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1 Public Notice July 24, 2014 Subject Property: 2695 Skaha Lake Road Lot 1, District Lot 116, SDYD, Plan KAP67157 Application: Development Variance Permit PL McKE McKE McKE McKE McKE Lot Lot Lot 13 Lot 12 Lot 16 Lot 17 R. P R.P Lot 1 Lot Lot McKENZI McKENZ Lot Lot Lot 20 R. P Lot 17 R.P KAP Lot KAP Lot 1 Lot A SKAHA SKAHA SKAHA SKAHA SKAHA LAKE LAKE LAKE LAKE LAKE RD SKAHA SKAHA SKAHA SKAHA SKAHA LAKE R.P Lot R.P Lot 1 R.P. 2 0 The applicant has applied to install a freestanding sign and is requesting a development variance permit to vary Sections and of Sign Bylaw No increasing the size of a sign from 15m² to 19m² and increasing the height of a sign from 9m to 9.95m KAP L t 1 BRANDON AVE Lot 3 Lot 2 R. P Information: The staff report to Council and permit will be available for public inspection from Friday, July 25, 2014 to Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at the following locations during hours of operation:.0 Penticton City Hall, 171 Main Street Penticton Library, 785 Main Street Penticton Community Centre, 325 Power Street You can also find this information on the City s website at Please contact the Planning Department at (250) with any questions. Council Consideration: Council will consider this application at its Regular Council Meeting scheduled for 6:00 pm, Tuesday, August 5, 2014, in Council Chambers at Penticton City Hall, 171 Main Street. Continued on page 2

2 Public Comments: You may appear in person, or by agent, the evening of the Council meeting, or submit a petition or written comments by mail or no later than 9:30 am, Tuesday, August 5, 2014 to: Attention: Corporate Officer, City of Penticton 171 Main Street, Penticton, B.C. V2A 5A9 publichearings@penticton.ca. No letter, report or representation from the public will be received by Council after the conclusion of the August 5, 2014 Council Meeting. Please note that all correspondence submitted to the City of Penticton in response to this Notice will form part of the public record and will be published in a meeting agenda when this matter is before the Council or a Committee of Council. The City considers the author s address relevant to Council s consideration of this matter and will disclose this personal information. The author s phone number and address is not relevant and should not be included in the correspondence if the author does not wish this personal information disclosed. Those persons with special hearing, language or access needs should contact City Hall at (250) prior to the meeting. Anthony Haddad, MCIP Director of Development Services Page 2 of 2 For Office Use Only: city\address\skaha Lake Rd\2695\2014 MP 1082\2014 DVP PL-053\NOTICES\ Public Notice

3 Council Report Date: August 5, 2014 File No: PL To: Annette Antoniak, City Manager From: Darryl Haddrell, Planner II Re: 2695 Skaha Lake Road Subject: Approve Development Variance Permit Staff Recommendation THAT Council approve Development Variance Permit PL , a permit to increase the permitted height of a sign from a maximum height of 9.0m to 9.95m and to increase the maximum area of a sign from 15m² to 19m² for Lot 1, District Lot 116, Similkameen Division Yale District, Plan KAP Background The subject property is the Sunshine Shopping Center located on the west side of Skaha Lake Road just north of Brandon Avenue (Attachment A). The property is zoned C4 General Commercial. The property owners are proposing to install a tall freestanding sign, with a large sun on the top (Attachment C ). The City of Penticton Sign Bylaw No permits Freestanding Signs within the C4 zone subject to height and size restrictions. The sign bylaw restricts the height of a freestanding sign to 9m and the area to 15m². The applicant wishes to install a sign that is 9.95m high with a sign area of 19m². As such, a variance to the sign bylaw is required. Proposal The applicant is requesting a development variance permit to vary Sections and of Sign Bylaw No increasing the size of a sign from 15m² to 19m² and increasing the height of a sign from 9m to 9.95m. Financial implication N/A Analysis Approve When considering a variance to a City Bylaw, staff encourages Council to consider whether approval of the variance would cause a negative impact on the neighbouring properties or if the variance request is reasonable.

4 In this case, the applicant argues that due to the size of the center and the number of stores advertising on the sign that the sign needs to be slightly larger and taller than the bylaw permits. It is important to note that under the sign bylaw, the property is eligible to have two or three large freestanding signs. Rather than having multiple large signs, the applicant is proposing a minor increase to the size of one sign. There is already one large sign on the property advertising for the Tim Horton s coffee shop. The addition of two or three more signs may lead to visual clutter of the property. So one sign is preferred. With specific regard to height, the sign face is actually below the maximum height permitted by the bylaw. The piece of the sign that is proposed to be higher than permitted is actually a sun design feature, not advertising area. In design, the proposed sign matches the building well and is relatively consistent in size to other large plaza signs along the big box, commercial strip of Main Street and Skaha Lake Road. Considering the above, staff find that the requested variances reasonable and that approval of the variance will not cause any undue negative impacts on the neighbouring properties. As such, staff recommend that council support the application and direct staff to issue the permit. Deny or Refer Council may feel that the variance is not justified and that the sign should conform to the bylaw. If that is the case, council should deny the variance. Alternatively, Council may wish to support the application, but put a condition on the approval that a covenant be registered against the property not allowing for any additional freestanding signs to be constructed on the property. Alternate recommendations That council deny DVP PL That DVP PL be supported with conditions that Council feels are warranted. Council Report Page 2 of 11

5 Attachments Attachment A Subject property location map Attachment B Images of subject property Attachment C Rendering of proposed sign Attachment D Draft DVP Respectfully submitted, Darryl Haddrell Planner II Approvals Director City Manager Council Report Page 3 of 11

6 Attachment A Subject Property Location Map Council Report Page 4 of 11

7 Attachment B Images of Subject Property McKENZIE McKENZIE McKENZIE McKENZIE McKENZIE ST Lot 22 Lot 21 R. P Proposed Sign Location SEARS KAP Lot SKAHA SKAHA SKAHA SKAHA SKAHA LAKE LAKE LAKE LAKE LAKE RD TIM HORTONS ANDON AVE Lot 2 Council Report Page 5 of 11

8 Proposed location of sign Subject property from Skaha Lake Road looking west Proposed location of sign Subject Property from Skaha Lake Road looking north Council Report Page 6 of 11

9 Attachment C Rendering of Proposed Sign Council Report Page 7 of 11

10 Attachment D Draft DVP Council Report Page 8 of 11

11 Council Report Page 9 of 11

12 Council Report Page 10 of 11

13 Council Report Page 11 of 11