6.1. SR 10-20-2003MEMORANDUM
Item #6. I.
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Board of Adjustments
Chris Leeseberg, Planner ~
October 20, 2002
Case No. ¥ 03-03
Request by Chad Lundquist (Riverview Sports) for Variance
Regarding Sign Ordinance
Request
The applicant requests that a variance be granted to allow a second sign advertising their
business to be placed on a different property than that of the business.
60-Day Rule
To comply with the 60-day rule, without an extension, this item needs action by October 23,
2003.
Attachments
· Location Map
· Applicant's Narrative
· Site Plan
· Aerial Photo
· Photos of Subject Property
Location
17441 East Highway 10
Zoning/Land Use
C3, Highway Commercial/HB, Highway Business
AVENUE NW
BLOCK 3 LOT 1
1
)USTRIAL CIRCLE
CI
SITE
5RD
4
AVEI
72ND
PARK
AND RIDE
171ST
Case Number.
Location Map
¥ 03-03
RIVERVIEW SPORTS
N
Riverview Sports has been put under hardship beyond our control twice in the
past few years. In the spring of 1996 the Highway Department built a large
concrete retaining wall which blocks the view of our business from vehicles
passing on the highway. The department also installed a chain link fence
on top of this wall, further hindering our exposure.
Just this past fall (2002) the turn giving access to Riverview Sports for
eastbound traffic on Highway 10 was closed. Now traffic has to go farther
down the road to turn left and come back west to our store. Customer
traffic has definitely slowed down this past winter and spring because of
this inconvenience.
The city ordinance in question is not really fairly applicable in our case
either. We are a family owned business with the affected parcels of land
in the names of Les, Caryn or Chad Lundquist. Riverview is a sole propri-
etorship owned by Les & Caryn, and Chad is their son. We are all family,
and the property is share usage. The service road is a dead end road;
there is no other place Riverview can put a sign to indicate access to the
business.
We are planning to refurbish the existing sign and plan to use the existing
sign poles. We also will be removing approximately ten feet from the top
of the poles. The existing sign is probably 50 plus years old, and, to our
knowledge, there has never been so much as a fender-bender involved
with it. So the old sign can be left as is - or it can be refurbished if
this variance is granted.
Parcel
2B
J