Item 10BMEMORANDUM
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 Texas Tan located at 3300 East
State Highway 114, Suite 113.
Action Requested: City Council consideration of a variance to Sign Ordinance 704 -A
Background
Information:
Texas Tan is a business located at 3300 East State Highway 114, Suite 113.
Brice Burk, representing Texas Tan, 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: At 101
feet from R.O.W. ordinance allows 18 inch letter height. Applicant is seeking to
install a sign with 30 inch letters.
• "Section 16.A.3. MAXIMUM AREA: Area allowed by ordinance is 26.25 sq. ft.
The proposed sign area is 52.76 sq. ft.
Staff Note: The signs of adjacent tenants facing Park Blvd. vary in size. Blockbuster
Video (1991) has 36 inch letters, Pack and Mail (2001) has 18 inch letters, Jo Tailors
(1992) has 24 inch letters, and Town & Country Cleaners (1986) has 15 inch letters.
Pack and Mail is a conforming 18 inch sign installed in 2001 under the present
ordinance. The remaining signs mentioned are legal non - conforming signs installed
under previous ordinances.
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.
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Billy Campbell
April 30, 2003
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Supporting
Documents: Variance Application Form
Site Plan
Photo Rendition
Ordinance No.704 -A Sections 14, 16.A.2.3.
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
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
ATTACHED SIGN
1. 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.
2. 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 fl. 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).
3. MAXIMUM AREA: 0.75 square feet for everyone foot of width of building or lease space not to exceed 400
square feet (see Appendix 'A' for further clarification).
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CITY OF SOUTHLAKE
SIGN VARIANCE APPLICATION !,
APPLICANT OWNER (if different)
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The following information pertains to the location for which the variance is requested
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STREET ADDRESS: 3300 4�7-T .5%tle, At-� #/J�f Sv42 3,,4I `
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot Block- Subdivision 66rp , ke /t4zr
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: 4= 1 B A Date: &03
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
y' Completed demonstration of conditions applicable to the requested variance (see
attached.) .
V 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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