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AGENDA DOCUMENTS STAFF REPORT BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT Regular Meeting November 15, 1993 Case # 186 Request: Location: 201 East Boynton Beach blvd. Agent: Kenneth Zengage Analysis: ~- -----" The request for a sign variance involves the following sign specifications: reduce the ten (10) feet required front setback to zero (0) feet and reduce the ten (10) feet required east side setback to two (2) feet, increase the allowed sign area by nine point four (9.4) feet and increase the overall allowed height by twenty- five (25) percent. The variance request is for the purpose of relocating the existing sign to a new location on the above-referenced property. This request is a variance to the sign specifications listed in section 21-16, Chapter 21 Sign Code of the Boynton Beach Code of Ordinances. The variance request is in connection with the proposed relocation of an existing sign at the Main Street Car Wash site that is located at 201 East Boynton Beach Boulevard. The site is located in the C-3 Community Commercial zoning district. The surrounding properties are as follows: North - residential structure property zoned R-2 Single & Two-Family Dwelling. East - commercial structure, zoned C-3 South - across Boynton Beach Boulevard commercial structure, zoned C-3 West - across NE 1st street fast food restaurant, zoned C-3. As indicated on the attached reduced survey there is an existing freestanding sign located near the corner of Boynton Beach Boulevard (N.E. 2nd Avenue) and N.E. 1st Street. The existing sign was installed using specifications from a previous Sign Code. The total area of the existing sign is approximately seventy (70) square feet and the overall height is approximately thirty (30) feet. The current Sign Code allows for the following maximum specifications for the subject sign regarding setback, size and height: setback - ten (10) feet to the leading edge of the sign from all property lines, size - sixty-four (64) square feet and twenty (20) feet overall height. The sign specifications for the subject sign are identified in Section 21-23 and 21-25 (b). The applicant is proposing to relocate the existing sign to the southeast corner of the site. The size of the sign will remain the same [seventy (70) square feet]. The proposed setback from the property line at Boynton Beach Boulevard will be zero (0) feet and the proposed setback from the east property line will be two (2) feet. The location of the sign is shown on the attached reduced copy of the proposed site plan. The height proposed for the new location is twenty-five (25) feet. As previously stated the size will remain seventy (70) square feet. Section 21-16 of the sign code sets the parameters regarding what specifications of the Code may be varied. The following specifications as identified in each code section may be varied: / Page 2 BOA CASE #186 Staff Report a) Area and height may be varied up to twenty-five (25) percent of what the code allows, b) Required setback dimensions may be reduced without limitation, with the exception of property restrictions such as an easement, and c) Number of signs may be increased over the maximum allowed by the code without limitation on total number of signs. Section 21-16, further states that the Board of Adjustment may grant a variance if it finds that the unusual shape or topography of the property in question prevents signage allowable under the provisions of this ordinance from adequately identifying the business or other activity located on such property. Find attached Exhibit HAll a document prepared by the applicant, which represents the statement of special conditions for the variance request. The following is provided to assist you in evaluating the request: 1. The previous Sign Code allowed the leading edge of a sign to touch the property line. 2, The applicant is proposing to relocate the existing sign. The installation of any sign shall comply with current code requirements and specifications. 3. The City has initiated streetscape landscape improvements along Boynton Beach Boulevard whereby the City donates and installs certain plant species including palm trees along the Boulevard. The property owner is responsible for maintaining the landscape material. 4. The topic under consideration is: to reduce the required ten (10) feet front setback to zero (0) feet, to reduce the required ten (10) feet east side setback to two (2) feet, to increase the sixty-four (64) square feet maximum allowed area to seventy (70) square feet a nine point four (9.4) percent increase, and to increase the maximum allowed height of twenty (20) feet to twenty-five (25) feet. The variance will allow an existing sign to be relocated to the southeast corner of the above referenced site. MEH/jm Att. cc: Board of Adjustment Members City Manager City Attorney City Clerk Acting Planning & Zoning Director Michael Haag A:BOA186SR.JM ~ AGENDA BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT REGULAR MEETING DATE: TIME: PLACE: Monday, October 18, 1993 7:00 P.M. City Commission Chambers 100 East BOYnton Beach Blvd. ------------------------------------------------------------------~ A. Acknowledgement of Members and Visitors B. Approval of Minutes C. Agenda Approval D. Continued Petitions - None E. New Petitions Case #186 201 East Boynton Beach Boulevard Property OWner/Agenti Kenneth Zengage, agent for Forward Progress, Inc. Request: Applicant requests to reduce the t~n (10) feet required front setback to zero (0) feet and reduce the ten (10) feet required side setback to two (2) feet in connection with the installation of a free- standing sign for a car wash business. Case #187 1 Virginia Garden Property OWner: Robert Fay Request: The applicant is requesting to reduce the twenty- five (25) feet required front setback to nineteen (19) feet and reduce the ten (10) feet required side setback to one point five (1.5) feet for the purpose of adding a detached garage to a single family residence lot. F. Other Business G. Adjournment Notice: Any person who decides to appeal any decision of the Board of Adjustment with respect to any matter considered at this meeting will need a record of the proceedings and for such purpose may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the procee..Hl.lgs is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence ~pOu which the appeal is to be based. CC: Members - Board of Adjustment Honorable Mayor and Commissioners City Manager City Attorney Planning and Zoning Director City Clerk Building Official Recording Secretary Applicants (2) (10) MH/cmc A: AGENDA STAFF REPORT BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT October 18, 1993 Case #186 Location: 201 East Boynton Beach Blvd. Agent: Kenneth Zengage Request: To reduce the ten (10) feet required front setback to zero (0) feet and reduce the ten (10) feet required side setback to two (2) feet in connection with the installation of a freestanding sign for the existing car wash business. This request is a variance to section 21-23 of the Sign Code. Analysis: The variance request is in connection with the proposed relocation of an existing sign at the Main Street Car Wash site that is located at 201 East Boynton Beach Blvd. Section 21-23 of the Sign Code specifies that the leading edge of a freestanding sign shall be located (10) feet from all property lines. As indicated on the survey there is an existing freestanding sign located on the site at the corner of Boynton Beach Boulevard (N.E. 2nd Avenue) and N.E. 1st Street. The City has initiated a voluntary streetscape landscape improvement program along Boynton Beach Boulevard. The city will plant landscape material on the property owners property. In turn, the property owner will maintain the material. However, the location and size of the landscape material installed at the car wash site is near the existing sign and resulted in a conflict regarding the visibility of the sign for customers driving on Boynton Beach Boulevard. Therefore, the applicant is requesting the following setbacks for the new sign that will be placed near the southeast corner of the subject property: zero (0) feet from the south property line; two (2) feet from the east property line. As previously stated, the minimum setback for a freestanding sign is ten (10) feet from all property lines. All other aspects of the sign shall comply with the Sign Code. The subject site is located in the C-3 zoning district and the property that abuts the site to the east, south and west are zoned C-3 and are developed as commercial sites. The property directly north of the subject site has a R-2 residential zoning classification. Find attached Exhibit "A", a document prepared by the applicant, which represents the statement of special conditions for the variance request. The following is provided to assist you in evaluating the request: 1. The previous sign code allowed the leading edge of a freestanding sign touch any property line. 2. The City has initiated a voluntary streetscape landscape program and the applicant has accepted landscape material that has been installed at the southwest corner of the site. 3. The Code specified sign setbacks are as follows: ten (10) feet from any property line to the leading edge of a freestanding sign. 4. The request is for the installation of a freestanding sign that will touch the south property line and be two (2) feet from the east property line. C:CASE186 XC: City Manager City Attorney City Clerk Acting Planning and Zoning Director Members - Board of Adjustment -1- PLANNING & ZONING DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM NO. 93-239 TO: Sue Kruse, City Clerk FROM: Michael E. Haag, Zoning & Site Administrator DATE: september 20, 1993 SUBJECT: Board of Adjustment Case #186 - Main Street Car Wash (Sign Code) Case #187 - Robert Fay (Zoning Code) Accompanying this memorandum you will find a copy of the applications and supporting documentation for the above referenced variance cases. Two checks in the amount of $400 each to cover the review and processing of the applications have been forwarded to the Finance Department. The legal advertisement for this request will be forwarded to your office after review by the City Attorney and City Manager. MEH:frb Attachments ~.} \- f!~ tj~i(, ,,<1\[, \ I)/J~~ ~~f V" ~'b\ 'f xc: project Files A:93-239.frb REQUEST FOR PUBLISHING LEGAL NOTICES AND/OR LEGAL AD~RTISEMENTS A completed copy of this routing slip must accompany any request to have a Legal Notice or Legal Advertisement Published and must be submitted to the Office of the city Attorney 8 working days prior to the first publishing date requested below. ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT: . PLANNING & ZONING DEPART~mNT PREPARED BY: MICHAEL HAAG DATE PREPARED: 9-21-93 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF NOTICE OR AD: Board of Adiustment Public Hearinq Notice for Case #186 to be held at City Hall on October 18, 1993. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS: (Size of Headline, Type Size, Section Placement, Black Border, etc.) Standard Legal Ad SEND COPIES OF AD TO: All property ownerR wirnin 4nn fppt of property, Board of Adjustment Members, City Commission, City Attorney, City ~lanager, Building Official, Planning & Zoning Director & Applicant NEWSPAPER(S) TO.PUBLISH: Bovnton Beach News DATE(S) TO BE PUBLISHED: ( 1 ) C k..,\-l= e~ (Department ead) rP ~,) ~~v1 I bt-' {it. l\ ~ /~'tf:, ~v 'C ..~. ~tr -;? ~bl. \'Y <t ~ D APPROVED BY: ( 2 ) (City Attorney) (Date) ( 3 ) (City Manager) (Date) RECEIVED BY CITY CLERK: COMPLETED: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following application has been made to the BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT of the CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, for a hearing as indicated, under and pursuant to the provisions of the Zonina Code of said City: Case #186 Owner/Agent: Requested Variance: Location: Legal Description: Use: Kenneth Zengage, agent for Forward Progress, Inc. Kenneth Zengage, agent for Forward Progress, Inc. is requesting to reduce the ten (10) feet required front setback to zero (0) feet and reduce the ten (10) feet required side setback to two (2) feet in connection with the installation of a freestanding sign for a car wash business. 201 E. Boynton Beach Boulevard Lots 9 to 11 inclusive, and Lots 14 and 16 C.W. COPPS ADDITION according to the Plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 7 Page 56, less and except the South 18.5 feet of Lots 9, 10 and 11; and less and except that part of Lot 11 which is included in external area formed by a 20 foot radius arc which is tangent to the West line of Lot 11 and tangent to a line 18.5 feet Northerly of and parallel to the South line of Lot 11, and less the West 25 feet of said Lots 14 and 16. Site with stand structure/business. alone car wash A PUBLIC HEARING will be held relative to the above application by the BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT at City Hall, Commission Chambers, Boynton Beach, Florida, on Monday, October 18, 1993, at 7:00 P.M. Notice of a requested variance is sent to property owners within 400 feet of the applicant's property to give them a chance to voice their opinion on the subject. Comments may be heard in person at the meeting or filed in writing prior to hearing date. If further information is desired, call 375-6061, City Clerk's Office. All interested parties are notified to appear at said hearing in person or by attorney and be heard. Any person who decides to appeal any decision of the Board of Adjustment with respect to any matter considered at this meeting will need a record of the proceedings and for such purpose may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. PUBLISH: C:PHZENGAG.JM CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH SUZANNE M. KRUSE CITY CLERK