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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/27/1989 - Regular Minutes - Zoning Board of AdjustmentsMINUTES • CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS Zoning Board of Adjustment June 27, 1989 7:00 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT: Acting Chairman Henry, Members Thompson, Garrett, Baker, Gronan & Webb; also Mayor Ringer was in attendance for the first 4 items of business. MEMBERS ABSENT: Chairman Ruesink, Members Gentry & Gilmore STAFF PRESENT: Planning Assistant Johnson & Planning Technician Volk AQBNDA ITE!! N0. l: Call to order - explanation of functions and liaitations of the Board. Acting Chairman Henry called the meeting to order and explained the functions and limitations of the Board. AtiBNDA ITEM NO. 2: Approval of ainntes - aeeting of June 20, 1989. Mrs. Baker made a motion to apgrove the minutes as submitted. Mr. Garrett seconded the motion which carried unanimously (4-0). AGENDA ITEM N0. 3: Presentation of Service Plaques for outgoing aeabere of the Zoning Board of Adjustment. The meeting was turned over to Mayor Ringer who came forward snd thanked the members of the Board whose terms had exgired for their service to the City, the Council and the staff. He presented service plaques to Joe Thompson and Glenda Baker and explained that the plaques represent Certificates of Appreciation for the service rendered over the past 2 years. He then stated that Mike Gentry, who was absent from this meeting, was an outgoing member who would also be receiving a plaque. AGENDA ITEM! NO. 4: Adainistration of Oath of Office for newly appointed and reappointed aeabera of the Zoning Board of Adjuat~ent. Mayor Ringer then administered the Oath of Office of the State of Texas to incoming or reappointed Members of the Zoning Board of Adjustment, Glenda Baker, Mike Cronan and John Webb. (Mrs. Baker and Mr. Cronan will be regular members, and John Webb, along with Jeff Garrett will function as alternate members.) Mrs. Baker, Mr. Cronan and Mr. Webb took their places at the Board and immediately began to function as Board members to take action on the items listed on the agenda for consideration. AGBNDA ITEM NO. 5: Hear visitors. • No one spoke. AGBNDA ITEM NO. 6: Consideration of a request for a variance to side setback requirements (Ordinance No. 1638) at the residence • at 1105 Tian to allow an addition to an existing structure. Applicant is Sherman Click (Click Hoses}; owner of residence is Lawrence Holecek. Mrs. Johnson gave the staff report which identified the applicant, the property owner, the specific location of the subject residence. She described the physical characteristics of the lot, area zoning and land uses, while making a slide presentation of the area and of the actual residence, pointing out where the proposed addition will be made to the house. Mrs. Johnson went on to explain that the house is 28 years old and was built 7 feet from the property line, while the current ordinance requires a 7.6 foot side setback. She pointed out the proposal is to make an addition to the house which continues the existing 7 foot setback and the 24" roof overhang, which also exceeds current zoning policies (which allows a maximum 18" overhang). Mrs. Johnson identified similar requests heard by the Board; one in 1987 for the addition of a workshog to an existing garage 1 foot from the property line on Hyle Street, which was denied; and one in 1984 for the construction of a new garage on an existing slab 7 inches from the property line on Fidelity Street, which was granted. She also stated that 19 area property owners had been notified of this hearing and staff had received 3 responses to date, all which were positive toward the request. Mr. Cronan pointed out the slab for the addition is already there. Mrs. Johnson replied that the applicant had talked with staff about pouring the slab, and staff • had agreed if he could make the slab to be used either with or without the variance The applicant was invited forward, and Sherman Click, 1020 Holt was sworn in and referred to the slide shown which showed the front of the existing house and a very small part of the existing 24" overhang of the existing roof line. He pointed out that from the street, very little of the overhang can be seen now, and even less of the proposed continuation of that roof line will be visible in the future. He also stated that the adjacent house had recently been expanded, and the proposed addition under consideration at this meeting would actually be away from the adjacent home. He went on to say that the slab has been constructed to allow an alternative plan which would be to offset the wall from the existing wall by a distance of 6", but that would make the interior wall very difficult to deal with since it would be in the middle of a room. Mr. Holecek, the owner of the house was invited to address the Board, and he came forward and thanked the Board and staff for holding this extra meeting this month, and explained that his plans would not detract from the neighborhood. No one else spoke. Mrs. Baker made a motion to authorize a variance to the 7.a foot side setback from the terms of this ordinance as it will not be contrary to the public interest due to the following special conditions: The current home presently sets 7 feet from the side property line, and the continuation of the existing 7 foot setback and the 24" roof overhang would be in keeping with the appearance of the existing home, and because a strict enforcement of the provisions of the ordinance would result in unnecessary hardship to this applicant, and such that the spirit of this ordinance shall be observed and substantial justice done. Mr. Garrett seconded the motion which carried unanimously (5-0). ZBA Minutes 6-27-89 Page 2 • AQBNDA ITBM N0. 7: Consideration of a request for a variance to sign regulations (Ordinance No. 1638) at 1912 Texas Avenue S. Applicant is IIniversity Mitsubishi. Owner of property is Holleaan Properties. After identifying the applicant, the owner, and the specific location of the existing sign, Mrs. Johnson explained the request is for a variance to height, setback and square footage regulations for detached signs as established in Table I of Section 12 of Ordinance No. 1638, the Zoning Ordinance for the City. She stated the purpose of the request is to remodel the existing sign structure which exceeds the maximum height of 35 feet allowed by ordinance, is closer to Texas Avenue than even a 35 foot sign could be and exceeds the allowable area based on the 267 feet of frontage. She showed slides of the site, the existing sign and the area, and stated that the sign is now 28 feet from the property line, and pointed out a 35 foot tall sign would have to maintain a 70 foot setback to be in compliance with requirements. She added that the square footage allowed based on the 267 foot frontage would be 150 square feet, and the sign is and will be approximately 300 square feet. Mrs. Johnson then identified similar requests which had been granted in the past year as one for the Chevron signage at University & Texas, and another one for the University Inn, also at Texas & University. She added that of the 10 area property owners receiving notification of this request, none had made a response to the Planning staff to date. Mr. Cronan asked how long the existing sign had been there and Mrs. Johnson replied • that she did not know, and perhaps Mr. Coffer could supply that information. Dean Coffer, representative of the applicant came forward and was sworn in. He thanked the Board and staff far having this extra meeting to consider requests, and explained that this is a new business which has already made a large monetary expenditure, and it requires as much visibility as possible to help make it a success. He pointed out that a setback of 70 feet would place the sign behind the building and over a water line, and because it would interfere with existing electrical overhead lines, those services would have to be moved. He stated that placing the sign on the Holleman side of the lot would create problems because it would have to be so close to the street. Mr. Coffer then spoke of the plans which are to remove the 2 "signs" in the center of the existing poles, and to replace them with 1 sign which would be of a size almost equal to the 2 to be removed. He stated the height of the sign will not be changed, and the square foot area will be only slightly increased, but it will also be much more attractive and will enhance the site. Mr. Garrett asked if the top of the sign will not change and Mr. Coffer replied that the face of the part at the top will change, but there will be no change in the structure. Mr. Henry asked if the new sign will not fit into the existing interior frame and Mr. Coffer replied in the affirmative because it is of a different shape, but the height and width will not change. No one else spoke. Mr. Henry referred to the similar request and asked Mra. Johnson if the variance granted for the Chevron station allowed an increase in the area of • the sign and Mrs. Johnson replied that to the best of her recollection, the existing structure was used, but the area of the sign proposed and approved represented an increase over what had been existing. Mr. Henry then pointed out that Texas & ZBA Minutes 6-27-89 Page 3 • • :~ University is a higher traffic area than Holleman & Texas, and asked the dimensions of the proposed new sign. Mrs. Johnson stated that dimensions supplied by the applicant were 11' x 15' for an area of 165 square feet. There were no other questions or discussion, so Mra. Baker made a motion to authorize a variance to the sign regulations from the terms of this ordinance as it will not be contrary to the public interest due to the following unique special conditions not generally found within the City: The existing non-conforming sign structure will be used, and because s strict enforcement of the provisions of the ordinance would result in substantial hardship to this applicant being: all building electrical service would have to be re-routed to make room for a new (conforming) sign, and such that the spirit and intent of this ordinance shall be preserved and the general interests of the public and applicant served, subject to the following limitations: The interior rectangle portion (the part being removed and reglaced) will not exceed 165 square feet or 11' x 15'. The motion was seconded by Mr. Garrett and carried unanimously {5-O}. AaBND!! I?BI~i NO. 8: Other bnaineas. There was no other business except for welcoming the new members to the Board. AaBNDA ITB!! N0. 9: Ad3onrn. Mr. Henry moved to adjourn. Mr. Garrett seconded the motion which carried unanimously (5-0). APPROVED: ATTEST: ----------------------------- City Secretary, Dian Jones ZBA Minutes 6-27-89 Page 4 //off' ~M ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMBNT • FORMAT FOR POSITIVB MOTION Variances from Section 15 Ordinance 1638 I move to authorize a variance to the ________yard (Section 8.T) lot width (Table A) ________lot depth (Table A) E S~.Tp~RCK- ~~D ~_______minimum setback (Table A) ________parking requirements (Section 9) of or m the terms of this ordinance as it will not be contrary to the public interest, due to ^t~he~ following special conditions: . -- ~ - ----------------------- ------------------------------- and because a strict enforcem ~~'t~e provisions of he ordinance would result in unneces ~ rds to this applicant being: ~._ --------------------------------------------------------- and such that the spirit substantial justice dome Motion m ~C~~I/d~e lb"(!y/ _ Seconded by ____~ Chair signature f this ordinance shall be observed and tt i n tf l i m i t s~f t-A n s f »b`ect to the fQllo ~ ~ , - -, .._...d.....,. _...~ , . /.,/Q,~~ ...._ / ~ i ~ i °~` ~ ~j `,.rte ~=~~_~~_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Voting Results _ ~ ~ ___ ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTM$NT • FORMAT FOR POSITIVB MOTION Variance to Sign Regulations: From Section 12 Ordinance 1638 I move to authorize a variance to the sign regulations from the terms of this ordinance as it will not be contrary to the public interest due to the following unique special conditions not generally found within the City: n ~ 4 ~ ~ ,~ ~~.~ _. and because a strict enforcement of the provisions of the ordinance would result in substantial hardship to this applicant being• ° ~, ,!~ !) ~) and such that the~sp ~~it art'd intent~h~ d~ce shall be prese sand the general interests of the public and applicant sere ~~ b j e c.~, t o e~ f o l l o wtB~"T1~rrt-a d o ns~_ . f~--~- ~~ '~ s !~~Q y. ______________________________/___________________________________ Motion made by: /// ~ ~~ -- ~L - - -- ------------- Motion seconded by: ______ ------------- Votin result ~-c~ Chair signatur date • ZONING BQARD OF ADJUSTMENT GUEST REGISTER ~'j~ DATE 'V (J,A~E ~ 7, r g®9 NAME ADDRESS 2 ~~ r 3^l O -wee , ~ ~. 3 . 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