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Consideration of an Alternative Standard Associated With Window Requirements for a Religious Facility on Lot 1, Block A, Chin Evangelical Baptist Church Addition, Containing 2.674 Acres, Located on the North Side of Bellaire Boulevard Approximately 570 Feet West of South State Highway 121 Business, at 175 Bellaire Boulevard, Zoned Local Commercial (LC) District, as Requested by Marlen Marquez, Wright Group Architects, on Behalf of Chin Evangelical Baptist Church, the Property Owner. (24-02-1-ALTSTD)
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ADMINISTRATIVE COMMENTS:
The Chin Evangelical Chapel Baptist Church is adding a gymnasium and additional parking. The IH-35E Corridor Overlay District of the Unified Development Code requires 40% of the ground floor facade to be comprised of windows and doors. As windows within a gymnasium are not appropriate, the applicant proposes a combination of windows and changes in building materials with a dark toned brick mix to mimic the pattern and rhythm of windows in lieu of the required 40% ground floor window requirement. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended unanimous approval (7-0) on April 2, 2024.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council approve the alternative standard as set forth in the caption above.
AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS:
Richard E. Luedke, AICP, Planning Director