Min - Board of Adjustment - 2013 - 10/07 - Regular�_ BOARD OF
SIGN CONTROLROL BOARD
BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION
(I! Workshop and Regular Meeting
® CITY OF ALLEN October 7, 2013
ATTENDANCE:
Board Members Present:
Gene Autrey, Chairman
Deborah Angell Smith, 1" Vice Chair
Ken Barry
Joel Hemphill
Kimberly Clarkson
Ron Alexander, Alternate
Absent:
Michael Freiberger, Alternate
City Staff Present:
Ogden "Bo" Bass, AICP, Director of Community Development
Lee Battle, AICP, Assistant Director of Community Development
Kurt Kasson, CBO, Chief Building Official
Shelby Griffin, Planner
Kevin Laughlin, Attorney
Regular Meeting
With a quomm present, Chairman Autrey called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council
Chambers at Allen City Hall, 305 Century Parkway.
Elections
1. Election of Officers — Each elected officer will serve on the Sign Control Board, Board of
Adjustment, and Building and Standards Commission.
Chairman Autrey opened the floor for nominations for Chairman.
Motion: Upon a Motion by I" Vice Chair Smith and a Second by Board Member
Hemphill, the Board voted 6 IN FAVOR and 0 OPPOSED to appoint Mr. Gene
Autrey to the Board of Adjustment, Sign Control Board, and Building and
Standards Commission Chairman position.
The Motion Carried.
Chairman Autrey opened the floor for nominations for Vice Chair
Motion: Upon a Motion by Board Member Hemphill and a Second by Board Member
Clarkson, the Board voted 6 IN FAVOR and 0 OPPOSED to appoint Ms.
Deborah Angel Smith to the Board of Adjustment, Sign Control Board, and
Building and Standards Commission Vice Chair position.
The Motion Carried.
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October 7, 2013 PAGE 2
1 Consent Attenda
2. Approve minutes from the March 4, 2013 Workshop and Regular Meeting.
Motion: Upon a Motion by Board Member Barry and a Second by Board Member
Alexander, the Board voted 6 IN FAVOR and 0 OPPOSED to approve the
Consent Agenda.
The Motion Carried.
Reeular Aeenda
3. Public Hearing — Conduct a Public Hearing and consider a request for a variance to
increase the allowable height, structure area and copy area of a monument sign. The
property is located at 261 W Exchange Parkway, Allen, Texas (SV -9/20/13-3) [The
Dentist of Allen]
Mr Kurt Kasson, CBO, Chief Building Official, presented to the Board. He explained that the request is
for the property located at the southeast corner of Exchange Parkway and U.S. Hwy. 75; also known as
261 W Exchange Parkway The zoning for the property is Planned Development No. 21 Garden Office
(GO). The request is from The Dentist of Allen for a free-standing monument sign.
1 He stated that the applicant is requesting an increase to the following:
Allowable monument sign height to eight feet (8').
Allowable copy area to 32 square feet.
• Allowable structure area to 102 square feet.
Chairman Autrey opened the floor for discussion.
Board Member Hemphill asked if any of the sign would be digital. Mr. Kasson stated that it would not be.
Chairman Autrey opened the Public Hearing.
With no one coming forward the Public Hearing was closed.
Chairman Autrey asked for the applicant to come forward.
Dr. Bishop, Applicant, 261 W Exchange Pkwy., addressed the Board. He stated that the sign would be
internally lit and is made by hand with a timber frame.
Motion: Upon a Motion by Board Member Barry and a 1" Vice Chair Smith, the Board
voted 6 IN FAVOR and 0 OPPOSED a variance to increase the allowable height,
structure area and copy area of a monument sign at 261 W. Exchange Parkway.
The Motion Carried.
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BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
October 7, 2013
Adjournment
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Motion: Upon a motion by Board Member Alexander and a second by Board Member
Barry, the Board voted 6 IN FAVOR, and 0 OPPOSED to adjourn the meeting at
7:13 p.m.
and filed in the offices of the Allen Board of Adjustment, Sign Control Board,
rds Commission this 81h day of October, 2013.
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