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Memorializing City Council action denying an appeal of the Board of Zoning Appeals decision to grant a variance to operate a dynamic business sign at 1200 Rice Street, and setting forth the Council's modifications for the conditions originally imposed by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
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WHEREAS, on February 4, 2014, Bilal Alsadi, in BZA File No. 14-093588, duly applied to the Board of Zoning Appeals (“BZA”), for two variances from the strict application of Legislative Code § 64.405(e)(3) for the purpose of installing a free-standing, 21-square foot business sign with dynamic display at the southeast corner of Rice Street and Maryland Avenue on property commonly known as 1200 Rice Street [PIN: 302922220177] and legally described as Stinsons Rice Street addition Subj To Esmt Lots 10 Thru Lot 14 Blk 2; and
WHEREAS, the proposed dynamic display sign is within a B2 zoning district and within 100-feet of a residential use. Legislative Code § 64.504(5) require signs with dynamic display to: 1) display in a monochromatic format; and, 2) display remain the same for 20 minutes at a minimum. Alsadi proposed a full color display sign that changed its display every 60 seconds; and
WHEREAS, on February 19, 2014, the BZA duly conducted a public hearing on the requested variances where all persons interested were afforded an opportunity to be heard; and
WHEREAS, during the said hearing, BZA staff presented its report dated February 10, 2014 in which staff recommending denial of the requested variances. However, at the close of the public hearing and based upon all the reports, files, and evidence presented during the public hearing, as substantially reflected in its minutes, the BZA duly moved to approve the variance allowing a full-color display and to allow display changes no faster than 60 seconds based upon the BZA’s findings of fact set forth in BZA’s March 17, 2014 Resolution No. 14-093588 as follows:
1. The variance is in harmony with the general purpose...
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