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DATE: May 7, 2009
TO: Board of Adjustment
FROM: Stephen C. Richardson, Planning Manager
SUBJECT: Request for variances to the maximum height requirement from
6' to 12' for an owner identification sign and the landscaping
requirements.
FILE: 589-BA
STAFF REPORT
Mr.Jim Speed, the applicant, is requesting a variance to the maximum
height requirement from 6' to 12' for an owner identification sign
located at 5440 Old Dowlen Road. The property is located in the
Major/Dowlen/Gladys/Hwy. 105 Sign Overlay District. The Zoning
Ordinance requires that single tenant owner identification signs not
exceed 6' in height.
The applicant states that a 6' tall sign would not be visible from the
street due to an 8' fence. The proposed sign will be a total of 12' in
height, allowing it to be visible over the fence.
Mr. Speed is also asking for a variance to the landscaping requirement
for his sign. The Zoning Ordinance requires that signs be placed in a
landscaped setting of not less than 120 sq. ft. The required
landscaping would not be visible from the street due to the 8' fence.
The applicant shall have the burden of proof to demonstrate that all
three conditions necessary for approval of a variance have been met.
Exhibits are attached.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
Notices mailed to property owners 10 .
Responses in Favor . Responses in Opposition
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GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES
APPLICANT: Jim Speed.
PROPERTY OWNER: Jim Speed
LOCATION: 5440 Old Dowlen Road
LEGAL DESCRIPTION The south 239' of Lot 10, Tract 3,
Block 6, Rosedale Addition
EXISTING ZONING: GC-MD (General
Commercial-Multiple Family
Dwelling) District
PROPERTY SIZE: 2.0 acres, more or less
EXISTING LAND USES: Warehousing
FLOOD HAZARD ZONE: A X @- Areas determined to be
outside 500-year floodplain
SURROUNDING LAND USES: SURROUNDING ZONING:
NORTH: Residential GC-MD (General Commercial-Multiple Family
Dwelling)
EAST: Storage Facility GC-MD
SOUTH: Apartments RM-H (Residential Multiple Family Dwelling -
High Density)
WEST: Residential RM_H
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Regional Center
OTHER PHYSICAL
FEATURES: None
STREETS: Old Dowlen Road - Secondary
Arterial with an 75' wide
right-of-way and a 25' pavement
width
DRAINAGE: Open ditch
WATER: 6" water line
SANITARY SEWER
SERVICE: 27" sanitary sewer line