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Board approves expanded sign area at 5457 Nicollet Avenue despite staff recommendation
Summary
The Zoning Board approved a variance to increase sign area at 5457 Nicollet Ave from 54 to 66.67 sq ft, finding practical difficulties tied to existing frames and building design; staff had recommended denial.
On Dec. 4 the Minneapolis Zoning Board of Adjustment voted 4–1 to approve a sign-area variance for a business at 5457 Nicollet Avenue, allowing an increase in total on-site sign area from the code’s 54-square-foot allotment to 66.67 square feet.
Staff’s presentation described the proposal — a projecting blade sign plus two wall/transom signs that together total 66.67 square feet — and concluded the application did not demonstrate practical difficulties under the sign code; staff recommended denial. The staff report also noted the proposed signs are…
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