HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-7086 Staff AnalysisSeptember 24, 2001
Item No.: 3
File No.
Owner:
Z-7086
Church's Fried Chicken
Address: 1.) 1401 Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr.
2.) 5423 West 12th Street
3.) 7621 Geyer Springs Road
Descriptio :
1.) Southeast corner of Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. and Daisy
Gaston Bates Drive
2.) Southeast corner of West 12th Street and Fair Park Blvd.
3.) Northeast corner of Geyer Springs and Young Roads
Zoned:
Variance Requested:
Justification:
Present Use of Property:
Proposed Use of Property:
Staff Report:
A. Public Works Issues:
No Comments.
B. Staff Analysis:
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Variances are requested from
Sections 36-543(7) and 36-557(a)
to permit two (2) roof signs and
one (1) canopy sign without street
frontage at each Church's location.
The applicant's justification is
presented in an attached letter.
Commercial
Commercial
The applicant, Church's Fried Chicken, recently installed
new commercial signs at three (3) of their Little Rock
restaurant locations. The new signage is part of a national
campaign to re-image their restaurants. Two (2) wall -
mounted signs, which extend above the fagade roof line, on
which they are located and one (1) canopy sign were
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Item No.: 3 (Cont.)
installed at each restaurant location. The sign locations
are noted on an attached site plan sketch. Based on the
fact that the wall signs extend above the fagade roof line,
they are considered roof signs and are prohibited by City
Ordinance. There is a canopy at each location which is
located above the drive-thru window. There is a sign
located on each canopy. These canopy signs are located on
building sides which have no street frontage, which is also
prohibited by Ordinance.
The applicant requests variances from the City's Zoning
Ordinance Sections 36-543(7) and 36-557(a), to permit the
two (2) roof signs and one (1) canopy sign without street
frontage at each restaurant location. Section 36-543(7).,
prohibits roof signs (signs erected over the roof of a
building) and Section 36-557(a) probihits signs without
street frontage. The proposed roof signs extend
approximately 2.5 to 3 feet above the fagade that they are
located on. However, the roof signs do not exceed the
overall roof height. There is an inner fagade which has a
roof line that is slightly higher than the signs.
Staff feels that the requested variances are reasonable.
Each of the three (3) signs at each restaurant location
replaced old signs. In the case of the roof signs, the new
signs are smaller than the old signs. According to the
applicant, the old signs extended higher above the fagade
roof line than do the new signs. Also, as noted above, the
new roof signs do not exceed the overall roof height of the
inner fagade. The new canopy structure with sign over the
drive-thru at each location replaced old canopy structures,
which also included signage without street frontage. Each
of the canopy signs can be seen from one (1) of the street
frontages by traffic traveling in one (1) direction.
C. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested variances and the
signage as existing. If the signs are ever removed, they
must be replaced with signs that comply with City Ordinance
standards, or a new Board of Adjustment variance application
must be filed.
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Item No.: 3 (Cont.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT:
(SEPTEMBER 24, 2001)
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, 1 abstention
(Francis) and 0 absent.
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