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Board of Adjustment Meeting August 1, 2023 Page 2 There was discussion amongst the board and staff about the existing legal non -conforming residences in the industrial zoning. Motion was made by David Hamilton, seconded by Ben Vaughan to approve the variance to the City of Paris Sign Ordinance, Section 4.10.006(d)(7) to allow construction of a new billboard based on the following board conditions and findings. Motion carried 5 ayes- 0 nays. Board Recommended Conditions 1. The billboard applicant shall be required to provide all required structural plans and specified location for prior review and approval by the Building official to issuance of a sign permit. 2. There shall be no direct source of illumination visible from the adjoining residence. Board Recommended Findings 1. The request for variance is in harmony with the general purposes and intent of site improvement regulations contained in the Sign Code and Zoning Ordinance 1710 Exhibit 9B if proper lighting shielding will be provided which will protect the character of the immediate residential vicinity of the area. 2. The approval of the variance for buffering distance to the residence will allow approval of the billboard sign which will be oriented to the Loop Highway and not the residential street. 3. There are special and unique condition(s) of the existing lot which involves a street frontage onto the Loop Highway and not the residential street. There are also 3 -phased electrical transmission wires which limit the placement on the site in proximity to the Loop Highway and make it impractical to locate the sign further away from the residences. 4. The site redevelopment considerations are unique and not applicable to all other existing parcels of land in the LI Zoning District along the Loop Highway. Including the fact that the residences are located in the LI District which is an improper land use in the district. This causes unique, unusual and practical difficulty for the proposed placement of the billboard on the property. 5. The hardship sought to be avoided is the result of (a) the applicant's own actions (self-imposed or self-created), but the existing site configuration in relation to the adjoining residential property supports the need for deviation to the minimum spacing standard in support of approval. 6. The provision of the ordinance regulation that are sought to be varied, deprive the applicant of reasonable rights to use the property that are commonly enjoyed by other properties in the LI Zoning District. 4. Public hearing to consider and take action on the petition of James Martinez of Discover Billboards regarding a variance to the City of Paris Sign Ordinance, Section 4.10.006(g) on Lot N Pt of 8, City Block 316, being located at 3320 NE Loop 286. Andrew Mack, Director of Planning & Zoning, presented the case to the board.