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Council approves off‑premise signage for Cottonwood Creek Church as part of PD change
Summary
Council adopted Ordinance 4131‑12‑24 to fold a portion of PD‑72 into PD‑40 and to allow two off‑premise signs (max 8 ft high, 32 sq ft copy area) tied to Cottonwood Creek Church; Planning & Zoning recommended unanimous approval.
The Allen City Council approved a planned‑development amendment that moves a parcel from PD‑72 into PD‑40 (corridor commercial) and allows Cottonwood Creek Church to place two off‑premise signs on an adjacent property it owns. Staff described the request as simple and limited to sign allowances tied to the church as an institutional use.
Under the approved PD language, the two off‑premise signs can be a maximum of 8 feet in height with 32 square feet of copy area (64 square feet of structure area) and must be set back 8 feet from the property line. Staff and council confirmed the entitlement runs with the land; if the church later sells the parcel, sign conflicts would be resolved in purchase agreements or deed restrictions.
Planning & Zoning recommended unanimous approval; the council moved to adopt Ordinance 4131‑12‑24 to amend PD‑72 to PD‑40 and approve the associated development regulations, and the motion passed.
Staff said exact sign locations are not fixed by the ordinance and will be coordinated with future site access points once the property develops.
