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McDonald's Corporation
5200 Town Center Circle
Suite 600
Boca Raton, Florida 33486
(407)391-8003
Fax: (407)750-0199
August 11, 1992
Christopher Cutro
Planning and Zoning Director
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH
100 East Boynton Beach Blvd.
Boynton Beach, Florida 33425
Fax # 407-738-7459
Re: McDonald's Restaurant
Catalina Centre
Boynton Beach, Florida
Dear Mr. Cutro:
On July 13, 1992, McDonald's Corporation and its franchisee,
Paul Raffa, were denied their application for a variance to
install'two (2) small monument signs at the above mentioned
restaurant by the Board of Adjustments.
We request the right to petition the Board for
reconsideration of this matter. The reasons for this request
are as follows:
1. Variance ADDlication Process:
Certain members expressed concern that McDonald's did
not follow the proper procedure in applying for the
variance (ie: McDonald's did not first apply for and be
denied a building permit before appearing before the
Board). It was clear from our previous conversations
with you, Mike Haag, and other staff members that
McDonald's would not be granted a permit for the
proposed signs and as such you instructed us to go
directly before the Board. Additionally, subsequent to
this July 13th hearing, Brian Dan reviewed the sign
code and determined that it was, indeed, not necessary
that McDonald's first apply for and be denied a permit.
It is our feeling that this issue detracted some of the
board members from the matter at hand and may have
unfairly prejudiced some votes.
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2. utility Easement ~ Removal Aareements:
Mention was made that we needed to produce, at that
hearing, all appropriate documentation that proved that
all affected utility companies with easement rights in
the area of the proposed signs had approved the
location of our proposed signs. At that point I had
verbal agreements from all four utility companies and
written authorization from three of them. I did not
have these with me at the hearing as I did not believe
they would need to be produced at that time. However,
certain member(s) felt that they could not vote in
favor of this request without first seeing the signed
documents. This, despite Mike Haag's assertion that
McDonald's would not be granted a permit without first
producing these documents during the permit application
phase. We feel that producing these documents to the
Board was not necessary and should not have been
grounds for denial of the variance.
3. Simultaneous Conversations:
There were several superfluous conversations between
some board members during the hearing which also
appeared to have sidetracked their attention away from
this matter before them. I feel this had an adverse
affect on their decision regarding this request.
Because of the above, I respectfully request an opportunity
to repetition the Board in order to obtain a fair and just
decision on this matter.
Thank you for your assistance.
Sincerely,
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Real Estate Representative
South Florida Region
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McDonald's Restaurant
1799 No. Cougress Aveuue
Boynton Beach, Florida 33436
(407)369-1550
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Christopher Cutro, A.I.C.P.
Planning Director
City of Boynton Beach
100 East Boynton Beach Blvd.
P.O. Box 310
Boynton Beach, Florida 33435
Mr. Cutro,
This letter is to express my sincere appreciation for your rect:lIl VI;:)H .~ H_.; ~ ~estaurant
to discuss the problem of lack of visibility our restaurant has to the motoring public even though it is
adjacent to Congress Avenue.
One would expect that a restaurant located on Congress Avenue would have a high visibility to the
public passing in motor vehicles but unfortunately for me, the owner/operator, this is not true. The
landscaping of the restaurant was designed to be appealing to the eye and therefore, numerous large palm
trees with enhancing shrubbery give the restaurant site an almost residential appearance for passing
motorists. There is no obvious signage to get the attention of prospective passing customers.
Unfortunately for me as the owner/operator the attractive landscaping has been detrimental to the visibility
of my McDonald's Restaurant.
I respectfully request consideration being given to providing some relief to this prevailing problem.
Possibly a variance could be considered to allow eye-appealing, tastefully constructed signage such as
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detract from the landscaping but would serve to call attention to passing motorists that there is a
McDonald's Restaurant hidden behind all those palm trees and shrubbery.
Your thoughtful consideration of my request would be greatly appreciated.
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Owner/Operator
McDonald's Restaurant
1799 North Congress Avenue
Boynton Beach, Florida 33436
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