Min - Board of Adjustment - 2016 - 07/11 - Regularrv�� BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
SIGN CONTROL BOARD
BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION
Workshop Meeting
CITY OF ALLEN July 11, 2016
ATTENDANCE:
Board Members Present:
Gene Autrey, Chairman
Deborah Angell Smith, I" Vice -Chair
Ken Barry, 2"^ Vice -Chair
Kimberly Clarkson
Craig Gillis
Dan Metevier, Alternate
Bruce Howard, Alternate
Absent:
City Staff Present:
Lee Battle, AICP, LEED AP, Assistant Director of Community Development
Kurt Kasson, CBO, Building Official
Whitt Wyatt, City Attorney
Call to Order and Announce a Ouorum is Present
With a quorum of the Board Members present, Chairman Autrey called the meeting to order at 6,30 p m
in the City Hall Council Chambers Conference Room at Allen City Hall, 305 Century Parkway.
Workshop
I Training for Building and Standards Commission.
Mr. Battle presented an overview of the Budding and Standards Commission
Adiournmen[
Motion: Upon a motion by 28^ Vice -Chair Barry and a second by Board Member Gillis,
the Board voted 7 IN FAVOR, and 0 OPPOSED to adjourn the meeting at 7:05
p.m.
The Motion Carried.
Th'sem es epared and filed in the offices of the Allen Board of Adjustment, Sign Control Board,
and B Idi g d Standards Commission is 12" day of July, 2016.1�
MadhuriKulkamKulka ii, AICP, Senior Planner
Director of Community Development
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These tes approved this /P day of 2016
G I p(e utrey, hamnan Madhuri Kulkami, AICP, Senior Planner
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�_ BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
SIGN CONTROL BOARD
BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION
Regular Meeting
CITY OF ALLEN July 11, 2016
ATTENDANCE:
Board Members Present:
Gene Autrey, Chairman
Deborah Angell Smith, I" Vice -Chair
Ken Barry, 2nd Vice -Chair
Kimberly Clarkson -Harrison
Craig Gillis
Dan Metevier, Alternate
Bruce Howard, Alternate
Absent:
City Staff Present:
Lee Battle, AICP, LEED AP, Assistant Director of Community Development
Kurt Kasson, CBO, Building Official
Whitt Wyatt, City Attorney
Call to Order and Announce a Ouorum is Present
With a quorum of the Board Members present. Chairman Autrey called the meeting of the Board of
Adjustment to order at 7 10 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers Conference Room at Allen City Hall,
305 Century Parkway
Consent Agenda
1. Approve minutes from the April 4, 2016, Regular Meeting.
Motion: Upon a Motion by 1" Vice -Chair Smith and a second by Board Member
Clarkson -Harrison, the Board voted 7 IN FAVOR and 0 OPPOSED, to approve
the Consent Agenda.
The Motion Carried.
Reeular Agenda
2. Board of Adjustment Public Hearing — Conduct a Public Hearing and consider a request to
approve and permit alternate exterior building materials for Hat Creek Burger. The property is a
0 8761 acre portion of Planned Development PD No. 58 located in the Henry Weisel Survey,
Abstract No. 1026, City of Allen, Collin County, Texas; and generally located on the northwest
corner of the intersection of Exchange Parkway and Greenville Avenue. (BOA -6/4/16-2) [Hat
Creek Burger]
Mr. Burt Kasson, Building Official, presented the item to the board. He stated that this item is a request is
from Hat Creek Burger; to be located on the property at the northwest corner of the intersection of
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Exchange Parkway and Greenville Avenue. The applicant is requesting the use of alternate building
materials on the exterior of the budding
Mr. Kasson stated that the Allen Land Development Code (ALDC) includes a section regarding
the exterior fagade material, which states that "all main building exterior wall construction
materials that are exposed shall be constructed of 100 percent masonry, including but not limited
to stone, brick, tiles, concrete masonry units, cast concrete, concrete stucco, etc. Glazing and
framed glazing are considered acceptable alternatives. Synthetic stucco (such as exterior finish
and insulation system (EFIS)) may be utilized as an architectural accent material, not to exceed
ten percent of the exterior surface of any building facade."
Mr. Kasson said that the applicant is requesting to use less than the 100 percent masonry material
on the exterior walls. Proposed alternate exterior wall material, for a portion of the building, is
wood. Wood, per Article VII — Section 7.03 2, does not qualify as a masonry material. Hat Creek
Burger is proposing 13% of the overall material to be wood; the remaining 87% would be
composed of masonry material and glass.
2"d Vice -Chair Barry asked for clarification on the location of the wood siding.
Mr. Kasson clarification which portion of the building would have the wood siding.
Chair Autrey opened the public hearing
Mr. Randy Burnett, representing the applicant, approached the podium and summarized the request.
Board Member Metevier asked for clarification on a specific element on the elevation drawing. Mr.
Burnett clarified that it represented lattice that would be installed
Chair Autrey closed the public hearing.
Motion: Upon a Motion by 1st Vice -Chair Angell Smith and a second by Board Member
Clarkson -Harrison, the Board voted 7 IN FAVOR and 0 OPPOSED to approve
and permit alternate exterior building materials for Hat Creek Burger, generally
located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Exchange Parkway and
Greenville Avenue.
The Motion Carried.
Adjournment
Mr. Autrey adjourned the Board of Adjustment by consensus.
Call to Order and Announce a Ouorum is Present
With a quorum of the Board Members present, Chairman Autrey called the meeting of the Sign Control
Board to order at 7.17 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers Conference Room at Allen City Hall, 305
Century Parkway
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Regular Agenda
3. Sign Control Board Public Hearing — Conduct a Public Hearing and consider a variance to
Section 7 09 of the Allen Land Development Code, as amended, relating to a request to increase
the maximum allowable monument and pylon signage area and height for the property located at
605 W McDermott Drive, Allen, Texas. (SV -6/4/16-2) [Allen Century Retail]
Mr. Lee Battle, Assistant Director of Community Development, presented the item to the board. He stated
that the property is generally located south of McDermott Drive and east of US Highway 75, also known
as 605 W McDermott Drive.
The property is zoned Shopping Center SC The variance request is for the Allen Century Retail shopping
center to add signage onto the existing signs. There are two legal non -conforming existing signs on this
property — an existing pylon sign on US 75, and an existing monument sign on McDermott Drive; the
additional signage would exceed the maximum allowable area on both signs. The purpose of the variance
is to allow for additional signage to accommodate new building space being constructed.
Mr. Battle presented the details of the signs as follows:
Pylon Sign on US 75:
• Existing Cop Area: 170.31 square feet
• Proposed Copy Area 238.23 square feet (67.92 square feet of additional signage)
• Permitted per ALDC. 150 square feet
• Increase to ALDC. 88 23 square feet
Monument Sign on McDermott Drive.
• Existing Copy Area 69 45 square feet
• Proposed Copy Area, 112.29 square feet (42 84 square feet of additional signage)
• Permitted per ALDC 100 square feet
• Increase to ALDC. 12 29 square feet
Board Member Clarkson -Harrison asked if this variance will be enough for to accommodate all
new construction or if it will need to be revisited in the future
Mr. Battle said that was the intent of this variance, but the applicant should be able to verify
Board Member Gillis asked if there will be new lighting for the additional panels and if there
will be an increase in light pollution with new signs.
Mr. Battle said the lighting will be similar to what already exists and will meet the requirements
established in the Allen Land Development Code.
Chairman Autrey opened the public hearing.
Chairman Autrey closed the public hearing.
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Motion: Upon a Motion by tad Vice -Chair Barry and a second by Board Member
Howard, the Board voted 7 IN FAVOR and 0 OPPOSED to approve a variance
to increase the maximum allowable copy area for the pylon sign to 238 sq. ft. and
the monument sign to 112 sq. ft., located at 605 W. McDermott Drive, Allen,
Texas.
Adiouroment
Motion: Upon a motion by 1" Vice -Chair Smith and a second by Board Member
Clarkson -Harrison, the Board voted 7 IN FAVOR, and 0 OPPOSED to adjourn
the meeting at 7:31 p.m.
The Motion Carried.
These midute$ prepared and filed in the offices of the Allen Board of Adjustment, Sign Control Board,
and buil and Standards Commission this 12" day of July, 2016
Ogden "Be"
Director of (
Madhuri Kulkami, AICP, Senior Planner
These mmutesappyrd this day of 2016.
Gee utre ,_Chairman Madhuri Kulkami, A1CP, Senior Planner