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MEMORANDUM
April 30, 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 Busy B's Bakery located at 480
West Southlake Boulevard, Suite 105.
Action Requested: City Council consideration of a variance to Sign Ordinance 704 -A.
Background
Information: Busy B's Bakery is a business located at 480 West Southlake Boulevard, Suite 105.
Hsiang -Lan Wood, representing Busy B's Bakery, is requesting a variance to display
a banner as shown on the attached plans. This would vary the following sections of
Sign Ordinance 704 -A.
+ "Section 21 A. BANNER 2. a. Duration: "Maximum fifteen days twice per
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calendar year with a sixty (60) day separation between permits."
Applicant is requesting a one time banner display for a period not to exceed ninety
days.
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.
Supporting
Documents:
Variance Application Form
Site Plan
Photo Rendition
Ordinance No. 704 -A Section 2 L
Staff
Recommendation:
Place the variance request on the May 6, 2003 City Council meeting 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. 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. 21 TEMPORARY SIGNS REQUIRING PERMIT
A permit shall be required for the following signs:
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 (1) 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 115 4,j(, -[r9 l } rod OWNER (if differ
NAME: /�JV S Y 134 J r� �
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PHONE: ! 7 - -:?.Z 5
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The following information pertains to the location for which the variance is requested
NAME OF BUSINESS OR OPERATION: Do S </ ;3 (t3 qxg1,,-, y
STREET ADDRESS: 16
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: ate:
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.
J Completed sign variance request application.
v 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 O. W.
\J 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 t the requested sign. variance:
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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