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Simsbury planning panel approves updated Simsbury Commons sign plan

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The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a revision to the Simsbury Commons unified sign plan to add nine under‑canopy blade signs, standardize tenant panels and modernize mounting and lighting standards; the applicant said the changes reduce total plaza signage and improve pedestrian wayfinding.

The Simsbury Planning and Zoning Commission voted to approve a revision to the unified sign plan for Simsbury Commons, allowing nine new under‑canopy blade signs and a standardized system for tenant panels and monument signs at 530 Bushy Hill Road.

The revision, filed as ZC 25‑13 by Artifex on behalf of Simsbury Commons LLC, updates a unified sign plan that the applicant and staff said dates to 1999. "We're requesting 9 of them, for a total of 36 square feet," said Matt Haskell of Artifex, the applicant's design representative. Haskell said the update also adds standardized mounting, lighting and a rail system intended to reduce repeated drilling into building facades.

The commission's approval follows a public hearing and a review of materials Haskell said were supplied in a full package including a project narrative and revised plans. The motion approved by the…

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