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<br />PLANNING REPORT <br /> <br />jJA TE.: <br /> <br />~ Jani.Jar,'" 1990 <br /> <br />C;\SE i';UHBER: <br /> <br />:::i::-; <br /> <br />,)"PPL E:: ,)",'-JT: <br /> <br />~jf}ert~\ <br /> <br />Rose\".,'nod <br /> <br />Lirnited <br /> <br />P.~;~~rle.:--:':i:;:: <br /> <br />LOU\ nON: <br /> <br />L'3St ;:;1 Victoria, West Shore <br />v:- :"a~.e O.,....asso (see sketch) <br /> <br />ACTiON RE:JUEST[,.." <br /> <br />Variance to :"0catio;J of Pylon <br />Sigr. <br /> <br />PLANNING CONSIDER A TlONS: <br /> <br />1. BACKGROUND <br /> <br />This applic ,;on is ;0 request to approve a variance to the iocatlon of a <br />sign that has been constructed 2-1i2 feet f'-Dill the eai>terly right-of-way <br />of Victoria Street. You wIli recall th71t the sign is ,,:~eady in place <br />and is in the middle of a 5-foot strip of land cJetW€€1l the <:ccess drive <br />to the parking area (in the front oi ~he building) and the Victoria Street <br />right-of-way. In addition to t'- ~ variar,ce, there has also been the <br />problem of the lights that : Ilumir.ate the sign he!ng sc,veral feet out <br />into the public right-of-way. <br /> <br />~'\rvid E1nessl\rchitects, inc., a" represented 2Y Paul Mc:dson, has now <br />ta~e;] an active roie in solving this problem. Paul met with Staff <br />se~'eral weeks ago and agreed to prcj:are a proposed solution with <br />appropriate drawings and a more explanatory letter, The attached letter <br />and two sheets of drawing;, illustrate the rev'ised proposal to move the <br />lights off tho.) public rigt1t-of-wi:J\' a.. 'i'lt just i"siC;e the property ;Hld <br />to reduce the wattage of the li~;",:s from 50[1 watts to 300 watts. <br /> <br />~inl;!eri n;) Considerations <br /> <br />The [ngineerir.q StafT has reviewed the current propos::Jl and has no <br />prOU!:;;;> with the proi105ed solution, rhe stann sewer i" question is a <br />private SI.C,IT1 sewer buiit by the apriic<Jllts on their OW" prope.ty. <br />Having the !:ght abo\'c (';15 st')l'n Sf'wer ~.. feet down) represents n::J <br />problem to tl)e City, There i~ nn puh!ic ~torm sewer in the public <br />rit]IIt.-of-\vav in this tli'e1 of Vjr!I:,ri;-, Street. Thus. the Enuineerinq <br />Department has 110 probie'T: with ,,\t.' snlut:on 3S proposed. <br /> <br />-, <br /> <br />COhICLUSIOi',j <br /> <br />It \""uid appear that, ill \'ie'"" of the Site conditions, 3 reasonabl2 place <br />to put the siqn is wilere 'l IS now iocated II) fron' of the aeces,; <br />drivP'wdY. Previous variance::; havp been issued f;)r tr,(" :oc;]tlon of this <br />drivc~')ay ~~ fe~t f!'!)ln the p:'Qperty Jint' inst(~8d of tht2 nC;"lnal 15 feet). <br />The site is .) shalio\v sjtf.~~ t;lr~leff):-,-\ !)dS!..In~: thJ::~ ljC\,f-:1i..1t)nicnt furthsr <br />