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Commission grants sign variances for Oakland Community College; approves projecting sign refacing on Main Street
Summary
Royal Oak planners approved variances allowing larger, internally lit signs for Oakland Community College's downtown campus and granted a refacing variance for an existing projecting sign at 1026 South Main after discussing illumination, wayfinding, and potential glare.
The Royal Oak Planning Commission granted multiple sign variances for Oakland Community College’s downtown campus and approved a separate refacing variance for an existing projecting sign at 1026 South Main.
Staff described three variance requests for Oakland Community College (739 South Washington): a projecting blade sign (sign A) that would require variances for area, height and projection (staff listed a proposed area of 124 square feet versus a 4‑square‑foot allowance for sign area A and a proposed height of 36.5 feet where 12 feet is allowed), a monument sign (sign D) slightly larger than the allowed 25 square feet (proposed 33.75 sq ft), and a wall/…
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