Min - Board of Adjustment - 2003 - 03/10 - RegularALLEN SIGN CONTROL BOARD
REGULAR MEETING
LMARCH 10, 2003
ATTENDANCE:
Board Members Present:
Melanie Jones (Chair)
Griffith Moore (Vice -Chair)
Frank Brown
Joni Halpin
Ed Spivey
Board Members Absent:
None
City Staff Present
Sally L. Leeper, Planner
David Hoover, Assistant Director of Planning & Development
Pam Conway, Administrative Secretary
Kristie Raspe, 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 7:05 p.m. by
Chairperson Jones at the City Council Chambers, One Allen Civic Plaza, Allen, Texas.
Consent Agenda
Approve minutes of February 10, 2003, Regular Meeting.
MOTION: Upon a motion by Board Member Moore and a second by Board Member
Brown, the Board voted 5 FOR and 0 OPPOSED to approve the consent
agenda. The motion carried.
Regular Agenda:
2. Public Hearing — Consider amendments to Allen Land Development Code, Article VII,
Sign Regulations regarding Wall Signs, Multi -tenant Monument Signs, and Central
Business District Design District No. 2 Signs.
Sally Leeper, Planner, presented the proposed amendments to the Board. She reviewed the
current requirements and the comparisons to the Cities of Frisco, Plano, McKinney and
Richardson. She stated that staff is recommending the following:
1. Amendment to Table 7.23 to change the method of measuring retail/commercial attached
walls signs to allow fagade times 1.25 for property closer than 300' from the right-of-way
and facade times 1.5 for property 300' or greater from the right-of-way
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f■� 2. Amendment to Table 7.23 to change requirements for free-standing monument signs for
retail/commercial multi -tenant properties greater than 10 acres to allow a primary sign 15
feet in height, 150 s f. of copy, and 250 s.f. of structure. This is a change from properties
greater than 15 acres.
3. Amendment to Table 7.23 to add a new category for properties from 5 to 10 acres to
allow 12 feet in height, 100 s.f. of copy, and 150 s.f. of structure.
4. Amendment to Table 7.24 (Central Business District) to change the maximum square
footage allowed for lamppost style signs in Design District No. 2 from 2 s.f. to 6 s f.
Chair Jones Opened the Public Hearing.
Robert Rogers, Rogers Signs, 201 West Boyd, #105, Allen, stated that he is opposed to reducing
the size of signs. He stated this would hurt the small business' most of all. He stated that he
would be in favor of enlarging the lamp post signs.
With no one else wishing to speak, the Public Hearing was closed.
MOTION: Upon a motion by Board Member Moore and a second by Board Member
Halpin, the Board voted 4 FOR and 1 OPPOSED to approve the request per
14 staff recommendation as follows: Board Member Brown was Opposed.
1. Amendment to Table 7.23 to change the method of measuring
retail/commercial attached walls signs to allow fagade times 1.25 for
property closer than 300' from the right-of-way and fagade times 1.5
for property 300' or greater from the right-of-way.
2. Amendment to Table 7.23 to change requirements for free-standing
monument signs for retail/commercial multi -tenant properties greater
than 10 acres to allow a primary sign 15 feet in height, 150 s.f. of
copy, and 250 s.f. of structure. This is a change from properties
greater than 15 acres.
3. Amendment to Table 7.23 to add a new category for properties from 5
to 10 acres to allow 12 feet in height, 100 s.f. of copy, and 150 s.f. of
structure.
4. Amendment to Table 7.24 (Central Business District) to change the
maximum square footage allowed for lamppost style signs in Design
District No. 2 from 2 s.f. to 6 s.f.
The motion carried.
3. Other Business
���111 • Items of interest to the Board.
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MARCH 10, 2003
ADJOURNMENT:
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MOTION: Upon a motion by Board Member Moore and a second by Board Member
Spivey, the Board voted 5 FOR and 0 OPPOSED to adjourn the February 10,
2003 meeting of the Sign Control Board at 7:25 p.m. The motion carried.
These minutes approved this t� / day of 7� , 2003.
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Me anie Jones, C airperson
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am Conway, Administr ive Secretary