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Decatur BZA approves Taco Bell sign variance with condition that panels remain non-advertising
Summary
The Board granted a 215.53-square-foot sign-area variance for a new Taco Bell at 2142 Sixth Avenue Southeast on the condition that the additional 'art panels' remain graphic elements and not changeable advertising.
The Board of Zoning and Adjustments granted a sign-area variance for a new Taco Bell at 2142 Sixth Avenue Southeast, allowing an additional 215.53 square feet under Section 25-77(e)(1) for corporate signage elements.
Ginger Hickey of ProSigns, speaking for Taco Bell, said the excess area is created by decorative "art panels" on the right- and left-side elevations; each panel is roughly 40 square feet. "They're just graphics only," Hickey said, explaining the panels are permanent framed panels rather than changeable signs.
Board members questioned whether the panels could later be changed to display advertising or changeable messages. Hickey said the panels do not become advertising under the current plan, and she offered that a condition could be placed on the sign permit to require the panels remain non-advertising.
A motion to approve the variance with a condition that the panels remain graphic/art panels (and not advertising) passed. The roll call as recorded in the transcript shows Mark Moody voting yes; the motion carried and the permit will be issued with the stated condition. Planning staff had no comment on the request during the hearing.
The board directed that the approval be tied to the sign permit and that language be included to preserve the panels as art panels rather than changeable advertising. The number of votes for and against beyond the recorded 'yes' from Mark Moody were not specified in the transcript.
