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STAFF REPORT
February 25, 2020
CASE NO: SV20-0002
PROJECT: Sign Variance for C. H. Robinson
EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY: Signarama NFW, on behalf of Medici Development Partners, is requesting
approval of a variance to Sign Ordinance No. 704, as amended, to allow an
upper story attached building sign to be located on a wall that is not entirely
congruent with the tenant's lease space and to allow larger than permitted letter
and logo heights. The tenant, C.H. Robinson, is located at 2106 E. SH 114,
Suite 405, Southlake, Texas.
REQUEST
DETAILS: C.H. Robinson is located in the Kimball Park office building on the northwest
corner of E. State Highway 114 and N. Kimball Avenue. The Kimball Park
office building is a four-story office building located approximately 970 feet north
of E. State Highway 114. and approximately 230 feet from N. Kimball Avenue.
C. H. Robinson occupies the northeast area of the fourth floor of the building.
The proposed sign will be located above the fourth floor on the east elevation
facing N. Kimball Avenue. The sign will be centered on the east fapade wall and
approximately half the length of the sign will be located on an adjacent tenant's
lease space. There are currently three (3) signs on the building; two (2) first
floor signs, Liberty Mutual on the south elevation and Independence Title on the
north elevation and one (1) upper story sign, Keller Williams on the south
elevation (approved under SV17-010).
In Sign Ordinance No. 704-J, upper story signs are prohibited unless approved
by City Council as part of a Master Sign Plan or variance. The proposed
attached building sign qualifies as an upper story sign and is located on half the
lease space and half on the adjacent lease space and is not congruent within
the 75% of the east lease fagade. The applicant is requesting a variance to
allow the proposed upper story sign to be centered on the east elevation of the
building above their fourth -floor lease space. The proposed sign letters and
logo exceed the allowable letter and logo height. The proposed sign meets all
other sign ordinance criteria regarding area, letter type and illumination.
Case No.
SV20-0002
The details of the sign and sign variances requested are as follows:
Sign Regulation
ermitted Sign Ord. 704-1
Proposed Sign
Upper Story Sign
Upper story signs require a Master
Upper story, east elevation
Sign Plan or variance
Sign Width
48.75 ft.
30 ft.
Max. Letter Ht. for
29 inches
30 inches
Attached Sign
Area of Building Sign
117.97 sf
80 sf
Logo Height
36.25 inches
60 inches
Internally illuminated channel cut
Letters: Reverse lit black
Internally illuminated
letters are required to be white,
channel letters with black
channel cut letters — color
ivory, black, grey, beige or similar
returns with white LED lighting.
Non -neutral colored
neutral colors.
Logo: Front and reverse lit with
channel cut letters must
Reverse channel letters may be
white acrylic with blue oracle
be halo lit
any color with white or off-white
504 translucent vinyl and blue
lighting. Logos may use any color.
trim cap and logo return.
Sign to be located within 75% of
Sign to be centered on the
Sign Congruent to
the single plan fagade or on an
east elevation (between two
Tenant's Lease Space
articulated surface of the building
lease spaces)
fagade of the tenant lease space
ACTION NEEDED : Consider Approval of Requested Variances
ATTACHMENTS: (A) Background Information
(B) Vicinity Map
Link to PowerPoint Presentation
Link to Demonstration
Link to Support Documents
STAFF CONTACT: Dennis Killough (817)748-8072
Patty Moos (817)748-8269
Case No.
SV20-0002
OWNER:
APPLICANT:
PROPERTY SITUATION
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
CURRENT ZONING:
STRATEGIC LINK:
HISTORY:
Case No.
SV20-0002
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Medici Development Partners
Signarama NFW
2103 E. State Highway 114, Ste. 405, Southlake
Lot 3, Kimball Park
S -P-2 Generalized Site Plan District
C4 — Attract & keep top -tier businesses to drive a dynamic & sustainable
economic environment
September 4, 2012; City Council approved a Zoning Change and
Concept/Site Plan from 1-1" Light Industrial District to "S -P-2"
Generalized Site Plan District for Victory Lane. (ZA12-067)
March 4, 2014; City Council approved a Zoning Change and
Concept/Site Plan from ""S -P-2" Generalized Site Plan District to "S -P-2"
Generalized Site Plan District for Kimball Park. (ZA13-135)
March 4, 2014; City Council approved a Preliminary Plat for Kimball
Park, (ZA13-136)
May 8, 2014; The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a Final
Plat for Kimball Park.
June 2, 2015; City Council approved a Zoning Change and Site Plan for
Kimball Park (Cambria Hotel and Suites). (ZA15-032)
December 6, 2016; City Council approved a master sign plan for the
Cambria Suites approving 42 inch letters with the letter `i' at 45 inches
for both the south and east facades and also allowing the applicant the
option of a channel cut letter that is a color that complies with the sign
ordinance or a reverse halo lit sign which can be any color, as allowed
by ordinance. (MSP16-007)
March 1, 2016; City Council approved a Zoning Change and Site Plan
from "S -P-2" Generalized Site Plan District to "S -P-2" Generalized Site
Plan District for The Offices at Kimball Park to revise the previously
approved S -P-2 Zoning and Concept Plan for Kimball Park and to seek
approval of a Site Plan for an approximately 116,484 square foot four-
story office building and a one -level parking garage. (ZA15-142)
February 21, 2017; City Council approved a Site Plan for the Kimball
Park, Lot 5 for a retail and restaurant building and granting: a variance
for vertical and horizontal articulation on all facades visible from State
Highway 114; a variance to allow painted metal posts at the top of the
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columns; approval of variance to allow painted metal posts at the top of
the columns; noting the applicant has agreed to relocate the service
entrance and electrical equipment to generally be located on the
northeast portion of the building structure; noting that the patio cover
materials are not fabric material, but will consist of a metal material per
city code; and not approving the variance to Landscape Ordinance No.
544-B, as amended, Section 3.4, requiring parking lot landscape islands
to have a minimum width of 12 ft. to allow a width of approximately 9 ft.
(ZA17-002)
September 5, 2017; City Council approved a sign variance for Keller
Williams to allow an upper story attached building sign to be located on
a wall that is not congruent with the tenant's lease space and approved
the sign specifications as presented for location, size, and materials.
(SV17-010)
September 5, 2017; City Council approved a sign variance for two
monument signs for the Kimball Park development to allow the setback
distance for the proposed monument sign along SH 114; maximum
height(s) for the proposed monument sign along Kimball Ave.; maximum
number of panels for both proposed monument signs; and, placement of
address numerals for both proposed monument signs. (SV17-011)
SIGN BOARD: February 20, 2020; Approved (6-0) subject to the Staff Report dated
February 20, 2020
STAFF COMMENTS: The application exhibits are hyper -linked to this report.
Case No. Attachment A
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Case No. Attachment B
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