2315 NE Loop 286 - Variance denied to allow sky sign

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I i e t ci G l� DECISION OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS RE: Variance Request Shawn Coyier 2315 NE Loop 286 Paris, TX 75460 ACTION REQUESTED: Variance to allow a Sky Sign The above -reference request was denied by the City of Paris Zoning Board of Adjustment ("Board") on 04/06/2021 by a unanimous vote of four (4) against the application with none abstaining and one (1) absent. On this date, the Board found that the request did not meet the conditions set forth in Sections 4.10.003(e), 4.10.004(a)(1), 4.10.009(a), 4.10.009(b) and 4.10.081 of the City of Paris Sign Ordinance. These were determined as follows: (A) There was no unique condition or feature of the property which is not generally common to other properties, where literal compliance with this article would cause unnecessary hardship. (B) The granting of the variance will violate the spirit or the intent of these articles. (C) The condition or feature which creates the need for the variance resulted from the property owner's own actions. In the board's denial of the request, the following additional findings were adopted as the reasons for this denial. They are as follows: A) There are no known unique conditions or features regarding Mr. Coyier's building that would require a "sky sign" versus an allowable sign per this Article, thus no known hardships. (B) The Article clearly prohibits "sky signs" in this situation and roof structures are not normally designed with the purpose of supporting an added wind load caused by such a roof -mounted sign, thus engineering should have at least been performed per the building code. Mr. Coyier has informed staff that the sign was not engineered. (C) Mr. Coyier installed the sign prior to having sought a building permit, which would have given City Staff an opportunity to address this prior to expenditure of funds and installation of the sign. In addition, Mr. Coyier, via a license contractor had in fact properly permitted