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Commission denies sign deviation request at Tomahawk Elementary, commissioners cite precedent concerns
Summary
Planning commissioners voted 7-3 to deny a request to retain an oversized wall sign installed on the new Tomahawk Elementary facade. Staff recommended denial, citing the Unified Development Ordinance and concerns about visibility, square footage and precedent for other schools.
The Overland Park Planning Commission voted 7-3 on Oct. 13 to deny a sign deviation that would have allowed two wall signs and a larger-than-allowed wall-mounted sign on the new Tomahawk Elementary School building.
Planning staff told the commission the installed signage exceeds the UDO maximum (32 square feet for that facade) and that the combined area of the proposed wall signs was nearly four times the permitted area for a single facade. Staff said a monument sign on Lamar provides public-facing…
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