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Planning board approves Town Pump sign variance despite residents' lighting concerns
Summary
The Belgrade Planning Board approved a variance allowing Town Pump to replace an existing two‑pole freestanding sign with a single‑pole, 60‑foot sign, despite public concerns about light pollution and an unresolved discrepancy in the sign size reported in the record.
The Belgrade Planning Board on Monday approved a sign‑variance request from Town Pump at 206 West Jefferson to replace an existing two‑pole freestanding sign with a single‑pole freestanding sign 60 feet tall.
The variance allows the applicant to retain sign area larger than the 40‑square‑foot maximum for freestanding signs in the city’s current zoning code. Hayden (planner for the city of Belgrade) said the application materials identify the existing sign and the proposed replacement as 150 square feet, and that the change is being treated as an alteration and relocation under the zoning ordinance (City of Belgrade Zoning Ordinance, Sec. 10.5.12). The applicant, Michael Cashman (display marketing manager, Town Pump), said during the hearing the project would reuse the existing sign cabinets and that the work is being done to remove one pole so vehicle access and parking can function after the site reconfiguration; he also said the sign was originally installed on Dec. 26, 1995.
The application drew comments from nearby homeowners. Shane McLaughlin, who owns the property behind the site, asked about the…
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