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Board approves electronic billboard on Saint Joe Avenue with dimming and height conditions after neighbor concerns
Summary
The Board approved a variance to install a 300-square-foot electronic message billboard at 711 N. St. Joseph Ave., imposing conditions that the sign’s brightness be dimmed to 10% from dusk to dawn and that the bottom of the sign be at least 30 feet above grade to reduce light intrusion; neighbors raised concerns about brightness, message change frequency and proximity to nearby residences including a household with a deaf occupant.
Roger Lehman of Lehman & Son Consulting and petitioner Jim Stauber asked the Board of Zoning Appeals on Sept. 19 to allow a 300-square-foot off-premises electronic message sign at 711 North St. Joseph Avenue. They said the location is in a commercial corridor with high traffic and nearby businesses and that the sign’s intended function includes community messaging and school recognition.
Several neighbors and…
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