Thanks to resident Don Brisow, the town is now aware of significant sign and storage code violations by the new Frys gas station at La Canada and Lambert Lane. These include signs left on after hours and "illegal" storage/displays.This is not the only Fry's gas station violation that Brisow has noted. This past Friday night, Don observed that all signage at the station was still illuminated a 11:30 PM. "These included the overly-bright fuel-price sign along La Canada Drive which does not have low-intensity lighting; and the canopy sign, which is the same as a wall sign. Town code requires the canopy sign to be turned off no later than 11:00 p.m. or when the business closes. The Fry's Gas Station closes at 11:00 p.m." The station was open with a car refueling at 11:30 PM.
Why does this matter? Because residents objected to the light polution that the station would and the town council mitigated this damage by granting the permit for this station on the basis that it would be closed, with lights off by 11:00 PM. As one resident observed to us: " I have more or less given up on the Council's willingness to police Fry's. But there is no question that they are in violation." Frankly, if it wasn't for Don, it is quite possible that the town would have never enforced this agreement.
Bristow has been busy in other parts of town. Recently he rightly reported that the UPS Store at Rooney Ranch illegally has had a truck "parked in the northern most parking lot close to 1st Ave. for several months." This is a volition of the Oro Valley sign code (Section 28.9.A.20 of the OV Code states that Vehicle signs are prohibited.)
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We asked the town how it goes about enforcing its codes.
"As you know, Oro Valley strives to be a business-friendly community; therefore, we take a proactive approach to sign code enforcement and potential life safety concerns, while also trying to accommodate the needs of our businesses," wrote Chris Cornelison of the Oro Valley Development and Infrastructure Department."Based on Don's work last Friday night, where he also identified about a dozen late night "sign still on" code violations, Oro Valley's two person enforcement team have plenty to do.
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2 comments:
And the Town residents are supposed to embrace a VAGUE Mixed Use designation - which Council can approve at their whim - when they don't even enforce their own mitigation requirements?
Has the Town completed investigating? Have any actions been taken?
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