HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-7306 Staff AnalysisOctober 28, 2002
ITEM NO.: 8
File No.i
Owner:
Address:
Description:
Zoned:
Z-7306
One Source
7619 Cantrell Road
South side of Cantrell Road, approximately
300 feet west of Mississippi Street
C-3
Variance Requested: A variance is requested from the sign
provisions of Section 36-557 to allow a wall
sign with no public street frontage.
Justification,
Present Use of Property:
Proposed Use of Property:
STAFF REPORT
A. Public Works Issues:
No Comments.
B. Staff Analysis:
The applicant's justification is presented in
an attached letter.
Commercial
Commercial
The C-3 zoned property at 7619 Cantrell Road is occupied by the Cantrell
Design Center and Arnold's Flooring America. There are three (3)
commercial buildings on the site. The property was previously occupied
by One Source Lumber Company.
The applicant recently installed a 4 foot by 8 foot wall sign on the east
fagade of the commercial building nearest to Cantrell Road. The
applicant's intent was to increase this sign to 8 feet by 8 feet, as shown on
the attached drawing. However, the City's Zoning Enforcement Staff
issued the applicant a courtesy notice based on the fact that the sign did
not have direct street frontage.
October 28, 2002
Item No.: 8 (Co
Section 36-557(a) of the City's Zoning Ordinance read as follows:
"(a) All on -pre * mises wall signs must face required street
frontage except in complexes where a sign without street
frontage would be the only means of identification for a
tenant."
Therefore, the applicant is requesting a variance from this requirement.
Staff supports the variance as requested. Staff feels that the variance
request is very minor in nature. A sign on the east fagade of the building
nearest to Cantrell Road will provide much better visibility to westbound
traffic than a sign on the north fagade. The east building fagade is at a
slight angle to, and not perpendicular with, Cantrell Road. Additionally,
according to the applicant, a wall sign once existed on this east fagade for
a previous building tenant. The proposed wall sign should have no
adverse impact on the surrounding properties.
C. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the variance to allow a wall sign on the
east fagade of the northernmost commercial building subject to the
following conditions:
1. The wall sign must not occupy more than 64 square feet of the east
fagade area.
2. A permit must be obtained for the sign.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT: (OCTOBER 28, 2002)
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 and 1 absent.
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