Item 6 - Staff report
Case No.
SV24-0004
S T A F F R E P O R T
May 31, 2024
CASE NO: SV24-0004
PROJECT: Sign Variance for OpenAir Advisers
EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY: Yesco Signs, on behalf of OpenAir Advisers, is requesting approval of
variances to Sign Ordinance No. 704, as amended, for an attached sign at
the office building located at 280 Miron Drive.
DETAILS: The property is situated within the Miron Grove Office Condos, located off
Southlake Blvd., just west of Miron Dr. Yesco Signs is seeking approval of
a variance to allow a sign permit for an attached building sign to be issued
to a business without having a certificate of occupancy for the space they
occupy, as stipulated by Sign Ordinance 704, as amended. The tenant,
OpenAir Advisers, is subleasing four individual contiguous office spaces
from certificate of occupancy holder, Hightower & Associates, and thus
does not have their own certificate of occupancy. The variance pertains
specifically to the proposed attached building sign located on the western
portion of the north façade of the building, common to the offices occupied
by OpenAir Advisers. The offices are not configured in a manner to do be
assigned an individual certificate of occupancy.
Case No. Attachment A
SV24-0004
The requested variances are as follows:
Proposed Sign
Permitted
by Sign
Ordinance
No. 704, as
amended
Proposed
(SV24-
0004)
Building
Permit or
Certificate of
Occupancy
required for
sign permit.
Letter height:
14’’
Logo height:
1’-5’’
Sign width not
to exceed
75% of
building
facade.
Permitted:
14.94’
Sign area:
35.76 sq. ft.
Applicant is
sub-leasing
from tenant.
Letter height:
11’’
Logo height:
1’-5’’
Sign width:
11’-10’’
Sign area:
16.76 sq. ft.
ACTION NEEDED: Consider Approval of Requested Sign Variances
ATTACHMENTS: (A) Background Information
(B) Vicinity Map
Presentation
Demonstration and Plans
STAFF CONTACT: Peyton Sherman (817)748-8269
Jenny Crosby (817)748-8195
Case No. Attachment B
SV24-0004
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
APPLICANT/OWNER: Yesco Signs/ Hightower & Associates
PROPERTY SITUATION: 280 Miron Dr
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 4R, Block 1, Miron Grove Office Condos
CURRENT ZONING: “S-P-2” Generalized Site Plan District
HISTORY:
- A sign permit for an attached building sign for Hightower &
Associates was approved in February of 2019. (SIGN23-0321)
- A sign permit for an attached building sign for Hightower &
Associates was approved in February of 2024. (SIGN24-0323)
STAFF COMMENTS: City Council approval of the request does not eliminate the
requirement for a 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.
Case No. Attachment B
SV24-0004
VICINITY MAP