HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-09-09 Airport Committee MinutesAIRPORT C"ITTEE MEETING
A meeting of the Bangor City Council Airport Committee was
held on Friday, September 9, 1988 at 9 PM at the City Council Chambers.
Present were:
Mary Sullivan, Chairperson
Jane Saxl
Arthur Tilley:
Edward Barrett
Tom Small
Edward McKeon
Peter D'Errico
Item Al - AerofUsion-Notice of Default -Installation of Two Sians
The Committee had been briefed on the background of Aerofusi6n erecting
a sign on their hangar without first obtaining a permit from Code
Enforcement at a previous Committee meeting. Subsequently, the
sign permit was denied by Code Enforcement and was referred to the
Zoning Board of Appeals. The sign permit was denied based on the
fallowing: On premise signs in the Airport Zone shall not exceed
(two) in number per premise, nor exceed a total area of four hundred
square feet (900), where the applicant now has (1) existing sign of
116 square feet and .proposes two additional signs, 6' x 60' and 6 x 90",
totalling 90D square feet and a total square footage for the (three)
signs of 1,016 square feet. Aerofusion is 616 square Peet over the
permitted square. footage. Mr: Small, Director of the Code Enforcement
Department, informed the Committee that this appeal was tabled by the
Zoning Board and referred back to the Airyort Committee for their review.e
Prior to this meeting, the Committee had been sent a copy of the denial
Of the sign permit application and a copy of the Notice of Default sent
to Aerbfusion. The owners of Aerofusion, Mr. and Mrs. Laurance Maul,
were present at this meeting and stated they are the only tenants
facing the runway and that 908 0£ their business is from international
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traffic and they need this signing to identify their company as
they are located in a remote area on the airport. After much
discussion, the Committee concluded that Aerofusioe did not comply
with the requirements of the Sign Ordinance and that if a waiver
was granted to this particular business, a precedent would be
established. Mr. Small recommended an alternative solution which
would allow Aerofusion to be permitted to keep the Aerofusion sign
on the east bay of the hangar and one Aerofusion sign on the west
side of the hangar and removing the Aviation Services sign on the
west bay. He said this would be only 76 sgft. over the permitted
square footage and this request would be sent back to the Zoning
Board of Appeals for their consideration., The Committee unanimously
approved this recommendation from Code Enforcement. In addition,
Councilor Tilley requested that Mr. and Mrs. Maul meet with the
Airport Manager in order to identify the type of services they -
are providing and possibly amending their lease with the Airport -
Department. Mrs. Maul requested from the Airport Manager the federal
regulations that govern a federally funded airport.
Item 42 - Setting Value for Godfrey Blvd. Lot.(car rental service
facility). Economic Development Director, Ediiard McKeon informed
the Committee there are three car rental service facilities located
on Godfrey Blvd: namely, Avis QHertz and National'. He stated that
his ,department has been working with Budget Car Rental for a similar
building in this area. Budget Car Rental would like to find out the coat
of this 21,000 sqft. parcel and Mr. McKeon stated the appraisal of this
lot is $42,000 generating a 20C per sgft. annual rental at 10% return
on value. He explained that these lots do not have access to Godfrey -
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Blvd. and the lot is designated for car rental maintenance use only.
Mr. McKeon asked the Commaittee'-if the consensus was to accept the
appraised value as the negotiating figure and the Committee agreed
it would be. Mr.McKeon told the Committee that after .final negotiations
are completed, this information would be brought back to the Committee
for their approval.
Meeting adjourned at 5:45 P.M.
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