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Planning Commission Minutes November 27, 1990 Page 7 e 10. Variance on the Hei~ht of a Si~n by Joe BarsodyjP.H. Janelle Szklarski, Zoning Assistant, stated that Joe Barsody of 21438 Brook Road is requesting a variance on the height of a freestanding sign within the C-2 zoning district. The sign would be located at 503 Jackson Avenue. Mr. Barsody is arguing that the 5 ft. height limitation is too restrictive for this use. In order to the meet the 10 ft. setback from the right-of-way the sign would have to be placed within the parking lot in front of his building. Mr. Barsody is also asking for an increase in the size of his sign from 32 sq. ft. to 48 sq. ft. Staff is recommending approval of the variance for a 12 ft. high sign as it meets the five standards for a variance. Chairman Kimball opened the public hearing. Mr. Barsody stated that he plans to limit the amount of wall signage on the building in order to preserve the residential nature of it. e Steve Rohlf stated that the parking lot is an existing situation. The City now has a 10 ft. setback from parking to right-of-way in commercial zones which would accommodate the boulevard sign whereas when Mr. Barsody's parking lot was built there was no such setback was required. The hardship therefore, was not a result of Mr. Barsody's own action. COMMISSIONER JOHNSON MOVED TO RECOMMEND TO THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THE 7 FT. VARIANCE REQUEST BY JOE BARSODY ON THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF A FREESTANDING SIGN SITING STAFF'S MEMO DATED 11/15/90. COMMISSIONER NADEAU SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 7-0 Staff suggested it would be a fair compromise to limit the amount of wall signage and in turn allow a little extra on the freestanding sign. This would better reflect the intent of the C-2 district. Allowing 40 sq. ft. of wall signage per tenant on the building and limiting the size of the boulevard sign would not help to maintain the residential nature of the site. Steve Rohlf felt there was a hardship related to the size of the freestanding sign. In order to meet the intent of the C-2 district and maintain the residential nature of the building, the applicant would limit the amount of wall signage. Therefore a slightly larger freestanding sign would be needed to identify all of the tenants in the building. Staff felt the request was reasonable due to less wall signage which would give them additional freestanding signage. Mr. Rohlf suggested a trade off to meet the intent of the C-2 district. -- COMMISSIONER SCHROEDER MOVED TO RECOMMEND TO THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THE VARIANCE REQUEST FOR AN INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF FREESTANDING SIGNAGE TO 48 SQUARE FEET, ALSO THAT THE WALL SIGNAGE BE LIMITED TO 200 SQ. FT. TO BE DIVIDED AMONGST THE TENANTS AT THE PROPERTY OWNER'S DISCRETION BASED UPON THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS OF FACT: