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[1. Call to order and roll call of members]
GO AHEAD.THE FIRST THING ON OUR AGENDA IS THE, UH, UH, ROLL CALL OF OF MEMBERS AND I'LL, UH, CALL ON, UH, PAM ARNOLD IS NOT HERE.
PAUL MAYS IS HERE VACANT FOR MATTHEW HYDE IS HERE.
UM, PAM ARNOLD IS, HAD TOLD ME LAST MEETING THAT SHE WAS GONNA BE OUT OF THE COUNTRY AND SHE DID LEAVE LAST WEEK.
SO, UM, SHE'S, UH, LEGITIMATE WITH THAT.
[2. Approval of March 3, 2025 minutes]
ON OUR AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF MARCH THE THIRD.EVERYBODY'S GOT A COPY OF THOSE, AND IF YOU HAVE ANY CORRECTIONS OR ADDITIONS AT THIS POINT, WE'LL ENTERTAIN THOSE.
IF NOT, WE'LL JUST, UH, UH, CONSIDER THOSE APPROVED AS SUBMITTED.
NEXT ITEM IS, UH, CITIZEN COMMUNICATION.
ANYBODY OUT THERE WANNA TALK ABOUT ANYTHING? OKAY.
[4. Public Hearing and Action Items]
TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, A PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION ITEMS. HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND MAKE RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1 25 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY ENTITLED UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE RELATED TO SIGNS.SO, UM, YOU WANNA GO AHEAD AND GIVE US A PRESENTATION AND, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SIR, FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS MARK LINMAN.
I'M THE PLANNING MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF LAKE CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
THE REQUEST BEFORE YOU TONIGHT COMES FROM OUR MAYOR, UH, AND FROM VIA OUR ADMINISTRATION.
THE REQUEST IS SIMPLE, JUST, UM, IN SPEAKING, UH, WITH THEM THAT THEY'RE JUST LOOKING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO OUR SIGN ORDINANCE OF OUR UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE.
UM, IF YOU'LL REMEMBER, OUR UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE IS BROKEN UP INTO ABOUT NINE SECTIONS, THE EIGHTH SECTION BEING SIGNAGE.
THEN THERE IS ADDITIONAL, UH, APPENDICES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
BUT SEC, ARTICLE EIGHT IS DEALING WITH CHEST SIGNS.
AND THE APPLICATION OR THE AMENDMENT REQUEST IS SIMPLY JUST TO PLACE A FURTHER, UH, DISCUSSION REGARDING FENCE, UH, EXCUSE ME, SIGNS PLACED ON BUILDINGS, WALLS, OR FENCES FACING THE INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR OF ATHLETIC STADIUMS, COURTS, OR FIELDS OWNED OR OPERATED EITHER BY A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.
THIS WOULD ALSO INCLUDE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THAT THEY ARE EXEMPTED FROM THE REQUIREMENTS AS WELL AS THE REQUIREMENT FOR A PERMIT.
WELL, LET'S GO AHEAD AND CALL THE, UH, UH, PUBLIC HEARING TO ORDER IT.
WE WILL DO THAT AT 6 0 3 AND UH, APPARENTLY THERE IS NO ONE TO ADDRESS THE, UH, COMMISSION ON THE PUBLIC HEARING, SO WE'LL CALL THE, UH, UH, PUBLIC HEARING AS CLOSED AT 6 0 3 AS WELL.
SO, UM, ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF ON THIS, UH, ON THIS ISSUE? IS THERE ANYTHING WE OUGHT, I OUGHT KNOW ABOUT THIS AND IS THERE IS SOMETHING, EVERY TIME I READ IT, I KEPT TRYING TO THINK OF THINGS WHERE THIS WOULD BE A REAL PROBLEM AND IT, IT PROBABLY, THERE ARE SOME THINGS, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WOULD BE AT THIS POINT.
IT NEVER CAME UP WITH ANYTHING.
AND THAT'S WHERE, YOU KNOW, IT, THE, THE AMENDING LANGUAGE IS PRETTY MUCH TIGHTLY WOVEN IN THERE TO WHERE IT SPECIFICALLY TALKS ABOUT SIGNAGE IN PARTICULAR LOCATIONS WITHIN THE CITY AND WITH WHERE THEY ARE, YOU KNOW, SUCH AS FACING INWARDS, WALLS AND EXTERIOR OF, OF ATHLETIC STADIUM.
SO IT'S TIGHTLY CONSTRAINED WITHIN THOSE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS WHERE, YOU KNOW, TO SE, YOU KNOW, THE SECUREMENT OF A PERMIT OR THE ADHERENCE TO THE SIGN REGULATIONS WOULD NOT BE REQUIRED.
SO THE, THE DEFINITION OF OF GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES, THAT INCLUDES SCHOOLS.
AND SO IN THIS CASE IT WOULD INCLUDE THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, SO SANTA FE, C-C-I-S-D, UM, AS WELL AS ALVIN, UH, AND THEN ANY, ANY GOVERNMENTAL ENERGIES, INTER FEDERAL, STATE TYPE OF ENTITIES.
I MEAN, IT DOESN'T, IT DOESN'T LET THE LITTLE LEAGUE PEOPLE GO PUT UP ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ON THE NO, THE, UH, THE WAY I PER KIND OF PERSONALLY PICTURE THIS IS LIKE, IF, IF THERE'S LIKE A BOOSTER BANNER, UH, THE TENNIS COURT FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL, YOU KNOW, GO
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TENNIS, YOU KNOW THAT, THAT TYPE OF SIGNAGE, THAT'S AGAIN INTERIOR, INTERIOR FACING, INTERIOR, THINGS OF THAT NATURE WHERE THEY KIND OF DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATION OF GETTING A PERMIT WITH, YOU KNOW, AND FOR EXAMPLE, ONE INSTANCE WOULD BE ON FIVE AT THE CLEAR CREEK HIGH SCHOOL, YOU KNOW, IF, IF THERE WAS SOMETHING DIRECTLY INTERIOR OF THE SITE, THEY WOULD NOT HAVE TO GET A PERMIT.SO YOU GUYS FEEL PRETTY COMFORTABLE THAT THERE'S NOT GONNA BE ANY KIND OF BACKLASH ON THIS OR ANY PROBLEMS GOING FORWARD, RIGHT? THIS, THIS IS BEING, THIS IS BEING, UH, FORWARDED FROM THE MAYOR.
SO, OKAY, WELL THE, WE DID CLOSE THE, UH, PUBLIC HEARING AT 6 0 3 AND, UH, IT ARE WE'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE GOING FORWARD? ANYBODY WANT TO ASK A QUESTION? ALRIGHT, WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
UH, ONE WAY OR THE OTHER YOU WANNA MAKE THE LAST MOTION? I'D MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
OH, LET'S LOOK AT THE GUY
IF I MAY ALIVE, WEREN'T WE, I'M SORRY IF I MAY REAL QUICK, JUST IF, IF THERE DOES SOMETHING THAT COMES UP WHERE WE NEED TO TIGHTEN IT A LITTLE BIT MORE, WE CAN ALWAYS COME BACK.
I SEE A GOOD EXAMPLE IS THE THAT'S GOOD.
THE MOBILE FOOD TRUCK ORDINANCE.
IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND THAT MOTION.
AND, UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
FIVE ZERO STAFF COMMENTS? NONE AT THIS TIME.
OKAY, WELL AT 6 0 7 WE WILL STAND ADJOURNED.
SEE, THIS IS PRETTY EXCITING, ISN'T IT,