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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-8982 Staff AnalysisOCTOBER 27, 2014 ITEM NO.: 5 File No_ Owner: Applicant- Address: Description: Zoned: GSJ Properties, LLC Robert Bluejacket 1201 Main Street Southeast corner of Main Street and E. 12th Street (1-630 frontage road) UU Variance Requested: Variances are requested from the sign provisions of Section 36-342.1 and 36-553 to allow two (2) ground -mounted signs on the property, with reduced setbacks from property lines. Justification: The applicant's justification is presented in an attached letter. Present Use of Property: Printing and Mailing Facility Proposed Use of Property: Printing and Mailing Facility STAFF REPORT A. Public Works Issues: 1. Move the sign located on the corner of 13th and Main Street to the northeast 4 feet to allow adequate intersection site distance. B. Staff Analysis: The UU zoned property at 1201 Main Street is occupied by a one-story commercial building within the west half of the block. The property is located on the east side of Main Street, with E. 12th Street along the north property boundary and E. 13th Street along the south property line. The northwest and southwest portions of the property are fenced parking/vehicular use areas. The areas are fenced with four (4) foot high metal fencing. Access drives from E. 12th Street and Main Street serve these areas. The applicant proposes to install two (2) ground -mounted signs on the property, one (1) sign at the northwest corner of the property and one (1) sign at the southwest corner of the property, as noted on the attached site plan. The signs will be incorporated into the existing metal fence. The side edges (ends) of each sign will be located on the property lines, attached to the existing metal fence. Each sign will be four (4) feet in height, with approximately 15.4 square feet of sign area. New landscaping will be installed at the base of each sign. OCTOBER 27, 2014 ITEM NO.: 5 (CON'T. Section 36-342.1 (c)(1 1) of the City's Zoning Ordinance notes that ground -mounted signs are discouraged in the UU zoning district and may only be permitted as a variance by the Board of Adjustment. Section 36-553(b) requires that ground - mounted signs have a minimum setback of five (5) feet from property lines. Therefore, the applicant is requesting variances to allow the two (2) ground - mounted signs in the UU zoning district, with decreased setbacks from property lines. Staff is supportive of the requested variance to allow two (2) ground -mounted signs on the UU zoned property at 1201 Main Street, subject to the sign at the southwest corner of the property being moved back four (4) feet as required by Public Works. Staff views the request as reasonable. The proposed signs will not be out of character with other ground -mounted signs in the UU zoning district. The property is on the outer edge of the UU zoning district. The commercial properties to the south along Main Street are in the Capitol Zoning District, with many of these properties containing ground -mounted signage. Staff believes the proposed ground -mounted signs 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 compliance with the Public Works requirements, as noted in paragraph A. of the staff report. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT (October 27, 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 4 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent. The application was approved.