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Zoning board approves new sign for Chapel Street church with placement limits
Summary
The board approved a special-use permit for a two-sided sign at Chapel Street Convocation Church (185 Chapel St.), approving up to 40 sq ft and requiring the sign not to be located any closer to the sidewalk than the site plan shows to preserve sight lines.
The Lincoln Zoning Board granted a special-use permit on Feb. 3 for a new sign at Chapel Street Convocation Church, 185 Chapel Street, allowing the church to replace a deteriorated wooden sign with a two-sided sign to improve on‑road visibility.
Reverend Amy Bruce said the new sign would be the same footprint as the old sign but mounted perpendicular to the road to be visible from both directions. The Planning Board recommended approval (5–0), calling the change a minimal enhancement that promotes commercial attractiveness consistent with the town’s plan.
A neighbor, Brenda Dos Santos, objected to the sign’s placement, saying it could block the view of drivers exiting a private driveway; the board added a condition that the sign must be sited according to the measurements on the submitted site plan and must not encroach closer to the street than the plan shows. Board members capped the permitted signage at 40 square feet to allow a small margin beyond the application’s 39 square-foot design.
Member (voice) moved to approve the special-use permit and to include signage code references in the motion; the motion was seconded and passed by voice vote. The board noted that unrelated banner signage on the church building is outside the zoning application’s scope but suggested residents raise that separately with the zoning officer.
