Attachment 1 - Development Variance Application Six Mile Pub
A letter from Five Star Permits representing the Six Mile Pub, formally requesting a sign bylaw variance for a digital message sign.
May 24, 2024
Mayor Sid Tobias and Members of Council Town of View Royal 45 View Royal Ave Victoria BC V9B 1A6
Dear Mayor Tobias and Council:
Re: Development Variance Application
Six Mile Pub
This letter is to request a variance of the Sign Bylaw for a new sign for the Six Mile Pub.
Currently they have a changeable copy sign that consists of a readerboard with plastic letters. It’s 1.27 m wide by 0.91 m tall. It’s located on the second floor of the building.
They would like to replace this with a digital changing message sign. The proposed size is 1.28 m wide by 0.96 m tall. It would be in the same place that the readerboard is now. A digital sign will be safer for staff to maintain, and be more pleasing to look at.
This new sign is fully programmable to automatically adjust the brightness according to the ambient light and time of day. Due to the roofline, the sign will not be visible from either side of the building.
Your approval is required because digital signs are prohibited in the Sign Bylaw under section 4.0 Prohibited Signs, subsection 4.1 (e) “changeable copy signs, including electronic message board signs.”
We hope that you will view this application favourably. Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Cy Atkinson Permit Specialist
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