The meeting was called to order at approximately 5:30 PM on September 11, 2025, in the City of Lakewood Auditorium, 12650 Detroit Avenue. The board heard and voted on multiple dockets including old business, sign review, and architectural board of review items. Key decisions included deferral of the 'View on Detroit East' mixed-use project, approval of sign applications for Black Sheep 216 and Berkshire Hathaway, approval of a generator screen at ADA Architects, deferral of North Coast Apartments, approval of a new home at 1457 St. Charles with conditions, approval of a dormer modification at 17814 Riverside, approval of a rooftop deck at 14414 Detroit, and denial of a porch enclosure at 1664 Lauderdale.
Note: The agenda listed a sign review item for Leona's Custom Hats (Docket 09-74-25), but it was not discussed during the meeting.
All right. I'd like to call to order the September 11th meeting of the architectural board of review, sign review. Board Board of Building Standards. Can we get the roll, please? Ms. Cohen Plessner here. Mr. Smith. Here. Mr. Agravery? Yep. Mr. Slaughterback? Here. And Mr. Stevenson is out today. The first item is to approve the minutes from the August 14th meeting. Did anyone have any comments or corrections? I will make a motion to approve. Can I get a second? Second. All those in favor? Aye. Aye. We get the opening remarks, please. Welcome to the Board of Building Standards Architectural Board of Review Sign Review Board. The purpose of the architectural board of review is to protect the value, appearance, and use of properties when buildings and homes are constructed or altered. In approving building plans, the board will take into consideration development of adjacent buildings and properties. All applicants as well as those members of the public who have come to offer comment when asked to come to the podium, please print and sign your name on the oath sheet and then clearly state your name and address into the microphone for the record. Please stay close to the microphone so we can capture an accurate record of all discussion. For those members of the public who have come to speak on a given proposal, we ask that you please keep your comments within five minutes to allow everyone an opportunity to comment. Questions and comments should be directed to the chair who will compile them and provide them to the applicant for discussion after everyone has had the chance to speak. We'll now begin with the regular business of the Board of Building Standards Architectural Board of Review signed review board. In case any members of the public are here and aren't sure what the purpose of this board is. This is under section 1325 in our code, and we'd be happy to chat about it if you have any questions. Thank you. This was approved uh summary approval with no conditions. Um so I'll make a motion to approve as presented. Can I get a second? Second. All those in favor? Aye. Moving on to old business uh for the architectural review, docket number 08725 for 13815 Detroit Avenue, the view on Detroit East. Uh real quick before the applicant uh gives her presentation. I just wanted to note that Planning Commission did approve this application at their meeting last week, and the conditions are listed here. Um I did send those out to the board earlier today so they could take a look at them. So if we have to come back to this, we can, but I'm gonna pull up their presentation separately. Um everybody. Uh my name is Matt Mendez.