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Item 10DCity of Southlake Texas MEMORANDUM May 28, 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 Dan Sweeney State Farm Insurance located at 1500 West Southlake Boulevard, Suite 140. Action Requested: City Council consideration of a variance to Sign Ordinance 704 -A. Background Information: Dan Sweeney State Farm Insurance is a business located at 1500 West Southlake Boulevard, Suite 140. Dan Sweeney, is requesting a variance to install a sign as shown on the attached plans. This would vary the following sections of Sign Ordinance No. 704 -A. • Section 16.A.2. MINIMUM/MAXIMUM LETTER/LOGO HEIGHT: Ordinance allows 12 inch letter and logo height for a store front less than 100 feet from R.O.W. The applicant has an existing sign from his previous location in Southlake and is seeking to install it at his new location. The existing sign consists of 14 inch lettering spelling "STATE FARM" and a square logo 24 inches by 24 inches. Staff Note: The sign was originally installed in mid 1998 under previous Sign Ordinance 506 -B which allowed a 24 inch minimum letter/logo height. Lease space is 32 feet wide allowing 24 square feet of sign area. Existing sign area is 16 square feet. Financial Considerations: Not Applicable Financial Impact: Not Applicable Citizen Input/ Board Review: No citizen input has been received. Not subject to any Board review. Legal Review: None Alternatives: The council may approve the request, deny the request, or approve it subject to whatever conditions they deem appropriate. Page 1 Billy Campbell May 28, 2003 Page 2 Supporting Documents: Variance Application Form Site Plan Photo Rendition Ordinance No. 704 -A Sections 14, 16.A.1.2. Staff Recommendation: Place the variance request on the June 3, 2003 City Council meeting agenda for disposition. RB /sv Page 2 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. 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. SEC. 16 PERMITTED SIGN STRUCTURES AND GENERAL REGULATIONS A. ATTACHED SIGN GENERAL: Unless otherwise specifically provided, the regulations set forth in this subsection shall be applicable to all attached signs which are allowed under this ordinance. Signs may not be attached to light fixtures, poles, curbs, sidewalks, gutters, streets, utility poles, public buildings, fences, railings, public telephone poles, or trees. The direct painting of signs on buildings shall be prohibited except for signs less than a three (3) square foot area used for building identification. MINIMUM /MAXIMUM LETTER/LOGO HEIGHT: The minimum height allowed for letters or logos shall be six (6) inches. The maximum height allowed for letters or logos shall be based on the following criteria: Distance From R.O.W. * Maximum Letter/Logo Height Less than 100 ft. 12 inches 101- 150 ft. 18 inches 151 - 200 ft. 24 inches 201 - 250 ft. 30 inches 251 - 300 ft. 36 inches 301 and greater 42 inches * - For any lease space which does not front on a street, the maximum letter /logo height shall be based on the distance from the vehicular driveway access (see Appendix `B' for further clarification). Page 3 CITY OF SOUTHLAKE SIGN VARIANCE APPLICATION APPLICANT OWNER (if different) NAME: Dfrir/ 2225 W. Y ADDRESS: ! - 9a4ryLoq " Lao S77F N 'f V-1 PHONE: 817 Zst FAX: X17) 1JZ 1 - The following information pertains to the location for which the variance is requested NAME OF BUSINESS OR OPERATION: M* S�r!�- z?r!cY� _ <77#77r F4w-*7 .ti t's. STREET ADDRESS: /SOU U/. X0U7* -*WV RWAO sTZ= /yo 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 meeting who is authorized to discuss this request. Applicant's signature: Date: V 7- 0 - 7 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. Page 4 Demonstration Please demonstrate that the following conditions are applicable to the requested sign variance: 1 ' That a literal enforcement of the sign regulation will crate an unnecessary hardship or practical difficulty on the applicant v/ / / , L /y7Yt To S .- &04a 2 ' a' 2 Ue7uDAc r 7c 4 Sr '�v / ir AW� T rv�s-- s`rr�G v r r i 7 7 — � iY� � 2. That situation causing the unnecessary hardship or practical difficulty is unique to the affected property and is not self imposed. e6 O�O�/�i jNGC Jf/9� C/ � ✓G Ea o l 2 #E /6i/73� Pi2C 77/ /5 fJGf /GIB /A/G 3 That the variance will not injure and will be wholly compatible with the use and permitted development of adjacent properties. /ii/ SOU riTr�lrre si iv c� .� N� v' i y�� 4 • That the variance will be in harmony with the spirit and purpose of the sign ordinance. 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