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June 10, 2003
Jacob B Beal Sr. Estate
C/o Beal Century 21 Real Estate
404 University Drive E, Suite H
College Station, TX 77840
Re: 513 Cooner
Driveway Compliance
Dear Sir or Madam,
On February 71h of this year we received a permit application to construct new
driveway improvements at this address. A copy of the application received is
included for your records.
On February 24th we returned comments that required the revision of the
proposed construction plans, and resubmittal for review. A copy of the City
comment notification is also included.
To this date, no further submittals have been made, and therefore no permit has
been issued for the improvements.
Field inspection has verified that improvements have been constructed without
obtaining the required permit in violation of City Ordinance. It also appears that
the constructed work is in violation of one or more physical requirements for
driveways according to our access management ordinance.
This letter shall serve to formally notice you, the record owner of the property,
that the constructed work does not meet city code requirements, and that the
permitting process must be restarted and completed, including any physical
modifications to the driveway that may be required by the eventual permit.
To this end, a revised permit application should be received in this office no later
than 10 days after your receipt of this notification. Full compliance with any
permit eventually issued will be required within 30 days of the permit issuance
date.
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Failure to pursue this process will result in compliance action(s) through our
Code Enforcement Division.
Should you have any questions, comments or wish to meet and discuss this
issue personally, you may contact me at 764-3570.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation and assistance.
Sincerely,
Brett McCully, P.E.
Assistant City Engineer
Cc: Jon Mies
Natalie Ruiz
David O'Neal
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June 18, 2003
Jacob B Beal Sr. Estate
C/o Beal Century 21 Real Estate
404 University Drive E, Suite H
College Station, TX 77840
Re: 513 Cooner
Driveway Compliance
Dear Sir or Madam,
On June 10th I sent a notice of non-compliance regarding un-permitted driveway
construction at the above address.
I have since discussed the issues with the contractor, Mr. O'Neal, at some length,
both personally and via e-mail. I understand that Mr. O'Neal is not intending to
correct the work, but may be intending to request necessary variances from two
different City boards.
Because this issue involves Code Enforcement, which is prosecuted against
property owners, not their contractors, I feel that it is important to share the
information discussed to date with you. Therefore I have attached a copy of the
e-mail discussion for your review and reference.
I would appreciate it if I could be given a contact person at your firm so that any
future contact can be made more efficiently.
Should you have any questions, comments or wish to meet and discuss this
issue personally, you may contact myself of Natalie Ruiz at 764-3570.
Thank you for your cooperation in resolving this matter.
Sincerely,
B tt McCully, .E.
Assistant City ngineer
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Brett McCully - Re: 513 A&B Cooner Page 1
From: Brett McCully
To: Henry O'Neal
Date: 6/18/03 11:29AM
Subject: Re: 513 A&B Cooner
Mr. O'Neal,
Based on your response, and lack of submittal for what was built, I went and personally measured the
constructed work. Based on this information, I find that the current driveway is in violation of two
separate ordinance requirements.
The first violation is the maximum allowable driveway width for a duplex unit of 28 feet. I measured just
over 41 feet. In order to not correct this item, a variance is needed from our Project Review Committee.
There is a$150 fee for this process, and when we have the fee paid, we can schedule your case to be
heard. The meetings are normally held twice a month, with the earliest meeting you could make on July
17th. In order to make that meeting, we would have to have the fee paid by the end of next week.
The second violation is the inadequate setback of the parking spaces from the property line. Our Zoning
Ordinance requires that the parking area cannot be constructed within 8 feet of the front property line
(excepting the driveway access). Based on my inspection this requirement is not met. In order not to
correct this item, a variance will be required from the Zoning Board of Adjustment. There is another$150
fee for this process, and due to the fact that the ZBA meets less frequently, you will be informed which
date your case will be heard once the fee has been paid.
Until such time as the fees are paid for the variance procedures, the work will be considered a code
enforcement issue. After both fees have been paid, and the property owner(s) acknowledge the variance
applications, enforcement will be suspended until the variance requests have been heard.
Should you have any questions, please contact myself or Natalie Ruiz.
Brett McCully, P.E.
>>> "Henry O'Neal" <hroneal@msn.com> 06/18/03 09:03AM >>>
Dear Brett,
Because of the information I received on my first visit to your office, I would still like to request a variance
from the Planning and Zoning Board for the driveway at 513 A&B Cooner.
Since Cooner is a dead end street and 315 Cooner is located very near the end of the street, there is no
need to change the driveway.
I will call you later this morning.
Thanks for your patience with me.
Sincerely,
David O'Neal
Original Message
From: Brett McCully
To: hroneal@msn.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 12:55 PM
Subject: Re: 513 A&B Cooner
Brett McCully- Re: 513 A&B Cooner Page 2
Mr. O'Neal,
I understand that you may be doing any corrective work, but since any
Code Enforcement is against the property owner, we need to have a
representative of the owner present at this meeting.
I have meetings already at 10:00 and 2:00 tomorrow, so far, any other
time is open.
Bret McCully
>>> "Henry O'Neal" <hroneal@msn.com> 06/17/03 12:05PM >>>
Dear Brett,
Thanks for your answer to my e-mail.
I will call you tomorrow to set up a date to meet you at 513 A&B Cooner
to discuss the available options.
Sincerely,
David O'Neal
Original Message
From: Brett McCully
To: hroneal@msn.com
Cc: Natalie Ruiz
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 10:55 AM
Subject: Re: 513 A&B Cooner
Mr. O'Neal,
Because you have not done much driveway work in College Station, I
understand your confusion regarding our driveway review and
permitting
process, which is why I provided you with a copy of the reference
booklet for your use. In hopes of providing further clarification,
offer the following responses to your variance request.
By signing and submitting the driveway permit form on February 2nd,
it
can be determined that you were aware of the necessity to obtain such
a
permit. The permit form states that work cannot commence prior to
permit approval, which still has not occurred.
After I reviewed your submittal, I provided comments to you dated
February 24th indicating where your submittal did not meet the City
requirements, along with directions to resubmit a drawing showing a
compliant design.
In accordance with the ordinance information I provided, you had 30
days from receipt of my comments to request an appeal. That period
expired some time ago.
Brett McCully - Re: 513 A&B Cooner Page 3
After 90 days had passed since transmittal of my comments, and no
response or resubmittal had been made, I sent a letter of non
compliance
to the owner of record, of which you also received a copy.
As I explained when we met on Monday, the constructed driveway is
in
violation of at least one requirement, that of maximum width.
Duplex
units are classified as residential, not commercial or multi-family,
therefore the width allowance for those types of developments do not
apply to your project. I also provided you with the information I
need
to verify that other requirements are met, in order to minimize
modifications needed to meet code.
I suggest that you discuss this information with the property owner,
and that we meet as soon as possible to discuss what options are
available to close this issue.
Brett McCully, P.E.
Development Engineer
>>> "Henry O'Neal" <hroneal@msn.com> 06/16/03 04:13PM >>>
Brett McCully, P. E.
Assistant City Manager Development Services
College Station, Texas
Dear Brett,
After speaking with you this morning about the changes I needed to
make
on the driveway at 513 A&B Cooner Street, I wish to appeal your
decision
on the driveway and request a variance from the City Planning and
Zoning
Board because of the initial instructions I received from your office
on
February 7, 2003.
When I asked to purchase a driveway permit I was instructed to
complete
a Permit to Construct Access Driveway Facilities form to include a
sketch of the planned driveway. I was then told I did not need a
Permit
to construct the driveway and could begin construction immediately
and
when completed call the inspection office for an inspection of the
completed driveway. Your office did not give me the requirements
for
driveway construction and the driveway was constructed as shown on
the
sketch.
You gave me a booklet this morning that describes driveway
construction
Brett McCully - Re: 513 A&B Cooner Page 4
requirements.
The sketch I made on the Permit form fits the COMMERCIAL AND
MULTIFAMILY DRIVEWAY REQUIREMENT and I feel the work done improves
the
appearance of the neighborhood.
With the above information, I feel the driveway should remain as it
is.
Sincerely,
David
O'Neal
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College Station. Embracing the past, Exploring the future.
City of College Station email addresses are changing!
Please note the extension "@ci.college-station.tx.us"
has been changed to "@cstx.gov".
Although the original address will continue to work,
please update your files to contain the new, shorter address.
CC: Jon Mies; Natalie Ruiz