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Planning commission approves sign variance for Northwestern Federal Credit Union
Summary
The Bridal Planning Commission approved a variance allowing Northwestern Federal Credit Union to replace an ATM lightbox with a 60-square-foot electronic reader sign at 234 North Main Street, 20 square feet over the city's 40-square-foot limit.
The Bridal Planning Commission voted to approve a sign variance Monday allowing Northwestern Federal Credit Union to install a 60-square-foot double-sided electronic reader sign at 234 North Main Street, 20 square feet larger than the city's 40-square-foot limit.
The variance was requested after the bank proposed removing an existing ATM lightbox and replacing it with an 8-by-3-foot changeable message center. Commission members heard staff explain that city code allows up to 40 square feet for the site; the proposed sign would increase total sign area to roughly 60 square feet. Notices were sent to property owners within a 250-foot radius prior to the meeting.
Why it matters: The commission's decision permits a larger, illuminated electronic sign on a block that already includes several oversized or nonconforming…
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