Item 5JCity of Southlake
Department of Planning
STAFF REPORT
June 1, 2005
CASE NO
SP 05 -112
PROJECT: Sign Variance for Carpet Mill Outlet, Inc.
REQUEST: Variance to the Sign Ordinance No. 704 -B requirements for maximum letter height
and maximum area permitted for attached signs. The tenant, Carpet Mill Outlet, Inc.,
is located at 2360 E. State Highway 114, Suites 2354 & 2356 being the northwest
corner of E. State Highway service road and Shady Lane. The specific variances
requested are as follows:
Sign Reg. Permitted Requested
Maximum letter height 12 inches 22 inches
Maximum area 37.5 sq. ft. 59 sq. ft.
ACTION NEEDED: Consider variance request.
ATTACHMENTS: (A) Background Information
(B) Vicinity Map
(C) Site Plan
(D) Building Elevation & Sign Detail
(E) Sign Variance Application
STAFF CONTACT: Dennis Killough (748 -8072)
Bruce Payne (748 -8067)
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
OWNER/APPLICANT: The Carpet Mill Outlet, Inc.
PROPERTY SITUATION: The Carpet Mill Outlet, Inc. is located in the 114 Kimball Square
development on the northwest corner of E. State Highway 114 and Shady
Lane. The property address is 2360 E. State Highway 114, Suites 2354 &
2356.
REQUEST: The applicant is proposing an attached sign on the south side of the building
facing E. State Highway 114. The proposed sign will have a letter size and
an area greater than permitted under the Sign Ordinance No. 407 -13.
Approval of a variance is required in order to receive a building permit for
this sign.
STAFF COMMENTS: The sign criteria, building elevations, site plan and applications are attached
to this report. The following variances to the Sign Ordinance No. 704 -B are
requested:
• Ord. 704 -13, Section 16.A.2 MAXIMUM LETTER /LOGO HEIGHT The
maximum permitted letter height is 12 inches for a sign less than 100 feet
from the right -of -way.
The store front is approximately 85 feet from the right -of -way. The
maximum letter size permitted is 12 inches. The applicant is requesting a
letter height of 22 inches.
• Ord. 704 -13, Section 16.A.3 MAXIMUM AREA The maximum
permitted area for attached signs is 0.75 square feet for every one foot of
width of building or lease space not to exceed 400 square feet.
The store front width is approximately 50 feet in width. The maximum
area permitted is 37.5 square feet. The applicant is requesting an area of
approximately 59 square feet.
The City Council may authorize variances in accordance with the following
provision of the Sign Ordinance No. 704 -13, 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
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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: May 17, 2005; Approved (4 -0) to table the item to the June 7, 2005, Council
meeting and to allow a banner sign of up to a maximum of 112 square feet to
be placed on the storefront for a period of time up to 45 days.
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Demonstration
please demonstrate th a the foll9 condifig are app illeable to the re uested al n
varlance:
7. That a Uteral enforcement of the sign regulation will crate an unnecessary hardshlp or
practlral difficulty rn applicant. Size requirements are based on 64'
to 130' streets and not freeways covering over 300'. The sign
code restricts signs to sizes that actually impair visibility;
thereby, causing hardship on Retail and Service Merchants. These
requirements do not allow adequate letter sizes creating a
danger to motorists by being unreadable and impractical.
2, That the skuaGtlon causing the unnecessary hardship or prat #Brat difficulty Is uniqu0 to the
affected property and Is rat self imposed, This was an existing Center
situated on SH Hwy. 114, which ultimately became a mayor freeway
carrying 71,000 cars per 24 hour period even during a 2 year
construction::program. East Hwy 114 has S major lanes with 6
service lanes totally a [Distance of lineal feet with
the height level east of the Center, then, ascending to almost
13' across the distance of the entire frontage,
. That the variance wilt not �t)J+Za and will be wholJy compatible Wit the use and permitted
& /alopment of adjacent properttes_ The adjacent properties should want
the same signage as our request for theirs and/or their
Tenant's use in order to obtain requir marketing visibility.
Signs attached to the building face of our Center should be
compatable with adjacent: property uses and signages. I can not
conceive of any type of injury or incompatibility that would
occur.
4. Th -at the varlanco Wu l be In harmony with the spirit and purpose of the sugn Ordinance.
The spirirt and purpose of signage is to ;serve the needs of
building owners and their respective Tenants in a dignified
and highly visible impact manner conducive to good marketing
procedures. The letter and overall signage size should not
detract from the attractiveness and appeal of the buildings
and neighborhoods.
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