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The applicant seeks the :6 llowing development standards variance:
Docket No. 05080005 V ZO Chapter 25.07.02-08.c wall sign size
The site is located at 11 55 N. Meridian S1. and is zoned B-6/Business within the US 31 Overlay.
Filed by Robert Scherer fthe Sign Group.
EL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
RING OFFICER: DEPARTMENT REPORT
August 22, 2005
General Info:
The petitioner is seeking variance
approval for a larger than required wall
sign facing US 31. The Sign Ordinance
states that the sign can be 75 sq ft. The
petitioner would like a sign that is 111
sq f1. The petitioner currently has
received approval from the Plan
Commission Special Studies
Committee for the design and location
of the wall sign. The existing ground
sign along US 31 will be removed.
Analysis:
The property is located along US 31,
which is a heavily traveled highway.
The wall sign is set back further than
what the original ground sign was.
Findings of Fact: Sign size/type
1.) The approval 0 this variance will not be injurious to the public health, safety, morals,
and general wel are of the community because: the sign will provide adequate visibility to
drivers along US 31, possibly providing enough time for drivers to slow down and use their
turn signal, possi ly reducing traffic slow-downs and/or accidents.
2.) The use and val e of the area adjacent to the property included in the variance will not be
affected in a sub tantially adverse manner because:
the sign will prov de adequate visibility to drivers along US 31, possibly providing enough time
for drivers to slo down and use their turn signal, possibly reducing traffic slow-downs and/or
accidents..
3.) The strict applic tion of the terms of the Zoning Ordinance to the property will result in
practical difticul ies in the use of the property because:
the wall sign ma be too small, making it hard to read and hard for patrons to identify the site,
while driving by.
Recommendation:
The department recomm nds positive consideration of Docket No. 05080005 V.