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Votes at a glance: council adopts two zoning ordinances and approves consent agenda items
Summary
Allen City Council unanimously approved the consent agenda and adopted two ordinances on April 13, including an amendment to Planned Development No. 58 and a sign amendment for Target at PD No. 73.
The Allen City Council cast unanimous votes April 13 on the consent agenda and two ordinance items taken from the regular agenda.
Consent agenda: The council approved the consent agenda by motion, which included: approval of the March 25 regular meeting minutes; adoption of a code supplement (identified in the agenda as 'enacting supplement number 22 to the code of ordinances'); authorization of a four-year lease-purchase schedule through the Department of Information Resources for computer equipment and services at $108,069 annually; and authorization of an agreement with Intermountain Slurry for the 2025 Streets and Alley Slurry Seal project for $109,583. The motion to approve the consent agenda passed unanimously; no items were removed for separate consideration.
Ordinances on the regular agenda: - Ordinance No. 4147-4-25: Adopted to amend Planned Development No. 58 (shopping-center base) to add a defined pharmaceutical manufacturing use (with laboratories limited to biosafety level 1), allow electronic manufacturing/assembly and light manufacturing (limited to no more than 50 percent of floor area for that use), and adjust the office/showroom/warehouse tenant-space calculation. The ordinance was adopted after a public hearing with no registered speakers. - Ordinance No. 4148-4-25: Adopted to amend PD No. 73 (shopping center) to authorize updated 'to-go'/drive-up signage for Target and to codify sign size, height and number limits consistent with the retailer's updated sign program.
Both ordinances were approved by council motions and passed unanimously. Council discussion on these ordinances was limited to staff presentations, brief clarifications and expressions of support for recruitment and economic-development efforts.
Motions and recorded actions at a glance: - Motion to approve the consent agenda: moved and seconded; outcome: approved (unanimous). - Motion to adopt Ordinance No. 4147-4-25 (PD No. 58 amendment): moved and seconded; outcome: approved (unanimous). - Motion to adopt Ordinance No. 4148-4-25 (PD No. 73 signage amendment): moved and seconded; outcome: approved (unanimous).
Notes: Where the meeting transcript contained unclear numeric or ordinance formatting in the consent-item description, the article lists the actions as presented in the agenda and the meeting record; the council vote on all listed items was unanimous at the meeting.
