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Colleyville Sign Board of Appeals
Minutes of Meeting - October 14,2003
Dee McNosky called the meeting to order and noted the following members present:
Members:
Rich Munson, Skip Reynolds, Butch Bercher, Dee McNosky,
Larry Henry, Ed Moore, Pat Davis
Voting Members: Rich Munson, Skip Reynolds, Butch Bercher, Dee McNosky,
Larry Henry
Staff Present:
Barry LeBaron, Clayton Husband
Applicant:
Jeff Melby, Life Time Fitness
I. Agenda Item # 1
The first item on the agenda was the consideration of adopting Rules of Procedure for
the Sign Board of Appeals.
Barry LeBaron told the Board that the rules of procedure are almost identical to the
rules of procedure for the Zoning Board of Adjustment and he changed them a little bit
because the current language is better in the section that refers to the way a meeting is
conducted. He said that he included that the Sign Board of Appeals decision can be
appealed to the City Council and this is different than ZBA decisions. He said the rules
of procedure are for the benefit of the public being informed how the Board of Appeals
conducts the meetings. Mr. LeBaron said if the Board agrees with the rules of
procedure, they need to make a motion and adopt them.
Skip Reynolds moved to approve the Sign Board of Appeals Rules of Procedures.
Larry Henry seconded the motion. The motion passed by acclamation (5-0).
II. Agenda Item # 2
The second item on the agenda was the request Life Time Fitness Center for variance
from the sign regulations at 1221 Church Street. Case G-03-033
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Barry LeBaron presented the case to the Board and reviewed the staff briefing. He told
the Board how several staff members went to Tempe, Arizona to visit the Life Time
Fitness Center building and they are excited about them coming to Colleyville and it is a
real plum for the community to attract this business and for them to locate a center in
Colleyville. He said the sign regulations were adopted many years ago when most
stores were very small and they never anticipated a building of this size in the
community. He said that often when looking at signs, they need to be looked at in
proportionality. Mr. LeBaron said that Life Time Fitness Center is in compliance with
their monument signs, but the wall signs on three sides of the building and the current
regulations limit wall signs to six feet in height. He said if the applicant was not trying to
make the sign look like their corporate logo and they did not stack the words, they would
not be required to seek a variance because they are within the square footage allowed
for wall signs. He said the problem is the proposed signs exceed the six-foot maximum
height allowed under the current regulations. He said there are three signs with one
sign being eight-feet in height and two signs being seven-feet in height. Mr. LeBaron
suggested that the Board consider each sign individually. He said the sign that faces
Colleyville Blvd. is proposed to be illuminated and the regulations do not allow for
illuminated wall signs, so a variance will be requested for that purpose. He said no
residential neighborhoods would be affected by the illumination because the sign faces
the boulevard and the applicant's want to take advantage of the advertising opportunity.
He said the applicant is present and has brought better pictures for the Board to
consider.
The applicant, Jeff Melby, Real Estate Manager for Lifetime Fitness, explained his
request, and said they are excited to be coming to Colleyville and they look forward to
starting construction in November. He displayed pictures of the signs and explained
their design features. He showed photographs of the signs on the Piano location in
order for the Board to consider the proportionality of the signs. He said the signs would
be back light and be very subtle and compliment the overall architecture of the building
and design. Not only do they want people to know who they are, they want the right feel
for the particular building. He said the signs they are requesting variances for are
approximately 30% of the allowed square footage by the current regulations. He said
the signs are less than 2% of the overall square footage of the building fac;ade.
There was no one else present wishing to speak on the variance request and Chairman
McNosky closed the public hearing portion of the meeting.
Skip Reynolds commented on the attractiveness of the signs in the pictures that were
present and also no one from the community was present to speak in opposition and
those would be good reasons to grant the variance.
Dee McNosky asked who in the community is informed of sign variance requests. Barry
LeBaron said staff made the notification procedures as consistent as possible with the
Zoning Board of Adjustment's requirements. He said everyone within 200' of the
variance request was notified. Someone in the audience indicated that he received
notification, but he did not want to speak on the case.
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Dee McNosky said she has participated on a committee that reviewed standards for
Highway 26 construction. She said that with regard to the look of the sign during the
daytime, the sign is not that appealing to her. She said she doesn't find objections with
regards to regulations and she likes the idea of the back lights, but not the anodized
aluminum will clash with the exterior fagade during the daytime.
Ed Moore asked if the agenda briefings are made a part of public records. Mr. LeBaron
responded that they were, and Mr. Moore pointed out an error in the briefing. He said
only one sign is pointed out as being illuminated and yet all three will be illuminated.
Mr. LeBaron said the only sign that is required to get a variance is the one on the back
side of the building, because the regulations allow for the other two to be illuminated,
but not the sign on the back of the building.
Skip Reynolds moved to approve the variances requested for all three signs.
Bruce Bercher seconded the motion. The vote being:
Ayes: Munson, Reynolds, Bercher, McNosky, Henry
Noes: None
III. Adiournment:
Meeting adjourned by Acclamation.
Minutes prepared by: Jan Levy, Planning & Zoning Assistant
Minutes Approved on: February 10, 2004 as written.
As a matter of public record, an audio recording of this Sign Board of Appeals meeting
is available upon request.
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