Item 10DCity of Southlake
Department of Planning
STAFF REPORT
August 31, 2005
CASE NO
SP 05 -220
PROJECT: Sign Variance for 24 Hour Fitness
REQUEST: Variance to the Sign Ordinance No. 704 -B requirements for 24 Hour Fitness in
Gateway Plaza Phase 2 (Wyndham Plaza). The specific variances requested are as
follows:
Sign Rea. Permitted Requested
Duration of banners 15 days 70 days
Number of ground Not a permitted sign type 4 wind sails
signs (wind sails)
Duration of ground N/A 50 days (wind sails)
signs
Ground sign height 3 feet 12 feet (wind sails)
ACTION NEEDED: Consider Sign 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)
Ken Baker (748 -8067)
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
OWNER/APPLICANT: 24 Hour Fitness
PROPERTY SITUATION: On the east side of North Nolen Drive, between East Southlake Boulevard.
and State Highway 114. The address is 301 North Nolen Drive.
REQUEST: The applicant is proposing to display a banner for a greater length of time
than permitted under Sign Ordinance No. 407 -B. The applicant is also
proposing to display four (4) wind sails, which are not a permitted sign type.
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 21.A.C. BANNER DURATION: Banners may be
displayed for a maximum of fifteen (15) days.
The applicant is proposing to display a banner for approximately 70 days
from mid - September to mid - November.
• Ord. 704 -13, Section 17.A. PROHIBITED SIGNS: Any sign which is not
specifically permitted in the ordinance is prohibited.
The applicant is proposing to display 4 wind sails for approximately 50
days from mid - October to early December. Wind sails are not
specifically permitted in the ordinance.
• Ord. 704 -13, Section 16.C.3 GROUND SIGN MAXIMUM HEIGHT:
The maximum height for ground signs is three (3') feet.
The applicant is proposing to display wind sails that are 12 feet in total
height.
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
compatible with the use and permitted development of adjacent properties,
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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.
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Sian Variance Application
Demonstration - 24 Hour Fitness Southlake Sport Overall Goal:
Increase visibility and drive traffic to presale site.
1. Due to the location of the presale there is low visibility from the street due to a grass
embankment, trees and low shrubs. Without the ability to draw attention from the street
we have very limited walk in traffic or even neighborhood awareness that the pre -sale site
is there. Due to restrictions we are not allowed to place H -stake or A- Frames out on the
embankment to help draw people in to sign up.
2.
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When 24 hour Fitness originally signed the lease for this retail site we were in the winter
months and the obstruction of trees and low shrubbery could not be anticipated due to the
spring and summer growths. Because of this, and as the photos demonstrate below, there
is decreased visibility from the street turning into the parking lot heading West (photo 1)
�vel looking out our signage on the kiosk.
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Photo #1 — view from turn lane on Southlake Blvd
Photo #2 — view from road driving towards 114
3. We request the below opportunities to advertise and draw attention to our pre -sale and
permanent site for the following months.
• Pre -Sale Location
o (2) H- Stakes/ Real Estate Signs
• Placed outside every morning and retrieved at dusk same day.
• Duration from September 6 through October 15
• Location on grassy area in front of presale to draw attention to sign up
location
• Verbiage: 24HF branding, Now Enrolling with phone number.
• Exhibit #3
Permanent Location
o (1) Banner — 50 sq foot banner on build location with Sneak Peek Party
details.
• Request extension on the allowed time to 30 days. Banner will go up one
month prior to the event
• Estimated date up September 15
• Estimated down date November 17
• Location on the front fagade of the building.
• Verbiage: 24HF branding, Now Open with party details
• Exhibit #1
(4) Wind sails — to be located at permanent site.
• Estimated date up October 15
• Estimated date down December 15t
• Located in grassy area in front of club, evenly spaced along the frontage.
• Verbiage: 24HF branding, Now Enrolling with phone number.
• Exhibit #2
4. Each request is a temporary but viable solution to the immediate problem of lack of
visibility and awareness to the new pre -sale site as well as placing extra emphasis on the
permanent location during Sneak Peek and Grand Opening months in hopes of getting this
club back on track compared to the goals laid out to our financial board.
As stated above, certain signage will be up for a period of time while other signage will be
removed every evening and replaced the next business day to keep in order to compliment
Southlake City planning enforcement.
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