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HomeMy WebLinkAbout564-BA DATE: February 7, 2008 TO: Board of Adjustment FROM: Stephen C. Richardson, Planning Manager SUBJECT: Request for a variance to the maximum sign height from 40' to 62' FILE: 564-BA STAFF REPORT Don Bosley, representing CBS Outdoor Inc., has applied for a variance to the maximum sign height from 40' to 62'. The sign is to be located at 4010 College. Mr. Bosley states that an existing sign is being moved from a site between I-10 and the proposed billboard. The leading edge of the new sign will be 205' from the edge of I-10. The City of Beaumont Zoning Ordinance states that an off-premise advertising sign shall be no taller than 40'. The height shall be measured from the crown of the adjacent roadway to which the sign is oriented. In this instance, the height would be measured from the feeder road. Mr. Bosley says that TxDOT allows signs to be 42 2' above the centerline of the main traveled way to which the sign advertises. Mr. Bosley states that the Interstate is approximately 20' above the grade of the sign location. For this reason, Mr. Bosley says that sign would not be able to be seen from the Interstate. The applicant shall have the burden to demonstrate that all three conditions necessary for approval have been met. Exhibits are attached. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION Notices mailed to property owners 11 . Responses in Favor . Responses in Opposition . GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES APPLICANT: CBS Outdoor, Inc. PROPERTY OWNER: C.I.G., LLC LOCATION: 4010 College EXISTING ZONING: GC-MD (General Commercial-Multiple Family Dwelling) District PROPERTY SIZE: 0.71 acres, more or less EXISTING LAND USES: Commercial FLOOD HAZARD ZONE: A X @ - Areas determined to be outside 500-year floodplain SURROUNDING LAND USES: SURROUNDING ZONING: NORTH: Industrial LI (Light Industrial) District EAST: Interstate 10 GC-MD (General Commercial-Multiple Family Dwelling) District SOUTH: Commercial LI WEST: Commercial GC-MD COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Freeway Corridor STREETS: College Street - Major arterial with a 130' wide right-of-way and 6 lanes with a left turn lane; Interstate 10 - Freeway with a right-of-way of varying widths and 6 lanes DRAINAGE: Curb and gutter WATER: 6" and 12" water lines SANITARY SEWER SERVICE: 6" and 8" sanitary sewer lines