Dave & Buster's sign gets busted

Advertiser Staff and Wire Reports

The sign at the Dave and Buster's restaurant and arcade at the Ward complex was cited for violating the city's sign ordinance. Victoria Ward Ltd. and the city are working to reach a compromise. Advertiser library photo • Dec. 2001

The notice of violation citing the Dave & Buster's sign was issued at the end of September, said Randy Fujiki, the city's planning and permitting director. But Victoria Ward Ltd., which operates the complex, probably won't have to remove the sign for about a month, Fujiki said, while the city reviews a master plan for revising all the signs at the Auahi Street complex.

City planners approved permits for the 12-foot-diameter sign because they thought Dave & Buster's would be on the first floor where signs are allowed to be bigger, Fujiki said. Dave & Buster's, however, is on the second floor.

Victoria Ward president Mitch D'Olier said a solution is being worked out. He said people will see more, but smaller, Dave & Buster's signs in the future.

Mary Steiner, executive director of the Outdoor Circle, which spearheaded the city's stringent sign ordinance, said her group received at least 15 or 20 complaints about the sign. But she believes everyone is working to correct it.