Title
Public hearing to consider the appeal of the District 6 Planning Council to a decision of the Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) approving two variances from the sign code requirements in order to allow a 21 square foot sign with dynamic display on a multi-tenant free standing sign at 1200 Rice Street.
Purpose of Appeal
Public hearing to consider the appeal of District 6 Planning Council to a decision of the Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) approving two variances from the sign code requirements in order to allow a 21 square foot sign with dynamic display on a multi-tenant free standing sign at the southeast corner of Rice Street and Maryland Avenue for the businesses on this site at 1200 Rice Street. The sign code requires a sign with dynamic display in a B2 district located within 100 feet of a residential use to: 1) Be monochromatic; 2) Have a display message that does not change faster than every 20 minutes. The BZA approved the variances to allow a full color sign with dynamic display and a message display that would not change faster than every 60 seconds at 1200 Rice Street.
Public hearing to consider the appeal of District 6 Planning Council to a decision of the Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) approving two variances from the sign code requirements in order to allow a 21 square foot sign with dynamic display on a multi-tenant free standing sign at the southeast corner of Rice Street and Maryland Avenue for the businesses on this site at 1200 Rice Street. The sign code requires a sign with dynamic display in a B2 district located within 100 feet of a residential use to: 1) Be monochromatic; 2) Have a display message that does not change faster than every 20 minutes. The BZA approved the variances to allow a full color sign with dynamic display and a message display that would not change faster than every 60 seconds at 1200 Rice Street.
The applicant, Bilal Alsadi, applied for variances from the sign code requirements of Section 64.405(e)(3...
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