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Planning Commission narrows Hillside Center sign plan, removes allowance for full‑color tenant logos
Summary
The Planning Commission approved amendments to the Hillside Center master sign plan and monument sign plan but removed language that would have allowed tenants to exceed 30% color in signage, a change adopted 4‑1.
The Nolensville Planning Commission on June 10 approved changes to the Hillside Center master sign plan and monument sign plan while removing proposed language that would have allowed more than 30% color per tenant logo at owner discretion.
Staff presented amended documents that clarified conflicting language between the monument sign plan and the master sign plan. Staff recommended approval of both documents after the applicant worked with staff to resolve the conflicts.
Commission debate focused on whether to allow tenant signage with extensive color. One commissioner moved to strike the portion of the proposed amendment that would permit "more than 30% color per tenant logo at owner's discretion and Town of Nolensville approval," and the amended motion passed 4‑1. The commission stated the change would preserve the previously approved color limitation (30% color) for future signage, while not retroactively requiring existing businesses to change currently installed signs. Staff and legal counsel indicated that forcing existing permitted signs to be changed would likely be legally problematic.
The discussion also addressed the difference between directional signs inside a development and monument signs on perimeter rights‑of‑way. Staff explained that private directional/traffic signs that do not exceed four square feet per sign face are generally exempt from monument sign requirements; signs located inside the site that direct patrons typically qualify as directional signs rather than monument signs.
The applicant noted some tenants already have full‑color signage that was approved previously and asked that the amendment not be applied retroactively to those existing approvals. Commissioners emphasized the amendment's forward‑looking intent: to clarify and tighten color allowances for future approvals.
The commission approved the monument sign plan amendment and the revised master sign plan as amended, 4‑1.
