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File #: 20-3166   
Type: Staff Briefing - Without Ordinance
In control: Board of Adjustment
On agenda: 5/18/2020
Posting Language: BOA-20-10300037: A request by Jaci Clemens for a 47.7’ variance from the minimum distance requirement of 150’ between signs per Chapter 28 to allow a sign to be 102.3’ away from the nearest sign, located at 5706 West Loop 1604 North. Staff recommends Approval. (Council District 6) (Kayla Leal, Senior Planner, (210) 207-0197, Kayla.Leal@sanantonio.gov, Development Services Department)
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Case Number:
BOA-20-10300037
Applicant:
Jaci Clemens
Owner:
FCPT Hospitality Properties, LLC
Council District:|1010|Location:
5706 West Loop 1604 North
Legal Description:
Lot 24, Block 4, NCB 17640
Zoning:
"C-3" General Commercial District
Case Manager:
Kayla Leal, Senior Planner

Request
A request for a 47.7' variance from the minimum distance requirement of 150' between signs per Chapter 28 to allow a sign to be 102.3' away from the nearest sign.

Executive Summary

The subject property is located off Loop 1604 and is in the middle of a strip of commercial zoning and uses. The subject property is also located within the Culebra Market Sign Master Plan, established in June of 2005. The plan requires signs to be at least 150 feet apart from each other. Originally, the plan allowed a multi-tenant pylon sign; however, each lot ultimately installed single-tenant signs. The applicant applied for a sign permit and proposed to remove their existing "Longhorn Steakhouse" sign and replace it with a multi-tenant sign. At that moment, it was found that the abutting property has an existing sign located at their south most corner, which would be located about 102.3 feet away from the proposed sign by the applicant. Staff informed the applicant that the multi-tenant sign would be too close to the neighboring sign; therefore, a sign variance is required.

Code Enforcement History
There is no relevant code enforcement history on file for the subject property.

Permit History
There are no relevant permits on file for the subject property.

Zoning History
The subject property was annexed into the City of San Antonio by Ordinance 59776, dated December 31, 1984 and was zoned Temporary "R-1" Temporary Single-Family Residence District. The zoning changed to "B-3" Business District, established by Ordinance 71383, dated April 12, 1990. Under the 2001 Unified Development Code, established by Ordinance 93881, dated May 3, 2001, the property zoned "B-3" Business District converted to the...

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