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Item 10ACity of Sauthlake, Texas MEMORANDUM March 28, 2002 TO: Billy Campbell, City Manager FROM: Rick Black, Director of Public Safety (Ext. 2421) SUBJECT: Request for a variance to Sign Ordinance No. 704-.A for Quizno's Classic Subs located at 2301 W. Southlake Boulevard, Suite 500. Action Requested: City Council consideration of a variance to Sign Ordinance 704 -A. Background Information: Quizno's Classic Subs is a retail business located at 2301 W_ Southlake Boulevard, Suite 500. Quizno's is located at the south end of the same building as BEDZzz Inc. and Stan Ley Cleaners. Geoffery James of Quizno's Classic Subs is requesting a variance to install two signs as shown on the attached plans. This would vary the following sections of Sign Ordinance No. 7D4-A. a Section lfi_A ATTACHED SIGN A.2. MINIMUM I NL 4 _VINfUM LETTER 1 LOGO HEIGHT : Store front has two building faces both of which are less than 100 feet from R.0 -W and by ordinance are allowed lctterllogo heights of no more than 12 inches. Applicant seeks to install a sign on the south face with two lines of lettering. The first line consists of one 24 inch "Q" and 14 inch letters forming the word "QUl2'N0'S "_ The second line consists of a logo and the word "SUBS" all at 20 inches in height. The sign on the southeast face is a single line consisting of one IS inch letter "Q" with all remaining letters and logo at 16 inches. The overall visual effect and Proportionality are consistent with the 1$ inch average letter height of several surrounding businesses. • A.3. MAXIMUM AREA : The rust proposed sign is 25 square feet in area. The southeast store front is 30 feet. Ordinance allows .75 feet of area for every one foot of store front or lease space width which would be 22.5 square feet. The second proposed sign is 32 square feet in area. The south store front is 35 feet which by ordinance would have an allowable area of 26.25 square feet. • AA. NUMBER OF SIGNS : " Only one attached sign per lease space shall be allowed along each street frontage on any site..." Applicant seeks to attach two primary signs on a lease space with only one street frontage. Billy Campbell March 28, 2002 Page 2 Financial Considerations: Citizen Input/ Board Review: Legal Review: Alternatives: Supporting (Documents: Staff Recommendation_ Staff Note: Applicant is seeking to place two primary signs on two store fronts facing the same street but at different angles. The ordinance allows one sign per street frontage. Both signs as now proposed would have oversized letter/logo heights and areas. 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 X10.704 -A, Section M.A. 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9. Photo Rendition, and Comparison Photos Place the variance request on the April 1, 2002 City Council agenda for disposition. RBJsv The following sections have been excerpted from the Sign Ordinance No. 7WA 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 PERMFI - rED 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. 2. MINIMUM IMAXIMUM LETTERILOGO 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 - I50 ft. I $ inches 151 -,200 ft. 24 inches 201 - 250 ft. 30 inches 251 - 300 ft. 36 inches 301 and g=reater 42 inches * . For any lease space which does not front ea a street, the maximum letter/logo height shall be based on the distance from the vehicular driveway access (see Appendix `I3' for further clarification). MAXIMUM AREA: 0.75 square feet for every one foot of width of building or lease space not to exceed 400 square feet (see Appendix 'A' for further clarification). L NUMBER OF SIGNS; Only one attached sign per lease space shall be allowed along each street frontage on any site, unless otherwise specifically provided in this ordinance. A secondary sign may be permitted at a public entrance, provided the entrance is on another side of the building, but shall be limited to twenty-five percent (25 %) of the primary or permitted sign sine, whichever is more restrictive. The six (6) inch minimun, letter/logo height will not apply to these secondary signs. No more than two (2) attached signs shall be allowed per lease space. Attached signs shall be located within the first story of the main exterior entrance for a building or lease space (see Appendix `f3' for further clarification). 5. SIGN WIDTH: Attached signs shall be limited in width to the middle seventy five percent (75 °1) of the width of any building or lease space. In the event the lease space facade is horizontally articulated, the 75% rule shall apply to the allowed sign to be located on any single plane facade (see Appendix'I3' for f irdner clarification). 6. ROOF LINE UMITATIONS: In no case shall. an attached sign project above the roof line of any building, except those attached to parapet walls and the sign may not extcnd above the parapet wall. Signs shall be no closer vertically to the eave ofthe roof7ine or overhang, than the predominant letter height (sec Appendix B' for further clarification). Signs may be attached to a continuous plane Fascia, if the sign does not extend above or below the projection of the fascia. Signs attached to fascia are only allowed when attached to structural canopy supported to the ground by columns consh tcted of similar masonry material as the primary structure (See Appendix 'B' for further clarification), T IJLLUNffNATION: Attached sign may only be illuminated utilizing internal lighting. Exterior letters with exposed neon lighting arc not allowed. S. PROTRUSIONS: Attached signs may not protrude farther than eighteen inches (1$ °) from the building, excluding signs attached to canopies. P. RESIIDFNTIAL ADJACENCY: Attached signs shall not be allowed on any facade (other than the main front of the building) which faces property faired for single - family residential uses if the sign is within one hundred fifty feet (150') of the property line of said residential property. FEB � s zaoz � CITY DE SOUTEILAKE By F SIGN VARIANCE APPLICATION - - -- APPLICANT COWER (if different} NAME: � ADDRESS; J20 VJZ- d4 z �7f Cx c # 7-- ' ,ly,,IW04 E t' 7 PHONE: 8°!7- - ?7f• 52�'70 fmly FAX: S/7 z7r'` d`�fI samr The fallowing inforanalion perlains to the location for which the variance is requested NA?v1E OF BUSINESS DR OPERATION: �/5 t /C STREET ADDRESS: LEGAL DESCR.IPTIOM Lot Block.- Subdivision I hereby certify that this application is complete as per the requirements of Sign Ordinance No. 704 as summarized below. I farther 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: .�� s -� The following checklist fs 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 otber ordinances maps, and codes available at the City Hall that may pertain to this sign variance request. ��Completed sign variance request application. L --- -- 6omplcted demonstration of conditions applicable to the requested variance (see attached.) . ,--/ S ite lan showing the location of the sign variance request and any other signs that conform to or are exempt from the sign ordinance. Th site plan shall also indicate the building, landscaped areas, parking & approaches and adjoining street R. 4. 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: y ' That a literal enforcement of the sign regulation will crate an unnecessary hardship or practical difficulty on the applicant i I�Is 5� Y-5- CWT TO s U'L - r �C !_INS T�K�I�GXxit� L.6ifS6 Lbfd� „SIG.wC -j} T© ���� �D�•l.�rl�� Dom' �NC- 2. 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