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Council narrows and approves new signage rules for hospitals and large grocery stores
Summary
After discussion and an amendment, Lancaster County Council approved changes to the Unified Development Ordinance allowing larger wall signage for new regional hospitals and large grocery stores, setting specific size caps tied to building size and use definitions.
Lancaster County Council on Tuesday approved changes to the Unified Development Ordinance (case TA‑2025‑1306; Ordinance No. 2025‑1985) that add definitions for "regional hospital facility" and "large scale grocery store" and allow increased wall signage for those uses.
Planning staff described the draft ordinance as a definitions‑based approach similar to edits the county adopted in 2023 for other large retailers. The proposed definitions tie the special signage allowance to buildings of at least 50,000 square feet. "For the site where it's located, the site is zoned regional business or…
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