Case Number:
A-17-127
Applicant:
Nick Harris
Owner:
Rafter Properties, LLC (Richard M. Peacock)
Council District:|1010|Location:
722 Seguin Avenue
Legal Description:
Lot 17, Block 4, NCB 1198
Zoning:
"C-2 EP-1" Commercial Facility Parking/Traffic Control District
Case Manager:
Shepard Beamon, Senior Planner
Request
A request for a 15 foot variance from the maximum 24 foot sign height, as described in Section 28-239, to allow a 39 foot tall freestanding pole sign on a Commercial Collector.
Executive Summary
The subject property is currently developed as a Taco Bell. The applicant is requesting the variance to allow a pole sign to better promote business along IH-35. The only signage currently visible is located on the fa?ade of the building. Under Chapter 28 of the sign code, the maximum allowed height for a freestanding pole sign along a Commercial Collector is 24 feet. The applicant wishes to construct a sign with a height of 39 feet. The next street classification, Arterial Type A, allows a 40 foot tall pole sign. The request will not exceed allowed maximum sign height for the Arterial Type A street classification.
Existing Zoning
Existing Use
"C-2 EP-1" Commercial Facility Parking/Traffic Control District
Taco Bell
Surrounding Zoning/Land Use
Orientation
Existing Zoning District(s)
Existing Use
North
"I-1 EP-1" General Industrial Facility Parking/Traffic Control District
Vacant Commercial, Ice House
South
"I-2 EP-1" General Industrial Facility Parking/Traffic Control District
Single-Family Residential, Vacant Residential
East
"C-2 EP-1" Commercial Facility Parking/Traffic Control District
Vacant Commercial
West
"I-2 EP-1" General Industrial Facility Parking/Traffic Control District
Single-Family Residential, Vacant Residential, Furniture Shop
Comprehensive Plan Consistency/Neighborhood Association
The property is within the boundaries of the Government Hill Neighborhood Plan and currently designated as Community Commercial in the future land use componen...
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