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HDC Sign Advisory Committee denies freestanding sign at 10 Straight Wharf; staff to send enforcement notices for material violations

2994813 · April 15, 2025
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Summary

The committee denied a proposed freestanding projecting sign at 10 Straight Wharf as a new freestanding sign is not permitted and staff reported several existing signs installed with nonconforming materials (HDU) despite approvals for wood.

The Historic District Commission’s Sign Advisory Committee voted on April 15 to deny an application to place a projecting/freestanding sign on an armature at 10 Straight Wharf, citing the town sign guidelines and the loss of any grandfathered status for the armature.

Committee members reviewed a submitted application for a double‑sided projecting sign measuring approximately 2 feet by 4 feet 6 inches (about 9 square feet). Members concluded the structure functions as a…

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