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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAM2010-07al� ... J ' - 11,1EMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM: • RUMBELOW, SCOTTi'DIRECTOR MEETING DATE: SEPTEMBER 21, 2010 SUBJECT: WORKSHOP - AM10-07 - AMENDMENTS TO THE GRAPEVINE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE, SECTION 60, SIGN REGULATIONS, RELATIVE TO ELECTRONIC MESSAGE SIGNS AND ELEVATED DISPLAY AREAS RECOMMENDATION: City Council to consider possible amendments to the Grapevine Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, Section 60, Sign Regulations, relative to electronic message signs and elevated display areas and take any necessary action. A sign contractor working for Park Place Mercedes has requested City Council consider amendments to allow electronic message signs under specific conditions. The ordinance currently prohibits flashing or moving signs, except for signs that display time, temperature or a message, that do not change more frequently than every fifteen (15) seconds. Staff has prepared a draft ordinance amendment, based partially on the contractor's request to allow electronic signs that change more often than every fifteen (15) seconds, with the following conditions: Section 60.C.5. (a) Sign shall not be visible from public rights-of-way. (b) Sign must be on premise. (c) Maximum height: Eighteen (18) inches above grade. (d) Maximum gross surface area: One hundred (100) square feet per one hundred (100) linear feet of street frontage of the lot. If the electronic message sign comprises a portion of another sign, the aggregate area shall not exceed the square footage allowed by the most restrictive type of sign. (e) Required Setbacks: R:\AGENDA\09-21-10\AW0-07.4.doc 9/15/2010 2:02:30 PM (1) Sign shall be setback a minimum of two hundred (200) feet from any property line (2) Sign shall be located a maximum of seventy five (75) feet from main building. (3) Sign shall be a minimum of three hundred (300) feet from all residentially zoned properties, public parks or designated open space. (f) Messages cannot be displayed for more than twenty (20) minutes per hour. (g) No flashing or strobing shall be permitted. While working on the draft amendments, staff realized another change was necessary. Section 60.C.14 prohibits "Displaying, elevating or continuously moving objects such as cars, trucks, vans, or boats or other similar objects for the purpose of identifying, advertising or drawing notice to a place of business shall not be permitted." Since the requested electronic sign would be on a podium used to elevate automobiles for display, staff has drafted amendments clarifying this section. The amendment would allow elevated displays not to exceed five (5) feet for cars, trucks, vans, boats, motorcycles or similar objects for a business which has received a conditional use permit from City Council to allow such uses. Should City Council approve of these amendments, staff will bring them to a future joint public hearing. 0:1ZCU\AM 10-07.4.doc 2 9!712010 9:26:07 AM DRAFT SECTION 60, SIGN STANDARDS 092110 The bond is for the benefit of the City, who may recover its costs incurred in removing same. Permittee, in its application, authorizes the City to remove the sign and releases the City, its officers, agents, servants and employees from all injuries and damages for removal of the same after permittee fails to remove same. M. PYLON SIGNS. A type of free-standing pole sign erected on one or more free-standing shafts, posts, poles, or piers, solidly affixed to the ground which are totally enclosed from view by a decorative cladding that is a minimum width of 50% (fifty percent) of the width of the cabinet, if the width of the cabinet is greater than the height of the cabinet or 100% (one hundred percent) of the width of the cabinet, if the cabinet width is equal to or less than the height of the cabinet. n. ELECTRONIC MESSAGE SIGNS A sign or portion of a sign that displays an electronic image or video, which may or may not include text, where the rate of change is electronically programmed and can be modified by electronic processes This definition includes television screens, plasma screens, digital screens, LED screens, video boards, holographic displays and other similar media. 1. GROSS SURFACE AREA OF SIGNS. The entire area within a single continuous perimeter enclosing the extreme limits of such sign and in no case passing through or between any adjacent elements of same. Such perimeter shall not include any structural elements lying outside the limits of such sign which do not form any integral part of the display. The gross area of a sign shall be measured on only one side of a sign, provided however, that v -shaped signs shall have an angle of ninety (90) degrees or less between sign faces. When two (2) or more signs are located on a Zoning lot, the gross surface area of all signs on the lot shall not exceed the maximum gross surface area per street frontage set by the applicable district regulations, except as is provided by Section 60.C.8. For computing the area of any wall sign which consists of letters mounted or painted on a wall, the area shall be deemed to be the area of the smallest rectangular figure which can encompass all of the letters. 2. HEIGHT OF SIGNS. Sign height shall be measured from ground level at the Section 60 i 11• SECTION •1 SIGN STANDARDS 092110 4. ILLUMINATESD SIGNS. Signs shall be shaded wherever necessary to avoid casting a bright light upon property located in any residential district or upon any public street or park. Any illuminated sign located on a lot adjacent to or across the street from any residential district, which sign is visible from such residential district, shall not be illuminated between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. 5. FLASHING OR MOVING SIGNS. No flashing signs, rotating or moving signs, animated signs, signs with moving lights, or signs which create the illusion of movement shall be permitted. A sign on which the current time and/or temperature is indicated by intermittent lighting shall not be deemed to be a flashing sign if the lighting changes are limited to the numerals indicating the time, temperature, or message and do not change more frequently than every fifteen (15) seconds. Electronic message signs that meet the following criteria shall be exempt from the requirements of this ordinance: (a) Sign shall not be visible from public rights-of-way. (b) Sign must be on premise. (c) Maximum height: Eighteen (18) inches above grade (d) Maximum gross surface area: One hundred (100) square feet per one hundred (100) linear feet of street frontage of the lot If the electronic message sign comprises a portion of another sign the aggregate area shall not exceed the square footage allowed by the most restrictive type of sign. (e) Required Setback: (1) Sign shall be setback a minimum of two hundred (200) feet from any property line (2) Sign shall be located a maximum of seventy five (75) feet from main building. (3) Sign shall be a minimum of three hundred (300) feet from all residentially zoned properties public parks or designated open space. (e) Messages cannot be displayed for more than twenty (20) minutes per hour. (fl No flashing or strobing shall be permitted 11 Section 60 SECTION 60, SIGN STANDARDS 'i • i 14. USE OF OBJECTS AS SIGNAGE. Displaying, elevating, or continuously moving objects such as cars, trucks, vans, or boats or other similar objects for the purpose of identifying, advertising or drawing notice to a place of business shall not be permitted. The use of stationary elevated display areas such as podiums, pads, ramps, and similar features not to exceed five (5) feet in height to advertise cars, trucks, vans, boats, motorcycles or similar objects for sale for a business which has received a conditional use permit by the Grapevine City Council shall be exempt from the requirements of this section. r •, 1. No sign shall be erected or maintained at any location where by reason of its position, size, shape or color, it may obstruct, impair, obscure, interfere with the view of, or be confused with, any traffic control -sign, signal or device, or where it may interfere with, mislead or confuse traffic. 2. No sign shall be located in any vision triangle formed by the center lines of any two (2) intersecting streets. At any intersection where at least one of the intersecting streets is an arterial street (as defined in the Thoroughfare Plan of the City of Grapevine) the sides of the triangle formed by the center lines of the intersecting streets shall be one hundred -twenty (120) feet in length as measure outward from the point of intersection of such center lines along such center lines. At all other intersections, each of such sides shall be eighty (80) feet in length. 012009 The following signs shall be exempt from the requirements of this section: (a) Flags, or emblems of a government or of a political, civic, philanthropic, educational or religious organization, when displayed on private property. 1) Flags or emblems of a business or corporation when displayed on private property and accompanied by both the national flag and the state flag. One business or corporate flag shall be permitted per lot of record. All flags displayed must follow the rules of standard flag etiquette and all business or corporate flags shall be WE Section 60 September 3, 2010 Ms. Christine Lopez Fort Worth Star Telegram P.O. Box 1870 Fort Worth, Texas 76102 RE: Grapevine Account # CIT 25 Dear Ms. Lopez, VIA FACSIMILE 817-390-7520 Please find enclosed the following for publication on Sunday, October 3, 2010, in the Northeast Edition of the Neighborhood Extra Section of the Fort Worth Star Telegram. (One time only) Item Meeting Date Notice of Public Hearing CU10-23 — Cork it October 19, 2010 Notice of Public Hearing CU10-24 — Freeman Buick/GMC Notice of Public Hearing SU10-09 — Fellowship of the Parks Church Notice of Public Hearing HL10-10 - Claudia Andrews Millican Perlick House Notice of Public Hearing HL10-11 - Farrington House Notice of Public Hearing AMI 0-07 -Zoning Ordinance October 19, 2010 October 19, 2010 October 19, 2010 October 19, 2010 October 19, 2010 As always, your assistance is greatly appreciated. If you have any questions please contact me at (817) 410-3155. Sinc ly, an Batte Planning Technician DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT The City of Grapevine • P.O. Box 95104 a Grapevine, Texas 76099 . (817) 410-3154 Fax (817) 410-3018 www.grapevinetexas.gov CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS On Tuesday evening, October 19, 2010, 2010 at 7:30 P.M. in the City Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, 200 South Main Street, Grapevine, Texas, the City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Grapevine will hold a public hearing to consider the following items: CU10-23, Cork It - submitted by One-Summ LLC for property located at 909 South Main Street #110 and platted as Lot 1, Block 1, Hasten Addition. The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to amend the previously approved site plan specifically to allow vinyl drop curtains on the outdoor patios. The property is zoned "MXU" Mixed Use District and is owned by I & G Grapevine, LLC. CU10-24, Freeman Buick/GMC - submitted by Barnett Signs for property located 501 West State Highway 114 and platted as Lot 12, Block 6, Metroplace 2nd Installment. The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to amend the previously approved site plan specifically to allow a 40 foot pole sign. The property is zoned "CC" Community Commercial District and is owned by owned by Omega Automotive Real Estate. SUI 0-08 — Fellowship of the Parks - submitted by Gaylen Howard Laing Architect, Inc for property located at 1901 Hall -Johnson Road and proposed to be platted as Lot 1, Block 1, Fellowship of the Parks Addition. The applicant is requesting a special use permit to allow a church facility in a non-residential zoning district. The property is zoned "PCD" Planned Commerce Development and is owned by First National Bank of Weatherford. HL10-10 - Claudia Andrews Millican Perlick House - submitted by Hal Heitz for property located at 530 East Worth Street and platted as Lots 7 & 8, Block 110, College Heights Addition. The applicant is requesting designation as a historical landmark sub -district. Such sub -district may include buildings, land, areas, or districts or historical, architectural, archaeological or cultural importance or value that merit protection, enhancement, and preservation in the interest of the culture, prosperity, education, and welfare of the people. The property is owned by Hal & Patsy Heitz. HL10-11 - Farrington House - submitted by Hal Heitz for property located at 508 East Worth Street and platted as Lots 2 & 3, Block 110, College Heights Addition. The applicant is requesting designation as a historical landmark sub -district. Such sub -district may include buildings, land, areas, or districts or historical, architectural, archaeological or cultural importance or value that merit protection, enhancement, and preservation in the interest of the culture, prosperity, education, and welfare of the people. The property is E owned by Hal & Patsy Heitz. AM10-07 - AMENDMENTS TO COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE 82-73 - The City Council and the Commission will consider amendments and changes to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, No. 82-73, same being Appendix D of the Code of Ordinances as follows: Section 40 - Sign Regulations relative to electronic message signs and elevated display areas After all parties have been given an opportunity to speak, the public hearing will be closed and the Commission and the City Council will deliberate the pending matters. Please contact Development Services Department concerning any questions, 200 S Main Street, Grapevine, Texas 76051 or PO Box 95104, Grapevine, Texas 76099, 817-410-3155. A copy of the site plan for all the above referenced requests is on file with the Development Services Department. 3 HP OfficeJet K Series K80 Personal Printer/Fax/Copier/Scanner Last Transaction Date Time Type Identification Oct 1 12:20pm Fax Sent 98173907520 Log for DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 8174103018 Oct 012010 12:21pm Duration Pages Result 1:15 3 OK P��� 7 MEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER SCOTT WILLIAMS, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 19, 2010 SUBJECT: AM10-07 - AMENDMENTS TO THE GRAPEVINE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE, SECTION 60, SIGN REGULATIONS, RELATIVE TO ELECTRONIC MESSAGE SIGNS AND ELEVATED DISPLAY AREAS RECOMMENDATION: City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission to consider possible amendments to the Grapevine Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, Section 60, Sign Regulations, relative to electronic message signs and elevated display areas and take any necessary action. A sign contractor working for Park Place Mercedes has requested City Council consider amendments to allow electronic message signs under specific conditions. The ordinance currently prohibits flashing or moving signs, except for signs that display time, temperature or a message, that do not change more frequently than every 15 seconds. Staff has prepared a draft ordinance amendment, based partially on the contractor's request to allow electronic signs that change more often than every 15 seconds, with very specific conditions. While working on the draft amendments, staff realized another change was necessary. Section 60.C.14 prohibits "Displaying, elevating or continuously moving objects such as cars, trucks, vans, or boats or other similar objects for the purpose of identifying, advertising or drawing notice to a place of business shall not be permitted." Since the requested electronic sign would be on a podium used to elevate automobiles for display, staff has drafted amendments clarifying this section. The amendment would allow elevated displays not to exceed five feet for cars, trucks, vans, boats, motorcycles or similar objects for a business which has received a conditional use permit from City Council to allow such uses. A typo has also been corrected in Section 60.13.4 changing the word Illuminates to Illuminated. R:\AGENDA\10-19-10\AM10-07.42.doc 10/14/2010 9:46:27 AM These amendments were considered at the September 21, 2010 City Council workshop, and staff was directed to bring them forward to joint public hearing. O:\ZCU\AM 10-07.42.doc 2 10/12/2010 7:56:38 AM DRAFT SECTION 60, SIGN STANDARDS 092110 n. ELECTRONIC MESSAGE SIGNS. A sign or portion of a sign that displays an electronic image or video, which may or may not include text, where the rate of change is electronically programmed and can be modified by electronic processes. This definition includes television screens, plasma screens, digital screens, LED screens, video boards, holographic displays and other similar media. 1. GROSS SURFACE AREA OF SIGNS. The entire area within a single continuous perimeter enclosing the extreme limits of such sign and in no case passing through or between any adjacent elements of same. Such perimeter shall not include any structural elements lying outside the limits of such sign which do not form any integral part of the display. The gross area of a sign shall be measured on only one side of a sign, provided however, that v -shaped signs shall have an angle of ninety (90) degrees or less between sign faces. When two (2) or more signs are located on a zoning lot, the gross surface area of all signs on the lot shall not exceed the maximum gross surface area per street frontage set by the applicable district regulations, except as is provided by Section 60.C.8. For computing the area of any wall sign which consists of letters mounted or painted on a wall, the area shall be deemed to be the area of the smallest rectangular figure which can encompass all of the letters. 2. HEIGHT OF SIGNS. Sign height shall be measured from ground level at the base of or below the sign to the highest element of the sign. 3. BUILDING AND ELECTRICAL CODES APPLICABLE. All signs must conform to the regulations and design standards of the Building Code and other Ordinances of the City of Grapevine. 4. 1LLUMINATESD SIGNS. Signs shall be shaded wherever necessary to avoid casting a bright light upon property located in any residential district or upon any public street or park. Any illuminated sign located on a lot adjacent to or across the street from any residential district, which sign is visible from such residential district, shall not be illuminated between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. 5. FLASHING OR MOVING SIGNS. No flashing signs, rotating or moving signs, animated signs, signs with moving lights, or signs which create the Section 60 im IM SECTION•i SIGN STANDARDS 092110 5. FLASHING OR MOVING SIGNS. No flashing signs, rotating or moving signs, animated signs, signs with moving lights, or signs which create the illusion of movement shall be permitted. A sign on which the current time and/or temperature is indicated by intermittent lighting shall not be deemed to be a flashing sign if the lighting changes are limited to the numerals indicating the time, temperature, or message and do not change more frequently than every fifteen (15) seconds. 012009 Electronic message signs that meet the following criteria shall be exempt from the requirements of this section: (a) Sign shall not be visible from public rights-of-way. (c) Maximum height: Eighteen (18) inches above grade. d) Maximum_ gross surface area: One hundred (100) square feet per one hundred (100) linear feet of street frontage of the lot. If the electronic message sign comprises a portion of another sign, the aggregate area shall not exceed the square footage allowed by the most restrictive type of sign. (e) Required Setback: (1) Sign shall be setback a minimum of two hundred (200) feet from any property line (2) Sign shall be located a maximum of seventy five (75) feet from main building. (3) Sign shall be a minimum of three hundred (300) feet from all residentially zoned properties, public parks or designated open space. (e) Messages cannot be displayed for more than twenty (20) minutes per hour. (f) No flashing or strobing shall be permitted. 11 Section 60 SECTION 60, SIGN STANDARDS 092110 14. USE OF OBJECTS AS SIGNAGE. Displaying, elevating, or continuously moving objects such as cars, trucks, vans, or boats or other similar objects for the purpose of identifying, advertising or drawing notice to a place of business shall not be permitted. The use of stationary elevated display areas such as podiums, pads, ramps, and similar features not to exceed five (5) feet in height to advertise cars, trucks, vans, boats, motorcycles or similar objects for sale for a business which has received a conditional use permit by the Grapevine City Council shall be exempt from the requirements of this section. 1. No sign shall be erected or maintained at any location where by reason of its position, size, shape or color, it may obstruct, impair, obscure, interfere with the view of, or be confused with, any traffic control -sign, signal or device, or where it may interfere with, mislead or confuse traffic. 2. No sign shall be located in any vision triangle formed by the center lines of any two (2) intersecting streets. At any intersection where at least one of the intersecting streets is an arterial street (as defined in the Thoroughfare Plan of the City of Grapevine) the sides of the triangle formed by the center lines of the intersecting streets shall be one hundred -twenty (120) feet in length as measure outward from the point of intersection of such center lines along such center lines. At all other intersections, each of such sides shall be eighty (80) feet in length. 1. The following signs shall be exempt from the requirements of this section: Mli , (a) Flags, or emblems of a government or of a political, civic, philanthropic, educational or religious organization, when displayed on private property. 1) Flags or emblems of a business or corporation when displayed on private property and accompanied by both the national flag and the state flag. One business or corporate flag shall be permitted per lot of record. All flags displayed must follow the rules of IM Section 60 . t.- '. 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