HomeMy WebLinkAboutReclaiming review of the Billion Plaza II Nissan Dealership Sign Variance
Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Doug Riley, Associate Planner
Tim McHarg, Planning Director
SUBJECT: Jurisdiction of a sign variance application for the Billion Plaza II Nissan Dealership at 380 Automotive Avenue.
MEETING DATE: October 24, 2011
AGENDA ITEM TYPE: Consent
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Commission reclaim review of the Billion Plaza II Nissan Dealership sign variance application per Section 18.64.010 C.1 of the
B.M.C., and further set a public hearing date of November 7, 2011 for formal consideration of
the application.
RECOMMENDED MOTION: Based upon the fact the City Commission was the original
approval authority for the Billion Plaza II project, which included the new Nissan Dealership, I move to reclaim jurisdiction of the Billion Plaza II Nissan Dealership sign variance application for the same property. I further move to set the public hearing date
on the application for November 7, 2011.
BACKGROUND: Bayliss Architects, on behalf of the J & D Family Limited Partnership (Billion), has submitted a sign variance application for the recently constructed Nissan Dealership. As part of the application, the applicant has also requested that the City Commission
reclaim review of this item as the original review authority for the Billion Plaza II Master Site
Plan, which included the Nissan Dealership (copy of variance application cover letter attached).
The variance application seeks approval to move an existing sign from its current location at the old Nissan Dealership on the corner of N. 19th
UNRESOLVED ISSUES: None at this time.
Avenue and W. Main Street to the new Nissan
location on Cottonwood. The existing sign was granted previous variance approval by the City
Commission in 1997 to exceed the allowable square footage and the sign height allowed by
Code, but that variance, by law, was specific to that location. As already noted, the City
Commission was the original approval authority for the Master Site Plan application in 2010 that entitled the development. Planning Department policy requires that proposed major
modifications (incl. variances) to a project require the review and approval of the original
approval authority. This is similar to the recent South Towne Square and Audrey’s Pizza outdoor
seating amendments that the City Commission reclaimed review as the original review/approval
authority.
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ALTERNATIVES: The City Commission may choose to not reclaim jurisdiction of the
application, and therefore, the Board of Adjustment would be the final decision making body.
FISCAL EFFECTS: The standard application fee was received for the application and was
added to the Department of Planning’s application fee revenue.
Attachments: Applicants variance request cover letter.
Report compiled on: October 6, 2011
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