Item 9B Thairapie Salon13 CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE
Department of Planning & Development Services
STAFF REPORT
November 27, 2018
CASE NO: SV18-0008
PROJECT: Sign Variance for Thairapie Salon
EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY: Priority Signs and Graphics, on behalf of Thairapie Salon, is requesting
approval of a variance to Sign Ordinance No. 704, as amended, to allow a non -
illuminated upper story attached building sign to be located on the tenant's
lease space. Thairapie Salon is located at 1500 N. Kimball Avenue, Suite 200,
Southlake, Texas.
REQUEST
DETAILS: Thairapie Salon is located on the southwest corner of the intersection of W.
Dove Road and N. Kimball Avenue on the second floor of the building.
With the adoption of Sign Ordinance No. 704-H in October 2015, upper story
signs are prohibited unless approved by City Council as part of a Master Sign
Plan or variance. At the November 8, 2018 Sign Board, the applicant proposed
two attached building signs which will require a sign variance; one proposed
non -illuminated attached sign on the south fagade of the building facing on an
internal drive and a proposed non -illuminated attached building sign on the east
fagade facing N. Kimball Avenue. Both signs qualify as upper story signs. The
proposed signs both meet the sign ordinance criteria regarding letter type, area
and are within the middle 75% of the facade.
Since the Sign Board meeting, the applicant has revised their request to only
one upper story sign located on the south elevation. The details of the sign
variance for the south elevation are as follows:
South Elevation along N. Kimball Avenue
Sign Regulation
Permitted by Sign Ord.
Proposed
Upper Story Sign
Prohibited unless permitted by City Council approval through a MSP
upper story,
or variance
south elevation
ACTION NEEDED: Consider Approval of Requested Variance
ATTACHMENTS: (A) Background Information
(B) Vicinity Map
Link to PowerPoint Presentation
Link to Demonstration
Link to Plans
STAFF CONTACT: Ken Baker (817)748-8067
Patty Moos (817)748-8269
Case No.
SV18-0004
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
APPLICANT: Priority Signs and Graphics on behalf of Thairapie Salon
PROPERTY SITUATION: 1500 N. Kimball Avenue, Suite 200, Southlake, Texas.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 34, F. Throop No. 1511 Addition
CURRENT ZONING: "Cl" Neighborhood Commercial District
HISTORY: June 20, 1972; City Council rezoned the property from "AG" Agricultural
District to "L" Light Commercial District.
September 19, 1989; City Council placed "C-1" zoning on the property
with the adoption of Zoning Ordinance No. 480.
April 20, 2004; City Council approved a Specific Use Permit was
approved by City Council to allow a snow -cone stand for the months of
April through August. (ZA04-014)
March 15, 2005: City Council approved a Specific Use Permit I to allow
a snow -cone stand for a period of two years. (ZA05-003)
March 6, 2007; City Council approved a Specific Use Permit to allow a
snow -cone stand for a period of three years. (ZA07- 020)
February 2, 2010; City Council approved a Specific Use Permit to allow
a snow -cone stand for a period of three years. (ZA09-072)
On January 27, 2012, demolition permits were issued for the previous
one story brick and metal commercial building (1299 E Dove Road) and
one story brick building (1500 N Kimball Avenue). The buildings were
utilized by a variety of businesses, including an office, cleaners, a video
store, and a salon.
August 31, 2012; a plat was filed for lot 34, F. Throop Addition No. 1511
(record #D212214780) (ZA12-010)
June 12, 2013; City Council approved a Specific Use Permit to allow a
snow -cone stand for a period of three years on (ZA13-006)
January 19, 2016; City Council approved a site plan; noting the
applicant's willingness to comply with articulation requirements under
the Residential Adjacency Overlay regulations, and noting that approval
is subject to the staff report dated December 30, 2015 and Site Plan
Review Summary No. 2 dated December 30, 2015, and specifically
approving both variances for driveway separation and tree preservation.
(ZA15-136)
September 12, 2017; a commercial building permit was issued for the
Ward Retail Building.
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SIGN BOARD: November 8, 2018; Approved (4-0); noting that the two signs will be the
only sign(s) on the building in the future.
STAFF COMMENTS: City Council approval of the request does not eliminate the requirement
for an appropriate sign application submittal prior to sign installation.
Please contact Seantay Carpenter for sign application processing and
pre -install inspection. Seantay can be reached at 817-748-8215 or
scarpenter(c�ci.south lake.tx.us.
DESIGN GUIDELINES:
8.4.9 Multistory Buildings
a. For multistory corporate offices and hotels, signs should be limited
to monument signs and possibly a single facade sign of
appropriate scale and size that identifies the name of the major
tenant or building.
b. For multistory commercial buildings, upper story signs should be
limited to tenants that have a minimum of 25 feet of horizontal
building frontage.
Variance Criteria:
9.6.2 VARIANCES
a. Variance Authorized. The City Council may authorize variances to
any restriction set forth in this ordinance, including but not limited
to the number, type, area, height, or setback of signs, or any other
aspect involved in the sign permitting process.
b. Approval Standards. In granting any variance, City Council shall
consider the following criteria:
(i) Special conditions exist which are peculiar to the land,
structure or building involved and are not applicable to other
lands, buildings or structures in the same zone. The City may
attach such conditions to granting all or a portion of any
variance necessary to achieve the purpose of this ordinance,
and;
(ii) The strict interpretation of the provisions of the ordinance
would deprive the applicant of rights commonly enjoyed by
other properties in the same zone under the terms of the
ordinance, and;
(iii) The special conditions and circumstances do not result from
the actions of the applicant and such conditions and
circumstances do not merely constitute pecuniary hardship
or inconveniences, and;
(iv) Granting the variance will meet the objectives of the
ordinance and not be injurious to the adjoining property
owners or otherwise detrimental to the public welfare, and;
(v) The request will be the minimum variance necessary to
alleviate the special hardship or practical difficulties faced by
the applicant in meeting the requirements of this ordinance;
and;
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(vi) Granting of the variance will be in harmony with the spirit and
purpose of this sign ordinance.
(vii) Granting of a variance shall be specific to the subject sign(s).
Any modification of the signage approved by the variance or
the installation of new or replacement signage that does not
meet the specific requirements of the City Council variance
approval is prohibited and will be deemed non-compliant.
Application Process. Any request for a variance shall be made to the
Administrative Official and be accompanied by a completed application
and a non-refundable filing fee in the amount specified in the current fee
schedule adopted by City Council. The sign variance will be considered
by the City Council following a recommendation by the Sign Board. The
Sign Board's recommendation will be forwarded to the City Council for
their consideration.
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Vicinity Map
1500 N. Kimball Avenue
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