land use. Weiss moved that the variance be granted. The motion was s econded by Ringer and unanimously approved with Jones abstaining. Agenda Item No . 4 --Other business. There wa s no other business. Agenda Item No . 5 --Adjourn. Ringer moved that the meeting be adjourned. The motion was seconded by We iss ;and unanimously a pproved. APPROVED Chairman File No . Page 1 of 2 APPLICATIO N Applicat ion Da t e ------- Rec 1d by ------- Bank of A&M, By: N ru~e of Applicant ----------~------~--------------- r Phone 846-5721 Lot Block Subdivision ---------~----~ ----------------~ Action requested: (Ap peal, Nonconforming Use, Variance) Variance Adjoiners notified --Mailing Date ----------------------- NAl'IB ADDRESS From current tax rolls, College Sta tion Tax Assessor Page 2 of 2 File No . _______ _ REQUEST FOR VARIANCE Pre sent zo ning of land in question __ c_-_1 ___ _ Section of ordinance from which variance i s sought ---------------~ 6-G. l The followin g specific variation from the ordinance i s reque s t ed :_.1'..Q_con~truct temporary drive-in teller windows within a set back area, to be removed upon completion of permanent facility elsewhere on site. See attached site plan. This varianc e is ne ce ssary due to the followin g unique and special conditions of the land no t found in like districts: The site is bounded by two major thoroughfare which would be adversely effected by any of the alternate locations on this site; state regulations prohibit location on any remote site; the nature of the operation of a banking ""'Cemporary suspension of services. institution precludes any Th e following alternatives to the requested var iance are possible:~_L_o_c_a_t_e_o_n __ another part of the site which would not interfere with construction. but would interfere with existing parking and traffic. This variance will not be con trary to the public interest by virtue of the following The structure proposed is temporary; is incidental to construction of replacement facilities, and will be removed when the permanent construction is completed. Date The fa ~by me in thi s applicati on are true and IS# \ ; G?v-A /1 ~ r; /i 'r714_ Applicant correct. -a/,, 17 '- REVIEW AND CO:MMEN T: Building Official: A permit for this structure could specify that it is to be removed within 30 days of occupancy of the permanent drive-in facility. I concur in the applicant's statements above. REVIEW .A..l'JD COMMEN T: Fire Marshal The Zoning Board of Adjustment ha s 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 (D O /DO NOT ) exist as stated herein and as reflected in the minutes of the Board 's 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 : Any person or persons or any ta.x~ayer or any officer , department , boa.rd, commission 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, verifiedj 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 deci s ion in the office of the Board . ----- P .&Z . Ca se No . 75-35 Bank of A&M list of property o~mer s within 200 feet Carson Wages , 202 Graham , Mineola, Texa s J . W. Rouse , 2100 Briar Oaks , Bryan , Texa~ Norman Beal , Drawer D, Bryan , Texas G. F . Sou s ares , Box 728 , Bryan , Texas P . P . Bishop , 109 Cooner , College Station , Texas Marvin West , 201 Tee Dr ., Bryan , Texas John A. Martinez , 113 Cooner , Col lege Stati on , Texas Kyle Pearson , Rt ~ 1 Box 63 B, Anderson , Texas Raymond Kovar , Box 28 , Snook , Texas Frank M i lber~er , 104 Cooner , College Station , Texas Hoyett .Taylor , Rt . 3 Box 270 , Bryan , Texas P . W. Andrew s , 403 Jane , College Station , Texas J . Garland Bro~m , 405 Jane , College Station , Texas McNeil Fi ck , 406 Jane , College Station , Texas Douglas Krrunl i ch , 375 Lark Av e ., New Yo r k , New York Franc es Larey , 11 700 W. 49th , Sha~ee , Kansas K. D. Kirkpatrick , Box 11323 , Oklahoma City , Ok l ahoma . ' Charles Broach , 1308 Esther , Bryan , Texas CITY OF COLLEGE STATION POST OFFICE BO X 9960 11 OJ TEXAS AVENUE COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 778 40 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN : The Zoning Board of Adjustment will consider a request from ~~~~{;/~ at their called meet~~:~ th ~~/~~il Room of t he College Station City Hall at 7,'t',10 P .M. on ~ fe.-7 .z~ /v?c;, the facts of the case being as follows : bf}/ .-..~JA~,L~_/ ~ d~~~.~/L/ ~Cf7~" ~ /~ . ~// ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~-~ ~ /#< ~cg ~J~ ~Me~~~~ ~:r~ ~~a~.:11~-· Further information is available at the office of the Building Official of the City of College Station, telephone 846-8886. William F. Koehler Building Official " .. 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