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CITY OF THE COLONY
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
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, February 17, 2016
at 6:55 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, Constance Yahwak, Joel Ortega and Casey Truskunas
Board Members Absent: Gerald Odum
Present from Staff. Mike Joyce, AICP, Planning Director; Surupa Sen, AICP, Senior Planner,
and Ed Voss, City Attorney
1.0 CALL REGULAR SESSION TO ORDER
Chairman Tredo called the meeting to order at 6:55 p.m.
2.0 ITEM FOR CONSIDERATION
2.1 1 Consider approval of the minutes of the regular session of the January 20, 2016 Board
of Adjustment meeting.
Board Member Yahwak moved to approve the minutes, seconded by Board Member
Truskunas. The motion carried (4-0).
3.0 PUBLIC HEARING ITEM
3.1 BOA 15-0005 —Renew Resale Thrift Store
Conduct a public hearing, discuss, and consider a request for variance to "Section 10-
2500: Thrift Stores, requiring a thrift store must be located a minimum 2 miles from
another thrift store and drop off points shall be located a minimum of 200 feet from any
residential use" for a proposed new thrift store to be located at 6700 Main Street, Suite
130.
Chairman Tredo read public hearing item 3.1 into record.
Ms. Sen presented the staff report.
Board Member Truskunas asked if there will be a drop off point for this proposed store, will
there be a box placed in the middle of the parking lot.
Ms. Sen answered that there will not be any box placed in the parking lot. Usually for businesses
within the shopping center the service door is at the back and that will probably be the drop off
point for this store.
Chairman Tredo asked if there are trash receptacles in the shopping center.
Board of Adjustment Minutes
February 17, 2016
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Ms. Sen answered there are dumpster locations in the parking lot.
Chairman Tredo opened the public hearing at 7:02 pm.
Applicant Mrs. Carol Whites spoke during the public hearing regarding their request to open the
thrift store at 6700 Main Street location.
Chairman Tredo closed the public hearing at 7:14 p.m.
Board Member Ortega moved to approve item 3.1, seconded by Board Member Yahawk.
The motion carried (4-0).
Being no further d's siert Chairman Tredo adjourned the meeting at 7:17 p.m.
Charles Tredo, Chairman
Surupa SeA, AICP, Senior Planner