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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZoning Board of Adjustment-Minutes-2/8/2011~' City of Colleyville 100 Main Street ~,~, «' Colleyville, Texas 76034 y' Minutes -Final 817.503.1000 ''~~~°~ www.colleyville.com Sign Board of Appeals Tuesday, February 8, 2011 7:00 PM City Council Chambers 1. CALL TO ORDER The Sign Board of Appeals meeting of the City of Colleyville was called to order by Chairman McNosky on February 8, 2011 at 7:04 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Present: Board members Jim Gotcher, Ed Moore, Tracy Doyle, Dee McNosky and Eric Hulet (Alternate 1) and John Okray (Alternate 2) Absent: Board member Skip Reynolds Staff Present: Ron Ruthven, Marty Wieder, Jackie Reyff and Amy Shelley 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Board member Moore moved to approve the January 11, 2011 meeting minutes as written. Board member Gotcher seconded. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 4 -Gotcher, Moore, Doyle, McNosky Absent: 2 -Reynolds, John Okray, Alt. 2 5. SWEARING IN OF NEWLY APPOINTED MEMBER Amy Shelley administered the Oath of Office to Eric Hulet, Alternate 1. 6. PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS 6a Case SC10-008 -PUBLIC HEARING -Request for a variance from the sign regulations for a monument sign on Lot 1, Block 1 of the Tuscany Addition located at 5850 Colleyville Boulevard Jackie Reyff presented the case and briefed the Board members. Lynn Bural, the applicant, came forward to present the case and brief the Board members. Chairman McNosky opened the public hearing at 7:10 p.m. City of Colleyville Page 1 Printed on 4/20/2011 Sign Board of Appeals Minutes -Final February 8, 2011 Board member Moore questioned the applicant regarding what is the reason for the one foot variance as opposed to the 8 foot that is required by code. Mr. Bural replied that the building is very close to the property line and the placement request is so that the sign could be seen. Board member Gotcher questioned staff regarding what is the distance from the property line to the building. Ron Ruthven stated he would check the file. Board member Gotcher questioned Mr. Bural regarding what is the motivation to put the sign on this side of the building. Mr. Bural replied there are no signs on the side and there are multiple businesses in the building and they have no advertisements for their location. Board member Gotcher questioned Mr. Bural regarding if there is advertisement anywhere on the building for these back businesses. Mr. Bural replied no. Board member Moore questioned Mr. Bural regarding the original request was with metal only, no masonry, why the change now? Mr. Bural replied staff recommended the masonry columns, however, he stated the request is for an eight inch masonry columns as opposed to 18 inches as required by the code since the sign is smaller. Board member Moore questioned Mr. Bural regarding if there will be a monument sign on Colleyville Boulevard for these businesses. Mr. Bural stated the existing monument sign has the businesses on it however; the businesses are having difficulty with directions for patrons. Board member Gotcher questioned Mr. Bural if the businesses are advertised on the monument sign on Colleyville Boulevard. Mr. Bural replied yes. Board member Moore questioned Mr. Bural regarding if the one on Colleyville Boulevard will remain. Mr. Bural replied yes. Board member Moore stated the sign ordinance does not allow for two signs on one property. Ron Ruthven stated they would be allowed to have one sign per street frontage and in this case they could have one located on Tuscany and one on Colleyville Boulevard. He further stated that the variance request is for a one foot setback instead of the required eight foot. Board member Gotcher questioned staff regarding if the 18 inch base requirement is required regardless of the size of the sign. Ron Ruthven replied yes. City of Colleyville Page 2 Printed on 4/20/2011 Sign Board of Appeals Minutes -Final February 8, 2011 Board member Gotcher questioned staff regarding the distance of the building from the property line. Ron Ruthven replied the building is 20 feet from the property line, right on the setback line. Board member Gotcher questioned staff regarding if the sign met the code as far as setback requirements, it would be more than 10 feet in front of the building. Ron Ruthven stated the width of the sign is five feet wide, counting the eight foot setback requirement; the sign would be setback seven feet from the building. Board member Moore questioned staff regarding if the applicant is requesting two variances. Ron Ruthven replied yes and further explained the spirit of Chapter 7-Sign Regulations. Chairman McNosky questioned staff regarding if a sign, that met all of the code requirements, would fit in the required set back. Ron Ruthven replied yes. Chairman McNosky questioned staff regarding if putting a sign that close to the building would create a hardship, danger or any other violation. Ron Ruthven replied no. Board member Gotcher questioned staff regarding if the visibility triangle is obstructed. Ron Ruthven replied no. He stated if the sign is left, like shown on the exhibit, it may slightly encroach the visibility triangle, but he could move it back about two to three feet. Mr. Bural stated he would have it out of the visibility triangle. Board member Gotcher stated it being unfortunate that the code does not allow for a smaller sign with regards to the masonry requirements. Board member Gotcher stated the hardship here is that the business owners would like to have more visibility. Mr. Bural concurred. Chairman McNosky stated understanding the smaller sign. Mr. Bural discussed the subdivision signs for Tuscany. There being no one wishing to speak, the public hearing was closed at 7:30 p.m. Board member Gotcher moved to approve case SC10-008 with the understanding that the visibility triangle is not imposed. Board member McNosky seconded. City of Colleyville Page 3 Printed on 4/20/2011 Sign Board of Appeals Minutes -Final February 8, 2011 The motion failed by the following vote: Aye: 3 -Gotcher, Doyle, McNosky Nay: 2 -Moore, Hulet, Alt. 1 6b Case SC11-001 -PUBLIC HEARING -Approval of a request for a variance from the sign regulations regarding sign height on Tract 3C1, Abstract 963 of the A.J. Lott Survey located at 6607 Colleyville Boulevard Jackie Reyff presented the case and briefed the Board members. Board member Moore questioned staff regarding if the sign was approved. Ron Ruthven replied the setback variance was approved however, the height variance was not approved. Board member Gotcher questioned staff regarding why the applicant is coming back. Ron Ruthven stated the applicant did not appeal this request to City Council and since there was not an appellant action done, they have the ability to reapply. Lynn Bural, the applicant, came forward to present the case and brief the Board members and stated the land owner stated the building is 10 feet from the new property line, however, they determined that the marker was between five and six feet in front of the building. He further explained that the new sign would be about four feet behind the building because of the property line. Chairman McNosky opened the public hearing at 7:35 p.m. Board member Moore questioned if the applicant received approval by City Council. Ron Ruthven stated the Sign Board of Appeals approved the variance request with regards to the location of the sign but not for variance to the height. Board member Moore stated not seeing the difference of the eight foot versus the 12 foot. Mr. Bural stated the height will make the difference in being able to see the sign coming from the south with cars parked in front of it. Board member Okray questioned Mr. Bural regarding if a wall sign could be placed on the building instead of a monument sign. Board member Hulet questioned staff regarding if there are any other signs that are similar to this request. Ron Ruthven replied yes and explained several locations that currently exist and variances that have been granted by the Sign Board and by City Council. City of Colleyville Page 4 Printed on 4/20/2011 Sign Board of Appeals Minutes -Final February 8, 2011 Board member Gotcher questioned staff regarding the bank that requested a height variance and the Board denied that request. Ron Ruthven replied yes and it was not appealed to City Council. Board member Gotcher stated for clarity that the height issue is the only request, this time. Ron Ruthven concurred. There being no one wishing to speak, the public hearing was closed at 7:43 p.m. Board member Hulet moved to approve case SC11-01. Board member McNosky seconded. The motion failed by the following vote: Aye: 2 -McNosky, Hulet, Alt. 1 Nay: 3 -Gotcher, Moore, Doyle 7. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 7:44 p.m. I hereby certify the above agenda was posted on the bulletin boards at City Hall on Friday, February 4, 2011 by 5:00 p.m. Amy Shelley, Community Development Coordinator The meeting minutes were approved on April 12, 2011. City of Colleyville Page 5 Printed on 4/20/2011