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Lakeville ZBA approves larger directory sign, permits small LED panel at 40 Main Street
Summary
The Lakeville Zoning Board of Appeals granted a special permit to allow an 88-square-foot common directory sign with a small LED panel for a Main Street property, finding it set back enough not to impede sight lines; planning and health boards had no objections.
The Lakeville Zoning Board of Appeals on Jan. 17 approved a special permit to allow a common directory sign totaling 88 square feet at 40 Main Street and to add a small LED panel.
The petition, filed by Michael Mastringelo, requested relief under the town’s zoning rules to increase the existing sign area from about 64 square feet to 88 square feet. The board approved the petition after members said the sign is set back far enough from the road not to obstruct visibility for drivers.
“Just an LED sign that's gonna allow us to do specials, just to give us a little bit more visibility,” Michael Mastringelo said at the meeting. He told the board the LED insert would be small — “approximately, like, 14 inches in width” — and would display static letters rather than video or flashing messages.
Board members asked about sight lines and the clearance under the sign. The board chair, speaking for the panel, said his main concern was safety and visibility: he asked that the sign leave a clear opening beneath it so drivers exiting the driveway would still have sight lines down the road. Another board member suggested raising the sign, but Mastringelo said doing so would require reconstructing the whole structure; he said the LED would be installed beneath the existing sign and that there would remain several feet of clearance underneath.
The town planning board and the Board of Health sent written comments saying they had no objection to the petition. The ZBA voted to approve the special permit “as applied.” The motion and second were recorded at the meeting; the board announced the motion carried after the voice vote.
The petition identifies the property owner as the Mastro and Jello Family LLC. The board did not add any additional restrictions on electronic content beyond the petitioner’s statement that the LED would not flash or run video.
The board meeting packet included a separate, unrelated proposal from an applicant describing an adult recreational marijuana plan; the chair asked ZBA members to review that package and provide any comments to the planning board by early February.
The applicant and town staff were told the decision would be recorded in the minutes and the petitioner may proceed consistent with the permit and town rules.
