Zoning & Building Standards Board of Appeals - Regular Meeting

Everybody knows it's here for us to pass Even with five down we need a majority of all five

We're going to get anything done today. Just to be clear on that. So we have one. So if anyone doesn't want to proceed. Because they want all five members here. And a motion to table would be entertained. With that being forward. That is, this is actually our first meeting of the year. We haven't had any meetings since last year. So we have some. chair of the board. Ms. Clevenger is the vice chair. With that, I would entertain a motion to elect a chair and vice chair. So moved. Well, I mean, the motions are a second. Second. Who are you nominating?

Okay.

I would nominate Mr. Clevenger for chair or vice chair. Second for that. All right. Samuel? Yes. Mr. Clevenger? Yes. Mr. Mazzetta? Yes.

So that motion passes. 26 last Wednesday of every. Once of the year, because of the state, we're moved up a week and we're seeing that. So I'll take. We approve the calendar for 2026.

I make a motion that we approve the calendar for upcoming year.

Do I have a 2nd. Okay, call the roll. Mr.

Yes, Mr. Mr. Lamuel? Yes. Ms. Bovinger? Yes.

The calendar's been established. And the next item is the minutes for consideration. Our last meeting was on August 27, 2025. We were also given those.

Ms. Bovinger?

So the minutes are approved. So now we can get to, we have two applications on the agenda to this.

Applications EVOA 26, Stephen Warren 544 lines up Avenue Southwest. A variance request to a 42-foot wide apron for a new driveway.

Okay. So how we usually do this is the application First, you come up to the podium if you're able, if you'd like. Full name and. And we'll go from there just so everybody knows how we use this is you'll get a chance to talk. You might ask questions. I tend to ask a lot of questions just to get information to be confrontational. This is being recorded, so it's in your head, nodding as a response to anything. Let's try not to talk over one another as best we can. I might make you repeat things if we are talking over one another, just so that they're clear. So with that, go ahead, sir. Post your name and your address and let us know. Good evening. My name is Steve Warren.

We have recently constructed a garage for our motorhome on the property and installed a driveway road. We have a variance for the apron of the driveway to make it to the driveway for the motorhome.

Yeah, I actually drove by your property.

had the forms out for the driveway the inspector came by and said oh no you can't have it that big our contractor was not aware of the zoning rules for that so they imported at the smaller size and we're hoping Yeah, I wrote in the end of the driveway that I understand. But the drive. 30 feet and we add another 12 feet on the 1 side of it to make it to 42 feet.

In the request, okay, that's off to the left. Yes, sir. Okay. Where there's gravel right now. There now, yes. Okay. Yeah, and I see you're on a curve, and I can see why you want it to be wider or easier to turn into. Does anybody have any questions for Mr.

I also drove by. Your neighbors are all, I mean.

Yes, no problem with any of the neighbors.

Yeah, it looks like one of the houses might have a... Question for the city, and I don't know if I can answer, but I was trying to find the ordinance provision that says it can't be more than... Does anybody, can anybody tell me the code section that's...

So 3.12B. The 900 ordinance.

Is that part of the building code, or is that... No, that's part of the street code. Okay, very good. Thank you. Yeah, I wanted to make sure the record had that correct. All right, sir. Thank you very much. Does anybody else want to speak on behalf of or against the request? Anything to add? Sure.

I guess it sounds like they approved the building, the new building they built and the drive. I mean, having a second driveway, that was all approved. Correct. No problems there.

Anything else from the city? I would say we're good. Okay. Anybody else have anything you'd like to share? including my next door neighbor. The aprons were literally like in a linear. The geometry involved. There could be better to have that. have people driving over grass, which is what would happen even with a normal car, I think, with a lot of people. There are no neighbors that have a problem with this. I don't have a problem. I don't know if anyone has any thoughts. Well, with that then, I would make a motion to approve the variance. Okay. If there's no other discussion, just call the roll.

Ms. Clevenger? Mr. Lamuel? Mr. Anzetta? Yes. Mr. Zollinger?

Yes. All right, that is granted. Thank you. Thank the board and the city.

Thank you.

With that, we will move on to the next item on the agenda. You can go ahead when you're ready.

Location ZBOA 26-4, Burger King, 45 North Main Street. A variance request for two additional wall-attached signs on the main entry elevation for Burger King, as well as an additional 41.02 square feet of sign for this elevation. Also requested are two signs on the drive-thru elevation, 41.02 square feet, and one B. King letter set on the rear, 20.72 square feet, where signs do not contain a public entrance.

Thank you. Go ahead and state your name and address.

My name is Olivia Suda. My phone address is 797 Tyler Trail in Willoughby, Ohio, 124094. I'm here representing my company, Allen Industries. We are the company that will be handling the... And I'm here today to get a variance to get additional... Now your code allows for us to get two... And Burger King is going through. I'm just preference and their new branding style for their vision requires. When you get approval through variance to get those additional.

These are these are lighted signs.

These are all illuminated signs. Yes, I think currently some of this. CURRENTLY, YOU GUYS HAVE TWO SIGNS ON THE ONE OF THE ELEVATIONS AND WE'RE TRYING TO SIGN THERE, BUT IT ALSO ALLOWS ONE ON THE REAR. BECAUSE OF THE SHAPE OF IT, BUT IT'S MORE OF AN ALLEN. YEAH. visual aspect of it to get more illumination. If you want to go down a little bit more, there's a...

Okay, those are...

So that main entrance elevation faces the parking lot currently. The ground is a decorative... ...shining out. That home of the water person is kind of an intricate element where... ... OF IT. THE VERTICAL LETTERS ARE JUST STANDARD FACED LIKE CHANNEL LETTERS. FRONT ELEVATION FACES. THAT WILL BE A RED RECORD. CURRENTLY YOU GUYS HAVE OR THE BUILDING HAS A 6-FOOT CIRCULAR CABINET ON THAT ELEVATION. and been updated since then. So we just want to go back with that Burger King channel website to match with all their new remodels and we'll get with that crown related feature through the. But it's red, so we just want to update with the white sign with their design, I'll break the sign. Start all over 10 seconds.

Does anybody have any questions?

All right.

Does the city have any commentary on this or any input or anything?

Chairman, can you hear me OK?

I hear you.

The audio is cutting cutting in and out, so I apologize for that.

Yes.

If you can hear me, staff has reviewed the application and does not have any objections to.

One that we did and I can show you all photos to show you the brightness.

But it's kind of like.

The night, right? But you can't. I don't see like the global. So, yeah, she's kind of a global high bar. So that's that's just the lighting. All right. I'll say direct come in and then go.

You know, make a turn that way, or you come in through Meyer and come around. So I don't know how that would the direct entrance would affect the zoning, but it is kind of a unique situation. The way it lays out to the rest of everything else that's around there. Yeah.

As far as the lumens, I mean, their compliance with. 5.11.

And I think if you look at what has been done up at Chick-fil-A, north to that, this is not that far from that. Right.

It looks like that's what's there. Anybody else?

Just when I did the drive-by, Burger King, now as it is, does get kind of lost. True. So I can understand that.

I would agree when we look at some of the newer, newly constructed fast foods in that area. The request is anything unusual? No, one second, Matt.

So Marty said that we have reviews of plants and workers. Well, with that, then I would make a motion to approve the variance. Any other discussion? Okay, call the roll.

Mr. Laniel?

Yes.

Mr. And Zelda. Yes. Yes. Mr. Roger.

Yes. So that variance is approved.

Thank you so much. I appreciate it.

I don't believe further business to come before the board. Not only.

I make a motion to adjourn.

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