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Item 4ESOUTHLAK,E PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF REPORT August 9, 2022 CASE NO: SV22-0009 Sign Variance for Southlake Professional Plaza PROJECT: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Crescendo Commercial Realty, LLC is requesting approval of a variance to Sign Ordinance No. 704, as amended, to allow two monument signs less than 500 feet apart on one lot where there is currently one monument sign for 6 professional buildings. The property is located is 3055 — 3081 W. Southlake Blvd., Southlake, Texas. REQUEST DETAILS: The proposed monument sign will be located west of the existing monument sign on W. Southlake Blvd. and will be constructed to mirror the design, number of sign panels (6), address numbers, and masonry materials as the existing sign. The specific variance requested for the attached sign is as follows: Sign Regulation Permitted by Proposed 704, as amended SV22-0009 Proposed Monument Sign • Allowable ht.: 8 ft. Allowable ht.: 8 ft. Maximum sign face ht. 6 ft. Maximum sign face ht. 6 ft. _ - Maximum sign width: 16 ft. Maximum sign width: 10 ft. i Sign face area: 120 sf (60 sf each) • Sign face area: 96 sf (48 sf each) . Number of sign panels: 6 Setback from property line: 12 ft. . Number of sign panels: 6 • Setback from property line: 14 ft. . Address number ht.: 8 in. . Address number ht.: 8 in. • Illuminated address number • Illuminated address number Monument sign base: less than 2 ft. . Monument sign base: 13 in. . Sign base and structure shall be brick, . Sign base and structure shall be stone, or masonry material on the front stone on the front faced of the faced of the building. building. • Sign face framed by a minimum 6-inch masonry surround • Sign face framed by a minimum 8- inch masonry surround § m it • 1 monument sign per every 500-feet of • 2 monument signs located 201-feet regional boulevard frontage with a apart along W. Southlake Blvd. for a a-o• maximum of 2 maximum of 2 monument signs The proposed monument sign meets all requirements of the Sign Ordinance 704, Case No. SV22-0009 as amended, except for the monument sign being located 201-feet from the existing monument sign. The existing monument sign was installed in 2013. ACTION NEEDED: Consider Approval of Requested Sign Variance ATTACHMENTS: (A) Background Information (B) Vicinity Map Presentation Demonstration Plans STAFF CONTACT: Ken Baker (817)748-8067 Patty Moos (817)748-8269 Case No. SV22-0009 BACKGROUND INFORMATION APPLICANT/OWNER: Crescendo Commercial Realty, LLC PROPERTY SITUATION: 3055-3081 W. Southlake Blvd., Southlake, Texas LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 15, J.G Allen No. 18 Addition 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: Annexed into Southlake in 1987 under Ordinance No. 379 "AG" Zoning District was approved for the two tracts (J.G Allen Survey, Abstract No.18, all of a 2.094 acre tract of land described in a deed to Century Partners, LLC, Volume 16590, page 321 and a portion of a 2.998 acre tract described in a deed to century Property Partners, Volume 14180, page 534, Deed Records, Tarrant County) with the adoption of the Zoning Ordinance No. 480 and the official Zoning Map on September 19, 1989. March 6, 2007; City Council approved the Zoning Change and Site Plan for the Southlake Professional Plaza from "AG" Agricultural District to "S- P-2" Generalized Site Plan District with "0-1" Office District Uses subject to the recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Commission; requiring the spacing for rock columns at no more than 20' apart; requiring applicant to complete the access easements to the property line, however, not constructing the wall at those locations but with temporary barriers at the easements; requiring all trees to be 4" caliper; requiring the change of EFIS to masonry/concrete stucco; subject to Site Plan Review Summary No. 6, dated February 13, 2007, and approving a variance to the driveway spacing (ZA06-153). February 2, 2017; City Council approved a zoning change and site plan to amend the existing uses to include an ambulatory surgery center and a covered drop-off and pick-up parking space for the building located at 3075 W. Southlake Blvd., accepting the amended site plan which indicated a covered drop-off and pick-up parking space for patients, a generator yard, and a concrete pad for HVAC equipment; approving that all other zoning regulations and variances associated with the existing S- P-2 zoning for this site plan will remain in effect. (ZA16-099) SIGN BOARD: August 4, 2022; Approved (7-0) subject to the Staff Report dated July 29, 2022; on the condition that there be no duplication on the tenant panels between both the existing monument sign and the new monument sign; and also, on the condition that the address numbers on the existing sign are brought up to code to match the new monument sign address lettering. STAFF COMMENTS: City Council approval of the request does not eliminate the requirement Case No. Attachment A SV22-0009 Page 1 Variance Criteria: 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(a)-ci.south lake. tx.us. 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; (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 Board's recommendation will be forwarded to the City Council for their consideration. The application exhibits are hyper -linked to this report. City Council Case No. Attachment A SV22-0009 Page 2 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 may be reached at 817-748-8215 or scarpenter(a)-ci.south lake. tx.us. Case No. Attachment A SV22-0009 Page 3 Vicinity Map 0055- 0 1 W. Southlake Blvd. .�.&32011 1 3110 325�a 3225 3215 3125 101 e Z Z O OC d 11J OL � z 3201) KELLER PKWY W BOUTHLAKE BLVD 3119 3220 32E40 � Q7f(n 0-1 } 6110),5 240 251)200 205 15 225 236 2q5 255 t3 1 EIE 104 20 1 311 [1 b100 1 2922 2900 3001 2951 2910 29(d 2914 3121) 00 LAD 135 3125 311... _,M'P 3145 13135 13125 1 3 jjj V -000 3 Sign Variance U 00180 360 Feet Case No. Attachment B ZA22-0009 Page 1