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Home My WebLink About04/12/2018 - Zoning Board Of Appeals - Agenda - Regular MeetingHeidi Shuff, Chair Ralph Shields, Vice Chair Daphne Bear Bob Long Cody Snowdon Butch Stockover Karen Szelei-Jackson Council Liaison: Ken Summers Staff Liaison: Noah Beals LOCATION: City Council Chambers 300 LaPorte Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80521 The City of Fort Collins will make reasonable accommodations for access to City services, programs, and activities and will make special communication arrangements for persons with disabilities. Please call 221-6515 (TDD 224-6001) for assistance. REGULAR MEETING APRIL 12, 2018 8:30 AM • CALL TO ORDER and ROLL CALL • CITIZEN PARTICIPATION (Items Not on the Agenda) • APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING • APPEALS FOR VARIANCE TO THE LAND USE CODE 1. APPEAL ZBA180012 Address: 101 E. Stuart Street Petitioner: Malvin Lee, Mr. Lee’s Barber Shop Owners: 105 E. Stuart LLC Zoning District: C-G Code Section: 3.8.7.1(D)(3) and 3.8.7.1(I) Project Description: This is a variance request is to increase the sign allowance for the property. The total allowable sign area is 80 square feet; the request is for an additional 130.35 square feet. The request includes an increase the sign height to 7.5 feet; the maximum height allowed is 7 feet. 2. APPEAL ZBA180013 Address: 4674 Snow Mesa Drive Petitioner: Schlosser Signs Owners: UCHealth, Poudre Valley Health Care Zoning District: H-C Code Section: 3.8.7.1(G)(6) Project Description: This variance request is to allow UCHealth to have 2 ground signs at 4674 Snow Mesa Drive. This location is allowed 1 ground sign for the frontage along Snow Mesa Drive. The request is to allow 1 additional sign on the north side of the property along the private road. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS AGENDA Zoning Board of Appeals Page 2 April 12, 2018 • OTHER BUSINESS • ADJOURNMENT Agenda Item 1 Item # 1 - Page 1 STAFF REPORT April 12, 2018 STAFF Noah Beals, Senior City Planner/Zoning PROJECT APPEAL ZBA180012 PROJECT DESCRIPTION Address: 101 E. Stuart Street Petitioner: Malvin Lee, Mr. Lee’s Barber Shop Owners: 105 E. Stuart LLC Zoning District: C-G Code Section: 3.8.7.1(D)(3) and 3.8.7.1(I) Project Description: This is a variance request to increase the sign allowance for the property. The total allowable sign area is 80 square feet; the request is for an additional 130.35 square feet. The request includes an increase to the sign height to 7.5 feet; the maximum height allowed is 7 feet. COMMENTS: 1. Background: The building was built approximately in 1965. The building has been used for numerous retail businesses throughout the years. Existing sign regulations generally protect community aesthetics, preserve and enhance property values, and protect public safety. Sign allowance is based on the frontage of the property to the Public Right of Way. In this case, the property has 80 linear feet of frontage; therefore, the code grants 80 square feet of permanent signage to be displayed. This allowance can be distributed through multiple sign types that are permitted. Additionally, the code allows the max height of 7 feet of any sign attached to the building. The property currently displays three signs: • East side painted wall sign 8 square feet: “barber pole” • North side projected sign 3 square feet: “barber pole” • West side painted wall sign 199.35 square feet reading “Mr. Lees Barbershop and barber pole” The west side painted wall is 7.5 feet tall, exceeding the 7 feet maximum height allowed. 2. Applicant’s statement of justification: See petitioner’s letter. 3. Staff Conclusion and Findings: Under Section 2.10.2(H), staff recommends denial of additional 130.35 square feet of sign allowance. The request is for over 160% increase to the sign allowance. Therefore, the variance request will diverge from the standards more than a nominal and inconsequential way when considered in the context of the neighborhood. A unique hardship to the property has not been sufficiently identified. The proposal does not support the standards in way equally well or better than a proposal that complies with the standards. 4. Recommendation: Staff recommends denial of APPEAL # ZBA180012. Wednesday, February 21, 2018 To whom it may concern: The purpose of this letter is to gain approval for my current signage on the building I am renting. Located at 101 E. Stuart St, Fort Collins, CO, 80525. My name is Malvin Lee, the owner/operator of Mr. Lee’s Barbershop. While I now understand that I should have gotten permission from the city before applying such signage. My goal is to gain approval and continue on operating with the current artwork on said building. The artwork says, “Mr. Lee’s Barbershop”, with a barber pole. In no way is the art disrespectful or causing any harm to anyone. As a matter of fact, my business has grown from such. At this point my clients recognize and find my location because of the sign. What I would like to point out is that, I am providing a service that the community needs. There is absolutely no place in the city that everyone is welcome. Any race, creed or gender can come to my business and be treated fairly. Not to mention get services other places turn them away for. I have been a part of the Fort Collins community for 9 years now. Firstly, inside a place where I was limited in growth as well as expression of my culture and career. Now that I have been given the opportunity to grow and provide even more service to the community. My goal is to raise awareness of the barber culture and make anyone feel welcome to visit my Barbershop. Malvin Lee Agenda Item 2 Item # 2 - Page 1 STAFF REPORT April 12, 2018 STAFF Noah Beals, Senior City Planner/Zoning PROJECT APPEAL ZBA180013 PROJECT DESCRIPTION Address: 4674 Snow Mesa Drive Petitioner: Schlosser Signs Owners: UCHealth, Poudre Valley Health Care Zoning District: H-C Code Section: 3.8.7.1(G)(6) Project Description: This variance request is to allow UCHealth to have 2 ground signs at 4674 Snow Mesa Drive. This location is allowed 1 ground sign for the frontage along Snow Mesa Drive. The request is to allow 1 additional sign on the north side of the property along the private road. COMMENTS: 1. Background: Snow Mesa Drive is the only public right of way. For sign regulations, a private drive is not considered street frontage. 2. Applicant’s statement of justification: See petitioner’s letter. 3. Staff Conclusion and Findings: Under Section 2.10.2(H), staff recommends approval of the second ground sign and finds that: The request is not detrimental to the public good. • The second ground sign sits back 240 feet back from the public right of way. • The property is part a medical campus and the second sign adds additional clarity for patrons. • The second sign is a substantial distance from the public right-of-way and is intended to be seen by the traffic on the private drive. Therefore, the variance request will not diverge from the standard but in a nominal, inconsequential way, when considered in the context of the neighborhood, and will continue to advance the purpose of the Land Use Code contained in Section 1.2.2. 4. Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of APPEAL # ZBA180013.