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Board OKs two wall signs but denies extra ground sign for Titusville Commons parcel
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Summary
The board approved two additional wall signs for a parcel in the Titusville Commons development (2035 Cheney Hwy.) but denied a request for an extra ground sign, citing the city's minor-division multi-tenant signage policy; staff had recommended denying both ground- and wall-sign requests.
The Titusville Board of Adjustments and Appeals on Jan. 25 approved a variance that allows two additional wall signs for a parcel at 2035 Cheney Highway while denying the applicant's request for an additional ground sign.
Staff described the site as part of the Titusville Commons minor-division development and said the city applies a single multi-tenant ground sign to such coordinated developments. Staff recommended denial of the requested additional ground sign and the requested wall-sign variances, saying no special conditions existed that would justify extra ground signage and that the permitted multi-tenant sign reduces visual clutter.
During public comment Jim Hudson, speaking for a sign company client, raised a related concern about fraudulent solicitations: he said applicants had received messages urging them to wire money ("they were asking to wire $3,900") to secure approvals after agendas were posted. Staff confirmed it had forwarded reports to the police and had been reminding applicants about these scams.
Board members generally supported allowing two additional wall signs to help tenant visibility while denying an extra ground sign unless the property owner directed a different approach. "I don't think that I would consider an additional ground sign under any circumstances, unless the rights to put up a ground sign were directed from the owner of the property," one board member said during discussion.
A motion to approve the two additional wall signs and deny the request for an extra ground sign passed on roll call.
The decision leaves the development subject to the city's minor-division multi-tenant sign approach; any directory or multi-tenant sign will require separate permits and coordination with the property owner.
