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Zoning Board of Adjustment
• August 7, 2007
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
5:30 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Jay Goss, Donald Braune, Josh Benn, Denise Whisenant, John
Richards.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Alternate Thomas Mather, Alternate (not needed)
STAFF PRESENT: Staff Assistant Deborah Grace, Staff Planner Crissy Hartl, Senior Planner
Lindsay Boyer, Planning and Development Services Director Bob
Cowell, Planning Administrator Molly Hitchcock, Assistant City
Attorney Angela DeLuca and Action Center Representative Bryan Cook.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Call to order -Explanation of functions of the Board.
Chairman Goss called the meeting to order at 5:30.
AGENDA ITEM N0.2: Discussion of Administrative Adjustments given by the
Administrator.
• • 1401-1409 Harvey Road. Case # 07-157
• 110 Dominik Drive. Case # 07-163
Staff Planner Hartl and Planning Administrator Hitchcock gave a brief dialogue of the cases and
answered questions from the Board.
AGENDA ITEM N0.3: Discussion of regular agenda items.
Staff Planner Hartl discussed the case and answered questions from the Board.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Consideration and possible action on future agenda items - A
Zoning 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.
There were no items discussed.
AGENDA ITEM N0.4: Adjourn.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:40
• ATTE
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AP ROVED:
Jay Goss, Chairman
Deborah Grace~ff Assistant
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Zoning Board of Adjustment
• August 7, 2007
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
6:00 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Jay Goss, Donald Braune, Josh Benn, Denise Whisenant and
John Richards.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Thomas Mather, Alternate (not needed).
STAFF PRESENT: Staff Assistant Deborah Grace, Staff Planner Crissy Hartl, Senior Planner
Lindsay Boyer, Planning & Development Services Director Bob Cowell,
Planning Administrator Molly Hitchcock, Assistant City Attorney Angela
DeLuca and Action Center Representative Bryan Cook.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Call to order -Explanation of functions of the Board.
Chairman Goss called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM.
AGENDA ITEM N0.2:
Consideration, discussion and possible action of absence requests.
• There were no absence requests to consider.
AGENDA ITEM N0.3.:
minutes.
Consideration, discussion and possible action to approve meeting
June 26, 2007 Workshop Meeting Minutes
Mr. Benn motioned to approve the meeting minutes. Mr. Braune seconded the motion, which
passed unopposed (5-0).
June 26, 2007 Regular Meeting Minutes
Mr. Benn motioned to approve the meeting minutes. Mr. Richards seconded the motion, which
passed unopposed (5-0).
AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on a
variance to the Unified Development Ordinance Section 7.2.C.7 regarding landscaped islands for
parking against aright-of--way at 2100 Texas Avenue South, Lot 4, Block 1 Kapchinski Hill
Subdivision. #07-152
Staff Planner Crissy Hartl presented the staff report and stated that the applicant is requesting the
variance to replace the maximum number of parking spaces as a result of the Texas Avenue widening
project.
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Chairman Goss opened the public hearing.
Those speaking in favor of the variance:
Veronica Morgan, 511 University Drive, Suite 201, College Station, Texas
Chuck Simmons, 2100 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas
All speaking before the Board were sworn in by Chairman Goss.
Ms. Whisenant made the motion to approve the variance to the interior islands from the terms of
this ordinance as it will not be contrary to the public interest, due to the following special conditions:
TXDOT placed a burden on the site that needed to be rectified; and because a strict enforcement of the
provisions of the ordinance would result in unnecessary hardship to this applicant being: a reduction of
area on the lot available for parking; and such that the spirit of this ordinance shall be observed and
substantial done. Mr. Braune seconded the motion, which passed unopposed (5-0).
AGENDA ITEM NO. 5:
Adjourn.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:08.
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Deborah Grace, taff Assistant
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Jay Goss, Chairman J
C['I'Y OF COLLEGE STATION
Planning e'r Development Services
ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
FORMAT FOR POSITIVE MOTION
VARIANCE FROM SECTION ! of the Unified Development Ordinance.
I move to authorize a variance to the
Yard (Article 5)
Lot Width (Article 5)
Lot Depth (Article 5)
Height
Minimum Setback (Article 5)
Section 5.2 & 5.4 Dimensional Standards
_ Parking Requirements (Section 9)
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and because a strict enforcement of the provisions of the Ordinance would result in
unnecessary hardship to this applicant being: ~ ~ ~ ~
and such that the spirit of this Ordinance shall be observed and substantial justice
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from the terms of this Ordinance as it will not be contrary to the public interest, due to the
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