Case Number:
A-15-054
Applicant:
Comet Signs, LLC
Owner:
H. E. Butt Grocery Company
Council District:|1313|Location:
300 W. Olmos Drive
Legal Description:
Lot 3, Block 9, NCB 7299
Zoning:
"I-1 AHOD" General Industrial Airport Hazard Overlay District
Case Manager:
Margaret Pahl, AICP Senior Planner
Request
A request for a 12 foot variance from the 24 foot maximum sign height as described in Section 28-239, to allow a free-standing pole sign that is 36 feet tall.
Executive Summary
The subject property is 9.2 acres, and is owned by the HEB Grocery Company. They originally purchased the property in 1992, constructed a 70,000 square foot grocery store in 1993, along with a 36 foot tall sign. Recently, the store was remodeled and new wall signage was installed. The owners are seeking a variance to allow their new logo to be installed on the existing pole sign constructed along their major frontage on W. Olmos Drive. They seek a 12 foot variance from the maximum 24 foot height allowed for a sign on a commercial collector street.
Subject Property Zoning/Land Use
Existing Zoning
Existing Use
"I-1 AHOD" General Industrial Airport Hazard Overlay District
Grocery Store
Surrounding Zoning/Land Use
Orientation
Existing Zoning District(s)
Existing Use
North
"C-3 AHOD" General Commercial Airport Hazard Overlay District
Motor Vehicle Sales
South
"I-1 AHOD" General Industrial Airport Hazard Overlay District
Small Business
East
"R-4 AHOD" Single-Family Residential Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family Residences
West
"I-2 AHOD" Heavy Industrial Airport Hazard Overlay District
Self-Service Storage
Comprehensive Plan Consistency/Neighborhood Association
The property is within the boundaries of the North Central Neighborhoods Community Plan, and designated as community commercial land use. The subject property is not located within the boundaries of a registered neighborhood association.
Criteria for Review
Pursuant to Section 28-246 of Chapter ...
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