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Planning board objects to size and electronic panel for proposed 10 Harding Street sign, will send comments to ZBA
Summary
The planning board reviewed a sign appeal for 10 Harding Street (Lex Development) and voted to send comments to the Zoning Board of Appeals requesting a reduction in overall height and column height, clarification of electronic message board dimensions and building‑mounted sign dimensions.
The Town of Lakeville Planning Board on May 22 reviewed a zoning board appeals petition from Lex Development for signage at 10 Harding Street and voted to forward comments to the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA). The board requested reductions in column and overall sign height, and asked the applicant to clarify conflicting dimensions for the proposed electronic message board and to provide dimensions for building‑mounted signage.
The application proposes a freestanding commercial directory sign with multiple tenant panels, two piers, and an electronic message board portion. Planning board members noted that Town zoning limits freestanding signs to a maximum height of 20 feet measured from the crown of the road; the proposed sign was described in the application as approximately 25 feet in height as measured in the submission. Members raised concerns about precedent and visibility, and suggested the applicant could reduce the two 8‑foot piers to about 6 feet to meet visual and dimensional expectations.
Board members also identified a discrepancy between the electronic message board area listed on the application (22 square feet) and the dimensions shown on the plan (3 feet by 9 feet, which equals 27 square feet). The planning board noted the town bylaw language that changeable copy signs and electronic message boards are generally restricted in area (members referenced a 12‑square‑foot limit for some types of reader/changable signs in the code) and asked the applicant to confirm the viewing area and whether multiple internally illuminated panels are proposed.
The board voted to send a comment package to the ZBA recommending that the applicant lower the column/piers (board suggested 6 feet), reduce overall height, reconcile the electric message board dimensions, and supply dimensions for building‑mounted signage. The board noted the site is on Route 44/Harding Street, an area with larger commercial signage, but said the proposed freestanding sign is substantially larger than typical local signs and raised concerns about setting a precedent.
