Case Number:
BOA-19-10300132
Applicant:
Marshall Phaneuf
Owner:
Gray Street, LLC.
Council District:|1010|Location:
812 S Alamo St
Legal Description:
Irregular 60 feet of Lot 2, Block 4, NCB 782
Zoning:
"IDZ NCD-1 AHOD" Infill Development Zone Historic Structure S. Presa St/S St. Mary's St Neighborhood Conservation District Airport Hazard Overlay District
Case Manager:
Rachel Smith, Planner
Request
A request for variances from the South Presa/South Saint Mary's Street Neighborhood Conservation District standards for the following: 1) a 4.9 square foot variance from the 5 square feet maximum design standard, as described within the S.Presa St/S. St. Mary's St Neighborhood Conservation District, to allow an individual tenant sign to be 9.9 square feet, and 2) an individual tenant sign location variance from the one canopy sign under canopy to allow a new sign to be above the canopy.
Executive Summary
The subject property is located at 812 S Alamo at the intersections of South St. Mary's, South Alamo, and South Presa Streets. The property is a multi-tenant building that contains several retail stores including a credit union, coffee shop, and the applicant's store, AT&T. The building is within the S. Presa Street/S St. Mary's Street Neighborhood Conservation District (NCD-1) which sets additional standards for signage. In August 2016, the property owner initiated a variance request for building signage that did not come to a resolution. The signage variance was postponed and never obtained a decision by the Board of Adjustment.
The applicant, a tenant within the subject property, would like to construct a projecting tenant sign. The NCD-1 requirements limit the individual tenant signage to a maximum of five (5) square feet under the canopy and that it not obscuring building details. The applicant is requesting a location and size variance for their tenant signage. The applicant's storefront is located between two other fronting S St. Mary's Street, one neighboring...
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