HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-8933 Staff AnalysisAPRIL 28, 2014
ITEM NO.: 4
File No.:
Owner:
Applicant:
Address:
Description:
Zoned:
Z-8933
1-30 Properties, LLC
Jimmy Parker
10400 Interstate 30
Northwest corner of 1-30 and Mabelvale Pike
C-4
Variance Requested: A variance is requested from the off -premise sign provisions of
Section 36-556 to allow a billboard with reduced separation.
Justification: The applicant's justification is presented in an attached letter.
Present Use of Property: Vacant
Proposed Use of Property: Off -premise sign (billboard)
STAFF REPORT
0
Public Works Issues:
No Comments
B. Staff Analysis:
The C-4 zoned property at 10400 Interstate 30 is a small triangular -shaped
property located at the northwest corner of 1-30 and Mabelvale Pike. The property
contains several small vacant buildings which were left from a business which
previously occupied the site. The property is completely fenced, with an access
gate along the south property line. The property is approximately four (4) to five
(5) feet above the grade of 1-30.
The applicant is proposing to install an off -premise billboard sign along the south
property line, near the southwest corner of the property. The billboard will have a
height of 35 feet and an area of 14 feet by 48 feet. There are two (2) other
billboards which have been permitted in this immediate area. There is one (1)
permitted billboard site at 10510 1-30 to the west and one (1) permitted billboard
site at 9709 Baseline Road to the northwest. Both of these existing permitted
billboard sites are located approximately 915 feet from the proposed billboard site
at 10400 1-30. These two (2) billboard sites are the closest billboards to the
proposed site.
Section 36-556(a)(4) of the City's Zoning Ordinance ("off -premise signs") requires
a minimum separation between billboards of 1,000 feet and reads as follows:
APRIL 28, 2014
ITEM NO.: 4 ICON'T.
(4) No billboard site shall be located less than one thousand (1,000)
feet from another billboard site. The separation requirement shall be
measured along the nearest edge of pavement between points
directly opposite the signs, provided that only on streets separated by
a median, each side of the street shall be considered separately for
distance purposes.
Therefore, the applicant is requesting a variance from this ordinance criteria to
allow the new billboard site with reduced separation.
Staff is supportive of the requested sign separation variance. Staff views the
request as reasonable. The applicant is providing over 90 percent of the
separation requirement, with a separation of approximately 915 feet from the two
(2) closest billboard signs at 10510 1-30 and 9709 Baseline Road. Additionally, this
immediate area has a long standing history of having two (2) billboard signs along
the 1-30 frontage, one (1) at 10400 1-30 (the proposed location) and one (1) at
10600 1-30 to the west. The proposed billboard at 10400 1-30 will maintain the
same level of billboard signage which has existed for a number of years. Staff
believes the proposed billboard sign with a minor reduced separation will have no
adverse impact on the adjacent properties or the general area.
C. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested billboard separation variance, as
filed.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
(April 28, 2014)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present. Staff presented the
application with a recommendation of approval. There was no further discussion.
The item was placed on the Consent Agenda for approval as recommended by staff.
The vote was 5 ayes, 0 nays and 0 absent. The application was approved.