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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/12/2004 - ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS - AGENDA - Regular Meeting Zoning Board of Appeals Agenda Regular Meeting Thursday, February 12,2004 Roll Call Approval of the Minutes from the July 10, 2003 Meeting Appeal: 2452 2401 S College Ave The variance would allow the McDonald's Restaurant to have two menu board signs instead of the one allowed. The restaurant will be rebuilt with a double drive-thru, and one sign is necessary for each drive thru lane. Each sign will be approximately 30 square feet in size. Code Sections: 3.8.7(G)(9) Petitioner: Weylan "Woody" Bryant ZoningDistrict C Other Business: Zoning Board of Appeals Agenda Regular Meeting Thursday, February 12, 2004 Appeal 2452 Address 2401 S College Ave Petitioner Weylan "Woody" Bryant Zoning District C Section 3.8.7(G)(9) Description The variance would allow the McDonald's Restaurant to have two menu board signs instead of the one allowed. The restaurant will be rebuilt with a double drive-thru, and one sign is necessary for each drive thru lane. Each sign will be approximately 30 square feet in size. Hardship See petitioner's letter Staff Cotnments This is similar to the McDonald's request last year regarding the demolition and reconstruction of the West Elizabeth McDonal's restaurant. However, that particular appeal included a request to increase the size of the menu boards as well as the number of boards. The Board denied the size request but granted the request to have 2 menu board signs. The Board used the hardship criteria instead of the "equal to or better than" criteria. To use the hardship standard again, the Board must determine that there is some unique circumstance, or some exceptional physical condition of the property. The unique circumstance is that in order for a dual drive-thru facility to function properly, a menu board sign is necessary at each drive- thru lane. Additionally, this property is not a "stand-alone" development since it's access is shared through the abutting shopping center. Therefore, it is important that the site be designed as efficiently as possibly in order to limit the impact to the vehicular circulation patterns that occur on site and on the shopping center property. A dual drive-thru improves the efficiency of the restaurant operation and can lessen the impacts on the abutting development.