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Planning Commission rejects sign variances for Kent Road Sheetz development
Summary
The Stow City Planning Commission voted 3-2 to deny variances requested for a multi-tenant freestanding sign and related departures for the Sheetz/Chick-fil-A development at 4285 Kent Road; the developer can take the application to City Council on Sept. 25.
The Stow City Planning Commission on an unspecified meeting date rejected variances sought for a multi-tenant freestanding sign at 4285 Kent Road, a parcel recently split into Lot A (Sheetz), Lot B (Chick-fil-A) and Lot C (future retail). The motion to approve the variances failed on a 3-2 roll-call vote and the matter will advance to the Stow City Council on Sept. 25 for further consideration.
The variances sought were tied to a proposed freestanding sign on the western corner of the development. City staff summarized the departures as: a sign area of about 106.8 square feet where the code maximum is 50 square feet; a freestanding sign height just over 20 feet where the maximum is 8 feet; a side-yard setback of 5 feet where the code requires 20 feet; and a masonry perimeter for electronic message centers of 7 inches instead of the 12 inches the code currently specifies. Staff also noted a…
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