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in Cornerstone areas have been developed: however, they have not been adopted by the City Council. A portion of the guidelines encourage placing the building closer to the street and allowing more open space, buffers, or parking along side or behind the building. Such guidelines are being considered by adjoining property owners. 2.13 Mr. Johnson is also requesting a variance from Section 1009 of the City Code to reduce the front yard setback of a pylon sign to 5 feet for the purpose of upgrading an existing sign. The pole for the existing pylon sign is located five feet from the property line; however, the sign itself extends up to the property line along Lexington Avenue. Mr. Johnson is proposing to use the existing single pole as the western pole of the new two-pole sign. The proposed new sign will be 8 feet wide and approximately 8 feet in height. The overall height of the sign will be approximately 16 feet. The proposed sign will set within a parking stall. 2.14. Section 1005.01 (A) of the City Code requires a front yard setback of 30 feet. a rear yard setback of 20 feet, and a side yard setback of 10 feet for a parcel in a B-2 zoning district. Section 1005.01 (0) requires five parking spaces per 1000 square feet of floor area. Portions of the building devoted primarily to storage and aisles are not included in these calculations. The 23 parking spaces available on the site will adequately accommodate the building with the proposed expansion. Chapter 1009 outlines the requirements for signs within the community. Pylon signs are classified as structures and must meet the setback requirements for the district in which they are located. The area of a free-standing sign is limited to 100 square feet and the overall height is limited to 20 feet. Section 1013.02 outlines the criteria and procedure for considering a variance. 3.0 STAFF COMMENT 3.1 In reviewing the request for building variances, staff made the following findings: 1. The proposed setback variances for the building addition are in harmony with the general purpose and intent of the City's existing Comprehensive Plan and Title 10 of the City Code (Zoning). The existing principal structure is setback 3 feet from the rear property line and 4.5 feet from the side property line. The proposed addition will not encroach further into these established building lines. The Planning Commission and staff received a letter opposed to setback variances from James and Genevieve McCarthy, dated 8/5/98, claiming that approval of the variance would damage their townhome property by $16,000 to $17,000 (10% of market value) 2. The proposed building variances, if granted, will not adversely affect the PF#3029 - RCA (08/24/98) - Page 4 of 7