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Special Conference with BusaBrothers 2-21-61 ' Busa 1: We have a situation that I think you are familiar with. There were no signs at all on the building and we thought we could sit in with you and work out some solution. At the moment the place is in darkness except for lights from inside of the building. I know the by-laws have been abided by to an extent and we realize that we should go to the Board of Appeals and we thought you could consider one sign on the south side of our building looking toward Arlington. Duval, a neighbor, stated he would have no objection. Nickerson: I talked to you about this and I told you we would be glad to give you 10 minutes tonight to see if we could .... The situation is that when you built that building you built that marquee out there and you don't have a corner so you can't by law put a sign on the Arlington side of building and the other side won't do you much good. Busa #2: It is my belief that the Board of Appeals is for a variance of such a. situation. It so happens that the sign in front zmt would only aggravate the people across the street. Nickerson: You have a delivery door and a door for customers in back? #2; Yes. The only sign that would do us -any -good 'is the sign looking toward Arlington. Nickerson: You see you have your,own particular.angle. You have a new store and you want to bring it before the public. We have a sign by-law and the minute we let one bar down it is;boom. This matter of precedent is something we have to watch very carefully. #1: Sometimes the ignorance of the law might carry you over something. We have tried ..... Wu just want a little consideration and we are willing to spend money for the sign and we will comply with the law as far as the roof line, etc. Nickerson: How much of an expense would it be to you to take that canopy down? Does it do you much good? #2: Oh, yes. Nickerson: If you only hadn't put that on.... #2: Our architect designed it with the lettering on top like the Manhattan Nickerson: They got under the line on the sign by-law. Ripley: I have looked at it quite a few times. I will admit that it looks..... I believe that a good design man could design you something there on r#2s the face of that building which would cover the law. You have 4a"? 2,. Ripley: At the narrowest point. #2: From the windowstothe marquee.