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° Request: VN-154 Variance to erect a ? foot high, 4'x5' model home <br />sign . <br />• Applicant: Kootenia Builders <br />Location: Corner of Long Lake Road and Poppyseed Drive <br />Zonings R-2 <br />Summary of Discussion: <br />The applicant is requesting a variance to erect an off-premises <br />identification sign on the corner of Long Lake Road and Poppyseed <br />Drive. The property in question is zoned R-2, and signs, for other <br />than institutions in this zoning district, are normally restricted <br />to very. small, on-premises identification or information signs. <br />Off-premise signs are defined as billboards, and billboards are only <br />permitted in business and industrial districts which are abutting <br />freeways. The applicant has indicated that a sign is needed since <br />potential home buyers are often unaware of the available new homes <br />due to the somewhat hidden location of the development. <br />Rectuest ° <br />The applicant is requesting a variance to erect an off-premises <br />sign, calling attention to homes available in the Brittany Beach <br />Addition. <br />Brittany Beach is located east of Long Lake Road and south of <br />Irondale High School. The parcel is platted for and being developed <br />as single family lots. Access to the Brittany Beach area is from <br />Poppyseed Drive off of Long Lake Road. While there is no through <br />road to the development, Poppyseed Drive and Rockstone Lane form a <br />circuitous route through the development. <br />The applicant is requesting consent to construct a sign in the <br />southeast corner of Long Lake Road and Poppyseed Drive. This sign <br />is proposed to be 7 feet high and 4'x5' in area. The location <br />would be approximately 500 feet from the applicants property. The <br />applicant has indicated that the sign would be maintained for a <br />period of 16 months. - <br />Code Rectu irements <br />Section 14-200 Special Considerations, essentially says that <br />one unlighted sign may be displayed for a residential project which <br />is the initial offering for sale or rent of ten or more new dwelling <br />• units, vacant lots or Combination Thereof for a period not to exceed <br />two years. Such signs shall be in conformance with the Table of <br />