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IITY OF COLLEGE STATION
Horne of Texas A&M University® MINUTES
ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
Regular Meeting
August 7, 2012
Council Chambers
1101 Texas Avenue
6:00 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Hunter Goodwin, Josh Benn, Jim Davis, Marsha Sanford, and
Dick Dabney
STAFF PRESENT: Staff Assistant Deborah Grace - Rosier, Staff Planners Morgan Hester and
Teresa Rogers, Assistant Director Lance Simms, Assistant City Attorney
Adam Falco, Action Center Representative Jordan Wood.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Call to order — Explanation of functions of the Board.
Chairman Goodwin called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: Discussion of requested Administrative Adjustments.
• Case 12 -139 — AA - Residential Dimensional Standards; 1216 Westover
Street (PAZ)
• Case 12 -151 — AA — (Residential Standards); 4925 Whistling Straits Loop
(JPaz)
There were no questions from the Board.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 3: Consideration, discussion and possible action to approve meeting
minutes.
• July 9, 2012 meeting minutes
Mr. Benn motioned to approve, Mr. Davis seconded, and Mr. Dabney abstained. Motion to
approve passed (4 -0 -1).
AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a variance request to
the Unified Development Ordinance, Section 7.4.I.2, "Attached Signage ", to allow for an
additional 20 square feet of attached signage for Subway, located within the Wal -Mart
Supercenter.
Chairman Goodwin called for a motion to remove the item from the table. Mr. Davis motioned to
remove, and Mr. Benn seconded the motion, which passed unopposed (5 -0).
Staff Planner Hester gave a brief overview of the case and ended by telling the Board that staff
recommended approval.
There was a general discussion amongst the Board.
Bert Keller, the applicant, 2031 Harvey Mitchell Parkway South, College Station, was sworn in by
Chairman Goodwin. Mr. Keller spoke in favor of the request.
Mr. Benn motioned to approve the sign variance due to special conditions of: the size of the
building, the buildings location relative to adjoining roadway and the visibility of the attached
signage from public streets, the hardship being: the inability to have effective communication for
commercial information; and the limitation of an additional 20 sq. ft. to previous variance
granted. Ms. Sanford seconded the motion which passed unopposed (5 -0).
AGENDA ITEM NO. 5: Consideration and possible action on future agenda items — A Zoning
Board 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.
Assistant Director Simms asked the Board if they would like to continue with the presentation that Mr.
Falco with the Legal Department did on the Roles and Responsibilities of the Zoning Board of
Adjustments. The Board was in favor of continuing.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 6: Adjourn.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:15 p.m.
ATTEST: APPR • D:
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Deborah G . e- Rosier, Staff Assistant rt er ! oo I in, Chairman