07SN0371
L^1UgUst 21,2007 CPC
September 26,2007 BS
STAFF'S
REQUEST ANALYSIS
AND
RECOMMENDA TION
07SN0371
Holiday Signs, Inc.
Dale Magisterial District
Northeast quadrant of Krause and Beach Roads
REQUEST: Amendment of Conditional Use Planned Development (Case 79SN0079) relative to
signage. Specifically, this amendment would allow signage to conform to current
Ordinance requirements.
PROPOSED LAND USE:
Office uses are planned.
PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommend approval for the following reason:
Amendment would allow signs to conform to current Zoning Ordinance standards.
(NOTE: CONDITIONS MAY BE IMPOSED OR THE PROPERTY OWNER(S) MAY
PROFFER CONDITIONS.)
Providing a FIRST CHOICE commnnity through excellence in public service
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location:
Northeast quadrant of Krause and Beach Roads. Tax ill 771-661-1256.
Existing Zoning:
0-2 with Conditional Use Planned Development
Size:
0.6 acre
Existing Land Use:
Office
Adiacent Zoning and Land Use:
North, South and East - C-2 with Conditional Use Planned Development; Office,
commercial or public/semi-public
West - 0-2 and C-3 with Conditional Use Planned Development; Commercial or vacant
UTILITIES: ENVIRONMENTAL: AND PUBLIC FACILITIES
The requested amendment will have no impact on these facilities.
LAND USE
Comprehensive Plan:
Lies within the boundaries of the Central Area Plan which suggests the property IS
appropriate for community mixed use uses.
Area Development Trends:
Surrounding properties to the north, south and east are zoned Neighborhood Business (C-2)
and have been developed for a mix of office, commercial and public/semi-public uses (post
office) as part of the Courthouse Commons project. Properties to the west are zoned
Corporate Office and Community Business and are occupied by a bank and a shopping
center or are currently vacant.
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Zoning History:
On February 27, 1980, the Board of Supervisors, upon a favorable recommendation by
the Planning Commission, approved the rezoning of a 19.2 acre tract to Convenience
Business (B-1) with a Conditional Use Planned Development to permit a shopping center
and office complex (Case 79SN0079). Conditions were imposed which limit signage for
the project. These include one freestanding sign identifying the development and its
tenants (Condition 15); one building mounted sign for each freestanding building or
individual business, 0.5 square feet in area per foot of building frontage, illuminated but
not luminous and compatible with Colonial architectural style (Condition 16); sign
content limited to the name and nature of the advertised establishment (Condition 18);
and sign package approval by the Planning Commission (Condition 17). The subject
property was included in this case.
On April 25, 1984, the Board of Supervisors denied an amendment to Case 79SN0079
relative to sign requirements for the project. (Case 84SN0021)
Signs:
Signage for this site is currently regulated by conditions of Case 79SN0079. The applicant
has requested that these conditions be deleted so as to allow signage to comply with current
Zoning Ordinance requirements. The subject property is part of a project. Currently, the
Ordinance would permit office buildings within a project one (1) freestanding sign not to
exceed an area of thirty-two (32) square feet and a height of eight (8) feet. The area of the
sign could be increased with the incorporation of changeable copy (reader board) by an
additional eight (8) square feet. Building mounted sign area would be calculated at one and
twenty-five hundredths 1.25) square feet for each one (1) lineal foot of building frontage.
Should a freestanding sign not be used, the area of the building mounted sign may be
increased at a calculation of one and seventy-five hundredths (1.75) square feet for each one
(1) lineal foot of building frontage.
The Zoning Ordinance does not require a sign package for proj ects eXIstIng prior to
November of 1994, unless required as a condition of zoning. Given that the Courthouse
Commons development existed prior to this date, with the elimination of Condition 17 of
Case 79SN0079 requiring sign package approval, there would be no requirement for
compatibility with other signs in the project.
CONCLUSION
Deletion of the Condition would allow for signs to conform to Zoning Ordinance standards.
Given these considerations, approval of this request is recommended.
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CASE HISTORY
Planning Commission Meeting (8/21/07):
The applicant accepted the recommendation. There was no opposition present.
On motion of Mr. Litton, seconded by Mr. Wilson, the Commission recommended
approval.
AYES: Messrs. Gecker, Gulley, Bass, Litton and Wilson.
The Board of Supervisors, on Wednesday, September 26, 2007, beginning at 6:30 p.m., will take
under consideration this request.
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