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City Staff has missed it in the past does not waive the requirement for the permit and plan submittal. Chairperson RuthAnn Alsobrook asked City staff if the sign is safe since that is one of the main concerns. Grayson replied that the City would have no way of knowing since there were no engineered plans submitted as required for a sky sign. The Chairperson also asks if the City Engineer has been out to look at the sign, and Grayson replied they have not. Director Mack indicated that this would not be a design for the City Engineer to review and comment on; the Building Official is the code authority and would review a structural analysis submitted by a civil structural engineer. Board Member Jerry Haning stated that a pole sign similar to the one for the other business would have probably been more appropriate, but he does not agree with the City missing the sign since October. Section 4.10.003(e) variance request to allow the approval a sky sign: Motion was made by Larry Walker, seconded by Jerry Haning to approve the variance of Article 4. 10, Section 4.10.003(e) of the Sign Ordinance and allowing the approval a sky sign outside of the Historical District with the condition of providing an engineered analysis of the sign structure showing structural calculations and proving the sign is safe within 30 days. Motion carried 4:1, with Chairperson RuthAnn Alsobrook as the dissenting vote. Larry Walker attempted to adopt the following findings of fact to support the conditional approval of the variance. (A) The building's orientation does create a unique condition or feature not generally common to other properties. (B) The condition or feature which creates the need for the variance did not result from the tenant's actions but from the owner's. The tenant should not be responsible for the condition of the building when he rented it. Motion made by Larry Walker to approve the fact findings failed for lack of a second. Motion made by William Sanders that the findings were not met failed for lack of second. Therefore, in the Board's conditioned approval of the variance request, no fact findings were adopted. Section 4.10.004(a)(1) variance request to allow a sign to extend above the roofline of the building or more than 12 ": Motion was made by Larry Walker, seconded by Jerry Haning to approve the variance of Article 4. 10, Section 4.10.004(a)(1) of the Sign Ordinance and to allow a sign to extend above the roofline of the building or more than 12" from the building wall with the condition of providing an engineered analysis of the sign structure showing whether or not the sign extends above the peak of roofline or not. Motion carried 5:0.