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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPermit L94-0091 - BOATERS WORLD - SIGN SPECIAL PERMISSION L94 -0091 BOATER'S WORLD SPECIAL PERMISSION s' A F F I D A V I T RNotice of Public Hearing O Notice of Public Meeting . fl Board of Adjustment Agenda Packet [Board of Appeals Agenda . Packet El Planning Commission Agenda Packet 0 Short Subdivision Agenda Packet O F D I S T R I B U T I O N hereby declare that: 11 Notice of Application for . Shoreline Management Permit Shoreline Management Permit fl Determination of Non - significance 0 Mitigated Determination of Nonsignificance llDetermination of Significance and Scoping Notice Notice of Action Official Notice Other Q Other was l A a k r e d to each of the following addresses on / 0 1 3 - 9 ' . Ti vv^Q S -Foy v /0-/c1--1 Name of Project 0,ct+wr� File Number 0 6C9 Signature City of Tukwila Department of Community Development City of Tukwila PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE - John W. Rants, Mayor Rick Beeler, Director Notice is hereby given that the City of Tukwila Planning Commission will be holding a work session at 6:00 p.m. and then a public hearing of the Planning Commission and Board of Architectural Review at 8:00 p.m. on Oct. 27, 1994 located at 6200 Southcenter Blvd. to discuss the following: I. PLANNING COMMISSION WORK SESSION -6:00 p.m. The Commission will begin deliberating on the Draft Comprehensive Plan. II. CASE NUMBER: APPLICANT: REQUEST: LOCATION: CASE NUMBER: APPLICANT: REQUEST: LOCATION: PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING -8:00 p.m. L94 -0091 Boater's World Increase wall sign area due to building setback. 351 Strander Blvd., Tukwila BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW PUBLIC HEARING L94 -0061 Tri-Land Corporation Building permit request to construct a 20,888 square foot retail /office building. 505 Strander Blvd., Tukwila Persons wishing to comment on the above cases may do so by written statement or by appearing at the public meeting. Information on the above cases may be obtained at the Tukwila Planning Division. The City encourages you to notify your neighbors and other persons you believe would be affected by the above items. Published: Distribution: Seattle Times October 14 and 21, 1994 Mayor, City Clerk, Property Owners /Applicants, Adjacent Property Owners, File. 6300 Southcenter Boulevard, Suite #100 • Tukwila, Washington 98188 • (206) 431-3670 • Fax (206) 431-3665 City of Tukwila John W. Rants, Mayor Department of Community Development NOTICE OF DECISION October 28, 1994 Jeff Christ Continental Signs, Inc. 12832 N.E. 14th Place Bellevue, WA 98005 Rick Beeler, Director RE: Notice of Decision by the Planning Commission on L94 -0091: Boater's World This is to 'confirm that the Planning Commission approved your sign area increase on October 27, 1994. The conclusions and recommendations contained in the Staff Report of October 14 as well as the photo- montage presented at the meeting were adopted. The decision of the Planning Commission is not final until the appeal period has elapsed, which is ten calendar days after the date of the decision. Appeals must be filed in writing to the City Clerk by 5:00 PM on the final day of the appeal period. Where the final day of the appeal period falls on a weekend or holiday the appeal period will be extended to 5:00 PM on the next work day. You now need to apply for a sign permit with dimensioned drawings which reflect the size and design approved by the Planning Commission. If you should have any questions regarding this project please call. Sinceraely, Nora Gierloff 6300 Southcenter Boulevard, Suite #100 • Tukwila, Washington 98188 • (206) 4313670 . Fax (206) 41313665 City of Tukwila Department of Community Development STAFF REPORT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW HEARING DATE: FILE NUMBER: APPLICANT: REQUEST: LOCATION: ZONING DISTRICT: COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION: RECOMMENDATION: STAFF: ATTACHMENT: Prepared October 14, 1994 John W. Rants, Mayor Rick Beeler, Director October 27, 1994 L94 -0091: Boater's World Sign Area Increase Continental Signs /Jeff Christ Special Permission is required to increase the allowed wall sign area from 97 square feet to 154 square feet, per TMC 19.32.140. 351 Strander Boulevard CP Regional Commercial Approval Nora Gierloff, Planning Intern A. Letter from Continental Signs A photo- montage of the proposed sign will be presented at the meeting. Dimensioned drawings of the proposed sign have not been received. 6300 Southcenter Boulevard, Suite #100 • Tukwila, Washington 98188 • (206) 431-3670 • Fax (206) 431-3665 Staff Report to the Planning Commission FINDINGS SITE INFORMATION L94 -0091 Page 2 Boater's World is located in Southcenter Plaza which is at the southwest corner of the intersection of Strander Boulevard and Andover Park West. The wall that the sign would be located on faces Strander and is set back 575 feet from the property line. BACKGROUND The applicant is requesting Planning Commission approval of a sign area increase from the 97 square feet that would be allowed by the sign code to 154 square feet. The Planning Division has issued a permanent sign permit for the "Boater's World" portion of the sign and a temporary sign permit for the "Discount Marine Centers" text. The increase in sign area that Boater's World is seeking would allow the "Discount Marine Centers" portion to become permanent and include graphic elements to link the two signs. This larger sign would allow the signage to be balanced across the store facade and incorporate an architectural element of the building into the sign design. PLANNING COMMISSION DECISION CRITERIA The Planning Commission is authorized to approve requests for sign area increases of 50% for each doubling of the minimum required setback per TMC 19.32.140. The maximum sign area that can be approved is limited to 6% of the wall area on which the sign will be located or 500 s.f., whichever is less. The CP zoning designation requires a front building setback equal to the height of the building. The building that Boater's World is a tenant in is 23 feet high so the required setback is 23 feet. The proposed sign is located on the front wall of the building which is 575 feet away from the property line. This is 25 times the required 23 foot setback based on the height of the building. The wall area fronting the space that Boater's World is renting is 2576 square feet so the maximum sign area that would be allowed based on the 6% limitation is 154.5 square feet. Staff Report to the Planning Commission CONCLUSIONS L94 -0091 Page 3 The proposed sign easily meets the setback requirements for the increase in sign area and complies with the 6% maximum limitation. RECOMMENDATION The Planning Division recommends approval of the proposed sign area increase from 97 to 154 square feet. The sign permit for the proposed sign will not be issued until dimensioned drawings which show that the sign area matches that allowed are received from the applicant. S CONTINENTAL SIGNS, INC_ RECEIVED SEP 291994 • Electrical Signs • Neon • Service & Installation • Crec21!' 9 sign • MENT September 22, 1994 Mr. Jack Pace Senior Planner City of Tukwila 6300 Southcenter Boulevard, Suite 100 Tukwila, WA 98188 Re: Boater's World, Southcenter Plaza Dear Mr. Pace, Continental Signs Inc., acting on behalf of Boater's World, respectfully requests that the allowable square footage for illuminated signage be increased based on the following; 1. We feel that because of the distance that tenant (Boater's World) is set back from the roadway, additional signage is required for proper exposure to potential consumers traveling down the roadway. As stated on permit drawing #A498180 -1, tenant is 116.74 feet from Andover Park West and 575.42 feet from Strander Blvd. Additionally, tenant's exposure is blocked from Andover Park West by bldg. "B" (see vicinity map) so the only true exposure is from Strander Blvd., over 575 feet away. 2. The tenant has a long facade and with the current square footage allowances, we can only make use of about half of that facade. 3. We would like to combine the architectural design with the sign design. In particular, the triangular gridwork located in the center of the tenant's space architecturally connects the two halves of the space, but at the same time blocks continuous flow of signage along the entire facade. We would like to incorporate signage within the gridwork to eliminate this blockage however, we need additional square footage to be allowed to us by the City of Tukwila in order to accomplish this objective. Sincerely, Jeff Christ Client Account Manager AitActimsprr • 12832 N.E. 14th Place, Bellevue, WA 98005 • (206). 454 -9979 • 1 800- 827 -9979 • FAX (206) 646 9648 •