Feb 05, 2026 Sign Board

EVENING. CALLING TO ORDER OUR SIGN BOARD MEETING FOR FEBRUARY 5TH.

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ANY ADMINISTRATIVE COMMENTS? ARE WE GOOD? NO COMMENTS.

ALL RIGHT. GREAT. ANY CHAIRMAN'S COMMENTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE.

SO NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE, WHICH, CONSIDERATION APPROVING THE MINUTES FROM THE JANUARY.

[5. Consider: Approving the minutes from the January 8, 2026, Sign Board Meeting. ]

SIGN BOARD MEETING. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THOSE BEFORE YOU ENTERTAIN A MOTION? I THINK THEY WERE VERY WELL WRITTEN.

MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE MEETING MINUTES FROM JANUARY THE 8TH, 2026 AS PRESENTED. THANK YOU. MOTION. SECOND.

SECOND. ALL RIGHT. PASSES FIVE ZERO.

GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER SIX ON OUR AGENDA, WHICH IS THE MASTER PLAN FOR GRANITE PLACE TWO.

[6. Consider: MSP25-0002, Amendment to the Master Sign Plan for Granite Place Two located at 601 State Street. ]

THIS IS AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY. AND THIS IS THE SITE THE SIGN SITE PLAN.

YOU CAN SEE ALL THE SIGNS. HERE ARE THE ONES THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED.

WE ALSO HAVE IT FOR GRANITE PLACE ONE OVER HERE.

SO THEY'RE ASKING FOR ONE ADDITIONAL SIGN RIGHT HERE.

ALL THESE OTHER SIGNS HAVE BEEN APPROVED, BUT THEY'RE NOT ALL CURRENTLY IN USE. THEY HAVE ONE SIGN FOR MERRILL ON THIS SIDE OF THE BUILDING HERE ON THE SOUTH SIDE.

AND THEN THEY HAVE ONE FOR N5B CAPITAL HERE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE BUILDING.

AGAIN, THIS IS A REQUEST FOR AN UPPER STOREY SIGN.

THE SIZE IS FIVE FEET BY 50FT. AND AGAIN, IT'S AN UPPER STORY SIDE.

THIS IS A VIEW OF THE NORTH ELEVATION HERE UP ON TOP.

AND THIS IS A VIEW OF THE ELEVATION FROM STATE HIGHWAY 114.

YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THE SIGN FROM STATE HIGHWAY 114 RIGHT THERE.

AND THESE ARE THE EXISTING CONDITIONS OUT THERE.

EAST ELEVATION WITH THE N5B CAPITAL SIGN. THE SOUTH ELEVATION.

YOU CAN'T SEE IT VERY WELL HERE. BUT THERE IS THE MERRILL SIGN DOWN HERE.

AND THIS IS THE WEST ELEVATION. FOR GRANITE PLACE.

WE JUST HAVE THE ENLARGEMENTS. SO HERE'S AN ENLARGEMENT OF THE SIGN AND THE N5B CAPITAL SIGN.

FOR THE ADJOINING THE ADJACENT BUILDING, GRANITE PLACE ONE.

THESE ARE THE EXISTING SIGNS THAT ARE OUT THERE RIGHT NOW.

THERE'S THE UPPER STOREY SIGN HERE FOR COMPASS, PLAINSCAPITAL BANK SPACES AND REPUBLIC TITLE.

AND THESE ARE JUST THE APPROVED SIDE PLANS THAT WE HAVE FOR THESE BUILDINGS HERE.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF.

ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE'RE GOOD. AND BEFORE WE INVITE THE APPLICANT DOWN THESE TYPICALLY WE'LL WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF DELIBERATION AND THEN WE'LL CALL THE APPLICANT UP JUST TO KIND OF BOUNCE THINGS OFF OF THEM.

SO I GUESS I'LL PUT COMMISSIONERS KIND OF KICK IT OFF ON THEIR THOUGHTS ON THIS ONE.

MAYBE ONE SPECIFICALLY. IT PROBABLY KNOWS IT FAIRLY WELL.

SURE. ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK WE SHOULD DO, IF WE'RE GOING TO ALLOW AN ADDITIONAL SIGN ON THE WHAT WOULD BE, I GUESS, THE NORTH FACE OF THE BUILDING SIGNS, UPPER STOREY SIGNS C, WHICH IS CURRENTLY PLANNED FOR THE WEST END OF THE BUILDING, NEEDS TO BE ELIMINATED. SO REALLY, IT'S A SWAP OUT FOR THE SIGN THAT GOES ON THE NORTH BY ELIMINATING THE SIGN THAT WOULD HAVE GONE ON THE WEST SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TWO SIDES OR BACK TO BACK AT THAT LOCATION.

YEAH. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY PREFERENCES FROM ANYONE.

I AGREE WITH THE SENTIMENT OF OF HAVE FOR IF THERE'S A REQUEST FOR FIFTH, I THINK ONE SHOULD BE TAKEN AWAY.

I MEAN, I I'D ALMOST BE OKAY IF THEY WANTED TO PICK B OR I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW.

I MEAN, I GUESS YOU COULD USE THE ONE THAT YOU SEE FROM THE PARK SIGN.

THE SIGN C IS UP AT THE SAME ELEVATION. SO THE TWO THAT WOULD GO END TO END.

AND THAT'S WHY IT NEEDS TO BE THE ONE THAT GETS TRADED OUT FOR THE NEW SIGN REQUESTED CALLED H.

ANYONE HAVE ANY OTHER THOUGHTS ON THAT? I MEAN, I AGREE WITH THE WITH THE COMMENT.

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I DON'T KNOW. I THINK HAVING THEM BOTH ON THE CORNER FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES IS NOT REALLY THE BEST USE OF THE SIGN AREA, SO I'D SAY GET RID OF THE C WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE TO ME.

SO ANY OTHER THOUGHTS? COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE THE APPLICANT HERE THIS EVENING? DO YOU MIND COMING UP? STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE? YEAH, GO FROM THERE. MY NAME IS ANITA DELGADO, AND THE ADDRESS IS 401 NORTH HOUSTON STREET IN DALLAS, TEXAS. OKAY. AND SO WHAT THIS IS, IS WE WILL WE'RE GOING TO CRAFT A RECOMMENDATION FOR CITY COUNCIL.

CITY COUNCIL CAN EITHER TAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION OR MAKE THEIR OWN, OR YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADVOCATE IN FRONT OF THEM, I GUESS.

I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND THE THEME OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE IS NOT LEAVE YOU ANY WORSE OFF, BUT ALSO NOT ADD ON TO THE SIGNAGE EITHER. SO I THINK WE'LL LEAN TOWARDS HERE IS WE WOULD CONDITIONALLY CONFIRM OR RECOMMEND SIGNAGE SO LONG AS SIGN C WAS GOING TO REMOVE MASTER SIGN PLAN.

SO I DON'T THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE A PROBLEM.

WE ACTUALLY SPOKE ABOUT THAT AS A POSSIBILITY.

PERFECT. I LIKE STRAIGHTFORWARD DISCUSSIONS. OKAY.

ANY ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO SAY ON THIS? OKAY.

WELL, WE NEED YOU. WE'LL DEFINITELY CALL YOU BACK. OKAY.

I THINK PROBABLY ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MR. CHAIRMAN, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE.

ITEM SIX, CASE NUMBER MSP 25-0002, REFERENCING THE STAFF REPORT DATED JANUARY 30TH OF 2026 WITH THE ADDENDUM THAT WE REMOVE SIGN C ON THE ORIGINAL SIGN MASTER PLAN TO ALLOW ADDITION OF SIGN H AS REQUESTED BY THE APPLICANT.

OKAY. MOTION TO ACCEPT. ALL [INAUDIBLE] ON THAT.

VOTE, PLEASE. ALL RIGHT. PASSES FIVE ZERO. CONGRATULATIONS.

GOOD LUCK AT COUNCIL. AND NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR FINAL ITEM OF THE EVENING.

[7. Consider: SV26-0001, Sign Variance for Investar Bank, located at 605 W. S.H. 114. ]

YES. INVESTAR BANK IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF VARIANCES TO ALLOW AN UPPER STORY SIGN, AS WELL AS AN EXTENSION FOR A BANNER FOR THEIR BANK LOCATED AT 605 WEST STATE HIGHWAY 114.

THIS IS AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY. AND THIS IS THE SIGN SITE PLAN.

SIGN A IS THE UPPER STORY SIGN. SIGN B IS THE BANNER.

SO THIS IS THE UPPER STORY WALL SIGN THAT THEY'RE REQUESTING.

THE PREVIOUS TENANT DID HAVE A SIGN IN THIS LOCATION.

AND IT'S AN UPPER STORY SIGN. SO IT DOES REQUIRE A SIGN BOARD AND COUNCIL APPROVAL.

AND WITH THE PREVIOUS VARIANTS THAT WENT THROUGH THIS CLOCK WAS ALSO CONSIDERED A SIGN.

SO IT'S ALSO HAVING THE SIGN HERE. IT MAKES TWO SIGNS ON THIS FRONTAGE HERE WHICH IS A VARIANCE AS WELL.

AND THIS IS THE TEMPORARY BANNER REQUEST. WE ALLOW BANNERS FOR 15 DAYS FOR A GRAND OPENING.

YOU CAN HAVE A 15 DAY BANNER AS A GRAND OPENING BANNER.

AND THEN YOU CAN ALSO HAVE JUST WHAT WE CONSIDER A REGULAR BANNER.

THAT'S 15 DAYS. SO YOU CAN HAVE 30 DAYS TOTAL.

THEY HAVE ALREADY USED THEIR GRAND OPENING BANNER AND NOW THEY ARE ON TO THEIR REGULAR BANNER.

AND IT HAS BEEN UP FOR 15 DAYS NOW, AND THEY'RE REQUESTING TO LEAVE IT UP UNTIL THEY CAN GET THEIR NEW SIGN INSTALLED.

HERE'S A LARGER VIEW OF THAT UPPER STORY WALL SIGN AND ANOTHER VIEW OF THE BANNER.

AND HERE ARE THE SIDE PHOTOS. THESE ARE THE SIGNS THAT WERE APPROVED WITH THE PREVIOUS SIGN VARIANTS.

OF COURSE, THIS IS REPLACING THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK SIGN.

THESE ARE THE SIGNS THE CLOCK AND THESE THREE SIGNS ARE REMAINING.

WITH THAT PREVIOUS VARIANCE THEY DID HAVE A MONUMENT SIGN AND TWO DIRECTIONAL SIGNS APPROVED AND THOSE WERE NEVER INSTALLED.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. SO JUST TO CONFIRM THE SIGN A THERE WAS PREVIOUSLY A SIGN THERE FOR THE OTHER BANK.

SO IT'S JUST MORE OR LESS KIND OF REPLACING THAT ONE.

YES. AND THEN ON THE TEMPORARY SIGN WHAT IS WHAT'S WHAT'S THE EXACT TIMING THAT'S BEING PROPOSED FOR APPROVAL?

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SO IT'S PROBABLY JUST A MATTER OF WHEN THEY CAN GET IT INSTALLED.

ASSUMING THAT YOU APPROVE THE SIGN AS IT'S, AS IT'S PRESENTED.

THE TEMPORARY SIGN IS UP AS OF TODAY, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO RUN OUT OF TIME.

YES, THEY HAVE RUN OUT OF TIME NOW. I THINK THEY'RE AT 17 DAYS NOW.

AND WE JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THIS VARIANCE PROCESS, WE'RE PERMITTING IT TO STAY UP. SO THEY HAVE A SIGN ON THEIR BUILDING. AND DO WE HAVE AN APPLICANT WHO'S HERE. LET ME SEE. I'M NOT SURE IF HE LEFT AND BELIEVED THIS ITEM HAD BEEN COMPLETED DURING THE WORK SESSION. WE ATTEMPTED TO FIND HIM.

WE'RE NOT ABLE TO WALK OUT OF THE [INAUDIBLE] AREA.

I DON'T KNOW IF SHE WENT ACROSS THE CITY [LAUGHS].

DID NOT GO THAT WAY FOR APPLICANT. SO. YEAH. OKAY.

I THINK WE KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? OKAY. MAYBE I WOULD PROPOSE, PARTICULARLY GIVEN THE LACK OF APPLICANT.

THAT WE APPROVE THE VARIANCE FOR SIGN A, BUT WE JUST DO NOT RECOMMEND THE TEMPORARY SIGN.

IT'S BEEN UP FOR A WHILE. THEY ALLEGEDLY HAVE THIS SIGN.

SO YOU DON'T HAVE AN APPLICANT. SO WHEN COUNCIL DECIDES.

WHAT IS [INAUDIBLE] WELL, I MEAN, I WAS GOING TO STIPULATE A TIME PERIOD BECAUSE I DON'T THINK I WANT TO LEAVE IT OPEN ENDED ENOUGH TO WHERE? IT JUST SAYS UNTIL THE SIGN IS INSTALLED. SO I WAS THINKING ABOUT EITHER 30 OR 60 DAYS.

I'M SORRY. I'M FINE. I MEAN, I'M OKAY WITH IT EITHER WAY.

I WOULD MAKE IT 60 DAYS OR THE EARLIER OF 60 DAYS OF WHEN THE NEW SIGNS ARE UP.

YEP. ALL RIGHT. THOUGHTS ON THAT BEFORE YOU CRAFT THE MOTION? ALL RIGHT. FIRE AWAY. MR. CHAIRMAN, I MAKE A MOTION WE APPROVE ITEM SEVEN, CASE NUMBER SB 26-0001 REFERENCING THE STAFF REPORT DATED JANUARY THE 30TH OF 2026, WITH THE STIPULATION OF ALLOWING THE TEMPORARY BANNER SIGN UNTIL THE PERMANENT SIGN CAN BE ACQUIRED AND INSTALLED, NOT TO EXCEED 60 DAYS. IN ADDITION, I'D MAKE THAT MOTION TO RECOMMEND THAT THE NEXT TIME THIS CASE IS PRESENTED, THERE'S AN APPLICANT. YES. AND WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS ALWAYS AN APPLICANT PRESENT, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT WE REPRESENT THE CITY, BUT WE'D RATHER NOT REPRESENT ALL OF IT.

WE HAVE A MOTION WITH AN AMENDMENT. WE HAVE A SECOND.

SECOND. ALL RIGHT. LET'S VOTE PLEASE. AND PASSES FIVE ZERO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR A NICE 45 MINUTE EFFICIENT MEETING.

AND WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.