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Board ratifies settlement with Media Choice after TxDOT approves previously denied sign permit
Summary
After TxDOT approved a permit the board had denied, the Board of Adjustment ratified a tolling and settlement agreement with Media Choice in case 25-BB0A00005; staff said the town amended ordinances to defer to TxDOT authority on the I-35 corridor and preserved statutory appeal deadlines during negotiations.
The North Lake Board of Adjustment ratified a settlement with Media Choice concerning case number 25-BB0A00005 after staff reported that the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) approved a permit the board had earlier denied.
Staff explained the town updated its ordinances to align with state law so that, where conflicts exist, TxDOT's authority to regulate signage along primary highways such as I-35 governs. The town first entered a tolling agreement to pause statutory deadlines while settlement talks proceeded, then executed a settlement so the parties could meet the statute-driven timeline for appeal and litigation.
"After we met and y'all decided to deny the request for a permit, TxDOT approved the request on their side," the staff presenter said, describing the procedural sequence that led to the tolling and settlement agreements.
Board members asked for clarification about minutes and the recorded meeting where the settlement was approved; one member said they could not find a section authorizing a chairman to meet and sought the specific code reference. Staff pointed to amendments to the Unified Development Code and suggested the applicable UDC section (as cited in the meeting) is section 11.18.
A motion to ratify the settlement was moved and a second recorded; the board passed the item.
The meeting record lists the case number (25-BB0A00005), the use of a tolling agreement to preserve the parties' statutory timelines and staff's representation that TxDOT has primary authority over signs on the I-35 corridor. No further details of the settlement terms were discussed in the public meeting.
