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DATE: November 3,
2005
TO: Board of Adjustment
FROM: Stephen C. Richardson, Planning Manager
SUBJECT: Request for a variance to the maximum sign area requirement
for an owner identification sign from 70 sq. ft. to 425 sq. ft.
FILE: 541-BA
STAFF REPORT
Preventive Medicine of Southeast Texas is requesting a variance to the
maximum sign area requirement for its owner identification sign at
5875 N. Major Drive.
The applicant feels that the sign is not obtrusive nor is it a visual
distraction to traffic at the intersection. They state that the sign
compliments the aesthetics of the facility, as well as enhances the
community landscape.
The sign is 5' tall, 85' long and 425 sq. ft. The maximum height
and area allowed for a single tenant sign is 6' and 70 sq. ft.,
respectively.
According to the Building Codes Division, the sign was constructed
without a permit. The Planning Manager has been informed that the
applicant was told that a separate building permit would be required
for the sign. A hand-drawn A wall @ was shown on the building plans.
It was not labeled as a sign. The Planning Division did not approve
any building plans for a sign.
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 15 .
Responses in Favor . Responses in Opposition
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GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES
APPLICANT: Preventive Medicine of
Southeast Texas
PROPERTY OWNER: Banah Partners, Ltd.
LOCATION: 5875 N. Major Drive
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lots 1-6 and the East 85' of Lot
7, Neches Terrace Addition
EXISTING ZONING: GC-MD (General
Commercial-Multiple Family
Dwelling) District
PROPERTY SIZE: 4.40 acres, more or less
EXISTING LAND USES: Medical Offices
FLOOD HAZARD ZONE: A X @ - Areas determined to be
outside 500-year floodplain
SURROUNDING LAND USES: SURROUNDING ZONING:
NORTH: Commercial, vacant GC-MD (General Commercial-Multiple
Family Dwelling) District
EAST: Commercial GC-MD
SOUTH: Vacant GC-MD
WEST: Vacant GC-MD
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Activity Center
OTHER PHYSICAL
FEATURES: None
STREETS: N. Major Drive - Major arterial
with a 120' wide right-of-way, 4
lanes with a designated left turn
lane; Highway 105 - Major
arterial with a 115' wide
right-of-way, 4 lanes with a
designated left turn lane; Tolivar
Road - Major collector with a 60'
wide right-of-way and a 16'
pavement width
DRAINAGE: Open ditch
WATER: 6" water line
GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES continued
SANITARY SEWER
SERVICE: 8" sanitary sewer line
FIRE PROTECTION: Fire protection is provided by
Station #8, 6297 Highway 105.
ADEQUACY
OF SERVICE: Services are adequate.