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MINUTES
ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
September 28, 2010
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1101 Texas Avenue
6:00 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Rodney Hill, Josh Benn, Dick Dabney, Melissa Cunningham and
Hunter Goodwin.
STAFF PRESENT: Staff Assistant Deborah Grace- Rosier, Staff Planner Lauren Hovde,
Assistant Director Lance Simms, First Assistant City Attorney Mary Ann
Powell, Action Center Representative Kerry Mullins.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Call to order — Explanation of functions of the Board.
Chairman Hill called the meeting to order at 6:02 PM.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: Oath of Office.
Hunter Goodwin
Mr. Goodwin took the Oath of Office.
AGENDA ITEM. NO. 3: Consideration, discussion and possible action of Absence Requests
from meetings.
Hunter Goodwin — September 7, 2010
Mr. Dabney motioned to approve the absence request. Ms. Cunningham seconded the motion
which passed unopposed (4 -0)
AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Consideration, discussion and possible action to approve meeting
minutes.
• September 7, 2010, meeting minutes.
Ms. Cunningham motioned to approve the meeting minutes. Mr. Dabney seconded the motion,
which passed (4 -0).
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AGENDA ITEM NO. 5: Public hearing, presentation, possible action, and discussion on a
variance request to the Unified Development Ordinance, Section 7.4 "Signs" for 4401 State
Highway 6 South, Lots 6, 9, 11 -13, Block 1 of the Spring Creek Commons Subdivision. Case #
10- 00500178.
Board Member Benn arrived at the meeting.
Staff Planner Lauren Hovde presented the staff report. She stated that at the July 6, 2010 meeting, the
Zoning Board of Adjustment granted variance requests for this property. However, upon applying for a
sign permit, the applicant realized that the area and height of the Entrance Directional Sign (EDS) was
incorrectly requested during the variance process. The applicant is now requesting a new 6 -foot 4 -inch
variance to the height of the EDS, making that sign 10'4" in height. Due to the change in height, a
variance is also being requested to enable the EDS sign to be 49.08 square feet in area.
Chairman Hill opened the public hearing.
Speaking in favor of the request:
Veronica Morgan, 511 University Drive, stepped before the Board and was sworn in by Chairman Hill.
Ms. Morgan gave a presentation of the requested variances.
With no one else stepping forward to speak, Chairman Hill closed the public hearing.
Mr. Benn motioned to approve the variance due to the unique condition of the lot size and
campus setting, a hardship of the inability to provide adequate directions for a medical facility,
and with the limitations of a 1'8" height variance, and a 10.88 sq. ft. area variance. Mr.
Goodwin seconded the motion, which passed (4 -1). Chairman Hill voting for denial.
These variances are above and beyond the entrance directional sign variances granted at the July 6, 2010
meeting of the Board.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 6: 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 addressed.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 7: Adjourn.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:30 PM.
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ATTEST:
Deborah Grace sier, Staff Assistant
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CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
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ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
FORMAT FOR POSITIVE MOTION
VARIANCE TO SIGN REGULATIONS: — FROM SECTION 7.4 OF THE UNIFIED
DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE
I move to approve a variance to the sign regulations from the terms of the ordinance, as it
will not be contrary to the public interest, due to unique special conditions not generally
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and because a strict enforcement of the provisions of the Ordinance would result in
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and such that the spirit and intent of this Ordinance shall be preserved and the general