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DeKalb planning commission backs text change to allow limited digital wall and projecting signs in parts of downtown

DeKalb City Planning and Zoning Commission · February 3, 2026
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Summary

The Planning & Zoning Commission recommended that City Council approve text amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance to allow electronic changeable-copy wall and projecting signs in parts of the Central Business District and to correct multifamily nonresidential sign standards; the recommendation passed unanimously.

The DeKalb City Planning & Zoning Commission voted Jan. 29 to recommend City Council approve a city-initiated amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance that would allow limited electronic changeable-copy wall and projecting signs in portions of the Central Business District.

Dan Mack, planning director, told the commission the proposal has two parts: a cleanup to ensure nonresidential uses in multifamily zoning have consistent sign standards, and a targeted allowance for electronic displays on wall and projecting signs in parts of the CBD. Mack said the theater group Stagecoach Players requested the…

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