HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-7893 Staff AnalysisSEPTEMBER 26, 2005
ITEM NO.: B
File No.: Z-7893
Owner/Applicant: Jae Hun Ru
Address: 4409 West 12th Street
Description: South side of West 12th Street, between Washington and Peyton
Streets
Zoned: C-3
Variance Requested: A variance is requested from the sign provisions of Section 36-
557 to allow incidental signage which exceeds the maximum area allowed.
Justification: The applicant's justification is presented in an attached letter.
Present Use of Property: Commercial
Proposed Use of Property: Commercial
STAFF REPORT
A. Public Works Issues:
No Comments
B. Staff Analysis:
The C-3 zoned property at 4409 West 12th Street is occupied by a one-story
commercial strip center building. There is paved parking on the north side of
the building, with access drives from West 12th, Peyton and Washington
Streets.
The applicant, J's Grill, occupies a portion of the commercial building. The
overall building fagade for this business is approximately 480 square feet. The
applicant recently placed signage on the building, over and on the windows on
front of the portion of the commercial building they occupy. The wall signage
above the windows is approximately 36 square feet in area (20 square feet
and 16 square feet). The signage on the windows accounts for approximately
80 square feet (32 square feet and 48 square feet). The signs are of a
vinyl/material, but are permanently attached to the building.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2005
ITEM NO.: B (CON'T.
Section 36-555(a)(2) of the City's Zoning Ordinance allows a maximum of 10
percent of the fagade area of a building to be utilized for wall signage. Section
36-557(e) allows each business to have incidental signage not exceeding 20
square feet in area. In this case the ordinance would allow this business to
have wall signage totaling 48 square feet in area, with 20 square feet of
incidental signage, for a total of 68 square feet of wall signage. The applicant
has a total of 116 square feet of sign area. Therefore, the applicant is
requesting a variance from these ordinance standards to allow the existing
signage.
Staff is not supportive of the requested variances. Staff does not believe the
total amount of signage requested by the applicant is reasonable. The 12th
Street Initiative/Chain of Hope is a group effort of the City and local churches
and institutions which meets to discuss issues related to the 12th Street area.
The group has primarily been involved in issues involving the clean-up and
beautification of the 12 h Street corridor. Staff believes the amount of signage
proposed for this business only adds to the amount of sign clutter in the area
and would only go against what the 12th Street Initiative/Chain of Hope is trying
to achieve. Staff could support permitting the two (2) signs above the windows
as permanent wall signs, and allowing the signage on only one (1) side of the
door (on the window) to serve as incidental signage. Staff feels that the
signage on the windows on one (1) side of the door should be removed.
C. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends denial of the requested sign variance, as filed.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT:
(JULY 25, 2005)
Staff informed the Board that the applicant requested to defer the application to the
August 29, 2005 Agenda. Staff supported the deferral request.
The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and deferred to the August 29, 2005
Agenda by a vote of 4 ayes, 0 nays and 1 open position.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT:
(AUGUST 29, 2005)
Staff informed the Board that the applicant requested to defer the application to the
September 26, 2005 Agenda. Staff supported the deferral request.
The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and deferred to the September 26,
2005 Agenda by a vote of 5 ayes and 0 nays.
OA,
SEPTEMBER 26, 2005
ITEM NO.: B CON'T.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT: (SEPTEMBER 26, 2005)
Staff informed the Board that the applicant revised the application to remove the
signage on the windows on the west side of the front door. The signs on the east
side of the door will serve as incidental signage.
Staff recommended approval of the revised application, subject to sign permits being
obtained for the two (2) signs above the front windows.
The applicant offered no additional comments.
The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved as revised and
recommended by staff by a vote of 5 ayes and 0 nays.
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