2315 NE Loop 286 - Variance denied to allow sky signI
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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
and installed two separate signs on his building and property prior to this situation. These
were permit #20-1362 and #20-1441. It is not known whether a licensed contractor was used
to install the sky sign or not.
Appeal: Any interested person wishing to appeal this Board decision is required to file a petition
for Writ of Certiorari in a district court, county court or county court at law within ten (10) days
of the date this decision is filed in the Board's office consistent with section 211.011 of the Texas
Local Government Code.
This decision was filed in the Board's office on 04/06/2021.
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Chairman, Board of Adjustment
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Secretary to the Board