Subject/Title: Appeal of Zoning Board of Appeals' denial of a request from JLG Architects on behalf of Whitney Land Company, LLC for a variance from Article 18, Section 18.2, C. – no sign shall project into the public right-of-way except in the C3, Central Business District more than 24 inches. (Location: 505 West St. Germain Street) (VAR-2018-10)
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Background: Applicants are proposing to install a sign that would project 42 inches into the West St. Germain Street right-of-way, which requires a variance from Article 18, Section 18.2, C., – no sign shall project into the public right-of-way except in the C3, Central Business District more than 24 inches. The applicants are requesting an 18-inch variance. The sign is located more than 10 feet above sidewalk grade. The proposed sign location is not conducive to through pedestrian movements given the sidewalk restaurant seating immediately west.
Local Historic District: The applicants’ property is located within one of the City’s local historic districts. Exterior changes to buildings within the local historic district are required to obtain an alteration permit from the St. Cloud Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC). The HPC approved the applicants’ alteration permit for a 30-inch-wide sign with a six-inch-wide mounting bracket, which is six inches smaller than the applicants’ variance
request. The HPC approved the Heritage Preservation Property Alteration Permit pending the resolution of the variance. Other Codes: If the applicants’ variance requests are
approved, they will still have to obtain necessary permits from the St. Cloud Building Safety Department. |
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