HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Report IRET Pylon Sign Variance 1.19MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
DATE: 1/19/2016
REGULAR
ITEM #: 14
MOTION
AGENDA ITEM: High Pointe Sign Variance – IRET Properties, 8650 Hudson Blvd
SUBMITTED BY: Stephen Wensman, Planning Director
THROUGH: Clark Schroeder, Interim City Administrator
REVIEWED BY: Joan Ziertman
SUGGESTED ORDER OF BUSINESS:
- Introduction of Item .................................................................................................... Staff
- Report/Presentation .................................................................................................... Staff
- Questions from Council to Staff ............................................................ Mayor Facilitates
- Public Input, if Appropriate ................................................................... Mayor Facilitates
- Call for Motion .............................................................................. Mayor & City Council
- Discussion ..................................................................................... Mayor & City Council
- Action on Motion .................................................................................. Mayor Facilitates
SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUESTED:
Staff and the Planning Commission are recommending the City Council to approve a variance
request from IRET properties for a 5 foot height and 4 foot width variance from the Eagle Point
Business Park Exterior Sign Design Agreement to allow a 35‐foot high, 16‐foot wide pylon sign with
the following motion:
“Move to adopt Resolution 2016-__ approving the 5 foot height and 4 foot width variance request
at 8650 Hudson Blvd. to allow for a 35-foot high, 16-foot wide pylon sign at the High Pointe
Medical Campus.
BACKGROUND AND STAFF REPORT:
The Eagle Point Business Park Planned Unit Development was platted in 1999 with the Eagle Point
Business Park Exterior Sign Design Agreement which identified the zoning standards for the
development, including signage. Based on the Agreement, pylon signs are allowed and can have a
width of 12’ and a height of 25’, or 30’ depending on the interpretation. To complicate matters,
sometime in the past Planning Staff prepared a written summary of the Eagle Point standards and
determined that sign height was to be determined on a case‐by‐case basis. The applicant is seeking
the sign to improve visibility for its multiple medical tenants.
In order to approve a variance, the applicant must demonstrate compliance with 4 required
findings:
1) Practical Difficulties
2) Unique Circumstances
3) Character of the Locality
4) Adjacent Properties and Traffic
Staff reviewed the application and determined that the variance request met the 4 required
findings. Additional detail about this review can be found in the Staff Report to the Planning
Commission.
PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT:
The Planning Commission held a public hearing and reviewed the proposed variance on January 11,
2016. During the public hearing, no testimony was received and no other written comments were
submitted to staff. The Planning Commission discussed the need for the sign, issues related to
wayfinding, sign lighting, potential future driveway and site development, and the sign’s potential
effect on cut‐through traffic in Park Dental’s parking lot. After discussion of the proposed pylon sign
and the requested variance, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the variance
request (Vote: ___) based on the findings in the staff report for this item. Further detail of the
Planning Commission discussion can be found in the draft Planning Commission minutes.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff and the Planning Commission are recommending the City Council to approve a variance
request from IRET properties for a 5 foot height and 4 foot width variance from the Eagle Point
Business Park Exterior Sign Design Agreement to allow a 35‐foot high, 16‐foot wide pylon sign with
the following motion:
“Move to adopt Resolution 2016-__ approving the 5 foot height and 4 foot width variance request
at 8650 Hudson Blvd. to allow for a 35-foot high, 16-foot wide pylon sign at the High Pointe
Medical Campus.
ATTACHMENT(S):
Resolution 2016‐__
Draft Planning Commission Minutes 1/11/16
Planning Commission Staff Report 1/11/16
Applicant’s Written Statement
Exhibits C–H to Written Statement
Site Survey
Adjacent Pylon photos
Letters of Support
Eagle Point Development Standards