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ALL RIGHT. CALL TO ORDER THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE SIGN BOARD MEETING FOR APRIL 20TH, 2023.
[1. Call to Order. ]
FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ADMINISTRATIVE COMMENTS.NO COMMENTS, MR. CHAIRMAN. ALL RIGHT.
[3. Chairman Comments. ]
ITEM NUMBER THREE ON THE AGENDA IS CHAIRMAN COMMENTS.AGAIN, NO COMMENTS OTHER THAN TO NOTE THAT OUR CHAIRMAN SHOULD BE BACK ON MAY 18TH.
[5. Consider: Approving the minutes from the April 06, 2023, Sign Board Meeting. ]
ITEM NUMBER FIVE ON THE AGENDA IS APPROVAL.THE MINUTES FROM THE APRIL 6TH, 2023 SIGN BOARD MEETING.
IF THERE IS NO COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, BE WILLING TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THAT ITEM.
MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE APRIL 6TH, 2023 SIGN BOARD MEETING.
I HAVE A MOTION; DO I HAVE A SECOND? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
ITEM NUMBER SIX ON OUR AGENDA.
[6. Consider: SV23-0007, Sign Variance for GMI Headquarters located at 350 S. Nolen Dr., Southlake, Texas.]
SB23-0007. IF IT'S OKAY WITH STAFF, WE SAW THAT IN THE WORK SESSION AND MAYBE JUST PUT UP THE RELEVANT SLIDES AND WE'LL CALL THE APPLICANT UP.AND THIS IS PICTURES OF THE SIGN AND THESE ARE THE REQUESTED VARIANCES.
IS THE APPLICANT HERE? YES. COME ON UP AND DO ME A FAVOR, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
AND THEN I GUESS YOU'RE HERE TO BEG FOR FORGIVENESS AS OPPOSED TO ASK FOR PERMISSION.
ADDRESS OF OUR CORPORATE OFFICE IS 350 SOUTH NOLAN DRIVE.
WE'RE A DRYWALL SUBCONTRACTOR.
WE'RE THE SECOND LARGEST DRYWALL SUBCONTRACTOR IN TEXAS AND WE'RE THE 11TH LARGEST IN AMERICA.
SO WE BUILT OUR CORPORATE OFFICE THERE ON NOLAN.
AND LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE I HAVE.
YES, WE'RE ASKING FOR FORGIVENESS.
IT'S A STEEL SIGN, WHICH IS A PART OF WHAT WE DO, STEEL FABRICATION.
AND IT'S JUST A GREAT INTRO TO OUR BUILDING.
PEOPLE SEE IT AND THEY OBSERVE WHAT WE DO AND JUST KIND OF TAKE PRIDE IN OUR BUILDING.
YES, I WOULD ASK THAT WE ALLOW THE VARIANTS, PLEASE, FOR OUR SIGN.
OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? JUST QUICKLY, HOW LONG HAS THE SIGN BEEN UP? THE SIGN HAS BEEN UP, WHAT IS IT NOW, APRIL? IT'S ALMOST 12 MONTHS.
IT WAS ONE OF THE LAST THINGS TO BE PUT UP.
OKAY. WELL, IT KIND OF TO THAT POINT, I DRIVE BY THIS WEEKLY AND I'VE NEVER SEEN IT ON CROOKED LANE.
AND DENNIS, WE DON'T NEED TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. ALL RIGHT.
AND I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THOSE INSTANCES WHEN AN EXCEPTION SHOULD BE MADE.
BUT GLAD TO HEAR OTHER PEOPLE'S THOUGHTS.
OR NOT? WELL, I AGREE WITH YOU THAT THE FACT THAT IT'S REALLY, I HATE TO START SETTING A PRECEDENT LIKE THIS BECAUSE EVERYBODY WILL WIND UP WITH A FAULTY MEMORY, BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT THESE GUYS WERE TOLD THAT THE SIGNS WERE NOT, NO SIGNS WERE APPROVED ALONG WITH THE PERMITTING ORIGINALLY.
SO, IT'S REALLY THEY WERE THEY KNEW ABOUT IT TO START WITH.
IT'S LIKE IT'S NOT A TERRIBLE SIGN AND IT'S NOT IN ANYBODY'S FACE.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I THINK THAT WE NEED TO PUT A LIMIT ON ANY FURTHER SIGNS THAT THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE THERE. BASED ON, JUST TAKING THE LIBERTY TO GO AHEAD AND THROW THIS UP WITHOUT ASKING PERMISSION AT ALL.
SO I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT WOULD BE.
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BUT, YOU KNOW, LIKE NO UPPER STORY SIGNS OR THINGS LIKE THAT.SO, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE THEY'D BE ABLE TO GO AHEAD AND GET THEIR NAME ON THAT.
SOUNDS REASONABLE. YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS AS YOU SIT THERE AS THE APPLICANT WITH THE COMMENTS ON THAT? COME ON UP HERE. COME ON.
YEAH, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE, DEPENDING ON WHAT THE OTHERS SAY, THAT WHILE YOU COULD PUT YOUR NAME ON THE MONUMENT SIGN, MAYBE THAT'S OVER, I GUESS GOING TO BE ON NOLAN.
THE RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE THERE'D BE NO OTHER BUILDING SIGNS OR ANYTHING ALONG THOSE LINES.
SO IT'S, IF THEY BUILD A MONUMENT.
SO I'LL MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNOW TO GO THROUGH THE PROPER PROCESS FOR THE SIGNS FOR THOSE BUILDINGS.
OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FOR THE APPLICANT OR AMONG OURSELVES? NO. OKAY.
JUST A QUICK POINT OF CLARIFICATION.
ARE WE SUGGESTING NO ADDITIONAL SIGNS IN THE END OF SENTENCE PERIOD, OR ARE WE SUGGESTING WITHOUT BRINGING IT BACK BEFORE THE SIGN BOARD? OKAY. MY INTENT WAS NONE.
NONE FURTHER FROM HERE ON OUT.
ON THE BUILDING? ON THE BUILDING. ON THIS BUILDING.
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU HANDLE THAT, BUT I'M JUST SAYING.
AND MAYBE YOU'RE NOT, YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE THE ONLY TENANT THERE ANYWAY.
SO IT'S JUST THAT, I MEAN, AND I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND, IT'S JUST LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T JUST LET PEOPLE JUST GO PUTTING UP WHATEVER THEY WANT ANYTIME THEY WANT WITHOUT PERMISSION. I MEAN, THIS SIGN WOULD HAVE PROBABLY BEEN APPROVED IF YOU'D HAD JUST CAME IN AND ASKED FOR IT WITHOUT ANY ISSUES.
BUT IT JUST SETS A BAD PRECEDENT FOR PEOPLE JUST PUTTING UP WHATEVER THEY WANT.
AND JUST SO YOU'RE CLEAR, WHAT WE WOULD DO IS WE'RE A RECOMMENDING BODY.
BUT ULTIMATELY IT GOES TO CITY COUNCIL.
THEY'RE GOING TO SAY YES OR NO.
AND THAT'S WHERE THE ULTIMATE DECISION IS MADE.
SO. OKAY. AND TO BE CLEAR, THAT'S ON YOUR MAIN BUILDING.
I DON'T THINK WE'RE SAYING A RESTRICTION ON THE OTHER THREE BUILDINGS, CORRECT? RIGHT. SO JUST SO I UNDERSTAND.
SORRY, Y'ALL. I DON'T DO THIS OFTEN.
YOU'RE FINE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ASK FOR FORGIVENESS FOR THE CURRENT SIGN, Y'ALL.
I'M JUST GOING TO SAY RELUCTANTLY HAVE SAID YES BECAUSE WE DIDN'T ASK ORIGINALLY.
AND THEN THE DEAL IS THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE SIGNAGE ON OUR CURRENT BUILDING AT 350 SOUTH NOLAN? CORRECT. AND THAT EVEN EXCLUDES EVEN IF WE WERE TO COME ASK FOR ONE OF THOSE.
AND I THINK YOU PRETTY MUCH RODE YOUR LUCK OUT ON THIS ONE.
SO I MY OPINION IS I'D SAY NO.
NO, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY PLANS FOR MORE SIGNS, JUST TO BE HONEST WITH YOU ALL.
YEAH. OBVIOUSLY YOU ALL CAN SAY NO.
YEAH, I DON'T THINK WE CAN DENY YOU THE RIGHT TO COME ASK RIGHT.
I THINK MORE THAN ANYTHING IS JUST, HEY, WE WOULD PREFER IT BE DONE IN ADVANCE.
WELL, I GUESS IF THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENTS.
YOU GOOD ON A MOTION THERE? LET'S SEE.
MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE CASE NUMBER 23-0007, RECOGNIZING THAT THE SIGN IS ALREADY IN PLACE AND GRANTING THE VARIANCE AS REQUESTED.
WE ALSO WOULD PERMIT THE ADDITION OF GMI'S NAME TO ANY MONUMENT SIGN, BUT WOULD IMPOSE A RESTRICTION ON ANY ADDITIONAL SIGNS ON THE HEADQUARTERS BUILDING FOR GMI, ALTHOUGH GIVING YOU THE OPPORTUNITY, SHOULD YOU SO CHOOSE TO COME BEFORE THIS BODY TO REQUEST ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE.
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AND JUST TO CLARIFY, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ANY OTHER PERMITTED SIGN THAT WOULD CLASSIFY ITSELF AS A DEVELOPMENT SIGN FOR THE PROPERTY; CORRECT? A DEVELOPMENT MONUMENT.IN OTHER WORDS, A MONUMENT SIGN FOR THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT IS WHAT YOU WERE REFERRING TO ? YES. CLARIFICATION ON THE MOTION.
WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
GOOD LUCK. THAT IS IT FOR THE SIGN BOARD.
MEETING ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.