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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS MINUTES-AUGUST 5, 1992 Chairman Gomersall called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. ?. `Present: B. Grace, J. Maloney, and R. Gomersall Absent: T. Koberna and W. Purper Also Present: Law Director Gareau, Chief Building Inspector Sanker, and Clerk of Commissions Oring. J. Maloney moved to approve the m-inutes of the July 2, 1992 meeting, seconded by B. Grace, and unanimously approved. Chairman Gomersall advised that since there are only 3 members present and it takes 3 affirmative votes for approval, all requests will require approval from all three members; anyone who wishes to delay his request until next month must do so now. Baskin Robbins, 26400 Lorain Road. . Request for variance (1123.12). Request variance to have second wall sign; request 91.7 square foot vaxiance for sign area for a business unit; request variance 106.7 square foot variance for sign area for frontage of building and request 1 foot variance for encroachment of wall sign into minirrmm of 3.0 foot setback from parting wall and also from end-of building. Violations of Ord. 90- 125, Sections 1163.12(a); 1163.11(c) and (a); and 1163.04(a). Coritinued from meeting of July 2, 1992. No representative present, request was continued until the end of the meeting. Auto Accents, 25021 Lorain Road. Request for variance (1123:12). Request variance to use existing prohibited pole sign and request variance a devi.se (.back lit awning) visible from a public way and designated to direct attention to a building. Please Note: signs inStalled without first obtaining a permit. Violations of Ord. 90-125, Section 1163.22(a) and-163.03. Continued froan meeting of July 2, 1992. Chairman Gomersall called all interested parties before the Board. The oath was administered to Mr. Yousef, owner. Mr. Gomersall reviewed the history of this request: last February of 1992 a letter was sent advising him to remove all non-permitted signage, later in February he was told 'that permits were needed for his signs; when permits were reguested; it was determined that a variance was needed; after tha.t a window sign was.i.nstalled; other letters were sent and finally in April an application for a varianee was-completed by the owner. Mr. Yousef stated that these letters'were.sent to the store rather thari to his office as he had requested. He also had stated°on the variance application that Mr. Bis, sign inspector, had-been "an his back". He is now requesting to use a prohibited pole.sign and to keeg the back lit`awning. Mr. Yousef maintained that the awning had been lighted.mainly for security,. and had only been on for a total of'two hours when he was cited. He stated that he did want to do business in this city and wanted to be a good.neighbor, pointing out that he put $20,000. into renovating a run down, dilapidated;building.and all he received,from the City was a citation. He-believed that he, was being harassed since other' liuildings have been in bad condition for yeaxs. He maintained tha.t he bought a building which had signs built into it, so he would not have to deal with the 1