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Item 9B - CTI Foods Case No. SV20-0011 S T A F F R E P O R T August 25, 2020 CASE NO: SV20-0011 PROJECT: Sign Variance for CTI Foods 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 with in the tenant’s lease space. The tenant, CTI Foods, is located at 2106 E. SH 114, Suite 400, Southlake, Texas. REQUEST DETAILS: CTI Foods 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. CTI Foods occupies the south facade of the fourth floor of the building. The proposed sign will be located above the fourth floor on the south elevation and within an off-set façade area to balance with the existing Keller Williams sign located to the east. There are currently four (4) signs on the building; two (2) first floor signs, Liberty Mutual on the south elevation, Independence Title on the north elevation, one (1) upper story sign on south elevation, Keller Williams (approved under SV17-010) and one (1) the upper story sign on the east elevation, C. H. Robinson (approved under SV20-0001). 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 within the lease space and within the 75% of the south lease façade. The proposed sign letters and logo are within the allowable letter and logo and meets all other sign ordinance criteria regarding area, letter type and illumination. Case No. SV20-0011 The details of the sign and sign variances requested are as follows: Sign Regulation Permitted Sign Ord. 704-J Proposed Sign Upper Story Sign Upper story signs require a Master Sign Plan or variance Upper story, south elevation Sign Width 52.5 ft. (current location) 16 ft. Max. Letter Ht. for Attached Sign 52.5 inches 30 inches Area of Building Sign 178.5 sf +- 42.25 sf Logo Height 52.5 inches 48 inches Internally illuminated channel cut letters – color Non-neutral colored channel cut letters must be halo lit Internally illuminated channel cut letters are required to be white, ivory, black, grey, beige or similar neutral colors. Reverse channel letters may be any color with white or off-white lighting. Logos may use any color. Letters: CTI with reverse lit black channel letters with black returns with white LED lighting. Foods letters and logo: Reverse lit with custom blue PMS 549 translucent vinyl and matching trim cap and logo return with white LEDs lighting Sign Congruent to Tenant’s Lease Space Sign to be located within 75% of the single plan façade or on an articulated surface of the building façade of the tenant lease space Sign to be centered on the south elevation within 75% of the facade (between two articulated façade sections) ACTION : Consider Approval of Requested Variance ATTACHMENTS: (A) Background Information (B) Vicinity Map PowerPoint Presentation Demonstration Plans STAFF CONTACT: Ken Baker (817)748-8067 Patty Moos (817)748-8269 Case No. Attachment A SV20-0011 Page 1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION OWNER: Medici Development Partners APPLICANT: Signarama NFW PROPERTY SITUATION: 2103 E. State Highway 114, Ste. 400, Southlake LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 3, Kimball Park CURRENT ZONING: S-P-2 Generalized Site Plan District STRATEGIC LINK: C4 – Attract & keep top-tier businesses to drive a dynamic & sustainable economic environment HISTORY: September 4, 2012; City Council approved a Zoning Change and Concept/Site Plan from “I-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 Case No. Attachment A SV20-0011 Page 2 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) March 3, 2020; City Council approved a sign variance for C.H. Robinson to allow an upper story sign on the east elevation limiting the logo height to 48-inches. SIGN BOARD: August 20, 2020; Approved (6-0) the motion to approve the item. 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@ci.southlake.tx.us. 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, Case No. Attachment A SV20-0011 Page 3 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; (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 conside red 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. N:\Community Development\MEMO\Signs\2020\SV20-0011- CTI Foods Case No. Attachment B SV20-0011 Page1