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City approves sign and waiver for Orchid Isles guardhouse in Avenir development
Summary
Council approved Resolution 80-2025, allowing a 14-by-12-foot aluminum louver shutter with a recessed logo on the guardhouse at Orchid Isles (Avenir Pod 18) and granted a waiver to section 78-2-84(g)(12); the planning board had unanimously recommended approval.
The Palm Beach Gardens City Council unanimously approved Resolution 80-2025 on Tuesday to allow a logo sign on the guardhouse at Orchid Isles (Avenir Pod 18). The approval included a waiver from section 78-2-84(g)(12) of the city code.
Valentina Berglier of Urban Design Studio, representing Kenko Communities, described the proposal as a recessed circular logo on an aluminum louver shutter with a wood-grain finish on the east side of the entry guardhouse. The shutter would measure 14 feet high by 12 feet wide with 5-inch spacing between shutters and a 62-square-foot copy area; landscaping enhancements were also proposed along Panther National Boulevard. Berglier said the project’s site plan and guardhouse architecture had prior approvals and that the Planning & Zoning Appeals Board unanimously recommended approval on Oct. 14.
A council member asked whether the logo resembled the University of Oregon "O" mark; staff said any trademark issues would be the applicant’s responsibility. After brief discussion the council voted 5-0 to approve the resolution and waiver.
Resolution 80-2025 was adopted with conditions of approval noted in the official file.
