Item 9A Demonstration Demonstration
Please demonstrate that the following conditions are applicable to the requested sign variance:
1. That a literal enforcement of the sign regulation will create an unnecessary hardship or practical
difficulty on the applicant.
The literal enforcement of the sign regulation would actually interfere with spirit and intent of the
sign ordinance by causing the sign to be installed in a location on the building or at a letter height size
that does not respect the design of the building or is proportional to size and scale.
2. That the situation causing the unnecessary hardship or practical difficulty is unique to the affected
property and is not self imposed.
The situation causing the hardship is related to designing signage that proportionate to the building
and placed in context to the building design.
3. That the variance will not injure and will be wholly compatible with the use and permitted
development of adjacent properties.
The variance will not injure other surrounding properties and will be compatible
with the use of all other properties in the area.
4. That the variance will be in harmony with the spirit and purpose of the sign ordinance.
The variance is in harmonty with the spirit and purpose of the sign ordinance as it relates
to the compatibility with surroundings with proportional size and scale, integration with the
building, location and mounting, color, and illumination.
Revised: January 2016