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AGENDA
Called Meeting
ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
Police & Municipal Court Building
December 5, 1978
7:00 p.m.
1. Approval of th e minutes o f the meeting of November
21, 1978 .
2 . Reconsideration o f a request for a variance from
Agen cy Records Control , 3001 East Bypass,
3. Con sideration of a request for the rebuilding o f a non -
con forming use f rom J. Culpepper, Culpepper Plaza .
4. Adjourn.
Minutes
Zoning Board of Adjustment
November 21, 1978
Members Present: Acting Chairman Harper, Members DuBois, Hawley,
Jones, Ringer (Council Liaison)
Staff Present: Building Official Koehler, City Planner Mayo.
(1) Approval of minutes of the meeting of October 17, 1978: DuBois
moved that the minutes be approved as presen ted. The motion
was seconded by Jones and unanimously approved.
(2) Consideration of a request for variance from Ag ency Records
Control. This item was deferred due to the absence of any
representative.
(3) Consideration of a request for variance from Joe Courtney.
Mr. Jim Blake, the purchaser of the property, saif that the
reduced space presented no problem to the use of the property.
Koehler presented the material furnished by the applicant and
concurred that there wou ld be no interfer ence with public faci-
lities and that other drives on the street had a similar pro-
blem to a lesser degree.
The Chairman moved that the variance be granted due to the ex-
istence of similar situations in the area, the fact that the re
has been no observed detrimental effect, and in consideration
of the substantial cost and inconvenience of correction com-
pared to the lack of benefit to be derived thereby.
The motion was seconded by Ringer and unanimously approved.
(4) Consideration of a request for variance from John Painter.
Koehler said that the proposal would not interfere with public
utilities and that two other structures in the block had less
than the presently required setback. He offered the opinion
that the main purpose of rear setback was to assure light and
open space.
Mr. Painter saif that the original garage had been enclosed by
a previous owner and that he had been in contact with the owner
of the property to the rear who had no objection to the pro-
posal.
The Chairman moved that the variance be granted due to other
nearly similar structures, the lack of detriment to the ad-
jacent owner, and because sufficient open space exists else-
where on the lot. The motion was seconded by Ringer and unani-
mously approved.
(5) Consideration of a regular meeting date.
Harper moved that the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 P. M.
would be a regular meeting date, and that a meeting would be
held at those times unless specifically cancelled. The motion
was seconded by Hawley and unanimously approved.
(6) Other business. Koehler suggested that the Board could act on
the written information furnished by Agency Records Control in
the deferred item (2).
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The Chairman moved that item (2) be considered. The motion
was seconded by Hawley and unanimously approved.
Mayo said that the existing buildings were built before an -
nexation and were now 42 spaces short of meeting minimum re-
quirements. Proposed construction would require at least an
additional 69 spaces for a total of 111 spaces plus an allowance
for employees and loading spaces. He pointed out that adjoin-
ing properties were under developement and that a djacent streets
could no t be counted upon to accomodate o verfl ow pa rki ng . He
said that the owner had told him that the proposed add itional
building would involve no new employees and that the owner did
not want to add any parking spaces to his existing facilities.
Mayo said that he had observed a lack of spaces for vehicles
present when he visited the site. He recommended that the
Board require at least 69 spaces plus two loading spaces and
pointed out that the City should consider any reasonable use
to which the building might be put when imposing minimum re-
quirements.
The Chairman moved that a variance be granted to require only
69 spaces rather than the normal 111 spaces plus employee spaces
and loading spaces because e x isting use does not indicate a
severe a need as the ordinance requires and the existing faci-
lity may be regared as a non-conforming use; provided however
that the variance be received at the end of one year to deter-
mine if actual use requires an additional 42 spaces plus an
additional 4 loading spaces as would be required by normal ap-
plication of the Zoning Ordinance. The motion was seconded by
Hawley and unanimously approve d.
1(7) Adjourn There being no other business, the meeting was declared
adjourned.
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C ITY O F CO LLEGE S TATION
POST OFFICE BOX 9960 11 01 TEXAS AVENUE
COLL E GE ST A TIO N , T E X A S 778 4 0
November 15 , 1 978
MEMORANDUM
TO : Zoning Board of Adjustment
FROM: Building Offi cial
SUBJECT : Request for Variance from A. R. C.
The City Planner has made studies of this ~ase which indicate
that the number of spaces actually required would be less than
that called for in the ordinance . He has found that some new
spaces will be required, however .
The applicant states that there is no effect on the public
interest . This is true as long as the surrounding area is
undeveloped , but there is a subdivision under construction
on adjacent property. Overflow parking on the adjoining
street would be i n some measure , detrimental to these future
residents .
The Planner 's memorandu..m and rec ommendation i s attached .
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CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
POST OFFICE BOX 9960 11 01 TEXAS AVENUE
COLLEGE STATION , TEXAS 77840
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
RE:
Zoning Board of Adjustment
City Planner; Al Mayo
Application of ARC
Agency Recors Control, represented by Dr. Wallace McMath, is
proposing to build a third building on their site. Dr. McMath
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 spaces
Existing visitors' parking lot -29 spaces
Np apparent loading spaces provided
Ordinance 850 parking requires 1 space / 300 square feet
1 space/ 2 employees
1 loading space/ 10,000 sq. feet
36,870.64/300=123 spaces
Assume (conservatively) 1 person per 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: lj4 parking spaces, 0 loading spaces
Therefore, 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 some marked spaces are not functional.
Now, the additional problem is the proposed building. The
building area is 27,587 square feet. 'This would require an
additional 69 spaces plus an unknown number for employees plus
two loading spaces. Dr. McMath 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
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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.
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Dr. Wallace .McMath
Agency Records Control
P. 0. Box 1009
Bryan, TX 77801
Dear Dr .. McMath:
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
POST OFFICE BOX 9960 11 01 TEXAS AVENUE
COLLEGE STATION. TEXAS 77840
We are not able to issue a building permit where the site plan
does not include enough parking spaces to satisfy the require-
ments of Section 7-C of the Zoning Ordinance~
A study by the Planning Department i ndicates that 111 parking
space3 and 6 loading spaces are necessary for your existing
and proposed buildings to meet the requirement of the ordinance,
and this is the minim~ nlli!lber which we :-rould accept.
The correct procedure in a c ase such as yours, where the number
of spa ces is fixed rather than 11 to be determined by the Comm ission11 ,
would be to resolve the I!!E.tter of the number of spaces through
appeal to the Zoning Board of Adjustment and then to obtain approval
of the Planning Commission for the layout of any new spaces re-
quired.
If you desire to appeal t~is determination and seek a variance to
parki!lg requirement please contact Sherry Albrecht, the Zoning
Board Secretary, by letter 'Within ten days of this date.
Miss .Albrecht 'Will arrange 'With you to get what information the
·Board 'Will need to consider the case~ ·
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Willia..~ F. Koehler
Build2.ng Official
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Action. req1.tested: (Appeal, lfo!!.co!:lfor:-:i;~g Usa, Varia..J.ce) Variance
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Adjo;ners notified -lfailing Date------------------------~--------
ADDRESS
Fro'D current ta:~ rolls, College Station Tax Assessor
·Hal Dec~ Inc. (All~n Swaboda ) . . -
1216 Glade, College Statipn
T~ D. Letbetter · Box 2616,·College Station
1400 Turkey Creek Road, College £tation
c. E. Bertrand 120 Miller Lane, College Station
Brethren Churd:i -of Coilege _Station Unknown
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PillQUEST FOR VARIANCE
Present · f 1 d · · · · / M 1 zoning o an lll qu es~1 on~1_. --'-~----r , ? ,' -,,,,,,.,L .·.,
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Section o:f o rdinance f ro!:l 1.ihich variance is sought:-_, ____ 7_-_c ________ ~-..-
The follow:ing specific variation fro!n. the ordinance is requested: ___ _
Reduction in the number of parking spaces and loading areas
specified in the zoning ordinance.
This variance is necessa.ry due to the f ollmtl.ng unique and special conditions _
of the land not found in like districts: · ·
The number of parking spaces calculated from Section 7-C si"gnificantly
exceeds the number of parking spaces required by ARC •
. The following alternatives to the requested variance are possible: _______ _
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This varianqe ·will not be contrary· to the public interest by virtue: of the . f olloi-Jing
facts: The public. is not affected.
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The":facts· stated by ·me .in this application are true and correct:
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REVIEH AND C01·'lHENT:
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NOTE: The action of the Building Of ficial from which this ap pea~L is t ake n i s
stayed upo:i the filing of this application UNLESS the Building Oi.ficial comple tes
the following certificate. T1';s does not relieve the app ellant of r e sponsibility
for full compliance should the Building Official•s action be upheld, and any
action or construction undertaken by the appellant prior to the Board 1 s decision
on this appe al .is at his m.m risk.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * CERTIFICATE OF THE BUILDING OYFICIAL
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I hereby certify that the action taken by me which is the subj 3ct of this
appeal is, in ny opinion, nece.ssary to prevent ·imminent peril to life or
property by reason of the belo~ stated facts and that the said action shall
remain in full force and effect pending action by the Zoning Board of App eals or
by a court of record on ; this appeal:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Building Official, City of College. Station Date of certification.
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The facts stated by me and initialed by me in. this application are true and correct.
Agency Records Contr~l~~· ·
Appellant {! ~/a ~~1 .
·The facts stated by me in this ... lication are true and correct.
October 26, 1978
Date
Building Official Date
The Zoning Board of Adjustment at a public meeting of _____________ _
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Chairperson Date ·
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CIT Y OF COLLEGE S TAT IO N
POST OFFICE BOX 9960 11 01 TEXAS AVENU E
No vember 30, 1978
ME MORANDUM
TO:
FRO M:
RE:
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Building Official
Culpepper Plaza Variance
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 77840
The r e construction of the sign at Culpepper Plaza is for the purpose
of r ep airing wind damage . The external configuration of the com-
ple t e d work will be the same as the e x isting sign.
Th e sign is non-conforming due to size and height limitations impos e d
afte r the structure was p e rmitted. The height of the sign is 47 fe e t,
whereas the allowable hei g ht is now 35 feet. The area is now 1034
squar e feet as opposed to 825 square feet allowa ble.
Th e work consists of redesi g n and reconstruction of parts of the sup-
porting structure and thus is more than ordinary minor repa irs which
we could allow without action of the Board.
The contractor informs me that the cost of the work is less tha n 60
per-cent of the current value of the sign. Because of recent major
increases in costs of such signs, his is about the only reliable
appraisal of current values in my opinion.
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REQUEST FOR V ARI.Al.IICE
/ Present zoning of land in question . commercial
Section of ordinance from which variance is sought~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
f.. The following specific variation from the ordinance is requested:. Repair _o_f __ _
Culpepper Plaza Sign to its . original size and location.
This variance is necessary due to the following unique and special conditions
of the land not found in like districts:
The size and location of the sign are in oppositi on to present city ordinances.
The following alternatives to the requested variance are possible:~~~~~~~~
'I This variance will not be contrary to the public interest by virtue of the followin g
facts: The sign is going to be repaired in such a way that it will be . unlikely
for the sign faces to blow out again .
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are true and correct.
REVIEW MID COMMENT : Building Official: ___________________ _
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APPLI CATIO N
Nam e of App l i c a n t J oh n c . Culp e pper , Jr .
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t P hon e 6 96 -8871 Lot 1 Blo ck B Subd ivi sion Culpe pp e r Pla z? _ __;;;... __ ---'-_
Des c r i ption , If applicable Repa i r o f Cul pepper Plaza Sign , wi t h porcelain e n amel
s i gn faces .
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><Action requeste d : (App eal , Non con forming: Use ,. Variance) Variance
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NAME .ADD RE SS
From curre nt t ax rolls , College S tation Tax Assessor
Mor gan Re ctor, TR 4 8 -Richar d Smi th, 3 74 3 Te xas Ave nue . Bryan, TX 77801
Culp eppe r Pla za , Par ce l 1 Lt. 3, 4 -Ex x on Co. U.S.A., p, 0. Bo x 53, Houston, T X 71001
Cu lpepper Plaza , P a rce l I V -B -•Le x i n gton Ap t. P . 0. Box 10 94. Irvin g . TX 75060
.Cul pe p per P l aza , Bk B P arcel 1 -Firs t Bank of Hea rn e, Hea rn e , Texas 77002
Culpe p per Plaza , BkB Par ce l 2 -Ross c o-Coll St a Inn Cor 2 3012 Fairmont 2 Da l l as , TX 752Ql
Re dmond Te rr a c e , TRl -H. E . Re dmo nd, 118 Wa lton Dr. College Station TX 77840
Re dmon d Te rrace , TR A -Kill Hi Ltd., 3012 Fairmont, Da l l a s TX 75201 .
Red mond Terrace , Bk7 Lt. 1 , 2 -I Foo dma ke, Inc., P. O.· Bo x 783, San Di eg o, CA 92112
Redmon d Te rr a c e , Bk3 Lt. 9, 10,. 11 -R. R. Broa ch, Bo x 3973, Bryan, TX 77801
Re dmond Terrace , Bk 4 Lt. 2 1 -Jo Dunn, 1600 Te x as Av e ., College Station; TX 77840
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November 30, 1978
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
The Zoning Board of Adjustment will reconsider a request
from Agency Records COntrol, 3001 EastBypass, at their
called meeting in the Municipal Courtroom of the new
College Station Police and Municipal Court Building at
7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 5, 1978, the nature of
the case being as follows:
The applicant requests a variance to the minimum parking
requirement of the Zoning Ordinance due to fixed space at
the site.
Further information is available at the office of the
Assistant to the City Manager of the City of College
Station, 696-8868.
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Sn ry L. Albrecht
Assistant to the
City Manager
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
The Zoning Board of Adjustment will reconsider a request
from Agency Records Control, 3001 East Bypass, at their
called meeting in the Municipal Courtroom of the new
College Station Police and Municipal Court Building at
7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 5, 1978, the nature of
the case being as follows:
The applicant requests a variance to the minimum parking
requirement of the Zoning Ordinance due to fixed space at
the site.
Further information is available at the office of the
Assistant to the City Manager of the City of College
Station, 696-8868.
Sherry L. Albrecht
Assistant to the
City Manager