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DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
NEWSLETTER
DECEMBER 2013
CITY OF CS PARTICIPATES IN NORTH-
GATE WONDERLAND EVENT
1
BUILDING PERMIT TOTALS 2
BUILDING INSPECTIONS 3
CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES 3
REZONING SCOOP 3
POPULATION 4
BUILDING PERMIT CHARTS 4
TRACKING THE NUMBERS 4
SHARING THE WORKLOAD 5
BICYCLE SAFETY AND BIKE CLASSES 6
PLANNER ON CALL 7
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CITY OF COLLEGE STATION PARTICIPATES IN
NORTHGATE WONDERLAND EVENT
For the second consecutive year, Planning & Development Services and the Police
Department participated in the annual Northgate Wonderland event, sponsored
by the Northgate District Association. Participation in Northgate Wonderland
involved adopting one of the many live oak trees along the Northgate prome-
nade. A total of 18 trees were adopted by various businesses and organizations
as part of Northgate Wonderland. Each tree was creatively decorated and
remained lit throughout the holiday season.
The businesses and organizations that participated in Northgate the Wonderland
event were also encouraged to participate in the Angel Tree program. Christmas
Angels were made available by St. Mary’s Church in Northgate, and the gifts
provided through the program directly benefited the Early Childhood Intervention
office of MH-MR and the St. Vincent de Paul outreach.
1101 Texas Avenue
PO Box 9960
College Station, TX 77842
979-764-3570
Fax: 979-764-3496
www.cstx.gov
Volume 14 Issue 12
BUILDING PERMIT TOTALS:
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Month of December 2013
Type of Permit Permit Unit Total Sq. Ft.Heat Sq. Ft.Amount Permit Unit Amount
Single Family Home 87 87 199,362 157,327 $12,507,889 41 41 $6,921,439
Duplex 1 2 5,824 4,784 $358,000 0 0 $0
Tri-plex/Four-plex 1 4 0 0 $6,000 0 0 $0
Apartment 0 0 0 0 $0 3 200 $6,250,000
Residential Addition 10 N/A 0 0 $251,032 2 N/A $83,500
Residential Remodel 5 N/A 5,591 4,808 $50,000 1 N/A $54,000
Residential Garage/Carport Addition 1 N/A N/A N/A $10,000 0 N/A $0
Residential Demolition 6 N/A N/A N/A $13,400 7 N/A $25,600
Residential Slab Only-SF 0 N/A N/A N/A $0 0 N/A $0
Residential Slab Only-DPLX 0 N/A N/A N/A $0 0 N/A $0
Residential Slab Only-3&4 0 N/A N/A N/A $0 0 N/A $0
Residential Slab Only-Apt.0 N/A N/A N/A $0 0 N/A $0
Hotel / Motel / Inn 0 N/A 0 0 $0 0 N/A $0
New Commercial 1 N/A 5,000 1,250 $165,377 0 N/A $0
Commercial Remodel 5 N/A 13,731 13,731 $847,500 6 N/A $350,000
Commercial Addition/Retaining Wall 0 N/A 0 0 $0 2 N/A $20,675
Commercial Demolition 1 N/A N/A N/A $2,000 0 N/A $0
Commercial Slab Only 0 N/A 0 0 $0 0 N/A $0
Swimming Pool 1 N/A N/A N/A $48,000 3 N/A $93,000
Sign 5 N/A N/A N/A $0 9 N/A $0
Moving & Location 0 N/A N/A N/A $0 0 N/A $0
Storage / Accessory 1 N/A N/A N/A $2,200 0 N/A $0
Roofing 27 N/A N/A N/A $316,955 3 N/A $31,743
TOTALS 152 51 229,508 181,900 $14,578,353 77 241 $13,829,957
Month of December 2012
January 1, 2013 -December 31, 2013
Type of Permit Permit Unit Total Sq. Ft.Heat Sq. Ft.Amount Permit Unit Amount
Single Family Home 575 575 1,503,736 1,156,762 $93,557,777 555 555 $78,811,907
Duplex 6 12 25,475 22,455 $1,435,777 47 94 $8,237,951
Tri-plex/Four-plex 3 12 8,995 8,715 $746,000 1 3 $285,000
Apartment 10 420 339,330 261,766 $40,923,427 11 447 $49,321,650
Residential Addition 51 N/A 30,253 19,398 $2,692,113 55 N/A $1,939,047
Residential Remodel 110 N/A 24,050 22,394 $1,599,076 91 N/A $1,985,314
Residential Garage/Carport Addition 18 N/A N/A N/A $231,316 17 N/A $197,489
Residential Demolition 51 N/A N/A N/A $117,300 45 N/A $1,123,200
Residential Slab Only-SF 3 N/A N/A N/A $59,500 88 N/A $2,636,378
Residential Slab Only-DPLX 0 N/A N/A N/A $0 37 N/A $667,783
Residential Slab Only-3&4 1 N/A N/A N/A $40,000 0 N/A $0
Residential Slab Only-Apt.0 N/A N/A N/A $0 4 N/A $733,350
Hotel / Motel / Inn 2 N/A 35,435 34,510 $8,100,000 0 N/A $0
New Commercial 62 N/A 530,051 95,807 $40,190,809 51 N/A $49,068,576
Commercial Remodel 95 N/A 254,966 240,067 $13,877,566 75 N/A $15,870,032
Commercial Addition/Retaining Wall 9 N/A 4,950 4,916 $961,378 15 N/A $846,434
Commercial Demolition 20 N/A N/A N/A $1,492,597 16 N/A $853,761
Commercial Slab Only 6 N/A 0 0 $2,785,013 6 N/A $190,056
Swimming Pool 47 N/A N/A N/A $2,188,330 54 N/A $2,223,195
Sign 122 N/A N/A N/A $0 124 N/A $240
Moving & Location 0 N/A N/A N/A $0 0 N/A $0
Storage / Accessory 17 N/A N/A N/A $108,769 38 N/A $649,811
Roofing 155 N/A N/A N/A $1,552,141 203 N/A $1,574,954
TOTALS 1363 1019 2,757,241 1,866,790 $212,658,889 1533 1099 $217,216,128
January 1, 2012 -December 31, 2012
CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES SUMMARY:
MONTH HEALTH &
SANITATION
PROPERTY
MAINTENANCE
PUBLIC
NUISANCE
FIRE
PROTECTION
TRAFFIC
CODE SANITATION UDO/
ZONING
RENTAL
REGISTRATION TOTAL
JANUARY 19 3 3 - 10 287 19 88 429
FEBRUARY 222 11 4 8 16 224 24 52 561
MARCH 63 58 6 0 17 227 16 66 453
APRIL 17 240 5 17 7 247 26 109 668
MAY 20 98 2 14 6 125 26 121 412
JUNE 27 337 5 14 9 214 27 191 824
JULY 17 31 9 0 9 174 18 184 442
AUGUST 26 33 13 6 25 623 30 160 916
SEPTEMBER 16 30 3 2 13 395 32 79 570
OCTOBER 29 247 13 8 22 195 25 103 642
NOVEMBER 7 34 4 4 9 252 15 89 414
DECEMBER 15 16 8 11 7 106 28 42 233
TOTAL 478 1138 75 84 150 3069 286 1284 6564
MONTH BUILDING PLUMBING ELECTRIC MECHANICAL LAWN SIGN POOL TOTAL
JANUARY 350 251 167 123 14 11 4 920
FEBRUARY 338 256 204 154 2 8 5 967
MARCH 389 329 164 138 10 7 10 1047
APRIL 588 354 287 282 19 11 10 1551
MAY 561 313 242 238 27 14 6 1401 JUNE 420 335 219 237 6 12 7 1236
JULY 495 368 287 282 6 6 13 1457
AUGUST 377 222 182 205 7 6 11 1010
SEPTEMBER 317 221 131 148 2 14 7 840
OCTOBER 308 216 173 143 13 10 11 874
NOVEMBER 252 171 100 99 4 3 4 633
DECEMBER 281 222 134 112 8 4 10 771
TOTAL 4676 3258 2290 2161 118 106 98 12707
BUILDING INSPECTIONS:
REZONING SCOOP:
PROJECT NO PROJECT NAME LOCATION ACRES REQUEST P&Z DATE STATUS COUNCIL DATE STATUS
13-900222 Gateway Sub. Ph. 3 180 Forest Dr. .8 Rez 21-Nov-13 Approved 9-Jan-14 Approved
13-900246 Great Oaks 3200 Holleman Dr. S 294 Rez 2-Jan-14 Approved 23-Jan-14
13-900241 The Barracks II 12470 Old Wellborn Rd. 84.9 Rez 6-Feb-14 27-Feb-14
13-900278 Northpoint Crossing 410 Texas Ave. 11.3 Rez 6-Feb-14 27-Feb-14
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New Commercial:
YTD – 1 yr YTD – 2 yr
16 % 5%
Year-to-date, new commercial per-
mits experienced an increase in
quantity when compared to last year
at this time, December 2012, and
decreased when compared with two
years ago, December 2011.
New Single-Family Homes:
YTD – 1 yr YTD– 2 yr
8 % 23 %
Year-to-date, single-family home
permits increased in quantity when
compared to last year at this time,
December 2012, and increased
when compared with two years
ago, October 2011.
Total Permits:
YTD - 1 yr YTD - 2 yr
14% 2%
Year-to-date, total permits ex-
perienced an decrease in quantity
when compared to last year at
this time, December 2012, and
experienced an increase when
compared with two years ago,
December 2011.
TRACKING THE NUMBERS
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NEW COMMERCIAL PERMITS
3 YEAR—COMPARISON BY MONTH
P E R M I T S BY T Y P E
Y EAR TO D ATE
Type of Permit Permit Unit Amount
Single-Family Home 575 575 $93,557,777
Duplex 6 12 $1,435,777
Tri-Plex/Four-plex 3 12 $746,000
Apartment 10 420 $40,923,427
New Commercial 62 N/A $40,190,809
Commercial Remodel 95 N/A $13,877,566
NEW SINGLE FAMILY PERMITS
3 YEAR—COMPARISON BY MONTH
0
100
200
300
400
2011 2012 2013
0
5
10
15
2011 2012 2013
0
50
100
150
2011 2012 2013
TOTAL PERMITS
3 YEAR—COMPARISON BY MONTH
P OPULATION : T HE O CTOBER POPULATION ESTIMATE IS 99,840
SHARING THE WORKLOAD
A New Year provides an opportunity to reflect on the previous year and its accomplishments. 2013 was a good
year for development activity as over 200 applications were received for various projects. While staff is able
to process many applications administratively, some requests require approval of a City board or commission.
Consideration of these applications are made possible by the dedication of City Council and those appointed
by them that volunteer their time on boards to make decisions on behalf of our community. In 2013, 23 regular
City Council meetings, 22 regular Planning & Zoning Commission meetings, four Design Review Board meetings,
and three Zoning Board of Adjustment meetings were held.
These meetings and other staff approvals throughout the year resulted in final action on the following requests:
3 Comprehensive Plan Amendments
10 Rezonings
11 Preliminary Plans
74 Final Plats and Development Plats
58 Site Plans
33 Architecture Reviews
16 Easement or ROW Abandonments
5 Private Improvements in Public ROW
2 PDD Concept Plan Amendments
5 Administrative Adjustments
5 Design Review Board requests
3 Variances
As we begin this new year, staff would like to express appreciation for the valuable service provided by our
Council, Boards, and Commissions that help make College Station a growing, vibrant community!
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BICYCLE SAFETY AND BIKE CLASSES
Join us for a safety course that gives cyclists the confidence they need to ride safely and legally in traffic or
on the trail. In this short course, participants learn how to conduct bicycle safety checks, fix a flat, on-bike skills
and crash avoidance techniques. The curriculum blends classroom instruction, parking lot practice, and on-road
riding in traffic. A bicycle and helmet will be required for this course. Anyone over the age of 14 can partici-
pate.
Classes are being offered this spring for $10 at the Texas A&M University's Transit Building, located at 444
Agronomy Road. The first class of the season will be FREE.
Class Dates to choose from include:
Saturdays from 9 am to 12 pm
March 22nd (FREE)
April 12th
May 3rd
Monday from 6 pm to 9 pm
April 7th
For more information or to sign up, go to www.cstx.gov/bikepedgreenways and click on Bicycling Essentials
Course. Feel free to contact Venessa Garza at 979-764-3674 or vgarza@cstx.gov with any questions you
might have.
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PLANNER ON CALL
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
The Planner on Call system helps over 1,800 people a year that call, email, or come into the P&DS office with
questions related to planning and development. This section highlights some of the more common questions. If
you have questions for the Planner on Call, please contact us at 979-764-3570 or POC@cstx.gov.
Q: What are the single-family parking requirements? I’ve heard they changed.
A: Detached single-family homes are required to provide one parking space for each bedroom in the dwelling
unit, with a minimum of two and no more than four spaces required. If the home has a garage, those spaces
may count towards the total provided. If there is not a garage, all the parking would be provided on the
property in the front, side or back yard.
In September 2013, City Council adopted an ordinance that limit how much of the front yard can be paved
for parking. Up to 50% of the front yard, measured from the public right-of-way to the front plane of the
primary structure, is allowed to be paved for a driveway and parking. Parking may be provided on the
side and back yard without limitation. When parking is provided behind the home it must be screened with
a six-foot fence, wall or solid hedge wall. Similar standards apply to “Area V”, described in the Southside
Area Neighborhood Plan. The front yard is measured from the public right-of-way to the front setback.
Again, up to 50% of the front yard can be utilized for parking. To accommodate a vehicle and maneuver-
ing, all parking spaces must be no less than 9 feet wide by 20 feet deep.
For more information on single-family residential off-street parking standards, please contact the Planner-On-
Call.
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
1101 TEXAS AVENUE
COLLEGE STATION, TX 77842
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