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MEMORANDUM
May 29, 2003
TO: Billy Campbell, City Manager
FROM: Rick Black, Director of Public Safety (Ext. 242 1)
SUBJECT: Approval of a variance to Sign Ordinance No. 704 -A for Southlake Town Square
Farmer's Market to be located at 1245 Prospect Street.
Action Requested: City Council consideration of a variance to Sign Ordinance 704 -A.
Background
Information: Southlake Town Square Farmer's Market is a seasonal open air produce market to be
located at 1245 Prospect Street (in the Block 2 parking area directly behind the 1256
Main building).
Patricia Pickard, representing Southlake Town Square, is seeking a variance to utilize
banners as described in the attached request. This would vary the following section of
Sign Ordinance No. 704 -A.
• Section 21.A BANNER
1. PERMITTED SIGN STRUCTURE: Attached
MODIFICATIONS TO GENERAL REGULATIONS:
a. MAXIMUM AREA: 0.5 square feet for every one foot of width of
building or lease space not to exceed fifty (50) square feet
b. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SIGNS: One per site
c. DURATION: Maximum fifteen (15) days, twice per calendar year with a
sixty (60) day separation between permits.
Applicant is seeking approval to allow the display of multiple banners for more than
the allowed two (2) permits per calendar year without the required sixty (60) day
separation between permits.
GENERAL NOTE; A farmer's market has been approved for the Southlake Town
Square to operate each Saturday from June 7 through September 27, 2003. This would
involve multiple vendors to be located in dedicated booth areas located in the parking
area directly behind the 1256 Main Street building in Block 2 of Town Square. Each
vendor would display one banner within their designated booth area (approximately
one parking space). The banner would be attached either to the vendors vehicle or
hung from a canopy contained within the individual booth area. A single banner
announcing the market would be displayed on Friday and Saturday each of the same
weekends of the Farmer's Market on the Rustin Park pavilion at 1401 Fountain Place.
Vendor banners are to be displayed only during market operating hours as designated
by the Special Use Permit as approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission and
City Council.
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Billy Campbell
May 29, 2003
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Financial
Considerations:
Citizen Input/
Board Review:
Legal Review:
Alternatives:
Supporting
Documents:
Staff
Recommendation:
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STAFF NOTE: This request would call for the Sign Ordinance to be varied by the
number of banner permits allowed per year and with no sixty (60) day separation
period. Normal variance procedures for such a request would require a variance
hearing for each vendor for each weekend of operation for seventeen (17) weekends.
Scheduling for these hearings would be a logistical impossibility. If it were to please
the Council to approve this request, staff would suggest that one possible solution for
the variance scheduling issue might be to approve a blanket banner permit issued to
Southlake Town Square to cover the entire period of operation. A suggested fee for
this permit would be based on one banner permit fee per weekend at the normal rate
of $25.00 pro -rated for 17 weekends for a total of $425.00. This fee would be paid by
Southlake Town Square and recovered from the participating vendors by same. Staff
feels this would cover costs of processing the permit and for code enforcement
inspections since all banners could be checked at one location. Placement and display
periods of the banners as approved by Council would be incorporated into the permit
and permit copies would be distributed to the vendors each week by Southlake Town
Square.
Not Applicable
No citizen input has been received. Not subject to any Board review.
None
The council may approve the request, deny the request, or approve it subject to
whatever conditions they deem appropriate.
Variance Application Form
Site Plan
Ordinance No.704 -A, Section 21.A.1.2.
Place the variance request on the June 3, 2003 City Council meeting agenda for
disposition.
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The following sections have been excerpted from the Sign Ordinance No. 704-A
SEC. 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. hi 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.
Section 21. TEMPORARY SIGNS REQUIRING PERMIT
A. BANNER
1. PERMITTED SIGN STRUCTURE: Attached
2. MODIFICATIONS TO GENERAL REGULATIONS:
a. MAXIMUM AREA: 0.5 square feet for every one foot of width of
building or lease space not to exceed fifty (50) square feet
b. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SIGNS: One per site
c. DURATION: Maximum fifteen (15) days, twice per calendar year with a
sixty (60) day separation between permits.
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CITY OF SOUTHLAKE
SIGN VARIANCE APPLICATION
APPLICANT OWNER (if different)
NAME: Sa WkSQ>L
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FAX:
The following information pertains to the location for which the variance is requested
NAME OF BUSINESS OR OPERATION: ILNn; S
STREET ADDRESS: Q
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot Block- Subdivision
I hereby certify that this application is complete as per the requirements of Sign Ordinance No. 704 as
summarized below. I further understand that it is necessary to have a representative at the City Council
mecting who is authorized to discuss this request.
Applicant's signature: Date: 6'�( -(�3
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The following checklist is a summary of requirements for sign variance requests as required by
the City of Southlake. The applicant should further refer to the Sign Ordinance No.704 and
amendments, and other ordinances maps, and codes available at the City Hall that may pertain
to this sign variance request.
✓ Completed sign variance request application.
t/ Completed demonstration of conditions applicable to the requested variance (see
attached.) .
Site plan showing the location of the sign variance request and any other signs
that conform to or are exempt from the sign ordinance. The site plan shall also
indicate the building, landscaped areas, parking & approaches and adjoining
street R. 0. W.
Scaled and dimensioned elevations of the signs for which the variance is
requested. For attached signs, the elevations shall show the building, the sign
for which the variance is requested, and any other signs that conform to or are
exempt from the sign ordinance.
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Demonstration
Please demonstrate that the following conditions are applicable to the requested ii
1 ' That a literal enforcement of the sign regulation will crate an unnecessary
hardship or practical difficulty on the applicant
2. That the situation causing the unnecessary hardship or practical difficulty is
unique to the affected property and is not self imposed.
3. That the variance will not injure and will be wholly compatible with the use and
permitted development of adjacent properties.
4 • That the variance will be in harmony with the spirit and purpose of the sign
ordinance.
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Southlake Town Square is requesting a per -week banner permit to be issued by the City
of Southlake for each of the' 19 weeks of the Farmers' Market. As previously agreed,
these banner permits will cosi the usual $25 per permit. The permit will allow signs and
banners to be hung in each of the Farmers' Market booths so the farmers can promote
what kind of produce they are selling. Each farmer will be allowed to hang one of two
signs: one on the tent they set up or one on the front of the table from which they will sell
their produce.
The banners each farmer uses will adhere to these guidelines:
All Farmers' Market banners must be no longer than eight feet in length and must be
approved by the Market Director. Approved banners must be hung either on the tent
under which the farmer will sell their produce, or directly on the front of the selling
table. Each banner must be hung by 7:00 am. on each Saturday. No banners or
signs shall be used for commercial promotion activities of an advertising nature designed
to attract public attention or support for a product, commodity, or service which is not for
sale at such table or the promotion of any business, political, controversial, or commercial
entity without the approval of the Market Director.
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May 8,200
Mr. Dennis Killough
Senior Planner
Planning Llepartment, City of Southlake
1400 Main Street, Suite 310
Southlake, Texas 76092
Re: SUP for Southlake Town Square Farmer's Market - Case No. ZA03 -018
Dear Dennis:
Southlake Town Square would like to request approval of Farmer's Market in perpetuity
so_ long as the Farmer's Market operates within the same guidelines year after year and
remains at or below 30 vendors. Farmer's Market exists to benefit Southlake Town
Square tenants. If that fails to be the case due to circumstances such as parking -(ik
dynamic that can change from year to year due to development), Southlake Town Square
would take corrective measures such as reducing the number of vendors or eliminating
the market all together.
In the event Farmer's Market wanted to change location, the number of vendors or any
other material aspect, we would then go through the approval process.
Sincerely,
Patricia S. Pickard
Chief Financial Officer
cc: Brian Stebbins
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