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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-9785 Staff ReportFile No.: Z-9785 Owner: Anchor Realty Investments, LLC Applicant: Brandon Sebald, Brew Crew, LLC Address: 11418 W. Markham Street Description: Lot 2B, Sec 4, Twnshp 1N, Rng 13W Zoned: C-3, General Commercial Present Use: Drive-thru Coffee Shop Proposed Use: Drive-thru Coffee Shop Variance(s) Requested: A variance is requested from the sign provisions of Section 36- 557(a) to allow wall signs without street frontage. Justification: The applicant's justification is presented in an attached cover letter. STAFF REPORT Planning and Development Civil Engineering Comments: No Comments Landscape and Buffer Comments: No Comments Building Codes Comments: No Comments Staff Analysis: The C-3 zoned property, located at 11418 W. Markham Street, is occupied by a drive-thru coffee shop, 7Brew. The site is located on the north side of W. Markham Street within a shopping center, in front of Academy Sports. The building is in the center of the site, with dual paved drive-thru lanes circling the building. The applicant has been approved for sign permits for wall signs on the south (W. Markham Street) building facade. The applicant is proposing two (2) wall signs each on both the east and west building facades. The proposed signs on the east and west building facades will occupy less than ten (10) percent of their respective facade areas. This complies with Section 36-555(a)(2)(a) of the Code. Section 36-557(a) of the City's Zoning Ordinance requires that all wall signs face street frontage. Because of the reasons described in their cover letter, the applicant is requesting a variance to allow the proposed wall signs on the east and west building facades, which have no direct street frontage. Staff is supportive of the requested variance. Staff views the request as reasonable. The proposed wall signs on the east and west building facades will be visible by both eastbound and westbound traffic on W. Markham Street. Therefore, the signs will aid in identifying the business. Additionally, the proposed signs should have no adverse impact on the adjacent properties. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the requested variance to allow wall signs without street frontage, subject to the descriptions and any conditions contained in the "staff analysis".