Min - Board of Adjustment - 1983 - 03/08 - CalledALLEN SIGN CONTROL BOARD
CALLED MEETING
MARCH 8, 1983
Present:
Board Members:
Rick Alexander, Chairman
Wayne Armand, Vice Chairman
Donald Kirkindoll, Secretary
Don Lewis
Absent:
John Karlsruher
City Staff:
Bill Petty, Director of Community Development
Sherry Massett, Secretary
The Called Meeting of the Allen Sign Control Board was called
to order by Chairman Alexander at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday, March 8,
1983, at Rountree Elementary School, 800 E. Main Street, Allen,
Texas.
Approval of Minutes:
February 8, 1983
(Agenda Item II)
Chairman Alexander read the agenda item into the record as
follows:
"Approve minutes of February 8, 1983."
MOTION: Upon a motion by Board Member Kirkindoll and second by
Board Member Armand, the Board voted four (4) for and
none (0) opposed to approved the minutes of February 8,
1983, as submitted. The motion carried.
Public Hearing - On a
Sign Variance Request
by M. & M. Company (Agenda Item III)
Chairman Alexander read the request into the record as follows:
"Public Hearing - On a sign variance request by M. & M.
Company. This variance is on the acreage requirement
for multi -usage signs. Sign Variance No. SV1-19-83-1"
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Public Hearing - On a
Sign Variance Request
by M. & M. Company (Cont.)
Bill Minyard, of M. & M. Company, presented the sign variance
request to the Board. He explained that the type of sign that he
is wanting to put up (multi -usage), by ordinance, can only be placed
on a site that is at least 10 acres. He explained that his shopping
center is on 2 acres of land and that he has the option of buying an
additional 2 acres adjacent to his shopping center, which would bring
the total acreage up to 4.2 acres.
Chairman Alexander opened the Public Hearing.
No one appeared to speak either for or against this request.
Mr. Minyard explained that if he did purchase and develop the
adjoining 2 acres of land that he would not need another multi -usage
sign.
Chairman Alexander closed the Public Hearing.
Bill Petty, Director of Community Development, told the Board
that the sign meets all requirements of the Sign Ordinance except the
acreage requirement.
There was extensive discussion and opinions given regarding this
variance request.
MOTION: Upon a motion by Board Member Armand and second by Board
Member Kirkindoll, the Board voted three (3) for and one
(1) opposed, with Chairman Alexander casting the negative
vote, to grant this sign variance request No. SV1-19-83-1
by M. & M. Company on the acreage requirement for multi -
usage signs. The motion carried.
Consideration of City
Council Recommendation
to Amend the Sign
Ordinance (Agenda Item IV)
Chairman Alexander read the agenda item into the record as
follows:
"Consideration of City Council recommendation to amend the
Citv of Allen Sign Regulations Ordinance."
The Board was given a copy of the memo of their findings to
accompany their recommended amendments to the City Council.
There was some discussion regarding changes made to the
previous amendment recommendations; on proposed allowable size of
service club signs; and how to identify a legitimate recognizable
non-profit service club.
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Consideration of City
Council Recommendation
to Amend the Sign
Ordinance (Cont.)
MOTION: Upon a motion by Board Member Kirkindoll and second by
Board Member Armand, the Board voted four (4) for and
none (0) opposed to recommend to the City Council Section
3, Subsection A, Number 15 - Garage Sale Signs; Section
3, Subsection D, Number 5 - Off -Site Commercial Advertising
Signs on Public Service Structures; and Section 3, Subsection
E, Number 4 - Signs for Advertising Non -Profit Service Clubs,
as amendments to the Sign Regulations Ordinance No. 374-10-81.
The motion carried.
General Discussion:
Bill Petty, Director of Community Development, informed the
Board that their next meeting will be at the new City Hall Annex
in the Council Chambers.
Adjournment:
MOTION: Upon a motion by Board Member Lewis and second by Board
Member Kirkindoll, the Board voted four (4) for and none
(0) opposed to adjourn the Called Session of the Allen
Sign Control Board at 8:30 p.m. The motion carried.
These minutes approved an the 10th day of May 1983.
Rick Alexander, CHAIRMAN Donald Kirkindoll, SECRETARY