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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6732-D Staff AnalysisJANUARY 28, 2008 ITEM NO.: A File No.: Z -6732-D Owner: River Market Holdings, LLC. Applicant: Terry Burruss Address: 225 E. Markham Street Description: Southwest corner of East Markham Street and Cumberland Street Zoned: UU Variance Requested: A variance is requested from the sign provisions of Section 36- 557 to allow a wall sign without street frontage. Justification: The applicant's justification is presented in an attached letter. Present Use of Property: Mixed Office/Commercial Proposed Use of Property: Mixed Office/Commercial STAFF REPORT A. Public Works Issues: No Comments. B. Staff Analysis_ The UU zoned property at 225 East Markham Street is occupied by a four- story mixed office/commercial building. The property is located at the southwest corner of East Markham Street and Cumberland Street. There is a paved parking lot on the west side of the building with an access drive from East Markham Street. Two (2) of the building's main entrances are on the west side of the building from the parking lot. A new restaurant use, Velo Rouge, is being established within the north portion of the building's first floor. As part of the new restaurant use, a wall sign is being proposed on the west building facade. The proposed sign is 20 square feet in area (2 feet by 10 feet), and is to be located over the northernmost entry door on the west building facade. The restaurant also has wall signs on the north and east facades. JANUARY 28, 2008 ITEM NO.: A (CON'T. Section 36-557(a) of the City's Zoning Ordinance requires that all on -premise wall signs face required street frontage. Therefore, the applicant is requesting a variance to allow the wall sign on the west building fagade with no direct street frontage. Staff is supportive of the requested variance. Staff views the request as reasonable. The sign on the west building facade will aid in identifying one of the restaurant's entrances for persons parking in the adjacent lot and traffic (pedestrian and vehicular) heading east on E. Markham Street. Stone Ward received a variance to place a wall sign on this west building fagade. Iriana's Pizza also received a variance to allow an awning sign on the east fagade of the building directly across the parking lot to the west (201 E. Markham Street). Staff believes the proposed wall sign without direct street frontage will not be out of character with other signage in the area and will have no adverse impact on the adjacent properties. C. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the requested sign variance, subject to permits being obtained for all signage. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT: (DECEMBER 17, 2007) Staff informed the Board that the applicant submitted a letter on December 17, 2007, requesting the application be deferred to the January 28, 2008 agenda. Staff supported the deferral request. The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and deferred to the January 28, 2008 agenda by a vote of 3 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent and 1 recusal (Burruss). BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT: (JANUARY 28, 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 by a vote of 3 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent and 1 recusal (Burruss).