9501 19TH AVE SE TEXACO 2018-01-02 MF Import

BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND ORDER VARIANCE /5-92 Based upon the written request for a variance from the City's Zoning Code by: Applicant: David Heck of S&S Sign Co./Texaco Refining 13190 Stone Avenue Seattle, WA 98133 Location: 9501 19th Avenue S.E. zoning: R-S, Suburban Residential Variance Requested: From the Use Standards Table for the R-S zone which does not allow for service stations. There is an existing non -conforming service station with an existing freestanding gasoline price sign which is approximately 24 square feet in area and measures 10 feet high. The property was annexed to the City in January 1979. The applicant is requesting a variance to allow for the replacement of the existing price sign with a new freestanding sign which is approximately 58 square feet in area and 10 feet, six inches high. A default zoning designation of R-S, Suburban Residential was assigned to the annexed area until a permanent zoning designation is established. The General Plan designation for this property is 4.2, Highway Commercial which would be consistent with a zoning designation o.` B-2. Land Use: Gasoline Service Station Adjacent Land Use/Zoning: North: Vacant/R-S South: office complex/B-1 East: Residential/R-S West: Business/B-2 Exhibits: 1. Vicinity Map 2, Site Plan 3. Narrative Statement FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS: criterion No. 1• That the variance is necessary because of exceptional or extraordinary circumstances regarding the size, shape, topography, or location of the subject property; or the location of a pre-existing improvement on the subject property that conformed to the zoning code in effect when the improvement was constructed.