Case Number:
BOA-19-10300029
Applicant:
Brown & Ortiz, P.C.
Owner:
Alamo Park Inc.
Council District:
10
Location:
5314 Thousand Oaks
Legal Description:
Lot 5, Block 17, NCB 14945
Zoning:
"C-3 AHOD" General Commercial Airport Hazard Overlay District
Case Manager:
Debora Gonzalez, Senior Planner
Request
A request for 1) a 48 square foot variance from the 240 square foot area limitation, as stated in Chapter 28, Sec 28-45, to allow a single-tenant sign to be 288 square feet and 2) a 20' variance from the 40' height limitation, as stated in Chapter 28 Sec. 28-45 Table 1, to allow a single-tenant sign to be 60' tall.
Executive Summary
The subject property is an undeveloped 1.073 acre commercial lot, fronting on Thousand Oaks Drive, and is part of a 426.69 acre master-planned development known as the Longhorn Quarry. The applicant is proposing a single-tenant sign to develop a Starbucks on the subject property, where the site currently sits at a lower elevation compared to the adjacent roadways. The proposed development needs a taller signage to adequately promote the business. This area only has an apartment complex and gas station to the west of the subject property, where surrounding land is currently vacant.
Thousand Oaks is classified as a Secondary Arterial Type A. The permitted height for a sign located along a secondary arterial Type A is 40 feet. The next street classification is an Expressway which is permitted 50 feet in height, as per Table 1 (Section 28-45). As the Board is not authorized to grant variances that eliminate the distinction between sign sizes by street classification, as per Section 28-5(d)(4), the maximum variance the Board can consider and grant is up to 49 feet.
Code Enforcement History
No Code Enforcement history exists on the property.
Permit History
The property owner is seeking variance to allow for permits to be issued.
Existing Zoning
Existing Use
"C-3 AHOD" General Commercial Airport Hazard Overlay District
Vacant Land
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