Item 10ACity of Southlake
Department of Planning
STAFF REPORT
December 31, 2003
CASE NO: SP 03 -115
PROJECT: 114 Kimball Square
REQUEST: Request for Conditional Sign Permit for 114 Kimball Square.
ACTION NEEDED: Consider Conditional Sign Permit request.
ATTACHMENTS: (A) Background Information
(B) Vicinity Map
(C) Building Elevation & Sign Detail
(D) Site Plan
(E) Sign Variance Application
STAFF CONTACT: Dennis Killough (481 -2073)
Bruce Payne (481 -2036)
Case No.
SP 03 -115
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
OWNER: 114 Kimball Square, Ltd.
APPLICANT: Consolidated Services of America, LLC
PROPERTY SITUATION: 114 Kimball Square is a multi - tenant development located at the northwest
corner of E. State Highway 114 and Shady Lane. The property address is
2360 E. State Highway 114.
REQUEST: The applicant has applied for a Conditional Sign Permit in order to establish
special sign criteria for the 114 Kimball Square development.
STAFF COMMENTS: The sign criteria, building elevations, site plan and applications are attached to
this report. The following regulations for the Conditional Sign Permit have
been proposed for 114 Kimball Square:
25 linear feet lease width:
• Maximum letter /logo height 30 inches.
The height of the letter /logo permitted under the Sign Ordinance No.
704-A is 12 inches based on a distance of less than 100 ' from the right -
of -way.
• Maximum area A ratio of height to width giving a maximum of 45 square
feet of area per minimum lease width.
The maximum area permitted under the Sign Ordinance No. 704A is
0.75 square feet for every one foot of width of building or lease space not
to exceed 400 square feet .A 25 foot lease space would allow a maximum
of 19 square feet.
50 linear feet lease space:
• Maximum letter/logo height 42 inches.
The height of the letter /logo permitted under the Sign Ordinance No.
704A is 12 inches based on a distance of less than 100' from the right -
of -way.
• Maximum area A ratio of height to width giving a maximum of 140
square feet of area per minimum lease width.
The maximum area permitted under the Sign Ordinance No. 704A is
0.75 square feet for every one foot of width of building or lease space not
to exceed 400 square feet. A 50 foot lease space would allow a maximum
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(?f38 square feet.
75 linear feet lease space:
• Maximum letter/logo height 48 inches.
The height of the letter /logo permitted under the Sign Ordinance No.
704-A is 12 inches based on a distance of less than 100' from the right -
of -way.
• Maximum area A ratio of height to width giving a maximum of 225
square feet of area per minimum lease width.
The maximum area permitted under the Sign Ordinance No. 704A is
0.75 square feet for every one foot of width of building or lease space not
to exceed 400 square feet. A 25 foot lease space would allow a maximum
of 56 square feet.
The City Council may authorize a Conditional Sign Permit in accordance with
the following provisions of the Sign Ordinance No. 704 -A, Section 6,
Conditional Sign Permit:
GENERAL: Notwithstanding anything in this ordinance to the contrary, the
erection of a sign or signs may be approved pursuant to this section under a
conditional sign permit approved by the City Council. The purpose of this
section is to allow for a specialized review of signs which may not be
appropriate generally without certain restrictions, but which, if controlled as
to the number, size, height, color, location, lighting, or relation to adjacent
properties, would promote the health, safety, and welfare of the community.
Conditional permitting of signs shall not be based upon the content of the
sign, but is intended to allow for the evaluation of the physical impact of the
proposed sign on adjacent properties and to ensure adequate mitigation of
potentially unfavorable factors, such as the number, size, height, color,
location, lighting, and other potentially unfavorable impacts.
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Vicinity Map
114 Kimball Square
S 14- CRITERIA AMENDMENT FOR 114-KIMBALL QIJA
All signs it thiz development will cvmpiy with .the..sign.ardktar4as.of.The.City..of
Southlake Texas (704-a). with the following_ exceptions
MAIN IDENTIFICATION SIGN ON HORIZONTALLY ARTICULATED
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TYPE OF SIGN
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SITE AND LOCATION
minimum Lease Ten n *egwals -[i ' VL le wiclth
max iew size: 30"
Max sign length: 75 x lease %Width
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This standard ratios for signage will appty tQ all sign applications at 114 Kimball
Square. See exhibits A R, and C, Thesigm afei0ef each-tee Sufi be
centered vertically and horizontally within the permissible sign location, Other -r
sign cnterra and general riot - es and tnto Tubcrrcoheen*V quare
are included with the tenant lease agreement package.
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Demonstration
Please demonstrate J h at the fa I I9yW can diti0INS are a DW lea bIL t0 tti e re C1 uest0d ff n
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7 . That a literal enrarcamerd of ft sign regulatibn will crate an unnecessary hardship or
practical difficulty on the applicant, Size: requirements are based on 60'
to 130 streets and not freeways covering over 300'. The sign
code restricts suns to sizes that actually :impair visibility;
thereby, causing hardship on Retail and Service Merchants. These
requirements do not alloy adequate letter sizes creating a
danger to motorists by being unreadable and impractical.
2, That the situation causing the ulinecessary hardship or paacticat dif'fiiculty Is unique to the
affected propetty and is not 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.
3. That the variarwce will not Inure and wilt be w 1fy parnpatible With the use and permitted
developrnert of adjacent properties. The adjacent properties should want
the same signage as our request for theirs and/or their
Tenant's use in order to obtain required marketing risibility.
Siqns attached to the building face of our Center should be
coimpatable with adjacent property uses and signages. I can not
conceive of any type of injury or incompatibility that would
occur.
4. -Thot the varlance will b in harmony with the spirit and purpose of the sign 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 nc't
detract from the attractiveness and appeal of the buildings
and neighborhoods.
Frn n 1 8 2003
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