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Planning commission approves expanded signage for Mystic Lake Amphitheater
Summary
The Shakopee Planning Commission unanimously approved an amended resolution allowing additional, larger exterior signage for Mystic Lake Amphitheater at 712 Canterbury Road, including two monument signs and oversized wall signs; the applicant said the venue aims to open this summer and estimated capacity at about 19,000.
The Shakopee Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve an amended resolution allowing expanded exterior signage at Mystic Lake Amphitheater, formerly Canterbury Amphitheater, at 712 Canterbury Road.
City staff told the commission the applicant, represented by Jason Moutri, requested additional permanent signage under the city’s entertainment overlay, which permits larger, district-scale signs than the standard zoning code. Staff described the proposal as two double-sided monument-style signs (about 57 square feet each), a main-entry canopy sign of roughly 476 square feet, a stage-house wall sign of about 497 square feet and two secondary entry signs of about 107 square feet. “The proposed sign, we believe fit the site and structure and do not appear overwhelming in size,” city staff said, noting Shakopee Public Utilities staff reviewed the application and recommended conditions that were incorporated into the draft resolution.
The applicant said the signs are internally illuminated, static (not digital), and are designed with a warmer, lower-lumen palette to reduce glare. “It’s more of a rustic feel, retro feel, instead of being very, very bright and and distracting,” Jason Moutri said. Moutri also told the commission the venue is planning to open in June–July, subject to construction milestones: “We’re still looking to open this summer, June, July-ish.” He gave a capacity estimate of “19,000” for the facility.
Commissioners asked whether the larger sign sizes were appropriate under the entertainment overlay and whether the signs would include digital displays. Staff said the overlay was created to allow larger signage that fits the scale of large entertainment facilities and confirmed the proposed signs are static and internally lit. Staff also noted one amendment on the resolution requiring monument sign bases be masonry or stone rather than metal; applicants agreed to move one monument sign outside a drainage and utility easement, per staff condition.
With no members of the public speaking during the hearing, Commissioner Robbins moved to approve the amended resolution PC 20 26-001; another commissioner seconded the motion and the commission approved it on a roll-call vote. The resolution approves the signage package in the entertainment overlay, allowing more and larger exterior signs than otherwise permitted by the sign code, subject to the conditions in the amended resolution.
The commission had previously approved the entertainment overlay for the larger district and staff said the overlay’s intent is to allow signage scaled to large entertainment buildings so smaller, typical signs would not appear out of proportion. The applicant said acts have been booked later in the season and bookings will continue, with contingency planning if construction delays occur.
Next steps: staff will prepare a clean, signed copy of the amended resolution and follow the conditions of approval. The commission adjourned at 07:31; no other business was raised.
