HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-5662-A Staff AnalysisAugust 26, 2002
ITEM NO.: 2
File No.:
Owner:
Address:
Description:
Zoned:
Z -5662-A
Bullock Investments
7305 Kanis Road
South side of Kanis Road, at Rodney
Parham Road
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Variance Requested: A variance is requested from the sign
provisions of Section 36-557 to allow a wall
sign without public street frontage.
Justification:
Present Use of Property:
Proposed Use of Property:
STAFF REPORT
A. Public Works Issues:
No issues.
B. Staff Analysis:
The applicant's justification is presented in
an attached letter.
Commercial
Commercial
The property at 7305 Kanis Road is occupied by a one (1) story brick and
frame commercial building. There is a paved parking area along the east
side of the commercial building. The building contains three (3)
commercial lease spaces. Adams Printing recently occupied the
easternmost lease space and installed two (2) wall -mounted signs. One
(1) of the wall signs is located on the north side of the building facing
Kanis Road, with the second sign being located on the east side of the
building, which does not have street frontage. According to Section 36-
557(a) of the City's Zoning Ordinance:
August 26, 2002
Item No.: 2 (Cont.
"All on -premises wall signs must face required street
frontage except in complexes where a sign without street
frontage would be the only means of identification for a
tenant."
Therefore, the applicant is requesting a variance to allow the wall sign on
the east side of the building without public street frontage.
Staff is supportive of the variance request. The wall sign on the east side
of the building is approximately 27 square feet in area and occupies much
less than 10 percent of the overall east building fagade area. Staff feels
that the wall sign located on the east side of the building will provide much
better identification of the printing business to west -bound traffic than will
the signage on the building's north fagade. With all of the properties east
of the site being occupied by commercial and office uses, the wall -
mounted sign on the east side of the building should have no adverse
impact on the general area.
C. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested sign variance, subject to a
sign permit being obtained.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT: (AUGUST 26, 2002)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented
the item and a recommendation of approval.
The applicant offered no additional comments.
The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved as recommended by
staff by a vote of 4 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent.
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