Orange County — Board of Zoning Adjustment

VA-15-12-112 — CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION

Request: Variance in the R-CE zoning district to allow a total of 39 sq. ft. of signage copy area in lieu of 32 sq. ft. (Note: The applicant wishes to add two 1.5 ft. x 4 ft. ft. sign panels onto the existing ground sign. The current sign is 27 sq. ft. in size.)

Hearing: The applicant is requesting a variance in the R-CE zoning district to allow a total of 39 sq. ft. of signage copy area in lieu of 32 sq. ft. The applicant currently has 29 sq. ft. of copy area on an existing sign, and is requesting to. Staff explained the location of the existing sign, and noted that the request will consist of adding two small 6 sq. ft. signs to the base of the existing ground sign below the existing copy area. There will be no structural change in the outline of the sign. Because of the location of the two small signs below the existing copy area, they will not be overly obtrusive. Staff concluded that the new signage would not be electronic in nature, and would be up-lit by the existing lighting system. There was no opposition to this request.