08SN0121
October 16, 2007 CPC
October 24, 2007 BS
STAFF’S
REQUEST ANALYSIS
AND
RECOMMENDATION
08SN0121
CMA Properties Inc
Bermuda Magisterial District
East line of Interstate 95
REQUEST:Conditional Use Planned Developmentto permit exceptions to Ordinance
requirements relative to signs.
PROPOSED LAND USE:
A freestanding identification sign for permitted commercial uses is planned. A
Conditional Use Planned Development is requested to allow a larger and taller
freestanding sign than allowed by current Ordinance standards.
PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
RECOMMEND APPROVAL SUBJECT TO THE CONDITION ON PAGE 2.
AYES: MESSRS. GECKER, GULLEY, LITTON AND WILSON.
NAY: MR. BASS.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommend denial for the following reasons:
A.The current sign standardsof the Ordinance provide adequate identification for uses
on the property.
B.Approval of this request could encourage other businesses to seek similar
exceptions.
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(NOTE: CONDITIONS MAY BE IMPOSED OR THE PROPERTY OWNER(S) MAY
PROFFER CONDITIONS. THE CONDITIONS NOTED WITH "STAFF/CPC" WERE AGREED
UPON BY BOTH STAFF AND THE COMMISSION. CONDITIONS WITH ONLY A "STAFF"
ARE RECOMMENDED SOLELY BY STAFF. CONDITIONS WITH ONLY A "CPC" ARE
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS RECOMMENDED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION.)
CONDITION
(CPC)The Textual Statement dated September 24, 2007, shall be considered the Master
Plan. (P)
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location:
East line of Interstate 95, south of Ruffin Mill Road. Tax ID 804-637- Part of 4161 and
804-638-3807.
Existing Zoning:
C-5
Size:
5.2 acres
Existing Land Use:
Commercial (under construction)
Adjacent Zoning and Land Use:
North - C-5, I-1 and A; Vacant
South and East – C-5; Commercial or vacant
West - I-2 with Conditional Use Planned Development; Industrial
UTILITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL; AND PUBLIC FACILITIES
This request will have no impact on these facilities.
LAND USE
Comprehensive Plan:
Lies within the boundaries of the Consolidated Eastern Area Plan which suggests the
property is appropriate for general commercial use.
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Area Development Trends:
Area properties around the Walthall Interchange are zoned predominately General Business
(C-5), Light Industrial (I-1) and General Industrial (I-2) and are developed for commercial
or industrial uses or are currently vacant.
Project Identification Sign:
Currently, the Ordinance permits one (1) freestanding sign identifying a vehicle sales
business, fifty (50) square feet in area and twenty (20) feet in height. The sign area may be
increased up to twenty-five (25) percent provided such increase is for the purpose of
including changeable copy. The applicant proposes to use thispermitted sign to identify an
automobile dealership. This sign is proposed to be 144 squarefeet in area, with no
changeable copy, and thirty (30) feet in height. (Textual Statement)
CONCLUSION
The current sign standards of the Ordinance provide adequate identification for uses on the property.
Further, approval of this request could encourage other businesses to seek similar exceptions
thereby resulting in sign proliferation. As an example, a larger and taller freestanding sign was
approved on an adjacent parcel to the south. This approved sign to identify a motor vehicle sales
business is allowed to be up to 163 square feet in area and forty-eight(48) feet in height. Further, a
second freestanding identification sign was recently approved on property further south along
Interstate 95. This approved second sign,also for the purpose of identifying a motor vehicle sales
business, is allowed to be up to 100 square feet in area and a maximum of thirty(30) feet in height.
Given these considerations, denial of this request is recommended.
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CASE HISTORY
Planning Commission Meeting (10/16/07):
The applicant accepted the Planning Commission’s recommendation. There was no
opposition present.
TheCommissionacknowledgedthat this case includes only a part of Tax ID 804-637-4161.
On motion of Mr. Wilson, seconded by Mr. Litton, the Commission recommended approval
subject to the condition on page 2.
AYES: Messrs. Gecker, Gulley, Litton and Wilson.
NAY: Mr. Bass.
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The Board of Supervisors, on Wednesday, October 24, 2007, beginning at 6:30 p.m., will take
under consideration this request.
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Textual Statement: CMA Properties (Case 08SN0121)
September 24, 2007
Conditional Use Planned Development to permit exceptions to the Ordinance
requirements relative to signage.
Exception:
An exception of ninety-four (94) square feet to the fifty (50) square foot limit for
sign area and an exception of ten (10) feet to the twenty (20) foot limit for sign
height for a freestanding sign to identify a vehicle sales use.
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