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Plan commission approves PUD amendment to allow larger monument sign at Idlewood Residences
Summary
The Janesville Plan Commission approved a permanent planned-unit-development amendment to allow a 55.1-square-foot monument-style sign at the Idlewood Residences, after a brief public hearing and with staff conditions tied to the exhibit drawings.
The Janesville Plan Commission on April 21 approved an amendment to the residential planned-unit development at 800 Myrtle Way to allow a 55.1-square-foot monument-style ground sign for the Idlewood Residences.
The sign request was considered as an amendment to an existing PUD that originally approved the 219-unit multifamily development in 2023. Vicky Miller, development services manager, told the commission that the sign ordinance limits subdivision signs to 32 square feet when measured “the entire outside dimension of the sign including the base.” Miller said the proposed monument measures 55.1 square feet in total, including a 24-square-foot stone base and 31 square feet of visible advertising. Miller said staff believes “the applicants request for signage as proposed and designed meets the intent of the sign regulation since the measurable advertising portion of the sign is less than what the code allows.”
The commission opened and closed a public hearing; no members of the public spoke on the sign. Commissioner Williams moved to approve the conditional-use–type amendment for the PUD to allow the monument-style ground sign “subject to the conditions that the sign is installed in substantial accordance with the illustrated, depicted in, Exhibit A.” The motion was seconded and carried on a voice vote with five members supporting the motion.
Commission discussion touched briefly on whether the sign code revisions under a broader code update should address base and brickwork being counted in sign area. Dwayne (staff) explained the sign code is a separate element of the municipal code and that the proposed code update will revisit how architectural bases are measured. The commission also noted the stone base elevates the sign about 2 feet to allow landscaping and to account for snowfall.
The amendment is approved at the Plan Commission level as part of the PUD; because it modifies an adopted planned unit development it required the public hearing and the commission’s formal determination. The amendment now stands approved by the Plan Commission subject to the condition that the installed sign substantially match the Exhibit A illustration included in staff materials.
What’s next: the amendment approval stays with the Plan Commission and the applicant may proceed subject to the conditions and any required permits from building and sign permitting staff.
