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Item 9D Department of Planning & Development Services S T A F F R E P O R T December 31, 2008 SV 08-001 CASE NO: Sign Variance for North Country Office Building PROJECT: REQUEST: Integrity Development Inc. is requesting a variance to Sign Ordinance No. 704-C for two monument signs for North Country Office Building. The building is located at the northwest corner of East S.H. 114 and North Carroll Avenue and the address is 1050 East S.H. 114. One sign (Sign #1) is proposed along the S.H. 114 frontage road at the site’s western driveway and the second sign (Sign #2) is proposed at the northwest corner of the S.H. 114 frontage road and North Carroll Avenue. Sign #1 is a standard monument sign that meets the regulations in Sign Ordinance No. 704-C for height, area, number of sign panels, and setbacks. Sign #2 is a tower monument sign that is approximately 18 feet tall, which exceeds the maximum allowed sign height of 12 feet for signs along S.H. 114. In addition, Sign #2 does not meet the minimum setback requirements. The proposed sign placement is approximately 5 feet from the southeast property line. Under Sign Ordinance No. 704-C, the minimum required setback is 15 feet for a sign along S.H. 114. The applicant originally presented renderings for a tower sign for this site during consideration of the North Country Office Building site plan (AKA Xaris Office Development) in June 2008. The applicant has since revised the proposal for the tower sign (Sign #2) based on City Council input. The original tower sign rendering and the new proposed signs are included in Attachment D. The specific variances requested are as follows: Sign Regulation Current Regulation Proposed Regulation Minimum setback 15 feet for signs along S.H. 114 5 feet (Sign #2) Maximum total 12 feet for signs along S.H. 114 18 feet (Sign #2) sign height Maximum sign 2 feet 9 feet 4 inches (Sign #2) base height Number of signs 1 per 500 feet of street 1 per 300 feet of street frontage; 2 maximum frontage; 2 maximum Case No. SV 08-001 ACTION NEEDED: Consider variance request. ATTACHMENTS: (A) Background Information (B) Vicinity Map (C) Site Plan (D) Original Tower Sign Rendering and New Proposed Signs (E) Sign Variance Application STAFF CONTACT: Ken Baker (748-8067) or Jenny Crosby (748-8195) Case No. SV 08-001 BACKGROUND INFORMATION APPLICANT: Jon Squires, Integrity Development Inc. OWNER: Xaris Investment LLC PROPERTY SITUATION: The property address is East S.H. 114. STAFF COMMENTS: The sign criteria, site plan and application are attached to this report. HISTORY: Upon consideration of the site plan for this development (Case No. ZA07-167), the Planning & Zoning Commission and City Council recommended that the monument sign at the corner be designed in accordance with the guidelines set in the Urban Design Plan. Although renderings of the corner sign feature where presented at the City Council meeting on June 3, 2008, the sign was not approved with the site plan. COUNCIL ACTION: N:\Community Development\MEMO\SIGNS\2008\SV08-001 North Country (Xaris).doc Case No. Attachment A SV 08-001Page 1 Case No. Attachment B SV 08-001Page 1 Site Plan Sign #1 Sign #2 Case No. Attachment C SV 08-001Page 1 Previously Proposed Corner Feature Sign (Presented to City Council on June 3, 2008) Case No. Attachment D SV 08-001Page 1 Currently Proposed Signs Sign #1 Case No. Attachment D SV 08-001Page 2 Sign #2 Case No. Attachment D SV 08-001Page 3 Case No. Attachment D SV 08-001Page 4 Case No. Attachment D SV 08-001Page 5 Case No. Attachment D SV 08-001Page 6 Sign Variance Application Case No. Attachment E SV 08-001Page 1