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Committee gives Sippin Suites short window to apply for COA, discusses fines
Summary
Members said the business that put up new signage (rebranding from Jack's to Sippin Suites) had not applied for a Certificate of Appropriateness; the committee moved to give the business roughly seven days to apply or face a daily fine, though the transcript contains ambiguous language about the exact fine amount.
The committee discussed a drive-through property that recently removed old signage and installed new graphics under the name "Sippin Suites." The chair noted the business had not applied to the building inspector's office or for a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA): "But, they didn't apply for a COA for the change." Members debated whether to simply send a letter, to charge the standard $25 application fee, or to apply larger fines (the chair said the committee can assess up to $100 a day under its rules).
After discussion the committee moved to give the business a short grace period — spoken in the transcript as "about 7 days" — to apply for the COA and said it would assess a daily fee if the application was not filed. The transcript records the motion, a second (identified in the transcript as coming from "Scott"), and a voice vote in favor. The precise dollar amount referenced in the spoken motion was unclear in the transcript (the speaker said "assess a fee of 5 and $25 a day" and the exchange is ambiguous); the article notes the transcript ambiguity rather than asserting a specific fine amount.
