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Parowan planning commission OKs Terrible's high-rise sign and flagpole, conditions Chevron price sign and Terrible’s sign on FAA clearance
Summary
The Parowan Planning and Zoning Commission approved a conditional use permit for a high-rise sign and proposed 100-foot flagpole at the Terrible’s site and authorized a 31-foot Chevron price sign, conditioning the Terrible’s approvals on Federal Aviation Administration clearance and adjustable nighttime lighting.
The Parowan Planning and Zoning Commission approved a conditional use permit March 5 allowing Terrible’s to install a high-rise pricing sign and to seek permission for a proposed 100-foot flagpole, and it authorized a Chevron fuel-price sign at 31 feet, with the Terrible’s approvals conditioned on Federal Aviation Administration clearance.
Commissioners said the permit addresses a request that exceeds the code height threshold that triggers conditional use review. City staff and the applicant told commissioners the high-rise price sign would sit at the edge of the Terrible’s property closest to the Interstate and that the proposed flagpole location was moved to the freeway side to reduce neighborhood impacts.
Dan (city staff) reminded commissioners that the code requires conditional-use review for signs taller than the 35-foot threshold and noted the commission recently reviewed a similar high-rise sign for another business. The applicant's representative said she had submitted separate FAA applications for both the high-rise sign and the flagpole and expected FAA review to take 45–60 days. “I submitted an application for the iRise sign and the flagpole. They said it could take 45, 60 days for a response,” the representative said.
Commissioners discussed lighting controls and nighttime dimming. The applicant's representative confirmed the LED price digits and sign lighting can be dimmed: “The price digits will dim down at nighttime,” she said, and added the store can adjust lumens remotely if the city later adopts numeric limits.
In a motion on the record, a commissioner moved to approve the conditional-use application for the Terrible’s sign and flagpole height and to allow the Chevron fuel-price sign at 31 feet; the motion included a condition that the Terrible’s sign and flagpole receive any required FAA approval before a final permit is issued. Another commissioner seconded the motion and the commission approved it by voice vote; the roll-call counts were not read into the record. Commissioners added that any final permit must demonstrate FAA clearance and show that lighting can be dimmed to city-acceptable levels.
What happens next: the applicant must provide FAA documentation to the city and obtain final administrative permitting. City staff will verify FAA clearance and final lighting controls before issuing building or sign permits.
