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Board of Adjustment January 26, 2012 Page 4 A general discussion ensued regarding the existing 25 foot power line easement, the retention pond and the building. Mr. Petersen said that the development is being moved closer to the road which requires redesigning the retention pond. A discussion ensued regarding the retention ponds and the stormwater for the entire parcel and the benefits to the Oxford Square Shopping Center, Old Time Pottery and the corner outparcel due to the retention pond being located on the Waffle House site. Mr. Larry Polliner, P.E., RCE Consultants, LLC, 617 Arvern Drive, Altamonte Springs, Florida came forward. Mr. Polliner said they have tried to change the layout of the site. He said he met with St, Johns River Water Management District regarding the site and if other than replacing the pond cut for cut it would require meeting the present stormwater code requirements. He said the site was developed in 1984 and the codes were much different. He said to meet the present standards the pond would need to be roughly 5 times the size of the current pond. He said they met with the City Engineer and it was decided to leave the structure and recreate the volume of the pond. He said the Waffle House site needs to match the same impervious area as the old Checkers site. He said they have tried numerous iterations and there is no other way to lay out the site. Mr. Polliner felt that the signage calculation was quoted incorrectly. He said it was quoted as 2 square foot per linear foot of building frontage and did not add the additional information stating it was where the primary entrance was located, He said that other existing businesses have their identity and the color of their building as part of their identity. He said the Waffle House was guided to change their elevation and colors and they have lost their corporate identity at this site. Mr. Polliner said Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPED) means a design that eliminates or reduces criminal behavior and at the same time encourages people to keep an eye out for each other and the proper design and effective use of the built environment can lead to reduction in the fear and incidents of crime and the improvement of the quality of life. He said it is specifically natural surveillance. He said if the building was placed at the front of the property and the parking located at the rear of the site it would eliminate law enforcements' view of the parking area. Mr. Polliner said CPED basically states to keep your visibility open. He said the plans that have been submitted for permitting show maximum visibility. Mr. Polliner requested the Board of Adjustment grant the variance to allow the additional signage, A general discussion ensued regarding the signage calculations based on building frontage and not the primary entrance and