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Petitioner asks to enlarge entry monument; board continues sign variance to November
Summary
Developer for the Windswept Farms subdivision requested a variance to build a larger residential entry monument sign than the UDO permits; the Board of Zoning Appeals agreed to continue the petition to the November meeting so staff and the applicant can refine dimensions and review comparable signs.
The Whitestown Board of Zoning Appeals continued a petition from Windswept Farms developers asking to increase the allowable size for a residential entry monument sign to the board's November meeting.
The petitioner, Adam Mears of Gratison Land Development, told the board his design team sized the proposed entry monument for a boulevard island off 700 so the sign will be visible to traffic approaching the subdivision. “When we originally designed it at a smaller footprint, it honestly looked like a fly on an elephant,” Mears said, arguing that a slightly…
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