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Zoning board denies Little Hearts Day Care full-window sign at 713 W. Fifth St.; staff outlines alternatives
Summary
The board denied a variance to allow a window sign covering 100% of a front window for Little Hearts Day Care, citing the 25% window-sign limit when a business name is displayed; staff said a full-coverage privacy decal without the business name would be allowed, and a wall sign is an option.
The Lorraine Zoning Board of Appeals voted Sept. 3 to deny a request to cover a front window with a decal that included the business name at Little Hearts Day Care Center, 713 West Fifth Street. Wagner Electric Sign, representing the applicant, asked for a variance to allow 100% window coverage; code permits up to 25%.
Planning staff and the fire chief reviewed safety and code implications. Trisha Naman of Wagner Electric Sign told the board the storefront is set back about 110 feet from the public sidewalk and that the window the applicant seeks to cover measures a little…
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