Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 01-2-2018
To: Mayor and City Council Members
From: Development Services Department
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Approval of SP-288 (Specific Use Permit), New Life Baptist Church, 4.195 acres, R-2, south of Norman Street, one-quarter mile west of Elm Avenue
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Background:
SP-288 is a request for a Specific Use Permit for a place of assembly in a residential district and for a proposed LED sign for New Life Baptist Church. The unplatted property, which contains 4.195 acres, is located south of Norman Street, one-quarter mile west of Elm Avenue.
The current Broken Arrow Zoning Ordinance requires all places of assembly within agricultural and residential zoning districts to have a Specific Use Permit. Also in accordance with the zoning ordinance, permanent freestanding signs, which function as on-premises advertising and are located on a lot used for institutional uses, including places of assembly, may be constructed in residential districts as long as they do not exceed 32-square-feet of display are and do not exceed 8-feet in height. Per Section 5.7.E.2 of the zoning ordinance, increases in display surface area and height may be requested through a PUD or Specific Use Permit. Therefore, SP-288 is a request for approval of a Specific Use Permit for a place of assembly and for an LED sign for New Life Baptist Church.
The applicant is proposing two options for signage, and the preferred option is to install a monument sign at the front of the site. Due to funding limitations, the applicant may opt to install a wall-mounted sign on the existing facility instead. Designs for both options are attached. The property has not been platted and the applicant has requested that the City waive platting requirements. The applicant is proposing to dedicate a 17.5-foot utility easement along the Norman Street right-of-way. The sign is proposed to be turned off at 10:00 p.m.
Places of assembly are permitted in any residential district with a Spec...
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