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DATE SUBMITTED: 3
TIME: 12'.
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ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT APPLICATION
MINIMUM SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS:
$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
Lot 3 properties: (A) Lots 11 -16, Block 12, Oak Terrace Addition, (B) Lots 1 -5 & 16 -20 and Associated BPP,
LEGAL DESCRIPTION , Bloc Su ) Block 4 Tauber, (C) P art of tr C &D (p revi ous ly Northg Cond 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 State Texas Zip Code 77005
Phone Number 713- 526 -5436
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.orq
Street Address care of The Chancellor, 6225 US Highway 290 East
City Austin State Texas Zip Code 78723 - 1025
Phone Number 512 - 949 -2400 Fax Number 512- 949 -2520
Current zoning of subject property Design District NG -1, Core No rthgate, and NG -2, Trans No r t hgate.
Action requested (check all that apply):
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Setback variance
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Parking variance
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Sign variance
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Lot dimension variance
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Annlicahle ordinance section to vary from:
10' minimum setback from back of any curb and 25' maximum setback from back of any curb within Design District
NG -2 per section 12 -5.9, Design District Dimensional Standards
Appeal of Written Interpretation
Special Exception
Drainage Variance
Other
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GENERAL VARIANCE REQUEST
1. The following specific variation from the ordinance is requested:
Authorization for a 2000 seat Catholic Church to employ a traditional cruciform plan shape that may not fully conform to the 10'
and 25' building setback criteria in the Northgate Design District.
2. 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
aenerallv not special conditions.
The unique circumstance is the hardship placed on a new church's footprint design by the UDO's setback criteria.
The UDO allows Churches to occur in NG -2, but the setback criteria does not allow a church to employ a
traditional cruciform plan shape.
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.
To comply with the UDO's setback criteria prevents St. Mary's to instigate, observe, and sustain the history
and tradition of a cruciform shaped Catholic Church, and thereby, utilize the land as allowed.
4. The following alternatives to the requested variance are possible:
none are possible that allow the Owner to freely observe their religion and conduct worship in a traditional
manner.
5. This variance will not be contrary to the public interest by virtue of the following facts:
Cultural heritage and symbolism of a 2000 year old traditional Catholic Church is maintained.
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 attomey statement from the owner. If there is
more than one owner, all owners must sign the application or the power of attorney. 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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