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Council denies Miami Grill sign variance; proposal fails to reach required six favorable votes
Summary
A request to approve an amended sign package for Miami Grill at 12499 Natural Bridge Road was defeated after a 4–3 roll call; sign code requires six favorable votes for variance approval.
A variance request to amend the sign package for Miami Grill, 12499 Natural Bridge Road (application 25‑0064, sign package 19‑0347), was defeated after the council’s roll call failed to reach the six favorable votes required by the city sign code.
Councilmember Luther moved consideration of the variance and councilmember Luke seconded. Council discussion addressed the differences between the previous and amended sign package: sizes on two signs were reduced slightly (for example, one sign decreased from 80 square feet to roughly 78.6 square feet and another dimension reduced by 2 inches). Councilmember Luther confirmed the signs would still exceed the ordinance maximums, which is why the applicant sought a variance.
At roll call, councilmember Hood voted aye; Luke, aye; Sattel, aye; Westji, aye. Councilmembers Luther, Norris and Patel voted nay. The clerk announced the motion was defeated by a vote of 4 in favor and 3 against; the variance requires six favorable votes for approval.
Background: a councilmember noted the matter had returned to the Development Review (DNR) body and that the planning commission or review body’s earlier recommendation included one dissenting vote over size. The council did not adopt the variance; the signs must comply with the code or the applicant may revise and resubmit.
