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Item 10BCity of Southlake Department of Planning S T A F F R E P O R T December 28, 2005 CASE NO: SP 05-356 Sign Variance for 850 East S.H. 114 PROJECT: REQUEST: Variance to the Sign Ordinance No. 704-B requirements for maximum letter/logo height and sign width. The property is located at 850 East S.H. 114 in Cedar Ridge Office Park. The specific variances requested are as follows: Sign Reg. Permitted Requested Maximum letter 12 inches (Sign A) 30 inches height24 inches (Sign B) Number of Signs 1 sign per lease space per Max. 2 signs facing S.H. street frontage 114 for a single tenant Maximum Sign 13.5 feet 16 feet Width ACTION NEEDED: Consider variance request ATTACHMENTS: (A) Background Information (B) Vicinity Map (C) Site Plan (D) Building Elevations & Sign Details (E) Sign Variance Application STAFF CONTACT: Dennis Killough (748-8072) Ken Baker (748-8067) Case No. Attachment A SP 05-356Page 1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION APPLICANT/OWNER: Daniel Anderson on behalf of Panattoni Development Co. and Cedar Ridge Office Park, L.P. PROPERTY SITUATION: The property is located at 850 East S.H. 114 in the Cedar Ridge Office Park. REQUEST: The applicant is requesting an increase in the allowed letter/logo height for attached signs. The applicant is also proposing two attached signs facing If granted, this variance request will only S.H. 114 for a single tenant. apply if a single tenant occupies the building. If multiple tenants occupy the building, the currently adopted sign ordinance will apply. STAFF COMMENTS: The sign criteria, site plan and application are attached to this report. The following variances are requested: Ord. 704-B, Section 16.A.2 MAXIMUM LETTER/LOGO HEIGHT: The maximum permitted letter/logo height ranges from 12 inches for signs less than 100 feet from R.O.W. to 42 inches for signs over 301 feet from R.O.W. The applicant is requesting a maximum letter/logo height of 30 inches for both attached signs. Sign A is approximately 80 feet from the R.O.W. and the currently permitted letter height is 12 inches. Sign B is approximately 180 feet from the R.O.W. and the currently permitted letter height is 24 inches. Ord. 704-B, Section 16.A.4 NUMBER OF SIGNS: Only one attached sign is permitted per lease space along each street frontage on any site. The applicant is requesting two attached signs facing S.H. 114 for a single tenant. No additional signs are proposed on any other side of the building. The maximum proposed area for each sign is 40 square feet for a total of 80 square feet of signage. Under Sign Ordinance No. 704-B, a single tenant would be permitted one sign with a maximum area of 157 square feet, based on a building width of approximately 210 feet. Ord. 704-B, Section 16.A.5 SIGN WIDTH: Attached signs are limited in width to 75% of the width of the single plane facade. The width of the single plane façade for each sign location is 18 feet, which allows a maximum sign width of 13.5 feet. The applicant is requesting a maximum sign width of 16 feet. The City Council may authorize variances in accordance with the following Case No. Attachment A SP 05-356Page 2 provision of the Sign Ordinance No. 704-B, Section 14, Variances: 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. In granting any variance, the City Council shall determine that a literal enforcement of the sign regulations will create an unnecessary hardship or a practical difficulty on the applicant, that the situation causing the unnecessary hardship or practical difficulty is unique to the affected property and is not self-imposed, that the variance will not injure and will be wholly compatible with the use and permitted development of adjacent properties, and that the granting of the variance will be in harmony with the spirit and purpose of this sign ordinance. A person may request a variance from the Sign Ordinance by filing the request with the Building Official. Any request for variance shall 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. COUNCIL ACTION: Consider variance request. N:\Community Development\MEMO\SIGNS\2005\SP05-356 Cedar Ridge Office Park.doc Case No. Attachment A SP 05-356Page 3 Case No. Attachment B SP 05-356Page 1 Site Plan Case No. Attachment C SP 05-356Page 1 Proposed Signs Case No. Attachment D SP 05-356Page 1 Case No. Attachment D SP 05-356Page 2 Sign Variance Application Case No. Attachment E SP 05-356Page 1