HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6984-A Staff AnalysisAUGUST 29, 2016
ITEM Nn - 1
File No.: Z -6984-A
Owner: Sharon Campbell
Applicant: Tammy Hampton
Address: 3105 W. 12th Street
Description. South side of W. 12th Street, west of Johnson Street
Zoned: R-3
Variance Requested: A variance is requested from the sign provisions of Section
36-557 to allow two (2) wall signs without street frontage.
Justification: The applicant's justification is presented in an attached letter.
Present Use of Property: Daycare Center
Proposed Use of Property: Daycare Center
STAFF REPORT
A. Public Works Issues:
No Comments.
B.. Staff Analysis:
The R-3 zoned property at 3105 W. 12th Street is occupied by a one-story frame
residential structure. The structure is occupied by a daycare center, Redeemed For
Christ Academy, which was approved by a Conditional Use Permit in 2001. A paved
parking area for the daycare center is located on the west side of the structure. A
driveway from W. 12th Street is located at the northwest corner of the property. A
paved parking lot is also located on the east side of the daycare building. This
parking lot serves the church located across Johnson Street to the east.
The applicant recently attached wall signage to the two (2) front corners of the
daycare building, as noted on the attached sketch. Each sign is a banner -type sign,
two (2) feet by fourteen (14) feet in size, and is affixed to the fagade of the building.
The signs wrap around the front corners of the building, with the majority of each
sign located on the east and west sides of the structure, and smaller portions of the
signs located on the front (north) facade.
Section 36-557(a) of the City's Zoning Ordinance requires that all on -premise wall
signs be located on building sides which have street frontage. Therefore, the
applicant is requesting a variance from this ordinance requirement to allow portions
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of the signs to be located on the east and west building facades, which have no
street frontage.
Staff is supportive of the requested sign variance. Staff views the request as
reasonable. The signage on the east and west facades is a continuation of the signs
on the front of the building which faces W. 12th Street. The applicant has noted that
the portions of the signs located on the east and west facades will aid in identifying
the daycare building to east/west traffic along W. 12th Street. The applicant has also
informed staff that there will be no ground -mounted sign placed on the property.
Staff feels that the wall signage as proposed in -lieu of a ground -mounted sign
represents an acceptable "trade-off'. Staff believes the wall signage without street
frontage 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 variance, subject to the following
conditions:
1. The wall signage as proposed will be for this specific app Iicant/occupant
(Tammy Hampton) only.
2. As long as the proposed wall signage is in place, no ground -mounted sign
will be allowed on the property.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
(August 29, 2016)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the item
and a recommendation of approval as outlined in the "staff recommendation" above.
There was no further discussion. The item was placed on the consent agenda and
approved as recommended by the vote of 4 ayes, 0 noes and 1 absent.
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