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Item 10BCity of Southlake Department of Planning STAFF REPORT February 11, 2003 CASE NO: SP 04 -015 PROJECT: TexasBank REQUEST: Variance to the Sign Ordinance No. 704 -A. ACTION NEEDED: Consider variance 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 04 -015 BACKGROUND INFORMATION OWNER/APPLICANT: TexasBank. PROPERTY SITUATION: TexasBank is located on the north side of W. Southlake Blvd next to the West DPS Station. The property address is 2200 W. Southlake Blvd. REQUEST: TexasBank will be hosting a week -long, grand opening event from February 23 through February 27, 2004. TexasBank is proposing the use of pennant flags and portable ground signs to promote the event. They are requesting that they be allowed the extra signs and the pennant flags. Approval of a variance is required in order to receive a sign permit. 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 TexasBank: • Business Sign Businesses are allowed attached and /or monument signs. The applicant is proposing three (3) portable ground signs and three (3) lines of pennant flags. The City Council may authorize variances in accordance with the following provision of the Sign Ordinance No. 704 -A, 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, 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. M \Community Development \WP - FILES \MEMO \SIGNS \SP03 -115 114 Kimball Square.doc Case No. SP 04 -015 Attachment A Page 1 Vicinity Map TexasBank 9000 0 1000 2000 3000 Feet Case No. SP 03 -115 Attachment B Page 1 SAMPLE OF SIGN TYPE `C' (used at other locations): � 111 7H,AVE A HOT DOG " =AND SODA ON US! 18 FRIDAY, JULY F==T Case No. Attachment D SP 04 -015 Page 1 CA n b � o 0 c v, b� a� AN VAS ,P4.►r D To Y 4IGNS G iI MC, - 4 t �,�r1NE u�Jf N t Demonstration Please demonstrate that the following conditions are applicable to the requested sign variance. 1. That the literal enforcement of the sign regulation will create an unnecessary hardship or practical difficulty on the applicant. TexasBank will be hosting a grand opening, week -long celebration during February 23 through February 27, 2004. During the week, there will be several events going on within the bank. Without the use of temporary signs and pennant flags to promote these events, TexasBank will experience difficulty in attendance. Specifically, TexasBank will be hosting an evening event on February 24, 2004 from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. This event is attended by many community dignitaries, business owners, Southlake citizens, etc. and provides a great networking atmosphere for the community. Because over 350 businesses and individuals have been invited, we are requesting the use of a white, canvas tent to be erected in the parking lot of TexasBank for that event. The tent will be 20 x 20 in size, and it will be put up on the morning of the event (2/24/04) and taken down on the morning of February 25, 2004. This will allow us to house and entertain more than the number of people that could fit comfortably in the lobby of the bank. TexasBank would experience unnecessary difficulty in space without the use of this tent. 2. That the situation causing the unnecessary hardship or practical difficulty is unique to the affected property and is not self imposed. The building on the property, built to City specifications in proportion to the property site, may not comfortably house the expected guests during possible increment weather. Therefore we will require a tent placed in the parking lot directly next to the building. 3. That the variance will not injure and will be wholly compatible with the use and permitted development of adjacent properties. Neither the requested temporary signs nor temporary canvas tent will be of any injurious nature to passers by, attendees, TexasBank employees, or to any part of the building, surrounding neighbors or Southlake community. The tent and signs will not interfere with traffic, windows or doors of the building, or fire escapes. The signs and tent will in no way obstruct the vision of the traffic pattern and /or at the traffic at an intersection. The tent, located in the parking lot, is professionally installed by the rental company, and it is also setback from the right -of -way. Any displayed temporary signs are also setback from the right -of -way. 4. That the variance will be in harmony with the spirit and purpose of the sign ordinance. The applicant and TexasBank have reviewed the Sign Ordinance 704 -A. We will follow the instructions and specifications related to in article 5, section 21, C — special purpose sign requirements. We will meet all of those for this special event with no more than 6 signs. All signs will be removed from the property within 3 days following the week events. The goal of our signage and tent requests is in no way designed to break the rules set of the planning and zoning committees. TexasBank will abide by everything set before us in the sign ordinance. Case No. Attachment E SP 03 -115 Page 1