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Council refers canopy-sign zoning change to planning commission after ARB concerns

5810762 · August 8, 2025
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Summary

A proposed zoning text amendment to allow small internally illuminated canopy letters in the downtown historic (C-1) district was referred back to the planning commission for further review after questions about brightness, hours, colors, and consistency with the Architectural Review Board recommendation.

Arnie Glaser, planning staff, presented a proposed zoning text amendment to allow a new category of canopy signs—internally illuminated individual letters up to 10 inches high and up to 5 square feet total—primarily to accommodate a request from the Gin Hotel property owner. Glaser said the amendment would split existing definitions for awning and canopy signs and add limited allowance for canopy signage in the downtown historic (C-1) and C-2 districts.

Glaser told council the proposal grew from an applicant request and that the Planning Commission and the…

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