HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-12-19 MinutesMINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SIGN APPEALS
A meeting of the City of Fayetteville Board of Sign Appeals vas held on Monday,
December 19, 1988 at 3:45 p.m. in Room 111 of the City Administration Building,
113 West Mountain Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Don Mills, Robert Davis, Gerald Boyd, Larry Tompkins and
Dennis Becker
MEMBERS ABSENT: Robert Waldren
OTHERS PRESENT: Gerald Oney and Elaine Cattaneo
SIGN APPEAL 8 SA88-19 - TACO BELL RESTAURANT
GERALD ONEY - SOUTHWEST CORNER OF HOLLYWOOD & W 6TH ST
The first item on the agenda was a request for a variance to the Sign Ordinance
(Article 17, Section 17B-9) submitted by Taco Bell Restaurant and represented by
Gerald Oney and located at the southwest corner of Hollywood and West 6th Street.
Property zoned I-1, Light Industrial & Heavy Commercial.
Mr. Oney stated that he is a registered professional engineer and he does a lot
of the frontend work required to put together a Taco Bell project. He noted that
his company is also the general building contractor.. -:Basically, Taco Bell has
three major signs that they use including a 97 square foot sign, a 196 square
foot sign and a 280 square foot sign. He added that they also have a 60 square
foot sign. He stated that when he proceeded in submitting this to the City, he
was told that he was in violation because the ordinance says 75 square feet is
what is required. Then they looked at it and said the word "drivethru" is on
there and that is considered "directional" so it wouldn't be included in the
square footage. Therefore, they are really not that much in violation in all
reality. He stated that he has actually measured the "drivethru" portion and
they are 2.76 square feet in violation above the required 75 square feet. With
that in mind and the fact that they are within the required setback and height
limitations and in conversation with individuals in the Planning Department, he
submitted for a variance to allow them to use their standard sign rather than
having a regular sign made up. He advised that he submitted it with the sole
intent of trying to use the standard sign that they would have shipped in.
Mr. Tompkins asked Mr. Oney if he thinks that 60' square sign given the curvature
going east from the Bypass will decrease that much from the purpose of the sign.
Mr. Oney stated that in all honesty, that is a spatial -built sign. What they
would like to do is put as much of a sign on there as any business would that
they would be allowed. Mr. Tompkins stated that in other words the effective
display of the sign is not going to hinder that much. Mr. Oney stated that they
would only be 2.76 square feet less if they build a new sign.
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The Public Hearing was closed.
Mr. Boyd stated that if they granted this, it would open the door to everyone in
town. Then they would have to decide how much is fair.
Mr. Davis agreed that they have to be consistent.
Mr. Tompkins stated that the reduction of the 75' square itself isn't going to
detract the effective display of the sign which is to encourage business.
MOTION
Mr. Tompkins moved to deny the request, seconded by Davis. The motion passed 4-
0-0.
MINUTES
The minutes of the meeting of November 21, 1988 were approved as distributed.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
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