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BZA denies WH Plaza request to remove sign‑removal condition and to extend time on multi‑tenant sign permit
Summary
Petitioners for Whitehall Plaza asked the board to remove a condition requiring removal of an existing pole sign when the anchor tenant leaves and to extend the time limit to obtain the approved multi‑tenant sign permit. Staff recommended denial; the board voted 4‑0 to deny the requested modifications.
Petitioners representing WH Plaza LLC asked the Bloomington Board of Zoning Appeals to modify a 2022 variance that allowed a new multi‑tenant sign on West Third Street. The variance included a condition that the existing pole sign used by the anchor tenant (At Home) be removed once that tenant vacates, and a three‑year time limit to obtain a sign permit for the approved multi‑tenant sign. Petitioners sought removal of the condition and an extension of time.
Staff reviewed the 2022 hearing and the petitioners’ request and recommended denying both modifications. Staff told the board the existing pole sign is a lawful nonconforming sign but that condition 1 —…
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