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Home My WebLink AboutSRB 2014-03-03 AgendasCITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS SIGN REVIEW BOARD AGENDA CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 7301 NORTHEAST LOOP 820 NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS Monday, March 3, 2014 7:30 PM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The North Richland Hills City Council sitting as the Sign Review Board will meet immediately following the 7:00 p.m. March 3, 2014 Council meeting. Hard copies of the full Sign Review Board agenda information packet are accessible prior to every scheduled meeting according to the following locations and schedule: ❑ City Hall on the day of the meeting Additionally, the agenda packet is available for download from the City's web site at www.nrhtx.com after 10 a.m. the day of every scheduled Council meeting. A.1 Call to Order - Mayor Trevino A.2 Approval of Minutes of April 22, 2013 Sign Review Board Meeting A.3 SRB 2014 -01 Public Hearing to Consider Relocation of Former Billboard with Digital Conversion of One Side by Clear Channel Outdoor at 8612 Airport Freeway per Code of Ordinances Section 106 -9, 106- 12(b), and 106 -15 A.4 Adjournment All items on the agenda are for discussion and /or action. (:artifirn inn I do hereby certify that the above notice of meeting of the North Richland Hills Sign Review Board was posted at City Hall, City of North Richland Hill , Texas in compliance with Chapter 551, Texas Government Code on February 28, 2014 at '.fir —1 a. n). ity Secretary This facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available. Requests for accommodations or interpretive services must be made 48 hours prior to this meeting. Please contact the City Secretary's office at 817 - 427 -6060 for further information. The Sign Review Board may confer privately with its attorney to seek legal advice on any matter listed on the agenda or on any matter in which the duty of the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with Chapter 551, Texas Government Code. • City of North Richland Hills Sign Review Board Sign Review Board Agenda North Richland Hills City Hall City Council Chambers 7301 Northeast Loop 820 North Richland Hills, TX 76180 Monday, March 3, 2014 7:30 PM A.1 Call to Order - Mayor Trevino A.2 Approval of Minutes of April 22, 2013 Sign Review Board Meetinq A.3 SRB 2014 -01 Public Hearing to Consider Relocation of Former Billboard with Digital Conversion of One Side by Clear Channel Outdoor at 8612 Airport Freeway per Code of Ordinances Section 106 -9, 106- 12(b), and 106 -15 A.4 Adjournment N FAH SIGN REVIEW BOARD MEMORANDUM From: The Office of the City Manager Date: 3 -3 -2014 Subject: Agenda Item No. A.1. Call to Order - Mayor Trevino N FAH SIGN REVIEW BOARD MEMORANDUM From: The Office of the City Manager Date: 3 -3 -2014 Subject: Agenda Item No. A.2. Approval of Minutes of April 22, 2013 Sign Review Board Meeting Presenter: Monica Solko, Assistant City Secretary Recommendation: To approve the minutes of the April 22, 2013 Sign Review Board meeting. MINUTES OF THE SIGN REVIEW BOARD OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, HELD IN THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 7301 NORTHEAST LOOP 820 APRIL 22, 2013 — 7:30 P.M. The City Council of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas met as the Sign Review Board on the 22nd day of April 2013 immediately following the 7:00 p.m. Council meeting, Present: Oscar Trevino Tom Lombard Tito Rodriguez Rita Wright Oujesky Tim Barth David Whitson Scott T urn age Tim Welch Staff: Mark Hindman Jared Miller Karen Bostic Jimmy Perdue Mike Curtis Vickie Loftice Patricia Hutson Monica Solko George Staples Mayor Mayor Pro Tem, Council, Place 3 Council, Place 1 Council, Place 2 Council, Place 4 Council, Place 5 Council, Place 6 Council, Place 7 City Manager Assistant City Manager Assistant City Manager Director of Public Safety Managing Director Managing Director City Secretary Assistant City Secretary Attorney A.1 CALL TO ORDER Mayor Trevino called the meeting to order April 22, 2013 at 7:47 p.m. A.2 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 SIGN REVIEW BOARD MEETING ❑ PPRnvPn Mayor Trevino called for a motion. COUNCILWOMAN WRIGHT OUJESKY MOVED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 SIGN REVIEW BOARD MEETING. COUNCILMAN RODRIGUEZ SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED 7 -0. A.3 SRB 2013 -01 PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER RELOCATION OF FORMER BILLBOARD WITH DIGITAL CONVERSION BY CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR AT 7000 NE LOOP 820 PER CODE OF ORDINANCES SECTION 106-9,106-12(B), AND 106-15 APPROVED Mayor Trevino opened the public hearing and called on the applicant to come forward. Jake Smith, 1111 Calya, Southlake, with Clear Channel Outdoor, came forward. Mr. Smith explained that due to the widening of 820 the sign's former location is no longer viable based on highway reconstruction. Mr. Smith was available to answer any question Council may have. Dave Pendley, Building Official, summarized the item. The applicant, Clear Channel Outdoor, has requested permission to relocate an existing non - conforming conventional billboard and convert it to digital technology. The proposed project is located at 7000 NE Loop 820 on the south side of the freeway and will be equipped with digital faces on both sides of the sign. The proposed billboard was removed from the vicinity of the former Furr's Restaurant at 8612 Airport Freeway due to the North Tarrant Express widening project. During preliminary review of the applicant's documentation, staff encouraged the applicant to consider relocating the billboard on the property of the former site. However, the applicant indicated that the sign's former location is no longer viable based on highway reconstruction. Staff has three primary concerns regarding this application. The first concern is that this does not meet the intent of a "relocation" of an existing billboard. The proposed billboard is being requested to move from one highway (Tx183/US120) to a different highway (US Interstate Loop 820) over a direct distance of approximately 2.0 miles. Secondly, staff believes the billboard will be located too close to occupied residential property. Staff's concerns are that the neighboring residences will be subject to evening light intrusions and light fluctuations every time the sign changes messages at eight second intervals. The third reason is some reservations that the proposed relocation will be too close to the Rufe Snow on /off ramps and could cause safety hazards to travelers negotiating the ramps. Staff is not in support of this request and recommends disapproval of SRB 2013 -01. If the Sign Review Board wishes to consider the request, then staff recommends the following conditions to be considered: 1. Existing office building, foundation, and parking lot are removed in their entirety. 2. The proposed lot (including the triangular parcel to the east of this location owned by the same corporation - 7000 Investors, L.P.) is landscaped and irrigated per the North Richland Hills Landscape Regulations. 3. An eight foot masonry screening wall is installed along the adjacent residential properties; including the triangular parcel to the east of this location owned by the same corporation (7000 Investors, L. P.). 4. Billboard is positioned in such a way that both faces will form an angle greater than 90 degrees to the adjacent residential property line. 5. Billboard must be served with electricity by an underground service. 6. Billboard must have an approved masonry surround and meet the requirements of section 106.12(b). 7. The proposed lot (including the triangular parcel to the east of this location owned by the same corporation - 7000 Investors, L.P.) is equipped with landscape monuments consistent with other recent developments along Loop 820 (i.e. Taco Cabana and Huggins Honda). 8. Sidewalks are installed along the Loop 820 right -of -way. Mayor Trevino called for anyone wishing to speak for or against the request to come forward. Shawn Gibson, 7024 Corona Drive, came forward. Mr. Gibson was opposed to the sign being moved to the new location. The new location would be directly behind his house and the lights from the billboard would be shining directly into his house. There being no one else wishing to speak, Mayor Trevino closed the public hearing and called for the motion. MAYOR PRO TEM LOMBARD MOVED TO DENY SRIB 2013 -01. COUNCILMAN TURNAGE SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED 6 -1, COUNCILMAN RODRIGUEZ VOTING AGAINST. A.4 ADJOURNMENT Mayor Trevino adjourned the meeting at 8:03 p.m. Oscar Trevino — Mayor ►:rid =36 Monica Solko, Assistant City Secretary N FAH SIGN REVIEW BOARD MEMORANDUM From: The Office of the City Manager Date: 3 -3 -2014 Subject: Agenda Item No. A.3. SRB 2014 -01 Public Hearing to Consider Relocation of Former Billboard with Digital Conversion of One Side by Clear Channel Outdoor at 8612 Airport Freeway per Code of Ordinances Section 106-9, 106-12(b), and 106- 15 Presenter: Dave Pendley, Building Official Summary: Pursuant to Section 106 -12(b) of the North Richland Hills Code of Ordinances, the applicant, Clear Channel Outdoor, has requested permission to relocate a non- conforming two -sided billboard and convert the west face to digital technology. The proposed project is located at 8612 Highway 121 on the south side of the freeway and will be equipped with a digital face on the west side of the sign (facing east -bound traffic). The proposed billboard was removed from the vicinity of the former Furr's Restaurant at 8612 Airport Freeway due to the North Tarrant Express widening project. General Description: According to the sign regulations, the Sign Review Board may authorize the issuance of a sign permit to reconstruct or relocate a non - conforming billboard, including its conversion to digital technology, provided the billboard is later approved by TxDOT. The billboard will be of the cantilevered design and will contain a masonry clad base. The applicant has indicated that the west side of the billboard will contain a digital face; while the east side will be a conventional face. The sign will be equipped with all mandatory fail -safes and dimmers as required by the sign regulations and no variances from the digital billboard regulations are being requested. According to the applicant, the sign will be moving approximately 170 feet to the east from the former location and will be a minimum of 5 feet behind the new right -of -way. The conventional side of the sign will face the residential neighborhood to the east and will be located approximately 80 feet west of the closest home. According to the sign regulations, the applicant must also demonstrate that any net area increase in the advertising area caused by the conversion will be removed from other billboard locations within the city. In this case, the conversion is not causing an increase above the former sign area; therefore, no additional billboard area will be removed from other locations within the city. The Development Review Committee has reviewed the proposed location and the drawings provided below, and are in support of this request. Recommendation: Approve SRB2014 -01 "'A10 1, 1,:r Rln(hol I,rill Rua��' 60l I Febrmiry 4 2014 Dave Pendley Chk?'f BuikfiprB official City of North Richland Hills 7301. r Loola 920 North Richland Hills, IX /6180 I(L. Clear Chinnel Outdoor Relocadan Request for Parcep 504-R06 to 86,12 Airport Freewly, 2 fwed 14' x 48' Bulletin Structtxp, 42.5' Over-ail Heipht. Dear r,/4'. Peridley, A you are aware, Clear Channel has diligeuitly erndeavored aver the past Unfee years, to secure a relocation site which conforms to the intent and overall n-raqtPr plan of the North Richland Hills code, "ICCOMMOd".1les ixDC request to lelocal-C, thou Sigil ill lieu of ColidernlIaLion and makes the, original fan dooiner whale regarding their properly interests, We havQ 5ubmilitcd an application to reloc,jle the: sign Irom Parcel 504-1406 to the: zldja('(.:nit parcel at 8812 Airport rrepway, which is a conforming reloc,itlon site and cornplies with the intent of the NRI I sign ordinam"o and 'I xD04 guidelines. I lx,, rolncatp("l Structum-, also proOdes nrl:"oved ac+ ,thetics over the original structure and additional benefiLs it) the conirnunity. * TOOT prefers signs to be relocated as closely as possible to the original site and in the saine configurition and size of the orip ,inal struc.ture . Clear Channel is seeking to relocate the sign Lipproximakely 200' to the east of WQ w igirial locution on an adjacent. portxf ownrd by the original landowner, * I ho overall hei8hl of the onyma(struclute is 501' horn the igrade at the Sign ljj:rc Clear Charmul pfulposes the 'NDOT standard sign height of 42.5' lor the rellucated structure resuil.ing in o redurtion hi overaflheiqhr of 77)" The reiorared strucllw'e must have a rninimum overall height of 42-S' above the gradrn at the hw;e to arcor•miodale the lanclowner's of the parcel and to coaipry with the desien reqwcnaenl.s esWulishcd by North Richland Hills, * fhe kirr's building curir',!nily exi'Aing on the relor.mJnrl parcel oji4l he rerrmvpd to facflitate, Construction Of Lhe sigin and to allow loi lurther i edevelupi'renl- We bolieve ti'm wril bo as significant in'l prove i ne rk to the Current C:Uradiboo ar"O wife Ly of Lho proper0j, Thc burr's SaBri, d 60' overall height sign, has already been removed from the parcel. * The raSt FaCe, of thn sign will be a traditional static vinyl display. smomwnmx"/wx!n'wa ^aI xrms� rmza^�wsu pm�a�so�o * Clear Channel *eelks to install mnLFoduplaynm the 'N stjl-g &of the s[Ln,Thm LID will not&e viSi6|ahmm the east sok orticuiepw, LLD |ighbn&wiD only lie ve wed |rom the Fpeeway and wi|| have no appreciable inipact on the adjacent Weets or Nildings. The I ED display provldes ail avenue, for pub|icnowicameSSaUtsino|udirP aleru and arifibora|erupm"iJ|v0* beneflt and service to the communitv a,5 a whole, We, helik"'Veno\approv |ofthis relomdnnapl.') Ikadonbm the hesLintc,mr o[d|pa tic's imm�ved including the CiLy of Norkin Richland Ifills and will resull, in an overall PUSIIlVe beaUtificafion step for the JUdy Jamison Real Estate Manager, omvBranch NOTICE OF PUBLIC WEARING NORTH RICHLAND (HALLS SIGN REVIEW BOARD (CITY COUNCIL) CASTE # 'SRB 2014_01 Clear Channel Outdoor Advertising 8612 Airport Freeway north Richland Hills, 'Texas 76180 L ou are receiving this notice (because you are a property owner of record within 00 feet of the above property. Purpose of Public Hearin A. public hearing is being held to consider a. request from Clear Channel Outdoor Advertising for pormission to relocate a 672 square 'Foot conventional blillboard to the above mentioned address and re -face west side with digital technology as per 'Section 1016 -12(b) and 100 -15 of the (North Richland Hills Code of Ordinances. Public Hearing Schedule: Public Hearing date: MONDAY, March '3rd„ 2014 Time: 7:00 P. Vlq Location: CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 7301 N. B. (LOOP 820 NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS If you have any questions or wish to submit a (petition or (letter concerning the above request, please contact. Community planning & Development Department City of North Richland (HMIs 7301 Northeast Loop 821 North Richland Hills, Texas 78180 Phone (817) 4127»03110 Fax (817) 427 -6303 Aztec Associates 2701 E. Plano Parkvvy, Ste. 2010 Plano, Texas 75074-3716 777 S. Building Investmic-nt ILC 1820 Bonanza Street, Ste. 205 Wahaut Crmk, CA 94596-4376 Michael & Rebecca lades 4905 Wcylund Dr Hurst, TX 76503-3816 Rachael Mercer 4821 Weyland Dr. flurst, TX 76053-3890 Clair & 1^ran7iska Davis 4900 Wondol Ct. Hurst, TX 760531-18119 Property Owners -Northeast Center, LTD Northeast Plaza LTD P.O. Box 140426 P.O. Box 140426 Irving, TX 75014-0426 Irving,, TX 75014-0426 Kevin M. McIhner Joey &Amy Dee Non-nand 4901 Wondol Ct. 49,09 Weyl-and Dr. Ifurst,TX 76053-3818 Hurst, TX 76053-3816 Patricia B. Gonzalez Agues HohUt 4901 Weyland Dr. 4825 Weyland Dr Hurst, TX 7105,03-3816 Hurst, "TX 76503-3890 JcSSiCa. Rhoades Billy Marti n 4824 Weyland Di 49010 Weyland Dr. Ilurst, TX 76053-3815 f furst,'TX 76053 -3891 Relocation Exhibit Photos of Clear Channel Billboard from Parcel 504-R106T �Former Location, North Richland Hills M-A IFA(v ki"I �'Alv Proposed New Location 8612 Airport F'rwy Highway Cross-Section Sign Height Elevation Schematic 86,12 Airport Freeway North Richiland Hills Elevation of Overall Sign I kqght = 628,5' Pievation of Sign Overa I l haA&. abovo Fast Sourd M a nagod Laro 42' Elevation of Grade atS[pn Base= 586' lotal Overall Helgkit of Sign from bra 1e aLSir p i Base = 42.5' 6 - — I N FAH SIGN REVIEW BOARD MEMORANDUM From: The Office of the City Manager Date: 3 -3 -2014 Subject: Agenda Item No. A.4. Adjournment