HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-4175-H Staff AnalysisJULY 30, 2012
ITEM NO.: 1
File No.:
Owner:
Applicant:
Address:
Description -
Zoned:
Z -4175-H
ERC Foundation, Inc.
Terry Burruss
2901 Aldersgate Road
East side of Aldersgate Road, south of W. 24th Street
MF-12/MF-18
Variance Requested: Variances are requested from the sign provisions of Section 36-552
to allow a ground mounted sign with increased height and area and reduced setback from
property line.
Justification: The applicant's justification is presented in an attached letter.
Present Use of Property: Elderly Housing Development
Proposed Use of Property: Elderly Housing Development
STAFF REPORT
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3.3
Public Works Issues:
No Comments
Staff Analysis:
The MF-12/MF-18 zoned property at 2901 Aldersgate Road is occupied by a new
multi -building development for elderly housing (Cottages of Good Shepherd). The
development consists of 18 buildings on 20 acres, with a total of 104 living units.
Each building contains between four (4) and 10 living units. Portions of the project
are in the final stages of construction. One (1) access drive from Aldersgate Road
serves the project.
As part of the project, the applicant proposes to install a ground -mounted sign
along the south side of the access drive from Aldersgate Road. The proposed sign
will be approximately 10 feet in height, with an area of approximately 108 square
feet, as shown on the attached sketch plan. The sign area will be made up of
approximately 68 square feet of sign copy and 40 square feet of sign base. The
sign will be located slightly over two (2) feet from the property line along Aldersgate
Road, and about two (2) feet below the grade of the roadway. The applicant is
JULY 30, 2012
ITEM NO.: 1 (CON'T.
placing the sign closer to the property line because of the location of a water line
near the rear (east) edge of the sign base.
Sections 36-552(a) and (b) of the City's Zoning Ordinance allows one (1) ground
sign per apartment/condominium complex with a maximum sign area of 24 square
feet and a maximum sign height of six (6) feet, with a minimum setback from
property lines of five (5) feet. Therefore, the applicant is requesting variances from
these ordinance standards for the proposed sign.
Staff supports the requested sign variances. Staff views the request as
reasonable. The proposed sign will serve a 20 acre elderly housing project with
one (1) access point from Aldersgate Road. The larger sign will help with
identifying the property to visitors and emergency responders, as the overall
property is deep from west to east with not a great deal of street frontage along
Aldersgate Road. The reduced setback from the Aldersgate Road property line is
due to a water line which is located 10 feet back from the front property line. The
front edge of the sign will be located approximately 13.5 feet back from the edge of
pavement of Aldersgate Road. Staff believes the sign as proposed will have no
adverse impact on the adjacent properties or the general area.
C. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested sign variances, subject to a permit
being obtained for the proposed sign.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT: (July 30, 2012)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the
application with a recommendation of approval, with conditions.
The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved, as recommended by staff
with a vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays and 0 absent.