Min - Board of Adjustment - 2002 - 11/11 - Special CalledALLEN SIGN CONTROL BOARD
SPECIAL CALLED MEETING
9 NOVEMBER 11, 2002
ATTENDANCE:
Board Members Present:
Melanie Jones (Chair)
Griffith Moore (Vice -Chair)
Frank Brown
Joni Halpin
Board Members Absent:
Ed Spivey
City Staff Present:
Sally L. Leeper, Planner
David A. Hoover, Asst. Director of Planning & Development
Pam Conway, Administrative Secretary
Joey Allette, Enviromnental/Health Inspector
Kristie West, Code Enforcement
CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCE A QUORUM:
With a quorum of the Board present, the Sign Control Board was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by
Chairperson Jones at the City Council Chambers, One Allen Civic Plaza, Allen, Texas.
CONSENT AGENDA:
1. Approve minutes of September 9, 2002, Regular Meeting.
2. Renewal of Temporary Sign for The Chateaux of Allen located at 706 S. Jupiter Road.
3 Renewal of Temporary Sign for Waterford Parks located at Stacy Road and Arches Park
Drive.
4. Renewal of Temporary Sign for Abbey Hill Park at FM 2170 and Arbor Ridge Drive.
MOTION: Upon a motion by Board Member Moore and a second by Board Member Brown,
the Board voted 4 FOR and 0 OPPOSED to approve the consent agenda as
presented. The motion carried.
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REGULAR AGENDA:
Election of Officers — Chair and Vice -Chair
MOTION: Upon a motion by Board Member Brown and a second by Board Member Halpin,
the Board voted 4 FOR and 0 OPPOSED to elect Melanie Jones as Chair, and
Griffith Moore as Vice Chair. The motion carried.
6. Public Hearing - Consider a request by Wal Mart Neighborhood Market for additional
square footage on the north face of the facility located at 1521 E. Exchange Parkway,
Allen, Texas.
Ms Sally Leeper, Planner, presented the request to the Board.
Chair Jones opened the Public Hearing.
With no one wishing to speak, the Public Hearing was closed.
Michael Sermick, Boice-Raidl-Rhea Architects, representing Wal-Mart, stated that this would be
the main identification sign for the facility He stated that the facade is narrow and therefore they
are asking for relief from the ordinance for a larger sign.
Board Member Brown questioned this being a hardship and stated that he was not in favor of the
request.
Mr. David Hoover, Assistant Director, stated that it is not being represented as a hardship. The
sign should be architecturally compatible with the structure itself The ordinance is being
honored by bringing the request before the board.
The Board discussed reducing the size of the lettering with Mr. Semrick. Chair Jones reminded
Mr. Semrick that this is located in a residential area and that a sign of this size was unnecessary
Mr. Semrick stated that the sign is internally illuminated and the lighting would not be
overbearing.
MOTION: Board Member Brown made a motion to deny the request. With no second, the
motion failed.
MOTION: Upon a motion by Board Member Moore, and a second by Board Member Halpin,
to approve the request, the Board voted 2 FOR and 2 OPPOSED. The Motion
Failed.
Mr. Semrick offered to reduce the Wal-Mart lettering to a height of 3 feet.
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MOTION: Upon a motion by Board Member Moore, and a second by Board Member Halpin,
the Board voted 3 FOR and 1 OPPOSED to reduce the Wal-Mart Lettering to 3
feet and approve the request. Board Member Brown was opposed. The motion
carried.
Public Hearing - Consider a request by Wal Mart Neighborhood Market for additional
square footage on the east face of the facility located at 1521 E. Exchange Parkway,
Allen, Texas.
Ms. Leeper presented the request to the Board.
Chair Jones opened the Public Hearing.
With no one wishing to speak, the Public hearing was closed.
The Board discussed the entrance and median cut from Exchange Parkway Board members
stated that the sign in question is directional in nature, and only needs to identify the fact that this
is the "drive-through" for the pharmacy
MOTION: Upon a motion by Board Member Halpin, and a second by Board Member Brown,
the Board voted 4 FOR and 0 OPPOSED to deny the request. The motion carried.
8. Discussion of possible use of City -owned Portable Signs for various announcements.
Ms. Leeper reviewed the item for the Board. The Board requested the item be placed on the next
Sign Board Agenda to allow for further study
Other Business:
Items of interest to the Board:
Board Member Halpin discussed the signs placed at polling places at the last election.
She stated that many of the signs were removed by City Staff. Ms. Leeper stated that the
signs removed were on school property and in the City's right-of-way Written
permission would have to be obtained from the property owner (school) to place the signs
on their property Board Member Halpin requested that this item be placed on the next
Sign Board Agenda as a discussion item for further review.
Ms. Leeper reminded the Board of the Boards and Commission Banquet on December
12, 2002, at Hilton Garden Inn, Allen.
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ADJOURNMENT:
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MOTION: Upon a motion by Board Member Moore and a second by Board Member Brown,
the Board voted 4 FOR and 0 OPPOSED to adjourn the November 11, 2002,
meeting of the Sign Control Board at 4:15 p.m. The motion carried.
These minutes approved this 13th day of January, 2003.
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MeI lie Jones, C�Iirperson
Sally eeper, Planner