HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-8578-A Staff AnalysisAUGUST 29, 2011
ITEM NO.: 4
File No.: Z-8578-A
Owner: Van Dlay Industries, LLC
Applicant: John Thatcher, Kum & Go
Address: 6201 Colonel Glenn Road
Description: Southwest corner of Colonel Glenn Road and University Avenue
Zoned: C-3
Variance Requested: A variance is requested from the sign provisions of Section 36-557
to allow wall signs without street frontage.
Justification: The applicant's justification is presented in an attached letter.
Present Use of Property: Undeveloped
Proposed Use of Property: Convenience Store with Gas Pumps
STAFF REPORT
A. Public Works Issues:
No Comment
B. Staff Analysis:
The C-3 zoned property at 6201 Colonel Glenn Road is currently undeveloped and
grass covered. The property is located at the southwest corner of Colonel Glenn
Road and S. University Avenue. Other commercial buildings and paved parking
areas within this overall development are located to the west and south.
The applicant is planning to construct a new convenience store with gas pumps
facility on this property. The development will include a convenience store building
located within the south half of the property, with gas pumps and covered canopy
within the north half. Paved parking is proposed along the north, south and east
sides of the building. Access drives are proposed from Colonel Glenn Road and S.
University Avenue, at the northwest and southeast corners of the property.
As part of the development plan, the applicant is proposing wall signs on the north,
south and east elevations of the convenience store building, as noted on the
attached building elevations. Wall signs are also proposed on the north, east and
west elevations of the gas pump canopy. The applicant will also be installing two
(2) ground -mounted signs on the property, one (1) per street frontage. The wall
AUGUST 29, 2011
ITEM NO.: 4 (CON'T.
signs on the south elevation of the convenience store building and the west
elevation of the gas pump canopy do not have direct street frontage, face a street
right-of-way. The wall sign on the south elevation of the convenience store will be
39 square feet in area, with the sign on the west elevation of the canopy being 25
square feet.
Section 36-557(a) of the City's Zoning Ordinance requires that all on -premise wall
signs face required street frontage. Therefore, the applicant is requesting a
variance to allow the wall sign on the south building elevation and west canopy
elevation.
Staff is supportive of the requested variance. Staff views the request as
reasonable. The signage as proposed is typical of that found in conjunction with
convenience store developments throughout the city. The proposed wall signs on
the south building and west canopy elevations will face interior parking and access
drives within this overall development. The proposed signs will aid in identifying
this business to traffic within this larger development, as well as to traffic
eastbound on Colonel Glenn Road and northbound on S. University Avenue. Staff
believes the proposed signage is consistent with that found in other similar
developments, and 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. Permits must be obtained for all signs.
2. The sign located on the gas pump canopy must not extend above the face
of the canopy.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT: (AUGUST 29, 2011)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the
application with a recommendation of approval, with conditions.
The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved, as recommended by staff
with a vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays and 0 absent.