Min - Board of Adjustment - 2020 - 01/06 - Regular BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
SIGN CONTROL BOARD
BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION
Regular Meeting
January 6,2020
CITY OF ALLEN
ATTENDANCE:
Board Members Present:
Deborah Angell Smith,Chair
Craig Gillis, 1St Vice-Chair
Bruce Howard,21'd Vice-Chair
Alex Evans
Sandeep Kathuria
Emad Siddiqi,Alternate No. 2
Board Members Absent:
Gary Stocker,Alternate No. 1
City Staff Present:
Lee Battle,Assistant Director of Community Development
Hayley Angel,Planner II
Rolandrea Russell,Planner
111 Kevin Laughlin,City Attorney
Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present
With a quorum of the Board Members present,Chair Smith called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.
in the City Hall Council Chambers at Allen City Hall, 305 Century Parkway,Allen,Texas, 75013.
Election of Officers
1. Elect a Chair,First Vice-Chair, and Second Vice-Chair
Chair Smith opened the floor for nominations for Board of Adjustment/Sign Control
Board/Building Standards Commission Chair position.
Motion: Upon a motion by Board Member Emad Siddiqi, the Board voted 6 IN
FAVOR, and 0 OPPOSED to appoint Deborah Angel Smith to the Board of
Adjustment/Sign Control Board/Building Standards Commission Chair
position.The motion carried.
Chair Smith opened the floor for nominations for Board of Adjustment/Sign Control
Board/Building Standards Commission 1St Vice-Chair position.
Motion: Upon a motion by Board Member Emad Siddiqi, the Board voted 5 IN
FAVOR, 0 OPPOSED, and 1 ABSTENTION (Board Member Gillis) to
appoint Craig Gillis to Board of Adjustment/Sign Control Board/Building
Standards Commission 1st Vice-Chair position.The motion carried.
Chair Smith opened the floor for nominations for Board of Adjustment/Sign Control
Board/Building Standards Commission 2nd Vice-Chair position.
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Motion: Upon a motion by Board Member Emad Siddiqi, the Board voted 5 IN
FAVOR, 0 OPPOSED, and 1 ABSTENTION (Board Member Howard) to
appoint Bruce Howard to Board of Adjustment/Sign Control Board/Building
Standards Commission 2'Vice-Chair position.The motion carried.
Consent Agenda
2. Approve minutes from the August 19,2019,Regular Meeting.
Motion: Upon a Motion by Chair Smith, the Board voted 5 IN FAVOR, 1
ABSTENTION, and 0 OPPOSED, to approve the Consent Agenda as
corrected.The motion carried.
Regular Agenda
3. BSC Case#2018-001 Public Hearing—Conduct a Public Hearing regarding substandard
property and structures on property described as Hillside Village,Block A,Lot 9;commonly
known as 203 Greeting Gate Lane,Allen,Texas.
Mr. Battle,Assistant Director,presented this item to the Board. He noted the improvements that
have been made to the property and that staff was in support of releasing the order and property
liens.
Chair Smith opened the public hearing.
Chair Smith closed the public hearing.
Board Member Siddiqi asked about the costs incurred by the City and status of the liens placed on
the property.
Mr. Battle,Assistant Director, informed the Board that all liens were paid by the current property
owner.
Motion: Upon a Motion by Board Member Evans and a second by Board Member
Siddiqi, the Board voted 6 IN FAVOR and 0 OPPOSED, to find the real
property located at 203 Greeting Gate, Allen, Texas 75002 is in full
compliance with Order Numbers 2018-001-A and 2018-001-B and an order
withdrawing Order Numbers 2018-001-A and 2018-001-B and consider Case
Number BSC-2018-001 concluded. The motion carried.
Executive Session(As Needed)
Executive Session was not held.
Adjournment
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SIGN CONTROL BOARD
BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION
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Motion: Upon a Motion by Board Member Siddiqi and a second by 1" Vice-Chair
Gillis,the Board voted 6 IN FAVOR and 0 OPPOSED to adjourn the meeting
at 7:21 p.m.
The motion carried.
These minutes approved this V day of 2020.
Debor Angell Smith,Chair Ha ey el fanner