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Planning board approves sign exemption for music school at 1901 Mountain View Drive
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Adjustment Board approved a special-exemption allowing a music-school sign to be partially within the city right-of-way at 1901 Mountain View Drive, subject to three staff conditions and later council approval of a right-of-way encroachment license.
The Planning and Zoning Adjustment Board voted 4–0 to approve a special-exemption that allows a sign for a music school at 1901 Mountain View Drive to sit partially within the city right-of-way, subject to three staff-recommended conditions and a subsequent right-of-way encroachment license approved by city council.
Jenny, the planning staff member who presented the item, described the request as a modification of an existing abandoned sign structure to install signage for a music school and said the applicant still must obtain “a city right of way encroachment license agreement as approved by city council.” She told the board the application was noticed within 140 feet, that staff received three no-objection responses and two objections (one received after the staff report), and that staff recommended three conditions if the board chose to approve.
Board members asked whether the change would expand the encroachment or create new lighting impacts; Jenny said the proposal would not increase the encroachment footprint and that existing upward-facing lights must be redirected downward to comply with code and building-permit review. Staff reported the proposed sign would be about 22 feet tall, and the applicant later said she would keep the height just under the 25-foot maximum by using the existing lighting arm.
The applicant, who identified herself at the microphone as Trisha and said she operates a local music program and arts activities under what she called the Creative Arts Alliance, said the sign will include a non-electronic reader board for messaging. "It's basically just me," she said, describing the community-focused nature of her work and the sign's purpose as advertising for the music school.
A board member moved to approve the special-exemption subject to the three conditions listed in the staff report, and Catherine seconded. The motion passed by voice vote and tablet, and staff will prepare a formal resolution incorporating the findings and conditions.
Next steps: the applicant must obtain the encroachment license from city council and comply with building-permit requirements for lighting and the approved sign design.
