PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Conduct the public hearing to consider a variance to the number of signs permitted on a residential property to allow for a fifth ground sign at 704 Greenwood Circle - PZC #20-1-098
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Kathleen Russell, Community Planner
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Official notice for the public hearing for PZ 20-1-098 was published in the Daily Herald on November 16, 2020.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is generally located at the northwest corner of North Aurora Road and Fairway Drive and is zoned R4 PUD (Medium Density Multiple-Family Residence District Planned Unit Development). The property consists of approximately 17.9 acres with 348 apartment units. The Preliminary and Final Planned Unit Development for the complex was approved in 2001.
DISCUSSION:
The petitioner requests approval of a variance for a v-shaped ground sign with the complex's name, "Bristol Station Apartments." Additional details regarding the sign proposed are outlined below.
The parcel currently has four ground signs which are permitted due to the size of the parcel at over 10 acres and its use as a residential Planned Unit Development. Three of the four existing signs will be updated to align with the design of the proposed fifth sign. The fifth new proposed sign would be located along North Aurora Road. The sign will meet all other requirements for a ground sign including area, height and location.
To add the additional sign, the petitioner is seeking approval of a variance to Section 6-16-4:2.1.1 to allow for a fifth ground sign. Residential PUDs that are 10 acres or larger with 10 or more units and/or buildings are permitted a maximum of four ground signs per subdivision, therefore, a variance is needed for the proposed fifth sign.
Staff is supportive of the variance requested due to the size of the development. The parcel at almost 18 acres, is well ov...
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