The property is generally located at the southwestern corner of the intersection of Bethany Drive and Greenville Avenue. The properties to the north (across Bethany Drive) are zoned Planned Development PD No. 3 Shopping Center SC. The property to the east (across Greenville Avenue) is zoned Planned Development PD No. 4 Shopping Center SC. The properties to the south and west are zoned Planned Development PD No. 131 Shopping Center SC.

The property is zoned Planned Development PD No. 131 Shopping Center SC. A Planned Development was adopted in September 2017 for the development of retail, restaurant, mini-warehouse, and fueling station uses. The subject property is Lot 4 of the Planned Development, which has been developed as a fueling station. The applicant is requesting to amend the Planned Development to allow a second monument sign on the property.

The applicant currently has one monument sign on Bethany Drive. The Allen Land Development Code allows one monument sign for single-tenant properties in this zoning district. The applicant is requesting to add a second monument sign along Greenville Avenue. The Sign Location Map indicates the locations of both monument signs.

As shown in the Sign Elevations and Sign Schedule, both proposed monument signs have a maximum height, copy area, and structure area that is less than Allen Land Development Code requirements for this type of sign. The monument signs have a proposed maximum height of six feet tall, a maximum copy area of 24 square feet, and a maximum structure area of 60 square feet.

The Allen Land Development Code does not permit multiple monument signs for any single-tenant property in a commercial zoning district. Additionally, after a review of existing single-tenant, commercial properties at a street intersection throughout the City, there were no locations where a Planned Development allowed two monument signs. It is staff's interpretation that the applicant's request is a substantial deviation from the currently adopted ordinance. Therefore, staff is recommending denial of this request.

Staff has reviewed the Planned Development Amendment request.

On July 7, 2020, Planning and Zoning Commission recommended denial of the request.

LEGAL NOTICES

Public Hearing Signs - June 26, 2020

Public Hearing Letters - June 26, 2020

Newspaper Notice - July 9, 2020

Staff recommends denial.

I make a motion to [adopt Ordinance No. _____/ deny the request] to amend the Development Regulations of Planned Development PD No. 131 for a property generally located at the southwestern corner of the intersection of Bethany Drive and Greenville Avenue.