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Agenda
Regular Meeting
Thursday,July 11,2002
Roll Call
Approval of the Minutes from the May 9, 2002 Meeting
Appeal: 2387 1709 W HARMONY RD
The variance would allow the existing Conoco sign at the intersection of Seneca and Fromme Prairie
Way to be classified as a Fromme Prairie Way sign instead of a Seneca Street sign. Since the sign is
currently perpendicular to Seneca, it would have to be reconstructed and made perpendicular to
Fromme Prairie Way, and moved closer to Fromme Prairie Way, if the variance was not approved. If
the variance is approved, then no other signs would be allowed on Fromme Prairie Way.
Code Sections: 3.8.7(G)(5), (7), and (8)
Petitioner: Alison Dickson/Gardner Signs
ZoningDistrict LMN
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Zoning Board of Appeals
Agenda
Regular Meeting
Thursday, July 11, 2002
Appeal 2387
Address 1709 W HARMONY RD
Petitioner Alison Dickson/Gardner Signs
Zoni►tg District LMN
Section 3.8.7(G)(5), (7), and (8)
Description The variance would allow the existing Conoco sign at the intersection of
Seneca and Fromme Prairie Way to be classified as a Fromme Prairie Way
sign instead of a Seneca Street sign. Since the sign is currently
perpendicular to Seneca, it would have to be reconstructed and made
perpendicular to Fromme Prairie Way, and moved closer to Fromme Prairie
Way, if the variance was not approved. If the variance is approved, then no
other signs would be allowed on Fromme Prairie Way.
Hardship This development is in the Neighborhood Sign District. As such, this type of
development is limited to only one ground sign per street for the entire
development. This is a multi-building development, and 2 of the 3 buildings
will be multi-tenant buildings. It is important to be able to have signage on
Harmony Road instead of on Fromme Prairie Way, which is a dead-end
street. The existing sign at the corner of Harmony and Seneca is at a 45
degree angle, and can be considered to be a Seneca sign, but only if the
existing sign at Seneca and Fromme Prairie Way is considered to be a
Fromme Prairie Way sign. If this is allowed, then the additional sign on
Harmony can be installed and it will advertise the 2 multi-tenant buildings.
The approved PUD site plan actually showed 4 ground signs, but only 3 are
proposed.
Staff Comments It's doubtful that this request qualifies as a hardship variance. Therefore,
the Board must determine that the general purpose of the standard will be
promoted equally well or better than would a proposal that complies with the
standard.
The purpose of the standard is to ensure that commercial developments of
this size in the residential neighborhood sign district have only one sign per
street, and that those signs are constructed in such a manner so as to avoid
all the signs appearing to be along the same street in cases where multiple
signs are allowed based on muliple street frontages. In this particular case,
the development is allowed 3 monument signs since there are 3 street
frontages. The applicant is proposing a total of only 3 signs, so the number
of signs is not an issue. The Board must determine whether or not the
location and orientation of the signs is such that the general purpose of the
standard is satisfied.
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