HomeMy WebLinkAboutA BIG A STORAGE PUD FINAL - 57 93A - CORRESPONDENCE - MEMO / P & Z BOARDCommunity' Planning and Environmental 5,_ ✓ices
Planning Department
City of Fort Collins
November 12, 1993
MEMORANDUM
TO: Planning and Zoning Board
FM: Ted Shepard, Senior Planner
RE: Changes to the Signage on A -Big -A Storage P.U.D.
As described in the Staff Report, the subject property does not have frontage on a public street
and, therefore, is not eligible for a free-standing sign. The applicant has petitioned the Zoning
Board of Appeals for relief from this restriction. The Z.B.A. will consider this item on Friday,
November 12, 1993, the same day as the P & Z Board worksession. The action of the Z.B.A.
will be reported to the P & Z Board as it is made known.
If the Z.B.A. grants the request, the issue for the P & Z Board is whether or not to place
signage restrictions on this P.U.D. The Staff Report refers to a restriction that equals the
signage allowed on Timberline Storage P.U.D. This includes the following:
* sign must be ground -mounted, not a pole sign
* sign must not exceed 60 square feet per face
* sign must be mounted on a pedestal that matches the textured metal panels of the building
The Planning Department recommends that this signage perscription be changed as follows:
* sign must be ground -mounted sign, not a pole sign
* signage allowance to be determined by the Sign Code
* sign must be mounted on a pedestal that matches the textured metal panels of the building
* no portion of the signage allowed outside the sign cabinet
The effect of allowing the Sign Code to determine the amount of square footage is to respect the
new allowances being contemplated in the Sign Audit that is being undertaken by the Zoning
Administrator. In effect, this would allow the sign to be a maximum of 90 square feet per face,
with a height restriction of 12 feet. The purpose of not allowing any portion of the sign outside
the sign cabinet is to prohibit the use of a horizontal "arrow" as a design element that is wider
than the actual sign cabinet.
Staff is comfortable with this new approach. Although total allowance is greater than Timberline
Storage, the South College Avenue Corridor is of different character with no residential
neighborhoods in the area.
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