HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Estes Valley Board of Adjustment 2000-07-11BRADFORD PUBLISHING CO.RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Regular Meeting of the Estes Valley Board of Adjustment
July 11,2000,8:00 a.m.
Board Room (Room 130), Estes Park Municipal Building
Board:
Attending:
Chair Jeff Barker, Members Joe Ball, Judy Lamy, Wayne
Newsom and Al Sager
Chair Barker, Members Ball, Lamy, Newsom, and Sager
Also Attending: Director Stamey, Senior Planner Joseph, Chief Building
Official Birchfield, Code Enforcement Officer Sigler, and
Recording Secretary Wheatley
Absent:None
Chair Barker called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m.
MINUTES
The minutes of the June 6,2000, meeting were accepted as presented.
UDTS 5 & 6, BLOCK 2. TOWN OF ESTES PARK. THE LOCAL'S GRILL 153
MST ELKHORN. APPLICANTS: ANTHONY PAGLIA AMD CLAUDIO RARnAgl
f.fTBACK VARIANCE REQUEST FROM SECTION 17.66.3no. Jtd nn the
MUNICIPAL SIGN CQDF
Charr Barker requested staff to report on the special circumstances surrounding this
wihoul3!’ nDpm'if0r 5,hamey revlewed the history that this sign was originally installed
h.!i °ut.a ,parm t- ,TPere was a senes of meetings between the applicant sign
,h'^®^/lnsaJfr and ,he 7°wn staff. In a spirit of cooperation, it was agreed to allow
^gn Sild reriXup8 038810 ,h8 B°ard °f Adius,menl durin9 which time the
dnlhtn fhrL(?atSey reprffnting the PrinciPa,s Of Local’s Grill requested a continuance
the hiring SS invo,vement- Board discussion resulted In proceeding with
f? fifi onn nn hr Ju0Seplh gave the staff rePort and c'ted Section 17.66.040 and Section
rimmf °0, |Wh'Ch excludes 06,1310 si9ns that do not “concern, reflect or promote a
commerci^ purp0Se‘ Kathleen Casey presented the request that thePattached
ch 0filhK S'9n uhlCh reads “Sandwiches, Pizza, Steaks” applies to this exclusion
and should be not be used in the area calculation of the total sign.
‘tTaa^?d and seconded (Sager/Newsom) to accept staff report that the
fh^ e"d d s,9n Portlon should be included in the calculation of the total area of
the sign, and it passed unanimously.
Sr. Planner Joseph continued with the staff report indicating that the sign does not
hI° e app lcab,e si9° code limitations for size and position of projecting
signs. He commented on each of the 5 points made by the applicant in their request
After review it is staff’s opinion that the applicant has failed to demonstrate any
practical difficulty or hardship in full compliance with the sign code requirements and
a variance should not be granted.
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Estes Valley Board of Adjustment
July 11,2000 Page 2
Kathleen Casey commented that the sign has very poor visibility at this time of the
year because of the vegetation of the trees. The sign is in harmony in design and
visually pleasing in the streetscape. The applicants cited other business signs in
Town that appear to be in violation of the sign code.
Tony Paglia, applicant, commented the sign code needs to be reviewed and revised.
There were no public comments.
Board comments - Staff is always available to provide any information needed in
order to interpret the sign code. It is not the purpose of the Board of Adjustment to
review and revise the sign code.
Since the sign is non-conforming and the staff report is compiete, it was
moved and seconded (Sager/Newsom) that the request be denied and it passed
unanimousiy.
Member Sager suggested they remove the appendage and move the main sign to
the vertical cross arm to bring it closer to the building. Claudio Bardas, applicant,
agreed that this suggestion was agreeable and that it was not their intention to
violate the sign code since they had hired an experienced contractor to build and
install the sign.
Since this change would still create a non-conforming sign, the motion to approve
failed for lack of a second.
Chair Barker suggested a 60-day time limit to remove or replace the sign. Member
Newsom suggested giving the applicants until the end of September to comply.
It was moved and seconded (Newsom/Ball) to allow the existing sign to remain
until September 30,2000, and compliance to the sign code and a sign permit to
be completed by that date. It passed unanimously.
Chair Barker requested that Jeff Sigler check on the signs that were cited as other
violations.
There being no further business, Chair Barker adjourned the meeting at 9:12 a.m.
Jeff Barker, Chair
Meribeth Wheatley, Recording ^ccretary