NOTICE
PUBLIC HEARING MEETING: THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2015 4:30 p.m. BLUEFIELD ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MUNICIPAL BUILDING, 200 ROGERS STREET NOTICE OF HEARING ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT Notice is hereby given that the following has been appealed from the action of the City Manager in refusing to grant the following zoning permits: ITEM 1: Application # 10213 by O’Reilly Auto Parts store to erect a 26 ft. high post sign with sign faces being 5′ x 15′ and 4′ x 8′ total face area = 107 ft_ with 10ft. of clearance, and a wall sign being 5’3″ high x 32’3_” long 6″ thick. (Zoning: BC) Building to be used for signage on my property located at vacant lot on Bluefield Avenue between Thomas Street, Bluefield Avenue and Pearis Street, Lot 1-6, pt. lot 3, lot 16, Section No. 302,303 or County Map 17, Parcel No. 172. REASON FOR REFUSAL: Section 23-77 Business and industrial districts. (a) On- Site Signs: On-site signs in business and industrial districts shall be subject to the following regulations: (1) Wall signs. Signs shall be stationary, nonflashing, single-faced and be attached to a building. No sign shall project more than eighteen (18) inches beyond the face of a building or project above the parapet or roof line of the building face to which it is attached. The face areas of such signs shall not exceed a length of twenty – five (25) feet nor a height of six (6) feet. (2) Post signs. One (1) post sign will be permitted for each individual business conducted on the premises. Signs shall be stationary, nonflashing and must be erected with a minimum clearance of 10 feet from the surface and a maximum height of twenty (20) feet. All post signs must be constructed clear of public property lines and must not exceed one hundred (100) square feet in area per face. ITEM 2: Application # 10214 by US Cellular Corporation to erect three (3) wireless antennas that will be installed 3 locations on the penthouse of the existing building with the existing antennas. (Zoning: BC) Building to be used cellular antennas on the property located at 525 Bland Street between Federal Street, Bland Street, and Scott Street, Lot No. Pt. Lot 11, Section No. 11 or County Map 18, Parcel No. 65. REASON FOR REFUSAL: Section 23 – 49 Special exceptions: The Board of Adjustment may authorize commercial communication tower or antenna in BC Zoning. A public hearing will be held in the Board of Directors Room, the New Municipal Complex at 200 Rogers Street, Bluefield, West Virginia on Thursday, January 8th at 4:30 pm. If you have questions, you may contact me at 304-327-2443. If you wish to either support or file an objection to the application, you may do so in writing prior to the public hearing or you may appear at the meeting. Bobbi Kersey, City Clerk