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ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT APPLICATION
MINIMUM SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS:
)K $350 Zoning Board of Adjustment 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.
❑ Additional materials may be required of the applicant such as site plans, elevation drawings, sign details,
and floor plans. The applicant shall be informed of any extra materials required.
Date of Optional Preapplication Conference
ADDRESS St. Mary's Catholic Center Development, 603 Church Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Lot, Block, Subdivision 3 properties: (A) Lots 11 -16, Block 12, Oak Terrace Addition, (6) Lots 1 -5 & 16 -20 and Associated BPP,
( ) 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 Craig E -mail ccraig @jacksonryan.com
Street Address Jackson & Ryan Architects, 2370 Rice Blvd., Suite 210
City Houston
Phone Number 713- 526 -5436
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
CASE NO.: I3 _ Z(D QJ
DATE SUBMITTED: 0 0 0 1 13
TIME: '.
STAFF: A
Fax Number 713- 526 -4241
PROPERTY OWNER'S INFORMATION (Please attach an additional sheet for multiple owners):
Name St. Mary's Catholic Church E -mail ron- walker @austindiocese.org
Street Address care of The Chancellor, 6225 US Highway 290 East
City Austin State Texas Zip Code 78723 -1025
Phone Number 512 - 949 -2400
Current zoning of subject property Design District NG -1, Core Northgate, and NG -2, Transitional Northgate.
Action requested (check all that apply):
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Setback variance
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Appeal of Written Interpretation
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Parking variance
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Special Exception
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Sign variance
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Drainage Variance
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Lot dimension variance
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Other
Fax Number 512 - 949 -2520
Appllcaoie Oralnance section to vary tram:
Ramps shall not be built on the exterior of parking garages within the Northgate Design District per section 12 -5.8,
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State Texas Zip Code 77005
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GENERAL VARIANCE REQUEST
1. The following specific variation from the ordinance is requested:
Authorization for the installation of a ramp on the exterior of a garage when the ramp faces an adjacent
property in li of a publi Right of Way.
This variance is necessary due to the following special conditions:
Special Condition Definition: To justify a variance, the difficulty must be due to unique circumstances involving
the particular property. The unique circumstances must be related to a physical characteristic of the property itself,
not to the owner's personal situation. This is because regardless of ownership, the variance will run with the land.
Example: A creek bisecting a lot, a smaller buildable area than is seen on surrounding lots, specimen trees.
Note: A cul -de -sac is a standard street layout in College Station. The shape of standard cul -de -sac lots are
generally not special conditions.
The unique circumstance is the hardship placed on a new parking garage's ability to serve its user in a safe and efficient
manner by the UDO's exterior ramp criteria. As cars arrive and depart, the condition generates a potential traffic
challenge for the three 2,000 seat services on any given Sunday within a set time. A means is needed to ensure visitors
can load and unload from the proposed parking garage quickly and safely within the 20 minute window between masses.
3. The unnecessary hardship(s) involved by meeting the provisions of the ordinance other than financial hardship is /are:
Hardship Definition: The inability to make reasonable use of the property in accord with the literal requirements
of the law. The hardship must be a direct result of the special condition.
Example: A hardship of a creek bisecting a lot could be the reduction of the buildable area on the lot, when
compared to neighboring properties.
Although it will provide parking for non -St. Mary's users throughout the week, the primary purpose for the proposed
new t 1,000 space parking garage is to accommodate the three 2,000 seat masses at St. Mary's on a given
Sunday within a set time. The proposed exterior exit -only ramp enables an 18 minute exchange window between
worshippers departing and worshipers arriving, thereby reducing traffic congestion.
4. The following alternatives to the requested variance are possible:
No other alternative exists that would match or increase the loading and unloading efficacy of the proposed new parking
garage's exterior ramp in a timely fashion and simultaneously reduce traffic congestion. The Owner is investing in this
secondary exit -only exterior ramp to address traffic congestion.
5. This variance will not be contrary to the public interest by virtue of the following facts:
employment of the proposed exterior ramp along an adjacent property line maintains the UDO's urban street aesthetic
design intent as it will not face a Right of Way, and minimizes the potential traffic challenges between Sunday services.
The applicant has prepared this application and certifies that the facts stated herein and exhibits attached hereto are
true, correct, and complete. IF THIS APPLICATION IS FILED BY ANYONE OTHER THAN THE OWNER OF THE
PROPERTY, this application must be accompanied by a power of attorney statement from the owner. If there is
more than one owner, all owners must sign the application or the power of attomey. If the owner is a company, the
application must be accompanied by proof of authority for the company's representative to sign the application on its
behalf.
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