Min - 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
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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.
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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.
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