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Council approves variance to place development monument sign closer to right-of-way at Elvage subdivision outlot
Summary
The council approved a variance allowing a development monument sign to be sited approximately 3 feet from the property line along Sandhill Parkway and 4 feet, 10 inches along 180th Lane, citing site visibility analysis and planning commission recommendation.
The East Bethel City Council approved a variance allowing a development monument sign on Outlot A of the Elvage (Elavage) EB Second Edition subdivision to be located closer to the public right-of-way than city code normally permits.
Planning staff presented the request for the Sandhill Parkway townhomes outlot. The applicant requested the monument sign be sited about 3 feet from the property line on Sandhill Parkway and about 4 feet, 10 inches from the property line on 180th Lane. City code requires development monument signs be placed at least 20 feet from the public right-of-way; because the property line is set back about 20 feet from the curb, the proposed positions translate to encroachments of roughly 17 feet and 15 feet from the curbline, respectively.
Staff said the proposal would not intrude into the city’s 30-foot traffic visibility triangle used for intersection sight-line reviews and that the city engineer confirmed the sign location would lie outside a utility easement. Staff also noted a condition that if an easement or right-of-way expansion required moving the sign in the future, the applicant would pay relocation costs.
The Planning Commission reviewed the request at a public hearing, received no public opposition and recommended unanimous approval. The council voted to adopt the recommended resolution to approve the variance; the motion passed with no further amendments.
Staff said the sign design submitted meets the city’s sign ordinance standards, will be double-sided and is intended to be visible to drivers traveling north and south on Sandhill Parkway. The council discussed potential visual impacts to future townhome residents and staff said the townhomes are set back substantially and likely would not have a dominant view of the sign.
The variance grants the applicant permission to build the development monument as sited, subject to the conditions included in the resolution and the possibility of future relocation at the applicant’s expense if rights-of-way or easements change.
