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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZBOA Minutes 1988-03-22 Regular[ 1 I � I REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MARCH 22, 1988 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE ZONING BOAD OF ADJUSTMENT OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD WHICH WAS HELD AT CITY HALL ON MARCH 22, 1988 WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS CONSTITUTING A QUORUM: VICE CHAIRMAN REGULAR MEMBER REGULAR MEMBER ALTERNATE MEMBER ALTERNATE MEMBER NICK CAPUANO CAROLYN MAUTNER JANE TOLLETT MAURICE ESTLINBAUM DR. TOM SULLIVAN MARY ELLEN BELLARD HOWARD YEAGER KENNETH KONCABA BUILDING INSPECTOR SIGN CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER ASSISTANT TO CITY SECRETARY VICE CHAIRMAN MAURICE ESTLINBAUM CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER. HOWARD YEAGER AND KENNETH KONCABA WERE APPOINTED REGULAR MEMBERS FOR THIS MEETING. VICE CHAIRMAN ESTLINBAUM CALLED FOR PUBLIC INPUT REGARDING REQUEST FROM FRED OGLE OF TGS INTERESTS, INC. REPRESENTING "WHATABURGER'' TO SEEK VARIANCE FOR ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE FOR MENU­BOARD LOCATED AT 106 NORTH FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE. DOUG WEATHERSBY REPRESENTED TGS INTERESTS, STATING THAT THE MENU BOARD WILL BE 8X4 FEET WHICH IS STANDARD SIZE FOR ''WHATABURGER". HE ALSO REQUESTED SEVERAL SMALL DIRECTIONAL SIGNS BUT WAS TOLD BY THE BOARD THAT THIS WAS NOT ON THIS ORIGINAL APPLICATION AND THEREFORE THEY COULD NOT INCLUDE IT IN THE VARIANCE AT THIS TIME. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED. DORIS HEARD SPOKE TO THE BOARD AND STATED WHEN BURGER KING CAME TO FRIENDSWOOD, THEY WERE VERY ACCOMODATING TO THE CITY'S NEEDS TO SIGNAGE WERE VERY EASY TO WORK WITH AND SHE HOPED BOTH "WHATABURGER" AND 11 MCDONALD'S" WOULD BE ALSO. VICE CHAIRMAN ESTLINBAUM CALLED FOR PUBLIC INPUT REGARDING REQUEST FROM DONNA L.LEWIS OF NEON ELECTRIC CORPORATION REPRESENTING "MCDONALD" CORPORATION TO SEEK VARIANCE FOR MENU­BOARD, (3) -3.5 SQ.FT. ON SITE DIRECTIONAL SIGNS, 3 NON­ILLUMINATED WALL SIGN AND 1 FREE STANDING SIGN LOCATED AT 302 SOUTH FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE. DONNA L. LEWIS, OF NEON SIGN CORPORATION, DISCUSSED "MCDONALD'S" REQUEST FOR SIGNAGE AT LENGTH WITH THE BOARD. 11 MCDONALD'S" REALIZE THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD'S CONCERN_ OVER SIGNAGE AND ALSO ARE READY TO SUBMIT AN ALTERNATE SIGN PLAN IF NECESSARY OR WORK WITH THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT IN ANY WAY. PATRICIA FINNEY, CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER FOR "MCDONALD" CORPORATION, STATED DIRECTIONAL SIGNS ARE INTEGRAL PART OF DRIVE-THROUGH BUSINESS AND • UNAPPROVED • THAT IN NO WAY DOES IT INTERFERE WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC . WHEN THE BUSINESS WAS IN THE PLANNING STAGES, THE SIGNAGE PLANNED FOR THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD 'S "MCDONALD 'S" IS A 75 PERCENT REDUCTION IN REGULAR "MCDONALD" SIGNS . BARBARA BROWN, PAUL LA CHANCE (SONIC) , BOBBY CARTER (KUSTOM PAINT COMPANY) AND BOB BROWN (BAY AREA POOLS) , WERE IN ATTENDANCE TO LET THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT KNOW THAT THEY ARE IN FAVOR OF BUSINESSES COMING THE CITY BUT THAT THE SMALLER REQUIREMENT FOR SIZE OF SIGNS DOES NEED TO BE CONSIDERED . DISCUSSION FOLLOWED AT LENGTH BETWEEN MS . LEWIS AND THE BOARD . VICE CHAIRMAN ESTLINBAUM CALLED FOR PUBLIC INPUT REGARDING REQUEST FROM JOE WEST , 611 HEATHER LANE , BRIAR MEADOWS SUBDIVISION , TO SEEK VARIANCE ON SIDE SETBACK OF 5 . 5 FEET TO BUILD AN ADDITION TO HOME . JOE WEST STATED THE ADDITION TO HIS HOME IS FOR HIS MOTHER TO LIVE IN. WHEN THE BUILDER , RICHARD LEE , MADE THE PLANS FOR THE ADDITION THEY REALIZED THEY WERE 5 . 5 FEET IN THE 10 FOOT SIDE SETBACK AND MOST ALL OF THE SIDE SETBACK IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ARE 5 - 10 FEET . THE ROOF LINE OF THE ADDITION WILL BE MEETING THE LINE OF THE HOME IT WILL BE ATTACHED TO AND CANNOT BE MOVED BACK BECAUSE THE SPACE FOR THE REFRIGERATOR WILL BE IN THE WAY . DISCUSSION FOLLOWED . **MARY ELLEN BELLARD MADE THE MOTION TO GRANT THE VARIANCE TO DOUG WEATHERSBY OF TGS INTERESTS , INC . REPRESENTING "WHATABURGER" FOR ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE FOR MENU-BOARD LOCATED AT 106 NORTH FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE . HOWARD YEAGER SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . **DR . TOM SULLIVAN MADE THE MOTION TO GRANT A VARIANCE OF 4 . 5 FEET SIDE SETBACK TO JOE WEST , 611 HEATHER LANE , BRIAR MEADOW SUBDIVISION . KENNETH KONCABA SECONDED THE MOTION . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY . **HOWARD YEAGER MADE THE MOTION TO GRANT THE VARIANCE TO DONNA L . LEWIS OF NEON ELECTRIC CORPORATION REPRESENTING "MCDONALD" CORPORATION FOR A MENU-BOARD , 3-3 . 5 SQ.FT . ON SITE DIRECTIONAL SIGNS , 3 NON-ILLUMINATED WALL SIGNS AND 1 FREE STANDING SIGN LOCATED AT 302 SOUTH FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE . MOTION FAILED FOR LACK OF A SECOND . DISCUSSION FOLLOWED AT LENGTH BETWEEN MS . LEWIS AND THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT . "MCDONALD" CORPORATION MADE THE DECISION TO ACCEPT THE ALTERNATE PROPOSAL THEY HAD SUBMITTED WITH CHANGES WHICH WAS 1 MENU BOARD , 3 ON-SITE DIRECTIONAL SIGNS AT 2 . 5 SQ .FT . EACH, 1 WALL LOGO SIGN FACING SHADOWBEND DRIVE , 1 FREESTANDING SIGN 48 SQ.FT AND 1 FRONT WALL SIGN AT 35 SQ .FT. 2 ( ( I I **DR. TOM SULLIVAN MADE THE MOTION TO GRANT THE "MCDONALD" CORPORATION WITH THE FOLLOWING ALTERNATE SIGNAGE: 1 MENU BOARD, 3 ON-SITE DIRECTIONAL SIGNS EACH, 1 WALL LOGO SIGN FACING SHADOWBEND DRIVE, 1 SIGN 48 SQ.FT. AND 1 FRONT WALL SIGN -35 SQ.FT. VARIANCE TO PROPOSAL OF -2. 0 SQ.FT.FREESTANDING HOWARD YEAGER SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION WAS UNANIMOUS. THE MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 23, 1988 WERE APPROVED AS PRESENTED. THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:30 P.M. CITY SECRETARY 3