[PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ACTION ITEMS] [00:16:19] OKAY. YES, SIR. HEY. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS JOE SOSA WITH ANGLETON TIRE SHOP. [00:16:27] SO, YEAH, WE'RE BASICALLY JUST WANTING TO. WE'RE REBUILDING OUR CANOPY THAT WAS TORN DOWN DURING HURRICANE BERYL. [00:16:32] THAT WAS GRANDFATHERED IN WITH THE BUILDING. IT'S ESSENTIALLY THE SAME WIDTH. [00:16:36] I INCLUDED LIKE PICTURES OF WHAT IT USED TO LOOK LIKE. IT'S JUST REALLY 2 TO 3FT MORE IN. SO LESS OUT OF THE ROADWAY, BUT IT'S NOT EVEN THE ROADWAY OR CLOSE TO THE POWER LINES THERE OR ANYTHING. SO WE'RE REALLY, WE'VE BEEN NEEDING IT. IT'S JUST, IT'S A BIG INVESTMENT. SO IT KIND OF TOOK SOME TIME, YOU KNOW, AFTER HURRICANE BERYL, WE HAD SOME DAMAGE TO THE ACTUAL ROOF OF THE BUILDING. SO WE HAD TO KIND OF ALLOCATE OUR FUNDS AND SAVE UP FOR THIS. SO I'M JUST ASKING FOR PERMISSION TO REBUILD THIS CANOPY. IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT HEAVY DUTY. I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T LIKE CALLING IT CANOPY, BUT I KNOW IT'S VERY HEAVY DUTY, JUST ROOF TO KEEP MY EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS OUT OF THE RAIN, OUT OF THE SUN, BEATING SUN. AND THAT'S REALLY IT. SO I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. JOE, WILL YOU BE BUILDING THE CANOPY YOURSELF OR DO YOU HAVE A COMPANY OURSELVES? SO OURSELVES. WE'LL BE USING ALL COMMERCIAL GRADE. WHERE I'M CERTIFIED IN WELDING. TWO OF MY EMPLOYEES, CERTIFIED WELDERS YOU KNOW, BUYING ALL THE COMMERCIAL GRADE PARTS SUPPLIES. AND, YOU KNOW, I HAD ROOFS THAT WE'VE HAD BEFORE THAT WE BUILT OURSELVES THAT WITHSTOOD HURRICANE BERYL. IT'S JUST THAT BUILDING THAT, THAT CANOPY ITSELF IS JUST OLD AND JUST COULDN'T HOLD UP TO IT. SO WILL THE NEW CANOPY BE WIND STORM RATED. YES, MA'AM. YES. WILL IT BE TIED INTO THE EXISTING BUILDING. WE ARE GOING TO ANCHOR IT SUPPORT IT TO THE BUILDING. YES. AND IT'S EIGHT POSTS. THE PREVIOUS ROOF WAS FOUR POSTS. THIS IS GOING TO BE EIGHT POSTS USING SIX BY SIX INCH I-BEAM, VERY HEAVY DUTY MATERIAL. SO IT WILL BE SUPPORTED TO THE BUILDING. EVERYTHING LEVELED, EVERYTHING SQUARED OFF. SO. AND IF I'M READING THIS CORRECTLY, THIS ACTUALLY ENCROACHES IN THE RIGHT OF WAY LESS. YES. CORRECT THAN THE GRANDFATHERED ONE. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE DON'T HAVE ANY REQUESTS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD FOR THIS MATTER, SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO HE MOVES. I'LL SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OKAY, SO IT'S NOW READY FOR BOARD DISCUSSION. IF ANY IS NEEDED. I'LL MOVE THAT WE FIND THAT FINDINGS OF FACT HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED AND DETERMINE A HARDSHIP HAS BEEN PROVEN FOR THE REQUESTED VARIANCE TO CODE OF ORDINANCES SECTION 281102 FOR CANOPY REPLACEMENT AT 728 WEST MULBERRY. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SO THAT MOTION CARRIES. OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU. YOU MAY LEAVE. OH, YES. THANK YOU. SORRY. OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON A REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE TO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES. SECTION 215-73A12, WHICH PROHIBITS THE PLACEMENT OF A WALL SIGN PROJECTION ABOVE A PARAPET WALL HEIGHT. THE PROPOSED SIGNS FOR OUR SUBJECT. SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 132 EAST HOSPITAL ROAD. [00:20:06] IT'S THE UTMB HOSPITAL CAMPUS AND I'LL INTRODUCE GRACE GARCIA WHO WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM. OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE WALL SIGNAGE WILL PROJECT ABOVE THE PARAPET WALLS OF THE VARIOUS BUILDINGS IS THE NEED FOR THE VARIANCE. THE PROPERTY CONSISTS OF A LARGE MULTI-BUILDING HOSPITAL CAMPUS WITH EXPANSIVE BUILDING FACADES AND LIMITED VERTICAL SIDE MOUNTING. THE CAMPUS LAYOUT REQUIRES AS YOU SEE THERE ON THE LEFT IS THE CURRENT. AND THEN ON THE RIGHT IS THE PROPOSED. THE CAMPUS LAYOUT REQUIRES CLEAR IDENTIFICATION OF INDIVIDUAL BUILDINGS FOR PATIENT VISITOR NAVIGATION, CREATING A UNIQUE CONDITION WHERE STANDARD SIGN PLACEMENT BELOW THE PARAPET IS NOT PRACTICAL FOR VISIBILITY. IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE CURRENT. MOST NEARBY COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES ARE SMALLER IN SCALE AND INCLUDE SUFFICIENT VERTICAL MOUNTING SPACE FOR COMPLIANT WALL SIGNAGE. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS DIFFERENT DUE TO ITS LARGE HOSPITAL BUILDINGS, EXTENDED FACADE WIDTHS, AND LIMITED SIGN BAND AREAS. THE NEED FOR THE VARIANCE IS UNIQUE TO THE SPECIFIC PHYSICAL AND OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS PROPERTY. THE SITE IS LARGE AND MULTI-BUILDING HOSPITAL CAMPUS WITH EXPANSIVE BUILDING FACADES AND LIMITED VERTICAL SIGN. THE SIZE AND LAYOUT OF THE CAMPUS REQUIRE CLEAR AND HIGHLY VISIBLE BUILDING IDENTIFICATION TO EFFECTIVELY GUIDE PATIENTS, VISITORS, AND EMERGENCY RESPONDERS. THE PROPOSED SIGNAGE IS LIMITED TO BUILDING MOUNTED IDENTIFICATION SIGNAGE, AND DOES NOT INTRODUCE ANY HAZARDS OR ADVERSE IMPACTS TO THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT. THE SIGNAGE IS DESIGNED TO BE CONSISTENT WITH OVERALL ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER OF HOSPITAL CAMPUSES, AND WILL NOT OBSTRUCT VISIBILITY OR CREATE TRAFFIC HAZARDS, OR INTERFERE WITH PEDESTRIAN OR VEHICULAR CIRCULATION. THE GRANTING OF THIS VARIANCE WILL NOT BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE, OR INJURIOUS TO OTHER PROPERTY WITHIN THE AREA. IN FACT, IMPROVED VISIBILITY OF THE HOSPITAL IDENTIFICATION ENHANCES PUBLIC SAFETY BY ASSISTING PATIENTS, VISITORS AND EMERGENCY RESPONDERS IN QUICKLY LOCATING THE CORRECT FACILITIES WITHIN THE CAMPUS. HARDSHIP DOES EXIST. THE SIGNAGE REQUEST IS LIMITED IN SCOPE AND DOES NOT ALTER THE USE, DENSITY OR FUNCTION OF THE PROPERTY. SURROUNDING PROPERTIES WILL NOT BE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED, AS THE SIGNAGE WILL REMAIN COMPATIBLE WITH THE SCALE AND CONTENT OF SITE. THE VARIANCE SIMPLY ALLOWS FOR REASONABLE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SIGN PLACEMENT TO ACCOMMODATE THE UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROPERTY, WITHOUT CREATING ANY DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS. STAFF AGREES THE FINDINGS OF UNDUE HARDSHIP IN GRANTING THIS VARIANCE AND ARE PROPERLY ESTABLISHED. RECOMMENDATIONS, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT FINDS THAT THE HARDSHIP EXISTS AND GRANTS THE SIGN VARIANCE TO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES SECTION 21.537, WHICH PROHIBITS THE PLACEMENT OF WALL SIGNAGE PROJECTION ABOVE THE PARAPET WALL HEIGHT. WE DO HAVE A SAMPLE MOTION. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND WE DO HAVE JACKIE CROSSGROVE WITH UTMB HERE. OKAY. SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. MOTION. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. WE'LL NOW HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT OR REPRESENTATIVE OF THE APPLICANT. GOOD AFTERNOON. SO THESE SIGNS ARE GOING TO GO ABOVE. AS YOU CAN TELL THE ORIGINAL SIGNS WERE AT THE ROOF LEVEL. THESE SIGNS ARE GOING TO GO ABOUT TWO FEET ABOVE 2 OR 3FT. I CAN'T SEE THE DIMENSIONS ON THERE ABOVE THE ROOF LINE. WE JUST NEED CLEARANCE FROM Y'ALL THAT WE CAN DO THAT. ALL THE OTHER BUILDINGS ON GALVESTON CAMPUS, LEAGUE CITY AND CLEAR LAKE ARE ALL GOING TO BE LOOKING LIKE THIS WITH JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOVE THE ROOF LINE. SO WE HAVE A NEW LOGO, AS Y'ALL CAN TELL. SO ALL OF THE SIGNS EVERYWHERE ARE GETTING THIS NEW LOGO. IT'S A NEW SIGN STANDARD WITH UTMB STANDARDS. IT'S FOR MORE VISIBILITY. ANY QUESTIONS? YES, I HAVE ONE. ARE THERE ANY SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS GOING INTO THE DESIGN, SUCH AS A LICENSED PE BUY OFF ON THE ANCHORING SYSTEM OR MOUNTING SYSTEM OF THESE SIGNS TO [00:25:03] THE WALL? SINCE THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE YOU'RE REQUESTING VARIANCE TOO HAD AT LEAST PARTIALLY AN ORIGINAL INTENT TO KEEP THOSE SIGNS IN PLACE DURING HIGH WINDS. IT IS A CONSIDERATION I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT. YEAH, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IT WILL FOLLOW THE SIGN COMPANY AND THE INSTALLERS AND EVERYTHING FOLLOW YOU UTMB STANDARDS AND OUR SPECIFICATIONS, WHICH ARE NATION SPECIFICATIONS. THEY ARE AWARE OF OUR UNIQUE LOCATION. HURRICANE CENTRAL OVER HERE. SO THEY ARE TAKING THE PRECAUTIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S HURRICANE SAFE WIND APPROVED SAFE. OKAY. THEY ARE ENGINEERED TO A WINDSTORM. YES. YES. TO MEET OUR SO SO THEY PUT THESE SIGNS UP AND LET'S SAY WE HAVE A WEATHER EVENT AND THEY'RE BLOWN DOWN OR DAMAGED. DOES ARE THEY ALLOWED TO REPLACE THEM BACK AS IS, OR DO THEY HAVE TO COME BEFORE FOR ANOTHER. NO. AS IS. AND THE VARIANCE WOULD GO FOR US. EXTEND. OKAY. SO YEAH, THAT PART OF THE ZONING WOULD BE CLEAR, YOU KNOW, FOR STAFF. SO THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO COME BACK TO YOU FOR THAT. AND IS I DON'T THINK IS THIS FIRST SET OF BUILDINGS, IS THAT THE PROFESSIONAL BUILDING OR IS THE PROFESSIONAL BUILDING INCLUDED IN THIS WITH THE DOCTORS? AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO PUT A SIGN THERE. NO. SO IF Y'ALL DECIDE TO PUT A SIGN THERE THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK FOR ANOTHER VARIANCE. IF IT'S NOT INCLUDED IN HERE. YES, MA'AM. IF IT'S NOT INCLUDED IN HERE NOW, AND IF THERE IS A FUTURE EXPANSION, WE'LL COME BACK. YEAH. BECAUSE RUMORS. YES. OKAY. MAKES SENSE. THANK YOU. GOOD QUESTION. GOOD CATCH. SO I'LL SEE Y'ALL AGAIN THEN. SO THE SIGNS THAT ARE IN PLACE ON THE OTHER CAMPUSES THAT YOU REFERENCED THAT DO PEEK A BOO ABOVE BUILDINGS, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT. [LAUGHTER] HAVE THEY BEEN IN PLACE AND WITHSTOOD BERYL AND OTHER WEATHER EVENTS? NO, NOTHING'S BEEN IN PLACE. SO THIS INITIATIVE OF CHANGING ALL THE LOGOS, ALL THE SIGNS IS THEY'RE CURRENTLY IN FABRICATION. THEY WILL BE STARTING INSTALLATION JULY MID JULY INTO AUGUST. I THINK, JENNY SEALEY IS GOING TO HAVE THE LARGEST ONE OF THE LARGEST ONES AT 25FT FACING THE CRUISE SHIPS CLC CLEAR LAKE HOSPITAL IS GOING TO ALSO HAVE A LARGE ONE AND IT'S GOING TO BE ANCHORED INTO THE MULLIONS OF THE CURTAIN WALL. AND THOSE ARE TWO OF THE LARGEST ONES. SO THEY ALL CLEARED EVERYTHING AND THEY'RE LARGER THAN THESE, WAY LARGER THAN THESE, BUT HAVEN'T BEEN TESTED BY A WEATHER EVENT YET. NO. NOT YET. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO IS THIS LIKE A REBRANDING OF UTMB? YES. WE GOT A NEW PRESIDENT. WE GOT A NEW SLOGAN. WE GOT ALL, EVERYTHING NEW. SO. AND THEY JUST COULDN'T ABIDE A SIGN ON A BUILDING. THEY WENT BIG. THEY HAD TO GO ABOVE IT. AND WE PRESENTED SOME SIGNS THAT WERE A LITTLE BIT. NO, WE WANT IT BIGGER. SO YEAH. AND WITH IT HAVING THE WHITE BOX BEHIND IT. IT JUST MAKES EVERYTHING POP. SO IT'S ANGLETON TO GO, RIGHT? YEAH. YEAH, NEW, IT'S FOR THE NEWCOMERS. YEAH. YEAH. AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE ELIMINATED AS WELL. FOR THE WHOLE MEETING OR THE WHOLE MEETING. OH. SO ARE THEY MADE IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE ELIMINATED. ARE THEY MADE OUT OF LIKE A HARD PLASTIC. IT'S SO THE LIGHT CAN I'M SORRY. ALUMINUM. SO THE LIGHT WILL SHINE ON IT OR IT WILL. NO. IT'S SO IT'S A BIG WHITE BOX. YEAH. AND THEN THE LETTERS WILL SIT ON TOP OF IT, ADHERE TOP OF IT. RIGHT. AND THEN THE LIGHTING IS LED LIGHTING INSIDE OF EACH LETTER AND INSIDE OF THE LOGO. SO THE FACE OF IT THOUGH IS NOT ALUMINUM. CORRECT. IT'S PLASTIC. SO THE LETTERS ARE ILLUMINATED. AND THEN IT ALSO HAS LIKE A HALO LIGHTING AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE LETTER. SO IT'S LIT INSIDE AND THEN IT'S LIT ON AROUND THE BACK OF IT. SO IT'S, I DON'T THINK WE SHOWED A PICTURE OF IT ILLUMINATED ON THERE. IT'S ILLUMINATED ALUMINUM. SO SAY THAT REALLY FAST. [LAUGHTER] THREE TIMES. ALSO WHAT I'M STRUGGLING WITH AND MAYBE SOMEONE CAN HELP ME IS THE REFERENCES TO CAMPUS LAYOUT REQUIRING CLEAR IDENTIFICATION OF INDIVIDUAL BUILDINGS. THIS DOESN'T LOOK LIKE INDIVIDUALIZED IDENTIFICATION TO ME. IT LOOKS I MEAN, RIGHT, IT'S THE BRAND WHICH IS THE BRAND, WHICH IS THE BRAND, NOT LIKE THIS IS THE HEART CENTER. THIS IS THE DAY SURGERY. THIS IS THE LETTERINGS ARE ON THE DOORS. [00:30:03] YEAH. SO THERE'S ANOTHER PACKAGE THAT'S ALREADY. SO YEAH, KYLE HAS ALREADY APPROVED THAT. YEAH, THAT HELPS THAT ALSO. YEAH. SO LIKE FOR INSTANCE, JENNIE SEALY HAS JENNIE SEALY HOSPITAL. AND THEN IT HAS THE BIG LOGO SIGN AND IT HAS JOHN SEALY HOSPITAL AND THEN THE BIG LOGO SIGN. SO THE NAME OF THE BUILDING WILL NOT BE ON THE LOGO. IT'S JUST. BUT IT'S COMING. THE NAME OF THE BUILDING. YOU'LL BE ABLE TO THE WAYFINDING IS COVERED IN THE PACKAGE. AND THE OTHER THING THAT'S GOING TO COME TO US. YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS SEPARATELY. NO, THAT DOESN'T COME TO YOU BECAUSE ALL OF THE OTHER SIGNS MEET SIZE, REQUIREMENTS, PLACEMENT AND EVERYTHING, RIGHT? THIS WAS THE ONLY THING THAT DID NOT COMPLY. SO THE ACTUAL INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFICATION OF THE BUILDING MEETS COMPLIANCE AND DOES NOT REQUIRE A VARIANCE. IT'S ONLY THE BRANDING. THIS PART REQUIRES IT HELPS YOU IDENTIFY THE BUILDING AS A UTMB BUILDING. THANK YOU. YEAH. YEAH. AND THEN WAIT YOU'RE NOT IN MY NETWORK. WELL, ONCE YOU GET ON CAMPUS AND WE'LL HAVE THE WAYFINDING ARROWS AND THE BUILDING WILL HAVE IT ON THE DOORS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. YEAH. WE HAVE TO SPLIT THE PACKAGE. WHEN KYLE RECEIVED THAT, HE THOUGHT THIS WHOLE THING WAS DONE A DONE DEAL, BUT THIS WAS THE ONLY THING THAT DIDN'T COMPLY IN THE COMPLETE PACKAGE. YEAH. MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION. NO, I THINK I THINK SOMEBODY KNOW. YEAH. I MEAN I THINK MY CONCERNS ARE THE SAME AS. YEAH. COMMISSIONER OR WHATEVER WE ARE. GUNTHERS. [LAUGHTER] BOARD MEMBER. BOARD MEMBER. JUST THAT IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE CREATING A POTENTIAL PROJECTILE IN HIGH WINDS FOR VANITY. IF AN UNCONDITIONAL VARIANCE IS GRANTED, I STILL THINK THERE IS A CONDITION THAT MIGHT WARRANT SOME SORT OF A CONDITIONAL VARIANCE OFF OF LIKE, SAY, ENGINEERED APPROVAL OR A DOUBLE ANCHORING SYSTEM OF SOME SORT. KYLE, CAN YOU. THEY RUN THROUGH ENGINEERING THEY ARE APPROVED. EVERYTHING'S ENGINEERED ALL THERE. OKAY. OKAY. TO MEET OUR WINDSTORM. OKAY. AND THAT'S ALL YOU. AND THAT'S ALL YOU CAN DO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I MEAN, IF WE HAVE A STORM BIGGER THAN THAT. I CAN'T PROMISE WHAT IT'S GOING TO DO. RIGHT. YOU KNOW? OKAY. YEAH. WE JUST HAD. WHAT WAS HIS NAME ARTHUR. HE WAS WHAT, 40. 60? YEAH. YES. SO. OKAY. I'LL GIVE IT A TRY. MOTION TO ACCEPT THE FACTS AND FINDINGS ON THE HARDSHIP. APPROVING A REQUESTED VARIANCE TO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES. SECTION 21.5-73A LOCATED AT 132 EAST HOSPITAL ROAD, UTMB CAMPUS. IF I MIGHT INTERRUPT, IF YOU WANT TO ADD THE CAVEAT, YOU KNOW THAT IT MEET ALL ENGINEERING STANDARDS JUST TO PROTECT YOU IN TERMS OF WHAT YOU'VE DONE. FEEL FREE TO DO THAT BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE IT HAPPENED OR WILL HAPPEN. YES, SIR. SO ALL THAT. [LAUGHTER] WHAT HE DID, WHAT HE SAID. GIVEN THE PROVISION THAT IT MEETS ALL ENGINEERING STANDARDS. YES. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED. SO THAT MOTION WILL CARRY. SO THAT IS APPROVED. AND I THINK THAT RUNS US THROUGH OUR AGENDA FOR THE DAY. SO 12:34 OR 5. AND IF Y'ALL WANT TO STAY WE CAN STAY A LITTLE LONGER. I'M HUNGRY. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.