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MINUTES
ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
Regular Meeting
February 06 , 2018
Council Chambers
College Station City Hall
1101 Texas Avenue
6 : 00 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT : Chairman Keith Roberts , Sherri Echols , Bill Lartigue , Justin Lopez
and Rene Ramirez
STAFF PRESENT : Molly Hitchcock, John Haislet, Alaina Helton, and Crystal
Derkowski
AGENDA ITEM NO . 1 : Call to Order.
Chairman Roberts called the meeting to order at 6 : 00 p . m .
AGENDA ITEM NO . 2 : Presentation , possible action , and discussion regarding absence
request for Jeff Mazzolini.
Board Member Lopez motioned to approve the absence request for Board Member Mazzolini .
Board Member Lartigue seconded the motion , which passed (5 - 0) .
AGENDA ITEM NO . 3 : Presentation , possible action , and discussion regarding the
minutes from January 02 , 2018 .
Board Member Lartigue motioned to approve the January 02 , 2018 meeting minutes . Board
Member Lopez seconded the motion, which passed (5 - 0) .
AGENDA ITEM NO . 4 : Public hearing , presentation , possible action and discussion
regarding a variance to Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Section 9 .2 .A. 1
` Nonconforming Uses-Expansion ' to enlarge a building devoted to a nonconforming use
(Duplex in a Single-Family Zoning District) up to the maximum twenty five (25) percent of
the original floor area of the nonconformity, for property located at 301 Ayrshire Street.
Alaina Helton , Senior Planner, presented the staff report and stated that the applicant is
requesting variance for a nonconforming uses - expansion twenty-five (25 ) percent or seven
hundred and ninety seven (797) square feet . .
There was a general discussion amongst the Board .
Chairman Roberts opened the public hearing .
Chad Hovde , applicant, spoke in favor of the variance request .
Robert Starnes , 200 Ayrshire Street, College Station , spoke in opposition of the variance request .
Hugh Stearns , 316 Suffolk Avenue, College Station, spoke in opposition of the variance request.
Chantal Vessali , 110 Pershing Avenue , College Station , spoke in favor of the variance request.
David Shellenberger, 306 Suffolk Avenue, spoke his concerns regarding variance request.
Parviz Vessali , 110 Pershing Avenue, College Station , spoke in favor of the variance request .
Chairman Roberts closed the public hearing.
There was a general discussion amongst the Board .
Board Member Lopez motioned to approve the variance for enjoyment of a substantial property
right and not a threat to the public . Board Member Ramirez seconded the motion .
Chairman Roberts called for the vote . Motion to approve passed (4/ 1 ) with member Lartigue voting
against.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 5 : Discussion and possible action on future agenda items - A
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 was no discussion .
AGENDA ITEM NO . 6 : Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at 7 : 02 p . m
ATTEST : APPROVED :
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RECOMMENDED FORMAT FOR POSITIVE MOTION
I move to authorize the variance(s) of Nonconforming Uses- Expansion to enlarge a
building devoted to a nonconforming use by 25 % or 797 square feet (dimension , percent,
number, etc . ) to Section 9 . 2 . A . 1 of the Unified Development Ordinance
regarding (building setback, signs , lot dimension , etc . ) as it will not be contrary to the
to the public interest, due to the following special condition(s) :
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and because a strict enforcement of the provisions of the Ordinance would result in
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Voting Results 4 , 11
Date February06 , 2018
Chair Signature