TOWN OF CARY
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT HEARING
June 11, 2001

CASE:

 01-V-008

STAFF CONTACT:

Suzanne Prince
Planner
(919) 469-4342
email:  sprince@ci.cary.nc.us

APPLICANT(S):

 Brad McGinnis, JF Properties

OWNER(S):

 Waverly Office Park, LLC

LOCATION:

500 thru 590 New Waverly Place

PRESENT ZONING:

 B2-Conditional Use

REQUEST:

The applicant is requesting a variance to increase the allowable square footage of signage from 120 square feet to 300 square feet for the Waverly Office Park buildings.

BACKGROUND:

 The Waverly Office Park buildings are multi-tenant office condominiums. Each building contains 2 distinct main entrances on a common wall face and specific recessed brick sign panels on each end of the building. Each building entrance serves 4 condominium units and the entrances are not connected in any way. The additional square footage is requested in order to cluster the maximum of 4 tenant signs on the each end of the building in the existing recessed panels. Each sign panel is approximately 3’ x 19’ with a total useable area of 114 SF combined. The side of the building the sign is to be placed is 120 linear feet long allowing for 120 square foot of signage.

Section 13.2.4.(b)(21) of the Town of Cary Unified Development Ordinance, for non-residential wall signs the total area of all wall signs on a building shall not exceed one square foot in area for each linear foot of building frontage, and the fact that signs may be permitted on more than one wall of the building shall not increase this maximum.
STANDARDS OF REVIEW:

Section 6.1.5 of The Cary Unified Development Ordinance states that:

  1. The Zoning Board of Adjustment may grant a variance which is in harmony with the general purpose and intent of the zoning ordinance.
  2. When practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships would result from carrying out the strict letter of the zoning ordinance, The Zoning Board of Adjustment may vary or modify the regulation or provisions of the ordinance, so that the spirit of the ordinance shall be observed, public safety and welfare secured, and substantial justice done.

SUGGESTED MOTION:

MOTION TO GRANT APPLICATION WITH CONDITIONS

I HEREBY MAKE A MOTION THAT APPLICATION NO. 01-V-008 HAS SUCCESSFULLY MET THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 6.1.5 OF THE CARY ZONING ORDINANCE AND IS HEREBY GRANTED WITHOUT CONDITIONS.

 

MOTION TO DENY APPLICATION 

I HEREBY MAKE A MOTION THAT APPLICATION NO. 01-V-008 HAS FAILED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CARY ZONING ORDINANCE AND THE APPLICATION IS DENIED DUE TO THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS:

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EXHIBITS:
  • Application
  • Survey