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Zoning Board of Adjustment
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
City Hall Council Room
December 3, 1996
6:30 P.M.
BOARD PRESENT: Chairman Rife, Members Sawtelle, Blackwelder and Alternate
Members Taggart and Anderson.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Members Hollas, Alexander, Alternate Member Ochoa
STAFF PRESENT: Staff Planner Dunn, Assistant City Attorney Shively, Engineering
Project Manager Homeyer, Development Coordinator Volk
AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Call to order -explanation of functions of the Board.
Chairman Rife called the meeting to order and explained that since there were no applicants
involved in this meeting, he would not read the functions of the Board.
AGENDA ITEM N0.2: Discussion and consideration of changing the time and
frequency of regular Zoning Board of Adjustment meetings.
Chairman Rife explained that several Board members had suggested changing the time the regular
meetings are held and in addition, staff is recommending reducing the number of meetings held
each month from 2 to 1 on the first Tuesday of each month. Discussion followed with Chairman
Rife suggesting to reduce the number of meetings, but to keep the time at 7 p.m. Member
Blackwelder agreed. Member Sawtelle disagreed, explaining that he is worried about making
people wait for a whole month before their variance requests could be considered. Chairman Rife
indicated he thinks staff should be considered as well, and then suggested perhaps 2 meetings a
month could be retained, but change the time to 6 p.m.
StaffPlanner Dunn pointed out that if one regular meeting a month is scheduled, there is always
the option of scheduling an additional special meeting if someone has a request for a variance that
is an "emergency".
Other ideas were briefly mentioned, discussed and discarded. Member Sawtelle made a motion to
retain meetings on the first and third Tuesdays of each month, but to change the time of the
meetings to be held at 6 p.m. Member Anderson seconded the motion which carried by a vote of
3-2 (Taggart and Sawtelle against).
AGENDA ITEM N0.3: Other business.
Member Sawtelle pointed out that the Exxon Qpnvenience store on Rock Prairie Road and the
Circle K convenience store on Longmire each have signs which eMend above the roof line, and
asked staff to have Code Enforcement Officer Castolenia check on them.
Staff Planner Dunn explained that he has spoken to the owner of the daycare center on Longmire
about the fact that the landscape screening around the storage building has not been installed as
• required by the Board earlier this year. He said that she indicated the contractor is responsible
and that he (Dunn) is trying to get in touch with the contractor to see that it is planted.
AGENDA ITEM N0.4: Adjourn.
Member Sawtelle made a motion to adjourn. Member Taggart seconded the motion which
carried unanimously. (5-0).
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