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Commissioners approve DRI addition, deny sign plan for Sprouts/Longhorn center
Summary
At the April 28 meeting the board approved a five‑acre addition to an existing DRI/master plan (motion passed) and denied a requested amendment to allow larger wall signage for Sprouts and Longhorn Steakhouse after staff and the Planning & Development Commission found the requested signage exceeded the code’s allowable wall area and would be inconsistent with nearby development.
The board heard two land‑use public hearings at its April 28 session and took separate votes.
DRI/master plan amendment (approved) The board approved an application from Hampton Hills LLC to add roughly five acres to an existing DRI/master plan so the parcel can be developed under the same DRRI single‑family residential standards. The Planning & Development Commission had recommended approval; staff proposed conditions that mirror the parent DRI. The board approved the amendment on a motion by Commissioner Jeff Canard with a second from Commissioner Holly Davis (vote recorded in the meeting as carried).
Sign plan / PUD amendment for Sprouts/Longhorn (denied) Separately the board considered a Planned‑Unit (PD) amendment to allow larger wall signage for a multi‑tenant commercial center that includes Sprouts Farmers Market (anchoring the rear of the site) and Longhorn Steakhouse (an outparcel). The applicant argued that added side‑wall identification would improve wayfinding for motorists approaching high‑speed roadways and reduce unsafe maneuvers. County planning staff and the Planning & Development Commission recommended denial, noting the county’s sign code caps wall signage at 1.5 times the linear width of a building and that the request would more than double the allowable sign area for those tenants; staff also emphasized consistency with adjacent developments that complied with the existing code. The board voted to deny the PD amendment (motion to deny carried; one commissioner recorded opposition during the vote).
What the votes mean - The DRI amendment will allow the applicant to include the five‑acre parcel within the larger planned development, subject to staff‑recommended conditions. No immediate building permit was issued at the hearing stage; the action amends the land‑use map and master plan conditions. - The denial of the sign amendment leaves Sprouts and Longhorn with signage options that fit the code’s existing wall‑area allowance and a code‑compliant monument sign; applicants may pursue alternative, code‑compliant wayfinding solutions or appeal to the board with revised materials.
Sources: Staff presentations, applicant statements and the board’s votes at the April 28 meeting.
