CC - Agendas - City Council - REGULAR - 10/23/2012

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Agenda Item: : Approve a request by Yavapai College for a variance to the City Code, Title 8-6-2, to allow placement of an electronic monument sign within the public right-of-way, and to grant an exception to the Land Development Code, Article 6.12, pertaining to the size and height of the sign City Code, Section 8-6-3, provides City Council discretion in cases of "extreme hardship" of the land, to grant a variance and allow a sign within the right-of-way. City Code, Section 8-6-3.D, defines "Extreme Hardship" as: 1) A topographic situation which exists that prohibits visibility of a business from the adjoining right-of-way; or 2) A topographic situation which exists that prohibits the visibility of a "shopping mall" (which is defined as retail stores included within a complex having a common parking area and containing a cumulative amount of not less than 100,000 square feet of retail space) from the nearest arterial roadway. YC is requesting that Council also grant an exception to the size and height of the sign. The sign, as proposed, exceeds the height and area requirements specified in the LDC for changeable copy signage as follows: PERMITTED BY LDC I REQUESTED BY YC HEIGHT 12 feet I 13 feet, 2 inches ELECTRONIC AREA j 16 square feet I 27.5 square feet OVERALL SIGN SIZE I 32 square feet j 49.5 square feet In the event of Council approval, a License Agreement has been prepared to grant the variance and permit the sign within the right-of-way. Included in the agreement is a requirement for public liability insurance, annual compensation for use of the public right-of-way, and restrictions related to landscaping maintenance and sight visibility. The License Agreement may be terminated with thirty (30) days notice by either party. Attachments Exhibit A— Legal Description Exhibit B — Survey Map Exhibit C — Sign Illustration Exhibit D —Yavapai College Letter License Agreement Recommended Action: MOVE to approve: (1) a variance from City Code, Title 8-6-2, to place a sign within the public right-of-way as described in the request by Yavapai College; (2) an exception to the Land Development Code, Article 6.12, for the size and height of the sign also as described in the request; and (3) the License Agreement. 2