Item 4K
Department of Planning & Development Services
S T A F F R E P O R T
June 10, 2009
CASE NO:SV09-010
PROJECT:Variance to the Southlake Town Square Conditional Sign Permit for Bank of
America Home Loans
REQUEST:
National Signs & Service, on behalf of Bank of America, is requesting a variance to the
Southlake Town Square Phase I Conditional Sign Permit regulations for letter and logo
height. Bank of America Home Loans is a second story tenant located at 112 State
Street, Suite 207. Specifically, the applicant is requesting a maximum letter height of
15 inches and a maximum logo height of 23 inches. Under the Southlake Town
Square Conditional Sign Permit, the maximum allowed letter and logo height for an
upper story tenant is 10 inches. The previous tenant, Countrywide, was permitted 20
inch letters in January of 2003 due to a provision in the Conditional Sign Permit that
allows administrative flexibility for certain non-conforming signs. Although this
provision still exists in the Southlake Town Square Phase 1 sign regulations, the
current administrative practice is to require City Council approval of a variance where
the proposal significantly differs from the regulations.
The specific variances requested are as follows:
Sign Regulation Previous Sign Current Regulation Proposed Sign
Maximum Letter 20 inches 10 inches 15 inches
Height
Maximum Logo NA 10 inches 23 inches
Height
ACTION NEEDED: Consider variance request.
ATTACHMENTS:
(A) Background Information
(B) Vicinity Map
(C) Site Plan
(D) Requested Signs
(E) Sign Variance Application
STAFF CONTACT:
Ken Baker (748-8067)
Jenny Crosby (748-8195)
Case No.
SV09-010
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
APPLICANT:
National Signs & Service on behalf of Bank of America Home Loans
OWNER:
Town Square Ventures LP
PROPERTY SITUATION:
The property address is 112 State Street, Suite 207.
HISTORY:
None
STRATEGIC LINK:
Quality Development
CITIZEN INPUT/
BOARD REVIEW:
None
STAFF COMMENTS:
The sign criteria, site plan and application are attached to this report.
COUNCIL ACTION:
N:\Community Development\MEMO\SIGNS\2009\SV09-010 Bank of America STS.doc
Case No. Attachment A
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Case No. Attachment B
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Site Plan
Case No. Attachment C
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Requested Signs
Case No. Attachment D
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Case No. Attachment D
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Sign Variance Application
Case No. Attachment E
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