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CITY OF THE COLONY
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
Wednesday,July 30,2014
After determining that a quorum was present, the Board of Adjustment of the City of The
Colony, Texas convened into Regular Session which was held on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at
6:45 p.m. in the City Council Chambers located in City Hall, 6800 Main Street, The Colony,
Texas, at which time the following items were addressed:
Board Members Present: Charles Tredo, Chairman; Gerald Odum; Constance Yahwak; Shawn
Rockenbaugh and Joel Ortega. Alternate Casey Truskunas (not voting).
Board Members Absent: none
Present from Staff: Mike Joyce, AICP, Planning Director; Brooks Wilson, AICP, Senior Planner
and Brian McNuelty, Engineering Tech.
1.0 CALL REGULAR SESSION TO ORDER
Chairperson Tredo called the meeting to order at 6:45 p.m.
2.0 ITEM FOR CONSIDERATION
2.1 Consider approval of the minutes of the regular session of the May 21, 2014 Board of
Adjustment meeting.
Board Member Yahwak moved to approve the minutes as written, seconded by Board
Member Odum. The motion carried (5-0).
2.0 ITEM FOR CONSIDERATION
2.2 Elect a new Vice-Chairman.
Board Member Yahwak nominated Gerald Odum to serve as Vice-Chairman for the
remaining Board term, seconded by Board Member Rockenbaugh. The motion carried
(5-0).
3.0 PUBLIC HEARING ITEM
3.1 BOA14-0002—Holiday Inn Landscape Buffer Encroachment
Conduct a public hearing, discuss and consider approval of a Variance to Section 10-
700(c) of the Gateway Overlay District Ordinance to allow an encroachment into the
required fifteen (15) foot landscape buffer along Paige Road to allow the construction of
required parking for a proposed hotel.
Ms. Wilson presented the staff report.
Board Member Rockenbaugh asked if the hike and bike trail would be located in the right-of-
way or within a pedestrian easement.
Ms. Wilson answered that a portion would be located on private property within an easement and
the portion adjacent to the landscape buffer encroachment would be in right-of-way.
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Board Member Odum asked if the easement was for natural gas.
Mr. Joyce, Planning Director, responded affirmatively and added that the depth of the lines has
caused difficulty in development and redevelopment in other parts of the city as well.
Board Member Ortega asked if there will be any landscaping between the parking spaces
encroaching into the landscape buffer and the hike and bike trail.
Ms. Wilson answered that they would be a narrow break in the concrete to allow for screening
shrubs to be planted. She added that the street trees that would have been placed along Paige
Road will be relocated elsewhere on the site so that the total number of trees will not be reduced.
Chairman Tredo opened the Public Hearing.
Ms. Cary Fisher, representing Western International, 13647 Montfort Drive, Dallas, Texas,
stated that the gas easement in question was created in 1939 and that in previous negotiations,
the utility company had agreed to allow parking spaces over the easement, but no structures.
Currently, the utility company has restricted the development over the easement to be only drive
aisles, and they must cross the easement at a 90 degree angle. The original site plan was to
provide 158 parking spaces. Because of the easement restriction, only 124 spaces will be
provided(which exceeds the ordinance requirement of one space for every guest room).
There being no questions for Ms. Fisher or staff, Chairman Tredo closed the Public Hearing.
Board Member Ortega moved to approve Item 3.1 as presented, seconded by Board
Member Rockenbaugh. The motion carried (5-0).
Being no furth;d discussion, Chairperson Tredo adjourned the meeting at 7:06 p.m.
Charles Tredo, Chairperson
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