Item 4S
Department of Planning & Development Services
S T A F F R E P O R T
February 24, 2010
CASE NO:SV10-003
PROJECT:Variance to the Southlake Town Square Conditional Sign Permit for Terrace
Retreat Med Spa
REQUEST:
Identitec, on behalf of Terrace Retreat Salon & Day Spa, is requesting a variance to
the Southlake Town Square Phase I Conditional Sign Permit regulations for letter
height. Terrace Retreat Med Spa is a second story tenant located at 1422 Main Street,
Suite 213. Specifically, the applicant is requesting a maximum letter height of 16
inches (letters T, R, M, S). Under the Southlake Town Square Phase I Conditional
Sign Permit, the maximum allowed letter height for an upper story tenant is 10 inches.
The sign “Terrace Retreat Spa” was approved, permitted and installed in 1999 onto the
adjacent façade of Suite 263. This request is to simply relocate those letters from Suite
263 to Suite 213 and add “Med” before “Spa”. The reason for relocating the sign is
that Terrace Retreat formerly occupied both Suites 213 and 263, but now only
occupies Suite 213. Although a provision exists that allows administrative flexibility for
certain non-conforming signs, current administrative practice is to require City Council
approval of a variance where the proposal significantly differs from the regulations.
The specific variance requested is as follows:
Sign Regulation Current Regulation Proposed Sign
Maximum Letter 10 inches 16 inches
Height
ACTION NEEDED: Consider approval of sign variance request
ATTACHMENTS:
(A) Background Information
(B) Vicinity Map
(C) Site Plan
(D) Requested Sign
(E) Sign Variance Application
STAFF CONTACT:
Ken Baker (748-8067)
Lorrie Fletcher (748-8069)
Case No.
SV10-003
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
APPLICANT:
Identitec on behalf of Terrace Retreat Salon & Day Spa
OWNER:
Town Square Ventures LP
PROPERTY SITUATION:
The property address is 1422 Main Street, Suite 213.
HISTORY:
This sign was previously approved in 1999 and installed onto the adjacent
façade of Suite 263. This request is to relocate the sign.
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:
Case No. Attachment A
SV10-003Page 1
Proposed Sign Location
(Approximate)
Sign will be on the
Current Sign Location
backside of the building
(Approximate)
on the second story
Case No. Attachment B
SV09-010Page 1
Site Plan
Case No. Attachment C
SV10-003Page 1
Requested Sign
Case No. Attachment D
SV10-003Page 1
Existing Sign
Case No. Attachment D
SV10-003Page 2
Sign Variance Application
Case No. Attachment E
SV10-003Page 1