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Planning commission approves historic-district sign and paint applications; staff notes unpermitted sign installation
Summary
At its Nov. 12 meeting the Detroit Planning Commission approved a historic-district signage application for 101 West Main Street and a certificate of appropriateness for paint colors at 18 North Market Street; staff said the 101 West Main sign had already been installed without commission approval.
The Detroit Planning Commission on Nov. 12 approved a historic-district signage application for 101 West Main Street and a certificate of appropriateness for paint colors at 18 North Market Street, and agreed there will be no meeting the week of Thanksgiving because no applications met the submission deadline.
Planning staff told the commission the sign application for 101 West Main Street covers a total of 28 square feet of building signage — two signs of about 14.3 square feet each — and that the design elements are three-dimensional, routed lettering. "It is important to note that they did install this without Planning Commission approval," planning staff said, describing staff's…
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