Item 8A- WAIV18-0002AGENDA ITEM:
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CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
CITY COMMISSION MEETING
STAFF REPORT
WA IV18-0 002 Public Hearing
Requ es t for a wa iver as pe rm itte d by Sec ti o n 17-52 to wa ive th e
pr ov ision that ex istin g nonco nformin g frees tandin g signs mu st be
made co nfo rmin g whe n illumination is in c reased as required by
Section 17 -Sl(b); and when a c han ge is ma de to 25 percent o r more
of th e s ign di sp lay a rea as required by Section 17-Sl(d); and to
inc rease th e max imum w idth of a freestandin g s ign fr om 12 feet as
requ ire d by Section 17-29(c)(l) t o 13 fee t; a nd to inc rease the
max imum heig ht from 8 fee t as required by Section 17-29(c)(l) to
24 fee t; a ll to a ll ow t he modifi cati on of an ex is tin g nonconfo rm ing
fi·eest a nd ing sig n d ue to hei gh t and locati on with in th e Co mme rc ia l
Ge ne ral zo nin g d istri ct at 1089 A tl a nti c Boul eva rd.
Shane Corb in , Co mmunity Develop ment Direc tor ~
Fe bru ary 13, 20 1 8
BA CKGROUND: Th e ap pli ca nt is 1\sh Propert ies, th e cmTent owne rs a nd operators of th e
mini storage bu siness. The appli cant p roposes to remove 8-ft from th e top of th e ex is ting
nonco nfo rming pylon sign and repl ace it wi th a 7-ft. sign. T he fin al height of th e pylon sign will
be 24-ft., which redu ces th e ex is tin g s ign by 1-ft. in h eight.
The appli ca nt fee ls the 24-tt hi gh sign is necessary to overco me visibilit y iss ues caused by the
Atl an ti c Bo ul eva rd overpass at May port Road whic h obsc ures the sign. Also, th e propcriy si ts at
th e base of th e overpass , mak in g the lin e or sight co nsiderabl y hig her t han th e str eet level for
veh icles travel ing eas t on th e overp ass. The app li ca nts beli eve a 24-ft hi gh sign wo ul d br ing the
lin e of s ight up to a mo re a ppropriate level. A wa ll sign was recen tl y app roved to be located o n th e
sout h s id e of the three story storage buil di ng in t he bl ank wall space of the thi rd floo r.
The ex istin g sign is no nco nfo rmin g d ue to height, width and location. T he max im um heigh t
all owed for a frees tandi ng si gn on thi s property is 10 fee t tall. T he ex isting s ign is 25 fee t ta ll and
th e a ppli ca nt is proposing a 24 foo t tall sign. T he max imum w idth of a s ign. is 12 fee t w id e . The
exis tin g sign is 14 feet w id e a nd th e ap plic a nt is propos in g a 13 f oot wid e sign. The minjmum
se tbac k fi·o m a pr ope rl y line is 10 feet. T he base o f th e exis tin g sign is abo ut 6 fee t from the
propert y lin e wi th por ti ons ex tendin g beyo nd the base . T her e is n o p ropose d c hange to th e base of
th e su·uctu re, however, th e sigt1 wi ll be 6 inch es futihcr f ro m t he property lin e.
BUDGET:
RE COMM ENDATION:
ATT AC HM ENTS:
None
To cons ide r wa ive r W AT V 18-0002
W ATV 18-0002 applica tion
1H REVI EWED llY CITY MANA GE R: -..L~--./_4~----,~------------
Agenda Item 8A
February 26, 2018
ITA.TUlOI''f WAfl.ftAJtl ~-.tlO
(CORPORATE)
THIS INJ?ENTURE, Made this 27th day or March , A. D. 19 81 BETWEEN
ATLANTIC BEACH HINI _STORAGE, INC.
a ·corpor~tion organized and existing under the laws or the State ol Flor:i,da
of the Co~nty of Duval 1 State of Florida , pnrty of the first part, and
ASHLAND INVESTHENTS, INC., a Florida corporation, 629 Atlantic
Boule~ard, Atlantic Beach, Florida 32233,
o! the Co~nty o! Duval 1 State of Florida , party of the second parl,
. WJTIIIESSETH: that the said party of the first part, for and In oonsiderati(•n of the sum or
TE~ arid N0/1 00 -----------------------------------------------Bollars,
to ~ t , In hand paid by the said pnrt y of the second part, the reeelpt whereof Is hereby
acknowjeqged, has granted, bargained and sold to the said part y of the second
part, ~ t;s successorS X~~ and assigns forever, the following described land, $ltuate, lying and
being in t)le County of Duval , State of Florida, to wit:
·See Exhibit A hereto attached.
Jhls Instrument was prepared by!
HARRY G. KINCAID
KliiGHT, KINCAID, POUCIIER & HARRIS
1030 American Her)tage Building
Jacksonville, Floi.ida 32202
And the s~id party of the first part does hereby fully warrant the title to said land, and will defend the
same aga!h.st the lawful claims of all persons whomsoever.
In w1Jness Whereof, the said party of the first part has caused this instrument to be executed in its
name by its President and caused its Corporate Seal1\lM~}~)0~X}{M~~o be hereto affixed
the day -ani! year first above written.
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(CORPoRATE SEAL)
By: ------;---------------------------------------
. Its Secretary + an~ Sealed In Our P~ese.nce· ±~~-crl(<.L~.c~~-·~-~----------~~~~~;,:-' ______ --------
STATE OF, FilQR.IDR )
COUNTY OF DUVAL · )
ATLANTIC BEACH MINI
By: ------Mik~--1\sh:-------------------------
Its President
Before me \p~rsonally appeared _________ _M!_I$!'!.~9.!1 ______________ »~----------------~-----------------
: the --------Pr.:!sldent of3~'!'l!~J:I.T..J;~_J.l!!!.¥~lLMU1J .... R.T.QM..GI4 .• INC ~·
a corporation under the laws of the State of Flor~ua , to rQe well known to be the lndivldu,.l. and .ofr~cer
de~c~lbed in and who executed the !oregolng Instrument and ne acknowledged the execution thereof to
ben~s own free act and deed as such officer thereunto duly authorized; and that the official seal of said
corporationj is duly affixed thereto, and the said conveyance Is the act and deed of said corporation.
WITNESS my hand nnd official seal this •• ?.l:t.h day of -----!1~XP1L ... --------------------• 19 ... 8.1..,
Jacksonville .
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MyiCommlssion expires:
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My Cnmmiuion b;>in'.l BoY. 16, ri!!2
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Agenda Item 8A
February 26, 2018