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Planning Commission backs interstate sign overlay and directs staff to refine multi-tenant signage rules
Summary
Brandon’s Planning & Zoning Commission voted to recommend an Interstate Sign Overlay District to city council and discussed broader changes for signage rules affecting strip malls and long multi-tenant buildings, directing staff to draft alternative calculations (including a possible 1:1 frontage-to-signage ratio and a 200 sq ft per-sign cap).
The Brandon Planning & Zoning Commission voted to recommend an amendment establishing an Interstate Sign Overlay District to the City Council, saying the overlay would modify general-business sign rules within roughly 1,400 feet of I‑90 to better reflect highway-facing properties.
Staff explained the overlay is not a new zoning district but an additional layer on top of the existing GB (general business) rules that would allow one taller sign per lot and scale maximum sign area by height (for example, up to 50 feet tall = 200 square feet; taller signs allow larger areas under specified conditions). The planner told commissioners the overlay would add separation…
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