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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBATCH - Supplemental - 1820 Shelburne RoadLake C]LamplaiQ otols 1820 Shelburne Road So. Burlington, Vermont 05401 SALESand SERVICE Tel. (802) 658-2277 PEUGEOT April 8, 1974- Mrs. Helen Paquin, City Clerk City of South Burlington South Burlington, Vermont 05401 Dear Mrs. Paquin: We applied on March 18, 1974 for permission to modify our front free-standing sign to include Peugeot identification, but were declined. Though I realize the total area of the sign exceeds forty square feet, we are just not able to use any other logo than as prescribed by Fiat and Peugeot, and these are the smallest which can be had. The Fiat sign is 10x3, giving thirty square feet, and the Peugeot sign is 4x4, or sixteen square feet, making the total area forty-six square feet. With all respect -to the city statute, we simply cannot conduct a business without product identification. We have had the Peugeot franchise since August, 1973 and we frequently have customers come in and tell us that they had no idea that we were a Peugeot dealer. I sincerely request that you advise us of what steps we may take to permit us to display our sign, as shown in the enclosed snapshot, and do so without being in violation of city statute. Thank you. Yours truly, CLR/mm enc. Charles L. Robitaille President N „ . T (�I,alte Cliamplaill cWotor aO SALES and SERVICE PEUGEOT kpril. '9, 1.9,A> Mr. Richard Ward. Zoning Administrative Officer City of South Burlington South Burlington, Vermont 05401 Dear Mr. Ward: 1820 Shelburne Road So. Burlington, Vermont 05401 Tel. (802) 658-2277 This will advise you that the sign mentioned in your April 16th letter to us was taken down as you requested., within the prescribed ten (10) days. Yours truly, Charles L. Robitaille Manager CLR/mm GLa ke Cam 1Wo tofs ® 1820 Shelburne Road SALESand SERVICE So. Burlington, Vermont 05401 Tel. (802) 658-2277 PEUGEOT April 8, 1974- APR Q- 19!4 Mr. Richard Ward Zoning Administration Officer MANAGL'?„,' City of South Burlington CITY SO. DURLING iCii 1 South Burlington, Vermont 05401 Dear Mr. Ward: This is to advise you that on this date we have taken down the Peugeot sign which you recently wrote to us about. 1 ATTEST: This will certify that the Peugeot sign, as l described in the March 27 letter (received on March 29) from Ns. Richard Ward, Administrator, was taken down no later than eight A.M., April 8, 19?4 Charles L. Robitai1le, Manager r 2 ake CAamplaiQ kl �Q 1820 Shelburne Road SALES and SERVICE So. Burlington, Vermont 05401 Tel. (802) 658-2277 PEUGEOT April. 2, 19� Mr. Richard Ward Zoning Administrative Officer City of South Burlington South Burlington, Vermont 05401 Dear Mr. Ward: This will acknowledge your recent letter received by us on March 29, 1974. Please be advised that we will comply with your request, and that we will take down the free standing sign by or before April 8, which is within the ten days specified. Thank you for your kind assistance. CLR/mm 1 Yours truly, LAKE CHAMPLAIN MOTORS Charles L. Robitaille Manager LAW OFFICES OF EWING & SPOKES 88 ST. PAUL STREET BURLINGTON, VERMONT 05401 may 28, 1974 Hr. Charles " Robitaille Lake Champlain rotors 1820 Shelburne Road South Burlington, Vermont 05401 Dear Mr. Robitaille: Thank you for your letter of May 17, 1974 pertaining to your sign ordinance violation. I would be pleased to meet with you. Perhaps it would be beneficial if you, Mr. Ward and I met at his office at the City Hall on Williston Road. I would suggest that you call me at my office to arrange for an appointment. Very truly yours, lichard A. Spokes aRAS:nm cc: Richard R. Ward ow CIO r ROADSIDE, MARINE L f- K F. PC tic? Eo T- 2 tit:, �LAicE _ _ _� CHpMPLA1Ni 5.0 " Teb NJ A 4'- °Zalte ClIamplaiij (: kfotofs F / 1A T 1820 Shelburne Road SALES and SERVICE So. Burlington, Vermont 05401 Tel. (802) 658-2277 PEUGEOT May 17, 1974 Mr. Richard A. Spokes 86 St. Paul Street Burlington, Vermont O_i01 Dear Mr. Spokes: This will acknowledge your letter received by us on May 16 ad- vising us that we are in violation of the South Burlington sign or- dinance. I would respectfully submit that we have'not knowingly violated the city sign ordinance. We have complied with Mr. Ward's directive to remove our non -compliant sign within ten days of receipt of notice in all instances. It is our understanding that once a sign is re- moved, any replacement or reinstallation has to be reviewed and con- sidered as an initial or new installation. It therefore follows that the interpretation of the ordinance applied to conforming signs must likewise apply to non -conforming signs. I would very much appreciate a further clarification of the na- ture of our alleged violation. In every instance that we have dis- played a temporary sign, we have removed it as requested within the prescribed time. Contrary to your allegation that we "are purposely attempting to avoid application of the ordinance," we are rather try- ing our very best to abide by it, as imperfect as it may be. I would be quite willing to meet with you at your convenience to discuss and resolve the matter of our compliance. I sincerely wish to resolve the above at the earliest possible time, and there- by eliminate the need of any further action by you and your client. Yours truly _ Charles L. Robitaille !vovei4-J�er 22, 1974 Denis 81anck, Esquire 125 South Winooski Avenue Burlington, Vermont 05401 Dear Denny: 'his letter is to confirm our conversation regarding the Sign Violation at the Take Champlain Motors, Inc. at 1820 Shelburne Road. The sign involved has been mounted on a snow.mobile trailer ana is li,,Thted. The trailer is staked to the ground. In a recent conversation with Dick Spokes he informed me that the sign was erected sometime over the weekend of �iov. bt-111 or 9th. to observea the sigr. Dn Sunuay, the 9th. ..'o feels they have received enough warning, therefore I am turning tlie matter over to you. I also have some junk car violations that 1 want to discuss with you. Very truly, yours, F.ichard Ward Zoning Administrativk: officer RW/h December 11, 1971+ Lake Champlain I-lofor s 1820 Shelburne Road South 11�urlington, VT 05401 11'ear 'IMr. Robitaille: Sign 7egulations. Enclosed is a copy of Section 11 of the City tc'.�; Subsection 3 relates to the illumination of signs. 1 -1 1 1 , you were: placee. in vio"ation of S5ection 11 J� s o� -ecc;mber 4, 97), =id if yc;u "ail to take action to correct this violation, the City will be forced to take legal action. As you are aware, you are prEsc-ntly in violation of the C4 rn rculat4ons cane, wc- h&-ve turned t'rjs matter over to Attorney Denis Planck, the City Crand Juror. Very truly, Richard Ward Zoning Administrative Officer Rldlj 'E e CAamplaj4 otols 1820 Shelburne Road So. Burlington, Vermont 05401 SALES and SERV/CE Tel. (802) 658-2277 PEUGEOT December 9, 1974 Mr. Richard Ward Zoning Administrative Officer 1175 Williston Rd. So. Burlington, Vt. 05401 Dear Mr. Ward: This will acknowldege receipt of your December 4th letter. I would like to point out that all of the exterior and interior illuminations which we provide at periods of darkness are principally for the purpose of improved security. We have yard lights, spot lights, and signs which illiminate our showroom, offices, shop, yard area, as well as our new and used vehicles. It would be helpful if you could be a little more specific in regards to how we are in violation of the city sign law. The lights and signs which we are presently operating for the above purpose have been so operated since our opening almost two years ago, and we have never, until your recent letter, been advised that we are in violation. Additionally, virtually all the other auto dealerships on Shelburne Rd. have illimination similar to ours operating at hours of darkness quite as we do. Please be advised that we wish to comply with all city ordinances, and that I will be pleased to discuss with you the matter of our compli- ance at any time convenient to both of us. Yours truly, Charles L. Robitaille, Manager CLR:pc I C' -ha.iT)lain 'Totor s L Ghel'-urno ',oat! VT 0 6oilth ur- i. n�toll 1 )+0-- 1 September 17, 1971+ Notice of violation Section Sign TI eFula-'(*Iions 0 that ti(-)UT; recently erected PjF,-r is in �ircct VJOIation of the City )LOu" f"Oe standing sirn is in conforrinnl-e, K'ow(nr'7-r "no a6ditional siFns can br 'The incrpps4t it t�n size the additior&j sirgn eycne,d the meyimur !?.jj-cvrt,,d cf square feet. Itter will serve notir. e th-t unless the �,,101rtion or r � c t, d witnin ter-, (10) dayFl t"Is 04TI-e w171 Y'e forced to turn this Matter over to trle 'ity AttornQy, for whateve.r legal action he de-ms necessary, Viank you for your cooperation. RV.,7/j Ver 5T truly, Ri-h-�rd !,,ard Zoning Administrative Officer LAW OFFICES OF EWING & SPOKES 86 ST. PAUL STREET BURLINGTON, VERMONT 05401 JOHN T EWING AREA CODE 802 RICHARD A. SPOKES March 12, 1975 863-2857 JOSEPH F. OBUCHOWSKI Richard R. Ward Zoning Administrator 1175 Williston Road South Burlington, Vt. 05401 Dear Dick: Enclosed please find a copy of Congleton's proposal on behalf of Robitaille. Confirming our telephone conversation, I will continue to move forward on this matter and not negotiate any violating deals. Very truly yours, Joseph F. Obuchowski JFO:nm Enclosure LATHAM. EASTMAN, SCHWEYER do TETZLAFF ATTORNEYS LEON D. LATHAM. JR. (1905.1972) ROBERT W. EASTMAN BENJAMIN F. SCHWEYER CHARLES R. TETZLAFF MATTHEW 1. KATZ WILLIAM G. CONGLETON PAUL K SUTHERLAND Mr. Joseph F. Obuchowski 82 St. Paul Street Burlington, Vermont 05401 Re: Lake Champlain Motors Dear Joe: 158 BANK STREET BURLINGTON, VERMONT TEL. (802) 863.2826 March 6, 1975 MAILING ADDRESS P. 0. Box 566 BURLINGTON, VT. 05401 I went out to Lake Champlain Motors and discussed the sign situation with Mr. Robitaille. On his behalf, I would make the following proposal: He will immediately take down the Peugot sign and keep it down and pay a $50 fine. lie will then apply for a permit to have the two signs hung together. This permit will, as I understand it, be denied because of the total square footage involved. He will then proceed to appeal this decision to the Planning Commission pursuant to Section 20. But he agrees in the meantime to keep the Peugot sign down. There are a couple of things that bother Mr. Robitaille about this whole matter. First, Dick Ward, in a conversation with Mr. Robitaille, seemed -to indicate that the Peugot sign on the snow- mobile would be permissible under the statute since it was "temporary," in other words, Mr. Robitaille seemed to feel that he was mislead. Second, he has noted many similar violations both on Shelburne Road and Williston Road and he feels that he has been singled out. As I understand it, the reason he cannot hang the Peugot sign below the Fiat sign is that the total area will be approximately two square feet more than allowed by the statute. I note that near the end of Section 5 the regulati'ons state "the Board may place greater or lesser emphasis on certain factors as the circumstances of the case require." I think the Board should realize that it is absolutely essential that passing motorists realize that Robitaille has a Peugot franchise. To replace the Fiat sign to conform with the forty square feet requirement would cost between $1,300 and $1,500. Ar. Joseph F. Obuchowski f Page Two March 6, 1975 No one can deny that the two signs are neat and conservative and do not detract from the esthetic quality of Shelburne Road. In closing, I would ask that if you will agree to our proposal that you use your influence to see that the permit is given quick consideration and if denied, that the appeal process be as speedy as possible. Please give me a call at your convenience. Very truly yours, LATHAM, EASTMAN, SCHWEYER & TETZLAFF A 1 William G. Congleton WGC:ecf