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Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council 7.4 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Public Hearings October 17, 2016 BrieAnna Simon, Planner <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Vanman Architects and Builders - Gateway Church <br />Peter Beck, City Attorney <br />13913 185th Ave NW <br />Reviewed by <br /> A second freestanding sign in a residential <br />Zack Carlton, Planning Manager <br />district <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> 55-foot variance to structure height limit <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Additional Sign <br />Deny, by motion, the variance request by Vanman Architects and Builders to allow a second freestanding <br />sign for the following reasons: <br />1. The variance is not in harmony with the general purpose and intent of the ordinance. <br />2. An additional sign is not consistent with permitted institutional uses in a residential district. <br />3. The proposed additional sign is not using the property in a reasonable manner. <br />4. There is no hardship unique to the property, as the property already has a functioning sign on site <br />which can be increased in height, increasing visibility, while maintaining ordinance requirements. <br />5. The essential character of the locality will be altered if the numbers of signs exceed the limit for <br />permitted nonresidential uses in a residentially zoned district. <br /> <br />Additional Height <br />Deny, by motion, the additional height variance request for the following reasons: <br />1. The variance is not in harmony with the general purpose and intent of the ordinance. <br />2. A sign three times the allowed height is not consistent with permitted institutional uses in a <br />residential district. <br />3. The additional height is not using the property in a reasonable manner. <br />4. There is no hardship unique to the property, as the property already has a functioning sign on site <br />which can be increased in height, increasing visibility, while maintaining ordinance requirements. <br />5. The essential character of the locality will be altered if a sign exceeding the allowed height by <br />more than three times is allowed. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />Case No. V 16-09 <br /> <br />The applicant, Vanman Architects and Builders, on behalf of Gateway Church, is proposing to construct <br />a second freestanding sign with a height of 75.5 feet on the west side of the existing building. Vanman <br />th <br />Architects is requesting two variances at 13913 185 Ave NW. The first variance request is to permit an <br />additional freestanding sign. The second variance request is for an additional 55.5 feet, nearly three times <br />the permitted sign height limit of 20 feet. The property is located within the Single Family Residential <br /> <br />