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Board approves electronic message sign for St. John Church despite nearby EMCs
Summary
The Michigan City Board of Zoning Appeals approved a request from Saint John Church to convert an existing monument sign to an electronic message center (EMC) at 101 Saint John Road, granting variances to allow an EMC in an R-1C residential district and to locate a sign greater than 12 square feet within 600 feet of other EMCs.
The Michigan City Board of Zoning Appeals voted unanimously Jan. 14 to allow Saint John Church to convert its existing monument sign at 101 Saint John Road into an electronic message center (EMC), granting two development standards variances requested by the petitioner.
The Planning Department reported the property is zoned R-1C, a single-family residential district, and that EMCs are permitted only in nonresidential districts under Table 19.04 and Section 19.06 of the city’s zoning ordinance. Doctor Sylvia Martin, assistant director of the Planning Department, recommended approval with conditions including a maximum sign height of 6 feet, a maximum copy area of 72 square feet per side, a…
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