Loudoun County Board of Zoning Appeals Public Hearing - July 26, 2024
Loudoun County Board of Zoning Appeals Public Hearing - July 26, 2024
The Loudoun County Board of Zoning Appeals held a public hearing on July 26, 2024, to consider one application: a sign development plan for the Kincora Pinstack indoor recreation facility. The board heard staff presentations and applicant testimony, deliberated on the proposal's compliance with seven evaluation criteria, and ultimately voted to approve the plan subject to conditions.
Discussion Items
- LEGI-2024-0013 – Kincora Pinstack Sign Development Plan: The applicant proposed modifications to the zoning ordinance's maximum number of signs (from 4 to 12) and maximum individual sign area (to 506 square feet) for a 54,000-square-foot, two-story entertainment venue (including bowling, laser tag, rock climbing, bumper cars, a ropes course, and a restaurant) at the Kincora mixed-use development. Staff Planner Nick Cicero presented that the building is approximately 100 feet tall with 45,175 square feet of facade area, and the proposed signs would occupy only 3.4% of facade area, meeting the criteria of unusual design, traffic safety, compatibility, night sky impact (internal illumination with LED), energy efficiency, and avoidance of redundancy. Board members questioned the rationale for the size increase compared to the 20% facade benchmark and discussed the building's visibility from surrounding roadways and future development phases. The applicant (represented by a spokesperson) emphasized that the prototype requires iconic signage to identify the facility from all four sides and that the sign development plan allows flexibility for large-scale buildings not properly served by standard zoning rules.
Key Outcomes
- Approval: The board voted unanimously to approve the sign development plan (LEGI-2024-0013) subject to the conditions of approval dated July 9, 2024, and based on the findings for approval provided as attachments to the July 25, 2024 staff report (with a minor clerical correction to the zoning modification number). The motion carried with all five members present voting in favor.
Meeting Transcript
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