Item 9B
Department of Planning & Development Services
S T A F F R E P O R T
April 28, 2010
CASE NO: MSP10-002
PROJECT: Master Sign Plan for Gateway Church
REQUEST:
Gateway Church is requesting approval of a Master Sign Plan for the church’s new
campus located at 700 Blessed Way, adjacent to the westbound S.H. 114 frontage
road. Phase I of the new Gateway Church campus includes a 4000 seat
auditorium, a lobby with seating area, a bookstore and coffee bar, a children’s
building and classrooms. The Master Sign Plan includes sign regulations for
attached signs on the children’s building and worship center, large landscaped
monument signs, entryway monument signs (directional signs), directional pylons,
and building identifier pylons.
A summary of the sign types requested in the Master Sign Plan follows. Please
refer to the attached sign plan booklet (Attachment D) for complete details.
Summary of Requested Signs
Sign Type Brief Description Number of Signs and
Locations
Large Landscaped Monument Signs 4 Signs Requested
Wall signs
Blessed Way and the
Built into berms
S.H. 114 frontage
Variable wall
road
height
Grace Lane and the
3 foot letters and
S.H. 114 frontage
logos
road
Letters/logo pin
Blessed Way and
mounted on stone
Kirkwood Blvd.
Grace Lane and
Kirkwood Blvd.
Attached Building Signs – Worship Center 3 Signs Requested
7’ 5” logo
West Elevation
4’ 6” letters
South Elevation
Southeast Elevation
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Sign Type Brief Description Number of Signs and
Locations
Attached Building Sign – Children’s 1 Sign Requested
13’ 5” logo
Building
Northwest Elevation
2’ letters within
logo
Two-Sided Entryway Monument Signs 3 Signs Requested
5 feet tall
(Directional Signs)
Blessed Way
Interchangeable
marquees (panel Kirkwood Blvd.
on left)
Grace Lane
One-Sided Entryway Monument Sign 1 Sign Requested
5 feet tall
(Directional Sign)
Blessed Way
Interchangeable
marquee (panel on
left)
Small Directional Pylons 7 Signs Requested (all along
3 feet tall
internal drive lanes)
Interchangeable
marquees (bottom
panel)
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Sign Type Brief Description Number of Signs and
Locations
Parking Directional Pylons 4 Signs Requested (all along
18 inches tall
internal drive lanes)
Interchangeable
marquees (bottom
panel)
Building Identifier Pylons 6 Signs Requested
7.5 feet tall
3 signs on the west
Interchangeable
side of the children’s
marquees (bottom
building and worship
panel)
center
2 signs on the east
side of the children’s
building and worship
center
1 sign north of the
children’s building
ACTION NEEDED: Consider Master Sign Plan
ATTACHMENTS:
(A) Background Information
(B) Vicinity Map
(C) Site Plan
(D) Sign Plan Booklet
STAFF CONTACT:
Jenny Crosby (748-8195)
Dennis Killough (748-8072)
Case No.
MSP10-002
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
OWNER/APPLICANT:
Gateway Church
PROPERTY SITUATION:
The property is located along the north side of S.H. 114, between
North Carroll Avenue and North Kimball Avenue.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
Lot 1, Block 1, Gateway Church – 114 Campus Addition
HISTORY:
October 22, 2008 - City Council approved a sign variance (SP08-
234) for a temporary development/construction sign along the S.H.
114 frontage road until July 31, 2010 or upon completion of the
entry features and associated signage, whichever is earlier.
SOUTHLAKE 2025 PLAN/
STRATEGIC LINK:
Quality Development
STAFF COMMENTS:
The sign criteria, site plan and application are attached to this
report.
REQUEST:
The applicant is requesting approval of a Master Sign Plan. Please
refer to the attached sign booklet (Attachment D) for complete sign
details.
COUNCIL ACTION:
Case No. Attachment A
MSP10-002 Page 1
Case No. Attachment B
MSP10-002 Page 1
Site Plan
Case No. Attachment C
MSP10-002 Page 1