HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-8161-C Staff AnalysisMARCH 28, 2011
ITEM NO.: 4
File No.:
Owner:
Applicant:
Address:
Description:
Zoned:
Z-8161-C
Capital View Properties, LLC
Telly Noel
1900 W. 3rd Street
North side of W. 3rd Street, East of Battery Street
C-3
Variance Requested: Variances are requested from the sign provisions of Sections 36-
557 and 36-555 to allow signs without street frontage and an awning sign which exceeds
the maximum area allowed.
Justification: The applicant's justification is presented in an attached letter.
Present Use of Property: Lounge and Liquor Store
Proposed Use of Property: Lounge and Liquor Store
STAFF REPORT
A. Public Works Issues:
No Comments.
B. Staff Analvsis:
The C-3 zoned property at 1900 W. 3rd Street is occupied by a one-story
commercial building. The west portion of the building is occupied by a liquor store.
Twelve Modern Lounge recently moved into the east portion of the building. A
driveway from W. 3rd Street serves as access to the property. There is paved
parking on all sides of the building. Entry/exit doors to the lounge are located on
the south and east sides of the building. Awnings are located over both doorways.
The applicant placed signage on the face of both awnings to identify the lounge
use. The awning sign on the east side of the building occupies approximately 70
percent of the awning face. The applicant is also proposing to place a four (4) foot
by four (4) foot wall sign on the east wall of the building. The signs on the east
side of the building will have no street frontage, but are located to be visible by
west bound traffic on W. 3rd Street. The wall sign will be lighted. The applicant will
also have signage on the front (south) wall of the building, facing W. 3rd Street.
MARCH 28, 2011
ITEM NO.: 4 (CON'T.
Section 36-555(a)(2)b. of the City's Zoning Ordinance allows an awning sign area of
up to 50 percent of the surface area of the awning. Section 36-557(a) requires that all
wall signage face street frontage. Therefore, the applicant is requesting variances
from these ordinance standards to allow the awning sign with increased coverage
area and the wall sign without public street frontage.
Staff is supportive of the requested sign variances. Staff views the request as
reasonable. The property has a history of having signage on the east side of the
building.. It greatly aids in identifying the property to west hound traffic on W. 3`d
Street. The signage as proposed is very minimal. The proposed wall sign (16
square feet) will occupy only 1.25 percent of the east fagade area. The proposed
awning sign will occupy approximately 70 percent of an awning face having
approximately 10 square feet. Staff feels the requested signage is consistent with
past signs located on this building. Staff believes the requested signage will have
no adverse impact on the adjacent properties or the general area.
C. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested sign variances, subject to the
following conditions:
1. Permits must be obtained for all signs.
2. No additional ground sign will be allowed on the property.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT: (MARCH 28, 2011)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the
application with a recommendation of approval, with conditions. With a vote of 4 ayes,
0 nays, 0 absent and 1 open position, the Board voted to waive their bylaws and accept
the applicant's notification to surrounding property owners being completed three (3)
days late. The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved, as
recommended by staff with a vote of 4 ayes, 0 nays, 0 absent and 1 open position.