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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/01/2006 - Regular Minutes - Zoning Board of AdjustmentsWORKSHOP MINUTES Zoning Board of Adjustment August 1, 2006 • CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 5:30 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Jay Goss, John Richards, Josh Benn, Donald Braune, Denise Whisenant and Alternate Thomas Mather. STAFF PRESENT: Staff Assistant Deborah Grace, Staff Planner 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 5:35. AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: Discussion of regular agenda items. Staff Planner Boyer told the Board that the parking variance was pulled by the applicant. Ms. Boyer gave a brief dialogue and answered questions concerning the sign variance. AGENDA ITEM 3: Presentation, possible action, and discussion of an amendment to the • Zoning Board of Adjustment's Rules and Procedure regarding the timing of notification. Planning Administrator Molly Hitchcock told the Board that the amendment to Section II -Notice is due to changes that were made to the UDO. Ms Whisenant made the motion to approve the amendment. Mr. Braune seconded the motion, which passed unopposed (5-0). 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: • ,- .~iE~ Deborah Grace, Staff Assistant • MINUTES Zoning Board of Adjustment August 1, 2006 CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 6:00 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Jay Goss, John Richards, Josh Benn, Donald Braune, Denise Whisenant and Alternate Thomas Mather. STAFF PRESENT: Staff Assistant Deborah Grace, Staff Planner Lindsay Boyer, Staff Assistant IVl~ndi 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 6:04. AGENDA ITEM N0.2: Consideration, discussion and possible action of absence requests. No requests were received AGENDA ITEM N0.3.: Consideration, discussion and possible action to approve meeting minutes. • June 6, 2006 Workshop and Regular Meeting Minutes Mr. Richards made the motion to approve the June 6, 2006 Workshop Meeting Minutes. Ms. Whisenant seconded the motion, which passed unopposed (5-0). Ms. Benn made the motion to approve the June 6, 2006 Regular Meeting Minutes. Mr. Braune seconded the motion, which passed unopposed (5-0). AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on a variance to sign height and colors for the property located at 901 University Drive East. Staff Planner Lindsay Boyer presented the staff report and stated that the applicant is requesting the variances to increase allowable sign height from 22 feet to 35 feet, and increase number of allowable colors on a sign. Chairman Goss opened the public hearing. Tara Norsworthy, 610 Carson Street, stepped before the Board and was sworn in by Chairman Goss. Ms. Norsworthy spoke in favor of the variance. • Mr. Richards made the motion to deny the variance to the sign regulations from the terms of this ordinance, as it will be contrary to the public interest, due to the lack of unique special conditions not generally found within the City: and does not conform to the UDO as it relates to sign height and colors; and because a strict enforcement of the provisions of the Ordinance would not result in substantial hardship tot his applicant, and such that the spirit and intent of this Ordinance shall be preserved and the general interests of the public and applicant be served. Mr. Braune seconded the motion, which passed unopposed (5-0). AGENDA ITEM NO. S: 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) This item was pulled from the Agenda by the applicant. AGENDA ITEM NO. 5: Adjourn. The meeting was adjourned. ATTEST: ~,. Deborah Grace, Sta f Assistant • CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Planning er Development Services ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT FORMAT FOR NEGATIVE MOTION VARIANCE TO SIGN REGULATIONS: -FROM SECTION 7.4 OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE I move to deny a variance to the sign regulations from the terms of this ordinance, as it will be contrary to the public interest, due to the lack of unique special conditions not generally found within the City; CoA/~ihN ~D ~~ S~o~ eta ~ ~- Go 0 2 S . ; and because a strict enforcement of the provisions of the Ordinance would not result in . substantial hardship to this applicant, and such that the spirit and intent of this Ordinance shall be preserved and the general interests of the public and applicant served. Motion made by ~f iM ~~ G ~J'A-lC ~ S Seconded by ~~1~-f~ ~/U~. Voting Results S`'~ Chair Signature Date ~1~0 ~ •