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DATE: Monday May 11, 2020 CASE NUMBER: C16-2020-0001 CITY OF AUSTIN Board of Adjustment Decision Sheet ___Y____Brooke Bailey ___Y____Jessica Cohen ___Y____Ada Corral ___*____Melissa Hawthorne (abstained) ___Y____William Hodge ___Y____Don Leighton-Burwell ___Y____Rahm McDaniel ___Y____Darryl Pruett ___-____Veronica Rivera (out) ___Y____Yasmine Smith ___Y____Michael Von Ohlen ___Y____Kelly Blume (Alternate) ___Y____Martha Gonzalez (Alternate) APPLICANT: Jason Thumlert OWNER: Capital Metro Transportation Authority (Julie Barr) ADDRESS: 901, 1011, 1109, 1211 E. 5th Street and 1300 & 1304 E. 4th Street VARIANCE REQUESTED: The applicant is requesting a sign variance(s) from Section 25-10-133 (University Neighborhood Overlay Zoning District Signs) (G) to allow for up to eighteen (18) illuminated wall signs in order to provide signage for a Mixed Use buildings in a “TOD-CURE-NP”, Transit Oriented District/Plaza Saltillo – Central Urban Redevelopment – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (East Cesar Chavez) Note: The Land Development Code sign regulations 25-10-133 University Neighborhood Overlay Zoning Districts Signs (G) states a sign may not be illuminated or contain electronic images or moving parts. BOARD’S DECISION: BOA meeting May 11, 2020 Board member Jessica Cohen motions to Grant neighborhood associations postponement request to June 8, 2020, Board member Brooke Bailey seconds on a vote 11-0 (Board member Melissa Hawthorne abstained); POSTPONED TO JUNE 8, 2020. FINDING: 1. The variance is necessary because strict enforcement of the Article prohibits and reasonable opportunity to provide adequate signs on the site, considering the unique features of a site such as its dimensions, landscape, or topography, because: OR, 2. The granting of this variance will not have a substantially adverse impact upon neighboring properties, because: OR, 3. The granting of this variance will not substantially conflict with the stated purposes of this sign ordinance, because: AND, 4. Granting a variance would not provide the applicant with a special privilege not enjoyed by others similarly situated or potentially similarly situated, because: ______________________________ ____________________________ Elaine Ramirez Executive Liaison Don Leighton-Burwell Chairman Diana Ramirez for