TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Timothy Stillings, Director of Planning, Zoning & Building
THROUGH: Donald B. Cooper, City Manager
DATE: September 20, 2016
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REQUEST FOR A WAIVER TO LDR SECTION 4.6.7(E)(7) TO ALLOW A WALL SIGN TO FACE INTERIOR TO THE PARKING LOT LOCATED AT 402 SE 6th AVENUE. (QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING)
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Motion to Consider a waiver request to LDR Section 4.6.7(E)(7) to allow a wall sign to face interior to the parking lot located at 402 SE 6th Avenue, where only one sign per business is permitted facing a dedicated street frontage.
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Background:
The medical office is located at the southwest corner of SE 6th Avenue (Federal Highway) and SE 4th Street and consists of 5,371 square feet with a drop off lane on the west side of the building.
On April 21, 2016, the applicant applied for signage that consisted of a wall and a monument sign on the east elevation facing South Federal Highway. The signs were approved administratively as they met the Land Development Regulations pursuant to LDR Section 4.6.7(E)(7). The wall sign is 2.5’ x 25.9’ for a total of 64.75 square feet. The sign is illuminated channel letters with white face black trim and returns. The monument sign was approved and is compliant with FDOT line of sight and measures 7 feet overall in height with a sign face of 39.24 square feet. The sign is an illuminated cabinet that is burgundy and beige and reads Whole Health.
The waiver request is to allow a flat wall sign on the west elevation, which faces an interior parking lot. The requested sign is 2.5’ x 23.08’ for a total of 57.7 square feet. The sign is illuminated channel letters with a beige face and white trim and returns. (Elevation A)
Due to the lack of support by the SPRAB Board, the applicant has submitted an alternate sign design which has reduced the overall size of the sign from 57.7 square feet to 40 square feet and would lik...
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