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HEARING OFFICER: DEPARTMENT REPORT
Sept. 26, 2005
9d. Parkwood Crossing, Bldg 2 - Firestone
The applicant seeks the following development standards variance:
Docket No. 05080029 V ZO Chapter 25.07.02-10(b) sign oriented east
Thc site is located at 310 E 96th St. and is zoned B-6/Busincss within the US 31 Overlay.
Filed by Steve Granner ofElose McKinney for BFS Diversified Products, LLC.
General
Info:
The
petitioner
is seeking
variance
approval to
have a wall
sign
oriented
east, which
does not
face a road
frontage.
The sign has received ADLS Amendment approval from the Plan Commission for the design.
Analysis:
The business is allowed to have a sign that faces south, toward 96th Street, but the petitioner feels that
the east faqade is a better location for the sign. When drivers drive west along 96th street, the sign will
have more viewing time on the east faCade, rather than the south faqade. The building is located within
the Parkwood Crossing development.
Findings of Fact:
1.) The approval of this variance will not be injurious to the public health, safety, morals,
and general welfare of the community because: the sign will be located within the Parkwood
Crossing Development and will not directly face 96th Street. The sign will still remain under the
maximum square footage allowed for a sign.
The use and value of the area adjacent to the property included in the variance will not be
affected in a substantially adverse manner because:
the sign will be located within the Parkwood Crossing Development and will not directly face
96th Street. The sign will still remain under the maximum square footage allowed for a sign.
The strict application of the terms of the Zoning Ordinance to the property will result in
practical difficulties in the use of the property because:
the business may not be able to achieve a proper visibility on the site, possibly causing a
hardship to the business and patrons trying to access the business' location.