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Design Review Board approves 750 Broadway sign, asks staff to seek citywide change for real estate signs
Summary
The Lorain Design Review Board approved a sign permit for 750 Broadway and directed staff to draft recommended zoning changes to treat real estate signs differently across the city after debate over size, setback and permit timing.
The Lorain Design Review Board approved a sign permit for 750 Broadway and asked staff to draft recommended changes to city sign rules covering real estate signs at its meeting, while debating whether real estate signs should be exempt from permitting requirements.
Board members focused on a 3-by-5-foot real estate sign that Broadway Redevelopment LLC installed without a permit. Jeff Neal, the applicant, identified himself as affiliated with Russell Real Estate Services and said the company hired a professional installer who marked utilities and did not indicate a permit was needed: "I'm Jeff Neil. I'm with Russell Real Estate Services. Our office is 2001 North Levitt Road, Amherst, Ohio. And we're here today because we put a real estate sign up on Broadway." Neal said he would pay any required fee.
The issue turned on several code points and practical concerns. Planning…
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