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Staff described the amendment as a staff-initiated response to a new two-story building at Argyle Station, which uses deep verandas and beams that make standard wall signs ineffective. Harrison (staff member) said the current canopy-sign maximum is 20 square feet and 3 feet in height; staff proposed raising the primary canopy maximum area to 65 square feet and height to 4 feet after reviewing examples from the Argyle Station building where canopy-mounted signs ranged from about 29 to 63 square feet.

Commission discussion touched on intent and future precedent. One commissioner said canopy signs traditionally serve pedestrian downtown contexts and questioned a wholesale increase for every future development. Tom Anderson (legal/administrative advisor) suggested splitting canopy signs by function: \"when used as a primary sign it's 65 and 4; when used as an auxiliary sign or the secondary sign it really needs to be 20 by 3,\" and recommended that the director of development make determinations on whether a canopy sign is primary or auxiliary.

Commissioners agreed to that approach. The final motion—crafted and offered by staff counsel—directed staff to amend the ordinance text to create primary and auxiliary canopy categories, with a primary canopy maximum area of 65 square feet and height of 4 feet, and an auxiliary canopy maximum area of 20 square feet and height of 3 feet. The motion passed 4-0.

Staff said the change would address cases at Argyle Station where signs attached to beams or canopy elements would otherwise be limited to very small wall-sign areas, and that any monument signage for widened visibility (for example, along State Highway 377) remains a separate standard and will still require its own permitting.

The commission’s approval will be forwarded to Town Council as a recommendation to approve Ordinance TBS 25,006 at the Aug. 18 meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Argyle - Planning & Zoning","oneSentenceSummary","The Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4-0 to recommend Ordinance TBS 25,006, which revises canopy-sign standards by establishing primary and auxiliary canopy categories (primary up to 65 sq ft and 4 ft height; auxiliary up to 20 sq ft and 3 ft height). The change responds to new building designs at Argyle Station.","taxTitle","Argyle, Denton County, Texas","taxId",52239,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6500746,"Argyle planning commission recommends denial of variance for two monument signs at Shops at Gateway",2210,209000,2419000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5546050-6946322c06c71254fefd8b30eb9129d8&start=209&end=2419","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5546050-6946322c06c71254fefd8b30eb9129d8/thumbnail_209000.jpg","/articles/6500746/Argyle/Denton-County/Texas/Argyle-planning-commission-recommends-denial-of-variance-for-two-monument-signs-at-Shops-at-Gateway","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6500746-8fd66f1cf51e80373890c729dfd92856/orig.mp4?Expires=1770714373&Signature=kUnu8auKOVRIupace4SjPSm9nyEUnIGn3Xj3xMsnXE8e2NHwf-FtVfcEltlaXBLvxLrBehcvCsyFMC3EaFfyWouxaey2DCPM2fsITlxggE-SDqWfk7mSUerQr~BgVZcFvO-FjsyEMQQ3q8RbaiUaw40QeqUOeGgl32kp8wxRznMQM49po7hwSM83ihjIZlVjpovUEmvt3Mnd1q0uasomdMla38qwjsFutjBiYZNJ5uQAVCz2C35RAkjbIF42JZzi5Ty6Y8FwzpFS9ZpbLrIcO~xPcgGZSenl0~HWYqD0TfPqLejsQZwKu-wtsaPxWfolvM4A3zn1HzrzmbrV4J2SAQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Argyle Planning and Zoning Commission on Aug. 6 voted 3-1 to recommend that the Town Council deny a variance request to allow two multi-tenant monument signs for the Shops at Gateway, a retail development at 8131 Gateway Drive.

Commissioners heard staff presentation that the building, completed in 2024, contains nine occupied suites (the design accommodates 10) and that the town sign code allows one multi-tenant monument sign per street frontage under section 14.4.6.B. Harrison (staff member) told the commission the development’s proposed signs deviate from the town ordinance and that one monument sign as shown in the application would satisfy the tenant-panel need.

The applicant’s representative, Adam Crawford, said the development’s long frontage along FM 407 and visibility concerns motivated the request. “We really felt like the 2 monument signs… would help add to the overall aesthetic, the development for community as well,” Crawford said, and added the applicant would comply with landscaping, height and permitting requirements if the variance were granted.

Staff analysis and commission discussion focused on three points: (1) the sign ordinance’s limit of one multi-tenant monument sign per street frontage, (2) whether the proposed second sign would function as an off-premise sign or advertise businesses not on the property, and (3) whether the 10-panel sign the applicant proposed already accommodates tenant needs. Harrison noted that off-premise signs are not permitted under the code and questioned why a second sign was necessary when the first sign shows 10 tenant panels.

Commissioners debated options including approving as submitted, denying, or tabling the matter to allow the applicant to submit more detailed sign drawings and a clearer “rule book” for the variance. One commissioner said a table would let the applicant return with more specifics; another said the application lacked a demonstrated need for a second sign for a building with fewer than 10 tenants.

After discussion a commissioner moved to deny the variance request; the motion was seconded and passed 3-1. The commission’s recommendation will be transmitted to Town Council for final action at the council meeting on Aug. 18.

Votes at a glance: the commission recommended denial of the request for two multi-tenant monument signs for 8131 Gateway Drive; the motion passed 3-1.

What happens next: Town Council will take up the commission recommendation at its Aug. 18 meeting. If the applicant wishes to pursue two monument signs, staff and commission members suggested the applicant could return with a more detailed proposal (specific sign designs, landscape treatments, and a written variance “rule book”) or ask for a formal town-initiated interpretation about panel sizing and placement prior to a variance request.

","The Argyle Planning and Zoning Commission voted 3-1 to recommend town council deny a variance to allow two multi-tenant monument signs for the Shops at Gateway, a 17,191-square-foot retail shell building at 8131 Gateway Drive. Staff recommended denial, saying one properly sized monument sign can accommodate tenant panels.","actionData","errors"]

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Argyle commission creates primary/auxiliary canopy-sign categories, recommends ordinance amendment

Argyle planning commission recommends denial of variance for two monument signs at Shops at Gateway