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Item 10BCity of Southlake Department of Planning STAFF REPORT March 24, 2004 CASE NO: SP 04 -025 PROJECT: The Courtyard at Timarron REQUEST: Variance to the Sign Ordinance No. 704 -A. ACTION NEEDED: Cor ATTACHMENTS: (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) isider variance request. Background Information Vicinity Map Site Plan Sign Detail Sign Variance Application STAFF CONTACT: Dennis Killough (481 -2073) Bruce Payne (481 -2036) Case No. SP 04 -025 BACKGROUND INFORMATION OWNER/APPLICANT: The Courtyard at Timarron PROPERTY SITUATION: The Courtyard at Timarron is a development located on the southeast corner of E. Continental Blvd and S. White Chapel Blvd. The property addresses are 1203, 1205, 1207, 1209, and 1211 S. White Chapel Blvd. REQUEST: A monument sign currently exists at each of the two entrances to the development. The applicant is proposing a monument sign in front of each building in the development and two directory signs interior to the site. The proposed monument signs do not comply with the minimum letter height, the maximum allowed height, and masonry material requirements. The applicant is also proposing a 2 nd monument sign in front of each building located at 1207, 1209, and 1211 S. White Chapel Blvd. Approval of a variance is required in order to receive a building permit for these signs. STAFF COMMENTS: The sign criteria, building elevations, site plan and applications are attached to this report. The following regulations for the Variance have been proposed for The Courtyard at Timarron: • Ord. 704 -A, Section 16.13.2 MINIMUM LETER/L.OGO HEIGHT The minimum height allowed for letters or logos shall be six (6) inches. The minimum height proposed is approximately 3 inches on the monument signs and directory signs. • Ord. 704 -A, Section 16.13.3 MAXIMUM HEIGHT The sign structure shall not exceed five (5) feet. The proposed sign structure is 72 inches, or 6 feet, tall for the monument signs and directory signs. • Ord. 704 -A. Section 16.13.7 MATERIAL REOUIREMENTS: All monument sign bases shall be constructed of the same masonry material as the front building facade on the same site or shall be stone or brick. The sign structure must be constructed or covered with the same masonry material as the principal building, or stone, or brick. Sculpted aluminum sign panels will be allowed. All sign text and graphic elements shall be limited to a minimum of six (6) inches from the outer limits of the sign structure. The monument signs and directory signs are proposed to be made of aluminum painted to match the color of the exterior of the principle buildings. Case No. Attachment A SP 04 -025 Page 1 The sign text area of the monument signs is proposed to extend to the outer limits of the sign structure. • Ord. 704 -A, Section 16.13.5 NUMBER OF SIGNS Only one monument sign, excluding menuboard signs, shall be allowed along each street frontage on any site, unless otherwise specifically provided in this ordinance. Monument signs may be no closer than five hundred (500) feet on any one site. The applicant is requesting to have a 2nd monument sign for the buildings located at 1207, 1209, and 1211 S. White Chapel Blvd. 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. 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X117 'iks 4 f a Aiff wdr 1 JC a ' say i 1 — existing monument signs 2 — proposed directory monument signs 3 — proposed building monument signs Case No. Attachment C SP 04 -025 Page 1 SIGN DETAILS Sign #1 Sign #2 Case No. SP 04 -025 1 Attachment D Page 1 S ign #3 V j 42 " 1 square tube frame sheathed with . 080 stucco finished AI Lo Ll square tube posts for installation Section A A _25 Al crown finished MAP Green #24510 Fabricated Al bullnose /bevel top cap_ - Leaf to be white vinyl applied by FastSigns and front panel fin €shed MAP Tan #25829 (9J 4.25` x 41.875" removable AI fooP finished MAP Green #245' with 3" x 40.5" ope area for grophl+ Fastsigns will apply whl vinyl lettE SIGN C TENANT LISTING MONUMEI Qty. 5 SINGLE FACE 3W- - 1' -d" David M. Harding O Copyright ! Revised 90(8103 Fabricated Al' base ur finished MAP Ton #2582 Al square tube for install Copy cut out — of .25 AI finished( - 1 Inn. - MAP Block #303`12 A ry Faces slip i � Into F and - double T extrusions Qt sic Ground pc Level End View with W side retainer removed a p Pa Stu I Case No. Attachment D SP 04 -025 Page 2 That a literal enforcement of the sign regulation will create an unnecessary hwdship orpracftcatdif faculty arrthe appheafft. we are aslftg for three additional "bait] dine - dijreetffy" signs - tube- per=Wt d in front of buildings #1211, #1209 and 41207. Currently there are 2 monument signs located at the "main" entrances into the business complex. These`mortutttent signs ar"PProxlMately 144.+ fevl . away from the above mentioned buildings. These monuments serve as Property Identifiers to the drive by traffic. They do not have the: caPacity tom, include y- tenant - l wcithin tlt- coxnple%- Once inside the complex the­S(Wk*JW4si9nage is desperately needed to inform visitors as to what each building address is, whom is located in each building, and which entrance shunt& ire - used - for WithoOt the- signage this complex is very. confusing - hence making it extremely difficult to attract and lease to new tenants. tf -these Signs are not awoved it .W.l1sausea. undue, hardship- far. management to explain to the business owners in the above mentioned buildings why they do trot have Tgwesentatim. , - henrce lease office space in the unmarked- buildings. That- thc.situuation..caussng-the unnecessary h ardshi p or practical difficulty is unique to the affected property and is not self- imposed. This property is unique in that all parking for the 5 buildings are located in arcenrter r t yar wr. Th.6-funneis reveryune to tlxi� central lees i ►� Witb,out signage in front of each building the visitor has no way of knowing - which businesses are tucated'in the buildings: The ewtiers complex-did not design or-build the property. That the variance will not injure and will be wholly compatible witli the use and permitted development of sdlaeew- pyoperf�s. All-rcqoeste-d siguage we_smaWag— W---a vaariaace- on.are.located ionth interior portion of the courtyard area. These signs are not visible from any S Qrrva ndirng propertier or roadway. Case No. Attachment E SP 04 -025 Page 1 4. That the variance will be in harmony with the spirit and purpose of the sign Qrdmance_ Exirsting sigmrage was hunt seeardiRg to -tht app edsign permits Per the City of Southlake. The signs were built with size, color scheme, material and overall il`esign in mto — d - M maintain consesterrey with the'avera}l-le0k- of the existing buildings. The stucco finish was eliminated in order to preserve the fine details of the sign- We were duplicating the trim _Cap.det&il.Q4 r the eRURAcemain monuments_ Due - W thefaelt- th eXistingsigns -were built- per Ahe- spees-apprcove& by- tl e City of Southlake, we are asldng for a variance approval to have the ad - buih Wmratefr; Case No. Attachment E SP 04 -025 Page 2