20000912 r-00-43RESOLUTION NO. R-00-43
RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE REQUEST OF SOL SUSLOVICH,
PRESIDENT OF HILLTOP SHOP 'N GO CENTER, L.L.C., FOR A SPECIAL
EXCEPTION TO PERMIT A 50- SQUARE FOOT GROUND-MOUNTED
BUILDING IDENTIFICATION SIGN TO BE CONSTRUCTED ON THE SIDE
PROPERTY LINE WITH NO SETBACK, AS RESTRICTED BY CITY CODE
SECTION 26-44 TABLE II; DENY THE REQUEST TO INCLUDE TENANT
IDENTIFICATION ON THE PERMITTED GROUND MOUNTED SHOPPING
CENTER IDENTIFICATION SIGN, AS RESTRICTED BY SECTION 26-
44(b)(2)(a)(1) BECAUSE THE PROPOSAL IS CONSISTENT WITH THE
REQUISITES FOR APPROVAL OF SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS AS OUTLINED
IN CHAPTER 26 OF THE CITY CODE.
WHEREAS, Hilltop Shopping Center, by Sol Suslovich, president, has submitted
Application No. SE-238-99-1 requesting special exceptions to modify City Code Section
26-44(b)(2)(a)(1) and City Code Section 26-44 (Table II); and
WHEREAS, City Council has determined that the request to modify the side
setback requirement of Section 26-44 (Table II) is appropriate because the proposal meets
the requisites for approval of special exceptions established by City of Fairfax Code
Sections 26-48 and Section 26-103(c)(1-13); and
WHEREAS, City Council has determined that the request to modify the
restriction on using a shopping center identification sign to identify the individual
businesses located in the center, as restricted by Section 26-44(b)(2)(a)(1), is not
appropriate because the applicant has not clearly demonstrated that the requirements of
City Code Chapter 26, Article II, Division 7 (Signs) will present a unique burden.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Fairfax on this 12th day of September, 2000, that Application No. SE-238-99-1 be and
hereby is APPROVED, only to modify the side setback, and not to modify the individual
business identification restriction.
ADOPTED this 12th day of September, 2000.
Mayor
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