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DeKalb planning commission approves larger digital sign for school property
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a variance allowing DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 to install a 55-square-foot electronic changeable-copy sign at 901 S. Fourth St., exceeding the UDO maximum of 40 square feet; the vote was 4-0.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a variance to allow DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 to install a larger digital display sign at 901 South Fourth Street, voting 4-0 to permit a 55-square-foot electronic changeable-copy portion where the Unified Development Ordinance limits such displays to 40 square feet.
The petition, presented by Tammy Carson, director of facility and safety operations for DeKalb Community Unit School District 428, asked the commission to allow a wider, shorter sign using the existing post. Carson said the district secured a grant to help pay for the sign and plans to use the display for announcements, community events and to advertise open positions in the…
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