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Historic Preservation Board approves larger projecting sign for Stafford House at 101 East Main
Summary
The Historic Preservation Board approved a variance for a projecting sign at 101 East Main Street (Stafford House) that exceeds the 20-square-foot-per-face limit; staff and the applicant were directed to coordinate permitting and the board flagged concerns about setting a precedent for multiple large signs on large façades.
The Historic Preservation Board voted to approve a variance allowing a projecting sign larger than the ordinance limit at 101 East Main Street, known in the transcript as the Stafford House.Speakers at the meeting described the sign as 42 square feet per side, exceeding the 20-square-foot-per-face limit set in Chapter 19 of the sign ordinance. Staff (Speaker 3) told the board that the sign’s design and look had been administratively approved earlier, and that size is checked later during permitting, which is why the variance was before the board.
Board member (Speaker 2) moved to approve the variance. The…
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