* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [Call to Order] [00:00:05] AND WE HAVE BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT. IF YOU'LL STAND FOR THE PLEDGE US FLAG A PLEDGE. ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. REPUBLIC STANDS NATION UNDER JUSTICE. A PLEDGE TO THE TEXAS FLAG. TEXAS FLAG. THE TEXAS STATE ONE. LET'S PRAY. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE BLESSINGS THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN TO EACH ONE OF US. PRAY FOR OUR CITY. WE PRAY THAT AS WE GO ABOUT THIS MEETING TONIGHT, THAT YOU GIVE THEM US THE WISDOM AND THE UNDERSTANDING AND THE UNITY ALL AS WE ASK YOUR SON'S NAME. AMEN. AMEN. COMMUNITY [Community Announcements] ANNOUNCEMENT. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST MAY INCLUDE RECOGNIZING CITIZENS AND STAFF FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY. A REMINDER ABOUT AN UPCOMING EVENT THAT IS ORGANIZED OR SPONSORED BY THE GOVERNING BODY. AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF AN IMMINENT THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY THAT HAS RISEN AFTER THE POSTING OF THE AGENDA. IS THERE ANY COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS? OKAY. CITIZEN INPUT. ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD. IF YOUR COMMENTS ARE CONCERNING AN AGENDA ITEM, YOU MAY WAIT UNTIL THE DISCUSSION OF THAT ITEM. IF YOU PREFER. ONCE RECOGNIZED BY THE CHAIRPERSON, PLEASE STEP FORWARD TO THE SPEAKER'S PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND SPEAK DIRECTLY INTO THE MICROPHONE SO THAT THE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM CAN HEAR COMMENTS AND SEE PRESENTATIONS. CITIZEN COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL, UNLESS ADDITIONAL TIME IS OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY LAW. NO DISCUSSION OR ACTION MAY BE TAKEN AT THIS MEETING ON ANY ITEM NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA, OTHER THAN TO MAKE STATEMENTS OF FACTUAL INFORMATION OR RECITE EXISTING POLICY IN RESPONSE TO A CITIZEN'S INPUT. WE HAVE NO ONE ON THE SIGN IN ZERO SHEET. NOPE. THERE'S A SIGNING SHEET. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK BUT DIDN'T SIGN UP? OKAY. OKAY. WE'RE HOLDING [New Business] A PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERING AN ACT OR REQUEST FROM OR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY OWNER ON AN APPLICATION FOR A VARIANCE TO SECTION 27 SIGN REGULATE FORMS ARTICLE TWO CLASSIFICATION, SONY ZONING DISTRICT SECTION SEVEN, CLASS SEVEN. MAJOR ATTACHED SIGNS INTO ARTICLE THREE. REGULATIONS BY YOUTH DISTRICT SECTION TWO, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE. CHAPTER 14, ZONING EXHIBIT 14 A TO ALLOW FOUR SIGNS PROVIDING IDENTIFICATION OF AUBREY HIGH SCHOOL THAT MAY HAVE BEEN DESIGNED AS PART OF THE AUDITORIUM AND MAIN BUILDING. THE PROPERTY CONSISTS OF 63.613 ACRES OF LAND SITUATED IN THE FRANCISCO T SURVEY. ABSTRACT NUMBER 1, 2, 4, 3. AND IT'S GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH SPRING HILL ROAD, FM 4 28 AND EAST OF US 3 77. WITHIN THE CITY OF OR CREEK, DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS. DENTON COUNTY PARCEL ID. 1, 6, 7, 9, 8, 5. TWO, FOUR. FIVE, THREE. FIVE. 2, 4, 5. 8, 5, 6. THREE. THREE. TWO, TWO. ONE. NINE, THREE. 1, 2, 8, 1. NINE, THREE. 1, 2, 7, 5, 2, 4, 8, 3. AND FIVE. TWO. FOUR, SEVEN. ONE SEVEN. ARBERY HIGH SCHOOL SIGNED VARIANCE. BEFORE WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, ARE THERE ANY REQUESTS FOR POSTPONEMENT OR JURY ISSUES? ISSUES THAT ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP? OKAY. IF NO OBJECTIONS, [00:05:05] GO AHEAD. AND THE OATH. SECTION C WHERE? THE OATH. SECTION C. YEAH. JUST ASK IF ANYONE YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO STAND. ANYONE LIKE THIS? ANYONE WHO'S GOING TO SPEAK. IF YOU'LL STAND, TAKE THE OATH. WE HAVE, GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE OATH. DO YOU SWEAR THAT THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE YOU SHALL GIVE TO THE BOARD AND THE ACTION SHALL BE TRUE, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? YES. YES. OKAY. OKAY. WELL, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND YOU THE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING STATEMENT. OKAY. WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS TIME AND OUR TIME IS SIX 10. OKAY. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBERS. MY NAME IS HELEN BELE. I'M YOUR PLANNING CONSULTANT THIS EVENING. SO THIS FIRST ITEM IS SIGNAGE FOR AUBREY HIGH SCHOOL. I'M SURE YOU ALL HAVE SEEN ALL OF THE IMPROVEMENTS AND ADDITIONS THAT ARE GOING ON OVER THERE. AND THIS IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT BECAUSE THE SITE IS ZONED, UM, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AS WELL AS AG, WHEREAS A LOT OF DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE ZONED COMMERCIAL HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO COMMERCIAL TYPE SIGNAGE. SO THIS ONE'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. IF IT WAS ZONED COMMERCIAL, WE PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE HERE. UM, SO THEY HAVE APPLIED, UH, FOR VARIANCES FOR THEIR SIGNAGE. AND I'M GONNA GO THROUGH THOSE AND YOUR PACKETS. AND THE ONLINE PACKET HAS LARGER EXHIBITS FOR YOU TO SEE AND, AND FOLLOW ALONG WITH. UM, SO I DID MENTION THE, THE ZONING AND THE PROPERTIES ARE ZONED FOR THE, THE SINGLE FAMILY AND THE SIGN ORDINANCE ALLOWS FOR, UM, RESIDENTIAL SIGNS, BUT THEY'RE REALLY, UM, SMALL NOT SIGNAGE FOR COMMERCIAL TO ATTRACT BUSINESS. AND THE SIGN REGULATIONS DON'T HAVE ANY PROVISIONS FOR THE AG DISTRICT. UM, SO THE APPLICATION THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKET, IT REFERENCES A CLASS SEVEN MAJOR ATTACHED SIGNS FOR RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS. SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO, TO LOOK AT FIRST ARE, UM, THE FIRST TWO SIGNS, AND I KNOW THEY'RE HARD TO SEE IN THE, THE BLACK AND WHITE ELEVATION, UH, BUT IT'S OUTLINED IN YELLOW AND IT SAYS AUBREY HIGH SCHOOL. AND THESE ARE REALLY MORE OF DIRECTIONAL SIGNS, YOU KNOW, IDENTIFICATION, NOT NECESSARILY ADVERTISING A BUSINESS. AND, UM, THESE TWO SIGNS AND ONE'S THREE FEET, EIGHT INCHES BY 48. AND THE OTHER IS, UH, ONE FOOT, UH, 10 INCHES BY 50 AND SIX INCHES. AND THE TOTAL SQUARE FEET IS 275. THEN SIGNS THREE AND FOUR, WE'RE KIND OF COMBINING THESE BECAUSE THEY'RE ON THE SAME ELEVATION. AND THIS IS LIMITED TO THE, THE LOGO AS WELL AS THE IDENTIFICATION OF AUBREY HIGH SCHOOL. AND THE TOTAL SQUARE FEET IS 534 SQUARE FEET. AND THE LAST ONE, THE, THE IMAGE THAT YOU SEE IS THE VIEW, AND WE REQUIRE THE VIEW CORRIDORS TO BE IDENTIFIED IN THEIR APPLICATION. SO YOU COULD REALLY SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE FROM A, A PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. UM, SO THIS IS THE ONE THAT'S RIGHT ABOVE THE, THE AUDITORIUM ENTRANCE, UM, ENTRANCE. AND THE TOTAL SQUARE FEET FOR THIS ONE IS 120 FEET. UM, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE SIGN ORDINANCE, IT'S, IT'S WRITTEN FOR SPECIFIC LAND USES. AND SINCE SCHOOLS ARE PERMITTED IN ALL, ALL DISTRICTS, THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THIS, THIS DIFFERENT SITUATION. AND THE LOCATION AND SIZE OF THE SITE IS A LOT MORE APPROPRIATE FOR COMMERCIAL SIGNAGE INSTEAD OF A REALLY SMALL SIGN FOR SAY LIKE A LAWYER'S OFFICE, SOMETHING SMALL LIKE THAT. AND THE HIGH SCHOOL, IT, IT'S NOT A BUSINESS, IT'S A PLACE OF LEARNING TO DEMONSTRATE CIVIC PRIDE AND, AND OTHER ITEMS. AND THEIR [00:10:01] SIGNAGE, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, IS MORE DIRECTIONAL AND IDENTIFICATION. AND THIS ZONING ORDINANCE IS STATED, PURPOSE IS TO GIVE REASONABLE CONSIDERATION AMONG OTHER THINGS TO THE CHARACTER OF THE DISTRICT. AND ITS PECULIAR SUITABILITY FOR PARTICULAR USES AND WITH A VIEW TO CONSERVING THE VALUE OF BUILDINGS AND ENCOURAGING THE MOST APPROPRIATE USE OF THE CITY. AND THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT WAS CREATED TO, TO REMEDY SUCH HARDSHIPS LIKE THIS PARTICULAR APPLICATION. YOUR PACKET ALSO INCLUDES ALL OF THE ITEMS THAT THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT IS REQUIRED TO, UH, THINK THROUGH AND ENSURE THAT THIS APPLICATION DEMONSTRATES THAT ALL OF THESE ITEMS HAVE BEEN SATISFIED. WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER CONSIDERATIONS TO, TO ASK. IS THE SIGN IN PROPORTION TO THE BUILDING SIGNS, DO THE SIGNS GIVE AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE TO THE HIGH SCHOOL? AND IS IT LIKELY BY ALLOWING THIS VARIANCE THAT CITY WILL SET A PRECEDENT? AND WILL THIS DECISION CAUSE MORE REQUESTS FOR SIGNAGE THAT EXCEEDS THE REGULATIONS WITHIN THE SIGN ORDINANCES? WE, UM, SENT THE REQUIRED NOTIFICATIONS AND PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSPAPER AT THE TIME OF AGENDA PACKET PREPARATION. WE HAD ONE LETTER IN SUPPORT OF THE APPLICATION AND NONE HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. AND STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE, THE VARIANCES AS PRESENTED. AND YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF OPTIONS. YOU CAN APPROVE THE VARIANCE REQUEST WITH THE SIGNAGE OR YOU CAN DENY THE THE VARIANCE REQUEST. AND I, I DO NEED TO REMIND YOU ALL THAT BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT ON ALL ITEMS REQUIRES A MINIMUM OF FOUR, UM, TO FOUR OF THE FIVE TO VOTE IN FAVOR FOR THE THE ACTION TO BE APPROVED. AND THE APPLICANTS ARE HERE THIS EVENING IF YOU SHOULD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THEM. THANK YOU. DOES ANYONE HAVE A QUESTION? NO QUESTIONS. NO, NO. WOULD THE SCHOOL LIKE TO SPEAK? WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION FOR THIS. I THINK THAT, UM, WHAT UCK FIRM IS DESIGNED FOR US IS BEEN REPRESENTATIVE, SORRY. I, UM, WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR THIS. I THINK THAT WHAT OUR HUCKABEE ARCHITECT FIRM IS DESIGNED FOR US IS REALLY GONNA BRING A LOT OF PRIDE, UM, WITH SOME SIGNAGE THAT WE'VE REALLY NOT HAD VERY VISIBLE BEFORE. UM, AND IF YOU'VE BEEN AROUND THE HIGH SCHOOL, THE BIG CURVED ENTRANCE WITH THE ARBERY HIGH SCHOOL ON THERE, I THINK IT'S GONNA LOOK FABULOUS. I THINK BEFORE WE'VE HAD TO SIGN A LIGHT POINTING TO THE CHAPARRAL WITH AUBREY HIGH SCHOOL ON THAT MOUNTED FRONT ENTRANCE. UM, BUT I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITIES FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT SIX 15. ANY DISCUSSION AT ALL OR? OKAY, SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION, UM, A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REQUEST FOR VARIANCE? I SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION MADE TO APPROVE. AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? OH, WELL THERE'S NO ONE LEFT. SO . OKAY. SO THE MOTION TO, TO APPROVE THE, UH, SIGNAGE HAS IMPROVED. GIVE A SECOND ITEM ON OUR AGENDA FOR TONIGHT IS TO CONSIDER AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE A CHAIRMAN AND A VICE CHAIRMAN FOR THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. ARE WE WAITING FOR A MOTION FOR NOMINEE? I ATE JEAN BUR AS THE CHAIR. YEAH. AS CHAIR FOR THE, UH, BOARD [00:15:01] OF ADJUSTMENTS. CHAIR FIRST. WHO ON BE CHAIR? JEAN. THAT'S ALWAYS ME AND YOU. WHY IS THAT? I DON'T KNOW. WE'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR SAM GOINS TO BE VICE CHAIR. ALL IN FAVOR, . OKAY. SO, UH, THE MOTION CARRIED THAT JEAN BURKE IS CHAIRMAN AND SAM'S VICE CHAIRMAN. THIRD ITEM IS TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 29TH, 2024 MEETING. AND THOSE WERE IN YOUR PACKET AS YOU READ FOR THROUGH 'EM. DID YOU SEE ANYTHING WRONG? IT'S BEEN TOO LONG. I SAID IT'S BEEN TOO LONG. YEAH, I KNOW. . SO WE DO, WE HAVE A MOTION AND THE SECOND ON OUR MINUTES MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM JANUARY 29TH. 2024. MEETING. I SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR JANUARY 29. 2024. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OKAY, SO THEY'RE APPROVED. SO IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE TO GO OVER, THEN THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT SIX 20. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.