Planning Commission votes to recommend exception for larger Wawa monument sign on Route 33

The New King County Planning Commission voted 10–0 with one abstention on Sept. 15 to forward Resolution PC17-25 with a favorable recommendation to the Board of Supervisors, recommending an exception to Commerce Corridor overlay sign limits for a proposed Wawa convenience store and fueling station at Stage Road and Route 33 in Lenexa. The motion was made by Commissioner Susan Townsend.

Commission staff presented the application and recommended approval. Patrick Silva, principal planner with the Department of Community Development’s Planning Division, told commissioners the applicant seeks an exception to Section 98-10-69(b)(3) of the county code, which limits freestanding signs for individual uses within the Commerce Corridor overlay to no more than 50 square feet in area and 8 feet in height. "The applicant is requesting an exception from this requirement in order to allow the proposed sign to instead include an area of 84.5 square feet and 25 feet in sign height," Silva said, adding that staff found the request meets the findings required in Section 98-10-71.

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