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e e e M E M 0 RAN 0 U M May 6, 1985 TO: Mike Gleason FROM: Building Division Staff SUBJECT: Appeals of Decision of Sign Code Board of Appeals At their meeting of March 18, 1985, the Eugene Sign Code Board of Appeals denied the variance requests of Kendall Ford, Inc., Dunham Olds-Cadillac and Valley River Dodge, for relief from Section 8.640 of the Eugene Sign Code. The Kendall Ford variance included a request to permit continued use of a second free-standing identity sign on the subject property, which has only one street frontage; a request to permit continued use of free-standing signs with excessive height above grade; and continued use of incidental signs on the property which exceed the maximum surface area allowed. The Sign Code Board of Appeals determined no hardship had been established, based on the criteria outlined in Section 8.800 of the Eugene Sign Code, to warrant relief from the specified code sections; the variances were therefore denied. In addition, Dunham Olds-Cadillac and Valley River Dodge requested variances to permit continued use of non-conforming free-standing signs exceeding the maximum height allowed under Section 8.640(a)4 of the Eugene Sign Code. Again the Board determined a hardship had not been established, based on the cri- teria outlined in Section 8.800, and denied the variance requests. These decisions of the Sign Code Board of Appeals have been appealed to the City Council for action. Section 8.808 of the Eugene Sign Code states, lithe Council may accept, reject or modify the action of the Board Qr may vary the provisions of this code in the same manner and upon the same conditions as the Council grants other var- iances where it finds that strict application of one or more provisions to existing properties would result in practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships with regard to any signs, sign structure or sign locationll.