Board of Zoning Appeals Public Hearing - Jul 23, 2026

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What is the purpose and structure of the Board of Zoning Appeals public hearing?

Mary D. Cortina 0:02

Ready? Yes ma'am.

Unknown 0:05

Uh with our client. He's coming, but he's Right there. You're good.

Mary D. Cortina 0:09

Okay. All right, Stephanie, are we ready? Yes, ma'am. All right. So the Laban County Board of Zoning Appeals is now in session. Before we begin, I'll ask everybody to check their cell phones to make sure it is in silent mode. Um So to turn off anything that's likely to make noise. Um this board is composed of five members and two alternates. Today we have present Mr. Clark, Mr. Kanonko, Mr. Walker, Ms. Remote. And um I am Nan Forbes. Um we are a quasi judicial body and an arm of the court. We meet on fourth Thursday of each month. After each appeal has been duly advertised in a local publication for two consecutive weeks, after each property has been duly posted and after all adjacent owners have been notified by certified mail.

Mary D. Cortina 1:01

It takes three affirmative votes from this board for a matter to pass. If you wish to speak, please sign a piece of paper with our Secretary Stephanie Capp so your name can be called at the appropriate time. For each appeal, we will hear from staff first and then the applicant or the attorney, each of whom will have ten minutes. Um Беказ місте Вакер і ремонт Um I need to also state that. Прсунту кода Вержиня секшен Тут Тудаш Терті сев о ей по And the Board of Zoning Appeals participation policy, Mr. Walker has requested to participate in this public hearing by electronic communication. From a remote location that is not open to the public.

Mary D. Cortina 1:45

Mr. Walker has communicated that he cannot attend this meeting. due to surgery of his spouse that prevents his physical attendance at this meeting, and he will be joining the meeting from Saxon and Pennsylvania. As required by law, a physical quorum of the Board of Zoning Appeals is present in the boardroom. Thank you, Mr. Clark. And the members have arranged for the voice of Mr. Walker to be heard by all persons in the Dulles Room. Mr Walker made the request within the timeframe required by policy, and the county attorney's office has determined that his request meets the requirements for remote participation. The Board of Zoning Appeals will record its minutes, the reason for Mr. Walker's remote participation, and the location from which he participated.

Mary D. Cortina 2:31

All right. So d do we have any preliminary matters?

Hugh Green 2:36

Uh no, uh Chair.

Mary D. Cortina 2:39

So our first public hearing item is L A G I twenty twenty five dash zero zero five six Ashburn Training Facility Sign Development Plan. STEMA dash twenty twenty five dash zero zero zero five. And we need to hear from Mr. Fish.

Brian Fish 3:01

Yes. Good evening, uh members of the board zoning appeals. Uh my name is Brian Fish. I'm a planner with the Ladd County Zoning Administration. This evening I'll be presenting Legie twenty twenty-five fifty-six, uh, zoning modification twenty twenty-five uh five.

Mary D. Cortina 3:15

Okay, hang on just a minute. Mr. Walker, can you hear Mr. Fish? Can you hear Mr. Fish? Yes,

Zach Cummings 3:23

I can.

Mary D. Cortina 3:24

All right.

Zach Cummings 3:25

Yes, I can hear him.

Mary D. Cortina 3:27

All right. I just want to make sure that you're speaking loudly enough. I mean in a forum like this, even even though most of us are soft spoken. It's a good idea to pretend everybody's slightly deaf. Thank you.

Brian Fish 3:40

Uh this is a uh proposed uh sign development plan for the Ashburn training facility for the Washington Commanders professional football franchise. Uh this is a continuation of the hearing from June twenty fifth, which was a continuation of the hearing from May twenty eighth. This is the second revision of this sign. Third time we've been here to discuss it. Um There have been no changes proposed with this submission to the existing ground sign or to the existing wall signs. On the sports facility buildings. So I'm just going to briefly go over what is has changed and is new. on this latest submission. There are now only three wall signs proposed for the sports dome structure. Wall signs are proposed for the north, south, and east facades.

Brian Fish 4:30

The wall sign that was previously proposed for the west facade has been removed from the plan altogether. А this is sign P one, which is proposed for the east facade of the sports dome.