19911015 r-91-34RESOLUTION NO. R-91-34
RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE REQUEST OF FAIRFAX
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, BY ARTHUR H. LOONEY,
CHURCH ADMINISTRATION, FOR SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS
TO THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA,
FOR SIGNAGE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 10300
STRATFORD AVENUE
WHEREAS, Fairfax United Methodist Church has submitted
application No. SE-84-91-1 requesting special exceptions to the
City Code listed below:
Chapter 26, Article II, Division 7
Section 26-44(a) To permit a free-standing sign larger than
the maximum of 24 square feet allowed (40 square feet);
Section 26-44(a) To permit a free-standing sign taller than
the six feet allowed (6.88 feet);
Section 26-43(a)(3) To permit a free-standing sign to be less
than the required twenty feet from the property line (fifteen
feet);
Section 26-44(a) To permit an internally illuminated sign
instead of the external white light allowed; pursuant to
Section 26-48.
WHEREAS, City Council has determined that the proposed special
exceptions numbered 1-3 above and in application SE-84-91-1 are
appropriate because the proposal meets the requisites established
by City of Fairfax Code Section 26-48(b)(1) and (2) and 26-
103(c)(1-11) for the following reasons:
The applicant has demonstrated that compliance with City
Code regulations will present a unique burden due to
landscaping and topography, and
The granting of these special exceptions will not be
inconsistent with the Comprehensive Plan or the purpose
of the sign regulations as stated in Section 26-40, and
These special exceptions as modified by the below stated
conditions meet the criteria of Section 26-103(c).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of Fairfax on this 15th day of October, 1991, that special
exceptions numbered 1-3 described above and in application no. SE-
84-91-1 be and hereby are APPROVED, subject to the following
conditions:
The area around the sign be landscaped in coordination
with the staff;
The bushes around the old sign near the corner be
examined by a member of the City staff and the church to
determine if they can be cut back or reduced to ensure
proper sight distance.
R-91-34
ADOPTED this 15th day of October, 1991.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
Ci~ C~erk