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DESIGN REVIEW BOARD APPLICATION
APPEALS & WAIVERS - NORTHGATE DISTRICT STANDARDS
MINIMUM SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS:
$350 Design Review Board Application Fee.
[� Application completed in full. This application form provided by the City of College Station must be used
and may not be adjusted or altered. Please attach pages if additional information is provided.
F] Ten (10) samples of the proposed color (if applicable).
[� Ten (10) copies of all alternative color /material schemes the chain or franchise has used (if applicable).
[� Ten (10) copies of a letter from a licensed engineer or architect (if applicable).
Ten (10) copies of the site plan showing the requested parking lot concept plan (if applicable).
Ten (10) copies of the proposed mural (if applicable),
[ —] Ten (10) copies of a parking study that supports a decrease in parking based upon reasonable
assumptions of parking availability (if applicable).
[] Additional materials may be required of the applicant such as material samples, elevations, site plans, and
landscaping plans. The applicant shall be informed of any extra materials required.
Date of Optional Preapplication Conference
NAME OF PROJECT St. Mary Catholic Ce nter Deve lopment
ADDRESS 603 Church Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840
3 properties: (A) Lots 11 -16, Block 12, Oak Terrace Addition, (B) Lots 1 -5 & 16 -20 and Associated BPP,
LEGAL DESCRIPTION (Lot, Block, Subdivision) Block 4 Tauber, (C) Part of tracts C &D (previously Northgate Condos) Ramparts
APPLICANT /PROJECT MANAGER'S INFORMATION (Primary contact for the project):
Name Christopher C raig _ ^ - E -mail _ccraig @iack sonryan.com
Street Address Jackson & man Architects, 2370 Rice Blvd., Suite 210
City
State Texas
Houston
Phone Number
713 526 - 5436
PROPERTY OWNER'S INFORMATION:
Fax Number
Zip Code 7 7005
713- 526 -4241
Name St. Ma ry's Catholic Church E -mail ron walker @austindio
Street Address care of Th Chancellor, 6 225 US Highway 290 East
City Austin
Phone Number 512- 9 -2400
Fax Number 512 - 949 -2520
Current zoning: Design District NG -1, Core Nort hgate,_and NG -2, Transitional Northgate_
irnhle ordinance section
State Texas Zip Code 78723 -1025
waive fro
12 -5.8. Design Districts, B Northgate Districts (NG), 4 Building Design Standards, a. Building Orientation and
1) All buildings that have right -of -way frontage on Church Avenue shall orient their primary entrance facades
toward Church Avenue.
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NORTHGATE DISTRICT STANDARDS APPEALSMAIVER REQUEST
1. The following specific alternative totwaiver from the ordinance is requested:
In regards to the proposed new St. Mary's Catholic Church located along the right -of -way of Church Ave and Nagle, this application
requests permission to o rient this proposed new Chu rch's Primary Entrance facade in a location oth than t owards Church Ave.
2. The unnecessary hardship(s) involved by meeting the provisions of the ordinance other than financial hardship
is/are: - -- -... ....... _ ..... ----
complying with the primary entrance facade towards Church Ave does not allow St. Mary's to instigate, observe,
and sustain the history and tradition of orienting a Catholic Church's main entry towards the west and altar
towards the east. This traditional orientation is the crux for St. Mary's proposed new Master Plan.
3. The foll alterna to the requested appeal/waiver are possible:
no other alternatives have been considered because the historic and traditional orientation for a Church does not
feature alternatives.
IN ADDITION, ANSWER THE FOLLOWING AS APPLICABLE (see the Unified Development Ordinance Section 5.6.8
Northgate Districts for more information):
For the substitution of building materials, answer at least one of the following:
1. Describe how the building material is a new or innovative material that has not been previously available to the
market or verify that the material is not listed as an allowed or prohibited material.
not applicable
2. Explain how the material is similar and com parable in quality and appearance to the allowed materials.
not applicable
3. Explain how the material is an int egral part of a therned building (e.g,. chrome on a 1950's - diner).
not applicable
For alternative materials on facade work on an existing building, answer the following:
1. Explain why the allowed materials cannot be utilized without a structura alteration t the existing building.
not applicable
2. Provide copies of a letter from a licensed engineer or architect verifying that a structural alteration is required to
apply the permitted facade materials to the building.
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For waiver requests to building orientation and access, building transparency, sidewalk width, landscape,
streetscape, and /or height requirements for existing buildings, describe the inherent site characteristics that
constrain the proposed project from meeting ordinance requirements.
none
For alternative building orientation and access for new buildings or existing building expansions or additions,
answer at least one of the following:
1. Describe the physical characteristics that limit the site from meeting ordinance_ requirements_
none
2. Describe the physical characteristics that provide unique orientation and access opportunities.
when the primary facade entrance of the proposed new St. Mary's Catholic Church is allowed to face west in lieu of towards Church
Ave, this unique orientation affords the opportunity to: introduce of a new public entry plaza at the proposed west facing entry facade
along the Nagle street sidewalk; minimize walking distance from the new Church's proposed new Porte Cochere to a public entrance
for the disabled; and minimize the distance from the campus' proposed new parking garage to the proposed Church's primary
entrance facade.
For alternative building transparency for new construction, describe how the proposal substantially provides a
level of uniqueness to the building at the pedestrian scale.
not applicable
The applicant has prepared this application and certifies that the facts stated herein and exhibits attached hereto are true,
correct, and complete.
JACKSON & RYAN
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CHRISTOPHER CRAIG AIA
PRINCIPAL tint Form
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JACKSON & RYAN
ARCHITECTS
CHRISTOPHER CRAIG AIA
2370 RICE BOULEVARD
SUITE 210
HOUSTON TEXAS 77005
713 526 5436
ccraig @jacksonryan.com