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APPEAL OF DECISION BY BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW - 264 CEDAR LN SE (VIENNA ACE SIGN)
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DATE(S) OF PRIOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION OF THIS ISSUE:
This is the first time that the Town Council has considered this issue.
EXPLANATION AND SUMMARY:
In September 2025, Vienna ACE opened a new store at the Cedar Park Shopping Center at 264 Cedar Lane, SE. As part of its opening, Vienna ACE's contracted sign company, Signs Unlimited, submitted an application to the Town for approval of a proposed sign. The proposed sign was not consistent with the Master Sign Plan for the Cedar Park Shopping Center, which was approved in 2019. The code permits, under these circumstances, an applicant to submit the proposal to the Board of Architectural Review (BAR), and the applicant did so.
The BAR discussed the case at its August and September monthly meetings. On Sept. 18, 2025, the BAR voted to deny the proposed sign. Under the Town code, an applicant has the option to appeal a BAR decision to the Town Council, and Signs Unlimited has elected to do so.
Under the code, the Town Council may choose to affirm, reverse, or modify, the decision of the BAR. The Town Council's task on Oct. 27, 2025, is to review the case material and make a decision among the three options.
After the decision of the Town Council, an applicant has the option of appealing the Town Council decision to the Fairfax County Circuit Court.
More detailed information is provided in the staff report, which is provided as Attachment 01.
The full list of attachments are:
01 - Staff Report - Appeal BAR Decision 264 Cedar Ln DE (ACE Sign)
02 - Applicant Request to Appeal
03 - Cedar Park Shopping Center - Master Sign Plan
04 - Proposed ACE Sign - Rendering
05 - ACE Corporate Logo Requirements and Options
06 - Site Photos
07 - Application and Authorization
08 - BAR Staff Report - Sept. 18, 2025
09 - BAR Orders - Aug. 21, 2025, and Sept. 18, 2025
10 - BAR Meeting Transcript - Aug. 21, 2025
11 - BAR Me...
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