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Fairview Park board approves variance to allow larger canopy sign for Preservation Retirement Services
Summary
The Board of Zoning & Building Appeals approved a variance allowing a canopy sign of 7.97 feet (1.97 feet over the 6-foot canopy limit) for Preservation Retirement Services at 22710 Fairview Center Dr.; the sign is non-illuminated and covers less than 20% of the windows, the minutes say.
The Fairview Park Board of Zoning & Building Appeals approved a variance on Jan. 13 allowing a canopy-mounted sign measuring 7.97 feet at 22710 Fairview Center Dr., exceeding the city's 6.0-foot canopy limit by 1.97 feet. The action appears in the official minutes as an approval of docket 01-26-01B.
Applicant Tim Schultz told the board he purchased the building and wants his company name visible. "I simply want my name on the building that I purchased," Schultz said, adding that the company name is long and that he would "live with Preservation Retirement" if city rules require a shorter display. The minutes record the logo totals 18.375 feet and that the proposed canopy sign would cover less than 20% of the adjacent windows and would be permanent and non-illuminated.
Building Commissioner Walter Maynard told members that the same sign mounted directly to the building would be permitted under code and said he did not know the origin of the 6-foot canopy cap. The minutes also note the Planning and Design Commission did not approve the logo at its proposed size. The record states the applicant made concessions to the sign design (changes to service copy and logo colors).
The minutes indicate the board approved the variance; the applicant was told he may return to seek consideration of a second variance at a later date. The minutes do not record a roll-call vote or vote tally for the sign variance in the docket text.
