Historic district board approves freestanding sign, requires painted wood at 111 E. Second St.

Lehi Paragoy, representing National Odd LLC, received the Perrysburg board’s approval for a freestanding storefront sign and a matching door color for the retail and artist-maker workshop at 111 East Second Street.

Board members discussed materials and installation details before approving the certificate of appropriateness on a motion that limited acceptable sign materials to painted wood or painted aluminum-clad panels — vinyl was explicitly excluded. The applicant said the sign manufacture would likely be handled by the local FASTSIGNS vendor and that the sign will use reclaimed wood where possible.

Members also raised accessibility and ownership questions during the exchange. The applicant said she was a tenant and not the building owner and had moved into the space April 1; she said she would contact the property owner about any porch or ramp plans. Board staff noted prior approvals related to an ADA ramp for the site that had gone through the Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals, but the applicant and the owner still must resolve who will complete any porch or ramp work.

The board’s motion to approve required the applicant to confirm final sign materials and to avoid vinyl; the applicant agreed to check sign-maker options and to supply product information if requested. Following the vote, members approved the application and advised the applicant she may begin the permit process the next day if a permit would be required for installation.

Next steps: the applicant will confirm material details with the sign vendor and coordinate with the property owner on porch/accessibility issues; the board’s approval was conditioned on the sign material limitation.