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CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
Planning & Development Services
Minutes
Design Review Board
Friday, January 28, 2005
Administrative Conference Room
City Council Office
1101 Texas Avenue
11:00 AM
Board Members Present: George McLean, Richard Benning, Alan King, Scott
Shafer, and Nancy Sawtelle.
Board Members Absent: Fred Patterson
Staff Present: Development Coordinator Bridgette George, Economic
Development Director Kim Foutz, Staff Planners Molly
Hitchcock, Jennifer Prochazka, and Staff Assistant Mandi
Alford
Others Present: None
AGENDA ITEM NO.1: Call to order.
Chairman Shafer called the meeting to order at 11 :04 AM.
AGENDA ITEM NO.2: Consider absence requests.
- Fred Patterson . was absent, but did not submit an
absence request; therefore the Board did not take action on this item.
AGENDA ITEM NO.3: Discussion, consideration and possible action to approve
meeting minutes for December 10,2004.
Ms. Sawtelle motioned to approve the minutes. Mr. Trainor seconded the motion,
which passed unopposed (4-0).
Board members King and Mclean arrived at the meeting.
AGENDA ITEM NO.4: Discussion of the public meetings regarding concepts
for a new Northgate Ordinance held on January 12, January 14, and January 15,
2005.
Economic Development Director Foutz presented the Board with minutes and a
condensed list of re-occurring themes that highlighted the public input of the meetings.
She stated that the following items will need to be addressed accordingly:
> Grand-fathering
a. Fayade renovations
b. Maintenance of non-conforming structures & sites
c. Strong grand-fathering language for drive-thrus (behind buildings)
d. When do the requirements start? Does the owner have to bring the property up to
standards?
> NG-2 transitional standards
> Parkland Dedication and funds / public space requirements
> Parking Caps
> Redevelopment - drawing the lines between "closer to the vision" vs. realizing the
full vision
> Architectural requirements - allow some "funky" alternatives
AGENDA ITEM NO.5: Discussion, consideration, and possible action on
proposed signage and facade changes for Barbershop Bar, located at 215 University
Drive. (JP 04-289)
The Board had questions for the applicant whom was not present.
Mr. Tranior motioned to deny the applicant's request. Ms. Sawtelle seconded the
motion, which passed unopposed (6-0).
AGENDA ITEM NO.6: Discussion and possible action 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.
> Church Parking in Northgate and the City's involvement
AGENDA ITEM NO 7:
ADJOURN.
Ms. Sawtelle motioned to adjourn the meeting which was seconded by Mr. King, and
passed unopposed (6-0).