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Design Review Board
January 10, 2014 - 11:00 a.m.
Administrative Conference Room ~ City Hall
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas, 77840
Board Members Present: Acting Chairman Bo Miles, Don Hellriegel, Steven Schloss, Hunter Goodwin, Bill Mather, and Marsha Sanford
Board Members Absent: Lindsay Bertrand, Jason Kinnard, and Susan McGrail
Staff Present: Principal Planner Jason Schubert, Staff Planner Teresa Rogers, and Staff Assistant Deborah Grace-Rosier
AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Call to order.
Acting Chairman Miles called the meeting to order at 11:03 a.m.
AGENDA ITEM NO.2: Consideration, discussion and possible action on absence requests .
Lindsay Bertrand
Mr. Mather motioned to approve the absence request. Mr. Schloss seconded the motion, which passed (5-0)
AGENDA ITEM NO.3: Consideration, possible action and discussion to approve meeting minutes October 5, 2013.
Mr. Mather motioned to approve the minutes. Mr. Schloss seconded the motion, which passed unopposed (5-0).
AGENDA ITEM NO.4: Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding
Building orientation and access for St. Mary’s Catholic Church located at Lot 2-R of the Ramparts Subdivision, generally located at 300 Nagle Street in Northgate District.
Teresa Rogers, Staff Planner, presented the staff report and stated that the applicant is requesting a waiver to UDO Section 12-5.8.B.4.a.1, Building Orientation and Access, to allow
the primary entrance façade for a future St. Mary’s sanctuary to orient towards Nagle Street instead of Church Avenue.
There was general discussion amongst the Board.
John Clements with Jackson & Ryan Architects gave the Board an overview of proposed development.
Board Member Marsha Sanford arrived to the meeting
Mr. Mather motioned to approve the request with staff’s recommendation that a secondary entrance is oriented to Church Avenue and the waiver should be conditioned on the approval of
the site plan as shown in the preliminary master plan. Mr. Goodwin seconded the motion, which was approved (6-0).
AGENDA ITEM NO. 5.: Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding a waiver request to reduce the buffer requirements for the Wellborn Business Park located at 3808 McCulloch
Road.
Teresa Rogers, Staff Planner, presented the staff report and stated that the applicant is requesting an appeal to the UDO Section 12-7.7 Buffer Requirements.
There was general discussion amongst the Board.
Hunter Goodwin motioned to approve the requests to waive the fence requirement on both the southern and western property lines, maintain a 15-foot buffer yard to include plantings on
the western property line, and maintain a 15-foot buffer yard along the southern property line with additional plantings added to create 100% opacity with existing vegetation. Mr.
Mather seconded them motion, which passed (6-0)
AGENDA ITEM NO. 6: Possible action and discussion on future agenda items - A Design Review 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.
Jason Schubert, Principal Planner, reminded the Board that if they were up for reappointment today was the last day to submit their application.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 6: Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned 11:55 a.m.
APPROVED:
Bo Miles, Acting Chairman
ATTEST:
Deborah Grace-Rosier, Staff Assistant