Title
Appl. #PL2017-241 - SIGN APPLICATION - Summit Square Apartments, 785 NW Donovan Rd.; NorthPoint Development, LLC, applicant
Body
Issue/Request:
The applicant requests approval for a monument sign, approximately 156 square feet in overall structure area, with a water feature and variable heights. The tallest point of the monument sign structure is 10 feet. The sign area is only 15 square feet. The monument sign is located in the island at the southernmost entrance into the Summit Square Apartment complex off of NW Donovan Road. There is an additional smaller monument sign proposed just south of the northern entrance along NW Donovan Road. However, the smaller structure does not require Planning Commission approval as the sign area is 2 square feet and the structure area is approximately 23 square feet, all in compliance with monument size standards.
The ordinance that approved the preliminary development plan for the larger Summit Orchard development of which the apartments are a part of, Ord. #7885, allowed for two larger “L” shaped multi-tenant signs for the adjacent commercial development. These signs were located at the northeast corner of NW Ward Road and NW Chipman Road and the northwest corner of NW Chipman Road and NW Donovan Road. All other monument signs were to comply with the CP-2 sign standards. The maximum height allowed for a monument sign under the CP-2 sign standards is 12 feet. The maximum sign area and structure area allowed in the CP-2 sign standards are 72 square feet and 96 square feet, respectively. The UDO grants the Planning Commission the authority to consider applications for signs that exceed the maximum allowed size standards. Staff supports the increased structure area.
Recommendation
Recommendation: Staff recommends APPROVAL of the sign application, subject to the following:
1. A 10-foot tall entry monument with a structural area of approximately 156 square feet and a sign area of 15 square feet shall be allowed...
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