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VIII-B-3 Camegaran, LLC - Schoolhouse Square Sign Variance City Council Memo - August 2, 2004 Page 1 Memo To: Mayor Werner and City Council From: Kris Jenson, Associate Planner Date: August 2, 2004 Subject: Schoolhouse Square Sign Variance - #2004-38 to allow projecting signs in the C-3 District and to exceed the 5% limit on wall signage by use of the projecting signs. This item was tabled at the July 19, 2004 Council meeting due to the lack of a quorum necessary to approve variances. Included are the Staff report and attachments; however the large color renderings included with the previous Council packet will not be redistributed. REQUEST Camegaran, LLC is seeking a variance to the s~n ordinance for the Schoohouse Square Development currently under construction at 10 St E and Vermillion St. They would like to use projecting signs at the development, and the addition of the projecting signs would cause them to exceed the 5% of wall signage cu rrently allowed in the C-3 District. These variances only apply to the building housing Green Mill and Dunn Bros. Coffee. Any requests for projecting signs on future buildings within this development would also require variances from the City. Staff Review Staff has reviewed this request for compliance with the variance criteria stated earlier in this report. Staff can make the case for the allowance of projecting signs using criteria A- that special circumstances exist which are peculiar to the building. Extra measures have been taken with the building's design to mimic historic structures, which is not typically seen in the C-3 zoning district. When it comes to allowing additional signage, however, the issue is less clear. t \