DRC recommends Planning Commission approve Texas Tommies and address signs at 122 East Main

The Grass Valley Development Review Committee on March 25 recommended that the Planning Commission approve two sign installations at 122 East Main Street — a front sign honoring historical references to “Texas Tommy’s” and a rear address sign for Unit 4 — granting a sign-exception permit for height and with minor typographic adjustments to improve legibility.

Senior planner Lucy Rollins described the property as a historic building (built circa 1860) with commercial space at the lower level (Bicycle Thief) and three residential units above. The proposed front sign would occupy a rectangular space near the top of the parapet and is sited approximately 31 feet above the sidewalk; the total sign area is just under 12 square feet. Under Grass Valley Municipal Code section 17.28.0.04, signs on multistory buildings may not exceed the second-floor window-sill height or 20 feet above grade, whichever…