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Board signals preference for scaled blade sign and canopy-mounted building name for 445 E. State St.; owner to return in January

Ithaca City Planning and Development Board · December 17, 2025
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Summary

After reviewing revised sign mock-ups for 445 East State Street, the board favored a reduced blade sign (option 'e') and recommended moving the building name from the gateway arch to the canopy; the applicant will return with refined mounting and lighting details.

The Planning Board reviewed a revised sign package for 445 East State Street (Martin Luther King Jr. Street) and expressed a clear preference for a reduced blade sign and for moving the building name from the freestanding arch to the canopy above the main entrance.

Ben Harrell, representing the owner, presented four font and layout options for a reduced blade sign (18 inches, ~12 square feet) and a revised gateway arch sign scaled down to about 39.55…

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