Item 10BCity of Southlake, Texas
MEMORANDUM
February S, 2002
TO: Billy Campbell, City Manager
FROM: Rick Black, Director of Public Safety (Ext. 242 1)
SUBJECT: Request for a variance to Sign Ordinance No. 7"A for Angelo & Vita's Pizzeria located
at 2120 E. Southlake Boulevard, Suite D.
Action Requested: City Council consideration of a variance to Sign Ordinance 704 -A.
Background
information: Angelo do Vito's Pizzeria is a retail business located at 2120 F. Southlake Boulevard,
Suite D.
Angelo &Vito's Pizzeria 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.Ai ATTACHED SION
• A3. MA-XIMLJM AREA: The sign has a total area of 23.5 square feet. The
maximum allowed area for an attached sign is .75 square feet for every one foot of
width of building or lease space not to exceed 400 square feet. The stare front
width at this location is 26 feet, therefore the maximum allowed area would be
19.5 square feet_
Staff Note: The applicant has two elements of consideration. They are
approximately 400 feet from the roadway and they have only 26' of store
frontage. This allows for 42" letters, but limits the area to 19.5 sq. ft. Based
on the former sign ordinance, the previous tenant had a 45 square foot sign
using 36" letters. In order to meet area limitations imposed by the current
ordinance, the letter size must be reduced so small that is not legible at that
distance from the roadway. Compliance with the letter height creates a sign
with greater area than allowed. Compliance with the area limitations creates a
sign with letters too small to read at the distance &am. the roadway. Applicant
is therefore seeking to use 17" letters (less than half the allowable size) which
allows visibility, but exceeds area limits by four square feet. The proposed
sign is similar to the preceding tenant's sign and is consistent with the
adjoining properties.
Financial
Considerations: 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.
Billy Campbell
February 8, 2002
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Supporting
Documents: Variance Application Form
Site Plan
Ordinance No.704 -A, Sections 16.A.2. 3.
Photo Rendition
Staff
Recommendation. Place the variance request on the February 12, 2002 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
I'he 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 Iiteral 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 wilh the use and permitted
development of adjacent propt.-rties, and that the granting of the variance will he in harmony with the spirit and
purpose of this sigm 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 fling fee in the amount specified in the current fee schedule adopted by City Council.
SF•.C. 16 PER MITTED SIGN STR AND GMERAL REGULATION
AI'f 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 he 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 he prohibited except for signs less than a three (3)
square £oat area used for building identification_
MINIMUM MAXIIv LTM LETTEIL'LOGO HEIGHT; The minimum height allowed for letters ur logos shall be
six (6) inches_ The maximum height allowed for letters or logos shall be based on the following criteria;
Distanc Fmm R.D. V
Less than 100 ft.
161 - 150 n.
151 - 200 fl.
201 - 250 ft.
251 - 300 ft.
301 and greater
Maximum LetterlLogo Heig
12 inches
18 inches
24 inches
30 inches
36 inches
42 inches
- For any lease space which does not front on a street, the maximum letter'logo height shall be based ort the
distance from the vehicular driveway access (see Appendix `S' for further clarification).
MAXIMUM AREA: 0,75 square £eel for every one foot of width of building or lease space not to exceed 400
square feet (see Appendix 'A' for further clarification).
CITY OF SOUTHLAKE
SIGN VARIANCE APPLICATION
APPLICANT
NAME: PLANO SIGNS (C, NATVIG)
ADDRESS: 3.200 SUMMIT AVENUE
PLANO, TEXAS 75074
PHONE:
FAX:
972 -578 -1233
972 -740 -1$26
972 -422 -7666 972- 726 -9732 —
Aefollowing informarionperlalns 0 the localionfor which the variance i5 requested
NAME OF BUSINESS OR OPERATION: ANGELO & VITO' S PIZZEIA
STREET ADDRESS:
OWNER (if different)
141TCHELL R08ENBERG
2120 SOUTHLAKE BLVD. SUITE D
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS
2120 SOUTHLAKE BLVD., SUITE D
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot Block- Subdivision
L hereby oettify that this application is complete as per the requirements of Sign Ordinance No. 704 aS
summarized below. L further understand that it is necessary to IfaWC a representative at the City Council
meeting who is authorized to dixcugf this request. „ �4 1J
Applicant's signature: U r Date: 1/
The following ohecklisi is a summary of requiremert s 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 Ball that may pertain
to this sign variance request.
Completed sign variance request application.
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.
Demonstration
Please demonstrate that the following conditions are applicable to the requested sign variance:
That a literal enforcement of the sign regulation will crate an unnecessary
hardship or practical difficulty on the applicant
Current code will require that the. sign be built so small that it will of little or no value
from a readership stand- point. Also, when logo is sized down to City code standards, part
of the lettering will be less that b" high which is also out of code.
That the situation causing the unnecessary hardship or practical difficulty is
unique to the affected property and is not self imposed.
The distance of the property from the street makes this sign ineffective and verb difficult
to read if manufactured as required by current code.
That the variance will not injure and will be wholly compatible with the use and
permitted development of adjacent properties.
Current adjacent businesses now have signage that exceeds the current code_ Therefore,
the proposed sign will be compatiable with these adjacent properties within the
shopping center.
That the variance will be in harmony with the spirit and purpose ofthe sign
ordinance.
The proposed sign is equal to or smaller than the sign previously located at this same
lease space. (5ce attached photo with dimensions of the prior sign.) Also, the existing
fascia is much higher making the proposed sign aesthetically pleasing and less intruslivc
because it takes up proportionally less space.
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LOCATION 2120SOUTHLAKE BLVD. STUITEDSOUTHLAKE
Plano, Texas 75074
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