HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff CommentsCITY OF COLLEGE STATION
Planning & Development Services
1101 Texas Avenue South, PO Box 9960
College Station, Texas 77842
Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496
MEMORANDUM
TO: Zoning Board of Adjustments
FROM: Lance Simms, Asst. Director of Planning & Development Services
SUBJECT: Appeal of the Administrator's Written Interpretation
concerning permitted uses in the C -1 General Commercial
zoning district
DATE: November 28, 2005
The Administrator issued a Written Interpretation stating that the use proposed
by the applicant is not permitted in the C -1 General Commercial zoning district.
Please see the attached letter of Written Interpretation issued on November 3,
2005 for background information and for the Administrator's final determination.
The Written Interpretation has been appealed by the applicant, Mr. Clint Schroff,
CCIM, Senior Property Manager for Clarke & Wyndham, Inc.
The proposed use includes primarily fabrication, storage of scientific instruments
for maintenance and calibration, pallet storage, training. This use also requires
the installation of an 8 -foot roll up door and loading zone on the property. The
Administrator does not believe that the use is consistent with the intent of the C-
1 General Commercial zoning district. Section 5.3 of the Unified Development
Ordinance states the following as the purpose of the C -1 General Commercial
zoning district: "This District is designed to provide locations for general
commercial purposes, that is, retail sales and service uses that function to serve
the entire community and its visitors." It is the Administrator's opinion that the
proposed use would be more compatible with the R &D Research and
Development zoning district, the M -1 Light Industrial zoning district, or possibly
the C -2 Commercial Industrial zoning district, all of which permit similar uses.
It is important to note that the Administrator's interpretation does not apply to any
particular property, but to the C -1 General Commercial zoning district in general.
Any decision by the Zoning Board of Adjustments will apply to all C -1 General
Commercial property within the City of College Station.
Attachments
Application
Letter of Written Interpretation
Use Table for C -1, R &D, M -1 and C -2