TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Zoning Commission
FROM: Demetrios Moutos - Planner I
DATE: October 8, 2024
RE:
Title
A24-42. 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 is requesting 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.
Per 30.2.C.14, a variance is intended to permit deviations from dimensional standards of the Ordinance when special circumstances, beyond the landowner's control, would result in undue hardship if the strict application of the standards were enforced. A variance does not permit changes to the permitted uses or conditions of approval and is meant to be used sparingly.
Background:
* Owner: Cliffdale Community Church, Inc.
* Applicant: Jess Kajiwara
* Requested Action: Increase the maximum sign size to 48 square feet and a height of 12 feet
* Zoning District: Agricultural Residential (AR)
* Property Address: 7763 Cliffdale Road
* Size: 14.94 acres ?
* Existing Land Use: Cliffdale Community Church
Surrounding Zoning and Land Uses:
* North: SF-6 - Residential and Iglesia Renacer AG
* South: AR - Vacant and wooded
* East: AR - Residential
* West: SF-6 - Bones Creek, Bone Creek Apartments, Cliffdale Self Storage
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