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Plan Commission allows larger Truck Country monument sign along I‑41 after debate over code exception
Summary
After extended discussion over sign‑code criteria for highway‑facing properties, the Plan Commission approved Truck Country’s wall signs and a larger 50‑foot monument sign with an electronic message board, subject to conditions including required dimming and message‑timing controls.
The Germantown Plan Commission approved Feb. 9 a signage package for Truck Country of Wisconsin at the Holy Hill Road / I‑41 interchange that includes standard wall signage and a 50‑foot monument sign with two shrouded pylons and an electronic message center.
Staff explained that while the proposed wall signs comply with section 17.46 of the village sign code, the monument sign requests exceed standard height and area limits. The zoning code contains a discretionary provision for properties along the US‑41/45 corridor that are topographically challenged; that provision allows the planning commission to weigh six criteria before granting larger or taller signs.
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