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• City of College Station
Zoning Board of Adjustment
October 16, 1979
7:00 p.m.
Members Present: Chairman Harper, Bailey, Boughton, Burke,
Jones, Mathewson
Members Absent: Dubouis
Staff Present:
Zoning Official, Jim Callaway
Planning Assistant, Chris Longley
Chairman Harper appointed Pat Boughton to serve as voting alternate.
Agenda Item No. 1 - Approval of Minutes
Corrections to the minutes of August 14, 1979 were made as follows:
Page 2, Paragraph 1 - insert....409 Dexter.....
Page 2, Paragraph 8 - to read "Bailey inquired as to the
provisions for employees to park off-street."
Bailey moved to approve the minutes of August 14 with the above
corrections. The motion was seconded by Jones and passed by the
• following vote:
For - Harper, Bailey, Boughton, Jones
Opposed - None
Abstaining - Mathewson
Corrections to the minutes of Sept 10 were made as follows:
Agenda Item No. 4 - add "405 University" remove "in attempting"
where used twice, identify Mike James.
Mathewson moved approval of the minutes of September 10 with the
above corrections. Bailey seconded the motion which passed unanimously.
Agenda Item No. 2 - Consideration of a request for a variance in
the name of John Paul Jones, 405 University Drive -
Mr. Jones addressed the Board and requested a continuance.
Bailey moved to table consideration until the next regular meeting.
Mathewson seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
;enda Item No.
the name of Dr.
- Consideration of a request for a variance in
rry Hickman, 301 W. Dexter -
Dr. Hickman addressed the Board and requested that consideration
be delayed in order to allow presentation of his request by his
• attorney.
Mathewson inquired as to the ordinance requirements for the set-
back along W. Dexter.
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October 16, 1979
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Callaway explained past problems of determining property line
locations and setback requirements along that portion of W. Dexter.
Dr. Hickman explained his newly submitted request, and pointed
out the actual square footage of the decks being requested, and
his request to enlarge windows as indicated in his application.
Harper explained the revised proposal to the audience.
Duane Cote stated that the W. Dexter setback should be considered
a front setback.
Callaway replied that the front setback in this case would be
applied to the Ayrshire frontage.
Jones asked if the proposed third floor deck was to be removed.
Hicl~nan replied that the third floor deck was included in his request,
and the total deck area was 25% of the Building area of the second
floor.
Lambert Wilkes requested that the Board review this case as if no
construction had taken place.
• I-~ar~er moved to grant a use permit for the enlargement of the.
building to provide an attic deck extension. This being granted
to a building devoted to a non-conforming use, such extension
being necessary and incidental to such use of the building, does
not prolong the life of the non-conforming use. The motion was
seconded by Mathewson and failed by the following vote:
For: Mathewson
Opposed: Harper, Boughton, Bailey, Jones
Harper moved that a use permit be granted for the enlargement of
a building devoted for a non-conforming use for the construction
of a deck at the second floor as described by the drawing sub-
mitted, such extension being incidental to such use and does not
prolong the life of the building, nor prevent the return of such
building to a conforming use. The motion was seconded by Mathewson.
Mathewson pointed out the amount of deck requested was still eaccessive,
and that the 25% of the building area was a maximum allowable
extension.
The motion before the board failed by the follwoing vote:
For: None
Opposed: Unanimous
Harper suggested that the Board determine what amount of deck extension
. would be acceptable.
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October 16, 1979 Page 3
• Following discussion with the applicant with regards to an acceptable
revision to the proposal, Mathewson moved to grant the use permit
to enlarge the Non-conforming use at 300 W. Dexter for the construction
of second floor decks which are incidental to the needs and use of
the structure, the decks to be defined as the W. Dexter facing
side, running from its existing location to the north corner of
the structure and a second deck to be located in the north eastern
corner of the structure as was shown in the applicants survey
of October, 1979, and that one window per each deck be enlarged
to provide access to the decks, all such enlargements not prolonging
the life of the non-conformity. The motion was seconded by Boughton
and passed by the following vote:
For: Boughton, Jones, Bailey, Mathewson
Opposed: Harper
Mr. Vrooman questioned the use of the garage at that location as
a residence.
Callaway responded that the City's records did not show the validity
or lack of validity for the use of the garage as a dwelling unit.
Following a discussion of non-conforming uses, the Board requested
that the Zoning Official investigate the status of the rental
unit at 300 W. Dexter.
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