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WITH THAT, WITHOUT DELAY, WE WILL NOW CALL INTO ORDER, [NOISE] OUR CITY OF SOUTHLAKE SIGN BOARD MEETING FOR MAY 19TH, 07:20 PM.[1. Call to Order]
NO CHAIRMAN COMMENTS OR ADMINISTRATIVE COMMENTS, I'M ASSUMING.WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE STRAIGHT TO ITEM NUMBER 4,
[4. Consider: Approving the minutes from the May 5, 2022, Sign Board Meeting.]
WHICH IS CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM OUR MAY 5TH SIGN BOARD MEETING.ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THOSE BEFORE WE ENTERTAIN A MOTION? SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE GOOD.
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 4 ON OUR AGENDA.
>> ON THE MOTIONS DO WE HAVE A SECOND.
NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE ONLY ITEM ON OUR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 5,
[5. Consider: SV22-0006, Sign Variance for Kohl's + Sephora located at 3001 E. SH 114 Southlake, Texas.]
WHICH IS CONSIDERATION OF SIGN VARIANCE FOR KOHL'S AND SEPHORA.THIS IS ANOTHER ITEM WE HEARD DURING OUR WORK SESSION.
IN SOME DETAIL, I GUESS WHAT DENNIS SAID, I THINK THIS WAS THE MOST HELPFUL SLIDE.
JUST QUICK COMMENTS ON THIS BEFORE WE ASK TO HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT.
>> BEFORE YOU ADD THIS HANGING CABINET SIGN JUST BELOW THE KOHL'S SIGN LOCATED ON THE EAST FACADE OF THE BUILDING.
THE VARIANCES ASSOCIATED WITH THE REQUEST OR TO ALLOW THE SIGN TYPE, WHICH IS NOT A DEFINED, RECOMMENDED SIGN TYPE IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE OR THE MASTER SIGN PLAN, AND TO ADDRESS THE ADDITIONAL AREA OF SIGNAGE ON THAT PARTICULAR FACADE THAT GOES ABOVE WHAT WOULD BE PERMITTED.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? I THINK WE'RE GOOD. THANK YOU, DENNIS.
I'LL GO AHEAD AND WRITE THE APPLICANT UP ON THIS ITEM.
THANK YOU, SIR. NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, IF YOU DON'T MIND, AND THEN WE'LL SEE IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JOSH TIPS, 1661 NORWICH CIRCLE IN QUENTH.
>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? COMMISSIONER DYCHE ACTUALLY HAD A REALLY GOOD ONE ON OUR WORK SESSION THAT YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW, BUT I THINK COUNCIL PROBABLY WANT TO KNOW. I'VE BEEN ASKED THAT ONE.
>> DOES THIS MEAN SEPHORA IS MOVING OUT OF TOWN SQUARED INTO THIS BUILDING?
>> WELL, I WOULD DO HOMEWORK ON THAT ONE BEFORE CITY COUNCIL BECAUSE I THINK PEOPLE WILL WANT TO KNOW IF THEY HAVE PLANS TO LEAVE THEIR LOCATION HERE IN SOUTHLAKE TOWN SQUARE.
>> I'LL SEE IF I CAN FIND OUT.
>> I [OVERLAPPING] WILL FIND OUT.
YOU MIGHT GET THE QUESTION AGAIN AT THAT LEVEL AND THEY MAY NOT BE AS NICE ABOUT NOT KNOWING THE ANSWER SO.
DR. SPRINGER, YOU LOOKED LIKE YOU WERE READY TO JUMP IN THERE?
>> YES. I WAS WONDERING SINCE THIS TYPE OF SIGN IS NOT PERMITTED, I MEAN, DON'T YOU HAVE SOME OTHER OPTIONS THAT ARE PERMITTED?
>> ON THIS ELEVATION, WHICH IS THE MAIN ELEVATION THAT FACES THE ROAD.
THE DESIGN OF THE BUILDING DOESN'T ALLOW FOR ANYTHING ELSE.
THEY HAD ORIGINALLY HAD A PLAN TO REMODEL THAT ELEVATION.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THEY WERE TOLD THAT PROBABLY WASN'T GOING TO BE ALLOWED.
THIS WAS THE NEXT BEST OPTION CONSIDERING THE EXISTING ARCHITECTURE.
>> THE ALUMINUM WILL BE BLACK AND THEN WHAT WILL GLOW WILL BE WHITE.
>> THAT'S WHY WHEN IT'S ILLUMINATED, [OVERLAPPING].
>> [NOISE] I GUESS THE ONLY COMMENT I HAVE AND MAYBE IT'S QUESTION OR COMMENT.
OBVIOUSLY IT'S A SHIFT IN STRATEGY BY KOHL'S TO DRAW OTHER TYPES OF CUSTOMERS AND BUSINESSES IN.
DO YOU SEE THIS AS A PRECEDENT THAT THEY'RE SETTING? BECAUSE IF IT BECOMES A PRECEDENT THAT OTHER PARTNERING ARRANGEMENTS COME IN, I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU PUT OTHER SIGNS.
HAS THAT BEEN A PART OF A DISCUSSION AT ALL?
>> I DON'T BELIEVE IT WILL, BUT I DO THINK THAT'S ABOUT THAT.
I DIDN'T CONSIDER THAT PERSONALLY.
JUST MOVED IN AND THEY'RE DOING IT ACROSS THE BOARD AT NUMBER OF DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.
I MEAN, MY COMPANY IS GOING TO BE INSTALLING SIGNS THAT I THINK 16 OTHER KOHL'S ON THE METRO PLEX.
I THINK IN THIS INSTANCE, I WOULD PERSONALLY I UNDERSTAND THE CODE HERE IN SOUTHLAKE.
I DON'T SEE AN ISSUE WITH IT AND IT'S GOING TO BE A CLASSY LOOKING SIGN.
THE COMPANY THAT BUILDS BEAUTIFUL SIGNS.
I THINK IT WILL STAY IN TUNE WITH THE HIGH CLASS NATURE OF SOUTHLAKE ITSELF AND THE DEVELOPMENT.
>> THIS IS ON THE NORTH FACADE ONLY, SO YOU'VE GOT POTENTIALLY THE EAST FACADE THAT COULD ACCOMMODATE ANOTHER PARTNER AND BRING THIS.
I JUST GOT A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED ABOUT ALL OF A SUDDEN WE GET BUILDINGS THAT GET LIT UP BY DIFFERENT TYPES OF SIGNS IN DIFFERENT PLACES.
I UNDERSTAND THE DESIRE TO GROW YOUR CUSTOMER BASE, BUT JUST A THOUGHT ON MY PART [NOISE]
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>> I BELIEVE THE DESIGN OF THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING ON THE OTHER SIDE OVER THERE LOOKS THE SAME AS THE ONE THAT FACES THE SERVICE ROAD, SO WE'LL BE IN THE SAME SITUATION OVER THERE. YES, SIR.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?
>> AS LONG AS IT CAN'T BE SEEN FROM OUTER SPACE LIKE CERTAIN OTHER SIGNS THAT ARE APPROVED BY THIS COMMITTEE.
>> YOU MIGHT HAVE BROUGHT THAT UP AT OUR LAST MEETING.
>> OR IS THIS GOING TO BE A WEEKLY OR IT MIGHT BE.
OKAY. [BACKGROUND] WELL, I'VE BEEN UP HERE EIGHT YEARS AND I CAN DEFINITELY SAY I HAVE A FEW THAT I'VE MAYBE WANTED BACK AS WELL.
>> MAY I ADDRESS THAT COMMENT.
THE NATURE OF THIS SIGN, IF IT IS TOO BRIGHT, IT WOULDN'T SERVE ITS PURPOSE.
ONLY THE WHITE ACRYLIC WILL BE ILLUMINATED AND THEN IT'LL HAVE A NICE SOFT GLOW TO IT [LAUGHTER]
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS, EDITORIAL COMMENTS, OTHER.
ANYTHING ELSE WILL CALL YOU BACK OUT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH SIR. ANY OTHER DELIBERATIONS ON THIS ONE? THOUGHTS, COMMENTS? I GUESS A MOTION.
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, I MAKE A MOTION WE APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 5 ON OUR AGENDA, SV 22-0006, SUBJECT TO A STAFF REPORT DATED MAY 13, 2022.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? LET'S VOTE, PLEASE. THERE WE GO.
PASSES FIVE, ZERO, I BELIEVE, IT SHOWS ON THE SCREEN FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC AT HOME.
THERE IT IS. CONGRATULATIONS. GOOD LUCK.
NEXT MEETING IS MAY 7TH, THAT'D BE CITY COUNCIL AND GOOD LUCK ON THAT AGENDA AND I'D KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION BEFORE YOU COME BACK TO THAT MEETING.
WITH THAT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN AT 7:27 PM.
THANK YOU, EVERYBODY [NOISE]
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.