The board is composed of five members and two alternates.

Initially we will have the panel that we had at the last meeting since we have I don't know if this is the right nomenclature, but I guess a uh a continued matter, a carryover matter.

And so the first panel will be Mrs.

Forbes, Mr.

Kramer, Mr.

Canonico, and Mr.

Walker.

Um so um we will we will hear the first one and then the the rest of us will weigh in.

Um we are a quasi-digital body, we are an arm of the court.

We meet normally on the fourth Thursday of each month, so today is a bit of an anomaly.

Um after each appeal has been duly advertised in a local publication for two consecutive weeks, and after each property has been duly posted and all adjacent landowners have been notified by certified mail.

It takes three affirmative votes from this board to pass.

Um and if you wish to speak, please sign a piece of paper with our secretary Stephanie Caps.

Her hand is raised, she's over there.

Um for each appeal, we will hear from staff first and then from the applicant, each of whom will have 10 minutes.

Anyone else who wishes to speak?

We would love to hear from you, and you will have three minutes.

Um before we commence, all of those who will be speaking to us tonight on this appeal and on the variance that is uh the second thing on our agenda.

Um would you please stand and raise your right hands?

Do you solemnly swear that the evidence you will give before this board at this hearing be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so hope you got thank you.

All right.

Are there any preliminary matters?

It's on my agenda, but I'm not aware of any.

All right, so the next um thing on our agenda is um it's L E G I dash 2024-0062, the Aventon, if I pronounced that correctly, Moorefield Station Sign Development Plan.

And I think we need to hear from um Mr.

Howe first.

Mr.

Dow are and everyone has their updated staff report.

Please con please commence.

Okay, I think you need to get the mic in front of you.

Thank you.

Ah, better.

Thanks.

Apologies for that.

Um, let me start over.

So the applicant Aventon Moreview station owner LOC is seeking a sign development plan for Avanton Morphew, a six-story multifamily depart apartment building located at 43601 Cheryl Street in the Brown district.

This request was continued from the March 27 meeting to give the applicant the opportunity to address concerns that were raised by the board related to the number of signs and the size of the signage.

The applicant works with staff and modify the proposal as follows.

The applicant, the um the window and wall signs for the pet and spa and the bike room has been converted to window signs that meets the zonian ordinance standards.

I apologize, I'm not wrong, so uh that meets the zone order and standards, and in addition to the reloading doc wall signs has been eliminated.

And six of the residential entry only signs has also been eliminated.

The entry sign and exit signs um has been consolidated into one signs.

And then the ground monument sign has been reduced in size to be be to be at 60 square feet or below that meets the zoning ordinance standards.

In addition, uh two of the wall signs has you just a minute.

Sorry.

Please continue.

This type of signs are less than two square feet in size and are more appropriate feet under the miss diminished signs rather than the wall sign that was previously placing.

The revised proposal for your consideration today is for two requests.

And section A1B to allow illimited wall sign to at the highest point to be 65 feet from the uh ground.

The request to increase the height for the parking sign is to accommodate is to comply with the requirements of AD uh the American Disability Act, which requires parking signs to have a minimum height of seven feet measured to the bottom of the sign.

In the past, parking signage were permitted and did not require a sign permit.

When the sign regulation changed from content based to content neutral, parking signs fell under the incidental miscellaneous sign classification in the current ordinance, which has a maximum height of six feet.

Non-eliminive signs are allowed to be mounted to the roof line of the building.

Elimited signs, however, are restricted to a maximum height of 25 feet.

The proposed sign displayed the development name will be halo lided and is proposed to be mounted at a height of 65 feet for branding identification and wayfinding.

At the last meeting, the board requested examples of other development that have been similar requests to this proposal.

The applicant will provide that information today in his presentation.

Staff reviewed the proposal for compliance with the seven approval criteria outlined in section 10.1103D of the zoning ordinance and found that it meets the criteria for approval subject to the four conditions of approval included in your package.

Staff does have one correction.

Staff would like to make in the staff report and is um related is on page one under application summary.