Case Number:
A-15-061
Date:
April 6, 2015
Applicant:
Christus Santa Rosa
Owner:
Christus Santa Rosa Health Care Corporation
Council District:|1313|Location:
11130 Christus Hills
Legal Description:
Lot 10, Block 1, NCB 17640
Zoning:
"C-3 GC-2 AHOD" General Commercial Highway 151 Gateway Corridor Overlay Airport Hazard Overlay District
Case Manager:
Margaret Pahl, AICP Senior Planner
Request
A request for a variance from the 21 day time limit for inflatable temporary signs, as stated in Section 28-242, to allow an inflatable sign to be used for a four month period.
Executive Summary
The subject property is approximately 5 acres, and is part of a large Medical Campus owned and operated by the Christus Santa Rosa Health Care Corporation located in the Westover Hills area. The subject building is a 75,000 square foot three story medical office building built in 2013. Specific tenant finishes have been underway throughout this building and last year the company decided to add an emergency room specifically for children on the ground floor. An existing emergency room is already operational across the street in a different building within the large campus. This children's emergency room is scheduled to open to the public at the end of April.
According to the application, the permanent sign package will not be completed until late June and the applicant is seeking a variance from the time limit established for temporary inflatable signage. Section 28-242 allows inflatable signs for a maximum period of 21 days per calendar quarter per platted lot. The applicant is requesting that this limitation be extended to allow the inflatable for a time-frame between 3 and 4 months. They assert that this facility will be the only Children's Emergency Room in the northwest area of the city and they state that this inflatable is necessary in order to correctly locate the facility. According to their application, from all perimeter roads and State Highway 151, only the roof-to...
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