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Zoning Board of Adjustment
• February 5, 2008
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
City Hall Council Chambers
1101 Texas Avenue
5:30 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Jay Goss, John Richards, Donald Braune, Josh Benn, Denise Whisenant.
STAFF PRESENT: Staff Assistant Deborah Grace-Rosier, Staff Planners Crissy Hartl and
Matt Robinson, Planning Administrator Molly Hitchcock, Assistant City
Attorney Mary Ann Powell, Planning and Development Services
Director Bob Cowell,
AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Call to order -Explanation of functions of the Board.
Chairman Jay Goss called the meeting to order at 5:35.
AGENDA ITME NO. 2: Discussion of Administrative Adjustments given by the
Administrator.
1300 Harvey Mitchell Parkway South -Parking -Case # 07-00500308
• Planning Administrator Molly Hitchcock told the Board that the applicant was granted an adjustment
of 14 parking spaces.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 3: Discussion of regular agenda items.
Staff Planner Crissy Hartl discussed the sign variance at 1100 University Drive.
AGENDA ITEM N0.4: 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.
Mr. Braune asked for clarification as to why some UDO Standards are put into place. This item will
be placed on fiiture agenda for staff to provide justification.
AGENDA ITEM N0.4: Adjourn.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:55.
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Zoning Board of Adjustment
• February 5, 2008
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
Council Chambers
1101 Texas Avenue
6:00 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Jay Goss, John Richards, Donald Braune, Josh Benn, Denise Whisenant.
STAFF PRESENT: Staff Assistant Deborah Grace-Rosier, Staff Planners Crissy Hartl and
Matt Robinson, Planning Administrator Molly Hitchcock, Assistant City
Attorney Mary Ann Powell, Director of Planning and Development
Services Bob Cowell.
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 were no absence requests to consider.
• AGENDA ITEM N0.3.: Consideration, discussion and possible action to approve meeting
minutes.
December 3, 2007 Workshop Meeting Minutes
December 3, 2007 Regular Meeting Minutes
Mr. Benn motioned to approve the workshop minutes. Ms. Whisenant seconded the motion,
which passed unopposed (5-0).
Mr. Braune motioned to approve the regular minutes. Ms. Whisenant seconded the motion,
which passed unopposed (5-0).
AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Public hearing, presentation, possible action on variance request to
the Unified Development Ordinance, Section 5.8.A.2.a regarding signs in the Corridor Overlay
District for the property located at 1100 University Drive East. Lot 1, Block 1, Wheeler
Subdivision Phase 2.
Staff Planner Crissy Hartl presented the staff report and stated that the applicant is requesting the
variance to allow for eight colors on a freestanding sign and a building sign.
Chairman Jay Goss opened the public hearing.
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Those stepping forward to speak in favor of the variance request were:
Tom Kirkland, 613 Willow Springs, Heath, Texas
Carol Ann Baine, no address given
Shannon Pennington, 610 W. Carson, Bryan, Texas
Hunter Goodwin, 1011 Lyceum Court, College Station, Texas
Chuck Ellison, 2902 Camille Drive, College Station, Texas
All speaking before the Board were sworn in by Chairman Goss with the exception of Carol Ann Baine
and Chuck Ellison who were Officers of the Court.
Mr. Benn motioned to approve a variance to the sign regulations from the terms of this ordinance, as
it will not be contrary to the public interest, due to the lack of unique special conditions not generally
found within the City: being the property's location in the University Drive Overlay District and its use
as a hotel; and because a strict enforcement of the provisions of the Ordinance would result in
substantial hardship to this applicant being: an unreasonable limitation on the applicant's utilization of
a sign in connection with other related property rights; and such that the spirit and intent of this
Ordinance shall be preserved and the general interests of the public and applicant served subject to the
following limitations: the sign design be limited to the U.S. Federal Trademark Registration
# 3,368,516. Mr. Richards seconded the motion, which failed (3-2).
Mr. Benn motioned to grant a variance with the limitation that the colors be limited to three additional
colors:
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Lime Green
Orange
The reason for the variance is for good cause as written in 7.4.B.2.of the UDO.
Mr. Benn motioned to amend the motion to add the color yellow. The colors were limited to four
colors, in addition to Black and White, provided that the combination is as follows:
Lavender: Series 2500-3148
Lime Green: Series 2100-948
,,, Orange: Series 2500-84
,., Yellow: Series 2500-2244A
Mr. Braune seconded the motion, which passed unopposed (5-0)
AGENDA ITEM NO. 5: Adjourn.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:15.
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