2025 Board of Adjustment Order.

There are a few rules that I need to cover, but first I would ask that any of you that have these on turn them off or silent so we don't have a disruption, including our board members.

So let me go through some of the basic rules of the uh board of adjustment.

First, as an item on the agenda is called the applicant comes to the podium, give us your name and address for the record.

And um as you make in comments or your statement to the board, I'd ask others in the audience not to disrupt or make comments during that presentation.

The speaker will have the applicant will have five minutes, and then when it comes to the last minute of their time period, the warning bell will be given to help them summarize their statement.

I have the luxury to extend if I think we've entered interfered with their statement or asked questions and their time's been interrupted.

And then you'll have opportunity for four up three others to speak on that particular application in support, and then we'll allow four in opposition.

If there are a number of people here that would like to speak in either favor or opposition, pick your best four, is the way I put it, so that we don't have to have a delay in your trying to decide who's going to speak on an application.

Then the applicant will have a two-minute time period for rebuttal.

And then um, if there's any questions regarding the well, first of all, at the conclusion of the statement and the rebuttal, the public comment period statements will be ended, and the staff the board will have an opportunity to discuss the application.

I'll call for a motion either in support or opposition, and then we'll proceed with a vote.

If there's any questions regarding the board's decision, you contact the planning department two five one two oh eight fifty-eight ninety-five.

And um it requires five members to approve a motion, and if we do not get a five vote in favor, then the motion will fail, and then the application will be denied.

Um we don't call for a vote for denial.

So then with that, I'll call for a roll call and then we'll consider the agenda.

So starting with uh Mr.

Metcalf?

Here, Mr.

Golden, Mr.

Milling, Mr.

Carroll, Mr.

Morris, Ms.

Frell, Miss Mr.

Atcheson?

Here, Mr.

Williams?

Here, and I'm William Guest, the chair.

Uh, we have a quorum.

We have two supernumeraries voting today.

Uh and if we have a recusal, which I've been notified, we'll have at least a recusal on two applications, one special exception and one application.

Uh the supernumerary will vote at that time.

So, with that, we have a quorum, so we'll proceed with the consideration of the agenda.

Chair entertain a motion for approval of the agenda.

Motion to approve agenda.

Motion to approve.

Do I have a second?

Second.

Have a second.

Any further discussion?

All those in favor say aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Agenda is approved as presented.

All right, so let's get started with application 6649 regarding 5133 Cottage Hill Road.

If the applicant will come to the podium, please.

Good afternoon.

Your name and address.

My name is Alvin Ramos.

I'm here on behalf of Thomas Signon Awning, uh 4590 118th Avenue North, Clearwater, Florida, 33762.

Okay, we're considering a sign of variants to allow two freestanding signs and three wall signs for a single tenant site in the B2, neighborhood business or suburban district, unified UDC code limits single tenant sites in the B-2 neighborhood business district to no more than one free standing sign and two wall signs.

You want to tell the board why we should consider your the application?

Uh yes, sir.

Today I made just a uh requesting an extension of an already approved variants uh from uh February 5th.

Uh we ran into some delays in the start of construction.

Uh, right now the uh lot is moving, gas tanks are in the ground, uh, and we're scheduled to install steel uh here and at the end of the month.

Um we already have two of the wall signs already approved and permitting.

We have one of the freestanding signs uh also approved, uh, and we are just requesting an extension of the already approved uh variants.

Okay.

Any questions of the board for the applicants rep?