TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Zoning Commission
FROM: Demetrios Moutos - Planner I
DATE: November 12, 2024
RE:
Title
A24-42. Order of Approval - Findings of Fact: Variance Request for Church Sign at 7763 Cliffdale Road (REID #: 9487879970000), Cliffdale Community Church, INC
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
7 - Brenda McNair
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Strategic Operating Plan FY 2022 - Goals 2027
* Goal 2: Responsive City Government Supporting a Diverse and Viable Economy
o Objective 2.1: Ensure a diverse City tax base
* Goal 4: Highly Desirable Place to Live, Work, and Recreate
o Objective 4.5: Ensure great neighborhoods for residents
Executive Summary:
Cliffdale Community Church requests a variance to replace its existing street sign with a new freestanding pole sign. The property is located in an Agricultural Residential (AR) zone, where sign dimensions are limited to a maximum of 32 square feet for the board face and a height of 6 feet. The church is proposing a new sign with a 48-square-foot board face and a height of 12 feet.
On October 8, 2024, the Zoning Commission held an Evidentiary Hearing regarding this case. After receiving all evidence and testimony, the Commission voted 5-0 to approve the Variance application.
30.2.C.14 Variance:
The purpose of a variance is to allow certain deviations from the dimensional standards of this Ordinance (such as height, yard setback, lot coverage, or similar numeric standards) when the landowner demonstrates that, owing to special circumstances or conditions beyond the landowner's control (such as exceptional topographical conditions, narrowness, shallowness, or the shape of a specific parcel of land), the literal application of the standards would result in undue and unique hardship to the landowner. The deviation would not be contrary to the public interest.
Variances are to be sparingly exercised and only in rare instances or under exceptional circumst...
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