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Zoning Board of Adjustment
• January 2, 2007
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
5:30 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Jay Goss, John Richards, Donald Braune, Josh Benn, Denise
Whisenant.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Alternate Thomas Mather (not needed)
STAFF PRESENT: Staff Assistant Deborah Grace, Staff Planners, Crissy Hartl, Jennifer
Reeves, Lindsay Boyer, Planning Administrator Molly Hitchcock,
Assistant City Attorney Carla Robinson.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Call to order -Explanation of functions of the Board.
Chairman Goss called the meeting to order at 5:35.
AGENDA ITEM N0.2: Discussion of regular agenda items.
Staff Planner Jennifer Reeves gave a brief dialogue of the case and answered questions from the Board.
• AGENDA ITEM NO. 3: Consideration and possible action on future agenda items - A
Zoning Member may inquire about a subject for which notice has not been given. A statement of
specific factual information or the recitation of existing policy may be given. Any deliberation
shall be limited to a proposal to place the subject on an agenda for a subsequent meeting.
There were no items discussed.
AGENDA ITEM N0.4: Adjourn.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:43.
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Zoning Board of Adjustment
• January 2, 2007
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
6:00 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Jay Goss, John Richards, Donald Braune, Josh Benn, Denise
Whisenant.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Thomas Mather, Alternate (not needed)
STAFF PRESENT: Staff Assistant Deborah Grace, Staff Planners Crissy Hartl, Jennifer
Reeves and Lindsay Boyer, Planning Administrator Molly Hitchcock,
Assistant City Attorney Carla Robinson.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Call to order -Explanation of functions of the Board.
Chairman Goss called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: Consideration, discussion and possible action of absence requests.
There was no absent request to consider.
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AGENDA ITEM N0.3.: Consideration, discussion and possible action to approve meeting
minutes.
December 5, 2006 Workshop Meeting Minutes
Mr. Braune motioned to approve the meeting minutes. Mr. Richards seconded the motion, which
passed unopposed (5-0)
December 5, 2006 Regular Meeting Minutes
Ms. Whisenant motioned to approve the meeting minutes. Mr. Benn seconded the motion with
the following changes:
Mr. Benn stated that on the December 5, 2006 Regular Meeting Minutes one correction was needed.
Under the motion for Agenda Item No. 4 it should read: The vote was (4-1) with Mr. Benn voting
against granting the variance.
The motion was approved (5-0).
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AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: A variance to the number of off-street parking spaces required for
duplex dwellings per Section 7.2 Minimum Off-Street Parking Requirements. A parking
variance for three required parking spaces. (06-270)
Staff Planner Jennifer Reeves presented the staff report and stated that the applicant is requesting the
variance in order to receive a Certificate of Occupancy at 508 A & B Cooner.
Chairman Goss opened the public hearing. No one stepped forward. Chairman Goss closed the public
hearing.
Mr. Richards motioned not to authorize a variance to the parking requirements from the terms of
this Ordinance as it will be contrary to the public interest, due to the lack of any special conditions, and
because a strict enforcement of the provisions of the ordinance would result in unnecessary hardship to
this applicant, and such that the spirit of the ordinance shall be observed and substantial justice done.
Mr. Braune seconded the motion, which passed unopposed (5-0).
AGENDA ITEM NO. 5
Adjourn.
The meeting was adjourned at 6.09.
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ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
FORMAT FOR NEGATIVE MOTION
VARIANCE FROM SECTION of the Unified Development Ordinance.
I move to not authorize a variance to the
Yard (Article 5)
Lot Width (Article 5)
Lot Depth (Article 5)
Height
Minimum Setback (Article 5)
Section 5.2 & 5.4 Dimensional Standards
~/Parking Requirements (Section 9)
Article 7, Section 7.2 Off-Street Parking Standards
• from the terms of this Ordinance as it will be contrary to the public interest, due to the
lack of any special conditions, and because a strict enforcement of the provisions of the
ordinance would not result in unnecessary hardship to this applicant, and such that the
spirit of the ordinance shall be observed and substantial justice done.
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