Subject:
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Waiver Request for Subdivision Sign, Re: Hidden Lakes (District 1)
Developer: Sign Lords, LLC
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Fiscal Impact:
None
Dept/Office:
Planning and Development
Requested Action:
Recommendation
The applicant is requesting that the Board of County Commissioners grant a waiver of Section 62-2889(b)(5), which states that no subdivision sign shall be higher than four feet in height and cannot exceed 100 square feet in overall size. This request is being made in order to construct a subdivision sign that is five feet in height (the proposed sign is not part of a fence or wall).
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Summary Explanation and Background:
Hidden Lakes is a single-family residential neighborhood located in The Great Outdoors area of Titusville, west of Interstate 95 and approximately 1.3 miles south of Highway 50 on the west side of Plantation Drive. The sign is proposed to be located at the entrance of the Hidden Lakes subdivision at the intersection of Plantation Drive and Ambleside Drive. Plantation Drive is a privately maintained roadway with a posted speed limit of 35 miles per hour.
The applicant asserts that approval of the waiver to Section 62-2889(b)(5), to allow an increase in the maximum sign height in order for the construction of a five foot sign, will make it more visible and thus easier and safer for drivers that may be unfamiliar with the road to find the entrance to the subdivision. The Traffic Engineering Section of the Public Works Department is in support of the waiver, noting that the plan indicates that the proposed sign location will be outside of the intersection sight triangle.
Staff has not granted approval of the waiver and defers to the Board of County Commissioners. Board approval of the waiver is subject to the criteria depicted on the plan submitted with permit 25BC17521. Any alteration that modifies the aforementioned permit will void the waiver. Pursuant to Section 62-2849, staff requests this waiver be evaluated by the Board of County Commissioners.
Reference: 25WV00025, 19SD00010, 25BC17521
Contact: Jeffrey Higgins, Senior Planner Ext. 58271
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