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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - Board of Adjustment - 2010 - 04/05 - RegularBOARD OF ADJUSTMENT SIGN CONTROL BOARD BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION Regular Meeting CITY OF ALLEN April 5, 2010 ATTENDANCE: Board Members Present: Gene Autrey, First Vice -Chairman Joel Hemphill Barbara McNutt Todd Moore, Alternate Deborah Angell Smith Thomas Wierzbicki, Alternate Board Members Absent: Alexander Kirk, Chairman City Staff Present: Ogden "Bo" Bass, AICP, Director of Planning and Development 1 Kevin Laughlin, Attorney Tiffany McLeod, Planner Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present With a quorum of the Board Members present, First Vice -Chairman Autrey called the meeting to order at 7:00 p m. in the City Hall Council Conference Room at Allen City Hall, 305 Century Parkway Consent Aeenda 1 Approve minutes from the March I, 2010 Sign Control Board meeting Motion: Upon a Motion by Board Member Smith and a Second by Board Member Hemphill, the Board voted 6 FOR and 0 OPPOSED to approve the minutes from the March 1, 2010 Sign Control Board meeting with the following correction: • Chairman Kirk opened the March 1, 2010 meeting. The Motion Carried. Reeular Aeenda Agenda Item #2: Conduct a Public Hearing and consider a variance to the Allen Land Development Code Permanent Sign Regulations for Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital. The property is located at the southwest corner of Exchange Parkway and US75 The request is to increase the copy area, structure area and height of the existing monument signs along Exchange Parkway and the US75 frontage road, existing directional signs within the property, and new directional signs within the property BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT SIGN CONTROL BOARD BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION PAGE 2 April 5, 2010 Tiffany McLeod, Planner, presented the item to the Board. The property is located at 1102 N. Central Expressway The zoning for the propertv is Planned Development 54 CC Corridor Commercial The Allen Land Development Code, Section 7 09 1 L2, Table 7.23 permits Directional Signs for internal vehicular and pedestrian circulation within a property Per the ALDC, the maximum height allowed for directional signage is 2.5 ft. The maximum cope area is 8 sq.ft. In addition to directional signs, the Allen Land Development Code, Section 7 09.11.2, Table 7.23 also permits On-Premises—Free Standing (DetachedrMonument Signs for Retail/Commercial Single Tenants Per the ALDC, the maximum height allowed for the subject property is 8 ft. The maximum copy area is 60 sq.ft. The maximum structure area is 90 sq.ft In March 2000 a variance was granted to increase the height, copy and structure area for the directional signs within the property A height increase of 6 5 ft. was approved for the directional signs. The copy area was increased to 18 sq.ft. The variance also granted an increase to the number of monument signs on the property. An additional monument sign was allowed to be placed at the second hospital entrance. These directional and monument signs are currently on the property The applicant is requesting a variance to the sign ordinance requirements for Directional Signs to allow an increase in height of up to 8 ft and an increase in copy area of up to 35 sq.ft. The request also includes a variance to the sign ordinance requirements for Remil/Commercial Single Tenants On -Premises -Free Standing (Detached) -Monument Signs to allow an increase in height to 122 ft, an increase in copy area to 87 sq.ft and an increase in structure area to 119 sq.ft. Although the variance request does not reflect a particular hardship, staff supports improvements that increase the level of public safety and welfare provided by this facility Board Member Smith asked if visibility was an issue, fi fany McLeod answered no. First Vice -Chairman Autrey asked why the applicant didn't propose these signs with the first variance. Kyle Bradfield, applicant representative, addressed the Board He stated the signs proposed in the first variance were suitable for the population and traffic at the time. The increase in traffic warrants the new signage Board Member Smith inquired about the landscaping plans around the signs Mr. Bradfield stated there are plans to have landscaping around the signs but they haven't been finalized at this time. First Vice -Chairman Autrey opened the Public Hearing. Yuri Cook, 11 I I Raintree Circle, spoke in favor of the request. He stated that Exchange Parkway has gotten busier. Those that aren't familiar with the entrance comes upon it suddenly That creates a safety concern. Sheila McKinney, applicant, 1308 Pecos Trail, McKinney, Texas, spoke in favor of the request. She stated the signage is consistent with signage at other campuses. The desire is to increase the safeq for drivers entering the campus With no one else wishing to speak, First Vice -Chairman Autrey closed the Public Hearing. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT SIGN CONTROL BOARD BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION PAGE 3 April 5, 2010 Motion: Upon a Motion by Board Member Smith and a Second by Board Member Hemphill, the Board voted 6 FOR and 0 OPPOSED to approve the variance request for Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital. The Motion Carried. Adiournment Motion: Upon a motion by Board Member Hemphill and a second by Board Member Smith the Board voted 6 I FAVOR, and 0 OPPOSED to adjourn the meeting at 7:25 p.m. These minutes approved this 511" day of ap& .,. kz,!^ 2011 '1 ,--� Chainna t �rnlF<}�reEy F I iff¢nty McLeod, Planner