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Project Manager: Jennifer Reeves Date: 05 -18 -04
Email: jreeves @cstx.gov
ZBA Meeting Date: 06 -01 -04
APPLICANT: Grant Barnby, Wakefield Sign Service
REQUEST: Sign Variance
LOCATION: 2100 Texas Avenue South
PURPOSE: To allow an attached sign to protrude more than 12" away
from the building.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Status of Applicant: Sign contractor
Property Owner: Target Corporation
Applicable
Ordinance Section: (Section 7.4.I.6.d of the (UDO) Unified Development
Ordinance) An attached sign: "Shall not extend more than one foot from any
exterior building face, mansard, awning, or canopy."
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Zoning and Land Use
Subject Property: C -1 General Commercial
North: C -1 General Commercial
West: R -6 High Density Multi - Family
East: R -1 Single Family
South: C -1 General Commercial and R -4 Multi - Family
Frontage: Approximately 655 -feet of frontage along Texas Avenue.
Access: Two driveways are located on Texas Avenue and one located on
Holleman Drive.
Topography &
Vegetation: Relatively flat.
Flood Plain: N/A
VARIANCE INFORMATION
ANALYSIS
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Item Background: The applicant is requesting a variance to : Section 7.4.I.6.d
of the (UDO) Unified Development Ordinance in order to allow the proposed
attached "Target" sign to extend 5 -feet away from the building facade, thus the
applicant is requesting a 4 -foot variance.
Special Conditions: Applicant did not state a special condition.
Hardships: The applicant states: Due to architectural elements on the building,
the "Target" letters project more than 12- inches from the building.
Alternatives: The applicant states: The sign can be placed on alternative
locations on the wall.
SPECIAL INFORMATION
Ordinance Intent: To establish clear and unambiguous regulations pertaining to
signs in the City of College Station and to promote an attractive community,
foster traffic safety, and enhance the effective communication and exchange of
ideas and communicate information.
Number of Property
Owners Notified: 14
Responses Received: None as of the date of the staff report.
ATTACHMENTS
Location Map
Application
Sign Description
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