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Zoning Board of Adjustment
June 6, 2006
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
5:30 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Jay Goss, John Richards, Josh Benn, Donald Braune &
Alternate Denise Whisenant.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Graham Sheffy, & Alternates Derek Dictson & Charles Taylor.
STAFF PRESENT: Staff Assistant Deborah Grace, Staff Planners Crissy Hartl & Lindsay
Boyer, Planning Administrator Molly Hitchcock, Staff Assistant Mandi
Alford, Assistant City Attorney Angela Deluca.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Call to order -Explanation of functions of the Board.
Chairman Goss called the meeting to order at 5:34.
AGENDA ITEM N0.2: Discussion of Administrative Adjustments given by the
Administrator.
2007 Old May Court
2008 Texas Avenue South
• Ms. Boyer discussed briefly the adjustments given.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 3: Discussion of regular agenda items.
Staff Planners Hartl and Boyer gave brief discussions of the variances.
AGENDA ITEM N0.3: 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 N0.6: Adjourn.
The meeting was adjourned.
ATTEST:
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Zoning Board of Adjustment
June 6, 2006
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
6:00 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Jay Goss, John Richards, Josh Benn, Donald Braune &
Alternate Denise Whisenant.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Graham Sheffy, & Alternates Derek Dictson & Charles Taylor.
STAFF PRESENT: Staff Assistant Deborah Grace, Staff Planners Crissy Hartl & Lindsay
Boyer, Staff Assistant Mandi Alford, Planning Administrator Molly
Hitchcock, Assistant City Attorney Angela Deluca.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Call to order -Explanation of functions of the Board.
Chairman Goss called the meeting to order at 6:00.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: Consideration, discussion and possible action of absence requests.
No requests were received
AGENDA ITEM NO. 3.: Consideration, discussion and possible action to approve meeting
.minutes.
March 7, 2006 Workshop and Regular Meeting Minutes
Apri14, 2006 Workshop and Regular Meeting Minutes
Mr. Braune made the motion to approve the March 7, 2006 minutes. Mr. Richards seconded the
motion, which passed unopposed (5-0).
Ms. Whisenant made the motion to approve the April 4, 2006 minutes. Mr. Benn 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 5.2, Residential Dimensional Standards,
for 2438 Newark Circle. (06-108)
Staff Planner Crissy Hartl presented the staff report and stated that the builder is requesting a 3.85-foot
side setback variance to legitimize a building setback error made during construction. The applicant
offered no special condition or hardship.
Mr. Benn stated that he needed to recuse himself from voting due to having business relations with the
applicant.
• Chairman Goss opened the public hearing.
Todd Carnes, 230 Southwest Parkway, College Station, Texas, stepped before the Board and was sworn
in by Chairman Goss. Mr. Carnes spoke in favor of the request.
With no one else stepped forward, Chairman Goss closed the public hearing.
nce to the minimum setback from the terms
Donald Braune made the motion not to authorize a varia
of this ordinance as it will be contrary to the public interest, due to the lack of any special conditions,
and because a strict enforcement of the provisions of the ordinance would not result in unnecessary
hardship to this applicant, and such that the spirit of the ordinance shall be observed and substantial
justice done. Mr. Richards seconded the motion, which passed (4-0). Mr. Benn recused from
voting.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 5: Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on a
variance to the Unified Development Ordinance, Section 7.2, Number of Off Street Parking
Spaces required, for 2700 Texas Avenue South, College Station Shopping Center. (06-86)
Staff Planner Lindsay Boyer presented the staff report and stated that the applicant is requesting a
variance to reduce the number of required parking spaces for the College Station Shopping Center by
8% or 37 spaces.
Chairman Goss opened the public hearing.
David Cottrell, 7505 High Meadow, Houston, Texas, stepped before the Board and was sworn in by
Chairman Goss. Mr. Cottrell spoke in favor of the request.
With no one else stepping forward Chairman Goss closed the public hearing.
Mr. Richards made the motion to authorize a variance to the parking requirements from the terms of
this ordinance as it will not be contrary to the public interest, due to the following special conditions:
the initial property survey given to the owner was incorrect and construction began before error was
known; and because a strict enforcement of the provisions of the Ordinance would result in unnecessary
hardship to this applicant being: will not provide a reasonable usage of the property; and such that the
spirit of this Ordinance shall be observed and substantial justice done. Ms. Whisenant seconded the
motion, which passed (4-1). Mr. Benn voting against granting the variance.
AGENDA ITEM NO. S: Adjourn.
The meeting was adjourned.
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ATTEST:
Deborah Grace; aff Assistant
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
Planning d Development Services
ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
FORMAT FOR NEGATIVE MOTION
VARIANCE FROM SECTION of the Unified Development Ordinance.
I move to not authorize a variance to the
Yard (Article 5)
Lot Width (Article 5)
Lot Depth (Article 5)
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Section 5.2 & 5.4 Dimensional Stan ar ~~
Parking Requirements (Section 9)
Article 7, Section 7.2 Off-Street Parking Standards
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from the terms of this Ordinance as it will be contrary to the public interest, due to the
lack of any special conditions, and because a strict enforcement of the provisions of the
ordinance would not result in unnecessary hardship to this applicant, and such that the
spirit of the ordinance shall be observed and substantial justice done.
Motion made by
Seconded by
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CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
Planning er 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)
Minimum Setback (Article 5)
Section 5.2 & 5.4 Dimensional Standards
~arking Requirements (Section 9)
Article 7, Section 7.2 Off-Street Parking Standards
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following special conditions:
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