HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-3638-C Staff AnalysisSeptember 25, 2000
Item No.: 1
File No.:
Owner:
Address:
Description:
Zoned:
Variance Requested:
.TnAtification :
Present Use of Pro ert :
Proposed Use of Proper :
Staff Re ort:
A. Public Works Issues:
Z -3638-C
Don Kirkpatrick
10800 Financial Centre Parkway
Part of Tracts 15, 16 and 18,
West Highlands
0-2
A variance is requested from the
wall sign provisions of Section 36-
557 to permit a wall sign without
direct street frontage.
The building is laid out in such a
manner in which any advertising of
the office building for traffic
bearing southbound from Markham is
virtually impossible unless you
display signage up on the building.
The top of the building is visible
all the way back to Markham.
Office Building
Office Building
No comments associated with this sign variance.
B. Staff Analysis:
The 0-2 zoned property located at 10800 Financial Centre
Parkway is occupied by a five -story, office building and a
parking deck. The building has street frontage on
Shackleford Road and Financial Centre Parkway. The property
has recently been purchased by the applicant who is now in
the process of updating and improving the property and the
building. The applicant proposes to place a wall sign on
the north wall of the building which would be visible to
September 25, 2000
Item No.: 1 (Cont.
traffic southbound on Shacklefor
Although d
visible from the street Road from Markham Street.
would not face either the
the ' the, Proposed wall sign
Section 36- Propert
557 of the code requiresw s street frontages.
street frontages, wall signs to face
Staff is supportive of the
sign consists of individual,
variance.
letters. , internall The proposed
The letters are 3'4" in heightandextend anated htotal
of 4719" along the upper face of
There is no external illumination tof he five-sto total
itself is rY building.
240 feet in length and the the sign' The building
prop°sed
located on the far east end of sign
Shackleford the fa st is to be
Road. trees Several mature 4ade, nearest
landscape area between the buildin es are located in the
and in the rear yards of the g and the property
Properties. The ladjacent residential y line
lack of external ill
Presence of the trees, reduces the visual
and the
on the nearby residential properties. pact of
signage There is the sign
on the 4.5± acre site and little
Will help identify the buildingthe proposed wall sign
the I-430 exit. The sign from Shackleford Road and
occupying the buildin does not advertise an
q, only Kirkpatrick Plaza,".
C. Staff Reco'endation
Staff recommends approval of
identification wall the requested building
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subject to compliance with 1the ut direct street frontage
following conditions:
1- The sign is to be constructed of individual
illuminated channel letters internally
as proposed.
2. There is to be no external illumination of the S1gn.
3. The sign is to be located on the eastern of the north
wall, closest to Shackleford Road.
BOARD OF ADLUST,1.MNT:
Frank Withrow (SEPTEMBER 25, 2000)
, Gayle Corley and Don Kirkpatrick were
representing the application.
representingThere were Present
the Birchwood Nei two objectors present
Presented the it Neighborhood Association.
compliance em and a recommendation of a Staff
with the conditions outlined approval subject to
Recommendation" above, in the Staff
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September 25, 2000
Item No.: 1 (Cont.)
Gayle Corley described
letters were internall the proposed si na e
Provide Y illuminated and that thea stated that the
building identification, sign was only to
Ken Davis, of the Birchwood Nei
the need for the si ghborhood Association, questioned
gn and stated that it would be an intrusion
into the neighborhood.
Gary Langlais asked how man
voiced objections Y of the abuttin
responded to staff. Dana g Property owners had
that he had Carney, of the plan
from received no calls nmm�g Staff.
abutting propertyor letters
Boyd, as association owners. Ken Davis stated of opposition
neighborhood. Officers that he and Mr.
He acknowledged were empowered to speak
abutting Property owners, ged that he had not heard frorar the
the
Floyd Boyd., also of the neighborhood
OPPOsition. He urgedapplicant
association, spoke in
side Of the the ppZicant to
building facingPlace signage on
Shackleford Road.the east
In .response to a ques tion from the Board,
that placing the sign Frank Wi
best wa °n the north fa throw stated
and they to reach traffic athe Markhade of the building was the
exit off of southbo am/Shackleford intersection
and z�430,
Mr. Withrow described t
.less intensive c he lighting of the
an the lighting Proposed sign as being
He stated that the g of the offices 9
channel neon fixtures within in the building.
letters would cast the stainless s
reflect the letteringa light off of the building
teal
lights could be in the indirect glow. n9 and
Placed on a timer and shut -Off eatt nightated . the
Floyd Boyd asked that the
stated that lettering not be
residences any lighting, indirect lighted at all. He
or not, would affect adjacent
Gayle Corley reiterated
on
adjacent that there was no objection from the
Norm Floyd asked if the Board
lighting be turned could impoSe a condition t
such a off at a specific hour. hat the
condition, could be imposed b Staff
y the pard
g responded that
.
There was further
discussion of Visibility of
adjacent streets the site from
need for building
identification
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September 25, 2000
Item No.: 1 (Cont.)
A motion was made to approve the requested variance subject to
compliance with the conditions proposed by staff. The vote was
2 ayes, 3 noes and 0 absent. The motion failed.
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