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Commission approves Dollar General request for two internally illuminated signs, limits illumination to 10 p.m.
Summary
The planning panel granted a conditional use permit for two internally illuminated signs at a proposed Dollar General (706 Kalia St.) in Lakeside Commercial District, with a condition that signs turn off by 10 p.m. via timeclock or photo-eye.
The Yankton County Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit to allow two internally illuminated signs for a proposed Dollar General in the Lakeside Commercial District at 706 Kalia Street. Staff told the commission the application cites applicable zoning sections (Article 14 and Article 18/19 sign regulations) requiring a CUP for illuminated signs within 1,500 feet of residences.
An applicant representative participating remotely said sign illumination would be controlled by an electrician using a time clock or photo-eye, turning the signs on roughly at dusk (about 5:00 p.m.) and off at 10:00 p.m. A commissioner asked specifically whether the signs would be a steady-state (non-flashing) illumination; the applicant confirmed the lights would be steady and internally lit rather than externally illuminated.
Commissioners discussed screening and proximity to residences, noted cedar-tree screening on the east side of the site, and set a condition limiting the illuminated hours to end at 10 p.m. The motion to approve the CUP with that condition passed on a roll-call vote; all members recorded yes.
