Staff Notes May 18 2011 SV 25-11_TCT Federal CU
Town of Queensbury
Zoning Board of Appeals
Community Development Department Staff Notes
Sign Variance No.: 25-2011
Project Applicant: Judy Frolish, Saratoga Sign Pro’s Inc. for TCT Federal Credit Union
Project Location: 9 Hunterbrook Lane
Meeting Date: May 18, 2011
Description of Proposed Project:
Applicant proposes to remove existing freestanding sign and install a new 27 square foot, 8 ft. 4 in. tall
internally lit freestanding sign in approved location.
Relief Required:
Parcel will require sign variances as follows:
Height relief-Request for 2 feet 4 inches of relief from the 6 foot maximum allowable height for
freestanding signs in the Office Zone.
Criteria for considering a Sign Variance according to Chapter 140:
In making a determination, the board shall consider:
1.
Whether an undesirable change will be produced in the character of the neighborhood or a
detriment to nearby properties will be created by the granting of this sign variance.
Minor
impacts to the neighborhood may be anticipated.
2.
Whether the benefit sought by the applicant can be achieved by some method, feasible for the
applicant to pursue, other than a sign variance.
The applicant could design a compliant sign in
regards to height.
3.
Whether the requested sign variance is substantial.
The request for 2 feet 4 inches or 38% relief
from the 6 foot maximum height requirements for the O-Zone may be considered moderate relative to
the ordinance.
Note: The determination of whether the requested area variance is substantial is based on an
empirical calculation and not subjective reasoning.
4.
Whether the proposed variance will have an adverse effect or impact on the physical or
environmental conditions in the neighborhood or district.
Minor impacts on the physical or
environmental conditions in the neighborhood are anticipated.
5.
Whether the alleged difficulty was self created
. The difficulty could be considered self created.
Parcel History (construction/site plan/variance, etc.):
AV 11-2011 front setback relief Approved 2/23/11
BP 2010-584 27 sq. ft. freestanding sign pending
BP 2001-787 15 sq. ft. freestanding sign change of copy only Approved 10/12/04
BP 1994-449 Office Building Approved 12/20/94
BP 1996-519 224 sq. ft. commercial addition Approved 7/6/98
BP 2003-732 400 sq. ft. commercial addition Approved 10/7/04
BP 2004-618 210 sq. ft commercial addition Approved 3/29/05
Staff comments:
Setback relief was approved for this sign (SV 11-2011) on February 23, 2011.
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