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Troy board approves store-mounted sign for Bargain Grocery, denies off-site freestanding parking sign
Summary
The Troy planning/zoning board approved a building-mounted sign for Bargain Grocery at 558 River Street but rejected an off-site freestanding parking wayfinding sign placed on DOT land, asking the applicant to redesign before returning.
The Troy Planning/Zoning board on an evening hearing approved a building-mounted sign for Bargain Grocery at 558 River Street but voted down a proposed freestanding off-premises parking wayfinding sign located under the Route 7 overpass.
Board members approved the building-mounted sign after a motion to vote on each sign separately; the freestanding sign was defeated 4-1 at final vote, and the applicant was told to return with a redesigned sign that clarifies it directs customers to both the main and overflow parking.
Why it matters: The freestanding sign would have been installed on a parcel licensed from the New York State Department of Transportation (DOT). Board members and the applicant disagreed over whether the sign counts as off-premises (and thus…
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