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ITEM 9 |
City Council Memorandum City Clerk's Office Memo No. 21-019
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Date: |
April 8, 2021 |
To: |
Mayor and Council |
Thru: |
Joshua H, Wright, Acting City Manager Debra Stapleton, Assistant City Manager Derek D. Horn, Development Services Director |
From: |
Erica Barba, Senior Management Analyst |
Subject: |
PLH20-0067 The Johnathan |
Request: |
Preliminary Development Plan approval to amend a comprehensive sign plan for an existing office/retail building |
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Location: |
55 N. Arizona Place, generally located east of the southeast corner of Arizona Avenue and Buffalo Street |
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Applicant: |
Julie Kulka - Airpark Signs & Graphics |
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Proposed Motion: |
Move City Council approve Preliminary Development Plan, PLH20-0067 The Johnathan, located at 55 N. Arizona Place, subject to the conditions as recommended by Planning and Zoning Commission. |
Background Data: |
- 38,400 Square Foot Site, 105,000 Square Foot Building
- Subject site zoned Planned Area Development (PAD) for Office, Retail and Parking Garage Development in 1997
- The original Preliminary Development Plan (PL98-0142 Chandler Office Center) for signage was approved in 1999
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Surrounding Land Use Data: |
North |
Across Buffalo Street: Vacant lot zoned CCD |
South |
Across Commonwealth Avenue: Existing building zoned PAD |
East |
City Facilities including Library and Development Services Building |
West |
Across Arizona Place: City Park Zoned CCD |
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Proposed Development: |
Signage
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Existing (PL98-0142) |
Proposed |
Type of signage |
Major Tenant: 17,500 square feet of leased space or more Minor Tenant: First-floor occupancy and 5,000 square feet or more of leased space |
Major Tenant: 15,000 square feet of leased space or more Minor Tenant: 15,000 square feet or less of leased space Retail Sign: Retail Tenants Center ID Sign: The Johnathan Entry Wall Sign: The Johnathan |
Maximum number of signs allowed per tenant |
Major Tenant: Two (2) Minor Tenant: One (1) |
Major Tenant: Two (2) Minor Tenant: One (1) Retail Tenant: One (1) Center ID Sign: One (1) Entry Wall Sign: One (1) |
Maximum number of signs allowed on the building concurrently |
Four (4) |
Major Tenant: Four (4) Minor Tenant: Four (4) Retail: Six(6) Center ID: One (1) Entry Wall: One (1) |
Signage type location |
Major Tenant: -Between 2nd and 3rd floor & above the 5th floor Minor Tenant: Between 2nd and 3rd floor |
Major Tenant: Above the 5th floor Minor Tenant: Above 2nd floor (If a minor tenant is located on the 3rd floor, their sign may be placed on the upper sign band) Retail Sign: Above colonnade Center ID Sign: Above first-floor entry wall Entry Wall Sign: Mounted on entry block wall
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Maximum Sign Dimensions |
Major Tenant & Minor Tenant: -Minimum letter height of 24’’ and maximum letter height of 36’’ -Maximum sign width varies by sign band location |
Major Tenant: 36’’ x 504’’ Minor Tenant: 24’’ x 301.6’’ Retail Tenant: 20’’ x 176.3’’ Center ID Sign: 20’’ x 216.8’’ Entry Wall Sign: 18’’ x 81’’ |
Sign Material & Finish |
Major Tenant: -Non-illuminated letters to fabricated from a brush stainless steel reverse pan channel letter/logo with 5’’ deep returns -Illuminated letters Logo with brushed stainless steel returns and ¾’’ stainless steel trim caps -Letter style and logo are subject to landlord approval Minor Tenant: -5’’ deep-pan channel letters -Logo with brushed stainless steel returns and ¾’’ stainless steel trim caps -Letter style and logo are subject to landlord approval |
Major Tenant: 3’’ deep individual pan channel letters Letter style and logo are subject to the landlord Minor Tenant: 3’’ deep individual pan channel letters Letter style and logo are subject to the landlord Retail Tenant: 3’’ deep individual pan channel letters with finished backs Letter style and logo are subject to the landlord Center ID Sign: 3’’ deep, panel channel lettering. Returns finished backs and thin trim retailer painted white Entry Wall Sign: 1/4’’ thick flat cut out aluminum lettering painted black |
Illumination |
Signs located above the 5th floor are to be non-illuminated & Signs located between the 2nd and 3rd floor are to be illuminated Major Tenant: Internal illumination (white neon) Minor Tenant: Internal illumination (white neon) |
Major Tenant: Halo illuminated with white LED Minor Tenant: Halo illuminated with white LED Retail Tenant: Non illuminated Center ID Sign: Face illuminated with white LED Entry Wall Sign: Non illuminated |
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Review and Recommendation: |
Changes to the signage have not occurred since originally approved in 1999. The Preliminary Development Plan (PDP) to amend the existing sign plan comes at a time when the building is being updated to provide a more modern look. Planning staff finds that the request for the amendment to the existing Comprehensive Sign Plan meets the intent of the Sign Code and the proposed signage is architecturally integrated with the building and provides an updated appearance that is harmonious with the building's remodel. |
Public / Neighborhood Notification |
- The request was noticed in accordance with the requirements of the Chandler Zoning Code
- A neighborhood meeting was held on March 9, 2021. No neighbors were in attendance.
- Planning staff received one (1) comment in support of the request.
- As of the writing of this memo, Planning staff is not aware of any opposition to the request.
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Planning and Zoning Commission Vote Report |
Planning and Zoning Commission meeting March 17, 2021 Motion to Approve In Favor: 5 Opposed: 0 Absent: 2 (Rose & Pekau) |
Recommended Conditions of Approval |
Planning staff finds the request is in compliance with the General Plan and the Planning and Zoning Commission recommends approval of the Preliminary Development Plan, subject to the following conditions:
- Signage shall be in substantial conformance with the elevations, entitled Exhibits and kept on file in the City of Chandler Planning Division, in File No. PLH20-0067, modified by such conditions included at the time the exhibit was approved by the Chandler City Council and/or as thereafter amended, modified or supplemented by the Chandler City Council.
- Signs shall be designed in coordination with landscape plans, planting materials, storm water retention requirements, and utility pedestals, so as not to create problems with sign visibility or prompt the removal of required landscape materials.
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