Min - Board of Adjustment - 2018 - 04/02 - Regular' ; V_
CITY OF ALLEN
ATTENDANCE:
Board Members Present:
Deborah Angell Smith, Chair
Ken Barry, 2"d Vice -Chair
Craig Gillis
Jason Shepard
Brian Doherty, Alternate
Bruce Howard, Alternate
Absent:
Kimberly L. Harrison, 1" Vice -Chair
City Staff Present:
' Madhmi Mohan, AICP, Senior Planner
Hayley Angel, Planner
Jordan Caudle, Planning Technician
Kevin Laughlin, Attorney
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
SIGN CONTROL BOARD
BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION
Regular Meeting
April 2, 2015
Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present
With a quorum of the Board Members present, Chair Smith called the meeting to order at
6:01 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers at Allen City Hall, 305 Century Parkway.
Consent Agenda
1. Approve minutes from the December 4, 2017, Workshop Meeting.
Motion: Upon a Motion by 2"d Vice -Chair Barry and a second by Board
Member Gillis, the Board voted 5 IN FAVOR and 0 OPPOSED, to
approve the December 4, 2017 Minutes with the following
conditions: (1) a revision to Chair Smith's name.
The motion carried.
Workshop
' 2. Public Hearing— Conduct a Public Hearing and consider a request for a variance from
the side yard setback which otherwise does not allow a built structure pursuant to the
Board's authority under Allen Land Development Code Sec. 2.02.2.1(d) for Lot 1,
Block 1, The First United Church of Allen (and more commonly known as 601 S.
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Greenville Avenue); generally located east of Greenville Avenue and north of Prestige
Circle. (BOA -031518-0002) [First United Methodist Church of Allen].
Ms. Angel, Planner, presented the item to the Board.
Ms. Angel stated that the request is for a variance to the northern side yard setback for the
First United Methodist Church of Allen. She noted that staff is in support of the agenda
item.
Chair Smith opened the public hearing.
With no one speaking, Chair Smith closed the public hearing.
2"d Vice -Chair Barry asked staff if this case would set a precedent should it be approved
by the Board.
Ms. Angel stated that, considering the specifics of the lot and the surrounding zoning
districts, staff felt that it was a unique circumstance and would not set a precedent.
' Board Member Shepard asked staff if there was any communication from the surrounding
property owners who were sent notices of the request.
Ms. Angel stated that, while staff had received a phone call asking for more information,
there were no responses from surrounding property owners.
Motion: Upon a Motion by Board Member Shepard and a second by 2"d Vice -
Chair Barry, the Board voted 5 IN FAVOR and 0 OPPOSED, to
approve the request to permit the variance from the side yard
setback for the First United Methodist Church of Allen.
The motion carried.
Adjournment
Motion: Upon a motion by Board Member Doherty and a second by Board
Member Gillis, the Board voted 5 IN FAVOR, and 0 OPPOSED to
adjourn the meeting at 6:11 p.m.
The motion carried.
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SIGN CONTROL BOARD
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These minutes prepared and filed in the offices of the Allen Board of Adjustment, Sign
Control Board, and Building and Standards Commission this 3" day of April, 2018.
Marc Kurbansade, AICP
Director of Community Development
Ha ley Ngei
Planner
These minutes approved this 1+h day ofYY1� 2018.
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Deborah Angell SmiIIt; Ch� yle At el, P er