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HARB approves LED hanging sign for 114 North Third Street
Summary
The Columbia Bureau Historical Architectural Review Board approved an application for a hanging LED sign at 114 North Third Street after brief discussion about size, brightness controls and zoning compliance.
The Columbia Bureau Historical Architectural Review Board voted Jan. 8 to approve an application for a hanging LED sign at 114 North Third Street.
Board members approved the applicant’s proposal for a 40-by-17 (feet) LED hanging sign to be mounted above the front door, with programmable/scrolling display and adjustable brightness on both sides, using a powder-coated steel bracket. The board recorded one abstention; the rest voted in favor.
Why it matters: The sign is in the city’s historic review area, and LED or programmable electronic signs can draw scrutiny for visual impact and compatibility with historic facades. The board’s approval allows the business to move forward with sign permitting subject to any zoning or sign-permit conditions.
The applicant described the unit as an LED display, programmable for images and text, and confirmed it will hang above the front entrance. “It’s a LED. LED,” the applicant said during presentation, noting that brightness can be adjusted. A board member asked whether the proposal complied with the zoning ordinance; staff indicated the application was presented as compliant.
Board members made a motion to approve the application, there was a second, and the motion carried. Member Matthew Barley abstained from the vote; the board’s roll call earlier that evening showed five members present (Vice Chair Peter Kaye, Matthew Barley, Brian Brandt, Althea Ramsey Kerrigan, and Nathan Mountain), so the recorded tally is four ayes and one abstention.
The board noted that the applicants will return with sign details if required by sign-permit review or additional signage submissions. No specific conditions or limits on message content were recorded during the public discussion.
