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Home My WebLink About07/01/2008 - Regular Minutes - Zoning Board of Adjustmentst ~` • ~ is ~\ '~ CITY OF COLLEGE STATION WORKSHOP MINUTES Zoning Board of Adjustment July 1, 2008 CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS City Hall Council Chambers 1101 Texas Avenue 5:30 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Jay Goss, Donald Braune, Josh Benn, John Richards and Alternate Thomas Mather. MEMBERS ABSENT: Denise Wisenant. STAFF PRESENT: Staff Assistant Mandi Alford, Staff Planner's Lauren Hovde and Matthew Robinson, Planning and Development Services Director Bob Cowell, Planning Administrator Molly Hitchcock, Assistant City Attorney Mary Powell, and Action Center Representative Bryan Cook. • 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 Administrative Adjustments given by the Administrator. • 12909 FM 2154 (Southwest Business Center) -Building height (Denied). Case #08- 00500108 (LB) • 3314 Longmire Drive (Liberty Dialysis)- Parking (Approved). Case #08-00500099 (LH) Planning Administrator Hitchcock and Staff Planner Hovde gave a brief dialogue of the cases and answered questions from the Board. AGENDA ITEM N0.3: Discussion of regular agenda items. Staff Planner's Hovde and Robinson discussed the cases and answered questions from the Board. 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. There were no items discussed. AGENDA ITEM NO. S: Adjourn. • The meeting was adjourned at 5:48 pm ATTEST: andi Alford, Sta Assi a t • • • ~~ ~ ~;»., CITY OF COLLEGE STATION MINUTES Zoning Board of Adjustment July 1, 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, and Alternate Thomas Mather. MEMBERS ABSENT: Denise Whisenant. STAFF PRESENT: Staff Assistant Mandi Alford, Staff Planners Jason Schubert and Matt Robinson, Planning Administrator Molly Hitchcock, Assistant City Attorney Mary Ann Powell, Director of Planning and Development Services Bob Cowell, Action Center Representative Bryan Cook. 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 N0.2: 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. April 1, 2008, Workshop Meeting Minutes April 1, 2008, Regular Meeting Minutes John Richards motioned to approve the workshop minutes. Donald Braune seconded the motion, which passed unopposed (4-0) with Thomas Mather abstaining from voting because he was not present at the meeting. ohn Richards motioned to approve the regular minutes. Josh Benn seconded the motion, which assed unopposed (4-0) with Thomas Mather abstaining from voting because he was not present at the meeting. AGENDA ITEM N0.4: Public hearing, presentation, possible action and discussion on a variance request to the Unified Development Ordinance, Section 5.2. Residential Dimensional ~tandards regarding the rear setback requirement for 101 and 103 Fairview Avenue, remainder of Lots 1 & 2, Block 2A, College Park Subdivision. Case # 08-00500025 Staff Planner Matt Robinson presented the staff report and told the Board that the applicant was requesting the variance in order to remodel the existing two-story apartment that is encroaching into the required setbacks. Therefore, the applicant is requesting a rear setback variance of 13 feet 6 inches to the required setback of 20 feet. Chairman Goss opened the public hearing. Speaking in favor of the variance: Edsel Jones, 828 Pine Valley, CS, TX Speaking in opposition of the variance: George Dresser, 503 Fairview, CS, TX Mike Luther, 614 Welsh Ave, CS, TX Jerry Cooper, 602 Bell, CS, TX All speaking before the Board were sworn in by Chairman Goss. Chairman Goss closed the public hearing. ~ohn Richards motioned to deny the variance. Mather seconded the motion. The Board Members discussed their reasons for granting or denying the variance. Chairman Goss called for the vote. The vote was 2-2-1. Chairman Goss and Donald Braune voting to grant the variance and Josh Benn abstaining from voting. Motion Failed. Donald Braune motioned to approve the variance to the minimum setback from the terms of the Ordinance as it will not be contrary to the public interest, due to the following special conditions: TXDOT took a portion of the property and left the structure close to the street: and because a strict enforcement of the provisions of the Ordinance would result in unnecessary hardship to this applicant being: the porch will be adjacent to the structure: and such that the spirit of this Ordinance shall be observed and substantial justice cone subject to the following special conditions: the limitation on the variance would be 13 feet 6 inches by 6 feet immediately adjacent to the existing structure. Chairman Goss seconded the motion, which failed (3-2). Mr. Richards and Thomas Mather voting not to grant the variance. AGENDA ITEM NO. S: Public hearing, presentation, possible action and discussion on a variance request to the Unified Development Ordinance, Section 7.4.F Sign Standards regarding the development sign at 1300 Harvey Mitchell Parkway, Lot 1, Block 1, 2818 Place Subdivision. Case # 08-00500121 ~taff Planner Lauren Hovde presented the staff report and told the Board that the applicant is requesting a variance to the allowable size of a development sign of 280 square feet. Chairman Goss opened the public heazing. Speaking in favor of the variance: ~eslie Hammond, 113 Vista Way, Huntsville, TX Chris Fazb, Fast Signs, Conroe, TX All speaking before the Boazd were sworn in by Chairman Goss. Chairman Goss closed the public hearing. John Richards motioned to deny the variance to the sign regulations from the terms of the ordinance, as it will be contrary to the public interest. Thomas Mather seconded the motion; which passed unopposed (5-0). AGENDA ITEM NO. 6: Possible Action and discussion on the purpose of the Zoning Board of Adjustments workshop meetings. The Board decided that workshop meetings aze not necessary. If a Board Member should decide that a workshop is needed, they would contact staff four days before the scheduled meeting so proper notice was posted. AGENDA ITEM N0.7: Adjourned. The meeting was adjourned at 7:10 pm ATTEST: andi Alford, Sta ssist t • r CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Planning e'r Development Services ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT FORMAT FOR POSITIVE MOTION VARIANCE FROM SECTION ~• of the Unified Development Ordinance. I move to 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 not be contrary to the public interest, due to the following special conditions: ~ s ~~-~~s~~~ v' and such that the spirit of this Ordinance shall be observed and substantial justice done suhiect to tie following limitations: ~ ~ e Motion Made b~ Seconded by . Voting Results_ Chair Signature d ~~, ,~,1~-j ~v~ and because a strict enforcement of the provisions of the Ordinance would result in ZONING BOARD OFADJUSTMENT GUST RE'GIST~R MEETING DATE: July 1, Zoos NAME ADDRESS 1. 2. 4~d ~ 3. (QaZ ~21 Si- 4. 5. ~ o_ ~ l~ S-' 6. ~6 Z mL~ ~~~~ 7. ~- Q /moo "3 ~~_~ G,~-~.~ ~~ ~7?Ff~o-~ vZ -~' I o. •11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. ~4. 25.