HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6240-C Staff AnalysisNOVEMBER 24, 2008
ITEM NO.
File No.: Z -6240-C
Owner: WB Sports of Little Rock, LLC
Applicant: Jason Fortune and Bob Tanner
Address: 10 Viewpointe Cove
Description: West side of Viewpointe Cove, North of Cantrell Road
Zoned: O-3
Variance Requested: A variance is requested from the sign provisions of Section 36-
557 to allow a wall sign with no direct street frontage.
Justification: The applicant's justification is presented in an attached letter.
Present Use of Property: Sports Training Facility
Proposed Use of Property: Sports Training Facility
STAFF REPORT
A. Public Works Issues:
No Comments
B. Staff Analysis:
The 0-3 zoned property at 10 Viewpointe Cove is occupied by a one-story
metal commercial building within the west half of the property. The building
houses a sports training facility (D1) which was recently approved as a
conditional use permit by the Little Rock Planning Commission. There is an
access drive at the northeast corner of the property from Viewpointe Cove.
Paved parking is located on the east side of the building, between the building
and Viewpointe Cove. The elevation of the property is approximately 15 to 18
feet higher than the property immediately to the south (surgery center) which is
located at the northwest corner of Viewpointe Cove and Cantrell Road.
The applicant is proposing to place a wall -mounted sign on the south building
facade, as noted on the attached elevation sketch. The sign will be
approximately 60 square feet in area and face the property immediately to the
NOVEMBER 24, 2008
ITEM NO.: 1 CON'T.
south, with visibility from Cantrell Road. There is currently one (1) small wall
sign on the building's east fagade, facing Viewpointe Cove.
Section 36-557(a) of the City's Zoning Ordinance requires that all wall signs
face required street frontage. Therefore, the applicant is requesting a variance
from this ordinance requirement to allow the wall sign on the south fagade with
no direct street frontage.
Staff is supportive of the requested sign variance. This is consistent with what
staff has supported in the past for wall signs without street frontage. The site
is located at a much higher elevation than the property immediately to the
south, so the proposed wall sign on the south building wall will have good
visibility from Cantrell Road and will aid in identifying the facility to traffic along
Cantrell Road. Staff believes the variance to allow a wall sign without street
frontage in this case is reasonable and will have no adverse impact on the
adjacent properties or general area.
C, Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested sign variance, subject to a permit
being obtained for the proposed sign.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT:
(NOVEMBER 24, 2008)
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 with a vote of 4 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent.