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Planning board approves amended sign waivers for proposed Arrow Toyota, with one dissent

Bedford Planning Board · April 29, 2024
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Summary

After extended discussion about cumulative sign area, illumination and precedent, the planning board approved waivers for wall and monument signs at the new Arrow Toyota dealership with an amendment limiting the primary Toyota brand wall sign to 96 sq ft and monument signs to ~35.5 sq ft; one board member recorded a nay.

The Bedford Planning Board granted sign waivers April 29 for a proposed Arrow Toyota dealership at 58 Eastpointe Drive, approving a combined package for building wall signs and monument signs after debating sign area, internal illumination and potential precedent.

Shane Oates of Independence Engineering, representing Group 1 Automotive, described a plan with five wall signs totaling roughly 81.78 square feet and two monument signs reduced to about 35.5 square feet each. He said the building’s long frontage (about 270 feet) and brand requirements drove the requested…

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